The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, ,T(fILY 19, 1860.

SPORTING INTELLICTIENVE.

NOTTINGHAM RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Portland Handicap Plate of 50 sovs., for all ages.
Winners extra. One mile.
Mr. W. Cappe's Corona, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Challoner) 1
Mr. Wilson's Bucephalus, 5 yrs, 7st (Hodkinson) 2
Mr. T. Cliff's Medusa, 2 yrs, Est (Taylor) 3
The following also ran :—Weatherproof and Rara Avis.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Weatherproof, sto 2 agst Rara Avis,
3 to 1 agst Corona.
Won by five lengths; half a length between the second
and third—the others well up.
The Nottingham Nursery Plate Handicap, of 100 sovs, for
2-yr• olds ; winners extra. Half a mile. 35 subs.
Mr. Jackson's Longshot, 7st llb (in. 51b ex.) (Bullock) 1
Mr. Singleton's Meyerbeer, 7st 61b (Charlton) 2
Mr. Gilby's Stitch in Time, 6st 81b (11. Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Charybdis, Southport, Foxheaa,
Sacerdos, Morella, Bayonet, Eastern Princess, and Wil-
loughton.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sacerdos, sto 2 agst Longshot, 7to
1 agst norella, 10 to 1 agst Stitch in Time.
Won by a neck; a length between the second and third;
good fourth.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50
added; second to save his stake; winners extra. One
mile and a half. 21 subs.

Mr. Gilby's Flash in the Pan, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Challoner) 1
Mr. Thomas's Athos, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (carry 6st)
(H. Grim shaw) 2
Mr. Ssi indelPsinformer, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ....(Midgley) 3

The Baronet and The Greek also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Informer and Athos, 4to 1 agst
The Greek, 5 to 1 agst Flash in the Pan,' § to 1 agst The
Baronet.

Won by a neck; two lengths betweon second and third,
bad fourth.

The Bunney Park Stakes of 5 MOW each, with 50 added ;
for 2-yr-olds, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Allowances
and penalties. T.Y.C. 26 subs.
Colonel Towneley's Doefoot, Bst 61b (inc. 31b extra)
(J. Snowden) 1
Mr. Henry's Vergis-mein-Nicht, Bst 31b (G. Fordham) 2
Mr. Jackson's Longshot, Bst 71b . (Bullock) 3
Jacqueline filly and Lava also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Lava and Doefoot, 3to 1 agst
Vergis-mein-Nicht, 5 to 1 agst Longshot.
Won by three lengths ; a length between the second and
third.

A Selling Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added. The

winner to be sold for £5O. T.Y.C. 4 subs.
Col. Towneley's Griffin, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 1
Mr. Jackson's Swertha, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Bullock) 2
Mr. Lincoln's Necklace, 2 yrs, Est (Taylor) 3
Mr. Phillip's Sir Joseph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Griffin, sto 2 each agst Swertha
and Necklace.

Won by a length; a neck between the second and third.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr•olds, 7st 71b ;
four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two

miles. 9 subs.
Mr. Williams's Convivialist, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (G. Fordharn) I
Mr. Jackson's Syringe, 3 yrs; 7st 71b (Bullock) 2
Mr. Cappo's Corona, 3 yrs. 7st 71b (E. Forster) 3
Eskdale and Informer also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Convivialiat, 6to 2 agst Syringe,
4 to 1 each agst Eskdale and Corona.
Won by a length ; bad third.
The Grand Stand Stakes of 30 sovs, • added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages. Optional selling
weights. T.Y.C. 3 subs.
Col. Towneley's Griffin, 4 yrs (t2o).7st 131 b (L. Snowden) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's Duplicity, 2 yrs (X3O), sst •lib .. (Taylor) 2
The betting opened at 6 to 4 on Duplicity, then changed
to 6 to 4 on Griffin, and ere the start took place 7 to 4 was
again laid on Duplicity.
Won by half a length. The winner was bought in for
60 guineas.
The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs for all ages. Win-
ners extra. Five furlongs. 22 subs.

Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs, Est 11th (inc. slb extra)
(Midgley) 1
Mr. Jackson's Swertha, 3 yrs, 6st 71b • . (H. Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Drummond's Yooicks, 3 yrs, Get 91b (Edwards) 3
Mr. H. Coverdale's Rookawn, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Bird) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Yooicks, 2to 1 agst White Rose, 10
to 1 agst any other offered.
Won by six lengths ; bad third.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
7to 1 agst Gridiron (offers to take 8)
Bto 1 agst Tocher (taken)
Bto 1 agst Satellite (taken freely)
9to 1 agst Avalanche (taken)
1060 to 30 agst Claire (taken)
GOODWOOD CUP.
9to 2 agst Butterfly (offered)
6to 1 agst Starke (offered)
10 to 1 agst Satellite (taken)
ST. LEGER.
350 to 100 agst Thounanhy (taken)

CANTERBURY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The City Plate (Handicap) of a) Bove. Certain winners
extra. Round mile.

Mr. S. Jacob's Estella, aged, Bst (car. Bst 41b) (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Swiudell's,Sirela, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Holder) 2
Mr. P. Barling's Smut, 3 yrs, sst 121 b .. (Reeves) 3
The follow;ng also ran :—White Wave, Mercury, and
Dove.
No betting.

Won cleverly by a length ; a bad third.

The East Kent Handicap of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added.
Certain winners extra. About two miles. 17 subs.
Mr. Gibb's Sailor, 3 yrs, Est 41b (French) 1
Mr. Mills Remunerator, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ....(W. Sharpe) 2
Mr. S. Jacob's The Don; 3 yrs, Est (Mills) 3
The following also ran :—Joskin, Fly-by-Day, Philo-
mela, and Crinoline.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Joskin, 2to 1 agst The Don.
Won, after a fine ince, by a head ; three lengths between
the second and third. Philomela fell.
The Bridge Stakes of 10 says each, 3 ft, with 50 added ;
for two-yr-olds, Est 121 b ; three, Bst 91b. Certain penalties
and allowances. 7 subs.
Nr. Mellish's Rupert, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (Mills) 1
Mr. Newland's Astarte, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (Coulter) 2
Mr. Mundy's Wee Polly, 2 yrs, Est 121 b (Reeves) 3
Gillyflower filly and Limeflower also ran.
Betting-5 to 2on Rupert, who won by a head ; two
lengths between the second and third.
Royal Agricultural Plate (Handicap) of 100 Boys. Win-
ners extra, &c. About one mile and a-half.
Mr. Lambert's Clydesdale, .5 yrs, 9st 21b.... (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Kerridge na. Precursor, 4 yrs, Bst Gib.... (Hornsby) 2
Mr. Lemon's Hetman, 3 yrs, 7st .. (French) 3
The following also ran :—Marwell, Soapy Sam, and
Smut. _

Betting-6 to 4on Clydesdale, 3to 1 agst Ifetman, 6to
1 agst any other.
Won by a head ; a length between the second and third.
Soapy Sam was fourth.
The Barham Downs Stake, a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each,
with 25 added. Optional selling weights, &c. Round

mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Jones's Emotion, 4 yrs (30), Bst 61b (Searle) 1
Mr. Milne's Fanscombe, 3 yrs (L3O), 7st blb .. (Sharpe) 2
Mr. Roe's Nugget, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 21b (Mills) 3

80-Peep, Little Bob, and Soapy Sam also ran.
Betting-6 to 4on Little Bob, 2to 1 agst Fanscombe, 4
to 1 agst Emotion.
Won by a length ; three lengths between the second and
third. The winner was sold to Viscount St. Vincent for
54 guineas.
Him Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, Bst 21b;
four, 9st 41b ; five, 9st 91b ; six and aged, 9st 111 b.
About two miles.
Mr. Saxon's Defender, 4 yrs, 9st 41b .. (Midgeley) 1
Mr. G. Lambert's Clydesdale, 5 yrs, 9st 91b (J. Goater) 2
Mr. Newland's Philomela, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Sharpe) 3

AQUA !ICS.

THE GRAND NATIONAL REGATTA.

The interest in this great aquatic meeting at Putney to-
morrow (Friday) and Saturday, under the management of
the Thames Subscription Club is ...materially increased by
important additions in the entry list. For the Champion
,four-eased, race, which has brought to Louden men of the
greatest renown, the Contest being open to the whole world,
there are now five crews as follows :--.-
The Thames Crew,. Putney.—Thomas Pocock, Joseph
Wise, Thomas White (who is matched to row Robert
Chambers •for the Championship of the Thames), Henry
Kelly (the ex-champion), and William Peters, coxswain.
The Lord Kilmorey Crew, Newcastle.--John H. Clas-
per, E. Winship, Robert Chambers (Champion of the
Thames and Tyne), Henry Clasper, and Robert Clasper,

coxswain.

The Confidence Crew, Richmond.—Thomas Mackiniaey,
Edward Bell, Walter Bell, John Mackinney, and an un-
known coxswain.

The Hon. G. Denman's'Crew, Lambeth.—gsmuel Peters,
Thomas Royal, William Martin, Robert Bain, and John
Driver, coxswain. •
The A. P. Lonsdale Crow, Manchester and Tyne.—J. G.
Taylor, T, Matfin, H. Ault, Matthew Taylor, and T.
Richardson, coxswain.
The above crews are considered to be so remarkably
evenly matched that no one can point out the probable
winners amongst four of the five crews entered.
An addition has been made to the pair-oared race, open
in the world,.hy which .the list is as follows, being the best
in point of first'class we have seen for years :
Henry Kelly; df Fulham, and Thomas White, of Ber-

niondsey,
T. G. Taylor and Matthew Taylor, of the Tyne.
Henry Clasper and John H. Clasper, Newcastle,
George Hammerton and GeOrge Francis, Teddington.

Thomas Mackinney and John Mackinney, Richmond.

Thomas Pocock, Lambeth, and Joseph Wise, Kew.
Robert Bain and William Martin, Lambeth.

Samuel Peters and William Royal, Pimlico.
The list of scullers is unchanged, there being thirteen in
number ; and there are tw .pprentices' races, one in old.
fashioned boats the other in outriggers. For the first of
these are 14 competitors, and for the other 12.
The course will be between Putney and Hammersmith
Bridges, with the tide for scullers and pair-oars, and from
Putney to Chiswick Eyot, or vice versa for the fours.
The races will commence at two o'clock each day. There
are 12 on the list for Friday and nine for Saturday, and it
is expected that the prizes, which are very liberal, will be
presented by the gallant admiral, Sir Charles Napier, at the
conclusion of the sport, on board the committee barge.
The sport will, in all probability, be first rate, and Mr.
Henry C. Smith, the hon. sec. of the Thames Subscription
Club, has an arduous duty to perform in making the ar-
rangements necessary for so great a meeting.

day was 71.8 deg. ; in the sun the highest was
114 0 deg. during the forenoon, yet the very in-
strument which had• read thus high before the
eclipse fell to 65 7 during it.
The lowest temperature' during the time of the
eclipse was, on the grass 60 2 deg., between two
and three p.m.
These particulars, combined with the table, will,
I trust, be satisfactory as far as meteorology is con-
cerned.

ie measurements conclusion,
leurullewnitsshwthoicrhefehrastoreabseeerni ems ofad made
boy-
tonttr
means of prepared photographic paper, sections of
which were exposed to the sun's rays for five-
minutely intervals from 1 25 to 4 15 p.m.; the re-
sult is a graduated scale of tints, of the ly:auty and
utility of which I am not, of course, an impartial
judge, but I shall intrust the record to Negretti for
the purpose of having it copied (by photography)
on a small scale for private distribution among
those who are interested in such matters ; they
therefore can forM their own opinions.,—l am, sir,
your ob?dient servant, G. J. SYMONS.
129, Camden-road Villas, July 18—

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, CAMDEN-TOW
LONDON, JULY 18, 1860.

In Shade. In Sun. Baro- ..,„;
.2
meter 0, 5
Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Black Black reduced 5
Time. Thermo- Thermo- Bulb in to Sea 5Q
meter. meter. Bulb. Vacuum. Level. 'VS'
Deg. Dev,. Deg Deg. Inches. 0-10
9 a.m... 621 57/ . 61'8 719 29'867 7
10 a.m... • 634 581 66'1 77'1 .. 8
11 am._ 641 531 681 79'8 .. 7
Noon .... 654 589 • 671 811 3 854 8
0 15 p.m. 67•3 594 749 79.2 .. 7
0 30 p.m, C6l 581 689 789 .. 8
• 45 p.m. 678 581 .702 799 .. 6
1 0 p.m. 681 589 704 812 .. 7
115 p.m. ' 70.4 601 791 ' 969 .. 8
1 30 p.m. 659 57'8 671 791 .. 8
1 45 p.ni. 669 581 691 7713 .. 8
2 0 p.m. f. 8.5 589 721 841 8
215 p.m 68.1 591 1 ' 70 869 29./310 5
2 30 p.m. 651 58.1 67'8 761 . . 5
2 45 p.m. 631 55 9 63.0 661 .. 7
3 0 p.m. 631 55•8 639 65.3 . . 8
3 15 p.m. 6.3.6 571 651 599 7
330 p.m. 631 569 651 691 29.837 6
3 45 p.m. 644 579 669 729 .. 9
4 0 p.m. 61•9 589 669 731 .. 9
4 15 p.m. 611 574 659 69 0 ! 8
430 p.m. 534 569 619 68'8 29.'845 6
4 45 p.m. 63 3 561 641 709 .. 5
5 0 p.m. 64•5 577 649 729 .. 8
6 0 p.m. 61.9 551 62'0 63'8 .. 7
7 0 p.m. 5)9 524 609 55.5 .. 9

THE ECLIPSI

AND THE INSULATION OF
TELEGRAPHIC WIRES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—During the progress of the eclipse this day
I made the following experiment to ascertain its
effect upon the insulation of telegraphic wires. An
iron wire, No. 12, about 100 yards in length, was
suspended between supports at an elevation of 38
feet, and insulated on porcelain inverts ; the bat-
tery power employed Muirhead's sulphate, 512
elements ; instruments, a suspension galvanometer
having 30.500 turns of wire, No. 40 on each coil.
The insulation of the wire as indicated by the
nee ae showed a leakage at 2 p.m. of a degree; at
2.51 p.m. it had increased to 31. At 3 p.m. the
leakage or loss of electricity commenced to diminish,
and at 7 minutes to 4 p.m. the needle showed a
leakage of only 1 degree.—Yours, &c.,
July 18. OWEN ROWLAND.