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SPORTING NOTES.

EPSOM.

Really people who are going to the races are
great bores. They pester you with all manner of
questions, until you are quite surprised at the
stupidity or ingenuity that could have suggested
them. Their minds are bent upon discovering what
they term "stable secrets," and they seem firmly
impressed with the idea that the race has been
squared for one horse. Hence it is that I
am bothered by people inquiring " Well, what's
to do it ?" because they fancy that if any one
knows a good thing the Fresh Man must
know it. Poor deluded young people. The Fresh
Man knows nothing more than he has been enabled
to gather by his industry and derive from his
sources of information. Without, therefore, pro-
fessing to see far into a mile-stone, I will place
before the reader the "Notes" which I have been
enabled to collect anent the coming Derby. In
Saturday's edition of The Sun was published the
result of the vaticinatory labours of the Derby pro-
phets—save the mark—and all persons must have
been struck by the touching unanimity which pre-
vailed amongst the scribes of the sporting press. The
favour which has been extended to Promised Land has
been extraordinary, and I give myself credit for no
little temerity in now entering my solemn protest
against the horse, and in expressing my belief that
he will before the start be superseded by Trumpeter.
What has the " Land" accomplished to make him
so formidable ? What are his antecedents ? Last
year he beat North Lincoln, greatly to the surprise
of his party, but he was afterwards easily defeated
by the Baron's horse, who, by the way, has not
this season proved himself to be the " flyer " which
he was dubbed last year. True, Promised Land
carried off the Two Thousand easily enough, but
Cynricus, whom Trumpeter lost at Bath, was
second to him. Now, if a comparison be drawn
between the Land and Trumpeter, the favourite
will be placed in a very disadvantageous position

for even his most through thick-and•thin sup-
porters must acknowledge that, in point of
approved merit, he is greatly inferior to Mr. Hill's
horse.

Of Musjid I entertain very few expectations.
His solitary success last year does not prove him to
be half a good horse, and I believe it is only the
prestige which attaches to Sir Joseph Hawley's
name that keeps him in a respectable position in
the betting. lam informed that on Friday morn-
ing he was tried with Leamington ; certes he was
tried with something, but the betting would in-
dicate that the trial was not so very satisfactory.
The Days will be dangerous enough. In addition
to Trumpeter and Marionette, whose wires are
broken, and who cannot be worked any more, the
Danebury stable has Actaeon in the race. A pre-
judice exists against this horse, because his achieve-
ments have been chiefly over short courses, and
because he has evinced a great turn of speed. It is
argued, therefore, that he cannot stay. His powers
of endurance have not yet been fairly tested, and
from the manner in which his owner has backed
him for a place, we may conclude that Mr. F.
Robinson has very few doubts about the horse's
being enabled to get home. Than Actwon we
know no more dangerous outsider, and John Day
may repeat his achievement of 1854, when Andover
ran first and Hermit third, and obtained the first
and third places with Trumpeter and Actaeon.

In the dubious slang of the ring, John Scott's le,'t
might be put out with the washing. It seems
ragged in the extreme. From a glance which I
had of Gamester, I derived no favourable impres-
sion. The horse seemed to me to be small and
useful for handicaps—nothing more. Phantom is
a queerly-built animal, and I can't have him at any
price, while Schuloff seems as if he bad been bit-
tened for a cattle show. Mr. I'Ansans has a nice

colt in his white-faced, switch-tailed Balnamoon:

When the horse is in motion, however,
one is apt to lose his esteem for

him, for he is at best a dirty goer.
Still Mr. I'Anson is very fond, and calculates with

confidence upon " Bals" getting a place, and is not

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quite certain that he will not repeat the achieve-

went of his half-sister, Blink Bonny -
The one-eyed Glenbuck retairis his position in
the market with much firmness, and they who have
recently seen him at exercise declare that he is
nearly a stone better than he was when he asto-
nished the natives by winning the City and
Suburban Handicap. He appears too small for a
Derby horse, but Is e must not forget what little
Adamas was very nearly accomplishing.
Electric I do not understand, and I am afraid is
likely to occasion his backers a shock the reverse of
pleasant. He has done wonders with TournanKlit
it is said, and so has Newcastle for the matter of
that, but I place very slender faith in -
t7cials. It is
reported that Fordham will ride iiewcastle, and
that he is not altogether s',:tspleased with his
mount. After the horse'
s Handicap performance
I cannot trust
upon NecP'-
-Ade, he will stand a very poor
chance 'of inim, and if Fordham be
Nei`
having his name enrolled amongst the
ri..,?
ers of Derby winners. Highwayman looks well,

goes well, and will be ridden by J. Mann. His

trial with Tunstall Maid entitles him to respect.
His running at Bath and his wretched temper
obtains for him contempt.
Defender is quiet in the market, but sh,mld he
go sound and well to the post he will tread very
closely on the heels of Trumpeter. Enfield is a
roarer, and Gaspard a duffer.

Promised Land and Musjia have no attractions
for me, and I shall therefore place my trust in
TRUMPETER,
GLENBUCK, and ACLEON ;
reserving HIGHWAYMAN for a cockboat.
At this early period in the week, it would be
useless to enter into an elaborate discussion of the
Oaks chances. Mayonaise is such a fine slashing
mare, and possesses such undeniable speed, that she
is entitled to the priority of consideration. Of the
outsiders commend me to Wild Rose.

The minor stakes at Epsom are lost under the
cold shade of the two great coming events, and do
not require notice from A FRESH MAN.

EPSOM ON SUNDAY MORNING.
Through the grey morning mist, which thickened
more and more as we got into the open country.—
past travel-stained tramps and cumbrous vans, and
here and there a dog-cart or a gig, the occupants
of which had evidently been making a night of it
—through gates at which yawning pikemen
appeared in their shirt-sleeves and sans boots—away
we went on our annual excursion to Epsom. The
old characteristics of the road were changed. Only
one hostelry was open ; and, although the landlord
of it declared that lie had been up all night, yet the
bar and counter presented very little signs of busi-
ness. A dirty pack of cards and the fragments of
tobacco pipes were the only, signs of the night of it
which the revellers had made. The blinds of all the
houses in Epsom were down when we arrived there,
and the town seemed asleep. Only an erratic duck,
that had wandered across the street, showed signs
of life. The " King's Head" was closed—at least the
house portion, but stablemen were busy in the yard,
and a large fire in the kitchen showed that the
working of roasting and boiling for the week had
commenced. No inducement was, therefore,
offered for loitering in the town, and soon after six
o'clock we found ourselves on the Downs in the
centre of gipsies, tramps, and touts. The landlord
of the Rubbing House was, we were informed,
blowing up like blazes, and this was the first
piece of information which we received on reach-
ing the Downs. Afterwards we walked over the
course, which glistened with its myriad gems of
dew, and which was soft and elastic to the tread.
Then we wended our way to the Six-mile Hill, and
found ourselves in that peculiar predicament which
is described as being up a tree. Neither to the right
nor to the left, before IN or behind us, could we
make out any distinct object at a hundred paces.
The mist had thickened, and strange and fantastic
shapes loomed through it, and as we approached
them they seemed more distant and distant still.
We wheeled about and turned about like Jim Crow.
'We listened for the sound of hammers to guide us,
but we heard nothing except the mocking of the
cuckoo. 'Alexander Selkirk, Robinson Crusoe, or
the lady who was recently thrown on an uninha-
bited island, could not have felt more hopeless,
deserted, and forlorn than we. At last a pile of
buildings loomed through the driving mist, and we
found ourselves, without knowing how we got there,
frstiwonmoi
rising
tafknrhr front
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the
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within
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landscape, And makg -"in rise hi a showe r of
the ,
and higher in the air, and send ..OWn
her
song.
hen the mist rolled away, strine horses.
were seen approachine:,the course, but theyeonsisted
e -
mostly of home trained platers. Reeves's awl -1,1 1
lish's lot were the first to come under our no'ace, but
as we did not expect a Derby winner to ',loam from
them, we let them pass by unregarded. From our
listless drowsy state, however, NM were soon
aroused by real live Derby horses, al-id galloping
together on the Six-mile Hill. (Ai*. Griffin, Ticket-
of-Leave, Gladiolus, and Napoleon. Ticket.of-
Leave looked coarse and big, and his head and his
tail seemed, as a tout, described them to us, close
together. Napoleon went well enough, and seemed
lighter and better than he was at Newmarket, but,
to our thinking, Gladiolus could do anything with
either of them. Amongst those that were out early
—before the mist had become very dense—were
Sedbury (ridden by William Boyce) and Gaspard.
The latter is a small flashy goer, and is not likely
to cause his owner more grief than occurred to the
man in the burlesque, who cried because a, dog that
was presented to him would cost hiin elghteenpence
a week to keep, At Fr aom, Gaspard will not earn
his hay and oOtli.
J. IVATIU was putting lTighwaynian through his
pekes. The horse wore blinkers, and looked re-
markably well. He galloped with a free sweeping
stride, and, except for the evident roguishness with
which he twisted his head about, he Would have
deservedly attracted unqualified admiration. He
was ridden in blinkers. His trial with Tunstall
Maid, at 71b, ought to have made him run better
at Bath, for very little mistake could have been
made in that trial, seeing that Mann rode the
Highwayman, and Aldcroft The Maid. Should the
horse take it into his head to run on Wednesday,
he may be much nearer the finish than many people
imagine. We were told, on pretty good authority,
that Crafton would not start.
The mysterious Enfield was with Armstrong's
lot on, the race course. Enfield is not likely t-,2
occasion his opponents much uneasiness. vow
of the Epsomites have seen him gallop lately,
and his " box of whistles" is 'sadly out of order.
The secret of Enfield's retrogression in the market
may be traced to the fact of his " making a noise."
Baron Rothschild's lot attracted much attention.
They went a rattling gallop, North Lincoln being
in front at the finish. Brother to Sydney a
great fine horse, but he evidently inheritsF:,meof
his brother's temper.
Whilst we were kicking our her:is about the
moist grass, we were informed the.:
Balnamoon had
just arrived, and that after he :lad taken his small
feed of corn he would con
out. We. tberefore,
with many others, prolosged our stay on the Sixe-
mile Hill, for the purse of seeing him. At about
half-past ten he made his appearance, in company
with Hegira, and a general rush was made to look
at him. He is a dark bay colt, standin€, about
" fifteen two or three", with somewhat drooping
quarters, and a small swish-tail, of the shape of
that of his celebrated half-sister, Blink Bonny. He
has a white face, and his hind legs are white. /1'.4
seems somewhat narrow-quartered, but this $3,:,-iet
disappears on being looked at from 'oehtid. He
sweated on Friday, and was convev'ed to Loudon on
Saturday. He stopped ther, last night, and
reached Epsom, as we have stated, at about nine
o'clock this morning. After taking one gentle
canter, Hegira led him a pretty strong gallop, and
he soon pulled right,
over. He watlis short, and
gallops in a some:(hat puddling; Scratchy manner,
but he tucke':L his hind legs well under him,
so well, kicked, that he, seemed to us to bc-
in dart 9f hitting his fore-feet. So far as
his oar.dition could go, he looked wonder-
fully fit, and Mr. I'Anson, who was with
him, declared tkat he would beat all the northern
horses, and fnat the only south country he had to
fear i, Trumpeter ! We think Balnamoon a nice
ho)_se—nothing more.
At Leatherhead, Glenbuck was out between fire
five and six. He is small, but seemed harder and
more fit than he was when he won the City and
Suburban. He did not appear to us, however,' to
possess sufficient calibre for a Derby horse. John
Scott's horses were on the exercise ground between
eight and nine. All except Prelude, and some two
year olds, took gentle ,canters. Gamester was the
most fancied of the lot, for he looked and went
well. Phantom seemed" three-cornered," and gave
one the idea of a " miler," whilst Schuloff, a great
big horse, appeared to be only half-trained. Heroine
of Lucknew obtained several admirers.
Many horses are expected this evening, but in all
probability the favourites will not arrive until to-
morrow afternoon or Tuesday morning.
Electric and several others were expected in t:iie
course of to-day or to-morrow.
The Findon horses will, it is supposed, wP.alc to
Epsom from Kingston. People were chiefly mnusing
themselves as to who would ride Promisf.p,t Land,
and it seemed to be a moot point whet
7rer Alfred
Day or William Day would be up. Mary persons
went so far as to say that William would have the
mount. The rain, which set in SoOP.. after we left
the town, will produce a most beneficial effect on
the course, and there is every project of a meeting
which will be as remarkable for the excellence of
its sport as for its numeroun attendance.

TATTERSA.LLS'--SA TUEDAY.
'l'llE DERny.
9to 4 agst !Promised Land (offered)
7to 2 agst Musjid (trAke 4to 1)
11 to 2 agot Trumpe'sar (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gamsttz (taken)
22 to 1 agst Glenb,ack (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bahn,moon (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Ne'weastle (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Ndarionette (offered)
40 to 1 agst Defender (offered)
50 to 1 agst Highwayman (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Gaspard
1000 to 10 agst Vulcan (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Cavendish (offered)
1000 to 10 agst Schuloff (offered)
1000 to 5 agst Summersides
1000 to 5 agst King of Algiers
700 to 400 on Promised Land, Musjid, and Trumpeter
mixed (taken)
•
OAKS,
5 to 4 agst Mayonaise (offered)
10 to 1 Alga Suramers'_des (taken)
12 to 1 agst Lady Kingston (taken)
100 to 8 agst Schism
100 to 6 apt Emblem