The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-20 00:00:00

SPORTING 1V 071167:

The success of Tho Wizard last week has brought his
stable companion Ii arikoff more prominently into the
market for the Derby, and it will turn out that his trial
was all right after all. I have always entertained a high
opinion of this horse. From his action and staying powers
he is just the sort of animal to climb the Epsom
hills, and if he does not pay his respects first to the judge
he will be nearer the winning horse than he was in the
Two Thousand. Last Tuesday one large north -country
bookmaker offered 3,500 to 1,000 agst Mr. Merry's horse,
and 600 to 500 that Diophantus beats him "first past the
post." 4to 1 was frequently betted agst Dundee "on the
quiet," and the same odds taken about Lord Stamford's
horse. At first 25 to 1 was offered agst Itettiedrune, whe
was reported to havd done no work since the Two Thou-
sand, but subsequently he was backed for upwarls of X2OO
at 20 to b The horse has been indulged since he ran at
Newmarket, and has had a dose of physic, preparatory to
being removed south to finish his preparation. King of
Kent, about whom as little as 20 to 1 was taken to money
in the course of the week, got a " settler" on Saturday. He
put his shoulder out in the morning, and the news was soon
flashed to London and Manchester, to those anxious to
"get a tanner." However, the real truth was soon "blazed"
in the City on Saturday, when a person who had been
" forestalled" let the murder out by offering " fifty pounds
to a cheroot" against him. The absence of much of the
metropolitan element from York was particularly notice-
able in the Ring, which was large enough, nevertheless,
for the number of backers, -many of whom had an awful
time of it, as almost every favourite got bowled over.
Beyond the reduction to £5O of the Rawcliffe
Company's bonus to the stake named after their stud,
the only noticeable changes in the programme were
in the courses for The Flying Dutchman's Handicap
and Londesborough Cup, the distance for the former being
reduced from a mile and a half to a mile and a quarter, and
for the latter from one mile to the T.Y.C. All things con-
sidered, the sale of the Raweliffe yearlings on Tuesday
morning was far more successful than for many years past,
and but for the niggardliness exhibited in making the at-
tractions of the sale sufficiently publid—whether the fault
of the manager or the auctioneer is immaterial—the share-
holders of the Company would in all probability have had
a far larger dividend to receive. This week being Whit-
suntide, the cheap facilities of travel afforded by the various
railways will enable the pleasure folk of the metropolis to
enjoy a day or two's racing at either Bath, Manchester, or
Harpenden. The former will, doubtless, prove the most
attractive, now that we are on the eve of the great Epsom
event, the speculation on which has lately been subject to
such extraordinary "chops and changes" that every one
who can manage at all is sure to be present at the "knock-
ing out" meeting, to learn the last move regarding the im-
pending drama, which has now so short a time to run. The
bill of fare issued by Mr. E. Reynolds is of an unusually
interesting character, no fewer than ten of the twelve items
to which it extends having already secured excellent entries.
Five horses are engaged in the Trial Stakes, the weights
for which stand thus :—Crater, 4 yrs, 9st llb ; Buccaneer,
4 yrs, Bst 81b; Paul Clifford, 3 yrs, 7st ; Cronstadt, 3 yrs,
6st 111 b ; and Lady Elizabeth, 3 yrs, Est 111 b. Buccaneer,
in the absence of Crater, will prove the most trustworthy.
The runners for the Three Year Old Biennial may com-
prise Cashio, Russley, Camarino, Damascus, Antwerp,
Overstone, Vinegar Hill, Jingling Johnny, Lisbon, and
one of Lord stamford's. I have not included Kildonan
or Big Ben, as they will, in all probability, be reserved for
the Derby. Russley has an allowance of 31bs, and he
ought to credit the stakes to Mr. Merry, his only dangerous
opponent being Damascus, who has greatly improved since
last year.
The Kelston Stakes has ten nominations, and I prefer
the chance of Twilight. In the Two Year Old Biennial
there are forty-two youngsters engaged, but as Balerino
and Tolurno are amongst them, I need not look further for
the winner. In the Bath Handicap, Highflyer has no
penalty for his performance last week at Salisbury, and to
him I leave the race.

The Somersetshire Stakes has an acceptance of forty-one,
comprising no fewer than twenty three-year-olds. Moor-
cock, Schism, Eskdale, Bumble Bee, Plumper, South
Australian, Farmer from Kerry, Russley, Anthem, Ipswich,
the Intimidation colt, and West End have the hest of the
weights. Eskdale, if this is his journey, ought to have no
difficulty in disposing of the moderate lot that will oppose
him; the next in my estimation being Bumble Bee and
the Intimidation colt.

Febrifuge, Patriot, and Discretion shall do duty for me
in the Weston Stakes, and I prefer them in the order

named.

There will be three days' sport at Manchester, but the
majority of the events are scarcely worth noticing. In the
Union Cup, one mile and a quarter, John Osborne's
stable is very threatening with Wildman and Sutton, and
if any beats the former it will be Man-at-Arms. In the
Sapling Stakes I expect to see Zetland perform better than
ho did last week. If doomed to defeat it will be by Ethel.
Mr. Merry has Folkestone and Starlight engaged in the
Manchester Produce Stakes, and whichever represents him
shall do the same for me. Ivanhoff, after his easy victory
at York, should have no difficulty in securing the Trades-
men's Cup.

The Harpenden Meeting takes place on Friday, but as
nearly all the horses engaged belong to two or three stables
they are not worth offering an opinion en by
A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY.
There was :net much business done to-day. For the
Derby, Dundee improving since yesterday, was supported
at 7 to 2, and that, with the exception of King of Kent,
was the only change noticeable in the front division.
Almost any price could have been got against outsiders,
amongst whom we must now place Big Ben and King of
Kent. 1,000 to 10 was laid against the former, and freely
offered against the latter. 1,000 to 10 was offered against
any of Scott's lot bar one. For the Somersetshire Stakes
the only animal that we saw supported
_was Bumble Bee at
6 to 1, although West End and Moorceek had their friends,
but the price wanted could not be obtained ; and very little
more was done on any of the Manchester events.—Closing
prices :

TEM DERBY.
7to 2 agst Dundee (taken)
sto 1 agst Diophantus (offered)
Bto 1 agst Klarikoff (taken)
Bto 1 agst Rouge Dragon (offered)
10 to 1 agst Kildonan (offered, take 11)
13 to 1 agst Dictator (taken)
20 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken)
20 to 1 age* Imam (taken)
50 to 1 agst Royalieu (offered, take 66)
66 to 1 agst Grouse (taken)
100 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken)
100 to 1 agst King of Kent (offered)
100 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (offered)
100 to 1 agst Robin Hood (offered)

SOMERSETSHIRE STASES.
6to 1 agst Bumblee Bee (taken and offered)
Bto 1 agst West End (offered)
10 to 1 agst Moorcock (offered)

UNION CUP.
10 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
10 to 1 agst Flirtation (taken)

TRADESMEN'S CUP.
3to 1 apt Ivanhoff (taken)

HORSES STRUCK OUT_ OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS.

May 16, at 6 p.m.—Ariadne, out of Manchester engage-
ments.

May 17, at 4.40 p.m.—All Mr. Ten Broeck's horses, out
of all handicaps published in the calendar up to this date.
May 17, at 1 p ru.—To the Clerk of the Scales and Judge
at Salisbury, Cronstadt, out of his engagements standing
in Lord Portsmouth's name.

May 18, at 9 aan.—Oxford, out of his Manchester en-
gagements.

The Northumberland Plate has closed with 61 sub-
scribers.

The Ascot Stakes will close to-morrow.
MANCHESTER RACES.—Master Bagot, Jack Spring,
Ripon, Cheesecake, Ariadne, Dover, Waterford, Sparrow
Hawk, Edmund Kean, Pounce, and Wkitewell are struck
out of the Union Cup. Cheesecake, Oxford, Sparrow
Hawk, Ramesis, and Whitewell out of the Trafford Handi-
cap.

TR GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.—There are already 39
subscribers to this race, which closes to-morrow.
The race•horse duty for the year ending April 5, 1862
has been paid on 117 horses.

RES FOR 1861.
,S.

Harpcmion • .. 24
Epsom 2B

Odiham 25
Newcastle 25
Bibury Club. 26
Stockbridge 27
Wiuchester 2B

Nottingham ............ 16
Stamford .............. 18 s
Southampton .. 23
Hartlepool 29
Goodwood ........ 30