The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-18 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

LATE IN THE FIELD.
[The following was forwarded to us for insertionyesterday,
but our correspondent's letter did not come to hand in time
for publication.]
The batch of little meetings which occupied last week
excited more interest and attention than was expected. At
Lewes it was discovered that Gracchus was not quite the
clipper that his Derby backers believed ; and the running of
Flitch with him caused Electric to be more steadily sup-
ported than ever. Gracchus lacks speed, but he seems a
stager all over, and next year be will, or I shall be much
disappointed, show that he possesses pretensions of no ordi-
nary stamp. At Lewes, too, a demonstration was made in
favour of Toxopholite for the St. Leger; and the hopes of
Melton still fondly cling to the son of Longbow. People
who are anxiously waiting for the coming out-
sider now direct their attention to Wantage, and
believe that in Kelpie Mr. Parr will furnish the
ring with another Saucebox. That Kelpie's running this
year both surprised and disappointed his owner is well
known. Mr. Parr, contrary to his general custom, has
allowed the horse a long season of rest, and he may send
him—a formidable St. Leger candidate—into the field.
People, however, still look to " Sir Joseph," and it must be
confessed that they have good cause for faith in the cherry
jacket and black cap. " Fitz" seemed short of work when
he won the Two Thousand, and both at Epsom and at Stock-
bridge he appeared to be big. Should that nasty leg of his
enable Manning to train him, Sir Joseph Hawley will, it
must be confessed, have a rare chance of carrying off the
three great events of the year. The Reading Meetiag was
principally remarkable for crowds both of bipeds and qua-
drupeds, and the most important incident connected with
the racing was the defeat of Gracchus.
If the list of sport prepared by Mr. North for the York
Meeting be not equally attractive with that of former
years, the cause cannot be attributed to a diminution of
energy on the part of the authorities.
The arrival of Fisherman is announced, but he has been
sent for the Queen's Guineas, and not for the Ebor Handi-
cap. The betting on the Handicap has not been extraor-
dinarily brisk, and even after " the Candle" went out no
activity was imparted to speculation. Borderer's trip to
Baden-Baden has been postponed in order to enable him to
take part in the race, and really to judge from his running
at Stamford sad Lewes, the fondness of his party for his
Ebor chance need excite no surprise. Vedette will go fresh
to the post, but a rheumatic horse is not exactly to be
trusted for a severe race, and his ability to give 51bs, and a
beating to Borderer may well be questioned. Pretty Boy
at 7st 31bs will he formidable, for those persons who art ,v
him " perform" at Nottingham aver that he looks as well
and as fresh as when he was a three-year-old. Could he
be sent to the post in his Goodwood Stakes form of 1856,
I should have no difficulty in selecting a champion. The
"confederates" have been long out of luck, and fortune
may now be inclined to give them a " turn." The Bird-
in-Hand will perhaps be the representative of Whitewall,
but in this instance I believe that people will have no
choice between a Bird-in-Hand and two in the bush.
In Melissa I have no faith, and the public must by this
time be tired of "standing her." Brother to Bird-on-the-
Wing and Minnie are turned loose. What shouting would
be raised if Lord Glasgow's colt were to bear the colours of
his popular owner just past the post ! Really his light weight
may enable him to run into a prominent position. For the
three-year-olds I have no decided partiality, but if Tunstall
Maid be well she may run forward, as her performances over the
same course in the spring showed that she likes the ground.
I fancy, however, that the first three to pass the p)st will be
GENIMA DI VERGY, VEDETTE, AND BORDERER.
The scratching of Hepatica for her Goodwood engagements
induces people to believe that she is amiss. She must be
very much wrong if she cannot win the Ebor St. Leger as
Marauder and Whitewall are likely to be her only opponents.
Meg Merrilees and Gnatcatcher may make an interesting
race of it for the Filly Sapling Stakes. I anticipate the
success of Mr. Merry's colours. Some expectations have
been entertained of Mutineer, and should he put in an ap-
pearance he may EIIOW that the Whitewall stable is as strong
as ever in its two year-olds. Still I shall place my hopes in
Rainbow. To foretell the winner of the Biennial Stakes
for two-year-olds is at my present writing somewhat dif-
ficult, as many of the animals engaged in it will be
" run through" before the race is decided. I may,
however, be inclined to avail myself of a ticket-of-leave.
The Peer ought to win the ll?peful Stakes. He is also
engaged in the Eglinton Stakes, and should he start for that
event, his 10 lbs. allowance ought to enable him to pull
through. Of the two-year-olds I should, in the al.tenee of
Rainbow, give my preference to Joyeuse. Any attempt to
select a winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes, or to pre-
dict the result of Friday's racing, would at present be
absurd. An exception may, however, he made in favour of
the Yorkshire Stakes, the:running for which will be scarcely
affected by preceding performances. East Langton and
Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing are entitled to distinction,
and I shall not be greatly surprised to see Lord Glasgow's
colt the winner.

A FRESH MAN.

Broadstairs, Tuesday Morning.

DISTRESSING CASE OF BIGAMY AT
EDINBURGH.

(From the Scotsman of Tuesday.)
Yesterday evening the Hoe. Major Yelverton, of the
Royal Artillery, who was apprehended and lodged in the
Calton Gaol on Thursday evening, charged with bigamy, was
liberated on bail. The amount of the security, we under-
stand, is £l,OOO. The circumstances of this painful case have
been for several months familiarly known in Etinburgh
el 11,,W 1.0 U C in Lbstumug from mention-
ing them, so far as they are supposed to be known.
months
is understood that a considerable number of mon
ago, Major Yelverton (who is the second sou of Lord
Avonmore, an Irish peer) went through the form of
marriage in Ireland with Miss Longworth,
lady of respectable family and some private_a fortune.rrilrish
Miss Longworth had formerly resided or vic.sitiidp in
sf some
Edin-
burgh, where she formed the acquaintanceship
of the highest In position among our citizens,
tthe
acted as lady nurse in the Crimp, ohdedw also
hen
Major Yelverton was there on servict. at the
marriage cere-
monyurnh rstood, by a
in Ireland was performed,
Roman Catholic priest, and there are
xrerehdo,eurbttosn, obreimnograe tt
doubts as to its legal efficacy, Major
Pro-
testant,,
although Miss Longworthhad become a convert to
the Romish Church. But
in
subsequently the couple lived
in lodgings in Edinburgh,
_,job would constitute a legal
b
e avowed character, it is
alleged, of man and wife, w t
marriage according to Scotch law; and a good deal will
depend upon the facts as to this point. as to both the civil
and the criminal cases which may he said'
to have already
arisen. They also travelled,.on the Continent with a pass-
port in which they were designated as Mr. and Mrs. Yel-
verton. In June last, Major Yelverton, leaving his sup-
posed wife in Paris,
si,, came to Edinburgh, and on the 26th
of that month as married in the Episcopal Chapel,
Trinity, by Dean Ramsay, to the widow of our late la-
mented townsman Professor Edward Forbes, a daughter of
the late General Sir Charles Ashworth. This marriage was
not at first announced in the newspapers in the usual way,
but received a wide and simultaneous publication about
three weeks abet wards. The facts, it is understood, are that
the supposed first wife having got a hint of Major Yelver-
ton's intentions, followed him closely from Paris, arriving
either immediately after the second marriage, or, it is said,
even before it, though unable to prevent its solemnisation,
or perhaps to ascertain when and where it was to be per-
formed. Of course she and her relatives immediately took
such steps as have now led to the arrest of Major Yelverton
on the charge of bigamy, and as will lead doubtless to the
raising of at least one action regarding civil rights. These,
we believe, are the main facts of the case, se far as they
have transpired, although we cannot be sure of their entire
accuracy. The affair has, as might be expected, created
much interest, and though all the facts are not yet certainly
known, much sympathy is felt for both of the ladies.