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

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVE NI ,\ G, APRIL 30, 1862.

SPORTING IN7ELLIG.ENCE.

TIIIIiSI SPRING MEtTING-TUESDAY.

The Sowerby Plate (Handicap of 25 sovs) ; a winner of any
handicap after the weights are published, 31b ; twice, ilb

extra ; one soy entrance, to go td the Hind. T.Y.C.
Mr. Ringros3's Donne Oanne, 3 yrs, 7st ([)ogle) 1
Mr. W. Sharpe's Nelia, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b
Mr. J. Scott's Trust, 3 yrs, 7st Gib_ (Cram) 3

Trapcage, Barbara Allen, and Lucinda also ran.

Betting-6 to 4 ag-t Trust, 2to 1 agst Donne Canne, and
4 to 1 agst Nelia. Trapcago and Trust lay in front until ap-
proaching the distance, where Donne Canne took up the
running, and a spleuded race ensued, Mr. Ringrose's mare
winning by a bead; a length between second and third.
The Mowbray Stakes of 5 soya 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 soya to the race fund.

T.Y.C.
Mr. W. PAnson'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, 4to 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.
Tho Hunt Cup, -vane .13100) for holf-tred horses only; 111,-
yr-olds, list 71b; six, 12st 4th; aged, 12st 91b; winners
extra. Gentlemen riders, About two miles and a half.
Sir G. Strickland's Lady Bird, 6 yrs, 12st 61b
(Mr. Thompson) 1
Sir Charles Slingshy's Mousetrap, aged, 13st • . (Owner) 2
Mr, W. Hall ts Mark Tapley, aged, 13st.. (Mr. Nelson) 3
Mr. tWbank'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 nearlyall 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 tho
third and fourth. Timekeeper broke down badly at the
distance.

The Members' Plate of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; 3-yr-
olds Bst, four 9st 41b, five 9st 101 b, six and aged lOst,
selling allowances, &c., the beaten horses subject to the
Newmarket rule of claiming. About one mile.
Mr. C. Wintringham's Interest, 5 yrs, Bst 3111.(X40) _

(Yoble) 1
Mr. Fobert's Tttllochgorum, 3 yrs, Gst 71b (£4O) (Doyle) 2
Mr. T. Dawson's Hoodwink, 3 yrs, 6st (£2O) (Bateman) 3
Betting—Even on Interest, 6 to 4 agst Tullochgorum,
and 3 to 1 agst Hoodwink. Won in a canter by four
lengths, two lengths between the second and third. The
winner was bought to for 65 guineas.

The Ilambleton Plate (handicap) of 100 sovs, for 3-yr -olds
and upwards; a winner of any handicap after the weights

are published, alb; twice, 71b extra. One mile.
Mr. C. Peck's Bernice, '4 yrs, Est 81b (Hardcastle) 1
Mr. Cass's Recluse, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b .... (Noble) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Maid of the Mist, 6 yrs, 7st (Whiteley) 3
The following also ran :—Montrose, East Stanley, Long-
shot, Sacerdos, Gretchen, Castaway, Flapdoodle filly, Re-
tento, Charlton, and Ask Mamma.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Charlton, 6to 1 each agst Sacerdos,
Retento, and Bernice, 7 to 1 each agst Montrose and East
Stanley. Maid of the Mist, followed by Recluse, East
Stanley, and Bernice, made play to the top, where Recluse
Went to the front, Bernice going on third. At the distance
Bernice passed Recluse, and won easily by a length ; a
head between the second and third; Longshot was fcurth ;
and East Stanley fifth.

themselves. They will not, 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. Eionic of them aro ready to do all
sorts of rash things—to give £lo,doo to a charity, if they
did not "spot" the latest winner for months before the
weights appeared, or perhaps before the horse was foaled I
What is the result ? Certain of their subscribers who did
not get the "final" and alleged correct " tip" write us in-
dignation letters, and the murder is out. Many of these
advisers, unquestionably, by some means, now and then
get hold of goodish things, and for which we do not ques
tion they get handsomely rewarded. If they possessed a
better knowledge of public opinion, they would find that
puffing extravagantly defeats its own end. Merit and
genuineness will make their own way, and it is only the
rank impostor who needs to be perpetually blowing his
own trumpet."

PUGILISM.

MICKEY GANNON AND JESSE HATTON FOR £5O A-SIDE.
—The postponed passage of arms between these members of
the P.R. took place, pursuant to arrangement, yesterday.
The belligerents were not confined to weight, but in this
Hatton, who could not have been less-than lOst 71b., had
the advantage. Gannon, however, who is not more than
20, was at least nine years the younger. The start from
the metropolis took place at an early hour in the morning,
and, after a pleasant journey by special, the ring was formed
on a well selected spot, where all was ascertained to be
serene. Hatton, who, for one who had seen much service,
looked in excellent condition, was first to enter the ring,
but had not long to wait before he 77as joined ly his adver.
nary. Hatton had for his seconds isob iraveriiittte slack)
ana mine maiden, while Jack Hicks and George Crockett
were retained for Gannon, who, though he stated he was
well, by no means looked in such condition as he might
have been. The betting had been even, but just before the
combatants received the finishing touch from their seconds,
Gannon offered to lay Jesse lo to 10. This Hatton declined.
At a quarter to nine o'clock the belligerents advanced to
the scratch, and at once placed themselves in position. If
there was not an exhibition of artistic points, the men, at
any rate, fought many of the rounds with spirit. Hatton,
in the fourth round, gained the two leading points. As,
however, the battle progressed, we had again a further
forcible illustration of the old ring adage, youth will be
served, for Gannon took a decided lead, which he main-
tained to the finish of the contest. There were in the whole
39 rounds, fought in one hour and three minutes, when
Hatton, who had received heavily in the last of these
bouts, and in the fall had the misfortune to injure his
shoulder, was compelled to yield to defeat. Jesse was a
good deal punished about the physiognomy ; Gannon, on
the contrary, displayed but a few trifling marks, a proof
that though his game opponent was often "there," he did
not do much execution.

TILE ARMY.

The Tribune screw frigate, Capt. Viscount Gilford,
sailed for Vancouver's Island, calling in at Ply-
mouth Sound, from Spithead at 2 p.m. yesterday.
Vice-Admiral the Hon. 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 the attention of their
Lordships wss directed more especially to tha steam-
) and 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
flcient 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 e-
very ingenious tiiinuer. The entrance to the Key-
ham lock is 37 feet deep, but is only 255 feet long,
and cannot receive a ship longer than the Revenge,
which is 244 feet nine inches on the gun deck, or
the Gibraltar, 252 feet. These ships 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 docked. She is -341
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—viz., the telescope caisson, which protects
the western or outer end of the lock from the sea
in Hamoaze. The ingenious mode intended for
adoption is as 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 re-
ceive the Warrior. When tho 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-
gine 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 100
feet while the canal is being excavated. The bot-
tom of the basin is formed of slate rock, and the
cutting of the tronc or canal can be therefore exe-
cuted without fear of injury to the south wall. The
side of the canal will not commence close to the
wall, but some feet off, and then shelve down, the
deepest part, to receive the keel, being, 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 escape by this means, the water is always in
an offensive condition. The construction of the pro-
posed canal will probably remedy this serious de-
feet: The basin is 561--feet wide east and west-bp
630 feet in length north and south, or covers about
eight square acres. On its eastern side there are
three docks—viz., No. 1, originally 356 feet long,
lengthened about three years since to 381 feet to
receive 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 previously 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. Coin partitively speaking
little excavation would be necessary. The mud is
about 60 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 Saltash 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 Gan-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 Hamoaze, 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.