The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
&There was about the usual attendance on the Heath this
(Tuesday) morning. Thalestris proved herself a stayer in
the Fifteenth Triennial by making all the running and
winning in a canter, the favourites, Early Purl and Sca-
mander, being beaten at the hill. The Hopeful looked a
rather open race for the young ones, who, from the penal-
ties, met on pretty equal terms. The result was a grand
turn for the fielders, Puritan most unexpectedly defeating
the two cracks, Gardevisure and Kate Hampton, by a head,
after a slashing race. The chief event of the first day is
always the Great Eastern Handicap, one of those T.Y.C.
scrambles that everybody condemns, while everybody
gambles on them. Always bringing together large fields,
with a great probability that the first away will be also the
first past the chair, they are the greatest uncertainties, an
outsider generally disappointing the favourite's backers.
There was the usual delay at the post, the Hersey filly and
Vandervelde getting away in front when the flag fell, H.
Grimshaw, who was riding Gemma, waiting with great
patience until the last moment (she being of an uncertain
temper), when he brought her out, and of ter a fine race with
Cadeau and Vandervelde defeated the former by a neck.

An interesting meeting between Ely and Baragah, in the
Grand Duke Michael, in which the former was tha victor,
brought the day's racing to a close.
There was very little speculation on future events teyond
the advance of the Calista colt to the premiership for the
Cesarewitch, and Thalestris, after her easy win in the
Triennial, coming somewhat into favour for the same
event.

Third Year of the Fifteenth Triennial Produce Stakes of 10
eovs each, for 4-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b.
The second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent,
and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent on the whole

stake. D.I. 39 subs.
Lord Coventry's Thalestris (J. Adams) 1
Count Batthyany's Turcos (Fordham)
Mr Bowes's Early Purl (Ashman) 3
Mr Cartwright's Scamander (Custance) 4
Captain Machel's Prince Lee 800
Betting-5 to 4 agst Early Purl, 2to 1 agst Scamander,
6 to 1 agst Thalestris, and 10 to leach agst Prince L2e 800
and Turcos.

Thalestris got away with a clear lead of a couple of
lengths of Scaniander, who was iollowo 1 by Ttueos and
Early Purl on the left. They ran in these positions to the
new ground, when Early Purl drew forward, and on the
retirement of Mr Cartwright's colt at the commencement
of the rails ho became second, but in turn gave way to
Turcos half way up the hill, but who was never enabled to
reach the leader, who won with great ease by three lengths;
a bad third.

The Trial Plate of £5O, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soya
each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight fcr age, with

selling allowances. A.F. 11 subs.
Mr Day's Watchbox, 2 yrs, G.t 71b (car Gst 91b) (L. 500)
(S• Adams) 1
Mr Merry's Effie, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (L 500) (11. Covey) 2
Mr Mundy's Fanny, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (L 500) ....(Morris) 3

The following also ran :—Cobweb, The Tyke, Oneida,
Jessie, Nimrod, Lytham, and Guerilla.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Watchbox, 100 to 15 each aget Effie
and Jessie, and 8 to 1 each agst The Tyke and Fanny.
Tho favourite, in company with Effie, Jessie, Cobweb,
and Fanny, got away in advance and ran in close company
to the bushes, whereWatchbox and Effio singled themselves
out and finished the race home, the former, who always had
the best of it, winning cleverly by a length. Fanny finished
a bad third, Nimrod was fourth, and Lytham fifth. The
nest division was headed by Jessie and Cobweb.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, and 5 ft if declared,
&e., to go to the owner of the second horse, for 3 yr•olds
and upwa•ds. T.Y.C. Seven subs, one of whom pays
5 soya ft. . . _

Mr Dark's King of Clubs, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Morris) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 3 yrs, Bst 21b.... (Morgan) 2
Mr Hughes's Tiptoe, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (T. French) 3
Capt. Machell nas Viceroy, 3 yrs, Bst 31b.. (A. Edwards) 4
Prince D. Soltykuff's Belle of the Vale, 3 yrs, 7st 2lb
(Hibberd) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst King of Clubs, 2to 1 agst Usher,
and 10 to 1 each Viceroy and Belle of the Vale.
King of Clubs, on the left, was the first away, and made
the running, having Usher and Tiptoe as his immediate
followers into the cords, where the former drew away and
won very cleverly by a length. Tipton finished a bad
third.

The Hopeful Stakes of 40 sovs each, h ft, for two-yr-old
colts, Bat 101 b; and fillies, 88t 81b. Winners extra, with
oertain allowances. The owner of the second horse to
receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. The last half of Ab.

M. 39 subs.
Count Battbyany's Puritan, 9st 51b (including 91b extra)
(Custance) 1
Mr J. Palmer's Kate Hampton, Bst 811) (Norman) 2
Mr Sutton's Gardevisure, gat 3lb (in. 91b extra)
(Thomas) ..

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The following also ran :—Cordelia, Todleben, Lady
Egidia, Houri, Tilt, Doge, Queen Mary, Shrapnel], Fravo-

[ina, and Venus,

Betting-9 to 4 agst Gardevisure, 9to 2 agat Kate
Hampton, 100 to 12 agst Shrapnel!, 10 to 1 agst Todleben,
100 to 6 agst Venus, and 100 to 5 agst Puritan.
After a few failures they were despatched in close com-
pany, Kate Hampton, with Cordelia and Gardevisure, hav-
ing a slight advantage, closely followed by Puritan, bond,
Shrapnel, Todleben, Lady Egidia, and Venus to the bushes,
where Cordelia gave way, leaving Kate Hampton with a
clear lead of the favourite, the pair being joined halfway
down the hill by Puritan, who headed them in the oorde,
and won a fine race in the last stride by a head; a like dis-
tance separated the second and third ; Shrapnel finished
fourth close up, Cordelia was fifth, and close in her wake
came Todleben, Lady Egidia, and Queen Mary, the last
two being Tilt and Fravolina.

The Great Eastern Railway Handicap, a sweepstakes of 15
sovs each, 6 ft, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds and up..
wards ; winners extra. The owner of the second horse to
receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 130 subs.

Lord Stamford's Gemma, 5 yrs, Bst .... Grimshaw) 1
Lord Uxbridge's Cadeau, 4 yrs, Est 21b (Hulme) 2
Count Batthyany's Vandervelde, 3 yrs, 6st 410
(J. Smith) 3
The following also ran :—Exchequer, Vivid, Woldga,
Soapstone, Biondella, His Excellency, Bertha, Almack,
Zora, Crytheia, Echo, Gold Dust, Baliverne, Myrtle, Noc-
turne, Balornock, Hersey filly, Confederate, Armadillo,
Clairvoyante, and Isca.
Betting--6 to 1 agst Hersey filly, 10 to 1 each agst
Woldga, Myrtle, and Gemma, 100 to 8 agst Cadeau, 100 to
7 agst Vanderveldc, 100 to 6 agst Exchequer, 20 to 1 each
agst Crytheia, Echo, and Almack, 25 to 1 eaoh agst Vivid,
and Confederate, 100 to 3 agst Soapstone.
Upwards of three-quarters of an hour was lost at the post
before Mr M‘George was enabled to lower his flag, when
lhry got away in an extended lino across the course. The
Ilersey filly, on the right, being the first away, came on
slightly in advance of Biondella,Vandervelde, and Woldga,
and in the centre were Gemmrt, Myrtle, Cadeau, Almack,
and Exchequer, the others, who were Leaded by Crytheia,
Confederate, Clairvoyante, and Echo, lying close in their

rear, the last of all being Isca, who got badly away. As
they neared the hill the Hersey filly dropped away, and the

running was taken up by Vandervelde, closely attended by
CaJean, Myrtle, Gemma, and Woldga, who ran so wido that
it was with difficulty their precise positions could be dis-
cerned, but as they entered the cords the count's colt ob-
tained a decided advantage, which he retained to within a
dozen strides of the chair, where he ran out upon being
called upon, which let up Gamma and Cadeau. The three
finished a fine race, Grimshaw, by patience alone, landing
Gamma the winner in the last stride by a neck, Cadeau
obtaining the second money by a head from Yaudervelde,

BETTING AT MIDNIGHT.
CESAREWITCH STARES.
11 to 1 agst Calista colt (taken)
100 to 7 agst Gratitude (tak n)
100 to 6 agst Tnalestris (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken)
20 to 1 agst Fanfreluche (taken)
30 to 1 agst Fantail (taken)
30 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken)
50 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
33 to 1 agst Giant.(taken)
40 to 1 agst Stockinger (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Moulsey (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Mahometan (taken)
THE DERBY.
30 to 1 agst Archimedes (taken)

City Sewers Commission,

The Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London mot
yesterday at Guildhall for the despatch of public business.
Henry de Jersey, Esq., deputy, presided.
After the despatch of some formal matters, a memorial
signed by a number of the inhabitants of A'dersgate Ward,
was read, complaining of the want of light In Aldersgato-
street. The matter was referred to the General Purposes
Committee for consideration and repot t.
An application by a Mr Percival for permission to apply
a newly-invented carburator to the public lamps of the City,
and which, it was said, would be the means of effecting a
iGviansgCommittee,
a good light to
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One of the contractors to the Commission was fined £8
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for neglecting to cleanse certain thoroughfares in his district.
SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT AT THE JUNCTION Or LUD-
GATE-HILL, BRIDGE-STREET, FLEET-STREET, AND
FARRINGDON-STREET.
The Engineer to the Commission, Mr War. HA.YwooD,
presented to the Court the follow ing report :
" To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the
City of Loudon.
" Gentlemen,—lt has been arranged with the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway Company that the Commis-
sion shall, under certain conditions, purchase of the com-
pany ground belonging to them. so as to make Ludgate-
hill, went of the point where the railway bridge will cross
that street, GO feet in width.
"The time for making final arrangements as to this
widening is now approaching, and it appears to use upon con-
sideration that a favJurable opportunity presents itself for
effecting a larger and more important improvement at that
spot, by which the mixing of the trac ic, -which is now incon-
venient and even dang,r,us to pedestrians as well us to
vehicles, may be greatly red aced, if not altogether prevented.
"By the plan which I bog to lay before you it is proposed
to form a circus 160 fact in diameter at the juneiion of Lud-
gate- hill, Bridge-street, Fleet-street, and Farribgdon-streat;
to make a resting place in the centre of the c'rcus, and thus
to cause the (rattle going in any direction to travel round it
to get to the opp-site side.
'' The obelisks are to be set back, resting places are to be
formed round them so as to facilitate the crossing of tout
passengers, and further to regulate the cerriage
"As the whole of the property on the Ludgate-hill side
of the circus is io be removed, the commission will only have
to acquire such vacant ground as way be requisite, and one
half of the circus can be carried out very shortly. It will be
in itself a great easement to the truffle, even if the other
side be not completed.
" To complete the western half of the circus three houses
only would have to be taken down ; these the commission
can acquire under the powers of its act, should it approve of
the plan, and be able to obtain the funds to carry it out.
" Submitting this to the consideration of your honour-
able Court,

." I remain, your obedient servant,
(signed)
" WILLIAM HAYWOOD."
The CHAIRMAN explained the nature of the suggested
improvement, which ho thought was one of the greatest
importance tt) the public.

In answer to a cptestion,
Mr HAY WOOD said h e had every reascn to believe that
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway would be dis-
posed to give their assistance to the carry il3g
provement.
out of the im

Mr GREEN considered the subject to be one of great pub-
lic importance, and thought it was desirable that it should
be referred to the Improvement Committee to consider and
report. He would therefore move to that effect.
Mr G. WALTER seconded the motion, and it was put and
agreed to.

SANATORY STATE Or TILE CITY.
Dr LETHEBY, the medical officer of health for the City,
reported on the state of 273 houses that were inspected
during the past week, and
ho submitted a list of 49 places '
where the orders of the Court had not been complied with,
and he recommended that the landlords should be summoned
before the justices. lle likewise submitted three certificates
of the filthy condition of the houses Nos. 6,7, and 8 \V ide,
gate-street, in order that they might be registered as coin.
mon lodging houses.
The markets and slaughter houses bad been duly in-
spected, and the officers had conde:nned 1,7821 b. of meat as
unfit for human food. It consisted of 19 sheep, 6 pigs, 8
quarters of beef, and 6 joints of meat; 1,3051 b. were dis-
eased, 4391 b. were from animals that had died from natural
causes, and the rest was putrid.
Dr LETHEBY added that the mortality returns for the
and could not therefore be re-
portedGAS SUPPLY TO TILE CITY.
City hadu upon.
notn. been delivered,

The medical officer reported that the illuminating power
of the gas supplied to the City during the week had been
above the requirements of the act of Parliament ; that the
quantity of sulphur in the City and Chartered Companies
had been less than that sanctioned by the act of Parliament.
and that the quantity in the Great Central Gas had been it;
excess of it.
The Commissioners, after disposing of some other busi-
ness, separated.