The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-25 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIXALTT, MAY 23.—C. B. Steward, Naval Cadet,
to the Howe; Edward Parly, Naval Cadet, to the,
Scourge; J. P. Cunliffe Owen, Midshipman, to the Vic-
tory; J. W. Monk, Clerk's Assistant, to the Hastings;
John Rogers, Master's Assistant, to the San Josef;
James Stuart, boatswain, confirmed to the Illustrious;
Hugh Guron, Assistant-Surgeon, confirmed to the
Mariner; John E. Palmer, Acting-Surgeon, confirmed
to the Victory; Joseph Sweal, Acting Assistant-
Engineer, Ist class, to the Lucifer.

APPOINTMENTS.

ADMIRALTY, MAY 24.—Joseph Wallis; Second
Master, to the San Josef; M. Conolly, Lieutenant, t•
the Terrible, James Wand, Second Engineer, to the
Pigmy.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.—WEDNEspAy.

In our last, the movements on the great evoiat from
which Epsom derives its celebrity as a sporting town,
were carried up to the close of the betting on the Downs
on Tuesday evening. We have now to record the con-
summation of that event;—the anxieties of a year have
been set at rest, once more has a first favourite " floored
the knowing ones," and all is over—but the settling, and
of that, we, in common with many others, have our mis-
givings. Not to anticipate; we will resume our notice
of the fluctuations in the betting-ring, commencing at the
%Vest-end on Tuesday night. The crack, we are in-
formed, was in rather better favour, a shade of odds hav-
ing been laid on him in two or three instances. The
only change, however, to which it is necesssary to advert,
was in Springy Jack, who was in sueh bacrtdour in some
quarters, that 15 and 20 to_ 1 was offere‘igaiisat him;
and yet this 'horse, like 'iration Sykes, N7Ro was
" peppered" the bight before race, was within a neck
of winning ! At Epsom, the only demonstration was in
favour of Loadstone, against whom the highest offer
was 14 to 1.
_ Accordifte

ancient custom-'-kma, bribe way; More I
swollen by many fresh arrivals from the provinces, was
formed at an early hour yesterday in the town, und, as
usual, in the most inconvenient spot imaginable, viz.,
the steps in front of the Spread Eagle. We made no
attempt to penetrate the noisy incongruous mass assein -
bled in this quarter; we collected, however, that the first
favourite gave way a shade, and that both Glendower
and Nil Desperandum improved in favour; Fogleman
was also in request, a good deal of money being laid out
at 40 and 50 to 1. It was reported that Lord Clifden
had declared to win with Loadstone; such was not the
case, his Lordship having declared that " the best should
win." Between twelve and one o'clock some of the old
stagers, seeing the impossibility of " carrying on the
war" with anything like comfort, and, moreover, having
a wholesome terror of a class who are no respecters of
persons—genuine sticklers, in fact, for "liberty, equality,
and fraternity," but after a reading of their own—made a
move for the Downs, others soon followed, and in an-
other half hour the metallics were in active operation
within the enclosure of the Grand Stand. It is need-
loss to enter minutely into the changes that were effected
in the short period that preceded the start. Suffice it
that the rush to " get out" by parties who, trusting to
the chapter of accidents, stood against the favourite
almost to the last, led to many investments at variance
with the market prices. This observation applies espe..
cially to " Elastic John," all sorts of prices being laid,
from 12 to 1 up to 20 to 1; in our return of the odds at
starting we ,have averaged him at 15 to 1, but are not
prepared to affirm that such was his actual price.
The customary signal having been given, and the
course cleared, we were enabled to take a rapid survey
of the Downs, and can safely affirm that a greater con-
course has not been seen on it for many years. The
assemblage of pedestrians was immense, the great ma-
jority of them having been brought down by the Lon-
don-bridge trains. This line of transit, notwithstand-
ing the crowds that flocked by it, was rapid and satisfac-
tory (exhibiting a very marked improvement over the
arrangements of last year), and giving a promise of
something like perfection for the future. A large num-
ber from the West-end took the Nine Elms route to
Kingston, and thence chiefly by hired conveyances to
the course. The elite of them had either their own sad-
dle horses or friends' carriages waiting for them at the
Kingston station, and if quantity, or rather number,
failed in proportion of past years, quality made ample
amends. Nor were the old turnpike-roads deserted.
They did not present the grotesque appearance of yore,
but certainly they recalled to our minds the best feature
of other times, by A continued lino of vehicles, of first
and second-class character. There were, in consequence,
a greater number of private carriages, four-in-hands,
pairs, and posters, on the Downs, than, even in sanguine
mood, we could have anticipated. This not only gave
animation to the road, but it pleasantly broke the mono-
tonousaspect that legions of foot-people would have to the
Downs. The Grand Stand was gaily tenanted in every part,
around, above, beneath. Though'the fair sex did not grace
it in overwhelming numbers, still there was sufficient of
female fashion present to fill the middle balcony with
brilliant effect. Shortly after two o'clock the flag was
raised on the roof of the Grand Stand, and, in obedience
to the signal, the horses were forthwith conducted from
the paddock to the front of the inclosure—saddling,
cantering, and other
preliminaries completed, they were
recondueted to the paddock. No time was lost in taking
them to the post, and exactly at the time specified in the
cards, half-past two, they were got underweigh—a finer
start was never effected. The race, it will be seen, was
closely contested between three, Surplice just winning,
Springy Jack second, and Shylock a very good third. It
is rather singular that the first Derby run over the new
course should be won by a horse bred and named by
Lord George Bentinck, by whom it was suggested and
laid out; and not a little odd too, that the Noble Lord,
who is remarkable for his punctuality in all things,
should have arrived four minutes too late to see the race
run. The Noble Lord, Viscount Clifden, and several
other noblemen and gentlemen connected with the stable,
are understood to be good winners on the race; the
betting men, with very few exceptions, are losers. It
will be recollected that Templeman road the winners of
the Derby and Oaks last year—he was on the winner
to-day, and will pilot one of the leading favourites
(Cymba) for the:Oaks.
W© must reserve our list of the company present for
our next, and proceed now to describe the racing:—
The Derby Stakes of 50 toys. each, h ft, for three yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the owner of the
second horse to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes,
and the winner to pay 100 sous. towards the police
regulations
s4B4rigyen.One mile and a half. Run on the
New Derby Course. (215 Subs.)
Lord Clifden'a Surplice, by Touchstone (Templeman) 1
Mr. Bowes's
Jack ... ... (F. Butler) 2
Mr. B. Green's Shylock ••• ••• (S. Mann) 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Mr. Payne's Glendower ... (Nat) 0
Mr. J. B. Day's Nil Desperandum (A. Day) 0
Mr. Nunn's The Fowler • ••• (Holmes) 0
Mr. E. Peel's Great Western ... ... (J. Howlett) 0
Lord Clifden'a Loadstone ••• ••• (J. Marson) 0
Mr. Baker's Oscar .. (BunibY)
Duke of Rutland's The .Fiddler ... (Robinson) 0
Mr. E. B. Clark's Weathercock ..• ...(Taut)
Mr. E. Parr's Sne (parr) 0
Sir J. Mill's Dee stalker ... ... (Donaldson) 0
Mr. Role's Comet ;• ••• (R. Pettit)
Lord Eglinton's Eagle; Plume (Marlow) 0