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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

GOODWOOD RACES.-TUESDAY.

From out the din and turmoil of the general election,
our battles over, albeit the scars are not yet healed, the
great Sussex meeting calls us to renew our contests or more
peaceful fields, and knitstogether in the one bond of sport
the passions and feelings that for weeks have been scat-
tered broadcoast over the land. On the lawn at Goodwood
Whig and Tory cease from troubling and the turf is a
model republic, admitting no parties within its pale.
The meeting promises to be quite equal in attraction to
those of former years. Though the field for the Stakes be
somewhat indifferent in quality, yet the Cup and the va-
rious two and three-yr old events command all their
wonted interest. The too confiding public, always eager to
plunge on public winners, received a " facer" this morning
by the announcement of the scratching of Gladiateur for
tho Goodwood Cup. The horse has gone very suspiciously
in the market for the last two or three days, and the event
has been expected by those behind the scenes.
The principal races of the first day are the Stewards,
Cup and the Lavant and Ham Stakes, the second named of
these bringing out two very high private reputations--Au-
gusto, from the French stable, and Mr. Merry's Primate.
They were both defeated, however, by the speedy Mr. Pitt,
whom the distance, half a mile, exactly suited. It was
a fine race, however, necks only separating the two, and a
few yards further would probably have seen the Primate
the winner.

Selecting the winner of a Stewards' Cup with 36 runners
would seem a task only to be undertaken by some one
qualified for a lunatic asylum, and yet it is extraordinary
how often "the talent" are right in the race. The Sortie
colt and Paris were equal favourites, and they finished first
and third. Had not Paris been disappointed in an attempt
to get through his horses near homo the positions might
have been reversed. Their= Stakes did not afford much
of a race,Valeria cutting down her rather moderate field in
very hollow style. Breadalbane was pulled out for the
Gratwicke Stakes, and we need hardly say he had no
trouble in putting them to Mr. Chaplin's account.

The attendance was good, though hardly, we thought,
up to that of last year. The weather was everything that
could be desired.

Tho Craven Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; for 3-

yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling
allowances. Craven Course. 9 subs.
Mr. Hodgman's Verdant, 3 yrs (£100), 7st 31b...(Morris) 1
Lord St. Vincent's Redoubt, 3 yrs (.£500), 7st 121 b (car. Bst)
(Fordh am) 2
Baron Rothschild's Tomato, 4 yrs, 9st 31b ..(Wells) 3
Mr. G. Angell's General Floss, aged (£500), 9st 21b
(T. French) 4
Betting-5 to 2on Tomato, and 6to 1 agst Verdant, and
8 to 1 agst any other.

They ran nearly abreast for 200 yards, when the favou-
rite, with General Hess at her girths, drew slightly in ad-
vance, Verdant lying third, with Redoubt last. On reach-
ing the brow of the hill Tomato shook off her companion,
and came into the straight a clear length in advance of
the General, who was beaten in the bottom, where the
favourite was joined by Verdant and Redoubt. The three
ran in: company to the distance, where Tomato was
beaten, and Verdant taking up the running, won cleverly
by half a length ; a bad third. Lord St. Vincent claimed
the winner.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards,

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weight for age ; the winner to be sold for £3OO if de-
manded, &c. T.Y.C. 10 subs.
Mr. York's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 111 b (Custance 1
Lord Westmoreland's Indigestion, 3 yrs, Bst ...(Morgan 2
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Idler, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Pordham 3

The following also ran :—Shrapnell, Dulcimer, Diadem,
and Connection.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Troublesome, sto 1 agst Idler, 6to
1 each agst Indigestion and Connection, and 8 to 1 agst
Diadem.

Idler near the rails made play with the favourite, and
Shrapnell on his loft, who were followed by Connection and
Indigestion to the enclosure, when the former gave way to
Troublesome, who came on with a slight advantage to the
Stand, when Morgan brought up Indigestion, who had been
twice disappointed, but failed to quite reach the leader, who
won a fine race by three parts of a length, a head only
separating the second and third. Shrapnell was fourth,
close up.

The Lavant Stakes of 50 sous each, 30 ft, for 2-yr-olds ;
colts Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 61b. Winners extra. The
owner of the second horse to receive back his stake.
Half a mile. 26 subs.
Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Pitt, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b extra)
(Fordham) 1
Mr. Merry's The Primate, Bst 10Ib (Edwards) 2
Count F. do Lagrange's Auguste, Bst 10113

(H. Grimshaw) 3
Mr. Henry's Salisbury, Bst 131 b (inc. 31b extra)
(Goater) 4
Lord St. Vincent's Lucifer, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 5
Betting-6 to 5 agst Mr. Pitt, 2to 1 agst Auguste, and
5 to 1 agst The Primate.
After two failures they got away upon equitable terms ;
Auguste on the far side, with the favourite next the rail;
after running a few strides, appeared in advance ; but on
entering the rails the pair were headed by the Primate, who
came on in advance to the Stand, where the three closed,
and ran nearly abreast to within a dozen strides of home,
when Fordham made his effort, and just landed the Duke's
colours in the last stride by a head; a similar distance sepa-
rated the second and third ; Salisbury finished a bad fourth.
Lucifer was beaten off..
The Stewards' Cup, value 300 sovs (handicap), by sub, of
10 soya each, with 100 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards.
Winners extra. T.Y.C. 82 subs.
Mr. W. Day's Sortie colt, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (car. Est 61b)
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Capt. Gray's Audax, 3 yrs, 7st ............. ........ (Mordan) 2
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Paris, 4 yrs, ist 131 b (car. Bst)
(Fordham) 3
Mr. E. Sutton's Gardevisure, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Perry) 4
The following also ran :—The Warrior, Gownsman
Master Richard, Tartar, Gratitude, Reindeer, Blue Mantle;
Historian, Marigold, Light, The Giant, Ethelred, Wild
Agnes, Molly Carew, Crisis, Anti-Macassar, Knight of
Ellerslie, Connection, Gazza Ladra, Perfumer; Grappler,
La Fortune, Moldavia, Scarborough, Peeress, Purity, Lady
Williams, Wedding Peal, Arkansas, Pilgrim, Biondina, and
Auricula.

Betting-5 to 1 each agst Sortie colt and Paris, 100 to 12
agst Crisis, 100 to 7 agst Master Richard, 15 to 1 agst Mari-
gold, 25 to 1 each agst Light, Gratitude, and Anti-Macas-
sar, 33 to 1 each agst Warrior, Wild Agnes, Audax, and
Gazza Ladra, 40 to 1 each agst Gardevisuro, Molly Carew,
and Gownsman.

As usual, several breaks away preceded tho actual start, in
which Blue Mantle, Audax, Purity, and Gazza Ladra were
conspicuous performers ; but at last they wore got in order,
and precisely at nine minutes to 4 the signal was lowered,
and they left the post wide spread across the course. As
they reached thebrow of the hill, Light, lying in the centre,
was observed with a slight lead, having Gardevisure, the
Sortie colt, and Paris on her right, with Audax, Purity,
Gazza Ladra, Crisis, Peeress, and Blue Mantle on the
left, the latter lying wide of his horses next the rails.
To these succeeded Molly Carew, the Warrior, Grati-
tude, Master Richard, Wild Agnes, and la. Fortune in a
body, and several lengths in their rear were observed Rein-

A Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, for 4-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
71b, and fillies, Bst 21b ; the owner of the second horse
to receive back his stake. Queen's Plato Course. 8 subs.
Mr. Boves's Baragah, Bst 71b (T. Ashmall) walked over ;
and Lord Glasgow saved his stake.
The Ham Stakes of 100 sous each,'h ft ; for colts Bst 101 b,
and fillies Bst 71b, with certain allowances. The owner

of the second horse to receive 200 sovs out of the stakes.

T.Y.C. 28 subs.
Lord Stamford's Valeria, Bst llb (61b) (Carroll) 1
Lord Bradford na May Queen, Bst 41b (31b)...(J. Mann) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Crown Prince, Bst 71b (31b)
(Goats* 3
The following also ran :—Stoic, La Muta, The Merry
Brimp.Chivalry,X.craiatasimmeddiaismaim

eriM, and

Betting-6 to son Crown Prince, 6to 1 agst Va
10 to 1 agst any other.
Valeria made the running, followed by May Queen and
the favourite, the rear being brought up by La Muta, Chi-
valry, and Merry Lass. Half way from home Valeria in-
creased her lead, had her horses safe at the distance, and
won in a canter by three lengths, Crown Prince finishing
the same distance behind May Queen. The others were
beaten off.

The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 sous each, hft ; for colts,
Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 151 b, with certain allowances
The second horse to receive 100 sous. Mile and a half.

19 subs.
Mr. W. I'Anson, jun., na ch c Breadalbane, Bst 71b (31b)
J. Mann) 1
Mr. J. Wyatt's br c Nightwatch, Bst 101 b (Thomas) 2
Mr. Alexander's ch c Jack o' Lantern, Bst 101 b
(Custance) 3
Mr. W. Day's b c by Stockwell—Sortie, Bst 101 b
(Goater) 4
Mr. W. F. Cartwright's br f Lady Tredegar, 7st 131 b
(carried Bst,6lb) (Fordham) 5
Betting-7 to 2on Breadalbane.

After running a quarter of a mile, Breadalbane headed
Lady Tredegar, and came on with a commanding lead, which
he retained to the end, and won in a trot by a length and a
half. Jack-o'-Lantern was a bad third.

Fifty Pounds, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each ; 3-
yr-olds, 7st 91b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 91b ; 5-yr-olds and up-
wards, 9st. The winner to be sold for £lOO. Last mile,
7 subs.

Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Guardsman, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (Fordham 1
Mr. Craven's Cobweb, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Atkins) f
Capt. Machell's Sympathy, 3 yrs, 7st 91b...(J. Grimshaw
A. D. Wagner, Voluptas, and Trap also ran.
Betting—Even on Guardsman, 3 to 1 agst Cobweb, 4 to
1 agst Sympathy, and 7 to 1 agst A. D. Wagner.
Won by a length. A dead heat between Sympathy and
Cobweb.

LATEST BETTING OIS THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STARES.
9to 2 agst Suspicion (taken)
9 to 2 agst Claiemont (taken)
sto 1 agst Redmire (taken to £100)
6to 1 agst Alabama (taken)
9to 1 agst Lady Hylda (taken freely)
10 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Hopper (offered)
20 to 1 agst Sprite (taken)
20 to 1 agst Scamander (taken)
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GOODWOOD CUP.
4to 1 agst Union Jack (offered)
5 to 1 agst Eltham (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
Bto 1 agst General Peel (taken)
10 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken)
ST. LEGER.
800 to 100 agst Breadalbane (taken)
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Student (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Auguste (taken)
GOODWOOD STAKES.—The following have paid forfeit :
Joco, Cemball, Friday, and Tattoo.
Gladiateur was struck out of the Goodwood Cup at 1.15
p.m. on Tuesday, July 25.

RADCLIFFE MEET]
The Wilton Cup of £lOO, ad
stakes of 5 soya each, 3 fl

:NG.—Auo. 14 and 15.

Idea to a Handicap Sweep-
nfeit. About one mile and

Age st lb I
Moulsey 4 9 7
Ackworth 4 8 7
Redcap 4 7 10
Moose . 5 7 9
Bradamante ...4 7 7
Helen. ... ...4 7 3
Joco ... 5 7 2
Nemo ... ... 4 7 0
Nuneaton 4 7 0
Success ... 3 6 12
Edinburgh ... 3 6 12
Empress of India... 4 6 9
Vanessa ... 4 6 8
Godmershain ~ 3 6 7
The Chesterfield Cup of £5O,
stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 fo]

Age st lb
Lozenge ... 3 6 6
Medicis 3 6 6
Zenobia ...3 6 3
Sweet Jessie 3 6 2
Lady of Cover4ale 3 6 0
Terror .6. 3 513
Club Queen .„ 3 5 13
Nu ... 3 5 12
Barnoldby... ~.3 59.
The Lizard 3 5 9
Strong Beer 3 5 8
Orloff 3 b 7
Pas d'Extaso 3 5 7

►, added to a handicap sweep-
)rfeit. One mile 240 yards.
Age st lb
Godmersham 3. 6 4
Sweet Jessie 3. 6 4
Wild Poppy 3 6 4
Attack filly 3 6 4
Breffni 3 5 10
The Lizard 3 5 10
Barnoldby 3 5 7
Mrs. Lirriper 3 5 7
Orloff ... 3 5 7
Strong Beer ... 3 5 7

Age et lb
Queen of Trumps 6 9 3
The Clown ... 4 8 10
Ackworth ... 4 9 8
Wynnstay ... a 8 6
Redcap ... ... 5 712
Joco ...5 7 5
Lapidary ... 6 7 3
Nemo ... 4 7 3
Cutaway ... 4 7 2
Flatterer 6 6 13
Alice Lee 4 6 10
The Grey do Wilton Cup of

XlOO. About one inilp and

Age st. lb. Age st. lb.
Moulsey
Moose ... ... 4 9 7 by Knight of Kars
... 3 6 3
5 7 9 —Attack
Lapidary ... ... 67 5 Terror ... 3 513
Helen ... 4 7 3 Dubiety ... 3 513
Nuneaton
Nemo ••• ... 47 0 Club Queen ... 35 12
4 7 0 Nu ... 3 5 12
... 3 6 12 Nidderdalo 3 5
Success 9
Edinburgh... ~. 36 12 The Lizard ... 35 9
Empress of India ... 4 6 9 Pas d'Extaso 3 5 7
Vanessa ... 46 8 Orloff ... 3 5 7
Lozengo 3 6 6 oby 3fr. Sykes, dam
Zonobia ... 3 6 8 by Teddington
Sweet Jessie 3 6 3
Ostrogoth's dam... 3 5 7
The Craven Two-year-old Handicap 5 sovs each, 2 forfeit,
with 40 added.. About six furlongs.
at. lb. I
Honesty ... 8 10
Sweet Anno 8 3
King of France ... 8 0
F by Lord Fauconberg
—Globule's dam ... 712
Foreign Stamp 7 12
Mrs. Wallet ... ... 7 12
Countess...7ll
The Nailor, by Lord
of the Isles 7 11
Weights published

st. lb.
Redneck ... 7 11
Retrousse 7 10
Bismarck ...7 9
Indulgence a.. 7 6
Wallet ... 7 5
Jolly Boy ... 7 5
Little Ellen 7 2
Pretty Queen 7 2
The Squire, by Pepper-
mint ... ... 7 0
July 24, at ten a.m.

AQUATICS,

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.

CHAMBERS AND KELLEY.—As the time approaches for
the great contest between these scullers, a great deal of
interest is felt respecting their movements. Chambers left
Newcastle on Saturday, and arrived in London on Monday,
in company with his mentor, the veteran Harry Clasper,
bringing with them two outrigged sculling-boats from the
north. On arriving at Putney, they proceeded to the Star
and Garter, and have located themselves at that place,
Chambers having chosen it for his training-quarters in-
stead of Wandsworth. Ho looks exceedingly well, although
a trifle fat, but as Chambers always loses a few pounds on
the London water, we have no doubt ho will be quite fit on
the day. Kelley has paid a visit to Calais during the past
few days, where he has rowed and won some oar-races.
Harry Clasper has built Chambers a new boat expressly
for the race, of light white wood. The dimensions are :
Length, 32ft. 10in.; breadth, -nearly llin. ; and her weight
is only 2911 b. We understand also that Kelley has ordered
his craft from Jowitt, of Dunston. Betting is 2 to 1 on
Chambers.

FRANK KILSBY AND TEASDALE WILSON.
For tho great scullers' race between Frank Kilsby, of
Lambeth, and Teasdale Wilson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
for £lOO a-side, from Putney t 3 Mortlake, on August 7,
there is already £75 a-side down. As in the Championship
race, the North-countryman is favourite, and he is expected
to arrive in London this day (Wednesday), and we under-
stand he intends taking up his training-quarters at Putney,
where he will receive the attention of his mentor, J. Hall,
of Newcastle. Jowitt, of Dunston, has built a new skiff to
meet his wants for the occasion, and likewise another new
boat for Kilsby, who has shifted his quarters to the White
gait, Barnes, where he is now training in company with
R. Cook, of Oxford. Kilsby and Cook will also row for
the Champion pair-oared race, and with Sadler and Cannon
for the four-oared race at the Thames National Regatta.

The proprietors of the museum are thoroughly
convinced that the fire was the work of incen-
diaries. The fire was first discovered -in the base-
ment, and on immediately running to the roof to
turn on-the water from the large tank, the flames
were discovered bursting out on the second floor,
the third, near the stage of the lecture room, and
on the top floor. The treasurer, Mr. Max, who had
gone to the roof to turn on the water, found his
exit cut off, and was obliged to descend from the
upper window by leaping to the balcony below.
Returning to his office, he took from his safe
$500,000 in Government Bonds, and left the
building.

The manager had lately. received anonymous
letters containing threats of burning the building,
on account, it is supposed, of the play of " Jeff in
Petticoats."

Among the worksGroefekarstlasvaeve;dalsato t2h4e museum
tic
_3res!,erda! was‘s ther.„;,,
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INVIAUOIXPAia-, • ..... _• • pa 'Law by John
M'Newin, who were soon to be exhibited as a pano-
rama, for they bad not yet been shown, and wer©
stored away.

The giantess, Anna Swan, had a narrow escape.
She was found at the head of the stairs, in a swoon-
ing condition from the smoke, and was with diffi-
culty extricated out of the building. She lost
everything except the clothes she wore, and in her
trunk was $1,200 in gold, besides some more in
greenbacks, and all her clothing.
The wax figure of Jeff Davis was carried out, but
just as the street was reached it was carried off. It
was afterwards found suspended to a lamp-post.
A sutler was forced to jump from the third story
window. He says he had in his company a man
James Burns, of Lancaster, Pa., a member of the
62d Regiment, N. Y., and it was feared he
perished.

The monster bear was lowered from an upper
window on a ladder by a chain attached to his neck.
He was very dry. The learned seal was also got
out, though he fought against the rough treatment
he received.

The tanks holding the whale and alligator were
broken to let the water flood the building, leaving
their occupants to roast rather than boil.

Barnum, who was at Bridgeport, telegraphed to
have his agent ready to sail for Europe on Satur.
day to secure curiosities for a new museum.

Matrimonial Life and the Extravagance of
Female Toilet.

A French journal gives an account of a curious
contretemps, apropos of matrimonial life and the
extravagance of female toilette, lately so severely
commented upon by M. Dupin, procureur-general.
It seems that Madlle. —, belonging to an
honourable family resident in the best part of the
provinces, had long given herself up to that in-
ordinate love of dress and coquetry which is often
too much. encouraged by the fond weakness or false
pride of parents. The young lady was conspicuous
in the world of fashion for her costly and refined
toilette elegance, but no one thought for a moment
of inquiring into the source of so grand a display
of lace, jewellery, shawls, and general attire.
The family of the young lady was rich and in-
fluential, and the expensiveness of her toilettes
served to attract additional attention to her youth
and beauty, but nothing ill-natured was ever whis-
pered about her. Having reached the age of 23,
she at length determined to accept one or the other
of the numerous suitors who had longed sighed at
her feet. She was ere long married to a young
gentleman of good family and fortune. The calm
joys of the honeymoon were soon interrupted by
the unwelcome visits of silk-mercers and dress-
makers demanding payment of their bills, which
altogether amounted to 40,009 francs (2,1,600)—
debts which had been incurred by Madlle. -- be-
fore her marriage. Upon this the husband began
to interrogate the young lady somewhat sus-
piciously, to express surprise, and eventually he
got into a violent passion, winding up by de-
claring that he would not pay a shilling of
those unexpected debts. The newly-married hus-
band ere long went off in a huff from the con-
jugal abode: He thought something was wrong.
The young wife, who had calmly supported without
complaint or remonstrance the indignation of her
husband, immediately took her departure for Paris,
accompanied by her lady's maid, and went to her
aunt, who, report says, loved her tenderly. This
lady received her in the most affectionate manner,
all the more so when she learnt the coarse and harsh
treatment to which her niece had been subjected.
The husband, who had passed the day in a very
uneasy state of mind—a prey to all the anguish of
a man who really loves as well as doubts his wif
returned home in the evening, fully resolved to par-
don his wife and excuse himself in the best way he
could. He had worked all suspicion out of his
mind, a common weakness with some husbands.
What were his cruel disappointment and over-
whelming grief when his servant informed
him that Madame had left without saying where
she was going to or when she would return ? By
dint of anxious inquiries he learnt the whereabouts
of his cara sposa, and repaired forthwith to Paris,
where he presented himself at the residence of the
Countess of B—. He was informed that the ladies
had gone into the country, and would not return
before night. He was naturally greatly discon-
certed at this intelligence, and left his card, with a
message that he was staying at the Grand Hotel,
and would call again the next morning at eleven
o'clock. On awaking, or rather after a sleepless
night, the waiter put into his hand a letter from
his wife, in which she upbraided him with his harsh and
cruel conduct towards her, and rated him severely as
a man of sordid disposition, who had a mind exclu-
sively occupied with questions of money. " Since,"
she said, " you married me only for my dowry,
keep it and leave me." It is hardly necessary to
say that the husband hastened to liquidate his
wife's debts ; that the lesson was turned to good
account ; and that the wedded pair are now com-
pleting, amidst the fresh and delightful foliage
around the Chateau de•V the honeymoon, which
had been so vexatiously interrupted. The late
revelations about extravagant dress expenditure in
France have put married men on a nervous qui vice
concerning how certain ladies contrive to dress in
such a costly manner. Since M. Dupin's observa-
tions many a reflecting husband has quietly sat
down, calculated his income, and occasionally
puzzled himself about the cost of his wife's toilette.
Very often the figures are found to leave a large
deficit in the domestic budget which cannot be
accounted for. Then comes the question, is the
Benedict in debt, or has some generous nobleman
assisted him in dressing his wife? In some in-
stances he takes the opinion of a friend who is in
the habit of frequently visiting the house, of course,
on account of his friendship for the husband. A
more happy choice of confidence could not be
imagined. He is told very often that his wife's
clever, really remarkable, housekeeping economy
is quite enough to account for her exquisite, costly
taste in dress. If things get very bad indeed, and
a matrimonial storm darkens the household, the
lady, with noble, open-hearted simplicity, confesses
that she has been playing at the Bourse, and that
she is indebted only to a female—namely, smiling
Fortune—for the luxuriousness of her toilette ; in
fad, -she has even a large sum of money by specu-
lating in Spanish railways ! A domestic embrace
closes the comedy, all is forgiven, and virtue ie
made manifest to an affectionate and now confiding
husband.