... We- demurred to the indefinite period allowed for the appearance of the Chester Handicap, qualifying the implied censure by venturing a supposition that Mr. Topham was desirous of baulking the cognoscenti. In corroboration of the views we took, he has, like a sly old fox, sud- denly and unexpectedly pounced from his lair, and agreeably startled the Sporting World firom its lethargy by the ...

... i1 ;BTTINP AT MANCHESTER -rms ap TePq- % 4tXd i^(; t of a~B8P40p.O-.tboy (8), to tagv Co tk- {t), 4 0 e1 aga3EIerd4P.; to1asst I FeU emzam (t), &0 to 1 S, or i t(t, 1,(lOO ?? agt Gri f),1t oo to ID IC ?? Litfle x,6lk Jto15*t41 d lo The bgndiott i very Lighly spoken of by.&' It' LlVzxR.e S ?? -15 to I ?? SmntP 0V l6tk1be1 ,tsKel1ht of Gweyemn, N teLAtD I a t 20 to et k Fana Grey, 26 aw w ...

... INTLLLIGENCE EXTRA. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. Weights for the GBRAT METROPOLITAN STAKRs ,f 2d sovs each, 15 it, and 5 ?? only it declared on or before Febrprv 1. ; ge st lb Cossack .- *6 9 10 ?eep.o'-day Boy . 6 9 7 Vamplre ?? 6 8 12 Wartola ?? , 6 8 III Flalcateher * 5 8 9 Clerm un t ,. 6 ?? 8 7 FernS ill ?? 5 8 7 tpirote ?? 8 6 ?? , .5 8 5 Malton ?? 8 4 Inheritress . a 8 2 Borneo ?? 8 0 Glutton ...

... BeTTING AT TATTERSALL'S. . MONDAY. l It was evident, from the spirit with which several of he CiiesterCup nags were backed, that the handicap was on the eve of making its appearance. Glauca and Clarissa were backed for all the money that couild be got on, by the influential owner of the former. Lady Evelyn and Ellerdale were also in most general demand, a strong feeling being also evinced in ...

... FIGH1TS TO COME. JAN. 29.-Joe Norley and Horridge, 25 a side, Manchester. 29.-loiles and Jemsy Herbert. 25 a side, London. FaE. 2.-J. Hayes and Nat Plott 10 a side. ?? Lane and A. Trott, 25 a side, Birmingham. ?? Taylor and Webb 10 a side (in the same ring wish Lane and Trott), I8.-Cowan and J. Watson, 10 aside, Birmingham. 25.-Rlow and Hannigan, 15 a side, London. 26.-M'Mulkin and ...

... SPOSTING' INTELLIGLNWL S.P- '2 &TTERSALL'S. MownAy.-Tho quotations for the Liverpool Steeplechase were in most cases taken to about 50, while the investments on the Metropolitan Handicap did not, we believe, exceed a pony on each horse. The general betting for the Chester Cup was bysno means heavy; hut Pe p o'day Boy, Glauica, Cia- rissa, Lady, Evelyn, and Ellerdale were in high favour. The ...

... SF011 iNriG JN TELLIGEA-CE. > , ?? TATTERSALL'S-!~OSDAY. THE MIETRO)POLITAN IIAEDICP.^ * ust ?? Eglintoti's Testator (takeu) °5 ol ir G. Heathecote's Bl:aek Eawglo (taken) !)to 1 - Lord 11. Leninox's. Borneo (taken) ' to - Mr. Crav furd's Glutton (taken) 44 tI - Mr. pregory's Damask; (taken) il ovncstrnents on the above e'ent did not, wre believe, acc& n tn on each horse. e LIVERPOOL STEEI'LE ...

... SP O TING. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. T~iE METRlOPOLlITAN HA.NDICAP, 20 to 1 agst Lird Eglinton's Teiatr 2S to I -- Sir 0. Heathcote's Btack Evgle (t) 2o to I - Lord H. Lenuox's Bornoo (t 4o to 1 ?? Crawford's Glutton (t) q0 to I - dr. GOegory's Dnsak (I) The invescments on *he above event did not, Ie believe, exceed a pony on each horse. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 15 to 1 ag-t Rat-trap. 30 to 1 agst ...

... -4-- BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUEiSDAX. CeraSTH CvP.-600 to 20 agst Lady Evelyn (t), 33 to I agst Peep-n-day-Boy, (t), 40 to I agst Cossack (t), 40 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 50 to 1 agst Fugleman (t), 50 to 1 aget Mica Ann (t), 1,000 to 20 aget ?rief' (t), 1,000 to 15 agst Harriott (t), 1,000 to 15 agst Littl Jack (t), 550 to 10 offered agst all the three-year-olda. The handicap is very highly spoken ...

... (WEATHER PERMITTING). FOR cOUNDSN Atherstone-Monday, Red Lien, Appleby ; Wednesday Hampton Coppice; Friday, Coombe; Saturday, Harris Bridge ; at a quarter before eleven. Badsworth-Monday, Marr Village; Thursday, Womers- ley Park; Saturday, Notton Village; at half-past ten. Bentinck's, Lord H.-Monday, Fiskerton Long Wood; Tuesday, Magin Moor; Wednesday, Wickenby; Thurs- day, Scopwick; Friday, ...

... I F ED ESTERI ANIS M. MATCHES TO COME. JANUARY. 2l.-Ward and Hill, to run one mite, 0 a side. 21i-George Grantham (of Eton) and J. Levett (of Battersea), two miles, 50 a side, at the Three Magpies, Harlington Corner. 2 T Birkenhead (of Sheflfiid) ant iR. Panks (the Warwick- LshreAnteylop), to run ten miles round Hyde Park, 25 a 29 dE, and2bt, acta .Newmgain, 100 yard-i start. 2lG is rseas1o ...

... TUESDAY. The Liverpool Steeple Chase, Metropolitan Stakes, and Derby, were altogether set aside by the appearance of the Chester Cup weights, which were descanted upon throughout the whole of the morning, the result of Mr. E. W. Tophatn's labours being such as to give the utmost approbation, and the Handicap extending over so large a number of horses is considered to be the very best that has ...