Lieut.-Col. Lawrenson's (13th L.D.) ns. b. g. Crusader Six others did not name. The fourth race will be a handicap for beaten horses. Prince George of Cambridge, Lord W. Paulet, Viscount Seaham, the Honourable Major E. R. Boyle, and Captains Forrest, Gambier, and Newland are the stewards. The other chases fixed for March, one glance at the list in our diary for the month will show both in number and importance to be all they have promised. STATE OF THE ODDS, &c. ALTERATIONS IN THE QUEEN'S PLATE ARTICLES.—A new set of rules for these royal prizes have lately been issued from the office of the Master of the Horse, in which "showing" and certain other oldfashioned formula are very properly omitted. A Queen's Plate is now, in short, to be run under the generally-acknowledged laws of racing-thanks, no doubt, to the sharp practice lately adopted near home. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.-The late Mr. Phillimore's horses were sold at the Corner, on Monday the 1st, at fair prices; Potentia, covered by Touchstone-the pick-for three hundred and fifty-five. On the following Monday Mr. Wall announced his retirement, through the means of the same celebrated firm, and brought up a longish string of all sorts. Of eleven in training, The Crown Prince went for four hundred, and the other ten at an average of a pony a-piece. Among the brood mares, Game Fowl, covered by Coronation, was valued at a hundred; Old Bellissima, covered by Venison, at ninety-four; and Dauntless, covered by Venison, at seventy-eight guineas; while Zelinda, by Rubens, and covered by Loadstone, gave a per-centage to the worthy auctioneer on three! Zelinda, Rubens, Zuleika-what names to go for sixty shillings the bunch! Mr. Osbaldestone, too, has at length found a customer for The Saddler; not, however, much to the profit of the purchaser, as the horse died on his passage to Ostend, en route for Bohemia. The now pretty general cry of things being flat and bad may certainly be applied in full force to the business of the betting world. A worse February was perhaps never known in the memory of man, and such a milk-and-waterish opening on that grand feature of spring speculation, the Chester Cup, quite as unlikely of precedent. Notwithstanding the more than usually good acceptance, always sure to be great, but this year reaching one hundred and sevendespite this and the long list of names we have drawn up as priced somehow or other for it--the interest, the attraction of the race appears to be gone. Of the handicap we shall say nothing here, as its merits are well considered in another part of this number; while, of those already backed for it, Mendicant, Antler, The Lamb, Golden Bee, and Mickey Free have received a support somewhat in accordance with that which was once wont to be so liberally bestowed ou anything thought worth backing at all. Further than this it is scarcely necessary to proceed; still, we may again single out the Duke of Richmond, the Princess Alice, and its former chief, Intrepid, from a table which reads and sounds far too fine for what it would become on closer dissection. The Chester Cup, hitherto, hardly demands more space or comment than that with which we dismiss the other two early handicaps. For the Derby-not, as too often about this time, shut out in the grand rush of its just-disposed-of opponent, there has been some considerable reaction. Van Tromp has come again manfully; and Epirote, after having been a little "off" for a week or so, recovered that confidence which has so far attended him. The Goodwood party, instead of suffering from this, have perhaps even made greater advance, the trio-Planet, Glentilt, and Red Hart-being individually backed with amazing spirit and perseverance, the first of the three occasionally at evens against Mr. Bowes's horse. The safe arrival of The Horn of Chase in Sussex has told as well here as it has with his companion, Mickey Free, for "the coop." He, too, follows on with Conyngham and Wanota to the credit side of our account. Amongst the less happy, we may select Projectile and Christopher, both peppered with a determination that, at any rate, looks bad; and then clap in the remainder with all justice as continuing but "indifferent well." The Oaks, with yet more the appearance of a betting race it will be observed, has another first favourite. Antler, 6 yrs. 7st. 8lb.. Camera Obscura, 4 yrs. 6st.. 50 25 60 50 .. 20 to 1 1 2882 20 to 1 22 to 1 22 to 1 20 1 30 1 25 .. 1 .. 30 33 50 Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs. 7st. 5lb. Regalia, 4 yrs. 5st. 8lb.. 66 1000 NEWMARKET HANDICAP.-15 to 1 against Footstool, four years, 7st. 13lb.; 15 to 1 against Lynceus, four years, 6st. 11lb.; 20 to 1 against Sir Martin, three years, 4st. 13lb.; 20 to 1 against Kesheny, five years, 7st. 11lb.; 25 to 1 against Devil-me-Care, three years, 5st. 8lb.; 30 to 1 against Dulcet, five years, 8st. 11lb.; 30 to 1 against Humdrum, four years, 7st. 1lb.; 30 to 1 against Meance, three years, 5st. 1lb.; 20 to 1 against Discontent, three years, 4st. 8lb.; 20 to 1 against Queen of Tyne, aged, 7st. 13lb.; 20 to 1 against Lady Wildair, five years, 8st. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.-15 to 1 against Sheraton, four years, 7st. 5lb.; 15 to 1 against Jenny Wren, five years, 7st. 5lb.; 17 to 1 against Lady Sarah, six years, 7st. 3lb. ; 20 to 1 against Meanee, three years, 5st. 1lb.; 20 to 1 againt Pink Bonnet, three years, 5st. 1 lb.; 30 to 1 against Agnes, three years, 5st. 5lb.; 40 to 1 against Hannah Raine, four years, 6st. 9lb. 2000 Gs. STAKES.-3 to 1 against Planet; 5 to 1 against Glentilt; 6 to 1 against Conyngham; 15 to 1 against Sister to Cobweb Colt; 6 to 4 against Kent's lot. 30 2000 30 100 11000 15 66 1 70 1 80 1 1 100 200 1 EMBELLISHMENTS. THE STAGE OF LIFE; INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS; AND TRA- VELLERS ON THE ROAD.-BY CHARLES M. WESTMACOTT 261 THE SEASONS OF 'FORTY-FIVE AND 'FORTY-SIX COMPARED: AND A WORD OR TWO ABOUT THE GAME-LAWS.-BY 3 S Ashborne F. 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