The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-02 00:00:00

SPoRTING INTBLLIGENCE.

- -,441.41414NNEZAT TZ RS AL 11S, MONDAY. -
The close approach of the racing season was mani-
fested by the large attendance of speculators in the
Subscription-room. Still the betting was very
limited, and on the Spring Handicaps operations
were almost entirely suspended. They will, how-
ever, be resumed in earnest in the course of a few
days, when the acceptances will be placed] before
the public.
An announcement that the revised laws of bet-
ting would be read to the members was, perhaps,
the main inducement to many persons to assemble
at the Corner. These rules, which are given be-
low, seemed to meet with cordial approbation, and
are likely to work with the most beneficial effect.
Several important alterations have been intro-
duced, especially those which relgte tone covering
of bets and the time allowed to defaulters to satisfy
the claims of their creditors. Lird Derby's motion,
to make void all bets on handicaps prior to the pub-
lication of the weights, is, it will be seen, also
adopted.
A rough draught of the new rules has already
been placed before the sporting public, but Rule 4
has been re-amended, and in the rule referring to
the scratching of horses an additional clause has
been inserted. The task of revision has been accom-
plished by General Peel, Admiral Rous, and Mr.
Greville.
Brother to Marchioness and Clydesdale were
head and head in the betting for the Two Thousand,
4 to 1 being taken to 751. about the former, and the
same r dds to a baga-elle about Mr. Howard's horse.
Layers would have gone on at the same price.
1,000 to 50 was booked once about Blink f3,,nny
for the Chester Cup ; but tl,roughout the afternoon
20 to 1 on the field could have be,n Obtained with-
out difficulty. Blackthorn, who is really the first
favourite, would have found backers at any odds
over 20 to 1.
The only horse in demand for the Derby was the
Hadji, who was advanced five points, and it whose
favour the investments amounted to about 4001.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne (offered—take 12
to 1)
20 to 1 agst Lough Bawn (taken)
15 to 1 agst Emigrant and Littie Tow, coupled
(taken to 60/.)
TWO THOUSAND.
4to 1 aget Clydesdale (taken and cffered)
4to 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken and
offered)
500 to 20 aget Clydesdale's winning this event and
The Derby (-aken)
1000 to 20 agst Brother to Ilarchioness winning
this event and Cock-a-doodlc-
doo The Derby (taken)
1000 to 15 aget Brother to Marchioness winning
this event and Ditto The
DerEy (Wan)
CHESTER OM
20 to 1 agst Blackillorn (offered)
20 to 1 agst Blink onny (offered)
30 to 1 agbt Charles the Second (taken)
30 to 1 agst Adams's (Laken)
40 to 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken)
50 to 1 apt Tricolor (taken)
50 to 1 ag,t Botany (taken)
50 to 1 agat Physician, by Chanticleer, (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Sprig of Shillelagh (taken)
THE DERBY.
20 to 1 agat Sad bury (taken)
20 to 1 aget Ditto (taken)
25 to 1 aget The Hadji (taken)
1000 to 40 apt The Happy Land (taken)
1000 to 40 apt Longrange (taken) •

THE REVISED RULES OF BETTINCI-.
1. In all bets there mast be a possibility to win
when the bet is made ; "you cannot win when you
cannot lose "
2. The interests of the bets are inseparable with
the interest of the stakes, except when the winning
horse is disqualified owing to a default in making
stakes.
3. All double bets must be considered " play or
a y."
p
4. Confirmed bets cannot be off except by mutual
consent, or by cases hereafter-mentioned. Either
of the betters may demand stakes to be made 14
days before the race is run, upon proving it to
the committee of the rooms that he has just cause
for so doing ; if ordered, bets must be covered on
the comparing day, or sufficient security offered,
and the persons refusing to make , stake shall be
ejected the rooms of Tatte;sall's and Newmsrktt.
If a bAtor be absent on tilt) day of the running,
and there is just cause to presume that he intends
to evade his engagements, a public decbration must
be made in the ring, and the same posted up in
the usual place, and in the event of no person be-
coming responsible for the same a written notice
must be given to the clerk of the course declaring
the bet void..
5. All bets on matches and private sweepstakes
depetding between any two horses shall be void if
those horses become the property of the same per-
son or of his avowed confederate subsequently to
the bets being made.
6. All bets between particUlar horses shall be
void if neither of them win, unless agreed by the
parties to the contrary.
7. If any bet shall be made from signal or bac:li-
e ition af: er the race has been determ'ned, such bet
shall be considered fraudulent and void.

8. The person who lays the odds has a right to
choose a horse or the field ; when a person has chosen
a horse the field is what starts against him.
9. If odds are laid without mentioning the horse
before the race is over, the bet must be determined
by the state of the odds at the .ime otrnalcing it.

10. If a match or sweep-takes be made for any
particular day in any race week, and the parties
agree to change the day to any other in the same
week, all bets must stand, but if the parties agreo
to run the race in a different week, or to make the
slightest difference in the terms of the engagement,
all bets made before the alteration are void.
11 Bets made cn horses winning any number
within the year shall be understood as meaning be-
tween the Ist of Jan. and the 31st Dec.
12. If a but is made between two hones in a
match or sweepstakes, -say 1001., half fortei, and
both horses start, either party may decl tie forfeit,
and the person making such a declaration wou!d
pay 501. if the other horse won, but would rec ive
nothing in the event of his horse winning the race.
13. Bots are determined, though the horse does
not start, when the wcrds "absolutely run or pay,"
or " play or pay," are made use of in betting.
14. Money given to have a bet laid shalt not be
returned, though the race ho not run.

15. When the riders of any hors brought out
to run for any lace are callei upon by the starter
to take their places all bets respecting such horses
must be play or pay.
-16. When horses run a dead heat for a plate or
sweepstakes, and the owners agree divide, a'l
bets between such horses or between either of them
and the field, must be settled by the money betted
being put together and divided between the parties
in the same proportion as the stakes. If a bet be
made on one of the horses that ran the dead heat
against a beaten horse he who backed the horse
that ran the dead heat wins half his bet if his horse
received half the prize ; if the dead heat be the
first event of a double bet. The bet is void unless
one horse received above a moiety which would
constitute him a winner in a double event.
• 17. The following races shall be considered "play
or pay" :—The Derby and Oaks, at Epsom ; the
St. Lfiger, at Doncaster ; the Two Thousand
Guineas ; the One Thousand Guineas ; the Ce-
sarewitch and Carabridgegbire, at Newmarket;