The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

TRAINING REPORTS.

Fortunio has been doing extraordinary good work dur-
ing the past week, accompanied by Fervacques, Bracken,
Liberal, and Castanet. No hors, could possibly look or
go better, and, from the style in which he won the Great
Northern Handicap there is no question as to his staying
the severe Northumberland Plato Course. He has main-
tained his position in the market with remarkable firmness,
100 to 10 being taken very freely to-day.
Flora, led by Sawyer and Buttercup, has been doing
strong gallops, with an especial view to the Northumber-
land Plate, and on Wednesday took a rattling 2 mile spin,
at full speed from start to finish. Our correspondent states
that she is in superb condition, without being drawn too
fine. She has been tried with Buttercup, giving the letter,
it is reported, 71b, and won in a canter ; hence the promi-
nent position she has taken in the market. Watson, her
trainer, is wonderfully sanguine, and if they have made
no mistake in the trial, Flora must be especially dangerous
for the groat race of Wednesday next. For some days past
the commission has been executed in her favour, at all
prices down to 4 to 1, and her quoted price is now 7 to 2,
taken and offered.

Taraban is receiving the greatest attention possible, and,
with Viscount, has been taking from two to three mile
gallops every morning. Since he returned from Ascot he
has been going and doing remarkably well. lle is a cer-
tain runner fur the Northumberland Plate, and is sure to
run forward, and win if he likes to try. There is no ques-
tion as to his staying, and he has a fine turn of speed when
he chooses to exert it. Ono thing is certain, he will be
sent to the post perfectly fit. After being first favourite
for some time, Taraban receded in the betting, his defeat
Ly Mandrake at Ascot accelerating his retirement, but ho
has within the last few days greatly recovered his position;
for although 8 to 1 was offered against him at Hampton,
ou Thursday, 550 to 100 was accepted in one bet about
him.

Lady Zotland, another Malton representative, has been
doing strong work for her Newcastle engagements, and,
from the style in which she went on Thursday in a splen-
did two-mile gallop, our correspondent thinks she will take
her own part in the Northumberland Plate.
El Cid will carry Lord Zotland's popular ' white and
crimson spots" next Wednealay, and our latest advices
from Richmond speak most favourably of him. In the
early part of the week he was taking long, steady canters,
but the two last days ho has increased iu sped. The
style in which he was backed at the Clubs would indicate
that a commission had been thrown in the market in his
favour, his last quotation being S to 1.
Philosopher, in the company of Scotchmau's Pride, and
led by Parasol, has bean doing plenty of work to insure
his being fit for his engagement next Wednesday.
Polecat is another representative of Richmond, and
Elliott has been sending her along led by Miss Osborne.
On Thursday morning she took a rattling gallop of two
miles, and pulled up fresh and well.
Fair Wind, we hear, is a certain runner, but being trained
privately we cannot speak as to his condition. The infer-
ence to be drawn from the market doings would indicate
that he is doing well, as 100 to 7 has been taken about him
quietly for some time past, and to-day he was again sup-
ported at that figure.

Tynodale will, there is every probability, be the

trusted 44n 4fT. Da WE01.015 stable. During the early part
of the week Tynedale was doing steady canters of a mile
and a half, but thin work has been increased so far as
speed goes, but over the same distance of ground. The
horse goes well and looks in beautiful condition, so on the
score of fitness nothing will be wanting to enable him to
repeat the Rococo triumph. In the market Tynedale is
very steady at 15 to 1.

Minster Bell is engag,Kl from the same stable, and may
possibly run. She is very fit and well, and will doubtless
go to Newcastle.

Deceit is trained privately, and beyond mentioning that
the colt is occasionally backed at 25 to 1 for the Northum-
berland Plate, and that he is expected to start, we can give
no information respecting him.
Julius and Speculum have bath been taking it very
quietly, walking, in fact, being the extent of their exercise.
This will, no doubt, be very beneficial to both of them.
Fiiponnier has been doing some steady cantering on the
tan during the week.

The Rake has again appeared, and Joseph Dawson has
ventured to canter him on the tan, but there appears to be
little cl:auco of the colt's Wing able to stand strong work.

Blinkhoolie has been walking about the last few days.
Blue Gown, Rosicrucian, and Green Sleeve have been
walking about for a couple of hours each morning, in
company with the Palmer, Satyr, Fakir, Vabalathus, and
Sister to Rosicrucien. As far as health goes no horses
could be better than the Itingselere cracks, while the
ground is so hard that Porter's judicious treatment must
be beneficial to them.

Belladrum, after walking about for same time, has taken
a smart canter each morning of about three quarters of a
mile, led by Marksman. On Thursday Miss Hayes led
the two-year-old a good gallop over the same distance of
ground, accompanied by Crocus. No horse could possibly
look better, and there is every probability that he will be
sent to fulfil his engagements at Stockbridge.
Mandrake, Mercury, King of the Fairies, and Corporal
are all well, and quite lit for their Newcastle engagements
should they bo wanted.

Fervacques has several engagements at Newcastle, and
the work he has boon taking with Fortunio and Bracken
will insure his coneition being right.
LTncas is still only taking walking exercise, so there is
little chance of hie running in the Irish Derby on the Cur-
ragh next week.

Lady Cecilia, a very fine looking filly, own sister to The
Duke and half sister to The Earl, is doing capital work at
Danebury, led by Minnie Marron. She is very forward
in condition, and is a splendid mover. Should she be
brought out at Stockbridge, we shall expect to see her
about winning the race for which sho may ruo.
The Earl has been taking little more than walking ex-
ercise, from which it would appear he will not be wanted
at Stockbridge.

Lady Elizabeth is not doing any work, nor is Athena.
The Crucifixion filly galloped in company with Lady
Cecilia in the early part of the week, but subsequently she
has been eased.

Abstinence has been galloped with Contempt, and goes
remarkably wall. Sho may scow in better colours at
Stockbridge than she did at Ascot.
Tanedos has done a similar amount of work as the
above, and from all appearances will be wanted next
week.

King Alfred is not doing more than trotting exercise,
nor is Suffolk or Restitution.

Knight of tho G irter has be doing steady mile and a
half work.

The celebrated brood mare Diphthong, by Entilius out
of Ophe:ia, by Bydlamite out of Lady of the Lako, by Sor-
cerer, who lately became the property of Mr. Robert
Hunter, Royal Oak Hotel, Stockton, was found dad in
her paddock ou the morning of the 17th instant, within a
wet kof her time fur foaling. _Diphthong was the darn of
Persuasion, Trip:twee', and several other winner.,, and
was bred by G. 11. Thualpsin, Esq., late of Fairtio:d, near
York.

SUTTON PARE RACES.—The Great Barr Cup, the Fly-
ing Stakes, and Erdington and Nursery Plates close ou
Tuesday next.. The course is completed, and we hear that
it is good going considering it is so long she] we had
rain, which is attributed to the peculiar nature of the soil.
An old and experienced trainer visited tho course a few
days ago, and pronounced it better than ho expoctel
Liliiugton, '2 yrs, was purchased at Windsor by Mr
Milne for 26 guineas, and he subsequently transferred the
colt to Mr H. Wright, and ho joins B. I'Auson's stable,
together with the gelding by Nowminster out of Lady
Paltnerston, for whom Mr Wright gave 330 guineas.
A veterinary certificate, signed by Mr W. B.trrow, of
Newmarket, M.R.C.V.S., of the ages of the following two
year olds of Count F. de Lagrange's has boon officially
lodged:—Biche au Bois, Cominandeur, Oonsu', Gustave
Adolphe, La Nova, Madlle. de Guise, and Spirit ‘.
Mr Bray purchased Relivirus, 3 yrs, for 200 soya,
after he had raa seco_l•i to Professor Aaderson in the Visi-
tors' Plate et Hampton.

READING, 1868.—The stewardship of the forthcoming
races has beet: accepted by Lord Vivian, Colonel Knox, A.
.Heathcote, and H. J. Simonds, Esqs.
The yearling colt by Voltigeur out of Tib Tacket, pur-
chased at the Middle Park sah), has arrival at T. Ash-
mall's, Newmarket, to b 3 trained.
Mr. Desmond's colours have been altered to black
orange sleeves and cap ; and Mr. G. B. Oirnish'a colours,
are blue body with white star.,:, crimson sleeves and cap.
Mr. Dasmond's yearling filly True Blue, by Oxford, out
of The Tailor's Daughter, broke her leg on the 10th inst.,
and was immediately destroyed.

Mr. Brayley pareha3ed Thorndik 4 yrs, at Windsor
on Tuesday for 500 S, with tho coatinesouoy of a'• hun-
dred" the first rata he wins.

Mr. Wodson, well known on the Turf as a patron of
Clay's stable, and owner of Dcerfoot, Bjleno, Jevington,
&c., died recently, in his 38th year.
The three year old colt by Satellite, dam by Harkaway,
has arrived at E. Bellow's stables, Letscombe, whore there
ere just now vacancies for three or four others.

Mr. Golby claimed Finesse, 3 yrs, after she had run se-
cond in the Bushy Plate at Hampton.

CURIOUS CALCULA7IONS.

Whether it be the effect of the weather, or want
of bettir employment, certain philosophers are now
engaged in making calculations, the immediate
utility of which is far from being quite apparent.
Thus, it has recently been asked, what would be
the intensity of a man's voice, in proportion to his
bulk, if compared to that of the grasshopper? Now
this insect may be heard at a distance of one-six-
teenth of a mile, or 110 yards; and as a man weighs
as much as 26,000 of its fellows, if the same pro-
portion were observed in the intensity of the human
voice, the latter could be heard at a distance of 1,625
miles, so that, for instance, Sir R. Napier might, from
Abyssinia, have carried on a conversation with Sir
Stafford Northcote in Downing-street. If, under
such circumstances, a man were to sneeze while at
home, the house would tumble over his ears. The
fallacy of such calculations lies in this, that the re-
lative size is calculated according to the linear or
arithmetical ratio, whereas the resistance of the air
which has not been taken into account, increases in
a cubic ratio. If the chirping of the grasshopper
meets with a resistance of only one in the air,
supposing the breath expelled by man in using
his voice to be 20,000 times greater than
that of the insect, the resistance which the
sound emitted by him will have to overcome
will be represented by the cube of 20,000, or
8,000,000,000,000, which explains the real state of
things. We may here notice another kind of cal-
culation which has been indulged in by physiolo-
gists of late, for the purpose of ascertaining the con-
nection there is between the intellectual faculties
and the weight of the brain. It has been found
that the average in Europeans is 1,328 gms. ;
that
in Germany, taken alone, it is 1,425 gms. ; in Eng-
land, 1,389 gins. ; in France, 1,353 gins. ; in Rou-
mania, 1,303 gins., and in Bohemia 1,245 gins.
The brain in females weighs less than that of men.
Among Asiatic races the average is 1,253 gins., ex-
cept on the slopes of the Himalaya, where it is
1,304 gins. Among the negro race the weight is
between 1,313 and 1,249 pas. ; among the Chinese,
1,357 gins., and the Esquimaux, 1,219 gins.

Original literary monuments written in the old
language called Pali, used by the Buddhists in their
sacred books, are exceedingly rare in Europe. The
Imperial library here and the Royal one at Copen-
hagen are the only establishments possessing a series
of MSS. in that tongue. This extreme scarcity is
owing to the great reluctance the Buddhist priests
have to entrust their religious writings to Europeans,
or to allow them to copy them. Two years ago the
Imperial Library succeeded in purchasing a series of
MSS. of this kind, and valuable on account not
only of the number of volumes, but also of the con-
tents, which are extremely curious. Nevertheless, the
great bu'ldhist collection calledTripitaka k the Triple
Basket) was only represented by a few fragments
in this first acquisition. This chasm has now
happily been filled up by Mgr. Biga❑det, Bishop of
Rangoon, who, aware of the value these works must
have for Orientalists, his succeeded in obtaining
from the Birmau monarch, as a present to the Em-
peror of the Fremh, a complete copy of the whole
collection, consisting of 28 volumes. The text is
written with a sharp point on palm-leaves, in Bir-
man characters ; and the binding is not less curious,
the sides being of wood painted and gilt. One of
the works is the " Kamavacca," written in old Pali
characters ; here each of the leaves is bordered with
figures and ornaments iu red on a gold ground. The
Emperor has been graciously pleased to send this
magnificent present to the Imperial Library.