The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

EPSOM R..SCES.—Tuunenay.
Yesterday's remarkable race still occupies all thoughts
and conversation. That a horse who had broken a blood
vessel within the last fornight, hal been stopped in his
work, had not had a gallop since Monday week, and who
started at 100 to 1, should yet be able to win a Derby will
long stamp this as a memorable year. In our remarks on
the first day's racing we spoke of this Derby as ono to be
characterised fur its tni,fortnues and mediocrities; but, bad
as the year's form was known to be, it appears we hardly
realised its badness when an unprepared horse came and
won, and Wild Moor finished fourth. Such a result sets at
naught all racing judgment and calculations, and puts that
much-vaunted " public form" out of court. True, it was
the two-year-old form over again. As Hermit beat Vauban
at Stockbridge last June, so he has beaten him again here;
but not a man on Epsom Downs yesterday morning could
have been found to believe it. The Two Thousand winner
in all his splendid condition and bloom on one hand, the
unprepared and rather mean-looking Hermit on the other,
it looked all Lombard-street to the proverbial orange. The
deduction is obvious, and brings us back to our premises,
only when we spoke of the year as mediocre we perhaps
used too mild a term.
To-day was even colder than Wednesday, and none but
the constant habitues of a racecourse were present. The
favourite, flerenniantts, was defeated in the Tadworth
Stakes by Dick Turpin, but Lord Westrrioreland managed
to win in the Carew Stakes with Master Willie; the Cor-
poral made a very near race of it, and only got beaten by
a head. It was a rather difficult thing to separate Lady
Elizabeth and Grimston in. tbn.Twer..Year_Old Stakes, as-
their running has very nearly made them the same ani-
mals. From an impression, however, that this course
would suit Mr. Pryor's horse best he was made the fa-
vourite, and a slashing set-to between them resulted in a
dead heat. In the deciding heat Lady Elizabeth wonafter
a splendid finish by a head.
The Epsom Cup brought out a large field, in which there
were so many "well in" that it was a dangerous race to
meddle with. The favourite, Cheltenham, finished a good
race with the outsiders, the Annie Laurin and the Flutter
colt, but failed to getup, and was beaten by three-quarters
of a length.
We aro authorised to contradict the statement which has
appeared in a contemporary that a noble lord who won the
Two Thousand a few years back has lost £lOO,OOO on the
Derby, as it is devoid of foundation.
The Tadworth Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added;
two year olds 7st, three 9st; fillies and geldings allowed
31b; the winner to be sold, with engagements, for 200
sovs. Half a mile.
Mr. Brayley's Dick Turpin, by High Treason, 3 yrs, Bst
111 b...................................................... (Cannon) 1
Lord Vivian's Bouquetiere, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (Butler) 2
Mr. Nightingall'Erli4iitant, 2 yrs, 174 (Wyatt) 3
Mr. J. B. Day's Boss, 2 yrs,. 7st, i (T. Sadler), 0
Lord Westrtioreland's Lierreniainis; 2 yrs 7st (Kenyon) 0
Mr. Hodgman's Northern Star, 2 yrs; fist 111 b (Quince) 0
Mr. Bigg's Patti (late, Queen,ni the West), 2 yrs, Est
111 b (carried 6st 121 b) ' (Barlow) 0
Mr: Chaplin'.s Grandee, 2 yte,,?st (Jeffrey) 0
Mr. T. Hughes's Master-Heist:44-3 yrs,' 9st (Hughes) 0
Mr Padwick's The Deo; 2 yrs, 7st
&imerena.- 0
Mr Johnstrine's Prelate, 3 yra,.9.St eatTe
Betting-5 to 2 agst Herennianus, 4to 1 each agtt'Bon:
quetiere and The Don, and 5 to 1 agst Dick Turpin.
After some .half-dozen failures Prelate jumped off with
a clear lead, but before they had gone 50 yards he was
passed by Ross, the favourite, Adjutant, and Bouquetiere,
with Dick Turpin close up at the head of the remainder.
On passing the distance Dick Turpin came to the front,
and, making the remainder of the running, won cleverly
by a length ; a head between second and third. Heren-
nianus, close up, was fourth, The Don fifth, and Master
Robert sixth. The last two were Patti and Ross. The
winner was purchased for 425 guineas by Lord Vivian,
who also claimed Adjutant.
The Carew Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, with
100 added ; the second to receive 25 sovs out of the
Stakes. Three-quarters of a mile.
Lord Westmorland's Master Willie, by Tournament,
3 yrs, fist 61b
Mr. Johnstone's Corporal, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Cameron) 2
Mr. White's Magpie, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Butler) 3
Mr. Montgomerie's Lady Sophie, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Jarvis) 0
Mr. Bigg's Ambition, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (H. Covey) 0
Captain Christie's Jeanie Deans, 3 yrs, 7st 61b
(Hibberd) 0
Mr. Ten Broeck's Midwife, 3 yrs, Est 1111 (car. 6st 121 b)
(Barlow) 0
Count Batthyany's Bus in Urbe, 3.yrs, .6st 91b (Wilson) 0
.Mr. ileatheote's Diamond, 3 yrs, Est 51b (Wyatt) 0
Mr. T. fluglies'a Ambition, 3 yrs, Est alb (Spencer) 0
-]-13etting-7 to 4 agst Master Willie 9 to 2 agst Jeanie
Deans, 100 to 15 agst Midseircertidiig'St Corporal, And
10 to 1 agst Diamond.
Corporal, to the right of his horses, came on with a clear
lead of Lady Sophie, Ambition, and the favourite, the
latter lying next the rails. They ran thus half-way in
the distance, when Mr. Johnstone's colt drew away, but
was caught as they neared the stand by Master Willie,
who obtained a slight advantage a dozes strides from the
chair, and won a slashing race by a head. Magpie finished
a bad third, Midwife. was fourth, Lady Sophie fifth,
Jeanie Deans sixth, and Ambition next. Ras in Urbe,
Diamond, and Ambition were the last three.
The Two Year Old Stakes of 10 soya each, with 100 added;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; the second to.receive 25
sovs out of the stakes; winners befere starting 71b extra.
Half a mile. 46 subs.
Marquis of Hastings's LadyElizabeth,Sst 121 b (inc. slb
extra (Fordhatn) t 1
Mr. Pryor's Grimston, 9st 91b (inc. 51b ex.) (Custance)
Baron Rothschild's King Alfred; Bst 10lb ......(Wells) S
Col. Knox's Balsatrio, 9st 11b(inc..51h ex.) (T. French) 0
Mr. J. P. Craven's Bossy Dixon, Bst 711 ...... (Morris) 0
Col. Pearson's Hatchment, Bst 71b ......(T. Challoner) 0
Mr. Fleming's Benfleet, Bst 101 b .................. (Carroll) 0
Mr. Sutton's Weather Isle, Bst 7th (A. Carter) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Grimston, 7to 4 agst Lady Eliza-
beth, and 7 to 1 agst King Alfred.
Several breaks away occurred, in the firstof which Bossy
Dixon ran to the enclosure before she could be stopped.
When the flag was lowered Lady Elizabeth, with Balsam°
and Bossy Dixon on her left, got away in advance of King
Alfred and Grimston, to the stand. Here Balsamo and
Busy Dixon gave way, and Grimston then challenged the
leader, and, getting up in the last stride, was just enabled
to make a dead beat of it. King Alfred was third, a length
in the rear, Weather Isle fourth, Hatchment fifth, Balsam°
sixth, Bossy Dixon seventh, and Benfieet last.
Deciding Heat.— Betting -L55 to 40 on Grimston.
After a short'delay, owing to the restiveness of Lady
Elizabeth, the latter came away with a slight lead, and
forcing the running, won after a magnificent race by a
head.
The Epsom Grand Stand Cup (handicap)
of 300 sovs,
added to a sweepstakes of lb sovs each. Derby
Course.
Sir F. Johnstone's c by Leamington—Annie Laurie, 3
yrs, sst 71b (car. sst 111 b ......... (Kenyon)
Mr. Payee's Flutter colt, 3 yrs,
sst 71b (Wyatt)
Count Batthyany's Cheltenham, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Butter)
Mr. Watt's Strathconan, 4 yrs, Bst 1.211 (Snowden)
Mr. Savile's Sealskin, 4 yrs, Bst 3lb (Fordham)
Mr. J. Scott's Knight of the Crescent, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
(Norman)
Mr. R. Sutton's Dunsany, yrs; 7st 131 b ...(Challoner)
Mr. R. Walker's Christmas Carol, 5 yrs, 7st 91b
(Ilibberd)
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Lord Stanford's Tho Peer, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Murray)
Duke of Newcastle's Flying Scud, 3 yrs, 7st llb
(IL Covey)
Mr. S. Thollusson's Actrea, 4 yrs, fist 121 b (car. Est 131 b)
(Iluxtable)
Mr. J. Johnstone's Mandrake, 3 yrs, fist slb ...(Cameron
Mr. John Day's Harpenden, 3 yrs, fist 41b (Prangle:
Captain Christie's Orne, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb (H. Clark:
Mr. T. Jennings's Sweet Home, 3 yrs, Est (Goodwin'
Mr. Beadman's Easby, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (car. 6st) (Pepler',
Mr. C. Hodgman's Vici, 3 yrs, sst 91b (car. sst 1011)
(Quince',
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Pyrrhic, 3 yrs, sst 91b ...(Killick)
Mr. F. Mitchell's b e by Vedette—Crosslanes, 3 yrs, sst 7lb
(Barker)
Betting 5 to 1 agst Cheltenham, 8 to 1 each agst
Knight of the Crescent and Strathconan, 10 to 1 each
agst Sealskin, Mandrake, and Oruo, 12 to 1 agst Flying
iner:ftny, and the Flutter
Scud, Acton, Easby, and Vici, 100 to 8 agst the Annie
Laurie colt, and 100 to 6 each agst Dunsany and The
Peer.
They had no sooner reached the post than they were
despatched upon their journey, the Flhuettewraseopltulhleodldbinageka,
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the straight. Here the leader declined, and the running
was then taken up by the Annie Laurie colt, close pressed
by Mr. Payne's colt on the right, with Cheltenham and
Mandrake on the lower ground to the stand. The hitter
then dropped back, leaving the issue with the three, who
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third. Mandrake was fourth, close up, the Crosslanes colt
fifth, Flying Scud sixth, Pyrrhic seventh, Knight of the
Crescent eighth, and Sealskin next. The last two were
Easby and Harpenden.
The Walton Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added; two
year olds 7st 31b, three Ost 31b, four lOst 41b, five, six,
and aged lOst 91b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the
winner to be sold for 150 soya ; if entered for 80 sovs al-
lowed 71b, 60 141 b, 40 211 b, over and above othor allow-
ances. Half a mile.
Mr. Joseph Wood's b f Alberta, by King Torn, 4 yrs
(.£4O), Bst 81b ............ ............................. (French) 1
Mr. R. 'fen Broeck's Lillie, 3 yrs (.£/0), 78t 71b (Covey) 2
Mr. Hope's Signet, 4 yrs (X4O), Sat 111 b (Maidment) 3
Lord Bateman's The Returned, 2 yrs (£4O), sst 101 b
(Killick) 0
Mr. E. Green's Lady Diana, 2 yrs (£4O) sst 71b (Wyatt) 0
Lord Westmoreland's Wings of a Dove, 2 yrs (£4O), sst
71b (ear, OA. 11Aintemittettottistitotootte(1-CoDY011)

Mr. Chaplin's Cape Clear, 2 yrs (£4O), sst 10Ib (Jeffrey) 0
Mr. J. Joy's Agnes de Mansfeldt, 2 yrs (£10), sst 7th
(Butler) 0
L. Fleming's Newcourt, 5 yrs (£10) Bst 131 b (Carroll) 0
Betting 5 to 2 agst Wings of a Dove, 3 to 1 agst Alberta,
5 to .1 agst Lady Diana, 6 to 1 agst Agnes do Mansfeldt,
and 10 to 1. agst The ltiturned.
As soon as the lot had settled inta their places, Wings of
a Dove took up the running, closely followed by Alberta
and Lillie to the,, distance, where Signet passed the favourite
and took third place. At the stand Alberta and Lillie
singled themselves out, and ran a fine race home, the former
wiming after a good set to by a neck, half a length be-
tween second and third. The favourite, close up, was
fourth, and Agnes de Mansfieldt fifth. The winner was
sold to Mr. Chaplin
.for 315 guineas, and Mr. Hope claimed
Lillie. _ _

biatch ; 100 sovs., h. ft. One mile.

Mr. J. E. Morris's Ailesbury, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Fordham) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Ganymede, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b ((foster) 2
Betting-7 to 4on Ailesbury, who wtited on the non •
favourite to the distance, when he came away and won
easily by a length and a half.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for mares only ; three
year olds 7st 91b, four 9st 71b, five lOst 11b, six and aged
lOst 31b; Great Metropolitan Stakes Course (two miles
and a quarter), to start at the winning chair.
Marquis of Hastings's Miss Havelock, 4 yrs, 9st 71b
(Fordham) 1
Mr. Johnstone's lona, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Cameron) '2
Mr. Hodgman's Vigorous, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (IL Parry) 3
Mr. H. Marsh's Isabella, 4 yrs, Oat 71b ...(I'Anson, jun.) 4
Betting -100 to 30 on Miss Havelock.
Vigorous, closely followed by the favourite, made the
running, the rest lying close up until rising the h ill, where
Mr. Hodgman's mare increased her lead ,to half-a-dozen
lengths, lona at the same time taking third place. On
reaching the furzes Miss Havelock went to the front, and
lona at the same time drew into second place, Vigorous
and Isabella upon entering the straight being hopelessly
beaten. When fairly in the straight Fordham sent Miss
Havelock along, and won in a canter by a dozen lengths;
a bad third.
Shirley Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for3-yr-olds; colts 8s t
101 b ; fillies Bst 61b; the winner of the Derby 101 b, or
the winner of any two or three year old stake of the
value of 500 sovs 51b extra ; maidens at starting if they
have run once allowed 31b, twice 51b, three or more 71b;
one mile and a quarter ; 5 subs.
Mr. Craven's Bismark,V Weatherbit, Bst 101b(Loates) w.o.
The Epsom Four Year Old Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft ;
colts Bst 111 b, fillies Bst 61b. New Darby Course. 6

subs.
Mr. J. Pardoe's Artesian, by Stockwell, Bst 111 b
(Loates) w.o.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

OtASGOW AND SOUTII-WESTERN.
A ineeting of the general committee of share-
holders in,this company was held on Tuesday in
Glasgow; Mr. G. Smith in the chair.
The report of the sub-committee in reference to
the bill for amalgamating this company with the
Midland CoMpany stated that by the proposed amal-
gamation the interests of the public would not be
prejudiced, but, on the contrary, be materially pro-
moted. The main lines of the two companies would
form portions of a great continuous communication
between London and Glasgow ; and that the amal-
gamation would preclude the possibility of the West
Coast route being monopolised by the London
and North-Western and Caledonian Railway Com-
panies. The Glasgow and South-Western was
hemmed in, and its success to a great extent was
controlled by those companies. The position of the
Glasgow and South-Western and of the Midland
Railway Companies were found to be so nearly alike,
that an amalgamation on equal terms was deemed
the fairest course for both. The committee felt war-
ranted in recommending the Amalgamation Bill to
the cordial support of the shareholders.
On the motion of Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr.
Nicholson, the report was approved, and the sub-
committee were requested to take steps to secure
the passing of the amalgamation bill, and its ap-
proval by the shareholders.

GRAND TRUNK OP CANADA.

of this company states
that since the half-yearly meeting on the 18th April
last, the board had had two separate conferences, one
with the postal and military bondholders, and the
other with some of the largest holders of each class
of bonds and stocks, representing about £4,000,000
of the company's capital. At both these conferences
the following resolution, by way of recommenda-
tion omfetehteinagireteotorsbe held on the 30th
The report
adopted :—" That it be recommended
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that powers be applied for in the ensuing Session of
the Canadian Parliament to convert the postal and
military bonds (say) £1,200,000, into equipment
mortgage bonds, at a rate equal to 60 per cent. or
(say) £72,000 of equipment mortgage bonds, bear-
ing a fixed rate of interest of (say) 6 per cent., and
these
7goeon,efoatoili,pn
to raise a further sum of £480,000 equipment bonds
meptaeynatbl e,
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Although the adoption of this recommendation,
capital, would, at the same time, place at the dis-
posal of the company £480,000 of new equipment
bonds, wherewith to purchase new rolling stock,
and to provide for improvement and enlargement of
works and permanent way,the board were of opinion
that the present moment was not opportune even
for this desirable operation ; and they therefore
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the Canadian Parliament for a permissive Act to
ject that plan, as they might then think fit. But,
0 , in the meantime, the board would explain that, if
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the plan be ultimately adopted, it would not only
increase the total amount of preference capital,
although leaving available £480,000 of it, but would,
having regard to the future, add little, if anything,
to the amount of annual interest on such capital.
The interest on the existing equipment bonds
(£500,000 at 6 per cent.) was £30,000 a year ; to this
must be added the amount which, when the Inter-
colonial Railway was in full operation, would be the
annual sum then accruing to the postal and military
bondholders on their capital of £1,200,000.
that amount would be could, of course, be only
matter of estimate. For 1866-7 it would be h
about
nt exceptional, there
seemed no reason to doubt the p robability at least of
If the
4 per cent. on the £1,200,000 ; but, althoug
year's revenue was to some extent this
an increase even within the next few years.
increase should in
(say) fiv© yea be only one-
fourth in excess of the income of 1866-7, then the
annual charge would be £60,000 a year; should it
be one-half, then that charge would be £72,000 a
rs
year—that was to say, it would, with the interest on
the present amount of equipment bonds, as above
(X 30,000), amount to £102,000,
which was just
equal to what would be the interest on the total
amount of equipment bonds as
they would exist if
the proposed new plan were adopted. The board
had no hesitation in recommending to their brother
bond and stock holders generally the proposed settle-
ment with the postal bondholders, while to the latter
that plan might also be recommended as giving them
a more marketable security for their money, and
more tban the amount of annual income they had
received on the average of the past five years. As
regarded the return to be expected from the
judi-
cious gradual outlay of such portions of the proposed
new capital of £480,000 as might from time to time
be thought expedient, the board referred the pro-
prietors to the report of Mr. Brydges, of the 3d of
April last, and to the explanations given at the last
'eneral meeting.
____

BUFFALO AND LAKE HURON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. E. lleseltine
in the chair.
Alr. Short, the secretary; having read the notice

convening- the meeting, the report:, an abstract of
which has appeared hi The Sun, was taken as read.
The CHATIMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said the lint: was worked by the Grand
'rank of Canada Compi.my. The report ,:ontained
all the iefornation the dire tors could give at pre-
sent. The small amount of net revenue might re-
quire some explanation to the preference share-
holders, as the accounts showed no surplus for divi-
dend on the preference shares. The directors ex-
pected that the Grand Trunk system would be in a
short time so improved as to be worked at 60 per
cent. of the gross receipts, and were it not for the
loss on American currency, they would have been in
receipt of a handsome sum to divide. The Great
Western of Canada Company worked their traffic
at 50 per cent. of the gross receipts, and when the
revenue on the Grand Trunk increased to a certain
extent he had no doubt the line would be worked at
the rate he had mentioned. The receipts recently
averaged about £25,000 or £26,000 a week; but
when they got up to an average of £30,000 a week
the percentage of working expenses would be re-
duced in proportion. He hoped the shareholders did
not suppose that their line was doomed to be always
down. In reply to a question respecting the cur-
rency, he stated that for the first half of last year
the loss on the currency was only £11,261, but for
the second half of last year it amounted to £61,828,
which. was a very large sum. _The explanation h
had received from Mr. Brydges was that it some-
times happened they had a larger balance over for
realisation at the end of one half-year than at the
end of another. The loss on the American cur-
rency in the past year was £75,000, but the rate of
exchange was now more favourable than it was 18
months ago. The directors had had several diffe-
rences to settle on matters of account with the
Grand Trunk Company, and they found that the
process of referring differences to arbitration was
slow, and he had suggested that many of these
differences might be more readily settled on the
give and take principle, which was responded to by
Mr. Brydges, so that those differences were now
being much reduced in number.
Mr. P. RAMSON, a director, seconded the motion
for the adoption of the report, which was carried
unanimously.
In reply to a question it was stated that there
would be no interest for the preference shares till
next August, when they hoped to have funds at
their disposal for that purpose. There were not
many differences of account now between the two
companies, and when these were settled they trusted
that things would go on very smoothly, and that
they would have precedents to go by in future.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN.
The traffic returns on this company's lines for the
fourth week in April amounted to $115,965 against
$95,429 for the corresponding week last year, show-
ing an increase of $20,536. The traffic for the
month of April amounted to $443,029 against
$394,543 for April, 1867, showing an increase of
$48,496.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
The financial statement of thin company for the
month of April showed that 15,000 acres of land
were sold during the month for $170,593, and that
the amount of cash collected in the land•department
in April was $156,635. The total receipts on the
company's railways for the month of April was
$420,366, and for the same month in 1866 to
$106,773, showing an increase of $13,593.

TRUST AND LOAN OF UPPER CANADA.
The report of the directors states that the balance
at credit of revenue, including £261 from Sept. last,
was £17,327, oo.of which they recommend a
dend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, less in-
come tax, on the paid up c pital stock of the com-
pany ; that one half of the surplus profits over 6 per
cent. per annum, and the usual charge for interest,
amounting together to £5,752, be carried to the re-
serve fund, and that £250 be applied to the redemp-
tion of preliminary expenses, leaving £1,825 for the
next account.