The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TILE MANCHESTER MARKET.
There has been very little doing in the market on future
events since my last communication. The Special is not
in such good odour for the Goodwood Stakes, and the same
remark may be applied to Othello. Nu is backed for
money at anything over 10 to 1, and Slender has a good
many friends. Grand Cross has been backed freely at the
odds quoted below for next year's Derby.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
Bto 1 agst The Special (off.)
10 to 1 agst Nu (take 11 to 1)
100 to 8 agst Midia colt (taken)
100 to 8 agst Black Prince (taken)
100 to 8 agst Othello (taken)
100 to 7 agst Camball (taken)
100 to 7 agst Slender (taken)
DERBY, 1867.
1000 to 25 agst Grand Cross (taken)

Mr. B. Land's colt by Promised Land out of Hope has
been named Lightland.
Brown Bread was struck out of the Northumberland
Plate on Tuesday last, at 2.10 p.m.
Honesty was struck out of the Northumberland Plate at
11.15 on the morning of the race.
The subscription to the Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger of
1868 will close on Tuesday, July 10, on or before which
day the horses are to be named.
The monthly pocket edition of Weatherby's Racing
Calendar, containing the races past to the end of June,
will appear on Wednesday next.
Kinglake, 3 yrs, has been added to the list of geldings.
Stilton, 3 yrs, by Idle Boy out of Chow, the winner of
the Woodhay Stakes at Hungerford on Tuesday, was
bought in for 140 gs.
HEALTH Or MR. JACKSON.—WO are requested to con-
tradict the statement which has appeared in several of our
contemporaries to the effect that Mr. Jackson, of Fairfield,
has had a relapse. We have much pleasure in being able
to announce that Mr. Jackson's health has latterly greatly
improved, and he is now in a fair way of becoming speedily
convalescent.— Tha Sportsman.
The chestnut filly by Weatherbit out of Maid of Team
Valley was named Louisa after winning the Trial Stakes
at Newcastle Meeting on Tuesday.
We understand that Waugh took charge of Mr. Merry's
horses at Russley Park on Monday last, and that Mat
Dawson is to train in future for the Duke of Newcastle.
GOODWOOD.—The Stewards' Cup, the Chesterfield Cup
and the Nursery and March Stakes close on July 10.
WESTING HALL STIJD.--ThiS stud of upwards of eighty
thoroughbred blood stock, owned by the late Gon. Anger-
stein, will bo disposed of by Messrs. Tattersall, at Weeting
Hall, Brandon, Norfolk, on Saturday next, July 7.
Messrs. Tattersall will on Monday, July 9, at Albert
Gate, dispose of 12 yearlings, principally by Tho Prime
Minister, Dundee, and Touchwood, the property of Mr. G.
Mather ; and also, on the same day, four owned by Mr. C.
Snowing, two by Caractacus, and ono each by Wild Day-
rell and The Prime Minister.
STOCKBRIDGE RACES, 1867.—The stewards will shortly
advertise for models of cups to bo shown to them at New-
market during the October meetings.
DONCASTER SEPTEMBER IIEETING.—The GreatYockshire
and the Cleveland Handicaps close on the Tuesday after
Newmarket, and the weights will be published on the
Monday after York August Meeting.
Bonanoar, chestnut colt, by Hobble Noble out of The
Belle, has changed hands and name, and will in future be
called Freemason.
THE LONDON SWIMMING CLUB.—The four following
members of the above club contended on Saturday after-
noon in a Mile Race for the cup, presented by Mr. J. Latey
hon. sec. :—W. Adams, C. Powell, G. Caudwell, and F.
Smith. The conditions aro that the holder shall retain
in four suctessive races before it becomes his absolute pro-
perty. They swam from the Dung Wharf to Putney
Aqueduct. Soon alter starting Adams took the lead, and