The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-10 00:00:00

FORTUNIO

will prove the winner. ELVIRE is not overburihened with
weight for the Harry Fowler Stakes, arid I b lieve TILE
SPY will carry his penalty of Sib. extra, a•ld win the
Zetland Biennial Stakes for three-year-olds. Nly preference
isforJENNY MILLS, engaged in the Town Place, but if d -
fasted, it will be by BOOTY.

Thur -day's engagements at this mo3tiag aro Tho Wyn -
yard Handicap, for Which ATEACIIE seems 111)st favour -
ably handicapped; and the Elton Juvenile Stakes, for which
I prefer POMFRET.

Tho Middlesbro' Handicap is run ou Friday, and if ever
TimAix could gallop she has an opportunity of winning
this stake. The Garbutt Nursery Handicap is a gift to Pom-
PRET, Unless LORD BOTUWELL should beat him. Concern-
ing the thirty subscribers for the Stockton Stewards Cup,
FROLICSOME appears to have a chance second to none

The Windsor Meeting, which is fixed for Thursday
and Friday, is sure to b 3 well patronised, as Mr. Frail, of
Shrewsbury, under whose management it is, is a groat
favourite amongst the "swells," and in my opinion de-
servedly so too. On the first day PRESIDENT LINCOLN
ought to win the Castle Handicap, -unless LICTOR should
beat him. In the Park Nursery Handicip KING OF THE
ROVERS and ToTr are not heavily handicapped. If Musa
runs she will win the Frogmore Handicap, and in her
absence I fancy REDIVINUS. Should ZISCA come well
to the post for the Forest Handicap Plato I shall
look no further for the winner. The best animal
engaged in The Olewer Stakes is CIIANOINESSE, and I
think she will win in spite of her 71b penalty, but if she
should not I have most faith in PREBENDAL, who is a good-
looking filly in a small compass.
On Friday, The Windsor August Handicap has only
about a dozen competitors left in, and of these I think
CHORAL has only HONESTY to fear.
I do not see anything more favourably in than DISTAFF
and TAB VIXEN COLT for the Welter Handicap, whilst
SELEITCUS and LURE are equally well in the Winkfield
Nursery Handicap. The Hamilton Cup has some of the
best speed of the day engaged, and I presume LEO:NIE
will beat all corners, but I should very much like to see
FLEETWING brought out for this engagement. Their re-
spective weights would be Leonia 3 yrs 9st, Fleetwing 2
yrs 6st 101 b, and my impression is that the youngster
will win.

A FRESH MAN.

(From a Correspondent of the Racing Times.)
The Brighton Meeting only requires a few remarks, as
with several exceptions, the horses that ran during the
week were very little above plating form. Of course
Speculum is the best of the lot, and all those who selected
him to win the Goodwood and Brighton Cup will now
applaud themselves to the skies, but his backers for the
Goodwood event won their money in consequence of
Julius having lost his temper and refusing to go near his
horses when Daley called on him. The stable
held the same opinion that 1 formed of the latter
the week before Goodwood, as both his noble
owner, trainer, and jockey, thought he was sure
to win, and started Speculum to make the running
for him. The Brighton Cup was a mere canter for Spacu-
lum, as Blueskin, who was shinsore,could not move from
the effects of the severe race ho had the day before in the
Stakes, where, I think, he ought to have won. Had he
come a little sooner, an I got up to Thorndyke's head, it
is the opinion of many people that the son of Thormauby
would have cut it as ha did at Hampton and Ascot ; but
Blueskin never quite reached him, and was just defeated
by a head. Paul Jones ran like a bad horse for this event,
which corroborated the opinion I formed of him
the week after Chester, as he boat nothing of any merit.
Ho has been called by some sporting writers Mr. Hodg-
man's steam engine, and it was said Mr. Brayley had
backed him for a £l,OOO, and chat Pordham would like
to ride him in the Derby. Such remarks are sure to make
bad horses into favourites, but Mr Hodgman must now
be convinced that the celebrated " Pirate" is a third-rate
horse instead of a steam-engine. Sir Oliver did his stable
some service by winning three races. I told your readers
he was very fit before he went to Goodwood, but all those
that he beat are very moderate. Tho Duke of Newcastle
was apparently afraid to pull out Speculum for the Cham-
pagne Stakes against Vespasian, and if he bad he would
certainly have been second. He has now returned to New-
market with all his full-blown honours on his head, and
some writers would make the public believe that h 3 is a re-
gular clinker, but he has done nothing first rate, as I pies Lion
if the stable backed Tabouret for any money on the Good-
wood Cup ; therefore, the latter's running should not bo
set down as any criterion to the Ebor Handicap, for if that.,
is his true form it is 20 to 1 agst him for the York event.
The victory of Storm King in the Nursery shows the un-
certainty of private trials at Newmarket, as the Impera-
trice colt beat him before they left home, and the stable
stood the latter for some money. Tho backers had a bad
time of it over Becky Sharp filly, sill they put the money
down like men, and with as much confidence as if they
I were sure to pick it up again. Tho class of horses that
ran at Lewes were much the same as those we saw at
Brighton. The running of Leonie proved what a lot of weight
a good animal can give to bad ones, and the running of
Reindeer was much better than the form he showed at
Brighton, as he made Leonie gallop. Haymaker is a good-
looking horse, and is sure to pay his way before the year
is over. Cannon Ball's miserable performance showed