The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

SPORTING NO "ES.

There are four fixtures during the present week, the
most, attractive of which will, of course, be the great
gathering on the linavesmire at York. The first meeting
of the week, however, will be held at West Drayton on
Monday and Tuesday. In the Ladies' Plato TINA is nicely
weighted, and is my selection. QUIRINA should be about
winning the Colne Handicap. Concerning the Handicap
Hurdle race and the Open Hunters' Stakes I cannot say
anything. On Tuesday ENDSLEIGH ought to have no diffi-
culty in running away from his compatitors in the West
Drayton Handicap, and WILD BEE looks well in the Ivor
Plate.

The Hastings races require very little notice from me.
WATCHBOX will win the Welter Cup if he runs. The
TWO year-OldS takes has HEATHER BELL and BOUQUETIE:RE
engaged, but as the former is penalised 71b, I give the
latter, who only carries 31b extra, the preference ; and in
the Hastings Handicap Plate RoPVINE will most likely give
a good account of herself. On Wednesday I should think
PENINSULA will beat all corners for the Nursery Plate, and
the, East 'Sussex Handicap reads like " a moral " for VAM-
PIRE.

The great attraction of the week will be at York, where
the August Meeting is looked upoit as a half - way
house might be, and induces our Scotch and Irish
neighbours to fraternise with us in that charm-
ing city, and also enables them to glean the latest
fnformation and the latest state of the odds anent
he St. Leger. Whilst alluding to this great race, which is
only distant from us some three weeks, it is almost super-
fluous to mention to many of your readers who daily watch
the market how firm the Hermit continues to be, as little
as 2 to 1 contenting his backers. Vauban, on the other
hand, is not so good a favourite, 3 to 1 being currently
offered against him. Taraban's defeat of Tynodale at
Stockton is evidently the cause of his going back in the
betting, and in so far as the Duke's horse not having beaten
the latter easily for the Goodwood Cup, I am decidedly
one of his detractors. It has been asserted that the son
of Muscovite has always beaten Mr. Bowes's gelding out
of sight whenever they have met. Admitting this to be the
case, the infirmity of Taraban's temper is notorious, and
it is ridiculous to draw a line from his previous form.
Presuming TYNEDALE was in form, and odds of 5 to 2 on
him look very like it, a repetition of this performance on
the 11th September will certainly compel the Good-
wood Cup winner to gallop faster than he did then.
I have always had the highest opinion of Mr. Bowes's
animal since 1 inspected him as a two year old, and if he
does not yet make those parties who so persistently run
him down look very foolish I shall be very much sur-
prised. Marksman, it appears, is not doing sufficient
work to satisfy the touts, but it is a curious fact that in
the face of this he has been backed for immense sums of
money by those persons who are likely to be better in-
formed on the subject. Lord Clifden and St. Albans were
knocked about in the same manner, and so has Achieve-
ment this year, and in face of the market I will stand
ACHIEVEMENT or MARKSMAN to win the St. Leger.

The first day's racing includes the Old Three Year Old
Stakes, tho entries for which are a wretched lot, and the
best I anticipate will bo Mr. Merry's representative, pro-
bably MAYFLOWER. Although both Lord Stamford's re-
presentatives have incurred a 31b penalty for the Bramhain
Park Stakes, whichever his lordship chooses to start will
wia. Of the 54 nominations to the Convivial Stakes,
TREGEAGLE'S form is decidedly the best, but ho will find a
dangerous opponent in the animal which does battle for
the Lord of Ashton-under-Lyne, and IDALIA appears to me
the most likely to bo his lordship's selected champion.
The Eleventh North of England Stakes, notwithstanding
it has 62 subscribers, will produce a small field now that
it is understood VAUBAN is to represent the Duke of
Beaufort for this valuable stake, as there aro only three
or four, in the absence of the Derby winner, who
can possibly make him gallop, and of these Taraban,
Romping Girl, and Feodor are the most dangerous. Let
up hope on this occasion Taraban will run straight, and
in that case I shall fully oxpect to see him prove a
very troublesome customer to the. St. Leger crack.
Romping Girl is also likely to run for the fielders,
and as the penalty of 51b, which Vauban has to carry for
winning the Two Thousand Guineas, will tell a tale over
this distance of ground (two miles), my recommendation is
to take the odds, which will doubtless bo laid on him. In-
deed, if TARABAN is in the humour to try, I feel persuaded
ho will not only win this race, but be a good favourite for
the great event at Doncaster. Tho Yorkshire Oaks reads
a really "good thing" for Romping Girl. Whichever Mr.
Merry sends should win the Black Duck Stakes. BERTIE
will win the Burgundy Stakes, and lIERALD the Juvenile
Stakes. I think the Chesterfield Handicap Plate will go
to one of Joseph DaWson's Iot—FRIDAY, Knight Errant,
or Miss Harriette, and I have a great fancy for the first
named of the three.

The Filly Sapling Stakes, run on Thursday,'should be
credited to Mr. Naylor by the aid of LADY HIGHTHORN.
The Twelfth North of England Biennial Stakes will, I
suppose, bring let Europa, Lady llighthorn, and Vale
Royal, who will be opposed by the dark Viscount and the
colt by Orlando from Bouquet (Brother to Bombastes). It
will take a " clinker" to beat EUROPA, but bring under a
strong impression that the two last named have a distin-
guished career before them, I shall not be surprised to see
ono of thorn successful, and if symmetry and good looks
are passports to the winning post, that one should be
VISCOUNT, who is about the best made two-yr-old in the
country. The Ebor St. Leger will be won by TREMBLE,
in the absence of Blinkhoolie, who, having paid for-
feit for so many engagements lately, will not be likely
to run for this small stake. If BROTHER TO
BosiBASTES should be !nought out for the Prince of Wales's
Stakes, I should prefer his chance to that of Philosopher,
or whichever Lord Stamford runs. lIELYELLYN will
have no difficulty in beating his two opponents in the
Glasgow Stakes; and PHILOSOPHER has only TIMARU to
beat for the Rawcliffe Stakes. There aro 21 acceptances
for the Great Ebor Handicap, not one of which, strange to
say, represents the Whitewall stable, who furnished the
winner in 1854, 1855, and 1856, with Grand Inquisitor,
Vandal, and Warlock, in 1860 with Pa; and last year with
Westwick, but tempera rreutantur. John Day has four
engaged, and if Seville, 3 yrs, with 6st on his back, wore
to come to the post in her last year's form she could not
be beat. Dalby Ido not fancy at any price. Beeswing is
bound to beat Challenge from the Egham running, as Mr.
Porter's horse only just won, and has to meet her here on
71b. worse terms, which will make all the difference ; in-
deed, her chance looks a very flattering one on paper, pro-
vided, of course, Squire Heathcote is satisfied with the
market price. Bradamante has been turned loose in those
'races she has won this year, and I think this journey will
not be able to win with her weight in this company. Ack-
worth, Retrousse, Sealskin, and Lady Vane have no attrac-
tion for me. Treasure Trove I consider is the most
favourably weighted of the lot, and certain to run in the
first three. The easy style in which he won the Metropo-
litan Stakes last year is a satisfactory proof of his unde-
niable staying powers, and his winning the Corporation
Plate at Stockton on Friday shows ho has lost
none of the fine speed which he displayed in beating a
largo field for the Lincoln Handicap. At Stockton
he
gave two three year olds, who ran second and third to
him, 2st 71b and 2st 91b respectively, which deducted from
his weight now (7st 51b) would be putting them in at 4st
121 b and 4st 101 b respectively. Challenge is too unhealthy
in the betting for mo to recommend; apart from that, how-
ever, Ido not think he can wiu. The Peer is more likely
to run for The Cesarewitch. Goodwood (late Amanda
colt) is a first-class stayer, a great advantage over this dis
tanco of ground; and from his previous form it requires
no prophet to name him as a certain place investment, if
not the absolute winner; but much as I respect the York,
I
of Goodwood and Mandrake on the dead flat at
shall trust to

DALBY and BEESWING,
a brace of Chester Cup winners, who are suro to act well
over Knavesmire. Goodwood is M too short a price
for a place investment, and nay choice, therefore, is 31AN-
DRAKE for a situation. The Fairfield Stakes, inor the ab-
sence of Lady Elizabeth, will be won by
Use As ORION,
and I prefer them as named.
The Colt Sapling Stakeg, run on tha 159 t
G day of tho
meeting, is a certainty for INNERDALE. The Great
on VA. York-
shire Stakes does not entail any penalty CBAN,
who should therefore have no difficulty in winning.
RUSSIAN BEAR is fit just now, and will be a dangerous
antagonist for the Gimcrack Stakes. There aro sixty
youngsters handicapped for the Nursery Handicap Plate,
of which MIRACLE and Dlagnam STAR take my fancy
most. The latter will win tho Asko Produce Stakes.
T hero is no necessity to look farther than 310uLsEY for
the winner of the York Cup.
A FRESH MAN.

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