The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING.

With ground hard as adamant, and in clouds of dust
worthy of the Sahara, Lincoln inaugurates the steeplechase
season. The day's card was a poor one, comprising only five
events, of which the Autumn Handicap, the chief, brought
together but few starters. Of course, the sta. eof the

ground had a good deal to do with this comparative failure,
owners of horses being chary of pulling them out, with the
prospect of the Houghton week before them. Suburban
was made the favourite, despite his not being considered to
like " hard going." The old horse,lowever, pulling double
all the way, won without much trouble. Erin-go-Bragh,
who looked formidable at one time, retiring from the con-
test on entering the s'raight, and leaving the Count's horse
nothing to beat but a moderate trio.

The Selling Steeplechase also furnished a quintet ven-
turesome enough to brave the perils of a course resembling
a turnpike road and a brook innocent of water. After divers
refusals and mishaps, the race was left to Cumberland and
Discrepancy, Mr Land's horse winning at last very easily.
Tho Hurdle Race was also an easy victory for Pigeon,
and brought a poor afternoon's spot to a conclusion.

The weather was fine, and the attendance anything bu
numerous.

The Carholme Stakes of 5 :soya each, wirh 35 added, for
2-yr•olds ; colts, B.t 10Ib; fillies, Bst 61b, with certain
allowances. The second to save his stake. Six furlongs.

Six subs.
Mr Johnson's Eltham, Sat 51b....
Mr Cappe's Coquette, Bst 31b
Betting-10 to 1 on Eltham, who made all the running,
and won in a canter by three lengths.
The Blankney Selling Stakes of :5 soya each, 25 added, for
2-yr-olds and upwards ; weights for age, with selling
allowances. The second horse to save his stake. Three-
quarters of a mile. Five subs.
Mr C. Blanton's Goldylocks, 3 yrs, Vat 121 b (MO) _ _

' (Loates;
Mr J. Osborne's Nelly Gray, 2 yrs, sst lllb (h b) (£3O:

(daroli 2
Baron de Mesnel's Godmersham, 2 yrs, 7st (E 100) (Stagg) 3
Mr Trusting's Coverdale, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (£.30) .. (Morris) 4
Mr Bancroft's Cronstadt, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (X3O) _

(dhalloner) 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst Godmershain, and 7to 4 (at first
even) agst Goldylocks.

Godmersham in the inside made play, having Goldylocks
at his girth, the pair being followed by Cronstadt and
Coverdale. They ran thus to the distance, when the
former gave way, leaving Goldylocks in possession of a
clear lead, which she retained to the end, and won in a
canter by ten lengths. Nelly Gray, who headed the favourite
half way in the distance, finished second, a length in ad-
vance of Baron Mesnel's colt. The winner was bought in
for 90 guineas.

The Lincolnshire Autumn Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft,
and 3 soya if declared, 100 added. Winners extra. The

second to save his stake. One mile and three-quarters.
24 subs, 7 of whom declared.
Couut Batthyany's Suburban, aged, Sst (Challoner) 1
Mr L. Peckitt's Sir Watkin, 3 yrs, Sat 111 b (Carroll) 2
Mr Whittaker's Pixie, 3 yrs, Gat
Mr T. Parr's Moose, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (including 121 b ex)
(Hislop) 4
Lord Westmoreland's Erin-go-Bragh, 4 yrs, 7st (Morris) 5
Betting-6 to 5 agat Suburban, sto 2 agat Erin-go-Bragh
5 to 1 agst Moose, 6 to 1 egst Pixie and Sir Watkin.
Moose got away with a slight lead, Sir Watkin going in
second, and Pixie next, the favourite and Erin-go-Bragh
lying some lengths in their rear. As they proceeded up the
hill Pixie headed Sir Watkin, and as they reached the lime
kilns ho joined the leader, the pair racing for the lead to
the mile post. Here they were joined by Erin-go-Bragh
and Suburban, the lot running in close company into
the straight, where Erin-go-Bragh was beaten and became
last. The leaders retained their position to the distance,
where Moose wan beaten, leaving Pixie in possession of the
lead, closely pressed by Sir Watkin and Suburban to half-
way down, where the latter came up next the rails, and
getting his head in front at the stand won a fine race by
half a length, a length separated the second and third.
Moose was fourth, beaten three lengths.

The Selling Steeple Chace, of 5 so\;, with 40 added, 12st
each. With selling allowances. The second saved his
stake, About three miles. 7 subs.
Mr Land's Cumbtrland, aged (£2O), lOst .... (J. Land) 1
Mr Welfltt's Discrepancy (160), 116 t
The following also San :—Gambler, Ballinasloe, and
Princess.

Batting-6 to 5 agst Cumberland, 3to 1 stet Princess,
and 4 to 1 agst B.iimasloe,

' The favourite, with a clear lead, made play, followed by
Gambler, Ballinasloe, Discrepancy, and Princess in the
order wo have given them, to the artificial water-jump in
front of the stand, which the leader cleared cleverly, but
Gambler, less fortunately, refused, and unhorsed his
rider, who was soon remounted, but again refused the
flight of hurdles on the common, and was left a long way
in the rear. Crossing the lane into the meadows, Cum-
berland increased his lead, but on reaching the second
fence in the rear of the hovel he blundered on landing,
and came on his nose and knees, but was saved from
falling through the quickness of his rider, but the mis-
take left him some lengths in the rear of Ballinasloe
and Discrepancy, Gambler going on fourth and Princess
next. The latter, however, was placed hors de combat
by falling at the same fence as the favourite, and was
afterwards persevered with. As they prec -eded across the
stubble in the rear of the brick-kilns, Ballinasloe
increased his lead to upwards of twenty lengths, but
going on the wrong side of the turning flag ho had
to return, and was in consequence out of the race.
This mishap gave a clear lead to Discrepancy, who
came on with the running, f illowed by Cumberland to
the fence into the winning field, which the former cleared
a couple of lengths in advance, but on reaching the flight
of hurdles beyond Cumberland cleared them first, and came
on with a decided lead, which he retained to the end, and
won easily by three lengths. The others, who repeatedly
refused, were pulled up some distance from home. The
winner was bought in fir 70 guineas.
The Handicap Hurdle Race, of 5 soya each, with 40 added,
winners extra, the second saved his stake. Two miles.
16 subs.
Mr G. 'Walker's Pigeon, 6 yrs, lOst 61b (car 10st 71b)
(Owner) 1
Mr T. Reeve's Never-no-More (late Carlisle), 9st 91b
(D. Wynne) 2
Mr G. Harland's Hartfell, 5 yrs, lOst (Knott) 3
Mr S. J. Bond's Sinite, 5 yrs (la b), 9st 101 b
(W. Ducker) 4
Betting—Even on Pigeon, 5 to 2 agst Sinite, and 3 to
1 agst Never-no-More.
Never-no-More made the running to the first turn, where
he was headed by Harttell, who carried it on to the mile
post, where the lot got upon close terms, and ran in com-
pany to the T. Y. C. post, where the favourite, who had
hitherto lain off, came through his horses and took a decided
lead, which he held to the end, and won, pulling double,
by six lengths ; a like distance separated the second and
third.

Imports of Textiles.

The importation into the United Kingdom o

textile materials is progressing very rapidly, and
every item, alpaca wool excepted, indicates a
notable, if not an extraordinary, increase; of which
the details are specified below:—
EIGHT MONTHS ENDED AUG. 31.
1863. 1864.
Cotton, raw cwts. 3,174,282 .. 4,670,000

Flax cwts. 785,862 .. 1,324,226
Hemp ~ cwts. 530,662 .. _ 614,439

Jute cwts. 751,627 .. 1,521,727
Goats' wool ..lbs. 1,780,026 .. 1,860,664
Sheep's wool lbs. 110,788,373 .. 129,477,302
Alpaca wool lbs. 1,785,549 .. 1,498,959
Woollen rags torn up to

be used as w001....1ba. 13,570,032 .. 15,532,792

Of raw cotton, the quantity landed in the eight
months ended Aug. 31 last exceeded that for the
same period of 1863 by not less than 1,495,718
cwts—of fix, the augmentation was 538,364 cwts

—hemp, 83,777 cwts—jute, 770,100 cwts—goats'
wool, 80,633 lbs—and of sheep's wool there was
the enormous additional amount of 18,689,429 lbs.
Besides the above, upwards of 151 million pounds of
woollen rags were imported for the purposo of being
used as wool; and in this item an increase appears
of more than 2,000,000 lbs.

COMMITTAL OF A STREET PREACHER AT But.
KENHEAD.—TtIe Birkenhead magistrates were en•
gaged yesterday in the investigation of certain charges of
breach of the peace preferred against Abraham John Dow-
ling, a well-knoal4 street preacher. It appeared that on
Sunday night Dowling was preaching in Birkenhead, and
that a crowd of about 2,000 persons ccllected. A good
deal of disturbance took place, and the police took the
preacher into custody, it having been frequently before
found that his violent and disputatious conduct had led to
confusion and uproar. For the defendant it was contended
that he was not responsible; for the disturbances, as they
would not have taken place had the police kept the foot-
path olear. Dowling was ordered to enter into his own
recognisances of £lO, and to find two sureties of £2O each
to keep the peace. The defendant said he had no means of
providing the surety, and in default was committed to
prison.