The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK.
ST. LEGEIt.-3 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken), 5 to 1
agst Brocardo (taken), Bto 1 agst Fancy Boy (taken), 9to 1 ,
agst Traverser (taken), 10 to 1 agst Grimston (taken), 11
to 1 agst lago, 18 to 1 agst Cranebrook, 20 to 1 agst Sting
(offered), 20 to 1 agst Pc,ynton (take 22 to 1), 4 to 1 agst
Mr. O'Brien's two (taken). 1
CHAMPAGNE STAKES.-7 to 4 agst Slander, even on
Slander agst Van Tromp.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Ennui, 7 to 1
agst Quadruped, 7 to 1 agst June, 8 to 1 agst Morpeth, and
1.0 to 1 agst Fair Rosamond.
Cur.-7 to 1 agst The Hero for Queen's Plate and Cup (t).
YARMOUTH RACES—TxrunsDAY.
The Vauxhall Stakes of 5 sovs. each. and 30 added. One
• mile and a-half. (5 Subs. )
Mr. Pemberton's Tugnet, 3 yrs, 7st (Pettit) 1 ,
Lord Stradbrcoke's Boarding-school Miss, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 2
Mr. James Rovall's Sir Fretful, aged, Bst 121 b... ........ 3
Mr. John Drake's Bold Archer, and Mr. llowlett's Liba-
tion, bolted...;--.Won by a head.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and
5 only if declared ; the second to save his stake. Two
miles. (20 Subs.), 11 of whom declared.
Mr. Drake's Bold Archer, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Dunn) 1
Mr. Theobald's Chemise, 4 yrs, 7st 41b
Mr. Gurney's Cautley, 3 yrs, Est 121 b
Mr. Leslie's Britannia, 4 yrs, 7st 71b
Won by two lengths.
The Borough Members' Plate of 50/. The winner to be sold
for 2001. Heats, one mile and a half.
Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb (Pettit) 2 1 1
Lord Suffield's Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bat 12Ib
Mr. Abel's Edmund of Langley, aged 9st lib
Mr. Royall's Sir Fretful; -aged, 9st 4 dr
Won by two lengths.
Match, 50 soya. Once round and a distance—Mr. Davey's
Governor, 12st, beat Mr. Beaumont's Little John, 12st.
CURRAGII SEPTEMBER MEETING.
This meeting opened on Tue:day, under new and favour-
able auspices, such ready access to the field of sport being al-
forded by means of the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way. Two special trains, at 11 a.m. and 11% a.m., were
dispatched, and well freighted they were with the lovers of
the turf. The weather was everything that could be desired,
bright and clear, showing off to the utmost advantage the
noble plane, which has been almost from time immemo-
rial aQsociated with the most brilliant sporting events of the
Irish turf. The stand-house exhibited a brilliant display of
beauty and fashion, and the course was more than usually
crowded with anxious groups of siitizens, and the inhabitants
of the county for twenty miles around. Amongst those
present were the stewards (the Marquis of Waterford, C. St.
George, Esq , and John Maher, Esq.), the Earl of Howth, the
Earl of Miltown, Lord Rusborough, Hon. Captain Foley,
George Watts, Esq., Robert Browne, Esq. (ranger), E. Irwin,
Esq., J. Preston, Esq., and a number of officers from the gar-
risons of Dublin, Newark, Naas, &c.
The racas did not commence until some time after the
special trains had arrived ; the stranger visitors, many of
whom bad never been on the "short grass" before, had ample
time to see the extent of the plane, and the direction of the
various race-courses. The first race was fur
Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Anglesey
Post. 2 sovs. each for entrance.
Mr. Nolan's ch m Miss Nuttin, 5 yrs, 7st 13Ib (Murphy) 1
Mr. Irwin's br h Warp, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b
Lord Waterford's ch g Henry, aged, Bst 31b 3
The following also started but were not placed I—Lord
Waterford's Vaudeville, Mr. Armstrong's Star of Erin, Mr.
Knaresboro's Hark-over.
Won easily.
The Anglesey Stakes of 10 soya., pp, for two yrs old; colts
Bst 41b; fillies, Bst. Anglesey Post. The club to add 50
sovs. ; second horse to save his stake. The winner of the
race to give three dozen of champagne to the club on the
day of the race.
Mr. Colgan's The Horn of Chase, by Harkawav—Victoria 1
Mr. Preston's The Irish King, by Conjuror—Emily 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel
Westenra's Watch Dog, by Ratcatcher, out of Isora—Mr.
M'Donnell's b f by Freney, out of Amine—Mr. Whaley's Cal-
cavella (late Sauterne)—Mr. Bynde's b c by Philip—Mr.
Maker's Souter Johnny—Mr. Armstrong's Vesta—Mr.
Irwin's Hideaway, by Harkaway.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
DONCASTER RACES.
DONCASTER FRIDAY NIGHT.—The majority of the horses
engaged at the forthcoming meeting will not be here until
to-morrow, or Sunday, and Dawson's and John Scott's, it is
supposed, not until the following day. A few, however,
have come in, and from our inquiries we are led to believe
that the muster, before the commencement of the races, will
be tolerably good. The following list is confined to horses 01
whose appearance no doubt is entertained, many others, how-
ever, ate expected :—Phillip, June, Rowland Hill, Brocardo,
Tom Tullock, lago, Sheraton, Hoorrali, Kismet, Joanna Colt,
Bingham, Glossy, Vanish, Ukraine Jeannette, f by Touch-
stone, out of Caststeel, 2 yrs—Witsend, Wilderness, The
Hero, Blind Hookey, Miler's Boy, 2 yrs—Romance, Bur-
. lesque, Spem Gregis;Planet, Slander' Gabbier, Crozier, Dew-
, die, Ennui, Red Robin, Miss Sarah, Charcoal, Foreclosure,
George Hudson, Duke of Richmond, Sir Tatton Sykes, Erin-
go -Bragh, Bravissimo, Cranebrook, Queen of Tyne, Fair
Rosamond, Neb the Nigger, Prince Alfred, Captain Rouge.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. ROBERT

LATOUCHE.

Just as this race had terminated, a most awful and
melancholy catastrophe took place. Mr. Robert La-
touche, second son of of the late Robert Latouche, of
Harristown, county Kildare. Esq., who was standing
upon the upper leaded roof of the stand house, suddenly
dropped down beside his friends, with whom he was
conversing in the full enjoyment of good spirits a few
moments before. From the instant he fell he betrayed
but little signs of life, and although medical aid was in-
stantly at hand, and every possible means resorted to
for his restoration, he expired with u slight motion of his
eyes and mouth. The immediate cause of his death was
supposed to be disease of the heart. A sudden and
solemn gloom pervaded all parties when the melancholy
event became known, and the majority crowded to the
impressed with the so-
lemn fell upon this highly
estimable member of so practically
tleemninpoarnadrysusdtad
benevolent, useful,
and beloved a family. The lamented gentleman was
teinonviasittaDtiounblWinh,
about thirty two or thirty-three years of age, and was
unmarried.
There were some matches to be run off, but they were,
with great propriety, postponed.
ASCENT OF MR. HAMPTON'S BALLOON.
This evening, at four o'clock, Mr Hampton made an
ascent in his splendid balloon, the Erin-go-Bragh, from
the Rotunda Gardens. The evening was very tine, and
the intrepid aeronaut effected a successful ascent in first-
rate style. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was
ace= panit d by Lady Georgiana Bourke and her two
infant children, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, and the
Hon. Mr. Daly, A.D.C. The attendance was numerous
and fashionable, by vth m his Excellency was received
with every mark of respect.
The balloon took a south-easterly direction, and, after
a sojourn in the realms of air for about twenty-five
minutes, Mr. Hampton safely descended on the strand
between Irishtown and Sandy mount.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—The Hamburgh ship
Franziska, Captain Berndt, arrived here last night, from
Rio de Janeiro, for orders, whence she sailed on the 10th
of July, and reports that the packet Petrel would sail
about the 20th of that month. Exchange 27d. on
London, and on Paris 350 f. No political news. The
Empress's accouchement was daily expected. Nothing
new from the River Plate. Money was very scarce. The
coffee market- bad been brisk for about a fortnight at 31
50 to 34 50, equal to 30s. to 325. 6d.; but when' the
Franziska sailed the market WAS cleared, at a decline of
100 raja.