The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

A GLANCE AT GOODWOOD.

Circumstances connected with the deplorable accident
in the race for the Goodwood Stakes prevented me
from fulfilling my promise to place certain "Notes"
before the reader on Thursday last. I will, however,
now endeavour to recount the most interesting incidents
which marked the proceedings.

The active sympathy which has been displayed in
behalf of the injured j)ckeys will afford some recom-
pence to the poor fellows for the dreary months of
long suffering which awaits them. It is more than
questionable whether either Bartholomew cr Mundy
will be again able to figure in the pigskin. When a
boy poor Bartholomew met with a serious accident, and

it is said that the oil wound which he then received in his
head is again softening. He has a young and somewhat
numerous family, but by his abstemious living and quiet
industry he has saved sufficient money to place thorn and
himself in comfortable circumstances. Poor little Mun-
dy will of course•need all the pecuniary assistance which
can be afforded him. Several subscription lists have
been opened almost simultaneously, and donations have
been made with the well-known liberality of racing-
men.

Some people seem to think that the accident mate•
rially affected the result of the race. Of course it is
impossible to skate what part the fallen horses might
have taken in the encounter, but in my opinion the
chances of the favourites were uninfluenced by the catas-
trophe. Goldhill could not stay the distance, and Ban-
dalore performed like an utter bad'im. Zeta's running
proved theinferior quality of the animals which contested
the Northumberland Plate. In Pretty Boy, Messrs.
Barber and Saxon possess a wonderfully good horse, and
it is to be regretted that he is not in the St. Leg -r.
Still at a mile and a half I do not think he would hare
any chance of defeating Fazzoletto ; over two miles I
do not know any horse capable of gallopping against
him. Sandboy was well tried enough, and his perform-
ance showed that his party's judgment was not at fault.
The very fact, however, of his having been purchased by
Mr. Howard ought to have prepared people for
his running second. Mr. Howard's luck is cer-
tainly not worthy of his " pluck." For the Cup
he was second with unfortunate Yellow Jack. Young
Goater rode his horse with considerable skill ; some
persons, however,' could not understand why Wells
had the mount on Coroner, and were still more puzzled
that Mr. Howard should have given up Fordharn to
ride Rogerthorpe. Were the interests of the Danebury
and Findon stables "amalgamated" on this occasion ?
The Cup, which was a somewhat ugly affair, was pre-
sented by Mr. Hill to a gentleman of an exalted post.
tion, and who is well known for his honest love and ad-
miration of horse•racing.

New Brighton has turned out a lucky horse for Mr.
F. Fisher, and the improvement which seems to be
effected in his form is not a little creditable to the train-
ing skill of May, of Harpenden, whose small and " un-
fashionable" stable has during the season turned out
several winners. Our French allies—allies in sport as
well as in war—were unfortunate with Di onarque, who
could get no nearer than third for either the Stewards'
Cup or the Goodwood Cup. The "gentlemen" received
another heavy blow and sore discouragement by the de-
feat of Olympus.
Zuyden Zee scarcely disappointed me, for it may
be remembered that I expressed my doubts as to his
ability to defeat Ayacanora. He is certainly a fine-
looking animal enough, but "there's that about his legs
his backers would scarcely care to see." The Lord of
the Hills made his debut, and only showed the
folly and absurdity of giving extravagantly high prices
for yearlings.
A most interesting and instructive book, called the
"Post and the Paddock," -has just reached its second
edition. It has been considerably enlarged and im-
proved, and it deserves the extensive circulation which

it has commanded. I, however, merely notice it to cor-
rect an error into which the author has fallen with re-
gard to myself. The letters of " A Fresh Man " are
written exclusively for The Sun, and were never pub-
lished in any other evening newspaper. When I receive
a copy of the work I will give the raider a spice of its
quality.

To-morrow, when I shall have received a complete
programme, I will give my notions about Brighton.

August 4.

A FRESH MAN.

SKETCH OF GENERAL WALKER.

At a first glance Gen. Walker appears a small man ;
but when standing beside men of the average height he
appears a trifle taller than they. He is very thin—nut
an ounce of superabundant flesh upon his bones. The
framework of his body is small, but he has a tough and
very sinewy appearance. His soldiers say (those who
have been with him since the beginning of his adven-
tures) that he can endure more hardship than the
strongest-looking man in the State. lie is one of the
most industrious of men, and supervises the entire affairs
of the country. His ordinary dress consists of a pair of
common blue pantaloons, a coarso blue linen overshirt,
upon the shoulders of which two small pieces of red flan-
nel do the duty of epaulettes, and a straw hat. When
he sits he settles down in the most careless manner, his
shoulders appearing to contract into a small compass.
His ungraceful posture while sitting, with his unpre-
tending style of dress, is apt to disappoint these who ex-
pect to find in him physical dimensions proportionate to
the spread of his fame. But when in full uniform and
animated his whole appearance changes, his shoulders
expand to squareness, his height seems to increase at
least a couple of inches, and the sparkle of his usually
dreamy grey eyes indicates the fire and the brilliancy
of the man within. His head is more than usually high,
somewhat large in proportion to his body, and expands
as it rises upward. His hair is of a light colour ; his
forehead is broad and smooth, and so developed in the
reflective faculties that a phrenologist would be apt to
pronounce him an idealist and of a speculative turn of
mind. His face is thin, his nose slightly aquiline, his
mouth is well formed, expressing great firmness, and his
lips have that compression peculiar to those who are very
fastidious and systematic. His eyes are rather small, and
placed low down from his brow. He speaks with much
deliberation, and is particular in his choice of words.
when so interested in conversation, however, as to for-
get himself in the subject, his delivery is easy and even
graceful. His face, without being particularly hand-
some, has an intellectual and pleasing expression, and
a moustache which he is cultivating will shortly add its
graces to tout ensemble of his features. His ambition is,
no doubt, great, yet he is in appearance as modest and
retiring as a schoolboy. No person would suspect in
his half-bashful, half-shrinking manner the desperate
courage of which he is possessed, nor suppose that his
small hands and delicately tapered fingers had so often
fought their way with the butt-end of a pistol through a
crowd of enemies. He was bora on the 10th of May,
1824, and is consequently a little over 32 years of age.
He associates but little with his soldiers, but when in
their company treats them in all respects as equals.
Through his apparent lack of pride his has succeeded in
gaining the respect, if not the affection, of his men, who,
in speaking of him to each other, call him by the familiar
name of " Uncle Billy." At present all the Americans
in Nicaragua have an especial interest in his life, for
were he to die there is no person, in the absence of
General Gorcouria, to whom they would look for a suc-
cessful continuation of their struggle, or even a safe re-
treat from the country.—New York Tribune.

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THE REVISING BARRISTER'S COURT.--Yesterday the
list of voters for the county of Middlesex and the va-
rious boroughs in it was posted up at the doors of the
various churches and chapels by the overseers, and which
will remain there for the inspection of those entitled to
the franchise, in order that each voter may see if his
name is on the register. It is necessary that every one
should lee his name is on the list, so that if it be omit ted
he may apply to the revising barrister, when he holds
his court, which will be in the course of a few weeks.
TESTIMONIAL TO AN ARCHITECT.—It gives us great
pleasure to record an act highly honourable to the archi-
tects of this country ; it is the presentation to Mr. Jas.
Pennethorne of a testimonial from his professional bre-
thren on the occasion of the completion of the western
wing of Somerset House. In this testimonial the archi-
tects express their opinion of this service and of Mr.
Pennethorne's merits. This is a rare compliment among
men of genius ; architects are as irritable as any other
class, but no professional jealousy obscures from their
eyes the claims of merit.—The Builder.
Observant Husband : "Sarah, dear, if I were in you
place I wouldn't keep that babe so full of butter as you
do."—Thoughtless Wife : "Butter, my dear ! I never
give it any butter."—Husband : " No, but you poured
about a quart of milk down it this afternoon, and then
trotted it on the knee for nearly two hours. If it don't
contain a quantity of butter it isn't for the want of
churning.