The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-03 00:00:00

PASSAGE WAY

PASSAGE WAY

TILE ARMAMENT.

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THE MACHINERY.

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THE DIMENSIONS.
The following is a table of +he BIM of the different
portions of the vessel :

Feet. Inches.
Length of upper vessel •• • •• • 172
Beam of upper vessel ... ••" ••• 41 4
Depth of upper vessel •• • • 5
Length of lower vessel ... 124
Beam of lower vessel at conjunction
with upper . 0 f• • •• • •• • •$ • 34
Beam at bottom ... .• • ••• •• • 18
Depth of lower vessel ... •• • ... 6 6
Diameter of turret, interior ... 20
Height of turret ... ... •• • • 9
Diameter of pilot-house 6
Height above dock , ... 5

THE PILOT HOUSE.

The pilot house is only a few feet above the deck,
the helmsman standing on a platform below it. This,
with the turret, are the only things above the surface
of the deck.

THE OFFICERS.
Lieutenant Commanding—John S. Wordon.
Lieutenant and Executive Officer—S. D. Green.
Acting .sramtorct—l. N. Stormot-, J. W. Webber.
Aoting Assistant Paymaster—Wm. E. Keeler.
Acting Assistant Surgeon—D. C. Logue.
Government Inspector—Alban C. Stimers.
First Assistant Engineer—lsaac Newton.
Second Assistant Engineer—Albert S. Campbell.
Third Assistant Engineers —R. W. Sands, M. T.
Sunstron.
Acting Masters' Mate—George Frederickson.

of the Manor, Baron Munchausen, Confectioner, Maid of
Honour, Spicebox, Flash in the Pan, Lopcatcher, Woman
in Red, Longshot. East Sheen, Peignoir, Lady Louisa,
Madlle. de Champigny, Rockley, Staple Oak, Wild Duck,
and Telegraph.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Maid of Honour, 100 to 15 agst
Biondella, 6 to 1 agst Juliet, 100 to 7 agst Dictator, 100 to
6 each agst Fravola and Confidence, 20 to 1 each agst Con-
fectioner and Lady Louisa, 25 to 1 each agst Longshot, Lord
of the Manor, Spicebox, Baron Munchausen, East Sheen,
and Rockley, and 40 to 1 agst Telegraph.
Every jockey was so anxious for a good start that a tedi-
ous delay took place at the post, and more than an hour was
lost below the flag fell. At last Biondella was off in front,
her immediate attendants being Shillelah, Confidence, Dic-
tator, Juliet, and Latly Louisa. Before reaching the dis-
tance the lot began to spread, and Biondella came away by
herself, Shillelah looking favourable at the enclosure. He
was, however, unable to catch Biondella, who won very
easily by three lengths, Confidence being two lengths from
the second, and Juliet a length from him. Lady Louisa
was fifth, Lopcatcher sixth, and Rockley seventh, the ab-
solutely last being Baron Munchausen.

The starter complained of Morris, Bradley, T. French,
and J. Grimshaw for misconduct at the post. Their cases
will be heard at Epsom.

The Selling Plate of 5 sovs each, with 25 added. One

mile.

Mr. Roberts's St. Bernard, by Windhound, 3 yrs, Bst (£3O)
(Clement) 1
Mr. Flutter's The Priest, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (X3O)
(W. Cotton) 2
Mr. Bates's Lady Ann colt, 3 yrs, Bst (Z3O)
(H. Grimshaw) 3

Ceres and Harlestone also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 agst The Priest, 3to 1 agst Ceres, and
4 to 1 agst St. Bernard.

The Lady Ann colt, folLwed by St. Bernard and The
Priest made running to the turn, where The Priest took it
up and carried it on to the half distance; St. Bernard then
challenged, and won cleverly by half a length ; bad third.
Tho winner was bought in for 150 guineas.

St. Liz Handicap, of 15 sovs each, 10ft. (23 paid 5 soya ft)
with 100 added ; the winner of any handicap after the
weights appear (January 18, at noon) of 200 sovs to carry
51b, any two such races or more, 101 b extra ; the second
horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 BOW to

the Bentinck Benevolent Fund. It mile. -
Mr, Smith's Vancouver, by the Flying Dutchman, 4 yrs,
fist 4th (Clement) 1
Count de Lagrange's Arcadia, 3 yrs, 6st (including 51b)
(Hunter) 2
Mr. Clark's Bloodhound, 3 yrs, Est 21b ...... (Cannon) 3
The following also ran :—The Monk, Nightingale, The
Rap, Marksman, Jung Frau, and Egyptian.
Betting-2 to 1 each aget Jung Frau and Arcadia, 4to 1
agst Vancouver, and 10 to 1 agat Egyptian.
A beautiful start took place, and Marksman took the lead
to the mile-post, with Vancouver, Arcadia, and Jung Frau
at his quarters. Vancouver then went to the front, and
made the rest of the running, Arcadia making her effort at
the half-distance, but being unable to catch him,
:IL, Sat 7lb ;
Van-
couver won by a length and a half, and Bloodhound was a
bad third, Marksman fourth, and Jung Frau and The
Monk close together next.
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Stakes of 10 soya each; for
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5-yr-olds, 9st llb ;
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41b, The winner to be sold for
£5OO. Two miles.
Baron Niviere's Gouvieux, aged........ (H. Grimshaw) 1
Lord Northampton ns Retento, 3 yrs (Doyle) 2
;
Lord Burghley ns Shepherdess, 4 yrs .. (Payne) 3
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Betting-11 to 8 agst Haddington, 4to I agat Gouvieux,
and 5 to 1 agat Shepherdess.
Shepherdess made running at a capital pace, followed by
Theß Bolus, °lv
andiiigre—Snapshot, Dorking, Hadding-
ton,deiri also ran
Haddington, Bedouin, and Dorking, the rest lying off. They
ran thus to the turn for hew, when Bolus dropped astern
and the rest closed.
vanced, and, followed by GouvieuZ;
llft.i.rlingtou and Retento then
Came into the
straightad-
alongside of Shepherdess. Iteterti, ,i , „
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half dstance,s
lead, but was overhauled by Gouvieux at tu,. - extraor-
from which point an extraordina. eai g
ry race and as ,-.r-
dinary scene took place, Grimshaw upon Gouvieux ab—
nately whipping Retento and Doyle her jockey, and win-
ning by a head. Shepherdess was a bad third, and Snap-
shot fourth. A complaint was immediately lodged by
Doyle, and a second complaint by Payne, the rider of
Shepherdess. The stewards will have the case brought
before them at Epsom.

Delapre handicap of 6 soya each, with 30 added. Jr or