The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING--YESTERDAY.
FREE HANICAP HURDLE RACE of 5 sous. each, with 30
added. Two miles.
Mr. Land's Melon, 9st 71b (Green) 1
Mr. Dawling's Sir Philip, 9st 71b (Weever) 2
Mr. Shirley's Star of England, lOst 21b (Tacker) 3
The following also ran :—Buckskin, Gaffer Green, and
Teddesley.

Won by six lengths, two lengths between second and
bird.

WORCESTERSHIRE GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. A
handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared,
with 100 added : the second horse to save his stake.
Over about four miles of fair hunting country.
Mr. Vever's Bourton, lOst (Tacker) 1
Mr. Land's The General, lOst 71b (Green) 2
Mr. E. Barker's The Old Rake, 9st (carried 9st 21b)
(Weever) 3
The following also ran :—Maurice Daly, -and The
Nugget.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Bourton, 3to 1 agst Old Rake,
6 to 1 each agst Maurice Daly and The General, 10 to 1
agst Sir Peter Laurie. The horses were started at the
appointed time, and Bourton came in first, The General
second; but an objection having been made by the owner
of The Old Rake, the stewards, after hearing evidence,
decided that it was no race. A second start therefore
took place after the Selling Stakes, when it was nearly
dusk. Sir Peter Laurie and The Premier, who ran in
the " first heat," did not go the second time. The result
of the race was above stated, Bourton and The General
again coming in first and second. Won by two lengths;
three lengths between second and third.
SELLING STEEPLE CHASE, a Sweepstakes of 5 sous.
each, with 50 added, &c., about two miles, was won by
Mr. Laud's Theodine. Rein Deer second, Anxiety third,
Countess fourth, and The Stranger last. The winner
was sold for •105 guineas.

EPSOM AUTUMN MEETING.
ADDITIONAL SCRATCHINGS.
AUTUMN HANDICAP.—TaIfourd, Unity, Friday, Annie
Sutherland, Georgey, The Kaffir, Shropshire Lass,
Roger Thornton.

IjEDDINGTON STAKES.—The Empire, Alembic, Tour,
Queen's Own, Astoifo, Diana, Glenstrae, Balmoral, filly
by Touchstone out of Fugleman's dam, Chauntress.
BENTINCK PLATE.—Nabob, Grey Tommy, Pelion,
Father Thames, War wick, Poodle, Chilton, Dick Tur-
pin, Cheddar, Richard Primmer,Charley, Anteverta,
Auchinleck, Madeline, Kaffir, Crassus, Maria Bell.
The match between Ephesus and Maria Bell is off, the
latter paying forfeit.

All Lord Clifden's horses were struck out of their en-
gagements at this meeting on Tuesday evening, the 25th
of October. All Mr. G. B. Price's horses pay forfeit.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 7.—Alteration in Seorjungfrun Light,
from close coal fire to Lentille fire of the third order, has
been completed. The new mode of lighting commenced
on the evening of the 28th of last month. The lighthouse
is built of granite, and whitewashed up to the height of
46} feet, It produces a strong fixed light, 88 feet above
the level of the sea. It illuminates the horizpn from
N.W. by W. W. round by N.E., and S. to S.W. §S. by
compass, and may be seen from a ship's deck, in clear
weather, at a distance of 3. Swedish sea miles, or 14 Eng-
lish minutes. The light is situated in lat. 61 deg. 9 min.
56 sec. North, and long. 35 deg. 30 min. East of Terro, or
17 deg. 20 min. 15 sec. East of Greenwich. The rebuild-
ing of the Holmogaddo Lighthouse will not be completed
this year, the provisional lighting until some time next
year.