The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Manchester, Tuesday Evening.
The anxiety we last week noticed. its existing in the turf
circles, for the appearance of the Chester Cup entry, no longer
exists. Upon its ditod, business at once became noire animated
as the character of the entry was pronounced, by those who
were competent to pronounce an opinion upon it. not only good,
but very likely to be productive of a long run of varied specu•
lotion. The spirited manner in which some half-dozen horses
at the fag end of the twenty-six candidates have already been
supported, renders it pi obable't hat there will be a strong pha-
lanx of favourites, should the weights not exceed the expectation
of the parties so early in the field, and backing such horses as
King Cole, Drone, Mersey, Master of the Rolls, Ludford, and
Lord Derby's Pantiles; ail of which have been more than once
taken ie a lot, and backed at 101) to 2 each. Indeed, yesterday
the layers were somewhat shy of the speculation, and justly
for, should Birdlime start the handicap after the heavy f,shion
of Newmarket handicapping, the sC's to 1 will not look amiss
in the takers' books. Birdlime may be considered us simply
having the lean, and 10 to 1 is the current and every-day offer;
on the field. To-day she would have been freely supported
against dither Sylvbn or Abraham Newland at evens. Mr:
Robinson's Whaley was backed in the course of the morning,.
300 to 11 being booked. Mr. St. Paul's horse Gelewood,
coupled to Parolles, was also backed to-day at 100 to 5. The
weights are not now less arrxiously looked for than the full
entry was this night week ; and caution no doubt will be the
watchword for the remainder of the week, as it may be remem=
bered that, during the corresponding week of last year, the
celebrated horse General Chasse stood at 7 to I, with "takers;''
but in seven days afterwards, he (in consequence of theappear-
ance of the handicap) sprung to 41 to l taken. leavin'a all his
oppenents six pints behind hint. It is not immissible for
another jump forwattls before Monday, after the fashiou of last
year. This, however, all depends upon the ability displayed in
dealing out the weights. Should the thing be well done, there
is ❑o doubt the event will heroine as prominent a booking race,
in the provincial markets, as others that have long since passed
into the pages of Weatherby.—We may notice the Derby
favourites, as regards the two leaders, much as before. There
is. however, a little further improvement in Grey Morons. The
rise of lon in the London market, yesterday evening. to 17 to 1,
might, in truth, have been anticipated here-20's to 1 being
freely taken. There were also some rather heavy double en-
gagements made, as will be seen by a reference to the quota,
tions. There is still a good deal of mystery as regards Mr:
Scott's team. The Nonplus colt is firm; and still the ctult out
of Trauby's dam continues in favour. Ott Saturday, a little •
silver was sported for 200 to 7 to be laid; 500 to 20 was also
taken upon the same colt. The cogroscenti rank the St. Leger
entry very high. It appeals a puzzler to name a second favou,
rite. _ Lord Chesterfield's Don John shines as premier; and
Piearmiti has also been nibbled upon, since the list made its
appearance. The following are the average prices of the horses
in any particular request :
Tne, CHESTEtt CEP, p.r.—Accept or not.)
10 to 1 on the field (offered.)
11 to 1 agaiust Mr. 'Most yn's
ll.to 1 „ General Yates's Sylvan.
11 to 1 „ Mr. Fairlie's Abraham Newland.
16 to 1 „ Captain Lamb's Chit Chat taken )
16 to 1 „ Mr. Walter's Prime Warden (taken.)
25 to I „ Mr. Bowers's Lord Stafford ('akeu.)
'25 to I „ Mr. Robinson's Whaley (taken.)
26 to I „ Lord Egiintun's Potentate (taken.)
100 to 2 „ Lord Dcriry's Pantiles (taken.)
Offers to give 9 against the field, and take 10 freely-,
THE DbltEtY.
10 to I against Lord G. Bentinck's D'Edgville.
12 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Cobweb colt.
100 to 7 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus.
15 to 1 „ Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird,
16 to 1 „ Mr. Armitage's Noophis colt,
20 to I „ Colonel Peel's lon (taken.)
25 to 1 „ Lord Chestet field's colt out of Trauby'a dame
to l Sir J. Volunteer (taken.)
2 to 1 „ Lord Sutlieltl's Bamboo (taken.)
10 tto 3 „ Mr. Worrall's Dormouse (taken.)
Ivo° to 20 „ The Early Bird and Ninny winuing the Derby
and Oaks (taken.)
1000 to 20 „ Grey Motr.us and Ninny, for the same events
(taken )
200 to 4 o D'Edgcille soul Lord Jersey's filly (Glenara,)
for the same races (taken.)