The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

42) O_RT.TNG INTEZEIGENC.E.

TAIYERSALL'S.-14c,xsDA.T.

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The publication of the " acceptances" for the leading spKag
handicaps created a very lively interest. For the Chester
Cup, Newminster receded to 30 to 1 (te,kenL and the Star of
Surrey shooe.forth the leading favourite. It one• time Peggy
ran a close, race with him, 25 to 1 being takea about each, b
towards thecoaclusion the latter fell back fin 30 to ,1 ; the
,contidence of ler supporter was, however, .unshaken.--For
the Derby, 9 to., was offered against Autocrat; 400 to 50 was
,taken about ,King Tom ; 325 to 25 about Dervish ; 625 to 25
(twice about Acrobat ; and 1000 to 30 Scythian. Closing prices::

NIVEEPOOL STEEPLE Gil SE.
140 1 agst Mr. I'. Mason's Miss MowbUT.
111) to 1 Mr. Moseley's Bourton—takeq.

_,MFT.ROPOLITAN H ANDEC4k.r.

90.t0 agst 1N r. Id. T. Law's Jonathan artm--Itaken.
25 to Scott's Vingt-un—taken.
.CHESTER CUP.

25te 1 agst Count ißatthyany's Star of Surire,y,-ttgireilt-
-30;to 3 --- Mr. WilLins's Peggy—taken.
30 to 1 -- Mr. Howard's Nabob—taken,
30 to d -- Mr. 4. N.ichol's Newminster—t.akeu.
11 to a •Star of-Surrey and Peggy—taken,
ilitte DERBY.
9to 2 agat Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat-5 to 1 taken..
Bto it •- Baron Rothsaild's King Tom—taken..
13 to 1 Lord Derby's Dervish—taken.

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25 to 1 Lord Derby's tcrobat—taken.
1000 to ao Ur. Howard's Scythian—taken.
1000 to 20 Mr. W. Smith's, ild Noll—taken.
THE •UA;{G_B.
11 to 1 eget Mr. A. Nichol's Honeysuckle—taken.

BETTING AT MANCIJOSTER.—Fnrmr.
The appearance of the acceptances for the Cheater Cup has
caused an improvement iu the positions of Star of Surrey,
Peggy, and Talfourd, the latter being backed for a large
amount, 40 to 1 being taken for all the money that could be
got about him. Latest quotations;—
LIVERPOOL STEEkE ,CLIASX.

to 1 agst Mr. Mason's Miss Mowbray—take Bto 1.
100 1 Mr. Bignell's Half-and-Haltoffered.
100 to 6 Mr. Linnell's Peter—taken.
100 to d Mr. Moseley's Bourton—taken, aft, off.
100 to 6 Mr. Williams's La Gazza Ladra-.41C 20 to 1.
20 to 1 Mr. Bignell's Peter Simple—taken,
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Lord Derby's Boiardo—taken.
sto 1 Mr. J. Adkins's Ruby—taken.

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP,
700 to 50 agst Count de Prado's Aquila—taken.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.

16 to 1 agst Mr. Benson's Royalist—taken.
25 to 1 Sir J. Bowell's Annie Sutherland—taken.
CHgIiTER CUP.

25 to 1 agst Count Battiwany's Star of Surrey—tk., aft. off.
30 to 1 Mr. Wilkins's Peggy—taken freely.
30 to 1 Mr. A.Nicholl's Newminster—offered.
100 to 3 Mr. Howard's Nabob—offered.
40 to 1 Mr. Knowles's Talfourd—taken freely.
40 to 1 Mr. I. Day's Llanforda—taken.
50 to 1 Mr. Knowles's llaalbec—taken.
50 to 1 Mr. H. Hill's Doctor O'Toole—taken, aft. off.
1000 to 15 Lord Derby's Umbriel—taken.
1000 to 15 Mr. Benson's Royalist—taken.
1000 to 15 Mr. Ellis ns. Blame—taken.

THE DERBY.
9to 2 agst Mr. R. R. Cooper's Autocrat—take 5 to 1.
325 to 25 Lord Derby's Dervish—taken.

NEWTON SPRING MEETING.
The first race meeting in this neighbourhood of the present
year was held at Newton on Wednesday and Thursday last,
and, the weather being fine, there was a large attendance of
sporting men, from London, Manchester, Liverpool, &c. The
sort, on both days, was good, and speculation brisk.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. I.—TheTRIAL STAKES, of 5 soya. each,
with 30 added. 1i mile. 4 subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Defiance, by Old England. Hall tw o
Mr. Wilson's ch g Royal George T. Cliff tdr ,
A splendid race resulted in a dead heat ; Defiance after-
wards walked over, and the stakes were divided.
A HANDICAP PLATE of 70 soya., 2 soya. entrance. f mile.
Mr. Mundy's Jessamine, 3 yrs, 6st 12Ib .... Wells 1
Mr. Jones's Andante, 6 yrs, 7st 61b Arthur 2
Fifteen others ran. Won by a neck.
The GOLBORNE STAKES, of 5 soya, each, with 30 added.
Mr. Croft's Yewtick, by Toryboy Charlton 1
Mr. J. J. Henderson's Prince Plausible G. Oates 2
Five others started. Won easily by a length.
The SELLING RACE was won, in three heats, by Truegirl.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2.—A HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 5
sovs. each, with 30 added. Over six flights of hurdles.
Mr. Littledale's Squire of Malton, 10st 41b„White 1
Mr. Blood's Luck's All, wit Tasker 2
seven others ran, Won easily by three lengths.