The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-21 00:00:00

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NG, JUNE 21, 1862,

was so leg-weary that he "rolled in." Gladiator walked
in some time after.

A Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs,
each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age;
the winner to be sold for 300 sovs. Swinley course ;10

subs.
Mr. T. Parr's Tolurno, 3 yrs, 7st 71b.... (Clement) w.o. t
Mr. Sargent's Paul Clifford, 4 yrs, Bst 91b .... (Rogers) f
Mr. Elphinstone's Buabdil, 4 yrs, Bet 91b (G. Fordham) 3
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The following also ran :—Knightsbridge, Abron, St.
Lawrence, and Olive Branch.
Betting—Even (at first 6 to 4) on Tolurno, and 5 to 1
each agst Paul Clifford and Olive Branch.
clAbron made the running, followed by Boabdil, Paul Clif-
ford, and the favourite to the turn where he was beaten,
and Tolerno came up on the outside and took a slight lead
of Paul Clifford, the pair racing together to the end, Mr.
Sargent's colt getting up in the last stride, and was just
able to make a dead heat of it. Boabdil finished a bad
third, Olive Branch was fourth, Abron fifth, St. Lawrence
next, Knightsbridge last.
Deciding Heat.—Tolurno walked over, and the stakes
were divided. The winner was claimed by Mr. Barber.
A Plate of 50 soya, for 3-yr-old and upwards, weights for
age, optional selling weights; half a mile, 6 subs.
Mr. Mundy 's Bolero, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (100 sovs)(Chaloner) 1
Mr. T. Stevns's Barer, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (100).. (Pearson) 2
Mr. Barber's The Cutler, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (100) (Cresswell) 3
Mr. Rogers's Grisette, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (100).. (E. Sharpe) 4
Mr. Briginshaw's Sweetbread, 6 yrs, 9st (100)..(Purser) 5
Betting—Even on Grisette, 3 to 1 agst Bolero, and 5 to
1 each agst Baffler and Cutler.

The Cutler, with Baffler at his quarters, was the first off,
followed by Bolero and the favourite to the half distance
where Grisette was beaten, and Bolero came on with a clear
lead, and won cleverly by a length; a head between the
second and third ; Grisette was a bad fourth. The winner
was claimed by Mr. T. Stevens.

AQUATICS.
PUTNEY REGATTA.

The above regatta commences on Monday, June 31.
Several of the crews who intend to compete for the various
prizes have been in active training for the last month.
Baines's (Lambeth) crew is generally admired for their
fine and compact style of rowing. It will be remembered
that this crew carried off two important prizes at the
Putney Regatta last year, and also the principal prizes on
the continent for the last three years. If in the same form
on Monday week as they are at present, they are likely to
carry off every prize they enter for.

THE ACCIDENT TO THE METROPOLITAN
RAILWAY AND TBE FLEET SEWER.

Mr. Bazalgette, engineer to the Metropolitan
Board of Works, accompanied by Mr. E, Cooper,
resident engineer, Mr. Lovick, resident engineer,

Mr. Hemmens, C.E., and Mr. Bateman, C.E., yes-
terday made an inspection of the injured portions
of the Metropolitan Railway works, and of the
Fleet Sewer adjacent.
That portion of the latter which has fallen in ex-
tends for a distance of about 130 feet, and it was of
course impossible to do more with regard to this

than to make a close observation of the present state
of things in clnnexion with the aspect of the wreck
of the railway wall from the surface; but prepara-
tions had been made with a view to a minute inspec-
tion of the sewer running southward from the spot
where the fall terminates. Double rows of lighted

candles had been affixed to the sides of the vaults,
and lamps had been placed at regular intervals
along the floor where there is now no flow of sew-
age, owing to the stoppage arising from the fall.

This gave to the otherwise dark interior a light and
even brilliant appearance, and made the work of
inspection one of comparative ease.
It has been already stated that since Wednesday
evening a temporary channel has been in course of

construction commencing some seventy feet above
the northern end of the fall, and terminating some

fifty feet below its southern end ; and it was through
the opening which had been broken into the side of
the sewer at the latter to connect it with the new

channel that the party entered. It was at once
perceived that a crack about an inch in width
ran along the crown of the sewer from
this point right and left. Proceeding northward,
this crack at first widened a little and then ceased,

but just where it ended two similar craks com-

menced running also along the crown of the arch, and
After running parallel to eacn miler iur atm= ...La,
distance these in turn came to an end, and were

succeeded by a single crack varying in width from
one to three inches, and presenting a threatening
aspect, which makes it by no means desirable to
linger beneath it, at the risk of being buried under
the ruins of another fall. Further progress in this

direction being stopped by the piled-up rubbish, Mr.
Bazalgette and his party returned to the point at
which they had entered, and proceeded southward.

The cracks continued in this direction for about 20

yards, and in fact the roof of the sewer was shored
up here as far as the extreme point of illumination,
beyond which it was not deemed necessary to pro-
ceed, as the water from the overflow fell a short
distance beyond this into a branch sewer which had
been tapped for the purpose of carrying it off. It
was, however, stated that the injury was exhibited
in a form more or less decided along the whole
course of the railway excavation—a distance of some
three furlongs or so. It will be observed that all
the cracks here referred to exist in the crown of the
sewer, which is circular in form, and ten feet in
diameter. The cracks could be discerned in the
sides ; but since there could have been no escape
of water through these cracks, except in the event
of the vault being completely filled, it is consi-
dered probable that there may be other cracks in
the bottom of the dam, which was covered with
ooze, and that through these the water made
its way, which it is presumed first sapped the
foundation of the railway wall and then lifted it
bodily •from its place, forcing its base from 10 to 12
feet out of its original position. In the opinion
of the officers of the Metropolitan Board of
Works the yielding of the sewer was owing to the
disturbance of the adjacent and supporting soil by
the progress of the railway works; and, indeed, the
fresh appearance of the cracks, which are clean and
unstained by dirt, as well as the white appearance
of the cement, or mortar, all along the course of the
different fractures, seem to justify this conclusion.
With regard to that portion of the sewer imme-

diately to the north of the fall, it is in so dangerous
a state that it was thought unsafe for inspection,
and no doubt is entertained that for some 80 or 100
feet, at all events, it will have to be reconstructed.
This will also be the case with the southern por-
tion, but to what extent it is not yet possible to say.
It should be known that while the officers of
the Board of Works trace the injury to their
sewer to the operations connected with the con-
struction of the railway, the company and the
contractors retort that the damage done to
their works arose from the original faulty construc-
tion of the sewer itself ; and there is consequently
talk of actions and cross actions on both sides. With
an eye to legal proceedings, photographic artists
have been engaged taking a series of views for the
respective parties, so as to show to a jury or juries
the exact position of the wreck, and perhaps aid
them in arriving at a conclusion upon which to
found a verdict. The damage to the railway itself
may be repaired for £5,000 or £6,000, but if the
cost of repairing the sewer be added, the amount
must at the least be doubled.
It was anticipated on Thursday that the new
channel would be completed and the course of the
sewage diverted during the night. And this would
probably have been the case had it not been deemed
advisable to strengthen the channel by piling,
boarding-flooring, and shoring, so as to enable it to
carry securely any quantity of storm water. As
now executed Chi.: work will, of necessity, last for
years (under ordinary circumstances), and by non
to-day the sewer will most likely be tapped north
of the fall, dammed immediately after, and so the
whole body of the sewage 'will be forced through
the new channel, and re-conveyed into the sewer
proper after a somewhat devious course of about
600 feet. A considerable portion of the inundation
will then quickly drain uff the line, and the six feet
in depth which will remain, the railway being six
feet below the sewer, will, it is expected, be pumped

off in about 48 hours, as was the ease with the
water of a similar inundation some nine weeks
since. No apprehensions are entertained of any
further serious damage to-the railway, but a further
fail of the sewer may take place at any moment.