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THE FIELD 
truth of what we had always maintained, that the chcsnut, 
true to his iady Chatham blood, cannot ever cover more 
than 1 4 miles, if the pace he anything to speak of. The 
italic seemed to be under the swire, molancholv delusion 
as they were at the St. Legcr (one which they have con- 
sistently fostered since the ridiculous Ebor St. Legcr), 
and thought they could cut down Orestes, whereas they 
just played his game. Those who believed that Orestes 
could not stay, forgot that in his worst day he ran a very 
fur fifth for the Ascot Vase, with four approved “stickers" 
in front of him. West Australian's trainer did very wisely 
to draw him, as he is far from a sound horsfy and lie would 
have palled up dead-lame to a certainty. The stable might 
well tremble on the Derby day, ami contrast t lie lmked 
chalk of the course with the Suffolk slush in which he had 
fairly revelled a month before. 
Yorkshire racing hardly seems to begin In earnest, till 
we have Job Marson (who rode for Gill's stable during the 
meeting), Tcmplcman, and Holmes, all scaling under Mr 
Johnson's watchful eye at Cuttcrick. There is something 
so quiet and “ varmint ” about this pretty little ovul way- 
side course, and the groat gnti-s at the end of it, (opposite 
the old inn of" Ferguson and Antonio" memory), through 
whose portuls the splendid corteges of Leeds and Cleve- 
land. ull anxiety for the coming contests of the “choco- 
late " and the “ black and pink stripcH,” along with hosts 
of jolly squires and John liiowdies, have passed in their 
time, that it is quite our "first favourite" among minor 
mceflngR. Some of the “ inerrio men of Dedale ” have 
taken it in hand this year, and wrought a wondrous change. 
In 1852 it had two days’ racing, it is true, hut out of tin 
£105 added to its stakes (10 gs. to each event), £40 cnine 
in again in the shape of drawbacks. Trainers, of conrsc, 
resented this, and in 1853 the meeting relapsed into one 
day, which was attended by 18 horses. The two days have 
now reapnonred three weeks later in the year, and £340 
was added ( )niy £33 wus “ pulled back,” and CO horses ap- 
peared, a striking proof of what a little liberality will do. 
Sicily, who is a good looking mare, very like Evadne, but big- 
ger, enrried everything ns cleverly before her ns her cranky- 
tempered brother Italian did, in 1840. Mr. Mciklam lias 
not pinched her, seeing 6hc is engaged in the Oaks, Great 
Yorkshire, and some ten other capital stakes. Titormus 
is a fine stout colt, low and lengthy, and ns nice an nnirnal 
as we have seen this year. Ellcrdulc's first foal ran in the 
shape of a small bay filly by Chanticleer. Correbus is 
a poor pioneer of Dirk Iluttcrick, and Lord Eglinton’s 
other two-year-olds. Young Thompson rode his father's 
inure, Orange Dlossom, with great tact and patience; and 
as lie can now ride 7afc. lib., wo may some day sec him 
breaking the "gentleman rider" spell, and wresting the 
St. Legcr or Derby from the regulars, on some of the 
Itnwcliffo l’uddock pets. TJicir Chanticleer’s stock had 
its maiden victory at this meeting, with Johnny Taft, 
whoso rider Carrol seems, thanks to the London doctors, 
to have emne quite round again. We hear that John Scott 
thinks highly of “ Mr. Bowos'fl gv c the Donnie Morn," by 
this horse out of Forget-inc-not. The running of Sicily 
and St. Murk, at York, makes the two-year-old fields here 
very moderate indeed, and the Claret and Handicap horses 
weru of no very high stamp. Wo claim no pretensions to 
clairvoyance, hut the use of our eyes oil the first day of 
Warwick had given us a strong liking for General Broezo, 
and accordingly wo named him solas out of the fourteen 
left in for the Brough Handicap. Alas for the vanity 
of human wishes ! Our gallant .f?eh/-oflicer started fifth 
favourite out of tlio eight with 5st. 13lbs. on him, and G to 
1 "agin him,” and won cleverly; but ns lie was accused 
or 8°* n 8 on the wrong side of n post (reports 
differ), he was declared distanced, a disgrace which, in nur 
childish days, we solemnly believed to stick by a liorso for 
life. 
Tho York Meeting brought out Hospodnr in very 
favourable colours, but we fancy that the victory was more 
owing to the negative qualities of the fields he met, than 
his own positive merits, though he won like a rnce-horse 
from end to end. Darrel is n very nice animal, but more 
at home over a T. Y. C. course; and Wild Huntsman, 
whose performances, along with King Tom’s, have filled up 
llarkaway s subscription in n jiffey this season, is reserved 
for the present. Hospodnr was bred and reared atTickhill 
Castle, and is entered in the Derby in Mr. Lumley's name, 
or else he would probably have not been in it at all, as his 
lordship does not like the anxiety and trouble of hnving a 
Derby favourite. He has made very great improvement, 
and reminds one of old Woolwich, though ho is decidedly 
taller. Tho Tykes had their "crouns"on, and were 
very fnssv about Augur before ho went for tho Derby, 
nnd, if we remember tho joke rightly, some old cobbler 
w rote quite impressively to the owner or trainer, on the 
subject ot bran mashes, and signed himself “ A Veterinary 
Aii'ii*” Ymr *. This is the first race George 
A “dale has won for his lordship since ho became his “pri- 
' ate trainer, although the Asko horses were kept strictly 
separate under Ills charge, wliilo they were in John Os- 
borne s stables. We quite expect to see Hospodnr beat 
Acvile for tho Derby. This horse’s forfeits, which were not 
very large, hare been duly paid up by Mr. Clarkson, who 
is not a myth, but a private friend of the real owner’s. 
Bessie is a fine racing mare, hut not very big, nnd there is 
no doubt that Sicily has been a little off since Cuttcrick. 
Virago's running at York quite bore out Wells's remark, 
when Ids friends congratulated him on his Epsom victories, 
that wo have nt been half lucky yet.” Her original 
price when she was sold ns a yearling by tho executors of 
Mr. Stephenson (who also hroa Voltlgeur) was, we believe, 
o(U> guineas, nnd in three handicaps alone, she has won 
£soo of "added money.” In the Somersetshire Stakes 
slu* lias now a stone extra, which brings up her weight to 
, 7 : ';" f sho ,s nlr «* d y entered in the Nassau Stakes, 
Yorkshire Oaks, nnd Ascot Cup, after flint date. The 
l our Inis an entry of eighteen, mid tho finest, in point of 
character, that we ever remember. Stockwcl! is especially 
reserved for it, to avenge his defeat of last year; nnd seeifig 
th.it 11 ungc rford Is the six-year-old; that Kingston and 
Vihul, represent the live-year-olds ; West Australian, 
Orestes, Dataplnii, and Co the four-year-olds; and Virago 
the three-year-olds, we are likely to have a pretty general 
move towards Ascot on that momentous Thursday. A 
“ crack horse ” or two are perpetually before the racing 
world but, m range to say, although the Stud Book shows 
that blood foals are pretty nearly balanced in sex, nnd al- 
most average n cool thousand annually, to say nothing of 
t lose who do not believe in the great Peel maxim “Regist r, 
Kegister ; a really t rack mure very seldom appears. We 
know that many will bo found not to agree with us, but 
uring the last quarter of a century we only remember two 
really first-rate weight-carrying “flyers” who lasted on, 
and those were Lucetta and Alice Hawthorn. A fearful 
two-year-old season filled the leg and took the steel pretty 
well out of Crucifix, and we believe that it was quite a 
matter of doubt to Lord George and John Day, whether 
she could stav above I j miles when they tried her as a 
three-year-old. Queen of Trumps beat a splendid St. 
Legcr field, hut fihe disappeared from the scene without 
setting a four-year-old seal on her performances. Bees- 
wing, on the contrary, was cut down almost in a canter 
from the distance by Elis for the St. Leger, and he in his 
turn was mastered by Bay Middleton, both in the Spring 
and Autumn, lienee, setting aside the claims of Venison, 
Slane, Destiny, and Gladiator, she was only the third 
animal of the year, and she had only a very chequered 
career afterwards whenever she crossed the path of a good 
horse, to say nothing of Ararat nt Stockton. Nancy was 
singularly fortunate, hr she novef met with Teddington, or 
anything really good, hut a revived edition of Cossack; 
Maid of Miudinni, and a worn out Voltigeur, at an average 
two stone difference. Besides this, she had singular ad- 
vantages, as she never was as other marcs are, till she was 
(bury ears old, and she was kept in trim by a few quiet gallops 
instead of being bothered to death with sweats. It is im- 
possible to say what Ilolpli may make of her, hut we 
believe there is no doubt that even ill her three-year-old 
season, IlijipolVftis regularly took her measure nt Eg) in ton 
Park; n fact which quietly opened a good many trainers’ 
eyes ns to her !»st. ifb. Chester Cup chance. Alice Haw- 
thorn had nothing great to meet in her three best years, 
1842-44, seeing tiiut the Foig-n-bnllngh mutch never came 
to anything; but we never saw any mare make such child’s- 
play of her work. The style in which she slipped along, 
like a hare from the start, for the Goodwood Cup — appa- 
rently going about 1G miles an hour, while every thing else 
seemed at full streleh to keep up with her — stamped her in 
our minds as a perfect mistress both of action and weight, 
and we arc glad that she is now beginning to “throw” 
foals worthy of her old self. Virago’s stride is very much 
greater, and if she is not run off her legs, and furnishes 
well next winter, she will hand down the name of " Howard ” 
in the Turf Peerage to all time. At present she is n light- 
barrelled mare, and nearly 16 hands, (plain headed, and 
with a sort of" all legs and wings’ look.” 
In spite of war’s alarms, the racing entries seem to he 
going on very well, and the Chester list, with its £1,818 
of added money, is swelling to a mammoth size. Now that 
the Doncaster Corporation have shaken off their old pre- 
judices. nnd merely keep a knight and two or three gentle- 
men “bred up to the legal profession,” (as they make a 
point of telling us annually), to turn up for a little amuse- 
ment on a “Grant-discussion day,” it is rather strange to 
see their Chester brethren following their enst-off ways. 
They declared they did not care for the May Meeting, ns it 
was only for sport, but they hated the Autumn one, heenuse 
it was simply for betting. The argument is ns far beyond 
our comprehensions ns it was beyond Mr. Topliam’s and 
his brother-councillors, and, not understanding it, they 
thought it safer to quash it by an enormous majority. We 
are glad to hear that the Northampton men will most pro- 
bably he content with leaving well alone, while the Carlisle 
men still stick to their three day meeting. 
Newmarket First Spring is strong in its great stakes, 
but rather weak in its smaller ones. The 200 sovs. stakes 
seems likely t > bring out. Bay Celia (3 lbs.), Miranda, 
Ranee, and perhaps Durindana ; and, if public running be 
a test, we have, according to our notions of it, put the first 
three in order. The first-mentioned is, we believe, still in 
the Dnuchury stable. Bessus is struck out of his Wednes- 
day's race, nnd not out of his Monday’s one, but we fancy 
lie will hardly go, nnd that unless Macduff and Ludwig 
ran “lay on” a little more pressure than they have been 
wont to do, Scythian nnd Weathercock will have it to 
themselves at flic finish. William Day’s riding on King 
Torn, when Scythian just bent him nt Goodwood, was a 
good deal cavilled at, and certainly he ought to be content 
with shining ns a trainer j but, be that ns it may, the forms 
of Scythim and King Tom must be very near, and hence 
we should think him quite good enough to heat Weather- 
cock. Nathan, if he is in any humour, ought to give 10 lbs. 
cleverly to the Miss Norton colt; but the match between 
Herbert nnd Economy — who enrried everything their own 
way at “ Rochester and Chatham’’ last year — seems quite 
a 7 lbs. toss-up. Cobnut nnd Filbert, ns Lord Exeter 
nominates both, will no doubt settle matters in the 300 
sovs. stake, nnd Spinaway should manage Fact in the 
Coffee-room stakes, while Umbriel, although lie lias no 
fondness for weight, seems to hnvo the better of Miss 
Sarah at 8 lbs. 
Oddly enough, there Is not a single filly in the race, and 
scrntcliiugs, deaths, unpnid forfeits, &c., have reduced the 
2,000 guinea candidates down to 30. Hence we take it that 
Ruby (Bartholomew), Boinrdo (Templeman or Butler), 
The Hermit (A. Day), l’hysnlis colt (Aldcroft), something 
of Mr. Gre vile's (Nat), Coup d’Etat (Sly), Belgrave 
(Wells), Incubus (Yates), Champagne (Rogers), Marble 
Hill (Biimby), nnd Middlesex (Charlton), will compose 
the field. Alembic, after being “thrown up ” in the winter, 
and then turning up with the crocuses after a season of 
deep mystery at Isaac Day’s, is not very likely to give 
Marson a mount, and Tros, we fancy, is no use, or out 
of lorm nt present. Of course we do not presume to say 
what the three darkies are, but Champagne is such a 
“white-feather ’’gentleman, that there is no believing in 
him. I’liysnlis colt can hardly have jform enough, and 
Messrs. Grevllc and Knowles, wo should think, will each 
only " go for a measure.” After all said and done, public 
running must be the touchstone; nnd while, on tho one 
hand, wo know Boinrdo to he in form, and to have snch 
tan-gallop advantages ns no other horse in the race has, 
the way in which the Ruby money has come in, shows that 
the Rockley party mean' it, nnd’ know their horse to lie 
right, and we certainly expert to see him win it. It is a 
remarkable fact, that whenever a “small man ” gets a crack 
twu-yenr-old, every sort of venomous story is pvopagated 
nhoni the animal. I n ven i iomvas never more unscrupulous nnd 
bu«y than with this s a of Bay Middleton and Crown Jewel. 
According to the ph los »phy of the Ring, Ruby’s owners 
had not even a rig if, a'ter “getting on velvet” for the 
Derby to “throw him up" fora year, without their sove- 
reign permission, while handicap “arrangements” in high 
places, are passed over as things of course. Nothing would 
M * " r<,fl,cr delight than to see Mr. Adkins's detractors 
obliged to follow in forced triumph at his horse’s heels both 
at Epsom ami Newmarket. Middlesex will be a great pot. 
On \\ ednesday Pelham, though he is bad enough, ought 
to bent Margarctta for the 50 sovs. (3 subs), while the 
other 50 sovs. seems likely to be run a matchT^r 
Appollomus and the J rapper, both D.M winners in 
Craven, and the latter for choice. We like Weathercock 
chance better than that of either Spinaway or Epaminond« * 
U est Australian and Barbatus are not likely to meet eitli 
on wet or dry ; — Pensioner lias gone to “ The Han * 
Hunting Grounds;” and Acrobat must sadly belie Butl< ^ 
opinion of him, if he cannot beat the Physalis colt if 
Dervish comes for the Thursday’s 100 sovs., Incnbn 
Champagne, and Quince arc pretty certain to have a run 
at him, but we do not anticipate that many will be striime 1 
nt a £50 expense, against Virago and Meteofa. We hav 
a notion, that if Lord Derby starts the latter she will sta G 
better than Ofhoo. If the “ terrible chesnut " (who W n I 
however, regularly put to thg test by Ivan at York) conies’ 
well to the post, these threo, and perhaps another stray on© 
or so, seem likely to compose tho field ; and wo should not 
be very much surprised to see Scott win. At present it j g 
on the cards that Boiurdo will have it his own way in th c 
Newmarket Stakes. 
®urf. 
TATTBIU3 ALL'S. — Monday. 
Although many members had left town for York, there was u nume- 
rous gathering towards the close of the afternoon, but only a very 
limited amount of business was transacted. 
A strong outlay on Middlesex, for the Two Thousand, wus tile only 
new movement of importance. Closing prices : — 
Guest Northern Handicap. 
11 to 10 agst Mr Howard's Virago (0 to 5 also luid) 
0 to 1 Mr. T. Parr's Defiance (offered j 
10 to 1 Sir C. Monk's Vindex (taken) 
Tub Two Thousand. 
6 to 4 agst Lord Derby's IJolardo (take C to 4) 
3 to 1 Mr. J Adkins's Ruby (taken) 
6 to 1 Huron Rothschild's Middlesex (7 to 1 taken freely) 
1000 to 10 Ruby winning this and the Derby (taken; ' 
Chester Cup. 
ft to 1 agst Mr A. Nicliol's Newrainster 
20 to 1 Mr. Powney's Blare Antony (taken) 
Derby. 
5 to 1 ngst Mr. It. E. Cooper's Autocrat (to £175) 
13 to 2 Baron Rothschild's King Tom (taken) 
13 to 2 Lord Derby's Dervish (taken) 
1000 to 10 Mr. Howard's Prince Arthur (taken) 
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.— Tuesday. 
Tho attention of the few members who mustered hero to-day, was 
entirely devoted to the York events; we did not see a bet laid upon 
anything else; we therefore refer our readers to tho York quotations. 
THE 1100 RACES. 
SATURDAY. 
The Farmers' Plate of 40 sovs. One mile and a half. 
Mr. Swordcr's Rosa, by Gilbert Gurney, 12st I01b (Owner), beat 
Black Spot, 12st (Nightingale, jun.) (2); Rebel, lOst 71b (Mr. Boynton) 
(3); Old .'am, 12st (Mr. Beville); gelding by Lnncrcost, 12st (G. Cole- 
man); Infanta, list 71b (Hayward, jun.) ; Catspaw, list 01b (Owner)- 
and Chevydown, 10st 101b (Hopkins). 
Betting— 2 to 1 agst Rebel, 3 to 1 agst Rosa. 
Won by a length ; Rebel u bad third ; Old Sam fourth ; Chevydown 
fifth ; Lanercost gelding fell ut the lower turn, nnd Infanta and Catspaw 
blundered over hint, anil shared a similar fate. 
The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added; list 71b each ; 
previous winners 61b extra. One mile and n-linlf. 12 subs. 
M. .J. G. Leigh's Viscount, by The Earl, list 121b (Including 61b 
extra) (Captain Little), beat The Swan, list 71b (Mr. Evans) (2); 
Harpenden, list 121b (including 61b extra) (Mr. Batson) (3); Bretbv, 
list 71b (Air. Crawley) (4); and The Switcher, 1 1st 71b (Owner). 
Betting— 6 to 4 agst Viscount, 2 to 1 agst Harpenden, 4 to 1 agst 
The Swan. 
Won in a canter by a dozen lengths; n length between second and 
third ; Bretby a had fourth ; Switcher did not pass the post. 
The Claret Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 25 added by tho 
Club; three years old and upwards. One mile and a-hnlf. 
10 subs. 
Mr. Stevens's filly, by John o' Gaunt out of Blnnchle, 3 yrs, 9st 71b 
(Mr. Batson), beat Oleaster, 3 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Boynton) (2); Rosa, 
lost 91b (Captain Little) (3) ; and Warbler, 4 yrs, lOst 101b (Mi . 
Beville) (4). 
I [Betting — G to 4 agst Oleaster, 2 to 1 ngst Blanchic filly. 
Blaneliie filly made nil tho running, and won easily by a length ; 
two lengths between second and third. On returning to scale, Mr 
Beville, on behalf of Bfr. Messer, objected to the winner, on the ground 
that Mr. Batson, who nominated her In the first Instance, was not 
qualified to name for this event, not being a member of the Herts 
Hunt Club, as required by the published articles. The race is at 
present in dispute, and will most probably bo referred to "lieud- 
qnarters" for decision. 
The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs. each; list 71b each. Haifa mile. 
17 subs. 
Mr. Crawley's Child of the Mist, by Touchstone (Owner), beat Ley- 
bourne (Captain Little) (2); Bordeaux (Sir. Hobson) (3) ; Bonaparte 
(Owner); gelding by Yaxley (Captain W. Peel); Prophet (Owner); 
gelding, by Gilbert Gurney out of Kama (Sir. Barton); and Manufac- 
turer (Mr. Beville). 
Betting— 6 to 6 on Leybourne, 6 to 4 agst Child of thc Mist, 3 to 1 
agst Bordeaux. 
Won by u nock; a head between the second nnd third. 
The handicap for Beaten Horses In the Farmers’ Plate, was won 
by Rebel, beating Black Spot, Old Sam, and Catspaw. 
YORK SPUING MEETING. 
TirffSfiAY. 
The Craven Stakes. Ofiemllo. . 11 subs. 
Orestes by Orlando, 8st 41b (Charlton) beat Hnnca Blanca, flst lib (J. 
Osborne). 
Betting— 3 to 1 on Orestes, who won easily by half a length. 
The SuitfNO Sr. Lexer. One mile and a half. 16 subs. 
Lord Zetland's Hospodnr by Hetman f’latoff, Kst 71b (J. Marson) beat 
Barrel, 8st 71b (Clement) (2)j Reveille, 7st 131b (Charlton) (3); Sir 
James Graham (»lb),8st 41b (Aldcroft i (4; ; Tommy, 8st fib (J. Holmes); 
Horatio, 8st 41b (O. YVhltehome); Stiletto, Kst 71b (T erfiptemun ) ; 
Vignette, 7st liilb (K. Harrison); Seducer, 8st 71b (J. Osborne >; and 
Orson 8st 7lb (Flutinoii ) 
Betting— 5 to 2 agst Barrel, 3 to 1 ftgst Hospodor, & to I each agst 
Stiletto and Orson. 
Ifospodar pulling hard, made all the running, and Won easily by 
three-quarters of a lengths five lengths between second and third; a 
length between third and fourth ; Seducer was fifth, Orson «rtid Stiletto 
sixth and seventh. After tire race, 40 to 1 was taken several times 
about Hospochir for the Derby 
Thk Zetland Stakes. Half n mile. Fifty-oWe subs. 
Mr Gulliver s Bowie, fat (lb (Yates), beat Mary, fist 61b (Clement) 
(3); Rianea, fist lib (Holmes) (3); Titormus, fat 6lb (Hardy); Ex- 
mouth, fist 711* (Basham); b f by Epirus, out of Pellon's dam, fist filb 
iFlatmail); Crown Pigeon, 8st 61b (Harrison); Fortune-teller, 6st 31b 
(Trevor); Huuovor, fist 71b (Charlton); St. Mark, 8st 71b (J. Marson'; 
Sicily, 8st 51b (Templeman ; and Van Winkle, 8st 7lb (G. Oates). 
Betting— even on Sicily, 4 to 1 ngst Bessie, 5 to 1 agst Blary. Won 
by a head; moderate third; Crown Tigeon was fourth. 
The Great Northern Handkat. Two miles, over the old course. 
210 subs, 129 of whom declared. 
Mr. Howard's Virago, by Pyrrhus the First. 3yrs, fist Gib (including 
101b extra Wells 1 
Mr. J. J. Henderson's Lough Pawn, 7st21b G. Oates 2 
Mr I'Anson's Balrownie, *st 31b Templeman 3 
The following nlso ran Kingston, 8st I21b (Basham); Vindex, 
7st 71b (E. HarrISon); Defiance, 7st 61b (Hlett); Grapcshot, 7st 31b 
(J. Osborne); fypee, 7»t 21b (Ashmallj; Lord Fouconberg, 6st 131b 
(G. Waddingtoiii; Colsterdalc. fat I2lb i Carroll ; Catherine Tarr, 
fist 111b (T. Cliff;; Gufcowar, fist lllb (J. Gill); Ammonia, 6st 61b (T. 
Sherwood); Heapy, fist 61b (carried Cat 81b) (Chilman); Tho Puritan, 
Gst 61b H.irhoe ; .Merry Monk, 5st 121b (Bates) ; and Jujube, 4st 121b 
(Cresswell). 
