The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-23 00:00:00

SP 0.72 TING 21' 0 TES.

A BATH GUIDE.
The Derby horses are being sorted and the
worthless ones are being rapidly disposed of. At
Bath to-morrow and Wednesday several important
knocking-out movements will be made and a com-
plete change will doubtless be effected in the ranks
of the favourites. The signs of the decline and fall
of many animals were perceptible in the City on
Saturday, when Musjid was unsteady, Marionette
shaky, and Merryman received his quietus. The
"talent" in deed seems going for the Promised Land on
whom he shall see Alfred Day. Some talk has been
made about Actmon, who may yet prove the best
of the Danebury lot. They who trust to the out-
siders have had their hopes materially strengthened
by the demonstrations which have been made in
favour of Ticket-of-Leave and Highwayman, and
have been only slightly discouraged by the omi-
nous reports which have been circulated about
Old Robert. Enfield is regarded by many persons
as the coming horse; albeit, the Epsom folk look
upon his pretensions with suspicion. The recent
rains have exercised a most beneficial effect upon
the course, and they have pcirhaps not a little con-
tributed to turn the direction of the betting.
The programme which has been issued from Bath
is as attractive as a DrAry-lane Opera bill, and it
will command a large assemblage of "professional"
visitors, who will 1-..,e as anxious to watch the
course of speculation on the Derby as they will
be to witness the races. Schism and Binning..
ham ought to figure in the foremost places
for the Lansdov;ne Trial Stakes, but the first men-
tioned has otb er engagements for which she may
be reserve,!,,.. The most important and interesting
race of
Bien 'Aial Stakes, for which Highwayman, Scent,
the meeting will be for the Seventh
S'..r Hercules, Trumpeter, Sheffield, Commodore,
and Cynricus are likely to form the field. Both
Volcano and Merryman are also entered, but the
former is not likely to be brought out, and the
latter has, it is said, met with an accident
which will for some time confine him to his
stable. According to the running in the Craven
Meeting at Newmarket, Trumpter will not sound
a retreat, although Highwayman may cause him
some difficulty in striking the key-note of success.
Lupullus will follow up his recent successes by
winning the Eighth Biennial Stakes. As the
forfeits for the Bath Handicap have not yet been
declared, I must pass it over without further
remark. For the Free Handicap my fancy points
to Felicitas and Duchess of Kingston.
Either Tame Deer or Olympias will, perhaps,
win the County Members' Plate. " The Deer"
will also be bad to beat for the Aristocratic
Handicap.

So litth betting has yet taken place on the
Somersetshire Stakes that it would be absurd to
enter into a long discussion of the chances. The

question respecting the policy of removing the
race to the second day will be settled, and I think
satisfactorily. Birmingham and Sobersides are
certainly weighed well, and one of them will be
about winning. Should Birmingham go for the
" buttons," he will take a deal of beating.
Mr. T. Parr's representative or the Termagant
colt will wiu the Western Stakes.
A FRESH MAN.