The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.

The uncertain state of the weather had a very material
influence on the fortunes of this popular meeting; and the
influx of both biped and quadruped into the town was
limited in consequence, Chelmsford had this year stolen a
march on the Northern fixture, but still Lincoln is pre-
eminently to racing men the opening of the season " on
the flat," and a generally successful gathering rewards
the exertions of the committee,

Although the attendance was small the fields were large,
all things considered,
For the Trial Stakes 11 came to the post, Buckland being
made the favourite, but Anglo Saxon secured a very easy
victory for his owner. The same number of youngsters put
in an appearance for the Brocklesby Stakes, Walter Baby
and Blackbird being the most fancied by "the talent."
But Mr, Hodgman' B colours, which showed so auspiciously
at Chelmsford, were again borne in the var. by his Wind-
hound filly. The lot, however, was but an indifferent one.
The City Handicap was a very easy af;.►ir for Reindeer, who
won as he liked. A good race for the Steeplechase wound
up a capital day's sport, The course was heavy.

The Trial Stakes of 5 cove each. with 25 added; 3-yr-olds,

7st 31b; 4-yr-olds, 83t 101 b; 5-yr-olds, 9st 51b; G-yr-

olds and aged, 9st 101 b. One mile.
Mr J. Lowe's Anglo-Saxon, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Loates) 1
Mr G W. Morris's Siva, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Whiteley) 2
Duke de Morny's Partisan, 5 yrs, Oat slb (Watkins) 3
The following also ran`:—Bird, Buckland, Dovedale,
Redcap, Guerilla, Flying Fish, and The Sapper.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Buckland, 4to 1 agst Anglo-Saxon
and Partisan, 100 to 15 agst Redcap and Siva, and 10 to 1
agst Dovedale.
Siva took up the running, followed pretty closely by
Buckland, Anglo-Saxon, Partisan, and Guerilla ; East-
minster, who got badly off, bringing up the rear• They
continued pretty much in this order to the turn into the
straight,where Anglo-Saxon drew to the front, and Partisan
and Siva running wide out of the course, he took a clear lead
and wonin a canter by three lengths ; four lengths separating
Partisan from Siva. Dovedale,Redcap, Guerilla, and Buck-
land were all together. Eastminster did not pass the post.
The Erocklesby Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; for
2-yr-old colts, 88t 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Sat 71b.
Half a mile.

r Hodgman's Windhmind filly .............(Perry) 1
r Samuel's Blackbird (Edwarth) 2
Mr Savile's La Mechante
The following also ran :—The Grappler, Simple Maid,
Zizi, Lovelace, Water Baby, Britannia, Catalogue, and
Brown Bread.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Water Baby and Blackbird, sto 1
aget La Mechante, 8 to 1 agst Grappler, 10 to 1 each agst
Windhound filly, Lovelace, Britannia, and Brown Bread.
They got off with a capital start at the first attempt, the
lead being taken by La Mechante, with Grappler, Blackbird,
and Mr Hodrman's filly in close attendance. Water Baby,
Lovelace, and Brown Bread were in the next division. At
the distance the Windhound filly and Blackbird joined issue,
but the former had the best of it and went in a winner by
half a length, the same distance separating the second and
third. Lovelace was fourth, and close up with him Cata-
logue. The Grappler was sixth, Brown Bread seventh,
Britannia brought up the rear. The winner has been named
Vision.

The City Handicap of 3 soya each, with 40 added. Six

furlongs.

Mr F Fisher's Reindeer, 6 yrs, 7st .. Maidment) 1
Mr T Cliff's Ossian, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (H. Taylor) 2
Mr J Abel's Camperdown 6 yrs, Bst (Bradley) 3
Mr T Bancroft's CronstadE, 6 yrs, 7st 21b .. (Whiteley) 4
Mr F Stanley's Miss Emma, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b (Hibberd) 5
Mr J Ridley's Wen,lay colt, sst 12lb (Carroll) 6
Mr Bird's Lady of the Isles, 63t 91b (E. Taylor) 7
Betting-3 to 1 each agst Reindeer and Ossian, 7to 2
agst Miss Emma, 8 to 1 agst Camperdown, and 10 to lagst
the Wensley colt.
Reindeer made the running, with Camperdown and
Ossian close up, and, gradually increasing his lead, won as
he liked by six lengths, three lengths separating the second
and third. Nothing else was in the race. _ _ _

The Grand Steeplechase (handicap) of 10 Eovs each, 5 ft,

and only 3if declared, with sofdded. Four miles.

Mr Welfitt's Rook the Gardener, 6 yrs, lOst 1 llb
(W. White) 1
Mr Newman's Magician, aged, 10st 10Ib (Mr G. Walker) 2
Mr Wright ns Bridegroom (h b), aged, 1 Ist 21b
(Mr G. Harford) 3
Mr Welfitt's Creole, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (Mr Goodman) 4
Mr G. Simpson's Red Robin, aged, 128 t 21b
(Mr W. Simpson) 6
The following also ran :—Harkaway, Pine Apple, King-
ton, Malta, Cadet, and Baron of Avon.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Baron of Avon, 4to 1 agst Pine
Apple, 6 to 1 agst Rook the Gardeuer.
Cadet went in front, followed by Malta and Rook the
Gardener, the rest in single file. Cadet kept the lead
until the second round, when he resigned in favour of
Pine Apple, whe continued it up the hill with Rook the
Gardener, Baron of Avon, and Magician wall up. Rook
the Gardener headed them on entering the straight, and
won by two lengths, a neck separating the second and third.
A good fourth.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER,YEsTERDA.r.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9to 1 apt Bantam (taken freely)
10 to 1 agat Emblematic (offered)
20 to 1 agst Jerusalem taken freely)

LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Anglo-Saxon (7 to 2 taken freely)

CIIESTER CUP.
100 to 6 ngst Golden Pledge (taken)
20 to 1 Bar one (offered)

STATE OF TRADE,

MANCHESTER, Feb. 23.--In shipping yarns we
[earn that there is literally no business doing for

any market, and! that to effct sales lower prices
would have to be taken. Telegrams from Calcutta
are considered favourable, but they have led to no

business here, and the market closes very quiet.
The demand for home-trade yarns he 9 been very

languid. Prices are easier, but not quotably lower,
En cloths the demand has been quite as languid as

that for yarns, and to effect sales manufacturers
would have to give way in price. This, as a rule,
they ere unwilling to do, but sellers holding stocks
have shown same disposition to meet the wishes of
buyers, and in such c lses some few sales have been
effeced. The aggregate business of the day, how-
ever, is understood to have been of a very limited
character. A telegram from Calcutta, two days
later than that brought by last mail, speaks of a
rather improved market, and of shirtings selling at
rather better prices ; but these advances have led to
no business in Manchester to-day. From Shanghai
the news brought by this mail speaks of a money
panic; exchange, 71. The arrivals of cotton in this
country are likely to increase, and Messrs. Whit-
worth and Co, have put out a circular giving the
total arrivals in Liverpool last week at 45,938 bales,
and in London at 14,623 bales. They estimate the
total arrivals this year at 226,358 bales, and state
the quantity at sea from India, China, and Japan
to the 20th of February at 555,651 bales, of which
456,987 had been shipped for Liverpool and the re-
mainder for London. Of this uuantity, however,
upwards of 190,000 were from China and Japan,
which are rather small bales. There seems to be
some disposition here to enter on time bargains,
and it is said that one manufacturer has contracted
to deliver 10,000 pieces of cloth per month till Septem-
ber at a decided reduction in current prices. Messrs.
J. Slagg and Co. report of to-day's cloth-market :
" The late India telegrams, though ',reporting de-
cidedly more favourably of those markets, have
failed to produce any movement here. Today we
have a dull market, with no disposition to operate.
Prices, though nominally unchanged, tend, if any-
thing, in favour of buyers."
LEEDS, 23d.—The inclemency of the weather
still operates prejudicially on the woollen cloth
trade, buyers postponing purchases of spring- and
summer rods until winter hes more nearly de-
parted. To-day's market, upon the whole, was of
a quiet character in both the white and the coloured
cloth halls, but in the aggregate as much cloth
changed hands as on this day se'nnight. The great
bulk of the goods sold were light materials, among
them being white and fancy diagonals for ladies'
wear, as well as a fair portion of meltons and tweeds.
Bright colours are likely to prevail among ladies'
goods, and buyers are on the look-out for novelties.
Good black cloths keep in moderate request. The
manufacturers are all in steady work, and their
stocks are not at all in excess of what is usual. The
wool trade is without material change. The flax
trade keeps steady, and the mills are well employed.
Tho raw material and yarns and threads are steady
in price. There is some ground to believe that iu
England, as well as in Ireland, a good deal more
flax will be sown this year than last.

CAMBRIDGE HONOURS.—The highest mathema-
tical
honours in the University of Cambridge are this year
divided between the south and the north of England, tho
senior wrangler, Mr. Purkho', to whom the first Smith's,
prize has been awarded, being a pupil of the City of London
School; while the second wrangler, Mr. Turnbull, who is
also the second Smith's prizeman, is a pupil of St. Peter's
School, York. Mr. Turnbull, who is a native of Hackness,
near Scarborough, was elected from St. Peter's School to a
minor scholarship at Trinity, and was first in the college
examinations of 1861 and 1862, in which year he gained a
scholarship. He also obtained the Mathematical ExhibiCai
in the University of London in 1861, and again in 1862,