The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1863,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
TUESDAY.

On the second day of this meeting, with the exception of
the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, the card is usually
most uninteresting, but seldom to the same extent as this
week, and nine only starting, the great race itself was
somewhat shorn of its average amount of interest. Never-
theless, a large concourse of spectators assembled on the
heath, including at least 700 or 800 horsemen. During the
morning Saccharometer had been in great demand, his
price reaching 5 to 2, but before starting he receded to 4 to
1. Hospodar remained firm to the last, and the winner
not being backed to any amount by Mr. Naylor, did not
improve in the opinion of the public, who are very apt to
follow the lead in this respect, and unless they see an owner
investigating large sums on his horse, invariably regard
his chance as a poor one. A full quarter of an hour be-
fore the appointed time Wells rode Baron Rothschild's
horse out of the Ditch stables, cantering down the course
with Lord Glasgow's two and Count Cavour, the first-
named attracting a good deal of attention from his fine
size and evident fitness, while the roan horse showed well,
being full of quality and well prepared. Macaroni, Hos.
podar, and Saccharometer cantered through " the gap," to
the great disappointment of the horsemen assembled to
inspect them; and we, as well as they, were therefore un-
able to form any opinion of their style of going over the
hard ground. Mr. Naylor's horse had, however, per-
formed so well last week over this coarse in a similar con-
dition to its present state that there was no reason to
doubt its suiting him—but many of his supporters feared
lest he might be " shin sore" from it—a surmise which
was ill-founded, as his performance subsequently proved.
His success was a great surprise to the knowing ones, who
laid 2 to 1 on the two favourites, fancying that nothing
else had a chance. Without doubt the hardness of the
ground was in his favour, and as evidently it did not suit
Hospodar, who never seemed able to " act" in coming
down the hill, and was outpaced from the moment
he was Galled upon in real earnest. Challoner rode Macaroni
most artistically, and the race was virtually over when he
took him in front just before entering the cords. During
the morning a few drops of rain fell, but, a strong wind
blowing all day, it kept off and the dust continued unabated.
Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, 100 ft., for 4-yr-olds; colts,
Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 51b. B.C. 5 subs.

Lord Stamford's Lacydes, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 1
Lord Coventry's Balder, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) 2

Even betting, Balder for choice.

Lacydes waited till they had passed the stand, when he
drew up to his antagonist, whom he passed within the cords
and beat easily by a length and a half.
Handicap Plate of 100 sovs. A.F
General Shirley's Miefire, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Marson) 1
Lord Glasgow's brother to Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b
ole) 2
Mr. Rochester's Anaticulus, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ....(Lo(Datyes) 3
The following also ran :—Overton, Fig, Battery, and
Fletton.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Misfire, 3to 1 agst Battery, 4to 1
agst Fletton.

The lead was taken by Battery, followed on the upper
ground by Anaticulus, Misfire lying on the other side, with
Overton and brother to Rapid Rhone close up, Fietton and
Fig being a length behind. As they entered the cords the
first five above-named went on nearly abreast, and between
them a splendid race in ended in the victory of Misfire by a
head, a neck only separating brother to Rapid Rhone from
Anaticulus; Battery was fourth, and Overton fifth, both
close up ; Fletton and Fig dropped back soon after enter-
ing the cords.

The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of 100
sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst
51b. The owner of the second horse to receive back his

stake. R.M. 85 subs.
Mr. R. C, Naylor's Macaroni, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1
Lord Strathmore's Saccharometer, Bst 101 b. • (J. Goater) 2
Baron Rothschild's King of the Vale, Bst 101 b .. (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Count Cavour, Rapid Rhone,
Clarior, Hospodar, Blue Mantle, and Melrose.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Hospodar, 4to 1 agst Saccharometer,
100 to 15 agst Blue Mantle, 10 to 1 agst Macaroni, 100 to 7
agst Rapid Rhone, 25 to 1 agst King of the Vale, 33 to 1
agst Melrose.

At the first attempt a splendid start was effected, the
lead being taken by Clarior, with Count Cavour and Mel-
rose next on the lower ground, Rapid Rhone, Hospodar,
and King of the Vale having the upper side, and Saccharo-
meter following last of all behind the French horse, As
they neared "the bushes" Count Cavour had a taste of the
whip, and,.not answering, retired from the front rank, and,
at the same time, Saccharometer drew forwards, and with
Blue Mantle took a slight lead on the upper ground, King
of the Vale and Macaroni following next, with Hospodar
close behind them in the middle of the course. Soon
afterwards the French horse, showing signs of being out-
paced, gave way, and as they entered the cords Macaroni
took the lead of Saccharometer, and, shaking him off a
few yards from home, won cleverly by three parts of a
length. King of the Vale ran up to Saccharometer about
half way along the ropes, but he died away again, and was
defeated by a length for second honours. Pulling up, the
favourite was a bad fourth, and then, with wide intervals
separating them, Blue Mantle, Rapid Rhone, Melrose,
Clarior, and Count Cavour passed the post in the order re-
corded.

Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 10ft ; for 4-
yr-olds and upwards; a winner of a 600 soya handicap
after the declaration of the weights (Feb. 13, at 10
a.m.) to carry 101 b; of all minor handicaps once 51b,
twice 101 b extra, which was the extreme penalty. R.M.
Eight subs.
Mr. Astley's Atherstone, 5 yrs, Bst Illb ....(Fordham) 1
Baron Rothschild's Gorse, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b...... (Martin) 2
Betting-5 to 4en Atherstone, who waited on his oppo-
nent to the dip, and then drew away and won easily by
half a length.

The Coffee Room Stakes of 50 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds, colts
Bst I.olb, and fillies Bst 71b, the produce of mares that
never produced a winner. A.F. This stake was con-
fined to members of the coffee-room at Newmarket. 7

subs.
Lord Exeter's Fantail, Bst 71b (W. Boyce) 1
Count F. de Lagrange's Viliafranca, Bst 71b.... (Watson) 2
Mr. Greville's Ossian, Bst 10:b
Betting--5 to 4on Fantail, sto 2 agst Villafranca.
The winner made all the running, attended by Villa-
franca, and won cleverly by half a length ; Ossian was a bad
third.

A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 2-yr . olds; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 100 soya, if de-
_ _ _

manded, &c. Last half of Ab, M, 4 subs.
Lord Stamford's Chicquot the Jester, Bst 101b(Edwards) 1
Mr. Flutter's Sacrilege, Bst 71b (Long) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Little-go, Bst 101 b.... (J, Goater) 3
Betting—Even on Chicquot the Jester, 5 to 4 agat
Little-go.

The latter made play for half the distance, and then gave
way to the favourite, who came on and won in a canter by
four lengths, Sacrilege passing Little-go within the ropes,
and beating him by a length for second place.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, 7st 101 b ,
4-yr-olds, Bst 131 b ; fillies allowed 31b. The winner to be
sold for 60 soya, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Lord Stamford's 'Etna, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (carried 7st 81b)
(Edwards) 1
Mr. Bunbury's Brilliant's dam filly, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
(Lynch) 2
Mr. P. Price's c by Vedette, dam by Them—Lady Love,
3 yrs, 7st 101 b
Betting-4 to lon )Etna, who made play from end to
end, and won in a canter by three lengths ; a head between
the second and third.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

Rear-Admiral R. Smart, K.H., has been appointed
Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, vice
Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.B , whose period of
service has expired.
VALETTA, April 16.—The naval Commander-in-
Chief has telegraphed to Corfu for her Majesty's
screw line-of-battle ship Edgar, 89, Capt. the Hon.
F. A. Foley (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral S. C.
Dacres, C. 8.), to come to Malta, and she is now on
her wiy here. Admiral Dacres will proceed in this
vessel to Spithead, to take the command of the
Channel Squadron. The Trafalgar, 70, Capt. the
Hon. T. Baillie, and the Shannon, 35, Capt. 0. J.
Jones, are filen on their way from Corfu to Malta.
The former is hourly expected. The Phoebe, 35,
Capt. T. Fortescue, has left Corfu for Ancona, hav-
ing on board the Hon. Mr. Elliot, British Envoy Ex-
traordinary to Greece, who is on his return to Eng-
land. On landing Mr. Elliot at Ancona, she will
proceed to Beyrout, to relieve the Malacca, 17, Capt.
G. Napier, which has been ordered to Malta. The
Chanticleer, 17, Commander C. Stirling, has also left
Corfu for Beyrout, to replace the Wanderer, 4, Com-
mander M. C. Seymour, which was last heard from
at Smyrna. This place she was to leave for Malta
after the Easter holidays. The Liffey, 39, Capt. G.
Parker, the Pelican, 17, Commander P . Brock, and
the Foxhound, 4, Commander the Hon. A. Hobart,
were at the Pit aeus. Commander W. H. Anderson
(brother of Col. Anderson, commanding the 2d bat-
talion 22d Regiment, in this garrison), has been ap-
pointed to command the Foxhound instead of Com-
mander Hobart, promoted. The Queen, 74, Capt.
C. F. Hillyar, leaves to-day for the Piraeus, to re-
lieve the Liffey, ordered to Corfu. The Marlborough,
131, Capt. W. H. Stewart, C. 8., returned to Malta
on the 11th inst. from a cruise in the lonian Islanda
and Sicily, and rehoisted the flag of the Vice Ad-
miral Commander-in-Chief, Sir W. F. Martin,
K.C.B. It had been borne in her absence by the
Queen. Rear-Admiral Smart, K.H., the future
Commander-in-Chief on this station, will on arrival
here in the Revenge, 73, Capt. C. Fellowes, transfer
his flag to the Marlborough, and Admiral Martin
and suite go home in the Revenge. The Caradoc,
2, despatch vessel, Lieut. Wilkinson, having com -
pleted her fittings in the Malta dockyard has re-
ceived orders to leave for Corfu, to take the Lord
High Commissioner, Sir Henry Storks, on his usual
annual visit to the Southern Islands. A mail was
made up for her yesterday, but her departure has
violent for this see-
the weather, which
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son. The St. George, 84, Commander E. H. Ray
(temporary); the Magicienne, 16, and the Icarus,
11, Commander U. Salmon, are in port awaiting
orders. Capt.W. Armytage appointed to command
the Magicienne, vice his Serene Highness the Prince
of Leiningen, appointed to the command of the
Royal yacht, is expected out here by the packet
which left Southampton on the 12th inst. Com-
mander Salmon received a few days ago a gold me-
dal and riband from the Honduras Government, as
an acknowledgment of the service in capturing the
fillibuster Walker when the Icarus was on the West
Indian station. Her Majesty's gunboat Cockatrice,
Lieut.-Commander M. Gillson, has been ordered to
leave the Danube station for Malta as soon as the
weather becomes more settled. The Weser, 6, Com-
mander A. H. Johnstone, will continue on that sta-
tion for the present. The Mei-epee, 60, Captain G.
Wodehouse, is at Naples; the Trident, 6, Com-
mander C. J. Balfour, at Gibraltar; and the Pysche,
despatch vessel, at Constantinople. The Surprise,
4, Commander W, H. Whyte, and the Firefly, 5,
surveying vessel, Commander A. Mansell, are at
Corfu. The former is employed in surveying the
Corfu channel. Navigators and all persons con-
nected with shipping interests in the Mediterranean
will be glad to learn that the. Admiralty have deter-
mined to lose no further time in having a resurvey
made of the Malta channel, val.ich has b,;come a para-
mount necessity from the constant changes going
on in these volcanic regions. The Hydra, 6, now
being for the surveying serveying service in one
of the ports of England, to replace the Medina,
which is to be sold or broken up, will, under the
command of the experienced bydrographer, Capt.
Spratt, C. 8., perform this duty. A letter just re-
ceived from Gibraltar of the Sth inst., says that the
state of Morocco in the south is unsettled, and has
been for some time, in consequence of the hostility
of certain revolted tribes, whose great desire is ge-
nerally to plunder the unprotected towns on the
coast. The Trident has gone to the seat of trouble,
and another vessel has been telegraphed for from
England for the further protection of Europeans in
case of necessity. A demonstration usually has the
effect of checking any outbreak, and it is hoped the
presence of the Trident will be sufficient. It is con-
sidered desirable, however, to have another vessel
in reserve, especially as Sir John Hay, on his return
from Morocco, will pass through the disturbed dis-
trict. The Pocris is unserviceable at present, owing
to the defective boiler tubes. The Virago was to
leave England for Gibraltar, and, if necessary,
Morocco immediately.
The Edgar will remain a few days at Malta, and
then proceed to England (Spithead).
The Lizard, 3, iron paddle wheel steam vessel,
340 tons, 150 horse power, Lieut. Commander Henry
J. Challis, tender to the Formidable, flagship of
Vice-Admiral Sir W. J. Hope Johnstone, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief at Sheerness, has been taken
into N 0.4 dock in Sheerness Dockyard, to make good
defects and to have her bottom covered with Pea-
cock's composition, to prevent fouling.
The Thunderbolt, 16, iron screw floating battery,
1,469 tons, 150 horse power, and the !Etna, 16, screw
floating battery, 1,588 tons, 200 horse power, sta.
tioned in the Thames for the protection of the river
during the erection of the new fortifications, are to
make good defects and undergo thorough repair.
Orders have been received at Sheerness to supply
gangs of workmen for this purpose.
The Arethusa, 59,500 horse power, has been taken
out of the Chatham steam reserve and placed in the
steam basin, where, according to orders received yes-
terday at Chatham, she is to be brought forward for
commission, and be ready to hoist the pendant early
in June next. According to orders received at Chat-
ham she is to relieve the Ariadne, 26, 800 horse-
power, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, on the North Ame-
rican and West India station. The masts, yards,
and gear for the Arethusa are being prepared at
Chatham yard.
The Tamar, 3, iron screw troopship, 2,812 tons,
500 horse-power, which was recently launched at
Milwall, is expected shortly to arrive at Sheerness,
in accordance with Admiralty instructions, to be
fitted for the first-class steam reserve at that place,
and prepared for commission.
Lieut. Cavendish Gore Harvey, of the Coastguard
ship Blenheim, 60, at Milford, was tried yesterday
at Plymouth by court-martial on the charge of "in-
capacity in the performance of his duty," and was
sentenced to be discharged from the service. Capt.
Ford Frederick H. Kerr was the prosecutor.

About 6,000 shot and shell, intended to serve the
110 pounder Armstrong guns, at Bombay, were yes-
terday embarked in barges from Woolwich Arsenal
for shipment on board the iron steamship Sarah
Sands, now loading in the London Docks. The
missiles are all packed separately in canvass bags,
in order to preserve the lead coating from damage
during the course of transport.
The following appointments were made on Mon-
day at the Admiralty :—Capt. Sir W. Wiseman to
the Curagoa ; Capt. L. G. Heath, C. 8., to the Ex-
cellent, additional, for special service, vice Captain
Sir W. Wiseman ; Captain E. J. F. Ewart, to the
Cambridge, vice Capt. Heath ; Captain H. W. Hire
to the Orontes; Commander E. Madden to the Mc-
gaara, vice Commander Henderson promoted; J.
R. Scudamore, master, to the Curagoa ; Nicholas
Giles, paymaster, to the Leander ; E. W. M. Mil-
man, paymaster, to the Curacoa ; W. Rogers, pay-

master additional, to the Colossus ; G. M. M. J.
Higginson, assistant paymaster, to the Curagoa ; V.
E. Boxer, clerk, to the Curagoa; S. H. Scroggs,
clerk, to the Dauntless ; and John H. Evans, assist.
clerk, to the Curagoa.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander Henry B. Philli-
more, to the Curagoa; Lieut. George W. Hand, to
the Leander ; Lieut. A. P. Still, to the Megtera ;
Lieut. Stanhope G. Price, to the Edgar; 1 ieut.
Clayto❑ Mitchell, to the Camhtidge ; Lieut. Henry
M. C. Alexander and Lieut. Charles F. Hotham,
to the Curagoa ; Sub-Lieut. Paul Storr, to the
Curagoa ; T. A. Watkins, S. A. R. Hamilitoe, P.
H. Rickman, F. E. Hudson, Stephen A. Olney, and
Cecil G. Foljambe, midshipmen, to the Curacaa ;
Edward C. G. T. West, Guy Mainwaring, and W.
B. Forbes, midshipmen, to the Sutlej ; John S.
Hallifax and George S. M'lrwaine, midshipmen, to
the Satellite; Arthur J. Hamilton, midshipman, to
the Revenge ; G. S. Lindeman, midshipman, to the
Leander; Henry M. C. Festing and Harry Treffry,
naval cadets, to the Curagoa ; R. W. Watson, in
the Peterel, promoted to be acting engineer; John
C. Sabben, Burg., to the Orontes ; Dr. Richard
Picken, surg., to the Curagoa; William Graham,
assist.-surg., to the Orontes; Dr. Adam B. Messer,
assist.-eurg., to the Curagoa ; Edward R. Chamber-
land, paymaster, to the Orontes; Henry Cooper,
paymaster, to the Fisgard, for the Royal Oak ;
Frederick A. Keogh, assist.-paymaster, to the
Orontes ; Clarence Aylen, assist.-paymaster, to the
Cornwallis ; Thomas Elliott, assist.-paymaster, to
the Hannibal; Thomas E. B. Cope and Charles
George, masters' assists. to the Curagoa.