The Sun. — 1865-08-21 (London, England)

SPORTING NOTES. The decision of the stewards in the Claxton case has been the all-exciting topic of the last week. Admiral Rous has endeavoured to show that it was a just decision by a carefully concocted letter addressed to the editor of the Times. The following is the case in which he justifies the conduct of the stewards :  " Newcastle was entered January, 1859, in a sweepstakes at York for horses which had never won £lOO, but the preceding year he had won a large stake at Doncaster, and was registered in the Racing Calendar. At starting the public did not notice the illegality of the entry, and the owners of the horses engaged made no objection until enlightened by defeat. If the rule had been altered to meet the suggestion •of the Globe viz., " never to disunite the interests of the bets and the stakes" the knowing gentlemen would have won thousands without the risk of losing, by backing the second horse, Bankrupt, the third horse, Uralian, being out of all racing form. If Bankrupt had won not a word would have been said ; but as Newcastle came in first, before he could return to weigh the murder was out. By Globe legislation these persons would have played that pretty game—' Heads I win, tails you lose'— it is my business to think for the protection of the public."  If the Jockey Club laws are to be carried out, and the Admiral is one of the principal framers of them, it would be better to have them altered at once, so that backers would not be misled and done out of their money. Nothing can be clearer than the following rule, which I quote from the rules of betting, to show that the backers of Suspicion. ware entitled to their money : " Rule 2.--The interests of the bets are inseparable with the interests of the stakes, except when the winning horse is disqualified owing to a default in making stakes." As Claxton was publicly scratched in the Racing Calendar, and ought not to have been allowed to start, there cannot be the slightest pretence for withdrawing the bets from the backers of Suspicion after the owner of the latter has got the stakes. Like the late Daniel O'Connell, who boasted that he could ride a coach and six through any Act of Parliament, the gallant Admiral seems to wish to follow in his wake. It is to be hoped that the committee of Tattersall's will see the necessity of reopening the case, and do justice to the backers of Suspicion.  The York meeting commences to-morrow. There are thirty racosiset for decision. The Convivial Stakes will be won by Auguste or Strathconan, the former for choice. In the Yorkshire Oaks I shall look for the success of White Duck, as Siberia is likely to be an absentee. The Ninth North of England Biennial, in the absence of the Duke and Liddington, will be carried off by The Lion; the Burgundy Stakes Ely will secure, and the Black Duck Stakes will fall to the lot of La Muta. Olmar will win the Old Three-yearold Stakes, as both Breadalbane and Broomielaw are likely to be absentees. The field for the Ebor Handicap will comprise about ten runners, to be selected from the following : Age st lb  *The Tartar 4 8 12 J. Goater. Claremont Lady Hylda 4 8 2 T. French. Bradamante Hollyfox 4 7 12 H. Covey. Nemo Grapeshot *Revival *Sweet Jessie Hornblower 3 6 7 J. Grimshaw. The Guide Verdant Little John 3 6 3 Dunbar.