The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-20 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK SPRING MEETING—TsUBSDAY.

A Handicap Plate of 50 sous; winners after the weights
are out 51b extra; five furlongs.

Lord Westmorland's Mistletoe, by Lifeboat, 5 yrs, 7st 31b
(Butler) 1
Duke of Hamilton's Exceller, 6 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Hartley) 2
Mr. Chaplin's Adamanthea, 4 yrs, 7st (Jeffrey) 3
Tyrone was struck out at 11.40 a.m.
Betting—Even on Mistletoe, 9 to 4 agst Adamanthea,
and 3 to 1 agst Exceller.
The favourite, on the inside, made play, closely attended
by Exceller and Adamanthea in the order we have given
them to the distance, where they closed and ran in com-
pany to the enclosure, where the favourite drew away and
won cleverly by three-parts of a length ; a like distance
separated the second and third.
The Guy Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 40 added; two
year olds 7st 81b, three 9st 41b, four lOst 71b, five and
upwards lOst 121 b, mares and geldings allowed 31b,
maidens 'in the present year having started twice and
not won allowed 51b, thrice 71b, the winner to be sold
for 100 soya; if entered for 50 allowed 71b, if fur 30
141 b. Half a mile.

Mr. Bromsgrove's Queen of Darkness, by King of the
Forest, 3 yrs, Bst llb (£3O) . (Cannon) 1
Mr. W. G. Bennett's Miss Sophie, 2 yrs, 6st Mb (£3O)
(Butler) 2
Prince D. Soltykoff's Brine, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (OO)
(Dewitt) 3

The following also ran :—Alarmist, Adjutant, Vance,
Oceana, Sunnyside, Portia, Lady Diana, and Sister to
Lemonade.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Queen of Darkness, 4to 1 agst Miss
Sophie, 6 to 1 each agst Lady Diana and Brine, 8 to
1 agst Portia, 10 to 1 agst Oceana, and 12 to 1 agst
Alarmist.

At the third attempt they left the post to a straggling
start, in which Sunnyside, Sister to Lemonade, and Vance
were left at the post. When fait ly away Miss Sophie got
away slightly in advance of Portia, the pair running
together a length or so in advance of the favourite and
Brine to the distance. Here Queen of Darkness, next the
rails, took a clear lead, and won easily by three-parts of
a length; a bad third, Oceans was fourth, Adjutant fifth,
Lady Diana sixth, and Portia next. Sister to Lemonade
and Alarmist were the last two. The winner was bought
in for 135 guineas. Mr. Nightingall claimed Brine.
Match-100 sovs each, h ft. Half a mile on the flat.
Captain Humphrey's Nonpareil, by Hurworth, 6 yrs,
list 41b (Owner) 1
Captain Burrell's The Kitten, late Emerald, aged, 10st 41b
(Owen) 2
Betting-5 to 2on Nonpareil, who made all the running,
and won easily by two lengths.
A Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. The winner
to be sold for 40 sovs. Three furlongs.

Yrs st lb
5 8 12

Pericles ... 4 810
Out-and-Outer ... 6 8 10
Salliet ... 6 8 9
Bismark ... 4 8 9
Mr. Pitt ... ... 5 8 5
Leonia ... 3 8 5
Tibthorpe ... 4 8 4
Indian Star ... 5 8 3
Vespasian 5 8 1
King Victor ... 4 8 1
Monitor (bred in
France) 6 7 13
Reindeer ... a 7 13

Mr. Barber's Alicia, by Commotion, 4 yrs, Gst
(Gradwell) 1
Mr. Killard's Dr. Wilson, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Butler) 2
Mr. A. Heathcote's Columbine, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (G. Sopp) 3
The Star and Betlow Lass also ran.

Moonbeam ... 4 7 12
Tumbler ... ... 4 7 11
Verulam ... .. 4 7 11
h by Promised Land
—Rather High... 5 7 10
Wolsey ... ... 5 710
_..

Betting-2 to 1 agst Alicia and sto 2 agst Columbine and
The Star. The favourite jumped away with a slight lead
of the Star and Dr. Wilson, and made running to the dis-
tance, where Tho Star gave way, and Columbine joined
the leaders. Half-way up Alicia quitted her horses, and
won cleverly by a length and a half. There were three
lengths between the second and third. Betlow Lass was
beaten off. The winner was not sold.
A Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for two and
three year olds. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs
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7st 31b
Mr. W. G. Bennett's Finesse, 3 yrs, Bst (Norden) 2
Mr. Chaplin's Pero, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Jeffery) 3
Mr. Bromsgrove's Anxiety, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Welling) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Eau de Vie, 7to 4 agst Finesse, and
4to 1 agst Pero. Finesse held a slight lead of the favourite
for 200 yards, when she gave way, and Eau de Vie, on the
inside, came on, and won, hard held, by a length and a
half. Twice that distance separated the second and third.
The winner was not sold.
The Grand Annual Steeplechase Handicap of 20 sovs each,
h ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added; second to
save his stake ; winners of any handicap steeplechase
after March 6 (at 11 a.m.) 71b, twice 101 b extra; about
four miles; 69 subs, 33 of whom pay 5 sovs each. The
highest weight accepting being 12st, it has been raised
to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion.
Mr. J. Dixon nas. Musketeer, by Artillery, 6 yrs, lOst 91b
(Mr. Edwards) 1
Duke of Hamilton's Shakespeare, aged, list 41b
(Mr. Crawshaw) 2
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Globule, aged, list 10Ib (G. Holman) 3
Pearl Diver, Philosopher, The Nun, Northern Light,
Buszke, Moose, Fan, Tiger, L.S.D., and Thalassius also
ran.
Mr. Brayloy declared to win with Moose.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Globule, 9to 2 agst Pearl Diver, 5
tot agst Shakespeare, 8 to 1 each agst Thalassius and
Tiger, 100 to 8 each agst Nuu and Fan, and 20 to 1 each
agst Philosopher, Buszke, Moose, and Musketeer. Imme-
diately they left the post The Nun took up the running,
having Shakespeare, Globule, Philosopher, L.S. D., and
Moose in a body at her heels, a couple of lengths separat-
ing them front Thalassius, Fan, Pearl Diver, Northern
Light, and Tiger, Musketeer and Buszko lying in the rear.
Half-way along the Swan meadows The Nun disappeared
from the front, and Philosopher ran past his horses and
assumed the command, Tiger at the same tilue taking the
second place, closely followed by Moose, Northern Light,
Globule, L. S. D., and Thalassius, with the others follow-
ing at wide intervals, whipped in by Buszke and The Nun.
The water jump in front of the stand was cleared cleverly
by Tiger slightly in advance of Philosopher, Moose,
Northern Light, Globule, and L. S. D., in the order we
have given them ; then came Pearl Diver, Fan, and Mus-
keteer, in close company, The Nun and the German horse
still holding their rearward positions. Rising the hill,
Philosopher, lying wide of his horses on the left, headed
Tiger and led over its brow, and on re-appearing in
sight the two were upwards of a couple of lengths in
advance of Moose, Northern Light, L. S. D., and Glo-
bule, who followed in close company, in whose rear were
seen the colours of Thalassius, Buszko, Fan, and Pearl
Diver, Shakespeare and Musketeer having dropped back
into the rear in company with The Nun. On entering the
Star close Globule headed Moose, and followed the leaders
down to the water jump a second time, which they cleared
nearly abreast without a mistake, L. S. D. following
istext,with Moose, Northern Light, Thalassius, and Buszke
close in their wake, with Pearl Diver, Fan, Musketeer, and
Shakespeare next, The Nun being still a long way in the
rear. At the mile post Philosopher was still seen in ad-
vance, Globule, having headed Tiger, going on second,
Musketeer fourth, with Buszke, Thalassius, L.S.D., Fan,
Pearl Diver, and Shakespeare lying up. Moose, having
" cut it," was now seen in the rear of everything, and was
shortly after pulled up, and walked home across the
common. No material change occurred as they came along
the Swan meadows, with the exception that they closed up
Dead ran in a compact body to the fence into the Star close,
half a mile from home, which Philosopher cleared in ad-
vance, but immediately upon landing he was headed by
Globule on the one side, and Musketeer on the other,
when he dropped away beaten, and his place was taken
by Shakespeare, Thalassius, and Buszke, who closed with
the leaders as they came along the bottom. On rounding
the bend for home Musketeer challenged Globule, Shake-
speare at the same time joining issue ; the three raced for
the last flight of hurdles, which Musketeer cleared in ad-
vance of Shakespeare, who blundered on landing, but was
picked up so quickly as to retain his place, having Globule
on his left next the rails. At the distance the three closed,
and one of the longest, gamest, and most punishing sets to,
seen for years commenced, the three running locked to-
gether to the end, Musketeer just winning in the last
stride by a head, a like distance separating the second and
third. Thalassius finished fourth, a couple of lengths in
their rear. Buszke was fifth, Fan sixth, and L.S.D.
seventh. To them succeeded, at wide intervals, The Nun
Philosopher, Tiger, and Pearl Diver in the order we have
given them.

Marshal Ney
Orion ...
Pirate Chief
Fakir ...

-.5 7 9
...3 7 8
...4 7 7
...4 7 5

The Warwickshire Hunters' Steeplechase Sweepstakes of
5 sous each, p.p., with added, for half breds ; 12st 71b
each ; thorough bred horses 121 b extra ; three miles ; 10
subs.

Mr. Holford's Talisman (h. b.), 12st 71b (Mr. Crawshaw) 1
Mr. W. T. Russell's Old Court (h. b.), 12st 71b
• (Mr. Power) 2
Mr. Formby's Tyrone, late Spider (h b), 12st 71b
(Col. Knox) 3
The following also ran: —King Arthur, Little John, Sly
Fox, and Ryon.
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Betting-5 to 2 agst Ryon, 3to 1 each agst Talisman
and Tyrone, and 5 to 1 agst King Arthur.
King Arthur, Old Court, and Tyrone alternately made
the running, followed by Talisman and Ryon to within a
mile of home, when the former was beaten, and the run-
ning was then taken up by Talisman, who came on in at-
tendance and won in a canter by 20 lengths. The others
beaten off.

On returning to scale each was objected to as being
thorough bred, which was subsequently withdrawn.
The Steeplechase Hunt Cup, value 100 sovs by subscrip-
tion of 10 sovs each, for all horses that have been regu-
larly hunted ; 12st ; horses never having started in any
steeplechase allowed 71b ; winners of a steeplechase in
1867 or 1868 value 50 soya 71b, twice 111 b, or of a
steeplechase of the value of 150 sovs at any time 281 b

extra; gentlemen riders, professionals 61b extra; about

three miles. 11 subs.
Duke of Hamilton's Highflyer, by Orpheus, aged, 133 t
(inc. 141 b extra)
Mr Heneage's Lincoln, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra)
(Captain Harford) 2
Mr T. Golby's Rivets, yrs, list 71b (Mr.. Edwards) 3
Mr Herbert's King Alfred, aged, 12st (Culonel Knox) 0

Betting-5 to 4agst Rivets, and sto 2 agst Highflyer.
Lincoln was the first away, followed by King Alfred, who
refused the first fence, and was not afterwards persevered
with. This mishap left Highflyer in attendance, with
Rivets a dozen lengths iu their rear. On entering the
Swan Meadows, Highflyer went to the fore, and came on
with the running over the water-jump, but on reaching
the mile-post ho was pulled back, and the lead intrusted
to Lincoln, the pair running together into the Star Close,
where the favourite headed Highflyer, but dying away as
they rounded the turn for home, he was again headed by
the Duke's horse, who took a clear lead on jumping the

THE SUN, LONCON, FRIDAY EVEN.

last flight of hurdles, and won easily by a length and a
half ; a bad third.

A Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 50
added. Winners of any steeplechase after March 12 (at
ten a.m.) 71b, twice 101 b extra. Gentlemen riders, those

who have nevor ridden a winner in a handicap steeple.

chase allowed 61b. Two mills and a half. 38 subs.
Colonel Knox's Foxholes, by Fuglenaan, 6 yrs, 10st 71b
(W. Reeves) 1
Mr. T. V. Morgan's Lord Waldegrave, 6 yrs, lOst 61b
(G. H..lruau) 2
Mr. Coslett's Wedding Peal, 6 yrs, lOst (0 wner) 3
The following also ran :—Claribel, Garus, and Black
Prince.

Betting-5 to 4 agst Lord Waldegrave, 2to 1 agst Fox-
holes, and 6to 1 agst any other. Foxholes made play
throughout, and won in a canter by 20 lengths. Garus
refused the first fence, and was not after persevered with,
and Claribel fell a mile from home.

Match, 25 sovs, 10ft. Half-a-mile.
Mr. Bromsgrove's Peckwater, by Oxford, Bst 71b (cannon) 1
Mr. R. Herbert's c., by Sycophant—Heiress, Bst 71b
(G. Sopp) 2
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Betting-5 to lon Peckwater, who cut down his oppo-
nent in the first hundred yards and won easily by a length
and a half.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
700 to 100 agst Blinkhoolieovith a start (taken)
100 to 8 agst Nemea (taken)
100 to 8 apt Abergeldie (taken)
100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (taken)
14 to 1 agst The Parson (taken)
16 to 1 agst Kettleholder (taken)
20 to 1 agst Nyanza (taken)
1000 to 25 agst Grey Stocking (taken)
100 to 3 agst Lady Rosehill (taken)
DERBY.
5000 to 100 agst Harvester (taken)

NORTHAMPTON MEETING-APRIL I.

The Earl Spencer's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft; a winner of any handi-
cap after March 12, at ten a.m., or of the Whittlebury
Stakes, 71b extra. The New Spencer Plate Course. 5
furlongs. 70 subs., 24 of whom pay 5 sovs each.

Cellina ...

Yrs st lb
... 4 7 5

Alruna ... 4 7 2
Belphegor 3 6 13
The Czar ... 6 6 13
Sycee ... 4 6 13
Man of Ross ... 4 6 11
Conundrum ... 5 6 11
Miss Hayes ... 4 6 11
Charnwood ... 3 6 10
Milton ... 3 6 13
Witchcraft ... 3 6 9
Bliss ... 3 6 8
Brother to Knight of
the Crescent ... 3 6 7

Ironmaster ... 3 6 7
Chantilly ... 3 6 7
Spitfire ... 3 6 5
Eleanora ... 3 6 5
Rhine Wine ... 3 6 4
, Prince George ... 3 6 2
6 7 101 Picnic ... 3 5 12

Patrician ... ... 3 5 12
Laird of Scotland... 3 5 10
Ligurian ... .... 3 (pd)

NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE.

We are authorised to state that there is no foun-
dation for the report which has appeared in some of.
the weekly papers that there is shortly to be a fur-
ther distribution of the Order of the Bath among
officers of the Royal Navy.
The Matilda Atheling has been chartered by the
Government for the conveyance of a large number
of Fenian and other convicts from Chatham and the
other convict establishments to Gibraltar, and is to
be ready to embark them at the Nore on Tuesday
next. A strong guard, consisting of detachments of
the Ist Battalion of the 13th Regiment and the 2d
Battalion of the 15th Regiment, will proceed in
charge of the convicts, who are to be employed on
the works connected wich the defences at Gibraltar.

In addition to the Sultan, the new ironclad war-
ship of the Hercules class ordered to be laid down
at Chatham Dockyard, a powerful turret armour-
clad ship to be named the Triumph is directed by
an Admiralty order, just received, to be constructed
at that establishment, the designs for both vessels
having been prepared at the Admiralty, where the
drawings and plans are now being made.
The following detachments have been placed under
orders to proceed from Chatham garrison for em-
barkation on board the troopship
Himalaya, for con-
veyance to Bermuda and North America, to join
the service companies of their respective regiments
—viz., two officers and 54 men of the Ist Battalion
of the 15th Regiment, two officers and 60 men of
the Ist Battalion of the 22d Regiment, and two
officers and 72 men of all ranks of the 30th Regi-
ment. The detachments for embarkation will he
officially inspected by Major-Gen. F. Murray to-
day. Consequent on the large number of troops
which have recently left Chatham for embarkation
for India and the colonies the 'various corps sta-
tioned at the garrison have been reduced very con-
siderably below their proper strength.
An order has been received at the Royal Engi-
neer establishment, Chatham, directing a party of
non-commissioned officers to proceed to Persia to
join the detachment of sappers of the Royal Engi-
neers engaged in laying down the telegraph over-
land to India, under the superintendence of Major
Smith. The party will leave Chatham on the 28th
inst.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. Edward Seale to the
Aboukir; Navigating Lieut. John Aylen to the
Fisgard, for the Rapid; Charles H. S. Pretyman
to the Doris ; Charles Cotton, chief engineer, to
the Liffey ; Nicholas T. Connolly, assist.-surgeon,
to the Pandora; Lieut. Herbert F. Gye and Lieut.
Day H. Bosanquet, to the Bristol ; Sub-Lieut.
Charles Lindsay and Sub-Lieut. Henry C. Bigge,
to the Royal Oak ; W. W. Glanville, midshipman,
to the Royal Alfred ; and Francis Powell, Alfred
Vautier, Richard W. Fawkes, and Cecil H. Wright,
midshipmen, to the Royal Oak.
The Rev. Thos. Ashe, 8.A., has been appointed
chaplain and naval instructor of her Majesty's ship
Victory.

RAILWAYS TO THE PACIFIC ACROSS THE
AMERICAN CONTINENT.

General Palmer, about whom we lately wrote as
exploring the route for the Eastern Division, Union
Pacific Railway, on the Southern Pacific Line in
New Mexico and Arizona, writes from the latter
territory as follows :—" As directed by the Presi-
dent I have ordered the discontinuance of the Gila
surveys, being not only satisfied of the practica-
bility of the thirty-fifth parallel, but convinced that it
is the best across the continent. It is rarely that we
have been obliged to resort to the maximum grade
permitted by Congress. The climate is unexcep-
tionable on the mountains—rather uncomfortable
from the warmth in this valley ; but it will be a
little change for the passengers to eat water melons
at Christmas time. The Mojave Indians are selling
them around the fort now, and I saw some tomatoes
getting ripe on perfectly green vines on the river
bank yesterday. We shall not be troubled with snow
on the San Francisco mountain, the highest summit
we reach, in my opinion, as much as the Penn-
sylvania Railroad, is in crossing the Alleghanies ;
and for a summer and late autumn resort, I do
net believe there is a finer spot on the continent
than President's Park' on that summit. The
fagged out people of the Mississippi Valley will
come up here, 7,400 feet above the ocean, and re-
new health and spirits by breathing the purest air
in the most delightful climate, amidst the most
striking mountain scenery probably in America.
If they choose they can ride five thousand feet
higher on the back of a burro,' to the summit of
the old volcano, and find out there, if they can, where
all the lava and ashes came from which are strewn
around. In the Park the grass is very rich, the
soil black,
and capable of raising almost every-
thing but corn. The base of San Francisco moun-
tain is covered with little parks of a similar cha-
racter, occupying intervals in the great forest of
pines.

" Taking a practical view of the subject, we
shall have a large passenger business to this
Elysium, and as the road runs for over 100 miles
through, or close to, this forest, our lumber busi-
ness, for the supply of the valleys and mining
districts, will probably be good. There is another
such forest on the Sierra Madre, in New Mexico,
this side cf Wingate, but not equal to San Francisco.
" I have been quite rejoiced at finding such al.
excellent descent to the Colorado Valley. They
was 3,000 feet to come down, but we found a valley
leading from the second range back to the river and
turning the south end of the first, or river range, which