The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-30 00:00:00

Suffolk on public form was bound to be the favourite,
but had no chance with the Earl, who won in a canter.
Snell in and out running as we have seen this year is in-
comprehensible, and no one was more surprisedatquffolk's
running than the Baron and his trainer; indeed I believe
they thought their good-looking colt could not be beaten.
The October Handicap brought out a large field, and:as
Lord Ronald was a great favourite all the morning the list
men outside drove a roaring trade, and as they stick to all
the money the backers of the Duke's horse looked unut-
terable things when he was struck out. Much has been
written and said lately iu favour of those persons who take
boxes outside, and some writers assort what a benefit those
boxes are to the sartll backers and what honourable mon
they are.

"When we far rcconvenie have prtise.l the vile,
It stains the glory in that hinpy varie
Whcri aptly sings the goo t."
When we lead of the amount the list boxes bring to the
clerks of courses, onewould net orally ask where all the money
conies from to pay the euortnou iSUIII3 that an., required fur
such places. It must be a profitable trade when at some
places like Den .aster th"y aro snapped up at any prieu, no
matter how high. The per deludal backers pay fur all,
as there aro hunflrAs of p Hinds taken at the lists about
horses on the morning of a race ; and wfien the numbers
go up, perhaps the favourite's name is not on the telegraph
board, or should it be there for a few minutes, like Lord
Ronald's, all the better for the list men, stud when the
name is withdrawn from the list of runners the list men
scream like wild Indians, and laugh at the backers, and
and tell them when they ask fur their money back that
they bet all in on the day of the race. Such robberies
should not be allowed at Newmarket or anywhere else, as,
aecoraiug to all rules of betting, a man should not lose his
money when he has no chance of whining. I find I was
not correct when I stated that Honesty would go to 20 to
1 before the week was over, for he is still first fa-
vourite, and backed for large sums at the low price of 5
and 6to 1. Money has made him a great favourite, and
rumour has made him as good a horse as Julius, but the
immortal William tells us " that rumour is a pipe blown
by surmise." It will be remembered that I have opposed
the stable throe times this year; when Julius was a great
favourite for the 2,000 guineas—l woald not have him at
any price, as 1 then stated' he was drawn too fine. When
ApSley was at 6 to 4 for the Newmarket Handicap I
said he was a cripple, and they took 3 to 1 about
Clarice for the City and Suburban Handicap, who is
not worth f.. 50 for racing purposes ; and, in my opinion,
it is not good policy to back Honesty at his pre-
sent price, but, as I told your readers last week, to wait a
little longer. Lothario looks and goes well, but he has
too muck weight for a maiden four year old; still I think
he will beat all such handicap horses as we have had run-
ning lately. Montgoubert is a good goer, and the French
stable have a good Rae through Troc,adero, and I hate
every reason to believe the right money is on, therefore 1
must add Montgoubert to my last week's selection, and
vote for Lothario, Blinkhoolie, or Montgoubert, and one of
these will prove the winner, unless there is a good dark three
year old in that I know nothing of ; but I shall not have
the great favourite Honesty. The meetings of next week
are Northampton, Bedford, and the Lothians Racing Club.
Mr. Marshall has issued a very fair programme for the
Autumn races at Northampton, and from all appearances
he will have two good days' sport. 1 shall not enter fully
into the programme, nor shall I select three or four horses
for each race, and then make a boast of hitting the right
nail on the head, should one of them win. Orno looks best
in in the Autumn Handicap. hr. Pitt or Jeannie Deans look
like winning the Edon Handicap ; Pero the Two-year-old
Handicap ; and Violent the Wotton Park Handicap. Pero
is likewise in the Harlestoae Nursery, on Wednesday, and
ought to win. Mr. Pitt or Jeanie Deans look like winning
the Fausley Plate; Wild Moor or Orne the Northampton
Handicap ; King of Spades or Salliet will win the Corpo-
ration Plate. There aro three days' racing in the land
of cakes, and whichever Joseph Dawson sends, Friday or
Miss Harriette will win the Lothian Handicap. Fair Wind
looks best in in the Edinburgh Handicap. The other races
I know nothing of. There will no doubt bo two good
days' racing at Bedford, and there is generally some brisk
betting on the Oesarewitch, where I have seen some of
the favourites knocked out more than once. Stephen
Langton ought to win the Bedford Handicap, and Orno
will win the Southill Stakes. For the Woburn Park
Stakes, Coup d'Eclat is sure to win if he runs. The
gallant Admiral soon found out this to be a good horse ;
he handicapped him in a Nursery on Wednesday last with
7st. 71b., and ho could not have lost had the owner thought
proper to run him. They put him in again on Thursday,
but the handicapper seems to have had a whisper about
him, and put the steadier of Bst. 10Ib. on his back. So
much for not running him when he could have won. It
serves them right.