The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER—FRIDAY EvENlNG.'''''l 7-(1 7";
THE CHESTER CUP.
For this event, which is to come off en Monday, :week,
there are now three horses at as near 6 to 1 as possible. Nay,
in the course of yesterday, the trio were all backed at
mare,
figure for a considerable sum. Lord Normanby's
Gipsey, has been brought from a confirmed outside position
to under 8 to 1, which was taken 'yesterday. Since then,
however, two points more have been offered: The conse-
quence of the money so profusely laid out upon this mare has
been a considerable retrogradation in Ca7dinal-Puf; ; both
being in the great northern stable-of Mr. Scott. The prices
of this evening are thus :-
6to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway (tk) - •
6tol ~ Mr. Copeland's King Cole. tk) •
6to 1 „ Captain Berkeley's Caravan
10 to 1 „ Lord Normanby's Gipsey (oIf)
11 to 1 „ Captain Healey s Tan Buren (tk)
15 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Cardinal Putinoff)
16 to 1 „ Sir T. Stanley's Cowboy (tk)4-,--1-*
20 to 1 „ Mr. Meiklam's Modestry
20 to 1 „ Lord de Tabley names Zillah • lug
20 to 1 „ Mr. Griffith's Lugwardine (tk)
25 to.l „ Lord Westminster's Sir Ralph (t 1::)
THE HERBY. • ,•9:H98
Owing to the Unexpected turn-up for th 3 Two Tlioftofrift
Guinea Stakes, the following have become- the. average.
prices ; but these will, no doubt, undergo more or less 'of
alteration when the complete return of the racing in the
south comes before the public :-
7 to 1 agst Mr. G:-Clark's Dragsman
7to 1 ~ Lord Jersey's Caesar
9to 1 „ Colonel Peel's The Dev of Algiers
10 to 1 „ Lord Lichfield's The Corsair
16 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Ilderim
18 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Euclid
33 to 1 „ Duke of Grafton's /Ether
33 to 1 „ Mr. BoWes's Accelerator
33 to 1 , Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh
200 even between Sleight-of-Hand and ilderim.

NEWMARKET—WEnNEsbAy:'-%
7 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Dragsman (tk)
7to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Ctesar
Bto 1 „ Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers (tk) •
10 to 1 „ Lord Lichfield's Gulnare colt
16 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Ilderim
18 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Euclid (tk)
20 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's.Sleight-of-Hand 010'
25 to 1 „ Sir'G. Heathcote's•Valaincotirt • • `,
30 to 1 „ Duke of Richmond's Bulwark
40 to 1 „ Duke of Grafton's /Ether
40 to 1 „ Lord Albemarle's Domino
40 to 1 „ Mr. Batson's Brotherto Plenipo
50 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's,The,Lordllayor
50 to 1 „ Mr. Thornhill's Brother to -Moucite
500 to 7 „ Lord Exeter's Bosphorus' • .
1000 to 10 „ Mr. Bowes's King of Kelten.(tic)
550 to 500 on Dragsman against The-Det; A.lgitts. 414.0
600 to 500 on Ilderim against Euclid (tk.)

THE OAKS.
8 to 1 'agst Fulwar Craven's Deception (tic)c&)
10 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Reel (tk)
12 to 1 ~ Captain Williamson's Drama (04
6to 1 „ Kathleen and Appleton Lass (tk.)

With respect to the threat made by Mr. Bonham, " to
eat the majority in faVour of ministers, btwond fifteen," we
can only say that the list of the whig and l'adica.l voters tuV-
sents a not very tempting bill of fare frOni'which to mike'a
dinner. We fear the hon. member will have but ineagre
diet, the only edible members .being..Curi7 And Bieo)4ith'n
squeeze of Lemon And Peg...N....T0 be sure lit ;inaf- haven `slice
of a Barron, and by conversion the hon. Member for Wind-
sor way a,fford a leg of mutton, but such tough morsels -would,
at least, 'require a .13oclki* as a toothpick. In this fazhion
trUa &eau Oval VA4,I ie dinsolsed of.--Mor:tiroy .Fiera?d.