The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

HER i'IItiJESTY

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Christian and Princess Louise, drove to the Donside
by Tarland, Monymusk, and Castle Forbes, re-
turning by Kildrummy Castle and BaHater.
Prince Leopold and Princess 13..utrice drove in
the afternoon.

Saturday.
The Queen went out, accompanied by Princess
ionise, and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Prince Leopold drove. to Gairushiel.

The Pr nee and Prii:cess of Waits.
SANDRINGHAM, Sunday.

His Royal highness the Prince of Wales, with
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and
the party staying at the house, went out partridge
shooting yesterday.

To-morrow his royal highness and his royal and
distinguished guests will have another day's shoot-
ing at Sandringham ; and on Tuesday will proceed,
according to present arrangements, by special train
from Wolverton to Dereham, whence they will post
to Costessy Hall, the residence of Lord and Lady
Stafford. Their royal highnesses and suite will re-

turn to Sandringham on Thursday ; and next day
the Prince and Princess of Wales and suite will
depart for Russia, to be present at the wedding of
the Czarewitch and the Princess Dagmar. During
the absence of his royal highness, the Princess of
Wales, Prince Victor, and Prince George and suite
will remain at Sandringham House. It is expected
that shortly after the departure of the Prince of
Wales for Russia, the Qteen of Denmark, Prince
Waldemar, and Princess Thyra will return to Den-
mark to take part in the national rejoicings on the
occasion of the imperial wedding.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY.

LIVERPOOL CUP.
Bto 1 agst Special (taken)
11 to 1 agst Actee (taken)
12 to 1 agst Nu (taken)
12 to 1 agst Miss Harrieto (taken)
12 to 1 aget Caithness (offered)
16 to 1 agst Jollity (taken) .
20 to 1 agst East Lynne (taken)
23 to 1 agst Sa ipinctes (ofterod)
83 to 1 agst Helen (taken) a
40 to 1 agst Ilollyfox (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Clown (taken)
50 to 1 agst Edinburgh (taken)

EPORTING NOTES.

The legitimate racing of the present season terminated
with the past Houghton Meeting held at Newmarket last
week, and the principal habituis of the turf will now retire
to their country houses, where hunting, shooting, and
other more congenial pursuits at this inclement period of
the year await their pleasure ; or to those of a more dissi-
pated taste, the thousand and one attractions of town life
are recommencing, aft3r a period of dullness which has
reigned paramount throughout this mighty Babylon for
many months. Unfortunately, although Newmarket, the
Paradise of racing man, has -lost none of its prestige or
patronage in high quarters, a schism prevails in that body,
on whose unanimity the very fabric of our racing laws
mainly depends, and if a canker is allowed to worm itself
into their councils, to whom are we to look for the preser-
vation of the best interests of the turf ? Of course, I
allude to the one principal topic of conversation which en-
grossed general attention throughout the meeting in con-
nection with the unfavourable system of handicapping
horses which appears to prevail thero, whereby a certain
clique reduce the chances of their horses to a certainty, and
back them in proportion.. Throughout all circles of
society there is the utmost unanimity in favour of the abi-
lity and high honour of Admiral Rous ; but it is reported
in quarters likely to be well infornied, that, as was gene-
rally understood, ho has not the exclusive framing of the
handicaps at head-quarters. A subject like this cannot be
too much ventilated, as it is of paramount importance to
bookmakers, and, indeed, to sporting men of all degrees.
The two principal events of Monday were the handicap
plate over the Cambridgeshire Course, which Jollity won
easily and the Criterion Stakes, wherein my selection,
Taraban, cut up badly, and proved that Achievement
is still the wonder of hor-sex,--as she boat Triponnier au,l
Dragon, second and third, easily by two lengths. Iu the
presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and
a largo portion of the aristocracy the Cambridgeshire
Stakes were decided on Tuesday, in favour of one of the
most straightforward sportsmen of the day—Mr. S. Thel-
lusson—whose filly, Acton, we cleverly, to the great
gratification of all classes, as, though his winnings are
only estimated at £5,000 or £6,000, she was a favourite
with the general public, and in consequence backed for a
good deal of money by them. Thalia, who ran second, is
not a clinker, as she was receiving 111 b from the winner,,
and 221 b from Caithness, who ran third. The latter 's
stable companion, Chepstow, besides breaking away before
the start many times, ran very unkindly in the actual race,
and settled his chance a long way from home by swerving
across the course. Proserpine and Affidavit, who
were backed at 5 to 1 each, turned out impostors ;
indeed the first placed four or five horses were all
that wore left in the race, at least a quarter
of a mile from home. Four races, the total value of which,
including the winners' own stake, was .£270, occupied the.
rest of the afternoon, and show a disposition on the part
of noblembn and gentlemen now-a-days to race for the
value of a cab horse, provided there is plenty of betting.
Tho principal excitement on Wednesday centred in Tho
All-Aged Stakes, in which Friponnier, receiving 261 b from
Lord Lyon, made short work with him, and won in a can-
ter, thus bearing out my opinion that ho is only the bast
of a bad lot of three year olds. Gladiateur was unfortu-
nately an absentee, and there is now no probability of a
match between him and Mr. Sutton's horse, as the former

is announced to make his appearance next season in a dif-
ferent rol6. The two Nurseries on Thursday and Friday
go to prove what a good two year old can do, and the suc-
cess of Mr. Coventry's splendid filly, Viridis, in both in-
stances, must have been a great boon to the gentlemen
wbo stood her on each occasion, almost to a man. I think,
however, if a scrimmage had not occurred in Friday's raco
Hippia would probably have NI on, and of the others it
occurs to mo Nine Elms will be satisfactorily heard of on
some future occasion. Of Saturday's running I can only
allude to the Houghton Handicap, wherein Mr. Ten.
Broeck's recent purchase, Batthyany, late II Re Galantuomo,
won cleverly, and landed him a good stake, at the same

time upsetting the calculations aadintentions of Xi's owner,
who would probably not regret if the handicappers, under
whose notice his horse has come this year, had formed a

NOTES

FROM
TRIUNING DiSTRICTS.

The following appeared in:our •,,Third Editiuc f ,Satur-

ti:ty cvmhig'

NEWMARKET.

The f

was dune, and that nut until late. Of course all exercise
bad to be concluded before the lioughtou Mee. tin.-
was brought on, and. the stewards had set the
items for early, decision. Breadalbano was doin,
first-class, as also wore Knigtt of. the Garter auq
Satyr, who will to Lincoln. The latter is now the prO-
.perty of Sir J. Hawley. A lot of horses go on from here
to Lincoln and Worcester. Friday and Miss Harriette
galloped two miles. Out and Outer went a mileaud a half.
The Rake, Bombastes, Misfortuue, The Hermit, and Julius
did a mile each steadily. Gladiateur is stopped ; he goes
to the stud.