The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
(Continued from The Sun of Sept. 11.)
Duc-au-Durras is a chesnut colt, by Irish Birdcatcher, out of
Brandy Bet, the property of Lord Miltown, of whom may be said
that he has forgotten more thee many men of great Turf expe.
rience ever knew, and the manner In which he cleaned the ring
out at Newmarket and Chester, with his celebrated mare Cruis-
keip, will not be forgotten in a hurry. Lord Miltown first treated
us with a view of his horse in the Newmarket Craven Meeting,
when he brought him out for the Column Stakes, in which he
was Lenten by Winchllsea. He has not started since, and is re.
ported to be greatly improved. Neptune, Stagg, or George
Edwards, I presume, will be upon him.

Mr. Ramsay's br g Midlothian Is fancied by many. He Is by Bay
Middleton, out of Myrra, and commenced his racing career by
winning the Tyro Stakes at Newcastle, for two years old. He
then iris sent to Doncaster, where he ran second to Lancashire
Wltela for the Champagne Stakes. This year the first time we saw
him out was at Newcastle, where be walked over for a Produce
Stakes, and ran second to Winesour for the Cup. At the Liver-
pool Meeting following he ran second to Lord Eglinton's Vaude-
ville for the Croxteth Stakes. At the same meeting he won the
Stanley Stakes, beating Burlesque, Pluto (a capital two years old),
Lancashire Witch and Hope. At Newton he won the Trial Stakes,
beating Juvenal by a length ; and then ran second to Sweetmeat
for the St. Helen's Pufse, beating Lancashire Witch and Pluto. He
was next brought out at York, where, atter a severe race with June,
he won a sweepstakes of 30 Boys., and easily disposed of Sir Charles
Monk's Castaway filly and three others for the County Cup. All
these doings are certainly calculated to give his friends, who are
numerous, confidence in him ; and, although lam afraid he has
been h.° much kaocked about to be fresh enough for such a race as
this, still I have no doubt he will struggle on to the end,
and attain a most respectable position in the race. To Cartwright
I expect will be assigned the duty of "steering" him.
As 1 see Pam is put down as a likely starter, I must not over.
look him, though I think his chance entirely out. Pam first
came before the public at Doncaster last year, where he beat Lord
Glasgow's Miss Whip colt by a neck for a match of 500 save. After
that he never started until the past Epsom meeting, where, in run-
ning for the Derby (in which race he had many friends) he was ,
knocked down and so rendered hors-de-combat. At Goodwood he
ran third, and last to Worthless for the Racing Stakes.
I now corns to the great Chester Cup lion, Fitzallen, of whom
great hopes are still entertained. Fitzallen is by The Saddler, out
of Fitsro)'s dam. As a two year old he only started once, viz.,
for the Tyro Stakes at Newcastle, where he was second to Mid.
lothian. He was then kept for the Chester Cup of the present
year, for which great handicap he was thought to be so well in,
that be was backed to win nearly 100,0001. He, however, could
only get the fourth place, Intrepid, St. Lawrence, and Milton
finishing in front of him. In the Cheshire Stakes, for which his
Mends still stuck to him, he again succumbed to Intrepid and
Trueboy. At the Oorhambury meeting, with sst. 61b., he did
not get a place in the Gorh'ambury Stakes, won by Queen of the
Tyne ; and in the Double-headed Oak Stakes he was equally un-
fortunate. From the stable in which he stands be is not to be
held too cheap, and if he is backed in earnest by his party, my
readers may rest assured it is not without a sufficient reason. His
owner and trainer will ride, and naturally make the most of him.
I now come to the chief representative of the Mitchel-grove
stable, Ould Ireland, who has been backed by his enthusiastic
countrymen to win them as large a stake almost as Foig-a-ballagh
did. Ould Ireland ran only twice In England as a two year old,
and was beaten on each occasion, viz., in the Mersey Stakes at
Liverpool, by Pantasa, and in the Stanley Stakes by Sweetmeat.,
Over the Curragh, however, he was more fortunate, as he won
the Angleseys in a canter, beating Clear-the-way and seven others,
and afterwards walked over for the Sligo Produce Stakes. The
same success seems to have attended him over that course this
year, - for he carried off the Queen's Plate with 7st 111 b, and 3 to
I on him. from King Dan and the Bran Filly. This performance
made him a tremendous favourite for the Chester Cup, in which
race, owing to the manner in which he was ridden, he did not get
a place. He, however, the following day, managed to beat Semi.
eerie by half a head for the Free Handicap—ten others running
besides. On his return to Ireland the Baron beat him for the
second class of the Waterford Stakes at the June Curragh meeting;
but he afterwards, with 7st 41b, and even betting on him, won
the Queen's Plate from Highwayman, Crosby Mouche colt, King
Dan, and Kingfisher. He was then put under the care of the
veteran Forth, who will bring him to the post, I have no doubt,
in blooming form. With such v. trainer, and such a jockey as
Henry Bell, in spite of his position in the odds, Ould Ireland's
chance, in my opinion, is not at all to be despised.
As the papers say Mr. Fergussen's Clear-the-way has been sent
to Doncaster, I suppose I cannot do less than notice him. He is
by Harkaway out of Taglioni, by Whisker. He twice ran second
to Ould Ireland as a two year old, and the only race he has to
boast of winning is the Paget Stakes at the September Curragh
meeting, when he beat Singaway and two other wretches. A
greater impostor never was stripped on a vace.course, and the man
that could back him, after the exhibition he cut at Epsom, ought
to have a commission de lunatico inquireado taker% out against
him. Mr. Merry's Collier findemany friends in the north. He-is
by Sheetanchor out of Florentia, and his chief claim to support
rests upon having, as a two year eld, defeated Pythia for the Fable
Stakes at Stirling, and bidden for the King's Park Stakes at the
same place.
Sept. IS.