The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

OPENING OF BAXTER PARK.

At 1 o'clock the varionsbodies who took part in the grand
ceremony of the day met in the Barrack Park. When the
line had been formed the procession marched through the
principal streets to the People's Park, which is situated at
the north-eastern extremity of the town. The park occu-
pies a space of 38 acres, and is most tastefully laid out. In
the centre stands a handsome pavilion in the Italian style,
built at a cost of £6,000. At each entrance are handsome
lodges. The cost of the park, its embellishment, and the
sum set apart by the donor for its maintenance cannot be
less than £50,000.
A statue of Sir David Baxter, subscribed for by upwards
of 16,000 of the people of Dundee as a mark of their
gratitude for his noble gift, and which was executed by
Mr. Steel, sculptor, of Edinburgh, was uncovered on the
occasion. _ _

Among the speakers at the opening of the park were Earl
Dalhousie, the Earl of Camperdown, Sir David Baxter, and
others.

In replying to a vote of thanks for his presence, Earl
RUSSELL, who was received with enthusiastic cheers by the
vast multitude, said--I hope you will allow me, as the
youngest burgess of Dundee, to say a few words with regard
to a matter which I think may tend to the usefulness of this
park, for which the town of Dundee is so much indebted to
Sir D. Baxter. (Applause.) I was speaking to him of a
notion which has occurred to my mind, and I found it had
also occurred to his, and, indeed, from his benevolence and
sagacity it was not likely to have escaped him. I have been
accustomed in the course of my life to pay a great deal of
attention to education; and I have been told of late years
by those who are occupied in education in great towns—such
as Glasgow, Birmingham, and similar large towns—that
there is one great difficulty they have to contend with in
their schools, and that is that in those towns there is no
such thing as a playground. (Hear, hear.) I think a play-
ground is quite as useful as a school—(laughter and ap-
plause)—and it is still more easy to occupy a playground in
these days, when we aro told by some clever philosophers
that the boy who is at school three days in the week learns
quite as much, if not more, than the boy who goes six, and
that the boy who is at school half a day learns quite as
much as the boy who is at school the whole day. (Laughter
and cheers.) Whether that be true or not lam not going
to say, but I think it would be a great advantage to the
schools in this town if they were to ask the permission of
Lord Dalhousie and the other trustees, that from time to
time, at certain fixed hours, this park should be made a
playground for certain games during the hours of recrea-
tion which the school allows. There is a very great ten-
dency at the present time—which is a good tendency—of
bringing people together in large towns, but it has a
hopes that,
should learn dis-
advantage, and that is that the children are brought 11P
great
Without having the least notion of the green fields, or a
pre-
sumption
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applause.)
The weather was fortunately dry
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ceedings passed off with greatdarat* There
and sunny, and the pro-
display of fireworks in the park, an 'here was a grand
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vari-
ous parts. It was intended to set illuminations in
the wind was unfavourable. off a large balloon, but

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE ON A CHILD.—Yesterday
a young man named Abraham Farrant was committed for
trial by the borough magistrates at Guildford, for a criminal
and most brutal assault upon a child of two years old, the
daughter of the landlord of the Rose and Crown public
house in that town. It is feared that the poor little girl is
not likely to survive the injuries she has sustained.
THE ADVANTAGE OF A " POSTMAN'S KNOCK."-.._
At the Judges' Chambers, on Wednesday, an appli-
cation was made to discharge a person named Onions out of
custody, on the ground that the arrest had been effected by
the sheriffs' officers breaking open the outer door. The
officers swore they got into the house at night, after watev
ing for some time, by the dodge of a " postman's
The door was opened and after a struggle the e
made. Mr. Justice Mellor refused to order .4pture was
.
the discharge,
believing that the arrest was through, the „postrnaler
knock."

Cadiz carried off the first race easily, Nebula in the
Welter Cup squandering a great favourite in the person of
Cheerful, who had been previously backed for the St.
Leger. The County Handicap was another surprise for the
gentlemen, a filly of Mr. Snewing's making all the run-
ning, and winning easily.

The Warwick Cup brought only three horses to the post,
the presence of Dr. Syntax, an extreme outsider for the
Great Northern event, promising a taste of his quality. He
pulled double all the way, and, taking the lead from the
stand, won with comparative ease by three parts of a length.
The pace was but indifferent. After the race 40 to 1 was
taken about the winner for the St. Leger.
The Nursery Handicap was won cleverly by Rizzio,
being the second time to-day his owner's colours first
caught the judge's eye—a rather unusual circumstance for
Mr. Robertson.

The St. Leger betting will be found below.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added ; for 2-yr-
olds, 6st 121 b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b. Fillies and geldings

allowed 31b. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.

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8 subs.
King George, 6
Mr. Fleming's Cadiz, 3 yrs, 9at(inc. 71b extra)K(inin
Capt. Gray's King's George, 2 yrs, 7st 51b
(Dowling) 2
Mr. Barber's The Clown, 2 yrs, 7at Sib (inc. 71b extra)
to B 4 eagttiontgT- (E. Taylor) 3
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The Clown, followed by the favourite, made play to the
straight, where the three closed and ran together to the
toclo4wangs, tan(adt
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distance, where Cadiz came out and won in a canter by two
lengths; a bad third.
The IV alter Cup, value 100 soya, the rest in specie, by sub-
scription of 15 siva each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared. Winners
extra. Professionals 61b extra. One mile. 23 subs., 14

of whom declared.
Mr. Down's Nebula, 3 yrs, 9st 41b .... (Mr. W. Beville) 1
Mr. Handley's Cheerful, 3 yrs, 9st 81b (Mr. G. Thompson) 2
Major Wombell's Alcibiade, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (in. 61b ex)
(Challoner) 3
Betting-9 to 4on Cheerful, 4to 1 agst Nebula, and 7to
1 agst Alcibiade.
Cheerful,
girths,ne made play, Nebula
lying off ing the Star Close,
where th
e latter at the same time
taking the second place. On entering the straight, Nebula
ran up to Cheerful, the pair coming on in company to the
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distance, where Mr. Down's filly took a decided lead, and
won very easily by a length ; a bad third.
The County Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 soya
added. Winners extra. The second horse to save his
stake. One mile. 32 subs.
Mr. C. Snewing's Barter, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (J. Grimshaw) 1
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Crotchet colt, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Daley) 2
Mr. R. Boyce's The Principal, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b
(T. Osborne) 3
The following also ran :—Aurelian, General Hess,
Golden Dust, Paddy O'Rourke, ()Man, and Fletton.
Several failures occurred before Mr. Marshall could get
them in order. When the flag was lowered Barter jumped
away with a decided lead, followed by Aurelian and General
Hess side by side ; then came the Crotchet colt, Golden
Dust, Ossian, and Paddy O'Rourke, Principal and Fletton
being the two last. On entering the straight Barter some-
what increased his lead, and on reaching the distance had
his horses beaten, General Hess being the first to give way,
followed in a few strides after by Aurelian, which left the
favourite and Principal (the latter having run past the pull-
ing up horses) in hopeless pursuit of Mr. Snewing's colt,
which won in a canter by three lengths ; Principal finished
a wretched third, Golden Dust was fourth, Paddy O'Rourke
fifth, and Ossian sixth; Aurelian, in ccmpany with General
Hess and Fletton, were the last three.
The Members' Plate of £5O; for 2-yr-olds, 6st 71b; 3-yr-

olds, Bst : 4-yr-olds and upwards, Bst 101 b. Winners
extra. The winner to be sold for 50 soya.
Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 2 yrs, Gat 1 llb (Morgan) 1
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Queen Fastrada, 2 yrs, fiat 71b
(Dowling) 2
Mr. Saxon's Wave, 3 yrs, Bst (Midgley) 3
Mr. W. Owen's Madame Tagliafico, 2 yrs, 6st 71b
• (Cannon) 4
Mr. Arthur's Vulture, aged, 9st (Reeves) 5

Betting---7 to 4on Usher, sto 1 agst Vulture, and 100 to
15 agst Queen Fastrada.
Vulture, in company with Queen Fastrada, cut out the
work, having Wave and the favourite side by side as her
immediate followers, Madame Tagliafico acting as whipper-
in. They ran thus to the bend, where Usher drew forward
and joined Vulture, who in a few strides after drew back,
leaving Lord Westmoreland's colt in command, who won
cleverly by half a length, Queen Fastrada defeating Wave
by a length for second; a bad fourth. The winner was
bough;, in for 155 guineas.
The Warwick Cup, value 200 sous, by subscription of 10
soya each, 50 of which will be given to the second horse,
and 25 to the third, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight
for age. Winners extra, with maiden allowances. Two

_ .
miles and a half. 24 subs.
Mr. W. Ashworth's Dr. Syntax, 3 yrs, 6st 61b
(E. Taylor) 1
Mr. Cartwrighes Fairwater, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ..(Custance) 2
Mr. Fleming's Magnum Bonum, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Norman) 3
In consequence of the required number of horses not
starting the added money was not given.
Betting-11 to 8 agst Fairwater, 6to 4 agst Dr. Syntax,
and 4 to 1 agst Magnum Bonum.
Fairwater went to the fi ont immediately after starting,
waited vpon by Magnum Bonum and Dr. Syntax to the Star
enclosure, where the latter overpulling Taylor, ran past his
horses and came on with a commanding lead, but running
extremely wide at the bend, which enabled Fairwater once
again to appear in front ; but on passing the stand the
young one again went to the fore, and with the favourite in
close company made the rest of the running and won very
cleverly by three parts of a length; Magnum Bonum finished
a length and a half in their rear.
After the race 1,000 to 30 was offered against the winner
for the St. Leger.
The Nursery Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100
added, for 3-yr_olds ; the second horse to save his stake.
Winners extra: Three-quarters of a mile. 28 subs.
Mr. W. Robertson's Rizzio, 7st 21b ........ (Whiteley) 1
Mr. Flemings Jet colt, 68t lub
... (H. Covey) 2
Mr, G. Lamberts Farnhurst, 75t................. (Morgan) 3
The following also
ran :—Verbena filly, The Sea Boy,
Mary Copp colt, Black Friar,
Gazehound, Eleanor, Im-
position, and Diploma.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Eleanor, sto 1 each agst the Jet
colt and Black Friar, 8 to 1 each agst Farnhurst and the
Sea Boy, 10 to 1 agst Rizzio.
After several breaks away, the flag was lowered exactly
a quarter of an hour after the time set down. On settling
into their places the Jet colt took a clear lead, followed by
Imposition and Farnhurst side by
side, with Diploma,
Rizzio, and Black Friar lying up. Entering the Star en-
closure Farnhurst took second place, Rizzio going on third,
with Imposition next. On reaching
the distance Rizzio
joined the Jet colt, the pair running locked to the stand,
where Mr. Robertson's colt drew away and won cleverly by
a length and a half, Farnhurst was a bad third, Black Friar
was fourth, Gazehound fifth) Eleanor sixth, and Imposition
next ; the three last, beaten off, were Diploma,
and the Mary Copp colt. the Sea Boy,

The Grand Stand Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs, for all
ages. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr: Astley's Quicksand, 3 yrs, 7„t 21b .(J. GrimshaW) 1
Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs, Bst 81b* .. (J Osborne) 2
Mr. Payne's Margery, 4 yre, 7st 21b (Herbert) 3
Vulture, Miss Livingstone, Coronet, and Kennett) also
ran.

Betting--7 to 4 agst Miss Livingstone, 4to 1 agst Coro-
net, 5 to 1 agst Calabria, 8 to 1 aget Margery.
Won by half a length; two lengths between the second
and third.
LATEST BETTING.
THE LEGER.
11 to 2 agst Avenger (taken)
6to 1 agst Ranger (taken)
6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
9to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken)
1,0 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
.•. ___;;‘, (taken)
16 to 1 agst bona..)
18 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (takei:;
40 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken)

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-

MENTS.

Sept. 5, at 0 30 p.m. (to the Clerk of the Course), Die-
tutor, out of Northern Metropolitan Handicap, Manchester.
7, at 9 a.m., Blackdown, out of Warwick Cup.
7, at 9 a.m., Cobbler, out of Scurry Handicap. Leicester.
7, at 9 a.m., Gem of the Sea, Mr. Longfleld's Garotter,
and all Mr. Bryan's horses, out of Warwick engagements.
7, at 0 30 p.m., c by Young Melbourne— Gameboy, out
of Doncaster St, Leger, and Makeshift, out of the Great
Yorkshire Handicap,
7, at 5 15 p.m., Heber (dead), out of all engagerents•
S, at 9 a.m,, Angelus, out of Doncaster St. Leger.
8, at 9 a.m., Marquis of Hastings's horses, out of War.
wick and Leice;cer engagements.
8, at 9 a Tarragona, Gordian Knot, and Captain
Christ'
..e's horses, out of Leicester engagements.
$, at 9 a.m., Southampton, out of Troy Plate, Monmouth.
8, •at 9 a m Hilly Grove, out of Licensed Victuallers'
Plate, Leicester.
8, at 1 18 p.m., Megador, out of Doncaster St. Leger.
9, at 10 45 a.m., Duchess of Kent, out of Leicestor en-
gagements.
9, at 11 18 a.m,, Sea Kiag, out of Doncaster engagements.

HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.

IYesterday the last fruit and flower show of the season
was held at these gardens. The attendance of visitors, when
the state of the weather and the time of the year is con-
sidered, was very good, and almost as numerous as at the
exhibition which takes place in the midst of the flower
show season in this fashionable promenade. The show was
arranged in the long saloons which used to form the French
refreshment department during the Exhibititn time, and
here, protected from the weather, which, as is nearly always
the case in nearly all horticultural fetes, was most unfavour-
able, it was seen to the greatest advantage. The collection
shown, though not a large one, was emphatically one of the
most excellent in all its branches that the society has brought
together for some time past, and there was scarcely one
of the classes in which the specimens sent for competition
were not of the highest order of merit. Messrs. Youell, of
the Royal Nurseries, Great Yarmouth, showeda most mag-
nificent stand of cut flowers of the gladiolus, in which all
the rarest and most delicately-tinted varieties of this splen-
did flower were shown in the utmost perfection of bloom.
Mr. Standish and Mr. Prince also exhibited largely in
blooms of the same kind, so that the united collections formed
a bank of such varied and beautiful colours as only a large
collection of this plant could ever display. In dahlia blooms
Mr. Turner, of the Royal Nurseries, Slough, as usual dis-
tanced all competition, and it is difficult to imagine of their
kind anything more beautiful in form and colour than the
collections of these flowers with which he carried off all the
chief prizes. Second to these, but to these only, were the
specimens sent in by Mr. Reynes, of Salisbury. The dis-
play of phloxes, verbenas, and roses was equally remarkable
for its excellence, and some noble specimens of hollyhocks
attracted a great amount of admiration. The show of miscel-
laneous plants was good, especially in those of variegated
foliage, though none in this class were sufficiently promi-
nent to merit a special prize. The fruit collection included
almost every known specimen of hardy or hothouse plants,
the plums, peaches, and grapes being unusually abundant
and good. From the Chiswick gardens there was a splendid
collection of varieties of grapes, which as a collection were
unequalled by anything else of the kind exhibited. The
pears, also, as might be expected after a season so unusually
propitious to this fruit, were exhibited in their endless va-
rieties and in the highest perfection of size and shape. The
following are the names of the chief nrize-takers at this
competition :
Class 1-12 Hollyhocks, single flowers, distinct kinds
(open)—First prize, Messrs W. Chater, nurserymen, Saf-
fron Walden; second do, Messrs W. Minchin and Son,
nurserymen, Hook Norton.
Class 2-24 German Asters, quilled, distinct kinds (open)
—First prize, Mr. R. H. Betteridge, Milton-hill, near Ste-
venton ; second do, Mr C. Wyatt, gardener to Mr. H.
Will es, Epsom.
Class 3-24 French Asters, tasseled, distinct kinds (opei)
—First prize, Mr R. H. Betteridge, Milton-hill; second
do., Mr. C. Wyatt, gardener to Mr H. Willes, Epsom,
Class 4-24 Gladiolus, cut spikes, distinct kinds (open)—
First prize, Messrs Youell and Co., Royal Nurseries, Great
Yarmouth; second do., Mr J. Standish, Royal Nurseries,
Ascot.
Class 5-12 Gladiolus, cut spikes, distinct kinds (ama-
teurs)—First prize, Mr J. Sladden, Ash next Sandwich,
Kent; second do., Mr C. J. Perry, the Cedars, Castle
Bromwich.
Class 6-24 Phloxei, single trusses, distinct kinds (open)
—First prize, Mr Chas. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough.
Class 7-24 Verbenas, five trusses of each, distinct kinds
(open)—First prize, Messrs Perkins and Son, Park Nursery,
Coventry; second do., Mr C. J. Perry, The Cedars, Castle
Bromwich.
Class 8-48 Dehlia Blooms, distinct kinds (nurserymen)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr J.
Reynes, Salisbury.
Class 9-24 Dahlia Blooms, distinct kinds (nurserymen)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr J.
Reynes, Salisbury.
Class 10-18 Dahlia Blooms, Fancies, distinct (nursery-
men)—First prize, Mr J. Reynes, Salisbury ; second do.,
Mr C. Turner, Slough.
Class 11-18 Dahlia Blooms, distinct kinds (amateurs)—
First prize, Mr H. Thorneycroft, Floore, Weedon ; second
do., Mr J. Charlton, Ribworth.
Class 12-12 Dahlia Blooms, Fanbi6S, distinct kinds
(amateurs)—First prize, the Rev. C. Fellows, Norwich ;
second do., Mr W. Corp Milford, Salisbury.
Class 13—Miscellaneous, for flowers not specified (open)
—First prize, Mr C. Turner, for collection of cut roses;
second do., Messrs Paul and Son, do.

FRUIT.

Class A—Collection of Fruit, eight dishes, six distinct
kinds—First prize, Mr C. Turner, Slough; second do., Mr
A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland.
Class B—Peaches, four dishes, distinct kinds—First prize,
Mr T. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cowper, Panshanger ;
second do., Mr A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke of
Sutherland, Trentham.
Class C—Peaches, single dish—First prize, Mr J. Rust,
gardener to the Right Hon. R. Sulivan, Fulham; and Mr
W. Haile, gardener to Earl Lovelace, Ripley, Surrey (equal).
Class D—Nectarines, four dishes, distinct kinds—First
prize, Mr T. Dawson, gardener to Earl Cowper, Panshan-
ger ; second do., Mr A. Henderson, gardener to the Duke
of Sutherland, Trentham.
Class E—Nectarines, single dish—First prize, Mr G. Wil-
son, Gishurst-cottage, Weybridge-heath ; second do., Mr
T. Bailey, gardener to Mr T. T. Drake, Amersham.
Class F—Figs, three dishes, distinct kinds, 12 fruits each
—First prize, Mr A. Bousie, gardener to Lord Taunton,
Stoke-park.
Class I—Cherries, single dish, 50 fruits—First prize, Mr
S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Silsoe, Bedford-
shire; second do., Mr C. Turner, Slough.
Class J—Plum.!;, 4 dishes, distinct kinds—First prize, Mr
S. Snow, gardener to Countess Cowper, Silsoe, Bedford-
shire; second do., Mr J, Cox, gardener to Mr W. Wells,
Redleaf, Penhurst.
Class L—Apples, dessert, thre3 dishes, distinct kinds—
First prize, Mr A. Bousie, gardener to Lord Taunton,
Stoke••parK ; second do., Mr J. Martimore, Wallington,
Carshalton.
Class M—Apples, kitchen, three dishes, distinct kinds—
First prize, Mr S. Snow, gardener to the Countess Cowper,
Silsoe, Bedfordshire; second do., Mr H. Ansties, market
gardener, Chiswick.
Class N—Pears, dessert, three dishes, distinct kinds--
First prize, Mr W. Wren, gardener to Mr E. Purser, Car-
shalton; second do., Mr G. Wilson, Geshurst-cottage,
Weybrid ge-heath.
Class o—Miscellaneous—First prize, Mr A. Henderson,
for a box of 24 Apricots; second do., Mr G. Perry, for six
dishes of Currants; third do., Mr J. Leslie, for a basket of
ridge Cucumbers; fourth do,, Messrs. H. Lane and Son,
for a collection of Grapes in pots, and for a collection o
Orchard-house Fruit Trees in pots.