The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-07 00:00:00

SPORTING NO CES.

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and Fifteenth Biennial States, the Bath Handicap and
County Members' Plate,. the Trial Stakes and a Selling
Plato remaining open this (Monday) evening. The
names of
entry of thirty-eight, the list including
Beaufort Cup, two miles and a half course, hthae s a splendid
Train, Ackworth, Blue Riband, The Primate, Wild
Dalby, Breadalbane, The Miner, Christmas Carol, Mail
Agnes, Sydmonton, Friday, Eltham, Eakring, John
Davis, Elland, Nightwatch, Salpinctes, and a .
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Unseen. The best amongst the three-year-olds iS
Blue Riband, but over the tiring course at Bath, the
elder horses are entitled to the preference, and I
most esteem the chances of. Miner and Dalby. For the
Fourteenth Biennial Stakes Robin Hood takes an allow-
ance of 31b, and, consequently, the elected of Danebury—
probably Ceylon—will have a severe task to lower the
colours of Lord Portsmouth's colt, who will be much fitter
than when he ran at Newmarket.
The Sornersetshire Stakes, 2 miles 240 yards course, is
a failure in point of, acceptances, as only twenty horses
have been left in from the sixty-five originally handi-
capped. The Miner, Bst 121 b, occupies the post of
honour, and Whalebone, sst 91b is the "feather" of
the h. andicap. The Miner, Bst 121 b; Pintail, 7st 111 b in-
ciuding. 71b extra; Emlsleigh, 7st,2lb ; Lord Zetland,
ist Miss Robbie, 6st 81b • and Lansdown, 6st 61b up-
standing his heavy
pear to bo the pick of the' horses left in ; and notwith-
weight I shall trust to The Miner, who
has received a thorough preparation, and his most danger-
ous opponent will be found in the trusted of the Duke of
Beaufort's pain—Lord Zetland or Lansdown
The York Spring Meeting will be held on Thursday and
the
Fridald two-miles y. The Great Northern, which will be decided over
o course, is the last of the series of Spring
Handicaps. Regalia, 9st, heads the list.
She is agreat
mare, and is likely to win. Dalby, Bst 1011; (includin 101 b
extra) is bound to run well, and will again defeat Regdca
Bst. Cathedral, Bst 71b, is a great powerful horse, and fa'
he knows the course and has undergone a careful repara-
tion, he will finish in f coat, though the Ashgill stable may
finally find a better representative in Miss llaworth, Est
51b, who is a game, honest filly, and can stay the course.
Moulsey, Bst 71b, should beat Dalby, as ho meets the latter
on 221 b more favourable terms than he did on the Roodoe,
and if none the worse for his Chester performance, I ap-
prehend Lord Bateman's horse or Regalia will be returned
the winner of this race.

Tho other events are of very little importance.

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DY.
BOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.
sto 2 agst The Miner (offered—take 3to 1)
4to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken)
BEAUFORT CUP
2to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
5 to 2 agst The Miner (taken)
4to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
GREAT NORTHERN.
sto 2 agst Regalia (taken)
9 to 2 agst Redcap (taken)
6to 1 agst Cathedral (taken)
7to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
Bto 1 agst Windham (taken)
100 to 8 agst Dolan (taken)
25 to 1 agst Zenobia (taken)
DERBY.
2to 1 agst Lord Lyons (taken)
3 to 1 agst Rustic (taken)
9to 1 agst Radar' (taken)
10 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken and off)
20 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken)
25 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered)
1000 to 20 agst Nottingham (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Strathconan (taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—SATURDAY.
It was soon apparent at the club to-day that great cau-
tion would be observed in dealing with Rustic, whose an-
ticipated Derby " trial', was said to have come off satis-
factorily in the morning. The first blow struck was 300
to 100, taken three times, after which 110 to 40 was booked,
a series of operations which made him almost as good a
favourite as Lord Lyon, about whom 90 to 40 was taken
and offered. Indeed, the Rustic furore arrived at such a
pitch that even money was laid that he starts a better
favourite than Mr. Sutton's horse. 1,000 to 100 was laid
once against Roden, but thesame operator failed to "spot"
another backer at the like odds. There was every dispo-
sition to lay against Vespasian, whose opening price was
18 " ponies" taken and repeated, after which 1,000 to 55
was offered, but, not meeting with a response the layer
"sprung" to 20 to 1, which, in one or two instances, was
booked to small amounts. The Bribery colt, now named
Nottingham, was at first the object of fierce opposition,
25 to 1 having been laid at once to -.£loo, -and for a time it
looked as though the colt would not rally ; but some fresh
arrivals partially restored him by accepting 20 to 1 to
about £75. We aro assured, however, that neither of the
unseated members for the meek borough sent his "special
commissioner" into the market to reinstate the Bribery
colt in public favour. 1,000 to 35 was booked once about
Blue Riband, but the Rustic fever caused him to decline
to 30 to 1. The tone of the market as regards place bet-
ting will be discovered from the quotations subjoined.
Speculation on tho Great Northern Handicap was limited
to one or two animals, Regalia being in great demand at
the finish at anything over 3 to 1, and although at the com-
mencement even money was laid against her being one of
the first three, it was odds on her before the room broke
up. The support awarded to the others had nothing cor-
dial in it, and Aldcroft, who had been backed off the
" lists" outside at 10 to 1 during the morning, wasknocked
out to 33 to 1 offered. Closing prices at 3 p.m.:—

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Regalia (offered—take 7 to 2)
6to 1 agst Redcap (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Cathedral (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst Dalby (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Dolan (taken and (offered)
100 to 6 agst Magnus (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Moulsey (offered)
33 to 1 agst Aldcroft (offered)
500 to 5 agst Salpinctes (offered)
DERBY.
9 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered)
sto 2 agst Rustic (offered—(take 11 to 4)
10 to agst Redan (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Vespasian (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Nottingham (Bribery colt)—(taken)
30 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken)
30 to 1 agst Knight of.the Crescent (taken)
1000 to 35.agst Monarch of the Glen (taken) `
1000 to 12 agst Ceylon (offered)
3000 to 30 agst Loybourne (taken)
5000 to 34 agst Robin Hood (taken)
2000 to 10 agst Corsair (taken)
2000 to 10 agst Knapsack (taken)
500 to 400 on Lord Lyon and Rustic (taken)
50 even on Rustic starting a better favourite than
Lord Lyon (taken)
30jto 20 agst Lord Lyon starting first favourite (t.)
400 to 100 agst Vespasian for a place (offered)
900 to 200 agst Nottingham for a place (offered)
1000 to 25 agst Ceylon, with a start (taken)
4000 to 100 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken)
2000 to 40 agst Mr. Savile's lot (taken)
THE MANCHESTER MARKET.

For the Derby, after the slight demonstrations against
Lord Lyon iu the early part of the week, ho has been de-
cidedly the favourite ; 9 to 4 has been accepted in a few
instance; and 5 to 2 would have been taken to large
amounts if it could have been obtained. Rustic finished
to-day by all the 3s to 1 being taken that could be ob-
tained. Redan is very firm ; 10 to 1 is offered, but the
layers are careful not to exceed that. Vespasian and the
Bribery Colt (now I believe named Nottingham) have
been, during the week, freely backed, 100 to 7 being booked
about each of them. Blue Riband, Monarch of the Glen,
and Knight of the Crescent have each been much inquired
about, and 30 to 1 would have been taken about any of
them, but the general offers of 25 to 1 have been declined.
The Great Northern Handicap seems likely to be a specu-
lative affair from the number of horses which are considered
to have a chance. From the reports of betting from the
south Redcap should be the favourite, but ho is not in
great demand here ; 8 to 1 is the least we have seen booked
and could have been obtained at the close. All the books
that were opened were taken about Regalia” the commis-
sioner wishing to go on, and there seemed plenty of moneyar
for Windham at 7 to 1. Cathedral, Friday,
and
ur.rye Brailsford have eTery appearance of seeing a shorter Harry
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Dalby was vary quiet.
Nothing done on the Bath and Somerset evelits.

CLOSING PRICES.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Regalia (taken free y)
6to 1 agst Windham (taken)
Bto 1 agst Friday (taken)
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10 to 1 agst Dalby (offered)
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9to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken and offered)
3 to 1 agst Rustic (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Redan (offered)
14 to 1 agst Vespasian (offered)
16 to j. agst Nottingham (offered) '
25 to 1 agst Stabber (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (t and off )
25 to 1 agst Blue Riband (offered)
25 to 1 agst Monarch of the Glen (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Westwick (taken)
1-000 to 5 agst Auguste (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (offered)
1000 to 1Q agst Hawthorn (offered)