The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-26 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.'

PROM BATH TO HARPENDEN.
The Bath Meeting was a great success. The
character of the sport was of no ordinary descrip-
tion, for amongst the animals that entered the lists
during the two days were a third favourite for the
Derby, a first favourite for the Derby, 1860, and a
prominent favourite for the Oaks. The returns of
the racing which have been daily published, how-
ever, have already made the reader acquainted with
the most prominent incidents of the sport ; I shall,
therefore, place before him a few rough notes on
the Derby Doings. The firm attitude assumed
by the supporters of Promised Land has seemingly
discouraged his opponents. No attempt was made
to shake his position. During the three days he
could not have been backed for less than about
£3,000. Strong hostility was arrayed against
Musjid, and it appeared at one time calculated to
produce a most damaging effect upon his position,
but the confidence of his friends revived yesterday.
Trumpeter has quite superseded Marionette in the
betting, and he seems a horse to be trusted. I
am not alone in the opinion that he is the best
looking and the best goer that we have seen out
this year. The fuss which is made about
his queer leg is absurd, and I fully expect
that he will not only " stand" till the
Derby Day, but that, as " Argus" would say, he
will be "painted." Electric is not over steady,
albeit a slight demonstration was made in his favour
yesterday. Highwayman way convicted of roguish
propensities on Tuesday, and Ticket•of-leave is in
little request. The outsiders are sometimes men-
tioned, but no one appears inclined to give them
support. Enfield is only nibbled at. This after-

noon, at the Corner, however, some important
changes may be effected in the price current.
The pleasant and crowded meeting at Harpen-
den, where tramps and show folk halt en route to
Epsom, will come off to-morrow, and the sport will
be interesting and abundant enough to draw a
large number of bookmakers and others from " The
Corner." For the Handicap, Minster and Cather:ne
may run forward, and the Two Year Old Stakes
would seem a gift to Mr. E. Hall's sl9.shing filly
Seclusion.

A FritESH MAN.

FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.

A fearful fatal boiler explosion, unfortunately
attended with loss of life and serious injury to per-
sons and property, occurred on Saturday last, about
a quarter past one in the afternoon, at the works of
Messrs. Taylor and Shepherd, at Holling's Wood,
Oaken Gates. The boiler, a very powerful one,
had been at work during the whole of the forenoon,
and whilst the men were engaged in their ordinary
occupation a sudden explosion took place, the end
of the boiler being blown out, carrying ruin and
destruction to everything around. At the time of
the accident one of the workmen, named Thomas
Fereday, was talking to Mr. Lewis, the manager,
when he we.s struck with a portion of the iron
plating, and carried to a distance of 15 yards ; his
death was instantaneous, whilst the escape of the
manager was most miraculous. Others engaged
about the works were unhappily not so for-
tunate, as we learn that from ten to twelve
men and boys were more or less seriously in-
jured,: some of whom are not expected to survive.
An inquest WEP appointed to be held on Monday
afternoon, OP the body of poor Fereday, who, we
regret to sav, has left a wife and family to deplore
his loss. The damage to the works is very great,
and -Rill involve the firm in considerable expense.
We learn that at the moment of the. explosion a
train was passing along the Great Western Rail-
way, close to the scene of the catastrophe, but for-
tunately the wreck of the boiler took a different
direction, and thus, in all probability, prevented a
still more serious accident. As it was the line was
strewed with slates, bricks, and pieces of iron.
There was, it was stated, an ample supply of water
in the boiler at the time the explosion took place,
and many conjectures are in circulation as to the
cause of the sad calamity, but we have no doubt
that a full and careful investigation of all the cir-
cumstances connected with the melancholy occur-
rence will be instituted by the jury as well as the
proprietors of the works.—Birmingham. Post.