The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

MANCHESTER.—Fai DAY.

Notwithstanding that the betting since Tuesday has ex-
tended over a long list of horses, no great investments have
been made. The horses which are really in force have been so
long before the bookmakers, that few can lay against them.
Defiance is very firm for the Northampton, and Contentment
for the Metropolitan Handicaps; also Lady Evelyn for the
Chester Cup, and Ethelbert for the Newmarket Handicap.
Orestes, for the Derby, is a little in force at 12 to 1 ; and 40 to
1 would have been taken freely about Speed the Plough. The
others mentioned below are either backed only for small sums,
or are nominally at the price quoted, which may, however, be
taken as the true state of the market.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP.
4to 1 agst Mr. I'. Parr's Defiance—taken.
6to 1 Lord Derby's Hubby Horse—take 7to 1.
12 to 1 Mr. T. Barnard's Tobolski—taken.
14 to 1 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Confessor—taken, aft. off.
14 to 1 Mr. Greville's Muscovite—taken.
13 to 1 Lord Egllngton's Ludo—taken.
15 to 1 Lord Clifden's Molasses—taken.
15 to 1 Mr. Eglington's Llanforda—taken.
20 to 1 Mr. J. Shepherd's The Alp—taken.
20 to 1 Mr. Choyce's May-day—taken.
20 to 1 Duke of Bedford's Gossip—wanted.
20 to 1 Mr. Snow's Postulant—taken.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
11 to 2 agst Mr. T. Parr's Contentment—taken.
9to 1 Mr. Kimberley's Snowdon Dunhill—taken.
15 to 1 Mr. C. Peck's Richmond—take 100 to 6.
100 to 6 Lord John Scott's Pug Orrock—taken.
20 to 1 Mr. Wilkins's Peggy—taken, aft. off.
25 to 1 Mr. Farrance's Terpsichore—taken.
25 to 1 Mr. Copeland's Candlewick—take 100 to 3.
25 to 1 Mr. Vickers's Psaltery—taken, aft. off.
100 to 3 Lord Clifden's Termagant—taken, aft. off.
100 to 3 Mr. Drinkald's Mr. Moon—take 40 to 1.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
4to 1 asst Mr. J. Oliver's Ethelbert—taken.
Bto 1 Mr. I'. Parr's Contentment—taken.

CHESTER CUP.

11 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Trifle—taken.
100 to 6 Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn—take 20 to 1 freely.
25 to 1 Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor—taken.
30 to 1 Mr. Spence's St. Michael—taken.
100 to 3 Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior—taken.
100 to 3 Captain Key's Little Jack—taken.
40 to I Mr. T. Stanley's Richard Primmer—taken.
500 to 7 Mr. Farrance's Cardinal Wiseman—taken.
500 to 5 Lord Clifden's Termagant—taken.
500 to 5 Lord Zetland's Augur—taken.
THE DEREV.
9to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's West Australian—take 10 to 1.
12 to 1 Baron Rothschila's Orestes—taken freely.
100 to S Mr. Powney's Cineas—take 14 to 1.
100 to 6 Duke of Richmond's Pharos—taken.
I&A° 1 Captain Lane's Ninnyhammer—taken.
20 to I Lord Derby's Umbriel—taken.

20 to i - Mr. Jacques's Eturworth—taken.
33 to 1 tirr. J. M. Stnnley's Orinoco—taken.
100 to 3 ➢lr. Payne's Speed the Plough—t. 40 to 1 freely.

George Oates is now Lord Eglinton's second rider.
.Tordesillas has been sold, and will be sent to Poland.
Confessor was struck out of all his engagements, on Thurs-
day last.

Mr. W. Ewbank has purchased Broughton; the price is said
to be 300 sovs.

The Mersey Stakes and Stanley Stakes, to be run for at
Liverpool July Meeting, close on Friday next.
Mr. John Simpson's two year-old colt by Cowl, out of View
Halloo's dam, died on the 18th instant, of inflammation.
The Leviathan laid £50,000 to £2OO against Trifle winning
Chester Cup and Vanderdecken the Derby, at Lincoln, last
week.

Mr. E. R. Clarke's two year-old colt by Napier, out of
Caurouch's dam, has been sold for SO soya., and goes into
French's stables at Newmarket.

Mr. Lumley's Maria, backed for large sums to win the
Northamptonshire Handicap, met with an accident on Tuesday
last, and has been declared not to start for that race.
Mr. Henry Stebbing, the celebrated trainer, of Hambledon,
near Thirsk, died on Sunday week. By his death several no-
minations have become void, amongst them, that of the b f by
Assault, out of Newton LaSs, for the Lancashire Oaks, at Li-
verpool, and King David, for the Liverpool St. Leger.

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V Jr. W. R. Scott's Warwick, whilst on his way from Holywell
to Lincoln, in company with Harp, yesterday week, was thrown
out of a horse-box attached to a tram on the Chester and Holy-
head line, one of the side doors, which had not been properly
fastened, having flown open ; the horse w a good deal bruised,
and was taken back home.

HORSE RACING IN FRANCE.—In addition to renewing the
prizes given last year by the Emperor to the different horse
races in France, his majesty has decided that for this and
following years, 10,000 E shall be given from the civil list for
the autumn meeting at Chantilly, and. that there shall be
founded for 1855 and following years, a prize of 10,000 f in
Paris, one of 6000 t at Bordeaux, and one of 6000 f at Angers,
for three year old colts and fillies.
FOOT HURDLE RACE.—A foot hurdle race, between two of
the most celebrated performers—Fenwick, of Lancaster, and
Patterson, of London—came off on Monday afternoon last, in
the Eton Brocas. :the distance was 200 yards, over 10 hurdles.
The race was admirably contested, both men taking their
leaps together until they reached the eighth hurdle, when
Patterson failed to clear and fell, leaving Fenwick an easy
winner. The Brocas was crowded with sporting gentlemen.
among whom were Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, and many of
the officers in garrison at Windsor.