The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MARGATE RACES-MONDAY.

These races were commenced to-day over the same course
as last year, but under different management, and this was
apparent in the great change for the better. The weather
was beautifully fine, the company most _numerous, the
fields of horses large, the sport good, and there was plenty
of speculation ; in fact, the gathering was a great success.
Below will be found full details of the running :
TheVisiters' Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added; weight
for age, with selling allowances. One mile.
Mr. Marsh's Confederalist, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b ( £2O)
(Jas. Nightingall) 1
Mr. Marsh's Mysterious Lady, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (..£2O)
(J. Smith) 2
Mr. J. Steven's Castle Hill, 4 yrs, 9st llb (X4O)
(Deacon) 3
Mr. Abron's Proctor, 2 yrs, bst 121 b (£2O) (Wyatt) 4
Fomentation, Truth, and Pathfinder also ran
Betting-6 to 4 agst Castle Hill, 2to 1 agst Confederalist,
3 to 1 agst others.

Mysterious Lady made play, followed by Confederalist to
the distance, where the latter took up the running, was
never afterwards caught, and won easily by two lengths ;
a length between second and third, and a head between
third and fourth ; Fomentation was fifth ; and Pathfinder
last. The winner was bought in for 55 guineas.
The Bramfield Cup, value 40 guineas; weight for age,
with selling allowances. One mile.
Mr. Marsh's Rapture, aged, Bst 91b (X5O)
(Jas. Nightingall) 1
Mr. Chandler's Bunch, 8 yrs, 7st 71b (l'Anson) 2
Mr. R. Montague's Little Mary, 2 yrs, bst 131 b (X 100)
(Milne) 3
The following also ran :—Proity, Brown Duchess,
Devotee, Star Cross, Castle Hill, and Hurrah.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Devotee, 4to 1 each agst Rapture
and Star Cross, 5 to 1 agst Castle Hal, 6 to 1 agst Proctor
and Bto 1 agst Bunch. Rapture cut out the work, fol-
lowed by Bunch and Devotee to the turn, where the leader
ran wide, and I'Anson brought Bunch to the front, and
carried on the running to the stand, where Rapture chal-
lenged, and after a desperate race the latter won by a
head, three lengths separating second and third; Star
Cross was fourth, Proctor fifth, and Devotee sixth. Brown
Duchess, when the flag fell, bolted. The winner was
bought by Mr. Cook for 61 guineas.

The Margate Stakes of 40 sovs, added to a Sweepstakesof
5 sovs each ; two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st ; with penalties
and allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.

Mr. Hartley's Alberta, by King Tow, 2 yrs, 7st 21b

(Mordan) 1
Mr. England's Duchess of St. Albans, 2 yrs, 7st

(J.' Smith) 2
Mr. Porter's Indian Star, 2 yrs, 7st (Ilibberd) 8

Fin'alealsO ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Alberta, 6to 4 agst Indian Star, 3
to 1 agst any other. Some delay at the start was caused
by the fractiousness of Finale, who, when the flag fell,
jumped round. Indian Star made play for a short distance,
when he was passed by the Duchess of St. Alban's, who
led to the distance, where Mordan brought Alberta to the
fore, and never being again caught won by two lengths ;
Indian Star a bad third.

The Ramsgate Plate(Handicap) of 40 sous. Three-quartors
of a mile.

Mr. G. Davis's Little Gentleman, by King Tom—Sister
to Little Lady, 4 3 rs, 7st (l'Anson) 1
Mr. J. Land's Ealornock, 4 yrs, Bst Mb
Mr. G. Nightingall's Land of the West, 4 yr,s,.7t.

(Elphick) 8
The following also ran :—Ckicot the Jester, Pegasus,
and Betsy Copeland,

_ .
Betting-7 to 4 agst Little Gentleman, 3to 1 agst Balor-
nock, 4 to 1 agst Land of the West, and 6 to 1 agst Pega-
sus. The flag fell to rather a straggling start, Pegasus
losing several lengths. Land of the West made play, fol-
lowed by Balornock, Little Gentleman, and Chicot the
Jester. The latter, on reaching the turn, ran out and took
no further part in the race. Land of the West held the
lead to the half distance, where he was passed by Little
Gentleman and Balornock, and after a fine race home with
the pair, Little Gentleman won by a neck; two lengths
separated the second and third; Betsy Copeland was fourth,
and Pegasus fifth.

The South-Eastern Stakes, a sweepstakes of 8 soya each,
with 25 added by the South-Eastern Railway Company ;
weight for age with selling allowances. A mile and a

half.
Mr. Porter's Sentinel, by Vedette—St. Rosalie, 3 yrs, 7st
111 b (£2O) (Ilibberd) 1
Mr. Harley's Budworth, 5 yrs, 9st 61b,(.£39

(his. N'ightingall) 2
Mr. England's Fomentation, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (X5O) (Elphick) 3

Freestone and Hurrah also ran.

Betting-5 to 4on Budworthia to 1 agst Sentinel, and
4to 1 agst any other. Fomentation, attended by Bud-
worth and Sentinel, made play to the hill at the turn,
when Budworth and Sentinel came away by. themselves,
and, after a slashing race, the latter won by a head ;
Fomentation a bad third ; and Hurrah was fourth. The
winner was bought by Mr. Valentine for 50 guineas.

TATTERSA.LLS'—LAFr Eyßrans.
BT. LEGER.
sto 4 agst Gladiateur (taken)
100 to 15 agst Regalia (taken)
10 to 1 agst Klarinska (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Archimedes (offared)
100 to 8 agst The Duke (offered)
100 to 7 agst Breadalbane (offered)
100 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken)

DERBY.
100 to 7 agat Lord Lyon (offered)
25 to 1 agst Thistle (taken)
40 to 4 agst Primate (taken)
100 to 1 agst Esca (taken)

Prevention. of Child Murder.
~.
Yesterday evening a meeting Of ladled tend gentlemen in-
terested in this subject was held in the large hall of the
Gray's-inn Hotel, Holborn, for the purpose of considering
what steps could be adopted to arrest the progress of in-
fanththl now so fearfully prevalent throughout the
cdtintrys

The Rev. Dr. Risszx, who was called ,to the chair, said
he had passed many years in Ceylon, where child murder
pre-tailed, but on returning home he found the state of
things touch worse in England. Looking at the question
in its social aspects he had become painfully impressed
With the necessity of taking immediate steps to arrest the
rrogteSS of the evil,

Dr. W. H. Claim; Recorder of Rangoon, said he had
spent nearly 25 years as a magistrate and judge, and had
Seen a vast deal of crime of the nature they were about to
consider. When he came back to this country in April
last, his attention Was directed to the cases of infanticide
Which appeared in the papers,
the remainder of his " leave" taond he
amtti determinedgatton
o f tothe
devoteevil .
In Bengal, Ceylon, and Durmah, he had seen children
thrown to the pigs, and those pigs afterwards used for
huinan food, but things more intolerable even than that
had come to his knowledge since he had been in London.
since lie inserted an advertisement a week since on this
stibjeot in the public papers he had received upwards of a
thousand letters froth English ladies and gentlemen con-
taining many valuable suggestion; and convincing him that
the minds of large numbers had been painfully impressed
'With the importance of the subject. His first impression
s' but dneidering the
Vta.4 that reirolting boxes should be established as in France
matterio
r tahet inreception
n bearings
airnihnE infant
he had been compelled very re=
l uctn ly to abandon :aith in that scheme, inasmuch as
it would lead to an increase of immorality, and involve an
expense which no society would be able to maintain. What
he had in view; mainly was the welfare of the children,
although he dcliiid iidt. eteltide front view the welfare of
the mothers, or the punishment of the tidied fathers. As
the law at present stood, they had a compulsory registra-
tion of births, and if a woman concealed the birth of a
severeregis punishment. He would sug-
tration of pregnancy, and that
should be bound to register herself three or
etchhvaeilrytdtshwheereomawsahnsollitaldblbf3etoa
four months before the anticipated birth of her child. It
would be a bold step to take, but it would prove an effec-
tual means towards getting at the fathers of illegitimate
children, and rendering them liable for their support. In
the next place, he would alter the law of affiliation, for it
was a disgraceful thing that a man who had sinned in this
way should only be liable to the payment of half-a-crown
a week. Further, he would suggest that there should be
in London a hospital to be open night and clay for young
women whose peril was near' upon them. He threw out
these hints for consideration, but he would willingly give
his cordial service towards the promotion of any scheme
that might be devised for lessening the temptation on the
part of mothers to murder their children, and to give un-
fortunater country. children The Rev. J. W. Bocituv) M.A., incumbent of St.
Mary's, Paddington, thought that it would be unadvisable
th
ei a chance of growing up to be a credit to
to adopt any course that would run counter to the prejudices
of the public, and he was of opinion that a proposition for
registering pregnancy would be a very startling thing in-
deed. At the same time he considered it to bo very neces-
sary that some means should be adopted for pursuing the
fathers of illegitimate children, and compelling them to
bear their share of the expense. Mr. Charles Hole (head
master of the Brixton Collegiate School), Mr. Stamp, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. J. Irving Scott, and several other gentlemen
made suggestions, and it was agreed that it would not be
well at that time to pass any resolutions, but to wait to
ascertain more fully the views of the public on the matter,
so that it might be pressed upon the attention of, the Go-
vernment. The meeting was accordingly adjourned until
Wednesday, the 4th of October. . I

The Harvest.

YORKSHIRE.

In the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire dur-
ing the past week great progress has been made
with harvest work, and provided the present fine
weather lasts, another week will see most of the
fields cleared. There has been very little grain
threshed yet, but the produce so far has gone to
strengthen the fear that the wheat crop will be not
only short in quantity but also in quality. The
late rains have vastly benefited turnip and grass
lands. The latter will soon be better than they
have yet been this year.