The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-18 00:00:00

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Stakes, was a walk over, by Avalanche; First Lord
was on the ground, but he divided the 'forfeits with her.
In the Aintree Plate, they laid odds on Hartley Wintney,
both in London and on the spot. He, however, tired in the
heavy ground, and Tyrant defeated him easily. The event
of the day, the Liverpool Spring Cup, brought out thirteen
runners, and., Call* was chosen for favouritism, and was
backed rather extensively at 3to 1.. forth Lancashire,
Feodorowna, Tire Prophet, and Desmond were also backed
rather spiritedly. There were many false starts prior to
the race, but, when they did get off; Calpe, my selected, won
easily enough. The reason she was not hacked until the
day was that last week she received a severe kick ; she was,
however, none the worse for it at Liverpool. The W 3 nn-
stay Cup—a claret jug—was one easily enough by Medora.
The Tyro Stakeabreught out two good lOoking youngsters
in Neptunus and Bonnibelle, who will be heard of hereafter.
The Handicap Plate, which Wound up the proceedings of
the day, was won easily by Lady Derby, the second favour-
ite, at 5 to 2 ; Queen Bee, who was third, being_ the fa-
vourite at 2 to 1.
On Wednesday the weather cleared up, and a brilliant
sun having dispelled the' mists which usually hang over
Aintree, the course and adjacent country never looked to so
great an advantage, a happy change for the myriads assem-
bled to witness the Grand Steeple Chase, who for the nonce
were permitted, thanks to the clearness of the atmosphere, •
an uninterrupted view of the entire line. For the All Aged-
Selling Stakes, all the six entered put in an appearance.
Billy Banks and Birdlime were the only pair backed, and
the former won all the way. seven 'then came to the post
for the Sefton Handicap. The contest was left to the pair
placed, First Lord and Calk running locked together all
the way up to the stand, where First Lord shook her off,
and won easily by a length, Rosamond coming home third.
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backed for motley If 20 to. 1 could hare been obtained.
ham, quite as,:cdelfaitly as ' ald First Lord,
,htte only bet
Suburban, penalty included ; and he
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and,
the best of the .weights with First Lord, in
addition 'to "which`. Ato home, IA" oft , own 'grotty*.e,
'great aikiantarrto-saclia atraiiiilteeitiwiNtAa;fia one
hour's rest was now granted, in order that the-competitors
might be got ready for the Grand National, the operations
upon which were conducted with much spirit in the interim.
On no previous occasion did so many casualties -occur,
The Irish Emigrant, Master Bagot, Conductor, The Fresh-
man, Cockatoo, and Anatis having at different places come
to grief, a succession of misfortunes that were certainly not
occasioned by the severity of the pace, which appeared to
be very moderate 'throughout. Redwing, Bridegroom,
Xanthus, Old Ben Roe, The Dane, and Jealousy only
were in the race after crossing Beecher's Brook the second
time, but on entering the coarse it was soon apparent that
Jealousy had the race in hand, though her accomplished
steersman was in no hurry to quit his antagonists until over
the last hurdle, when he took her to the fore, and Won by two
lengths from the Dane, who, after blundering several times,
was by the judicious riding of W. White enabled to secure
second honours, and make a considerable inroad on the
place books. The race was a slow one, compared with the
time it was accomplished in 1850 by Abd-el-Kader, who
Carrying just the same weight, ran the distance in 9min
basec ; and in 1851 in 9min 59sec, carrying lOst 41b ; in
1852, by Miss Mowbray, in 9min 581 sec, carrying lOst 41b;
in 1853, by Peter Simple, in 10min 3fsec, carrying lOst
101 b ; and last year by Anatis, in 9min 53sec, carrying 9st

71b, the lightest impost it was ever won with. On this
occasion the time was 10min 14sec, which may be ac-
counted for by the heavy state of the course, as there was
quite as much of it under plough as when Abd• el-limier
first won in 18b0. My anticipations were fully realised on
this event, as in my remarks of last" Monday I predicted
that Jealousy would be heralded the winner of the Grand
National of 1861.

The Shrewsbury meeting was well patronised. The
proceedings commenced with the County Members' Plate,
given for 2-yr-olds, which secured an entry of 13, four only
of which ran. The principal of these was Ballerina the
highly-prized son of Fandango out of Ralpho's dam, bought
by Lord Stamford from Sir Lydston Newman, who won in
a canter.
The Cleveland Handicap was another success for Goding's
stable with Prince Imperial, and in the Corporation Plate
Tyrant had some difficulty in shaking off Lord of the
Manor.

On Friday the proceedings commenced shortly after one
o'clock, with the Attingham Stakes, which was carried off
in clever style by Zingari, who was the favourite at 6 to 4
on her, while in the succeeding two contests the fielders had
no better luck, the selected horses carrying them off in both
instances.

The Warwick Spring meeting commences to-morrow,
and extends over three days. The bill •f fare comprises
steeplechases, flat races, and hurdle races. On the first
day the Trial Stakes is undoubtedly the most attractive, as
it comprises 14 first class horses. The allowances taken by
maidens cause the weights to stand thus :
age st lb age st lb
Amsterdam 6 9 4 Lady Clifden. ..... 3 7 0
Lifeboat 6 9 4 Cynic 3 7 0
Twilight
Thunderbolt 4 8 9 Atherone
The Rap .. ie.... 4 8 9 The Sage
First Lord 4 8 9 Isthmian
Light 5 8 6 Palaiseau
Light has an advantage of 101 b, and Palaiseau 31b., but i
Lady Clifden is in anything like her last year's form she
cannot loose. In' her absence Thunderbolt should not be
overlooked.

The Willoughby Handicap has a very poor acceptance,
and Worcester might turn out the best. The 20 sovs.
Sweepstakes will fall to D'Orsey or Palmella. The Han-
dicap Plate of 50 sovs. has an entry of twenty-three, the
best of which appeal to be Astarte, Bradfield, and Tonio
There are six items set down for decision on the second
day. Out of the forty nominations for the Warwick..
shire Handicap only fifteen have accepted, and no
doubt most of them will go to the post. Mouravidf,
with all his weight, will run well, and I shall couple him
with Calpe and The Alderman to represent me. The

two-year-old race has fourteen fillies and twelve colts en-
gaged, five only of which have appeared in public—Miss
Swift, Ethel, Lass o' Gowrie, the Piccola filly, and Mercia.
I expect a strong muster of the " dark" division at the post,
which may include Egyptian, a filly by Touchstone out of
Area (a Gladiator mare) ; Perambulator, by Filbert, dam
by Cctherstone out of Polydora ; Sugarstick, by Ratan out
of Delilah; Over the Sea, by the Flying Dutchman out of
All's Lost Now; Master Fenton, by Tom King out of
Anne Page ; Lord Durham, by Lambton ; and Peignoir.
by Rataplan out of Trousseau. Lass o' Gowrie and Ethel
are the best of the public performers, and Sugarstick of the
dark division. The Debdale Stakes looks well for Miss
Eleanor, and so does the Welter Handicap for Forager or
Ancient Briton. There are fifty•seven subscribers for the
Grand Annual Steeplechase, and without going through
the performances of the animals engaged, I will merely
state that I have a strong fancy for Anatis, Skylock, and
the selected of the French division.

A FRESH MAN.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

Our rooms were very well attended by the subscribers
to-day, but settling on the past week's events engrossed
more of their attention than anything for the future. The
Warwick meeting we did not hear mentioned. A few bets
were made on The Rap for the Northamptonshire Stakes,
who finished at 100 to 8 (taken) ; and there was a little
speculation on the City and Suburban, for which East
Sheen and First Lord were in about equal demand. There
were frequent offers to take 20 to 1 about Industrious,
but we heard no higher offer than 100 to 6. Tight& and
Prince Imperial were each supported, but as the price (40
to 1 each) will indicate, no great amount was invested on
them. Diophantus and Matador were each inquired after
for the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes, but less than 8 to 1
was refused against the former, while 100 to 7 was taken
several times about the latter.—The doings on the Derby
were confined to a few outsiders, and for the Chester Cup
and we think rather less would have been taken
towards the close. The only other animal in request was
Butterfly, about whom 20 to 1 was taken. 40 to 1 wastn),
1 h(etraeke was an evident desire to get on Chore Arnie at 10 to
offered against Killigrew, but an offer to take 50 to 1 was
not responded to. An even hundred was laid thatTealousr
beat him. Closing prices :

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
100 to 1 agat The Rap (taken)
DERBY.
7 to 2on the field (offered)
25 to 1 agat Knight of the Thiele (taken)
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40 Co 1 agst Bombardier (taken)
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Industrious
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50 to
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Ring of
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66 to 1 agst Bast Stanley (taken)
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25 to 1 agst Benbow (offered)
33 to 1 agat Dover (offered)
33 to 1 agat Chance Shot (taken)
40 to 1 apt Tightfit (taken)
40 to 1 agst Prince Imperial (taken)
THE CHESTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken)
20 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken)
40 to 1 agst Killigrew (off bred, take b 0)
40 to 1 agst First Lord (of fered)
50 to 1 agst Jealousy (talc( m)
66 to 1 agst Chance Shot (*taken)
TWO THOUSAND G E!N BAB.
6 to 4 agst Klarikoff (taken at ad offered)
7to agst Diophantus (off., take Bto 1)
10 to 1 apt Sweet Hawthorn (taken)
10 to 1 agst Russley (offered)
14 to 1 agst Matador (taken)
Nto 1 asst Knil3t f 4; the 2"h letle (offered)