The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY AUTUMN RACES—WEDNEsnAr.
The Severn Handicap of 2 sovs erch, with 20 added. The
second to save his stake. Winners extra. Once round
and in (6 subs.)
Captain aristio's Kestrel, by Tearaway, 5 yrs, Bst
(L. Snowden) 1
Captain Bayly's c by the Fallow Buck out of Subterfg,
4 yrs, 6st 51b (A. Edwards) 2
Mr. S. Williams's c Epirus out of Elect's dam, 4 yrs,
7st 21b (Cresswell) 3
Mr. Dawson's Waterloo, 3 yrs, sst 61b (Challoner) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Kestrel, 3to 1 agst Waterloo, 4to
1 agst Subterfuge c. Won, after a fine "set to," by a head,
the other two beaten off.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added. The
winner to be sold for £4O. Winners after the declaration
of the weights, 71b extra. T.Y.C. (6 subs.)
Mr. Jackson's Laird o' the Dale, by Annandale, 4 yrs,
7st 51b (Bullock) 1
Capt. Bayly's Magnolia, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. J. Dawson's Rhisus, 4 yrs, Bst (French) 1
The following also ran :—Prince of Orange, Echo, and
Sobieski.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Laird o' the Dale ;3to 1 apt
Rhisus ; sto 1 agst Magnolia. Won by half a length,
some distance between the second and third, and a head be-
tween the third and fourth, pretty good fifth. The winner
was bought in for 50 guineas.

The Hurdle Race of 40 sows,Udded to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of 5 soya each. Certain penalties. The second to

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save his stake ; about two miles and a quarter, over eight
flights of hurdles. (14 subs.)
Capt. Bayly's Jealousy (late Relapse) by The Cure, 4 yrs,
lOst 71b (Palmer) 1
Mr. James's Wee 'Willie, 5 yrs, 9st 81b (inc. 141 b extra)
(Kendall) 2
Mr. Smith's Boadicea, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (W. "White) 3

Betting.-4 to lon Jealousy, who won in a canter by a
length, six lengths between the second and third.
The Grand Annual Steeplechase of 50 soya, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each. The second to

save his stake. Winners extra. About 4 miles. 16 subs.
Mr. Merry's Escape, aged, lOst 51b (Donaldson) 1
Capt. Bernard's Greyling, 4 yrs, Bst 91b (car. Bst 121 b)
(D. Meaney) 2
Mr. Weyman's Brompton, aged, 9st .... (R. Sly, jun.) 3
Border Chief, Little Tom, dianthus, Moire Antique, and
Woodman also ran.

Betting-7 to 4 agst Escape, 4to 1 agst Woodman, sto 1
agst Little Tom, 6 to 1 agst Greyling, 8 to 1 agst Brompton.
Won by two lengths, four lengths between the second and
third ; at a wide interval Border Chief and Little Tom were
fourth and fifth, pretty close together ; Xanthus trotted in
next, and Woodman walked in nearly half a distance behind
the others. Xanthus ran out of the course soon after start-
ing, and could never make up his lost ground, and owing to
refusals and falls Woodman and Moire Antique were out
of the race in the first round, the latter was led home across
the meadows. Brompton refused at the lower end of the
course the second time round.

The Foregate Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, for 2 and 3-yr-
olds. Winners extra. About 3 fur. and a quarter. 8 subs.
Mr. Hall's Clemanthe, 2 yrs, 7st 111 b (inc. 71b ex.)
(Pritchard) 1
Mr. Higgins's Tiara, 3 yrs, 9st 41b (in 71b ex) (Cresswell) 2
Mr. Barnard's Clapham, 2 yrs, 7st 71b (Custance) 3

Arden, Mathematics, Stockwell filly, and Amaryllis als•
ran.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Terrona filly, 7to 2 agst Clemanthe,
5 to 1 agst Clapham, 8 to 1 agst Arden, 10 to 1 agst Tiara.
Won by a neck, same distance between second and third, a
head between third and fourth, good fifth. Amaryllis was
fractious at the post and lost start.
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There has been no authentic assay as yet of the
gold brought to Sydney by the Jenny Lind from
the Fitzroy, but a quantity of it has been sent to
the branch of the Royal Mint for the purpose of
being assayed. It is evidently very rich in quality.
All of it has been obtained within two feet of the
surface, and without any of the improved appliances
at present in vogue for gold digging on the older
established fields, but merely by dish and cradle
washing.
Great activity prevails in the coasting trade
through this new impetus given to it. The Jane
and the Maria sailed this morning for the Fitzroy,
and some idea may be arrived at of the importance
of the discovery from the following list of vessels
laid on for immediate departure :—Pirate, steamer,
300 tons ; Yarra, Yarra, steamer, on Thursday next ;
Bonnie Doon, barque ; Lady Grey, schooner; Cal-
lendar, schooner; Isca, clipper ship, 500 tons ;
Lavinia, schooner; Staghound, schooner ; Unknown,
schooner ; Duke of Wellington, schooner; and
Cyclone, brig.
The steamers have advertised very fair charges
for passages to the new land of promise, viz., £9
in the saloon and £5 in the steerage. Great numbers
of our ;young, active, enterprising fellow towns-
men are preparing to depart, and we wish them
the best of success. To use a commercialism—
picks and shovels are again looking up, and our
city ironmongers have already commenced doing a
good stroke.
Several respectable City firms are making the
requisite arrangements for the establishment of
branch houses at the Fitzroy, amongst whom are
Messrs. Jones and Co., of George-street, through
whom we shall be favoured with the earliest and
most authentic accounts of the real state and pro-
gress of affairs. At the same time we will make
ample arrangement for the supply of our paper
with the latest and most interesting items of
Sydney news to Sydney people at the Fitzroy.
The Eagle steamer is due to-day from Moreton
Bay, and, probably, we shall receive more ample
particulars by her, and by the overland mail in the
course of next week, which we shall have much
pleasure in laving before our readers. As the
European's mail closes this evening, we have given
as full, and at the same time as strictly true, an
account of this timely and important new gold
discovery as possible, for the convenience of our
friends who may be desirous of transmitting the
gratifying intelligence to those who are near and
dear to them in the old country.
Since penning the above we have inspected a
lump of dark auriferious quartz in the window of
Messrs. Brush and Macdonnell, which was found
in the hold of the Jenny Lind schooner, having
been picked up with a lot more stones from the
beach, near the diggings at Port Curtis, and put on
board for balla.4l It contains several small parti-
' cles of gold. Also, the largest nugget hitherto
forwarded from the Fitzroy diggings, which weighs
3 ounces of pure gold.