The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLXXSTI•
gee
list of sport for the present week furnishes „
niable evidence that we are about to commence the so),
son in earnest. What, with the Steeplechases 3t
Uet
ventry to-day, the meeting of the Carmarthenshire ~-f
to-morrow and Thursday, the Liverpool GrandlNati°ll
ses
on Wednesday, and Sutton and St. lye's Steepleeh%B
on Friday, the most inveterate speculator in ec111,1,41
chances will find the work cut out for him quite en °\7‘l
for one week. The Market Rasen Steeplechases, reairqbee
for to-day, are postponed until further notice ; and the
Kirkham Steeplechases are altered from the 9th to
following day. heir
Hazard is said to be a good thing for the Caraiart
shire, and Oscar for the Liverpool Steeplechase, Bfor
I 3 ellewstown for the Spring Cup at• Liverpool ; " of ht the
my decision on the latter re, the "• mountstest
principal jocks in the Grand National. and the
moves and particulars concerning this Derby of SteeP
chases—see The Sun of to-morrow, for it will throlf
ray of light on the subject. .
THE SPIRIT OF THE TIITO

COVENTRY RACES--SATURDAY.
fOr
The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs. each, and 30 ad.e-t.„O
three-year-olds and upwards. One mile. •°'

subs.
Mr. G. Monro's Father Thames, 4 yrs,
walked ov°'
Bst 71b,
SWEEPSTAKES of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, for th'
year-olds and upwards. Winner to be sold for 1
&c. One mile. Four subs. 1
Mr. Thorlby's Black Jack, 3 yrs, (251.), 7st (Wel''')
Mr. C. H Smith's Miss Marian, aged (251.), Bst 121",'
(HicknoAet),
Betting-3 to lon Black Jack. Won by half a le1"100
The COVENTRY FREE HANDICAP of 10 sovs each 010
added ; the second to save his stake. One mile and 0'
Captain Lane's Conmore, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (G. E. Slia
Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, syrs, 7st slb (loot% 3
(We 119,) 0
Mr. Stevens's Chilton, 3 yrs, fist 31b
(Preece,/ 0
Mr. Lands Odiham, yrs, 7st 1 llb
($e Cliff)
0
Mr. Rayner's Presto, 5 yrs, Est 21b
Mr. 0. Monro's Flora, 5 yrs, Est 81b ............. (Clilll fore
Betting even on Le Juif, 4 to 1 each agst
and Chilton, and 7to 1 agst Odiham. Won in 3'
by three-parts of a length. a

The TWO-YEAR-OLD Stakes of 5 sous each, file'
added ; colts, Bst 41b ; fillies, Bst llb. Lasth
Thirteen subs. , 1
Mr. Treen's I Clio fir, Shsll3/
Mr. G. Taylor nd fby Annandale, out of M.„A e— )
lioe
5 -10. 5

(Den
Mr. Drewe's Vixen (lCnig
t'eA'
Mr. T. Stevens's Adelaide ("a
Betting.-7 to 4 agst Clio, 2to 1 agst Vixen' :31
to 2 agst Madeline filly. Won by a length ; two le b-
between second and third. dad'
The CITY HANDICAP of 3 sovs. each, and 2A - 5
Three-quarters of a mile. Sixteen subs. ) 1
Mr. J. Adkin's Heroine, aged, 7st 91b ...... (PreAeacie)
Mr. Land's The Greek, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
Mr. G. Drewe's Fidelity, 4 yrs, Est 121 b ( /v3;410
Mr. C. Higgins's Maria Bennett, aged, Est 31b (.(" t
Betting.-5 to 4on Heroine, and 2to 1 ati
Greek. Won by a length ; The Greek a bad tlw-
m le
MESSRS. HOWARD AND CLINTON TO SUBS-c- v-_,
IMPORTANT.—The Liverpool Steeple Chase 111,1 14,°'
struggle from end to end between No. 10 and No.
1
19 is not good enough to beat these. No. 2S vi' t'f'eu
be dangerous should No. 10 fail. FinallY;egrAr
31 and 10 for a stake. Important te'tber)t
just received. The sudden change in the rao:
the great probability of the ground 10,,13'est1,'5:;¢
and therefore particularly adapted to No. 24, u"'"so._:
an entire change in the intentions of the owner' are
will consequently come with a great rush to-tn-hoire",
still Ms does not change the opinion expressed iOOP
24 cannot win. Spring Cup--No. 6 or N°.
both.—Fee for the meeting, lOs 6d ; to Metro P 3700
it. is ; to Derby, 2/. 2s ; to Goodwood, 3/. 3s' d'gtreets
51. ss.—Address, H. & C., Post-office, Coventrr
Soho.

g. Of t"
INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS.—At the triee,..s,
Marylebone Vestry on Saturday Sir James ktATitit:
warden, visited the vaults under the
Bart., said that on Monday last he, as Crown cll,
parish nou'e the
the
by
company with the medical inspector appom",:" seiref•
government td examine the condition of tue
burial places in the parish. It would be inWees,eltieL
him (Sir J. Hamilton) to give an idea of 01%17 the-0
spectacle that those vaults presented. In I'ooo/. /6
were sold 60 of those vaults for 1501. each or ,
ofthes
the aggregate. As they had sold the fee sin3Ple„„pd re;
vaults, they could not interfere with them bel,
commending the proprietors to close thero it:os 3
entrance stones. The state of the public vau•
positive disgrace to Christianity and the to of cep;
the coffins were piled to the very ceiling in a 42'1 a °.;
fusion. He begged to move the appointment
the() „ire
mittee to inspect and report upon the state of al'oticij
vaults in the parish.—Mr. Filmore seconded,.th„axiesthil
which, after some observations from Messrs. 17""
Lewis, was carried. I,oBi
TREMENDOUS HURRICANE AT LIVEREOu by . on
OF LIFE.—On Saturday Liverpool was visited has ba
the most fearful gales from the north-west that the oriel
experienced since 1839. For the last few day 004 it
had been fresh, but at five o'clock in the ilia perfeca
began to increase, and at noon was bloyingnrted, °
hurricane. Already sevral disasters are rq-nel.
doubtless many will have occurred in the cho- d
usual ferry steamers to Egremont, Seacombe, bon"
mere had to cease plying ; while the Nire23,:reinttril
which usually run across the Mersey. in e yfroe 0-
generally required an hour, and in one ,cl;atrehe
the wind was at its height, the Woodsinere. Juig
cupied nearly an hour and three-guarteriveci tP
morning, broke from her anchor
City of Glasgow (screw-steamer), which ar.„er, aic;
preparedAfriAfrica
w
after • •
drifting about went ashore ear -
n .1 ste°
in thegoreli Ferbfle'
where she remains. The Royal gal' and 'OO
chainsa t attempting (mid net has he
she r
board •
, owing to the severity of the gale, an cheete
the
foras sataddveirntgis;edbutot
hsaerilmoani
mails could
be put 4
iP
detained until yesterday The fiat John, 01( ui of ate
mpotifntgh
eto George'slamnadkinegt-hstea:ge,and stß...uasZ
urea'brideTiee,
carried away masts, bowsprit, and bulwarks.na hie vole
was cut in two by portions of the tackling, 3 board ; .00
with that of another n was washed °verve prl r,
latter was saved bymeansm of a life-buoY• foot
of \Vales steamer of foul of the landing-atag'and '0 50
tied away her figure-head, .tc. A scho°ll.,ele,f• &s led
sloops were aground at Ho lake, with sign::
telegiaal
flying. A large vessel, totally disniasted,
__„th a
as at anchor seven miles west of liofilch ~e
lyheadt:via
of distress flying on a flagstaff. The ',,euisione dog
gone ashore near the Potteries. Several L' Tha
taken place in the river, and fiats driftinffe.roon,
was brought up in the river on SaturdaY
damaged, and driven aground at Georges.'