The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-18 00:00:00

THE SOAIERSETSHIRE STAKES.

To Me EDITOR of Me LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—The only " talked of " race this week is the
above, in the Bath and Somerset Meeting, coming off to-
morrow ; it has twenty-one acceptors, from which I choose
Hugo, Narcissus. Bacton. and Waterfall.
/cannot conscientiously ascribe this race to the Duke
of Bedford, but rather place my confidence in a " WATER-
FALL," which, I feel sanguine, will prove as true as my
last prediction,—Aaron Smith.
The Liverpool Hunt Meeting, at Hoylake, has produced
a capital bill of fare for to-morrow and Thursday ; but I
withhold my comment regarding their events, as the man
is to be more regarded than the beast.
The Derby changes have been great of late, the Hobble
Noble affair having, at last. worked its way out. My re-
marks, next week.—l remain, yours, &c.,
BEESWING.

TATTERSALL'S.--Tmuusnar.

THE DERBY.

The room was numerously attended, but the only move-
ments of any importance were in Hobbie Noble, who re-
ceded five points, end left off almost friendless, and Har-
binger, who was backed at a marked improvement on the
odds last quoted from Newmarket.
7 to 1 agst Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry.
15 to 2 Lord Orford's Alcoran—taken.
14 to 1 Mr. Stebbings's Alfred the Great.
15 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Harbinger—taken.
15 to 1 Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble—taken.
30 to 1 Mr. J. Clarke's Elcot.
50 to 1 Lord Ribblesdale's Nabob—taken.
50 to 1 Mr. P. Booth's Missive—taken.
1500 even between Harbinger and Hobbie Noble.
1000 even between Alfreclgthe Great and Hobbie Noble.

• MANCHESTER.—Fs IDAY.
SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwieke's Exeter—taken.
sto 1 Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall—taken. •
6to 1 Mr. Dawson's Tom Pinch.
6to 1 Mr. Drewitt's Ballet Girl—taken.
7to 1 Mr. G. Barton's Madame Wharton.
THE DERBY.
15 to 2 Lord Orford's Alcoran—taken.
9to 1 Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry—taken.
11 to 1 Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—taken.
12 to 1 Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble.
13 to 1 Lord Exeter's Stockwell—taken.
14 to 1 Mr. Stebbing's Alfred the Great—taken.
20 to 1 Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston.
25 to 1 Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps—taken.
25 to 1 Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson—t.
25 to 1 Mr. Farrance's Joe Miller—taken.
16 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Harbinger—taken.
100 to '3 Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio—offered.
40 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Maidstone—offered.
50 to 1 Major Yarburgh's Young Hammond—tk.
1000 to 15 Lord Exeter's Ambrose.
THE OAKS.
7to 1 Duke of Richmond's Red Hind—taken.
€to 1 Mr. John Scott's Songstress—taken.
Bto 1 Sir C. Monk's gossamer.
10 to 1 Mr. Pedley's Trousseau.
10 to 1 Lord Westminster's Attack—taken.

'Cob-nut will not run for the Dyrham Stakes, at Bath.
'The King of Troy has joined Rogers's string at New-
market.
Chief Baron Nicholson left Stockbridge for Mickleham
'about a week since. _ . .

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We are informed that Robinson, the jockey, is pro-
gressing favourably.
Mr. T. Dawson has not refused an offer of £lOOO for
'Galvanism—he would like to have the chance.
The settling at Tattersall's, yesterday week, upon the
'Chester events, passed off satisfactorily.
Indian Warrior is now the property of Mr. Morris, and
will be trained by Henry Stebbing. He is a fine animal,
of great bone and substance.
Mr. Little sold his Grace, in the Chester Race week,
to Mr. Smith, who has sent him into R. Martin's stable,
at Delamere Forest.
The Earl and Countess-of Sefton and Miss Blackburn°
stayed at the residence of Mr. Topham, the clerk of the
course, during the races.
Mr. Osbaldeston had the misfortune to lose a fine,colt
foal a short time since, in consequence of one of its legs
having been broken by &kick from the dam.
It is, we believe, quite settled that G. Whitehouse will
ride Hobbie Noble for the Derby ; and a strong effort
is being made to secure'Buthr's services for Alcoran.
It is announced that Augur is coughing very badly.
At Chester 50 to 1 was Offered over and over against him,
but not taken.
Lady-in-Waiting, who was only beaten a head for•the
One Thousand Guineas'Stakes, went a-begging lateiy'for
£lOO, and was, not many months ugo, destined to carry
her owner's wife in the park.
Confessor, Orelio, and 'Storyteller, were ordered to be
struck out of the Liverpool Cup, but the message was not
received in time. They will not start. Ready Reckoner
has also been scratched. _ _ _

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A gentleman, a member of one of the leading clubs,
and a late master of foxhounds. will back a young lady to
ride from London to Birmingham on two horses in twelve
hours, for 500 sous.
Three thousand pounds even were laid that the Black
Doctor beater Hippolytus in the Chester Cup race. The
money was posted, and placed in the hands of Mr. E.W.
Topham.
It is currently reported that a sporting gentleman in
this town laid, in different amounts, the sum of £l4ooo
against Joe Miller for the Chester Cup. He had several
.`anxious' friends waitingior him on the settling day, but
he did not make his appearance.
We understand that the proprietors of a " list shop;"
in this town, bet, in small amounts, £l5OO pounds against
the winner of the Chester Cup, and, after paying their
liabilities the day after the race, were winners of £EOO.
Had Poodle pulled through, they would have won about
£4OOO.
The committee of the Cockey Club have come to a de-
cision in favour of Mr. J.'Clarke's proposed trial course,
which, if carried out, as the plan has been altered, will
give a straight course, of a mile and a quarter, the k.st
seven furlongs of which will lie between the embank-
ments.
Some very large offers have been made for Alcoran, and
his noble owner, we understand, would not be indisposed
to sell could he be satisfied that the horse was going into
the hands of parties who meant winning. His backers
would prefer that he retneined in his present stable.—
Bell's Life.
Mr. Pilling has struck The Event out of the Manches-
ter Cup, on account of his being so unfairly handicapped,
adding, that " he ran once last year in the Two Year-old
Selling Plate, at Manchester, won by Richard Primmer,
-and was last, being beaten 02.; yet he is now made to
give him a stone."
'SHREWSBURY RACES.—Considerable unpleasantness
occurred at the above races, on Wednesday last, arising
out of the contest for the Members' Plate, which was to
be contended for in heats. It appears that a horse named
Urbanity was, amongst others, started for the first heat,
and it is said the rider had instructions to " wait" (that
means not to win). The horse was then withdrawn,
though she had been backed at '5 and 6 to 4 to at least
£2OO to win the race, and Mr. Meatherald, her trainer,
was so confident of success, that he invested a little money
on ter, and, on her being withdrawn, declined to train
the animal any longer. If this be true, and we have it on
the most respectable authority, further comment is need-
less; and it only furnishes another argument, if such were
necessary, in favour of the abolition of running in heats
upon every race-course in the kingdom.—Man. Guard.