The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDOI2, WEDNESDAY EVEN! :. 0, APRIL 30, - 1862,

SPORTING INY EtLIGENCE.

THIRSK SFRING MEETING-TUESDAY.

Tho Sowelby Plate (Handicap of TT) cove) ; a winner of any
handicap after the weights are published, 31b ; twice, 71b
extra ; one soy entrance, to go to the fund. T.Y.C.
Mr. Ringros-)'s Donne Canne, 3 yrs, 7st (Doyle) 1
Mr. W. Sharpe's Nelia, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b
Mr. J. Scott's Trust, 3 yrs, 7st 61b
Trapcage, Barbara Allen, and Lucinda also ran.
Betting-6 to 4 ag,t Trust, 2to I agst Donne Canne, and
4 to 1 agst Nelia. Trapcage and Trust lay in front until ap-
proaching the distance, where Donne Canne took up the
running, and a splended race ensued, Mr. Ringrose's mare
winning by a head ; a length between second and third.
The Mowbray Stakes of 5 sovs each, p.p., with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ;
the second to save his stake; a winner once, 41b ; twice,
81b extra; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the race fund.

T.Y.C.
Mr. W. I'Anscn's Borealis, Bst 41b (Challoner) 1
,Col. Towneley's Westminster, Bst 71b .... (J. Snowden) 2
Mr, W. Hudson's Princess Louisa, Bst 41b (J. Osborne) 3
Mr. G. S. Thompson's Jet colt, Bst 71b (Mr. Thompson) 4
The following also ran :—L'Hirondelle,Formidable, Sled-
mere, Miss Armstrong, The Flying Spur, and Lisette.
Betting —5 to 4 agst Westminster, 4 to 1 agst Borealis, 5
to 1 agst Princess Louisa, 6 to 1 agstMiss Armstrong. After
settling into their places, Westminster and Borealis had a
slight advantage, followed closely by Princess Louisa and
the Jet colt, the latter soon after taking the lead, which he
kept up to the distance, when Borealis got her head in front
and won, after a fine race, by a length, Westminster beat-
ing Princess Louisa by a head for second place ; the Jet colt
the same distance behind the third. _ _

The Hunt Cup, value £lOO, for half-bred horses only; five-
yr-olds, llbt 71b; six, 12st 41b; aged, 12st 91b; winners
extra. Gentlemen riders, About two miles and a half,
Sir G. Strickland's
_Lady', Bird, f. yrs, 12st 91b
- - (Arr. Thompson) 1
Sir'Charles Slingsby's Mousetrap, aged, 13st .. (Owner) 2
Mr, W. Hall ns Mark Tapley, aged, 13st.. (Mr. Nelson) 3
Mr. Ewbank's Village Girl, aged, list 71b, . (Mr. Smith) 4

The following also ran :—Tom Ball, The Leopard, Harry,
Spanking Roger, Murphy, Dan Webster, Rarey, Roxby,
Miss Barker, The Poodle, Hard Luck, First Whip, Cruci-
fix, Skyrocket, Gamester, Timekeeper, and Lincoln Lad.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Lady Bird, 7to 2 agst Tom Ball, 8
to 1 each agst Mark Tapley and First Whip, 12 to 1 agst
Mousetrap. Mark Tapley made nearly all the running until
entering the straight, where Lady Bird and Mousetrap
passed him, and Lady Bird won cleverly by a length, three
lengths between the second and third, a length between the
third and fourth. Timekeeper broke down badly at the
distance.

The. Members' late of 3 soya each, with 25 added; 3-yr-
olds Bst four 9st 41b, five Ost 101 b, six and aged lOst,
selling allowances, &c., the beaten horses subject to the
_ _

Newmarket rule of claiming. About one mile.
Ma. Q. Wintringham's Interest, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (£4O)
(Nsoble) 1
Fobert's Tallochgordm, 3 yrs, Est 71b (£4O) (Doyle) 2
Mr. T, Dawson's hoodwink, 3 yrs, Est (£2O) .. (Bateman) 3
Betting—Even on Interest, 6 to 4 agst Tullochgorum,
and 3 -to 2 agst Won in a canter by four
lengths, two lengths between the second and third. The
winner was bought tn for 65 guineas.
The Hambleton Plate (handicap) of 100 soya, for 3-yr -olds
and upwards ; a winner of any handicap after the weights
are published, 31b ; twice, 71b extra. One mile.
Mr. C. Peck's Bernice, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Hardcastle) 1
Mr. Cass's Recluse, 5 yrs, Gst 101 b (Noble) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Maid of the Mists 6 yrs; 7st (Whiteley) 3

The following also ran :—Montrose, East Stanley, Long-
shot, Saceido;, Gretchen, Castaway, Flapdoodle filly, Re-
tento, Charlton; and Ask Mamma.
Betting-2 to .1 agst Charlton, sto 1 each agst Sacerdos,
Recent°, and Bernice, 7 to 1 each agst Montrose and East
Stanley. Maid -Of the Mist, followed by Recluse, East
Stanley, and Berhice, made plait() the top, where Reclua
;went to the front,-Bernicetgoing on third. At the distance
Bernice passed Recluse, and won easily by a leWh 4 a
head between the second and third; Longshot was fourth;
and East Stanley fifth. . .

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BETTING- AT BkANgHESTEI2II-TuEsAY.
There was nothing done on the Derby, and very little on
the Chester Cup.--The karqUis retains his position in the
Two Thousand GuineitalStakes! Old Calabar had a few
friends at Bto 1, and that price was easily obtained. 100
t 0.7 was- wanted "[lout Wingrave, but 100 to 8 had to be
taken. Nottingham' was not so Arm ; 10 to 1 was taken
and offered.' The principal buiiness done was on a few out-
siders—Laughing Stock, Buckenham, and Carisbrook.
Closing prices :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
sto 1 agst The Marquis (taken)
15 to 2 agst Alvediston (taken)
9 4 1 .6431. UM Ca1‘41.”44 (4.-411,44 Qua vekac,C)
10 to 1 agst Nottingham (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Vingrave (taken)
25 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken)
25 to 1 agst Buckenham (taken)
30 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)

THE DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)

CHESTER CIIP.
7to 1 agst Zodiac (taken)
12 to 1 agst Fairwater (offered)
25 to 1 agst Caractacus (offered)
33 to 1 agst Prince of Denmark (offered)
66 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken)

7HE PROPHETS OF 1862.

Prophesying seems now to be the order of the day, Dr.
Cumming says the world will be at end in about seven
years ; but, if report is to be believed, he has taken the
lease of a house for twenty-one. The sporting prophets,
like the learned doctor, profess to foretell the winner of any
great race for a few postage stamps. No matter what
horse wins any great event, it will be seen, on referring to
their advertisements, the next day, that the winner was
the only horse sent, when, in the majority of cases, the
horse advzsed was never started at all. The following ex-
cellent remarks, from the Sporting Life, are worthy of
perusal by those who are duped by a large class of sporting

tipsters :
"Our old acquaintances, the tipsters, seem, to borrow one
of their favourite expressions, in " immense form" this
sea son. According to their advertisements, they have
"sent" the winners of all the great races that ever were.
Some of the fraternity even go so far as to declare that they
not only reveal winners, but foretell with equal certainty
the first, second, and third horses. If we may trust to
their announcements, the Two Thousand is over, the
Derby has no cause to be run, and the Oaks is a moraLcer-
tainty for the fortunate mare whose destiny is as well known
to these monitors as that the sun will rise on the morrow.
A spirit-rapper engaged in summoning " spirits from the
vasty deep," is said to have been floored in the midst
of his mysteries, by the pertinent inquiry of " J ust tell
us what'll win the Derby ?" Here was a poser for the
rapper which momentarily discomfited him, but at last he
muttered that " a tall chesnut" would win, and as Thor-
manby carried off the prize that year, the spirit medium
boasted of a legitimate success I The tipsters are not so
modest as the rapper, They do not hint vaguely, or
throw out their prognostications with haziness. Boldly
and emphatically they vow that the secrets of the future
are no secrets to them, and that for the mere consideration
of a few stamps they will name the horse that is to win the
Derby, tell the jockey who will be in the saddle,
and probably disclose the precise number of lengths
by which the " tip " is to pass Mr. Clark at
Epsom I Where this now strong community of Turf ad-
visers has sprung from it is difficult to say, and still more
hazardous to guess how they existed prior to devoting
their penetrating minds to the affairs of the Turf. Some
of the advertisements display considerable ingenuity, but
the dodge of borrowing the names of celebrated jockeys has
evidently been found a poor and unremunerative artifice,
since the press so remorselessly blew upon the expedient.
One individual, however, we perceive has taken very high
grounds. He calls himself " a gentleman, proprietor of race-
horses, of great experience and influence upon the Turf,"
and "wishes to correspond with a few gentlemen who will
honourably remunerate him from their winnings." This in-
gaaiou,s individual, moreover, remarks that he "seldom
sends more than one horse (I) for each race, and only
advises upon those races that he personally knows some-
thing about." He is to be addressed Esq., at a
quarter of London certainly less aristocratic than Belgravia.
It is coming to something when the tipping fraternity
write themselves down " esquires," and set up a claim to be
considered "proprietors of racehorses" and of "great in-
fluence upon the turf." By and by we suppose that some
of the let will be courting the patronage of the public under
the definition of members of the Jockey Club, and we may
ere long be startled with the announcement that Lord Glas-
gow has a " good thing" for his subscribers, which will be
transmitted on receipt of thirteen stamps I Without ques-
tion, the many articles which we have written upon this sub-
ject have been productive of some good. There is really
nothing discreditable in the occupation of these men,
if they will only conduct themselves fairly, honestly,
and decently. Indeed, we look upon their labours if car-
ried on in a perfectly reputable and legitimate manner, as
really valuable to a large number of the racing public. The
Manchester advisers are, perhaps, the best representatives
of the class, and the circulars which they issue are the pro-
ductions of industrious and, we will add, very talented men.
Still, the tipping market is flooded with herds of boasting,
mendacious fellows who, not content with a genuine suc-
cess, invest a victory after every important race. If they
would only learn that occasional failures are no disgrace
and do not shake the confidence of the public, they might
t4p a much higher rank, and with additional profit to

themselves, They. will riot, however, own to being beaten ;
and the very fact that they endeavour to impress this upon
the public naturally makes the whole think look
like a lie and a swindle'. Some of them are ready to do all
sorts of rash things.-4o,•.ii.ive £lO,OOO to a charity, if they
did not "spot" the fatet winner for months before the
weights appeared, or Pertaps before the horse was foaled I
What is the result? -"Ce4aiu of their subscribers who did
not get the "final" aritllatl6ged correct " tip" write us in-
dignation letters, and.tlM4urder is out. Many of these
advisers, unquestionably,: byte.gme means, now and then
get hold of goodish thingif,.and for which we do not epics-
tion they get handsomely 'rewarded. If they possessed a
better knowledge of publiw)pinion, they would find that
puffing extravagitntly 'tuts its own end. Merit and
genuineness will make their own way, and it is only the
rank impostor who needg to be perpetually blowing his
own trumpet,"

fIIIE ARMY.

The Tribune EereW frigate, Capt.Viseoutit Gillord,
sailed fur Vancouver's Island, calling in at Ply-
mouth Sound, from Shithead at 2 p.m. yesterday.
Vice-Admiral the lion. Sir F.W. Grey and Mr. S.
Whitbread, M.P.,"who have been inspecting the dock
accommodation at Malta and Gibraltar, and who
arrived at Plymouth, on Sunday, performed a
similar duty at Devonport on Monday, and left in
the afternoon by the South Devon Railway for Pad-
dington. While at Devonport tho attention of their
Lordships was directed more especially to the steam-
yard at Keyham and the Government property ad-
joining. The works of Keyham steamyard cover
at present a space of 70 acres ; the lately acquired
land may have an equal area. It is bounded on the
south by the boiler-shop and other erections belong-
ing to the yard, and by Keyham Lake ; on the
west by Hamoaze; on the east the boundary runs
in a line with the wall of the yard ; and on the
north the land extends to Western-mill Lake. The
only building designed at present to be erected on
this land is the barrack for the Naval Brigade.
Considerable alterations are, however, to be made
in Keyham steamyard, which does not possess suf-
ficient capacity for the reception and accommoda-
tion of a ship of the length and draught of water of
the Warrior. This deficiency is to be rectified in a
very ingenious manner. The entrance to the Key-
ham lock is 37 feet deep, but is only 255 feet long,
and cannot receive a sbip_longer than the Reypnge,
which is 244 feet nine inches ,onlhe gun deck, or
the GrilaK,altari2s2 feet. .These shirk are 25 feet
longer over all, so that when the inner caisson of the
entrance lock has to be floated to admit. either
into the basin it will be readily seen that there are
not many inches to spare. This caisson is not used
when the Himalaya has to be &lied: She is_34l
feet long, and draws from 19 to' 23 feet. The draught
of the Gibraltar and Revenge, with their stores, is
about 25 feet; but for the extra draught of the
Warrior she could be placed in, the basin in
the same way as the Himalaya.• The water,
however, in the basin cannot ,be raised above
28 feet 6 inches without danger. , This danger
would be greatly increased if all'the water in the
basin' and lock were raised to the 'required height
and allowed to bear against one moveable bar-
rier only—vizathe telescope caisson, which protects
the western or outer end of .the lock from the sea
in Hamoaze. The ingenious mode intended for
adoption is its follows :—The cill of the inner end
of the entrance lock, where the inner caisson is
fitted, is only 28 feet deep—the same depth as the
basin. The cill is to be lowered 'nine feet, to a level
with the lock itself,, and this deepening is to be
carried into the basin by what is termed a tronc or
canal, 400 feet long, which will be sufficient to ye-
ceive the Warrior. When the deepening is com-
plete the. junction between the lock and the basin
will be'closed by the caisson, and Water, in sufficient
quantity; Will be pumped in by the stationary en-
gino on the establishment to float the iron-plated
ship over the shallower portion of the basin into
the Queen's. 'dock,. which will be lengthened 1.40
feet while ithe eanal. is being excavated. The bot-
tom of the basin is formed of slate rock, and the
cutting;Onho tronc or canal can be. therefore exe-
cuted withouefear of injury to the south wall. The
side of the Anal
will not commence 'close to the
wall, butlrome feet off, and then shelve doWn; the
deepest pvt, to afeceive the keelrbeing, of course, at
a very safe distance.. The present- sluices-.in this
basin are connected with the sea wall, and are nine
or ten feet above the bottom. As the residuum
cannot eica* iie'ty this means, the water is always in
an offensiib condition. The construction of the pro-
posed Canal Will probably remedy this serious de-
fect. The basin is's6l feet wide east and west by
630 feet in length north and south, or covers about
eight square acres. On its e!asyn side there are
three ..docks—viz., No. 1, origin4ly 356 feet long,
lengtflenea auout curets Years'EtNee to 381 feet to',
recrive the Himalaya ; No. 2 dock, 310 feet ; and
No. 3, or the Queen's Dock, 310 feet long, which is
to be lengthened 100 feet, as preyiously stated, to
receive the Warrior.

Keyham Lake, already referred to as being on
the north of the present yard, would, it is said,
form an excellent position for one or two docks of
any required length. Nature appears to have pre-
pared for that purpose. Comparatively speaking
little excavation would be necessary. The mud is
about (30 feet deep. In the event of the Govern
ment obtaining possession of Western Mill Lake
(about 50 acres), always dry at half•tide, and now
almost useless, it might be found available for docks
of any magnitude. The mud here is of great depth.
This creek is now the only intervening space be-
tween the recent purchase north of Keyham and
the land belonging to the Imperial Powder-works
at Bull Point. The Government, should they ob-
tain it, would then possess the eastern shore of
Hamoaze, from SaHash to Devonport, excepting a
portion occupied by that part of the town. Under
the houses there is, however, exclusive communi-
cation by a tunnel, which will shortly have a branch
connecting the Gun-wharf with the Devonport
dockyard on the one hand, and Keyham steamyard
on the other. In the construction of any new docks
two evils which exist at Keyham will, it is hoped,
be modified. The entrance to the lock is at right
angles with llamoaze, in which the tide sets up and
down occasionally with great velocity, and makes
the approach of a ship, especially if a long one, both
difficult and dangerous. The other evil consists in
having the largest dock (No. 3) not in a straight
line with the entrance. If No. 1 dock, which is
immediately opposite, had been the largest, the
canal would have been carried right on end to it
and the dangerous necessity of raising the water by
pumping into the basin would have been avoided.