The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-28 00:00:00

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SPORT AT SALISBURY.

Racing men required the week of comparative
leisure which they now enjoy, in order to prepare
themselves for the turmoil and excitement of Vie
Chester Meeting. The sport, however, which will
commence at Salisbury t3-morrow, will possess
many attractions, and will draw a large humb-r of
Southern turfitrs to the town. Every person that
has assisted at the gathering in that locality well
knows "how hard it is to climb the steep," on

which the race course is situated, for the supply
of conveyances is invariably much Mow the de-

wand, atld the exorbitant charge 3 which are made
for carriages and horses will be quite sufficient to
render the meeting " exclu3ive." The innkeepers
will I trust receive a friendly hint to regulate their
tariff in accordance with their accommodation.

From the Danebury and Woodyates Stables the
meeting derives its chief support, and the brothers
Day will doubtless divide tae good things between
them. Aprospect of six interesting races per diem is
presented, and only fine weather will be wanting tit
confirm the success of the meeting. Schism showed
some form in the yearling race at Shrewsbury
last year, albeit the subsequent running of Tomboy
is calculated to detract from the merit of her per-
formance . Still I shall be surprised if either she
or the Truth colt be not the winner.
The running of Tame Deer for the Wiltshire
Stakes will be regardel with some interest, because
it will affect the position of Adamas in the Chester
Uup betting. The Deer's form will be regarded as a
criterion of that of his stable companion, as report
states the two horses were on Monday last tried
together. An opinion ob`,ained that Tame
Deer would have won the Northamptonshire
Stakes had not so much use have been
wale of him in the race. Still be that as it
may I deem his running for that event quite good
enough for me to place faith in his ability to win
the Wiltshire Stakes. Orchehill will cause hitn
the most trouble. The Fourth Biennial Stakes
will go to the representative of William Day's
'table. Happy Land will have no difficulty in
galloping away from anything that may be brought
out against him, malgr6 his " 61bs. extra "
For the Steward's Plate I shall select Claret and
Pricolour. The Craven Plate may be carried off
either by Polly Johnson or Heroine. Of the
starters for the Longford Stakes, I kuow nothing.
['he Handicap Plate of 60 sovs. seems likely to be
won by either The Flying Englishman or Pin-
sticker. For the Longleat Handicap my preference
must be recorded for Barbarity and Little Treasure.
The running for the Two Thousand is not likely
to be forgotten until the result of the Derby deter-
mines the questions to which the Newmarket
event has given rise. The most frequently re-
peated query is, " Would Happy Land have won
if be had been ridden with more patience ?" This
question I cannot answer in the affirmative, for
despite the alleged rolling about of Fitzßoland, I
am induced to believe that, although a more closely
contested finish might have been afforded, the re-
sult of the race would not have been reversed.
The style iu which Fitz Roland rushed through
aia horses on descending the bushes hill,
and the manner in which he collared Happy
Land half-way up the cards convinced me that he
possesses speed and stoutness in an eminent degree.
Many persons aver that Fitz Roland—according to
his trial—is only 3lbs better than his stable com-
panion Beadsnian and I will not attempt to de-
termine either the truth or the reasonableness of
this statement. With his limited stud Sir Joseph
Hawley is certainly for:unate to po3sess two such
animals as those which carried his cherry jacket and
Mack cap through in triumph last week. The
Derby seems as if it would resolve itself into a match
between Sir Joseph's Hawley's horses and Mr.
Howard's, and each gentleman possesses a line by
which he may measure the pretensions of his
champion.
Clydesdale's performance at Newmarket inflicted
a heavy blow and sore discouragement on his party.
The horse seemed to me to be slow, and was

" chopped" by the severity of the pace before
going half-a-mile. Before the Two Thousand,
Clydesdale was, it is alleged, batter than Sedbury,
but after it, Sedbury was said to be 10 1134. better
than Clydesdale ! The Peer never showed in the
race. Ido no:; wish to revive the unpleasant re-
miniscences connected with the scratching of Toao-
pholite—a proceeding which materially helped
certain books.

The Chester Cup betting is settling down steadily,
but there really seems to be a probability that at
iiarting 8 or 10 to 1. will be the lowest offer on the
field. In my next communication 1. will discuss
the comparative chances and point out the " inci-
dents" of recent speculation.
The horse-taming mania is spreading. Mr.
Rarey is a fortunate man, and seems to have hit
the caprice and fancy of the fashionable world. He,
however, waxes wrath with any person who pro-
fesses a knowledge of his "secret ' without havtug
been initiated by himself. He seems to forget that
a person of long experience of horses may also have
discovered a treatment similar or equally efficacious.
He, however, repudiates indignaaly the notion
that Mr. Cooke should profess a knowledge of his
plan, and has written to The Sun, promising one
thousand guineas if he can prove that he (Mr.
Cooke) can teach the Rarey system. In reference
to that letter, I hove received the subjoinect com-
munication from Mr. Goodwin, the eminent veteri-
nary surgeon, a gentleman well known for his cor-
rect judgment and great experience of horses :
" Sua,—lt was partly through my suggestion that
Mr. Cooke, of Astley's Amphitheatre undertook to snow
his audience the method which -he and his predecessors
have always employed fur taming horses, and which he
and others well knew is the only one that either Mr.
Rarey or any other person can avail himself of to get a
horse down without assistance. The details may not be
the same as Mr. Rarey's, but the principle must be the
same, and has never been disputed. One of Mr. Rarey's
pupils has takeb a lesson of Mr. Cooke, and he acknow-
ledged, although a bondsman', that there was six of
one and half-a-dozen of the other, Toe masonic plan
has succeeded wo iderfully to et,rich Mr. Rarey, but
will be long before he convince; others of his superior
powers in `horsemanship,' the term he has made use of,
or that be can look further into a horse's int,llect,'
as has been asserted, than many of the unpretending
men who have had far more experience in teaching
horses than himself, and whos practicel information is
proved daily by performances ein the Circus. We are
told Mr. Rarey uses no res' raiut ; yet I am one of those
incredulous persons who cannot be made to believe he
lieve that he can do so have a far larger share of credulity
can prseade a horse to lie down. Those who be-
than, sir, your obedt. servant. "W. J. GOODWIN.
" Hampton Court, A urn 27."
Before bringing my remarks to a close, I may re-
fer to the excellence of my selection for the Two
Thousand. Only one other public writer recom-
mended the chance of Fitzßoland to notice.
A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

CHESTER CUP.
9to 1 agst Physician Oaken)
12 to 1 agst Sweet William (taken)
100 to 8 agst Blink Bonny (taken)
14 to 1 agst Melissa (taken)
14 to 1 agst General Bosquet (taken)
100 to 6 %gat Palmister (taken)
20 to 1 agst Vanity (taken)
2i to 1 aget Kelpie (taken)
40 to 1 agst Commotion (taken)
40 to 1 aget S.►unterer (taken)
100 to 1 agst Blackthorn (..flared)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.

LONDON, April 23.—Wind at noon, S.E.; light airs
and fine.
LAMLASII, April 23.—Wind N.W. —Arrived—Bal-
l:dna, from Havannah; Erromango, from Havannah for
Montreal.
CLYDE, April 2G.—Wind W.—Arrived--Wm. Camp-
bell, from Trinidad ; Canada, Matanzas. Sailed—David-
son, for Demerara.
GREENOCK, April 2G.—Wind W.— Sailed—Burmab,
for India."
GALWAY, April 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Newton,
from Callao.
BELFAST, April 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Fanny,
from New York.
DROGHEDA, April 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—

Estafelle, from Bayonne.
ABERDEEN, April 26. Wind N.B.—Sailed—Johanna,
for Boston.
COWES, April 27.—Wind E.—Arrived—Ocean, from
Callao ; Torjnato Tasso, Valparaiso ; J. H. Adamy, Rio
Janeiro.
PORTSMOUTH, April 27.—Wind S.B. to S.—Arrived—
Torjnato Tasso, from Valparaiso.
PLYMOUTH, April 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Legune,
from Monte Video.
SWANSEA, April 2G.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Ellen,
for Africa; Majostein, Coquimbo; Macca Bona Dolores,
Gibraltar.
QUEENSTOWN, April 26.—Wind N.—Arrived—Mal-
tese, from Rio Grande.
WATERFOR 2, April 26.—Wind E.—Sailed—Bercas, for
Quebec.
SHIELDS, April 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mary,
from Helvoet. Sailed—Zcooa Middleburg (s), for Rio
Janeiro.

SKIFF RACE FO`* 2001 —We are informs( in
consequence of a challenge from Harry Clasper, the
celebrated Neweastlq rower, a match has been con-
cluded between him and Robert Campbell, of Glasgow,
the champion of Scotland. The match, which is for
1001. a side, is to be pulled in Fltiff-i on the Clyde, over
the same course as that on which Campell recently con-
quered Brown, between Dumbarton and Bowling.
Thursday, the 22nd of July, at ten o'clock,
.is the d
ay
fixed, and already 201. aside have been deposited in t
hands of the editor of Bell's Life, and the remainderis
to be tendered in two instalments of 301. and 50L, on
the Ist of June and 12th of July. Campbell, who
allows Clasper 10/, for coming to the Clyde, will pull in
a new skiff, built by Mr. J. B. M`Neill, and from the
prowess and ability of both !Irn,
Mot an.
e, excellent contest
may be expected.--Not .Britol4

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