The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

N°. 22,458.

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R EMINISCENCES OF THE OPERA,
By BENJAMIN LUMLEY,

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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1864.

Twenty years' Director of Her Majesty's Theatre.
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BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY ;
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

HAMPTON RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

" The little racecourse at Hampton" has been materially
altered in its externals Since the day when Sir Mulberry
Hawk and Lord Frederick Verisopht strolled about the can-
vas hells, and quarrelled and fought within sight and sound
of the noble river, and Charles Dickens gave us that admir-
able description of a racecourse, one of the most graphic of

the many graphic ones that have come from his pen. We

do not know that it has altered for the better. The diligent
searcher would probably find as much genteel ruffianism in
existence now as 20 years since ; noble lords and honour-
able gentlemen still congregate there, mixed up with all
the objectionable features that peculiarly distinguish a me-
tropolitan gathering. This year the weather was far from
propitious. A hailstorm, such as is not often seen in January
much less in June, accompanied 'with thunder and light-
ning, heralded in the proceedings. The attendance was but
moderate, and hardly up to the usual Hampton mark, and
the fields were small and not remarkable for quality.
Mr Hodgman's colours were first past the chair in the
Two-Year-Old Hampton and Claremont Stakes, the style
in which his colt Victorious won the latter, even from the
moderate lot he encountered, stamping him as something
superior.

The Surrey and Middlesex was denuded of much of its
interest from sundry" scratchings"
of horses who had held
prominent positions in the betting within the last few days,
In the absence of Early Purl, the other representative of the
stable, they made Welcome the favourite at 3 to 1. He is a
slow horse, but the rather hwY ground suited him, and
he managed to run second to Suspicion, who won cleverly
by three parts of a length. Nothing but the three placed
were in the race from the distance.

The other events call for no particular notice beyond
what our return gives. There was an improvement visible
in the arrangements for clearing the eourse, for which for-
merly Hampton had a bad pre-eminence. Punctuality
could hardly be expected, the weather taken into considera-
tion. The following are the details of the running :
The Two Year-old Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for
2-yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 71b. Winners extra,
and horses having started twice and never won allowed
31b. Half-mile. 7 subs.
4
Mr Hodgman's Vision, Bst 121 b .............. (Perry) 1
Mr Craven's Sisyphus, Bst 7/1) ................ (Goater) 2
aadd 5 Bst
to 1 1b
agst any other.
all the running, and won ...... (Zenker) 4
1 T
uaptain Machell's Whiskey, Bst 71b ........ (Edwards) 3
MrßeistitVision, England's
Betting--S
—Swi
th to a
2
Lydiaeloe na
clear
Vision,leThompson,a d,mand
very cleverly by three parts of a length ; a bad third, Lydia
Thompson was beaten off a long way.

The Hampton Plate of 30 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weights for
age, with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.

6o1b) (Morris) 1
6 subs.
Mr Hodgman's Weatherglass, 3 yrs, Est 91b (£5O)
• • ... (Loathe) 2
MrMr liGraarht'asmitosaßfeors,a3Lyeers:
365ytr981,136a(f5
(Zenker) 3
Mr G. Reynold's Lifebuoy, 3 yrs, 6st 91, (£5O)

(I'Aiison) 4
Betting-5 to 4on Loafer, 3to 1 agat Weatherglass, and
9 to 2 agat Lifebuoy.

They got away at the first attempt, Weatherglass having
slightly the best of it, and made play, followed by the favo-
rite and Rosa Lee to the enclosure, where Loafer got up,
and for a stride or two held a clear lead, but Weatherglass
coming again won easily by three parts of a length ; a length
between the second and third ; a bad fourth. The winner
was sold to Mr T. Hughes for 100 guineas.
The Claremont Stakes of 5 BOW each, with 100 added; for.
2-yr• old colts. Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 71b; winners
extra. New T.Y.C. 36 subs. -
Mr Hodgman's Victorious, 9st llb (in 51b ex)..(Perry). I
Mr Nightingall's Discretion, Bst 71b ..... (Nightingall) 2
Mr B. E. Dunbar's Advance, Bst 1011; (Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Melbourne Mary, Victory,
Belle of Kars, and Basquine.
Betting-5 to 2on Victorious, 4to 1 agst Discretion, and
5 to 1 agst Advance.

Belle of Kars, with Advance at his girths, was the first
off, but after running a few strides they were headed by the
favourite, who came up on the whip hand, and as they en-
tered the straight held a lead of a couple of lengths, fol-
lowed by Belle of Kars, Advance, and Discretion next the
rails, On reaching the enclosure Victorious drew away,
when Fordham seeing his chance hopeless eased his horse,
and was headed by Discretion, who followed Mr Hodg-
man's colt to the end, and was beaten by 10 lengths. There
were two lengths between the second and third ; Belle of
Kars was fourth, Melbourne. Mary fifth, Basquine sixth,
and Victory last.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous
each, 5 ft, and 3 sous if declared, with 100 soya added; the
second saved his stake. Winners extra, 44 subs, 20 of
whom paid. Two miles.

Mr W. Bevill's Suspicion, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J, Grimshaw) 1
Mr Bowos's Welcome, 5 yrs 7st 41b .......... (Loates) 2
Mr Low's Gibraltar, aged, (Sst (Custance) 3
The following also started :—Bally Edmond, Dunkeld,
Merry Bird, Douche, Verbana, and Double First.
Betting— 3 to 1 agst Welcome, 4 to 1 agst Verbana, 5 to
1 apt Suspicion, 7 to 1 agst Merry Bird, S to
1 each agst
Dunkeld and Gibraltar, and 20 to 1 agst Douche and Bally
Edmond.

The start was delayed some time through Double First
went to the front and made play at a steady pace, followed
by Verbena, Suspicion, Double
order we have given them,
breaking away. When
First, and Welcome, in the
a signal was lowered Douche
the rear being brought up by
Gibraltar and Merry Bird
stand
retained
,ibluetse a s positionsth ey roundedvfere btaein top
as they came past the '
turn Double First rushed through
his horses and took a
clear lead, but bolted i
more • immediately after andwas
seen no
in the race, which left th
however, was. again passed e lead with Gibraltar, who,
half
Way down the hill by
Douche, Suspicion going 0
Welcome, Bally Edmond, anadsecond, Gibraltar third, with
Dunkeld in a line next. On
reaching reaching the three quarters of mile post the leaders closed
and ran in close company to
the turn into the straight,
when Douche retired, and the lead was taken up by Suspi-
cion next the rails, who was closely
Gibraltar, Bally Edmond, Verbena,
pressed by 'Welcome,
distance, where the three last ena, and Dunkeld to the
w
at the same time made his
Y efforte to reach Suspicion, but
re disposed of. Welcome
failed, and was beaten clever! b
Gibraltar finished a bad third, B y three parts of a length ;
Dunkeld fifth, and Merry d Bird • ally Edmond was fourth,
sixth Verbena and Douche
were the last two. /
The Hurst Plate of 40 sovs, added ,
sovs each; 2-yr-olds and upwards to a sweepstakes of 5
selling allowances. Five furlongs,; weights for age, with
Mr Coney's Bonny Glen, 3 yrs (
Mr N. Bennett's Br to Wheldrake,°), Bst llb .. (Coates) 1
2 yrs (VO), sst lllb
Mr J. Graham's Yellow Kammer (J. Grimshaw) 2
" ' Yra (S3O), Sat 11Ib
The following also ran :—Vesta and (Wyatt) 3
Lady Bibina colt.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Br to wheidr
ake, 2 to 1 agst Bonny
Glen, and 5 to 1 agst any other,
Bonny Glea, on the inside, in companyi. twith Br to IVhel-
drake and Yellow Hammer, made running to the dis-
tance, where he had both his follower's beaten,
and won in
a canter by three lengths; a bad third/ and Lady Bibina
colt fourth, and Vesta last. The winner was bought in for
150 guineas.
The Stand Plate (handicap) of GO
sovs, for all ages.
Winners extra. Three quartersofa mile.
Mr Astley's Overstone, 4 yrs, Est 121 b .
Mr C. Hudson's Walloon, 6 yrs, Bst 51b*.(j . Grimshaw) 1
The following also ran :—Caracole,
Antid.ote (Edwards) 2
, Batsman,
Black Friar, Merry Bird, Bonny Glen, Lady
Emma,
Corinthian Tom, Ostentation, Little savage, Elise, and
Dilston.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Overstone, 4 to 1 agst Avalloon—S to
1 agst Little Savage, 10 to 1 each agstCoronet, Black
Friar, and_Elise, and 100 to 8 agst Ostentation.
The flag was lowered to a straggling start, C oronet being
the first away, having for his immediate attend
ants Walloon
the favourite, Antidote, Bonnie Glen, Black Friar, and
Little Savage, the others following at wide intervals,
brought up by Dalston. Ontheir fairly entering the straight
Coronet dropped away beaten, and the running was taken
up by Antidote, who carried it on to the distance, when
Walloon came out, and withOverstone next the rails, Black
Friar, Bonny Glen, and Little Savage in waiting, came on
together to the enclosure, where GGrimshawmad! his effort,
and, getting the favourite's head slightly in advance, won
a remarkably fine race by a neck. Black Friar, Bonny
Glen, and Little savage finished so close together that the
judge declined to place but the two. The°others
were
widely spread, and pulling up as they came paid the post.

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COMPOSITION OF RAIN-WATER.—In a paper ad-
dressed to the Academy of Sciences, M. Bobierre
treats of the chemical composition of rainwater collected in
cities at different altitudes. Finding it impossible to apply
to agronomy the:numbers expressing the relative abundance
of nitric acid, ammonia, organic matter, &c„ in the
rain-water collected in large cities, he resolved to place
udometers at very distinct stations, and analyse their pro-
duce. The waters _hus obtained and examined by him
were collected on the platform of the Observatory at
Nantes, at an altitude of 50 metres, and then in a low
part of the town, only about seven metres above lowr
water mark. During the year 1863, ho evaporated
372 litres of water in an oil bath, under the action of
carbonate of potash, and thus determined every month the
nitrogen of the fixed organic matter, as well as that of the
nitric acid and chlorine detected in the water ; after which,
by fractional distillation, he determined the ammoniacal
nitrogen, the substances existing in the water in a
state of suspension being separated by filtration
and examined through the microscope. Thehicon-
elusions at which he arrives through his experi-
ments aro these :-1. The composition of the rain-water
collected in largo towns is extremely variable. 2. The
variations observed, and resulting from the purification of
the atmosphere by washing, are particularly remarkable
on account of the quantity of ammonia, nitric
acid, and organic substances they contain. 3, The
greater the agglomeration of animal life, the
greater the quantity of ammonia and organic matter in rain
water. 4. At an altitude of 47 metres, in the rain water
collected at Nantes, the average dose of ammonia was
about two grammes per cubic metre ; at an altitude of
seven metres it was about six grammes. 3. As the ammonia
diminishes so the nitric acid increases; it was seven grammes
at an altitude of 47 metres, and only five grammes at
seven metres. 6. At Nantes the cubic metre of rain
water contained 14 grna. of chlorides expressed in sea salt.
7. In order correctly to ascertain the quantity of fertilising
matter brought by rain-water, experiments should be in-
stituted in the open country. 8, In a sanitary point of
view, the analysis of rain-water reveals the vitiated state
of the atmosphere under circumstances in which the' direct
analysis of the atmosphere would bo insufficient.
General Butler has got a steam-gun in his
encampment on the James River whose performance has
been so rapid as to astonish the army. Some Confederate
prisoners inquired eagerly on coming into camp whether
they "loaded it all night and Area it all day,"

NEWTON SUMMER MEETING.
WEDNESDA Y.

Tho Trial Handicap of 5 sous each, with 30 added; winners
extra, One mile and a quarter,
yrs, 7st 101 b
8 subs.
Mr. E. I3uckley's Wynnstay, 6 yrs, Bst 71b
5 to 2 each agat WynnstaY
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moment the flag was
lowered, and making the whole of the running won easily
by a couple of lengths. Gaily and Colonel Crockett ran a
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close race home for second honours, which ended in favour
of Gaily by a neck. Dermot Asthoro was a bad fourth.
Cutaway fell off.
The Golborno Park Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 50
added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings,
Bst 71b; penalties and allowances; the second horse to

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save his stake. Golborne Course, straight half-mile. 13
subs.
Mr Water's The Leader, Bst 71b..
Mr Samuel's Blackbird, 21b.. (Doyle) 2
Mr H. Owen's Filbert, Bst 101 b (1. Mann) 3
Mr H. C. Naylor's Mauvais Sujet, Bst 10Ib
(H. Grimshaw) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Blackbird, 3to I agat The Leader, 7
to 2 agat Mauvais Sujet.
The Leader, with the favourite close at his girths, made
the running to the distance, where Blackbird challenged
The Leader, but running a " rogue," the latter won cleverly
by three-quarters of a length; Filbert was a bad third;
Mauvais Sujet beaten off.

The Great Newton Handicap of 16 soya each, 10 ft, with
150 added, for all ages; winners extra; the second to

receive 20 sous out of the stakes. Once round, about a

mile and a half. 20 subs, 9of whom paid forfeit.
Mr J. Osborne's Dr Rooke, 3 yrs, Est 13Ib (Whiteley) 1
Mr F. Cliff's Wildman, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb .
Mr Samuel's Fontenoy, 4 yrs, 7st 31b.. (H.Clark) 3

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Betting—Even on Wildman, 2 to 1 agst Fontenoy, 3 to
lfigst Dr Rooke.

The favourite making the beat of his weight went away
in front, with Fontenoy second, Dr Rooks several lengths
off. This order was maintained until going past the Red
House, where Fontenoy closed with Wildman, and the two
rounded the turn into the straight side by side, half way
up which Fontenoy gave way, and Dr Rooke splitting
the pair joined Wildman inside the half-distance, and after
a close and severe race home obtained the fief of the judge
by a short gead ; Fontenoy beaten a neck from the second.
The Makerfield Handicap of L 100; winners extra. Straight