The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

PORTING NOTES.

The racing of last week presented a remarkable
contrast to several of the fmx.:tings that have taken
place. for the last two months. At Wolverhampton
Lord Stamford won a couple of races with Chibisa
and Brick, but as neither bit anything possessing
more than common plating form, their success hardly
compensated him for the sorry figure Archimedes
cut in the Cleveland Cup, iii running for which he
showed even more
.viciousness than at Goodwood,
where his gyrations caused a rupture between his

lordship and his jockey, and for which some anzende
is surely now due to the latter. In the Stamford
Biennial four dark horses ran—the colt by Tourna-
ment out of Gertrude, the colt by Leamington out
of Catherine Parr, Miss Elizabeth, by Lord Albe-
marle out of Chow, and Delilah, by Thormanby out
of Durbar. The two former are very good-looking,,
particularly the Tournament colt, and Miss Eliza-
beth is also a nice-racing-like filly, but DeMali does
no credit to either her sire or dam. All were
cleverly beaten by Opoponax, who, not being a
quick starter, was very nearly shut out, and but for
the resolute riding of Cannon would hardly have
pulled through. Miss Elizabeth pro ved second best, but
will not beat the Tournament colt again when he is
fitter. In the Staffordshire Nursery Challenge re-
quited his owner for his disappointment at Lewes,
but his form in very moderate indeed. The Enville
filly, by Voltigeur out of Blondelle, was heavily
backed by Lord Stamford, but she cut up badly,
never looking formidable at any part of the race.
The Wolverhampton Stakes brought out a wretched
party, of whom Dulcimer, although she looked as
thin as a rake, was made the favourite, but though
she ran forward for a mile and a half, when it came
to racing she had no chance with Retrousse, whom.
T. Cliff brought to the post in such splendid condi-
tion that he hardly turned a hair on his return to
the enclosure. The good-looking Lysander ran for
the first time, but as the " dicky" state of his legs
prevented his trainer bringing him to the post in
condition, he was nowhere in the race, and it is
very unlikely his ever being brought out to run
again. For the Chillington Stakes the party opposed
to Lady Hester was so very moderate that she won
in the commonest of canters ; but the partisans of
the Danebury stable got a rather heavy knock by the
defeat of Ischia for the Three Year Old Stamford Bien-
nial, which was effected by Retrousse. At Egham and
Oxford plating almost in its commonest form was
the order of the day, and both the Runnymede and
Port Meadow were fairly desecrated by the number
of rips brought out to run. The principal two year
old races at both meetings, the King John Stakes
and the Prince of 'Wales's Stakes, resulted in the
success of the Knight of the Garter and Moonbeam.
The two principal handicaps, the Surrey and Mid-
dlesex Stakes and the Oxfordshire Stakes, were won
by rank outsiders, Mischief and Edgbaston, neither
of whom ever previously won. Respecting the for-
mer, who is a " cast off" from Lord Stanford's
stable, ft rather curious incident occurred. His lord-
ship, who purchased both her and Isabella from the
same party when two years old, was led to believe
that Mischief was by Gunboat out of Lady Emily,
which in reality was the breeding of Isabella, Mis-
chief being by Knight of Kars out of Donna, by
Hetman Platoff, a mistake which was, however, rec-
tified, as far back as the Shrewsbury Meeting last
year. This filly is bred to stay, as is Edgbaston
also, he having plenty of Waxy blood in his veins,
being by Gunboat,"his dam by Heron out of Ardelia,
who was by Emilius out of Loo, by Waxy. The
victory achieved by Edgbaston is, however, nothing
to boast about, as he received 151 b. from Retrousse,
who could not have been very fresh after his exer-
tions on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wolverhamp-
ton.

The betting on the St. Leger is now looked for-
ward to with great interest, and those who wish to
invest had better wait and watch the market opera-
tions on the best of John Scott's lot. If Westwick
pulls off the Ebor Handicap he may repeat the War-
lock coup by pulling off the St. Leger as well.
The York Meeting commences to-morrow, and
might introduce another favourite for the St. Leger,
as was the case with The Miner in beating Blair
Athol; but Mr. Jackson found to his cost that his
overthrow by a common plater did not in the least
affect his position in the betting ; in fact, he became
a better favourite, to the chagrin of those who
thought to make capital out of it. The principal
race of the meeting is the Ebor Handicap. After
the running of WESTWICK with Honesty last week
it is no use looking further for the winner; Gomera
and Scamander are likely to supply the second and
third places. The York Cup is a certainty for The
Duke, if he starts.
The winners at llastings, Dover, Plymouth, and
West Drayton will be arranged when the owners
get enough of money on ; and those who wish to
speculate had better follow the money and not the

torso.

Those who wish to speculate on next year's Derby
might do worse than put a trifle on Taraban, the
best-looking colt in John Scott's stable.
A FRESH MAN.

RACING FIXTL
AUG

JIBES FOR 1866.
UST.

Hastings 2l
York August 2l
Dover r 2P
Plymouth
Lichfield
SEPT.
• - -

Tunbridge 2B
Yarmouth
Derby Summer 29
Weymouth 29

Warwick September 4
,- .

IMBER.
Monmouth
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket Ist October 25
Walsall
Lanark 2B

Leicester - 6
Doncaster
Brecon l7
Canterbury lB
Richmond

OCT

Northampton • 2
Lothians' Racing Club 3
Ryl. Cal. limit and Kolso 3
Ledford 4

Novi

Lincoln
Liverpool
IRISH BACIATI
SEPTE:

IhElt
Newmarket 2(1 October...
18
Hereford
Newmarket Houghton ... 22

!LUBER.
1 Shrewsbury
1 Leamington Hunt 1;)
'G FIXTURES.
;AMER. . _

Curragli ......................00T08ER.................................... 4,5, 6

Carragh ...................................................... 16, 17 18
FRENCH RACING FIXTURES.
AUGUST.

Cherbourg .................. 19 Tarbes
Lo Mans ..................... 19 Blois l9, 22
Lson ..................... 19, '2O Baden-Baden ........... 2..0.: 2381.
,
SEPTEMBER - '

Iladon-&don 3, 5, 7
Chantilly

Paris (Autumn) ...... 23, 30

HEALTH OF M. T. BASS, ESQ., M.P.—We are
glad to learn that a considerable improvement has taken
place in the health of Mr. Bass, and hopes are entertained
that ha will soon be enabled to return from Scotland.—
Licensed Victuallers' Guardian.
At a fishmonger's in Cheapside, in addition to
the Tay salmon, weighing 521 b., mentioned in Friday's
papers, there was exhibited on Saturday a giant sturgeon,
of 4001 b. weight, and over 10ft. long. it was caught off
Itanisgate.

THE GREAT GIVENDALE RAM LETTINGS.—The
Yorkshire lettings of Leicestors may be deemed closed by
the annual gathering at Great Givendale, near Pockling-
ton, on Friday, when Mr. Singleton let by auction 50 Lei•
coster rams, every one of which Messrs. Boulton disposed
of. Tho weather was broken and bad, but a very large
company, of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire farmers chiefly
assembled, many of the chief sheep brooders on both sides
the Humber taking rams. There never was a display of
better sheep in Givendalo than were exhibited this year,
and from the value of sheep to the farmer over all other
stock at this period, prices were considerably enhanced.
The letting was the best Mr. Singleton has held for a very
long period. Tho 25 shearlings averaged 10 guineas each,
some reaching as high as 22 guineas, where blood and
quality were combined. The two-shear and aged sheep
reached in some cases over £l7, the average of the whole
30 being £8 14s. A day or two previously the Leconfiold
(Mr. H. Fisher's) letting was held, and this was also excel
lent, as regards sheep, prices, and attendance. Tho sheep
realised an average of 10 guineas, one making £33 and
another .£2l fer tho.Newbald flock.