The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-04 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The racing last week was scarcely above mediocrity;
but the Nottingham Race Committee deserve the highest
encomiums for the extensive improvements they have
made throughout the Grand Stand and Betting enclosure,
which, combined with the surounding scenery, now makes
it one of the finest Courses in the country.
The Liverpool Meeting extends to four days, in con-
sequence of the Grand Military Races taking place over the
Aintree Course on Thursday and Friday.
Five of Tuesday's engagemen►ts out of no loss than
eight, which appear in the programme, are complete for
analysis. As is usually the, case, there is no public guide
to the winner of the Tyro Stakes, only one of the sixteen
nominations having yet faced the starter's flag. It may
not be•uninteresting to note how many different sires are
represented- anpngsk the entries, viz., Trumpeter, Loup
Garou, CaraetaCns, Stockwell, Dundee, High Treason
Amsterdam, !Kiri& ' of Kars, Neville, Van Galen, Thor-
manby, Vedette, To wer, The Prime Minister, and Mildew,;
in fact, with the exception of Lord Coventry's two, all
are by different stallions. Having heard favourable ac-
counts of SEDELLA and Mu. MERRY'S REPRESENTATIVE, i
I think they will be found most trustworthy.
It looks any odds on CROWN PRINCE or LA
MAUDITE for the' Aintree Plato, and unless Lady Pam
should be brought out one of L Westmorland's three—
INDIAN STAR, ULPUus, or the Rocx—is bound to win the
Mersey Cup. The Annual Hurdle Handicap has 42 horses
engaged, of which the most favourably handicapped-appear
to be Fortunatus, Helen, Brahma, Real Jam, Fan,
and Lord Coventry's pair. Should FAN not be reserved
for the Grand National, I have the most fancy for her;
next to whom REAL JAM and Lord Coventry's representa-
tive must do battle for me. So much depends upon the
start for the Spring Flying Stakes tint it is next to an
impossibility to hazard a successful conjecture; but if
FLYING JIB, who won this race with only 81b. less on
her back last year, gets well off, she ought to be about
winning, although WISEMAN is almost equally well in.
There is any quantity of sport set aport set down for
Wednesday, the all important event of the meeting, the
world-renowned Grand National Steeplechase, having to
be decided on that day. Out of the acceptances, although
several of them have already paid forfeit, there will doubt-
less be an unusual number of starters paraded before
the Earl of Sefton, who officiates on such occasions. My
impression is that many of the runners will only assist
to swell the field, and are not at all likely to interfere with
the result. At any rate, the underneath list contains all
those animals whose chances I think it necessary to dis-

rate, and are geting into faster and longer work. Dragon
for the last day or two has not done quite so much as pre-
viously, but is exceedingly well, as are also Enchanteur
Cerf Volant, and Trocadero, the last trio doing over a
mile and a quarter gallops. Ariel, Montagnard, Auguste,
and Plutus do very little at present. Jasper, Camilla,
Falkenstein, Tounnalin, Lothario, and Bippia are bowling
along merrily ; and Tormentor is taking the Duke of
York a mile and a half each morning.