The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS.

HORSE. &RE. DAM. JOCKEY,
Lady Elizabeth Trumpeter Miss Bowzer ... Fordham
Blue G own Beadsman Bus Bleu Wells

Bosicrucian Beadsman Mdme.Eglantine J. Adams
Green Sleeve ... Beadsman Mrs. Quickley ... Huxtable
Suffolk North Lincoln ... Protection J. Daley
Paul Jones Buccaneer Qu.of the Gipsies Cannon
Forest King Kingof the Forest Start Point Hibberd
Speculum Vedette Doralice Aldcroft
Pace Caterer Lady Tresspass Kenyon
Orion Cramond Beautiful Star... Clement

Colt by Tom Bowline Melbourne mare Challoner
St. Ronan St. Albans Elepeth Custance
*Uncas Stockwell Nightingale H. Taylor
Mercury Lambton Starlight J. Osborne
Purveyor Caterer Cygnet Lynch
Cock of the Walk Chanticleer Whimsical T. French
Viscount Marquis Columbine Cameron
Rabican Monarque Pre4ree J. Grimshaw
Samson Stockwell Tunstall Maid... Deacon
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Sawyer Kettledrum Corrival J. Snowdon
Colt by Buccaneer Viscountess
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*The Earl Y. Melbourne ... Bay Celia. - -
*Restitution King Tom Rest's dam • -
•Franchise Stockwell Bribery -----
Those marked with an asterisk (5) arc doubtful runners.

Lady El:z4beth, although strong efforts have been made
by the layers to drive her back in the quotations, main-
tains her position with remarkablo firmness, and, like
Patron, she may be backed agaiest the tleld before the flag
falls. Her performances as a two-year. old are well k town,
and need nut be recapitulated here. Oily once, in the
Middle Park Plate, (lid Lady Elizabet't suffer defeat in
1867. During the interregmurn she is reported to have
trained on, and grown into a magnificent fitly, whilst
her temper, even her enemies adrift, has improved.
Fit on the day, where is the colt, now that Rost-
cruciau is reported to have lost his old form, to be
found cep tble of giving Lady Elizabeth slb ? The Earl,
in case of Lady Elizabeth going amiss at the eleventh
hour, would be a useful " second string " for Danebuty.
Sir Joseph Hawley's trio—Blue Gown, Rosicrucian, and
Green Sleeve--have all in tem boon backed, and, nota:th-
standing the decline of Rosicrucian to 25 to 1, odds of 5 to
2 are accepted about the lot. The market at present
points to Blue Gown as the probable champion, but we do
not think he wi'l stay the course, and would rather trust
to Green Sleeve, who will be a good favourite before the
Derby day arrives. The trial horse of Sir Joseph Ilaw-
ley's team is said to have been Moslem, who is quite capa-
ble of testing the metals of a Derby candidate ;,but with the
down fa". of Rosicrucian a'l hopes of the " Wee i:bbort
going to Kingsclere have, in ou‘. opinion, vanished. O,:on,
on the strenuth of having beaten Paul Jones in a trial a
few weeks ago, has been heavi'y supported, to NN la and
also for a place. Beyond a mile Ot:ort has not yet
shown hie ability to travel, and, as wo believe
him to be
a non-stayer, and an trecortein horse, like his sire, to
boot, we discard the son of Crammed, as his best public,
form has never been within 111 b of the form requ' •od to
win a Derby. Paul Jones is a mere handicap horse, and
though good judges aro reported to be "going for" the
son of Buccaneer, nothing would surprise us more than
to see Mr. Hodginau's colt secure the greatest prize of
the year. Speculum is a good, honest horse, far su-
perior to Ot:on and Paul Jones, and is almost certain
to be one of the first three. s.`tio Dike of Newcastle's
other representative, Pace, may be formidable in the
Doncaster St. Leger, but he has not speed enough for
the Derby, and his action is quite unsuited to the hi'l
and dale at Epsom. The colt by Tom Bowline, a:ter hav-
ing been tried a good horse, has been lame, and cense-
quently declined to 100 to 1. At Bath he was partially
resuscitated, but we fear Lord Glasgow's colones Pt not
be to the fore in this year's Derby, Suffolk, 'on his Lest
form, has an outside chance.- nothing more—but, as he
belongs to the uncertain school, we discard Baron
Rothschild's colt, for he is not shaped to act wetl over
the Epsom course. St. Ronan, though a game horse, is
a "piper;" and Rabican, who is said to be a certain
starter, has been lame too recently for 113 to seri-
ously entertain his chance. Mercury and Uncas, mea-
sured by their Yolk performances last year, are ono
and the same hoi so ; but neither animel has the least
Derby pretensions, though in the socond-class races
they will hold their own. Forest King, who is trained
privately in his owner's park, may run creditably, and, as
he once beat Orion, there is no "just cause or impediment"
why he should not do so again. Viscount we have put
down as a runner, but memories of Whitewall will not be
revived by the victory of this son of Tho Marquis and
Columbine. Amongst the doubtful starters there is no
dangerous name save that of The Ein From the above
remarks it will be gathered that we have strong faith in
LADY ELIZABETH,

and for the Queen of Danbury WO anticipate a clever v:c •
tory. Langthy entries have been sJcured to the Bautinck
and Epsom Tows Plates; but as the horses nominated for
these races have prior engagements, we do not feel jus-
tified in making selections at this mom mt.
There are eight races Thursday's list. Iu the Two

Year Old Stakes (four ferbngs) forty-one horses have
been nominated, several of which will have performed iu
the Woodeote on Tuesday. The best nain-s, however, iu
Thursday's race aro Sea Breeze, Director, Glenlyou,
lington, Sister to Hermit, Little Lord, Queen Esther, Sis-
tea to Roeicrucian, Lady Margaret, Diamond, Lo Sapto-,
Trompette, and Lure. The distance (foer furlongs) is
scarcely far enough for the Ifer.nione ejif, and therefore
to the elected of Mr. Naylor's pair —Glen'you or Welling-
ton—we award the raei. Only four h.,rs s have b, an
entered fur the Epsom Four Year Old Stakes :ales),
and Fervacqws will wiu, if he is not permitted to walk
over. The Epsom Grand Stand Cup (li mites) has 3;
subser;ptions; but as the ace:Valces are nut due till
Monday evening, we can only point out Tormentor and
Priority as being favourably wol3litAl.
On Friday the Oaks Stakes will not attract more than
eight or ten runners..
PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS

FILLY. SIRS. DAM. JOCKEY.
Lady Elizabeth Tram . eter Miss Buvi- zer ... G. Fordham
Formosa Buccaneer Eller J. Adams
Franchise Stockwell Bribery Challoner
Lady Coventry Thormanby Lady Roden ... Aldcroft
Pearlfeather ... bi ewminater Bess Lyon French
Athena Stockwell Heroine Cannon
Green Sleeve ... 809418131111 Mrs. Quickly ... Wells
Virtue Stockwell Patience J. Snowlen
Sarah Monarque Flora M'lvor ... Grimshaw
Pyrenees Arthur Wellesley Prairie Bird. J. MAnn
Sphynx Newtniuster Mdme. ptodare French
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