The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic retu rsi for
the week ending Aug. 14, 1853 £6,633 12 4
Corresponding week last year 4,427 I 9 7

Increase in 1853 £2,205 I 2 9
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fo 2 the
week ending Aug. 14, 1853 £3,676 1.7 31i
Corresponding week last year
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAlLWAY.—Traffic )ct turn
for the week ending Aug. 14 (29 miles) £176 410
Corresponding week last year (13 miles) 67 16 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK RACES-TRIIRSDAY.

COLT SAPLING STAKES of 50 sous. each, 30 ft ; for two-
year-olds, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C., 5 furlongs alit 1 44
yards. (4 subs.)

Lord Zetland's Tros, by Cotherstone, Bst 71b (Mau rson)
walked over ; and Lord Derby's Boiardo saved his Et take.
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES of 10 sovs. each, wit h 50
added, for two-year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and :fillies
Bst 21b ; a winner before starting 21b extra.
(37 subs.)
Lord Derby's Dervish, by Cowl, Bst 91b (includiwg

2lbs extra) (Butloi i 1
Capt. D. Lane's Alas, Bst 41b (S. Rogei .8) 2
Mr. Spence's Canute, Bst 71b (Mario- w ) 3
Lord Zetland's Ivan, Bst 91b (including 21b exti
(Marso n) 4
The following also ran :—ch c by Sleight of 1 land,
Ilamptonia, The Sheriff, Spinaway, Rosaline.

Betting-7 to 4on Dervish, 6to 1 each agst
way and Ivan, 10 to 1 each agst Alas, and G mute.
The start was delayed some time in consequence of
Spinaway having a plate loose and Dervish and ]Rosa-
line being very fractious. At length a capital start was
effected. Alas, Spinaway, and Ivan lay in front to the
road, where Alas went ahead. When half-way sin the
distance Dervish, who had been lying " handy,"" went
up and took a slight lead, which he held to th,a end,
winning very cleverly by half a length. A leng:th be-
tween the second and third. Bad fourth. Ro saline,
Spinaway, and Sheriff were the three next. 13 amp-
,tonia colt several lengths in the rear.i

GREAT EBOR HANDICAP STAKES of 200 sovs., adiled to
a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if
declared ; penalties for winners ; the second to :rcceive
50 sovs. out of the stakes. Two miles on the Old
Course. (101 subs., 58 of whom declared.)
Mr. Magennis's Pantomime, by Lanercost, 3 yrs, .514
81b (including 61b extra) (Oliver, ju a.) 1
Mr. Drinkald's The Nabob, by the Nob, 4 yrs, Ist
llb (including 61b extra) (Charltmi) 2
Mr. Howard's Catspaw, by Birdcatcher, 3 y rv,
sst 61b (Well° 3
Mr. Barber's Goorkah, by Annandale, 3 yrs, 6st 'drib
(including 61b extra) (Cleme at) 4

The following also ran :—Newminster, Adine, c by
Melbourne—Sally Warfoot, Lord Fauconberg, Ba.bette,
Peggy, Lord Lieutenant, Nerva, and St. Andrew,
Thirteen ran. Won by a neck.
The HOPEFUL STAKES of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, if declared
on June 1, for 3-yr-old colts, Bst 71b, fillies Bet 31b,
that have never won 100 sovs, including their own
stakes pi evious to the day of naming. Winners of the
Derby 101 b, of the Oaks or any Stakes value 50.0, 71b
extra. Maidens allowed 31b. One mile and a half.
(6 subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Faversham (F. Ender) 1
Mr. Milner's Grapeshot (J. Matson) 2
Mr. Stanley's North Pole (A. Day) 3
Won by a short neck.

The COUNTY PLATE of 100 sous, added to a sweepstakes
of 15 each, 5 ft for 2-yr-olds, fist 121 b ; three, Bst. 101 b;
four, 9st 41b ; five, six and aged, 9st 61b. T.Y.C., 5
furlongs and 44 yards. (41 subs.)
Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, 9st 41b

(Cartwright) 1
Mr. Merry's Wild Huntsman, 6st 121 b (Aldcroft) 2
Mr. Spence's Snowdon Dunhill, Bst 101 b (Simpaion) 3
Mr. Payne's Strutaway, fist 41b
Won by half a length ; same distance between second

and third.

The following also ran :—Mr. Bowes's Auld Ac-
quaintance, Captain Lane's Alas, Mr. Lumley's Hos-
podar, Baron Rothschild's Mentmore Lass, Mr. Stab-
bing's Lord Lieutenant.

The LOTTERY PLATE of 25 soya, added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 each, for 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b; four, 9st 111 b ;
five, 1 Ost 21b ; six and aged, lOst 41b. One nails.
Mr. J. Scott's Cassio, 3 yrs (301.) (Chillnian) 1
Lord W. Powlett's Luxurious, 3 yrs (30/.)—(Charlton) 2
Capt. Harcourt's Fairthorn, 3 yrs (301.) (Aldcroft) 3
Won by half-a-dozen lengths.

The EGLINTON STAKES of 15 sovs each, sft, with 100
sovs added by the race committee, for 2-yr-olds 7st ;
three, 9st. Mares and geldings allowed 41b. One
mile. (28 subs.)
Mr. Merry's ch f Exact, by Birdcatcher (Hiett) 1
Mr. T. W. Redhead's ch c Barrel (Clement) 2
Lord Londesborough's b c Wellham, by Cowl,
2 yrs (Harrison) 3
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