The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-02 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

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 upont 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 pro
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the Leamington stamp—that is to say, she belongs to the
first-class, and has a seconl.class weight. Since she
came into the possessi 3n of Mr. Snowing, however, she has
inflicted on him a series of disappointments, and since
she was three years old she has scarcely run up to that
form which the pablic 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 stood 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 mistake in estimating the Royal Sovreign'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
aminduced to share 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 thp bet-
ting afford any criterion, Ram 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 oa
despite this horse's bad temper, I shall be
d
number myself amongst his opponents,. if he
blei'sedtihneenletirnsudedosatyedlaand,
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 post, but I find that I should
by
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doingt merelyoecupyspace,grbeeantle) benefit
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toreaders.
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.
RRosabelwSillhobuoldfounandytihg happenninthewayof
intaonythae horse, ,lvtihthen.
With-
out extending my remarks I shall select the undermen-
tioned against the field :
LEAMINGTON, POLESTAR and UNDIMAND,
saving DEFENDER for a cockboat.
I have nothing to add to the voluminous accounts which
have been published with respect to the Craven Meeting.
I may state, however, that Newmarket has two great dis-
advantages, a badly manag.ed railway and an uncivil post;
master. My letter—which was posted in due tiu4
from Newmarket —was, I believe, at the cafric„'"osi
the postmaster —lLcc;lohnelicoylnednoitn
ter—which does not affect me so much as it
Suna d do
fi d
Monday.ot reach
oet°rthse.inraca"o
visitors and the townspeople—as I intend t° isubillit the
tomnowfurther tubee
refer t°
facts to the Postmaster-General.

A FRESH MAN.

The hired troopship Lord -gag an, 1,952 tons
register, H. Ross commander, arrived at Spithead
on Saturday evening, froin the Cape of Good Hope,
troops (invalids),
with the following officers and
and private passengers.,,. :—Captain W. C. Rowland,
22d i charge of invalids ;
Surgeon H. C. Foss, in medical charge ; Lieutenant
J. W. Birch, 16th
Regiment, in riilltan,
Foot ; Lieutenant G. Joy, 59th
Foot ; Major Creagh, Mrs. Creagh, and three chil-
ren ; Mrs. Osborne and child; Mrs. Stitt and three
children ; .365 noncommissioned officers and pri-
vates (various regiments) 33 women, and 91 chil-
dren. The deaths at sea were eight men, one
wools!), and three children. There was one birth
at sea.
MURDER IN THE COUNTY of ARMAGH.—ln-
formation has been received by Mr. Arthur R. Kaye,
„erryhacoroner,w, that William M'Cormaelc, a farmer, residing at
"
near Tynan, was found murdered near his own
house on Thursday. It is stated that the deceased took a
farm of land from which a person had been evieted.—Ar-
magh paper.