The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWCASTLE RACES.
The following is a complete list of_ the arrivals up to
eight o'clock (Sunday night):—Present, Tom Bowling,
Chanticleer, Prince, Miss Ann, Brennus, Flatcateher,
Shylock, Railway King, Jonathan, Headsman, Pelham,
Lammermoor, Cigarette, Atbelataue, Osbaldestor,
Countess of Albemarle, John Cosser, Mylgrave, Gul-
liver, Legerdemain, The Flapper, Osbaldwick, Tome,
tit, Lady Aberdour, Puaarg, Executor, Psaltusinger,
Camphine.

SPORTING NOTES.

" I'll issue notes,
Which may on Fortune's 'change be battered
Fcr much money"—WALLTNGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE S-UN.
No. t.

Sts,--Under the above head it is my intention to write a
series of articles, which shall contain, in addition to the
usual anticipations of the fates of the various stakes, a
retrospective glance at the principal races of every meet-
ing, showing how far they effect the most important en-
gagements of future "meets;'' and likewise, the latest
moves on the board" known only to the "initiated,"
which, except by some such channel as myself;
would never reach the numerous dabblers in the odds,
who abound in all parts of the kingdom; the idea of
mine will, I think, be of considerable service to a large
portion of the sporting fraternity, and in such hope I
now undertake the pleasurable task.
These " notes" will appear on the Monday preceding
every re-union of consequence, and occasionally when
any event of importance demands it, on the Tuesday or
Wednesday following, but this will be notified in the
Monday's " note."
At the twin meetings of the Bibury Club and Stock-
bridge, on Wednesday and Thursday last, Mr. Neville's
Herbert by Venison, managed to win both the Produce
Stakes ; in the first, beating Glenlyon, Letitia, and the
coupledithevhaitsicen,
Pelerine filly, and in the last, the Iron Duke, Mirror,
Letitia, Glenlyon, and West Country Lass ; this,
prrlormanee at Ascot, put Herbert on
a par with as a good second-rate mile horse ;
Sidney, and Letitia, Herbert's stable companions are
both inferior to him, the former about four, and the
latter eight pounds. It is a curious coincidence that for
the last three years, both the Produce Stakes have been
won by the same horse—in 1847, by Red Hart ;in 1848,
by Loadstcne; and in the present year by Herbert.
Humphrey, by Cotherstone out of Conscience, made a
victorious debut by winning the Champagne Stakes in a
canter, beating Giraffe, Augean, and Sergius; all four
are in the Derby, but, with the exception of the winner,
have not the most ghostly chance of figuring in that
race to any advantage.
For the Stockbridge Triennial Stakes, Bee Hunter, by,
Gladiator out of Valentine, and Sweetheart, by Touch-
stone out of Catherine, ran a dead heat, beating Cari-
boo (3d), Ugly Doe (4th), Kathleen (sth), and the fol-
lowing tailed off:—Lampoon filly, Ctaariclea, Soldier's
Joy colt, and Esplanade. In the final heat the Hunter
bad it all his own way, winning by six lengths. The
winner is not in the Derby, nor in any stake of
cons( pierce besides the Molecombe at Goodwood
and the Doncaster St. Leger of next year; he will
make a first-rate Cup horse, and much more noise in the
ring than his unfortunate half-brother War Eagle did;
Sweetheart is in the Derby, and is an improving nag;
but us to Caribou, I think he well turn out a second
Puffy, or Woodcraft, good for a mile, or a half, but no-
' thing more, not likely to show for the Derby next year.
Newcastle this year returns to the old custom of having
five days' racing, as in the days of Eclipse (1769), in lieu
of fe ur, the number of the last few years, which might
I think be very advantageously cut down to three, in-
stead of increased to five. To-day there are three races
on the card, the ball opening with
The Convivial Stakes, for which Chanticleer 9st 91b,
Plaudit ist 41b, and Maid of My Soul 6st 101 b, look the
most formidable; as " the grey" seems to be the only
runner of the three, him I'll take " for better, for
worse."

The Five Soya. Stakes, gentleman riders, may pos-
sibly be won by Sheraton, Tom Bowling, and Jonathan
Handy.
The Maiden Plate entry includes The Flapper, The
Swift, and Present.
To-morrow the sport commences with the Tyro Stakes,
which Messrs. Green, or Merry, will pocket with the
Countess of Albemarle, or Brennus.
The Produce Stakes will end in favour of Vanguard,
Bst 71b, or Belus, Bst 21b, the former for choice;
Priestess, Bst 11b, being third.
The field for the Northumberland Plate will be small,
not more than a dozen, I presume, to be selected from
the following:—

at. lb. et. lb.
Limestone, 5 yrs
Executor, 5 yrs
Shylock, 4 yrs
John Cosser, 4 yrs
Distaffina, 4 yrs
Melton, 4 yrs
Camphine, 4 yrs
The Railway King, 5 Legerdemain, 3 yrs 4 8
yrs 6 11 Miss Ann, 3 yrs
Of the above I consider Limestone, Executor, Shylock,
Distaffina, Melton, Lugar, and Legerdemain to be the batch
the race will lay among; Limestone, if meant, I should
back against the other five: year olds; Shylock I prefer
to Mahon, and Legerdemain to Lugar, yet there are ao
many " wheels within wheels," so many compound in-
terests to serve, that I am sorely puzzled how to get at
the moving principle of the machine.
To me it is a mystery whether Messrs. Green and
Stebbinga intend to win with Mahon or Shylock; both
will run, and possibly the latter may be the nag.
Mr. Merry's nag will be Limestone, I should think, not-
withstanding the large sum put on Mies Ann at the
sporting houses during the last few days, if meant, he
will be about the mark. To these two, i.e. Limestone
and Shylock, with Disteffina and Legerdemain, I shall
look for the winner, taking the first and third for choice.

As yet only four are scratched for this race, Nunny-
kirk, Belus, Puffy, and Miss Harrison, the latter at 6
P.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Ucentio, Miss Ann, and Cigarette,
will furnish the firs 4 and second for the Free Handicap.
The Hotspur Stakes will be won by Nunnykirk, if he
runs, otherwise by Elthiron, with Robert de Brus in
close attendance, the Abbot of Meaux and Emma Donna
making up the field.
In the First Triennial Produce Stakes I see nothing
likely to cut out Mr. Meiklam's fine Derby colt, The
Italian, although Witchcraft, Gleam, The Knight of
Avenel, and Pitsford, are included in the nominations.
On Thursday we have the Gateshead or Lottery
Stakes, which seems destined for Dtr. Bowes with The
Knout; Langton, Lugar, Lammermoor, and tither Velox
or Imperatrix forming the field.
Mr. Bowes will also win the Tyne Stakes, 1201. not
being tempting enough, I should think, to induce the
owners of Penang and Pitsford to run their horses.
For the Gold Cup,
" Hark, hark! I hoar
The strains of strutting Chariticlecr."
The Member's Plate Handicap, and the Innkeeper's
races conclude the sports at Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and
now for a word or two upon the Winchester races, which
come off on Thursday and Friday next.
The Great Produce Stakes will have Herbert, Bst 91b,
and Glance, Bst 31b, first and second, and with 6lbs
difference the latter ought to have the best of it.
The Foal Stakes, to Glenlyon, Bernadotte second.
The 50 Sows. Stakes, for two-year—old, to Passion
filly, or Festive.
The Two-year-old Stakes will bring Officious and
Blarney together, and may possibly end in the defeat of
the latter.
The Winchester Stakes, to Lancaster or Puffy; West
Country Lass third.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
s June 25, 1849.

TUE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The accidents during
the great trial were few. One man broke his thigh, and
two pitched headlong into the water were recovered.
piece of iron suddenly detached from some part of the
works by a swing of a rope, cut a man's nose clean off
at the bridge. Had the tube, the only fear, jilted fixer,
it would have fallen on some 50 men on theepontoens
who must inevitably have been killed. A number of life
belts were provided in case of accident.
The death of Lieutenant Alexander Pope, whose
name was so prominently mentioned in connexion with
the retirement of the Dragoons at Chillianwalla, is an-
nounced by the newspapers. He died at Kussowlee on
the 21st ultimo. The game journals inform us that Mrs.
Dartnell, wife of Dr. Dartuell, of H.M. 53d Foot, was
struck dead; by lightning, on the 20th ultimo, during a
violent storm at Simlah. Her avah was also killed; and
a child of Mrs. Dartnell, wah her nurse, seriously
injured.
the Forces in Canada, the opportu-
late Commander of of
Sir
re lamented d
Benjamin
peatuh of
rbanthat .
G.eve.Bry:
pity has been taken to reduce the military expenditure
in British NortehhAigmhley paid
America.
rankTli of Commander
The commandhas
ofbethene
divided, and the
Forces abolished. Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey
will command the troops in Nova Scotia and New Bruns-
wick, receiving no additional pay, as he holds also the
situation of Civil Governor of Nova Scotia. Major-
General Rowan will receive the local rank of Lieutenant-
General of the Staff, and succeed to the command in
the Canadas. The effect of these arrangments will be a
saving of the difference between the pay of Commander
of the Forces and a Lieutenant-General on the Staff,
and the reduction entirely of a lieutenant-general,
with all his staff, as soon as these arrangements take
effect, making a saving to the public of nearly 3,0001.
year.
CRICKET.—THE CARLISLE MECHANICS'
The first match of the season between two picked elevens
of this club was played on Thursday on the Bitts, Car-
lisle. The following is the score :—First eleven, 113 ;
second ditto, 97. The Carlisle and W hithaven Clubs
also played a match on Tuesday on the ground of the
former. The score at the conclusion of the game stood
thus :—Carlisle, first innings, en ; second, 81. White-
haven, first innings, 36; second, 49.
THE SHRIEVALTY.—We understand that the gen-
tlemen to be proposed to fill the office of Sheriffs; of
London and
anpdoSnlatelariffNoiefoNll,liddlesex for the ensuing year
are Mr. Alderman Lawrence, citizen and cordwainer;
and
The latter gentleman is theceili
draper of Regent-street and Cornhill.
extensive
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DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL,
SATURDAY EVENING.—The American mail steamer,
Canada, Captain Judkins, sailed from this port for
Boston via Halifax. She mules out a number of
passengers, and the usual weekly mails for Canada and
the United States. The steam-ship Niagara, which was
to sail from New York on the 13th, and Halifax on the
16th, is expected to reach the harbour in the course of
Monday next-