The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-01 00:00:00

Sporting Intelligence.

WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING— WEDNESDAY.
The Hurdle Race, a Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30
added. Certain winners extra. Two miles. 17 subs.
Mr. Downes's Red Rose, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (G. Stevens) 1
Mr. W. Orchard's Phantom (11 b), aged, lOst 101 b
(Ennis) 2
Mr. Littler's Fenman, 6 yrs, 10st 41b (Higgins) 3
The following also ran :—Pillaton, Gaylad, Nonsuch,
Cardiff La-s, Voucher, Parchment, Hopton, Brompton,
Stamford, and Frank.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Phantom, sto 1 agst Nonsuch,
6 to 1 apt Stamford, 7 to 1 agst Fenman, 10 to 1 agst
Red Rose. Won by a length ; four lengths between the
second and third ; two lengths between the third and
fourth. Stamford and Gaylad were pulled up, and did
not pass the post. No rui4lap occurred in any part of
the race. _ _ . _ _ _

The Worcestershire Grand Annual Steeplechase, a Han-
dicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c.,
with 100 added ; the second to save his stake. Cer-
tain winners extra. About four miles. (19 subs., 5

of whom declared.)
Mr. Barber's The Potter, 6 yrs, 9st 41b..,(D. Wynne) 1
Mr, Tyer's Star of England, aged, Ost 121 b ...(Green) 2
Mr. B. Land's Emigrant (h b), aged, 91t 71b (Boxall) 3
The following also ran : —Little Charley, Teddes!ey,
British Saikr, Louis Napoleon, The Captain, Liverpool
Boy, Tchernaya, Taffa, and Sparchford.
Betting-5 to 1 agst Emigrant, 6to 1 agst British
Sailor, 7 to 1 each agst Tchernaya and Star of England,
8 to 1 each agst Taffy and Potter, 10 to 1 each agst
Sparchford and Liverpool Bay. At first 7 to 2 was
taken about British Sailor. Sparchford, Tchernaya, Taffa,
Liverpool Boy, Teddesley, and The Captain fell early in
the race. Emigrant took a long lead to about the last
jump but three, when he also fell, and The Potter went
on with the lead, and at last won by two lengths ; about
four lengths between the second and third, and three
lengths between the third and fourth. Only four passed
the post.
The Selling Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each
with 50 added ; for 3 yr-olds and upwards. The win-
...

ner to be told for 1201. ; allowance; if entered to be
sold for less. About two miles. 5 subs.
Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, list (30/.)...(Boxall) 1
Mr. Cartwright's Bulfincher, aged, list (301 )
(R. James) 2
Mr. H. Herbert's Alma, aged, list (301.) (G. Stevens 0
Mr. Symond's Eurus, aged, list (301.) (Livesey) 0
Betting—Even cn Bulfincher, 2 to 1 agst Theodine.
Won by four lengths. Alma walked in, but did not
pass the post ; Eurus refused at the fence leading to the
Moors, and was turned back. The winner was bought
in for 190 guineas.
The Hunt Steeplechase, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each,
with 40 added, for horses that have been regularly
hTuhnreteedn,iiies. 7
&c. ; gentlemansubg. riders ; professionals, 71b
extra ; weight for age, with optional selling allowances.
Mr. B. Land's Theodine, aged, lOst 131 b (including
71b extra) (301.) (Boxall) 1
Mr, John's Ringleader, aged,lost 611, (30/.) ( Mr. Cotton) 2
Mr. J. Stinton's Little John, aged, 10st 31b (inelud-
ieg 71b extra) (301.)
Eurus and The Hunter also ran.
Won in a canter by two lengths. The winner was
bought in for 180 guinem.
Notvvil.hetanding the miserably inclement weather
this meeting was attended with marked success. The
supply and character of the spov, both with reference to
the fiat races and steeplechases, were most satisfactory ;
and although different arrac.gements for conducti, g the
busing ss of the meeting 'might have been adopted with
advantage, yet the officials brought the proceedings to a
creditable teriniaat'em.

DEATH FROM Noxious GAS.—A highly-reqwctal•le
man rained Legru, proprietor of a di.tillriy at Doignies
(Nord), having occasion on Saturday to get a well re-
paired, and thinking that the workman was not follow-
ing his instructions exactly, determined to go down him-
self and examine the place below. He accordingly had
himself let down, but scarcely had he arrived at the bot-
tom when the noxious gas overcame him, and be be same
insen6ble. The workman above, finding that M. LPgru
• ttlined
and pulled him up ; but all efforts to restore the unfor-
tunate man to animation were useless, as life had fled.

The demand for merchant iron is not so good as it
s, and the pig market is rather-languid ; but first-
rate houses are nob inclined to give way much, This
temporary falling off must in a great measure be attri-
buted to the tightness of the money market. The decree
issued in France to exempt from duty for three years
castings, bars, and sheet iron, when used for ship-build-
ing purposes, will greatly assist the South Staffordshire
iron masters, as there are none who can c)mpete with
them in these commodities. The wages of the puddlers
still remain, in come instances, an open question. Mas-
ters are certainly not in a position to advance them at
present. A meeting was held in this town on Wednes-
nay to consider these demands, and was atttended by
most of the leading firms, but adjourned for a week
without arriving at any definite decision. In the mean-
time the notices given by the mewl at several of the
works will have expired, and it will be seen what course
will be taken. The disinclination of the masters to make
the advance no doubt arises, in some degree, from their
having lately made an advance to the colliers, but if it
were riot for the approach of winter coal could not
maintain its price. The demand is quite independent
of the consumption by mills, forgee, and furnaces, and
arises from the great outlet by rail and the iecreaee re-
quired for dome-tic purpesee. The emand for white
iron-stone, gubbin, and other ores, the produce of the
district, is n( t eo good as it was, and the price has re-
ce,ied a little, but this temporary drawback is expected
to lee of only short duration, especially if the money mar-
ket gets easier. The present hegh rate of materials will
prevent malleable iron :from being much lower than itis
at present, and as far as coal is concerned there seems no
prdiability of that being reduced at present, The col-
liers attend their work regularly, and the distrct gene-
rally, so far as labour is concerned, with the exception of
the puddlers, is free.from agitation.
Mr. Thomas Elington'a statement of the principal
orders for castings, rnachinery, rails, &c., aseertained by
him to be in the iron markets of London, Dublin, and
Glasgow, chow :-1. Orders contracted fer during the
last few months, and now being executed by Glasgow
ironfeunders—large querAities of socket pipes fer Aus-
tralia, India, Italy, Canada, Un;ted Sta!es, South Ame-
rica, Germany, England, and Ireland ; railway chairs
for Nova Scotia and Canada. 2. New orders-10,000
yards socket pipes, 2 engines, boiler., and.wrought-iron
tank for Great G'rinishy ; 2,000 tons of additional pipes
for Italy ; 4 iron screw steam-boats I,r Turkey ; a con-
densing pumping beam-engine fir Derbyshire ; 200 to
300 tons of good second-band rails fer Swansea ; 2 or 3
tank locomotive engines for Manchester, pumping engine
for Hereford.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.