The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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PATRONESS—Her - -.-...un of NO
s Majesty the Queen.
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PnrsiDENT—Vice--- F g S.
Esq., ALL 'E F.R.S., V.P.
CHAIRMAN--Thos.
Baring'
Chapman, sq.,
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1-)r.r•Wr•v-CIIAIRISIAN —Thomas
APPEAL'
NATIONAL
INSTItTyUTICN
al Lifeboat
The Committee of management have
Royal Nation
Estab-
' he bezinnin,"
,-, of the year 1880, the
Lifeboat
Institution has ended £32,000 on various and Ireland. expended
Scotland,
lishments England,
Life-boats of
Qn the Coasts of
00
The
the .. is the,B
5.,.,„ number of lives saved by non,
and
"'LeLY. andother its forma
Medals,
means, since
tor which. services 82 Gold. Medals, 718 Silverstat
grateful
that,
£l6,4Boasin r.n i-
---s. have Life-boat
tiron h also expended .£67,000 on Life-b
support
T ansportine.-cariiages, nd Boat-houses.
the generous
British public during the 1p
they
sa support wi"
fleet
been paid in rewards._e
has enabled them to establisalt few
years,
magnificence
or 123 Lifeboats on the s'hhor,eivrotprs
res`s on them to maintain theirfeethianvae
the United lii.ndf2.2-t
Deeply sensibie, hovrever, of the ,great responsibilitY that
atTs,he Institu-
state, and its Crews practised in the management of their,
boats, whi 11 can only be effected by a large and Permanent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
cuntrymen to aid them in upholdincr and perpetuating so
gratefull
great and truly national a work. '
Y acknowledge the following con-
received
thoroughly from
ef fi—cl 't' thee
b
triTbiluetioCnesm:—mff fee

Her Majesty the Queen . . x s. d
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. " • • annual 50 C 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. ..
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers :: • • annual 11 0
Currie, Wm., Esq., .. , , . • • anttual 10 0 0
a'_ , Sldon. 25 0 0
Erie, Lord Cief Justice , ,
.. • • 4th don.lo 0 0
Fanshawe, Vim-Admiral Sir A., K.c.B. ••• ijon. 10 10 0
G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat
Fenwick,
sportin, Carriage . • • • • •
..
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Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. 250 0 0
" don. .
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. ~ • •
on.
10 • •
7th d 4
1 0 0
Moore, Rev. G. B. • • ' • -• • • don. 0 0
15 15 0
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich ~
••
•
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. . • • • 3 0
annual 2 0n
Thomas, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her 0 -
Ladyship • • • • "
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord • • • • • • annual 50 0
Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re
oeived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Wulf;
Percival, and Co, 76, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar. and Co., 16, St
James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Custom;,
and Bankers in the IJ 'tedKingdom; and by the Secretary Lewis, m Office of the Instituti '
John-tt a Esq., at theoll, lg,
treet. Adelnhl. London. NV.C.

itEA.DING RACES, AUG. 13.
Tb.ra lovely weather, the pleasant distance from town,
and an attractive bill of fare were the inducements that yes-
terday brought crowds to the King's Meadow and filled the
hotels of this quiet Berkshire borough to overfl ,wing. The
Great Western, of course, carried the greatest number of
passengers, but the more circuitous routes of the rival lines
were not disdained, and the trains from Waterloo and Lon-
don-bridge were heavy.
The entry for the Reading Stakes, it is true, dwindled
down to four starters, and the absence of Mr. Ten Broeck's
Derby colt Paris robbed them of a great deal of their inte-
rest; Mr. Merry's good-looking filly Crisis winning with
perfect ease.
A pretty race for the King's Meadow Stakes heralded
the event of the day—the Berkshire Stakes, for which only
five came to the post. Change and Blackdown were nearly
equal favourites, the former, from his running at Wolver-
hampton, having the call. The race was left to these two,
Change succeeding in defeating the Goodwood winner by a
neck.

Mr. Merry was able to place the Ladies' Plate to his
account with Sister to Melsonby, and a very slow-run race

for the Nursery eventuated in the easy victory of Mr.
Trimmer's Verbena by two lengths,
The Stewards' Plate brought 11 to the post, and after
some delay in starting Kingswood landed his owner's
colours victorious by a head, after a good race with Bali-

verve.
The sport, though not first-rate, was satisfactory, and
the praiseworthy punctuality of the arrangements deserves
notice at our hands.
The Easthampstead Park Stakes of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with
30 added ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age ;
winners extra, with maiden allowances. One mile and a
half. 11 subs.
Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st 21b --(Cannon) 1
Mr. Beadman's Fontenoy, 3 yrs, st 31b (Plumb) 2
Mr. Merry's Lioness, 4 yrs, 7st 11lb (H. Covey) 3
Betting-7 to 4on Golden Dust.
Fontenoy took the lead, followed by Golden Dust and
Lioness, until the turn into the straight, when Mr. Bray-
ley's colt drew up, passed Fontenoy at the Stand, and won
cleverly by a neck. A bad third.
The Reading Stakes of 15 sovs, 5 ft, with 50 added, for 2-
yr-olds ; colts, Sat 101 b and fillies Bst Slb ; winners extra.
Half-a-mile. 32 subs.
Mr. Merry's Crisis, Bst 21b (H. Covey) 1
Mr. J. Powney's Lady Williams (31b), Bst 21b (Judd) 2
Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Ina (31b), bat 21b (Custance) 3
Mr. Greville's Bradamante, Sst 51b (J. Goater) 4
Betting-9 to 4on Crisis, sto 1 agst Lady Williams, and
6 to 1 agst Isca.
The favourite, in company with Bradamante, Lady 'Wil-
liams, and Isca, made the running to the enclosure, where
Mr. Greville's filly was beaten ; Crisis at the same time
drew slightly in advance, and won very cleverly by three
parts of a length. Lady Williams obtained the second
honours by a head ; a bad fourth.
The King's I\leadow Stakes (handicap) of 5 cove each, with
30 added. Winners extra. Straight, 7 furlongs. 15
subs.

Mr. Reeves's Topsy, 3 yrs, 7st (T. French) 1
Mr. F. Jacob's Lufra, 3 yrs, ist 121 b
Sir F. Johnstone's Tailor, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Barrett) 3
The following also ran :—Rubini, Churchman, Tom
Sayers, Margery, The Dictator, and The Reserve.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Churchman, 4to 1 agst Topsy,
5 to 1 each agst Rubini and Margery, 8 to 1 agst Lufra, 10
to 1 agst Dictator, and 100 to 6 agst The Reserve.
Upwards of half an hour was wasted at the post
before Mr. M'George could get them in anything
like order. At last the signal was lowered, when
Topsy, next the rails, made play, closely attended by
Lufra, Margery, Churchman, and Tailor ; Rubini, with
Tom Sayers, heading the rear division. As they
rounded the bend into the straight, Margery and
Mr. Saxon's colt were beaten. The favourite, with Lufra
and Tailor lying up, came on with a decided lead to the
enclosure, when Lufra got up, the pair running a punish-
ing race home; Topsy winning in the last stride by a head.
Tailor, who ran extremely raw and ungenerous, was beaten
by two lengths for second; Dictator was fourth, The Re-
serve fifth, and Rubini next.
The Berkshire Stakes (handicap) of 20 soya each, 10 ft, and
5 only if declared, with 100 added. The owner of the
second horse to save his stake. Winners extra. About
two miles. The highest weight accepting being Set 31b,
it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in propor-
tion. 35 subs, 17 of whom declared.
Mr. Whittaker's Change, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Wyon's Biackdown, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (in 71b ex)
(H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Merry's Wasp colt, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (H. Covey) 3
Mr. R. Drewett's Detective, 3 yrs, 6st 91b, (Mordan) 4
Mr. Low's Gibraltar, 6 yrs, Bst (C. Searle) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Change, 7to 4 agst Blackdown, 100
to 15 each agst Gibraltar and the Wasp colt.
Gibraltar, as usual, rushed to the front, and made the
running at his best pace, followed by Detective and Black-
down, the favourite and the Wasp colt lying off. In these
positions they came past the Stand, but proceeding along
the river side the leader ran on the inside of two of the
post, but still went on in advance, closely attended by
Blackdown, the Wasp colt, and Change, to the bottom
turn, when Gibraltar again bolted and stumbled over the
rails, leaving Blackdown in possession of a clear lead, with
the Wasp tcolt and Mr. Whittaker's colt lying close up
with him. At the distance Change came out, and in a few
strides obtained a slight lead, which he retained to the end,
and won a fine race by a neck. There were four lengths
between the second and third ; Detective was fourth. Gib-
raltar did not pass the post.
The Ladies' Plate of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of
3 sovs each; for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for
age, with selling allowances. Straight five furlongs. 10
subs.
Mr. Merry's Sister to Melsonby, 3 yrs, 7st 51b, £5O
(H. Covey) 1
Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie, sst 51b, £5O (J. Grimshaw) 2
Mt. John Day's Eudora, 2 yrs, Sat 71b, £5O ..(Mordan) 3
The following also ran :—Maid of Lincoln colt, Canter-
bury, Buckhound, Skuddle filly, Falsestep, and Aber-
nethy.
Dawdle was weighed for by Loates, who was found to be
21b. overweight, and his number was taken down,
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Wee Aggie and Buckhound, 6
to 1 agst Eudora, 100 to 15 agst Sister to Melsonby, and 10
to 1 agst Abernethy.
Sister to Melsonby, with the favourite and Eudora lying
up, made all the running, and won in a canter by three
lengths—Wee Aggie defeating Eudora by a length for
second. The Maid. of Lincoln colt was a bad fourth, and
Buckhound filth, and Abernethy next; the others were
beaten off a long way, the last being Falsestep. The winner
was sold to Mr. Rayner for 280 guineas.
The Nursery Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya; for 2 yr-olds.
Winners extra. Straight run in, about seven furlongs.
33 subs.
Mr. Trimmer's Verbena, by De Ruyter, 7st
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Marquis of Hastings' Attraction, 7st 71b
Mr. W. Day's Signalman, 7st 91b .. S.
Aams) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Wild filly, Sdtainley,
Anglo-Saxon, Langford, Banana,
Oiseau, Elise, Petit
Oiseau, Fairy, Nervous colt, and 4 Whelldrake.
Attraction, 8
Betting-7 to 4 agst Verbena, to agst
to 1 agst Wheldrake, and 10 to 1 agst any other.
The favourite getting the best of the start made the run-
ning, with Attraction at her side, the others pzior to reech-
ing the distance being widely spread. Verbena retained her
advantage to the end, and won in a canter by two lengths.
Signalman was a wretched third, Danaus was fourth, Whel-
drake fifth, the Lady Wild filly and Elise next ; the others
were pulling up, the last being Anglo-Saxon, who got
badly off.
The Stewards' Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya in specie ;
3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. One mile and
a quarter. 36 subs.
Mr. S. Thellusson's Kingswood, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Mordan) 1
Mr. W. Burbidge's Baliverne, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ..(Mi,igley) 2
Mr. T. Hughes's Remunerator, aged, 7st 21b (T. French) 3
The following also ran :—Berkeley,
Pan, Everlasting, The D 6 lisbury, and Lady
Drone, Dug, a
Emma. Ripon, Flash in the
Everlasting, y
Betting-9 to 4 apt Ripen, 6to 1 agst Everlasting, 7to
1 agst Kingswood, 10 to 1 each agst Lady Emma and Flash
in the Pan, and 100 to 8 agst Remunerator.
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Remunerator jumped awl in advance, haying Dux,
e and
at hßiispseindeinlycilnosgeattendance,
three
lengths in their rear. As they
rounded the bend into the
straight Ripon ran into the second place, and came on in
waiting upon Mr. Hughes's representative to the distance,
two
or
where the pair were healed by Kingswood and Baliverne,
who came on together, the former with a slight lead, which
he retained tc the end, and won on the post by a head ; a
bad third, Flash in the Pan was fourth. Everlasting fifth,
Were widely
and Salisbury sixth ; the others, who -
spread,
were pulled up and did not pass the post.
The Borough Plate of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3
Boys each ; 2-yr-olds and upwards. 'Weight for age. The
winner to be sold for £BO, if demanded, &c. Half a mile.
16 subs.
Mr. W. Hart's Dawdle, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (E. Taylor) 1
Mr. R. Law's Duke of Cambridge, 4 yrs, Bst 81b
(Custance) 2
Mr. Simpson's Neilgberry, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Bubble, Nereus, Queen of tha
Gipsies, Blanche of Lancaster, Rosa, Telscombe, Irishman,
Toy filly, Good for Nothing, and Lawrestina.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Neilgherry, sto 1 agat Good for
Nothing, 100 to 15 agst Dawdle, 8 to 1 agat Queen of the
Gipsies, and 10 to 1 agst Duke of Cambridge.
Blanche of Lancaster cut out the work, with Dawdle,
Duke of Cambridge, the favourite, Queen of the Gipsies,
and Nereus lying at her heals to the distance, when Mr.
York's filly was beaten, leaving Duke of Cambridge with