The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STAMFORD RACES-THURSDAY.

Undisturbed by the exciting causes that are rousing men's
passions throughout the length and breadth of the land, this
quiet little corner of Lincolnshire—its local election over
and done—can turn its attention to the almost equally ab-
sorbing claims of the annual race meeting. True the at-
tendance, save the house party at Burghley, was not very
brilliant, nor the field large, while the rain was an unwel-
come damper on the proceedings, but still the muster was
about an average one and the sport very fair. The chief
event, the Burghley Handicap, was won easily by Priva-
teer, who made the pace too hot for the favourites, Helen
and Moose. There was a splendid race for the Rutland
Stakes between the three placed, the favourite winning by
a short head. The other events were not important.
The Westmoreland Plate of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each. One mile.

Mr. Barber's Cutaway, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (Ward) 1
Major Stapylton's Sundeelah, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Ingham) 2
Mr. York's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 61b (Custance) 3
Betting-11 to 10 agst Cutaway, 5 to4agst Troublesome.
Cutaway made play followed by Sundeelah and Trou-
blesome, the favourite increasing her lead at the rail; and
winning in a canter by eight lengths.
The Stamford St. Leger, a sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 1
ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; about a
mile and a quarter. 13 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Siberia, Bst 101 b (inc. 31b extra)
(Fordham) w. o.
The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap) of 50 sous, horses
of all ages. Five furlongs.

Lord Stamford's Desiree, 8 yrs, 6st 71b (Carroll 1
major Stapylton's Sundeelah, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Snowdon 2
Lord Exeter's Arabia, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Butters 3
Light, Cutaway, Senorita colt, Halifax, and Lady Ann
filly also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Cutaway, sto 1 each agst Light and
Arabia, 100 to 15 agst Desiree, and 7 to 1 agst Halifax.
Light took up the running, followed by Arabia and Sun-
deelah on the left, Desiree and the Senorita colt on the
right, and Halifax with the Lady Ann filly in the roar. At
the distance Desiree deprived Light of the lead, and, in
company with Sundeelah, drew away from their horses
and ran home together, Lord Stamford's mare winning a
good race by a neck. Arabia was a bad third, and the
Senorita colt, Halifax, and Light well up. Cutaway was
last.

The Burghley Handicap, of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, with 100
sous added. Two miles, one quarter, and 146 yards. 46
subs, 24 of whom pay 5 SOTS each.

Mr. H. Savile's Privateer, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (H. Goater) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Moose, 5 yrs, 7st llb (Hibbard) 2
Mr. J. Barber's Helen, 4 yis, 6st 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 3
The following horses also ran :—Stanton, Raglan, Brad-
amante, Claxton, Auricula, and Verdant.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Helena, 6 to 1 each agst Privateer,
Moose, and Raglan, 8 to 1 agst Stanton, 100 to 8 agst Auri-
cula, and 15 to 1 agst Bradamante.
Privateer jumped off with the lead, followed by Auricula
and Helen, with Stanton and Verdant lying next and
Moose and Claxton bringing up the rear. There was no
change in this order until on rounding the turn Stanton
dropped back, and Verdant took fourth place, Auricula soon
after drawing up in company with Moose. Coming into the
straight :Helen came through her horses and Moose took
second place, but failed to reach Privateer, who was never
headed, and won easily by a length. Helen a bad third,
Bradamante was fourth, Auricula fifth, Stanton sixth, and
Claxton seventh. Verdant and Raglan were the two last.
The Rutland Stakes of 5 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 h; and fillies, Bst 71b. Half-a-mile.
Mr. T. H. Last's Master Strutt, Bst 21b (Fordhal 1
Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam's Colsterdale f, Bst 71b ...(Goater 2
Mr. Whittaker's Bismark, Bst 21b (French 3
The following horses also ran :—Herald and Venturous,
Betting-6 to 4 agst Master Strutt, 3 to 1 agst Herald, 4
to 1 agst Bismark, and 5 to 1 agst the Colsterdale
The favourite, in Company with the Colsterdale Ally and

Eismark, lay in front throughout, and
after a splendid race, by a short head ; the alike
the second and third.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sous each, 11 ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. T.Y.C. 9 subs.
Lord Stamford's Chibisa, 9st 31b (Morris)
1
Lord Exeter's Amazon, Bst 91b (Pordham) 2
Mr. G. Payne's Bugler, Bst 101 b (Clements) 3
Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer, Bst 101 b (Cranshaw)
Mr. Pardoe's Othello, Bst 101 b ..................... (Custance) 5.
Betting--6 to 4on Chibisa, 3to 1 agst Bugler.
Chibisa took a slight lead, with Amazon and Bugler in
close attendance, Lucifer lying next. The favourite was
never headed, and won, hard held, by half a length. A.
length between the second and third.

Tho Welter Cup (handicap), value 100 soya, the rest in
specie, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5
-only
if declared by July 4at noon. One mile. 21 subs, 9of
whom pay 5 sovs each.
Mr. W. Morris's Warrior, 4 yrs, list 121b...(Mr. Dlxon)-
Major Stapylton's Red Earl, 3 yrs, 9st 7lb
(Mr. W. Bevill) 2
Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, 5 yrs, lOst 31b
(Mr. Edwards) 3
Betting-3 to lon Tippler, sto 1 agst Warrior, and 6to
1 agst Red Earl.

Warrior and Red Earl alternately made the running at a
slow place, to the distance, wherethe favourite was hi dif-
ficulties, and Warrior won by three quarters of a length ;
a head between second and third.
The Welland Stakes of 14 sous each, 5 ft., with 25 added,
from the receipts of the course, for 2-yr-olds, 'lst 101 b,
and three, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b.
Half a mile straight. 10 subs.
Mr. G. Angell's Attache, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (inc. 61b extra)
Lord St. Vincent's Grappler, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b ...(F (Perry) 1
ordham) 2
Detting-10 to 3 on Attache, who made all the running
and won easily by three quarters of a length.

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Wednesday night, the wind blowing a perfect
hurricane, accompanied with heavy showers of rain, which:
necessitated the use of macintoshes and over-coats. As
might be imagined, the attendance was very small, few but
those in some way connected with racing being present..
The course cannot be mentioned as a favourable one for
correct running, as at the sloping turn horses can barely
be brought round, hence the three " boltings" that occurred
in the first race. The programme was made up of six events,
interesting only to owners, trainers, and speculators, as
affording a medium for betting. The Craven Stakes, the
first race on the card, was set at two o'clock, Ascot and
Threadbare being equal favourites at 7 to 4, and singularly
enough they both bolted out of the course and did not pass
the post. The Berks and Wilts Stakes proved an easy
victory for Mr. Brayley, who followed up his good luck at
Abingdon with Pelios, by winning with Trapeze. The
following are full details of the running :
The Craven Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with.
40 added, for all ages; winners extra. One mile and a
distance.
Mr. England's Mrs. Somerville, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (J. Smith) 1
Mr. Egerton's Roseneath, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (racks* 2
Mr. Morgan's The Plover, 5 yrs, Bst 121b...(Hardcastle) 3
The following also ran :—Tilt, Threadbare, and Ascot.
Betting-7 to 4 each agst Ascot and Threadbare, 4to 1.
agst Mrs. Somerville, and 5 to 1 agst Roseneath.
On passing the stand the first time Mrs. Somerville was
well in front, Ascot and Roseneath being next. On round-.
ing the bottom turn Threadbare and Tilt bolted out of the
course, and took no further part in the race ; and Ascot,
who had been pulling double, rushed past Mrs. Somerville
and carried on the running for 200 yards, when he also
bolted, and left Mrs. Somerville with a long lead, which.
she held to the end, winning in a canter by three lengths,
the same distance separating Roseneath and The Plover.
A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for all

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1865.

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Mr. DISRAELI'S speech at Buckinghamshire is
always one of the noticeable events at election time.
There is none of the clamour of opposition or the
excitement of controversy, but a fair opportunity
of discussing events and speculating on policy.
On this occasion the right hon. gentleman had
much to say, because six years have elapsed since
he last addressed the electors of Buckinghamshire.
These have been eventful years in the history of
the country, and afford ample opportunity for re-
flection and comment. Of course Parliamentary
Reform occupied a prominent place in this address,
and Mr. DISRAELI had good cause to remark on
the fatal mistake which the Liberals had made in
rejecting the measure proposed by Lord DERBY'S
Government. In thwarting their opponents they
defeated their own plans, and sent promises to the
winds. It was understood that the measure should
have a fair and candid reception, considering the
peculiar circumstances in which Lord DERBY was
placed, none of his opponents in public life coming
forward to serve the Crown and country, and Re-
form being promised. Instead of this, as Mr. DIS-
RAELI observed, "it got no reception whatever ; it
was not allowed to go into committee." Such
proceeding was unworthy of the representatives of
the country, aud, like all mean and selfish acts, it
brought no real gain to the cause, only discredit to
the schemers. Now that time has cooled down the
asperities of the time, the general feeling of the
country is not so averse to the principle upon which
that Bill was founded as some captious individuals
made out at the period of its introduction. Certainly
the Conservatives have the advantage of being able to
refer to their measure as a practical effort, on their
part, to improve the representation of the country,
-while their opponents can only indulge in generali-
ties, and take refuge in abusing what others did,
and what they did not or could not do themselves.
It must be remembered also that loud and long
were the exultations that arose when the majority
sealed the fate of the Ministers and their measure,
yet, judging by the test of time, which has most
cause to be ashamed—the Liberal or Conservative ?
Mr. DISRAELI had no occasion to dread facing his
constituents ; but discretion is the better part of
valour, and doubtless that is why the prime mover
in the affair has taken refuge in a place where he is
sheltered from the storms of fate, and not subjected
to the impertinent remarks of scrutinising electors
with long memories and inconvenient ideas of jus-
tice and fair-play. Mr. DISRAELI very truly said
that every one ought to have definite opinions on
the subject of the " distribution of political power,
which is concerned in any measure of Pariamentary
Reform." This is exactly what it is, and it is not
fitting that so much political capital should be
made out of what is, in truth, a national question
of importance. Mr. DISRAELI spoke very fairly
concerning the amount of credit due to Ministers
in conducing to the general welfare of the country,
but he also satirised with no less force the absurd
lengths to which some went in this matter. In
drawing the requisite line of discrimination the
right hon. gentleman said, " I don't believe the
good harvest we enjoy has been produced by any
Cabinet Council whatever; I don't think the gold
discoveries nor the wonderful consquction of rail-
roads which now interlace the country are due to
Downing-street, nor that those enterprises have
been carried on by the capital and energy of the
Government."

There are also noticeable drawbacks to observe
in the midst of our so-called universal prosperity,
and these were appropriately mentioned in this
speech• Concerning commercial prosperity there
have been several failures of late, which prove that

its condition is not really so sound as has been
stated ; and as for the general condition of " pau-
peristh," Mr. DISRAELI might well animadvert upon
it, and say that it was a subject of anxiety, if not of
apprehension. Mr. GLADSTONE'S financial achieve-
ments are discussed at some length here, and Mr.
DISRAELI, in alluding to the repeal of the paper
duty, said it was looked upon as a great " financia
feat." The right hon. gentleman declared that he
had been opposed to all excise duties from his earliest
years long before he knew Mr. GLADSTONE ; there-
fore he justly claims some share of the credit and
reminds his hearers that it is impossible for the
Liberals to say that the Conservatives would never
have bestowed such a benefit upon the country,
when the Minister who repealed the duty gave as a
reason that " his predecessor had pledged the house
of Commons." In reference to the tea duties, also,
Mr. DISRAELI said that, in 1852, he was the first
who attempted to grapple with the tea duties.
Then, as to the income-tax, the right hon. gentle-
man with truth declared that he left the income-
tax at the lowest rate at which it ever stood.
Therefore it is indeed absurd to say that the two
great features of the Budget of the present year,
which have gained it applause and imparted to it suc-
cess, are entirely dtre to the judgment and skill of the
Liberal party.. There is doubtless plenty to which the
present Chancellor of the Exchequer may deservedly
claim credit, but it is not consistent that his sup-
porters should monopolise everything and not render
themselves ridiculous by falsifying facts, and alter-
ing things to suit their plans and purposes. Re-

specting the Union Chargeability Bill, Mr. DISRAELI
said that he had always been oPposed to the law of
settlement, though. Mr. VILLIERS'S bill should have
been arranged, in a less arbitrary fashion.
A Conservative' foreign policy the right hon
gentleman declares. to be ". one that believes that
the tranquillity of the world is the interest of Eng-
land, that peace is the normal state of man, and
that in the tranquillity of the world the best objects
of English ambition may be legitimately attained."
So far this illustration accords with the general
sentiments of the community, and accords well with
the conclusion arrived at by philosophers, patriots,
and statesmen. Mr. DISRAELI showed that while
the present Ministry took such immense credit to
themselves for' the preservation of peace they had en-
deavoured in three quarters to stir up a general war.
It may be fairly admitted that the right hon. gen-
tleman, in his long and comprehensive address, suc-
ceeded in the objects which he set before himself at
its commencement ; he vindicated -his own party
from the unjust, superficial, and unfounded imputa-
tions whieh were made against them. This he con-
sidered, howeVer, as secondary to his desire to draw
the minds of his hearers from transient and momentary
politics to the vital principles which are now at stake,
and upon the settlement of which so much depends.
" I address you," he observed, " in the spirit which
becomes a public man who is not a slave to party,"
and certainly that is the only manner in which to
impress and influence. Mr.. DISRAELI is one of
those men who belong of necessity to the House of
Commons ; his place is there, and his voice must
be heard in all that concerns the vital interests of
the community. Many will differ from him in
much that he has said in this discourse, but those
who are impartial will adMit that he has spoken out
in a straightforward manner, and not given way to
those irritative expressions respecting political
opponents that some persons similarly situ-
ated are prone to indulge in. He has
taken a higher view of public affairs than to regard
them merely in the light of party schemes of aggran-
disement, and thus his speech may serve as an
excellent summary of events when the momentary
excitement of the present elections is over. It is
earnest in its eloquence, and brilliant in its descrip-,
tions of the chief events that have occurred since
the last time he met the electors of Buckingham.

It is amusing to notice, amid the excitement of
an election, which is being fought with unusual
eagerness, and contested inch by inch with a reso-
lution not witnessed for many years, how very
similar are the professions put forward on either
side. The moderation which has vanished from
the hustings has taken refuge in the addresses, which
are indited after the fashion of a royal speech, which,
while it conveys the most minute information re-
specting remote localities and insignificant measures,
skims lightly over the state of European politics
and the imminent conflicts of parties at home.
If the names of the leaders are not men-
tioned a casual reader of one of the ad-
dresses or the speeches might very easily be
puzzled as to which party the writer or speaker be-
longed to. A writer in the current number of the
Quarterly remarks that we are much nearer the era
of universal concord than any one had imagined.
The people of England in these happier days are
all of one mind ; they are all for " a well-consi-
dered measure of reform," and are all " opposed to
any revolutionary change ;" every one is in favour
of a policy of non-intervention, and most people are
attached members of the Established Church.
There is no difference of opinion either as to the
expediency of retrenchment or as to the necessity
of extending ifonly, "so far as not to interfere with
the efficiency of the public service." If it were not
for the malt tax there would hardly be a single dis-
cord to disturb this all-pervading harmony."
This surprising concord is, •in fact, due to the
progress of Liberal opinions throughout the coun-
try. Our Conservative contemporary, the Quar-
terly, does not indeed draw any such inference, but
it is patent to any careful and unprejudiced ob-
server. With very few exceptions no candidate is
bold enough to set -his face against all Reform,
while the vexed question of Free Trade is alto-
gether settled. On Church questions there is,
indeed, some difference of opinion, but the religious
intolerance of old has passed away, never, it may be
hoped, to yeturn. The divisions on the Reform
question are now a difference of degree.
The Ballot, unfortunately, has more foes than
friends on both sides. The duration of Parliaments
is a matter seldom brought forward, and of little
vital importance ; while all agree that the present
system of representation is partial and unfair, only
theione wishes to extend it in breadth and the other
in depth. The Quarterly approves of Mr. DISRAELI'S
" fancy franchises," but foresees national misfor-
tunes from the adoption of the £6 standard. Mr.
BRIGHT declaims upon the injustice of excluding so
large a body of intelligent citizens as that measure
would adMit, but wishes to exclude the very nume-
rous and still more educated class who inhabit part
of a house. The hon. member for Birmingham,
although professedly the friend of the working
classes, and therefore, by inference, the friend of
frugality and providence, also took exception to
Lord STANLEY'S suggestion of a savings' bank
franchise. But, while every one has some 'scheme
of his own which is to save the country, while his
neighbour's is infallibly to bring it to national ruin,
there is at least a singular unanimity in the admis-
sion that some measure for the extension of the
franchise is imperatively called for. " There can be
no doubt," says the writer in the Quarterly, " that
the general feeling of the country is strongly Conser-
vative," and so far as Conservatism is opposed to the
despotic and democratic systems of France and
America, this is true. Nothing is further from the .