The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-11 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The prOgrantaine for Lincoln presents a very flattering
appearance. Besides the £5OO of public money there are
the steeplechase and handicap, each being worth about
£3OO.
The Trial Stakes, one mile, has an entry of sixteen, and
illeveral first-class horses are in the list, the penalties and
allowances making almost a handicap of the affair, for the
following are the weights to be carried :
Yrs st lb Yrs at
lb
Amsterdam 6 10 6 Dartmoor .. 3 6 13
First Lord.. .. 49 6 Colt by Hospodar.. 36 13
Guilder .. .. 48 3 Rookawn .. 36 13
ingestre .. 4 8 3 Aurelian 3 6 13
Eheu .. 4 8 0 Sawcutter .. 3 6 13
The Lawyer 3 713 Colt by Rataplan 3 613
Isthmian .. 3 7 3 Conundrum 3 6 13
Eildonan 3 6 13 Keepsake .. 3 6 10
Amsterdam has proved hiujsetf a Jaw, °ugh good horse
over a mile, but I think he will find the weight too much ;
First Lord is a good horse over his own distance, and when
running a dead heat with Weatherbound at last Liverpool
Autumn, receiving 21b, he showed that a mile and a quarter
was just enough for him ; The Lawyer, if he is pulled
out, can scarcely lose, if he has the slightest chance for the
Chester Cup. The only others with any chance are Kul-
doaan and Isthmian ; and, in the absence of The Lawyer,
they shall represent me.
The City Handicap, one mile and a quarter, has 30
entries, and 16 of them are also in the Lincolnshire Handi-
cap ; consequently, as the winner would incur a 101 b
penalty for the latter, no doubt many will be reserved for
the great event; but should Vixen, First Lord, and North
Lancashire run, I have no doubt the winner will be found
amongst them. I give the decided preference to Vixen.
For the Grand Steeplechase, about four miles, there are
20 acceptances, and Old Ben Roe heads the list with list
51b, but he may be kept for the Liverpool race ; and Jeru-
salem, list, represents the heavy weights, if allowed the
preference over his companions, The Puddler, 9st 101 b,
Marmion, 9st 61b, and Bannockburn, Bst 91b. The French
stable is sure to be ably represented by Jean du Quesne,
lOst 41b, 'or - The Colonel, 10st. Green's stable will be
represented by either The Tattler or Cockatoo. The French
horses are very forward in the preparation, and whichever
they send should furnish the winner.
The nominations for the Lincolnshire handicap reach
the goodly number of 52, notwithstanding which there has
been little or no speculation, and so few names have been
mentioned in connection with it, that it is quite out of the
question my more than pointing out the horses I consider
best t, in." It would appear that four only have as yet
paid forfeit, Lustre, Confidence, Beethoven, and Bab at the
Bowster ; but as the northern trained horses are almost
all very backward, I shall expect the scratchings ere the
day to be far in excess of a moiety of the whole. Though
the mile is within the compass of the three year olds, the
race has only fallen to two of that age in the six years it
has been run, and I very much doubt if any better success
will attend the dozen engaged on the present occasion.
. Amsterdam, 5 yrs, Bst 31b : Master Bagot, aged, Sst 81b ;
nor Misty Morn, 6 yrs, Bst 81b—cm complain of their
imposts, and Master Bagot must hold a great many safe.
I can see nothing able to beat him down to-Forager, 4
yrs, 7st 91b, who preyed himself a good horse at York last
August; and the next to him on the list is also dangerous,
Eskdale, 5 yrs, 7st 71b, having run pretty well up with
Gallus and Gaspard at even weights in the mile and a
quarter Craven Stakes at Epsom Summer. Then comes
Donner rind Blitz, 4 yrs, 7st 71b, who not only made
Sabreur gallop at York, but won a mile race at Doncaster
very easily, by which he should hold Spicebox, 4 yrs, 7st,
41b, safe, as the latter, giving him 11b, was ";nowhere" in
the contest referred to. Golden Pippin, 4 yrs, 754 21b, will
be a good thing when wanted, but from the operations in
the market for the last two or three days it would seem
that the stable has been forestalled. However, if the
mare comes all right to the post, and backed in , earnest by
her party, I will stand her alone. The others which take
my fancy are Jenny Longlegs, Spicebox, and Isthmian.
In the absence of Golden Pippin I shall pin my faith to
Jenny Longlegs.

Touching the Derby. From all the accounts I have of
the favourite for the blue ribbon, his backers have more
reason to be confident than ever. The horse has wintered
well, and it now seems only a question of health for Mr.
Merry to carry off the Derby two years in succession. The
only formidable antagonist that Dundee has got to fear is
Dictator, and I would advise him to be backed for a situation.
Bombardier, who has lately been nibbled at on account of
a wonderful performance with The Lawyer at the Curragh
September Meeting,
has no great performances to recom-
mend him for Derby honours. On the above occasion
(carrying 51b extra) he was beaten in a canter by two
lengths. He won the Anglesey Stakes, beating 15 others)
but later in the season, at the Curragh October meeting,
lie only managed to secure the Eglinton Stakes by a head
from such a performer as Ballyedmond. His only
other performance was a walk over for the Sligo Stakes.
With the above moderate recommendations I think he
ought only to be allowed to remain in the betting till his
namesake leaves Gaeta, which is expected to take place in
a day or two. Far the Two Thousand Ido not think an
investment on Russley would be thrown away.
With regard to the Chester Cup,thine horsesonth the that Iselected as forming a lot that were "well
after-
noon that the weights appeared, viz , Chere Amie, Man-at-
Arms, Wallace, Schism, Wild Rose, and nano
anti
the
are
almost the only ones that take a prominent part in
betting.

A FRESHMAN

FIRE AT PIMLICO.—On Saturday afternoon a
fire broke out in the orphanage belonging to the church of
St. llarnabas, Pimlico. The fire originated in the kitchens
used as a laundry. The whole of the inmates, however,
eftected their escape without injury. The flames were not
extinguished until the laundry was completely burned out.