The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY.

A thin attendance, and not much business done. For
the Newmarket Handicap and the Great Northern Han-
dicap, Virago was backed for small sums. Baalbec was
decidedly first favourite for the Chester Cup ; The Star of
Surrey and Marc Antony were not so firm as last week.
For the Derby, Autocrat had friends at 9 to 2 ; 1,000
even was bet between Dervish and King Tom ; Andover
and New Warrior had several supporters.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
Even on Mr. Howard's Virago—taken.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Newland's Bracken—offered.
PORT STAKES.
6 to 4 on Mr. Bowes's West Australian—taken.
4 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne —taken.
6to 1 „ Baron Rothschild's Orestes—taken.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
5 to 2 agst Mr. Howard's Virago—taken.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
Even on Mr. Howard's Virago—taken.

CIIESTEPC CUP.
11 to 1 agst Mr. Knowles's Baalbec-12 to 1 taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Powney's Marc Antony—offered.
16 to 1 „ Mr. Howard's Star of Surrey—offered.
20 to 1 „ Lord Wilton's Duchess of Lorraine colt—t.
25 to 1 „ Mr. Wilkins's Peggy—taken.
50 to 1 „ Mr. Knowles's Taliourd— offered.

THE DERBY.
9 to 2 agst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat—offered.
6to 1 „ Baron Rothschild's King Tom—taken.
6to 1 „ Lord Derby's Dervish—take 13 to 2.
22 to 1 „ Mr. Gully's Andover—taken.
33 to 1 „ Mr. Shepherdson's New Warrior—tk.
35 to 1 „ Mr. Greville's Bessus— taken.
50 to 1 „ Mr. Morris's Knight of St. George —tk

Of the eight races run at Newton, last week, six were
won by horses trained at Aintree.
Mr. C. Leclerq has bought Ballet Girl of Mr. Thomas
Hurst, of Chantilly, for 400 sovs.
Lord Eglinton's Glaucopis, Integrity, and Elspeth are
struck out of all their engagements.
The Derby colt New Warrior has changed owners, and
has joined A. Taylor's string, at Fyfield.
The Duke of Bedford's Hesse Cassel, has left Newmar-
ket for Mr. Gratwicke's, to be turned out.
Pensioner met.with an accident a few days ago, at New-
market, and was obliged to be immediately destroyed.
Tonic having met with an accident, has been declared
not to start for any of his spring engagements.
Mr. Bowes's Blight, engaged in the Derby, in conse-
quence of a severe distemper, has been destroyed.
Count Coataudon has purchased the steeple-chase horses
The Colonel and Tame (late Redwing), 5 years, both of
which have arrived at Chantilly.
Charles Peck is about to remove his training establish-
ment from Malton to Hambleton, where he will occupy
the residence of the late Robert Hesseltine. _ _

The Fast Day being appointed for Wednesday, the 26th
instant, the races fixed for that day at York are postponed
to the following day ; and, in consequence of this alteration,
Malton races will not commence until Friday, the 28th,
instead of Thursday, the 27th instant.
A novelty has been started by Mr. Topham, for the
ensuing Liverpool July Meeting, in the shape of a race,
styled "The United Kingdom Trainers' Stakes," of 3
sovs. each, with 40 added, for four year olds and upwards,
weight for age, the lowest weight not to be less than 10st.,
and to be ridden by professional trainers of five years'
standing; one mile and a quarter; the winner to give a
dozen of champagne to the members of the race. Messrs.
Wetherell, G. Taylor, Elliott, Peace, Tempest, J. Wilkins,
L Day, T. Dawson, J. Bond, and T. Taylor hare already
subscribed to the race.