The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-02 00:00:00

SPORTLYG INTELLIGENCE.

Manchester, Tuesday Evening.
The weight of the money market, to uphold General Yates's
Sylvan for the Chester Cup, has not been much less than it was
at the close of last January, when S to 1 was recorded..by us as
'• taken freely." We may now notice him in high fore, within
a shade of being as good a favourite as Mr. Mostyn's mare,7-
each have been supported at our quotations. Birdlime. in some
instances,. has been, within the past two days, in a lequest which
closes the fieldsmen to be somewhat shy, particularly beyond
9to 1. The offers against Whaley of 11 to 1 are so freely ex-
tended, that it is more than probable he will recede a point or-
two mote, should the acceptances exceed in number the expec-
tations of the cognoscenti. Wentworth and Magician keep tir7n
hold of the public attention. Against the latter, tew are nis•
• posed to offer.at all boldly ; this has caused Mr. Fowler's other
horse, Heron, to be nearly hors de combat; and no one.appears
disposed to nibble, even at extreme odds. We' may conse-
quently expect his resignation as a candidate for the Chester
Plate of the present year. If is-certain, that'Ltidford has paid,
-and..with him are coupled. Drone and. the Master-of the Units.
.On Friday, we shall be able to speck to the certainty.of these
rumoured declarations: M r.• Ilouldsworth's Combat, and hi r.
Bowers's Lord Stafford, have each been supported at uuCfigure,
the latter (letting the.present day. From the great probability
tliere is of two, if not more,• of the top weights retnainiug in,_
there is .every chance the solos laid. out, and the spirit shown
by several parties here and in Cheshire, will prove the harbingers
of considerable speculations for three mouths to come. •
LIVERPOOL CRAVEN MEETING.

This meeting will commence,_ under the stewardship of the
Earl of E•elin„tun. and Sir John Gerard, Bart. on Wednesday.
the 16111 Atay. The prize most likely to attract attention in the
spoitiug circles, previous to the races, is the Tradesmen's Cup,
value one hundred sovereigns, in specie, added to a Handicap
Stakes of twenty sovereigns each, half forfeit, and five only it
declared before the Ist of March ; the second horse to receive
fifty sovereigns out of the stakes. The course, two miles over
Aintree. Being favoured with the handicap ( which, according
to rule, "is to be declared on the Ist of February"), we give it
as most probably being a novelty, and of some interest to the
patrons of the turf.

ST. LBS AGE. ST. LBS. AGE,
9 7 Birdlime aged 710 Lord Stafford
4
9 1 Despot
812 Jupiter
8 7 The Duet', „...... 4 I 7 6-Miss Bowe
8 7 Abraham Newland .: 4 7 4 Dirtnict
8 7 G.tlewood
8• 6 Znitraan
-8 3 Herod • 5 • 7 2 Pardlles
8 0 Chit Chat ••••
713 Combat • 4I 6 9 Argaute
7 10 Fusileer

For the Craven stakes of 25 sovereigns each, with 30 added,
there appears an entry of thirteen two-year-olds.—For the
Spring St. Leger, of.Z5 sovereigns each, with 30 added, Har-.
purhey, Wee Willie, Brother to Jupiter, Gilbert Gurney, Sir
Ralph, anti Sir Thomas Stanley's Piccaronu, are entered.—
For the Waterloo Cup, value lOU sovereigns, added to it Han-
dicap Stakes of 10 sovereigns each,L—to he run for on Friday,
—eleven are entered...—" The main" will be fought as usual.
The Derby speculations remain very small. We may, how-
ever, notice a very pointed difference in Mr. Band's colt by
Rowton, out of Hindi:lna. Yesterday's bettings, at Hyde Park
Corner; place him- at 16 to 1. in the office of this figure, 2t)Oto
8 was laid at noon to-day. From this it is clear, that the pro.
vineial market does -not always fellow the London one.—The
following are the average prices :
TIIECH ESTER CUP, P.P.—(Accept or not.)
91 to I against Mr. Mostyn's Birdlitue. (t)
10 to 1 „ General Yates'sSylvan.
•

ll to 1 Mr. liobinsou's Whaley. (o.ff)

12 to 1 • „ Mr. Fairiie's Zohrab.
13 to 1 „ Mr. Price's Wentworth. (t) •
100 to 7
.„ Mr. Fowler's Mersev:
.(t)
OX) to 8 „ Clarke's Magician..
100 to ti „ Mr. Ilouldsworth's Conrhat.•,
tt;iY is
100 to 5 • „ Mr. Barrow's Catherina. (ofT) .03..1 o
14:10 to 5 „ Mr. Bowes's Luut Stafford. ( :211,

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