The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The Newmarket Craven Meeting will be watched with
a groat deal of interest, as it will have an important bear-
ing on future events, and most probably throw consider-
able light on the great problems which have to be solved
on the 23d of April and 22d of May next, on which dates
the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby are competed for.
The Newmarket Handicap will most likely go to one of
the horses trained at " headquarters," as amongst that
lot are Apsley, Jasper, Othello, Primrose, Leap Year,
Leases, Clarice, and Numa Pompilius ; and as I fancy
this is to be his journey, I shall stand upon NUMA
POMPILIUS and WILD BRIAR. In the Ninth Sale
Stakes, as Saytr does not take any allowance, and MID-
WIFE and GOLDEN BLOOM take 91b and Glb respectively,
I shall look to one of the two last-mentioned to furnish
the winner. The Sweepstakes of 100 sovs, Ditch Milo,
will, I presume, go to THE DUCHESS. The Beacon Stakes
is a foregone conclusion, unless Sedalia can improve her
Liverpool performance, for GRIMSTON.
The Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, Ditch mile, will only
be a canter for THE RAKE, should he be brought ont for
this engagement. The Ninth Newmarket Biennial Stakes,
Rowley mile,' has a lot of the Derby candidates engaged,
and notwithstanding Vauban, Taraban, cum muftis aliis are
engaged, I expect to see the winner turn up in Jumus or
D'ESTOURNEL, unless the Rake puts in an appearance, and
then he would be my absolute choice. I have a decided
preference for LAND TAX in his match with Rhymer.
Wednesday's racing brings me to the Column Stakes,
which I think will be 'credited to the Owner of RINGTAU.
SCREAMER. KINGSLEY and EAU DE VIE ought to win
their respective matches on the same day.
The Eighth Newmarket Biennial Stakes, run on Thurs-
day, has a lot of indifferent horses engaged, and of these,
as I believe, AMMUNITION claims a 101 b allowance, I shall
plump for her. The Abingdon Stakes is between Ninny,
-Haymarket, and PYRENEES, of which I prefer Prince D.
Soltykoff's representative. The Claret Stakes will go to
AUGUSTE, the Aske Produce to SCHUR DE CHARITE or
RAVIOLI, the Sweepstakes of 25 says each to Eau DE VIE,
) unless the Baron's North Marston bowls him over. The
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, and the Match between
Offington and Dr. Syntax, I would rather not speculate

upon.
The Port Stakes on Friday will go to LORD GLASGOW.
For the Bennington Stakes, in the absence of Vauban, I
fancy the RINGTAIL SCREAMER. Of course Hermit will
not come out of his shell for the 100 sovs. Sweepstakes
Ditch Mile, in which case ()WAIN GLENDWYR or FRI.
rotonEn will win. The Sweepstakes of 30 sous each,
T.Y.C. should go to Hum, though I believe Blinkhoolie
has made great improvement. PYRENEES ought to make
short work with Chantilly at their difference of weight itt

t►eir match.

A FRESH IiAN.

TATTERSALL'S—SATuRDer.
CHESTER CUP.
Bto 1 agst Lecturer (offered)
100 to 6 agst Miss Havelock (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mdme. Cleopatra (taken)
50 to 1 agst Beeswing (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
100 to 30 agst Plaudit (offered)
6to 1 agst Julius (offered)
9to 1 agst Vauban (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Hermit (taken)
100 to 8 agst Marksman (taken)
100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (off.)
1000 to 30 agst The General (offered)
1000 to 20 agst The Palmer (off.)
40 to 1 agst Ferragus (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Lord Hastings (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Master Butterfly (taken)
5000 to 150 agst Leading Suit (taken)
5000 to 25 agst Stradbroko (take 20 to 1)
DERB
7 to 1 agst The Rake (taken)
9to 1 agst Hermit (taken)
12 to 1 agst D'Estournel (taken)
100 to 8 agst Plaudit (offered)
100 to 6 agst Dragon (taken)
18 to 1 agst Taraban (taken)
1000 to 35 agst Grand Cross (taken)
1000 to 35 agst Julius (taken)
50 to 1 agst Master Butterfly (taken and offered)
66 to 1 agst Ferragus (taken)
THE MANCHESTER MARKET.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 1 on the field (offered)
TWO THOUSAND.
sto 1 agst Plaudit (off., after £4OO to £lOO taken)
sto 1 agst Julius (offered—take 6to 1)
Bto 1 agst Hermit (offered)
100 to 6 Knight of the Garter (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
Bto 1 agst Lecturer (offered)
100 to 7 agst Rama (offered, take 16 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Miss Havelock (taken)
25 to 1 agst Archimedes (offered)
33 to 1 agst Gontran (taken)
THE DERBY.
7 to 1 agst The Rake (offered)
10 to 1 agst Hermit (taken)
100 to 6 agst Plaudit (offered)
100 to 6 agst Dragon (offered)
20 to 1 agst Taraban (taken)
23 to 1 agst Grand Cross (offered)
1000 even on Taraban agst Dragon (taken)

Wild Briar was struck out of the Northamptonshire
Stakes on Tuesday, April 2, at 2.16 p.m.
NEWMARKET SCRLICIIINGS.—AII Sir J. Hawley's horses
are scratched for Craven engagements.
CALLER OU.—This mare has just dropped a filly (her
first foal) by Newminster, at Rawcliff Paddocks.
Conundrum was struck out of the Chester Cup on April
1, at 9 a.m.
The Duke of Newcastle's horses, Pericles and Julius
were struck out of the Grand Prix do Paris on April 1, at
9 a.m. ,
Shangarry was weighed forthe Kimbolton Castle Stakes
at Bedford, on Thursday, and his number put up, bUt in
consequence of Mr. Thomas, his rider, having injured his
ankle by the falling of Sensation in the previous race, ho
did not go to the post.

RACING FIXT

RES FOR 1867•

Lichfield Spring 8
Newmarket Craven 8
Abergavenny
T hirsk
,

Newmarket lst Spring.. 22
Durham ............... 22
Catteriok .................. 25
Cha5ter..................... 30

Ascot Spring
York Spring
Doncaster Spring .. ••• 9
Salisbury ..............
Bath
JtJ
Ascot Summer 4
Windsor Summer
Manchester Summer ... 12
Hampt0n.................. 13
Odihatu ..................... 17
Dibury Club ............... 18
J

Epsom 17
om 21
Croydon
No wton 29

Beverley
Stockbridge l9
Chelmsford Summer 26
Newcastle
Ipswich 27
Worcestm-iiummcr 27
'LY

Carlisle
Newmarket July 2
Pontefract
Reading
Liverpool July Meeting 10
Ilunprford ll
Nottingham l6

Down Royal Coiporatn l7
Stamford
Radcliffe
lLuntingdon 23
Winchester
Southampton
i Gaodwood
ST.

AUGU
Ripon
Brighton
Brighton Cluu 8
Lewes
ght-tni
Wolverhampton l3
Stockton
Oxford l5
Hastings
York Aug lot

Dover
West Drayton 22
Plymouth...
Canterbury
Derby
Lichfield
Yarmouth 27
Weymouth
Tunbridgo
Radon Haden