The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

EGHADI RACES-WEDNESDAY.

The second day saw a better attendance, and brighter
skies, beneath which the course assumed a much gayer ap-
pearance. General Hess, with the penalty for his success
yesterday, had the Princess of Wales's Handicap at his
mercy, and won in the commonest of canters. The only
other event calling for remark is the Surrey and Middlesex,
for which a fair field presented itself, one of the favourites,
Pearl Diver, repeating his Reading performance, and again
bearing Mr. Brayley's lucky colours in the van. The racing
was over in good time to admit. of many intending Oxford-
goers reaching that city before nightfall.
-The Bar on's Stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50
added ; fur 2-yr-olds. Any winner, after the publication
of the weights (Aug. 11, at 10 a.m.) to carry slb extra.
22 subs.
Mr. Lincoln's Miss Williams, 7st 51b (including 51b extra)
(Maidment) 1
Mr. G. Newton's Pinchbeck, 7st 41b (S. Adams 2
Mr. J. H. O.Wyndham's The Masson, Bst 31b (including
51b extra) (Fordham) 3
The following also ran :—Roplek, Retribution, Hasketon
Maid, and Violent.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Miss Williams—at first sto 2, and
2 to 1 agst The Masson.

After one break away, Violent on the far side, and Miss
Williams next the rails, were seen with the lead, the re-
mainder running in a line across the course until nearing
the distance. The favourite from this point came on with
the lead, and won in a canter by two lengths; the Masson
a bad third; the reminder pulling up, headed by Hasketon
Maid, finished in a cluster.

The Princess of Wales Stakes (handicap for all ages)
of 200 sovs in specie, entrance 3 soya each, to go to the
fund. Any number of horses the property of the same

ownor, &c., may run for this plate. One mile.
Mr. G. Angell's General lieu, by the Nabob, aged, 7st
101 b 3 (Perry) 1
Mr. J. Nightingall's Discretion, 3 yrs, 6st 41b...(Scorey) 2
Mr. R. Kelso's Filbert, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Hoskins) 3

The following. also ran:—Deerfoot, Verbena, Anti-Ma-
cassar, and Dayroll.
Betting-2 to lon General Hess, 6to 1 agst Deerfoot,
100 to 12 each agst Anti-Macassar and Discretion.

Discretion, after a slight delay at the post, jumped off
with the lead, attended by Verbena, Deerfoot, Filbert, and
General Hess to about a quarter of a mile from home, when
the latter went to the front, headed Discretion, and won in
the most hollow style by 10 lengths; Filbert a very bad
third, and the others all pulling up.
The Magna Charta Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added ;
for two-year-olds, 7st, and three, 9st. T.Y.C.

Count Batthyany's Blackthorn, by Ellington, 2 yrs, Gst
41b (£100) (Murray) 1
Mr. B. Land's b g Ascot, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (£200) (Cannon 2
Mr. Notley's Wild Dove, 2 yrs, Est 31b (£150) (Mordan) 3
Mr. Hodgman's Viper, 2 yrs, fist llb (£100) (Heartfield 4
Mr. Jones's br f by Cannobie—Hopbine, 2 yrs, Est 31b
(£150) (Grace) 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst Blackthorn, 3to 1 agst Wild Dove,
and 4 to 1 agst the Hopbine filly.
Blackthorn made the running, waited upon by Ascot,
Wild Dove lying next to the enclosure, when Ascot swerved,
and the favourite increasing his lead won easily by two
lengths ; Wild Dove finished three lengths behind Ascot.
The winner was bought in for 200 guineas.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 15 son each, with
100 added. Two miles and a distance. 23 subs.

Mr. E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, by Marsyas, 5 yrs, Tat 91b
(inc. 71b extra) ' (Cannon) 1
Mr. Wodson's Jevington, 3 yrs,•6st 81b (Heartfield 2
Mr. W. Day's Joco, 5 yrs, 7st 81b. (S. Adams) 3
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The Atlantic Cable.

VALENTIA, Sunday Morning.

The weather suddenly changed here last evening,
and at eight o'olock assumed a very " dirty" aspect
" outside." The wind, which has been been blowing
from the south-west during the week, considerably
increased in violence, and blew " great guns" during
the night. This sudden change is looked upon at
headquarters as favourable to speedy news from the
Great Eastern. So bad is the weather in the Atlantic
that several vessels have put into Valentia Bay for
shelter. It is now blowing so hard that it is a ques-
tion with the ferrymen as to the safety of crossing
to and from the island. The glass stands at 29.45,
and nautical men here argue that the weather we
have immediately along the coast. is
not
propor-
tionately violent to the low state of the glass, and
contend that it is very stormy farther out at
sea. The barometer, it must be remembered, has
stood very low the last seven or eight days, while
the weather inland has been comparatively calm.
If, then, there is anything in this conjecture,
and doubtless there is, as there is precedent for
such conclusion, it may fairly be assumed that
bad weather alone impedes the movements of
the expedition in recovering the lost cable, suppos-
ing it to be lost. At all events; it is tolerably cer-
tain that the Great Eastern and her attendant
vessels are in company wherever they are, or some-
thing would, ere this, have been heard of them.
Monday, Noon.

The 13th day of the loss of insulation, and still
no news. " The weather is much finer this morning.
The wind is in the same quarter, but has abated
considerably, and the glass has gone up two-tenths.
It is hardly necessary to say that this continued
silence creates much uneasiness here, especially
on the part of the officials at headquarters ; they
pronounce it a mystery that they can in no way
solve. Some live in the belief that the next twelve
hours will bring the much-desired news, in the shape
of the return of the Great Eastern to Valentia ;
others, more sanguine, contend that she will not
return till the cable is successfully laid; and, fur-
ther, that she will be heard of only through the
cable itself. But these are mere opinions, and can
only be taken as such, it being impossible to know
anything for certain.

VALENTIA, Tuesday, Noon.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

OXFORD RA S.--THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
MEMBERS' PLATE.

Overstone
Antoinette

Peignoir

Four ran.

London and South-Western Railway.

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HALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY).
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors and
shareholders in this company was bold this day at Water-
loo Station. Captain Mangles, chairman of the board of
directors, presided.
The report, which has already been published in The
Sun having been taken as read,