The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, rim SDAY EV EN ING, SEPTET V BER 24, 1863,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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BETTING AT MANCIIESTER--WEDNEsuAY.
Speculation on the Cesarewitcb. and Cambridgeshire
moves but slowly. Nothing, with the esception, perhaps,
of Anfield for the Cesarewitch, was in any great force; and
the business done is of such a desultory character that it is
difficult to form even a correct quotation. Closing prices:—

CESARE-WITCH.
14 to 1 agst Anfield (taken)
22 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken)
25 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken)
50 to 1 agst Limosina (taken)
50 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken and offered)
66 to 1 agst Springbok's dam gelding (taken)
CAMBRIDGESRIRE.
16 to 1 agst Birdhill (taken and offered)
16 to 1 agst Borealis (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Catch-'em-alive (taken)
33 to 1 agst Limosina (taken)
33 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken)
40 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken)
40 to 1 agst Comet (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken)
100 to 1 agst Fanfaron (offered)

RICHMOND (YOREISII IRE) RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two-
yr-olds; coltF, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ;
winners extra. Grey stone in.

Lord Zetland's Saragossa, Bst 121 b (inc. 61b extra)
(Marchant) 1
Mr. Jaques's Harvest )Udell, 9st llb (inc. 51b extra)
(Ashman) 2
Mr. Watt's Gondola, Bst 21b .. (Snowden) 3
Mr. Osborne's Little Stag, Bst 101 b
'lacuna colt and Chivalry also ran.
Betting-7 to 4on Harvest Mell, 7to 2 agst Little Stag,
5 to 1 agst Saragossa, 10 to 1 agst Gondola.
Won by a neck; a length between second and third; a
bad fourth.

The Burton Handicap of 7 soya each, with 50 added. One

mile and a half. 10 subs.
Mr. Watt's Newmarket, 3 yrs, Est gib. (11. Covey) 1
Mr. Osborne's Fanfaron, 3 yrs, 6st Sib (inc. 71b extra).. 2
Mr. l'Anson's Bonny Bell, 3 yrs. Est 51b.... (Robinson) 3
Capt. Gray's Trust, 3 yrs, Est 91b .. (Manion) 4
Betting-5 to 4on Fanfaron, 3to 1 agst Bonny Bell, 4
to 1 agst Trust, 5 to 1 agst Newmarket.
Won by half a length ; a bad third.

The Zetland Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya, for all ages ;

winners extra. Half a mile.

Mr, Jackson's Lady Louisa, 5 yrs, gat 31b (inc. 51b ex.)
(Aldcroft) 1
Mr. A. Young's Who's Who, 7st 71b (H. Covey) 2
Mr. Watt's Miss Armstrong, 3 yrs, 7st Mb (Snowden) 3
Mr. E. Gill's Miss Tees, 2 yrs, 547113 (Craddock) 4
The following (also ran :—Maid of the Mist, Starlight,
Newchurch, and Ploughboy.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Lady Louisa, 2to 1 agst Miss Arm-
strong, 6 to 1 agst Maid of the Mist.
Won by four lengths; half a length between second and
third; a length between third and fourth.
Her Majesty's Plato of 100 guineas, for mares only, 3-yr-
olds, Bst 41b ; four, 9st 71b; five, lOst ; six and aged, 10st
11b. Three miles.
Mr. I'Anson's Caller On, 5 yrs, lOst (Challoner) 1
Mr. Temperley's Alice, 3 yrs, Bst 41b.. (Snowden) 2
Mi. Watson's Unfashionable Beauty, 3 yrs Bst 41b
'(11. Covey) 3
Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs, lOst (Osborne) 4
Betting-4 to lon Caller Ou.
Won by four lengths ; same between second and third.
The Volunteer Rifle Corps Plate of 30 sovs, for all ages.

Grey stone in.

Wisdom, Est 71b (Marson) 1
Prairie Flower, Set 3lb (Dixon) 2
Brother to Stockton, 6st 101 b (Whiteley) 3
Sarah Ann, 7st 121 b
The following also ran :—Alexandria, Who's Who, and
Saltant.
Betting—Even on Who's Who, 3 to 1 agst Prairie
Flower, 6 to 1 agst Sarah Ann.
Won by a length ; same between second and third ; a
neck between third and fourth. The winner was bought in
for 38 guineas.
The Belsay Castle Nursery Handicap of 100 cove, for
two-yr-olds. Grey stone in.
Mr. Jones's Kapunda, 7st 101 b (E. Harrison) 1
Mr. Osborne's Mantrap, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 2
Mr. Gill's Leyburn Lass filly, 6st 131 b . (J Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Whitethorn, Lady Douro colt,
Charlotte Rosse, Ghillie Callum, Lyra, Found Again,
Secret Treasure filly, Brandy, Louis Napoleon, and Jeremy
Diddler c.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Kapunda, 7 to 2 each agst Louis
Napoleon and Mantrap, 6 to 1 agst Carib:o filly, 10 to 1
each agst Leyburn Lass filly and Lyra.
Won by halt a length; a length between second and third.

bourquct fifth, and Pyrrha last. The winner was bought
by Mr. Wright, for Mr. Reeves, for 90 guineas.
The Volunteer Cup, value £4O, for horses bona fide the pro-
perty of members of Volunteer Corps, 12st 711) each; pro-
fessionals, 711) extra. Two miles.

Mr. Williamsou'e Michel Grove, 4 yr:3, 136 t 71b ex.)

(Fordnani) 1
Mr. Marsh's Rapture, 5 yrs, 12st lib (Mr. Grant) 2
Mr. G. Perkins's Irene, 6 yrs, 13st (including 71b extra)

(A. Marlow) 3
The following also ran :—Twilight, Gin Drinker, and
Kangaroo,

Betting—O to lon Michel Greve, who waited upon Rap-
ture to the half-distance, where he came away, and won in
a canter by half a length; a bad third ; Twilight was
fourth,

WALSALL RACES—WEDNEsDAY.
Trial Stakes.

Sir Watkin, 2 yrs (1°,30)
Wyrley, 2 3rs (330)
Won by a head.
Tradesmen's Plate of 50 sous. One mild and a half.

Middlewatch, 3 yrs, 6,t 111 b
Ladybird, 5 y,s, 7atSlb
True Heart, 3 yrs Gst 91b 3
The Pony, 3 yrs, Gst 111 b....
Won by a length.
Two.yr-old Stakes of 5 sovs each. Three gra, of a mile.
C by Teddington—Jessie (£3O) .. 1
Wyrley (E3O)

Won by a length.
Members' Plate of 25 sous each. One mile and a quarter.
Jacob, 6 yrs, 7st 61b
Portland, 6 yrs, 6st 131 b...
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Won by two lengths.

GREAT YARMOUTH RACES—WEDNESDAY.
Victoria Garden Stakes.

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on board. To aid the ventilation holes have been
perforated in the masts above and below, and the
coal shoots have hollow-work deck covers, which
admit both air end light. Covelhead vcntilators can
be substituted. On the suggestion of Mr. Sampson,
her engineer, her iron flaps in the air casings which
inclose her smoke chimneys below give place to glass
doors, by which light as well as air is admitted to
the 'tween decks. At each side of the upper deck
of the Prince Consort, amidships, there is a round
tower, seven feet high and about five feet diameter,
constructed of wood 12 inches thick. The ship-
wrights' work is complete, and, excepting the last
coat, which will not be applied until she is further
advanced, most of the painters' work is finished.
The Prince Consort, though not built for, can be
used as a ram; she is classed with the Caledonia,
built at Woolwich ; the Ocean, at Plymouth ; the
Royal Oak, at Chatham ; and the Royal Alfred, at
Portsmouth. The two last have engines of 850
horse power, the other threenf 1,000 horse. All
are iron-plated. The number of plates on the Prince
Consort is 259, and weight 873 tons ; bolts and nuts,
26 tons ; those on the Ocean will be 275, weighing
935 tons; the odd plates go round the sterm. The
plates on the Prince Consort are rolled ; those on
the Royal Oak are hammered. Where the displace-
ment of the Prince Consort is 6,328 tons, that of
the Royal Oak is ever 7,000 tons.
The Oiborne, royal paddle yacht, Staff Comman-
d,

er George K. Bower, yesterday steamed out of
Portsmouth harbour, and tested her machinery at
Spithead, returning to harbour again on the con-
clusion of the trial. The fitting of new wheels to
this yacht, recently carried out by Messrs. Manda-
lay, Field, and Co., has given a full knot per hour
additional over her old rate of speed when under
full steam.

Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Scylla, 21
guns, 1,467 tons, 400-horse power, recently com-
missioned at Sheerness, by Capt, S. G. Creswell,
having been swung for the adjustment of her corn-
passes, and received her ammunition and stores on
board, will proceed for trial of her engines and
machinery, it is expected, on Thursday next, at the
measured mile off Maplin Sands. Should the trial
prove successful, she will immediately be inspected
by the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore (Vice-
Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8.) and Staff,
previous to her departure for her destination—the
East Indies and China stations.

The Tamar, 3, iron screw troop ship, 2,812 tons,
500-horse power, Capt. F. H. Stirling, is progress-
ing with her fitments in the most rapid manner at
Sheerness dockyard, and has nearly completed
coaling, so that, in a short time, she will be ready
for the pennant. Her trial will take place in a
few days.
The Terrible, 21, paddlewheel frigate, 1,850 tons,
800-horse power, is in the hands of the artisans of
Sheerness dockyard, being brought forward with
all possible dispatch for commission. She was
built from designs by Mr. E. 0. Lang, master ship-
wright of Chatham dockyard, and is considered the
finest vessel of her class in the British navy. When
her repairs are completed she will be fully equal to
a new vessel.
The Rhadamanthns, paddlewheel storeship, 220-
horse-power, is undergoing repairs to her hull and
machinery, and being fitted with new boilers in
No. 4 dock of Sheerness-yard. She is being brought
forward for the Ist division of the Sheerness Steam
Reserve.
A large number of workmen are employed on
board the Fawn, 17, screw steam sloop, 100-horse
power, at Sheerness dockyard, in making good her
defects preparatory to being commissioned. It is
expected that she will proceed to the Mediterranean
to relieve the Greyhound, 17 screw steam sloop,
200-horse power, Commander Henry D. Hickley,
which was commissioned in 1861.

The Assaye, laden with a portion of the tele-
graph cable from Mr. Henley's factory at North
Woolwich, was yesterday towed down to Gravesend
from Deptford, where she has been engaged for
some days in shipping her sea stock. On passing
the factory she dipped her colours and fired a salute,
which was returned by the sister vessel Tweed (late
the Panjaub), which will also shortly be ready for
the Persian Gulf.

A portion of thz, masting gear belonging to the
line-of-battle screw steamer Hocd, 79, 600 horse
power, in the second division of the Chatham Steam
Reserve, is to be sent from Chatham Dockyard to
oe fitted on board the Cumberland, 74, Capt. Hall,
C. 8., guardship of the steam reserve.

In consequence of the favourable report made to

the Admiralty of the satisfactory working of the
system of ventilation invented by Vice-Admiral Sir
A.Milne, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of the North
American Squadron, and introduced as an experi-
ment into the screw gun vessel Lily, 4, instructions
have been received at Chatham, directing that the
system is to be carried out in all screw despatch
vessels and ships of that class, including gunboats,
when practicable. The system of engine room ven-
tilation invented by Mr. Baker, inspector of ma-
chinery at Chatham Dockyard, can only, from the
peculiarity of its working, be carried nut on board
vessels of comparatively large size ; but wherever
it has been introduced, especially on board iron
ships, its success has been complete. There is still,
however, scope for improvements on the mode of
ventilating smaller steam vessels, especially these
serving in the tropics. On the recent official trial
of the iron frigate Recruit, 6, 150 horse power, at
Chatham, with only a decreased number of furnaces
the temperature of the stokeholes occasionally
ceeded 120 degrees.
The Scylla, 21, 400 horse power, fitting for sea,
is ordered to be expedited as much as possible. A
rumour was current at Chatham yesterday that
there will be a change in the command of this ship,
necessitated by the ill health of Capt. Cresswell.
The following appointments have been made in
the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut.—Fred.
Stanley Ewen. To be Hon. Lieut.—Wm.Curling.