The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-12 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES,

The meetings at Warwick and Leicesf er threw no addi.
tional light on the forthcoming St. Leger beyond the intro-
duction of Blackßock into thequotations,a)out whom a large
commission was executed. A hostile movement set in against
Baragah, who was driven from 12 to 1 to 40 to 1, cn the
strength of some touting report that the horse had fallen
lame, but those who had taken liberties were glad to get out
on Saturday at 12 to 1 when they found that the horse was
not the " dead un " he was considered to be.
,Bookmakers,
no doubt, remember the awful dressing they got over St.
Albans and Lord Clifden, when they imagined it was like
coining money to lay against them. I have recommended
him to my readers ever since he ran at Epsom. He beat
Ely much easier than the Miner, although all sorts of ex-
cuses were made for the latter. If he comes well to the post
I shall expect him to turn the tables on both Blair Athol
and General Peel. having been knocked about so much
in the market I must reserve my fin al decision until
to-morrow, when I shall have soma further in.
formation from an-waster. The meeting at Warwick was
a little mare successful than some of its predecessors. The
Leamington Stakes brought out ten runners, The race
was reduced to a match between Revolver and Redcap,
Lord Hastings' horse having ai cays a little the beat of it,
and winning easily at last. The interest in the remaining
events was not very great. Damascus made an easy win
of it in the Racing Stakes, and was bought in for 200 guineas.
He is much too good a one to le: go. The Shorts Handicap
gave us a benefit in the usual amount of false starts and
breaks away. Praotitianer and Bonnie Glen were tb.e two
whose performance tired out the patience of all concerned,
the former being especially conspicuous in the succeseful
attempt his jockey made:to get in front. Practitioner had
to succumb to Hawkshaw, who, admirably ridden by
Hearifitld, came with a rush opposite the stand, and won
after a fine race by a neck. There was a fine finish for the
Castle Park Stakes between the three placed, Auditor
having the bast ,of it, before they had gone half the dis-
tance, though hardly pressed by Brown Willy and
Volatile. No one ventured beyond the selling price
0300) for the winner, who is a very promising colt,
and both he and Brown Willy—they are in the Derby—
may be looked upon as taking fair rank among the
outside division for the blue riband of '65. Caller
Ou had only Stanton at all likely to make her gallop
in the Queen's Plate, and we fancy he never fairly extended
her. She appeared to be pulling Challoner's arms off all
the way as usual, and Stanton shutting up soon after en-
tering the straight, she came out and won in a canter
amidst the usual cheering that now attends upon the second
Beeswing, whenever she appears, from John o'Groat's
house to the Land's End. After Damascus had won the
Members' Plate, and been sold to Mr. Golby for 115
guineas, a field of eleven were telegraphed for the Stand
which number 11,—."."- was naturally
selected as favourite, though report spoke well of Zephyr a
chance, a filly from Joseph Dawson's stable. After going
about half the distance Tomfoolery fell, bringing with him
Zara, Quicksand, Omer, and Zephyr, and leaving the lead
to Birdfinder, who, with only Practitioner near him, won
in a canter by two lengths. Only the five placed passed
the post, and a great crowd collecting round the site of the
disabter, it became known that the 1170 jockys were all
more or less injured. Herbert was insensible, and Sharp
and Sayers severely shaken and unable to stand, The latter
was carried into the weighing-room, and it was feared at
first that his leg was broken, but upon surgical examination
it was pronounced to be a severe contusion of the knee. Ile
was carried as quickly as possible into the town, Some delay
occurred in removing the other two from the spot where
they fell ; and in the meantime, while the course was
densely thronged at that point, Capt. Sharp and Mr Bevill,
on Disappointment and Bolero, proceeded to the mile post
to start for the last race, the Scurry, and a whole chapter
of mistakes occurred from their so doing. In the first
place, they were not started by the proper starter, but, by
their own account, both agreed to accept the services of Mr
, M'George's flag-bearer, and started by him they accord-
, ingly were. On coming to the crowd, Captain Sharp, who
was leading, pulled up, but Mr Bevill managed to force a
' way somehow through it, and coming on alone so passed
the chair, weighed in, and claimed to be the winner. The
, odds had been 5t04 on Bolero, and of course there was
great confusion and disputing at this unsatisfactory result.
An objection was raised on the part of Capt. Sharp, and
Mr Payne, the only steward then present, declining to go

into it by himself, there seemed nothing more to be done.

But the owner of Disappointment (on the supposition, we
presume, that the first start was not a valid one) returned
to the post, and Mr Bsvill having left, walked over, had

his number hoisted by the judge, and also went through
the ceremony of weighing in. So there ate two winners of
the Scurry, and a pretty tangled skein for the stewards to
unravel. The races at Leicester call for no particular
remark.

The Doncaster Meeting commences to-morrow. IVili
Agnes ought to credit Jolla Osborne with the Filly Stakes,
unless some unforseen dark one should turn up, which is
not at all likely. The Champagne Stakes has Gardevisure
and Puritan engaged, and unless Barbarossa, of whom I
have heard glowing accounts, should defeat public form, the
former should have no difficulty in placing the Stakes to
the credit of Mr Sutton. The Great Yorkshire Handicap,
although it has a very good acceptance, may follow in the
wake of theGoodwood Stakes, the Ebor Handicap, and the
Liverpool Cup, where so many horses were introduced into
the betting only for (to givo it a polite name) swited/ing the
public. Those best in are East Lancashire, Revolver, and
Finesse. No horse could be in finer condition than Lord
St. Vincent's. One of the trio ought to pull through, and
if I stood alone on ono it would be EAST LANCASHIRE.
The Glasgow Stakes will, in all probability, be won by
Brown Bread, and of the 27 left in for the Revival Plate,
Attraction and Lady Clifden appear the most formidable.
The other events I shall refer to when I give my final so •
lection for the St. Leger to-morrow.

A FRESH MAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

CITY BETTING—THIS DAY•
GREAT YJRKSIIIRE STARES.
Bto 1 agst East Lancashire (taken)
9to 1 agst Canzonette (taken)
12 to 1 agst Welcome (taken)
12 to 1 agst Nuelie (taken)
100 to 8 agst Merry Wife (taken)
100 to 8 agst Raglan (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agat Finesse (taken)
100 to 6 agat Blue Mantle (taken)
100 to 5 agst Fanfreluche (taken and offered)
100 to 2 agst Gratitude (offered)

ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered)
5 to 2 agst General Peel (taken and offered)
100 to 15 agst Miner (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Baragah (taken)
100 to 6 agst Ely (taken and offered)

TATTERSIi.LLS'-SATURDAY.
GREAT lORKSIIIRE HANDICAE

15 to 2 agat East Lancashire (taken)
10 to 1 agst Revolver (taken)
10 to 1 agate Anzonette (uffered)
100 to 8 agat Gratitude (taken)
100 to 6agat Funfreluche (taken)
LEGER.
5 to 2 agat Blair Athol (offered, take 11 to 4)
6to 2 eget General Peel (offered, 11 to 4 taken)
7 to 1 agat Miner (taken)

15 to 1 agst B tragah (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ely (taken)
23 to 1 agst eatubuseitn (taken)
100 to 1 agst Peon (taken)

CESAREWITCII STAKES.
33 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken)
33 to 1 aget Grititude taken)
33 to 1 agat The Giant (taken)
33 to 1 agst Retainer (taken)
40 to 1 agst Suspicion (taken)
40 to 1 agat Myrtle (taken)
49 to 1 agst Thalestrie (taken)
66 to 1 agst Brewer (taken)
66 to 1 agst Catch-'em-Alive (taken)
100 to 1 agat Ethelred (taken)
100 to 1 agst Cripple (iaken)
100 to 1 agget Beverley (taken)
100 to 1 agar Orpheiia (taken)
100 to 1 agst Welcome (taken)
100 to 1 agat Brick (taken)
100 to 1 agat Tourist (taken)
100 to 1 agst Asteroid (taken)
CAMBRIDG ES HIRE.
33 to 1 agst Giant (taken)
40 to 1 agat Baldwin (taken)
40 to 1 agst Trap (taken)
66 to 1 agst Stockinger (taken)
DERBT.
40 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken)
50 to 1 agst Joker (taken)
66 to 1 ova 13.4dminster (taken)
66 to 1 aget Bramah (taken)
66 to 1 agst ruck (taken)
66 to 1 agst BAI b.tr, isra (t Au))

THE THREE YATTIS IN McZART.S ZAUBER-.
FLOTE."—Mr. Gye is said to meditate giving the " Z auber-
flote" next season; with the three sisters Patti as Queen of
Night, Pamina, and (tqclllo.Amalia being still to be heard)
Papa gen a.
The bulletin of the Paris 01)9ervstory gives the
following as the atmospheric state of Europe yesterday :
" The barometer is slightly rising on the centre of Europe,
but is failing in the North, at Nairn, and on the Baltic;
the high latitudes are therefore about to be again traversed
by rough weather. In the South of Spain and of Portugal
the fall is slow, but the downward movement extends as
tar as the Bay of Biscay. The probability, therefore, is
that fresh storms will soon reach our coasts. The sky is
cloudy or rainy in the West and North of Europe."
The Europe of Frankfort having recently made
some rather severe remarks on Count de Bismark, the Prus-
sian Legation commenced proceedings against it, but the
trial has been postponed owing to the absence of M.
Gancsto, the chief editor and director of the journal.

The Prince ay cl Princess of Wales in

Denmark,

COPENHAGEN, Tuesday Evening.

After a pas/ age, rou;h is some parts, but on the
whole favour ile, the yacht conveying their Royal
Highnesses th 3 Prince and Princess of Wales, with
the members. of their suite, from Scotland to the
coast of De or nark, came in sight of Elsinore about
10 o'clock this morning. At that time there was
only just t rufficient motion of the waves to render
sailing ag Tecable, and those on board as they swept
along the Kattegat, enjoyed an admirable ,view
both of tb ,e Danish and Swedish coasts, which here
present— ,the Danish more especially—a strong re-
semblance to the picturesque outlines of Hamp-
shire. The Sound was, as usual, crowded with the
shipping, of all nations—many being of large ton-
nsge,'constructed on the model which has been
favoured in these narrow seas for nearly four cen-
turies. The motions and courses of all these diffes
rent craft imparted to the scene that element of life
and variety without which the finest marine land-
ecape is apt to grow monotonous. Before the yacht
and at the entrance to the harbour lay the castle of
Kronborg, the stronghold for centuries of Scandi-
navian kings and superstitions, rearing its white
Gothic towers from the water's edge to a height
and form recalling those of Heidelburg. Like the
gallant people to whom it belongs the voices of the
fort were soon raised in honour of the fair Princes.
arriving to revisit her early home, and the nine
Danish frigates moored in a circle off the town lost
no time in repeating the welcomes of the cannon of
Kronborg. The celebrated Rolf Drake was not in-
cluded in this flotilla, but another ironclad, the
D,„ebrog, was among their number. Carrying
her guns, however, broadside fashion, she was less
readily to be distinguished from her companions in
the first instance—the Rolf Krake's armament
being upon the plan suggested by the gallant
officer familiarly known as Captain " Cupola"
Coles. The yards of the Danish vessels were
manned, but for whatever reason—possibly it may
not form part of Danish naval etiquette—the full
dress of flags was not resorted to. The duty of ac-

knowledging the Denish salutes devolved upon the
only British ship of war present—the Aurora, coma
rr. anded by Captain Leopold M.Clintock, of Arctic
celebrity. She first answered the salute of the fort,
then that of the fleet, and subsequently fired a salute
of 21 guns, when the Danish flag was run up to the
mcto-i,oaa of cue .Royal Tsoht. Some misconception
appears to have existed with regard to the strength
of the squadron that was to escort the Prince and
Princess of Wales, an idea having got abroad that
a considerable portion of the Channel fleet had been
told off fur the purpose. Such a display of naval
strength was plainly unnecessary in the case of a
purely private family visit; and just at this moment,
when the tendency of men's mind in Copenhagen is

to grasp at anything affording material for corn-
ment, the demonstration might have been under-
stood. The Aurora, in fact, had been cruising off
Heligoland some time previously and was lying at
Elsinore for a couple of days before the arrival of
the Royal yacht. As soon as the latter came in
sight she steamed out to meet her, and returned in
company with her and with the Salamis, the Admi-
ralty despatch boat, which throughout the passage
from Scotland acted in the capacity of tender. At
12 o'clock the Royal yacht came alongside the
pier, when the King and Queen of Denmark, the
Crown Prince, and the Princess Dagmar, who had
been waiting its arrival, went on board, under a
salute from the Aurora, and most affectionate
greetings ensued between the different members of
the family. Ceder what may be called the public
eye these were necessarily short in their duration,
but there was a sympathy too powerful even for the
rules of palaces which drew together the Queen of
Denmark and the Princess of Wales. Sir Augustus
and Lady Paget, with the staff attached to the
embassy at Copenhagen, having paid their respects,
the Royal party and suite prepared to leave the
vessel and to take their seats in the carriages which
were to convey them to Fredensborg. Oa land there
was little of what could be called ceremony con-
nected with their reception, but such demonstrations
as took place were most gratifying. The Mayor or
Burgomaster of Elsinore, an official whose functions
are not confined, as his name might imply, to purely
civic duties, bat who acts as an officer of the State
and head of the Administration in the district,
made a short speech in Danish and presented a
congratulatory address. To this his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales returned a brief reply, and alit
cortege proceeded on its way through the to ern.
'1 he streets were all lined with soldiers, the house
fronts were gaily festooned and ornamented with
fl ewers, a triumphal arch spanaed the principal
avenue, society arrayed itself in its very best clothes,
and at one point something very like a piece of
theatrical effect had been organised. Owing to a
sudden dip in the ground a terrace runs for a short
diatance parallel to but considerably above the level
of the roadway. This terrace was filled with mem
bers ut use vailuub and the AVICA
intervening between the carriage drive and the po-
sition they occupied was draped so as to suggest the
impressioa that a gallery had been specially erected.
From this commanding position the orchestra sang
to a national air Danish verses composed in honour
of the visit of their Royal Highnesses, and the tem-
porary halt thus occasioned, while giving evident
pleasure to those who constituted the Royal cortege,
afforded the spectators an admirable opportunity of
seeing those whom they had come to welcome. As
the carriages moved on again the acclamations re•
doubled, and were prolonged by groups assembled
along the road at intervals.
In these days of tercentenary festivals, and
above all in the town of Elsinore, it is a great
shock to one's Shaksperianism to be told that
Hamlet, properly " Amlet,” was not the son
of the King of Denmark, but of a pirate chief ;
that, as a pagan, living centuries before the
Christian era, he did no more than his duty in re -
velnging his father's death ; that he by no means
fell in single combat with Laertes, but lived
to lbeeome Governor of Jutland, and to marry two
Wives, one
of whom was daughter of an English
king. The culminatingw no
m 'nt of this antiquarian
heresy is that there Ophelia. To have one's
faith destroyed in one of the sweetest characters that
Shakspere ever drew is a trial ; but there is this
consolation. If the daughter ofPol.
that felonious did in-
deed exist and perish in the manner
generations '
of Englishmen have joyed and grieved
to thinkt this
much must be conceded to the inhabitant's
of , Elsi.
nore, after their tasteful decorations of this morning,
that her obsequies were doubtless conducted
with much solemnity and effect as the ardent soul
of as
1,
Fechter could desire. Leaving behind tbe picturesque
town of Elsinore with its 8,000 inhabitants, nothings
ue
remarkable is passed on the road to Fredensborg
with the exception of the ruined castle of Gurra, to
which a tradition clings remarkable fur its likeness
in a duuble aspect to those connected with English
history. In the 14th century Valdemar IV., like our
Henry 11., concealed in this sequestered nook from
the jealousy of his Queen a Danish Fair Rosamond,
known as Tovelil, or ',Little Love." But whereas
English history has been content to infer that Queen
Eleanor, after the discovery, proved to her liege lord-
a sufficiently retributive thorn in the flesh, Danish
story goes much further, and dooms Valdemar to
the fate of Herne the iunter, for having blasphea
mousiy declared that he should not desire Heaven
if Gurre were left to hie..
Fredeneborg Castle, the destination to which the
cortege rapidly made its way, and reached about an
huur after leaving Eisinoro, takes its name—the
Castle of Peace--from the settlement putting an
end Vo the war with Sweden, which was couelud'Al
in 1720. the edifice dating from about that
perloft and erected in the reign of Frederick IV. there
is little externally to rerike the pyr!. The gctes end
Briar" ches ore not nntike and -indeed by no meant+
excel many of (twee giving access to the country
seats of our untitled nobility. The grand court-
Tarfl is enclosed within semicircular ranges of
building, forming wings to the body of the palace,
and many of these ep irtnaents are said to be assigned
as marks of Royal favour either to persons who
have merited well of the State, or to families belong-
ing to the higher classes of society whose pecuniary
circumstances render a dwelling free of expense a
welcome boon. The central portion of the palace
rises two stories abuvo a lofty terraee overlooking

the courtyard, and the upper portion of the building
is crowned by a dome. shaped roof. The frontage,
however, is flat and unornamental, and the great
door of entrance is as huge and bald as some of
those still to be seen in religious ed f ces of the
period when " Churchwarden's G c" reigned
supreme. The attractions of the palace consist
partly of a large collection of pictures, bat mainly
in the views obtained from its grounds over the
lovely Esrom Lake, and the gardens, which are of
great extent and beautifully laid out. In the great
entrance hall, of striking proportions and decorated
with paintings in honour of the peace which is as.
sociated with the foundation of the Castle, a guard
of honour of the Royal Horse Guards, dismounted,
was drawn up, This body, which is of as.good ave•
rage stature as the British heavy cavalry, has in the
distance, and more especially with the sunlight play-
ing upon their uniform, the aspect of being clothed
in brass. Both helmets and cuirasses are of that
colour, if not of that material, and the canary.
coloured tunic and buckskins look like a continua.
tion of the armour. The officer in command of the
corps wore over his uniform a scarlet and silver star
of Denmark, covering the entire of his cuirass. Pro.
bably the most remarkable feature, however, in the
array drawn up to receive the Prince and Princess
of England was the staff of running footmen belong-
ing to the King of Denmark. There wear, no doubt
in accordance with ancient custom, a livery exceed-
ingly rich as to material, but ludicrously suggestive
of Astley's. Scarlet and yellow are again the pre-
dominating colours, and upon their heads are silver
hats of great capacity, in which, as yesterday the
castle was en fete, enormous bouquets of the
choicest flowers were placed. So active and well
trained were these valets in the functions of their
office that they skipped up and down stairs, carried
and unrolled heavy carpets, and yet not a single
flower was displaced.
To bid the Royal guests welcome to the palace a
distinguished party assembled on the steps of the
terrace. They included, among others, the grand-
father of the Princess of Wales, and brother of the
Duchess of Cambridge, the Landgrave of Hesse,
the Princess Mary of Hainault, sister of the Queen
of Denmark, and her daughter, the Princess Hilda
of Hainault, Princess Thyra of Denmark, General
Oxholm, the Danish State Steward, the Master of
the Horse, the Countess Reventlow, &c. In the
suite of the Prince and Princess of Wales were the
Earl and Countess Spencer, the Countess De Grey,
Lady in Waiting, General Knollys, C)1. Keppel,
Mr Meade, Dr Sieveking, and Dr Minter. Into the
reception at Elsinore a public character necessarily
entered to some extent, but at Fredensborg it was
altegether a family party. With the exception of
the military and servants of the household there
were not more than half a dczen spectators, ad-
mitted by special favour, who were unconnected
with the Royal family. The greeting which the
Princess received on alighting showed that however
warmly she may be appreciated and admired in
England, in Denmark, where she must have bee❑
longer and more intimately known,the affection felt
for her is eve❑ stronger. Philosophers have main-
tained that a great test of character presents itself
in the age of the associates with whom a man or a
woman will get on best, but in this case the Princess
had no sooner passed from the embrace of one
relative, 77 years of age, who was visibly affected
on seeing her again, than she was mimed with the
utmost eageruess by her brother, the young Prince
Waldemar, not yet six years old, whom it was
absolutely necessary to kneel down and kiss before
the rejoicing could proceed any further. The
Prince of %Vales was likewise most cordially
welcomed by all the assembled members of the
family; and after the officers of the guard, &c.,
had been admitted to the honour of kissing
hands, the Royal party withdrew into the interior
of the palace. The day was unfortunately marred
by several very heavy showers, but although one of
these preceded the arrival, and another immediately
followed the housing of their royal highnesses.
there was fortunately an interval of 10 or 15 minutes
during which the weather relaxed its severer features,
as if to enhance the pleasure with which the Prin-
cess naturally found herself on the familiar stairs,
surrounded by all the well known faces.

For the next few days the life at Fredenaborg
Castle will be as much as possible that of a private
family. To-morrow (Wenesday) there is to be a
dinner party in honour of the birthday of the Q iee❑
of Denmark, but the invitations are limited in
number and the proceedings will be strictly private.
In fact, it seems as it the object at present were
rather to spend a few dais of quiet erjument and
retirement than to enter upon any round of public
gaieties which at such a moment might seem cut of
harmony with the tit:Aloud' feeling.
Wednesday Morning.

The weather is and has been deplorably wet. Last
evening there was a dangerous landslip oa the line
of railway between Frendsborg and Copenhagen,
and the sightseers who had gone down to Etinote
to witness the arrival of the Prince and Princess of
Wales were detained more than two hours on their
return before a second train could be procured from
the other end of the line and an exchange of pas-
sengers effected.
A large section of the public, no doubt, will be in-
terested in learning that the sea voyage appears to
have improved the health of the Princess, and that
there has been little or no occasion for the services
of either of the doctors having the infant Prince
in their charge.