The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-29 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

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The Alexandra Park, situated on Muswell Hill, will b 3
the centre of attraction to-morrow and Wednesday to
the elite of the sporting community in town, as on those
days the new race meeting will be inaugurated—there can
be little doubt from the programme—with first-rate sport.
Those who have not yet had the opportunity of paying
a visit to this charming spot will be afforded a treat which,
as far as scenery and other attractions in connection with
the Park, &c., are concerned, it is impossible to surpass.
Combined with this, certain comforts which are conspicu-
ous by their absence from other meetings, may be fully
anticipated here from the spirit and energy which have
characterised the proceedings of the directors throughout
the whole of their arduous undertaking. We are promised
a plentiful supply of water, which, it is to be hoped, will
' not be limited to the course itself, as the approaches
thereto ought not to be overlooked; and, better still, steps
are to be taken to prevent welshers an I thieves from in-
truding into the Pirk. Thera will also be plenty of con-
venience for refreshments, an 1, a'though it would be a
novel, certainly it would be a pleasant fact-, to find then
of tirst-rate quality at a reasonable pricl. If the Cone.2any
will only act in a liberal spirit, consistently with their own
interest, towards the publ!c, I de not he iitate to assert
that the meeting in question can be made in a short time
to rival, if not excel, any other in the country exc'pt New-
market.

_There are six races annouuc3d for each d ty, and the
added money to most of thorn is of a very lib.ral nature.
The Two-Year-Old Stakes has sixty-nine nominations,
bat a good many of them have already proved how hope-
less is their chance. Amongst the penalised lot, from
whom most danger is to be apprehended, are Do Vere,
Brigantine, and Electricity. On the other hand, RING or
TUE RovErts has not any penalty to carry, and I expect
to see him and ELECTRICITY ru first and second.
There are only eleven acceptances for the Palace Handi-
cap, but as they are just out wa may expect to see mast
of them at the post. Ido not fancy any of the three top
weights—Goodwood, Gornera, or Success —on the present
occasion. Feodor is very wall in, and a fair-class horse,
but will not run up to his private trials, according to re-
port. Minster Ball and Tabouret are both in T. Dawson's
stable; and notwithstanding the latter has incurred a 31b
penalty for his victory last week at N wca itle-on-TfLio, I.
believe in his being able to win. Ho may, however, be re-
served for the Goodwood Stakes. The gelding by Vedette
out of Vixen, or Virginia Creeper, might be successful;
still I do not believe in either of them this journey.
Prince Regent ran badly at Hampton, so also did
Examiner ; therefore, if he starts, LanounET is my
absolute selection. In his absence FEonoß, if in the
humour, will win. For the Alexandra Plate I see nothing
to beat THE CZAR, whose weight is only 7st 41b. He won
the Lambton Plate at Newcastle with Bst 101 b on his back,
and was giving to the three-year-olds in that race between
2 and 3 stone, whereas now he meets most of them at a
difference of 7or 81bs. In case he should not be sent so
far South, my preference is WARLIKE. If Licvoß runs
for the Welter Cup he would have uo difficulty in win-

ning.
The Grand Prize, with the handsome sum of 500 sovs
added, has a good many of the bast-class horses en-
gaged. Of the twenty-three subscribers Oro of them,
Mariner and Uncas, are already hors de combat, and what
earthly chance Milton, Dalby, Paul Jonas, Mortemer, Ne-
lusko, Head Centre, Goodwood, and Strathconan can pcs-
sibly have in this company [ am at a loss to conceive.
The remaining lot have to carry weight in the following
proportions :

Age st lb Age st lb
Laneret ... 5 9 3 St. Ronan ... 3 7 12
Friponnier... ... 4 9 1 Moslem ... 3 712
Achievement ... 4 9 0 Vale Royal._ 3 7 r
Knigbtof the Garter 48 13 Speculum ... ... 3 710
Trocadero ... 4 8 10 Formosa ... 3 7 9
Viridis 4 810 Beauty ... ... 3 7 7
Laneret 'gave us a taste of his quality at Ascot by de
feating Martyr and Vespasian in the All Aged Stakes, but
as Friponnier is reported to have recovered his last year's
form, I think he will beat all the animals engaged without
any trouble, except Knight of the Garter, who never was
better, Orion, and Speculum. Between these four a close
contest may be looked for, and I anticipate that KNIGHT
OF THE GARTER will turn out the winner.
I consider FLEETW[NG, KING of the ROVERS, and Biun's
EYE are best in for the Nursery Plate, and of the twenty-
five nominations for the Muswell Hill Stakes, DISTAFF
and PRINCE REGENT are not badly treated.
Chelmsford and Worcester Meetings unfortunately
clash together on Thursday and Friday, but the best qua-
lity of racing will be at the latter place.
At Chelmsford, on the first day, NOVICE and COURT
CARD are both " turned loose." The Sweepstakes of 10
goys each is a gift to 'ELECTRICITY. The Great Baddow
Two Year Old Stakes will, I presume, go to Aatanou, who
won a two year old race in the spring in the commonest
of cantors. _ _

The Chelmsford Nursery Handicap, run on Friday, has I
ESHER engaged, and he has shown sufficient form lately
to induce me to select him. I have also a very goad opi-
nion of MERRY ANDREW for the Ilylauds Handicap Plate.
There are very few..parts of the country which can be
so appropriately-zaltod "--T he -Gordon- of England " as tile
v;ciuity of Worcester, where the fair maidens are entitled
to the dignity of P.P.P. ; the simple translation being poor,
pretty, and proud.
The principal race on Thurs lay will b 3 the Worcester-
shire Stakes, and for that, without troubling your readers
with unnecessary comments, I shall pin my faith on BLACK-
LOCK, who has, I think, most to fear from LIGURIAN. The
Croome Handicap Sweepstakes will go to Mr. Naylor's
representative, MONARCH OF THE GLEN or LADY HIGH-
THORN, unless Lily should upset the pair of them, and Dram
has nothing to complain of in Tha Grand Stan 1 Plata.
There aro sundry animals with a great turn of speed
engaged in the Flying Stakes on Friday, of which LILY is
my choice, but Lowe has three engaged—lronmaster,
Goodfellow, and King of the Rovers, one of whom may go
fast enough to defeat her. DUET and DRUM are very well
in for the Worcester Cup. AcT,EA is a better class than the
others engaged in the Bantinck Benevolent Fund Stakes.
whilst HILDA and WINIFRED will most likely attract the
Judge's attention for the Coventry Stakes.
A FRESH MAN.

ACCEPTANCES FOR THE GOODWOOD STAKES

WEDNESDAY, July 29.
The Goodwood Stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each sub-
scription, 15 ft, and only 5 if declare' to Messes.
Weatherby, at their office in London, on or before the
second Tuesday after Ascot, 1868 (June 23), with 10'
sovs added. Two miles and a half.

Age st lb
Eye-sore ... 4 6 6
The Spy ... 3 6 2
France ... 3 6 0
Powderham ... 6 6 0
Glengarnock ... 4 6 0
Venom ... 4 6 0
Lady Blanche filly 3 6 0
Ilium 3 5 13
Ecarte 3 5 12
The Returned ... 3 510
•••

Age st lb
Blinkhoolio ...4 9 9
Goodwood... ... 4 8 12
Tynodale ... 4 8 7
Honesty ... 4 8 7
Lucifer ... ... 5 8 6
Gomera 6 8 6
Taraban 4 8 4
Miss Havelock ... 5 7 13
Romping Girl ... 4 7 9
Frederic Charles ... 4 7 7
Salpinctes ... 6 7 7
Cannon Ball ... 4 7 7
Y. Rapid ... a 7 7
Fitz-Ivan ... 4 7 2
Leases ... 7 0
Kidderminster ... 4 7 01
Minster Bell ... 4 612
Stratagem... ... 4 6 8
S t radbroke ... 4 6 6
Usurper ... ... 4 6 6,
Weights for the Goodwood Cup; two miles and a half

Pest 3 5 le
Fidelia ... 3 5 7
Clsse Tete... ... 3 5 7
Wallow ... 3 5 7
Tabouret ... 3 5 7
Choral ... 3 5 7
Elmira ... 3 5 7
Our Mary Aun ... 3 5 7
Papillon 3 5 7

(Run July 30)
(CALCULATED TO ])ATE.)
Age st lb Age st lb
Hermit ... ... 4 9 7 Suffolk 3 7 7
Lucifer ... .. 5 9 7 The Earl 3 7 7
Achievement ... 4 9 6 Suzerain (bred in
Blinkhoolio 4 9 0 France)... ... 3 7
Satyr ... ... 49 0 King Alfred 3 '
Knt. of the Garter. 4, 9 0 Vale Royal ... 3
Fripounier ... 4 9 0 Socrates (late Phi-
D'Estournel ... 4 9 0 losopher)..
Tyndale 4 9 O. Purveyor ...
Julius ... ... 4 9 0 Speculum
Goodwood... 4 9 0 Tabouret
The Rake ... 4 9 0 Blueskin

• 3 7
• 3 7
... 3 7
... 3 7
...3 7

RACING FIXT i
JU

RES FOR 1868.

Chelmsford
Worcester Summer
Kingsbury and Hendon 6
Radcliffe
Carlisle 7
Newmarket July 7
Hungerford
Pontefract
Down Royal Corp l4
Reading
Spilsby l4
AUG

0 diliam
Stamford
Liverpool July M
Huntingdon
Nottingham July
Chesterfield
Knutsford
Southampton
Sudbury and Ealing
Goodwood

Deauville

IST.

Bridgewater and Wes'

Leek
Brighton
Brighton Club
Lewes Summer
Wolverhampton
Stockton
Plymouth
Windsor August
Egham
Hastings
York August
Oxford
SEPTEMBER.
Baden
Warwick September 1 Monmouth .
Abingdon • 3 Manchester
Leicester
Doncaster September 8 Walsall
I Brecon l4 Edinburgh
Richmond
Hampton Autumn lo I Royal Caledonian Hunt
Kelso and Western Ni

Somerset
Dover
Scarborough
eau terbury
Great Yarmouth
Derby Summer
Weymouth
Ipswich
Lichfield
T uuLridge
Margate

OCTOBER.

Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ...
Bromley Autumn
Newmarket 2d October 5 a Harrow .
Lanark ... 8 I Worcester Autumn
Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 1 Lincoln Autumn
Cheltenham l3 I

NOVEMBER.
Liverpool 3 I Leamington.
Shrenbury tttttttt 91

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.—This DAY.

GOODWOOD STAKES.
3to 1 agst Gomera (offered—take 7to 2 freely)
100 to 7 agst Papillon (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Ecarte (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Romping Girl (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken)
20 to 1 agst Cannon Ball (taken)
20 to 1 agst Wallow (taken)
25 to 1 agst Our Mary Ann (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Fidelia (taken and offered)

GOODWOOD CUP.
3to 1 ngst Blinkhoolie (offered—take 7to 2)
7to 1 agst Speculum (taken)
12 to 1 agst Frippouier (taken freely)
ST. LEGER.

6to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken)
100 to 15 agst Formosa (ratan and offered)
10 to 1 agst King Alfred (taken and offered)
1(10 to 7 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered)
23 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered —take 30 to 1)

PROGRAMME OF ALEXANDRA PARK RACES:

• TUE3DAY, June 30.
The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 101 aid al; two year
olds Gst 71b, throe Bst 101 b, four 9st 121 b, five and up-
wards lOst ; mares and geldings alit wed 31b ; any pre-
vious winner of 200 sovs in 1867 or 1868 Glb, of two
swill stakes or of 500 sovs at any one time 71b extra ;
maidons allowed in the following proportions: —two
year olds 31b, three 71b, four and upwards 111 b; the
winner to be sold for 1,000 says or carry 101 b extra ;
about one mile.
The Two Year Old Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 200
added; *colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; any previous Winner
of 200 sovs 51b, of 390 71b, of 500 101 b extra ;
about 5 fur. ; 60 subs.

Brigantine, King of the Ravers, Bianca, Clifford, Hin-
on, Cockboat (wr n.), Vedette colt, First Emperor, Slat-
tern c, De Vere, lidfender, Black Jimmy, The find, Lam-
poon, Sea Robh3r, Glenalmond, Woodman, Ambush
colt, Sunshade, Glom-111re, Albania, Karnschaa,
Lady Di, Flower Girl, -Arlington, Alabama, Sweet Maid,
Clemency, Miss Nellie, Lady Margaret, Brigantine, Sister
to :Marksman, Carita, Miss Morgan, Commandour'
La
Neva, Bicho au Bois, Gustavo Adolphe, Vermicelli, Mar-
tyr, Beautiful Bird, Knight of Australia, North Briton,
Thormanby, Antias, Electricity, Caradoc, Stockwith,
La ly Nelly, Glenlyon, Sea B:133Z1,
•Runaway, Messenger'
Artist, Bonnie Lass,. Saga; Red Ribbon, Cardinal York,
Skys3raper, o:koasta f, Brambridga, Sabreur, Numb ,r
Nip, Lord Falmouth, Abyssinia, Dryad, Snider, Miss
Whinier.

The Alexandra Plate (Handicap) of 100 sous ; any winner
after June 2a (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. T.Y.C. (about
five furlongs.

Age st lb
False Alarm 3 6 12
Russian Bear 3 6 12
Montbar ... 3 6 12
Musa ... 4 6 12
Maesderwen ... 3 6 12
Sphynx 3 6 10
Bouquetiere ... 3 6 10
Miss Franc3s ... 4 6 10
Sirocco ... ...3 610
Benefactress ... 3 6
Chateau Margaux 3 6 7
Red Comyn ... 3 6 7
T raviata ... 3 6 4
Warlike ... ... 3 6 4
Carlos ... 3 6 0
Lady Audrey filly 2 5 7
20 sovs each, h ft, with 200
tandicap value 200 sovs after
lb, any other winner Mb ex.;
, 13 of whom pay 2 says each

Age st lb
Salliet 6 9 0
Sir Oliver ... ... 4 8 0
Dawdle ... ... a 8 2
... 4 8 2
The Clown ... a 7 12
Chivalry ... ...3 7 9
Goodfellow ...4 7 7
Amore Propro ... 4 7 7
Mistletoe ... 4 7 5
Minster 1301 ... 4 7 5
Lily... ... 3 7 4
Laird of Scotland... 3 7 4
Czar ... ... 57 4
Madrid ... ... 3 7 0
Milton ... 3 7 0
Foresight ... 4 7 0
The Palace Handicap of
added ; winners of any h
June 17 (at seven p.m.), 7
about two miles; 23 subs,
(to the second).
Age st lb Age st lb
Goodwood... 4 8 12 Virginia Creeper... 4 6 12
Gomera 6 8 7 Prince Regent ... 3 6 7
Success ... 6 8 0 Mexico ... ... 3 6 4
Feodor ... 4 7 2 Tabourot (inc. 31b.
Minster 11.11 ... 4 7 0 extra) ... 3 6 3
Vixen gelding ... 47 0 Examiner ... ... 3 6 0
The Welter Cup, value 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5
sovs each, 2 ft (to the second); any winner after June
25 (at 10 a.m.) 51b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals
71b extra. Alexandra Course (about one n.ile and a
quarter). 14 subs.
Age st lb Age st lb
Silenus 4 12 5 Feodor ... 4 10 5
Pirate Chief ... 411 7 Czar (by Warlock) 510 4
Musician ... 511 4 Usurper ... 410 4
Orion ... 3 11 2 Distaff ... 4 10 2
Dick Turpin ... 4IJ 12 Violent ... 5 910
Pevensey 4 10 7 Lictor 3 9 10
Vigilant 6 10 5 Russian Bear 3 9 7
The Park Plate of 50 soya ; two year olds 6st 71b, three
Bst 41b, four and upwards 9st ; mares and geldings al-
lowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered
for 70 soya allowed 51b. Half a mile.