The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-28 00:00:00

SPORTING.

No handicap in the year excites the same interest or
is:the subject of so deep speculation as the Goodwood
Stakes. The Chester Cup, the July Cup, the Leaming-
ton Stakes, the Cesarewitch, large stakes, are all insig-
nificant as compared with the great Goodwood Handi-
cap. I trust the following analysis will not be ma I a
propos
Comparing the number of acceptances in the last five
years, I observe that, in 1837, thirty-nine were left in
out of the one hundred and seven named : in 1838, forty
out of one hundred and eighteen : in 1839, forty-five
out of one hundred and twenty-eight : in 1840, sixty-
four out of one hundred and twenty-seven : in 1841,
forty-nine out of one hundred and fifty-one : and
now, fifty out of one hundred and fifty-two. The
number of subscribers,. you see, increases annually,
and there is no reason why it should not reach
two hundred. Surely, the absurdity of not di-
viding this stake into classes must be appa-
rent to the veriest dolt. The public complain
of the badness of the handicap daily ; why, how is it
possible so to weigh such a number of horses as to give
them each and every one an equal chance, for so I inter-
pret the word handicap. Does the man live who can
handicap. one hundred and fifty horses so well that tht
list he given to me and I cannot strike out one-third tha
shall have as much chance as if they were stewed ? You
cannot handicap good old horses with bad three-year:
olds : I was about to say sixteen stone and a feather
would hardly, in some instances, do it ; at all events,
with racing weights yen cannot bring them together.
It is quite as important that the horses should be classed
as that the stake should be divided into classes. I have
before- suggessed this alteration ; I can now do no more
than leave it in the hands of higher powers, who, I am
certain, sooner or later, will see the propriety—aye, the
absolute necessity,--of attending to my suggestion. For
the Wokingham Handicap at Ascot thirty subscribers
are considered sufficient for two classes, and the two races
the week before last brought, out fields of fourteen and
twelve. Here is a specimen at once of the increase of
sport afforded by-this simple method.
Nine of the korses named in this great stake were in
Scott's stable, out of which two only accept—Knight of
the Whistle and Rhodanthe, John Day had eight en-
tered, and pays forfeit with eve;' one, and Mr. Isaac
Day with his four, shows the same aiscontented disposi-
tion. Ten were named out of the lot traLled by Kent
on the spot. Of These Bracelet and Proof int only
accept. Ten also were named in Dawson's stabl6 so
two (Bellona and Arnagill) only accepting. Thus tit:
great stables are in an unusual minority ; so much
the better for the small fry. Trenn named tour (Fitzroy,
Una, Muley Hamet, and Haitoe), and accepts with all.
Osborne leaves in Satirist and Van Amburgh, re-
serving Sleight-of-Hand for the Cup. Forth had six
entered, and accepts with Hyllus, Lucy Banks, and the
Golden Rule. Lord Miltown named and accepts with
three ; Lord Exeter with two ; Heseltine with three—
Squire, Alice Hawthorne, and Millepede ; Cooper had
three named, leaving in all but I-am-not-aware, a horse
thzt pays forfeit for this race for ,the first time in his
life. Mr. Shelley accepts with two out of four ; Dilly
is a satisfied man, leaving in all three entered. Alto-
gether, if my calculations be correct, thirty-one different
trainers have horses engaged in the Goodwood Stakes.
The public think the handicap unusually bad : I cannot
agree with them, considering the impossibility of fairly
putting together such an immense number of horses,
several of which have probably run expressly to get
favourably weighted in this very race. Moreover, I
hope never to see more than fifty acceptances for any
hi;nclicap race in England.
tie following are the Goodwood Cup weights, cor-
rea;(l Since the
:::taci.iso at Newcastle and Bibury
Attila, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b
Lanereet aged,
iMaritis, 4 yv, 7st 8113
giarks Thelfth, 6 yrs, 931.-:," - ni ail gelding, 4 yrs, 7st 81b
Win, 6 thi Pst Plb vrs, Tat 81b
kesidfig, aged. NE tlib '^ntiary, 6 yrs,
Elba, aged, Ott 7111
SlHklitzot-Ilatld; 6 yts, Nt 21ti
81: 9 yfs fist

Moneiht;-...,
At, to Plenipo.-.
7st filb
0, by St. Nicholas, 8 yrs, ist btu
Albiofli Ifs, 7st 41b
Canadian, 3 yrs, `lst 41b
'Meteor, 3 yrr, 7st 41b
Eagleilield, 3 yrt, 7st 41b
Seahorse; 3 yrs, 6st 131 b
73*Ilinloelei 3 yrs; est 131 b
Phartiltli 8 iqsti Est 131 b
Jack, 0 yrs; Est Alb
NautiluF, aged, 6st 121 b
Policy, 3 yrs, Est 101 b
The 'Golden Rule, 3 yrs, 6st

Rettiettr, 6 yrs, 9st
Satiiist, 4 yrs, 9st
Mlifiisienee, 6 yik, Bst ]2lb
}lath, Bst lotb
vita AlDlirgli; 4 tr?, egt 101 b
' Prince caradoc 5 yd. fit Mb
Bulwark, c;,,rs,B6t 101 b
Tubalcain, b yrs, Bst 91b
Thistle Whipper, 4 yrs,Bst bib
Mustapha Muley,4 yrs, esi 51b
The Stuire, 4 yrs, Bst Sib
Flrscht, aged, bst 31b
1111dd!eliam, 4 yrs, Bst 31b
Zelmyra, 5 yrs, Bst 31b
Arnagill, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
Muley Barnet, 4 yrs, 3st llb
Galen, 5 yrs, Bst
D. by Priam out of Seamew,
6 yrs, 7st 121 b
Marsitial Sault, 4 yrs, ist 121 b
Jana, 277

101 b
Belemur, 3 yrs, 6st 10, th
Bro. to Garland, 3 yrs Est 101 b
The Oneida Chief,3 yrs,6stlolb
Yorkshire Lady, 3 yrs, tist 61b
Fireaway, S yrs, 6st 6th
F. out of linela, 3 yrs, 6st 61b
Moss Trooper, 3 yrs, 6st 51b
Martyr, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
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