The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

NOTES

FROM

TRAINING QUARTERS.

(THIS DAY.)

NEWMARKET,

The weather has been of a ;Wry fickle character
for the past two or three days, but the heath is in
and an immense number of
excellent going order,
horses are quartered here. A very su,cessful First
Spring Meeting, therefore, may be safely augured.
Despite the fact that The Hermit.,
Dtrhaegolnwmietrh,
Master Butterfly, Cannon Ball, Tbe General, Milan,
and others being struck out, and The
The Rake, not being entered, the Two Thousand
this year will be a most sensational one ; for
few believe that Plaudit is sufficiently ripe, others
declare that Julius and Marksman have each
a white feather, and another section that Vauban is
not fast enough. Hence, the generality cling
to the hope that either Trocadero or Star of
India may land, and an inevitable change in
the Derby quotations be the result. How far one
or the other of these sceptics may be correct time
alone will show ; neither shall we venture to offer
an opinion as to their respective judgments, our pro-
vince here being simply to narrate what is actually
doing on the exercise grounds at headquarters
Plaudit on Sunday merely cantered about with
Strathconan and Rose, but this morning the
three went a rattling good gallop of something
like a mile and three quarters, which is not un-
likely to be the last long or fast gallop the Rich-
mond crack will have prior to his being stripped for
his Rowley mile encounter. That he might be made
more fit we are quite aware, but he looks quite as
well as he did when he vanquished Achievement,
and, as Watson remarked to us in private, " quite
ripe enough to beat the lot he has to meet on
Tuesday.' Rose is somewhat more forward in con-
dition than Plaudit, but has no chance in the One
Thousand. Marksman and the Sunflower filly
cantered twice, and then galloped a mile and a
half first class. The former is said to have
given half a stone easily to Wroughton ; and his
owner stands to win nearly £40,000 by the Two
Thousand issue. Unquestionably Marksman is in
splendid condition, and if he does not turn roguish
will be bound to run into a place. The Sunflower
filly, too, looks and goes beautifully. John Davis,
Vauban, and Uncas did a mile and half gallop pretty
fast ; and Lord Ronald took Ischia and Seville about
as far. Pantaloon led the two-year-old Athena
over a mile, steadily. Vauban goes uncommonly
strong, and John Day is very pleased with him.
Julius followed the Beadle a mile and a quarter, at
good speed, and evinced no sign of shiftiness. Star
of India went all a mile and a half ; as did Van
Amburgh and the Miss Sarah colt. The latter was
beaten in a trial last Saturday. The Hermit, too,
succumbed to Knight of the Garter and Indigestion
in a spin at the close of the past week, and has gone
into physic. It is reported, too, that the Palmer
and Cannon Ball were tried on Friday and " found
wanting." Trocadero, after cantering twice, gal-
loped quite a mile and a half, doing his work
most creditably. He will be run out to-mor-
row to get a line for Dragon. Ferragus
we have not seen yet. Pericles and Jasper went.
a mile and a quarter, separately, of course, at
real good speed. Sceur de Cliarite and Sunny-
locks were working freely, and La Marechale as
well ; the three looking pretty fit. Midwife did
nearly a mile and a half, besides a lot of walking.
and trotting exercise. Westwick galloped two
miles, and Knight of the Crescent• took Wild Wind
about a mile and a half. Ostreger pioneered Act:ea
for nearly a mile and three-quarters, the pair going
steadily ; they could not possibly be better. -Bra-
damante was showing the way for Dragoon and the
Msyonaise filly (4 yrs old). Miss Harriette,
Bismarck, False Alarm, Grimstone Chapel Royal,
and others from Joseph Dawson's,
were gently
exercising ; and Delium was taking Pyrenees along.
Bounceaway and Tormentor did long, steady work.
Archimedes and Sir Oliver were walking about.
The Rake galloped a mile and a half ; and so did
Knight of the Garter, who last week failed to do
with Lord Lyon what he was asked. Dragon and
Enchanteur, followed by Cerf Volant, and the three
led by Plutus, had two nice canters, and then a mile
and a half gallop. The above were the principal
movements of the morning; but of course a great
quantity of other animals also worked.

The Engine-Drivers' Strike.

A notice has been issued bearing the signature of
13 firms among the largest shipowners of Hull an-
nouncing that the goods train between that port
and all parts of the kingdom are in full operation,
and that their steamers are running regularly, as
before, to all continental ports.
Some slight damage continues to be done to the
rolling stock of the North-Eastern Company through
the unhandiness of some of the men who are em-
ployed as drivers of goods trains. But the passenger
trains are admirably managed. The men on strike
in the northern section of the line seem very anxious
for a settlement, and are willing for all the points
in dispute to go to arbitration. But the company
have as yet made no signs of a willingness to agree
t 9 terms of that kind. The goods trade is getting
better, but the trading public are still a good deal
incommoded through a difficulty in getting their
goods away. The Easter holidays arrangements
will be pretty much the same as ordinary years, and
the trains on the main line are keeping excellent
time.

On the Malton division of the railway the strikes
may be fairly said to have died out. With the ex-
ception of two trains, comparatively useless at this
season, the whole of the service on the five lines
centering at Malton is now in full working for pas-
sengers, and the trains run very punctually, not a
single accident of any kind having occurred. The
goods and mineral traffic has been worked up, All
" arrears" having been cleared off by special trains
on Good Friday, when the ordinary passenger
' trains did not run. A large number of goods and
mineral drivers from other railways and from col-
lieries are offering their services. In this state of
matters but little heed is given to the threat of the
central committee to order a general strike. Its
effect on the North-Eastern is overcome beforehand,
and as many of the old hands have deserted the
union, and are now seeking re-employment on the
North-Eastern at greatly reduced wages and jia in-
ferior positions, there is no doubt their example
would have a salutary effect on the men of other
lines. Driveers earning Bs. to Os. per day are now
seeking re-engagement at ss.
The adjourned hearing of the charges against the
drivers and firemen in the Gateshead division of the
North-Eastern Railway, for leaving their work with-
out notice, came before the borough bench of that
town on Saturday. The names of the men are
Henry Yates, John Hutchinson, Robert Bone, Thos.
Waters, Wm. Appleby, Geo. Brewis, Thos. Davi-
son, Thos. Goss, Thos. Routledge, Alex. Gray, and
Jonathan Clark. Mr. Blackwall, barrister, prose-
cuted ; and Mr. J. P. Roberts, of Manchester, de-
fended the men. The case of Davison was taken
d
first. It was proved that Davison, who was an oldriver, had a copy of the rules, and that he left
work on the 11th of April without notice. After
an address from Mr. Roberts, the Bench consulted
they found that Davison had been gui,lty of having
rth-Eastern Coln-
broken his agreement with the No
for half-au-hour, when the mayor announced that
pany without lawful excusej but they agreed to
r. Roberts a case for the Court of
postpone judgment until the 28th of May, to allow
amicably,hevLhEosettled
theif
defendants possible.
w'
he
Sunday Evening.
•
orth-Ea
Queen's
Courtti
e matterses
refused tobc eh
ere
ern bound over to appear.
ne -
ad engine-drivers
meeting t h e N
this a
ftesrthoon and
stated their grievances more ?till
Rail-
wayrr he
attendedengi
especially as to
"shed days." A Great Northern,driver proposed,
as a measure tending to reconciliation,
from each of the four great that a man
having lines in Yorkshire railway companies
North-Eastern directors should wait upon the
upon which they themselves
eland show them the terms
yes are working, and ask
the North-Eastern BoardAltdo treat their servants as
other companies do.
_erman Carter seconded
the motion. It was CA • rrie.d by acclamation. It was
also resolved that influential persons at Leeds be re-
quested to accompany the drivers for that purpose,
and alter the interview to call a public meeting, and
lay a statement before it of the result.