The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-27 00:00:00

NEWMARKET RACES

(THIS DAY.)

(BP ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
HANDICAP, 20 SOVS. T.Y.C.
Jack-the-Giant-Killer
Ephesus -

Seven ran.

Punch Box has arrived.
LATEST BETTING.
TRIENNIAL.
5 to 4 agst Alembic.
2 to 1 agst King Tom.
DERBY.
25 to I agst Alembic (taken).

SPORTING NOTES.

Newmarket, Monday Night.

NORTHALLERTON RACES.
ENTRY for the TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES of 10 sovs. each,
h ft, with 50 added, for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst
31b. Penalties and allowances. The second to save
his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards ex.
penses. Half-a-mile.

Tadcaster. I Miss Sellon. f. by Cowl, out
Diligent. Mrs. Humby. I of Palma.
ENTRY for the WELTER HANDICAP of 5 soya. each, 3 ft,
with 20 added ; second to save his stake. Gentlemen
riders ; professionals 51b extra. One mile.

Age st lb
Maidstone 4 12 10
Italian
Titterstone
Moses
Risk 6 10 10
Thirkleby 6 10 8
Surveyor 4 10 4
Lough Bo.wn 5 10 41
Beau Brummell 4 10 2

Age st lb
Slang
f. by Ugly Buck
—Helena 3 910
Good Morning 3 910
Patience
Trying it on (late
Fidelity) 4 9 6
Shamrock 3 812
Criterion

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.-(THIS DAY.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND NARROW ESCAPE OF THE
FRENCH AMBASSADOR.— Wm. Ward, ironmonger, Tot-
tenham, and John Kitchen, licensed victualler, Totten-
ham-park, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham,
charged with being drunk, and furious driving, and
thereby causing the death of a valuable horse, the pro-
perty of his Excellency the French Ambassador.
Thomas Burton, coachman to his Excellency, stated
that, about 20 minutes to nine, last night, he was driv-
ing a horse and brougham, in which was his Excellency,
down Regent-street, on the proper side of the road,
when all at once he saw a horse and cart, containing the
defendants, coming very fast in a contrary direction to
that which he was going. Witness pulled his horse up
as soon as he could, and had hardly done so when the
shaft of defendant's cart ran into his horse's chest, and
killed it on the spot. The value of the horse is 130
guineas. As soon as the occurrence took place, he and
the footman got off the box, and the latter let his Ex-
cellency out of the brougham, while witness ascertained
the names and addresses of the defendants. The defend-
ant Kitchen, who was driving, was, by the force of the
collision, thrown out of the cart, and both of the de-
fendants were the worse of liquor.
Jonathan Ingram, footman to his Excellency, oorro-
borated the evidence of last witness, and added that
the defendants were driving at the rate of ten miles an
kour.

The defendants denied being drunk, and Kitchen at-
tributed the occurrence as the result of an accident.
Inspector Monckton proved that both of the defend.
ants were decidedly drunk.
Mr. Bingham said the charge had been completely
and satisfactorily proved against Kitchen, the driver of
the horse and cart, and he (Mr. Bingham) was sorry the
law allowed him to fine him (the defendant) no higher
penalty than 405., or seven days, for furious driving,
and 101. for the damage. The latter penalty he should
not inflict, but leave it to the owner of the horse to
bring his action in ono of the superior courts. As to
the defendant Ward, he should discharge him.

LOSS OF THE ENGLISH SHIP CLEOPATRA.—Letters re-
ceived yesterday from St. John's, New Brunswick,
communicate the total loss of the British ship Cleopatra,
Captain Levitre master, from Liverpool, abandoned on
fire, on the night of the 3rd inst., off the Banks of New-
foundland, the master and crew being rescued by the
United States war sloop the Dectaur, which fortunately
happened to be cruising off the Banks at the time. The
Cleopatra was upwards of 1,000 tons burthen. She was
bound to Quebec in ballast, and was 24 days out from
Liverpool when fallen in with by the American war sloop,
the commander of which, on discovering her condition,
sent two officers and a number of bands to assist in get-
ting the ship into the nearest port. She had sprung a
leak, and her crew were in a most distressing condition
from incessant working at the pumps. At midnight
Commander Whitling, observed a great light in the di-
rection the Cleopatra had steered when she parted com-
pany the previous evening, he bore down, and shortly
came up with a wreck on her beam ends, and on fire.
It proved to be the vessel. A gale of wind had thrown
the ship over on her beams, and those in charge being
unable to right her ; they lighted tar barrels to sig-
nalise assistance, and in the course of the night the ves-
sel caught fire from the burning tar barrels. The Decatur
came alongside as close as possible, and all hands were
taken off in safety. In about two
hours afterwards the
burning wreck went down in deep water. Her crew
saved nothing from the vessel whatever. She was re-
ported to be amply insured,

WEDNESDAY'S SPORT AT NEWMARKET.
The sport appointed to be decided on Wednesday pre-
sents no especial " feature" of attraction ; still it will be
neither uninteresting nor unimportant, and the only
shortcomings will be in the supply, not in the quality.
The list contains nine events, including one match and
four unclosed stakes. The appearance of West Austra-
lian among the competitors for the "Triennial" for three-
year-olds will exercise a diminishing effect on the field.
His starting is probable, and should he go to the post,
his success will be certain. His running and the nume-
rical strength of the field, however, will be materially
regulated by the result of the race for the Grand Duke
Michael.
The 200 Sovs. Produce Sweepstakes will, perhaps,
be carried off by Sortie. The St. Leger, although most
insignificant in comparison with its Great Northern pro-
totype, is likely to occasion a somewhat interesting
betting race ; yet its intended competitors possess only
the slenderest racing pretensions. Lord Exeter has four
nominations, including the names of Filbert, Cobnut,
and Nutpecker. His lordship's stable will therefore be
fully represented ; probably by two horses. I am, how-
ever, on this occasion, induced to desert his colours and
do battle with Rackapelt.
Weathercock may have a favourable turn for the 50
Sovs. Sweepstakes, although it is expected that the race
will occasion a demonstration of applause.
King Pepin is regarded with strong prejudice by the
cognoscenti of Newmarket, and his Cesarewitch chance
is spoken of with much ridicule. The horse was for
some time trained here ; it is, therefore, reasonable to
suppose that they had frequent opportunities of forming
a pretty accurate estimation of his ability. He is described
by all manner of "uproarious epitaphs ;" some persons
calling him a pig of a horse, others noisily maintaining
that he never went more than four miles an hour, and
that was when he travelled in a van. A report is widely
circulated to the effect that just prior to the Warwick
Meeting King Pepin was tried with Little Harry, who
gave him l Olbs, and was easily beaten !
IThe "man in the street" is very "sweet" on Ner-
vous and Nutshell for the Cesarewitch ; he is, however,
remarkable for the strangeness of his fancies.
Seahorse was at exercise this morning in company
with another " foreigner." He is a good looking
powerfully-made horse, and the style in which he takes
his work is sufficient to justify the partiality which cer-
tain experienced judges have expressed for his Cam-
bridgeshire chance. Whether he will prove another
Turnus, however, yet remains-to be seen.
P.S.—Newmarket, Monday Night, 11 p.m.—l have
just received intelligence that West Australia is
"scratched " for the Triennial Stakes, for three-yrs-old.
The remarks which I made respecting his chance are,
therefore of little worth. Sittingbourne's running will
of course depend materially on the result of the Grand
Duke Michael. Pelion is the next noteworthy animal,
and after him I should "go " for Talfourd. Many visi-
tors have arrived by the evening train, and there is
every indication of a full and successful meeting.
A FRESH MAN,