The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

SPORTING .117 0 TES.

The following appeared in a portion of our impression of
yesterday :

CHESTER, HO I
The turmoil and excitement of a general election cannot
divert attention entirely from the Chester Meeting. The
thoughts of all classes of turfites recur to it, and are re-
lieved by dwelling upon a subject which is dissociated from
war. That the political crisis in which we are involved
will exercise a depressing effect upon the meeting is un-
questionable ; still it will not detract greatly from the vast
interest which the sport will excite. The minor events I
shall not now touch upon, because the Cup
alone is the curiosity of racing men. The range
of speculation on this, the Derby of handicaps, has
been somewhat limited, but the betting has received a fillip
within the past fortnight, and the bookmakers are likely to
be relieved from their dread of not being able to get money.
No mistake has been made about the demonstration in
favour of Leamington. From the very day on which he
was backed in earnest in the market, up to the present
time, " his upward tendency" has been steady and percep-
tible. If, too, my information be correct, his partisans have
received assuring proofs that their confidence is not mis-
placed, and we firmly believe that they have greater
reason to be sanguine of Leamington's success now than
they had in 1857. The horse ,has undergone a strong pre-
paration, and never did so well since he was foaled as he has
done throughout the past winter. Polestar is an animal of
the Leamington stamp—that is to say, she belongs to the
first-class, and has a second-class weight. Since she
came into the possession of Mr. Snowing, however, she has
inflicted on him a series of disappointments, and since
she was three yoars old she has scarcely run up to that
form which the public fancied belonged to her. lam in-
formed by persons who are, or ought to be, well acquainted
with the management of the mare, that she has k toad her
preparation well, and that want of merit and not want of
health alone will account for her defeat, if she sustains one.
The Royal Sovereign party have, it must be confessed, the
best trial horses in England, and they ought not to make
a mistake in estimating the Royal Sovereign's chance.
Still the horse has yet shown very little merit, and if he be
as good as it is asserted, his owner must have kept him with
much patience. Pensioner is not, surely, class enough,
albeit he has been backed heavily by his party, not only to
win, but for a place. The Brewer will take the flat better
than the jumping. game, and is sure to run forward. His
owner, however, is not very sanguine of his success, and I
am induced to hare his want of confidence. Underhand
will run forward. Not only is he well suited to the course,
but he has frequently shown high racing merit. If the bet-
ting afford any criterion, Rara Avis is the best of William
Day's lot. I should, however, be more inclined to
trust Bevis, if I could calculate upon a stand with him.
Of the American lot I entertain no expectations. Mr.
Saxon has, I am convinced, a formidable animal in Defender,
who, I expect, will be yet made a very warm favourite.
This horse's performance at Newmarket must not be sneered
at, and the question—what price would either Merryman
or Rainbow. be at if weighted at 4st 71b ? places the horse's
pretensions in a clear light. It is said, however, that the
Ancient Briton alone will carry Mr. Saxon's colours on
Wednesday, and, despite this horse's bad temper, I shall be
disinclined to number myself amongst his opponents, if he
be the trusted representative of the "confederates." Still my
fancy leads towards Defender, who is unquestionably the most
dangerous of the three-yr-olds. Bankrupt will not obtain a
first-class certificate. I had intended to refer separately to
every animal likely to go the pest, but I find that I should
by so doing merely occupy space, greatly at- a disadvantage
to The Sun, and with very little benefit to its readers.
Notwithstanding the support which Rosabel has received,
[ am inclined to believe that her stable companion Lea-
mington will command the undivided confidence of her
owner. Should anything happen to the horse, then
Rosabel will be found in the way of many animals. With-
out extending:my remarks I shall select the undermen-
tioned against the field :
LEAMINGTON, POLESTAR and UNDERHAND,
saving DEFENDER for a oockboat.
I have nothing to add to the voluminous accounts which
have been published with respect I o the Cr iven Meeting.
I may state, however, that Newmarket has two great dis-
advantages, a badly managed railway and an uncivil post-
master. My letter—which was posted in due time
from Newmarket—was, I believe, at the caprice of
the postmaster delayed until the morning's post,
and did not reach London in time to be published in The
Sun of Monday. I shall not now further refer to this mat-
ter—which does not affect me so much as it does the race
visitors and the townspeople—as I intend to submit the
facts to the Postmaster-General.

A FRESH MAN.

TATTERSALLS'.—MoNDAT.
CHESTER CUP. -
11 to 2 agst Leamington (taken)
12 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken)
14 to 1 agst Polestar (taken)
22 to 1 agst Rara Avis (taken)
25 to 1 agst Queenstown (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bevis (taken)
25 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken)
40 to 1 agst Coroner (taken)

Leamington Queenstown, Underhand, Master Bacot,
Bevis, Rosabel, Royal Sovereign, Defender, and Belle were
backed at evens against the field.

NOMINATIONS FIXED.

WEDNESDA

CY, MAY 4.
Kinsale Borough

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