THE FIELD. 
. «- > lij. ton years, in which he has accom- 
beforethe F u beautiful finishes as some of his rivals in 
phshed as nm Day has t enro n e d in the Derby 
C alTerv -an honour which fate fenied both to his father 
fnd hfs brother John. The latter, in fac t who looked as 
well “ up" and handled his horse as splendidly as any 
iockey we ever saw, never won any of the three great 
events, while his “ Uncle Sam” won three Derbys and one 
Oaks; his father, five Oaks and two bt. Legers; and l his 
late brother Sam, one St. Leger. The family have thus 
had no inconsiderable luck, and Turquoise s winning of 
the Oaks was facetiously called “the work of three good 
days,” because John Day rode her, and was run in by 
two others of the Day family. 
Hence, with Alfred to ride the trial, and his brother John 
an l Mr. Gully to look on, it is no wonder that Danebury 
eot its Hermit v. Andover calculations so correct. It is 
thought that King Toms trainer considered tom about 
191bs better than Middlesex, and arguing from the 2000 gs. 
running, about a stone better than I j erra,t - ] 1 f 1 ,lu '- v mad ^ 
a mistake, it was probably twofold, as Middlesex must 
have been somewhat stale when he was tried so soon after a 
Ion- iournev and two severe races, and Hermit has no doubt 
improved since Newmarket. The continued dry weather 
up to the “ Mav morning” had not a little affected lum, and 
in fact, his shins had been so sore, that at one time it was 
verv improbable that lie would see Newmarket at all. 
Takin- the five day-.' stoppage of work into consideration, 
and his position in the race, we fancy that King fom must 
in reality be Tibs better than Hermit, and within a shade 
of Andover in his form, but we doubt that the result 
would have been altered under any circumstances. Had 
the distance been half a mile shorter, we believe that 
Dervish and Wild Huntsman would have been about hi st 
at the chair. The former had every advantage ot both 
neither and jockeyshin, as his long stroke had no mud to 
impede it, and if he had been drooped from the clouds into 
a place, he could not have got a better than he took after 
the first 150 yards. Up to that point, owing to his man 
(as the late Thomas Garbutt the jockey did in Don John s 
«ase at the St. Leger) sticking to his head rather too long he 
was not with his horses, and as a matter of eourse some ot 
his friends attributed his defeat to it, in their utter 
inability to make any decent excuse. Others had it that 
Templeman “ did not go at him enough,” and so on. 1 he 
stable seem to have caught the infection, as I empleman 
was not intrusted with Meteora on the Oaks day. How- 
ever, his reputation is far too highly established to suffer 
from any slight of that kind from whatever quarter 
it may come. 
One of the most amusing things after a great race is 
to hear the bold theories which are propounded by the 
losers. We met a worshipper of Autocrat on the Oaks 
day who assured us of his solemn belief that “ Autocrat is 
as sound as the day he was fouled!" and furthermore, that 
he was going to get a rattling stake on him forthwith for 
the St. Leger 1 ! Eleven St. Leger horses ran in the 
Derby, hut not more than four or five of them will reach 
the post. Baron Rothschild, it is said, will save King 
Tom specially for it; and we only trust that Frank Butler, 
by takiug the summer easy, may be in form to take his 
31 ajesty’s measure on his favourite Acrobat. With the 
exception of these, the remaining 166 candidates seem at 
present of such an inferior stamp, that, as it is “all the 
money," we should not be surprised to see a very large 
field come out, under the impression that if aimhing 
happens either in or before the race to either of these 
two the victory will become a complete toss-up. 
Marsyas, if he gets into form, looks likely to run forward, 
and The Trapper's great stride ought to be well suited. 
Both these horses will, no doubt, have “parties” ere the 
fatal 13th of September is here. 
We hear that the Whitewall stable were nearly as much 
astonished at Meteora’s defeat as they were at Dervish’s; 
and after the way in which she beat Honeysuckle, both in 
her trial and in public, it is difficult to see how the latter 
could ever have been fancied in the ring. Meteora’s 
“ shutting-up” astonished us not a little, as, independent 
of her staying strain, she walks very wide behind, 
which, in the case of Chief Justice, and other animals we 
could name, generally seems to us to betoken stoutness. 
Newmarket trainers, as a general thing, give their horses 
so much to do, that they are often none the worse of being 
stopped a little in their work on the eve of a great race. 
This may have been the case with Mincemeat, who looked 
as well as mare could do, when she pulled up. Not a little 
regret was felt that her late gallant owner was not there 
to see her. Her maternal grand dam is an own sister to 
old Lanercost. Malmsey’s hock-lameness (a malady 
which has, we are told, placed Tros hors de combat this 
season) had so recently left her, that she could hardly 
ehow in much form. Sortie’s running, too, did not sur- 
prise us, as her dam, Escalade, was latterly one of the | 
softest-hearted creatures that Scott ever trained; and, 
putting aside Meteora, a foreigner would nothavebeen much 
impressed with the appearance of “ the mares of England,” 
as they strode up and down the paddock. “ Maynifaue" 
was, however, the adjective which three of “ our allies” 
applied to Kingston, as Longstaff stripped the sheets off 
him on Wednesday, and certainly no horse ever looked 
brighter and better. Tho strong running which was made 
by Grapeshot (who, we faney, went to serve The Reiver), 
suited him to a nicety He is by no means a fast horse 
and difficult to train into the bargain, as he makes flesh 
quickly, and has not the very best legs in the world. 
Grapeshot’s temper was as odd as usual, and he and 
Marson seemed to be on very bad terms with each other, 
as they came up the straight, lengths behind, and hugging 
the rails all the way. Still with "all his eccentricities he 
has been a very paying horse to Mr. Milner, and a capital 
hand at a distance when he chooses to be at peace with 
himself and his jockey. 
The two-year-old running at the meeting left us exactly 
where we were; and the modern “Gulliver’s Travels, ’’ 
alon- with his Flatterer and Bessie, have been lucrative to 
' a degree. Even the great Sam Rogers, who has proved 
I } , jrycj |rij alflejtptor to hb “ little Joe,” and the Steggles 
family, R.'uiufTates no yokel when he came to have a set- 
to with him 911 Tara. Claret was at Epsom, but “the 
Squir UJp’jwise to pit him against The Flatterer. 
Coiiflt pe tbqugb<> looked below the mark, and when her 
forKr weili khpwn to be confined to ahort courses, we 
were rather* siii^rtised to sec her pulled out against Adine 
over llje Metyopplitan Stakes Course. Defiance is a cheap 
hort&ttO&fgi. He was bought originally by Mr. Parr 
‘ ■ ^ r < produced him no less than between £3,000 
and £4,000 in prizes alone, while Rataplan bids fair to do 
the same. , , , , , 
The Derby settling, on the whole, has been as good as 
It ordinarily is, and has not been attended with any very 
startling “ secessions” from The Comer. The Leviathan, 
of whom report avers that he keeps a balance of £140,000 
in the Bloomsbury branch of the London and West- 
minster Bank, is believed to have lost £25,000 on the race, 
which is, we fanev, an improvement of luck upon last 
year. It may well* make the uninitiated open their eyes 
when they hear of such losses, and then see him at Ascot 
with his restless hyaena-like tramp up and down the 
enclosure, as unconcerned as if such a race as the Derby 
had never been established. We never remember 
hearing that he formed an attachment for any 
horse on the turf except Teddington; and although we do 
not “speak by the (betting) book," we believe that he 
was verv shy of ever laving against him. This chesnut 
champion, along with Vo'ltigeur, the Dutchman, ami West 
Australian, form the leading studies in Mr. Herring, sen 
v series of racing pictures, which have caused many a 
•intr man to look in at Messrs. Fores’s this week on lus 
“ The Saddling 
new 
racing 
return from The Corner. ~ . .. 
favourite, and is especially set off by a study of West 
Australian in the foreground. It was a happy idea to em- 
body the -reat horses of the day, instead of drawing on 
the imagination for fresh ones. One is remarkably good, 
hut we could have wished the jockey likenesses, as a 
-eneral thing, more accurate, but on the whole the quartet 
will form the finest series of racing pictures that have 
ever been brought out. . 
Ascot, which seems likely this year to be honoured with 
the presence of English as well as Portuguese royalty 
on two days, has a good bill of fare to discuss; which has 
the great merit of not being too profuse in quantity. On 
Tuesday, the Welcome Stakes may give us a sight of 
Marley Hill, Weathercock, Malmsey, and Bribery. If 
Acrobat goes he ought to win cleverly, but in his absence 
we should fancy the mares more than the colts, ami we 
do not see why the Oaks running is to be reversed. The 
candidates for the Ascot- Derby are fearfully bad, but 
really Marble Hill looks as well as any of them. Of those 
in the 50 sovs. stakes we know nothing, except that 
Namur’s Salisbury running is poor enough not to frighten 
any of the others away. The Bonnie Morn, by Chanticleer, 
is a great favourite of John Scott's, and ought to run well 
in the TwoYear Old Triennial. Among the “dark divi- 
sion is a fine strapping colt of Lord Eglinton s, Dirk 
Ilatteraick, by Van Tromp out of Blue Bonnet, who may 
probably make lus first essay. In the Ascot Stakes, which 
has a wretched aceeptance, Rackapelt, 7st. 21bs , is not un- 
favourably weighted, and he is quite one of the sticking 
sort. In the Vase, Rataplan (7 lbs. extra) or Dehance 
will probably hoist the “ puce and white,” but not, 
we should fancy, with success, if Virago or Stockwell 
start. , , 
On Wednesday Bessie and Calamus seem the prin- 
cipal antagonists in the Femhill Stakes ; and one would 
fancy that Sortie could manage Mishap for the Corona- 
tion Stakes. Bad as Sittingbourne is at a distance, if 
West Australian is out of the way he ought to be able to 
“ wait” and win the Ascot Triennial, albeit The Reiver, 
Deerhound, and Nutpecker arc in the race. The other 
Ascot Triennial seems booked to Meteora ; and in the 
Hunt Cup we somehow look towards Calamus, 6 st 121bs, 
and after him Ephesus, 9st Tibs. 
Not a bet has to our knowledge been made on the Cup, 
and we have such strong doubts about West Australian’s 
appearance in public before Goodwood, that we put him 
out of the question. Stockwell is certain to come, as he 
has been specially saved for it, and will be most probably 
ridden by Nat or Marlow. Still, good horse as he is, we 
do not see how he is to beat Virago, if she shows, even if 
he does not try to cut down his horses so early in the race 
as he did last year. There is some talk of Rataplan 
going, but it seems more likely that he will be kept for 
the Queen’s Plate next day. Meteora will, no doubt, 
walk over for the Windsor Forest Stakes, and we expect 
to see Wild Huntsman outstride Hospodar for the 
Windsor Castle Stakes In the New Stakes Flatterer has 
to give Border Chief 5 lbs, which we doubt his ability to 
do. Some dark ones, including, perhaps, Mr. Howard’s 
Cavalier, who was the highest priced yearling of last 
season, will give us a taste of their quality here, but it is 
safest to believe in public running, seeing how very 
easily Border Chief beat Bessie at Warwick. Prince 
Arthur seems the best out of the St. James s Palace 
eighteen, and onFriday both Bonnie Morn andEpaminondas 
look like winners. 
LATEST BETTING. 
Tiif. Manchester Union Cur. 
5 to 1 agst Mr. Osborne's Helena (h b) (taken) 
Tradesmen's Cui*. 
8 to 1 agst M. Lupin's .louvcncc (taken) 
4 to 1 Mr T Anson's Balrownic (taken) 
Ascot Stakes. 
6 to 1 agst Mr. Stevens's Hercules (taken) 
The Derby. 
20 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Oulston (taken) 
Dehbt and Oaks Stakes, Fusoh— Vaultress v. Child op tite 
Mist — This case vras hearvl finally by Lord Exeter and the Honour 
able Francis VHliers, Stewards of the Jockey Club. Their decision 
gives the race to Child of the Mist. 
BETTING AT MANCHESTER— Tursdat. 
On Saturday the settling upon the Derby and Oaks commenced 
but progressed very slowly. Yesterday and to day it was rather more 
brisk, but not In every respect satisfactory, it having come to light 
that two frequenters of the rooms (one only very recently) were not 
forthcoming; the amount of their liabilities did not transpire. 0 MC 
gentleman expressed himself rather warmly, having been drawn of 
£100 by the Junior absentee, the day after the Derby, for Andover. 
A few Investments were made upon the two first Cups at Manchester 
but only to small amounts. Latest quotations : — 
Union Cup. 
0 to 1 agst Typee (taken freely) 
7 to 1 Little Harry (taken and offered) 
11 to 1 Eulogist (taken) 
12 to 1 Vanderdecken (taken) 
15 t 0 t Miss Agnes (taken) 
20 to 1 Conspiracy (taken) 
Tradesman’s Cup. 
7 to 2 Rgst Jouvence (taken) 
5 to 1 Balrownic (taken) 
10 to 1 Professov Buck (token freely) 
10 to 1 Adine (offered) 
Nothing was done upon the Salford Cup, Ascot Stakes, or the 
Northumberland Plate, although there were plenty of offers to lay on 
any of the three events. 
EPPING TOWN RACES — W f.dnrsdvy. 
A Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 25 added. Three-quarters of a 
nvlle. 
Mr. John's Speed, by Orlando, 2 yrs (£ 20 ', 5st 111b (Bray), beat 
Mysterious Lady, 3 yrs (£20), 8 st 31b (Kendall) (2); Puncture, 2 yrs 
(£20). 5st 111b (Prior) (3); Basquinc, 3 yrs ( 1 40), 8 st < lb (Bennett) 
(4) ; and Economy, 5 yrs (£40), 8 st 51b (T. Smith) (5). 
No betting. Won by two lengths. Same distunce between second 
and third. Economy got badly off, und never once showed near the 
front. 
The winner was bought In for 3G guineas. 
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. One mile and 
a quarter. 
Mr. Thompson’s Spider, by the Libel, * yrs, 7st 121b ( 8 . Steggles), 
beat Census, 3 yrs, Gst 12 lb (Cowley) (2) ; Jack Leeming, aged , Bat 91b 
(Barker) (3); Meg Merrilles, 4 yrs, 7st 101b (Pullen) (4) ; and Oleaster, 
3 yrs, Gst 51b (Bayley) (5). 
Betting— Even on Census— 2 to 1 agst Spider. . 
Spider made all the running, and won by three lengths— bad bird. 
The Selling Hurdlp. Rack was won at three heats by Salopian, 
beating Volentler, Woodpecker, and Brother to Pantomime 
Scurry Handicap, a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. Half 
a mile. 
Mr. Thomas’s Cardiff Lass, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (S. Steggles), beat Myster- 
lous I.ndv, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Kendall) (2) ; Heroine aged 8 st .lb (Ben- 
nett) (3); Speed, 2 yrs. 5st 121b (Bray) (4); Little John, aged, 8 st 
(envried 9st 71b), (Sullen) (5); Meg Merrilles, 4 yrs, 8 st (Pullen), 
Adeline, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Cowley) ... 
Betting -5 to 4 on Cardiff Lass, who won by three lengths— a length 
between the second and third. 
Meg Merrilies and Adeline were left at tho post. 
MANCHESTER RACE3. 
Wednesday. 
The Meiklam Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages. 
Certain winners extra. One mile. 21 subs. 
Mr. Saxon s Hazlenut, by Nutwlth, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b including 5)b 
extra) (Wells), beat Bianca, 3 yrs, 5st 101 b(carried 5st 131b) (Wadding, 
ton) (2); Nelly Hill, 3 yrs, Gst (Hall ) 1 (3) ; Braxey, * Eft J st 
(Charlton >; Bonnie Bairn. 3 yrs, Gst Gib (J. Gill) ; l.olan Hood 3 jrs, 
Gst 61b (Bates) ; and f by Gameboy— Maid of Monton, 3 yrs, Gst 01b V T. 
Betting-6 to 4 agst Hazlenut— 5 to 2 agst Bianca. 
A fine race in with Hazelnut and Blanca, the former winning by a 
head. A length and a half between second and tlurd. Braxey a bad 
The Sapling Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added; for two - 
yr-olds ; colts, 8st 71b; fillies, 8st 4lb. The owner of the second 
horse to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. Certain wlnncis extra. 
ip Y p 37 g nV)s 
Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Alfred, by Chanticleer (J. Osborne), beat 
Sicily, sis to The Italian (Templeman) (2); \ ewtiek (CIimRmO >' 3). 
Katie (J. Marson) (4); b f by Chanticleer, dam by Don Jol m l (Flat, 
man) (5); and f, by Springy Jack, out of Motley ( W. W hltc) (6). 
Betting-0 to 5 agst Sicily— 6 to 4 agst Lord Alfred. 
Won by a neck. Half a length between second und third, and be- 
tween third and fourth. . . , . _ _ 
The Union Cup of 200 sovs In specie, added to a Handicap sweep- 
stakes of 5 sovs. each, for threc-yr-olds and upwards Certat 
penalties. The owner of the second horse to receive 20 sovs out 01 
the stakes. About one mile and a quarter. 69 subs. ’ 
Mr. Ewbunk's Snowdon Dunhill, by Iago, 4 yrs. , 7st 81b (.G.O&WS), 
TATTERSALL’S. 
THE SETTLING FOR THE DERBY AND OAKS. 
Considerable progress was made on Monday In settling the accounts 
for these great events. The Leviathan was m full force, and paid his 
heavy losings with as much nonchalance and good humour as ever. 
The only bets made were 5 to I agst Joavence (taken), and the same 
agst Balrownic (taken), for the Manchester Cup; and 250 to 100 agst 
King Tom for the St. Leger. On Tuesday business was resumed again, 
and the afternoon was one of great bustle, and flavoured with the 
usual reports of absentees and money-tightness generally. 
The customary preparations bad been mmU: tor the safety and ac- 
commodation of the subscribers, who mustered strongly from a 1 parts 
of the kingdom. Near the doors policemen were stationed to prevent 
the outside crowd from blocking up the entrance-way ; hoarding and 
matting were put up before the gates and railings; tables, forms, and 
chairs were ranged along the flagged terrace adjoining the room, and 
writing materials placed everywhere ready for use. 
One party who was present at the commencement suddenly sounded 
a retreat, and was hotly inquired after at the close. Another, who was 
generally deep in liabilities, was reported “quite gone,” but as lie had 
been hit hard on the ” Metropolitan,” his absence did not occasion 
much surprise. The list oC ** cleared out and bound for tlie Levant" 
comprised several others, whose liabilities iu tlie aggregate arc very 
heavy ; In short, to a large number of persons It was about the worst 
“settling” day they ever experienced. 
Towards the close of business, a novel Incident In the way of 
settling excited uproarous mirth, and not a little derision, both inside 
and outside the room. A parly who hud laid against Dervish to an im- 
mense extent, and had afforded none of the backers an opportunity 
of hedging with him, wa i called to the door to receive payment in 
bags of copper of a bet of £40 1 lu expectation of tho “ scene " a cab 
was hi readings*. the bags w«r« emptied Into it, and the Potter of Pots 
went off us quickly as he could, amidst ironical cheers for “The 
Copper Captain.” 
Cliff); Octavla, 6 yrs, Gst 101b (Crouch) : Hatchet, 
(Place) ; Torn, 3 yrs, Ost 41b (Aspinall) ; Middlesborough, 3 jrs, 6st - 
(Pierpoint); and Catspaw, 4 yrs. Gst 121b (Palmer). 
Betting — 9 to 4 agst Typee-5 to 1 agst L.t tie lIarry-6 to 1 agst 
Miss Agnes— 10 to 1 agst Catspaw-12 to 1 agst Eulogist. , , 
Snowdon Dunhill made all the running, and won cleverly 
a neck only between second and third; Catherine Parr and Captain 
Cornish were the next two. 
At three o'clock Hazlenut was declared not to start. 
[For continuation, seepage 640.] 
ASCOT HEATH RACES. 
Stewards The Earl of Besborougli, the Marquis of Exeter, J. M. 
Stanley, Esq., Hon. F. Vllliers. 
TUESDAY. , , 4 
The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 60 added tor WO-jn- 
earning 4st 41b; three, 7st 41b; four, 8st 71b; five, 9st; 
aged, 9st 31bs ; the winner to be sold for £600 unless oxemptl 
from being sold Is claimed at the time of entrance, and hor 
for which this claim is made to carry 91b extra. The New nm • ^ 
The Gold Vase, given by Her Majesty, added to a Sweepstake^ 0 , 
20 sovs each, for threo-yrs-olds, 7st 31b; four, ° o st • , „ » V.'avc never 
sit ami aged, Ost 91b; m. and g. allowed 01b ; horses that Tiave d 
won above the value of £50 or received £100 for running 
before the time of starting, to be allowed weight in f0 \° nn d 
proportions— three-yrs-olds, 41b; four, 71b ; five, 121b , ; )nnPr 
aged, l»lb (matches not to be reckoned us winningaj, tne Q 
of the Derby, Oaks, or St. Leger, in 1853 or 1854, to c«JT^ of 
extru; the winner of the Ascot, Goodwood, or Doncastc lriddlcs- 
thc Queen's Vase at Ascot, in 1853, to carry 71b; and of *“* *” econ d 
worth, 2,0l>0gs, Newmarket, Port, or Claret stakes, and th liu 
horse In the Derby , Oaks, or St. Leger, in 18o3 or 1854, to cu ) 
extra. Two miles. 
Tire Welcome Stakes of 20 sovs each, with 50 added from t 
for three-yrs-old colts, 8 st 71b ; and fillies, 8 st 21b ; the win ’, u(liI1 g 
or after naming, of a sweepstakes amounting to .100 *<>'» 1T y 
the winner's stake, and having not less than ten snbserlbe . , {1)0 
31b extra; the winner of the Derby to carry 91b; of the 
2000 gs , or 1000 gs., 61b extra Svrinley Course. 
Mr. L- Batson's b f Malmsey, by ’ -J “ 
Harkaway, or The Libel, out of 
Malvolsie 
Duke of Bedford’s Weathercock 
Mr. Bowes's Marley Hill cq1W| 
Tub Ascot Derry Stakes of 50 sovs each, li ft forthree-yi C ] 0 lb, 
8st 71b ; and fillies, flat 31b; tho winner of the Derby t< , c /j nley 
the second horse or the winner of the Oaks, 61b extra. 
Course 
Lord Bruce » Bribery 
Lord Derby's Acrobat 
l-ord Exeter’s Caliban 
Lord Exe er’s Dandelion . 
Admiral Rons na Golden Bra 
