The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

STOCKTON MEETING.-THURSDAY.

The Mandale Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added,
for all ages. One mile. _

Mr. Osborne's Birdcage, 2 yrs (Grimshaw) 1
Mr. Powlett's La Hollandaise, 2 yrs ... (Howey 2
Mr. Allison's Layton, 3 yrs (Little) 3
The following also ran :—The Gem and Sir William.
The Cleveland Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 100 added, for
two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b ; winners
extra. T.Y.C.

Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Umpire
Mr. Jacques's High Treason (Aldcroft) 2
Mr. W. I'Anson's Cramond (Kendall) 3

The following also ran :—Spofforth Maid, Whinstone,
Lady Trespass, Lanchester, Grenadier, Horace, Professor
Dick, Interest, and Rosamond.

The Stockton Tradesmen's Handicap of 15 sous each, with

100 added. Two miles.
Mr. Middlemas nd Dilkoosh, 4 yrs, 6st 81b ... (Snowden) 1
Mr. Chilton's Archduchess, 3 yrs, sst 101 b.. (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Hargreave's Heiress, 3 yrs, Ist lllb (Madden) 3
Mr. Thompson's Herne, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Bullock) 4
Selling Handicap.
Mr. Osborne's Little Poll, 3 yrs (Challoner) 1
Mr. Calder's The Moulvie, 2 yrs (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Jackson's Caliph, aged (Bumby) 3
The following also ran :—Jeannie Deans, Cossack filly,
and Cherry Pecker.

The Harry Fowler Plate of 100 sovs added to a handicap of
5 sovs each ; winners extra. About 5 furlongs.
Mr. Ten Broeck's Woodburn, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Bottom) 1
Mr. Bell's La Victime, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Bumby) 2
Mr. Harland's Maid of the Mist, 3 yrs, Est 21b(Challoner) 3
The fellowing also ran :—Duneany, Tunstall Maid,
Alfred, Tom King, Riga, Bilberry, Souvenir, Springwell,
Knayton, Buttercup, Miss Conyngham filly, and Canty
Quean.

The Second Zetland Biennial Stakes of 15 sous each, with
60 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.
One mile and a half. _ _

Mr. Gibbons's Eskdale
Mr. Chilton's Archduchess .. (Osborne) t
Mr. Johnson's Willie Wright
Paul and Red Eagle also ran.
Betting—Even on Eskdale, 3to 1 agst any other. Won
easy; a dead heat for second place.
The Elton Juvenile Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50
added, for two-year-olds. Seven furlongs.
Mr. Dent's Interest, by The Cossack, Bst (Fordham) 1
Mr. Whitehead's Greta, 7st 51b (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Peck's Crim Tartar, 7st 71b
The following also ran :—The Pontiff, Miss Hawley,
Slut, Mary Stuart, Prologue, Birdcage, Maid of Brompton,
Profusion, Tormentor, and Crazy Peggy colt.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Prologue and the Crim Tartar, sto

1 agst Mary Stuart, 6 to 1 agst Birdcage, and 7 to 1 agst
Interest. Won by a head ; a length between second and
third.

AQUATICS.

FRITH.-A subscription having been entered into by
several gentlemen in this place for the purpose of testing
the different sailing qualities of the resident owners' yachts,
and a committee having been formed, a match took place
on Tuesday the 23d inst. from Erith round the Ovens
buoy and back. The morning was hazy with scarcely a
breath of wind ; the following yachts mustered :
Sappho .. Mr. Michael Hind.
Spartan Mr. H. Wyatt.
Selina
Arrow.. Mr. Chas. Beadle.
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The committee accompanied the match in the Sapphire
(cutter), Mr. W. P. Penn kindly consenting to act as com-
modore for the day. The signal gun for starting was
fired at eleven a.m., the Sappho making. the finest start,
having displayed great activity in being the first to
spread her canvas. In nearing at Clement's reach, the
Sappho was considerably ahead of the Spartan, followed by
the Selina, with the Arrow about half a mile astern; and
on rounding the Ovens buoy they were timed as follows :
U. M.
Sappho
Spartan
Selina 2 40
• Arrow
On the return the Spartan (at Broadness point) passed the
Sappho—all yachts working well to windward, the same
position being maintained until nearing the flag buoy at
Erith, when, owing to the excellent handling of the Sappho,
she rounded the buoy first. and was decla'red the winner.

ALARMING ACCIDENT.

EXETER, Wednesday.—This being the day of
the Barnstaple and North Devon Races, an excur-
sion train was advertised to leave the St. David's
station, near Exeter, for Barnstaple, at 9.39 a.m.
The weather being delightful and the attractions
great a large number of persons from Exeter and
the vicinity took tickets. The train consisted of
about ten carriages, two of the third class next to
the engine being fortunately empty. It left the
station shortly after the appointed time, and pio-
ceeded at a moderate pace towards Cowley-bridge,
which is situate about a mile from Exeter. At this
spot the Crediton and North Devon lines branch
off a bridge across the river Exe. After passing a
few yards over the line above this bridge, the en-
gine, by some means, not yet satisfactorily ex-
plained, ran off the line, carrying with it the two
empty carriages, but most fortunately, in conse-
quence of the breaking of the coupling iron, leav-
ing the other carriages which contained the excur-
sionists on the line. The engino and carriages in
question fell over on their sides upon the embank-
ment, and the carriages were shivered in pieces.
Beyond a few bruises the passengers in the ear-
riages on the line escaped serious injury. We re-
gret to state, however, that Mr. Mears, the superin-
tendent of the St. David's station, was seriously in-
jured. It appears that he was on the engine with
the driver and stoker at the time when the accident
occurred. He was thrown off under the steps of the
tender, and was obliged to be dug out or the debris.
He was found to be severely injured ; his leg was
broken, and he was much bruised about the body.
He was carefully conveyed home on a stretcher,
and received prompt surgical attendant-!, and is
happily progressing favourably. Mr. Mears, b;
his courteous manner, has won universal respect
and this alarming accideut has awakened a deep
feeling of sympathy for him. The driver was thrown
off and fell near the steps of the tender, but he
escaped without injury. The stoker was thrown
with considerable violence into an adjoining field,
but he has not sustained any serious injury. Had
the two carriages next the line been occupied by
passengers the loss of life must have been fearful.
Mr. Long, the deputy-superintendent, on hearing
of the accident, was most promptly on the spot,
and by his active exertions, aided by a staff of
labourers, the line was expected to be ready again
for traffic this afternoon. The telegraph wires were
smashed by the overturning of the engine and car-
riaes, the consequence of which is that telegraphic
communication from Exeter to the north of Devon
is for the present stopped.