The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

Actress, Sister to Veda, Charon, Nightlight, Little Go,
Acknowledgment, April Morn, Janina, Lunelle colt, and
Moscow.

Betting -7 to 4 agst Martyr, 5 to 1 each agst Lyttleton
and Charon, 6 to 1 agst Moscow, 10 to 1 agst April Morn,
and 100 to 7 agst the Miss Staveley colt.

Won by a neck.
The Durdans Stakes of 5 soya each, with 105 added ; two
year olds Tat 81b, three 9st 61b, four and upwards, lOst
31b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; horses having
started once at this meeting, and been beaten, allowed
31b, twice 51b ; the winner to be sold for 120 soya ; if
entered for 80 sovs allowed 71b, 60 111 b over and above
othor allowances ; half a mile.
Mr H. Wright's Little Coates, by Lambton, 2 yrs, Est
21b (car. Est 31b) (£6O) (Butler) 1
Mr Gee's f by Dunlee—Lady Lotty, 3 yrs, Oat 21b (COO)
(Lluut) 2
Mr Joseph Dawson ns Lelia, 2 yrs, Gat 71b (£8
(Gra.lock) 3
The following also ran :—David, Mochrie, and Barce-
lona.

Jeffrey weighed for Mr. Chap:in's Sister to Veda,
21b, and the number was put up, but, having wrehcheu
plate, she returned to the euclosure and her nu über
withdrawn.

Batting opened at 6 to 4 on Sister to Veda, and elos
to 2 agst Little Coates, and 3 to 1 tazh agit B troeloaa'aud
Little Coates mad.: all the running, and won o.:sily
iy a length.

rho Great Surrey Foal Stakes of 10 spv3 each, with 103
added, for three year olds; colts Bst 191 b, ti li a B,t 71 ) :
the winner of Vie Derby 121 b, of the OAks or Two Thou-
sand Giineas Stakes 61b extra; fillies liaving stared in
the Oaks without being placed allowed 31b. Last wile

of the Derby Course. 19 subs.
Lord Stamford's Vale Royal, Sat 101 b ...(J. Daley) w. o.

SPORTING OPINIONS.

Another Derby has been won and lost, and the " glori-
ous uncertainty of the Turf" was never More exemplified
than in the hollow defeat of Lady Elizabeth, who was not
only beaten, but shamefully disgraced. For her,defeat no
valid reason has been adduced, as the mare loOked well,
Ad' carried the confidence of her owner itnd trainer. That
the pas formance of Lady Elizabeth, however, in the Derby
was correct We do not believe, for, judging'by her brilliant
public form, she was bound to have figured prominently in
the, contest, whatever her fate might have, been at_ the ter-
mination of the race. True, May is not the " snares'
month," and Lady Elizabeth might have been suffering
from the periodical ills to which fillies are liable.
Turning, however, to the contest itself, weiney observe
that Sir Joseph Hawley deserves the thinks of the British
public for the honest run he gave them with Blue Gown,
as the Kentish baronet had a mere trifle on this horse in
comparison with the amount he stood to win on it esicru-
clan and Green Sleeve. Nothing, however, emit,' shake
the confidence of public backers in Blue Gown ; and the
Champagne running again proved a good beacoc. For the
victory of Blue Gown we were not prepared, as he ap-
peared to us a non-stayer, and on more than one occasion
have we seen him display not the sweetest of tempers.
His stable companions —Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve—
galloped with great freedom, but staying is not the forte
of eithEr animal. King Alfred was voted inferior to the
short, weak-hocked Suffolk by the followers of Baron
Rothschild; but the King ran a goad horse, and had a
patient jockey been in the saddle instead of the "post-boy,'
the "dark blue and yellow" would have been victorious,
as King Alfred had "the foot" of Blue Gown until the
last half-dozen strides. How many great races have
been lost for want of a julicioas pull? Speculum,
whom we stood by for the last two months, beat
all the favovurites and secured a place. St. Ronan, a
good honest horse, took fourth position, and beat
all the leading favourites save Blue Gown. Pity Mr.
Ohaplitfe horse is a "piper," as he belongs to the useful
school. Paul Jones and Orion both ran bad to Tilden-
ham Corner. The Forest King is one of the bast-looking
horses that ran, but he was early beaten, and is many
points behind the best of his year. See-saw
was bie6ught out in blooming ()rendition, but he
does not seem to have grown or improved m
terially since last year. Cap-is-pie is a powerful colt ;
but et by such horses as he, Viscount, Samson, Cock of
the Walk, and Brother to Bird on the Wins colt were
started we are at a loss to conjecture, as winning chances
they hal none. Franchise, who galloped in fine style,
looking much fitter than when she ran at Newmarket,
broke her,leg during the race. This, coming immediately
after the accident to Captain Kidd, is another blow to Alec
Taylor's stable, as both animals would have paid their
training bills this year; and it is more than probable Cap-
tain Kidd would have won both the City and Suburban
and Chester Cup, so highly had he been tried. All the
horses that ran in the Darby, with the excep-
tion of Blue Gown, Speculum, Cock of the Walk,
and Suffolk, are engaged in the Doncaster St.
Leger. For this event King Alfred will, of course,
be a great favourite; but as Denebary will have for its re-
presentative in Yorkshire Lady Eliz Linda and The Earl—
the' latter of whom could nut nave lost the Derby, had he
been permittml to run—we apprehend the Doncaster prize
will be secured by John Day's stable. Respecting the
withdrawal of The Earl, who was left in the Derby. until
7 o'clock on Tuesday evening, s )att bitter r 3:11 tdes were
made, as he was essentially a public h)rs 3' If th, 319.-quis
of llastiugs, however, had had the entire control of his
stud, we b.diove different tactics weal 1 It tV,3 been a lopted,
but as he is in the hauls of parties who pay little defer-
.= s to public opinion, further co.n cent oa the ma leer in
wnich The E trl was av,irkol in the market is unuezessary.
Oa the whole, backers had the bast of it Li connection
with the Darby, an! hew heavily the ring wore hit was
bold by the ominous silence noticeable when thee:lumber
of Blue Gown was hoisted as the winner of the eighty-
ninth Derby Stakes. The pleasure of the Oaks Day was
marred by the terrific thunderstorm, which burst over the
district about noon. Nine runners assembled at the pest
for the Oaks, amongst them Lily Elizabeth, who looted
in wretched condition, and ran even worse than she did in
the Derby. That she is out of form at present cannot now
be doubted, and if ever she is to regain her flue racing
qualities the daughter of Trumpeter must have rest, net
work.

There are seven meetings in thelist of fixtures for next
week, the principal of which are M tachester, Croydou,
and West Drayton. At present the weights have not been
issued for the stakes closed at Croydon. Mr. Bealuan,
however, has the Two-year-oil Stakes and Shirloy Piate
at his mercy, if he will take the risk of running a goad
horse like King of the Ravers over one of the wurat courses
in the kingdom.
The West Drayton Meeting will take place on Monday
and Tuesday, and lengthy entries have been secared to
!the handicaps already closed. The programme is coal-
posed of hurdle and flat racing; but, as the season ought
to be over for jumping business, and the horses nomi-
nated for the various handicaps have been engaged, sore
of them soveral times, we dare not attempt to analyse the
list.

The Manchester Meeting will be celebrated on Wedues -
day, Thursday, and Friday, and the new committee have
issued an attractive list, which includes twenty-ono races,
equally spread over the three days. A. new race-course
and stabling, capable of accommodating eighty horses, will
now be found at the " Cotton Metropo.is," and, as the added
money is liberal—upwards of .£1.,50) —the meeting ought
to command the patronage of owners and trainers. riVa
out of the seven events in Wednesday's card are completed,
and the De Trafford Cup (1; miles) has secured thirty-six
entries. Vespasian, 9st 101 b, heads the list, but he is in-
ferior to his stable companion—Knight of the Garter, 9st
Mb—at the weights. The Knight ; the Clown, 7st ; Em-
press of India, 6st 101 b; the colt by Romulus oat of At-
tack, Gst 81b; Mercury, Gst -81 b ; Tribune, Gst 41b; and
Chivalry, Gst 31b, are the "cream"• of the handicap.
Mercury, if he runs, will be bad to dispose of ;
but -shOuld ;the Middleham colt be an abletitee, - The
Clown.ou the Attack colt will prove ettucessful: -There
are twouty_nominatious for the, Copeland .Stakes (about
5 furlongs), and the best of the candidates are Master Tom
(31b extra), Little Duke, The Hini, The Devil's Own,
Musk, colt by The Cure out of English Rose; filly by
King of Trumps out of Sortie, and Rosa Pauline. Of the
public performers from this lot we prefer Master Tom ; but
he may be overthrown by the dark Hind, a remarkably
clever filly, by King of Trumps out of Passion Plower.
To the Westmorland Handicap (1 mile) there are twelve
subscriptions, but, although Chivalry and Alicia have not
been over-weighted, Ottoman and Master Willie read
most like winning names. In the Philips Handicap
(about 5 furlongs) &Met and Tho King's Daughter are
the pair we should select to produce the winner, although
Patrician and The Squire are rather smart at this distance.
The ()lumbar Stakes (one mile) will be won by Waffles, if
he can beat Hagar. _ _

For Thursday six races have closed out of the seven in
the list. Eighteen horses stand from the thirty-one origi-
nally entered in the Manchester Tradesmen's Cup (two
miles). Knight of the Garter, 9st 31b, is the highest
weight accepting ; but, as he is a doubtful stayer, we do
not anticipate a victory for Captain Machell's clever colt.
Success 7st 71b, Lord Hastings 7st 61b, Bracken 7st 31b, the
colt by Romulus out of Attack 6st. 31b, and Buttercup Sst
71b are the horses that appear best iu. The Attack colt
has a prior engagement, but if he is reserved fur this race
he will scarcely beat Sacc6ss and Mr Eastwoed'a
representative, probably Buttercup; and to the better
of the latter pair do we look for the winner. The
City Handicap Plate (4 furlongs) should be carried off by
The King's Daughter or Parma; and tate Selling Ilandi-
eap (6 furlongs) by Lady Lyoa or Scarth Nitch. For the
Enville Nursery Plate (about 3 furlong) seventeen two-
year-olds have been handicapped, and the imposts range
from Declaration, Bst 101 b, to Wad! )s, ist 21b. The horses
that seem to possess the best winning chances are listed,
Bst 21b; Kicksoy Wicksey, ist 815 ; Musk,
.7st 81b ; and
Rosa Pauline, 7st 81b ; and in retaining a couple we should
take Retort and Rosa Pauline. In the Donington Plate
(4 furlongs) several horses unknown to fame have been
entered ; but we take Mr Daw.,,on's pair—the Damsel filly
and Rosa Pauline—as the best of those nominated.

On Friday, in the Salford Borough Cup (li miles), 32
horses have been handicapped. The majority of the can-
didates will have been "run through" ere the hoar for the
deci§itm Of thi4 ram arciPES aQ Kul h 6 Qt sug-