The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.
There has not been any business, during the present day,
that requires observation. Cruiskeen holds the premiership
for the May event ; but closely pressed by Sir Thomas Stan-
ley's horse. 7to 1 has been accepted on the latter in a very
good quarter; and Gilbert Gurney, at 10 to 1, has been, since
Tuesday, supported to a considerable extent. 100 to 7is
yet offered versus any of Mr. Dawson's lot.
THE DERBY.--8 to 1 has been the current offer on the
field. Launcelot was backed at 7 to 1, with Molyneux as "a
cock boat," by a gentleman who appears never to have
enough of the " yellow jacket." '

TATTERSALL'S, THURSDAY.

The betting against the two favourites was tolerably brisk,
and ended slightly to the advantage of Confederate, the last
offers being to bet or take 8 to 1 ; his rival was supported
with great energy at 8 and 81 to 1; and from the disinclina-
tion of the layers of odds, we suspect that some of the orders
to '• get on" were only partially executed; the last bet
against him was in hundreds, at the lower of the two prices.
The Angelica colt fell into the third place, 10 to 1 having
been laid in two or three quarters ; the takers, however,
would have continued on the same terms. Theon was
hacked at 12 to 1 in hundreds, but was not in much favour.
Muley Ishmael, the Assassin, and the Melody colt, were
talked of at the odds stated below, but not backed, that we
heard of. Ottoman opened at 28 to 1 (taken to a pony),
and receded to 33 to 1 before the room was closed ; at this
figure one gentleman laid out £6O, and would have gone on.
Benjamin and Graysteel were supported with some spirit at
1.000 to 15 ; and the same odds went down, but not quite so
freely, with the Prince Albert and Maroon parties. The
betting was flat enough on this race, but on the 2,000 Gui-
neas Stakes and Oaks was dull in the extreme. All that we
nerd say is, that Confederate, with plenty of friends, ad-
vanced a point, and Crucifix declined to the same extent for
the first event, and Lalla Rookh lost ground for the other.
We heard nothing of Crucifix or Black Bess for it. 6to 5
was offered on the Argelica colt for the Column Stakes, but
nothing done on the Riddlesworth.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS' STAKES.
5 to 2 against Lord Orford's Angelica colt.—t
3to 1 ~ Mr. Houldsworth's Confederate.—t
sto 1 ~ Lord G. Bentinck's Crucifix.—t & alt. off.
THE DERBY.
7 to 2 against Scott's lot.—take 4 to 1.
11 to 1 „ John Day's lot.—t.
7to 1 „ Marquis of Westmunster's Launcelot.—
take 8 to 1.
Bto 1 „ Mr. Houldsworth'S Confederate.—t
10 to 1 „ •Ld. Orford's Angellc,a colt.—t
12 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Theon.—t
„
20 to 1 Ld. Jersey's Muley Ishmael.—t. 25 to 1.
22 to 1 „ Mr. Etwall's Melody colt.
25 to 1 Ld. Albemarle's Assassin
„
30 to 1 ~ Mr. Wreford's Wardan.—t
33 to 1 „ Duke of Grafton's Ottoman.—t
40 to 1 ~ Col. Anson's Black Bess.—t
.50 to 1 ~ Lord Exeter's Velvet colt.—t 1,000 to 15.
1000 to 15 ~, Mr. J. Gill's Prince Albert.—t
1000 to 15 ~ Lord Westminster's Maroon.—t
1000 to 15 „ Mr. Clarke's Benjamin.—t
1000 to 15 „ Lord Eglingtou's Graysteel.—t
1000 to 12 „ Mr. Eddison's The Rider.—t
500 to 400 on Launcelot against Angelica colt (t); 400 to
100 against Confederate and Angelica colt (t); 2000 to 20
against Launcelot winning the Derby and St. Leger, and Cru-
cifix the Oaks (t); 25 to 1 against Launcelot and Crucifix
winning the Derby and Oaks (t).
THE OAKS.
12 to 1 against Mr. Fowler's Lalla Rookh.—t
18 to 1 ~ Mr. Wigram's Teleta.—t
20 to 1 ~ Gen. Grosvenor's Diploma.
30 to 1 ~ Mr. Oshakleston's Belshazzar filly.—t
The regular racing season commences ou Monday next, with
the Newmarket Craven Meeting ; there is a list promising an
average of four races a day. About 250 horses, from two
years old and upwards, are in training there, and at least 500
in different parts of the country, so that a brilliant season
may he anticipated.

EXTRAORDINARY Cow.—At Penrith, on Tuesday week.
Mr. James Speak, slaughtered a beast which weighed a few
pounds upwards of eighty-two stones ; the fat weighed
fourteen stones eleven pounds. When alive she was a
miracle, arid almost all the judges in this part of the country
had been to see her. She vans of the Galloway breed, nine
years old, and was bred and fed by Mr. Isaac'l'allon, of the
Riggs, near Penrith ; she was also milked till within six
months of the time she was s!aughtered. The beef was
prime and soon sold at Bd. per lb.—Carlisle Patriot.
DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTERN. —BRISTOL,
April 15.—The Great Western sailed this evening for New
York, upon her second outward voyage, carrying with her 112
passen,gers, among whom are Mademoiselles Ellaler, the
celebrated dancers of the Italian Opera-house, Major Clayton,
the Hon. Mr. Methuen, Mr. R. Alsop, of the United States
Bank, Don Ferdinand Mangino, with despatches from the
Court of Spain, Count Lestapis, from France, Captain
otway, R.N., Captain Byron, the Countess Merlin, and
Don Carlos de Zaldo. Detpatches to Canada and New
Brunswick are sent out by her, and she Las a cargo of manu-
factured silks and general measurement goods, with several
thousand papers and letters. She does not, however, carry
out any specie,