The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-07 00:00:00

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Cotherstono, Contract, Empress of India, Endsleigh,
field, Flatcatchor, Gomera, Harpenden, Marco Spada,
Miss Elizabeth, Mr. Pitt, Nuneaton (1 soy), Ostreger,
Pearl Diver, Pepper's Ghost, Redmire, Rose Cheri, Salim,
Sportsman, Surney, Lozenge.
ADDENDUM TO THE FORFEIT LIST, ISM—Chester : The
Cup—Mr. Jas. Davis's Leprechaun. 5 sov.
The following were published in the Forfeit List in
error:—New Forest Hunt,lB66 : Lyndhurst Handicap—
'Purees. 5 sov. Chester, 1866: The Cup--Mr. C. Brook's
na Vanderyelde. 5 soy. Warwick, 1865: Avon Stakes—
Mr. Charlton's Wentworth, 3 soy, should be Mr. Charlton.
(due to Mr. Herbert) 3 soy. The Queen Mary in the For-
feit List is by Cardsharper, out of St. Bridget WO.
STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST. Gorsehawk's forfeits
have been paid.

Mr. Pelham's Colours aro Blue and yellow hoops.
The following assumed names have been registered :
Mr. Davis Mark, Mr. Pelham, and Mr. Win. Edgar.

The following announcement appears in Saturday's
Racing Calendar :-0 wins to the great number of races
closing ou Tuesday last, and the unusual proportion of
nominations received a very short time before closing, it
has been impossible to publish this Calendar earlier in the
week. Tho country nominations for some important
meetings were only received by this morning's post, and
others are. still deficient. Tho remainder will appear in
next week's Calendar if received in time.

SPORTING NOTES.

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" Save mo from my friends" is a very trite axiom, tend
fully exemplified in the following communication -with
which Admiral Ilous has supplemented his letter of last
week concerning the " Soiled Dovo" case :
SIR,—On the subject of Soiled Dove, permit me to cor-
rect an error.

I had imagined that, owing to this filly being trained
in Belgium, she was foaled out of the United Kingdom.
Of this fact there is no proof. My remark, therefore, that
the " 15th Rule demands a certificate" may be misplaced.
The Keeper of the Match 13ou1: objected to receive Mr.,,
R. Boyce's entry of Soiled Dove in the Maiden Two Year
Old Plate, First Spring meeting, "out of a mare, pedigree
unknown," without further identification ; but he accepted
the nomination in the Selling Stakes, with the addition of
" bought of Mr. R. Arnold, of Rugby." I am }.,ound to
make this explanation in justice to Mr. -Wea'.herby.—l
am, sir, yours truly, Ils J. Rous.
Jan. 2, 18G7.
P.S.—ln my last letter, " purchase" was It misprint. It
meant Purchase, by Vedette.
Our celebrated Draco now modifies part of his pre-
viously expresses opinion by saying that as there is no
proof of this filly being foaled out of the United Kingdom,
his remark, that the 'lsth Rule demanded a certificate' may
be misplaced. In which case so also aro the observations
made by me in your last week's publication concerning
the IGth rule, but surely Mr. Mantn can throw some light
on the matter. I can only say, however, the more consi-
deration I give the matter the more satisfied i am of the
injustice the Admiral's decision concerning the bets will
do to Mr. Chaplin, Captain Machell, and the public
backers of the animal in question, provided she was foaled
abroad, as it is a libel on common sense to inflict a loss of
thousands of pounds on several of the parties concerned,
through what in that case is nothing but gross negligence
of the Jockey Club or their officials. My argument, of
course, entirely depends upon where the animal was foaled
as if it was in this country, the 13th rule was complied
with, and I think Mr. Weatherby in that case acted wisely
in refusing the nomination to the Maiden Two-Year-Old
Plate, "out of a mare, pedigree unknown," and was quite
justified in accepting one for the Selling Stakes, with the
addition of " bought of Mr. R. Arnold, of Rugby." It
appears, from the statement of a contemporary—
" Admiral Rous attended at Tattersall's on Monday last,
in the hope of being able to make up a quorum to adjudi-
cate upon the bets in this case ; but there was not a suffi-
cient number of the committee present. This is greatly ta
be regretted, as it is important that the matter should be
settled without further delay." _ .

To my thinking it is equally important to institute the
fullest inquiry before any decision is arrived at, and I
hope on the next occasion the Admiral will not only be
assisted by the quorum in question, but a full number of
the committee, who will first take care to ascertain in what
country " Soiled Dovo" was foaled, and be guided in their
decision by that fact. I have the highest respect for Ad-
miral Rous ; but his judgment is not infallible, and mine,
certainly disinterested, is at wide variance with his
(always in case the filly is a foreigner) on this subject.
Thereupon Rule 16 is ignored by the Jockey Club, through
whose officials' lax method of taking the entry in this in-
stance, to which that rule applies, Mr. Chaplin is a severe
sufferer, and rule 17, made by tho same authorities, strictly
enforced with all its pains and penalties.
A FRESHMAN.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867.
FEBRUARY.

Lincoln Spring
Harrow 2l
MA:
Liverpool Spring
Chelmsford Spring l2
West Drayton l9
Bromley

Nottingham 26
Derby
;CIL
Epsom Spring 26
Lewes Spring 2B
Croxton Park 29

Northampton
Windsor Spring 4
Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6
Newmarket Craven 8
Curragh
M.

Thirsk
Durham „ 92
Newmarket Ist Spring 22
Cattorick
Chester 3O
.Y.
Harpenden
Epsom Summer
Newton 29
Croydon

Chester (continued) 1
York Spring 7
Salisbury 9
Doncaster Spring
Bath
JU.
Ascot Summer 4
Windsor Summer
Manchester Summer
Hampton l3
Odiham l7
Bibury Club lB

ice'
Stockbridge l9
Chelmsford
Newcastle .........
Curragll
Worcester Summer 27
Ipswich 27

Carlisle 2
Newmarket July 2
Pontefract
Reading ••••• 9
Liverpool July Meeting 10
Hungerford
Nottingham July
AU(

X.
Down Royal Corporate l7
Stamford
Huntingdon 23
Winchester
Southampton
Goodwood

Goodwood (continued) 1
Ripon
Brighton .. 6
Brighton Club 8
Lewes
Egham ...
Wolverhampton l3
Stockton -I
Oxford ..... 15
Hastings
SEPT'
Warwick
Margate
' Curragh
Leicester
Abingdon 5
Doncaster

UST.
York August
Dover
West Drayton 22
Plymouth... . 23
Canterbury
Lichfield
Derby Summer
Weymouth
1 Tunbridge

AMER.
Richmond l7
Hendon l9
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn '2o
Newmarket Ist October. 24
Walsall 25

II
OCTOBER.
Northampton Autumn. 1 Curragh
Edinburgh Autumn ... Nevrmaret Houhton
Newmarket 2 2 d October. 7 Worcester Autumgn
Cheltenham l5
NOV]

;MBER.
I Leamington Hunt

Liverpool Autumn 5
Shrewsbury

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867.
FEBRUARY.
12
Carmarthen
28
Birmingharo Derby
Windsor
MARCH.
Liverp00l Spring
Grand Military
Chertsey
Malton .. .. 13