A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs., each, Ab. M. brought out Euclid for the third time, but with a fresh antagonist, in the Duke of Grafton's Montreal, 3 to 1 on Euclid, who won in a canter. Match, 200 sovs., 8st. 7lb. each, R. M. the Duke of Portland's c. by Priam, out of Tragedy, defeated Flambeau. 6 to 5 on the loser. The Port Stakes, reminded me of the old proverb that "where there is smoke, there is fire;" it was currently reported, and believed, some five or six weeks back, that Don John was amiss. It is clear now that he must have been so, still 5 to 2 and 3 to 1 was betted on him at starting! The want of condition was shewn in the first half mile, Don John could not move, and Grey Momus, after making his own running, won in a common canter by two lengths. Alemdar, said to be "fit" for the first time, started, and cut even a worse figure than the Yorkshire Invalid. John Day rode Grey Momus, who reached Newmarket per van on Thursday morning. With this race, terminated the meeting; the result of the week was the retreat of the following Derby favourites :-Tros, Flambeau, Montreal, Kremlin, and Derrynane. Your's &c. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. W. G. The sport of Monday, which promised to be a mighty dull affair, averaged a tolerably good amount of sport. The first and last of the three races, went into an unlucky, though deserving stable, Joe Rogers's, the other was carried off by a gentleman, who like Mr. Wilson and Mr. Worrall, has shewn stoutness in a high degree, but has been wofully neglected by that jade, Fortune; I mean Mr. Newton. Fifty pounds for 4 yrs. old, and upwards, Last three miles of B. C. Lord Bentick's Grey Momus walked over. Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for 3 yrs. old, and upwards, T. Y. C. eight subs. Mr. Worrall's Dormouse, 4 yrs. old, 7 st. 10lb.-Rogers 2 The following also started, Colonel Peel's Ion, 4 yrs. old, 9st. 5lb; Duke of Portland's St. Peray, 4 yrs, old, 8st. 5lb.; Lord Exeter's Corban, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 10lb.; Mr. W. Ridsdale's Tawney Owl, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 71b.; Duke of Grafton's Courier, 3 yrs. old, 5st. 10lb.; and Colonel Peel's Whim, 3 yrs. old, 5st. 8lb. Betting, 7 to 4 agst. St. Peray, 4 to 1 agst. Courier (t.), 4 to 1 agst. Ion, and 5 to 1 agst. Dormouse. At one time, Ion was at 2 to 1, but a little consideration of the weight drove him back to the price quoted above. A capital Handicap, Dormouse beat Montezuma, by half a léngth. Courier was third, but so closely pressed by St. Peray, Cor ban and Ion, that he did not obtain a place. A Sweepstakes of 75 sovs. each, for 4 yr. olds, T. Y. C. five subs. Betting, 7 to 4 agst. Glenara, 5 to 2 agst. Morella, 9 to 2 agst. Chymist, and 5 to 1 agst. Saintfoin, Vicuna had it all her own way, and won in a canter, by a length. The third and finishing race, was for a selling Sweepstakes (200 &c.) of 10 sovs. each, T. Y. C., for which five came to the post,-viz. Mr. Wilson's Louisa, by Mulatto, out of Yorkshire Lass. General Yates's Canute, Lord Litchfield's c. by Acteon, out of Wing's, Mr. Greville's Lyster, and Colonel Byng's Boz. Betting, 7 to 4 agst. Boz, 3 to 1 agst. Louisa, and 4 to 1 agst. each, of the others. The Wings colt, Louisa and Canute ran lovingly together for nine tenths of the distance, and then parted; the filly and Canute were then left in front; and made a magnificent finish, the former winning by a head only. Lyster and Boz, made a wretched appearance, Canute dodged about at the end, or he might have been first, instead of second. The Duke of Portland's Canis received in two matches. Tuesday. It has rarely been my good fortune to participate in a better days sport, or to witness a more animated scene, than the heath presented this afternoon; the 2000gs. never drew a fuller company, than was assembled together on the present occasion. Besides the regular visitors, the towns people, the farmers, and others attending market, there was an awful "incoming" of cantabs. The 300 sovs. stakes, 100 ft., for 4 yr. olds, B. C.-Ten subs. was the first event decided. The following started:-Lord Chesterfield's Don John, Lord Exeter's Alemdar, Mr. Greville's Morella, and Lord Chesterfield's Caroline Elvina. Don John came to the post with a shocking pair of legs, and ran with plates before, and shoes behind. The odds at starting were even, and 6 to 5 agst. him, 3 to 1 agst. Morella, and 4 to 1 agst. Alemdar. Don John challenged Alemdar, about 200 yards from the chair, and won a splendid race by a neck. A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. for each, h. ft. for 4 yrs. olds. A. F. was won easily by Mr. Pettit's St. Francis, 7st. 12lb. (Conolly) beating Gen. Grosvenor's Dedalus and Mr. Fulwar Craven's I-wishmay-get-it, by a length; 5 to 2 and 3 to 1 on the winner. The 2000gs. Stakes, came next with only three starters, viz, Lord Jersey's Cæsar, Lord Lichfield's The Corsair, and Duke of Grafton's Æther. On Cæsar taking his canter before going to the post, it was impossible to avoid being struck with the difference of his action now and when he ran a fortnight since; he went short, and this was so obvious, that a venerable Duke perceived it through his telescope from his portable stand. Notwithstanding this, so mean an opinion was entertained of his competitors that 6, 7 and 8 to 1 went begging. The race was exceedingly interesting throughout; The Corsair won by a neck. Cæsar second, Ether third; and well up. The Corsair was terribly spurred, nor did Cæsar's sides escape a touch of the steel-of whipcord there was no lack. The Queen's Plate for Mares, was won by Mr. Batson's Vespertilio, beating Lord Jersey's Joannina, Lord Exeter's Mecca, and Mr. Fulwar Craven's I-wish-you-may-get-it. Wednesday. The one miserable race of to-day came off as follows: Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yr. olds, D.M. was won in a canter by the Duke of Grafton's Courier, 7st. (Pavis), beating Mr. Thornhill's Merganser, 8st. 6lb.; Mr. Thornhill's Egotist, 7st. 13lb.; and Mr. Goddard's c. by Shortwaist, out of Bobadil, 8st.; 6 to 4 agst. Courier; and 7 to 4 agst. Merganser. Mr. Thornhill named two or it would have been a blank day. Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus walked over for the B. C. 501. Plate. Thursday.-two races again! For the Queen's Plate, Grey Momus frightened Adrian and Dædalus out of the field, and walked over. A match for 100, D. M., Mr. Newton's Vicuna 7st. 71b., beat St. Peray, 8st. 7lb. 11 to 10 on St. Peray. The 1000 gs. Stakes, usually so important, did not affect the Oaks, neither the first nor second being in that race. The betting on Wednesday was all in favour of the Duke's mare (Cænis), 5 to 4 having been laid freely on her, and 7 to 4 agst. Mr. Watt's Cara; in the morning it was still more positive, but when the ring was formed on the heath, the fielders bore up stoutly, and by the time it broke up, had altered the quotations to 11 to 10 on Cænis, and 6 to 4 agst. Cara; 8 to 1 was laid agst. Retrospect. These three, Lord Exeter's Macremma, and Mr. Osbaldeston's Alexandrina went to the post. Cara, ridden by George Edwards, won easily. Lord Jersey's Cæsar, and Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus divided the forfeits of the Clarendon stakes; and Lord Tavistock's f. by Taurus, out of Mona received 20 sovs. ft. from the Duke of Rutland's Flambeau in a match for 100 sovs. h. ft. Friday. The first race in the list to-day was a handicap of 10 sovs. each, across the flat; of four named, three, speaking à la Bell's Life," came to the scratch," viz. Lord Exeter's Adrian, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 11lb.; Mr. Wilson's Quicksilver, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 7lb.; and Mr. Thornhill's Egotist, 3 yrs. old, 5st. 4lb. Egotist acted as a kind of bottle holder to the other two, who made a desperate fight of it throughout; the "last round" up the hill was " punishing" work, Quicksilver winning by a head only. Ridden by Sam. Rogers. Even betting on the winner, and 7 to 4 agst. Adrian. Quo Mimus was handicapped at 9st. 4lb. giving a year and 21lb. to Adrian, and a year and 25lb. to Quicksilver. A heavy penalty this, for winning the Craven stakes. yrs. old. 2 3 5 A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for three yr. olds and upwards, D. M. the winner to be sold for 100, &c. was decided as follows:Lord Stradbroke's f. by Taurus, out of Arethissa, 3 yrs old.-Cotton.. 1 Lord Tavistock's f. by Taurus, out of Whisk's dam, 4 Mr. Greville's Lyster, 3 yrs. old Lord Lichfield's c. by Cain, dam by Whisker, 3 yrs. old Mr. Tyson's b. c. by Priam, out of Worthless, 3 yrs. old Captain Daintree's b. c. by Redgauntlet, out of Columbine, 3 yrs. old, was mounted and went to the post, but took such extraordinary pains to get rid of his jockey, that Pavis, finding himself likely to have the worst of it, jumped off, and the brute was sent home. Betting 3 to 1 agst. Columbine, and 4 to 1 agst. each of the others, barring the Worthless colt. Lord Stradbroke's colt was in front from the start to the finish, and won by a length; Lord Tavistock's filly defeated Lyster for second place by a head only. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. D. M. Duke of Grafton's Montreal.-Pavis Mr. Thornhill's Montezuma Mr. Batson's b. c. Brother to Plenipotentiary.. 1 Duke of Portland's c. Polydorus, by Priam, out of Tragedy. Betting, 6 to 4'agst. Cænis and Polydorus; 3 to 1 agst. Brother to Plenipo; 6 to 1 agst. Montreal (t); 6 to 1 agst. Tros (t); and 7 to 1 agst. Montezuma. Montreal won by a head, the Duke's two running Montezuma in to a neck; Cænis, I believe, was third. Tros lived to the cords, but Mr. Batson's colt "died young." A Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for fillies, D. M., was won in a canter by Lord Stradbroke's b. f. by Priam, out of Memina (Nat), beating Lord Exeter's f. by Reveller, out of Amima, and Lord Tavistock's ch. f. by Taurus, out of Leeway, each receiving an allowance of 3lb. and 7 to 4 on the winner. Lord Stradbroke followed up his good fortune by carrying off a T. Y. C. handicap of 10 sovs. each with Fifer, 5 yrs. old, 8st. 2lb. (Nat); beating Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, 5 yrs. old, 9st.; Mr. Ford's Arsenic, 6 yrs. old, 8st. 2lb.; Lord Exeter's c. by Reveller, out of Advance, 3 yrs. old, 6st.; Lord Albemarle's Basil, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 2lb.; and Lord Orford's c. by Flexible out of Chapeau de Paille, 4 yrs. old, 6st. 6lb. Betting 5 to 4 agst. Fifer, 9 to 2 agst. Egeria, and 7 to 1 agst. Arsenic. Fifer cut down his horses early in the race, and ran past the chair with such a tail as is not often seen out of "the house." The last event was a two year old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, which was won after a poor race by Lord Lynedoch's c. by Jerry, out of Mandane (J. Day), beating Mr. Ford's Ten Pound Note; Mr. Pettit's Miss Romer, and Colonel Peel's ch. f. by Velocipede, out of Malibran, by a head. Mr. Edwards's African Sal went to the post, but turned restive, and did not start. Betting, 5 to 4 on the winner. SPORTING REVIEW.-No. IV. "A FOURTH?-Start eyes !"-So said Macbeth to the witches,and so say we to the imbecile Old Ladies to whom we are indebted for the phantom numbers that pass in Review before us. Will "Whitehead and Co." (said to be the hardy adventurers who dare to be proprietors) permit the line to "stretch to the crack o' doom?"-Or will they betake themselves to that "better sort of valour,"-discretion? In Bell's Life of the 14th of April-the harbour for which Nimrod, Craven, and all unseaworthy craft make, when in distress-appears the following letter. The Editor of the newspaper has of course charged for the advertisement; for he is too shrewd a man to be cajoled by this deformed fair-play-this one-sided piece of candour: HYPERCRITICISM.-NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE AND SPORTING REVIEW. TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. SIR,-Fair and open criticism is the salutary ordeal to which, in these days of scribbling, all notable emanations of the press should be subjected; but nothing can be more contemptible than the endeavour to detract from the merit of a rival, by a futile attack upon those points in which the assailant well knows him to be impregnable. Impartiality, which has ever been the ruling principle of Bell's Life, will not dispose you to advocate the cause of one periodical to the prejudice of another. I ask for the admission of this letter into your columns, only under a sense of truth and justice, on observing amongst the Answers to Correspondents in the New Sporting Magazine for this month, an attack upon one of the gentlemen who contribute to the Sporting Review, grounded solely upon an error of type sufficiently obvious-the misreading of a printer's devil who substituting / for c, had printed "alcipe" for "accipe." I do not believe that the gentleman, residing chiefly in the north, who is the chief support of the New Sporting Magazine, would countenance such an exhi |