The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

allowancas. 2i miles.

Mr Ryan's Goldfinder, 5 yrs, 93t 81b (Walch) 1
Mr Monahan's Topsy, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (Owner) 2
Mr G►aham's Moonlight Jack, aged, list (Igo)e 3

The following also ran :—Maud (tate Flare-up), Ash
Plant, Sir Robert, The Bird, and Turn-and-Go.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Ash Plant, sto 1 agst Topsy, sto 1
agst Goldfinder, and 7 to 1 each agst Turn-and-Go and
Moonlight Jack.
The lot got away in capital order, Maud leading over the
first four fences in company with Turn-and-Go and Topsy,
the trio keeping well together to the brook, after crossing
which Ash Plant and Moonlight Jack drew up to the leaders,
the lot clearing the stone wall in fine style, with the excep-
tion of The Bird, who, striking the coping, feel heavily.
Half a mile from home Topsy held the lead, closely waited
on by Moonlight Jack and Goldfinder. In this order they
ran to the stand, where Goldfinder went up to Topsy, and,
after running with her for a few strides, beat her very
cleverly on the post by a head ; Moonlight Jack was third,
and Turn-and-Go a bad fourth.

The National Hunt Race of 300 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 5 soya each. 43 subs, 11 of whom de-
clared. Weight for age. Gentlemen riders. About four

miles,
Marquis of Clanricarde's Caustic, aged, list 111 b (Galway)
(Mr. Long) 1
Mr. Vane's Forager, 5 yrs, list 131 b (Tipperary)
(Mr. Laurence) 2
Mr. Banfield's Yellow Leaf, aged, Ilet 61b (Dublin)
(Mr. Edwards) 3

The following also ran :—Con Cregan, Friar, Dobbin,
The Squire, Red Roe, The Fawn, The Duster,- Hero,
Lottery, Apricot, Roulette, Sprig of Shillelagh, Sugar
Candy, Dieppe, Cameo, Allen-a-Dale, Pyrites, Blood
Royal, The Spider, Major, The Tanner, Eagle, and
R.M.D.

Betting-5 to 1 each agst Blood Royal and Con Cregan,
6 to 1 agst Forager, 10 to 1 agst Caustic, 12i to 1 each agst
Hero, Yellow Leaf, and Sugar Candy, and 15 to 1 any other
offered.

At the second attempt the squadron was despatched to a
straggling start, Yellow Leaf assuming the command, her
immediate followers being Forager, the Hero, Caustic, Blood
Royal, Con Cregan, and Spider, the rest scattered at some
distance from the severity of the pace. At the fourth fence
Con Cregan was knocked over, and when they arrived at
the lane Hero came to grief, at same time disposing of the
chance of the Sprig of Shillelagh, At the fence leading
into the fallow field Spider overjumped himself, shaking
his rider to such an extent that he was unable to proceed
further with him. Yellow Leaf and Forager held their
position along the fallow and round the farmhouse into the
straight the first time round, where Royal Blood passed
them and maintained his position until they arrived at the
third fence on the other side of the course, which the Hero
and Yellow Leaf took to the extreme left, and, going up a
headland through a gap, obtained an advantage of some 40
yards. Directly afterwards the Hero and several others
were placed hors de combat at the wall, and Caustic, who
had been lying in a good position throughout, went up to
the leaders, and, jumping the last fence with them into the
course, won with something to spare by three lengths; two
lengths between second and third, Blood Royal was fourth,
and Apricot fifth. To these five the race was confined after
the first mile, the others declining to persevere from the
hopelessness of pursuit.

The Kildare Hunt Cup, value £5O, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sous each, Gentlemen riders, as qualified for
the National Hunt Race (with allowances, &c.) Three
miles.
Mr C. Rynd's Andrew, late Antmus, 6 yrs, 12st 41b, inc
41b extra (Mr Long) 1
The fallowing also ran :—The Fawn, The Carpenter,
Redmond, Autumn, and Hussar.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Autumn, 2to 1 agst Andrew, and 4
to 1 any other.

Andrew made play, followed by the favourite, and the
others being close up. Immediately after passing the Stand
Autumn rushed to the front and made the pace severe to
the fence after crossing the brook, where ho fell. His lead
was then assumed by Redmond, Hussar acting as aide-de-
camp, until they were rounding the turn for home, where
Redmond fell from sheer distress, and hussar, being almost
in the same difficulties, after crossing the next fence, was
disposed of without an effort by Andrew, who cantered in
alone. Nothing else passed the post.
The Hunt Plate (Handicap) 'f £lOO, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sous each. Winners extra: 31 miles.
Mr Lanigan's b h National Petition, aged, lOst 9ib

1
Mr Coffy's ch h Newcastle, aged, lOst 61b (M
(Ryaonahan)
n) 2
Mr Garubell's b g O'Connell, aged, 12st llb (Murphy) 3
Hibernia and Fairy King also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 agit O'Connell, 2to 1 agst National Pe-
tition, and 4 to 1 agst Ijibernian.

As soon as they had settled into their places National
Petition went to the front, followed by Fairy King, O'Con-
nell, and Newcastle. This order was undisturbed to the
end, National Petition winning in a canter by six lengths;
two lengths between second and third.
Farmers' Race, 'value £3O, with £2O added by the Earl of
Clonmel, for horses the bona fide property of farmers
occupying land in the Kildare hunting district. IV eight
for age, with selling allowances. Three miles.
Mr Fitzpatrick's b m Hinda, aged, llst 21b.... (Owner) 1
Mr Casson's b m Rose of the Valley h b, 6 yrs, 10st 131 b

- (Y. Bradey) 2
The following also ran :—The Nigger, Lilly, Crniskeen,
Careful, Brown Plover, Thurkey, Pitzjames, Wanderer,
and Rosewood.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Brown Plover, and 3to 1 bar one.
After the first half mile the winner took up the running,
and without ever being caught won in a canter by ten
lengths. Nothing was near the two placed.
Match of £lOO a side. Three miles. list each.
Mr Wade's b m Martha, aged .... (Mr. Hyland) received
Mr Aylmer's ch g The Fizzer, 6 yrs

SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The screw steam
ship Bremen, Capt. C. Meyer, sailed to-day for New York
with German, French, and English mails, 108 cabin pas-
sengers, and a full cargo, including jewellery from Havre,
value £6,820. The agents for the North-German Lloyds at
this port received a telegram by the Arabia from Now
York, stating that the City of Manchester, arrived at that
port, met the screw steamer Hansa on the afternoon of the
29th ult. south of Montauk Point. The latter was then re-
pairing some slight derangement in her machinery, but in-
tended to proceed on her voyage to Southampton at mid-
night on the 29th. t The Hansa left New York on the 26th,
and was due here last Thursday.

A PIT ON FIRE.—A very serious accident oc-
curred in the Peggy Pit, Newbottle, the property of
the Earl of Durham, last week, which is likely to be of very
serious consequence. A number of men had been driving a
drift in the western part of the pit, in order to reach some
whole coal lying in that direction. It is usual to use bore
rods when employed in the neighbourhood of old workings,
and a man had been thus employed on Friday night, when
he unfortunately " holed" into some old workings of the
Jane Pitt, which exploded 65 years ago and killed several
men, and has not been wrought since. The gas came away
from the old working with such force that the man ran
away, forgetting, unfortunately, his Davy lamp. The con-
sequence was that the gas had so accumulated around the
Davy lamp that it became red-hot and burst the lamp. The
explosion that thus occurred ignited the gas, which set the
coal on fire. The horses and everything of value were
taken out of the pit, and a number of men were sent down
with fire .engines to attempt to put the fire out, but they
were quite unsuccessful. More active measures were
adopted on Saturday and Sunday. A six-inch pipe was
laid on from Harrington Mill-burn to the colliery, and
workmen have been employed pumping into the old pit
since, and the old shafts have been closed ; but, down to
the latest advice from the colliery, the fire was still burn-
ing, and Houghton Pit has been laid idle, as it is con-
nected with the mine that is on fire.