The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

(From the Newmarket Correspondent of the Racing Times.)
Sir Joseph Hawley may with truth be called the lucky
baronet, as he has already won three Derbys, whilst some
gentlemen much older than himself have laboured in vain
all their lives to achieve such an honour, and having much
larger studs of horses than Sir Joseph cannot even get a
situation. Nearly all the sporting writers during the past
week have thrust the Two Thousand, One Thousand, and
Derby on him with Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve,
so that fortune is likely to beset Sir Joseph again in
the year 1868, with both hands full—that is if we are to
believe all the prophets who have thrust such greatness
on his head. I am afraid it will be too much for one man
to bear all in one year—although a less excitable man, in
my opinion, does not exist than Sir Joseph ; for it -was
really astonishing to see how calmly he born the disappoint-
ment of losing the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, after
he had won as he thought, and would have landed a large
sum in buts. He smoked his cigar, and looked as uncon-
cerned as if nothing had happened to disturb his temper,
when a lot of low fellows that perhaps had a sovereign on
were making use of the most filthy language against poor
Wells, who felt the mistake he had made most keenly him-
self ; and although Wells had met with many a breeze
before he never had such a blow. I have seen him my-
self lay, as I thought, dead on four different racecourses.
The first time was at Walsall, about 17 years ago ; the next
was at Northampton, when he rode a mare of Mr. Payne's.
She fell and broke her neck, and nearly killed him ; then
at Hampton Court he met with a severe injury, when it
was reported he was dead. The next, and I hope the last,
accident ho will ever meet with was at Chester, when he
rode Summersido iu the Deo Stakes. This, I believe, in
another sense, was the most severe shaking he ever had ;
but I am quite sure, from what I know of Wells, that if all
the misfortunes ho has had through lila were more
than three times doubled, they were nothing to
compare to what he felt after the unfortunate mis-
take he made at Doncaster. I should not have
alluded to this unpleasant subject here, only I seo every
week one or two sporting writers oall the mistake a most
unpardonable offence, but I have no doubt Sir Joseph is
aware that nothing becomes a man with half so good a
grace as mercy does. He has forgiven him, and I hope
Wells will have the good fortune to win him another
Derby, which, I am sure, would bo a consummation de-
voutly to be wished by that famous jockey. But however
I may respect the cherry and black cap myself, I must
differ in opinion with some of your contemporaries
for, to take public running as my guide, I canno
see how Sir Joseph can beat Lady Alizalseth, for I
feel sure Blue Gown is not within 141 b. oft he Marquis's filly ;
and suppose, for the sake of argument, that Lady Elizabeth
had been kept quiet all the year for the Middle Park
Plate, and had the maiden allowance the same as Green

Sleeve had, I wonder what she would have done with Sir
Joseph's two ? In my opinion, she would have cantered
in. It is admitted on all sides that she settled Grimstone,
as he never recovered his two severe races at Epsom, and,
surely it must have taken something out of the filly; and
yet we are told she can't stay. But, in my opinion, we
never have seen such a filly as Lady Elizabeth, and
whenever I have differed in opinion from other sporting
writers I have always had the satisfaction of seeing nil
predictions realised to the letter. It will be remembered
that a correspondent stated last winter that the Dragon
would come to sto 1, and The Rake go to 30. I stated
'the following week that The Rako would see 4 to 1, and
the Dragon go to 40, which was verified, as they took 3 t°
1 about The Rake at Bath, and I saw him backed against
Vauban for two thousand pounds ; and I am confident had
he not broken a blood vessel he would have won the Derby',
especially from what I saw him do with Friponnier ; and be-
yond doubt the latter is the best 3-year-old we have seen
out this year. Sir Joseph must have a great chance of
winning the Two Thousand Guineas, but, in my opinion,
he must pull out Rosicrucian to win, as I have not such
high opinion of Green Sleeve as some people ban
as I am persuaded liosicrucian would have beat her hau
he nct stumbled in the race ; and 1 am not sure sbo
can beat Formosa, as the latter was giving her 10Ib°'
the last time they met, and was not more than a length
from Sir Joseph's pair. I have a very high opinion of
Formosa, as I cannot forget how she cantered away from
Suffolk and Leonie in the Chesterfield Stakes at New-
market ; and the latter was not within 101bs. of her best
form when she rau second to Rosicrucian in the Criterion'
as she had been dead amiss the week before, and
had only recovered the week before she ran lit
Shrewsbury. In my opinion that was the second
best two-year-old pal formance that I Caw last year,
when she cantered away from Knight of the Garter and
some other good old horses at a difference of only 91b4
and I really think she would have beaten any two year old
in England that day bar Lady Elizabeth, as she woe .fully
141 b. better than when she ran in the Criterion ; and
should she be all right and meet Green Sleeve in the
One Thousand Guineas, it will be seen who is corrects
for I don't think anything on four lege on°
beat Leonia when she is well bar Lady Eliza;
beth. We are told Lady Coventry is as good'
but I doubt it ; besides, they are not in the same interests
as it will be remembered that the latter ran in Lord Jer-
sey's colours on her first and last appearance in public ;
but one would suppose that Dawson has an interest in
Lady Coventry, as Lord Jersey has taken all his horse°
from Newmarket, except this fine daughter of Dundee
There are a lot of horses in the Two Thousand Guineas
that are written about every week as having a chance, not
good enough to win a handicap. I have no fancy for
Typhoeus or Rabican, although 1 suppose the French stable
will have a Derby favourite some time this year, for the
public can't forget Gladiateur for another year or two.
Pace is one of the grandest-looking horses at Newmarket'
and if Mat Dawson can only get him to stand a prepara'
tion he will beat all the horses at head-quarters, when
ever he meets 'them either for the Two Thousand or
Derby ; but J shall keep your readers well posted from
headquarters as soon as the horses get into strong -work.
We can toll hut very little about them at present, as they
are only cantering about to keep them in healthy exercise'
It will be seen from the foregoing remarks that I 'anal
Rosicrucian or Formosa for the Two Thousand, Loll
Elizabeth for the Derby, and if she is pulled out for the
One Thousand she will win ; if not, I shall stand L.°"

RACING FIXT

FEBR
Lincoln lB
Harrow 2O

MA
Liverpool Spring M 3
Chelmsford Spring M 10
West Dray ton l2

AP
Durham
Hendon l3
Newmarket Craven 13

Chester 5
Winchester
York Spring
Salisbury l4

West Drayton 1
Croydon 2d Summer
Ascot Summer 9
Windsor Summer
JII.
Worcester Summer
Newmarket July 7
Reading
Liverpool l6

AUG
Brighton
Brighton Club 6
Lewes Summer
Wolverhampton ll
Stockton
Windsor
Eghani lB
Hastings

SEPT]
Warwick 1
Abingdon 3
Leicester
Doncaster 8
Richmond
OCT
Bedford 1
Newmarket 2d October 5
Cheltenham l3
NOVI

RES FOR 1868.

LARY. 25
Nottingham Spring ....
Derby Spring ............

;011. ?.4
Epsom Spring /looting
Northampton ............

tn. 21
Lewos Spring ........ ... 21
Newmarket Ist Spring

.Y. 19
Bath
Croydon Ist Summer
Harpenden ...........
Epsom Summer

NE.
Bibury Club ...............
Stockbridge ............ Vo"
I
I Chelmsford Summer
Alexandra Park......... us'
LY. 21
Huntingdon ...............
lg
Nottingham July ...... 3
Goodwood ...............

UST. 19
York
Oxford
Canterbury
25
Derby Summer
Weymouth
Lichfield
Tunbridge

AMER. 11
Kelso ll
1 Hendon l9
Monmouth ...
Newmarket Ist October 29‘
West Drayton ..........

'BER.
Newmarket Houghton !,9/
Worcester ...............

Shrewsbury

!MBE

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MERCANTILE SHIP NEWS.

St. Croix, Nov. 27.—There have been over 100 sh°cks,
of earthquake since Nov. 18, and the town of Freder.o‘
lo
stad has been much destroyed, principally by the wash
in of the sea. St. Thomas, Nov 27 —A part o the car o°.
in a very damaged condition, has been saved from the „
lumbian, screw steamer, from Liverpool, sunk here ve

29. and has been sold.
London Custom-house Dec. 18.—Vessels entered ill;
wards—The Nannie F. Bell and the Marcia C. Dap, frclmr
New York. Entered • outwards—The Prince George,
New Orleans. Vessels spoken with—The Harriet Lila
say, Boston to Buenos Ayres, Oct. 28, lat. 3 N., loog'3o,
W.; a brig-rigged Cunard steamer, bound east, Nov
lat. 43 N. long. 59 W. ; an Inman steamer, bound e 8 r,
Dec. 2, lat. 41 N., long. 61 W. Gravesend, Dec. 18.-418.
rived, the Liverpool, from New York. Liverpool, Dee.
1,
—Sailed, the Sidon, screw steamer, the Oily of Lond°.;
the Nebraska, screw steamer, and tho Denmark, for Se"
York.
Off Crookhaven, Dec. 19.—Arrived, the Pennsylvania'
for New York. NT if
Dublin, Dec. 17.—Arrived, the Fred Bliss, from 4-4
York.
New York, Dec. 7.—The D. G. Bigelow, barque, from
Liverpool, arrived yesterday, had her stern and cutsvat°9,.
started, having had strong north-west gales the entire Pilo
sage, and reports having passed, on November 18, n•
44 N., long. 57 W., a vessel of about 800 tons burden, t'rof
parently a barque, with nothing but her broadside out at
water. She appeared to have been but a short time ti"
condition.
London Custom House, Dec. 19.—Vessel entered
wards.—The Liverpool, from New York. esti/
Vessel Spoken With.—The Kedar, London to
Francisco, Oct. 29, lat. 56 S, long. 13 E.