The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER—TUESDAY EVENING.
The fiat is now given which settles the Chester Cup event of
1838. and the cognoscenti and the amateurs may rectprtscallyex-
claim,
" Who codld have thought it ?" As a matter of course,
the majority of the speculators were at the scene of action;
in-
deed, there was very little spirit left in the way of doing busi-
ness here yesterday; 3 to 1 was offered •in the field; Birdlime
backed at sle 1 freely; a strong desire shown to lay against
Sylvan and MN.7,iciau. Map imagined Sylvan would not be a
starter. The winner, we believe, was never named; and no
doubt large odds would have been laid, bad any one been
posed to come out. The horse has been backed occasionally
only averaging '25 to 1; but, we should think, the majority of
the fieldsmen must have done vet v well, as some horses were so
heavily backed for so mans weeks. One or two of the influen-
tial gentlemen will, we should guess, "throw in" large win-
ners; but the party cannot have thought at the post, that the
horse had so excellent a chance, for we do know that one of his
immediate party took at the rate of 13 to 2on Sylvan. Marlow,
the lucky jockey, we believe, backed him at 200 to 8 some
weeks since here. We have been told the winning horse is the
property of Mr. Alderman Copelind, of London. The result
was conveyed express by Mr. Bake, of the Bull's Head, being
done 22 miles on horseback, and the other 17 per gig. The
distance was accomplished in good style in two hours and a
half, Mr. Bake reaching Market-street at a quarter past seven.
'We may add, that the nonplus eilit has been backed for the
Derby at 15 to 1 since our last quotations, and since then at
120 to 10.

CHESTER RACES.
TUESDAY, MAY 8.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs; three year olds, 7.st 21b; four,
-9st 21b; five Wst; six and aged, lust 51b. Thrice round, ra-
ther more than three miles.
Mr. Bradley's b h Exorable, 5 yrs (Owner) 1
Mr. Barrow's b m Catherina, aged (Lear) 2
Mr. Cooke's br h Red Rover, aged • (S. Darling) 3
Mr. Bellis's b h Seventy-four, by Memnon. 5 yrs..( Wadlow) 4
Mr. Roylances's br b Master of the Rolls, 5 vrs..( M Jones) 5
Mr. G. Dawsun's ch c Aiinwell, 3 years (Lye) 6
2 to 1 against Catherina, 3 to 1 against Rover, 6 to 1 against
the winner. Eight drew. Red Rover jumped off first, with toe
Master of the Rolls close in his quarters; first mile and a half
Catherina went a head, and made strong running to the distance
last time yound, where Exorable joined her, ran a few strides
together, then came out, and won easy by a length. Red Rover
ran a game horse, being in difficulties the last three quarters of
a mile.—Ran in six minutes eleven seconds. Bradley rode his
horse with admirable judgment.
A Sweepstakes of 25 sous for two year old colts Sat 51b, fillies,
Sat 21b Half a mile.
Sir T. Stanley's b c Apothecary • (Tetnpleman) 1
Mr. Mostyn's b c Papineau, by Emancipation....(Darliug) 2
Mr. T. Walter's ch e Sir Mark (Marlow) 3
Four paid.-6 to 5 againSt Papineau, 6to 4 against A pothe.
cars, 3to 1 against Sir Mark. Apothecary made the whole of
the running, and won his race easily.—Ran in 52 seconds.

Sixty Guineas given by the Members for the City, for three
years old colts, 6st 81b; fillies, 6st 61b; four years old colts,
Bst 41b; fillies Bst 11b. Heats, once round and a distance.
Mr. H. Peel's gr c Saul, 3 yrs. (G. Whitehouse) 1 1
Mr. James's br c Jim Crow, 4 yrs (J. Robinson) 0 2
Mr. A rrowsmit b's ch f Margravine, 3 yrs,...(W. Jones) 0 3
Mr. Marlow's a t Fairplay, 3 yrs (Neale) 2 0
Mr, Roberts' b I Volusia, 3 yrs (J. Grey) 0 0
Sit T. Stanley's gr f Violet, 4 yrs (Templeinad) (1 d
Saul the favourite.—First a fine heat, and the second won
easy.