The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-17 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

The appearance of the entry for the Cheater Cup has had no
effect upon the betting, except to bring more prominently
before the public Virago, Newminster, and ‘ldford, and
although a great number of horses have been backed since the
close of the racing season of 1853, the wrest weight of money
has been invested upon the above named horses, particularly
Virago, who has been backed to win an exceedingly large
amount ; in fact; so centred is the betting upon the three
horses named, that it becomes nearly needless to notice other
transactions. To-day 30 to 4 was taken about Virago for the
Chester Cup for all that con!d be got on, and closed at 25 to 1
(offered); she would have been backed for the Metropolitan
at 55 to lin liondreds. 12 to 1 was taken for a time or two
about Half-and-Half for the Liverpool Steeple Chase. Latest
quotations :
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
Bto 1 agst Mr. Mason's Miss Mowbray—offered.
12 to 1 Mr. Bignell's Halt-and-Half—taken freely.
16 to 1 Mr. Barnett's Sir Peter Laurie—taken.
20 to 1 Mr. Thompson's Come-away—take 25 to 1.
20 to 1 Mr. Linnell's Peter—taken.
20 to 1 Lord Waterford's Lord George—taken.

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
50 to 1 on The field offered.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's Heapy.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.

20 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Virazo—taken to £5O.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Lord Derby's Boiardo.
CHESTER cur, 1854.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Virago—taken to .elOO.
40 to 1 Mr. A. Nicholl's Newminster—taken.
45 to 1 Mr. Parker's Aldford—taken.
100 to 1 Duke of Richmond's Rattle—taken.
12 to 1 Virago, Aldford, and Newminster—taken.
THE DERBY. 1854.
13 to 2 agst P. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat—offered.
22 to 1 Mr. J. Adkin's Ruby—taken.
33 to 1 Mr. Gully's Andover—taken.
40 to 1 Mr. Howard's Scythian—taken.
50 to 1 Honeysuckle—taken.

The Carmarthenshire Open and Hunters' Stakes close on
Saturday next.
The Trapper belongs to Mr. Payne, and is in Dockeray's
stable at Epsom. He was bought when a yeatling.
Roebuck, 3 yrs., has left French's stables, Newmarket, and
gone into Woolcot's, at Woodford, near Salisbury.
The Kilpin Coates annual prize, which is one of the oldest
races on record, will take place on Thursday, March 16.
Richmond Races are fixed for Wednesday and Thursday,
the lgth and 19th of October. The stewards are the Earl of
Zetland, the Duke of Leeds, and W. M. V. Milbank, Esq.
The Beverley, Hull, and East Riding Races have been
altered from the 14th and 15th, to the 28th and 29th of June,
in consequence of the original fixture clashing with Ascot.
The added money will be considerably increased, and will
amount to nearly 500 sous. .

v We regret to state
that Sam Day, the well-known jockey,
who had only recently recovered from breaking his thigh at
Goodwood Races, 1852, experienced a similar accident on
Saturday last, whilst on a visit to Mr. B. Way, at his seat,
Denham House, near Uxbridge. Every attention and the
best surgical aid have been re,,dered to him, and it is to be
hoped that the consequences will not be so serious as were et
first anticipated. In tuft circles much commisseratien is
expressed for him.

THE CHASE.
THE cnEsu IRE HOUNDS MEET

To-morrow, (Wednesday,) 18th, at - Vilkesley
Thursday, 19th •
Saturday, 21st - ChOirriondeley
Ravensmodr Windmill
Monday, 23rd • -
Tuesday, 24th 'Crewe Hall
Thursday, 26th. - • - Manor House
Friday, 27th - - TlireeGreybounds
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Each day at half•past ten o'clo.k, except Wednesday, the
18th, at eleven.
SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS IitRET

To-morrow (Wednesday), 18th, at ..
Friday. 20th - • Oteley Park
Saturday, 21st . • Choriton Lodge
Each day at half-past ten o'clock.
THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS MEET
To-morrow'( Wednesday), 18th, at - Barlaston Hall
Friday, 20th Tunstall;near Market Drayton
Each day at half-past ten o'clock.