The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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this forenoon has been much better attended than for some
days past. Settling formed one feature in the _ proceedings ;
and a moderate share of speculation on. the Copeland handi-
cap race of to-morrow also attracted attention. Three horses
were in great face ; for in vain did several of the fieldsmenoffer 40 to 5 on the field, bar Orelia, Recorder, and Jenny
Jones. A trifling bet or two were certainly made on North. -
endeu, at Bto 1 with a race, and at a point more p.p. The
lucky filly at Goodwood was in many instances backed at 2
to 1 ; and 25 to 20 she beats Recorder, whose friends seemed
rather shy at the 3 to I offered, although that figure was ac-
cepted in a good quarter last night. 4 to 1 was offered so
frequently v. Jenny Jones, that before the circle broke up,
5 to 1 was pencilled down ; and in one of the best quarters,
2to 1 offered on three named against the field. The follow-
ing were the closing prices :-2 to 1 against Orelia (fist 81b);
3 to 1 against the Recorder (fist 121 b) ; 5 to 1 againsf Jenny
Jones (7st) Bto 1 against Mr. Alderman Copeland, 2 off.
Epirus, Maid Of Monton, and Modesty, were occcasionally
"talked up," bnt there were none disposed to " nibble." 10
to
1 was at one period offered against Orelia and Launcelot ;
and 15 to 1 againt Jenny and Launcelot—we mean for this
race and the Doncaster event.
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against at 40 to . rucitix in some instances
all
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Launcelot was in the rage, no one would bid 60 to 20, till
half a soy. brought.
dition was repeated twice. "to book," which on the same con-
Gibraltar coupled ;
aza. f 5 to 1 was laid against Galen and
at 25 to 1 ; and against Maroon hundreds laid against Viceeoy,
offered against Broad • oon at 5 pounds less ; 100 to 7
wath, wanted to 6.

REPORTED FORGERY.—A strong sensation has been
created in Stockport, by reports which have been most openly
circulated, to the effect that a solicitor in that neighbourhood,
of extensive and respectable practice, and who had pi eviously
maintained a very high personal character, had absconded,
under imputations of a very serious nature, the most im-
portant ofaa l
ite charge
insuranceof
company, whereby he
surreptitious alleged to have
been
committed
surreptitiously obtained possession of a sum of £5OOO.
which
upon ws

DOG AND Ducx.—For some years past a strong attach-
ment has subsisted between a brown spaniel dog and a duck,
both the property of James hryson, Esq., of Sheriff-faulds,
Hamilton. The dog is constantly chained, but his feathered
friend seldom goes far out of his sight, feeds with him out of
the same dish, and uniformly sleeps in his bosom all night.
On occasions of danger, honest Port even takes " Miss Duck"
into his mouth, anddeposits her safely in his domicile •, and
he was lately the means of saving her life, when some thieves
broke in, and cut the throats of all the other ducks, but could
not
prevail upon Port to deliver up his protege.—Seollish
Chigntitan.