The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-26 00:00:00

SPO ELTING NOTES.

The York running has altered the St. Leger betting,
the hollow defeat of Vauban by Colonel Pearson's filly
having sent the Duke's horse to 16 to 1, whilst 5 to 2 is
freely taken about Achievement. There can be no ques-
tion that this splendid filly must have boon " dead amiss"
at Epsom and Ascot, or, worse still, must have been " got
at" before she ran in the Oaks. Individually, like many
others, I thought her defeat was attributable to inability
to get over a distance of ground, but in the face of the
Groat Yorkshire Stakes, which is one mile and three-
quarters, that theory cannot be correct, she having won in a
canter by at least ten lengths. Hermit still continues re-
markably firm in the market, and deservedly so, but his
winning the Great Northern event is by no means the
certainty it is evidently considered by his party. Fit and
well at the post, it is reduced to a match between the pair
who always proved themselves when in form a long way
the best of their year. The talent appear to be laying odds
on the two coupled. Julius is supported in very good
quarters for large sums of money, and having made ex-
traordinary improvement since the Derby will most likely
run into a situation. Challenge, who has been purchased by
the Marquis of Hastings, will probably have a spin before the
day with the Two Thousand Guineas winner ; but, good
handicap horse as he has proved himself, he will
find the company too good for him at Doncaster either to
win or even bo mentioned by the judge. According to the
Ebor Handicap running, for which Gomei-a gave the
Marqufs's late purchase 261 b and a beating, it would be
putting the Duke's mare in the St. Leger at lOst 81b, and
who would back her on those terms ? It may be objected
as unfair to handicap the Goodwood Stakes winner so much
above racing weights ; in that case, suppose she carried
Bst 101 b, and Hermit, Achievement, or Julius two stone
less, what earthly chance would she have ?
The principal handicap at York was won by Mandrake,
who landed some largo " books," as well as heavy stakes
for his party, amongst whom may be mentioned Messrs.
Jackson, Steel, Nicholls, &c., &c. There can be no ques-
tion the race was won by ono of the luckiest " flukes" on
record, but I presume the owner of -Doeswing, whose mare
ought to have won, did not wish to let the public know
how good his mare was, otherwise it is natural to suppose,
unless he had received instructions to that effect, Pryor
would nut have pulled Beeswing back to the others, but
have come away and won by half a dozen lengths, which
he might have done. One fact is very certain, that Cameron,
to the delight of his partizans and the bookmakers gene-
rally, stole a march on her jockey, and won by his head.
Mr. B. Johnson deserves great praise for having made de •
Cidedly the best handicap of the year, which, consequently,
brought out a superior field, in point of quality, to what
we have seen together in any handicap this season, and
from the great chance they seemed to possess induced the
public to back at least a dozen of the animals engaged for
large sums of money.
There are no less than six different meetings to be run
off in different parts of the country this week, and, as a
guide to your subscribers, underneath is a list in tabular
form of the different stakes which will be contested for at
each place, together with my selection. As most of the
horses are engaged at several of the meetings, they would
be best let alone till their numbers go up.

A FRESH MAN.

(From the Newmarket Correspondent of the Racing Timis.)
The York Meeting just past will long be memor-
able for the defeat of so many favourites, for although the
past week has not been so disastrous to the backers of
horses as in the two former years they had a very bad
time of it. It will be seen that Vauban was the only horse
that won during the meeting with odds on him in the
Biennial, and what bookmakers could have fielded for in that
race is passing strange, yet they took as short odds as they
did about him in the Great Yorkshire S takes, where he had
Achievement to meet. I partly prepared your readers last
week for the defeat of Vauban and Moulsey, as I was quite
sure the course would not suit Lord Bateman's horse, and
that Vauban had to be ridden to beat the second rate Tyne-
dale for the Goodwood Cup. The Duke of Beaufort is one
of the most fortunate men on the turf, as he has won some
large stakes with a moderate horse. I must boldly ask what
he ever beat ? He won the Biennial by only a head
from Wroughton ; and what has the latter done since ?
He was beat in the Derby by a horse that was not fit to
run for a shilling, as every one knew Hermit was only the
shadow of his former self on the Derby day. I boldly
stated last week that Julius would beat him in their places
for the Leger, and I have several times mentioned in these
columns that he would have no chance with Hermit pro-
vided the latter came fit to the post, and now, as Achieve-
ment is herself agar], I must give her the preference over
Mr. Chaplin's horse, as she could have beat Vauban with
another stone on her back; and never, in the history of
racing, were two favourites, with odds on them, easier
defeated than Vauban and Moulsey. Again, if John Day
thought Vauban had any chance of beating Hermit in the
St. Leger it was bad judgment to hack him about the
country, from Goodwood to York, whilst his former
conqueror was doing a good preparation at Newmarket.
It is really surprising to see a horse backed for so many
thousands for the Leger while he is running all over
the country. As every one knows horses can't run for
ever. Danebury has no more chance of winning the
St. Leger than the writer of this, so long as Hermit and
Achievement keep well, and all those who have read the
Racing Times for the last month will now see that I was
quite right in asserting that Vauban had no chance to
beat Hermit. The Marquis of Hastings has bought Chal-
lenge for 3,500 guineas, but he is not worth half the money.
What chance oan he have for the Leger ? I must
admit he is a fair handicap horse ; but the quality of horses
he has had to meethave been very moderate, and we all saw
Gomora got before him in the Ebor Handicap, giving him
2st, and how, in the name of common sense, would John
Day try a Leger horse with Gomera ? Challenge is not
worth £l,OOO for racing purposes, as he is not a cup
horse, and will never get in a handicap again
with any chance of winning, at any rate this year.
I have no doubt I shall be found fault with for writing so
plain, and condemning horses that other writers think so
much of ; but it will be remembered I wrote quite as plain
before the Two Thousand Guineas, as I then wrote the
following words:—" I don't care a rush for what Mat
Dawson thinks; Julius is too light, and can't win either
the Guineas or Derby ;" and I stated that the Dragon is
what an Irishman would call a " Garron," when other
writers wore lauding him up to the skies. I publicly stated
that the only credentials he had was that the Frenchman
had once a Gladiatenr in the same stable. I wrote all those
things from what I saw the horses do on Newmarket
Heath, and as "Augur" justly remarks, " What on earth can
a man know about horses that always sticks in London?"
I went to Newmarket to see Guy of Warwick, when there
was so much fuss made about him for the Goodwood Stakes,
and certain writers selected him to win. lat once pro-
nounced him a regular duffer, as it was plain from
his style of going that he had no earthly
chance of over winning a great race. I am
afraid I have dwelt too long on the merits of the
Leger horses, but I have only told your readers a plain
unvarnished tale, as 1 don't profess to come up to the
standard of a first class writer, nor do I think a eporting
writer requires a college education to convey his ideas of
horses to his reader, for it must be admitted that first-
class writers make some fearful mistakes about horses.
I have neither time nor space to go through the perform-
ances of the different horses that ran during the week,
and if 1 were allowed to tell the secrets of the prison
house, I saw one or two cases of roping, which I
hope the gallant Admiral saw as well as myself, as he
will soon have to perform on those animals for the
Cosarewitch and Cambridge,and it is quite certain there have
been a lot of horses running lately with an eye to those
two great races, and a lot of them have been kept on
the quiet, likewise thinking they will get well in.
Before taking my leave of the York Meeting, I must
allude to the disgraceful scene in the ring on Thurs-
day, when a notorious welsher was nearly torn to pieces.
This reminds me forcibly of the old system of bull-baiting,
when wo used to see a lot of dogs worry a bull. Such
scenes are disgraceful in enlightened England. Surely
there must be a remedy to prevent these vagabonds from
gaining admittance into a ring at any of our race meet-
ings. Wily not send Mr. William Elliot to all the meet-
ings, and have them all turned out, as no one knows
those scoundrels better than he does? He pointed out
one of those fellows to us lately, with the name of G.
Webb, a respectable bookmaker of London, on his bag, and
ho ordered the fellow out of the ring directly. I have no
doubt if Mr. Elliot was placed in authority at all the race
meetings ho would soon rid the ring of such scoundrels.
There are several meetings next week, but I am not in a
position to know what is likely to run, therefore I shall
merely state what I consider well in at Derby and Lichfield.
There are 24 acceptances for the Tradesmen's Plato at
Derby, and if Mrs. Allan can't win with 6st 21b, she ought
to be turned out of training, and the same may bo saidabout
Life Guardsman in the Moira Handicap. Lord Ronald is in
such form just now that he will nearly win the Chatsworth
Stakes with all his weight. Mrs. Stratton will win the Drake-
' IoW Makes. Contempt or yoa will wiA tll@ choteraold

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.

Settling on last week's events principally occupied
the attention of members present. Some specula-
tion, however, of a significant nature took place on
the St. Leger, for which event Achievement was in
strong request, 2 to 1 to all sorts of amounts, and
in one instance to a "monkey," being accepted
about Colonel Pearsou'.s filly. Hermit, at a shade
over 6 to 4, was in healthy request, the other
transactions being indicated by the accompanying
return :

ST. LEGER.
65 to 40 agst Hermit (taken and offered)
2 to 1 agst Achievement (taken freely)
16 to 1 agst Vauban (taken)
100 to 6 agst Julius (taken)
3to 1 agst Julius 1,2, 3 (wanted)
CESAREWITCII.
50 to 1 agst Southern Cross (taken)
50 to 1 agst Armourer (taken)
CAIABRIDGESRIRE.
50 to 1 agst Regalia (taken)

JOHN STIRK,
25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND,
Executes Commissions oa all tho mess to any amount.

The full market odds laid.
Price list daily.

Mn. GEo. WEBB executes commissions, by letter only,
at his residence, 125, Queen's-crescent, Ila.verAtock-hill ;
and has lists posted daily at the City Arches; also through
his Agent, Mr. F. Butler, near Maui's Brewery. No con-
nection with any other person using the same name.

PROGRAMME OF CANTERBURY RACES.
TUESDAY, Aug. 27.

The Barham Downs Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added,
for all ages ; two year olds Gst 101 b, three Bst 71b, four
9st 21b, five and upwards 9st 41b. Five furlongs.

The Military Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 15 added, for
horses bona fide the property of officers in the army,
navy, &c.; llst 71b each. About two miles.

The Scurry Handicap of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for
all ages. Half a mile.
The East Kent Handicap of
added. One mile and sever
Age st lb
Regalia (pd) 5 8 12
Zenobia 5 8 0
Kt. of the Crescent 4 7 11
Challenge 3 7 9
Lucifer ... 4 7 5
Nu ... ... 5 7 4
Musketeer 5 7 2
The Two Year Old Stakes o'

f 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100
IL furlongs.

. -
Age st lb
Star of India ... 3 7 0
Aldcroft ... ...4 6 10
Night Watch ... 5 6 2
False Alarm ... 4 5 13
Monitress ... ... 4 5 12
Nabocklish ... 4 6 5
Signal filly ... 3 5 7
5 soya each, with 30 added;

colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. Five furlongs.
Heather Bell, Orion, Adele c, Boaquetiere, Maesdorwen,
Merry Andrew, Sir Thomas, Ulan, Epworth, Shamrock,
Toby, Minute Gun, Thorndyke, Peninsula, and Apron
Strings. '

A Plate of 40 Boys (handicap). Three quarters of a mile.
Age st In Age st lb
Venturer ... ... 4 810 Hopleaf ... 4 7 2
Her Ladyship 4 8 2 Gulnare ... 3 7 0
Diamond ... ... 3 712 Miss Frances ... 3 7 0
Sweet Boy ... 37 9 Leading Suit ... 3 612
Ld. Waldegrave 5 7 7 Bouquetiere ... 2 6 9
Puebla ... 5 7 4 Vigor ... 3 6. 7
Variation ... 3 7 4 Elburg 3 6 0

Ines

Stakes. As most of the horses are engaged again on the Warren, Mr. Briggs, Englishman, Venomous, Hue and
second day, I must leave the running on the first day to Cry, Chic, Precocious, Beauty, Philosopher, Glentarsen.
guide your readers what to back on Wednesday. John The Manor Cup, value 50 soya, added to a Handicap of 5
Sheldon has made some great improvements at Lichfield, sous each, 2 ft; gentlemen riders, professionals 51b ex-
and will no doubt have a good meeting. If Silenus tra ; one mile.
be sent from Newmarket he will win the Beaudesert
Welter Cup. Red Cap will win the Tamworth Plate.
Thirty-eight horses are entered for the Staffordshire
Stakes, and should this stake be thought good enough for
East Lancashire, I should look no further for the winner,
but as lie has shirked better engagements, I must look
somewhere else for the winner. Mrs. Allan and Life-
guardsman are turned loose, and if one of them cannot
win here they should be sent to draws cab. Lady Hester
will win the Hastings Plato, and the filly by Birdhill, out
of The 800, will win the Champ3gne Stakes, and the latter
is likewise wellin in the Nursery on Friday. John Day has
six in tho Gold Cup, and whichever is selected from his lot
will win. Lady Hester will win the Flying Stakes.

Age st lb
Charles 11... ... 3 7 0
Monk of Avon ... 4 612
Scavenger... ...3 6 10
Leading Suit ... 3 6 8
Rapine ... ... 3 6 7
Secrecy ... ... 3 6 7
Harpenden ... 3 6 5
Nally ... ... 4 6 a
Lady Rose ... 3 6 0
King's Cress ... 3 6 0
Maid of Mill (lib). 3 G 0

Age st lb
Historian ... 6 8 121
Special ...4 8 5
Redcap ... 6 8 0
Camellia ... ... 5 7 13
Douro ... ... 4 7 10
Duchess ... ... 3 710
Black Prince 4 7
Needle Gun ... 5 7 4
Wild Dove... 4 7 2
Allow Me ... a 7 2
Barrister ... ... a 7 2
Tho Weymouth Trial Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the
fund), with 25 added. One mile.

Age st lb
Nolly 4 7 0
Harpenden 3 6 12
Ribecc.a ... 3 6 8
Lady Rose... ... 3 6 8
Miss Alice... ... 3 6 8
Etiquette ... ... 2 5 7
sovs (Handicap) ; about three
of a mile.

Age st lb
Redcap
... 6 8 10
Monk of Avon 4 7 10
Needle Gun 5 7 5
Cromwell.... ... 37 2
Ls Sorrentina ... 3 7 2
Ardbeg „. 3 7 0
The Portland Plate of 25 E
quarters
Age st lb
... 5 8 10
... 5 8 6
... 4 8 3
... 3 8 3
... 3 8 2
... 3 8 1
... 3 8 1
... 3 8 1
TRUE
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; three year olds Bst 51b, four
9st 71b, fivo 9st 121 b, six and aged 9st 121 b; two miles.
A Selling Stake of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; two year
olds 7st 71b, three 2st, four 9st 101 b, five, six, and aged
lOst ; half a mile.
The Visitors' Plate of 30 sous, added to a Handicap of 5

Needle Gun
John Cocks
Nelly ...
Cromwell ...
Harpenden
Luron ...
Mouchoir ...
Avonwater

Age st lb
Lady Rose... ... 3 7 12
Miss Alice ... 3 7 10
Flying Spanker ... 3 7 10
Little Charlie ... 3 710
Leading Suit ... 3 710
Laura
... 3 7 8
Etiquette ... 2 7 0
Englishman ... 2 7 0
SDAY.

sous each, 1 ft ; three quarters of a mile.
Ago st lb
Needle Gun ... 5 8 10
Duchess ... ... 3 8 6
Nelly ... 4 8 3
Harpenden ... 3 8 3
Cromwell... 3 8 3
Vandyke ... ... 3 8 3
La Sorrentina ... 3 8 0
Lady Rose 3 7 12
A Handicap of 3 sous each
quarters i
Age st lb
La Sorrontina ... 3 810
Mouchoir ... 3 8 8
Luron ... 3 8 0
The County Stakes (Eiundial*
fund), with 25 added (if
distance.

Age st lb
Leading Suit .. 3 7 10
Maid of the Mill

(h.b.) 3 7 10
Miss Alice ... 3 7 10
Secrecy 3 7 10
King's Cross ... 3 710
Cleopatra ... 3 7 10
Etiquette ... ... 2 7 0
with 30 added ; about three
If a mile.

Age st lb
Flying Spanker ... 3 7 12
Laura ... ... 3 710

i) of 5 sous each, 1 ft (to the
,brae start); one mile and a

Age st lb A.ge st lb
Historian ... 6 8 10 Nelly ... 4 6 7
Redcap ... ... 6 8 3 Cromwell ... ... 3 6 6
Camellia ... ... 5 7 10 Harpenden ... 3 6 5
Allow Me ... a 7 0 Vandyke ... ... 3 6 5
Needle Gun ... 5 7 0 Changeable ... 3 6 2
Black Prince ... 4 7 0 Rebecca 3 6 0
Charles IL ... 3 613 Leading Suit ... 3 6 0
Monk of Avon ... 4 6 12 Miss Alice ... 3 6 0
The Scurry Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 25 added ;

half a mile.

Age at lb
Historian 6 9 0
Rustic Beauty ... 5 712
Valeria ... ...4 7 0
Charles IL—. ... 3 7 0
Little Charlie ... 3 6 10
Avonwater ... 3 6 10
Cromwell ... ...3 6 9
The Nursery Plate (handio
quarters o:

St lb
Avonmore ... ... 8 10
Cock of the Walk .. 8 2
Mariner ... ... 7 12
Hue and Cry ... ... 7 10
Manton ... ... 7 10
Rosso ... ... ... 7 10
Englishman ... ... 710
Bouquetiere ... ... 7 10
Hope filly ... ... 7 7

PROGRAMME OF DER]
TUESDAY,

Age st lb
Mouchoir 8 6 7
Cleopatre ... 3 6 4
Bouquetiere 2 5 10
Hue and Cry ... 2 5 10
Miss Camerine ... 2 5 7
Etiquette ... ... 2 5 7

p) of 50 son ; about three
a mile.

St lb
Ottoman ... ...7 7
Mr. Briggs ... ... 7 7
Macduff ... ... 7 6
Venomous ... ... 7 4
Trifle
Duffer ... ... ... 7 0
Minnio Warren ... 7 0
Chick ... ... ... 7 0
Mary Ann ... ... 6 7

1Y SUMMER MEETING.

AUG. 27.

The Trial Stakes of 5 cove each, with 30 added ; two year
olds 6st, three Bst 21b, four 9st 51b, five 9st 121 b, six and

aged lOst ; one mile.
The Drakelow Plate of 15 sovs (Handicap); half a mile.
Age st lb Age st lb
Lord Ronald ... 5 9 0 Vixen ... ... 5 7 0
Pantaloon ... ... 5 9 0 Contract ... ... 5 7 0
Wild Agnes ... 58 10 King of Spades ... 47 0
Queen of Trumps... a 8 10 Ines ... ... 37 0
Indian Star 4 8 2 Seville ... ... 3 610
S taghound ... 4 8 2 Bedford „ 3 6 7
Vespasian 4 8 0 Mignonette ... 2 6 4
Mrs. Stratton 4 8 0 Charles 11. ... 3 6 3
Commissioner ... 3 712 Red Riband 3 6 0
Knight Errant ... 37 13 Pussy ... 3 6 0
Lady Valentine ... 5 7 7 Uncas ... 3 6 0
Moonbeam ... 3 7 4 Cornet 2 5 7
Lady Hester ... 37 0 Sweet Home ... 3 (dr)
Parma 37 0 Foresight ... ... 3 (dr)
The Chesterfield Plate of 50 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 10 soya each, h ft, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b;
fillies and geldings Bst 71b; three quarters of a mile.

Kettleholder, Pleasure Boat, Liquidator, English Rose
filly, Contempt, See Saw, Lady ,Elizabeth, Canute,
Naivete, The Purser, Tom Vernon, Mus filly, Henrietta
filly, Veda, Brother to Bombastes, Cecil colt.
The Derwent Plate of 40 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sous each; two year olds 7st 71b, three 9st 51b, four

lOst sth, five and upwards lOst Olb ; three quarters of a

mile.
The Moira Handicap of 10 sous each, h f; with N added ;

Lord Ronald

Bradamante

one mile.

Age st lb
... 5 9 3I Tremble ...

...6 8 Ones

Age st lb
... 3 6 12

...3 6 9

Redcap ... ... 67 2 I.Lifo Guardsman ... 4 b 8
The Clown ... 5 7 4 Red Riband ... 3 5 10
Vixen ... 5 7 0 Greenback... ... 3 5 7
The Members' Plate of 40 soya, added to a Sweapstakes of
5 says each ; two year olds 7st 71b, three 9st 51b, four
lOst 51b, five and upwards lOst 91b ; hail a mile.

The Chatsworth Plato of 50 sovs added to a Handicap of
10 sovs each, h ft ; one mile and a quarter.
Age at lb
—5 9 3

Lord Ronald

Bradamante

Cedric ...
Monitor ...
Retrousse ...

... 6 8 4

... 5 8 4
...5 8 2
...4 7 8

Ago st lb
Ailesbury ... ... 3 6 10
Python ... ... 3 610

Apsley ...
Arkansas ...
Steamboat ...

...4 7 4
... 5 6 12
... 3 6 12

Vixen ... ... 5 6 10
Life Guardsman ... 4 6 10
Helen ... ... 6 6 4
Seville ... ... 3 6 2
Narino ... ... 3 6 2
Red Riband ... 3 5 10

... 3 6 12

The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a handicap
of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; one mile
and a half.

Age st lb
//ionise), 6 9 13
Gomera ... 5 9 3
Beadle ... ... 6 8 0
Retrousse ... 4 7 10
Knight Errant ... 3 7 7
Bertie 4 7 4
Pintail ... 6 7 4
Raglan ... a 7 0
Acta3a 4 612
Python ... 3 610
Ailesbury ... 8 6 7
Fortunatus ...4 6 7

Arabia

Ago st lb
... ... 6 6 4

Mrs. Allan ... 4 6 2
Annie Laurie c ... 3 6 2

Helen

... 6 5 12