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

BETTING CIRCULARS.

A communication has been addressed to Alderman Sir
Robert Carden, in his capacity of a. magistrate at the Man-
sion House, calling attention, with the view of putting
people on their guard.. to a printed circular which the
writer says is being widely circulated at present, and may,
he apprehends, have most mischievous consequences, a
copy of it having been addressed to himself, a poor clerk
with a family, among others. It is upon the subject of
betting, and purports to emanate from a person who
alleges that he has discovered a principle of backing
horses by which "winning to any amount is reduced to
a certainty," and that in the years '64, '65, and '66 he
carried it out with the most incredible success. He
offers to impart his secret for £lOO, and on receiving a
written agreement guaranteeing him, in addition, £9OO out
of the first £9,000 cleared by the person to whom ho shall
communicate it. For less, he adds, he cannot divulge the
process entirely; but for every £lO invested he guaran-
tees a return of £6O a week; for £2O invested, £l6O ; for
.00, £330 ; and for £5O invested, £7OO a week ; and "so
on," he says, "deducting 10 per cent. as commission." He
says further, that "statistics clearly prove that there are
every week, and have been ever since the establishment
of racing, several horses on which you may stake £l,OOO
with the positive certainty of 'landing' every bet ;" and
then he puts down certain amounts alleged to have been
won by the adoption of the system, " starting with £lOO
capital"— namely, in 1861, £30,000 ; in 1865, £28,400 ; and
in 1866, £29,000 ; adding, that " all calculation is baffled
when an attempt is made to arrive at the
tpeolinintinwathee.7 the
profits of this infallible system really
Robert Carden's correspondent, believing that the circula-
r
tion of such a missive, unaccompanied by any word of
caution or warning, may be attended with incalculable
mischief, by inducing simple people to part with their
money—arid, what is worse, to drift into the pursuits of
professional betting men —has appealed to him with a view
to its public exposure.

PIGEON SIIOO7ING.

.e.
GUN CLUB.

There was a moderate attendance of the members on
the ground on Saturday last, and after a match at starlings
had been decided between Mr. Norris and Mr. Gregory,
which the former won, the usual £1 Sweepstakes were re-
sorted to, the first of which was won by Mr. Norris, after
having 'competed well with Captain Talbot, Mr. Davies,
and Mr. Gregory; the latter gentleman, however, won the
second and third in each instance, bringing down the
whole of the five birds. Captain Talbot took the fourth,
and likewise won the fifth, scoring five in succession, and
generally killing remarkably well with his second barrel.
Mr. Gregory won the sixth. The betting was 2 to 1 on
the gun, and at that price a large amount of money
changed hands.

DONCASTER GRAND STAND IMPROVEMENTS.—The CE-
trance to the stand has been enlarged, the vestibule will
be much wider, recesses are formed, and counters fixed in
them for the sale of tickets. Tho antiquated ticket-boxes
are gone to the lumber-room. There are now two door-
ways, each of which is as wide as the old one, and if found
desirable they may bo used separately fcr ingress and
egress. The new building is in uniformity with the rear
of the stand. A handsome portico, approached by a flight
of steps, will be erected and carried out with balustrades,
4ce., in detail, as the colonnade in front of the stand.