The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-16 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

ST. JAMES AND ST. GILES.
S. James held his festival on Ascot Heath last wet
and St. Giiea will play high jinks Mousier Nulf
to morrow and Thursday. The quiet enjoyment
the sport at Ascot, with its aristocratic attendance - s
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ladies radiant in gay dre,ses, will afford a striking c°l
tract to the riotous fun and motley assemblage"ia
which
will be displayed at Hampton. The revels on the PlOr—ci
however, will be mainly promoted by the spectatt
themselves, for the programme promises only a scanty
:.apply of sport, and the racing will be almost utterly
devoid of interest. Still, ta your profe,sional betting
man the quality of the racing will matter not, for the
purposes of speculation would be answered by the
pearence in the lisle of Jerusalem ponies.
Five races will be decided on the first day, and six p 0
the second. Tnose events which "closed" yesterday
obtained miserable entries, the Stakes for the Thuredg'ii
or "Grand Day," commanding the largest number of
nominations. Of the three acceptances for the Bdttil
Stand Plate, Fright, notwithstanding his "10 lbe• the
tra," is likely to frighten his two opponents freal,tr,
field. The Hunt Plate may be carried off by Ir=Pir,a,t`ffs
Twelve only are left in the Surrey and Micicue,
Stakes. If any depenciance can be placed on the rtninj:i
for the Ascot Brakes, Alice Wentworth and Ruth ono
to to occupy the foremost places.
The isaie of the Claremont Stakes will be tried be;
tween Polly Peachum and Yeller Gal. The InnkeePert
P ate I am inclined to place to the credit of SPia;
albeit she will be a quarter of a roil, out of her dista,ol
Eithr r Tiewald or Amelia ought t win the irie4°blf
Rate. The Queen's Guineas eeem bittly to be so° s's
Mysterious Jack. The Bushy Plate I shall as-ign
Good Fri lay, and the Rai; way Plate to Woodinote.
• Same of the incidents connected with the Ascot mee,j
ing will be long remembered. Mr. Howard ezpBrieneti
a verification of the old adage about the long lane sful-sto
has no turning, and he has at last got out of vii3(4;6,
one time, appeared 'o him to be a regular cal cleis"tbe
Thrice were his colours successful at Ascot, se' .0
"sweetener" which he has received may induce
him
abandon his determination of retiring from the to
Arsenal defeated Strathnaver for the Queer's'l .a44t;
with an ease which showed that he ought at least
have been much nearer Blink Bonny in the DerbY„tha
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be was, and it also indicated that no "mistake bad
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been made with his - trial. Arsenal will be for
Ale at Goodwood. Mary figured so wretchedly
the work which she has recently undergone bee
evidently " told" upon her. It must be conle';.ere
too, that she met opponents of a d.ffereut
to those that formerly did battle against her. 4.40
Sedbury and Clydesdale Mr. Howard possesses
youngsters of extraordinary merit, and if the lat"e,
be only half as many pounds better than SecibuTil'i
as report states, he is likely to have more than
share of "good things."
People were pleased enough that the Ascot CI
and Huot Cup were carried off by two noblelf,
who arc so deservedly popular on the turfe Stble
wisher is likely to compensate Lord Zetland for
breaking down of Fandango, and Rosa Bonheur,
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der Smith's treatment, is likely to fulfil the pro
io
which she gave when a 2 yr-old. Rogerthorpe,
I selected when he was at a ling price, gavei,bt
early backers "good hedging" only, and he °vie,
have been easily beaten by toe Chevalier d'lndustr'
who was sent solely to make running for him. eb
Perhaps a more successful meeting than that virPoot
was hell last week, was never celebrated on 1'6,0t
Heath, and all persons connected with the manage°3:eir
of the proceedings were justly proud of the result of tu
labours.
rage)
The doing within the "Home Circuit" occupy e°
attention that I had almost forgotten to refer to the r
gramme issued by Mr. Bake, the new C.C. at Drew!°olf
The " banquet" to be served up in that locality "11°30'
consists of ad " meat," whilst that at Hampton sill fee
sist of little more than table cloth. The Golooroeoglevi
has nineteen nominations, of which the most attrac'tii.
seems to be Mr. T. Parr's York. The Newton ilataiou
cap puzzles one to select the winner as little inform(' 00
can be obtained relative to the intended starters• tor
paper steak, Van Dunck and Chow look as trustily°r
as anything.
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For the Makerfield Handicap, Breeze, StOralSal"o3l
Little Cob are worthy attention. It would be 'l%OO
to refer to the racing on the second and third day,
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resuha will depend upon the manner in which the

gage.neot-. are run out to-morrow. A s
June 16. A FRESH 31=3.

TATTE RSA L L'S—NIONDAT. f
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The afternoon was chiefly devoted t..) the windOzdi
of the Ascot accounts, and as is usual on a", g
"settling day" little attention was directed to c°,133.:;%
events: Indeed, not until nearly the hour for CO—
the room was speculation resumed,
Lbonv
Skirini,her was in steady demand for the I`T°;-,,etil
berland Plats-7 to 4'. 6 th'4, and finally, sto *P not
booked about him. Underhand received much buPr

at 5 and 6 to 1. -----
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The advad Le ce of Ignoramus to 7to 2 for the St. list
exercised a depre-sing effect on Blink Bonny aolgoi
whom 3 to 1 to 1001 was laid; 10 to 1 was to
" bar two," and 8 to 1, and afterwards 6to tb.
"a pony" were taken about Skirmisher winning
Northumberland Plate, and Ignoramus the St. Legorio
The following list comprises the only bets W"n
quoting :

NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 4 agst Skirmisher (token)
5 to 1 agst Underhand (taken)
10 to 1 agst Heir of Linne (taken)
15 to 1 agst Prioress filly (taken)
ST. LEGER.
3to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken)
7to agst Ignoramus (taken)
10 to 1 " bar two" (offered)

ARRIVALS AT HAMPTON• Sfeti.
Venture, Fulbeck, Gdzebound, Nereus, Mable,
ing Star colt, and filly by Orlando, out of Valentin
(2 yre.)

The SPORTSMAN'S RACING INDICATOR of Sattlf-
June 20th, will contain probable winners for the et'
castle Races, including the winner of the Nor-011'1e,
land Plate, probablestarters and names of their ri"-00
by the celebrated prophet "Sharpshooter," wh'ivtgcplC
the following winners in previous numbers,:-""-les$
Bonny for Derby and Oaks, Claude Lorraine for
or
Stakes, and Skirmisher for Ascot Gold Cup, and "
od
ral other winners both at Eps,m, Manchester, to
Ascot. Price 2s. 6d. for single meeting, and with
intelligence from Newcastle ss.—Address Mr. Frederd
Osborne, 52, Red Lion-street, Holborn, London ; "o;
all P. 0.0. must be payable at the office, High lielb°r
three months' subscription, it. 10s.