The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-04 00:00:00

SPORTING.

In a former epistle I expressed my fears that John
Scott would shortly train every horse entered in the
Derby : -for this I find I have been anathematised by
all book-makers, such a result being the height of
their ambition.

The betting on Monday was spirited, but exclu-
sively confined to the kill devil and ruin-man stable.
While anything over 8 to 1 was eagerly taken about
Attila, 25 to 1 less was taken about each of three
others, the Lord of Holderness, the Joanna colt, and
Meteor. The same odds have been taken about the
Dirce colt and Artful Dodger, and before they left the
stable William de Fortibus and Auckland. The
public have also backed William de Gros, the Amadon
colt, Master Thomas, Woldsman, Baronet, Johnny Faa,
and the Puncher, and I have now mentioned every
gorse in the lot, except the last arrival, Lord Mil-
town's two, individually at different periods. Horses
leave the stable and go out of the betting : a horse is
claimed for 350/., goes into the stable, and is at this
moment in such high favour that he •will possibly be
some day first favourite !! ! Gemini crankum twee-
dle ! ! but there must be something wonderfully
bracing in the Pigburn air. The leviathan, never-
theless, has only carried off one Derby in his life,
and that with about the worst horse that ever won the
great race. The great Wizard of the North is a fool
to John Scott—the egg trick morning exercise, the
gun trick a mere canter. I have heard, and Ido
often hear, this wonderful conjurer (I mean John
Scott, and not the other Mephistophiles) terribly
abused. Poor man ! his greatest crime being that he
is the best trainer in the world, and that he does not
publish in the newspapers—mark, before he knows
Himself, which is the best horse out of some dozen
good-looking and well-bred ones.

- Scott's horses engaged next and the following week,
have arrived at Newmarket, at least all that mean to
show, I believe. Attila, Meteor, the Dirce colt, and
the Ladye of Silverkeld Well are there.
• There have been several meetings this last week.
The Trial Stakes at Northampton did not fill, and
gentleman riders were appointed to the only other
race for thoroughbred horses. This, however, is more
a hunt than a race meeting, and is an excuse for gen-
tleman-in the neighbourhood to fill their houses, that
the ball in the evening may he well attended, which I
read in the Morning Post was the case.
There was a good deal of racing, such as it was, at
Epsom on Wednesday. Thanks Lo a severe shower of
hail and rain, there were two races for the Ileathcote
Plate—in the first the winner and second being left;
behind. The second race being spun out into four
heats, and a miscalled match following, the sports
were not over till dusk. Mr. Thompson 's mare is in
the Oaks, and Vibration (one of Forth's lot) is in the
Derby and Oaks ; the latter has not been backed in
my hearing, except with the rest of her stable com-
panions.
The Catterick Bridge and Croxton Park Meetings
have also come off this week. Why,so many races
should be fixed for the same week, I cannot guess.
The latter is celebrated as one of the few meetings in
the kingdom where all thQ jockeys are gentlemen
quite enough to insure my absence, I have no idea of
scrubbing the floor, while the housemaid can do it so
much better ; but why should I complain. The
Duke's tenants are amused; and these gentry and
their families form a considerable portion of the good
folks accustomed to visit Croxton Park Races.

Ballinkeely is arrived at last ; he is a good-looking
bay horse, and will be trained by J. Scott at Ascot,
who is fully competent to do him justice. Curious
enough, the horse is a much worse favourite since his
arrival.

There seems to be no longer any doubt that the
11:ppodrome ceases to be a racecourse. It is to be
regretted that the races cannot be transferred to New-
market, •or anywhere indeed, but the subscribers
whose nominations are dead would decidedly object
to any such arrangement. The liability of the pro-
prietors of the racecourse for the sums advertised to
be added to the different stakes is questioned by
many parties. JUDEX.
April 4.
THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS.

Saturday's run with the Royal hounds, although a
small field in compariglon to several former, was the
finest of the season. It was exceedingly select with
respect to the quality of the sportsmen, and included
several officers of the Royal Horse Guards :—Captain
Seymour, Captain Vyse, W. Baker, Makepiece,
I3enbow Payne, Esqrs., &c., &c.
The nobly stag Mouse was uncarted at Brick-
bridge, and led the way in gallant style over the
country towards Hawthorn-hill, then bearing to the
right, went straight away to Buck Farm, Binfield,
Lawrance Waltham, Shottersbrook Park, making
for the great wood, then bearing to the left he
made for IVhite Waltham Tuchenend, along the side
of Bray Drainage, taking the country all the way;
here the pace was " reeling," and those who were
fortunate enough to be on the right side of Bray
Drainage, had it all to themselves, which number,
from the severity of the running, was reduced to a
few only of the right sort, and these were Captain
Nyse, Mr. Baker, Mr. Benbow, another gentleman,
and Harry King, the whip. The running now began
to slacken, and the deer, in view for the first time
during the hunt, bore to the right over Holyport
Green, and was captured at Tunchenend after two
hours and a quarter of the best hunting run this
season, every hound doing his share of work like a
pack of harriers. It was a rare day—the Leicester-
shire of the Queen's hunt.

The New Hamburgh Gazette gives a letter from
Berlin of the 21st inst., in which the report of a military
revolt in St. Petersburgh, and which has been contra-
dicted from more than one source, is again spoken of,
but the present version does not go to the same extent
as the first accounts. It is now said that a regiment
%%hich was being reviewed revolted upon its officers, in
consequence of their tyrannical conduct, and slew 28 of
them. Other troops having been brought up, sap the
letter, the revolted regiment was brought to submissioa,
and afterwards decimated.

I !Three or. four days ago, as six countrymen were
regaling themselves in a public-house at Neville, near Dieppe,
two soldiers of the 24th of the line went in and picked a quarrel
with them. A conflict ensued, with every weapon the tarties
could lay their hands on. The landlord attempted to separate
them, but was turned out of the house. After a long struggle
the two soldiers were victorious, and took their departure leav-
ing nearly all the countrymen severely wounded. One of
these having gained some advantage over his opponent, the
savage seized his antagonists ear with his teeth, bit it off,
and spit it in his face. Another has his left shoulder fractured,
and two have dangerous wounds in the breast with knives. The
Magistrates have commenced an investigation of the affair.
It appears, from a table of the consumption of the
city of Lyons for 1842, that the number of oxen, cows, calves,
sheep, lambs, and pigs slaughtered for Lod during the year
wasabout 50,000 leis than in 1841.