The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

GOODWOOD CUP WEIGHTS.

st lb
Chanticleer, 6 yrs lO 0
The Hero, 6 yrs lO 0
Van Tromp, 5 yrs lO 0
Cossack, 5 yrs 9 4
Flatcatcher, 4 yrs 9 4
Surplice, 4 yrs .. 9 4
Fernhill, 4 yrs
El!erdale, 5 yrs
Canezou, 4 yrs
Maid of A7asham,4yra 8 6i
Limestone, 5 yrs 8 5
John Cosser, 4 yrs 8 1
Nil Deiperandum, 4
yrs
& his, 3 yrs 7 4'
Black E,:gle, 3 yrs 7 41
L')rd Glasgow is the new
ricer Uir,l E,2linton, who re
THE DISPUTED RACE FJP

st lb

Tadmor, 3 yrs
Borneo, 3 yrs 7 4
Glenalvon, 3 yrs
Cbicaneur (French)
4 yrs
.Standard (German)
4 yrs ... 7 1
IJellyfish, 3 yrs
The Flea, 3 yrs 7 0
.Eva, 3 yrs
Robert de Brus, 3 yrs 6 13
St. Winifred colt, 3 yrs 6 10
Landgrave, 3 yrs
!Solon 3 yrs 6 3
Juggler (French) 3
yrs
steward of the Jockey Club,
aires by rotation.
TIIE MEMBERS' PLATE AT

NEWCASTLE mu be ri,merobered that in this race
Niiss Ann, having won, was object•ad to by the trainer
Spithcad, on the ground that she carried 31b. over-
eight without dtclaring it half an hour before the race.
Oa behalf of the objection it was proved that the over-
weight was carried, and that no declaration was posted
until twenty minutes before the time at which the race
was advztrtised to be run. Oa the part of the winner
it. was shown that the declaration was made to the judge

—and to thou clerk of the scales—neither of whom- edit-
s:d:re.l it to ha their duty to receive it. When the pro-
por official was at last found, and the declaration duly
made, it wanted only twenty minutes to the prescribed
time of starting, but from various delays the race was not
run until fifteen minutes after the appointed time. Under
all these circumstances, the stewards of the Jockey Club,
to whom the question was referred from Newcastle, de-
cided that the declaration was sufficient. It would be
well if in future the stewards of country meetings would
adopt and publish the rule that all declarations respect-
ing weights should be made to the clerk of the scales—
who is certainly the proper person to receive and deal
with these matters.

ENTRIES IN FICTITIOUS NAMES.—A feeling is abroad
adverse to this time-honoured custom of the turf, and
some recent occurrences have caused its inconvenience
to be slightly felt. Nevertheless, the veil is very con-
venient, without b longing in the least degree to that
class of deception which attach discredit to their perpe-
trator:. In tact, in nine cases out of ten no deception is
intended. The only object is to protect a personal
identity from the keen eyrs of curiosity or prejudice. It
is a pity that so fair a screen should not remain avail-
able for propar purposes and honest men, who yet may
be unwilling to parado their names upon the turf. Per-
haps some middle course might be adopted to preserve
an honourable incognito, without risk of the evils which
are now justly made the subject of complaint. Parties
entering horses in a fictitious name, might at the same
time bo bound to send their own names to the secretary
of the Jockey Club, in confidence, to be revealed by him
only in case the party entering should make default, or
otherwise become amen able to turf law. Thus the pre-
sent evils would be obviated, without attaching odium to
a practice which, like many other useful customs, is only
dishonoured in its abuie.

EPSOM AUTUMN MEETING.—That indefatigable turf
commissary, Dorling, has succeeded in establishing
third meeting at Epsom. It was originally designed to
have come in between the Newmarket first and second
October meetings. To this the Jockey Club demurred,
on the ground that it would interfere with their es-
tablished stakes. Tuesday, the 18th September, is the
day fi..liy selected-5001. will be given in public money
—and if the meeting but receives the patronage it seems
to merit, we shall no doubt enjoy a very good day's
sport in the autumnal gathering at Epsom.
Abingdon races are " postponed until further notice."
The Produce Stakes are announced to be " off by con-
sent." Altogether, this looks very much as if the whole
affair were " off by consent " for ever and a day.

THE LORD'S DAY ACT.—A. return moved for by
Mr. C. Baring Wall, shows that the number of persons
convicted in England and Wales, under the Act of
Charles IL, commonly called the " Lord's Day Act," in
the year 1848, amounted to 131. The offences consisted
of " driving cattle through the streets to the terror of
church-goers;" " playing at unlawful games durinF,
" Divine service;'" " exorcising their worldly calling;
" travelling with a waggon;" "driving lime-carts,"
" driving asses and mules laden with coals," and " work-
ing on railways."
CREMoRNE-GARDENS.—Yesterday the first of
series of aquatic amusements was exhibited on the river
in front of the gardens of this place, in the presence of
a great number of people. There were combats, both
with lances and swords, between men belonging to the
Blues; teats of strength and activity between several
wrestlers of first rate celebrity; tilting at the quintain,
gtothreen.d,
e°rsethite.
exhibition ofgwreaalskei:
&e. ; and the curious
or, in other words, a bowsprit projecting
1 a tort' pole."
over the water, and smeared with
feet of the walkers insecure. The gardens are now in
good order, cud they are well conducted by the pro-
and his assistan T
pro-
prietor tb. It was not until a late hour
that the whole of the entertainments were closed, and the
company dispersed,
Tial ROYAL BOTANIC SCClETY.—Yesterday
afternoon the concersdzione of the society was held in
the conservatories awl gardens in the Regent's-park.
The novelty of the presence of ladies was amongst the
littrsctiom of the occa,ion, which, with the fineness of
the weather, a min d to bring together a more than
meal number to pAa-ons. The iiluaration of cconomie
botaay was the nun jest proposed. There was a con-
siderable collection of paintings, several of which were
the productions of the artists and students of the Scht of
of D, sign, who are permitted to study in the gardens.
The specimens of plants and their application were very
many. Atoosg them were British plants, fossil plants,
tsatifeire, New Z •aland planets, tropical fruits, &c. Mr.
F. W exiabited applications of gutty percha fo
the telekouphonan and accsu.tie apparatus. Mr.
shaw, Mr. Suwerby. and Mr. Valley exhibited micro-
scopes. The gardens and general collections were
thrown open. Amongst the company present were the
Duke of Beaufort, Lord lit nniker, Ladies Morgan, Fel-
lowes, L. Grattan, C. Stirling, Murchison, Hamilton,
Winston, and Barron; the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Barton, W.
Fitzgibbon, &e.; Sir C. Murchison, Sir F. Knowles, Sir
J. Hamilton. &c.; Colonels Sabine, Hanmer, Bentley.
and Wells; Professor Ansted, and many other members
of the fashiouable World, and persons connected wilb
minim