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

NEWMARKET.

The training grounds here were never in better condi-
' tion than at the present time, and it is to be hoped that
the favourable weather will continue so as to admit of
trainers getting their horses ripo for important engage-
ments. Whitby led The Rake a mile and three-quarters
this morning, a portion of it on the collar, and the latter
went uncommonly free, Van Amburgh following the pair
for a mile, and then joining Numa Pornpilius, who led
him a mile and a half, fast. The latter is pretty fit.
Knight of the Garter accompanied the Hermit and the
Topsail colt in a mile and three-quarters steady gallop.
Nothing, however, went better at exercise than D'Estour-
nel, though Dragon's beautiful movement also attracted
considerable attention. These two are getting very
forward. Sealskin was leading Ravioli and Mole-
skin. Opoponax followed Julius a mile and three-
quarters; and Tormentor was doing real good
work with Lytham ; and Boyce was sending Star of
India along, the horse going splendidly. Sir Oliver since
his arrival here has not done a very great deal, having
been so recently amiss. Auguste has left hero. Plutus
gave Trocadero a gallop of very nearly a couple of miles
and Enchanteur was leading some two year olds. Egla-
mour went a mile and a half, strong; and another Derby
outsider, the Man of Ross, was working freely. Python
and Ben Nevis galloped two miles Blinkhoolie, Bertie,
and Tempest had a mile and three quarters gallop. Sac-
charoreeter took Kingsley a mile and a half steadily. Nine
Elms and Cheltenham cantered twice, and then galloped a
mile as hard as they could. Friponnier led Scour de Charite
in similar work. Mdlle. Cleopatre galloped nearly a couple
of miles, and her action was good. Nukuheva had a Lille
and a quarter spin.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE

PUTNEY, March 4.

The Oxonians are taking good pedestrian exer-
cise this morning, and there are some of them
aware that they need it. The " pumping" of three
or four of the men in the row down yesterday after-
noon showed that they were not in condition for a
great race. There are one or two who are so full of
flesh that half a stone could be spared. The Cam-
bridge men, on the contrary, have not any to lose,
or, at any rate, if they lose any more, it will not be
an advantage. They must have had much more
training and exercise before they came to town than
their opponents. They seem more practised in their
style of rowing, and more in condition for a race.
Instead of being hustled about the course as they now
are at Putney the men absolutely want rest—too much
s being taken out of them, or soon will be, and un-
less it is discontinued the crew will become weak-
ened. Judicious training, of course, may prevent
this, and those who have them in hand should know
how far they ought to go. There are yet a week
of rowing days between this and the 13th, and
what may be most beneficial exercise to the Oxo-
nians may be most detrimental to the Cantabs.
A great change has taken place in the betting,
caused by the great pace in which the Cantabs have
done the distance during the last two days both up
and down. Betting is nearly even now. For a
great time it was 7 to 4on Oxford ; it is at present
little more than even betting, Oxford for chance.

IMPERIAL PARLIA KENT

HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.