The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-05 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

NEWMARKET.

The rain. which foil yesterday, although it was not of
sufficient duration to effect much good, has induced
trainers to hope that the protracted drought is at an
end, and that their horses will be able to fulfil engage-
ments without hazarding a break down. The hardness
of the ground last week militated considerably against
the succeris of meetings, diminishing the fickle, and
imparting quite an insignificant character to events
which at one time promised to be marked by incidents
of much importance. Hence the Shrewsbury and Lud-
low gatberiegs were failures ; at Carlisle the weather
was more deetruct:ve of sport than "the Dean ;" at
Ipswich the proceedings were mtra leather-flapping;
and the Pontefract programme wa© sway shorn of its
fair peoportioes. Indeed, amidst the crowd of meet-
ings which were celebrated last week, only one—the
quiet "little go" at Oaihain—was a decided success.
"Newmarket July" and the Worcester Summer are
the only two fixtures for the current week, and at nei
then meeting is the sport likely to be over-abundant.
The stewards of the Jockey Club have issued a more
attractive list than usual for the gathering at head-
quarters; and they deserve ail credit for the attempts
which they have made to pi,event the utter dec.ine of
the meeting. lam nut amongst the go-a•heed tutfites
who would like to see the July folow he Secoed
Spiieg, and I therefore trust that tile off .rte 4 the
au'horities mey be attendee' by BUCC-13s, T:ie matel -
making spirit seems to be revived with good effec, fur
half a dozen matches are comprised in the present list,
and numbers have been made for the Octob,r Meetings.
A most interesting racy will be witnessed for Vie Ju'y
Stakes, amoi.gst the public pe-fe:r titre ter .eincie will le,
the Thaclt Loa. colt, Sir Hercules, Mareke, and
Stockham. A dark animal named Crafton, too, will
make his debut, and report states that it is as good, if
not better, than North Lincoln. My partiality,
however, for public runners, compels me to
withhold confidence from him and to look to the
Black Bess colt and Stockham to occupy the foremost
places. For their respective matches I shall select Killi-
grew, Melibieus, and Pandora.

. Haymaker ought to win the Summer Handicap.
The result of the Chesterfield Stakes will, of course
materially depend upon the July performance. At pre-
sent I may direct favourable attention to S r Herculte
and Marske.

j Advices from Worcester state that " Pitchcroft
would be materially benefited by rain, and by this time
perhaps the hing-desired pluvial visitation may have
freshened the new mown grass, and rendered the course
good going. That a pleasant meeting will take place at
Worcester, under any circumstances, may be confidently
anticipated, for the race committee work with exem-
plary seal and cordiality to promote sport. Their liberality
in carrying out any arrangement tending to increme
the popularity of the meeting has been unanimously
acknowledged by the entire sporting press. Toe Trial
Handicap will, perhaps, be carried off by either Kestrel
or Little Cob. Underhand seems likely to sport the
Worcestershire Handicap, but, as at N ewcastle, Messrs'.
Barber and Saxon may furnish him with his most
troublesome opponent. They can at any rate, through
Hamlet, measure pretty accurately the cuance of Prin,
cess Royal or Commotion. The Two-year•Qld Stakes
may be placed to Mr. T. Parr's account. by Indiffer-
ence, and for the Flying Handicap I shall select
New Brighton and Kuockburn. Barbarity seems
likely to win the Bentinck Handicap, and Schismatic
may carry off the Gip.
A FRESH MAN.
Newmarket, Monday Morning.