The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-22 00:00:00

PORT OF COWES

POST-OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—The grievance so long justly com_
plainest of by the shipping and commercial interests of there being but one
mail a day, and of that arriving so late and leaving so early, is at
length removed. The London mail now leaves Southampton at 6 A.M.
and should arrive at Cowes at 7.30 am., when the mail for Newport, &c.
is immediatly forwarded. The London mail leaves Cowes at half-past six,
in the evening; a mail for Bristol and Gloucester leaves Cowes at
A.M., and one at 5 P.M. ; one from Ryde arrives at 4 .30 r st., and
one leaves for Hyde at 5 e.m., and actually reaches that town before
the one which is sent by the old rout (via Newport) seven hours earlier,
and what is better, the letters by this route are charged only 2d., while
those sent through Newport are charged 4d. It is but 2d. from Cowes
to Ityde, and 2d. from Hyde to Portsmouth, but letters from Cowes to
Portsmouth are seven-pence, being se t round by Southampton. More
reform wanted.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON RACES.-YESTERDAY.

With very flimsy pretensions on the score of racing, Hampton,
like its predecessors, Ascot and Epsom lays claim to a " Grand
Day," which imposing title is accordingly allotted to Thursday,
the Royal Plato being reserved as the race whereupon the said title
is founded. The name is sufficient for John Bull, and, in spite of
weather, mud, or dust, we find the " Grand Day" on Moulsey
Hurst. quite as busy an affair as at other places. Such was the case
yesterday. The (common and rail) roads were covered in all di-
rections with a motley good humoured and easily satisfied throng—
satisfied only, however, until they reached the course, where a very
different feeling was engendered by the impositions practised on all
whose carriages were permitted to en ter the enclosure, such enclo-
sure being the entire race course ; five shillings was charged for
every carriage that passed from the road to the Hurst, and once
on, a pound more standing near the cords near the weighing stand,
and five shillings at the lower part, the space appropriated to them
being carried right up to the cord, to the exclusion of the foot
people, who at all other places are provided with reasonable ac-
commodation. If any spiri!- was shown by the " Great Lessee" in
contributing a fair portion of his enormous gains towards the amuse-
ment of those from whom they are exacted, we might have let the
matter pass over, but such a niggardly feeling is exhibited in every
item of the management that we should be compromising ourselves
and the public if we failed to reprobate it in the strongest terms :
more than this, we will venture to assert that unless a thorough
change is effected the proprietors of race-horses will be very shy in
sending them to future meetings. Quitting an ungracious subject,
we hasten to acquit ourselves of the remaining part of our duty,
by stating that the attendance was very large, but that the course
was less crowded than usual, in consequence of a great number
having stationed their carriages in the public road rather than
submit to the extravagant demands for driving on the course. The,
weather, with the exception of one heavy shower, was fine, and the
sport so plentiful, that nine-tenths of the spectators (ourselves
amongst the number) quitted the ground before it was over.
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Aniongst the fashloilables pre;-ent were the Duke of Beaufort,
Marquis of Waterford, Lords Chesterfield, Suffield, Macdonald,
Villiers, W. Lennox, Tcnterden, Waldegrave, A. Paget, Andover,
Honourables G. Byng, Wellesley, llarboard, A. Villiers,
C. Forester, J. Macdonald, Colonel Peel, Colonel Copeland,
Messrs. Dolphin, Villebois, Price, J. Stanley, Errington, Willan,
Phillimorc, Brand, Payne, Kingston, Phillipson, Crommelin, &c.
The following is a return of the first three races :
The Officers Purse of 35 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs.
each. Heats, once round and a distance. Gentlemen riders.
Mr. V. King's ch. c. Ratcatcher, 12st 1 1
Mr. Powell's Harold, 1 Ist. 51b 2 2
Mr. Miller's Cleveland, lOst 4 3
Mr. Tottenham's Toes Fool, lOst. alb 3 4
Mr. Elkins's Rattler, lOst. 81b. (fell lame)
Both heats won easy.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gu'neas. The winner to be sold for
500, &c. Heats, twice round and a distance.
Mr. Garrard's Cornborough, 4 yrs, 9st. 11b...Coleman 2 1 1
Mr. V. King's Hectic, 5 yrs, 9st. Illb
The first heat wen by a head ; in the second fiectic broke down
half a mile from home ; and Cornborough, although he ran in
alone, pulled up lame. Hectic showed at the post for the third
heat, but was too lame to run. Cornborough, with some difficulty,
managed to get through a walk over for a third heat. 3tol on
Hectic before the first heat, and even betting after.
The Hurst Plate of 501. Weights as for the Hampton Stakes,
and the winner to be sold for 801., &c. Heats, once round and

a distance.
Mr. Borcham's b. g. Pumpkin, aged Hornsby 4 1 1
Mr. Sowerby's Tittle-Tattle, 3 yrs ..... ... l 2 2
Mr. V. King's Surprise, 4 yrs 2 3 dr
Mr. Garrard's Rienzi, 4 yrs..
Won easy.
Owing to the late hour at which the race began the last heat for
this plate was not over until a few minutes before seven o'clock.