The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

The York Meeting commences to-morrow, and
the Zetland Stakes will be productive of some
speculation if Sister to Hermit, Fitzwilliam (the
colt by Blair Athol out of Jest), and De Vere are
found among the starters. The last-named has a
71b. penalty, which will not stop him if he strips in
his Epsom form, and after him I prefer Sister to
Hermit. The Great Northern Handicap is gene-
rally affected by the Chester Cup running, and this
time the race of Wednesday last has settled the pre-
tensions of more than one candidate for the Knaves-
mire honours. Paul Jones is not a likely startf,t.
Fortunio, though reported to have been succeseitil
in his trial, I will not have because his party are
always making mistakes, and I cannot bolieve
in Regalia or Chelsea. Public form !makes
the latter vastly inferior t) Geanio des
Batailles, who split Moslem and Blueskin at
Croxtou Park, while Mr. Crawford's horse was a
long way ahead of Chelsea for the Two Thousand
Guineas. On the running with Blueskin. it must be
a near thing between Blinkhoolie and. Lord Zet-
land's colt. Westwick has underwent a good pre- •
paration ; and, to be brief, I must vote for West-
wick and Beauty, and if an outsider wins it will
be Ploughboy. Sister to Hermit is the beat
performer of those in the Knavesnaire Plate, and in
the event of her being kept for her two-year-old
engagement, there will be a chance for Sphynx and
Charnwood, while Helen seems bound to win the
Union -Hunt Plate, the only remaining event
complete on the first day. On the second,
Edinburgh is sure to run well for the Londes-
borough Cup; and for the Flying Dutchman's Han-
dicap Regalia will show much better than she will
for the Great Northern Handicap, although I can-
not have her to beat Corporal and Python. The
Tallyho Stakes looks like another good thing for
Helen, and the running for this event and the
Hunters' race, set for Tuesday, will no doubt throw
some light un two similar events to be brought to
decision at Doncaster on Thursday and Friday.
The first has a large entry, including Eloise, Marks-
man, Verdi, the filly by Dundee out of Rambling
K itie, Coeius, Esmeralda, Primrose, Castanet,
Advertisement, and East Lynn ; and without know-
ing anything of the intentions of owners, I award
the prize to the Rambling Katie filly or Comus ; and
the other one above alluded to (the Great Yorkshire
St. Leger) I give to Scarrington. The Hopeful Stakes
and Betting-room Stakes will both be affected by
what takes place at York ; and the Trial Stakes
will hardly bring out Uncas, in aidition to whom
three only are nominated. The Spring Handicap
weights have been raised to Bst 121 b., and the one
at the head of the list—Rococo—cannot beat
Beauty, 3 yrs, Bst 31b., if the latter does not incur
a penalty for winning at York. Russian
Bear (who ought to have won at Ches-
ter) and Milton . are my choice of the
lot weighted for the Londesborough Plate.
At Winchester on Tuesday the Third Biennial for
three-year-olds will he settle i, and the pick of the
thirty-three left are Europa, Herald, Lord Palmer-
ston, Cock of the Walk, Bores; Witchcraft, Ly-
inington, The Demon, and Lictor, of whom Europa
proved successful last year. She has been dead
amiss (like the other " good things " disposed of at
Ascot) ever since she left the possession of the Duke
of Beaufort, and if she shows on this occasion will
probably succumb to Witchcraft and Lymington,
both of whom recently distinguished themselves at
Newmarket. Of those handicapped for the Win-
chester N ursery, I fancy Leoucillo and Brother
to Union Jack ; and Flower Girl must be my 'choice
of the public lot in the Fourth Biennial. The
Hampshire Stakes has Paul Jones at the head of
affairs, and he will not run. Douro is very mode-
rate, and his stable companion, Prince Regent, will
probably be reserved for Salisbury. The pair I
fancy most are Voltigern and Demon, and I must
decline to meddle with the other handicaps put forth,
while the Grange Park and Winchester Foal Stakes
are best left to those who see the first day's running.
The Derby Trial Stakes is a weight for age race, over
a mile and a half, among the eight nominated being
Knight of the Garter, Lozenge, Mariner, Lymiug-
ton, Lictor, and Philosopher. If he starts the
Knight will win, despite his defeat by Lozenge at
Newmarket, and in the absence of Capt. Machell's
horse, it will be as well to stand Philosopher. The
Salisbury events will follow those at lincheater,
and the principal two-year-old races—the Salis-
bury Stakes and the IVilton Park Stakes—both
read at the mercy of Brigantine. Of the handicaps,
only the Wiltshire Stakes merits attention at pre-
sent, and for this I take the best of the Fyfield lot
—Whalebone or the Young Melbourne Mare -as
the most likely to supply the winner.

A FRESH MAN.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 186 g.
MAY.
Winchester
York Spring
liromyard
Doncaster Spring
Salisbury
Bath

JUNE

Newton
Hampton
Newcastle 23
Bibary Club 23
Stocithridgo
Alexaudra Park 3O

West Drayton 1 I
Croydon 2d Summer
Manchester
Ascot Summer 9
Beverley, frail, and
East Itiding
Windsor Summer
JULY.

Chelmsford
Voreester Summer
Kingsbury and Hendon 6
Radcliffe
Carlisle 7
No. winarket July
'lung-el-ford
Pontefract
Down Royal Gulp. ....,„ 14
Reading
Spilsby
I

Liverpool July M.
Udil►am l6
Stamford
Huutingdou 2l.
Nottiugt►an► July
Chesterfield 23
Kuutsford 23
Southan►ptou
Sudbury and Ealing
Goodwood

00TUBER.

Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing 15
Bromley Autumn
Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Harrow .................. 27
Lanark
Oheltusford Autumn
Oholtenbana l3