The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

(Stang ay) 2

A capital race, won by half a neck,

There were two races. At first Battery, Octavia,
Waterfall, Countess of Theba, and Minerva, were
weighed for, but the last two not being on the ground
when the others went to the post, the clerk of the
course thought they did not intend to run, and so the
race proceeded without them. Battery came in first,
beating Octavia by a neck. On going to scale, however
Mr. Day objected that Battery had carried 51b over,
without declaring it, under a false impression which the
jockey entertained that the weights had been raised.
Mr. Davies, the owner of Minerva, protested against
the race in Coto, ands n being appealed to, the stewards
decided it was void and there should be a fresh race.
Battery, meanwhile, was sent home, and Mr. Day de-
clined to run Octavia and Waterfiill. The result of the
second race was as above stated. Mr. Day intends,
however, to submit the case to the Jockey Club, not-
withstanding the rule that the decision of the stewards
shall he final.

The Aristocratic Welter Stakes, of 5 sovs. each with
20 added, one mile, were won in two heats by. Mr.
Land's Theodine, 4 yrs (601.), I.ost 71b, beating Mr.
Bidgood's Kate, aged (601.), list 21b, and three others.
The weather was again wet; and the attendance of
company only very moderate.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853.
The figures within parenthesis denote the number o

Eccles (3)
Lichfield (2)

day's racing.
AUGUST.
29' Chelmsford (2)
129 Plymouth 30
SEPTEMBER.
Folkestone, Hythe, and
Sandgate l3
Doncaster (4) .13
Dover 15
Pontefract (2) l9
Bedford (2) 2O
Leicester (2) 21
Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autumn (2) 22
Canterbury (2) 22
Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27
Walsall (2) 28
Northallerton (2) 29
BER.
Warwick Autumn (2) lB
Caledonian Hunt and

Lincoln (2)..... 1
Bridgnorth
Marlborough
Cheadle (Staff.) (2)
Warwick (2) 6
Totnes & Bridgetown (2) 7
Weymouth
Morpeth (2)
Western Meeting 8
Rochester & Chatham (2) 8
Western Zoyland and
Bridgwater (1) l2

OCTI
Chester Autumn (2) 4
Monmouth
YorkshireUnionHunt(l) 6
Wrexham (2)
Newmarket S. 0. (5) lO

NOVE
Worcester (2)
Epsom Autumn (2) 3
Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9
Liverpool Autumn (2) 9

Kelso 18
Richmond (2) l9
Newmarket (H.) (6) 24
Shrewsbury (2) 15
Newton Autumn (1) 24
Aberystwith (3) Last week

THE GALE ON FRIDAY.

The advices received on Saturday at Lloyd's, from
the different outports, furnished a sad catalogue of the
havoc which was occasioned among the shipping during
the tremendous gale of Friday last.
Between Dover and the North Foreland many casu-
alties are reported. A number of vessels sought refuge
inside the Goodwin, some with loss of spars, or anchors
and cables, or other damage, by coming in collision. The
French mail boat from Calais was unable to make the
harbour of the former port ; she ran for Deal, and, after
much difficulty, landed her mail and passengers.
Just below Beachy Head two large vessels were lost
in mid-day. One was the Brenda, Mr. Buckle master,
laden with a choice cargo of timber from Quebec. She
had leaked considerably during the voyage, and on beat-
ing up Channel became almost waterlogged. Encoun-
tering the gale, and the crew fearing her speedy founder-
ing, they, for the purpose of preserving their lives, ran
her ashore in- the vicinity of Newhaven. The coast-
guard were immediately on the alert, and perceiving
from the prodigious surf that was running that no
ordinary boat could exist in it, they immediately re-
sorted to the rocket apparatus, and by that means suc-
ceeded in throwing a line over the wreck. This com-
munication being secured, the whole of the crew
managed to reach the shore, although in a most pitiable
condition. At the time of this being forwarded, there
was every appearance of the ship proving a loss. The
other vessel was a fine barque, called the Australia,
bound to Rio, from Grimsby. It appears that, in
anticipation of bad weather, she had brought up on the
previous (Thursday) evening, off Shoreham. There
she lay exposed to the violence of the gale. She
laboured severely, and shortly after daybreak was
driven from her anchors and cast ashore nearly abreast
of the coast guard station. The critical situation of
the crew immediately excited the attention of those on
the look out. No time was lost in launching the life-
boat, and several brave fellows volunteering to man
her, she went off to the rescue of the poor creatures on
the wreck. After making her way through a tremend-
ous sea, she gained the barque, and taking off her un-
fortunate crew, returned and safely landed them.
According to the last accounts, the vessel was fast
going to pieces.
From Teign mouth, Plymouth, and Falmouth, similar
intelligence as the violence of the gale has been re-
ceived. At Kimmeridge, on the Dorsetshire coast, a
new life boat, made by nite, of Cowes, was driven
ashore during the height of the storm on Friday morn-
ing. Nothing is known of the crew, if she went out
with one to any ship in distress, or to where she be-
longs. The coast guard have taken possession of her.
The eastern coast felt the gale severely, and it is feared
that the real extent of disasters is yet to be learned.
On the Newcowe Sand, just abreast of Lowestoft, the
Marmion,. Mr. Attwool master, belonging to Weymouth,
was lost while on a voyage from Dantzic to Gloucester.
She was laden with a valuable cargo. The crew had
most dreadful work to save themselves. In the
same vicinity the William and Ann, trader, belonging
to Goole, was overcome by the storm, and foundered on
Sizewell Bank. Many other casualties are announced
to have happened on the same range of coast.
Similar boisterous weather raged on the Durham and
Northumbrian coast, where the coasters had a most
severe trial.