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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EPSOM RACES—FRIDAY.
THE OAKS DAY,
Although the weather was a great improvement upon
that of the Derby, the attendance on the Downs was not
quite equal to the average on the " ladies' day." The re-
sult of the second great race of the meeting was a surprise
to every one,as Queen Bertha was so littled fancied by the
public that she started at 40 to 1. The prejudice against
her arose from the well-known fact that she had been
roughly tried in clothing on Monday at Leatherhead with
Amelia and Old Otange Girl, when Lord Exeter's mare
beat her easily, and neither Aldcroft, who rode her, nor her
trainer considered her chance of winning the race worth
an investment, even at the long odds at which she was
quoted. During the day considerable progress was made
in the settling for the Derby, and it was generally an-
nounced that Mr. Naylor had presented his trainer with
£3.000, which is the more acceptable, as, from his recent
severe illness, he was not able to back Mace fironi until the
odds against him were so little as to make the investment
scarcely desirable. Mr, Naylor himself, it is said, wins at
least £70,000, and, in addition to his present to his trainer,
has dispensed' liberal sums to every person connected with
his racing establishment. Another complete upset of all
the calculations of the betting fraternity was afforded by
the race for the Surrey Foal Stakes—reduced to a match
between Lord Clifden and the French horse Jarnicoton.
The former, from running second in the Derby, was pena-
lised to the extent of 61b. ; but as Jarnicoton was only
started to make running for Hospodar ,his pretensions were
thought so little of in comparison with Lord Clifden that
the latter was backed at 10 to lon him. The result, how-
ever, showed that the favourite was not the horse which he
has so long been considered, as but for the breaking of the
stirrup leather of the rider of Jarnicoton in the last few
strides there is no doubt that he would have won. With
these exceptions there is nothing to note in the days pro-
ceedings.
The Glasgow Plate (handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages; win-
ners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Lord Stamford's Ellerton, 4 yrs, Bst 91b...... (Edwards) 1
Capt. Christie's Spicebox, 6 yrs, Bst 121b....(Fordham) 2
Mr. Bowes's Sauterelle, 3 yrs, Get 121 b ........ (Crouch) 3
The following also ran :—Caliban, Duke of Cambridge,
Deception, Blackdown, Westminster, Fitz Ruyter, and
Rattler.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Spicebox, 4to 1 agst Caliban, and
5 to 1 each agst Sauterelle and Ellerton.

Ellerton jumped away with a clear lead, the favourite,
Sauterelle, and Caliban lying next, close up, with the others
at their heels. At the distance Caliban was disposed of,
and dropped into the rear, and Spicebox, taking his place,
came on in waiting upon the leader to the stand, where
Fordham made his effort, but failed to get up, and was
beaten cleverly by two lengths; a head between the second
and third ; Rattler was a bad fourth, Westminster fifth,
and Deception next; Caliban and Duke of Cambridge were
the last two.

The Ewell Plate (handicap) of 60 sovs, for all ages.
One mile.

Mr. Eastnor's Berkeley, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Doyle) 1
(Zenker) 2
(Church) 3
MM
Michael Scott, Bolero, and Aunt Judy.
Trr 11MYe ourfnokd; IsYo The Principal,
narlesi 'no3e yrs,pana i —64 BS; er7lBle'bc7t is eon, n7,lbChange, Soapstone,
Betting-7 to 2 agst 0 ,ine, 4to 1 agst Berkeley, 6to 1
each agst Soapstone and Michael Scott, and 10 to 1 agst
Change.
Selection was the first off, but in a few strides was passed
by Odine, who came on with a clear lead, waited upon by
Selection, Berkeley, and The Principal, the ruck being
brought up by Michael Scott. Rounding the bend into the
straight, Berkeley went up to the leader, and the pair raced
together to the stand, where the latter got his head in front
and won cleverly by three parts of a length ; The Principal
was a bad third, Change was fourth, and Michael Scott
fifth.
The Oaks Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-old fillies Bst
10Ib each; the second received 100 sous out of thestakes.
lf miles. 188 subs.
Mr. T. Valentine's Queen Bertha (Aldcroft) 1
Mr. Hargreave's Marigold (Doyle) 2
Count Lagrange's Vivid (Watkins) 3
Mr. Parr's Isoline
.............. (C. Marlow) 4
Mr. Bowes's Old Orange Girl .............. (Ashman) 0
Mr. Ward's Spitfire Kitty ............ (H. Grimshaw) 0
Lord Stamford's Lady Augusta .......... (Custance) 0
Lord Stamford's Sea Nymph .............. (Edwards) 0
Mr. I'Anson's Borealis .................. (Challoner) 0
Mr. Saxon's Countess
Lord Exeter's Amelia
(Rogers) 0
Mr. F Watt's Miss Armstrong (J. Snowden) 0
Lord St. Vincent's The Orphan (Reeves) 0
Mr. Boyce's Fantail . .
(W Boyce) 0
Lord Anglesea's Cadeau
.......... (J. Daley) 0
Mr. Fleming's Gold Du5t...... Mr. Ten Broeck's Tornado ............ (Fordharu ) 0
(Norman) 0
Mr. W. Robinson's Gratitude(Wells) 0
Lord Coventry's Thalestris ............. (J
Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust ........... ...
(A .Adams) 0
. Cowley) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Borealis, sto 1 agst Lady Augusta,
6 to 1 agst Sea Nymph, 8 to 1 agst Marigold, 12 to 1 agst
Tornado, 100 to 7 agst Miss Armstrong, 100 to 6 agst Iso-
line, 20 to 1 agst Gratitude, and 40 to 1 agst Queen Bertha.
At 16 minutes past 3, after three false starts, Mr.
M'George succeeded in despatching them from the post.
Immediately they had settled into their places, Countess
rushed to the front, and for a brief period was in-
dulged with the lead ; but she was then headed by Golden
Dust, who, in company with The Orphan, Borealis, and
Sea Nymph, came on with the running, the body of horses
in theirirear being headed by Queen Bertha, Gold Dust,
Amelia, Miss Armstrong, Fantail, Vivid, Marigold, and
Tornado, the rear division being brought up by Cadeau,
Spitfire Kitty, and Lady Augusta, the last of whom
appeared to get badly off. Halfway through the
friezes Mr. Brayley's filly drew slightly in advance, but
before she had run many strides, was joined by Lord Stam-
ford's selected Sea Nymph, the pair entering the old course
nearly side by side, with Queen Bertha,Countess, Miss Arm-
strong, Fantail, Vivid, Old Orange Girl, and Borealis lying
in a cluster at their heels, the latter being on the extreme
right. The ruck, who had hitherto presented a scattered
appearance, were enabled from the want of pace to get upon
better terms with the leading division. Shortly after pass-
ing the mile post Countess disappeared from her forward
positiop, and her place was taken
by Gold Dust,
quarters came Queen Bertha, then Fantail, the at
Orphan,hoe
Isoline, Marigold, Thalestris, Amelia, and
Lady Augusta,
Golden Dust and Sea Nymph retained their relative posi-
tions as they descended the hill and rounding the bend into
the straigt, where Mr. Brayley's hopes died out, leaving
y p the lead,
Shortly afterwards
the thriceh-tried SeashNe
w•mashjoiianedpobsysesiseiooinineo,f

Queen Bertha, Vivid, and her stable companion, Lady
Augusta, the lot running in close company to the road,
when Sea Nymph appeared iu difficulties. Some few
lengths before they reached the distance her place was sup-
plied by her stable companion, who, for a short period,
assumed a prominent position in the race, but dying away,
however, on breasting the hill, she left Marigold in posses-
sion of the lead, with Isoline, Queen Bertha, and Vivid as
her only opponents. Reaching the centre of the stand,
Isoline was in difficulties, and was passed by Queen Bertha
end the French representative, who gradually gained upon
the leader to within half-a-dozer strides of the chair,where
Aldcroft drove his mare to the front, and snatched the vic-
tory by a short head. Marigold, who stopped as if shot
when headed, defeated Vivid by a like distance for second
place. Isoline was beaten half a length only from the
third; the favourite fifth, Old Orange Girl sixth, Lady
Augusta seventh, Tornado eighth, and Sea Nymph next.
Then came a number of pulling-up horses, the last of whom
were Cadeau and Countess. Net value of the stakes,
£5,050. Run in 2 min. 514 sec.
The Derby and Oaks Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added;
for 2-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling
and maiden allowances. Half a mile. 13 subs.
Mr. W. Day's Betsy filly, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (car. sst 131 b)
(£5O) (S. Adams) 1
Lord Strathmore's Toy filly, 2 yrs, sst 91b (£5O) (Jebb) 2
Mr. York's Blanche of Lancaster, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (£5O)
(J. Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Lord of Linne, Retainer,Curie,
Westminster, Neilgherry, Gazelle, Little Go, Rosemary,
and Sevington.

Betting-5 to 2 agst the Betsy filly, 100 to 30 agst Curie,
7 to 1 agst Retainer, and 8 to 1 agst Gazelle.
The Toy filly, with Blanche of Lancaster and Neilgherry
got away in front, and came on at a strong pace, the others,
headed by the favourite, lying close together some distance
in their rear. On reaching the enclosure the leader was
joined by the Betsy filly, who got up in the last stride or
two, and won by a neck, a head only separating the second
and third. Neilgherry was a good fourth, and Westminster
and Curie were next. The winner was sold to Mr, Wod son
for 160 guineas.

The Tenth Great Surrey Feal Stakes of 10 soya each, with
100 added ; for 3-yr olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b.
Last mile of the Derby course. 22 subs.
Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden, 9st 21b (in. 61b extra)
(Fordham) 1
Count Lagrange's Jarnicoton, Bst 101 b ......(Watkins) 2
Betting-10 to lon Lord Chfden, who made play at a
slow pace, waited up'n by Jarnicoton, to the bend into the
straight, where the Frenchman crept up, and on reaching
the distance got upon equal terms with the favourite. The
pair raced together to the extremity of the stand, where
Watkins called upon his horse for a final effort, but his stir-
rup breaking at the moment prevented his acting, and he
was beaten on the post by a head.

The Dundans Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous each, la ft, with
100 added. Derby course.
Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Bst 21b

(H. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. F. Watt's National Guard, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb (Clement) 2
Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Overton, 5 yrs, BEt 71b..(challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Earl of Surrey, M3/fie, Syco-
phant, Rhcebus, Silkstone, Walpole, and Energetic.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Myrtle, 7to 2 agst Flirtation, 6to 1
agst Silkstone, and 8 to 1 agst Overton.

The favourite, in company with Silkstone, Walpole, and
National Guard, made the running to the old mile-post,
where Silkstone took the lead and carried it on to Tatten-
ham•corner. She then dropped back, leaving National
Guard in possession of the command, but in a few strides
he relinquished it to Flirtation, and the pair entered the
straight some two or three lengths in advance of Over-
ton. Flirtation retained his advantage to the end, and
won easily by a length ; a length and a half between the
second and third ; Rhcebus was a bad fourth, and Sycophant
next.

LATEST BETTING.
ST. LEGER.
4to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
7to 1 bar one (offered)
10 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken)

THE DERBY, 1864.
20 to 1 apt Blair Athole (taken)
25 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken)
30 to 1 agst Gownsman (taken)
40 to 1 agst War Dance (taken)

CRICKET.

THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND " LAW X."
A committee meeting of this club was held in the Pa-
vilion at Lords' Ground on the 18th inst., and the following
resolution respecting the above law was passed :—" Re-
solved,—That letters be written to the secretaries or cap-
tains of all Elevens that are engaged to play matches on
Lords' Ground during the season of 1863, stating that
Law X." will be strictly enforced."

THE ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN v. THE UNITED
ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN.

This great annual match, for the benefit of the
" Cricketers' Fund," will be commenced at Lords' Ground
on Monday, and, as usual, excites a large amount of lute-
rest. Annexed is a list of the players nominated to play :
ALL ENGLAND.—Anderson, Caesar, Clarke, Daft, Hay-
ward, Jackson, Parr, Stephenson, Tinley, Tarrant, Will-
slier, and Wooton.

UNITED ALL ENGLAND,—Atkinson, Caffyn, Carpenter,
Grundy, Griffith, Hearne, Hodgson, Iddison, Lockyer,
Mortlock, and Newman.

AQUATICS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.
The third deposit of £5O a side between H. Chambers, of
Newcastle-on-Tyne, and A. Green, of Australia, for the
the championship of the Thames and £4OO, was made good
at Mr. Wilcox's, the White Hart Tavern, Barnes, on Thurs-
day evening. There were several sporting men present;
but it is as yet too early for betting to take place, as there
are so many chances to encounter in training between this
and the 16th proximo, when the race is to be rowed. Green
was present at the depositing, accompanied by Henry Kelly,
who has treated him since his arrival in this country with
every care; but he did not look very well. He appears
thin.

SPIRIT OF 'IRE PUBLIC JOURNALS,

113 i
ES.—Aft:-.T a series of defeats as calamitous as
any that have preceded them in the war the Fede-
ral army has retreated across the Rapp rhannock
and returned to its former position at Falmouth.
Thus ends the Virginian campaign of 1803,
after five months of preparation. Operations, pre-
ceded by more than the usual gasconading, have
been followed by the usual miserable failure. Yet
the Federal Government is able to administer some
comfort to its trusting people. The Army of the
Potomac is once more in safety. It is no longer in
the field exposed to the attacks of Lee and Jack-
son ; it is not intrenching itself on the grouud to
which it had been driven in two days of disastrous
fight. It has placed the river between itself and
the enemy. Favoured by a very dark night Gene-
ral Hooker has escaped the sword of the Confede-
rates, and once more gained the camp from which
nine days before he had gone forth for the con-
quest of the South. The Secretary of War is able
to assure the public that the failure has been
" without serious disasters to the efficiency of the
army," and General Hooker is "now occupied
in strengthening his position ;" an occupation in
which he will possibly be interrupted by the ap-
pointment to his command of some subordinate who
will make a temporary reputation by inveighing
against his errors. The immediate cause of the re-
treat is alleged to have been the defeat of the corps
under General Sedgwiele, which gave the Confede-
rates the power of acting on the Federal line of
communication with Acquia Creek; and it may cer-
tainly be true that it was this event which forced
General Hooker to cross the river with such precipi-
tation. But, even if Sedgwick had not been crushed,
it is hardly possible that the main army could have
been kept long in a position so dangerous and so re-
mote from the Federal base of operations. Of the
two battles of Saturday and Sunday we have no
further news ; and it may be said that the details
of these encounters and the loss of the rival armies
are still very imperfectly known to us. Of the
hattle of May the 4th, however, which ended with
Gen. Sedgwick's being driven across the river with
the loss of 5,000 men, some accounts have arrived,
and show that the struggle was long and obstinate,
as indeed might be judged from the heavy loss to
which the Federals confess. The Confederate rein-
forcements suddenly made their appearance on the
Monday morning on the hills to the left of Frede-
ricksburg, and coming down rapidly occupied the
city, getting into the rear of the Federals. The nearest
way of retreat was by a ford five miles above the
city. The corps was arranged in an arc, both wings
resting on the river, the right at Bank's Ford. On
Monday afternoon it was attacked by superior forces
of the enemy, and gradually forced back. In the
night it retreated by Bank's Ford, thus leaving
General Hooker's communication unprotected.
Immediately on this the General prepared to
retreat also. Sedgwick's corps was driven across the
river in the night of Monday, and on Tuesday
morning Hooker began to follow him. -We do
not know—we shall probably never know—the
real extent of the loss suffered by the Federals in
these battles, but we strongly suspect that General
Hooker was so disabled as to make the defeat of
Sedgwick rather an opportune excuse for retiring
than a real disappointment. General Lee reports
that many prisoners were captured, and that the '
enemy's loss in killed and wounded was large;
and from the circumstance that Hooker could
give no assistance to his subordinate when attacked
by superior forces there is reason to think that
his army must have been too much beaten to
have any hope of resuming the offensive. He
had also left on the field the dead and wounded
in the Sunday's battle, which indicates plainly
enough that when the Federals were driven backin
the last great struggle their retreat was something
like a rout. The shattered army consequently had to
be withdrawn with the utmost caution, and in the
night it succeeded in getting away, the Confede-
rates being either outwitted by the rapidity of the
movement or not desiring to expend their strength
upon a flying enemy. We cannot but think that the
former is the more probable solution. Much allow-
ance must, however, be made for men who had been
engaged in one of the longest and most continuous
conflicts of the war. For three days it may be said
that the fighting hardly ceased, and it may be that
the Confederates were too exhausted to pursue an
enemy who owed his own activity only to the immi-
nent danger of destruction. The Secretary of War
has proclaimed that the Army of the Potomac will
shortly resume operations, a statement those may
credit who choose. A more likely event is the super-
session of Hooker by Gen.Heintzelman or some other
soldier who happens to be the favourite of the hour
at Washington. The Democrats are urging the
claims of M'Clellan ; the Republicans are calling for
Fremont. There are meetings to denounce the war,
and there will be, no doubt, meetings to urge the more
relentless prosecution of it. Words are cheap, and in
no country more than in America will people flock to
hear effective oratory, whatever be the subject or the
speaker's views. There is also something soothing to
the sore vanity of the North in fancying itself deter-
mined and obstinate beyond the example of any
people whom history describes when struggling
under misfortune. The end of this war is not to be
looked for from any return to conscientiousness or
humanity, any conviction that the cause is unjust
and success hopeless. There will be under any con-
ditions, either of success or failure, a sufficient
number of men interested in the continuance of
hostilities, and able to persuade masses of people that
with one effort more the war will close gloriously.
The end must come by the slower process of exhaus-
tion, either of men or of that real enthusiasm which
fights instead of preaching. The next few months
must decide whether the war is to end with the pre-
sent year, or to drag on to the close of President
Lincoln's term, or later. It is stated that the con-
scription is to be immediately enforced. As this
threat was held out last autumn, and succeeded in
gaining large reinforcements through the exertions
of States, cities, and districts anxious to avoid the
draught, it may be thought that another body of
men may be brought into the service in the same
manner. But after one more yeor of defeat the
number of volunteers who can be collected by any
bounty whatever is likely to be small. The thou-
sands whose time of service will have expired in
June and July must be replaced if the war is to be
continued at all, and it is most unlikely that any
large proportion of these will re-enlist to be sent
back to battlefields whitened with the bones of their
comrades. The Government will be this time really
obliged to enforce a conscription, or limit the ope-
rations of armies which are already too small for
the conquest of the Confederacy. Of the prospects
of raising a new army by compulsory draughts,
which can only be turned into soldiers after several
months of training, we shall probably hear more in
a few days. But it may be said chat, whatever
were the chances in favour of the Government, they
are now sadly diminished by this last disastrous de-
feat of the largest and best appointed army which
the Federa's possess.
HERALD.—If we are informed aright, Lord Rus-
sell has made a very bold step in advance in his
treatment of the Polish question. Our Paris cor-
respondent alluded, two or three days back, to
some joint proposals on the part of England and
France, which had emanated from the English:Ca-
binet ; and we have every reason to believe that his
statement of those proposals is substantially correct.
They are :—" 1. The conclusion of an armistice for
one year. 2. The Polish fortresses to continue to
be garrisoned by the Russian troops. 3. The im-
mediate institution of a Polish administration. 4.
No individuals implicated in the rebellion to be ar-
rested or brought to trial." It is easy to understand
that the Cabinet of the Tuileries has " eagerly asso-
ciated itself" with that of St. James's in the pre-
sentation of these demands • it is not easy to fathom
the motives of Lord Russell's initiative. The first
proposition is quite sufficient to ensure the rejection
of all. The acceptance of an armistice for 12 months
would be to Russia the surrender of Poland—nothing
less. It would be a virtual recognition of the insur-
rection as a belligerent power, and would give to
the insurgents precisely that moral status for which
they are fighting. It would afford the Poles time
to organise and agitate, and to provide for the
Russiae future
struggle. It would be a tacit confession that
was unable to put down the revolt and
strain d
was anxious
uponßussia,
for foreign intervention. Now h
Russia, struggling with a great social crisis, is e
un-
doubtedly great; but there can b f
no doubt that
she is slowly but steadily gaining_
the upper hand,
and that, if the affair had been left in the hands of
the Poles, if there had been no foreign recruits in
the insurgent bands, the contest would be already
well-nigh over. To ask Russia then to consent to
an armistice at this moment is to ask her to forego
all her present advantages; to put arms into the
hands of the rebellion ; to give increased strength
and a better position to the Poles ; and we can
hardly doubt that a high-spirited Monarch will •,,
re-
sent the demand and refuse it. What, then P
Will
Earl Russell put up with the rebuff quietly,
and
frame some new proposals more alateable to the
Russian Government; or will he c the only
logical consequences of the demand accept the
and
present an ultimatum ? We have too much respect
for the noble earl's sagacity, and too much confi-