The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

DOUBLE EVENTS.

20 to 1 asst West Australian winning the Derby, and Ment-
more Lass the Oaks—taken.
30 to 1 Orestes and Menttnore Lass for the same
events—taken.
TREBLE EVENTS.
£lOO,OOO to agst Peggy winning the Chester Cup,
Derby, and Oaks—taken.
CHESTER RACES.

This day the "May meetings" of the sporting community
will be inaugurated on the Roodee of Chester. Abundant and
interesting sport is promised, and a cheering indication is
afforded of the continuance of fine weather for its celebration.
Efficient preparations have been made for the expected visitors.
The Stand and enclosure have been materially enlarged and
improved, and, notwithstanding recent falls of rain, the course
is in excellent condition. So great is the demand for stabling
that it has been found necessary to appropriate the extensive
cheese-market to the reception and standing of horses.
Lodgings are also in increasing requisition, and at the different
inns beds are at a premium. Cheap excursion-trains in con-
nexion with the various manufacturing districts and neigh-
bouring towns will be run, and, in order to facilitate the
ingress and egress of passengers at the Chester station, addi-
tional rails have been laid down for upwards of three miles at
an outlay of about £4.000!
Twenty-seven stakes are appointed to be contested in the
four days, and a striking proof of their popularity and impor-
tance is afforded by the fact that the number of subscribers to
those which are already :dosed amounts to 490. .1,695, " added
money," is distributed among them.
Tuesday's list contains six events, the most important being
the Palatine Stakes, the Mostyn Stakes, and the Chesterfield
Stakes. The chief and all-powerful attraction of the meeting,
however, centres in the Chester Cup, which will be run for on
Wednesday. Last year 43 competed for this great Cettrian
prize, and the field on the present occasion is likely to be, nu-
merically, as strong.
The leading favourites are Trifle and Peggy, but there are
certain outsiders that receive quiet support and have numerous
partisans. Speculation has recently undergone extraordinarq
changes, greatly to the perplexity of the betting brotherhood,
and to the utter amazement of the uninitiated. Of the 131 ac-
ceptances, it is impossible to indicate with accuracy the horses
which are likely to muster at the starting-post.
The Helter-Skelter Handicap, tivo Triennial Stakes, Sixty
Guineas (the gift of the members for the city). Her Majesty's
Plate, and Scramble Handicap, will also be run for on Wed-
nesday.

Of the seven events appointed for decision on Thursday much
interest invariably attaches to the Dee Stakes, which, on the
present occasion, number 46 nominations, including the names
of Sittingbourne, Sylphi ne, and Orinoco. Sittingbourne's
starting is, however, regarded doubtful, and Orinoco is the
favourite in the turf-market. The other events in this day's
list are also calculated to occasion exciting contests; the race
for the Chesterfield Handicap, in particular, being likely to
prove highly interesting.
On Friday the proceedings will be brought to a close, a well
filled programme promising ample sport.
The following horses have arrived at Chester :—Talfourd,
Lord Lieutenant, Indian Warrior, Sylphine, Misletoe,
Hannah, Venison filly, Margaret of Anjou, Pearl, Ithuriel filly,
Whittington, King David, Osbaldeston, Scarecrow, Sanita,
The Judge, Sweetness, Gr. g. by Galaor, out of Martha, Pope
Joan, Locket, Napier colt, April Fool, Mountain Deer, Wool-
wich, Little Jack, Missive, Helena, Bellewstown, and Rosalba.

THE CHESTER CUP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—The most ardent wish now prevalent is, I believe, that
the fourth of the " merry month of May" will be equally as
propitious as May-day was. To-morrow's struggle will, as
I have said before, have at least forty "contenders"—which,
with here and there, perhaps, an addition and subtraction—the
following list preconceives :
Newminster Montague Talfourd
Weathergage Red Lion Helena
Mountain Deer Little Jack Ireland's Eye
Nancy lanthe Fionn Ma Coul
Leopold St. Michael Contentment
Lady Evelyn Scarecrow Friday
CldefßaronNicholsonßichmond Lord Lieutenant
King of Trumps Bracey Shropshire Lass
Goldfinder Trifle Locket
Indian Warrior Richard Primmer Deerhound
Muscovite Missive Rosalba
.... ... .

Retail Snowdon Dunhill Anne Page
Gossamer Ann Eliza Boarding Sehool
Black Doctor Peggy Miss filly.
You will perceive that I expect Scott will start three, Dawson
three, Wintringham (late Stebbing) three, Manning two, (Con-
tentment not now being trained by him,) and E. Parr two, &c.
I do not purpose touching upon the whole, having, in part,
done so already,—changes, however, compel me to make a few
remarks, which I shall curtail as much as possible. I have
every reason to believe that I spoke in too derogatory a tone of
Trifle, I retract in humble submission, in " expectations." I
continue to think well of Indian Warrior and King of Trumps,
whom t really prefer to their younger stable companions.
Newminster and Lady Evelyn continue to be my pick from
the heavy weights, giving say Newminster the precedence,
who has been backed "on the quiet" to beat her ladyship,
and who is now in better form than even as a three year old,
when he won the St. Leger. Shropshire Lass, as I said
before, will prove the best of Parr's, and may run forward.
Missive has turned out better than Deerhound? but I consider
the latter never was a first-rater, and cannot justly place any
confidence in his companion. Helena I think less of. If Rich-
mond and lanthe come out, which I expect, they must be
watched closely, and, if in fine order, I should recommend,
being outsiders, their being backed. Contentment and Friday
are also worth}, of attention, and particularly the former,
whom I expect to see figure forward. A most unaccountable
game is being piayed with Black Doctor, but, I should think,
that he must prove to be the horse rather than Dick Primmer.
Neither of the Ann's, Nancy, nor even Peggy for me this time.
I have already touched so favourably upon Little Jack that, to
say more, it would be a needless repetition and superfluous, and
I cannot think better of his chance than I do now. I am rather
dubious as to the condition of Scarecrow and St. Michael, but
shall "con" them well over (as I should recommend others to
do also) before they start. Of the two young ones of Wintring-
harn's—Talfourd and Lord Lieutenant—l prefer the former,
despite the late "doings"; however, I would rather have In-
dian Warrior (as I have said before) than either. To sum up,
I must confess that I am for the old ones in " toto" this year,
and sin pleased to find that my preconceptions', have turned
out so substantial. I anticipate the result to be as follows :
Little Jack
Newminster
Trifle
Lady Evelyn
At any rate I have good reason to predict that one of the four
will prove the winner of this year's Chester Cup.—Yours,
respectfully, BEESWING.

Herbert has been sold to Cotint Batthyany.
Mr. G. T. Smith's yearling colt by Faugh-a-Ballagh, out of
Bonny Bonnet, has been named Victor.
In consequence of an accident to The Reiver, Ile has been
declared not to start for the Derby.

The Autumn Meeting of the Liverpool Hunt Club is fixed for
the 24th and 25th of August.
_

Mr. Herbert has been appointed official auctioneer to the
Chester Race Committee.
Mr. John Scott has sold the Delirium gelding, winner of the
Well= Cup, at Malton, for 300 SOVs. He has been named
Thirkleby, and goes into Godding 's stable.