The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-17 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL RACES.

These races commence this day, over the course at Aintree,.
and will continue till Friday. We subjoin the speculations
of the Manchester papers on the coming events.
(From the Advertiser.) • •
LIVERPOOL. TRADES' CUP.
There has been great consternation among the admirers
and supporters of The Doctor, it having been reported that,
in consequence of the death of His Grace the Duke of Leeds,
(being father-in-law to Mr. Fox,) the horse, though well and
at Liverpool, would not run. This has not been as et de-
clared, but it is generally thought to be the fact. St. Bennett
continues in great force, and is admired most by those who
have had the good fortune frequently to "draw." The pat-
lander, Harkaway, is described to us as being the finest nag
ever landed in England; and a good stock of the circulating
medium is expected to be transferred the latter end of next
week. The Caravan horse has made rapid strides in the
betting at Newmarket, and parties here have been (some
through necessity) obliged to follow suit. The Cambriani
mare is highly thought of.
( From the Guardian.)
At the corresponding period of last July it was considerecll
a nice point to state the precise condition of the market,„ the•
fluctuations being hourly. At that the first favourite for.the!
Liverpool July Clip was Lord Westminster's Soyders, taken
upon at 7 to 1; Birdlime and the winner (InheritOr) both
stood at the figure of 8. If it was rather hazardous thet to
give the bona fide feeling of the market, it is certainly, not
less difficult this year. The prices attached are those at the
present hour; but the fluctuations are incessant. The :lean
division have kept, for some days, close to St. Bennett; and
7to 2 has, on several occasions, been caught at. At the
opening of the week Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen was strongly
backed to win a very large stake at 20 to 1; she has, how-
ever, been destined, we suppose, to go amiss, for 100 to i 2 was
laid last night. The Doctor was also completely -sent out of
the betting; the knowledge that the death of the Duke of
Leeds might cause his son-in-law, Mr. S. L. Fox, to draw
his horse, appeared to be the prevailing reason kir. this rapid
retrogression. It will probably be found, upon inquiry, that
the horse fell amiss about Gargrave, en route for Aintree.
We cannot state whether he would tarn back or proceed ;
any odds, however, might be obtained Up to last night
Caravan's price averaged 12 to 1, although in Liverpool they
took three points less; 'the' consequence of his winningby six
lengths over Newmarket, on Wednesday, has brought hint
right a-head of Harkaway, being now backed at 5 to 1, and a
desire shorn to.go on.• Of course, he still travel post-haste
per Caravan. Birdlime's party keep her up at about Bto 1 ;
and Scott's horses, Puff and the half-bred son of Priain, have
not lacked friends. The latter went down' freely at 100 to 6
last night ; and a fraction beyond our quotation could not, in
any good quarter, be had on - Puff: Melbourne =placed, as
ninetv-nine out of a hundred,..ten days age, itnaerfjed 'Com-
pletely hors de combat, appears to' have had a very sudden
recovery ; within the past two dais as'low as'l4 to 1 has been
accepted ; we should imagine, - howeVer; his Chance cannot
be great ; but that he left Hambleton with Slashing Harry,
&c., on Monday, is told to us this evening, in a quarter to be
depended upon. Harkaway remains flint ; and he is repre-
sented as a splendid horse, and his followers will not be a few
on the day. Rachel has been backed at 100 to 3 during the
week, and 40 to 1 would have been taken to-day. 'There. is
so little doing on the others that we give whet tae coNaidEr
would be laid, were any one disposed to fete, iliesst,'ifisie
into notice :-
11 to 4 agst Lord Eglington's St. Bennett (offered)
9to 2 „ Lord Suffield's Caravan (take 5 'to I);
6to 1 „ Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway..
71 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Cardinal Pat (taken)''''
Bto I „ Mr. Mostyn's Birdlime
10 to 1 „ Mr. Heseltine's Slashing Harry (11 tkl)
14 to 1 „ Mr. H. Robinson's 'Melbourne (taken)
15 to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Mayflower (taken)
20 to 1 „ Lord Eglingtou's Black Diamond
20 to 1 „ Mr. Meiklam's Modesty
40 to 1 „ Mr. Cook's Rachel (taken)
50 to 1 „ Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen. • •
ST. LEGER.
7 to 4 against Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (taken.)
BETTING LAST NIGHT IN LIVERPOOL,
3 to 1 agst Caravan. •
3to 1 „ St. Bennett, :yr
sto 1 „ Harkaway.
7to 1 „ Birdlime.
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Bto 1 „ Cardinal Puff. n° sve,,s,
100 to 4 „ The 3 year old's..
50 to 1 Cruiskeen. •.. 'l-1'"
Each of these bets are half a point above taken.