The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,
WINDSOR RACES.—Tuts DAY.
ny ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
Borough Members' Plate. —Arrived : Ironsides, Sir
Bobby, Rochester, Agnes, Strike, Princess Dagmar, Banker,
Eheu, and Agressor.
Selling Steeplechase.—Rochester (80), Geraldine (so),
Ivanhoe (80), Stiletto (80), Birague (80), Echo (50), Sinite
(50), Regulator (50) ; all are here.
Hunters' Stakes.—Beverley (100), Ring Arthur (50)1
Goodlad (50), Crucifix (50); all are here.
A Military Sweepstakes.—Sweet Spirit, Meerschum,
Bravo, Arrow ; all are here.

The races commence at one o'clock.
ORDER OP RUNNING.
Military S weepstakes ...
Match ... ... ...

... 1.0
.. 1.30
... 2.0

Borough Members' Plate .
Guards' Cup ~. .
Hunters' Stakes ... .
Selling Steeplechase .
Match ... ... .

... 2.45

... 3.15
3.45
... 4.30

MILITARY SWEEPSTAKES.
Meerschaum (Captain Johnstone) 1
Traviata (Colonel Knox) 2
Sweet Spirit (Captain Tempest) 0
Bravo
(Owner)
Arrow
(Owner) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Arrow, 3to 1 agst Meersehautn, 3
to 1 agst Bravo.

Won by six length. Winner objected to.

VICTORIA CLUB BETTING_THIS DAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9 to 1 agst Mistake (taken)
10 to 1 agst Laura (taken)
11 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken)
12 to 1 agst Creole (taken)
20 to 1 agst Aleibiado (taken)
25 to 1 agst La Africaine (taken)
33 to 1 agst Garotter taken)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HENDON RACES-YESTERDAY.

The LESSEES' PLATE of 25 SOY'S ; four-yr-olds, lost
101 b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 51b ; selling allow-
ances. Two miles.

Sinite (➢lamford) 1
White Stockings (Daniels) 2
Express (Ablett) 3
Pantaloon (States) 0
Confidenoo (Barton) 0
Ballycasey (Ellison) 0
Betting-6 to 4on Ballycasey, 3to 1 agst Sinito, sto 1
agst any other.
Won by ten lengths.

The METROPOLITAN OPEN STEEPLECHASE of
10 sovs each, with 50 added ; certain winners extra.
Threo miles and a half.

Mr. Daily's Ben Nevis
Captain Forest's Fairplay
Mr. Reid's Oldminster (Barton) 3
Mr. Daily's Portland (Caicraft) 0
Betting—Even on Ben Nevis, 3 to 1 agst Fairplay, 3 tct
1 agst Portland, 4 to 1 agst Oldminster.
Won by a short head ; a bad third.
The MAIDEN HUNT STEEPLECHASE of 25 sous. for
horses that have never won over a country up to the
time of entry ; llst 71b each. Two miles.
Mr. Last's Oscar (Ellison) 1.
Mr. Daily's Calverleigh ~..... (Berry) 2
Belphegor (C. Searle) 0
Melrose
Rosebud (Stakes) 0
Confidence (Barton) 0
Nitrogen J. Reeves) 0
Little Jerry (Knight) 0
Betting—Even on Oscar, 5 to 2 agst Confidence, 5 to 1.
Calverleigh.
Won in a canter by 20 lengths.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE-
MENTS.

Feb. 9, at 9 a.m., Guildhall, out of Derby Hurdle Race.
Feb. 9, at 6.35 p.m., Lizard, out of Nottingham Spring
Handicap.

Feb. 12, after 6 p.m., Pelios and Signalman, out of Not-
tingham Spring Handicap.
Feb. 13, at 2 40 p.m., Lytham, out of Nottingham Spring
Handicap.
Feb. 14, at 9 a.m., Emblem, out of all engagements.
Feb. 16, at 3 p.m., Gardenia (dead) out of all engage-

ments.
Fob. 19, at 9 a.m., Mephistopheles, out of Lincoln Han-
dicap. .

Feb. 19, at 9 a.m., Manchester, out 8f Nottingham and
Derby Hurdle Races.

Feb. 19, at 1.35 p.m. Kingfisher, out of Lincoln handicap.
Feb. 19, after 6 p.m. Killarney, out of Derwent stakes.

Sinking Fund was struck out of all handicaps on Feb. 2,
at 0.48 p.m., not on the Ist, as published in tho last Calen-
dar.

FORFEIT LIST.— The forfeits of the following horsos
have been paid:—By Bolingbroke —g ; Knight of the
Whistle ; Lapidist (to qualify); Lawyer. Echo's forfeit
has been paid_to qualify.

COLOURS of RIDERS.—Mr. Beardsworth, violet, red cap;
Captain Barron, chocolate, red sleeves and cap.
LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, 1866.—The Clerk of tho
Course informs us that Listless should not have been in-
cluded among the acceptances for tho Mersey Cup.

RACING FIXT

RES FOR 1866.
JARY.

FEBE.

Lincoln 2O

Nottingham Spring 27
CH.

Derby Spring 1
Liverpool Spring
Warwick Spring
Doncaster
Lewos Spring

Croston Park l6
Northampton 2O
Windsor Spring
Newcastlo Spring 2B

Newmarket Craven 2
Durham
Blackheath & Woolwich 2
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenny 5
Lichfield Spring
Chelmsford Spring

Thirsk lO
Epsom Spring
Newznarket Ist Spring l6
Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O
Chester
Curragh

Ascot Spring 1
Salisbury
Bath 8
Harpenden lO
York Spring

Epsom Summer l5
Uxbridge 2l
Manchester
Ascot Summer

Windsor Summer 5
Newton
Hampton
Odiham
Bibury l3
Stockbridge
Chelmsford l9
JU

19
2Q
21.
HBIT eiusvvnweegi Liverpool
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Ipswich
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Newcastle on-Tyne,,.,,
Curragh
Worcester
Y.

Carlisle - i
Newmarket July
Pontefract
Abingdon
Reading
Nottingham
Down Royal Corp lB

Stamford
Radcliffe l9
23
Winchester 24
Southampton 25
Huntingdon
Goodwood 3l

Brighton 7
Brighton Club
Lewes
Egham lO
14
Wolverhampton l4
Stockton l5
Oxford l6
Hastings 2l

York August 2l
Plymouth
Lichfield
Devon and Exeter 28
Tunbridge
Derby 6 umuier IJ
Weymouth - SO

SEPT]
Warwick September 4
Curragh
Leicester 6
Doncaster
Brecon l7
Canterbury lB
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AMBER.
Diecnhdmo on d
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Monmouth
20
Manchester Autumn 2l
Newmarket Ist October 25
28
ER.
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OCT

Northampton 2
Newmarket 2d October 8
Curragh

Newmarket Houghton
Worcester

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bounty
B 0 UNTYDec.—.
31T, BOUNTY.—The
tobe 2f708r,t1h02 year ending
enadnidngthe disbursements £263,781 ss.
QUEEN ANNE'S
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321 Cs. ld. on Jan. 1,
11d., leaving a cash balance of
.£l4,
1865.

THE Loss OP THE EXCELSIOR.--An.
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letter has been received in 111 l b
the captain's wife from that lady. She
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swairtehnts of
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wreck previous to the arrival of the lifeboat. the Thursday and Priday,anadndinwaassilevaegretihiy, caught by by
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had
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to Mrs. Newton (the captain's' wife). The thimble
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for the siz days and
a small piece of a. raisin cake, which was distributed so far
andonly
nights Ntra:
as possible.. Mrs. Newton was not rescued from the cabin
until it was nearly full of water, and when she was about
being carried on deck a heavy sea struck the vessel, and
she and the first engineer, who had gone to her assistance,
were swept back into the cabin. Delirium seems to have
seized hold of many of those who perished, and the captain,
who was rescued from the wreck, participated in the be-
lief that if he let go his hold and went below he should
find his way to a favourite promenade in Hull called
Spring-bank. At the time the letter was written Lloyd's
agent had just arrived, and was ministering to the wants
of the sufferers, most of whom were then confined to their
beds, but, with every prospect of speedy recovery.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DIVIDENDS.—The
directors of this company will recommend to the proprie-
tors the following dividends for the six. months ending the
31st January, 186 G :—On Great Western original stock at
the rate of 2 per cent. per annum; Great Western (West
Midland) Oxford at the rate of 18e. 6d. per cent. per annum
Great Western (West Midland) Newport, at the rate of
17s. Gd. per cent. per annum ; Great Western, South `'Vales
Ordinary, at the rate of £3 ss. per cent. per annum; carry'
ing forward a balance of about £127800.