The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

all ages. About three miles.

Mr. Golby's Sunflower, aged, 9si 131 b (C. Boyce) 1
Mr, kllyod's Antelope, aged, 10$ 91b .... (W. Griffiths) 2

Jerry also ran.

Oliver Twist was weighed for, but prior to going to the
pest was found to be lame, and was withdrawn.
Betting-6 to 4on Sunflower, 7to 4 agst Antelope.
The latter went away and quickly obtained a command-
ing lead of Sunflower. Jerry having refused to jump the
first flight of hurdles, returned, and left only two in the
race. Instead of coming round the three-mile turning flag,
Antelope went forward, and Boyce taking advantage of his
knowledge of the course was left with a good lead and won
by a distance.
A. Selling Steeplechase Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 20
added; for 4-yr•olds and upwards; maidens allowed 71b;
winners extra ; selling allowances. About two miles and
a half. 3 subs.
Mr. John Nightingall's Orkousta, aged (L4O), list 61b
(Owner) 1
Mr. R. Cotton's Friar of Apahall, aged (£4O), lOst 131 b
(E llingham) 2
The foll wing also ran :—Diadem and Acre.
Betting-6 to 4 each agst Orkousta and Friar of Aps-
hall.

The last named took the lead going out, and Acre refus

at Putney, or a previous race for the Balfour prize; and,( French S
as the London Rowing Club have won the prizes described i
at Henley, many of their leading men are necessarily
barred, so that a very excellent opportunity occurs for
other aspirants to aquatic fame. It is much to be regret-
ted that Mr. F. Playford is about to retire from the cap-
taincy of the club.

COURSING.

THE GREAT WATERLOO (ALTCAR) MEETING.
THLTIISDAT.

(Patron—The Earl of Sefton ; judge, Mr. Warwick ;
slipper, MT_ Raper.)
The Great Waterloo CUB,, value £1,600 in specie, by sub•
seription of 25 st.vs each ; the winner to receive £5OO
second, £200; two dogs, £5O each (L 100) ; four dogs, £3O
each (£120); eight dogs, £2O each (£160) ; 16 dogs, £lO
each (L160)—Z1,240. 32 dogs. The Waterloo Purse,
£260 ; Waterloo Plate, £lOO (£36o)—total, £1,600. The
winner to give three dozen of claret to the club dinner.
61 subs.

the Poles,

(From the limes' Correspondent.)
A remarkable change is observable in the official
and semi-official press on the question of Poland.,
The same journals that but a week ago had for the
insurgents only invective and disdain are all of a
sudden loud in their praise. The Moniteur, for in
stance, has ceased to publish its Correspondence
from Warsaw," compiled at the Russian Embassy
in Paris, and recommended by M. de Morny, and
prefers reproducing articles from German papers
which cry out against Prussian intervention and
denounce the cruelties of the Russians in Poland.
The
.Constitutionnel is discreet and mute ; the
Parte, after ten days' silence, now tells us that the
" Polish question" is the most important and the
most urgent of all European questions. The
Opznion Nationale has already issued its programme
for the Imperial Government to carry out if it care
to stand; and in this letter you will find the-epi-
tome of an article by a public functionary claiming
Polish sympathies for the Napoleons, and chargius;
both branches of the House of Bourbon with guilty
connivance at the spoliation of Poland.
With all this it seems strange that the sale of en-
gravings end pictures relating to passing events in
Poland is prohibited. One paper is refused permis-
sion to give the portraits of the leaders of the insur-
rection, and another was near being confiscated for
a description of the palace of the Kings of Poland
in Warsaw. A manifestation of some of the work-
ing classes was spoken of, but the democrats have
been requested to discourage and prevent it; and
a posthumous prosecution of a Polish journal pub-
lished in Paris and now defunct was contemplated.
It is evident that there are two opposing currents
in official regions. Two mighty personages coalesce
with the Russian Ambassador, abetted by two
journals rather notorious than celebrated for their
reactionary spirit. The other official departments
sympathise with, and to the best of their means sup-
port, the Poles. So far as one can know anything
of the feeling of the army, it is decidedly favourable
to the Polish movement and to French inteiven-
tion ; and the sort of agitation carried onin French
society by the Russians about the alleged cruelties
of the Poles has but small effect.