The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

SPORTING.

To record the proceedings of the month, ere the
month terminates, may appear a somewhat Hibernian
measure. So accustomed are my sporting readers,
however, to Newmarket Heath on this day, Easter
Monday, that I fear many, a murmur will escape over
the breakfast table at the legal postponement for a
fortnight of their hobby, the Craven Meeting being
the legitimate commencement of the racing season.
To fill up the vacuum, then, I, in some degree, an-
ticipate this day's Tattersall's (for on Thursday every
one will be at Croxton Park), and will endeavour to
command their attention about thirteen minutes and
a half.
Attila—On the first public day Attila fell from 7 to
9to 1, offered in every quarter of the room. On the
10th he was again in force. Very little was done
about him on the three succeeding days, for he was
neither backed or pounded (a phrase intelligible to all
I wish to understand me) ; but on Thursday last
symptoms of retirement were visible, and I calculate
8 to 1 might have been obtained to a very consider-
able sum. The wiseacres, Ido not mean horses, who
took 7 to 1 before Christmas, now see their folly ; the
winter just over, and 8 to 1 is easier to be obtained
now than 7 to 1 when I spoke of the audacity of the
takers.
The Lord of Holderness, brother to Hornsea, is
second favourite. At the beginning of the month no
person would take any odds you could offer. A
sporting bootmaker, as we read, got on a large stake
between the 7th and 14th inst. On this latter day he
was backed at Tattersall's to win 26,000 at 65 and. 50
to 1. In my notes of the transactions at the corner
since, I observe against the name of this horse " all the
rage," " backed furiously," &c., the meaning of which
I need not, I believe, explain.
Auckland, the property of, and named by, the
Marquis of Westminster, came (for, like the Lord of
Holderness, he was for some period altogether absent)
again on the 7th. His enemies appeared alarmed,
but they were not absolutely astonished, until William
de Fortibus won at Warwick. He has even now a
strong party, but, in my humble opinion, he is much
too good a horse to back at present. Of his reported
trial I spoke in my last.
Chatham seems to have been foaled solely that there
might be one more instance of the misfortunes attend-
ing the Gallant Colonel's stable, as far as it is con-
nected with the Derby. Although backed heavily
at 20 to 1 about the middle of the month, his position
is far from enviable. That so good a horse should be
sick at such a period is sincerely regretted by your
correspondent, especially as he ventured to speak so
highly of him at the close of the last season.
Wiseacre was laid against very freely at 40 to 1
on the 3d, and backed quite as eagerly by the same
party at 30 to 1 on the 7th ; in very great force on
Monday last, when 5 to 1 was laid on him against
Chatham. His friends are sanguine, his enemies nu-
merous and powerful. The former evidently specu-
late on his winning the 2,000 guineas stakes, and with
good reason, the field being moderate, as far as they
can tell.
The Dirce col,t;,like the most the,;
~ilorses trained
by John ScOft, has seen 25 Co I ii'ken 'freely : it was
but for a day, and he now occupies his old position.
I have never seen him, but he is reported to be a se-
cond Red Cow, such being the nickname of Mundig.
Dener was in force at 35 and 30 to 1 in the begin-
ning of the month, but Barrier has scarcely been
named, even to be coupled with one of the favourites,
as was his predilection throughout the month of Fe-
bruary.
Canadian, the horse that broke a small bone in his
leg last October, has been much fancied and heavily
backed by a gentleman considered by your excellent
reporter as an influential. On the 10th he was
booked to win 23,0001., at odds varying between 40
and 66 to 1 : on the next day such a price was not to
be had, and 40, and even less odds, were taken. This
horse is responsible for a very large stake of money,
and, foa the sake of the noble owner, I hope the small
bone in his leg will just forget to break again.
Palinurus was much talked of; and more backed in
October. Among the miscellaneous reports so indus-
triously circulated during the winter, one was that
this horse had broken his back. It Would break his
back, and mine too, to carry all the money he has
been backed to win. I hear we shall see him run for
the column, and in the presumed absence of Chatham,
he has, apparently, only to beat—
The Acacia colt, the property of Mr. Batson, and
a remarkably fine colt he was, when I saw him at
Newmarket, in the Houghton meeting. He is own
brother to Potentia, the mare that beat John
o'Gaunt in a canter across the flat. He has a select
party, including some first-rate judges, and most for-
tunate speculators.
Espartero, the property of Mr. Thornhill, has been
backed a good deal, quietly, during the winter. On
Monday last the express had arrived, and 50, 40, and
35 to 1 were taken as long as layers could be found.
A mare in the same stable, Equation, has also been
backed in the course of the month to win sonic
30,0001. at 100 to 1. The public will not bave the
latter evidently, as the same people who lay the latter
odds against the mare are backers of the horse at the
odds above, and last quoted.
The Joanna colt—ye gods ! how they back the
horses in Scot's lot. On the 7th, I should say that
this horse was backed to win at least 30,0001. at 50 to
1 • and I do not forget the sums of money invested
about Christmas. I cannot pay Lord Jersey, or his
trainer, so ill a compliment as to accept this horse
upon any terms whatever. The public may have him
if' they will, I will not.
Meteor, of course, comes again. Having never been
under 40 to 1, is quite sufficient reason why the
public should back him again; but where are the
Artful Dodger and William Le Gros ? horses backed
to win no mortal knows what, within the last eight
weeks. I have scarcely heard their names mentioned
since my last Monthly Report.
Ballinkeel, Robert de Gorham, and Moss Trooper,
have been in slight request.. Among the very out-
siders that have been named, are Gobbo, the horse
that ran second at Warwick ; Sir Gibert's lot ; the
Frederica c., one of John Day's ; Mr. Allen's Bel-
coeur, beaten off at Doncaster ; and Lord George
Bentick's Tripoli, beaten off, carrying a feather, at
Newmarket. Fresh horses appear to spring up like
mushrooms, and not omitting to state that Forth's lot
have been at different times heavily backed, I will
odd that I am prepared to see great and frightful
changes. If I was compelled at this moment to select
from the field the number of horses likely to see Ep-
som, rather to pass the judge's chair, I confess the
list would startle you. The Craven Meeting will en-
lighten us wonderfully.
I believe I shall have occupied the time of the read,
eras long as I bargainedfor, if I add the

ENGAGEMENTS OF THE FAVOURITES AND OTHERS
BACKED TO WIN THIS DROBDIGNAG DERBY.
Attila is engaged in a 100 soy. sweepstakes on
Wednesday in the First Spring Meeting. Barrier,
Nuncio, Palladium, and six others are entered. Also
in the Hyde Park Derby (Hippodrome) Meeting,
Misdeal, Mule, and ten others.

✓
Auckland is in a produce stake at Chester. Will
probably walk over, as the field is bad.
Wiseacre is in a 100 sov. stake on Thursday,
Craven Meeting, with Barrier, Defier, Canadian, Es-
partero, Chatham, and others. Also in the 2,000
Guineas Meeting, Robin, Meteor, Timoleon, and
some dozen or more that have never started. Also in
a produce stake at Bath, with Barrier, Defier, Nessus,
and others.

Chatham is in the Tuesday's Riddlesworth Meet-
ing, Gunter, Reversion, and Trampoline f. Also fol-
lowing day in the column with Palinurus, Acacia c.,
Eusebia, and a lot of others. Also the following day
in the 100 sovs.istakes, vide Wiseacre. And in the
First Spring in tho Newmarket Palace Stakes, with
Robert de Gorham (his only engagement), Gunter,
and others.

Palinurus is in the column only.
Espartero is in a 100 sovs. stake on Wednesday in
the Craven Meeting, with the Lass of Louton and
Edgeworth Bess. Also following day in a stake, vide
Wiseacre. Also same day in the Vacillation Stakes
with the Dirce colt and Tedworth.
Defier, vide Wiseacre.

Barrier, vide Attila and Wiseacre.
Canadian is in 100 soy. stake on Tuesday, in the
Craven Meeting, with Criterion, Observatory c., and
Adelgund. Also in the stake with Wiseacre. Also
in the Newmarket Stakes Meeting, Acacia c., Saros,
Guzelle, Jonny Faa, and others.
Meteor is in the 2,000 guineas only.
C. by Muley Moloch, out of Dirce, is in the Coffee-
room Stakes, Craven Meeting, with Acacia c., Robin,
and three others. Also vide Espartero.
C. by Plenipotentiary, out of Acacia, in the Coffee-
room column and Newmarket Stakes.

William de Fortibus is in the Dee Stakes at Ches-
ter, meeting Lord Miltown's two, Sir R. Bulkeley's
two, Dr. Allen and Combermere, all in the Derby,
their only engagement previous. Also in the Palatine
Stakes, same meeting.
The following have no engagement before the
day :—The Lord of Holderness, Ballinkeele, Moss
Trooper, the Joanna colt, Lasso, Sir Gilbert Heath-
cote's two, and Forth's five.
March 28.

JITDEX

BRIGHTON ELECTION.—Saturday morning a requi-
sition to Somers Harford, Esq., the late member for
Lewes, was put in course of signature, and though Rio
measures were taken to make it known, upwards of 200
names were appended to it in a few hours, and there is
every probability of his being returned by a large ma-
jority. Mr. Harford is expected to address the electors
this (Monday) evening.
It is reported in the fashionable circles that the
Hon. Captain George Augustus Frederick Liddell, sixth
son of Lord Ravensworth, is about' to lead to the hyme-
neal. altar the amiable and accomplished Miss Cecil
Wellesley, youngest daughter of the Hon. and Rev.
Gerald V. Wellesley, canon of Durham, and brother of
the Duke of Wellington.—Durham Ad6ertiser.
Apricot tree, •in full .bloom, in Alexandria, D.O
March 4, 1842.