The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-21 00:00:00

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-
MENTS.

Sept. 14, at 9 a.m., Brother to Vex, out of all engage-
ments, 1869.

Sept. 14, at 1.58 p.m., David Copperfield out of the Wel-
ter Handicap at Ayr.
Sept. 16, at 2.55 p.m., Formosa and The Drummer out
of the Doncaster Cup; at 3.45 p.m., 13w:ilia, out of the
Park Hill Stakes, Doncaster; .Antietam and Standard
Bearer, out of the Cambridgeshire Stakes; Miss Caudle
out of the Monmouth Nursery.

RACING FIXTURES.
SEPTEI.II3EIL
Hampton 21, 22 I Humlon
---,..21, 2z Mournouth

RichCthat(l _„„,,,21, 2 j Mournouth... . 23, 21
Lichfield
Western `.L 1 Lauark... 29 SE,

UCTOBEII.
Bedford 5, G Kelso... 19 20
Ltliuhurgh 6, 7, 8 I Cheltenham l9, 2J
Leicester 7, 8 I Curragn 19, 20, zl

Bromley 7 g `:.Vostbcaytou 21
Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, Sc. f Newmark.4 Irtun —.25, &c
Chelmsford lO 20

N 0 VEAI BER.
harrow ...2, 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6 7
Worcester 3, 4 1 Liverpool
St. Albans 5, 6 , Shrewsbury ..... l5, 6

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES,
OCTOBER,
Bromley 7 West Drayton 2l, 22
NOVEMBER.

Worcester 4,3, 4 Shrewsbury 16,
I narrow 2, 3 Leamington liuut ..,.23 etc
Lverpool 9 10, 11, 12

COURSING FIXTURES.
OCTOBER.

Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6
Ormesby 19, Jic
Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27

REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME.
SEPTEMBER.

21—Alexandra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea
25 —West London Rowing Club: Eights
25 —Vesper Rowing Club: Club Fours, River Lea
25—London it owing Club : Twelve-oared Race
25—Oscillators Rowing Club: Eights

OCTOBER.
2—Mauchester Nemesis 'towing Club : Eight-oared Race

MARTYRDOM AND THE LEGEn.--Novir that the
great Doncaster event is a thing of the past wo have tho
authority of Captain Machell to repeat the statement that
7,000 to 1,000 was not taken about Martyrdom at York in.
one bet by any gentleman connected with tha stable_
Further, Mr. Brontsgrove informs us that his only trap-.
saction at York on the son of St. Albans was 1,400 to 200.
—Bell's Life.

SINGULAR RUNNING AND TROTTING &LATCH AT YORK.—
On Friday morning a singular match took place at York,
Mr. Stabler, jun., of Clifton, undertaking to leave the
White Horse Hotel, Coppergate, and proceed on foot to
his father's stable, at the extreme end of Burton Stone--
lane, a distance of a mile and 540 yards, and thence, after
saddling, bridling, and mounting his father's pony, return'
at a trot to the White Horse Hotel, whence he had set out,
and accomplish the distance in 15 minutes. The stake
was £lO, and the feat was accomplished in 13 min. 40 sec.
TURF Nxws IN PARIS.—The weather has been dead
against the supporters of the Paris Mutuels during the
last few days, and they have been quite in a fog regarding
the latest news of the cracks, so far as it could be fur-
nished from England. The gale of Sunday last so inter-
rupted telegraphic communication that the despatches
front this country were forwarded by rail, and delivered
by the post. Monday night's despatches arrived in Franca
at eleven o'clock; the messages sent on Tuesday night did.
not reach Paris until seven o'clock on Wednesday morning

THE GREAT CAVE OF EASTERN NEVADA.--Eighty-
five miles to the south-west of White Pine, in one of the lowes
foothills of the Shell Creek range, is locatedthe great cave of
Eastern Nevada. Its direct situation is a singular freak of
nature, the ridge in which it is located extending a mile and a.
half out into the valley, and at no point will it exeeed 60
feet in height. A story is current that at the time the
followers of Joe Smith were daily expecting an open rup-
ture with the United States Government, this cave was
known to the high chief and elders of the Mormon Church,
and that they brought all their plate and treasure and
secreted them in some of the many chambers of this cavern.
It was first discovered by a white man (Mormons not in-.
eluded in this country's interpretation of the meaning of
that phrase), in or about March, 1866. Being unprepared
with the neoessary lights and safeguard twine they did not
venture in far. Indians hold it in superstitious horror,
and their account of "heap Injuns " going far in and
never returning, and one old Indian, who is styled by the
white settlers the " Cave Indian," a groat many moons
ago going far in with a number of his tribe, and that they
travelled a long time and finally came to a gushing stream
of water, on the banks of which grew evergreens and
beautiful flowers, and that a great many Indians lived
near by who had dwarf ponies and beautiful squaws. Ac-
cording to him, this Indian did not like to live in the
well of mother earth, but would rather "chase the ante-
lope over the plain," snare the rabbit and spear the
spotted trout, so when ail were lost in sleep he stole
away, and after a long time, suffering much, he finally,
more dead than alive, reached into daylight and re-
joiced. This is firmly believed by the Indians, and
even now it is only when the storm is more severe
that one will drag his limbs just inside the protection of
the hanging wall, and while there will fairly shake with
fear. The entrance would hardly be noticed by travel-
lers, it being very low and continuing some twenty feet,
then it gradually grows higher and broader. Many of
the chambers are of great size, the most interesting one
being styled dancing-hall. This apartment is at least
60 by 80 ft., and 40 ft. in height ; the floor is of fine sand-
stone and vary even ; convenient to it are smaller apart-
monts,styled the ladies' dressing-room and a refreshment
saloon ; and near by the most singular spring, with nice tast-
ing water, gushes up through crevices in the rock. Further
in the darkness increases, and the ceilings of many of the
chambers are literally covered with stalactites of various
shapes and forms. Stalagmites also are thick on the floors.
It is not known what distance this subterraneous passage
extends, but parties have been iu four thousand feet with-
out coming to the end of the main passage ; a deep cut or
jump there prevents one from going further. It is pro-
posed by persons living near the cave, at no distant,
go in fully prepared, and cross any and every-
thing,dao
ytor find its close.--Shernianteivn (Ner.) Telegraph.
A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser, writing
front Mt. Desert, tells the following: An excited visitor
begins the colloquy :—"Seo here, landlord, I want a pick-
axe!" "Why, sir, there is not such a thing about th 3
house." "Give me a spade then, a shovel, a hoe—any-
thing I can dig with." "But what on 'arth are you going
to dig iu such a hurry." "We've been out walking in
the woods back here, and wo have found three mounds
which must be Indian graves, and full of relics. My party
are waiting, and I want a spade right off." Bless you,:
soul, sir, them ain't no iujuns. That's where old Mr.
Higgins's three children are buried. For pity's sake don't
dig up their bones."