The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-19 00:00:00

SPORTING IN TELLIGBNCE.

- TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAT.
The only bets worth quoting were 30 to I each age
Botany and Vanity for the Chester Cup.

DERBY SPRING MEETING—THURSDAY.
Selling Plate of 20 Boas, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs
each ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; ono mile. Three subs.
Mr. W. H. Barrett's Pill Paff, 3 yrs, 54 101 b (20/.)
Mr. Mill's Blewbur 3 re (W. Bottom) 1
y, yst 71b 207 , s (.) ... (Pritchard) 2
Mr. Wilkin's Unexpected, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (20/ ) (Snowden) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Blewbury, 2to 1 agst Pill Paff. Won
by two lengths; bad third. The winner was sold to Mr.
Golby, fur 25 guineas.
The Scarsdale Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for
two-yr-olds ; colts,Bst 41b; fillies, Bst; allowances and
penalties. T.Y C. Half a mile. 15 subs.
Mr. J. Parker's Snap, Bst 51b (in. 51b extra)...(Fordham) 1
Mr. J. Bate's The Dutchman's Daughter, Sot (Challoner) 2
Mr. Copperthwaite's Madame Moat, Bst ......... (Flattnan) 3
Mr. T. Parr's Joyouso, Bst (French) 4
Tho following also ran :—Arnainius, Ratan filly, Lustre,
Joskin, and Aneurin.
Betting-4 to 1 agst The Dutchman's Daughter, 9to 2
agst Arminius, 5 to 1 agst Joyeuse 6 to 1 agst Snap, 7 to
I agst Madame Moet. We're cleverly by a neck ; a length
between the second and third ; two lengths between the
third and fourth; the Ratan filly was fifth.
The Harrington Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Free Handicap
of 5 cove each ; winners extra. One mile.
Mr. Woodhouse's Florence, 5 yre,7et (Snowden) 1
Mr. Nicholson's Marauder, 3 yrs, Sat 111 b (Bray) 2
Mr. R. Jones's Esperaace3 yrs, get 121 b (Crook) 3
The following also ran :—Silica, Terpsichore filly, Our
Sal, Amorous Boy, The Argosy, Admiralty, Miss Hutton,
Young Hopeful, and Naughty Boy.
Betting-3 to 1 ag-t the Terpsichore filly, 9to 2 agst
Marauder, 6 to 1 agst Florence, 7 to 1 agst Naughty Boy.
Won by a length; two lengths between the second and
third ; a length between the third and fourth ; good fifth.
The Midland Steeplechase of 50 toys, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared.
Mr. Reynold's Old Dog Tray, by Cattonite, aged, 11st
(including 91h extra) (Green) 1
Mr. Wood's The Forest Queen, aged, 10st 111 b
(Waugh) 2
Mr. 3. Dickson's The Huntsman, 5 yrs, 10st
(B. Land, jun.) 3
The following also ran :—The Screw, Banjo, The Colonel,
The Fex, Nicholas, Teddesley, Pillaton.
Betting-2 to 1 eget Teddesley, sto 1 agst Old Dog
Tray, 6 to 1 agst Forest Queen, 7to 1 agst The Fox. Won
easily by four lengths; same between second and third; the
fourth was close up with the third. The Fox fell at the
brook, and Nicholas and Pillaton fell in descending the
hill the first time round; Teddesley and The Colonel did
pass to the post.
Hurdle race of 50 sows, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes
of 5 soya each, 3 only if declared, do.
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Mr. T. Cliff's Lady Hercules, 4 yrs, gat 41b W. ,W,hite) 2
Mr. B. Lanit's Eoglamere, 4 yrs, 9st 411) (13. Lan", Juu,") 3
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Betting-7 to 1 agst Chester, 3to 1 agst Lady Hercules,
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a length and a half ; bad third. Erholerr,athst°Pper,

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The garrison of Chatham is more crowded with
troops of
the Line than has been the case for several years past, and
volunteers and recruits still continue to arrive in great
numbers. Since the commencement of the month upwards
of 1,000 recruits have betn received at Chatham, and yes-
terday and the ;previous day
nearly 300 volunteers from
militia regiments arrived at Chatham barracks for the
purpose of joining the various East India depots. The
authorities have considerable difficulty in providing bar-
rack accommodation for the increasing number of troops.
Vice-Admiral W. F. Martin returned from leave yester-
day and rehoisted his flag on board the St. Vincent, where
it will remain until the Admiral is relieved by, Admiral
Gray as Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.
The Diadem, 32, Captain Cracroft, left Spithead yester-
day The •Curagoa, 31, Captain
on ,a month's cruise.
Mason, having repaired her
defects, returned to Spitbead yesterday.
The Algiers, 91, screw two-decker, vas taken out of
steam reserve to try her en
Portsmouth harbour again Yesterday by the staff of the
glues, &c.
ar Point at 10.20 a.m., pro-
The new screw steamship meeanee, of 80 guns, proceeded
from Sheerness on Wednesda
Y on a trial trip of her ma-
chinery. She left the Grison
ceedeti down to the Middle Light vessel it the Swin, and,
on return, steamed up Sea Reae.,
b and returned into liar-
blur at 435 p.m. on the same day.
The dean speed given
by patent logs was 10i knots per hour, herengines making
63 revolutions per urinate with 201 b.
of steam; vacuum,
26.2
I ; screw, 19 feet pitchnd 17 feet diameter. The trial
w a
as satisfactoryin every respect,
The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral of the Red
Edward Harvey, struck'his flag on board the 'Waterloo at
Sheerness on Wednesday,
and left on Admiralty leave.
Captain Superintendent John C. Fitzgerald, and in com-
mand of the Formidable, being second in command, hoisted
the Commodore's flag on board the Formidable yesterday
duringthe admiral's leave of absence.
Sir Larnbton Loraine
was
Marlborough. Yesterday appointed midship-
man to her Majesty's ship
Mr. F. L. W.
Wright has been appointed assistant-surgeon to the Despe-
rate.