The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-30 00:00:00

DEVON AND EXETER MEETING—TuFsDAy.

The Haldon Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; winners extra.
Three-quarters of a mile.
Capt. Gray's Audax, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Cannon) 1
Mr. Carlisle's Allow Me, 5 yrs, ist 111 b, inc 71b extra
C. Grayi 2
Mr. Woolcot's Ropley, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Whiteburn 3
Mr. E. Brayley's Chicken Hazard, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Murray 4
Mr. Starky's Jassy, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Page) 5

Betting-6 to 4on Audax, 4to 1 aget Jassy, SWI each
agst Allow Mi and Chicken Hazard, and 10 to 1 agst
Ropley. Won by a short head ; a bad third.
The Devonshire Stakes (Handicap) of 20 sous each, with
50 added ; certain winners extra. Two miles.

Lord Portsmouth's Sydmonton, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (Cannon) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Moose, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (W. Boyce) 3
Mr. Starling's Minstrel, 4 yrs, 7st blb (C. Page) 3

Betting-I-7 to 4on Sydmonton, 2to 1 agst Moose, and 5
to 1 agst Ministrel. Won in a canter by 10 lengths ; avery
bad third.

The Great Devonshire Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each,with

100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst Glb ;

penalties and allowances. Half a mile. 27 subs.
Mr. Merry's Belzeebub, Bst 71b (A. Edwards) 1
Lord Portsmouth's Robin Hood, 9at (inc 41b ex) (Wells) 2

Betting-4 to lon Robin Hood. Won easily by a length.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; weight for
age, with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Glenzie's Countess 8010, 2 yrs, Est 51b (..£5O) (Murray) 1
Mr. Hex's Roarer, 3 yrs, Bst llb (.£5O) (Cannon) 2

Cox weighed for the Bavaria filly, who, turning restive,
unseated her jockey, and did not go to the post.
Betting-6 to son Roarer. Won easily by a length. The
winner was not sold,

The Dawlish Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each ; with 30
added; winners extra. One mile.
Mr. York's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 21b ... (A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Brayley'e Mongrel, 3 yrs, ist llb (Murray) 2
Mr. Thomas's Brigand, 3 yrs, Est 41b (car Est 61b) (Page) 3

Betting-5 to 2on Troublesome, who won by half a length
—a bad third.

DONCASTER SEPT
The Great Yorkshire Ilani

EMBER MEETING.

[dicap. St. Leger Course.
Ago st lb
Redmire 3 7 3
Auditor ... 3 7 1
Ghillie Callum ... 4 7 1
Iris gelding ... 4 6 13
Empress of India... 4 6 12
Nightwatch ... 3 6 12
Nemo ... 4 6 11
Macbeth ... ... 4 6 11
The Scheldt 3 6 8
Lalla Rookh 3 6 6
Verdant ... 3 6 5
Brindisi ... ... 4 6 4
The Swift... 3 6 4
Moldavia. . ... 3 6 4
Sister to the Drake. 4 6 3
Swordsman ... 3 6 3
Little Goy (h-b) ... 4 6 3
La Fortune ... 3 6 2
Rinaldo ... ... 3 6 2
Harry Brailsford 3 6 2
Camillie 3 6 1
Elland ... 3 6 0
Ameer ... 3 6 0
Morris Dancer ... 3 6 0
Amber ... 3 5 11
Lazaretto ... ... 3 5 11
Scylla ... 3 5 8
Tusculanum ... 3 5 7
i Holstein ... 3 5 7
Pas d'Extase ... 3 5 7
ndicap. One mile.
Ago st lb
Gondola ... 4 6 11
Sonveraino ... 3 6 10
Guinivero ... 3 6 10
Itigekt to ... 4 6 10
Gardevisuro ... 3 6 9
Vixen ... ... 3 6 9
Dean Swift ... 4 6 9
Reginella ... 3 6 8
Tennyson (h b) 3 6 8
Brindisi ... 4 G
Swordsman 3 6 6
Radcliffe ... 3 6 5
Black Draught 3 6 4
Harry Brailsford ... 3 6 2
Moldavia ... 3 6 1
Lady Egidia 3 5 12
Elland ... 3 5 12
Mainsail ...3 5 12
Lazaretto ... 3 5 12
Rinaldo! ... 3 5 12
Fair Melrose 3 5 12
Il Re Galantuomo 3 5 11
Pas d'Extase 3 5 7
August 28, at 10 a.m.

Dollar

Age st lb
5 9 4;
▪6 9 1
▪ 4 8 8;
... 4 8 7
... 5 8 61
... 4 8 3;
•4 8 2
... 5 8 2
4 8 2i
• 4 8 0;
5 7 11;
... 4 7 121
... 4 7 11;
... 4 7 11!
... 4 7 10(
... 4 7 9
5 7 8:,
... 3 7 8
... 4 7 8,
4 7 7!
... 4 7 7
—4 7 6;
5 7 6!
6 7
... a 7 5
... 5 7 5
... 4 7 5
... 4 7 4
... 4 7 4;
... 5 7 4
The Cleveland hia:

Argonaut ...
Baragah
Planet ...
Scamander
Moulsey
Ackworth
Accident ...
Cathedral ...
Hippolyta
Gratitude ...

Prince Arthur
John Davis
Dalby ...
Claremont ...
Rose ...
Fantail ...
Klarinska ...
Peon ...

Hollyfox ...
Bnckfoot ...
Harcourt ...

Dr. Syntax
Welcome
Balham
Duukeld

Redcap ...
Bel Demonio
Copenhagen
Raglan ...

Ago lb
Argonaut ... 6 9 4
Windham ... 4 8 7
Toucques ... 5 8 5
Master Richard ... 4 8 6
Gratitude ... 5 8 0
Rose, 4 7 13
Exchequer ... 6 7 12
Stockinger ... 6 7 12
Sundeelah ... 4 7 91
Klarinska 3 7 9 '
Bradamauto ... 4 7 6
Peeress 3 7 5
Redcap ... 4 7 4
Muezzin ... 5 7 3
Greenland ... 4 7 3
Dunkeld 5 7 2
The Grinder 3 7 1
Stockownor ... 5 7 0
Farewell 3 7 0
Ghillie Callum ... 4 7 0
Vanderveldo 4 7 0
Hornblower ... 3 6 12
Hawkshaw ... 4 6 12

Weights published

AQUATICS.

CHAMPION SAILING BARGE REGATTA.

The view of Mr. Harry Dodd in originating sailing barge
races—since cultivated by the Thames and Mersey Barge-
owners' Association, anti under whose direction they have
been this year produced—was not only to produce sport,
but materially to advance the interests of both owners and
the working hands in their employment. To the former it
was suggested that their builders might strike out fresh
lines, and by the exorcise of some taste in construction
prove that even a barge could be built without prejudice to
its utility with some pretension to beauty, and to cause
the owners to provide gear and stores that would enable
the men to handle their craft in so efficient a manner as
to reflect credit both upon the employers and the em-
ployed. Especially, however, were these races intended to
create a spirit of emulation amongst bargemen—a class
previously without any incentive for smartness and good
conduct other than the remuneration common to their
employment, and which, it is considered, cannot but react
most beneficially in causing them to keep their craft tight
and trim, in using every means to take advantage of wind
and tide, in making them more ready in giving way to
larger vessels and to each other, when nothing but colli-
sion and probable loss of life, with certain injury to pro-
perty and expense to the owners, is the natural consequence
of a contrary course. It must be obvious that these men
have at all times, in the aggregate, large amounts of pro-
perty entrusted to them, and that their vocation requires
the exorcise of their utmost care and attention, and that
it will be a great encouragement to them in well-doing to
show that services which in the majority of cases
require dispatch, attention, energy, and thought,
are rewarded by some tribute of appreciation. The
object of the promoters of this undertaking is not to
pet the men, but to endeavour by exciting a feel-
ing on the part of the owners, and such of the public as
thereby feel interested, to raise their self respect, and make
them objects of respect on the part of others.
The champion race of the third sailing barge regatta was
contested yesterday. It will be remembered that 40 barges,
topsails and stumps, sailed on the 15th inst. for various
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stump barge 20 guineas, the gift of the subscribcrs, and £5,
£3, and £2 for the crows, besides another champion flag
presented by Mr. Dodd.
The following contended :
TOPSAIL BARGES.
Barges. Burden. Owners.
Agnes
Matilda and Amy
Surprise
STUMPS.

Elizabeth
Charles
Maria
The course proposed was from Erith to the Nero Light
and back, but it was found necessary to shorten it.
Mr. Cecil Long, vice commodore of the Prince of Wales's
Yacht Club, kindly consented to become officer of the day
on boaid the Elfin, which, with the Petrel and Stork
steamers, accompanied the race with large parties on
board ; there was also a vast assemblage of barges_filled
with spectators.

The weather was fine—a light breeze from N.N.W. On
arriving at Erith the barges were found in two lines where
they had been positioned by Messrs. Dodd, Starling, and
Flowers, three of the sailing committee. The start took
place at 10.5. The mainsails were hanging in the brails,
and the topsails lowered, but sheeted home, at the time the
signal was given, and in 45 seconds the Agnes had weighed
her anchor and set every stitch of canvas, being the fastest
of the fleet. The Surprise was next, and the Matilda third.
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Coal Harbour Point the order of the stumps was Maria,
Charles, and Elizabeth, but scarcely a length between them,
and a few yards in front of them were the Surprise, Agnes,
and Matilda. It was a fair wind right down at this time, but,
unfortunately, did not hold. All their sails at this early part
of the match were drawing nicely. The Maria began to in-
crease her lead well in Erith rands, the Charles and Eliza-
beth sailing beam and beam, while the Surprise had in-
creased her lead. Off Purfleet the Matilda drew upon the
Surprise with the Agnes close onherquarter, and the Maria,
although still leading the stumps, was being picked up by
the Charles, while the Elizabeth was falling dead astern of
the whole fleet. About half way down Long Reach the
Matilda came up to windward of the Surprise, and after
boring her a little to leewardwithout any resistance, passed
her, and in half a mile further, the wind having lightened
upon the Matilda, the Surprise went up to windward of her
and endeavoured to return the compliment,but the Matilda's
captain luffed her, and a nice little breeze coming down at
the moment she retained her position. At Grays Matilda
had increased her lead considerably, the Surprise being se-
cond and Agnes third, the Maria having a long lead of the
Charles in the stumps. They were-in this order at Graves-
end, where in the course of the light airs that succeeded, the
wind veered to north and then to east, so ;that the barges
being unable to lay through the Hope had to make several
boards. As they were beginning to meet the young flood
the Elfin steamer was judiciously brought up about a mile
below Coal House Buoy, and the wind ever and anon dying
off, it was with the greatest difficulty the leading barges
fetched the steamer, being soaked. up 12y_khe fl
every minute grew stronger. Thily at
follows:

H. M. S.
Matilda and Amy 0 12 50
Surprise 0 34 5
Agnes 0 54 40
Maria 0 50 30
Charles

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The Elfin was allowed to drive up with the tido a few
yards to enable the first three to round. For some time on
the return the wind was fair, but again falling off came out
from the north and then westward, andin Long Reach they
had to make a board or two. There was nochange, and the
barges finished as under :

H. M. S.
Matilda and Amy 2 21 50
Surprise 2 45 35
Agnes 2 55 55
Maria 3 0 55
Charles

The shouts and cheers from the assembled multitude at
the coming in were completely deafening. Mr. Cecil Long
then presented the prizes—Mr. Dodd's Cup to Mr. Willett,
with the money to his crew, and the second cup and money
to Mr. C. Wood and men. This was succeeded by the pre-
sentation of a very handsome silver snuff-box to Mr. Harry
Dodd from the working men, bearing this inscription—
" Presented to H. Dodd, Esq., by bargemen, as a token of
respect and esteem, and in acknowledgment of the interest
he has taken in their welfare. August 29, 1865." Mr. Long
was deputed by the men to present this, and pointed out
how well the recipient deserved it at their hands, and Mr.
Dodd expressed the gratification he felt at this unexpected
tribute of their regard.
The stewardship of the Elfin was excellent.