The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-22 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

No. CCCAXXI.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE " WAIFS AND STRAYS,"
WITH THE PROBABLE WINNER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—l have already dotted down all that has come
within range of my aural and optical senses with regard
to the heavy weights that I have thought worth report-
ing, therefore, I now proceed with the middle and light

wenzht division.
Grief is coming from Warwick to do something or
other, but not to win I take it. He ia in capital coudi-

tion at the present time.
Two starters will go from Saunders' stable, Robbie
Noble—who is in excellent form, but considered a little
too heavily weighted—and Le Juif, who is in first-rate
fettle also, and not troubled with a burdensome weight,
The chance of the latter horse is not thought, however.
to be anything like so good for this race as it was for the
Cesarewitch; and in this particular I agree.
Mr. T. Parr seems pretty nearly as confident of taking
these stakes as he did those of the Cesarewitch, awl with
Weathergage too, Bardolph being of no account. I think
though, he will find himself mistaken this time, the
weight being, in my opinion, an effectual stopper. It
must be remembered that when he won the Goodwood
Stakes, he only carried sst 61b. Ile afterwards ran
several races with but indifferent success, winning only
one (the Wolverhampton Stakes) ont of five, carrying in
' the losing races 6st 131 b, Bst 21b, 6st 71b, and 7st 21b
respectively. Ho then won the Chatsworth Stakes at
Derby, carrying ist 51b, and the Innkeeper's Plato at
the same place (with Bst 31b up), beating a lot of rub-
bish; which last race cannot be considered any criterion
by which to judge. Ho has since won the Cesarewitch,
carrying est 111 b, and is now required to carry Tat 91b
—not to be done I calculate: ho is, however, not to be
betted against recklessly, being a remarkably fine horse
The following description of him by a contemporary is
true to the letter. He is described as " a strong and
unusually compact horse; and from his large bone, strong
posteriors, and great muscular development in his arms
and thighs, would hardly look blood-like but for his fine
head; which, together with the neck, is well and grace-
fully set on. His shoulders are rather upright, but clean
and muscular ; he is deep in the brisket, has long back
ribs, short powerful back, wide hips, quarters rather
short, but displaying great power, and well let down;
altogether giving indications of great strength. Ho has
fine sweeping action, and his height is fifteen hands, two
inches.
The High Sheriff is said to be Job Marson's horse:
he is in good condition, but cannot possess more than an
extreme outside chance.
Father Thames will represent John Day's stable, and
give them a chance of repeating their mysterious New-
market handicap move: Ile is all right; and at 6st 81b
cannot be ovorweighted. It must be born in mind that
he finished at Longbow's head in the race for the
Gratwicke stakes.
Merryman's running, notwithstanding his light weight
(sst 131 b) for an aged horse, was so execrable, in the
race for the Cesarewitch, that his trainer could not boast
of his being any other than the worst horse that started.
I presume his owner will not run him for the Cam-
bridgeshire.
Gladiele'a winning of the A. F. Plate last week, at
6st 101 b was anything but a brilliant performance, as
Garforth, who was second, same age, was weighted
to give her 20Ibs ; and Father Thames, who finished
seventh, had to concede her the difference in age (two
years) and 4,bs. I believe she does not run.
Billy Bar, who—though a four years' old—is handi-
capped to carry no more than sst 121 b, is said at New-
market to be of no use for this race, the distance being
a quarter of a mile too far, and the severity of the course
too great, for him.
John Scott's hopes are centred in Hyacinth. It is
evident to him that the steeple chaser, La GfIZZA Ladra,
and the slow-paced Ammonia can have no chance of
victory in a race like this; and Kilquade, alias the Third
of May, is, at the best of times, but a very interior
animal.
Alfred the Great is said to be no go.
Plot is fancied at head quarters ; they are afraid,
however, that the course will prove too severe for her.
The partizan's of Stevens' stable assert that they have
the winner in Azael; while the admirers of Babette are
equally confident that they possess the lucky animal.
Betting men are, for the most part, fatalists; and as
the second and third horses in the Cesarewitch have
several times carried off the Cambridgeshire, they now
argue that the Knight of the Shire's chance is wonder-
fully increased for the latter, by having run third in
the former race.
A select circle of the knowing ones fancy the race
will end in convulsions of laughter on their part, as the
adage has it, " let those laugh who win;" Major Mar-
tyr's son of Alarm being the elfish cause of their merri-
ment.
The field, as far as I can Ascertain at the present mo-
ment, will consist of Lady Evelyn, Ephesus, Hobbit,
Noble, Hungerford, Grief, the Cutler, Weathergage, Le
Jul!, Lady Amyott, Khadijah, Maaileld,Fether Thames,
Evadne, Miss Fanny, Phlegra, Convulsion, Knight of
the Shire, Azael, Hyacinth, Ilex, Puritan, Plot, Rachet
Babette, Sanita, Braun, High Sheriff, Pancake, and Cor-
nelius. To which list may be added five or six of the
following doubtfule:—Turnus, Glauca, Kingetoa, Sir
Charles, Chief Baron Nicholson, Hookem Snivey, Her-
bert, Bardolph, Kate, Koh-i-noor, Alfred the Great,
Billy Bar, Peacock, and Labra.
Taking every item of information I have received con-
cerning this race into due consideration, I have come to
the conclusion that the winner will be a three-year-old,
and, most probably, CONVULSION; Babette, although
the crack, being anything but attractive in my opinion.
I expect that those everlasting runners, Evadne and
Sanita, will perform more than creditably. Father
Thames and Azael will no doubt finish forward.—l am,
&e. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
October 21st.

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN
SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

The report of Captain Hawes, R.N., to the Secretary
of the Admiralty, with reference to the submarine tele-
graph between Portpatrick and Donaghadee, states,
that in pursuance of the directions of the Lords Com-
missioners that he should give the undertaking all the
assistance in his power in laying down the cable—ho
submitted to the parties when they came to Poripatrick,
that two steam vessels should be employed to submerge
the cable, sinkieg the bight in a deep gully, and in a
channel by which ease and success might attend the
operation. The parties having adopted another plan,
as soon as their arrangements were completed, Captain
Hawes states that he joined them at Donaghadee, and
notwithstanding some difficulties occurred, above fifteen
miles of the cable were successfully laid down, across the
Channel, from Donaghadee to the coast near Pea-
-1 patriek, in a good line, under favourable circumstances,
the insulation being perfect. In consequence of the re-
maining rope on board not being ready to pay out, the end
was dropped, and securely buoyed within a few miles of
the Scotch shore. Ile had urged on the parties the great
importance of immediately continuing the cable to the
shore before the bad weather set in, and, from the survey
he had made, was satisfied of the strength of the cable,
and that it may with perfect success be submerged across
the deep-water channel. The undertaking, it may bo
mentioned, has remained iu this position since August,
from inability, it is understood, on the part of the pro-
moters, to obtain the additional amount of cable required
from the manufacturers, who are so tall of other orders
for submarine cables iu connection with the continent,
which they are bound under contract, to complete first.
As some confusion exists upon this matter, it may be
stated that the second attempt mentioned as made this
month for a second line, between Portpatrick and
Donaghadee, when the cable is represented to have
slipped away into the sea, was made by a company
known as the Magneto Telegraph Company. The depth
in fathoms, according to the submarine chart of the
Channel, over the 2li miles between Portpatrick and
it
may be interesting, beginning on the
to state, is 9, 15, 37, 79; midway, from 84
stpocoolnticaohg o
110; and
naleds
running up to the Irish coast, 73, 62, 24,
21, S. the bed of the Channel consistieg of ooze, sand
and shingle.

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—A Parlia-
cmoemnetaarnyapeaxppere,ncdoitnu containing
ofinin
years ended sth January, 1850, 1851, and 1852, has ap-
peared. It has been prepared on the motion of Mr. W.
of the various sources of income and of expenditure'
Williams, and contains a 1C13363 of details on the subject
The following are the totals :—lncome for 1850.
57,647,3921.; furlBsl, 57,431,796/.; fur 1852, 56,834,7111
Expenditure for 1850, .55,480,656/. ; for 1851
54,938,534/.; for 1852, 54,002,9551. Surplus of income
over expenditure, in 1850, 2,166,7361. ; in 1851,
2,453,2621.; in 1852, 2,831,716/. It is mentioned in a note
that no part of the allowance charged on account of the
King of the Belgians is paid for the use of his Majesty.
After defraying ccrtain annuities and pensions, the ba-
'anon is repaid to the Exchequer. 36,000/. was so re-
paid last year.
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
—The committee of this society are preparing a report
of their operations during the past year. Ono ot the
most important features in the proceedings of the society
during the last few years has been the assistance which
it has rendered towards the endowment of new bishoprics
amounting
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bishoprics. And in the past year the sum of 10,00011
has been contributed towards the erection of five new
sees, namely, Sierra Leone, the Mauritius, Borneo, and
two bishoprics in the present diocese of Cane Town.
This suns of 10,000/. voted for new bishoprics, since the
last annual report, makes a total of 28,0001. in aid of the
endowment ot bishoprics in the colonies,