The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY SPRING MEETING'.—FPIDAr.
A HandiCrtp Sweqtstakes of 3 soya each, witl-..25 aided,
for threti-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C.
Mr. F. Jacobs's Lutra, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Whiteley) t
Mr. Astiey's Quicksand, 3 yre, 7st - (3' Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Priest.ley's Little Nelly, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Carroll) 3
Mr. Griffin's Champagne, 3 yrs, bat 111 b ...... (Jones) 4
Mr. T. Hughes's Baliverne, 4 yrs, Bst 71b... (T. French) 5
Mr. Smith's Tautology, 4 yrs, 7st llb
Betting-11 to 8 agst Quicksand, 2to 1 ag'l Baliverne,
sto 1 agst Lufra, 6to agst Tautology.
The running was made by Lufra, fullowed by Bali'vernef
Champagne, and Quicksand, who lay about two len6'ths
in the rear of Lufra to the distance, where Baliverne was
beaten, and second place was taken by Quicksand, Little
Nelly simultaneously running into the third place. A
capital race from the distance ensued between this trio, but
Lufra without having been headed won a spirited contest
by a neck; half a length separated the second and third.
The winner was bought if/ for 140 guineas.
The Hawkstone Cup value: £lOO, by subscription of 10
sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and up-
wards, One mile and five furiOngs•
Mr. Mundy's Odine, 3 yrs (L 300) 21b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Stamford's Revolver, 3 yrs (1.300), Est 51b
(J. Loates) 2
Mr. Stevens's Edith, 3 yrs, (000), sst 131 t;
.. (Holland) 3
Betting-3 to lon Revolver.
Odine held a slight lead of her two compan.ons to the
enclosure, where Edith went to the front until _reaching
the turn in the straight, where Mr. Stevens's filly'
and Revolver headed Odine. Before reaching the Stand
bolted,
Odine made her effort, and getting up in the last few
strides, won by a neck ; Edith was a bad third.
The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs. About one mile.
Mr. Walker's Colonel Crockett, b yrs, bet 71b
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Stevens's Violet, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b
Betting-2 to lon Colonel Crockett, who made all the
running at a good pace, and won by five lengths.
The Attingham Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added for
3-yr ,olds and upwards. One mile.
Lord Bateman's Peignoir, 4 yrs, Bst 41b .. (G. Fordham)
Mr. T. Hughes's Miss Emma, 5 yrs, 7st 81b(T. French) 2
Mr. Jorrocks's Rhoabus, 5 yrs. 7st 131 b (Griffin) 3
Mr. Pi iestley's Little Neily, 3 yrs,6st • (J . Grirushaiv) 4
Mr F. Jacobs's Lutra, 3 yrs, 7s! llb slb extra)
(Whiteley) 5
Mr. Griffin's Champagne, 3 yrs, 6st 3lb
Mr. T. Hughes's Baliverne, 4 yrs, 7st 51b . • (Prior) 7
Betting—.s to 4on Peignoir, 9to 2 agst Miss &time, sto
1 agst Rhoebus, 7 to 1 agst. Lufra.
P,ignon jumped away first, with Little Nelly secovi,but
before they had proceeded a quarter of a mile Lord Bate-
man's hors, was pulled into the last place but one anol the
running was taken up 133 Rhosbus, whose immediate attery
dart was Little Nelly, Lufra following third, Baliverne
fourth, Peignoir (pulling hard) filth, Champagne sixtholla
Miss Emma last. Rounding the turn, Little Nelly was
beaten, while Peignoir and Miss Emma drew on better
terms with the leader. Peignoir, in the middle of the
course, waited up n Rhoebus to the half-distance, where he
came away, and shaking off Miss Emma's spirited effort in
the last dozen strides, won an interesti g race by a neck ;
three-quarters of a length between second and third;
Little
Nelly a moderate fourth.
The Shropshire Handicap of 15 soya each, 10 ft, with 100
added. About one mile and a quarter.

Mr. Osborne's Flytrap, 4 yrs, Est 51b (Whiteley) w.o.
The Spring Steeplechase of 100 soya, added to a Handicap
Sweep-takes of 10 soya each, 5 ft. About three and s-
hall miles.
Captain Christie's The Dane, aged, list 41b (W. White) 1
Mr. B. Land's Oliver Twist, 6 yrs, lOst 41b
(B. Land, jun.) 2
The following also ran :—Romeo, Arbury, Deception,
Anatis, Rhoebus, and Remunerator.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Romeo, 3to 1 agst The Dane, 100 to
30 agst Arbury, 5 to 1 each agst Oliver Twist and Remu-
nerator, 10 to 1 agst Anatis.
They started at a slow pace, Remunerator soon taking
lead of a couple of lengths of Oliver Twist, the latter at a
similar interval preceding Romeo, close to whom were the
Dane, Deception, Arbury, and Anatis, Romeo bringing up
the rear. Oliver Twist when they had gone half a mile
took a formidable lead, but at the distance was caught by
The Dane, who won a capital race by six lengths, Rhos-
bus fell early in the race, and Romeo, Deception, and Ana-
tis were stopped when they had passed the stand the
second time. O. ly the two placed passed the winning
post. The Dane broke down badly after passing the
judge's box.
The Longner Steeplechase Handicap Plate of £5O. Two
miles and a quarter, over the New Course.
Mr. Ashwood's Mytten, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (Childs) 1
Mr, Coburn's Joe Maley, aged, list 31b (Mr. C Arden)
Mr. G. Angell's Glautias, aged, 9st llb (h endall) 3
Betting-2 to lon Joe Maley, sto 2 agst Glautias, sto 1
agst idytton.
Glautias led to the gorsed hurdles opp, site the end of the
stand, where Mytton joined him, and the pair alternately
held the lead until within three-quarters of a mile from
home, where Mytton came away and won by 20 lengths.
Joe Maley passed Glautias, pulling up close to the win-
ning post.

LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND ouINE.A.s.
3to 1 agst Hospodar (taken)
6 to 1 agst Saccbarouneter (taken)
11 to 1 agst Michael Scott (taken)
12 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken freely)
20 to 1 agst Early Purl (offered)

THE CITAmPIONSILT.P.

(From Bell's
JEM MACE AND AN UNKNOWN.—This affair, we regret
to say, begins to look extremely " fishy." It may be re'
collected when the match was first made we stated ihat rw
mours were current that the Unknown was a myth, Pt“
forward by Mace, in order to gain time towards his hold'
ing the belt. These rumours we then said we believe
were unfounded, as we could not see wherein the advaw
tage would lie, as no time would count unless Jem won
battle. Notwithstanding this, the rumours still prevailed,
and we were assured that Mace was getting money in every
direction from his friends, but that eventually there would
be a forfeit. To this we replied chi bono ? if the Unknown
forfeits Mace will clearly gain nothing, as he must, in that
case, return the money he obtains from his friends ;
(la the other hand, if Jem forfeits everyone will know it la,
not from want of money, but sheerly for the purpose 01
fleecing all those whom he has found to back him. an
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this was a policy he was not likely to adopt. Still was the
same thing dinned into our ears, and we were pasitivell
assured that the Unknown did not exist, as we should see.
We regret extremely now to say that the progress of-event°
has taken an awkward turn. In our last we announced
that Mace was at Jack Hicks's on the occasion of the last
deposit, but that neither the Unknown nor any of
friends appeared. Owing to the bustle attendant oa the
preparations for the procession on Saturday, it somehow'
escaped our memory to inquire whether the Unknown or
Mr. Bernard on his behal, had staked the money with otlf
cashier, and it was not until too late to do anything last
week that we made the discovery that he had not done o°'
Under the circumstances of course Mace is entitled to 6
forfeit, should he see fit to claim it. On Friday el
received a letter from Mr. Bernard, the nornitta
backer of the Unknown, saying he had not heard from Neal
York by the last mail, and did not like to put down all/
more money, and would forfeit unless we would give hi°
till the 18th, when there would be another mail in. Tu
this letter there was no address, and as we know nothing
more of Mr. Bernard than his name it was of course all;
likely we should accede to his request, more especially a°l
was to Mace he should have applied for time instead of t°
us, as the forfeit was then an accomplished fact. It no'l
remains, therefore, to be seen whether, in the face of the
rumours so prevalent, Mace will claim the forfeit, aod 15°
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throw himself (Ten to the accusations that are certain to
made, or whether he will give the desired time to Mr. Bet'
nard to go on. It would be very hard upon Mace to pr 11
nounce the whole thing a scheme on his part, as he has a 0
along denied all knowledge of the American party, nor
Da
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anything reached our ears beyond rumours to indicate co
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plicity on his part. We certainly have instituted inquirief
in every direction in the hope of discovering some nova °f.,
the Unknown, but with the exception of a tip trona Slle
field that it was one Ned Price who once fought Australia,,
Kelly, we could hear of nobody at all probable as a cost".:
mer. It is awkward, to say the least of it, that the busis
ness should wear such a suspicious aspect, and we true;6
that another week will clear it up. We offer no eld"'°is
whatever at present, and the manner in which the atlair,,E,
handles by Mace himself will have much to do with tt
treatment of the position we shall have to adopt. 1.„1/110
Mace is entitled to forfeit we again say is quite clear. r,
own feelings on the subject must be his guide iu thetuatte
If innocent, which we have no reason to doubt, it would b,
hard that he should forego the forfeit; if the contrary, it
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a dangercus game, and one which will infallibly lase Di'
all his well-earned laurels.

SUICIDE FOR LOVE AT SIXTY THREE.-011 SU°.
day worniog Mr. B• Hockla, maltster and atiC'l
tioneer, Hartland, was found hanging by the neck to a hall
in his own house. though about sixty-three he had
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paying his addresses to a respectable 'go
msoamneintinithe bateteonwn, but, untortuuately for his comfort, tl/h.
match had broken off, where so many others have met svitl
the same fate, on the settlement of the property. To 6ed
out of his way the lady went to London, and this unsettle
his mind.— Western Times.
A considerable agitation manifested itself thre°
evenings b zcic at Marseilles owing to about 1,19°,,f
persons having assembled for a manifestation in favour;
Poland. The crowd having assembled in the GL'l'7Bd,
Plaine, around a Polish standard which had been erect":
a commissary of police came forward and seized the
The crowd then proceeded along the Cannebiere, raish-0
cries of " Vive la Pologne 1" Fears being entertained t7O,
the assemblage would go to the residence of the 101391.4,
consul, in the rue Montgrand, to make a hostile demoust'ro,
tion, a numerous body of police were oalled out, who PAe
vented any attempt of the kind. Some arrests were Or j
and after a time the crowd dispersed. The persons arresl:o
were afterwards Jibeyated, with the exception of one 'I:,
1 who had resisted the pollee in the exectition of their duty'