The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENGE.

HAMPTON RACES—WEDNESDAY.
Ever since the new management commenced opera-
tions, a gradually marked improvement has been percep-
tible in the character of Hampton races, and this year
not the least important improvement was intended to be
effected by the abolition of heat races, but although at
the time of entering for the Innkeepers' Plate it was
distinctly stated by the secretary that the race would
not be in heats, and some of the horses were actually
entered on that express understanding, yet as the con-
ditions originally published in the sheet calendar con-
fined the plate to " the best of heats," the stewards
decided that no alteration could be made. A step has,
howeier, been taken in the right direction, and next
year the abolition of those turf-abominations—heat races
is certain.

The disappointment threatened by the heavy rain of
the two previous days was early in the morning satisfac-
torily dispelled by cheering indications of a change of
weather, and although at times some watery clouds
drifted slowly over, the day, as it advanced, was cha-
racterised by gladdening influences.
Owing, however, to the military attractions at Chob-
ham, the attendance of company on the Hurst fell con-
siderably short of an average. For the mere pleasure
seeker there was, as usual, all the diversified entertain-
ment found at a country fair, combined with the exciting;
scenes and incidents of horseracing. Speculators mus-
tered numerously, and the sport gave active employment
to the metallics.

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The course was well kept by a body of the A division
of police—not a single accident occurring to mar the
pleasure of the proceedings.
As a proof of the determination of the managers to
secure the patronage and approbation of the racing
community, a new weighing stand was erected next the
stewards' stand with separate entrance for trainers and
jockeys, an arrangement which had the effect of facili-
tating the business there. On the Thames side of the
course permanent posts and chains have been placed
from the betting stand down to the ferry, and it is in-
tended by next year to have a similar line on the oppo-
site siderdown to the gravel pits, and to place permanent
posts and rails round the top turn, generally a place of
danger.'

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Tile only drawback on the efficiency of the arrange-
ments was in the delay and blunders that were made in
putting up some of the horses' numbers.
The subjoined details of the running render further
comment here unnecessary
STAND PLATE of 60 sovs. (handicap) for all ages.
Winners extra. Once round and a distance.
Mr. T. Stevens's Nonsuch by Faugh a Ballagh
(h b) 4 yrs, 6st 91131
Mr. Owen's Stamford, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Rickards) 2
Mr. Knowles's Pearl, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Hiett) 3
The following also ran :—Puritan, Sweetheart, Teles-
scope, and Domino.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Nonsuch, 4to 1 each agst Pearl
and Telescope, and 5 to 1 each agst Sweetheart and
Stamford. Telescope and Stamford made the running
alternately to the Moulsey-road, crossing, the further
side of the course, where Telescope gave way, and Non-
such went to the post, with Stamford in close attend-
ance. A fine race home with the two, ended in favour
of Nonsuch by a head. A length between 2d and 3rd.
Sweetheart a bad 4th.

CLAREMONT STAKES of 10 SM. each, 5 ft, with 50
added for two-3rr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies,
Bst 31b. Winner extra. Half-a-mile. (19 subs.)
Mr. Gulliver's Village Lass by Pyrrhus the First
Bst 61b (including 31b extra) (Yates) 1
Mr. J. Brown's Balmoral, by Lanercost, Bst 61b (in-
cluding 31b extra) (Wells) 2
Mr. J. Scott's Mabel, Bst 31b (A. Day.) 3
Betting-3 to 1 agst Village Lass, 4to 1 agst Bal-
moral, 5 to 1 each agst Cranbourne and Mabel, 7 to 1
agst Starlight Bess colt. A very bad start, Mabel,
Chantress, and some others lost a good deal of ground ;
Chantress, after running a few yards, put her foot into
a hole and came down on her head. Lioness made the
running to the bend, where the lead was taken by
Evasion filly, who carried it on until they were within
the distance, when Village Lass went to the front, fol-
lowed by Balmoral ; the latter, after a good effort, was
beaten three quarters of a length, a length and half be-
tween second and third, Lioness was fourth, Cran-
bourne, Evasion filly, and Starlight Bess colt the next

three.
SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES (Handicap) of 20
sovs. each ; 10ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 50
added. Winners extra. The owner of the second
horse to save his stake. Two miles. (33 subs., 23
of whom pay 5 sovs each.)
Mr. W. Cooper's Torment, by Alarm, 3 yrs, Est 81b
(including 71b extra) (Wells) 1
Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Preece) 2
Mr. Knowles's Pearl, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Hiett) 3

The following also ran : Rackapelt, Hampton.
Betting—Even on Torment, 2 to 1 agst Rackapelt, 7
to 1 each agst Tavistock and Hampton. The race
admits of little description. The favourite led off,
Tavistock, Pearl, Rackapelt, and Hampton, lying well
together in her wake. After rounding the top turn,
Tavistock took second place. At the lower end of the
course, Torment increased her lead, and galloping on,
won hard held by two lengths. Six lengths between
the second and third—Hampton at a long interval was
fourth. Rackapelt trotted in, and did not pass the
chair.
INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 30 sovs., added to a sweepstakes
of 3 sovs. each, for 3-yr olds and upwards. The
winner to be sold for 501. Allowances if to be sold
for less. Three quarters of a mile. (9 subs.)
Mr. Sufflin's Antonina, by The Emperor, 3 yrs,
(501.), sst 111 b (Wells) 1 1
Mr. Payne's Cotton Lady, 4 yrs (50/.), 6st 111 b
(Rickards) 0 2
Mr. Sait's Ventre-h-Terre, 5 yrs (501.), 7st 21b
(T. Sherwood) 2 0
Mr. French's Ada, 3 yrs, (501.), sst 111 b (Palmer) 0 0
Mr. B. Land's Massaroni, 3 yrs (801.), Est 41b

(Land, jun.) 0 0
Mr. J. Barnard's Lady Isabel, 4 yis (501.),
6st 11lb (Hiett) 0 dr
Mr. Cooper's Tittle Tattle, 3 yrs 55t(501.), 111 b

(Cowley) 0 dr
First heat-6 to 4 agst Antonina, 4to 1 each agst
Massaroni, Ventre-it-Terre, and Cotton Lady. Won
by a length.
Second heat-6 to 4on Antonina, 3to 1 agst Massa-
rani. Won by a length ; Ada a bad third. The winner
was afterwards sold for 250 guineas, the fund thereby
realising upwards of 200 sovs.
CORINTHIAN STAKES of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25
added ; three-year-olds and upwards ; penalties and
allowances. Gentleman riders. The winner to be
sold for 200 sovs. if demanded. Once round and a

distance. 6 subs.
Capt. Little's Clothworker, by the Prime Warden,
aged, list 91b (Owner) 1
Mr. J. D. Shafto's King of Troy, 4 yrs, lOst 71b
(Mr. Elwes) 2
Capt. Rowley's Bordeaux, 6 yrs, llst 91b (Owner) 3
Mr. Berkeley's Dame Tattle, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Owner) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst King of Troy, sto 2 each agst
Clothworker and Bordeaux.
Clothworker, entered in Mr. Bignell's name, made
the running to the Moulsey-road, where the King of
Troy went up on the inside and obtained a slight advan-
tage, which he held to the distance, where Clothworker

went a-head and won cleverly by three-parts of a length ;
same distance between the second and third. Before
the race an objection was made to Clothworker on the
ground that he was not the property of a gentleman
qualified according to the articles. Capt. Little sup-
ported the right of Clothworker to start, and the
stewards decided that as the horse was bona fide Capt.
Little's property he was entitled to run.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 1 agst Goldfinder.
6to 1 agst Colsterdale.
Bto 1 agst Chief Justice.
Bto 1 agst Garfarth.
10 to 1 agst Coomberlond Stathesmon
GOODWOOD STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Abdallah.
12 to 1 agst Sextus.
12 to 1 agst Little Harry.
20 to 1 agst Muscovite.

ST. LEGER.
6to 4 agst West Australian.
5 to 1 agst Cineas.
DERBY, 1854.
25 to 1 each agst Marley Hill, Blight, and Princ•
Arthur.

ORDER OF RUNNING THIS DAY.
2.0 Visitors' Plate.
2.40 Railway Plate.
3.15 Her Majesty's Plate.
4.0 Richmond Plate.
4.35 Scurry Stakes.
5.15 Handicap Sweepstakes.

BEVERLEY.-WEDNESDAY.
KINGSTON-ON-HULL STAKES,

Bridesmaid
Snowdon Dunhill

1
2

Five ran.
BEVERLEY CUP.

Haricot
Alp ...
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Happy Joe
Eight ran. Won easy.
DRIFFIELD STAKES

Uncleared.
Whitenose

Four ran.
BISHOP BURTON STARES
Brown Brandy
Colt by Ratan

Five ran.
ITOLDERNESS HUNT STAKES
Smuggler Bill

LONDESEOP.O' STAKES,

Gitlelio
Sutler..
Curfew

2
3

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—ELSECAR, WEDNESDAY.
—Yesterday morning, about half-past six o'clock, an
accident of a fatal character occurred to a collier named
Luke Hill, aged 28 years, employed at the Hemingfield
Pit, belonging to the Earl Fitzwilliam, near Elsecar.
The deceased entered the pit at the usual hour in the
morning, and was employed in getting stone from a part
of the pit which has not been worked latterly, when a
portion of the roof over where he was working fell in
and killed him on the spot.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

I.IOIISE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
ELECTIONS BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
In clause 1,
Mr. FREWEN said this clause provided that the
election for a county should take place within six days
after the issue of the writ. Now if this bill only applied
to general elections there would be no objection to it, but
a county member might be appointed to an office, and
in the event of the electors being anxious to change
their representative, there would be no time to find a
successor within the brief space of six days. He would
therefore suggest that words should be introduced for
restricting the operation of the bill to general elections.
After a few words from Mr. BUTT,
who could not
accede to the amendment,
Mr. E. DENISON recommended the committee not
to proceed further with the bill, as the whole question
of Parliamentary reform would have to be considered
next year.
Mr. AGLIONBY had no confidence in the anticipated
large measure of reform, and he hoped the committee
would not consent to part with this small measure.
Mr. HUME also thought it would be better to leave
the matter embraced in this bill to be dealt with in the
larger measure next year.
Mr. SCOBELL saw no necessity whatever for delay,
as it would be just as easy to incorporate the provisions
of the bill with the larger measure after the bill passed
as before.
Mr. BUTT could not consent to withdraw the bill at
this stage.
Mr. V. SMITH urged the propriety of withdrawing
the bill, more especially as notice had already been
given by the right hon. gentleman the member for Mid-
hurst of a bill to deal with the whole question of elec-
tions, whereas this bill only related to elections for
counties.

After some further discussion it was agreed that clause
1 should be postponed, with the view of being
amended with clause 2.
Sir G. GREY suggested that the limit between the
issue of the writ and the election should be twelve in-
stead of six days, and
Lord R. GROSVENOR supported the suggestion.
Mr. BUTT said he should have no objection to adopt
this amendment, but as clause 1 had been postponed,
it would be necessary to postpone this clause too.
After some further discussion, the clause was post-
poned accordingly.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to.
Mr. BUTT then proposed several additional clauses
regulating the manner of taking the poll at the elections
for the Universities, which were agreed to.
Captain SCOBELL moved the following clause :
That no poll at any such election shall be taken at any
inn, hotel, tavern, public-house, or other premises
licensed for the sale of beer, wine, or spirits, or in any
booth, hall, room, or other place directly communicating
therewith, unless by consent of all the candidates,
expressed in writing.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. Palmer, Mr.
Fitzroy, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Mills, and Lord R.
Grosvenor took part, the clause was agreed to.
The Chairman then left the chair, and the house
resumed.
SALE AND PURCHASE OF LAND BILL.
Mr. DRUMMOND moved the second reading of this
bill, with the object of referring it to the select com-
mittee appointed to sit on the bill on the same subject
sent down from the House of Lords.
Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the practice of referring
two bills on the same subject, but different in principle, to
the same committee. It was calling on a committee to
do that which was the proper duty of the house to decide
between two different principles.
Mr. BUTT said it was the desire of the committee 'on
the Registration of Assurances Bill, to have this bill
referred to it.
Mr. MALINS had the greatest objection to the prin-
ciple of the bill, and certainly would not have consented
to its being read a second time, except on the condition
that it was to be referred to a select committee.
Mr. E. DENISON, as chairman of the Registration
of Assurances Bill committee, said it was the desire of
that committee to have this bill referred to them.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be referred to the committee on the Registration of As-
surances Bill.
LEASING POWERS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion for going into committee,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said this was in 4,ct a Govern-
ment bill, as it had been brought in by the late Attor-
ney and Solicitor Generals for Ireland. It ought, there- '
fore, to be postponed until after the other orders of the
day.

After a short discussion,
The SPEAKER decided that the bill could not be un-
derstood to be a Government bill.
The house then went into committee on the bill.
Progress was made as; far as clause 10, when the
Chairman was directed to report progress, and the house
having resumed, the Chairman did so accordingly, and
obtained leave to sit again.
COMBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL.
This bill, as amended, was read a third tune and
passed.