The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence.

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rooms to-day. Speculation, however, was dull, yet not
altogether devoid of importance. 2,000 to 60 was taken
at the
about the Maid of, Derwent, and 1,000 to 30 about St.
Giles, both for the Chester Cup. The publication of the
weights for this event will now be daily expected, and
looked for anxiously by the layers of the odds, who have
for some time been actively engaged in betting upon that
race. Indeed never to our recollection bas so much
money been betted upon a Chester Cup so long before
the day of its being decided as there has been upon that
of the present year. Many large books have been
opened upon it, and although we have from the coin
mencemenf refrained from quoting horses whose lowest
prices have been 100 to 1, their name is Legion. We
may here remark that several horses have been sup-
ported at much less odds, and are unmistakeably what
are termed in racing phraseology " great pots."
Amongst them will be found the names of the following:
St, Giles, Comedian, Tasmania, Maid of Der went,
Apathy, Melissa, Centurion, Claret, Mincepie, Leaming-
ton, Magnifier, Sprig of Shillelagh, and Alice Went-
worth. For the Liverpool Steeplechase Minos received
a little support at 20 to 1 ;, 4 to 1 was offered on the
field for the Two Thousand Guineas, and 6 to 1 bar
Loyola ; 20 to 1 would have been taken about Tourna-
ment for the Derby.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
20 to 1 agst Minos (t. and w.)
20 to 1 agst Escape (offered)
Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
4to 1 agst Loyola (offered)
6to 1 agbt Vidette (offered)
CHESTER CUP.
33 to 1 agst St. Giles (taken)
33 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent (taken)
• 33 to 1 agst Comelian (offered)
33 to 1 agst Tasmania (offered)
DERBY.
100 to 6 agst Tournament (take 20 to 1)

PEDESTRIANISM.

MATCH BETWEEN JOHN HOTINE AND PHILIP COX
FORD (OF KINGSLAND.)—The match between these
pedestrians, for a walk of seven miles, took place, in
pursuance of articles, on Tuesdr.y, on Mr. Sadler 's; en-
closed ground, Garrett-lane, Wandsworth ; but did not,
we are sorry to state, end in a manner at all satisfactory
to those who are the patrons of the sort. Coxford, it
will be borne in mind, first came into public notice in
a match of four miles, with the smart pedestrian,
Young Jenns, when the eaoy style in which he won
this event, walking, with the start allowed, completely
away from his opponent, filled his friends with high
expectations as to his future performances ; though we
much question whether his admirers have noz, committed
the error of ranking the ability of their man at too high
a standard. Report spoke of him with a confidence
that was calculated to awaken interest. He had while
training accomplished some "trials" in what was con-
sidered extraordinary time ; and certainly it was thought
that the " wise men of the East," whose luck, on the
whole, has been sadly out of late, were about to bring
out a phenomenon. These expectations were not, how-
ever, to be realised, for enough was witnessed to convince
any one present who was able to judge of such matters
that Coxford is never destined to stand forth as a rival
to some first-rate men we could mention. Hotine, who
was selec;;ed to compete with the King-land champion,
is well known, having contended with varying success
in many matches of importance; but, on the whole, has
not won the reputation of being a fair heel-and-toe
walker. The betting on the result was heavy, Coxford
finally becoming the favourite, at 6 to 4, these odds being
readily taken.
The pedestrians came on the ground shortly after three
o'clock, when the umpires and referee having been ap-
pointed,
.they at once took up their positions. The
signal being given, they went off at a most extraordinary
pace, the lead being just a trifle in favour of Coxford,
who, by the bye, is a much smaller man than his oppo-
nent.. Coxford in commencing the match did tie a
perfect trot, and this example was followei by Hotine,
and then without anything in the shape of disguise
about the matter, they kept trotting one against the
other, for two laps, when the referee, acting, we believe,
upon the strict letter of articles, at once vacated office,
and thus put a stop to the proceedings, before even the
first mile ol- the distance bad been accomplished. Some
doubted the power of the referee to rightfully vacate
office before calling upon the competitors to turn, which
is the usual course taken in such cases. All bets made
on the ground were returned ; and unless the pedestrians
agree to walk again on some future day, they must each
receive back their portion of the stakes. Thus, for the
present, terminated the much-talked-of-match between
these men.