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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.
Several parties having returned from Goodwood, the room
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 fieldsmen
offer 40 to 5 on the field, bar Orelia, Recorder, and Jenny.
Jones. A trifling bet or two were certainly made on North-
enden, 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 1 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 againstlzb; sto 1
orealigaht Jennya(l6ast 8lb);
3 to 1 against the Recorder (6st
Jones (7st) ; Sto 1 against Mr. Alderman Copeland, 2 off.
Epirus, Maid of Mouton, and Modesty, were occcasionally
L au n
forc
thisot
"talked up," bnt there were none disposraed toa " nibble." 10
and
to was l°eloliawend mean
15
lt
nonaeinpterijoednnoffyeraenddag
Laairuisnte t—
race and the Doncaster event.
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Sr.ST LEGER.—Crucifix in some instances was betted
—ruci
against at 40 to s—offered at the close, or the field but one.
Launcelot was all in the rage, no one would bid 60 to 20, till
half a soy. brought a bet "to book," which on the same con-
dition was repeated twice. sto I was laid against Galen and
Gibraltar coupled ; and a few hundreds laid against Viceroy,
at 25 to 1 ; and against Maroon at 5 pounds less ; 100 to 7
offered against Broadwath, wanted to 6.

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REPORTED FORGERY
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circulated, to the effect strong
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most
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created in Stockport,
neighbourhood,by
of extensive and respectable
maintained a very high practice, and who had previously
personal
.character, had absconded,
under imputations of a very
im-
portant of which was a charge of forgery,
nature, the most
been committed upon a life insurance company
alleged to have
nce company
surreptitiously obtained possession a
of a sum of ' whereby he
.£5OOO.
DOG AND DUCK.—For some years
attach-
ment has subsisted between a brown s apa.mstel a strong
both the property of James IZryson spaniel dog fc-log and a duck,
Hamilton. The dog is constantly chained,t. o
butSnerifr-faulds,
friend seldom goes far out of his sight, feeds withls feathered
him out of
the same dish, and uniformly sleeps in his boso
On occasions of danger, honest Port even takes 1.114 i allsy Duigh't.
ninl"
into his mouth, and deposits her safely in his domicile; and
be was lately the means of saving her life, when some thieves
evand
es
broke in, and cut the throats of all the other ducks, but could
not prevail upon Port to deliver up his protege.—scottith
Gicardiati.