The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUL Y 29, 1859.

SPOR TING INI'Ii,LLIGENCE.

GOOD- WOOD RACES.-THIIRSDAY.

The Racing St akes of 50 sous each, for three-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 171 b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Certain winners extra.
One mile. 5 subs.
Mr. J. Merry' s' Lord of the Manor, by Touchstone,
Bst 71b
Duke of Bedfordns Rechab, Bst 71b (Flatman) 2
Betting-6 to 6on Rechab, who made the running 'to
the distance, when a Lord of the Manor challenged him, and
won a fine race in by a head.
The Findon Stake: ; of 10 sous each, for two-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 53
subs.
Cap4ain Little's Nutbourne, by The Nabob,. Bst 121 b
(inc. 51b extr (Cresswell) 1
Mr. Alexander's Thunderbolt, Bst 71b (Wells) 2
Mr. J. Merry's Thormanby, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra)
(French) 3
The following : Os° ran :—Concertina colt, Her Highness,
Aboukir, Feodoro (svna, The Maid of Orleans, Contadina,
Aurora, and Bentinck,
Betting-9 to 4: agst Thormanby, 9to 2 agst Thunder-
bolt, 6 to 1 each agst Niatbourne, Aurora, and Contadina.
The running was na:Kle by Nutbourne, with Thunder-
bolt, next the rails, soco nd, and Thormanby and Contadina
next. Thunderbolt failed- to get up, and Nutbourne won
by a neck; a head between ,the second and third; Conte-
dina was a bad fourth; Aboukir, and Feodorowna were next,
close together. Maid of Orleans, Her Highness, and Ben-
thick were the last -three, beaten off.
The Molecomb Ste les of 50 sous each, h ft, for two-yr-
olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners extra ; the
second to save hi's stake. T.Y.C. 11 subs.
Lord Portsmouth's Buccaneer; by Wild Dayrell, Bst 12Th
(inc. 51b extra) (J. Goater) 1
Mr. Merry's Brother to Rainbow, Bst 71b .. (J. Osborne) 2
Baron Rothschild's King of Diamonds, Bst 71b (Wells)
Betting-4 to lon Buccaneer.
The favourite made the running, and cantered home an
easy winner, by a length. Brother to Rainbow securing
his owner's " fifty" by three-quarters of a length.
Third Year of the Seventh Bentinck Memorial Stakes, a
Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, for four- yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ;':fillies, Bst 21b. Queen's Plate Course. 36 subs.
Mr. Murland's Longrange, by Longbow, Bst 71b
(Aldcroft) 1
Mr. W. S. S. Crawfurd's East Langton, Bst 71b
(Fordham) 2
Lord Clifden's Star of the East, Bst 71b Day) 3
Whitewall, Beacon, and Queenstownlalso ran.
The betting opened at 7 to 4 agst Longrange, and 2 to 1
agst East Langton, It closed at evens en Longrange, 4to
1 agst East Langton (offered), and 5 to 1 agst Beacon
(offered).
Beacon and Whitewall went away together, Sir Joseph
Hawley's horse having a slight lead, Longrange lying
about six lengths behind them, and double that dis
tan''e
from fFourite. The others were ill cillster•
In this order they po„ssed the Stand, and on getting beyond
the distance Beacon resigned the lead to Whitewall, who
increased it on going up the hill, and was soon upwards of
20 lengths ahead, Beacon lying second, and at a wide in-
terval behind him were Longrange and Queenstown, side ,
by side.

No noteworthy change was made in these positions as
they rounded the Chimp, and disappeared behind the hill.
On coming into sight, Beacon had taken closer order with
Whitewall, Longrange and Queenstown being third and
fourth, and The Star of the East in the rear. On descend-
ing the hill the lot were pretty close together, and White-
yall was beaten at the very point where he had taken up
the running. His retirement left Beacon with the lead,
Star of the East and Longrange being second and third.
At the distance East Langton took Beacon's place, but the
favourite soon came to the fore. On reaching the Stand
enclosure, Star of the East seemed to have the favourite
safe, but running a cur, Alfred Day was unable to keep him
straight, and Longrange beat East Langton by a neck; bad
third. Only the three placed passed the post.
First Year of the Ninth 13entinck Memorial Stakes, a
Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. 34 subs.
Mr. A. Nichols's The Wizard, by West Australian, Bst Tlh
(Aldoroft) 1
Mr. J. Merry's Trovatore, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) 2
Lord Stamford's Emily, Bst 41b (J. Mann) 3
Betting-3 to lon the Wizard.
Trovatore led for the first quarter of a mile, when The
Wizard deprived him of the lead, and won by two lengths ;
Emily was beaten a length and a half from Trovatore.
The Goodwood Cup value 300 sovs, the rest in specie, by
subscription of 20 sovs, with 100 added the second to
receive 100 sovs out of the stakes. Two miles and a
-half. 42 subs__ • •
.2 .
Mr. W. Day's The Promised Land, 3 yrs, fist 71b (Bray) 1
Mr. Rigby's Newcastle, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Fordham) 2
Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Prioress, 6 yrs, Bst 61b.... (Plumb) 3
The following also ran : Toxophilite, Leamington,
Mdlle. Chantilly, North Lincoln, Marionette, Scent, Schism,
Woodburn, and Union Jack.

Betting-3 to 1 agst the Promised Land, 7to 2 agst
Leamington, 4 to 1 agst Paioress, 8 to 1 agst Union Jack,
12 to 1 agst Marionette, 15 to 1 agst North Lincoln, 20 to 1
agst Newcastle.

Woodburn went away at his quickest pace, and was soon
in possession of a lead of upwards of twenty lengths, Mdlle.
De Chantilly being second, Toxophilite and Promised Land
Prioress, and Marionette running side by
straight, and on entering the Craven Course, Toxophilite
dsniiefaetplpneStachrheeidi Schism,
wake. They travelled in this order out of the
from his prominent place, and Schism and
Promised Land kept":close company, third and fourth, just
behind the French mare. At an interval of several
lengths came Prioress, Toxophilite, Marionette, and New-
castle, lying pretty well together, Leamington bring-
ing up the rear. On approaching the clump Schism quitted
her stable companion, and drew up to Mdlle. de Chantilly,
who now began to drop back, and Schism was soon along-
side of Woodburn, whom she deprived of the lead on round-
ing the clump, at which point Toxophilite'showed distinctly
in the rear. On re-appearing in sight from behind the
hill, Schism was twenty lengths in advance,:Promised
Land and Prioress being second and third nearly abreast.
On making the last turn Schism resigned the lead to Pro-
mised Land, Prioress, Newcastle, and North Lincoln going
on next in pursuit, and both Toxophilite and Leamington
seemed about to improve their positions. The former, how-
ever, did not live long in front, and Leamington broke
down badly soon after rounding the turn. The race, how-
ever, was virtually over at the distance, for Promised Land
galloped in at his leisure, the winner by six lengths ; four
lengths separating the second from the third. The others
straggled home at wide intervals, Scent, who passed both
North Lincoln and Schism, who were pulled up at the
enclosure being next to the post. Upwards of a hundred
yards behind them was Union Jack trotting in, followed
at a still wider interval by Marionette and Toxophilite
Leamington, Mdlle. de Chantilly and Woodburn walked to
the Stand;
Sweepstakes of 200 sons each, for two-year-old colts, Bst
71b. Certain allowances. T.Y.C. 4 subs.
Mr. J. Merry's Trovatore, by Birdcatcher, Bst 41b. _

.'
Lord Glasgow's colt by Barbatus, out of Flutter,(J OsBst ) 1
21bbone
(Aldcroft) 2

Betting-6 to 4on the Flutter colt.
Trovatore took up the running after the first 200 yards,
and won easily by two lengths.

- •
Second year of the • Eighth Bentinek Memorial Stakes, a
Triennial Stakes of 10 sons each, for three-yr-olds.
Gratwieke Stakes Course. (32 subs.)
Lord Strathmore's May Morning, by Chanticleer, Bst 41b _

Mr. Payne's Cock-a-Hoop, Bst 71b ((FAlladtcmr°anfl 21
Mr. Neale's Precursor, Bst 71b ........ (Fordham 3
The following also ran :—St. Clarence, Heroine of Luck-
now, Tomboy, and Mouravieff.

Betting-6 to 4on May Morning, sto 1 agst Heroine
of Lucknow.
Mouravieff cut out the work to the last turn, when he
retired, and May Morning took the lead, followed by Cock-
a-Hoop, and won by a length; very bad third; nothing
else near.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. One mile and a half.
3 subs.
Mr. H. Savile's Queen Charlotte, by Catesby, Bst 21b

(Airdham) w.o.
The Sussex Stakes of 25 sovs each sub., for two-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; certain allowances and
penalties. T.Y.C. (7 subs.)
ERRATA.—GOODWOOD STAKES.—By an error in trans-
scribing, Lifeboat's price was quosed at 7 to 2 instead of 6
to 2.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-
MENTS.
July
22 at 11 21, at 3 55 p.m., Pendia out of, Goodwood Nursery.
July , a.m., Ham and Serenader, out of all their
engagements at Goodwood.
July 23, at 9 a.m., Mountain Nut, Balnamoon, and Bab
at the Bowster, out of Goodwood -engagements.
July 23, at 9 a.m., Vanity, out of Goodwood Stakes.
July 23, at 9 a.m., Eclipse and Barbarity out of all en
•
gagemwood ents.
July 3, at 9 a.m., Jack Spring out of Stewards' Cup at
Good .
July 23, at 1 30 p.m., Cytherus out of Goodwood Stakes.
July 23, at 4 P.m., Harlestone out of Goodwood Stakes.
July 23, at 5 15 p.m., Zitella and Katherine Logie out of
Stewards' and Chesterfield Cups at Goodwood.
July 23, after 6 p.m., Des Chiles and Cincirmatti out of
Goodwood engagements.
July 23, after 6 p.m., Mavourneen out of Stewards' and
Chesterfield Cups at Goodwood.
July 23, after 6 p.m., Don Cossack out of Drawing-room
Stakes.
July 23, after 6 p.m., Professor out of Findon Stakes.
July 23, after 6 p.m., all Mr. W. Smith's horses out of
their Goodwood engagements.
July 2.5, at 9 a.m., Sea Ring out of the Lavant Stakes.
Plum-pudding out of the Bentinck
Memorial.
July 25, at 12 30 p.m., Lord Nelson out of Goodwood en-
gagements.
ety rioals: at 9 a.m.,

July 25, at 9 a.m., Kinnersley out of Berkshire stakes.
July 26, at 9 a.m., Volta and Phantom out of Goodwood
engagements. •
July 267 at 9 a.m., Minster out of all engagements for
which he is handicapped at present.
July 26, at 12 15 p.m., Clemanthe out of Stewards' Cup
at. Goodwood. _ _

- July 26, at 1 30 p.m., Mentmere out of Stewards' Cup.
at Goodwood. _

July 26, at 3 28 p.m., Mutineer out of the Goeflwoixl
Stakes.

July 27, at 1 18 p.m., Tame Deer and Go-a-head, out of
the Goodwood Stakes.

July 27, at 1 55 p.m., Tom Bowline ont of the Bentinek
Memorial.

July 27, at 3 45 p.m., Gouvieux out of the Goodwood
Cup.

RACING FIXT
Au
Ripon -
Brighton
Brighton Club
Ulverston
Lewes
Wolverhampton
North Staffordshire
Reading
Wenlock
Plymouth
York August
Weston Zoyland
Warwick
Cardiff
Rochester and Chatham 8
Doncaster 13
Dover l5
Chesterfield l9
OCT(
Richmond 4
Royal Caledonian Hunt
and Perth
Bedford
Worcester Autumn..
Liverpool Autumn ..

ES FOR 1859.

tram.

Spilsby l9
Egham 23
Radcliffe 23
Oxford 25
Canterbury 25
Stockton 25
Airdrie 25
Lichfield
Yarmouth 3O
Totness and Bridgetown 30
Derby Summer 3l
'EMBER.

SEPT]

Leicester
Monmouth 22
Manchester Autumn 23
Newmarket F.O 27
Brecon .... .. ...... .. .; . 27
Walsall 2B

,DER.

Newmarket S.O. lO
Ipswich ..... l9
Kelso 19
Newmarket H 24

,MBER.
Shrewsbury Autumn....ls

NOVE:
..9I

THE LOSS OF THE HERON.

The following letter is from a correspondent
" Ascension Island, July 3.
" The merchant bark Eleanor, ftom Cardiff with
coals for this place, arrived here about 11 p.m, on
the 14th of June last, having on the 9th of May at
5 p.m., when in lat. 5 deg. 1 min. N., long: 15 deg.
30 min. W., picked up part of Vic+ crew of the un-
fortunate Heron, which had that morning foun-
dered.

"As soon as heard of her loss I lost no time in
requesting. permission to be allowed to have a copy
of all particulars concerning the brig.
"I imagine you will have heard of her loss
before you receive this, as her Majosty's steamer
Trident arrived here from Sierra Leone, on the
evening of the 27th of June last, bringing
tidings of the Heron's whale boat party (Cody-
.
mander Truscott, with the boatswain, gunr,.,er, wad
17 men, we hear), who were missing at tba tirae of
some
.."...,erning that
the wreck, and that they were picked IT b:r
a'ar.l taken
'jail boat.
merchant ship at 2 p.m., the same day,
er
tte yellow fever
to Sierra Leone, thence tchooamvoneD:gugNiNrio,i;liledahtpeaeithheatile.dr
allon
I cannot 'get any fnrther particulars con
:gnat we hear accident-
\tp.hea that account, yal;caacdos'utanhitie.d wTT
This dents'
notetsNv's is
ally. In case this is trn:,,
particulars of the R-' "°'
but the tr.:4MCS of the sur-
vivors here win -be, I imagine, g',lod news to those
who imagine their friends havo perished.
Her Majesty's brig Heron took a prize on com-
ing to Ascension in April last, and Lieut. F. W.
Chapman and 14 men and boys were sent in her to
take her to sierra Leone. After that duty was
performed it appears that they went on board the
Trident at Sierra Leobe, to wait for their own brig
coming there froln Ascension. The fever breaking
out in her, F.-lie (the Trident) came up here, bring-
ing Lieutenant Chapman's party in her. Two of '
them died of fever in coming across, and one since
in the hospital, as you will see by the memoranda
enolosed.

"I cannot get information concerning the Tri-
dent, only hearsay. I hear that 18 died coming
from Sierra Leone here, and since she has been here
12 more have died, and eight or nine more cases are
very doubtful. All the ship's company are on
shore under tents (I mean those that are well) ; all
the others, about 45 or 50, are in our hospital; the
ship is lying off a long way to the northward of us,
with the yellow flag flying at the fore.
" One able seaman, one marine, and one first-class
boy, were left here sick by the Heron ; their names
are in the memorandum at the foot of the enclosure,
the name of the marine is very doubtful."

(Copy.)
" Her Majesty's Ship Tortoise, Ascension, June 15.
" Sir,—On the morning of the 9th of May, 1859,
in about lat. 5 deg. 1 min. N., and long. 15 deg. 30
min. W., at 4 a.m., I relieved Lieutenant Porter.
Her Majesty's ship Heron was then on the star-
board tack, under topgallant sails, single-reefed top-
sails and courses, jib and boom-mainsail, steering
north-east by north, wind east-south-east, going
between two and three knots. At a quarter to 5,
Lieutenant Collingwood came upon deck and piped
Watch and idlers coil up ropes.' As the weather
looked unsettled, I expressed a wish to him that I
would rather he would not coil the ropes up. He
said, Why not ? I want to get the decks washed.'
I replied, Because it looks unsettled and inclined
to be squally.' He looked to windward, and said,
Oh! there is nothing there.' I asked him to re-
lieve me, and I would go below, but he said No.'
"As soon as the ropes were up he piped Watch
and idlers wash decks.' I got upon the midship
gun in the gangway, the first lieutenant did the
same. The watch and idlers were then washing
the decks. In about 10 minutes or so the breeze
began to freshen steadily but quickly. As soon
as it commenced I piped Watch, shorten sail,'
gave the order ' Man clew garnets,' and tried to
take the mainsail off her; the men were at their
stations, waiting for the ropes. The wind still
freshening, finding that the main tack could
not be started, I gave the order to let go the main
sheet, then to let go the peak halyards and lower
the topsails. The quartermaster was trying to put
the helm up, but could not on account of the after
sail. The peak halyards were let go, but would
not render, as the coil was triced up above the bits,
not a rope was clear, and nothing could be started.
In less than another minute she was on her beam-
ends. The commander was then upon the deck,
and gave orders to cut away the mainmast and
clear away the boomboats. She was then filling,
the water rushing down hatchways and skylights ;
all those that could got through the ports on the
outside of the ship, which was then high out of
water. The order was given to clear away the
first whaler and spare spars. I collected what men
I could that had knives, and assisted to clear away
the spars ; she was then sinking. As soon as they
we're clear, I looked round and saw that the whaler
was clear of the ship, with the commander, boat-
swain, and gunner, and about 15 men ; the water
was then washing over the hull, and the spars
floated out. Most of the men were then clear of
her. I remained on the deck with a few others until
she sank under us, and then struck out and sue-
ceeded in reaching a topsail yard, to which about
20 men were clinging. On looking round I could
ee the whaler pulling to get clear of the men
that were trying to get into her, but they said that
they could take no more, as they had already too
many; she pulled away ahead of the ship, and we
saw no more of her. As the brig sank she righted,
and went down rather by the head. At daylight
there were only eight of us left on the yard ; its
rolling over and over had drowned many, and others
were washed off. As there were several small
spars and things floating about we joined them
together and made a small raft; about an hour after
, daylight we saw the jolly boat with some Kroomen
in her ; we tried to paddle towards her with our
hands, but it was no use, she did not come near us,
but pulled to windward. In about two hours more
we saw the cutter to windward, she had floated
clear of the ship ; the men that were near her re-
mained by her ; she was full of water, but a bucket
floating by enabled them to bale her out. The jolly-
boat coming down, I, with two or three others, left
the spars and got into her and made for the nutter.
As soon as I got into her I sent the jolly-boat to
leeward to see if she could pick up any more, and
took the cutter to the spars that men were upon,
took them alt off, had a good look round, and pulled
about in hopes of finding some more, and succeeded
in picking up one man, a Frenchman, but that was
all, and I can safely assert that when we left the
place there was not a living being left behind.
There were then 35 of us in the cutter, but as the
jolly-boat had no starboard topsides, and a large
hole in her quarter, she would only carry five men,
and was only kept afloat by constant baling.
" I told the men their position as near as I
could guess. I shaped a north-east course by the
sun, hoping to make the land below Sierra leone ;
we had not been pulling many hours, when a Kroo-
man sang out " Sail, ho." The oars were imme-
diately double banked, and by
five p.m. we were on
board the Eleanor, of Cardiff,
bound to Ascension.