The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-08 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

A great gathering may be anticipated during the
four days of the meeting on Ascot Heath this week.
The bookmakers will naturally be anxious to re-
cover their losses over the Derby, and backers of
horses, whose name is legion, will be equally anxious
to increase their gains.

The only events for the first day, which I can-
not allude to, are the trial Stakes and a Maiden
Plate. The Gold Vase will, of course, go to
Julys, who is the best four year old in
the country. I should think Xt would win the
Queen's Stand Plate, unless BRIGANTINE should beat
him, which the latter ought to be able to do, as to
my notion the two year olds have decidedly the best
of the weights according to the conditions. The
Fourteenth Ascot Triennial Sakes will resolve
itself into a match between TAR ABAN and
ACHIEVEMENT, the first named of which will beat
the mare, I believe, on this occasion. The
Eleventh Ascot Biennial Stakes has sixty-
'
four youngsters engaged, the best of the
public performers being likely to prove ELEC-
TRICITY, and if beat by one of the dark divi-
sion I fancy it will be by THE CLIPPER, who is
worth noticing from the fact of her being by Buc-
caneer, and consequently very likely to possess a
great turn of speed. Although there are no less
than one hundred and thirty subscribers to the
Prince of Wales's Stakes, it lays in a small compass,
as the winner is sure to be produced from the fol-

lowing half dozen—viz., Moslem, Formosa, King
Alfred, Restitution, St. Ronan, and Samson. From
the value of the stakes, number of entries, and qua-
lities .1
of the animals engaged, it may be considered a
second Derby, and if Baron Rothschild is of my
way of thinking, and uses the two strings to his
bow, he cannot fail to obtain this rich prize with
one of his pair, KING ALFRED or RESTITUTION. I
now come to the Ascot Stakes, for which there are
twenty acceptances, and it looks a good thing for
SATYR, or DEMONSTRATIOR.
The Fern Hill Stakes has several first class two and
three year olds engaged, but as LEONIE made such a
terrible example of her field in the Heathcote Plate
at Epsom, which included Athena and Ironmaster,
I believe over this half mile course she will defeat
all her opponents, including Blue Gown, Bads-
worth, and Cocoa Nut, if they have the temerity
to oppose her. The Ascot Derby Stakes is a cer-
tainty for THE EARL, whose success for the Grand
Prix de Paris proves what an opportunity was
thrown away by his owner not running him for the
Derby. In the Sixteenth Triennial Stakes I prefer
THE MARTYR. The moment the weights appeared
for the Royal Hunt Cup Eastley was installed first
favourite, and still continues to monopolise the
lion's share of the betting. At the same time Mr.
Pitt, Fakir, colt by Romulus out of Attack,
The Dean, and Slanderer are likely to give
him a great deal of trouble. However, as the stable
has not been forestalled I shall be solely repre-
sented by EASTLEY, next to whom will be found
Fakir and Mr. Pitt. THE EARL will most likely
be started for the Tenth Ascot Biennial Stakes,
which is worth upwards of £7OO. The Coronation
Stakes is a moral for LEONIE if she can stay the
mile, but Sir Joseph is sure to have a try with
GREEN SLEEVE, in whom I have most confidence.
Of Thursday's running THE EARL has the St.
James's Palace at his mercy, but should he be ab-
sent I fancy ST. RONAN, , For the Gold Cup Julius
and Blue Gown are amongst the Post entries, and
although I expect to see a fine race between the
two, as I am satisfied the latter can stay the dis-
tance, I must plump for J um us.
The Fifth New Biennial Stakes looks a good
thing for NELUSKO, who claims an allowance of 51b,
whilst St. Ronan and Formosa have each 121 b extra
to carry. The Sixth New Biennial Stakes will pro-
' bably go to VALE ROYAL, unless one of Bloss's lot
should be able to defeat him. The New Stakes
has no less than seventy nominations, many of
those engaged being the best bred two-year-olds
in the country. BELLADRUM and MASANIELLO
have each incurred a 51b penalty for winning, and I
give the preference to Mr. Merry's horse. I see
nothing to beat LANARET for the All-Aged Stakes,
but I hear Count Lagiange's L'Oise is first-class,
and in that case she would win.
The only two races complete for Fridti'y are
the Fifteenth Ascot Triennial Stakes, which VALE
ROYAL ought to be able to win and the Alexandra
Plate will go to Julys.

A FRESH MAN.

RACING FIXTI
J U.

JRES FOR 1868.
ST E

Ascot Summer 9
Beverley, Hull, and
East Riding lO
Windsor Summer
Newton

Hampton ~-
18
Newcastle 23
Bibury Club 23
1 Stockbridge
1 Alexandra Park 3O
LY.

Chelmsford
Worcester Summer
Kingsbury and Hendon 6
Radcliffe
Carlisle 7
Newmarket July 7
Hungerford
Pontefract
Down Royal Corp....— 11
Reading
pilsby l4

Liverpool July 31
Odiham l6
Stamford - 16
Huntingdon 2l
Nottingham July
Chesterfield 23
Knutsford 23
Southampton
Sudbury and Ealing
Goodwood

AUG

Deauville 1
Leek 3
Brighton
Brighton Club 6
Lewes Summer
Wolverhampton ll
Stockton
Plymouth
Windsor August l3
Egham l7
Hastings
York August
Oxford
SEPTEMBER.
Baden
I
Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth .. l7
Abingdon 3 I Manchester
Leicester
1 Doncaster September 8 Walsall
I Brecon l4 Edinburgh
Richmond
Hampton Autumn l5 Royal Caledonian Hunt
Kelso 1.5 and Western M
OCTOBER.
Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 15
Bromley Autumn
Newmarket 2d October 5 Harrow . . 27
Lanark ... B, Worcester Autumn- 27
Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 1 Lincoln Autumn 29
Cheltenham l3 I

RJST.
IBridgewater and West
Somerset .. 2O
Dover
Scarborough 24
I Canterbury
IGreat Yarmouth 25
Derby Summer
1 Weymouth
Ipswich 27
Lichfield
Tunbridge
I Margate 3l