The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 186 a

of St. Louis, has just returned from Montana Territory,
having left Virginia City Janua'ry 6th. He confirms the
previous statements of the richness of both of the plain
and quartz mines of that territory, and expresses the
opinion that Montana will prove more productive in
the precious metals than California, even in her
palmiest days. The population of the territory now
numbers 20,000, and large accessions aro expected next
season. He says the best approaches to Montana are by
the Missouri River, and predicts that if properly organised
the commerce of the territory will be conveyed by that
channel.

There is a lump of gold in Washington, dug from the
Montana mines, worth $17,000.

CALIFORNIA.

We quote the following from the Stockton Independent :
—"During the year 1865, the Union Copper Mine at Cop-
peropolis, Calaveras county, yields as follows :—From
March Ist to April 30th, 1,786,615 pounds ; May, 4,034,370
pounds ; June, 7,287,820 pounds ; July, 6,974,485 pounds ;
Aug., 7,165,355 pounds ; Sept., 6,752,885 ; Oct., 6,477,420 ;
November, 3,355,370 pounds; December, 3,250,245 pounds;
total amount of ore, 47,084,756 pounds. Amount of matte
sent away from the mine during the year, 763,995 pounds ;
pig copper, 71,048 pounds, making a grand total of
49,918,767 pounds, or 23,959 tons 767 'pounds. Tho
amount of money paid by C. T. Meader and Co. for freight
on the above from the mine to the wharves in this city, at
the rate of $8 per ton, is $191,673. The amounts of pre as
given above were published in the Copperopolis Courier of
the 6th instant, and correspond with the statement of the
superintendent of the mine, made to C. T. Meade and Co.,
of this city, and which was shown to us by Mr. Littlehale,
the clerk of tho firm, yesterday." . . . The San Fran-
cisco papers announce the receipt of a shipment of extra-
ordinary rich copper from the Colorado mines. The
Examiner says the schooner Isabel, which arrived on the 7th
inst., from Colorado River brought 1,076 sacks of copper
ore from the Planet mine, Williams Fork Districts. It
is perhaps the richest copper ore ever shipped to this port,
yielding 61 8-4 per cent. copper, under a working assay
made by the purchaser. We understand it was purchased
for shipment to New York. Since the blockade of Chili
ports copper ore has materially advanced in price, and 60
per cont. is now selling at $3 57 per unit.
IDAHO.

A San Francisco paper says that an honest miner from
California shouldered his knapsack one day and struck out
for Idaho. He arrived there last spring and took up a
quartz claim. A few days ago" ho sold his claim for
$BOO,OOO in gold coin of the realm.
Governor Lyon, of Idaho, states that tho.territory of
Idaho produced $17,000,000 in gold and silver coin
in 1865.

Valtiable veins of tin ore, yielding about 75 per cent.
pure metal, have been opened near the north end of Gold
Mountain, in Idaho.
GENERAL MINING INTELLIGENCE.

The Fort Scott, Kansas, coal is selling at Leavenworth
at $2O per ton.
An iron manufacturing company has been incorporated
at Portland, Oregon, with a capital of $lOO,OOO.
The total tax paid on petroleum, crude and refined, in
Venango county, in a single month last year, was
$243,894.08.
A company of French capitalists have bought the lands
of the St. Mary's mineral land company, on Lake Superior,
for three millions of dollars in gold.
The New York ilerald says a ton of anthracite coal is
worth twenty-five cents in the mine, $1 86c. when pre-
pared for use, $8 in Philadelphia, and $l3 in New York,
thus indicating that its value increases at a remarkable rate
of progression when once it reaches daylight.

There is now within the American possessions, west of
the Rocky Mountains, three States and five territories,
embracing an area of more than one million square miles,
the whole of which may be considered a mining country.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHERT SE Y STEEPLECHASES-SATURDAY.

There was perhaps a larger attendance of professional
betters on the second day of the meeting, and, as the fa-
vourites were only successful in one instance, the backers
had a long way the worst of the operations. The after-
noon was fine, and matters would have been satisfactory
but for the " squabble" over the Chertsey Open Handicap,
for which Doubloon was allowed to start, despite the fact
that two objections were laid against him, one on the
ground that the owner had not refunded the stakes re-
ceived for the Croydon Steeplechase through Old Oswestry,
who has recently been disqualified by the Grand National
Committee. Doubloon was just beaten by Portland and
Fairplay, the latter winning after a splendid race ; but his
jockey could not draw the proper weight till the bridle
was brought in, or rather the " Portland" party would
not let him ; and, in the meantime, the covering of the
weighing-room was torn down, and a noisy and not too
respectable mob hung round the scales and impeded the
proceedings. Fortunately the bridle turned the balance in
favour of Fairplay, and the verdict of " all right' was re-
ceived with loud shouting by the bookmakers, few of whom
had laid against the winner. Subjoined are details of the

running:—

A Maiden Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for
four-yr-olds and upwards; selling allowances. Two

and a-half miles.
Mr. Daily's Calverleigh, agod (£5O), 11st 71b (Mr. Barry) 1
Mr. Watkins's John Gully, 5 yrs (£100), list 71b (T. Clay) 2
Mr. J. Dillon's Irish Boy, 6 yrs (.C0),5 llst 71b (M'lnarnay) 3

The following also ran :—Mrs. Naggleton (late Moley),
Bay Horse, The Prior, and Benanoar.
Betting-5 to 2 each agst Calverleigh and Benanoar, 4to
1 agst John Gully, 6 to 1 agst Bay Horse.
The Tiadesmen's Handicap Steeplechase of 3 sovs each,
with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. Two

miles.
Mr. J. Dillon's Sporting Irishnian, aged, llst 71b (B. Land) 1
Mr. Riley's White Stockings, aged, 12st 41b (Ellison) 2
Mr. Dram's Redwing, aged, 12st 121 b (inc. 51b ex.) (Owner) 3
Ascot also ran.
Daniels weighed for Freestone, aged, list 101 b, but did
not reach the post in time to start.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Sporting Irishman, 7to 2 agst Ascot,
and 9 to 2 agst Redwing.

The last-named made play for nearly a mile, whoa Ascot
went to the fore, but again gave way to Redwing. White
Stockings followed Ascot, and the favourite appeared to
be in trouble a quarter of a mile from home, but being per-
severed with, and the others pumping themselves out,
Sporting Irishman went to the front and won by five
lengths ; White Sockings six lengths in front of Redwing.
Ascot was a bad fourth.

The winner was bought by Mr. Church for 41 guineas.
Tho Chertsey Open Handicap of 10 sous oath, 3 ft, with
100 sovs added ; winners extra. About three miles and

a half.
Capt. Forrest's Fairplay, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b (M'lnarnay) 1
Mr. Daily's Portland, aged, 12st 21b (Mr. Barry) 2
Mr. Alford's Doubloon, aged, 12st 71b (B. Land) 3
Bristles, The Rogue, and Oscar also ran.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Doubloon, sto 2 agst Portland, 5
to 1 each agst Bristles and Fairplay, 8 to 1 agst The
Rogue, 10 to 1 agst Oscar.
The race resulted in favour of Fairplay by a neck, a
head separating Portland from Doubloon : The Rogue
walked in fourth. The bridle had to be brought in before
the rider of Fairplay could draw his weight.

The Royal Stag Stakes of 5 sous each, 1 ft, with 30 added;

winners extra. Two miles and a half.

Mr. Green's Lot 84, aged, list 71b (Griffiths) 1
Mr. Calcraft, nd Antelope, aged, list 71b (Owner) 2
Tambour Major, Ladybird, and Benanoar also ran.
Betting—Even on Benanoar, 3 to 1 agst Antelope, 4 to 1
agst Lot 84, 5 to 1 agst Tambour Major.
A Farmers' Steeplechase of 1 sov each, with a Cup added,
was won by Mr. Fowler's Sailor, beating Crucifix (upon
whom 3 to 1 was laid), Birthday, and Henry Dunbar.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CHESTER CUP.
40 to 1 agst Sandal (taken to £5O).

THE LATE CROYDON STEEPLECHASE.
We have authority to state tat the Grand National
Steeplechase Stewards will not entertain any proposition
to reopen this case ; nor will Mr. Sherward be allowed to
run any horse at any meeting hereafter until he has re-
funded the stakes won by Old Oswestry, to the owner of
Cortolvin, to whom they have been awarded by the tribu-
nal in question.

TURF NEWS.-
CROXTON PARR CLUB.—There will be a ballot for new
members at Melton Mowbray on Monday next.

The Derby Spring Meeting has been abandoned, and it
is Mr. Bradfield's intention to have three days in the
summer.

.....
--Captain Christie has named his bay filly by Dundee out
of Sacrifice, 2 yrs, Jeannie Deans.
The new edition of Admiral Rous's work on the "Laws
and Practice of Horse Racing" will be published next week.
We are requested to state that the Grand Military Ban-
quet will take place, as formerly, at the Regent Hotel, on
Friday next.
Monarch of the Glen, Hawthorn, colt by Marsyas out of
Augusta, and colt by Newminster out of Barege, all 3-year
olds, left Hooton for Wadlow's stables on Monday last.

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.—The Great Northern
and Midland Railway Companies advertise return tickets
for this meeting, on their usual liberal scale.
Several important alterations have been carried out in
the Chester Stand, and the enlargement of the weighing
room, and providing increased accommodation for the press.
Deauville races will take place on Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday, the 4th, sth, and 6th of August. There will
be seven races of the value of £1,500, with a cup of £4OO,
open to horses of all countries.
MANCIIEST'ER SUMMER MEETING.—We beg to remind
owners and trainers that the Chesterfield, Wilton, and
Nursery Handicaps and Trafford Park Stakes close and
name, on Tuesday next, the 13th inst.

Mr. Andre, of Berlin, was in treaty for Creole and Sala-
mander at Liverpool, on Thursday last ; but Mr. Welfitt
declined to put a price on the former, whilst Mr. Studd
asked £5,000 for the Grand National winner.
STOCKBRIDGE SPRING MBETLNG.—A special train will
leave Waterloo at 9 20 a.m., returning from Stockbridge at
30 p.m. The course is within a mile and a half from the
station.

On Saturday last, 13aron, IL Ue Mesnil's horses, including

Barberouse, Monitor, Novateur, a 3-yr-old by West Aus-
tralian, and two 2-yr-olds, left Chantilly, under the care of
Spreoty, for England, where they will be trained in the
neighbourhood of Winchester.
The report that a ball was about to be given in the
French Jockey Club is contradicted in Le Sport, it being
according to our contemporary, a recognised principle
among the members that the interior of the Jockey Club
should resemble that of La Chartreuse in being "lady-
proof."
Count Batthyany requests us to contradict the announce-
ment in a contemporary that he has engaged John Daley
as first jockey at a salary of £3OO a year. Daley is engaged
to the Marquis of Anglesea as first master, and to Baron
Rothschild as second, whilst Count Batthyany has only a
third call of his services.
GREAT MATCII.—HaII Court and Merrimac were matched
for £5OO a side, £2OO forfeit, at Liverpool, on Thursday
last, to run three miles over the Warwick 'Steeplechase
course (owners to ride, and Hall Court to give 71b) on
Saturday next, the last day of the Grand Military meeting.

throwing it 86 feet 9 inches, and for a long time
Mr. James kept the lead, till Mr. T. R. Thornton,
of the same college, Cambridge, threw it 87 feet 7
inches, which was the longest throw made. Mr.
Morgan's colleague was evidently unequal to his
task, and did nothing worth recording. Thus Cam-
bridge won with both her men. It may be worthy of
mention, however, that all three of the gentlemen
whom we have named have while in practice been
able to throw the hammer, which weighs 161 b., a
distance of one hundred feet. But not one of
them could accomplish this distance on Saturday,
just as it sometimes happens that in practising the
University crews can generally row their course
over the river in a shorter time than they do in con-
testing the actual match. The flat race of one mile
which followed throwing the hammer was won with
comparative ease by Mr. J. W. Laing, of Christ
Church, Oxford, Mr. P. W. Bowman, of Univer-
sity College, Oxford, being a good second. From
the first moment of starting in this race the result
was never doubtful, Mr. Laing with the utmost ease
running away from his competitors. The race was
run in 4 minutes and 5 seconds, and the result
elicited tremendous cheers from the Oxonians, who
had not calculated apparently upon winning it with
such facility. The main champion of Cambridge,
Mr. C. B. Laws, of Trinity, from whom everything
was expected, made but a poor show in the race,
and at last resigned the contest. It was stated that
he was indisposed and had been overworked in train-
ing and in preliminary contests. The contest for
the high jump was won easily by Cambridge, Mr.
J. Roupell, of Trinity, and Mr T. G. Little, of St.
Peter's, leaping respectively 5 feet 6 inches and
5 feet 5 inches. Mr. F. Parsons, of Magdalen,
Oxford, jumped to 5 feet 4 inches, but could
get no further, and Mr. W. C. Stuart, Mer-
-1 ton, Oxford, failed at sft 2in. The jumping of Mr
Roupell was excellent, as, indeed, the height he
easily cleared sufficiently shows, but it was very de-
ficient in style, and any of the competitors might
derive a good lesson in the grace of jumping
from seeing what takes place on Good Fri-
day at the Agricultural-hall, Islington. The 100
yards' fiat race brought forth four competitors ;
Mr. R. W. Vidal, St. John's Oxford, and Mr. T.
M. Colmore, Brasenose, ran a dead heat, and beat
both the Cambridge men. It was, however, a des-
perate race, as may be guessed when we say it was
run in 10 seconds, and the beaten Cantabs were
only a yard behind. Like the previous race, this
was regarded as one of the great honours
of the contest, and both the " dark blues"
getting in first elicited tremendous cheers
from their college companions. In throwing the
weight (161 b.) both the Cambridge men won
—Mr. G. W. Elliott (Trinity) throwing it 32ft
10kin, and Mr. Waltham (St. Peter's) 32ft VII,
both the Oxford competitors—Mr. D. Morgan and
Mr. C. Cotes —being beaten by more than 2ft. The
flat race of a quarter of a mile was another victory
for Cambridge, but was the only one of the races
they gained. The starters for Cambridge were the
Hon. F. G. Pelham (Trinity) and Mr. F. Cheetham
(Trinity Hall); for Oxford, Mr. E. Nolan (St.
John's) and Mr. M. G. Q. Knight (Magdalen).
For a good space round the course it seemed as if
Mr. Nolan would certainly win. Mr. Pelham joined
him two or three times, and for a short distance all
four were altogether, running desperately, and sti-
mulated to their utmost efforts by the cries of their
companions. Coming nearer home, however, Pelham
put on a tremendous spurt and at last passed Nolan
and won by nearly three yards. Mr. Nolan was a
good second. Some idea may be formed of the speed
when wesay that from start to close the quarter of a
mile was run in 53 secs. The first honours for the.
long jump were won by Mr. T. G. Little (St. Peter's,
Cambridge), who made a magnificent spring of no
less than 201 t. 4in. Mr. W. F. Maitland (Christ
Church, Oxford), took the second prize, clearing 19
ft 11in. Mr. A. C. Tosswill (Oriel) jumped almost
as well as his colleague. The second Cambridge
competitor, Mr. T. Law (Jesus), having hurt his
leg, could not jump at all, and was absolutely out of
the reckoning. The hurdle race was a most spirited
contest. It was only for a distance of 120 yards,
but even this short length was made difficult by 10
rows of stout hurdlest 4ft high, placed at intervals of
12 yards, so that the runners had scarcely cleared one
when they were upon the others. The contest re-
sulted in a clear victory to Oxford, both hermen get-
ting in first. The winners were Mr. D. Morgan
(Magdalen Hall) and Mr. R. Vidal (St. John's).
Mr. T. Milvain (Trinity Hall) and Mr. L. Tiffany
(Emmanuel) represented Cambridge. All the men
got well off, and cleared their hurdles flying, Mr.
Tiffany leading. At the third or fourth hurdle, how-
ever, he jumped out of distance, struck and got a heavy
fall, which gave his opponents the lead. In an in-
stant, however, he was up again, and came clearing
the hurdles in such a fashion, and so rapidly overhaul-
ing his opponent, that it was clear, had the race
been for 150 yards, he would have won. As it was,
both the Oxford men, as we have said, got in first,
but not without a sharp struggle. This was the
most beautiful race of the day, and it was wonderful
to see the speed at which the men came, and the
ease and lightness with which they seemed to fly
over the close row of hurdles. The race was run in
18 secs. Perhaps, with regard to this race, we may
venture to suggest that the hurdles might be made
lighter and less dangerous without in the slightest
degree detracting from its interest. As they were
constructed on Saturday they were really formidable
obstacles, not sO much, of course, from their height
as from their roughness and great solidity. The last
race was the great event of the day—the two mile
race, for which six competitors entered, three of each
University, Messrs. J. W. Laing, Christ Church ;
A. H. Johnson, Exeter ; W. P. Bowman, Univer-
sity, appeared for Oxford. Messrs. W. Long,
Trinity ; R. C. Garnett, do. ; T. G. Little, who had
won the long jump, and who ran in place of Mr.
Lawes, who was indisposed, represented Cambridge.
The starters having got off in rather a straggling
line, Mr. Garnett took the lead, Johnson second,
Little third, Laing, on whom the hopes of Oxford
depended, being last. When nearly half a mile
had been run Mr. Johnson took the lead from Gar-
nett. Thus, the men kept alternating, as each
was virtually allowed by the other to take the
lead and force the pace. Before a mile had been
run, however, it was evident that the chief
honour lay between Mr. Long and Mr. Laing,
each in turn becoming the favourite as he showed
in front. After a mile and a half had been done
the excitement grew intense, and the contest as-
sumed a really painful interest as the men dashed
past gasping, and each in reply to renewed calls
made the most desperate efforts to win, though they
seemed scarcely-able to stagger along. At the last
round the feeling of excitement grew beyond all
bounds. The course was broken into by thousands
of students, who just left the men room enough to
run, and who followed Long and Laing, who were
now abreast, shrieking, calling to them, and acting,
in short, like so many madmen in their efforts to keep
up the energies of their separate representatives.
As they came near the winning post the excitement
was almost indescribable, for the men, though still
abreast of each other, were evidently exhausting
their last efforts to get ahead. For the last 100 yards
the pace was frightful, and each competitor seemed
more likely to fall than run another yard. Both,
however, dashed on to the very close, and, in spite
of every effort that either could make, both breasted
the winning rope at the same instant, amid such a
tumult of cheers and rejoicings from Oxford and
Cambridge as has probably been seldom heard be-
fore, except at the great contest between the boats
of the Universities. Both men seemed very much
distressed, and it was a long time before the rival
cheers for Laing and Long were ceased by the an-
nouncement of the stewards that it had been a dead
heat, and neither had won. Mr. Little, who had
never run a foot race before, and who was only sud-
denly called upon to take the place of a comrade
who was unwell, made a very good third, though his
previous exertions had apparently been sufficient to
leave him no chance in such a contest. The time in
which this two mile race was run was only ten
minutes.

The result of the whole contest shows that the two
Universities have as nearly as possible divided the
honours. In throwing the hammer, both the -Cam-
bridge men were first ; in the flat race of one mile
both the Oxford men were first. In the high jump

both the Cambridge men won ; in the flat race of
100 yards both the Oxford men won. In throwing
the weight both the Cambridge men won ; in the
flat race of a quarter of a mile Cambridge was first
and Oxford second. In the long jump the Cambridge
man was first, but both the Oxford men were near
him, and the other representative of Cambridge
was nowhere. In the hurdle race both the Oxford
men won ; and in the great two mile race the cham-
pions of the two Universities ran to a dead heat.
On the whole the most important of the events
were won by Oxford.