The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLI4ENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING—TUESDAY.
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
The usual invasion that we now make up our minds to
on the great days at Newmarket, and which this year,
thanks to ss. specials, has swelled into larger proportions
than ever—the same reckless dashing to and fro of horses
and carriages, the latter, though, somewhat impeded by
the heavy ground—the stentorian voice of Martin Starling
raised in alternate objurgation and entreaty as ever and
anon the sacred turf of the course was invaded by the
hordes from Whitechapel and Shoreditch—tha county fami-
lies, with their well stocked luncheon baskets, and the
Cambridge undergraduates on their much-enduring hacks,
were all there on thisocc,asion —not quite so large an as-
semblage as on the Cesarewitch day, but quitelarge enough-.
Nor.is the Cambridgeshire so interesting or exciting a
race as the first of the two great handicaps. The capabili-
ties of so many of the competitors in the last have been
pretty accurately estimated by their running in the first
that there is hardly any difficulty in " spotting" favourites
or predicting on what the money will be piled. Chepstow
went so well up to a certain point in the long race, where-
in Proserpine, was third, that the claims of them both to
be favourites could not be gainsaid, and since that event
they have kept their positions unquestioned. But as the
time drew near there were fresh candidates for favour, the
most notable Affidavit and Thalia, the latter coming with
an unexpected rush last night at the rooms and displacing
Proserpine, who at ono time had seen 11 to 2. £7,000
to £l,OOO was taken by an influential supporter of the Fin-
don stable, and the quotations finally closed with Thalia,
Chepstow, and Proserpine about equal favourites, though
the first-named had a very decided call.
This morning there was a fresh shuffling of the cards,
and the French horse Affidavit was all the rage, while
Thalia slightly retrograded, only to be again brought into
favour below the flag fell. Proserpino, however, mast be
considered the first favourite at the finish, as 5 to 1 only
could be obtained about her. There was a long delay at
the post caused by the breakings away of Chepstow, who
was like a mad horse, Moldavia, Cranford, and others, but
Mr. M'George at last succeeded in despatching the lot on
good terms,
,Proserpine, Ambition, Thalia, Affidavit, and
Wild Agnes, showing in front, with Actma and Caithness
(by many people supposed to be Chepstow) lying in the
centre of the course. As they got to the rails Actma,
and Caithness were alone in it, and a little further on it was
reduced to a match between the first two, Actma„ with
always the best of it, winning very cleverly by a length.
Proserpine for the first quarter of a mile was well in front,
and then gave way. Chepstow and Affidavit were never
in it. _ _

The Prince of Wales arrived a short time before the
race, and, mounting a gray Arab, cantered down to the
post to see the horses, returning in time to witness the
race from the new Stand.
100 soya; 2-yr-olds, sst 71b; 3-yr-olds, Bst 111 b; 4-yr-
olds, 9st 21b ; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, Oct 51b ; the
winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 guineas.
Last three miles of B.C.
Lord Westmorland's Gilead (Kenyon) 1
Mr. Savilo's Primrose
Bretoline, May Bell, New Guinea, Court Card, Magpie,
Capitols, Will Scarlett, The Dupe, Red Shoes, Busy Body,
and Hollyfox also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Gilead, 2to
1 agst New Guinea, 4to 1 agst Red Shoes. Won by a
length easily.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES of 25 sovs each, 10 ft, and only
sif declared, with 100 added. One mile and a distance.
185 subs., 81 of whom pay 5 sovs each.
Mr. S. 9'holl,,,Non'. Aof cna hAol-w.ll _Caltl>Ul
Lord Westmorland's Thalia, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Kenyon) 2
Mr. Palmer's Caithness, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (inc 71b ex)
(Murray) 3
Mr. Stirling's Out-and-Outer, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (Custance) 0
Mr. Gardner's Saladin, 4 yrs, Bst 9lb (T. French) 0
Mr. Mackenzie's Brown Bread, 4 yrs, Bst 71b...(Morris) 0
Mr. Vaughan's Lozenge, 4 vrs, Bst 61b (Snowden) 0
Sir J. Hawley's Star, 4 yrs, Bst bib (Clialloner) 0
Mr. Cameron's Peeress, 4 yrs, Bst (car Set 111b)(Forilham) 0
Duke of Hamilton's Will Agnes, 4 :yrs, 7st 121 b (111 wards) 0
Baron 11,othschild's Dalesman, (inc tilb ex) 3 yrs. 7st 81b
(Ilibbrd) 0
M. Lunel's Affidavit, 5 yrs, ist (Webber) 0
M. Inners Etoile Filante, 3 yrs, ist 41b (Prior) 0
Mr. J. Wood's Claxton, 5 yrs, Get Ellb (Jarvis) 0
Count F. do Lagiange's Fleurette, 3 yrs, Get Plb
(G. Pratt) 0
Mr. H. Goater's Abergeldie, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Storey) 0
Mr. J. Morris nas Harefield, 3 yrs, Est 111b...(11ayhoe) 0
Mr. Payne's Dulcimer, 4 yrs, Get 101 b (II. Covey) 0
Mr. R. Osborne's Miss Haworth, 3 yrs, Get 10lb (includ-
ing 31b extra) (11. Challoner) 0
Mr. W. Cowen's Moldavia, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Lawrence) 0
Mr. J. Parker's br c Lively, 4 yrs, Est 31b (J. Ewards) 0
Mr. J. Golding's Jollity (inc. 31b extra), 3 yrs, Est 3lb
(Sayers) 0
Mr. W. Morris's Ambition, 3 yrs, Gst (car. Est 11bXPenke) 0
Sir F. Johnstone's Cranford, 3 yrs, Est (Sadler) 0
Mr. J. Johnstone's Czar, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Cameron) 0
Mr. Palmer's Chepstow, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Barker l 0
Mr. A. Lupin's Charmette, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Butler 0
Mr. F. Swindell's Proserpine, 3 yrs, sst 71b (car sst 91b)
(11. Clark) 0
Betting-5 to 1 agst Proserpine, 6to 1 each agst Affidavit
and Thalia, 8 to 1 agst Chepstow, 16 to 1 agst ActFea, 20 to
1 each agst Jollity, Ambition, Moldavia, and Caithness, 33
to 1 each agst Star, Dalesman, and Dulcimer, 40 to 1 agst
Brown Bread, 1,000 to 15 each agst Out and Outer, Wild
Agnes, Lozenge, and Etoile Filante.
Through the fractiousness of several of the horses as soon
as they met at the post, among whom Chepstow, Moldavia,
Out and Outer, Fleurette, and Star were the most conspi-
cuous performers, the start was delayed nearly half an hour.
A favourable opportunity at last presenting itself the sig-
nal was lowered to an excellent start, in which Caithness,
lying in the centre of the widely-spread line of horses
was seen slightly in advance of Aetna, Star, Wild Agnes,
and Ambition, on his right, having Proserpine, Lozenge,
Chepstow, Thalia, Out and Outer, Jollity, and Moldavia on
the lower ground. To these succeeded Affidavit, Claxton,
Abergeldie, Charmette, and Etoile Filante running in close
company, and a long 'way in whose rear were seen the
colours of Dalesman, Brown Bread, Miss Ifaworth, The
Czar, and llarefield, who appeared out of it before they
reached the New Stand. Here Chepstow, overpowering
Barker, rushed to the front as they commenced the ascent
of the bill ; but immediately after he ran out, and narrowly
escaped a collision with Ont and Outer, whose riders had
to ease their horses to avoid an accident, and the renowned
brother to Chattanooga was seen no more in the race.
This little contretemps left the leaders still in undisputed
possession of their prominent positions, which they retained
to the site of the old Duke's Stand, half a mile from home,
where the severity of the pace bad told its tale, and shortly
after Wild Agnes, Out and Outer, Ambition, and Affidavit,
gradually gave way as they came over the hill, followed in
a few strides further by Proserpine and her stable com-
panion, Abergeldie. These retirements left Acta, Thalia
Moldavia, Star, Jollity, and Claxton in attendance upon
Caithness, who retained his lead to halfway up the rails,
where he was headed by Adana, closely pressed by Thalia,
the pair drawing away when fairly on the top of the hill
and finishing an exciting race home, Aetna, who ran the
longest, winning very cleverly at last by a length. There
were some lengths between the second and third ; Moldavia
was fourth, Jollity fifth, Star sixth, Fleurette seventh, and
Ambition next. The others, who were widely spread and
pulling, being brought up by Dalesman, Miss Haworth,
and Harefield.

SWEEPSTAKES sq 10 SOPS each ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 21b ; 4-yr-
olds, Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st. The winner
to be sold for 80 soya. T.Y.C.
Mr. Stirling's William Pitt (Carroll) 1
Mr. Mackenzie's Oppressor (Morris) 2
Kilkenny and Effervescence also ran.
SWEEPSTAKES of 200 soya each, h ft, for colts, Bst 101 b
each. Seven furlongs of R.M. 6 subs.

Prodigal
HANDICAP PLATE of 100 soya, for 3-yr-olds and upwards,
A.F. To name at 12 o'clock (noon) on Monday, and
weight to be declared by 9 in the evening.
Mr. De la Ce's Mdlle. Cleopatra (Kenyon) 1
Mr. C. Alexander's Robin Hood .................. (I-fuxtable) 2
Baron Rothschild's Loveapple ........................ (l'eake) 3
6
Dr. Syntax and Christmas Carol also ran. Betting—
to 4 agst Mdlle. Cleopatre. Won by a length and a
haft
lf.
SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs each, 10 ,
for 8-yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for
200 soya. R.M.
.............. 1
Guinevere
.....................................
.................... 2

Groyfoot ...................... .........
Slender ........... . ................................................... o
Won by a length.
OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added,
for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 121 b ; fillies, Bst 81b ; with soil-
ing allowances. T.Y.C.
Mr. T. Clayton's Cromwell ...........................(Murray) 1
Mr. Mackenzie's Domestic Bliss .................. (Cameron) 2
Mr. Elliott's Order .................................... (fluxtable) 3
Rupert c, Vulcan, and Piano also ran. Betting-5 to 4
agst Vulcan, 3to 1 agst others. Won by three pasts of a
length.

(From the Times Special Correspondent.)
BRUSSELS, Tuesday Morning.
The Volunteer Camp has been fairly broken up,
the British flag has been pulled down at head-
quarters, and the Commander-in-Chief and his
aides-de-camp have gone to some other champ des
manoeuvres. A few Volunteers are still to be seen in
the streets, and their appearance still gives rise to
the " Hip, hip, hurrah !" with which the lower
orders salute them ; but Brussels has returned to
its ordinary occupations, and in another 24 hours
there will not be even a trace of the splendid fes-
tivities of the past fortnight. As some reports have
been circulated to the prejudice of the Volunteers in
respect of-their conduct while in this city, it may be
well, before bringing my record of the visit to a con-
clusion, that I should say a word or two On the subject.
Having been about all day and all night wherever
Volunteers " most did congregate," and having been
obliged to sit out the small hours after midnight in
preparing my letters for the morning mail, I venture
to think that I have had as good an opportunity as
,any other person in Brussels of judging of the be-
haviour of the Volunteers. Well, under such cir-
cumstances, I have no hesitation in stating that
it has been such as to do them the highest credit.
The "testimony of private families residing here—
and there could be no better evidence in the mat-
ter—is that the " British Volunteers have acted

like gentlemen." Sometimes there was a little
noise in the streets after midnight, and as on these
occasions Volunteers were heard shouting " 'Five le
Roi," and joining in the " Brabangonne" and " God
Save the Queen," a general order requesting that
such proceedings would not be renewed was posted
at head-quarters. The prudence of this order may
very fairly be questioned. The men might have
been communicated with on the subject through
their officers ; but such a document gave a handle
to those who were disposed to cast odium on the
Volunteers, though, of course, it was only a request
addressed to a few. During the fetes it was difficult
for any Volunteer to get home after a ball or con-
cert without being pressed by Belgians to stop on
the way and partake of private hospitality. Besides
a Belgian guard was invariably to be found round
any group of Volunteers on their way to their hotel.
Those generous Belgians were sure to raise their
voices in the inevitable " Hip, hip hurrah," which
evidently they believe to be our formula of acclama-
tion on every occasion when we would express our
enthusiasm, even though there were no more drink-

ing going on than would be at a teetotal meeting ;
and the result of this salutation and the bar or two
of " God Save the Queen" which invariably fol-
lowed it was naturally to evoke a " Vive le Roi !"
and the " Brabangonne" from the English portion
of the company. British rioting took no more mis-
chievous turn than that. No Volunteers were seen

in disreputable company ; they were mixed up in no
night brawls; they had no squabbles with the town's
people ; and they discharged their hotel bill in a
manner to leave the landlords nothing to complain
of. Remembering, then, that there were nearly
1,000 of them here, all on a holiday, and all having
every temptation to abuse hospitality had they been
so disposed, their conduct cannot be deemed any-
thing else than highly creditable to corps and
their country. That their commanding officer is of
that opinion appears from the following document
which he issued yesterday on leaving head-quarters :
" Head-quarters, Brussels, Oct. 22.
" Lieutenant-Colonel Loyd Lindsay, in concluding his
duty as Commandant of the Detachment of Volunteers in

Belgium, has to thank all ranks with whom he had the
bc,caslons giVeh atm iu mannaluing urn-crew), atm good
name of the English Volunteers in this foreign land. Within
a period of 12 hours 1,100 men, drawn from abnost every
corps in the kingdom, were assembled in Brussels, and were
immediately called upon to take part in parades and reviews
prepared for their reception ; that they were enabled to do
this with credit to themselves is due to their appre•;iation
of the necessity of discipline, and to the readiness with
which they attended to all orders and regulations which
were issued for their guidance. The visit of this large body
of British Volunteers to Belgian soil is an epoch in the his-
tory of our Volunteers, and cannot fail to be remembered
with pleasure and satisfaction by all. The gratifying'
proofs of Belgian kindness, hospitality, 'and goodwill ac-
corded
at our arrival has been enhanced by the general
assurance at our departure of their appreciation of our good
behaviour. That all ranks hero present have contributed
towards the good understanding and mutual respect which
has sprung up between the Volunteers of England and the
people of Belgium is a matter of congratulation, not only
to the 1,000 Volunteers here present, but to 180,000 Volun-
teers whom they represent iu England."
The Reunion Lyrique gave a final concert to the
foreign riflemen a night or two ago, and between
the irst and second part of the performance M. Dc
L'Eau D'Audrimot, major commanding the Chas- •
sours Eclaireurs of the Garde Civique, presented
to Col. Loyd Lindsay, for the National Rifle Asso-
ciation, a cup and a vase, offered by the battalion
and the Belgian excursionists, as a prize to be com-
peted for at Wimbledon. Both prizes are extremely
beautiful objects of art. Col. Lindsay and Lieut.
Furley returned thanks, and several other speeches
were delivered on the occasion.

At the distribution of the prizes for thelong-range
shooting the Minister of the Interior and the Pre-
sident of the Chamber of Representatives was
present. The names of the winners were declared
by the secretary, M. Boulart, to whom the compe-
titors owe a debt of gratitude for his management
of and constant attendance at the range. As the
winners came forward to receive their prizes they
were warmly congratulated by Mr. Dailly, the pre-
sident of the Tir. Captain Willmott, of the Vic-
torias, announced that it was the intention of the
members of that corps present in Brussels to pre-
sent a silver cup to be shot for by Belgians at
next year's Tir, on such conditions as should be
laid down by the Commission. A model of this
prize was exhibited, and the Belgians received the
announcement of the offer with several rounds of
cheering. The following is the prize list. Should
there be any errors in the names 1 am not answer-
able for them. I give them as they have been
furnished by the Commission of the Tir, and have
no means of checking them with any English list:—
First Prizo.—Alfrod Cortis, 35 points—a work of art,
given by the King, value £lO, and the portrait of the

vinner.
Second Prize.—Hooper, 35 points—a work of art, value
£4O, given by the Queen, and his portrait.
Third Prize.—Dawson, 35 points—a work of art, value
£2O, given by the Count of Flanders, and portrait of the
winner.
Fourth Prize.—Starkie, 35 points—a work a art,
worth
value
£2O, given by the Duke of Brabant, and a bouquet,
£4, given by M. Laizein. 44,3-niece,
bronze ...- 1
Fifth Prize.—Farrer, 35 points—a
valve £2O, given
f a beautiful vase in
voaflßuerutsB24l,s. given by the 4th Legion of the Garde Civique
Sixth Prize.—Kirk-, eurs-
crystal and silver,
Eclaireurs and the Belgians whoonts_a
work of art, value
Seventh Prize.—Peake, 350np.i
£2O, given by the Govern; t b?lrrittlii:blCe dhoatsts.
points—a work of art, value
Eighth PriZe.—
reigners. .34 points-13 silver articles given
£2O, given by
Ninth Prize.—Fostebts,
Prize.— for the ReecTtion of Fo-
Civic Guard of Brussels.
by the Ist L
i. prieztion;fitrcott, 33 points—a silver vase, value
of the. Civic Guard.
£2lo',ltiv""-h-br-Y-1. i FeLaSinlier,y33 points-12 silver forks and 12
Elevent
silver spoons,
with the arms of Belgium, given by the Go-
vernnient.
Twelfth Prize.—Algernon Black, 33 points-12 silver
forks and 12 silver spoons, with the arms of Belgium.
Thirteenth Prize —Marsch; 33 pointsul-12 silver forks
and 12 spoons, with the arms of Belgiun, given by the
Chasseurs-Eclaireurs and the Belgian Riflemen who visited
Wimbledon.
Fourteenth Prize.—Raigh, 33 points —l2 silver forks and
12 silver spoons, with the arms of Belgium.
Fifteenth Prize.—Marriner, 33 points-12 silver forks
and 12 silver spoons, given by the Ist Legion of the Garde
Civique.
Sixteenth Prize.—Leete, 33 points—a work of art, value
£2O, given by the St. Josse-ten-Noode Legion of the Garde
Civique.
Seventeenth Prize.— Gould, F. P., 33 points—a centre-
piece of silver and crystal, value £l2, given by the 2d Le-
gion of the Garde Civique of Brussels.

prize.
Twenty-fifth Prize.—Montgomery, 31 points—a similar
prize.
Twenty-sixth Prize.—Harms, 31 points—a similar prize •
Twenty-seventh Prize.—Say,
30 points—a similar prize.
Twenty-eighth Prize. —C urtis, 30 points—a fowling piece
given by the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Legion of the
Garde Civique.
Twenty-ninth Prize.—Edmonds, 30 points—a richly gilt
silver medal, value £6, given by the proprietor, M. Brown ,
of the Globe Tavern.
Thirtieth Prize.—Hodgkinson, 30 points—an artistic
sword hilt and a revolver, given by Messrs. Buls et Couter,
of Brussels.
Thirty-first Prize.—Berry, W., 30 points—a richly gilt
silver medal, given by the Brotherhood of St. Antoine, in
Alost.
Thirty-second Prize.—Russell, Adr., 30 points—photo-
graphs and a work of art in bronze, offered by M. Verwee.
Thirty points'each were obtained by Macrostie, Hewitt,
and Greenhill.
In the long range competition especially reserved
to the Belgians eight prizes were given. The first
consisted of 12 silver forks, the remaining seven
were medals. The successful competitors were :
First Prize.—M. J. Fievet, of Schaerbeek, 32 points.
Second Prize.— M. Leopold Collette, of Liege, 31 points:
Third Prize.—M. Alexandre Andre, of Charleroi, 31
points.

Fourth Prize.—M. J. Rollin, of Liege, 30 points.
Fifth Prize.—M. Joseph Jacques, of Mons, 29 points.
Sixth Prize.—M. Edouard Sucre, of BrusSels, 28 points.
Seventh Prize.—M. Ahnd Andr6, Charleroi, 28 points.
_Eighth Prize.—M. Paul Baert, of Brussels, 27 points.