The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE APPROACHING DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
" Martingale," the well-known sporting writer in the
Doncaster Gazette, after a minute examination into the
qualities and pretensions of the horses likely to appear on
Wednesday next for this race, concludes :—" Disregarding
reports from private training grounds ; relying upon the
test, the indisputable truth, of public running ; estimating
all circumstances, probable or improbable, all twists and
turns, in whatever shape, point, form, or degree; viewing
facts as they have presented themselves, and as they now
stand, and using them as stepping-stones to arrive at a
correct conclusion, the question again recurs,—What's to
win ? Cossack, first ; Von Tromp, second."
THE DONCASTER Cur.—The cup this year, executed
after the model of Mr. Cotterill, consists of a cup and
cover, very handsome in figure and elaborate in execution.
The cup itself is richly decorated with tasteful ornaments
is the early Italian style, and the cover is surmounted by
an animated equestrian .group of Richard Cceur de Lion
and some Saracens, one of whom he has cut down with
his battle-axe, and is preparing to repel the attack of an-
other, who is threatening him with his spear. The inci-
dent is supposed to have occurred at the battle of Ascalon,
where Richard displayed, according to the old chronicles,
great power and dexterity with his mighty axe. The height
of the cup and cover is 3 feet 31 inches, and its weight 263
ounces.

WHITSTABLE OYSTERS .—To obtain, a few years since,
in the provinces, these celebrated oysters—which are bet-
ter known as " natives"—was considered more than a
rarity ; but so rapid is the progress of emulating competi-
tion and transmission, that they are now received with a
promptitude and rapidity that could not be excelled were
they under the auspices of the postmaster-general him-
self. To those—and their names are legion—whose tastes
at such a season are only to be satiated with a plump and
well-fed native, the following communication from a local
contemporary will prove gratifying, more particularly as
we can vouch for the unparalleled excellence of the fish.
The letter is addressed to the patrons of the Oriental
Divan and connoisseurs in oysters, and is as follows :
"GENTLEM EN,—It is with extreme gratification I inform you,
that during a visit to the Metropolis, I have succeeded in
making arrangements with Mr. Bateman, of Billingsgate-
market, by which I shall daily receive, by rail, an abundant
supply of the choicest Whitstable Oysters, which for fulness,
freshness, and excellence, are promised to exceed anything
that has hitherto been submitted to the palate of the provincial
public. In size, they are equal to those of the past year, which
was one of the best seasons ever known, while in flavour they
far exceed even description. The prices at which they will be
this year sold, owing to the extensiveness of the contract into
which I have entered, will be considerably reduced. Packed
in Barrels for the country they will be charged 75., or Three
Barrels for .t.l. Opened at the Stall, or supplied in the Saloon,
Is. 4d. per Score. A single trial, I feel satisfied, will establish
their character, and ensure a continuance of patronage to
" Your obedient Servant,
" 17, Clayton-square. " JOSEPH FEENEY.
"N. B.—The Oriental Divan, which is splendidly fitted, is de-
cidedly the best house out of London, for a Chop, a Steak, or a
Dinner. r-oups and Joints from one to six o'clock, la. Gd, each.
13illiard Rooms are attached."