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Vol.  XVIII.]  JANUARY,   1840.         [No.  105. 


Answers  to  Correspondents   2 
Skating 3 

Engraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  from  a 
Painting  by  S.  Pearce. 

Euclid  3 

Engraved  by  W.  B.  Scott,  from 
a  Painting  by  J.  Peering. 

Sporting  at  Coblenz  ....       4 

The  Fly-Fisher's  Text 
Book;  or,  the  Science 
AND  Practice  of  Fly- 
FisHiNG  FOR  Salmon, 
TuouT,  &c 5 

Sports  in  other  Climes. — 
Of  the  Woodcock,  Wild 
Boar,  &c. — No,  II. — By 
Cacus] 13 

The  New  Huntsman. — By 
Sylvanus  Swanquill  . .     22 

The  Courser's  Song  of  the 
Season. —  By  Gregory 
Greyhound,  Esq 26 

Tench  and  Trout  in  a 
Pool   •..••...,, 

NoTiTiA  Venatica, — \o.  IX. 
By  AcTJEON, 

Sporting  Excursions  in 
the  Rocky- Mountains. 
By  J.  R.  Townsend,  Esq. 

NO.  CV. — VOL.  XVIU. 


CONTENTS. 

P*««  I  P.ge 

A  Retrospect  of  the  Sea- 
son 1839 41 

"He  Wore  a  Coat  of  Nu- 


22 


33 


35 


gre's."     An  Imitation  ..    45 

An    American  upon  Eng- 
land  ,,,,     4Q 

Merry  Christmas  and 
Happy  New  Year 50 

Memoirs  of  Arthur  Patis, 
the  Jockey ,     53 

The  Master's  Room 56 

A  Pen  and  Ink  Sketch 
of  Mr.  Farquharson's 
Hunt.  By  the  Rough 
Rider    50 

Xord  Pagot's  Blood- 
Hounds.  Mr.  Meynell's, 

AND        THE        AtHERSTONE 

Hounds 54 

Varieties  .., q^ 

Note4  of  the  Month 67 

Winners  of  Royal  Purses, 
Gold  Cups,  &c.  and  Two- 
year-old  Stakesin  1839     67 

Tattersall's 72 

Alphabetical  List  of  Win- 
ning Horses.     1839.    . .        1 
Coursing  Calendar  ......       I 

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ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPQNPENTS, 

G.  Trigger  shall  hear  from  us  by  letter. 

T.  T.  H.,  Junius,  A.,  and  W.  T.  are  received. 

One  of  our  correspondents,  who  writes  to  us,  and  has  long  written  to 
us,  under  the  name  of  **  Midlander,"  states  that  he  is  not  the  party, 
who,  under  the  same  signature,  corresponds  with  the  **  Sunday  Times/' 

m 

Many  papers  stand  over  for  consideration. 

We  have  seen  a  beautiful  drawing,  on  zinc,  representing  Athens  as  it 
now  is ;  a  panoramic  view  of  the  city,  not  yet  Germanized,  or,  at  least, 
not  so  much  so,  but  that  we  can  trace  each  classic  spot  so  dear  to  our 
memories.  It  is  by  a  master-hand,  and  should  be  in  every  school 
within  our  dominions.     It  is  sold  by  Daltoh^  in  Cockspur  Street. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING    MAGAZINE. 

EUCLID. 

Eng^red  hyVf,  B.  Scott,  from  a  Painting  by'J.  F.  Herrivo. 


This  well-tred,  well-shaped  animal,  is  as  much  entitled  to  have  his 
portrait  inserted  in  our  Magazine,  as  the  winner  of  the  Derby,  Oaks, 
or  St.  Leger.  He  ran  a  remarkably  honest  horse  for  the  Derby,  in 
which  racehe  had  improved  upon  his  Newmarket  form, — and  it  cannot 
be  forgotten,  that  he  ran  a  dead  heat, — after  travelling  down  from  the 
south  at  a  late  period ;  and  after  running  at  Ascot,  with  the  much-, 
vaunted  Charles  XII.  After  having  caught  the  trick  of  a  dead  heat, 
he  subsequently  repeated  it  at  Newmarket  with  iEther, — beating  him 
easily  in  the  final  struggle. 

Euclid  was  bred  by  Mr.  Thomhill  of  Riddlesworth,  and  was  got 
by  Emilius  out  of  Maria,  by  Whisker. 

Likenesses  of  Pet  tit  and  ConoUy,  the  Trainer  and  the  Jockey,  are 
both  introduced  into  our  plate. 


SKATING. 

Engraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  from  a  Painting  by  S.  Fzarce. 

We  question  whether  our  strange  and  changeable  climate  will  bear 
out  the  confident  language  of  the  Correspondent  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  the  present  illustration.  Skating  may  perchance  be 
expected  about  June,  when  "  Summer,"  as  Horace  Walpole  phrases 
it,  "  comes  in  with  its  usual  severity  ;" — but  to  calculate  upon  ice  in 
Winter,  is  a  little  hazardous  in  the  most  Murphy-minded  of  men. 
However,  we  give  the  description  as  it  is  given  to  us : — 

"  I  have  much  pleasure  in  presenting  your  readers  with  an  engraving, 
so  well  adapted  for  this — one  of  our  coldest  and  most  severe  months. 
Now  every  piece  of  water  has  become,  as  it  were,  a  slab  of  polished 
marble,  on  whose  surface  so  many  motley  groups  are  congregated, 
enjoying  an  exercise  at  once  healthy  and  graceful;  and  the  skates, 
which  have  so  long  lain  dormant,  are  routed  from  their  snug  corner  ; 
and  many  are  the  pereons  from  the  cockney  who  has  again  sum- 
moned courage  afler  all  his  falls  last  season,  to  the  gentlemanly 
adept  who  cuts  his  figures  and  dances  with  as  much  precision  as  if 
he  graced  with  his  presence  the  ball-room,  and  not  the  ice.  The 
origin  of  skating  is,  no  doubt,  to  be  traced  to  Holland,  where  long 
journeys  are  performed  both  with  ease  and  celerity.  It  has  been  said 
by  a  Scottish  writer,  that  *  Edinburgh  has  produced  more  instances  of 
elegant  skaters,  than,  perhaps,  any  other  city  or  country:  and  the 
institution  of  a  Skating  Club,  has  contributed  not  a  little  to  the 
improvement  of  this  amusement.'  " 


i  ffEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [1840 

SPORTING  AT  COBLENZ. 

1  FORGOT  to  tell  you  that,  on  a  former  visit  to  the  hotel,  I  found  sitting 
at  the  table,  with  as  long  a  face  as  he  could  make  of  a  round  one,  our 
fellow-traveller  the  cockney  ;  being  by  his  own  contrivance  a  detenu. 
Having  as  usual  delivered  up  his  passport  at  Cologne,  he  persuaded 
himself  that  the  printed  DampfschifF  document  he  obtained  at  the 
packet  office  was  something  equivalent  to  the  police  permit,  and  only 
discovered  the  error  on  arriving  at  Coblenz.     "  So  here  I  am,"  said  he, 
**  kicking  my  heels,  till  my  passport  comes  upwards  from  Cologne;" 
and  then  added,  in  a  genuine  Bow-bell  voice,  **  Well,  arter  all,  there's 
no  place  like  Lonnon,"  he  now  told  me  of  a  subsequent  adventure. 
By  one    of  those    unaccountable  mistakes  which  happen  amongst 
"  foreigners  on  both  sides."     He  became  included  in  a  shooting  party, 
at  a  grand  battue,  in  the  woods  of  Nassau.     Cockiiey-like,  he  provided 
himself  for  the  occasion  with  a  great  dog,  of  I  know  not  what  breed  ; 
but,  pointer  or  mastiff,  the  animal  was  equally  out  of  place  and  rule. 
However,  the  master  was  permitted  to  retain  the  beast  on  condition  of 
keeping  him  at  heel,  which  he  effected  by  tying  Bango  with  a  string  to 
the  button-hole  of  his  trowsers- pocket.     Jn  this  order  our  cockney  was 
planted,  at  a  convenient  post  for  shooting  down  an  avenue,  at  whatever 
game  might  pass  across  it.     I*'or  some  time  nothing  stirred ;  but  at  last 
there  was  a  rustle  of  the  leaves,  and  a  fine  hare  scampered  along  the 
path.     Away  went  Bango  after  the  hare,  and  away  went  a  huge  frag- 
ment of  kerseymere  after  Bango,  leaving  the  astonished  sportsman  in 
even  a  worse  plight  than  Sterne,  when  he  treated  the  starved  ass  to  a 
maccaroon  !     "  If  ever  1  shoot  again,"  said  he  "  it  shall  be  round  Lon- 
non ;  they're  up  to  the  thing  there,  pinters  and  all.*' 

Apropos  of  sporting,  the  example  of  Markham  and  his  friend  has 
brought  angling  into  fashion  with  some  of  the  officers  of  the  garrison. 
Amongst  the  rest,  we  found  a  captain  of  engineers  making  his  maiden 
essay  on  the  banks  of  the  Moselle ;  but  he  complained  sadly  of  the 
stiyness  or  inappetence  of  the  fish,  which  had  refused  even  to  nibble, 
although  for  the  last  two  hours,  as  h6  took  the  trouble  to  prove  to  us 
by  pulling  up  his  line,  he  had  been  fishing  at  the  bottom  with  an  artifi- 
cial fly !  The  only  drawback  to  the  amusement  is  the  fall  of  large 
stones,  not  meteoric,  but  projected  by  the  first  idle  Coblenzer  of  the 
lower  class,  who  may  happen  to  pass  by.  To  such  a  pitch  was  this 
nuisanc  ecarried,  that  the  military  piscators  were  obliged  to  post  men 
to  intercept  and  punish  the  runaway  offenders.  "  I  can  only  account 
for  so  malicious  a  practice,*'  said  Markham,  "  by  supposing  that  as 
the  amusement  is  English,  the  low-born  are  infected  with  the  same 
petty  jealousy  as  their  betters  occasionally  exhibit  towards  our  country, 
from  Prince  Piickler  Muskau,  down  to  Mr.  Aloys  Schreiber. 

From  "  Up  the  Rhine,"  by  Thomas  Hood. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 


THE  FLY-FISHER'S  TEXT  BOOK, 

OR,  THE  SCIENCE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  FLY-FISHING  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &c; 


**  Up,  sleeper !  dreamer !  up ;  for  now 
Tbere's  gold  upon  the  mountain's  brow, 

There's  light  on  forest,  stream,  and  meadows. 
The  dewdrops  shine  on  flow'ret  bells^ 
The  village  clock  of  morning  tells  ; 
Up  men  !  out  Juhers  ! — for  the  dolls 
And  dingles  teem  with  shadows." 

CHAP.  X. 

(Time— ^ar/y  Morning,) 

tleth,  (knocking  at  Theoph,*s  door,)  Come,  Theophilus :  it  is  a 
quarter  to  six.     {Knock,  knock.) 

Theoph,  {fast  asleep,  dreaming,)  Yes,  very  well.  Quiet  lodging 
over  a  tinker's  shop. 

Herb,  {knock).     Come,  it's  time  to  be  stirring. 

Theoph.  (still  asleep)^  Bravo  I  Bravo  !  Capital  speech.  Bring  the 
hot  water  and  spoon,  and  FU  make  it  punch  for  the  gods  ! 

Herb.  Now,  my  Theophilus,  do  jump  out  aud  open  the  door  (Tre- 
mendous  uproar,) 

Theoph,  **  To  bed,  to  bed,  there's  knocking."  {waking)  Holloa  ! 
who's  there? — How  you're  "poondering"  away  at  the  door.  Ah! 
Herbert !  what,  up  before  me !  You  are  **  right  eager  for  the  fray,''  it 
seems.     There,  come  in  ;  how  have  you  passed  the  night  ? 

Herbs     Like  a  sighing  zephyr,  so  calm  and  tranquil, 

''As  fast  lock'd  up  in  sleep  as  guiltless  labour. 
When  it  lies  starkly  in  the  traveller's  bones." 

But,  funny  enough,  I  dreamt  I  was  in  your  perilous  situation  among 
the  rocks,  and  thence  saw  a  cod-fish,  yes,  a  codfish !  of  all  things,  rise, 
as  large  and  terrific  as  a  shark — like  the  451b.  you  mentioned  yester- 
day. I  threw  towards  him,  and,  in  my  eagerness  to  reach  the  spot 
where  he  rose,  lost  my  balance,  and  fell ! — off  the  top  of  the  chimney ! — 
not  into  the  river,— for  I  awoke  and  found  myself  out  of  bed  on  the 
floor. 

Theoph,  Well  done!  '*  Better  luck  next  time,"  my  energetic  dis- 
ciple. 

Herb.  But  what,  in  heaven,  were  you  dreaming  about  when  I 
knocked  ?  You  seemed  to  be  enjoying  an  odd  medley.  I  distinctly 
heard  of  cooking  and  dramatizing. 


e:  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [J An. 

Theoph.  Goodness  knows.  The  sight  of  you  has  driven  my  dreams 
from  my  memory,  and  **  left  not  a  rack  behind.'*  There  was  an  odd 
jumble  among  my  senses  occasioned  by  your  knocking ;  but-,  as  the 
mysterious  writer  says,  "To  man  it  is  forbidden  to  know  the  secret  his- 
tory of  it."  But  we  waste  precious  moments  ;  for  dreams  have  nothing 
to  do  with  fishing,  except  that  fishing  is  a  pleasurable  dream  of  hap- 
piness too  evanescent.     Where  is  the  wind  ? 

Herb,     Right  in  the  teeth  of  the  hOuse-door,  south  I  presume. 

Tkeoph.  Then  all's  right ;  for  "  South**  and  fishing  agree  well — 
there's  a  nominal  pun  !  It  is  straight  down  the  river. 

Herb.  I  remember  somewhere  to  have  read,  that  the  best  wind  waa 
always  against  the  stream,  or  blowing  up  the  river.  What  do  you  say 
to  that  ? 

Theoph.  The  only  advantage  of  the  wind  up  th  e  river  is,  that,  as 
it  opposes  the  current,  less  will  be  sufficient  to  ruffle  its  surface  ; — but 
if  such  a  wind  be  anywise  strong,  it  is  impossible  either  to  throw  or  to 
play  the  fly  with  satisfaction.  The  best,  if  there  is  enough  of  it,  to 
produce  the  same  amount  of  curl,  is  that  which  blows  towards  the  di- 
rection you  wish  to  throw  in;  that  is,  crossing  the  riv«r,  obliquely,  down 
stream,  from  behind  you. 

Herb,  It  is  proverbial,  and  I  assume  it  to  be  the  fact,  that  a  south, 
south-west,  or  west  wind,  is  best  adapted  for  fishing.  Have  you  ever 
thought  why  it  is  so  ? 

Tkeoph,  The  winds  you  mention  are  certainly  more  inviting  for- 
out-a-door  amusement  ?  but  having,  in  common  with,  I  may  say,  every 
member  of  our  craft,  been  so  often  imposed  upon  by  them,  I  have  long 
since  ceased  to  pin  my  faith  to  their  garments.  I  cannot  think  there 
is  any  quality  in  one  wind  rather  than  another,  which  induces  either 
good  or  bad  fishing-days  ;  but  rather  that  it  is  a  combination  of  other  cir- 
cumstances which  happen  at  the  same  time.  Then  you  will  ask,  what  is 
it?  In  truth  I  don't  know,  but  I  half  suspect ;  I  have  thoughtupon  this 
mysterious  subject  often,  but  only  more  especially  since  this  fishing 
'bout  of  ours,  and  the  necessity  of  teaching  you,  were  contemplated  ; 
so  that  I  have  as  yet  formed  only  crude  notions  of  that  which  it  re- 
quires much  time  and  patient  diligent  investigation  to  determine  or- 
resolve. 

Herb,  Most  learned  Theophilus,  you  puzzle  me  with  your  "  profound 
profundity;*'  and  I  had  almost  forgotten  to  ask  you,  in  reference  to 
this,  "  Do  fishes  ever  eat,  and  are  they  never  hungry  ?" 

Theoph,  Most  ignorant  pupil !  wilt  thou  never  take  for  gospel  tiiat 
which  so  learned  (?)  a  preceptor  tells  thee?  Verily  thou  art  a  leech, 
and,  like  the  surgical  operator,  sticketh  to  the  subject.  But  to  be 
serious  and  bold  at  once,  I  do  throw  overboard  altogether  that  which 


*^  V"*^*  imply  "^"^'NG    MAO^ 

:        *«  «^^      r^   ^  *^     *^^^i»^~  ^*®  hereafter,  and  accept  tl 

''        Ix  ^*^^^'     ^^a      JJ^    Z^.    ^^'     Considar  n,y  condition 

u      .  .«otv.  **  *-^^  prepare  your  rod,  I  y 

Herb.    Be**"     L^xit  soliU<juisi„g  -, 

'  IbLrw*^*  taylof  Had  b^^n  hanged  for  m- 
^LAl!' i'*'*"°^«<*    Cloatbs._0  ./Tat":?: 


n^\..^       C  "•*^®   «»o    t>ir«©olios  to  put  off. 

Hogs  go  to  l>e<l  i^  r«3t,  ^d  apenoTl„M"?*^' 
>^th  pulling  o^  ^l.«ir  l.o»e  and^C  wl'    • 

Andathou^^a  ^oro^eota  that  afflfe; trn^^^^^^^ 

rAeopA.  '*Nowrmfurnishea  for  our  fliglit/'orth    fi   k 
niay  prove  necessary.  '  ®  "ffht, 

Herb.     And  so  am  I. RocI  tog-ether — reel  on^ Un      k 

and  gut  line  affixed —  and  impatiently  I  wait  for  you"^  ^ 

Theoph.     How  will  you  g^et  your  steam  up,  without  yo 
— youVe  actually  forgotten  your   milk  and  bread   so      "'^  ^ 
for  the  start.     Let  me   exanciine  your  "artillery/'  'as  FV^^*^ 
right :— I  see  you  hare  practised  splicing  your  top  and  Y^^ 

according  to  my  directions. Bravo,  closely,  and  neatly  d    *^ 

must  tie  your  other  joints  together  by  the  hitchers,  else  o*^ 
chance  to  reach  the  sea  before  the  other!  Here  are  pi^^^ 
braid,  as  fine  as  netting  silk,  which  I  keep  for  the  purpos^^ 
knot  at  one  end  of  each,  and  catch  it  under  one  hitcher  on  ^  '^ 
if  you  wind  these  round  the  joints  when  you  come  home  at 
will  last  you  through  the  season.  As  I  can  hardly  adi 
a  matter  of  little  moment,  let  me  tell  you  I  am  glad  to  fi 
pen  to  have  put  the  reel  on  the  rig-ht  way ;  namely,  with 
towards  the  right,  when  the  reel  lies  under  the  rod.  l  ^ 
because  I  observe  that  the  two  joint  authors  of  Derbyshire 
fered  upon  the  subject,  and,  like  those  who  quarrelled  abovi 
melioD^  it  happens 


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melioD,  re  nappens, 

"They  both  are  right,  tho'  both  are  wrong;" 
the  one,  because  the  winding:  up   should    be   performed 


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band  ;  while  in  his  plan-  it  must  be  performed  with  the  left :  and  the 
other  because  his,  of  holding  the  rod  keeping  reel  uppermost,  is  an 
unnatural  position  for  it ;  the  line  is  more  chaffed,  and  also  has,  in  case 
of  wet,  an  inclination  to  cling :  or  else  he  would  imply  that,  to  wind 
up,  it  is  requisite  to  turn  the  rod  so  as  to  bring  the  reel  upwards, 
which  is  not  the  manner  in  which  it  is  retained  while  throwing.  What 
have  you  done  with  your  spare  tops  ? 

Herb,     One  is  in-doors,  the  other  in  the  hollow  but. 

Theoph,  Leave  both  at  home  ;  you  are  not  going  very  far ;  and  let 
us  hope  for  no  breakages  to  start  with.  Besides,  carrying  it  in  the  but 
not  only  spoils  it,  but  gives  an  unpleasant  rattle,  and  feeling  of"  all-not- 
rig;htishness*'  to  the  rod  in  throwing.  If  you  do  not  object,  you  shall 
sling  over  your  shoulder  my  "  verger's  staff/'  as  Antiquarius  designates 
my  gaff.     Let's  be  off.     Now,  Zoe — ,come. 

Herb.  Not  that  I  object  to  such  delightful  companionship,  be 
assured ;  but  for  curiosity  let  me  ask,  are  not  dogs  in  the  way  and  use- 
less while  fishing  ? 

Theoph,     They  may  be,  I  admit;  but  'tis  a  mere  fancy.    I  take  mine, 

because  I  love  her  and  she  loves  me,  and  both  would  be  uneasy  sepa- 
rated. Her  presence,  if  not  otherwise  beneficial,  often  gives  change 
to  my  thoughts;  she  amuses  me  in  her  gambols,  she  catches  water-rats, 
puts  up  water-birds  ;  she  is,  in  fact,  company  as  good  at  least  as  a 
walking  stick  is  to  the  pedestrian  or  lounger.  As  to  the  damage  she 
does,  it  is  trifling,  since  she  is  obedient  at  a  look,  and  well  taught  to 
keep  out  of  my  way  :  and  were  the  mischief  she  creates  greater,  as  it 
is  pleasure  and  relaxation  I  am  now  seeking,  I'd  sooner  lose  a  fish  in 
her  presence  than  leave  her  behind. 

Herb,  Take  her  by  all  means ;  no  one  is  a  greater  lover  of  the 
"canine"  than  I  am. 

Theoph,  They  are  sometimes  of  use.  I  have  heard  of  a  dog  at 
Fakenham,  in  Norfolk,  famous  in  landing  fish,  and  on  whose  collar  is 
engraved  "  I  am  the  far-famed  pike-killer  of  Fakenham."  By  the  way, 
now  I  think  on't,  poor  Zoe  was  taught  to  avoid  my  line  by  a  severe 
lesson.  Mv  friend  Truttarius  and  I  had  had  such  bad  luck  one 
mornings  that  in  despair  I  retired  to  our  inn ;  while  Zoe,  then  a  puppy, 
and  he  remained  by  the  river.  Presently  in  came  Zoe  with  her  tail 
between  her  legs,  followed  by  Truttarius,  looking  half  angry  and  serious, 
and  half  facetious.  "  Oh  !"  says  he,  **  see,  I  have  been  broken  to  pieces 
by  a  thirty  pounder  at  least  1  such  sport  1 !  "  Nonsense,"  says  I. 
"  Fact,"  says  he,  "  ask  Zoe.  Fact  is,  I  was  winding  up  to  join  you, 
my  fly  flitting  in  the  air  :  Zoe  frisked  about  to  catch  it ;  and  before  I 
observed  her,  had  fairly  hooked  herself  in  sport !  I  halloaed  her  to 
stand  :  but  de'el  a  bit ;  the  more  I  shouted,  the  more  she  ran ;  and  the 


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Ignore  I  followed  her,  the  faster  she  retreated,  yelping  most  discordantly, 
poor  thing*  Though  I  felt  for  her  situation,  as  well  as  my  own,  I  could 
hardly  run  for  laughter,  ^^he  got  all  my  line  out;  and,  to  speak  j^ro- 
fessionally y  ^  ran  me  under,'  i.  e.  through  a  hedge.  I  was  done  now  ; 
for  crack  went  the  rod,  and  then  snap  went  the  line  ;  away  she  bolted, 
for  her  master,  and  here  we  are.  Famous  s^port  fly-fishing  for  dogs  ! 
Beats  Jessy^s  catching  a  hare  hollow !"  Hoviever,  it  was  a  lesson,  and 
she  profited  by  it ;  for  not  long  after  I  had  the  strange  fortune  to  hook 
a  water  rat,  while  fly-fishing,  as  it  was  sailing  across  the  river ;  and 
**  Miss  Zoe,"  as  it ''  neared**  the  bank,  plunged  it,  and  there  killed 
it,  taking,  as  I  could  perceive,  especial  care  not  to  venture  too  near 
the  line  and  hook. 

Herb,  Poor  Zoe  !  Enough  to  teach  her  wisdom.  "  A  burnt  child, 
&c/*  I  once  saw  a  swallow  caught  by  swallowing  an  artificial  fly, 
which  floated  in  the  air  attached  to  the  remnant  of  some  unlucky  fellow's 
line  left  suspended  in  a  tree ;  and  by  the  way,  I  heard  of  a  curious 
adventure  of  this  kind  with  a  cat,  which  occurred,  if  T  mistake  not,  to 
your  friend  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle.  He  had  been  troUing,  and  was 
sitting  quietly  in  a  snug  parlour  at  **  mine  inn,"  taking  a  luncheon  ; 
he  thought  he  heard  a  noise  like  the  click  of  his  winch,  but  took  no 
further  notice.  Presently  he  went  out  to  resume  his  sport,  and  found 
his  rod,  which  he  had  leant  upright  against  the  house,  recumbent ;  and 
the  winch  *'  going  away"  at  a  fine  pace.  **  What  fish  now  ?"  says  he. 
He  followed  the  track  of  his  line,  and  when  he  came  near  the  hook, 
found  his  prize  to  be  a  great  torn  cat,  which,  in  attempting  to  steal  hs 
scaly  bait,  had  stolen  the  hook  also !  He  left  his  hook  and  the  prize  to 
fight  it  out,  by  cutting  his  line.  So  let  us  cut  the  subject.  Ah  !  let  me 
look  at  your  line  ; — prepared,  I  see  : — The  very  thing  I  wished  to  ask 
you  about.     What  is  the  process  ? 

Tkeoph,  This,  you  will  note,  is  properly  a  trolling  line  of  the  best 
description ;  eight  strand  platted  silk ,  of  its  natural  yellow  colour.  I 
have  promised  to  try  it  for  a  friend,  as  a  salmon  fly-line;  but  having 
done  so,  cannot  approve  of  it  so  highly  for  that  purpose,  as  the  unpre- 
pared silk  and  hair  twisted  ;  it  throws  rather  too  heavy.  The  prepara- 
tion of  it  is  certainly  most  excellent — the  best  I  know,  not  excepting 
that  which  the  tackle  makers  adopt,  who,  by  the  bye,  I  believe,  charge 
but  a  penny  a  yard  for  preparing  them. 

RECIFE  FOR  PRESERVINQ  AND  STIFFENING  TROLLING  LINES. 

To  a  quarter  of  a  pint  of  **double  boiled  cold  drawn"  linseed  oil,  add 
about  one  ounce  of  gold  size.  Gently  warm  and  mix  them  well, 
being  first  careful  to  have  the  line  quite  dry.  While  the  mixture,  is 
warm,  soak  it  therein  till  it  is  fully  saturated  to  its  very  centre,  say  for 
twenty-four  hours.     Then  pass  it  through  a  piece  of  flannel,  pressing 

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10  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [J ait. 

it  sufficiently  to  take  off*  the  superficial  coat,  which  enables  that  which 
is  in  the  interior  to  dry  well,  and  by  time  to  get  stiff*.  The  line  must 
then  be  hung  up  in  the  air,  wind  or  sun,  out  of  the  reach  of  moisture, 
for  about  a  fortnight,  or  till  pretty  well  dry.  It  must  then  be  re-dipped, 
to  give  an  outer  coat,  less  soaking  for  which  is  necessary  :  after 
this,  wipe  it  again  but  lightly ;  wind  it  on  a  chair-back  or  towel  horse 
before  a  hot  fire,  and  there  let  it  remain  for  two  or  three  hours,  which 
will  cause  the  mixture  on  it  to  "  flow"  (as  japanners  term  it),  and  give 
an  even  gloss  over  the  whole.  It  must  then  be  left  to  dry  as  before ; 
the  length  of  time,  as  it  depends  on  the  weather  and  place,  observation 
must  determine  upon.  By  this  means  it  becomes  impervious  to  wet, 
and  sufficiently  stiff*  never  to  clog  or  entangle,— the  oil  producing  the 
former  quality,  and  the  gold  size  (which  is  insoluble  in  water),  the  latter  ; 
while  the  commixture  prevents  the  size  becoming  too  hard  and  stiff. 
A  trolling  Une  should  be  thus  dressed  every  season  at  least.* 

(Exeunt  for  the  river  side), 

(Scene. — The  path  towards  the  river). 
Herb^    A  lovely  morning  this  : 


**  Bright  shines  the  sun,  and  cooling  aeph3rrs  pisy 
Along  the  flowery  vale." 

How  exhilirating  is  this  scene,  so  varied,  so  ever-varying  with  each  hour. 
Big  Galtyvoel,  which,  as  I  came  here  yesterday,  blushed  with  the 
roseate  gaze  of  the  declining  western  sun,  now  seems  wrapt  in  shade 
and  sleep ;  while  on  our  right,  the  towering  wood-crowned  Gwydyr 
cliff*,  then  looking  awfully  majestic  in  its  gloom,  is  smiling  and  gay 
as  a  youthful  blushing  bridesmaid. 

Theoph,  We  shall  fish  at  its  base  for  at  least  a  mile  up  the  river. 
The  vapours  of  night  still  hang  about  it  hke  gauzy  veils.  Or  as  the 
noble  bard  sings : 

<'  Night  wanes,  the  vapours  round  the  mountains  curl. 
Melt  into  mom,  and  light  awakes  the  world." 

*'  Bright  shines  the  sun,"  just  now,  of  a  truth  ;  yet  there'll  be  rain 
before  long,  to  a  certainty.  Look  to  those  towering  mountainous  clouds 
to  windward,  and  that  thin  black  horizontal  streak  across  them^ 
threatening  a  storm, — rain  to  a  certainty  !  ^ 

"  Hurrah  for  the  souVest  wind 
To  the  angler  it  ne'er  comes  unkind, 
Though  it  pours  and  it  blows. 
Still  on  fishing  he  goes. 
Hurrah  !  for  the  sou'- west  wind  !" 

•  This  recipe  is  for  the  benefit  of  all  troUers,  especially  of  "  George  Hook"  (Query 
"  Gorge  Hook"),  the  trolling  correspondent  alluded  to  at  p.  277,8,  in  the  October 
number  of  this  Magazine. 


1«40.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  11 

Already  the  morning  begins  to  assume 

**  The  uncertain  glory  of  an  April  day, 

Which  now  shows  all  the  beaaty  of  the  sun. 
And  by  and  bye  a  cloud  takes  all  away." 

Leap  the  gate  on  the  right  into  the  field,  and  before  us  is  the  Rector's 
Pool.  Here  let  us  take  breath  and  admire  the  picturesque  rectory,  backed 
by  the  town  and  the  far-famed  Llanrwst  bridge,  built  by  Inigo  Jones. 
'Tis  said,  by  the  way,  to  be  his  masterpiece !  and  strange  as  it  may 
seem,  a  stout  thrust  of  the  body  against  one  side  of  the  parapet  causes 
the  whole  structure  so  to  shake,  that  its  vibration  is  readily  felt  by  a 
person  leaning  against  the  opposite  parapet ;  thence  it  is  sometimes 
denominated  the  **  shaking  bridge." 

Herb,  And  is  its  contiguity  to  the  rector's  house  the  only  reason 
for  the  name  you  assign  to  this  pool ;  or  are  we  indebted  to  the  rector 
for  permission  to  fish  here  without  danger  of  the  lock-up  ? 

Tkeoph.  Your  first  bolt  was  nearer  the  mark ;  and  I  know  no  other 
reason  for  its  name,  save,  that  it  is  as  bountiful  and  generous,  in  fit  and 
proper  seasons,  as  the  worthy  rector  himself.  We  are  free  to  fish  it, 
the  property  around  belonging  to  my  lord  Willoughby  d'Eresby.  It  is 
a  good  pool  for  fish,  when  there  is  plenty  of  wind  "  the  blue  wave  to 
curl ;"  and  this  you  may  bear  in  mind,  with  respect  to  all  pools,  that 
you  may  spare  yourself  the  labour  of  throwing  on  them,  unless  there  be 
a  good  ripple,  or  else  a  good  fresh  water. 

Herb,     Let  me  understand  your  definition  of  a  pool. 

Theoph,  I  make  this  distinction  of  waters  in  reference  to  salmon  fish« 
ing.  A  pool  is  a  long,  deep,  and  broad  part  of  the  waters,  with  very  Httle 
rapidity  of  motion, — comparatively  still :  a  stream  is  moderately  swift, 
yet  deep ;  a  rapid  is  still  more  swift  or  rushing,  and  sometimes  not 
above  five  or  six  feet  deep ;  and  a  shallow  may  speak  for  itself,  since  it 
is  of  no  use  to  us  as  salmon-fishers.  The  breeze  is  with  us  this  morning ; 
so  I  shall  just  try  here  before  I  do  anything  with  you,  as  you  would  only 
frighten  the  fish  on  your  first  essay.  So  lay  your  gut-line  in  the  water  to 
soak  meanwhile.  It  is  this  little  brook  on  our  left,  and  the  Rector's  garden 
wall  on  the  right,  which  constitute  the  boundaries  of  the  pool.  There  is 
capital  fishing  below,  from  the  garden ;  but  leave  that  for  the  worthy  rec- 
tor's private  use,  for  the  present.  'Tis  ground  strictly  private,  and  not  to 
be  entered  upon  but  by  express  leave  or  invitation.  Besides,  I  owe  him 
especial  courtesy  in  this  respect,  for  having  run  away  with  a  goodly  fish 
which  he  might  almost  have  reckoned  his  own.  'Twas  a  memorable  event, 

happening  in  the  year -,  the  day  before  I  packed  ofi*  to  London  at 

the  close  of  my  season.  I  had  been  out  just  above  here,  to  the  Quay 
Stream,  "  to  cast  a  long  and  hngering  look  behind,"  or  rather  **  to  cast 
a  long  and  lingering  line  before."  There  I  rose  and  struck  a  glorious 
fellow ;  but  it  was  with  a  broken  hook  !  and  all  I  saw  of  my  supposed 

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last  fish  of  that  year,  was  thirty-six  inches  length  of  bright  solid  flesh 
arching  a  leap  of  some  six  yards  diameter  as,  in  his  joy,  he  escaped  me. 
In  despair  I  wound  up  my  reel  line,  and  deposited  gut  and  fly  in  my 
pocket,  as  I  thought,  for  the  season.  In  my  way  home  I  called  on  my 
worthy  friend  the  rector,  to  say  '*  good  bye,"  and  ^good  bye  itproved^ 
for,  after  much  persuasion,  he  induced  me  to  throw  down  yon  pool 
from  his  garden  wall,  where  he  had  raised  a  fish  twice  the  day  before^ 
I  thought  it  was  of  no  use,  for  the  wind  was  lulled,  the  sun  was  bright, 
and  the  leaves  were  thick  in  the  river  as  autumnal  gales  could  make 
them.  The  river,  however,  was  high  and  full.  Still  he  pressed ;  and, 
at  last,  out  came  gut  line.  Again  the  salmon's  knell,  my  whizzing  reel, 
gladdened  my  ears,  and  straight  fell  my  aerial  fly  upon  the  pool :  once^ 
twice  1 1  threw  in  vain  ;  but 

*♦  Tho'  twice  in  vain. 
Thrice  did  gain/' 

A  heavy  swell  was  seen — my  rod  flew  back — my  line  was  stretched ! 
yes,  I  had  a  monstrous  salmon !    at  least  a  monster  here.     Having 
hooked  him  under  such  disadvantages,  with  so  much  luck,  and  so  un- 
expectedly, I  determined  to  lose  nothing  which  good  fortune  had  given 
me,  and  to  maintain  my  advantage,  if  cool  skill  and  patience  could 
avail  me.     To  describe  his  manoeuvres,  his  rushings,  tuggings,  sulk- 
ings,   shakes,  and  leaps ;  my  slackings,  stonings,  lowerings,  casings, 
with  all  my  final  deadly  strain,  would  occupy  us  the  time  the  battle  lasted, 
full  forty>five  minutes;  so  let  them  pass.     As  you  perceive,  the  height 
of  the  wall  and  the  tree  at  the  end  of  it  would  neither  permit  me  to 
reach  him  with  the  gafl*,  nor  pass  my  line  and  rod  and  self  down  to  the 
watering  place  below.    So  seeing  my  friend  Llewellyn  crossing  the  bridge 
fbr  his  evening's  cast,  I  hailed  him  to  my  assistance.      He  came  and 
stood  in  the  watering  place  below ;  and  I  above.   He,  deceived  ui  his  low 
position  as  to  the  weight  and  size  of  the  fish,  kept  teazing  me,  '*  Press 
him  in,  sir ;  press  him  ;  he's  not  above  eight  or  nine  pounds ;  you'll  never 
land  him  ;"  and  I  retorting  "  /  see  the  fish,  /  hold  the  rod ;"  and  'twas 
well  I  did,  he  confessed.     'Twas  Llanrwst  fair,  and  folks  were  in  plenty 
about  the  town,  and  a  hundred  or  more  were  now  witnessing  the  sporty 
many  for  the  first  time  in  their  lives.     At  last,  after  trying  his  patience 
and  exercising  my  own,  round  to  Llewellyn  I  brought  my  fish.     True  to 
its  work  went  the  tempered  insidious  gafl*,  and  out  on  shore,  for  the 
first  time  since  its  birth,  shone  the  silvery  scales  of  the  glorious  prize ; 
out  came  the  weighing  machine;  down  went  the  pointer  to  181bs.  f 
"Eh!  what  a  ^aw  won ;— hurrah !"  sang  the  crowd;    "thanks,"  fell 
I ;  and  off  I  marched  in  triumph  at  having  caught  so  goodly  a  fish,  and 
at  having  gratified  so  many  in  the  act. 


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SPORTS  IN  OTHER  CLIMES. 


OF  THE  WOODCOCK,  WILD  BOAR,  &c. 

No.  II. 

BY  CACUa, 

My  flight,  like  that  of  the  woodcock,  is  southward:  I  tarry  not  in 
the  northern  provinces  of  Italy,  and  hardly  halt  till  I  arrive  at  Sienna  : 
Sienna,  the  town  of  bells  and  belles ^  of  pure  fountains  and  purer  lan- 
guage— characteristics  that  have  passed  into  a  proverb,  which,  how- 
ever, I  cannot  repeat ;  for  Italian  does  not,  as  Latin  may  do,  at  least  in 
Boileau's  estimation,  **  brave  VhonnetetL"  And  have  I  passed  the 
Siraplon  without  a  word?  Yes!  it  is  now  a  wreck,  with  its  snowy 
peaks  and  sunny  dells,  with  its  idiots  and  its  goitres  on  the  Valais  side, 
the  only  attributes  of  simplicity  that  the  Swiss  have  preserved — and  its 
passions  in  turmoil  on  the  Italian  side  !  Alas  !  the  Chamois  hunter  will 
henceforward  alone  bear  record  of  what  it  may  be.  I  shall  regret  the 
well-earned  repast  at  the  Summit  Inn — the  fresh  trout  from  the  cold 
mountain  lake — and  the  black-clock  reserved  for  the  worthiest  guest. 

But  for  Sienna!   Take  heed  of  its  allurements  ;  it  is  the  town  where 
he  who  loiters  seldom  passes  unharmed.     It  will  require  more  nerve 
than  with  chilled  blood  ye  may  dream  of,  to  rouse  yourselves  and 
to  arise,  even  for  my  cheering  pursuit.     It  is  worth  your  while,  even 
though  the  thoughts  be  estranged,  to  take  the  brake,  and  hear  the  cheer 
or  the  caution  to  the  dogs,  the  flushes,  or  the  marking  down  of  the 
game,  in  the  language  that  Alfieri,  though  an  Italian,  passed  the  best 
years  of  his  life  in  acquiring — that  language  the   Sanese  peasants 
speak  with  all  its  poetry  and  all  its  purity.     The  woodcock  is  not 
where  you  thought  it  'lighted,  it  is  **  unpoco  piu  al  metzo  giorno,'*   If 
you  ask  who  the  strangers  may  be  that  you  meet,  and  upon  the  con- 
fines  of  the  Maremma,  they  might  be  bandits,  ^^  questa  e  gente  pulita 
signore,'*  is  the  certain  answer.     Again,  when  in  mid-day  repose,  for 
although  in  December,  the  sun  is  sometimes  powerful  enough  to  invite  a 
pause,  should  the   "  cacciatore**  seek  the  boon  of  tobacco  or  snufF, 
he  will  ask  for  it  by  a  periphrasis  :    If  the  *'  Signore*'  or  "sua  eceel- 
lenza**  has  "  qualche  vizio** — and  a  vizio,  it  has  indeed  now  become. 
What  Capua  was  to  the  Carthaginian,  Sienna  may  be  to  the  sportsman  ; 
he  had  better  perhaps  not  linger  here.     The  Maremma  may  be   ap- 
proached by  another  route,  and  deserves  a  separate  treatise. 

I  would  now  lead  you  to  the  confines  of   the  Roman  territory. 
Many  a  gay  and  joyous  party  has  left  home  with  the  dawn,  for  Ostia, 


14  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

and  the  banks  of  the  Tiber,  in  pursuit  of  the  Snipe,  the  Woodcock, 
or  the  Wild  Boar :  and  considering  that  no  diflSculties  are  encountered, 
there  is  sport  sufficient  for  amusement,  and  you  may  return  to  your 
homes  in  the  evening ;  I  will  not  say  at  what  hour,  it  may  be  twenty- 
four  o'clock,  which  is  sun-set,  or  one  o'clock,  which  is  only  one  hour 
after  it ;  but  time  so  puzzles  the  brain  in  the  holy  see,  that  I  am  in- 
clined to  think  that  on  that  account  alone  Rome  is  well  termed  the 
"  Eternal  City." 

Six  days  before  Christmas  Day,  and  six  days  after  it,  "5ei  giorm 
prima  e  sei  giomi  dopo  la  nativitd,**  is  the  time  for  the  woodcock, 
within  the  realm  of  the  Pope.  It  is  a  classical  time,  for  these  are 
really  the  halcyon  days !  We  therefore  go  forth,  and  our  first  point 
is  the  ancient  Antium,  now  called  Porto  d'Anzo.  There  is  the  small 
town  of  Nettuno,  about  a  mile  from  the  port.  It  is  approached  by  a 
difficult  track,  through  a  wild  forest,  that  will  take  you  seven  hours  to 
traverse,  if  your  guide  leads  you  aright.  In  my  case  the  time  was 
similar,  and  we  had  ploughed  for  six  hours  the  sands  of  the  pathless 
wood,  at  a  foot's  pace,  when  a  suspicion  of  our  guide  flashed  across  us. 
We  had  picked  him. up  by  chance  at  the  entrance  of  the  forest.  He 
was  dressed  in  the  garb  of  the  country,  with  the  green  velvet  jacket 
and  the  short  breeches,  the  greaves  wound  around  his  legs,  the  pointed 
sugar  loaf  hat,  with  the  feather  of  some  wild  bird  to  decorate  it.  He 
wore  a  girdle  filled  with  cartridges  and  slugs,  and  slung  over  his  shoulder 
was  a  ruthless  gun.  The  doubt  had  arisen  and  must  be  acted  upon. — 
We  were  in  a  rickety  carriage,  just  strong  enough  to  hold  together, 
carrying  our  munitions  of  war,  our  dogs,  and  ourselves.  The  word 
**  Halte*  was  given.  We  took  our  guns,  and  proceeded  quietly  to  the 
loading  thereof,  and  then  accosted  our  guide — "  Give  up  your  gun  !'' 
We  heeded  no  why  nor  wherefore.  '*  Dated  h  sckioppo,**  It  was  use- 
less to  resist — if  he  were  the  traitor  we  supposed,  he  was  leading  us 
to  our  destiny  ;  we  were  not  yet  arrived  at  it.  "  Take  us  to  Nettuno ; 
or — ,"  and  the  arms  so  glittered,  and  so  seemed  to  be  for  earnest,  that 
the  alternative  needed  no  corroboration  from  the  saints  nor  the  virgin. 
I ,  unloaded  his  gun  and  found  within  its  entrails  two  bullets  and 
eighteen  slugs.  They  were  intended  for  a  wild-boar — but  would 
serve  for  another  purpose !  "  Take  us  to  Nettuno,  and  we  will  pay 
what  we  promised — mislead  us, — "  and  we  cocked  our  guns,  and  the 
sharp  snick  had  its  effect.  The  carriage  was  turned  quite  round  in 
the  first  instance,  and  after  a  little  while  diverged  into  a  path  at  right 
angles  to  our  former  route.  We  arrived  late  at  our  destination.  It 
was  near  nine  o'clock.  We  paid  and  overpaid  our  promises;  for  we 
had  seen  the  forest,  and  we  had  to  recross  it. 

Let  the  reader  not  think  that  these  pains  are  worthless,  because  a 


1840:]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  15 

few  woodcocks  may  be  the  result.  We  are  upon  classical  ground. 
It  was  at  Antium  where  the  Apollo  Belvedere  was  found  ;  and  the  spot 
where  a  treasure  has  been  hidden,  is  always  an  object  of  curiosity. 
Tlie  story  of  its  trouvail  has  almost  become  a  fable,  so  intense  was  the 
interest  excited  by  the  gradual  development  of  the  prize.  Between 
Antium  and  Nettuno  is  the  retreat  chosen  by  the  Pretender  for  his 
retirement — a  palace  now  in  ruins — a  lawn  feathering  down  to  the 
Mediterranean,  where  every  choice  shrub  now  luxuriates,  for  no  hand 
heeds  them.  All  is  overgrown  — and  yet  what  a  spot  for  disappointed 
ambition,  or  blighted  hopes  !  I  question  if  it  be  not  worth  all  the 
crowns,  aye,  the  iron  one  too,  of  all  the  world. 

In  the  forest  that  we  crossed,  and  the  woods  bordering  upon  the 
sea,  there  are  abundance  of  abiding  places  for  the  woodcock,  and 
there  is  quietude  enough  to  tempt  him  to  remain.  There  are  gullies 
and  moors  for  his  feeding  places,  and  sometimes  for  miles  together, 
you  may  follow  these  moors  : — at  the  fitting  season  ;  the  sport  seldom 
fails.  The  scene  will  then  vary,  and  you  may  beat  the  extensive 
woods  of  cork  trees,  with  the  under-wood  of  the  nespola  or  medlar 
shrub,  the  fruit  still  rotting  to  maturity  upon  them. 

There  is  a  sport  here  followed  at  night  for  taking  the  woodcocks,  not 
only  by  springes,  but  by  a  casting  net.  Large  bells,  such  as  are  worn 
by  cattle,  are  fixed  upon  the  legs  of  a  man  ;  with  the  net  ready  spread 
upon  his  shoulders,  and  a  strong  light  in  his  hand,  he  enters  the  mo- 
rass. The  birds  heed  not  his  figure ;  the  noise  of  the  bells  beguiles 
them,  for  it  is  the  accustomed  sound  of  the  cattle.  The  restlessness 
of  the  woodcock  at  feed  is  remarkable.  By  the  reflected  light  his 
quick  comings  and  goings  are  watched ;  and  when  two  or  three  are 
within  reach,  the  net  is  cast.  It  is  seldom  thrown  for  one  only.  It 
would  be  well  to  anticipate  for  your  day's  sport  with  your  gun  these 
deadly  manceuvres,  for  they  have  marred  many  a  good  day.  It  is 
extraordinary  how  little  we  know  of  taking  birds  in  England,  in  the 
comparison  with  the  art  by  which  they  are  encompassed  in  other  coun- 
tries. Witness  the  golden  plover  that  are  seen  in  abundance  in  every 
market,  in  every  town,  upon  the  Continent,  and  scarcely  ever  killed 
by  shot ;  and  how  seldom  they  are  taken  otherwise  in  England. 

Leaving  Nettuno  before  sunrise,  and  wending  to  the  south  with 
your  escort  of  peasants  and  cacdatori  all  mounted,  you  may  follow 
the  shore  of  the  Mediterranean  till  you  arrive  at  one  of  the  firequent 
watch-towers  erected  against  the  inroads  of  the  Saracens  in  ancient 
times,  and  garrisoned  against  the  smugglers  in  modem.  If  you  had 
no  other  object  hi  view,  the  rising  of  the  sun,  as  you  follow  each  other 
in  silence  and  in  file  along  the  shore,  would  repay  all  your  trouble. 
If  you  should  see  it  as  I  have  seen  it,  the  recollection  will  go  with  you 


16  NEW  SPORTING    MAaAZl>fE.  [Jabt. 

to  the  tomb.  Well,  then,  after  a  ride  of  nearly  twelve  miles,  you  will  find 
a  fort. — It  is  called  Foce  verde — there  are  inmates — soldiers  and  excise- 
men. They  will  give  you  a  room  for  yourselves,  and  covering  for  your 
horses.  Tarry  not  long  at  the  meal  you  may  make ;  for  you  have  a  day 
before  you  where  nets  and  springes  have  seldom  been  The  security 
of  having  a  virgin  beat  adds  much  zest  to  the  port;  it  is  always  so. 
It  is  diflficult  upon  these  wild  expeditions,  to  be  provided  with  dogs,  or 
indeed  men  enough.  I  have  often  thought  that  these  distant  sports 
could  only  be  approached, with  proper  appurtenances  for  the  sport,  from 
the  sea.  If  you  could  muster  about  four  guns,  as  many  beaters,  a 
relay  of  spaniels,  and  a  retriever,  you  might  have  as  many  days  along 
the  coast  as  the  "  passage  '  of  the  woodcock  lasts,  and  each  day  would 
yield  a  roe-buck  or  two.  There  is  no  town  near  enough  to  send  forth 
marauders  to  disturb  the  game  ;  the  cost  of  reaching  it  outweighs  the 
probability  of  a  return  in  value.  The  woods  are,  all  along  the  coast,  of 
the  same  character,— groves  of  cork  trees,  and  the  medlar  as  under- 
wood ;  you  pass  from  wood  to  moor  and  moor  again  to  wood,  and  the 
day  goes  down  with  such  hopes  before  you  as  would  almost  tempt  you 
to  make  a  sleeping  place  of  the  floor  of  the  fort. 

We  must  now  return,  retracing  our  steps  in  the  dark  by  the  shore  of 
that  tideless  sea,  each  bearing  a  portion  of  the  day's  yield,  so  that  no 
one  should  be  over-weighted.  The  day  and  night  are  closed  ;  and  the 
morning  sees  us  again  on  our  way  across  the  forest  to  gain  the  high* 
road  ;  but  to  perceive  nothing  more  of  our  former  guide. 

Cisterna  is  a  favoured  haunt  for  expeditions  from  Rome.  On  the  high- 
road to  Naples, — it  verges  on  the  Pontine  marshes.  There  is  a  cele* 
brated  wood  near  the  village,  called  by  the  ominous  name  of  the 
^^Macchia  della  Femina  Morta  ;"  and  whereas  the  banditti  have  made 
these  woods  their  favourite  resort,  it  is  a  wonder  that  an  incident  so 
trifling  in  their  estimation,  should  give  a  name  to  the  spot.  But  on  all 
sides  it  has  its  allurements ;  be  it  in  the  marshes  for  the  snipe  and 
wild  fowl,  the  plover  or  the  bittern  ;  which  latter  bird  is  here  called 
Uccello  leprCj  the  bird-hare — ^and  its  flavor  certainly  is  well  designated ; 
— be  it  on  the  mountain  side,  for  the  woodcock  ever  loves  the  hollow 
groves  and  glens ;  or  in  the  lower  copsewood  ;  for  the  "  cacciarella :"— - 
denoting  the  nobler  game  of  the  wild  boar  and  the  roe-buck. 

I  have  stood  in  the  haggard-looking  street  of  Cisterna,  on  a  fine 
sunny  morning,  though  in  January,  and,  basking  awhile  before  our  party 
gathered,  have  seen  carriages  with  their  muffled  inmates  made  up  for 
an  adventure  with  those  brigands,  whose  stories  and  histories  are  the 
traditions  of  the  country.  I  have  even  seen  the  German  escort  pass 
by  me  with  the  ransom  for  one  of  their  own  colonels,  who  was,  during 
the  whole  of  the  day,  in  the  very  wood  we  were  beating  for  woodcocks. 


JIEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  17 

TBke  brigands  held  Iiim  captive  in  the  brake  with  a  poignard  to  his  heart, 
whikit  he  could  have  reached  with  his  arm  his  own  comrades  ;  they 
{>9Med  ;  had  he  breathed  but  too  loud  that  breath  would  have  been  his 
lait.  The  ransom,  and  ransom  only,  could  recover  him,  and  by  it  the 
ijtme  day  saw  him  free. 

Jf  perchance  ye  pause  at  your  recreation,  think  where  you  are,  and 
wjuat  is  near  and  around  you.  We  are  on  the  very  verge  of  the  pesti- 
lential marshes^  where  whoso  sleeps,  though  he  be  in  his  carriage  as  he 
pais^  at  night,  seldom  awakes  unl^rmed ;  and  there  are  wild  scenes 
^  well  as  wild  inhabitants  to  divert  you.  On  one  side  mountain  pea- 
s%Rts,  with  their  long  staffs  and  goads  attached,  are  driving  a  herd  of 
t)u^oes  into  the  stagnant  waters  of  the  marshes.  The  lusty  beasts, 
^ghting  with  the  weeds,  tear  them  up  by  the  roots,  and  give  a  little 
Ji^  to  the  almost  torpid  waters ;  the  shout,  the  plunge,  the  strife,  the 
fighting  for  the  bank  on  one  side,  and,  there  repulsed,  striving  again 
for  the  other ;  forced  to  their  task,  and  unable  to  quit  it,  they  perform 
duties  that  nature  so  little  intended  them  for.  They  have  passed  on, 
and  we  turn  and  gaze  upon  the  hills  that  perhaps  once  stemmed  the 
sea ;  for  it  is  believed  that  the  Pontine  marshes  were  once  covered  by 
the  waves ;  and  there,  imbedded  in  the  mountains,  are  the  glittering 
little  towns  Core,  Basciano,  Sermoneta,  Sezzi,  &c. ;  each  having 
disgorged  some  pest  to  the  country  in  the  form  of  a  bandit  chief. 

These  are  classical  spots  for  brigand  bands,  each  headed  by  some 
daring  chieftain.  Some  of  the  most  notorious  have  left  their  names 
and  their  feats,  which  are  recounted  as  legendary  lore.  Sonino  gave  its 
dress,  and  its  quota  of  heroes.  The  Matto  di  Valecorsa,  Gasperone, 
Luigi  Mazorchiy  BarbonCy  each  famed  for  some  wild  or  cruel  deed. 
Masserone  and  De  Cesaris  were  cosmopolites  in  brigandage,  and 
haunted  no  particular  wood.  The  Sabine  Territory  gave  Angela 
Fama^ — Basciano  vomited  forth  Died  Nove,  and  the  wilds  of  Calabria 
the  fantastic  autocrat  who  ever  styled  himself  the  Emperor  of  ^Jie  mo- 
tains  and  King  of  the  woods,  Pietro  primo  Imperatore  delle  Montagne 
e  re  del  Boschi, 

I  listened  to  the  list  of  their  "  kings,"  as  I  passed  a  wet  morning  in  a 
windowless  cabin,  though  it  was  the  dwelling  of  the  mayor ;  and  we 
crowded  round  a  brazier  to  hear  the  feats  of  sire  and  son  each  listening  or 
narrating  in  turn.  It  would  be  difficult  to  fancy  a  more  picturesque  group. 
But  there  were  forms  that  composed  it,never  to_be  forgotten.  Three  beau- 
tiful girls,  in  their  country  costume,  with  rich  brocade,  and  heavy  beads, 
theTovagUa  with  its  varied  hues,  like  a  platter  on  the  head,  and  the  drees 
that  seemed  to  heed  not  the  form  it  encompassed,  so  free  and  unfettered 
was  the  frame  within  it,  stood  near  and  around  our  group.  The  eldestgirl, 
scarcely  then  sixteen,  had  wedded  a  few  months  before,  a  brigand  chief , 

NO.   CV, VOL.  XVIII.  D 


18  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINF.  t  Mtf' 

He  had  left  her,  and  was  at  that  hour  with  his  band.  She  showed  me 
her  wedding  dress ;  her  fortune  was  sixty  crowns,  and  it  was  4H  cast 
upon  that  one  throw,  her  bridal  dress — and  beautiful  indeed  was  it,  worn 
for  that  one  day,  and  now  laid  aside  perhaps  for  ever,  save  that  another 
stranger  like  myself  may  feel  interest  enough  to  listen  to  the  sigh  tlrat 
accompanies  the  unfolding  of  the  treasure ;  and  she  did  sigh  heavily. 
She  loved  him ,  though  forsaken  ;  so  true  it  is  what  the  giddy  Fretfch- 
man  has  said,  ''  liny  a  que  le$  mauvais  sujets  qui  sachent  inspirer 
Mne  belle  passion,*'  '\ 

I  was  bent  upon  an  expedition  across  the  marshes.  "  Well,  if  ybu 
•  will  go,"  my  kind  acquaintance  said,  "  Prosper©  shall  go  with  you. 
Prospero  has  now  a  free  pardon.  The  government  itself  protects  Pros- 
pero."  He  must  then  be  some  notorious  villain,  I  muttered  to  myself, 
if  the  Roman  government  protects  him.  Adieus  and  kind  wishes  for  a 
happy  return  passed,  and  I  went  forth.  I  knew  not  how  nor  when 
Prospero  was  to  join  me.  He  was,  however,  to  be  my  guardian  spirit, 
and  I  doubted  not  his  appearance.  It  was  a  beautiful  noon  succeeding 
a  miserable  mom.  I  arrived  at  the  first  post  in  the  marshes,  Tor-tre 
ponti ;  where,  if  a  wet  night  has  not  driven  the  snipes  away,  you  may  see 
more  in  a  day  than  you  will  probably  during  the  rest  of  your  life.  It 
is,  however,  a  dangerous  pursuit ;  for  though  the  spot  be  free  from 
malaria  in  the  winter,  still  the  damps  and  the  fogs  are  pernicious. 
Striking  off  to  the  right  we  soon  gained  a  forest.  A  veteran  cac- 
ctatore  accompanied  me,  recounting  his  tales  of  brigands,  and 
intimating  a  knowledge  of  Prospero's  worldly  affairs  that  betokened 
no  good  for  him.  Before  long  Prospero  joined  us.  A  more 
appalling  figure  could  not  be  seen.  He  wore  the  brigand  dress. 
Mounted  upon  a  very  clever  horse,  he  seemed  to  be  almost  a 
part  of  him — on  his  saddle  was  slung  on  one  side  his  wine-flask  and  his 
viands— on  the  other  his  tobacco  pouch — his  pipe — and  his  powder 
flask.  His  horse  was  nobly  caparisoned.  In  his  hand  was  his 
gun,  and  so  held,  that  although  he  clasped  the  rein,  he  never  could  be 
surprised,  for  his  finger  was  ever  on  the  trigger.  His  appearance  bad 
nothing  of  the  Itahan  save  only  a  ferocious  scowl,  which,  seaming  a 
bloated  and  sandy  countenance,  gave  an  almost  inhuman. aspect  to  the 
man-brute.  He  did  not  greet  us,  but  immediately  took  his  position 
in  front  of  the  chdr-d-banCy  and  led  us  at  a  gentle  pace  through  the 
mazes  of  the  woods  he  knew  so  well.  The  old  cacciatore  sate  by  my 
side ;  and  when  Prospero  advanced  a  little  further  out  of  our  reach  to 
reconnoitre  the  ford  of  a  dyke,  or  a  fitting  .passage  through  the  brakes,  I 
learnt  by  snatches  some  traits  of  our  guide's  history.  "  He  was  the  only 
brigand  chief  whose  lot  of  slavery  was  not  in  the  galleys  if  alive,  or  if  dead, 
whose  bones  were  not  whitening  to  the  winds  on  the  gibbet"— A  pause. 


'Wki.]  r  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  i9 

The  veteran  caeciatore  then  continued  in  a  whisper,  *'  He  exterminated 
his  own  band  i  Free  pardon  was  promised  by  the  holy  conclave  (pioiis 
resolve  !)  to  any  bandit  who  would  bring  the  heads  of  two  of  his  com- 
glides.  They  were  nine  in  band — six  slept  at  intervals  duringthe 
nigjtit — three  kept  watch.  The  plot  was  laid  that  Prospero,  with  his 
tyfp  comrades  on  guard,  should  approach  their  sleeping  companions, 
ei^ph  select  a  victim,  and  shoot  him  through  the  heart,  then  seize  the 
charged  gun  that  lay  by  his  side,  and  dispatch  the  remaining  three/' 
4tgain  a  pause  ;  we  might  cross  where  he  went — and  we  met  his  mur- 
djerpus  gaze.  Francesco  continued :  ''  The  three  murderers  remained 
xuafters  of  their  victims — but  a  brawl  soon  ensued — Prospero  urged 
.the,  death  of  one  of  the  two  ;  he  was  shot,  and  the  remaining  one  was 
then  denounced  to  judgment,  and  condemned  to  the  galleys.  I'he 
See  of  Rome  in  its  clemency  gave  full  and  free  pardon  to  so  well 
deserving  a  subject — and  he  was  now  in  their  pay.  How  could  they 
sufficiently  appreciate  the  value  ''  tarn  can  capitis"  !  we  had  advanced^ 
and  another  sketch  was  promised ;  it  was  more  fearful  yet — and  more 
caution  was  used  in  telling  it.  '*  Prospero  was  a  husband."  I  shud- 
dered and  thought  of  the  beautiful  girl  of  the  morning — but  he  was 
not  her  husband.  ^'  His  fiend-like  appearance  and  the  consciousness 
of  it  had  stirred  the  feeling  of  jealousy  within  him.  His  wife  was 
beautiful,  and  all  loved  her  within  the  hamkt  where  she  dwelt."  A 
silence — he  was  now  evidently  listening,  but  he  could  not  catch  a 
word,  and  we  were  for  a  while  mute.  Again,  "  Well,  will  the  Signor 
believe  that  he  came  at  night  with  his  band  into  the  woods  that  bor- 
dered upon  his  own  home,  seized  a  young  peasant  he  suspected,  car- 
ried him  to  the  mountains,  and  not  alone,  for  his  own  wife  was  taken 
there  too,  as  a  prisoner  ?  He  then  bound  her  hand  and  foot  to  one  tree, 
and  her  suspected  paramour  to  another — each  facing  the  other — thus 
was  the  night  passed-^with  the  dawn  he  arose,  and  with  the  attestation 
of  the  bright  sun  that  was  rising  in  the  heavens,  bared  his  arm,  and 
taking  a  dagger,  approached  his  trembling  wife.  He  stabbed  her,  but 
not  mortally,  that  had  been  too  much  mercy;  and  whilst  the  blood  waa 
dropping  from  the  wound,  he  turned  to  the  fettered  peasant,  and  as  if 
he  would  verify  his  suspicion — cried,  ^Ui  place?*'  does  it  please  ye? — • 
another  and  another  stab,  and  the  searching  question  *'  ti  piace'*  fol- 
lowed ;  and  he  did  not  kill  her  yet.  At  last,  when  no  sign  nor  token 
of  guilt  was  betrayed,  he  drove  the  dagger  home  to  the  girl's  heart, 
and  then  loosened  and  freed  the  appalled  spectator." 

We  had  now  traversed  nearly  the  whole  distance  that  separates  the 
high  road  from  the  sea,  and  after  nearly  five  hours,  our  guide  led  us 
to  the  small  hamlet  which  was  our  destination,  called  Fogliano.  It 
IB  near  the  site  of  the  ancient  Corioli — but  not  a  vestige  of  the  place 
remained. 

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20  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  OfJifcr. 

We  found  a  few  fishermen's  huts,  and  a  house  for  ourselves^  with 
doors  and  windows.  Fogliano  is  situated  near  the  salt  water  lakes^ 
that  run  many  miles  parallel  with  the  Mediterranean,  and  inlets  from 
the  sea  keep  up  the  communication  with  it,  whilst  the  several  lakes 
are  joined  together  by  innumerable  dykes.  It  is  from  hence  that  Rome 
is  supplied  with  the  greatest  part  of  the  fish  that  is  consumed  in  the 
winter.  The  spicola,  something  like  our  lake  herring,  the  turbot,  or 
rhombo,  and  the  sole,  are  all  found  here.  Six  months  of  the  year  can 
the  fishermen  remain — for  during  the  spring  and  summer  the  climi^e 
is  pestilential.  The  lakes  reach  from  the  point  where  we  were,  which 
is  almost  opposite  to  the  Isola  di  Fonzo,  or  Pontius  Pilate's  Island, 
to  the  Circean  promontory.  The  dykes^  which  unite  the  various  lak'^s, 
are  beset  with  hoop  nets  for  taking  the  fish ;  and  a  large  revenue  is 
brought  to  the  proprietor  from  it. 

A  wilder  spot  than  this  cannot  be  imagined.  We  reached  the  casino 
destined  by  the  proprietor  to  receive  us;  I  looked  upon  the  torpid 
waves  of  the  lake  beneath  ;  it  was  covered  with  wild  birds  ;  and  from 
their  discordant  and  varied  cries  they  seemed  as  though  they  were  in 
carnival.  What  hopes  for  the  morrow  !  Woods  interminable,  at  least 
for  the  time  that  the  woodcocks  would  stay ;  but  we  were  only  two 
guns,  and  we  should  have  been  six.  It  was  something,  however,  to 
^'  flutter''  a  woodcock  at  Corioli ;  but  in  my  case  it  was  a  grievance 
instead  of  a  merit  that  **  alone  1  did  it."  I  had  no  one  but  old  Francesco 
with  me. 

The  sport  upon  the  lake  is  very  interesting— you  glide  along  in  a 
light  boat  called  a  zandolo.  It  is  propelled  from  behind.  In  the 
dykes  that  intersect  the  spaces  that  divide  the  lakes,  you  steal  along*, 
and  being  completely  concealed  by  the  reeds  that  stand  three  times 
your  height  above  you,  the  ducks  in  their  every  variety  rose  at  the  first 
fire, — "  and  went  and  came,  and  fluttered  round" — so  that,  winding  with 
every  turn  of  the  dyke,  you  might  shoot  faster  than  you  could  load. 
My  tiny  boat  was  soon  filled  even  to  bring  it  to  the  water's  edge,  and 
still  many  were  not  picked  up,  for  we  could  but  get  only  those  that 
fell  in  the  water.  It  were  a  puzzling  task  to  give  names  to  all  the 
birds  we  killed — the  havoc  was  great.  They  had  long  remained 
unharmed,  and  screamed  and  chattered  to  each  other  at  the  unwelcome 
intrusion. 

A  fresh  sport  awaited  me  on  the  morrow.  The  country  was  searched 
for  dogs,  as  well  as  companions  of  my  sport,— and  at  sunrise  we  started 
for  the  wild  boar.  During  my  stay  at  Fogliano  the  brigand  Prospero 
never  slept  within  doors.  He  joined  me  for  the  great  day  of  the 
"  cacciarella^*'  and  as  we  approached  the  islands  formed  by  the  dykes 
that  separated  the  several  lakes,  I  perceived  his  hideous  countenance 
signalling  us  at  a  distance,  to  say  that  a  boar  was  harboured  close  by 


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him.  He  had  passed  the  whole  night  amongst  the  reeds,  and  could 
hear  the  least  noise  in  the  still  night,  at  almost  any  distance.  It  was 
a  glorious  day  in  prospect.  If  we  were  enough,  we  must  see  the  boar 
i — they  could  not  steal  back  as  they  generally  do,  for  we  posted  ourselves 
all  round  the  little  islands.  I  have  seen  the  wild  boar  in  wood  and  glen, 
bat  nothing  that  I  ever  witnessed  equalled  this  day  in  interest.  The 
"  find"  was  certain  :  the  rustling  of  the  reeds  at  a  distance — the  near 
approach — the  pause — the  turn  from  you — the  nearing  you  again— 
jthe  hope  and  the  fear — ^the  yell  of  the  gored  hound, — and  then  the  final 
plunge  into  the  dyke  to  cross  to  another  island — the  shot  in  the  water— 
the  crimsoned  pool^the  struggle  to  surmount  the  opposite  bank,  and 
^the  heavy  fall,  to  tell  of  the  inability, — and  then  the  almost  war-cry  of 
victory  of  these  wild  assistants,  and  the  dragging  the  monster  prize  to 
;he  shore,  and  the  gathering  together  of  the  motley  group, — imagine  to 
yourself  every  phase  of  these  changes,  and  think  what  the  excitement 
jQust  be.  Then  onward  to  another  island,  and  hours  of  disappoint- 
ment if  one  careless  shot  should  fail  to  do  its  duty  ;  for  the  hounds  will 
never  leave  the  wounded  prey ;  and  you  may  await  in  patience  their 
return. 

The  week  soon  passes  amid  these  varied  pursuits.  The  Sunday 
comes  round,  and  t^en  a  strange  and  curious  sight  is  witnessed.  From 
far  and  near  the  few  inhabitants  of  these  wild  districts  gather  together 
for  the  morning  mass  in  a  little  chapeL  The  goatherd,  the  swineherd, 
and  the  cowherd  come  forth  from  the  woods.  There  is  no  old  man  seen 
— no  child — no  woman.  The  tie  of  religion  is  all  that  binds  them  to 
society.  They  have  left  their  mountain  homes  for  the  plain.  They 
come  forth  from  their  woods  with  the  produce  of  their  week's  sport. 
They  kneel  upon  the  cold  stones  before  their  favoured  saint — in  their 
picturesque  garb — with  some  gaudy  feathers  in  their  hats,  and  the  loose 
kerchiefs  fastened  with  rings  ;  whilst  to  their  breasts  are  attached 
any  pieces  of  glitter  and  of  tinsel,  they  may  have  treasured, — and  then 
the  faithful  dog  threading  through  the  kneeling  supplicants — it  were 
indeed  a  wondrous  sight.  "  EccOy'  whispered  the  old  Francesco,  **  un 
vero  gabinetto  di  briganti,*'  and  a  cabinet  collection  of  brigands  it  was 
indeed.  The  mass  over — the  mules  are  brought;  and  an  auction 
offish  and  fowl  begins,  which  is  all  transported- to  Rome.  It  is  a 
strange  generation  I  have  here  met  with.  Man,  in  all  his  con- 
trarieties— mingling  not  with  his  kind  except  on  the  one  day  of  mass; 
full  of  life  and  of  health,  a  race,  in  the  comparison  with  whom  the 
inhabitants  of  the  cities  are  but  as  the  withered  husk  is  to  the  swelling 
grape. 

It  is  time  that  I  should  leave  these  spots — for  a  fortnight  passed  with 
^uch  companions  gives  a  zest  for  return  to  civilized  life. 

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THE    NEW    HUNTSMAN. 

BY  SYLVAN  US  SWANQUILL. 

I  HATE  any  thing  new;  from  New  Sonth  Wales  down  to  the  last  new 
waltz.     1  never  drink  a  drop  out  of  the  New  River  (nor  any  other  river, 
if  I  can  help  it)  ;  and,  whether  it  be  the  result  of  fancy  or  some  strange 
spirit  of  divination  stirring  within  me,  1  never  pass  the  New  Drop  with- 
out a  shudder.     I  was   once  within  an  ace  of  falling  irrecoverably  in 
love  with  the  most  beautiful,  the  most  bewitching  of  her  sex;  buf  f 
soon  shut  my  heart  against  all  further  tender  emotions — for  I  found  the 
lady  came  from  New  York.     Nothing  new  under  the  sun !     I  wish  to 
heaven  there  was  not ;  I  shouldn't  be  suffering  now  as  I  am  from  this 
plaguy  pair  of  new  boots  (which  must  be  worn — confound  their  soles  !)> 
though  they  are  pinching  me  the  while  till  I  am  almost  ready  to  stand 
on  my  head  by  way  of  relief.     Nothing  new  !     What  do  you  call  thb 
villanous  coat  that  I  am  obliged  to  carry  about  me,  bobbing  into  my 
face  at  every  turn,  pinching  here,  bagging  there,  and  making  me  feel 
like  mister  Anybody-else  than  what  1  really  am.     Nothing  new  !     And 
that  rascally  fellow  of  a  footman  that  plagues  me  to  death  every  hour 
of  my  life,  doesn't  know  one  of  my  ways,  and  can't  tell  even  where  to 
look  for  the  corkscrew.     Nothing  new  !     And  that  precious  gem  of  a 
new  friend  of  mine,  who  bores  me  to  death  with  his  professions  of  de-* 
TOtedness,  though  I  know  the  fellow  wouldn't  lend  me  a  five-pound- 
note  if  it  was  to  save  me  from  starving. 

Well,  and  now  we've  got  a  new  huntsman.  Old  Abel,  the  fine,  old 
fashioned  fellow,  in  his  mahogany  tops  and  ponderous  Brummagems, 
is  no  more.  The  new  man  is  from  the  flying  countries,  and  a  regular 
dandy.  lie  has  evidently  studied  the  graces,  and  does  not  even  turn 
round  to  rate  a  hound  without  throwing  himself  into  an  attitude.  His 
boot-tops  are  rather  whiter  than  lilies,  and  his  gloves  rather  whiter  than 
his  boot-tops.  Then  the  fellow  takes  snuff,  and  exhibits  a  gold  snuff- 
box, given  him  by  Lord  Somebody  or  other,  for  riding  a  steeple-chase 
in  a  neighbouring  county.  His  manners  are  of  a  piece  with  his  snuff- 
box and  boot-tops.  He  affects  the  suave ;  begs  you  will  not  press  the 
hounds  too  much ;  and  entreats  you  not  to   persist  in  holloaing  the 

wrong  fox.     One  of  Old  Abel's  hearty  d ns  would  be  quite  a  treat 

after  the  musky  phrases  of  this  band-box  Nimrod.  There  was  some- 
thing honest  after  all  in  the  old  fellow's  denunciations ;  it  was  really 
pleasant  to  be  anathematized  by  him ;  for  he  meant  no  harm,  and  felt 
no  rancour.  Above  all,  he  was  no  distinguisher  of  persons  ;  he  d—d 
us  all  alike,  subscribers  and  non-subscribers-^nly  his  own  master 


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rather  more  than  the  rest.     It  was  fine  to  see  the  old  fellow,  when 
some  of  our  young  ones  had  ridden  the  hounds  to  a  check,  and  were 
full  of  wonderful  surmises  as  to  the  cause  of  the  disaster,  how  he  would 
rate  them  all  round,  and  threaten  to  horsewhip  the  first  among  'em 
(duke,  marquis,  or  earl,  no  matter  who),  who  dared  to  ofiend  in   like 
manner  again.     In  such  cases  Old  Abel  had  generally  the  field  to  him- 
self, for  all  who  were  liable  to  any  suspicion  of  having  brought  on  the 
calamity,  took  pretty  good  care  to  slink  off  behind  the  first  hedge,  and 
not  to  be  forthcoming  again  till  the  mischief  was  thoroughly  repaired. 
To  be  sure,  the  old  boy's  good  humour  was  not  always  proof  against 
'such  trials,  particularly  if  followed  by  the  loss  of  the  loss  of  the  fox. 
And  whose  would  be,  I  should  like  to  know?     At  such  times  his  fa- 
vourite trick  was  to  run  the  hounds  quickly  through  some  neighbouring 
cover,  and  while  the  field  was  waiting,  chatting  and  cigar-smoking,  on 
one  side  of  it,  to  trot  them  off  with  a  few  choice  friends  on  the  other, 
and  try  for  a  fresh  fox  in  a  different  place.     Poor  fellow  !  what  a  tri- 
umph it  was  for  him  if  he  could  carry  his  plan  into  effect,  and  show  a 
good  run  with  his  fresh  find ;  and  what  a  roguish  smile  animated  the 
old  man*s  countenance  as  he  asked  his  firiends  on  their  next  merry 
meeting,  "  how  it  was  they  didn't  stay  to  see  that  uncommon  fine  run 
t'other  day  over  Brakemarsh-common,  and  Stoneley-moor,  and  Bang- 
ley-hurst,  and  Dalewood -flats,  and  so  on  up  into  the  Peak-hills,  killing 
him  in  the  open,  just  by  Gamwell-hall,  after  a  run  of  two  hours,  seven- 
teen minutes,  and  forty-three  seconds,  without  a  check  ?" 

It  is  true,  Abel  was  not  quite  so  quick  latterly  as  he  used  to  be  :  not 
that  there  was  any  lack  of  nerve  in  his  riding  ;  no,  no :  when  the  hounds 
were  fairly  at  work  he  would  go  along  like  a  mail  train,  and  nothing 
then  came  amiss  to  him.  But  when  they  were  drawing,  casting,  or 
going  from  covert  to  covert,  people  said  the  old  man  was  "  dead  slow," 
and  wondered  why  the  devil  the  squire  didn't  send  him  to  the  right 
about.  Mind  I — people  said,  and  people  wondered — /never  did.  For 
I  always  thought  the  old  man's  slow  and  sure  system  killed  more  foxes 
than  your  fire  and  mercury  gentlemen  could  have  done  with  all  their 
mettle.  But,  however,  the  old  man's  gone,  and  we  shall  see  if  things 
go  on  better  under  the  new  system  or  not.  I  have  just  been  out  a  day 
with  the  fresh  man.  His  first  words  prejudiced  me  against  him.  We 
have  always  been  used  to  hear  **  Termigrant,"  "  Franzy,"  and  "  Mar- 
midug."  He  calls  'em  Termagant,  Phrensy,  and  Marmaduke. 
**  Gemini,"  may  be  all  very  right  and  proper,  but  "  Jimminy*'  is  the 
word  for  me.  Besides,  how  is  a  hound  that  has  been  called  "  Ac-orn*' 
ietll  his  life,  to  be  expected  to  turn  round  all  of  a  sudden  and  answer  to 
the  name  of  *•  Acheron  ?  "  School  Latin  may  be  all  very  well  in  its 
way ;  but,  for  dogs,  my  notion  is  there's  nothing  like  dog  Latin.    Then, 


24  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [JaiT. 

this  fellow  is  not  content  with  greeting  you  with  a  touch  of  his  cap, 
which  was  all  Old  Abel  used  to  do  (and  rather  more  than  he  wou!d 
sometimes  concede),  but  goes  through  a  regular  salaam  with  his  velvet 
in  the  air ;  and  this  too,  it  is  evident,  not  with  a  desire  to  show  you  par^* 
ticular  respect,  but  to  exhibit  his  own  good  breeding.    Our  bookseller, 
who  sometimes  comes  out  on  his  little  cob  to  see  the  hounds  thrown  off, 
tells  me  he  has  countermanded  the  order  Old  Abel  used  to  give  him 
for  **  Bell's  Life"  and  "  the  New  Sporting  Magazine,"  and  that   he 
takes  in  instead  the  Athenceum  and  the  Penny  Cyclopedia.     In  covert 
you  seldom  hear  his  voice,  for  his  lungs  are  tender.     Only  fancy !    a 
huntsman  with  tender  lungs !   and  when  he  blows  a  blast  on  his  silver 
horn  (another  gift  of  some  noodle  of  a  lord  in  the  neighbouring  hunt) , 
you  would  think  it  was  a  child  sounding  a  penny  trumpet  rather  than  a 
huntsman  winding  to  a  pack  of  fox  hounds.     He  soon  found  us  a  fox, 
however,  and  got  well  away  with  his  hounds.    His  riding  was  unexcep^ 
tionable — I  must  say  that :  and  his  hand  seems  perfect — give  the  devil 
his  due.     But  when  we  came  to  the  first  check — here  it  was  that  we 
missed  our  own  friend,  our  good  old  Abel.     On  these  occasions  we 
used  to  **  take  sweet  counsel  together :"  we  had  all  a  right  of  opinion 
on  the  subject ;  and  though,  to  say  the  truth,  Abel  generally  followed 
his  own  at  last,  yet  he  was  never  above  hearing  our  suggestions,  and 
giving  us  credit  for  our  sagacity.     But  the  new  man  has  the  most 
arrogant  way  of  managing  these  affairs  that  ever  huntsman  hit  upon. 
Scarcely  will  he  condescend  to  open  his  lips  at  all,  or  if  he  does,  it  is  to 
make  some  remark  quite  foreign  to  your  proposition. 

**  William" — such  is  the  sweet  name  of  our  new  importation, 
— **  Willian*,  1  fancy  the  fox  has  been  headed  by  those  people  at  plough, 
and  probably  has  gone  down  this  hedge-row." 

*'  Pray,  sir,  take  care  your  horse  does  not  kick  that  hound  "^^ 
'^  Your  horse ! ''  old  Tagus !  that  would  as  soon  think  of  kicking  his 
own  mother  as  any  hound  in  the  pack. 

"  William,  I  think  if  you  were  to  make  a  cast  towards  yonder  ozier 
bed—" 

*'  I  should  be  mech  obleeged,  sir,  if  you  would  not  speak  so  loud 
(speak  at  all,  he  means),  as  it  takes  off  the  attention  of  the  hounds." 

"  IVe  no  doubt  he's  in  the  ozier  bed,"  continues  the  first  interlo- 
cutor, determined  not  to  be  browbeaten  out  of  his  opinion  by  a  Jemmy 
Jessamy  huntsman  in  white  gloves,  as  he  calls  him. 

"  Never  mind,  sir;  if  he's  there,  I've  no  doubt  the  hounds  '11  find 
him,"  is  Jemmy's  only  reply.  On  which  a  very  small  *-*,  not  so  big  as 
the  point  of  your  penknife,  escapes  from  the  first  speaker,  and  a  vague 
notion  of  withdrawing  his  subscription  passes  through  his  mind.  After 
all,  however,  Jessamy  is  right  (that  is  the  most  provoking  part  of  tlie 


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business— to  be  angry,  and  to  have  nobody  to  be  angry  with,  is  worse 
than  all)  the  fox  is  not  in  the  ozier  bed,  and  has  never  been  near  it. 

Away  we  go  again,  and  the  new  man  is  well  with  his  hounds  to  the 
end.  But  then,  what  a  diflerence  from  the  scene  in  the  old  time ! 
If  there  was  one  moment  in  which  Old  Abel  looked  mightier  than  ano- 
ther, in  which  his  great  soul  expanded  beyond  its  usual  limits,  this  was 
the  moment.  His  feeling,  highly  excited  during  the  chase,  now  knew  no 
bounds.  His  whole  being  was  in  the  event  before  him.  Earth,  moon, 
stars,  fortune,  honours,  ambition,  were  all  forgotten.  Father,  mother, 
friend,  wife,  uncles  and  aunts,  grandfathers  and  grandmothers— all 
were  lost  sight  of  on  this  glorious  occasion.  The  world  for  him  con- 
isisted  only  of  a  centre  of  fox  and  sixteen  couple  of  revolving  fox-hounds. 
He  himself  was  hardly  aware  whether  he  was  biped  or  quadruped, 
hound  or  huntsman.  I  know  not  what  monster  of  antiquity  that  waA 
whose  upper  half  exhibited  the  appearance  of  a  human  being,  while  the 
lower  limbs  terminated  in  a  choice  collection  of  very  savage  dogs :  but 
this  I  know,  that  I  never  used  to  see  Old  Abel  in  the  midst  of  his 
hounds  at  a  kill  without  being  reminded  of  this  strange  being.  One 
soul  seemed  to  animate  the  whole  group ;  without  his  hounds  Old 
Abel  was  nothing ;  without  Abel  the  hounds  were  not.  Every  motion 
of  the  man  seemed  to  be  understood  by  the  dogs :  what  a  drum-major 
is  to  a  regimental  band,  Old  Abel  was  to  his  hounds — ^he  was  a  very 
Cants  Major.  His  whoohoop  was  a  thing  per  se.  Paganini  on  the 
fiddle,  Wesley  on  the  organ,  and  Old  Abel  on  the  whdohoop— and 
you  had  nothing  more  to  hear  on  this  side  the  grave.  To  say  that  he 
made  the  woods  Hng  again  was  to  say  nothing.  Every  grove  seemed 
bound  to  perform  a  triple  bob  major  on  the  occasion ;  not  a  tree  in  the 
whole  wood  but  took  its  part  in  the  concert;  not  a  twig  of  the  forest  but 
bore  its  share  of  the  peel.  Then,  to  see  the  old  man  draw  forth  his 
Sheffield  whittle,  as  big  almost  as  Tippoo  Sultan's  scimitar,  and  pro- 
ceed to  divest  pug  of  his  brush  and  pads,  was  a  fine  treat  to  the  con- 
noisseur of  comparative  anatomy.  The  odour  of  sly  reynard  was  to 
him  as  the  odour  of  the  rose  to  the  bulbul :  and  many  and  many  a  time 
have  we  seen  him,  ten  minutes  after  the  breaking-upof  the  fox,  cutting 
away  at  a  slice  of  pork  pie  or  bread  and  cheese  at  a  neighbouring  farm 
house,  his  knife  still  purple  with  the  life-blood  of  poor  vulpes.  What 
a  contrast  between  this  scene  and  the  one  I  have  just  been  witness  to  ! 
The  new  man's  whoohoop  is  more  like  a  fit  of  the  hooping-cough.  A 
dowager  in  hysterics  would  be  quite  a  treat  after  it.  There's  not  a 
hound  in  the  pack  that  does  not  turn  up  the  nose  of  contempt  at  it,  nor 
an  echo  in  the  whole  wood  that  would  repeat  such  a  sound  for  the 
lordship  of  the  manokT.  The  wretch  afi*ects  coolness  oh  the  occasion, 
and  wishes  to  make  it  appear  that  the  killing  of  a  fox  is  a  matter  of  no 

NO.    CV. VOL.    XVIII.  E 


26  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  '  [J Air- 

more  moment  than  getting  your  breakfast.  Look  at  him,  as  he  stands 
vrith  his  foot  on  pug's  brush — you  would  take  him  for  a  dancing 
master  in  the  first  position.  It  may  be  fancy  in  me,  but  it  does  seem 
that  the  hounds  are  making  themselves  more  bow-legged  than  usual  in 
ridicule  of  his  turned-out  toes.  As  for  stripping  the  brush  himself, 
Jessamy  has  no  idea  of  such  a  thing  :  he  '^  can't  abear  blood;''  he 
performs  this  office  by  deputy :  the  first  whip  is  his  deputy ;  but^ 
observe !  he  receives  the  five  shillings  in  person. 

Then,  again,  what  a  scene  it  used  to  be  when^  after  a  successful  run, 
we  fell  in  with  a  village  public  house,  where  men  and  horses  could 
lefiresh  themselves  after  the  fatigues  of  the  chase.  How  we  used  to 
turn  the  old  Green  Dragon  out  of  its  own  bow  windows !  What  orders 
for  pints  of  ale  and  quarts  of  oatmeal !  What  mixings  of  grog  for  the 
riders,  and  gTuel  for  the  tits !  What  runnings  to  and  fro  of  all  the 
domestics  of  the  establishment !  What  a  conglomeration  of  duties — 
barmaids  giving  out  meal,  and  ostlers  pouring  glasses  of  sherry !  What 
contention  as  to  who  should  stand  glasses  round  to  the  huntsman  and 
whips  I  What  rivalry  as  to  who  should  drink  the  heartiest  good  health 
to  the  squire  !  What  fizzing  of  soda  water!  What  popping  of  porter  ! 
What  breaking  of  glasses  !  What  spilling  of  liquor !  What  jingling  of 
money,  and  lighting  of  cigars !  What  pleasant  jokes  with  the  pretty 
serving  maids,  and  rough  ones  with  the  serving  lads !  What  holdings 
of  horses,  and  walkings-up-and-down  of  cobs  and  ponies  I  What  dis- 
cussions as  to  the  merits  of  the  just-finished  run,  and  anticipations  of 
the  one  to  come!  In  short,  what  mirth  and  jollity  of  every  kind, 
degree,  and  denomination,  that  heart  can  wish  or  that  life  can  offer ! 

Under  the  new  regime  we  have  nothing  of  all  this :  for  William  is  a 
teetotaller  / 

I  leave  the  gentle  reader  to  judge  if  I  am  wrong  in  my  antipathy  to 
novelties.  He  may  determine  against  me.  He  may  pronounce  me 
antediluvian,  pre-Adamite,  fossil, mummy,  or  nithorynchus,  or  what  he 
likes:  but  I  fairly  warn  him,  I  shall  stick  to  my  prejudice;  I  shall 
oppose  new-fangled  notions  with  all  my  might ;  I  shall  not  give  up  my 
old  ways,  nor  my  old  friends ;  and  I  shall  always  prick  up  the  ears  of 
suspicion  when  I  hear  people  crying  "  New  lamps  for  old." 


THE  COURSER'S  SONG  OF  THE  SEASON. 

BY  GREGORY  GREYHOUND,  ESQ. 


Oh  !  brown  are  the  high  clouds, 
And  browner  is  the  heath, — 

And  keenly  through  the  leafless  hedge, 
Winter  draws  his  breath  : — 


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Down  by  the  rushy  bottom, 

Near  th'  swoU'ii  stream  all  afoam ; 
ril  wage  a  pair  of  couples, 
That  we  find  the  mynx  at  home ! 

With  our  long  dogs,  our  long  dogs. 
Our  strong  dogs,  our  long  dogs  1 
She'll  find  she's  with  the  wrong  dogs. 

When  from  us  she  would  go !        With  our,  ^c. 

Now  tread  the  dull  grass  carefully ! 

Oh  how  1  long  to  catch 
The  large, — the  deep — the  lidless  eye — 

Intensely  on  the  watch  ! 
See — little  Don — how  busily 

He  feathers  down  the  rut — 
He  whimpers — oh  my  life  upon't. 
He's  close  upon  her  scut. 

Now  the  long  dogs,  the  long  dogs,— 
The  strong  dogs,  the  long  dogs  : — 
I've  been,  through  life,  among  dogs — 

But  here's  the  brace  to  go  !  Now  the,  ^c. 

Be  ready ! — give  her  law  enough, — 

There,  steady  !  there,  now  slip  ! 
Like  arrows  from  two  bended  bows, 

They're  hard  upon  her  hip  ! 
See,  Fly  and  Sultan  how  they  wind, 

And  fetch  her  back  to  us  ; 
I  would  not,  for  a  leash  of  gold, 
This  moment  be  that  puss ! 

With  the  long  dogs,  the  long  dogs. 
The  winging,  clinging  long  dogs. 
These  are  the  right  true  long  dogs, 

To  never  let  her  go.  With  the,  ^c. 

And  now  she  doubles  short  and  quick. 

And  makes  for  the  old  fence. 
Where  saving  gaps  are  waiting  her. 

And  high  the  fern,  and  dense ; 
She  gains  it !  no  !  she  gains  it !  yes  ! 

She  beats  the  bitch  and  pup  ! 

No— Sultati  as  she  dashes  through. 

Throws  in ;  and  throws  her  up  ! 

E  2 


28  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

Oh,  the  long  dogs,  our  long  dogs, 

The  strong  dogs,  the  long  dogs, 

The  willing,  killing  long  dogs. 
That  would  not  let  her  go.  Oh  the,  j-c. 

We  hurry  to  the  dark  woodside, 
We  find  three  creatures  there  ! 
And  on  his  legs  the  gallant  dog, 

And  on  her  back  the  hare ; 
And  Sultan  stands  with  curled  tongue, 

Yet  looking  down  on  her ; 
While  Fly  has  laid  her  snakelike  head, 
Upon  her  snowy  fur. 

Oh !  the  long  dog^,  the  long  dogs. 
The  strong  dogs,  the  long  dogs, 
The  fiery,  wiry,  long  dogs, 

To  teach  the  wind  to  go !  Oh  the,  Sfc^ 

Again,  again— -and  oft  again, 
We  find,  and  follow  well ; 
We  find  her  on  the  hill-side, 

We  find  her  in  the  dell : 
Tis  slipping,  and  pursuing. 

Till  dark  runs  down  the  light ; 
Then  with  cheering,  and  hallooing, 
We  close ; — and  home,  for  night ! 

With  our  long  dogs,  our  long  dogs. 
Our  strong  dogs,  our  long  dogs, 
These  dogs  I  make  my  song-dogs, 

For  ever  they  shall  go  !  With  our,  ^c. 

The  fire  now  blazes  brightly, 

And  well  the  pantry's  stored ; 
The  glasses  all  are  in  the  slips. 
The  bowls  upon  the  board : 
Then  fill,  and  drink  the  merry  puss, — 

The  one  that  ran  away  I 
And  may  she  live — as  saith  the  song, 
To  fight  another  day ; 

With  the  long  dogs,  the  long  dogs, 
The  strong  dogs,  the  long  dogs. 
Oh  !  are  not  ours  ding-dong  dogs, 
The  devil's  snakes  to  go !  With  the,  S^c. 

G.  O. 


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TENCH  AND  TROUT  IN  A  POOL. 


Query — ^As  to  the  best  mode  of  taking  out  Tench  without  injuring 
the  trout  ? 

We  have  received  a  letter  from  a  Correspondent,  signed  Piscator, 
which  contains  the  following  inquiry ;  we  thought,  as  information  on 
the  point  might  be  interesting  and  useful  to  others  of  our  readers, 
besides  Piscator,  we  could  not  do  better  than  submit  the  matter  to  our 
able  contributors  on  Fishing  subjects, — Theophilus  South,  and  the 
Author  of  the  Willowdale-Hall  Fishing  Code.  They  both  have  kindly 
replied  to  the  Query, — and  we  now  at  once,  and  without  further  com- 
ment, lay  the  case,  as  submitted  to  our  Water  Attorney  and  Solicitor- 
Generals,  together  with  their  opinions  upon  the  subject : 

"  How  would  you  take  tench  at  this  time  of  year  (November)  in  a 
pool  (where  a  stream  runs)  which  cannot  be  dragged  on  account  of  the 
immense  quantity  of  Rafs-vfeed^  which  never  dies  away  enough  to 
allow  of  a  drag-net ;  and  where  a  thief-net  endangers  some  very  fine 
trout,  who  at  this  season  are  always  on  the  move ;  whilst  the  Tench 
at  night  do  not  stir  ? 

"  N,  B.  I  have  twice  damaged  the  trout  by  a  thief-net.' 


»> 


Reply  to  the  Inquiry  of  Piscator  by  the  Author  of  the  Fly -Fisher* s 

Text'Book,  Sfc^ 

The  object  and  meaning  of  the  propounder  of  the  above  question 
is  not  sufficiently  explained.  He  neither  tells  us  whether  he  desires 
merely  to  catch  a  few  tench,  now  and  then,  or  to  exterminate  them 
altogether,  *^  at  one  fell  swoop;"  nor  does  he  explain  the  kind  of  weed 
he  complains  of; — :the  construction  of  the  **  thief*  net;  the  size  of 
depth  of  the  pool ;  nor  the  quantity  of  stream  passing  through  it. 

We  find  no  wefd  universally  or  commonly  known  by  the  iiame 
**  Rat's-weed*'  or  **  Kale- weed"  (either  of  which  the  above  writing  ap- 
pears like) — por  any  kind  of  net  generally  known  by  the  name  of 
"  thief-net."  Nevertheless,  we  will  do  our  best  to  answer  our  corre- 
spondent ;  and  he  must  excuse  us  meanwhile  and  explain  himself  better 
for  another  occasion,  if  our  opinion  should  fail  to  '^  come  up  to"  his 
difficulties*  We  do  not  profess  to  be  great  netters ;  because  netting 
is  too  closely  akin  to  poaching,  and  too  destructive  of  real  sport; 
and  the  less  netting  be  promoted  or  encouraged  the  greater  is  the 
chance  for  true  fishermen, — namely,  those  who  take  fish  by  the  legi« 
timate  use  of  rod  and  line  in  the  delightful  pastime  of  anghng. 


30  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

The  firsl  step  towards  netting  in  weedy  places,  is  the  preparation  of 
the  water ;  that  is,  the  removal  of  the  weeds ;  unless,  indeed ,  the  net 
be  the  trammel^  and  poles  are  used  to  beat  the  water,  and  drive  the  fish 
out  of  the  weeds  into  the  net,  spread  round  them,  when  the  removal  of 
the  weeds  ceases  to  be  necessary.  Judging  from  the  expressions  used 
in  the  question,  namely,  the  injury  to  trout,  that]  by  the  "thief"  net, 
the  trammel  is  signified  (and  which  trammel  consists  of  a  net  of  small 
meshes  suspended  freely  between  two  outer  nets  or  walls  of  very  much 
larger  mesh,  through  one  of  which  the  fish  passes,  driving  a  portion  of 
the  inner  fine  net  and  itself  through  the  meshes  of  the  other,  and  so 
entangling  himself),  we  have  to  devise  other  means  of  taking  the  tench. 
On  account  of  the  weeds,  thedrag-net  is  objected  to  ;  but  let  us  say  that 
much  depends  on  the  manner  in  which  it  is  used,  especially  for  tench  and 
carp,  which,  as  is  well-known,  will  thrust  their  noses  into  the  mud, 
and  allow  the  net  to  pass  over  them  if  they  can.  If  the  weeds  in 
question  are  not  very  strong,  we  still  think  the  drag-net  may  prove 
successful ;  but  it  must  be  very  heavily  leaded  to  counteract  the  effect 
of  the  weeds  on  the  one  hand;  and  must  be  drawn  very,  very  deli- 
berately through  the  water,  so  as  to  "  counterplot"  the  **  burying**  habit 
of  fish,  on  the  other.  Fish  are.more  readily  alarmed  and  induced  to  fly 
about  and  plunge  into  the  mud  or  over  the  net,  when  it  is  drawn  hur- 
riedly ;  and  it  being  certain,  if  these  two  evils  are  prevented,  they 
must  come  ashore,  there  is  no  use  in  hurrying  the  operation,  as  is  done 
in  ninety-nine  cases  out  of  a  hundred. 

The  advantage  of  the  net  passing  slowly  is,  that  it  does  not  so  much 
frighten  the  fisli,  to  begin  with ;  and,  as  they  cannot  hold  their  noses  in 
the  mud  for  very  long,  they  may  be  sickened  of  that  manoeuvre  before 
the  net  has  passed  them.  Another  point  in  dragging  is  to  keep  the 
lower  lines  (called,  we  think,  the  lead  lines,  viz.  those  attached  to  the 
bottom  of  the  net)  much  in  advance  of  the  upper  or  cork  hues ;  so 
that  the  lead-line  will,  as  it  were,  scoop  the  fish  up  from  the  mud,  or 
tend  very  much  to  keep  them  out  of  it.  If  this  can  be  prevented,  their 
only  chance  of  escape  is  by  leaping  over  the  corks.  This  is  another  very 
favourite  manoeuvre,  especially  with  carp,  andwe  have  often  dragged  small 
ponds  over  and  over  again,  for  the  pleasure  of  witnessing  these  gambols. 

Finding  their  escape  cut  off  below,  they  remain  quite  quiet  in  the 
net  till  its  bag  approaches  the  bank ;  then  they  will  say  "  catch  a 
weasel  asleep,"  and  with  the  utmost  coolness,  cast  themselves  over  the 
corks  and  laugh  at  their  enemies.  To  remedy  this,  the  Jirst  thing 
which  suggests  itself  is  to  provide  that  the  net  be  at  least  a  yard  or  two 
deeper  than  the  water, — to  have  it  well  leaded  below  and  well  corked 
above,  so  that  it  may  bag  very  much  as  it  is  drawn  in,  like  Taglioni's 
scarf  when  distended  by  the  air  in  her  celebrated  shawl  dance.     The 


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second  is  (and  it  is  additional  to  the  above)  to  drag  a  second  net 
behind  the  principal  one  ;  for  by  this,  thinking  themselves  secure  after 
escaping  one  danger,  they  are  taken  unawares ;  and  finding  they  have 
been  already  foiled  in  their  two  favourite  resorts,  they  will  keep  in  mid- 
water  in  the  bag  of  the  second  net  and  reconcile  themselves  to  their  fate, 
under  the  notion  they  have  only  "  leaped  out  of  the  frying-pan  into  the 
fire."  Therefore  with  much  patience,  which  constitutes  man*s  greatest 
strength  in  most  instances  against  the  brute  creation,  and  plenty  of  lead 
and  cork,  the  drag-net  may  still  avail  our  correspondent. 

Now  let  us  ask,  is  he  aware  of  the  great  necessity  of  clearing  away 
the  weeds  before  he  proceeds  to  net  ?  This  should  be  done  at  least 
a  day  previously,  otherwise  the  fish  may  have  sheltered  themselves 
under  rooted  banks  and  other  strong  holds  before  the  net  gets  into  the 
water.  If  the  weeds  extend  much  above  the  bottom  of  the  pool, 
they  must  be  cut  (if  the  place  be  large)  with  a  number  of  old  scythe- 
blades  rivetted  together  and  sharpened,  to  be  gradually  drawn  through 
the  water  at  the  roots  of  the  weeds  backwards  and  forwards,  see  saw 
fashion,  by  ropes  attached  at  each  end  held  by  men  at  opposite  sides 
of  the  pool :  or  if  the  place  be  small,  with  a  long  handled  heavy  scythe 
set  on  more  perpendicularly  to  the  flat  of  the  blade  than  the  com- 
mon farming  scythe,  the  labourer  working  from  a  boat.  But  should 
the  weeds  be  merely  covering,  and  lie  close  on,  the  bottom,  a  large  iron 
rake  is  the  best  means  of  removing  sufficient,  at  least  for  the  plan  of 
netting  we  are  about  to  mention.  Our  correspondent  will  find  this  in 
Chambers*  Cyclopaedia,  tit.  "  Fishing  7e«cA,*'  which,  though  old, 
seems  very  reasonable.  We  subjoin  the  extract  lest  he  should  not  pos- 
sess the  work  to  refer  to. 

"  When  a  number  of  tench  are  to  be  taken  out  of  a  muddy  pond, 
the  method  is  to  take  a  large  casting-net,  well  leaded,  and  with  meshes 
from  the  crown  to  a  full  yard  and  a  half,  not  too  small ;  for  then"  (i.  e. 
otherwise)  **  if  the  pond  be  deep,  the  fish  will  strike  away  before  the 
net  gets  to  the  bottom.  The  place  where  the  net  is  to  be  thrown  into" 
(any  known  favourite  hole  is  the  best,  of  course)  **  must  be  cleared  of 
weeds,  &c.  with  a  rake.  A  bait"  (ground  bait)  **  is  next  to  be  prepared  for 
drawing  the  fish  together:  for  this  purpose  put  a  quarter  of  a  peck  of  wheat 
into  three  quarts  of  water,  send  it  to  an  oven,  and  let  it  be  well  soaked; 
then  add  to  it  five  pints  of  blood,  and  as  much  bran  as  is  necessary  to 
give  it  the  consistency  of  a  paste  ;  mix  with  it  some  clays  and  add  a 
quart  of  lobworms  chopped  in  pieces.  Let  the  whole  be  wrought  up 
into  a  stiff  paste,  and  rolled  into  balls  of  the  size  of  a  hen's  e^^,  and 
throw  these  into  the  pond  in  the  place  where  the  net  is  to  be  cast. 
Let  these,  and  some  strains"  (fresh)  "  be  occasionally  thrown  in,  and 
the  place  be  thus  baited  for  several  days.     When  the  fish  may  be  sup- 


3^  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jjlv. 

posed  to  be  well  acquainted  with  the  place,  let  a  good  baiting  be  given 
in  the  morning  ;  and  in  the  close  of  the  evening  let  the  casting-net  be 
carefully  thrown  in.  When  the  net  is  sunk,  the  mud  all  about  is  to  be 
stirred  with  a  long  pole  with  a  fork  at  the  end  :  the  net  is  to  lie  half  an 
hour,  and  the  mud  to  be  thus  stirred  all  the  time :  by  this  means  th6 
tench  will  be  raised  and  will  be  taken  in  pulling  out  the  net ;  but  if  the 
net  were  to  be  thrown  in  and  taken  out  in  the  common  way,  there 
would  hardly  be  one  fish  taken  :  for  the  custom  of  both  tench  and  carp  , 
when  they  are  frightened,  is  to  plunge  their  heads  up  to  the  eyes  in  the 
mud,  and  thus  placed,  with  their  tails  erect,  the  net  must  draw  over 
them,  without  the  possibility  of  entangling  them."  In  this  place  we 
will  only  add,  that  too  much  patience  can  hardly  be  used  in  drawing  the 
net  to  shore. 

Has  our  correspondent  ever  tried  a  baited  drum-net?  We  think 
tench  might  readily  be  caught  by  this  means  ;  and  if  trout  were  enclo- 
sed at  the  same  time,  neither  will  the  drum-net,  nor  the  casting-net 
injure  them,  provided  they  be  quickly  set  at  liberty. 

In  conclusion,  let  us  pray  our  correspondent  to  spare  the  net  as  much 
as  possible,  and  leave  as  many  fish  as  he  can  for-  the  diversion  of  the 
patient  angler ! 

While  upon  this  subject,  we  may  add  our  opinion  in  reference  to 
casting  nets,  that  the  bag  is  generally  too  small,  and  the  lines  which 
hold  it  up  too  short,  preventing  large  fish  from  getting  into  it. 

T.  S. 

Reply  by  the  Author  of  the  Willowdale-Hall  Fishing  Code. 

The  author  of  the  Willowdale-hall  Fishing  Code,  begs  to  acknowledge 
the  Editor's  letter  of  the  25th  inst.,  containing  Piscator's  query  re- 
specting tench  and  trout  in  a  pool,  and  to  state  in  reply  that  it  would 
give  him  much  pleasure  to  be  able  to  inform  Piscator  of  some  certain 
means  by  which  the  tench  alluded  to,  can  now  be  taken,  l^he  author 
of  the  W.  F.  C.  has  tench  now  in  a  small  pond,  and  finds  no  difiSculty 
in  taking  them  at  any  time  with  a  trammel ;  but  there  is  no  mud,  but 
few  weeds,  and  no  otlier  fish  in  the  pond.  He  thinks  if  roads  were 
cut  through  the  weeds  transversely,  so  as  to  allow  trammels  to  sink, 
and  several  trammels  set  according  to  the  size  of  the  pool,  and  the 
water  plumped  with  a  pole, — some  few  tench  might  be  got  ;  but  there 
is  no  question  that  the  trout  would  be  taken  also.  He  does  not  con- 
ceive it  would  injure  the  trout,  even  if  caught  in  the  trammels, 
because  they  would  be  liberated  in  a  few  minutes ;  and  he  has  seen 
tench  thus  caught  and  liberated,  and  no  bad  effects  followed.  It  is 
only  by  allowing  a  fish  to  be  in  a  net  for  several  hours,  or  all  night, 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  33 

and  to  rab  off  his  scales  and  bruise  himself,  that  he  frets  and 
dies.  Besides,  the  weather  is  material.  Any  fish  will  bear  infi- 
nitely more  friction  in  winter,  than  in  summer.  He  fears,  if  there 
is  much  mud  in  the  pool,  the  tench  cannot  now  be  taken,  and  in 
that  case  the  better  way  would  be,  to  take  them  in  the  spring 
with  bow-nets  (see  vol.  16,  New  S.  M.  p.  417),  and  put  them  in 
a  stew  or  pond,  when  they  can  be  taken  out  at  any  time  with  a 
trammel,  or  by  running  off  the  water.  A  trial  of  the  new  bow- 
nets  mentioned  at  such  page,  in  this  weedy  pool,  te  author  of 
the  W.  F.  C.  assures  Piscator  would  succeed  to  admiration. 

.   Peterborough,  25th  Not.  1839. 


I^otttta  Venatica. 

No.  IX. 
BY  ACTiEON. 


(Continued from  wl.  xyn,  fMge  iSti,) 

The  sooner  you  can  begin  after  the  com  is  cut,  the  better,  as  it  gives 
hounds  so  great  an  advantage  when  the  foxes  are  not  come  to  their  full 
strength  ;  a  good  beginning  is  half  the  battle,  and  that  is  one  reason 
why  it  is  generally  recommended  to  wait  for  a  shower  of  rain  to  cool 
the  covers  and  improve  the  scent.     Work  of  the  right  sort,  added  to 
blood,  is  what  is  required ;  one  without  the  other  is  of  little  avail,  and 
where  good  luck  forsakes  you,  cubs  scarce,  and  the  great  desideratum 
cannot  be  obtained  by  fair  means,  others  must  be  resorted  to,  let  them 
be  what  they  will,  to  gain  the  point ;  however,  anything  in  the  world  is 
better  than  turning  out  a  bagman,  the  scent  of  which  is  as  different  from 
the  natural  smell  of  a  wild  fox,  as  a  red  herring  is  from  a  fresh  mackerel. 
The  ill-effects  which  the  custom  of  indulging  hounds  with  this  spurious 
kind  of  blood  produces,  will  soon  discover  itself  if  frequently  put  in 
practice ;  hares,  cur-dogs,  &c.,  will  be  all  alike  to  them,  and  their  hurry 
and  wildness  in  drawing  will  be  no  less  manifest,  than  their  unsteadiness 
in  chase.     Even  fox-hounds,  which  have  before  been  steady,  after  too 
much  rest  frequently  become  wild  and  ungovernable.     Some  years  ago, 
when  Lord  Middleton   hunted  Warwickshire,  and  whose  celebrated 
pack  stood  as  high  in  the  estimation  of  fox-hunters  as  any  in  the  world, 
a  most  unfortunate  occurrence  took  place,  and  which  is  a  convincing 
proof  that  during  any  part  of  the  year  when  the  pack  are  not  at  work, 
they  cannot  have  too  much  strong  exercise.     After  a  long  and  severe 
frost,  the  hounds  met  at  Walton  Wood,  and  having  forced  a  fox  into 

NO.     CV. VOL.    XVllI.  F 


34  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jaw. 

the  open,  were  running  him  with  a  good  fair  scent,  when  suddenly  they 
changed  his  line  for  that  of  a  dark  red-coloured  dog  (which  had  no 
doubt  been  coursing  him),  and  fairly  ran  into  him  and  ate  him,  before 
any  one  could  get  to  them  to  stop  them.     I  may  have  once  or  twice  in 
my  life  hunted  a  "  put-down  fox,"  as  it  is  sometimes  called,  but  it  is  a 
custom  I  never  approved  of;  nor  have  I  ever  known  any  good  judg-es 
of  hunting  who  recommended  it.    I  once  killed  a  fox  in  rather  an  extra- 
ordinary manner :  he  was  not  a  bagman,  although  he  appeared  to  have  been 
just  shook  from  the  soot  sack  of  achimney  sweeper.  *  The  facts  were  as 
follows :  I  was  sitting  late  one  winter  evening,  and  just  upon  the  eve 
of  retiring  for  the  night,  when  a  neighbouring  farmer  brought  me  a  fox 
*n  a  large  basket,  which  he  had  just  taken  in  an  out-house.     As  every 
hody  was  gone  to  bed  excepting  myself,  and  not  being  able  to  shut  bim 
up  m  a  better  place  of  security,  I  left  him  in  the  room  where  I  was  then 
sittmg,  for  the  night,  and  gave  orders  that  he  should  not  be  disturbed 
till  I  came  down  in  the  morning ;  however^  the  next  day  a  maid-ser- 
vant going  in  to  light  the  fife  as  usual,  about  seven  o'clock,  opened  the 
shutters,  when  the  fox  perceiving  the  light,  jumped  from  the  chimney 
where  he  had  gone  to  ground,  and  darting  through  the  window  like  a 
rocket,  made  his  escape.     I  was  immediately  informed  of  the  departure 
of  the  prisoner,  and  perceiving  that  a  heavy  storm  of  snow  had  fallen. 
It  being  ancle  deep  and  still  snowing,  and  the  chance  of  hunting  on  that 
day  at  the  regular  hour  being  completely  gone^  I  ordered  the  horses  to 
be  saddled ;    and  in  less  than  ten  minutes  they  were  out,  the  men 
mounted,  and  every  hound  in  the  kennel  (forty-one  couples)  on  the 
hue  of  the  fugitive :  it  proved  to  be  a  most  burning  scent^  and  afler  a 
sharp  burst  of  about  two  miles,  we  killed  him,  as  he  was  running  in  a 
direct  line  for  a  well  known  head  of  earths ;  if  the  scent  of  reynaid 
was  good,  the  smell  of  the  soot  was  much  more  pungent,  as  it  might  be 
winded  the  whole  way.     The  animal,  when  killed,  certainly  looked  like 
a  hunted  devil,  and  the  hounds,  after  they  had  eaten  him,  appeared  ad 
if  they  had  had  their  mustachios  blackened  for  a  masquerade.    The 
hole  through  which  he  had  escaped  was  triangular,  exactly  the  shape 
of  his  head,  and  so  smsBill  that  it  seemed  impossible  for  him  to  have 
forced  his  way  through  it.     He  had  been  during  the  night  up  and  down 
the  chimney  some  dozen  times,  as  might  be  seen  by  the  black  marks  all 
over  the  room.    He  had  tried  the  chimney-piece,  pictures,  all  the  chairs, 
and  had  entered,  as  fer  as  he  could,  into  a  hat  and  two  caps  which  were 
on  a  table,  to  try  to  find  an  exit.     This  calls  to  my  remembrance  the 
anecdote  of — 

**  Mr.  Stnhbs>  a  crack  rider  no  doubt  in  his  time, 
Who  bunting  on  Sunday  considered  no  «rinie." 

He  kept  a  pack  of  harriers,  with  which  he  used  occasionally  to  hunt 


18  40.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  35 

bag  foxeSy  and  his  plan  for  getting  tbem  into  condition  was^  to  shntthem 
up  in  a  small  place,  with  a  hole  to  admit  the  light  about  six  feet  above  their 
heads,  at  which  they  would  continually  employ  themselves  in  jumping,  pa 
endeavour  to  escape,  and  by  that  means  get  into  good  wind  and  condition. 
As  summer  wears  away,  and  the  cub-hunting  is  drawing  nearer  to  a 
close,  the  time  of  meeting  may  be  at  a  later  hour.     But  as  that  period 
of  the  year  ought  undoubtedly  to  be  given  up  to  the  master  of  the  pack 
for  the  purpose  of  educating  his  young  hpatids,  and  getting  them  into 
such  order  and  condition  that  they  may  acquit  themselves  with  credit, 
when  the  regular  season  arrives,  I  would  never  meet  at  such  a  time, 
as  that  the  lateness  of  the  hour  would  be  an  inducement  to  cause  a 
number  of  persons  to  come  out.     Men  who  make  a  practice  of  going 
. regularly  cub-huotmg  are  generally  good  sportsmen,  and  instead  of 
doing  harm,  frequently  do  a  great  deal  of  good,  by  assisting  to  keep 
foxes  back  in  large  woodlands ;  but  a  numerous  field  in  October  is  never 
to  be  desired,  and  the  only  way  to  prevent  it  is  never  to  meet  later 
than  about  deven  o'clock.     When  beset  by  the'  entreaties  of  gentle- 
men who  may  be  subscribers  or  good  preservers  of  foxes,  a  huntsman 
may  be  overpersuaded  to  draw  covers  which  it  may  at  that  time  not 
be  convenient  to  disturb,  and  to  endeavour  to  show  sport  in  the  open, 
which  at  so  early  a  day  is  never  to  be  desired. '  One  of  the  best  riidi 
I  ever  knew  in  my  whole  life  was  on  the  5th  of  September,  with  thie 
Warwickshire  hounds  when  hunted  by  J.  Wood.     It  was  an  accident, 
as  the  hounds  btoke  away,  and  the  men  were  not  moiitlted  to  go  widi 
them,   and  consequently  could  not  stop  them.      They  found  at  five 
o'clock  in  the  morning  at  the  Bull  and  Butcher  wood,  which  is  situated 
on  the  edge  of  the  largest  woodlands  In  die  county,  six  mOes  from 
Coventry,  on  the  Oxford  road,  and  killed  their  fox  close  to  Crick  in 
Northamptonshire,  fifteen  miles  from  point  to  point ;  but  as  the  line 
taken  was  circuitous,  it  was  at  least  twenty  milfes.    The  pace  was  tre- 
mendous ;  and  no  one  who  started  with  the  hounds  was  up  at  the  finish, 
exeept  WilKam  Boxal,  who  was  then  the  first  whipper.     There  were 
nearly  dfty  couples  of  hounds  out,  seventeen  and-^-half  couples  of  which 
were  of  that  year's  entry,  and  had  only  been  out  four  times  before  tha( 
day.     It  proved  an  old  barren  bitch' fox.  ' 


I  f 


SPORTING  EXCURSIONS  IN  THE  ROCKY  MOUNTAINS. 

BY  J.R.TOWNSEND,  ESQ. 

Who  Mr.  Townsend  is,  and  whether  the  record  of  his  Sporting  Ex- 
cursions in  the  Rocky  Mountains  has  or  has  not  already  appeared  in 
print  on  the  other  side  the  Atlantic,  we  are  in  an  uninterrupted  state 
pf  perfect  ignorance ;  but  we  are  quite  sure,  from  internal  evidence 


36  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

that  die  author  is  a  member  of  the  New  World,  and  it  is  not,  therefore, 
very  likely  that  he  would  have  abstained  from  Ratifying  the  curiosity 
of  his  Boston  fellow  creatures,  or  that  he  would  have  sent  all  the  way 
irom  Columbia  to  Colburn,  to  scatter  his  little  stories  over  a  London 
octavo  page  of  print.  The  absence  of  a  Preface,  too,  goes  to  assure  us 
that  any  explanation  respecting  the  author  or  the  book  was  very  likely 
to  break  the  charm  of  novelty,  and  was,  therefore,  not  to  be  coveted  by 
the  English  publisher.  All,  however,  that  we  have  really  and  properly 
to  do  with  the  book,  is  to  introduce  our  readers  to  its  most  amusing 
sporting  incidents,  and  this  we  shall  do  without  further  preface  on  our 
part,  or  delay. 

On  the  occasion  of  three  Indians  of  the  Otto  tribe  visiting  the  camp 
to  which  Mr.  Townsend  was  attached,  we  meet  with  the  following  anec- 
dote : — 

While  these  people  were  smoking  the  pipe  of  peace  with  us,  after  breakfast, 
I  observed  that  Richardson,  our  chief  hunter,  an  experienced  man  in  this 
country,  of  a  tall  and  iron  frame,  and  almost  child-like  simplicity  of  clidraoter, 
in  fact  an  exact  counterpart  of  Hawk-eye  in  his  younger  days,  stood  aloof,  and 
refused  to  sit  in  the  circle,  in  which  it  was  always  the  custom  of  the  old  hands  to 
join. 

Feeling  some  curiosity  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  this  unusual  diffidence,  I  oc- 
casionally allowed  my  eyes  to  wander  to  the  spot  where  our  sturdy  hunter  stood 
looking  moodily  upon  us,  as  the  calamet  passed  from  hand  to  hand  around  the 
circle,  and  I  thought  I  perceived  him,  now  and  then,  cast  a  furtive  glance  at 
one  of  the  Indians  who  sat  opposite  to  me,  and  sometimes  his  countenance 
would  assume  an  expression  almost  demoniacal,  as  though  the  most  fierce  and 
deadly  passions  were  raging  in  his  bosom.  I  felt  certain  that  hereby  hung  a 
tale,  and  I  watched  for  a  corresponding  expression,  or  at  least  a  look  of  con- 
sciousness, in  the  face  of  my  opposite  neighbour,  but  expression  there  veas  none. 
His  large  features  were  settled  in  a  tranquillity  which  nothing  could  disturb,  and 
as  he  puffed  the  smoke  in  huge  volumes  u'om  his  mouth,  and  the  fragrant 
vapour  wreathed  and  curled  around  his  head,  he  seemed  the  embodied  spirit  of 
meekness  and  taciturnity. 

The  camp  moved  soon  after,  and  I  lost  no  time  in  overhauling  Richardson, 
and  askinff  an  explananation  of  his  singular  conduct. 

«  Why,"  said  he,  "  that  Injen  that  sat  opposite  to  you,  is  my  bitterest  enemy. 
I  was  once  going  down  alone  from  the  rendez  vous  with  letters  for  St.  Louis, 
and  when  I  arrived  on  the  lower  part  of  the  Platte  river,  just  a  short  distance 
beyond  us  here,  I  fell  in  with  about  a  dozen  Ottos.  They  were  known  to  be 
a  firiendly  tribe,  and  I,  therefore,  felt  no  fear  of  them.  I  dismounted  from  my 
horse  and  sat  with  them  upon  the  ground.  It  v^as  in  the  depth  of  winter ;  the 
ground  was  covered  with  snow,  and  the  river  was  frozen  solid.  While  I  vras 
thinking  of  nothing  but  my  dinner,  which  I  was  then  about  preparing,  four  or 
fi.ve  of  the  cowards  jumped  on  me,  mastered  my  rifie,  and  held  my  arms  fast, 
while  they  took  from  me,  my  knife  and  tomahawk,  my  flint  and  steel,  and  all 
my  ammunition.  They  then  loosed  me,  and  told  me  to  be  off.  I  begged  them, 
for  the  love  of  God,  to  give  me  my  rifle  and  a  few  loads  of  ammunition,  or  I 
should  starve  before  I  could  reach  the  settlements.  No — I  shouldhave  nothing, 
and  if  I  did  not  start  off  immediately,  they  would  throw  me  under  the  ice  of  the 
river.  And,''  continued  the  excited  hunter, — ^while  he  ground  his  teeth  with 
bitter  and  uncontrollable  rage, — *'  that  man  that  sat  opposite]  to  you  was  the 
chief  of  them.    He  recognized  me,  and  knew  very  well  the  reason  why  I  would 


1840.]  f^EW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  37 

not  smoke  with  him.  I  tell  you,  sir,  if  erer  I  meet  that  roan  io  any  other 
situation  than  that  in  which  1  saw  him  this  morning,  I'll  shoot  him  with  as 
iittle  hesitation  as  I  would  shoot  a  deer.  Several  years  have  passed  since  the 
perpetration  of  this  outrage,  but  it  is  still  as  fresh  in  my  memory  as  ever;  and  I 
a^in  declare,  that  if  ever  an  opportunity  offers,  1  will  kill  that  man." 

« rp  "if  Richardson,  did  they  take  your  horse  also?" 
cloth     "     ^^^^  ^^  ^^'  ^^^  ™y  blankets,  and  every  thing  I  had,  except  my 

**  But  how  did  you  subsist  until  you  reached  the  settlements  1    You  had  a 
long  journey  before  you/' 

"  Why,  set  to  trappin*  prairie  squirrels  with  little  nooses  made  out  of  the 
hms  of  my  head."    I  should  remark  that  his  hair  was  so  long,  that  it  fell  in 
fieavy  masses  on  his  shoulders. 
«  5?^  squirrels  in  winter,  Richardson ;  I  never  heard  of  squirrels  in  wmter. 
Well,  but  there  was  plenty  of  them,  though ;  little  white  ones,  Uiat  lived 
among  the  SHOW." 

"  Well,  really,  this  was  an  unpleasant  sort  of  adventure  enough,  but  let  me 
suggest  that  you  do  very  wrong  to  remember  it  with  such  blood-thirsty  feehngs. 
He   shook  his  head  with  a  doeced  and  determined  air,  and  rode  off,  as  if 
anxious  to  escape  a  lecture. 

The  author  thus  describes  buflfalo-hunting  and  killing  :— 

.  The  day  following,  we  saw  several  small  herds  of  buffalo,  on  our  side  of  the 
"Tr  f  ^^^  °^  °"'  hunters  started  out  after  a  huge  bull  that  had  separated  him- 
self  from  his  companions,  and  gave  him  chase  on  fleet  horses. 

Away  went  the  buffalo,  and  away  went  the  men,  hard  as  they  could  dash ; 

now  the  hunters  gained  unon  him*  and  pressed  him  hard;  again  the  enormous 

crearure  had  the  advantage  ninnJnx  with  all  his  might,  his  terrific  horns  often 

P'oughing  up  the  earth  as  b     spurned  it  under  him.    Sometimes  he  would 

ooubJe,  and  rush  so  near  the  K  r*;es  as  almost  to  gore  them  with  his  horns,  and  in 

an  jnstant  would  be  off /n  a  taent,  and  throw  his  pursuers  from  the  track.   Al 

iengtfa  the  poor  animal  cain^  ,  '  naV,  and  made  some  unequivocal  demonstrations 

Z'fuT-}  ''  ™'*'''^  «««'  toLi^  bis  head  furiously,  and  tearing  up  the  ground 

with  his  feet.    At  this  room     1^  «^  shot  was  fired     The  victim  trembled  like  an 


^i^n,  and  fell  on  bis  kneeT^"'^  recovering  himself  in  an  instant,  started  again 
hnii  ^  ^^'''^'  ^^a'*«  Uj4  ^'itcrinined  hunters  dashed  after  him,  but  the  poor 
^ii  was  nearly  exhausted  •  k  r^ceeded  but  a  short  distance  and  stopped  again. 

ifte  hunters  approached,  r^^,  ^ Vir»wlv  by  hini,  and  shot  two  balls  through  his 
hody  with  the  most  perfee?^^  Alness  and  precision.  During  the  race,^the 
whoie  of  which  occurred  i^^  ^^?.  v?Jw  of  the  party,-the  men  seemed  wil.l  with 
we  excitement  which  it  oc.^  •  Id  '  and  when  the  animal  fell,  a  shout  rent  the 
fir,  which  startled  the  antel  ^^*^^  dozens  from  the  bluffs,  and  sent  the  wolves 
howling  lifce  demons  froint^^^ 

inw  IS  the  most  commotT^^'C^e  of  k»Hing  the  buffalo,  and  is  practised  very 
genemlly  by  the  travellioB.  i  '^^^rs  •  many  are  also  destroyed  by  approaching 
^em  on  foot,  when,  if  ih|  V^^Hes  are  sufficiently  dense,  or  the  grass  high  enough 

K)  attord  concealment,  the  h\inter -*>y  Steeping  carefully  to  leeward  of  his  game, 

may  sometimes  approaich.  so 'near  as  almost  to  touch  the  animal.  If  on  a 
plain,  without  gKiss  or  buihes  it  is  necessary  to  be  very  circumspect ;  to  ap- 
proach so  slowly  as  Bot  to  excite  alarm,  and,  when  observed  by  the  animal,  to 
mitate,  dexterouaVy ,  iVie  c\uinsy  motions  of  a  young  bear,  or  assume  the  sneak- 
m&.  prowling  aUitude  o€  a  vrolf,  in  order  to  lull  suspicion. 
_  ine  Indians  T«±sort  to  another  stratagem,  which  is,  perhaps,  even  more  suc- 
cesstul.  Xh^i  ik\Tv  o£  a  ca\f  is  properly  dressed,  with  the  head  and  legs  left 
attached  to  \t.^  TVie  Indvau  envelopes  himself  in  this,  and  with  his  short  bow 
*^d  a  brace  oi  arrovrsy  ambles  off  into  the  very  midst  of  a  herd.    When  he  has 


38  JNEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

selected  such  an  animal  as  suits  his  fancy,  be  comes  close  along  aside  of  it,  and 
without  noise,  passes  an  arrow  through  his  heart.  One  arrow  is  always  suffi- 
cient, and  it  is  generally  delivered  with  such  force,  that  at. least  half  the  shaft 
.appears  through  the  opposite  side.  The  creature  totters,  and  is  about  to  fall, 
when  the  Indian  glides  around,  and  draws  the  arrow  from  the  wound  lest  it 
should  be  broken.  A  single  Indian  is  said  to  kill  a  great  number  of  buffaloes 
in  this  way,  before  any  alarm  is  communicated  to  the  herd. 

Our  brothers  of  the  angle  will  not  detect  much  of  a  learned  brother 
in  Mr.  Townsend.  His  trout,  looking  at  their  size,  are  certainly  curious 
as  to  theiT  weight ;  they  must  have  resembled  speckled  eels. 

In  this  little  stream,  the  trout  are  more  abundant  than  we  have  yet  seen  them. 
One  of  our  ioher  men  took,  this  afternoon,  upwards  of  thirty  pounds.  These. fish 
would  probably  average  fifteen  or  sixteen  inches  in  length,  and  weigh  three 
quarters  of  a  pound;  occasionally,  however,  a  much  larger  one  is  seen. 

Again,  he  says,— 

lith, — In  the  afternoon  we  made  a  camp  on  Ross'  Creek,  a  small  branch  of 
Snake  river.  The  pasture  is  better  than  we  have  had  for  two  weeks,  and  the 
stream  contains  an  abundance  of  excellent  trout.  Some  of  these  are  enormous, 
and  very  fine  eating.  They,  bite  eagerly  at  a  grasshopper  or  minnow,  bat  the 
largest  fish  are  shy,  and  the  sportsman  requires  to  be  carefully  concealed  in  order 
to  take  them.  We  have  here  none  of  the  fine  tackle,  jointed  rods,  reels,  and 
silkworm  gut  of  the  accomplished  city  sportsman ;  we  have  only  a  piece  of 
common  cord,  and  a  hook  seized  on  with  half-hitches,  with  a  willow  rod  cut  on 
the  banks  of  the  stream;  but  with  this  rough  equipment  we  take  as  many  trout 
as  we  wish,  and  who  could  do  more,  even  with  all  the  curious  contrivances  of 
old  Izaac  Walton  or  Christopher  North  ? 

Now,  neither  Izaac  Walton  nor  Christopher  North  is  remarkable  for 
"  curious  contrivances"  for  taking  the  trout.  Izaac,  compared  with 
the  modern  hero  of  the  rod  and  line,  is  as  the  coachman  of  a  century 
back,  compared  with  the  Hon.  Mr.  Jerningham,  or  the  Charles  Jonei^, 
of  the  present  day. 

When  the  dangers  of  travelling  these  rocky  mountains  are  really  con- 
sidered, it  is  positively  a  wonder  that  Mr.  Colburn  is  ever  able  to  trap 
a  traveller  alive  I     The  following  is  a  thriller : — 

Wyeth  told  us  of  a  narrow  escape  he  had  while  travelling  on  foot  near  the 
summit  of  one  of  the  peaks.  He  was  walking  on  a  ridge  which  sloped  from  the 
top  at  an  angle  of  about  forty  degrees,  and  terminated,  at  its  lower  part^  in  a 
perpendicular  precipice  of  a  thousand  or  twelve  hundred  feet.  He  was  movii^ 
along  cautiously  in  the  snow,  near  the  lower  edge,  in  order  to  attain  «  more 
level  spot  beyond,  when  his  feet  shpped  and  he  fell.  Befot«  he  could  attempt 
to  fix  himself  firmly,  he  slid  down  the  declivity  till  witliin  a  few  feet  of  the 
frightful  precipice.  At  the  instant  of  his  fall,  he  had  the  presence  of  mind  to 
plant  the  rifle  which  he  held  in  one  hand,  and  his  knife  which  he  drew  from  the 
scabbard  with  the  other,  into  the  snow,  and  as  he  almost  tottered  on  the  verge, 
he  succeeded  in  checking  himself,  and  holding  his  body  perfectly  still.  He  then 
gradually  moved,  first  the  rifle  and  then  the  knife,  backward  up  the  slanting Iiill 
behind  him,  and  fixing  them  firmly,  drew  up  his  body  parallel  to  them,  la 
this  way,  he  moved  slowly  and  surely  until  he  had  gained  hisibrmer  station^ 
when,  without  further  difliculty,  he  succeeded  in  reaching  the  more  level  land. 

Iron  nerve  is  one  of  the  indispensable  arms,  without  which  the  sportsr 


gg  in  imwit^^ 


man  in  the  mowttta^^*^^  America ,  ox-  t:He  wilds  of  >l^^Va^ds  of  y^^'^ 
peril  at  every  atep.  *^o  sKoot  the  l>ufiFklo  within  t^^  ^ici^^^'?^^^^ 
feet,  and  in  b\8\a»tTUs\i~to  come  uninvited  into  th«  ''^^^r  y<>^*  ^^*i 
of  a  panther— to  see  the  hungered  snsike  coiled  up  ^^Z^illo^  ^^^^ 
eye— to  disturb  the  fuU-grown  beax  in  his  solitude  in  th^  Z^rig^  ^^^ 
or  the  currant  bushes, — when,  too,  there  are  but  a  fe^  y^^  ^"3®  ^ 
you  both, — all  these  require  the  heart  to  be  a  fortress —  t^^^^^^y, 
unalarmed — the  hand,  the  wrist,  a.nd  axm  to  be  as  steady  *       ^  ^  ^ 

marble  Apollo ,:  when  he  has  loosed  the  arrow^  at  the  ^y^''^*^       \y^ 
step  backward—a  tremor  even  of"  the    frame  or  face,  wot»    -^^-^^^ 
like  an  ill-assorted  pair  in  wedloclc,     you   have  plunged  g^^       ^ 

match,  and  must  set  about  eflTecting,  ^ivith  all  the  art  in   y      m^^^ 
that  difficult  thing— a  separation  I       Xhere    is  great  <5»^**^,^-^*" 
Townsend's  narration  of  what  he  now  calls   **  a  ridiculous  »     ^^*«^ 
hut  while  it  shows  the  honesty  of   his  mind,    it  betrays  the  ^"^ ^^^^^^ 
his  nerve,  and  thus  greatly  acconnts  for  the  want  of  thos^        ^ 
deeds  which  we  look  for,  as  oixr  right,  in   travellers  who  clioc>» 
ture  into  scenes  where  wild  beasts  prevail,  but  where  man's  fo 
ne'er,  or  rarely  trod/' 

This  afternoon  I  observed  a  large  ftock  of  wild  geese  P^fJ^J^^  ^^^^  »^  , 
watching  t».eni,  perceived  that    tbey  alighted  about  a  mile  and 
where  I  knew  the?e  was  a  lake.      Oonclixding  that  "^^^f^^^^^ 
agreeable,  I  salliedfouh  -th-y^n  across  t^^^^^^^ 
soon  amved  at  a  thick  copse  of  willow   ai»a  »="5  „"  o^  of  anery  erck, 
water,  and  was  about  entering,  when   1    heard  a  wrt  ^"S^  g^^- 
directly  before  me-aod   iu»tantly  after,  '^'T*  8"«4r  b«« «.   ««e  1 

eiect  ttoself  upon  his  hind  f««'JT''*»":^„S,"l?^  ^^'  and  his  trem^ 
glaring  with  homble  malignHy,  hts  mouA  j»ide  open,  ia, 

raised  as  though  ready  to  descend  «P°»  ™®- _.   _„d  that  I  was  fi»t« 
.    For  a  nJLt.  I  bought  »y  ^;Wco«e^  tl^ared ;  . 

inglonons  death  away  frooo   ™*y  'V^^^  |,ear  showing  no  incUnaUotx 


inglorions  death  away  from  ™y  \?^He  bear  showing  no  inclioatiot^ 
moment  in  agonizing  »*^»P«*5®»  ^S*^j5^vi„«  both  barrels  of  my  gun,  ^ 
my  lagging  courage  returned,  *»**  ?°r^  |uow,  full  at  the  shaggy  b» 
ing  it  as  steadily  as  my  "«"''f.*  ^^^^^  B^in  evidently  had  v» 
creature,  I  wtreited    slowly    teackwarfs.     Bru  ,j^d         ^^ 

braving  gunpowder,  b«t  ^^  ^^^^l°lJ^\  chace;  so  when  1  h»d  Pl«. 
retreated  be  would   not    yet  S^Tf^Xd  about  and  flew,  rather  that.* 
hundred  yards  between    «s,    I  '"l^tt!^  times  during  this  run  for   Uf, 
the  plain  towards  the  camp-  ,  ^^^^Jje  bear  at  my  heeb ;  and  not  O.: 
sidered  it,  did  I  fancy  tlxat  I  ^^^^^r^^^^,  I  only  increased  «y  jr- 
over  my'shoulder  t^   asoertajn  £;«J^,V--4-lr.Lt^^V. 


over  my  shoulder  tS   ascertain    "^^^-^hWr  exhaustion  I  retoe, 
camp  wis  nearly  gained,  ^*^f"irSSind  me.   The  whole  space 
flat  upon  the  ground,  and  looked  toeh in   ^^^^  ^^  ««>""'"'*^!k^ 
the  cSpse  was  untenanted,    ^o^^^J^"  ^lone  had  represented  tK^, 
sttongly  allied  to  shame,  that  my  .       .„eck  adventure  t<^ 

"'wiienlarHved  in  <-«^V-^?.H?«P- '^f  ^^(^  K- ''" 
peremptorily  refused,   and  tne 


40  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jaw. 

joined  roe  in  urging  him  not  to  attempt  t))e  rash  adventure.  At  length,  however, 
finding  him  determined  on  going,  and  that  rather  than  remain,  he  would  trust  to 
his  own  single  gun,  I  was  finally  induced  to  offer  him  mine,  with  a  request — 
which  I  had  hoped  would  check  his  daring  spirit — that  he  would  leave  the 
weapon  in  a  situation  where  I  could  readily  find  it ;  for  after  he  had  made  one 
shot,  he  would  never  use  a  gun  again. 

He  seemed  to  heed  our  caution  and  advice  hut  little ;  and,  with  a  dogged  and 
determined  air,  took  the  way  across  the  plain  to  the  bushes,  which  we  could  see 
in  the  distance.  I  watched  him  for  some  time,  until  I  saw  him  enter  them,  and 
then,  with  a  sigh,  that  one  so  young  and  talented  should  be  lost  from  amongst 
us,  and  a  regret  that  we  did  not  forcibly  prevent  his  going,  I  sat  myself  down, 
distressed  and  melancholy.  We  all  listened  anxiously  to  hear  the  report  of  the 
gun ;  but  no  sound  reaching  our  ears,  we  began  to  hope  that  he  had  failed  in 
finding  the  animal,  and  in  about  fifteen  minutes,  to  my  inexpressible  relief,  we 
saw  him  emerge  from  the  copse,  and  bend  his  steps  slowly  toward  us.  When 
he  came  in,  he  seemed  disappointed,  and  somewhat  angry.  He  said  he  had 
searched  the  bushes  in  every  direction,  and  although  he  had  found  numerous 
foot  print!<,  no  bear  was  to  be  seen.  It  is  probable  that  when  I  commenced  my 
retreat  in  one  direction.  Bruin  made  off  in  the  other,  and  that  although  he  was 
willing  to  dispute  the  ground  with  me,  and  prevent  my  passing  his  lair,  he  was 
equally  willing  to  back  out  of  an  engagement  in  which  his  fears  suggested  that 
be  might  come  off  the  loser. 

Now  Mr.  Ashburton  was  a  man  of  the  right  kidney,  and  we  confess 
it  appears  strange  to  us,  that  though  he  himself  went  with  his  armSy 
they  were  without  supporters. 

The  acres  comes  a  little  over  Mr.  Townsend  too,  on  leaving  Oahu  on 

his  return  to  Columbia,  upon  seeing  some  natives  part  with   their 

swarthy  friends  on  board  the  Brig  Mary  Dacre,  dash  into  the  sea,  and 

swim  ashore. 

We  have  had  an  accession  to  our  crew  of  thirty  Sandwich  Islanders,  who  are 
to  be  engaged  in  the  salmon  fishery  on  the  Columbia,  and  six  of  these  have  been 
allowed  the  unusual  privilege  of  taking  their  wives  with  them.  Some  six  or 
eight  natives,  of  both  sexes,  friends  and  relatives  of  the  crew,  came  on  board  when 
we  weighed  anchor,  and  their  parting  words  were  prolonged  until  the  brig  cleared 
the  reef,  and  her  sails  had  filled  with  the  fresh  trade  wind.  They  thought  it  then 
time  to  withdraw,  and  putting  their  noses  together  after  their  fashion,  they  bade 
their  friends  an  affectionate  farewell,  and  without  hesitation  dashed  into  the  sea, 
and  made  directly  for  shore.  I  thought  of  blue  tharks,  and  tiger  sharks^  and 
shovel-noses,  and  would  not  have  run  such  a  risk  for  all  the  wealth  of  the  islands. 

We  have  extracted  sufficiently  from  these  two  volumes  to  convey  to 
our  readers  a  tolerable  notion  of  what  they  may  expect  to  find  in  the 
work  itself.  They  will  experience  much  buffalo,  a  liberal  allowance  of 
wild  horses,  plenty  of  squirrel,  incessant  privation,  everlasting  natives, 
and  excessive  river.  The  records  are  not  written  with  any  remark- 
able animation,  and  have  the  effect  of  giving  to  us  beast  and  bird  more 
as  stuffed  specimens  in  the  silent  cabinet  of  the  curious,  than  as  the 
fierce  and  wild  inhabitants,  trapped  or  rifled  in  their  native  lairs  and 
solitudes.  The  book,  however,  carries  us  over  new  ground  ;  and  for 
what  it  gives  us,  we  ought  to  be  thankful  and  not  critical.  And  we 
long,  therefore,  at  parting,  to  be  understood  as  cheerfully  going  through 
the  ceremony  of  "  smoking  the  calamet  of  peace*'  with  him. 


1840.J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  41 

A  RETROSPECT  OF  THE  SEASON  1839. 

Although  the  shooting  season  is  hardly  at  an  end,  the  scarceness  of 
the  birds,  and  the  bareness  of  the  cover,  warn  the  fair  sportsman  that 
the  gun  should  be  laid  aside  till  September  again  comes  round, 
except  merely  for  the  pursuit  of  wild-fowl  or  cover  shooting.  Now 
that  the  heat  and  excitement  of  the  early  part  of  the  season  have  given 
place  to  the  dreary  gloom  of  December,  the  sportsman  finds  himself 
more  at  leisure ;  and  as  he  muses  over  his  fire,  on  the  long  winter's 
evening,  he  naturally  recurs  to  the  past,  or,  turning  over  the  pages  of 
his  "  Game  Book,"  his  mind  dwells  on  the  by-gone  incidents  of  the 
season  he  is  about  to  close. 

Seldom  has  it  been  the  sportsman's  lot  to  look  back  upon  a  season 
in  which  game  has  been  so  partial  as  in  1839.  At  the  end  of  last 
season,  and  while  breaking  the  young  dogs  in  the  spring,  I  found 
plenty  of  old  biids,  and  the  weather  afterwards  being  favourable  for 
laying,  I  anticipated  a  good  show  of  young  birds.  I'he  first  nest  I 
heard  of,  was  seen  by  Lord  Montague's  keeper,  on  April  27,  with  seven 
eggs;  and  I  saw  two  pheasant's  eggs  on  the  10th  May.  I  heard  of 
none  earlier.  In  my  immediate  neighbourhood  there  was  a  great  deal 
of  seed  clover,  and  though  we  used  all  means  to  drive  the  birds  out 
of  it  before  laying,  several  clutches  of  eggs  were  destroyed  in  the  first 
cutting.  We  had,  however,  a  very  feir  show  of  eggs ;  but  it  was  not  till 
the  middle  of  July  that  we  could  form  any  fair  estimate  of  the  game, 
the  second  clutches  seldom  coming  ofi*  till  the  second  week  of  that 
month.  The  heavy  rains  in  June  and  July  destroyed  many  of  the 
eggs  and  young  birds,  and  it  was  not  till  the  beginning  of  August, 
when  we  found  covey  after  covey,  containing  only  firom  about  three  to 
seven  birds,  that  I  feared  my  hopes  had  been  too  sanguine.  The  truth 
is,  plenty  of  birds  were  hatched,  and  the  young  ones  were  not  so  much 
destroyed  by  the  rain  itself,  as  by  their  feet  and  wings  becoming 
clogged  with  the  heavy  lands,  a  fact,  completely  proved  in  my  own 
village.  On  the  heavy  land,  at  the  top  of  the  parish,  the  coveys  were 
scarce  and  small,  while  on  the  lighter  and  dryer  soil  of  the  lower  part, 
the  birds  we're  plentiful  and  strong.  I  have  found  this  the  case, 
wherever  I  have  shot  this  year,  and  I  trust,  owing  to  a  good  show  of 
birds  on  the  light  soils,  the  deficiency  will  be  greatly  made  up. 

The  harvest,  especially  the  beans,  was  very  backward,  and  if  ever 
there  was  a  season,  in  which  shooting  should  have  been  put  off  till  the 
]4th  it  was  this.  Unfortunately  sportsmen  will  not  all  pull  together, 
and  if  a  few  agree  to  put  off  shooting,  some  pot-hunter  or  other 
dissents,  and  unless  a  rule  is  generally  adopted,  one  dissentient  voice 

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«  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jaw. 

spoils  all.  Little  was  done  round  us  the  first  week,  on  account  of  the 
backwardness  of  the  harvest ;  and  the  second  week  I  shot  over  a  large 
tract  of  land  in  Huntingdonshire,  and  here  the  season  had  been  so  bad, 
that  instead  of  bagging  from  ninety  to  one  hundred  brace,  which,  in 
an  average  season,  would  have  been  about  the  mark,  forty  brace  was 
the  total,  and  six  hard  days'  shooting  did  it  take  to  make  up  the  bag. 
Here  the  land  was  cold  and  heavy,  and  the  number  of  old  birds, 
I  killed,  proved  that  many  coveys  had  perished.  Out  of  eighty  brace 
of  birds  killed  in  a  week,  by  a  neighbouring  keeper,  above  twenty 
brace  were  old  ones. 

Of  course,  before  the  season  there  were  as  usual  many  contradictory 
reports  about  the  game,  but  at  Fox  Feast  (as  the  keepers  call  it),  the 
annual  dinner  given  by  Lord  Fitzwilliam  to  the  keepers  whose  preserves 
lie  within  the  hunt,  which  takes  place  in  the  middle  of  the  breeding 
season,  the  report  of  most  of  the  keepers  was  very  favourable,  which 
proves  that  the  birds  must  have  been  destroyed  in  July.  Hares  have 
certainly  been  very  plentiful  with  us ;  but  I  should  say,  the  leverets 
were  dropped  unusually  late.  I  found  two  litters  on  the  17th  July, 
apparently  but  three  or  four  days  old ;  and  as  late  as  the  middle  of 
November,  I  found  leverets  not  half  grown. 

I  heard  of  more  nests  taken  this  year  by  poachers  (no  doubt  to  sup- 
ply other  manors)  than  I  ever  remember.  Of  all  kinds  of  poaching, 
this  is  by  far  the  most  destructive  ;  for,  however  good  the  keeper,  the 
hopes  of  a  whole  season  may  be  blighted  at  this  time.  Many  a  leveret 
and  clutch  of  eggs  are  picked  up  by  fellows  under  pretence  of  bird- 
nesting  or  plover  egging ;  and  the  ready  sale  they  find  for  their  spoil, 
and  from  men  too,  who  preserve  game,  gives  them  too  much  encourage- 
ment to  pursue  their  trade.  Happily  with  us,  night  poaching  has  for 
the  last  few  years  been  almost  unheard  of,  and  owing  to  the  vigilance 
of  our  keepers,  poaching  is  confined  to  ferreting  and  snaring ;  and  we 
see  but  little  of  this. 

I  fully  agree  with  your  correspondent  N.  W.  in  the  spirit  of  his 
excellent  letter  in  your  October  number,  and  especially  with  his  obser- 
vations on  the  Game  Laws.  I  have  already  given  you  my  opinion  on 
them,  and  I  have  seen  nothing  yet  to  induce  me  to  alter  it.  I  am,  how- 
ever, happy  to  say,  that  matters  this  season  have  not  been  so  bad  with 
us  as  they  appear  in  his  neighbourhood.     We  have  a  very  fair  show  of 

birds  left  for  breeding,  and  the  quantity  of  old  birds  that  have  been 
killed  this  year,  will  be  favourable  to  the  breeders  of  next   season. 

Should  the  weather  be  fine  in  the  spring,  I  look  forward  to  a  good  show 

of  birds  next  September. 

Fishing  in  the  early  part  of  the  season  was  completely  at  a  stand-still, 

the  Hoods  entirely  preventing  netting,  and  the  thickness  of  the  water 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  43 

afterveaiJsrenderiBg*  angling  totally  useless  for  the  time^  in  our  river, 

the  Nene.     Eels  of  course  were  plentiful ;  and  I  caught  more    tench 

in  July,  than  I  have  done  for  the  whole  of  the  last  five  years.     It  is  a 

curious  fact,  that,  in  certain  seasons,  a  great  quantity  of  these  fish  wiU 

be  caught  in  water  where,  for  many  succeeding  seasons,  none  are  found. 

I,  of  course,  only  allude  to  rivers. 

Towards  August  I  had  some  capital  perch  fishing,  but  the  floods 

and  thick  water  have  completely  stopped  angling  since.  Night  lines 
answered  well,  but  on  the  few  days  trimmering  I  had,  I  took  but  few 
fish,  and  those  small ;  and  in  fact,  the  constant  floods  have  rendered 
this  a  poor  season  for  the  angler.  May  I  be  allowed  here  to  offer  my 
feeble  testimony  to  the  excellence  of  the  Angling  Code  of  your  friend 
Charles  Willowdale,  the  perusal  of  which  has  afforded  me  as  much 
instruction  as  amusement.  I  never  read  so  much  in  so  small  a  com- 
pass ;  and  the  very  quaintness  of  his  maxims  proves  him  a  master  of 
his  art.  I  trust  that  he  is  only,  like  his  own  rod,  laid  on  the  shelf  for 
the  dead  season,  and  I  look  forward  with  pleasure  to  the  spring,  when 
I  hope  to  find  him  at  his  post;  for  though  I  have  gained  many  a 
wrinkle  from  his  Code,  I  have  still  much  to  Team. 

We  have  this  year,  I  am  happy  to  say,  a  capital  show  of  foxes  in  the 
covers  round  us.  In  a  neighbouring  cover  of  one  hundred  acres,  ten 
brace  were  known  of  before  cub-hunting,  the  owner  being  a  staunch 
fdx  as  well  as  game  preserver.  I  shot  in  this  wood  in  November,  and 
the  show  of  pheasants  proved  that  if  the  right  plan  is  adopted,  phea- 
sants and  foxes  may  be  found  in  the  same  preserve.  The  keeper  in 
this  one  cover  had  killed  above  forty  cats  since  Lady-day,  and  the 
vermin  on  the  "  keeper's  ^rce,"  told,  that  though  foxes  were  saved,  the 
trap  and  gun  had  not  been  idle.  I  merely  meution  this  one  wood  as  a 
sample. 

Owing  to  the  quantity  of  hay  left  by  the  summer  floods  in  the 
ditches  and  meadows,  affording  both  food  and  cover  for  snipes,  we 
have  had  a  great  many  up,  and  unusuaUy  early.  I  killed  several  in  the 
beginning  of  August,  and  from  that  time  whenever  the  meadows  have 
not  been  too  flooded  we  have  had  good  sport.  In  November  the  floods 
drove  them  from  us,  but  in  the  coleseed  round  the  fens,  there  was  cap- 
ital shooting.  In  fact,  at  present  the  meadows  are  too  wet,  but  were 
the  fens  to  be  frozen,  we  should  have  plenty  of  birds.  The  high  waters 
have  as  yet  brought  us  but  few  wild  fowl.  The  weather  has  been  too 
opeuy  and  the  birds  remain  at  sea,  and  the  gunners  who  visit  us  every 
flood  from  the  fens  have  met  with  poor  sport.  Some  plover,  a  few 
trips  of  ducks,  chiefly  widgeon,  pochard,  and  teal,  which,  firom  the 
yellow  appearance  of  their  breasts  had  just  come  from  the  sea,  are  all 
we  have  seen.     I.  saw  a  flock  of  geese  early  in  November  and  two  wild 

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44  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

swans  (too  shy  to  do  any  good  with),  on  the  21st,  ia  tlie  floods.     I 
never  remember  these  birds  so  early,  especially  in  a  season  so  open  as 
the  present.     1  he  heavy  fogs  prevented  many  birds  settling,  not  being 
able  to  see  the  water.     A  rough  N.  £.  wind  with  rain  always  brings  the 
birds  inland.   In  the  meres  and  washes  the  chief  sport  of  the  gunner  is  at 
night-fall  and  day-break,  but  in  our  meadows,  where  the  ditches  are  deep 
and  the  banks  high,  gunning  at  night  is  too  dangerous  and  precarious 
to  be  followed  with  any  certainty.     In  fact,  at  the  best,  the  pursuit  of 
wild  fowl,  though  a  very  exciting,  is  a  dangerous  sport,  and  few  but 
the  real  gunners  have  much  success.     The  best  time  with  us  is  after  a 
winter  flood  has  gone  down,  when  the  birds  always  remain  in  the 
ozier   holts  and  ditches,  till  driven  away.     They  may  be  killed   at 
fli6:ht-time  if  they  feed  near  any  willow-bed  or  bank,  but  it  is  little  use 
waiting  longer  than  an  hour  after  sun-set.     The  birds  feed  on  a  plant 
resembling  parsley,  of  which  they  are  very  fond,  and  whenever  the  leaf 
of  this  plant  is  found  against  a  bank  in  the  floods  to  the  leeward,  the 
birds  are  sure  to  be  in  that  meadow  at  night.     Wild  ducks,  unless  dis- 
turbed, will  feed  by  day.     Pochard  can  dive  for  their  food,  and,  there- 
fore, feed  in  deep  water ;  the  old  birds  do  not  dive,  and  always  feed  on 
a  bank  or  in  the  shallows. 

The  first  woodcock. I  killed  was  on  November  7th :  the  first  I  heard 
of,  on  October  24th.  The  N.  E.  wind  of  October  brought  up  but  few, 
though  since  that  they  have  been  plentiful. 

I  always  keep  a  game  book,  and,  in  the  evening,  book  not  only  the 
game  I  have  killed,  but  whatever  I  have  seen  in  the  day  worthy  of  ob- 
servation, and  I  should  recommend  every  young  sportsman  to  do  the 
same.  There  are  few  days  that  will  not  afford  some  hint  or  other, 
which,  if  treasured  up  (however  trifling  it  at  the  time  appears),  may 
hereafter  be  turned  to  account.  Would  every  sportsman  adopt  this 
plan,  how  many  valuable  hints,  both  in  sporting  and  natural  history, 
might  be  preserved,  which  every  day  passes  by  unnoticed  or  forgotten. 
Who  has  so  many  opportunities  of  watching  the  manners  of  the  animal 
creation,  as  the  man  who  is  out  in  all  seasons,  and  whose  very  sports 
are  completely  regulated  by  their  habits?  What  constitutes  the  charm 
of  that  delightful  work,  "  White's  History  of  Selborne,"  but  the  simpli- 
city and  faithfulness  of  the  observations  contained  in  its  pages  ?  and  how 
much  information  would  have  been  lost  but  for  the  care  of  that  intelli- 
gent naturalist?  If  one  place  can  afford  so  much  scope  for  observing 
the  works  of  nature,  why  not'another  ?  And  if,  as  we  all  know,  so  much 
instruction  may  be  gained  from  merely  conversing  with  a  gamekeeper, 
how  much  from  a  man  whose  mind  and  education  lead  him  to  pursue 
these  interesting  topics  further  than  his  mere  observation  carries  him  ? 

]  need  hardly  remind  your  readers  that  although  this  season  is  at  a 


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close,  much  remains  to  be  done  before  another  comes  round.  The 
chief  charm  of  the  sportsman's  life  consists  in  its  variety ;  every  month 
brings  with  it  some  fresh  pleasures  and  every  season  its  own  peculiar 
sporty  and  happy  is  the  man  whose  incUnations  lead  him  to  follow  those 
sports  in  his  native  fields. 

In  concluding  my  letter,  I  will  wish  your  readers,  one  and  all,  a  happy 
new  year.  I  trust  that  every  sportsman  will  exert  himself  to  the  utmost 
in  preserving  the  breed  of  game  for  another  season  ;  and  at  the  end  of 
the  year,  whatever  pains  or  labour  it  may  cost  him,  he  will  find  fully 
repaid  by  the  satisfaction  of  reflecting  that  nothing  in  his  power  has 
been  left  undone  to  uphold  the  good  cause  which  he  has  undertaken. 

Yours  truly, 
Oundle,  December  14th,  1839*  ToHO. 


"  HE  WORE  A  COAT  OF  NUGEE'S." 

AN  IMITATION. 

He  wore  a  coat  of  Nugee's, — the  night  when  first  we  met. 
His  Hoby  boots  were  shining,  'neath  •  Day  and  Martin's  jet,* 
His  neckcloth  held  the  brilliants.  His  cheek  the  boyish  blush, 
True  emblems  of  a  spendthi'ift  wild,  when  tin  is  very  flush. 
I  saw  him  then  at  Morley's,  and  methinks  I  see  him  dash, 
Champagning  thro'  his  hours, — mad, — careering  thro' his  cash ! 

A  neat,  new,  brown,  brass-buttoned,  when  next  we  met,  he  wore ; 
Ah  !  will  he  ever  settle  for  that  splendid  drag  and  four  ? 
And,  sitting  as  his  bride,  was  one, — whose  love  (but  all  in  vain) 
Had  smoothed  his  way, — had  tin  supplied,— and  set  him  new  again  ! 
I  thought,  just  at  the  moment  as  his  horses  took  their  dash 
Through  foam,  and  dirt,  and  Regent-street, — ^They're  running, 
too,  through  cash  I 

And,  once  again  I  see  that  form  (no  Stultz  or  Nugee  there). 
Through  net- work  purse  I  cannot  catch  the  white  or  yelloW  glare. 
A  soiled,  old  arm-chair  holds  him ;  and  the  grated  bars  are  near  ; 
Ah  guess !  He  wakes !  He  gives  a  moan^  and  now  champagnes 

on  beer. 
His  Pocket  is  an  empty  cell ;  but  could  I  see  him  free. 
And  slightly  tinnd, — how  quickly  he'd  be  constant  to  Nugee  ! 
Birr.  J.   R.  B. 


46  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jan. 


AN  AMERICAN  UPON  ENGLAND. 


'*  Is  it  true,  think  youl 

**  Five  Justices'  names  to  it,  snd  witnesses  more  than  mj  park  will  hold  !*' 

Winter's  TaU, 

No  persons  on  the  face  of  the  earth  can  be  more  curious  (the  Ame- 
ricans, perchance,  excepted)  than  the  English,  in  reading  the  histories 
of  other  countries,  written  by  travellers  of  their  own  breeding  and  rear- 
ing. We  all  rush,  with  an  almost  indescribable  eagerness,  to  the  pages 
of  a  Martineau,  a  TroUope,  or  a  Marryatt,  and  dwell  with  a  sort  of 
patronizing  wonder  and  supreme  pity  upon  the  extravagancies,  brazen- 
alitieSy  and  blunt  curiosities  of  the  New  Yorkites  and  Boston  people. 
An  innkeeper  in  the  States- Provinces,  ^ith  his  broad  hat  and  unmoved 
cigar,  is  a  perfect  treat  to  the  English  reader ;  and  a  Yankee,  in  the  full 
bloom  of  his  cunning,  and  his  nasal  impudence,  is  a  stuffed  specimen, 
worthy  all  contemplation !  But  whilst  we  are  so  desirous  of  witnessing 
and  selfishly  enjoying  the  follies  and  remarkable  characteristics  of 
others,  it  is  a  fact,  and  a  curious  and  indisputable  fact  too,  that  we 
never  seek  to  know  in  what  light  travellers  from  other  countries  view 
and  consider  ourselves.  Are  we  without  our  ailments  of  temper — our 
points  of  sullen  stubbornness — our  outrages  upon  manners  and  morali- 
ties ?  Have  we  no  seamy  sides  to  the  garments  in  which  our  manners 
are  habited?  Can  we  afford  "to  see  ourselves  as  others  see  us,"  any 
better  than  our  far-away  cousins,  or  neighbours  of  no  "  kith  or  kin  V 

Mr.  Knickerbocker's  New  York  Magazine,  for  June  last,  has  opened 
upon  the  reading  public  (intentionally  for  the  American  people,  of 
course),  a  series  of  papers,  entitled,  "  Familiar  Letters  from  London,** 
£^nd  they  have  every  mark  about  them  of  being  fresh  from  the  brain  of 
a  London- snatching  American  traveller  of  a  few  weeks.  They  have  the 
same  hasty  and  imperfect  sketches  of  our  metropolitan  buildings  and 
streets ;  the  same  rapid  surface-summaries  of  character ;  the  identi- 
cal courage  in  hazarding  hasty  deductions  from  scanty  premises  ;  the 
exact  dash  of  colourable  fiction  and  hearsay,  for  truth ;  which  distin- 
guish the  gossiping  and  hasty  histories  uttered  by  our  travelling  literary 
coiners,  as  current  facts  upon  England,  To  the  curious  distorted  de- 
scriptions of  scenes  and  circumstances,  as  given  by  our  **  Familiar  Let- 
ter Writer,"  we  shall  principally  confine  ourselves  ;  because  pictures  of 
ourselves,  as  dashed  in  upon  the  American  canvas,  cannot  fail  to  be 
pecpliady  interesting. 

After  a  sort  of  •*  pencilling  by  the  way"-openinj,  of  Sheffield-ware 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTIXG  MAGAZINE.  47 

enthusiasm, — about  Seneca,  Socrates,  Philomela,  tiled  roois,  Xantippe, 
blue  devils,  Lord  Bacon,  Catalina,  Will  o'the  Wisps,  and  Cicero^  the 
author  gets  to  his  third  day,  having  done  a  great  deal  of  fine  writing 
upon  Threadneedle  Street ;  and  now  let  him  speak  for  himself,  and  the 
reader  will  remark  our  author's  faithfulness,  as  borne  out  by  the  pas- 
sages in  italics.  We  hope  to  goodness  we  are  not  running  our  heads 
against  banter ;  but  if  banter  it  be^  it  is  as  thick  as  matters  of  fact ! 

But  I  must  proceed.  J  turned  heels  upon  Thread  needle-street,  at  eight ;  the 
object  being  to  find  a  lodging  nearer  the  west,  and  less  subject  to  the  spleen. 

This  street  deserves  a  particular  notice  ;  uot  because  it  has  the  Bank,  Royal 
Exchange,  Stock  Exchange,  South  Sea  House,  and  St.  Bartholomew-who-was- 
flayed-alive's  Church  in  it,  with  a  gridiron  on  the  top,  but  on  its  own  account. 
St.  Anne,  where  I  lived  in  Paris,  is  so  called,  because  there  are  no  saints  in  it ; 
the  Kue  des  Poslesy  no  post  office ;  and  the  Rue  Bergere,  there  not  being  any  shep- 
herdess in  it;  but  Threadneedle-street  does  not  belie  its  etymology.  Just  where 
I  lodge,  it  is  so  narrow  that  a  slender  man  has  sometimes  to  make  himse/f  thinner 
by  holding  his  breath,  to  get  through  it ;  and  yet  all  London,  1  verily  believe, 
passes  through  it  daily.  The  very  fat  persons  used  to  go  round  by  East  Cheap 
and  Mrs,  Quickly  s*  This  was  my  starling  place,  or  rather  Leadenhall  street, 
close  by,  whither  i  had  sauntered  only  to  take  a  look  at  a  camel,  a  hundred  feet 
iu  the  air,  and  other  images,  on  top  of  the  East  India  House.  This  seemed  to 
me  the  place  where  rich  men  go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle,  and  camels  go  to 
heaven.  On  my  return,  1  was  choaked  up  with  all  sexes,  ages,  and  conditions, 
in  this  straight,  until,  by  the  accumulated  pressure  from  behind,  we  were  pushed 
through  with  almost  an  explosion,  and  sent  diverging  violently  into  the  wider 
space  ;  as  the  Junietta,  pent  between  two  hills  rushes  out  and  expatiates  in  the 
wider  channel.  A  native  gets  through  well  enough,  and  seems  rather  pleased  than 
otherwise;  but  a  new-  comer  puts  himself  in  a  flurry,  makes  supernatural  exer- 
tions, struggles  till  he  is  black  in  the  face,  comes  out  deplorably  lumpled,  and 
then  stands  rubbing  his  legs,  or  adjustinG^  his  wardrobe,  in  a  corner.  Your  best 
way,  in  such  an  emergency,  is  to  run  into  the  Royal  Exchange,  or  some  place  of 
public  resort,  to  get  out  of  the  crowd.    So  1  did.  , 

Cheapside  appears  to  have  smothered  our  author,  and,  in  the  con- 
fusion of  the  motnent,  he  avails  himself  of  the  opportunity,  never  neg- 
lected by  philosophical  travdlers,  of  coming  to  certain  moral  conclu- 
sions. We  are  not  certain  that  there  is  not  something  of  truth  in  the 
remark  upon  our  national  love  of  a  crush,  though  we  are  not  aware 
that  the  English  people  are  invariably  wedged  in  Cheapside. 

Of  the  crowds  upon  Cheapside,  I  despair  of  giving  you  any  sensible  impres- 
sion. Malthus'  book  and  Miss  Martineau*s  have  been  of  no  manner  of  service. 
This  huddling  together  has  had  its  effect  upon  the  national  character.  The  fond- 
ness of  the  English  for  squeezing  one  another,  and  their  flocking  for  this  express 
purpose  to  public  places,  are  matters  of  history.  In  a  fashionable  party,  a  squeeze 
is  the  chief  luxury  of  the  entertainment,  and  the  quantity  of  pressuie  enjoyed, 
the  measure  of  its  gentility.  You  know  the  distress  of  English  travellers  who 
come  to  America,  where  the  ordinary  pressure  being  removed,  they  feel  as  fish 
transferred  from  their  denser  medium  to  our  atmosphere.  Mrs.  Trollope  was 
very  unhappy.  But  contrary  effects  are  produced  often  by  the  same  causes,  or 
at  least  by  their  reaction  ;  so  the  desire  to  be  alone  is  also  a  national  charac- 
teristic of  the  Englishmen.  Indeed,  the  habits  of  a  London  existence  seem  almost 
entirely  built  upon  the  extremet>  of  the  social  and  anti-social  propensities. 


48  NEW  SPORTING    MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

And,  again,  as  to  crowds.  Certainly,  according  to  our  author,  our 
carriages  are  extremely  gregarious :— > 

The  crowd  upon  the  street,  of  vehicles  crammed  to  suffocation,  and  the  dense 
mass  of  pedtstrians,  witli  the  addition  of  umbrellas^  on  a  wet  day,  is  indeed  a 
spectacle.  As  I  stood  wrapped  up  in  a  stupid  astonishment,  and  looking  on,  I 
met  an  adventure,  which  made  me  a  ridiculous  part  of  the  exhibition.  I  saw  a 
person  at  some  distance,  a  little  above  the  others,  who,  with  a  most  afiable  smile 
of  recognition,  beckoned  roe  toward  him.  Supposing  it  a  friend^  of  whom  I  had 
just  now  so  much  need,  who  had  observed  me,  I  made  haste  to  obey.  He  had 
mounted  on  the  rear  of  an  omnibus,  the  better  to  draw  my  attention.  Close  by, 
in  a  similar  situation,  was  another,  who,  as  J  approached,  disputed  with  bim  the 
honour  of  my  acquaintance.  "This  vay,  sir!  said  the  one;  "This  vay,  sir  !" 
'said  the  other,  both  with  great  animation.  I  now  thought  they  were  warning  me 
of  some  imminent  danger,  but  not  knowing  in  what  direction,  I  stood  still,  pay- 
ing them  my  respects  alternately;  a  kind  of  Scotch  reel,  setting  now  to  this  ladyy 
now  to  that;  till  at  length  I  made  up  my  mind  in  favour  of  one,  without  giving 
preference  to  either,  as  happens  often  in  love,  or  a  president's  election,  and 
stepped  in,  aided  by  the  civility  of  the  gentleman,  who  slammed  the  door  .upon 
my  heels.  In  a  French  omnibus  you  get  in,  to  be  sure,  with  impediments,  sitting 
about  on  the  women's  laps ;  but  they  take  it  in  good  party  and  assist  your  move- 
ments, and  you  even  sometimes  get  into  little  conversations:  "  I  hope  I  have 
not  hurt  you,  Ma'am  ?"  "  Au  contrairCy  MonsieuT  ;"  and  the  whole  affair  is 
agreeable  enough.  But  only  think  of  running  the  gauntlet  between  two  rows  of 
Eni^lisbmen's  faces  !"  "  Take  care.  Sir  !"— "  Hal-loo  !"  It  is  a  cold  bath  at  the 
Yellow  Springs  !  But  I  had  no  sooner  reached  the  back  seat,  than  I  recollected, 
with  great  presence  of  mind,  that  I  had  not  the  slightest  intention  of  riding,  and 
that  I  must  absolutely,  and  in  spite  of  the  general  displeasure,  get  out.  How- 
ever, I  found  that  ode  always  leaves  a  crowded  vehicle  with  general  consent,  and 
I  passed  out  without  other  obstacle  than  from  the  conductor  (classically  "cad") 
insisting,  qn  sixpence,  his  fee  for  having  outwittt:d  me,  which  I  willingly  paid 
and  again  set  foot  on  the  pavement. 

The  foregoing,  we  think,  may  very  well  pair-  offwith  Captain  Marryatt's 
incidents  of  the  ultra  love  of  delicacy  manifested  by  an  American  school- 
mistress, who  never  allowed  the  word  legs  to  be  mentioned,  or  hinted 
at,  before  her  pupils,  and  who  had,  for  decorum  sake,  those  useful  sup- 
porters to  the  piano,  dressed  in  trowsers  and  frills. 

Now  as  to  St.  Paul's  Church,  and  old  London  bridge.  {Iron  old, 
according  to  our  author *s  remark  upon  it,  our  black  letter  .knowledge 
cannot  inform  us.) 

It  is  not  a  little  to  the  credit  of  London,  that  its  most  conspicuous  monument, 
beside  having  a  religious  character,  should  stand  in  the  centre  of  the  town,  and 
upon  a  hill  I  was  not  much  in  a  mood  for  admiration,  but  I  paid  devoutly  my 
little  share  of  the  tribute  due  from  all  mankind  to  the  genius  of  Sir  ChristopUer 
Wren.  Only  think  of  an  acre  of  church! — room  enough  in  its  nave  for  half  the 
churches  of  Philadelphia,  including  the  Quaker  Meeting,  and  for  more  than  half 
the  honest  worshippers  in  Christendom.  The  houses  in  the  neighbourhood  seem 
to  squat  down  with  humility  in  its  presence  ;  the  men,  as  they  walk  by,  appear  to 
be  curtailed  of  their  ordinary  dimensions ;  and  one  feels  impressed  with  an  awful 
sense  of  human  littleness.  In  looking  around,  I  was  bound  as  if  by  a  spell,  by 
the  familiarity  of  names,  and  the  revival  of  youthful  associations.  What  1  know 
of  the  alphabet,  I  learned  upon  the  banks  of  the  Juniata,  in  a  Dil worth's  spel- 
ling book,  printed  in  "  Paternoster  Row,"  and  here  it  was,  staring  me  in  the 


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face.  I  rememberad,  too,  I  was  taught  this  branch  of  human  knowledge  by  a  very 
clever  man  named  Butler,  yet  living,  who,  as  a  boy,  used  to  take  the  toll  upon  the 
old  London  Bridge,  which  I  will  visit,  or  its  successor,  some  one  of  these  days, 
on  his  account. 

An  unaccountable  spur  into  the  sides  of  our  author's  amor  patrus, 
produces  the  following.  He  is  like  Moli^re's  character,  in  the  best  of 
his  comedies;  he  has  been  '^  speaking  prose  all  his  life  and  did  not 
know  it."  Our  author,  in  trulJi,  feels  a  long  yearning  affection  for  a 
stone  figure  in  St.  Paul's  Church-yard,  and  ultimately  finds  it  to  be 
that  of  America  : — 

I  gazed  long  upon  the  west  side,  from  which  is  a  view  of  the  principle  architec- 
tural beauties,  and  before  taking  leave,  examined  the  statues;  for  one  of  which  I  felt 
a  kind  of  yearning  affection,  without  suspecting  the  cause.-  I  have  since  learned 
it  is  a  figure  of  America.  What  she  can  berdoing  here,  about  the  church,  1  do 
not  conceive.  And  they  have  set  out  the  Virgin  Anne  in  front,  in  all  the  ac- 
coutrements in  use  in  her  time.  Who  but  the  £nglish  would  ever  have  thought 
of  putting  a  woman  up  in  hoop  petticoats,  in  a  church  yard  ?  While  taking  a 
last  look,  and  holding  on  by  the  iron  ballustrade  in  front :  **  How  difficult,^' 
thought  I,  '*  it  is  for  an  English  queen  to  get  a  husband  !  By  marrying  at  home, 
she  descends  from  her  rank,  and  confers  an  invidious  distinction  on  a  subject; 
and^ abroad,  she  must  select  a  good  Protestant,  and  there  are  none." 

Then  I  amused  my  fancy  in  examining  every  thing,  and  spelling  the  signs, 
which  you  know  are  a  part  of  the  literature  of  a  nation.  Female  infirmities — 
"  patronized  by  all  the  nobility."  ^*  Heading  and  writing,  sixpence  a  week ; 
mannertf  threepence.    Half-price  in  both  the  countries.'* 

The  following  is  o.  genuine  specimen  of  the  history  of  us;  and  who, 
after  such  a  warping  of  Joe  Millerism  to  historical  purposes,  ought 
quietly  to  submit  to  be  Trolloped  into  asserted  truth,  without  suspicion 
or  enquiry  ? — 

I  observed  here  pleasant  little  streets,  running  at  right  angles  toward  the  river> 
about  the  eighth  of  a  mile,  which  I  fancied  would  be  convenient  retirements  for 
lodgings;  and  I  explored  them,  one  after  another,  in  this  intent.  Persons  having 
rooms  to  let,  put  labels  at  the  window,  intimating  their  intention.  I  passed 
several,  and  at  last  spied  one,  agreeable  in  position,  and  having  the  welcome  word, 
**  Mrs.  Sanderson,''  emblazoned  on  a  brass  plate.  This  was  irresistible.  I  went 
in,  and  there  was  to  be  sure,  Mrs.  S.,  with  four  or  five  children  gathering  about 
her,  and  one  squalling  in  the  cradle.  She  talked  incontinently,  even  to  give  me 
suspicions  of  a  common  ancestry,  and  recommended  her  rooms :  "They  are  very 
'hairy,' Sir,  I  assure  you/'  <'But  they  are  quite  small;  have  you  not  one 
larger?"  "  The  adjoining  one  is  larger.  Sir,  but  my  husband  keeps  his  *  'ores' 
there."  **  Now,"  thought  J,  as  I  went  away  abruptly,  "  here  is  a  woman  who 
not  only  connives  at  the  licentiousness  of  her  husband,  but  has  so  lost  the  sense 
of  shame,  as  to  speak  of  it  with  the  indifierence  of  a  Turk  !  Thank  heaven,  our 
country  has  not  yet  reached  this  efi'rontery  of  vice!"  I  learned,- however,  in  a 
neighbouring  house,  that  this  Mrs.  S.  is  a  very  decent  woman,  and  the  wife  of 
^an  industrious  mineralogist ;  whence  I  have  presumed  that,  stripped  of  its  aspi- 
rate, the  ofiensive  word  piobabably  meant  o«ly  a  very  innocent  collection  of 
copper,  iron,  and  other  specimens,  which  occupy  said  room. 
■  I  next  entered  a  very  agreeable  house,  having  two  rooms  vacant,  **  which," 
said  the  hostess, a  very  pleasant  woman,  "were  occupied  by  your  countryman 
Coopttr."     He  had  brought  the  muses  from  the  Aonian  mount,  into  this  room 

NO.   CV. VOL.    XVIII.  II 


50  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

He  had  written  one  of  his  noveU  here.    ''  This  waahis  bed,  this  bis  table,  thia  bis 
chair  ;*'  and  she  asked  more  for  it  on  this  account. 

Here  we  might  very  well  take  leave  of  our  author,  but  we  find  one 
other  "  whiting's  eye"  for  **  a  pearl,*'  which  we  must  put  upon  our 
string.  Just  pre-observing  that  Tom  Thumb  is  never  swallowed  by  the 
cow  at  a  theatre,  and  that  no  house  in  Adam-street,  Adelphi,  would 
exclude  a  lodger  at  eleven,  we  think  the  following  passage  may  range 
itself  along  side  of  any  mal-treated  incident  in  the  works  of  any  of  our 
writers  upon  the  United  States  :— 

We  went  to  the  theatre,  and  saw  Tommy  Thumb  swallowed  by  a   cow,  and  at 
a  quarter  past  eleven,  exact,  I  stood  upon  the  threshold  of  the  two  maids. 

1  was  much  pleased  with  these  two  sisters.  It  is  often  the  prettiest  women, 
who  live  maids,  their  very  beauty  being  frequently  the  cause  of  the  maidenhood. 
Adam-street,  too!  It  is  the  name  of  the  street  upon  which  I  reside  in  America. 
It  seemed  like  revisiting  one's  household  gods,  and  I  raised  the  knocker  with 
respect,  with  a  repetition,  after  a  reasonable  interval,  a  little  louder,  and  then 
louder  still.  Then  I  stood  and  reflected  on  the  patience  of  ancient  times,  when 
a  Roman  used  to  lie  upon  the  steps,  imploring  his  mistress'  door  to  be  opened, 
until  he  had  broken  his  ribs  upon  the  marble.  After  this,  I  tried  as  near  as  I 
could  the  knock  of  a  nobleman's  footman ;  a  kind  of  recitative,  with  a  run  along 
the  chromatic ;  relapsing  again  into  reflections ;  this  time,  on  the  value  of  early 
moral  instruction.  Doctor  Franklin,  who  was  brought  up  to  dipping  candles, 
was  remarkable  for  his  patient  waiting  the  regular  growth  of  events;  and  then 
a  knock  loud  enough  to  wake  up  Vicesimus  Knox,  and  a  ring  at  the  bell,  with 
a  tintinnabulatum  which  I  feared  never  would  end.  It  did  end,  however,  when, 
from  the  uppermost  window,  which  rose  slowly  upon  its  pulleys,  a  female  poured 
these  words  upon  the  night,  in  a  voice  seemingly  squeaked  through  a  quill. 
'^  These  doors  are  not  opened  after  eleven  V  And  the  window  resumed  its  sta- 
tion on  its  casement ;  etjinem  dedit  ore  loquendi. 

So  much  for  the  *•  Familiar  Letters  from  London." 


MERRY  CHRISTMAS  AND  HAPPY  NEW  YEAR. 


Merry  Christmas,  gentlemen  sportsmen  !  and  a  happy  new  year  ! 
and  many,  many  of  'em !  and  may  your  shadow  (thrown  out  by  the 
jolly  blaze  of  a  Christmas  fire)  never  be  less !  And  may  we  live,  all  of 
us,  to  crack  many  a  merry  joke,  and  to  tell  many  a  tale  of  sport,  by 
flood  and  fell,  in  the  pages  of  the  dear  old  New  Sporting  Magazine ! 
It's  many  a  year,  now,  that  we  have  revelled  in  its  pages,  and  we  have 
formed  such  an  affection  for  all  concerned  in  it,  contributors,  embel«- 
lishers,  publishers,  printers ;  aye,  down  to  the  very  devil  in  Spiers's 
back  shop,  that  we  would  rather  give  up  the  monthly  moonshine  than 
its  monthly  visits.  Wherefore,  we  say  again  to  one  and  all  of  thest 
worthies,  and  their  no  less  worthy  readers,  we  wish  you  a  merry 
Christmas  and  a  happy  new  year ! 

Christmas !  what  a  jovial  tim^  it  it !    How  the  very  name  upaiklei 


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and  crackles,  like  a  bonfire  !  Christmas — Christmas !  Don't  it  ?  You 
may  almost  warm  yourself  at  the  blaze.  And  what  an  effect  has  Christ- 
mas time  on  the  whole  country !  How  every  thing  has  changed  since 
last  Wednesday  !  Before  then,  nothing  but  gloomy  faces  and  cold 
hearts  :  now,  nothing  but  merry  looks  and  generous  feelings.  I  should 
as  soon  have  thought  of  borrowing  (or  lending)  money  last  week,  as  of 
flying  over  the  moon ;  but  now,  who  want*  to  borrow  ten  pounds  ? 
Can  I  be  bail  for  any  one  ?  Is  there  any  one  who  wishes  to  draw  a  bill 
upon  me  ?  Any  body  going  to  be  married  ?  I'll  be  father.  Any  body 
going  to  be  christened  ?  I'll  stand  godfather.  Any  body  going  to  fight 
a  duel?    **  I'll  be  your  second." 

How  I  love  the  dear  old  symbols  and  symptoms  of  the  time — the 
holly  and  ivy — the  feast  and  the  dance — the  misletoe  and  the  "light 
fantastic"  toe — the  boxing  and  mumming — the  writing  and  carolling ! 
What  a  glorious  sight,  now  the  old  oaken  board,  groaning  beneath  the 
weight  of  that  most  excellent  of  sirs,  sir  loin,  and  that  most  noble  of 
barons,  the  baron  of  beef.  Never  was  the  definition,  that  man  is  a 
cooking  animal,  more  strongly  exemplified  than  now.  Cooking  (and 
eating)  seem  to  be  his  only  employments.  He  is  a  culinary  coquette, 
always  looking  into  his  **  Glasse."  The  universal  pan  seems  to  have 
given  way  to  a  universal  pantry.  The  race  of  hfe  appears,  by  some 
New-marketing  rules,  to  be  determined  in  a  single  eat.  The  last  pun 
or  two  are  not  remarkably  good  ones,  and  on  another  occasion,  per- 
haps, might  demand  an  apology ;  but  it's  Christmas  time,  and  fooling 
goes  free.  How  eating,  now,  upsets  every  thing  else.  Commerce  is 
completely  topsy-turvied  by  it.  Mails  can't  come  in  in  time,  on  ac- 
count of  the  barrels  of  oysters  they  have  to  deliver ;  stage  coaches  are 
hours  behind-hand ;  tally hos  seem  to  have  merged  into  whohoops. 
The  very  steam  carriages  don't  blow  up  till  half  an  hour  after  their  usual 
time.  Then  what  flights  of  turkies  are  winging  into  London  at  every 
inlet.  It's  a  regular  Turkish  invasion,  and,  as  an  Italian  would  say, 
every  one  has  his  gusto  (goose  too).  Oh,  oh  !  (Silence  !  Christmas 
time  !)  Then,  what  Atlantics  of  wine  and  drinkables  of  all  sorts  are 
consumed  in  healths  and  greetings,  and  toasts  and  sentiments,  to  our 
friends,  and  kindred,  and  acquaintance !  In  vain  doctors  forbid  fer- 
mented liquors ;  the  most  patient  patient  cannot  withstand  the  tempta- 
tion of  the  times.  Temperance  societies  dissolve  themselves  by  dozens, 
and  teatotallers  enter  into  anti- gunpowder  plots  all  over  the  kingdom. 
The  merry  flagon  goes  laughing  round ;  and  Sir  John  Barleycorn  seems 
in  a  fair  way  for  a  peerage.  So  much  good  ale  is  consumed  **  now 
about,"  as  they  say  in  the  Almanacks,  that  instead  of  X-mas,  it  might 
very  well  be  called  double  XX-mas. 

Then  the  kissing  bunch !  what  magic  in  that  sound !   eh,  girls  ? 

H  2 


I 


62  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jaw, 

Who  has  not  some  tale  of  romance,  some  recollection  of  happy  days, 
connected  with  it  ?  What  schemes  and  tricks  on  the  part  of  the  lasses 
now  to  get  themselves  by  accident  under  its  magic  circle.  How  aston^ 
ished  they  are  on  looking  up  to  discover  the  mystic  branches !  with 
what  unfeigned  horror  they  fly  into  the  nearest  (convenient)  comer,  and 
poke  in  their  pretty  little  heads,  leaving  you  nothing  to  kiss  at  first  but 
their  nut-brown  ringlets,  till  at  length,  apparently  suffocated  by  the 
position,  they  throw  up  their  heads  in  despair^  and  resign  their  bloom- 
ing lips  to  the  privileges  of  the  season. 

Then  the  Christmas  supper !  the  supper — coming  like  Christmas 
itself,  **  but  once  a  year" — what  a  jovial  time  that  is !  There's  not  a 
mince*pie  on  the  table  but  seems  conscious  of  something  peculiar 
about  the  season.  And  that  hare !  Don't  tell  me  that  the  retrospec- 
tive head  is  a  mere  vagary  of  the  cook's,  a  mere  conforming  to  the 
established  rule  of  hare- dressing  as  handed  down  to  us  by  our  revered 
forefathers.  No,  no,  there  is  in  the  position  of  that  head  a  lesson  for 
us  all  to  ponder.  It  tells  us  that  this  is  the  time  of  year  when  we  should 
look  back  upon  the  past,  reckon  the  days  we  have  mis- spent,  regret  the 
hours  we  have  lost,  and,  above  all,  (for  without  this  the  hare  might  just 
as  well  be  running  about  the  fields) ,  make  a  firm  resolution  to  do  better 
for  the  future.  But  we  have  very  little  time  to  be  moral ;  for  the 
tables  are  cleared  away,  the  chairs  are  thrust  into  corners^  the  '^  merry 
bit  of  wood'*  is  put  into  requisition;  "Drops  of  Brandy"  is  in  full 
swing,  and  away  the  dancers  go  in  all  the  ecstacies  of  Down  the  mid- 
dle, and  hands  across,  and  hands  four,  and  hands  five,  and  hands  six, 
and  hands  anyhow  you  like.  To  be  sure  the  young  ladies  of  seventeen 
and  thereabouts  are  rather  stiff  and  formal  at  first,  whether  on  account 
of  their  womanhood  or  their  new  gauze  slips  over  white  satin,  I  shall 
not  take  upon  me  to  determine;  and  Miss  Clarinda,  the  daughter 
of  the  house,  is  rather  horrified  at  the  vulgarity  of  her  brother  Bob, 
who  has  changed  all  the  mottoes  of  the  bon  bonSy  so  that  instead 
of  pretty  posies  about  Love  and  Cupid,  young  ladies  meet  with  such 
interrogatories  as  "  Does  your  mother  know  you're  out  ?" — "  Don't 
you  wish  you  may  get  it  ?"  &c.,  &c.  But  nevermind,  two  or  three 
sets  of  country  dances  shake  down  all  disagreeables.  By  ten  o'clock  all 
formalities  are  banished  ;  by  eleven  the  gauze  slips  over  white  satin  are 
abandoned  to  their  fate ;  by  twelve  the  young  ladies  themselves  are 
asking  the  young  gentlemen  whether  their  mothers  know  they're  out, 
and  whether  they  don't  wish  they  may  get  it,  &c.,  &c.,  and  Bob,  the 
horrid  wretch  of  two  hours  ago,  is  become  the  hero  of  the  party.  To 
be  sure  all  this  is  very  shocking,  and  desperately  vulgar ;  but  then,  you 
know,  Christmas  comes  but  ouce  a-year,  and  at  such  a  time  jokes  go 
free.    We  have  three  hundred  and  sixty-four  days  in  the  twelve-month 


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to  be  prim  and  prudish  in";  and  it's  very  hard  if  we  mayn't  kick  our 
heels  on  the  three  hundred  and  sixty-fifth.  And  after  all,  there's  no 
harm  done— except  to  the  gauze  and  satins.  And  this  I  will  say  for 
our  little  rustic  party — I  wish  that  at  every  party  there  was  no  more 
mischief  done  than  the  milliner  could  mend.   [ 

"  Lawk  !"  says  our  old  granddam,  who  has  taken  the  liberty  of  look- 
ing over  our  manuscript  while  we  were  gone  to  mix  a  glass  of  water 
and  something.  '*  Lawk  !"  says  she,  '*  how  can  you  write  such 
stuff?  Christmas,  indeed !  you've  no  Christmas  now.  Do  you 
call  this  Christmas  ?  It's  more  like  a  'vapour  bath.  Such  weather  I 
Lawk,  how  times  are  changed!  the  Christmasses  /  remember!  the 
good,  old-fashioned  Christmasses,  when  there  was  snow  on  the  ground 
six  feet  deep,  and  poor  people  were  starved  to  death  by  dozens,  and 
you  couldn't  go  out  without  having  your  fingers  frost-bitten,  and  coals 
were  at  six  shillings  a  hundred,  and  canals  froze  up  so  that  you  couldn't 
get  your  goods,  and  the  roads  all  impassable,  and  daren't  ask  a  few 
friends  to  merry  make  for  fear  of  losing  three  or  four  of  *em  going  home 
in  snow-drifts,  and — oh,  those  were  Christmasses  !  we  shall  never  see 
such  times  again !" 

"  Hope  not,  granny :  but  if  I  don't  put  down  every  word  you've 
said,  and  send  it  to  the  Editor  of  the  New  Sporting  Magazine,  my 
name's  not 

Sylvan  us  Swanquill. 


MEMOIR  OF  ARTHUR  PAVIS  THE  JOCKEY. 


"  Between  two  hawks,  which  flies  the  higher  pitch  ; 
Between  two  dogs,  which  hath  the  deeper  mouths ; 
Between  two  hladeSy  which  hear  the  better  temper  ; 
Between  two  horses,  which  doth  hear  him  hest ; 
Between  two  girls,  which  hath  the  merrier  eye ; 
He  had,  perhaps,  no  shallow  spirit  of  jadgment. 


It 


Shakespeare, 


The  death  of  Arthur  Pavis,  a  true  Sportsman,  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the 
wordy  we  announced  in  our  last  number ; — promising,  at  the  same  time, 
to  devote  a  page  or  two  to  his  memory  at  the  earliest  opportunity  : — 
That  pledge  we  now  hasten  to  redeem ; — and  we  are  quite  sure,  that,  to 
such  of  our  readers  as  put  a  just  estimate  upon  unquestioned  private 
worth, — a  devoted  love  for  the  pursuit  in  which  his  life  was  passed, — 
and  a  sleepless  zeal  for  the  interests  of  those  who  placed  their  confidence 
in  him;*— a  short  record  of  his  career  will  be  welcomed  with  melancholy 


I 


54  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak. 

pleasure.  His  premature  death,-*-for  he  died  at  the  early  age  of  34,**-* 
has  been  yery  sincerely  felt  by  all  who  knew  him; — for  he  was  an 
earnest  friend,— a  skilful  and  resolute  Jockey , — an  intelligent  and 
amiable  companion^— and  an  honest  man. 

Arthur  Pavis  was  born  at  Hounslow  Heath  on  the  17th  January, 
1806»— ^nd  at  a  very  early  period  manifested  quickness,  nerve  and  neat- 
ness, as  a  rider.  When  he  was  only  twelye<-y ears- old,  he  went  into  the 
service  of  a  Captain  Farmer, — then  living  at  Putney ; — and  with  that 
gentleman  he  resided  for  fifteen  monthSy-^-giving  such  satisfaction  as  to 
procure  him  a  recommendation  from  the  Captain  to  Lord  Rossmore.  He 
then  became  private  jockey  to  his  lordship,— -and  passed  a  short  period 
of  bis  time  at  Hedgefordt— -from  whence  he  was  sent  to  Lord  Ress- 
more's  seat  near  Foxhall,  Parson's  Town,  in  Ireland.  Lord  Rossmore 
in  a  few  months  after  the  engagement  of  his  young  English  jockey, 
gave  up  racing  entirely  ; — and  Arthur  Pavis  returned  to  England  totally 
disengaged, — but  certain,  from  his  comely  appearance,  invariable 
neatness  of  habit,  and  promising  talent  in  the  saddle,  to  command  a 
service  in  one  of  the  English  Racing  Establishments.  Mr.  Dilly  at  once 
recognized  his  valuable  qualities — and  with  him,  young  Arthur  remained 
for  six  or  seven  years.  His  appearance  as  a  public  jockey  commenced 
about  a  year  after  his  first  connection  with  Dilly  ;'*-for  his  debut  in  the 
silk  jacket,  on  the  thronged  race-course,  was  at  Exeter  in  1821,-^ 
when  he  rode  Nightshade  over  the  flinty  and  dangerous  course  on 
Haldon.  His  ability  to  ride  t  e  light  weights,  with  the  ease  of  ahoy,  at 
the  same  time  that  he  could  bring  into  the  scale  the  matured  judgment  of 
the  man, — soon  recommended  him  to  wealthier  and  higher  masters : — 
and  in  the  year  1829,  he  was  employed  by  that  distinguished  patron 
of  the  turf, — the  Duke  of  Richmond,  and  almost  immediately  afterward 
His  Majesty  George  the  Fourth  engaged  him  as  one  of  his  regular  jockeys. 
The  first  royal  saddle  in  which  he  had  the  honour  of  taking  a  seat,  and 
carrying  the  kingly  colours  from  post  to  post,  was  in  the  year  1829 ;  and 
we  know  that  at  this  period,  that  devoted  lover  of  the  turf,  George  the 
Fourth,  declared  to  one  of  his  noble  attendants,  attached  to  the  sport, 
that  he  was  satisfied  that  in  ability,  character,  bearing,  and  dress, — ^he 
had  three  of  the  most  distinguished  jockies  of  the  day  in  his  service. 
One  of  his  great  pleasures  was  to  see  James  Robinson  parade  before  him 
in  his  beautiful  turf  livery,  on  his  favouiite  mare  Maria,  the  daughter 
of  Waterloo ;  or  Nelson  (still  a  commander  of  the  Fleet)  or  Pavis ; 
clean  symmetry  itself  in  miniature.  Subsequently  to  his  Majesty's  death 
Arthur  has  been  engaged  with  Colonel  Peel,  and  the  late  Sir  MaikWood, 
Captain  Gardner,  Lord  Suffield,  Lord  Uxbridge,  Mr.  George  Payne,  and  va- 
rious other  noblemen  and  gentlemen.  The  subject  of  this  brief  memoir  was, 
in  the  great  races,  perhaps,  not  a  lucky  rider;  for  ho  had  the  annoyance 


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in  the  short  space  of  two  years,  of  being:  twice  second  for  the  Derby,— 
once  second  for  the  Oaks, — and  once  second  for  the  Leger.  Caravan,  Ion, 
and  Calisto,  were  the  three  animals  that  would  not  take  him  up^r^^for 
judgment.  In  the  service  of  Colonel  Peel,  and  Captain  Gardner,  Arthur 
Pavis  remained  until  the  time  of  his  death ; — had  life  been  permitted  to 
him,  there  is  no  doubt  that  he  would  even  have  ripened  as  a  rider ;  for 
confidence,  and  experience  in  jockeyship,  are  the  head  masters  of  skill 
and  success.  He  was  fond  of  all  sports, — particularly  that  of  pugilism, 
and  for  his  weight  was  perhaps  one  of  the  best  setters-to  of  his  day.  He 
had  a  turn  also  for  Cocking  (one  of  the  Newmarket  pastimes  of  the 
winter) — was  a  cheerful  attendant  at  the  Coursing  meetings — and 
occasionally  followed  the  hounds. 

In  the  year  1833  Arthur  Pavis  married  Eliza,  the  daughter  of  old 
James  Edwards,  the  long-tried,  faithful,  and  accomplished  trainer  of 
the  Earl  of  Jersey.  Turf-blood,  therefore,  being  on  both  sides,  it  is  not 
unreasonable  to  hope  and  expect  that  one  of  his  three  sons,  Arlhun 
Albert,  or  Alfred,  will  turn  out  A  1  in  the  class  of  life  adopted  by  the 
father.  The  eldest  boy  was  Jive  years  o/(^  last  October,  and  must  therefore 
(if  duty  be  done  to  him),  begin  to  have  his  attention  directed  to  the  sad- 
dle. We  trust  his  God- father  gave  him  a  stirrup-cup  at  his  christening, 
the  most  apposite  sponsorial  present.  Poor  Arthur,  we  fear,  has  left 
his  little  family  to  a  wide  heath,  and  but  scanty  landmarks  !  and  this, 
though  it  is  the  highest  compliment  to  his  honesty,  is  a  poor  and  but 
a  sad  reed  for  them  to  depend  upon.  Many  of  those,  who  have  parti- 
cipated in  the  benefits  arising  from  his  zealous  exertions, — might  by  a 
generous  conjoining  together,  do  good  service  to  those  who  were  dear  to, 
and  defended  on  him. 

We  cannot  do  better, — in  bearing  testimony  to  the  straight  forward 
and  talented  character  of  Arthur  Pavis,  than  state  the  number  of  races 
in  which  he  rode,  from  the  first  time  he  put  foot  into  the  public  stirrups 
to  the  last,  when  he  carried  that  stirrup  into  the  scale,  for  the  final 
time  !  as  well  as  the  number  of  times  in  which  he  was  successful.  He 
rode  1845  races^  and  won  out  of  them  706 ;  thus  making  himself  one 
of  fortune's  very  few  favourite  children  ! 

He  was  seized  with  a  kind  of  fit,  about  ten  days  after  the  Houghton 
Meeting,  apon  which  brain-fever  supervened.  Conolly  was  by  his  bedside 
when  he  died.  His  illness  was  short,  and  his  death  comparatively 
Hudden.  He  now  rests  peacefully  under  the  turf,  upon  which  he  so 
honourably  distinguished  himselff 


66  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak, 


THE  MASTER^S  ROOM. 


Theri  is  one  room  in  the  house  which  is  strictly  mine.  No  washing, 
cleaning,  dusting,  and,  above  all,  no**  setting  things  to  rights,"  is  allowed 
there.  It  is  my  sanctum  sanctorum  and  answers  for  study,  smoky, 
armoury  and  general  dep6t.  There  are  antlers,  cross-bows,  antique 
and  foreign  weapons  on  the  walls,  with  two  or  three  specimens  of 
Sartorius,  Landseer,  Cooper,  Ferneley,  and  our  best  animal  painters  ; 
nets,  guns,  pistols,  fishing-rods,  cigar- boxes,  bats,  wickets,  hatchets, 
saws,  fish-kettles,  shot-bags,  powder  horns,  with  **  spears,  and  bills,  and 
bows  ;"  in  short,  everything  is  there,  and  what's  more,  I  know  where  it 
is,  although,  in  parliamentary  phrase,  I  am  free  to  confess  it  would 
sorely  puzzle  any  one  else  to  find  it.  Nay  more,  I  was  once  sadly  out, 
within  these  sacred  walls  myself,  as  Paddy  Blake  would  say,  for  on  my 
return  from  a  grouse- shooting  tour  my  little  world  at  home  had  undergone 
a  revolution.  It  had  been  papered,  painted,  new  carpetted,  and  set  to 
rights.*  I  never  found  what  I  wanted  for  six  months  afterwards,  and 
could  have  made  a  harangue  on  the  occasion,  but  that  all  this  had 
been  ordered  to  be  done  by  one  who  met  me  with  such  a  smile, 
and  looked  at  once  so  kind  and  arch  after  a  iponth's  absence,  that  I 
said  nothing,  but  have  quietly  locked  the  door  ever  since  and  kept  the 
key  in  my  pocket.  I  said  a  few  words  to  Batsay,  though,  and  they 
were  few  but  very  effective,  **  Batsay,''said  I,  "if  ever  you  go  in 
there  again,  except  when  I  tell  you,  the  next  time  Ned  whistles  under 
the  window  TU  set  Nero  on  him."  Verbum  sat.  I  much  question  if 
by  chance  I  left  the  key  in  any  other  pocket,  and  the  mistress  was  again 
fully  bent  on  **  setting  things  to  rights ;  "  if  this  branch  of  my  establish- 
ment could  be  induced  by  threat  or  bribe  to  lend  a  hand.  So  I  have 
it  all  to  myself;  and  sitting  there,  as  I  do  now,  many  a  brother  sports- 

*  The  foUowing  passage  from  the  life  of  Crabbe — one  of  the  most  forcible,  pathetic, 
and  natural  poets  in  the  English  language,  shows  that ''  the  Master^s  Room''  is  not 
'<an  earth"  sacred  only  to  the  sportsman.  A  chaos  of  books  seems  the  natural  element 
of  a  well-ordered  mind. 

"  Would  the  reader  like  to  follow  my  father  into  his  library? — a  scene  of  unpa- 
ralleled confusion — windows  rattling,  paint  in  great  request,  books  in  every  direction 
but  the  right — the  table— but  no,  I  cannot  find  terms  to  describe  it,  though  the  coun- 
terpart might  be  seen,  perhaps,  not  one  hundred  miles  from  the  study  of  the  justly- 
famed  and  beautiful  rectory  of  Bremhill.  Once  when  we  were  staying  at  Trowbridge, 
in  his  absence  a  few  days  at  Bath,  ray  eldest  girl  thought  she  should  surprise  and 
please  him  by  putting  e\rery  book  in  perfect  order,  making  the  best  bound  the  most 
prominent;  but,  on  his  return,  thanking  her  for  her  good  intention,  he  replaced  every 
volume  in  its  former  state ;  '  For,'  said  he, '  my  dear,  grandpapa  understands  his  own 
confusion  better  than  your  order  and  neatness/  " 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  67 

man,  similarly  domiciled ,  will  enter  into  the  feelings  with  which  I  look 
upon  yon  old  flint  and  steel,  single,  in  the  rack  over  the  window.  It 
was  my  father's,  and  during  the  Xmas  holidays,  **  a  long  time  ago," 
was  given  me,  under  special  injunction  to  be  careful  with  it,  and  take 
great  care  not  to  overload  it ;  for  though  it  carried  but  a  small  charge 
it  would  kill  dead  at  sixty  yards.  Methinks  the  day  is  come  back 
when  after  singing  Dulce  domum,  and  almost  exceeding  the  immnui- 
ties  of  breaking  up,  I  hastened  from  the  scene  : — 

** —  where  winding  pathways  lead 

1  o  upland  lawn  and  level  mead. 
Where  None  in  silent  sorrow  laves 
The  princely  warriors'  lowly  graves. 
And  that  dismantled  monnt  where  stood 
The  turrets  red  with  Stuart's  blood." 
True,  since  those  merry  times,  "  when  the  heart  promised  what  the 
fancy  drew,"  I  have  filled  the  bag  with  the  stately  pheasant  and  crouch- 
ing hare,  snipe,  woodcock,  wild  duck,  and  far  away,  over  moor  and 
mountain,  have  brought  down  the  red  deer,  ptarmigan,  and  black  cock  ; 
but  I  cannot  look  back  upon  these  nobler  spoils  with  half  the  pleasur- 
able feelings  with  which,  on  regarding  that  old  gun,  I  remember  when  I 
killed  my  first  woodcock,  and  to  tell  truth  when  I  had  no  game  certi- 
ficate.    My  heart  must  grow  changed  and  cold  if  I  ever  pass  the  place 
where  this  was  done  unmindfully.     The  snow  was  on  the  ground,  and  I 
had  sallied  forth  after  wild  fowl,  and  coming  back  through  some  bushes 
where  field-fares  were  feeding  on  the  haws,  I  passed  near  a  spring,  un- 
conscious of  what  might  be  expected  there,  when  up  got  the  cock. 
Reader,  I  thought  it  was  an  owl,  but  like  yourself  when  you  too  was  a 
boy,  fired  (as  we  did,  you  know,  at  every  thing),  and  down  he  came.  I 
saw  by  his  long  bill  1  had  a  prize,  and  showed  it,  when  I  reached 
home,  with  no    little  degree  of  pride,  to  him — ^long  since  a  saint  in 
heaven.     I  often  pass  that  spring.      To  tell  truth,  I  ofttimes  make 
it  in  my  way  in  the  Christmas  holidays,  and  through  many  winters  have 
twice  since  flushed  a  woodcock  there.     I  did  so  on  the  first  of  last 
January,  and  down  he  fell ;  and,  it  may  be  a  weakness  which  I  am  not 
ashamed  to  own,  I  would  rather  kill  one  cock  there  at  that  season > 
than  ten  elsewhere.     The  things  which  made  "  the  magic  of  our  boy- 
hood/' influence  many  of  our  most  important  actions  in  after  times ; 
and  many  a  man's  life  is  chequered  with  events  which  owe  their  exist- 
ence to  causes  as  distant  and  puerile,  as  that  which  I  have  alluded  to ; 
"  the  boy  is  father  of  the  man."    I  remember  some  years  ago  accom- 
panying an  old  school-fellow  to  the  pleasant  places  which  we  had 
roamed  over  together,  and  which  he  felt,  after  a  long  exile  in  India  and 
many  a  narrow  escape  from  peril  in  the  war  of  the  Peninsula,  a  burn- 
ing of  the  heart  to  see  again*  And  there  he  found  one,  well-known  in 


i%  NfiW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jait. 

earlier  dtys,  but  who  had  faded  almost  from  memory,  through  long 
years  of  absence,  amid  the  stormy  scenes  of  a  soldier's  life. 

'<  Alas !  they  had  been  friends  in  youth ; 
But  whispering  tongues  can  poison  truth ; 

And  constancy  lives  in  realms  above ; 
And  life  is  tboroy ;  and  youth  is  vain ; 
And  to  be  wroth  with  one  we  love, 
Doth  work  like  madness  in  the  brain.'' — Colridoe. 

I  don't  know  how  it  came  about,  but  fitthers  and  mothers  were  dead, 
and  the  adverse  influences  which  existed  once,  existed  no  longer;  they 
again  became  lovers,  and,  after  a  two  months'  courtship,  were  married. 
Never  shall  I  forget  that  morning  :  the  very  ivy  on  the  old  village  church 
looked  greener  than  ever,  and  there  was  a  music  in  the  village  bells 
which  brought  back  thoughts  of  other  days,  and  while  it  made  '*  fools 
and  cowards  of  us  all,"  lit  up  a  light  within  our  hearts,  which,  though 
it  sometimes  leads  to  weaknesses  and  griefs,  is  the  best  gift  which  God 
has  given  us,  for  in  it  are  kindness,  and  mercy,  and  love.  So  he  settled 
there,  and  once  a  year  I  pass  a  fortnight  with  them,  for  my  friend  is  a 
sportsman,  and  a  good  one,  and  as  our  nerves  and  sinews  are  yet  firm 
and  good,  I  trust  that  many  and  many  a  day  we  shall  hasten  with  dog 
and  gun,  '*  to  fresh  fields  and  pastures  new." 

But  whither  has  my  imagination  led  me  and  thee !  Forgive  me, 
reader;  when  you  entered  ^'  the  master's  room,"  we  left  the  every-day 
world  behind  us,  and  commenced  an  existence  apart  from  its  cares  and 
pleasures.  I  believe  every  true  sportsman  is  a  '^  man  of  feeling : "  at 
least,  I  know  that  the  pleasures  of  the  field  and  chase  to  me  were 
nothing,  were  it  not  for  the  beauty  of  the  landscape — ^the  fine  old  oaks 
— the  stately  halls — the  streams — ^the  brooks — ^the  hills — the  valleys^ 
and  the  caves,  which  live  in  the  hours  through  which  we  follow  both 
hound  and  horn; 

"  Thanks  to  the  hunum  heart,  by  which  we  live  j 
Thanks  to  its  tenderness,  its  joys,  and  fears ; 

To  me  the  meanest  flower  that  blows  can  give 
Thoughts  that  do  often  lie  too  deep  for  tears."-»WoRDSwoRTH. 

Look  upon  yon  picture  over  the  fire-place.  It  is  that  of  an  old  man, 
with  a  quiet-looking  Spaniel  standing  by  him.  He  was  my  uncle,  and 
in  his  early  days  had  been  a  keen  sportsman ;  but  the  ills  of  eld  came 
upon  him  before  his  day,  and  he  lived  and  died  a  cripple.  But  will  the 
silvery  tones  of  the  old  man's  voice  be  ever  unremembered  by  me  ?  No  ! 
and  I  can  show  you  still  a  couple  of  spaniels,  of  *^  our  own  blood,"  and 
trace  them  to  the  quiet  old  dog  which  is  looking  up  at  his  master  in  the 
picture.  And  there  is  the  black  mare,  with  cropped  ears,  which  he  rode 
in  what  he  called  <<  the  day  of  the  wbka  collars/'  and  brought  back  the 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  £9 

l>rush  of  bold  Reynard,  which  you  see  in  the  glass  case  here  behind  me. 
>Lnd  were  we  to  open  yon  cabinet,  and  enter  upon  the  old  tales  which 
'belong  to  its  treasures,  you  might  smile  at  the  weakness,  and  pity  the 
fondness  of  the  master,  but  would  not  soon  forget  the  lumber  in  his 
Toom.     But  I  must  tell  you,  reader,  that  I  have  a  pride  in  all  these 
tilings  ;  and  I  may  be  wrong  in  my  opinion,  but  I  think  it  is  a  part  of  the 
sportsman's  character,  and  one  of  the  best  traits  in  the  heart — charac- 
teristic of  country  life,  and  unsophisticated  nationality — a  feeling  to  be 
cherished  rather  than  repulsed — to  glory  in,  rather  than  to  disown ; 
that  one  loves  to  dwell  on  recollections  which  delighted  those  we  loved, 
who  are  in  their  tombs ;  to  look  upon  their  weapons,  their  trophies, 
their  pictured  forms  and  faces ;  to  muse  upon  their  sports  and  pastimes 
•'^•their  joys  and  achievements ;  to  feel  that  the  best  portion  of  our  here- 
ditary possessions  is  that  which,  on  the  heart  and  from  the  heart,  we  took 
of  those  who  loved  us  best,  and  whom  we  best  loved. 

But  I  am  growing  too '  sentimental  I  fear,  and  will  therefore  turn 

from  the  olden  time  to  some  of  my  own  doings,  and  with  you  live  over 

again  the  happy  moments  when  some  of  the  trophies  were  won  which 

hang  around  these  walls.    Look  now  at  those  antlers — fine,  are  they 

not?     Now  for  their  story.      An  outlying  deer  in  1836   had  been 

frequently  seen  near  Royce  Wood.     I  borrowed  three  couple  of  blood 

}^ounds-^not  of  the  true  breed,  but  crossed  with  the  stag  or  fox  hound, 

and  fleet  enough  in  all  reason*     We  roused  him  at  half  past  ten,  one 

lovdy  morning  in  September,  and  off  they  dashed  in  pursuit,  at  a  pace^ 

which,  if  it  lasted,  bid  fair  soon  to  leave  us  in  the  lurch.     On,  on,  by 

Oakley  Dell,  through  Burnham  meadows,  and  then  up  the  western 

bills  for  the  distant  forest  of  Deene.     Down   came  many  a  gallant 

fellow  and  many  a  noble  steed  stood  still ;  but  the  hart  kept  on,  as 

though  his  sinews  were  of  wire  and  his  wind  unfailing ;    brook  and 

com  field,  hill  and  valley,  wood  and  plain,  in  turn   were  passed; 

and  we  were  still  going  when  the  clock  struck  twelve,  and  had  gone 

near  thirty  miles.     At  length  the  deep  tones  of  a  hound  reached  my 

ear,  and  then  another  and  another.     No  doubt  existed  that  it  was  the 

bay,  and  my  only  fear  was  that  some  more  fortunate  friend  should 

first  find  it.     Passing  through  a  hand  gate  I  beheld  the  noble  and 

infuriated  animal  with  his  back  against  the  wall  of  a  lodge,  and  his 

antlers  raking  and  dashing  at  the  hounds.     No  time  was  to  be  lost. 

I  dismounted,  and  coming  cautiously  in  upon  him,  shot  him  through 

the  haad  with  a  rifle  pistol  ball.     Oh  !    'twas  a  glorious  day,  for  of 

thirty-three  who  met,  four  only  saw  him  fall,  and  to  me  was  awarded 

the  trophy  which  here  bears  my  spurs  and  cap  cum  multis  aliis.     And 

now  k)ok  at  this  pike's  jaw-bone.    The  fish  that  bore  it  measured 

thirty-eight  inches  from  the  eye  to  the  fork,  and  weighed  twenty-seven 


60  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jak 

pounds.     He  was  a  river  fisli,  and  I  killed  him  in  the  Welland,  two 
years  ago  last  April.     I  was  trolling  one  Tuesday  morning,  with  the 
wind  in  the  west  and  the  water  rather  more  discoloured  than  it  ought 
to  have  been,  but  the  sun  shone  brightly  and  the  birds  were  singing  as 
though  it  had  been  May.     Besides,  the  winter  was  over  and  spring|was 
come,  and  it  was  some  months  since  I  had  thrown  a  line  or  cast  a  net^ 
and  I  was  rather  keen  for  fishing.     I  was  cooling  a  little,  however,  about 
mid-day,  for  I  had  taken  nothing  good,  when  lo  !  in  taking  a  back  cast 
in  a  nook,  where  there  was  a  reed  bed,  my  bait  was  suddenly  seized,  and 
as  by  chance  I  pulled  against  it  a  little  more  than  I  ought  to  have  done, 
I  thought  I  had  hold  of  an  otter,  for  I  knew  something  more  than 
usual  was  there.     In  five  minutes  time  we  were  at  it ;  and  had  I  not 
hooked  him  deeply  and  well,  he  would  have  beaten  me.  I  never  saw  so 
game  a  fish  for  a  large  one,  for  tliey  are  generally  sluggish,  and  show  less 
sport  than  a  fish  of  eight  or  twelve  pounds  weight ;  however,  at  length 
I  landed  him,  and  that's  his  jaw  bone.     Other  mementos  of  sport 
and  adventure  are  there,  each  with  its  tale  or  legend  annexed,  some  of 
my  own  and  some  of  my  forbears,  but  all  teeming  with  sweet  memories 
of  flood  and  field.     Then  there  are  things  of  a  less  exalted  but  of  a 
comfortable  kind  ;  here  is  my  easy  chair;  in  yon  cupboard  are  various 
stores ;  and  there  is  the  sofa  on  which  to  repose  after  a  hard  day. 
Besides,  here  are  my  books ;  Daniel,  Beckford,  Bewick,  Yarrel,  Mudie, 
Hanger,  Waterton,  Hawker,  Johnson ;  the  N.  S.  M.  from  its  com- 
mencement; with  Ben  Johnson,  Shakspeare,  Milton,  Cowper,  Somer- 
ville,  Byron,  Scott,  Coleridge,  Wordsworth,  and  Southey.     In  short, 
it  is  my   citadel,  my  earth,  my   burrow,  and  I  hope  you  are  not 
unamused  with  this  brief  chronicle  of  its  histories ;  and  should  you, 
reader,  ever  journey  to  these  parts,  it  will  go  hard,  if  thou  art  one  of 
my  sort,  but  I  shall  ferret  thee  out ;  and  we  will  then  crack  a  magnum 
together  in  "  the  Master's  Room." 

December  9,  1839.  W. 


A   PEN    AND    INK   SKETCH    OF   MR.    FARQUHAR- 

SON'S    HUNT. 

BY  THE  BOUGH  RIDER. 

Ah,  welladay,  it  is  full  twenty  years  ago,  since  Mr.  John  Knight 
promised  us  a  portrait  of  the  Squire's  Hunt,  and  how  many  since  then 
have  doffed  their  scarlet  and  white  cape  for  a  graver  dress  ?  1  have 
hunted  with  the  Squire,  man  and  boy,  for  nearly  five  and  twenty  years ; 
first,  on  foot  as  an  urchin  truant  from  school,  for  which  I  was  always 
<*  horsed  ;*"  then  on  a  favorite  pony,  bridled  and  saddled  with  my  own 
*  A  preparatory  ordeal  before  receiving  the  bireh, 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  61 

hands,  and  led  oat  of  the  stable  with  the  utmost  secrecj  and  caution, 
to  prevent  a  surprise  and  countermand  from  those  in  authority  over  me ; 
next  on  the  compact  cob,  which  would  carry  me  through  rasping  hedges, 
over  yawning  ditches,  and  top  awkard  bars,  gates,  and  stiles,  until  at 
length   I  find  myself  rather  too  corpulent  to  be  a  *'  fast  un" — the  other 
aide  of  the  line,  amonget  the  seven  and  thirties,  with  a  very  good  nag  or 
nags  at  command,  and  enjoying  the  wide  spread  reputation  of  the  **  Rough 
Rider."     But,  when  I  look  back  across  the  vista  of  twenty  years,  and 
make    Mr.  Farquharson*s   hunt  the  loadstone  of  my  memory,  I  can 
perceive  many  a  gap  that  has  not  been  stopped — and  many  a  young 
sapling  growing  in  the  room  of  the  old  parent  tree  ;  for  instance,  who 
can  witness  the  young  Lord  Stavordale  taking  his  proper  place  and 
keeping  his  straight  line,   without  remembering  his  father  the  Earl  of 
Ilchester,  who  was  always  in  a  good  place,  where  every  fearless  and 
judicious  rider  ought  to  be  ?    hen  we  have  Mr.  Oglander,  a  light  weight 
and  a  good  rider,  fully  maintaining  the  credit  which  appertained  to  his 
father.  Sir  Wm.  Oglander,  who  was  not  to  be  shaken  off  in  his  younger 
days  by  the  most  daring  horseman  in  the  field.     Captain  Goodenough 
rides  with  judgment ;  and  although  we  hope  his  father  may  live  for 
many  years  to  greet  us  with  his  friendly  nod,  yet  we  are  happy  that  he 
has  taken  care  to  fill  up  his  place,  whenever  he  shall  retire  from  the 
sport.     The  Earl  of  Digby  is  no  longer  seen  ;  and  his  two  nephews, 
Messrs.  George  and  John  Wingfield,  have  retired;  both  were  straight- 
forward riders;  and   Mr.  Richard  Wingfield  still  comes  out;  and  when 
he  appears  no  man  in  the  field  can  beat  him.     1  am  surprised,  from  the 
publicity  which  is  given  to  Mr.  Farquharson's  hunt,  by   the  Sherborne 
Journal^    which   regularly  records   his   runs,    and  I  observe  they    are 
always  copied  in   the  London   Sporting  Papers,  that  more  strangers 
do  not  attend  his  meets  ;   as  it  is,  he  generally  musters  from  100  to  150 
horsemen,  and  sometimes  200.     But  come,  you  must  go  with  me  and 
judge  for  yourself;  the  meet  is  a  favorite  one,  King  Grove,  I  shall  give 
you  a  **  mount,'*  therefore  be  quick,   get  on  your  **  toggery  ;'*  another 
cup  of  coffee,  more  ham  ;  there,  put  those  cigars  in  your  case ;  by  Jove, 
but  remember  the  sherry  brandy.     Well,  now  we  are  all  ready,  you 
shall  ride  the  little  grey  horse,  he'll  go  if  you  let  him  have  his  head ; 
don't  check  him  in  his  leaps,  and  all  you  will  have  to  do  will  be  to  ride  up 
to  the  tails  of  the  hounds.    Now  we  are  on  the  Dorsetshire  Downs  ;  the 
small  quiet  town  in  the  bottom  is  Cerne  Abbas,  and  the  gentleman's  seat 
on  the  right  is  Admiral  Sir  Henry  Digby 's  ;   those  gentlemen  creeping 
up  the  hill  are  good   sportsmen.      I    fancy    I    can    see   Mr.   Good- 
enough  ;  yes,  there  he  is,  the  Tery  beau-ideal  of  a  gentleman  farmer. 
No  man  knows  the  country  better  than  he  does  ;  he   has  been  a  most 
active  man  through  life,  a  very  successful  and  a  very  intelligent  agri^ 


6%  NEW  SPORTING  MAQAZINK.  [Ja)9. 

ottUaritti  and  a  thorough  bred  sportsmao,  his  neat  and  genteel  ooCtage 
liee  below  the  hil),  not  at  present  in  view ;  the  other  faortemen  I  Ihiok 
are  Mr.  Cocheran  and  Messrs.  Crane  coming  to  join  the  meet.  Those 
in  scarlet  behind  us  are  Somersetshire  gentlemen ;  they  have  seat  on 
their  hunters  from  Sherborne,  and  are  hastening^  forward  on  hacks. 
The  fact  is  Mr.  Tatchell,  I  mean  that  good  looking  man,  look  ttt  his 
eye 9  how  quick,  and  firm,  and  resolute  see ;  how  well  he  keeps  his  seat; 
his  weight  must  be  full  1 5  stone,  and  although  the  horses  which  he 
rides  are  light  and  nearly  thorough  bred,  yet  he  is  always  in  bis  place 
in  the  first  rank.  The  next  is  Mr.  Lee  of  Dillinglon,  and  the 
other  a  thinner  man,  Mr.  H.  Hushens  of  South  Perrott.  Comings  on 
after  them  is  Mr.  Goodden  of  Compton  House;  he  rides  excellent 
horses,  and  is  uuiveraally  respected  as  a  kind-hearted  and  generous 
country  gentleman.  But  hold,  this  is  the  place  under  the  direction 
post  where  they  meet.  Yes,  yonder  comes  Treadwell,  and  the  two 
whips  with  the  fine  Dog  Pack,  in  splendid  condition.  Do  you  see  that 
gentleman  who  has  just  given  a  quiet  and  very  peculiar  greeting  to 
Mr.  Goodenough  ?  there  is  a  deep  calculation  on  his  brow  ;  he  has  evi- 
dently not  come  out  with  the  view  merely  to  chat  and  laugh  with  his 
friends,  but  even  pastimes  and  pleasures  are  with  him  matters  to  be 
conducted  with  all  the  method  and  good  order  of  business  ;  look  at  bis 
compact  frame  and  closely-set  sinews,  which  show  that  he  has  lived  a 
life  of  regularity,  his  countenance  radiant  with  health  and  freshness, 
although  his  hair  is  somewhat  silvered  by  the  hand  of  time.  Thai  is 
the  t quire,  who  for  nearly  thirty  years  has  kept  fox  hounds  In  the 
first  rate  style  at  his  own  sole  expense,  for  the  amusement  and  grati- 
fiacation  of  the  gentry  and  yeomanry  of  the  county  of  Dorset.  That 
is  John  James  Farquharson,  Esq.,  whose  name,  my  dear  Editor,  will  be 
remembered  as  a  sportsman  when  yours  and  mine,  ''  old  fellow,"  shall 
be  forgotten.  Well,  I  am  glad  to  see  old  Mr.  Butler  out;  the  old 
gentleman  has  passed  his  eightieth  year,  and  has  been  a  constant 
follower  of  the  hunt  from  its  commencement.  See  how  he  makes  theoa 
laugh  at  his  droll  stories ;  he  is  the  Vicar  of  Frampton,  and  was  the 
constant  friend  of  the  late  Mr.  Browne,  and  is  much  respected  by  the 
present  worthy  proprietor  R.  B.  Sheridan,  Esq.  Mr.  Butler  was  a 
great  favourite  of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  who  in  his  younger  days  spent 
much  time  in  Dorsetshire.  Ob,  Mr.  Sheridan  is  coming  on  with  his 
two  brothers  Frank  and  Charles;  what  a  good  looking  fellow  he  is ; 
Stultz  cut  that  coat,  for  certain, — those  must  be  Hoby's  boots,*— -and  his 
neighbour  over  the  way  in  Piccadilly  must  have  supplied  that  short 
knapped  and  well  brushed  castor;  by  Jove  Miss  Grant  showed  good  taste 
when  she  gave  her  hand  and  heart,  and  splendid  fortune  to  this  itashing 
and  cUver  Corinthian.    The  Earl  of  Ilcbester  is  now  talking  to  bim ; 


I 

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1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  M 

this  nobleman  ii  an  ornament  to  any  country,  and  a  grace  to  any 
amaaement ;  see  with  what  marked  reapect  every  body  treati  him ;  bow 
bappy  they  are  to  see  him  well.    Ah  my  Lord,  but  you  are  older  and 
not  ao  bold  a  rider  as  you  were  when  I  firat  aaw  you  in  the  field ;— »bul 
there  is  the  same  man  and  the  same  heart,  uncontaminated  by  the 
intrigues  of  a  Court,  and  unpolluted  by  the  treacheries  of  the  world. 
The  tall  fair  gentleman  is  bis  son-in-law,  Mr.  Edward  St.   Vincent 
Digby,    who  will  one  day  become   Lord  Digby,   and   the    other  is 
Mr.  Digby's  friend  Colonel  Porter.    The  good  humoured  gentleman  of 
middle  age  is  Mr.   Blair,  a  thoroughbred  foxhunter ;  several  years  of 
his  life  have  been  spent  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  where  he  kept  a 
pack  of  hounds  for  the  amusement  of  himself  and  friends ;  the  gentleman 
by  his  side  is  Captain  Caldwell,  a  good  rider  and  very  much  respected. 
There  are  three  gentlemen,  Sir  Edward  Baker,  Mr.  Smith,  son  of  Sir 
John  Smith,  and  Mr.  Frampton,  son  of  Colonel  Frampton,  riding  toge- 
ther :  they  are  all  very  excellent  and  worthy  young  men,  and  add  very 
much  to  the  gentlemanly  bearing  and  good  feeling  which  characterize 
the  Squire's  Hunt.     Mr.  James  Farquharsoo,  the  Squire's  eldest  son,  Is 
now  passing ;  he  is  a  great  favourite,  from  bis  thoroughly  unaffected  and 
open-hearted  manner.     A  gentleman  in  black,  with  curious  boots, and 
another  with  scarlet  coat  and  blue  handkerchief,  are  riding  together  in 
the  next  field,  talking  on  some  interesting  topic :  those  are  the  Rev* 
Mr.  Serrell,  and  Mr.  John  Penny,  relating  the  particulars  of  a  run  a 
few  days  back.     Mr.  Serrell  is  highly  respected  throughout  the  Hunt, 
and  is  an  excellent  rider.     Mr.  Penny  is  a  humourist,  the  Editor  of  the 
Sherborne  Journal,  and  Author  of  those  graphic  lines  which  appear 
under   the  cognomen  of  **  Old  Boots."     Some  hundred  yards  before 
Mr.  Serrell  and  Mr.  Penny  are  two  gentlemen,  one  on  a  grey,  the  other 
on  a  bay  horse,  each  wearing  the  scarlet  and  white  :  those  are  Sir  Wm. 
Medlycott,  Bart.,  of  Venn  House,  and  Mr.  Pretor,  of  Sherborne,  two 
intimate  friends,  and  worthy  each  other's  confidence,  from  their  mutual 
gentlemanly  bearing  and  honourable  feelings.   There  are  three  gentlemen 
under  the  covert ;  one  in  scarlet,  and  two  in  black  coats.     The  scarlet 
is  Mr.  Pinney,  M.P.  for  Lyme,  a  regular  good-hearted  fox-hunter,  and 
an  honest  politician  ;  one  who  always  keeps  his  word  and  his  place,  and 
rides  a  good  horse.     The  next  is  the  Rev.  Mr.  Newbolt,  of  Somerston  ; 
he  most  have  his  joke  at  any  risk — no  one  escapes  him,  and  presently 
you  will  hear  him  and  Charles  Sheridan  bantering  each  other  to  the 
amusement  of  the  whole  field :  Newbolt  is  a  clever  fellow  and  a  wit,  but 
rather  satirical.     The  Rev.  Mr.  Tooke,  who  forms  the  third  of  the 
group,  is  as  good  a  Sportsman  as  ever  went  into  the  field.     They  are  all 
Somersetshire  men,  and  are  ever  welcome  in  the  sister  county.     There 
is  a  stout  gentleman  with  green  coat  and  high  boots;    that  is  Mr. 


64  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jam. 

Richard  Hart,  of  Alton,  an  exceliant  sportaman  and  fearleM  rider ;  his 
youDgar  brothar  also  ridaa  with  great  boldneaa,  thongh  with  leas  jadg- 
ment :  it  is  not  uncommon  to  see  one  or  the  other  of  these  brothers  in 
first  at  the  death : — but  if  I  begin  to  explain  to'jou  the  names  and  mani- 
fold good  quaUties  of  the  various  gentlemen  who  ha?e  now  arrired,  I 
should  detain  you  much  longer  than  you  would  wbh,  particularly  as — 
Hark  !  that's  it !  Tally  ho !  Halloo !  gone  away ;  there  he  goes !  This 
is  the  prettiest  find  in  the  county ;  so  hold  hard  abit.  Now  then,  come 
along,  we'll  talk  over  the  rest  after  dinner. 


LORD  BAGOT'S  BLOODHOUNDS.— MR.  MEYNELL'S,  AND  THE 

ATHERSTONE  HOUNDS. 

Dec.  17,  1839. 

Dear  N.  S.  M. 
I  am  just  come  in  from  an  excellent  day  with  Lord  Bagot's  blood- 
hounds, and  cannot  go  to  sleep  without  giving  you  a  word  of  our  doings. 
We  met  (a  private  field)  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Blitbfield  Park,  and  a 
fine  buck  was  soon  uncarted,  and  the  hounds  laid  on  after  fwenty  mi- 
nuteV  law.  There  were  &ye  couple  of  hounds  out,  all  of  the  purest 
blood,  and  the  dogs  in  particular  magnificent  fellows,  with  tongues  like 
^hurch  bells.  My  lord  Bagot's  is  now  the  only  pack  of  bloodhounds  in 
the  county,  and  I  need  scarcely  say  that  no  expense  is  spared  to  keep 
them  up  to  the  mark.  What  is  better,  the  success  they  have  had  has 
amply  repaid  all  the  care  that  has  been  bestowed  upon  them.  They  were 
hunted  on  this  occasion  by  Mr.  Henry  Turner ;  and  every  one  who  knows 
Staffordshire  knows  that  a  fitter  person  for  the  honourable  office  could  not 
be  found.  A  teaser  of  a  brook  at  the  beginning,  gave  the  worthy  family 
of  the  Talbots  a  start  which  it  took  some  hard  riding  to  recover  from  ; 
and  a  villanous  lane  with  ruts,  which  it  would  have  puzzled  the  Duke  of 
Rutland  himself  to  keep  clear  of,  soon  after  presented  itself.  But  luckily 
the  lane  led  into  some  fields,  when  our  chase  boldly  took  the  open,  and 
showed  us  the  way  gallantly  over  hedge  and  ditch  by  Morton  Farm, 
Bishton  Hall,  and  Wolseley  Bridge,  to  Col wich,  where  he  took  the  river 
(the  Trent),  now  swelled  to  a  torrent  by  the  late  rains.  The  pace  up 
to  this  point  had  been  terrific,  as  will  be  readily  conceived,  when  I 
say  that  the  whole  ground  had  been  gone  over  in  the  space  of  twenty 
minutes.  Now  comes  the  tragedy.  Poor  Hi-ho-chivy  having  taken 
refuge  in  an  island  half  way  across  the  river,  the  hounds  surrounded 
him,  and  pulled  him  down  in  his  endeavour  to  escape.  It  was  some  time 
before  he  could  be  discovered,  but  at  last  be  was  duly  *'  found  drown'd," 
and  a  crowner's  quest  held  over  his  body.  A  fine  scene  was  that  of 
friend  Walkeden  and  another  staunch  sportsman,  hauling  him  up  through 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  65 

reeds  and  sedges,  themselves  half  way  to  the  middle  in  water,  to  the 
opposite  bank ;  and  I  hope  fr4end  Cooper-,  the  first  spare  day  he  has, 
will  stretch  a  point  (and  a  canvass)  and  paint  us  one  of  his  life-like 
pictures  on  the  subject,  for  the  Magazine. 

On  Saturday  last,  Mr.  Meyneil's  hounds  had  a  capital  day,  running  a 
brace  of  foxes;  one  of  which  (from  Mr,  Chadwick's  crack  little  cover, 
Pear  Tree  Leasow)  they  killed  gallantly  in  the  open,  after  a  good  run ; 
while  from  the  other  they  were  obliged  to  be  whipped  off,  in  consequence 
of  night  coming  on.  These  hounds  had  two  more  excellent  days  the 
same  week,  and  I  am  glad  to  say  their  country  is  full  of  foxes.  *<  Old 
Tom/'  whose  name  has  so  often  figured  in  your  pages,  I  am  sorry  to 
tell  ou,  is  no  more.  A  worthier  or  a  better  man  never  existed.  If  to 
be  honesty  kind,  zealous  in  his  master*s  service,  and  devoted  to  his 
family,  be  claims  to  our  respect,  these  claims  must  be  conceded  to  honest 
Thomas  Leedham. 

The  Atherstone  hounds,  still  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Apple- 
waite,  have  been  enjoying  a  fair  share  of  sport ;  and  the  Marquess  of 
Anglesey's  barriers  have  had  some  good  days  n  Cannock  Chase.  But 
my  letter  is  growing  long  and  my  pen  stumpy;  so  pray  excuse  *'  further 
particulars/'  and  believe  me  to  be, 

Your's  (with  **  a  merrie  Christmas"), 

MiDLANDER. 


VARIETIES. 


Colonel  Pete  Whetstone. — ^Thls  original,  wild,  and  arousing  correspondent  of 
the  "  New  York  Spirit  of  the  Times,"  a  Journal  that  will  "go  a-bead  ")  has  fur- 
nished another  letter  to  its  agreeable  columns.  We  calculate  on  importing  an 
epistle  from  this  real  sportsman,  direct  for  our  pages, — before  many  moons  are 
wasted. 

INTERCEPTEn    LITTER   PROM    PETE   WHETSTONE. 

Aldie,  Va.,  July  18,1839. 
Dear  Jim, — I  was  most  tarnation  glad  to  git  your  last  letter,  for  I  was  afeard 
you  chaps  on  the  Devil's  Fork  had  forgot  Pete.  Well,  I  hadent  the  smallest 
notion  the  old  lawyer  would  ever  fall  in  love,  but  there  is  no  gitting  round  a 
widder ;  when  one  takes  a  hankering  arter  a  feller,  he*s  a  gone  coon.  And  what 
is  worse,  it  aint  wice  wersa,  for  the  old  song  says, — 

"  I  courted  the  widder. 
Fifteen  long  years  and  couldn't  get  her.*' 

Well,  I'd  jist  like  to  be  back  to  say  a  good  word  for  the  lawyer.  Speaking  pf 
lawyers,  I  reckon  I  felt  proud  when  I  picked  up  a  newspaper  jist  now,  and  saw 
where  our  frieud  Albert  Pike,  of  Little  Rock,  was  taking  the  corn  over  the  big 
waters.  Why  the  way  his  poetry  beats  them  all  is  a  sin  to  Moses.  He  is  the 
crack  nag  of"  Blackwood's  Magazine,"  a  book  that  never  prints  trash. 

If  any  body  is  going  down  to  the  Rock  jist  git  them  to  ask  the  Governor  to 
offer  a  reward  for  Coffee  Vault,  the  man  what  wrung  in  the  beef  bones  for  the 

NO.    cv. — VOL.    XVIII.  I 


66  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jan. 

pure  trory,  and  whose  animat  passions  carried  him  beyond  decency,  and  who 
perpetrated  an  outrageous  murder.  He  is  now  as  large  as  life  and  twice  as  na- 
tural in  Indiana,  in  Vermillion  county,  and  is  figuring  upon  the  honors  that  his 
democratic  friends  in  Arkansas  showered  on  him.  Go  it,  my  Coffee  Vault,  while 
youVe  young. 

Well,  I  have  had  lots  of  fun  in  Old  Virginny — maybe  them  chaps  about  Mid- 
dlebury  aint  whole  teams  !  They  are  the  boys  what  are  cut  the  right  way  of 
the  leather.  Sich  barbacues  you  never  did  see — and  I  tell  you  good  sheep  meat 
aint  easy  to  beat,  and  then  they  sling  in  the  briled  chicking,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
liquors — punch  with  ice  in  it  and  the  lemons  cut  and  squz  both.  It  is  all  done 
in  the  shade,  and  you  can  take  off  your  coat  atid  roll  on  the  grass,  some  pitch, 
and  then  others  go  it  with  an  old  greasy  **  deck,''  sarn  me  to  the  sarneds  if  I 
dident  see  one  feller  so  lucky,  that  he  could  float  from  Louisville  to  Oi leans  on  a 
chip.  And  jist  to  make  a  long  story  short,  I  tell  you  a  Virginny  barbecue  is 
next  thing  to  a  bear  hunt. 

1  wish  you  could  see  the  man  what  drives  the  stage  here.  His  name  is  B?Ky 
Whaley,  and  I  tell  you  he  is  a  horse ;  every  man,  woman,  and  child,  op  the  road 
knows  him.  Says  he  to  me,  "  Col.  Whetstone,  won't  you  ride  outside, — do  no^, 
for  I  want  to  show  you  some  of  the  keenest  critturs  you  ever  did  see.''  **  I  don  t 
care  if  I  do,"  says  I,  and  out  I  got  and  mounted  long  side  of  him,  "These  aint 
my  bullies,  Colonel;  the  road  is  heavy,  and  I  must  go  slow  awhile, but  jtst  wait 
till  I  git  to  Fairfax  Court  House,  and  1  will  show  you  perfect  bounce  balls  !'■ 
Well,  we  got  to  the  Court  House — says  i,  **  Billy,  can't  you  lay  something  on 
your  bosom  ?"  and  he  said  he  would.  So  in  we  stepped,  and  there  was  a  queer 
looking  sort  of  a  genius  with  nose  and  chin  sorter  like  nut-crackers  standing  by 
the  bar,  so  says  I  to  him,  "my  friend,wont  )ou  jine  us  in  taking  a  horn  ?"  '*  I 
dont  care  if  I  do,  says  he."  bo  the  landlord  set  us  out  three  julaps.  Nut- 
crackers raised  his  glass,  with  "here  is  to  you.*'  "The  same  to  you  and  all  your 
family,"  said  Billy.  "  Well,  look  here,  driver,"  said  nut-crackers,  "I'll  tell  you 
how  a  man  should  drink  to  enjoy  it;  when  he  first  gits  up  in  the  morning,  he 
should  take  an  eye-opener,  in  about  an  hour,  a  fieme  cutter,  and  jist  as  he  sits 
down  to  breakfast,  a  gall-buster."  "  Hah  !  hah  I  hah  I"  said  Billy,  and  jist  then 
the  landlord  asked  us  in  to  breakfast.  In  we  went,  and  I  reckon  there  was  all 
sorts  of  a  good  breakfast — presently  the  horn  blew.  "  Stage  waiting,"  shouted 
Billy.  "Aye,  aye,"  said  nut-crackers,  and  in  they  got;  I  kept  outside  with 
Billy.  Well,  now  T  tell  you  he  had  a  set  of  lively  critturs.  "  All  ready,"  shouted 
Billy,  and  drawing  his  reins  well  up  he  hollered  "  let  go'' to  the  boy  what  held  his 
leader.  She  sprung  like  a  wild  cat,  while  Billy  brought  a  kt;en  crack  witli  his 
whip  and  shouted  "  git  out  of  the  way  you  money  making  dogs !"  I  tell  you  it 
was  the  next  thing  to  a  steam  car.  After  eoing  about  three  miles,  savs  Bill, 
"What  do  you  think  of  them  Colonel,?^*  "Think,"  says  I,  "  why  "l  think 
they  are  perfect  race-horses^  and  how  do  you  keep  them  so  fat?"  "  Why,"  says 
he,  "the  secret  is  in  favouring  them  over  bad  ground  and  up  hill."  No  more 
about  Billy  at  present,  only  that  when  it  comes  to  driving  give  me  him. 

Well,  what  has  got  into  the  people  of  Arkansas  ? — they  are  gilting  jist  as  bad 
as  they  used  to  be  before  Mississippi  and  Texas  took  the  com.  They  must  turn 
in  and  hang  freely ;  that  is  the  way  to  stop  murders. 

My  paper  is  about  out,  so  I  must  close.  My  love  to  the  lawyer  and  tell  him 
I  shall  buy  him  a  plain  gold  ring — to  sister  Sal  and  tell  her  I  have  bought  her 
^ome  of  the  slickest  jewelry  she  ever  did  see.  How  does  your  boy  come  on? 
Give  my  love  to  him  and  tell  him  I  have  a  heap  of  purtys  for  him.  What  sort 
of  a  paper  is  that  new  paper  at  the  Rock  ?  Tell  the  lawyer  to  subscribe  for  it 
for  me.  Ever  yours, 

Pete  V^hetstone. 
To  Jim  Cole,  Esq.,  Devil's  Fork,  of  Little  Red,  Arkansas. 


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WINNERS  OF  ROYAL  PURSES,  GOLD  CUPS,  AND 
TWO-YEAR-OLD  STAKES  IN  1839. 

WINNERS  OF  ROYAL  PURSES. 

Ascot  Hmtfa,  May  «8 Mr.  Pettit*«  St.  Francis,  by  St.  Patrick 

Bedford,  September  25 Mr.   Hiornbill's   Mendizabel,    by    Merlin,    or 

Merchant 

Brighton,  August  8 Mr.  V.  King*8  Ruby,  by  Reseller 

Caledonian  Hunt,  October  4    Mr.  Rnmsay's  Lanercost,  by  Liverpool 

Canterbury,  August  28     Mr.  Ilornsby's  Romania,  by  Suhan 

Carlisle,  July  4 Mr.  Robertson's  Olympic,  by  Reveller 

Chelmsford,  August  13    Mr.  Pettit's  St.  Francis,  by  St.  Patrick 

Cbester,  May  7 Captain  Lamb's  Chit  chat,  by  Velocipede 

Doncaster,  September  16 Lord  Westminster's  Cardinal  Puff,  by  Pantaloon 

Edinburgh,  July  23 Mr,  Robertson's  Olympic,  by  Reveller^ 

Egham,  August  28    Mr.  I.  Day's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Goodwood,  July  31 Mr.  h  Day's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Guildford,  July  16    Mr.  Bofves's  Jagger,  by  Actaeun 

Hampton  and  Monsley  Hurst,  June  6Mr.  Grerille's  Rory  O'More,  by  Langar 

Ipswich,  August  27 Mr.  Pettit's  St.  Francis,  by  St.  Patrick 

Lancaster,  July  25    Lord  Eglinton's  'Vhe  Potentate,  by  Langar 

Leicester,  September  11   Mr.  Collins's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

I^wes,  August  15     Duke  of  Richmond's  Mos,  by  Bizarre 

Lichfield,  September  10   Hon.  S.  Herbert's  Clarion,  by  Sultan 

Lincoln,  September  26 Mr.  Orde's  Bee's-wing.  by  Dr.  Syntax 

Liverpool,  July  18    Lord  Eglinton's  'llie  Potentate,  by  Langar 

Manchester,  May  22    Lord  Eglinton's  The  Potentate,  by  Langar 

Newcastle,  June  25 Duke  of  Cleveland's  Sampson,  by  Cetus 

Newmarket,  April  16   Mr.  Batson's  Vespertilio,  by  Reveller 

Newmarket,  April  18    Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Grey  Alomus,  by  Comus 

Newmarket,  October  3     Mr.  W.  Scott -s  Fame,  by  Margrave 

Northampton,  August  28 Duke  of  Richmond's  Coufusiouee,  by  Emilius 

Nottingham,  October  11 Mrs.  Massey's  Tubalcain,  by  Cain 

Plymouth,  August  22 Mr,  W.  Lee's  Vasa,  by  Gustavus 

Richmond,  September  5 Mr.  Orde's  Bee's-wing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 

Salisbury,  August  14   ....'. Mr.  I.  Day's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Shrewsbury,  September  20 Mr.  Collins's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

Warwick,  September  5 M.  L  Day's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Weymouth,  August  29 Mr.  Fulwar  Craven's  Deception,  by  Defence 

Winchester,  July  24 Mr.  I.  Day's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

York,  August  21 r Mr.  Orde's  Bee's-wing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 

IN  IRELAND. 

Bellewstown,  June  27 Mr.  Barry's  Arthur,  by  Sir  Hercules 

Curragh,  April  23    Mr.  Fitzpatrick's  Waitstill,  by  Alcaston 

Curragh,  April  25    Mr.  Hutchins's  Cregane,  by  Young  Lottery 

Curragh,  April  27    Mr.  Hutchins's  Cregane,  by  Young  Lottery 

Curragh,  June  11 , Mr.  St.  George's  Cadot,  late  Heatherbell),  by 

^  Blacklock,  or  Alcaston 

Curragh,  June  14 Mr.  St.  George's  Roscius 

Curragh,  July  25 Mr.  Harrison's  ch  cby  Recovery,  outof  Taglioni 

Curragh,  July  26 Mr.  Graydon's  Alba 

Curragh,  September  4 Major  Hay's  M.P.,  by  Young  Blacklock 

Curragh,  September  5 Mr.  Harrison's  ch.c.by  Recovery,  out  of  Taghom 

Curragh,  September  6 Mr.  Graydon's  Alba 

Curragh,  September  7 Mr.  Graydon's  Cadot, by  Blacklock,  or  Alcaston 

Curragh,  October  16    Mr.  Graydon's  Alba 

Curragh,  October  18    Major  Hay's  ch.  c.  by  Recovery 

Down  Royal  Corj)oration,  July  24  ..Mr.  Fitzpatrick's  Waitstill,  by  Recovery 
Down  Royal  Corporation,  July  26.. Mr.  Whittle's  Revenge. 


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WINNERS  OF  GOLD  CUPS,  PIECES  OF  PLATE,  &c 
Abingdon,  September  11  (in  specie) Duke  of  Richmond's  Confusion^e,  by  Emilius 
Ascot,  May  28 Mr.   Thomhill's    Mendizabel,    by  Merlin,    or 

Merchant 

Ascot,  May  30 Captain  Berkeley's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Blandford,  August  $1  (in  specie)  ..Lord  George  Bentinck's  Ratsbane,  by  Muley 

Breconshirf,  September  25 Mr.  Walmsley's  Catamaran,  by  Strepfaoa 

Bridgnorth,  August  1 Mr.  Walter's  Chantilly,  by  Langar 

Burton  Constable  Hunt.  April  3. . . .  Mr.  Catton's  br  c.  by  Sandbeck 

Burton-on-Trent,  August  20 Mr.  Ogden's  Harpurhey,  by  Voltaire 

Buxton,  June  19 Mr.  Copeland's  King  Cole,  by  Memnon 

Carlisle,  July  3  (in  specie)  ...... . .Captain  Wrather's  Hackfall,by  Actaeoa 

Catterick  Bridge,  April  4 Mr.  Orders  Bee's-wing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 

Cheltenham,  July  3  (in  specie)  ....  Mr.  Ferguson's  Harkaway,  by  Economist 

Chester,  May  6  (in  specie) Lord  Westminster's  Cardinal  Puff, by  Pantaloon 

Chester,  May  8 Lord  Westminster's  Cardinal  Puff,  by  Pantaloon 

Chester,  May  9 Captain  Berkeley's  Caravan,  by  Camel 

Coventry,  March  13 Mr.  Stevens's  Talebearer,  by  Incubus 

Curragb,  September  9  (in  specie)  . .  Mr.   Graydon's   Gadot    (late   Healherbell),  by 

Blacklock 
Devon  &  Exeter,  Aug.  14  (in  8pecie)Mr.  W.  Ley's  Vasa,  by  Gustavus 

Doncaster,  September  19 Major  Yarburgh's  Charles  XXL,  by  Voltaire 

Dumfries,  October  17   Mr.  Ramsay's  Lanercost,  by  Liverpool 

Egham,  August  27  (in  specie)  ...  .Sir  G.  Heatbcote's  Valaincourt,  by  Velocipede 

Epsom,  May  16  (in  specie) Mr.  Eddison's Rory  O'More,  by  Langar 

Goodwood,  August  1   Mr.  Ferguson's  Harkaway,  by  Economist 

Goodwood,  August  2 Lord«£glinton'8  Bellona,  by  Beagle 

Hereford,  August  S8  (in  specie) ....  Mr.  Walmsley's  Catamaran,  by  Strephon 

Hippodrome,  June  17 , .  Mr.  V.  King  s  Ruby,  by  Reveller    •  * 

Kelso,  May  1    Mr.  Ramsay's  Sunbeam,  by  Vanish 

Knutsford,  October  9    Mr.  Fowler's  Profligate,  by  Emancipation 

Knutsford,  October  9 Mr.  T.  Longshaw's  Harriet 

Lancaster,  July  24    Mr.  Attwood's  Cleanthes,  by  Argantes 

Leicester,  September  12   Mr.  Tomes's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

Lichfield,  September  11  (in  specie).  .Mr.  T.  Walter's  King  Cole,  by  Memnon 

Liverpool,  July  17    Major  Yarburgh's  Charles  XI I.,  by  Voltaire 

Liverpool,  July  19    Mr.  Denham's  Compensation,  by  Emancipation 

Liverpool,  September  25 Mr.  Bell's  La  Sage  Femme,  by  Physician 

Ludlow,  June  27  (in  specie) Mr.  Tomes's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

INJanchester,  May  23    Lord  Westminster's  Sir  Ralph,  by  Pantaloon 

Manchester,  May  24    Sir  T.  Stanley's  Gasparoni,  by  St.  Nicholas 

Marlow,  August  7    Mr.  Smith's  Caligula,  by  Augustus 

Newcastle,  June  26  (in  specie)  . .  ..Lord  Eglinton's  St.  Bennett,  by  Catton 
Newcastle,  June  26  (in  specie)  . . .   Captain  Wrather's  Hackfall,  by  Actaeon 

Newcastle,  June  27 Mr.  Orde's  Bee's-wing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 

Newmarket,  May  2 Lord  Exeter's  Adrian,  by  Sultan 

Newton,  June  5    Lord  Westminster's  Cardinal  Puff,  by  Pantaloon 

Newton,  June  6    Mr.  Denham's  Compensation^  by  Emancipation 

Newton,  June  7    Mr.  Holker's  Maid  of  Monton,  by  Recovery 

Northallerton,  October  18    Col  Cradock's  The  Provost,  by  The  Saddler 

Nottingham,  October  10 Mr.Robinson's  Melbourne,by  Humphrey  Clinker 

Oswestry,  September  24  (in  8pecie),M'*.  Holker's  Maid  of  Monton,  by  Recovery 
Paisley,  August  22  (in  specie)    ....  Lord  Eglinton's  Bellona,  by  Beagle 
Paisley,  August  22  (in  specie)    ....  Mr.  Ramsay's  Sunbeam,  by  Vanish 

Paisley,  August  23  Lord  Eglinton's  1  he  Potentate,  by  Langar 

Pottery,  August  6  (in  specie) Lord  Eglinton's  The  Potentate,  by  Langar 

Richmond,  Yorkshire,  September  4  Mr.  Orde's  Bee's-wing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 
Rochester  &  Chatham,  Sep.  6  (specie) Mr.  Turner's  Isabella,  by  Medoro 

Royston,  May  24 Mr.  Webber's  Harold,  by  Master  Henry 

Salisbury,  August  15    Mr.  Herbert's  Arctic,  by  Brutandorf 

Shrewsbury,  Sept.  19  (in  specie)    . .  Mr.  Tomes's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

Stamford  July  18 , , , General  Grosvenor's  Daidalua,  by  Buxzard  . 


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Stirling,  August  8 Mr.  Ramsay's  Sunbeam,  by  Vanish 

Stockton,  Durham,  August  30 Mr.  Orde's  BeaVwing,  by  Dr.  Syntax 

Wolverhampton,  August  13. Duke  of  Cleyeland's  Kremlin,  by  Sultan 

Worcester,  August  7  (in  specie). . . .Mr.  Tomes's  Isaac,  by  Figaro 

Yarmouth,  August  6 Lord  Tavistock's  Gimcrack,  by  Stumps 

Yarmouth,  A ugust  7    Mr.  Sandiford's  Oliver  Twist 

York,  October  9  Col.  Thompson's  Hamlet,  by  Young  Phantom 

York,  October  9   Mr.  H.  S.  Thompson's  Van  Buren,by  Velocipede 

York,  October  10 Mr.  E.  H.  Reynard's  Slyfellow,  by  GueriUa 

York,  October  11 Mr.  Allen's  Quid,  by  Tramp. 

5{ WINNERS  OF  TWO- YEAR-OLD  STAKES. 

Adbolton,  b.  c.  by  Colwick,  out  of  Catherina,  by  Walton,  Mr.  Laeey's. — At  Buxton, 
60  sovs. 

Assassin,  b.  c.  out  of  Sneaker,  Mr.  W.  Edwards's. — At  the  Newmarket  Houghton 
Meeting,  the  Nursery  Stakes,  carrying  6st.  lOlb. 

Bay  Colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Wild  Duck,  by  Whisker,  Mr.  Goddard's^— At  Oxford, 
105  sovs. 

Bay  CoU,*by  Lanrrf/out  of  Dewdrop,  by  Defence,  Mr.  ApHn's. — At  Egham,60  sovs. 

Bay  Filly,  by  Defence,  out  of  Feltona,  Captain  Lamb's. — At  Stockbridge,  received 
fotfeit  in  a  match  from  c.  (dead)  by  Defence  out  of  a  Whisker  mare 

Bay  Filly,  by  The  Colonel,  out  of  Mary  Anne,  by  Blacklock,  Col.  Peel's. — At  New- 
market Second  October,  received  10  sovs. 

Bay  Filly,  Sister  to  Montezuma,  by  Merchant,  dam  by  Phantom,  Mr.  Thomhill's. — 
At  Newmarket  July,  60  sovs 

Bay  Filly,  by  Olympus,  out  of  Miniature,  by  Teniers,  Mr.  W.  Foster's. — ^At  Ludlow, 
110  sovs. 

Black  Colt,  by  Tbe  Mole,  out  of  Marianne,  by  Malek,  Mr.  Meiklam's. — At  Newton, 
135  sovs.  ;  and  at  York  August,  the  Wilton  Stakes  of  75  sots. 

Bob  Peel,  b.  c.  by  Medoro,  dam  by  Young  Phantom,  Captain  Elmsall's. — At  Lin- 
coln, 65  sovs. 

Brown  Colt,  by  Liverpool,  out  of  Queen  Bathsheba,  Lord  Eglinton's. — At  Eglinton 
Park,  received  1 00  sovs. 

Brown  Colt,  Brother  to  Euclid,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Maria,  by  Whisker,  Duke  of 
Cleveland's. — At  Wolverhampton,  tbe  Chillington  Stakes  of  150  soys. ;  and  at 
Doncaster,  480  sovs. 

Brown  Colt,  by  Young  Blacklock,  out  of  llierese,  by  The  Moslem,  Mr.  Alexander's. 
— At  Dumfries,  60  sovs. 

Brown  Filly  by  Emilius,  out  of  Christabel,  by  Woful,  Mr.  G.  Bulkeley's.— At 
Egham,  90  sovs. 

Capoie,  ch.  c.  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Mantilla,  by  Sultan,  Lord  George  Bentlnck's. 
— At  Newmarket  Houghton,  100  sovs. 

Cariotta,  b.  f.  by  Frederick,  out  of  Cestus,  by  Longwaist^  Mr.  Forth's. — At  Good- 
wood, 50  sovs. 

Cbesnut  Colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Misrule,  by  Merlin,  Duke  of  Cleveland's. — At 
Catterick,  140  sovs. 

Chesnut  Filly,byActson  out  of  Electress,  by  Election,  Col.  Peel's. — At  Newmarket 
FirstOctober,  divided  600  sovs.,  the  forfeit  of  a  Sweepstakes,  with  Lord  I'avis- 
tock's  filly  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Frolicsome. 

Cbesnut  Filly,  by  Augustus,  out  of  Amoret,  by  Abjer,  Mr.  Fyson's. — At  New- 
market Second  October,  30  sovs. 

Cix)VE,  b.  f.  by  Cain,  out  of  Perfume,  by  Emilius,  Lord  Albemarle's. — At  Ascot 
Healh,  90  sovs. 

Crucifix,  b.  f.  by  Priam,  out  of  Octaviana  (Carmelite's  dam^,  by  Octavian,  Lord 
George  Bentinck's^ — At  Newmarket  July,  the  July  Stakes  of  780  sovs.  ;  at  the 
same  Meeting,  the  Chesterfield  Stakes  of  560  sovs. ,  carrying  91b.  extra ;  at 
Goodwood,  the  Levant  Stakes  of  460  sots.,  carrying  51b.  extra ;  at  the  same 
Meeting,  the  Molecomb  Stakes  of  475  sovs.,  carrying  7lb.  extra ;  at  Newmarket 
First  October,  the  Hopeful  Stakes  of  890  sovs.,  carrying  91b.  extra  ;  at  the'same 
Meeting,  received  150  sovs.  ;  at  Newmarket  Second  October,  tbe  Clearwell 
Stakes  of  610  sovs.,  carrying  71b.  extra ;  at  the  same  Meeting,  the  Prender- 
gast  Stakes  of  650  sovs. ;  and  at  Newmarket  Houghton,  for  the  Criterion  Stakes 


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of  910  SOTS.,  ctrryiDg  9lb.  extra,  she  ran  a  dead  heat,  and  afterwards  diiridcd 
the  Stakes  with  General  Yates's  b.  c.  Gibraltar,  Brother  to  Tarick,  by  Mulejr. 
DARKNEfls,  ch.  f.  by  Glencoe,  oat  of  Fanny,  by   Whisker,  Capt.  Williamson':!. — At 
Bath  Spring,  the  Weston  Stakes  of  220  sots.  ;  and  at  Salisbury,  receiTed  50 

SOTS. 

De  Clipfobd,  br.  c.  by  RecoTery,  out  of  Baroness,  by  Leopold,  Lord  Stanley's. — 

At  LiTerpool  July,  the  Mersey  Stakes  of  75  sots.  ;  and  at  Knntsford,  45  sots. 
Diploma,  ch.  f.  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Icaria.  by  The  Flyer,  General  GrosTeoor's 

— ^At  Stockbridge,  150  sots. 
Doctor  Caius,  b.  c.  by  Physician,  out  of  Rectitude,  by  Lottery,  Lord  Eglinton's. — 

At  the  Western  Meeting,  1260  sots. 
DuNSTAN,  bl.  c.  by  St  Nicholas,  out  of  Aglaia,  by  Fyldener,  Mr.  T.  Crytchley'a. — 

At  the  Pottery,  the  Champagne  Stakes  of  150  sots.;  and  at  Warwick,  100 sots. 
Filly,  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Frolicsome,  by  Frolic,  Lord  TsTistock's. — At  Newmarket 

First  October,  divided  600  sovs.,  the  forfeits  of  a  Sweepstakes,  with  Colonel 

Peel's  ch.  f.  by  Actson,  out  of  Electress. 
Gallipot,  b.  c.  by  Physician,  dam  by  Whisker,  out  of  Voltaire's  dam,  by  Phantom, 

Col.  Cradock's. — At  York  October,  100  sots. 
Garry  OWEN,  ch.  e.  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Excitement,  by  Emilius,  Mr.  Byng's. — 

At  Newmarket  July,  40  sots.  ;  and  at  Newmarket  Houghton,  35  sots. 
Gibraltar,  b.  c.  Brother  to  Tarick,  by  Muley,  out  of  Young  Sweetpea,  by  Godol- 

phin.  Gen.  Yates's. — ^At  Newmarket  Houghton,  ran  a  dead  heat,  and  divided 

the  Criterion  Stakes  of  910  sots,  with  Lord  George  Bentinck's  b.  f.  Crucifix. 
Hill  Coolie,  b.  c.  by  Mulatto,  dam  by  Figaro,  Mr.  Etwali's. — At  Bath,  the  KeUton 

Park  Stakes   of  110  sots.;  at  Bibury  Club,  the    Champagne  Stakes  of  170 

SOTS. ;  and  at  Abingdon,  receiTed  50  sots. 
HoYDON,  bl.  f.  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Rocbana,  by  Velocipede,  LordkStanley's. — At  LiTtr- 

pool  July,  150  SOTS. ;  and  at  the  same  meeting  receiTed  50  sots. 
Interlude,  b.  f.  by  Physician,  out  of  Comedy,  by  Comus,  Mr.  Jacques's. — At 

Cstterick,  the  Champagne  Stakes  of  135  sots.  ;  at   Newcastle-oU'Tyne,    120 

sovs. ;  at  Stockton,  the  Claret  Stakes  of  180  sovs. ;  and  at  Richmond,  40  sots. 
Iris,  ch.  f.  by  Cain,  out  of  Elizabeth,  by  Rainbow,  Lord  Albemarle's. — ^At  Epsom. 

the  Woodcote  Stakes  of  105  sots.;  aod  at  Brighton,  the  PaWlion  Stakes  of 

70  SOTS. 

Jeffy,  br.  c.  by  Jerry,  out  of  Mandane,  by  Sultan,  Lord  Lynedoch's. — At  Newmarket 

First  Spring,  40  sots.  ;  at  Epsom,  450  sots.;  and  at  Ascot  Heath,  190  sovs. ; 

carrying  dlb.  extra. 
Kino  op  the  Peak,  b.  c.  by  Taurus,  out  of  Plaything,  by  Lamplighter,  Lord  TaTi- 

stock's. — ^At  Newmarket  July,  the  Buxton  Stakes  of  150  sots. 
Lady  Crainshaws,  b.  f.  by  Contest,  out  of  Lady  Easby,  by  Whisker,  Mr.  Inglis's. — 

At  Paisley,  the  Champion  Stakes  of  150  sots.  ;  ana  at  the  Western  Meeting, 

l35.soys. 
La  Femmb  Sage,  b.  f.  by  Gainsborough  out  of  Golden-drop's  dam,  by  Whisker,  Mr. 

Bell's. — At  Northallerton,  75  sovs. 
Lalla  Rookh,  b.  f.  by  Defence,  out  of  Leila;  by  Waterloo,  Mr.  Fowler's. — At   Man- 
chester, 120  sovs. ;  at  Newton,  the  Golborne  Stakes  of  200  sots.  ;  at  Worcester, 

70  sovs. ;  at  LiTerpool  Autumn,  500  sots.;  and  at  the  same  meeting,  200  sovs. 
Launcelot,  br.  c.  brother  to  Touchstone,  by  Camel,  out  of  Banter,  by  Master  Henry, 

Lord  Westminster's. — At  York  August,  received  50  sovs. ;  and  at  Doncaster, 

the  Champagne  Stakes  of  675  sovs. 
Laura,  b.  f.  by  Physician  out  of  Matilda,  by  Comus,  Duke  of  CleTeland's. — At 

Newcastle-on-Tyne,  the  Tyro  Stakes  of  200  sots.  ;  and  at  Stockton,  the  CleTe- 

land  Stakes  of  80  sovs. 
Martha  Lynn,  br.  f.  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Leda,  by  Filho  da  Puta,  Mr.  Ramsey's. — 

At^Eglinton  Park,  100  sots.  ;  and  at  Paisley,  90  sovs. 
Marialta,  br.  f.  by  Gambol,  out  of  Miss  Middleton,  by  Middleton,  Mr.  W,  Key's. 

— At  Bedford,  90  sots. 
Mogul,  b.  c  by  Saracen,  out  of  Minikin,  by  Manfred,  Mr.  Fowler's. — At  Chester, 

200  SOTS, 
Naworth,  br.  c  by  LiTerpool,  dam  by  Emilius,  out  of  Surprise,  Mr.  Parkins.— At 

Carlisle,  the  Corby  Castle  Stakes  of  65  sots.  ;  and  at  York  August,  180  sots. 


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Neous,  ch,  c.  by  Bedlamite,  out  of  Lady  Fanny,  Mr,  E,  Peel's.— At  the  Houghton 

Meeting,  a  Sweepstakes  of  10  sovd. 
NicHOLAA,  b.  c.  by  Jerry,  out  of  Olive, by  Tarragon,  Col.  Anson's. — At  York  Spring, 

160  so  vs. 
Petulant,  ch.  c.  by  Defence,  out  of  Pet,  by  Gainsborough,  Mr.  Sadler's. — At  Bath, 

received  30  sovs. ;  and  at  Oxford,  50  sovs.,  carrying  5st.  71b. 
Proteus,  ch.  c.  by  Cetus,  out  of  Peggy,  by  Bourbon,  Mr.  Greville's. — At  the  New- 
market Second  October,  100  sovs. 
RABBiTCATCHkR,  ch.  c.  by  Birdcatcher,  out  of  Lena's  dam,  by  Tramp,  SirT.  Stanley's. 

— At  Lif repool  July,  80  sovs. :  at  Liverpool  Autumn,  95  sovs. j  and  at  Holy- 
well Hunt,  50  sovs. 
Remkdy,  br.  f.  by  Physician,  out  of  Snowball,  by  Prime  Minister,  Mr,  Meiklam's. — 

At  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  S35  sovs.;  and  at  Liverpool  Autumn,  the  Eglinton 

Stakes  of  225  sovs. 
Remnant,  ch.  f.  by  Cain,  out  of  Burden,  by  Camel,  Mr.   W.  Edwards's. — At  the 

Newmarket  Second  October,  ran  a  dead  heat,  and  divided  the  Stakes  of  60  sovs. 

with  Mr.  Sadler  s  b.  f.  Caracole,  by  Brutandorf,  3  yrs. 
Resolution,  b.  c.  by  Physician,  dam  by  Whisker,  out  of  Swiss's  dam,  by  Shuttle, 

Mr.  J.  Gill's. — At  Northallerton,  50  sovs. 
Richmond,  b.  c.  by  Memnon  Junior,  out  of  Henrietta,  by  Jerry,  Mr.  Bowes*s. — At 

Richmond,  the  Dundas  Stakes  of  70  sovs. 
Roan  Colt;  by  Augustus,  out  of  Constantia,  Col.  Peel's. — At  the  Houghton  Meeting, 

a  Match  for  25  sovs. ;  and  another  at  the  same  Meeting  for  25  sovs. 
Sal  Volatile,  br.  f.  by  Augustus,  out  of  Volage,  by  Waverley,  Lord  George  Ben- 

tinck's.  — At  the  Newmaket  Houghton,  50  sovs. 
SopBOCLES,  b.  0.  by  La  irel,  out  of  Bertha,  by  Reveller,  Sir  G.  Heathcote's, — At 

Egham,  40  sovs. 
Stamboul,  b.  c.  by  Reveller,  out  of  Galata,  by  Sultan,  Lord  Exeter's^ — ^At  Ascot 

Heath,  200  sovs. 
Ten  PeuND  Note,  br.  f.  by  Augustus  or  Taurus,  dam  by  Centaur,  out  of  Problem, 

by  Merlin,  Mr.  Rayner's. — At  the  Newmarket  Second  Spring,  50  sovs. 
TuLY,  ch.  c.  by  The  Tulip  out  of  Zara,  by  Camel,  Mr.  F.  R.  Price's. — ^At  Holywell 

Hunt,  40  sovs. 
Trojana,  ch.  f.  by  Priam,  out  of  Wbimiey,  |by  Partizan,  Mr.  Greville's^— At  the 

Newmarket  Second  October,  55  sovs.  carrying  7st.  131b* 
Viceroy,  b.  c.  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Valentine,  by  Soothsayer,  Mr.  Shepperd's. — At 

Stockton,  the  Thirsk  Stakes,  of  110  sovs.  j  and  at  York  October,  55  sqvs. 
Wardan,  b.  c.  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Margellina,  by  Whisker,  Mr.  Wreford's. — At 

Winchester,  received  40  sovs. ;  at  Newmarket  First  October,  the  B^ckenham 

Stakes  of  750  sovs. ;  at  the  same  Meeting,  the  Rutland  Stakes  of  270  sovs., 

olb  extra  ;  and  at  the  Newmarket  Second  October,  50  sovs. 
Wilderness,  b.  f.  by  Camel,  out  of  Xarifa,  by  Moses,  Mr.  Firth's. — ^At  Epsom, 

80  sovs. 

TWO-YEAR-OLD  WINNERS  IN  IRELAND. 
Brown  Colt,  by  Lapwing  or  Skylark,  out  of  Helen,  Mr.  Maher's. — At  the  Curragh 

October  Meeting,  received  forfeit  in  a  Match  for  100  sovs. ;  and  at  the  same 

Meeting,  the  Rusborough  Stakes  of  25  sovs. 
Chesnut  Colt,  by  Blaeklock,  out  of  Spermaciti,  Mr.  Watt's. — At  the  Curragh  Sep- 
tember Meeting,  the  Two-year-old  Sweepstakes  of  25  sovs.  each. 
Crimson,  ch.  f.  by  Drone,  out  of  Kiss,  Col.  Westenra's. — The  Halverstown  Stakes 

of  25  sovs.  each. 
Filly,  by  Philip,  out  of  Barefeot's  dam.  Lord  Howth's.-'At  the  Curragh  September 

Meeting,  a  Two-year-old  Sweepstakes  of  10  sovs.  each,  with  20  added. 
Humming  Bi«d,  b.  c.  by  Skylark,  dam  by  Robert,  Mr.  Disney's. — At  the  Curragh 

October  Meeting,  a  Sweepstakes  of  20  sovs.  each. 
JojfNNY,  b.  c.  by  Elves,  out  of  Perdita,  Mr.  Maher's. — ^At  the  Curragh  September 

Meeting,  the  Anglesea  Produce  Stakes  of  10  sovs.  each,  with  50  added  ;  and  at 

the  Curragh  October  Meeting,  the  Paget  Stakes  of  10  sovs.  each,  with  40  added. 
Mayboy,  b.  c.  by  Skylark  or  Roller,  out  of  Guiccioli,  Mr.  Knox's. — At  the  Cur- 
ragh October  Meeting,  a  Sweepstakes  ot  15  sovs.  each,  with  25  added. 
Welfare,  b.  f.  by  Priam,  out  of  Vat,  Col.  Westenra's. — At  the  Curragh  September 

Meeting,  the  Column  Stakes  of  10  sovs.  each ;  at  the  same  meeting,  the  Two- 


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year-old  Sweepstakes  of  ^5  sovs.,  witli  25  added ;  and  at  the  Curragh  October 
Meeting;,  the  I'wo-jear-old  Sweepsrakes  of  50  so7s.  each. 
ZfiLMYRA,  by  Drone,  out  of  Pasta,  Lord  Miltowu'a. — The  Third  Class  of  the  Stewards' 
Stakes  of  25  sors.  each,  with  25  added. 

Mr.  Ford  has  sold  his  Derby  colt,  Chameau,  by  Camel,  and  Quo  Minus, 
for  l,tOO  guineas;  they  are  gone  to  Sam  Ghifney's  to  be  trained;  a  gentleman 
of  the  name  of  Johnson  is  reported  to  be  the  purchaser. 

Lye,  the  Jockey. — In  the  course  of  the  last  season  this  celebrated  rider 
travelled  upwards  of  6,000  miles,  and  rode  173  races,  many  of  them  for  large 
stakes,  of  which  he  won  68,  twenty-nine  of  the  successful  ones  being  for  Lord 
Eglinton  (eleven  on  Potentate),  eleven  for  tlie  Duke  of  Cleveland,  and  the  rest 
for  other  parties  not  immediately  connected  with  him.  We  believe  that  this . 
can  scarcely  be  paralleled. 

TATTERSALL*S. 

The  Derby  betting  throughout  the  month  has  been  exceedingly  dull :  indeed, 
the  amount  of  business  done  has  been  extremely  small.  Brother  to  Euclid^ 
and  Angelica  colt,  it  will  be  seen,  have  advanced  a  few  points  while  Wardan  and 
Bokhara  have  receded.    The  followmg  are  the  latest  prices  : — j 

Derby. 

50  to      1  agst.  Confederate  ^ 
750  to  100  agst.  Brother  to  Euclid  and 

the  Angelica  colt  (tk.) 
1000  to  50  agst.  Velvet  colt   and  Otto- 
man (tk.) 


500  to  100  agst  Scot's  lot  (tk.) 

10  to  1  agst.  Lord  Jersey's  lot 

20  to  1  agst.  Ld.  G.  Bentinck's  lot  (t.) 

14  to  1  agst.  Brother  to  Euclid 

16  to  1  agst.  Angelica  colt  (tk.) 

18  to  1  agst.  Muley  Ishmael 

20  to  1  agst.  Launcelot  (tk.) 

25  to  1  agst.  Wardan  (tk.) 

22  to  1  agst.  Bokhara 

30  to  1  agst.  Glenorchy  (tk.) 

S3  to  1  agst.  Ottoman 

40  to  1  agst.  Velvet  colt 

40  to  1  agst.  Grey  Milton  (tk.) 

50  to  1  agst  May  Boy 

50:'.to  1  agst  Janus  (  Ld.  Albemarle's  ) 

50  to  1  agst.  Gambia  (tk.) 


1000  to  800  on  Angelica  colt  agst  M. 

Ishmael 
1500  even  Gambia  agst.  May  Boy. 
1000  even  Gambia    against     Sophocles, 

Uzbek,  and  Camello. 
600  to    500  on  May  Boy  agst  Brother 

to  Melbourne. 
300  to    100  on  Bro.  to  Euclid,  Angelica, 

M.  Ishmael,  Lancelot 

and  Bokhara  (tk.) 


7  to 

8  to 


1  asTSt.  Crucifix. 


Oaks. 

I    13  to 


1  agst  Rowton's  dam. 


1  agst.  Lalla  Rookh,  (tk.)  | 

COUBSING  MEETINGS  TO  COME. 

tSouthport  Open  Stakes • Jan-  2  and  3 

The  Union  (at  Southport)     Jan,  8  and  9 

tNorthumberland  (  Whitfield)    Jan.  8  and  9 

Hampton Jan.  9 

•  Ardrossan,  open  to  all  England r Jan.  9  and  10 

Curragh    Jan.  15 

Fleetwood-on-Wyre Jan.  23 

•Clydesdale  (Duke  of  Hamilton's)   Jan.  30  &  31 

Coclcney — Everleigh.. Feb.  3 

Ashdown  Park Feb.  3,  &c. 

tBidston Feb.  4  &  5 

Kyle  ( Auchinleck) Feb.  5 

Sudbury  (Derbyshire) Feb.  13  &  14 

•  Altcar  (  Lord  Sefton's) Feb.  2 1  and  20 

♦Mid  Lothian  (Edinburgh)        s Feb.  25  and  26 

Stone       Feb.  27 

•  Waterloo  (Lord  Sefton's)      March  4  and  6 

Mr.  Nightingale   will  judge  at  those  Meetings  marked  with  an  asterisk,   Mr. 

M'George  at  those  marked  with  a  dagger,  Mr.  Battye  at  the  Union  (Southport)  and 
Fleetwood'On-Wyre  Meetings,  Mr  Kimber  at  the  Ashdown  Park  and  Deptford  Inn 
Meetings,  and  Mr.  Dunlopat  the  Kyle  Meeting. 


THE 


M^^  Sl)iirliiii  JW^s^^iw^^ 


Vol.  XVIIL]        FEBRUARY,   1840.       [No.  106. 


CONTENTS. 


Pag« 

Answers  to  Correspondents  74 
Wapiti  Deer 75 

Engraved  by  H.  Griffiths,  from 
a  Painting  by  J.  Howitt. 

Heads  Up,  Sterns  Down  . .     75 

Engraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  from  a 
Painting  by  A.  Cooper,  R.  A. 


Th  e  Life's  in  the  Old  Dog 

YET .....•• 


75 


Fete  op  the  Wrestlers  in 

THE  ObERLANDOF  BeRNE. 

BtStlvanusSwanquill     77 

« 

Tench  and  Trout  in  a  Pool  82 

A  Sporting  Sovereign    . .  85 

TheLahn.    An  Eclogue..  86 

On  Hare  Shooting 91 

The  Statistics  of  Betting      93 

The  Flt-Fisher's  Text 
Book  ;  or,  the  Science 
AND  Practice  of  Fly- 
FisHiNG  FOR  Salmon, 
Trout,  &c 103 

no.  «vi. — tol.  xviii. 


Pafe 


The  Song  of  the  Wild 
Duck.  —  By  Gregory 
Greyhound,  Esq 

Misadventures  of  a  Clas- 
sical Equestrian 

The  New  Year's  Sporting 
Hopes •••••••••••••••• 


115 


117 


.  125 

Torfiana. — No.  V 127 

The  Sporting  Looker-on 
AND  Reflector.  —  Al- 
fred Selborne's  Jour- 
nal  


Glances  at  Hunting   . 
Varieties 

Notes  of  the  Month 


•  •  •  • 


130 
132 
135 

135 


Entries  for  the  Doncas- 
casterSt.  Leger.  1840, 


Tattersall's 


Alphabetical  List  of  Win- 
ning Horses.     1839.    .• 


Coursing  Calendar 


136 
144 

9 
9 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

We  have  too  long  delayed  writing  to  our  friend  Trigger,  but  he  may 
rely  upon  hearing  from  us  within  a  week. 

The  paper  of  Cymraeg  has  come  to  hand,  and  he  will  see  in  the  pre* 
sent  Number  our  reason  for  postponing  immediate  attention  to  him. 

The  gentleman  who  writes  to  us  from  Regent  Street  will  see  that  we 
have  attended  to  his  request. 

Both  Letters  of  A.  C.  B.  are  before  us.  He  will  hear  from  us  by  the 
Rowland  Hill  conveyance. 

Sandie  Gray  is  thanked. 

Our  excellent  correspondent  Toho  begs  to  correct  the  following 
errata  in  his  "  Retrospect  of  the  Season,"  in  the  last  Number :— for 
"  eighty''  brace  of  birds  killed  in  a  week  by  a  neighbouring  keeper,  read 
"  thirty ;"  and,  ftirtheron,  for  "  the  oW  birds  do  not  dine,"  read  "  the 
whole  birds." 

Some  other  typographical  errors  occurred  in  the  Number  for  January, 
owing  to  the  Editor's  temporary  absence  from  Town ;  and  those  readers 
who  detect  them  are  requested  to  correct  them. 

We  decline  the  lines  on  Nimrod.  We  have  spoken  to  him  seriously 
m  prose,  and  we  know  our  readers  are  sick  of  the  subject ;  and  why , 
therefore,  continue  a  battle  which  is  tiresome  to  the  spectators,  and 
where  only  one  gentleman  fights  ? 

Crito— G.  Y.— Alpha— A  Friend  to  Fox  Hunting,  and  B.  C,  are 
received. 


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WAPITI  DEER. 


Engrared  by  H,  GEippiTHg,  after  Howrrr. 


The  deer  speak  through  the  painter's  pencil  and  the  engraver's  touch 
for  themselves.  They  are  fine  specimens  of  the  animal,  realizing  to  the 
eye  in  the  pajrlour,  the  truth  of  skin^  form,  and  atmosphere. 


■  I.  ■■ 


HEADS  UP,  STERNS  DOWN. 

Painted  by  A.  Coopbr,  R.A.,  engrarBd  by  J.  W.  Archsr. 

But  what  shall  we  say  of  our  friend  Cooper's  living  sketch  of 
**  Heads  up,  Sterns  down  ?"  Were  we  permitted  to  see  nothing  but 
the  sterns,  we  should  know  that  the  fox  was  going  his  best,  yet  with  a 
jaded  brush  and  death  in  his  eye.  What  condition  in  these  three  inimi- 
table dogs  (inimitable,  excepting  certain  dogs  we  could  pick  out  in 
certain  packs)  ;  look  at  the  rib-marks  in  the  foremost  hound  !  look  at 
the  ears  down  under  the  craving  agony  of  scent  I — the  mouths  look 
like  giving  tongue,  and  yet  the  expression  of  silence  from  pace  is  per- 
fect.    The  spirited  sketch  of  the  painter  has  inspired  the  engraver. 


THE  LIFE'S  IN  THE  OLD  DOGj  YET. 


Written  on  seeing  the  Picture  in  the  Royal  Academy,  painted  by  Edwin  Landseer 

R.  A.  1838. 


My  brave  old  hound,  my  bonny  old  hound, 
Here's  a  health,  here's  a  health  to  thee ; 

And  as  years  roll  round,  may  thou  still  be  found 
In  chase  of  the  deer  with  me. 


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Many  is  the  day  we  have  hunted  away. 
And  many  is  the  track  we  have  set ; 
And  now  I  am  told  that  thou  art  grown  old, 
"  But  the  life's  in  the  Old  Dog  yet." 

How  oft  has  thy  voice  made  the  hunters  rejoice, 

When  thy  deep  mellow  tone  was  heard  ? 
For  well  did  they  know  thy  conquered  foe 

Was  the  best  red  stag  in  the  herd  ! 

Thou  bast  followed  the  chase,  with  untiring  pace, 

Till  thy  fine  glossy  coat  was  wet ; 
Thou  hast  bled  at  my  feet,  while  thy  heart  ceased  to  beat, 

"  Still  the  life's  in  the  Old  Dog  yet." 

Once  did  I  think,  when  on  the  steep  brink 

Of  a  black  shelving  rock  thou  stood. 
That  thy  race  was  run,  and  thy  life  was  done, 

As  thou  hung  o'er  the  yawning  flood. 

Thou  leapt  that  crag  with  the  dying  stag, 
And  methought  a  hard  fate  thou  had  met ; 

But  we  found  thee  below,  on  thy  prostrate  foe, 
"  And  the  life's  in  the  Old  Dog  yet." 

Thy  coat  is  now  grey,  and  thy  strength  doth  decay. 

But  thy  heart  is  as  bold  and  as  true 
As  when  first  we  went  forth  'mid  the  hills  of  the  north, 
To  wage  war  'gainst  the  fleet-footed  crew. 

Men  are  to  be  found  who  would  kill  the  old  hound. 

And  his  long  years  of  service  forget ; 
But  a  hand  I'll  ne'er  lend  to  destroy  my  old  friend, 

**  For  the  life's  in  the  Old  Dog  yet." 

Sandie  Gret. 


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FETE  OF  THE   WRESTLERS    IN    THE    OBERLAND 

OF  BERNE. 


BY  STLVANUS  SWANQUIIL. 


Whoever  knows  anything  about  Switzerland  (as  who  doesn't,  in  these 
days  of  steam-boats  and  steam-busses  ?)  knows  that  the  Oberland  of 
Berne  has  long  been  celebrated  foir  its  wrestlers.  Their  pre-eminence 
is  admitted  in  all  quarters  of  the  world — except  perhaps  some  obscure 
corners  of  a  certain  county  of  Cornwall.  Their  strength,  their  agility, 
their  skill,  the  perfection  to  which  they  have  brought  their  art,  have 
been  the  themes  of  successive  travellers  and  historians.  Wyss  has  not 
thought  it  beneath  his  dignity  to  give  us  plates  of  the  principal  '*  atti- 
tudes" of  the  noble  science,  and  Simond  has  followed  Wyss  in  this 
particular,  as  in  many  others  of  equal  wisdom  and  sagacity.  It  was 
my  good  luck  to  be  in  Switzerland  last  year  at  the  annual  f&te  of  the 
Giesbach,  in  the  heart  of  the  Bernese  Oberland,  and  in  the  very  centre 
and  strong  hold  of  the  wrestlers.  Gentle  reader,  did  you  ever  see  a 
S\^iss  f&te  ?  If  not,  TU  give  you  a  sketch  of  one  :  not  one  of  your 
flashy-dashy,  silk  and  spangles,  rouge  and  flake-white  affairs,  such  as 
they  are  presented  to  us  on  the  stages  of  old  Drury  and  the  Opera 
House  ;  but  a  real,  genuine,  straightforward,  unsophisticatedyefc-cAam- 
piire  among  the  mountains  of  old  Helvetia,  in  the  very  heart  of  **  Das 
Oberland. " 

Il-y-  a  une  fSte  au  Giesbach  aujourd'hui,  messienrs,**  said  our  old 
friend,  the  guide  of  the  Hotel  (V  Inter lacken,  as  we  stood  in  front  of 
our  inn  gazing  at  the  sublime  Jangfrau,  and  debating  whether  our  day's 
exploit  should  be  a  visit  to  the  glaciers  of  Grindelwald,  an  excursion 
to  the  falls  of  the  Staubbach,  or  a  sail  on  the  Lake  of  Brientz.  This 
announcement  decided  us.  We  immediately  pressed  into  the  service 
two  young  Englishers  who  were  staying  at  a  neighbouring  hotel  (and 
whom  we  had  encountered  by  fits  and  starts  in  various  parts  of  Swit- 
zerland), and  a  young  Beilois  who  had  been  one  of  our  party  in  getting 
up  an  impromptu  concert  at  our  inn  the  preceding  evening ;  and, 
having  duly  consulted  the  tarif  fvive  le  tarif!  )  at  the  **  Zoll-haus, "  on 
the  edge  of  the  lake,  we  were  soon  afloat  on  that  most  glorious 
sheet  of  water,  the  Brienzer-See  ;  day  magnifioent,  thermometer  up  to 
every  thing,  and  spirits  about  two  hundred  per  cent,  above  the  thermo- 
meter.    We  shall  not  stop  to  describe  the  beauty  and  transparency  of 


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the  water  :  nor  to  write  a  sonnet  to  the  nymphs  of  the  lake  (though  we 
know  that  is  the  usual  custom) :  neither  shall  we  pause  to  admire  the 
ruins  of  the  Castle  of  Golwyl :  no^  to  be  pathetic  over  the  giddy  TVznz- 
platZf  where  the  maiden  and  herlorer,  crossed  in  their  young  affections, 
took  advantage  of  the  brief  reunion  afforded  them  by  the  village  dancer 
to  waltz  away  together  over  the  cliff  some  thousands  of  feet  into  the 
lake  below.  Of  all  this  we  shall  say  nothing  (tho*  at  the  imminent  risk 
of  offending  all  our  sentimental  readers),  but  proceed  at  once  to  the 
foot  of  the  Giessbach  ;  where,  having  stowed  our  boat  in  a  little  rocky 
cove,  we  grasp  our  bdtonS'forris  and  scramble  up  the  steep  cliffs  rather 
more  nimbly  than  so  many  Chamois. 

And  here,  what  a  magnificent  scene  awaits  us  !  A  beautiful  meadow 
lies  at  our  feet,  hemmed  in  on  all  sides  but  the  one  by  which  we  have 
approached,  by  stupendous  mountains  which  rise  around  it  almost  per- 
pendicularly. The  cascade  of  the  Giessbach,  one  of  the  finest  in  all 
Switzerland,  roars  down  one  of  these  sides  in  a  succession  of  seven  or 
eight  falls,  each  rivalling  the  other  in  magnitude  and  beauty.  Every 
jutting  point  of  rock,  and  the  whole  circlejof  mountain  tops,  are  crowned 
with  pines ;  while  here  and  there,  high  up  among  the  clouds,  in  spots 
which  we  would  think  it  impossible  even  to  attain,  are  little  cottages 
and  chalets  peeping  out  from  amidst  their  bowers  of  foliage,  the  wel- 
come homes  of  the  highland  swains  and  shepherdesses.  Numerous 
herds  of  goats  are  seen  scrambling  about  the  mountains  in  all  direc- 
tions, and  the  whole  air  is  tinkling  with  their  httle  bells.  The  rich 
crimson  flowers  of  the  Alpen  rose  are  springing  everywhere  under  our 
feet,  and  the  bright  blue  cups  of  the  gentianella  lie  glistening  over 
every  green  slope.  The  peasants  and  peasan testes  are  coming  down 
from  the  mountains  in  gay  and  happy  groups,  decked  out  in  all  sorts 
of  strange  costumes ;  and  be  sure  they  have  none  of  them  (ladies  par- 
ticularly) left  their  best  clothes  behind  them.  Such  an  exhibition  of 
chains  and  crosses,  and  ear-rings  and  bracelets,  and  ribbands  and  long 
tailSy  is  not  often  to  be  met  with  even  in  the  Bernese  Oberland  :  and  a 
more  splendid  day  for  the  show  cannot  well  be  imagined.  Hats  or 
bonnets  are  quite  out  of  the  question ;  but  most  of  the  young  ladies 
(or  their  beaux  for  them)  carry  a  light  umbrella  to  protect  them  from 
sun  or  shower. 

Now,  having  examined  the  falls  from  top  to  toe,  and  discussed  an  ex- 
cellent dinner  at  the  little  auberge  opposite  the  falls,  we  hasten  to  the 
arena,  the  centre  of  the  meadow  aforementioned,  where  the  **  kampfers 
(an^fZic^,  wrestlers)  are  to  exhibit  their  strength  and  skill.  A  circle  had 
already  been  formed,  around  which  groups  of  mountaineers  in  their 
holiday  costume  lay  smoking  and  chatting,  or  parleying  with  their 
gentle  demoisels  under  the  shade  of  some  '*  wide- spreading  beech- tree." 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.        """  79 

The  prize  of  the  feast,  a  fine,  full-grown  lamb,  decked  out  with  all 
manner  of  ribbands  and  spangles,  was  making  the  tour  of  the  com- 
pany, and  receiving  the  caresses  of  a  thousand  gentle  hands.  We  soon 
fell  into  the  circle,  lighted  our  meerschaums,  and  began  puffing  away  as 
well  as  the  best.  Two  of  the  wrestlers  now  came  forward,  each  of  them 
looking  about  as  cool  as  any  six  of  the  spectators  you  might  be  able  to 
pick  out.  Round  the  legs  of  both,  silk  handkerchiefs  were  tied :  and 
each  one  having  with  all  due  deliberation  got  a  firm  grip  of  his  adver- 
sary's Bandana,  they  commenced  the  encounter  in  good  earnest.  I 
regret  that  my  studies  never  led  me  to  investigate  the  merits  and  mys* 
teries  of  this  noble  science ;  and  that  I  am  consequently  unable  to  give 
so  lucid  an  account  of  the  proceedings  as  might  be  desirable.  **  L*  ob- 
jet,  "  says  Simond,  who  knows  much  more  about  the  matter  than  our- 
selveSy  '^  est  de  renverser  son  adversaire  sur  le  dos  par  trois  fois,  ce  qui 
constitue  la  victoire.  Pour  cet  effet,  on  t^che  de  lui  faire  perdre  terre 
en  le  soulevant !  et  les  lutteurs  se  saisissent  Tun  Tautre  par  une  espece 
de  cale^on  court,  fait  expr^s,  ou  par  leurs  mouchoirs  li^s  k  I'entour  de 
la  cuisse.  C'est  un  exercice  qui  d^ploie  plus  de  force  que  d'adresse 
au  de  gr§ice :  le  mouvement  par  lequel  on  soul^ve  son  adversaire  au- 
dessus  de  sa  tMe,  et  le  fait  toumer^  en  Tair  pour  Tetourdir,  et  le  jeter 
enfin  par  terre,  est  sans  doute  un  tour  de  force  extraordinaire.  Il-y-a 
de  ces  attitudes  qui  am^nent  quelquefois  la  fracture  du  bras. " 

What  surprised  us  as  much  as  anything  in  the  afiair,  was  the  extreme 
slowness  with  which  the  various  manoeuvres  were  performed.  The 
combatants  would  remain  sometimes  for  two  or  three  minutes  without 
moving  a  limb  ;  but  each  watching  the  other  meanwhile  with  the  keen- 
ness of  a  hawk,  and  ready  to  take  advantage  of  the  least  oversight,  or 
the  slightest  betrayal  of  passion.  Sometimes,  after  a  long  pause  of 
this  sort,  one  of  the  champions  would  suddenly  throw  himself  into  a 
new  position,  and  instantly  one  or  the  other  would  be  sprawling  on  the 
ground.  The  quickness  with  which  this  was  done  was  only  matched 
by  the  coolness  evinced  by  both  parties  at  the  close  of  the  tussle.  The 
victor  hitched  up  his  smalls  with  as  much  unconcern  as  if  he  had  just 
cracked  a  walnut,  while  the  vanquished  commonly  gathered  himself  up 
very  comfortably  into  a  sitting  posture,  and  began  chatting  and  joking 
with  his  companions  just  as  if  nothing  had  happened.  There  was  no 
triumph  on  the  one  side  ;  no  sulkiness  on  the  other.  Each  seemed  to 
view  the  affair  as  the  mere  chance  of  war ;  and  if  we  might  judge  from 
appearances,  they  were  as  good  friends  after  the  fall  as  if  they  had  only 
been  drinking  a  glass  of  kirschewasser  together.  Eaeh  successfiil  throw 
was  followed  up  by  a  collection  made  in  favour  of  the  victor ;  and  it 
was  no  small  fun  to  see  sometimes  a  group  of  strangers,  ignorant  of  the 
rules  of  the  game,  moving  off  before  the  hat  came  round,  in  which  case 


80  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  {Feb. 

the  gatherers  never  faijed  to  run  after  them  and  explain  the  law,  when 
they  were  obliged  to  contribute  their  share,  amidst  the  laughter  and 
jokes  of  the  whole  company.  The  names  of  the  fortunate  competitors 
I  do  not  remember.  If  I  did  I  could  not  spell  them.  But  a  tall, 
gaunt,  bony  fellow,  that  looked  as  if  he  couldn't  turn  over  a  wheel- 
barrow, proved  himself  as  tight  a  bit  of  stuff  as  any  of  the  lot.  A  most 
intensely  broiling  sun,  however,  prevented  us  from  seeing  the  game 
fairly  out ;  and,  indeed,  if  the  sun  had  been  several  degrees  milder,  it 
is  just  possible  that  the  attraction  of  a  bevy  of  Swiss  maidens  waltzing 
in  another  part  of  the  grounds,  might  have  induced  us  to  leave  the 
worthy  Oberlanders  to  wrestle  it  out  by  themselves. 

The  pretty  auberge  opposite  the  falls  was  the  scene  of  this  part  of  the 
revelry.  Thither  we  accordingly  repaired  :  and  there,  in  the  **  great 
room  '*  of  the  mansion,  we  found  a  large  party  of  Swiss  men  and 
maidens  exercising  their  light  fantastic  toes  in  the  giddy  mazes  of  the 
waltz.  Now  I  know  the  gentle  and  confiding  reader  is  looking  for- 
ward to  a  most  luxurious  description  of  bounding  nymphs  and  blithe 
swains,  winding  gracefully  through  the  labyrinth  of  the  dance ;  while 
luscious  strains  of  wild  mountain  music  come  sweetly  upon  the  ear, 
mixed. with  the  murmuring  cadence  of  the  distant  waterfall.  And  re- 
member !  we  have  traveller's  licence  (query — lie-cence  ?)  to  entertain 
him  with  such  a  recital.  But  no  :  we  will  be  honest,  and  tell  the 
truth,  at  the  risk  of  spoiling  this,  the  best  paper  of  our  Swiss  portfolio. 
The  nymphs,  instead  of  hghtly  bounding,  joyously  smiUng,  went 
through  the  evolutions  of  the  dance  with  countenances  where  neither 
smile,  nor  smirk,  nor  simper  seemed  ever  to  have  had  place  since  the 
beginning  of  their  existence.  And  such  countenances  !  brown  as  burnt 
umber,  and  as  ugly  as  the  very  — •  Let's  see  !  what  were  we  talking 
about  ?  oh  I  the  Swiss  girls  dancing.  Well :  and  then  the  manner  in 
which  they  clattered  about  their  heavy  heels !  (spirit  of  Taglioni  de- 
fend us  from  ever  seeing  the  like  !)  and  their  beaux  \  most  of  them  in 
their  shirt  sleeves,  and  not  a  few  with  their  hats  on  !  and  all  looking  as 
lugubrious  as  if  they  were  going  to  their  fathers*  funerals.  Such  an 
exhibition  it  has  never  been  our  lot  to  light  upon — and  may  we  never 
light  upon  such  another.  The  music  was  about  on  a  par  with  the 
dancing,  consisting  of  a  couple  of  fiddles  and  a  clarionet,  on  which  a 
trio  of  threadbare  musicians  churned  away  in  a  series  of  airs  as  old  as 
the  battle  of  Granson,  and  about  as  inspiriting  as  a  Gregorian  chant;. 
Of  course  we  were  hugeously  disappointed,  as  we  had  quite  made  up  our 
minds  to  something  v.ery  romantic ;  but  the  truth  is,  as  every  body 
knows  who  is  honest  enough  to  confess  it,  that  the  Swiss  women  are 
no  more  to  be  compared  to  our  fair  Englishers  than  sticks  with  strawr 
berries.     As  for  the  '*  mountain  maidens"  that  our  young  ladies  sing 


184^0;j  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZIVE.  81 

so  touchingly  aboat^  they  are,  without  exception,  the  brownest,  roughest 
awkwardest,  dowdiest,  humpty-dumptiest  set  of  beings  that  ever  wore* 
petticoats.  They  are  about  as  like  the  prints  and  fancy-ball  figures 
we  see  of  them  at  home  as  Miss  Biffin  is  like  the  Venus  de  Medicis;  and 
as  for  their  voices,  a  screech-owl  in  a  hay- cratch  is  an  Apollo  in  compari* 
son.  However,  we  were  not  going  to  throw  up  our  passports  because 
our  expectations  had  not  been  quite  borne  out  by  the. reality:  so, 
making  the  best  of  a  bad  bargain,  we  modestly  picked  out  the  best- 
looking  girls  inth6  room,  and  having  done  a  few  compliments  into  very 
bad  German,  succeeded  in  obtaining  their  hands— or  rather,  their 
waists,  for  a  waltz.  My  young  lady  was  the  "  daughter  of  the  house/' 
and  to  the  best  of  my  judgment,  the  belle  of  thie  room.  My  friend 
"  Tomkins, "  however,  contends  that  his  was  the  belle,  a  smart  little 
moonfaced  damsel  from  ten  thousand  feet  above  the  level  of  every 
thing,  and  cousin  german  to  my  fair  one. 

Having  whirled  the  rival  belles  about  till  we  were  sufficiently  giddy, 
we  proposed  "  a  little  music ;"  a  proposal  to  which  the  young  ladies 
very  graciously  acceded.  Accordingly,  our  little  party  adjourned  to 
the  next  room,  which  contained  a  piano-forte  (built  by  William  Tell, 
as  far  as  I  know),  and  the  young  lady  from  beyond  the  clouds  having 
favoured  us  with  a  melody  of  the  wdle'dee-wdle-da  school,  we  five 
Englishers  delighted  the  company  with  God  Save  the  King,  and  the 
Canadian  Boat  Song,  sung  at  the  top — or  rather,  the  bottom  of  our 
five  bass  voices,  and  with  an  efiect  that  may  be  '*  more  easily  imagined 
than  described."  If  we  came  away  with  a  mean  opinion  of  Swiss 
music,  the  worthy  Oberlanders  on  their  part  must  have  had  an  exalted 
notion  of  English  minstrelsy.  Our  concert  over,  we  returned  to  the 
ball-room,  where  we  tried  to  introduce  the  English  country-dance ; 
but  with  no  very  eminent  success.  Whether  hands-across  is  not  in 
keeping  with  the  genius  of  the  country,  or  whether  our  instructions 
were  not  of  the  most  lucid  order  (teaching  English  country  dances  to 
Germans  *  in  bad  French,  is  by  no  means  the  easiest  practice  in  the 
world !),  or  whether  it  was  that  the  accidental  circumstance  of  the 
musicians  being  only  able  to  play  waltz  tunes  in  triple  time  to  our 
dance  in  common,  was  fatal  to  our  experiment,  I  know  not ;  but  cer- 
tain it  is  the  attempt  was  a  complete  failure  ;  and  persisting  in  it  as 
we  did  under  the  sanction  of  the  ladies  (God  bless  'em !)  we  very  nearly 
embroiled  ourselves  with  the  masculines  of  the  party ;  and,  had  it  not 
been  for  a  timely  warning  from  our  young  friend  the  B^lois,  we  might 
have  stood  a  fair  chance^for  a  set  of  Swiss  Hicjacets,  As  the  evening 
was  by  this  time  advancing,  and  all  had  to  cross  the  lake  before  bed- 

*  The  German  is  the  popular  language  of  this  pact' of  Switzerland. 


84  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [F«b. 

piece  of  water,  made  to  resemble  a  river,  therefore  not  broad.  It  ex- 
tends perhaps  three  hundred  yards.  The  stream  is  only  sufficient  to 
(eed  it.  I  employed  the  word  used  in  the  country  for  the  weed  that 
chokes  it,  namely,  Rate- Weed,  because  I  preferred  the  language  of  the 
guardian  of  the  place  to  the  more  learned  designation  of  the  botanist* 
It  is  the  zannichellia  palustris,  or  pond-weed,  is  an  annual,  and  flowers  in 
July  and  August.  It  grows  most  in  hard  mineral  waters.  Its  height 
is  from  four  to  six  feet,  and  its  flower  is  white. 

,  I  used  the  term  *' thief-net"  for  the  same  reason,  being  myself  a 
water-side- farer,  and  having  learned  the  term  from  those  of  my  kind ; 
but  the  more  correct  designation  is  the  trammel. 

I  had  no  wish  for  exterminating  at  a  '*  fell  swoop*'  so  delicate  and 
delicious  a  fish  as  the  tench.  I  never  meant  to  angle  for  them.  Dur- 
ing the  winter  months  I  merely  wished  to  produce  a  delicacy  for  the 
table.  I  was  taunted  with  not  being  able  to  do  so ;  and  having  tried  the 
trammel  to  the  prejudice  of  the  trout,  having  had  recourse  to  the  bow- 
net  with  its  egg-shells  and  piece  of  suspended  looking  glass  to  no 
effect,  I  said,  in  the  pride  of  my  creed,  '*  I  will  ask,  through  the  pages 
of  the  New  Sporting  Magazine,  and  I  shall  learn  something  '' 

I  have  learned  how  to  use  the  net  with  effect,  and  the  heavy  leads, 
and  yet  sufficient  buoyancy  of  corks,  the  dragging  the  "  slow  length 
along"  to  outstay  the  period  of  immersion  in  the  mud  of  the  fishes' 
heads  ;  the  auxiUary  net  for  the  fugitives,  are  killing  means.  I  fear, 
however,  that  they  are  not  available.  In  an  ornamental  piece  of  water 
it  is  important  to  let  the  weeds  remain  at  the  bottom.  It  is  not  easy 
to  cut  them  to  so  large  an  extent,  nor  is  it  sightly  that  any  part  of  them 
should  float  as  scum  on  the  surface.  The  stream  in  the  pool  is  not  suf- 
ficient to  carry  it  off.  I  fear,  therefore,  that  the  tench  must  remain  till 
the  spring.  As  they  are  kept  for  the  table,  and  not  for  sport,  it  is 
perhaps  a  loss  ;  for  the  fish  that  are  east  on  the  move  at  night,  are  best 
for  the  table.  If  they  are  taken  out  of  the  water  when  they  have  fat- 
tened, and  are  put  ii^to  a  stew,  they  change  their  nourishment,  and  are 
not  so  good. 

I  have  heard  of  half-boiled  potatoe  being  a  good  bait  for  a  carp.  It 
is  at  all  events  a  harmless  one ;  not  so  the  ingenious  but  cruel  device 
of  pinching  off  the  head  of  the  worm  to  prevent  its  burrowing  in  the 
mud.  I  have  never  seen  a  tench  taken  with  a  hook.  If  this  subject 
be  pursued  further,  there  are  particulars  of  the  tench  that  .1  should  like 
to  know.  Does  the  time  of  the  spawning  differ  according  to  the  nature 
of  the  water  ?  What  is  the  fish  that  most  preys  upon  the  spawn  of 
the  tench  ?  This  in  order  to  avoid  his  kind  in  the  same  water.  What 
is  the  nature  of  the  water  or  the  soil  that  best  suits  for  the  fattening  the 
tench, — what  for  the  breeding  ?      For  I  infer  that  in  a  breeding  pond 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINF.  86 

the  teDcIido  not  fatten,  nor  in  a  fattening  pond  breed.     What  are  the 
baits  used  for  taking  tench  in  rivers  ? 

These  are  subjects  that  should  not  occupy  much  of  the  attention  of 
the  real  lovers  of  the  art.  They  will,  however,  find  access  even  as  pro- 
hibited books  do  in  schools.  Izaac  Walton  could  in  these  days  pass  no 
examination  before  our  modern  anglers.  We  have  refined  the  art  since 
his  time— we  have  perfected  our  tackle.  There  are  many  preserves  of 
rivers  where  even  the  dead  bait  is  not  allowed  ;  this  may  be  carrying  it 
a  little  too  far ;  for  the  largest  fish  are  rarely  taken  except  by  spinning, 
and  it  benefits  no  water  to  leave  the  monsters  too  long  in  it ;  but  fiy 
fishing  is  the  real  poetry  of  the  art — spinning  its  history  and  prose. 

PiSCATOR. 


A  SPORTING  SOVEREIGN. 

Those  whose  love  of  pace  in  pursuit  of  pleasures  leads  them  to  keep 
costly  stables — give  Meltonian  dinners,  and  have  store  of  clippers  and 
raspers  for  the  Leicestershire  pastures,  and  Leicestershire  fences,  will  be 
entertained  at  a  short  notice  of  the  mode  which  James  I.  had  of  "  doing 
the  trick."  We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Jesse  (son  of  the  Gleaner)  for  an 
introduction,  through  his  amusing  memoirs  of  the  Court  of  England,  to 
so  slow  yet  sure  a  royal  Nimrod  as  the  first  James.  His  seat  would  have 
highly  annoyed  that  stirrup-attendant  on  her  Majesty,  Queen  Victoria, 
Captain  Fozzard ;  for  he  was  not  content  with  giving  the  animal  his 
head ;  he  appears  very  deliberately  to  have  made  a  present  to  him  of 
his  whole  body.  The  idea  of  it  being  matter  of  serious  history,  that  his 
Majesty  narrowly  escaped  being  drowned  by  getting  ^purl  into  a  pond, 
would  make  Dick  Christian  laugh  not  a  little ! 

It  appears  that  the  "  principal  source  of  enjoyment  of  James  the 
First, was  in  the  chase,  firom  which  he  ever  derived  the  keenest  grati- 
fication. 

"  It  was  a  common  expression  of  our  ancestors, when  they  took  leave 
of  their  friends,  *  God's  peace  be  with  you,  as  King  James  said  to  his 
hounds.'  Scaliger  observed  of  him,  *  The  King  of  England  is  merci- 
ful except  in  hunting,  where  he  appears  cruel.  When  he  finds  himself 
unable  to  take  the  beast,  he  frets,  and  storms,  and  cries,  God  is  angry 
with  mCy  but  I  will  have  him  for' all  that  V  When  he  catches  him, 
he  thrusts  his  whole  arm  into  the  belly  and  entrails  of  the  creature,  up 
to  the  shoulder.'  His  favourite  pastime  on  one  occasion  very  nearly 
cost  him  his  life :  Sir  Symonds  D'Ewes  tells  us  that  he  was  thrown 
headlong  into  a  pond,  and  very  narrowly  escaped  drowning.     Nor  is 


«6  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  {Feb. 

this  the  only  instance  of  his  indifferent  horsemanship  nearly  proving 
fatal  to  him." 

*'  In  addition  to  his  ruling  taste  for  hunting,  and  his  addiction  to  the 
pleasures  of  the  table,  the  cockpit  was  frequented  by  him  at  least  twice 
a  week,  and  indeed  constituted  one  of  his  principal  sources  of  amuse- 
ment. It  is  even  affirmed  that  the  salary  of  the  master  of  the  cocks, 
amounting  to  200/.  per  onnum,'  exceeded  the  united  allowances  of  two 
secretaries  of  state,* 

*•  In  his  hunting  costume  (says  Mr.  Jesse)  the  appearance  of  James 
must  have  been  highly  ludicrous:  Walpolesays he  hunted  in  the  **  most 
cumbrous  and  inconvenient  of  all  dresses,  a  ruff,  and  trowser  breeches." 
Sir  Richard  Baker,  who  was  knighted  by  James,  informs  us  that  the 
king*s  manner  of  riding  was  so  remarkable,  that  it  could  not  with  so 
much  propriety  be  said  that  he  rode,  as  that  his  horse  carried  him. 
James  was  accustomed  to  say  that  **  a  horse  never  stumbled  but  when 
he  was  remed." 


THE  LAHN.— AN  ECLOGUE. 


PICTOR  AND  PISCATOR. 

The  following  pleasant  discourse,  picturesque  and  piscatorial,  is  from 
Hood's  amusing  work  upon  Germany,  entitled  "  Up  the  Rhine."  The 
book  is  confessedly  constructed,  "  partly  on  the  Ground  Plan  of  Hum- 
phrey Clinker  ;*' — but  is  rich  in  original  humour  of  the  raciest  kind. 


Pis.  Stay !  here  we  are,  at  the  likeliest  place  on  the  whole  water. 
Come,  put  together  your  rod. 

Pic,  O  my  friend,  what  a  sweet  picturesque  river  is  this  you  have 
brought  me  to  ! — But  surely  one  of  the  worst  for  angling  in  the  whole 
world. 

Pis,  Nay,  you  shall  find  passable  sport  here,  I  warrant  you.  There 
be  good  Perch  herein,  and  Chub  of  an  arm's  length,  and  Barbel,  and 
what  is  better,  as  you  are  a  Tyro,  not  shy  and  suspicious,  like  the  ex- 
perienced fish  in  your  well-angled  English  streams,  but  so  greedy  and 
simple  as  almost  to  catch  themselves.  The  Germans,  however  con- 
templative, are  no  followers  of  the  gentle  art. 

Pic,  My  friend,  you  mistake  me.  My  speech  aimed  not  at  the  fish 
or  the  water,  whereof  I  have  had  no  trial,  but  at  the  beautiful  scenery, 
which  will  distract  me  so,  I  shall  never  be  able  to  watch  my  float  or 
my  fly.  A^hat  feudal  Ruin  is  that  which  overlooks  us  from  the  top  of 
the  bushy  hill  ? 

Pis.  It  is  called  Lahneck,  and  belonged  aforetime  to  a  Commandery 


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of  TeutQoic  Knights.  But  come,  make  ready  your  tackle ;  for  here  is 
a  notable  place  at  this  rapid,  where  the  current  rushes  and  eddies 
amongst  the  large  stones. 

Pic*  Now  I  am  ready.  But  by  your  good  leave,  being  only  a  be- 
ginner, I  will  use  a  worm  rather  than  a  fly. 

Pis.  At  your  own  pleasure.  For  my  part,  I  prefer  to  fish  at  the  top. 
Look  ! — I  hare  one  at  the  fijcst  cajtt ! — A  huge  Chub  !  A  rare  struggle 
he  makes  at  the  outset,  but  he  hath  a  faint  heart  at  bottom,— ^non  you 
shall  see  him  come  into  the  landing-net  as  tame  as  a  lamb. 

Pic.  How  beautifully  it  comes  out !    . 

Pis.  Ay,  doth  he  not  ? 

Pic,  — Against  yonder  dufi«coloured  sky.  Then  all  those  grey  tints 
and  verdant  stains !     And  those  little  feathery  flying  clouds  ! 

Pis.  They  run  very  large  here.  You  may  hear  them  chop  at  the 
flies  and  chafers  hke  a  dog !  And  though  they  be  reckoned  elsewhere 
the  very  worst  of  dishes  for  the  table,  let  me  tell  you,  in  this  countryi 
where  they  do  not  get  fish  from  the  great  deep,  a  chub  is  a  chub,  as 
the  saying  is.  I  make  bold  to  say,  I  shall  obtain  store  of  thanks  from 
some  good  woman  of  a  house  for  this  same  loggerhead. 

Pic.  Of  course  there  is  a  tale  to  it  1 

Pis.  A  what  ? — a  tail  ? — It  would  be  a  rare  sort  of  fish  without  one  I 

Pic.  I  cry  you  mercy  !  I  was  thinking  of  the  old  feudal  castle,  and 
some  marvellous  legend.  There  must  needs  be  some  romantic  story 
about  it,  amongst  the  rude  peasantry.  How  beautifully  the  light  plays 
upon  the  crisp  fragment !  Marry,  'tis  quite  a  picture !  I  should  lik^ 
prodigiously  to  take  such  a  one. 

Pis:  And  so  you  would, — provided  ypu  would  bait  as  I  do* with  a 
live  chafer  or  a  white  moth.  But  hist !  I  have  him !  A  still  larger 
chub  than  the  other ! 

Pic.  It  must  be  many  centuries  old  ! 

Pie.  How  ?  I  did  not  know  the  chub  was  so  long-hved.  But  per* 
chance  you  were  thinking  of  a  carp.  In  the  moats  at  Charlottenburg 
there  be  carps  so  venerable  that  their  ag«  is  unknown ;  and  the  moss 
has  grown  on  their  backs.  But  see, — you  have  a  bite ;  your  float  is 
gone  half««wBy  across  the  river ! 

Pic.  Truly,  I  was  gazing  another  way*  Lo !  here  he  comes.  It  is 
a  fine  perch. 

Pis.  They  are  caught  here  of  four  and  five  pounds  weight,  and 
especially  nearer  to  Ems  ;  for  they  delight  in  the  warm  springs  which  ■ 
thereabouts  bubble  up  m  the  very  midst  of  the  Lahn.    But  here. comes 
an  old  fisherman  from  the  village.     How  he  stands  and  stares  at  our 
prey,  with  his  mouth  in  a  .round  0,  as  if  he  would  take  a  minnow  ! 


68  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jaw. 

Pic.  What  is  the  aged  man  discoursing  of,  with  such  a  vehement 
gesture  and  emphatic  voice,  in  the  German  tongue  ? 

Pis,  He  says  he  is  gospel-sure  we  have  some  smell  or  some  spell  to  our 
bait  beyond  the  natural — seeing  that  he  hath  fished  here  the  two  last 
days  all  through,  without  a  fin  !  And  little  marvel,  for  his  tackle  is  a 
German  hook  like  a  meathook,  and  a  line  like  a  clothes-line,  where- 
with, if  he  entice  a  fish,  he  throws  it  clean  over  his  head.  But,  look 
again  to  your  cork  I 

Pic.  Pish ! — ^'tis  only  a  very  young  perch. 

Pis.  Nay — a  Pope  or  Ruff.  Some  naturalists  opine,  forsooth,  that 
on  being  hooked,  this  same  fish  is  seized  with  a  sort  of  fit  or  spasm, 
which  gives  him  the  lock-jaw.  But  he  bites  far  too  boldly  to  be 
troubled  with  such  weak  nerves.  But,  say  they,  when  he  is  hooked  he 
shuts  up  his  mouth,  which  is  contrary  to  the  practice  of  fishes  in  the 
like  case.  And  truly,  when  he  hath  once,  gotten  the  bait,  instead  of 
gaping  like  an  idiot,  or  a  chub,  or  a  child  with  a  hot  morsel  of  pudding, 
he  doth  indeed  shut  up  his  mouth,  as  much'  as  to  say,  •'  What  I  htive 
got  I  mean  to  keep,*'  and  so  locks  up  his  jaws,  and  holds  on  like  a  bull- 
dog. But  for  a  fit  from  fright — not  he  !  Just  look  at  his  face,  full 
front,  how  determined  and  desperate  in  his  physiognomy  !  How  fiercely 
he  stares  with  his  big  black  eyes — for  his  tetnper  is  up  as  well  as  his 
back-fin  !  Verily,  if  he  resemble  a  Pope  at  all,  it  is  Pope  Leo  and  not 
Pope  Innocent. 

Pic,  Ay,  truly,  it  is  part  aad  parcel  of  Popery :  but  it  makes  a 
pretty  object  in  the  landscape  ! 

Pis,  What  object? 

Pic.  The  little  Popish,  chapel  yonder,  on  the  crest  of  the  mountain. 
O,  my  friend,  I. thank  thee  most  heaitily  for  bringing  me  to  angle  in  so 
fair  a  scene.  How  serene  it  is  ! — and  how  much  more  silent  for  the 
presence  of  that  ancient  Ruin,  where  so  much  riot  hath  been  aforetime  i 
How  largely  doth  an'  old  castle,  that  hath  made  a  noise  in  history, 
enhance  the  present !  Should  we  feel  half  so  still  or  so  solitary  if  there 
had  never  been  those  Knights  Hospitallers,  dwelling  aloft,  with  all  the 
shoutings  of  warfare  and  revelry,  but  presently  dumbfounded  by  Time  ! 
Where  now  is  the  bold  German  baron,  with  his  long  line  of  ancestry — 

Pi5..  He's  gone — a  murraiaon  him — line  and  all ! 

Pic.  Eh  !  what  ? 
r  'Pi^,  'The  heaviest  chuckle-headed  fellow,  with  such  a  length  of  gut ! 
J  yjlHei  The  bold  German  baron  ! — 

r  :J^.'^N6-^a.  chub— a  chub  ! — But  stop  !     I  see  it-^he's  entangled. 
)f  hs^ytl.can  but  leap  on  to  that  biggest  stone — 

Fid  How  audibly  the  fishes  are  splashing  and  floundering  in  their 


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NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 


disport  t  The  sun  is  einkin|r  beyond  the  Rhine,  Oh  my  friend,  look 
at  the  beautiful  cool  tone  of  that  grey  mountain— then  the  dark  re- 
flection of  the  village  and  iu  trees  in  the  g'lowing  water, — the  feudal 
Castle  on  the  other  hand — ^half  in  shade—and  then  these  locky  stont^ 
in  the  foreground— but — grace  be  with  us! — what  hath  chanced  to  you? 

Pit.  Chanced — why  1  have  fallen  into  the  I^hir  I  And  the  while 
you  were  poetising  1  have  helped  myself  out  again !— Fye,  what  a 
watery  figure  I  am  ! 

Pic.  Beautiful  I  Nay,  stop— pr'ythee  do  not  itjr — pray,  pray,  pray, 
stay  as  you  be  I 

PU.  What  for  ? 

Pic.  For  one  mere  single  minute.  There  1  Just  so.  With  the  low 
setting  sun  glowing  behind — and  all  iliose  little  jets  and  liquid  drops, 
each  catchisg  the  goMen  light— 


Pi*.  A  plague  on  it !  Am  I  standing  here,  dripping,  for  a  water- 
colour  picture  ?  Come,  put  up,  put  up,  and  let  us  back  to  our  inn.  I 
must  beg  of  our  civil  host  to  befriend  me  with  a  dry  suit,  and  to  chain 
up  the  big  dog  t 

Pic.  It  will  be  well.  '  But  wherefore  dismiss  the  poor  dt^  ?  He  was 
very  gentle  and  friendly  to  us  as  we  came  httlier.  ,  Of  all  animals  I  do 
love  a  dog ! 

Pit.  And  so  do  I  too — in  my  own  proper  plumes.  But  one  day  a 
poor  piscatory  friend  of  mine  fell  into  this  same  river,  and  was  so  fur- 
nished with  dry  clothes  by  our  host :  but  after  snuffing  and  growling 
about  his  legs,  the  big  dog  flew  at  our  unlucky  angler,  andwith  much 
ado  was  hindered  from  stripping  him  of  the  borrowed  garments. 

Pic.  What  marvellous  sagacity  !    How  I  should  like  to  see  it  tried ! 

NO.  CVt. — VOL.  XVIII.  M 


90  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

It  would  be  a  study  for  a  picture  t  The  slauDch  Honnd  springing  at 
Conrade  of  Montseirat  I 

PU.  I'faith  I  thank  you  heartily.  Come,  let  us  be  stirring.  A  frize 
on  it !     How  the  fishes  are  rising  I 

Pic.  What  dainty  colonra  on  those  changeful  clouds !  Well,  fare 
thee  well,  feudal  Lahneck  1     With  thy  visions  of  Teutonic  Knights. 

Pit.  There  must  needs  be  trouts  here  I 

Pic.  With  helmeted  heads,  and  gauntlets  on  their  hands ! 

Pis.  In  the  season,  haply,  even  salmon  swim  np  this  river,  from 
the  Rhine  I 

Pic.  With  an  ancient  minstrel  before  them,  twanging  melodiously  od 
the  harp  I    Nay,  but  stop — stop— stop  1 

Pit.  What  hath  miscarried  ? 

Pic.  Nothing — but,  an  it  please  you  to  walk  a  little  more  slowly— 
to  let  us  enjoy  the  scene.  How  the  creeping  shadows  steal  over  the 
prospect,  at  every  moment  producing  a  new  effect  I  Do  look  at  those 
sportive  swallows  dipping  into  the  sober-tinted  wave,  and  producii^  a 
cormscation  of  burning  light  on  ring  and  ripple  I  How  soothing  this 
stillness  I  How  refreshing,  after  the  noon-tide  heat,  this  cooling  even- 
ing zephyr  I 

Pit.  Ay,  with  a  dry  shirt,  and  unducked  nether  garments !  But 
here  is  the  ferry-boat ;  come,  step  in.  Honest  Charon,  there  is  a  goodly 
chub  for  thy  supper,  and  prythee  thrust  us  speedily  to  the  other  side. 
Gentle,  pretty  country  Damsels,  wherefore  huddle  so  far  away  from 
me,  like  a  flock  of  timid  sheep  7  I  am  but  a  wet  man,  not  a  wicked  one. 
Moreover,  ifyou  crowd  so  to  one  side  oi  the  boat — ah,  say  I  told  you  so! 
[The  ferry-boat  heels  on  one  tide,Jilh,  and  is  twamped.  For- 
tunately, the  river  is  low,  and  nobody  is  drowned. 

Pic.  [Lookinj  round  him,  up  to  hit  neck  in  water.}  What  a  subject 
for  a  picture  I    What  a  singular  effect  1 


TAILS  OF  THB  QBBUANS. 


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ON  HARE  SHOOTING. 

I  TAKE  much  pleasure  in  shooting  hares,  and  pride  myself  a  little  on 

the  certainty  of  aim  with  which  I  bring  the  gun  to  bear  upon  poor  puss, 

run  how  she  may.     The  courser  will  start  with  horror  from  the  title  of 

this  paper,  and  read  with  no  diminution  of  hatred,  the  above  sentence. 
But  1  wish  for  a  preUminary  word  or  two  with  him,  before  plunging 

further  into  my  subject,  and  which  I  trust  will  exculpate  me  from  his 
indignation.  To  soothe  him,  I  will  say  that  no  one  is  fonder  of  a  good 
course  than  I  am — that  no  one  has  whipped  the  thistles  and  quick 
lines,  and  scoured  the  tilts,  wheats,  and  stubbles,  for  many  a  weary 
hour,  without  a  find,  than  his  humble  servant.  Still  I  never  kept  a 
greyhound,  and  those  with  whom  I  used  to  course  keep  them  no 
longer.  Lord  Spencer's  new  Game  Laws,  in  their  establishment 
of  a  thousand  markets  for  the  poacher's  spoils,  destroyed  all  our  sport, 
for  our  hares  are  in  a  manner  swept  off  the  earth.  Again,  I  have  shot 
for  fifteen  seasons,  and  during  a  portion  of  that  period,  over  farms 
where  the  hares  were  preserved  for  coursing^  and  never  was  found  fault 
with,  and  never  yet  had  notice  not  to  tresspass.  These  are  sufficient 
proofs  that  I  followed  my  diversion  of  hare-shooting  without  giving 
offence  to  others,  and  in  a  spirit  which  every  sportsman  will  do  well  to 
imitate  in  every  department  of  field-sports.  In  fact,  the  fields  or  Lord- 
ships, where  I  have  followed  hare- shooting,  have  been  such  as  were 
either  unfitted  for  coursing,  or  where  greyhounds  were  not  kept,  or  in 
covers  where,  of  course,  they  are  legitimate  objects  for  the  gun. 
Having  thus,  as  I  trust,  made  matters  right  with  Toho  !  I  will  com- 
mence my  narrative  of  a  few  of  the  many  interesting  facts  in  hare* 
shooting. 

The  first  thing  to  be  done  towards  sport,  is  to  get  a  couple  of  mute 
steady  spaniels  that  do  not  chase  hares— one  of  these  should  be  a  re- 
triever :  the  other  is  to  be  taught  to  beat  on  the  opposite  side  of  a 
hedge  row  and  not  to  go  out  of  shot.  Nothing  is  easier  than  to  teach 
a  spaniel  to  beat  on  the  opposide  side,  and  spring  the  hare  out  on  the 
side  you  walk,  with  your  retriever  at  your  heel.  Of  course  he  must 
be  kept  there,  or  he  might  push  the  hare  out  on  the  wrong  side,  or  pre- 
vent her  coming  out  on  the  right  one.  So  much  for  beating  quick 
lines.  In  beating  open  fields,  both  your  dogs  may  work,  if  they  are 
steady,  and  there  is  plenty  of  cover ;  if  not,  one  is  sufficient,  and  will 
shew  most  sport.  Experience  has  taught  me  a  few  things  in  looking 
for  a  hare,  which  may  be  useful  or  amusing  to  others.  If  you  know 
there  are  hares  in  a  Lordship,  depend  on  it^  that  on  any  given  day 
they  lie  on  the  young  wheats — or  the  tilts,  or  the  stubbles,  in  grass 
fields,  or  in  quick  lines.  If  the  weather  is  open,  they  are  on  the  wheat, 
&c. ;  if  it  is  frosty  or  stormy,  in  the  quick  lines,  stubble-shocks,  or 
s pinnies.     In  a  woodland  country,  dr  in  the  neighbourhood  of  large 


92  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb; 

woodSy  they  are  in  the  woods  almost  wholly  :  and  here  it  is  that  you 
must,  watch  the  fox-hounds  (if  there  is  a  pack  in  the  neighbourhood) , 
and  heavy  rains  which  occasion  them  to  leave  those  retreats  for  the  open 
country.  Observe  too  the  quarter  of  the  wind,  for  tis  the  wind  is,  sd 
is  the  hare.  She  varies  hef  farm  as  the  wind  shifts  from  east  to  west, 
and  will  leave  the  wheat  or  grass  land  for  stubble- shocks,  wall-sides, 
and  other  effectual  protections  against  the  blast,  as  the  winds  vary  from 
south  to  north.  So  again  the  wet  has  a  strong  influence  on  her  where- 
about. Hares  like  to  lie  warm  and  dry,  (except  the  buck  hares,  next 
month,  when  we  are  about  to  leave  off  killing  them ;)  and  hence  it  is 
that  a  hare  is  sure  to  be  found  in  a  particular  field,  about  Christmas, 
or  on  the  sunny  side  of  a  hill,  when  it  lies  to  leeward.  A  good  hare- 
finder,  I  take  it,  has  certain  rules  to  go  by  in  commencing  his  beat. 
Thus  he  looks  along  footpaths,  under  gateways,  by  stiles,  at  the  runs, 
and  by  the  hedge  sides,  for  fresh  foot  prints.  I  think  I  can  tell  whether 
there  is  a  hare  in  a  field  before  I  begin  to  beat  it,  if  I  take  the  trouble 
to  go  over  this  catalogue  of  preliminaries.  Then  on  beginning  to  beat, 
a  man's  eye  naturally  glances  over  the  field  for  any  fresh  draw  of  earth, 
which  indicates  that  pussy  has  been  making  her  house  there.  Hassocks, 
ant-hills,  thorn-bushes,  pond- banks,  tree-roots,  dry  grips,  hay  stacks, 
and  long  grass,  require  particular  attention,  as  being  the  favourite  haunts 
of  hares,  and  where  generally  they  are  found.  I  know  a  famous  courser, 
who  always  found  a  hare  by  her  eye ;  he  told  me  he  could  see  it,  and 
did  see  it,  first ;  and  generally  speaking,  it  is  the  mode  in  which  I  first 
view  her.  A  rabbit  I  almost  invariably  spy  by  its  eye ;  and  in  speaking 
of  hare-shooting,  by  the  bye,  I  consider  rabbit-shooting  next  to  it,  and 
very  much  akin.  A  hare  should  not  be  more  than  thirty  yards  off  to 
be  killed  dead  ;  and  it  is  cruel  to  fire,  if  she  is  further  off  than  forty. 
It  is  a  Itttle  egotistical  in  sound,  but  the  truth  is,  I  never  miss  a  hare 
which  is  within  distance,  and  in  the  open;  for  in  wood-shooting,  there 
are  a  thousand  things  to  aid  her  escape ;  and  yet  I  have  killed  twenty- 
three  hares  at  twenty-five  shots  in  a  wood — shooting  at  every  hare  I  saw. 
The  same  thing,  which  is  to  be  observed  in  shooting  at  a  buck,  running, 
with  a  rifle  ball,  is  to  be  noted  in  firing  at  a  hare.  If  she  crosses,  aim 
forward — if  she  is  bounding  from  you  straight  forward,  fire  high  enough. 
At  this  period  of  the  season,  hares  draw  near  to  villages,  and  will  be 
found  in  cottage  gardens  and  the  environs  of  turnip  fields.  The  cold 
weather  occasions  them  to  resort  to  both  of  these  for  food,  and  generally 
at  this  time  they  take  up  their  quarters  in  a  double  hedge  row,  or  dry 
dike  bottom.  They  are  fond  of  cabbages ;  but  do  not  lie  among  them, 
as  they  afford  no  shelter  from  the  blast — they  rather  seek  the  screen  of 
a  gravel-pit  or  ozier-bed,  where  there  is  nothing  to  disturb  the  quiet  of 
either.  Hares  travel  a  long  way  in  a  frost,  and  I  have  known  them 
when  a  river  has  been  frozen  over,  to  leave  the  preserves  on  the  south 


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side  of  it,  and  take  up  their  quarters  on  the  north,  most  likely  for  the 
sake  of  fresh  feeding  grounds,  or  a  change  of  food  altogether. 

So  much  for  poor  puss ;  and  admitting,  as  after  all  I  cannot  deny, 
that  she  ought  never  to  be  shot,  I  4o  like  to  see  her  sly  quiet  eye  peep- 
out  of  a  bunch  of  sedge  or  thistles — and  then  to  witness  the  bound  with 
which  she  starts  from  her  form,  or  breaks  forth  from  a  quick  line, 
which  is  to  be  so  shortly  succeeded  by  two  or  three  regular  somersets, 
as  the  death-shot  strikes  the  very  life  out  of  her.  Yes  !  after  beating 
many  a  weary  field,  and  tramping  it  up  and  down  some  ^(cores  of  quick 
lines,  it  compensates  a  man  who  is  passionately  fond  of  the  sport,  to  see 
Fluih  or  Rwer  wag  his  tail,  and  feather  in  fifty  circles  and  semicircles 
over  a  piece  of  rough  grass  or  foul  stubble,  while  every  moment  in  pas- 
sing, assures  him  that  the  instant  is  at  hand,  when  the  fatal  muzzle  is  to 
be  brought  to  bear  upon  his  game,  and  the  next  words  to  be  uttered  will 
be  "  Dead !  dead  !    Good  dog !    Down  charge !  "  N.W. 

January  13th,  1840. 


THE  STATISTICS  OF  BETTING. 

"  Oar  tables : — ^meet  it  is,  we  set  them  down  !" — Shakespeare, 

It  has,  of  late  years,  been  a. mooted  question,  between. wise  men  and 
foolish  men,  (which  two  xJasses . include  all  classes  of  betting  men,) 
whether  the  layers  or  takers  of  odds,  have  the  best  of  the  game.  There 
could  be  no  doubt,  that  in'tbe  days  gone  by,  when  betting  was  a  matter 
of  business,  (tlie  sellers  and  buyers  being  distinct  classes,)  when  each 
nobleman'or  gentleman  backed  his  horse, — that  the  layer  of  odds  had 
his  fortune  at  his  pencil's  end.  In  the  time  of  Ogden,  in  the  youth  of 
young  Crockford,  Goose  Davis,  Bolting  Ned  Porter,  Jerry  Cloves,  and 
others  of  the  profession,  who  lived  on  the  mere  profits  of  the  odds,  the 
trade  yielded  its  certain  returns  ; — but  now  that  nobleman  make  books 
—now  that  the  coronet  has  found  out  the  value  of  secret  service-money 
—now,  in  short,  to  use  the  O'Maher  phrase,  *  that  the  legs  in  silk- hose ^ 
as  well  as  in  worsted^  are  shuffled  together  under  the  same  table.'  It 
has  been  thought  that  there  is  an  end  to  the  business  as  a  distinct 
business.  Not  so.  To  prove  how  times  are  not  changed,  or  rather  to 
prove  what,  an  industrious  and  not  extravag*ant  leg  might  have  done  in 
18  39  we  have  taken  the  trouble  to  ascertain  what  might  have  been  gained 
or  lost  at  the  various  popular  and  betting  meetings  during  the  year.  The 
details  we  submit  below,  and  we  think  that,  as  a  livelihood,  the  Leg  has 
"  a  good  leg,  and  a  marvellous  proper  leg  "  to  stand  upon.  With  but 
an  explanatory  word  or  so  more,  we  proceed  to  facts ;  and  we  think 
that  Gray  will  still  make  the  inconsiderate  gambler  wish  that  he  bad 
felt  the  prophetic  beauty  of  the  line, — 

**  A  favourite  has  no  friends  V\ 


94  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

We  will  merely  request  any  gentleman ,  inclined  to  try  his  hand  at  results, 
to  consider  himself  as  having  put  £1000  as  capital  (in  £100  and  smaller 
.notes),  into  a  dirty  silk  embossed  case;  to  have  bought  his  vellum 
betting  book  and  metallic  pencil ;  to  have  made  up  his  mind  to  have 
gone  from  leading  meeting  to  meeting — laying  down  an  inflexible 
principle  of  staking  £100  (no  more  and  no  leas)  on  every  race  in  his 
power,  AGAINST  THE  FAVOURITE :  and  when,  too,  there  was  another 
favourite  (with  a  third  horse,  or  more  for  a  Field),  to  have  laid  against 
the^second,  at  not  more  than  three  to  one  to  the  extent  of  his  £  100. 
With  these  directions,  and  allowing  what  he  pleases  for  travelling 
expences,  and  putting  on  the  blackest  of  stockings  for  his  business; 
our  gentleman  commercial  traveller  will  find  by  the  following  tables, 
that  it  will  be  the  wisest  course  not  to  take  them  off.  We  have  omitted 
the  great  Epsom  Meeting,  as  comparatively  nothing  is  done  there  ex* 
ce.pt  on  the  Derby  and  Oaks ;  and  those  two  races,  like  one  or  two  others 
in  our  details,  we  have  not  dealt  with,  as  they  are  works  for  a  book 
separately.  We  intend  furnishing  the  Statistical  Society  with  copies 
of  our  tables. 

1839. 

NEWMARKET  CRAVEN.  win  lose 

Mon.  April  1 .  Craven  Stakes    40 

Handicap,  10  sovs. — Ab.  M 65 

Ditto,     lOsovs.— T.Y.  C 40 

Riddlesworth — Ceesar   100 

Sweepstakes  of  50  sovs. — Euclid '.     150 

Tues.    TheOatlands — Caravan    70^ 

Tuesday's  Riddlesworth — Ilderim 100 

Sweepstakes,  100  sovs. — ^Joannes 100 

Ditto,         100  sovs.— Flambeau 100 

Wed.   Subscription  Plate,  50  sovs.— Fifer 200 

The  Column— Coenis 75 

,  Thurs.  Produce  of  £  100— Farce  f. 100 

The  Vaccination  Stakes,  150  sovs.— Csesar  100 

Fri.      Subscription  Plate,  50  sovs.— Rory  O'More      60 

Sweepstakes,  50  sovs — Euclid 100 

The  Port  Stakes— Grey  Momus   1 50 

£725    825 
725 

100 

NEWMARKET  FIRST  SPRING  MEETING. 

Mon,  April  15.   Handicap,  10  sovs.  T.Y.C.— Dor- 
mouse        80 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  95 

win  loBa 

Sweepstakes^  75  sovs.  T.Y.C. — Vicuna    . .       80 

Sweepstakes,   10  sovs. — T.  Y.  C.   Louisa  10  10 

Tues.    Sweepstakes,  300  sovs.  B.  C. — Don  John  40 

Ditto,          1 00  sovs.  A.  F. — St.  Francis  1 00 

2,000  Guineas,  A.  M.— The  Corsair 700 

The  Queen's  Plate,  R.  C— Vespertilio. ...  210 

Wed,    Handicap  Stakes,  10  sovs.  D.  M. — Courier  50 

Thurs.  1000  Guineas,  D.M.— Cara 50 

Fri.       Handicap,  10  sovs.  A.  F. — Quicksilver    . .  100 

Sweepstakes,  10  sovs.  D.  M.— lo 20 

Newmarket  Stakes,  D.  M. — Montreal. .  •  •  75 

Sweepstakes,  100  sovs.  D.  M. — Hesione  . .  100 

Handicap,  10  sovs.  T.  Y.  C— Fifer 100 

Sweepstakes,  10  sovs.  T.Y.C. — Mandadine  50 

1145        620  10 
620  10 

524  10 

KEWMARKET    SECOND    SPRING   MEETING. 

Tues.  April  30.  Handicap  Sweepstakes,  10  sovs.  D. 

M. — Mendizabel 80 

50  Pounds,  R.M. — Courier 75 

Wed.    Handicap  Plate,  50  sovs.  A.  F.— Gimcrack     175 

Thurs.  J.  C.  Plate,  50  sovs.  B.  C— Adrian    80 

50,  T.  M.  M.— Drogheda 80 

Handicap  Sweepstakes,  10  sovs.  T.  Y.  C— 

All  Fours 100 

Sweepstakes,  25  sovs.  T.  Y.  C— Ten-pound 

Note  — 100 

330        360 
330 

"lo 

MANCHESTER. 

Wed.  May  22.  Wilton  Stakes,  mile  and  a  half— 

The  Potentate    100 

Sweepstakes,  15  sovs.,  mile  and  a  quarter 

— Velocity 20 

Handicap,  10  sovs.,  mile  and  a  quarter — 

Bellona , , 75 

Her  Majesty's  Plate,  3  miles  and  a  distance 

— Potentate  .  •  •  • 100 


96  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  t^EB, 

win  loie 

Thurs.     St.  Leger,  I   mile  and  three  quarters  — 

Malvolio     30 

Sweepstakes,  10  sovs.^  2  miles  and  a 'dis- 
tance—-Sir  Ralph  150 

Ff  i.      The  Broughton  Stakes,  St.L.C .— WeeWiUie  1 00 

Tradesmen's  Cup,  2  miles  and  a  distance-*-* 

Gasparoni 75 

150        500 
150 

350 

ASCOT    HEATH. 

Tues.  May  30.  Her  Majesty's  Plate — St.  Francis      2 
Ascot  Stakes,  2  miles  and  a  half — Tur- 
quoise f. 30 

Ascot  Derby — Bloomsbury 100 

Sweepstakes,  50  sovs.,  three  quarters  of  a 

mile— Stamboul 100 

Her    Majesty's    Silver    Vase,    2   miles — 

Mendizabel    100 

St.  James's,  P.  S.  100  sovs.  O.  M.— Euclid     (no  betting.) 
50,  Plate,  three  quarters  of  a  mile— Ochiltree  1 00 

Wed.    Swinley  Stakes,  1  mileand  a  half— Ion  ..  100 

Albany  Stakes,  N.  M.— iEtber 30 

Produce  Stakes/  O.  M.— Ettdid 100 

The  Postmasters'  and  innkeepers*  Plate — 

Jenny  Jones   100 

Thurs.  The  Buck  hurst  Stakes,  S;C.^  The- Corsair     175 
Sweepstakes,  30  sovs.,  T.  Y.'C— 'Jeflfy. . . ,     175 
Gold  Cup,  2  miles anda half^Carayan  ; .      25 
Sweepstakes,  200  sovs.  S.  C. — Bloomsbury    (no  betting. ) 
Grand  Stand  Plate,  I  mile  and  a  distance 

— Mervan 30 

Windsor  T.  P.  2  miles— The  Drama    100 

Windsor  C.  Stakes,  N.  M.— The  Corsair, .     700 

Fri.       The  Wokingham  Stakes — Alemdar 35 

Plate,  50  sovs.  three  quarters  of  a  mile, 

N.M.— Clove    20 

Plate,  50  sovs.   0.  M. — l-wish"you-may*- 

get-it 100 


1415        730 

730 


685 


lB40.Ji  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  97 

NEWTON. 

win,  loM. 

Wed.  June  8.  Trial  Stakes— Potentate    ........  100 

Sweepstakes,  15  soys. — Imogene 100 

Gold  Cup— Cardinal  Puff •  45  10 

Thurs.  St.  Leger— Malvolio ,       10 

The  Golborne— Lalla  Hookh 100 

The  Borough  Cup — Compensation   ••••••     200 

Priday,  The  Shrigley  Cup— Maid  of  Monton    • . . .     130 
St.  Helen's  Purse — Marianne  colt    150 

"490  345  10 

345  10 

144  10 

BIBURT  CLUB. 

Wed.  June  19,  Produce  Sweepstakes — ^Arrian    . .  100 

Handicap  Plate— Vale  of  Belvoir 250 

Champagne  — Hill  Coolie 100 

Free  Plate— Merry  Thought 250 

Bibury  Stakes — Arctic •••• 90 

Thurs.  A  Match— The  Hydra JOO 

Cup  Stakes — Pocket  Hercules 100 

Racing  Stakes-*-Melboume 100 


690  400 

400 


290 

NEWMARKET  JULY  MEETING. 

i^            July  9.  Handicap  Sweepstakes — All  Fours 40 

July  Stakes— Crucifix 70 

Wed.  Match— Garry  Owen 100 

Sweepstakes— Sister  to  Montezuma 120 

Thurs.  Town  Plat^— Retamosa 190 

Buxton  Stakes — King  of  the  Peake 100 

Chesterfield  Stakes— Crucifix  • 30 


310  340 

310 


30 

LIVERPOOL. 

Tues.  July  16.  Croxteth  Stakes— The  Doctor. ...       10 

Produce  Sweepstakes— Ginger  Blue 150 

Match-^Hoyden    100 

jrO.  "ICfT. — VOL.  XVIII.  yf 


fwin.  loie. 

The  Meney  Stakes— De  Clifford 160 

WeA  feefton  Stakes«-»-Airtigua.  • io 

TradesmanVenp'-^Ohatrkd  Xn.  ........       W 

The  Derby  Handicap^Beilona'. . ; 60 

Thurs.  St.  Le^A— Hetmamr  Platoff  .....•...;.•  lOtP 

Two-year-olds'  Stakes^Raiteit  Ca<<*er  . .  1 00 

Friday.  The  l^Aohvsley-i^ehafliitto  .j i . . .     tW 

The  Si^d  Cvcp^Gmpttts2ttidii j...  40 

Grosv^c*  Stake*^L*i6*cfciit  .;    ; 100 


630  600 

600 

130 


aooi>W(M>D* 

•   •    #   «       «        • 

Tuet.'  July  30. — ^The  Craven— Epirus  . .  < .  i .  * . . .  40 

Sweepstakes  of  300  sovs.— D'Egvitte  ^ . . .  30 

The  LsfTant— 7C'rucifix   ......  w  ^  w ..  ^  #  1 00 

The  Drawing. Room-:- Deception  <  < .  <  ^ .  •  ^  100 

Innkeepers'  Plater-^Tamlxrarim    .  j  • . .  •  • .  90 

Wed.  Fifty  Plate— Cestus  F.  ..,..*. . ^.^^rr..  100 

"■  Goodwood  Stakes — Barnacles 

(a  long  betting  race,  not  of  the  day.) 

Memberii^  Plate—Jack  in  the  Green    100 

Queen's  Plate — Caravan   100 

Thurs.  The  Molecomb— Crucifix 100 

Racing  Staketf-^Wfeitbnian  .  • ; 10 

Goodwood  Cup ; 

(A  long  bettmg  rac6^  &c.) 

Duke  of  Richmond's  Plate-^Clanon  •••«••  35 

Angleitea  Stakes^St.  Bdntiett 70 

Friday.  Handlda])— Confusion^ fd 

Free  Cup — GameHno    70 

Harkaway  Cnp-^Bellona 70 

The  March  Sukes— Guava 120 

310  895 

310 


I^Oj]  Mmf  STORTiSlJa  iMAGAZINE.  m 

'    **  win.  lose.  , 

Wed-  Aug.  2^..  r  Sweepstakes,  ^  fim<=^^9^^ 

^m^e, .,..., . ... .,,  . . ,,  .... .,,..     12.0  Ip  . 

:  Her  Majesty's  Plate,  no  betting.— B[e 
^P^f,.  Tfee^,ijtpn— Fitz  Roy  '".'.'.. . '. '. .'. .....     250 

(This  race  is  disputed.) 

Sweeps^kes^  10  sovs. — Antigua 100 

Produce  Stakes,  100  sovs. — Lollypop ....     170  10 

Friday.  Sweepstakes,*^  JKMiS.-r-iNawortli     ;  ]  00 

^   Sweepstakes,  30  sovs  .^Hetman  Alatof'  •  •  i09     ' 

City  ICeinbars'  PJate-r-Jdelboturne 100 


Tues.  Sept.  3.  <juy 


•  .  »  rt  •»#• 


541  ,400 

490 


•WARWICK   M££T1VG. 

•Prodvce*  Stakes — ^Susanna   . .     IW 

Leamington  Stakes— ^Isaac   30 

*  Sweepstakes;  '5  sovsr.*-»-Taraburini    1-00 

The  B(i.  ieger — The  Dean,  (no  betting)  . . 

Wed.    Sweeppti^es,  5  sovs. — Dunstan    100 

Warwick -Cup— Confusion6e     100 

Thurs.  Her  Majesty's  Plate — Caravan 100 


300  230 

230 


70 

4.  DONCAS-^ER. 

Mo^^^ept.16.  The'Fitzwilliam— Beqs:wing     ....  100 

Handj^p,  10  sovs.— Kr^n^ljn  .^..i,.  * . . . .  100 

T|^  Ql^ifnpagne — Launcelot    .  •  .^ .......  100 

-•Tim*   ^Che-Cleveland;  20  sovs.— Opera 300 

The  Great  St.  Leger 

(A  long  betting  race.) 

.; :     /,   The  four-year  olds — Lanercost      100 

Wed.  The  Dopoaat^raSj:9]&^s,iU)iSo«8.7Tf£reRdin  100 

The  adling  St»)(es,/lU .sovsurr^Thei Qifack        50 

<  *   The  Corporation  flate-rrfOpeca    1 00 

Thwts.  Sweepstakes*  JlQCt  $QKS.;e«£pidaurw    ....    ^170  vK) 

The  Gascoigac-nXbetLoid  J^yior 0^  10 

Sweepstakes, ^Q^PYS.iTwi)r.«'C.~%eQn..    "200 

.  The  Cup— Qhftdes  the  ISfetfth     100 

n2 


»l  1^ 


100  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  (F» 

win*  loM. 

Friday,  The  Hornby  Castle  Stakes— Cardinal  Puff  100 

The  Scarborough— The  Provost    130 

The  Park  Hill- Mickleton  Maid tlOO 

Town  Plate— Opera •••.••    ^^ 

1171        900 
900 

In 

LIVERPOOL   AUTUMW   MESTIVG. 

Wed.  Sept.  25.  The  Eglinton— Remedy     •        ^  70 

The  Pastime— Melbourne *  250 

Match— Lalla  Rookh    100 

Thurs.  The  Wilton— The  Shadow    100 

Steward^s  Cup— La  Sage  Femme    160 

The  iJrmskirk— Melbourne 100 

Friday.  The  Knowsley— Rabbitcatcher    100 

Heaton  Park  Stakesr-Cruiskeen 60 

Meggemie  Castle  Stakes— Dr.  Granger  .  •  230 

A  Match— Lalla  Rookh 100^ 

790  470 

470 

320 

NEWMARKET  FIRST  OCTOBER  MEETING. 

Tues.  Oct.  1.  Handicap,  10  sovs.— All  Fours  ....  70 

Buckenham  Produce  Stakes — Wardan     • .  100 

The  Grand  Duke  Michael— Euclid 200 

The  Hopeftil-Crucifix 100 

Wed.  The  St.  Leger— Montreal 40 

Thurs.  The  Town  Plate— Euclid 100 

The  Rutland  Stakes— Wardan 50 

Queen's  Plate— Fame  1^0  ^Q 


370  10    410 

370  10 

"39  10 

NEWMARKET  SECOND  OCTOBER  MEETINO. 

Mon.  Oct.  14.  Handicap,  10  sovs. — Medea   ....  80 

The  Garden  Stakes— Flambeau 30 

Fifty  sovs.,  Three-yr.  olds— ^ther  ......  100 

Tues.  Fifty  sovs.,  Two-yr.  olds— Wardan 60 

Sweepstakes,  5  sovs. — Remnant 50 

The  Clearwell— Crucifix 1 00 


l«4a.]  NEW  SPORTIKO  MAGAZINE.  101 

trio.  loae. 

Wed.  Sweepstakes,  100  8ovs.-*Montreal 4(1 

Ditto,  10  sovs. — ^Amoretf.  150 

The  Ceesariwitch  Stakes— Cruiskeen 70    ' 

niars.  Handicap  Plate,   100  soys.^— Colt,  oat  of 

Heron's  dam  •••••••••• •  •  •       40 

Match—Proteus     250 

Town  Plate,  50  sovs.— Primefit    100 

Friday.  Handicap,  5  soys. — ^Trojana ••••..       40 

The  Prendergast — Crucifix   100 

600  610 

600 

"lo 

KEWMARKBT   HOUGHTON    MEETING. 

Mon.  Oct.  28.  The  Cambridgeshire  St.— Lanercost    125  10 

The  Criterion— Crucifix. . , 100 

Handicap,  25  soys. — Flambeau  ^ 100 

Tues.  Match— Oarry  Owen 100 

Fifty  SOYS.  Plate--Sal  Volatile 80 

Handicap,  100  soys. — Wings  colt    40 

Wed.  Subscribers'  Plate,'50  soys.— Camelino ....  1 00 

Match,  100  SOYS. — Capote   100 

Handicap,  100  soys. — JEther 60 

Thurs.  Sweepstakes,  100  soys. — Proteus     ......  100 

Subscribers'  Handicap,  50  soys. — Joannina  50 

Sweepstakes,  50  soys. — Capote   •  100 

Ditto,  10  sovs. — Miss  Hawk 60 

Friday.  The  Audley  End — Dey  of  Algiers  50 

Match — Constantia  colt    •....  100 

Ditto— Trojana 100 

Ditto— Mickleton  Maid    300 

The  Nursery  Stakes— -Assassin 50 

Match — Bosphorus   125  10 

Ditto— Flambeau 100 

Ditto — Capote  100 

Sweepstakes,  10  soYS.*^Negus 20 


871        1190 
871 


319 


iGd  N£W  fifPORtiftiG:  uaxiaslvke:  {im. 

'     '         '  The  Account  may  be  thus  summed  up :— 

wiii«  lose, 

183[SL   Newmarket  Craven.;..;.  J  00 

Ditto  1st  Spnnjg; , . .     524  ip 

Ditto  ^Snd  Spring  Meeting  30 

Manc^e^er  !"....'...*.'..'.  '  '    '  350 

Ascot ..: ;....     ,685 

Newtw    ..'.•..........     .144  10 

•Bibury  ....'.'..'. ... .    .2[90 

■Newnowrket  July  Meeting  30 

.  Liverpod  S.  Meeting  ....     130 

.  Goodwood   585  * 

.    York,  August 141 

Warwick 70 

DpQcast^r    271 

Liverpodl  Autumn   "320 

Newmarket  Iftt  0<Jt.  . . . :      *  39  10 

Ditto  2ndOdt.     . . It) 

DittQ  Houghton  M.    .  • ^1-9 


'   ► 


St576  .10    1463  V> 
4463.10 


,      Winning  of  ibe  year  1 830  £.1 U2 

»      •  •      •       •      • 

loitihis  statemenf.of  tHe  statistics  ,of  betting  (qr  1839,  somp  of  our 
readtfP  may  say,  *^  Aye !  but  this  ye^r  had  a  Pprsair  that  realized  two 
imQiiinse  stakes  on 'the' 2000  guineas  ^At  Newmarket  (from  bating  the 
then  wonder,.CeBsar),  and  byjos^g  .a  ,gKQat  gta^e  at  A^cot,,against  ^ 
conpumon  Plater :"  but  tliese  are  two  extraordinary  events,  tl][^t  invari- 
ably <(y;cur  at  some  of  tlie  great*  meetings  during  evexj  ^ear.  **Pisputed 
races  '*  also  wUUbe  urged',  as  m  the  York  Augjist'MeQti^g ;  but  "^disputed 
races"  morepften  turn  m  Tavour.of  the  layer  a|;ainst  fayou^r^es,  than 
the  taker.  "  B^d  debts'"  may  be  also  a  question  r^sed— but,  with  a 
sm^  capital  risked,*  and  YAai'  capital  always  in  tkejH>cket  fo  pay-^ 
badvd^bts  ought  not  to  beihciirred',  or'else  to  a  tfifliijg  amount ;  and  if 
the^c^ipital  is  enlarged' as  well' as  the  'J[>dok,  of., course  the  coajparative 
«increa8e-<»f  loss,  on  this'  score,'  may  be  endured. 


« 


THE  FLY-FISttEft'S  TEXT  BOOK^ 

Oft^  THB  aCIENCE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  FLY^FiStflNO  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &e« 

<'UptotWfitidt!  lino' •bin*  tndttMV, 

What  bath  the  doll  and  drowsy  hour 
So  blest  as  this  1  tba  glad  heart  leaping 

To  iiettr  taott/A  Urty  sofig  f abfittte,— 

See  evftn  T€^(n6akff  a  iM  pnULB ! 

The  Winter  time  for  sleeping." 


CHAI^.  XI. 

Theoph,  That  ydu  nsay  not  lose  tbe  sHghtost  hint  wbicb  eircumstaooes 
afford,  I  should  mention  that  a  fish  certainly  doea look  much  less  in  water |^ 
dian  otit,  when  yiewed  hi  an  oblique  direction*  While  fishing  on  a 
level  of  tlie  water,  I  have,  on  two  or  three  occasions,  supposed  fish  of 
ISlbs.  to  151bs<  not  to  weigh  more  than  61b8.  to  71bs. ;  and  I  can  thus 
easily  aeeaunt  for  Llewellyn's  being  so  easily  deceived.  At  the  same 
time  I  advise  you^  when  recouotiog  losses  of  fish,  rather  to  under  thaa 
Overrate  their  proportions  1  The  honour  of  our  .craft  demanda  this  I 
For  there  are  indeed  too  many  who  view  with  horror  the  out-coming 
of  that  tale-teller,  the  Weighing  Machine  I  At  the  same  time,  bear 
in  mind  that  if  I  had  lost  that  fish,  it  would  have  been  only  '^  8  or 
dibs./'  though  catching  him  added  lOlbs.  to  his  weight ! !  Therefore 
don't  be  illiberal  to  your  fellow  sportsman.  Now  hide  yourself  from 
the  Water  behind  these  alders/  while  I  fish  it.  I  imagine  you  need 
hafdly  be  told,  the  less  the  angler  himself,  even,  b  visible,  the  greater 
kis  chance  :  and  what  is  of  almost  equal  importance,  the  less  noise  or, 
movement,  especially  heavy  treading,  we  make  about  the  ground^  the^ 
more  are  the  odds  against  us  reduced* 
•  H^rb%    What,  then,  do  you  think  fishes  have  ears  ? 

Theaph,  My  own  observation  assuredly  leads  me  to  conclude  that 
tibey  havei  to  a  certain  extent,  the  sense  of  hearing,  or  something  equi-. 
valent  tb  it;  although  some  anatomists  class  them  almost  at  *'  ^2erO|" 
in  tbe  scale  of  animal  perfection  in  that  respect.  I  was  lately  injuced. 
to  ask  the  Okpifiion  of  my  esteemed  friend,  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle,  on  this 
suhjed^  and  i  will  now  give  you  his  observations  in  his  own  words, 
which,  coming  from  so  eminent  an  anatoinist^  must  be  valuable. 

'*  Th^Mhulihel  hftve  bftea  much  c\it  sin(^  this  dialogue  bccurted,  and  the  fishing 
ib  ^is  pool  has  been  rendered  ett8ier>  4i&d  the  taking  fieh  mourn  praeaxiotts  in  eoaee* 
^Meiice,  until  time  shall  have,  nstered  tfaea  to  their  pristine  ^raodeur .! 


104  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Fto* 

BEARXNO  OF   FISHS8. 

**  The  organs  of  hearing  in  fishes/'  says  he,  **  have  been  known  to 
anatomists  for  more  than  two  hundred  years.  They  are  especially 
constructed  for  receiving  sounds  in  water,  and  for  repeating  those 
limited  vibrations  which  pass  throogh^water,  while  the  organs  of  hear- 
ing in  animals,  which  live  in  air,  are  adapted  to  that  medium,  and  those, 
of  amphibious  creatures,  are  fitted  for  both  elements.  Insects  appear 
to  feel  the  vibratory  motions  termed  sounds,  with  the  instruments 
called  antennee  or  horns.  Sounds  are  only  modifications  of  vibratory 
motions,  but  these  are  liable  to  unlimited  variations,  as  exemplified  by 
music. 

**  The  organs  of  hearing  are  in  aU  creatures  ordained  to  afibrd  them 
information  respecting  the  movements  of  distant  objects,  but  those  per- 
ceptions (as  well  as  the  sense  of  seeing)  are  withheld  from  stationary 
beings,  such  as  trees,  because  the  evidences  of  hearing  and  seeing  are 
only  serviceable  to  moving  or  roving  creatures. 

*^  The  mechanical  structure  of  the  organs  of  hearing  in  fishes  is 
more  simple  than  in  aerial  animals.  The  sounds  which  especially  affect 
the  welfare  of  fishes,  are  those  which  occur  in  their  own  element,  such 
as  the  rushings  or  concussions  of  waters,  the  attrition  of  stones  or 
Sand,  or  the  movement  of  aquatic  creatures,  whether  their  natural 
enemies  or  their  prey.  For  these  essential  purposes,  the  ears  of  fishes 
are  repeaters  of  aquatic  vibrations,  and  a  peculiar  enamel-like  detached 
bone  is  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  nervous  expansion  of  their 
hearmg  organ,  and  appointed  to  repeat  those  rattling  noises  which 
prove  equal  warnings  in  the  dark,  as  when  it  is  daylight.  These 
auditory  bones  are  readily  found  in  the  middle  cavity  of  a  cod's  or 
whiting's  skull :  they  are  tooth-like  in  texture,  with  a  pearly  white- 
ness, and  so  brittle  as  to  break  on  attempting  to  bend  them.  The 
construction  of  these  ossicl^  is  perfectly  adapted  for  their  intended 
lises,  viz.  that  of  responding  to  the  vibrations  of  similar  substances. 

''  It  is  a  vulgar  error  to  suppose  that  sounds  are  jnecessarily  depend- 
ant on  air,  since  they  are  known  to  be  better  conducted  through  the 
medium  of  metallic  bodies,  or  even  water  :  and  the  human  ears  may 
be  rendered  aquatic  instruments  by  plunging  the  head  under  water  in 
a  warm  bath,  when  any  conversation,  or  the  airs  from  musical  instru- 
ments, may  be  heard  distinctly,  although  the  outward  ears  had  been 
filled  with  water,  and  the  nostrils  closed  for  the  occasion." 

Akthovt  Carlislr. 

In  the  preface  to  Julius  Wolff's  Treatise  on  the  use  of  auscultation 
and  percussion,  &c.  &c.,  Sir  Anthony  has  also  in  the  following  lan- 
guage further  instructed  us«  *[  This  beautiful  adaption  of  the  exact 
portion  of  sonorous  intelligence  bestowed  on  fishes  by  the  con8tructio% 


1840,]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  ?05 

of  their  organs  of  hearing,  is,  amongst  endless  other  examples,  a  proof 
of  the  exact  but  yet  sufficient  providence  or  protection  afforded  to 
inhabitants  of  the  waters.  There  is  an  especial  sac  of  calcareous 
pulp  given  to  skates  and  some  other  cartilaginous  fishes,  in  the  place 
of  dense  ossicle; — ^apparently  intended  to  respond  to  the  movements  of 
sand  and  muddy  strata,  on  which  they  are  doomed  to  exist.  And  it  is 
remarkable  that  the  sturgeon  has  its  auditory  ossicle,  consisting  partly 
of  bard  substances,  and  partly  of  calcareous  pulp.  In  the  whale  tribe, 
aerial  thunder  issues  from  their  lungs,  and  the  booming  of  their  voices 
is  well  adapted  to  convey  intelligence  of  distances  to  each  other,  when 
parted  by  ice-islands ;  while  their  organs  of  hearing,  adapted  by  filling 
the  tympanum  with  water,  become  hydrophonic  organs,  and  tell  the 
distant  collision  of  stonjes,  of  rocks,  and  icebergs." 

Herb.  If  fishes  hear — if  these  philosophical  investigations  of  so 
eminent  an  anatomist  are  to  be  regarded,  what  becomes  of  Mr.  Ro- 
nald's experiment  ? 

Theoph,  In  a  work  called  "  The  Catalogue,  &c.  of  the  Royal  Col- 
lege of  Surgeons,  vol.  3,  pt.  l,p.  l.*)5,  et  seq.  (which  also  contains 
Sir  A.  C  'a  ideas,  together  with  drawings  of  several  kinds  of  these  ossi- 
cles), is  to  be  found  a  paper  upon  the  same  subject  by  John  Hunter,  in 
which, after  saying, ''  as  it  is  evident  that  fishes  possess  the,  organ  of  hear- 
ing, it  becomes  unnecessary  to  make  or  relate  any  experiment  made  with 
living  fishes  which  only  tends  to  prove  the  fact,"  he  mentions  the  saip^ 
experiment  as  that  of  Mr.  Ronald,  tried  by  himself  with  an  equal  degree 
of  caution  in  all  the  minutiee,  and  the  result  was  quite  the  reverse.  The 
fish  were  much  frightened  by  the  report  of  his  gun  ! '  Ronald's  trout 
might  have  heard,  though  it  remained  stationary,  and  although  I  may 
remark  that  in  the  one  case  the  fish  was  in  running  water,  and  proba- 
bly not  near  the  bed  of  the  river,  and  in  the  other  in  a  still  pond  and 
near  the  mud,  I  will  not  further  attempt  to  reconcile  the  conflicting  par- 
ties, or  say  whose  opinion  is  entitled  to  more  respect !  leaving  you  to 
judge. 

Herb,  But  do  you  think  the  mere  human  voice  io  conversation  can 
reach  fishes  ? 

Theoph.  Tis  very  hard  to  say,  and  a  very  difficult  subject  for  ex- 
periment ;  for  if  a  fish  moves  he  may  ha,ve  seen,  and  if  he  stays  he 
may  still  have  heard.  1  have  often  seen  a  huge  stone  thrown  at, 
almost  on,  a  fish,  without  his  noticing  it,  and  witnessed  other  occasions 
on  which  a  pin's  head  would  startle  him.  It  has  been  implied  by 
anatomists  that  their  hearing  is  limited  to  a  few  tones,  and  they  have 
no  interest  in  aerial  affairs  beyond  visible  impression,  and  thence,  because 
fishes  are  destitute  of  voice,  they  would  not  hear  the  human  voice*  Ho  w  ^ 
ever  the  conclusion  is,  at  all  events  I  dispute  the  **  because"  from  which 

HO.  CVI,— VOL.  XVI !!•  0 


106  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [F«b. 

it  is  deduced.  For  many  have  the  power,  frequently  exercised,  of  ut- 
tering oral  sound,  call  it  voice,  or  by  any  other  name.  Carp  and  other 
fish  we  often  hear  **  chewing  the  cud,"  as  it  were,  on  a  fine  evening. 
Lobsters  and  Crabs,  when  immersed  alive  in  boiling  water,  utter  shrill 
and  piercing  cries ;  and  the  gurnet  expires  in  the  boat  amidst  most  melan* 
choly  and  plaintive  groans.  Remember  also  the  human  voice  is  only  heard 
by  us  through  means  of  the  vibrations  it  causes  in  the  air.  But  there 
is  this  curious  anomaly  brought  against  the  doctrine  of  fishes  hearing, 
that  Thames  anglers  in  a  punt  are  more  boisterous  and  noisy  while 
enjoying  good  sport,  than  while  they  sit  dispirited  and  quiet  through 
bad*  This,  however,  only  proves  that  the  fish  are  not  frightened  or 
deterred  from  eating^  not  that  they  are  "  hard  of  hearing."  I  am 
convinced  by  my  own  observation  of  one  thing,  namely,  that  fish  can 
hear,  or  feel,  almost  every  footstep  which  falls  near  them;  and  there- 
fore I  would  have  fishermen  tread  as  lightly  as  possible  about  the  banks 
of  a  river ;  and,  above  all  things,  never  jump,  where  they  expect  to  find 
fish.  One  opportunity,  among  fifty  others,  of  making  observations 
inducing  this  caution,  1  may  as  well  mention  to  you.  One  fine  day, 
passing  by  a  noted  hole  in  this  river,  called  **  the  well,"  or  "  steep  bank 
pool,"  where  the  bank  is  precipitous,  and  then  had  an  altitude  of  about 
eleven  feet  above  the  surface  of  the  river,  while  the  water  in  the 
hole  might  be  about  the  same  depth,  I  laid  myself  flat  down  on  my 
stomach  at  right  angles  with  the  stream,  my  eyes  only  being  extended 
over  the  edge  of  the  bank,  in  order  to  watch  the  salmon.  There 
were  in  the  hole  .  six  or  eight,  varying  from  8  to  20lbs.  They 
floated  and  swam  quietly  about,  sometimes  far  out,  and  sometimes  close 
under  the  bank  where  I  lay.  After  a  while,  when  any  came  near  it,  and 
in  order  to  see  the  effect  it  would  produce,  I  kicked  with  the  toe  of  my 
heavy  shoe  upon  the  ground ;  and  simultaneously  those  fish  suddenly 
darted  off*,  evidently  alarmed  or  disturbed.  After  a  while  they  would 
return,  and  I  repeated  the  experiment  with  a  similar  result  three  or  four 
times.  Now,  this  can  hardly  be  supposed  to  have  arisen  from  a  sense 
of  hearing,  in  the  ordinary  acceptation  of  the  words,  little  or  no  sound 
being  emitted  by  a  blow  of  such  a  nature  upon  a  soft  clayey  soil  as  it  was. 
It  was  concussion,  or  vibration,  and  nothing  else,  beyond  doubt;  and 
therefore,  when  beside  a  river,  my  advice  is, 

**  Lighly  tread,  *tis  hallow'd  ground  j*' 

(Qy.  AoZZowed  ground  ?)  or,  as  Shakspeare  says  : 

"  Pray  you  tread  softly,  that  the  blind  mole  may  not 
Hear  a  foot  fall." 

Glide  along  as  quietly  as  possible :  and  also,  that  you  may  the  le99 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  107 

attract  their  yisual  observation,  let  all  the  motions  of  your  body» 
as  much  as  possible  be  of  the  same  "  ghostly"  order.* 

Herb,  Your  own  experiment,  backed  as  it  is  by  the  authorities  you 
mention,  convinces  me  upon  this  subject.  Henceforth,  depend  on't, 
rU  be  quiet  as  a  cat  watching  a  mouse,  and  become  a  living  Apollo 
Belvidere,  in  the  statue-like  stillness  of  my  motions  (there's  a  "bull.") 
But  tell  me  :  I  suppose  you  esteem  the  salmon  a  shy  fish.  Is  it  more 
so  than  the  trout? 

Theoph,  Why,  really,  I  cannot  say  :  there's  much  of  a  muchness 
between  them  and  all  large  fish,  in  that  particular.  A  pike  is  a  bold 
fish  if  he  happen  not  to  see  you ;  but  let  the  shadow  of  your  little  fin- 
ger fall  within  his  angle  of  vision,  which  is  much  more  extensive  than 
ours,  he's  off  like  a  shot.  So,  if  a  salmon  happens  to  catch  a  glimpse 
of  you,  he  lies  like  stone  in  the  deepest  hole.  If,  therefore,  any  one  be 
with  you  as  companion  or  assistant  while  fiy-fishing,  bid  him  take  it  as 
no  offence,  if  you  desire  him  to  keep  out  of  sight ;  for  unthinking  per* 
sons  are  too  apt  to  conclude  that  because  they  cannot  see  the  fish, 
there  is  no  danger  of  the  fish  seeing  them.  But  it  is  a  truism  in  optics, 
long  since  well  known  and  very  prettily  exemplified  by  Mr.  Ronald^ 
in  the  "  Fly-fisher's  Entomology,"  that  by  the  refraction  of  the  rays  of 
light  passing  through  the  water,  a  fish  lying  under  a  bank,  which  inter- 
venes and  almost  prevents  you  seeing  the  surface  even  of  the  water  im- 
mediately over  him,  can  perceive  you  most  distinctly.  This  is 
too  well  known  to  require  me  to  explain  "  the  whys  and  wherefores ;" 
so  if  you  are  afraid  of  exposing  your  ignorance  by  asking  me  more  con- 
cerning  it,  look  at  Mr.  Ronald's  work,  and  there  you'll  learn  all  you 
need ;  or  else,  any,  the  most  popular  work  on  optics,  will  tell  you. 

(Scene — The  Rector's  Pool  on  the  Conway  at  Llanrwst.) 
Herb.  Now,  my  friend,  let  one  of  us  begin  fishing ;  for  I  long  to  see 
a  salmon  ashore. 

Theoph.  Patience,  patience !  Don't  you  see  the  '*  sun  shines  high 
and  bright."  It  would  be  most  imprudent  to  make  even  one  cast  just 
now  :  especially  as  there  are  clouds  coming  up,  which  will,  every  now 
and  then,  screen  his  rays.  As  a  general  rule,  no  "  surface  fish  "  will 
rise  at  a  fly  during  sunshine.  Some  suppose  (and  perhaps  very  pro- 
perly) that  this  is  because  they  see  the  angler,  or  his  rod  and  line,  too 
plainly,  or  are,  by  the  superior  light,  able  to  detect  that  the  bait  offered 
is  merely  artificial.     But  I  am  not  quite  satisfied  that  this  is  the  true 

•  See  further  on  the  hearing  of  fiihes,  "  Nollet  on  the  hearing  of  fishea."  Mem. 
Fr.  Acad.  vol.  1  (174S),  p.  199.  "  Anderson  on  the  same  suhjeot/*  ih.  (1748)  p. 
;149.    •*  Hunter  on  the  game/*  PhU.  Tran.  (1782)  p,  39. 

o  2 


108  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

or  sole  reason,  though  scarcely  quite  prepared  to  offer  a  better ;  since 
these  phenomena  are  still  occupying  my  deepest  attention.  The  rays  of 
the  sun,  or  the  absence  of  them,  seem  to  be  more  sensibly  felt  passing 
through  water  than  air ;  and  I  am  thinking,  the  inclination  to  motion 
in  fishes,  is  immediately  affected  by  their  presence.  Every  fly>fisher 
has  remarked  how  very  rarely,  by  comparison,  trout  rise,  either  tn 
sport  or  at  flies,  while  the  sun.  shines  bright  and  scorching :  and  it  » 
said  to  have  been  observed  by  good  swimmers,  that  if  their  companion 
merely  move  the  shadow  of  a  hat  over  their  bodies,  while  they  are  under 
vater  during  the  feat  of  diving,  so  as  to  intercept  the  sun's  rays,  a 
most  sudden  and  sensible  chill  on  their  bodies  ensues.  The  heat  of  the 
Bun'^  rays  I  believe  to  be  inimical  to  fishes'  activity,  and  this  will 
at  once  account  for  their  pt'edilection  for  shadowed  banks  and  screening 
stones  during  bright  sunshinie.  1  recollect  taking,  many  years  back^ 
one  or  two  dozen  fine  roach  and  dace,  on  a  hot  bright  day,  by  thrust- 
iqg  a  flat-ended  landing-net  between  the  much-worn  boarding  which 
maintained  the  banks  of  the  Thames  near  Kingston.  I  first  observed 
them  to  be  regularly  pai^ked,  side  by  side,  like  horses  at  a  fair,  their 
heads  in  the  shade,  and  tails  protruding  into  light.  How  fond  also 
are  perch  of  getting  under  barges,  and  trout,  under  the  boarding  of 
weirs  or  mill- tails,  evidently  avoiding  the  light  and  heat.  We  had  best, 
there;fore,  only  fish  while 

"  Haply  o*er  the  shaded  sun  j 
Passes  a  cloud  ;" 

and  avail  ourselves  of  sunshine  for  gossip  and  instruction,  or  for  eat- 
ing our  **  snack,'*  or  repairing  damages. 

Herb,  Well,  then,  here  is  a  fine  shady  scycamore,  where  the  ground 
seems  tolerably  dry  ;  let  us  sit  down  till  the  cloud  comes ;  and,  tell  me, 
is  it  with  salmon  as  with  trout,  that  they  take  up  a  certain  station  in 
the  river,  and  there  remain  during  the  season  as  in  their  castle  ? 

Theoph.  Most  assuredly  not.  A  trout,  as  you. observe,  always 
affects  a  given  haunt.  During  sumtiner  he  will  lie  by  a  particular  weed 
or  stone,  and  is  always  to  be  found  there  ;  or,  during  winter,  he  lies  in 
a  particular  hole  :  and  if  driven  away,  is  almost  sure  to  return  after  a 
while  :  you  may  as  well  try  to  induce  a  minister  to  vacate  office,  as 
attempt  to  rout  him  out. 

In  February,  1839,  I  was  trolling  with  a  large  gudgeon  and  goi^e- 
hook  for  pike,  in  the  waters  of  an  excellent  friend  of  mine,  near  Ux- 
bridge,  and  having  a  "run,"  gave  full  fifteen  minutes*  law  for  digestion  ; 
then  I  struck  ;  and,  after  a  vigorous  tussle,  found  I  had  a  goodly  trout, 
about  four  or  five  pounds.  It  being  out  of  season,  I  determined  to  re- 
lease him  :  which,  as  he  had  not  gorged  the  hook,  I  could  safely  do. 
The  keeper  carried  him  down-stream  to  below  a  considerable  fall  (about 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  109 

quarter  of  a  mile  distant  from  the  spot  I  took  bim  at),  and  turned 
him  in  it,  having  been  firat  conspicuously  marked  by  a  cut  in  his  back 
fin.  About  three  weeks  after,  another  philistine  came  across  him ;  and  this 
identical  fish  was  caught  by  a  gentleman  trolling  with  a  similar  bait, 
and  in  the  tery  same  hole  where  I  had  before  hooked  him !  That  fish 
was  fore-doomed  to  die  of  gluttony ,— of  over-gorging  !  One  would  have 
imagined  that  the  place  whereto  it  was  carried,  would  have  proved 
more  congenial ;  for  there  there  was  a  good  depth  and  flow  of  water, 
and  plenty  of  weed  and  shallow ;  and  it  seemed  the  very  place  for 
a  trout  to  covet :  but  he  preft  rred  his  old  haunt,  and  died  in  maintain-' 
ing  his  position  ! 

Herb.  How  is  it,  then,  with  salmon — are  they  promiscuous  rovers  ? 

Theopk.  Not  exactly.  It  is  assumed  they  come  up  rivers  merely 
for  the  purpose  of  spawning;  but  as  they  do  not  spawn  till  the  months 
of  November  and  December,  it  is  as  yet  inexplicable  why  they  came  up 
so  eaily  as  months  previous, — in  the  spring  for  instance :  for,  as  I  shall 
take  occasion  to  show  you  another  time,  they  are  supposed  not  to  leave 
a  river  they  have  once  fairly  entered,  until  after  the  operation  of  spawn- 
ing is  over ;  that  is,  in  the  early  part  of  the  following  year. 

Herb,  I  think  you  hinted  yesterday,  that  salmon  did  not  feed  in 
rivers  ;  if  so,  can  it  be  possible  they  remain  in  such  a  state  of  abstin- 
ence for  so  many  months  ? 

Theoph.  We  must  consider  that  some  other  time;  else  we  shall 
digress  too  far  from  the  subject  we  were  upon.  I  was  saying,  they 
come  up  from  the  sea  for  the  purpose  of  spawning ;  and  the  early 
comers  seem  to  act  upon  the  old  maxim,  that  *'  the  early  bird  secures 
the  corn  ;''  for  they  take  plenty  of  time  to  look  about  for  the  best  un- 
occupied spawning  ground.  They  come  up  from  the  sea  during  & 
flood  or  fresh;  and  if  they  determine  to  advance  beyond  the  tide- way,* 
they  rest  themselve3  in  the  first  still  pool  they  meet  with  above  it.  Be* 
low  this,  it  is  supposed,  they  never  return  during  the  season  ;  but  lie 
there  till  another  flood.  They  will  then  advance  to  a  pool  higher  up 
the  river  (perhaps  no  higher  than  that  immediately  above  it),  while 
fresh  fish  from  the  sea  will  mount  guard  in  their  stead  in  the  first  hole. 
Thus  they  advance  by  degrees  with  every  flood,  till  they  get  as  high  as. 
the  nature  of  the  river  will  permit.  But  those  fish  which  come  up  to 
spawn  late,  will  content  themselves  with  spawning  ground  nearer  to  the 
tide-way.  This  is  their  supposed  general  habit,  liable  to  exceptions  of 
course.  However,  while  the  river  remains  low,  they  do  not  move  from 
the  immediate  neighbourhood  of  the  pool  the  last  flood  has  left  them  in, 
either  by  night  or  day.   And  thus  they  are  stationary  to  that,  and  only 

*  As  to  this  habit  see  post. 


110 


NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 


[Feb. 


that,  extent ;  for  the  moment  a  fresh  of  water  comes  down  from  the 
mountains,  we  find  them  leaving  the  pool  for  the  shallows  above,  and 
can  trace  their  journeys  upwards.  Therefore  before  the  river  thickens, 
and  immediately  it  begins  to  clear  after  a  flood,  the  best  places  to  68h  for 
them,  are  the  fords  and  shallows  above  these  deep  pools.  It  is  singular, 
however,  that  whenever  you  once  hook  a  salmon,  at  a  given  spot,  you 
may  almost  with  certainty  expect  to  find  another  supplying  his  place  when 
he  is  dead  or  gone !  So  that  there  must  be  something  in  each  spot 
they  locate  particularly  adapted  to  them. 

'  Speaking,  however,  of  the  salmon  not  descending  a  river  they  have 
once  entered,  and  looking  at  it  in  a  very  limited  sense,  there  is  one 
most  important  thing  always,  at  every  throw,  to  be  borne  in  mind ; 
namely,  that  no  fish  seems  to  relish  going  down-stream  in  pursuit  of 
prey ;  a  salmon,  especially,  will  seldom  if  ever  rise  at  the  fly,  if  it  be 
allowed  to  be  carried  too  straight  down  stream,  and  it  requires  the 
greatest  attention  so  to  manage  the  rod  as  to  cause  the  fly  to  swim 
obliquely,  or  almost  at  a  right  angle  across  the  river;  and  perhaps 
there  is  nothing  in  salmon-fishing  which  demands  greater  care  and 
thought,  and  more  close  attention  to  what  one  is  about,  than  this  little 
matter,  namely,  the  guidance  of  the  fly.  Success  in  trout^hshing  very 
much  depends  upon  it,  and  still  more  in  salmon-fishing. — But  look  at 
that  cloud ;  it  will  surely  *'  darken  the  sun  !*'  So,  promising  to  teach 
you  more  upon  that  subject  at  another  fitting  opportunity,  let  me, 
while  the  cloud  is  coming,  explain  this  pool  to  you,  and  the  mode  of 
fishing  it,  and  then  get  to  work,  or  I  shall  not  see  a  fish  before  break- 
fast. I  may  as  well  inform  you,  that,  in  like  manner,  I  intend  to 
describe  every  good  spot  on  this  river,  not  so  much  with  the  view  of 
teaching  you  how  to  fish  the  Conway  in  particular,  as  that  you  may 
grapple  with  other  rivers,  elsewhere,  in  which  you  find  the  like  charac* 
teristics. 

Fig.  «3. 


1840.]  NEW  3P0RTING  MAGAZINE  111 

Here  we  stand  on  the  convex  bend  of  the  river,  which,  as  you  see, 
flows  from  left  to  right.  Our  chances  on  this  pool  lie  firom  this  rivu- 
let (A)  down  to  the  Rector's  garden  wall  (B),  about  150  yards.  The 
stream  sets  in  to  this  side  (A  B),  all  the  way, — in  fact  to  the  bridge  (G), 
causing  a  considerable  depth  under  us,  and  an  increasing  shallow- 
ness till  it  leaves  much  shingle  dry  on  the  other  side  (C  F)  when  the 
river  is  low.  But  about  40  or  50  yards  down,  near  the  opposite  side, 
there  is  a  gentle  eddy  (D),  and,  consequently,  deeper  water.  In  high 
water  it  eddies  much  also  all  the  way  down  under  this  bank,  causing 
many  deep  holes  of  10  or  12  feet  in  its  lowest  state,  especially  about 
half-way  down  the  field,  and  about  30  yards  above  the  garden  wall, 
which  spots  are  indicated  by  the  indentations  in  the  bank.  Opposite 
this  rivulet  (A)  it  is  rather  shallow ;  in  fact,  it  is  the  head  of  the  pool ; 
but  below  the  opposite  eddy  (D)  the  mid  channel  retains  much  of  a 
uniform  depth  of  about  7  or  8  feet  in  driest  weather  all  the  way  till 
l^elow  the  Rector's  garden  (E). 

It  is  towards  this  side,  as  being  the  deepest,  that  the  salmon  lie ; 
close  to  and  almost  under  it  in  low  water ;  and  during  better  seasons^ 
in  the  opposite  eddy  (D)^  and  below  it,  in  the  mid  channel,  at  about 
20  yards  off  this  bank. 

The  plan  of  fishing  this  sort  of  stream  will  vary  very  much,  according 
to  the  height  of  water.  Opposite  this  rivulet  is  an  excellent  spot,  when 
the  water  is  rising  and  before  it  thickens,  and  for  a  short  time  after  it 
becomes  clear  again,  while  still  high,  for  the  reason  that  salmon  which 
had  been  resting  below,  are  then  making  an  advance  towards  quitting 
the  pool  altogether  for  a  higher  station  in  the  river.  In  such  a 
state  I  should  commence  throwing  from  the  field  above  (X  L),  as  high 
up  as  the  bushes  will  allow,  straight  across  the  stream,  with  about  18 
yards  of  line,  and  should  play  the  fly  continually  towards  my  left  side :— <• 
why^  I  will  explain  hereafter.  After  repeating  this  once  or  twice  (as 
indeed  every  throw  should  be),  I  should  cast  with  another  yard  or 
two,  in  a  direction  slanting  more  down- stream ;  working  the  fly  first 
towards  the  right,  till  it  came  to  within  4  or  5  yards  of  this  bank,  and 
then,  by  gently  carrying  the  point  of  my  rod  back  again  before  me, 
over  to  the  left,  give  the  fly  a  curve  in  the  water,  and  draw  it  up-stream 
in  8  or  10  strokes.  Thus  I  should  fish  the  whole  stream,  taking  the 
nearest  range  at  the  first  time  of  going  over  it.  Then  I  should  give  out 
another  yard  or  so,  recommencing  where  I  started,  and  work  down  the 
the  stream  in  the  same  fashion  as  1  have  last  described,  till  my  fly  fall 
near  the  head  of  the  opposite  eddy  (D).  The  line  must  then  be 
lengthened  to  the  utmost,  and  I  would  throw  at  about  an  angle  of  45 
degrees,  letting  the  fl.y  continue  at  its  work  till  it  reaches  this  side. 
In  this  fashion  I  should  continue  all  the  way  down  to  the  wall  (B). 


\12  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINS.  [Feb. 

The  general  place  for  them  to  rise,  is  near  this  bank,  as  tbe  fly  is  makins: 
its  curve ;  for  although  they  sometimes  lie  far  off,  they  will  generally, 
unless  very  eager,  follow  and  seize  it  at  that  moment. 

I  shall  have  but  one  or  two  pools  to  show  you  on  this  river,  where 
there  b  less  rapidity  of  motion ;  and  you  will  content  yourself  for  the 
present,  in  noting  that  the  most  vigorous  and  lively  play  of  the  fly 
which  I  shall  permit  to  you  to  adopt  (all  which  I  must  explain  to  you 
fully  another  time),  must  be  resorted  to  on  this  kind  of  water. 

In  low  water,  though  the  same  direction  of  throwing  is  required,  yet, 
as  the  fish  do  not  lie  so  far  out,  16  or  18  yards  of  line  is  the  utmost 
you  need  cast  for  them,  unless  you  can  command  much  more,  and 
throw  at  a  more  acute  angle  with  this  bank  ;  which,  as  it  keeps  you 
further  from  their  sight,  and  also  places  your  fly  in  a  better  position  on 
the  water,  will  give  you  a  greater  chance  in  proportion.     Neither  is  it 
now  requisite  to  trouble  the  water  much  opposite  this  rivulet  (A),  as  it 
is  too  shallow  for  flsh  to  lie  in  :  and  during  low  water,  the  most  likely 
spots  are  about  the  two  holes  I  mentioned,  at    half-way  down  and 
towards  the  lower  end  of  the  field.     They  are  also  taken  during  a. 
high  water  close  under  the  Rector's  wall,  for  that  again  is  the  head  of 
deep  water  under  the  wall,  and  shallower  than  below. 

On  the  other  side,  which  only  affords  chance  for  salmon  when  the  river 
is  full,  and  is  generally  best  for  morts,  unless  a  very  long  line  can  be 
thrown,  the  first  thing  is  to  look  well  about  you  for  the  trees  behind ! ! 
You  may  m  full  season » that  is,  during  a  fresh,  fish  it  from  as  high  up  as 
the  trees  will  allow  you  (C),  where  the  water  is  of  a  tolerable  depth, 
down  to  opposite  the  extremity  of  the  Garden  (E),  and  you  must  throw 
all  the  time  as  long  aline  as  you  can  command,  or  wade  so  as  to  reach 
near  this,  the  then  opposite,  bank.  The  line  must  slope  also,  the  more 
the  better,  in  proportion  to  your  skill  in  throwing  a  long  one,  so  as  lo  near* 
this  bank.  But,  except  in  the  eddy  (D),  and  close  up  at  the  top  (C),  it 
were  useless  to  bring  the  fly  near  to  your  then  side,  as  the  water  must 
always  be  more  or  less  too  shallow ;  if  it  approaches  at  any  time,  (ex- 
cept as  I  have  mentioned,)  to  within  15  yards,  that  is  quite  near 
enough.  Opposite  the  Rector's  garden  wall  is  a  most  excellent  part  of 
the  pool ;  but  it  is  far  best  fished  from  off  the  wall  itself— for  it  is  requi- 
site from  the  opposite  side  (F),  to  throw  a  line  so  long,  that  the  trees 
which  hang  close  to  the  water,  are  sure  to  trouble  you,  unless  you  can 
wade ;  as  to  the  safety  of  which  I'm  not  quite  certain,  as  I  have  never 
yet  awhile  **  charted"  the  depths  and  holes.  I  may  as  well  tell  you 
that  in  low  water  all  along  the  opposite  side  is  a  capital  place  for  trout 
and  par,  even  to  the  very  centre  arch  of  the  bridge,  and  the  upper  end 
is  raUier  preferred  for  morts  than  salmon.  During  small  freshes  I  have, 
taken  and  hooked  several  fish  from  the  opposite  side,  out  of  the  lower* 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  113 

hole  towardis  the  lower  end  of  the  field,  but  then  the  wind  was  favour- 
able,  so  as  to  allow  one  of  my  ''extra  superfine  throws"  almostreaching 
across  the  river. 

How  fortunate,  the  cloud  is  up,  just  in  time  :  good  bye  for  awhile  to 
bright  Phoebus.  Now  for  a  throw.  It  goes  well  out ;  for  I  kept  the  gut 
bottom  in  my  mouth  on  our  way  here,  and  it  has  since  lain  in  the 
water,  and  is  now  well  soaked.  Put  that  in  your  log.  *  *  No  luck 
— they  are  asleep,  I  fear.     I  must  "  try  back." 

Herb,  Try  again  ;  don't  give  in,  or  you'll  cause  me  to  despair. 
Theoph,  I  don't  intend ;  for  I  think  at  my  last  cast  I  saw  the  motion  of 
a  fish.  Be  patient ;  for  I  must  stay  a  few  minutes  before  I  show  him  my 
fly  again.  They  very  seldom  rise  directly  over  the  spot  they  lie  in, 
but  follow  the  fly,  awhile,  first.  After  a  few  minutes,  they  mostly 
return  and  take  up  their  old  quarters,  and  are  ready  for  a  second 
attempt.  *  * 

Now, — look  out, — I  have  him  !  Stand  still  and  let  me  pass 
you  to  the  sand-bank  (A),  where  I  must  ^*  conquer  or  die."  Watch  his 
course,  and  should  I  call,  take  a  clod  or  two  of  earth  to  throw  between 
him  and  the  bank ;  any  thing  to  drive  him  away  ;*  for  all  along,  there 
are  bad  roots  and  stumps,  especially  about  fifteen  yards  fi*om  where  I 
stand.  Soho  !  He  has  shown  himself — not  above  eight  or  nine  pounds  ; 
yet  he  plays  well.  How  he  cuts  about !  Now  up  the  river  !  You  see 
he  must  and  will  go  for  the  present !  There's  twenty  yards  of  line  run 
out  "  at  a  dash !"    but  77/  bring  him  round  again. 

Herb.  Heavens  !  what  a  terrific  plunge !  I  thought  he  must  have  gone 
then  altogether.  He  seemed  determined  to  break  all  or  pull  you  in.  I 
had  no  notion  what  a  salmon  could  do.  He  seems  to  tug;  like  an  ele- 
phant,  so  steady  and  determined.  Bravo  !  this  is  beginning  well,  and 
I'm  aU  alive  again.  1  have  the  gaff  all  ready  :  shall  I  come  down  to. 
you? 

Theoph.  Mind  you,  he  is  not  mine  own  yet — "  first  catch  your 
hare."  There's  plenty  of  game  in  him,  for  these  five  minutes, — as 
I  never  strain  a  fish  except  he  approaches  a  dangerous  ground.  Now 
for  a  leap ! 

Herb.  Up  he  goes !  alVs  safe.  How  beautifully  exact  to  his  motion 
you  seemed  to  yield  the  rod's  point,  and  eased  your  line. 
•  Tkeoph.  As  my  pupil,  take  example.  Come  along,  my  beauty ! 
my  reel  works  well,  thank  goodness ;  for  now  I  am  down  here  I  am 
forced  to  remain  stationary,  and  cannot  be  dancing  attendance  on  you 
io  all  your  "  tacks  and  stays."  He  goes  down  af^ain  and  grows  weak  ! 
So,  come  hither  and  see  fair  play ;  for  I  have  him  **well  in  hand,"  and  he 
is  too  much  exhausted  to  fight  his  way  into  the  bushes.  Yet  see  !  he 
makes  to  the  bank,  as  they  always  will  at  their  last  moments.     Now 

*  As  to  Bghtiog,  and  turning  heavy  £sh,  in  a  more  scientific  fashion,  see  post, 
KO.  CVI. — VOL.  XVIII.  P 


114  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

then— look  sharp—"  down  with  the  dust " — heave  in  a  dod ;  but  be 
sure  it  falls  between  him  and  the  bank,  else  it  will  startle  him  the  wrong 
way,  and  frighten  bim  under  the  stumps,  to  a  certainty  What,  another 
leap  ?  That  was  a  danger  well  got  over.  A  leap  at  such  a  moment, 
when  I  was  "  buting*  him  furiously  l"  Another  turn  or  two  and 
he's 

Herb.  Shall  I  stick  the  gaff  into  him  ? 

Theoph.  To  be  professional,  say  "  gaff  him."  No,  this  shelving  sand- 
bank will  save  you  that  pleasure — and  I  will  show  you  a  dangerous 
trick.     Now  he  is — mine.     Hurrah  ! 

Herb,  What  a  splendid  fish  !  but  how  you  tremble.     Well  done  I 

Theoph,  Tremble !  Do  you  fight  a  salmon  even  of  this  size,  and 
you'll  find  yourself  "another."  Talk  of  excitement,  catching  a 
salmon  is  the  aic/i^  of  it !  During  its  operation,  one's  nerves,  aye  and 
muscles  too,  are  continually  upon  the  greatest  stretch  ;  and  only  ima- 
gine this  state  kept  up  for  an  hour  or  more,  which  is  sometimes  the 
case  with  large  fish.  Nay,  I  have  even  known  three  and  a  half  hours 
spent  upon  a  twenty-pound  fish,  by  a  first-rate  fisherman.  As  it  is^ 
this  has  kept  me  at  work,  not  less  than  twelve  or  fifteen  minutes. — 
He's  tolerably  bright  for  the  low  state  of  the  river.  But  let  me  carry 
him  on  to  the  grass ;  and  do  you  stun  him  to  death,  with  the  but  end 
of  the  gaff  over  the  head,  while  1  hold  him,  and  then  measure  his  length 
and  girth. 

Herb,  From  the  tip  of  his  nose  to  the  centre  of  his  tail,  twenty-nine 
and  a  half  inches ;  girth  fourteen  inches. 

Theoph,  It  would  have  been  better  at  twenty-eight  and  a  half  length, 
and  fifteen  girth — Now,  out  with  the  weighing  machine-— eight  and  a 
half  pounds  standard  weight,  as  I  said. 

Herb.  Tell  me  how  did  you  manage  to  lay  hold  of  him  so  cleverly  ? 
Why  not  have  gaffed  him  at  once  ? 

Theoph.  In  such  a  position  as  that  in  which  I  stood ,  where  one 
can  get  close  to  him,  if  you  have  coolness  sufificient,  and  have  fairly 
killed  the  fish,  you  may  quietly  grasp  him  with  the  right  hand  just 
above  the  spread  of  his  tail,  and  you  have  him  as  firm  as  though  he 
were  ahead  in  a  pickle-tub.  Try  it. — But  I  don't  think  this  can  be 
done  with  all  fish,  as  their  shapes  are  different.  Nor  can  you  well 
manage  a  salmon  smaller  than  five  or  six  pounds  in  such  a  way. 
Gaffing  discolours  the  flesh  when  dressed,  and  destroys  the  beauty  of 
a  fish  before-hand,  into  the  bargain,  and  may  thus  be  avoided  if  you 
intend  the  dead  prize  to  travel  far.  At  the  same  time,  gaffing  is  by  far 
the  more  certain  and  safer  plan :  for,  at  least,  the  other  mode  is  a 
dangerous  experiment,  and  I  have  known  many  good  fish  lost  in  the 
attempt.     Well,  that's  over. 

*  As  to  '*  buting*'  a  fish,  see  posU 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  115 

THE  SONG  OF  THE  WILD  DUCK- 
BY  GREGORY  GREYHOUND,  ESQ, 


Deep — deep  here,  sleeps  the  pool ! — 

Wide — wide  here  stares  the  pool ! 
And  the  day  is  in  its  midmost  march, 

And  all  is  calm  and  cool : 
And  the  sedges  stand  an  edge  and  green, 

And  the  silent  wave  melts  in 
Against  the  Wild  Duck's  rocking  breast ; — 

But  not  a  feather 's  seen 

Of  the  Water-bird's  fair  plumage. 
Of  the  Water-bird  serene ! 

Unmov'd  upon  the  waters. 

How  sleeps  the  silent  sun  ; 
And  all  Light's  gentle  daughters 

Of  joy,  around  him  run  : 
And  the  Water-birds  are  green  and  gold, 

That  float  in  pleasant  light — 
And  loving  them,  as  I  love  them, 

I  hail  the  blessed  sight : 

The  sight  of  the  fair  plumage 
Of  the  Water-birds  serene, 

I  stray  on  by  the  alders. 

Through  reeds — through  rushes  look ; 
Here  Solitude  her  nest  hath  made — 

No  wimpling  dimpling  brook 
Speaks ! — Here  the  water  is  not  heard, 

Save  when  the  grey  breasts  spring ; — 
Scared  at  the  crash  amid  the  weeds, 

They  madden  on  the  wing : 

The  wing  of  the  fair  plumage, 
Of  the  Water-birds  serene  1 

And  is'not  this  a  happy  scene 

Of  generous  sky  and  sun  ? 
And  tender  waters  all  about, 

A  blessing  wholly  done ; 

p2 


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116  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [FfiB. 

No, — something  in  the  yearning  heart 

Stirs  out  for  living  things ; 
Ah !  Is  it  not  that  restless  joy 
Is  never  without  wings  : 

Yet,  wings  of  fairest  plumage, 
Like  the  Water-birds*  serene, 


Thus — thus  to  speak — 'Twould  seem  One  Bird 

Haunted  the  reeds  among ; 
But  at  a  breath,—- a  burst, — a  word — 

Up  springs  a  myriad  throng  : — 
They  make  the  whitest  weathers, 

One  clouded  splendid  sight : 
The  sky  upon  their  feathers. 

Reposes  all  its  light,— 

Borne — borne  on  the  fair  plumage 
Of  the  Water-birds  serene  I 


Wild  birds ! — when  shall  I  waken 

Your  wings  again ! — I  pine, 
To  see  your  wealth  of  golden-green, 

Above  the  water  shine  : 
Too  see  your  cloud  against  the  sky ; 

Your  long  necks  streak  the  day; — 
And  oh !  I  give  my  soul's  best  bond 

To  turn  the  gun  away ! 

From  my  Water-birds'  fair  plumage, 
My  Water-birds  serene. 


Home — home,  I  go ! — but,  water-bound, 

A  feather  holds  my  heart ! 
So  slight  a  thing  finds  anchor-ground, — 

I  cannot  break  apart. 
The  light  grey  breast— the  sheening  neck, 

Have  hold  upon  me,  well;  — 
As  firm  as  doth  the  anchor  keep. 

The  ship  on  ocean's  swell :  1 

Dear  birds  of  the  fair  plumage, — 
My  Water-birds  serene 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  117 

MISADVENTURES  OF  A  CLASSICAL  EQUESTRIAN. 

A  SHEET  FROM  THE  AUTO-BIOGRAPHY  OF  SYLVESTER  STEEPLE- 
CHASE, LATE  OF COLLEGE, 

HtiGHHO  !  Semel  insanivimus  omnes.  *'  Every  man  makes  himself  ridi- 
culous at  some  time  or  another  of  his  life."  Why  should  I  be  ashamed 
to  avow,  that  to  this  universal  rule  I  have  not  been  an  exception  ? 

The  confession  is  perfectly  disinterested.  I  have  been  almost  all  my 
life  a  student — solitary,  and  keenly  sensitive  of  ridicule ;  and  if  I  now 
freely  acknowledge  that  I  did  once  make  an  egregious  fool  of  myself, 
and  publish  my  folly  to  the  laughter-loving  readers  of  a  Sporting 
periodical,  I  have  but  one  motive — the  hope  of  perhaps  saving  from 
similar  absurdity  some  unsuspecting  member  of  that  simple  class,  among 
whom  the  fairest  portion  of  my  life  has  been  spent. 

I  said  that  I  have  been  all  my  life  a  student — I  might  have  addtd, 
but  that  the  bull  would  fix  my  nativity  west  of  St.  George's  Channel, 
that  I  was  bom  one.  Circumstances  shaped  my  destiny ;  choice  almost 
from  infancy  tied  me  down  happy  and  contented  in  its  pursuit.  Family 
prospects  I  had  none ;  for  my  father,  the  younger  son  of  a  sporting — 

(as  the  name  implies) — and  not  over-wealthy  baronet  in shire, 

had  left  me  utterly  unprovided.  My  uncle,  his  elder  brother,  under- 
took the  charge  of  my  education  ;  and  I  was  brought  up  in  the  pro- 
spect of  a  valuable  living,  which,  for  the  time,  was  in  his  gift.  Thus,  at 
an  early  age,  I  was  transferred  from  the  seclusion  of  my  fond  mother's 
blouse,  to  the  even  gloomier  home  of  the  clergyman,  who  had  the 
charge  of  my  education,  and  with  the  exception  of  an  occasional  visit 
to  my  uncle's  residence,  I  had  literally  seen  nothing,  even  as  a  boy, 
of  what  is  called  the  world,  when  I  entered  the  university.  There, 
I  need  scarcely  add,  habits  such  as  these  at  once  decided  my  career — 
I  settled  down  into  a  reader. 

An  unexpected  event,  the  death  of  my  kind  uncle,  some  years  after- 
wards, altered  my  destiny.  He  had  been  for  a  long  time  a  periodical 
sufferer  from  gout ;  but,  of  an  iron  constitution,  he  had  hitherto  been 
able  to  deal  very  summarily  with  its  attacks ;  'and  I  well  remenber  the 
childish  wonder  with  which  I  used  to  watch  him  during  the  process. 
As  soon  as  it  began  to  threaten,  his  invariable  practice  was  to  sit  with 
bis  feet  plunged  in  cold  water ;  and,  although  the  torture  for  a  time 
was  exquisite,  he  would  bear  on,  and  literally  roar  the  Jit  away.  The 
cry  which  came  easiest  to  him,  even  in  his  pain,  was  his  favourite 
hunting  halloo ;  and  I  have  s,een  him  sit  for  an  hour  together'groaning 
in  his  agony,  occasionally  by  way  of  relief  bursting  out  into  a  wild 


118  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

protracted  note,  which  in  these  degenerate  days  would  make  the  fortune 
of  our  comparatively  voiceless  huntsmen ;  and  which,  if  I  described  it  on 
paper,  I  should  spin  out  like  the  celebrated  upsilon  in  the  Plutus  of 
Aristophanes.  This  was  indeed  a  desperate  remedy  :  but  the  iron  firm- 
ness of  his  frame  for  a  long  time  bore  him  through.  Unfortunately,  in 
one  of  these  efforts,  so  long  successful,  the  process  was  at  last  reversed. 
This  inverterate  enemy  at  length  fixed  its  fangs  in  his  vitals ;  and,  after 
being  beaten  in  many  a  hard  run,  the  gout  at  last  raised  the  |death- 
whoop  over  my  poor  uncle  ! 

Upon  this  portion  of  my  history  I  shall  not  dwell.  My  cousin 
George  succeeded  to  the  title  and  estate  of  his  father ;  but  in  my  cir- 
cumstances the  change  produced  no  alteration,  or  if  any,  it  was  for  the 
better.  My  hope  of  the  living  fell  with  the  decease  of  my  uncle,  the 
presentment  having  been  held  only  for  life ;  but  my  cousin  insisted  on 
settling  upon  me  an  allowance  more  than  adequate  to  my  wants  ; 
and,  consulting  my  long-cherished  inclinations,  I  continued  to  reside 
on  a  fellowship  which  I  had  obtained  in College.  I  was  con- 
tented and  even  happy ;  for,  from  a  feeling  of  propriety,  I  had  trained 
my  mind  to  habits  of  study  and  retirement ;  and,  even  from  my  youth, 
had  felt  a  constitutional  aversion  to  the  more  active  enjoyments  of  life 
m  which  my  gayer  cousin  had  always  delighted.  I  was  now  able  to 
indulge  my  bias  without  restraint,  and  gave  my  whole  soul  to  the  study 
of  the  classics.  My  favourite  author,  since  I  had  been  capable  of  com- 
parison, had  been  Xenophon.  I  was  captivated  by  his  unpretending, 
almost  child-like,  simplicity ;  and,  in  the  ambitious  day-dreams,  in  which 
students  fondly  indulge,  my  fancy,  in  some  of  its  idle  wanderings, 
would  whisper  that  perhaps  it  might  one  day  be  my  fortune  to  go  down 
to  posterity  as  the  great  editor  of  my  favourite — the  Lipsius  or  Heyne 
of  Xenophon  !  Alas  !  the  recollection  that  I  was  poor  and  dependent, 
chilled  the  ardour  of  these  too  proud  aspirings.  But  these  things  are 
arranged  elsewhere.  Every  one  knows  that  fox-hunters,  albeit  they 
enjoy  more  of  life,  are  no  more  immortal  than  other  men.  My  poor 
cousin  George  was  a  keen  lover  of  the  sport ;  perhaps  it  was  thus  his 
fortune  to  enjoy  more  of  it  in  a  given  time.  But,  unhappily  one  last 
day  of  the  season — almost  at  the  very  last  fence  of  the  last  run — his  noble 
hunter,  who  had  carried  him  thiough  the  year  without  a  blunder, 
proved  not  false,  but  fortuneless  at  least ;  they  were  both  killed  by  the 
same  fall !  Poor  George,  he  is  gone  !  And  in  him  I  lost  one  whom  I 
loved,  and  who  loved  me  well.  Our  tastes  did  not  assimilate,  but  our 
hearts  were  one.     I  shall  never  forget  him.     Illi  sit  terra  levis  ! 

This  was  a  sudden,  almost  stunning,  revolution.  From  the  humblest 
and  most  retiring  member  of  my  college,  I  had  in  a  moment  grown  into 
a  potent  baronet — Sir  Sylvester  Steeplechase,  of— Hall,    i  had 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  119 

once,  even  in  fancy,  contemplated  the  possibility  of  sucli  an  event :  and 
will  it  be  believed  that  the  first  thought  which  this  sudden  acquisition 
of  independence  suggested,  was,  that  I  might  look  forward  to  the  ac- 
complishment of  my  darling  hope — I  might  now  publish  my  Xeno- 
phon  !     I  had  at  this  time  just  completed  my  thirtieth  year. 

For  a  time,  however,  the  necessary  attention  to  the  arrangement  of 
my  affairs  gave  me  abundant  occupation.  Solicitors,  agents,  stewards, 
brokers,  worried  me  with  a  ceaseless  jargon  about  titles,  accounts, 
and  investitures.  I  was  tormented  by  applications  which  to  me  were 
absolutely  unintelligible.  Grooms,  trainers,  whips,  gamekeepers, 
earth-stoppers,  and  a  hundred  other  tribes  whose  names  1  had  never 
before  heard,  clamorously  demanded  my  patronage.  I  was  beset  with 
visits  of  condolence  or  congratulation,  with  deputations  and  requsitions. 
I  was  expected  to  fill,  in  every  particular,  the  position  left  vacant  by  the 
death  of  my  poor  cousin ;  and  in  truth  they  seemed  to  believe  me  pos- 
sessed of  a  sort  of  sporting  ubiquity.     I  was  unanimously  called  to  the 

mastership  of  the  great fo3^-hounds,  named  treasurer  of  the 

stakes,  and,  great  Diana!    captain  of  the archers!     I 

was  elected  member  of  nine  hunts,  seven  shooting-clubs,  and  there  was 
not  a  race  for  the  coming  year,  of  which  I  was  not  appointed  steward. 
Heaven  help  me !  never  was  there  a  more  degenerate  scion  of  a  sporting 
race  !  never  was  the  patronymic  **  Steeple-chase  "  more  miserably  mis- 
placed 1  I  had  never  been  on  horse-back  in  my  entire  life.  I  could 
not  sleep  with  an  easy  mind,  if  I  fancied  there  was  a  loaded  fowhng 
piece  under  the  same  roof,  and  if,  in  the  excess  of  folly,  I  could  have 
been  induced  to  venture  my  neck  after  the  hounds,  I  would  have 
deemed  it  more  meritorious  to  slaughter  the  dogs  themselves,  than  the 
miserable  little  persecuted  animal  which  they  were  trained  to  worry  to 
the  death !  It  is  almost  needless  therefore  to  say  that,  in  all  these 
cases,  I  begged  to  decline  the  honour  intended,  respectfully,  of  course, 
and  with  suitable  regrets  for  the  unhappy  neglect  of  this  part  of  my 
education.  At  the  same  time  I  felt  it  due  to  the  memory  of  my  poor 
cousin  to  direct,  that,  though  all  the  supernumeraries  of  his  extensive 
stud  had  been  disposed  of,  his  favourite  pack  should  still  be  maintained 
in  the  style  of  excellence  for  which  it  had  long  been  proverbial. 

Having  thus  disposed  of  all,  I  sat  down  seriously  to  resume  my 
labours,  determined  to  give  my  life  to  literature,  to  those  pursuits  for 
which  I  felt  that  my  natural  dispositions,  as  well  as  acquired  tastes, 
had  prepared  me.  Alas!  how  short-sighted  is  human  prudence!  how 
little  did  I  deem  it  possible  that  any  chain  of  events  could  convert  me 
into  a  sportsman  !  Every  one  knows  that  my  favourite  Xenophon  was 
an  accomplised  horseman  in  his  day,  and  an  ardent  lover  of  the  sports 
of  field  and  forest.    He  has  left  us,  in  his  Treatises  on  "  Horesmanship  " 


120  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

and  **  the  Chase,"  a  perfect  manual  of  the  '•noble  science,"  as  culti- 
vated in  his  own  times.     With  these  works  I  had  long  been  familiar, 
that  is  as  a  student.    I  had  read  and  re-read  them.    1  had  pored  over 
every  commentator  who  had  thrown  any  light  upon  their  meaning.     I 
had  even  taken  the  pains  of  studying  Gratius  and  Appian,  as  well  as 
Arrian's  Cynegeticus,  in  the  hope  of  gleaning  all  possible  collateral  in- 
formation.    But,  when  I  seriously  set  about  my  editorial  labours,  I 
soon  found  that  my  knowledge  was  barren  and  theoretical ;  and  some 
mischievous  fiend  prompted  me  that  I  never  should  be  able  to  do 
justice  to  my  immortal  favourite,  without  a  practical  knowledge  of 
those  subjects,  of  which  he  had  been  so  accomplished  a  master.     My 
vanity  was  tickled  by  his  representation,  that  **  it  is  on  horseback  gods 
and  heroes  are  painted  ;  and  that  men  who  manage  their  horses  grace- 
fully present  a  most  magnificent  spectacle."  Visions  of  the  pride  of 
reviving  the  glories  of  Classic  equestrianism,  which  I  saw  had  sadly 
fallen  away,  began  to  flit  before  my  fancy  ;  and  I  will  not  deny  that  I 
had  some  slight  visitings  of  shame,  when  I  reflected  that  I  was  the  first 
of  a  long  line  who  had  deserted  the  hereditary  walk  in  which  a  sport- 
ing ancestry  had  figured  from  time  immemorial.      My  determination, 
therefore,    was   speedily  taken,  for  I  have  ever  been   rapid  in  my 
counsels.    I  resolved  to  set  about  the  study  of  horsemanship — practical 
horsemanship — and,  as  my  object  was  to  acquire  such  knowledge  as 
would  enable  me  to  illustrate  the  works  of  Xenophon,  I  determined  to 
discard  all  the  modern  devices  of  luxury  or  convenience,  and  limit  my 
equestrian  caparison  by  the  rigid  rules  of  the  classic  manege.     I  need 
not  say  that  in  all  things  Xenophon  was  my  model ;  and  as  a  pre- 
liminary step,  1  set  about  furnishing  my  stud  upon  the  principles  laid 
down  in  his  first  chapter  for  the  judgment  of  horseflesh.     With  these  1 
laboured  to  become  perfectly  familiar;  as  a  specimen  of  my  zeal,  even 
in  small  matters,  I  may  mention,  that  I  remember  walking  several  miles 
on  a  scorching  day,  that  I  might  study,  unobserved,  the  construction 
of  a  goat's  fetlock  ;  and,  on  another  occasion,  daubing  myself  over  with 
the  filth  of  a  hog- sty,  in  examining  the  formation  of  a  boar ;— all  this, 
that  I  might  practically  understand  the  caution,*  "  neither  must  the 
lower  bones  of  the  fetlock  be  erect,  like  that  of  a  goat,"  nor  **  the  neck 
falling  forward  firom  the  chest,  like  that  of  a  boar."     When  I  fancied 
myself  sufficiently  prepared  by  this  private  study,  to  enter  the  market, 
I  was  not  long  in  finding  many  eager  to  accommodate  me,  nay  to  press 
upon  my  acceptance  bargains,  which  they  would  not  offer  to  any  living 
soul  save  myself.     However,  I  was  determined  to  judge  for  myself  and 
by  myself. 

*  Xenophon  De  re  equeBtri.  Cap.  I.  sect.  5  and  8. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  1^1 

I  will  ndt  attempt  to  enumerate  the  accidents  which  befel  me  during 
the  search.  The  forefinger  of  my  right  hand  was  crushed  almost  to 
mummy,  in  proving  the  soundness  of  the  feet  and  the  proper  elevation 
of  the  sole.  In  measuring,  secundum  artem,  whether  the  '*  hocks  were 
the  proper  distance  asunder,''  I  had  two  ribs  almost  broken  by  a  kick  ; 
and  in  feeling  whether  **  both  sides  of  the  jaw  were  equally  tender," 
the  scoundrelly  groom,  who  held  the  mouth  open,  suddenly  letting  go 
his  hold»  my  hand  was  well-nigh  torn  off,  as  the  jaws  plosed,  with  iron 
gripe,  upon  my  wrist. 

This  was  dearly -bought  experience ;  but,  being  determined  to  have 
i^  at  any  price,  and  to  take  nothing  upon  hearsay,  I  persisted  in  a 
personal  examination.  At  last  my  perseverance  was  rewarded ;  I  dis- 
covered a  young  horse,  perfect,  as  I  fondly  hoped,  in  every  particular 
required  by  the  skilful  Grecian.  The  tail,  to  be  sure,  was  cut  in  the 
barbarous  fashion  of  modern  times  ;  but  as  he  was  unexceptionable  in 
all.  beside,  I  consoled  myself  by  reflecting  that  if  this  was  unusual  at 
Athens,  it  was  not  without  classical  precedent  at  Rome ;  and  I  remem- 
bered with  satisfaction  Horace's  old  complacent  boast, 

— —  "  Nunc  mihi  curto 
Ire  licet  mnlo." 

With  this  slight  exception,  I  considered  myself  extremely  fortunate. 
There  is  no  point  on  which  Xenophon  insists  so  strongly  as  that  the 
knees  be  flexible :  ''  the  horse  must  bend  his  knees  pliantly."  In  the 
animal  which  I  had  chosen  there  could  be  no  "question  on  this  score. 
The  knee  bent  with  the  slightest  motion — nay,  even  when  he 
stood  perfectly  still — shook,  by  the  mere  exertion  of  standing.  I  was 
pleased,  too,  by  my  own  penetration  in  discovering  this :  for  the 
salesman,  though  loud  in  the  praises  of  the  steed,  did  not  once  advert 
to  this  excellence.  It  was  plain  he  had  not  studied  Xenophon :  but 
that  was  his  own  affair — 1  was  not  bound  to  tell  him.  I  was  satisfied, 
too,  from  his  appearance,  that  he  possessed  abundant  spirit  and  will* 
ingness  to  work.  Indeed,  even  when  held  by  the  groom,  such  was  his 
eagerness  to  go  forward,  that  he  constantly  kept  one  foot  pointed 
out  before  him,  I  question  whether  1  should  have  attached  much 
weight  to  this  fact,  had  it  been  pointed  out  by  another;  but  it 
was  my  own  discovery,  and  satisfied  me  perfectly.  There  were  some 
marks  upon  the  left  knee^  from  which  I  concluded,  though  the  dealer 
did  not  specify  the  fact,  that  he  had  been  already,  as  Xenophon  directs, 
trained  to  kneel  down,  ^*  in  order  to  admit  the  rider  on  his  back/- 

In  carrying  out  my  theory,  I  had  predetermined  not  to  consider 
expense  :  I  paid  at  once  the  price  demanded.  It  was  a  large  one  cer- 
tainly ;  but  fell  far — very  far — short  of  the  twelve  talents  paid  for  the 

NO.  CVI. — VOL.  XVIII.  Q 


122  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

famous  Bucephalus;  and  besides,  I  had  found  an  animal  which  at 
once  realized  all  my  wishes.  The  removing  him  to  my  own  stables 
was  a  matter  of  some  difficulty  and  importance ;  and  I  fear  I  rather 
puzzled  the  groom  by  the  multiplicity  of  directions  which  I  gave  him, 
word  for  word,  from  my  text-book  *  He  must  be  sure  not  to  lead  him 
with  a  bridle,  ^'  for  thus  one  side  of  the  niouth  is  rendered  harder  than 
the  other ;"  not  to  '*  go  before  him,  for  then  the  horse  has  the  power  of 
doing  what  he  pleases ;"  nor  **  behind  him,  for  in  that  case  he  may  work 
what  mischief  he  will."  I  have  reason  to  suspect  that,  although  the 
fellow  touched  his  hat  in  token  of  obedience,  he  led  the  horse  just  as  he 
pleased  himself  notwithstanding,  going  ''  behind"  or  *'  before"  him, 
exactly  as  he  found  most  convenient. 

The  stable  appointments  of  my  poor  cousin  George  were  perfect — 
that  is,  perfect  in  the  modem  style.  This,  however,  was  quite  at  va- 
riance with  my  classic  views ;  and  I  determined  that  it  should  be  altered 
immediately.  The  details  of  my  own  arrangements  I  shall  spare  the 
reader ;  suffice  it  to  say,  that  the  most  important  alterations  regarded 
the  stalls,  which  were  remodelled  strictly  according  to  the  following 
plan : — 

"  If  the  stall  be  moist  and  smooth,  it  will  injure  the  feet,  even 
though  they  be  naturally  excellent.  Let  it  be  made  sloping,  therefore, 
and  provided  with  sewers,  to  prevent  moisture  ;  and,  to  guard  against 
improper  smoothness,  let  it  be  floored  with  stones^  each  about  the 
size  of  the  hoof  laid  one  against  the  other.  A  floor  made  on  this 
plan  will  strengthen  the  hoof  of  the  animal  standing  upon  it.  The 
horse  should  be  led  out  by  the  groom  when  he  wishes  to  clean  him  ; 
and,  after  the  morning  meal,  untied  from  the  manger,  that  he  may  go 
with  more  pleasure  to  his  supper.  Let  the  outer  part  of  the  stall  be 
made  with  the  utmost  care ;  it  will  contribute  to  strengthen  the  feet,  if 
it  be  covered  with  broken  stones,  a  hand  broad  and  about  a  pound 
weight,  kept  together  by  a  band  of  iron  encompassing  them.  While 
he  stands  on  these  stones,  it  is  as  if  he  were  travelling  on  a  stony 
road ;  and  thus  these  strengthen  the  hollow  of  his  hoof."  * 

Reforms  so  extensive,  naturally  excited  considerable  observation ; 
nor  were  they  unaccompanied  with  grumbling  on  the  part  of  the  under- 
lings of  the  old  system.  Some  of  my  sporting  neighbours,  too,  occa- 
sionally called  to  enjoy  a  laugh  at  my  expense.  I  allowed  them  to 
indulge  their  merriment.  Time,  I  said,  would  show  which  was  the 
wiser.  There  was  one  part  of  my  establishment,  however,  completely 
beyond  my  reach.  I  attempted  to  introduce  the  reform  into  the 
stables  of  the  huntsman  and  whip ;  but  old  Jack  Belton  stoutly  re- 

'*  Ibid.  C.N.  8,3,4,5. 


1840.1  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  123 

sisted  :  and,  although  I  had  been  nettled  by  the  free  terms  in  which 
he  ridiculed  my  first  purchase  in  horseflesh,  pronouncing  him  a  '*  dead 
pointer'*  and  I  know  not  what  beside,  yet  I  could  not  find  it  in  my 
heart  to  press  it  on  the  hearty  old  man  against  his  will. 

My  operations  were  now  almost  completed.  I  had  made  several 
expensive  additions  to  my  stud,  upon  the  same  principles  which  had 
guided  my  first  choice  :  I  delivered  in  the  great  hall  a  series  of  lectures 
on  the  classic  rules  of  the  manege  to  the  wondering  retainers  of  the 
new  establishment ;  and  wrote  out  with  my  own  hand  a  translation  of 
Xenophon*s  golden  treatise,  to  guide  the  operations  of  my  confidential 
superintendent.  Into  the  caparison  and  equipments  of  my  stud,  also, 
I  introduced  a  radical  reform ;  dfsmissing  without  mercy  the  modern 
abomination  of  stirrups,  with  all  their  appendages — condemning  the 
countless  varieties  of  bridles  on  which  my  poor  predecessor  had  prided 
himself — bridoon,  Pelham  Chifney, — retaining  only  the  plain,  but  clas- 
sic, snafiSe ;  and,  to  silence  opposition  by  a  single  stroke,  I  stripped  off 
every  horse-shoe  in  my  establishment,  and  fell  back  at  once  on  the 
usage,  which,  alone,  nature  as  well  as  classic  science  had  sanctioned ! 

There  remained  but  my  own  training  in  the  mysteries  of  equestrian- 
ism. This  I  had  hitherto  deferred,  partly  that  all  things  might  pro- 
ceed according  to  order, — partly  from  a  certain  nervousness  as  to  the 
event ;  which,  although  it  always  disappeared  when  I  had  my  books 
before  me,  yet,  I  know  not  how,  invariably  returned  as  soon  as  the 
time  came  for  commencing.  I  flattered  myself,  however,  that  I  was 
perfect  as  a  book  horseman,  I  knew  every  rule,  and  the  approved  usage 
in  every  difficulty.  I  understood  the  "  circular  riding,"  the  **  oblong 
riding,"  and  "  that  riding  which  is  directed  straight  forward,"  * — the 
rules  for  "  ascending  a  height"  and  **  descending  a  declivity;"  and  I 
had  a  sort  of  vague  imagining  that  perhaps  I  might  venture  on  the 
directions  for  "  crossing  a  ditch."  Nor  had  I  altogether  overlooked 
the  practical  portion.  One  part  at  least  I  was  perfect  in — the  manner 
of  leaping  on  horseback  without  the  assistance  of  the  anaboleusf.  I 
had  made  it  a  point  to  practise  this,  using  as  a  substitute  for  a  real 
horse,  a  wooden  figure,  made  on  the  plan  of  those  placed  in  the 
Campus  Martins,  to  afford  the  youths  of  Rome  an  opportunity  of 
similar  exercise.  As  yet,  however,  my  training  had  gone  no  farther. 
Now  that  all  preparations  were  complete,  there  was  no  shadow  of 
excuse  for  further  delay  ;  and  yet  I  felt  an  unaccountable  unwillingness 
to  make  the  firat  essay.  Most  opportunely  I  received  a  pressing  invi- 
tation from  a  neighbouring  baronet,  an  old  friend  of  my  late  uncle's, 

•  Cap.  vii. 

t  Thd  slare  who,  in  the  ahsence  of  the  stirrup,  which  the  ancients  never   used, 
assisted  the  rider  in  mounting.     By  the  Latins  he  was  called  Strator. 

q2 


124  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

protesting  against  further  delay  of  my  long  promised  and  often  de- 
ferred visit.  In  the  state  of  mind  which  I  then  experienced,  this  was  a 
most  seasonable  relief;  and  1  compromised  with  my  editorial  con- 
science, by  resolving  that  the  very  day  after  my  return,  I  should  most 
positively  begin.  I  but  staid,  therefore,  to  repeat  all  my  instructions 
as  to  the  management  of  the  stud  during  my  absence— especially 
directing  that  the  horse  "  should  be  tied  to  the  stall  from  above*' 
rather  than  from  below;  and  that  the  head,  instead  of  being  cleaned 
with  the  brush,  "  should  always  be  ,washed  with  water,***  and  set  out 
at  length  upon  the  first  visit  which  I  had  yet  made  in  my  new 
capacity. 

It  is  no  part  of  my  present  plan  to  dilate  on  the  frankness  and  cor- 
diality of  my  host,  nor  the  arch,  though  retiring  simplicity,  of  his 
beautiful  daughter  Emily.  We  spent  several  delightful  days  in  ex- 
ploring the  romantic  neighbourhood  of  his  residence ;  and  I  began 
to  feel  that  there  were  other  beauties  besides  those  of  the  classics.  But 
I  must  not  forget  myself — my  adventures  are  hurrying  to  a  close. 

One  evening  we  had  a  large  party  of  the  neighbouring  gentry.  After 
dinner,  the  conversation  turned  upon  my  novel  plans ;  and  there  was  a 
good  deal  of  amusing  speculation  as  to  their  probable  success.  I  was 
induced  to  give  a  full  explanation  of  my  theory ;  and  was  not  a  little 
nettled  to  perceive,  that  it  was  with  difficulty  the  politeness  of  my 
audience  restrained  the  laughter  which  was  struggling  to  escape.  The 
air  of  ridicule,  too,  which  a  practical  old  sportsman  threw  over  the 
whole  matter,  when  I  had  concluded  my  explanation,  so  completely 
mortified  me,  that  when  our  host.  Sir  William,  to  give  me,  as  he  said, 
a  fair  trial  of  it  before  I  should  finally  abandon  it,  proposed  to  mount 
me,  in  the  true  English  style,  on  the  morrow, — I  was  too  proud  to 
acknowledge  my  utter  inexperience;  nor  was  it  until  I  had  gone 
too  far  to  retract  in  honour,  that  I  saw,  in  its  full  horror,  the  difficulty 
in  which  I  had  involved  myself.  Ye  Gods!  what  a  night  I  spent  in 
the  appalling  anticipation  of  the  morrow!  how  heartily  I  cursed  the 
folly  which  had  thus  led  me,  step  by  step,  to  the  crisis  of  my  fate ! 
Would  it  not  be  possible  to  plead  illness  ?  Alas  !  an  instinct  told  me 
the  plea  would  be  suspected,  and ,  at  best,  would  but  postpone  the 
day  of  terror  which  now  must  come  ! — A  sudden  call  home  ?  Con- 
science assured  me  that  the  shallow  pretence  would  be  seen  through 
with  half  a  glance.  Alas !  there  was  no  retreat.  I  had  crossed  the 
Rubicon — 1  fell  asleep  in  despair,  to  rehearse,  in  dreams,  the  dreaded 
dinounment  of  the  morrow  1 

*  Cap.  ii.  8.  4  and  6. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  l25 

THE  NEW  YEAR'S  SPORTING  HOPES. 

*'  And  coming  events  cast  their  shadows  before  V* — Campbell.] 

The  new  year,  if  it  does  not  come  in  with  the  speed  of  the  racer,-r 
comes  in  with  that  fierce  wind,  which  ought  to  teach  him  it;  for  no 
man  of  the  slightest  sporting  fancy  can  look  up  to  the  sky,  without 
seeing  a  rush  of  clouds  (Derby  shaped  things,  if  he  has  an  ultra 
fancy)  running  the  course  over  the  sky,  and  ideally  realizing  in  winter, 
that,  which  is  actually  performed  in  spring. — The  river  too,  unlike 
Wordsworth's  sonnet-river-Thames,  runneth  not  "  at  its  own  sweet 
will ;" — for  it  is  urged  on  by  the  iZo^n^on-tempest — or  pressed  by  the 
steady  spur  of  the  Chifney-wind, — and  carries  all  before  it ! — So  much, 
indeed,  have  the  elements  opened  to  us,  of  the  new  year, — that  we  are 
unusually  tempted  to  take  their  career  as  our  guide,  and  by  a  sort  of 
hurried  impetuosity  of  "  going  ahead"  (as  the  Americans  call  it), 
anticipate  at  a  rapid  glance  what  may  happen  in  1840.  Prophetic 
inspiration,  however,  ought  to  take,  and  does  take  with  us, — the 
proper  hint  from  Hamlet*s  ghostly  father's  phrase,  of  "  brief  let  me  be." 
May  we  therefore  indulge  in  a  slight  look-out  (and  certainly  not  like 
any  one  of  the  preventive  service)  at  what  may  happen,  not  in  results, 
but  in  the  mere  performances  of  a  few  sporting  events. — We  do  not 
pretend  to  be  Murphys, — except  so  far  as  in  advising  our  readers, 
whenever  they  are  interested  in  the  events  of  which  we  speak, — to 
keep  that  weather-eye  (which  he  might  advise  them  to  close)  open! 

Racing  first  demands  our  attention.  It  is  quite  evident  that  racing, 
from  distress,  oppression,  and  severity, — loss,  aridness  of  soil,  and 
poverty, — begins  to  emigrate  from  its  old  settlements.  Brighton  and 
Lewes  are  becoming  pauperized, — and  the  population-supporters  of 
those  races,  would  gladly  quit.  Heaton  Park  is  already  a  deserted 
village ;  the  present  promising  Australia  of  Liverpool,  having  lured 
the  emigration,  wealth,  and  support  of  its  Emigries.  Doncaster  is  on 
the  wane.  The  north- country  trainers  are  already  looking  out  for  the 
New-Sidney  of  south  stables ; — and  the  St.  Leger,  which  was  once 
the  pride,  the  grand  attraction  of  all  racing  people,  has  at  last  been 
detected  to  be  so  mere  a  spot  for  the  chicanery  of  stable  and  stable, 
that  it  is  impossible  not  to  see  the  wings  of  this  woodcock- meeting, 
spread  for  flight  1— Doncaster  will  die ; — the  vans,  which  would  seem 
to  have  promised  inflated  lungs  to  this  asthmatic  meeting  (by  the  air 
of  the  introduction  of  fresh  horses),  have  opened  a  promise  to  the  ear 
of  Doncaster,  which  better  improvements  make  them  break  to  the 


1C8  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [F^b. 

threats,  &c;,  (and  all  these  silently  endured  till  now,)  they  would  won- 
der that  we  recurred  to.  a  subject  so  repulsive.  Let  it  not,  however,  be 
forgotten,  that  there  are  the  sunny  sides  of  the  Turf  to  be  looked  at ; 
that,  to  give  a  true  picture  of  the  turf,  it  cannot  be  painted  all  in 
shade !  There  have  been,  and  are,  honest  trainers,-^ear  old  short 
silent  men, — who  never  sleep  at  daylight  or  talk  at  candlelight; — ^men 
who  take  a  pipe  as  an  excuse  for  taciturnity,  and  who  drink  the  placid 
glass  of  ale,  as  an  excuse  for  the  opening  of  the  mouth, — **  and  these 
are  of  them."  There  are  jockeys  who  are  weighty  in  ,their  opinions, 
however  they  may  be  light  in  their  bodies;  who,  scarcely  educated,  can 
take  a  degree  in  honour !  and  who  would  look  upon  any  disgrace  on 
horseback,  as  humiliatingly  as  any  Armed  Knight  of  old.  There  is 
even  (even !)  a  Stable  Boy, — perhaps  I  should  say  there  is  the  stable- 
boy,  who  would  lose  his  fustian  jacket, — his  cotton  pocket-handker- 
chief,—<lrab  gaiters, — and  all ;  who  kneels  down,  with  devotion,  at  the 
heels  of  the  thorough-bred  devil  who  would  kick  his  brains  out — with- 
out reference  to  whether  he  would  gloss  his  outside,  or  poison  his  in  i 

.  They  may  talk  of  Petrarch  with  Laura,  Eloise  with  Abelard 
-T-or  any  given  Lover  with  any  given  Lover  ; — but  we  will  venture  to 
say  (only  that  neither  of  them  writes)  there  is  no  attachment  so  devoted , 
so  unwearying,  so  enthusiastic,  as  that  which  glows,  lives,  and  grows, 
between  the  seven-years'  old  human  urchin,  and  the  younger  racer  he 
superintends !  Look  at  the  moment  when  the  Owner  and  his  friends  go 
in — the  trainer,  too,  of  course,  attending  them.  Is  there  not  timidity 
in  every  one  but  one  ?  There  is  a  descending  scale  of  courage  in  all  of 
the  race. 

The  trainer  has  his  stick  or  his  whip,  carries  his  bow-windowed 
waistcoat  or  the  Jlap  of  that  casement  (for  there  is  no  medium),  right 
up  to  a  decent  distance,  from  the  long  tail,  ~  the  black  sinewy  hocks, 
— and  uncertain  heels  of  the  creature  at  the  manger !  The  owner  has 
a  nervous  courage  behind  the  trainer;  the  friends  are  always  appear- 
ing with  the  utmost  anxiety  to  examine  points, — to  stand  out  of  reach 
of  tlie  animal's  hoofs, — and  (if  required)  to  go  up  and  feel  her  condition 

having  of  course  talked  at  home  of  the  crest,  shoulders,  withers,  loins, 
and  hocks  of  a  racer):  they  advance  very  much  like  sacrifices  to  the 
altar, — or  rather,  at  the  halter,  with  dim  knowledge  and  veiled  fear ; — 
they  feel  the  crest,  as  a  child  would  touch  the  monument ;  run  the 
hand  over  the  shoulder  with  an  evident  eye  to  animal-devouring ;  gloss 
the  hand  over  the  back,  with  an  equally  shining  alarm ;  and,  having 
escaped  from  the  straw,  declare  they  are  satisfied  with  the  sight  of  the 
hock.  This  is  no  imaginary  or  over-coloured  picture — if  there  is  a 
trainer,  who  has  a  race  horse,  and  whose  Owner  likes  to  visit  it  in  its 
stall,  and  who  brings  his  friends  td  see  this  colt  out  of  '^  Nonplus*  dam,' 


1^0  ]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  149 

he  will  at  oi^ce  apprehend  and  admit  the  truth  of  what  we  write.  But 
We  have  reserved  the  charm  of  our  truth  to  the  last :  and  as  children 
gnaw  around  the  uncertain  pasty, — nibble  about  the  unreliable  out- 
skirts, and  leave  the  small,  poor,  yet  precious  relish,  to  the  last,  so  we 
preserve  and  refer  to  our  trifle  with  an  almost  childish  devotedness* 
Perhaps  this  illustration  has  occurred  to  us  from  this, — that  it  is  to 
(ihildren  we  are  about  to  refer.  Owners  of  race  horses,  Trainers, 
Friends,  have  all  their  great  or  wider  interests,  to  study ;  they  have 
their  influences  to  extend :  their  friendships  to  covet :  their  prides  to 
sustain  ; — but  look  at  the  stable  boy  !  Shakespeare  has  said,  that,  in 
his  allusion  to  the  hounds  in  his  "  Midsummer  Night's  Dream,"  they 
are  **  each  under  each," — and  so  is  the  race-horse- stable  gradation,  of 
Owner,  Friend,  Trainer,  Head  Lad,  and  Stable  Boys.  Hounds,  how- 
ever, have  no  last  dog  in  the  estimation  of  the  pack : — the  stable  has ! 
In  the  stable  boy,  however,  the  ardour  of  racing  exists,  and  exists  at 
the  root!  A  plater  wins  his  affections;  the  winner  of  a  cup  elevates 
him  ;  the  winner  of  a  great  race  makes  a  drunken  boy.  But  the  loser 
of  a  small  race  makes  the  lad  wisp  him  afterwards  with  a  sigh,— yet  no 
defeat  would  withhold  that  wisp  from  him  ;  and  peihaps  no  tears  hate 
ever  been  shed,  in  more  profusion,  than  by  the  ten  or  eleven  lads  home 
at  stable  who  have  rubbed  down  the  legs  of  the  losers  of  the  Derby  and 
Oaks,  each  shrimp  expecting  to  see  its  particular  object  come  back 
crowned  with  laurels.  No  pride  of  Owner,  Trainer,  or  Jockey,  or  Head 
Lad  (if  he  leads),  equals  that  of  the  stunted  urchin  that  walks  before  or 
behind,  or  by  the  side  of,  the  winner  of  the  Derby,  Oaks,  or  Leger. 
He  is  "  the  great  pan  of  the  dairy,"  and  would — oh  would  he  cotild 
carry  the  honesty  of  his  childhood  through  this  his  educational  proba- 
tion invariably  up  to  his  stunted  manhood  ! 

It  has  been  the  custom,  and  perhaps  not  one  that  is  not  to  be 
unlauded,  to  designate  lads, — who  have  the  exercise-work  in  training 
stables — by  the  names  of  the  celebrated  jockies  of  the  day  :  so  that  a 
thing  on  the  race-horse  of  about  the  size  of  a  beetle,  if  he  have  the 
courage,  confident-anticipation,  and  coolness  of  a  Chifhey,  he  is  chris- 
tened by  a  simcane  at  five  years  old  !  A  small  thing  with  dark  hair 
and  wire  nerves  (*'  not  made  to  ring"),  is  the  Jem  Robinson  of  the 
yard.  And  the  John  Day  has  his  craning  children  ;  the  Conolly  has 
his  imitators  of  the  Irish-Euglish  jockey !  and  all  the  rest  of  their 
copies,  in  the  mocking-boys  beneath  them,  have  their  fags ! — as  truly 
as  the  Attorney- General,  Mr.  Thesiger,  and  Sir  F,  Pollock,  have  their 
helpers  behind  the  bar  !  — We  have  spoken  of  the  conduct  of  all  in  the 
stable,  including  the  stable-boy ;  but  omitting  the  main  point  of  the 
latter  as  to  the  courage,  respecting  the  race-horse  !  Although  we  feel 
justice  is  fairly  done  to  the  lad,  in  the  hasty  notice  we  have  taken  of 

KO.  CVr.-— VOL.  XVIII.  R 


1^0  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  IP&t. 

him ;  we  have,  on  reperusing  what  we  have  written,  felt  that  one  of  tbfe 
great  points  in  his  favour  has  been  omitted  to  be  noticed — that  point 
is  the  one  of  true  courage  ! — The  Trainer,  Owner,  &c.,  enter  the  stable, 
hitherto  closed  and  half  dark :  the  poor  lad  is  working  at  his  hind 
quarters,  or  heels, — wisping  warmth  and  kindness  to  him  !  There  is 
nothing  to  disturb,  alarm,  or  annoy.  A  great  nasty  key,  perhaps 
loaded  with  others,  is  convulsed  into  the  door  by  the  Trainer ;  or,  he 
knocks  with  a  restless  stick  to  be  let  in  by  the  boy.  In  enter  a  crowd 
to  see  the  full  trained,  high  bred,  restless  animal!  He  has  a  double 
excuse  for  a  rare  courage  of  the  lion,5  with  a  pampered  solitude  and 
eternal  controul !  Can  it  therefore  be  wondered  at,  that  visitors  make 
him  dangerous  ? — Then,  as  to  the  danger,  what  says  the  Trainer  ?— 
*f  Boy !  go  to  his  head  !*' — The  boy,  with  a  foolish  threat,  goes,  and 
hangs  (switch  in.  hand),  like  a  Lilliputian  menace,  at  his  tawny  muzzle  ! 
That  very  suspension  of  an  ounce  of  human  being,  controlling  the 
powers  of  the  concentrated  force  in  animal. 

It  was  our  intention  to  have  referred  to  the  subject  of  the  English 
Jockies, — but  the  very  introduction  to  that  subject,  has  led  us  to  the 
roots  of  our  subjects  ;  and  we  have,  therefore,  been  induced  to  treat  of 
the  children-jockies — the  baby-spanners  of  saddles, — the  ill-used 
things  of  daylight, — the  forced  slips  of  manhood! — in  fact,  the  jea* 
lous,  quarrelsome  things  of  the  mysticdoor,  the  silent  yard,  the  profuse 
unstained  straw,  the  hot  hopeful  devil  with  its  endangered  thousands ! 
the  stable-boy  of  the  race-stable  !  We  shall  defer  our  notice  of  the 
gp-own-up  gentlemen,  who  "  live  with  ease,"  until  a  future  opportu- 
nity. No  subject  was  ever  so  profuse  as  the  one  that  has  suggested  to 
us  that  of  TuBFiANA,  and  with  our  promise  not  to  quit  the  subject,  we 
may  be  allowed  to  base  the  excuse  for  our  tardiness  upon  the  ground 
of  the  old  saying,  that  people  let  the  "  grass  grow  beneath  their 
feet."* 


THE  SPORTING  LOOKER-ON  AND  REFLECTOR. 

ALFRED   SELBORNe's  JOURNAL   (CONTINUED). 

How  Nature,  as  Wordsworth,  or  somebody  else  says,  asserts  her 
own !  I  met,  the  other  day,  in  the  North  of  England,  with  a  young 
gentleman  who  had  never  been  at  a  public  school,  seen  a  college,  or 
been  experienced  in  beauty,  who  had  contrived  to  fall  in  love  with  a 
country  girl,  and  had,  therefore,  taken  to  stream  wandering  and  ro- 
mantic thinking.  The  following  was  the  result  of  one  of  his  walks, 
and  I  think  it  might  very  well  have  been  the  calm  studied  composition 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  131 

of  a  writer  in  Bentley's  Miscellany,  or  one  of  Lady  Blessington'g  au-. 
nuals  :--*< 

REFLECTlOir    OF   A   SENTIMENTAL   COUNTRY   GENTLEMAN. 

How  like  my  dearest  is  my  stream ; 

How  true  the  course  it  keeps — 
How  soft  it  murmurs  in  it's  dream,  ' 

And  dimples  while  it  sleeps  ! 

— A  sportsman,  even  chained  to  a  sick  room,  can  never  be  without 
sport,  if  he  chooses  to  seek  it  rightly :  he  may  beat  the  covers  of  a 
Magazine  or  Review,  and  up  jumps  that  puss,  nonsense,  from  her  fa- 
vourite form.  He  may  stalk  down  on  the  wastes  of  any  of  Mr.  Col- 
burne's  novels,  or  have  a  battue  in  the  impudence  preserves  in  the 
newspapers  on  any  given  day.  1  think  it  has  been  my  fortune  to  bag: 
as  curious  a  brace  of  game  advertisements  as  ever  fell  to  the  lot  of 
sportsmen «     The  first  is  of  rare  plumage  in  the  way  of  composition : — 

Waterproof  Boots  i — To  gentlemen  who  are  subject  to  take  cold  from  damp 
boots,  has  induced  S.  Hobley,  40,  Lisle  Street,  Leicester  Square,  from  the  re- 
commendation of  several  gentlemen,  to  make  publicly  known  his  superior  Water* 
proof  Boots  and  Shoes,  which  exclude  all  damp,  thereby  preventing  all  those  evils 
resulting  from  taking  cold  through  wet  feet,  and  need  only  be  worn  to  be  approved 
of. — Morning  Chroniciey  Jan,  24,  1840, 

But  the  following  is  the  bird  !  Having  myself  been  afflicted  with 
every  complaint  referred  to  in  this  great  announcement,  I  can  assure 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Moseley  and  Co.,  that  I  arose  from  the  perusal  of  his  dis- 
interested prose  in  the  j oiliest  state  possible. 

Most  Important  Human  Discovery. — A  clergyman  of  Cambridge  Uni- 
versity, having  cured  himself  of  a  nervous  complaint  of  fourteen  years'  duration, 
and  in  four  years  having  had  above  3500  patients,,  all  of  whom  he  has  cured, 
who  followed  his  advice,  except  twelve,  offers,  from  benevolence  rather  than  gain, 
to  cure  others.  Low  spirits,  mental  debility  and  exhaustion,  determination  of 
blood  to  the  head,  verti^jo,  groundless  fear,  sleeplessness,  failure  of  memory,  in- 
capacity for  business,  study,  &c.,  restlessness,  irresolution,  wretchedness,  inde^ 
cision,  delusion,  melancholy,  thoughts  of  self-destruction,  &c.,  are  curable  by 
this  important  discovery.  Most  recover  in  six  weeks.  Apply  to,  or  address 
(post  paid)  Rev.  Dr.  Willis  Moseley  and  Co.,  9,  Charlotte  Street,  Bloomsbury 
Square^  At  home  from  11  to  3.  Just  published,  second  edition,  improved, 
8vo,  5s.  cloth,  (Simpkin  and  Marshall),  Eleven  chapters  on  nervous  and 
mental  complaints,  by  W.  Willis  Mosely,  L.L.D. 

Life  certainly  has  its  mental  diseases  and  bodily  tempests,  but  the 
above  holds  out,-— 

*'  Health  in  the  breeze,  and  shelter  in  the  storm." 

I  do  not  know  who  preserves  the  Thames,  or,  to  use  Falkland's. 

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135r  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb* 

words,  who  is  the  ^'  life  of  the  company;*'  but  it  appears  there  is  a 
congealed  set  of  men  determined  in  their  own  minds  to  see  that  no  in- 
justice is  done  to  the  roach  and  gudgeons  in  the  mighty  river.  The  ob- 
ject in  itself  is  good  ;  but  the  sooner  the  gentleman  who  composed  the 
following  is  allowed  to  retire  upon  half  pay,  the  more  the  sensible  use 
of  the  corps  will  be  studied  : — 

Thames  Angling  Preservation  Society. — Hampioti,  4th  Jan,  1840.— ^ 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  this  Society  held  this  day,  the  following  re- 
gulations were  unanimously  agreed  to : — 

''  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  Committee,  as  well  as  of  many  experienced 
Anglers,  and  Fishermen,  the  taking  of  Trout  in  the  river  Thames  so  early  as  the 
25th  of  January,  though  permitted  by  the  '  Rules — Orders — and  Ordinances,' 
is  inexpedient,  on  account  of  the  sickly  condition  of  the  fish,  which  renders 
them  at  that  time,  equally  unfit  for  food,  and  for  affording  sport  to  tlie  true 
Angler. 

'*  That  the  several  members  of  the  Committee  now  presents  do  engage  for 
themselves,  henceforth  to  defer  the  commencement  of  Trout  Fishing  in  the 
river  Thames,  to  the  1st  of  April ;  and  earnestly  recommend  to  the  Members  of 
this  Society-^to  Thames  Anglers — and  Fishermen  in  general,  the  adoption  of  the 
same  practice. 

*'  Henry  Perkins^  Chairman. 

**By  order  of  the  Committee, 

"  D.  Crole.  Hon.  Secretary." 

My  tailor,  who  never  until  this  notice  had  a  notion  of  fishing,  on 
account  of  its  difiliculties,  went  up  to  Hampton  Court,  or  thereabouts , 
at  the  suggestion  of  this  prohibition,  as  be  thought  he  might  be  able  to 
catch  fish  in  a  sickly  state. 


GLANCES  AT  HUNTING. 


Hunting  has  had  a  glorious  time  of  it  lately.  Lord  Chesterfield  has 
found  at  Crick  Gorse,  Mawsley  Wood,  and  Badby  Wood,  and  other 
favourite  covers.  The  runs  have  been  good,  sharp,  short,  and  decisive. 
The  Worcestershiie  fox-hounds^  have  had  some  good  days.  The  fol* 
lowing  is  an  account  of  one  of  them  : — 

'*  The  fixture  for  the  pack  was  Bredon  Hill.  After  drawmg  Elmley 
and  an  adjoming  cover  blank,  we  trotted  on  to  that  well-known  and 
favourite  retreat  of  Reynard,  called  Ashton  Wood,  which  had  been 
ent^ed  but  a  very  short  time,  ere  the  cry  which  exhilarates  the  heart 
of  every  lover  of  the  sport,  broke  forth  from  the  hounds,  and  echoing^ 
and  proclaiming  through  the  wood,  the  welcome  tidings  of  a  '^  disco- 
very.''  As  soon  as  the  ^*  well-known  tale''  was  told,  all  we)re  on  the 
qui  vive  to  ascertain  which  point  sly  Reynard  intended  to  select  for  his 


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escape ;  and  it  soon  became  apparent  that  the  top  of  the  hill  was  the 
**  destined  spot.''  The  hounds  were  immediately  laid  on  the  scent,  and 
ran  him  through  Aston  Grove  ;  he  then  turned  to  the  left,  in  a  direction 
for  Ashton  Underhill,  dashed  back,  and  made  a  line  for  Beckford  Cop^ 
pice  :  here,  finding  his  pursuers  fast  gaining  ground  on  him,  he  broke 
cover  and  went  away  for  Dumbleton  Hill,  crossing  the  Ashton  and 
Beckford  road ;  he  was  here  headed  and  made  a  h'ne  for  Great  Grove^ 
leaving  Alderton  village  to  the  right,  and  Dumbleton  Hill  to  the  left; 
when  nearly  at  Gnat  Grove,  he  was  met  bv  a  sheep-dog,  which  chased 
for  two  or  three  fields  towards  Dumbleton  Wood  :  he  started  Dumble* 
ton  Wood,  and  on  for  the  village  of  Frampton,  through  Lord  Sudeley's 
park  and  plantations  :  here  the  field  got  very  select,  and  a  slight  check 
enabled  some  of  the  stragglers  to  come  up.  The  fox  now  made  boldly 
for  Broadway  Hill,  the  hunting  up  to  which  was  of  the  most  magnifi- 
cent description — the  scent  sweet — and  the  music  of  the  hounds  still 
sweeter.  The  fox  kept  a  pace  that  to  live  with  the  hounds  required  ^ 
steeple-chaser :  every  fence  taken  fiying,  and  each  man  taking  his  own 
line — no  following  over  fence,  across  the  Dumbleton  country,  passing 
Lady  Elcho's,  and  on  for  Letcomb  Wood,  being  about  seven  miles  from 
Stowe :  the  nags  were  nearly  all  dead  beat.  It  was  now  after  four 
o'clock,  the  scent  getting  worse,  and  the  country  heavier;  and  all 
hopes  of  killing  having  ceased,  the  hounds  were  whipped  off.  Tlie 
huntsman  and  whippers-in  have  been  capitally  mounted,  and  during  the 
last  three  months,  the  sport  has  been  first-rate,  and  unequalled  by  any 
other  hounds  in  the  country.  Those  who  have  the  prads  to  go  the 
pace,  and  are  fond  of  it,  will  find  Captain  Candler's  hounds  worth 
going  fifty  miles  at  any  time  to  meet.  Long  may  he  live  to  enjoy  the 
first  of  British  sports ! " 

The  hounds  of  Lord  Hastings  had  a  splendid  day  on  the  2d.  The 
cover  was  Hayes'  Wood.  The  run,  which  lasted  an  hour  and  fifty- 
minutes^  was  the  run  of  the  season. 

The  North  Wiltshire  hounds  have  been  distinguishing  themselves. 
They  had  a  rare  thirty-two  minutes'  burst  from  Rowley  Brake  lately. 

Mr.  Horlock's  hounds  have  been  doing  the  thing  over  Marlboi-ough 
downs,  well. 

The  hounds  of  the  Hundred  of  Worrall  are  disputing  with  the 
Cheshire  hounds,  in  the  way  of  attraction.  Indeed  we  might,  were 
room  open  to  us,  fill  our  Magazine  with  interesting  hunting  history. 

Stag-hunting  is  not  a  favourite  sport  of  ours,  as  it  is  more  like  the 
rehearsal  of  hunting ;  but  Baron  Rothschild's  pack  have  been  going  the 
pace  after  the  calf  I 

The  following  run  we  cannot  resist  giving  at  length. 


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134  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Feb. 

MR.  RUSSELL'S  HOUNDS. 
Dear  N.  S.  M. 
Brancepeth  Castle,  near  Durham,  was  during  Christmas  a  scene  of  festivity 
conducted  upon  the  most  princely  scale — tlte  most  sumptuous  entertainments 
were  given,  and  the  attention  and  affabiUty  of  tlie  owner  of  one  of  the  most  mag-* 
nificent  baronial  residences  in  the  kingdom  towards  his  guests,  called  forth  the 
unqualified  praise  and  delight  of  the  latter.  Owing  to  a  superior  kennel  discipline 
and  managemeut,  and  to  the  mode  of  hunting  them,  by  not  lifting  them  but 
allowing  them  to  cast  themselves  and  work  out  the  scent  (a  system  which  is  fre- 
quently too  little  adopted),  and  owing  to  the  country,  which,^^being  little  drained, 
generally  holds  a  scent,  Mr.  R's  hounds  have  latterly  shown  sport  which  has 
not  been  surpassed  by  any  other  pack. 

On  26th  December,  being  St.  Stephen's  day,  which  is  always  there  observed 
as  a  holiday,  one  of  the  largest  fields  ever  witnessed  in  that  part  of  England, 
met  the  hounds  at  Wilton  Gilbent : — a  brace  of  foxes  were  speedily  found  in 
Bear-park  whin,  and  afler  ringing  about  for  a  considerable  time,  one  of  them  was 
killed ;  the  hounds  then  settled  on  the  second  varmint,  who  was  forced  to  fly  the 
cover,  and  as  the  pack  got  away  close  at  his  brush,  he  was  compelled  to  yield  up 
his  life  after  a  burst  of  only  ten  minutes  ;  a  third  fox  having  been  viewed  away, 
the  pack  were  laid  on  his  scent,  and  after  running  for  upwards  of  an[hour,  dur--  , 

ing  a  greater  part  of  which  time  the  pace  was  very  fast,  the  hounds  were 
stopped,  as  the  day  was  nearly  closed  and  the  frost  had  set  in  very  severely. 

During  the  following  week,  the  same  pack  showed  three  days  of  superior  sport.  i 

On  Wednesday,  Jan.  1st.,  being  a  holiday,  a  large  field  assembled  to  meet  them 
at  the  turnpike  gate,  on  the  Durham  and  Newcastle  Road,  and  were  gratified  by 
a  very  fast  scurry  for  thirty-two  minutes  ;  a  second  fox  was  immediately  after- 
wards found,  and,  after  a  sharp  burst  of  twenty  minutes,  he,  like  his  predecessor, 
saved  his  life  by  getting  into  a  drain  when  the  pack  were  close  at  his  heels. 
Owing  to  the  severity  of  the  country,  and  to  the  pace,  those  who  did  not  tak« 
the  advantage  of  a  good  start,  did  not  see  the  runs. 

On  Friday  morning,  previous  to  breakfast,  whilst  a  numerous  party  of  ladies 
and  gentlemen  were  assembled  in  one  of  the  Halls,  at  a  considerable  elevation  •-- 

above  a  wood,  at  the  bottom  of  which  runs  a  brook,  a  young  sportsman  espied 
what  appeared  to  him  to  be  a  fox,  lying  kennelled  on  a  dry  bank,  at  the  bottom  of  I 

the  wood,  near  the  brook,  and  immediately  below  the  windows.  Every  one's 
attention  was  attracted,  and  many  bets  were  made  whether  "  pug  or  no  pug/* — 
some  of  the  party  contending  that  no  fox  could  be  bold  enough  to  take  up  his 
quarters  so  near  the  sound  of  the  Christmas  revels  and  festivities,  which  were 
then  being  kept.  The  hounds  met  at  the  Castle,  and  at  the  appointed  hour  of 
meeting,  the  "wily  varmint"  was  aroused  from  his  lair,  by  the  view  holloa  of 
"  the  Squire,"  in  sight  of  the  ladies,  to  the  joy  of  several  sportsmen  and  gen- 
tlemen, whose  anxiety  had  been  wrought  to  the  highest  pitch.  After  a  sharp 
burst  of  twenty  minutes,  and  making  a  tour  of  the  park,  as  if  on  purpose  to 
gratify  the  numerous  visitors,  pug  saved  his  life  by  taking  refuge  in  one  of 
the  flues  of  the  pinery.  A  second  fox  was  afterwards  found  at  Brandon  Whin, 
from  whence  he  took  a  direct  line  into  Brancepeth  park,  of  which  he  was  com- 
pelled to  make  a  circuit  before  he  could  effect  his  escape.  He  then  pointed  for, 
and  ran  almost  to,  Burninggil! — thence  to  Sunderland  bridge,  where  he,  being 


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beaded,  doubled  back  down  the  meadows  adjoining  the  river  Wear,  and  was 
finally  run  into  in   the  middle  of  a  large   grass    ground  opposite  to  Whit- 
worth  Park.    The  run  lasted  an  hour  and  ten  minutes,  and  owing  to  the  deep- 
ness of  the  country  and  severity  of  the  pace,  no  horse  was  able  fairly  to  live  with 
the  hounds  for  the  last  three  miles,  which  were  perfectly  straight. 

Saturday — Found  at  Bowden-close,  from  whence  Reynard  went  away  towards 
Comsay,  then  doubled  back  past  Bowden-close,  through  Willington  Deans, 
along  the  meadows  to  the  lower  end  of  Brancepeth-park,  through  Slockley-gill, 
and  back  again  to  the  park,  where  he  was  several  times  viewed  in  the  shrubberies 
not  ten  yards  ahead  of  his  pursuers,  and  had  it  not  been  for  a  person  meeting 
him  in  the  gateway,  he  would  have  entered  the  court-yard  of  the  Castle,  from 
whence  he  could  not  have  escaped.  His  pursuers  having  at  length  got  upon  a 
fresh  fox,  pug  continued  to  elude  them,  and  it  was  a  considerable  time  before 
the  pack  could  be  stopped.  The  first  forty-seven  minutes  was  straight  and 
without  a  check,  and  the  pace  first-rate,  and  the  whole  run  lasted  two  hours  and 
five  minutes. 

Venator. 


VARIETIES. 

Walker's  Manlk  Exercises.     Orr  and  Co. 
This  is  a  book  worthy  in  its  object — clear  and  clever  in  its  getting  up,  and 
containing  useful  information.     It  is  edited  by  Craven,  as  stated  in  the  title  page ; 
but  from  the  clearness  of  its  original  pages,   we  should   think  it  must  have 
given  him  very  little  trouble. 


NOTES  OF  THE  MONTH. 


THE  DEATH  OF  THE  AMERICAN  RACE-HORSE  MINGO. 

The  most  lamentable  accident  it  has  been  our  duty  to  record,  is  the  death  of 
Mingo,  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree.  It  occurred  on  the  5tti  of  November  last, 
near  Lexington,  Kentucky.  The  tree  stood  in  an  adjoining;  lot,  and  was  blown 
down  in  a  gale  of  wind,  and  struck  Mingo  obliquely,  breaking  eight  of  his  ribs, 
and  severely  bruising  his  right  side ;  and  either  immediately  by  the  fall  of  the 
tree,  or  by  his  efforts  to  disengage  himself  from  it  when  struck  down,  his  right 
thigh  was  crushed  to  pieces  for  several  inches.  The  gallant  horse  did  free  him- 
self from  the  tree,  and  was  found  at  some  distance  from  it  very  soon  after  the 
accident.  In  place  of  shooting  him  at  once,  as  would  have  been  the  more  mer- 
ciful course,  every  attention  was  rendered,  the  best  medical  advice  obtained,  and 
the  poor  animal  lingered  for  two  or  three  days  in  pitiful  agony. 

Ihe  fame  of  tiiis  horse  was  cherished  by  the  writer  with  a  peculiar  predilec- 
tion. His  victories  upon  the  Turf  could  hardly  have  afforded  more  delight  to 
his  owner  than  to  the  Editor  of  thin  Magazine  the  American  Turf  Register). 
In  reading  so  continually  of  horses,  a  temporary  interest  is  sure  to  be  awakened 
for  the  leading  names  in  the  succession  of  great  winners  ; — Mingo  had  in  some 
way  enkindled  a  higher  and  a  permanent  regard; — every  race  he  ran  was 
watched  with  eager  and  anxious  attention.  It  does  not,  therefore,  become  him 
to  speak  at  lengUi  of  the  performances  of  his  favourite,  lest  his  partiality  should 
lead  him  into  extravagance.    Bat  all  gentlemen  who  admire  the  horse  will 


136  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [ftn. 

regret  this  cruel  end  of  a  steed  sd  gallant.  With  unflinching  game  was  united  a 
turn  of  speed  that  was  remarkable.  Wh^n  avowedly  amiss,  he  ran  with  Post 
Boy  at  Irenton,  the  last  mile  of  a  four  mile  heat,  under  a  minute  and  iifiy 
seconds — the  watches  differed  one  or  two  seconds  : — he  was  beaten  in  the  heat 
and  in  the  race,  but  it  was  one  of  those  defeats  that  added  to  the  fame  of  the  van- 
quished. That  mile  of  the  heat  to  which  allusion  has  been  made,  was  a  race  to 
remember  for  an  age ;  the  struggle  began  immediately  opposite  the  stand,  as  they 
entered  the  last  mile ;  for  more  than  half  a  mile  it  was  kept  up  at  a  rate  the 
most  killing, — nothing  faster  can  be  recollected  on  our  Turf.  As  they  came 
within  the  gates,  M  ingo  made  another  effort  which,  startled  by  its  suddenness 
and  its  rapidity.  He  lost  the  heat  but  by  a  head.  It  was  his  performance  on 
that  day  which  awakened  such  an  interest  for  him  with  the  public,  and  which 
created  those  expectations  which  he  subsequently  justified. 

His  blood  was  such,  that  the  most  confident  hopes  were  entertained  of  his 
success  in  the  breeding  stud.  So  far  as  a  judgment  can  be  formed  from  his  first 
year's  get,  these  hopes  hare  been  realized.  But  this  is  a  point  which  the 
Racing  Calendar  of  future  years  must  decide :  it  is  sufFcient  to  remark  here, 
that  so  highly  was  he  valued  in  Kentucky,  that  offers  were  made  for  him  and  re- 
fused, extravagant  even  in  the  times  of  high  prices.  For  the  pecuniary  loss  to 
his  owner,  will  Turfmen,  one  and  all,  regret  the  death  of  Mingo;  while  breeders 
have  to  deplore  the  loss  of  a  stock  horse  whose  place  cannot  be  readily  supplied. 


RACING  ENTRIES. 

We  give  the  Entries  for  the  St.  Leger,  1841,  together  with  such  others  as  are 
complete  for  this  year.  Handicaps  we  reserve  until  we  can  lay  them  before  our 
Readers  in  an  accepted  state. 

DONCASTER,  1841 

Tuesday. — The  St.  Leger  Stakes  of  50  sovs.  each,  h.  ft,  for  three  year  olds,  colts, 
8st.  71b.;  fillies,  8st.  21b.;  the  owner  of  the  second  horse  to  receive  100  sora. 
out  of  the  Stakes ;  St.  Leger  Course  (137  subscribers). 

Allen's,   Mr.,  b.  c.  Phaon,  by  Humphrey  Clinker  Junior,  or  BeUhazzar,   out   of 

Madame  Pelerine 
Allen's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  Belgrade,  by  Belshazzar,  out  of  Alice,  by  Langar 
Anson's,  Col.,  b.  c.  Pandarus 
Anson's,  Col.,  b.  c.  Traffic 
Anson's,  Col.,  ch.  f.  Miss  Horewood 

Bell's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  the  Squire,  by  the  Saddler,  out  of  Sircingle's  dam 
Bentinck's  Lord  G.,  Mustapba 

Blakelock's,  Mr.,  b.  f.,  by  Voltaire,  oat  of  Black  Diamond's  dam,  by  Catton 
Blakelock's,  Mr«,  b.  f.  by  Voltaire,  dam,  Fancy  ( Yarico's  dam)  by  Osmond 
Boswell's,  Sir  J.,  b.  c.  Triumph,  by  Jerry 

Briskbam's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  Muladdin,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Negus's  dam 
Briskham'a,  Mr.,  bl.  c.  CEthon,  by  St  Nicholas,  out  of  (Ena,  by  Velocipede 
Brook's,  Mr.,  ch.  f.  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Lunatic 
Brace's,  Lord,  b.  c.  by  Glaucus,  out  of  Rosalie 

Buckley's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  Tory-boy,  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Bessy  Bedlam,  by  Filho  da  PuU 
Buckley's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  brother  to  Tom,  by  Muley 
Bulkeley's,  Sir  R.,  ch.  c.  Blueskin,  by  Pantaloon,  out  of  Miss  Patrick 
Chesterfield's,  Lord,  b.  c.  by  Ishmael,  out  of  Arcot  Lass 
Chesterfield's,  Lord,  f.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Rowton's  dam 

Chesterfield's,  Lord,  ch.  c.  by  Velocipede,  dam  by  Whisker,  out  of  Tramp's  dam 
Chesterfield's  Lord,  f.  Paleface,  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Y.  Petuaria 
Clark's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  Gammon-box,  own  brother  to  Dragsman,  by  St.  Nicholas 
Clark's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  fa^  Langar,  out  of  Delusion,  by  Comus 
Cleveland's,  Duke  of,  ch.  c.  Giaour,  by  Sultan,  out  of  Pauline 
Clereland's,  Duke  of,  b.  c.  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Olive 


M40.]  .NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE  ,137 

Cradock'a,  Col.,  b.  c.  Pagan,  by  Muley  Molocb,  out  of  iFaohy  by  Jerry 

Crawfurd's,  Col.,  b.  f.  Ermengardis 

Dixoh's,  M^.  W.,  th,  c.  Jdnius,  by  Negotialtor,  dadi  by  ,Gattoii,  gntndam  Theodo#ia 

hy  Tramp 
Eglintoa's,  Lord,  br.  c.  Assagai,  by  Muley  Muloch,  out  of  Eli^beth 
Eglinton's,  Lordj  ob.  c.  Zamial,  by  Mul«y  Mblocb,  out  of  Spaewife 
Etwall's,  Mr.,  Thistle-wbipper 
Exeter's,  Lord,  Ceaarewitch,  by  Rockingbam 
Exeter'*,  Lord,  c.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Velvet 
'Exeteor's,  Lord,  brother  to  Candia 
Exeter's,  Lord,  c  by  Ibrabim,  out  of  Anne  of  Gierstein 

Fairlie's,  Ajr.  J.  ().,  br.  f.  Crockery,  by  Rockingbam,  out  of  Ambassador's  dam 
Ford's,  Mr.  G.  S.,  br.  c.  Metternicb,  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Sbilelagh'a  dam 
Gascoigne's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  Qiiilt  Arnold,  own  brother  to  Kborina,  by  Laiigar 
'  Qascoikne's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  Jack  Sbeppard,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Rebecca's  dam 
Gill's.^Mr.  J,,  na.  cb.  c.  by  Muley  M'olocb,  out  of  Resolution's  dam,  by  Whisker 
Godwin,  Mr.  G.,  na.  ch.  c  by  Sir  Hercules,  dam  (foaled  iu  1821)  by  Matigo,  out  of 

Sir  Harry's  dam,  by  Alexander  (be  Great. 
Golden's,  Mr.,  b.  or  br.  c  by  Robin  Hood,  out  of  Lillab 
Gdodman's,  Mr.,  gr.  c.  by  Agreeable,  out  of  Antelope's  danij  by  Y.  Oohanna 
Gully's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  Radical,  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Sal,  by  Reveller 
.Haficock's,  Mr.,  cli.  f.  Kvelyn,  by  Mundig,  out  of  Progress,  own  sister  to  Pilgrim 
Harcourt's,  Capt  ,  b.  c.  by  Muley  Moloph,  out  of  Adelicia 
Harrison's,  Mr.  R^  b.  c.  Studley  Royal,  brother  to  Tornado,  by  Liverpool 
Hastings's,  Mr.  H.  T.,  St.  Cro-^s 
Haworth's,  Mr.,  br.  e.  by  Contest,  out  of  Minna 
Hogg's,  Mr.,  b.  f.  Clementina,  by  Liverpool,  out  of  Miss  Parkinson,  by  Swiss,  dam 

by  Reveller,  grandam  by  Waxy,  ouiof  Elve  (sister  to  Magic) 
Houldsworth's,  Mr.,  Delusive 

Houldsworth's,  Mr.,  cb.  c  Bsirelegs,  by  Pantaloon,  out  df  Basilisk 
Jblwtson's',  Sir  C,  b.  f.,  by  Voltaire,  danl  (foaled  in  1820)  by  Partisan,  out  of  Spot- 

less's  dam,  by  Trumpator 
Kelburne's,  Lord,  b.  f.  by  Jerry,  dam  by  St.  Patrick^  but  of  Blue-stocking,  by  JoKii 

Bull 
Kelburne's,  Lord,  b.  c.  by  Muley  Moloch,  dam  .'by  Actseon,  out  of  Georgiana,  by 

Woful 
Kelburne's,  Lord,  bl.  c.  Muley  Molcch^  out  of  Miss  Wbipl,  by  Jerry 
King's,  Mr.  S.,  b.  c.  Cattoniao,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Jubilee  (Juvenile's  dam)  by 

Catton  . 

Knox's,  Mr.,  cb.c.  Hark  Forward,  by  Economist,  out  of  Ouiccioli  ,. 

Lichfield's,  Lord,  brother  to  PhosjihorUs  , 

Lichfield's,  Lord,  cli.  c.  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  Margrave's  dam 
Lichfield's,  Lord,  c.  by  Ibrahim,  out  of  Malvina,  by  Oscar, 

-M^rileet's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  hy  Gambol,  dam  by  Beagle,  grandam  Geoi*gian,  by  Buzsard 
Marfleet's,  Mr.,  c.  Lothario,  by  Lambtonian 
Mer^y's,-iVl  r.,  br.  or  bl.  f.  Clydesdale  Llissie,  by  Retainer,  out  jof  Helen  Aroon,  by 

Epperston 
Milner's^  Sir  W.  M.,  oh,  c.  Osberton,  by  Mundig',  dam,  sister  to  CunceAcy,  by  Ve- 
locipede 
Milltown's,  Lord,  b.  c.  Fidhawn,  by  Sir  Edtvard  Codrington,  or  Delirium,  out  of 

Brandy  Bet 
Monck's,  Sir  C,  h.  o.  by  Master  Syntax,  dftm  (foaled  in  1833)  by  Filho  da  Puta,  out 

of  Twinkle 
Newton's,  Mr.  J.,  *h.  c.  Little  Tom,  by  BeUhazaar,  dam.  Promise,  by  Mulatto 
Ogden's,  Mr.  G.,  b.  c.  brother  to  Harpurhey,  by  Voltaiie,*out  of  Sarah*  by  Tramp 
Osbaldeston's,  Mr*,  b.  f.  The  Queen  of  Beauty,  own  sister  to  Aiexaiudrina 
Orford's,  Lfbrd,  Brother  to  A^icot  ' 

Parkin's,  Mr.,  b,  f.  by  Liverpool,  dam  by  Tantivy^out  of  MyrtillA,.  by  The  Flyer, 

grandam,  Myrtle,  by  Abjer 
Parkin's,  Mr.,  Askcrton,  brother  to  Nawortb 
Peel's,  Col.,  Simoom,  brother  to  Sirock 

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Peel's,  Col.,  broflit  to  Whim 

Peers,  Col.,  Hawk's-eye 

Plammer's,  Mr.,  b.  f.  Alice  Hawthorne,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  the  Prorost'e  dam 

Portland's,  Duke  of,  o.  by  AdTance,  out  of  Young  Agatha  (foaled  in  1829)  by 

Tiresias,  out  of  Agatlia 
Powlett's,  Mr.  T.  O.,  br.  f.  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  the  Mystery,  by  Lottery 
Powlett's,  Mr.fT.  O.,  br.  f.  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Tesane,  by  Whisker 
Price's,  Mr.  F.  R.,  ro.  ch.  f.  Louise,  by  Sir  Hercules,  dam,  Sketch,  by  Partisan 
Price's,  Mr.  F.  R.,  ch.  f.  Miss  Tatt,  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Conciliation,  by  Moses 
Kamsay's,  Mr.  br.  c.  Sheriff  of  Fulton,  by  the  Suddler,  or  Marcian,  out  of  Frailty 

(Cyprian's  dam)  by  Filho 
Rawlinson's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  Coronation,  by  Sir  Hercules,  out  of  Ruby 
Rayner's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  Metternich 

Rayaer's  Mr.,  ch.  c.  Young  Quo  Minus,  by  Buzzard,  out  of  Sontag** 
Richardson's,  Mr.  G.  G.  b.  c.  Silstron,  by  Revolution,  dam  (foaled  in  182!))  by  Filho 

da  Puta,  or  Magistrate,  grandam  (foaled  in  1818)  by  Cardinal  York,  great 

grandam  by  Precipitate 
Robinson's,  Mr.,  b.  o.  Basto,  by  Muley  Moloch,  dam,  Bolivar's  dam,  grandam  by 

Hambletonian — Vesta 
Robinson's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  Cato,  by  Muley  Moloch,  dam.  Miss  Fox  (Camaby's  dam) 
Robinson's,  Mr.  J.,  b.  f.  faith,  by  Langar  (sister  to  St.  Andrew) 
Rose's,  Mr.  W.  A.,  gr.  c.  Fitz-Glue,  |by  Economist,  out  of  Glue,  by  Master  Robert, 

dam,  Globe  (first  called  Anucte),  by  Quiz 
Rush's,  Mr.,  ch.  c.  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Bangtail,  by  PhantoHL 
Sadler's,  Mr.,  Defy 
Sadler's,  Mr.,  Lady  Strut 
Sadler's,  Mr.,  Diversion 

St.  Paul's,  Mr.  C.  M.,  b.  or  or.  c.  Riot,  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Galewood's  dsm 
Scott's,  Mr.  W.,  b.c.  The  Duke  of  Wellington 
Sharpens,  Gen.,  ch.  c.  Lara,  by  Langar,  out  of  Myrrha,  by  Malek 
Skerratt's  Mr.,  b.  c.  by  Newton,  dam  by  Mr.  Lowe,  grandam  by  Trinidad  (foaled  in 

1829)  out  of  Miss  Skim 
Sowerby's,  Mr.  ch.  f.  Phingari 

Stanley's,  Lord,  b.  c.  Sybarite,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Roseleaf 
Stanley's,  Lord.  b.  c.  Fatalist,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Mysinda 
Stephenson's,  Mr.,  h.  c.  Langarian,  by  Langar,  out  of  Voltaire's  dam 
Stradbroke's,  Lord,  ch.  c.  Precursor,  by  Alpheus,  out  of  Adeline 
Synge's  Col.,  ch.  c.  by  Zealot,  out  of  Zillah,  by  Blacklock 
l'hompson*s,  Mr.  H.  S.,  br.  c.  by  Sheet  Anchor,  out  of  Medea,  by  Whisker 
Tbomhill's,  Mr.,  brother  to  Mango  -^ 

Vaasittart's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Darioletta 
Vaasittart's,  Mr.,  gr.  or  ro.  c.  by  Langar,  dam  by  Macduff,  out  of  Merlin's  dam 
Walters's,  Mr.  F.,  b.  c.  Hope,  by  Sheet  Anchor,  out  of  Valencia,  by  Cervantes 
Walters's,  Mr.  T..bl.  c.  St.  Botolph,  by  Sheet  Anchor,  dam,  foaled  in  1853,  by  £mi- 

lius,  out  of  Brocard 
Walters*8,  Mr.  T.,  br.  c,  Mustapha  Muley,  by  Muley,  dam  by  Orville,  or  Walton 

out  of  Mussulman's  dam 
Waucbope's,  Mr.,  ch.  f.  Euterpe,  by  Valparaiso,  out  of  Emma,  by  Octavian 
Welch's,  Mr.,  b.  f.  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Miss  Chance's  dam,  by  Cardinal  York 
Westenra's,  Cel.,  bl.  c.  Warlock,  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Vat 
W^estminater's,  Lord,  c.  Satirist,  by  Pantaloon,  oat  of  Sarcasm 
Westminster's,  Lord,  c.  Doctor  Jenner,  by  Ishmael,  out  of  Miss  Giles 
Westminster's,  Lord,  Van  Amburgh 

Westminster's,  Lord,  c.  Morning  Star,  by  Glaucus,  out  of  Bertha 
Westminster^S)  Lord,  Marshal  Soult 
Westminster's,  Lord,  Lampoon 

Whittle's,  Mr.JL,  b.  c.  Tareaway,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Taglioni,  by  Whisker 
Wilkins's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  Septimus,  by  Satan,  out  of  Abraham  Newland's  dam 
Wilkins's,  Mr.^  W .  c.  Vulcan,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Venus,  by  Langar 
Williamson's,  Cspt,  Morabek 
Wilson's,  Mr.,  br.  c  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Yorkshire  Lass 


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Wood'f,  Mr.,  b.  c.  by  the  Earl,  out  of  Lanercost's  dam    t 

Wood's,  Mr.,  br.  c.  Lon^igbt,  by  St.  Nicholas,  out  of  Rose,  by  Waverley 

Wood's,  Mr.  James,  b.  c.  Paul  Potter,  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  Laceita  (Marrel's 

dam) 
Wrather's,  Mr.,  gr.  f.  by  Belsbaxzar,  out  of  Hackfall's  dam 
Wreford's,  Mr,,  br.  c.  by  Camel,  out  of  Escape 
Wreford's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Monimia 
Wreford's,  Mr.,  b.  c.  by  Sultaa,  out  of  Margellina 
Wyndham's,  Col.,  Sleamere 
Wyndham's,  Col.,  Yorkshireman 

Yarburgh's,  Major,  b.  c.  Heslington,  own  brother  to  Charles  XII. 
Yarburgh's,  Major,  b.  f.  Brandy  Snap,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Loll3rpop's  dam 


NEWMARKET  FIRST  OCTOBER  MEETING.  1840. 

TuMDAY. — The  Hopeful  S'/akes. — Mr.  Tbornhiirs  b.  c.  by  Emilius,  out  of  Ophelia 
— Mr.  Thomhill's  b.  f.  sister  to  Montezuma — Mr.  Bird's  b.  ?.  Cast-off,  by  Bedlamite, 
out  of  Fidalma,  by  Waxy  Pope,  grandam,  Dinarzade,  by  Selim — Fulwar  Craven's 
br.  f.  Benedetta,  by  Delence,  out  of  Phaatasima — Mr.  Nevill's  Hilarine — Duke  of 
Grafton's  b.  f.  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Dublin — Duke  of  Grafton's  br.  f.  by  Doctor  Syntax, 
out  of  Zinc — Colonel  Peel's  The  Hunchback — Colonel  Peel's  br.  c.  Huen,  by  Pleni- 
potentiary, out  of  Mary  Ann — Lord  Lichfield's  c.  by  Ibrahim,  out  of  Malvina,  by 
Oscar — Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Gobemouche. 

Wednesday. — The  St.  Leger  Stakes  of  25  sovs.  each,  for  three  year  olds  ;  colts, 
8st.  71b.;  and  fillies,  8st.  41b.  D.  I. — Duke  of  Bedford's  b.  f.  by  Augustus,  out  of 
Courtesan,  by  Filho  da  Puta— Duke  of  Bedford's  ch.  f.  by  Taurus,  out  of  Leeway — 
Mr.  Newton  s  b.  f.  by  Ranvilles,  out  of  Zeal — Lord  Lynedoch's  b.  c.  Jeffy— Mr. 
Treen's  Fitzroy — Duke  of  Grafton's  cb.  c.  Ottoman — Duke  of  Grafton's  ch.  f.  Cur- 
rency— Lord  Exeter's  Amurath,  brother  to  Alemdar — Lord  Exeter's  c.  by  Sultan,  out- 
of  Velvet — Lord  Exeter's  c.  by  Jerry,  out  of  Lucetta — Lord  Exeter's  c.  by  Sultan,  out 
of  Datura — Gen.  Yates's  Gibraltar — Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Grey  Milton. 


SECOND  OCTOBER  MEETING,  1840. 
Tuesday.— The  Clbabwell  Stakes^ — Mr.  Thomhill's  ch.  c.  by  ..Langar,  out.  of. 
Fidelity — Mr.  Watt's  b.  c.  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Myrrha,  by  Whalebone — Lord 
Albemarle's  b.  f.  Minaret,  by  Ibrahim,  out  o?  Dandizette,  by  Whalebone — Mr.  Wre- 
ford's b.  c.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Margelina — Lord  Jersey's  c.  by  Ishmael,  out  of  Mis- 
nomer—Lord Jersey's  b.  f.  sister  to  Glencoe — Lord  Orford's  brother  to  Ascot — Mr. 
Isaac's  b.  f.  Executrix,  by  Saracen,  out  of  Zelinda^ — Mr.  James  Wood's  b.  c.  Paul 
Potter,  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  Lacerta  (Marvel's  dam) — Mr.  Sadler's  Diversion — Mr. 
Nevill's  Hilarine— Duke  of  Grafton's  bl.  f.  Delhi— Duke  of  Grafton's  b.  f.  by  Mu- 
latto, out  of  Dublin — Lord  Exeter's  brother  to  Candia— Lord  Exeter's  f.  by  Reveller, 
out  of  Green  Mantle — Lord  Exeter's  f.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Marchesa— Lord  Exeter's 
Cesarewitch,  by  Rockingham — Colonel  Peel's  brother  to  Whim — Colonel  Peel's  f. 
Palmyra,  by  Sultan,  out  of  Garcia — Captain  Gardnor's  b.  c.  by  Camel,  out  of  Cecilia, 
by  Comus — Lord  Chesterfield's  f.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Rowtou's  dam— Mr.  Cooke's  b.  f. 
l^speranza,  by  Sheet  Anchor — Lord  Lichfield's  ch.  c.  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  Margrare's' 
dam — Lord  Lichfield's  ch.  c.  by  Langar,  out  of  Portrait'b  dam — Mr.  Etwall's  Thistle 
Whipper — Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Gobemouche. 


HOUGHTON  MEETING,  1830. 
Monday,  October  26. — The  Chiterion  Stakes. — Duke  of  Beaufort's  b.  f.  Snow-- 
drojp — Mr.  Rogers's  br.  f.  by  little  Red  Rover,  out  of  Waresti,  by  Sultan — Mr.  Watt's 
b.  f.  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Fanchon,  sister  to  Lap-dog — Mr.  W.  Cooper's  br.  c.  Mistlo- 
tonian,  own  brother  to  Disagreeable,  by  Agree.ible — Mr.  J.  Newton's  Yarratilda — Mr. 
Wreford's  br.  c.  by  Camel,  out  of  Escape— Lord  Albemarle's  ch.  c.  Ralph,  by  Dr« 

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Syntax,  dam  by  Catton.  out  of  Al^sidora — Lord  Jersey's  c.  by  Isbinftel;  put  of  Mis- 
nomer— Lord  jersey's  b.  t  Sister  to  Glencoe — Fulwar  Cray  en's  br.  f.  B^edetta,  by 
Defence,  ou(  of  Phan^asima — Capt  Williamson's  fklpbarpk — C^pt  Wilji^ipspn's  U^> 
cibion — Mr.  Rush's  c.  by  The  Exquisite,  out  of  Maresfield's  dam — Mr.  D^y's  b.  f. 
Executrix,  by  Saracen,  out  pf  Belinda — Mr.  James  Wood's  b.  c.  Paul  Potter,  by 
Peter  Lely,  out  of  Lacerta  (Marvel's  dam) — Col.  Anson's  b*  f*  La  Git^na — Mr.  Sad- 
ler's Defy— Mr.  Sadler's  Diversion — Mr.  Nevill's  Hilariu€^— Dukp  of  Grafton's  b.  c. 
Mosque — Duke  of  Grafton's  ih.  c.  by  Divan,  dam  by  Jupiter  (  Hatfield^s  dam) — Lord 
Exeter's  Brother  to  Candia — Lord  Exeter's  f.  by  Reveller,  out  of  Green  Mantle — Lord 
Exeter's  f.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Marchess — Lord  K'xeter's  Cesjirewitcb,  by  Rockiugbam 
— Sir  J.  Boswell's  b;  c.  Triumph,  by  Jerry,  out  of  Hambletonia — Colonel  Peel's  bro- 
ther to  Wbim— Colonel  Peel's  f.  Palfnyra.  by  Sultan,  out  oi  Hester — Gpn.  Yates's 
Simoom,  brother  to  Siroc— (!^aptain  Gardner's  b.  c.  by  Camel,  out  of  Cecilia,  bv  Comus 
—  Mr.  Fold's  Young  Quo  Minus,  by  Buzsaid,  out  of  Sontag — l*ord  Lichfield's  bro- 
ther to  Phosphorus— Lord  Lichfield^s  ch.  c.  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  M«rp:rave's  dam — 
Lord  Lichfield's  ch.  c.  by  Langar,  out  of  PiirtVait's  dfun—Mr.  Etwall's  Tbistle  Wfaip- 
per — Lord  Bruce's  b.  c.  by  Glaucus,  put  of  Rosalie. 

Thursday. — Sweei>8take3  of  50  soys,  each,  h.  ft.  for  two  year  olds  ;  colts,  8st.  71b.. 
and  fillies,  8st.  4l|).  fi^h.  M. — ^JVIr.  Wreford's  br.  c  by  Came],  out  of  Escape— Mr. , 
Rush's  c.  by  The  £xauis|te,  oi|t  of  Maresfield's  dam — Mr.  iSadler's  Dpfy — Mr.  Sad- 
ler's Diversion-— Mr.  Nevill's  jTilarine  -  Duke  of  Grafton's  b.c.  Mosqije — Lord  Exe- 
ter's brother  to  Candia — Lord  Exeter's  f.  by  Reveller,  opt  of  Green  Maqtle — Colonel 
PeePs  brother  to  Whim — Col.  Peel's  f.  Palmyra,  by  Sultan,  out  of  Hester— Lord 
Lichfield's  brother  to  Phosphorus — Lord  Lichfield's  ch.  c  by  Peter  Lely,  out  of  Mar- 
grave's dam— Mr.  ^t wall's  Thistle  Whipper. 


YORK  SPRINQ  ^^EET1NG,  184p 

TUESDAY. — The  Two-year-olds  Stakxs  of  30  sovs.encb,  ip  ft. ;  for  colts,8st.  71b. ; 

and  fillies.  8'st.  4lb.     T.Y.C.' 
Colonel  Anson's  b.  f.  La  Gitana,  by  Isbmael 
Colonel  Anson's  b.  c.  Traffic,  by  TIampton 
Duke  of  Cleveland's  br.  c.  by  Memnon  Jiinior,  out  of  Snowball 
Mr.  Wilkins's  br.  c.  V'l^lcan,  ^)y  VoUt^irtj,  out  of  Vequs 
Mr.  Fl.  S.  Thompson's  br.  c.  by  Shea  Anchor,  out  of  Medea 
Mr.  toell's  gr.  c.  The  Squire,  by  The  Sadler,  out  of  Sircin^le's  dam 


AUGUST  MEETING,  1840. 

'  SECOND  DAY — Nominations  for  the  Wilton  Stakes. 
Colonel  Anson's  b.  c  Traffic,  by  Hampton  (5lb) 
Duke  of  Cleveland's  br.  c  bV  Memnod  Junior,  out  of  Snowball 
Mr.  G.  G,  Richardsnn's  b.  c.  Silstrou,  by  Revolution,  out  of  Lady  Lowther,  by  Filho 

da  Puta.  or  Magistrate,  her  dam  (foaled  in  1818)  own  sister  to  Cardinal  Wol- 

Bey  (51b) 

THIRD  DAY. — Sweepstakes  of  20  sovs.  each  ;  for  two-year-olds  colts  ;  88t 

and  fillies,  8st.  4ib. 
General  Sharpe's  ch.  c.  Lara,  by  Langar,  out  of  Myrrha,  by  Malek 
Colonel  Cradock's  b.  c.  Pagan,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Fanny,  by  Jerry 
Mr.  Hancock's  ch.  f.  Evelyn,  by  Mundig,  out  of  Progress,  sister  to  Pilgrim 
Mr.  Gully's  b.  c.  Radical,  by  Toipboy,  out  of  Sal,  by  Reveller 
Mr.  Clarke's  br.  f.  sister  to  Iraogene,  by  Langar 
Col.  Anson's  b.  f.  Maceroon,  sister  to  Pantomime,  by  Pantaloon 
Mr.  Marfleot's  br.  c.  Lothario,  by  Lambtouian,  dam  by  Sultan,  out  of  Loo,  by  Waxy 
Mf.  Marfleet'a  b.  c,  by  Gambol,  dam  by  Beagle,  grandam  Georgian,  by  Buzzard,  out 
of  Circassian's  dam 


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Mr.  W.  S/C0tt*8  b.  e.  The  DuVe  of  Wellington,  by  The  Sftddler-^Flig^ty 

Mr.  Gascipigae's  ch.  c.  Qiiilt  Arnold,  brother  to  Kborina 

Duke  of  Cleveland's  br.  c.  Kaiser,  by  Sultan/out  of  Francesca 

Mr.  Brook es's  ch.  f.  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Luiiaiic,  by  Prima  Minister 

Mr,  Wilkin's  br.  c.  Vuljcan,  by  Voltaire,  out  of  Vei^ua 

Mr.  Parkin's  b.  c.  Askerton.  brother  to  Naworth 

Mr.  li.  S.  Thompson's  ch.  c  by  Mundig,  out  of  sister  to  Don  John's  dam  (foaled 

in  1822) 
Colonel  TbMmpson's  br.  f.  Flying  Gib,  by  Sheet  AochoFi  out  of  Betty  Martin,  by 

Blacklock 

Sweepstakes  of  SO  sovs.  each,  10  ft. ;  for  three-year-olds  colts.^Sst.  71b.  ^  and  fillies 

Bat.  41b. ;  one  mile  and  a  quarter. 

Mr.  Shepherd's  b.  c.  Viceroy,  by  Voltaire 
Mr.  J.  Gill's  ch.  c.  Prince  Albert,  by  Langar 
Lord  Chesterfield's  br.  c.  Gambia,  by  The  Colonel 
Mr.  Edison's  ch.  c.  The  Ruler,  by  Helsbazzar 
Mr.  Clarke's  ch.  c.  Benjamin,  by  Belshazzar 
Mr.  Marfleet's  b.  c.  Mayboy,by  Lambtonian 
Mr.  Gascoig^e's  b.  c  Symmetry,  by  Liverpool 
Mr.  Bell's  b.  f.  La  Femme  Sage,  by  Physician 


The  following  shows  such  promise  of  bringing  a'great  Meeting  to  the"  very  thresh- 
old of  our  great  MetropqliSy  that  we  feel  compelled  to  mfike  reof^  for  it:-r- 

"THE    HIPPODROME,   1843. 

*'  The  Hippodrome  Produce  Stakes  of ''50  sovs.  each,  hf.  ft.,  for  three>year  old  colts 
and  fillies ;  with  a  free  gift  of  1000  sovs.  by  the  proprietors  of  the  Hippodrome. 
To  be  run  triennially.  To  be  run  for  $rst  in,  1843,  by  the  |>rodi|ce  of  mares  co- 
vered in  1839  ;  colts,  8st.  lOlb. ;  fillies,  8st.  51b.;  untried  stallions  or  mares  (at 
the  time  of  naming)  allowed  3Ib.;  if  both,  51b. ;  to  start  at  the  Judge's  Chair,  i^id 
run  out  and  home  (the  Chesterfield  course),  not  quit«  two  mile^  Produce  or 
failure  to  be  declared  on  or  before  the  Saturday  in  the  Newmarket  First  October 
Meeting,  1840.  No  produce,  no  forfeit.  The  winner  to  pay  100  sovs*  towards 
tlie  expence  of  police,  judge,  &c. ;  the  second  ho^se  to  receive  150  sovs.  out  of  the 
stakes.  To  be  run  for  on  the  Wednesday  after  Epsom,  over  the  Hippodrome 
Course  ;  the  winner  of  the  Riddleswortb,  Column,  2,000g.8.,  l,000gs.,  or  New- 
market stakes,  to  carry  51b.  extra ;  of  the  Derby  or  Oaks,  101b.  extrs^ ;  W(;igbts  not 
accumulative.  These  stakes  to  have  56  nominationa  at  le^st,  or  the  1,000  sovs. 
will  not  be  given. 

Covered  by 

Alder's,  Mr.  W.  R.,  Mandolene,  by  Waxy,  31b Glaucua 

Anson's,  Colonel,  Cyprian,  both untided Jereed 

Anson's,  Colonel,  Frailty,  both  untried Gladiator 

Anson's,  Colonel,  Scandal    Velocipede 

Anson's,  Colonel,  Louisa Velocipede 

Anaon'a,  ColoneU  Rotterdam,  h.  untried   » Gladiator 

Anson's,  Colonel,  Marchesina    Bay  Middleton 

Bateman's,  Mr.,  Ap4>arition,  by  Comus Camel' 

Becher's,  Captain,  jun's,  br.  m.  by  Nimrod  (son  o£  Whalebone)) 
dam  by  Partisan,  out  of  sister. ta  Godolphin  (.foaljsd  ia 

1823)— 51b Hymen 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  (31aw,  51h Bay  Middleten 

Bentincl^'s,  Lord  G.,  Chapeau  d'Espagne,  5Ib Bay  Middleton 

Bentiuck's,  Locd  G.,  Skilful,  51b    Bay  Middletttn 


142  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  [T&b. 

Bentinclc's,  Lord  G.,  Muliana,  51b ''Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  JMoss  Rose,  5lb    Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Malyina,  5Ib Bay  IVIiddletoa 

Bentiock's,  Lord  G.,  Flycatcher,  5Ib :  Bay^  Middleton 

Bentinck*s,  Lord  G.,  Camarine,  31b Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Camarine's  dam,  31b Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Cioderella,  31b •   Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Torch's  dam.  Sib Bay  Middleton 

BentiDck's,  Lord  G.,  Constantia,  31b Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Lady  Emmeline,  31b Bay  Middleton 

Bentinck's,  Lord  G.,  Octaviana Confederate   and    Bay 

Middleton 

Bentiock's/Lord  G.,  Conciliation,  31b    Riddlesworth 

Bosweirs,  Sir  J.,  Bella,  both  untried Bay  Middleton 

Bouchier's,  Mr.,  Miss  O'Neil,  Sib Elis 

Briskham's,  Mr.,  Dra^sman's  dam St.  Nicbolaf 

Chesterfield's,  Lord,  Arachne IJverpool. 

Chesterfield's,  Lord,  Rattle's  dam Camel 

Colgan's,  Mr.  Peter,  Taglioni,  by  Whisker,  h.  untied Freney 

Collier's,  Sir  F  ,  Aunt  Bliss  (foaled  in  1833),  by  Woful,  out  of 

Maadalin»,  m.  untried Bizarre 

Day's,  Mr.  I.,  Maldonia,  h.  untried     Bubastes 

Day's,  Mr.  I.,  Zoe,  h.  untried Slane 

Dawson's,  Mr.  G.,  Cherub  (^The  Earl's  dam) Liverpool 

Edwai  ds's,  Mr.  W.,  Sneaker,  by  Camel Jerry 

Edwards's,  Mr.  W.,  Esmeralda,  by  Zinganee  m.  untried Jerry 

Eglinton's,  Lord,  Spaewife Liverpool 

Eglinton's  Lord,  Zillah,  h.  untried Sheet  Anchor 

£glinton*s,  Lord,  Rectitude,  h.  untried   Bay  Middleton 

Etwall's,  Mr.,  Mantilla • Defence 

Etwall's,  Mr.,'.Mopsa  h.  untried Venison 

Forster's,  Mr.  W.,  Combat's  dam,  half-bred Defence 

Forster's,  Mr.  W.,  Nike,  m.  untried Defence 

Forth's,  Mr.,  sis.  to  Marvel,  foaled  in  1835,  51b   Elis 

Garrad's,  Mr.  J.,  Gaiety Camel 

Herbert's  Mr.,  Nanine,  31b Elis 

Herbert's,  Mr.,  Clara,  by  Filho  da  Puts,  3ib Elis 

Herbert's,  Mr.,  Gulnare Economist  &  Freney 

Holme's,  Mr.,  Vinegar  h,  untried. . Freney 

Houldsworth  s,  Mr.,  Destiny,  by  Sultan,  51b Tipple  Cider 

Houldswortb's,  Mr.,  Virginia,  h.  untried,  31b. Tipple  Cider 

Howe's,  Mr.,  Eliza  Leeds Bizarre 

Hussey's,  Mr.  T.,  Firefly,  both  untried — Maple 

Kelly's,  Mr.  P.,  Vignette,  by  Partisan,  out  of  Landscape,  by 

Rubens,  51b Bran 

Key's,  Mr.,  Zingiber,  by  Zinganee,  out  of  Ruth,  both  untried  Maplebeck 

King's,  Mr.,  Sketch,  31b Bran 

King's,  Mr.,  Babel,  31b , Riddlesworth  &  Glau- 

cus 

King's,  Mr.  V.,  Caroline,  by  Whalebone,  31b Rockingham 

Knox's,  Mr.,   Guiccioli Economist  and  Freney 

Lichtwald's,  Mr.,  Streamlet Saracen  and  Demetrius 

Maitland's,  Mr.  A.  C,  Dirmid's.dam Tomboy 

Maley's,  Mr.,  b.  m.  Possims,  m  untried Defence 

Maley's,  Mr.,  b.  f.  by  Hussar,  out  of  The  Tartar's  dam,  half- 
bred,  both  untried : Elis 

Meiklam's,  Mr.,  Margaretta,  by  Actson,  51b    Inheritor 

Miltown's,  Lord,  Porta,  both  untried Birdcatcher,  (sister  of 

Sir  iJercules) 
Miltown'Si  Lord,  Brandy  Bet • Economist 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  143 

Miltowa'Sj  Lord,  Potteen,  both  untried • .  •  Birdcatcber,   (sister  of 

Sir  Hercules) 

Neville's,  Mr.,  Eyesore,  by  Castrel,  b.  uotried Mundig 

Noble's,  Mr.  W.,  Lady  Lowman,  botb  untried Jnberitor 

Ogden's,  Mr.,  Sarab,  by  Tramp,  out  of  PolIy^^OliFer     Voltaire 

Parkin's,  Mr.,  Broadwatb's  dam Liv^erpool 

Peel's,  Colonel,  Garoia,  b.  untried Slane 

Peel's,  Colonel,  Hester,  botb  untried Slane 

Potterton's,  Mr.  T.  B.,  Gift,  by  Priam,  out  of  Lillian,  by 

Lottery,  both  untried   Mundig 

Ramsay's,  Mr.,  Lady  Easby,  b.  untried    Inheritor 

Kicbmond's,  Duke  of,  Baleine,  51b    Bay  Middleton 

Richmond's,  Duke  of,  Estelle,  5lb Bay  Middleton 

Richmond's,  Duke  of,  The  Soldier's  Daughter,  51b Venison 

Sadler'8,  Mr.,  Defender's  dam Defence 

Sadler's,  Mr.,  Europa • Defence 

Sadler's,  Mr.,  Folly Defence 

Sadler's,  Mr.,  Euryone Defence 

Sandiland's,  Mr.  J.,  Lady  Stepney,  botb  untried Jnberitor 

1  auDton's,  Mr.,  Goldfringe,  by  Phantom,  or  Waterloo,  out 

of  Goldwire,  botb  untried Elis 

Waller's,  Mr.,  Enterprise,  sister  to  Deception  (foaled  in  1834), 

both  untried Slane 

Westenra's,  Colonel,  Vat Plenipotentiary 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Decoy,  31b t  • . . . .   Touchstone 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Languid,  51b Touchstone 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Brocade.  5lb Touchstone 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Laura,  31b Touchstone 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Maid  of  Honour,  31b Toucbstone 

Westminster's,  Lord,  Sarcasm,  31b Pantaloon. 

Whitington's  Mr.  G.  T.,  Wbitmore, bf.  bd.,  botb  untried  ...  Job 

Wliitington's,  Mr.  G*  T.,  Cinderella,  b.  untried    Onus  (s.  of  Came) 

Whitington's,  Mr.  G,  T.,  Blue  Bottle,  half  bred Eryx. 

W*bittington's,  Mr.  J.,  m.  by  Action  (foaled  in  1834),  out  of 

Lady  Emmeline,  by  Y.  Phantom,  51b . . Rockingham 

Whitwortb's,  Mr.,  l^dy  Moore  Carew,  3lb. Tomboy 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Monimia Csmel 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Margellina,  b.  untried Bay  Middleton 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Victoria,  b.  untried Sultan  Junior 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Mouche,  h.  untried Bay  .Middleton 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Westeria,  m.  untried. .  • t  • .  •  •  Qamel 

Wreford's,  Mr.,  Wadastra,  m.  untried Camel 

Wyndham's,  General,  Hercules Nonsense 

Wyndbam's,  General,  Vashti Nonsense     « 

Several  nominations  came  too  late,  but  still  claim  to  be  admitted,  and  intend  ap. 
pealing  to  the  Jockey  Club. 


STEEPLE  CHASES  TO  COME. 


Dunchurcb Feb.  1 1 

Louth  and  Soutb  Wold.. 12 

Brocklesby  Hunt 18 

Bath  (Close) '^  21 

Bath  (Open) *25 

Liv^e^ool i . . Marcb    5 


Blackburn Marcb  Ifl 

Boston    12 

Nottingham    •.   16 

Northampton 26 

Cbeltenbam   April    2 


148 


NEW   SPORriNG   MAGAZINE. 


[FtB. 


LIVERPOOL  GREAT  STEEPLE  CHASE  ENTRY. 


Lord  Sefton  na.  the  Weaver,  late  Demi- 
doff 

Lord  Macdonald's  The  Nua 

Mr.  Elmore's  Lottery 

Mr.  Villeboia,  jun's.  Jerry 

Mr.  A.  L.  Goodman's  Vandyke 

Count  bathyany  na.  Weatb<»rcock 

Mr.  White  na.  ch.  s.  The  Forester 

Mr.  J.  Feel  nh.  Guadeloupe 

Sir  Ed\«rard  Mo»tyn's  Seventy-four 

Mr.  Theobald's  Pauline 

Sir  Thomas  Stanley  na.  b.  g.  St.  Paul 

Captain  Edwards's  Defence 

Mr.  Speed's  b.  b.  Tiisbingbam 

Lord  William  Betesford  d».  Matadore 

Mr.  J.  P.  Somers*  b.  g.  Patron,  late  Row- 
land 

Mr.  Justice  na.  br.  iri.  Hasty,  by  Harnr 

Mr.  W.  H.  Hornby's  The  Lady,  by  Ve- 
locipede 

Mr.  Stevenson's  True  Blue 

Mr.  Peter's  Syntax 

Mr.  Knaresborougb's  ch.  h.  Dan-  O'God- 
nell 

Mr.  Devine  na.  b.  g.  Antonio 

Mr.  Ashton  na.  Grayling'  1 

Mr.  Gardner's  ch.  h.  b.  Welcome 

Mr.  H.  M.  Blake's  Sarah 

Lord  Howth's  ch.  h.  Honesty 

Lord  Howth's  ch.  h.  The  Aiigetn 

Loy-d  Wai  erfflird's  The  Sea 

Lord  Waterford's  Columbine 


Captain  Fairlie's  Pyramid 

Mr.  Osbald^ston  na.  Barefoot 

IVIr.  L.  Whittle's  Daxon 

Mr.  W.  A.  Rose's  Spolasco 

Mr.  Robertson's  Honesty 

Mr.  Robertson's  Legacy 

Ceptain  Richardsoh's  Deceiver 

Mr.  Ferguson's  Rust 

Mr.  Goodwin's  The  Duenna 

Mr.  Thotnas    Whittaker's     Cruikshftnks, 

late  Stranger 
Mr.  Barry's  Arthur 
Mr.  Power's  Valentine 
Mt.  Caldwell's  Fieschi 
Lord-  Chesterfield  na.  Ati^terlitz 
Lord- Craven  na;  Magpie 
Mr.  William  Stanley  na.  Mahomet 
Hon.  A.  Villiers  na.  Veriial 
Mr.  Williamson  na.  Cdns^rvatire 
Mt.  Calvert  na.  The  Que^ni 
Mr.  C.  Marshall's  Railroad 
Sh-  D.Baird's  Pioneer 
Mr.  F.  Seymoai  na  Abd-el-Kaddr 
Mr.-G.  Harailtoftna.  Decide* 
Mr.  Powell  na,  Isaac 
•Mr.  Chftflmondeley  na.  Prifckbelt 
Mr.  Reynard  na.  Melbotirne 
Mh  Leche  na-.  Revenge 
Mr.  Rawlins  na.  Rex 
Mr.  S.  Barry  na.  Valentine,  by  Lottery 
Golorrel  CopeTand  ntr.  Adrian 
Mn  Colletfc  na.  Mischief. 


^ 


BETTINGS  AT  TATTERSALL'a 
2000  Guineas  Stakes. 


Confed<6fite^ 
Ottoman.. . 
Wardan..... 


8to-l  ag9t;-(tk-) 
8- to  1-  agst.- 
&tol  agst.'(tk) 


Grey  Milton ...;.... 
Confederate  and  War- 
dan 


Scott's  lot 5  to  1 

Theon 15  to  1 

Angelica  colt 15  to  1 

Bokhara 18  to  1 

Confederate 18  to  1 

Launcelot 16  to  1 

Muley  Isbmael 17  to  1 

Ottoman 24  to  1 

Wardan 28  to  1 

St.  Andrew 30  to  1 

Gatnbiit aOtol 

Gl^cnx^hy gone. 


agst, 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 
agst. 


Crucifix 4  to  1  agst. 

Lalla'tlookh 8  to  1  agst. 


DERBY. 

•     •     • 

Grey  Milton..., 

Lady  Sarah  colt. 

Prince  Albert. . 

Fitzroy . . , .  .... 

Assassin 

Chameau 

Mononops 

Torres  Vedras.. 

Dread  Nought; . 

Mollineux  .... 
I  Morgan  Rattler 
I  Black' Bess:.... 

0AK8. 

IRowton'sdam.. 
Japonia.. ...... 


14  to  1  atsi  (tk) 
50^,     eren 

30  to  1  agst. 

gone. 

coming. 
40  to  1  agst. 
60  to  1  agst. 


high  odds. 


If  to  1  agst. 
20  to  1  agst. 


THE 


H^jiip  Simriitig  ^m^iiut'^ 


■"  ■  "   ■» 


Vol.  XVIII.]  MARCH,  1840. 


[No.  107.^ 


CONTENTS. 


Page 

Answers  TO  Correspondents  150 
Grey  Momus 151 

Engraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  PainU 
ed  by  A.  Cooper,  R.  A. 

The  Golden  Eagle  • 151 

Drawn  and  Eograred  by  Prior,  j 

The  Preserves  at  Hun- 
GERFORD.  By  Gregory 
Greyhound,  Esq 1 52 

A  Rabit  Pitch  atBradgate 
Park 153 

Letter    from     a    Second 

.     Whip 158 

Anti-Corrosives  for  Mid- 
dle AND     Old    Age    (a 
'    Song.) 162 

A  Letter  ON  the  Condition 
op  the  Hunter.  .......   163 

Spots  for  Sportsmen    ....    166 

Ran  pom  Sketches  in  Ire- 
land     •   167 

jfQ.  CVII VOL.  xviii. 


Page 


The  Fly-Fisher's  Text 
Book  ;  or,  the  Science 
and  Practice  of  Fly- 
Fishing  for  Salmon, 
Trout,  &c 171 

Anciiknt  English  Airs  and 
Songs.      By    W.   Chap-     , 
PELL 183 

A  Boar  Hunt  in  the  Sea.  •   187 

On  the  Strength  of  Fish 
in  Water 189 

Misadventures  of  a  Clas- 
sical Equestrian*  No.  II.  192 

The    British    Institution  196 

Notes  of  th e  Month    •  •  •  •   1 99 

Varieties •  206 

The  Racing  Book  Calendar  208 

Tattersall's 212 


Alphabetical  List  of  Win- 
ning Horses.     1839.    .. 


C<>URSIN0  Cai^endar 


17 
17 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

We  have  great  pleasure  in  announctng  to  our  Subscribers  and 
Readers,  that  we  are  considerably  reinforced  in  the  number  as  well  as 
-strength  of  our  Contributors.  The  able  writer,  under  the  signature  of 
Cacus,  will  continue  his  papers  on  Foreign  sports.  We  are  also  in 
possession  of  a  very  clever  article  from  the  talented  pen  of  Shamrock, 
whose  spirited  sketches  of"  Hibernian  Jocks"  in  Bellas  Life,  have  of 
late  attracted  so  much  attention.  We  shall  also,  in  our  next  Number, 
treat  our  Readers  with  a  contribution  from  Thomas  Hood,  who  is  a 
sportsnxajn  as.  well  as  a  wit.  We  are  rich  in  sound,  as  well  as  spirited, 
matter^  from  able  hands,  for  the  instruction  and  amusement  of  intelligent 
Readers. 

We  have  received  A-  C.  B*s  paper,  and  will  write  him  ^non  by  the 
.  post. 

The  second  poem  of  Sandie  Gray  reqiiires  a  great  deal  too  much 
heel-piecing f  to  fit  it  for  the  P&blic.  We  are  obliged  to  him  for  his 
intentions. 

The  " *N6f itia  Venatlca**  will  be  continued,  we  trust,  in  our  next. 

^  Our  next  Number  will  certainly  be  enriched  by  **  Thoughts  on 
breeding  and  rearing  Blood -Stock." 

(  The  Author  of  "  Salmon  Fishing  in  the  Wye,"  will  see  that^  as 
Madame  Vestris  would  say  on  the  Queen's  state  visit, — **  Every  seat 
in  that  ho\  is  taketi^.."  The  paper  shall  be  sealed  up  and  left  for  him  at 
our  publisher's. 

The  proffered  article  on  the  Devon  Rivers,  if  approved  on.  perusal, 
would  be  acceptabte. 

**  HuRtiiig  Miseries/'  by  Miserrimus — as  soon  as  possible* 

Haxk:  Holla  is  thanked.     He  will  see  that  we  have  attended  to  him. 

Our  Correspondent  at  Nuneaton  shall  hear  from  us.  We  entreat  his 
patience. 

"  An  Old  Salmon  Fisher"  is  thanked,  and  we  shall  be  glad  to  hear 
from  him  again. 


•> 

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1840.]     ,  NEW  SPORTING  MAOAZINt»-  153: 


GREY   MOMUS. 

Faiatad  by  A.  Cooper,  R.A.    Engraved  by  J^  W.  Archer. 

It  is  indeed  to  be  lamented  that  this  gallant  Grey  is  lost  to  the 
English  Stud.  His  noble  owner  6old  him  to  Count  Hahn,  and  he  is 
now  serving  in  Germany.  A  more  beautiful,  a  more  honest  animal^ 
and  possessing  in  his  veins  the  blood  of  Comus  and  Cervantes,  never 
stood  in  clothes,  or  st^  under  the  small  saddk  in  the  radiance  of  con- 
dition, up  to  the  starting  posts 

The  Painting,  from  which  this  Engraving  is  so  beautifully  executed, 
will  be  exhibited  at  the  exhibition  in  the  Royal  Academy  this  year-^ 


THE  GOLDEN   EAGLE. 

Drawn  and  Engraved  by  Prior. 

In  the  autumn  of  1837,  about  midway  between  the  confines  of  the 
Black  Forest  and  Carlsruhe  (in  the  Grand  Duchy  Baden),  two  keepers 
or  huntsmen,  in  the  service  of  the  Grand  Duke's,  at  a  distance,  per- 
ceived an  eagle  pjDunce  on  some  object  upon  the.  ground.  They 
approached  cautiously  towards  the  preyer  and  the  preyee ;  and  found 
the  former  in  the  act  of  devouring  a  hare  :  so  absorbed  too  with  the 
rapture  of  its  banquet,  that  it  showed  no  cognizance  of  the  intrusion  of 
the  keepers.  The  men  were  anxious  to  secure  the  highly  taloned  bird 
alive.  Accordingly  one  of  the  men  threw  off  his  jacket,  and  availing 
himself  of  a  rise  in  the  ground,  to  get  as  near  as  possible,  rushed  upon 
it  suddenly  from  the  rear,  and  by  the  help  of  his  comrade,  (to  use  an 
American  phriise,)  **  awfully  captivated  it."  They  cut  his  wings,  and  at 
the  imminent  risk  of  having  their  eyes  and  hands  torn,  brought  it  safely 
home;  and  it  lived  some  time^n  chains  in  an  out-house  at  Carlsruhe  ! 
Chains  to  an  eagle  are  death.  But  this  bird  (the  incident  of  its  capture 
having  being  related  to  the  artist  by  whom  the  illustration  has  been 
executed,)  stood  for  its  picture.  It  was  a  female  eagle  of  the  golden 
species,  and  was  extremely  large  and  fierce. 


152  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [MAacif, 

THE  PRESERVES  AT  HUNGERFORD. 

BY  GREGORY  GREYHOUND,  ESQ. 

"  Not  whtfe  they  eat,  but  where  they  are  eaten." 

HamkL 

You  sportsmea  may  talk  of  the  world  as  yoti  will,-— 
Of  the  burst  through  the  valley,  the  stalk  o*er  the  hill ; 
But  I — who  am  town-bound— though  once  I  drew  breath 
(The  dear  breath  of  childhood !)  o*er  meadow  and  heath-^ 
-     Can  bf  at  ^r  my  game  where  I  nerer  can  fail. 

Can  find  m^  sure  pheasant, — my  widgeon,-— my  quail ; 
'   Can  hare-it, — or  snipe-it,— can  teal-it, — or  lark -it  ;•— 
And  ne'er  be  warn'd  off,  too — at  Hungerford  Market  1 

What — ^what  is  the  gun — the  percussion — the  barrel, — 
But  an  exquisite  engine  for  quibble  and  quarrel ; 
The  Manton  is  all  very  well  for  the  moor. 
But  it  leads  to  long  strides  and  long  strifes  with  a  boor ! 
Without  gaiters, — stern  shoes, — and  the  dark  velveteen, — 
.  I  can  tread  o'eic  the  pavement,  as  though  o'er  the  green  ; — 
And  my  spirit  at  seeing  a  hare,  seems  to  hark-it  1 
Though  it  hangs  by  its  swift  heels, — at  Hungerford  Market. 

All  green  shades, — all  counties, — all  countries,  I  find, 
By  dead  feathers  wing'd  me,  flit  into  my  mind ; 
The  Ptarmigan  brings  me  its  white  and  bleak  clime, — 
And  the  water-birds  swim  to  me  all  in  true  time ; 
.  The  cock  of  the  woods  can  be  mine  from  the  hills, — 
And  all  the  short  birds  with  the  very  long  bills ; 
So  that  wood-it, — or  wild-it, — or  field-it, — or  park  it,— 
There  is  no  such  sure  cover — as  Hungerford  Market ! 

The  keepers — oh !  are  they  not  all, — all  the  same. 
As  to  watching,  and  warding,  and  selling  the  game  ? 
As  all  other  keepers, — they  Jind  if  you  jpay , 
And — shillings  indifferent — i'faith  so  are  they  ! 
No  brow  of  a  hill  brings  the  sweat  to  the  brow. 
No  tramp  o'er  the  land,  that  has  rolled  tp  the  plough  ; 
Yet  all  sorts  of  game,  be  it  light,— or  be  dark  it, 
Aboun^  in  the  covers  of  Hungerford  Market ! 

G.  G. 


1840.1  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  153 

A  RABBIT  PITCH   AT  BRADGATE    PARK, 

LEICESTERSHIRE. 

As  a  constant  reader  of  your  Magazine,  I  beg  leave  to  contribute,  a 
trifle  to  its  ''  stock  of  harmless  pleasnre."  And  should  I  not  come 
strictly  within  what  is  understood  by  the  term  '*  thorough  sporting y^ 
some  allowance  must  be  made  for  a  female  pen.  I  can  only  with  perfect 
confidence  ass^,  that  I  have  but  attempted  to  describe  a  scene  and  a 
sport  (if  it  may  be  so  denominated),  which  came  under  my  own  eye. 

The  practice  of  thinning  Rabbit  Warrens  by  Pitches,  a  practice  so 
common  in  many  parts  of  England,  may  appear  to  the  true,  or  rather 
ardent  and  liberal  sportsman,  as  approximating  a  little  too  closely  to 
poaching ;  but  to  one  who,  like  myself,  enjoys  nature  under  her  wildest 
as  well  as  her  most  simple  appearances,— a  Rabbit  Pitch  carries  with 
it  as  great  a  zest  as  the  severest  and  truest  course  run  on  the  downs 
of  Wiltshire,  ever  awoke  in  the  heart  of  a  devoted  courser. ' 

The  scene  I  am  about  to  describe,  and  which  I  seek  to  .enrol  in  the 
agreeable  columns  of  your  valuable  Periodical,  took  place  at  Bradgate, 
in  Leicestershire,  a  spot  yet  hallowed  in  the  memory  of  many  a  brave 
sportsman  ;^-and  by  none  held  more  dear  than  by  the  party  who  now 
offers  a  tribute  to  its  early  associations.  The  Pitch  in  question  was  set  a 
few  years  after  the  Earl  of  Stamford  had  sold  his  pack  of  fox-hounds ; 
— that  pack — the  pride — ihe  boast -^  the  heart's-blood  of  its  huntsman  I 
the  crack  pack  of  the  country.  It  was  at  this  period,  being  myself  a 
resident  in  the  humble  but  beautiful  cottage  of  this  excellent  sports* 
man,  that  there  appeared  one  evening  a  more  than  usual  commotion  in 
him  and  his  family — and  upon  enquiry,  it  was  found  that  one  of  the 
largest  Pitches  of  the  Park  was  that  night  to  be  set,  I,  of  course, 
Q^ade  one  of  the  party,  and  accordingly  about  three  o'clock  on  a 
bright  moonlight  morning,  we  all  sallied  forth  '^  to  the  death*'  of  many 
an  inoffensive  little  member  of  the  grey  family  ! 

I  know  not  whether  your  readers,  the  principal  part  of  which  must 
doubtless  come  under  the  denomination  of  sportsmen,  will  tolerate  so 
great  an  innovation  on  honest  sport,  as  that  of  which  I  am  now  attempt- 
ing a  description,  but  it  is  not  a  period  of  more  than  thirteen  years  ago 
that  I  beheld  Lord  Grey  (the  son  of  the  present  Earl  of  Stamford),  and 
a  single  friend  of  his  Lordship,  in  the  brief  space  of  six  hours,  destroy, 
by  the  gun,  360  couple  of  Rabbits  1  Was  this  sporting?  Not 
according  to  my  idea  of  the  rules  of  a  generous  Pastime ;  and  when  I 
beheld  the  cart  that  was  summoned  from  the  keeper's  lodge  to  contain 
the  furry  result  of  the  massacre,  I  could  not  help  jotting  it  down  in  my 


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a  hard.worid^  f o  jpurchttsi)  a  return  of  the  happiness  the  vttf  fright  of  a 
full-filled  kennel  afforded  me  !*' 

Mr.  HaMey  was  a  huntsman  to  the  back-bone,-— and  if  he  could  no 
longer  be  allowed  to  manage  the  pack,  it  was  not  to  be  supposed  thai 
he  could,  bear  their  loss,  without  the  desire  of  retaining  one  or  two 
favourites. 

Two  tried  old  dogs  yet  remained  to  him,  and  both  on  this  occasion 
had  stolen  quietly — almost  imperceptibly,— after  the  steps  of  their 
master.  It  seemed  also  as  if  Nature,  working  in  common  sympathy 
with  the  scene,  the  hour,  and  the  thought,  united  man  and  quadruped  ; 
for,  at  sight  of  their  old  habitation,  they  leapt  joyously  around  and 
upon  him  I  The  greeting  was  reciprocal, — a  moment  he  bent  over 
them, — patted  their  long  ears,  and  then  exclaiming,  in  his  usual 
authoritative  tone,  as  he  pushed  them  from  him, — **  Back,  Venture, 
back  !~^Manager  be  quiet  l"  he  paused — and  then  with  a  sort  of 
inward  shudder,  went  silently  on  his  way. 

Need  I.  add,  that  shortly  after  this,  Mr.  Hardey  died, — I  was  going  to 
add,  of  a  broken  heart.  Unable  to  sustain  the  loss  of  his  mass  of 
favourites— unable  to  bear  the  silence  dnd  solitude  of  a  spot  that  had  so 
lately  rung  with  "  the  old  familiar  voices," — ^lie  literally  walked  on  th6 
path  towards  death, — and  if  his  employer  paid  but  little  regard  to  the 
life*retirement  of  a  good  man  and  true  sportsman,  the  midland  counties 
lost,  and  knew  .they  lost,  as  keen  a  fox-hunter,  and  as  hard  a  rider,  as 
either  .Quorndon  or  Melton  have  ever  since  been  able  to  take  pride  in  ! 

Two  trifling  incidents  respecting  this  able  huntsman,  I  will  intrude 
upon  your  readers  before  I  come  to  my  attempt  at  a  description  of 
a  rabbit  pitch. 

The  late  Marchioness  of  Salisbury  was  not  an  unfrequent  follower  of 
the  Bradgate  hounds,  and  once,  as  she  attempted  to  leap  one  of  the 
Park  gates,,  her  horse  faltered,  and  she  remained  in  a  very  perilous 
situation.  Mr.  Hardey  was  at  hand  to  rescue  her.  Her  Ladyship  was 
fortunately  unhurt,  but  the  horse  would  not  a  second  time  attempt  the 
gate,  which  was  more  than  sufEcient  to  enrage  this  determined  Lady ; 
for,  while  she  thanked  him  for  his  assistance,  she  added — 

*^  Are  these  your  gates,  Hardey  ?  (I  fear  she  administered  to  the 
huntsman  on  oaM,  not  usually  heard  in  a  legal  court.)  I  shall  owe 
Lord  Stamford  a  grudge  for  barricading  in  this  manner.  But  I  am  not 
going  to  be  let  through  like  a  common  foot  passenger ;  lend  me  your 
horse  1 — mine  does  not  deserve  the  name  of  one." 

However  annoying  to  the  huntsman ^  for  the  dogs  were  in  full  chase 
before  them,  there  could  be  no  denial.  The  horses  were  exchanged, 
and  the  Marchioness,  with  a.  spirit  worthy  of  the  ablest  sportsman  ^ 
^c^ually  cleared  tlia  timber,  whilst  her  '^  obedient  aud  humble  servant" 


66  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

contented  bimteir  with  opening  the  gate  and  following  (he  course  of  her 
Ladyship.     Both,  however,  were  in  at  the  death. 

The  aecond  anecdote  has  its  origin  in  that  faithful  and  hardly  ever 
forgotten  attachment,  that  subsists  between  the  hound  and  its  masters. 
Six  years  after  the  hounds  were  parted  with  to  a  gentleman  in  Dorset- 
shire, whose  name  at  this  moment  it  is  immaterial  to  mention ;  the 
whipper-in  was  conducting  them    across  the  country  to  some  other 
of  the  gentleman's  estates.     Though  for  advanced  in  consumption 
business  Lad  called  Mr.  Hardey  to  the  other  side  of  Atherstow,  and  an' 
accidental  meeting  took  place.     Strange  as  it  may  appear,  the  dogs 
were  the  first  to  recognise  their  former  master,  and,  though  coupled, 
leapt  stoutly  upon  him.     Tlie  circumstance  was  too  trying  for  one 
so  advanced  in  disease.     He  got  off  his  horse,  and  seating  himself  oti 
a  small  bank,  covered  on  every  side  by  the  caresses  of  his  ancient 
friends, — weak  and  care-worn, — he  actually  burst  into  tears!     That 
was  the  last  of  Mr.  Hardey's  worldly  career  with  fox-hounds :    he 
returned  home  to  his  family  and  took  to  his  bed,  from  which  be 
never  rose. 

I  trust  I  may  be  pardoned  by  the  lovers  of  the  chace,  this  little 
history  of  an  individual  whose  name  is  still  reverenced  in  Leicestershire, 
and  whose  greatest  misfortune  was  his  early,  long,  unshaken,  never- 
dying  attachment  to  hunting.  Having  digressed  thus  far,  I  once  more 
return  to  a  sport  I  would  I  were  better  able  to  describe. 

The  place  picked  out  for  that  night's  Pitch  was  at  the  base  of  a  hill, 
known  by  the  name  of  Startstow.  It  had  been  a  favourite  place  for 
the  hounds  to  throw  off  at,  and  at  the  commencement  of  Lord  Stam-^ 
ford's  love  of  hunting,  or  perhaps  of  remoter  date,  when  the  red  deer  of 
Charnwood  gave  amusement  and  zest  to  the  epicurean  taste  of  royalty, 
had  probably  derived  its  name  from  tliat  very  circumstance.  Be  that 
as  it  may,  to  this  spot  we  went.  The  two  hounds.  Venture  and 
Manager,  who  had  so  unceremoniously  stolen  from  their  resting  place, 
were  sent  back  with  a  reprimand ;  but  the  various  posse  of  spaniels; 
terriers,  and  lurchers  were  duly  coupled  together,  and  with  us ;  we  were 
all  watching  the  moonlight  shadows  of  each  other,  and  treading  with 
cautious  steps  lest  the  sound  of  our  feet  on  the  crisp  grass  might  alarm 
the  outposts  of  the  ever-watchful  rabbit.  The  men  with  the  nets  pro- 
ceeded some  yards  before  us,  and  as  they  commenced  staking  in  the 
grounds  appointed  to  be  hunted  by  the  side  of  the  brawling  brook, 
I  placed  myself  on  one  of  the  adjoining  rocks,  quietly  to  await  ft 
summons  to  the  coming  skurry. 

As  I  sat  awhile,  sometimes  listening  to  the  murmuring  waters,  some- 
times  straining  my  eyeballs  over  the  dusky  expanse,  a  black  rabbit  (a 
kind  which  in  chiklbood  we  used  to  denominate  "  the  parson,"  and 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  157 

which  are  not  unfrequent  amid  the  well-burrowed  warrens  of  Bradgate), 
jerked  suddenly  across  my  feet  as  if  making  for  the  brook,  and  perceiv- 
ing the  nets,  struck  as  suddenly  into  the  fern.  I  watched  its  progress, 
as  it  rustled  under  the  decayed  herbage,  with  anxiety. 

**  It  may  be  an  old  friend,"  thought  I,  '*  I  will  save  that  rabbit's  life, 
if  it's  possible." 

The  determination  led  to  a  train  of  pleasurable  recollections,  that 
continued  unbroken  until  the  first  halloo  for  the  dogs  gave  notice  it 
was  time  for  the  sport  to  begin. 

Away  went  men — children-^and  animals.  The  latter, — with  wagging 
tails,^ears  erect,— yelping  tongues, — pushed  into  every  tuft  and  brake. 
The  former  with  their  sticks  kept  knocking  and  beating  every  bush 
that  stunted  their  progress.  Now  we  were  ancle- deep  in  swamp,  or 
occasionally  lost  our  footing  over  the  slippery  ground,  whilst  the  ill- 
fated  little  throng,  whose  haunts  had  been  so  suddenly  disturbed, 
scampered  on  every  side, — trusting, — hoping, — to  regain  their  holes 
before  the  ingenuity  of  man  should  complete  their  destruction  !  But 
vain  was  such  expectation !  The  nets  had  been  far  too  securely  placed 
to  admit  of  escape.  Here  and  there,  one,  perhaps, — stronger  than  the 
rest, — would  by  a  hazardous  leap  bound  out  of  the  prison  of  death,  and 
so  secure  his  liberty.  The  principal  were  entangled,  and  so  became 
the  prey — not  of  dogs, — for  they  were  not  permitted  to  touch  them,— 
but  of  men. 

Despite  the  mterest  which  I  had  shared  in  common  with  my  com- 
panions, I  nevertheless  watched  over  the  tuft  that  contained  the  black 
rabbit.  Dog  after  dog  was  prevented  from  hunting  near  the  spot, 
until,  diverted  from  my  office  by  endeavouring  to  render  assistance  to  a 
pale-faced  curly-headed  little  girl,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Hardey,  who, 
too  eager  in  her  exertions,  had  slipped  her  footing,  I  was  under  the 
necessity  of  deserting  it, — a  post,  which,  for  my  protege  at  that  moment 
became  too  perilous  for  him  to  retain.  Away  he  ran,  followed  by  a 
brace  of  busy,  ravaging,  savaging  terriers,  after  whom  I  ran,  accom- 
panied by  the  child.  But  I  was  too  late  to  save  the  life  of  the  clergy- 
man. Before  he  reached  the  net,  terror  had  so  completely  overpowered 
him,  that  he  fell  exhausted  and  absolutely  died  of  fright. 

Our  pastime  continued  for  the  space  of  four  hours,  and  we  returned 
to  the  Lodge  with  a  plentiful  supply  of  rabbits ;  as  usual  on  such 
occasions,  we  found  a  well-furnished  breakfast,  each  one  contented  with 
himself  or  herself,  and  fitted  with  an  appetite  to  do  justice  to  the  good 
things  on  the  early  and  unpretending  table. 

"  And  what,"  your  readers  will  »|y,  **  after  all,  is  a  rabbit  pitch? — 
Only  a  little  netting,— by  a  brook-si^  at  daylight, — with  an  old  man 
and  some  meddling  children, — and  a^w  terriers  in  the  fern !"     Well, 

NO.  CVII. — VOL.  xviii.  u 


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ISB  NEW  SPORT1NO  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

it  u  nothing  die  1     Yet,  what  is  any  sport, — ^but  dear  from  iU  peculki 
hour, — iU  thrill  of  scenery, — its  charm  of  association ! 

••  Yei  ?  the  poor  rabbit  that  we  net  around, 
lo  corporal  bvstle,  gpires  a  joy  as  great 
As  wImd  s  Bed  3tag  dies  1"^^ 

I  am.  Sir, 

Your  fnithful  Servant, 

A   HUKTSMAV'S    BAVGH-niR:, 


LETTER  FROM  A  SECOND  WHIP. 


"  sir — i  take  advarntidge  of  Liwing  in  a  peny  post  age  to  Drop  yeit 
a  line,  tho  betwene  yeu  and  me  and  the  Wal  i  doant  think  my  lordship 
the  erl  of  lichfield  has  shode  his  postmaster  genaralship  in  Reducein  his 
self  so  lo,  wich  in  my  oppinnion  it  wil  turn  out  Peny  wise  and  pound 
foolish.  Sir  a  felow  sirvent  Rites  this  wich  thereby  hangs  a  Tail  Bean 
in  coarse  verry  much  Dceevd  by  the  noospapers  sayin  after  the  Tenth 
of  giniwary  awl  the  pore  pepel  wood  be  Abel  to  Rite  ass  Wei  ass  there 
Beters,  butjuge  oflfmy  shagreen  after  boroing  a  Shete  oflf  the  Larn- 
dres  and  bying  haf  a  point  of  hink  out  off  my  one  poket  and  boroing 
a  Steal  pen  from  master^s  hink  orn  (wich  oweyer  that  is  no  Grate 
mater,  ass  masters  got  a  pare  of  oms)  only  juge  off  my  Asstonishment 
wen  i  found  i  cood  not  Rite  a  leter,  and  insted  of  Bean  abel  to  Drop 
yew  a  line  ass  xpect  was  obleegt  to  Drop  it  alltogether.  But  i  hav 
Aplide  too  1  off  my  Felow  sirvents  (if  sich  a  turm  may  be  ust  to  a  Fee- 
tiiail)  namely  Elen  ousmade  woo  has  always  bean  verry  Ableeging  in 
moor  ways  than  1,  wich  she  now  Takes  up  my  pen  with  plessure  to  in- 
form yew  that  i  ope  yew  ar  Quite  wel  and  injying  Gud  helth  wich  is 
the  ods  of  me  for  i  am  injying  verry  Bad  helth  oing  to*  a  terrabl  fal  in 
the  Late  frost  wich  going  out  to  Skate  i  got  a  most  dredfuU  Flounder 
and  upon  my  Sole  i  doant  think  i  shal  get  rid  off  the  Plaice  ass  lungs 
i  breathe  i 

"  Butt  to  percede  to  Bisneswith  Bisnes#fust  and  plessure  arfter  as 
the  chap  sed  wen  he  went  to  By  a  cofin  for^lns  wife,  sir  my  name  is 

Wil  Witlether  and  i  am  2nd  wip  to  the •  Unt.     i  tel 

yew  this  Confidently  wich  i  ope  yew  wil  not  Blob,  but  if  yew  Think  our 
Sportive  perceedings  in  tjiese  parts  wuth  yewr  Serius  atention  i  shal  be 
verry  appy  to  forard  yew  haff  a  ounce  off  Litteratur  ass  offen  ass  yew 
and  Elen  ous  made  are  Agreable.  sir  i  select  yewr  maggy^een  Becaws 
master  takes  it  in  and  Alows  us  wips  and  untsmen  to  rede  it  after  hes 


1840.]  NEW  SPOIJTING  MAGAZINE.  169 

dun,  not  that  tbeirs  anny  grate  obbligasion,  ass  it  has  allwys  maid  the 
Round  off  the  Sirvents  all  afore  it  Gets  into  his  cluches.  To  b^n 
upon  the  Ladys — ass  our  frensh  cuk  ses,  Plass  O  d — ^m!  sir  i  am  verry 
sory  that  her  most  Grashus  madgesty  has  tumt  out  sich  a  hexperancd 
orseman  ass  it  has  maid  awl  our  yung  ladys  hearabouts  foller  her  Rial 
xampel  and  becum  her  Hakney  subjex^  and  even  the  marred  ladys 
cant  be  £sy  without  wantin  to  go  Singel  agen.  sir  i  shoodent  mind  this 
only  they  wil  cum  out  to  Foller  the  ounds,  and  sir  without  Bean  per- 
sonable ow  the  dewle  is  ounds  to  carry  a  sent  wen  theirs  rich  a  smel 
off  hotto  off  rosis  and  lawinder  water  and  bergymott  and  O  D  colon 
and  rowlans's  makasir  wich  these  ladys  put  on  their  hair  to  sich  a 
Degre  i  am  Ableegt  to  cry  War  hair  100  times  a  minuet.  Then  sir 
xcuse  my  libberty  if  i  say  i  think  wen  ladys  go  out  to  unt  Fox  they 
shoodent  Run  riot  arter  Buck,  and  in  particler  if  miss  Sofire  •  •  •  •  • 
will  get  Corting  with  tawl  mister  •  •  •  •  •^i  wish  shede  take  a  Line  of  her 
own  and  not  xpose  me  to  the  unplessant  necessaty  of  staadin  Lissenin 
behind  a  holy  bush  were  i  was  sent  to  vew  away  the  fox,  til  at  last  it 
cum  to  sich  a  Pich  i  was  forsed  to  cry  Tallio  at  randum  and  afterwords 
Crot  blew  up  ski  hi  by  master  for  caling  away  the  ounds  wen  they  was 
Aetling  to  their  fox  at  the  utherend  of  the  Cuvver. 

**  sir  my  next  cumplaint  is  the  yung  men  namely  m  Adishun  to  there 
siggars  and  there  Shams  wich  is  awl  make  beleave  and  wus  if  possabel 
tlien  the  lawendar  warter  and  hotto  of  rosis  they  wil  ride  so  Wild  and 
Boltin  that  it  is  a  tos  up  wich  is  wurst  there  2  much  Fire  or  there  2 
touch  Smoke.  In  partickler  i  must  menshun  Them  ass  rides  Thurrow 
bred  uns  wich  as  the  frensh  cuk  ses  is  allwys  goin  ventur  and  tear 
and  ather  over  ridin  the  ounds  or  els  Ridin  over  em.  Ass  i  told  1  off 
em  the  uther  day  Caling  out  War  ound  woant  Peace  a  brokn  dogs  leg, 
no  moor  nor  wont  cryin  war  Oss  mend  a  brokn  Oss  humorous,  sir  its 
verry  heavydent  they  doant  cum  out  to  unt  so  much  ass  to  set  1  anuther 
at  a  jump  wich  for  Raspers  i  newer  sea  sich  Rasperry  chaps  in  awl  my 
life  and  as  for  pearls  they  Care  no  moor  for  em  then  Nothink  and  its  rely 
only  Throing  pearls  befour  swines  ass  the  saing  is.  To  sea  em  go  alung 
yew  wood  Thmk  they  was  a  stepel  chasing  with  a  pak  off  Wether 
cocks  insted  off  fox  ounds,  and  law  bless  yew  they  make  no  moor  off  a 
bruk  or  a  rivilet  then  i  do  off  a  glas  of  Brandy  and  warter,  and  wen  they 
cum  to  a  Bulfinch  they  make  quite  a  Lark  c^  it  and  newer  think  off  a 
Crane. 

**  Sir  my  next  complaint  is  Mastirs  of  cuvvers  kikkin  up  a  row  with 
there  game  kepers  wen  we  caint  dis  cuvver  a  fox,  wich  my  Bruther 
Who  is  a  Son  of  a  gun  hisselfses  the  Way  is  to  tel  em  to  kil  the  foxs  in 
privet  and  then  to  Bio  em  up  for  it  in  Public  wich  ass  the  old  fon 

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160  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Marcit, 

unting  saying  is  its  unposabel  to  run  with  the  hair  and  old  with  the 
ounds,  and  sir  my  Honnorabel  opinion  is  that  no  game  keper  ass  cals 
hiaself  a  Gentil  man  orts  to  submit  to  it  Leastwise  sich  Howdashus 
conduck  orts  to  be  considerd  Hansum  in  the  wagis.  sirifiwasmy 
own  brother  i  wood  not  Run  my  sole  into  Wikkidnis  for  les  then  5 
pound  Per  anum.  The  sam  of  traps  and  spring-  guns,  sir  its  awl  verry 
wel  to  say  there  Only  set  too  kil  Human  beans  and  maim  nayberly  po- 
chers  but  if  slirenard  is  fulish  anufFto  Pas  that  way  its  la  maim  shawSy 
as  cuck  ses.  And  sir  Wild  cats  dusent  mend  the  mater  for  ass  i  say 
That  must  be  a  umane  trap  indede  ass  Wood  refuse  to  take  away  the 
Single  hfe  off  a  fox  But  makes  no  Bones  off  the  9  lifes  off  a  cat.  Catch 
em  at  it ! 

''  sir  my  next  complaint  is  the  Rumatiz  wich  i  hav  got  a  tail  to 
Unfold  Going  awl  up  my  back  and  over  my  shoalders  and  threw  my 
Hed  and  out  at  my  elbows  acumpnide  by  Shuting  panes  in  my  lowr 
reguns  and  sich  Weeknes  (for  this  Last  fortnite)  in  my  Hips  ass  scacely 
can  old  my  Rains.  The  tail  is  this  namely  Haveing  cut  out  off  a  noos- 
paper  a  hexelent  advertisment  for  the  Rumatiz  only  think  the  kimmist 
reding  the  rong  side  and  sending  me  a  pot  off  Thorns  poted 
yarmuth  Bloters  insted  wich  haveing  tuk  the  hole  off  at  a  dose 
mixt  up  in  rasperry  Jam  have  bean  sufering  from  a  Hard  row  ever  sins. 
Mastir  ses  it  was  suf  Fishent  to  choke  a  wale  and'O  mister  edditer 
i  wish  you  cod  feel  the  Herrinks  stikking  in  my  side  and  sich  a  swiming  in 
my  hed  as  if  awl  the  Blothers  in  Yarmuth  was  a  swiming  about  in  it, 
and  as  frensh  cuk  ses  fish  is  Pisen  in  frensh  yes  ses  i  and  in  inglish 
too  if  yew  doant  mind  wich  side  off  the  papar  yew  apply  to  your 
rumatiz. 

*^  But  too  return  too  our  sports,  sir  in  regard  of  Coarsing  am.  sorry 
to  say  our  Club  has  not  tumt  out  Trumps — not  from  any  Rarry  nish- 
ness  of  hairs  wich  o  contrary,  as  frensh  cuk  ses,  we  hav  moor  game 
then  we  want  But  on  acount  off  crismas  time,  namely  the  farmers  Wil 
make  us  al  go  in  and  tast  there  Taps  and  ete  poke  pi  wich  consequent- 
ally  the  verry  fust  day  Boath  the  liumpires  got  so  Disgized  in  likker 
ass  dident  no  themselvs  and  coodent  dixtinguish  the  Turns  for  seing 
Bubbles,  in  consequents  of  wich  sum  of  the  mastirs  of  the  Long  dogs 
takking  em  up  veary  short  sune  after  led  to  a  Dele  of  hi  lo  langwige  and 
the  end  of  it  was  they  gev  over  Runing  anny  moor  pairs,  and  began 
Coursing  1  anuther.  1  gentel  man  cald  a  nuther  gentel  man  a  Lyre, 
and  kept  Harping  on  the  wurd  for  sich  a  lung  time  ass  at  last  the  other 

Returnd  the  cumplement  by  caling  him  a  d d  rog  But  have  sins 

herd  nayther  ment  nothink  pursonel  so  hav  returnd  Boath  masters 
cavaldry  pistles  wich  they  had  Borwd  for  givvin  mutal  Sattisfaction. 
So  evverry  Body  bean  apoUogized  the  club  wil  go  on  ass  a  mater  of 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  Igl 

Course,  tho  i  hope  next  time  they  meat  they  wil  not  giv  luse  to  sich 
Course  langwidge. 

''  Sir  in  Shuting  i  must  be  Open  with  yew.  Sins  fessants  and  par- 
triges  ar  no  lunger  maid  game  ofF  But  sold  at  the  poulsterers  jist  like 
Dux  and  Turks  the  pochers  is  becum  moor  hawdashus  then  newer, 
takning  the  yung  birds  befour  they  can  fli,  and  in  sxim  instants  hav 
bean  axualy  cort  a  Pooch ing  egs.  The  way  they  dew  it;  is  with  wat  they 
cal  Air  guns,  wich  they  hav  a  way  of  muzehng  their  guns,  which  pre- 
vents em  maken  a  nise,  just  the  same  as  muzeling  a  dog  prevents  his  bitin 
only  a  verry  smal  peace  out  off  yewr  leg  And  the  way  they  Lode  em  is 
Nothink  but  air,  wich  i  supose  is  rapt  up  into  cartriges  in  bits  of  Ble- 
ther or  pattant  makkintosh  and  thin  Ramd  down^'with  a  hinvisable 
ramrod,  After  wich  yew  hav  Nothink  to  dew  but  Bio  into  the  tuch  ole 
and  pul  a  Air  triger,  but  ass  i  never  Here  I  go  off  only  speke  from 
Repports. 

"  Sir  the  Stepel  chase  is  postpond  on  acount  off  the  Church  ward- 
ings  haveing  Refusd  the  use  of  the  Church  Stepel  to  run  agen.  sum 
off  the  members  propozedtheWin  mil  insted  and  Last  toosday  the  race 
was  to  Cum  of,  but  unfortynat  Bean  grindin  day  the  milner  woodent 
Stop  the  mil  and  the  osses  awl  takin  frite  at  the  Sales  coodent  be  got 
neerer  then  the  last  feeld — awl  xcept  yung  mister  Sharpshinss  who 
haveing  Hired  the  milners  oss  and  Enterd  hipi  for  the  ocashun  he  tuk 
him  Rite  up  to  the  mil  dore  and  newer  stopt  til  he  got  his  hed  into  the 
Bran  chest,  wich  in  coarse  Sharpshins  climes  the  prize  But  is  consid- 
derd  he  has  plaid  his  Cards  in  sich  a  Dimond  cut.  Dimond  fashun  ass  is 
Determind  to  apeel  to  the  joky  Club.     ,.. 

**  sir  yew  must  xcuse  my  cuming  to  a  Sudin  end,  ass  Elen  ous  made 
is  obleegt  to  go  and  make  the  Beds^  wich  ass  she  laffably  ses,  now  i 
hav  dun  with  yeur  Peny  poster  i  must  go  and  atend  to  my  4  posters— 
and  galantry  diktates  1  gud  turn  deservs  a  nother,  so  mums  the  word  ! 

Sir  yewr  obediant.^irvent,  to  Comand,  Wil  Witlether. 

'*  P.S.  Seing  by  my  Curl  paj>€!rs  (wich  Alow  me  to  say  Boath  me  and 
missis  is  far  two  Genteel  to  Bob  our  hairs  in  anythink  but  the  momin 
post)  that  rewerant  bishop  iFillpot  and  lord  Broom  is  interducing  so- 
shallism  to  the  notiss  ofi^  the  publik  i  Beg  to  ask  Unbenown  to  wilyam 
if  in  case  i  Mary  hioi^if  i  shal  be  stil  Liabel  to  the  advantiges  off  big- 
gamy,  and  if  in  case  off  wilyam's  dying  fust  and  Leveing  me  awl  his 
saveings  wil  my  uther  6  sirviving  usbands  hav  a  Rite  to  share  and  share 
alike  the  •yropperty  betwene  them  ?  Realy  it  is  verry  kind  off  my  lord 
Broom  and  the  bishop  Puting  us  poor  countrifide  sirvent  mades  up  to 
sich  things  and  if  ewer  i  cum  to  injy  sich  a  Larg  istablishment  i  shal 
considder  it  awl  Owen  to  them. 

sir  yewrs  Unbenown  to  wilyam  El£n  Spriggs." 


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Ifti  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mamh 

ANTI-CORROSIVES  FOR  MIDDLE  AND  OLD  AGE. 

A  SONG. 

Yoa  ask  for  a  song !  it  were  more  than  absurd 

To  hope  for  a  song,  from  so  tuneless  a  bird ; — 

One  melody  only  my  temper  doth  suit. 

Most  eloquent  music  I     Foxhounds  running  mute; 

My  heart  and  my  whiskerSy  have  both  had  their  day, 

My  heart  is  grovm  cold,  and  my  whiskers  grown  grey, 

A  bottle  of  dye  can  their  colour  restore, 

But  the  heart's  bloom  once  lost,  oh  !  is  lost  evermore ! — 

For  I  feel,  not  alas  I  as  I  once  may  have  felt. 

When  this  heart,  now  so  cold,  before  beauty  could  melt. 

When  loved  notes  came  forth  from  a  voice  soft  and  clear, 

The  Addio  mio  caro,  still  rings  in  my  ear  !— 

When  the  nights  were  consumed  in  soft  breathings  and  sighs. 

And  the  hours  most  befitting  those  mild  southern  skies ; 

When  the  nights  were  too  short,  and  the  day  broke  too  soon, — 

And  we  wished  there  was  no  other  orb  but  the  moon  ! 

But  those  days  all  are  gone,  as  the  "  light  summer  cloud,*' 

And  the  future  comes  wrapt  in  Despair's  dismal  shroud ; 

What  resource  then  remains,  but  to  exorcise  Care, 

And  expel  from  the  heart's  core,  that  Vampire,  Despair  ? 

With  me  there  remains  but  to  baffle  the  Fiend, 

Good  foxhounds,  stout  steeds,  all  more  fleet  than  the  wind. 

When  the  mariner's  wrecked,  his  kind  stars  he  may  thank. 

Should  Fortune  perchance  in  his  way  throw  a  plank  ! 

Oh  you  !  who  your  bark  of  bright  visions  have  stove. 

On  the  rocks  of  Ambition,  or  quicksands  of  Love ; 

Hope  throws  to  old  age,  as  a  final  resort, 

A  mahogany  plank ,  just  to  bring  you  to  Port ! 

I've  preached  but  a  sermon,  you  asked  for  a  song, — 

More  music  say  you,  in  the  crack  of  my  thong ; 

To  musing  and  sadness,  I'm  too  much  inclined. 

But  un'kennel  the  hounds  ;  they'il  hunt  care  from  my  mind ! 

FINAL  CHORUS. 
Then  fill  for  the  toast,  which  all  tempers  may  suit ; 
Scent  lying  breast  high,  and  the  pack  running  mute. 
And  the  bottle  to  follow  the  death  of  the  brute !  I 


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A  LETTER  ON  THE  CONDITION  OF  THE  HUNTER, 

Dear  Harrt. 

Tou  ask  my  advice  so  earnestly  as  to  the  management  of  your  hunters, 
and  stable  in  general,  that  though  I  feel  inadequate  to  the  task  of  giving 
you  what  may  be  considered  the  best  advice  on  ev^y  point,  still  I  am 
vain  enough  to  think,  I  can  give  you  a  great  deal  of  useful  knowledge 
on  the  subject,  and  many  hints,  which,  by  experience,  I  have  proved 
to  be  well  worth  knowing.  Few  have  taken  more  delight  in  the  chase 
than  I  have  done,  and  few  have  paid  more  dearly  for  the  stock  of  prac^ 
tical  knowledge  they  have  gained,  than  myself.  When  I  began  my 
hunting  career,  I  considered  I  had  all  that  was  requisite  for  the  great-* 
est  enjoyment  of  the  most  exhilirating  of  all  sports,  when  I  found 
myself  master  of  some  of  the  best  bits  of  blood  which  tolerably  round 
sums  could  purchase.  A  groom,  first-rate  (as  they  all  are  in  their  own 
estimations),  and  a  particularly  good,  and  well-appointed  stable ;  but 
the  great  thing — the  great  thing  was  wanting !  the  knowledge  of  how 
to  keep  in  the  best  condition,  how  to  have  always  ready  for  their  work, 
the  high-priced  animals  I  was  master  of— this  I  very  soon  found  was 
not  to  be  obtained  by  trusting  entirely  to  my  groom ;  for  beyond  the 
actual  strapping  of  a  horse,  and  the  common  routine  of  stable  work^ 
nine  out  often,  are  only  wise  in  their  own  conceits ;  what  an  excellent 
thing  it  would  be,  especially  for  young  sportsmen,  if  they  would  but 
remember  this,  and  insist  often  on  following  the  rules  of  common  sense, 
in  opposition  to  their  frequently  very  absurd  notions,  the  grossest  of 
which  perhaps  is,  that  the  usually  practised  plans  of  getting  hunters 
into  condition,  will  get  all  into  condition,  the  thought  iiever  perhaps 
once  occurring  to  them,  that  there  may  be  quite  as  great  a  difference  in 
the  constitution  of  different  horses  as  in  ourselves,  and  we  might  just  as 
well  imagine  that  the  same  diet  and  regimen  which  will  suit  one  of  us^ 
will  suit  all. 

Now  let  me  tell  you  I  have  proved,  that  in  a  stable  of  six  horses,  not 
any  two  could  be  fed  exactly  alike,  or  clothed  exactly  alike,  to  keep 
them  in  equally  high  condition — this  can  only  be  discovered  by  care* 
fully  noticing  the  effect  vhich  the  same  treatment  has  on  different 
horses. 

Always  take  the  opinion  of  a  veterinary  surgeon  before  you  conclude 
the  purchase  of  a  high-priced  horse-— the  half  guinea  thus  employed,  in 
endeavouring  not  to  be  duped  by  the  tricks  and  rascalities  of  dealers, 
and  nine  out  often  of  those  who  have  horses  to  dispose  of,— -is  excellently 
well  laid  out,  and  I  am  confident,  that  had  I  always  done  so,  from  the 
time  I  commenced  my  hunting  career^  I  should  have  saved  mvsel 


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hundreds  of  pounds.  My  next  piece  of  advice  is,  to  see  that  your 
stable  is  kept  properly  ventilated ;  for  it  is  incalculable  the  mischief 
that  is  done  by  this  not  being  properly  attended  to,  and  grooms  are 
continually  erring  in  this  point,  thinking  to  keep  their  horses'  coats  fine 
by  the  warmth  of  the  stable,  and  not  as  it  ought  to  be  by  careful  and 
sufficient  clothing. 

Your  stable  should  by  all  means  be  a  boxed,  not  a  stalled,  stable,  for 
hunters,  which  is  the  arrangement  now  in  all  the  best  hunting  establish- 
ments, and  which  for  many  reasons  is  far  preferable,  and  the  greatest 
care  should  be  taken  that  the  drainage  (which  should  be  in  the  centre 
of  the  box)  is  kept  perfectly  clear ;  for  it  should  always  be  remembered 
that  the  health  of  the  horse  depends  in  a  great  measure  upon  the  strict- 
est cleanliness. 

Every  one  is  aware  how  necessary  it  is  for  the  horse,  after  a  hard 
day's  work,  to  have  perfect  repose  and  quiet ;  and  this  object  is  but 
half  gained,  if  the  animal,  the  night  after  being  hunted,  is  put  into  a 
separate  box,  his  own  place  usually  being  a  stall,  and  the  box  perhaps 
in  a  separate  stable ;  he  misses  his  companions,  and  even  misses  the 
noises  to  which  he  is  accustomed ;  so  far  therefore  from  the  change  giving 
him  more  repose — if  watched,  he  will  be  seen  to  appear  in  a  state  of 
considerable  excitement ;  he  will  seem  to  be  listening  for  the  sounds  to 
which  he  is  accustomed  ;  he  will  be  observed  to  be  evidently  looking 
out  for  his  companions ;  and  this  will  therefore  keep  him  from  half  the 
rest  it  is  imagined  he  has.  From  this  then,  it  will  be  seen  how  necessary 
it  is  for  a  hunting-stable  always  to  be  a  boxed  one ;  and  never,  when  it 
can  be-avoided,  should  a  horse  be  placed  for  the  night  in  a  strange  place 
after  sev^  work. 

To  any  df%iy  readers,  who  may  be  within  a  moderate  distance  of 
Bath,  I  would  fiSocaoomend  them  to  view  the  stables  of  Haddy*s  reposi- 
tory in  that  city  ;  they' ^fe  well  worthy  of  being  imitated.  The  next 
point  at  which  I  arrive  is  the  food  and  the  manner  of  Feediftg.  '  I  need' 
scarcely  say,  that  all  oats  should  be  slightly  bruised ;  for  this  is  now  so 
universally  known,  as  being  both  highly  advantageous  to  the  horse,  and 
particularly  so  to  the  pocket  of  his  master,  as  to  be  unnecessary  to  re- 
peat ;  but  in  addition  to  the-oats  being  bruised,  a  small  portion  of  chaff 
should  with  each  food  be  given,  as  it  obliges  the  animal  to  masticate 
his  food  well ;  and  this,  of  course,  assists  his  digestion.  I  shall  now 
mention  to  you  a  species  of  food,  in  addition  to  oats  and  beans,  which 
is  found  to  be  most  beneficial  to  hunters,  all  through  the  season,  as  well 
as  at  other  times.  I  speak  of  parsnips  ;  they  possess  all  the  good  and 
nutritious  qualities  of  the  carrot,  without  those  which  prevent  the  latter 
being  used  when  a  horse  is  in  full  work. 
.  Parsnips  possess  the  greatest  nourishing  properties^  and  while  they 


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are  in  a  slight  degree  cooling,  they  do  not,  like  the  carrot,  tend  to 
make  the  animal  sweat; — five  or  six  may  be  given  to  a  horse  daily,  split 
in  halves,  chopped  in  small  pieces,  ajid  given  in  two  small  feeds,  the 
cooling  property  counteracting,  in  a  slight  degree,  the  feverish  state  in 
which  the  high  feeding  of  the  hunter,  in  the  season,  keeps  him.  An- 
other crotchet  I  can  give,  which  at  first  reading  will  quite  startle  you, 
but  which  has,  nevertheless,  by  many,  as  well  as  myself,  been  proved  a 
good  one;  it  is  constantly  to  let  each  horse  have  water  within  his  reach  ; 
a  bucket  may  always  be  kept  at  one  end  of  the  manger,  or  what  is  best, 
a  square  trough  made  of  slate  to  fit  the  manger : — the  horse,  so  far  from 
drinking  more,  will  be  found  not  to  take  so  much  water  on  the  whole, 
a^  he  would  do,  if  given  in  the  usual  stated  times,  for  the  horse  is  sensi- 
ble enough  to  know  that  if  he  does  not  take  plenty  when  offered,  a 
length  of  time  will  elapse  before  he  will  have  more ; — but  if  the  water  is 
placed  constantly  near  him,  he  will  be  seen  frequently  moistening  his 
food  with  a  little,  instead  of  drinking  greedily  at  one  time/ 

I  always  have  a  piece  of  rock  salt  in  the  manger  of  each  horse,  as 
every  animal  requires  salt  to  assist  in  digesting  his  food  i  and  when  he 
has  not  this  within  his  reach,  he  may  be  observed  licking  any  rough  dirt, 
or  even  dung,  within  his  reach,  for  the  sake  of  the  saline  particles  it 
contains. 

A  point'  which  grooms  from  idleness  are  too  apt  to  neglect,  but  which 
is  of  great  importance,  is  hand-rubbing  the  legs  ;  and  I  cannot  help 
thinking,  that  Rolt's  newly- invented  horsehair  gloves  may  be  used  with 
great  advantage  for  this  purpose,  and  produce  more  effect  in  less  time 
than  with  the  hand  alone. 

You  know  that  for  many  years  I  have  been  on  terms  of  the  greatest 
intimacy  and  friendship  with  one  of  the  greatest  breeders  of  blood- 
horses  in  Europe ;  and  from  his  experience,  as  well  as  my  own,  I  am 
convinced  that  a  change  of  diet  is  sis  beneficial  to  the  horse,  as  it  is  to 
man.  For  those  intended  for  speed,  the  greatest  object  is  to  afford 
ample  nourishment,  without  too  much  disturbing  the  stomach,  by  over- 
loading it  with  hay  and  other  bulky  food ;  and  therefore,  besides  the 
parsnip,  many  nourishing  roots  can  be  given  with  advantage.  The  po- 
tatoe  can  be  occasionally  employed  with  good  effect ;  and  I  strongly 
recommend  your  sowing  a  piece  of  poor  land  with  furze,  expressly  for 
your  horses :  let  the  young  plants  be  kept  perfectly  clean,  and  cut 
the  second  year  after  sowing,  and  after  that,  it  should  be  mowed  every 
year.  Let  the  tender  shoots  thus  cut,  be  passed  between  rollers  made 
on  purpose  for  bruising  it,  or  passed  through  a  malt  or  cider  mill ;  and 
for  hunters  afterwards  passed  through  the  chaff-cutter,  together  with 
good  wheat  straw,  and  a  little  hay  : — all  horses  are  fond  of  it,  but  it 
should  not  be  kept  long  after  being  bruised,  as  it  will  ferment. 

NO.  CVII. — VOL.'XVIII.  X 


166  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  [March, 

Grains  well  drained  and  trodden  with  salt  in  a  tub  are  a  good  change 
of  diet  at  all  times,  and  through  the  summer  months  may  be  largely 
employed  in  feeding  hunters,  whilst  kept  in  their  loose  places,  when 
great  care  should  be  taken  that  they  do  not  acquire  the  habit  of  dis- 
tending the  stomach  unnecessarily  by  bulky  food.  A  strict  attention  to 
the  foregoing  rules,  and  diet,  restored  a  favourite  horse  of  mine,  which 
had  had  a  chronic  cough  for  several  years,  and  whose  wind  was  sup- 
posed to  be  nearly,  if  not  quite  gone ; — the  cough  entirely  left  him,  and 
his  wind  continued  so  good  that  he  was  an  excellent  hunter  till  extreme 
old  age. 

The  diet  I  have  recommended  has  also  the  advantage  of  diminishing 
the  necessity  of  giving  so  much  medicine  as  is  usually  considered  neces- 
sary previously  to  putting  horses  in  condition ;  and,  also,  after  their 
winter's  work,  it  almost  excludes  nitre  and  other  debilitating  alteratives 
from  the  stable  ;  for  the  diet  I  recommend  is,  in  a  certain  degree, 
alterative  throughout  the  year,  and  prevents  that  dry  and  feverish  ap- 
pearance of  the  skin,  which  is  often  the  forerunner  of  serious  illness. 

The  instructions  I  have  given  you,  dear  Harry,  are  those  I  have 
strictly  practised  in  my  own  stable ;  and  I  flatter  myself  my  horses  are 
second  to  none  for  condition.  Follow  my  advice  for  one  season,  and  I 
feel  confident  you  will  not  despise  the  crotchets  of 

Your's,  &c.  &c. 

Pink. 

SPOTS    FOR    SPORTSMEN. 

By  GREGORY  GREYHOUND,  Esq. 

Where  the  underwood  grows 

On  the  brow  of  a  hill  ; — 
And  the  clear  freshet  flows 

In  the  threads  of  a  rill ; 
Tread  around, — tread  about, — 

With  the  voice  oh  the  spring : — 
Tawny  pheasants  burst  out, — 

By  my  life !— on  the  wing. 

Go  ado?m  by  the  marge 

Of  a  wide  wasted  stream  ; 
Where^the  watet^s  at  large. 

Yet  too  languid  to  beam  ! 
Plash  around, -splash  about, — 

With  an  indolent  care ; 
The  brown  thing  is  near  you, — 

The  woodcock  is  there ! 

Then  away  to  the  spot 

Where  the  sunset  is  spread 
Over  woodside  and  cot, — 

With  the  grass  for  its  bed : — 
Beat  along  the  dry  drain, 

Ten  dogs'  lengths  from  the  warm 
Sonny  side  of  the  wood  ;^ 

There's  a  hare  in  its  form !  "*  G.  G. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  167 

RANDOM  SKETCHES  IN  IRELAND. 

COLLEGE  STUDIES. 

With  what  beating  hearts  and  trembling  steps  students  approach  the 
Examination  Hall !     What  a  dull  unpleasant  sound  the  old  clock 
makes,  as,  on  a  cold  October  morning,  it  chimes  the  all-eventful  hour — 
nine  !  More  soothing  far,  the  voice  of  your  servant,  "  Fine  morning — 
splendid  scenting  day — horse  gone  on  to  cover  more  than  an  hour.*' 
Mdancholy  to  dwell  for  a  moment  on  Locke  and  Logic, — destroyers 
of  the  appetite, — although  tempted  with  devilled  kidneys  and  smoking 
muffins,  both  seductive  in  their  way ;  the  premium  men  are  anxious 
about  their  expected  honours ;  the  idle  scamps,  nervous  about  being 
able  to  pass. — But  the  examination  is  over  \     Friends  on  all  sides 
enquiring,    "How  did   you  get   off? — the  father  watching  for  his 
talented  son,  a  clever  a.nd promising  boy  (his  schoolmaster  said) :  alas, 
promises  are  often  broken !     With  what  a  smiling  face  does  the  pri- 
vate tutor  listen  to  the  escapes  of  his  pupil, — the  many  chances  he  got 
— his  breaking  to  his  examiner,  in  gentle  accents,  that  illness,  during 
the  last  three  months  (happy  for  his  back  had  it  been  true),  prevented 
his  reading  as  much  as  he  would  have  wished ;  then  dropping  a  slight 
hint  with  regard  to  fever, — ^lingering  remains, — not  even  yet  completely 
recovered.     We  need  scarce  have  apologized  ; — the  examiner  gives  an 
easy  part, — a  scented  cambric  is  extracted  in  haste, — he  does  not 
wish  to  detain.     Well,  think  you,  after  getting  your  examinations,  I 
may  with  safety  send  in  my  bill  to  the  governor.     Mark  that  pale,  de- 
jected, bilious,  miserable  looking  young  one !  does  not  his  appearance 
indicate  a  "  cautioned  man  ?*'     But  to  myself: — the  rush  over, — many 
were  the  congratulations  on  "  getting  off," — (a  T.C.D.  as  well  as  Don, 
caster  expression)  : — all  looked  gay  and  cheerful ;  methought  the  sun 
itself  shone  far  more  bright  and  brilliant  than  when  I  entered  the 
gloomy  hall.  But  at  that  moment  I  felt  much  ;  it  was  my  last  examina-> 
tion ;  college  and  college  days  were  about  to  pass  away,  and  with 
them,  college  sports    and  college  friends  \     In  silence  I  pressed  the 
many  kind  hands  ("  friendship's  offering,"  as  Hood  would  say)  that 
were  extended  to  me^  and  quickly  passing  on  to  my  room, — flung 
aiude  my  cap  and  gown^ — threw  myself  into  an  arm  chair^  and  felt  as 
if  tears  would  have  been  a  relief  \    Was  it  over  excitement  ?  I  cannot 
say  ;  but  such  were  my  feelings  at  the  time !     And  have  we  not  oi\ 
seen  a  creature  raised  to  the  summit  of  his  desires, — to  the  very  pinna- 
cle  of  happiness,,  and  fouRd  the  tear  that  sorrow,  that  disappoint- 
ment, that  death,  could  not  wring, — tremble  in  the  eye  !     Indeed,  for 
a  moment,  I  felt  melancholy,  but  only  for  a  moment.     In  looking 
vacantly  round  my  apartment,  the  silver  shining  top  of  my  whip  caught 
my  eye,  then  the  racing  cap  and  jacket,  Sporting  Magazine  (the  New, 


168  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  ,  [MARCit, 

we  never  take  the  Old  in  college)  all  in  quick  succession  burst  upon  my 
delighted  vision  ;  and,  as  some  gentleman  says^  very  apropos,  *'  Richard 
was  himself  again  !"   I  went  to  my  long  locked  drawer ;  I  took  out  my 
red  coat  and  attentively  surveyed  it ;  the  sight  revived  me !  for  with 
the  coat  came   forth  cheerful  recollections^  associated  with  happy 
scenes  of  by-gone  days !     What  a  fall  I  got  the  day  I  tore  that  neatly 
patched  skirt!     A  wet  day,  aye  !  and  a  wet  night,  too,  when  that  arm 
was  stained.     Fellow  sportsmen,  as  your  eye  glances  over  this,  your 
hearts  will  beat  responsive !  Do  not  you  love  to  look  and  think  on  sucb 
things  ?     I  then  examined  my  top  boots ;  oh  !  Day  and  Martin,  what 
a  wonderful  invention  was  yours !      Your  time   (the  time  of  Boots, 
not    of   D    and   M)    is  fast    approaching ;    one    fortnight    more  ! 
Would  to  heaven  my  bills  were  paid  ! — now  the  only  blank   to  perfect 
happiness.      I  heard  a  loud  laugh  on  the  stairs,  the  peculiar  tones 
of  which  roused   me  from   my  musings.      Here  comes   Phil,  said  I, 
the   best  fellow  in  the  world;  his    laugh  was  not  to  be  mistaken — 
louder  it  grew ;  the  door  with  a  vigorous  push  was  most  unceremo- 
niously sent  flying  in,   and  in   rushed  Phil  Walker!     Laying  hold 
of  an  unfortunate   llocke,   he   dashed  it  with  well-assumed   violence 
against  the  wall,  and  with  a  degree  of  agility  I  am  happy  to  say  I 
never  since  experienced,  pulled,  in  no  very .  gaatle  manner,  my  chair 
from  under  me  and  left  me  seated  on  the  ground ;  and,  seating  himself 
in  my  place,  he  says,  **  Get  up,  my  dear  fellow,  and  make  yourself 
quite  at  home  in  your  own  room."     "Phil  (said. I)  sjre  you  mad? 
What  is  the  matter  with  you  V*     "  Old  chap  (said  he)  I  have  got  over 
my  examinations  in  prime  style.     Did  you  ever  hear  of  anything  to 
equal  it  ?    The  latter  end  of  October !    a  letter  from  my  mother  this 
morning  :   tin  enclosed.     Bless  her  soul !  if  I  don*t  drink  her  health, 
why  gratitude  and  whiskey  must  be  low  in  Ireland  !     Such  shooting 
and  such  hunting  !     You  must  join  us  to-night  at  Morrisson's.    I  won 
my  bet,  half  a  do?en  of  champagne,  from  long  Thompson  ;  I  will  call 
for  you  at  ten.*    Come  out  to  Madden's  :  I  want  a  cigar  !" 
.    Madden !  shall  I  in  silence  pass  the  merits  of  thy  saloon !    Forbid  it 
sense !  Forbid  it  smoke !    Even  in  childhood's  days  I  could  not  give  a 
cold  good-by,  without  a  glance  at  the  joyous  faces,  the  many  beaming 
countenances,  as  well  in  thy  shop,  as  on  the.  pipes  displayed  in  thy 
windows.     What  happiness  (thought  \)  could  I  but  possess  yon  snuff- 
box 1     The  object  of  my  admiration  remains  still  unsold,  proving  the 
want  of  taste  of  the  age  !     On  the  lid  you  behold  a  very  thin  man  with 
an  amazing  mouth  yawning,  ^hile  a  much  fatter  person  is  in  the  act 
of  driving  a  curricle  and  pair  down  his  throat — close  shavings  rather. 
Years  rolled  over  my  h^ad,  and  to  smoke' in  Madden's,  as  yet,  I  had 
not  ventured.    My  sagaciaus  governor  told  me  that  only  scamps  went 
there.    Was  I -a  scamp  ?  no  ?  and  therefore  I  would  not  go.  However i 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  169 

I  was  feted  to  break  through  my  well-formed  resolution,  and  the  fjbver- 
nor's  command.  And  in  a  curious  way  fate  attacked  me — ^^in  the  shape 
of  two  glasses  of  brandy,  which  I  mistook  for  Sherry ;  one  day  while 
lunching  at  an  old  aunt's  house,  it  came  on  me.  Poor  woman  I  she 
died  a  week  after  she  was  told  she  joined  the  Temperance  Society  ;  she 
had  not  the  slightest  recollection  of  having  done  so.  The  brandy  was 
good — that  I  felt ;  yes,  and  I  felt  also,  that  I  was  queer.  In  walking 
from  my  aunt's,  towards  Madden's,  I  laughed  at  every  person  and  winked 
my  eyes  at  all  the  Eve-kind  Imet^  In  fact  I  was  in  love  with  all  man- 
kind and  womankind  at  once.  I  boldly  Hung  open  Mr.  Madden's  door ; 
but  was  almost  suffocated  at  my  entering,  the  atmosphere  was  so  alive 
with  tobacco ;  pipes  and  cigars  were  at  work  in  all  directions ;  i  never 
couglied  or  sneezed  as  I  have  since  seen  other  young-uns  do  before 
being  properly  initiated.  **  Mild  cigar  V*  I  asked.  A  box  was  presented, 
accompanied  by  the  words,  **  Very  best  weeds  :"  all  saw  that  I  was  a 
raw  one.  At  the  moment  a  gentlemanlike  person,  with  dyed  moustash, 
came  forth.  He  never  asked,  but  took  a  cigar.  I  knew  that  he  was  an 
**old  hand,"  he  did  it  so  quietly ;  he  did  «ot  pay — I  gave  sixpence  and 
got  threepence  change — some  yHerki  of  the  establishment,  thought  I ; 
since,  I  have  learned  what  tick  is  !  I  watched  him  bite  off  the  end  of 
his  weed ;  as  if  unconsciously,  I  dittoed.  He  lit — so  did  I,  not  without 
shutting  my  eyes ;  the  fire  flame  came  very  near  my  nose :  I  inclined 
on  the  sofa ;  puffed  away  ;  a  pleasing  languor  stole  on  me.  And  when 
1  awoke,  gas  supplied  the  place  of  daylight.  The  shades  of  night  were 
setting  in  darksome  shadows  on  the  city  ;  Mr.  Madden  told  me  I  had 
been  asleep  four  hours.  A  practising  cigar,  as  he  said,  I  took  home  in 
my  pocket,  in  place  of  the  threepence  change.  Such  was  my  first 
introduction;  and  while  on  my  way  there  again,  allow  me, courteous 
reader,  to  introduce  you  more  formally  to  the  individual  I  have  the 
pleasure  of  walking  with.  Suppose  Mr.  Walker,  Phil  Walker,  at  the 
time  I  allude  to,  was  about  nineteen  years  of  age — the  wildest  scamp 
in  college  ;  tall,  but  very  thin — light  hair— light  body— light  legs— and 
light  heart.  His  body  was  indeed  short;  I  won't  say  that  a  cab  could 
be.  driven  between  his  legs,  and  hats  remain  as  they  were  before ; 
they  were  so  thin  that  it  required  undaunted  courage  to  venture  on 
them.  Phil  was  such  a  fellow  as  we  scarcely  meet  with,  and,  when 
once  met,  cannot  be  forgotten.  Wit-h  a  temper  never  to  be  ruffled,  he 
was  a  splendid  rider  and  good  shot,  fortunate  at  cards — need  I  say  he 
was  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him  ?  Though  years  have  passed  since 
we  parted,  perhaps  to  meet  no  more,  yet  memory,  Phil,  has  thee  here ! 
Thy  joyous  face  is  still  before  ine!  thy  gladsome  laugh  and  mirthful  jest 
still  re-echo  in  mine  ear  I  All  of  us  have  had  some  friend  of  youth 
cherished  far  above  all  others— ^such  was  he  to  me.  Side  by  side  have 
we,  **  with  our  Mackintosh  cloaks  around  us/*  served  a  long  wintry 


170  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

night's  apprenticeship  in  a  cold,  dark,  watch-box.     Often  too  has  he 
levelled  the  surly  watch  we  could  not  bribe,  and  often  have  I  guided 
and  supported  his  unsteady  steps  returning  from  a  visit.     But  I  think 
we  should  have  been  at  Madden 's  by  this  time.  The  shop  was  crowded — 
collegians  all.  As  we  were  enjoying  the  whiiF  of  a  good  Havannah,  who 
should  come  in  but  poor  Thompson  ?  **  Hollo,  Thompson,  my  boy,  smok- 
ing ?  Well,  this  is  the  march  of  intellect  certainly  (shouted  Phil);  if  you  go 
on  this  way,  when  you  go  home,  your  affectionate  mother  will  not  know 
her  mild  cigar,  her  once  spooney  son."  **  What  is  a  spooney  ?"  in  a  low, 
sickly  voice,  whimpered  Thompson,  who  looked  on  Phil  as  on  an  oracle 
with  regard  to  all  crack  terms.     **  Shame  (said  Phil)  upon  you,  a  coDe- 
gian  ;  nay,  I  add, a  young  man  respectably  brought  up,  and  without  flat- 
tery I  say  it,  possessing  extreme  talent,  not  to  know  the  meaning  of  so 
simple  a  term.      Spooney,   sir,  was  a  word   invented   by  Elizabeth, 
whose  picture  you  see  in  the  Examination-hall,  and  approved  of  by  all 
the  fellows  of  the  college,  to  express  their  disapprobation  towards 
gentlemen   who   could  not    smoke."      **  Thank    you  (said   Thomp- 
son)," who  firmly  believed  every  word  Phil  uttered.       Not  being  well 
toned f  I  begged  to   know  *'  if  smoking  was  good  for  the  stomach." 
**  Good   (replied  Phil  with  an  energy  that  astonished  Mr.   Madden 
equally  with  his  calling  for  his  bill  the  previous  day),  good  !  I  will  prove 
that  to  you,  my  young  friend,  this  night ;  be  assured  I  will  not  defer  it 
longer — by  smoking  a  dozen  !     My  father  had  a  groom  who  was  con- 
stantly complaining  of  a  pain  in  his  stomach.     One  day  I  gave  him  a 
cigar,  and  I  pledge  you  my  honour,  I  never  heard  him  complain  after- 
wards until  the  day  of  his  death — which,  however,  took  place  next 
morning y  by  a  fall  (added  Phil  in  an  undertone  to  me)."     **  Wonder- 
ful (responded  the  delighted  Thompson.)"     A  sort  of  smile  faintly 
played  on  his  miserable  features,  like  a  rain-bow  on  a  tomb -stone :  He 
was  pleased  that  so  many  smoking  gentlemen  would  see  him  in  company 
with  one  possessing  such  powers  in  that  accomplishment.     His  good 
nature  was  touched  by  the  kindness  on  the  part  of  Phil.     **  1  am 
much  obliged  to  you  (said  he),  and  will  show  you  that  I  am,  by  giving 
you  a  box  of  the  life-preservers  as  a  present ;  and  shall  also,  by  to- 
morrow's coach,  send  a  box  to  my  mother  !"     We  left  the  shop  as  he 
was  asking  Mr.  Madden  to  put  on  paper  directions,  as  to  what  part 
she  was  to  bite  off — what  end  to  light !  and  these  were  to  be  put  in 
Mrs.  Thompson's  box.     We  returned  to  my  rooms,  stirred  up  the  fire> 
and  embarked  under  the  weed,  in  some  brandy  and  some  water.  I  never 
heard  whether  Mrs.Thompson  turned  out  a  second  Mrs.  Nisbett  at  the 
weed. — And  does  this  college  examination  end  in  smoke?   methinka 
I  hear  the  reader  exclaim — "  It  would  not  be  an  Irish  college  exami- 
nation, if  it  ended  in  anything  else"— and  in  a  cloud  I  leave  the 
reader.  J.  R.  E. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  171 


THE  FLY-FISHER'S  TEXT  BOOK. 

OR,  THE  SCIENCE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  FLY-FISHING  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &c. 


*'  Too  good  for  any  but  Anglers,  or  very  honest  men.** 

IzAAK  Waltow. 


Chap  XH. 

(Scene  — TAe  Rector's  PooZ,  continued.) 

Theoph,  Why,  Herbert,  how  you  stand  staring  and  gloating  over 
the  fallen  victim !  Wilt  never  have  done  ?  Arouse  thee  from  thy 
trance. 

Herb.  True,  I  was  thinking  how  soon  are  the  mighty  fallen. 
How  bravely  he  fought  for  his  life ;  and  even  in  death  how  noble ! 
Tell  me,  is  any  other  fish  as  strong  ? 

Theoph.  The  only  two  that  in  the  least  degree  approach  to  it  are  the 
carp  and  the  barbel — certainly  powerful  fish ;  but  with  any  other,  in 
comparison  with  salmon,  the  difference  really  is  no  less  than  between 
hooking  a  straw,  and  drawing  up  from  the  bottom  of  the  river  a  large 
post.  No  one  who  has  not  felt  or  seen  a  salmon  in  hand  can  form  the 
Zea5^ conception  of  its  comparative  power.  Hook,  even  with  snap  tackle 
and  a  spinning  rod,  a  jack  of  8  or  9  lb., — he  gives  a  shake  or  two,  but 
still  you  may  go  on,  wind,  wind,  till  he  is  op  shore  ;  but  hook  a  61b.  sal- 
mon, and  you'll  be  for  ten  or  twenty  minutes,  at  least,  doubtful  who's  the 
master  !  It  is  this  that  renders  salmon-fishing  so  gloriously  superior— that 
spoils  us  for  all  minor  work,  reducing  other  fishing  to  mere  child *s- play, 
and  leaving  it  to  be  tolerated  only  because  better  is  not  within  reach. 
But  talking  of  the  strength  of  fish  and  hard  fighting — wait, — I  do 
believe  I  have  it  in  my  pocket ;  yes,  here  it  is — a  copy  of  the  Captain* s 
own  letter,     V\\  read  it  to  you  : — 

"AN  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  CAPTURE  OF  A  SAW-FISH  BY  CAPTAIN 
WILSON  OF  THE  HALIFAX  PACKET  WEST  INDIA-MAN,  OFF  TRINI- 
DAD, ON  THE  15th  OF  APRIL,  1839. 

**  Being  in  the  Gulf  of  Peru,  in  the  ship's  cutter,  1  fell  in  with  a 
Spanish  canoe,  manned  by  two  men,  then  in  great  distress,  who 
requested  me  to  save  their  lives  and  canoe.  Going  along-side  for  that 
purpose,  I  discovered  that  they  had  got  a  large  saw -fish  entangled  in 
their  turtle  net,  which  was  towing  them  out  to  sea,  and  (but  for  my 
assistance)  they  must  either  have  lost  their  canoe  or  their  net — perhaps 
both — which  were  their  only  means  of  subsistence.  Having  at  the 
time,  only  two  boys  with  me  hi  the  boat,  I  desired  the  Spaniards  to  cut 


172  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Maech^ 

the  fish  away,  bat  wbiditbeydeeliDed.  I  then  took  the  b^ght  of  the  net 
ftom  them,  and  by  the  joint  endeaToon  of  themselves  and  my  boat's 
crew,  we  succeeded  in  hauling  up  the  net,  and  to  oar  astonisfament, 
after  great  exertions  we  raised  the  saw  and  head  of  the  fish  about  eight 
feet  above  the  snr&ce  of  the  sea.  It  was  a  fortunate  ckcnmstance  that 
it  came  np  with  its  belly  towards  the  boat,  or  it  would  certainly  have 
cut  the  boat  in  two.  I  had  abandoned  all  idea  of  taking  the  fish  until 
by  great  good  luck  it  made  towards  the  land,  when  I  made  another 
attempt;  and  haying  about  fifty  fathom  of  two-and-a-half- inch  rope  in 
the  boat,  we  succeeded  in  making  a  running  bowline  knot  round  the 
saw  of  the  fish ;  and  this  we  fortunately  made  £ast  on  shore  at  Point-^- 
Pierre.  When  the  fish  found  itself  secured,  it  plunged  so  violently  that 
I  could  not  prevail  on  any  one  to  go  near  it.  The  appearance  it  pre- 
sented was  truly  awfiil.  I  immediately  went  alongside  the  Lima  packet. 
Captain  Singleton,  and  got  the  assistance  of  all  his  ship's  crew,  mine 
being  away  for  sugar.  By  the  time  they  arrived  it  was  a'  little  less 
violent.  We  hauled  upon  the  net  again,  in  which  it  was  still  entan- 
gled, and  got  another  fifty  fathoms  of  line  made  fast  to  the  saw,  and 
attempted  to  haul  it  on  towards  the  shore ;  but  although  muster- 
ing thirty  hands,  we  could  npt  move  it  an  inch.  By  this  time  the 
negroes  belonging  to  Mr.  Danglade's  estate  came  flocking  to  our 
assistance,  making,  together  with  the  Spaniards,  about  100  in  number. 
We  then  hauled  on  both  ropes  for  nearly  the  whole  day,  before  the  fish 
became  exhausted.  On  landing  it  on  the  beach,  we  found  to  our 
great  surprise  that  it  was  considerably  larger  than  the  cutter,  which 
measured  seventeen  feet.  On  endeavouring  to  raise  the  fish,  it  became 
most  desperate,  sweeping  with  its  saw  from  side  to  side,  so  that  we  were 
compelled  to  get  strong  guy  ropes  to  prevent  it  from  cutting  us  to 
pieces.  After  that,  one  of  the  Spaniards  got  on  his  back,  and,  with 
great  risk,  cut  through  the  joint  of  the  tail,  when  animation  was  com- 
pletely suspended.  It  was  then  measured,  and  found  to  be  22  feet  long, 
and  8  feet  broad ,  and  weighed  nearly  five  tons !  The  liver  filled  a  beef  tierce , 
and  on  opening  the  body  we  found  several  eggs,  the  size  of  181b  carf  onade 
shot,  which  the  negroes  craved  as  a  great  li^xury.  The  only  part  which 
I  retained  was  the  head,  which  I  cut  off  below  the  lower  jaw.  It  is 
now  in  a  fine  state  of  preservation,  and  the  largest,  I  should  say,  in  the 
world/'— 26^A  Dec,  1839. 

And  so  should  I.  I  was  favoured  by  a  sight  of  its  head  and  saw  in 
Mr.  Eaton's  shop.  Crooked  Lane,  who  gave  me  this  paper.  Its  saw 
was  five  feet  long,  and  eleven  inches  broad  in  the  widest  part  of  the 
bone  merely,  without  reckoning  the  teeth.  It  was  purchased  by  Mr. 
Josiah  Rumbell,  and  presented  by  him  to  the  Wisbeach  Museum,  and 
a  very  fine  specimen  it  is. 


1840]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  173 

Herb.  What  a  monster!  but  give  me  a  salmon.  I  know  you  con- 
sider this  to  be,  generally  speaking,  a  tolerable  fishing  river ; — what  do 
they  say  of  its  present  supply  ? 

Theoph.  There  are  without  doubt  many  salmon  now  in  it,  though 
,the  first  good  fresh  or  flood  will  greatly  increase  their  numbers.  It  at 
all  times  abounds  with  small  common  trout,  and  white  trout  or  morts, 
as  they  are  called ;  sea- trout  rather  later  in  the  season  ;  plenty  of  par 
and  eels ;  and  many  fine  and  delicious-flavoured  flounders  are  to  be 
taken  in  the  upper  parts  of  it.  The  worst  of  this ,  as  a  salmon  river,  is, 
,as  with  many  others,  the  uncertainty  of  its  supply  of  water  ;  a  little 
rain  soon  fills  it,  but  as  soon  again  it  becomes  low,  although  it  may  be 
said  to  have  five  principal  sources, — the  Llugwy  froni  Carnedd  David 
and  Llyn  Capel  Curig,  the  Lledar  from  Moel  Shabod,  the  Machno 
from  Penmachno,  its  proper  source  from  Llyn  Conway,  and  the 
nameless  streams  skirting  the  maiUcoach  road  from  the  mountainous 
plains  between  Cernioge  Inn  and  Pentre  Veolas,  besides  many  inferior 
contributors  during  wet  weather.  One  great  recommendation  to  it  at 
the  present  time  is,  that  (with  the  exception  of  two  pools  a  long  way 
up  above  Bettws,  not  otherwise  **  fishable,"  owing  to  the  quantity  of 
timber  about  them,  namely,  the  **  Beaver,"  and  **  Tyn  y  Cai"  pools, 
^nd  where  they  do  no  more  than  drag  occasionally)  no  nets  have 
desecrated  its  fastnesses  above  Llanrwst  Bridge,  for  years  past.  From 
the  Bridge  to  Trefriew  below,  is  let  for  netting  as  well  as  angling.  But 
jn  some  of  the  best  angling  spots  in  that  part  the  nets  cannot  venture, 
the  ground  being  too  much  broken  and  protected  by  sunken  piles  :  nor 
do  the  renters  of  it,  who  merely  drag  with  a  corracle  net,  appear  very 
well  to  understand  their  business,  and  therefore  they  do  not  very  much 
lessen  the  supply.  There  is  a  stake  net  at  Conway ,  its  mouth,  in  addition 
to  two  or  tliree  intermediate  traps.  True,  none  of  these  engines  work 
jluring  the  fence  months,  from  the  1st  October  to  the  1st  March ;  yet, 
if  a  few  more  fish  than  can  do  so  at  present,  were  allowed  at  all  times 
to  run  up  this  and  every  river  for  the  next  year  or  two,  for  each  fish 
the  wholesale  fishers  lose  during  that  period,  they  would  gain  a  hundred* 
fold  in  the  third  season.  You  are  aware  that  salmon  bred  in  a  river,  as 
a  general  rule,  are  certain  to  return  to  it  at  the  proper  seasons  to  deposit 
their  spawn,  and  it  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  greater  pains  are  not 
taken  for  a  while,  by  all  parties,  to  preserve  and  improve  the  run  and 
breed  of  salmon  ;  they  are  now  daily  decreasing  here,  and  everywhere, 
and  if  once  wholly  deterred,  good-bye  to  them  for  ever — at  least,  it 
would  be  years  before  they  could  be  recovered. 

Herb,  Is  it  so  certain  then  that  fry  bred  in  a  river  always  return  to 
it,  and  that  none  others  ever  venture  to  do  so  ? 

KO.  CVJI. — VOL.  XVI II.  t 


174  '  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Marc 

Theoph,  Perhaps  not  always :  for  though  many  have  been  marked 
and  most  have  returned  to  the  same  river ;  yet  some  very  few  out  of 
their  numbers  have  been  taken  in  strange  waters.  Mr.  Yarrell  mentions 
that  fish  marked  in  the  Tweed  are  taken  in  the  Forth,  and  that  a  suc- 
cessful season  in  the  one  is  generally  attended  by  a  bad  one  in  the 
other.  Here  then  is  evidence  of  salmon  being  found  straying  to  a  river, 
perhaps  at  least  100  miles  from  its  original  birth-place.  Whither 
salmon  go,  while  out  of  the  fresh  water,  has  never  yet  been  determined ; 
it  is  as  yet  a  mystery.  The  probabilities  are  that  they  do  not  rove  very 
far  from  the  mouth  of  their  original  river,  though  it  was  asserted  by  one 
witness  examined  before  the  House  of  Commons,  that  they  migrate  to 
the  North  Seas ;  and  the  fact  of  their  never  being  taken  at  sea  near  our 
salmon  rivers,  seems  to  favour  this  supposition.  The  preponderance, 
however,  of  evidence  taken  before  the  House  of  Commons  since  1824, 
shows  that  fry  always  return  to  rivers  in  which  they  were  spawned, 
those  only  which  lose  their  reckoning  resorting  to  strange  rivers,  the 
nearest  they  can  hit  upon  to  suit  their  taste. 

Herb,  But  as  to  the  growth  of  salmon,  tell  me  what  you  think  ? 
because  I  remember  to  have  read  that  fry  marked  in  April  or  May, 
will  return  in  July  from  the  sea,  and  would  then  weigh  two  or  three 
pounds,  and  upwards.  If  that  be  so,  provided  a  few  stock  fish  were 
left,  it  could  hardly  require  so  great  a  length  of  time  to  "  re-animate*** 
an  over-draughted  or  over-poached  river, 

Theoph.  Yes,  indeed  ;  for,  supposing  them  to  increase  in  weight  in 
the  same  or  even  a  greater  proportion  every  year,  still  it  would  require 
three  or  four  years  at  least  to  produce  a  quantity,  which  is  what  we 
most  require — all  accidents  considered,  of  which  anon.  As  to  size, 
there  exists  little  doubt  that  fry  which  go  down  to  the  sea  in  May,  little 
longer  than  your  finger,  will  return,  in  July  and  the  following  months, 
young  salmon  or  grilse  of  from  four  to  seven  or  eight  pounds,  increasing 
in  size  with  each  successive  month, — it  being  generally  estimated  that 
from  June  till  September  or  October,  they  grow  at  about  the  rate  of 
half  a  pound  per  week  while  at  sea ;  and  therefore,  perhaps,  if  we  could 
only  be  assured  that  no  netting  or  poaching  would  take  place  in  a  river, 
and  IP  ALL  the  fry  survived  their  many  dangers  and  returned  to  us  here 
in  the  summer  and  autumn,  the  produce  of  one  pair  of  salmon  would 
be  enough.  The  number  of  ova  in  a  salmon  are  reckoned  on  the  average 
at  18,000  or  20,000  ;  and  12,000  are  thought  to  be  the  averageof  fry . 
vivified  ;  so  that  from  a  single  pair  of  salmon,  spawning  in  December,  in 
the  following  August  we  should  have,  say  4000  pairs,  male  and  female, 
of  from  six  to  nine  pounds,  and  4000  non-breeders :  then  suppose  each  of 
these  pairs  produced  their  12,000fi7 ;  in  the  following  August,  the  second 


1S40.J  NEW  3P0RTIXG  MAGAZINE.  175 

year,  we  should  have  the  original  12,000  large  fish  often  to  twenty 
pounds,  and  their  young,  48,000,000,  from  six  to  nine  pounds,  making 
in  all,  48,012,000  fish!  I  What  a  sad  pity  it  is  there  is  an  "if*  in 
the  case ! — **  //*they  escaped  their  manifold  dangers" — Heavens,  what 
sport ! 

Herb,  Perhaps  you  will  tell  me  what  those  dangers  are  some  other 
time^  Meanwhile,  let  me  ask,  have  you  read  Yarrell's  recent  Obser- 
vations on  the  Growth  of  Salmon*.  ? 

Theoph.  Rather  say  Mr.  Shaw's ;  for  it  is  more  a  criticism  by  Yarrell 
on  what  others  have  written  and  said  than  anything  else.  I  have  read 
them;  but  am  not  yet  prepared  to  give  my  assent  to  a  doctrine  which  is 
contrary  to  the  opinion  of  every  salmon-fisher  I  know,  and  of  every  wit- 
ness examined  of  late  years  before  the  committees  of  the  House  of  Com- 
mons, upon  the  salmon  fisheries'  question.  These  latter  were  for  the  most 
part  practical  men,  who  had  been  engaged  in  wholesale  salmon-fishing 
all  their  lives,  many,  evidently,  from  their  examination,  acute  observers ; 
and  they  are,  I  think,  unanimous  in  declaring  their  opinions  to 
be,  that  the  growth  of  salmon  is  as  rapid  as  you  just  now  intimated.  No 
one  will  doubt  that  it  is  almost  an  insurmountable  difficulty  to  determine 
which  is  right,  they  or  Mr.  Shaw,  from  the  utter  impossibility  of 
making,  and  therefore  of  arguing  from,  actual  experiment :.  and  w^ 
know  so  little  of  the  habits  of  fish,  especially  migratory  fish,  that  it 
is  as  difficult  to  reason  by  analogy.  With  regard  to  Mr.  Shaw's  ex- 
perimctit,  we  may  reasonably  doubt  its  sufficiency,  because  the  animal 
was  not  in  its  natural  state  when  confined  in  his  small  pools  or  ponds.. 
As  Mr,  Yarrell  observes,  Mr.  Shaw  had  three  ponds, 

1st 18  feet  by  22 

2d 18  feet  by  25 

3rd , 30  feet  by  50 : 

And  Mr.  Shaw  himself  admits  that  those  fry  in  the  third,  the  largest, 
were  one  inch,' which  is  equal  to  one-fifth,  larger  than  the  others  at  six 
months  old :  and  what  is  thirty  feet  by  fifty,  and  **  two  feet  deep," 
"  supplied  by  a  small  stream,"  and  of  "  higher  temperature,"  compared 
with  the  length,  breadth,  depth,  and  lower  temperature  of  a  noble  sal- 
mon river,  bounding,  and  rolling,  as  it  listeth,  in  freshness  and  majestic 
freedom  !  Besides  which,  the  more  rapid  growth  of  the  salmon  is  admit- 
ted to  take  place  in  the  salt  water,  which  Mr.  Shaw's  fry  could  never  taste. 
How  he  gets  at  the  fact  that  the  fry  "  do  not  go  down  to  the  sea  till  they 
are  more  than  a  twelvemonth  old  at  the  least,"  I  cannot  understand :  (his 
could  not ! )  for  thus  much  we  know,  that  during  April  and  May,  the  fry 
may  be  seen  in  the  river  by  myriads ;  that  tlieir  journey  downwards  has 

•  Published  by  Van  Voorst,  1859. 

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176  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Marc»; 

been  traced,  as  it  were,  from  day  to  day  at  that  period ;  that  bushek  are 
destroyed  in  mill-races  on  their  way  towards  the  sea,  and  dozens  upoa 
dozens  evef-y  day,  for  a  month  or  six  weeks,  by  angling ;  and  that  before 
June  they  totally  disappear,  and  nothing  more  is  seen  of  them  or  the 
like  till  the  following  year.  Even  assuming,  for  argument  sake,  the 
par  we  meet  with  in  the  autumn,  to  be  young  salmon,  we  never  see 
shoals  of  these  or  any  fish,  small  or  large,  after  June;  yet  if  the 
fry  remain  for  a  year  in  the  river,  still  congregating,  as  we  know  them 
to  do  in  the  early  months,  in  such  countless  numbers,  surely  something 
would  be  seen  of  them  at  a  later  period.  But  though  many  have  looked 
for  them,  nothing  is  found  in  the  river,  during  the  autumn,  except  a 
few  of  what  we  call  **  par,"  and  which  we  never  take  much  above  or 
under  five  or  six  inches  in  length. 

Herb.  But  Mr.  Shaw  says,  these  par  are  the  young  fry  of  the  Salo- 
mon of  the  last  autumn's  produce. 

Theoph.  What  I  say  is,  that  the  very  paucity  of  these,  found  in  the 
autumn,  compared  with  the  immense  shoals  of  smalt  fish  of  the  same 
size  seen  to  go  down  to  the  sea  in  the  spring,  proves  them  not  to 
be  the  younger  fry  of  the  salmon ;  and  moreover,  we  have  repeatedly 
taken  in  autumn  these  which  we  call  par^  with  the  milt  ready  for  exu-*' 
dation,  and  with  roe,  in  the  females,  in  a  less  forward  state.  There  is 
this  fact  also,  which  is  observed  by  anglers,  that  in  the  autumn,  though 
we  take  a  fish  we  call  in  Wales  **  Morts"  (somewhat  resembling  the* 
salmon,  but  with  a  forked  tail,  weighing  from  three  quarters  to  a  pound 
and  a  half,  and  about  thirteen  inches  in  length,  and  which  1  take  to  be 
a  distinct  fish  from  the  salmo  salar) ;  we  never  scarcely  take  a  fish 
between  that  weight  and  four  or  five  pounds.  The  average  of  salmon 
taken  at  this  time,  and  in  this  river,  where  they  run  asr  large  as  thirty 
pounds,  may  be  rather  placed  at  ten  or  twelve  pounds  than  under.  But 
if  the  growth  were  so  slow  as  Mr.  Shaw  indicates,  the  probabilities  are, 
the  rivers  would  then  abound  with,  and  we  should  take,  a  greater 
number  of  the  smaller  dimensions ;  especially  considering  that  the 
smaller  river-fish  of  other  species  are  much  more  readily  tempted  by  our 
various  baits  than  the  larger  ones.  I'hen  again,  the  subject  is  open  to 
this  observation,  that  all  terrestrial  animals,  except  mankind,  attain  ta 
near  their  full  growth,  within  a  year  or  two  after  their  birth  :  and  why 
should  not  fish  ?  True  it  is,  fish  live  to  an  enormous  age,  if  the  stories 
told  of  them  are  to  be  credited ;  and  salmon  have  been  known  of 
upwards  of  eighty  pounds  weight ;  but  I  see  nothing  more  marvellous, 
or  incredible,  in  a  fish  attaining  to  twenty  pounds  weight  in  two  or 
three  years,  than  in  a  dog  weighing  as  much,  and  being  as  large  at 
eighteen  months  old,  as  it  is  at  nine  years.  I  do  not  fear,  therefore,  to 
express  my  opinion,  that  Mr.  Shaw  is  wrong.     I  believe,  first,  that  par 


184a]  ^  NEW  SPORTISG  MAGAZINE.  177 

are  par,  and  not  salmon  fry  ;  and  secondly,  that  it  does  not  take  more 
than  ten  months  to  produce  a  salmon  of  six  or  eight  pounds  .weight;^ 
and  thirdly,  that  the  fry  go  down  to  the  sea  the  first  May  flood  after 
their  being  called  into  existence. 

Herb.  In  the  waters  of  a  gentleman  I  am  acquainted  with,  I  knew 
of  a  trout  which  was  thrice  captured  within  a  year :  about  the  end  of 
December  it  was  unintentionally  hooked  and  taken  out,  and  weighed 
four  pounds  and  a  half,  marked,  and  turned  back  again.  Early  in  the 
following  March  it  was  again  taken,  weighing  five  pounds  and  a  half, 
and  turned  back.  In  June  following,  strange  to  say,  it  was  a  third 
time  captured,  and  found  to  have  increased  to  seven  pounds. 

Theoph.  1  hat  is  Very  likely  ;  but  you  must  allow  something  for  the 
bad  condition  it  was  probably  in  on  the  two  former  occasions  ;  having, 
we  might  suppose,  recently  spawned  upon  the  first.  A  salmon  which,  full 
of  spawn,  would  cause  a  twelve-pound  weight  to  kick  the  beam,  would,  as 
soon  as  the  operation  was  over,  lose  at  least  five  pounds,  not  merely  from 
the. emission  of  its  spawn,  but  from  tlie  general  decline  in  its  condition  ; 
and  if  you  were  to  mark  such  a  fish  when  only  thus  weighing  seven 
pounds,  and  catch  him  in  the  following  year,  you  would  be  surprised  to 
find  he  had  increased  to  near  twenty  pounds.  They  are  perfect  gourr 
mands  while  at  sea ;  and  this  it  is  which  nourishes  and  increases 
them  so  astonishingly. 

But  you  were  asking  me  about  this  river.  Success  here  entirely  depends 
on  the  state  of  the  season.  In  fine  dry  weather,  one  may  toil  many  days, 
not  to  say  weeks,  without  a  rise.  But  let  a  fresh  come,  then  you  may  take 
a  pretty  good  "  take''  for  a  day  or  two.  In  two  instances,  six  or  seven, 
varying  from  four  to  fourteen  pounds,  were  taken  by  one  angler  in  a  day, 
last  season ;  though  this  is  most  rare  sport.  I  have,  myself,  taken  two, 
thirteen  and  ten  pounds ;  and  lost,  after  playing  them  some  time,  one 
of  about  fifteen,  and  another  ten  pounds,  and  pricked  three  or  four 
and  had  a  few  rises  besides;  all  which  might  have  been  reahzed.  Two 
fish  of  any  weight,  say  from  seven  to  twelve  pounds,  in  a  day,  and  that 
occasionally,  say  once  or  twice  a  week,  is,  however,  looked  on  as  great 
success.  My  notion  is,  however,  that  this  river  might  be  much  im*- 
proved  as  an  angling  river,  with  a  little  more  care  and  watching.  U 
abounds  in  all  the  locales  in  which  salmon  delight — plenty  of  deep  quiet 
pools  intermingled  with  numerous  gentle  streams,  plenty  of  rocky  rapids 
and  deeps,  plenty  of  small  falls  above,  plenty  of  gravelly  shalloYvs>  as 
spawning  ground,  and  not  a  single  noxious  mill-stream  or  manufactory 
near  it.  And,  from  this  constant  variety  in  its  character,  it  constitutes, 
perhaps,  one  of  the  best  schools  for  beginners  in  the  noble  art  of  salmon 
fishing.  But  here  comes  a  good  old  soldier,  who  escaped  the  carnage  of 
the  American .  war.  (Enter  the  Keeper.)  Well,  Keeper y  what  news 
his  morning  ?     Any  thing  done  below  ? 


178  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Marc», 

Keeper.  Eh  !  Gentlemeiiy  Vm  glad  to  see  youVe  caught  a  "  grand 
saumon."  Mr.  Llewellyn  has  taken  only  two  morts.  Yonr  friend  Anti- 
quarius  bid  me  convey  this  letter  to  you. 

Theoph.  What's  this  ?  Most  kptopos.— (Reads.) — •*  Bettwsy  Coedi,. 
My  dear  Theophilus, — According  to  promise  I  send  you  the  enclosed, 
my  observations  about  par.  Your's  ever,  Antiquarius."  Something* 
most  excellent,  I  warrant  you..  He  has  studied  the  subject,  as  well  as 
the  time  of  their  delivery,  it  would  seem !  Let  us  read  them.  (Reads.)- 

THE  NATURAL  HISTORY  OF  THE  PAR. 

The  following  observations  on  the  par  are  the  result  of  practical  ex- 
perience during  twelve  or  fourteen  successive  years ;  and,  though 
differing  in  some  points  from  the  general  received  opinion,  they  coincide 
with  the  remarks  of  a  few  intelligent  friends,  who  have  lately  devoted 
much  time  and  attention  to  the  subject. 

Although  the  history  of  the  par  may  at  first  appear  scarcely  worth 
the  trouble  of  investigation,  yet  this  is  not  really  so ;  for  independently 
of  its  interest  as  a  long-disputed  question  in  natural  history,  various 
legislative  provisions  have  from  time  to  time  been  made  on  the  assumed 
nature  and  species  of  this  curious  little  fish  :  indeed,  so  various  and  con- 
tradictory are  the  opinions  entertained  respecting  it,  that  on  considera- 
tion of  all  that  has  been  said  and  written  upon  the  subject,  the 
naturalist  is  inclined  to  believe  nature  expressly  intended  it  as  an  enigma 
for  the  solution  of  the  curious,  with  the  perplexing  properties  of  changing 
its  form  and  character,  as  the  camelion  was  formerly  said  to  do  its 
colours,  to  every  individual  observer. 

The  par,  skirling,  fingerling,  graveling,  lastspring,  shedder,  sampion, 
rackrider,  or  smelt, — for  by  all  these  names,  and  many  others,  it  is 
locally  known — is  a  small  fish,  seldom  exceeding  six  inches  in  length, 
though  usually  found  much  smaller :  it  is  the  ordinary  inhabitant  of 
every  salmon  river ;  and,  in  general  appearance,  closely  resembles  the 
common  bum  trout,  particularly  such  as  have  the  finger  marks. 
These  are  dusky^  transverse^  stripes  or  patches  on  the  sides,  very 
similar  to  the  well-known  marks  found  on  the  perch.  They  are  gene- 
rally from  six  to  ten  in  number,  according  to  the  length  of  the  fish ; 
and  between  each  of  these  dusky  patches,  on  the  lateral  line,  is  a  bright 
red  spot,  below  which  the  par  is  rarely,  if  ever,  marked.  The  belly  is 
perfectly  white.  Another  distinguishing  mark  of  the  par,  is  an  olive 
brown  spot  on  the  gill  cover,  and  this  it  is  never  without.  Its  general 
habits  resemble  tho?**  of  the  trout,  being  extremely  voracious,  and 
frequenting  the  most  rapid  streams,  particularly  those  thin  sharps  or 
streams,  anciently  known  by  the  name  of  racks :  hence  its  territorial 
epithet  of  rack -rider. 

Many  speculative  opinions,  and  numerous  theories,  have  been  ad- 


1840.]  .  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZIf^E.  179 

danced,  touching  the  nature  and  species  of  this  mysterious  little  fish. 
Three,  in  particular,  would  seem  most  deserving  of  consideration : 
Tirst,  that  it  is  the  young  of  the  salmon ;  or,  at  least,  of  one  of  the 
salmon  tribe :  Secondly,  that  it  is  a  mule,  or  hybrid — the  rairtual 
offspring  of  both  the  trout  and  the  salmon  :  and,  Thirdly,  that  it  is  a 
distinct  species. 

A  very  slight  examination  into  the  habits  of  the  par,  as  compared 
^ith  the  well'knvwn  habits  of  the  salmon  fry,  will  destroy  the  Jirst  of 
these  theories ;  and  the  second  certainly  cannot  be  maintained  by  a 
single  known  fact,  sufficiently  strong  to  support  it. 

In  tracing  the  habits  of  the  salmon  fry,  than  which  nothing  can  pos* 
sibly  be  more  constant  and  decided,  it  will  be  found,  that  they  are 
emancipated  from  the  egg  or  roe  of  the  parent  fish,  about  the  latter 
end  of  March,  or  the  beginning  of  April,  a  few  days  earlier  or  later, 
according  to  the  nature  of  the  river,  and  peculiarity  of  the  season :  but 
prior  to  that  period,  not  a  single  fish  will  be  found  in  the  river ;  although 
a  few  days  afterwards,    they  may  be  taken  by  hundreds  in  every 
stream  of  a  good  salmon  river :  there  they  will  continue,  for  six  weeks 
or  two  months,  at  the  end  of  which  time  the  successive  spring  floods 
will  have  so  completely  taken  every  fish  to  the  sea,  that  not  a  single 
one  of  the  many  thousands  that  were  bred  in  the  liver,  will  be  dis« 
covered.     During  thb  period,  their  growth  is  very  rapid ;  indeed  so 
much  so,  that  during  the  last  few  days  of  their  stay,  they  have  beeil 
frequently  taken  in  the  tide- way  (the  tide  being  out) ,  a  quarter  of  a 
pound  weight ;  although,  a  week  or  two  before,  it  would  have  been  dif- 
ficult to  have  obtained  one  weighing  an  ounce.     In  appearance,  they 
so  closely  resemble  the  parent  fish,  in  its  highest  state  of  perfection,  as 
to  be  to  all  intents  and  purposes  a  salmon,  or  a  salmon  trout — as  the 
case  may  be — in  miniature.     On  the  other  hand,  the  par  has  no  greater 
resemblance  to  any  one  of  the  salmon  tribe,  than  the  commontrout. 
It  will  be  found  in  the  river,  in  the  cold  months  of  December  and 
January — long  prior  to' the  appearance  of  the  salmon  fry — and  although 
it  will  associate  with  the  fry  in  the  same  streams,  it  will  not,  like  them 
(at  least  at  that  period),  migrate,  but  will  remain  in  the  river  after  the  fry 
have  gone  down  to  the  sea :   it  will  there  continue  in  abundance, 
throughout  the  whole  summer ;  and  many  will  be  found  when  the  cold 
weather  returns.     On  what  grounds,  therefore,  can  it  be  contended, 
that  fish  so  essentially  different,  both  in  habits  and  appearance,  can 
possibly  be  one  and  the  same  ? 

On  examining  the  par,  about  the  early* part  of  October,  at  which 
period  it  would  seem  to  have  attained  its  full  size  (sometimes  two 
ounces),  a  very  curious  question  arises,  which,  while  it  affords  the  most 
satisfactory  evidence  that  it  is  not  the  young  of  the  salmon,  leaves  the 


1«0  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mahgh, 

question  of  its  real  habits  in  considerable  doubt.  At  this  period,  almost 
every  fish  that  is  taken  (that  is,  with  the  rod  and  Hne),  will  be  found  to 
be  males,  the  milt  of  which  is  usually  so  large  as  to  comprise  nearly^ 
pne-fourth  of  the  weight  of  the  whole  fish ;  and  in  so  forward  a  state, 
as  to  be  shed  on  the  slightest  pressure  :  while  in  the  few  females  that 
are  taken — and  these  are  not  one  to  ten  of  the  males^— the  roe  is  so 
backward,  as  to  be  detected  only  on  close,  almost  microscopic,  ex- 
amination. To  this  apparent  anomaly  may  be  attributed  almost  all 
the  existing  uncertainty  as  to  the  nature  and  habits  of  this  little  fish. 

It  is  a  well-established  fact,  that  many  fish  will  not  take  food  in  an 
advanced  state  of  parturition  :  of  this  the  salmon  itself  is  a  very  strong 
instance.  In  the  fresh  water  (to  which  it  resorts  during  that  period), 
although  abounding  with  small  fish,  the  salmon  is  ever  foimd  with  an 
empty  stomach,  whereas  the  stomachs  of  such  as  are  taken  in  the 
estuaries  and  tide- ways  are  frequently  full  of  whitings,  haddocks,  sand- 
eels,  and  other  fish,  showing, as  might  be  expected  from  the  rapidity  of 
Hs  growth,  the  construction  of  its  jaws,  throat,  teeth,  &c.,  that  it  is 
really  a  fish  of  most  voracious  habits.  ^Again,  there  are  other  fish,  the 
male  only  of  which,  during  the  period  of  parturition^  will  feed,  and  this  is 
particularly  the  case  with  the  grayling.  On  the  approach  of  the  spawning 
reason,  the  female  wholly  ceases  to  rise  at  the  fly  or  take  a  bait, 
although  the  male  during  that  period  will  greedily  do  both.  If  these 
habits  be  peculiar  to  the  par  also,  the  great  preponderance  of  males 
jtakeq,  as  well  as  the  apparent  discrepancy  between  the  state  of  the  male 
«nd  female  at  that  season,  is  very  satisfactorily  accounted  for.  But 
whether  this  discrepancy  is  or  not  correctly  attributed  to  the  cause  just 
.mentioned,  does  not  at  all  affect  the  conclusion  necessarily  resulting 
from  the  facts  before  stated,  it  is  as  clear  as  any  position  diawn  from 
positive  demonstration  can  possibly  be,  that  a  creature  (whether  male 
or  female  it- matters  not)  immediately  about  to  propagate  its  species  is 
jiiot  a  creature  in  a  state  of  infancy,  but  in  a  state  of  maturity,  and  that 
consequently  the  par  is  not  the  young  of  any  fish,  and  cannot  therefore 
be  the  young  of  the  salmon. 

Those  who  profess  to  consider  the  par  a  mule-fish,  assert,  firstly,  that 
.trout  are  frequently  seen  on  the  same  scour  together  with  and  as  if 
spawning  with  the  salmon,  and  that  the  par  is  the  produce  of  this  union ; 
.that  they  are  either  all  males,  or  at  least,  are  never  found  with  a  clearly 
developed  roe ;  for,  like  all  hybrids,  the  par  has  no  perfect  organs  of 
generation:  secondly,  that  as  the  par  is  always  found  in  salmon  rivers, 
find  no  other,  and  is  never  found  even  in  such  parts  of  those  rivers,  up 
.which,  owing  to  falls,  weirs,  and  other  obstructions,  salmon  cannot 
ascend,  it  must  therefore  necessarily,  directly  or  indirectly,  be  connected 
twith  that  fish. 


^ 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  181 

The  mere  circumstance  of  salmon'and  trout  frequenting  together,  in 
the  spawning  season,  such  part  of  a  river  as  is  best  adapted  for  their 
purpose,  affords  so  little  giound  for  the  conclusion  drawn  from  it,  that 
it  is  not  worthy  of  an  instant's  consideration  ;  and  recollecting  that  the 
trout  will  greedily  feed  upon  the  salipon  spawn,  the  idea  of  their  being 
together  for  the  purpose  of  gestation,  can  only  have  arisen  in* mere 
wantonness  of  speculation* 

By  considering  the  nature  and  character  of  Hybrids  and  the  general 
laws  and  principles  which  govern  their  production,  and  carefully  com- 
paring these  with  the  known  habits,  character,  and  appearance  of  the 
par, — the  utter  improbability  of  its  being  a  mule  fish  will  at  once  be 
shown.  It  may  be  safely  asserted  that  amongst  creatures  in  a  state  of 
freedom,  no  one  instance  of  a  departure  from  the  immutable  laws  of 
nature,  which  assign  to  each  an  affinity  for  its  kind,  has  ever  yet  been 
detected ;  and  it  is  only  by  constraint  that  this  inconsistency  can  be 
effected  :  and  that  when  produced  the  offspring  are  ever  accompanied> 
by  a  capricious  and  doubtful  resemblance  to  either  parent,  and  above 
all,  by  a  total  want  of  harmony  and  definitive  character  amongst  them- 
selves. Now,  as  an  example  of  any  deduction  from  these  principles, 
the  par  is  in  every  respect  utterly  opposed.  It  is  in  the  highest  degree 
improbable  that  trout  and  salmon  lefl  to  the  free  influence  of  their  own 
separate  instincts,  unrestrained  in  habits,  and  unconfined  in  i^ce, 
should  depart  from  the  ordinary  laws  of  nature,  obeyed  by  ev6ry  other 
creature ;  and  still  more  so,  that  the  offspring  of  such  a  union  should  be^ 
as  the  par  undoubtedly  is,  both  in  respect  of  its  various  spots  aqd 
marks,  as  also  in  form  and  general  appearance,  one  of  the  most  perfect 
examples  of  constancy  that  nature  can  produce.  Besides  these  objec- 
tions, it  should  be  recollected  that  there  are  many  species  of  trout,  as 
also  several  species  of  salmon,  and  assuming  for  argument  the  possibi^ 
lity  of  such  a  union,  it  would  necessarily  produce  some  variation  in  the 
offspring:  ;r.  but  none  such  is  found  in  the  par,  it  being  always  alike.  Al- 
though itd. assigned  parents— the  trout  in  particular — continually  exhibit 
every  variety  of  form,  marks,  spots,  size,  colour,  and  appearance  that 
imagination  can  conceive.  It  is  said  that  this  union  betwaeo  trout  and 
salmon  is  the  work  of  necessity,  and  takes  place  only  when  the  male 
or  female  salmon  has  been  destroyed ;  but  if  no  instance  of  the  producr 
tion  of  hybrids  can  be  shown  amongst  carp,  tench,  roach,  dace,  and 
other  fresh  water  fish,  closely  and  artificially  confined,  as  they  conti- 
nually are,  in  small  ponds,  ditches,  &c.,  it  is  clear  the  necessity  for  a 
cross  amongst  fishes  in  general  does  not  exist ;  and  if  so,  it  is  absurd  to 
plead  the  necessity  for  such  inconsistency  amongst  trout  and  salmon 
in  particular,  wholly  unconfined  ^as  their  theatre  of  existence  must 
necessarily  be,  save  by  the  ocean  itself. 

XO.  CVII. — VOL.  xviu.  z 


iS2  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Maucii, 

That  par  are.  never  found  in  rivers,  but  such  as  are  imnaediately  con- 
nected with  the  sea  (all  of  which  more  or  less  afford  salmon),  and 
never  in  such  parts  of  those  rivers  up  which  salmon  cannot  ascend,  is 
strictly  true,  and  any  instance  to  the  contrary  will,  upon  inquiry,  turn 
out  to  be  the  work  of  art  or  accident,  not  affecting  the  general  rule.  But 
this  does  not  establish  the  fact  of  any  connection  between  the  two  fish. 

The  power  of  closely  observing  tish  in  its  element  is  necessarily  very 
limited  ;  much  therefore  of  their  history  must  always  depend  on  con- 
clusions and  analogy.  Now,  assuming  tlie  par  to  be  a  migratory  fish— 
and  there  is  reason  to  believe  it  is  so — all  incongruity  in  this  part  of 
their  history  is  at  once  removed.  Like  all  other  migratory  fish,  their 
travels  must  have  a  liniit ;  and  a  fall  of  water  that  cannot  be  ascended 
by  a  salmon  cannot  possibly  be  attained  by  these  little  fish  :  hence  they 
are  never  found  except  in  rivers  immediately  connected  with  the  sea, 
and  never  found  above  falls,  weirs,  &c  ,  up  which  salmon  cannot  ascend. 
The  only  question  seems  to  be  at  what  period  do  the  par  migrate,  a» 
they  are  certainly  found  in  the  rivers  during  the  whole  year,  although 
as  certainly  not  in  equal  quantities.  Now,  it  is  perfectly  well  known 
that  all  fish  immediately  after  spawning  become  in  a  very  unhealthy 
state,  at  which  period  their  bodies  are  infested  with  numerous  water  lice, 
animalculi,  &c.,  for  the  removal  of  which,  and  a  restoration  of  the  fish 
to  health,  a  change  of  place  is  absolutely  requisite,  and  that  with 
migratory  fish  deleterious  animalculi,  &c  ,  acquired  in  the  river,  are 
lost  immediately  after  their  entrance  into  the  salt  water.  There  can 
be  very  little  doubt,  therefore,  that  the  par  migrate  at  this  particular 
season,  and  assuming  their  migrations  to  be  for  a  short  duration  only, 
commensurate  with  the  restoration  of  their  health  and  strength,  as  they 
cannot  all  be  in  a  situation  to  leave  the  river  at  one  and  the  same 
time,  many  will  have  returned  before  others  wiH  have  gone  down  to 
the  sea,  and  thus  more  or  less  they  will  always  be  found  in  the  river. 
Be  this,  however,  as  it  may,  from  a  consideration  of  the  facts  already 
stated,  and  which  for  the  most  part  have  their  foundation  in  practical 
experience,  it  seems  extremely  difficult  to  look  upon  the  par  in  any 
other  character  thah  as  a  distinct  species  offish." 

Tkeoph.  Well  said,  most  excellent  Antiquarius  ;  and  in  every  re- 
spect I  entirely  agree  with  you.  Herbert,  I  never  read  a  more  con- 
vincing unanswerable  argument. 

Herb,  Might  I  add  one  observation  to  strengthen  it,  I  would  say  a 
word  about  the  par  always  being  found  in  rivers  where  salmon  are,  and 
never  in  parts  of  rivers  where  salmon  cannot  get.  From  their  hanging 
on  scours  and  swift  parts  of  a  stream,  we  may  infer  them  to  be  a  strong 
little  fish.  But  how  do  they  get  up  high  falls  which  salmon  are 
obliged  to  leap  ?   I  take  it  that  salmon  only  leap  these  falls  because 


1810.}  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  183 

there  ia  not  a  sufficient  body  of  water  to  admit  of  their  swimming  up ; 
though,  if  the  same  force  of  water  came  in  greater  body,  they  could 
swvm  througk  it  with  ease.  The  par  cannot  leap ;  but  from  their 
smaller  bulk  and  sliil  sufficient  strength,  can. 5U7tm  up  them.  Besides, 
I  assume  there  are  few  falls  up  which  salmon  can  leap,  which  are  not 
much  reduced  in  height  by  a  heavy  flood  or  fresh  of  water. 
Theoph'    You  are  right. 


Ancient  English  Aiiis  and  Songs,  consisting  of  Song,  Ballad,  and 
Dance  Tunes,  Sfc,  preceded  by  an  Essay  on  English  Minstrelsy. 
Edited  by  W.  CiiArFELL.     Chappell. 

This  is  a  collection  of  Songs  and  Music  that  ought  to  be  in  the  library 
of  every  old  English  gentleman  ;  containing,  as  it  does,  the  best  au« 
thenticated  copies  of  ancient  songs  of  England,  and  the  true  airs  mar- 
ried to  them.  The  preface,  asserting  our  right  to  national  music,  is 
well  grounded,  and  therefore  solidly  built ;  and  the  desire  expressed  in 
it,  to  win  attention  to  our  own  tunes,  has  in  itself  an  air  of  authority. 
The  beautiful  struggle,  the  long  harmonious  feud,  between  England, 
Ireland,  and  Scotland,  to  make  out  copyright  in  favourite  music,  is 
defeated  by  the  experience  of  time, — and  Burns*s  national  and  enthu- 
siastic claims  for  peculiar  Highland  and  Lowland  air?, — Moore*s 
pathetic  fashionable  appeals  in  favour  of  Ireland — and  the  distinct  claim 
for  England  of  innumerable  persons,  all  mingling  the  airs,  toning  them 
to  characteristic  cadences,  and  claiming  them  as  national,  make  one 
unsettled  Great  Britain  Glee  I  and  leave  the  whole  question  to  be  de- 
termined as  Mr.  Chappell  determines  it ;  namely,  by  giving  the  airs 
unadulterated  by  modern  interpolations,  or  wily  arrangements,  and  by 
telling  all  the  truth  about  them  that  he  knows. 

This  work  is  a  peculiar  favourite  of  ours.  The  Essay  on  the  Ancient 
Minstrelsy  of  England  is  carefully  written,  and  bears  in  itself  full  evi- 
dence of  research.  But  commend  us  to  the  remarks  on  the  tunes. 
In  them  there  is  infinite  acuteness  and  information  ;  and  a  great  mani- 
fest love  of  the  old  music  and  the  old  ballad.  Having  indulged  in  these 
preliminary  observations,  we  will  come  to  the  ancient  songs  themselves, 
in  which  it  is  impossible  that  our  readers  will  not  take  an  interest. 

We,  of  course,  must  begin  with  drinking, — (our  readers  may  say  we 
should  end  with  it) — can  we  open  better,  than  with  the  song  of"  Barley 
Mow,"  and  the  charming  account  of  it.  The  building  up  here  is  the 
reverse  of  the  pyramid  : — for  we  enlarge,  as  we  get  on  ! 

No.  LXVIII.  The  Barley  Mow  is  an  old  Song  still  well  known  in  Hert- 
fordshire and  the  adjoining  counties,  where  it  is  very  generally  suug  by  the 

z2 


184  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.    '  [March, 

countrymen  in  alehouses  after  their  daily  labour.  At  the  end  of  each  verse,  all 
join  in  chorus,  repeating  the  words  *'  A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow,"  and  pro^ 
longing  the  final  note.    It  bears  a  strong  resemblance  to  the  two  preceding  tunes* 

THE  BARLEY  MOW. 

^    And  well  drink  out  of  the  nipperkin,  boys» 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow ; 
And  we'll  drink  out  of  the  pipperkin,  hoys 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow. 
The  nipperkin,  pipperkin,  and  the  brown  bowl, 
A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow,  my  boys 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow. 

And  well  drink  oat  of  the  half-quartern,  boys^ 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow ; 
Here's  a  health  to  go  merrily  round,  boys, 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow. 
The  half-quartern,  pipperkin,  and  the  brown  bowl, 
A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow,  my  boys, 

A  health  to  the  Barley  Mow. 
And  well  drink  out  ofthe  quartern,  my  boys,  &c. 

At  each  verse,  the  measure  increases  gradually  from  half-pint,  pint,  quart,  half^ 
gallon,  gallon,  to  barrel,  or  hogshead,  according  to  the  number  of  verses  the 
lungs  of  the  singer  enable  him  to  sing ;  and,  sometimes,  the  words  are  made  16 
multiply  at  each  verse  by  speaking  or  chanting  after  the  words  "  nipperkin,  pip- 
perkin,^ half-quartern,  quartern,  lialf-pint,  &c.  one  being  added  aX  each  verse^ 
and  always  finishing  (as  in  verse  1)  "and  the  brown  bowl."  , 

There  is  another  tune  under  the  same  name  in ''  The  Dancing  Master." 

At  No.  82,  we  hear  of  "  St.  Leger's  Round,"  or  "  The  Beginning  of 
the  World  ;*^'^ — now  we  apprehend  **  St.  Leger's  Ronnd,"  will  last  till 
the  etid  of  the  world.  "  The  Beginning  of  the  World,"  however,  is  a 
very  old  air,  and  we  cannot  refrain  from  alluding  to  its  curious  d^crfp- 
tion  m  "  the  Bandng  Master  of  1686.'^ 

Round  for  as  many  as  will. 

'<  Take  hands,  and  go  round  twice,  back  agaiiu — All  set»  and  turn  S^  that 
.  again.-— Lead  all  in  a  D  forward  and  back^  that  again. — ^Two  Singles  and  a  D 
hsLck,  set  and  turn  single,  that  again. — Sides  all,  that  again.— ^Arms  all,  that 
again. — As  before^  as  before." 

Country  dances  were  formerly  as  often  danced  rn  circles  as  in  parattel  lines ; 
and  the  round  dances  are  usually  placed  first  in  **  The  Dancing  Master.''    The 
•  others  are  described  as  **  Longways  for  as  many  as  will."    "  Sellinger's  Hound^'' 
or  '<  The  Beginning  of  the  World,''  is  usually  the  first  tune  in  the  book. 

The  best  song  upon  the  old  air  of  "  The  Jovial  Beggars,*^  is  preserved 
in  this  miscellany,  and  is  entitled^  "  The  Stag  Chase.'^  The  Editor  is, 
however,  hardly  justified  in  making  the  omissions,  upon  which  he  prides 
himself;  for  the  catalogues  of  names,  whether  of  men,  horses,  or  dogs, 
harmoniously  coupled, — invariably  form  the  immortalrty  of  a  song. 
We  give  <*  The  Stag  Chase.*' 


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THE  STAG  CHASE. 


1  am  a  jolly  hantsman, 
My  voice  is  shrill  and  clear. 
Well  known  to  drive  the  stag, 
And  the  drooping  dogs  to  cheer. 

And  a  hunting  we  will  go,  will  go^ 
will  go, 

And  a  hunting  we  will  go ! 

I  leave  my  hed  hetimes. 

Before  the  morning's  grey ; 
Let  loo^e  my  dog^,  and  mount  my  horse 

And  halloo  '*  come  away  V  &c. 

The  game's  no  sooner  rous'd. 

But  in  rush  the  cheerful  cry. 
Thro'  bush  and  brake,  o'er  hedge  and 

stake, 
The  noble  bisast  does  fly,  &c. 

In  rain  he  flies  to  covert, 

A  numerous  pack  pursue. 
That  n«>ver  cease  to  trace  his  steps, 

Even  tho*  they've  lost  the  view,  dec 


.Now  sweetly  in  full  cry 

Their  various  notes  they  join  ; 

Gods !  what  a  concert's  here,  my  lads  ! 
'Tis  more  than  half  divine,  &c. 

The  woods,  the  rocks,  and  mountahis. 

Delighted  with  the  sound, 
To  neighbouring  dales  and  fountains 

Repeating,  deal  it  round,  &c. 

A  glorious  chase  it  is, 

We  drive  him  many  a  mile. 
O'er  hedge  and  ditch,  we  go  through 
stitch. 

And  hit  off  many  a  foil,  &e« 

And  yet  he  mns  it  stontlv, 

How  wide,  how  swift  he  strains  ! 

With  what  a  skip  he  took  that  leap. 
And  scowers  o*er  the  plains !  &c. 


See  how  our  horses  foam  ! 

The  dogs  begin  to  droop ; 
With  winding  horn,  on  shoulder  borne, 

'Tis  time  to  cheer  them  up,  &c. 

Hark !  Leader,  Countess,  Bouncer ! 

Cheer  up,  my  good  dogs  all ; 
To  Tatler,  hark !  he  holds  it  smart. 

And  answers  every  call,  &e. 

Up  yonder  steep  I'll  follow, 

Beset  with  craggy  stones ; 
My  lord  cries,  *'  Jack,  you  dog  !  come 
back. 

Or  else  you'll  break  your  bones  !*'  &c 

See,  now  he  takes  the  moors. 
And  strains  to  reach  the  stream  ? 

He  leaps  the  flood,  to  cool  his  blood. 
And  quench  his  thirsty  flame,  &c. 

He  scarce  has  touched  the  bank. 

The  cry  bounce  finely  in. 
And  swimy  swim  across  the  stream. 

And  raise  a  glorious  din,  &c. 

His  legs  begin  to  fail. 

His  wind  and  speed  is  gone ; 

He  stands  at  bay,  and  gives  'em  play. 
He  can  no  longer  run,  &c. 

But  vain  are  heels  and  antlers. 
With  suob  a  pack  set  round. 

Spite  of  his  heart,  they  seize  each  part. 
And  pull  him  fearless  down,  &c. 

Ha !  dead,  'ware  dead !  whip  off. 

And  take  a  special  care ; 
Dismount  with  speed,  and  pray  take  heed. 

Lest  they  his  haunches  tear,  &c. 

The  sport  is  ended  now. 

We're  ladea  with  the  spot) ; 
As  home  we  pass,  we  talk  o'  th'  chace, 

O'erpaid  for  aU  our  toil,  &c. 


There  is  a  femous  song  alluded  to  by  Izaak  Walton ;  and  it  is  so  well 
introduced— is  so  old,  and  so  simply  pointed,  that  we  will  give  it  as  we 
find  it. 

No.  CII;  Come  Shepherds  deck  youk  Heads.  This  is  one  of  the  songs 
mentioned  in  Walton's  "  Angler.*'  •*  *  Milkworaan.'  What  song  was  it,  I  pray  ? 
was  it  *  Come  Shepherds  deck  your  Heads  ;**  or, '  As  at  noon  Dulcinea  rested  ;' 
or,  <  Phillida  flouts  me ;'  or,  *  Chevy  Chace ;'  or,  <  Johnny  Armstrong  j'  or,  *Troy 
town.' " 


*  In  the  late  editions  of  Izaak  Walton,  this  is  erroneously  printed  "  deck  your 


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[Marcit, 


Izaak  Wallon  was  born  in  1593,  and  married  Rachell  Cranmer,  niece  of  that 
distinguished  prelate  Thomas  Cranmer,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, in  1624. 

This  air  is  contained  in  t!ie  '*  Collection  of  EngliMh  Songs,"  printed  at  Haer- 
lem  in  1626;  and  also  in  that  printed  at  Amsterdam  in  1634.  The  words  are 
from  a  manuscript  in  the  collection  of  the  late  Mr.  Heber. 

THE  PLAINE  DEALINGE  WOMAN. 


Come  «bepheards,  deck  your  heads 
No  more  with  bayes,  but  wiUowes  ; 
Forsake  your  downie  beds, 
And  make  the  downed  your  pillowes ; 
And  mourn  with  me,  since  crost 
As  never  yet  was  no  man, 
For  shepbeard  neaver  lost 
So  plains  a  dealioge  woman. 

All  ye  forsaken  wooers, 
That  erer  care  oppressed, 
And  all  you  lusty  doers. 
That  ever  love  distressed, 
That  losses  can  condole. 
And  all  togeatber  summon. 
Oh  !  mourne  for  the  poor  soule 
Of  my  plaine  dealinge  woman. 


Fair  Venus  made  her  chast, 
And  Ceres  beauty  gave  her  ; 
Pan  wept  when  shee  was  lost, 
The  Satyrs  strove  to  have  her ; 
Yet  seem'd  she  to  theire  view 
So  coy,  so  nice,  that  no  man 
Could  judge  but  be  that  knew 
My  own  plaine  dealinge  woman. 

At  all  her  pretty  parts 
I  nere  enough  can  wonder ; 
She  overcame  all  hearts. 
Yet  sbee  all  hearts  came  under ; 
Her  iuward  minde  was  sweete. 
Good  tempera  ever  common ; 
Shepbeard  shall  never  meet 
So  plaine  a  dealinge  woman. 


We  must  squeeze  in  the  good  words  of  Henry  Fielding,  on  hunting ; 
they  would  do  for  the  present  pace. 

No.  CXLI  and  CXLI  bis.  Two  copies  of  A'Hukting  we  will  go,  or, The 
Dusky  Night  rides  down  the  Sky.  The  first  from  "The  Vocal  Enchantrees, 
1783,"  and  the  second  from  Dale's  "  Collection."  This  song  was  originally  to 
the  tune  of  "  A  begging  we  will  go."  Tlie  words  are  by  Henry  Fielding,  and 
are  contained  in  bis  ballad  opera  of  '<  Don  Quixote  in  England,'*  but  have 
since  been  somewhat  altered. 

H.  FIELDING'S  WORDS. 


The'  dusky  night  rides  down  the  sky, 

And  ushers  in  the  morn ; 
The  hounds  all  join  in  glorious  cry. 

The  huntsman  winds  his  horn. 

And  a  hunting  we  will  go. 

The  wife  around  her  husband  throws 
Her  arms,  and  begs  his  stay ; 

My  dear,  it  rains,  and  hails,  and  snows, 
You  will  not  hunt  to  day. 

But  a  hunting  we  will  go. 


A  brushing  fox  in  yonder  wood. 

Secure  to  €nd  we  seek  ;  • 
For  why,  I  carried  sound  and  good 

A  cartload  there  last  week. 

And  a  hunting  we  will  go. 

Away  be  goes,  he  flies  the  rout, 
Their  steeds  all  spur  and  switch ; 

Some  are  thrown  in,  and  some  thrown  oat, 
And  some  thrown  in  the  ditch. 
But  a  hunting  we  will  go. 


At  length  his  strength  to  faintness  worn, 

Poor  reynard  ceases  flight ; 
Then  hungry,  homeward  we  return. 

To  feast  away  the  night. 

Then  a  drinking  we  will  go. 

One  verse,  even,  of  a  song  more,  and  we  have  done  ;  it  is  from  the 
famous  one,  intitled  **  Bumper  Squire  Jones."  It  goes  through  all 
professions,  and  anchors  on  fox-hunting :  this  is  the  verse. 


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Ye  foX'hunters,  eke, 

That  folio w^  the  call  of  the  horn  and  the  hound, 

Who  your  ladies  forsake. 

Before  they're  awake, 

To  beat  up  the  break. 

Where  the  vermin  is  found  > 

Leave  Piper  and  Ulueman, 

Shrill  Duchess,  and  Truenian, 

No  music  is  found  in  such  dissonant  tones ; 

Would  you  ravish  your  ears, 

With  the  Bongs  of  the  spheres. 

Hark  !  away  to  the  claret, — a  bumper,  Squire  Jones  ! 

These  are  the  two  parts  of  this  invaluable  collection  of  airs  and  songs. 
We  shall  watch  with  interest  for  the  completion  of  the  work — noticing 
those  subjects  which  are  illustrated  by  the  curious  researches  of  the 
editor.  The  two  parts  are  very  carefully  and  beautifully  got  up, — and 
deserve  a  larg^  and  generous  support,  from  all  lovers  of  old  English 
poetry,  and  old  English  music. 


A  BOAR  HUNT  IN  THE  SEA. 

To  the  Editor  of  the  New  Sporting  Magazine. 

Passages,  near  St.  Sebastian,  22d.  January,  1840. 
Sir, 

I  SEND  you  an  account  of  a  Wild  Boar  chase,  which  took  place  about 
teii  days  back,  in  the  quiet  and  romantic  harbour  of  Passages ;  and 
broke  in  a  little  upon  the  monotony  of  our  every-day  life.  It  will,  at 
least,  have  novelty  to  recommend  it ;  as  I  never  before  heard  of  an 
aquatic  Wild  Boar  chase.  No  doubt  all  have  heard  of"  hedge  hogs," 
•*  sea  hogs,"  and  **  sea  boars;"  many  of  your  readers  may  have  seen 
them ;  but  I  question  if  any  ever  before  saw  one  killed  in  the  blue 
water,  whatever  they  may  have  seen  off  or  on  deck. 
•  The  harbour  or  port  of  Passages,  is  a  narrow  chasm,  or  fissure  in 
the  mountains,  connecting  a  fine  sheet  or  Lagoon  of  water  with  the 
Bay  of  Biscay.  In  this  channel  are  moored,  in  a  contiguous  line,  a 
British  steamer,  Lord  John  Hay*8  Frigate,  a  French  Frigate,  and  a 
British  steamer  and  transport.  The  channel  is,  in  its  narrowest  points, 
300  yards  wide ;  the  mountains  on  either  side,  rise  abruptly  and  irre- 
gularly, to  the  varying  heights  from  500,  to  1,100  feet ;  these  heights 
are  crested  with  fortifications,  built  and  garrisoned  by  British  Royal 
Marines. 

But  to  the  sport.  About  nine  o'clock  ia  the  morning,  a  shout  was 
heard  on  the  St.  Sebastian  side;  and  on  looking  up  from  the  shipping, 
two  countrymen  were  seen,  armed  with  sticks  and  scythes,  evidetttly 
in  pursuit  of  some  animal,  which  was  at  first  not  distinguishable  or 


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surmisable.  On  its  being  viewed,  and  from  the  bounding  slashing  pace 
he  was  coming  down  at,  scarcely  a  minute  elapsed  in  shewing  what  he 
was ; — he  turned  out  to  be  a  Wild  Boar.  All  hands  were  soon  on  deck, 
to  see  the  sport ;  still,  on  he  came,  with  dashing  stride,  descending  the 
mountain,  from  one  of  its  loftiest  ridges.  On  a  sudden,  seeing  the 
water,  he  checked  his  speed,  and  looked  back,  at  a  sort  of  lingering 
stride  :  to  have  retraced  his  steps,  would  have  broken  his  heart  (for  it 
would  have  been  a  blower  at  a  slow  place),  then  with  desperate  and 
stern  resolve,  he  bounded  on,  and  gathering  himself  with  determined 
energy,  he  rushed,  as  though  he  were  launched,  into  the  sea.  Taking 
off  from  an  abrupt  rock,  thirty  measured  feet  above  the  water,  he  sprang 
boldly  down,  descending  deep  under  water,  with  tremendous  splash, 
and  on  rising,  without  hesitation  swimming  to  the  opposite  side, 
nothing  daunted  by  the  obstruction  of  the  ships,  towards  which  the 
strong  tide  was  bearing  him.  He  passed  close  to  the  bows  of  H.  M.  S. 
Salamander,  the.  officers  of  which  ship  as  quickly  lowered  a  cutter,  and, 
armed  with  a  couple  of  fowling  pieces,  pulled  in  pursuit.  Our  daring 
friend  made  for  the  shore,  and  perhaps  would  have  escaped,  had  he  not 
struck  out  for  a  place,  where  a  sort  of  wharf  is  built  up — which  rendered 
his  bold  efforts  to  land  useless.  He  then  shifted  his  position,  but  his 
landing  was  opposed  by  some  Spaniards  hurling  stones  down  at  him  ; 
the  cutter  approached  ;  — he  was  fired  at  by  two  of  the  officers  of  the 
boat,  and  their  bullets  took  effect !  He  was  at  once  seen  dead*^ 
floating  on  the  water.  The  gallant  young  boar  weighed  1201bs.,  had 
fine  growing  tusks,  and  was  the  first  ever  seen  at  Passages  or  its 
neighbourhood.  We  heard  afterwards,  that  he  was  first  seen  the  day 
before,  near  Toloso^  (so  long  Don  Carlos's  head-quarters),  sixteen 
miles  from  the  Passages  :  he  must,  therefore,  have  crossed  the  main 
St.  Sebastian  road,  a  country  thickly  inhabited,  and  perceiving  the 
Bay  of  Biscay  on  one  side,  and  the  branch  of  Passages-harbour  on  the 
other,  took  the  straight  course,  and  fell  an  easy  victim  into  our  hands. 
His  pursuers  were  at  least  half  a  'mile  behind  and  above  him,  when  he 
took  the  leap ;  which  leap  appeared  more  surprising,  as  he  was  not 
pressed  or  hunted  by  dogs :  the  only  regret  we  had,  was,  that  the  ex- 
citing sport  was  so  soon  over  !  We  might  have  easily  secured  him  alive, 
had  a  net  been  thought  of;  or  even  a  running  knot  would  have  taken 
him  in  the  water,  and  enabled  us  to  make  a  handsome  present  for  the 
Zoological  Gardens.  But  then,  our  noble  Commodore — the  one- 
armed  Pacificator  of  Northern  Spain — would  not  have  had  a  boards 
head  at  his  table ;  and  the  Commander  would  have  been  minus  hts 
bristles  for  a  shaving  brush ! 

Our  general  sport— shooting  Partridges — has  been   poor;    but  wc 
have  woodcocks  and  hares  in  abundance,  now  the  country  is  open  to 


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us.  We  manage  to  find  a  fox,  occasionally,  muster  six  couple  of  ^ogs, 
and  have  a  good  run.  It  is  well  known  that  the  Duke  of  Wellinj^oa 
had  a  splendid  pack  of  hounds,  when  in  Spain  :  they  came  out  in  on^  of 
the  transports,  and  were  landed  at  this  very  spot.  The  Alcaldi^  or 
Mayor  of  this  place,  recollects  their  arrival  well,  says  they  were  of  tl\e 
blood-hound  sort,  and  were  trained  to  go  before  our  troops,  into  action ; 
and,  by  diverting  the  attention  of  the  enemy,  and  causing  confusion  in 
their  ranks,  allowed  our  troops  some  advantages,  by  a  clash.  He  says 
the  Duke  was  a  clever  fellow,  to  have  thought  of  it ;  and  to  this,  in  a 
great  measure,  he  attributes  his  successes — declaring  that  the  French 
were  more  afraid  of  the  dogs  than  the  men.  This  ignorant  animal  is 
chief  magistrate  of  one  of  the  principal  ports  of  Spain  !  and  has  the 
power  of  imprisoning  the  inhabitants — flogging,  and  even  putting  them 
to  death  !  **  Alack  !  and  a'  well  a  day  1 " 

Farewell.     Yours  truly, 

Dessai. 


ON  THE  STRENGTH  OF  FISH  IN  WATER. 

Dear  Mr.  Editor,—'*  The  Fly-Fisher's  Text  Book," p.  226,  7, 
tn  your  number  for  Oct.  1 8  J9,  contains  a  passage  upon  the  subject  of  the 
strength  of  a  large  salmon,  which  at  first,  I  confess,  startled  me.  The 
author  there  says,  "  What  weight  do  you  think  will  a  salmon  of  eighteen 
or  twenty  pounds  pull  in  the  water  at  the  end  of  a  hne  ?" — **  Now 
you'll  hardly  credit  that  he  pulls  less  than  one  pound  and  a-half; 
except  in  his  rushes,  which  I  have  no  means  of  estimating" — ^**  yet 
such  is  the  fact."  Myself  and  others  were  sceptical,  and  could  not  at 
once  conceive  this  to  be  possible ;  we  admitted  that  if  it  were  so,  it 
would  be  a  most  important  fact ;  because  as  '*  friend  Theophilus"  says, 
it  would  give  us  anglers  greater  confidence,  and,  inducing  us  to  use 
much  finer  tackle,  would  enable  us  to  be  more  subtle  in  our  devices 
against  our  noble  game.  .  But  having  lately  put  Theophiius  Soutb's 
assertion  to  practical  test,  I  may  at  once  declare  there  is  not  a  doubt 
he  is  perfectly  correct,  and  he  comes  *^  all  glorious  and  triumphant  out 
of  the  fiery  ordeal  of  criticism."  And  let  me  take  this  opportunity  to 
offer  my  meed  of  praise  to  these  excellent  sind  valuable  papers,  which, 
if  reading  can  do  it,  will  most  materially  tend  to  the  improvement  and 
exaltation  of  an  art  to  which  1  am  a.most  devoted  slave.  As  I  esteem, 
the  subject  interesting  to  all  fishers,  the  reasoning  which  wrought  my 
conversion  upon  it,  may  not  be  deemed  unworthy  a  page  in  your 
magazine. 

NO.  cvii. — VOL  XVI I r.  2  a 


190  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

Formerly  I  took  it  for  granted ,  as  I  believe  most  anglers  have  doncj 
that  a  salmon  would  pull  considerably  more  than  bis  own  weight  in  the 
water.    I  had  tested  a'  single  piece  of  the  stoutest  salmon  gut  and 
found  it  to  bear  fifteen  pounds :  and  having  one  day  shortly  after, 
killed  a  salmon  of  twenty-two  pounds  weight,  it  struck  me  as  singular, 
that  with  a  line  of  many  pieces  of  giit  knotted  lengthwise  together,  each 
of  which  would  only  bear  fifteen  pounds,  I  should  uphold  a  battle  for 
upwards  of  an  hour  with  a  fish  I  then  supposed  would  at  least  pull  thirty 
pounds.     So  the  battle  being  over,  I  immediately  tried  the  strength  of 
the  gut  line  by  the  weighing  machine,  and  lo !  at  about  six  pounds  weight 
it  gave  way  at  one  of  the  knots ;  instead  of  increasing,  its  strength  being 
diminished.     I  had  then,  without  much  thought,  read  those  valuable 
papers  in  your  magazine ;  and  it  required  no  conjuror  to  tell  me  a  line 
equal  to  six  pounds,  could  not  bear  a  pull  equal  to  thirty  pounds ;  or 
rather,  that  ai  fish  which  could  not  break  that  line  could  not  pull  so 
much  even  as  six  pounds,  still  less  thirty  pounds.  I  now  began  to  think 
a  second  time  on  what  Theophilus  South  had  said ; — that   I  must 
have  been  in  error,  and  that  he  could  not  have  spoken  at  random:     I 
then  tried  the  rod  and  line  together,  having  Siebe's  weighing  machine 
at  the  end,  held  by  a  friend,  and  put  the  utmost  strain  I  deemed  pru- 
dent, on  the  tackle,  quite  as  great  as  that  used  in  killing  my  heavy  fish ; 
and  true  enough,  as  Theoph.  South  has  told  us,  we  found  the  pointer 
of  the  machine  bearly  touched  the  1^  pound !     After  that,  it  came 
across  me  that  he  had  also  taught  us  (in  your  July  Number,  1 839,  p.  50) 
that  half  a  pound  weight  was  sufiBcient  to  bend  a  salmon  rod  5  feet  10| 
inches  out  of  the  horizontal  straight  line,  and  therefore  that  any  great 
excess  would  naturally  double  or  break  it.     I  then  no  longer  doubted  : 
and  the  more  we  think  the  more  plain  the  matter  becomes.     Consider, 
Mr.  Editor,  the  strength  of  muscle  we  should  require  not  only  to  lift, 
but  to  maintain  sometimes  for  an  hour  or  two,  and  seldom  less  than 
three  quarters  of  an  hour  a  greater  weight  than  this  U  pound. 

But  as  the  most  convincing  proof,  we  may  apply  the  science  of  mecha- 
nics to  the  clearing  up  the  vapour  of  scepticism.     In  killing  a  fish,  the 
rod  becomes  a  lever  of  the  third  kind.     The  "  fulcrum"  is  at  the 
but  end,  whether  resting  against  the  body,  or  held  by  the  right  hand» 
during  its  release  from  the  reel ;  the  "  power"  is  in  the  left  hand,  which 
holds  and  plays  the  rod ;  and  the  "weight"  is  attached  by  the  line  at-the 
tip.     Now  it  is  a  law  in  mechanics,  that  the  power  to  sustain  a  weight 
must,  when  multiplied  by  its  (the  power  s)  distance  from  the  *^  ful^ 
crum/'  be  equal  to  the  *^  weight"  multiplied  by  the  distance  of  the 
weight  from  the  fulcrum^     Suppose  the  rod  to  be  an  Eaton's  18 
feet :  when  hold  is  had  of  a  fish,  it  will  bend  so  that  a  line  drawn  from 
the  tip,  at  right  angles,  with  an  imaginary  straight  line  from  the  but, 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  191 

will  intersect  the  latter,  say  at  14  feet  from  the  fulcrum.  Then  the  left 
iiand,  or  **  the  power,  is,  (say,)  U  foot  from  the  fulcrum."  Grant,  for  a 
moment,  the  20  pound  fish  to  pull  only  U  pound.  Then  the  weight, 
(Impound)  multiplied  by  its  distance  (14  feet)  from  the  fulcrum,  is 
equal  to  21 :  and,  for  the  like  product,  (21),  the  U  foot  distance  of 
the  power  from  the  fulcrum  must  be  multiplied  by  14,  which  is  the 
power  we  are  in  search  of :  so  that  a  force  equal  to  14  pound  is  required 
to  sustain  this  ij  pound  at  the  end  of  the  rod.  This  force  will,  of 
course,  vary  according  to  the  position  of  the  rod.  If  the  line  be  at  an 
obtuse  angle  with  the  imaginary  straight  rod,  the  weight  and  required 
force  will  be  increased  :  and  if  the  angle  be  acute,  as  in  f*  butting"  a 
fish,  it  will  be  diminished.  The  force  required  to  sustain  the  rod  by 
itself,  in  a  horizontal  position,  is  excluded  from  the  calculation.  A 
ceaseless  pull  of  14  pounds  even,  with  a  bent  arm  for  three  quarters  of 
an  hour,  is  enough  for  the  muscular  powers  of  most  men  !  But  only 
eonceive  what  the  force  must  be  if  the  fish  pulled  a  much  greater 
weight.  Suppose  it  were  12  pounds  instead  if  1^  ;  then  by  the  fore- 
going rule,  the  power  or  force  of  muscle  in  the  left  hand  and  arm  must 
be  equal  to  1 12  pounds !  which  no  one  could  sustain  for  even  half  an 
hour. 

The  truth  is,  we  are  accustomed  to  apply  our  strength  in  so  many 
various  degrees,  that  we  never  think  what  the  quantity  of  it  used  on 
each  occasion  is.  Another  proof  of  our  under-rating  our  strength  appli- 
cable to  sporting,!  will  tell  you ;  about  which,  thoSe  who  have  not  thought 
or  have  not  been  told,  are  always  in  error.  Ask  any  such,  what  weiglrt 
or  pressure  does  it  require  to  pull  the  trigger  of  an  ordinary  fowling  piece, 
and  you  will  be  told, — **  Oh !  that  is  evidently  very  trifling ;  not  above  a 
few  ounces,  of  course  !"  Bless  their  ignorance  !  I  have  an  excellent 
gun,  made  by  that  **  Prince  of  slaughter,"  Purdey :  the  right-hand 
barreHias  been  much  used — its  trigger  feeling  easy,  and  the  left  not 
feehng  by  any  means  stiff;  yet  the.  one  requires  five  pounds  and  a  half, 
and  the  other  between  eight  and  nine  pounds  to  discharge  it ! !  And  we 
perceive  it  at  once,  if  we  attempt  to  pull  the  trigger  without  allowing  any 
part  of  the  hand,  except  the  finger  engaged,  to  touch  the  stock  or  lock 
of  the  gun.  Some  sportsmen,  I  know,  have  their  locks  regulated  every 
year,  so  as  to  require  nor  more  nor  less  than  six  pounds  pressure. 

So  much  for  our  knowledge,  as  to  the  strength  of  muscle  we  apply  ! 
And  we  should  bear  this  in  mind,  whenever  we  test  the  strength  of 
knots  or  tackle  in  general,  and  not  expect  too  much.  That  devoted 
fisher,  Woolaston,  so  little  thought  of  what  Theop.  South  has  called 
to  our  attention,  that  he  never  would  be  satisfied  unless  his  finest  gut 
for  trout  would  stand  the  test  of  two  pounds  ! 

That  a  fish  of  20  pounds  cannot  pull  more  than  about  J  h  pounds,  in 

2  A  2 


192  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Marc», 

his  ordinary  pulls,  is  now  clearly  established  ;  so  Til  say  no  more^  save 
thisy— that  if  any  still  doubt,  let  him  hang  a  10  or  12  pound  weight 
at  the  end  of  his  best  rod ,  and  lift  it,  watching  what  becomes  of  the 
pieces  I  ! 

Hoping  the  subject  will  justify  my  trespass  on  your  valuable  time, 

I  am,  dear  Editor, 

Yours  at  command, 

An  old  Salmon  Fisher. 

'  Llanrwst,  N^orth  Wales,  January,  1840. 


MISADVENTURES  OF  A  CLASSICAL  EQUESTRIAN. 

No.  II. 

A  SHEET  FROM  THE  AUTO-BIOGRAPHY  OF  SYLVESTER  STEEPLE- 
CHASE, LATE  OF COLLEGE. 

What  an  effort  did  it  cost  me  to  assume  at  breakfasfthe  indiflference, 
which,  alas !  was  far  from  me  !  The  coolness  with  which  the  arrange- 
ments of  the  day  were  discussed,  was  to  me  absolutely  maddening ;  but 
when  I  heard  it  proposed  that  the  fair  Emily  should  be  my  companion, 
— when  she  playfully  placed  herself  under  my  escort — there  was  utter 
despair  in  the  alacrity  with  which  1  bowed  my  delighted  assent  to  a 
proposal,  at  which  my  heart  died  away  within  me  in  shame  and  apprcr 
hension  I  As  soon  as  1  could,  with  propriety,  withdraw,  I  retired  to  my 
room,  that  I  might,  at  least,  rehearse  the  instructions  of  Xenophon  pre- 
vious to  setting' out.  I  read  over  and  over  again,  "  As  soon  as  he  is 
mounted,  whether  on  the  bare  back,  or  in  the  saddle,  we  do  not  approve 
of  his  keeping  the  same  seat  as  in  a  carriage,  but  an  upright  posture 
with  the  legs  apart*,"  till  I  began,  espeicially  when  I  remembered  my 
"wooden"  practice,  to  work  myself  into  something  like  confidence, 
that,  after  all,  it  could  not  be  so  very  difficult.  When  the  appointed 
hour  arrived,  1  had  wrought  myself  into  a  desperate  indifference  as  to 
the  results.  Alas !  but  a  single  glance  through  the  open  window,  upon 
the  spirited  animal,  which  the  hateful  kindness  of  my  host  had  provided 
for  me !  All  the  courage  which  1  had  taken  so  long  to  steam  up,  was 
chilled  down  in  a  single  moment.  Oh  !  how  I  cursed,  in  my  heart,  the 
diabolical  obsequiousness  of  the  groom< — the  barbarous  attention  of  Sir 
William,  who  examined  all  the  appointments  with  the  utmost  caution! 
Stay — what  is  this?  does  he  want  a  shoe?  I  am  safe !  I  am  respited ! 
Alack-a-day  !  it  was  but  a  speck, — all  is  right — I  am  again  in 
the  hands  of  the  Philistines !     Even  the  gentle  Emily  herself,  I  looked 

•VII.  5. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINfl.  1 93 

upon  as  one  of  them.  In  my  deapair  I  fancied  her  a  sort  of  female 
Centaur, — a  hard-hearted,  unfeniinine,  virago,  leagued  with  the  rest 
in  a  vile  conspiracy  against  me !  With  an  aching  heart,  coucealtrd 
under  as  good  a  grace  as  T  could  muster,  I  assisted  her  into  the  saddle  ; 
and,  with  a  suppressed  sigh,  resigned  myself  to  the  fate  which  I  saw 
was  mevitable.  Suddenly  it  occured  to  me,  that,  perhaps  after  all,  the 
first  step  was  every  thing.  Anecdotes  of  the  power  of  mind  over  the 
brute  creation  flitted  through  my  disordered  memory.  I  determined 
to  make  one  effort ;  and,  though  all  else  should  fail,  at  least  to  mount 
in  classic  style.  Unlucky  wight  that  I  was !  The  animal  was  led  to 
the  step  of  the  hall-door.  1  was  thus  considerably  elevated  beyond  the 
point  from  which,  in^my  practice,  1  had  been  accustomed  to  vault  upon 
my  wooden  substitute.  In  my  confusion,  L  forgot  to  make  the  due 
allowance  for  this  desparity ;  with  one  convulsive  effort,  I  pitched 
myself, — not  on,  but  over — the  back  of  the  affrighted  steed ;  and  was 
only  saved  from  a  desperate  fall  by  the  promptness  of  the  groom,  who 
caught  me  fast  by  the  heel,  like  another  Achilles,  as  I  was  rapidly  dis- 
appearing on  the  off:  side  of  the  horse ! 

This  was  a  fatal  commencement.  Fortunately,  however,  the  man  had 
not  let  go  his  hold.  I  was,  at  lengthy  righted, — not,  however,  till  I  had 
condescended  to  use  the  stirrup^ — all  un* Athenian  as  it  was, — and, 
with  a  grim  joke  about  my  being  "  too  active,"  the  groom,  in  obedience 
to  a  desperate  "  let  go,"  which  it  went  to  my  heart  to  utter,  turned  off 
the  animal ;  with  a  gloomy  foreboding  on  my  part,  that  he  should  never 
behold  either  himself,  or  his  rider  again.  We  got  off  quietly  enough, 
considering  all  that  had  occurred,  with  the  exception  of  a  little  pawing 
and  restlessness  on  the  part  of  my  horse,  Xenophon  directs*  that 
**  the  rider,  in  mounting,  should^  along  with  the  reins,  seize  the  mane 
near  the  point  of  the  shoulder .'y  I  have  a  sort  of  indistinct  recolleetion 
that  I  retained  my  hold  of  the  mane  a  little  longer  than  was  absolutely 
necessary*  I  had  just  been  reading,  too,  that  ''  it  is  a  received 
precept  to  soothe  the  horse  by  whistling.f ''  But  though  I  felt,  with 
increasing  alarm,  that  my  brute  required  soothing  very  much,  yet  my 
tongue  clove  to  my  palate  in  the  vain  attempt  to  get  out  a  single  note. 
I  recollect  with  confusion  the  dismal  attempt  which  I  made  to  praise 
his  beauty  and  spirit,  while  I  cursed  them  both  from  the  very  depths  of 
my  soul.  But  there  was  not  much  time  for  such  speculation.  By 
degrees  the  gentle  walk  quickened  into  an  unsteady,  undecided,  amble, 
which  pitched  and  shook  me  at  a  most  woeiul  rate  in  the  saddle.  All 
my  horrors  were  redoubled  I  —the  light  springy  step  of  my  steed  was 
absolute  death  to  me.   I|ow  I  envied  the  ease  and  c^pparent  enjoyment 

•  Cap.  vii.  1.  t  Cap.  ix.  11. 


194  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.         ^m.. 

ofmy  animated  companion  I    What  incoherent  and  atorti«  stagjls  \ 
I  made  to  dtaguise  my  tcrrore  under  the  semblance  of  gaj  <»nver«ivm\ 
How  eagerly  I  clung  lo  the  unclawical  support  of  the  stimips,  wVidi,    , 
alaa  I  aeemed,  aa  if  of  sd  purpose,  to  elude(niy  tremulous  gKisp-(»\j  \ 
regretting— fo^e  me,  Castor  I— that  my  saddle  was  not  also  tarnisbei 
with  a  Aoni  to  which  I  might  cling— like  that  which  the  tetiVsv  ' 
Eniily  teemed  so  litUe  to  regard  1 

"  Had  we  not  better  try  a  canter  io  the  park  V  at  length  propose*.  ' 
iny  companion.     Shrine  otTBinxipp^  '—a  canter ! 

"  With — all— my— heart,"  faltered  I ;   while  every  drop  of  blood 
flew  back  lo  my  heart  at  the  hare  idea.     Oh,  how  fervently  1  pra'jed 
that  my  horae  should  get  lame,  or  cast  a  shoe  ;  in  short,  that  an  j  thino-, 
oo  matter  what,  should  occur  to  prevent  it.     Heaven  foi^ive  me  !   I 
should  scarcely  hase  regretted  the  sudden  illness  of  my  fair  charge  her- 
self, so  utterly  desperate  were  my  feelings.    But,  alas!  fate  was  inex- 
orable.   On  we  went — every  stride  flinging  me  up  and  down  with  a 
force  which  1  thought  would  reduce  me  to  impalpable  powder — she,  all 
the  whde,  laughing,  chattering, — absolutely  wild  with  enjoyment!     On 
we  went — my  despair  deepening — deepening — with  every  step  ! — faster 
^faster  ! — till  at  last — but  no — it  is  impossible !  she  is  not  going  to 
jump  that  frightful  paling  1    Shade  of  Ixion  I  it  is  but  too  true.     I  saw 
it  before  me  with  awfiil  distinctness — every  angle — every  point — of   it  ; 
and,  to  my  horror,  the  heartless  monster  seemed  to  choose  the  tnost 


impassible  spot  in  the  entire  range !  Well  I  remember  the  grim  despair 
with  which — for  my  thoughts  flew  faster  than  my  steed— my  eye 
selected  one  partiiu/ar  stake  in  the  fence  on  which  I  felt  a  gloomy  pre- 
sentiment that  I  was  most  certainly  destined  to  be  impaled !  I  am  not 
ashamed  to  confess  that  I  had,  by  this_time,  called  the  re-advice  of  Xeno— 
phon,  always,  "  in  crossing  a  ditch,  or  ascending  an  acclivity,  to  seize 
the  mane  fast*."  I  was  clin^ng  to  it  with  the  gripe  of  despair.  But 
stay  I  Ha  I  she  is  over,  and — confound  the  mischievous  vixen ! — has 
wheeled  her  horse,  to  witness  my  impalement !  Crash — crash  !  on  we 
cdme  I  Death  and  fury!  In  the  tremendous  up  and  down  bound  of 
my  relentless  tmite,  my  forehead  is  almost  cloven  by  the  knock  against 
his  head;  and,  as  if  the  brute  understood  "  coanter-irritation,"  my 
nether  extremity  is  tilted  against  the  pommel  with  a  violence  which  I 
feared  would  annihilate  me  I 

But  I  was  over,  at  all  events ;  and,  lor  a  moment,  I  breathed  again  . 
Alas  I  but  for  a  moment.  Scarce  had  I  landed,  when  my  cruel  tor — 
mentor  wheeled,  and  was  away  again  !  My  case  had  not  been  utterly 
hopeless  until  now.  In  the  break-neck  fly  ^over  the  fence,  I  had  lost 
both  my  stirrups ,  and,  as  the  excited  horse  careered  madly  onwards^ 
•,Cip.  Tii. 


1840.J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  195 

I  ky  upon  his  neck  in  all  the  helplessness  of  despair— the  huge  hunt- 
ing stirrups  pommelling  my  shins  at  every  stride.  To  increase  my  con- 
fusion, too,  I  could  plainly  perceive  by  the  backward  glance  of  my 
bright-eyed  companion,  that  she  was  enjoying  the  discomfiture  of  this 
doomed  scion  of  the  classic  school  of  equestrianism.  But  alas  1  ridicule 
was  not  all :  my  knowledge  of  the  locality  enabled  me  to  see  that  we 
were  galloping  direct  for  a  frightful  precipice,  with  a  deep  pool  below, 
which  lay  a  few  hundred  yards  beyond  the  fence.  I  shut  my  eyes  in 
horror— I  attempted  to  fling  myself  off,  but  my  hands,  clinging  ner- 
vously to  their  hold,  refused  to  do  the  biddii^  of  my  will.  I  abandoned 
myself  to  my  fate !  We  were  flying  with  the  rapidity  of  the  wind, 
when,  by  a  sudden  stop,  I  found  myself  fiung  resistlessly  forward,  on  a 
steep  bank — a  waving  branch,  was  before  me — with  a  convulsive  effort, 
though  my  shoulder  was  almost  wrenched  off  by  the  exertion,  I  suc- 
ceeded in  grasping  it.     Alas !  I  felt  it  gradually  yielding-^yielding — 

dimness  came  upon  me !   the  rush  of  water  is  in  my  ears ! 

•  •  #  •  •  •  • 

When  consciousness  returned,  I  found  myself  in  bed,  the  nurse 
bathing  my  dislocated  shoulder  with  some  ice  cold  application — the 
surgeon  looking  on  with  an  expression  of  considerable  anxiety — the 
attendants  bustling  to  and  fro,  under  the  hurried  and  contradictory 
orders  of  my  poor,  host,  almost  distracted  at  the  untoward  accident. 
Poor  Emily,  I  gathered  from  their  smothered  words,  had  been  in  hys- 
terics ever  since  the  occurrence,  which  she  attributed  to  her  own 
thoughtlessness  and  indiscretion ! 

Such  was  the  first  result  of  my  taste  for  classic  equestrianism.     On 
my  recovery  from  the  dislocation,  and  the  severe  fever  which  it  brought 
with  it,  I  found  that  all  my  directions  had,  during  my  confinement, 
been  scrupulously  attended  to  in  my  manege.     The  result  was  highly 
gratifying — to  old  Jack  fielton  !     I  shall  not  specify  all  the  details ; 
but  to  be  brief,  what  with  the  classic  flooring  of  the  stalls — the  wash- 
ing of  the  head  with  water — the  removal  of  the  shoes,  and  the  other 
analogous  refonnsy  1  had  the  comfort  of  finding  three  of  my  horses 
blind — two  with  legs  which  might  serve  a  hippotamus — and  all,  with- 
out a  single  exception,  unable  to  place  a  hoof  upon  the  ground  !  As  for 
my  first  purchase,  on  whose  points  I  prided  myself  so  highly,  he  had 
been  strangled  in  the  stall  by  a  Xenophontia  halter,  which  I  had 
myself  made  with  my  own  hands,  strictly  according  to  the  directions 
of  the  great  Athenian* !     To  say  truth,  1  had  begun  to  think  there 
was  some  truth  in  old  Bolton's  declaration,  that  '^  he  was  no  great 

loss!" 

I  had  now,  I  believe,  got  enough  of  my  classic  whim.     But  my 

pride  was  touched,  and  1  determined  to  make  another  effort — this  time 

•  Cap.  v.,  B€c.  II. 


19C  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

in  the  English  style.  The  whole  establishment,  accordingly,  was 
again  placed  under  the  surveillance  of  the  trusty  Bolton ;  and  I  set 
about  the  matter  in  good  earnest.  It  may  be  some  set  off  to  the 
absurdities  which  I  have  confessed,  that  I  have  at  last  succeeded, 
though  at  the  price  of  a  second  dislocation  of  the  shoulder.  I  have 
proved  myself  not  unworthy  of  the  sporting  name  which  I  bear, 
having,  during  the  last  season,  won  no  less  than  three  steeple* 
chases. 

But  I  hear  the  dogs  giving  note  of  preparation  to  start ;  and  I  must, 
at  least  for  the  present,  have  done.  Suffice  it  to  say,  that  I  have 
stepped,  bona  fide,  into  the  place  of  my  lamented  cousin  Geoi^ ;  and 
am  now  one  of  the  crack  riders  of  the  ■  ■'  ■  Hunt.  Best  of  all,  I  have 
turned  my  first  failure  to  some  account.  I  have  wrought  so  success-^ 
fully  on  the  sympathies  of  my  fair  enemy,  that  I  am  now  the  happy 

husband  of  the  prettiest  bride  in  ^- shire,     I  have  more  than 

once  attempted  to  resume  my  editorial  labours ;  but  the  temptations 
of  practical  horsemanship,  and  practical  spdrting  in  all  its  forms,  have 
as  yet  been  too  much  for  me ;  and,  after  putting  it  off  season  after 
season,  I  begin  to  fear  at  last  that  the  work  must  remain  unfinished, 
till  it  falls  into  the  hands  of  some  one  more  fortunate  than  the  Clas- 
sical Equestrian. 


THE  BRITISH  INSTITUTION. 

"  Look  here  upon  this  picture,— -and  on  this!" — Shakespeare* 

• 

The  sight  of  the  paintings  at  this  exhibition,  placed  in  the  quiet  retired 
rooms  of  the  British  Gallery,  reminds  us  of  the  retreat  which  a  gay 
assembly  makes  in  the  dull  part  of  the  year,  from  a  town-mansion 
with  glittering  stair-cases,  and  crowded  rooms,  to  the  hall — the  abbey, 
or  the  house  in  the  country.  The  people  are  the  same  people — but 
they  are  jaded  ;  they  assemble  together  in  smaller  numbers,  and  affect 
assemblies.  Routed — they  get  up  a  rout  of  their  own.  The  pictures 
now  collected,  irresistibly  recall  to  us,  in  colour  and  character,  and, 
we  might  almost  say,  sex  of  painting — the  inimitable  stanza  in  Don 
Juan : — 

"  The  noble  guests,  assembled  at  the  Abbey- 
Consisted  of-~we  give  the  sex  the  paa — 

The  Duchess -of  Fitz-Fulke ;  the  Countess  Crabby ; 
The  Ladies  Scilly,  Busey  \ — Miss  Eclat, 

Miss  Bombaseen,  Miss  Mackstay,  Miss  0'Tabby» 
•And  Mrs.  Rabbi — the  rich  Banker*s  squaw  ; 

Also  the  honourable  Mrs.  Sleep, 

Who  look'd  a  white  lamb, — yet  was  a  black  sheep  1'* 


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At  the  town-house, — that  is,  at  the  Royal  Academy,  located  ia  that 
LiUiputian  cabinet,  the  National  Gallery,  we  saw  most  of  these  pictures 
in  their  May-day  dresses — flaunting  it,. one  against  the  other,  Uke  high 
and  holiday  folk  ;  we  now  see  them  d^^indled  in  number,  and  dulled 
against  each  other.  The  retreat  at  the  British  Gallery,  wearing  down 
the  colours,  as  the  retirement  into  the  country,  ameliorates  the  spirits 
of  the  collected  party.  A  few  of  the  Wits  of  painting  have  deigned  to 
honour  the  thing ;  but  of  course  ih&y  take  cold^  from,  their  peculiar 
position — just  as  Sydney  Smith,  or  Theodore  Hook,  would  get  a  chill 
at  a  villa  near  Putney  or  Crentford,,  with  country  curates  and  squires  for 
their  companions.  Maclise's  Robin  Hood  preserves  its  white  teeth,  and 
sun-burnt  faces,  but  looses  its  festivity.  Lee's  landscapes — charmed 
with  truth  in  themselves,  are  *'  committed  for  a  certain  period,  with 
hard  labour  l"  Turner's  game-cock  of  classical  landscape,  highly  fed, 
stands  very  much  like  Washington  Irving's  bird,  of  the  same  species 
and  sex,  in  the  inn  yard,  on  a  wet  day.  The  very  people  who  walk 
about  the  rooms,  appear  to  be  persons  inspecting  Hampton  Court 
{without  the  pictures),  or  the  National  GiUery  with ;  so  silent  are  they, 
and  80  little  interest  do.  they  take  in  what  is  before  them.  If,  however, 
sales  are  accomplished,  the  end  — and  a  good  end,  is  surprisingly  an- 
swered.    Now  to  the  Pictures. 

No.  1.  /^  number  one! — unapproachable  by  anything,  except  the 
animal  painting,  by  Maclia?,  in  his  Robin  Hood.  It  is  the  gem  on 
the  forehead  of  the  exhibition.  It  is  ''  Young  Koebuck  and  Rough 
Hounds,"  by  E.  Landseer,  R.  A.  ; — and  oh !  what  skins  !  the  picture 
would  charm  a  furrier  !  The .  hound  licking  the  wound  in  the  neck — 
the  wound  itself — the  quiet  shaggy  dogs  in  front — the  deathful  roe- 
buck— and  the  solemn  terrier,  forming  the  black  and  back  ground — 
are  something  more  like  an  oil  improvement  upon  the  art  of  transferring 
nature  to  canvass,  as  it  has  been  done  through  light  to  paper,  than  the 
common  working  of  the  imagination,  the  hand,  and  the  brush  j 

No.  22.  "  Wood  scene,  with  Gamekeepers."  F.  R.  Lee,  R.A. — 
A  delightful  wood — but  the  gamekeepers  are  wood  also.' 

No.  27.  **  Dead  Game,  from  Nature."  H.  B  Chalon. — Game,  cer- 
tainly dead,  and  certainly yVom  nature. 

No.  44.  **  Calais  Pier.  Sloop  returning  to  Port,"  by  E-  W.  Cook.— 
Tliis  is  not  a  sporting  subject;  but  there  is  infinite  life  in  it.  It  is 
almost  impossible  to  look  at  it,  without  trying  to  get  out  of  the  way  of 
the  sloop.  An  honest  man  of  imagination  may  hear  that  sailor  on  the 
pier,  calling  to  it ! 

No.  59.  *'  Mercury  and  Ar^us."  J.  M.  W.  Turner,  R.A.— Yellow, 
— in  trouble  ! 

No.  76.  **  Fighting  Horses."  T.  Woodward.— A  bad  grey  biting  the 

NO.  evil. VOL.  XVIII.  2  B 


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crest  of  a  bad  bay,  who  is  nibbling  the  arm  of  the  said  grey; — both 
struggling  on  very  debateable  ground,  with  a  shocking  congregation  of 
cattle  in  the  back  ground. 

No.  106.  '*  The  Timber  Carriage.**  J.  F.  Herring— Well  drawn  ; 
and  too  carefully  painted.  Horses  in  the  condition  and  shape  in  which 
these  animals  are  depicted,  do  not  draw  timber. 

No.  110.  ''Recreation."  J.  J.  Chalon,  A.  R.  A,— Stothard  and 
water. 

No.  140.  "  Game-piece.*'  G.  Lance. — A  very  clever  picture,  and 
true. 

No.  144.  "  Sketch  from  Nature."  R.  Rothwell.— The  painter 
characterises  his  picture  with  the  line  from  Othello, — ^"  The  head  and 
front  of  my  offending  hath  this  extent ;"  and  well  may  he  there  stop — 
for  "  no  more  '*  could  nature  or  beauty  do !  Such  delicate  sweetness  of 
mind,  temper,  and  feeling,  never  was  collected  together  in  one  face. 
However,  the  picture  is  but  a  copy,  we  long  to  see  the  original. 

No.  139.  '*  Rising  of  the  Pleiades/*  H.  Howard,  R.  A. — Here  is 
this  gentleman's  usual  upper  transplantation  of  a  certain  number  of  fat 
yet  transparent  dancers,  to  lighten  the  earth  !  The  painter  seems  to 
have  taken  his  notion  o(  stars,  from  the  well-paid  ladies,  well- watched 
coryhees,  at  her  Majesty's  Theatre. 

No.  152.  "Jay  and  Fawn."  T.  Woodward.— The  faw  is  not  ill 
painted,  *'  but  why  Jay,  Mr.  Wild  ?**  What  a  Jay  !  It  is  like  a  fat 
bit  of  J  ay- colour  run  over  on  the  Western  Railway.  The  picture  is 
worth  buying  by  those  curious  in  Fawns,  for  the  mere  sake  of  cutting 
out  the  Jay. 

No.  201.  "  The  Straw  Yard."  J.  F.  Hering.— A  really  very  clever 
painting.  The  black  and  white  pigs,  with  the  skins  glowing  through 
the  bristles,  are  admirable.  The  horses,  too,  are  well  painted,  but  the 
artist,  from  his  race -horse  habits,  has  thrown  too  much  blood  into  the 
symmetry  and  hue  of  his  animals.  And,  again,  in  a  straw  yard  they 
are  not  in  condition. 

No.  221.  **  Bright-eyed  Fancy  hovering  o'er.**  W.  Etty,  R.A.— 
The  human  frame  improved  by  Itaagination.  Quite  the  reverse  of  the 
Pleiades. 

No.  306.  **  Captain  Rolando  showing  to  Gil  Bias  the  Treasure  of  the 
Cave.'*  G.  Lance. — But  that  a  robber  does  not  only  rob  his  own 
countrymen,  we  should  say  the  treasures  were  ill  assorted.  The  fore- 
ground, however,  of  the  picture  is  well  conceived  and  painted  ;  but  the 
opening  into  the  cave  in  the  back-ground  is  melo-dramatic  and  bad. 

No.  376.  "  Les  Appr^ts."  S.  J.  Rochard.  This  is  a  charmingly 
painted  portrait  (the  only  one  we  mention)  of  a  very  charming  face  and 
figure.    Spanish,  piquante,  and  lovely.    The  hair  related  to  the  raven'i 


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wing, — and  the  eye  of  the  same  colour,  with  light  in  it.    The  painter 
seems  to  have  intended  a  subject,  but  it  surely  must  be  a  portrait. 

No.  463.  «  Game  with  Gold  Fish-*'  H.  B.  Chalon.  Clever,  but 
still,  dead  game,  and  dead  gold  fish. 

N.  426.  "  Lady  Jane  Grey  at  the  place  of  her  Execution."  S.  A. 
Hart,  A.  R.  A — An  unjustifiable  enclosure  of  a  waste  of  canvas !  A 
coloured  libel  upon  the  best  and  sweetest  of  women  that  ever  existed. 

No.  90.  "  Farewell."  D.  Maclise,  A.  R.  A.— This  is  the  picture  of 
a  lady  parting  with  her  knight.  The  gentleman  in  steel  is  nothing, — 
but  what  a  woman  !  We  only  see  her  shape,  the  back  of  her  shoulders, 
and  the  bound  up  wealth  of  her  black  hair.  Her  face  is  buried  in  his 
breast.     But  can  its  beauty  be  mistaken  ! 

With  an  exception  here  and  there,  we  have  noticed  the  pictures 
whose  subjects  are  most  suitable  to  the  pages  of  this  Magazine  ;  and  in 
taking  our  farewell  of  this  exhibition,  we  feel  that  those  works  which 
have  reference  to  country  scenery,  out  of  door  nature,  and  sporting^ 
are  generally  the  best  in  tlie  collection. 


NOTES  OF  THE  MONTH. 

HUNTING  RECORDS,  &c. 


HUNTING  IN  NORTH  WILTS. 

During  the  last  month  North  Wiltshire  has  rivalled  Leicestershire  in 
the  sports  of  the  field,  her  vales  and  rich  meadows  maintain  the  well- 
known  fact,  that  the  richer  the  pasture  the  sweeter  the  scent. 

With  the  Duke  of  Beaufort's  hounds  we  have  seen  an  English  Prince*, 
of  a  true  English  character,  like  his  revered  grandfather,  enjoying  the 
chase  in  a  true  English  spirit,  riding  as  straight  as  the  best  of  them ; 
sometimes  leading  the  Wiltshire  yeoman  as  a  crow  would  fly  over  his 
farm,  as  often  following  him  half  smothered  in  dirt  across  some  of  its 
deep  lanes,  accompanied  by  some  of  the  first  sportsmen  in  the  kingdom. 
From  Rowley  Brake  we  witnessed  a  brilliant  run  of  thirty-two  minutes 
passing  through  Shipton-wood  over  the  fine  pasture  land  between  that 
and  Higham,  through  which  cover  he  flew  with  a  burning  scent  to  the 
river  beneath  ;  here  (though  the  Duke's  hunt  were  never  suspected  of 
whiggism,  O'Connell  himself,— whether  galloping  over  the  wild  banks 
of  Killarney,  or  riding  rough  shod  over  the  ministerial  benches, — never 
had  such  a  tail  /)  the  broad  waters  of  the  swollen  Avon  cannot  turn 
the  leading  men  from  their  straightforward .  course ;  several  are  seen 

*  Prince  George  of  Cambridge. 

2  b2 


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swimming  neck  and  neck  after  the  impetuous  pack,  whose  gallant 
daring  and  unerring  nostrils  will  not  give  poor  reynard  a  chance,  by 
ablution  in  the  rapid  stream,  of  washing  away  the  sweet  odour  which  is 
so  fatal  to  him  ;  from  the  river  he  passed  through  Cowage  Grove,  over 
the  deep  cultivated  laad  of  Malmesbury  Common,  and  many  a  heavy 
weight,  as  he  craned  on  his  sobbing- horse,  over  the  boundary  fence  of 
the  common,  and  marked  the  depth  which  those  before  him  had  sunk 
into  the  rich  loamy  soil,  was  well  satisfied  in  fancying  that  pug  had 
gone  to  earth  at  the  extremity  of  the  common ;  but  our  wily  game  had 
only  tried  the  drain  and  pursued  his  onward  way  to  West  Park  ;  I 
trust  like  Hudibras  "  to  live  to  fight  another  day."  Each  day  with  the 
Duke  of  Beaufort's  pack  the  game  has  been  found  within  ten  minutes 
of  entering  the  covert  and  the  sport  has  been  invariably  good. 

Lord  Moreton  has  had  some  brilliant  runs ;  amongst  others  may  be 
enumerated  Saturday  the  28th  ult.,  the  day  he  met  at  Charlton  Gate  ; 
a  fox  was  found  immediately,  and,  although  a  Park  Fox,  he  gave  a 
brilliant  run  of  about  twenty-five  minutes  over  one  of  the  sweetest 
countries  in  the  world,  and  was  killed  in  Shipton-wood  ;  a  second  fox 
was  found  in  Keene's  Wood,  which  gave  a  severe  run  of  about  two 
hours  and  an  half  in  large  circles  in  the  Bray  don  country,  and  the  horse 
and  rider  must  be>gluttons  who  could  wish  for  a  harder  day. 

Mr.  Horlock*s  hounds,  on  Thursday,  2nd  inst.,  met  at  the  Hillock's 
Windmill,  but  did  not  find  till  about  a  quarter  before  one,  in  Stanmore, 
when  after  drawing  that  grassy  and  scentless  cover  for  about  a  quarter 
of  an  hour,  a  few  hounds  were  observed  feathering  near  the  boundary 
hedge.  "  A  part  of  the  pack  are  away,"  cried  their  indefatigable  hunts- 
man, who  was  not  above  a  minute  or  two  in  getting  the  body  of  the 
pack  well  up  wi.h  them :  the  fox  broke  towards  the  down,  and  after 
running  about  two  miles,  through  stiff  inclosures  with  very  high  per- 
pendicular banks,  witb'sometimes  a  wide  ditch  on  one  side  of  them,  but 
oftener  on  both,  sure  traps  for  some  of  the  unwary"^young  hunters,  he 
boldly  faced  the  down,  having  previously  passed  Whyrr  Farm  and 
Coppice,  Berwick  Bassett  village,  and  Winterbourne,  he  made  over  the 
Hackpen  Down  to  Dean  Bottom;  here  he  was  viewed  by  the  whole 
pack  and  by  most  of  the  field,  and  after  running  fur  about  a  mile  and 
a  half  in  view,  without  any  tailing  amongst  the  hounds,  he  was  fairly 
run  down  in  a  ploughed  field  beneath  Barbary  Farm ;  a  favourite  young 
bitch  first  seized  him,  but  was  unable  to  hold  one  so  strotig,  even  in  his 
agonies ;  a  few  yards  farther  the  body  of  the  pack  were  at  his  brush, 
and  with  one  check  of  about  two  minutes  (affording  an  opportunity  of 
admiring  a  judicious  cast)  the  run  lasted  forty  minutes,  and»  from  point 
to  point,  was  about  seven  miles;  for  the  last  ten  minuted  the  pace  was 
at  the  top  speed  of  the  fastest.  A  Subscriber. 


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LONGEVITY  OF  MRS.  SOUTH. 

On  Saturday  the  8th  uU.,  Mrs*  South,  relict  of  William  South,  who 
was  more  than  half  a  century  ago  a  first-rate  jockey  at  Newmarket, 
attained  her  hundredth  year^  and  mirabile  dictu,  she  Is  in  the  pes- 
session  of  a  degree  of  health,  strength,  and  cheerfulness,  which  will 
apparently  enable  her  to  hold  the  pace  for  some  distance  ye  I ! 

THE  OAKLEY  HOUNDS. 

On  Tuesday  morning,  the  13th  ult.,  a  meeting  was  held  at  the  Swan 
Inn,  Bedford,  to  receive  the  resignation  of  the  mastership  of  the  Oakley 
fox-hounds  from  his  Grace  the  Duke  of  Bedford.  After  a  short  discus- 
sion, Mr.  Magniac  was  declared  his  grace's  successor.  There  were 
present  Lord  Charles  Hussell,  —  Littledale,  Esq.,  —  Thornton,  Esq., 
— Barneit,  Esq.,  Mr.  Phillippson,  Hankin  Turrin,  Esq  ,  W.  Higgins, 
Esq.,C.  L.  Grimshawe,  Esq.,  Samuel  Whitbread,  Esq  ,  Philip  Booth, 
Esq.,  Williamson  Booth,  Esq  ,  —  Stewart,   Esq.,  and  many  others. 

STEEPLE  CHASE,  MAN  AGAINST  HORSE. 

The  race  between  an  old  hunter  called  George  IV.,  belonging  to  Mr. 
Griffiths,  and  Cootes,  the  celebrated  runner,  took  place  on  Monday  at 
Hyde  Park,  Sheffield;  there  was  an  immense  number  of  people  to 
witness  it,  including  most  of  the  sporting  gents  in  the  neighbourhood. 
The  start  took  place  at  a  quarter  before  four;  Cootes  took  the  lead ; 
the  horse  refusing  his  first  leap,  he  was  again  tried,  but  again  refused. 
It  was  then  discovered  that  the  rider  was  rather  overweighed,  not  with 
shot,  but  with  heavy  wet.  He  was  ordered  to  dismount,  when  his  spirited 
owner  mounted  him,  and  got  him  over ;  he  went  away  at  a  good  pace, 
but  the  horse  was  too  hot  and  too  much  on  his  mettle,  and  again  re- 
fused his  leaps.  By  this  time  Cootes  had  made  considerable  progress, 
and  was  full  half  a  mile  a  head.  With  a  little  bit  of  good  jockeyship 
and  management,  Griffiths  got  his  horse  pretty  well  over  the  next  ten 
or  twelve  leaps,  taking  them  very  cleverly  ;  be  was,  in  the  ninth  round, 
very  n«ar  his  opponent,  and  it  was  very  clear  if  he  went  on  he  must 
win ;  however,  he  again  refused  his  leaps,  and  Cootes  made  way  fast, 
and  in  the  thirteenth  round,  or  about  four  miles  and  a  quarter,  Cootes 
was  full  three  quarters  of  a  mile  before  him  in  the  course.  Eleventh 
round  he  slipped  at  a  leap,  and  with  difficulty  pulled  over  the  bar,  laming 
himself  &o  badly,  that,  after  taking  three  or  more  leaps,  Griffiths  found 
it  impossible  for  the  horse  to  perform  the  remainder  of  the  distance,  con- 
sequently he  gave  in.  Cootes  went  the  whole  distance,  and  was  pro- 
claimed the  winner. 


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A  DAY  WITH  LORD  MORETON'S  HOUNDS. 
This  gallant  pack  met  on  Tuesday  the  11th  instant,  at  Hampney 
park,  the  seat  of  Earl  Ducie.  The  noble  master  of  the  hounds  and  a 
good  field  were  on  tlie  spot ;  in^consequence  of  Lord  Segrave's  hounds 
being  at  Berkeley  a  good  many  of  the  right  sort  well  mounted  from 
Cheltenham  were  there.  At  half-past  ten  the  hounds  were  at  the  front 
of  the  house,  with  Joe  Thompson,  the  huntsman,  and  our  old  friend 
Jack  Grant,  first  whip,  once  again  in  his  old  place  at  their  tail.  Earl 
Ducie  did  honour  to  her  Majesty's  wedding  by  presenting  each  sports- 
man with  a  rosette  of  white  satin  ribbons  to  wear  on  his  coat,  and  a  bum- 
per of  mulled  wine  to  drink  her  Majesty's  and  Prince  Albert's  health. 

BRILLIANT  RUN  WITH  THE  VINE  HOUNDS. 

These  hounds  met  on  Friday,  14th  Feb.,  at  West  Sherborne,  when, 
after  drawing  a  little,  this  beautiful  musical  pack  struck  up,  leading 
the  field  through  some  tremendous  stiff  lands  ;  every  fifty  yards  a  jump 
into  lanes  knee-deep,  or  over  well-filled  ditches  to  the  neighbouring 
fields — no  crawling  over ;  if  a  horse  attempted  to  walk  down  a  bank, 
he  was  sure  to  slip.  One  of  these  accidents  occurred :  a  gentleman 
was  riding  slowly  over,  when  his  horse  slid,  and  fell,  and  unfortunately 
rolled  over  his  rider,  hurtinsj  him  much,  though  happily  not  severely 
These  enclosed  fields  are  excellent  practice  to  steeple-chace  sportsmen 
if  they  ride  this  severe  district  well,  no  chace  ever  so  formidable  would 
daunt  them.  Our  fox  gave  us  some  delightful  woodland  hunting  which, 
coupled  with  the  fineness  of  the  day,  and  such  **  fairy-like  music,"  was 
a  treat  rarely  to  be  met  with.  We  skirted  the  lands  in  the  neighbour- 
hood of  the  Vine  to  Beaurepail,  Bramley,  to  the  reen,  and  eventually 
to  Strathfieldsaye,  where  he  saved  his  life  in  the  covers  of  that  princely 
domain.  These  hounds  have  done  wonders  this  season,  having  killed, 
up  to  this  day,  twenty- two  and  a  half  brace  of  foxes.  The  same  hounds 
had  a  tremendous  run  on  Monday  last.  Met  at  Clerken  green  gate ; 
drew  the  Dean  and  Ash  woods,  where  a  gallant  fellow  broke,  and  being 
no  doubt  in  fine  condition,  he  resolved  to  show  what  could  be  done  by 
a  little  animal  of  the  right  sort,  and  was  the  finish  of  many  engaged  as 
his  followers.  He  took  to  the  open  towards  Overton,  and  continued 
his  course,  disdaining  to  enter  any  cover  where  a  friendly  earth  might 
have  saved  him  :  on  he  went  to  near  Whitchwich,  where  he  turned,  and 
made  the  best  of  his  way  back,  still  all  in  the  open,  not  a  check  for 
upwards  of  twenty  miles ;  when  near  the  warren,  he  made  good  his  re- 
treat. Of  his  followers  four  horses  are  dead,  and  report  says  three  more 
cannot  survive.  This  day  will  never  be  forgotten  by  all  those  who  fol- 
lowed, those  who  went  home  with  him,  or  those  who  dropped  short; 
some  of  the  **  hunt"  purpose^taking  the  line  of  the  country,  in  which 


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case  you  will  have  the  full  particulars  of  those  who  figured  on  this  ever 
memorable  day. 

THE   EAST  SUSSEX  HOUNDS. 

On  Monday,  Feb.  3d,  the  East  Sussex  hounds  met  at  East  Hoathly, 
and  soon  found  in  the  cover  of  the  Common  wood,  Lau[;htOH.  After 
a  ring  in  the  cover,  he  crossed  the  Green  ride  to  the  Upper  wood,  and 
went  at  a  slapping  pace  over  Frith's  farm  to  Hicks's  furze,  crossed  the 
brook  to  Fox-hunt,  through  the  Stream  woods,  to  Horsham  to  Little 
London  ;  from  thence  to  Hanging  Birch,  nearly  to  Cross  in  Hand, 
when,  turning  short  to  his  right,  he  made  for  Heathfield  park,  which  he 
entered  near  the  tower,  and  endeavoured,  but  in  vain,  to  save  himself 
by  running  through  the  herd,  and  keeping  on  the  deer  stain  for  near 
half  an  hour.  Up  to  this  time  the  chace  had  been  over  a  most  difficult 
country,  and  the  hounds  consequently  left  lo  themselves  for  several 
miles.  Time,  one  hour  and  a  half,  up  to  the  park,  very  fast,  and  the 
fox  killed,  through  much  good  management  on  the  part  of  the  hunts- 
man, and  perseverance  on  the  part  of  the  hounds. 

Tliursday,  6th,  Barcomb  Cross. — After  a  long  draw,  found  in  Now- 
land's  wood,  and  immediately  went  to  ground,  but  was  bolted,  and 
went  off  at  a  good  pace  from  the  old  park,  through  Nowland's  wood 
and  Barcomb,  crossing  the  brooks;  after  being  headed  at  the  mill,  he 
went  off  towards  the  Hamsey  brooks,  where  there  was  water  in  abun- 
dance, and  the  tield  was  as  well  splashed  as  they  have  been  any  day 
this  season ;  few,  however,  felt  inclined  to  dandify  themselves  at  the 
expense  of  an  ablution  in  a  marsh  ditch  or  the  brooks.  The  field,  of 
course,  became  very  select,  the  hounds  going  at  the  best  pace  to  the 
Ouse,  which  was  swollen  by  the  late  rains  (followed  only  by  four  horses) 
—the  pack  at  once  dashed  in,  and  hit  the  scent  at  the  Thorn  Island  ; 
in  an  instant  they  took  the  flood  again  from  the  opposite  side,  and 
went  away  with  it  to  Wellingham.  At  six  o'clock  the  hounds  came  up 
with  their  fox,  who  had  dropped  from  exhaustion  before  he  could  join 
the  Plaskitt,  for  which  he  was  pointing.  The  run  lasted  two  hours  and 
ten  minutes. 

THE  DUKE  OF  GRAFTON'S  HOUNDS 

Had  a  fine  run  on  the  3rd  instant.  A  fox  went  away  from  Gay- 
hurst  wood  over  the  pastures  to  the  Hoo  wood,  and  turning  down 
wind  for  the  left,  crossed  the  Northampton  and  Newport  road, 
near  the  lodge,  and  the  river  Ouse  at  Tyringham-bridge.  He  left 
the  gorse  to  the  left,  pointing  to  Filgrove,  near  which  he  turned 
to  the  right  for  Sherrington,  leaving  the  village  on  his  right,  and  the 
wood  on  his  left ;  Heckney  wood  close  on  his  left,  Hardmead  on  his 
right,  Astwood  on  his  right;  skirted  Grub's  wood,  in  which  the  Oakley 
hounds  were  then  running,  and  making  his  way  for  Salem  Thrift,  was 
run  into  at  Bury  end,  in  one  hour  and  a  quarter,  without  a  cast*    The 


204  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Maiich, 

distance  being  nearly  twelve  miles  from  point  to  point,  as  the  crow 

flies. 

MR.  TUDWAY'S  HOUNDS. 

On  Thursday,  6th  February,  Mr.  Tudway*s  hounds  met  at  the 
Berkeley  lodge,  Standerwick,  to  draw  the  Black  Dog  woods.  At 
eleven,  a  fair  sprinkling  of  pinks  having  collected — amongst  them  se- 
veral of  Mr.  Wyndham's  and  Mr.  Hoilock*s  hunts— the  hounds  were 
thrown  into  the  cover  of  A.  Wansey,  Esq.,  and  in  the  course  of  five 
minutes  a  gallant  fox  was  unkenneled,  and  broke  away  at  once  for  tlie 
Main  woods,  across  the  Bath  and  Warminster  road,  for  the  earths. 
After  trying  the  earths  (distant  nearly  two  miles,  in  these  large  covers 
from  where  he  was  found),  he  broke  right  away  across  the  fine,  though 
heavy  vale  of  Corsley — principally  water  meadows,  at  this  present  sea- 
son in  not  the  best  state  to  ride  over — the  scent  breast  high,  and  the 
pace  most  severe ;  so  much  so,  that  at  the  end  of  twenty-five  minutes, 
without  a  check,  poor  pug  was  run  into  in  a  field  of  turnips,  adjoining 
the  farm  house  of  N.  Barton,  Esq.  The 'distance,  run  across  a  heavy 
country,  was  between  six  and  seven  miles. 

THE  EAST  KENT  HOUNDS 
Met  on  Friday,  Feb.  7th,  at  Swanton ;  went  away  from  Pine- 
hill  shave,  near  Loyd  Oak,  for  a  fifteen  minutes'  burst  to  Wool;  ge 
wood,  then  crossed  the  Dover  road  into  the  Broome  firs,  recrossed 
it  into  Woolage  wood,  and  soon  came  to  a  check.  Got  upon  what 
was  supposed  to  be  the  hunted  fox,  in  Swingfield-park,  and  im- 
mediately killed.  The  usual  ceremonies  had  scarcely  been  completed, 
when  one  single  hound  found  another  fox,  and  away  we  went  to  Lidden- 
hill  wood,  like  lightning  ;  here  he  meant  Woolage  WQod,  but  in  con- 
sequence of  the  arrival  of  Prince  Albert  and  his  retinue  up  the  road 
from  Dover,  he  was  diverted  from  his  intended  course,  and,  after  a  tem- 
porary check,  the  pack  dashed  across  the  country  to  Waldershaw,  and 
the  fox  was  lost,  owing  to  his  being  headed  by  some  people  at  work 
between  the  park  and  Hazle  wood.  Time  from  Swingfield  park  forty 
minutes— very  good. 

MR.  MUSTERS'S  HOUNDS. 
Friday,  Feb  7. — Met  at  W^inkbourne  Hall,  and  found  in  Deal-wood,' 
from  thence  to  Roe- wood,  ran  once  round  the  wood,  and  away  for 
Cockerton-moor  and  Winkbourne-hill,  and  then  elbowed  back  to  Roe- 
wood.  The  wood  is  a  very  extensive  one,  and  after  affording  about 
twenty  minutes  of  beautiful  cover  hunting,  pug  went  away  for  Best- 
horpe,  from  thence  to  Orchard  and  Deliver  woods,  pointing  in  a  direc- 
tion for  Earkring- brail,  through  the  garden  at  Earkring  village,  and  on 
to  Lound-wood.  ** Forward"  was  the  word,  and  leaving  the  RufFord 
kennels  to  the  left,  ran  him  through  the  Park  springs  to  Wellow  village. 


1840.J  NEW  SPOtltiNG  MAGAZINE.  205 

Here  he  was  chaded  by  4  mongrel  cur,  by  whict  accident,  although 
evidently  dead  beat,  he  succeeded  in  making  his  escape.  Time,  one 
hour  and  forty  minutes,  fifty-five  minutes  of  which  was  across  the 
open  country,  without  a  check,  and  at  a  racing  pace,  with  not  a  horse- 
man near.  Saturday,  Feb.  8. — The  meet  was  at  Thurgarton ;  found 
at  Halloughton-wood ;  went  away  for  Halden ;  and  leaving  the  village 
to  the  right,  went  straight  for  Graveslane-wood,  through  Coomb's 
wood,  and  on  the  hill  to  Healam ;  back  to  Coomb's  wood,  thence  to 
Farresfield,  where,  taking  a  turn  to  the  left,  he  crossed  the  warren  at 
first-rate  pace,  and  ran  to  ground  ;  but  poor  pug's  dernier  resort  did 
not  save  him,  for  he  was  easily  bolted  and  killed  after  a  run  of  one  hour 
and  twenty  minutes,  the  pace  being  good  throughout. 

SPLENDID  RUN  WITH  IlEll  MAJESTY'S  STAG  HOUNDS. 

On  Friday,  the  7th  ult.,  the  meet  was  at  Uxbridge  Common.  The 
deer  was  the  well  known  *'  Hampton."  The  pace  throughout  was  tre- 
mendous ;  for  many  a  good  horse  suffered  in  the  run. 

February  13. — This  day  the  hounds  met  at  Fern  Cottage,  the  resi- 
dence of  the  noble  master  (Lord  Kinnaird),  when  his  Serene  Highness 
Prince  Ernest  and  a  large  party  partook  of  lunch,  and  then  proceeded 
into  the  Great  Park  to  meet  her  Majesty  and  Prince  Albert,  who  at- 
tended in  a  pony  phaeton,  and  a  numerous  suite,  consisting  of  the 
Duke  of  Gotha,  Duke  and  Duchess  of  Sutherland,  &c,  &c,  &c.;  also 
a  number  of  gentry  living  in  the  neighbourhood,  who  were  fortunate 
enough  to  hear  of  this  sudden  arrangement ;  for  we  are  assured  that  the 
noble  master  of  the  hounds  did  not  know  her  Majesty's  intention  till 
late  in  the  previous  evening,  after  returning  from  a  long  day's  sport. 
Not  time  to  say  more  than  that  the  sport  was  every  thing  that  he 
wished  for,  and  all  parties  highly  delighted.  The  deer  was  taken  after 
running  one  hour. 

THE  BERKSHIRE  HOUNDS. 

One  of  the  most  splendid  runs  ever  witnessed  in  this  part  of  the 
country  was  run  during  the  last  month,  on  a  lucky  Monday,  the  meet 
Rose  and  Crown,  Pusey;  at  Barcot  copse,  T.  T.  Morland,  Esq. 
whipped  off,  ending  a  run  of  three  hours  and  a  quarter  of  as  good  mea- 
ning as  the  most  fastidious  could  wish.  The  field  was  numerous  in  the 
morning,  but  very  select  in  the  evening,  particularly  with  the  "  pinks," 
who  were  spread  all  over  the  country  enquiring  the  way  for  their  dif- 
ferent homes,  'i  he  only  persons  who  were  present,  who  had  been 
through  tlie  day,  were  Mr.  Morland,  on  his  favourite  horse,  Bob  Logic ; 
T.  Bennett,  on  Lady  Harbro* ;  T.  Luker,  on  his  old  celebrated  brown 
horse  Dreadnought ;  and  two,  whose  names  are  not  known. 

Baron  Rothschild's  hounds  have  had  good  sport ;  and  Sir  JqIia 

no.  Cai. — VOL.  XVIll.  2  c 


206  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March 

Cope's  pack  had  a  brilliant  and  extraordinary  run  on  the  1  Ith  of  Feb- 
ruary. The  Norfolk  fox-hounds  had,  on  the  15th,  a  good  day  from 
South  Raynham. 

Lord  Milton,  whilst  hunting  on  Tuesday  week  in  Burghley-park 
(where  the  Milton  hounds  threw  off),  had  the  misfortune  to  come  in 
contact  with  a  tree,  the  boughs  of  which  struck  him  severely  on  the 
face  and  chest,  and  threw  his  lordship  to  the  ground.  He  was  taken 
up  and  conveyed  to  the  baihtf  *s  lodge,  near  which  the  accident  hap- 
pened. There  was  no  wound  externally  beyond  a  cut  across  the  lips; 
but  the  noble  lord  suffered  for  some  days  from  the  bruises  he  received. 
He  was  taken  back  to  Milton  in  a  carriage  of  the  Marquis  of  Exeter. 
We  are  glad  to  learn  that  his  lordship  is  gradually  recovering.  The 
accident  might  have  been  more  serious,  if  not  fatal,  for  his  lordship  had 
his  breast  and  face  severely  injured  by  the  fall. 


VARIETIES. 


The  Meet  at  Blagdok.     Engraved  by  Thomas  Lupton,  fiom  a  Picture  by 

J.  W.  Snow,  Newcastle.    Hodgson  &  Co. 

This  is  a  well  arranged  picture.  The  horses  are  all  of  the  fjood  old  English 
hunter  sort;  and  the  likenesses  of  the  present  and  late  Sir  Matthew  White  Ridley, 
and  of  Captain  Ridley,  are  faithful  and  good.  Eighteen  or  twenty  couple  of 
houpds  fill  up  the  fore-groond  ;  and  the  landscape  opens  to  the  mansion  in  the 
distance.  Sportsmen  will  not  forget  that  the  late  Sir  M.  W.  Ridley  bred  that 
pride  of  the  English  Turf,  Fieur-de-Lys. 

HUMANITY  TO  ANIMALS. 

True,  humanity  is  a  gem  in  the  heart's  cabinet,  above  all  price  ;  but  the  pre- 
sent is  the  period  for  the  Scene-painting  of  Humanity  to  Animals ;  and  we 
have  already  shown  the  lengths  to  which  Mr.  Thomas  will  go  for  the  purpose  of 
Iceeping  up  his  Subscription  Pack.  A  Dr.  Styles  has  raved  himself  into  a  pre- 
mium, by  a  Prize  Essay  ;  and  Mr.  Grantley  Berkeley  has  manfully  stepped  for- 
ward to  rebut  the  Reverend  Gentleman's  well-paid  fawn  over  humanity.  The 
pamphlet  of  Mr.  Berkeley  comes  late  to  us,  but  it  is  honestly  written,  and 
should  do  good. 

The  following  is  done  a  little  in  colours,  but  it  has  nature  for  the  back- 
ground. 

'*  Now  as  in  this  review  I  am  determined  to  state  nothing  that  I  do  not  know, 
I  will  take  the  reader  to  one  of  the  hills  in  the  park  of  Berkeley,  the  scene  of  all 
those  amusements  for  the  pursuit  of  which  we,  as  well  as  all  other  sportsmen, 
are  so  sweepingly  condemned  by  Doctor  Styles  ;  the  lime  of  year  shall  be  the 
spring,  and  the  day  beautiful.  Around  us  are  idly  grazing  the  sleek  and  fatting 
herds  of  red  and  fallow  deer,  whose  dappled  skins  and  many-twinkling  ears,  as 
they  shake  them  at  the  flies, give  a  quiet  life  to  the  otherwise  dreamy  calm  which 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  207 

surrounds  us,  while  the  hare  and  rabbit,  and  the  gorgeous  pheasant,  gambol  or 
strut  beneath  the  hawthorns,  the  bloom  of  which  is  loud  with  the  harmony  of 
nature.     On  yonder  drain  oi  earth  there  sits  an  old  vixen  fox,  while  on  the  shoit 
green  sward  beneath  her  are  her  litter  of  cubs,  either  basking  in  the  sun,  or 
climbing  sportively  on  little  hillocks,  whence  to  spring  on  the  backs  of  their  fel- 
lows, and  roll  them  over  in  mimic  battle;  occasionally  she  raises  her  sharp  eye» 
t)n  the  flap  of  the  wood-pigeon's  wing,  who  is  cooing  to  her  mate  in  peaceful 
security  in  the  venerable  oak,  from  beneath  which  an  old  hunter,  loosed  in  the 
park  for  life,  gazes  wistfully  into  the  grassy  vale,  seemingly  uncertain  whether  a 
low  from  the  distant  dairy  cow  might  not  be  the  horn  of  the  chase  in  which  he' 
used  so  joyously  to  share.     Yonder,  too,  is  a  huge  deer  greyhound  idling  around 
the  park  lodge,  taking  no  more  notice  of  the  deer  than  if  they  were  so  many* 
sheep.     AH — all  is  wrapped  in  security  and  rest.     Now  I  confess  that  in  such 
scenes  as  these,  when  passive  nature  spreads  her  loveliest  lap,  like  a  garden  of 
Eden,  to  disclose  the  living  creatures  of  God*s  creation  in  their  most  peaceful 
and  mirthful  occupations,  when  a  thousand  flovvers  scent  the  air,  and  the  lark 
wings  her  tremulous  way  to  the  skies,  as  if  to  seek  a  blessing  or  sing  her  thanks ' 
to  that  Being  whose  sun  calls  forih  tlie  hues  of  summer,  my  heart  and  soul  are' 
too  full  of  admiration,  are  too  fraught  with  the  genuine  thankfulness  of  nature,  to 
blasplieme  the  visible  perfections  of  the  universe  and  the  multitude  of  blessings  it 
contaimi,  or  to  let  me  think   of  *  pandemonium,' or  dream  that 'a  breath  of  air: 
from  the  devil  is  passing  over  and  poisoning'  such  scenes  of  earthly  happiness. 
No; — I  leave  the  Reverend  Doctor  Styles  to  these  amiable  conclusions,  and  if 
he  cannot  draw  more  comfortable  consolation  from  a  research,  which,  if  made 
rightly,  in  my  opinion  should  cheer  rather  than  depress  us  in  our  pilgrimage- 
through  the  world,  why  from  my  soul  I  pity  him. 

"  It  is  true  that  a  charge  of  cruelty,  to  a  certain  extent,  may  be  made  against 
all  the  amusements  of  man,  in  which  animals  are  assigned  to  serve  his  purpose: 
and  if  Mr.  Thomas,  the  Secretary  to  the  Society  for  the  Suppression  of  Cruelty, 
felt  half  the  solicitude  for  suffering  nature,  affected  by  Doctor  Styles  and  the 
donors  of  the  hundred  pounds  prize,— ^ why  his  journeys  to  the  different  places* 
to  which  his  secret  informations  might  lead  him,  would  be  miles  of  absolute  pur- 
gatory ;  for  he  must  know  that  multitudes  of  the  creatures  which  were  whipped' 
to  drag  him  through  the  weary  stage  were  wrung  in  the  withers,  broken  in  their 
wind,  blind,  sprung  in  the  sinews,  and  contracted  in  the  feet ;  or  as  Biondello  has- 
it,  when  describing  Petrucio's  horse, — they  are  possessed  with  the  glanders,  and 
like  to  mose  in  the  chine,  troubled  with  the  lampass,  infected  with  the  fashions, 
full  of  wind  galls,  sped  with  the  spavins,  raied  with  the  yellows,  past  cure  of  the 
fives,  stark  spoiled  with  the  staggers,  beknawn  with  the  bdts,  swayed  in  the  back,, 
shoulder  shotten  and  ne'er  legged  before.'  If  the  members  of  the  Society  for  the 
Suppression  of  Cruelty  affect  to  shut  their  eyes  against  these  facts,  it  were  a  pity 
but  that  four  of  them  were  harnessed  to  a  truck,  and  made  to  run  up  Ludgate-hill 
with  plenty  of  sitters  to  give  the  machine  they  drew  a  rearward  preponderance : 
they  would  find,  that  if  forced  to  run  straight — a  thing  they  aie  not  at  the  present 
moment  doing — that  there  were  far  greater  cruelties  practised  every  moment  in 
the  streets  and  roads  of  the  rnetropolis,  assiiited  by  their  presence,  and  patronised 
by  their  shillings,  than  the  thousands  spent  by  the  nobility  and  gentry^can  sti- 
mulate or  induce  by  their  patronage  af  the  spoits  of  the  field.  In  saying  this,  1 
do  not  lift  up  my  voice  against  the  stage  coach,  omnibus,  hack  cab,  or  public  con- 
veyance; far  otherwise — I  deem  them  the  conveniences  of  life,  suited  to  the  ma- 
jority of  the  people;  but  I  wish  to  show,  that  situated  as  we  are,  if  the  obliga- 
tions of  society  and  the  sinews  of  war  are  to  be  maintained,  minor  abuses  must 
b&  tolerated,  the  spokes  of  the  wheel  kept  in  order,  that  the  circumference  or  grand 
circle  of  its  evolutions  may  run  even  and  secure.  We,  the  masters  of  hounds  and 
sportsmen  generally,  have  been  condemned  by  Doctor  Styles,  as  monsters  of 
cruelty  and  unchristian  members  of  society — the  whole  of  us,  we  have  all  been 
held  up  in  his  Prize  £ssay  as  deserving  of  public  antipathy !    I  .will«  for  an  in- 

2c2 


208  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

stanty  suppose  *  Othello's  occupation  gone ' — and  that,  deprived  of  their  amuse^ 
merit  in  the  field,  the  immense  establisltments  of  the  noblemen  and  gentlemen  I 
ha  ve  mentioned  and  alluded  to,  weie  broken  up,  aiid  the  thousands,  the  millions 
of  money  spent  upon  them^  to  be  borne  abroad  and  fiiitered  away  in  foreign 
places, — what  then  would  become  of  the  multitudes  of  people  thrown  out  of  em  j 
plo)ment,  and  in  what  way  does  Doctor  Styles  point  out  a  remedy  for  the 
calamity,  misery,  and  distress,  ^hich  must  inevitably  spread  itself  over  the  face 
of  the  land,  were  his  most  mischievous  advocacy  to  obtain  its  obvious  consum* 
mation  ?  We  all  know,  at  leabt  your  practical  reasoner  knows — that  rich  men 
will  have  their  amusements— ay,  and  poor  men  too,  and  that  if  they  cannot  have 
them  in  one  place,  they  will  in  another.  We  know  that  Kngland  has  been  in- 
debted to  her  ancient  pastimes  for  the  muscular  power  of  her  meu,  the  might  of 
her  war'horse,  and  to  the  overwhelming  power  of  the  cloih«yard  shaft.  We  also 
know  that  she  is  indebted  at  the  present  moment  to  her  sporting  establishments, 
in  ninety-nine  cases  out  of  a  hundred,  fur  their  presence  on  their  estates  of  the 
landed  nobility  and  gentry;  and  we  know  that  thousands  of  her  population  derive 
their  bread  from  the  bounty  of  the  castle,  hall,  ahd  manor  house  ;  and  that  by 
the  immediate  presence  of  these  lords  and  gentlemen,  the  laws  of  the  constitution 
are  locally  dispensed  and  maintained  It  is  in  the  hunting  field,  too,  where  the 
rising  aristocracy  become  acquainted  with  the  best  portion  of  the  yeomanry,  and 
learn  to  appreciate  their  merits.  The  landlord  and  tenant  are  joined  in  one 
amusement;  there  is  a  noble  emulation  in  the  chase  in  which  the  middling 
classes,  the  poorer  man,  may  vie  inoffensively  with  the  rich, and  become  personally 
known  to  each  other.  It  is  good  for  them  both  ;  for  by  their  immediate  commu- 
nication, the  rough  edge  of  one  is  softened  and  refined,  while  the  otehr  learns  to 
believe  that  the  middling  and  poorer  classes  are  not  absolutely  automatons  setup 
for  the  sole  purpose  of  paying  their  rent,  but  that  they  are  possessed  of  as  quick  feel- 
ings and  sensibilities  as  the  higher  orders  of  society,  and,  if  treated  as  man  should 
treat  his  fellow-man,  capable  of  all  the  best  feelings  of  humanity.  Let  Doctor 
Styles  turn  his  attention  to  the  state  of  Ireland — let  him  listen  to  tlie  powerful 
appeal  made  by  some  of  the  sons  of  that  unhappy  country,  and  he  will  learn,  in 
spite  of  all  the  prizes  in  the  world  to  induce  him  to  believe  the  contrary — that 
the  ruin  of  Ireland  has  been  the  absence  of  her  lande<l  gentry." 

Cruelty  is  not  a  term,  which  is  as  yet  truly  understood.  Were  it  so,  Mr. 
Thomas  would  never  have  been  a  Secretary ;  and  Doctor  Styles  would  have 
crammed  his  prize  essay  into  the  fire* 


THE  RACING  BOOK  CALENDAR. 

ENTRIES,  &e. 

Messrs.  Weatherby,  the  hitherto  unreforming  editors  of  the 
Racing  Calendars,  are  at  length  begining  to  show  signs  of  awakening 
from  their  long  torpor.  The  work  is  more  carefully  printed,  and  some 
useftil  indices  have  been  appended.  The  prospects  of  racing  are 
extremely  brilliant. 

We  think  our  readers  will  like  to  have  a 

LIST  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  JOCKEY  CLU3,  NEWMARKET.^ 
SrcwARDt :  Duke  of  Beaufort,  Hon*  Captain  Hows,  snd  Hon.  Colonel  Ab«o«. 


Earl  of  Albemarle 
Hon.  Colonel  Anson 
SirD.  B»ird,Bart.j 
S.  Batson,  Esq. 


Duke  of  Beaufort 
Duke  of  Bedford 
liord  G.  Bentinck 
H.  Biggs,  Esq. 


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J.  Bowes,  Esq. 
Hon.  G.  Byr>g,     .        .  . 
Earl  of  Chesterfield 
Duke  of  Cleveland 
Marquis  of  Cenyngham 
T.  H.  Cookes,  Esq. 
T.  Cosby,  Esq. 
Duke  of  Dorset 
Earl  of  Eglinton 
R.  C.  Elwes,  Esqi 
Earl  of  Errol 
R.  Etmill,  Esq. 
Marquis  of  Exeter 
Lord  John- Fit Efoy 
T.  Gardnor,  Esq. 
A.  Goddard,  Esq. 
Duke  of  Grafton 
Sir  S.  Graham,  Bart^ 
C.  C.  Greville^  Esq. 
General  Grosven^r 
W.  Hallett,  Esq. 
Sir  G.  Heatbcote,  Bart, 
Marquis  of  Hertford 
T.  Houldsworth,  Esq. 
J.  Hunter,  Esq. 
W.  H.  Irby,  Esq. 
Eari  of  Jersey 
Viscount  Kelbume 
Earl  of  Liobfi«ld 
Viscount  I^ewiher 
Lord  C.  IVJanQ«r8 
Earl  of  March 
J.  Mills,  Esq. 
Duke  of  Montrose 
Marquis  of  Normanby 
Earl  of  Orford 
G.  Payne,  Esq. 
Colonel  Peel 


W.  R.  Pbillimore.  Esq. 

Duke  of  Portland 

Lord  W.  Powlett 

Duke  of  Ricbmond 

W.  A.  Roberts,  Esq. 

Earl  of  Rossi yn 

lloH.  Captain  H.  Kous 

G.  Rush,  Esq. 

Duke  of  Rutland 

Sir  J.Shelley,  Bart. 

J.  V.  Shelley,  Esq. 

T.  A.  Smith,  Esq. 

Lord  Southampton 

Lord  Stanley 

8ir  T.  S.  M.  Stanley,  Bart. 

W.  M.  Stanley.  Esq. 

VV.  S.  Stanley,  Ksq. 

VV.  8.  Stonehewer,  Esq. 

Earl  of  Stradbroke, 

Lord  Suffield 

Colonel  Synge 

Baron  de  Teissier 

T.  Tbomhill,  Esq. 

J.  R.  Udny,  Esq. 

Earl  of  Uxbridge 

H.  Vansittart,  Esq. 

Earl  of  Verulam 

Viscount  Villiers 

Hon.  A.  Villiers 

H.  S.  WaddingtOD,  Esq. 

R.  Watt,  Esq. 

Marquis  of  Westminster 

Lord  Wbarncliffe 

C.  Wilson,  Esq. 

Earl  of  Wilton 

Colonel  G.  Wyndfaam 

General  Yates. 


RACING  ENTRIES. 


CROXrON  PARK  MEETING,  J840. 
Thb  Granby  Handicap  of  20  sovs.  each,  10  ft.,  and  only  5  if  d€clared  by  the 
^Otb  of  Feb*,  with  50  added,  for  horses  of  all  denominations  (two-year-olds  excepted); 
three  horses  to  start,  or  the  50  will  not  be  given ;  the  winner  to  subscribe  to  this 
Stakes  and  the  Billesdon  Coplow  for  1841,  to  pay  10  sovs.  towards  the  Farmers' 
Handicap,  and  5  towards  the  ezpences^of  thee  ourse.  Once  round  and  a  distance,  about 
a  mile  and  five  eighths. 

Age 

Mr  White  ns.  br.  h.  Carayan •  6 

Lord  Waterford*s  Cardinal  PuflF 6 

Mr,  Rush-s  b.  g.  Pickwick • • . . .  6 

Lord  Granby  ns.  George,  by  Roller   • 6 

Mr.  £.  B.  Hartopp  ns.  gr.  h.  Arthur,  by  Sir  Hercules a 

Lord  Clanwilliam  ns.  Aretie    ... •  •  • a 

Mr.  Maley's  Bellissima  {Ik  b.)     • .-.  • .- • ^ 

Jx)rd  Waierford's  Bamfy Ide a 

Count  Gneisenan  ns»  Ruby .-. ... . .  •  • •  •  •  •  ^ 

Mr.  Arkwright  ns.  Pyramid 6 

Lord  Maidstone  ns.  Malton. . ..,.«.. « 6 

Lord  Cranstoun  ns.  br.  h.  by  Picton,  out  of  Eel 6 

Mr  .Knom's  gr.  h.  Barelboti  by  Drone • « •«  * 


St. 

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11 

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210  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [March, 

Age.  8t«  lb 

Sir  T.  Whitchcote  ns.  br.  h.  Normanbr m    It     8 

Mr.  Fairlie's  The  Hydra .' 5    11     8 

Mr.  Goodman's  Fame • 4     It     8 

Mr.  Gray's  br.  b.  Prince,  by  Figaro a     tl     6 

Mr.  Phillips's  b.  g.  Taffy,  by  Young  Magistrate,  dam  by  Luck*s-all  (L.  b.)  5     11     4 

Lord  A.  Seymour  ns.  The  Shadovr 4    11     4 

Lord  Forester  ns.  Claret,  by  Alcaston    , 4     11     4 

Mr.  Power's  br.  c.  Clone    4     11     4 

Air.  Turner  ns.  br.  h.  Honesty,  own  brother  to  Policy     a     11     2 

Mr.  H.  S.  'llioropaon's  cb.  g.  Van  Boren,  by  Velocipede 6     11     S 

Lord  Miltown's  b.  f.  Medea    4     It     O 

Lord  Howth's  b.  c.  Hazard,  by  Lapwing 4     11     O 

Mr.  W.  H.  Irby  ns.  The  Count,  by  Figaro a     11     0 

Lord  Verulam  ns.  Aggrayator  (h.  b), a     11     0 

Sir  D.  Baird's  b.  g.  The  Morning  Sur m     11     0 

Lord  Chesterfield  ns.  br.  b.  Gardham 6     11     0 

Prince  Leichten&tein ns.  13acre m    It     0 

Lord  Depart  ns.  b.  h.  Northenden 5     11     0 

Mr.  W.  Ljun  ns.  b.  h.  Bolivar  (h.  b)    m     11     0 

Lord  Hastmgs  ns.  b.g.  Zethus m    11     0 

Lord  Macdonald  ns.  ch.  h.  Cruikshank  (late  Stranger)  by  Langar  ......  a     10  13 

Lord  WiltoH  ns.  cb.  c.  Accelerator,  by  Velocipede,  out  of  Barbara    ....  4     10  12 

Sir  F.  Johnstown  ns.  b.  c.  1  he  Blue  Pill,  by  Physician   4     10  10 

Mr.  Milward's  b.  g.  by  Brutandorf,  dam  by  Catton,  granciam  by  Filbo 

daPluta(b.b) 5     10  10 

Colonel  Peel's  c.  by  Longwaist,  out  of  Heron's  dam     4     10  10 

Mr.  Wilson  ns.  b.  g.  Tumbler,  by  Walthamstow,  out  of  Sbowlass,  by 

Mountebank 6     10     8 

Lord  Howth's  ch.  b.  The  Clock,  by  Napoleon   6     10     8 

Count  Batbyany  ns.  ch.  g.  Huckster 6     10     8 

Sir  J.  D.  Paul  ns.  ch.  c.  Farmington,  by  Cain 4    10     8 

Mr.  Owsley's  br.  c.  Balugani,  by  Belzoni,  out  of  Mandadine 4     10     8 

Mr.  Hobson  ns.  Appleton  Lass 4     10     8 

Mr.  Bell's  Fearneley  (h.  b)     4     10     8 

Lord  C.  S.  Manners  ns.  b.  c.  The  Poet 4     10     4 

Duke  of  Rutland  ns.  br.  m.  Brunette,  by  Napoleon-le-Grand,  danr  by 

Lottery,  out  of  Cowboy's  dam  (h.  b) 5     10     0 

Prince  Trauttmonsdorff  ns.  ch.  g.  Robin,  by  Master  Richard  (bought  of 

Mr.  Thomas) a    10     0 

Lord  Willoughby  ns.  Tormentor  (b.  b) 5     10    0 

Lord  Alford  ns.  Cerberus 4    9    11 

Mr.  Matthews's  b.  g.  Master  Teddy  4    9    11 

Lord  Suffield  and  Sir  R.  Gordon  are  subscribers,  but  did  not  name. 

A  Gold  Cup,  added  to  a  Handicap  Sweepstakes  of  20  soys,  each ;  10  ft.,  and  5  only 
if  declared  by  the  20th  of  February  ;  for  horses  of  all  denominations  ( two-year-olda 

excepted)  ;  the  winner  of  the  Granby  to  carry  10  pounds,  and  of  the  Coplow,  7 
pounds  extra  ;  to  start  at  the  scurry  post  and  go  once  round,  nearly  two  miles. 

Lord  Waierford's  Cardinal  Puff  /. 6     12     5 

Lord  Cranstoun  ns.  b.  h.  Caravan  6     13    5 

Mr.  Hobson  ns.  George,  by  Roller 5    11  19 

Mr.  Maley's  Bellissima  (h.  b) 5     11  12 

Mr,  Rush's  b.  g.  Pickwick 6     11  10 

Mr.  Herbert's  Arctic „ m    11  10 

Lord  Waterford's  Bamfylde m    11  10 

Mr.  Goodman's  Fame 4*   11     6 

Mr.  Blake's  br.  h.  Normanby a    11     5- 

Mr.  Gray's  br.  b.  Prince,  by  Figaro    a    11     t 

Mr.  Fairlie's  cb.  h.  The  Hydra 5     11     1 

Lord  Howth's  Claret,  by  Alcaston 4    11     O 

Mr.  Phillips's  b.  g.  Taffy,  by  Young  Magistrate,  dam  by  Luck's  all  (b.  b)  5    IP  1^ 


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10 

2 

10 

1 

9 

10 

9 

7 

Age. 

Mr.  H.  S.  Thompsons^s  ch.  g.  Van  Buren,  by  Velocipede 6 

Lord  Howth*s  b.  c.  Hazard,  by  Lapwing 4 

Lord  Rosslyn's  tbe  Count,  by  Figaro a 

Lord  Wilton  ns.  cb.  c.  Accelerator,  by  Velocipede  out  of  Barbara 4 

^^ir  F.  Johnstone  ns. b.  c' The  Blue  Pill,  by  Physician •  4 

Lord  Chesterfield  ns.  Balugani « . .  4 

Count  Bathyany  ns.  ch.  g.  Huckster • .  6 

Mr.  Wil^n  ns.  b.  g.  Tumbler,  by  Walthamstow,  out  of  Showlass,'  by 

Mountebank 6 

Mr.  Milward's  b.  g.  by  Briitandorf,  dam  by  Catton,  grandam  by  Filho 

daPlu\a(h.b).. 5 

Lord  Desart  ns.  ch.  g.  Robin,  by  Master  Richard  (bought  of  Mr.  Thomas)  m 

Mr.  Westbrook's  Cerberus  (b.  b) 4 

Lord  Suffield  is  a  subscriber,  but  did  not  name. 

NEWMARKET  CRAVEN  MEETING,  1840^ 
Wbdnesdjit. — SwKSPSTAKfcS  of  50  SOTS,  eacb ;  SO  ft, ;   for  three  years  old. — T.Y.C. 

Duke  of  Cleveland's  c.  by  Langar,  out  of  Emigrant's  dam .., 7  11 

General  Grosvenor's  Diploma 7  11 

Mr.  'J'hornhiirs  Menalippe,  sister  to  Montesuma 7  10 

FIRST  SPRING  MEETING,  1840. 

General  Grosvenor's  DaBdalus 5     8     2 

Lord  Normanby's  Gipsy a    7  10 

Duke  of  Rutland's  Revoke 4    6    2 

BATH  SPRING  RACKS,  1840. 

The  Bath  Stakes  (Handicap)  of  20  sovs  each  ;  h.ft.  aud  only  5  if  declared  on  or  before 

the  1st  of  March,  with  20  sovs  added. — One  mile  and  a  half  and  a  distance. 


Confederate 


Age  St.  lb. 

Artie  (b.  b.) a.  .9    3 

Bellissima  (h.  b.) ,..5.  .9     2 

Clarion 4. .8  12 

Zetbus a..  8  10 

Fitsambo 4..  8  10 

Melbourne 4.. 8     9 

I-wish-you-may-get-it 5. .8     8 

Lady  Geraldine 4. .8     8 

The  Dean 4.. 8     7 

Dejanira     5.. 8     6 

Springfield 4. .8     5 

MANCHl&STER   RACES,  1840. 
The  Free  Handicap* 

St.  lb. 

CharlesXII 9    6 

Hetman  Platoff 9    3 

Deception    8  12 

Commodore 8  10 

The  Provost 8     8 

Kremlin    8     7 

I'he  Lord  Mayor 8     6 


Age  St.  lb. 
Juvenile,  by  Jerry 4.. 7  10 


3, ,7  10 
10 
10 
12 
12 


Master  Teddy  (h.  b.) 4.  .7 

Cerberus  (h. b.)     4.. 7 

Brunette     $,,6 

Tabitha s.,6 

Blemish,  by  Emilius  out  of  Clara  S..6  12 
Carlotto,  by  Frederick— Cestus   3.. 6     8 
b  c  by  Jack  Tar  out  of  Master 
Teddy's  dam  (h.  b.) 3.  .6     6 


I'he  Dey  of  Algiers 8     3 

fileight-of-Hand 8     3 

Kpidaunis    8     3 

Malvolio 8     2 

Tubalcain » 8     2 

Lighlfool 8     0 

Profligate 7  12 

Quid 7  12 

Tamburini    7  10 

Mickleton  Maid 7  10 

La  Sage  Femme 7  10 


Fitzambo .7 

Antigua    .....7 

Dolphin    7 

Bolus    ..A , 7 

The  Dean .• 7 


St.  lb. 


10 
9 
9 
9 
9 


Shadow 7    9 


The  Quack  ,,., 7  g 

Sampson , , 7  7 

Cripple. ,7  7 

Fame    7  7 

Apothecary 7  ^ 

Imogene , ....7  ^ 

Velocity 7  (j 

Margaret 7  5 

The  Recorder 7  4 

Petty  Larceny 7  4 

Springfield    7  4 

Charley    .., 7  3 


212 


NEW  sPOftTiNO  magazine; 


[March, 


Bt.     lb. 

Darioletta  Filly    7  S 

.Easingwold 7  3 

Fair  Louisfl 7  3 

Koscius 7  t 

MucLle  Fun 7  2 

Medea 7  9 

Lady  Abbess 7  2 

Doctor  Grainger 7  2 

Sir  Mark 7  2 

Coll  ( Mr.  Shaftoe's)   7  2 

Memento 7  2 

Uriah    7  0 

Liirie     7  0 

Leprechaun 7  0 

Zoroaster 7  0 

Kliie  Pill 7  0 

.Messmate     7  0 

Tivy 7  0 

Cleunthes 7  0 

Juvenile ...7  0 

Fisher  Lass  Colt 7  0 

Viela    7  0 

The  Poet 7  0 

Charlatan ; 7  0 

Clem-o'-th'-Cleugh 7  0 

Neptune 7  0 

Lady  Fractious  Colt    6  12 

Priamides 6  12 

Chantilly   6  12  | 


8t.  lb. 

Colt  by  Priam  (h.  b.) 6  l2 

Abraham  Cowley    6  12 

Orelia 6  1« 

Wings 6  12 

Alexandriua 6  lO 

Speed 6  ]0 

Arrarat ..6  10 

Fitz  william 6  10 

Elisa ,.6  10 

Fernelev 6  10 

Florantbe  Filly     6  9 

Elegance 6  9 

Prescription 6  9 

Peter  Parley    6  9 

Frantic « 6  9 

Oambolet < .•••..6  9 

Anna  Maria 6  8 

Bumblekite 6  8 

The  Nile 6  8 

Auckland 6  8 

Celchicum    6  8 

Concordia ...6  8 

Susan .....6  V 

MiiiS  Foote 6  7 

Tintoretta  Filly    6  6 

Marmaduke... 6  6 

Armelle 6  4 

MaidofWigan    6  4 


BETTING  AT  TATTERSALL'S. 
Business  has  gone  not  rapidly,  but  steadily  on,  since  we  last  reported  progress. 
The  great  change  has  been  in  Muley  Ishraael,  who  is  said  to  have  broken  down  :-~of 
course  he  is  utterly  gone  in  the  odds.  The  Angelica  Colt  is  a  great  favourite  ;  and 
Newmarket  is  mad  about  him.  Wardan  is  continually  backed, — but  backs  himself  in 
proportion.  For  the  Oaks,  Craciiix  keeps  all  in  check  :  still  Black  Bess  has  her 
iriends* 

LIVERPOOL  STEEPLE  CHASE. 

5  to  4  agst.  Lottefy. 

2000  GUINEAS  STAKKS. 
3  to  4  agst.  Angelica  colt 

6  to  1  agat.  Ottoman 

.   7  to  1  agst.  Confederate 
10  to  1  agst.  Wardan. 

DERBY. 

30  to  1 


11  to  1  agst.  Angelica  c. 

14  to  1  agst.  Launcelot 

16  to  1  agst.  Theon 

17  to  1  agst.  Confedemte 
26  to  I  vgst.  Ottoman 

22  to  1  ttgat.  Mouops 

2.5  to  t  agst.  Bokhara 

30  to  1  »gst.  Wardan 


40  to 
50  to 


agst^  Cameon    ■ 
agst«  Fits  Roy 
-    -  agst*  Maropn 
70  to  1  agst.  BlucK  Bess 
5  to  4  Glenorchy  agst.  Mnley  Ishmael 
5  to  4  Angelica  o»  agst.  Lord  Ezeter'a 
lot 
1 1000  Even  betireea  Moaops  and  Bokhara. 

OAKS. 

54  to  1  agst.  Crucifix 

8  to  1  agst.Black  Bess 

10  to  1  agst.  Lalla  Rookh 

10  to  1  agst.  Currency 

17  to  1  agst.Toleta  ,      , 


THE 


Hirm  <g#iiHiW0  Mmmm$^ 


Vol.  XVIIL] 


APRIL,  1840, 


[No.  108. 


CONTENTS. 

Page 


Answers  to  Correspondents 

The  Mills  of  Trefriew, 
NEAR  Llanrwst,  N.  W.  .  215 

Engrared  by  H.  GmrpiTHs,  from  a 
Painting  by  L.  J.  Wood. 

The  End  of  the  Course..  .    215 
Old  Windsor.  ByShamrock  217 

Thoughts  upon  Breading 
AND  Rearing  Blood 
Stock , . .  226 


Page 


Thk  Old  Horse 


232 


The  Fly-Fisher's  Text 
Book  ;  or,  the  Science 
and  Practice  of  Fly- 
Fishing  for  Salmon, 
Trout,  &c 234 

Misadventures  of  a  Clas- 
sical Equestrian.  No.  III.  242 

A  Word  or  Two  Explana- 
tory,— ON  THE  Condition 
OF  Hunters 252  I  Coursing  Calendar 29 

no.  CVllI — VOL.XVIII.  2    G 


Fishing  in  Germany  ......  253 

By  Thomas  Hood,  E»q. 

On  the  Par,— With  a  Let- 
ter* from  Sir  Anthony 
Carlisle 258 

The  Ingoldsby  Legends..  261 

The  Ruff  Shot, 269 

fngraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  from 
a  Painting  by  G.  Lance' 

On  the  Approaching  New* 
MARKET  Cray  en  andFirst 
Spring  Meetihtos, — and 
ON  theChestIerCup.. ..  270 

On  a  Throw  of  the  Fly.  ..  273 
Ages  of  Actors 274 

Notes  of  the  Month    ....  275 

Varieties ,,   276 

Tattersall's 276 


ANSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

The  Grentleman  who  requests  not  to  be  answered  in  our  reph'es  to 
Correspondents,  shall  hear  from  us  by  post.  We  are  obliged  by  his 
offer,  but  cannot  afford  the  space  for  a  particular  detail  of  such  a 
meeting. 

To  our  Correspondent  who  is  gone  on  an  angling  excursion  to  the 
West  of  Ireland,  we  have  but  to  say,  we  hope  next  month* 

Wardan  will  see  that  we  have  paid  attention  to  his  request. 

We  thank  "  A  Friend,"  but  were  aware  df  the  extraordinary 
blunders  in  the  hunting  reports  of  the  Sporting  Review. 

In  the  Old  Ladies*  Mctgaziiie  an  account  is  given  of  a  steeple-chase 
between  two  officers  of  the  Fifth  Dragoons,  which  is  elaborately  wrong. 
The  horses  are  called  Bruce  and  Wallace,  and  one  is  described  as 
having  been  ridden  by  a  celebrated  Yorkshire  jockey.  The  race  was 
between  Captain  King's  Parvenu,  and  Captain  Hovenden's  Saltfish, — 
the  latter  ridden  by  Mr.  Daniels,  from  Hertfordshire,  one  who  disclaims 
the  title  of  Gentleman  Jock. 

Several  contributions,  though  accepted,  are  delayed  for  want  of  space. 


1840)  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  215 

THE  MILLS  OF  TREFRIEW,  NEAR  LLANRWST,  N.  W. 

Engraved  by  H.  Griffiths^  from  a  PauUing  by  L.  J.  Wood. 

Our  number,  for  the  present  month  may  be  said  to  be  one  peculiarly 
devoted  to  the  lovers  of  the  angle  ;  for,  in  addition  to  the  continuation 
of  our  friend,  Theophilus  South*s  Text  Book,  we  have  the  suggestion 
of  a  new  cast  for  the  Fly-Fisher ;  and  some  remarks  on  the  par, 
accompanied  by  an  interesting  letter  from  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle.  We 
do  not,  however,  "  quit  the  stream"  here,  for  we  present  to  our  friends 
a  view  of  "  The  Mills  at  Trefriew,  near  Llanrwst,  N.  W.,*'  forming  a 
delightful  landscape.  The  readers  of  ^*  The  Text- Book"  will  well  re- 
cognize the  scene. 


THE  END  OF  THE  COURSE. 

The  Songs  of  Captain  Morris  are  on  the  eve  of  publfcation.  We 
put  aside  ''  A  Poem  of  the  Season,"  to  make  room  for  the  old  Bard's 
beautiful  song : — 

Time  bids  me  dismount  from  my  hobby ; 

Indeed,  he  has  run  a  long  race ; 
And  its  own'd  in  the  field  and  the  lobby, 

My  pony  was  fleet  in  his  pace. 
Perhaps  I  have  spiirr'd  hini  too  freely, 

And  not  used  the  curb  as  I  should  ; 
But  e*en  when  he  swerved  and  was  reely, 

He  still  show'd  a  bit  of  good  blood. 

Now  sunk,  like  the  high-mettled  racer, 

The  great  public  turf  he  forsakes ; 
But  in  private  is  still  a  brisk  racer. 

And  starts  with  good-will  for  the  stakes ; 
There  no  crossing  we  ever  discover. 

No  black -legg'd  treachery's  play*d ; 
There  the  course  is  still  fairly  run  over. 

The  jockey  still  honestly  weighed. 

2d  2 


216  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

But  now,  to  have  done  with  allusions, 

And  name  my  best  joys  and  best  ends, 
'Tis  to  find  that  my  cheerful  efiusions 

Are  stamp'd  with  the  seal  of  my  friends ; 
That  my  efforts  for  Mirth  and  for  Pleasure 

Produce  what  they  strive  to  maintain, 
That  they  listen  with  joy  to  my  measure, 

And  trust  to  my  Fancy  again. 

This  still  prompts  my  Muse  to  her  duty. 

This  wakes  the  warm  zeal  of  my  heart ; 
Guides  the  Fancy  in  efforts  for  Beauty, 

And  colours  each  sketch  of  her  art. 
Tis  so  sweet  a  reward  to  my  spirit, 

So  grateful  a  charm  to  my  ear. 
That,  eager  the  blessing  to  merit, 

I  run  with  delight  my  career. 

And  while  I  hear  praise  that  thus  pleases. 

My  Muse  her  gay  toil  will  prolong ; 
When  the  day  shall  arrive  that  it  ceases, 

That  day  is  the  last  of  my  song ! 
And  fast  the  weak  moment  advances 

When  Fate's  measured  justice  shall  say, 
"  The  night  must  now  close  on  his  fancies ; 

The  merry  old  dog's  had  his  day !" 


1840  NEW1&P0RTING  MAGAZINE,  217 


OLD  WINDSOR) 

«  ULTIMUS  ROMANORUM." 


<4 


A  friend  to  dogs,  for  tbey  are  honest  creatures, 
Nerer  fawn  on  those  they  love  not."  Otway. 

*'  Sir,  he  is  a  good  dog  and  a  fair  dog."  Merrie  Wives  rf  Windsor, 


"  Hark  forward  to  Windsor."  How  many  a  would-be  premier's  heart 
has  beaten  more  quickly  at  the  sound  ;  what  air-built  fancies  about 
stars  and  garters,  ladies  of  the  bedchamber,  bon-mots,  gallopades,  iced 
pines,  and  George  (he  Fourth's  brown  sherry,  have  thrown  their  fairy 
awning  over  him  ;  but,  high  as  his  aspirations  may  have  flooded  the 
circulation,  there  never  stirred,  within  man's  bosom,  a  more  joyous 
response  than  that  which  often  answered  within  the  sportsman's 
bosom  the  cry  of  "  Windsor,  Windsor,  hark  to  Windsor." 

Windsor,  who  indeed  deserved  the  name  of  "  Ultimus  Roma- 
norum,"  was  the  noblest  buck-hound  I  ever  saw  (although  I  have  been 
in  their  celebrated  company  almost  from  my  infancy).  His  colour 
was  white,  with  a  small  spot  of  yellow  upon  each  ear,  and  a  large 
mark,  of  the  same  colour,  upon  his  right  flank.  He  was  about 
thirty  inches  high,  and  showed  all  the  points  of  that  lordly  breed, 
having  the  full  and  kindly  eye,  heavy  dew-lap,  immense  forepart,  and 
the  somewhat  cat-ham  which  belonged  to  them  in  their  pristine  form. 
They  were  originally  the  property  of  Colonel  Massy,  of  Duntryleague, 
county  of  Limerick ;  and  as  the  Colonel's  place  of  residence  was 
close  upon  the  Gualtee  Mountains,  their  principal  sport  was  in  chasing 
the  noble  red  deer  of  those  mountains,  a  very  few  of  which  yet 
remain.  At  that  time,  within  a  space  of  thirty-four  miles,  about 
seventy  years  ago,  not  less  than  twenty  packs  of  buck-hounds  were  to 
be  found,  each  pack  being  kept  by  the  owner  of  a  deer-park.  The 
Massy  buck-hounds  were  the  crack  pack  of  that  day :  they  were 
a  cross  of  the  Irish  wolf-hound,  the  Irish  blood-hound,  and  the 
Spanish  dark-red  blood-hound  ;  and  they  were  afterwards  crossed  upon 
the  large  English  bull-dog,  and  partook  of  that  animal's  appearance, 
in  their  silky  coats,  and  large  and  deep-set  under  jaw ;  but  the  buck- 
hounds'  days  have  gone  with  the  parks  of  their  owners ;  and  there  is 
not  a  hound,  of  the  old  breed,  to  be  had  in  the  United  Kingdom,  save 
at  the  Rev.  Mr.  Longfield's,  of  Castlemany,  County  of  Cork,  who 
purchased  the  last  of  Windsor's  progeny,  and  keeps  them  in  a  style 
worthy  of  their  former  glory.  Of  those  hounds  and  their  nose  one 
anecdote,  which  many  living  can  attest,  may  not  be  deemed  out  of 


218  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

place.  In  running  their  game  over  the  Tipperary  mountains,  night 
very  often  came  on,  and,  when  the  darkness  precluded  hunting  any 
longer,  the  hounds  were  stopped  (by  riding  before  them  and  cracking  a 
whip) ;  a  stake  was  then  placed  in  the  ground,  as  a  mark,  and  the 
hounds  were  brought  to  the  spot  the  next  morning,  and,  in  most 
instances,  succeeded  in  taking  up  the  scent  and  recovering  their 
game. 

Old  Windsor  was  most  difficult  to  rear ;  from  the  constant  breeding 
in  and  in  (not  being  able  to  procure  a  cross  from  any  other  kennel)^ 
the  pups  were  very  delicate,  and  several  of  them  had  to  be  reared  in 
flannel.  I  saw  Windsor  stretched  out  one  day,  to  all  appearance  dead ; 
and  little  did  I  imagine  that  the  glory  of  the  future  pack  was  so  near 
departing  :  a  strong  and  constant'  fomenting  saved  him.  The  hounds 
were,  at  that  time,  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Tuthill,  of  Faha,  whose 
property  they  became,  through  a  sister  of  a  Lord  Massy,  who  was  hi§ 
maternal  ancestor.  Windsor  recovered,  and  became  a  very  promising 
hound,  and  he  made  his  debut,  with  the  pack,  at  Castleroberts-bridge, 
jn  April  1820.  There  was  an  immense  field  out,  consisting  of  the 
gentry  of  the  adjacent  counties,  and  several  English  gentlemen,  who 
had  come  to  Limerick  for  a  month's  hunting  with  those  hounds.  The 
day  was  beautiful,  and  the  view  from  Qastleroberts-bridge  formed  as 
pretty  a  coup-d'oeil  as  I  ever  witnessed.  Nothing  could  be  in  better 
iptyle  than  Mr.  Tu thill's  turn-out.  His  huntsman  was  riding  a  brown 
horse,  with  the  Andrew  and  Ebony  blood  in  him,  for  which  Mr.  T, 
has  repeatedly  refused  £150.  His  whipper,  John  Walsh,  was  on  s^ 
horse  called  after  himself,  and  the  hero  of  many  a  hard-fought  field: 
the  thirteen  couple  of  monsters  were  in  a  large  green  field,  close  to  the 
bridge,  anid  ever  and  anon  they  sent  forth  a  chorus  which  was  re-echoed 
from  the  wooded  glen.  The  pinks  were  in  all  directions — carriages 
were  on  the  road,  full  to  the  dickey — female  equestrians,  with  their 
liveried  attendants,  glancmg,  from  under  their  hats,  at  their  true 
knights,  who  wooed  the  deer  and  feared  no  horn — hunters  being  led 
up  and  down  in  their  full  clothes,— while  here  and  there,  upon  the  river, 
was  to  be  seen  an  early  brother  of  the  angle,  who,  with  enquiring  eye 
and  skilful  hand,  sought  for  the  prized  trout,  in  that  justly. celebrated 
stream  (the  Maigue) :  little  cared  the  solitary  Waltonian  for  bright  eye 
or  mettled  hound  ;  more  bright  to  him  the  silvery  scales  of  the  spring 
fish — more  loved  by  him  the  deep  and  dark  retreat  where  the  aristo- 
cratic ten-pounder  dwelt.  There  was  to  be  seen  also  in  the  Rath  of 
Carask,  the  unwearied  snipe-shooter,  with  the  accumulated  dirt  of  the 
winter  on  him,  who  still  pursued  the  wavering  bird  although  March 
had  sealed  a  cordon  between  the  pursued  Norwegian  and  the 
**  Thalaba"  of  Manton.     The  deer,  whose  large  foot,  thick  heel,  and 


1,840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  219 

deep  ponting  with  his  cast  head,  showed  his  age  and  power,  and  also 

his  fit  condition,  was  uncarted,  and  as  he  looked  around  and  found 

himself 

"  Left  and  abandoned  of  his  TeWet  friends/' 

he  trotted  gently  forward,  and  as  the  sharp  crack  of  a  whip  struck  his 
ear,  he  tossed  his  unantlered  head  aud  went  hounding  over  bank  and 
brae  for  the  home  of  the  fairies,  '*  Knockfierna."  Ten  minutes  elapsed  ; 
the  antique  watch  leaves  Mr.  Tuthill's  hand ;  and  with  the  words  of 
"  Gentlemen,  for  your  own  sakes,  let  the  hounds  settle,"  away  go  the 
thunderers,  and  woman's  love  and  woman's  eye  were  alike  forgotten ; 
**  the  glories  of  nature  were  curtained,"  the  bonnie  river  and  its  brawling 
babble  were  hushed  as  with  a  cheer  ;  the  pink  rushed  up  to  the  head 
to  ensure  a  good  place  **  up  wind  ;"  there  is  no  dog  that  I  know  of, 
with  the  exception  of  a  fox-hound,  that  will  bear  being  ridden  close  up 
to;  the  buck -hound  is  particularly  timorous,  and  with  good  reason,  for 
very  few  of  the  pack  had  escaped  being  knocked  down,  such  misfor- 
tunes almost  occurring  from  the  folly  of  Neophytes  at  the  first  set-to.  It 
so  happened  in  this  instance,  that  the  charge  of  horsemen  (it  deserved 
no  other  name)  was  really  awful;  and  after  leaping  the  first  fence, 
which  from  their  quick  fencing  gave  them  some  advantage,  the  hounds 
all  ran  straight  for  the  other  and  opposite  side  of  the  field ;  more  anxious 
to  get  out  of  the  horsemen's  track  than  from  having  a  scent-carry  at 
the  time.  All,  did  I  say?  No,  the  pup  leaped  the  fence  with  them,  charged 
at  once,  and  ran  hard  down  the  side  of  the  field ;  and  in  this  position  he 
was  twice  struck  by  horses  in  coming  ofi*  their  fences,  and  was  not  ob- 
served in  the  confusion.  The  consequence  of  this  dread  of  self  and  horse 
and  jealousy  of  others,  became  soon  apparent ;  the  very  next  field  the 
dogs  threw  up  their  heads,  and  a  check  ensued;  **Very  weU,  gentle- 
men," said  Mr.  Tuthill  (the  best-tempered  man  with  his  hounds  I  ever 
met),  '*  perhaps  you  are  now  aware  of  the  good  riding  over  hounds 
does."  "  Aware,"  said  the  Mirror  of  Sportsmen,  Mr.  Parsons,*  upon 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  for  whom  he  got  an  immense  price  afterwards,  al- 
hough  only  up  to  eleven  stone,  **  Aware  they  never  will  be,  until  we 
climb  Khockfierna ;  then  let  them  beware."  Tiie  conversation  was 
stopped ;  for  at  the  distance  of  two  fields  was  heard  the  melodious  cry. 
*•  The  pup  for  a  thousand,"  says  Hugh  Massy ,t  upon  his  thorough-bred 
stallion,  sitting  down  fourteen  stone  upon  him  with  that  nasty  Irish  seat, 
as  you  call  it  in  England,  but  which  I  conceive  to  be  as  hard  to  be  un- 
seated as  the  Duke  of  Wellington  in  the  House  of  Lords, — *»  The  pup.  To 
Windsor,  hark,  to  Windsor  away."    The  Massy  blood  cries  his  father,! 

♦  Richard  Parsons^  Esq.,  of  Cragheg.        t  Hugh  Massy,  Esq.,  of  Rirersdale. 

I  The  Honourable  G.  £.  Massy,  of  Limerick. 


220  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

upon  Smellers*  Away  goes  Michael  ;*  the  pack  join  the  pup ;  the 
veterans  acknowledge  his  veracity ;  and  away  they  go,  racuig  through 
the  bottoms  of  Kilfenny  ;  and  as  they  get  well  together,  and  the  fields 
become  more  enclosed  and  more  deep,  and  the  fences  stronger,  their 
stride,  and  leaping  begins  to  tell,  and  as  they  cross  the  road  to  Ballin- 
garry  and  head  up  for  the  mountain,  the  fancy  gentlemen  commence 
O'Gonnelliting  and  vote  with  the  tail,  and  as  they  attempt  to  ride  the 
bucster  in  the  deep  fields  at  the  ascent,  "  even  in  the  fields  the  field 
grows  smaller."  Mr,  Parsons  and  Lily  begin  to  appear  in  the  front 
rank,  Black  George  Fosberryf  shows  Hawthorn's  dark  frame.  Red 
George  Fosberry  t  takes  a  half  hitch  on  his  cap  to  bring  his  glass  fair, ' 
and  takes  a  slight  pull  at  "  Babe's  best  Son."  Captain  Hugh  §  (the 
darling  of  the  county)  commences  the  shout  of  the  Wattle  blood  for 
ever,  as  Tip- top  goes  over  the  ground  as  if  on  a  flat ;  long  Jack  Adam- 
son  riding  his  wee  grey  mare  about  sixteen  stone,  jumps  off  her  back 
with  "  Bad  luck  to  you,  Knockfierna ;"  a  few  are  pointing  for  the  road 
to  Siskennet,  while  many  a  good  man,  with  a  dead -beaten  nag,  learn* 
the  lesson  that  pipes  are  no  good  without  wind  to  fill  them ;  and  a& 
his  beast  toes  it  into  croom,  makes  a  mental  vow  against  all  racks  fulL 
of  hay,  and  all  horses  short  of  work ;  suddenly  they  disappear  from  the 
front  rank,  and  Michael  alone  doth  climb  the  hill,  the  pup  leading, 
and  the  pack  in  a  nut-shell.  Johnny  Welsh  is  close  behind  them,  but 
a  farthing's  worth  of  whip-cord  would  be  too  much  for  his  hounds;  and- 
with  many  a  sob  the  huntsman  and  he  at  length  gain  the  aerial  abode 
of  the  "good  people.ll"  "  They  are  all  beaten,"  cries  Michael,  as  he 
shouts,  "  the  world,  the  world  for  the  pup,  Windsor,  Windsor;"  and  he 
steers  Oronooko  down  for  the  bottoms  of  Siskennet,  having  given  him 
'good  puff"  on  the  crown  of  the  hill;  but  soon  is  he  undeceived, 
or  fro  m  out  the  valley,  between  him  and  Siskennet  cover,  shouts  forth 
the  wily  Parsons,  leading  the  Massys,  and  Fosberry's  Lily  going  like  a 
racer  ;  and  she  was  one  all  over,  and  no  difficulties  are  yet  appearing 
amongst  the  chosen  few  ;  and  as  Mr.  P.  emerges  from  his  long-headed 
cast,  he  throws  an  enquiring  glance  to  his  right  hand,  and  there,  oh ! 
"  Arab  to  his  sight,"  are  still  to  be  seen  the  same  horsemen  at  the  same 
apparent  distance  as  before,  and  going  along  at  their  rate,  without  any 
appearance  of  distress.     Why  does  the  Veteran  shake  his  head  ?     And 

*  Michael,  the  huntsmaa. 

t  George  Fosberry,  Esq.,  of  Adare,  commonly  called  Black  George,  to  distinguish 
him  from  bis  fiedr-haired  cousin. 

t  George  Fosberry,  Esq.,  of  Curragh  Bridge,  Master  of  the  County  of  Limerick 
Fox-Hounds. 

$  Captain  Hugh  Masiy,  of  Glenrille,  commonly  called  the  Widow  Hugh. 

II  Good  people^  Hibernian  Fairies. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  221 

why  does  he  cast  a  warning  glance  at  the  Captain,  who  he  thinl^s  ig 
making  too  free  with  Tip-top  ?  His  sage  eye  long  ago  discovered  the 
workmen;  one  a  tall  and  muscular  man  (heavy  from  bone  and  not  from 
flesh),  is  riding  a  long,  low,  thorough-bred  looking  nag,  with  that  ab- 
sence of  meat,  and  that  out-break  of  muscle,  which  proves  him  up  to 
the  mark  ;  aye,  and  he  is  riding  him  like  a  sportsman  and  a  gentleman, — 
no  hurry,  no  interference,  no  visible  enthusiasm^  save  now  and  again 
a  wave  of  the  hand  as  the  Pup,  Volunteer,  and  Marmion,  strike  the 
key-notes  of  the  heart.  The  other,  scarcely  nine  stone,  is  on,  as  we 
would  say  in  Ireland,  **  the  morial  of  the  other,"  who  is  going  along  as 
if  guided  by  a  midge.  The  conqueror  of  a  thousand  well  fought  field  s 
shakes  his  head,  as  he  thinks  that  the  big  one  is  too  cool  by  half,  and 
that  the  wee  chap  is  riding  his  second  horse,  and  with  a  muttered  wish 
that  the  best  blood  of  the  county  should  hold  their  own,  he  takes  the 
opportunity  of  the  slight  check  at  BaUinvreena  road  to  call  to  the  Cap* 
tain  and  the  others  to  be  wary,  for  tliat  they  had  caught  a  tartar  in  yon 
dark  man.  Hugh  Massy  drops  near  to  the  strangers;  the  Honourable 
puts  Smeller's  nose  to  the  wind ;  Black  George  says  nothing,  but  looks 
as  close  at  the  customei^/  as  ''  an  apple  woman  does  at  a  Caul  Doyle  ;"* 
Red  George  says,  *^  Bother  man,  and  I  upon  Babe ;"  and  Captain 
Hugh,  as  he  shouts ''  Windsor,  the  hit,  you  are  only  fit  to  be  Chancellor 
of  the  Exchequer,"  and  crams  Tip  over  the  high  bank  off  the  road, 
wishes  that  fifty  tons  weight  of  Connemara  marble  may  be  over  him  if 
he  does  not  show  the  silent  gentleman  the  temps  dejour.  Away  go  the 
pack  for  Coolruss,  and  close  to  them,  still  riding  his  line,  go  the  dark 
man  and  his  imp ;  the  heavy  bottoms  receive '  them,  the  fetlock  drags 
at  each  uphft  its  heavy  load,  the  up-fences  are  taken  with  severe  exer- 
tion, and  the  stoutest  of  them  pause  as  they  drop  off  them ;  and  ere 
Coolruss  hill  is  gained,  many  a  bungle  and  many  a  short  leap  tell  the 
wearisomeness  of  that  '^  clotted  plain."  Just  at  the  last  fence  but  one 
to  the  hill  Johnny  Welsh  is  down,  and  is  extricating  himself  from  his 
namesake;  the  old  horse's  head  is  on  the  bank,  his  struggles  have  nearly 
ceased,  Johnny  slips  from  under  him,  his  face  reeking  with  the  yellow 
mud,  the  saddle  is  off,  the  old  horse  makes  *'  one  struggle  more,"  and 
gains  half  his  body  on  the  field,  his  old  friend  holds  him  hard  by  the 
snaffle,  and  at  length  he  rolls  out ;  but  as  he  gets  up,  his  quivering 
limbs  forbid  a  renewal  of  the  chase,  and  as  he  totters  into  the  Httle 
village  at  the  foot  of  Coolruss,  it  is  too  plain  that  *'  Repose,  the  foster 
nurse  of  Nature,"  must  do  her  work,  and  that  many  a  day  must  elapse 
ere  the  gallant  old  horse  shall  **  forward  to  hound  once  more ;"  but  no 
whipper  is  wanted ;  two  couple  of  the  old  dogs  have  given  in,  and  are 
led  home  by  the  "Gossoons."    While  eleven  couple  of  tb^  tops  are 

*  Caul  Ooyle,  a  bad  peoDy. 
NO.    CVIIL—VOL.  XVIII.  2e 


222  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

carrying  the  scent  right  up  Coolrtiss  hill,  the  Pup  still  at  the  head, 
the  huntsman  rides  Oronooko  zig-  zag  up  it ;  Mr.  P.  goes  straight  at 
it  upon  Lily ;  Hugh  Massy  here  makes  his  first  cast  from  sheer  neces- 
sity, the  stallion  having  been  called  upon  so  often,  that  he  is  quite  ready 
to  cry  "  not  at  home."     The  Widow  clings  to  Tip-top's  mane,  whose 
mien  is  not  so  lofty  as  before  ;  the  Fosberrys  (par  nobile)   are  to  the 
right  with  the  dark  gentleman  and  his  imp  ;  and  while  it  is  plain  that 
the  weight  and  the  deep  bottoms  have   somewhat   told   upon   the 
big  one's  horse,  the  wee  one  is  at  his  ease  and  hard  held.  ''  Smellers  and 
myself  first  over  the  bound's  wall,"  cries  the  Honourable  George  as  he 
goes  crashing  into  the  paddock,  over^the  break,  the  only  pass  for  Garry- 
fine  ;  it  is  over  five  feet,  and  as  Smellers  lands,  her  gallant  rider  sing;^  out, 
'*  Happy's  the  man  at  this  side  of  the  water."     And  now  they  all  close 
up  for  the  fence  ;  the  huntsman  takes  a  **  big-hold  "  of  Oronooko 's 
head,  and  lands  him  safe  at  the  other  side ;  but  there,  alas,  he  falls 
heavily,  and  while  the  hunt  and  earth  have  faded  from  the  huntsman's 
eye,  Lily  is  over,  and  Mr.  Parsons  dashes  for  the  head,  in  order  that 
Ireland's  best  hounds  should  never  want  a  Son  of  Erin  to  command 
them.     Tip's  head  is  up,  and  the  Captain  is  just  in  time  for  the  fence, 
in^hen  he  sees  the  dark  man  approaching,  and  with  the  wave  of  hk  hand 
he  says,  "  At  it,  sir,  at  it,  never  trouble  yourself  about  me ;  Tip-top 
can  spare  an  open  to  a  sportsman,  if  greyhounds  were  in  the  race."  Over 
go  the  dark  one  and  his  groom,  and  bang  almost  into  his  pocket  is 
Tip- top;  Babe  and  Hawthorn  show  their  Kerry  breeding,  and  touch  and 
go  over;  and  with  somewhat  lessening  pace  the  hounds  are  going  away 
for  Garryfine;  the  river  is  gained.  **  The  deeris  over  about  ten  minites, 
yer  honours,"  cries  a  Patlander  out  of  a  cabin,  with  the  boiled  escu- 
lent of  his  country  in  his  hand.  "  Did  he  stop  long  in  the  river^  and 
was  he  fresh  ?"  says  Mr.  Parsons.     **  By  the  Vargin,"  says  the  "  octo- 
millionth  fraction,"  myself  thought^  it  was  to  be  done,  he  was  coming 
down ;  bit  whinivir  he  got  the  wathir  you'd  imagine  'twas  a  sthrame  of 
whiskey  he  was  in,  in  the  regard  of  the  frishining  it  gav  im."     Mr. 
Parsons  drops  Lily  in,  and  washes  her  mouth,  and  lets  her  have  a 
swallow.     They  are  all  over,  and  the  buck  hounds,   renovated  by 
immersion  in  their  favoured  element,  are-  again  heading,  with  good 
scent,  for  the  black  top  of  Garryfine  Hill.     "  Are  you  hurt,  Hugh  ?" 
cries  the  Captain,  as  the  stallion  and  Hugh  Massy  disappear  into  the 
trench,  on  the  off  side  of  a  bank      **  Not  a  bit,  Captain  ;  but   get  on 
with  the  hounds,  for,  depend  upon  it,  there's  no  peace  in  this  pace  J* 
**  Are  you  done?"  quoth  the  Captain.    "  Pumped  out,"  says  Hugh, 
from  the  left  corner  of  his  mouth,  with  a  melancholy  nod.      Up  they 
go  ftom  the  bottom  to  the  slant  of  the  hill,  and  there  lies  the  bog  drain 
before  them,  with  its  high  ditch.     Bravo,  Lily  ;  and  well  leaped  Tip- 


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top ;   ah,  Smellers  falls  back ;  it  has  proved  a  Caucasus  to  her.     Oh 
honorable  !    had  Claret  lived  to  see  that  day,  the  frfteen  miles,  fast  as 
they  have  been,  and  the  bog  ditch  of  Garryfine,  would  never  have 
obliged  you  to  quit  the  cfcase,  while  the  descendants  of  the  pursuers  of 
your  mountain  deer  ever  harked  forward  to  their  prey.     Black  George 
is  over  at  a  firmer  spot.    Red  George  gets  on  the  fence  with  a  struggle, 
and  off  with  difficulty ;  and  here  comes  the  dark  man  at  the  boundary ; 
well  gets  he  into  it ;  but,  as  the  bold  hor»e  strains  the  utmost  for  the 
off  fence,  the  clammy  soil  holds  him,  and,  without  the  power  to  stop, 
he  fialla  head-long  into  the  trench,  and  his  gallant  rider  under  him,  and 
there  he  lies  with  his  neck  twisted  under  him ;  and  the  heavy  and 
laboured  breathing,  the  swoln  flank,  and  the  blood-red  eye,  proclaim 
**  nature's  bankruptcy  ;"    and   humanity,  with    the  voice   of    Dick 
Martin,  cries  *'  hold,  enough.'*     The  attendant  imp  takes  it  in  stroke, 
and   is  off,  and  engaged  in  liberating  his  master  ;  he  rises,  gives  one 
look  at  his   over -marked  horse,  throws  his  flask  to  his  servant,  and 
with  the  words  **  don't  spare  the  brandy  on  him,"  is  on  the  fresh  one, 
and  racinf;  for  his  place  once  more.      And  now  Windsor,  True  Boy, 
and  Caroline,  are  placing  the  wood  at  Miltown  between  them  and  their 
gallant  followers.      Tip  Top  is  still  in  front ;   but  the  Captain's  hat  is 
over  his  brow,  and  he  is  not  so  free  with  his  horse  as  before  ;  he  drops 
him  off  his  fences^  and  ch<K>ses  his  ground  more  particularly ;  and  as 
they  pass  the  back  of  Miltown  House,  and  the  long  fallows  of  Bally- 
hea,  in  the  County  of  Cork,  appear,  and  he  sees  the  water  plashing 
round  the  buck  hounds,  he  wishes  for  a  check,  fearful,  at  the  same  time 
of  check-mate,  for  he  thinks,  that  if  things  last,  the  Wattle  stoutness 
and  the  Ebony  speed  of  Tip  Top,  will  shortly  become  only  a  kippin* 
in  the  hands  of  old  Father  1  ime.      Black  George  has  gotten  close  up 
to  Lily  ;  and  Mr.  Parsons,  as  he  drops  his  hand  to  him,  shouts  to  him 
"  bravo  George,  the  tale  of  this  day  will  do  for  old  age  and  crutches/' 
Red  George  sees  his  own  heights  of  Castle  Olives,  and  wishes  for  the 
relay  that  is  in  its  stables ;  for  the  sob  and  slack  fencing  of  Baby's  best  son 
shows  that  he  is  almost  in  infancy  once  more ;  he  rides  him  out  of  the 
fence  of  Aghlishdrinah,  and  as  he  gets  off,  his  fore-legs  extend,  the 
head  falls,  the  mouth  is  dead,  and  with  a  wave  to  Richard  Parsons, 
and  a  shout  to   Black  George  to  keep  Hawthorn  together,  for  the 
honor  of  the  name,  Red  George  leads  his  exhausted  nag  to  the  cross 
of   Buttevant  and  *'  Rouge-perd ;"  and  now  Kilmaclenan  is  left  to 
the  left,  and  the  glen  of  Ballybeg  and  the  \Yidow's  Earth  appear 
(many  a  tale  of  tally  and  hark-away  bear  them,  as  the  locale),  and  as 
the  gallant  Captain  ascends  the  hill  of  Ballybeg,  slowly  wends  the 
generous  steed  :— the  struggle  is  all  between  pluck  and  nature.     Long 
has  the  Captain  known  that  nature's  claims  were  becoming  predomi- 

*  Kippin,  q  small  smtch.  S  b  2 


224  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Apkii., 

nant ;  but  the  blood  of  centuries,  which  makes  the  Babe  resemble  the 
by-gone  sportsman,  forbids  a  stop,  and  he  takes  him  to  the  top  of  the 
fence,  into  the   cover  ;  but  Tip  surrenders ;  over  they  go,   and   the 
Widow  goes  to  ground  in  the  Widow*8  Earth.    The  Dark  Man  shakes 
his  second  horse,  and  goes  clean  over  him,  and  as  he  lands,  that  son  of 
^port  cries  out,  **Go  on,  sir,  with  your  second  horse  ;  bad  luck  to  the 
one  horse  in  Ireland,  barring  the  lad  lying  here,  could  have  brought 
14  stone  so  far  ;   however,  I  wish  you  luck,  although  you  have  come 
Ducrow  over  me."    The  grave  man  smiles,  and,  as  he  sees  Black 
George   stop  up  in  the  field,   near  Ballyclough  cover,  he  thinks  to 
himself  that  the  play  is  nearly  over,  as  "  both  Rouge  and  Noir  had 
given  up  ;*'  and  he  creeps  up  to  the  Lily,  although  it  becomes  a  matter 
of  consideration  with  him,  how  long  he  may  stay  with  her.     But,  who 
appears  galloping  the  road  with  a  cravat  round  his  head,  and  bis  face 
covered  with  blood?      It  is  Michael  the  huntsman,  upon  Monarch 
(Mr.  Harte's  best  horse)  :  he  shouts  to  Windsor ;  and  as  Mr.  Parsons 
sees  the  huntsman  once  more  in  his  place,  he  takes  a  pull  at  Lily,  and 
says  "  Michael,  you  have  eight  couple  of  hounds,  and  an  improving 
country  ;  I  would  have  gone  as  long  as  Lily  lived,  had  you  not  got  up; 
as  it  is,  I  shall  try  to  keep  place."  Michael  shouts  "  Faha  for  ever,"  and 
as  the  park  walls  of  Castle  Cor  are  seen,  the  pack  are  running  nearly 
mute,  and  the  pup  is  nearly  half  a  field  a-head  ;  he  leaps  into  the 
road,  and  the  country  people  shout — Michael  races  at  the  wall — Lily 
is  put  to  h(Br  best  speed — the  foreigner  turns  the  whip  upon  his  second 
horse,  and  as  they  leap  into  the  road,  the  gallant  stag  and  Windsor  roll 
back  from  the  park  wall — Michael  wipes  the  blood  from  his  brow— Mr. 
Parsons  jumps  ofi"  Lily— the  Dark  Man  gives  his  first  cheer,  which 
is  heard  o'er  hill  and  dale,  and  pats  the  neck  of  his  reeking  horse.    Mr. 
Parsons  looks  more  closely  at  him,  pulls  out  his  watch,  and  taking  off 
his  cap,  he  says,  *'  My  Lord  Charles  Manners,  youare  welcome  to  the 
end  of  twenty-eight  miles  with  the  county  of  Limerick  calves."    Time 
has  laid  his  hand  upon  the  sportsmen  connected  with  this  run ;   but 
their  hearts  are  as  warm  and  as  true  to  sport   **  as  in  their  hot  youths, 
when  George  the  Third  was  King;"  and  the  same  kind  feeling,  so  indi- 
genous to  Erin's  sportsmen,  has  only  been  mellowed  by  the  years 
gone  by.     The  sobriquet  attached  to  the  Messrs.  Fosberry,  in  order  to 
designate  them,  has  lost  its  distinguishing  power ;   but  although  the 
colour  is  gone,  and  both  alike  are  grey,  yet,  like  good  port,  the  body 
remains  sound  as  ever,  and  long  may  it  continue  so  with  both. 

Years  passed  away,  and  the  pup  became  the  veteran  of  the  pack, 
and  the  sire  of  many  a  good  hound ;  and  although  age  acted  hke 
a  shot  belt  on  him,  and  he  was  no  longer  at  the  head,  yet  his  sagacity 
and  nose  retained  all  their  powers;  and  often,  when  the  life-blood  ran 
Wgh  in  man  and  beast,  and  scent  was  overrun,  and  a  long  continued 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  225 

check   increased  each  moment  the  difficulty  of  reclaiming  the  slot, 
and  the  casts  and  ingenuity  of  the  huntsman  were  closed,  up  came  the 
old  dog,  and,  like  the  Duke  of  Wellington,  opened  in  time  to  save  the 
credit  of  all;   and  when,  like  his  Grace,  he  gave  tongue,  his  known 
steadiness  and  abhorrence  of  a  lie  raised  the  heart  of  the  sportsman, 
and  hark  to  Windsor,  the  old  do^  has  bibled  it,  was  once  more  heard 
on  the  field.     About  the  year  1829  he  got  rheumatism  so  badly  that  he 
was  unable  to  go  any  distance,  but  used  to  creep  after  the  pack  to 
have  hunting  excursions  in  the  low  corcasses  of  Tervoe,  and  he  was 
always  accompanied  by  a  little  basket  beagle  called  Tiny,  the  smallest 
and  handsomest  of  the  kind  I  ever  saw.     The  huntsman  used  to  say 
that  when  sle  cameon  the  trail  she  used  to  go  up  to  old  Windsor  and  dis^ 
course  him  thus,  **  Here  she  is,  Windsor,  here  she  is  ;"  to  which  Windsor 
used  to    reply;    "Oh!    murder   and  Irish,    where  is   she?*'   and  he 
imitated  their  cries  very  naturally.      In  the  latter  part  of  the  year  the 
old  dog  had  declined  so  much  that  he  could  only  go  with  the  pack  to 
the  end  of  the  long  avenue,  where  he  used  to  be  stopped  at  the  lodge, 
and  then  he  used  to  howl  so  deeply^  that  we  could  hear  him  for  miles. 
The  summer  wore  over,  and  the  winter  found  Windsor  ill  prepared 
to  meet  its  inclemency  ;  but  every  fine  day  he  contrived  to  crawl  to  the 
foot  of  a  venerable  oak  in  the  avenue,  and  there  he  lay,  with  his  head 
between  his  fore-legs,  and  always  by  his  side  was  Tiny ;  they  were  sub- 
jects for  a  painter,  and  I  often  since  regretted  that  I  did  not  obtain  a  sketch 
of  them.   We  opened  the  season  that  year  very  early,  and  our  first  day 
we  had  a  good  thing  in  the  morning ;  but  as  the  day  was  fine,  and  it 
was  only  two  o'clock,  Mr.  Tuthill  proposed  our  reiurning  to  the  sport- 
ing paddock  and  taking  a  deer  out  (this  paddock  was  kept  for  the  deer 
about  to  be  hunted,  and  they  were  fed  upon  sheaf  oats  and  ivy,  and 
were  always  in  good  condition  for  hunting) ;  we  all  agreed  with  joy,  and 
accordingly  trotted  back  to  the  paddock,  when    very  shortly  a  noble 
deer  was  forced  out,  and  after  running  him  for  about  two  miles  out,  he 
windlassed  and  made  straight  back  for  home,  leaped  the  avenue  wall 
and  ran  for  the  fence  to  the  right  of  the  house,  and  close  by  the  old 
oak  ;  the  fence  consisted  of  a  wall  about  four  feet  high,  and  a  drain, 
about  fourteen  feet  broad,  at  the  other  side.     We  stopped  the  hounds, 
and,  accompanied  by  Mr. Tuthill,  I  galloped  up  to  see  that  the  deer  did 
not  herd  with  the  cows,  as  a  hunted  deer  almost  always  will  do ;  and  I 
beheld,  with  astonishment,  a  hound  racing  at  the  deer,  at  a  full,  in 
prime ;  they  both  faced  the  fence,  leaped  it,  and  disappeared  from  my 
view;  I  rode  forward,  chiding  the  hound,  thinking  it  to  be  one  of  the 
pack,  which  had  escaped,  and  when  I  got  to  the  wall,  I  looked  over, 
and  then  I  saw  the  deer  lying  cast  upon  his  back  in  the  trench,  and 
acioss  his  body,  with  his  head  inclining  towards  his  throat,  lay  old 
Windsor dead.  Shamrock. 


226  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Araiii. 

THoroms  UPON  breeding  and  rearing 

BLOOD  STOCK. 

A  Brood  Mare,  in  maternal  pnd#, 
With  a  Colt  trotting  bj  ber  side. 
Is  to  mj  sight,  more  pleasing  f«r 
Than  Hero  in  triumphal  car. 
Or  lovely  Venus,  weeping  o'er 
Adonis,  wounded  by  a  Boar. 

(  Dr.  StfMiax  in  Starch  mf  the  Picturtsque). 

PHELIMINARY  REMARKS. 

In  presenting  to  the  public  the  following  memoranda,  suggested  by  the 
experience  of  years,  it  is  proper  to  inform  my  readers,  before-hand, 
what  are  the  objects  and  intentions  of  the  papers,  which  I  shall  bring 
before  them  from  time  to  time,  as  opportunity  may  occur  to  do  so. 

At  the  commencement  of  my  career  as  a  breeder,  a  small  manual 
of  easy  reference,  to  have  given  me  an  insight  of  the  first  principles  to 
be  observed,  would  have  been  most  acceptable.  It  shall  be  my  aim, 
if  possible,  to  obviate  the  future  want  of  such  a  hand-book;  and  by 
giving  plain  and  concise  directions  upon  all  branches  connected  with 
the  subject,  I  will  endeavour  to  remove  difficulties  similar  to  those  1 
experienced  and  had  to  contend  with,  from  the  path  of  any  one  de- 
sirous of  enteiing  upon  so  interesting,  so  patriotic,  and  if  properly 
managed,  so  lucrative  a  pursuit. 

Being  perfectly  satisfied  that  England  is  in  possession  of  a  breed  of 
horses  unrivalled  for  speed,  size,  stoutness,  and  ability  to  carry  weight, 
I  will  not  touch  upon  a  theme  so  often  and  so  ably  treated  as  the 
origin  of  the  English  Blood  Horse  ;  but,  congratulating  my  country- 
men an  I  myself  upon  the  existence  of  such  an  animal,  confine  my  ob- 
servations as  to  the  methods  most  approved  and  best  calculated 
to  preserve  the  enviable  celebrity  so  justly  and  universally  acquired  and 
conceded. 

For  a  series  of  years  **  The  Breeding  and  Rearing  Blood  Stock  "  en- 
gaged my  particular  attention ;  and  to  no  other  period  of  my  life  do  I 
look  back  with  such  unmingled  feelings  of  satisfaction. 

Forsooth  it  was  a  pleasing  occupation. 

The  little  excitement  caused  by  varying  hopes  and  fears,  was  of  it- 
self delightful ;  especially  as  the  former,  thanks  to  the  elasticity  of  the 
human  mind,  in  general  predominated. 

Methinks  I  now  hear  the  long  and  anxiously  expected  rat-tat-tat  at  my 
chamber  door,  in  the  middle  of  the  night,  and  the  ready  answer  (to  my 
hurried  and  almost  breathless  enquiry),  in  Trusty  Richard's  harshand  dis- 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  227 

cordant  voice,  which  then  sounded  musical  in  my  well  pleased  ears, 
**  Sir  !  The  old  mare  has  dropped  another  colt ! !  and  such  a  one ! ! !" — 

Did  my  faithful  messenger  bring  intelligence  of  the  advent  of  a  Fiily 
Foal,  the  ill  news  was  so  larded  and  qualified  by  encomiums,  that  I 
>¥as  almost  reconciled  to  the  sex. 

Oh,  Richard  !  Those  were  happy,  happy  times  ;  for  both  master 
and  man  were — enthusiasts. 

I  have  already  spoken  of  the  delightful  excitement  of  alternating 
hope  and  fear ;  yet  how  much  more  satisfactory  are  the  pleasures  of 
memory  1  Somehow  or  other,  do  what  we  may,  the  former  feelings  can 
never  be  thoroughly  separated*  Bright-eyed  Hope  invariably  brings 
with  her,  ''pale  and  distempered  Fear,"  like  a  Princess, '' beautiful 
exceedingly,"  who  has  her  train  supported  by  a  hideous  and  mis- 
shapen dwarf.  An  ill-assorted  couple  are  they,  and  remind  me  of 
quondam  friends  of  my  own, — a  lady-like  woman  who  was  married  to 
a  lout  of  a  husband.  To  obtain  the  desirable  society  of  the  one,  you 
were  obliged  to  pay  the  odious  penalty  of  enduring  the  other. 

Now,  you  can  to  a  certain  extent,  banish  disagreeable  reminiscences 
ad  lihitum,  and  suffer  your  thoughts  to  dwell  alone  upon  those  which 
afford  you  pure  and  unalloyed  delight. 

I  have  myself  found  that,  in  adversity,  "Tired  nature's  sweet  restorer, 
balmy  sleep,"  was  never  half  io  welcome  to  the  fevered  patient,  or  to 
the  worn  and  anxious  watcher  through  the  night,  as  the  bright  and 
cheering  remembrance  ^of  well  employed  days  that  are  gone,  never — 
never  to  return  I 

And,  knowing  this^  ought  we  not  to  be  careful  that  all  our  actions 
should  **  leave  no  sting  behind  ?"  We  should — we  should.  And  yet 
how  seldom  do  we,  in  the  season  of  youth,  in  the  hey-day  of  enjoy- 
ment, think  of  these  things !  Alas  !  that  we  seem  never  to  be  aware 
of  the  full  value,  both  of  time  and  money,  until  we  have  nearly  spent 
and  wasted  both. 

Many  of  my  gentle  readers  may  here  probably  throw  down  this  Ma- 
gazine in  disgust,  crying  out, "  Good  lack — good  lack — we  thought  to 
have  read  a  spirited  essay  upon  '  Breeding  in  all  its  branches,'  and 
lo !  we  have  a  homily."  Should  such  be  the  case,  I  shall  be  sorely 
vexed  that  my  digression  has  produced  so  painful  a  result ;  but  in 
truth,  I  could  not  resist  the  impulse  of  paying  a  passing  tribute  to  that 
all-powerful  genius  Memory. 

Even  as  I  write  these  lines,  shut  up  as  it  were  in  the  hard  and 
stony  heart  of  this  great  metropolis,  and  the  future  prospects  of  my 
life  dark  and  uncertain,  fond  Memory  waves  lier  ma^ic  wand.  Behold  I 
my  burthen  is  alleviated  ;  my  mind  regains  its  elasticity  and  takes  a 
livelier  tone ;  and  ray  gloomy  prospects  appear  brighter  under  the  tem- 
porary influence  of  the  "  light  of  other  days  ! !" 


228  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

Busy  Fancy  carries  me  back  to  the  verdant  6elds  of  my  compact 
stud  farm,  in  the  centre  of  a  midland  county,  well  watered  and 
fertile. 

**  Far  removed  from  noise  and  smoke,"  I  see,  *•  in  my  mind's  eye, 
Horatio,*'  a  group  of  brood  mares — steady  and  matronly,  both  in 
appearance  and  behaviour.  Picturesque  objects  they  are,  clustered 
beneath  that  **  wide- spreading  beech  tree."  Their  manes  and  tails 
'*  unkempt,"  and  their  wild-looking  forelocks  hanging  about  their  eyes, 
most  useful  in  guarding  them  from  the  persevering  attacks  of  the 
buzzing  nuisances  of  a  hot  and  sultry  June.  They  have  all  evidently 
seen  better  days.  Yet,  despite  their  dishevelled  and  gipsy-like 
appearance,  they  are  a  **  valuable  lot.**  Indeed,  each  one  would  be  so 
considered  and  described  by  that  prince  of  good  fellows  at  *'  the 
corner,*^  Sedate  as  they  now  are,  most  of  them  have  been  rather 
wild  in  their  youth.  They  have  aristocratic  blood  in  their  veins  ! 
Nevertheless,  taking  all  things  into  consideration,  shades  of  Orville, 
and  Walton !  Whisker  and  Comus !  Selim  and  Blacklock !  Tramp, 
Partisan,  Rubens,  and  Filho-da-Puta ! !  !  ye  have  no  need  to  be 
ashamed  of  your  daughters.  One  figure  stands  out  more  prominent 
than  the  rest.  Observe  her  well.  She  is  a  long,  low,  wiry- looking 
mare.  Certainly  her  lips  are  pendulous,  and  she  is  somewhat  sunk  in 
her  back.  Yet  those  are  imperfections  which  may  be  overlooked  in 
"  a  dam  of  many  winners.*' 

She  is  one  of  the  last  of  the  Waxys  ! !  But  where  are  the  foals  ? 
Most  of  them  lie  at  full  length,  basking  in  the  sunshine,  and  half 
hidden  in  the  soft  and  luxuriant  grass.  So  still  are  they,  and  so.void  of 
expression  is  the  half-closed  and  dreamy  eye,  that  you  may  well 
imagine  them  to  be  dead,  were  you  not  convinced  otherwise  by  the 
occasional  whisk  of  the  tail  and  the  tremulous  movement  of  the  ears. 
They  are  neither  asleep  nor  awake,  but  enjoying  a  perfect  state  of 
animal  indulgence,  a  drowsy  consciouness  of  warmth  and  ease.  Some 
of  them  are  gambolling  around  their  dams ;  and  see !  a  Langar,  a 
Camel,  and^  Velocipede,  are  racing  round  the  field  ! 

At  present  you  may  have  what  odds  you  like  to  name  upon  the  bit 
of  Whalebone, 

Some  future  day,  another  course  may  see  a  different  result ;  although 
I  have  heard  men,  who  were  acknowledged  to  be  judges,  assert,  they 
were  never  deceived  as  to  the  ulterior  capabilities  of  the  race-horse,  by 
seeing  foals  galloping  in  a  paddock.  And  now,  having  awakened  from 
my  day  dream,  we  will  proceed  onwards  to 

TBE   LOOSB  B0X£S    AND   HOVELS. 

Reader,  should  you  be  one  of  a  fortunate  class  whose  wealth  enables 
tliem  to  construct  boxes,  and  lay  out  paddocks,  regardless  of  expense, 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  n9 

you  may,  perhaps,  be  disposed  to  sneer  at  many  of  the  economical 
make-shifls  I  shall  recommend. 

In  such  case  I  would  advise  an  immediate  excursion  to  the  seat  of 
some  nobleman  or  gentleman  ,who  has  an  extensive  breeding  estab- 
lishment, and  who  conducts  it  upon  a  munificent  scale.  For  instance; 
at  Bretby,  near  Burton-upon-Trent,  the  seat  of  Lord  Chesterfield,  you 
will  see  the  brood  mare  and  foal  housed,  and  attended  to  in  a  style 
worthy  of  that  liberal-minded  nobleman  ;  and,  if  money  is  no  object, 
you  cannot  do  better  than  take  pattern  by  his  boxes,  and  all  apper- 
taining thereto.*  But  as  architects'  designs  are  expensive  luxuries,  and 
eminent  builders*  **  little  accounts,**  sometimes  turn  out  very  serious 
affairs  ;  and  you,  perchance,  may  be  a  man  of  moderate  fortune  and 
wishes,  not  above  taking  a  leaf  or  two  out  of  my  book,  I  will  describe 
various  materials  and  modes  of  building,  and.  leave  the  selection  to 
yourself, — reminding  you,  by  way  of  encouragement  to  economy,  that 
many  a  winner,  both  of  the  Derby  and  St.  Leger,  have  been  reared  in 
a  hovel  of  very  humble  and  unpretending  construction. 

In  the  first  place  you  should  take  into  consideration  the  situation  of 
your  proposed  building.  If  possible,  it  should  have  an  opening  to  the 
south,  for,  in  the  early  days  of  spring,  when  the  weather  is  not  trust- 
worthy enough  to  warrant  the  dam  and  tender  offspring  being  turned 
into  the  paddock,  they  will  both  derive  great  benefit  from  the  admission 
of  the  genial  sunbeams. 

With  regard  to  the  size  of  your  box  or  hovel,  I  should  say  that 
12  feet  square  is  the  minimum  space  in  which  a  brood  mare  and  foal 
may  be  shut  up,  either  as  regards  comfort  or  safety.  The  walls  and 
partitions  may  be  either  of  gorse  or  whin,  boards,  brick,  or  stone.  Of 
these  materials,  certainly,  the  first-named  is  the  cheapest,  whether  you 
take  into  consideration  the  original  cost  of  the  articles,  or  that  of  the 
labour  employed  in  construction.  Supposing  it  to  grow  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  it  is  desirable,  for  besides  the  economy  of  its  use,  it, 
without  doubt,  makes  the  most  comfortable  building  of  any  material 
employed,  although,  perhaps,  not  the  most  durable.  The  objections 
against  its  use  are  these  :  it  takes  up  more  room  than  boards  or  bricks  ; 
and  where  space  is  an  object,  this  alone  is  a  serious  drawback.  It  is 
liable  to  be  injured  by  the  rubbing  and  gnawing  of  cattle.  It  harbours 
mice  and  vermin  ;  and  it  is  somewhat  difficult  to  find  men  who 
thoroughly  understand  the  work. 

Buildings  of  this  description  are  much  in  vogue  in  Warwickshire, 
and  are  to  be  seen  in  perfection  near  Coleshill  and  Castle  Bromwich. 

*  Since  writing  the  abore  I  have  seen  some  boxes  and  hovels,  &c.,  erecting  for 
Messrs.  Tattersall,  at  Willesden  Paddocks,  near  London,  which,  in  my  opinion,  are 
the  very  "  beau  ideal"  They  certainly  leaye  nothing  to  be  wished  for,  and  reflect 
the  highest  credit  upon  the  talented  architect. 

NO.  CVIII. VOL.   XVIII.  2    F 


aao  NEW  ftPOI^TlNO  KAOA^INE,  [Afrw., 

At  the  Diqgle  Stud  FaYm,  nes^r  Birmingham,  I  was  shown  a  range 
of  six  boxes,  each  15  by  12  and  8  ft.  high*  I  was  told  by  the  pro- 
prietor that  the  coat  of  the  whole,  ioc|udiag  materia^  and  workman- 
ship, was  somewhere  about  £40,      More  comfortable  places  I  never 

beheld, 

The  door-poets  and  uprights  were  of  si^wn  oak,  6  in.  by  4  ;  the 
latter  beings  placed  6  ft.  apart ;  the  former.  4  ft.  6  in.  Both  arc  sunk 
d  ft.  iiito  the  ground,  and  the  uprights  are  connected  together  by  strips 
of  wood,  or  small  poles  split  down  the  centre,  and  nailed  longitudinally 
vpon  the  inside  of  the  uprights,  nearly  dose  together ;  thus  forming  a 
Strong  and  compact  frame- work. 

The  manner  of  building  is  as  follows:— 

The  gorse,  being  cut  into  small  bunches,  leaving  a  branch  or  foot- 
stalk 12  in.  long  remaining  upon  each,  is  placed  carefully  upon  the 
ground,  in  layers,  between  two  of  the  uprights;  the  prickly  ps^ 
being  kept  outside,  as  level  as  possible,  and  the  foot-stalk  a  trifle  ele- 
vated. 

"When,  by  successive  layers^  you  h^ve  obtained  a  height  of  15  or 
18  in.,  a  tough  pole,  about  the  thickness  of  an  ordinary  broom  han41ef 
and  which  fits  exactly  between  the  uprights,  is  placed  upon  the  stalks, 
close  to  the  prickly  part  of  the  gorse ;  and  being  drawn  down  very 
tight,  by  grefit  pressure,  is  firmly  secured  to  the  inner  framing,  by  liga- 
tures of  copper  wire,  say  five  or  six  in  every  length. 
^  If  this  be  properly  done,,  it  will  be  foupd  impossible  to  withdraw  a 
single  bunch  of  gorse ;  and  it  is  upon  this  particular,  part  of  the  prpcess 
that  the  appearance  and  solidity  of  the  work  entirely  depends.  Another 
layer  is  then  placed,*— another  pole  fastened, — until  the  desired  height 
is  obtained. 

The  stalks  projecting  through  the  interstices  of  the  ftame^wc^^,  are, 
then  taken  smoothly  off;  and  the  ends  of  the  prickly  part  of  th^  gorse, 
outside,  being  cut  down,  secundum  artem^  with  a  liay-trusser's  knife, 
tjhe  outer  wall  is  left  as  compact  and  solid  as  a  rick.  A  roof  eitl^er  of 
tiles  or  thatch  completes  the  building ;  and ,  if  ypur  workmen  have  been, 
expert  and  skilful,  it;  will  be  one  that  will  please  you  greaUy,  and  answer 
every  purpose  of  an  erection  upop.  which  you  might  have  expended 
more  than  treble  the  amount. 

Should  you,  h9weyer,  think  such  box^s  or  hovels  too.  fras^e,  or 
otherwise  objectionable,  and,  bearing  in  mind  the  benefit  ojf  your  pos- 
terity, determine  upon  having  them  constructed  more  permanently  of 
brick  or  stone,  I  would,  by  all  means,  recommend  a  thatchfed  roof. 
Or,  supposing  you  prefer  one  of  tiles  or  slate,  a  straw  lining  to  it ;  for 
either  of  these  last-named  materials  is  liable  to  be  affected  by  heat  or 
cold. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAOAZIN&  Sdl 

An  artifietal'ceilhdgy  if  1  mf  to  terni  k,  efta  bk  made  bf  VeMtng  » 
few  wattled  hurdles  upon  it  beaonv  darned  from  wall^plate  ta  wallv* 
plate.  Upon  the  hurdles  loose  stniw^  fomjAwood,  fem,  or  ftiggots,  way 
be  plaoed,  and  the  buildmg  thus  kept  at  a  more  equal  temperature* 

In  m J  opinioin  the  fack  should  be  placed  upon  thie  same  lerel  with 
the  manger,  and  the  whole  width  of  die  box  equally  divided  between 
them*  If  the  rack  is  placed  aboVe  the  manger,  as  is  the  case  generally, 
the  seeds^  stalks,  and  small  foliage  of  the  hay  are  hable  to  drop  into 
the  foal's  eyes,  create  great  present  suffering,  and,  perhaps,  dlimat^  lost 
of  sight. 

The  fronr,  both  of  rack  and  manger,  should  be  boardedyfttsA.  This 
will  prerent  accidents,  similar  tx>  one  by  which  I  onftse  lost  a  foal  of 
very  considerable  promise. — It  was  lying  down,  with  ks  head  under 
the  manger :  upon  my  entrance,  suddenly,  it  started  «p  alarmed,  and 
struck  the  nape  of  its  neck  against  the  sharp  bottom  edge.  The  blow 
brought  on  locked  jaw^  and  it  died  in  less  than  twenty-four  heutt* 

Particular  care  ahouid  be  taken  that  the  buildings  be  efficiently 
drained. 

I  am  fully  persuaded  that  neglect  in  this  paztieoilaii  i»  the  fhtitfol' 
source  of  many  diseased  to  which  the  horse  is  liable.  That  it  ag^vates 
a//;  is,  I  belisre^  now  generally  aUowed ;  and  it  thereiere  becomes  a  ' 
primary  direct  to  be  attended  to..  I  know  of  no  bettto  mode  of  patlng 
than  using  hard  bricks,  and  having  theod  laid  down  shelving,  very  gra* 
dually,  to  a.  narrow  grating  in  the  euitrcv  from  wliencetbere  should  bo 
sufficient!  Ml  to  carry  alt  fluid  quibkly  away. 

Hares  and  foals  are  naturally  fond  of  society  }  and  iLhi  Angular  to 
observe  the  ardent  and  lasting  fiSendships  that  aaofroooaaionaily  formact 
between  animals  sharing  the  aaime  paddocks,  toget&er with  the  poigntot 
distress  and  anxiety  manifested  when  Ae  parlies  are  separated.  For 
this  reason  I  have  always  bad  the  pactittoos,  bdtwesn  boi»Bi)  paxdy 
open,  and  built  upon  the  following  plan  :--»' 

The  permanent  wall  is  not  Carried  higher  tfian  about  &  ft;  and  threis 
strong  uprigJiUi  are  placed  upon  it.  The  centre  one  runs  up  to  tho'ridge 
of  the  roof,  which  it  contributes  mainly  to  support*  The  two  other  are 
fixed  firmly,  one  to  each  wall,  and  rise  no  higher  than  the  wall'plate. 
Iron  rods,  I^  in;  diameter,  pass  through  the  centre  upright,  six  inches 
apart,  and  are  supported  further  by  their  ends  entering  holes  in  the  two 
posts  attached  to  the  walls,  which  posts  are  bored  exactly  to  the  guage 
of  the  rods.  This  forms  a  strong  and  safe  partition,  the  same  height 
as  the  walls ;  and,  being  partly  open,  a  free  circulation  of  air  is  ob- 
tained, and  the  neigkddurs  may  become  yWene^s  before  they  are  turned 
out  into  the  same  paddbck. 

It  is  very  desirable  that  each  box  should  contain  a  reservoir  for 
water.    A  nme-gallon  kilderkin,  Wtdi  the  head  taken  out,  and  the  sharp 

2  r  2 


332  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

edge  at  the  top  rounded  off,  makes  an  admirable  one.  It  should  stand 
upon  a  platform  of  bricks,  raised  about  a  foot  high,  and  can  be  easily 
secured  in  one  comer  by  belts  of  iron  hoops  passing  round  it,  and 
nailed  to  the  wall.  This  reservoir  can  very  readily  be  cleaned  out,  and 
will  hold  a  sufficient  supply  of  water,  which  will  be  kept  always  at  the 
mean  temperature  of  the  building,  and,  being  constantly  within  reach 
of  the  inmates,  there  is  no  inducement  for  the  mare,  when  turned  out  in 
the  morning,  to  gallop  headlong  to  the  pond,  and  fill  herself  with  cold 
water,  nearly  to  bursting. 

Above  all  things  take  most  especial  care  to  have  the  entrances  to 
your  buildings  both  high  and  wide  enough,  for  you  will  generally  find 
that  a  foal  rushes  in,  or  out,  close  alongside  the  dam,  and  many  are 
the  distressing  accidents  that  have  occurred  from  low  and  narrow  door- 
ways. If  you  have  the  edges  of  the  door  posts  rounded,  so  much 
the  better.    . 

Avoid  every  angle  and  projection  possible,  and  do  not  suffer  nail 
heads,  nuts,  screws,  door  handles,  or  latches  to  stand  out  rank. 

Let  your  fastenings  be  secure,  yet  as  simple  and  as  much  guarded  as 
you  can  possibly  have  them  made. 

Every  particle  of  wood  or  iron  work  should  be  either  painted  with 
oil  colour,  dressed  overjwith  boiled  gas-tar,  or  thoroughly  saturated  with 
the  lees  of  the  most  offensive  train  oil ;  not  only  with  a  view  to  their 
{Nreservation,  but  to  prevent  all  that  mouthing,  licking,  and  nibbling, 
which  young  stock,  but  more  particularly  weanlings,  are  prone  to  in- 
dulge in,  and  which  so  oftentimes  ends  either  in  confirmed  crib-biting, 
or  in  one  of  the  many-varied,  and  equally  inveterate,  forms  of  that  most 
disgustmgand  injurious  of  habits,  wind  sucking* 

Bear  in  mind  the  old  adage,  ^'  Prevention  is  better  than  cure  ;"  and 
use  every  means  to  guard  against  the  chance  of  accident ;  for,  although 
it  is  provoking  enough  to  have  a  valuable  animal  killed  or  maimed,  yet 
the  vexation  is  greatly  increased  by  the  knowledge  that  the  occurrence 
might  have  been  prevented  by  the  exercise  of  forethought  and  pre- 
caution. Sagittarius- 


«f 


L^ 


THE  OLD  HOUSE. 

A  REMONSTRANCE. 

*— —  And  you  deny  me  raiment,  bed,  and  food !" 

Generous  huntsman,  turn  your  head, 
And  look  upon  your  friend  of  old ; 

In  pity  spread  him  out  a  bed, 
And  give  him  shelter  from  the  cold : 


King  Leaar, 


1840.]  NJEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  453 

The  han^'ng  lip— the  hollow  eye, — 
The  drooping  ears  and  shrunken  form, 

Too  plainly  tell  that  he  must  die. 
If  left  out  to  the  pelting  storm. 


He  stands  beneath  a  withered  tree, — 

It  is  a  chill  and  cheerless  place ; 
Turn,  honest  huntsman,  turn  and  see 

How  fast  the  snow  falls  on  his  face. 
O,  take  your  faithful  servant's  life  ; 

The  friendly  gun  he  does  not  fear ; 
Nay,  spare  not  e'en  the  instant  knife. 

But  leave  him  not  to  perish  here  ! 

Do  not  forget  the  gallant  steed, 

Up  hill  the  first,  o'er  lea  alone ! 
The  hero  of  the  course,  whose  speed 

Has  made  the  hunters'cup  your  own : 
The  joyous  shouts  that  rent  the  air — 

Upon  the  turf — of  eager  men, 
Awoke  the  sleeping  echoes  there. 

And  told  you  he  was  foremost  then  ! 

Remember  when  the  merry  horn 

Sent  forth  its  notes  o'er  hill  and  lea. 
Filling  with  joy  the  breath  of  morn. 

And  making  woodside  minstrelsy  ! 
How  bhthe  he  bore  you  to  the  field. 

Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day  ; 
And  when  the  fox  at  last  must  yield. 

Who— who  could  bear  his  brush  away  ? 

Then  leave  him  not,  now  he  is  old, 

To  die  unnoticed  and  alone  ; 
See  him,  ah  !  shivering  in  the  cold, 

Oh !  you  might  almost  see  him  moan  ! 
His  life's  fast  failing  to  its  end  ; 

For  you — ^with  you^ — ^he  passed  his  prime  ; 
Then,  ibr  his  early  truth  as  friend. 

Be  ywi  a  frigid  in  wintry  time ! 


S.  G. 


234  NEW  SPORTING  MAOAZINE.  [Aprii., 


THE  FLY^FISHER'S  TEXT  BOOK. 

OR.  THE  SCIENCE  AND  PRACTICE  OP  FLY-FISHING  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &0. 

*'  Many  (talman)  rivers,  heretofore  highly  prodttetire,  are  eteted  to  heve  heeoma 
incapable  of  repaying  the  outlay  of  the  fisbenoen,  and  generally  a  diminution  of 
fish  to  a  greater  or  less  extent  is  referred  to  caases  within  the  reach  of  legislatire 
controul/' 

Sgeond  tUpoH  on  ih$  Jrith  FUh^ia,  a^.  1836. 

Cha^.  XIII. 

(ScBVE— -TAtf  Rector's  Pool\  conthnied.) 

Tkeoph,     Well,  keeper,  and  what  other  news? 

Keeper*  I  got  that  letter  firom  Antiquarius  last  night,  Sir ;  and  he 
bad  me  also  say  he  would ,  if  possible,  come  over  to  breakfast  with 
you  this  morning. 

Tkeqph.  We'll  gladly  enteitain  so  worthy  a  guest — we  shall  learn 
something  from  him  abot&t  fishing  in  the  olden  times. 

Herb.  Do  you  ever  fish  b«low  Trefriew  ?  I  was  wondering,  as  I 
walked  by  the  river  side  yester  even*,  whether  salmon  ever  took  the  fly 
in  the  tide- ways,  in  the  sea,  or  brackish  waiter. 

Theoph .  I  believe  they  never  do  in  such  sluggish  tide  ways  as  this ;  for 
one  very  good  reason— that  we  seldom  try.  There  is  but  one  likely  place : 
that  is  at  Tal-y-cafh,  about  halfway  down  towards  Conway.  A  few  iso- 
lated attempts  have  been  ms^de  there  by  us  upper  anglers,  but  without 
success — it  is  too  far  to  go  often  upon  a  chance.  Fish  are  occasionally 
seen  to  rise  there,  it  being  a  sh^allowish,  rocky « rapid,  bit  of  stream.  la 
some  situations,  however,  th^y  will  take  the  (ly  in  the  sea,  in  brackish 
water,  and  in  tide-ways.  I  once  submitted  a  question  on  this  point  to 
some  friends :  from  Sir  Hyde  Parker  I  learnt  that  ^*  there  are  two  rocks  in 
the  sea,  not  far  from  Dunrobin  Castle,  Sutherlandshhre,  where  salmon 
take  the  fly  in  the  strongest  salt  water.  A  strong  race  runs  by  these 
rocks,  and  the  salmon  take  here  two  hours  before  low  water.  A  friend 
of  Sir  Hyde  has  been  very  successfuL"  My  friend  Medicus,  living 
here,  tells  me  that  he  knoi^  that  ai  tfaeihiead  of  Looh  Swin,  in  Argyle- 
shire  (close  by  the  Sound  of  Jura), .which  is  a  pujse  sfJt-J^ater  loch  or  bay, 
salmon  will  take  the  flyiifj^^brof^  during- th^to^  half-hour  of  ebb  and 
the  first  half- hour  i)f  Qo^di  ti4e.  He  hfifl.  seen:  theop^  rise  there  in  very 
great  abundance-^thirty-cgr  fos^  i^  fii^c^  Buinntpsft,  for  one  or  two  hours 
together.  To  use  lias.qm  cp^pc^ssion  *'  a^  higUp^d^i^  used  to  hit  them 
off  in  fine  style,"  who  (^ap^,, while  ]^e(tip|i%  W9S^  th^use^  took  fourteen 
small  salmon  in  att  hour.  He  says  tbeifii^  c^n^i^  to  this  station  every 
season  and  there  remain  for  four  or  six  weeks,  finally  going  elsewhere : 
there  ii  only  a  small  fresh-water  stream  running  into  this  loch,  too  pre- 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINB.  235 

cipitous  to  allow  salmon  to  get  up  iu    But  then  again,  from  the  Hon* 
Richard  Hely  Hutchinson  I  receive  the  following  opinion  : — 

'*  i  am  persuaded  s^mon  never  take  the  fly  in  salt  water ;  I  have 
heard  of  men  who  had  beard  from  others  that  they  did,  but  I  never 
could  yet  End  any  one  who  had  either  killed  salmon  themselves  or 
known  any  man  who,  to  his  certain  knowledge,  had  killed  them  in 
salt  water.  I  have  fished  a  great  deal  in  tide* ways,  with  the  fly,  and 
had  admirable  sport :  mackarel,  whiting,  pollock,  and  sand-eels  may 
be  taken  in  great  quantities.  The  fly  is  a  white  feather,  projecting  con- 
siderably over  the  hook,  and  it  resembles  the  herring  fry,  of  which  both 
mackarel  and  pollock  are  very  fond." 

As  to  salmon  fishing  in  brackish  water,  he  says*-^ 

*^  Salmon  take  the  fly  in  brackish  water.     I  was  quite  ignorant  of 
this  fact  until  last  year  (1838).  The  Costello  river  in  Connemara,  twenty- 
one  miles  west  of  Galway  town,  belongs  to  a  club,  of  which  I  ara  a 
member  :  perhaps  there  is  no  river  in  Ireland,  or  any  other  cfountry,  in 
which  there  are  .more  salmoq.     The  tide  runs  up  about  half-a*mile,  for 
the  most  part  over  a  bed  of  rocks  and  turf  soil.    The  oldest  fishermen  on 
the  riv^r  never  had  known  any  man  to  kill  at  salmoi^  below  the  bridge 
vntil  last  season,  when  one  of  our  meinbeis,.Mr.  Martin  of  Ross,  hooked 
what  he  conceived  to  be  a  white  trout,  just  as  the  tide  was  running  up; 
the  keep^,  in  attendance  on  him,  swore  it  could  not  be  a  salmon,  as 
they  never  took  in  brackish  water,  but  salmon  he  .proved  to  be ;  and  I 
having  joined  my  brother  angler,  killed  my  share  of  eight  fine  fresh  fish ; 
they  had^all  the  sea  louse  on  them,  and  were  enormously  strong.  There 
are  two  of  these  streams  below  the  bridge — the  tide  muat  rise  seven  or 
eight  feet  before  the  salt  water  can  ehtet  them,     ThesMtJmob  will  take 
the  fly,  provided  there  be  not  much  sun,  until  half  flood<i" 

Another  friend  of  mine ;  an  old  fisher,  once  indeed  hooked  a  sfd- 
mon,  in  the  sea  itself,  outside  the  river  gates,  at  Treraadoc,  while  many 
were  rising  about  the  spot,  waiting  no  doubt  for  the  flood  tide  to  opea 
Ui^m  and  give  entrance  to  the  river ;  but  haviitg  only  held  it  for  a 
minute  or  so,  he  was  unable  to  determine  whether  he  had  not  (as  was. 
probable)  merely  hooked  it  foul ;  on  two  or  three  occasions,  I  have 
kvuowu  fine  ba^e  or  h^m  mullet  (a:  fish  sonkewhat  like  the  chub,,  with 
the  brilliancy  of  a  salmon)^  varying  fvom  2  Ho  10  lbs.  caught  with  a 
huge  red  salmon  fly,  in  the  sea  off  the  fbetof  Great  Orme's  H^d, 
just  after  the  tide  had  begun  to  ebb.*  I  tried  once  for  theni,  but 
failed :  though  wj^ile  thus  occupied,  I  saw  3  or  4  fine  salmon  leapbg 
high  out  of  th^,  water  MK>ut  200  yard^off.  I  am  tekl  also,  these  b^ 
have  been  taken  half  way  between  this  place  and  the  ^ea^.  but  I  will  not 

*  If  I  evQr  tried  tliis  place  again  it  would  he  during  the  ha  hour  of  ehb  ti4e. 


236  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

vouch  for  that  fact.  Perhaps,  however,  more  might  be  done  with  per- 
severance both  in  tide-ways  and  in  the  sea.  Some  of  the  best  salmon 
fishing  is  in  the  tide-ways  ;  but  that  is  in  rivers  where  it  only  reaches  a 
distance  of  two  or  three  miles  from  the  estuary,  having  a  rapid  descent, 
and  passing  over  a  clear  and  rocky  bed.  In  muddy  tide- ways  I  should 
say,  salmon,  except  at  certain  spots  and  then  only  when  the  stream 
has  clarified  the  river,  would  never  take  the  fly,  for  one  especial  rea« 
son,  namely,  that  they  would  not  rest  in  the  turbid  parts,  which  must 
of  course  abound  in  a  12  miles  course  like  this,  and  as  we  imagine,  they 
never  take  the  fly,  when  on  the  move.  Mind  you,  the  flowing-tide 
may  dam  up  the  current  a  long  way  up  a  river,  as  it  does  here ;  with- 
out, except  for  the  time,  hindering  fishing  ;  and  I  consider  it  only  in 
those  parts  rendered  foul  by  the  flowing  tide,  where  fishing  would  be 
useless. 

Herh.  Then  if  a  tide  river,  from  any  cause  constantly  ebbs  and  flows 
clear y  as  for  instance  over  a  rocky  bed,  I  suppose  angling  may  be  suc- 
cessfully carried  on  after  the  salt  water  is  expelled  by  the  current  of 
fresh. 

Theoph.  1st.  We  practical  anglers  say,  fish  never  rise  at  a  fly  while 
on  the  move.  Then,  2ndly.  There  is  plenty  of  evidence  showing  that 
salmon  move  up  with  a  flowing  tide,  and  either  get  at  once  fairly  into 
fresh  water,  or  return  towards  sea  with  the  ebb,  and  therefore  do  not 
rest  in  the  tide- way.  These  two  data  would  be  at  variance  with  the 
notion  of  taking  salmon  in  the  tide- way  ;  because  if  they  are  never 
stationary  there,  according  to  the  2nd,  being  on  the  move,  they  will 
not  take  a  fly  according  to  the  1st.  But  then  comes  a  third  data^  for 
instance,  that  in  the  "  Angler  in  Ireland,"  and  there  can  be  no  doubt, 
that  in  rivers  of  similar  character  to  that  of  which  he  writes,  fish  will 
rise  in  the  tide-way.  Speaking  of  the  Moy  at  Ballina,  he,  at  vol.  i.  p. 
J  51,  describes  it  thus,  **  about  100  yards  above  the  old  bridge,  is  a 
ledge  of  rock,  where  are  situated  the  weirs  or  salmon  boxes  ;  they  en- 
tirely occupy  the  whole  breadth  of  the  stream  with  the  exception  of  a 
narrow  gap,  to  let  the  spent  fish  go  down.  Few  salmon  can  pass 
above  them,  except  in  very  high  floods,  until  their  removal  in  close 
time.  Rod  fishing  extends  from  these  weirs  for  about  a  mile  down  the 
river,  but  as  the  tide  reaches  quite  up  to  them,  there  are  three  hours 
every  day  when  all  chance  of  sport  is  suspended  by  the  entrance  of  salt 
water,"  &c. 

Herb,  I  see  what  you  mean.  In  such  a  river,  the  fish  waiting  in 
hopes  of  being  able  to  ascend  higher,  are  per  force  stationary,  and  may 
therefore  take  the  fly. 

Theoph.  Just  so :  except,  however,  in  such  a  river  where  the  ebb  and 
flow  of  the  tide  is  so  short,  we  may  consider  it  as  a  general  rule  that 


1840;]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  237 

when  not  actually  at  sea,  salmon  are  either  in  brackish  water  close  to 
the  river's  mouth,  or  running  up  and  down  with  the  flow  and  ebb,  or 
else  pushing  up  above  the  influence  of  the  tide : — and,  therefore,  never 
stationed  in  the  mid  space,  betwe<en  the  stream  and  the  mouth  of  the 
river ;  their  object  being  to  ascend  above  the  tide,  if  the  water  be 
adapted  to  their  taste^  else  to  retire  seaward  till  it  suits  them. 

Herb.  Is  it  an  ascertained  fact  that  salmon  really  float  backwards 
and  forwards  with  the  tide,  as  it  ebbs  and  flows  ?  I  had  always 
thought  that  they  came  right  on  straight  up  the  river,  as  soon  as  they 
once  left  the  **  deep,  deep  sea." 

Tkeop,  By  no  means  so,  as  a  general  rule,  except  it  be  such  fish  as, 
with  spawn  in  an  advanced  state,  come  to  the  mouth  of  the  river,  late 
in  the  season.  These,  indeed,  if  a  river  be  at  all  adapted  to  their  taste, 
push  up  it  at  once  without  the  hesitation  which  the  clear  bright  fish  ex- 
hibit ;  but  these  latter  hover  to  and  fro,  very  considerably,  for  days* — 
often  for  weeks,  almost  months,!  before  they  finally  ascend  for  the 
purpose  of  spawning.  Some  persons  conceive  that  many  fish,  if  the 
river  continue  low,  or  is  not  otherwise  suited  to  them,  will  leave  its 
mouth  aH)Ogether  and  return  to  the  sea,  and  there  fruitlessly  (for  it  is 
said  it  will  not  vivify  in  the  sea)  deposit  their  spawn,  or  at  all  events, 
proceed  to  some  other  river.  Be  that  as  it  may,  that  they  swim,  as  it 
were  up  and  down  with  the  tide,  as  far  as  it  reaches  upwards,  long 
before  they  proceed  towards  spawning  ground,  is  sufficiently  proved  by 
the  circumstance,  that  in  the  great  fisheries,  hundreds  are  caught  by 
the  ebb  stake  net  in  the  estuary  of  a  river,  when  the  tide  is  ebbing, 
that  is,  while  swimming,  with  their  heads  seaward. 

Herb,  These  nets  are,  I  believe,  that  engine  which  has  been  so  much 
quarrelled  with  by  the  river  proprietors ;  but  I  never  exactly  under- 
stood them. 

Theoph,  Bright  clean  salmon,  at  all  events  (for  it  is  asserted,  by  the 
advocates  for  stake  nets,  that  salmon  advanced  in  spawn,  proceed  in 
deeper  water  returning  to  fresh  water),  grope  their  way  along  the  sea 
shore  in  order  to  find  it ;  vacillating  for  the  most  part  with  the  tide 
between  high  and  low  water  mark.  And  these  nets  are  either  made  to 
take  fish  when  swimming  towards  the  river,  which  are  called  flux  or 
^om; -stake  nets,  or  when  going  away  from  it,  called  ebb  nets,  from  the 
difference  in  the  manner  of  placing  them.t     They  are  regular  mouse- 

*  See  appendix  to  second  report  on  Salmon  Fisheries  of  the  United  Kingdom, 
3d  June,  1825,  pp.  13,  38,  71,  104,  109,  J16,&c.     Id.  June,  1824,  pp.  3*^,  74,  &c. 

t  Id.  June,  1825,  p,  116. 

X  In  Yarrell's  British  Fishes,  ml.  2/  p.  23,  there  is  a  drawing  of  one  of  these  nets, 
and  to  which  I  must  refer  you.  Looking  at  it,  down  the  left  side  of  the  page  is  the 
high  water-mark,  and  on  the  right  the  low  water,  and  the  fish  are  taken  swimming 
as  it  were  from  the  top  of  the  page  downwards,  so  that  the  top  may  either  represent 
the  ri^er  or  the  open  sea. 

JfO.  CVIII.— VOL.  XVIII,  2    G 


238  NKW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

traps,  most  destructive,  and  with  great  reason  compUined  of  by  the 
river,  or  upper  proprietors  Some  doubts  certainly  ^ist  whether  all 
the  fisli  which  they  take  would  ever  reach  the  upper  propserties, 
because  it  is  contended  that  not  one^half  which  come  to  the  mouth  of 
a  river  ever  go  up  it.  One  of  their  chief  reasons  for  this  opinion  being 
the  admitted  fact  that  in  thus  swimming  to  and  fro  at  the  mouth,  they 
continually  become  prey  for  the  hungry  shoals  of  porpesse,  grampus, 
and  seals,  which  more  or  less  always  hang  about  the  estuary.  But  it 
is  also  undeniable  that  hundreds  and  hundreds  of  salmon,  which  these 
estuary  stake  nets  catch,  would  sooner  or  later  ventufe  up  the  river, 
and  there  spa\in  or  be  eaptured  by  the  upper  proprietors.  My  belief 
is,  that  these  stake  mt$  are  one  principal  cause  of  the  great  fali^pg  off 
of  all  the  salmon  rivers  in  the  united  kingdom.  They  in  fact  destroy 
the  seed  of  futurity  to  too  great  an  extent.  Too  many  salmon  are 
taken. 

Herb.  But  I  understood  you  to  say  that  the  spawning  fish,  from 
swimming  upwards  in  deep  water,  did  not  fall  into  these  traps. 

Theoph,  Thai  may  be  very  true  ;  but  you  forget,  and  so  do  the 
advocates  for  stake  nets,  that  every  fish  would  spawn  some  tjme  or 
other.  Denying  that  they  cause  this  fnjury,  these  gentlemen  throw 
the  blame  on  coble  net  fishing,  asserting  that  the  heavy  bottom  line, 
which  is  often  necessarily  drawn  over  the  shallows  at  the  head  and  tail 
of  a  pool  in  a  river,  tear  up  the  gravel,  and  so  destroy  the  spawn. 
They  may  be  so  far  right ;  but  instead  of  throwing  ofF  the  blatme  on  to 
others'  shoulders,  they  only  prove  the  coble  net  to  be  an  additional 
injury. 

Of  a  truth  salmon  are  most  cruelly  persecuted  individuals,  the  friend 
of  none, — the  prey  of  all.  All,  except  a  few  gentlemen  anglers,  cry 
**havock  and  let  slip  the  dogs  of  war"  on  them,  and  it  is  only  the  won- 
ful  and  prolific  care  of  nature,  which  spares  us  the  few  fish  that  are 
left.  Their  known  natural  enemies  are  the  porpesse,  grampus,  and 
seals,  and  each  of  which  it  is  supposed  will,  if  they  can  get  a**  batiue'* 
among  them,  destroy  six  or  eight  per  diem.  Then  they  are  food 
for  otters,  cormorants,  and  sea  eagles,  when  large  ; — herons,  bitterns, 
eels,  trout  of  all  kinds,  and  the  elder  salmpn*  themselves,  while  young; 
and  trout,  eels,  and  various  birds,  in  addition  to  that  little  devil,  (he 
water-ousel  devour  the  ova.  Then  come  the  artificial  injuries  inani- 
mate, such  as  mill  races  heads  and  leads,  and  eel  baskets,  in  all  which 
the  fry  is  destroyed  by  sackfuls  on  their  journey  to  sea!  and 'the 
foulness  of  water  caused  by  manufactories,  drives  them  from  a  river  if 
it  do  not  destroy  them  :  their  great  human  enemies  are  poacherp,^ 
who  make  profit  of  the  roe  for  bait ;  and  the  hundreds  of  spring  anglers 

*  Evidence  before  Iloose  of  Commons,  June,  1836,  pp.  20,39. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  239 

who  may  each  take  perhaps  twenty  or  thirty  dozen  per  day,  during 
April  and  May ;  thus  we  see  how  different  a  thing  it  is  to  estimate 
48,01'»,200  fish  on  paper  and  in  fact  !* — alas !  where  shall  we  catch  a 
salmon  twenty  years  hence  if  things  go  on  as  at  present  ? 

Htrb.  Why,  in  America  : — near  Quebec  (as  I  understood)  I  heard 
tfftfgfi^tlemant  taking  forty«three  salmon  in  two  days  from  12  to 
I5lbs  euch  !  In  this  country  it  is  impossible  to  conceive  a  worse  state  of 
affairs,  important  as  salmon  fisheries  undoubtedly  are  to  the  well 
being  of  the  country,  both  as  regards  the  supply  of  food  they  yield, 
and  the  employment  they  give  the  poor. 

Theoph,  Yet  the  fearful  list  is  not  yet  complete ;  there  is  also  one 
naitural  Cause  over  which  we  have  no  controul.  Salmon  sometimes 
run  up  the  smallest  rivulets  to  spawn  in  the  winter;  so  much  so,,  that 
a  friend  of  mine,  only  last  year,  detected  a  little  boy  with  three  salmon 
of  8,  5  and  4  lbs.  which  he  li^d^tklcen  in  one  spot,  with  his  hands  out 
of  a  little  running  ditch,  not  two  feet  wide,  and  in  summer  time  not 
three  inches  deep.  If  then,  the  winter  be  very  wet,  the  quantity  of 
water  invites  the  fish  into  places,  left  perhaps  quite  dry  in  the  early 
spring:  and  should  a  dry  spring  ensue,  not  only  is  the  mother  fish  killed 
by  inability  to  get  back  to  the  main  river,  but  the  spawn  is  never  vivi- 
fied, being  rendered  totally  abortive  from  the  want  of  aerated  water  to 
nourish  it.  A  dry  spawning  season  is  much  more  propitious  than  a 
very  wet  one^  because  the  parent  fish  do  not  ascend  too  high,  but  if 
the  winter  and  spring  be  wet,  so  much  the  better  for  them — the  poachers 
are  •*  at  fault." 

This  reminds  me,  ther^^is  one  evil  equal  to,  if  not  greater  than  all 
others,  to  which  the  diminution  of  salmon  must  be  attributed,  and  which, 
if  not  taken  up  by  the  legislature,  must  lead  to  the  total  extermination 
of  the  race :  and  that  is,  the  want  of  preservation  and  protection  in  the 
sources  of  rivers,  where  fish  almost  universally  spawn.  It  is  impossible 
to  remedy  this  evil  unless  you  do  one  of  two  things,  either  give  each 
upper  proprietor  a  sufficient  interest  from  the  quantity  of  fish  you 
enable  him  to  take  during  the  fishing  season  (which  at  present  very, 
very  few  have),  to  induce  him  to  watch  and  keep  off  poachers, 
and  preserve  the  spawners,  personally  or  at  his  own  expense, 
or  else  provide  a  fund  for  that  purpose,  to  be  raised  by  a  proportional 
assessment,  according  to  annual  local  value  of  each  fishery  on  the  river, 
onr  at  its  mouth,  from  among  all  the  proprietors  collectively.  It  is 
proved  by  the  evidence  to  which  I  have  so  often  alluded,  that  the 
larger  and  finer  fish  are  more  shy  of  entering  a  river  early,  but  that 
more  of  this  quality  are  taken  at  such  time  at  its  mouth  only.     I  would 

*  See  last  number^  p.  i7b.  t  J.  Strang,  Esq.,  in  the  summer  of  1839. 

2   Cx  2 


240  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

therefore  make  a  law,  that  the  meshes  and  opening  of  the  nets  and 
engines  should  be  proportionately  wider,  as  they  approach  towards  the 
sea ;  and  also  not  only  would  I  provide  fence  months,—  not  only  enforce 
the  law  against  fishing  in  any  way  on  a  Sunday,  and  the  obseryance  of 
what  is  termed  the  Saturday  slap,  viz.  an  opening  of  all  nets,  so  as  to 
allow  fish  free  access  upwards,  from  Saturday  evening  till  Monday 
morning — but  I  would  also  enact  that  a  Wednesday  slap  should  be 
strictly  observed.     I  would  try  this  as  an  experiment ;  for  it  would  at 
all  events  give  the  upper  proprietors  a  better  chance^  and  if  it  ^kd  ^ 
succeeded  would  be  alike  injurious  or  beneficial  to  all.    If  it  were  tried 
for  a  year  or  two,  all  the  harm  it  could  do  would  be  to  lessen  the  supply 
coming  to  market  during  that  period,  while  it  must  increase  the  quaD- 
tity  in  after  years.     Angling  out  of  season  has  been  spoken  of  as  in- 
jurious ;    especially  because  it  afibrds  the  lower  class  (poachers  to 
wit)  a  pretence  for  hovering  about  the  rivers  by  day,  thereby  to  detect 
where  they  can  find  the  fish  and  bag  them  by  night.     This  is  moon- 
shine with  a  vengeance!     If  a  river  be  properly  watched  by  day,  as  it 
should  be,  such  characters, — always  well  known  in  a  neighbourhood, — 
are  easily  sent  to  the  ^  'right-about. "  But  as  to  angling  by  the  better  class, 
(mere  angling  for  sport)  what  is  the  extent  of  its  mischief  ?     Not  one 
out  of  20  fish,  over  which  our  flies  pass,  is  inclined  to  rise  to  them.  And 
suppose  there  are  six  miles  of  river,  and  you  give  to  each  angler  half  a 
mile,  and  he  takes  6  fish  per  week,  which  is  a  large  averse  of  sport  for 
any  river  in  the  United  Kingdom,,  here  are  72  fish  taken  altogether  by 
12  men  in  the  week.     Now,  in  the  same  quality  of  river,  compare  this 
with  netting.     Take  the  Foyle,  we  will  say,  in  Ireland  :  we  find  thai 
is  fished  for  six  months,  or  156  days,  Sundays  excluded,  and  according 
to  their  returns,  the  proprietors  took  55,906  salmon  during  a.d.  1835, 
averaging  358  per  day,  or  2,148  per  week  !  What  is  72  compared  to 
2,148?     Anglers,  perhaps,  are  the  only  body  of  men  who  are  in- 
terested now-a-days  in  protecting  the  upper  parts  of  rivers  !  This  river, 
In  particular,  I  know  to  be  solely  protected  by  them ;  this  upper  part 
of  which  is  open  to  anglers  subscribing  for  their  amusement,  and  a  keeper 
provided,  solely  to  preserve  for  their  sport.     Each  real  angler  in.the 
neighbourhood   feels   a   zealous  regard  to   protect  every  fish   he  or 
his  friends  cannot  take  by  fair  means,  and  is  willing,  personally,  and 
with  his  own  hands,  to  enforce  preservation  strictly.     I  remember  on 
one  occasion,  (a.d.  1838,)  hearing  late  in  the  evening,  permission  was 
(as  we  argued  contrary  to  the  undei standing  with  subscribers)  given 
to  certain  parties  to  draw  or  net  a  great  extent  of  this  river  during  that 
night.     What  was  the  result?     I  and  one  or  two  more  anglers  sallied 
forth  in  the  dark  at  once  (for  there  was  no  time  to  remonstrate)  and 
with  our  own  hands  pelted  every  pool,  as  far  as  we  could,  so  as  to 


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drive  the  fish  to  the  banks  and  to  those  streams  where  the  nets  dared  not 
venture  in  the  dark,  for  fear  of  entanglement.  We  succeeded  ;  for  in 
none  of  those  places  did  the  netters  take  a  single  fish.  And  next 
morning,  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  all  parties,  except  the  netters,  we 
found  that  the  permission  had  been  wholly  misunderstood  : — for  every 
**  inch"  given  them,  the  netters  had  intended  to  take  **  two  ells! !" 
and  a  stop  was  put  to  any  further  proceedings.  Jf,  on  that  occasion, 
blows  had  been  requisite,  we  would  have  preserved  the  river,  as  the 
lawyers  say,  vi  et  armis — notwithstanding  what  may  be  said  to  the 
contrary.*  I  know,  perhaps,  a  dozen  other  instances,  in  which  gentle- 
men anglers  have  personally  interfered  to  preserve  the  same  river  by 
night,  as  well  as  by  day.  None  who  know  the  angler's  disposition  can 
doubt  it. 

But  even  anglers,  if  better  chances  were  afforded  to  the  river  pro- 
prietors who  use  the  net  (those  above  the  tide- way),  would  have  so 
much  better  sport  from  the  same  cause,  that  they  would  feel  less  de- 
sirous of  trespassing  into  the  fence  months.     As  it  now  is,  in  many 
rivers,  they  have  little  or  no  chance  till  netting  ceases ;  because,  no 
fish  can  come  up  to  be  caught.     Some  provision  might  be  made  to 
limit  the  number  that  anglers  should  appropriate  to  themselves  :  they 
might  fish  and  return  all  above  a  certain  number  in  the  day  to  the 
river.      But    I    say,    preserve    the    spawning    fish    and    fry  ; 
for,  without  it,   everything   else  is   useless.      And   let   me  suggest, 
that  not  only  should  the  lower  as  well  as  the  upper  proprietors  contri- 
bute to  the  expence  of  preserving,  but  the  whole  neighbourhood  of  a 
salmon  river,  or  the  county,  or  counties  through  which  it  flows,  or  which 
it  divides,  ought  likewise  to  do  so  ;  in  as  much  as  these  feel  the  benefit 
in  having  fish  more  plentiful  and  cheaper,  in  their  mora]   improvement 
(which  should  never  be  lost  sight  of  in  legislation)  ;  and,  by  the  preven- 
tion of  crime,  ultimately  lessening  the  expences  of  punishment.     I  en- 
tirely agree  as  to  the  destruction  of  fry  by  angling.    There  the  fish  is 
bom,  and  every  one  of  the  20  dozen  which  a  little  boy  may  take  in  a 
day  with  a  bent  pin  and  thread,  might,  in  all  probability,  in  three  or 
four  months,  be  a  sufficient  meal  for  a  dozen  people.     This  I  would 
stop,  by  prohibiting  angling  for  small  fish,  or  with  small  hooks,  during 
April  and  part  of  May  ;  as  one  witness  said  before  the  Committee  of 
the  House  of  Commons ,  '*  it  is  purchasing  a  very  little  personal  amuse- 
ment at  an  enormous  cost  to  the  community." 

*  See  Eridence  before  House  of  Commons,  1836.     Question  1564,  and  Index  tit. 
'*  Angling." 


i42  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

MISADVENTURES  OF  A  CLASSICAL  EQUESTRIAN. 

No.  111. 


FROM  THE  AUTO-BIOGRAPHY  OF  SYLVKSTER   STEEPLE^CHASE, 

LATE  OF COLLEGE. 

**  My  fee  of  admission  to  the  Porcian  Club. — Pugna  Pore&rum. 

Dimidium  facti  qui  ccepit  habet.  Having  broken  the  ice  of  bashful- 
ness,  I  need  not  fear  to  take  the  full  plunge.  Though  a  diffident,  I 
have  always  been  a  good-humoured  kind  of  fellow ;  and  if  I  see  my 
friends  laugh  and  enjoy  themselves  around  me,  I  am  happy,  even 
though  the  merriment  be  at  my  own  expense.  Moreover,  my  **  mis* 
adventures,"  as  I  could  not  resist  the  temptation  of  proclaiming,  have 
had  a  successful  termination.     The  sbion  of  a  sporting  race-^* 

Cui  g^enus  a  proarit  ingens,  clarumque  VATtMLVs. 

NoMBN  inest  virtatb. 

1  am  no  longer  ashamed  of  my  hereditary  patronymic ;  and  while,  as 
I  walk  my  old  hall,  mine  eye  falls  upon  the  gay  and  hearty  faces  of  my 
ancestors  looking  down  upon  me  from  amid  the  trophies  of  sylvan 
triumph,  by  which  they  are  surrounded,  I  do  not  fear  to  return  their 
gaze,  in  conscious  independence,  and  to  cherish4he.  hope  that  I  too  may, 
one  day,  be  not  unworthy  to  take  my  place  in  the  time-honoured  and 
illustrious  range ! 

At  the  close  of  the  last  chapter  I  was  tempted  to  anticipate  the 
course  of  events;  and,  as  a  set  off  to  the  humiliating  confession  of  my 
eai'ly  discomfiture,  to  recount  my  subsequent  amd  hard-won  success. 
In  the  hurry  to  relate  the  end  of  the  race  we  forget  the  ground  over 
which  we  had  to  pass — the  stiff  fences  which  met  us  at  every  turn — 
the  ludicrous  blunders  and  mistakes  which  marked  our  checquered 
progress,  and  the  awkward  purls  which,  ever  and  anon,  befel  us*  A 
few  of  these  it,  is  my  purpose  now  to  detail.  My  ultimate  success  once 
established,  I  can  look  back  on  them  with  complacency  from  the 
secure  eminence  which  I  have  attained ;  and  the  reader  will  not  refuse 
to  smile  at  what,  in  later  times,  has  often  been  a  source  of  merriment  to 
myself. 

.  When  we  parted,  I  was  recovering  slowly,  from  the  result  of  my  first 
experiment  in  equestrianism — a  severe  dislocation  of  the  shoulder.  My 
sick  quarters,  at  Sir  William  Allen^s,  were  all,  that  affectionate  concern 
Ob  the  part  of  my  host,  and  delicate  solicitude  on  that  of  his  fair  daugh* 
ter,who  regarded  herself  as  the  source  of  my]misfortune,  could  possibly 
render  them.  I  soon  recovered  sufficiently  to  drive  over  to  the  hall, 
where,  on  the  occasion  already  detailed,  1  discovered  the  woful  con- 


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dition  of  my  classic  steed.  Sir  William,  however,  would  not  hear  of  my 
remaining- ;  but  insisted  that  I  should  return  to  my  old  quarters, 
declaring  that  his  conscience,  and  Emily's,  would  not  permit  their 
*^  turning  me  out  in  worse  condition  than  they  had  taken  me  in." 
Affairs  at  home  were  not  very  flattering  to  my  vanity.  My  confi* 
dential  trainer,  for  whom  it  will  be  remembered,  I  translated  Xenophon's 
Golden  Treatise,  had  verified  all  that  the  wily  Greek  tells  of  the 
trickiness  of  grooms  and  jockeys*  in  his  own  day  ;  having  managed,  in 
a  couple  of  months,  to  squander  in  my  classic  stable,  or  transfer  to  his 
X)wn  unclasic  pouch,  a  greater  sum  than  my  steward's  account  exhibited 
as  having  supported,  for  a  whole  season,  my  poor  cousin  George's  mag- 
nificent establishment !  Every  person  too,  and  every  thing,  seemed  to 
be  laughing  at  me.  There  was  a  leer  in  old  Belton's  eye  which  I  did 
not  feel  comfortable  in  meeting ;  and  I  overheard  a  conversation  at 
the  stable  door,  in  which  the  '*  Squire's  new-feangled  notions"  formed 
the  burden  of  the  merriment.  The  rugged  fioor  too,  which,  in  pur- 
suance of  Xenophon's  plan,t  had  supplanted  the  smooth  and  tasteful 
pavement  of  cousin  George's  stable,  threw  out  in  unpleasant  relief; 
the  groggy,  gouty,  legs  and  pumiced  hoofs  of  the  miserable  occupants ; 
and,  above  all,  the  ghost  of  the  unfortunate  animal  which  had  fallen  a 
victim  to  my  Xenophontic  halter,  never  ceased  to  haunt  my  imagi- 
nation !  Not  to  speak  of  inducements  from  within,  therefore,  I  had  no 
difficulty,  after  a  few  days  rest,  in  leaving  this  not  over-comfortable 
prospect,  and  returning  to  the  kind  and  happy  home  of  my  hospitable 
friend. 

On  my  return  I  was  rejoiced  to  find  the  hall,  from  the  drawing- 
room  to  the  dog-kennel,  one  scene  of  confusion,  in  consequence  of  the 
long  expected  arrival  of  Frank  Allen,  Sir  William's  only  son. 

Frank  Allen  was  the  prince  of  good  fellows,  and  the  idol  of  his 
family  and  acquaintances.  At  school,  at  the  university,  in  his  club, 
but  above  all,  in  his  own  home,  he  was  the  life  and  soul  of  frolic  and 
merriment — the  leader  and  originator  of  every  scheme  of  mischief  and 
of  fun — and,  I  may  add,  with  equal  truth,  of  every  project  of  charity 
and  benevolence.  Accomplished  in  every  department  of  sporting— a 
fearless  horseman,  a  killing  shot,  an  enthusiastic  "  brother  of  the 
angle;"  he  was  looked  up  to  by  all  the  peasantry  around,  and 
especially  by  the  retainers  of  his  own  family  with  a  sort  of  veneration — 
if  any  one  could  connect  that  idea  with  the  name  of  Frank  Allen ;  and 
on  a  day  when  it  was  known  that  **  Master  Frank"  had  **  business  on 
his  hand,"  the  plough  lay  idle  in  the  furrow — the  cart  horse  dozed  lazily 
in  his  stall,  dreaming  of  the  cuffs,  and  lashes,  and  ^*  gce-ups,"  and 
•*  gee-hoes,"  which  should  have  been  urging  him  onward — the  whole 

*  De  re  Equest,  III.,  1.  see  also  IV.  1,  %.        t  See  Februury  number,  p.  132. 


244  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

farm-yard,  barn,  dairy,  stable — turned  out  its  motly  occupants  in  pre- 
determined idleness ! — it  was  folly  to  think  of  business  on  such  aday. — 

"  Was  that  a  time  to  talk  of  work  ?'* — 

I  have  no  doubt  that  a  certain  Irish  nobleman  has  taken  him  as  his 
model.  Kind  and  generous,  even  to  profusion,  he  delighted  notwith- 
standing in  practising  all  sorts  of  mischievous  tricks  upon  every  one 
who  came  within  his  reach  ;  and  I  do  believe,  if  he  had  no  other  subject, 
he  could  hardly  refrain  from  playing  off  his  practical  jokes,  if  it  were 
possible,  upon  himself !  At  school,  he  had  been  perpetually  planning  to 
get  his  companions  a  duck  in  a  horse-pond,  or  a  roll  in  a  miry  pool ; 
and  that  his  taste  had  not  altered  with  his  years,  may  be  collected  from 
a  scene  of  which  the  very  morning  after  his  arrival,  and  the  commence- 
ment'of  our  acquaintance,  I  myself  **  pars  magna  fui.** 

I  lay,  half  sleeping,  half  waking,  in  that  dreamy  state  which  I  love 
to  indulge  for  an  hour  or  so  before  I  definitively  make,  up  my  mind  to 
describe  that  most  difficult  of  all  figures — a  right  angle  with  the  plane 
of  my  bed, — when  I  was  startled  by  finding  the  bed  suddenly  open  be- 
neath me,  as  if  by  magic.  The  first  idea  which  occurred  was  that  of  an 
earthquake  or  volcano ;  but  before  I  had  time  to  speculate,  I  was 
sprawling  on  my  back  in  a  bath  of  ice-cold  water  !  I  strove  to  shriek  ^ 
but  was  almost  choked  in  the  effort  by  the  water  which  rushed  down 
my  throat.  I  endeavoured  to  rise,  but  the  bed-clothes,  which  I  had 
dragged  with  me  in  my  fall,  held  me  fast  in  helpless  durance.  What 
was  I  to  do  ?  I  dashed  the  water  from  my  eyes,  still  half  closed  in 
sleep,  and  strove  to  collect  my  thoughts,  wholly  upset  by  the  catas- 
trophe; when,  as  if  to  release  me  from  the  difficulty,  the  bell-pull — 
grateful  sight! — swung  itself  almost  into  my  hand,  I  collected  all  my 
breath  into  one  despairing  scream,  at  the  same  time  pulling  with  might 
and  main  at  the  bell-rope.  But,  horror  of  horrors  ! — the  treacherous 
bell-pull  was — the  string  of  a  forty  gallon  shower  bath  /  Never  shall 
I  forget  that  awful  moment !  It  seemed  as  if  the  torrent — dash — dash 
—  dash  -  should  never  cease !  I  could  not  but  think — if  such  a  state 
of  mind  could  be  called  thought — that  the  end  of  time  had  come — 
that,  perhaps,  1  had  fallen  back  again  on  the  days  of  Pyrrha  and 
Deucalion — 

Omne  cum  Proteus  pecus  egit  altos 
Visere  montes— > 

or  that  I  was  at  once,  without  the  preparatory  passage  of  Styx,  trans- 
ferred to  the  realm  of  Hades,  where  my  station  for  ever  was  beneath 
that  mystic  vessel,  through  whose  perforated  base  flows,  and  for  ever 
shall  flow,  the  water  which  is  vainly  poured  in  by  the  doomed,  but 
fruitless,  labours  of  the  hapless  daughters  of  Danaus !  From  these 
horrid  forebodings  I  was  recalled,  when  consciousness  was  restored,  by 


-^ 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  245 

shrieks  of  laughter  (too  taerry  to  be  mistaken  for  that  of  the  Sister 
Fairies),  in  the   midst  of  which,   scarcely  able  to  stand,  **  Master 
Frank  "  presented  himself  at  — — ,  I  was  going  to  say,  my  bed — ,  my 
hath  ^\ At,     I  must  confess,  I  d-id  not  understand  this;  nor  was  my 
good-humour  increased  by  the  appearance  of  Sir  William  in  his  night- 
cap and  dressing-gown ;  who,  though  seriously  displeased,  could  not 
repress  a  smile  at  the  woful  plight  in  which  he  found  me.  '*  Ah,  Frank, 
Frank,"  said  he,  endeavouring  to  be  severe,   **  at  your  old  tricks  again. 
r  believe  you  will  never  learn  what  is  due  to  me  and  to  my  guests. — 
— What  will  Sir  Sylvester  — "     Unhappily  for  his  assumed  severity, 
he  turned  to  me  as  he  spoke.  I  had  succeeded  at  length  in  extricating 
myself  from  the  entanglement,  and,  bursting  with  rage,  struggled  out 
upon  the  floor.     Meanwhile  the  noise,  and,  probably,  the  expectation 
of  some  such  fun,  had  collected  the  whole  family  to  the  door ;  and,  as 
soon  as  I  emerged  from  my  concealment,  I  was  greeted  with  one  simul- 
taneous, and  most  irreverent  roar !    Even  Sir  William  himself  could  not 
resist.   Amid  all  my  rage,  I  could  see  the  smile,  even  through  his  spec- 
tacles, stealing  into  his  eye  ;  he  struggled  for  a  moment,  but  it  was  in 
vain — he  fell  back  in  a  fit  of  convulsive  laughter  I     I  was  turning  away 
in  high  dudgeon,  when,  as  if  to  save  my  character  for  good-humour,  my 
eye  chanced  to  fall  upon  the  large  dressing-glass  which  stood  upon  my 
table.   To  say  the  truth,  I  could  not  myself  withstand  the  sight.  There 
I  was — a    perfect  river   god    in    a  draggled    night-dress !— -my  hair 
flattened  along  my  cheeks,  and  dripping  at  every  point;    my  shirt 
literally  stuck  to  my  person, — teeming  like  a  water-spout !      But  the 
air — the  manner ! — this  it  was  that  completely  unhinged  me.    There 
was  a  tragic  majesty  in  the  look  of  indignation  which  I  wore,  that  con- 
trasted so  ludicrously  with  my  woe-begone  figure,  as  to  be  utterly  irre- 
sistible !     The  iron  firmness  of  my  features  relaxed — I  looked  again — 
a  suppressed  titter  behind  me  completed  the  work — I  myself  gave  the 
key,  and  we  all  joined  again  in  a  general  chorus  of  hearty  laughter,  in 
which  my  voice  echoed  louder  and  longer  than  any  of  the  rest !  Frank 
came  up  to  me,  and  took  my  hand. — "  Forgive  me,"  said  he  "  I  cannot 
resist  these  temptations ;  but  you  are  now  fi^e  of  our  club,  having  paid 
your  entrance  fee  honestly  /     Ha !  well — I  see  you  do.     That  laugh  of 
yours,  at  your  own  expense,  makes  me  your  friend  for  life ;  and  it  will 
be  6f  use  to  your  shoulder  after  all : — you  are  too  fond  of  Pindar  not 
to  know  that  the  best  thing  in  the  world  is  cold  water — 

"  Apitrrov  fitv  vSvp.** 

This  was  a  startling  specimen  of  my  new  friend's  humour.  I  soon 
found  that  it  extended  through  all  the  details  of  his  establishment.  His 
dogs  were  trained  id  worry  the  housekeeper  by  perpetual  and  systematic 
inroads  on  the  larder ;  a  pet  hawk  and  raven  lay  in  wait  for  the  heels  of 

KO.  cviii.— VOL.  xvni.  2  h 


246  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

every  unwary  visitor  in  tke  porch ;  and  his  horses,  though  perfectly  do- 
cile in  his  own  hands,  were  fire  and  tow  to  every  stranger  unacquainted 
with  their  peculiarities.  One  was  as  gentle  as  a  lamb  till  the  rider  at- 
tempted to  blow  his  nose :  after  that,  not  Bellerophon  himself  could 
retain  his  seat !  Another  would  not  suffer  even  **  horse-taming  Tydius  " 
to  mount  him,  unless  he  were  equipped  in  tops  and  white  inexpressibles  ; 
while  a  third  might  be  **  engaged  to  carry  a  lady,"  provided  she  did 
not  attempt  to  dismount;  but  the  moment  you  dre?w  your  foot  out  of 
the  stirrup — whisk ! — it  was  war  to  the  knife  thenceforth.  Tiiis  last- 
named  accomplishment  had  almost  cost  him  dearly*  There  was  a 
secret  in  the  a£fair  :  if  you  attempted  to  dismount,  as  usual,  by  the 
near  side,  the  animal  was  on  his  mettle  in  a  moment.  Change  the  foot, 
and  all  was  peace  ;  a  child  might  alight  on  the  offside^  It  <2hanced, 
that,  as  he  was  going  to  start,  on  a  dark  winter  morning,  for  a  distant 
cover,  the  groom,  by  mistake,  saddled  Acatabatus  (undismountable — 
for  so  Frank,  who  prided  himself  on  his  classic  puns,  had  called  the 
last-named)  instead  of  Aprositus  (unapproachable — No.  2.).  Frank 
imagined  he  had  the  latter,  and,  being  equipped  with  boots  and  white 
shorts,  and  therefore  prepared  for  an  easy  mount,  got  upon  his  back  with- 
out discovering  his  mistake-  But  having  occasion  before  long  to  tighten 
a  girth  (for  Acatabatus  was  low-shouldered,  and  it  was  not  his  own 
saddle) ,  he  had  scarce  attempted  to  throw  his  leg  over,  when,  without 
the  least  concern,  he  was  pitched  head-foremost  into  a  deep  pool !  At 
first  he  could  not  help  wondering  what  change  had  come  upon 
Aprositus ;  but,  the  increasing  light  enabling  him  to  see  his  mistake ;. 
he  got  up,  shook  himself,  delighted  at  this  new  proof  of  the  animal's 
training:  and  when,  at  the  hunting  breakfast,  in  explanation  of  hi& 
begrimed  and  bespattered  guise,  he  related  the  adventure,  there  was 
not  one  who  enjoyed  as  much  as  he  did  himself,  the  payment  in  kind 
which  he  had  thus  received  for  all  the  pranks  he  had  played  off  upon 
his  friends. 

He  delighted,  I  need  scarcely  say,  in  all  parts  of  peculiar  difficulty 
or  danger.  I  have  reason  for  believing  him  to  have  been  the  inventor 
of  that  since  fashionable  amusement — taking  a  flying-leap  over  a  cab« 
horse  fully  accoutred  for  the  road.  He  had  a  favourite  pony,  as  great 
a  mischief-maker  as  himself,  which  he  would  gallop  round  the  dining- 
room,  with  four  rows  of  chairs  placed  at  regular  intervals  by  way  of 
hurdles  !  and  he  once  frightened  the  wits  out  of  his  sister  and  myself, 
by  flying  over  our  heads,  as  we  sat  t^te^a-tite  on  a  rustic  seat,  which ' 
stretched  across  a  grassy  walk  in  the  pleasure  grounds. 

But  his  oddest  whim  was  one  which  brings  me  back  from  this  di- 
gression to  the  regular  order  of  my  narrative.  He  had  met  in  the 
course  of  his  reading,  which,  notwithstanding  his  wild  thoightleasness 


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and  folly >  was  varied  and  extensive,  a  Latin  poem,  entitled  -'  Pugna 
Porcorumper  P.  Pordum  Poetam  ;"  it  is  one  of  those  curious  trifles 
with  which  the  uselessly-learned  beguile  their  leisure,  or  fritter  away 
their  serious  hours.  Jt  consists  of  three  hundred  hexameters,  the  pe- 
culiarity of  which  consists  in  the  fact  that,  in  the  entire  poem,  there  is 
not  a  single  word— noun,  pronoun,  verb,  adjective,  proposition,  con- 
junction, or  interjection — which  does  not,  like  the  title,  begin  with  the 
letter  P.  And  yet,  the  selection  of  words  is  classical  almost-  to  a 
mcety ; .  and  the  versification  is  not  unworthy  the  golden  days  of  Leo. 
J  am  half  tempted,  for  the  very  curiosity,  to  give  a  few  of  the  opening 
lines  as  a  specimen  ;  should  any  of  my  readers  feel  indisjposed  to  take 
it  **  at  a  fair  fly,"  he  may  **  turn  over,"  and  yet  not  lose  a  single  **  turn" 
in  **  the  course  "  of  my  history. 

Plaudite  porcelli  I     Porcorum  pigra  propago  < 

Progreditur-Plures  porci  pinguedine  pleni 

Pugnantes  pergunt;  pecudum  pais  prodigiosa 

Perturbat  pede  petrosas  plerumque  platies  ! 

Pars  portentose  populorum  prata  profanat ; 

Pars  pungit  populando  potens ;  pars  plurima  plagis 

Prcetendit  panire  pares,  prastemere  parvos  I  \ 

»  «  *  * 

This  was  just  the  thing  for  Frank.     But  what  was  the  idea  which  it 
suggested  to  his  mind,  *'  fertile  in  schemes  of  frolic  and  of  fun  ?"    Start 
not,  reader, — a  pig-race  I — for  which  he  chose  to  understand  the  Pugna 
Porcorum  as  furnishing  a  classic  precedent !     This  was  sufficiently  . 
ridiculous  ;  yet  such  was  his  popularity,  and  so  successful  his  exertions 
in  the  cause  of  amusements,  tliat  he  had  no  difficulty  in  finding  a  party 
to  join  him  ;  and  he  himself  was  unanimously  named  president  of  the 
new  society,  which  he  called  by  the  imposing  title — •**  The  Pordan 
Club."   His  inaugural  speech  was  regarded  as  a  paragon  of  learning  and 
research.     He  traced  the  origin  of  the  institution  as  far  back  as  the  days 
of  Cato  the  Elder,  whose  well-known  surname,  "  PorciuSy*  was  clearly 
derivable  from  this  source.     Pursuing  the  history  through  the  classic 
times,  he  showed  that  in  the  age  of  Horace  it  had  been  a  fashionable 
amusement  in  Italy ;  that  in  fact  it  was  as  ordinary  a  recreation  as 
horse  exercise  in  our  time ;  the  youth  of  Rome,  as  o  urs  do  on  horse- 
back, spending  entire  days  on  the  hacks  of  their  Swine y  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  this  too  long  forgotten  amusement.     What  says  Horace  ? 

"  Condit  quisque  diem  collibus  in  suis !" 

But  when,  turning  from  private  individuals,  he  proved  that  the  whole 
city — imperial  Rome  herself— had  been  devoted  to  this  truly  classic 
spoit — that,  with  one  will,  patrician  and  plebeian — Rome,  all  Rome- 
Sun  et  ipsa  Roma  viribus  ruit*— 
his  triiimph  was  complete — the  quotation  was  drowned  in  the  applause 

2  H  2      ' 


248  '  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE;  [Apuil, 

which  it  called  forth,  and  the  President  of  the  Porcian  Club  withdrew, 
covered  with  glory ! 

All  the  arrangements  were  rigidly  in  keeping.  1  he  day  of  meeting 
was  fixed  strictly  in  accordance  with  Ovid's  Fasti.  Each  of  the  members 
had  his  training  establishment,where  the  animals  were  sweated  and  phy- 
sicked into  racing  condition ;  and,  upon  the  side- board,  among  die 
silver  urns,  cups,  whips,  arrows,  flasks,  &c- — trophies  of  Frank's 
spoiling  prowess,  stood  the  prize  of  the  approaching  race ;  which,  till 
I  learned  ihe  circumstance,  had  completely  puzzled  me.  It  was  a 
massive  silver  trough,  richly  embossed,  and  inscribed  with  the  appro- 
priate motto,  *'  Accendunt  pramia  Pio-rcw  !**  (race)* 

Large  bets  were  pending,  which  had  all  been  made  according  to  the 
strictly  classic  form  prescribed  by  Ulpian  (for  on  this  I  particularly 
insisted) ;  and  confirmed  by  the  interchange  of  rings  between  the 
parties.  The  greatest  interest  was  excited  ;  and  one  of  the  club  had 
gone  to  the  trouble  of  importing  from  the  North  of  Spain  a  few  of 
the  famous  Biscay  an  breed — fed  all  their  lives  on  acorns,  and  accus- 
tomed to  the  wild  rugged  passes  of  their  native  mountains.  Frank's 
pride  was  touched.     He  was  determined  not  to  be  out-done* 

There  is  a  certain  extensive  district  of  the  Sister  Kingdom,  in  which 
a  large  organized  force  of  able-bodied  men  is  maintained  at  the  public 
expence,  for  the  laudable  purpose  of  keeping  the  swinish  multitude 
in  order :"  in  other  words,  whose  only  ostensible  employment  is  to  keep 
the  pigs  off  the  road,  and  commit  the  offending  and  refractory  among 
them,  to  the  safe  custody  of  the  village  pound.  Nature,  wise  in  all  her 
works,  never  fails  to  provide  even  the  meanest  of  her  children  with  an 
instinct,  which  points  out  their  constitutional  enemies.  7'he  pigs  in 
Connaught  will  discern  a  policeman  far  beyond  the  reach  of  human 
gaze ;  and  it  has  been  mooted  more  than  once,  at  the  ''  Ballinasloe 
Debating  Society,"  whether  they  are  not  able  to  distinguish  even  by 
the  nose,  a  **  peeler"  from  an  ordinary  man.  Be  this  as  it  may,  cer- 
tain it  is  that  every  pig  **  man,  woman,  and  child,"  as  Frank's  Irish  in- 
formant assured  him,  ''  will  run  for  the  base  life,  the  minit  they  get 
win'  of  a  peeler :"  and  on  a  fine  summer's  day,  before  the  petit  sessions 
begin — for  they  know  then,  that  the  peelers  are  especially  active— 
they  may  be  met  scampering  into  cover  in  all  directions,  at  a  pace 
with  which,  from  long  practice,  not  even  the  "  mounted  police"  can 
compete  !  Nothing  could  be  better.  Frank  determined  that  this  should 
be  his  market :  and  partly  with  this  view,  partly  to  try  the  "  walls  of 
-Roscommon,"  of  which  he  had  heard  so  much,  he  had  set  out  froni 
home  a  few  days  before  my  arrival  on  the  occasion  of  the  *'  mis -adven- 
ture" already  related.  '*  The  wild  sports  of  the  west"  had  induced  him 
to  prolong  his  stay,  but  he  had  not  forgotten  his  mission  :  nor  had  he 
failed* 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  249 

One  day,  as  he  was  riding  leisurely  to  meet  the  Roscommon  Hunt^ 

at cover,  he  saw  something  at  a  distance ,  careering  like  the 

wuid,  which,  at  first  sight,  he  took  to  be  one  of  the  rough  Irish  grey- 
hounds, but  on  a  nearer  view,  he  found  it  to  be  a  tall  gaunt  pig — '*  high 
in  bone,  low  in  flesh'* — a  true  specimen  of  the  race  he  had  come  to 
seek.  Conceiving  that  there  would  be  no  difficulty  in  securing  him, 
the  more  as  he  could  descry  a  rope  trailing  from  his  leg,  he  drew  across 
the  road,  which  in  that  particular  place  was  narrow.  But  **  porcus*' 
thought  otherwise.  Not  a  whit  daunted  by  this  hostile  demonstration, 
he  pursued  his  career ;  and,  with  one  desperate  charge,  sweeping  the 
legs  from  under  Frank*s  quadruped^  he  left  both  rider  and  horse 
sprawling  in  the  (fortunately  soft)  mud  of  a  Roscommon  bog-road  f 
Before  Frank  could  gather  himself  up, — and  he  was  pretty  active— the 
fugitive  had  disappeared  like  a  flash  over  the  next  hiil ! 

He  had  scarcely  recovered  from  this  ludicrous  capsize,  when  a  low 
waggish-looking  fellow,  doffing  his  cauheeUy  accosted  him  with  a  mix- 
ture of  anxiety  and  humour.  **  May  be  your  honour  'ud  see  a  sUp  of 
a  pig  wit  a  rope  out  of  his  fut  ?  If  1  catch  him,  the  thief  of  the  world, 
rU  break  every  bone  in  his  thieving  skin ;  and' the  devil  a  much  else 
there's  in  it  to  be  bruk,  your  honour !" 

Frank  could  not  help  enquiring  the  circumstances.  The  poor  fellow, 
it  appeared,  whose  name  was  Jim  Rooney,  in  order  "  to  make  up  the 
thrifle  of  rint,"  had  been  obliged  to  bring  this  *'  thriven  slip"  to  the 
market ;  although  partly  from  Jim's  poverty,  partly  from  the  fact  that, 
presuming  on  his  good  humour,  the  boys  of  the  village  were  perpetually 
riding  the  animal — there  was  not  a  morsel  on  his  bones.  They  had 
proceeded  quietly  enough  till  they  reached  the  town,  when,  unluckily, 
as  there  chanced  to  be  a  *'  disthress  for  rint*'  that  day,  a  considerable 
constabulary  force  was  assembled.  The  moment  the  animal  became 
aware  of  the  fact,  all  Jim's  efforts  were  insufficient  to  drive  him 
forward  ;  and,  at  last,  becoming  utterly  ungovernable,  he  had  upset 
the  driver,  and  burst  away  out  of  his  hands !  The  poor  fellow  had 
followed,  more  with  the  hope  of  ascertaining  the  direction  of  his  flight, 
than  with  any  immediate  prospect  of  securing  him.  What  could  be 
more  fortunate?  Frank  gave  him  all  the  necessary  information ;  and 
to  poor  Jim's  grateful  and  almost  incredulous  astonishment,  promised 
him  ten  guineas  if  he  brought  the  animal  to  him.  I  need  hardly  say 
that  the  poor  fellow  started  off  in  high  spirits,  sure  of  soon  overtaking 
him,  he  said  ;  for  a  few  hundred  yards  farther  on  in  the  direction  of 
his  flight,  there  was  a  shebeen,  after  passing  which,  **  the  'cute  thief 
'ud  go  asy  enough,  for  he  know'd  the  peelers  'ud  niver  pass  widout 
stoppin'  to  wet  their  whistle." 

Such  was  the  history   of  the  champion,   which  (along  with  his 


250  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Aphil, 

humorous  owner,-  w];oni   he  had  no   difficulty  in  inducing  to   ac- 
company him),  Frank  had  secured  for  the  eveniinl  pugna  porcorum. 

The  day  arrived.  I  shall  not  dwell  upon  the  details  here  :  suffice  it 
to  say,  that  Jim  Rooney  was  Frank's  chief  trainer  and  confidential 
adviser  on  the  occasion.  Every  thing  was  duly  prepared.  The  coume 
was  walled  in  with  turf»  to  guard  against  bolting ;  and  the  winninp:, 
distance,  and  starring  posts,  arranged  at  the  legitimate  intervals.  To 
insure  that  the  coursers  should  give  their  race  fairly,  and ''  no  mis- 
take," I  proposed  that  they  should  employ  the  pendent  sharp-pointed 
balls  which  are  used  in  the  horse  races  of  the  Corso,  and  which, 
striking  against  the  animals*  sides,  act  as  constantly  applied  spurs  of 
the  severest  description.  This,  however,  did  not  seem  sufficient  for 
Jim  Rooney.  He  had  secured  his  courser's  tail  by  a  stout  cord,  which 
passed  through  a  strap  over  his  back,  and  was  attached  between  his 
ears  to  a  sort  of  headstall*  The  use  of  this  contrivance  soon  became 
apparent. 

They  came  to  the  post — the  favourites  being  the  Bisc9yao>  and 
Frank's  Irish  '^  Slip,"  which,  in  honour  of  the  great  founder  of  the 
Porcian  family,  he  had  named  Cato.  And,  certainly,  never  was 
contrast  more  striking  than  between  the  stout  and  hardy  foreigner  and 
the  gaunt  grisly  Cato — his  bones  starting  through  his  wrinkled  skin, 
and  his  back  bowed  like  the  hump  of  a  sick  greyhound  I  Even  Frank 
seemed  struck  by  the  contrast. 

"  Niver  fear,  your  honour,"  whispered  Jim,  who  had  observed  the 
doubting  glance,  **  if  I  don't  do  them  in  the  dodge ^  may  I  never  leap 
the  pound-wall  of  Baliinasloe  agin,  more  glory  to  her  !" 

Away  they  go  ;  and  unquestionably  at  a  slapping  pace,  the  Biscayan 
and  Cato,  at  once  singling  out  from  the  herd,  and  obviously  with  a 
dead  set  on  one  another.  My  contrivance  told  admurably.  The  spurs, 
gingling  against  their  sides,  kept  up  a  perpetual  "  irritation,"  and  pre- 
vented their  sleeping  on  their  post.  In  truth,  for  a  time',  nothing  could 
be  better.  The  very  fastness  of  the  pace,  by  rattling  the  balls  more 
violently,  laid  in  the  spur  with  severity,  and,  of  course,  with  better 
effect.  But,  by  degrees,  after  the  first  burst  was  over,  the  triumph 
of  Jim's  science  became  gradually  evident.  Every  one  knows  the 
disposition  in  the  genus  porous  to  take  the  course  precisely  opposite 
to  that  which  they  think  you  wish  them  to  follow.  Pull  a  pig  by  the 
tail,  and  he  is  sure  to  run  his  very  best  in  the  contrary  direction. 
Hence,  when  towards  the  middle  of  the  race,  the  speed  began  to  slacken, 
and  the  pendent  spurs  to  lose  their  effect,  there  was  an  obvious  drooping 
of  the  head  on  the  pa,rt  of  Cato's  antagonist,  till,  eventually,  it  became 
a  series  of  stops,  and  swerves,  and  bolts  :  on  the  contrary^  the  self- 
acting  apparatus  which-  Jim  had  constructed,  by  keeping  Aip  a  sue- 


J 840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  251 

cession  of  placks  and  pulls  upon  the  tail,  and,  in  fact,  acting  on  the 
principle  of  the  "  self-adjusting  pedometer,"  maintained  uniform  undi- 
minished speed !  Nothing  could  be  more  exciting.  On  they  came ; 
and  in  my  anxiety  to  see,  I  jumped  into  the  course  just  as  they  were 
coming  opposite  the  place  where  I  stood.  But,  alas  !  scarce  had  I 
landed,  when,  as  if  of  set  purpose,  the  wrong-headed  brute  charged 
right  against  me,  and  before  i  knew  what  I  was  about,  by  a  sudden 
dart  between  my  legs,  he  had  lifted  me  upon  his  back,  with  my  face 
to  the  tail ;  and,  a  second  time  a  racer  malgri  moi^  I  was  careering 
away  amid  the  cheers  of  the  spectators,  clinging  like  a  leech  to  the 
original  bridle  which  Jini  had  constructed,  and  endeavouring,  as  best 
I  might,  to  gather  up  my  legs,  which  were  dangling  and  traihng  along 
the  ground. 

Immortal  Momus  1  what  a  ridiculous  plight  I  A  grave  fellow  of 
— —  College  converted  into  the  jockey  of  an  absurd  pugna  porcO' 
rum  !  A  son  of  the  noble  house  of  Steeplechase  degenerated  into  the 
unclassic  champion  of  a  pig-race,  and  like  another  Parthian,  mounted 
with  his  face  to  the  tail!  I  forbear  -to  speak  of  the  comforts 
of  my  position,  seated  as  I  was  upon  the  ingenious,  spurring  apparatus^ 
which  I  had  myself  suggested,  and  the  delightful  uncertainty  in  which 
(for  of  course  I  could  not  see  before  me)  I  was  placed,  as  to  its  proba« 
ble  duration  ! 

Amid  all  my  confusion,  however,  I  could  perceive  that  the  weight  had. 
begun  to  tell*  The  Biscayan  shot  ahead  like  an  arrow ;  and  I  began 
to  fear  that  I  was  doomed  to  frustrate  Jim's  confident  promise  that  he 
would  "  do  them  in  the  dodge."  I  was  too  hasty  in  my  conclusion. 
With  his  characteristic  foresight  he  had  provided  a  ^^  prqjet  de  reserve** 
for  any  emergency  which  might  arise.  Well  knowing  Cato's  weak  point, 
and  remembering  that  there  was  but  one  way  of  making  him  develop 
all  his  energies,  he  had  stationed  at  the  distance  post  a  party  of  friends, 
accoutered  in.  the  hideous  green  jerkins  of  hitt  hereditary  enemies,  ^'  the. 
peelers/'  with  orders  to  show  themselves,  a  tergo,  just  as  Cato  was  pass- 
ing. The  plan  was  well  acted,  and  perfectly  successful..  No  sooner  did 
Cato,  with  the  tail  of  his  eye,  distinguish  the  supposed  costume  of  his 
hereditary  foe,  than,  uttering  a  squeel  of  terror,  he  started  off  with  a. 
spring  which  had  well  nigh  left  me  sprawling  on  my  face !  The  race 
was  now  decided.  It  was  a  hollow  thing  henceforward  !  We  came 
in  winning  by  fully  ten  lengths  ;  and  I  had  scarcely  extricated  myself 
from  the  apparatus  to  which  1  was  literally  anchored,  when  Jim  was  at 
my  side,  appealing  in  a  tone  of  triumph,  **  Well,  your  honour,  didn't 
I  do  them  in  the  dodge  V* 

Frank  was  in  ecstacy  at  his  success,  and  still  more  at  the  sfiarel  had 
taken  in  the  race ;  and  though  the  reader  knows  I  had  personal  rea^ona  . 


25?  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Ap»ii,, 

for  not  feeling  very  comfortable,  I  tried  to  make  it  a  point  to  enjoy  it  as 
well  as  the  rest  of  them.  **  Why,  my  dear  fellow,"  said  he,  as  he 
clapped  me  on  the  back,  *'  you  are  concealing  your  accomplishments- 
Had  not  Cato  been  fortunate  enough  to  bring  this  one  to  light,  we 
never  should  have  dreamed  you  were  a  jockey." 

'  Consentire  sins  studiis  qui  crediderit  te  V* 

Such,  gentle  reader,  was  my  second  ride,  and  so  ended  the  Pugna 

PORCORUM. 


A  WORD  OR  TWO  EXPLANATORY,— ON  THE 
CONDITION  OF  HUNTERS. 

Drar  Harry, 
Fearing  I  may  not  have  been  explicit  enough,  on  one  or  two  points, 
in  my  letter  to  you  on  the   "  Condition  and   Stable  Treatment  of 
Hunters,"   I   take  this  opportunity  of    touching  very  briefly  again 
on  the  same  subject. 

In  advising  you  strongly  always  to  have  water  at  one  side  of  your 
manger,  I  should,  at  the  same  time,  have  said  that  the  slate  trough 
should  contain  at  least  [two  bucketsfull ;  for  if  it  merely  held  little 
more  than  the  quantity  a  thirsty  horse  could  drink  at  a  draught,  each 
time  it  was  filled,  he  would  (if  unaccustomed  to  the  luxury)  imme- 
diately try  and  drain  it,  whilst  otherwise  he  will  only  drink  what  he 
really  wants.  ' 

I  should  also  have  stated  to  you ,  that  on  my  horses  returning  from 
hunting,  after  they  have  had  their  gruel,  water  is  not  kept  from  them, 
in  any  quantity  they  may  like  (from  the  feverish  state  they  may  be  in), 
but  that  it  is  put  into  the  water-trough  unpalatably  warm,  which,  there- 
fore, induces  them  to  take  no  more  than  they  absolutely  require. 

In  having  so  strongly  recommended  the  use  of  parsnips,  I  should 
have  said,  that,  as  it  is  not  a  vegetable  which  keeps  well  out  of  the 
ground,  they  should  be  dug  as  they  are  wanted;  for  the  parsnip  (unlike 
the  carrot  and  other  vegetables)  is  improved  by  frost,  and  even  if  they 
remain  in  the  ground  long  enough  in  the  spring  to  shoot,  the  roots  and 
shoots  together  make  excellent  and  nutritious  food  for  mates  with  early 
colts,  when  it  is  frequently  difficult  to  get  proper  food  for  them :  it 
makes,  likewise,  a  cooling  diet  for  hunters  at  the  close  of  the  season. 

To  preserve  carrots,  the  best  plan  is,,  as  soon  as  there  is  an  appear- 
ance of  their  shooting,  to  cut  off  the  tops  square,  and  then  fill  them  up 
again  as  before  ;  for  it  the  carrot  has  been  allowed  to  get  corey,  it  is 
totally  unfit  for  use. 

Once  more,  Dear  Harry,  I  say  adieu,  and  subscribe  m3r8elf,  as 
before.  Yours,  &c.  &c., 

Pink. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING,  MAGAZINE,  ^i 

FISHING    IN    GERMANY;  . 

By  THOMAS  HOOD  ESQ.  .^ 

[Scene,  the  Brake,  near  Bromberg — VonPiscator  in  the  uniform  of  a 
Lieutenant  of  Prussian  Infantry,  is  spinning  a  live  minnow.  Fritz, 
his  regimental  servant,  also  in  blue,  faced  with  red,  is  in  waiting  in 
the  attitude  of  "  Attention."] 

Von  P.  Fritz  I 

Fritz,  Here,  Mr.  Lieutenant,  Sir,  what's  your  pleasure  ? 

Van.  P.  Have  you  polished  my  best  epaulettes,  and  put    those 

large  worms,  as  I  told  you,  in  the  box  of  mould  ? 

Fritz.  Yes,  Mr.  Lieutenant. 

Von  P.  Did  you  take  the  reel  to  the  armourers  to  be  mended,  and 
have  you  brushed  my  clothes,  and  laid  out  my  cocked  hat  and  gloves— 
and  did  you  bespeak  another  liver  at  the  butcher's  ? 

Fritz.  Yes,  Mr.  Lieutenant — and,  Sir,  the  white  maggots  that  were 
in  the  brown  dish  with  the  sand,  are  all  gone  of  a  sudden,  and  the  old 
woman  grumbles,  and  says  her  whole  house  is  of  a  buzz  with  blue 
bottles. 

Von  P,  Ah  !  I  thought  the  old  lady  would  rise  at  them.  Have 
you  cleaned  your  musket  ? 

Fritz.  Yes,  Mr.  Lieutenant ;  the  inspection  is  at  twelve  o'clock, 
and  I  have  gathered  plenty  of  Moss.  The  hooks  you  told  me  to  look 
for  were  sticking  round  your  cap ;  and  I  took  your  note  to  Miss  Von 
Koser ;  and  I  have  filled  the  tin  box  withjMay  chafers  for  the  afternoon  ; 
and  I  have  cleaned  out  all  your  pipes. 

Von  P.  Good — you  may  stay  here— and  be  ready  with  the  landing- 
net.     Who  is  that  gentleman  coming  yonder  ? 

Fritz,  Mr.  Lieutenant,  I  do  not  know. 

Enter  Amicus. 

Ami.  Here  he  is!  At  the  old  sport — though  not  at  the. old  place ! 
.   Von  P.    Eh!    what !    Himmel  !  It  cannot  be  !    Yes  it  is — what. 
Amicus  ! 

Ami.  Exactly  so — But  stop — avast  there  !  Fain  kissing ! 

Von  P.  True,  I  forgot !  Your  hand  then,  old  fellow,  and  a  thousand 
times  welcome  to  Bromberg !  You  must  excuse  my  not  knowing  you 
at  sight— but  I  should  as  soon  have  looked  for  the  man  in  the  moon ! 

Ami.  Phoo !  phoo  !  We  are  not  all  such  slow  tops,  as  in  your 
Prussian  parish  here,  where  your  best  pace  is  a  quick  march  of  so  many 
steps  to  the  minute.  To  us  of  the  great  Movement  Party,  thanks  to 
railroads  and  steamers,  such  a  visit  as  this  is  only  a  drop  in. 

NO.   CVIII, — VOL,  XVIII.  I 


USA  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 

Von  P.  I  am  as  happy  as  if  I  had  been  made  a  Captain !  Well,  and 
how 

Ami.  She  is  very  well,  and  sends  her  kind  regards. 

Fon  P.  And  little 

Ami.  Is  now  a  big  one — and  goes  to  boarding-school.  But  if  you 
please,  we  will  postpone  all  questions  of  domestic  interest,  and  speak, 
as  the  Quakers  say,  to  the  matter  in  hand. 

Von  P.  Confound  the  fishing  and  the  fishes  too  !  They  shall  hare  a 
whole  holiday,  as  the  boys  do  when  a  visitor  comes  to  the  school. 

Ami.  Nonsense,  man,  take  up  your  rod.  I  hate  to  spoil  sport — so 
just  fancy  that  we  are  at  our  old  haunt  on  the  Lahn,  and  go  on  with 
your  fishing. 

Von  p.  So  be  it.  But  remember,  I  must  and  will  ^talk,  in  spite  of 
all  the  rules  of  the  Silent  Art.  To  think  of  seeing  you  here !  Phew  ! 
how  warm  it  has  made  me  I  Fritz,  do  you  see  any  of  our  officers  about  ? 

Fritz.  No,  Mr.  Lieutenant,  not  one. 

Von  p.  Then  I  may  relax  a  little.  One  of  our  superiors  here^  is  a 
bit  of  a  martinet,  and  expects  us  to  eat,  drink,  sing,  dance,  and  fish, 
buttoned  up  to  the  chin. 

Ami*  But  you  used  to  dress  more  in  character.  Where  is  the  old 
sporting-jacket,  as  full  of  pockets  as  an  old  country-house  is  of  cup- 
boards ? 

Vcn  p.  At  home  on  its  own  peg.  I  have  a  turn  of  duty  at  twelve, 
and  must  be  in  uniform. 

Ami.  True;  as  an  officer  of  the  19th,  and  a  fisherman,  you  belong 
in  a  double  sense  to  the  lijie ;  and  I  wish  you  many  a  rise  with  them 
both.  But  zounds  !  look  to  your  craft  I  Steady,  steady — why  Fritz 
does  credit  to  your  drilling,  and  handles  the  landing  net  like  an  adept ! 
Aye,  there  you  have  him — a  handsome  fish  enough— but  what  has  he 
got  on  his  nose,  a  pistol  bullet  or  a  force-meat  ball? 

Von  P.  Neither.  That  blue  knob  is  as  much  his  own,  as  the  nubble 
you  see  at  the  end  of  some  human  noses — like  a  work  with  a  supple- 
ment. Barring  that  awkward  excrescence,  it  is,  as  you  see,  a  handsome 
fish,  with  red  fins,  and  fine  silvery  and  golden  scales.  The  German 
name  for  it  is  Zoerte.  They  come  from  the  sea  up  this  river  to  spawn — 
grow  to  about  a  pound  and  a-half  in  weight,  and  from  twelve  to  fourteen 
inches  long.  In  flavour  they  resemble  the  trout,  and  are  probably  of 
the  same  family. 

Ami.  Herr  Zoerte,  I  shall  be  happy  to  be  more  intimately  acquainted 
with  you !     Have  you  any  other  strange  fish  in  this  water  ? 

Von  P.  Yes — several.  The  Zander,  which  you  saw  and  tasted  at 
Berlin  ;  and  then  there  is  the  Geuse,  which  grows  to  a  large  size,  and 
much  resembles  Carp.    The  natives  bait  for  it  with  boiled  peas,  but 


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it  will  rise  freely  at  a  fly,  like  the  chub.  Moreover,  we  have,  I  think, 
every  sort  offish  enumerated  in  Walton  or  Salter. 

Ami,  Egad  !  you  are  well  supplied,  then ! 

Von  P.  As  any  Cheapside  Cockney,  with  Hungerford  on  his  right 
hand,  and  Billingsgate  on  his  left.  Now,  the  Brake  is  but  a  detach- 
ment from  the  Netze,  a  river  which  communicates  at  one  end  with  the 
Vistula,  at  the  other  with  the  Oder,  and  through  both  with  the  Baltic. 
Thus  the  finny  tribes,  as  you  say  of  water,  are  abundantly  laid  on. 
The  Vistula,  nearest  Bromberg,  is  more  than  two  miles  broad,  and 
when  the  frost  breaks  up — ^which,  by  the  way,  is  an  awful  sight,  for  the 
ice  rushes  down  the  river  in  ''mountains — the  fish  then  swarm  into 
the  Brake  to  spawn,  and  are  taken  with  German  tackle  of  all 
descriptions.  * 

Ami,  Is  it  a  free  fishery  ? 

Vcn  P.  Nearly  so — a  permission  for  rod  and  line  costing  only  a 
dollar  and  a  half,  or  four  and  sixpence  per  annum.  Grayling  are 
plentiful,  and  I  have  killed  a  great  many  trout,  of  from  four  to  seven 
pounds.  Ho  !  Now  then,  Fritz.  Another  bullet-nose ! — No— it's  a 
perch. 

Ami.  And  a  fine  hog-backed  fellow  he  is !  He  must  weigh  at  least 
three  pounds. 

Von  P.  The  Brake  is  renowned  for  the  size  of  its  fish  :  so  much  so, 
that  I  have  been*  puzzled  by  some  of  the  common  sorts,  which  had 
literally  grown  out  of  knowledge.  For  instance,  immense. bream  and 
gudgeon,  so  unusually  large,  that  they  really  seemed  trying  to  be 
barbel. 

Ami.  You  make  me  long  to  be  among  'em  !  It  was  always  a  fancy 
of  mine  in  reading  Gulliver,  that  I  should  have  liked  a  day's  fishing  in 
Brobdingnag. 

Von  P.  Yes — but  not  with  Lilliputian  tackle.  You  remember  the 
tool  bequeathed  to  me  by  an  English  Colonel  when  he  left  the  Rhine  to 
become  a  Consul  in  tlie  East — a  rod  originally  of  a  delicate  constitution, 
and  which  did  not  get  stouter  or  stronger  as  it  grew  older.  Add  to  this 
the  internal  consciousness  of  sundry  weak  lengths  in  my  gut — a  short 
assortment  of  tackle  in  general — above  all,  the  knowledge  that  a 
thousand  miles,  wet  and  dry,  lay  between  myself  and  Bond  and  Son, 
of  Crooked-lane,  and  you  may  form  some  idea  of  my  nervousness,  on 
finding  myself  in  presence  of  monsters  of  twenty  or  thirty  pounds' 
weight.     I  never  looked  so  fooUsh  in  my  life ! 

Ami.  Except  once, — at  Antonin , — when  a  certain  Lieutenant,  having 
only  snipe-shot  in  his  single-barrel,  a  certain  English  spaniel,  named 
Dash,  put  up  a  certain  Wild  Boar ! 

Van  P.  Yes— that  caused  something  of  the  same  feeling.  You  may 
judg;e  how  very  scarce  was  my  tackle,  when  I  tell  you  that  one  day  I 

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walked  back  to  the  Netze,  a  distance  of  five  English  miles,  after  a 
gorge-hook  I  thought  I  had  left  behind. 

Ami,  And  did  you  recover  it  ? 

Fan  P.  Yes — but  not  till  after  I  returned  dog-tired  and  had  thrown 
myself  into  a  chair. 

Ami.  O,  I  understand — where  Gaffer  Gurton  found  his  needle. 

Von  P,  However,  I  got  over  my  fears  in  course  of  time ;  and 
especially  when  a  good  friend  in  London  sent  me  over  a  stout  rod-of-all- 
work,  and  a  reinforcement  of  tackle.  To  these  premises  he  consi- 
derately added,  what  he  called  the  inferences — namely  a  family  bottle 
of  Burgess's  anchovy  sauce,  another  of  real  East  Indian  soy,  and^a  ditto, 
of  cayenne. 

Ami.  A  very  logical  deduction — and  as  a  corollary  I  conclude  that 
you  have  salmon. 

Van,  P,  Yes — of  two  sorts ;  one  of  which  I  suspect  is  also  strange  to 
you.  It  is  called  here  the  Hook  salmon's  ;  not  as  I  at  first  supposed  ft^>ai 
the  mode  of  taking  it,  but  because  the  under  jaw  hooks  up  at  the  end, 
from  one  to  two  and  a  half  inches,  and  fits  into  a  deep  groove  in  the  upper 
one,  so  as  not  to  be  seen  when  the  mouth  is  shut. 

Ami.  Well,  I  have  heard  before  that  all  fishes  were  dumb  ;  but 
your  Hook  Salmon  seems  to  have  a  peculiar  mode  of  holding  his  jaw  i 

VonP,  The  safest  plan,  sometimes,  with  other  creatures  than 
salmon. 

Ami.  Now  I  think  of  it,  there  are  the  talkative  fishes  of  four  colours 
in  the  Arabian  Nights ;  and  the  only  end  of  their  loquacity  was  to  get 
themselves  tilted  out  of  the  frying-pan  into  the  fire.  But,  revenons  a  nos 
moutons-^hoyi  are  the  salmon  caught  by  the  natives  ? 

Von  P,  A  great  many  are  taken  as  in  our  own  country.  There  is  a 
water-fall  near  the  mill,  which  the  fish  strive  to  ascend,  and  those  which 
miss  their  leap  fall  back  and  are  caught  in  the  lachs  fang,  or  salmon- 
trap,  at  the  bottom.  The  natives  have  also  another  mode  of  their  own, 
which  they  practise  near  the  fall. 

Ami,   By  spearing  or  leistering,  perhaps,  in  the  Scotch  fashion  ? 

Von  P,  Not  exactly.  The  weapon  is  a  long  pole,  with  a  huge  hook, 
as  big  as  a  wine  bottle,  fitting  into  a  groove  at  one  end.  To  this  hook 
is  also  attached  a  line  half-an-inch  thick,  which,  passing  loosely  along 
the  pole,  is  held  securely  in  the  hand.  When  the  Bromberger  spies  a 
fish,  he  slowly  thrusts  the  pole  into  the  water,  and,  striking  strongly, 
hooks  the  prey  in  the  thick  part  of  the  body.  The  hook  is  soon  dis- 
engaged from  the  pole  by  the  struggles  of  the  fish — the  slack  rope  be- 
comes a  tight  one — and  the  salmon,  vaulting  and  tumbling, is  hauled  by 
main  force  into  the  boat. 

Ami,  It  is  a  curious  coincidence — but,  in  lieu  of  the   great  hook, 

uppose  a  moveable  spear-head,  made  of  elk  horn,  and  you  have  pre- 


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cisely  the  modus  operandi  of  the  Shoshonie  Indians,  in  their  salmon 
fishing,  as  described  by  Washington  Irving.  And  what  sport  have  you 
had,  yourself,  with  royal  fish? 

Von  P,  Very  fair.  The  first  one  I  captured  rather  unexpectedly, 
for  I  was  fishing  for  chub,  with  a  common  gut  line,  a  small  hook,  and 
our  favourite  evening  bait  on  the  Moselle— a  natural  white  moth.  He 
was  very  violent :  however,  in  about  thirty  minutes  I  contrived  to  land 
him — and  he  weighed  eleven  pounds,  without  the  sauce. 

Ami,  I  am  getting  envious,  and  unless  by  this  time  to-morrow — 
snap ! — there  you  are  in  him  again  ! — a  salmon  by  Jove  ! 

Von  P.  No— it  is  only  a  big  chub  :  they  take  a  'live  minnow  here 
like  the  rest. 

Ami.  A  chub! — zounds;  what  a  plunge  !  When  did  you  ever  see 
a  chub  so  game?  It's  a  salmon,  by  all  that's  boilable! — FU  lay  you 
the  fishmonger's  odds — lobsters  to  shrimps  ! 

Von  P.  Done ! — and  here  he  is.  We  are  both  wrong — it's  a  Bass 
^a  May  fish,  as  it's  called  on  the  Rhine,  from  the  season  of  its  annual 
visits.  They  are  very  plentiful  here,  but  extremely  cunning  and  shy, 
for  which  reason  I  am  the  only  person  who  ever  pulls  one  out,  to  the 
great  wonder  of  the  Bromberg  fishermen. 

Ami.  Let  me  reckon — Perch,  Bream,  Chub,  Bullet-noses,  Zander, 
Zoerte,  Geuse,  Trout,  Grayling,  Salmon,  Bass — really  for  a  Piscator 
you  are  in  most  clover-like  quarters !  and  then — whatever  other  smok- 
ing nuisances  you  may  have  here,  you  are  not  threatened  with  steam- 
boats, which  have  scared  the  best  fish  out  of  our  rivers — for  instance, 
the  Upper  Rhine.  As  for  the  salmon,  they  are  evidently  on  the  look- 
out for  quieter  neighbourhoods— and  as  I  was  informed  by  a  gentleman 
from  Spain,  a  great  number,  unexpectedly,  made  their  appearance,  last 
year,  in  the  river  at  Bayonne. 

Von  P,  It  seems  to  be  naturally  a  capricious  fish.     An  old  chroni- 
cle of  Bromberg  lately  fell  into  my  hands,  from  which  it  appeared  that 
in  the  17th  century  the  Bernardine  Monks  here  took  from  100  to  170 
salmon,  in  twenty-four  hours,  whereas  it  is  now  reckoned  good  sport  if 
as  many  are  caught  in  the  whole  season. 

Fritz,  Mr.  Lieutenant,  Sir, — it  is  half-past  eleven  o'clock* 

Von  P.  The  devil  it  is  !  Then  I  must  give  over  at  once.  Amicus, 
I  must  crave  an  hour's  leave  of  absence.  Fritz  will  show  you  to  my 
quarters. 

Ami,  I  must  first  go  to  my  own,  at  the  Hotel  de  Berlin. 

Von  P.  Adieu,  then,  for  the  present — I  will  call  for  you  at  one,  and 
we  will  dine  together  tite-d-tete,  as  in  the  days  of  lang  syne.  I  cannot 
answer  for  **  humble  Port,"  but  you  shall  have  '*  imperial  Tokay." 

Ami.  I  am  not  particular,  and^would  as  soon  have  that  as  gooseberry 
or  cape.    So  good  bye  till  one. 


258  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Apri 

ON  THE   PAR— WITH  A  LETTER  FROM  SIR 

ANTHONY  CARLISLE. 

TO  THE  EDITOR  OF  THE  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 

Sir, 
No  lover  of  the  angle  looks  with  greater  delight  to  the  forthcoming 
numbers  of  the  New  Sporting  Magazine,  for  the  valuable  and  inter- 
eating  instruction  conveyed  through  its  pages  to  fly-fishers,  under  the 
articles  headed  '*  The  Fly-fisher*s  Text  Book,''  &c.,  than  I  do.  In 
whatsoever  degree  I  may  allow  my  admiration  to  range,still,  I  must  con- 
fess, I  think  the  talented  author  of  those  papers  allows  himself  to  Ie?ai  a 
little  too  much  to  the  notions  of  friends  whose  feelings  run  with  his  own. 
Many  men  of  practical  experience  and  experimental  investigation  are 
capable  of  throwing  a  kind  of  Bude-light  upon  the  matter  of  the 
"  Natural  History  of  the  Par,"  under  which  title  Mr.  Theophilus  South 
founds  the  principal  part  of  his  last  Fasciculus,  and  to  a  few  cursory 
remarks  on  which,  I  shall  content  ipyself. 

That  the  "  Par  "  is  a  hybrid  fish  I  think  will  not  only  be  shown  from 
reasoning,  but  demonstrated  to  a  certainty  by  one  of  the  most  interesting 
facts  I  ever  read,  made  by  that  indefatigable  and  able  investigator.  Sir 
Anthony  Carlisle,  whose  name  I  am  happy  to  see  mentioned  by  Mr. 
South,  in  connection  with  the  scientific  parts  of  that  gentleman's  con- 
tribution, and  who,  I  am  sure,  might  have  had  the  same  information  on 
the  par  from  Sir  A.  Carlisle  had  he  but  asked  it ;  and  if  that  fact  be  not 
"  sufficiently  strong  to  support**  my  theory,  so  much  the  worse  for  the 
poor  fact,  as  a  French  gentleman  of  my  acquaintance  used  with  a  shrug 
of  the  shoulders  to  exclaim,  when  facts  were  at  issue  with  his  pleading. 

"  Antiquarius*'  himself,  in  reasoning  against  the  possibility  of  the  par 
and  salmon  being  one  and  the  same  fish— -and  in  this  I  agree  with  him 
— almost  proves  that  it  is  a  mule ;  for,  says  he,  **  the  par  has  no  greater 
resemblance  to  any  one  of  the  salmon  tribe  than  the  common  trout." 
This  is  true  ;  for,  as  is  found  in  all  crosses,  whether  of  aceident,  or  ne- 
cessity, or  design,  the  offspring  bear  a  similitude  to  both  parents,  and, 
consequently,  the  par,  in  not  being  more  hke  one  than  the  other,  has  a 
resemblance  to  both ;  and,  as  is  ever  the  case,  something  peculiar  to 
itself,  which,  in  the  par,  consists  in  the  bars  around  its  sides,  in  speaking 
of  which,  by  the  way,  Antiquarius  has  an  obvious  error  in  stating  that 
these  bars  **  are  from  six  to  ten,  according  to  the  length  of  the  fish ;" 
for  surely  he  could  not,  on  one  moment's  reflection,  mean  to  assert  that 
these  finger-marks  or  bars  are  not  coeval  with  the  birtJi  of  the  fish ! 
Do  the  marks  on  the  perch  increase  in  number  as  the  fish  increases  in 


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size?  Do  the  stripes  on  the  jack  increase  in  number  in  proportion  as 
it  approaches  maturity  ?  As  well  might  it  be  said  that  man  had  an 
increase  of  fingers  on  his  hands  as  he  grew  in  size  ;  and  the  very  fact  of 
such  variation  in  the  number  of  finger-marks  is  in  favour  of  its  being  a 
mule,  as  we  have  no  instance  of  any  fish  not  having  transmitted  its  dis- 
tinctive characteristics  immutably  upon  its  offspring.  But  to  return — 
**It  (the  par)  will  be  found  in  the  river,"  continues  Antiquarius,  "  in 
the  cold  months  of  December  and  January,  long  prior  to  the  appear- 
ance of  the  salmon  fry — will  remain  in  the  river  after  the  fry  have  gone 
down  to  the  sea — continue  in  abundance  the  whole  summer,  aad  be 
found  when  the  cold  weather  returns" — and  yet  it  migrates  !  Is  this 
assertion  supportable  ?  I  could  wish  Antiquarius  had  shown  us  that 
they  have  been  taken  going  down  to  the  sea  !  I  wish  he  had  given  us 
some  example  to  show  that  it  has  been  taken,  by  chance  or  otherwise, 
in  the  tide-ways,  or  in  the^ocean  itself.  Surely  at  one  time  or  another, 
some  one  fish,  more  unlucky  than  another,  might  have  been  taken 
Cespecialiy  as  it  is  so  greedy  a  feeder)  Cad  such  been  the  case ;  but  I 
apprehend  they  do  not  migrate.  First,  because  there  is  no  necessity 
for  them  to  do  so— and,  secondly,  because  we  have  no  "  well-known 
fact  sufificiently  strong  to  support  such  a  theory."  /  must,  therefore, 
be  content  with  the  knowledge  I  have,  although  I  may  yield  to  none  in 
a  laudable  desire  to  know  more  about  these  fish.  As  to  the  fact  of  the 
greater  number  of  the  par  being  males,  it  is  to  be  accounted  for  on 
the  principle,  that  in  crossing,  the  offspring  is  in  much  greater  pro- 
portion connected  with  the  male  parent  than  with  the  female,  which 
may  probably  be  more  frequently  the  case  in  the  cross  of  which  I  am 
speaking,  and  as  illustrated  by  the  hereinafter  letter  of  Sir  A.  Carlisle. 
Again,  Antiquarius  tells  us,  **  that  whilst  the  milt  (which  pro- 
bably is  never  adapted  for  fecundation)  is  fiill  in  the  male,  the  roe  of  the 
female  is  so  backward  as  to  be  discovered  only  on  microscopic  exami- 
nation. The  view  of  Antiquarius,  therefore,  is,  that  being  a  hybrid  it 
is  imperfect,  and  never  would  be  fit  for  re-production  ;  or  assuredly,  at 
the  time  when  the  milter  is  ready  for  shedding,  the  female  would  also 
be  in  a  fit  state  to  deposit  her  eggs  to  receive  the  vivifying  influence  of 
the  male.  In  another  place  it  is  written  that  **  no  instance  of  the  pro- 
duction of  hybrids  can  be  shown  amongst  carp,  tench,  roach,  dace,  and 
other  fresh  water  fish."  This  is,  1  apprehend,  against  all  received  and 
established  notions  :— for  instance,  the  **  rudd"  is  as  undoubtedly  the 
offspring  of  the  bream  and  roach,  as  the  pope  or  ruff  is  of  the  perch 
and  gudgeon  ;  for  so  as  the  former  has  the  length,  vermilion  fins  and 
tail  and  the  head  of  the  ;^roach,  with  the  depth  and  yellow  eye  of  the 
bream,  so  does  the  latter  (the  pope)  with  the  waved  body  and  shape  of 
the  gudg  con,  unite  the  head  and  dorsal  fin  o  iihe  perch;  and  it  is 


260  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

worthy  of  notice  that  the  mule  offspring  of  both  the  above,  like  the  par, 
are  more  diminutive  than  their  parents. 

Before  giving  you  a  verbatim  copy  of  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle's  letter,  I 
shall  merely  remark  upon  one  of  the  facts  Antiquarius  recognises — viz., 
that  *'  par  are  never  found  in  a  river  which  salmon  and  trout  do  not  in- 
habit and  frequent  together,  and  never  so  high  up  that  salmon  cannot 
ascend;*'  which  I  would  humbly,  and  with  all  respect  for  Antiquarius, 
submit,  is  a  strong  ground  for  the  position  that  par  is  a  hybrid  fish. 

I  beg  to  inclose  you  the  letter  of  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle, — which  you 
are  at  liberty  to  append  to  these  remarks. 

I  am.  Sir,  your  obedient  Servant, 
London,  March  11, 1840.  PoaciJS  PiSCIS. 


My  Dear  Sir, 
In  answer  to  your  question  repecting  the  fish  called  the  par,  pray  ac- 
cept the  following  experiment :  It  happens  that  I  made  some  experi- 
ments in  order  to  determine  the  parentage  of  that  fish  about  thirty  years 
ago,  and  the  results  were,  to  myself  and  many  others,  conclusive.  In 
the  beginning  of  January,  I  went  early  in  the  morning  to  Billingsgate, 
and  obtained  from  a  fish  dealer  some  of  the  ripe  female  roe,  or  ova,  from 
several  salmon  just  then  arrived  from  Scotland  :  I  put  the  ova  into  a 
jar,  and  directly  proceeded  to  Carshalton,  where  I  procured  a  bleacher 
to  wade  into  the  river  Wandle,  in  the  mill-stream  of  Mr.  Shipley,  just 
above  the  iron  bridge  which  carries  the  road  across  that  river.  The 
man  (under  my  inspection)  took  the  jar  of  roe,  and  by  handsful  depo- 
sited the  ova  in  three  different  hollows  above  the  trout  spawning 
mills,  at  which  time  the  breeding  trouts  were  busily  engaged.  The  in- 
terstices between  the  rounded  pieces  of  gravel  allowed  free  admission  for 
the  salmon  roe.  At  the  end  of  the  following  March,  and  during  the 
months  of  the  next  April,  May,  and  June,  a  new  kind  of  small  Jish  ap- 
peared, which,  from  former  experience,  when  fishing  in  the  rivers  Tyne, 
Wear,  and  Tees,  I  recognized  as  the  identical  rack-riders  of  Durham 
anglers.  These  barred  troutlets,  perhaps,  by  changing  the  b  to  p,  are 
the  so-called  par.  Every  accustomed  angler  in  that  part  of  the  Wandle 
remarked  upon  the  new  sort  of  *'  young  '*  trout,  and  on  the  facility  of 
catching  these;  even  the  boys  on  Mr.  Reynolds*  bleach  ground  became 
aware  of  the  extraordinary  abundance  of  the^e  new  fishy  and  they  often 
called  out  to  anglers  in  derision,  "  catch  away  ;  for  if  they  won't  lie  on 
the  gridiron  they  will  in  the  frying  pan.*'  None  of  these  mule-bred  fish 
were  to  be  found  above  the  falls  of  Mr.  Shipley's  mills,  nor  below  the 
lower  mills  on  Mr.  Reynolds'  estate. 

No  such,  or  suchlike,  fishes  have  been  since  taken  in  the  Wandle; 


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1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  261 

and  they  all  disappeared  during  the  autumn  of  the  year  in  which  they 
were  thus  artificially  bred. 

The  undeviating  occurrence  of  breeding  salmon  with  breeding  trout, 
where  these  mule  fishes  are  to  be  found,  and  the  production  of  a  still 
more  remarkable  mule  between  the  perch  and  the  gudgeon  called  the 
pope,  might  satisfy  all  persons  who  are  disposed  to  adopt  the  evidences 
which  account  for  all  the  phenomena  in  preference  to  those  of  loose 
analogies ;  but  until  some  logician  or  metaphysician  reduces  human 
reason  to  a  scale  like  that  of  the  sliding  rule,  the  opinions  of  men  will 
vary  as  much  as  their  faces.  Yours,  most  truly, 

March  10,  1840-  AntIIONY  CARLISLE. 


THE  INGOLDSBY  LEGENDS. 


It  is  not  our  custom  to  notice  works  which  are  not  immediately  dedi- 
cated to  the  subjects  dear  to  the  readers  of  our  Magazine  of  Sporting ; 
but  productions,  in  which  wit  and  humour  flourish,  assert  an  indispu- 
table claim  to  be  read  by  all  classes,  and  we  have  no  doubt  but  that 
the  Ingoldsby  Legends  will  be  found  in  the  linen  draper's  asssistant's 
box  (amidst  remnants  of  lace,  bits  of  ribands,  and  ends  of  book  mus- 
lin, set  apart  for  Miss  Emily  Beaumont),  and  in  the  hunter's  dressing 
table;  in  the  well-ordered  library  of  house  and  hall,  and  on  the  mock 
rosewood  cheffonier  in  the  back  room  behind  the  glover's  shop  :  in  the 
ladies'  boudoir, — as  well  as  lying  amid  whips,  thin  stirrups,  and  light 
saddles  in  the  geatleman  jockey's  "  tiring  room."  The  book  is  a  rare 
book  ;  it  brings  the  costume — the  tracery — the  gloomy  splendours — 
the  mysteries — the  pompous  jollities  of  monkish  times,  and  cowled  and 
shaven  men  right  into  our  immediate  days  and  habits,  and  parades 
them,  as  it  were,  through  New  Burlington  Street,  up  Regent  Strret ; 
while  it  takes  our  common  customs  and  all  our  familiar  phrases,  and 
serves  them  out  (as  a  purser  distributes  his  ship  stores)  amongst  a 
strange  unruly  crew  of  friars,  devils,  witches,  tom-cats,  ghosts,  little 
pious  jack  daws,  and  sinnerable  saints.  Modern  folHes  and  the  fleeting 
sayings  of  the  day  are  shuffled  together  with  cardinals'  hats,  croziers, 
antique  popery- curses,  and  jibbering  devilries;  and  when  s^  shuffled 
the  jokes  are  neatly  cut^  and  the  reading  goes  nimbly  on,  like  a  trick 
of  legerdemain  !  We  have  our  surmises  that  this  "  singularly  wild  and 
original"  work  is  the  production  of  **The  Wizard  of  the  North,"  in 
his  hours  of  poetical  relaxation  from  the  magic  rifle,  of  the  Strand 
Theatre,  and  the  charmed  cards.  Let  him  deny  it  publickly, — if  we 
have  wrongfully  accused  him. 


26Z  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  [April, 

Having  pretty  well  mystified  our  readers  as  to  the  nature  of  the 
Ingoldsby  Legends,  we  will  by  aid  of  the  usual  dark  lanthom  used  by 
the  modern  critic,  conduct  our  friends  into  a  few  of  the  cells  and  cellars 
and  odd  nooks  of  Thomas  Ingoldsby. 

The  Witches'  Frolic  is  a  rare  Legend  of  the  cellar.  Roving  Bob 
passes  a  night  of  revelry  with  Goody  Price,  Goody  Jones,  and  pretty 
Madge  Gray ;  and  the  broomsticks  being  littered-up  for  the  night,  a 
brave  tossing  goes  on.  The  house  is  alarmed  through  a  broken  spell, — 
and,-^but  tell  them,  Tom,  yourself! — 

The  cups  pass  quick, 

The  toasts  fly  thick, 
Rob  tries  in  vain  out  their  meaniug  to  pick 
But  hears  the.worda  "  Scratch,"  and  «  Old  Bogey,"  and  "  Nick." 

More  familiar  grown, 

Now  he  stands  up  alone, 
Volunteering  to  give  them  a  toast  of  his  own. 

*' A  bumper  of  vnne ! 

Fill  thine!    Fill  mine! 
Here's  a  health  to  old  Noah  who  planted  the  Vine '" 

Oh  then  what  sneezing, 

What  coughing  and  wheezing. 
Ensued  in  a  way  that  was  not  over-pleasing ! 
Goody  Price,  Goody  Jones,  and  the  pretty  Madge  Gray, 
All  seem*d  as  their  liquor  had  gone  the  wrong  way. 

But  the  best  of  the  joke  was,  the  moment  he  spoke 

Those  words  which  the  party  seem'd  almost  to  choke, 

As  by  mentioning  Noah  some  spell  had  been  broke, 

Every  soul  in  the  house  at  that  instant  awoke ! 

And,  hearing  the  din  from  barrel  and  bin, 

Drew  at  once  the  conolusion  that  thieves  had  got  in« 

Up  jumped  the  Cook,  and  caught  hold  of  her  spit; 

Up  jumped  the  Groom  and  took  bridle  and  bit ; 

Up  jump'd  the  Gardner  and  shoulder'd  his  spade ; 

Up  jump'd  the  Scullion, — the  Footman — the  Maid ; 

(The  two  last,  by  the  way,  occasioned  some  scandal, 

By  appearing  together  with  only  one  candle^ 

Which  gave  for  unpleasant  surmises  some  handle;) 

Up  jump*d  the  Swineherd, — and  up  jumped  the  big  boy, 

A  nondescript  under  him,  acting  as  pig  boy  ; 

Butler,  Housekeeper,  Coachman — from  bottom  to  top 

Every  body  jump'd  up  without  parley  or  stop, 

With  the  weapon  which  first  in  their  way  chanced  to  drop, — 

Whip,  warming  pan*  wig-block,  mug,  musket  and  mop. 


-^^ 


1840J    .    _       NEW  SPORTING  MAGA;i5INE.  963 

Last  of  all  doth  appear. 

With  some  symptoms  of  fear, 
Sir  Thopas  in  person  to  bring  up  the  rear, 
In  a  mix'd  kind  of  costume,  half  Fontificalibus, 
Ilulf  what  scholars  denominate  Pure  Naiuralibus; 

Nay  the  truth  to  express. 

As  you'll  easily  guess. 
They  have  none  of  them  time  to  attend  much  to  dress 

But  He  or  She, 

As  the  case  may  be, 
Ue  or  She  seizes  what  he  or  She  pleases, 
Trunk-hosen  or  kirtles,  and  shirts  or  chemises. 
And  thus  one  and  all,  great  and  small,  short  and  tall, 
Muster  at  once  in  the  Vicarage-hall, 
With  upstanding  locks,  starting  eyes,  shortened  breath. 
Like  the  folks  in  the  Gallery-Scene  in  Macbeth, 
When  Macduff  is  announcing  their  Sovereign's  death. 
And  hark !  what  accents  clear  and  stcong. 
To  the  listening  throng  come  floating  along  I^ 
Tis  Robin  encoring  himself  in  a  song-^ 

<<  Very  good  song !  very  well  sung ! 

Jolly  companions  every  one  V 

On,  on  to  the  cellar !  away !  away ! 
On,  on  to  the  cellar  without  more  delay ! 
The  whole  poste  rush  onwards  in  battle  array* 
Conceive  the  dismay  of  the  party  so  gay. 
Old  Goody  Jones,  Goody  Price,  and  Madge  Gray, 
When  the  door  bursting  wide,  they  descried  the  allied 
Troops,  prepared  for  the  onslaught,  roll  in  like  a  tide. 
And  the  spits,  and  the  tongs,  and  the  pokers  beside ! — 
j^*  Boot  and  saddle's  the  word  I  mount,  Cummen,  and  ride !"  — 
Alarm  was  ne'er  caused  more  strong  and  indigenous 
By  cats  among  rats,  or  a  hawk  in  a  pigeon-house; 
Quick  from  the  view  j 

Away  they  all  flew, 
-  With  a  yell,  and  a  screech,  and  a  halliballoo  $ 
"  Hey  up  the  chimney !    Hey  after  you !" 
The  Volscians  themselves  made  an  exit  less  speedy 
From  Corioli,  **  fluttered  like  doves"  by  Macready. 

They  are  gone,  save  one, 

Robin  alone ! 
Robin,  whose  high  state  of  civilization 
Precludes  all  idea  of  aerostatioD, 


264  NEW  SPOUTING  MAGAZINfi  [April, 

And  who  now  has  no  notion 
Of  more  locomotion 
Than  surfices  to  kick,  with  much  zeal  and  devotion, 
Right  and  left  at  the  party,  who  pounced  on  their  victim, 
And  maul'd  him,  and  kick'd  him,  and  lick*d  him,  and  prick 'd  him 
As  they  bore  him  away  scarce  aware  what  was  done, 
And  believing  it  all  but  a  part  of  t^  2  fun, 
Hie — hiccoughing'  out  the  same  strain  he'd  begun, 
"  Jol — jolly  companions  every  one  !" 

*'  The  Jack  Daw  of  Rheims,"  who  steals  (a  trick  peculiar  to  the 
bird)  the  Cardinal's  ring,  whilst  his  holiness  i  s  purifying  his  pious 
hands,  forms  the  hero  of  an  inimitable  Legend.  The  washing,— the 
theft,— the  searching, — and  the  anathematizing,  are  admirable.  The 
curse  on  the  daw,  beats  Kehama's  to  fits,  and  reads  like  an  essential- 
oil  of  Obadiah ! 

The  feast  was  over,  the  board  was  clear'd, 
The  flawns  and  the  cnstards  had  all  disappear'd, 
And  six  little  singing-boys,-- dear  litde  sc  uls ! 
In  nice  clean  faces,  and  nice  white  stoles. 

Came  in  order  due, 

Two  by  two, 
Marching  that  grand  refectory  trougb! 
A  nice  little  boy  held  a  golden  ewer, 
Emboss'd,  and  filled  with  water  as  pure 
As  any  that  flows  between  Rheims  and  -Namur, 
Which  a  nice  little  boy  stood  ready  to  ca*ch 
In  a  fine  golden  hand-basin  made  to  match. 
Two  nice  little  boys,  rather  more  grown, 
Carried  lavender-water  and  eau  de  Cologne ; 
And  a  nice  little  boy  had  a  nice  cake  of  soap. 
Worthy  of  washing  the  hands  of  the  Pope. 

One  little  boy  more 

A  napkin  bore, 
Of  the  best  white  diaper,  fringed  with  pink. 
And  a  Cardiual's  Hat  mark'd  in  permanent  ink. 

The  great  Lord  Cardinal  turns  at  the  sight 
Of  these  nice  little  boys  dressed  all  in  wh.  (e : 

From  his  finger  he  draws 

His  costly  turquoise; 
And,  not  thinking  at  all  about  little  Jackdaws, 

Deposits  it  straight 

By  the  side  of  his  plate. 
While  the  nice  little  boys  on  his  Eminence  wadt ; 


** 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  265 

Till,  when  nobody's  dreaming  of  any  such  thing. 

That  little  J.  .ckdaw  hops  off  with  the  ring. 

♦  •  *  »  • 

ITiere's  a  cry  and  a  shout. 

And  a  deuce  of  a  rout, 
And  nobody  seems  to  know  what  theyVe  about, 
But  the  monks  have  their  pockets  all  turn'd  inside  out ; 

I'he  friars  are  kneeling, 

And  hunting,  and  feeling 
The  carpet  the  floer,  and  the  walls,  and  the  ceiling. 

Ti  ^  Cardinal  drew 

Off  each  plum-colour'd  shoe, 
And  left  his  red  stockings  exposed  to  the  view  ; 

He  peeps,  and  he  feels 

I  n  the  toes  and  the  heels. 
They  turn  up  the  dishes,  they  turn  up  the  plates, 
Tliey  take  «p  the  poker,  and  poke  out  the  grates, 

They  turn  up  the  rugs, 

They  examine  the  mugs ; — 

ISut,  no  ! — no  such  thing; 
•  They  can't  find  the  ring  ; 

And  the  Abbot  declared  that "  when  nobody  twigg'd  it, 
Some  rascal  or  other  had  popped  in,  and  prigg'd  it !'' 

The  Cardi.ial  rose  with  a  dignified  look, 

He  call'd  for  his  candle,  his  bell,  and  his  book  ! 

In  holy  anger,  and  pious  grief, 

He  solemnly  curs'd  that  rascally  thief! 

He  curs'd  him  at  board,  he  curs'd  him  in  bed ; 

From  t*  e  sole  of  his  foot  to  the  crown  of  his  head ; 

He  curs'd  him  in  sleeping,  that  every  night 

He  should  dream  of  the  devil,  and  wake  in  a  fright ; 

He  curs*d  him  in  eating,  he  curs'd  him  in  drinking, 

He  curs'd  him  in  coughing,  in  sneezing,  in  winking ; 

He  curs'd  him  in  sitting,  in  standing,  in  lying. 

He  cur»'d  him  in  walking,  in  riding,  in  flying, 

He  cu.    d  him  living,  he  curs'd  him  dying ! 
Never  was  heard  such  a  terrible  curse ; 
But  what  gave  rise 
To  no  little  surprise. 
Nobody  seem'd  one  penny  the  worse  I 

The  day  was  gone, 

The  night  came  on. 
The  raon'  sand  the  friars  they  search'd  till  dawn ; 

When  the  Sacristan  saw 

On  crumpled  claw, 
C  ome  limping  a  poor  little  lame  Jackdaw  I 


266,  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Apwt, 

No  longer  gay. 

As  on  yesterday ; 
His  feathers  all  seem'd  to  be  tum'd  the  wrong  way ; 
His  pinions  droop'd,  he  could  hardly  stand, 
His  head  was  as  bald  as  the  palm  of  your  hand ; 

His  eye  so  dim, 

So  wasted  each  limb, 
That,  heedless  of  grammar,  they  all  cried,  **  That's  him ! — 
That's  the  scamp  that  has  done  this  scandalous  thing ! 
That's  the  thief  that  has  got  my  Lord  Cardinal's  ring !" 

The  poor  little  Jackdaw, 

When  the  monks  he  saw. 
Feebly  gave  vent  to  the  ghost  of  a  caw ; 
And  tum*d  his  bald  head  as  much  as  to  say, 
"  Pray,  be  so  good  as  to  walk  this  way !'' 

Slower  and  slower 

He  limped  on  befor  e, 
Till  they  came  to  the  back  of  the  belfry-door, 

Where  the  first  thing  they  saw, 

Midst  tlie  sticks  and  the  straw. 
Was  the  ring,  in  the  nest  of  that  little  Jackdaw ! 

The  Lay  of  St.  Odille  is  very  good.  A  young  lady  runs  away  from 
her  father, — that's  all  !--but  how  it  is  told  !  And  here  we  have  a  little 
writing  done,  of  course,  on  purpose  for  iis  ! 

When  he  found  she'd  levanted,  the  Count  of  Alsace 
At  first  turn'd  remarkably  red  in  the  fece; 
He  anathematized,  with  much  unction  and  grace. 
Every  soul  who  came  near,  and  consign 'd  the  whole  race 
Of  runaway  girls  to  a  very  warm  place. 

With  a  frightful  grimace 

He  gave  orders  for  chase. 
His  vassals  set  off  at  a  deuce  of  a  pace, 
And  of  all  whom  they  met,  high,  or  low,  Jack  or  Jill, 
Ask'd,  "  Pray,  have  you  seen  anything  of  OdiDe  ?" — 

Now  I  think  I've  been  told,— for  I'm  no  sporting  man, — 
That  the  ''  knowing  ones"  call  this  by  far  the  best  plan, 
''Take  the  lead  and  then  keep  it !'' — that  is  if  you  can. — 
Odille  thought  so  too,  so  she  set  off  and  ran  ; 

Put  her  best  leg  before. 

Starting  at  score, 
As  I  said  some  lines  since,  from  that  little  back  door, 
And  not  being  missed  until  half  after  four. 
Had  what  hunters  call  'Maw" for  a  good  hour  and  more; 

Doing  her  best. 

Without  stopping  to  rest, 
Like  "young  Lochinvar  who  came  out  of  the  West," 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  267 

",'Tis  done !  I  am  gone !— over  briar,  brook^  and  rill! 
They'll  be  sharp  lads  who  catch  me  !*'  said  young  Miss  Odille. 

But  you've  all  read  in  iEsop,  or  Phcedrus,  or  Cray, 
How  a  tortoise  and  hare  ran  together  one  day, 

How  the  hare,  ^'  making  play, 

Progressed  right  slick  away," 
As  <'  them  tarnation  chaps''  the  Americans  say ; 
While  the  tortoise,  whose  figure  is  rather  ou/re 
For  racing  called  straight  on,  without  let  or  stay. 
Having  no  post-horse  duty  or  turnpikes  to  pay. 

Till  ere  noon's  ruddy  ray 

Changed  to  eve's  sober  grey, 
Though  her  form  and  obesity  caused  some  delay, 
^  Perseverance  and  patience  brought  up  her  lee-way. 

And  she  chased  her  fleet-footed  "pray cursor,"  until 
She  o'ertook  her  at  last; — so  it  fared  with  Odille. 

All  have  heard  of  the  Drum,  that  was  not  heard !  Can  any  thing  be 
better  than  the  following  originaL 

In  the  autumn  of  1824,  Captain  Medwin  having  hinted  that  certain 
beautiful  lines  on  the  burial  of  this  gallant  officer  might  have  been  the  produc- 
tion of  Lord  Byron's  Muse,  Mr.  Sydney  Taylor,  somewhat  indignantly, 
claimed  them  for  their  rightful  owner,  the  late  Rev.  Charles  Wolfe.  During 
the  controversy  a  third  claimant  started  up  in  the  person  of  a  ioi-dimui  **  Dr. 
Marshall,''  who  turned  out  to  be  a  Durham  blacksmith,  and  his  pretensions  a 
hoax.  ■  U  was  then  that  a  certain  "  Doctor  Peppercorn"  put  forth  his  pretensions, 
to  what  he  averred  was  the  only  "  true  and  original"  version,  viz ; — 

Not  a  sous  had  he  got, — not  a  guinea- or  note. 

And  he  look'd  confoundedly  flurry'd 
As  he  bolted  away  without  paying  his  shot,  1 

And  the  Landlady  afler  him  hurry 'd. 

We  saw  him  again  at  dead  of  night, 

When  home  from  the  club  returning : 
We  twigg'd  the  Doctor  beneath  the  light 

Of  the  gas-lamps  brilliantly  burning. 

All  bare  and  exposed  to  the  midnight  dews. 
Reclined  in  the  gutter  we  found  him ; 
.  And  he  look'd  like  a  gentleman  taking  a  snooze, 
With  his  Marshall  cloak  around  him. 

"  The  Doctor's  as  drunk  as  the  d— -,"  we  said, 

And  we  managed  a  shutter  to  borrow ; 
We  ratted  him  and  ligh'd  at  the  thought  that  his  head 

Would  "  consumedly  ache"  on  the  morrow. 


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We  bore  him  home,  and  we  put  him  to  bed, 

And  we  told  his  wife  and  his  diiughter 
To  give  him  next  morning  a  couple  of  red 

Herrings  with  soda-water. 

Loudly  they  talked  of  his  money  that's  gone, 

And  his  Lady  began  to  upbraid  him ; 
But  little  he  reck'd,  so  they  let  him  snore  on 

'Neath  the  counterpane  just  as  we  laid  him. 

We  tuck'd  him  in,  and  had  hardly  done 

When  beneath  the  window  calling. 
We  heard  the  rough  voice  of  a  son  of  a  gun 

Of  a  watchman  "  one  o'clock !"  bawling. 
Slowly  and  sadly  we  all  walk'd  down  ^ 

From  his  room  in  the  uppermost  story; 
A  rushlight  we  placed  on  the  cold  hearth-stone, 

And  we  left  him  alone  in  his  glory. 


Hos  ego  versiculbs  feci,  tulit  alter  honores.— Virgil. 
I  wrote  the  lines — *♦  owned  them — he  told  stories. 

Thomas  Ingoldsby. 

One  more  passage,  and  we  close  the  volume^  An  enntded  young 
nobleman  makes  up  a  party  to  see  Greenacre  hung.  The  whole  front 
room  of  the  Magpie  and  Stump  is  taken.  Cigars  and  brandy  and 
water,  are  the  order  of  the  night ;  and  sleep  is  the  disorder  of  the 
morning.  The  growing  of  the  Matin  to  the  hour  of  8,  is  thus  beauti- 
fully described.  The  poet  cares  not  where  he  turns  to  feed  his  larking 
fancy ; — He  goes  from  beer-cellar  to  buttress,  from  grey  ruin  to  garret, 
from  Abbots  and  Pilgrims  to  Boots  and  Chambermaids ;  nay,  he  passes 
from  "  the  Lady  Robesia's  death-bed," — and  heh  presto  I 

"  Turns  down  the  Old  Bailey, 


Where,  in  front  of  the  gaol,  he 
Pulls  up  at  the  door  of  the  gin-shop/'— 

—And  he  rests  not, — 

*'  Till  ev'n  the  Scaffold  echoes  with  the  jest !" 
Here  is  the  description. 

The  clock  strikes  Twelve — it  is  dark  midnight — 
Yet  the  Magpie  and  Stump  is  one  blaze  of  light. 
The  parties  are  met ; 
The  tables  are  set ; 
There  is  "punch,"  <<cold    without,*'  "hot  with,**  "heavy 
wet," 


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A4e-glasses  and  jugs. 

And  rummers  and  mugs, 
And  sand  on  the  floor,  without  carpets  cfr  rugs, 

Cold  fowl  and  cigars, 

Pickled  onions  in  jars, 
Welsh  rabbits  and  kidneys — rare  work  for  the  jaws! — 
And  very  large  lobsters,  with  very  large  claws ; 

And  there  is  M'Fuze, 

And  Lieutenant  Tregooze, 
And  there  is  Sir  Camaby  Jenks  of  the  Blues, 

All  come  to  see  «  man  **  die  in  his  shoes  !*' 

The  clock  strikes  One ! 

Supper  is  done, 
And  Sir  Camaby  Jenks  is  full  of  his  fun, 
Singing  ^'  Jolly  companions  every  one  l*^ 

My  Lord  Tomnoddy 

Is  drinking  gin-toddy. 
And  laughing  at  evVy  thing,  and  ev'ry  body. 
The  clock  strikes  Two  ' — and  the  clock  strikes  Three ! 
— **  Who  so  meriy,  so  merry  as  we  ?*' 

Save  Captain  M^Fuze, 

Who  is  taking  a  snooze, 
While  Sir  Camaby  Jenks  is  busy  at  work. 
Blacking  his  nose  with  a  piece  of  burnt  cork. 

The  clock  strikes  Four ! 

Round  the  debtors'  door 
Are  gathered  a  couple  of  thousand  or  more; 

As  many  await 

At  the  press-yard  gate. 
Till  dowly  its  folding  doors  open,  and  straight 
The  mob  divides,  and  between  their  ranks 
A  waggon  comes  loaded  with  posts  and  with  planks. 

The  clodk  strikes  Five! 

The  sheriffs  arrive, 
And  the  crowd  is  so  great  that  the  street  seems  alive  ? 

But  Sir  Camaby  Jenks 

Blinks,  and  winks, 
A  candle  burns  down  in  the  socket,  and  stinks. 

Lieutenant  Tregooze 

Is  dreaming  of  Jews, 
And  acceptances  all  the  bill-brokers  refuse; 

My  Lord  Tomnoddy 

Has  drunk  all  his  toddy. 
And  just  as  th^  dawn  is  beginning  to  pectp^ 
The  whole  of  the  party  are  fast  asleep. 
NO  CVIII,"— yOL,  xviii.  2  K 


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Sweetly,  oh  I  sweetly,  the  morning  breaks 

With  roseate  streaks, 
Like  the  first  faint  blush  on  a  maiden's  cheeks ; 
Seem*d  as  that  mild  and  clear  blue  sky 
Smiled  upon  all  things  far  and  nigh, 
On  all — save  the  wretch  condemned  to  die  '• 
Alack !  that  ever  so  fair  a  Sun 
As  that  which  its  course  has  now  begun, 
Should  rise  on  such  scene  of  misery ! 
Should  gild  with  rays  so  light  and  free 
That  dismal,  dark-frowning  Gallows-tree  ! 

And  hark ! — a  sound  comes,  big  with  fate ; 

The  clock  from  St.  Sepulchre's  tower  strikes — Eight ! — 

List  to  that  low  funereal  bell : 

It  is  tollin&f,  alas  !  a  living  man's  knell ! 

And  see! — from  forth  that  opening  door 

They  come — He  steps  that  threshold  o'er 

Who  never  sha-1  tread  upon  threshold  more. 

— God  !  'tis  a  fearsome  thing  to  see 

That  pale  wan  man's  mute  agony. 

The  glare  of  that  wild  despairing  eye, 

Now  bent  on  the  crowd,  now  turned  to  the  sky, 

As  though  'twere  scanning,  in  doubt  and  in  fear. 

The  path  of  the  Spirit's  unknown  career; 

Those  pinion'd  arms,  those  hands  that  ne'er 

Shall  be  lifted  again, — not  ev'n  in  prayer ; 

That  heaving  chest ! Enough — 'tis  done ! 

The  bolt  has  fallen ! — the  Spirit  is  gone — 
For  weal  or  for  woe  is  known  but  to  One! — 

Whoever  the  writer  may  be — whether  the  wizard  or  not — he  has  con- 
trived to  carry  on  a  very  successful  flirtation  with  the  muse  of  the  late 
Sir  Walter  Scott,  and  the  muse  of  ^George  Colman  the  younger,  at 
the  same  time. 


THE  RUFF  SHOT. 

Engraved  by  J.  W,  Archer,  from  a  Painting  by  G.  Lance. 

It  is  hardly  possible  for  the  Engraver  to  give,  in  black  and  white,  the 
rich  brown  colours  of  the  RafF's  plumage;  and  those  who  know  the 
power  of  Mr.  Lance's  pencil  can  alone  conceive  the  masterly  execution 
and  rich  effect  which  distinguish-  the  painting.  Mr.  Archer,  however, 
can  best  do  that  which  can  be  done;  and  we  can  but  direct  attention 
to  the  feathers  of  the  wings,  which  are  truth  itself.  We  have  already 
treated  of  the  Ruff  in  the  pages  of  the  New  Sporting  Magazine,  and  shall 
therefore,  not  indulge  in  '*  a  twice  told  Ude." 


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ON    THE    APPROA,CHING    NEWMARKET  CRAVEN   AND 
FIRST  SPRING  MEETINGS,  AND  ON  THE  CHESTER  CUP» 

Mr.  Editor— 

There  never  (to  use  a  set  racing  phrase)  was  a  more  "open  Derby" 
than  the  one  which  now  immediately  **  stands  on  the  forehead  of  the 
fitge  to  come  ;**  and,  therefore  it  is  that  the  leading  stakes,  in  which  the 
horses  for  Epsom  are  engaged,  have  a  more  than  common  interest  en- 
circling them.  Having  long  observed  the  "  uprisings  and  downfall- 
ings''  (to  adopt  a  Nickleby  sentence)  of  untried  and  tried  favourites,  I 
fancy -that  I  can  generally  detect  a  false,  or  Market- horse,  as  quickly  as 
Bland,  of  the  Hawk's  Eye,  or  the  ever  acute  Crockford,  It  is  not  at  all 
impossible  that  in  the  Craven  Meeting,  "  Or  ere  one  moon  has  was  ted,'' 
one  or  two  outsiders, — nameless  and  unknown  now, — may  be  at  8  or  9 
to  1 ;  and  some  of  the  Winter's  foremast  plants  be  cut  up  by*the  frost 
of  a  severe  defeat.  Well  do  I  remember  Priam's  year !  He,  to  be 
sure,  took  a  gallant  stand,  and  kept  it ;  and  but  for  a  slight  ailment 
quickly  seen  and  eflPectually  stopped, — and  the  unknown  fact  (except 
to  the  trainer-owner  and  his  party)  of  his  being  capable  of  being  made 
7  or  8  lbs.  better  for  the  Derby,  than  he  was  for  the  Riddleswoith  and 
Column  Stakes, — he  would  have  been  an  awful  favourite  !  In  Priam's 
year  however,  what  changes  took  place  after  the  Craven  Meeting ! — 
Augustus,  in  Lord  Exeter's  stable,  jumped  up  from  100  to  1  to  6  to  I ; 
Little  Red  Rover  sprang  to  -8  to  1  from  the  outside ;  and  Orion,  in  the 
King's  Stable,  rose  to  5  to  J ,  from  a  distance  scarcely  perceptible. 
None  of  them  had  been  really  noticed  all  the  winter ;  and  I  know  that 
William  Chifney  (an  excellent  judge  of  horses^  though  a  careless  one 
of  men)  had  great  apprehensions  about  Augustus,  and  wished  to  buy 
him.  Public  running  ever  has  been,  ever  ought  to  be,  and  ever  will 
be,  the  true  test  of  an  honest  favourite ;  and  I  am  quite  sure  that  this 
criterion,  and  the  observance  of  the  form,  power,  speed  and  bottom  of 
the  previous  produce  of  the  Dam  of  an  animal,  are  the  best  stars  to 
steer  by.  If  a  mare  has  thrown  a  winner,  she  will  do  so  again ;  and 
when  the  real  "  nick"  comes,  the  real  trick  will  be  done. 

The  Riddlesworth,  what  with  ailments  and  deaths,  appears  still  to 
nod  familiarly  at  the  pocket  of  Lord  Jersey  ;  notwithstanding  it  is  a 
certainty  that  Glenorehy  has  been  taking  little  or  no  exercise.  Lately 
he  has  had  a  smart  gallop  or  two,  and  open  pipes  will  <;arry  a  son  of 
Cobweb  in  first,  even  if  his  legs  <io  take  after  his  mother^Sr  Theon  is 
engaged  in  a  stake  on  the  same  day,  and  one  of  too  much  value  in  these 
V'/n-ward  times,  to  make  his  stay  at  John  Smith's  Hkely.  He  is  cried 
up  as  improved,  but  I  think  him  a  mean  hors^  in  his  form,  and  shall 
be  surprised  to  find  him  a  wiriner  of  the  Derby.     Laui^celot  is  a  charm* 

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lug  animal,  capable  of  great  improvement,  but  camel-marked  in  the 
leg.  Ottoman  figures  in  a  stake  and  a  match,  and  if  he  were  all  over 
sound,  he  would  be  a  card ;  but  I  fear  he  is  like  one  o{  the  De- Ross 
pack  J  and  is  marked  somewhere  !  He  sometimes  gallops  like  a  racer, 
and  at*  other  times  goes  like  a  child  with  the  rickets.  Csesar  and 
Euclid,  meet  in  the  Craven :  Ctesar  will  be  Ceesar  aut  nullus,''  Euclid 
is  as  sound  as  a  bell ;  backbone,  leg  and  heart !  but  Ceesar  has  beaten 
him. 

The  Column  Stakes  will  bring  out  the  Angelica  colt  (why  is  he  not 
named  ?)'a  long,  steady  favourite — -a  powerful  animal — healthy, 
sound,  and  a  good  goer.  Be  it  remembered  that  he  is  out  of  A&coVa 
damy  therefore  there  must^  or  ought  to  be,  running  and  honesty  about 
him.  He  is,  however,  a  Grey — which  his  speedy  short  coursed  father 
was — and  speed,  and  not  distance,  may  be  his  forte.  If  be  comes  well 
out  of  his  Newmarket  engagements  he  is  the  Derby  horse  for  my 
money. 

The  Port  Stakes  will,  to  all  appearances,  go  to  Cara  or  iBther  ; — I 
should  say  the  latter. 

The  great  Black  Bess,  out  of  Scott's  stable,  will  probably  carry  oflT 
the  Berkeley  Square  Stakes.  Every  one  knows  her  goodness  to  be 
sure — which  is  not  much  in  her  favour — ^and  Cloudesley  (she  is  de- 
scribed as  out  of  Cloudesley 's  dam)  was  a  wretched  thing!  Still  I 
think  money  from  the  right  quarter  is  on  Black  Bess. 

Muley  Isbmael  is  hoarded  for  the  Derby.  A  Queen  Anne's  farthing 
put  by  ! 

The  2000  gs.  stakes  will  be  reduced  to  a  small  field,  after  the  prunings 
of  the  Craven  meeting.  Ottoman,  Glenorchy,  Muley  Ishmael,  the 
Angelica  colt,  and  some  others,  will  (as  say  the  American)  have  **  been 
boiled  down  into  one  pint ;''  and  Confederate,  Crucifix,  and  Wardan 
will  be  the  dreaded  ones.  If  Crucifix  is  right,  and  starts,  it  is  a  horse 
to  a  hen  dn  the  result,  and  a  good  second  will  have  a  chance  for  the 
Derby.  The  1000  gs.  stakes  will  probably  go  into  the  same  purse. 
This  wonderful  filly  requires  little  training,  but  is  pestered  with  a  speedy 
cut.  If  she  has  a  cut,  it  must  be  a  speedy  one !  Black  Bess  will 
possibly  be  kept  if  Crucifix  starts. 

The  Grey  (Angelica  c.)  and  Ottoman  are  in  the  Newmarket  Stakes, 
but  will  have  settled  their  differences  before  the  day. 

With  a  word  or  two  on  the  Chester  Cup,  and  I  close  these  brief  ob- 
servations. .  Cowboy  is  thefavourite — only  on  accountof  his  weight  surely  ? 
for  his  performances  are  inconstant.  Lanercost  is  weighted  to  the  earth, 
and  yet  he  is  second  favourite :  Melbourne  (himself  stoned  to  death, 
like  St.  Stephen)  will  trouble  him  at  5  lbs.  Tubaicain  has  shewn  poor 
running  in  a  race  made  for  him  at  Birmingham,  and  does  not  fulfil  the 


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promise  of -last  year.  Much  is  said  about  Col.  Peel's  feather  weight; 
but  a  bad  three  year  old  cannot  carry  a  feather  m^  to  the  winning  chair 
first !  In  fine,  to  my  mind,  the  best  horses  in,  and  out  of  which  I /ancy 
the  winner,  are  King  Cole,  Bellona,  Captain  Pops,  Gilbert  Gurney  {Jirst 
favourite  in  my  heart !)  Cruiskeen,  and  Opera — the  Dey  of  Algiers 
should  run  well.    Adieu !  Yours,  faithfully, 

A  Lord  Georgiav. 


ON  A  THROW  OF  THE  FLY. 

Amongst  practical  fly  fishers,  there  can  be  but  one  opinion  on  the 
conversations  of  Theophilus  South,  in  the  New  Sporting  Magazine — 
they  are  good  and  practical !  his  description  of  making  casts  in  difficult 
places,  is  as  admirable  as  any  other  of  his  methods,  but  he  has  omitted  to 
state  a  very  effectual  and  easy  mode  of  throwing  the  fly,  when  standing 
under  a  rock  or  tree  ; — and  as  I  cannot  suppose  so  experienced  and  so 
finished  an  amateur  to  be  unacquainted  with  the  method  I  allude  to,  I 
suppose  he  has  some  well  founded  objection  to  its  use,  it  is  however  in 
common  use  amongst  the  professional  fishers  on  the  Rhone, — and  also 
in  our  own  "  land  of  anglers"  on  the  Wye  ;  and  I  have  myself  practised 
it  successfully.  I,  as  well  as  others  to  whom  I  allude,  have  used  it 
where  the  banks  have  been  open  and  un-encumbered,  and  I  prefer  it  to 
the  other  mode  of  throwing,  being  a  means  of  making  a  longer  cast. 

I  allude  to  the  method  of  drawing  the  line  home,  on  the  surface  of 
the  water,  and  bringing  the  point  of  the  rod  back  over  the  right  or  left 
shoulder,  a  little  only  out  of  the  perpendicular, — and  then  throwing  the 
line  forward  upon  the  water,  in  a  sort  of  running  circle. 

I  can  manage  by  these  means  thirteen  fathom  from  the  point  of  the 
rod,  the  rod  being  only  sixteen  feet,  but  then  it  is  a  stiiBTer  rod  than  is 
made  at  the  ships,  unless  by  order.  Mr.  Bowness,  jun.,  of  33  Bell- 
yard,  Temple- bar,  made  me  a  rod  for  this  style  of  fishing,  which  has 
been  much  admired  and  which  is  certainly  a  very  capital  "  twig.*' 

Old  Owen,  of  Hay,  Breconshire,  makes  very  fine  casts  this  way,  and 
so  do  the  fishers  higher  up  the  Wye ;  indeed  at  Builth  and  Rhayader, 
the  method  is  universal,  whether  the  river  be  encumbered  or  not. 

I  have  found,,  however,  to  my  surprise,  that  ever  the  professional 
fishers  on  the  Teivy,  are  unacquainted  with  this -method;  and  whilst 
fishing  in  this  river  last  year,  (1839)  near  Llampeter,  the  wind  being 
utrong  and  favourable,  I  cast  my  fly  with  this  16  foot  rod  28  yards» 
nearly  reaching  the  opposite  bank  ;  but  not  being  able  quite  to  reach 
th<8  spot  I  wanted  to  make,  I  said  to  my  attendant,  **  Come,  WilliiamSy 


274  NEW  iSPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [April, 

take  the  rod  and  drop  the  fly  there.**  The  answer  surprised  me.  "  No, 
Sir;  I  can't  throw  my  fly  so  far  as  you  ;  I  never  saw  a  line  cast  that 
way.     The  fly  falls  remarkably  well  too." 

The  throw  is  easily  acquired,  and  I  have  found  it  very  efficient.     I 
hope  the  hint  will  not  be  thrown  away. 

COCH-Y-BONDY. 


AGES  OF  ACTORS. 

The  following  Table,  the  materials  for  which  were  patiently  collected 
by  an  old  gentleman  who  had  an  ardent  turn  for  research,  Is  curious 
and  interesting  in  itself;  but  as  we  know  that  much  speculation  goes 
upon  the  ages  of  our  late  and  present  Histrionic  Favourites,  we  have 
thought  it  will  be  useful  as  well  as  agreeable,  to  many  of  our  readers. 
Several  performers  of  eminence  now,  were  not  "  half  way  up  the 
hill,"  when  the  following  list  was  made  out. 

Names  of  the  Performers  at  the  several  Theatres  in  London,  with  the  year  in  which 

they  were  horn. 

Year  of  Birth,     Age. 

Mr.  Abhott    1Z39        51 

Mrs.  Baker , 7  October,  1800        40 

Mrs.  Bartley 23  October,  1783        57 

Mr.  Blanchard , 1769 

Miss  S.  Booth  1794        46 

Mrs.  Bunn 26  October,  1799        41 

Miss  Chester 1799        41 

Mr.  T.  Cooke 1 783        57 

Mr.  T.  P.  Cooke 23  April,  1786        54 

Mr.  Dowton i766        74 

Mr.Durusset    1796        44 

Miss  Edmiston 1801         S9 

Mr.  Egerton 1772 

M.  Elliston    1774 

Mrs.  f aucit July,  1789        51 

Mr.  Faucitt    1769 

Miss  Clpra  Fisher 14  July,  1811         29 

Miss  Foote    1798        42 

Mrs.  Gibbs March,  1772 

Mrs.  Glover 8  January,  1783        57 

Mr.  Harley February,  1790        50 

M  r.  H  un  tley 17  87 

Mr.  Hughes   1789 

Mr.  Isaacs 1791 

Mr.  Kean    4  November,  1787 

Mr.  C.  Kemble    25  November,  1775        65 

Mr.  H.  Kemble 1789 

Miss  F.M.  Kelly 15  October,  1790        50 

Miss  L.  Kelly 2  June,  1795        45 

Miss  F.  11.  Kelly 30  June,  1805        35 

Mrs.  Listen  1780         60 

Miss  Love 1801         39 

Mr.  Macready , 3  March,  1793         47 

Mr.  Matthews    28  June,  1776 

Mr.  Munden 1758 


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Mrs.  Orger. . , i 25  February,  1788  62 

Miss  Paton October,  1802  38 

Mr.  Rayner 10  October,  1787  53 

Mr.  John  Reeve    1799 

Mr.  Sherwin April,  1799  41 

Mr.  Sinclair ..1790  50 

Mr. G.Smith December,  1777  63 

Mr.  Stanley 1786  54 

Miss  Stephens 18  September,  1794  46 

Madame  Vestris    1797  43 

Mr.  Vining    1790  50 

Mr.  Wallack 20  August,  1794  46 

Mrs.  Waylett 1800  40 

Mr.  W,  West 1796  44 

Mr.  Wilkinsota 1787  63 

Mjf.  Young. .  .^ 10  January,  1777  63 

NOTES  OF  THE  MONTH. 

An  obliging  correspondent  writes  us  on  the  15th  of  Mdrch,  atid  ^ays,  <'  Mr. 
T.  Smith  is  on  his  way  to  Sir  Richard  Sutton's  to  finish  the  season  there, 
hunting  his  own  pack  twice  a  week.  Mr.  Hodgson  offered  his  country  to  him, 
as  he  was  passing  through,  with  which  offer  he  was  much  gratified,  and,  of 
course,  accepted  it.  Lord  Waterford  hunted  stag  for  the  first  time,  at  Melton, 
on  Friday." 

Steeple  chasing,  the  worst  description  of  sporting — having  all  the  false  excitement 
of  gambling,  without  its  fair  chances ;  and  all  the  show  of  hunting,  without  its 
healthful  spiiit — has  been  raging  through  this  our  land.  At  the  close  of  the 
fever  we  shall  give  a  biief  summary  of  die  results. 

We  have  just  been  favoured  with  a  sight  of  a  New  Patent  Safety  Guard  for  a 
Gun,  which  we  can  strongly  recommend  to  our  sporting  friends  as  the  very  best 
thing  of  the  kind  ever  yet  made :  it  bolts  the  lock  down  on  the  cap,  as  well  as  at 
half  and  full  cock.  It  is  simple,  and  not  expensive ;  and  can  be  applied  to  any 
gun.    It  is  invented  and  made  by  Mr.  Lang,  gun  maker,  in  the  Hay  market. 

RACES  TO  COME. 

Hampshire  Hunt 22 

Bath  Spring    29 

llambledon  Hunt  , 29 


APRIL. 

Bibury  (old  course)    1 

Newton..  ••» 1 

Delvin   % 

Huntingdon  Spring 3 

Stourbridge  (hurdle)    7 

Hampton  Spring 7 

Croxton  Park    8 

Epsom  Spring 9 

Bedford  Spring 9 

East  Sussex  Hunt 20 

Newmarket  Craven 20 

Catterick  Bridge 22 


MAY. 

Newmarket  First  Spring 4 

Chester* ..,...,..  4 

Durham \ 7 

Cheltenham  Hippodrome.  ..,..•.  4  &  5 

Eglinton  Park   12 

Newmarket  Second  Spring 19 

Winslow  (pony)   . .  * 20 

Gorhambury 26 


BETTINGS  AT  TATTERSALL'S. 

There  has  been  a  good  shew  of  speculators  during  the  month,  at  ^Mhe  corner;*' 
and  business  has^  like  the  Hamlet  appetite,  "grown  by  what  it  has  fed  on.'' 
The  approach  of  the  Craven  meeting  has  made  it  necessary  for  the  trainers  to 
put  their  horses  into  stiong  work  ;  and  the  accidents  consequent  upon  extreme 
exertion  have  fallen  upon  some  of  the  favourites.  The  Angelica  colt  keeps  his 
ground ;    and,  notwithstanding  Fitzroy's  defeat,  recently,  his  stable  companion 


276  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE:  [April, 

Confederate,  advances  rather  than  recedes.  Theon  has  a  strong  party ;  as  is  in- 
variably the  case  with  any  <' crack"  in  John  Smith's  stable».whilst|Launcelot 
(who  is  by  far  the  finer  animal  of  the  two)  hangs  upon  the  outskirts  of  favour- 
itism. Bokhara  is  whispered  with  lameness,  and,  notwithstanding  a  strong  Stock 
Exchange  bolstering,  has  retreated  to  35  and  40  to  1.  Sir  Gilbert  was  a  lucky 
man  with  Amato»  and  must  not  expect  to  ^*  have  a  run  upon  Ins  colour.*'  Wardan 
is  rising,  and  ought  to  rise.  He  is  backed  by  the  ''  right  party  "  at  last.  Otto- 
roan  and  Monops  are  occasionally  clung  to ;  but  they  are  not  the  surest ''  planks." 
In  the  number  of  outside  ones  Janus,  Assassin,  (both  under  the  same  roof)  Mu- 
ley  Ishmael,  (the  undying  one  I)  and  Diplomatist  are  most  in  repute.  Giey 
Milton  has  retired,  in  proportion  to  the  aavance  of  Wardan.  These  are  not  the 
days  when  betting  men  will  stand  '*  Two  Kings  of  Brentford !"  In  the  following 
list  the  utter  outside  ones,  at  all  touched  upon,  will  be  found.  Charoeau,  afflicted 
with  the  common  ^'  Camel-ian  **  lameness,  has  been  compelled  ^*  to  quit  the  gay 
throng  for  the  shade !"  There  is  little  betting  on  the  Oaks,  and  less  on  the  races 
at  Newmarket. 

RrDDLlSWOttTH. 

5  to  1  against  Lord  Jersey's  Glenorcfa^r  (taken),  SO  to  10  for  this,  and  1,000  to 

10  for  the  Derby,  were  laid  against  him  in  one  bet. 

COLUMN    STAKES. 

6  to  5  agst.  Lord  Or  ford's  Angelica  colt 

TWO   THOUSAND   GUINEAS   STAKES. 

agst.  Lord  Orford's  Angelica  colt  (take  3  to  1) 
agst  Mr.  Wreford's  Warden  (taken) 

agst  Angelica  colt  winning  this  and  the  Column  Stakes  (taken) 

derby; 

agst  Mr.  Houldswortb's  Confederate 

agst  Duke  of  Cleveland's  Tbeon 

agst  Lord  Orford's  Angelica  colt 

agst  Lord  Westminster's  Launcelot 

agst  Lord  Chesterfield's  Gambia 

agst  Mr.  Wreford's  Wardan 

agst  Captain  Gardner's  Monops 

agst  Duke  of  Grafton's  Ottoman  (taken) 

agst  Sir  G.  Heathcote's  Bokhara 

agst  Lord  Albemarle's  Janus  (taken) 

agst  Lord  Albemarle's  Assassin  (taken) 

agst  Lord  Jersey's  Muley  Ishmael  (taken) 

agst  Mr.  Ford's  Diplomatist  (taken) 

agst  Lord  George  Beotinck's  Grey  Milton 

agst  Mr.  Trenn's  Fitzroy 

agst  Lord  Kelbum's  Path-finder  (Retainer  colt)  ("taken) 

agst  Mr.  Etwall's  Melody  colt 

agst  Lord  Eglinton's  two  (Banquo  and  Greysteel) 

agst  Mr.  Prince's  Merle  (taken) 

agst'  Cob,  brother  to  Cobham  and  Merle  (taken) 

agst  Angelica  colt,  Wardan,  and  Confederate  (taken) 

agst  Lord  Exeter's  lot  (taken) 
1000  and  500  even  between  Janus  and  Assassin  (taken^ 
1000  even  between  Grey  Milton  and  the  Melody  colt  (taken) 
1000' even  between  Diplomatist  and  Velvet  colt  (taken) 
1200  to  800  Theon  against  Launcelot  (taken)  * 

500  to  400  Warden  against  Janus  and  Assassin  (taken) 
^00  to  100  Warden  against  Janus  (taken) 

OAKS. 

4  to  1  'agst  LordG.  Bentinck's  Crucifix 

8  to  1  agst  Colonel  Anson's  Black  Bess 

9  to  1  agst  Mr.  Fowler's  Lalla  Rookh 
20  to  1  agst  Colonel  Westenra's  Welfare 
20  to  1  ag.9t  Mr.  Wigram's^Teleta. 


5  to  9 

6  to  1 

45  to  10 

12  to  1 

{  13  to  1 

14  to  1 

18  to  1 

20  to  1 

23  to  1 

25  to  1 

28  to  1 

35  to  1 

40  to  1 

50  to  1 

50  to  1 

50  to  1 

1000  to  15 

1000  to  15 

1000  to  10 

1000  to  10 

1000  to  10 

2000  to  15 

1000  to  10 

4  to  1 

1000  to  60 

THE 


T^$w  Smvtiu^  ^m^nn$4 


Vol.  XIX.] 


MAY,  1840, 


[No,  109. 


CONTENTS. 

PaB« 


Answers  to  Correspondents 

Colonel. — One  of  Her  Ma- 
jesty's State  Cream-Co- 
LOURRD  Horses 279 

Engraved  by  J.  W.  Archer,  from 
a  Painting  by  S.  Psarcr. 

The  Charmer     279 

HuirTiN^  Miseries. — By 
THE  Author  of  **  Mise- 


RIMltJS. 


»» 


281 


The  True  Bon- VivANT 285 

On  the  Artificial  Fly, — 
IN  Angling  for  Trout  .  287 

Thoughts  upon  Breeding 
AND  Rearing  Blood 
Stock 292 

To  Nell. — A  Favourite 
Greyhound. —  On  its 
being  suggested  that  she 
should  be  Destroyed, 
as  having  become  Old 
and  Useless 301 

NO.  CIX. — VOL.  XVIII. 


Page 


The  Par. — A  Distinct  Spe-    . 
ciEs  OF  Salmon  iD£.— By 
Theoph.  South 303 

An  Appeal  to  the  Gentry 
AND  Yeomanry,  ok  the 
Preservation  of  Foxes. 
—By  the  Salopian  •  • . .  307 

Bull  Trout* 311 

£n|;rayed  by  J.  QirrRiif ;  from  a 
Painting  by  A.  Cooper,  R.  A. 

The  Fly-Fisher's  Text 
Book  ;  or,  the  Science 
AND  Practice  of  Fly- 
FisHiNG  FOR  Salmon, 
Trout,  &c 312 

Newmarket  Craven  Meet- 
ing, 1840 318 

HuNiriNG  Invite 925 


Notes  of  the  Month    •  •  • 


Varieties 


Tattersalls 


Coursing  CJalendar     . . . 

2  l 


326 

338 

340 

45 


ANiSWERS  TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

The  author  of  the  Fly  Fisher's  Text  Book,  in  reply  to  "CocLy 
Bondy,"  on  "  A  throw  of  the  Fly,"  (see  number  for  March,  p.  273,) 
which  the  latter  says  is  in  use  on  the  Wye  and  the  Rhone,  observes,, 
that  he  conceives  it  to  be  that  which  he  and  many  of  his  friends,  espe- 
cially jon  the  Conway,  use,  not  as  a  throw,  but  as  a  mode  of  clearing 
the  line  from  the  water,  when  too  much  is  out,  preparatory  to  a  proper 
cast,  in  a  clear  space.  He  does  not  consider  it  an  advisable  mode  of 
throwing,  because  the  line  must  necessarily  drop,  heavy,  while  tli6 
fiy  is  the  last^  instead  of  being  (as  it  ought  to  be)  the  first  part  of  the 
tackle  to  alight  on  the  water.  In  situations,  however,  where  the  back- 
grounds oppose  legitimate  casts,  the  action  of  the  rod,  which  carries  a 
serpentining  of  the  line,  so  as  to  raise  the  fly  out  of  the  water,  and  cause 
it  to  fall  somewhere  afresh,  may  have  an  occasional  good  result. 

A.  C.  B.  is  received,  and  the  contents  of  his  letter  are  pleasant  to 
the  Editor. 

The  Misadventures  of  a  Classical  Equestrian  in  our  next  number. 

Several  papers  are  under  consideration. 


1  840.]  .  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  279 

COLONEL, 

ONE  OF  HER  MAJESTY'S  STATE  CREAM  COLOURED  HORSES. 

Fainted  by  S.  Pearce.    Eograyed  by  J.  W.  Archeb. 

- 

This  horse  belongs  to  the  set  used  oa  the  meeting,  prorogation, 
dissolution  of  parliament,  and  other  state  occasions,  when  eight  of  these 
horses,  capaiisoned  with  superb  and  elegant. red  morocco  harness, 
covered  with  ornaments  of  exquisite  workmanship,  and  adorned  with 
blue  ribbon,  are  yoked  to  the  splendid  state  carriage,  and  form  a  more 
gorgeous  sight  than  an  eastern  monarch's  glittering  equipage. 

This  horse  is  a  fine  specimen  of  the  thorough  Hanoverian  breed.  He 
is  about  sixteen  hands  two  inches  in  height,  and  aged  about  ten  years. 
Some  months  back,  thirteen  cream  and  black  horses,  mares^  &c.,were 
brought  from  Germany,  where  they  had  been  selected,  and  are  now  at 
Hampton  Court,  and  will  be  kept  for  the  purpose  of  breeding  from* 
We  add  a  short  account  of  the  state  carriage,  as  it  will  no  doubt  be  in- 
teresting to  our  readers.  It  was  designed  by  Sir  William  Chambers, 
and  finished  under  his  directions,  in  the  year  1762.  The  paintings 
were  executed  by  Cypriani.     Its  weight  is  four  tons. 

The  carriage  has  received  during  the  reigns  of  George  the  Fourth, 
William  the  Fourth,  and  the  present  Queen,  various  additions,  and  has 
thus  become  more  splendid  each  successive  reign. 

We  are  sorry  to  hear  of  the  death  of  one  of  these  splendid  horses, 
about  the  beginning  of  the  months  from  the  bursting  of  a  blood  vessel. 


THE  CHARMER. 


Come  down  with  me  now,  for  the  air  is  awake ; 

Awake  just  from  sleep.     Oh  come  down  to  the  river, 
All  bright ;  yet  as  small  as  the  thrills  on  a  lake, 

In  the  setting  sun's  light — how  the  many  waves  shiver  L 
Bring  down  ('tis  no  brook) 
Your  best  Limerick  hook, 
Dress*d  richly  to  meet  the  sun's  evening  look  ; 
And  your  basket  will  be,  for  the  Charmer's  sweet  sake  ! 
As  full,  on  my  life,  as  the  happy  man's  quiver ! 

2l2 


JaO  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mat, 

The  water  runs  whimpling  around  by  a  rock. 

To  the  right  of  the  alders,  yet  freQ  from  the  branches. 
And  there,  where  the  red  speckled  fight  the  bright  shock. 
Just  over  the  pebbles  its  shuddering  light  launches ; 
Stand  apart — throw  out  well— 
You're  a  wizard — your  spell 
Calls  out  the  rich  creature  from  each  lurking  cell ; 
And  no  sound  is  around  for  poor  echo  to  mock. 
And  dull  cowering  sileoee  sits  back  on  its  haunches. 

Ah  ?  what  is  the  Charmer  ?  some  Bolmgbroke  *  lad. 

Will  ask  again,  over,  and  over,  and  over; 
Tis  the  fairy  that  makes  the  true  fiy-fisher  glad, 
And  fills  every  trout  with  the  soul  of  a  Lover ! 
It  was  ne*er  known  of  old ; — 
Yet  with  spirit  of  gold, — 
(For  in  the  rich  feather,  the  spirit  is  told) 
It  charms  the  dull  fish  into  all  that  is  mad, 
And  around  it  all  fin- wings  in  eci^cy  hover !' 

What-*- what  is  tjie  feather-r-the  ei^quisite  thing  ? 

The  gold  down  of  sunlight  ? — the  rich  dazzling  hackle  ? 
Is  it  something  filcVd  out  of  a  real  iaky  wing  ? 
What  a  goos^  am  I,,  over  such  mystery  to  cackle  I 
Tis  a  ray  that  is  book'd, — 
'Tis.  a  seci^et  uQ-nook'd 
*T\^  a  small  darting  mmshiae  most  luckily  hook'd  I 
And  I  deem  it  to  me,  that  no  fortune  could  bring 
Any  charm,  like  the  Charmer ,  to  me  and  my  tackle ! 

G.  G. 

*  "  I  remember  too  bis  dining  at  my  fVitber's  table  -,  and  wben  I  came  down  after 
dinner,  I  fixed  my  eyes  upon  bimj  scarce  daring  to  ask  ibe  question  I  longisd  to 
know ;  and  wben  at  last  I  did  falter  fortb  tbe  '  Wbat  fly  did  you  use  last  evening,  Sir  ?* 
He  said,  in  bis  kindest  tone,  '  It  was  tbe  charmer,  my  boy  V  But  be  said  it  so  tbat  I 
knew  I  was  at  my  tetber's  length.  I  dared  no  more.  From  that  moment  1  dreamt  of 
nothing  bitt  tbe '  ehanaer.' " 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZIN:^.  .281 

HUNTING  MISERIES. 

BY  THE  AUTHOR  OF  "  MISERWUS." 

MisEBY  I.^ — Gettbg  up  on  a  hunting  morning  and  finding  a  frost  ; 
but  of  such  doubtful  intensity  that  you  don't  know  whether  to  go  or 
stay  at  home.     Going  at  last,  and  getting  laughed  at  for  your  pains^ 

IL — Frosty  Biorning  as  above : — having  ordered  your  horse  to  be 
kai/*dy  and  yourself  settled  down  to  the  last  Quarterly,  the  glimmet 
of  red  coats  passing  by  your  window,  and  the  cries  of  ^'  Yoicks  I" 

III, — Having  thoughtlessly  invited  an  Irresistible  to  break&st  on  a 
foxing  day,  and  having  waited  in  vain  till  the  last  moment^  when  yoa 
have  been  obliged  to  dispatch  your  meal  in  all  haste,  and  have  only 
just  five  minutes  left  to  go  to  cover  in,  the  appearance  of  said  Irresistible 
at  (literally)  **  the  eleventh  hour,"  showing  not  the  slightest  disposition 
to  forego  his  breakfast,  and  reducing  yoa  to  the  pleasant  alternative  of 
staying  to  carve  cold  ham  while  the  hounds  are  drawing  a  sure,  find,  or 
leaving  the  Irresistible  behind — alone  with  your  wife. 

IV. — The  announcement  of  your  groom  that  the  new  huibter  you 
have  bought  at  Leamington,  is  the  old  horse  you  soki  last  spring,,  as 
past  all  further  work. 

V. — Looking  round,  at  the  moment  of  a  find,  to  enjoy  a  laugh  at 
the  poor  devil  to  whoni  half-  a  dozen  bumpkins  on  a  gate  are  crying 
out,  "  Surry,  thee'st  lost  a  shu  I'* — and  finding  that  the  poor  devil  is 
no  other  than  your  noble  self. 

VI. -^Having  refused  a  rather  awkward  fence  in  your  line,  finding 
that  by  going  about  you  have,  in  lieu  of  one  rather  bad  one,  to  face 
two  dev*lish  bad  ones : — One  ivren^ — for  two  bullfinches, 

VIL— Your  dibui  in  Gloucestershire,  wheti  looking  with  sovereign 
contempt  on  a  knot  of  slow  ones  following  the  leader  over  a  g^p  in  the 
stone  wall,  you  gallantly  charge  the  fence  on  a  line  of  your  own,  and 
come  like  the  laying  of  a  first  stone  into  a  stone-quarry. 
'  VIII. — The  state  of  your  feelings  at  that  moment  when,  having 
brought  all  the  hounds  and  their  attendants  to  your  elbow  by  holloaing 
away  a  for,  your  mind  misgives  you  as  t-o  whether  it  was  really  a  fox, 
or  only  an  old  jack  hare. 

IX. — Riding,  up- wind,  in  spectacles  during  the  rain.  N.B.  Nothing 
to  wipe  them  with,  but  a  glove  as  wet  as  they — with  the  additional 
recommendatioa  of  an  ample  provision  of  pipeclay,  which  smears 'em 
over  at  every  wipe,  and  leaves  you  in  the  condition  of  the  poor  kitchen- 
maids  who  have  nothing  but  ground  glass  to  look  thro'  at  their  lovers ! 

X. — Galloping, — the  last  of  a  large  field,— by  a  Ladies'  Boarding 
School  I 


28a  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May,- 

Xf. — Having  got  an  awkward  purl  at  a  fence,  seeing  the  little  boy 
on  the  pony  dear  it  in  excellent  style. 

XII.  Riding  full  swing  at  a  gate,  which  is  in  ''  full  swing''  too,  and 
finding  that  with  all  your  generalship  you  cannot  get  through  before  it 
closes,  and  no  time  to  pull  up ;  your  horse,  of  course,  as  much  puzzled 
as  you,  not  knowing  whether  you  mean  him  to  jump  it  or  not.  The 
flounder  cheap  I 

XIII. — Xoxa  forbearance  on  finding  your  new  stable-lad  making  fly- 
lines  out  of  your  favourite's  bang  tail. 

XIV. — Having  the  lead  with  a  fine  dog-fox  over  a  beautiful  turf 
country,  being  obliged  to  whip  off  in  favour  of  the  other  ten  couple 
of  hounds  which  have  gone  away  with  another  fox  at  the  other  end  of 
the  wood. 

XV. — Being  called  upon  to  return  thanks,  at  a  Hunt  Dinner,  when 
your  voice  is  breaking,  and  your  eloquence  has  never  been  hroken-'in. 

XVI. — Being  obliged  to  act  as  steward  at  a  Hunt  Ball  the  samet 
evening, 

XVII. — Your  doubts  as  to  whether  the  hat  upon  which  your  horsa 
lighted  in  his  last  jump,  had  a  head  in  it  or  not. 

XVIII -p- Asking  who  the  "  old  codger  on  the  dog  horse*'  is,  and 
learning  that  he  is  your  informant's  father. 

XIX.— .Waiting,  ready  booted  and  spurred,  at  a  rural  railway- 
station  for  your  horse,  which  at  length  arrives — but  in  a  train  which 
only  stops  at  first  class  ones.  (Consoled,  that  he  has  never  been  pro^ 
perly  trained,) 

XX. — Your  feelings  as  master  of  a  pack,  on  seeing  your  hounds 
make  a  cast  on  the  neighbouring  railway, — just  as  the  mail  train  m 
coming  in.  '> 

XXL— 'Or  (to  make  shorter  work  of  it)  seeing  the  fox  go  to  ground 
in  the  tunnel,  with  the  whole  pack  at  his  brush ;  while  you 

^ "  Know  by  the  smoke  that  so  gracefully  curls** 

at  the  other  end  of  it  that  a  train  has  jms*  entered, 

XXII.— The  "  mixed  train"  of  your  thoughts  for  the  next  ^th  part 

of  a  minute. 
XXIIL—Havinginadvertently  boasted  of  your  knowledge  of  a  country , 

finding  yourself  selected  on  that  account  (and  on  that  account  onZy)  to 

escort  the  young  lady  who  is  going  to  "  follow  the  hounds"  to-morrow 

morning.     No  Map ! 

XXIV. — Having  just  succeeded  in  wrenching  open  a  gate,  during 
which  you  have  displayed  a  most  magnanimous  contempt  for  broken 
hinges  and  dislocated  locks,  seeing  the  farmer  himself  coming  up  the 
hedgerow  in  savage  *'  Agricultural  Distress." 

XXV. — Being  asked  (and  unable  to  reply  in  a  positive  negative) 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  283 

whether  that  is  the  horse  that  reared  up  the  other  day  and  fell  back- 
wards, and  killed  poor  Spurrier,  the  rough-rider. 

XXVI. — (Being  a  clergyman)  having  waited  till  half-past  eleven,  for 
a  couple  who  were  to  have  been  married  at  nine,  going  at  last  to  the 
hunting  meet,  and  finding  the  honnds  gone  away  (with  their  fox)  an 
hour  ago. 

.  XXVII. — Reading  the  county  paper  next  Saturday,  where  you  find 
the  event  duly  chronicled^ — with  editorial  strictures  on  the  impropriety 
of  refusing  to  bury  a  corpse  on  a  hunting  morning, 

XXVIII. — Being  called  upon  for  "  A  southerly  wind  and  a  cloudy 
sky,"  when  you  have  been  all  the  morning  getting  up  **  Old  Towler." 

XXIX. — Hearing  your  friend  a  good  Christian  ofi*ered  50  guineas 
for  a  horse  of  yours^  which  he  is  riding  on  liking  at  25. 

XXX.— Inveighing  in  your  choicest  Billingsgate  agaiust  the  cruelty 
and  foolery  of  steeple -chasing  to  a  stranger  who  turns  out  to  be  Captain 
Beecher. 

.  XXXI, — Your  indecision  as  to  whether  you  shall  wait  till  all  the 
field  have  gone  through  the  park  gate  (hounds  running  like  the  devil 
8^11  the  while),  or  plunge  at  once  into  the  wedge  of  horses,  two  out  of 
every  three  of.which  are  known  kickers. 

XXXII. — Having  cleared  a  stiff  bullfinch  to  the  admiration  of  the 
ivhole  field,  discovering  in  the  midst  of  your  triumph  that  you  have  left 
one  of  your  stirrups  behind  you. 

XXXIII. — In  the  middle  of  a  large  cover  listening  to  the  jokes  o^ 
aome  devilish  merry  fellow  (who  doesn't  hunt  himself) ,  and  learning 
from  the  old  woodman  that  the  hounds  have  been  gone  away  this  half 
an  hour — in  what  direction  deponent  sayeth  not.  The  joker  merely 
come  to  see  the  throw  off. 

XXXIV. — Having  to  run  three  miles  in  top-boots  to  a  farmhouse, 
for  a  rope  and  six  or  eight  able-bodied  men  to  drag  your  horse  out  of 
a  bog  in  the  middle  of  the  neighbouring  common.  No  ropes ! 
•  XXXV, — Finding  that  the  poachers  have  been  at  work  in  your 
covers  by  a  favourite  hound  getting  trapped  in  one  of  them — for  which 
you  have  all  the  credit. 

XXXVI. — ^^In  stag-hunting  (for  the  first  or  second  time)  not  knowing 
whether  you  ought  to  cry  "  tally-ho*'  or  **  tantivy." 

XXXVII. — And,  in  your  love  for  classicality,  fixing  on  the  latter. 
.  XXXVIII. — Riding  a  horse  that  is  to  go — ^when  he  gets  warm. 

XXXIX. — Riding  a  horse  that  has  an  odd  leg,  without  having  had 
any  previous  practice  on  camels  or  dromedaries. 

XL. — Riding  to  a  holloa  at  the  top  of  the  wood,  which  you  find 
proceeds  from  a  boy  frightening  crows ;  who  however  gives  you  a  most 
animated  description  of  the  brilliant  burst  they  have  had  from  th0 
ifOttom, 


284  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May, 

XLI. — Being  rather  absent^Bading  od  your  arrival  at  the  meet  that, 
instead  of  your  Malacca  cane,  you  have  brought  out  your  German 

flute. 

XLIL— Riding  a  strange  man's  horse  in  a  strange  country,  where  you 
are  expected  to  keep  up  the  dignity  of  your  own  Hunt. 

XLIIL — Strange  man  riding  your  horse. 

XLIV. — Being  first  up  at  a  check,  finding  yourself  called  upon  to 
state  how  far  the  hounds  brought  the  scent,  when  it  is  just  as  much  as 
you  can  do  to  account  for  your  being  there  yourself! 

XLV. — Being  the  only  surgeon  out,  and  called  upon  to  pull  up  in 
the  middle  of  a  good  run,  to  bleed  the  little  boy  who  has  tumbled  off 
his  pony. 

XLVI  — Finding  on  the  morning  of  a  most  glorious  day  and  a  very 
crack  fixture,  that  your  horse  has  been  loose  all  night  and  ate  up  all 
the  oats  and  beans,  together  with  the  bonne  bouche  of  a  quarter  of  a 
pound  of  tobacco,  that  was  in  your  groom's  jacket  pocket. 

XLV1I.*-Being  Number  Three  at  a  rasper  where  Nos.  One  and  Two 
have  got  most  awful  jnirZ«  / 

XLVIII. — Riding  in  front  of  a  man  on  a  bolting,  hardmouthed  horse, 
by  which  you  expect  to  be  suggested  down  at  every  jump. 

XLIX.— In  fording  a  river,  with  your  legs  raised  over  the  horse's 
shoulders  to  "  keep  'em  out  of  the  wet,"  said  horse  giving  a  lurch, 
and  the  effects  thereof. 

L. — Opening  your  cigar  case  on  a  cold  morning  at  a  long  draw,  and 
finding  you  have  brought  your  mathematical  instruments  instead. 
A  case  of  peculiar  shagreen  ! 

LI. — Hunting  till  so  late  that  you  are  not  sure  whether  the  bright 
line  on  the  other  side  of  the  hedge  (your  next  jump),  is  the  turnpike 
road  or  a  navigable  canal. 

LII. — Ascertaining  beyond  dispute  that  it  t«  a  canal — and  that 
portion  of  one  usually  dignified  by  the  name  of  a  lock.     Water  out. 

LHI. — ^The  state  of  your  throat  for  three  days  after  hoUoaing  the 
(wrong)  fox  up'wind  in  the  middle  of  March. 

LIV. — Ditto  of  your  arms  after  having  made  yourself  generally  use- 
ful in  a  day's  thistle-whipping  with  a  friend's  harriers. 

LV. — Finding  y6urself,  after  a  tremendous  day  with  the  Shropshire 
Hounds,  in  the  middle  of  a  Welch  village,  where  not  a  soul  speaks 
English,  except  the  innkeeper,  and  he  dead  drunk  (the  only  symptom 
of  English) ! 

LVf. — Having,  with  infinite  pain  and  peril,  ibrdedthe  river,  finding 
yourself  at  last  safely  landed-^on  the  island-^ 

LVIf.*— Dropping  your  whip  in  a  gateway  and  picking  it  up  again 
^fier  all  the  field  have  been  through  J 

LVIII, — Having  kindly  offered  to  blow  the  huntsman's  horn,  he 


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1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  285 

having  jast  had  half-a-dozen  teeth  knocked  down,  his  throat — the 
inusic  thereof  I 

UXs — Being  called  upon  to  ^'  show  your  ticket"  at  &  toll  gate  in,  the 
middle  of  a  sharp  run. 

LX. — Or  (worse)  the  pike-man  refusing  to  let  your  hired  horse  pass 
without  seeing  the  ticket  from  the  hirer — which  of  course- you  hav.en't 
got. 


THE  TRUE  BON-VIVANT. 

<'  Ah !  bappy  years !'  once  mors,  who  would  not  be  a  boy  i" — Byiion. 

"  Oh  !  many  a  lad  I  liked  is  dead. 
And  many  a  lass  grown  old ; 
And  as  the  lesson  strikes  my  head. 
My  weary  heart  grows  cold !" — Morbis,.  ; 

h 

They  often  tell  me  I  am  dull 

Amid  ourlestivie  scenes  on  earth  ^ 
IrVhen  tho  gloss'd  cup  is  red  and  full, 

And  P.utter  loud  the  wings  of  mirth  :^— 
I  awn  a  sadness  glides  adown 

From  spirits  at  their  utmost  height  :^— 
Smiles  seem  to  mask  the  shadowy  frown  y-—^ 

And  daskness  lurks  behind  the  light ! 

I  would  I  were  the  careless  lad. 

Which  once  I  was,  when  all  was  young  ^ 
When  life  was  gay,  and  I  ii^as  glad,— 

And  songs  were  ever  on  my  tongue  h 
But  now,,  the  present,  like  a  shade, 

Steals  on  my  sight,  and  makes  me  start ; — i 
Why  should  my  hope  be  thus  waylaid  I 

Why  should  I  own  a  haunted  heart ! 

>f0.   CIX, — VOL,  XVIII,  2  m 


286  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.^  [May, 

III. 
Bring  me  my  horse, — my  gallant  grey  ! 

ril  ride  these  dreary  spirits  down  i — 
Alas, — my  saddle's  had  its  day ; — 

The  slow  cob  claims  me  as  its  own  ! 
The  dappled-brown  can*t  crawl  too  slow, — 

With  me^  upon  him  like  a  sack  ! 
Oh  for  the  long-lost^  eager  glow, 

That  flushed  me  on  to  the  blood  hack  ! 

IV. 
I  knew  the  park's  fair  side  of  old, — 

The  belted  groom  behind  at  aeed,— *-^ 
With  coat  all  right  for  rain  or  cold, — 

And  mounted  on  the  better  steed  : — 
I've  seen  the  kkl  gloves  kiss'd  and  kiss'd,. 

Over  the  tow  and  level  rail ; 
Why  am  I  sad  ? — why  are  they  miss'd  ^ 

Age— Parthian  age  too, — tells  the  tale  f. 

V. 

May  I  not  see  the  greyhound  hurl 

Its  addei*d  length  agaiost  the  hare  i 
May  I  i^ot  lifiger  whefe  a  c^t 

Is  made,  the  lost  scent  to  repair ; 
May  I  not  see  a  Keeper  shoot — 

A  Watcher  track, — a  Stopper  spud  ? 
Oh !  if  I  cannot  eat  the  fruit,— 

May  I  not  watch  the  growing  bud  !: 

VL 

The  table  chains  me  with  a  chill. 

Colder  than  Russia  hqlds  its  stream  t 
I  slumber  back  o'er  every  hill,. 

Which  rose  upon  my  childhood'is  dream : — 
The  circling  glass  the  aged  may  cheer,-— 

At  least  all  other  aged, — save  me  I 

I  must  try  back  the  boyish  yeiar— 

Or  never  taste  again  of  glee  1 

GO. 


l«4a  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  287 

ON  THE  ARTIFICIAL  FLY,— IN  AKGLING  FOR 

TROUT. 


The  name  of  Walton  has,  among  anglers,  been  held  for  more  than 
a  century  in  a  kind  of  reverence.  To  attempt  approaching  with  rude 
hands  any  system  established  by  him,  would,  even  at  the  present  time, 
be  regarded  by  some  as  profane  ;~but  he  was  a  mere  bottom- fisher, — 
and  the  rod  has  marched  aft  well  as  the  mind.  Walton  lived  at  a  period 
when  the  highest  Judge  of  the  land  condemned  a  poor  wretch  to  the 
stake,  for  the  imputed  crime  of  witchcraft,  and  it  cannot  be  thought 
improbable  that  the  clouds  of  ignorance  might  hang  over  other  ranks 
of  societyi  when  thus  so  darkly  lowering  on  the  most  exalted  of 
minds.  To  enquire  therefore  into  the  soundness  of  the  opinions  of 
by-gone  days,  and  even  closely  to  scrutinize  the  boasted  ''  wisdom  of 
our  ancestors,"  comes  daily  to  be  regarded  less  in^the  light  of  pre- 
sumptuous impertinence  than  of  honest  duty ;  and  although  I  am  no 
admirer  of  the  extreme  rage  for  reform,  in  this  our  day,  in  every 
department  as  well  of  knowledge  as  of  power ,^-^still  I  think  it  right  to 
take  nothing  wholly  for  granted  upon  the  credulous  assertions  of 
former  times,  but  to  use  our  own  understandings,  and  take  the  liberty 
to  judge  for  ourselves. 

Walton  was,  it  is  well  known,  nothing  as  a  fly-fisher ,-*«and  his 
book  (save  per  Cotton)  is  worsted  as  to  a  reference  to  that  art.  The 
observations  I  have  to  make  have  less  to  do  with  him  than  with  suc- 
ceeding authors,  who,  taking  him  to  be  a  fly-fisher  as  a  matter  of 
course,  and  falling  therefore  into  the  trammels  already  falsely  fixed  by 
his  great  name,  have  done  little  else  than  countenancei  without 
examination,  the  intricacy  and  mysticism  of  old  authorities. 

I  do  not  claim  the  merit  of  any  originality  in  the  opinions  I  am 
about  to  ofiler.  The  subject  has  been  introduced  some  years  ago,  by 
a  most  masterly  hand  into  the  pages  of  Blackwood's  Magazine ;  and 
bis  views,  besides  being  in  accordance  with  my  own,  are  given  in  a  far 
superior  manner  to  any  thing  I  can  pretend  to  accomplish.  But  with 
the  exception  of  these  few  scattered,  but  precious  letters  in  Blackwood, 
I  know  of  hardly  any  system  upon  fly-fishing  ever  presented  to  the 
public  in  a  printed  form,  that  is  not  liable  to  some  of  the  objections  I 
am  going  to  submit  to  your  readers  for  consideration. 

It  is  far  from  my  wish  to  fix  offence  upon  the  numerous  authors  that 
have  thus  treated  this  subject,  by  applying  any  direct  and  ungracious 
force  of  contradiction  upon  them ;  especially  as  I  think  th^y  have 
advanced  nothing  they  did  not  themselves  believe.     Nor  do  I  intend 


268  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May, 

to  imitate  those  persons  who,  having  [thought  fit  to  oppose  certain 
asserted  principles, — go  so  for  as  to  deny  even  the  partial  truths 
vphich  they  must  be  admitted  to  contain.  But  the  time  is  now  fully 
come,  when  something  ought  to  be  done  in  the  way  of  examining  into 
the  value  of  the  ancient  dogmas, — to  brush  away  the  rubbish  of  former 
systems, — and  bring  out  the  truth  in  its  native  simplicity. 

"Numerous  are  the  books  on  angling,  and  they  have  increased  of  late 
on  our  hands  without,  I  fear,  a  corresponding  addition  of  useful  prac- 
tical information.  Some  indeed  have  gone  far  into  the  depths  of 
science,  and  others  have  been  enlivened  by  wit,  incident,  and  dialogue  ; 
but  on  the  proper  use  of  the  artificial  fly ,^— the  subject  to  which  1 
intend  exclusively  to  confine  myself, — little  progress  has  been  made; 
And  nearly  the  same  antiquated  mysteries  have  been  inculcated  as  of 
yore.  Long  are  the  dissertations  upon  the  variety  of  the  aquatic 
insects, — of  the  season  of  their  several  appearances, — and  even  of  the 
time  of  the  day  the  appropriateness  of  many  of  them.  You  are  enjoined 
to  commence  operations  early  in  the  morning  with  some  particular  fly, 
and  then,  as  the  day  advances,  to  take  care  to  change  it  for  some 
dther  that  comes  out  in  due  succession.  You  are  informed  that  each 
insect  has  its  appointed  season,  and  cannot  be  used  successfully  at  any  ^ 

other; — and  daring  would  be  thought  the  innovation,  as  well  as  useless 
the  attempt  at  so  doing.  The  exact  method  of  manufacturing  these 
various  flies  is  strictly  pointed  out,  accompanied  with  an  intimation 
that,  by  failing  to  adopt  it,  you  will  inevitably  lose  your  labour ;  as  also 
a  rigid  injunction  with  respect  to  the  precise  materials  of  which  it  is 
absolutely  necessary  such  flies  should  be  composed. 

Now  although  it  is  far  from  my  intention  to  set  out  in  my  remarks 
upon  these  statements,  by  asserting  that  it  is  wrong  to  imitate  nature 
in  the  manufacture  of  artificial  flies ;  still  I  am  bound  to  say  that  the 
best  imitations  ever  yet  made,  will  be  often  of  very  small  advantage  ;  '^ 

that  when  the  fish  are  out  of  humour,  no  delicacy  of  manufacture 
will  ensure  success  or  be  of  much  if  any  avail ;  that  when  they  are 
feeding,  it  is  of  little  importance  what  fly  is  made  use  of  provided 
attention  be  paid  to  the  size  of  it,  and  that  there  be  no  glaring  incon- 
sistency of  colour.  I  am  prepared  broadly  to  declare,  that  the  anxiety 
which  the  great  majority  of  anglers  manifest  to  obtain  possession  of 
the  particular  insect  on  the  water — ransacking  their  books  for  the 
nearest  resemblance  to  it,  under  a  notion  that  nothing  but  a  near  resem- 
blance will  take  fish,  is  in  general  unnecessary  and  vain,  any  other  fly 
in  their  book  being  at  the  moment  probably  as  good,  although  having 
little  similarity  with  the  particular  natural  insect  that  is  th«i  out.  I 
contend,  that  if  a  party  of  anglers  go  out  together,-  being  equally 
skilful  and  persevering,  and  no  one  in  any  way  possessing  advantages 


1«40.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  ^89 

over  the  rest,  they  shall  all  take  fish,  nor  shall  any  one  of  them  in  a 
marked  manaer  exceed  the  others,  although  each  may  have  been 
making  use  of  flies  unlike  those  of  his  companions.  I  believe  that  to 
adopt  any  specific  fly  at  one  season  of  the  year,  and  to  reject  it  at 
another,  because  in  the  first  case  it  may  be  in  season,  and  in  the  last 
out  of  season  (except  perhaps  in  the  case  of  that  peculiar  insect 
the  green  drake,  or  yellow  caddow),  is  to  shew  much  more  nicety  and 
discrimination  than  the  fish  ordinarily  do  themselves  : — the  whole  of 
their  object  being  to  obtain  food.  Neither  are  they  by  any  means  so 
particular  as  to  the  nature  of  this  food  as  is  imagined ;  attacking  almost 
everything  that  has  life,  or  that  they  think  has  Hfe,  coming  in  their 
way, — a  proof  of  this  being  readily  obtained  by  cutting  open  the 
swollen  stomach  of  a  trout  taken  on  feed,  which  will  be  found  to  con- 
tain every  variety  of  plunder  that  the  water  affords  him. 

I  urge  moreover  that  the  rules  laid  down  by  various  authors  for 
manufacturing  the  same  flies,  are  very  unlike  each  other ;    that  the 
flies  when  made,  are  consequently  dissimilar ;  nor  is  it  possible  to 
imagine  that  the  quick-sighted  trout  can  take  them  all  for  the  same 
insect ;  and  yet  they  shall  all  succeed  in  capturing  fish,  nor  shall  any 
one  of  them  be  found  very   greatly  to   have  the  advantage,  unless 
indeed  the  others  be,  in  some  way  or  other,  preposterously  constructed. 
I  argue  again  that  the  artificial  fern  fly  alias  coch  k  bondy,  as  it  is 
called  in  Wales,  and  in    Derbyshire  the  furnace-fly,  but  generally 
throughout  England  the  Marlow  buz, —  will  be  found  a  successful  one 
from  January  to  December,  although  there  is  no  insect  on  the  water 
during  the  greater  part  of  the  year  at  least  that  is  at  all  resembling  it : 
and  that  the  natural  insect  it  is  intended  to  imitate  is  but  little  like 
that  which  is  usually  manufactured  for  it, — the  flat,  close,  hard  wings 
of  which,  in  its  state  of  nature,  having  no  similarity  to  the  long  open 
fibres  of  the  black  and  red  feather  adopted  in  its  imitation.     I  assert, 
that  in  a  general  way  any  well  executed  fly,  having  the  modest  garb  of 
the  water  insects,  but  which  would  not  be  pronounced  by  an  experienced 
artist  to  be  either  one  or  the  other  of  them, — resembUng  none  closely, 
but  yet  not  very  unhke  to  many,  will  fill  the  panier  as  rapidly  as  the 
very  choicest  imitation  of  any  individual  insect.     I  contend  that  a 
common  dun  hen  or  a  brown  one,  such  as  may  be  found  in  nearly  every 
farm  yard,  will  furnish  feathers   with  which  as  good  diversion  may 
usually  be  had,  as  all  the  plumage  of  the  world  can  yield  to  the  angler. 
And  I  shall  conclude  this  part  of  the  subject  by  declaring  my  full 
concurrene^e  in  an  opinion  delivered  by  the  accomplished  author  in 
Blackwood, — to  whom  I  have  already  adverted, — who,  in  one  of  his 
invaluable  letters   says,  that  it  will  be  found  sometimes  a  successful 
method  to  make  use  of  a  fly  that  is  quite  different  from   any  natural 


290  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE*  [Ma¥, 

insect  that  is  then  out ;  and  that  the  fish  would  appear  to  prefer  sack 
on  the  same  principle  that  we  ourselves  desire  a  change  of  diet. 

I  can  truly  declare  that  I  have  repeatedly  been  induced  to  make 
changes  in  my  flies,  imagining  that  the  bad  success  attending  my 
exertions,  arose  from  my  having  improper  ones  in  iise,  but  that  I  never 
recollect,  in  any  one  instance,  such  changes  to  havB  succeeded.  But 
as  there  are  few  genei'al  rules  that  have  not  their  exceptions,  truth  and 
candour  demand  that  I  should  here  introduce  two  sucb^  that  have  conne 
within  my  knowledge :  although  the  first  of  them  may  perhaps  nore 
properly  be  considered  no  exception  at  all,  and  be  accounted  for  on 
the  principle  of  the  kst  reasoning  just  alluded  to  from  the  emment 
author  hi  Blackwood.  The  first  instance  is  as  follows.  I  once  vnt>- 
nessed  the  trout  refusing  the  large  May-fly,  or  yellow  Caddow,  when 
the  angler  changed  it  for  the  Marlow-buz,  which  they  eagerly  took,  and 
with  which  the  trout  soon  filled  the  panier.  It  was  late  in  the  season 
for  the  May^fly,  and  great  numbers  were  on  the  water  apparently  in 
almost  a  lifeless  state :  the  fish,  although  so  passionately  fond  of  this 
insect  in  general,  rejected  it  wholly  :  they  seemed  glutted  by  its  abund- 
ance, and  the  new  dainty  in  the  Marlow-bu2  was  taken  in  ]H?elerence« 

The  other  instance  was  furnished  me  by  the  landlord  of  the  B^l  Inn 
at  Fairford,  and  it  is  on  his  assertion,  which  I  have  not  the  least  reason 

to  doubt,  that  its  credibility  must  depend.     Mr.  A ,  an  angler 

well  known  throughout  the  greatest  part  of  the  British  Isles,  fished  the 
beautiful  water  below  Fairford  one  morning  without  effect :  the  trout 
were  rising  at  some  small  insect,  but  entirely  refused  his  flies^  which  he 
repeatedly  changed  to  no  purpose.  At  last,  by  placing  the  brim  of 
his  hat  in  the  water  to  meet  the  stream,  he  detected  on  it  a  very  dimi** 
nutive  insect,  gaudy  in  colour,  but  without  wings.  At  the  shop  of  a 
ladies's  dress^maker  in  the  town,  he  was  fortunate  enough  to  obtain 
some  feather,  the  fibres  of  which,  appeared  in  colour  to  resemble  the 
gay  clothing  of  the  insect ;  and  imitating  it  as  well  as  he  could,  skiving 
to  it  a  body  only  without  any  wings,  he  proceeded  again  to  the  river 
side.  He  was  accompanied  by  the  landlord,  desirous  perhaps  to  see 
the  effect  of  so  unusuai  a  trial :  and  by  him  I  was  assured  tiiat  he  was 

the  astonished  witness  to  Mr.  A 's  eminent  success — that  gentleman 

taking  thirty  pounds  weight  of  fine  trout  in  a  few  hours.  These  are 
the  only  two  exceptions  that  I  know  of,  after  an  experience  of  forty 
years,  that  are  worthy  to  be  placed  against  the  general  rule  that,  in 
this  essay,  I  have  endeavoured  to  establish. 

Nevertheless  I  cannot  dismiss  this  subject,  without  alluding  to  the 
very  general  opinion,  and  which  opinion  1  am  disposed  myself  to  enter- 
tain, but  admitting  it  only  as  an  exception  to  my  rule,  that  the  May 
fly  is  so  great  a  favourite  with  the  trout,  that  whilst  it  lasts,  they  will 


1«40.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  291 

seldom  notice  any  other  insect.  But  this  fly  may  be  well  considered 
as  an  exception,  since  it  is  of  itself  so  peculiar  in  colour,  and  size,  as 
to  stand  out,  as  it  were,  quite  alone  and  distinct  from  all  the  rest ;  its 
very  size  giving  it  a  preference  that  would  seem  irrestible,  and  it  is 
singular  that  it  is  in  reference  to  this  identical  fly,  usually  so  great  a 
favourite,  that  I  have  been  able  to  adduce  a  strong  instance  of  rejection 
on  tl^  part  of  the  fish. 

It  is  no  common  occurrence, — so  I  am  bound  to  confess, — to  meet 
with  an  old  angler,  that  has  his  favourite  fly.  He  will  tell  you  he  has 
found  it  to  give  him  greater  diversion  than  any  other,  that  after  failing 
with  others,  he  has  had  recourse  to  it  and  succeeded.  Now  the  mis- 
fortune for  this  argument  is,  that  there  are  hardly  any  two  sportsmen 
who  agree  in  the  choice  of  their  favourites,  and  that  there  are  nearly 
as  many  of  these  adoptions  as  there  are  anglers  :  the  flies  thus  honoured 
being  as  unlike  each  other  as  are  the  advocates  for  them.  The  truth 
appears  to  be,  that  the  despised  flies  have  been  in  use  at  times  when 
the  fish  were  not  moving,  and  the  one  happening  to  be  on  the  line  at 
the  moment  they  began  to  sport,  has,  in  consequence,  obtained  a  greater 
degree  of  fovour  than  it  deserved.  Had  the  angler  kept  on  with  the 
fly  that  in  a  different  period  of  the  day  was  unsuccessful,  he  would 
probably,  and,  in  my  opmion,  almost  certainly,  have  found  it  to  answer 
as  well  as  the  other ;  and  if  his  favourite  had  been  in  use  on  the  former 
occasion,  it  would  have  bid  fair  to  lose  all  its  credit.  It  is  a  great  but 
very  common  error  to  be  thus  led  into  a  preference  for  particular  flies 
to  which  they  are  by  no  means  entitled.  It  is  not  enough  for  an  angler 
to  say  that  he  found  he  could  take  fish  with  one  fly  and  not  with 
another ;  the  trial,  in  order  to  be  fairly  made,  should  be  made  at  one 
and  the  same  point  of  time,  and  under  circumstances  entirely  parallel. 
^*  But  who,*'  here  replies  the  objector,  "  would  think  of  taking  off  a  fly 
with  which  he  was  rapidly  loading  his  creel,  for  the  purpose  of  insti- 
tuting a  trial  whether  some  other  might  not  succeed  as  well  ?"  True,  but 
pn  such  an  occasion  it  might  happen  that  another  angler  was  making 
the  experiment  for  him,  and  had  discovered  that  the  favourite  had  not 
any  claim  to  the  exclusive  preference  bestowed  upon  it.  The  moral  of 
Meyrick's  fable  of  the  cameleon  and  three  dogmatic  travellers,  obtrudes 
itself  here,  and  teaches  a  useful  lesson  to  anglers,  as  well  as  travellers, 
not  to  be  too  positive  in  their  own  opinions,  and  to  bear  in  mind,  that 
others  have  had  experience  as  well  as  themselves. 

Let  it  not  be  concluded,  however,  from  what  I  have  said  with  the 
view  of  weakening  the  attachment  which  some  fishermen  bear  to  par- 
ticular flies,  that  I  am  myself  without  any  choice  at  all,  and  indifferent 
to  everything  that  regards  their  size,  colour,  and  beauty  of  workman- 
ship.    Far  from  it.     It  ifi  true  I  care  not  whether  I  ordinarily  fish  with 


292  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mat, 

a  dun  fly  or  a  brown  one,  believing  that  either  one  or  the  other  will  be 
equally  successful,  whether  any  insect  be  on  the  water  s^imilar  to  thera 
or  not ;  but  I  do  not  go  so  far  as  to  contend  that  flies  of  any  colour  or 
size  whatever,  may  be  used,  with  the  same  indifference.  Whoever 
may  infer,  from  what  I  have  advanced,  that  I  should  not  object  to  the 
use  of  a  fly  white  or  scarlet,  or  of  other  unnatural  colour,  has  entirely 
misunderstood  my  meaning;  but  that  an  article  composed  of  materials 
according  to  an  artist's  own  judgment,  having  due  regard  to  the  size, 
and  general  staid,  humble  dress  of  the  favourite  trout  flies,  though  but 
little  to  the  written  authorities  either  in  respect  to  the  materials,  or  the 
manner  of  working  them  up ;  or  that  a  cob,  alias  March  brown,  or 
many  of  the  duns,  should  not  take  flsh,  except  at  the  time  of  the  year 
they  are  out,  these  are  positions  to  which  I  cannot  assent  t  nay»  which 
I  am  enabled,  after  repeated  experience,  to  disprove. 

In  the  observations  I  have  made  I  have  not  had  the  most  distant 
intention  of  undervaluing  the  knowledge  of  the  works  of  nature ;  and 
the  study  of  the  water  insects  is  not  less  curious  and  interesting  than 
many  other  departments  of  natural  history ;  my  ohject  will  be  answered 
if  I  should  succeed  in  rendering  the  delightful  pursuit  of  fly-6shing 
somewhat  more  attractive  to  my  countrymen,  by  exposing  the  needless 
intricacies  in  which  it  has  been  involved.  Cardie. 


THOUGHTS  UPON  BREEDING  AND  REARING 

BLOOD  STOCK. 

( Continued frouK  No,  CVIlLfor  February  laU,page  t33.Jt 


The  Sire  and  Dam. 

Having  arranged  the  dwellings,  it  becomes  necessary  to  devote  a  few 
pages  to  the  inhabitants.  This  opens  a.  wide  Held  for  observation  and 
remarks.  The  choice  of  a  brood  mare  is  a  matter  of  the  highest  im* 
portance,  and  should  therefore  receive  mature  and  deliberate  consider- 
ation, inasmuch  as  it  is  now  a  fact  universally  acknowledged  amongst 
breeding  n^en,  that  the  perfection  and  consequent  value  of  the  oflTspring^ 
depends  much  more  upon  the  choice  of  the  dam,  than  it  does  upon 
the  sire. 

The  points  chiefly  to  be  attended  to  are  age,  shape,,  constitution  ^^ 
and  blood.  I  think  the  best  method  of  treating  upon  them,  will  be 
to  take  each  subject  seriatim. 

A  review  of  that  valuable  and  well  conducted  work  the  "  Stud 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  293 

Book/'  will  convince  any  person  that  the  majority  of  the  best  horses 
which  have  ever  appeared  upon  the  turf,  have  been  the  produce  either 
of  young  and  vigorous  stallions  with  aged  mares,  or  of  young  mares  and 
old  horses.  Seldom  has  it  occurred  that  the  offspring  of  youthful 
parents  has  ever  obtained  a  station  beyond  mediocrity,  whilst  many  are 
the  instances  in  which  the  produce  has  been  very  superior  where  both 
sire  and  dam  have  been  fast  sinking  into  the  vale  of  years. 

I  knew  a  gentleman  who  commenced  breeding  upon  a  very  large 
scale,  and  whose  theory  was,  that  the  race  horse  was  only  to  be  bred 
in  perfection  from  young  animals  which  had  never  been  in  an  artificial 
state.  He  bought  a  stud  of  fillies  two  and  three  years  old,  and  bred 
from  a  young  and  untried  stallion;  Although  the  foals  were  kept  as 
well  as  they  possibly  could  be,  and  attended  to  with  the  greatest  care, 
they  never  came  to  any  size,  and  the  owner  never  produced  an  animal 
worth  £20,  although  he  continued  his  system  for  years,  and  expended 
a  fortune  in  the  pursuit.  Now  this  proves  to  me,  either  that  the  horse 
does  not  attain  his  full  vigour  until  later  in  life  than  we  generally 
imagine,  or  that  it  requires  years  to  recover  from  the  unnatural  state 
of  excitement  in  which  the  animal  is  kept,  whilst  doomed  to  undergo 
the  severe  treatment  imposed  by  the  unrelenting  system  of  the  modern 
school  of  training.  May  we  not  suppose,  and  with  great  degree  of 
probability,  certain  constitutions  to  have  been  so  battered  that  they 
never  could  recover  from  it  ?  It  would  be  thus  easy  to  account  why  so 
many  names  noted  and  illustrious  in  the  ''  Racing  Calendar,"  have 
not  shone  with  equal  brilliancy  in  the  "  Stud  Book."  I  should  there- 
fore prefar  a  mare  of  mature  years,  and  one  which  had  never  been 
subjected  to  severe  or  long  continued  training. 

It  has  often  been  said,  and  to  a  certain  extent  truly,  "  that  horses 
can  go  in  all  shapes,"  and  surely  we  do  frequently  observe  very  extra- 
ordinary formed  animals ;  but  take  it  for  granted,  that  whenever  you 
do  see  a  "  clipper/'  odd-shaped  as  he  or  she  may  be,  there  is  always 
some  redeeming  point  to  which  you  can  attribute  the  capabilities 
displayed.  Length  of  quarter,  capaciousness  of  chest,  or  muscular 
power  developed  in  some  peculiar  form,  and  which  becoming  apparent 
Upon  a  close  investigation,  accounts  most  satisfactorily  for  that,  which 
at  first  sight  astonished  and  perplexed.  How  desirable  would  it  be, 
were  we  able  to  discover  the  secret  springs  and  concealed  mechanism 
of  the  wonderful  and  complicated  frame  !  Oftentimes  we  are  grossly 
deceived  by  aseeming  perfect  conformation,  and  find  most  sorry  jades 
in  those  (judging  from  external  appearances)  we  were  led  to  suppose 
'*  regular  flyers."  The  brood  mare  should  have  length  (above  all  things 
I  hate  a  short  blood  horse),  she  should  have  width  too,  especially  in  the 
pelvis.     These  two  qualifications  \vill  give  you  the  "  roomy  mare." 

NO.  CIX. — VOL.  xviii.  2  N 


;^4  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.-  [Matt, 

She  should  have  good  loins,  wid«  spreadiag  and  muscular  thighs,  short 
flat  bony  legs,  and  undeniable  hocks  and  feet.  In  short,  she  should 
have  every  point  good,  if  you  can  meet  with  a  mare  that  has  so  many 
desirable  qualities — but  as  they  are  scarce  and  valuable  articles,  yoiji 
must  usp  your  judgment,  and  pick  out  one  possessing  as  many  good 
points  as  you  can.  At  all  events  avoid  faults,  and  have  no  natural 
blemishes ;  no  spavins,  ring  or  side  bones,  curbs  or  contracted  feet. 
Be  particular  as  to  eyes.  Do  not  accept  as  a  gift  a  broken-winded 
mare,  a  crib-biter,  a  wind-sucker,  or  one  addicted  to  any  ill  habit« 

Broken  winded  mare&  are  most  uncertain  breeders,  and  ill  habits  are 
easily  communicated  by  example.  If  you  will  breed  from  crippled 
and  diseased  parents,  you  must  naturally  expect  to  perpetuate  the 
race.  I  have  known  persons  say  that  certain  defects  were  not  liereditr 
ary,  roaring  for  instance;  and  the  case  has  been  argued  thus:— 
*^  roaring  %9  an  acquired  disease ^  probably  brought  on  by  inflammation^ 
distemper,  sore  throat,  or  what  not,  is  only  a  small  projection  in  the 
windpipe,  not  larger  than  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,  and  you  might  as 
well  expect  a  man  with  a  wooden  leg,  to  beget  wooden-legged  chUdren:^ 
4U  a  roarer  to  beget  roarers,  Sfc," 

Now  this  as  theory  sounds  mighty  fine,  but  ''  facts  are  stubborn 
things.*'  I  happen  to  know  an  instance^  doubtless  familiar  to  many 
of  my  readers,  in  which  one  of  the  very  best  bred  and  finest  horses  in 
the  world,  himself  a  roarer,  gets  few  foe^s  but  what  inherit  the  sire's 
infirmity.  I  may  be  answered  that  tliis  is  probably  a  solitary  instance, 
And  that  there  are  many  first  rate  stud  horses  at  the  present  day  known 
to  be  roarers,  the  produce  of  which,  are  not  more  liable  to  that  par*- 
ticular  complaint  than  other  foals.  I  contend  tlmt  such  is  not  th^ 
case ;  that  they  are  more  liable,  and  consequently  more  affected. 

I  have  no  doubt  but  it  will  be  allowed  that  peculiar  conformation^ 
mtkj  be  not  only  more  easily,  but  likewise  more  peimanendy  affected 
by  peculiar  disease,  than  others ;  and  the  same  conformation  which 
Tendered  the  progenitor  liable,  would,  in  all  probabiHty,  be  transr 
mitted  to  the  offspring ;  and  it  is  not  unnatural  therefore  to  suppose^ 
that  a  man,  who  had  lost  his  leg  by  a  white  swelling  in  the  knee  or 
by  any  other  affection,  might  have  children  who  would  inherit  the 
same  constitutional  defect,  and  become  eventually* wooden  legged  like 
their  father.  Therefore  I  again  repeat,  avoid  everything  approaching 
to  natural  blemish,  disease,  or  defect,  and  always  bear  in  remembrance 
this  maxim,  invaluable  to  a  breeder,  ''  like  begets  like."  Constitutica^ 
and  temper  should  not  be  overlooked,  for  both  are  of  the  greatest 
importance  to  the  offspring ;  besides,  an  ill-tempered  mare  is  one  of 
the  greatest  nuisances  you  can  be  cursed  with. 

I  once  possessed  a  mare  so  savage,  that  it  was  dangerous  to  put  her 


*/ 


iB40.1  UEW  SPORtma  magazine.  295 

krto  a  field  with  anothev  witliout  hobbling  her,  and  even  then  she 
Veoald  watch  for  an  opportunity  to  do  midohief.  So  incorrigible  wa« 
*he,  that  I  was  obliged  to  get  rid  of  her,  although  a  most  valuable 
brood  tnare.  ... 

-  With  regard  to  Wood.  Fashion  is  bo  capricious — so  continually 
changing,  it  ts  «omewhat  diffienlt  to  recommend  any  particular  strain 
cf  bbod  in  preference  to  another.*  In  point  of  fact  they  are  all  good 
emough,  and  what  is  considered  low  caste  this  year,  may  by  a  few  lucky 
nidcs,  become  the  very  pink  of  fashion  in  the  next ;  and  the  favourite 
bf  this  season  may  find  but  few  admirers  in  the  one  to  come. 

So  variable  is  public  taste  in  this  particular,  that  i  could  name, -were 
it  not  invidious  to  do  so,  several  stailionslhat,  to  my  knowledge,  after 
iiairing  enjoyed  inany  years  of  the  highest  success,  have  suddealy  been 
reduced  to  covering,  say  half  a  dozen  mares  in  a  season ;  and  iim 
tameatable  faUi^  off,  has  been. for  no  other  cause  than,  that  the  great 
ptines  of  the  year  preceding  had  been  carried  away  by  horses  of  ^another 
strain  of  blood.  And  during  .the  time  the  staUtons  in  question  were 
thus  under  a  eloud,  the  foriunaie  circumslanoe  of  an  is^fluential  race 
having  beien  won  by  a  oolt  or  filly  of  their  get,  has  at  once  recalled  them 
4,0  the  notice,  and  leinsl^ted  tliemin  the  jpstimiation.,  of  a^ckle  public, 
»nd  they  have  had,  the  year  following  their  tempocaiy  eclipse,  tmore 
jBQares  sent  to  them  than  they  were  sdile  to  serve  with  advantagie. 

The  most  fashionaHe  bloKxi  at  i^'esent,  I  shodld  say,  is  the  Selimi 
Of  this  family  you  have  Langar  and  Eiis  {Sultan  alas  is  no  more),  and 
:Bay  JMiddieton.  The  Waxy  strain  is  also  in  high 'Cstimal^*  fiaom 
.Waxy  are  .desoeiKied  Whalebame  and  Wbisker,  and  althougii  tltc 
Whalebone  mares  have  hitherto  somewhat  disappointed  their  owners, 
]stiU  ike  blood  wUi  t^/Z,  and  probably  at  qo  very  distant  pjeriod*  Of 
4!iu0  line  there  areiiB»ny  6rst  rate  stalliona.  Defence,  Sir  Hercules,  and 
Camel  still  continue  to  uphold  the  fame  of  their  aire,  although  Wavei^ley 
^Knd  Chatieau  Margmux  are  lost  to  us.  The  Orville  and  Wshon  mares 
mre  in  great  ^cteem.  Both  srere  success&id  MaMions.  Blacklo<sk  too 
,«9s  •^aftuieut,  laod  bis  sons  Velocipede  and  Voltaire  bid  fair  to  tmaiatani 
his  reputation*  . 

,  Douiartleiis  many  igbod  horses  have  been  sold  to  foreigiiers,  but  we 
Jiave  no  season  tpiear  they  mllieveor  supavede  England  as  a  ^bareedifig 
country,  so  long  as  we  retain  such  horses  as  Emilius,  Reveller,  Veloci- 
pede, Voltaire,  Defence,  Lai^gar,  Sir  Hercules,  Kockingliam,  Liverpool, 
pay  Mlddleton,  Elis,  Glaucus,  Recovery,  Touchstone,  Muley  Moloch; 
Cain,  Pantalooii,  Physician,  Slane,  Ratcatcher,  Heroq,  Camel,  St, 
J^a^ick,  Tomboy,  PQa  John,  and l^t  thoMgh  not  lea^st,  tlie  &<fniMi« <>« 
r«tber  in^fcbmous  Harkaway  !  W.ho  will  say  that  braediiog  is  at  a  knv 
"ebb?  nvhen  we  seean  untried  ^alHon  advertized  at  100  sovs.  a  mare, 
and  a  sovereign  the  groom  It! 

2n2 


296  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  (Mai-, 

In  conclusion  of  this  t>art,  I  would  advise  the  young  breeder  to  study 
well  the  pedigpree  of  his  mare%  If  she  is  of  a  strain  more  remarkable 
for  speed  than  stoutness,  employ  a  stallion  of  an  opposite  description 
and  character.  The  same  remark  holds  good  as  to  any  little  falling  off 
as  to  form.  Try  to  counter-balance  any  weakness,  either  in  her  blood 
or  appearance,  by  putting  her  to  a  horse  that  possesses  in  perfection^ 
that  of  which  she  shews  a  deficiency.  There  are  certain  crosses  of  blood, 
technically  called  ''  nicks/'  which  should  be  observed  and  ac^ecf  upon* 
This  knowledge  will  be  easily  obtained  by  looking  at  the  pedigree  of 
some  of  our  most  celebrated  racehorses.  It  is  by  a  judicious  cross 
you  must  look  to  obtain  perfection  in 

The  Produce. 

Mares  go  with  young  eleven  calendar  months,  and  should  therefore 
never  be  with  the  horse  until  the  second  week  of  February.  The  foal 
takes  its  age  from  the  first  of  January.  For  instance,  a  foal  dropped 
the  3 1  St  of  December,  would  be  called  a  year  old  the  following  day, 
and  weighted  in  all  its  races  accordingly. 

Should  such  unfortunately  be  the  case,  it  is  politic  to  have  it  destroyed 
immediately,  as  for  all  racing  purposes  it  would  be  entirely  valueless. 

I  recommend  mares  to  be  suffered  to  roam  at  large  in  the  day  tim^ 
up  to  the  very  hour  of  their  foaling.  The  walking  exercise  will  prove 
highly  beneficial.  Of  course  she  should  be  housed  at  night,  and  a 
moderate  allowance  of  corn  given  to  her,  as,  if  she  is  kept  badly,  the 
offspring  will  be  either  weakly  in  frame  or  constitution. 

During  pregnancy  mares  should  be  kept  as  free  from  excitement  -as 
possible :  by  no  means  subjected  to  fright  or  ill-smells.  Either  of 
which  might  cause  them  to  slip  their  foals. 

The  smell  or  sight  of  blood  of  any  kind  is  highly  objectionable;  and 
the  emptying  of  drains,  cesspools,  or  pigsties,  should  be  avoided  care- 
fully where  brood  mares  are  about. 

It  frequently  occurs  through  sympathy,  or  the  same  exciting  cause 
acting  upon  all  alike,  that  if  one  mare  slips  her  foal,  all  the  others  do  the 
-same  thing*.  This  is  observed  with  cows,  if  one  miscarriage  happens, 
it  oftentimes  runs  through  the  whole  dairy* 

When  the  mare  is  near  her  time  she  should  be  carefully  watched, 
and  the  falling  in  of 'the  flesh  on  each  side  the  croup  (which  is  called 

*  I  am  much  griered  to  learn  that  a  certain  nobleman,  well  known  and  highly 
appreciated  in  the  eporting  world,  haa  thfa  preaent  aeaaon  been  a  sufferer  to  an  extent 
perfectly  uoprecedented,  excepting  in  the  case  of  **  The  bad  year  at  Petworth  ;*' 
when  and  where,  from  some  particular  exciting  cause,  which  was  I  believe  never  dis* 
covered,  nearly  the  whole  of  the  brood  mares  produced  dead  foals.  So  general  waathv 
calamitous  visitation,  that  even  the  cart  mares  and  she  asses  upon  the  estate,  suffered 
to  an  equal  extent  with  the  thorough-breda.  The  noble  lord  referred  to  must  how 
-e?|^T  bear  in  mind  that  "  Better  tones  will  eomc." 


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y  sinking  of  the  bones"  by  the  grooms),  and  the  **  waxing  of  the  teats" 
give  timely  warning.  After  the  latter  circumstance  has  occurred,  the 
mare  should  never  be  left  for  ten  minutes  together,  as  then  it  may 
happen  any  moment,  and  seldom  is  delayed  more  than  a  (ew  hours. 

The  foal  is  generally  brought  forth  by  the  mare  lying  down,  and  if  jt 
is  a  right  presentation  (that  is,  the  fore  legs  come  first  and  together, 
and  you  shortly  afterwards  observe  the  nose),  you  may  conclude  all  is 
going  on  as  rightly  as  possible,  and  little  remains  to  be  done  but  .to 
assist  the  throes  of  nature  as  tenderly  yet  firmly  as  possible.  The  um- 
bilical cord  or  navel  string  should  then  be  tied  close  to  the  body  and 
cut  oiF,  leaving  about  two  inches  and  a  half.  If  you  prefer  tearing  or 
breaking  it  to  tying  and  cutting,  be  very  particular  in  preventing  the 
•least  strain  upon  the  body  of  the  foal,  which  invariable  produces,  in  :a 
greater  or  less  degree,  umbilical  rupture,  vfhich  often  proves  dangerous, 
always  troublesome  and  unsightly.  Should  it  be  a  cross  presentation, 
lose  not  a  second  in  obtaining  prompt  and  efiicient  assistance,  as  it  will 
in  nine  cases  out  of  ten,  have  to  be  turned  in  the  womb,  an  operatioti 
which  requires  great  skill  and  manual  dexterity. 

As  soon  as  the  foal  is  dropped,  smooth  its  mane  carefully  upon  the 
proper  side,  and  from  this  moment  should  its  education  commence. 
Every  opportunity  should  be  taken  to  render  it  quiet  and  familiar  ;  let 
,it  nibble  your  fingers  and  play  with  your  hands,  so  as  to  enable  you  to 
rub  its  head,  scratch  its  neck,  handle  its  legs,  and  pick  up  its  feet. 
All  these  little  endearments  will  be  of  infinite  value,  for  supposing  it  tp 
be  sick  or  lame  when  a  month  or  two  old,  you  will  have  no  trouble  in 
administering  medicine,  or  applying  bandages.  I  have  witnessed  fright- 
ful scenes,  where  the  patient  has  been  an  uneducated  colt  of  three 
rmonths  old,  as  wild  and  as  strong  as  a  stag. 

The  (Estrum  of  the  mare  frequently  comes  on  the  5th.  or  6th.  day, 
but  I  have  invariably  found  the  9th.  day  after  foaling,  to  be  the  most 
.proper  time  to  introduce  the  mare  again  to  the  horse. 

In  my  whole  experience  I  never  knew  a  mare  to  refuse  the  stallion 

upon  that  day  ;  and  in  my  stud  I  have  had  at  different  periods,  two 

mares  that  never  shewed  any  symptoms  of  being  in  season,  until  the 

.horse  was  offered ;  yet  they  invariably  received  him  upon  that  day,  and 

were  always  stinted. 

About  the  time  the  CEstrum  commences  upon  the  mare,  the  foal 
generally  begins  to  scour*  I  suppose  the  cause  to  be  the  milk  becoming 
heated  by  the  excited  state  of  the  dam. 

This  scouring  is  not  usually  productive  of  any  harm  to  the  foal,  unlesi 
it  continues  four  or  five  days  without  diminution,  when  the  foal  becomes 
.weakened  and  emaciated.  .  As  it  however  disfigures  the  foal,  by  tl|i 
excoriating  nature  of  the  discharge  removing  the.  hair  from  the  vicinity 


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'of  the riiiidament  and  thighs,  I  uAually  give,  upon  its  ftrtt  appetraiice*, 
'two  table-spoonsfulof  common  salt  dissolved  in  half. a  pint  of  cold  water* 
'^Should  this  not  stop  it,  which  does  not  Irequently  occur,  the  oext 
moming  try  two  tea-^poonsfut  of  laudanum  in  aquarter  of  a  pint  of 
mulled  port  wine,  and  repeat  every  six  hours  if  necessary, 

Should  the  diarrhoea  be  inconsiderable,  or  if  there  exists  any  disincli^ 
nation  to  give  medicine  to  the  foal.  A  handful  or  two  of  malt,  barley, 
<yr  beans,  muy  be  allowed  the  mare  in  addition  to  her  customary  mea- 
"vure  of  corn  ;  and  this  mild  remedy  will  oftentimes  prove  efficacious. 

With  respect  to  the  treatment  of  the  mare  after  Ibaling,  1  would 
advise  you  to  let  no  opportunity  pass,  whenever  there  is  a  little  warmth 
or  sunshine,  withoat  giving  both  mare  and  foal  the  advantage  of  it. 
£ven  if  you  dare  not  let  them  into  the  paddock,  Uirow  open  the  upper 
half  of  the  door  of  the  box,  and  let  them  both  imbibe  as  much  pure 
oxygen  as  possible.  Thick  gruel,  malt  and  bran  mashes,  with  plentj 
of  ribbled  oats  stirred  in  them,  should  be  given  freely.  Carrots,  or 
Swede  .turnips,  steamed  potatoes,  bruised  whin  or  gorse,  kicern, 
vetches,  or  any  other  green  food,  may  be  administered  with  advantage, 
nntil  the  spring  grass  is  plentiful. 

A  ribbling  mill  and  dhaff  cutting  machine  are  indispensable.  Th^ 
l)est  I  have  ever  seen  are  made  at  Doncaster,  by  a  person  of  the  name 
of  Fatr.  The  best  gorse  bruiser  that  has  fallen  under  my  observation, 
-IS  the  one  at  Tickhill  castle,  made  I  believe  some  where  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Mansfield . 

It  is  surprising  how  soon  the  foal,  taught  by  the  example  of  the  dam, 
^will  begin  to  eat  bruised  or  ribbled  corn.  I  have  known  them  to  do  so 
when  only  a  few  days  old.  Need  I  say  how  this  must  be  encouraged  ? 
In  my  humble  opinion,  this  is  the  grand  secret  of  Breeding;  and  sb 
'firmly  am  I  convinced  of  it,  that  my  foals  should  eat  sovereigns,  iad 
Ihey  strong  nutoriment  in  them. 

I  firmly  believe  that  it  is  the  nature  of  our  <jUraate,  which  allows  is 
to  force  foals  with  impunity,  that  has  raised  England  to  the  eminence 
whidi^he  now  enjoys,  as  a  horse  breeding  country. 

Some  mares  are  so  greedy  they  will  not  allow  their  foals  to  feed  with 
'th^m.  Sndi  unnatural  mothers  require  to  he  tied  a.part  to  a  nng  in  the 
wall  high  above  the  manger. 

WiMlst  I  am  npon  this  subject,  I  w^  relate  a  oircun»tance  wfcich 
jiappened  'nearly  under  my  own  observation.  A  friend  of  mine  had  seM 
a  foal  at  a  very  high  figure,  and  as  it  had  nev«r  been  liaiidled,  and  h^ 
^»oth^etL  weaned,  he  had  lenft  the  dam  to  the  purchaser,  in  order  to 
^^nswre  its  *afe  delivery*  The  mare  was  tied  to  iht  manger,  whilst  Ihte 
%rt>am  iietired  into  tfhe  feouse  to  take 'some  refireshiment,  and  receive  hfs 
Jittk  douoeur.    When  he  returned,  f&<?/oaiw««^ed<f.    Having  endesr- 


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voured  to  pass  round  the  mare,  it  bad'bieen  caught  in  the  rein  of  the 
head-stall  and  strangled. 

Supposing  your  mare  to  have  ibaled  in  the  early  part  of  January,  it 
is  not  proper  to  introduce  her  to.  the  stud  before  about  the  8th  or  lOth. 
of  February,  as  before  mentioned ;  although  I  have  found  that  missing 
the  first  return  of  nature,  increases  the  risk  of  your  mare  not  being 
stinted.  The  GBstrum  returns  periodically  about  every  nine  days,  until 
<iature  is  satisfied.  She  is  then  said  to  be  stinted.  In  order  to  be  cerr 
tain  this  is  the.  case,  she  should  be  tried  every  nine  days  until  the  end  ctf 
March,  or  beginning  of  April,  after  which  period  I  should  throw  the  mare 
up  for  the  season,  and  let  her  lie  fallow  rather  than  have  her  bring  forth 
the  next  year  later  than  March. 

Observe,  that  in  these  periodical  returns  of  nature,  the  mare  is  morie 
^ikely  to  be  stinted,  when  they  are  rather  upon  the  decline,  indeed  the 
later,  the  more  certain  of  success ;  also  that  more  than  one  satisfactory 
leap  during  each  return  is  worse  than  useless. 

By  the  word  satisfactory,  I  mean  fully  consummated.  The  groom  sent 
with  the  mare  should  be  convbced  she  has  been  properly  served ;  a  point 
not  always  attended  to. 

The  mare  refusing,  is  not  always  a  sure  criterion  of  her  being  stinted, 
for  I  have  known  instances  of  a  mare  having  been  to  the  stud  house 
once  only,  and  shewing  no  symptoms  of  breaking  or  turning  again^ 
still  proving  barren.  Neither  is  it  an  infallible  sign  a  mare  is  not  in 
foal  when  she  breaks,  as  it  is  technically  called.  Leila,  by  Waterloo, 
had  her  periodical  returns  of  oestrum  during  the  time  she  was  heavy 
in  foal  with  Lalla  Rookh,  and  ^he  was  in  season  three  weeks  before 
she  foaled. 

With  respect  to  the  management  of  the  stallion.  Of  late  years  a 
very  benefidal  change  has  taken  place,  and  you  now  seldom  or  ever 
see  a  stud  horse  kept  in  the  condition  of  a  prize  ox.  Time  wasj  when 
a  stallion  was  not  considered  fit  for  stud  purposes  until  he  was  so 
overloaded  with  fat,  that  his  points  could  scarcely  be  observed,  and 
every  mare  he  served  was  at  the  hazard  of  his  life.  That  nine  tenths 
of  the  horses  so  kept  did  not  die  from  apoplexy,  is  surprising.  How- 
ever the  matter  seems  better  understood  now,  and  stallions  are  kept 
in  very  much  better  condition  than  they  used  to  be. 

I  think  green  food  essential  to  the  horse  during  the  season,  it  keepi 
him  cool,  and  1  have  observed  often,  that  in  cold  and  changeable 
springs,  barren  or  maiden  mares  very  frequently  turn  again,  and  are 
seldom  stinted  until  the  stallion  has  green  food  given  to  him;  and  that 
^equently  appears  to  have  an  effect  almost  magical. 

After  the  brood  mare  has  been  either  stinted  or  thrown  up  for  tlie 
year,  little  remains  to  be  done,  unless  to  house  h^r,  and  the  sucking 
Ibal,  during  wet,  and  to  pay  strict  attention  to  the  breaking  in  of  ih« 


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foal.  When  housed  for  the  night,  its  feet  should  always  be  carefull j 
picked  out  and  washed,  and  you  should  have  a  blacksmith  to  examine 
■them  every  fourteen  or  twenty-one  days.  Occasional  rasping  orparing 
■down  the  feet  is  absolutely  necessary,  and  many  an  ill-formed  and 
diseased  foot  is  caused  entirely  by  neglect  in  early  life.  After  the  feet 
have  undergone  supervision,  the  mane  and  tail  should  be  smoothed 
with  a  water  brush,  and  the  body  gently  rubbed  over  with  a  horse 
brush  or  wbp  of  straw.  At  first  these  exercises  should  be  confined 
to  touching  its  body  merely  with  the  wisp  or  brush.  After  a  while 
they  may  be  laid  gently  upon  the  quarters,  until  grown  familiar  it  will 
enjoy  the  operation.  When  you  have  arrived  at  thb  point,  a  light 
head  collar  should  be  put  on,  and  the  very  best  pattern  of  these  that 
I  ever  met  with,  were  at  the  shop  of  Durwen  and  Son,  saddlers  of 
Birmingham,  who  have  had  a  great  demand  for  them  for  some  years, 
on  account  of  the  excellence  both  of  the  pattern  and  workmanship. 
They  are  very  simple,  light,  strong,  and  convenient,  and  possess  the 
recommendations  of  never  shifting  from  their  position,  and  of  never 
chafing  the  skin.  They  are  also  easily  put  on  and  off,  and  I  think  any 
person  who  has  tried  them,  will  never  use  any  other  description. 

About  the  first  week  in  September  the  foals  should  be  weaned,  and 
if  their  education  has  not  been  neglected,  the  weaning  will  be  a  matter 
of  but  trifling  importance,  and  will  soon  be  got  over. 

The  mares  should  be  taken  away  entirely  out  of  sight  and  hearing, 
they  should  be  kept  up  a  day  or  two,  live  entirely  upon  dry  food,  and 
have  very  little  water.  Their  teats  should  be  particularly  attended  to, 
and  be  drawn  once  or  twice  a  day  whilst  necessary,  to  prevent  any  in-^ 
flammation,  induration,  or  gathering. 

The  foals  should  ever  after  weaning  be  led  to  and  from  the  paddock, 
for  this  purpose  use  a  rein  of  soft  dark-coloured  web,  about  five  yards 
long,  having  a  buckle  at  one  end  to  attach  to  a  ring  in  the  head  collar, 
at  the  other  end  there  should  be  a  loop. 

Be  very  quiet  and  careful  with  them ;  never  even  speak  to  them 
roughly,  give  them  plenty  of  kibbled  oats,  and  if  the  autumn  and 
winter  are  wet,  chilly,  and  severe,  give  them  a  few  good  old  beans 
kibbled  with  the  oats.  Let  them  have  a  mild  dose  of  physic  every 
five  or  six  weeks  to  carry  oflf  all  humours,  and  'prevent  the  accumula- 
tion of  internal  fat.  Never  mind  what  some  timid  persons  may  say- 
about  heating  the  blood,  and  so  forth.  An  occasional  dose  of  medi- 
cine, and  the  grass  they  eat,  will  counteract  all  ill  effects— thus  you. 
will  go  on,  making  them  hardy  and  tractable — ^strengthening  their 
constitution  and  stamina,  increasing  their  size  with  useful  materiel, 
until  full  of  condition  they  are  fit  to  go  into  the  trainer's  hands,  when 
I  pledge  myself  that  every  feed  of  oats  will  tell,  and  they  will  turn  out 
somewhat  different  to  those  feather  bed  things  which  (fed  principally 


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upon  steamed  swedeturnips,  and  skimmed  milk,  until  they  are  fleshy 
as  bullocks,  and  soft  as  the  food  upon  which  they  have  fattened)  mell 
away  like  butter  in  the  sun  when  put  into  training  and  are  never  bigger 
than  when  they  were  sold  by  auction  as  yearlings. 

Upon  no  account  suffer  extraneous  matters  to  lie  about  either  in  box 
yard,  or  paddock.  Brooms,  shovels,  buckets,  old  stumps  of  trees,, 
posts  and  rails,  hurdles,  lime  or  building  materials,  agricultural  tools, 
and  implements  of  husbandry,  are  too  often  the  cause  of  ghastly  acci- 
dents. Bear  in  mind  that  if  there  is  a  dangerous  place  to  be  found,  there 
will  you  see  the  foals.  They  are  like  children,  always  seeking  for 
amusement,  and  sooner  than  not  be  employed  they  will  be  in  mischief, 
and  will  oftentimes  choose  most  dangerous  playthings. 

Wishing  you  all  the  success  you  may  deserve  in  your  breeding 
estabhshment,  I  bid  you  farewell,  gentle  reader,  with  this  strict  injunc- 
tion, do  not  lock  up  the  corn  bin,  Sagittauius. 


TO  NELL. 

A  FAVOURITE   GREYHOUND,— ON   ITS    BEING   SUGGESTED  THAT 

SHE  SHOULD  BE  DESTROYED,  AS  HAVING  BECOME  OLD  AND 

USELESS. 

I^tH:  And  not  be  hanged  to  her. 

The  following  stanzas  are  from  the  pen  of  a  Yorkshire  gentleman,  and 
evidently  a  reader  of  Burns, — which  account  for  his  crossing  his 
Northern  English  with  the  Scottish  words.  In  speaking  of  the  saga- 
cious qualities  of  Nell  (the  favourite  of  the  writer)  he  illustrates  them 
by  the  following  anecdote. 

•*  Incredible  as  it  may  ^em,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  the  writer 
was  informed  by  a  person  who  was  then  gardener  on  the  premises,  and 
who  still  lives,  namely,  William  Lightfoot,  parish  clerk  of  Hyther, 
Yorkshire,  that  on  an  occasion  he  saw  *'  Nell "  lake,  one  b^  one,  her 
poppies  from  the  pond  in  which  they  had  a  day  or  two  previously 
beep  drowned,  and  bury  them  at  the  foot  of  a  willow  tree  hard  by." 

Oh  !  Come  to  me  my  good  greyhound  ! 
Come  with  thy  gentle  spring  and  bound, 
I  love  that  form,  so  agile, — light, — 
That  deep,  broad  chest. 
That  fine  turned  head  and  eye  so  bright , 
And  high  rear'd  crest. 

To  paint  thy  symmetry  of  frame, 
The  Bmner's  noblest  art  were  tame. 

NO.  CIX. VOL.  XVI 1 1.  2  o 


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Thou,  too,  wert  fleetest  in  the  race, 

When  given  "  the  law ;" 
IVe  seen  thee  arrowing  in  the  chace, 

Afore  them  a' ! 

Start  but  the  game,  away,  away, — 
Nor  hedge  nor  dyke  could  mak'  thee  stay, 
Nor  thickset  fence  with  briars  Strang, 
Nor  gate,  — nor  stoup ; — 
But  some  thou*dst  rattle  thruff^  clean, — ^bang  ! 
And  others  loup. 

Poor  pussy's  speed  was  all  in  vain, —  *' 

Her  weeKkenned  meuse  she  ne'er  could  gain, 
And  baffled,  if  to  turn  she  tried, — 

Thou  turn'dst  as  fast; — 
She'd  better  ligged  her  down,  and  died. 
At  first,  as  last ! 

Yet  thou  wer't  of  the  gentlest  mood, 
In  spirit  mild,  though  high  of  blood. 
Ne'er  didst  thou,  at  my  harsh  command,  i 

Rebel  or  rail, —  ■ 

But  humbly  kneel  and  lick  my  hand. 
And  cower  thy  tail ! 

But  thou  art  now  grown  grey  and  old. 
Thy  teeth  have  lost  their  deadly  hold. 
And  a'  thy  joints,  chill'd  stiff  and  numb ; 

Thou'st  amaist  blin' ! 
What  then  !  age  and  its  ills  must  come  :— 
The  fault'sno  thine  ! 

Wad  they  a  cursed  rape  entwine, 
About  that  neck  so  slim  and  fine  ? 
Aye  !  when  its  season's  past  away, — 
Here,— -on  this  earth, — 
Just  sic'  reward  they  ever  pay 
To  honest  worth ! 

No ! — by  each  day  we've  toiled  together 
O'er  field  and  muir,  'gainst  wind  and  weather ; 
No  !— while  I've  left  a  bite  of  bread,— 
Half  shall  be  thine, — 
And  softest  straw  to  rest  thy  head, 

For"auW  Lang  Syne." 

F.  F. 


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THE  PAR,— A  DISTINCT  SPECIES  OF  SALMONID.E. 

BEING  OBSERVATIONS,  m  REPLY,  TO  THE  LETTER  OF  "POROUS 

PISCIS"  ON  THE  PAR. 

Dear  Editor, 
You  were  well  assured  that  the  several  communications  of  Antiquarius 
and  myself  on  the  Natural  History  of  the  Par,  to  your  March  number^ 
were  offered  as  argumentative  proofs,  only  to  be  considered  conclusive 
in  the  event  of  no  actual  experiment  being  adduced,  capable  of  establish- 
ing,  as  a  fact,  that  Par  were  not  a  distinct  species  of  fish  ;  and  if,  bp 
facts,  that  could  have  been  proved,  we  should  hav«  rejoiced,  even 
though  found  to  have  taken  the  wrong  side.  The  fish  in  question  i^ 
little  indeed  in  size,  but  it  must  not  be  lost  sight  of,  that  its  true  nature 
may  be  a  subject  of  even  national  importance ;  for  if,  instead  of  being  a 
distinct  species  of  Salmonidee,  as  we  at  present  consider  it,  it  should 
eventually  be  proved  to  be  no  more  or  less  than  the  young  of  the 
salmon,  it  would  become  the  immediate  duty  of  the  legislature  to  stop 
its  destruction  during  its  tender  years,  and  to  throw  protection  over  it, 
till,  instead  of  affording  one  mouthful,  it  grew  to  a  size  sufficient  for 
the  meal  of  half  a  dozen  persons. 

We  courted  inquiry,  and  invited  attention  to  the  subject ;  and  we 
do  so  siilL  But  in  your  April  number,  there  appeared  a  communica- 
tion from  a  correspondent  under  the  title  of  Porous  Piscis, — written 
rather  in  the  spirit  of  a  disputant  than  a  fair  inquirer,  and  manifesting 
in  itself  so  great  a  want  of  knowledge  of  the  subject,  that  I  must  beg 
you  to  allow  me  to  offer  a  few  observations  in  reply ;  and  if  I  add  any 
scrap  to  the  piscatory  or  ichthyological  knowledge  of  your  readers,  so 
much  the  better. 

I  will  not  be  seduced  into  a  flippant  style  of  reply,  by  the  example 
set  me  by  Porous,  He  certainly  appears  to  have  '*  caught  the  idea'^ 
from  the  experiment  detailed  in  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle's  letter,— an 
experiment  of  which  I  have  long  been  in  the  knowledge, — but  which 
does  not  warrant,  as  I  think,  the  deductions  sought  to  be  drawn  from 
it.  And  I  own  I  am  surprised  to  find  any  one  so  readily  trusting  \o 
what,  with  all  my  respect  for  Sir  Anthony  Carlisle,  1  must  deem  a  loose 
and  unsatisfactory  experiment.  The  many  grave  doubts  and  difficulties 
surrounding  this  matter  in  the  minds  of  enlightened  men^  who  have 
studied  the  subject,  do  not  warrant  any  one  in  assuming  a  tone  of  con* 
fidence,  without  a  sound  stock  of  knowledge  and  experience  to  back  it^ 

Now  let  me  ask,  *^  Has  your  Correspondent  ever  seen  a  Par?''  His 
very  criticism  leads  me  to  say  that  he  has  not.  He  says^  '*  Antiquarius 
himself  in  reasoning  against  the  possibility  of  the  par  dnd  salmon  being 

2  o2 


304  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May, 

one  and  the  same  fish,  almost  proves  that  it  is  a  mule;  for,  says  be  (An- 
tiquartus),  the  par  has  no  g^reater  resemblance  to  any  one  of  the  salmon 
tribe,  than  the  common  trout.'    This  is  true,  for^  as  is  found  in  all 
crosses,  whether  of  accident,  or  necessity,  or  design,  the  offspring  bears 
a  similitude  to  both  parents,  and  consequently  the  par  in  not  being 
more  like  one  than  the  other,  has  a  resemblance  to  both ;  and,  as  is  ever 
the  case,  something  peculiar  to  itself  j  which,  in  the  par,  consists  in  tbe 
bars  around  its  sides."     What  Antiquarius  says  is,  that  '*  the  par  has 
no  greater  resemblance  to  the  salmon  than  the  trout/' that  is'*  than  the 
trout  has  to  the  salmon;'*  not  as  Porcus  reads  it,  '*  than  it  (the  par)  has  to 
the  trout."  He  goes  on  to  argue  that  because  it  has  as  much  resemblance 
to  the  salmon  as  to  the  trout,  er^o  it  is  a  hybrid  of  the  two.     *\The 
offspring  in  hybrids,"  says  he,  '' bears  a  similitude  to  both  parents." 
If  Porcus  had  ever  seen  a  par,  or,  I  should  say,  had  even  read  about  it 
in  Yarrell's  work,  he  would  at  once  have  known  that  the  Par  is  so  like 
the  barred  trout  (which  only  materially  differs  from  the  common  trout 
of  the  Wandle,  Colne,  or  Thames,  in  its  having  the  addition  of  bars 
similar  to  a  perch  down  its  sides  ;  and,  by  the  way,  which  robs  the  par 
of  that  **  peculiarity  to  itself,"  which  is  ascribed  to  it),  that  the  greatest 
confusion  has  existed  up  to  the  present  moment  among  those  who  have 
studied  its  history,  from  the  positive  difficulty — amounting  almost  to 
an  impossibility- -of  distinguishing  one  from  the  other ;  while  on  the  other 
hand  the  par  and  the  trout,  to  which  Antiquarius  likened  it,hav^  no  more 
resemblance  to  the  salmon,  than  spotted  gold  has  to  burnished  silver. 
The  par  and  trout  (of  rivers  where  par  are  found)  are  generally  brown 
on  the  back,  yellow  and  pink  on  the  sides,  and  white  and  yellow  on  the 
belly,  and  abound  with  black  and  brilliant  red  spots  in  addition  to  the 
bars ;  while  the  salmon  is  slate*coloured  on  the  back,  and  elsewhere 
silvered  throughout  with  a  few  small  black  spots:  and  the  shape,  even, 
is  totally  different.     The  doubts  that  exist  as  to  the  nature  of  the  par 
have  not  arisen,  as  your  correspondent  seems  to  imagine,  from  any 
resemblance  it  has  to  the  salmon  ;  but  from  the  circumstance  that  it  is 
'supposed  never  to  be  found  except  in  salmon  rivers,  and  because  the 
females  have  never  been  met  with  in  an  advanced  state  of  parturition  ; 
and  so  totally  dissimilar  is  the  par  from  the  salmon,  that  if  it  had  been 
found  in  rivers  which  salmon  never  frequent,  no  one  would  for  a  moment 
Lave  conjectured  there  could  have  been  any  connexion  between  them. 
Founding  his  argument,  therefore,  only  (as  he  appears  to  do)  upon  an 
assumption,  that  the  par  is ''as  like  a  salmon  as  it  is  like  a  trout,"  I 
cannot  divest  my  mind  of  the  impression,  that  he  has  never  seen  a  par ! 

Again,  a  supposed  error  on  the  part  of  Antiquarius,  about  the  bars 
of  the  par  increasing  in  number  as  it  increases  in  size,  is  argued  upon. 
Even  assuming  Antiquarius  had  said  so,  and  that  he  were  wrong,  still 


1840.]  NEW.  SPORTING, MAGAZINE.  305 

it  would  not  shake  his  theory.  But  I  should  like  to  know  how  it  is 
established  that  these  bars  must  necessarily  be  coeval  with  its  birth  ? 
Even  Sir  H.  Davy  can  teach  otherwise  ;  and  if  Porcus  refers  to  Salmonia 
p.  40,  and  76,  he  will  learn  that  the  trout  may  be  entirely  changed  in 
colour  and  marking,  by  a  change  of  situation  and  diet.  This  was 
known  and  observed  even  in  old  Izaak's  time,  he  says  thus  quaintly  : 
"  If  I  catch  a  troiit  in  one  meadow,  he  shall  be  white  and  faint,  and 
very  like  to  be  louzy  ;  and  as  ceilainly,  if  I  catch  a  trout  in  the.  next 
meadow,  he  shall  be  strong  and  red  and  lusty/'  At  p.  76,  Salmonia 
says, ''  Fish  in  a  clear  cool  river  that  feed  much  on  larvae,  and  that 
swallow  their  hard  cases,  become  yellower,  and  the  red  spots  increase  so 
as  to  outnumber  the  black  ones,**  Then  how  can  these  spots  be  coeval 
with  their  birth  ?  Aud  again  it  is  asserted,  that  because  the  number  of 
bars  on  different  par  do  not  correspond,  ergo  they  are  hybrids.  As  well 
might  the  conclusion  be  come  to,  that  Perch  are  hybrids !  for  it  will 
be  found  that  even  on  the  perch,  to  which  so  triumphant  a  reference 
is  made,  the  bars  are  not  uniformly  the  same,  but  vary  jn  different 
fish,  from  five  to  seven  in  number.* 
Again,  about  the  migration  of  par,  Antiquarius  does  not  assert  that  all 
the  par  are  in  the  river  throughout  the  year,  and  yet  they  migrate ;  he 
merely  implies  that  some  are  always  to  be  met  with  :  and  so  some  salmon 
are  always  in  the  river,  yet  no  one  ever  doubted  that  they  migrated. 
■Your  correspondent  misrepresents  what  Antiquarius  says  and  means 
with  reference  to  the  male  par  in  the  river,  exceeding  the  number  of  the 
female,  and  that  the  milt, — probably  never  adapted  for  fecundation, 
being  full  in  the  male,  and  stnall  in  the  female  :  and  Antiquarius  is 

*  There  is  so  interesting  a  fuct  mentioned  among  Mr.  Shaw's  accoants  of  his  most 
beautiful  and  laborious  exjperiments  ou  the  salmon  fry,  relative  to  the  colours  of  filh, 
tbat  I  am  tempted  to  subjoin  jt  for  Porcus*s  instruction,  lilr.  Shaw  says,  "I  had 
often  observed  that  while  the  little  fish  (salmon  fry)  remained  stationary  in  any  par- 
ticular part  of  the  pond,  they  were  always  to  be  found  of  a  colour  corresponding  to 
the  colour  of  the  bottom,  and  when  they  removed  to  any  other  part  of  a  different 
colour,  that,  after  resting  on  it  for  a  few  minuies,  they  gradually  assumed  a  corres- 
ponding hue.  I  procured  two  large  earthernware .  basins,  one  nearly  white  inside, 
and  the  other  nearly  black.  I  then  })laced  a  living  fish  in  each.  The  fishes  were  of 
.their  natural  colour  when  first  placed  in  the  basin ;  but  they  had  not  remained  there 
mpre  than  four  minutes,  till  each  had  gradually  assumed  a  colour  nearly  approaching 
to  that  of  the  respective  basins  in  which  they  were  placed.  I  next  took  the  fish  out 
of  the  white  basin  and  placed  it  in  the  black  one,  and  the  fish  which  was  in  the  black 
basin,  I  placed  in  the  white,  and  the  results  were  uniformly  the  snme,  the  fishes 
changing  according  to  the  colour  of  the  surface  over  which  they  were  placed.  I  next 
placed  both  fish  in  one  basin«  when  the  contrast  for  a  short  time  was  exceedingly 
striking.  This  singular  phenomenon  with  which  I  have  only  now  become  acquainted, 
adds  another  to  the  many  beautiful  provisions  nature  has  made  for  the  nk(ety  and  pro- 
tection of  her  creatures.  The  cause,  however,  is  a  problem  I  make  no  pretentions  to 
solve." 


306  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May, 

made  to  say  that  '^  therefore  it  is,  that  being  a  hybrid,  the  fish  is  im- 
perfect, and  never  would  be  fit  for  re-production  !*'  On  the  contrary  he 
says  that  there  are  females  whose  ova  are  ripe,  and  he  brings  forward 
a  parallel  case  in  proof  that  females  of  another  fish — the  grayling — in  that 
state,  will  not  take  a  bait.     Many  of  your  readers,  when  chub-fishing 
in  May,  or  perch-fishing  in  March,  must  often  have  had  their  '^  best 
blacks"  spoilt  by  the  milt  of  a  male  of  one  of  these  fish,  flowing  out  ou  to 
them,  as  they  were  disengaging  the  hook ;  and  I  have  seldom,  if  erer,  met 
with  a  female  in  like  forward  condition  ?  These  are  notorious  facts  • 
and  the  whole  weight  of  that  part  of  our  argument  is  brought  to  bear 
upon  the  proof  that  the  par  do  breed,  and  that  they  are  a  perfect  and 
distinct  species.     I  am  surprised  to  find  a  man  of  Sir  A.  Carlisle'^ 
mind,  laying  it  down  as  a  mathematical  certainty,  that  the  pope  or 
ruffe  is  a  hybrid  ; — Porcus  adds  the  rudd.  Allow  me  to  say  that  no 
icthyologist  of  modern  times  so  classes  them.     Even  Izaak  Waltoa 
speaking  of  the  latter,  only  goes  the  length  of  saying  '^  there  is  a  kind 
of  bastard  small  roach,  which  some  say  is  bred  by  the  bream,  and 
right  roach  ;*'  and  Sir  H.  Davy,  with  all  his  speculative  notions  upon 
the  power  of  crossing  the  breeds  of   fish,  goes  no  further  than  to 
mention  it  is  an  on  dit.     Both  the  pope  and  rudd  re- produce  in  a  mast 
prolific  manner,  your  correspondent  says.  '^  the  rudd  is  as  undoubtedly 
the  offspring  of  the  bream  and  roach,  as  the  pope  or  ruffe  is  of  the 
perch  and  gudgeon, — for  so  as  the  rudd  has  the  length,  vermilion  fins, 
and  tail  and  head  of  the  roach,  with  the  depth  and  yellow  eye  of  the 
bream, — so    does  the  latter,  (the  pope)  with  the  waved  body  and 
shape  of  the  gudgeon,  unite  the  head  and  dorsal  fin  of  the  perch ;  and 
it  is  worthy  of  notice  that  the  mule  of  both  the  above,  like  the  par,  are 
imyve  diminutive  than  their  parents  :  the  bream  certainly  has  a  yellow 
eye ;  but  it  does  singularly  happen  that  the  rudd  is  as  often  called 
''  red  eye"  as  rudd,  and  still  more,  that  it  has  a  red  eye  !  and  as  to  the 
'*  more  diminutive  than  their  parents/^  it  is  by  no  means  uncommon 
to  take  the  rudd  of  two  pounds  weight,  which  is  a  tolerable  weight  for 
a  roach  ;  and  the  pope  I  may  say  always  runs  as  heavy  as  the  gudgeon. 
If,  from  a  similitude  in  colours,  sizes,  or  marks,  any  rule  as  to  hybrids 
could  be  laid  down, — it  might  as  well  be  contended  that  the  dace  is  the 
mule  of  the  chub  and  roach,  because  to  ordinary  observers  it  bears  a 
very  strong  resemblance  to  either. 

Yours,  &c., 

Theoph.  South. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  307 


AN  APPEAL  TO  THE  GENTRY  AND  YEOMANRY,  ON 
THE  PRESERVATION  OF  FOXES. 

BY  THE  SALOPIAN, 

The  resignation  of  Sir  Thomas  Bough ey,  and  also  of  Mr.  Stubbs,  at 
the  close  of  the  present  season,  from  hunting  that  part  of  Shropshire 
and  Staffordshire,  hitherto  hunted  by  those  gentlemen,  as  v/eW  as  the 
inability  of  Mr.  Smyth  Owen  last  year  finding  a  sufficient  number  of 
foxes  in  the  South  Shropshire  Country  to  encourage  him  any  longer 
keeping  hounds  with  any  prospect  of  sport,  induces  me  once  more  to 
endeavour  to  impress  upon  gentlemen  and  farmers  generally,  and  of 
those  counties  in  particular,  the  serious  injury  they  are  inflicting  upon 
themselves  and  their  property,  by  neglecting  to  assist  in  the  support  of 
fox-hunting,  and  thereby  affording  an  inducement  for  landed  proprietors 
to  remain  on  their  estates,  and  expend  a  portion  of  the  income  derived 
from  them,  for  the  benefit  of  their  tenantry  and  poorer  neighbours; 
instead  of  going  abroad,  or  flying  to  the  Metropolis,  to  seek  other  sources 
of  amusement  and  occupation.  It  is  singular  that  in  counties,  so  cele- 
brated and  conspicuous  as  Shropshire  and  Staffordshire  have  hitherto 
ever  been  for  the  numbers  of  packs  of  fox-hounds  kept  in  them; 
three  packs  of  fox-hounds,  (two  of  them  exclusively  supported  at  the 
expence  of  their  respective  masters,)  should  be  given  up  within  little 
more  than  one  year,  and  principally  from  the  same  cause, — the  want  of 
energy  on  the  part  of  the  gentlemen  and  tenantry  in  taking  a  little 
trouble  for  the  preservation  of  foxes.  No  deficiency  of  country,  no 
dislike  to  the  sport  itself,  no  want  of  funds,  nor  any  political  quarrels 
(so  often  the  destruction  of  all  harmony  and  good  feeling)  have  been  the 
cause  of  this  abandonment  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  English  of  alf 
her  pastimes ;  but  apparently  sheer  apathy  and  indifference,  and  leav- 
ing that  to  be  done  by  others,  which  every  well-wisher  to  country 
amusements  should  aid  in  doing  himself.  If  even  other  packs  should 
be  established  to  hunt  the  vacant  countries  by  subscription,  what 
chance  of  success  have  they,  unless  foxes  are  preserved,  and  that  zeal 
is  shown  which  so  many  profess,  without  acting  up  to.  Let  us  look 
for  a  moment  to  the  gain  of  the  farmers  and  landowners  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood where  fox-hOunds  are  kept,  and  which  from  a  careful  calcu- 
lation will  appear  as  follows.  In  the  second  class  countries  it  is  usually 
estimated  that  the  keep  of  a  pack  of  fox-hounds,  with  the  hunters  be- 
longing to  the  establishment,  a  huntsman  and  two  whippers-in,  feeder^ 
helpers,  and  other  contingent  expences,  is  generally  equal  to  about 
20001.  per  annum  (although  a  pack  of  hounds  on  a  limited  scale  may 
be  and  often  is  kept  for  a  less  sum)  ;  then  considering   the  number  o^ 


308  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May. 

gentlemen   attending  a  pack,  hunting   frequently  over  an    extent  of 
country,  from  point  to    point  of  thirty  or  forty  miles,  less  than  .one 
hundred  and  sixty  horses  cannot  be  reasonably  supposed  to  be  kept  by 
them,  the  cost  of  the  keep  of  which  at  the  ^  very  lowest  average   will 
amount  to  rather  more  than  62001.  per  annum,  and  which  is  less  than 
391.  per  horse.    Other  contingent  expences,  and  they  are  very  many,  I 
do  not  include.    To  this,  add  the  above  sum  allowed  for  the  keep  of 
the  hounds ;  and  the  expsnditure  will  be  upwards  of  82001,  per  annumy 
and  for  seven  years,  during  which  a  farmer  will  have  had  time  to  breed 
and  rear  horses,  and  to  have  fairly  participated  in  the  benefit  derived 
from  this  expenditure.  The  total  amount,  during  that  period  expended, 
will  be  57,4001.,  distrubuted  almost  exclusively  in  the  country  where 
the  pack  is  kept.     Nor  would  it  require  a  very  long  calculation  to  bring 
this  outlay  of  capital  home  to  every  farmer's  door,  and  to  point  out 
exactly  how  much,  taking  one  farm  with  another,  every  individual 
gained  as  his  proportion  of  the  whole,  as  well  as  the  benefit  his  land- 
lord also  derived  from  it.     Does  not  every  farmer  or  other  person  re- 
sident in  a  hunting  country,  and  possessing  a  fine  horse,  or  colt,  likely 
to  turn  out  a  hunter,  perfectly  well  know  he  can  command  a  good 
price  for  it,  far  more  than  he  can  get  elsewhere,  and  without  the  risk 
and  expence  of  sending  to  fairs,  or   travelling  to   distant  places,  the 
London  horse  dealers  ever  being  ready  to  become  the  purchasers,  and 
periodically  sending  through  these  countries  in  particular,  their  agents, 
to  buy  up  every  promising  horse  at  the  farmer's  own  door,  and  almost 
at  his  own  price  ; — besides  the  competition  which  exists  amongst  the 
resident  gentry  and  yeomen.  And  does  not  every  farmer  also  feel  certain 
of  a  highly  remunerating  price  for  every  stack  of  old  hay  or  oats  he  may 
have  been  fortunate  enough  to  have  harvested  safely  ?    The  price  of 
sound  old  upland  hay  in  hunting  countries  is  well  known  to  be  from 
one  to  two  pounds  a  ton  more  than  in  other  places,  and  the  price  of  oats 
to  be  from  one  to  two  shillings  a  bushel  extra.     Thus  we  see  some  of 
the  advantages  derived  from  such  an  expenditure.     But  let  us  consider 
also  the  benefit  derived  from  the  kindly  feeling  occasioned  by  the  inter- 
mixture of  different  classes  of  the  gentry,  yeomen,  and  farmers,  by 
being  brought  together  at  the  cover  side  and  elsewhere,  through  hounds 
being  kept.   Is  there  any  person  who  does  not  at  once  perceiire,  if  his 
farm  buildings  want  repairs  doing    to  them,  or  the  laud  is  overlet, 
through  the  medium  perhaps  of  some  land  agent,  residing  probably 
at  a  distance  and  unconnected    by  any  sympathy  of  feeling  with  the 
tenantry,   that  by  being  enabled  personally  to  speak  to  and  address 
his  landlord,  who  is  hving  upon  the  spot,  his  application   is  almost 
certain  to  meet  with  a  proper  and  prompt  attention.      And  how  is  it 
possible  a  tenant  can  have  so  good  an  opportunity,  or  with  anything 


y 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  309 

like  the  chance  of  having  his  request  considered,  as  when  he  knows  his 
landlord,  either  on  his  own  behalf  or  on  that  of  his  family  and  friends, 
feels  a  degree  of  kindness  and  obligation  to  his  tenant  for  joining  in 
and  taking  an  interest  in  the  promotion  of  his  sports  and  amusements. 
Fn  that  baneful  cause  of  party  spirit  and  bitter  strife,  arising  out  of 
politics,  does  not  every  yeoman  well  know  that  more  is  done  n 
securing  votes,  and  seating  a  favourite  member,  by  means  of  his  or  big 
friend's  influence  amongst  the  tenantry  of  the  county  ?  because  by  this 
frequent  intercourse  at  hunt  meetings  and  other  country  amusements, 
the  yeomen  and  tenantry  can  speak  to  and  express  their  feelings  freely 
to  their  landlords,  and  from  thence  arises  the  sympathy  of  feeling  for 
their  situation  in  bad  times  and  failing  harvests,  which  a  personal  know- 
ledge derived  from  a  local  residence  amongst  them  can  alone  afford* 
fiut  if  country  sports  be  put  a  stop  to,  and  every  one  seems  anxious 
rather  to  injure  and  decrease  his  neighbour's  amusements  than  promote 
them,  how  is  it  possible  to  prevent  ill  will  and  dislike  being  engendered 
amongst  those  classes  whose  mutual  interest  it  is  to  remain  upon  a 
friendly  and  kindly  footing?  and  what  inducement  can  there  be  to 
retain  the  gentry  and  their  expenditure  on  their  estates,  and  prevent 
them  going  to  foreign  countries  and  distant  places,  where  pleasure  can 
be  bought  with  those  very  rents  which,  but  for  this  most  short-sighted 
and  wilful  indifference  to  their  own  and  their  landlords'  interests  and 
amusements,  the  tenantry  too  frequently  unfortunately  blindly  omit  to 
look  to  ?  What  then,  it  may  be  asked,  is  the  real  cause  why  such 
advantages  are  lost  sight  of;  and  what  equivalent  does  a  tenant  obtain 
in  lieu  of  what  he  foregoes  ? 

The  actual  damage  done  to  fences,  crops,  and  poultry,  it  is  well 
known  are  always,  in  a  properly  hunted  country,  immediately  compen- 
sated for,  or  at  least  would  be  if  application  was  made  to  those  per- 
sons who  are  named  on  purpose  to  make  a  liberal  allowance  for  all 
damage  done,  and  who  are  ever  ready  to  do  so. 

The  profit  derived  from  rabbits  caught  by  trapping,  I  am  reluctantly 
forced  to  admit,  is  now  in  many  places  a  considerable  and  much  sought 
for  source  of  gain,  and  hence  principally  arises  the  great  destruction  of 
foxes.  If,  however,  snares  or  ferrets  were  only  permitted  to  be  used, 
or  even  where  traps  must  be  resorted  to,  if  such  is  of  necessity  the  case, 
still  the  rabbits  mighr  be  effectually  destroyed  without  injury  to  foxes, 
by  not  allowing  the  management  of  trapping  to  be  left  to  ignorant 
persons,  or  to  those  keepers  who,  not  feeling  that  spring  to  almost 
every  exertion,  namely,  self-interest,  have  no  wish  to  protect  the  foxes. 
A  master  may,  it  is  true,  tell  his  keeper  or  bailiff  that  he  does  not  wish 
the  foxes  to  be  destroyed ;  but  that  is  only  as  much  as  to  say ,— 
*^  JOnfiCt  tell  me  when  you  kit  I  one,**    But  unless  he  orders  his  keepers 

KO.  CIX. — VOL.XVIII.  2p 


310.  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mat, 

and  others  decidedly  to  preserve  foxes,  aud  that  it  is  under  pain  of  his 
severe  displeasure  if  they  do  not  do  so,  is  it  to  be  wondered  at  if  such 
persons  rather  accelerate  than  do  any  thing  to  prevent  such  destruction  ? 
Yet  how  popular  and  beloved  would  such  directions  to  his  keeper  make 
every  country  gentleman  :  for  see  the  contrary  of  this  in  those  instances 
where  gentlemen  thwart  the  wishes  and  feelings  of  their  neighbours 
and  friends  by  a  lukewarmness  in  what  is  their  amusements.     And  let 
me  add,  too,  that  the  injury  done  by  a  fox  in  a  game  preserve,  is 
scarcely  worth  a  moment's  thought,  as  to  the  amount  destroyed ;  and 
how  few,  how  very  few  gentlemen's  covers  can  boast  of  more  than  one 
or  two  foxes  at  the  most ;  for  a  litter  is  become  a  rare  thing — except  in 
particular  covers,  generally  too  large  in  extent  for  a  game  preserve. 
Much  also  of  tlie  damage  imputed  to  foxes,  is  imaginary ;  for  in  a 
gorse  cover  of  little  more  than  four  acres,  the  first  time  it  was  drawn  I 
was  proud  of  seeing  five  foxes  turned  out  of  it,  and  yet  with  a  greater 
quantity  of  pheasants  in  it  than  any  cover  of  an  equal  extent,  and 
containing  many  hundred  brace,  besides  hares.     I  firmly  believe  not 
three  brace  were  destroyed  by  the  foxes  the  whole  season  through,. for 
they  generally  go  away  from  home  for  their  food,  and  take  mostly  to 
rabbits  as  their  chief  support.     But  if,  for  the  sake  of  killing  rabbits, 
traps  are  set  by  accident,  or  design,  in  all  directions,  and  in  the  worst 
possible  manner,  in  menses  and  open  places,  instead  of  down  the  rabbit 
holes,  and  by  improper  persons,  careless  of  the  consequences,  how  is 
it  possible  foxes  can  escape,  if  even  preserved  by  some  individuals 
anxious  for  a  continuance  of   fox-hunting?     But  where  such  great 
advantages  are  apparent  from  the  expenditure  of  keeping  hounds,  as  I 
Have  endeavoured  to  demonstrate,  and  I  trust  successfully,  why  will  not 
every  farmer  take  some  little  trouble  to  prevent  the  destruction  of  foxes; 
and,  as  he  passes  over  his  farm  from  time  to  time,  look  to  the  hedges, 
and  menses  and  other  places,   and  himself  see  that  no  foul  play  is 
taking  place  by  any  of  his  own  workmen,  or  by  keepers  or  others  ?  and 
by  so  doing  not  only  would  he  be  promoting  his  own  individual  gain 
and  the  amusement  of  his  neighbours,  without  any  expense,  and  with 
but  little  trouble  to  himself,  but  he  would  also  be  forcing  upon  the 
attention  of  the  landlords  and  the  gentry  of  the  country  generally,  the 
strongest  possible  appeal  to  their  kindness  and  consideration  when 
times  might  render  such  an  appeal  necessary.     For  a  man's  amuse- 
ments and  personal  comforts  are  generally  the  first  thing  he  thinks  of, 
and  the  person  whom  he  is  the  most  likely  to  serve  and  oblige,  is  the  one 
who  takes  some  little  trouble  in  administering  and  promoting  them. 
So  likewise  will  the  landowner  feel  himself  derated  in  the  opinion  of 
all  his  neighbours,  and  to  none  should  he  look  with  more  desire  to 
f  lease  than  the  tenantry  of  his  own  county,  if  he  will  use  that  influence 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  311 

and  give  that  aid  which  his  station  in  life  has  enabled  him  to  do,  by 
promoting  at  least,  if  he  does  not  personally  partake  of,  the  enjoyment 
of  country  sports,  and  more  especially  of  that  truly  national  sport,  fox- 
hunting. Let  the  landowner  but  speak  decidedly  on  the  subject,  and 
say  he  insists  that  no  fox  shall  be  destroyed  by  his  keepers  and  others 
under  his  controul,  and  that,  in  certain  covers  at  least,  the  foxes  shall 
be  permitted  in  quiet  and  safety  to  raise  their  progeny,  and  he  may  rest 
assured  that  the  tenantry,  throughout  the  county,  will  all  be  but  too 
glad  at  all  times  to  greet  his  Icindness,  for  contributing  to  their  sport ; 
and  they  will  be  the  very  first  to  prove  their  gratitude  by  rallying  round 
and  protecting  his  life  and  property  against  all  the  vain  attempts  of 
Chartists,  Owenites,  and  other  visionary  destroyers  of  social  order. 

'J'he  country  gentleman  who  thus  shows  he  feels  an  interest  for  the 
sports  of  Ihe  yeomanry,  iand  kindly  accedes  to  the  wishes  expressed  by 
his  neighbours,  will  be  ever  looked  up  to  with  esteem  and  respect, 
and  as  he  lived,  so  will  he  be  remembered  in  their  hearts  when  the 
last  tear  of  humble  affection  falls  upon  his  grave,  as 

**  The  Fine  Old  English  Gentleman.*'      » 

April  16.  A  Salopian. 

[We  are  glad  to  hear  that  a  subscription  pack  is  about  to  be  estab- 
lished, and  a  sufficient  subscription  already  promised,  to  hunt  the  old 
Albrighton  country,  including  part  of  Shropshire,  Staffordshire,  and 
Worcestershire  —  the  landowners  having  generally  promised  their 
assistance,  and  the  preservation  of  their  covers,  amongst  whom  we 
are  happy  to  name  that  fine  old  peer  Lord  Stamford,  who  subscribes 
1001.  per  annum,  and  has  promised  his  covers  shall  be  strictly  pre- 
served for  the  future.]    Ed. 


BULL  TROUT. 

Engraved  by  J.  Outrim  ;  painted  by  A.  Cooper.  R.  A. 

These  are  fish  in  season,  seasonably  presented,  on  a  plate*  We 
have  before  remarked  that  the  engraver  can  sometimes  convey  the 
effects  of  colour  by  the  magical  art  of  the. hand  and  graver.  Do  wenat- 
on  the  present  occasion  give  a  proof  of  this  ? 

"  The  accompanying  brace  of  fish  were,  with  some  others,  taken  out 
of  Loch  Ness,  near  Urquhart  Castle,  two  years  ago,  the  brace  weighing 
four  pounds  and  a  half.  These  fish  take  very  large  flies,  such  as  would 
alarm  a  south -country  angler.  They  are  very  game  when  hooked,  and 
afford  excellent  sport,  as,  indeed,  do  all  the  Loch  trout;  but  as  large 
fiies  are  used,  so  in  proportion  is  the  tackle  strong;  therefore  you  have 
little  to  fear,  when  once  your  fish  is  fairly  hooked.     Dark  weatlier  and 

a  breeze  are  necessary  to  insure  success.*'  A.  C. 

2  p  2 


312  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May^, 

THE  FLY-FISHER'S  TEXT  BOOK, 

OR,  THE  SCIENCE  AND  PRACTICE  OF  FLY-FISHING  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &c. 

"  De  omnibus  rebus,  et  quibusdem  aliis/' 

Chap.  XIV. 

('Scene,  The  "  Rectus'*  Pool  continued,) 

Herb,  Talking  of  the  preservation  of  fish,  I  have  heard  persons' 
contend,  that  domestic  waterfowl  are  harmless. 

Theoph,  I  tell  you  what — there  are  too  many  persons  who  will  argue 
merely  for  argument  sake,  and  in  my  time  I  have  seen  men,  not  a  few, 
who  will  moreover  do  so  without  the  smallest  tittle  of  knowledge  of  the 
subject  discussed.  It  requires  the  exercise  of  no  other  sense  except 
that  of  sight  to  settle  the  point ;  and  ]et  the  sceptic  watch  the  move- 
ments of  a  ''  covey''  of  ducks  upon  a  trout  stream  in  the  months  of 
January  and  February,  and  he  must  be  convinced.  He  will  see  them 
devoted  to  a  shallow,  their  tails  ever  uppermost,  and  their  heads  down- 
wards, towards  the  zenith  of  their  enjoyment — the  trout  spawn ; — 
drive  them  away,  and  let  him  watch  how  speedily  they  return  to  their 
"  clover-like"  quarters  : — see  how  they  grub !  and  for  what  ?  weeds  ?  no, 
there  are  none ; — insects,  no,  they  are  dormant  in  deep  water ; — gravel  ? 
no,  else  they  would  become  petrefactions  from  the  quantity  they  must 
take  in.  It  is  the  trout  spawn,  and  nothing  else  they  are  after,  Swan& 
and  geese  are  as  bad,  and  depend  on  it,  the  destruction  they  are 
guilty  of, — aye  and  even  of  small  fry,  is  incalculable.  One  duck  will 
''  make  no  bones''  of  the  entire  ova  of  a  pair  of  trout  in  a  day.  It  is 
the  same  with  all  spawn  they  can  get  at ;  and  they  will  do  equal 
injury  in  a  salmon  river,  at  such  time  as  it  is  sufficiently  low  to  allow 
of  their  reaching  these  delicious  morceaux.  Waterfowl  are  certainly 
very  ornamental ;  but  he  who  wishes  to  have  a  tolerable  fishery,  will 
dowisely  to  destroy  or  remove  every  kind  of  **  webbed-foot"  from  his 
waters. 

Herb,  You  do  not  mention   steam  vessels,  against  which  such  an- 
outcry  has  b^n  raised. 

Theoph,  No,  because  I  think  the  effect  very  trivial,  if  any-;  fish  are- 
frightened  for  the  moment,  but  are  not  deterred  from  frequenting  a  river 
by  them.  As  to  the  noise,  they  make  no  greater  than  the  roar  of  a  water- 
fall ;  and  the  effect  of  so  large  an  object  passing  over  them,  cannot  be* 
worse  than  that  of  any  other  vessel  propelled  by  sails.  And  as  to  the 
turbidness  arising  from  the  wash  of  the  banks  and  shores,  provided  it  is^ 
mere  mud,  and  not  the  impurities  of  a  manufacturing  town,  a  sahnon  can^ 


1640.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  313 

and  will,  very  easily  plough  its  way  through  it  to  the  river's  source. 
It  has  been  asserted  both  by  anglers  and  by  iietters,  that  a  very  muddy 
or  dirty  flood  will  often  drive  all  the  fish  before  it,  out  of  the  river. 
This  is  only  probable  when  by  a  long  drought  the  small  streams  and 
ditches,  and  the  land  itself,  have  become  foul,  as  it  were,  by  stagnation ; 
or  where  the  flood  carries  down  a  harvest  of  hay  or  com  on  its  surface. 
I  am  altogether  loath  to  subscribe  to  this  notion, because  it  must  be  an 
extraordinary  state  of  foulness  to  aflect  thenr  senses  on  the  one  handy 
and  the  quantity  of  food  (if  food  they  take  while  in  a  river),  is  much 
increased,  on  the  other,  which  would  induce  them  to  stay.  Besides  this, 
their  natural  propensity  is  always  to  advance  higher  up  the  river,  instead 
of  lower  down,  when  a  fresh  occurs.  The  netter  may  have  formed  his 
notion,  from  mistaking  flsh  going  down,  for  flsh  coming  up,  while  the 
angler  bases  his  supposition  on  not  catching  a  flsh,  or  not  seeing  one 
rise;  which  may  as  often  happen  while  the  river  is  full  of  fish.  We 
generally  find  that  the  moment  when  the  water  begins  to  clear,  after  a 
flood,  is  our  best  chance,  and  most  fish  are  taken  ;  so  again,  as  anglers j 
we  see  with  what  apparent  delight  the  fish  come  to  the  shallows  at  the 
top  of  deep  pools,  and  make  their  way  upwards,  the  moment  the  water 
begins  to  rise. 

Herb.  Look  yonder !  was  not  that  a  salmon  leaping? 

Theoph,  So  it  was,  and  a  fine  fish.  How  his  silvery  sides  glittered 
in  the  sunshine,  as  he  emei*ged  from  the  freshening  stream,  like  another 
Venus  from  the  ocean.  There  he  leaps  again  !  but  more  up  stream. 
He  is  running  up,  and  is  fresh  from  the  sea.  We  may  reckon  that  fish 
as  the  property  of  some  of  us  anglers,  I  hope. 

Herb,  Suppose  he  turns  back  to  the  sea,  what  then  will  you  say  ? 

Theoph.  *'  Suppose"  indeed  !  But  let  me  tell  you  that  that  fish  is 
now  fairly  in  firesh  water. 

Herb.  But  why  not  ?  Do  you  suppose  they  always  remain  in  a  river, 
having  once  entered  it  ?  Take  for  instance  a  fish  coming  up  in  the 
Spring  ;_a8  I  gather  from  you,  it  would  not  spawn  till  theantumn  : 
would  it  never  re  visit  the  sea  in  the  meantime  ? 

Theoph,  That  is  a  question  that  has  been  much  discussed,  and  there 
are  eminent  professional  salmon  fishers  who  hold  the  opinion  you  seem 
to  incline  to,  Aamely,  that  they  would.  But  1  take  the  contrary  to  be 
the  more  general  and  correct  one.  A  fish  that  has  lain  long  in  the  water,  is 
easily  known  from  one  fresh  run  from  the  sea  ;  all  its  lustre  is  gone,  and 
instead  of  a  blueish-grey  back,  silver  sides,  and  white  belly,  the  male 
assumes  a  general  dirty  reddish  brown,  and  the  female  a  smoky-blackness 
throughout.  Now  in  all  Uie  evidence  collected  on  the  su  bject ,  we  me  et 
with  no  proof  of  such  a  fish  being  taken  in  the  tideway  or  estuary,  in  any 
net  or  engine ,  tintil  late  in  the  year,  and  then  there  is  sufficient  reason 


314  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [May, 

to  assume  they  are  ascending  to,  rather  than  descending  from,  the  river. 
Whereas  if  it  were  otherwise,  since  many  bright  fish,  with  only  incip- 
ient spawn,  ascend  rivers  in  January,  and  would  assume  the  unsightly 
appearance  I  mention,  after  an  abode  in  the  river  of  three  or  four  weeks, 
some  of  these  with  this  appearance  must  be  taken  at  the  mouth  of  the 
river  in  June  or  July  going  down.  One  fact  mentioned  to  establish 
the  position  of  an  intermediate  visit  to  the  sea,  is  that .  during  a  fresh 
or  flood,  old  river  tenants  have  been  caught  in  a  pool  where  none  were 
before,  which  were  supposed  to  be  descending  towards  the  sea.  But  this 
is  met  by  another  witness,  who  states,  that  not  having  been  there 
previously,  salmon  were  taken,  during  similar  times,  immediately  belmo 
cruive  boxes,  through  which  they  could  not  have  passed  from  above  ;  and 
that  none  could  be  met  with  immediately  above  them,  except  a  few 
that  had  evidently  injured  themselves  by  **  battling"  through  from 
below — thus  clearly  showing  that  they  are  all  the  while  on  the  ascent\ 

Herb.  But  why  is  it  that  one  salmon  should  ascend  the  river  in  the 
spring  and  remain  till  after  spawning,  while  another  will  only  do  so  late 
in  the  autumn,  just  in  time  for  that  operation  ? 

Theoph,  It  is  impossible  to  conjecture  even.  It  has  been  said  that 
they  do  so  thus  early,  in  order  to  rid  themselves  of  the  sea  louse  (the 
monoculus  Piscinus  of  Linneeus)  and  of  intestinal  worms,  by  which 
they  are  so  generally  infested  while  at  sea.  This  is  very  doubtful ; 
because  they  are  known  to  hover  to  and  fro  in  the  tide  way  for  a  long 
while,  the  louse  still  adhering  to  them  :  but  if  this  were  such  a  torment 
to  them,  they  would  immediately  have  recourse  to  a  fresh  water  dwelling. 
And  as  to  the  intestinal  worms,  I  think  I  shall  be  able  to  convince  you 
hereafter.  Again,  it  has  been  said  that  a  search  for  food  induces  an 
early  ascent.  But  it  is  certain  no  food  is  ever  found  within  them  when 
taken  in  the  river ;  while  it  is  still  more  palpable  that  they  have  a  far 
greatersupplyatsea,  where  they  are  so  wonderfully  fattened  and  increased 
in  growth,  and  improved  in  quality.  As  to  the  fresh  water  maggot  (the 
Lernaa  salmonea),  which  destroys  their  gills  to  such  extent  after  long 
residence  in  the  river,  driving  them  to  sea  before  they  have  spawned, 
no  black  or  red  fish  in  spawn  are  ever  found  thus  infested ;  while, 
it  seems,  only  the  spent  fish  or  kilts  (fish  that  have  spawned),'are  ever 
thus  tormented  to  any  great  extent.  It  is,  indeed,  asign  of  their 
having  spawned.  It  must  also  be  remembered  that  the  Monoculus 
Piscinus,  the  sea  louse,  is  only  on  the  fish  when  in  the  most  healthy,  and 
consequently  most  happy,  or  I  might  say,  least  tormented  state,  and  it 
falls  off  as  the  fish  declines  in  condition  in  fresh  water  ;  and  it  is  well 
known  that  many  sea  fish,  which  never  seek  fresh-water,  have  similar 
adherents;  as  is  likewise  the  case  with  many  fresh  water  fish  which 
evince  no  disposition  for  a  sea  voyage.      After  all  I"  can  only  come  to. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  315 

the  conclusion,  that  though  the  fact  is  indisputable,  we  know  nothing 
why  some  salmon  ascend  early  and  others  only  late.  It  is  at  present  a 
mystery. 

Herb,  Sir  H.  Davy  attributes  the  diminution  of  salmon,  in  some 
measure,  to  the  improved  draining  of  marsh  lands-  What  say  you  to  it? 

Theopk,  Its  effect  is  very  trivial,  and  is  rather,  I  should  say,  an  in- 
ducement to  salmon  to  run  up  rivers  frequently.  Its  effect  on  a  river 
is  to  render  its  rise  more  rapid  ;  and  the  body  of  water  being  greater  for 
a  time,  fish  will  more  readily  ascend  than  if  the  same  quantity  of  water 
drained  off  into  a  river  by  slower  degrees,  rising  all  the  while  to  a  tem- 
perature above  their  liking.  *  *  *  Now,  if  the  excitement  of  seeing  that 
fish  caught,  is  over,  and  you  can  be  calm  and  steady, — which  after  so 
much  talk  on  other  subjects,  I  hope  you  may  be,  you  shall  make  your 
debAt.  Put  on  this  broken  fly,  and  practise  after  the  directions  and 
example  I  have  given  you,  while  I  take  a  throw  lower  down.  (He  goes) 

Herb,  Holloa!  Theophilus  !  here  I 

Theoph.  What's  the  matter  ? 

Herb,  A  very  large  fish  just  rose  at  me,  I  am  sure  \felt  him. 

Theoph.  So  much  the  better,  and  so  much  the  worse  !  you  must 
have  made  a  rapid  progress,  to  have  raised  him.  What  was  it,  keeper? 

Keeper,  It  was  a  goodish  fish,  sir,  certainly,  and  Mr.  Herbert  might 
have  hooked  him  with  a  perfect  hook. 

Herb,  Pray  give  me  one,  and  let  me  try  again. 

Theoph,  It  is  useless,  you  may  flog  over  him  for  the  whole  day, — 
nay  some  would  venture  that  you  might  follow  him  to  the  river's  head, 
day  after  day,  throughout  the  season,  and  never  would  tempt  him  to 
make  a  fool  of  himself  a  second  time. — Fish  for  a  while  do  profit  by 
experience  ;  would  that  humanity  would  be  as  wise.  If  I  gave  you  an 
angel  in  the  shape  of  a  fly  **  de'il  a  fin,"  would  he  wag  after  it.  Go 
on  awhile  with  your  practice. 

*         *         »         ♦         * 

Herb,  Eh  me,  I've  lost  my  fly! 

Theoph.  '*  Whipped  off,  gone  to  his  ancestors,"  or  rather  "to 
grass.'' — I'll  unriddle  you  the  riddle ;  you  were  too  impatient  after  your 
**  glorious  rise,"  and  forgot  the  **  graceful"  circle  of  your  rod  :  you 
must  go  back  to  your  first  lessons  again,  till  you  are  more  cool,  and 
your  hand  better  accustomed  to  the  motion.  You  must  learn  not  to  be 
too  much  excited  !         . 

Herb.  I  have  profited  so  much  already  by  your  tuition,  that  I'll  stay 
by  you,  and  watch,  if  I  may  ;  for  my  arms  begin  to  ache.  It  is  hard 
labour. 

Theoph,  Expect  that  at  first :  aye  too,  and  for  a  week  to  come.  It 
is  a  motion  the  arms  are  not  accustomed  to  ;  yet  by  constant  daily 
practice,  the  muscles  will  be  in  tune,  and  you  will  cease  to  feel  it. 


31«  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  [Mav, 

Rear  yourself  and  come  down  to  the  wall  with  me.  In  this  piirt  cf 
the  pool  I  generally  throw  in  the  old  slanting  direction.  Tut !  tut,  how 
provoking  !  there*s  my  fly  gone  to  perch  on  this  big  maple  tree  behind 
us.  That  comes  of  carelessness.  Had  I  sent  you  to  try  this  spot,  I 
should  have  warned  you  of  the  danger,  and  told  you  to  get  down  in 
the  corner  there  to  the  water's  level.  But  my  '*  hot  desires"  made  mc 
ibrget  it  in  action.  Put  Coleman's  Angler's  Friend  on  the  point  of 
your  rod  and  try  to  cut  it  down. 

Herb.  It  is  out  of  my  reach. 
.  Theoph.  That's  not  usual ;  let  me  try  : — but  wait  a-while  ;  I'll  see 
what  gentle  shaking  will  do  ;  ''  agitate,  agitate."  Just  you  hold  the 
mod  ;  lower  it,  so  that  I  can  get  hold  of  the  line,  (shake  !  shake  !  tug  ! 
tug  !)  Success  attends  it,  and  the  good  fly,  is  saved — mark  that  !  You 
perceive  that  gentle  and  persuasive  measures  are  effective  in  fisbing^^ 
as  in  other  matters,  and  it  well  deserves  the  title  of  the  ''  gentle  art." 
Now  let  us  pay  our  respects  to  a  fish  I  rose  above ;  for  the  breeze  and 
cloud  are  up.  As  the  morning  is  so  bright,  and  water  so  low,  I'll  try  a 
darker  and  yet  smaller  fly. 

Herb.  There  he  is,  I  declare. 

Theoph,  Yes,  and  see  !  here  I  am  standing  on  the  identical  spot  I  rose 
him  in  before.  Observe  my  mark.  Whenever  you  raise  a  fish,  mark 
the  exact  spot  you  stand  on  ;  but  do  it  privately,  or  some  one  else  will 
take  the  benefit  of  it  in  tlie  course  of  the  day. 

.  Herb,  Do  you  then  think  that  a  salmon  lies  so  long  in  the  same 
spot  ? 

Theoph,  In  general  they  do,  and  often,  by  a  mark  you  make  in  the 
morning,  you  will  take  what  we  believe  to  be,  and  which  doubtless  i?, 
the  same  fish,  in  the  evening.  They  are  generally  stationary  during  the 
day,  especially  when  the  water  is  low,  and  the  weather  bright,  and  take 
advantage  of  the  night  to  move  up  the  stream,  if  they  move  at  aU  in 
the  twenty-four  hours  ;  but  most  probably,  as  we  have  not  had  rain  for 
several  days,  this  fish  has  been  within  200  yards  of  this  spot  during^  all 
that  time.     Now  for  another  throw.    *    *     * 

Herb,  There  he  is  again,  and  hooked  fast. 

Theoph,  Stand  out  of  my  way,  for  I  shall  have  to  run  for  it  here. 
How  slowly  he  moves  1  but  most  determinedly  up  stream.  I  must  rather 
follow  him  than  let  him  have  line  ;  for  if  he  makes  suddenly  into  the 
bank,  I  am  **  done  for"  to  a  certainty.  Will  my  rod  pass  the  line  over 
tlie  alders  ? 

Keeper,  Yes,  sir,  you  are  quite  clear. 

Theoph.  That's  all  right,  now  he  comes  in. 

Herb.  Wind  away. 

Theoph,  Yes,  a  line  as  short  over  him  as  possible  to  keep  him  ofi 
the  roots.     He  can't  stand  that  strain ;  you  see  the  advantage  of  9l  rod 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  317 

with  plenty  of  strength  in  its  centre  joints.  He  can't  come  in,  but  will 
not  move  hence.  Tear  up  a  clod  or  two,  and  drop  them  on  this  side 
of  him.  Thanks — enough.  He  crosses  stream  again ,  and  I  shall  en- 
deavour to  run  him  down  meanwhile  to  a  place  for  gaffing  him.  Now 
for  a  leap.       *       *       Ah  !  he  is  gone,  and  broken  my  line. 

Herb,  Hang  it — you  don't  say  so.  How  unlucky  f  What  caused 
that  misfortune  ? 

Theoph.  No  matter.  We  always  find  some  excuse  for  our  blunders'. 
My  hasty  steps  down  stream  brought  my  rod  against  the  alder  bushes, 
and  when  he  took  his  leap,  I  could  not  sufficiently  ease  my  Ime,  so  that 
his  whole  weight  fell  upon  it.  I  ought  to  have  kept  my  rod  clear  of 
the  bushes.  But  never  mind  ;  we  must  expect  to  meet  with  numerous 
misfortunes  at  this  game,  and  were  our  endeavours  always  successful, 
the  sport  would  soon  grow  insipid  from  satiety. 

Herb.  How  very  provoking,  nevertheless.  What  do  you  imagine  he 
weighed  ? 

Theoph.  Oh!  never  mind,  for,  as  Hood  says,  "  All  we  hit  is  history, 
and  all  we  miss  is  mystery." 

Herb.  Supposing  this  misfortune  had  not  happened,  where  could 
you  have  landed  him  ? 

Theoph,  Independent  of  hidden  roots,  except  the  gaff-stick  be  very 
long,  there  is  no  convenient  place,  except  at  either  end,  or  about  the 
middle  of  the  pool ;  and  as  I  was  playing  near  the  head,  I  should  havd 
tried  to  carry  him  up  to  the  sand-bank ;  otherwise  I  must  haTC  led  him 
down  to  the  wall.  We  have  one  nice  fish  at  all  events,  and  niay 
yet  "bag"  another  before  night-fall. 

Herb.  Yes,  /  intend,  **  Oh !  my  prophetic  soul,'*  to  catch  one 
some  time  to-day. 

Theoph.  You  shall  try  ;  but  many  a  good  intention  of  that  nature 
lies  $t  the  bottom  of  this  river,  if  not  in  a  much  lower  and  warmer  si* 
tuation ! 

Herb.  Come,  don't  you  dishearten  me. 

Theoph.  Not  I,  i'faith.  Nor  do  I  intend  to  flatter  you  in  declaring 
my  deliberate  opinion  to  be,  that  after  raising  and  touching  the  one  fish 
just  now,  you  may  raise  and  hook  another.  There's  great  promise 
about  you ;  but  be  not  vain  or  impatient.  Now  let  us  adjourn  to 
breakfast,  or  Antiquarius  will  faint  from  hunger.  The  keeper  will  carry 
the  fish  to  be  kippered.     Shoulder  rods.     Quick  march. 

(Exeunt.) 


NO.  CIX. — VOL.  XVI 1 1.  2  Q 


8U  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  IMat, 

NEWMARKET  CRAVEN  MEETING,  1840. 

This  is  tbe  ante-ckamher, — into  which  the  first-comers  at  the  great 
racing  routs  are  ushered ;  and,  naturally  great  is  the  curiosity  of  the 
attendants  to  observe  the  symmetry  of  the  visitors,  as  well  as  their 
apparel,  when  the  outside  cloak  is  dismissed.  At  Newmarket  we  have 
a  sort  of  dress-rehearsal  of  the  Derby  performance;  although  the  eflfect 
and  finish^  at  the  hour  at  which  they  ''  play  out  the  play,"  can  never 
be  securely  divined..  This  meeting  has  left  the  knowing,  and  would-be 
knowing,  in  all  the  gloom  of  mysticism,  and  we  will  defy  the  acutest 
hero  of  the  vellum  page  and  metallic  pencil  to  '^  smooth  the  raven 
down  of  darkness,  till  it  smiles  !*' 

Never  was  there  a  green'*»*  turf — a  lovelier  sky — a  more  brilliant 
assemblage — a  gathering  of  mort  sanguine  spectators — a  rarer  show  of 
sheening  skins —than  Newmarket  could  boast  of  at  its  last  Craven 
Meeting.  The  spring  seemed  to  awaken,  with  a  start,  on  the'  heath  ; 
and  life  sprang  up  in  all  directions  on  an  instant.  James  Robinson, 
John  Day,  and  Conolly»  appeared  to  come  out  in  full  yellow  blossom 
co-instantaneously ;  and  the  stable-flowers  were  bared  to  the  sun, 
like  rare  and  forced  exotics  unglassed  to  the  inspiring  air.  All  was^  at 
a  breath,  eagerness,  beauty,  and  life  t 

Now,  for  the  heath !  To  the  race !   To  the  race  ! 

The  Craven  Stakes  of  10  sovs.  each;  three  year  olds  6st. ;  four  8$t« 
4lb. ;  five  8st.  1 31b. ;  six  and  aged  9st.  51b. ;  A.  F.—  Nine  subs. 

Mfk  Boyce's  Sdrt^gins,  by  Tramp,  aged.*~Coiiolly 1 

I>uke  of  Grafton's  Montreal,  by  Langar,  4  yrs 2 

Ml,  Bowes's  Epirus,  by  Langar,  6  yrs S 

Mr.  Osbaldeston's  Auburn,  by  Zealot,  4  yrs •  O 

Lord  Exeter's  Brother  to  Romania,  by  Sultan,  S  yrs » . . . .  O 

I>uke  of  Portland's  c.  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Ruth,  3  yrs O 

Mr.  Howe's  ch.  c.  by  Belshazzar,  out  of  Jenny  Sutton,  3  yra.  •«...»,.  O 

Mr.  Goddard's  c.  Columella,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Opbelia,  3  yrs 0 

Mr.  Morgan's  Quo  Minus — ^paid. 

Betting :  7  to  4  on  Montreal ;  3  to  I  agst.  Epirus  j  and  6  to  t 
agst,  Scroggins  ;  little  betting.  Scroggins,  having  been  on  the  Con- 
tinent, is  returned  much  improved  in  his  education.  He  won  by  a 
head,  in  every  sense  of  the  phrase. 

>.  Handicap  Sweepstakes  of  20  sovs,  each;  5  ft.,  if  declared  by  ten 
o'clock  the  night  before  the  race,  to  go  to  the  second  horse ;  for  three 
and  four  year  olds  ;  D.  M. — Ten  subs. 

Lord  Orford's  c.  by  Clearwell,  out  of  Petulance,  3  yrs.,  6st.  71b.— RPettit    1 

Lord  Exeter's  c.  by  Sultan,  put  of  Velvet,  4  yrs,  8st.  41b 8 

Mr.  Key's  Marialva,  by  Gambol,  3  3rrs.  7st.  41b.    .....••  t ^ 


1«40.)  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  319 

Lord  Miltown's  Medea,  by  Drone,  4  yrt.  Sst.  31b ...;.. .     0 

Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Capote,  by  Velocipede,  3  yrs.  7st.  101b. 0 

Mr. .  Worrall's  Reindeer,  by  Vanisb,  3  yrs.  7st.  101b 0 

Lord  Albemarle's  Exit,  by  Vanisb,  3  yrs.  6st  71b 0 

flambeau,  4  yrs.  9st.  31b. ;  Domino,  4  yrs.  8st.  13lb. ;  and  The  Ant,  3  yrs.  7st,  4lb.; 

paid  5  SOYS.  each. 

Betting  :  3  to  1  agst.  Exit ;  7  to  2  agst.  the  Velvet  colt ;  4  to  I 
agst.  Capote,  5  to  1  agst.  Medea ;  5  to  1  agst.  Marialva ;  and  6  to  1 
agst.  Reindeer. — The  Petulance  colt  made  all  the  running,  the  Velvet 
colt  lying  at  his  sid^  from  beginning  to  end,  and  making  so  good  a 
fight  that  the  judge  gave  it  against  him  by  a  head  only ;  Marialva 
was  a  length  behind  them.  Capote  a  bad  fourth,  Exit  fifth>  Reindeer, 
mth,  and  Medea  last.     Weight  will  be  served. 

Match,  100;  D.  M, 

j^ord  Albemarle's   f.  Oliye'branch,   by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Ally, 

8st„— Cotton  .*.» i 

Duke  of  Grafton's  ch.  c.  Ottoman,  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Whizgis^ 

8st.  71b.   ..., 2 

Betting  :  4,  t3,  and,  at  the  finish,  2  to  1  on  Ottoman, — an  infirmity 
confirmed.     The  Plenipos  showed  wretchedly  this  meeting. 

The  Twenty-sixth  Riddlesworth  Stakes,  of  200  sovs.  each;  h,  ft.,  for 
three yr,  olds;  colts,  8st.  71b.,  and  fillies,  8st.  41b. ;  Ab.  M,;  untried 
mares  or  stallions  allowed  31b. ;  if  both,  51b. — Nine  subs. 

IiOrd  Chesterfield's  b.  f.  The  Ant,  sister  to  Industry,  by  Priam,  out  of 

Arachne,  8st.  41b. — Scott X 

Mr.  Thomhiirs  ch.  f.  Emetic,  sister  to  Preserve,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Mus- 
tard, Sst,  41b '. ,     2 

Lord  Exeter's  c.  Raymond,  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Agnes,  8st.  4lb 3 

Lord  Jersey's  cb.  c.  Glenorchy,  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Cobweb,  Sst.  41b. .  •     4 

The  betting  commenced  at  6  to  4  on  Glenorchy,  and  when  the  ring 
had  partially  dispersed  was  even  and  6  to  5  on  the  field,  2  to  1  and  5 
to  2  agst.  The  Ant,  and  7  to  2  agst.  Emefic.  Glenorchy  was  brought 
out  at  the  eleventh  hour,  lame  and  wretched ;  and  James  Robinson 
has  immortalized  himself  by  his  heroism  in  getting  up  into  so  perilous 
a  saddle  !  He  ought  to  have  been  scratched  long  before  the  Riddles-* 
worth  day.  Lord  Chesterfield  was  lucky  in  having  two  strings  to  his 
bow;  for  when  the  Rpwton  filly  failed,  the  unthought-of  proved 
sufficient ! 

Sweepstakes  of  50  sovs.  each,  for  three  yr.  olds ;  colts,  8st.  71b.,  and 
fillies,  8st.  41b. ;  D.M. ;  the  produce  of  mares  which,  at  the  time  of 
naming,  have  bred  a  winner  of  the  2000gs.  Stakes,  Derby,  Oaks,  or 
St.  Leger,  to  carry  71b.  extra. — Eight  subs. 

Duke  of  Cleveland's  br.  c.  Theon,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Maria. — Lye   ....     1 

Lord  Albemarle's  b.  e.  Janus,  by  Jerry,  out  of  Destiny ft 

2q2 


520  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mat, 

General  Oro8renor*«  clu  f.  Diploma,  by  Plenipotentiaiy,  out  of  loaria.  •     S 

Lord  G.  Bentiiick's  cfa.  o.  Half-cMte,  by  Mulatto •      4 

Mr.  Prince's  gr.  o.  Merle,  by  Clearwell,  out  of  Misohanoe 5 

Betting:  5  to  2  on  Theon ;  5  to  1  agst.  Janus  (taken) ;  and  5  to  1 
agst.  Diploma.  Theon,  without  having  been  headed,  won  easy  by  a 
length,  Diploma  two  or  three  lengths  astern  of  Janus,  and  Merle 
several  behind  Half-caste;  the  pace  poor.  This  is  not  the  running  to 
make  the  winner  one  atom  better  for  the  Derby ;  and  if  he  de  very 
good,  he  does  not  look  so. 

Tuesday,  21. — Sweepstakes  of  100  sovs-.  each,h.  ft.;  for  three  yr. 
olds;  colts,  8st.  71b. ;  and  fillies,  8st.  41b.;  not  engaged  in  either  Rid- 
dlesworth ;  31b.  allowed  to  those  by  untried  stallions,  or  out  of  untried      ] 
mares ;  D.  M. — Three  subs. 

Lord  Albemarle's  b.  c.  Cambyses,  by  Camel,  out  of  Antelope. — Cotton  1 

Lord  Exeter's  cb.  c.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Datura 3                | 

Mr.  Osbaldeston's  c.  by  The  Saddler,  dam  (foaled  in  1833)  by  Granby,  I 

out  of  Matilda's  dam  (botb  untried) S 

Betting  :  6  to  5  agst.  The  Saddler  colt,  and  2  to  1  agst.  Cambyses ; 
the  winner  caught  him,  but  merely  whispered  in  his  ear  at  the  last. 
The  favourite  never  interfered.  j 

Match,  200,  h.  ft.— Ab.  M 

Mr.  W.  S.  Stanley's  Plambeau,  by  Taurus,  8st  Slbd — ^Robinson   ..#..*     1 
Mr.  Thornbill's  Merganser,  by  Mercbant,  8st.  71b 2 

Even,  and  6  to  5  on  Flambeau.  Won  in  a  canter.  The  Taurus 
get  are  showing  a  good  front. 

Seventh  year  of  the  Tuesday's  Riddlesworth  Stakes  of  200  sovs .  each, 
h.  ft. ;  for  three  yr.  olds ;  colts,  8st.  71b. ;  fillies,  8st.  41b. ;  31b.  and 
51b.  allowed,  as  for  the  Riddlesworth ;  Ab*  M. — Four  subs. 

Duke  of  Bedford's  f.  Billow,  by  Taurus,  out  of  Leeway  (horse  untried)> 

carried  83t.  41b. — Robinson  • 1 

Lord  Exeter's  f.  by  Reveller,  out  of  Green  Mantle,  8st.  lib 2 

Betting :  4  to  1  on  Billow,  who  made  play,  and  won  as  far  as  from 
"  half-past  twelve  to  Seringapatam." 

Sweepstakes  of  300  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  A.  F, — Three  subs. 

Mr.  Thorahttt's  Euclid,  by  Emilius,  Sst.— ConoUy . . , 1 

Lord  Exeter's  Bosphorus,  by  Reveller,  78t  71b 2 

Lord  Jersey's  Cesar,  by  Sultan,  8st.  rib 3 

Betting :  6  and  7  to  4  on  Euclid,  5  to  2  agst.  Csesar  (taken),  and 
4  to  I  agst.  Bosphorus. — Euclid  made  running  at  a  good  pace,  with 
Bosphorus  in  attendance,  and  Ccesar  at  the  latter's  girths ;  they  main- 
tained these  positions  about  a  hundred  yards  beyond  the  new  ground, 
when  Ceesar  broke  down  in  the  fetlock  joint  of  the  off  fore  leg  (a  com- 
pound fracture  of  the  large  pastern  bone).  Euclid  continued  his  lead 
to  the  end,  and  won  by  half  a  length,  hard  held*    Immediately  after 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE:  32 1 

the  race  a  van  was  sent  for,  and  Casar  conveyed  to  Mr.  Barrow's  vete- 
rinary stables. 

The  CofFee-Room  Stakes  of  50  sovs.  each,  for  fillies ;  three  yr.  olds, 
8st.  4lb;  each ;  R.  M.  ;  out  of  mares  which  never  produced  a  winner  of 
more  than  300  sovs.  at  one  time  before  the  day  of  nomination  ;  those 
by  untried  stallions  allowed  31b. ;  this  stake  is  confined  to  members  of 
the  Coffee-room. — Five  subs. 

Lord  Albemarle's  b.  f.  Spangle,  by  Crcesus,  out  of  Variella  (b.  untried), 

carried  8st.  41b. — Cotton    1 

Mr.  Thombiirs  £]pbioe,  by  £milias,  out  of  Variation  t 

Lord  Exeter's  f.  Silistr ia,  by  Revellei,  out  of  Vamd 3 

Mr.  fiatson's  f.  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Acacia,  (b.  untried) 4 

Betting  :  even  on  Acacia  ;  2  to  1  agst.  Silistria  (taken)  ;  and  3  to  1 
agst.  Elphine.  Lord  Albemarle  is  indeed  '*  Master  of  the  Horse  l" 
The  winner  was  not  mentioned,  although  little  Cotton  rode  her.  The 
start  was  excellent — the  pace  good — and  the  finish  clever.  The  Acacia 
filly  was  a  long  way  in  the  rear.  , 

Sweepstakes  of  100  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.,  for  foals  of  1837,  out  of  mares 
that  never  bred  a  winner  of  the  2,000gs.,  Derby,  or  St.  Leger  Stakes ; 
colts,  8st.  71b.,  fillies,  8st.  41b.    D.  M. — Seven  subs. 

Duke  of  Cleveland's  cb.  c.  by  Emilius,  out  of  Farce. — J.  Day 1 

Lord  Albemarle's  c.  Tbe  Orpban,  by  Actaeon,  out  of  Clansman's  dam. .     2 
Lord  Exeter's  cb.  c.  Amuratb,  by  Sultan,  out  of  Marinella    3 

Betting  :  5  to  4  agst.  Amuraih  ;  7  to  4  agst.  Farce  (taken)  ;  and  7 
to  2  agst  The  Orphan.  The  Farce  colt  won  by  a  neck  only.  Amurath 
would  not  run  kindly. 

Match,  200,  h.  ft. ;  8st.  5lb.  each  ;  D.  M- 

Lord  Exeter's Stamboul, by  Reveller  (received);  Mr. GrevUle's Proteus, by 

Cetus  (paid). 

Match,  200,  h.  ft.;  D.  I. 

Mr.  Pettit's  St.  Francis,  by  St.  Patrick,  9st.  (received)  ;  Lord   Lichfield's 

Feather,  by  Actaeon,  6st.  121b.  (paid). 

Wednesday,  22d. — The  High  Ash  Stakes  of  150  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ; 

for  colts,  8st.  71b- ;  and  fillies,  8st.  dlb. ;  R.  M  —  Five  subs. 

Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Dreadnought,  brother  to  Defender. — J.  Day. .....     1 

Lord  Exeter's  c.  Hellespont,  by  Reveller,  out  of  Marmora 0 

Mr.  Greville's  o.  Perseus,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Victoire 0 

Betting :  6  to  5  agst.  Perseus,  and  7  to  4  agst.  Dreadnought.  The 
Dreadnought  was  no  hospital  ship  on  this  day.  Well  steered — it  went 
well  into  action,  and  soon  made  wrecks  of  its  competitors. 

The  Column  Stakes  of  60  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.,  for  the  produce  of  mares 
covered  in  1836 ;  colts,  8st.  71b.,  fillies  8st»  41b. ;  those  got  by  untried 


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BtallionSy  or  out  of  untried  mares  allowed  3U>.;  if  both  Sih^^    R.  M. 
— ^Thirty  subs. 

Lord  Albemarle's  e,  AsMBsin,  by  Tauras,  out  of  Sneaker  (both  nntriedX 

— £.  Edwards .,...,.., 1 

Lord  Exeter's  c.  bj  Saltan,  out  of  Velvet    2 

Lord  Orford'a  gr,  o.  by  Clearwell,  oat  of  Angelica  (h.  untried)    3 

Lord  Albemarle's  c.  J  anas,  by  Jerry,  oat  of  Destiny O 

Mr.  Batson's  br.  f.  Plenary,  by  Eoiilias,  out  of  Harriet O 

Lord  Chesterfield's  br.  c.  Molineoz,  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Areot  Lass     .  •  0 

Doke  of  Portland's  c.  by  Glencoe,  oot  of  Tragedy  (h.  untried) O 

Up  to  the  last  moment,  the  delusion  as  to  the  Grey  was  weU  main- 
tained ;  but  the  instant  he  was  seen  stripped,  no  one  liked  him,  or  could 
like  him.  He  was  fat,  and  yet  light,  and  if  in  condition,  would  make 
an  admirable  piece  of  furniture  to  hang  a  towel  upon,  but  would  be 
delicate  for  the  wear  and  tear  of  the  Derby.  He  may  be  mended  in 
form^  but  cannot  be  in  shape*  He  has  bad  forelegs^-no  muscle,  for 
the  sort  of  animal  he  has  been  boasted  to  be,  and  cannot  (unless  mi- 
racle days  come)  have  a  chance  at  Epsom.  He  may  win  the  2,000gs., 
but  not  if  Crucifix  goes,  or  if  Confederate  be  any  thing  like  what  report 
gives  him  out  to  be.  Assassin  won  easy  by  a  length.  Molineux  was 
fifth,  Janus  sixth,  and  Plenary  seventh — the  last  two  beaten  off  a  long 
way. 

Sweepstakes  of  50  sovs.  each,  30  ft. ;  for  three  year  olds ;  T. Y.C. 
— Three  subs. 

Gen.  Grovenor's  Diploma,  by  Plenipotentiary,  Tst.  lllb. — Wakefield  ....  1 

Mr.  Thomhiirs  Menalippe,  sister  to  Montezuma,  7st.  lOlb % 

Duke  of  Cleveland's  c.  by  Langar,  out  of  Emigrant's  dam,  Zst.  lllb. . ..  3 

The  odds  11  to  8  agst.  the  Langar  colt.,  7  to  4  agst.  Menalippe. — 
Diploma  made  play,  was  never  headed,  and  won  easy  by  a  length. 

Subscription  Plate  of  50  sovs.  for  three  year  olds,  7st. ;  four,  8st.  71b. ; 
five,  9st. ;  six  and  aged,  9st,  21b. :  T.Y.C. 

Mr.  Boyce's  Scrogg^ns,  by  Tramp,  aged. — Conolly I 

Mr.  Bowes's  Epirus,  by  Langar,  6  yrs 2 

Lord^Verulam's  ch.  c.  Carlos,  by  Ishmael,  out  of  Brocard,  3  yrs. 3 

The  betting  began  at  even  on  Epirus,  and  5  to  4  agst.  Scroggins, 
and  finished  vice  versa, — Scroggins  made  all  the  running  to  the  cords, 
where  Epirus  challenged,  and  one  of  the  finest  races  ever  seen  took 
place,  Scroggins  winning  in  the  last  stride  by  a  head  only. 

Match,  50,  h.  ft. ;  T.Y.C. 

Hon.  G.  S.  Byng's  Garryowen,  by  St.  Patrick,  8st  21b.^Nat 1 

Mr.  Ford's  Ten  Pound  Note,  by  Augustus  or  Taurus,  8st.  7Ib 2 

5  and  6  to  4  on  Garryowen,  who  took  the  lead,  kept  it,  and  won 
easy  by  a  length  and  a  half* 


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Match,  500,  h.  ft. ;  Sst.  71b.  each  ;  A.F. 

Lord  lichfield's  f.  Firefly,  by  Lamplighter  (received)  -,  Mr.  Thorahiirs  f« 

LaQtern,  by  Lamplighter  (paid). 

These  fillies  were  purchased  at  the  sale  of  the  late  ^Lord  Berners's 
stud ;  the  price  of  each,  we  believe,  was  500  guineas. 
Match  200,  h.  ft. ;  Sst.  71b.  each ;  D.M. 
Lord  Exeter's  f.  Silistria,  by  Rereller  (received)  ;  Mr.  Greyille'a  Trojana, 

by  Priam  (paid). 

Thursday  ,2dd.< — Handicap  Sweepstakes  of  20  sovs.  each,  5  ft.,  if 
declared  by  ten  o'clock  the  night  of  entering ;  the  forfeits  to  go  to  the 
second  horse ;  A.  F. — Five  subs. 

Duke  of  Rutland's  Flambeau,  by  Taurus>  4  yrs.  old,  8st.  101b.— 

Robinson 1 

Mr.  Thomhiirs  Mendizabel,  by  Merlin  or  Merchant,  aged,  9st 2 

Gen.  Grosyenor*s  Daedalus,  by  Buzzard,  5  yrs.  old,  Sst.  3Ib. ...... .     3 

Mr.  ThornhiU's  Merganser,  by  Merchant,  4  yrs.  old,  Bst.  lib »     4 

Mr.  Wilson's  Quicksilver,  6  yrs  old,  was  handicapped, at  7st.  I31b.,  but  declared, 
Robinson  passed  the  post  a  winner  by  half  a  length  ;  the  General's 
horse  was  a  length  behind  the  second. 

The  Claret  Stakes  of  200  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  for  four  year  olds ; 
colts»  8st.  71b.,  and  fillies,  Sst.  21b.;  D.  I. — Four  subs. 

Mr.  Thornhill's  Euclid,   by  Emilius. — Conolly 1 

Lord  Lichfield's  The  Corsair,  by  Sir  Hercules. 2 

Betting  :  10  to  6  on  Euclid. — ^The  Corsair  made  running  at  a  good 
pace,  and  had  so  much  the  best  of  it  at  the  Duke's  stand,  that  4  to  1 
was  laid  on  him  by  one  of  Euclid's  backers ;  Euclid,  however,  caught 
him  at  the  cords,  ran  the  longest^  and  won  cleverly  at  last  by  a 
length. 

Match,  1,000  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.;  R.M.;  Sst.  71b.  each. 

Lord  Chesterfield's  f.  by  Priam,  out  of  Rowton's  dam  (received  400  sovs.) ; 
Mr.  Thomhiirs  f.  Empress,  sister  to  Egeria  (paid). 

Friday,  24th. — Sweepstakes  of  200  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.,  Sst.  71b. ; 
R»  M. — Three  subs. 

Col.  Anson's  Nicholas,  by  Jerry.^ — Scott « • .     1 

Dttl^e  of  Portland's  o.  by  fieiram,  dam  by  Reveller 2 

Betting :  5  to  4  on  the  Duke's  colt ;  Nicholas  won  by  a  neck. 
Subscription  Plate  of  ^Osovs.;  three  year  olds,  6st.  121b.;  four, 
Sst.  71b. ;  five,  9st.;  six  and  aged,  9st.  31b. ;  D.M. :  the  winner  to  be 

sold  for  300  sovs.,  &c, 

t)uke  of  PorUand's  c.  by  Glencoe,  out  of  Ruth,  3  yrs  old. — Hewlett. .  1 

Lord  Exeter's  Hellespont,  by  Reveller,  3  yrs.  old 2 

Mr.  Goddard's  Reindeer,  by  Vanish,  3  yrs.  old. ... » 3 

Duke  of  Bedford's  f.  by  Augustus,  out  of  Courtesan,  3  yrs.  old 4 

6  to  4  on  the  Ruth  colt,  and  5  to  2  agst.  Reindeer,  who  made  play 

at  as  good  a  pace  as  he  could  make  it  for  half  a  mile,  when  Hellespont 

got  his  neck  in  front,  and  with  the  Ruth  colt  at  his  side  went  to  the 


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cords,  where  the  latter  took  the  lead  from  him,  and  went  by  the  post  a 
clever  winner  by  a  length ;  Reindeer  was  about  two  lengths  behind 
Hellespont ;  the  Augustus  filly  was  tailed  off  shortly  after  starting. 

The   Berkeley-square  Stakes  of  150  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  for  three 
year  olds;   colts,  6st.  91b.,  and  fillies,  8st.  61b.;  R.  M . — Eleven  subs. 
Col.  ADSon'0  f.  Blbck'Bess,  ^y  Camel,  out  of  Cloudesley'a  dam. — Scott     1 

Liord  G.  Befitinck's  Grey  Milton,  brother  to  Grey  Momua 9 

Duke  of  Bedford's  f.  Billow,  by  Taurus. 3 

The  betting,  which  was  heavy,  commenced  at  5  and  6  to  4  on  Black 
Bess,  and  5  to  4  on  the  Grey,  and  finished  at  evens  on  the  latter,  and 
5  to  4  agst  the  mare.  Grey  Milton  made  running  at  his  best  pace. 
Black  Bess  lying  up  with  him  to  the  bottom,  where  she  went  up,  entered 
the  cords  with  the  lead,  and  won  easy  by  a  length.  Billow  was  ten  or 
twelve  lengths  behind — ^The  winner  is  a  remarkably  fine  mare ;  and 
surely  the  Oaks  lies  between  her,  Crucifix,  and  Lalla  Rookh. 
Match,  60.;  T.Y.C- 

Mr.  Byng's  Garry  Owen,  by  St.  Patrick,  8sL  71b.— Nat 1 

Mr.  Goddard's  Columella,  by  Emilius,  Tut,  ISlb S 

,  5  to  2  on  Garry  Owen.  Columella  made  the  running  to  the  cordSy 
where  Garry  Owen  collared,  and  beat  him  without  a  stniggle  by  a 
length. 

The  Port  Stakes  of  100  sovs-  each,  h.  fl.  ;  for  four  year  olds ;  colts, 
8st.  71b.,  fillies,  8st.  4lb. ;  not  named  in  the  Claret;  the  owner  of  the 
second  horse  to  save  his  stake. 

Lord  Albemarle's  Domino,  by  Mameluke. — Cotton •  • . .     1 

Duke  of  Grafton's  ^ther,  by  St.  Patrick :  . . .  .n  . .  v t 

Lord  Exeter's  Bospborus,  by  Reveller • S 

Betting :  5  to 2,  2  to  1,  and  at  the  finish  7  to  4  on  ^ther,  3  to  1 
agst.  Domino,  and  5  to  1  agst.  Bosphorus  (tk).  Domino  took  the  lead, 
was  never  headed,  and  won  in  a  common  canter  by  six  lengths.  Meunier 
was  mounted,  but  was  found  to  be  lame,  and  did  not  go  to  the  post. — 
Was  he  ever  found  to  be  anything  but  lame  ? 

Sweepstakes  of  100  sovs.  each,  h.  fl.;  for  fillies  ;  D.M. 

Duke  of  Grafton's  Currency,  by  St.  Patrick,  Sst.  71b. — J.  Day.  .......     1 

Lord  Albemarle's  Olive  Branch,  by  Plenipotentiary,  Sst  41b 2 

Betting :  2  to  1  on  Currency,  who  took  the  lead,  and  won  cleverly  by 
half  a  length* 

Match,  100,  h.  fl.;  T-Y.C. 

Lord  Albemarle's  Clove,  by  Cain,  8st— Cotton ...    1 

General  Grosvenor's  Diploma,  by  Plenipotentiary,  Bst.  7lb « 

Betting :  3  and  4  to  1  on  Diploma.  The  winner  was  ridden  by  the 
Sucking-  Chifney — Cotton. 

Match,  200,  h.  ft. ;  8st.  51b.  each ;    D.  M. 
Mr.  Greyille'a  Perseus,  by  Emilius  (received) ;  Lord  Exeter's  Raymond, 

by  Mulatto  (paid). 


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The  Ted  worth  Stakes,  of  100  sovs.  eadh,  h.  ft. ;    for  three-year  olds ; 

colts,  8st.  7lb. ;  fillies,  8st.  41b.,  not  in  the  Riddlesworth,  and  by  untried 

stallions ;  if  out  of  untried  mares,  allowed  31b. ;  D.M. — Four  subs. 
Mr.  T.  A.  Smith's  Glimpse,  by  Glenco  (mare  untried),  oat  of  Emiliani    ' 

walked  over). 

Sweepstakes  of  200  sovs.  each,  D.M.,  reduced  to  a  match. 

liOrd  £xeter's  Hellespont,  by  Reveller,  8st.  4Ib.  (walked  over)      Lord 
Jersey's  Glenorcby,  by  Gleacoe,  8st.  71b.  (paid). 

Match,  200,  h.  ft. ;  8st.  71b.  each ;   R.M. 

liOrd  Lichfield's  Firefly,  sister  to  Phosphorus  (received) ;  Dake  of  Port-         - 
laiid*s  f.  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Thebes  (paid). 

This  ended  one  of,  perhaps,  the  very  best  Craven  Meetings  at  New- 
market, that  was  ever  seen! — It  will  be  seen  that  the  produce  of 
Taurus  shone  conspicuously ; — but  we  do  not  think  the  Winner  of 
the  Derby  appeared  in  public  on  the  present  occasion. 


HUNTING  INVITE. 


Air. — *'  Gome  dwell  with  me  ! 


n 


Come  hunt  with  me,— come  hunt  with  me, — 
And  our  sport  shall  be,— our  sport  shall  be, — 
A  pleasant  ride, — to  the  covert's  side, — 
With  hearts  of  hope  for  the  breathing  glee  ! — 
My  kennel's  in  a  shady  green  ; 
Hounds,  huntsman,  best  that  may  be  seen  ; 
Their  gay  notes  as  we  "  go  along** 
O'er  hill  and  dale  wake  gladsome  song. 

Their  gay  notes,  &c. 

Bright  eyes,  and  juice  of  purple  vine, 

At  eve  around  our  board  shall  shine; — 

The  Woodville  and  wild  tales  of  chase. 

Will  make  the  moments  *^go  the  pace ;" 

We'll  hark  back  o'er  each  spot  of  groun^. 

We'll  toast  the  horn, — ^we'll  toast  the  hound  ;— 

If  these  delights  be  dear  to  thee — 

Come  hunt  with  me, — come  hunt  with  me ! 

If  these  delights,  &c. 
Square,  Birr.  J.  R.  B. 

NO.  CIX. — VOL.  XVIII.  2    R 


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NOTES  OF  THE  MONTH^ 

YACHTING. 
The  Royal  Yacht  Squadron  and  the  Royal  Thames  Yatch  Club. — 
Tlie  season  of  the  Koyal  Yacht  Squadron  at  Cowes,  Isle  of  Wight,  pronaises  to 
be  a  great  one.  Buildings,  sales,  and  exchanges,  have  been  going  on  actiyely, 
and  the  secretary  is  ail  on  the  alert.  The  general  meetings  of  the  Royal  Squad- 
dron  are  held  as  Cpllows: — One  at  the  Thatched  House  Tavern,  the  second  Sa- 
turday in  May ;  two  at  the  R.  Y.  S.  House,  Cowes,  the  second  Friday  in  July 
and  second  Friday  in  August ;  and  one  for  ballot  only  at  the  Cowes,  in  Sep- 
tember. Gentlemen  being  bona  fide  owners  of  yachts  of  thirty  tons  and  up- 
wards, are  eligible ;  they  must  be  proposed  by  a  member  and  seconded  by  an- 
other member,  at  least  twenty-eight  days  before  a  general  meeting. 

THE  VESSELS  AT  PRESENT  ARE  AS  FOLLOWS:— 

TESSEL.  OWNER*S    NAME.  CLASS.      TONS.      PORT. 

Adelaide • . .  Hon.  H.  F.  Walker cutter.*  ISO. . Cowes 

Admiralty  Yacht    First  Lord  of  the  Admiralty  cutter..         ..Loudon 

Alarm Joseph  Weld,  Esq cutter.  •  193. .  Soutbton 

Albatross John  L,  Cower,  Esq. cutter. .    75 . .  Cowes 

Amazon   Sir  J. 'B.  Walsh,  Bart.,  M  P.  cutter..    75..  Cowes 

Ann Hon.  Wm.  H.^Hare cutter. •    4S . .  Soutbton 

Ann  Eliza George  G.  Morgan,  Esq brig    • .  254. . 

Anonyma ;   . .  Lt.  Col.  Hon.  R.   F.  Greville  brig    . .  451 . .  Portsmouth 

Ariel Earl  of  Covenfiy cutter. .    71 . . Cowes 

Ariel    Almon  Hill,  Esq sch.    . .  118 . .  Cowes 

Arrow Lord  Godolpbin    cutter. .     84 ••Southampton 

Arundel William  Hanbam,  Esq yawl  . .  310. . Cowes 

Aurora W  illiam  Beach,  Esq..  ....  ..cutter..     40..  Cowes 

Breeze James  Lyon,  Esq .cutter. .     55. .  Portsmouth 

Brilliant G.  H.  Ackers,  Esq sch.    . .  395 . .  Southampton 

Clown Duke  of  Portland ketch . .  156. . Troon 

Columbine J.  H.  Smith  Barry,  Esq    ....  cutter. .     90. .  Cork 

Crusader. Robert  Meiklam,  Esq sch.    . .  1S6. . Cowes 

Cyntbia Richard  Fraukland,  Esq cutter .  -.    40 . .  Cowes 

Dolphin G.  H.  Ackers,  Esq sch.    . .  217 . .  Southampton 

Dream George  Bentinck,  Esq cutter. .  105 . .  Cowes 

Earl  St.  Vincent Sir  Henry  Rivers,  Bart    ....  cutter. .     41 . .  Southton 

Edith   Joseph  C.  Ewart,  Esq.,  M.P.  cutter. .    70 . .  Liverpool 

Elizabeth The  Hon.  Augustus  Moreton  cutter . .    65 . .  Cowes 

Emerald J.  L.  Sjrmonds,  Esq cutter . .    58 . .  Cowes 

Erin Thomas  Allen,  Esq  ....... .sch.    . .    94.  .Lynn 

Eudora    Richard  W.  Cooper,  Esq ....  cutter. .    59  .  Cowes 

Falcon.. Rev.  George  DenisJ yawl   . .    60 .. Southton' 

Fanny • .  F.  P.  Delme  Radcliffe,  Esq.  cutter . .    75 . .  Cowes 

Flower  of  Yarrow Duke  of  Buccleuch,  K.G.  .  .cutter. .  145. .  Leith 

Flower  of  Yarrow Viscount  Exmoutb   sch.    . .  141 . .  Portsmouth 

Forest  Fly William  Hornby,  Esq cutter . .    36 . .  Southton 

Galatea C.  R.  M.  Talbot,  Esq.,  M.P.  scb.    . .  190. . Soutbton 

Ganymede  ..^...^ Thomas  Halifax,  jun.,  Esq.  ..cutter..    69.. Cowes 

Gazelle    Thos.  P.  Williams,  Esq.,M.P. cutter. .    87 . . Beaumaris 

Gem    . .  •• George  Tomline,  Esq sch.    . .  1 25. . Cowes 

Giaour Marmaduke  Hart,  Esq cutter. .  137 . . 

Gitana E.  N.  Harvey,  Esq. sch.    .  .168.. Cowes 

Gondola Viscount  Canning    sch.    . .  141 . .  Cowes 

Guilia John  Anderson,  Esq    cutter. .   42 . .  Southampton 

Harriet    G.  W.  Heneage,  Esq.,  M.  P.  cutter. .    67 ,  .ISouthton 

Harriet    John  Beardmore,  Esq scb.    . .  102 . .  Cowes 

Hebe .Andrew  W.  Corbet, Esq.... cutter ••    68..Cowea 


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Hind    George  C.  Call,  Esq    yawl..   91 ..  Plymouth 

Hussar    Tbos.  P.Williams,  £sq.,M.P.  sch.    . .  1 20 . .  Beaumaris 

Iris Sir  R.  B.  W.  Bulkeley,  Bart,  cutter. .   75  . .  Cowes 

Jack  O'Lantern Earl  of  Orkney    sch.    . .  401 . .  London 

Janette    Earl  of  Egremont. .........  sch.    . .  141 . .  Shoreham 

Jalia   .« . . Simon  Yorke,  Esq cutter. .   49 . . Southampton 

Kate    Sir  Simon  Clarke,  Bart sch.    . .   94. .  Southampton 

Kestrel    Earl  of  Yarborough yawl  ..202.. Cowes 

Lady  of  St  Kilda Sir  T.  D.  Acland,  Bart,  M.P.  sch.    . .  136 . .  Dartmouth 

Lord  of  the  Isles Jame^  Weld,  Esq cutter . .  45 . .  Southton 

Louisa Sir  Hyde  Parker,  Bart sch.    ..123.  .Cowes 

Louisa Joseph  Jekyll,  Esq yawl  ..162.  .London 

Lufra. Lord  Jphn  Scott,  M.  P cutter  .  81.. Cowes 

Mary Lieut  Gen.  Sir  W.  Johnstone.cutter . .   62 .  .Southton 

Matilda Henry  Oglander,  Esq cutter . .  44 . .  Cowes 

Medora Edward  H.  Byrne.  Esq cutter. .  47 . .  Cowes 

Menai Lord  Francis  Egeiton,  M.P.  briga.  . .  175. .  London 

Merlin     William  Lyon,  Esq sch.     . .  1 04  .  Portsmouth 

Midge Colonel  John  Petre cutter. .  35. .  Cowes 

Miranda Alexander  Murray,  Esq. M.P.  sch.    • .  161 . .  London 

Mischief Sir  Joseph  H,  Hawley,  Bart.  sch.    . .  22 1 . .  London 

Naiad William  Delafield,  Esq cutter. .  70 . .  Cowes 

Nancy John  H.  Leche,  Esq .cutter. .  59 . . Chester 

Nautilus Earl  de  Grey    cutter. .  103.  .Cowes 

Nelson Joseph  Gulston,  Esq cutter . .  93. .  London 

Noma Stephen  Challen,  Esq sch.    . .  46. . Dartmo  uth 

Nymph    John  Bayley,  Esq. .cutter..  31.. Dover 

Osprey    Captain  George  Keane  ....  yawl   . .  45 , .  Cowes 

Owen  Glendower Earl  of  Desart cutter. .  113. .  Cowes 

Pearl :  . .  Marquis  of  Anglesey,  K.  G . .  cutter . .  1 30 . .  Southton 

Petrel Earl  of  llchester cutter. .   98 . .  Southton 

Phantom. Sir  William  Cunis,  Bart.  . . cutter. .  56 . . Ramsgate 

Phebe Captain  A.  L.  Corry,  II.N. . . cutter.  •  33 . . Cowes 

Psyche    . .    . ; Charles  Pratt,  Esq cutter . .   60 . .  Southton 

Kein  Deer .John  Moore,  Esq cutter . .  107 . .  Cowes 

Rostellan Thos.  George  French,  Esq. . .  sch.    . .  70 . .  Cork 

Rowena George  Simpson,  Esq cutter . .  33 . .  Southapipton 

Royalist James  Brooke,  Esq sch.    . .  142 . .  London 

Ruby Rowland  Mitchell,  Esq cutter. .   53 . .  London 

Sapphire John  Tpllemache,  Esq cutter . .  70 . .  C.owes 

Sparrow  hawk Edward  Henea^e,  Esq.  M.P.cutter . .  84. .  Cowes  . 

Spider Algernon  Greville,  Esq cutter. .  33 . . London 

Syren Sir  Thomas  M.  Wilson,  Bart,  cutter . .  45 . . London 

Syren  •-• D.  Macdonald,  Esq cutter. .  39. . 

Theresa  . . . .  • J.  Reynolds,  Esq cutter. .  121. .  Cowe9 

Turk    Captain  James  Kean,  R.N. . .  cutter .  •  44 . .  Southampton 

Wave Captain  James  Kean,  R.N.. . cutter. .   54 . . Southampton 

Will  'o  the  Wisp    ..•».. Sir  Robert  Harland,  Bart.   .  .cutter. •  45 .  .Ipswich 

"Witch John  Hambrough,. Esq cutter..  70.. Cowes 

Xanfa Earl  of  Wilton sch.    . .  175. .  Cowes 

Young  Queen William  Sprot Boyd,  Esq.  ..sch.     ..   90.. Bombay 

Zephyr    Lord  Henry  Cholmondeley    cutter . .  55 . .  Southampton    ' 

ROYAL  THAMES  YACHT  CLUB. 

This  Club  has  had  a  taste  of  water.  The  rendezvous  of  the  yachts  was  off 
the  Royal  Hospital,  Greenwich,  and  the  muster  was  very  good.  The  Commo- 
dore hoisted  his  flag  on  board  W.  Pegg,  Esq.'s  Fortuna.  The  Widgeon  joined, 
company,  and  the  Victorine,  the  Messrs.  T.  and  C.  Stokes ;  the  Ada  Jane,  J.  C* , 
Reynell,  Esq. ;  the  Yda,  Arthur  Craven,  Esq. ;  the  Caroline,  D.  Ramsay,  Esq. ;. 
the  Fortitude,  Messrs.  Everett  and  White ;  the  Duvernay,  Mr.  W.  Harvey  ; 
the  Bermudian  Maid,  Mr.  H.  Bailes;  the  Spray,  and  others,  each  having  on 

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board  members  of  the  Clubhand  parties  of  friends.  A  galley  was  preseDt,  manned 
by  gentlemen  of  tbe  UniTersity  of  Cambridge  in  their  club  dress,  in  which 
were  some  of  the  crew  and  the  coxswain  that  distinguished  themselves  in  their 
match  with  Oxford.  The  weather  was  delightful,  and  all  *^goes  merry  as  the 
marriage  bell  I''    We  append  a  list  of  the  fleet : — 

HAMB  OP  TACHT.      TONS.  OWNia'fl  NAME.  MSTINGVISHnfO  FXJkO. 

Ada  Jane 17 .  .John  G.  Reynell,  Esq 8  red  stars  on  white- 
Adelaide   6 . .  Robt  Williams,  Esq White,  with  red  border 

Alarm    18..Tho8.  Wanhill,  Esq 

Andromeda 6. .  Henry  Williams,  Esq Black  castle  on  yellow  groaod 

Apollo  8.. George  Bainbridge,  Esq 

Arrow   • 80. . Richard  Else,  Esq White,  with   twa  red   arrow 

Arrow  \ 7 .« Richard  Frankham,  Esq Blue,  with  white  arrows 

Bermudian  Maid  •  •     7 . .  Henry  Bailee,  Esq Red  over  white 

Black  Eagle 30. .  Lewis  Agassis,  Esq.  ......  Black  eagle,  on  wbke  grond 

Brilliant 8. .  H.  Fowler,  Esq Blue.wiUi  white  rertieal  stripe 

Caroline    36. .  Capt.  Sir  J.  Marshall,  R.N.  .White,  with  St.  George'a  cross 

Caroline    10 . .  D.  Ramsay,  Esq Blue,  with  white  ball  - 

Duvernay 10. .  W.  Harvey,  Esq White,  with  blue  cross 

Edith 15. .  Lewis  Agassis,  Esq 

Elizabeth 4t.  .Richard  Else,  Esq Red  and  white 

Eliza 31 . .  Henry  Davey,  Esq Red,  with  white  half  moon 

Fortitude 10. .  G.  Everitt  and  J.  W.  White.  White,-  with  red-  star 

Fortuna 22 . .  W.  Pegg,  Esq Red  orer  white 

Gazelle .  • .  •  • 25 . .  Henry  Ganston,  Esq White,  with  red  arrow 

Girl 8..  Fred.  Robinson,  Esq.  •«..  •• 

Gnlnare 30. .John  Ghandlese,  Esq.". ..... 

Haidee  .  • 6. .  Nathaniel  Pegg,  Esq.  ......  Blue  and  white 

Happy  go  Lucky  . .     7 . .  Thomas  Hall,  Esq.  ........ 

Lady  Louisa 13. . Thomas  Smith,  Esq. Blue 

La  Naiade 40..Thos.  S.  Barwell,  Esq 

Mar 4..LorddeRos Green 

Nereid 19. .  Thomas  Robson,  Esq Red,  with  St  Andrew's  cross 

Oberon 44. .  Robert  Bell,  Esq White,  and  red  stripes 

Oberon 6. .  D.  W.  Davidson,  Esq. Red,  with  white  cross 

Peggy   4. .  H.  Elmore,  Esq. • .  .Red  and  white,  ehecqnered 

Petrel    15.  •  William  Egan,  Esq. Red,  white, and  blue 

Queen  Victoria . • .  •  22. . Thomas  Smith,  Esq Red 

Queen  Mab 16. .A.  Leyees,  Barwell,  Esq 

Hippie  .  • 9 . .  Barnard  W.  Holt,  Esq Blue,  with  white  diamond 

Romulus   29 . .  Rt.  Hon.  Ld.  Whamcliffe   . .  White 

Rosabelle  • 24. .  John  Head,  Esq 

Sabrioa 21 . .  Lord  Alfred  Paget White  before  red 

Secret    » . .     7> .  William  Harvey,  Fsq Blue,  with  post  letter 

Sea  Mew 3l..Ld.de  Ros  &  Hon.  H.Upton. 

Suscess 20 ..Robert  Hope,  Esq 

Sun   39 . .  Richard  Green,  Esq St.  George's  jack 

Sulphide    8.. H.  Fowler,  Esq i 

Thetis    ..........   l&, .  Wm.  Ord  Marshall,  Esq.  . .  Redj  white  crescent  &  star 

Teal.. »..  J.  G.  Bergman,  Esq.  ...... 

Vidtorine 18 . .  T.  dc  C.  Stokes,  Esqrs Blue,  with  white  cross   , 

Wasp 19. . Rt.  Hon.  Ld.  Cbolmondeley. . 

Wave    10 . .  John  S.  Christian,  Esq White,  with  red  cross 

Wanderer 141  ^ .  Benjamin  Boyd,  Esq.  ......  White,  with  red  cross 

Wanderer........  21. .Ditto Ditto  ditto 

Widgeon ,. . .   20. . T.  Snook  d  J.  Cpssell,  Esqs.  Red,  with  white  star 

William  Hughes   . . 219. . Sir  Francis  Sykes,  Bart.  .... 

Woman 31 . .  Capt.  W.  H.  Armstrong Green  and  white  stripes 

Yda 23 . .  Arthur  Craven,  Esq Maltese  cross 

Zephyr 37. .  Edward  Hodges,  Esq Blue,  yellow,  and  red 


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SAILING  REGULATIONS. 

Article  1.  That  all  club  matches  and  all  yachts  sailing  therein  be  under  the 
directions  of  the  commodore  and  captain,  such  directions  to  be  given  in  stiict 
conformity  "with  the  club  regulations. 

2.  That  all  yachts  sailing  in  a  match  have  a  proper  distinguishing  colour  of  the 
following  dimensions,  viz : — For  the  first  class  yachts,  3ft.  6in.  in  the  hoist,  by 
5ft.  6in.  in  the  fly ;  the  second  class  yachts,  3ft.  in  the  hoist,  by  4ft.  6in.  in  the 
ily ;  -and  for  the  third  class  yachts,  2ft.  in  the  hoist,  by  3ft.  in  the  fly,  to  be 
carried  at  the  topmast-head  in  matches  below  bridge,  unless  it  shall  be  necessaiy 
to  strike  the  topmast,  when  it  may  be  hoisted  on  a  staff  at  the  mast-head,  or  at 
the  peak.  In  a  match  above-bridge  the  colour  to  be  carried  at  the  peak,  such 
colour  to  be  the  distinguishing  flag  of  the  yacht  during  the  time  she  may  belong 
to  the  club. 

3.  That  the  owners  of  yachts,  entered  to  sail  a  club  match,  draw  lots  for 
stations,  and  that  No.  1  at  all  times  take  the  southward  station,  the  other  yachts 
following  in  numerical  numbers. 

4.  That  the  yachts  start  from  buoys  laid  down  for  that  purpose  under  the 
direction  of  the  captain  of  the  club,  and  that  all  yachts  be  at  their  stations  within 
one  quarter  of  an  hour  after  the  signal  given  by  the  commodore,  or  not  be  al- 
lowed to  sail  in  the  match. 

5.  That  the  yaehts  in  the  bek>w-bridge  match  start  from  off  Greenwich,  sail 
down  to  a  flag  buoy  to  be  placed  off  Coal-house-point,  passing  down  to  the 
southward,  and  coming  up  to  the  northward  of  the  flag  buoy,  sail  up  to  Green- 
wich, and  pass  to  the  southward,  of  the  flag  buoy  placed  for  that  purpose. 

6.  That  yachts  in  a  match  above-bridge  start  from  off  the  Temple-gardens, 
sail  up  to  a  flag  buoy,  to  be  placed  off  Wandsworth  meadows,  passing  up  to 
the  northward  and  down  to  the  southward  of  the  flag  buoy,  and  sail  back  to  the 

tlhward  of  a  flag  buoy,  laid  down  off  the  Temple-gardens. 
.  That  the  yachts  in  a  match  above  bridge  sail  with  not  more  than  three  sails, 
viz: — ^mainsail,  foresail,  and  jib,  which  foresail  or  jib  shall  not  be  boomed  out, 
nor  shall  the  jib  exceed  two  feet  in  the  head,  nor  be  hoisted  above  the  mainmast 
head.  The  yachts  in  a  match  below-bridge  to  sail  in  a  similar  manner,  and 
shall  be  allowed  to  carry  gaff  topsails.  That  all  yachts  (fore  and  aft  rigged)  not 
carrying  more  than  four  sails,  be  eligible  to  sail. 

8.  Tliat  a  yacht  sailing  in  a  match  be  steered  by  a  member  or  members  only. 

9.  That  no  ballast  be  started  during  a  match,  and  no  oars  or  skulls  used  ex- 
cept in  case  of  necessity,  to  shove  clear  of  a  barge,  road,  or  vessel,  or  to  shove 
off  if  aground,  to  skeet  to  vnndward  only,  and  that  no  other  means  of  sounding 
be  used,  than  the  lead  line. 

10.  That  in  sailing  to  windward,  the  yacht  on  the  larboard  tack  roust  give  way 
to  the  yacht  on  the  starboard  tack,  and  that  any  yacht  disobeying  this  regulation, 
be  considered  altogether  out  of  the  match,  and  forfeiting  all  claim  to  the  prize. 

11.  That  if  two  yachts  be  standing  for  the  shore,  or  towards  any  vessel,  and 
the  yacht  to  leeward  be  likely  to  run  aground  or  foui  of.  the  vessel,  and  not  able 
lo  stay  without  coming  in  contact  with  the  windward  yacht,  the  windward  yacht 
must  be  put  about  on  being  hailed  by  any  member  of  the  club  who  may  be  on 
board  the  leeward  yacht. 

12.  That  during  a  match,  should  any  yacht  engaged  therein  run  aground,  or 
Ibul  of  any  vessel,  she  shall  be  allowed  to  shove  or  wrap  off;  but  any  person 
leaving  a  yacht  except  for  this  purpose,  or  being  accidently  knocked  overboard, 
forfeits  that  yacht's  claim  to  the  prize. 

.   13.  That  if  a  yacht,  before  the  termination  of  a  match,  decline  the  contest, 

she  shall  signify  the  same  to  the  commodore  by  hauling  down  her  distinguishing 

flag. 

.    14.  That  any  yacht  having  been  disabled  by  foul  sailing  on  the  pa.r  of  -an 


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other  yacht,  or  having  valid  cause  of  complaint,  may  hoist  the  club  ensign  in  lieu 
of  her  distinguishing  flag,  as  a  signal  of  protest. 

15.  That  in  all  n:alches  below-bridge,  should  the  leading  yacht  not  be  enabled 
to  round  the  flag  buoy  at  Coal-house-point  by  five  o'clock,  p.  m.  the 
match  be  resailed  the  following  day,  or  should  the  leading  yacht  not  be  enabled 
to  pass  to  the  southward  of  the  flag  buoy  at  Greenwich  by  ten  o'clock,  p.m.  (by 
Greenwich  Hospital  clock),  the  match  be  resailed  the  following  day. 

16.  That  in  the  event  of  the  yachts  in  a  match  above  bridge  not  being  able  to 
tail  their  distance,  the  match  be  resailed  the  following  day. 

17.  That  in  the  event  of  a  match  being  resailed,  the  owners  may  alter  the  uim 
of  their  yachts,  and  take  in  or  put  out  ballast  previous  to  starting. 


THE  OXFORD  AND  CAMBRIDGE  BOAT  RACE. 

In  detailing  the  particulars  of  this  event,  we  have  to  place  on  record  one  of  the 
most  brilliant  afiairs  ever  known  in  the  annals  of  aquatic  sports.  Cambridge 
having  proved  victorious  in  the  two  former  matches  with  the  sister  university 
over  the  same  course,  and  one  of  their  college  boats  (the  Trinity)  having  carriied  off 
the  Grand  Challenge  Cup  last  summer  at  Henley-on-Thames,  they  were  the 
favourites  in  the  sporting  circles;  but  these  triumphs  on  their  part  only  incited 
the  Oxonians  to  renewed  exertions,  and  they  spared  no  trouble  to  send  to  town 
a  crew  capable  of  wresting  the  palm  from  the  Cantabs.  It  will  be  recoUceted 
tliat  the  contest  last  season  was  a  run- away  afiair,  and  though  this  was  no  just 
criterion,  we  have  no  doubt  it  materially  influenced  the  betting.  The  crews, 
who  came  to  the  starting  place  were  as  follows : — . 

OXFOR  D.  C  A  M  BRI  DO  6. 

1.  Mountain,  Mertoo  College  1.  Shadwell,  St  John's  College 

2.  Pocock,  Merton  College  3.  Massey,  Trinity  College 

3.  Maberly,  Cbristchurch  College  3,  Taylor,  Trinity  College 

4.  Rogers,  Balliol  College  4.  Ridley,  Jesus  College 

6.  Walls,  Brasennose  College  5.  Uppleby,  Magdalene  College. 

6.  Royds,  Brasennose  College  6.  Penrose,  Magdalene  College 

7.  Meynell,  Brasennose  College  7.  Jones,  Magdalene  College 

8.  Cocks  (stroke),  Brasennose  Coll,  8.  Vialls  (stroke),  Trinity  College 
Gamett  (steerer)  Brasennose  Col.  £gan  (steerer),  Caius  College  , 

Of  these  Mr.  Shadwell  in  the  Cambridge  boat  only  pulled,  and  Mr.  £gan 
steered,  last  year  in  the  contest  from  Westminster  to  Putney ;  and  in  the  race 
for  the  Challenge  Cup,  at  Henley,  Mr.  Massey  pulled  stroke,  and  Mr.  Taylor 
No.  3  in  the  Trinity  boat,  which,  it  will  be  recollected,  after  a  severe  contest  won 
the  Grand  Challenge  Cup.  Of  the  Oxford  crew  Mr.  Maberly  and  Mr.  WalU 
also  rowed  in  the  match  last  year.  Mr.  Maberly  likewise  pulled  in  the  Etonian 
Club  boat  of  the  Oxford  University  in  the  Henley  race,  which  had  to  contest 
the  grand  heat  with  the  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  boat,  and  on  which  occa- 
sion he  rowed  stroke.  Mr.  Rogers,  of  Balliol,  als  o  pulled  in  the  samboat,  and 
Mr.  Walls  was  one  of  the  crew  in  the  Brasennose  College  boat,  which  was 
steered  by  Mr.  Garnett,  so  that  it  will  be  seen  some  of  each  crew  were  no  novices 
in  a  hard  struggle.  The  Oxonians  had  Coombes  down  to  Oxford  to  train  them. 
Both  crews  appeared  in  high  spirhs  and  confident  of  success,  and  we  were  glad 
to  see  the  same  friendly  feeling  as  last  year  prevailing  between  them.  The 
morning  rose  brilliantly.  Amons^st  the  boats  on  the  river  we  observed  two 
eights  manned  by  the  Guards  Club,  the  Leander  with  a  crack  crew  of  that  club, 
the  Dolphin  manned  by  watermen,  and  steered  by  Coombes;  the  Magdalen- 
College,  Cambridge ;  the  Caius  College,  Cambridge;  the  First  Trinity  and  the 
Second  Trinity  College,  Cambridge;  the  Queen's  College,  Oxford;  the  St. 
John's  College,  Oxford  ;  and  several  from  *.he  two  Universities  ;  the  Commodore* 
of  the  Royal  Thames  Yacht  Club  pulled  by  eight  watermen,  the  umpires  boat 


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1840J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  331 

manned  by  eight  watermen,  the  King's  College,  London,  in  their  beautiful  new 
eight,  built  by  Lyon,  Mr.  Thynne  in  his  elegant  new  gig  pulled  by  a  crew  of 
watermen,  Mr.  Layton's  four,  that  gentleman  pulling  stoke,  &c.  &c.  At  the 
time  mentioned  for  starting,  the  Oxford  boat  made  its  appearance,  and  the  crew 
pulled  leisurely  down  to  the  bridge,  preceded  by  the  Dolphin  cutter,  and  was 
shortly  followed  by  that  of  Cambridge.  The  Oxford  wore  blue-striped  guern- 
seys without  sleeves,  and  black  straw  hats  with  purple  ribbons,  the  coxswain 
having  a  rosette  of  the  same  colour  on  his  breast.  Their  boat  was  light  blue 
inside,  with  oar  blades  of  the  like  colour;  outside  she  was  rosin  with  black 
topsides,  and  a  gold  moulding.  She  was  built  by  Hall,  of  Oxford,  and  has  beea 
^uch  admired  for  her  construction,  though,  as  we  have  before  said,  we  think 
she  was  a  little  too  heavy.  Her  crew,  however,  expressed  themselves  perfectly 
satisfied  with  her,  and  their  waterman  was  heard  to  say  that,  in  his  opinion,  she 
was  equal  to  any  ever  built.  The  Canlabs  wore  white  guernseys  with  short 
sleeves,  white  straw  hats  with  light  blue  ribbons,  the  steerer  haviiig  also  a  rosette 
of  the  same  colour  on  his  left  arm.  The  boat, built  by  Searle,  is  perhaps  the  hap- 
piest of  that  iiim*s  productions;  she  appealed  to  us  faultless.  She  was  painted 
lilac  inside,  and  precisely  the  same  at  the  Oxford  boat  on  the  outside.  Tlie 
start,  after  a  delay  owing  to  an  ill-natured  barge  prosing  through  the  middle 
arch  at  the  moment,  was  effected  ;  but  the  Cambridge  crew  were  all  abroad. 
Up  to  Vauxhall  the  Oxford  cutter  was  well  a-head — after  that  spot  the  struggle 
was  gallant,  energetic,  and  good,  bat  between  Battersea  and  Putney,  the  Cam- 
bridge crew  drew  a-head  and  got  in  first  by  a  neck — and  a  neck  only.  The 
match  was  a  beautiful  oue;  and  if  the  parties  choose, — they  have  a  fair  right  to 

"  Fight  all  their  battles  o'er  again. 
And  twice  to  slay  the  slain!'* 

The  steam  boats  were  active.  The  Aurora  ran  down  one  woman,  two  m^n* 
and  a  boat ;  and  the  Starlii^ht  tried  the  strength  of  the  two  wooden  bridges  of 
Battersea  and  Putney,  and  took  away  nothing  by  its  motion  but  one  paddle  box, 
one  wheel,  three  main  timbers,  and  two  "  young  gentlemen  of  Cambridge.'' 
All  did  well  I 

Both  boats  were  well  steered,  and  Mr.  Gamett  had  not  thrown  away  the 
lessons  of  Coombes  in  the  intricacies  of  the  river,  though  once  or  twice,  and 
once  particularly,  he  was  a  little  out  of  his  course.  The  Cantabs  being  steered 
by  Mr.  Egan,it  is  almost  superfluous  to  say  their  cutter  was  well  guided.  It  is 
a  singular  fact,  that  in  all  three  matches  with  Oxford  he  has  steered  the  winning 
boat,  and  they  certainly  owe  not  a  little  to  his  handling  the  lines  and  his  judg- 
ment in  regulating  the  exertions  of  the  crew.  Putney -bridge  was  crowded  with 
fashionables,  in  carriages,  on  horseback,  and  on  foot,  and  the  assemblage 
exceeded  anything  we  ever  witnessed. 

The  following  letters  ought  to  appear,  and,  as  is  generally  the  case,  the  open 
signing  correspondent  beats  the  anonymous  gentleman  : — 

OXFORD   AND   CAMBRIDGE    MATCH. 

"to  the  £DrTOR  OF  THE  MORNING  CHRONICLE. 

u  s,n^ — Now  that  the  match  is  over,  I  wish,  as  an  old  member  of  both  ur.ivcf^ 
sities,  to  offer  a  little  advice  against  another  occasion.  To  us  it  is  known,  but 
not  to  strangers,  that  one  boat  is  always  composed  wholly  of  undergraduatesi^ 
and  that  the  other  is  not  so  confined,  but  that  old  victors  in  former  races,  who 
have  graduated  and  left  college,  come  up  for  the  purpose  of  pulling  or  steering  in 
the  race.  If  I  have  a  predilection  for  either  university,  it  is  that  at  which  I 
originally  graduated ;  and  I  suggest  to  them  that  it  will  do  them  honour  if  they 
were  hereafter  to  place  themselves  on  a  level  with  iheir  competitors  in  this 
respect.  I  doubt  not  that  this  hint  will  be  taken.  I  shall  admire  the  generosity 
that  shall  adopt  it,  as  I  admire  the  generosity  that  has  always  kept  silent  on 
the  subject. — Yours,8cc.,  O^  Ii«*' 


332  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  £MAy, 

«  TO  THE  EDITOR  OF  BELL's  LIFE  IN  LONDON. 

"Sir, — Tlie  above  letter  was  inserted  in  *  The  Morning  Chronicle'  on  Fridaj, 
the  17th;  it  was  not,  however  thought  necessary  to  contradict  the  mis-state- 
ments contained  in  it  in  any  other  paper  than  '  BelFs  Life/    That  *  one  crew 
has  always  been  composed  wholly  of  undergraduates,  and  the  other  not  so  con- 
fined/ is  totally  without  foundation,  for  the  object  of  both  Universities    has 
always  been,  as  it  should  be,  to  bring  as  good  a  crew  as  possible  to  represent 
the  rowing  on  the  respecting  rivers.     It  is  well  understood  by  both  parties  that 
they  are  at  liberty  to  select  any  of  their  rowers,  without  reference  to  their 
standing,  and  this  ha<(  been  done  on  both  sides  without  the  slightest  interruption 
of  the  good  feeling  which  has  prevailed  between  the  contending  crewa  since 
I  can  remember  them.     The  assertion  that  *  old  victors  in  former  races,  &c.  Sec. 
is  sufficiently  contradicted  by  the  fact,  that  only  two  of  the  Oxford,  and  two  of 
the  Cambridge  crew  were  ever  before  engaged  in  a  public  match.*     I  would, 
therefore,  advise  Mr.  O.  H.,  whatever  may  be  the  state  of  his  predilections,  to 
make  himself  in  future  better  acquainted  with  facts  before  publishing  his 
opinionfl. 

"  I  remain,  your  obedient  servant, 
•'  Caius  College,  Cambridge."  "  T.  Selby  Egan." 


COURSING. 

MATCH  BETW  LEN  WATERLOO  AND  CARRON.— April  4. 

Best  of  three  runs  for  200  sovs. 

Lord  Eglinton's  d«  and  w.  d.  Waterloo ..121 

Mr.  Bruce  Jardine's  f.  and  w.  d.  Carron 3     12 

Such  is  the  result  of  this  much  talked  of  match,  which  came  off  at  Eaglesham 
on  Saturday,  April  4,  in  presence  of  an  immense  assemblage  of  amateurs  collected 
from  all  parts  of  the  country.  Everything  was  gone  about  as  if  the  race  betwixt 
Waterloo  and  Carron  was  indeed  to  decide  the  championship  of  Scotland.  No 
pains  were  spared  in  trying  to  find  the  best  hares  on  the  best  ground,  and  to 
have  the  crowd  so  placed  as  to  witness  each  course  from  the  "  Let  them  go !"  to 
the  "  Who-woop  !'*  And  never  were  exertions  better  rewarded.  The  first  hare, 
the  instant  she  was  a-foot,  displayed  to  the  connoisseur's  eye  all  l^he  indications 
of  one  possessed  of  spirit  and  speed — beautiful  fur — red  neck — broad  back — 
and  a  bounding,  kicking  gait,  and  a  twist  of  the  scut,  as  if  she  defied  the  utmost 
pace  of  the  deadliest  foes.  At  120  yards,  off  the  greyhounds  flew — firm  and 
steady  and  close  together  for  the  first  sixty  yards  as  if  still  in  couples,  when  off  burst' 
Waterloo,  and,  after  a  good  straight  stretch,  cleared  a  couple  of  lengths,  and 
wrenched,  and  wrenched  again,  and,  bearing  on,  wrenched  a  third  time,  and  drove 
the  hare  into  and  across  a  lane,  rattling  along,  making  various  points,  over  a  couple 
of  wide  fields,  till  he  made  a  splendid  rush  and  fell  with  the  hare  in  his  mo«th ; 
but  she  struggled  from  his  fangs,  and  in  went  Carron  for  the  first  time,  and  ran 
lingle-handed  almost  over  a  field,  doing  some  clever  work,  when  Wateloo 
caught  him  and  challenged ;  but  the  hare  turned  through  a  fence,  and  a  beautiful 
race  it  was  up  the  slope  towards  High  Craig,  in  which  Waterloo  again  caught 
him,  but  could  not  pass  before  the  hare  turned;  and  in  went  Waterloo, and, 
after  wrenching  twice,  threw  in  Carron,  who  made  a  masterly  run  home,  and 
closed  the  course.  Great  were  the  shouts  when  the  red  flag  proclaimed  Water- 
loo the  vnnner  of  the  course.  Betting,  4  to  1  in  favour  of  Waterloo ;  the  betting 
before  starting  having  been  3  to  2  in  favour  of  Carron.— After  half  an  hour  the 
do^s  were  again  put  in.  The  hare  ran  straight  for  the  crowd.  After  a  struggle, 
Waterloo,  as  before,  showed  ahead,  but  on  getting  to  a  thin  fence  of  old  thorns 


.1840. J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  333 

he  seemed  to  hesitate  whether  to  vault  or  meuse  ;  and  when  he  resolved  to  Ieap> 
through  rushed  Carron,  and,  planting  himsielf  behiud  the  game,  which  was  i^ 
mere  field-dodger  and  had  not  heart  for  the  open  country,  he  turned  many  a  time 
and  oft,  so  closely  as  to  prove  himself  in  this  course  a  Uiorough-bred  non-intru" 
tionisi.  The  white  flag  proclaimed  Carron  the  winner,  gaining  a  comparatively 
feeble  cheer  for  him,  and  completely  turning  the  tide  of  speculation.  Even 
betting — everything  thought  to  depend  on  the  hare. — Half  an  hour  passed  away, 
and  the  dogs  were  in  slips  onee  more,  and  for  the  deciding  courAe.  Soho!  and 
the  hare  was  sprung;  but  umpire,  tyrer,  and  slipper,  proclaimed  her  unfit,  and 
she  was  allowed  togoawray.  Soho!  again.  Away  she  tripped — a  racing  hare, 
which  knew  her  place  of  strength  to  be  the  distant  ruin  of  the  Castle  of  Polnoon, 
for  which,  so  soon  as  she  heard  the  dogs  approaching,  she  turned  idiarply  off. 
The  first  fly  was  over  a  flat,  and  there  was  little  difference  in  the  speed;  they 
wheeled  towards  a  hedge^  and  over  it  both  gallantly  flew,  Waterloo  in  front, 
And  over  some  newly  harrowed  land  he  galloped  with  great  strength,  easily 
beating  his  opponent,  and  at  length  getting  upon  a  grassy  slope,  made  a  still 
greater  display  of  his  superior  racing  and  lasting  qualities.  On  descending  the 
other  slope,  sweeping  towards  the  castle,  Carron  got  in,  and  with  deadly  aim 
prevented  the  hare  from  reaching  those  rocks  and  scattered  stones,  amidst  which 
tthe  had  hoped  to  foil  her  pursuers.  The  red  flag  telegraphed  Waterloo  as  at 
once  the  winner  of  this  course  and  of  the  match,  and  such  adieer  for  Waterloo 
arose  as  might  have  charmed  the  guardian  spirit  of  the  Monlgomeries,  if,  haply, 
such  happened  at  the  time  to  float  over  the  sitk  of  their  ancient  keep,  arul  witness 
tliethus  strongly  evidenced  popularity  of  their  present  noble  re presentative, 

Thustriurophaotly  has  Waterloo  finished  his  first  season,  having  had  only  three 
courses  given  against  bim^-the  first,  his  last  for  the  Douglas  Stakes  with  Carron  ; 
the  second,  his  th'u*d  for  the  Caledonian  Cup,  with  Mr.  A.  Oraliam's  O  Yes  O 
Yes,  O  Yes ;  and  the  third  bis  second  in  this  match. 


AMERICAN  EXTRAVAGANZAS. 

Yankee  Editors  in  Gotham. — "Almost  every  press  in  this  city  has  ill  ii 

some  very  clever  gentleman  from  down  East,  which  fact,  while  it  gives  so  much 

superiority  and  interest  to  the  New  York  press,  would  admonish  us  not  to  draw 

down  a  hornets'  nest  about  our  ears,  by  supposing   that  Boston  folks  are  not 

always  to  have  the  preference." — Star, 

The  above  set  us  to  thinking  :  and  counting  upon  our  fingers,  we  find  the 
Star  is  more  than  half  right  about  the  number  of  onion  eaters  that  have  wormed 
triemslves  in  here,  despite  the  ghosts  of  the  old  Dutch  Governors,  and  their  de? 
scendants.  Beginning  at.the  post  office  with  the  Express,  we  find  them  all  Yankee 
**  downcast  as  darnation,*'  as  Jonathan  Slick  might  say.  Pass  on  to  the  TaUUr^ 
and.  the  editors  are  from  Boston,  and  Portland;  the  Whig  editor  is  from  New 
Hampshire;  the  Sun  folks.  wi,th  one  exception,  are  ^own  east.;  the  Dispatch^ 
with  no  exception,  do.  do.;  the  Signal,  Yankee  entire;  the  Herald  money 
articles  and  ship  news  are  done  by  two  Yankees,  and  the  rest  pf  its  people  ar^ 
from  places  unknown  ;  the  senior  editor  of  the  Commercial  is  Yankee  ;  the  e^ir 
tors  of  the  Evening  Post  do.  ;  the  Gazette  senior  is  Connecticut;  the  Journal 
of  Commerce  is  thoroughly  Yankee ;  the  assistant  editor  of  the  Courier  and 
JSn^wircris  a  Yankee;  and  thus  we  can  count  twelve  among  the  dailies,  and 
dare  say  there  are  more.  The  Star,  American,  and  Times,  and  the  two  Eras^ 
are  the  only  uninfected  papers — but  of  the  Times  we  are  not  sure. 

Pass  to  the  weeklies.     General  Morris's  right  hand  man  and  active  editor  in 

the  Mirror  is  a  Yankee.    The  Spirit  of  the  Times  is  Yankee.    The  Corsair, 

ditto.  New  Yorker,  do. ;  N.  Y.  Observer,  do. ;  and  most  of  the  religious  papers^. 

The  Ladies'  Companion,  is  ia  Yankee  hands— all  except  the  proprietor.    Th« 

NO.  CIX. — VOL.  XVIII.  2  s 


1334  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE,  IMay, 

fid'iior  of  atxe  Knickerbocker  is  a  Yankee.  The  New  York  Review  is  in  New 
England  hands.  Hunt,  of  the  MerchanVt  Magazins  is  Yankee,  and  no  mis- 
take. But  we  have  not  time  to  go  farther,  though  we  might;  and  as  to  re- 
printing all  the  Yankee  names  of  hterary  loafers,  and  businessmen,  who  are  of 
Yankee  extraction,  resident  in  this  city,  we  cannot  do  it,  without  invading  old 
father  Longworth's  Directory  copyright. 

New  England  is  the  Scotland  of  the  United  States.  The  jealous  might  say 
that  as  dog  won't  eat  dog,  the  Jonathans  are  driven  away  from  home  to  forage. 
Happen  that  how  it  may,  we  find  York  pretty  considerable  of  a  darned  :nioe 
place;  and,  if  agreeable  to  the  Star,  we  reckon  upon  stopping  awhile,  and 
making  ourselves  "to  home."  "  iNothing  like  leather,"  as  they  say,**  in  the 
town  where  we  come  from.''  It  is  sleek  and  soft,  and  pliable,  and  will  sit  snug 
any  where,  like  cod  fish  verlebrsB  in  the  eyelet  holes  of  a  Cape  Cod  mermaid's 
corsets.  With  marline  or  codline  for  lacings,  they  get  a  mighty  strong  pur- 
chase on  Sunday  their  lace-ups,  and  brace-up   perpendicular  till  they  bend 

backwards. 

'  To  go  back  to  leather.  Nobody  is  so  like  leather  as  the  Yankees.  They 
carry  the  injunction  to  do  in  Rome  as  Romans  do,  whierever  they  land.  They 
learn  to  make  themselves  useful,  from  the  time  that  they  drive  the  cows  home, 
while  they  are  yet  but  knee  high  to  that  quadruped,  until  the  hour  when  they  are 
called  to  give  up  their  *<  reckonings,'^  <*  calculations/'  and  surmises,  for  the  right 
down  sure  certainty  of  death. 

That  is  the  secret  of  the  Yankee's  success.  "  D — n  the  fellow,"  a  Southerner 
may  say — **  but  he's  useful,  and  I  can't  do  without  him."  **  Any  work  for  a 
fellow  ?''  said  a  fresh  imported  specimen  across  our  counter  the  other  day. 
"  No,"  was  the  answer."  **  You  don't  know  of  any  body  round  here  that  wouldn't 
like  to  hire  nobody,  do  you?"  **  No."  Still  the  chap  hung  about  the  counter. 
The  clerk's  attention  was  called  away,  and  upon  returning  he  found  the  chap  as 
busy  folding  penny  papers  as  if  hired  by  the  job.  "  Only  thought  I  might  be  dew- 
ing a  little  something  while  I  waited."  **  But  who  told  you  to  wait?"  **  Oh, 
nobody  said  I  shouldn't, and  I  didn't  know  but  something  might  turn  up  if  I 
did — but  if  you're  so  almighty  stuck  up,  I  won't  charge  any  thing  for  what 
I  have  done*  Good  rooming — and  I  hope  you'll  be  here  when  I  come  back.** 
So  he  walked,  and  we'll  bet  be  has  wormed  himself  into  a  situation  before  this 
time.  If  he  has  not,  it  is  no  fault  of  his  own^  at  any  rate ;  and,  if  he  has,  his 
employer  finds  no  fault  with  him,  we'll  be  bound. 

A  Bankrupt  Merchant  at  the  West  says  that  his  business  has  been  so  bad 
that  he  could  not  pay  his  debts  even  if  he  had  the  money. 

A  worthy  knight  and  citizen  was  asked,  a  few  days  ago,  to  explain  the  term 
ttatu  quo,  which  he  did  in  the  following  manner: — Wh}',  statu  quo — statu  quo 
belongs  to  the  fine  arts — you  all  know  what  co  is — co  is  Latin  for  company y  as  we 
see  marked,  you  know,  Barclay  &  Co.,  Meux  &  Co. — whenever  it  is  more  than 
one,  it's  always  co.  But  I'll  describe  it  to  you.  You  know  what  a  statue  is; 
well,  as  a  statue  by  itself  is  nothing  more  than  a  statu,  but  when  there  is  more 
than  one  statue,  as  for  instance,  in  the  case  of  Gog  and  Magog,  at  Guildhall,  or 
the  men  at  St.  Diinstan's,  why  then,  that  is  statue  and  co— that  is,  in  Latin, 
statu  ^guo, 

9 

Phrenology,  Combativeness:  Coming  the  "science"  over  the  lamp-post  of 
a  dark  night. 

Philoprogenitiveness .  Whipping  every  body's  child  but  your  own. 

Calculating :'  Prognosticating  the  result  of  the  next  election. 
.  Tune :  Grinding  an  organ  with  two  pipes  and  a  half. 

Inquisitiveness  »  Looking  Over  an  editor's  shoulder  while  he  is  writing. 

Benevolence :  Payuig  six  cents  for  to-day's  paper  and  begging  three  or  four 
.back  numbers. 


184a.l  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  335 

Ai»  Irishman,  who  some  time  ago  was  committed  to  Knutsford  House  of  Cor« 
rection  for  a  misdemeanor,  and  sentenced  to  work  on  the  tread-wheel  for  a 
month,  observed,  at  the  expiration  of  his  task, ''  what  a  great  dale  of  fatague  and 
botlieration  it  would  have  saved  us  poor  craters  if  they  had  but  invented  it  to  go 
by  stame,  like  all  other  water-mills ;  for  d — 1  burn  me  if  I  have  not  been  goin^ 
up  stairs  this  four  weeks,  but  never  could  reach  the  chamber  door  at  all,  at  all. 

.  **  Well,  stranger,  where  are  you  out'n  V*  said  a  landlady  of  Arkansas  to  he^ 
guest/'  <'  Why,  madam,  I  am  now  from  Baltimore^  Maryland,  but  I  was  born 
and  brought  up  in  Massachusetts,  near  Boston,"  said  the  gentleman.  '^  Aint 
that  whar  the  Yankees  live,"  said  the  lady.  "  Yes,  ma'am,"  replied  the  gen-t 
tleman.  "  Law,  me !  you  are  the  very  man  I  have  been  looking  arter  this  longp 
time, — my  clock  is  out  of  fix,**  ejaculated  the  lady  in  ecstacies  of  joy. — Ar^ 
kansas  Faper* 

A  Game  Transaction, — A  Frenchman  in  New  York  recently  purchased  four 
fat,  fine,  plump  looking  squirrels  in  the  market,  for  which  he  gave  an  exorbitant 
price.  He  handed  them  over  to  his  cook^  anticipating  a  delicious  repast.  Upoi^ 
stripping  them  they  were  found  to  be  mere  effigies — nothing  more  than  skin 
stuffed  with  tow,  straw,  and  other  rubbish,  but  so  skilfully  manufactured  that 
they  had  deceived  all  who  had  seen  them.  This  beats  us.  We  have  heard  of 
a  roasted  hyena  stuffed  with  lucifer  matches  and  lightning  rods,  and  aquafortis 
gravy  seasoned  with  iron  filings,  but  a  squirrel  pie  made  of  tow  and  chopped 
Straw  I — never ! — Ficai/une, 

A  Good  One* — A  little  girl  who  had  been  in  the  habit  of  begging  for  cold 
victuals,  called,  as  she  had  been  accustomed,  at  a  certain  bouse  in  a  village,  and 
on  being  given  the  usual  portion,  entered  her  protest  against  it,  and  said  there 
was  not  enough.  "  Why,"  said  the  lady,  **  is  this  not  as  much  as  we  have  been 
in  the  habit  of  giving  you."  The  girl  very  innocently  replied,  "Oh,  yes  j  but 
we  are  taking  boarders  now." 

.  Ahead  of  the  Yankees* — In  Paris  there  is  a  class  of  men  who  make  a  business 
to  get  run  over  by  carriages  for  the  purpose  of  recovering  damages*  A  Yankee 
would  hardly  have  thought  of  this  sy&tem  of  making  a  raise. 

^'  Mr.  Jones,  you  must  take  the  responsibility,**  as  the  Illinois  editor's  wifQ 
taidy  yen  she  gave  her  husband  the  young  'un  to  nurse. 


THE  VETERINARY  EXAMINERS. 

Thb  following  letter  is  sensibly  and  temperately  written,  and  ought  to  have 
its  effect  with  the  body,  whose  construction  it  so  properly  questions : — 

"  TO  BRANSBY  COOPER,  ESQ.  F.R.S. 

<<  Hyde  Park  Barracks,  January,  1840* 
*'  My  dear  Sir, — ^The  commencement  of  your  having  become  a  veterinary  exa- 
miner recalls  to  my  mind  so  many  singular  coincidences  in  your  professional  lififr 
and  my  own,  that  I  cannot  refrain  from  giving  them  to  my  veterinary  brethren ; 
not,  I  beg  to  observe,  out  of  any  disrespect,  or  disparagement  of  a  name  which 
the  medi^  world,  both  human  and  veterinary,  have  reason  enough  to  hold  in 
pride  and  veneration;  but  for  the  purpose  of  showing,  in  a  yet  stronger  light, 
perhaps,  than  has  hitherto  been  exhibited,  the  absurd  lengths  to  which  our  Royal 
Veterinary  College  seems  disposed  to  drive  veterinary  affairs.  In  your  owa 
case,  fond  as  you  have  always  been  of  horses,  and  really  conversant  as  yoii^ 
are   in  horse-knowledge,   compared    with  the   medical   profession  generally,^ 

2  s2 


33e  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Mu^r, 

yonr  appointment  at  one  of  our  examiners  ought  to  be,  and  most  astured  would 
be,  matter  ot  congratuiation  to  U9,  did  not  the  same  insurmountable  objection 
apply  asy  olim,  operated  io  the  case  of  your  highly  distinguished  uncle.  Sir 
Astley.     Unfortunately  for  us,  you  are,  both  of  you,  iurgeons;  while  we  arp,  all 
of  us,  v€  Urinary  surgeons ;  and  between  our  two  sciences,  in  matters  of  practice, 
there  is),  as  everybody  now>a-days  knows,  far  too  wide  a  difference  ever  to  admit 
of  any  person  professing  but  one  to  pretend  to  examine  another  individual  in  re- 
gafd  to  his  qualifications  to  practise  the  other.     Plain  and  full  of  troth,  as  this 
axiom  is,  yet  are  there  thos&  who  think  otherwise ;  and  to  such  I  would  put  your 
case  atid  mine,  as  being,  perhaps,  about  one  of  the  most  unanswerable  that  the 
two  professions  have  ever  been  able  to  furnish.    Having  myself  been  educated  at 
an  early  age  as  a  veterinary  surgeon,  soon  after  I  had  obtained  my  diploma,  I 
entered  the  army;  being,  however,  at  the  time  of  the  great  reduction,  placed 
upon  half-pay,  I,  a  few  years  afterwards,  became  a  pupil  at  St.  Thomas's  Hos-' 
pital,  where  I  dressed  for  Mr.  Travers,  and,  finally,  obtained  a  new  diplonoa 
from    the    Royal    College   of  Surgeons ;    and  subsequently  to  this  I  passed 
Apothecaries*  Hall.      So,  in  fact,  it  most  singularly  turns  out,  that  you  and 
myself  have    been    both    pupils    of  the    same  hospital;  have    both    become 
members  of  the  Royal   College  of  Surgeons ;    have  both  served  in  the  same 
regiment — the  royal    artillery — you    as   assistant  surgeon,  I  as    a    veterinary 
burgeon;  have  both  of  us  since  that  period  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  our 
respeciive  professions,  you  as   surgeon,  I  as  veterinary  surgeon ;  both  written 
works  on   our  distinctive  arts,  which  are  in  either  case  cast  aside  or  deemed 
unworthy;  and  yet,  now — after  a  servitude  on  my  part  of  twenty-eight  years  in 
the  practice  of  my  profession — you  are  elected  on  the  board  of  veterinary  exa- 
miners, while  I  am  deemed  unfit  lo  hold  any  such  appointment!  Do  not,  1  pray 
you,  my    dear   sir,   for  a  moment   conceive    that  I  envy  you  thi>  veterinary 
appointment;  there  can  be  nothing  in  it  worth  your  acceptance;  and,  I  can 
assure  you,  but  little  lo  render  it  worth  mine.     No!  that  is  not  the  motive  that 
stirs  my  pen  in  this  already  much  mooted  question  at  the  present  time;  for^. 
being  myself  in  the  army,  and  moved  about  from  quarter  to  quarter,  the  appoint- 
ment is  not  one  I  could,  on  all  occasions  fulfil.     My  present  object  is  to  show, 
yet  more  forcibly  if  possible  than  has  been  hitherto  done,  the  continued  stigma, 
cast  upon  all  well-informed  and  respectable  members  of  the  veterinary  profession^- 
by  the  obstinate  and  undeserved  exclusion  of  them,  by  the  Royal  Veterinary 
College,  from  situations  which  it  is  perfectly  impossible  can  be  adequately  filled 
by  gentlemen  who  are  by  profession  surgeons  and  physicians,  and  not  veterinary' 
surgeons.  In  times  past,  there  might  have  existed  reasons  why  students  in  the  art 
of  curing  horses  should  be  examined  by  gentlemen  eminent  for  curing  the  disorders 
of  men;  but  surely  now  that  the  Veterinary  College  has  stood  nearly  half  a  century, 
we  must  have  members  among  us  who  are  competent  to  this  duty;  and  that 
being  the  case,  I  should,  for  one,  vote  that  some  very  handsome  and  acceptable 
return  be  made  to  thig  present  Board  of  Examiner?  for  their  long  and  faithful- 
services,  with  a  conjoint  request  that  they  cede  their  places  to  a  board  of  veterin- 
ary surgeons.    If  Mr.  Sewell  be  deemed  informed  enough  to  sit  as  Professor  at 
the  Royal  Veterinary  College,  doubtless  such  men  as  Goodwin,  Cherry,  King, 
Field,  Turner,  and    Youatt,  fare  sufficiently  endowed   to  examine  into  the 
qualifications  of  the  students!     And,  therefore,  it  would  be  just  as  reason-* 
able   (o   appoint  a   surgeon  to   the   professorship,  as   to    continue  to  elect 
surgeons  to  become  our  examiners.     At  the  Scotch  veterinary  school  this  incon^ 
gruity  has  never  had  existence*     Jh  incipio,  there,  veterinary  surgeons  have 
constituted  the  examining  board  ;  and  the  fruits  of  this  wholesome  arrangemont, 
if  [  mistake  not,  have  already  shewn  themselves  on  more  occasions  than  one. 
The  profession  wants  men,  **  qualified  to  practise*'~^not  men  schooled   like 
parrots  to  answer  questions.    The  army  in  particular  requires  the  qualified 
practitioner;  and,  if  I  am  not  deceived,  under  its  present  veterinary  director-- 


1840.x  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. :  3^37, 

ship,  will  take  care  to  have  that  kind  of  qualification.     Indeed,  for  my  own 
part,  were  I  in  the  place  of  the  principal  veterinary  surgeon^  I  should  certainly 
consider  it  my  duly  to  look  lightly  upon  any   veieiinary  diploma  signed  by 
surgeons  and  physicians,  however  celebiated  in  their  own  profession.     But  the 
present  diploma  is  aiiso  subscribed  by  the  professor  of  the  Veterinary  CoUegp. 
So  much  the  worse;  because  he  is, oris  naturally  regarded  to  be,  interested  in 
passing  his  own  pupils.    I  cannot  refrain,  in  this  place,  from  relating  what  some 
years  ago  passed  on  this  very  question  between  myself  and  the  late  much  re* 
spected  and  talented  Dr.  George  Pearson,  whose  acquaintance  I  had  the  honour 
familiarly  to  enjoy.     The  doctor  one  day  called  at  my  barrack-room,  in  Hyde-, 
park,  and 'in  the  course  of  conversation  the  subject  now  before  us  happened  to 
come  upon  the  tapis  ;  when  I  urged  what  I  have  in  this  letter  been  contending' 
for.     "  No,"  replied  the  doctor,  •*  I  cannot  agree  with  you,  Mr.  Percivall ;  the- 
veterinary  board  would  became  poor  and  inconsequential  without  us.    Without^ 
our  (celebrated)  names,  your  diploma  would  be  worth  very  little."    *'  True,: 
Doctor  I  I  admit  the  force  of  your  reasoning;  but  how  do  you  reconcile  the 
fact  of  one  person  pretending  to  examine  another  on  subjects  concerning  which 
he  himself  must  be  in  a  stale  of  comparativp  ignorance  ?"     "  In  a  state  of 
ignorance!  no,  no!  We  profess  ourselves  to  be  quite  competent  in  b\\  genetkil 
matters."    "  Will  you  do  me  the  favour  to  step  into  my    infirmary  stable, 
Doctor  ?  there  stands  a  sick  horse ;  now,  my  dear  Doctor,  can  you  in  any  man- 
ner, or  measure,  divine  what  that  animaPs  disorder  may  happen  to  be  ?"    The 
Doctor  turned  round,  and,  chuckling,  rejoined, "  egad  1  I  believe  you  have  rne 
mow;  this  appeal  adequum  is  more  than  I  bargained  for."     Of  tlie  value  of  the 
appeal  ad  equum^  there  is  no  one  on  the  examining  board  who  can  liave  so  just 
and  proper  a  sense  as  yourself.     Fond  as  you  have  always  been  of  riding  and 
driving — ay  !  and  I  have  known  the  day  when  no  hounds  could  have  got  away 
from  you — you  must,  and  acknowledged ly  are,  the  surgeon,  of  all  others,  who  is 
most  competent  to  arbitrate  the  questions — by  whom  ought  veterinary  students  to 
be  examined?     By  members   of  their  own  profession,  or   by   surgeons  and 
physicians  ?     And  should  you  view  the  subject  in  the  light  we  do,  I  trust  I  know 
you  well  enough,  to  assure  my  veterinary  brethren,  that  you,  at  least,  will  espouse 
their  cause — that  you  will  throw  off  an  appointment  which  can  add  nothing  to 
your  purse  or  your  fame — and  that  you  will  recommend  our  college  to  do  what 
it  ought  to  have  done  long  ago,  viz.  elect  a  board  of  examiners  out  of  the 
veterinary  profession. 

With  every  desire  for  your  health  rnd  happiness, 
Believe  me,  my  dear  sir,  to  remain,  most  faithfully  and  devotedly  you,rs, 

William  Percival,  M.R.C.S. 

Member  of  the  Apothecaries  Company,  and  V.S.  in  the  first  Life  Guards. 
To  Bransby  Cooper,  Esq.  F.R.S.,  surgeon  to  Guy's  Hospital,  &c. 

• 

[The  Veterinary  College  has  existed  fifty  years  in  this  country,  and  it  must  have 
ill-performed  its  duties  if,  at  the  present  period,  the  members  of  the  profession 
are  not  belter  qualified  to  be  the  examiners  of  veterinary  acquirements  than  the 
medical  men  who  continue  obstinately  to  usurp  the  places  that  long  since  should 
have  been  vacated  by  them.  Except  to  Messrs.  Sewell  and  Spooner,  the  observa- 
tions in  Mr.  Percivalfs  letter  are  equally  applicable  to  ihe  other  medical  men  as 
to  Dr.  Pearson,  and  however  unbiassed  may  be  the  judgment  of  the  two 
veterinary  professors,  it  is  unfair  and  against  all  usage  for  men  to  preside  at  the 
ordeal  of  their  own  pupils.    The  committee  consists  of  Sir  Ashley  Cooper,  Sir 

B.  Brodie,.Dr.  Bright,  W.  Sewell,  Dr.  Paris,  E  Stanley,  Bransby  Cooper,  and 

C.  Spooner,     Editor.] 


938' 


NEW  SPORTINO  MAGAZINE. 


[Mat. 


VARIETIES. 

THE   BOOK  OF  ARCHERY.      By   George   Agar    Hansard,   Esq., 

Gwent  Bowman.    LoDgman  and  Co. 

We  have  received  thi»  elegant  and  admirably  got  up  volume  too  late  in  tha 
month  to  notice  it  fully  (which,  bowerer,  we  purport  doing  next  month) — but 
we  can  only  say,  that  if  charming  illustrations — romantic  records,  and  beautiful 
printing,  can  be  of  avail  in  this  *'  working  day  world,"  this  book  must  be  on 
the  table  of  every  Lady-lover  of  the  greenwood,  and  every  mental  and  poetical 
•portsman.  At  present  we  can  only  find  room  for  i^  specimen  taken  at 
random. 


TH£  ARCHER'SIMARCH. 


Sound  the  masic,  sound  it, 
I/Ot  bills  and  dales  rebound  it, 
Xjtt  hills  and  dales  rebound  it, 
In  praise  of  archery. 

The  origin  divine  is, 
Tbe  practice  brave  and  fine  is^ 
Which  generously  inclines  us 
To  guard  our  Uberty. 

The  deity  of  Parnassus, 
The  god  of  soft  caresses* 
Piana  and  her  lasses, 

Delight  in  archery. 

See  !  See !  yon  bow  extended, 
^Tis  Jove  himself  that  bends  it ; 

O'er  clouds  on  high  it  glows. 

All  nations,  Turks,  and  Parthian 
The  Tartars  and  the  Scythians, 
The  Arabs,  Moors,  ana  Indians, 

With  bravery  draw  their  bow. 

Our  own  true  records  tell  us. 
That  none  could  e'er  excel  us. 
That  none  could  e'er  excel  us. 
In  martial  archery. 

With  shafts  our  sires  engaging. 
Opposed  the  Romans  raging. 
Defeat  the  fierce  Norwegian, 

And  spar'd  few  Danes  to  flee. 

Witness  tbe  Largs  and  Loucartre» 
Dunkeld  and  Aberlemno, 
Dunkeld  and  Aberlemno, 

Rosline  and  fiannockbum. 


Tbe  Cheviots,  all  the  borders,^ 
Were  bowmen  in  brave  order; 
Told  enemies,  if  further 

They  moved,  they'd  ne'er  return. 

Sound,  sound  !  the  music  !  sound  iti 
Let  bills  and  dales  rebound  it. 
Let  hills  and  dales  rebound  it. 
In  paise  of  archery. 

Used  as  a  game,  it  pleases ; 
The  mind  to  joy  it  raises. 
And  throws  off  all  diseases 
Of  lazy  luxury. 

Now,  now  our  care  beguiling, 
When  all  the  year  looks  smiling. 
When  all  the  year  looks  smiling. 
With  healthful  harmony, 

Tbe  sun  in  glory  glowing, 
With  morning  dew  bestowing 
Sweet  fragrance,  life  in  growing. 
To  flowers  and  every  tree. 

'Tis  now  the  Archers  Royal, 
A  hearty  band  and  loyal, 
A  hearty  band  and  loyal. 

That  in  just  thoughts  agree. 

Appear  in  ancient  bravery. 
Despising  all  base  knavery. 
Which  tends  to  bring  in  slavery 
Souls  worthy  to  be  free. 

Sound  the  music !  sound  it. 
Fill  up  tbe  glass,  and  round  w'it. 
Fill  up  the  glass,  and  round  w'it. 
Health  and  prosperity. 


1840.] 


T^EW  SPORTING  MAGAZINt. 


339 


Death. — On  the  2d  of  March  last,  at  Doncaster,  Mr.  John  Boulton,  of  that 
town.  During  a  long  course  of  years,  Mr.  Boulton  carried  on  the  business  of 
.auctioneer;  and  the  correct  judgment,  sound  discrimination,  and  long  expe- 
.rience^  in  the  sale  of  blood  stock,  &c.,  entitle  him  to  be  considered  as  the  Tat- 
tersall  of  the  North.  He  was  in  his  59th  ye^r,  and  his  loss  is  deeply  and  sin*> 
cerely  regretted  by  a  laige  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances  ;  for  his  manjr 
superior  qualities  as  an  affectionate  husband,  a  kind  father,  and  faithful  friend^ 
'and  for  his  gentlemanly  deportment  and  suavity  of  manners,  during  along  career 
of  public  usefulness. 

RACES  TO  COME. 


MAY. 

Newmarket  First  Spring 4 

Chester 4 

Cheltenham  Hippodrome 4 

Durham 7 

Eglinton  Park 12 

Beverley    13 

Plymouth  and  Devonport  Spring. ...  13 

Sbiffnal ' 14 

Newmarket  Second  Spring 19 

Wins  low  (pony)    20 

Hungerford    22 

Gorbambury 26 

York 26 

JUNE. 

Stafford  ••• 1 

Epsom    •  2 

Curragh  (Ireland). 9 

Epping ^ 9 

Hippodrome  10 

Manchester    10 

Tenbury 11 

Selbourn  Hill 12 

Ascot  Heath 16 

Buxton 17 

Knighton  18 

Roscommon  (Ireland) • 22 

Newton 24 

Bibury  Club 24 

Hampton 24 

Stockbridge    25 

Limerick  (Ireland) 26 

Newca8tle>oa-Tyne 29 

JULY. 

Bath 1 

Ludlow    1 

Newmarket    7 

Carlisle 7 

Liverpool 14 

Bishop's  Waltham 14 

Stamford  J 15 

Southampton 16 

Dudley.  Tipton,  &c 20 

Down  (Ireland)     20 

County  of  Gloucester  (Cheltenham) .  21 

Winchester    21 

Lancaster 22 

Hertford 22 


Goodwood 28 

Newport  (Salop) 28 

AUGUST. 

Pottery ,«  . .  4 

Marlborough    4 

Worcester 4 

Brighton    5 

Haverfordwest 5 

Salisbury    6 

Edgware    6 

Newcastle  (Staff.) 6 

Wolverhampton 11 

Lewes    12 

Blandford 12 

17 

19 

19 

19 

20 

20 

24 

24 

25 


Ripon     ■•  •  • 

Plymouth,  &c 

Aberystwith 

Weymouth    

Paisley 

Burnley 

Stourbridge 

York 

Egham •. 

Devon  and  Exeter    26 

Hereford    > . . . .  26 

Northampton 26 

SBPTEMBEB. 

Warwick    2 

Cbeadle  (Staff) 7 

Lich6eld    8 

Curragh  (Ireland) 8 

Leicester 9 

Abingdon 9 

Doncaster 14 

Cbeadle  (Cheshire)      -21 

Redditch    21 

Liverpool 23 

Walsall  23 

Newmarket  First  October    29 

York  Union  Hunt SO 

OOTOBER. 

York  October    2 

Knutsford 7 

Chesterfield    7 

Newmarket  Second  October 12 

Caledonian  Hunt 13 

Kelso .  13 

Newmarket  Houghton 26 


340  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  JMay, 

TATTERSALL'S. 

The  Newmaricet  meeting  has  made  considerabte  aUerattoni  in  the  betting  on  tin 
Derby.  Scott'a  stable  ia  in  great  force,  there  were  plenty  of  backers  at  3  to  1.  Lord 
Westminster's  Launcelot  is  now  first  favourite  at  5  to  1,  having  advanced  from  18 
to  1  since  oar  last.  Theon  and  Confederate  have  likewise  risen  in  the  betdn?. 
Melody  colt  and  Path-finder  who  were  severally  at  1000  to  10  are  now  the  former 
mt  20  to  1  and  the  latter  28  to  1.  Wardan  was  in  demand  at  40  to  1  and  Maroon 
and  Gambia  had  some  few  friends  at  50  to  1  each.  On  the  Oaks,  Black  Bess  hi^ 
been  advancing  rapidly,  and  is  now  almost  as  good  a  favourite  as  Crucifix  :  Teleta 
had  likewise  some  backers  at  10  to  1.     We  subjoin  the  betting  on  Monday  the  27th. 

Lansoowne  Stakes  at  Bath. 

2  to  1  on  Confederate  agst«  Orey  Milton  (taken  not  p.  p.) 

2000  Guineas  Stakes. 
5  to  2  agst.  Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Crucifix  (taken) 

3  to  1  agst.  Mr.  Houlds worth's  Confederate  (taken) 
9  to  2  agst.  Lord  Orford's  Angelica  colt 

100  even  between  the  Angelica  and  Lucetta  colts  (not  p.  p.) 

The  Deaby. 

5  to  2  agst.  Scott's  lot  (take  3  to  1) 

5  to  1  agst.  Lord  Westminster's  Laundeldt  .; 

8  to  1  agst.  Duke  of  Cleveland's  Theon 

10  to  X  -agst.  Mr.  Houldsworth's  Confederate 

11  to  1  agst.  Lord  Albemarle's  Assassin  (taken) 
18  to  1  agst.  Lord  Exeter's  Lucetta  colt  (taken). 
20  to  1  agst.  Lord  Jersey's  Muley  Ishmael 

20  to  1  agst..  Mr.  Etwall's  Melody  colt 

20  to  1  agst.  Lord  Orford's  Angelica  colt 

22  to  1  agst.  Captain  Gardner's  Monops  (taken) 

28  to  1  agst.  Lord  Kelburne's  Pathfinder  (taken) 

30  to  1  agst.  Duke  of  Rutland's  Crazy  Boy 

33  to  1  agst.  Col.  Anson's  Black  Bess  (taken) 

40  to  1  agst.  Mr.  Wreford's  Wardan  (taken)  ■ 

50  to  1  agst.  Lord  Chesterfield's  Gambia  (taken) 

50  to  1  agst.  Lord  Westminster's  Maroon  (taken) 
1000  to  15  agst.  Mr.  J.  Gill's  Prince  Albert  (taken)  ; 
1000  to  15  agst.  Lord  Eglinton's  Graysteel  (taken) 
1000  to  15  agst.  Mr.  Fowler's  Cormorant  (taken)   ; 
1000  to.  15  Agstr  Mr.  Clark's  Benjamin  (taken) 
1000  to  15  agst.  Mr.  Robertson's  Little  Wonder  (taken) 
1000  to  10  agst.  Mr.  Forth's  Solace  colt  (taken) 
'  "200  even  between  Confederate  and  Assassin  (taken) 
500  to  400  on  Theon  agst.  Confederate 
1000  to  500  on  Assassin  agst.  Pathfinder  (taken). 

Oaks. 
3  to  1  agst.  Lord  G.  Bentinck's  Crucifix  (taken*) 
T  to  2  agst.  Colonel  Anson's  Black  Bess  (taken) 
10  to  1  agst.  Mr.  Wigan's  Teleta  (taken). 


THE 


^t^  J>li0rtiiig  iWiri:irii$i^^ 


Vol.  XVIIL]  JUNE,  1840, 


[No.  110. 


CONTENTS, 


Page 

Answers  to  ContiIibutors 

Address  to  the  Readers 
OF  the  New  Sporting 
Magazine 343 

The  Wall  Stream  on  the 
CoNWAT,  near  Llanwrst  344 

Engiared  by  J.  W.  AttcBSR|  from 
a  Painting  by  L  J.  Woot). 

The  Smuggler's  Glee. — 

Mjx   \jt»  vjr.     •••■.••■.••■     O'i^ 

Sporting  Sketches  of  Irish 
BpoRtftMEN. — By  Sham- 
rock   i 345 

Lett  rr  th  e  SecoItd^  on  th  e 
Construction    of    the 
Artificial      Fly      froR 
Trout.., ; 353 

Misadventures  of  a  Clas- 
sical Equestrian. — No. 
IV 358 

Training  of  Race-Horses 
— The  English  and  Ame- 
rican Turf    370 

NO.  ex. — VOL.  XTIII, 


Page 


My  First  Mountain -Pass. 
— By  Sylvanub  Swan- 
QUiLL ; . .   379 

An  Elephant-Tale  *..;.;   387 

Race-Horses,  Roses^  and 
Pretty  Women.   *»...;   389 

Hyde-Park  Corner,  Half- 
past  Five  . ; 4 . ; . ;   394 

Tnfe  I^Lt-FisHER's  Tiixt 
Book  ;  or,  the  ScjteNCE 
AND  Practice  of  Fly- 
Fishing  for  Salmo}^, 
Trout,  &c.    .;...;;...   395 

Newmarket  First  Spring 
Meeting,  1840; 403 

Varieties  ; : . . ; 407 

Notes  of  the  Month    •  •  •  •  407 

Tattersall'S;  . . . .  i  . . .  * . .  412 

Coursing  Calendar    *  •  *  *     61 


Index 


2  T 


ANSWERS  TO  CONTRIBUTORS. 


Wx  have  not  had  room  to  notice  the  Sporting  Subjects  at  tbf 
Exhibition.     Lakdseer  and  Cooper  are  eminently  great. 

The  account  of  the  Paris  Races,  is  also  compelled  to  be  omitted^ 

Juyenis  must  send  us  the  M.S,-— The  same  reply  to  Roadster. 

The  Gentleman  who  complains  of  our  alterations  of  his  verses  is 
peevish  and  particular.     We  regret  having  touched  them. 

Several  papers  are  under  consideration. 


•  ^  .    •" 


ADDRESS  TO  THE  READERS  OF  THE  NEW  SPORTING 

MAGAZINE. 


Oua  next  Number  will  commence  a  new  Volume, — and  we  are  h^py 
to  announce  to  our  Readers,  that  owing  to  the  encouragement  we  kave 
received  at  the  hands  of  the  Public,  and  the  literary  assistance 
promised  and  pledged  to  us  from  the  pens  of  writers  of  acknowledged 
talent, — our  future  career  will  be  marked  by  additional  life  and 
energy.  The  little  old  tea  green  coloured  work  from  Warwick  Square 
is  sinking  rapidly  into  dotage, — and  is  now  respected,  merely  on 
account  of  its  age. — The  Sporting  Review  will  not,  we  apprehend, 
very  long  intrude  upon  the  patronage  of  Prince  Albert,  or  the  patience 
of  the  Public.  We  may,  therefore,  calculate  upon  not  only  taking  a 
dtstinguished  lead,  but  keeping  it.  The  last-mentioned  dying  period- 
ical announced  Shamrock  (a  spirited  and  original  writer)  as  secured 
to  its  pages  alone; — but  that  agreeable  contributor  appears  in  our 
work  this  month, — and  will  continue  with  us.  Thomas  Hood, — a  host 
in  himself, — ^will  also  occasionally  enliven  our  Readers  with  his 
pleasant  contributions, — and  we  are  in  possession  already  of  an 
article  from  his  hvely  pen  for  the  next  number*  We  shall  also 
present  to  our  Readers  an  original  paper  from  that  vivid  writer  in 
the  New  York  Spirit  of  the  Times,  Pete  Whetstone^  sent  to  us  in 
the  generous  spirit  of  a  far-away  Brother  Sportsman.  Cticusy 
too,  who  wrote  so  well  on  the  ^^  Sports  of  other  Climes,''  b  gone  to 
Norway  for  very  fishing*sake,  with  the  Baronet  of  AngUng  Fame  ;— 
and  he  will  pen  a  line  in  that  country  as  well  as  cast  one.  The  Editor 
will  be  at  Epsom,  and  give  '^  a  right,  true,  and  correct  account  of  all 
the  running  horses,"  in  his  best  manner ;  and  '^  Torfiana"  will  be  con<« 
tinned  in  the  next  number,  with  a  paper  on  **  the  Jockies.''  Several 
improvements  in  the  arrangements  of  the  Magazine  will  be  introduced  ;^ 
and  our  Readers  shall  find  us  more  than  usually--^ 

**  Awake,  and  faithfal  to  our  wonted  fires. 

In  addition  to  what_,we  have  already  intimated,,  we  are  promised  an 

2  T  2 


344  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juhe, 

original  notice  of  the  movements  of  the  Yacht  Club,  by  one  of  its 
members. 

A  Portrait  of  that  wonder  of  wonders,  Ciiicifix,  from  the  accom- 
plished hand  of  Abraham  Cooper^  will,  we  trust,  appear  in  our  next 
Number. 


THE  WALL  STREAM  ON  THE  CONWAY,  NEAR  LLANWRST. 

Engraved  bj  i.  W.  Archer  ;  from  a  Painting  hj  L*  i*  Woop. 

Angiivo  for  salmon  is  ihefffxtkuhting  of!  fishing.  The  readers  of  the 
Fly-Fisher *;s  Text  Book  will  kiiiow  tl|e  WaU  Suieaih  of  the  Conway, 
near  Llanwrsfr,  ^s  the  water  where  Thsoffbilus^South  :keep$  his  school 
and  uses  las  iW<  We  riibuld  like,. at  this  auspicious  season;  to  try 
**  the  Charmer/'  on  that  river  ||t  (Ae  hour  { 


THE  SMUGGLER'S  GLEE, 


Run  the  keg  when  the  Moon  is  bright, — : 
Run  ii  straight  through  the  path  of  light ; 
For  the  boat  may  steal, 
Wfth  its  silent  keef, 
Through  the  silver  dazzle  all  safe  the  night— ^ 
Nor  be  seeil  liy  the  Watchers  fremi  beach  and  height. 
-     •      And  well,  ohi  well,  by  the  wood-fire  blaze, 
Tlie  Wave- borne  Spirit  on' Land  repays 
For  the  bark  of  jperfl — this  dangerous  Sea, 
And  we  drink  and  carol  (t  merrily. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  345 


SPORTING  SKETCHES  OF  IRISH  SPORTSMEN; 


Sunt  quibus  in  Satira  videar  nimis  acer,  et  ultra 
Legem  tendere  opus,  sine  nervis  altera,  quicquid 
Composui,  pars  esse  putat.     Quid  faciam  prescribe, 
Quiescas,  aio.    Peream  male  si  non  optimum  erat, 
Verum  nequeo  dormire. — HoRiicE. 


TjiE  Marquis  of  Norman  by. 
The  fable  of  the  frogs  and  their  situation ,  upon  the  exchange  from 
King  Log  to  King  Stork,  would,  in  my  opinion,  describe  most  aptly 
the  condition  of  the  Irish  sporting  affairs  at  the  time  of  the  accession 
of  the  Marquis  of  Normanby  to  that  patent  jolter,  called  the  vice- 
regal throne,  an  attempt  at  royalty  bearing  as  much  resemblance  to  it 
as  the  theatrical  throne  and  ^ourt  of  King  John,  I  once  saw  represented 
in  the  village  of  Tubberah,  the  throne  being  a  straw-bottomed  chair 
without  a  firm  seat^  and  the  court  having  been  composed  of  the  fiddler, 
who  came  up  for  the  nonce,  and  who  gave  us,  after  the  king's  speech 
to  the  ambassador  (represented  by  an  individual  who  appeared  with 
a  black  eye  and  a  dudheen  in  his  mouth),  the  ancient  and  dolorous 
air  called  ''  de  deat  of  de  Ryale  Queen  Jane/' 

In  the  early  days  of  Irish  sports,  the  wandering  nuisance,  that 
barnacle  u{>on  the  goodly  hull  of  fair  and  honest  competition,  retarding 
its  course,  disfiguring  its  symmetry,  and  undermining  the  firm  and 
unshaken  keel  upon  the  existence  of  which  depends  the  true  and 
upright  character  which  should  connect  private  honour  with  public 
sports,  in  a  word,  the  Z«</,  was  totally  unknown  in  Ireland  ;  there  were 
some  persons  in  those  times,  of  whom  I  have  heard  anecdotes,  but 
they  were  not  extensive  in  their  operations,  and  were  easily  cured  as 
mere  local  diseases ;  they  were  not  so  connected  and  worked  up  with 
the  circulation  of  sporting  life  as  to  render  recovery  hopeless,  nor  were 
they  so  sharpened  by  necessity  as  to  be  obliged  to  cut  &way  if  they 
could  not  cut  through ;  nor  so  undismayed  by  public  opinion  as  to 
dare  the  South  when  acknowledged  defaulters  in  the  North,  and  vice 
versel ;  and  if  time  lowered  upon  their  speculations,  and  the  Levant 
wind  rent  their  flimsy  sky  scrapers,  their  place  of  refuge  was  not  either 
the  prison  of  the  insolvent,  nor  the  cabin  of  the  American  liner ;  and 
when  they  retired  after  a  smash,  the  check  was  of  so  slight  a  nature, 
that  redaction  set  in  quickly  without  excitement,  and  was  not  again 
disturbed  for  a  long  time  ;  they  did  not,  like  the  coronetted  Leg  of  your 


346  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Ju^je, 

Isle,  come  swooping  over,  each  prolific  sport  diminishing  its  fecundity, 
and  removing  its  firm  and  healthy  powers  by  quack  dissolvents  ;i  race 
horses  were  then  not  the  slaves  of  men  with  the  appetites  of  princes 
and  the  pockets  of  beggars,  but  were  the  established  adjuncts  of  the 
aristocracy  (all  not  the  aristocratic  du  cabaret^  but  the  veritable  aris- 
tocracy), and  the  racehorse  and  his  attendants  were  ^s  closely  allied  to 
the  family  expenses,  as  the  park  and  the  deer,  or  the  kennel  and  the 
hounds.    An  odd  £50   Plate  in  a  very  few  places  was  the  only  public 
money  added,  as  a  consideration  for  the  expenses  of  the  keep  of  the 
race  horse ;  and  Sweepstakes,  of  merely  sufficient  value  to  interest  the 
clanship  of  each  horse's  party  and  to  create  a  sort  of  tight  rope  vitality 
in  the  shilelaghs  which  they  bore,  were  the  general  fillings  up  of  the 
amusements ;  and  when  sometimes  a  match  for  £500  shone  as  a  galaxy 
for  the  credit  of  the  meeting,  it  afforded  matter  for  debate  for  |months, 
and  physical  tests  upon  the  part  of  the  clans  for  years,  and  indeed  in 
general  a  horse's  triumphs  in  those  days  were  so  allied  to  the  family 
pride,  that  the  superiority  of  the  animal  was  never  thrown  into  the  scale 
at  all.     As  there  is  more  than  matter  for  a  May  morning  in  the  differ- 
ence between  the  early  trainers,  and  those  of  the  present  time,  and  in 
like  manner  jockies,  grooms,  &c.,  it  will  only  be  necessary  now  to 
mention  that  the  number  of  persons  in  former  days  appointed  to  the 
care  of  the  race  horse,  were  five ;  the  horse  master  to  survey  the  horse, 
and  to  feel  his  ears,  flanks,  and  nose,  so  that  if  ailment  did  show  itseK 
upon  the  surface  of  the  body,  he  should  arrest  the  same  by  well  ordered 
medicines ;  the  horse's  own  man  to  rub  him  gently,  and  to  clothe  and 
feed  him,  so  that  he  should  not  suffer  uneasiness  at  the  sight  of  a 
stranger ;  the  horse's  boy  to  rub  his  limbs  and  comb  his  hair,  mane,  and 
tail ;  the  horse's  home  jockey  to  ride  him  into  and  out  of  his  stable  with  aH 
gentleness  and  peace  ;  and  the  horse*s  race  jockey  to  ride  him  his  long 
gallops,  and  his  bloody  courses ;  and  in  an  old  manuscript  of  1734, 
which  belonged  to  an  ancestor  of  mine,  I  find  the  following  rule  o(  his 
trainer  and  surgeon,  with  respect  to  the  treatment  of  Viper,  then  so 
good  a  horse  as  to-be  called  the  terror  of  the  West,  "  Lead  Viper  to 
the  course  with  all  gentleness,  and  give  him  leave  to  smell  to  other  horses' 
dung,  that  thereby  he  may  be  enticed  to  stale  and  empty  his  body  as  he 
goes,  and  ever  as  you  go  unto  the  course,  so  order  it  that  the  smell  of 
mares  come  not  on  him  ;"  and  to  the  jockey  he  says,  **  the  word  given, 
start  him  with  all  gentleness  and  quietness  that  may  be,  lest,  dmng  any 
thing  rashly  ^  you  happen  to  choke  him  in  his  own  wind,''     What  would 
I  not  give  to  hear  Osbaldeston  give  Harry  Edwards  such  a  lecture, 
and  to  see  him  wink  an  approval/    Now,  although  the  officers  of  the 
race  horse  were  attached  to  the  office,  and  were  conducted  under  the 
eye  of  the  owner  (public  training  stables  being  unknown),  yet  as  the 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  347 

grooms  and  jockien  of  those  days  appear  not  to  have  been  a  whit  less 
exacting  or  consequential  than  in  the  present  times,  the  bringing 
out  a  race  horse  must  have  been,  as  Uncle  Sam  has  it,  ''a  considerable 
tarnation  dissolving  of  coin  ;'*  betting  was  of  small  acount ;  and  book 
making  was  as  much  known  as  book  keeping,  or  that  mobber  of  com- 
mon sense  called  ^*  political  economy."  P.  P.  meant  specie,  and  the 
kites,  unfledged,  grovelled  on  the  ground ;  and  until  they  attained  age 
and  a  schoolmaster,  from  England,  kite-flying  and  artificial  credit 
remained  unknown,  and  this,  I  take  it,  was  in  the  reign  of  King  Log^ 
over  the  anti-unionist  Patlanders. 

The  Irish  have  to  blame  themselves  for  the  entrance  of  King  Stork  ; 
not  satisfied  with  their  own  boundaries,  they  became  strayers,  and 
actually  leaped  over  the  English  pale^  and  although  treated  kindly  at 
first,  yet  it  would  have  been  better  if  they  had  been  pounded  at  one  a, 
upon  the  principle  of  the  early  whip  to  the  boy ;  but  by  a  cohabitation 
with  the  foreignerB  they  got  a  distaste  for  their  own  amusements ;  the 
Irish  gentleman  could  not  ride  save  upon  an  English  saddle ;  the  Irish 
horse  could  only  be  restrained  by  the  English  curb ;  a  taste  as  unna-* 
tural  as  it  was  useless  crept  in  for  English  finery,  without  English 
comfort ;  English  grooms  were  imported  for  Irish  beasts ;  the  broad  A 
was  minced  into  E  ;  the  levying  fines  seldom  suffered  a  recovery  ;  the 
tempter  was  abroad  ;  Irish  Lord  Lieutenants  took  to  drinking  whiskey-^ 
punch  from  choice,  and  gambling  from  necessity.  The  nurses,  called 
secretaries,  first  planted  the  apple  of  discord  amongst  us,  and  then 
charged  a  hot- house  price  for  its  consumption  ;  English  honourables 
and  lordships  whose  woods  consisted  in  boot  trees,  and  whose 
actual  property  was  to  be  found  in  their  English  built  clothes  and 
their  English  assumption,  men  who  were  expatriated  either  for  mis- 
demeanours»  or  shoved  out  of  the  parent  nest  to  prey  upon  society  at 
large ;  miners  for  Irish  tin  in  the  form  of  led  captains  (ever  when 
you  fish  for  gudgeon,  quoth  an  old  writer,  use  a  red  bait)  appeared, 
and  settled  down  upon  the  Irish  ^*  jontleman,"  whose  sons  they  ruined, 
and  whose  daughters  they  attempted  to  ensnare^  Irish  honour^  however, 
was  too  strong  in  her  female  offspring  for  even  the  wily  subtlety  of  the 
English  Roui ;  and,  even  while  they  extended  to  the  squire  the  hand 
of  friendship,  and  received  his  warm-hearted  grasp  in  return,  they 
planned  with  the  son  the  fall  of  the  lofty  oak,  and  the  ruin  of  an  ancient 
and  honourable  name.  Anon  the  villanous  decoction  of  necessity,  avarice, 
speculation,  usury,  and  insolvency,  called  artificial  credit,  crept  in  on 
our  verdant  Isle  ;  old  King  Log  died  in  the  red  room,  of  gout,  claret, 
and  credit ;  and  King  Stork,  with  his  honourable  friends,  his  toad  eater, 
his  English  groom,  and  his  Irish  borough,  stepped  upon  the  sporting 
pkh),  a  woful  declination  from  the  old  gentleman^  which  declination 


348  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Ji^kk; 

was  more  apparent  from  the  attempt  at  English  mhimery-r-for,  ofien  the 
slave  of  those  speculators,  he  sought  for  fame  upon  the  sporting  theatre 
of  England  y  where  he  remained  until  he  lost  his  property  and  hia  Mn 
lowers ;  and  the  brazen  associates  having  finished  him^  departed  .to. 
ook  for  other  game }  the  stewards  of  the  properties  so  dissolved,  is 
general  became  purchasers  from  the  absentee ,  having  fed  his  indolence 
and  his  necessities  with  his  own  money,  through  the  medium  of  his 
brother  an  hedge  attorney ;  but  the  union  was  paid  for ;  those  who 
could  fly  left  our  verdant  sod  :  the  dishonourable .  honourables  and  the 
rou^  lordiings,  true  to  their  trade,  followed  the  prey  back  to  their  own 
country,  in  the  hopes  of  making  them  pay  cent,  per  cent,  for  their  initia- 
tion ;    the  remnant  of   the  ancient  families  locked   their  hospitable 
mansions,  and  lived  upon  the  acres  of  the  demesne ;  the  elder  sons  of 
the  worthy  stewards,  and  their  fratemals  the  hedge  attornies,  became 
the  buckeens  of  the  race  course ;  they  were  sufficiently  inoculated  with 
the  English  mania,  to  be  enabled  to  communicate  the  disease ;  and  their 
early  life  and  education  had  fitted  them  more  for  the  tricks  of  the 
process  court,  than  the  honourable  arena  of  spoit,  between  their  pride, 
their  ostentation,  and  their  vulgar  attempts  at  robbery,  they  brought 
the  Irish  turf  to  its  lowest  state  of  degradation^  until,  having  devoured 
all  that  was  nutritious  in  the  racing  stakes,  they  were  obliged  to  prey 
upon  one  another  ;  and,  with  the  exceptions  whop  I  shall  mention  in 
their  turn,  they  were  very  nearly  reduced  to  the  situation  of  the  Kil- 
kenny cats  when  the  ascendant  star  of  the  Earl  of  Mulgrave  appeared 
upon  the  sporting  horizon  of  ould  Ireland. 

The  Earl  of  Mulgrave  first  stepped  upon  the  Curragh  in  1835,  with 
Conjuror  by  Camel, — exactly  the  kind  of  horse  fit  for  a  Lord  Lieutenant; 
he  was  said  to  have  a  turn  of  speed,  that  required  proof  and  of  course 
he  went  into  Handicaps,  in  which  he  was  defeated  as  a  matter  of 
certainty, — a  man  who,  betting  upon  £20,000  a  year,  should  tjirpw  an 
occasional  nibble  to  the  minnows  ;  there  was  one  thing,  however,  about 
Conjuror,  which  required  no  conjuror  to  tell  the  tale  of ;  he  had  (his 
trainer  said)  a  chronic  inflammation  oi  the  wind  pipe,  which  never 
aflected  him  until  he  was  stripped  for  a  race,  and  not  even  then,  until 
they  came  to  run  a  bit ;  then  indeed  it  used  to  stop  him,  but  whether 
it  was  the  pace  which  did  so,  and  not  the  windpipe,  I  leave  to  the 
practical  part  of  the  racing  world  ;  at  ^U  events,  it  first  matched  the 
books  of  the  Curragh  men,  and  accordingly,  they  asked  the  noble  Earl 
to  dine  at  the  Turf  Club,  who  came  attended  by  his  Aides-de-Camp, 
and  they  gave  him  **  the  best  in  the  land,*'  and  showed  his  Hxdesgrate 
civility  y  for  which  they  only  paid  £50  in  the  shape  of  a  lost  match  ;  and 
the  Earl  made  them  a  speech  which  did  honour  to  the  author  of  ''Yes 
and  No,"  and  of  such  a  touching  nature  that  '*  holy  Tom  $wore  that 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  349 

}ie  was  only  fit  for  the  pulpit,  and  Billy  Battersby  dropped  a  tear, 
which,  as  it  fell  about  half  past  one  in  the  morning,  after  the  fifteenth 
cooper  of  claret,  may  have  been  considered  as  a  casting  of  a  pearl 
before  swine  ;  and  having  subscribed  to  three  handicaps,  all  of  which  he 
afterwards  lost,  the  Earl  departed  with  all  solemnity,  although  some- 
what shorn  of  his  train, — Brian  Clanchy,  the  keeper  of  the  club,  holding 
the  light ;  while  the  president,  held  up  by  a  waiter,  made  his  parting 
salaam,  the  aides,  seduced  by  Morpheus  and  a  trifle  of  drinks  having 
been  sent  ofF  like  refractory  freeholders  in  batches,  as  they  fell,  to 
different  dormitories  in  Kildare.  In  return  the  Earl  invited  the  club 
to  the  lodge,  where  they  had  a  sederunt  which  stopped  all  public 
business  for  a  week,  broke  three  jaunting  cars  to  pieces,  and  gave  food 
and  entertainment  to  the  sub-sherifF  for  the  long  vacation  ;  and  having 
thereupon  found  out  that  the  Earl  of  Mulgrave  was  a  good  fellow f 
and  that  his  aides- de- camps  were  larking  boys  that  had  the  change, 
and  also  good  fellows,  barring  their  politics,  and  having  more- 
over allowed  the  excellent  Earl  to  win  a  Corinthian,  in  order  to  show 
him  all  proper  support,  the  exhausted  sun  of  1835  set  for  the  last  time 
Upon  the  tumultuous  and  joint  reign  of  King  Dan  and  his  satellites. 

1836  opened  with  splendour  for  the  Irish  turf;  the  club  house  at 
Kildare  was  newly  gravelled,  and  the  ancient  mahogany  cleaned; 
the  claret  bin  was  filled  almost  to  repletion  ;  the  clock  was  set  going, 
and  its  ticking  gave  vitality  to  the  scene ;  John  Hunter,  keeper  of  the 
match  book,  mended  three  pens  as  he  opened  the  sporting  ledger,  and 
actually  held  in  hand  cash  over  twenty  pounds,  to  the  credit  of  the 
members ;  the  letting  of  beds  increased  from  Is.  6d.  to  Is.  8d.  per 
night,  and  a  baker  established  himself  for  the  meeting ;  the  sexton  of  the 
old' cathedral  made  3s.  6d.  of  the  round  tower  and  the  tomb  where 
Lord  Edward  Fitzgerald  is  not  buried ;  the  joint  acceptances  of  four  of 
the  principal  trainers,  for  the  sum  of  £15,  was  cashed  by  the  suspicious 
and  prying  provincial  bank  ;  hay,  oats,  and  straw,  came  into  the  money 
market y  and  all  was  gay  and  on  the  tiptoe  of  expectation ;  the  noble 
earl  commenced  by  giving  the  turf  club  a  dinner,  and  as  they  were 
numerous,  he  asked  but  few  to  meet  them,  and  left  out  all  the  law 
officers,  they  and  the  greater  number  of  the  turf  dub  not  being  upon 
speaking  terms  ;  flanked  by  an  honourable,  and  wheeled  into  line  by  an 
earl,  they  looked  respectable  in  the  newspapers,  and  having  floored  the 
hermitaged  claret  of  Sneyd,  they  got  up  the  Mulgrave  Cup  ;  and  the 
noble  earl  imported  a  Gipsy  to  his  Conjuror  and  Barbara  Bell,,  and 
having  done  the  harmonious  once  more  in  a  speech,  like  Paddy  Momey's 
jig  fitted  for  all  parties,  the  April  Meetine:  opened,  as  Tom  the  devil 
said  in  the  stand  house,'^  in  the  hoight  of  splendure  and  good  humour.*' 
Gipsy  behaved  rt^ther  worse  than  the  Conjuror,  and  won  in   1836,  just 

Ko.  ex. — vol*,  xviir.  2  u 


350  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [June, 

nothing  at  all ;  and  Barbara  Bell  followed  the  example,  moch  to  the 
diminution  of  the  coin  in  the  pockets  of  the  aide- de-camps^  -who  found 
their  addenda  of  pay  run  away  tvithy  and  had  to  write  to  gouty  govern- 
ors at  the  other  side  of  the  water,  inventing  statements  connecting 
Ireland  with  the  habits  of  drunkenness  and  folly,  which  brought  the  cir- 
culating libraries,  **  like  angel  visits  few  and  far  between,"  from  the 
governors'  sheets,  while  the  old  whig,  though  lauding  Erin  in  public^ 
inwardly  cursed  her  prodigality  and  allurements  ;  yet  in  this  round  of 
misfortune,  the  Earl  of  Mulgrave  smiled  and  met  the  advances  of  all 
upon  the  Curragh  with  such  kindly  feeling  and  gentlemanhke  manner, 
that  a  few  of  the  tory  gentry  attended  the  race  meeting,  where  having 
ventured  to  stare  at  the  radical  Lord  Lieutenant,  and  having  found  that 
instead  of  a  cap  of  liberty,  he  wore  an  incomparably  correct  castor,  they 
approached  still  nearer,  until  his  having  clean  hands  and  well  washed 
face  became  apparent;  and  the  trainer's  daughter,  the  veterinary's 
cook,  and  the  struggling  placeman,  were  ejected  from  the  inner  circle, 
for  "  metal  more  attractive."  Quicksilver,  by  Memnon,  was  added 
this  year  to  the  earl's  stud,  and  as  a  Cork  man  showed  a  book  where  he 
had  backed  him  heavily^  the  poor  aides  put  the  pot  on  him,  and  what 
little  Quicksilver  was  left  them,  showed  its  mercurial  disposition  and 
vanished  from  their  pockets ;  Exchange  also  came  out  of  the  earl's 
stables,  and  won  three  races  for  the  exhausted  exchequer,  which  Little 
Mary  lost  again  ;  the  aides  were  this  year  at  a  discount ;  some  grumbhngs 
from  Dan  created  a  cry  of**  ware  hawk,"  in  the  Vice-regal  department ; 
the  tory  lords  were  engaged  in  making  up  a  promising  list  of  grievances ; 
the  tites  exaltces  of  the  nation  were  proving  Ireland  almost  a  sub- 
marine Conk ;  the  balls  at  the  castle  were  full,  'tis  true,  but  our  peeress 
in  her  own  right  got  fever  and  ague  from  the  dampness  of  the  red 
bench;  the  northern  lights  showed  fiery  red.  1836  ended,  and  still 
the  Earl  of  Mulgrave  smiled  on. 

In  1837  the  earVs  stables  showed  Quicksilver,  Little  Mary,  Exchange, 
Gipsy,  Barbara  Bell,  and  Lutzoor,  and  if  he  had  been  the  favourite  of 
the  turf  in  1836,  in  this  year  he  was  the  "  real  darling  intirely." 
"  What  would  you  have,"  said  an  old  turfite  (who  had  the  moment 
before  declared  that  he  could  not  sleep  easy,  if  there  was  not  an  execu- 
tion against  him).  **  of  a  Lord  Lieutenant,  if  this  one  does  not  match 
you  ?  he  is  a  most  perfect  gentleman  in  the  first  place,  and  although  I 
have  dined  with  him,  and  drank  up  to  four  o'clock,  I  never  knew  him 
change  the  wine,  or  object  to  the  hot  tumbler  as  a  wind  up ;  he  goes 
into  every  Handicap,  and  accepts  in  all ;  makes  matches  by  proxy,  and 
always  pays  the  dower ;  has  submitted  with  the  patience  of  a  Connemara 
oyster  ass,  to  the  loads  we  have  put  on  his  nags  ;  is  the  first  to  sign 
articles  which  are  sure,  like  the  pedlar's  apprentice,  to  gain  him  more 
kicks  than  halfpence^  and  asks  our  wives  and  daughters  to  the  castle  in 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  351 

shoals ;  now  what  the  devil  more  could  you  ask  c^  any  Lord  Lieutenant  ? 
And  what  do  you  all  for  him_  in  return  forTthe  quarter  of  his  revenue 
which  you  get  amongst  ye  ?  Dine  with  him  over  nighty  and  parcu/raph 
him  in  the  morning;  toady  him  in  the  castle,  and  do  u^ private  tales 
of  the  castle  for  the  Dublin  Evening  Mail ;  and  yet  here,  at  the  end  of 
1837,  the  noble  earl  is  minus  some  scores  of  pounds,  some  hogsheads 
of  claret,  some  wear  and  tear  of  constitution,  has  lost  twenty-six  races, 
paid  sixteen  forfeits,  and  gained  in  return  only  three  paltry  things ;  and 
yet  with  Dan  and  the  national  debt  on  his  shoulder,  the  titular  Arch> 
bishop  of  Tuam,  the  Education  System,  and  the  monetary  disease  in 
the  stable  department  upon  the  other,  the  noble  Earl,  Atlas4ike,  uprears 
his  head  and  still  smiles  on^ 

1838  brought  matters  somewhat  into  train.  Lutzoor,  conqueror  like, 
walked  a  victor  into  the  Madrids,  and  got  another  race  out  of  the  fire  ; 
this  set  the  bush  fighters  all  in  a  fury  ;  the  excellent  nobleman,  the 
worthy  sportsman,  the  kind  and  affectionate  friend,  of  1837,  became 
the  knowing  fellow  of  1838.  What!  walk  ofF  with  the  Madrids, 
which  one  Hon.  Colonel  intended  to  build  a  garden  wall  with,  and  a 
nobleman  wanted  particularly  to  make  up  the  rhino  for  the  Liverpool 
Cup  and  Harkaway,  which  was  ta  have  brought  back  the  mortgage  of 
our  decent  boy's  lands,  and  to^  have  feathered  the  destitute  nest  of  the 
father  of  two  aspiring  youths  ;  and  for  him,  the  Earl  of  Mulgrave,  now 
Marquis  of  Normanby,  to  dare  to  take  their  rights  from  them,  was  un- 
pardonable ;  the  colonelcy,  the  autocracy,  and  the  nitocracy,  were 
enraged ;  it  was  not  to  be  borne  ;  dark  brows  were  bent  upon  the  smiling 
Chef;  sharp  words  clouded  his  sunny  repartee  ;  tories,  private  friends, 
became  public  opponents  ;  the  solitary  appearance  of  the  Curragh  gave 
the  noble  marquis  a  fit  of  blue  devils ;  and  accordingly,  having  sworn 
in  an  imbecile  general,  and  family  ratcatcher,  the  marquis  set  out  on  a 
tour  through  Ireland,  when,  to  use  tlie  language  of  the  parish  schooU 
master  of  Garryiine,  he  kicked  up  the  devil's  own  huUyballoo ;  and  here 
for  once  I  must  adopt  the  language  of  solemn  seriousness,  and  although 
differing  toto  coelo  from  the  politics  of  the  noble  earl,  do  him  (as  far  as 
my  opinion  goes)  the  justice  which  I  think  he  never  refused,  and 
which  I  firmly  believe  was  never  extended  to  himself  by  the  opposing 
political  party. 

The  marquis  appeared  in  the  South  of  Ireland,  as  the  Queen's  repre- 
sentative, and  her  ruler  for  Irish  affairs ;  the  natural  hospitality  of  the 
country  should  have  unlocked  its  doors,  and  opened  the  halls  of  each 
gentleman  to  the  noble  marquis ;  he  came  for  information  and  was 
willing  to  hear  all  parties ;  he  was  met  by  the  Roman  catholic  gentle- 
men with  enthusiasm  ;  the  catholic  clergymen  presented  addresses ;  the 
catholic  peasant  petitions ; — nopersion  can  imagine,  who  has  no:  heard, 
the  power  of  oratory  and  the  enthusiastic  address  of  the  Irish  peasant; 

2  u  2 


352  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juhb, 

the  mother  on  her  kneea  held  up  a  petition  for  the  jail  delivery  of  her 
son ;    the  wife  with  outstretched   arms,  surrounded  by  her  weeping 
children,  prayed  fervently  for  pity  ;  the  manly  peasant,  with  his  country's 
vividness  of  description,  and  a  pathos  which  found  its  way  to  the  heart, 
vindicated  "  the  poor  boy  that  was  desthroyed  by  parjury  ;**  the  sly 
attorney,  the  popular  member,  and  the  people's  magistrate,  gave  power 
to  the  scene ;  and  it  is  undeniable  that  under  those  circumstances  many 
escaped  from  prison  undeserving  of  clemency ;    but,  where  were  the 
persons  who  were  to  hinder  such  an  injury  being  committed   upon 
society  by  their  local  knowledge  ?      They  were  shut  up  in  their  houses, 
with  the  blinds  drawn  close  and  in  some  instances  the  gates  locked,  in 
order  to  show  the  contempt  they  felt  for  the  Queen's  representative ; 
and  what  was  that  Queen's  representative  to  do  ?     Was  he  to  force  the 
gates,  and  go  up  to  the  hall  door  with  his  hat  off,  and  say,  ^*  May  I 
throw  myself  upon  your  lordship's  hospitality  for  the  night ;  or  will  you 
deign  to  give  me  shelter  for  an  hour  ?     Or  perhaps  you  would  tell   me 
out  of  the  window  what  you  think  of  the  state  of  the  country  V*     And 
in  order  to  hear  both  sides,  I  profess  I  think  the  noble  marquis  would 
have  been  driven  to  those  straits ;  the  noble  marquis  could  not,  even  with 
all  his  natural  sociality,  demean  his  queen  by  any  advances,  saye  such 
as  were  in  perfect  accordance  with  the  station  which  he  held ;  and 
accordingly  he  went  through  the  land.  While  the  tory  summed  up  a 
catalogue  of  offences,  and  concocted  revenge  to  be  taken  **  at  his  seat 
in  the  house,*'  the  marquis  returned  once  more  to  the  short  grass  and 
renewed  his  sports,  an  innocent  though  perhaps  not  altogether  a  blame^ 
less  victim  to  Irish  Glougher. 

The  death  of  the  Earl  of  Norbury,  instead  of  being  a  subject  for 

universal  sorrow,  was  merely  moaned  over  in  order  to  raise  a  howl  at 

the  marquis ;  men  with  God  in  their  mouths,  and  hatred  in  their  hearts, 

mingled  the  noble  marquis's  name  with  the  murderers.     The  Marquis 

of  Normanby  quitted  the  Gurragh  and  Ireland,  and  the  envenomed  and 

pusillanimous  volcano,  which  dared  not  show  its  head  in  Ireland,  threw 

its  ashes  of  discord  upon  the  parliament,  where  it  blazed  only  as  an 

ignis  fatuvs ;    and  the  stray ers  having  discovered  its  danger  and  folly, 

returned  to  the  limits  of  reason.     Ireland  has  lost  a  good  spoitsman 

and  an  excellent  paymaster  in  the  marquis ;  no  worse  judge,  either  of 

condition  or  pace,  ever  threw  an  optic  over  the  short  grass ;  no  more 

enthusiastic  castle  builder  ever  erected  a  chimera  on  a  race  course ; 

having]  had  a  taste,  Hke  the  prices  in  war  times,  we  shall  not  enjoy  the 

low  limits  of  peace.     The  Angleseys,  Kirmans,  and  Madrids  may 

struggle  on ;    the  Queen's  supporters,  tnthe  shapes  of  *^  hundreds,"  may 

just  keep  the  wolf  from  the  door ;  but  a  handier  flat,  or  a  more  innocent 

horse  racer,  than  the  ex-Lord  Lieutenant,  will  not,  I  think,  appear  until 

the  turf  is  laid  upon  Shamrock.  , 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  353 

LETTER  THE  SECOND, 

ON  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  THE  ARTIFICIAL  FLY  FOR  TROUT. 


M  T  former  letter  was  written  with  the  view  of  clearing  away  some 
unnecessary  difficulties  thrown  in  the  path  of  the  fly-angler  for  trout, 
in  respect  to  the  choice  of  his  flies ;  and  I  now  resume  the  subject  by 
endeavouring  to  do  the  same  with  regard  to  their  manufacture. 

The  methods  laid  down  by  authors,  for  the  manufacturing  the  arti- 
ficial fly,  are  as  different  as  the  materials  with  which  they  are  to  be  com- 
posed ;  each  author  thinking,  without  doubt,  that  his  own  instructions  are 
the  best,  and  some  being  of  opinion  that  no  other  can  be  attended 
with  success.     I  am  compelled  to  say,  however,  that  it  would  be  vain 
to  look  for  much  information,  from  such  directions,  that  is  intelligible, 
or  if  intelligible,  that  will  hardly  compensate  for  the  trouble  of  acquiring. 
The  precise  manner  of  holding  the  hook  between  the  fingers,  of  apply- 
ing one  finger  to  this  object,  another  to  that — of  whipping,  separating, 
ending,  tying,  fastening,  are  given  in  such  perplexing  confusion  and 
obscurity,  and  often  with  an  air  of  infallibility,  intimating  that  nothing 
but  failure  can  result  from  the  least  departure  from  the  rules  prescribed. 
Then,  according  to  some  of  these  masters  in  the  art,  you  must  take 
care  to  use  a  hackle  of  a  certain  shade  for  the  legs  of  the  fly, — perhapa 
a  little  grizzled,  perhaps  dogmatically  interdicting  the  grizzle, — the 
body  must  be  of  a  colour  that  cannot  be  imitated  by  any  production 
in  nature,  save  and  except  a  small  portion  of  the  fur  of  the  marten  cat, 
from  the  neck,  or  just  below  the  ear :  or  perhaps,  in  other  cases,  if  the 
more  common  peacock's  harle  be  recommended,  it  is  accompanied  by 
an  especial  wamiog  that  the  green  or  brown  portion,  as  may  be,  of  the 
harle,  be  rigorously  excluded.     The  wings,  also,  must  of  necessity  be 
made  fix)m  some  particular  feather,  or  particular  portion  of  some  feather, 
that  may  be  next  to  unattainable,  sending  you  to  the  farthest  extremity  of 
the  earth  to  procure  it.  All  this  is  too  much  like  humbug.   The  fact  is, 
that  every  practical  angler  has  his  own  way  of  making  up  his  flies — aU 
perhaps  varying,  as  well  in  regard  to  method  as  to  materials,  which, 
although  exhibiting  little  or  no  resemblance,  will  nevertheless  all  of  them 
take  fish,  when  fish  are  disposed  to  betaken.  Some  begin  their  operations 
atone  part  of  the  process,  and  some  at  another — this  artist  will  make  his 
final  fastening  at  the  head,  and  this  at  the  tail— this  fixes  first  the  but  end 
of  his  hadcle  at  the  head  of  the  fly,  and  then  works  the  hackle  downwards ; 
that  does  the  contrary— one  will  put  on  his  wings  before  the  body  and 
legs,  another  after  that  operation, —  one  is  very  attentive  to  the  colour  of 
the  body,  and  to  this  end  provides  himself  with  dubbing  of  various 


354  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juhb, 

hues ;  another,  equally  successful,  will  treat  such  niceties  with  indif^ 
ference,  and  trust  merely  to  the  colour  of  the  silk  which  he  makes  use 
of — some  are  careful  to  separate  the  wings  and  throw  them  far  asunder, 
whilst  others  prefer  no  separation  whaterer — some  are  very  fond  of 
tinsel ;  others  as  rigorously  exclude  it — some  are  immoveable  advocates 
for  the  winged  fly,  whilst  others  as  strongly  maintain  the  superiority 
of  the  hackle  manner  of  dressing  only  ;  and  as  this  is  a  subject  really 
of  some  importance,  I  shall  enter  here  more  largely  into  it.  Very 
opposite  are  the  opinions  entertained  by  the  most  skilful  and  experienced 
trout  anglers,  many  of  whom,  on  each  side  the  question,  I  have  been 
intimately  acquainted  with  ;  but  as  the  value  of  any  system  will  ulti- 
mately rest  on  the  efiects  it  produces,  I  must  acknowledge  that  the 
enquiry  may  not  be  quite  decisive  to  all,  but  may  end  somewhat  in  the 
way  of  a  drawn  battle,  since  there  appears  no  very  evident  superiority 
to  boast  of  on  either  side. 

That  an  artificial  fly,  made  upon  the  winged  plan,  appears  a  nearer 
resemblance  to  the  insect  it  is  intended  to  represent,  especially  to  those 
insects  that  carry  their  wings  upright  and  at  a  distance  from  the  body, 
cannot  be  doubted  ;  and  that  such  articles,  when  manufactured  in  the 
beautiful  manner  they  are  to  be  met  with  in  the  London  shops,  are 
more  captivating  to  the  eye  of  a  purchaser,  and  more  likely  to  extract 
his  money  from  his  pocket,  is  exceedingly  probable.  They  bear  a 
nearer  resemblance  to  the  insect's  wing,  inasmuch  as  the  fibres  of  the 
feather  of  which  they  are  formed,  are  still  adhering  and  undivided ; 
which  cannot  be  the  case  with  the  hackle  fly,  whose  fibres  must  neces- 
sarily be  disunited  by  the  wrapping  of  the  feather  round  the  shank  of 
the  hook.  But  this  superiority  in  the  winged  fly  is  in  appearance  only  ; 
it  looks  better  in  a  shop  window,  and  until  it  comes  into  use,  but  no 
longer ;  since  the  casting  of  the  fly  through  the  air,  the  operation  of 
the  water  upon  it,  the  teeth  of  the  fish,  and  the  fingers  of  the  angler  in 
extracting  the  hook  from  its  mouth,  all  tend  to  disarrange  and  separate 
those  fibres.  There  is  a  way  which  appears  intermediate  between  the 
regular  winged  and  hackle  methods,  adopted  very  successfully  by  some, 
and  which  certainly  makes  a  good  resemblance  to  those  insects — such 
as  the  orle  or  alder  fly,  the  grannam  or  green  tail,  and  others  whose 
wings  lie  close  to  the  body, — it  is  by  forming  the  wings  of  separated, 
disunited  fibres,  closed  together  of  course  at  the  head,  but  spreading 
open,  like  a  fan,  over  the  back.  And  this  plan  has  an  advantage  over 
the  former  one,  by  the  greater  effect  it  has  of  keeping  the  fly,  when  in 
the  water,  always  in  its  proper  position^ — that  is,  neither  lying  side- 
ways, nor. on  its  back — a  fly  made  according  to  the  first  rule,  being 
found  frequently  to  fall  on  its  side,  and  so  to  remain ;  thus  exposing  the 
hook  more  to  view,  and  also  exhibiting  the  fly  to  the  fish  in  an  unn£i- 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  355 

tural  manner,  or  as  though  the  insect  were  dead,  both  of  which  are 
manifestly  bad.  The  hackle  used  for  legs  in  the  ordinary  mode  of 
dressing,  is  often  too  large  and  too  full ;  it  being  usually  wrapped  too 
many  times  round  the  body,  and  left  in  a  bunch  underneath,  by  which 
it  acts  as  an  injurious  counterpoise  to  the  wings,  causing  the  fly,  as 
above  alluded  to,  to  lie  on  its  side  on  the  water ;  the  legs  therefore 
ought  to  be  scanty  and  short. 

The  advocates  for  the  hackle  manner  of  dressing,  and  I  confess 
myself  to  be  one  of  them,  argue  in  its  favour  thus  : — **  It  is  of  no  im- 
portance on  which  ever  side  the  fly  falls  on  the  water,  since  all  sides 
are  in  appearance  alike,  and  all  conceal  the  hook  in  a  manner  equally 
eflectual.  To  this  end  the  fibres  of  the  hackle  ought  always  to  extend 
as  far  as  the  bend  of  the  hook,  and  the  shank  should  be  short.  It 
must  be  sufliciently  evident  that  I  am  here  alluding  solely  to  the  flies 
having  wings  in  their  natural  state,  and  not  to  the  palmers,  which, 
being  without  wings,  come  not  within  this  description.  Many  of  the 
hackle  flies,  being  manufactured  by  persons  that  have  no  practical 
knowledge  of  their  use,  and  working  only  accordbg  to  a  pattern  put 
before  them,  are  often  very  objectionable,  by  being  made  with  small, 
short-fibred  feathers,  upon  long-shanked  hooks,  by  which  error,  the 
advantage  of  the  hackle  fly  is  lost — an  advantage  greater,  in  my 
opinion,  than  any  the  winged  fly  has  pretension  to.  This  consists  in 
the  more  effectual  concealment  of  the  hook,  which  not  only  in  itself 
gives  to  this  plan  a  manifest  superiority,  but  it  also  permits,  and 
renders  unobjectionable,  the  use  of  a  larger  and  more  powerful  hook, 
the  utiUty  of  which,  in  the  smaller  flies  at  least,  it  must  be  perfectly 
needless  here  to  enlarge  upon. 

This  method  has  also  a  preference  to  the  other — inferior  in  degree, 
it  is  true,  but  still  a  preference — to  the  young  beginner  who  is  attempt- 
ing to  make  his  own  flies,  and  to  the  old  practitioner  whose  time  may 
be  valuable,  or  whose  eye- sight  begins  to  fail  him^-in  that  the  fly  is 
more  easily  as  well  as  quickly  made.  It  is  also  more  likely  to  be 
durable  than  the  other,  the  materials  being  fewer  in  number,  and  of 
simpler  construction.  I  am  upon  the  whole  disposed  to  think  that  all 
small  flies,  and  such  as  are  intended  to  be  used  in  clear  transparent 
waters,  in  which  the  accomplished  angler  always  takes  greatest  delight, 
are  best  made  upon  the  hackle  system ;  the  larger  insects,  destined 
rather  for  coarse,  'muddy,  turbid  streams,  on  which  the  bungler 
approaches  nearer  to  the  consummate  artist,  and  science  is  less  required 
than  perseverance,  may  as  well  perhaps  be  initiated  in  the  winged  as  in 
the  hackle  manner. 

I  shall  make  no  attempt  at  giving  directions  upon  the  mere  mechani- 
cal department  of  this  subject :   there  is  no  difficulty  not  easily  sur- 


316  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE  t^uw 

mounted  by  any  one  that  will  undertake  it  in  earnest ;   one  lesson  of 
actual  observation  is  worth  a  hundred  written  rules,  which  cannot,  after 
all,  escape  the  censure  of  obscurity  and  ambi^ity  I  have  already  cast 
upon  them.  Let  no  one  despair  of  becoming  a  good  fly -dresser,  although 
his  first  essays  be  somewhat  clumsy,  and  unworthy  to  be  compared 
with  the  elegant  patterns  he  buys  in  the  shops.     Among  beginners  the 
fastening  is  frequently  defective,  and  will  give  way  before  the  fly  be  worn 
out,  either  by  the  slipping  of  the  gut  from  the  hook,  or  by  the  final 
knot  being  improperly  secured  ;  let  them  always  take  care  that  their 
gut  be  firmly  fixed  to  the  hook,  before  the  operation  of  forming  the  fly 
commences ;  this  should  be  strictly  attended  to  at  first,  and  subsequent 
practice  will  teach  them  to  do  away  with  any  unnecessary  or  objection- 
able bulk  which  it  may  produce,  by  enabling  them  to  attach  the  gat  at 
the  same  time  that  the  working  up  of  the  fly  is  in  progress. 

Some  attention  should  be  paid  to  the  strength  of  the  gut,  which 
ought  never,  for  trout  flies,  to  be  very  thick — the  finer  in  reason  the 
better — the  larger  flies  requiring  more  strength  than  smaller  ones. 
Proper  regard  is  not  always  paid  to  the  size  of  the  hooks,  a  lai^e  fly 
being  sometimes  found  attached  to  a  small  weak  hook,  and  the  contrary; 
it  may  be  laid  down  as  a  general  rule  that  a  large  hook  has,  other  cir- 
cumstances being  the  same,  a  preference  over  a  small  one ;  small  hooks 
ought  therefore  npver  to  be  chosen  when  larger  ones  can  be  introduced 
without  objections  greater  than  their  advantages.  The  length  of  the 
shank  is  also  a  subject  worth  attending  to  ;  this  should  never  be  more 
than  is  necessary  for  the  body  of  the  fly ;  and  the  nearer  the  extremity 
of  the  wings  approaches  the  bend  of  the  hook — nay,  if  the  wings  extend 
beyond  the  bend — the  better,  the  hook  being  thereby  rendered  less 
visible.  A  short  shank  has  yet  another  advantage  ;  it  is  more  likely  to 
be  received  into  the  mouth  of  the  fish  ;  the  longer  shank,  when  taken 
across  the  mouth,  which  it  frequently  must  be,  sometimes  striking 
against  the  side  of  it,  and  preventing  the  admission  of  the  hook.  I 
cannot  dismiss  these  minute  instructions  without  adverting  to  a  subject 
which  has  not  been  overlooked  by  many  respectable  authors  and  ex- 
cellent anglers.  In  his  eagerness  to  return  his  fly  upon  the  water,  the 
tyro  is  apt  to  give  the  forward  impulse  to  bis  line  too  soon,  and  before 
it  has  reached  its  full  extent  behind  him,  by  which  the  fly  is  oflen 
snapped  off,  especially  if  it  be  a  new  one,  having  the  gut  hard  and  dry ; 
and  even  if  the  fly  escape  being  shorn  ofl,  the  gut  will  infallibly,  ere 
long,  become  worn  and  weak  by  use,  at  the  point  of  junction  with  the 
hook.  This  ought  to  be  frequently  examined,  and  the  fly  changed  in 
time,  more  good  fish  being  lost  by  this  neglect,  than  the  careless,  indo- 
lent angler  may  be  willing  to  admit.  It  may  not  be  an  unrequited 
precaution  to  place  the  new  fly  in  the  mouth,  for  a  quarter  of  an  hour 


1840.J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  357' 

before  casting  off  the  old  one.     Of  many  other  such  small  but  ttsefuL 
particulars,  there  is  yet  an  abundant  gleaning  to  be  made,  but  to  which* 
I  cannot  now  allude ;  desirable  they  are  to  know,  and  proper  to  introduce 
into  a  general  work  on  fly  angling,  but  I  have  already  been  too  digres-* 
sive  and  forgetful  of  my  avcfwed  purpose  of  treating  only  of  the  use  and 
construction  of  the  artificial  fly. 

In  regard  to  the  materials  requisite  to  be  provided,  I  have  but  very 
little  to  say.     I  should  be  disposed  to  strike  off  one  half,  at  the  least, 
of  that  formidable  catalogue  so  appalling  to  the  young  beginner,  that 
has  been  pronounced,  by  some  authors,  as  essential.  A  few  birds'  wings, 
as  the  woodcock,  starling,  land- rail ;    feathers  from  the  dottrell  and 
golden'  plover.      The  brown- winged  insects  may   be  inditated,  with* 
feathers  from  the  back  and  tail  of  the  domestic  hen,  or  the  back  of  a 
young  pea-hen,  as  well  as  with  all  the  plumage  from  the  antipodes.  ^ 
The  dun>shaded  hackles  nxay  be  obtained  in  sufficient  variety  from  the 
hen's  neck  ;  and  the  feathers  on  the  pinion  of  the  wild  du^k  or  widgeon, 
cannot  be  exceeded  for  small  dun  flies,  used  as  hackles,  that  will  kill 
£sh  at  every  season  in  which  they  are  to  be  taken.     Hackles  from  the 
pinion  of  the  woodcock's  wing,  will  answer  as  well  for  most  smail  brown 
flies,  as  the  wren's  tail,  or  any  other  article  that  is  procured  with  greater 
difficulty.     I  consider  a  hen's  feather,  contrary  to  the  general  opinion, > 
preferable  tothat  of  the  cock— except  perhaps  for  making  the  Marlow-' 
buz,  there  being  no  hen's  hackles  (at  least  I  never  saw  any),  of  a  colour 
suitable  for  that  fly — tlie  fibres  of  the  hen's  hackle  having  more  down* 
upon  them,  which  the  better  conceals  the  hook ;  and  they  are  also  of  a 
more  pliant  and  less  obstinate  nature,  which  renders  them  not  only 
easier  in  wrapping  round  the  hook,  but  the  fibres,  after  the  feather  is 
wrapped,  lie  closer  together,  and  have  not  that  staring  unbending 
appearance  observable  in  the  cock's  hackle,  however  well  it  may  be 
executed. 

In  respect  to  the  choice  of  hooks,  I  prefer  the  Kendal  sneck-bend  for 
small  hackled  flies,  but  think  the  Kirby  or  Limerick  shape  better  for 
winged  ones,  and  for  those  of  a  larger  size.  It  is  desirable  to  try  their 
temper  with  a  pretty  strong  hand,  before  using  them,  as  they  are 
frequently  either  soft  and  bend  too  easily,  or  brittle  and  give  way  by 
breaking  short.  .  The  hooks  now  sold  in  the  shops  are  certainly  o£ 
worse  quality  than  formerly;  it  is  well  if  one  in  three  or  four  of  them, 
will  bear  this  trial;  their  deterioration,  consequent  upon  their  excessive, 
cheapness,  is  become  a  positive  nuisance.  A&  the  list  of  materials  I* 
have  above  given  may  be  thought  incomplete,  unless  some  mention  is; 
made  of  dubbing  for  the  bodies  of  flies,  which  is  held  to  be  of  high« 
importance  by  many  artists,  I  know  of  nothing  better  to  recommend- 
for  that  purpose^  than  the  fringe  of  an  old  carpet,  from  which  a  good 

NO.  ex. — VOL.  xviii,  2  X 


358  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juke, 

article  may  be  obtained,  at  the  same  time  supplying  every  variety  of 
colour. 

No  one  can  be  a  more  strenuous  advocate  than  myself  for  neatness  in 
the  manufacture  of  artificial  fiies  ;  and  although  it  may  be  safely  granted 
that  a  clumsy  article  will,  in  some  states  of  the  water,  prove  as  successful 
as  the  most  perfect  pattern  the  shops  can  produce,  still,  in  no  case,  can 
good  workmanship  be  a  disadvantage,  and  in  clear  water — ^the  water 
which  a  clever  angler  and  real  amateur  will  always  prefer — it  must  be 
of  service ;  and  thit^  quality  of  neatness  and  beauty  of  execution,  is  no 
where  to  be  found  in  higher  perfection  than  in  the  shops  of  London. 

I  have  thus  brought  to  a  conclusion  the  observations  I  had  to  make 
on  the  present  state  of  the  art  of  fly  angling.  If  I  have  dealt  hardly 
with  some  of  the  earlier  authors,  it  is  because  I  think  they  are  not 
entitled  to  the  regard  that  is  paid  to  them,  and  because  they  are  still 
injudiciously  resorted  to  as  the  standard  authorities.  There  are  books 
of  more  recent  date,  which,  if  they  do  not  enter  so  deeply  into  the 
subject,  or  confine  themselves  to  it  so  closely  as  could  be  wished,  are 
yet  exempt  from  the  quackery  of  remoter  times ;  and  I  am  proud  to 
find  the  views  of  the  author  of  a  late  splendid  and  interesting  publica- 
tion to  be,  in  many  instances,  so  nearly  in  unison  with  those  which  I 
entertain  myself.  Cardig. 


MISADVENTURES  OF  A  CLASSICAL  EQUESTRIAN; 

THE  AUTOBIOGRAPHY  OF  SYLVESTER  STEEPLECHASE,  LATE 

OF COLLEGE. 

No.  IV. 
PREPARATORF  LESSONS.— A  <•  BLOW-UP." 

**  Next,  to  complete  his  education. 
In  fashionable  equitation. 
He  hied  him  to  the  riding-school, 
To  ride  by  art  and  classic  rule." — Uncle  Joe  (unpublished), 

"  I  NEED  not  remind  you,"  said  Sir  William  to  me,  a  few  days  after 
the  memorable  pugna  porcorum, "  of  the  anecdote  which  Quintilian 
relates  of  Demosthenes.  When  asked  what  was  the  first  requisite  for 
an  orator,  he  replied, '  action.'  The  second  ?  *  Action  !*  Well,  at 
least  the  third  ?  Still, '  action  ;*  My  answer  with  regard  to  horsemanship 
is  the  same.  The  first  requisite  is  courage — the  second,  courage — the 
third,  still  courage;  and,  if  there  were  a  hundred  more,  all  might  be 
included  in  the  single  word,  courage." 

Such  was  Sir  William's  reply  to  my  anxious  enquiry  how  I  should 


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best  re-establish— or,  more  properly,  establish — the  character  as  an 
equestrian,  which  I  now  made  it  a  point  of  honour  to  acquire* 

The  answer  was  kindly  meant,  and  no  doubt  intended  to  be  very 
encouraging,  and  to  impress  me  with  the  idea  that  it  was  the  easiest 
thing  in  the  world.  1  could  not  help  thinking  of  the  Dutch  master's 
reply  to  the  coxcomb  amateur  : 

"  Well  now,"  said  the  youth,  "how  shall  I  become  a  painter  ?  I 
should  like  it  of  all  things." 

"  Oh,  nothing  easier,"  calmly  replied  the  indignant  artist,  "  You 
have  only  to  learn  how  to  paint  /" 

I  was  now  pretty  much  in  the  same  predicament.  Had  it  been  any 
thing  else  in  the  world!  If  it  were  activity,  I  might  have  had  some 
hope.  In  power  of  muscle  I  was  far  from  contemptible.  Perseverance 
I  could  readily  have  promised  myself.  Bat  courage ! !  I  was  nearly 
recovered,  it  is  true,  from  my  first  discomfiture  ;  but  its  memory  was 
still  alive  and  active  within  me ;  and,  to  say  truth,  I  scarcely  sate  com- 
fortahly  as  yet  under  the  effects  of  my  second.  Courage !  and,  above 
all,  courage  on  horseback  1  One  glance  out  of  the  window  where  we 
sat,  upon  the  scene  of  my  first  expedition  on  horseback,  would  have 
sufficed  to  cool  me  down,  had  the  soul  of  Diomede  himself  been  trans* 
migrated  into  my  frame  ! 

It  is  scarcely  surprising,  therefore,  that  under  pretence  of  allowing 
my  dislocated  shoulder  time  to  recover  sufficient  strength,  I  was  fain  to 
defer  the  renewal  of  my  equestrian  exercises.      Meanwhile,  under  the 
tuition  of  my  friend  Frank,  1  was  being  initiated  in  the  other  varied 
sports  **  by  flood  and  field."     My  right  arm  was  uninjured,  and  my 
left  was  strong  enough  to  assist  it  as  far  as  was  necessary  in  the  manage^ 
ment  of  the  rod.     Many  an  awkward  blunder,  many  a  ducking — pre- 
arranged, I  shrewdly  suspect,  by  the  grand  manager  of  the  theatre  of 
fun — accompanied  my  introductory  practice.      One  day  I  had  spent 
hours  in  Frank's  company,  lashing  the  water  in  vain,  while  he  wa& 
filling  his  basket  with  a  rapidity  absolutely  maddening  tome  I     Atlasty 
having  fixed  my  rod  in  the  ground,  to  prepare  a  new  cast  of  flies,  I  wasr 
surprized,  on  turning  round,  to  find  it  bent  within  an  inch  of  breakings 
the  dangling  fly  having  been  greedily  seized  in  the  meantime.     I  was 
delighted ;  and  proceeded  with  great  deliberation  to  land  '*  my  take," 
which  I  concluded  was  a  heavy  one.      I  was  not  mistaken.     I  could 
see  him  as  I  reeled  him  slowly  and  cautiously  up — after  a  preparatory 
play — a  perfect  monster,  fully  eight  pounds  weight  I     Glorious !   and 
now  I  have  my  landing  net  under  him.      Stay,  aye,  there  he  is,  safe 
upon  the  bank.     But,  in  the  name  of  the  ridiculous,  what  is  this?     He 
had  actually  ripped  himself  open  upon  the  hook,  and  torn  out  his  own 
entrails !    Ah,  Frank,  Frank !     I  began ,  even  in  the  pride  of  victory^. 

2x2 


I 


360  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juirr, 

to  suspect ;  and  I  remembered  a  very  striking  resemblance  in  him  to  a 
trouty  which  Frank  had  taken  the  day  before*  But  I  left  it  so,  that 
was  not  my  afiair  ;  and  afterwards,  when  the  laugh  was  turned  upoa 
me,  I  could  only  be  induced  to  admit,  /  hcui  never  before  caught  a 
trout  under  similar  ctrcumstances. 

The  gun  was  another  and  a  more  difficult  affair.  I  have  already 
avowed,  that  i  was  far  from  comfortable  even  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
fire-arms ;  and  when  I  was  brought  perforce  to  accompany  Frank  in 
his  partridge  shooting,  it  was  with  anything  but  an  easy  conscience  \ 
I  mustered  courage  to  stand  in  the  field  where  the  game  was  expected. 
To  make  my  case  worse,  I  was  ashamed  to  avow  my  cowardice ;  and 
never  shall  I  forget  the  first  awfiil  occasion  on  which  I  ventured  to  draw 
a  trigger.  We  had  trailed  ourselves  along  under  cover,  for  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  mile,  to  get,  as  Frank  said,  *'  a  quiet  (  !  )  shot,''  at  some  I 
wild- duck,  on  a  pond  in  Sir  William's  splendid  preserve.  I  said  trailed 
ourselves ;  but  the  truth  was,  I  was  literally  trailed  along ;  and  nerer 
was  culprit  dragged  with  heavier  heart 

<<  To  the  dismal  Tybom  tree.'* 
I  was  fairly  in  for  it ;  Frank  had  given  up  the  shot  to  me,  notwithstand- 
ing my  generous  protestations,  that  "  I  could  not  think  of  depriving  him  I 
of  the  pleasure/*  How  fervently,  when  this  ruse  proved  fruitless,  did  I  ; 
pray  that  the  birds  might  discover  our  approach,  and  deliver  me  from 
the  fotal  necessity.  But  no ;  every  open  in  the  screen  showed  them  ] 
sleeping  on  in  lazy  security,  as  if  danger  were  a  thousand  miles  distant 
Danger !  well  did  I  feel,  even  as  the  thought  fiitted  across  my  mind, 
that  the  danger  was  mine,  not  theirs !  I  coughed  as  naturally  as  I 
could :  In  vain — they  were  immoveable.  I  was  seized  with  a  most 
ominous  fit  of  sneezing.  But  I  might  as  well  have  hoped  to  move  old 
Rome  from  her  seat  upon  the  seven  hills  by  a  sneeze !  In  my  hurry  I 
stumbled — accidentally  of  course — against  the  loose  stone  wall,  which 
came  down  with  a  crash  that  might  have  startled  Fluto  on  his  throne. 
Confound  the  stupid  brutes !  They  sat  on  still — as  if  to  laugh  at  my 
distress — and  I  could  see  the  big  glassy  eye  of  one  impudent  mallard, 
ogling  me,  as  though  in  scorn,  through  the  breach  which  I  had  thus 
made  in  the  fence.  No,  not  a  single  pinion  was  ruffled !  Alas,  even 
the  very  birds  had  conspired  against  me ;  there  was  no  door  through 
¥^hich  I  might  escape.  Oh,  Schwartz!  Schwartz!  how  heartily  I 
cursed  your  diabolical  invention.  Would  that  the  *'  infernal  machine," 
in  which  you  turned  your  hellish  drugs  into  the  hateful  compound 
which  fools  call  gunpowder,  had  been  swept  to  the  lowest  depths  of 

Erebus !    But, 

*'  Vain  my  wish,  my  weeping  rain." 

Frank  led  me  to  the  most  advantageous  opening  in  the  screen^  through 


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which,  miserable  man  that  I  was,  I  was  to  fire.  Ye  Gods !  what  a 
moment.  I  could  hear  my  heart  beat,  more  rapidly  than  the  ticking- 
of  my  repeater,  which  in  the  solemn  stillness  was  distinctly  audible. 
Perhaps  it  was  tittling  out  the  last  moments  of  my  existence,  number- 
ing the  fast-failing  drops  in  the  fated  chpsydra  of  my  wretched  life ! 
No  later  than  yesterday,  I  had  read,  under  the  head  of  "  Death  by 
fire-arms,"  the  names  of  three  amiable  young  men,  two  children,  a 
wooden-legged  pensioner,  and  the  mother  of  five  small  children ;  and 
"The  Times,"  of  that  very  morning,  reported  the  case  of  a  gentleman — 
(to  make  it  more  ominous — a  distinguished  classical  scholar),  who  had 
lost  a  nose,  a  portion  of  either  ear,  two  eyes,  and  seven  fingers,  by  the 
bursting  of  his  double  Manton — the  very  name  which  glistened  in  awful 
distinctness  upon  the  barrel  under  my  eye  !  How  1  wished  for  a 
fowling-piece  on  the  principle  of  the  patent  duelling  pistols,  which  were 
*'  warranted  to  satisfy  the  honour  of  both  parties,  tvithout  doing  injury 
to  either  /"  But  these  reflections  were  now  too  late ;  there  was  no  escape, 
and  I  presented,  in  downright  despair!  With  a  trembling  hand  I 
pulled  the  trigger.  But  it  yielded  not  to  the  timorous  touch.  I  tried 
again  more  srtiffly.  Still  in  vain !  Could  it  be — joyful  thought! — that 
anything  was  wrong  ? 

•*  It  won't  go,"  said  I,  beginning  to  revive. 

Frank  was  at  my  side  in  a  moment. 

**  Why,  don't  you  see  you're  not  cocked,  my  dear  fellow?"  said  he, 
setting  all  right  again,  with  an  expedition  which  in  my  heart  I  regarded 
as  truly  diabohcal. 

"  Did  any  one  ever  know  such  a  blunder?"  said  I,  preparing  again 
to  present  with  affected  alacrity,  while  my  heart  was  heavier  than  ever. 
I  gave  one  long  look  towards  the  pond,  in  the  dim  hope  that  perhaps 
our  voices  had  startled  the  birds.  Vain  thought !  there  they  sat  as 
immoveable — as  silent  as  the  grave  ;  and  at  last  I  sumtmoned  courage 
to  pull  again.  Click — I  shut  my  eyes — opened — shut  them  again. 
It  was  no  go,  once  more. 

"  Why,  confound  it,  you  have  forgotten  the  cap !"  said  my  tormentor^ 
producing  one  in  a  moment. 

These  respites  gave  me  a  little  spirit ;  my  good  genius  seemed  to  be  in 
the  ascendant ;  I  took  my  position  once  more. 

••  Now  you  go,  and  no  mistake,"  said  Frank,  cocking  the  piece,  afler 
having-  adjusted  the  cap  with  all  precision.  Alas  1  my  heart  sank  again 
below  zero  under  this  assurance ;  but  it  was  useless.  I  shut  my  eyes 
atid  pulled  once  more.     Click — bang. 

"You  have  pinned  the  whole  flock,  by  Jove,  shouted  Frank,  who 
was  on  his  legs  before  I  had  recovered  from  my  terror* 

The  whole  flock !     I  did  not  at  that  moment  care  a  farthing  if  I  had 


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pinned  all  the  flocks  of  Muscovy,  as  I  found  with  astonishment  and 
delight  that  /  had  not  pinned  myself!  and  yet  success  was  something  ; 
and  in  good  truth,  when  I  looked  up,  ^tliere  they  were  floating  motion- 
less on  the  pond.  I  darted  down  with  assumed  exultation  ;  and  I  did 
not  hesitate  to  run  up  to  my  knees  to  secure  them.  But  oh,  absurdity 
of  absurdities  !  I  had  shot  the  whole  collection  of  stuffed  eider-ducks 
which  I  had  so  often  admired  in  Emily*  s  cabinet.  It  was  no  wonder 
they  sat  so  quietly  through  all  the  noise. 

This  was  too  absurd.  But,  like  my  former  discomfiture,  it  produced 
one  good  eflect ;  it  touched  my  pride,  and  through  my  pride,  overcame 
my  cowardice.  I  have  never  since  been  afraid  to  draw  a  trigger. 
Within  a  few  days,  I  had  sacrificed  a  whole  host  of  sparrows,  &c. — the 
favourite  game  of  infant  sportsmen — to  my  wounded  dignity ;  and  I 
made  widows  and  orphans  beyond  number  in  the  rookery.  Nay,  with 
such  zeal  did  I  follow  up  a  pursuit  for  which  I  soon  acquired  a  passion, 
that  before  long,  I  had  hung  at  my  girdle  a  whole  line  of  the  honourable 
scalps  of  pheasant,  woodcock,  and  even  snipe !  Never  did  I  feel  more 
the  truth  of  my  prosody  rule  :  Usus  te  plura  docebit. 

These,  however,  are  but  episodes  in  my  equestrian  history,  to  which 
I  now  return.  Distrusting,  as  I  have  already  admitted,  my  own  profi- 
ciency in  Sir  William's  **  first,  second,  and  third  requisite  for  a  horse- 
man," I  determined  to  place  myself  under  the  tuition  of  an  experienced 
riding  master;  and,  without  acquainting  any  one  with  my  intention, 
1  rode  up  to  town  for  the  purpose.  For  those  equestrians  whose  school- 
memories  reach  back  to  the  period  in  question,  it  can  scarcely  be  neces- 
sary that  I  describe  Monsieur  Hyacinthe  Jean  Pierre  de  Turgot, 
professor  of  equestrianism  in  all  its  branches  ;  nor  in  truth  is  it  an  easy 
task. 

Cicero's  son-in-law,  the  famous  Dolabella,  was  a  man  of  remarkably 
Sjpall  stature.  During  his  consulship,  he  once  came  to  visit  Cicero, 
arrayed  in  his  robes  of  oflice,  and  girt  with  a  sword  which  for  him  was 
ridiculously  large.  The  contrast  was  so  absurd,  and  the  costume  so 
incongruous,  that  Cicero  could  not  help  asking,  Quis  gladio  huic  gene^ 
rum  meum  alligavit?  **  Who  tied  my  son  in-law  to  this  sword?" 
Pache  Feyjoo,  the  Disraeli  (but  infinitely  more  learned)  of  Spanish 
literature,  in  relating  the  story,  traces  to  it  Quevedo's  well-known  joke 
on  a  man  with  a  huge  nose — **  JEra  un  hombre  a  un  nariz  pegado,** 
*'he  was  a  man  tied  to  a  nose.*'  Perhaps  I  could  not  find  a  better  sug^ 
gestion  ;  and  I  am  sure,  of  those  who  once  saw  little  Monsieur  Hya- 
cinthe Jean  Pierre  de  Turgot,  there  is  not  one  who  will  not  recog- 
nise him  under  the  character  of  **  a  man  tied  to  a  whip,"  It  was 
literally  the  fact ;  go  into  the  riding-school,  you  could  see  nothing, 
hear  nothing — it  might  be  that  you  would  feel  also— of  Monsieur 


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Hyacinthe,  save  his  monstrous  eternal  whip !  in  truth  you  could  see  but 
little  else.  The  nether  man  was  hidden  in  a  pair  of  those  enormous 
churn-boots — to  which  the  hunting  thigh  boots  of  the  present  day  are 
as  if  they  were  manufactured  in  Lilliput— reaching  up  so  high  upon  his 
person,  as  almost  to  reach  the  huge  whiskers  and  moustache,  which 
literally  covered  his  features  !  Beyond  the  boots,  whiskers,  and  mous- 
tache, you  saw  nothing  of  Monsieur  Hyacinthe.  And  such  whiskers! 
—  of  that  undecided  hue,  between  a  tiery  red  and  a  foxy  brown.  The 
moustache  was  even  more  peculiar  ;  the  hairs  all  stood  out  separately, 
each  appearing  to 

Stare  its  wondering  neighbour  in  the  face. 
For  a  certain  distance  each  separate  bristle  came  out  straight  from  the 
plane  of  the  lip,  and  then  suddenly  turned  off  at  a  sharp  angle,  as  stiff 
and  rigid  as  copper  wire — reminding  one  forcibly  of  the  hooked  teeth 
in  the  instrument  which  women  use  for  carding  wool.     I  was  wrong 
in  saying  that  the  features  were  all  concealed.     The  eyes,  small  and 
fiery,  looked  out,  like  the  blazing  charcoal  points  of  a  galvanic  battery, 
from  the  mass  of  hair  I  Such  was  the  figure  of  Monsieur  Hyacinthe, 
when  you  could  see  it  for  his  whip,  which  was  long  and  massive,  and 
which  flourished  in  never-ceasing  activity.     It  was  his  proudest  boast 
that  he  had  been  professeur  dp  manege  in  the  Imperial  court  of  Napo- 
leon ;  and  that  this  whip  was  the  gift  of  VEmpereur  in  person.     Poor 
fellow !  never  was  anything  more  ridiculous  than  the  air  of  ludicrous 
dignity  with  which  he  repeated  the  fact ;  meet  him  where  you  would , 
it  was  his — or  rather,  to  keep  up  Quevedo's  idea,  he  was  its  com- 
panion; its  massive  thong   could  reach  the  remotest  comers  of  his 
establishment.     Woe  to  the  misdoer  who  came  under  the  lash  !  it  was, 
as  if  by  some  magic  power,  the  secret  of  his  strength  and  energy ;  his 
conversation,  particularly  when  he  attcaiipted  to  speak  English,  was 
interlarded  plentifully  with  its  music,  as  if  the  words  were  imaginary 
culprits  whom  he  was  compelling  into  obedience.     If  he  mislaid  or 
forgo!  it,  he  became  a  complete  nonentity  ;  and  indeed,  long  after  the 
period  of  my  acquaintance  with  him,  I  was  afflicted  to  hear  that  its  loss 
was  the  cause  of  his  death.    The  poor  fellow  was  ordered  to  use  the 
hot-bath  for  a  severe  sprain  of  the  vertebral  muscles;  true  to  his  old 
habit,  he  brought  the  eternal  whip,  mechanically,  into  the  bath  with 
him!    it  was  irretrievably  spoiled!    the  ancien  professeurw^s  incon- 
solable ;  his  friends  had  one  made  an  exact  counterpart  of  the  original » 
But  it  would  not  do — he  drooped  and  died. 

Poor  Monsieur  Hyacinthe  I  at  the  time  of  which  I  write,  he  was  in 
the  zenith  of  his  fame;  myriads  of  pupils  thronged  his  spacious  circus 
in  search  of  the  ease  and  grace — the  je  ne  sais  quoi  of  perfect  eques- 
trianism, which  all  hope  to  attain,  but  which,  1  do  believe,  like  the 


364  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.'  [Junb,- 

poetic  vein,  nascitur  non  Jit*     My  first  visit  was  in  rather  a  gloomy 
mood ;  it  was  on  a  miserably  wet  day  that  I  was  set  down  (for  I  chose 
to  enter  as  a  pupil  incog.),  at  the  entrance  of  the  refireitory  attached  to 
the  school ;  I  know  nothing  more  melancholy  and  woe-begone  than  a 
horse  bazaar  on  a  rainy  day  ;  every  person  and  every  thing  is  completely 
out  of  its  element ;  and,  on  the  day  in  question,  I  felt  that  all  around 
was  conjugal  to  the  mood  of  mind  in  which  I  found  myself.     The 
littered  yard  was  drenched  and  comfortless;  the  rain  fell  in  broad 
sheets  from  the  roofs  of  the  riding  sheds  which  ran  around.     A  few 
cast-off  gigs  and  phaetons  which  lay  exposed,  were  washed  of  the  dust 
and  mud  which  had  covered  and  concealed  their  countless  cracks,  and 
shakes,  and  dinges,  and  stood  out  before  me, — to  my  eye  the   most 
melancholy  object  in  nature — in  naked  hopeless  decrepitude  !  A  pair 
of  sleepy  peacocks — but  that  they  looked  too  miserable  to  sleep — 
sought  a  precarious  shelter  under  one  of  the  sheds — the  glories  of  their 
gorgeous  train  vanished,  its  splendid  feathers  matted  together  like  an 
eel  skin  queue  and  draggling  in  the  mire.     One  or  two  exercise  boys 
were  riding  sulkily  up  and  down  the  covered  way,  on  horses  as  spiritless 
and  sulky  as  themselves,  neither  party  having  life  enough  to  be  angry. 
I  walked  into  the  long  range  of  stables ;  every  door-way  was  stopped 
up  by  the  bulky  form  of  some  gloomy-looking  Yorkshire  dealer,  gazing 
out  in  solitary  vacancy  upon  the  rain  as  it  fell — too  melancholy  to  be 
social  in  his  bad  humour — too  lazy  to  cast  up  in  his  mind  how  much 
])e  had  made  by  the  ring-boned  constitutional  mare,  or  to  calculate 
how  he  should  get  the  gouty  Hercules  colt  off  his  hands.     Overalls, 
spatterdashes,  great  coats,  hung  in  all  directions  around,  saturated  with 
wet  and  mire,  and  weighing  down  the  racks  by  the  mere  mass  of  mud 
with  which  they  were  encrusted.      The  ostlers  rubbed  down  vrith  long 
and  sleepy  strokes  the  wet  horses ;  and  the  dry  ones  stood  lazily  in 
the  stalls,  their  ears  pendant,  and  their  foot  in  rest — too  drowsy  to  cock 
an  ear  at  your  approach,  or  think  of  the  empty  racks  which  stood 
before  them  !     From  this  comfortless  scene  enquiring  my  way  to  the 
riding  school,  I  found  it,  notwithstanding  the  gloom  which  reigned 
without,  full  of  bustle  and  activity ;  and  even  before  I  reached  the 
door,  Mons.  Hyacinthe's  whip,  crack,  crack,  was  ringing  sharply  in 

my  ears.  He  was  in  the  midst  of  a  lecture.  *'  Ah  Monsieur,  les  mains — 
de  haut — bas,  plus  bos!  (crack) — But  cest  trap — dat  is  too  mush 
(crack,  crack)— /a,  la^so — Mais,  de  leg  now — le  diable!  quel  lowr- 
daut!  (crack)  bah  /  you  never  a  cavalry— ^/awaz*  /*' 

This  was  rather  an  unpromising  display  of  temper  in  the  master  I 
had  selected.  But  I  was  not  unprepared ;  I  had  met  worse  in  the 
course  of  my  reading.  It  was  not  as  bad,  at  all' events,  as  the  treat- 
ment of  riding  masters  to  their  pupils  in  the  time  of  the  celebrated 


1840.]  N£W  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  365 

Cavendish,  Duke  of  Newcastle.  It  was  an  ordinary  practice,  he  tells 
us,  to  pommel  the  pupils  avec  la  huisdney  ou  une  longue  perche  !  and 
even  for  the  master  to  fill  his  pockets  with  stones,  in  order  to  fling  at 
them  when  beyond  the  reach  of  more  satisfactory  castigation  I* 

The  object  of  these  contradictory,  and  far  from  complimentary, 
expostulations  was  a  young  man  of  very  dashing  exterior  in  a  full  jockey 
suit~-rsky  blue  jacket  with  sleeves,  which  might  put  the  Tynan  dye 
to  the  blush  ;  inexpressibles  which  wrinkled  with  unexceptionable 
accuracy  to  meet  a  boot, 

Cast  in  precision's  faultless  mould, 

and  of  a  brilliancy  which  might  make  Mr.  Robert  Warren  die  of  the 
spleen.     His  hands  were  bedecked  with  rings  innumerable;  and  his 
hair,  reeking  with  Macassar,  hung  in  oily  ringlets  from  beneath  his 
crimson  jockey-cap  !    I  learned  from  one  of  the  by-standers  that  this 
interesting  youth  was  Frederick  Augustus  Twickenham,  Esq.,  of  Twick- 
enham Lodge,  nephew  and  heir  of  the  late  Gilbert  Twickenham,  stock- 
broker, of  Golden-square.    He  had  found  himself,  at  the  demise  of 
his  uncle,  six  months  before,  master  of  forty  thousand  pounds,  which 
he  was  labouring,  with  a  zeal  truly  praiseworthy,  to  get  rid  of  in  favout 
of  the  public  in  general,  and  a  few  special  friends  in  particular.  Among 
his  other  schemes  of  benevolence  (on  a  similar  plan)  he  had  about  a 
fortnight  before  taken  on  a  match  with  Captain  Dosling,  a  sworn  friend 
of  his,  for  £500  a  side,  to  be  ridden  by  the  parties.     He  had  scarce 
ever  been  on  horseback  in  his  life ;  the  captain  was  a  celebrated  jock  ; 
but  his  horse  (he  had  bought  him  for  £300  from  the  captain),  was,  as 
the  captain  himself  acknowledged,  far  more  than  a  match  for  his  own. 
He  had  been  reading  up  for  the  last  fortnight  with  M.  Hyacinthe; 
and    never  had   he   had  a    more    unsatisfactory    pupil.      Frederick 
Augustus  had  got  into  his  head  the  idea,  that  the  whole  difficulty 
of  riding  was  in  bearing  upon  the  stirrups,  in  the  gallop  at  least,  that 
this  once  mastered,  all  the  rest  would  follow;  and,  disregarding  all 
Turgot's  precepts,  he  had,  to  the  infinite  annoyance  of  the  testy  little 
professor,  turned  his  whole  thoughts  to  the  one  end  ;  there  was  Charles 
Paton,  and  Dick  Graveshorn,  and  George  Forester,  and  the  Captain — 
they  all  stood  in  their  stirrups ;  no,  a  horseman  was  nothing  without 
it !" 

As  the  race  was  to  come  off  to-morrow,  he  was  unable  to  resist  the 
temptation  of  trying  his  jockey  suit,  and  I  learned  that  he  had  been 
more  than  usually  zealous  in  his  practice  that  morning.  It  was  abso- 
lutely ludicrous  to  witness  the  see-saw  nervous  movement  of  the  legs, 

*  In  his  most  interesting  and  curious  work,  *'*  Methode  Nouyelle  de  Dresser  et 
Travailler  les  Cheyaux.*'  The  most  valuahle  edition  is  that  of  Antwerp,  1658,  the 
plates  of  whaoh  are  yery  splendid, 

NO.  ex. VOL.  XVIII.  2   T 


365  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [June, 

as  his  body  swayed  backward  and  forward, — like  the  solemn  heads  of 
the  Chinese  mandarins  one  sees  in  the  tea-shops, — in  the  vain  attempt 
to  preserve  an  upright  position  in  the  saddle.  He  seemed  perfectly 
satisfied  with  himself,  however,  and  at  length  screwing  up  his  features 
into  that  very  attractive  form  which  youths  of  fiashion  can  assume  when 
they  hold  their  gold  eye  glass  between  the  nose  and  eyelid  at  the 
true  fashionable  atigle,  he  rode  over  to  the  little  professor^  who  was 
cracking  his  whip  with  redoubled  fury. 

*'  Eh,  demmit,  Turgot,"  drawled  he  with  ineffable  self-complacency, 
"  how  go  the  Jegs  to  day  ?  eh  ?  all  right  I  fawncy."     Diable  ! 

**  But  do  not  ask  me/'  said  the  little  man,  *  Me  leg ! — vraiment  (crack) 
but  you  does  sit  comtne  une  valise  (crack),  like  one  sack*'  (crack,  crack). 
For  the  first  day  this  was  enough  for  me.     On  the  morrow  I  began  in 
earnest.     1  was  delighted  to  find  Monsieur  Hyacinthe  a  most  learned 
equestrian :   his  conversation,  half  French,  half  English,  was   to   me 
extremely  imposing ;   he  explained  to  me  the  croupade  and  passade  ; 
dilated  upon  every  movement  of  the  proate ;  and  grew  eloquent  on  the 
balotade  and  capriole.     But  he  won  my  heart  completely,  when  I  dis- 
covered that  he  had  deeply  studied  Xenophon*s  treatise,  with  the  help 
of  D'Ablancourt's  translation,  and  had  actually  made  it  the  basis  of 
his  own  system.     I  will  not  state  positively  however,  that  I  was  over 
pleased  to  find  at  my  first  lesson  that  he  discarded  the  unclassic  stirrup^ 
and  that  I  was  left  to  my  own  resources  to  secure  the  requisite  adhesion. 
There  was  no  help  for  this,  however ;  and  I  found  it  easier,  at  all  events, 
than  I  had  anticipated.     But  upon  these  ^'  early  lessons"  I  shall  not 
dwell.    The  walking,  ambling,  and  trotting,  were  conducted  on  prin- 
ciples strictly  scientific  ;  and,  being  unattended  with  any  serious  *'  mis- 
adventure,'' they  had  the  effect  of  restoring  my  confidence  in  myself, 
and  reviving  my  devotion  to  my  early  Xenophontic  studies.     Over  and 
over  again,  during  these  days  of   practical  initiation,  I  recalled  the 
precept,  **  When  he  has  mounted,  he  should  first  train  the  horse  to 
stand  still  till  he  has  put  his  mouth  in  order,  and  adjusted  the  reins. 
Let  him  then  hold  his  left  arm  by  his  side,  which  position  is  most 
graceful  in  the  rider,  and  gives  greatest  power  to  the  hand."*     I  was 
delighted,  too,  to  find  my  own  experience  confirm  the  advice  :  *'  if  the 
horse  stoops  somewhat  let  the  reins  be  held  higher  up  in  the  hands ; 
ut  if  he  throw  up  his  head  they  must  be  lowered."!     And  I  can 
hardly  to  this  hour  forget  the  feeling  of  satisfaction  with  which  I  found 
that  I  had  at  last  acquired  sufiEcient  confidence  in  myself  to  test  the 
value  of  another,  no  less  important :  **  when  he  is  in  his  natural  gait, 
he  relaxes  the  body  with  most  ease,  and  goes  on  with  greatest  pleasure, 
if  the  switch  be  held  over  his  head  to  point  the  way."t 

*  De  Re  Eqaestri,  sc.  vii.  8.  f  S.  yii.  10.  ^  S,  vii,  11. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  3^7 

What  a  pity  that  all  these  delightful  delusions  should  yield  to  the 
stubborn  realities  of  every  day  life  and  its  disappointments  ! 

Spes  heu  fallaces  oblitaqae  corda  !   eadacam 
Mortal!  quodcumque  datur  I 
The  time  came  at  length  for  the  galloping  lesson  ;  for  Monsieur  Hy 
acinthe  made  that  a  matter  entirely  distinct,  and  to  this  all  my  zeal 
and  attention  had  been  long  directed  in  preparation.     I  had  studied 
over  and  over  again  my  author's  instructions,  **  how  the  rider  should 
accommodate  himself  to  all  the  diflferent  circumstances;'*  how,  **  when 
the  horse  begins  to  gallop  suddenly,  he  should  stoop  forward,  that  the 
horse  may  be  less  depressed  by  his  weight,  and  less  able  to  fling  him 
back  by  a  rear  ;"*  how,  **  when  he  is  in  the  act  of  pulling  in  the  reins, 
he  should  bend  back,  that  he  may  be  the  less  shaken  in  his  seat." 
Nevertheless,  it  demanded  all  my  old  reading,  and  more  than  that,  my 
new  confidence,  to  make  me  forget  the  **  circumstances"  in  which  I 
had  last  enjoyed  the  ea,*ercise,     I  tried,  notwithstanding,  to  overcome 
the  recollection  which  thus  perpetually  haunted  me ;  and,  when  the 
first  awkward  nervousness  had  vanished,  T  was  delighted  to  find  the 
gallop  incomparably  the  easiest  of  all  the  paces  for  the  horseman.     I 
must  confess,   however,  that  occasionally  all  Monsieur   Hyacinthe*8 
learning  was  thrown  away  upon  me.     There  was  a  certain  half-nervous 
consciousness  about  me,  which  told  me  it  was  quite  enough  to  sit 
securely,  without  minding  to  do  so  scientifically ;  and  I  pursued  my 
career  in  my  own  way,  without  caring  to  attend  to  his  multiphed  direc- 
tions ;  my  apparent  indifference  began  to  provoke  his  exciteable  temper. 
I  could  hear,  amid  the  increasing  smacks  of  the  whip  (a  sure  sign 
that  the  steam  was  getting  up),  occasional  exclamations,  ^*quel  sot^** 
"  comment  le  diable/*  *'  la,  viola  l"  and  others  of  a  similar  tendency  ; 
and  at  last  he  made  the  signal  to  halt.     This  was  a  manoeuvre  in  which 
I  was  perfectly  at  home,  and  success  had  given  me  courage;,  '*  when  he 
pulls  in  the  reins,"  says  Xenophon,  **  let  him  bend  himself  back  to 
avoid  being  shaken  in  the  seat."     I  did  both  at  precisely  the  same 
moment,  pulling  the  rein  with  all  my  might,  and  leaning  back  Hke  the 
''  agitators''  of  the  olden  circus,  in  the  splendid  engravings  of  Mont- 
faucon !     What  was  my   amazement  to  find  the  animal  stand   up 
perpendicularly  on  his  hind  legs,  and  myself  shde,  as  if  by  magic,  over 
his  back,  and  alight,  on  my  feet  luckily,  upon  the  ground  behind  him ! 
Fortunately,  I  was  not  in  the  slightest  degree  hurt ;  and  I  was 
easily  made  to  understand  that  I  had  overdone  the  advice,  pulling  the 
curb  suddenly,  and  throwing  myself  back  too  violently  in  the  seat ; 
I  mounted  again,  determined  for  the  future  to  avoid  a  similar  mbtake  ^ 
away  we  went  once  more. 

•  S.  Tui.  7. 

2  Y  2 


S68  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  {Ji/kje, 

**  Ft7c,"  (crack)  ** plus  vite,*'  shouted  Monsieur  Hyacinthe,  whose 
good  humour  had  been  quite  restored  by  the  laugh  at  my  expense. 

My  evil  genius  brought  to  my  mind  another  principle  which  applied 
pre(!ise1y  to  this  case.  The  moment  the  horse  began  to  gallop  fast,  I 
'*  stooped  forward  to  avoid  pressing  upon  him  by  my  weight;"  un- 
luckily, in  the  attempt  I  struck  him  in  the  quarter  with  my  heel ;  and 
without  a  moment's  warning,  I  found  myself  flung  by  a  sudden  plung-e 
far  away  over  his  head  into  the  soft  sand  and  saw  dust,  with  which 
the  floor  was 'strewn  ! 

This  was  too  bad  so  soon  after  the  formed  catastrophe !  But  I  was 
now  completely  upon  my  mettle,  and  mounted  again,  with  the  courage 
of  an  Alexander. 

**  Za,  /a, — doucement,**  cried  Hyacinthe,  "  trap  fougueux  (crack), 
too  mush  fiery." 

But,  without  waiting  for  his  eternal  **  crack,"  the  ordinary  signal  of 
speed,  or  listening  to  his  expostulatory  admonition,  I  had  given  the 
reins  to  my  now  excited  steed ,  and  started  off  with  the  swiftness  of  an 
anahates  in  the  Olympic  Hippodrome.     Alas  !  I  soon  found,  or  hegan 
to  fear,  that  I  had  reckoned  without  my  host.      I  remembered  with 
dismay,  when  it  was  too  late,  that  "  if  any  one  fancy  that,  by  a  long 
and  fatiguing  race,  he  can  tame  the  horse,  he  is  greatly  deceived ;  for  in 
such  cases  the  spirited  horse  will  become  violent,  and,  like  an  angry 
man  when  excited,  will  frequently  do  irreparable  mischief  to  himself 
and  his  rider."*     I  found  it  but  too  true.     Each  round  served  but  to 
increase  the  animal's  speed,  and  alas  !  t  felt  my  own  courage  fail  in  the 
liarae  ratio  !     To  increase  my  conflision  and  terror,  Mons.  Hyacinthe, 
who  did  not  as  yet  perceive  the  change  in  my  appearance,  and  antici- 
pated no  danger,  was  called  dut  at  this  moment,  and  I  was  left  alone 
at  the  mercy  of  the  relentless  animal,  whom  I  had  myself  lashed  into 
Excitement.     I  tried  to  quiet  him,  by  such  kind  words  as  I  could 
muster  *  but  it  was  vain.     How  fervently  did  I  wish  that  I  could  lecal 
that  magic  iroinrvafwc,  which  in  Xenophon's  time  had  the  effect  of 
calming  the  excited  steed.f    But  woe  was  me-^it  came  not  at  my  caU. 
As  yet,  however,  I  was  contriving  to  keep  my  place.    But  it  waS( 


« 


jamjam  lapsura,  cadentiqae, 


AdsimiliB.'^ 

To  make  things  worse,  the  sun,  hitherto  clouded,  began  to  play  through 
the  windows  of  the  dome;  and  I  fancied  the  horse  became  more 
alarmed  the  light  shadows*  which  every  moment  crossed  us  in  the 
circuit.  It  was  with  a  sort  of  envious  regret  that,  amid  all  my  confusion, 
1  recollected  the  stratagem  by  which,  in  similar  circumstances,  Alexan- 

•  S.  ix,  7  t  S.  ix.  10. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  369 

der  had  succeeded  in  soothing  his  affrighted  charger.      Alas !    how 
could  I  hope  to  "  turn  the  head  of  my  Bucephalus  towards  the  sun !" 

But  I  little  dreamed  of  what  was  to  come.  That  morning  some  evil 
deity  had  tempted  my  valet  to  place  at  the  side  of  my  dressing-table 
the  shooting  frock  which  I  had  worn  on  my  last  excursion.  In  the 
jostling  of  the  race,  I  felt  a  hard  lump  occasionally,  to  my  great 
personal  inconvenience,  insinuate  itself  under  me  on  the  saddle ;  but  I 
could  not  venture  to  put  back  a  hand  to  remove  it.  What  was  my 
horror,  when  I  remembered,  that  most  probably  it  was  a  box  ofpercus* 
sion  caps  !  I  was  not  long  left  in  uncertainity.  The  lid  soon  flew  into 
fragments ;  and  I  was  entertained,  every  half  minute,  when  some 
unusually  hard  bump  occurred,  by  the  agreeable  sound  and/ee^  of  the 
explosion.  I  need  hardly  add,  that  it  did  not  improve  the  horse's 
temper.  At  each  new  explosion  he  started  off  with  renewed  violence ; 
and  so  thoroughly  unsettled  was  I^  that  I  was  fain  to  let  go  the  reins 
altogether,  and  cling  by  the  mane,  although  in  the  teeth  of  Xenophon's 
peremptory  caution :  *Mn  these  quick  turns,  the  reins  should  be  held 
tight.  For  it  is  not  safe  for  the  horse  to  tufn  quickly  in  a  narrow 
circuitr*  And  this,  while  I  felt  myself  in  the  very  posture  against 
which  the  rider  is  expressly  warned  :  ''  he  must  not  sit  obliquely ;  for 
he  must  know  that  the  smallest  force  in  that  posture  may  overset  both 
himself  and  the  horse  /*** 

Piff !  piff— away  they  were  rattling  in  a  regular  hedgefire  !  I  was 
in  absolute  torture — literally  (as  the  reader  may  believe,  when  he 
remembers  that  they  all  exploded  under  me) — literally  excoriated ; 
when  at  last,  with  a  tremendous  crash,  off  they  all  went  in  a  single 
broadside  !  It  was  absolutely  awful ;  nor  was  I  at  all  surprised,  when 
my  horse,  with  one  mad  bound,  flung  me,  half  blind  with  pain  and 
terror,  far  away  over  his  head ! 

I  lay  for  a  moment  in  downright  bewilderment ;  but  the  pain  soon 
recalled  me  to  myself.  Confound  him !  there  was  the  villanous  brute, 
who  bad  done  all  the  mischief,  regaling  himself  at  an  oat-sieve,  as 
placidly  as  if  nothing  had  occurred !  But  what  was  I  to  do  ?  In  addi- 
tion to  the  bodily  injury  which  I  had  sustained,  the  cold  damp  feel  of 
the  ground  on  which  I  sat,  too  plainly  told  me,  that  my  garments  had 
not  come 

"  Scatheless  from  out  the  fhij." 
What  was  I  to  do  ?  It  was  far  from  being  an  aid  to  calm  deliberation , 
that  I  could  distinctly  hear  the  sound  of  voices  approaching,  and  Mons. 
Hyacinthe's  whip  at  work  again.  They  are  nearer— and,  confusion, 
are  not  those  the  voices  of  women  ?  What  was  to  be  done  ?  A  glance 
at  my  nether  habiliments,  told  me  that  in  point  of  costume,  I  was  better 

•  S.  yii,  16.   . 


> 


370  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE;  [Juw*, 

suited  to  the  meridian  of  South  Africa  at  that  moment !  But  my 
doubts  were  all  cut  short.  The  door  opened,  and  with  horror  I  saw 
M.  Hyacinthe  usher  in,  amid  bows  and  grimaces  innumerable,  a  fashion- 
ably-dressed party  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  !  But  how  was  it  increased , 
when  among  them  I  recognized  Frank  Allen's  voice;  and  still  more, 
when  my  eyes,  guided  by  the  sound,  discovered  in  his  companion  the 
tall  and  graceful  figure  of  her  whom  I  would  have  wished  beyond  the 
pillars  of  Hercules,  rather  than  thus  a  second  time  a  witness  of  my 
equestrian  misadventures,  which  seemed  fated  never  to  have  an  end  ! 

As  long  as  I  was  sitting,  all  was  well ;  but,  not  to  speak  of  the 
absurdity  of  the  position,  I  could  not  long  continue  to  sit.  In  the 
name  of  the  great  Osiris  what  was  I  to  do ;  or  how  should  I  get  off 
undiscovered  ?  Alas !  there  was  no.  time  for  deliberation.  Frank's  eagle 
eye  had  caught  me.  There  was  nothing  for  it  but  "  a  run."  For- 
tunately the  opposite  door  was  open.  I  gathered  myself  up  as  rapidly 
as  I  could  ;  and  vainly  endeavouring  to  cover  my  retreat  mth  my  kat^ 
darted  out  of  the  doorway.  A  cab  stood  at  the  threshold.  With  a 
furious  "  drive  on,"  I  flung  myself  madly  into  it,  and  it  wheeled  off 
like  the  wind ! 

The  noise  of  the  wheels  could  not  shut  out  from  my  ears  the  shouts 
of  laughter,  with  which  the  walls  of  the  riding-school  rung  and  rung 
again ! 


TRAINING  OF  RACE  HORSES. 
The  English  and  American  Turf, 

A  VERY  patient,  clear,  and  dispassionate  writer  has  addressed  a  letter 
to  the  Editor  of  the  Turf  Register  in  New  York,  which  will  be  read 
with  interest  by  English  Turfites;— as  it  gives  a  very  curious  contrast 
of  the  times  taken  to  run  certain  distances,  by  horses  in  England,  and 
horses  in  America.  No  great  attention  is  paid  to  the  minutes  and 
seconds  of  a  race  in  this  country  ; — perhaps  too  little : — But  on  the 
other  hand,  we  think  too  much  value  is  attached  to  a  few  seconds 
saved  in  the  courses  in  the  United  States.  The  condition  of  the 
course, — whether  hard,  springy,  or  studgey, — takes  from  the  value  of 
the  few  seconds  "  under  or  over." — And  different  horses  are  different 
in  power,  on  deep  or  dry  ground.  Nothing  is  recorded  with  the 
statement  of  the  times,  of  the  state  of  the  Turf  on  the  occasions 
specified  ; — and  we  cannot  overcome  the  thought  that  our  friends  in 
America,  like  the  critic  upon  Garrick,  attach  too  much  importance  to 
•*  the  Watch.*' 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  371 

To  the  Editor  of  the  American  Turf  Register  and  Sporting  Magazine. 

**  Sia: — No  one  can  read  your  journals  without  being  forcibly  struck 
-with  the  great  increase  of  racing  throughout  the  country,  and  the 
vast  improvement  of  Race  Horses,  within  the  last  six  or  eight  years. 
It  is  true,  these  operations  are  spread  over  an  immense  space,  and 
viewed  singly,  are  not  of  a  character  to  attract  much  public  atten^ 
lion ;  but  when  we  see  condensed  on  the  same  page,  the  transactions 
of  the  turf,  from  Louisiana  to  New  York,  and  from  Missouri  to  the 
Atlantic,  we  may  form  a  conception,  though  imperfect,  of  the  spirit 
which  has  been  so  widely  diffused,  favourable  to  an  interest  of  great 
national  importance. 

'M  am  aware  there  are  those  who  profess  to  be  sceptical  of  the 
benefits  of  public  racing  in  improving  the  breed  of  horses  ;  but  if  all 
such  are  not  convinced  of  their  error,  from  the  experience  of  other 
nations,  and  the  evidences  everywhere  exhibited  in  our  own  happy 
land,  nothing  can  convince  them — not  even  the  testimony  of  old 
Eclipse  himself,  if  he  should  now  arise  from  the  dead  and  acknow- 
ledge his  inferiority. 

'*  The  English  race  horse  is  the  unadulterated  descendant  of  his 
oriental  progenitor,  imported  from  Arabia,  Barbary,  Persia,  Turkey 
in  Asia,  &c.,  judiciously  crossed,  bred  with  the  utmost  care,  and 
proved  upon  the  course.  His  superiority  is  universally  acknowledged  ; 
and  the  entire  civilized  world  looks  to  that  island  for  the  most  perfect 
animal  of  the  horse  kind  that  now  walks  the  earth. 

"  It  may  be  new  to  some  of  your  readers,  but  it  is  nevertheless  a 
well  attested  historical  fact,  that  all  the  European  States,  from  Spain 
to  Russia  inclusive,  have  for  many  centuries — indeed  long  before  the 
English-^imported  from  Asia  vast  numbers  of  the  very  best  coursers 
of  both  sexes  and  of  the  noblest  strains,  for  the  improvement  of  their 
native  stock.  The  overland  intercourse  between  Germany,  France, 
&c.,  from  the  earliest  periods  of  the  Crusades,  has  gTcatly  facilitated 
the  introduction  of  pure  oriental  horses,  and  those  countries  availed 
themselves  of  these  facilities  to  a  much  greater  extent,  and  for  a  much 
longer  period,  than  England.  Besides,  those  countries  are  better 
adapted  than  England,  from  soil,  climate,  and  cheapness  of  produc- 
tions, for  breeding  the  thorough-bred  horse  and  improving  the  breed  ; 
yet  at  this  day,  they  pay  a  voluntary  tribute  to  England  for  their 
entire  racing  stock.  The  horses  of  no  part  of  continental  Europe 
can  compare  with  the  English  thorough-bred,  for  any  of  the  ordinary 
purposes  of  life,  except  for  the  slow  and  heavy  draught.  Of  this  they 
are  fully  sensible ;.  and  being  convinced  of  the  value  of  an  improved 
breed  of  horses,  wealthy  individuals,  all  over  the  continent,  and  the 
governments  of  France,  Belgium,  Prussia^  Austria,  and  many  of  the 


372  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [June, 

smaller  German  principalities,  have  established  of  late  years  extensiye 
breeding  studs,  composed  entirely  of  importations  from  Great  Birttain  ; 
and  it  is  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  those  countries  always  will  be 
tributary  to  England,  until  they  adopt  the  English  system  of  improY- 
ing  the  horse  in  the  breeding  stud,  and  trying  him  in  the  chase  and 
over  the  course.  Had  these  sports  been  established  on  the  continent, 
patronized  and  encouraged  by  the  governments  and  the  nobility,  as 
in  England,  there  is  no  reason  to  doubt  the  result  would  have  been 
equally  beneficial. 

In  travelling  on  the  continent,  you  drag  slowly  along  behind  mise- 
rable sluggish  cattle,  looking  like  '*  hunted  devils,"  though  full  of  flesh, 
at  3i  to  6  miles  an  hour ;  whilst  in  England  every  coach  is  drawn  by 
horses  largely  mixed  with  racing  blood,  at  the  rate  of  ten  miles  the 
hour,  including  the  necessary  stoppages  for  meals,  &c.  The  same 
superiority  is  visible  on  the  race  course,  in  the  chase,  and  on  tlie  road. 
If  these  facts  are  not  conclusive  of  the  good  effects  of  public  reccing, 
then  indeed  the  testimony  of  one  rising  from  the  dead  would  not  con- 
vince the  incredulous. 

The  superiority  of  the  English  over  the  American  horses,  is  not  so 
perceptible ;  indeed  there  are  those,  and  good  judges  too,  who  stoutly 
maintain  that  our  racing  stock  is  equal  to  theirs.  Ours  are  derived 
from  theirs  almost  exclusively — especially  our  very  best;  and,  as  an 
important  and  most  enterprising  branch  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  femily. 
Brother  Jonathan's  habits  and  peculiarities,  occupations  and  pastimes, 
bear  a  close  affinity,  in  all  their  prominent  diaracteristics,  tp  the 
English  :  consequently  the  sports  of  the  Turf,  extensively  encouraged 
among  us,  have  mainly  contributed  to  the  increase  and  improvement 
of  the  thorough«bred  stock,  or  at  least  prevented  its  deterioration. 

Recent  importations  have  aroused  a  new  spirit  and  excited  in- 
creased competition  among  Breeders  and  Turfmen ;  and  so  far  as  ap- 
pearances and  the  time  of  performance  are  evidence,  there  have  been 
vast  improvements  of  the  stock  within  the  last  ten  years.  Indeed  it 
maybe  affirmed,  that  the  improvements  have  kept  pace,|Min  passu, 
with  the  increase  of  racing ;  and  scarcely  a  douU  remains  that  dete- 
rioration would  as  certainly  follow  the  decline  of  the  Turf. 

I  have  assumed  that  a  progressive  improvement  is  visible  in  the 
whole  blood  stock  of  the  country,  and  1  believe  a  large  majority  will 
concur  in  that  opinion  ;  but  if  it  should  prove  to  be  erroneous,  then 
indeed  the  strict  utilitarian  would  deprive  the  devotees  of  the  Turf  of 
one  of  the  strongest  arguments  in  favour  of  those  noble  and  manly 
sports.  Wp  maintain  that  they  unite  great  public  benefit  and  an 
exalted  patriotism,  with  a  most  healthful  and  exhilirating  pastime.  In 
the  investigatipn  of  this  question,  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  data 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  373 

m 

from  which  an  estimate  of  the  early  performances  on  the  Turf  in 
England  is  to  be  formed,  are  involved  in  such  obscurity  that  it  is  im- 
possible, at  this  day,  to  demonstrate  beyond  all  cavil  the  correctness 
of  my  position ;  for  it  will  be  again  and  again  affirmed  by  the  ignorant 
and  the  thoughtless,  that  Flying  Childers,  more  than  a  hundred  years 
ago,  ran  a  mile  in  a  minute,  and  no  horse  of  these  degenerate  times 
can  do  much  over  half  that  distance  in  the  s)ame  time.  There  is  no 
authenticated  report  in  any  book,  that  Flying  Childers  could  do  that ; 
and  no  well  informed  person  ever  believed  that  any  horse  or  other 
animal  could  achieve  such  a  performance.  The  idea  originated  from 
a  casual  remark,  that  *  it  was  said  he  could  run  at  the  rate  of  a  mile 
in  a  minute  ;*  but  even  this,  loose  and  indefinite  as  it  is,  was  never 
considered  in  any  other  light  than  as  an  extravagant  supposition. 
Flying  Childers  was  doubtless  the  best  horse  of  his  day ;  and  if  full 
credit  is  given  to  two  of  his  races  in  1721,  which  are  recorded  in 
manuscript  among  the  chronicles  of  Newmarket,  his  performances 
excelled  any  thing  of  modern  days- 

"  Timing  races  has  never  entered  into  the  economy  of  the  Turf  as  part 
of  the  English  system  of  racing,  though  it  is  confessedly  the  only  test 
(fallacious  as  it  is)  of  comparing  the  present  with  the  past.  The  modem 
Turfman  is  too  much  of  a  speculative  character  to  regard  the  perform- 
ances of  horses  of  the  olden  time  as  worthy  of  imitation ;  he  rather 
contents  himself  with  the  less  glorious— the  more  profitable  achieve- 
ment of  vanquishing  his  contemporaries  :  yet  there  are  many  respect- 
able individuals  in  some  way  connected  with  the  Turf,  and  attentive 
observers  of  its  operations,  who  have  kept  private  memoranda  of  the 
most  remarkable  events,  and,  among  other  things,  have  noted  the  time 
of  numerous  races,  where  it  had  been  accurately  ascertained.  The 
writer,  in  his  frequent  visits  to  Newmarket,  became  acquainted  with 
old  Robson,  the  retired  trainer  (lately  deceased),  whose  father,  Thomas 
Robson,  from  the  middle  till  near  the  end  of  the  last  century,  was 
trainer  for  Lord  Bolingbroke,  Lord  Claremont,  Mr.  Jenison  Shaftoe, 
Lord  Grosvenor,  &c.  &c.,  all  distinguished  and  spirited  Turfmen,  and 
staunch  supporters  of  the  sport,  in  that  glorious  era  of  the  British  Turf. 
Robson  the  elder,  besides  being  a  highly  respectable  and  strictly  up- 
right man,  was  an  unrivalled  trainer,  and  seems  to  have  conducted 
every  thing  with  that  kind  of  clock-work  regularity  and  system  which 
characterises  every  important  branch  of  business,  and  even  pervades 
the  pleasures  and  pastimes  of  the  British.  He  kept  a  journal  in  which 
he  made  daily  memoranda  of  every  thing  worthy  of  observation,  res- 
pecting his  own  stable  while  In  training,  and  of  remarkable  events  on 
the  Turf  in  general.  Of  his  private  trials  he  seems  to  have  kept  a  very 
full  and  systematic  record,  noting  accurately  the  state  of  the  weather,^ 

NO.  ex. — VOL.  xvni.  2  z 


374  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juirt, 

the  condition  of  the  ^und,  the  health  and  condition  of  e^h  horse,  the 
weight  carried  in  trials,  the  pace,  the  manner  of  riding,  the  distance 
one  horse  beat  another,  their  relative  positions  on  different  parts  of  the 
ground,  and,  generally,  such  facts  as  would  enable  him  to  jud^e  of  the 
pecuhar  qualities  of  each,  whether  ibr  speed,  stoutness,  courage,  &c. 
&c. ;  and^  wherever  it  was  practicable,  the  time  of  every  horse  in  the 
trial  run.     With  him,  then,  time  was  considered  an  important  featare 
m  racing,  affording  evidence  of  no  small  value  in  estimating  the  powers 
of  a  horse ;  and  he  uniformly  kept  the  time  both  of  public  and  private 
running,  as  nearly  as  it  could  be  ascertained.     From  this  interesting 
and  most  instructive  diary,  and  that  of  the  younger  Robson,  who  retired 
in  1827  or  1828,  at  an  advanced  age,  the  writer  made  numerous  ex- 
tracts of  turf  transactions,  the  most  of  which  he  has  never  seen  pub- 
lished either  in  the  Racing  Calendars  or  Sporting  Magazines. 

**  Under  an  appropriate  head,  *  Remarkable  Time  in  Racing*  may 
be  found  in  the  above-mentioned  MS.  a  brief  note  of  two  races  said  to 
have  been  run  by  Flying  Childers  in  1721,  but  no  authority  is  referred 
to,  or  any  opinion  expressed  of  the  accuracy  of  the  repoit.  It  runs 
thus : — 

"  '  \7%1— Flying  Ckitdtn,  6  yrs.,  128  lbs.,  ran  the  R.  C.  in 6  m.  48  sec. 

Also  the  B.  C,  same  weight,  in 7  m,  SO  sec.' 

"  The  Round  Course  at  that  time  was  three  miles  three  quarters  and 
ninety-three  yards ;  and  if  it  were  run  in  6:48,  it  would  be  equal  to 
running  four  miles  in  7:09. 

*•  The  Beacon  Course  was  then,  as  now,  four  miles  one  furlong  and 
one  hundred  and  thirty-eight  yards  ;  being  gone  over  in  7:30,  is  equal 
to  running  four  miles  in  7:08.  The  coincidence  in  the  time  of  running 
these  two  races— one  at  the  rate  of  7:09,  and  the  other  of  7:8,  for  four 
miles — is  worthy  of  observation,  and  entitles  the  performance  to  a 
degree  of  credibility  which  otherwise  might  not  be  yielded  to  it. 

"  The  R.  C.  is  the  only  one  at  Newmarket  where  the  race  can  be 
accurately  timed  :  but  the  B.  C,  the  start  being  four  miles  from  the 
end,  can  only  be  timed  by  means  of  flags  and  telescopes,  by  which  a 
tolerable  view  can  be  had  of  the  start,  from  the  top  of  the  Duke's 
stand  near  the  end.  Therefore  the  coincidence  in  the  time  of  the  two 
races  helps  each  other,  and  renders  the  account  probable.  The  same 
diary  notices  another  race  during  the  early  days  of  the  elder  Robson, 
which  throws  an  additional  share  of  probability  upon  the  performance 
of  Flying  Childers.     It  runs  as  follows  : — 

'*  '1775. — Matchemt  6  yrs.,  119  Ihs.  heat  rrq;an,«8ame  age  and  weight,  match,  B.  C, 
in  7m.  20  sec/ 

'*  Which  is  ten  seconds  short  of  Flying  Childers*  time,  but  the  weight 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  37o 

is  91bs.  less ;  but  the  weight  of  this  case  is  somewhat  neutralized  by 
a  race  over  the  R.  C.  in  1756,  in  which  Spectator,  6  yrs.,  126  lbs., 
beat  Matchem  and  others  in  7:40. 

*'  Here  we  have  Matchem  running  Xhe  B.  C»  in  7:20,  equal  to  four 
miles  in  6:58, — and  the  neit  year  we  see  him  beat  over  the  R.  C.  in 
7:40,  or  at  the  rate  of  8:18  for  four  miles ;  but  as  a  7  yr.  old  he 
would  have  had  to  carry  for  this  last  race  13 libs.,  whereas  in  his 
match  the  year  previous  he  only  carried  llQlbs.^  which  is  very  low  for 
a  6  year  old. 

^*  Leaving  Flying  Childers,  for  the  present, '  alone  in  his  glory/ 
unrivalled  and  unapproachable^  except  in  the  questionable  case  of 
Matchem,  we  pass  on  to  a  period  when  racing  at  long  distances, 
principally  matches  for  heavy  sums,  was  in  the  highest  repute,  during 
the  time  of  the  elder  Robson,  who  recorded  for.  the  most  part  bis  own 
observations,  which,  in  the  absence  of  public  records,  may  be  con- 
sidered as  good  authority. 

"  The  following  races  were  partly  private  trials  and  partly  public  : — 

"<  1765.— May  7.  Trial  over  the  B.C.,  5yr».  llSlbs.,  6  and  aged  119 lbs.— Cardinal 
Puff,  Brag^ger,  and  Omoiam,  rto  the  distance  in  8m.  32  sec. 
May  9.  Same  CoHvse,  same  weight*. — Flylaz,  Specimen,  Herald,   Broom- 
stick, and  Cariosity,  ran  it  in  8n.  1 9  sec. 
1768. — October  15.  4  yrs.  96 lbs.,  5  yrs.  119  lbs.,  a;;ed  lS8lb9.-~Ooldftnder,  Cali- 
ban, and  Askham,  ran  the  distance  in  8m.  5  sec. 
Bellario,  5  yrs^  1:89  lbs.,  ran  the  B,  C.  in  9m.  1  sec. 

Jetbro>  4  yrs.  119  lbs«, * . . . .  9m.  5  sec. 

1769. — Petmcio,  Hemp,  Caliban,  and  Exotic,  ran  the  B.  C,  in  8m.  99  sec. 
1770.— Goldinder^6  yrs.  I'iSlbSo  won  a  race,  B.  C,  in  8b^  99  sec.' 

• 

"  Here  we  have  eight  races  over  the  Beacon  Cgurse,  four  miles  one 
furlong  and  one  hundred  an-d  thirty-eight  yards,  the  average  of  time 
being  8:37  for  that  distance,  which  is  equal  to  an  average  of  8:12  for 
four  miles,  with  the  comparatively  light  weights  of  the  day. 

"  N.B. — Goldfinder  won  fifteen  prizes,  was  never  beaten,  was  the 
best  horse  of  his  year,  and  belonged  to  Mr.  Shaftoe,  who  was  one  of 
the  most  spirited  and  successful  sportsmen  of  his  time. 

"  The  racing  at  York  about  this  period,  was  generally  not  so  good 
as  that  at  Newmarket ;  but  there  were  two  performances,  1 764  and 
1766,  which  caused  great  rejoicing  and  exultation  at  the  time,  as  the 
most  extraordinary  that  had  ever  before  been  run  in  the  North  qf 
England,  viz. :—  '.  ' 

*'  *  1764r--Beaupemoiit,  6  yrs.,  119  lbs.,  won  the  Great  Sobawdptton;  Stakes  at  Yock, 
in  7m.  51  sec. ;  the  quickest  time  ^thep)  ever  made  over  that  Course. 

1766 BayMalton,  6  yrs.,  119  lbs.,  won  the  same  Stakes,  over  the  same  Course, 

in  7m.  43|  sec     Distance,  three  miles  tluree  quarters  and  two  hundred 
and  fbrty'jfour  yards^ — 196  yards  short  of  four  miles.* 

2z2 


376  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Juke, 

"  The  above,  be  it  remembered,  are  the  best  known  performances  of 
the  crack  horses  of  those  days,  and  have  been  selected  from  a  vast 
number  of  others  on  account  of  their  great  and  surpassing  excellence 
and  the  ma^itude  of  the  events. 

*'  Now,  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  a  comparison  of  the  above  with 
modern  horses,  we  will  skip  over  a  period  of  fifty  years^  and  come 
directly  to  the  point  by  giving  the  following  well-attested  races  for 
the  Royal  Plate,  over  the  Round  Course  at  Newmarket,  which  at 
this  day  measures  three  miles  four  furlongs  and  one  hundred  and 
eighty-seven  yards. 

"*182l  Caroline,f Syrs,  116lbs., 7:18 

182«  Lu8g,filly 4   ,.  130       7:34 

—  Centaur,    4    . .  144      (match) 7:44 

1839  Centaur,    5   ..  154      (pkite)    7:30 

—  Hampden, 4  ..  144      7:05 

1834  Premium, 4..  147       7:18 

1825  Double  Entendre^     ..  4    ..  147      7:40 

1829  Souvenir,  f.   4    ..    136      6:57| 

—  Cadland,    4   ..    147      7:10 

1830  Joso,  f. 5    ..    130      6:48 

—  Gayhurst, 4   ..    147      * 6:59 

1831  Lucetta,f. 4    ..    130      6:45 

—  Shumla 4    ..    147      (2d  heat) 6:57 

1832  Priam,    4    ..    154      'J7:0O 

—  Lucetta, 5    ..    136       8;00 

1834  Vespa 7:25 

—  Little  Red  Royer, 7^30 

■—    Oscar, 7:25 

1835  ReYelry, 7:30 

1836  Hornsea,    6:59 

1837  Pussy, ,...., 6:44 

—  Venison^ 7<03* 

"  Averaging  7:14  for  three  miles  four  furlongs  and  one  hundred  and 
eighty-seven  yards,  which  is  equal  to  8:01  for  four  miles. 

"  It  will  be  observed  that  these  are  not  selected  races,  but  taken  in 
the  order  they  come,  the  time  being  noted  by  an  individual  who  saw 
each  race  and  kept  the  time.  The  weights  for  the  Plates  over  the 
R.  C  are  very  high,  four-year-old  fillies  carrying  130 lbs.  in  running 
for  those  Plates,  which  are  exclusively  for  mares ;  four-ye^r-old  colts 
147  lbs.,  and  so  on,  weight  for  age. 

"  Again  :  It  is  worthy  of  remark,  that  these  Plate  races  being  only 
ibr  £100,  over  a  long  course,  with  high  weights,  are  by  far  the  least 
attractive  events  of  any  Newmarket  meeting,  and  are  generally 
decided  without  much  competition :  consequently  good  horses  seldom 
come  together  in  those  contests,  nor  do  such  often  go  for  a  Plate  if 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  377 

they  expect  a  sharp  contest.  Were  these  races  sporting  affairs  which 
bring  out  large  fields  of  good  horses, — in  which  horses  could  either  in-* 
crease  their  celebrity  or  earn  money, — the  result  as  to  time,  there  is 
reason  to  believe,  would  be  very  different.  The  writer  recollects 
holding  his  watch  to  Hornsea,  on  the  1st  of  October,  1836  (making 
the  time  seven  minutes))  which  he  won  without  an  effort  on  any  part  of 
the  ground,  being  opposed  by  two  inferior  horses,  and  the  betting  any 
thing  you  might  ask  on  him,  whose  winning  was  considered  a  certainty, 
without  a  casualty. 

**  Now  let  these  be  compared  with  those  which  took  place  fifly  years 
previously,  and  the  vast  improvement  cannot  fail  to  strike  every  sports- 
man  with  an  astonishment  almost  amounting  to  increduHty ;  yet  here 
are  the  facts  as  plainly  set  down,  and  as  conclusive,  as  if  each  had  seen 
these  things  with  his  own  eyes.  The  former  were  the  best  performances 
of  the  period,  selected  from  the  mass  on  account  of  their  great  superiority, 
—the  latter,  as  we  have  seen,  were  the  most  common  every-day  events, 
attracting  but  little  interest,  and  conferring  no  distinction  upon  the 
winner ;  yet,  in  contrasting  the  two,  we  find  the  latter  vastly  superior 
to  the  former. 

'*  In  drawing  the  parallel,  the  first  thing  which  attracts  the  attention 
of  the  American  turfman,  is  the  time — ^the  average  of  the  first  being 
at  the  rate  of  eight  minutes  twelve  seconds  for  four  miles — ^the  average 
of  the  latter,  eight  minutes  one  second,  the  same  distance.  Then,  look 
at  the  weights  carried  formerly,  119  to  123  lbs.  generally  for  6  yr. 
olds, — now,  4  yr.  olds  carry  147  lbs.,  and  6  yr.  olds  166  lbs. ;  a  differ- 
ence of  43  to  47  lbs.,  which  in  a  four  mile  race,  is  beyond  the  power  of 
figures  to  adjust,  and  can  only  be  determined  by  a  long  and  systematic 
course  of  experiments;  but  every  practical  and  experienced  turfman 
knows  very  well  how  to  estimate  the  effect  of  weight  in  running  long 
races. 

"  While  on  this  subject,  it  may  be  interesting  to  your  readers,  espe- 
cially breeders  of  blood  stock,  to  extend  the  parallel,  and  from  the  best 
authentic  data,  contrast  the  American  and  English  racers  of  the  present 
day,  with  each  other.  Owing  to  the  absence  of  official  timing  of  races 
in  England,  we  will  confine  our  parallel  to  the  R.  C.  at  Newmarket, 
nearly  four  miles,  and  the  St.  Leger  Course  at  Doncaster,  nearly  two 
miles,  both  of  which  can  be  accurately  timed,  and  generally  there  are 
persons  who  make  it  a  point  to  ascertain  the  time,  and  report  it  for  the 
public  journals;  though  not  with  the  same  accuracy  as  this  duty 
would  be  performed  under  the  direction  of  the  Stewards,  yet  it  is  the 
nearest  approximation  to  the  truth  ieittainable,  and  probably  sufficiently 
near  to  render  the  comparison  we  propose  drawing,  quite  conclusive  on 
the  point  of  superiority. 


573  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  IJvwm, 

''  We  have  seen  above,  that  the  average  time  of  tveDty-two  races 
ever  the  R.  C,  was  at  the  rate  of  eight  minutes  one  second  for  four 
miles* — weights,  4  yrs.  olds,  147 lbs. ;  5  yrs.,  161  lbs. ;  6  yrs.,  166  lbs. ; 
aged,  168  lbs. 

*'  By  referring  to  the  table  of  winning  horses,  four  mile  heats,  1838, 
in  the  United  States,  it  will  be  found  that  the  average  of  forty-one 
races,  taking  the  best  heat  in  each  race,  over  the  most  popular  courses, 
where  the  purse  or  prize  was  1000  dollars  or  more,  was  8:12^ ;  the 
usual  weights,  4  yr.  olds,  100  lbs. ;  5  yrs.,  110  lbs. ;  6  yrs^,  118  lbs.; 
aged,  124  lbs.     All  that  has  been  said  above  as  to  the  inferiority  of  the 
Plate-running,  and  the  high  weights,  will  apply  with  recuperative  force 
in  this  instance,  when  the  very  best  performances  in  America  have  been 
selected  for  tlie  companson  ;  but  then,  due  allowance  must  be  made  for 
the  shortness  of  the  course  (little  more  than  3^  miles),  and  the  absence 
of  heats.     As  it  stands,  it  appears  that  an  English  Plater,  4  yrs.  old, 
with  147  lbs.,  ordinarily  runs  at  the  rate  of  8 :01  for  four  miles ;  while  it 
takes  the  average  of  American  horses,  of  the  same  age,  to  go  the  same 
distance,  carrying  but  100  lbs.,  8: 12  J. 

'*  Now  for  the  two  mile  parallel.  The  most  important  race  in  all 
England — we  might  say,  in  all  the  world — is  the  great  Doncaster  St. 
Leger;  and  from  the  spirited  competition,  the  large  subscription,  the 
vast  amount  depending,  and  the  severity  of  the  work,  enaiaeiitly 
entitles  the  winner  to  the  first  rank  of  his  year.  This  race  caa  be, 
and  generally  is,  timed ;  but  the  reports  are  very  variant,  and  we 
beg  leave  to  remark,  that  the  list  before  us  is  in  every  instance 
the  longest  time — indeed,  the  variation  in  some  instances  is  from  five 
to  seven  seconds. 

**  The  distance  is  oae  mile,  three  quarters,  and  one  hundred  and 
thirty-two  yards — ^^three  hundred  and  eight  yards  short  of  two  miles; 
with  a  sharp  hill  and  a  heavy  course.  Weight,  3  yr.  olds ;  colts, 
lis  lbs.;  fiUies,  115  lbs. 

"  *  182«,  Theodore**              time      3:26 

iSSd,  Barefoot's 3it$ 

181^4,  Jerry's S:i9 

1 825,  Memnon's                 3:23 

1826,  Tarrare's                   3:26 

1827,  Matilda's  L               . .        . : 3:24 

1829,  Rowton-8 3:35 

1^33,  Rockingbeia'a          3td8 

1(834,  Touoh«t<me's            ^ SzlS. 

1835.  Qudenpf  Trumps     .. 3:23 

1836,  Elis*  ..        3:20' 

**  The  average  of  the  above  eleven  races,  is  3:26  for  the  St.  loger. 
Course,  or  equal  to  3:45 J  for  two  miles. 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  379 

"  By  turning  to  the  American  list  of  winning-horses,  two  mile  heats, 
1838,  we  will  find  forty-nine  races,  over  the  most  popular  courses, 
where  the  purse  was  500  dollars  or  upwards,  taking  the  best  heat 
in  each  race,  average  time  3:57^  ;  3  yr.  olds,  86  lbs,;  4  yrs.,  100  lbs.; 
5  yrs.,  110  lbs.;  6  yrs.,  1 18  lbs. ;  mares  and  geldings  allowed  3  lbs. 
From  this  it  would  appear  that  the  average  rate  of  a  St.  Leger  winner, 
carrying  118  lbs.,  is  twelve  seconds  less,  in  two  miles,  than  an 
American  3  yr.  old  with  only  86  lbs. ;  a  difference  of  32  lbs.  in  weight, 
and  twelve  seconds  in  time»  in  favour  of  the  English. 

**  Let  these  statements  be  examined,  the  books  searched,  and  the 
calculations  proved  (for  errors  may  have  crept  in),  and  if  upon 
deliberate  and  unbiassed  reflection,  the  deductions  which  we  have  made 
from  the  data  cannot  be  denied  or  controverted ;  then  let  those,  if  any 
there  be,  who  believe  that  they  have  reached  the  top  round  of  the 
ladder  in  the  scale  of  improvement,  acknowledge  their  error  and  join 
the  onward  career,  until  the  racing  annals  shall  attest  that  the  Ameri- 
cans have  no  superior  in  the  breed  of  the 

^'  Blood  Horse. 

•*  August  90,  1839.*' 


MY  FIRST  MOUNTAIN-PASS. 

BY  SYLVANUS  SWANQVILL. 

Thb  worst  of  your  Swiss  travellers  is,  that  they  deal  so  much  in  the 
grand  and  sublime,  one  can  hardly  tell,  at  the  end  of  one  of  their 
rhapsodies,  whether  one  stands  on  one's  head  or  one's  heels.  And 
they  are  so  often  ''  up  to  their  rhaps**  (rhapsodies  being  of  course  the 
word  intended),  that  reading  their  books  is  like  standing  on  tiptoe  to 
*'  see  the  horses  go  round*'  at  a  race-course,  where  you  are  last  in  the 
row,  and  your  antecedent  objects  to  your  leaning  your  whole  weight 
on  his  shoulders — c^^ twice  round  and  a  distance.  Or  like  dining  with 
a  party  of  all  tragedians,  where  *'  hand  me  the  sak"  sounds  like  *'  give 
me  the  dagger,"  and  the  president's  bell  chimes  out  Uke  a 

«« knell 

That  sammons  thee  to  heayen  or  to  hell." 

Their  pictures  are  of  such  magnificent  proportions  that  there  is  no 
finding  a  room  in  the  head  lai^e  enough  to  take  in  the  canvas.  They 
are  so  puffed  up  with  their  mountains  and  abysses,  that  mere  hill  and 
valley  are  looked  upon  as  impertinences  ;  poor  humble  man  and  woman 
are  fairly  put  on  the  shelf,  like  dolls  in  a  toy-shop.  See  how  they 
knock  about  their  glacierg  and  avalanches,  set  earthquakes  a-trembling, 
and  volcanoes  a^blazing — you  would  take  them  for  travelling  Titans, 


380  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [June, 

wanderiDg  Jew-piters,   or  holiday   Atlases  amusing  themselves  with 
playing  at  pitch-and>tos8  with  Alps  instead  of  half- pennies.     The  least 
word  they  have  is  as  big  as  a  promontory,  and  to  read  any  line  of  their 
lucubrations,  yon  would  swear  they  never  wrote  with  anything  less  than 
a  pen  plucked  from  the  wing  of  a  Lammergeyer.     A  close  inspection, 
however,  will  often  discover  the  real  goose  at  bottom.     Before  grasping 
my  bdtonferri  in  person,  I  had  read  some  hundred  of  descriptions  of 
mountain  passes,  and  I  confess  that  I  found  the  reality  so   different 
from  the  representation,  that  almost  everything  in  the  adventure  came 
fresh  and  unexpected  to  me.     I  don't  mean  to  say  that  the  worst  of 
them  wasn't  better  done  than  mine  will  be ;  but  what  I  do  say  (and 
what  I  will  stick  to)  is,  that  there  was  not  one  which  prepared  me  for 
the  real  scenes  and  real  adventures  I  met  with,     I  have  had  many  a 
mountain  scramble  (thank  God ! )  in  my  time.     But  nothing  like  first 
impressions.     I  shall  therefore  attempt  a  rough  sketch  (but  a  true  one 
— true  even  at  the  risk  of  being  "  voted  mean")  of  the  pass  of  the  Tete 
Noire,  in  the  chain  of  Alps  which  separates  Switzerland  from  Savoy, 
about  equidistant  from  Mont  Blanc  and  the  great  St.  Bernard,  and 
forming  a  triangle  with  both.     So  much  for  the  geography  :  now  for 
the  start. 

On  the  most  beautiful  June  morning  that  ever  sun  shone  upon  (the 
26th — for  those  who  are  curious  in  dates)  after  an  interesting  scene  of 
stocking- mending  (travellers  see — and  do — strange  things)  we  found 
ourselves  in  the  midst  of  the  most  delicious  meadow  that  ever  bird  warbled 
over,  in  the  glorious  little  Hameau  des  Bois  at  the  foot  of  Mont  Blanc. 
Our  party  consisted  of  three — masculines  all — no  bandboxes  ! — and 
what  brought  us  here  was  to  take  possession  of  a  mule,  which  we  had 
bargained  for  the  previous  evening,  to  carry  our  luggage  across  the 
mountains.     We  were  so  early  (per  memorandum  I  find  we  "  got  up 
this  morning  at  half-past  four")  that  our  '^  muleV*  was  still  taking  his 
pleasure  in  the  meadow  aforesaid.     We  had  therefore  to  wait  a  while 
on   the  little  bench  before  the  cottage- door.     And  Gods !  what  a 
cottage  that  is !     Not  all  the  emperors  of  all  the  world  have  such  a 
veritable  palace.     In  front  is  the  Mont  Blanc,  now  blazing  in  tbe 
unclouded  light  of  a  gorgeous  sunrise.     On  one* side  is  the  vast  Glacier 
des  Bois,  where,  from  a  cavern  in  the  ice,  the  torrent  of  the  Arveyron 
gushes  into  life ;  its  nativity,  announced  by  the  roar  of  a  thousand 
avalanches  (really  there  is  no  resisting  the  grandisse  in  these  regions — 
I  am  half  inclined  to  forgive  my  brother  travellers).     On  the  other  side 
of  the  valley  a  bluff  chain  of  Alps,  of  which  the  Brevent  is  the  most 
conspicuous,  runs  up  half  way  to  the  sky  top,  and  thunders  down  its 
avalanches  as  if  in  rivalry  of  its  opposite  neighbour  Mont  Charmoz, 
A  fine  old  wood  of  pines  occupies  tbe  interval  between  the  cottage  and 


1840.J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  381 

the  stream  of  the  Arveyron,  while  all  around  are  Dumerous  flocks  and 
herds  grazing  in  the  midst  of  most  luxuriant  meadows,  and  as  peaces 
iully  withal  as  if  there  was  not  a  glacier  or  an  avalanche  within  fifij. 
miles  of  the  spot.  If  the  eye  is  tickled,  so  is  the  ear.  There  is  a 
whole  heavenful  of  birds^  singing  their  beautiful  Swiss  melodies  over-- 
head,  and  not  a  sheep  or  goat  in  the  whole  valley  but  is  jinghng  hi» 
carillon  in  the  most  dulcet  fashion.  The  cows  too  have  all  of  them 
their  bells  about  their  necks — if  one  ought  not  rather  to  call  themr 
warming-pans,  of  which  they  have  in  no  small  degree  the  appearance 
The  deep  dongs  of  these  instruments,  however,  heard  among  the  ring^ 
ding  dings  of  the  sheep  and  goats,  give  a  great  richness  to  the  har ) 
monies  of  the  concert,  and  form  a  ranz  des  vaches  far  more  pleasing,' 
to  my  mind,  than  the  crotchets  and  quavers  of  your  Alpine  musicians. 
The  low  murmurings  of  the  Arve  on  one  side,  and  the  Arveyron  on  the 
other,  till  up  the  intervals  of  sound,  and  lull  the  ear  as  sweetly,  as  the; 
eye  is  gladdened  by  the  gorgeous  landscape  around  . 

Muley  is  caparisoned  in  due  course  (tassels  and  network  not  forgotten) ; 
our  traps  are  packed ;  the  fine  fellow  of  a  lad,  our  guide,  makes  hia> 
salaam,  we  grasp  our  bdionsferris,  and,  like  a  troop  of  Muley  Mahom* 
edans,  away  we  go  on  our  pilgrimage.  Following  the  course  of  the 
Arve,  we  soon  came  to  the  little  village  of  Argenti^re ;  where  there  is  a' 
glacier,  and  other  wonders  which  we  did  not  stay  to  explore.  Climb* 
ing  the ''  Montets,^  which  commence  at  La  Tour  (where  there  is  another 
glacier)^  we  entered  the  valley  of  Valorsine;  rather  an  odd  way  o€ 
entering  a  valley,  to  be  sure— climbing  up  into  it— but  everything,  in 
this  strange  country,  seems  to  go  by  the  rule  of  contrary;  The  rivers^ 
too,  contrary  to  the  practice  of  all  christian  rivers  in  other  countries,  are 
dry  in  winter,  and  full  in  summer.  The  reason,  however  (like  all  other 
reasons— *  when  you  know  'em),  is  obvious  enough  :  the  streams  ar6> 
supplied  by  the  melting  snow  and  ice,  so  that  the  more  scorching  and 
drying-up  the  sun,  the  more  abundant  the  rivers.  Having  now  got 
on  the  north  side  of  tlie  mountams,  we  found  our  road  passing  over 
plains  of  snow  ;  and,  at  our  friend  ''  Tomkins''  had  mounted  the  mule^ 
friend  ''  Jenkins'*  and  I  amused  ourselves  in  pelting  him  with  snowballs 
—as  pretty  a  pastime,  for  the  second  day  after  Midsummer-day,  as? 
any  three  young  gentlemen  on  their  travels  might  desire.  As  soon  as^ 
we  had  left  the  snow,  we  found  ourselves  up  to  the  knees  in  rbododen^ 
drons  and  gentians — new  source  of  wonderment !  The  mountains  on 
each  side  are  bleak  and  desolate ;  a  few  atomies  only,  which  guides* 
assure  are  cows  and  goats,  are  seen  browsing  among  their  steeps.  How- 
they  are  ever  to  get  down  again,  is  more  than  I  can  tell.  I  forgot  tor 
mention,  among  the  wonders  we  passed  on  the  road,  the  crosses  and 
inscriptions,  which  every  now  and  then  ml^de  lis  open  the  eyes  of 

NO.    ex. — VOL.  XVIII.  3    A 


dSa  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.'  [Junk, 

astontahment.  Here  is  one  (of  the  least  odd)^  which  we  copied.  It 
was  on  a  rude  cross  of  wood  by  the  wayside.  '*  Monseig^eur  Pierre 
JosephKey,  Ev^ue  d'Annecy,  accorde  40  jours  d'indulgence  k  tous  les 
fideles  qui,  voyant  cette  croix  de  pr^s  ou  de  loin,  se  frapperont  trois 
fois  la  poitrine,  disant  d^votement  chaque  fois,  Mon  Dieu^  ayez  piti6 
de  moi  I" 

The  village  of  Valorsine  has  the  usual  complement  of  broad  roofk, 
and  outside  stairs,  and  wood-piles  run  up  against  the  gables ;  and  little 
goats,  with  Charles-the-first  beards,  playing  with  the  rest  of  the  children 
at  the  cottage  doors.  By  the  bye,  1*11  touch  you  off  a  cottage  interior, 
by  way  of  a  sample  of  a  Swiss  at-home.  Stepping  at  once  into  the 
whole  house,  you  find  yourself  in  presence  of  all  the  family,  consisting 
(in  the  case  which  I  have  in  my  mind's  eye)  of  some  half  a  dozen  bipeds, 
a  horse,  a  donkey,  a  dog,  and  a  goat,  all  mixing  very  cozily  under  the 
same  roof.  It  is  true,  there  was  a  sort  of  line  of  demarcation  between 
the  human  and  the  inhuman  portion  of  the  residents ;  but  this^  like  the 
equinoctial  line,  was  more  imaginary  than  real,  as  there  was  nothing  in 
the  world  to  prevent  the  eye  taking  in  the  whole  at  a  glance.  The 
floor  was  an  inheritance  on  the  maternal  side — Mother  Earth.  Round 
the  room  ran  a  rude  gallery,  leading  on  the  one  side  to  a  sort  of  platform 
of  rough  boards,  which  served  as  a  bedchamber,  and  on  the  other  to  a 
similar  collection  of  planks,  doing  duty  as  a  hay-loit.  I  need  scarcely 
add,  that  all  these  *^  properties  and  decorations"  belong  to  a  man  well 
to  dp  in  the  world — a  Croesus  among  the  inhabitants  of  Alpland. 

We  made  no  halt  at  the  village  of  Valorsine,  being  much  too  anxious 
to  penetrate  the  gorge  beyond,  a  tract  as  rich  in  beauty  and  grandeur 
as  any  this  sublime  country  can  boast.  The  road  follows  the  course  of 
a  torrent  called  Eau- Noire,  first  passing  on  one  side  of  it,  then  on  the 
other,  as  the  bank  may  be  practicable.  Every  turn  in  our  path  pre- 
sented some  new  scene,  of  terrific  grandeur  or  beautiful  repose.  On 
one  side  hung  an  enormous  rock,  ready  to  topple  down  and  fill  up  all 
the  valley  :  on  another  was  spread  out  a  delicious  prairie,  covered  with 
flowers  of  a  thousand  colours,  and  affording  pasture  to  numerous  flocks 
of  sheep  and  goats.  Now  we  were  at  the  foot  of  a  mountain  gorge, 
where  everything  breathed  desolation  and  danger :  now  we  were  in  the 
midst  of  a  group  of  Chalets,  where  all  seemed  mirth  and  contentment. 
One  while  we  were  buried  in  the  depths  of  a  forest,  whose  trees  seemed 
to  be  antediluvian ;  and,  again,  we  were  standing  on  some  projecting 
ledge  of  rock,  where  the  two  vastnesses  of  mountain  above,  and  of 
abyss  beneath,  almost  make  the  brain  whirl  with  wonder.  What  struck 
me  as  among  the  most  extraordinaries  was,  that  often,  when  I  had  stood 
gazing  in  astonishment  at  some  beautiful  cascade,  a  fall  that  would 
have  made  the  fortune  of  any  English  county  under  the  sun,  on  in- 


184U.J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  383 

quiring  the  name  of  it,  I  found  that  it  had  none.  **  C'est  TEau- Noire, 
Monsieur/'  was  all  the  information  I  could  get  to  my  often-repeated 
demands.  It  was  not,  perhaps,  without  a  smack  of  the  ludicrous,  that 
my  catechisms  were  sometimes  carried  on ;  for,  as  I  generally  had  to 
interrogate  my  swain  (or  nymph,  as  the  case  might  be)  in  the  roar  of 
the  cascade  itself,  I  naturally  thought  that  I  might  not  have  made  my« 
self  understood;  to  say  nothing  of  the  probability  that  my  Anglc«> 
French  and  his  or  her  Helvetico-French  would  by  no  means  acquire 
additional  lucidness  from  the  presence  of  such  circumstances. 

••  Comment  nommez-vous  cette  cascade  V* 

"  C'est  I'Eau-Noire,  Monsieur." 

'' Qui,  le  torrent,  je  sais :  mais  la  cascade?  cette  chute  d'eau  qui 
est  si  jolie — si  jolie  et  si  grande. " 

"  N'est-cepas?'' 

*'  Qui ;  et  son  nom?*' 

**  C'e.vt  lEau-Noire.'' 

**  Vous  parlez  du  torrent  (at  the  top  of  my  vo'ce) ;  9a  s'appelle 
I'Eau  Noire,  je  le  sais." 

*'  Qui,  I'Eau-Noire." 

f'  Mais  moi,  je  parle  de  la  chute  d'eau  (nod  of  the  head,  which  gives 
some  hopes)  ;  elle  doit  avoir  un  nom,  ce  me  semble  V* 

*'Si,si." 

"  Eh  bien  ;   et  ce  nom  V* 

•'  C'est  rEau-Noire." 

I  have  already  said  that  such  and  such^like  anti- sublimities  ivill  in^^ 
trude  themselves  in  the  midst  of  the  grandeurs  of  this  beautiful  region  ; 
and  whoever  travels  in  these  Dans  and  Beershebas  must  be  content  to 
put  up  with  similar  impertinences.  It  was  more  than  once  our  lot  in 
this  day's  ramble  to  have .  the  most  sublime  reflections  cut  short,  the 
most  elevating  raptures  nipped  in  the  bud,  by  such  an  apparition  as  a 
swain  leading  a  cow  in  a  string,  and  carrying  under  his  arm  a  gorgeous 
red  umbrella  !  And,  again,  when  in  the  midst  of  some  savage,  Salvator- 
Roseate  scene,  which  carried  one  back  to  the  times  of  the  deluge, 
where  rocks  were  piled  on  rocks,  and  cataracts  were  leaping  over  cata- 
racts, one  came  suddenly  on  a  plot  of  ground  covered  with  potatoes  ! 
which  of  course  put  to  instant  flight  all  our  ecstatic  visions,  and  masked 
up  our  thoughts  to  the  consistency  of  potatoe  pudding.  In  another 
ease,  when  we  were  delectating  in  the  midst  of  an  Eden  of  wild  fruits 
and  flowers,  where  everything  breathed  poetry  and  ethereality,  we  were 
overtaken  by  a  chubby  Swi^  lad,  sprawling  out  both  his  hands,  in  one 
of  which  were  half  a  dozen  wild  strawberries,  and  in  the  other  a  poor 
devil  of  an  expiring  butterfly,  the  young  gentleman  bawling  with  all  his 
energy  for  "  un  petit  sous,  Monsieur  /"     Talking  of  butterflies,  one-of 

3x2 


^4  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [JuirB> 

DOr  greatest  attonishmentt  to-day,  was  the  meeting  with  enormous 
quantities  of  these  little  ''  foolish,  fluttering  things/'  several  hundreds,  I 
should  think,  clustered  together  in  the  space  of  a  few  handsbreadths  ; 
nany  lying  dead  on  the  ground,  and  others  curveting  about  over  their 
heads.     Being  no  naturalists,  we  were  entirely  unable  to  account  for 
this  strange  appearance,  and  our  muleteer  could  give  us  no  information 
•n  the  subject.     If  any  of  our  gentle  readers,  learned  in  the  olo^es, 
will  give  us  a  little  enlightenment  on  this  point,  he  shall  have  the 
best  thanks  of  his  very  humble  servant,  the  writer  of  this  paper.     Th& 
important  fact  must  not  be  omitted,  that  all  the  buttei flies  were  of  one 
kind,  the  pale  yellow-and-white  sort,  so  common  in  England.     All 
along  the  road  to-day  we  found  little  chapels  by  the  side  of  the  path, 
at  intervals  of  two  or  three  miles ;  each  fitted  up  with  a  little  altar,  aocL 
bearing  the  date  of  its  erection.     Some  of  them  were  not  much  bigger 
than  sentry  boxes,  and  without  doors.     Others  had  doors,  the  upper 
half  of  which  was  formed  of  iron  net- work,  in  which  were  woven  offer- 
ings of  flowers,  or  crosses  made  of  a  kind  of  feather-grass,  left  there  by 
the  hands  of  pious  pilgrims  traversing  these  mountain  passes.     I  must 
not  forget  to  mention,  among  the  notabilities  of  this  morning's  journey, 
ibe  beautiful  **  Cascade  Barbarine,"  the  rock  of  Balmarussa,  and  the 
gallery  of  the  T^te  Noire,  this  last  pierced  through  the  living  rock,  and 
one  of  the  most  picturesque  objects  in  the  whole  route. 

Soon  after  having  passed  the  gallery  we  arrived  at  the  T^te- Noire 
itself,  and  called  a  halt  at  the  hospice.  Aye,  but  what  is  a  hospice  ?  I 
should  like  to  hear  my  gentle  reader's  notion  of  that  same.  An  ho^ital 
naturally  at  first  suggests  itself,  where  respectable-looking  gentlemen 
and  ladies  in  black  and  white,  with  respectable  salaries  attached,  are 
teen  devoutly  watching  over  the  destinies  of  poor  devils  in  flannel 
aighjtcapsi,  taking  gentle  exercise  on  crutches.  Poor  misguided  lectori 
he  is  as  far  from  the  reality  as  it  is  from  the  top  of  St.Gothard  to  the 
bottom  of  Oxford  Street.  A  hospice  is,  in  &ct,  French  for  the  most, 
miserable  kind  of  doghole  inn  in  the  most  miserable  kind  of  out-of«the- 
world  situation  that  ever  Boniface  was  banished  to.  Bospiee  does  in 
truth  mean  hospital :  but  one  of  the  lucus  o-mm  endowment,  where  no 
hospitality  is  to  be  expected.  As  an  instance  of  the  oharms  of  situation 
eiyoyed  by  some  of  them,  take  the  following  sketch  of  the  hospice  of 
^e  Gemmi  pass,  kindly  furnished  *by  my  friend  George  Robins  from 
the  journal  kept  by  him  when  really  going  through  the  Swiss  cantons 
a  few  suipmers  ago  : 

**  The  Hospice  of  the  Schwarrenbach  is  excitingly  situated  in  the 

HE^KT  OP  THE  BSaNBSE  ALPS, 

a  dozen  miles  from  everywhere  (and  twice  that  distance  back  agaia^^ 
l^ii^  up-hill  all  the  way). 


l«40;i  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZliVE.  3?5 

A  LOVELY  LAKB, 

constantly  covered  with  ice  and  snow,  lies  within 

A  PLBA8AMT  MORNING's  HIDE, 

where  there  are 

NO  TURNPIKES  !  !  ! 

The  High  Road  from  Kandersteg  to  the 

HOT  WELLS  OF  LEUKBRBADEN. 

passes  close  hy  the  door,  with  an  average  of  one  passenger  per  week.  ' 

A   MAGNIFICENT   MOUNTAIN 

onrerhangs  the  mansion ;  part  of  which  has  already  fallen,  and  over-* 
whelmed 

A   SWEET   ALPINE   VILLAGE, 

and  the  rest  is  expected  to  follow  very  soon. 

As  a  summer  residence  it  is  particularly  desirable,  being 

PERFECTLY   COOL; 

and,  during  the  winter  months,  when  families  are  commonly  al  thehr 
paternal  halls,  it  would  require  no  expensive  domestic  establishment^ 
as  this 

ECONOMICAL   MANSION 

is,  for  six  months  in  the  year,  eighteen  feet  deep  in  the  snow.'' 

If  the  hospice  of  the  T^te  Noire  does  not  boast  all  the  blandishments 
of  the  Schwarrenbach,  it  has  quite  as  many  as  are  desirable.  Its  ways 
(and  means)  are  quite  as  rough  :  its  bills  as  long,  and  its  commons  as 
short :  its  mutton  as  tough  as  whitleather,  and  its  bacon  as  rusty  as  if  the 
pigs  had  never  been  fed  out  of  anything  but  iron  troughs  all  their  lives. 
The  bread  was  as  black  as  the  Tite  Noire  itself,  with  cheese  as  white  a^ 
the  snows  on  its  summit :  the  wine,  an  excellent  match  to  the  edibles, 
and  the  accommodations  in  perfect  keeping  with  the  whole.  N.B. — AlV 
wise  travellers  will  take  their  dinners  with  them  when  it  is  necessary 
to  dine  in  the  mountains.  In  the  valleys  they  will  always  find  *'  good 
entertainment  for  man  and  horse."  Let  them  look  to  the  map  before 
starting !  At  the  hospice^  we  met  with  several  fine  specimens  of  the 
genus  Alpine  dandy.  I  have  seen  your  sporting  dandy,  your  sailing 
dandy,  your  ball-room  dandy,  your  Fives'-court  dandy;  but  for  a 
downright,'  thorough-going  Tomnoddy,  commend  me  to  your  Alpine! 
dandy.  To  be  sure  it  is  rather  horrid  that  in  so  sublime  a  region,  where^ 
everything  else  is  grand  and  impressive,  man  should  be  the  only 
object  to  excite  pity  and  indignation.  But  so  it  is.  Even  the  sublimer 
Jang  Frau  has  its  feshionable  fooleries;  the  Great  St.  Bernard,  its  ca- 
prices of  costume :  nay,  1  should  not  be  very  much  surprised,  one  of 
these  days,  to  hear  of  a  St.  Gothard  waistcoat,  or  a  pair  of  breeches 
cat  h  la  Mont  Blanc.  The  gentleman  before  me,  tugging  away  at  the' 
tough  mutton  of  the  auberge  of  the  Tite  Noire ^  may  serve  for  a  type 
of  his  caste.     On  his  head,  a  straw- hat  of  ex-5frau;-dinary  dimensions : 


386  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [JtrKx, 

on  his  eyes,  a  pair  of  green  spectacles ;  then  a  blouse,  of  a  quaint  fancy 
pattern  :  item,  one  knapsack  of  chamois-skin,  attached  to  the  shoulders 
by  straps  of  the  same  material:  a  flask  for  holding  brandy,  or  kirsche- 
wasser  (covered  also  with  chamois-skin),  slung  over  the  shoulder  with 
red  morocco  straps :  in  the  hand  a  bdion-ferre^  topped  by  a  chamois 
horn :  and,  stuck  here  and  there  about  the  person,  sprigs  of  rhododen- 
dron,  or  other  wild  flowers,  gathered  among  the  Alps.     Some  carry  in 
addition,  a  huge  portfolio,  or  gigantic  telescope — pipes,  of  course — 
and  it  is  no  unusual  thing  to  see,  in  some  conspicuous  part  of  the 
person,  a  knot  of  riband,  or  bouquet  of  artificial  flowers,   the  love- 
token  of  some  fair  damsel,  bestowed  on  her  wandering  inamorato. at 
their  last  tender  meeting. 

Having  made  ourselves  familiar  with  all  the  horrors  of  the  Tite-Noire, 
and  achieved  a  sketch  of  the  localities,  we  again  set  forth.   Descending 
through  the  most  magnificent  scenery,  we  reach  the  little  village  of 
Trient,  passing  along  the  '^  maupas  '^  (mauvais  pas)  and  oyer  the 
torrent  of  Trient,  which  proceeds  from  the  glacier  of  the  same  name. 
Soon  after,  the  track  from  the  Col  de  Balne  (another  mountain  pass), 
unites  with  ours,  and  we  are  again  called  upon  to  climb  up  steeps  that 
seem  to  have  no  end,  and   which  are  by  no  means   more  easy  .of 
ascent  from  the  presence  of  a  burning  three-o'clock  sun  overhead,  and 
an  infinity  of  loose  rubble  under  one's  feet.     It  was  the  Col   du 
Forclaz  (a  sort  of  supplementary  mountain-pass),  that  we  were  now 
engaged  to  surmount.     But  I  shall  not  trouble  my  reader  with  the 
fatigues  of  the  ascent — nor  delight  him  with  its  beauties.     Sufiice  it  to 
say,  we  gained  the  summit  at  last,  and  calling  a  halt  of  the  whole 
party,  lay  down  on  the  grass,  and  enjoyed  the  prospect  at  our  leisure. 
And   SUCH  a  prospect !    The  Forclaz  stands  exactly  at  the  end  of 
the  Valais,  commanding  a  full  view  of  the  course  of  the  Rhone,  which 
flows  between  two  enormous  chains  of  moiintains,  whose  tops  are 
always  covered  with  snow  and  glaciers.     Under  our  feet,  in  the  valley, 
lies  the  little  town  of  Martigny,  overlooked  by  the  floe  old  castle  of  La 
Batia.    A  white  straight  line  runs  along  the  midst  of  the  valley  and 
terminates  in  the  town.   This  is  the  great  "  Simplon  route"  constructed 
by  Bonaparte,  which  leads  by  Domo  d'Ossola  into  Italy.     Another 
road  crosses  this  at  right  angles  (intersecting  at  Martigny)  the  branch 
to  the  right  leading  also  into  Italy,  by  the  Great  St  Bernard  ;  that  to  the 
left  to  Geneva.     At  the  extreme  end  of  the  valley  lies  a  vast  mass  of 
Alps  piled  on  Alps,  every  peak  glittering  in  an  eternity  of  snow,  and  as 
distinctly  visible  as    if  it    were  at    arm's-length,   instead  of  away 
there  in  Italy.     The  foreground   of  this  magnificent  landscape  is 
not  unworthy  its  other  portions.    Amidst  the  ruins  of  vast  mount* 
ains,  whose   broken   towers  and  turrets  lie  around,   a  most  luxu- 
i[iant  verdure  spreads  on  all  sides :  thousands  of  flowers  are  springing 


K 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  387 

amongst  the  turf — the  lovely  Alpenrose,  the  ^gentianilla,  violets  as  big 
as  pansies,  and  a  hundred  others  whose  names  and  forms^were  alto- 
gether unknown  to  us.  Among  these  brilliant  blossoms,  which  was 
the  one  we  selected  for  a  bouquet?  Why,  a  simple  daisy — a  plain, 
unsophisticated  yellow  and  white  daisy — for  it  was  the  only  English 
flower  among  them.  Then,  in  every  sheltered  nook  and  "  coign  of 
vantage"  was  perched  some  snug  chalet,  with  its  copious  wooden 
roof  projecting  on  every  side,  and  over  the  little  low  door  in  front  a 
cross,  made  of  flowers  or  feather-grass,  hanging  in  testimony  of  the 
piety  of  its  inmates.  Around  the  chalets,  numerous  herds  and  flocks — 
of  sheep,  cows,  and  goats — were  grazing,  and  such  a  clatter  of  bells 
was  kept  up,  big,  little,  and  medium,  that  the  whole  air  seemed  hung 
with  them. 

As  we  had  still  some  hours*  march  before  us — I  might  almost  have 
said  under  us,  so  steep  was  the  descent — we  now  again  were  in  motion. 
But  I  have  already  taken  up  my  tliird  sheet,  and  if  my  reader  is  not 
weary,  I  am.  Suffice  it  then  to  say,  'that  after  various  scram blings  and 
slidings,  adventurements  and  wonderments,  we  reached  the  ancient  and 
loyal  city  of  Martigny  before  nightfall,  where  we  secured  good  quar- 
ters at  the  fine  old  "  grand  maisonf'*  viewed  the  town,  inspected  the 
church,  examined  the  evidences  of  the  great  inundation  (from  the  burst- 
ing of  a  glacier  a  few  years  ago),  bargained  with  the  landlord  for  a 
char-a-banc  for  the  morrow,  ate  a  hearty  supper,  and  then  to  bed,  to 
go  over  again  in  dreamland,  the  incidents  and  adventures  of  our  Fi  rst 
Mountain  Pass. 


AN  ELEPHANT-TALE 

" T  willVround  unvarnithed  fa/tf  deliver. 

Of  my  whole  course." — OrHtr.Lo. 

Scene:  — -r4    Tent.     Two  gentlemen  tvitfi   their  legs  on  a    table, 

drinking  claret  and  smoking  hookahs, 
•*  My  dear  Grenade,  you  are  the  best  fellow  at  a  story  I  know;  so  you 
actually  want  me  to  believe,  that  after  your  party  killed  their  tiger,  the 
nest  of  horneU  charged^  from  the  tree  so  stoutly,  that  they  put  your 
elephants  totally  to  ihe  rout.'' 

"  Yes  they  did,  I  can  assure  you,  and  what  is  more,  two  of  our 
party  were  so  stung  that  they  were  in  bed  for  a  week  after  it,  and 
although  we  made  three  attempts,  we  were  obliged  to  leave  the  dead 
tiger  behind,  and  make  our  way  back  to  the  tents,  regularly  beat." 

"  Well,  that's  no  bad  story ;  but  by  Jove  when  I  was  on  the  staff  in 
Ceylon,  one  morning  when  I  was  at  breakfast,  in  came  a  black  rascal, 
breathless,  to  announce  that  he  could  point  me  out  a  herd  of  elephants 


388  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE:  ZJumm, 

a  short  dUtance  off;  well,  I  loaded  my  two  guns,  gave  the  fellow  one 
to  carry,  and  off  I  started ;  when  we  came  near  the  place  where  the 
fellow  said  they  were,  he  knelt  down,  and  commenced  creeping  on  aJI 
fours  ;  I  crept  also  behind,  but  a  little  to  his  right,  when  on  a  sudden, 
amongst  the  thickest  part  of  the  high  grass,  I  nearly  bumped  my  head 
against  the  foot  of  an  enormous  old  tusker.    Well,  thinks  I  to  myself^ 
I  have  you,  my  gentleman,  pretty  safe,  TU  just  crawl  round  and  get  a 
good  front  shot  at  you.  So  off  I  started,  crawling  very  cautiously  ;  but 
to  my  surprise,  when  I  got  nearly  round,  he  turned  too.  I  waited  a 
little,  and  tried  again,  and  again  he  played  me  the  same  trick.     Six 
times  more  I  tried,  and  every  time  round  he  went  also.    An  hour  had 
now  elapsed ;  I  strained  my  eyes  in  every  direction  through  the  grass, 
to  get  a  glimpse  of  my  black  friend  with  my  other  gun,  but  not  a  sight 
of  him  could  1  catch ;  I  then  tried  to  go  back,  but  he  backed  too  ;  I 
thought  at  every  step  he  would  put  his  foot  on  me ; — to  fire  at  his  stera 
would  be  madness,  and  at  once  would  seal  my  fate.  Oh !  goodness,  what 
an  awful  time  it  seemed ;  the  sun  scorched  through  and  through  me, 
and  I,  after  having  escaped  the  enemies'  fire  all  through  the  Peninsula, 
to  be  on  the  verge  of  being  made  currant  jelly  of  by  a  damned  Cin- 
galese elephant.     Suspense  became   intolerable;   I  already   fancied 
myself  a  mouse  under  a  cat's  paw  ;  I  dared  not  call  to  my  guide ;  I  never- 
could  get  a  sight  of  his  forehead  by  his  manoeuvring  ;  I  fancied  I  could 
see  his  little  malicious  eye  twinkling  at  me,  as  much  as  to  say,  I  think , 
Tve  cotched  you  now,  my  covey ;  then  all  my  wicked  deeds,  my  mis- 
spent life,  my  youthful  frolics,  all  came  before  my  eyes;  on  a  sudden. 
I  remembered  when  once  at  Bath,  as  a  boy  pulling  off  my  Aunt's  door 
bell,  and  shying  it  plump  in  the  face  of  a  housemaid,  who  looked  out 
of  the  stair  case  window  :  a  thought  struck  me  !  which  thought  proved 
my  deliverance."  Here  the  Major  looked  very  profound^  and  Grenade 
stared  with  astonishment  to  think  how  the  deuce  the  Colonel  could  get 
out  of  the  grass,  and  safe  through  the   anecdote.  "  I  thought  of  a 
parable,  for  I  found  myself  all  of  a  sudden  very  religious;  I  likened  the 
elephant's  tail  to  the  bell  handle ;  I  thought  if  I  pulled  his  tail,  he  would 
of  course  do  what  a  servant  does  when  he  hears  a  bell  ring,  come  to' 
see  what  it  is.   I  laid  down  my  gun,  tucked  up  the  sleeves  of  my  coat, 
then  taking  up  my  gun  and  grasping  it  in  my  right  hand,  with  my  left 
I  gave  the  tusker  a  desperate  tug  by  his  tail.    Round  he  came,  like  a 
shot.    Not  a  moment  was  to  be  lost,  poking  bot:h  barrels  almost  in  his 
face,  I  let  fly  both,  and  down  he  went  like  stone." 

**  Well,  1  hope  you  offered  up  a  prayer  for  your  deliverance." 
"  No,  I  took  off  my  coat,  jumped  on  his  side,  and  waltzed  round 
and  round,  and  should  have  been  going  now,  had  not  the  black  fellow 
made  his  appearance,  and  asked  if  it  was  the  English  dance  of  Victory 
I  was  dancing."  WiNas. 


1840.1  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  38* 

RACE-HORSES,  ROSES,  AND  PRETTY  WOMEN. 

The  American  Turf  Register  for  November  last  (a  periodical,  by  the 
way,  conducted  with  great  care,  spirit,  and  energy,  and  well  deserving 
the  liberal  support  of  the  country  in  which  it  is  **  raised")  contains  a 
paper  under  the  above  head,  and  bearing  tlie  appropriate  signature 
of  CuriosuSy  which  we  think  will  be  original  to  our  readers.  The 
writer's  fancy  appears  to  have  taken  the  fairy  invitation  in  Shakspeare, 
and  has  '*  come,  to  trip  it  on  the  sands  T' — Sand  is  all ! — Sand  is  the 
secret  of  all  blood- creatures ! — Do  you  admire  the  odour — the  bloom — 
the  exquisite  shape  of  that  rose?— it  is  all  sand  !  The  fine  ear,  taper 
muzzle,  arched  neck,  of  that  fair  creature — are  but  the  inspiration  of 
sand!  And  sand  only — atom « collected  into  beauty — are  that  Grecian- 
featured  face,  and  those  rounded  arms,  and  small  feet!  Climate 
seems  to  have  been  lost  sight  of,  in  the  speculations  of  our  author ,-7- 
80  completely  has  he  contrived  to  get  the  sand  in  his  eyes.— But  to  the 
paper ;  — 

"  Some  things  very  strange  are,  nevertheless,  true ;  and  the  collec- 
tion and  collation  of  facts,  frequently  lead  to  the  discovery  of  new  and 
unexpected  relations.  Effects  apparently  unconnected  and  dissimilar, 
are  sometimes  traced  to  the  same  cause ;  and  an  extensive  general-* 
ization  is  obtained  which  not  only  simplifies  our  notions  of  the  opera- 
tions of  nature,  but  enables  us  to  conduct  many  processes  with  greater 
facility,  and  to  produce  more  certain  and  important  results.  The 
influence  of  climate  on  the  animal  and  vegetable  kingdoms,  has  not 
escaped  the  notice  of  philosophers  :  and  msmy  learned  treatises  have 
presented  to  the  world  the  results  of  their  observations,  and  the  con- 
clusions to  which  their  investigations  have  led  them,  in  regard  to  the 
operations  of  this  cause.  Another  cause  not  less  powerful,  I  con- 
jecture, in  its  effects  on  men,  animals,  and  plants,  has  been  co-ope* 
rating  with  climate,  since  the  present  condition  of  the  earth  has  existed, 
to  modify  all  living  things,  and  which  certainly  has  not,  in  an  equal 
degree,  attracted  the  attention  of  natural  philosophers, — the  geolo^ 
gical  formation  of  different  portions  of  the  earth.  That  the  effects  of 
this  have  not  received  so  much  attention,  is  to  be  attributed  in  a  great 
degree  to  the  recent  date  of  our  knowledge  of  Geology,  and  to  the 
direction  of  the  minds  of  men  to  other  phenomena,  the  results  of 
geological  formations.  Mining,  pacleontological  wonders,  the  for- 
mation of  coal  beds,  engineering,  and  the  nature  of  soils  in  their  rela* 
tion  to  production,  have  occupied  the  attention  of  geologists  almost  as 
much  as  their  search  in  the  bowels  of  the  earth  for  the  record  of  the 
day  and  date  of  her  birth,  and  her  baptism  in  the  flood.     If  they 

wo.  ex. — VOL.  XVIII,  3  b 


390  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jitite, 

coald  find  it,  I  believe  they  would  understand  it  as  little  as  they  do 
the  Bible,  in  which  there  is  the  only  account  of  these  events  that  can 
be  relied  on  as  certainly  true.  If  their  interpretations  of  the  latter  are 
80  variant  and  uncertain,  it  cannot  be  expected  that  their  conjectural 
approximations  from  the  works  of  God  can  be  nearer  the  truth,  or 
entitled  to  more  respect.  The  word  of  God  requires  no  collateral  or 
circumstantial  evidence  to  demonstrate  its  truth. 

"  The  attention  of  geologists  and  natural  philosophers,  has  been  con- 
fined to  the  dead  and  buried^  so  far  as  they  have  considered  the  efiPects 
of  geological  causes  on  matter ;  all  their  investigations  and  all  their 
thoughts,  have  been  sub^limum.  An  humble  enquirer  after  truth  and 
utility,  proposes  to  raise  bis  head  above  the  surface  of  the  earth,  and 
to  state  a  few  facts  in  regard  to  the  effects  which  appear  to  be  produced 
by  geological  formations  on  living  things.  This  subject  seems  to  him 
worthy  the  observation  and  attentive  consideration  of  rational  men. 
If  he  shall  succeed  in  giving  that  direction  to  the  eyes  and  minds 
of  any  enlightened  persons,  he  will  have  rendered  some  service  to 
mankind. 

"  The  effects  apparently  produced  on  objects  to  which  he  had  turned 
his  attention,  because  they  had  given  him  pleasure  and  had  occupied 
his  mind,  first  employed  his  thoughts.  Among  these,  Horses,  Roses, 
and  Women,  were  foremost.  Long  before  any  suspicion  arose  as  to 
their  cause,  remarkable  differences  were  observed  in  horses  raised 
from  different  breeds  and  on  different  soils.  These  differences  were 
most  obvious  in  regard  to  the  form  of  the  head,  ears,  muzzle,  and  legs; 
and  when  great  differences  exist  in  these,  it  has  been  ascertained  that 
others  equally  as  great  exist  in  the  bones  and  tendons  and  muscular 
fibre.  The  hoofs  and  skin  and  Lair  also  are  different.  The  shin-bone 
of  a  Pennsylvania  waggon-horse  seventeen  hands  high,  differs  as  much 
from  that  of  a  Virginia  race-horse  fifteen  hands  high,  as  the  white  oak 
or  hickory  of  Western  Pennsylvania  or  Ohio,  does  from  the  same  genus 
and  species  of  tree  in  Eastern  Virginia  or  Maryland.  The  weight, 
measure,  and  texture,  examined  with  a  microscope,  are  all  difiPerent. 
The  one  is  soft,  spongy,  light,  and  large  :  the  other,  hard,  close^  heavy 
and  small,  with  an  ivory  polish  and  metallic  sound.  The  muscular 
fibre  in  the  one  is  coarser  and  more  lax,  although  strong,  and  bears  the 
same  relation  to  that  of  the  other  that  hemp  does  to  silk  or  ffax.  The 
vascular  system  differs  also.  In  the  coarse  horse,  the  arteries  are 
larger,  and  the  veins  smaller  and  more  deeply  buried, — the  tendency 
to  obesity  much  greater, — the  fluid  and  soft  parts  bearing  a  much 
greater  proportion  to  the  solids.  Bring  these  hor^s  to  Maryland  or 
Virginiai— to  the  Eastern  parts,  I  mean — and  their  posterity  begin  to 
undergo  a  chang^e  in  the  first  generation;,  in  the.  second,  it  is  still 
greater ;  and  in  the  tenth  ^hey  are  no  longer  the  same  breed  of  animals.' 


.1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  '391 

They  will  have  approximaled  very  neaily  to  the  Virginia  horses.  Still 
the  ear^  muzzle,  and  eye,  will  tell  tales  of  them ;  but  these,  too,  are 
altered  consideriEtbly.  On  the  contrary,  carry  the  fine,  delicate,  hard- 
faoofiMl,  deer- legged,  bright-eyed,  arrow -eared,  small-muzzled,  wide*- 
noatrilled,  thin-skinned,  superficially >big* veined  animals,  from  lower 
Virginia,  only  to  the  Valley  in  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  or  Virginia^ 
find  a  change  begins  to  come  over  them  m  the  first  generation,  which 
goes  on  parogressively  in  each  succeeding  one,  till  none  but  a  practised 
eye,  in  the  tenth  or  twelfth,  can  distinguish  in  them  any  traces  of  the 
original  stock.  This  is  produced,  it  is  said,  by  the  difference  in  climate 
and  fpod.  The  climate  is  damper  and  cooler,  and  the  food  more  lux* 
uriantand  abundant.  This  is  true.  But  what  causes  these  differences, 
perhaps  in  climate  in  the  same  latitude  nearly,  but  certainly  in  soil,  and 
consequently  in  vegetation?  The  climate  in  countries  of  calcareous 
formation,  is  notoriously  damper,  the  vegetation  constituting  the  food 
x>f  animals  more  abundant*  and  different  in  its  texture,^-the  wood  not 
so  hard  and  close-grained  as  in  countries  oi^anitie  and  silicious  form- 
ation. Animal  formatioa  is  modified  by  the  vegetable  formations  of 
which  it  is  the  result ;  $nd  the  vegetable  formations  are  modified  by 
the  elements  of  the  soil  from  which  they  derive  their  nourishment. 
Who  will  pretend  to  follow  out  the  links  of  this  chain,  or  fix  a  limit 
to  the  operation  of.  a  cause  so  powerful  and  boundless  ?  Not  only  the 
jforms  of  animals  and  their  physical  systems,  their  secretions  and 
excretions,  but  their  spiritual  attributes,  are  affected  by  the  difference 
■of  geological  formation  from  which  they  derive,  through  its  vegetation* 
the  elements  of  their  organization. 

"  The  effect  produced  on  the  Rose,  by  difference  of  geological  form- 
ation, is  very  remarkabkv.  Its  delightful  avoma  is  much  less,  and 
less  concentrated,  when  it  grows  on  calcareous  soils,  than  on  sandy 
soils;  its  colours  are  less  vivid,  and  its  texture,  when  viewed  through 
the  microscope,  less  delicate  ;  it  grows  larger;  the  wood  has  more 
cellular  and  less  woody  and  vascular  tissue.  The  efiluvia  from  the 
bodies  and  from  the  excretions  of  horses  are  difierent.  And  this  is 
very  remarkable  in  the  human  race  also*  From  young  persons  espe- 
cially, who  are  attentive  to  personal  neatness,  there  exhales,  from 
the  skin  particularly,  an  odour  similar  to  that  of  the  freshly-.gathered 
hickory  nut,  if  they  have  been  born  of  parents  raised  in  a  sandy 
country,  and  are  born  and  raised  there  themselves^  Those  on  cal- 
careous soils  have  not  this  odour,  but  a  nitrous,  meaty  scent.  The 
ankles,  hands,  and  elbows,  especially  of  women,  are  not  so  delicately 
formed  ;  and  indeed  both  the  men  and  women  are  less  symmetrically 
formed,  and  more  inclined  to  obesity.  The  solid#  are  not  so  firm. 
Diseases  reach  their  crisis  with  them  much  sooner.     They  are  not  so 

3  b'2 


30a  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Joub, 

long-lived,  cannot  undergo  so  much  fatigue,  and  are  not  so  spirituaL 
They  come  to  maturity  earlier,  and  are  much  more  like  the  rich  and 
succulent  vegetation  and  meats  which  constitute  their  food,  and  con- 
sequently enter  into  the  composition  of  their  physical  systems.     Is 
this  imaginary  ?    Look  at  the  horses,  people,  and  vegetables.    If  sand, 
acted  upon  by  a  certain  degree  of  heat,  and  the  vital  organs  of  animals 
and  plants,  is  not  the  cause  of  these  remarkable  differences  of  form, 
texture,  aroma,  &c«,  in  those  grown  and  raised  on  it,  what  is  ?     Why 
is  it  that  not  only  certain  plants,  but  certain  animals,  are  never  found 
except  as  exile  wanderers  from  sandy  and  granitic  lands,  on  calcareous 
soils  ?    The  grey  lizard,  and  the  Hck,  mark  with  more  precision  than 
the  geological  surveyor,  the  boundaries  of  the  sand  and  granite*     We 
find  them  lost,  or  transported  to  calcareous  tracts,  where  they  soon 
disappear.     Silez,  we  know,  is  taken  up  and  acted  on  by  the  vital 
organs  of  plants,  giving  strength  and  hardness  to  them  in  a  very  great 
degree.     The  cornstalk,  the  bamboo,  and  the  concretions  called  tfiba" 
sheen,  make  this  manifest«     And  why  should  not  the  vital  organs  of 
animals  take  up  from  food  or  compose  silex  ?.    Because  the  chemist 
can  discover  none  in    his    system  ?     Pooh  I    The    ablest    chemist 
cannot  make  the  petal  of  a  rose,  or  even  tell  how  it  is  done ;  nor  can 
be  extract  from  the  earth  or  the  air,  with  all  his  art,  and  combine  the 
elements  of  its  aroma  into  its  delightful  perfume.     Life  is  the  great 
Alchemistm     Let  us  pass  to  the  Old  Continent,  and  to  those  countries 
where  the  horse  is  found  in  the  greatest  perfection.     What  do  we  see 
around  us?    The  rose-bushes  of  Arabia  loading  the  air  with  their 
perfume,  and  the  grey  lizard  playing  in  every  tangled  brake.     Look  at 
the  legs  and  arms  of  the  women,  see  how  their  eyes  sparkle  and  flash 
fire,  like  brilliant  crystalst     Go  to  the  country  around  Damascus, 
and 

'  Die  of  t  rose  in  aromatic  pain.' 

Here  the  grey  lizard  pops  his  impudent  head  into  every  tent  and 
bower ;  and  the  women,  with  their  finely  moulded  forms  and  hourie 
eyes,  dazzle,  delight,  and  distract  us.  Shall  we  pass  the  Mediter- 
ranean into  Barbary, — see  that  wanderer  of  the  desert  on  his  fiery 
steed.  What  a  superb  animal !  Look  at  his  crest  and  quivering  ear, 
as  the  rider  brings  him  down  on  his  haunches  with  that  powerful 
bit.  Good  heavens !  see  how  he  clears  those  hedges  of  roses,  and 
flings  from  their  leaves  the  attar  ghul  into  the  air.  Do  you  see  that 
dark-eyed  daughter  of  the  desert  standing  near  the  kneeling  camel  ? 
Her  form,  figure,  attitude,  are  inimitable.  Hush^  or  she  will  flee  like 
a  fawn  into  the  tent  at  the  sight  of  a  stranger,  and  the  beautiful  vision 
will  be  lost  to  us  for  ever.  Did  you  ever  see  the  daughter  of  a 
Pennsylvania  Dutchman  like  her  ?   You  may,  if  he  and  his  wife  will 


1840 J  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  393 

go  and  settle  a  little  to  the  South  of  Mount  Atlas.  The  thirteenth 
generation  will  resemble  that  girl.  It  will  get  the  fiint  into  the  form 
in  that  timem 

"  What,  conclude  we  then, is  the  region  of  Race  Horses,  Roses,  and 
pretty  Women  ?  Dry  sandy  lands,  moderately  warm,  at  least.  And 
however  chimerical  it  may  be  declared  to  be,  experience  will  prove 
these  speculations  to  be  founded  in  truth  and  nature ;  and  wherever 
the  soil  is  calcareous,  and  the  rose  loses  its  perfume,  and  the  grey 
lizards  play  not  among  the  hedges, — the  horse  will  become  a  heavier, 
coarser  animal,  of  less  strength,  endurance  and  fleetness,  in  propor- 
tion to  his  size  ;  andjthat  without  continual^)  admixture  from  granitic 
or  sandy  lands,  will  lose  the  characteristics  ^of  the  finest  jblood  and 
breeding.  It  is  remarkable  though,  theit  Jirst  progeny  after  removal 
from  the  sand  to  the  lime,  are  not  unfrequently  more  valuable  than 
their  immediate  ancestors.  "Without  having  lost  the  characteristics 
of  their  ancestry,  they  have  more  size  and  roundness  of  form.  Let 
any  person  compare  the  Western  horses  of  the  eighth  and  tenth  gene- 
ration, with  those  brought  from  the  sandy  parts  of  New  York  (and 
these  by  the  bye  are  coarser  than  those  from  Virginia,  Maryland,  and 
North  Carolina)  and^  Virginia,  and  he  will  be  convinced  that  these 
speculations  are  founded  in  truth.  In  England  they  raise  fine  horses : 
much  of  the  country  is  sandy ;  the  climate,  from  its  insular  situation, 
IS  mild ;  and  the  greatest  care  is  taken  of  their  high-bred  cattle.  We 
know  that  exotics  can  be  raised  in  hothouses.  The  Indiana  and 
Ohio  horse  has  been  farther  and  longer  removed  from  his  high-bred 
ancestors  (the  horses  brought  into  Kentucky  by  the  earliest  settlers 
from  Virginia  and  North  Carolina),  than  the  horse  of  Kentucky, 
which  has  been  constantly  receiving  infusions  of  blood  from  the  Vir- 
ginia stock  ;  and  consequently  the  Indiana  and  Ohio  horse  is  a  big- 
headed,  flop-eared,  thick-legged,  grummy-limbed,  fiat-footed,  thick- 
winded  brute  ;  entirely  a  different  animal  from  the  high-mettled  racer. 
It  is  fortunate  for  us,  however,  that  our  tastes  as  well  as  our  bodies  are 
affected  by  the  same  causes.  The  Dutch  waggoner  will  prefer  his  big 
horse  and  his  big  wife,  to  an  Arabian  courser  and  a  Circassian  beauty* 
— *  Chacun  d  son  gout,' 

**  But  the  in^uence  of  the  granitic  and  silicious  formation  is  not  con- 
fined to  the  body.  There  is  a  wonderful  and  mysterious  connexion 
between  this  and  the  ethereal  spirit.  The  organization  of  the  rose  is 
made  the  laboratory  of  its  perfume ;  and  the  organs  of  animals,  worked 
by  life  in  obedience  to  the  will  of  the  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe, 
may  elaborate  those  ethereal  impulses  which  we  call  by  such  a  variety 
of  names.  Therer^is  no  materialism  in  this.  Who  will  liipit  the 
Creator   and   Governor  of  the  world,  in  the  subordinate   means  of 


394  NEW  SPORTING  MA<MZ|NE.  [Jink, 

^ccoinpliahing  his  purposes  ?     NotI«     What  is  called  a  iStm^A^m  majt, 
Vi  a  sand^made  man  baked  hard  by  a  hot  sun»      Daniel  Webster  is  a 
sand-made  roan ;  but  he  was  never  heated  through.      Clay  and  Cal-« 
houn  were  baked  brown-     Patrick  Henryi  and  John  Randolph,  wer^ 
raised  to  a  glowing  heat.     The  men  from  Maine  to  Florida,  on  tli% 
Atlantic  inclined  plane  of  sand,  are  bodily  and  mentally  different  from 
those  in  the  same  latitude  on  the  calcareous  Western  lands.      A  man 
raised  in  New  England  on  a  sandy  soil  but  in  a  cool  climate,  has  the 
sense  and  wit  of  a  Southerner,  but  neither  his  hot  heart  nor  his  hot 
head,— >-a  better  calculator,  a  more  dispassionate  reasoner  ;   but  not  so 
eloquent  or  generous.     The  Western  man,  on  calcareous  lands  in  the 
same  latitude  with  the  Virginian  or  Carolinian,  is  a  different  man. 
He  is  a  softer  substance,  and  yields  more  readily  to  impulse  ;    his 
love  has  more  lust  in  it ;  his  courage  is  as  great,  but  more  ferocious ; 
he  will  die  to  accompliali  to-day,  what  he  cares  nothing  about  to- 
morrow ;    he  is  not  so  unplacable  in  his  resentment,  and  is  more  easily 
appeased.    The  6ne  specimens  of  Kentuckians  and  Tenessians  that 
have  attracted  the  attention  of  the  world,  cannot  be  excelled.     They 
are  the  progeny,   in  the  Jirst  degree^  of  Old  Virginians,  and  North 
Carolina  and  South  Carolina  men,  raised  on  calcareous   formations. 
Like  the  horses  of  the  same  degree  from  the  Virginia  stock,  they  are 
if  possible  finer  than  their  ancestors.      They  possess  all  their  intelli- 
gence,  fire,  and  feeling;    indeed  all  their  qualities,  in  an  exaggerated 
degree.      But  their  children  are  not  like  them ;  they  have  lost  some 
of  their  fine  points  both  of  body  and  mind.     And  matters  will  grow 
worse.     There's  too  much  lime  and  not  sajid  enough  in  the  interior  of 
Kentucky,  to  make  fine  men  and  women  out  of.  There's  hardly  enough 
for  the  latter. 

**  To  conclude  this  dry  subject,  I  will  merely  observe,  that  there  is  just 
the  same  difference  between  an  Englishman  and  an  Arab,  that  there 
is  between  an  English  horse  and  an  Arabian ;  dependent,  I  believe,  as 
much  or  more  on  the  geology  of  their  respective  countries  than  on  all 
pther  causes  combined. 

**  CURIOSUS." 


HYDE-PARK  CORNER,  HALF-PAST  FIVE. 

This  is  the  style  in  which  the  highest  and  happiest  lady  of  England 
takes  the  air  on  a  spring  afternoon.  The  handsome,  graceful,  and 
graciou3  personage,  who  is  seated  reins  in  hand,  is  not  placed  according 
to  our  English  notions  of  driving; — but  he  can  make  a  law  on  the 
subject. 


840.]  '  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  395 


THE  FLY-FISHEH'S  TEXT  BOOK, 

OR,  THE  SCIENCE  AJ^D  PRACTICE  OF  FLY-FISHING  FOR 

SALMON,  TROUT,  &c. 


'*  So  if  this  antiquity  of  angeling,  which  for  my  part  I  faaVe  not  fbroed,  shall,  Uke  tai 

anoient  familjr»  be  either  an  honour  or  an  ornament  to  this  rirtuous  arc  which  I  pro^ 

fess  to  lore   and  practise,  I  shall  be  the  gladder  that  I  made  an  accidental  mention 

of  the  antiquity  of  it.'* 

Iz  A  AC 'Walton. 
"  Merrily,  meirily,  do  I  live  now> 

Under  the  blossofcn  that  bangs  on  the  bough." 


Chap.  XV. 

Scene,  and  Time  :—''  The  Breakfast  Tabled 

Herb.  Theophilus  promised  me  awhile  back  that  yoo,  Anticfdariud, 
should  tell  us  something  of  anghng  in  the  olden  time. 

Thecpk,  Aye,  AntiquariuSy  now  that  you  have,  as  I  hope,  s^tis-^ 
fied  the  first  cravings  of  hunger,  tell  us  whether  g6lden  pheasafi^ts* 
tappings  and  dun  hackles  were  in  such  request  in  days  of  yore,  as  now^ 
We  have,  of  course,  read  in  Walton  of  the  antiquity  of  fishing*  afld  fish 
hooks,  but  how  far  back  do  you  carry  the  practice  oi angling ;  and  wa€ 
it  common  amongst  the  Greeks  and  the  Romans  ? 

Antiq,  Positively,  Mr.  Theophilus,  this  insatiable  appetite  of  you¥S 
and  your  coadjutors,  for  everything  that  relates  to  your  all-engrossing 
pursuit,  is  quite  abominable.  Believe  me,  the  Greeks  and  Romans,  if 
they  were  not  too  wise,  certainly  knew  the  real  enjoyments  of  life  tod 
well  to  spend  whole  days  by  the  swamps  of  a  river  and  bring  hom^ 
little  at  night  but  an  empty  stomach,  and  nothing  from  their  owh 
exertions  to  fill  it ; — difficult  indeed  would  it  have  been  in  these  days 
to  have  adapted  such  an  occupation  to  the  poet*  the  lawyer,  and  the 
priest;  and  still  more  so  to  dignify  it  as  you  and  your  predecessors 
bavedoave  with  the  pompous  appellation  of  '^  a  science."! 

The^h,  Nay,  but  seriously,  do  you  think  aagling  wSs  really  unknown 
to  the  Greeks  and  the  Romans  ? 

AaHq,  It  was  perfectly  weU  known ;  but  probably  used  only  by  the 
poor  as  a  means  of  livelihood ;  or,  if  by  the  great,  as  a  vehicle  foi^ 
pomp  aind  show. 

lierb.  But  wiry  should  the  Ronaans,  who  sa  well  knew  what  luxury 
and  enjoyment  were,  have  been  ignorant  of  the  exquisite  delight  A 
troe  atigler  always  feeb  in-iMtUyJng  down  to  the  river- on' a  fine  summer'i 


399  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [JuffK, 

morning?  the  sun  glittering  on  the  water, — the  birds  singing  around 
him — and  all  nature  in  her  liveliest  costume  brilliantly  blushing  with 
the  kisses  of  the  morning  dew. '  Oh !  is  there  on  earth  any  known 
luxury  to  be  compared  with  it  ?    And  then  ^-^— 

Antiq.  Mine  excellent  friend,  these  raptures  and  hasty  movements, 
believe  me,  are  ill  timed  and  very  inconsistent  with  an  antiquarian  dis* 
cussion;  so  pray  sit  down  again,  and  without  upsetting  your  tea  a 
second  time,  or  turning  the  cock  of  the  tea-urn  on  to  Theophilus's 
trousers,  as  I  see  you  are  on  the  point  of  doing,  listen  to  my  answer  to 
your  question.     You  ask  me  why  the  Romans  were  not  acquainted  -with 
the  pleasures  of  angling.     I  cannot  tell  you  **  why'^  they  were  not ;  but, 
I  believe  they  were  not,  because  almost  all  notices  of  fishing,  as  practised 
by  them,  partake  of  the  most  disgusting  pomp  and  pride ; — a  mental  dis- 
position, very  little  in  accordance  with  the  sentiments  you  have  just 
expressed,  and  which  1  admit  to  be  those  of  a  true  angler.     Referring 
to  the  well  known  story  of  Anthony  and  Cleopatra,  as  told  by  Plutarch, 
•—the  earliest  notice  of  the  practice  of  the  art  amongst  the  Romans,  I 
have  ever  been  able  to  find, — it  requires  little  penetration  to  decide 
that  anglers,  who  could  experience  any  pleasure  from  pulling  up  fish, 
tliat  had  been  previously  fastened  to  the  hook  by  divers  under  the 
surface,  were  not  in  pursuit  of  Walton's  "  Contemplative  Man's  Re- 
creation ;"  and  I  think  I  may  venture  to  pronounce,  they  must  have 
been  unacquainted  with  the  sentiment  altogether.      Another  curious 
notice  connected  with  the  subject,  will  be  found  in  Eutropius ;  in  his 
life  of  Nero,  he  says,  that  emperor  fished  with  golden  nets,  drawn  with 
scarlet  cords,  retilws  '*  aureis  piscareiur  qua  blatteis  funibus  extras 
hebat;"  and  Lampridius  also  tells  us,  in  his  Life  of  Helagabalus,  that 
the  emperor,  in  order  ''  to  seem  magnificent,"  drew  fishes  out  of  his 
ponds  by  means  of  oxen  !     Now,  in  all  this  we  can  trace  no  affinity  to 
a  mind  like  father  Walton's,  when  he  and  his  companions  ^'  eat  their 
breakfast  under  the  sycamore  tree.'' 

Ifer^..  Truly  I  think  not,  but  I  should  like  to  have  more  ample  means 
of  judging.  You  produce  us  only  instances  of  debauched  emperors  and 
bad  men. 

Ahtiq,  But  which,  I  think,  may  nevertheless  be  relied  upon,  as 
afibrdipg  a  corrett  idea  of  the  habits  and  feelings  of  the  times.  But 
perhaps  the  most  curious  and  interesting  view  of  the  subject,  will  be 
found  in  Oppian's  Halieuticks,  a  Greek  Poem  on  Sea  Fishing,  written 
about  the  close  of  the  second  century.  The  author  accompanied  his 
father  into  banishment  to  the  island  of  Malta,  whither,  he  was  sent  by 
the  emperor  Severus ;  there  his  occupation  would  seem  to  have  been 
that  of  fishing  in  the  Mediterranean^  As  this  little  book  seldom  tuns 
up,  I  shall  give  you  a  few  extracts  from  a  translation  of  it  in  £nglftb 


1840,]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  397 

yerse,  equally  scarce,  printed  at  Oxford,  in  1722.  The  audior  sets  oat 
in  his  third  book,  by  a  descrij^ion  of  the  necessary  qualifications  of  a 
fisherman,  thus : 

**  First  be  the  fisher's  limbs  compact  tnd  sound. 
With  solid  flesh  and  well  brac*d  sinews  bound. 
Let  due  proportion  every  part  commend ; 
Nor  leanness  shrink  too  much,  nor  fat  distend. 
Oft  some  stout  fish  a  vigorous  fight  maintains, 
Suspends  the  conquest,  and  disputes  his  cbains.'* 

Herb.  Surely  those  must  be  the  qualifications  for  a  modern  brewer's 

drayman. 

Theoph.  Not  a  bad  painting  certainly  ;  but  don't  interrupt  the  court. 

Antiq.  The  author  then  proceeds  to  recommend  early  rising  in  the 

following  strain : 

*'  Let  resolution  all  his  passions  sway. 

Nor  pleasures  charm  his  mind,  nor  fears  dismay  ; 
From  short  repose  let  early  vigour  rise, 
And  all  his  soul  awaken  with  his  eyes." 

Herb*  Did  he  then  take  his  mistress  with  him  ;  for  truly  the  recom- 
mendation has  an  amatory  twang  ? 
Theoph,  Be  quiet,  Herbert. 

Antiq.  The  poet  then  describes  the  various  modes  of  fishing- 
beginning  with  the  angle : 

«<  By  those  who,  curious,  have  their  art  defined, 
Four  sorts  of  fishers  are  distinct  assigned. 
The  first  in  hooks  delight ;  here  some  prepare 
The  angle's  taper  length,  and  twisted  hair ; 
Others  the  tougher  threads  of  flax  entwine, 
But  firmer  hands  sustain  the  sturdy  line.'* 

He  then  proceeds  with  equal  truth  to  describe  the  net,— -the  wheel 
or  basket,  and  the  trident  or  spear, — and  ultimately,  the  atrocious 
fMraetice  of  Usidg  a  narcotic  drug ;  which  is  so  curious,  that  I  must 
give  it  to  you  ia  his  translator's  words  : 

**  There  are  who  mix  the  drag's  envenon'd  juice. 
And  flowing  mischief  in  the  floods  infuse ; 
Above  the  adulterate  waves,  th'  espiriug  shoal 
In  giddy  rings  irregularly  roll." 

Theaph,  Why  it  seems  then,  that  the  ancients  were  possessed  of  all 
the  information  of  the  present  day,  if  we  except ''  tickling." 

Antiq.  And  they  were  acquainted  with  that  also,  as  the  author  1 
have  just  introduced  to  you  will  testify.  Fly-fishing,  however,  seems 
wholly  unknown  at  that  period.  But  let  us  have  done  with  Oppian 
now : — perhaps  some  rainy  day  we  will  dip  into  him  again,  and  have  a 
taste  of  ancient  piscatory  cooking,  taking  of  course  your  landlady  into 
council.  Let  me,  however,  draw  to  ^our  attention  the  fact,  that  with  all 
their  knowledge  of  angling,  the  ancients  were  wholly  unacquainted  witt 
the  untiment  belonging  to  it,  and  which  I  consider  to  constitute  its  prinl 

jro.  ex. — VOL,  xviix.  3  c 


■NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 


:  rj««» 


cipal  source  of  delight ;  it  is  true,  lipoa  the  walls  of  the  bouses  inPompeii 
occasionally  are  found  some  beautiful  subjects  connected  with  aoghn^ ; 
and  I  have  here  one  of  the  best  of  them  ;•  but  theae  I  look  upon 
U  works  of  art  only,  and  unconnected  with  the  teniiment  altogether  : 


Tkeopk.  It  exhibits,  at  all  events,  a'akilful  manner  of  botding 
the  rod. 

Antiq.  It  does  so,  and  is  estremely  interesting  on  that  account. 

Herb,  But,  you  call  the  delights  of  ahgling',  "  a  sentiment." 

Antiq,  Yes  1  because  I  think  its  pleasures  orig;inate  in  refinement  of 
the  mind,  and  not,  as  it  has  been  asserted,  in  vacuity  of  it :  and  i  atn 
inclined  to  attvibute  its  development  principally  to  the  middle  age. 

Herb.  Indeed  !  I  should  not  have  expected  to  find  much  sentiment 
in  that,  half  civilized  period. 

Antiq.  Then,  you  would  certainly  be  deceived.  The  high  tone 
of  feeling, — the  refined  and  ardent  desire  of  unblemished  reputation, 
inculcated  by  the  practice  of  chivalry, — such  as  may  be  supposed  to 
,  have  possessed  "  the  knight  without  fear  and  without  reproach,"  is  one 
sentiment  at  least,  that  originated  in  that  age,  and  no  other. 

Theoph.  If  father  Walton  now  made  one  of  our  party,  he  would  he 
sure  to  attribute  the  senUment,  as  you  call  it,  in  both  ca£es,  to  the 
difiiision  of  the  Christian  religion. 

Antiq.  And  in  that  he  would,  probably,  in  a  great  measure,  be 
correct;  for  by  refining  the  mind,  we  may  readily  suppose  it  rendered 
'susceptible  of  impressions  and  feelings  wholly  unknown  to  it  before  :— 


1840.]  ;  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  39^ 

But  to  proceed  with  our  inquiry.  The  earliest  direct  mention  of 
**  angling**  I  have  ever  been  able  to  meet  with,  occurs  in  the  Book  of 
Isaiah,  chap.  xix.  v«r.  8,  '*  The  fishers  also  shall  mourn,  and  all  those 
that  cast  ANGLES  into  the.  brooks  shall  lament;"  and  in  Habakkuk, 
chap.  i.  ver.  15,  "  They  take  up  all  of  them  with  the  angle.  They 
catch  them  in  their  net."  The  Hebrew  word  is  hdh,  and  thus  ^n,  the^ 
pa)ate  or  roof  of  the  mouth;  in  the  Vulgate,  *'  Hamus"  is  the  only 
word  made  use  of ;  but  this  would  seem  better  to  accord  with  ntn>o  in 
Amos,  ch. .  iv.  ver.  2,  there  translated  **  fish  hooks."  The  word 
'*  angle,"  is  simply  the  Latin  '^  angulus;"  although,  I  am  aware  of  no* 
ancient  author  who  uses  it  in  that  sense.  According  to  the  best 
authorities,  the  Book  of  Isaiah  is  dated  between  seven  and  eight  hun- 
dred years  pi*ior  to  the  Christian  era,  and  that  of  Habakkuk,  a  little 
later;  the  latter  was  probably  contemporary  with  Pharaoh  Necho,  to 
whom,  or  to. his  son  Psammis,  some  of  the  most  beautiful  of  the' 
Egyptian  tombs,  discovered  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Thebes,  have- 
been  attributed  ;  and  from  one  of  which  this  interesting  representation, 
of  an  angler,  of  that  period,  is  taken  :  . 


Herb.    May  I  pray  of  you,  Theophilus,  another  cup  of  tea,  for 
I  plainly  perceive,  by  the  road  Antiquarius  is  taking  us,  we  shall  angle  ; 
in  Paradise  before  lunch. 

Theoph.    That  we  certainly  §hall,  Herbert,  if  we  angle^t  ^all ;  for  ; 
a.hgling  is  Paradise  itself. 

Antiq.  I  don't  know  what  to  say  about  that — it  is  doubtless  a  very  - 
delightful  amusement,  if  practised  with  the  artificial  fly ;  but  1  cannot 
endure  ''cutting  up  a  quart  of  worm8;"-^that  surely  must  be  incon- . 
sistent  with  Paradise. 

Theoph,     Nay,  spare  me  that  feud ;  you  know  I.only  quoted  ano- 
thePs  words.*  ^  ^ 

•  See  No.  for  laiiiury,  1840,  p.  SI,  aad  No.  for  Febrwiry,  1840,  p.  831'  *       '  * 

3  c  3 


400  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jukk, 

Aniiq*  It  remincis  me  of  the  Russian  Juan  Va^ilowicli^  who  iipon 
one  occasioB,  for  some  purpose  equally  cruel — I  forget  wUat — is  said  to- 
have  dema^uded  instaot  possession  of  a  bushel  of  fleas  ;  but  lie  was  very 
properly  told,  the  tiling  was  uot  to  be  done  ;  for  even  supposing  suck. 
a  vast  quantity  could  be  immediately  collected ,  their  iuveteiaie  haJxk 
of  leaping  rendered  their  measurement  wholly  impossible ! 

Herb,  I  wish,  notwithstanding,  he  had  obtained  Welsh  fleas^  for  1 
begin  to  find  that  I  must  have  been  tormented  by  a  bushel  last  ntgttt-^- 
but  it  seems  we  are  now  amongst  the  Plagues  of  Egypt^  and  hare 
quite  forgotten  the  fishing  there. 

Antiq.  Not  so.  I  was  about  to  observe,  that  I  have  frequently 
been  surprised  that  neither  Herodotus  nor  Diodoms  Siculus  throw  any 
light  upon  the  subject.  I  have  often  looked  through  both,  in  the  hope 
of  finding  something  in  one  or  other  of  them,  that  would  authorise  the 
supposition  that  angling  was  a  favourite  oecupatioit  with  the  ^yptians 
and  other  nations ;  and  hence,  so  particularly  mentioned  by  the  pro- 
phets ;  but  in  vain ;  for  although  frequent  mention  is  made  of  fish  as  a 
matter  of  importance,  the  art  of  taking,  them  with  the  angle  is  wholly 
unnoticed.  Descend  we,  therefore,  to  the  commencement  of  the  ninth 
century,  and  here,  indeed,  we  have  a  "  cake  of  the  right  leaven/*  The 
Persian  Chronicles  tell  us,  in  the  History  of  the  House  of  Abassides, 
that  Amin  Ben  Haroun,  the  sixth  Caliph,  and  the  son  of  the  celebrated 
Haroun  Al  Raschid,  a.d.  809,  was  so  attached  to  the  delights  of 
angling,  that  his  brother  Mamoun,  in  order  to  profit  by  this  foible, 
made  war  against  him,  and,  after  taking  the  city  of  Hamadan,  with  a 
considerable  force  at  last  thundered  at  the  gates  of  Bagdad  itself.    The 

ministers  and  other  authorities  in  the  utmost  terror  fled  to  the  Calioh 

ft 

for  instructions.  As  usual,  he  was  found  with  his  TreaMirer  in  quiet 
pursuit  of  the  '^  Gentle  Art ;"  upon  being  solicited  immediately  to  take 
up  arms  and  prepare  for  violence  and  blood  shed,  he  is  said  to  have 
answered,  *'  why  now  is  my  tranquillity  to  be  disturbed  ? — do  you  not 
see  that  my  treasurer  has  already  taken  two  large  fishes,  and  I  have  not 
had  a  single  bite  V* 

Herb,  Can  it  be  possible,  that  whilst  so  many  kings  have  bartei^ 
their  eternal  welfare  for  an  earthly  crown,  there  is  one  instance  on  record 
of  a  monarch  re»gning  his  throne  for  his  fishing? — How  brilliantly  does 
this  illuminate  the  history  of  our  delightful  art,  and  give  dignity  as  welt 
as  sentiment  to  every  part  of  it.  Oh!  Amin  Ben  Haroun,  henceforth  wilt 
I  have  thy  name  engraved  on  the  butt  of  my  rod ;  and  never  shall  it  be 
eradicated  from  my  remembrance !     But  what  says  Theophilus  ? 

Theoph.  That  I  do  not  quite  agree  with  you^  Herbert;  in  ypui; 
estimate  of  Amin  Ben  Haroun ;  for  although  no  man  loves  anglmg  better 
than  I  do,  and  I  cau  weU  conceiyeUmt:a,ii^i^.s.Q  isAhiied;may  te  fteer 


1840 1  NEW  SPORTIXG  MAGAZINE.  401 

from  vice,  and  certainly  freer  from  great  crimes,  than  orie  abandoned 
to  the  paths  of  ambition,  yet  the  total  neglect  of  every  important  duty 
for  the  enjoyment  of  it,  is  any  thing  but  commendable.  But  what  I 
most  admire  ki  Antiquarius'  Tale,  is  the  great  similarity  of  ideas  in  the 
answer  of  Ami q  to  the  words  of  Juliana  Barnes,  whose  book  was  printed 
in  I486.  I  think  she  says,  '*  The  angler  has  his  wholesome  walk,  and 
is  merry  at  his  ease"  *  *  *.  **And  if  the  angler  takes  fishes,  surely  then 
there  is  no  man  merrier  than  he  in  his  spirit.''  It  is  true  the  style  i8> 
very  different;  but  the  ideas  conveyed  are  just  the  same,--a  similarity 
that  could  only  arise  from  the  existence  of  the  sentiment  Antiquarius; 
has  been  speaking  of. 

Herb.  True  I  But  how  came  women  to  write  upon  such  subjects  T 
Were  they  too  attached  to  the  sports  of  the  field  in  the  middle  age  ? 

Antiq.  Yes!  and  strange  as  it  may  seem,  to  the  most  violent  of 
them :  for  it  appears  by  the  Patent  Rolls,  18  Edw.  3d,  "  That  Walter 
dc  Langley,  high  bailiff  of  Inglewood  Forest,  was  empowered  to  grant 
a  day's  huuting  of  the  stag  and  other  game,  to  knights  and  gentlemen, 
to  ladies  and  other  noble  personages,  and  also  *f<Bminis  injirmis  et 
pragnantibus,*** 

Herb.  Gracious  !  what  on  earth  could  people  in  that  condition  want 
with  a  day's  stag-hunting  V  a  day's  gudgeon  fishing  would  surely  have 
been  the  better  thing. 

Thebph,  I  think  so  too— but  come  :  if  we  have  finished  breakfast,  I* 
propose  an  adjournment  to  the  river.  Herbert  and  I  shall  take  the 
Denbighshire  side.     Will  you  go  with  us,  Antiquarius  ? 

Antiq.  No,  thank  ye.  Herbert  is,  I  see,  too  formidable  a  fisher  for 
me  to  follow !  So  wishing  you  all  possible  good  luck,  I  shall  wend  my 
way  back  to  Bettws,  via  the  Caernarvonshire  side. 

Theoph,  Some  day  you  may  dread  my  friend,  for  his  skill,  as  much 
as  I  guess  you  now  do  from  histhrashing  propensity.  Come,  Herbert,  I 
have  much  to  teach  you  in  the  art  of  catching  fish  as  we  walk  forth. 
Farewell,  Antiquarius.  [Exeunt. 

Scene  : — The  Fields^  en  route  to  the  River  Side. 
Herb,  Well,  here  we  go, — at  it  again  as  eagerly  after  the  poor  sal- 
mon as  a  couple  of  porpoises.  Theophilus,  you  have  taught  me  all  that 
theory  can  teach  of  the  art  of  throwing  the  fiy,  and  I  feel  within  me 
that  practice  will  now  enable  me  to  rank  as  a  tolerable  thrower.  Yet  I 
imagine  that  is  not  all  I  must  learn,  nor  is  it  half  you  have  undertaken 
to  teach  me.  Yon  have  shown  me  the  catching  of  a  salmon  (to  say 
nothing  of  the  accidental  (?)  loss !)  but  it  is  not  the  mere  witnessing  of 
such  scenes  that  will  enable-  me  to  do  likewise.  Nor  will  the  mere  art 
of  throwing  the  fly,  I  apprehend,  suffice  me,  when,  should  I  chance  to 
hook  a  fish,  the  dreadful  extremity  of  fighting  him  shaU  arise.     Were 


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such  a  thing  to  happen  with  me  now,  like  another  Frankenstein,  I 
should  raise  the  monster  without  the  power  of  subduing  it.  So  avail 
yourself  of  our  walk  to  the  river, — and  be  not  niggardly  in  your  com- 
munication,— to  instruct  me  how,  having  thrown  the  fly,  I  am  to  catch 
fish ;  for  I  suppose,  wh^n  we  get  to  the  water-side,  you  will  be  too 
busy  to  bestow  your  thoughts  on  aught  but  your  own  rod. 

Theopk,  Have  a  care,  my  friend,  lest,  indeed,  thou  dost  raise  the 
demon  of  my  loquacity,  and  without  the  power  of  subduing  it,  thou 
findest  me  running  on  in  one  dull  monotonous  strain  of  dxy  instraction 
till  our  hora  prandium  shall  arrive.  You  scarcely  know  what  you  ask 
—How  to  catch  a  fish  !  Why,  first,  you've  to  learn  where  fish  lie ; 
second,  how  to  place  the  fly,  which  you  know  how  to  throw,  on  the 
water,  or  the  direction  from  and  to  which  you  must  make  your  cast ; 
third,  how  to  play  or  guide  it  when  there ;  fourth,  how  to  strike  or 
hook  your  fish ;  fifth,  how  to  fight  him ;  and,  having  fought,  sixth,  how* 
to  get  him  ashore.  Why,  simple  as  all  these  may  seem  to  you,  each 
of  them  might  occupy  a  separate  volume  I 

Herb,  What!   Nonsense — don't  alarm  me  by  this  parade  of  know- 
ledge.   Sure,  you're  only  joking. 

Theoph.  If  I  am,  'tis  a  very  sorry  jest. — "  Once  on  a  time,"  &c. — 
"  Lor,  Ma/'  says  a  young  miss,  **  there's  suck  a  noise  in  the  garden. 
I'm  sure  there's    a  hundred  cats  at  least." — **  Nonsense,   child." 
**  Well,  I'm  sure  there's  fifty."—**  Pooh,  don't  be  so  childish."—"  Yes, 
but  I  saw  pur  cat  and  another  I" — So,  my  several  volumes  might 
certainly  dwindle  down  to  a  few  pages      But  all  joking  apart,  simple 
as  they  s^em,  and  though  they  are  severally  most  lightly  treated  of  in 
every  book  on  angling  extant,  there  really  is  much  to  be  leamt  and 
described  upon  all  these  six  several  points.    If  you  can  make  up  your 
mind  to  bear  with  the  infliction,  I  design  teaching  you  all  I  can  think 
of  relative  to  them.      I  say  **  all  I  can   think  of;"    for  really  the 
great  stumbling  block  in  the. attempt  at  this  kind  of  instruction  is 
thrown  up  by  the  oblivion  which  long  practice,  and  success,  wrap 
around  the  difficulties  which  attend  one's  early  steps.     We  go  on  and 
on,  from  day  to  day,  picking  up  scraps  of  improvement  and  perfec- 
tion, sometimes  from  the  hints  of  others,  sometimes  from  our  own. 
thoughts,  and  often  from  mere  habit  or  practice ;  till,  at  last,  when  we 
become  adepts  and  are  required  to  be  teachers,  we  find, we  have  not 
only  entirely  lost  remembrance  of  the  weary  track,  up  which  we  trod, 
hut  even  the  mountains  themselves  have  left  •*  not  a  rack  "  in  our 
memory.      And  I  believe,  when  we  have  (as  we  flatter  ourselves), 
arrived  at    the  threshold   of  perfection,  it  is    only   by  very  deep 
thought,  bringing  back  the  past,  and  placing  ourselves  in  the  difficulties 
ever  attendant  on  beginners,— by  liunobling  ourselves  to  first  step?  and 


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principles — that  we  can  hope  to  succeed  in  giving  any  thing  approaching 
to  sufficiency  of  advice  to  those  who  are  still  merely  at  the  wrong  side 
of  the^hill.  It  is,  in  a  word,  often  easier  to  do,  than  ioknowlhow  to 
do.  And  if  you  ultimately  flatter  me  with  proof  I  have  taught  you  any- 
thing more  than  books  on  the  subject  of  fly-fishing  can  do,  I  shall  rather 
attribute  it  to  my  having  had  a  kind,  anxious,  and  encouraging  friend 
who,  by  his  desire  to  learn,  has  made  me  think  of  the  mode  of  teaching, 
than  to  any  merit  of  my  own.  Your  commendable  inquisitiveness — 
your  thirst  after  knowledge — has  made  me  reflect,  and  taught  me  also  to 
become  much  more  than  a  mere  practical  angler.  So  you  are  the 
sculptor ;  and  I  might,  but  for  you,  have  remained  the  mere  block  of 
marble.  But  ye  powers,  why  did  that  little  mouse  cross  our  path  ? 
A  second  '*  Snarley  Yow"  of  Faustus's  Mephistophiles  !  How  insulting ! 
• — ^^as  much  as  to  remind  me,  in  the  midst  of  my  flne  exordium,  of  an 
^sopial  fable,  about  a  **  Mountain  in  labour."  So  let's  to  that  which 
the  mountain  produces  us  in  reality, — a  fair  river  ;  and  get  back  to  the 
instruction  you  were  requiring. 


NEWMARKET  FIRST  SPRING  MEETING,  1840. 


A  capital  meeting,  with  plenty  of  sport. 

Monday,  May  4. — ^The  races  commenced  at  two  and  finished  at 
four  o'clock.  The  first  three  and  the  last  came  off  against  the  favour- 
ites, and  four  out  of  the  five  were  well  contested.  The  following  are 
particulars  : — 

Match,  200;  h.  ft. ;  D.M. 

Mr.  Bowes's  b.  f.  High  Pressure,  by  Velocipede,  7st.  71b. — Conolly  . .     1 
Mr.  Morgan^s  br.  c.  Cbameau ,  by  Camel,  8st.  71b 9 

Betting;  5  to  4  on  Chameau. — Chifney  kept  his  horse  in  reserve  to 
the  cords;  where  he  made  a  desperate  rush,  but,  without  ever  reaching 
the  mare's  head,  was  beaten  by  a  neck. 

Post  Match;  one  to  the  post,  150;  h.  ft.;  no  weights  mentioned  ; 
R.M. 

Duke  of  Portland's  f.  Polydora,  by  Priam,  oat  of  Manto,  Sat.  71b. — 

J.Day 1 

Duke  of  Bedford's  f.  Billow,  by  Taurus,  out  of  Leeway,  8st.  71b 3 

Betting :  5  to  2  on  Billow. 

Match.  100 ;  h.  ft. ;  first  half  of  Ab.  M. 

Mr.  Tbornhill'8  Menalippe,  by  Merchant,  8st. — Conolly    1 

Lord  G.  Bentinck*s  Capote,  by  Velocipede,  Sst.  91b.% v ..... .     2 


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Sweepstakes  of  100  sovs.  each;  h.  ft.;  for  foals  of  1837,  out  of 
untried  mares';  colts  8st.  71b.,  fillies  8st.  3]b8. ;  if  by  untried  stallions, 
allowed  3lbs. ;  Ab.  M. — Four  subs. 

Dak«  of  Clerelaod  •  ob.  o.  by  Emilias,  oat  of  Faroe.— J.  Day 1 

Lord  Albemarle's  b.  f.  CloTe,  by  Cain t 

Betting:  2  to  1  on  the  Duke's  colt, 

The  Crescent  Stakes  of  100  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  for  colts  Sst.  71b.,  and 
fillies  8it.  41b.,.  now^two  years  old ;  untried  horses  or  mares,  that  nerer 
bred  a  winner,  allowed  31b.  :  T.Y.C. ;  Three  subscribers. 

Lord  Licbaeld  V,  f.  by  Langar,  out  of  Sister  to  PorCrait,~Wakefield ....      1 

Duke  of  Grafton's  e.  by  Bentley,  oat  of  Oxygen,  (b.  untried) 2 

Duke  of  Bedford's  f.  by  Tanrus,  out  of  Plaything,  {m.  untried) S 

Betting :  6  to  5  on  the  Taurus  filly ;  and  6  and  7  to  4  against  the 
Bentley  colt.  A  turn  for  the  fielders.  The  unynentionable^  winning 
by  a  head. 

Fifty  Pounds ;  for  four  year  olds  7st.  101b.;  five  Sst.  91b. ;  sul  and 
aged  9st. ;  last  three  miles  of  B.C. 

Lord  Albemarle's  Domino,  by  Mameluke    ^ . . . .     walked  orer 

Duke  of  Grafton*s  Montreal,  by  Langar  . .  .^ dr. 

Tuesday,  May  5. — Sweepstakes  of  100  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.,  D.  M.; 
3  subs. 

Lord  Albemarle's  bl.  f.  Olire  Branch,  by  Plenipotentiary. -—Cotton  . .  • .     1 
Mr.  Thornbill's  ch.  f.  Emetic,  sister  to  Preserve    f 

Betting :  6  to  4  on  Olive  Branch.     Won  by  half  a  length. 

The  2,000  gs.  Stakes  ;  a  subscription  of  100  sovs.  each  ;  h.  ft. ;  for 
three  year  olds ;  colts,  Sst.  71b. ;  fillies,  Sst.  4lb. ;  R.  M. ;  25  subs. 

Lord  G.  Bentinck's  b.  f.  Crucifix,  by  Priam.^— J.  Day  ..d-...;   •  1- 

Mr.  Houldsworth's  br.  c.  Confederate,  by  Velocipede   ....••• S 

Lord  Orford's  gr.  c,  by  C.learvrelJ,  out  of  Angelica    • S 

Mr.  Bowes's  br.o.  Black  Beck,  by  Mulatto ••..  4 

Lord  Exeter's  b.  c,  by  Sultan,  out  of  Velvet •  5 

Lord  G.  Bentinck's  ch.  c  Capote,  by  Velocipede   »..  6 

The  running  was  made  at  a  good  pace  by  the  grey,  followed  on  the 
right  by  Velvet,  with  Confederate  at  his  quarters,  and  on  the  other  by 
Capote,  Black  Beck,  and  Crucifix  lying  away  from  them.  Capote 
lived  in  front  for  about  half  a  mile,  and  then  dropped  astern,  bat  no 
other  movement  took  place  until  they  reached  the  bushes,  where  Cru- 
cifix, quitting  the  rear,  took  up  the  running  with  a  lead  of  more  than 
a  length,  the  grey  following  her,  Confederate  third,  with  his  head  at 
the  grey's  haunches,  and  Black  Beck  fourth ;  in  this  order  they  went  a 
capital  pace  to  the  cords,  where  Black  Beck  was  beaten  off.  Confe* 
derate  entered  the  cords  at  the  grey's  shoulder,  and,  after  a  fine' race 


1840.]  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  405 

with  him,  obtained  the  second  place  by  a  head;  the  mare, in  the  mean 
time,  retaining  her  lead,  and  winning,  without  an  effort,  by  a  length. 

Match,  300,  h.  ft. ;  A.  P. 

Mr.  Thornhiirs  ch.  c.  Euclid,  bj  Emilius.  Sat  71b.— Conolly 1 

Lord  Lichfield's  bl.  c.  The  Corsair,  by  Sir  Hercules,  8st.  «lb 9 

Betting :  2  to  1  on  Euclid,  who  made  all  the  running  at  a  good 
pace,  and  won  cleverly  by  a  length. 

•  The  Queen's  Plate  of  100  gs. ;  for  mares;  four  year  olds,  8st.  91b* ; 
five,  9st.  81b. ;  six  and  aged,  lOst.  j  R.  C. 

Dake  of  Richmond's  Confusionee,  by  Emilius,  4  yrs.— Rogers    1 

Duke  of  Portland's  Ccenis,  by  Tiresias,  4  yrs 2 

Mr.  F.  Wood's  b.  f.  Mary  Ann,  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Seville,  4  yrs 0 

Mr.  t^ honibiU's  Merganser,  by  Merchant,  4  yrs « 0 

Betting :  5  to  2  on  Confusionee. 

SweepsUkes  of  300  sovs.  each;'  100  ft.;  for  four  year  olds;  colts, 
8st.  71b. ;  and  filliess,  8st.  2lb. ;  B.  C. ;  four  subs. 

Lord  Albemarle's  Domino,  by  Mameluke wdked  orer. 

Wednesday,  May  6. — A  dull,  parliamentary  day,  and  no  betting- 
On  the  heath  a  meagre  bill  of  fare  was  disposed  of  as  follows :— - 
The  Charles-street  Stakes  of  100  sovs.  each ;  h.  ft. ;  for  three  yr.  olds ; 

colts,  8st.  71b. ;  fillies,  8st.  dlb. ;    D.M. ;  untried  stallions  or  mares 

allowed  31b. ;  ii  both,  51b. — Three  subs. 

Mr.  Thomhill's  ch.  f.  Emetic,  by  Emilias^— Conolly 1 

Mr.  Roberts's  eh.  f.  by  Plenipotentiary,  dam  by  Whisker,  out  of  the  ch* 
Sister  to  Sailor  t 

Won  easy  by  a  length. 
Fifty  Pounds;  for  four  yr.  olds,  7st.  81b. ;  five,  Sst.  Ulb. ;   six  and 
aged,  9st.  3lb.— B.C. 

Lord  Albemarle's  Domino,  hy  Mameluke,  4  jrrs.  old. — Cotton  ••••••..     1 

Duke  of  Richmond's  Confiisioneey  by  Emilias,  4  yrs.  old S 

Won  easy  by  a  length. 

The  Shorts,  a  sweepstakes  of  50  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  for  colts,  8st*  7Ib. ; 
fillies,  8st.  41b.r  last  half  of  Ab.  M. ;  those  named  in  the  Derby  or 
Oaks  31b.  extra  ;  if  by  untried  stallions,  or  out  of  mares  that  never  bred 
a  winner,  allowed  31b. — Three  subs. 

Lord  Orford's  c.  Petito,  by  Clearwell,  out  of  PetulaRce  (31b.),  walked  over. 

Match,  100 ;  h.  ft.— T.  Y.  C. 

Mr.  ThorahUl's  Merganser,  9flit,  and  Mr.  Ford's  Minima,  8st.  71b.— Off  by 
consent. 

Thursday,  May  7.— The  Beaufort  Stakes,  of  30  sovs.  each ;  20  ft. ; 
for  three  yr. olds;  colts,  8§t.  71b'. ;  fillies,  8st,  2lb. ;  last  mile  and  adis- 

NO.  ex. — VOL   XVIII.  3    D 


406  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  IJvns, 

tance  of  B.C. ;  a  winner  of  a  sweepstakes  to  the  amount  of  5O01.  to 
carry  71b.  extra  ;  of  any  two,  amounting  together  to  10001.,  to  carry 
111b.  extra. — Five  subs. 

Mr.  Osbttldeston't  cb.  f.  by  Belsbasiar,  dam  by  Whaleboce,  g.  d.  by 

Frolie^^-Robinion 1 

Mr.  Sadler's  Protector,  by  Defence 9 

Mr.  £dwards*s  Billow,  by  TaoruB    3 

Betting:  13  to  8  on  the  Belshazzar  filly.  The  favourite  laid  at 
Protector's  heels  inlo  the  cords,  where  he  went  up  and  won  by  half  a 
length. 

The  1000  Guineas  Stakes,  a  subscription  of  100  sovs.  each ;  h.  ft. ;  for 
threee  year  old  fillies,  8st.  71b. ;  D.M. — ^Twenty-eight  subs. 

Lord  G.  Bentmok's  b.  f.  Cmcifix,  by  Priam.— J.  Day    t 

Lord  G.  Bentinck's  ch.  f.  Roaabianoa,  by  Auguatus 9 

Lord  Albemarle's  b.  f.  Spangle,  by  Croesus S 

Lord  Exeter's  br.  f.  Silistria,  by  Reveller 4 

Betting :  8,  9,  and  10  to  1  on  Crucifix. 

The  Queen's  Plate  of  100  guineas;  four  yr.  olds,  9st  81b. ;  five, 
lOst.  71b.;  six  and  aged,  IQst.  121b.^R.C. 

Mr.  Pettit's  St.  Francis,  by  St.  Patrick,  5  yrs. — Robinson 1 

Lord  Albemarle's  Domino,  by  Mameluke,  4  yrs • f 

Dake  c  f  Richmond's  Confusionee,  by  £miliu8, 4  yrs 3 

Gen.  Grosvenor's  Dsdalus,  by  Busxard,  6  yrs. 4 

Betting :  1 1  to  10  on  Domino  (taken). 

Friday,  May  8. — We  did  not  hear  any  betting  m  the  town ;  and  a 
pretty  heavy  shower  during  the  first  race  prevented  much  business  on 
the  heath.  /The  list  afforded  only  two  races,  one  of  which  was  of  im- 
portance^ inasmuch  as  it  removed  all  doubts  about  the  Angelica  colt, 
which  has  now  been  out  three  times  with  different  jockies,  and  on  each 
occasion  has  been  most  unequivocally  beaten.  Previous  to  starting 
for  the  Newmarket  Stakes,  1000  to  30  was  laid  against  the  Angelica 
colt  winning  it  and  the  Derby,  20  to  1  agst.  Confederate,  22  to  1  agst. 
Muley  Ishmael,  50  to  1  agst.  Drayton,  and  1000  to  15  and  2000  to 
515  agst.  Crazy  Boy ;  10  to  1  agst.  Theon,  and  85  to  1  agst.  Lucetta. 

Sweepstakes  of  ^0  sovs.  each,  h.  ft. ;  D.  I. — Three  subs. 

Duke  of  Rutland's  Revoke,  4  yrs.  old,  6st.  SIbw— Ludlem 1 

Lord  Norbanby's  Gipsy,  aged,  7st  7lb 3 

Gen.  Grosrenor's  Daadalus,  5  jrrs.  old,  8st.  21b 3 

Betting :  i  to  4  on  Revoke.  This  race  has  been  given  to  Gipsy 
owing  to  an  unintentional  cross. 

The  Newmarket  Stakes  of  50  sovs.  each ;  h.  ft. ;  for  three  year  olds ; 

colts,  8st.  71b. ;  and  fillies,  8st.  21b. ;  D.M. — ^Twenty-seven  subs. 

Lord  Exeter's  c.  by  Sultan,  out  of  Velvet. — Nat 1 

Lord  Chesterfield's  e.  Molineux,  by  Mulatto,  out  of  Arcot  Lass S 

Lord  OtSatd'a  c.  by  Clearwell,  out  of  Angelica  3 


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Duke  of  Rutland's  c.  Crazy-boy,  by  Tomboy,  out  of  Bessy  Bedlam ....  0 

Lord  Albemarle's  bl.  f.  Olivebrancb,  by  Flenipoteutiary,  out  of  Ally  0 

Mr.  Wigram's  ch.  f.  Teleta,  by  Plenipotentiary,  out  of  Sbereen's  dam. .  0 

Col.  Anson's  c.  Nicholas,  by  Jerry,  out  of  Olire •»••  0 

Betting :  6  to  4  on  Angelica  colt.  The  Grey  cut  up  like  a  hen  • 
pheasant* 

The  Second  Spring  Meeting  was  without  interest,  and  is  not  worth 
recording. 


VARIETIES.     , 

On  River  Angling   for  Salmon  and  Trout.     By  John    Younger  the 

Elder  — Blackwood's. 
This  is  a  clear  admirable  little  lesson  to  a  would  be  Fly  Fisher, — and  nothing 
shows  the  march  of  mind  more  than  the  lucid  style  in  which  Sporting  Books  are 
now  composed.    They  are  now  written  in  a  way  to  be  understood. 


NOTES  OF  THE  MONTH. 


ENGLISH  RACING  STUDS. 

The  purchasers  of  blood  stock  will  feel  interested  in  the  following; — 

The  Riddlesmorth  Stud. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  the  produce  of  Mr.  Thornhiirs  mares  this  season : — 

Bay  colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Victoire 
Bay  colt,  by  Emilins,  oat  of  Variation 
Brown  colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Castaside 
Gbesnut  coir,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Mangelwurzel 
Chesnut  colt  (bro.  to  Mango),  by  Emilius,  out  of  Mustard 
Chesnut  colt,  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Mercy 
Chesnut  colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Kate  Kearney 
Bay  filly  (sister  to  Euclid),  by  Emilius,  out  of  Maria 
Bay  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Ophelia 
Bay  filly,  by  Merchant,  out  of  Mendizabel's  dam 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Fortitude 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Apollonia. 
The  above  mares,  with  Shoveler,  St.  Agatha,  Exotic,  Exclamation,  Bravura, 
Eloisa,  Surprise,  Earwig,  Erica,  Excitement,  Moorhen,  Egeria,  Rint,  Merganser, 
Lantern,  and  Empress,  form  the  stud  at  present,  and  are  covered  by  Emilius , 
St.  Patrick,  and  Albemarle.    The  yearlings  consist  of 
Bay  colt,  by  St.  Patrick^  out  of  Shoveler 
Bay  colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Mendizabel's  dam 
Chesnut  colt,  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Moorhen 
Bay  colt,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Castaside  ^ 

Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Mangelwurzel 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Victoire 
Chesnut  filly  (sister  to  Euclid),  by  Emilius,  out  of  Maria 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Variation 
Brown  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Ophelia 
Chesnut  filly,  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Bucephalia. 

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[JvKfe, 


I 

Baj  filly,  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Erica 
Chesnut  filly,  by  St.  Patrick,  out  of  Excitement  ^ 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  Fidelity 
Bay  filly,  by  Bay  Middleton,  out  of  ApoUonia 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Emilius,  out  of  St.  Agatha 

Thb  Willesdon  Stud  (Mr.  Tattersall's)  Produce. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  foals  dropped  up  to  Tlmrsday :  — 
Bay  coU,  by  Glaucus,  out  of  Benevolence  (mare  sold) 
Bay  colt,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Miss  Alice  (coveivd  by  Glaucus)"* 
Bay  colt  (sold),  by  Glaucus,  out  of  The  Colonel's  Daughter  (covd.by  Glaucus) 
Brown  colt,  by  Elis,  out  of  Clarissa  (covered  by  Glaucus) 
Calt  foal,  by  Jereed,  out  of  Delusion  (covered  by  Jereed) 
Bay  filly,  by  Muley  Moloch,  out  of  Liberty  Lass 
Brown  filly,  by  Glaucus,  out  of  Euterpe  (covered  by  Recovery) 
Chesnut  filly,  by  Gladiator,  out  of  Vanquish  (covered  by  GlaucHs)  . 
Filly,  by  Gladiator,  out  of  Elescance  (covered  by  Slockport) 

Here,  as  well  as  at  Riddlesworth,  the  mares  and  foals  are  always  on  private 
sale. 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Jockey  Club,  held  at  Newmarket  on  the  6th  May,  1840, 
the  following  rules  were  passed : — That  when  any  person  enters  a  horse  in  a 
fictitious  name,  the  person  so  entering  must  be  held  responsible  for  the  stake 
or  forfeit,  exactly  as  if  such  horse  had  been  entered  in  his  own  name ;  and  in 
the  event  of  the  forfeit  not  being  paid  at  the  proper  time,  the  person  making 
the  nomination  shall  have  his  name  posted  in  the  usual  manner,  and  be  liable 
to  all  the  penalties  of  a  defaulter :  That  when  the  day  fixed  for  closing  or 
naming  for  any  stake,  or  for  declaring  forfeit  or  produce,  shall  fall  on  Sunday, 
subscriptions,  nominations,  or  declarations  for  such  stake  may  be  received  ou 
the  following  day,  provided  that  there  is  an  interval  of  one  clear  day  between 
die  day  of  closing,  naming,  or  declaring,  and  the  day  of  running. 

RACING  ENTRIES. 

MANCHESTER,  1840. 

FRIDAY,  Jane  10. — ^The  Tradesksn's  Cvp,  value  100  sovs.  wfth  60  in  «pecie« 
added  to  u  Handicap  Stakes  of  20  sovji.  each,  fa.  ft.,  and  5  only  if  declared  on  or 
hefore  the  S6th  of  May ;  the  owner  of  the  second  horse  to  receive  25  sovs.  out  of 
the  stakes. 


age 

8t  lb 

The  Doctor  . . . . 

6. 

.9 

6 

Bellona 

5 

.8 

7 

Malvolio 

4. 

.8 

4 

HackfaU 

5. 

.8 

3 

Saul 

5. 

.8 

0 

La  Sage  Femme . 

,  4. 

.7 

10 

Opera    

5. 

.7 

2 

Apothecary  .... 

4. 

.7 

8 

TheDeao 

4. 

.7 

7 

age  St  lb 

The  Cripple  ....  4.  .7     4 

CoDStantine  ...  *  5 . .  7 

*   ere  V         a.......  O  m  r  § 

Goldhorst 6., 7 

Aimwell 
The  Shadow.. 

Wings 

Springfield   .. 


•*.... 


5. .7 
4. .7 

4. .6 
4. .6 


4 
4 
4 
S 
1 
12 
11 


age    St  lb 
Ch.  m.  by  Vanish, 
out  of  Fidelity  5.. 6  11 

Ararat 4.. 6  10 

Imogene   4.. 6     8 

Fair  Louisa 4 . .  6  •   7 

Maid  of  Wigan. .  4..  6  4 
Anna  Maria  ... .  4.. 6  3 
Colcbicum 4.. 6     1 


SATURDAY,  cIl.'^A  Hurdlb  Swekpstakss  of  5  sovs.  each,  with  40  added. 

Mr.  Paricer's  dan  m.  The  Duenna  (half-bred),  aged 
Mr.  Longshaw's  b.  f.  Harriet  (half-bred),  4  yrs.  old 
Mr.  James  Robson's  b.  m.  Mischief  (half-bred),  aged 
Mr.  J.  De  Vine's  ch.m.  Sarah,  by  Feramorz,  aged 
Mr.  W.  Walters's  b.  h.  Goldhurst^  6  yrs.  old. 

.  POTTERY  MKETING,  1840. 
WEDNESDAY,  August  4. — Tbe  Copeland  Handicap  Stakes  of  25  sovs.  each, 

15  ft.,  ^d  only  5  if  declated,  &c.— Twice  round. 


1840.] 


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409 


age  8t 

The  Doctor  ....  6.. 9 

St.  Bennett  ....  6 . .  8 

£pinis 6. .8 

Cowboy    6.. 8 

Zorab     ...a....  &..8 

King  Cole a.. 8 

Bellona 5.. 8 

The  Hydra   ....  5.. 8 

Ughtfoot •  4 . .  8 

M ai< i  of  Monton.  5 . .  8 

Saul  .*••.•••.•  5. .8 

Cruiskeen 6 . .  8 


lb 

5 

12 

If 

10 

10 

9 

6 

4 

4 

2 

0 

0 


aga  St  lb 
The  Dey  of  Al- : 

giers i ..   4.. 7  13 

Mervan 6. .7  12 

Modesty    6., 7  12 

Quid 4.. 7  11 

Wee  Willie  ....  5.. 7  10 

Opera    5. .7  10 

Melbourne    ....  4.. 7  10 

Stanaty >  ..  5..7    8 

St.  Andreir  ....  5.. 7    6 

Jenny  Jones.. ..  4.. 7     0 

Maid  of  Wigan . .   4 . .  7     0 

The  rest  pay  5  sors.  each. 


Northenden  . . . . 
Lady  Abbess    * . 

Charley     

The  Recorder  .. 

Cbantilly 

Fair  Louisa  .  • . . 

Imogene 

Orelia 

Gambol     ••••.. 

Queen  Anne.. .. 

Nicholas 

Solomon  Bennett 


«...•• 


....••.• 


age  St  lb 

5. .7  0 

4. .7  0 

4. .7  0 

4. .6  12 

4. .6  10 

4. .6  9 

4. .6  9 

4.. 6  8 

3. .6  4 

3. .6  0 

3. .6  0 

3. .5  7 


NEWMARKET  SECOND  OCTOBER  MEETING,  1840. 
WEDNESDAY.^SwsxpsTAKBs  of  100  sots,  each,  h.  ft.,  for  thr^e  year  olds ;  A.  F* 


St  lb 

Launcelot 8  10 

Theon 8  8 

Lucettacolt    8  7 

Assassin 8  7 

Black  Besa 8  4 

Melody  colt    8  4 

Confederate    8  2 

Muky  Ishmael  ....  8  2 

Pathfinder 8  0 

Monops 8  0 

Gambia   8  0 


St  lb 

Maroon   8    0 

Little  Wonder    ....  8     0 

Wardan 8    0 

Rosa  Bianca 7  12 

Belsliazzar    f.   (Mr. - 

Osbaldestou's)   ..7  12 
Scutari    .......... ^7  12 

Grey  Milton 7  12 

Torres  Vedras    ....  712 

Angelica  cpit ..... .  7  12 

Cormorant 7  12 


St.  Andrew  ••...«•» 

Bokhara 

Prince  Albert 

Molyneux 

Defendant , . 

Tragedy  colt  ...... 

Solace  colt  •  • « 

Janus  

Diplomatist    ...... 

Chameau    

Ottoman     ••...•.• 


St  lb 
7  10 
7  10 
7  10 
7     8 


7 
7 
7 

7 
7 
7 
7 


7 
.4 

4 
4 
2 
O 
0 


SwsspsrAKES  of  50  sots,  each,  30  ft.,  for  three  year  olds ;  D.M« 


The  Ant 

Dreadnonght • 

Menalippe  ........ 

King  of  the  Peak  .  • 

The  Orphan 

Margaret  colt 

Firefly 

Elpbine 

Constantia  colt  . .  •• 

Perseus 

Hellespont 


St  lb 
7  13 
7  11 
7  11 
7  11 
7  11 


7 

9 

7 

a 

7 

8 

7 

8 

7 

7 

7 

7 

St  lb 

Pettito    7  7 

Clove 7  7 

Olire-branch 7  6 

Cambyses  ........  7  6 

Reindeer... 7  5 

Datura  colt 7  4 

Half-oaste 7  0 

Emetic    7  0 

.Columella 7  0 

Billow 6  10 

Exit    6  9 


St  lb 

BlackBeck 8  7 

FitaRoy 8  7 

Farce  colt •  8  4 

Ruthless 8  4 

Nicholas 8  0 

Diploma 8  0 

Currency    8  0 

Ten-pound  Note    . .  8  0 

Capote    8  0 

Muleteer    [fi  0 

Marialva 7  13 

Spaagto 17  13 

^,  *«*  The  disappointing  grfy  celt  of  Lord  Orford's,  by  Clearwell,  ont  of  Angelica, 
has  been  tried  doubtless  to  be  very  speedy ; — but  it  is  evident  ba  does  not  like  to 
shittt  in  .Public.  Lured  by  his  .jlmanifeBtation  of  piivate  toortfc,  — or  flattered  by 
"  praise  undeaerved/'  bis  noble  owner  has  plunged  into  the  following  matches.  As 
yet  the  animal  is  nameless  ; — might  he  not  be  called  **  The  Gray  Deceiver  V 

MOND A Y.^Diike  of  Rutland's  Flambeau,  8st.  9lb.  mt.  Lord  Orlbrd'a  o.  by  Clear 

well,  out  of  Angelica,  8st.  41b. ;  200,  h.  ft. ;  A.F. 

HOUGHTON  MEEIING,  1840. 

TUESDAY.^Lord  Albvnarle's  Assassin  agat.  Lord  Orford's  o.  by  ClotrwoU,  o«l 

of  Aiigalica,  8at.  71b.  aaeh ;  A.  F. ;  500,  h.  ft. 

FRIDAY.— Lord  Orford's  cby  Clearwell,  out  of  Angelica,  99t.  agst.  Mr.  Ford's  Di- 
plomatist, 8st«  41b. ',  500,  h.  ft. ;  A.  F. 


410  NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE.  [Jike, 

BOATING. 

'*  Sbe  walks  the  waters  like  a  thing  of  life." — Byron. 

ROYAL  YACHT  SQUADRON. 

The  first  general  meeting  this  season  of  the  members  of  this  highly-distin- 
guished «lub  was  recently  held  at  the  Thatched-bonse  Tavern,  St.  James's- 
street,  the  Earl  of  Yarboiough,  (he  Commodore,  in  the  chair.  Tliere  were  also 
present  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  the  Earl  of  W'ilion,  Viscount  Esmouth,  Vice- 
Ad  mi  ral  Sir  0.  £.  Hamond,  K.C.B.,  Sir  B.  Graham,  Bart.,  Sir  Hyde  Parker, 
Bart.,  S.  de  Horsey,  Esq.  M.P.,  Captain  Thomas  Garth,  K.N.,  Captain  A.  C. 
Corry,  R.N.,  Joseph  Weld,  Esq.,  Joseph  Reynolds,  Esq.,  John  Moore,  Esq., 
Charles  Pratt,  Esq.,  A.  Delafield,  Esq.,  Almon  Hill,  Esq.,  E.  B.  Beaumont, 
Esq.,  John  Bayley,  Esq.,  R.  W.  Cooper,  Esq.,  G.  Tomline,  Esq.,  W.  Hanham, 
Esq.,  John  Petre,  Esq,,  and  John  Beardmore,  Esq,  A  ballot  took  pUce,  when 
His  Majesty  the  King  of  Naples  was  elected  an  honorary  member. 

The  following  gentlemen  were  also  duly  elected  as  members : — 

Benjamin  Boyd,  Esq.,  Wanderer  schooner,  141  tons;  Viscount  Powerscourt, 
Antelope  cutter,  90  tons ;  Lord  Lovaine,  Turquoise  cutler,  78  tons ;  Captain 
W.  B.  Ponsoby,  Heron  cutter,  46  tons. 

Several  distinguished  naval  officers  and  gentlemen  were  elected  honorary 
members. 

The  following  arrangements  were  made  for  the  great  events  of  the  season  : 

Aug.  17. — ^The  Queen's  Cup,  to  be  sailed  for  by  yachts  of  the  sixth  class,  from 
90  to  150  tons. 

Aug.  18. — Grand  annual  ball,  at  the  Royal  Squadron  House,  Cowes. 

Aug.  19. — ^The  Club  Cup,  value  100  sovs.to  be  sailed  for  by  yachts  of  the 
fourth  class,  from  65  to  70  tons. 

Aug,  20. — Grand  regatta  dinner,  at  the  Squad  ion  House. 

The  present  will  be  a  busy  season  above  London  Bridge.  -All  are  on  the 
move,  like  Trout  when  the  May-fly  blosioms  on  the  water.  Henley  is  the  great 
place  of  attraction — and  the  following  is  the  official  announcement  of  tlie 

HENLEY-ON-THAMES  REGATTA,  1840. 

Patron  :  the  Right  Hon.  the  Earl  of  Macclesfield. 

STEWARDS. 


Maitland,  E.  F.,  Esq. 
Maitland,  William  F.,  Esq. 
Murray,  Charles  Scott,  Esq. 
Clayton,  Sir  W.  R.,  Bart ,  M.P. 
East,  Sir  East  G.  Clayton,  Bart. 
Keene,  Rev.  C.  £. 


The  Mayor  of  Henley  (R.  Belcher, 

Esq.) 
The  Right  Hon.  Lord  Camoys 
Freeman,  W.  P.  W.,  Esq; 
Gardiner,  Edmund,  Esq. 
Lane,  Charles,  Esq. 
Fane,  John,  Esq. 

This  Regatta  will  take  place  on  Thursday,  July  2nd,  when  the  following 
prizes  will  be  contended  for : — 

The  Grand  Challenge  Cup,  value  100  guineas,  for  eight-oared  boats,  open 
to  amateur  clubs,  composed  of  members  of  a  college  of  either  of  the  Universities 
of  Oxford,  Cambridge,  or  London,  the  Schools  of  Eton  and  Westminster,  the 
Officers  of  the  two  brigades  of  household  troops,  or  members  of  a  club  esta« 
blished  at  least  bne  year  previous  to  the  day  of  entrance. 

The  Town  Challenge  Cup,  value  30  guineas,  for  four-oared  boats;  open 
to  any  amateur  clubs  whose  members  shall  reside  within  four  miles  of  the  town 
*of  Henley-on-Thames,  and  has  been  established  at  least  one  year  previous  to  the 
day  of  entrance. 


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The  District  Challenge  Cup,  value  50  guineas,  for  four-oared  boats ; 
open  to  any  amateur  club  belonging  to  either  of  the  towns  of  Maidenhead, 
Marlow,  Reading,  Wallingford,  and  Henley,  established  previous  to  the  1st  of 
May,  1840,  and  whose  members  shall  reside  within  foui  miles  of  its  respective 
towns. 

Silver  medals  will  be  presented  to  the  crew  of  each  winning  boat. 

All  clubs  purposing  to  contend  for  any  of  the  above  prizes  must  enter  the 
names  of  their  res|)ective  boats,  with  the  Secretmes  of  the  Regatta,  at  Mr.  Wil- 
liams's, White  Hart  Inn,  Henley,  on  or  before  the  25th  inst.,  from  whom  copies 
of  the  rules  may  be  obtained. 

James  Nash,  i    Honorary 

Henley,  May  7,  1840.  Charles  Towsey^    J  Secretaries. 


The  London  Amateur  Scullers*  Club. — In  the  middle  of  May  the  mem- 
bers of  this  club  in  company,  in  their  wager  boats,  went  -to  Putney.  Fifteen 
gentlemen  started  from  Westminster-bridge,  accompanied  by  several  non-sub- 
scribers in  scullers'  boats  and  two  four- oared  cutters,  one  of  which  was  manned 
with  a  crew  from  the  Cambridge  rooms,  the  yolk-lines  being  handled  by  the 
coxswain  who  steered  the  Cambridge  eight  in  Uieir  late  contest  with  the  gallant 
Oxonians.  Numerous  parties  assembled  on  the  bridges  to  greet  this  splendid 
club  as  it  passed  by,  and  on  its  arrival  at  Wandsworth,  its  members  formed  an 
excellent  line  across  the  river,  which  was  maintained  until  the  destination  was 
reached,  the  boats  going  through  the  different  arches  of  Putney-bridge  as  nearly 
as  possible  in  a  line  with  each  other.  After  dinner,  the  club  proceeded  to  ballot 
for  membprs,  when  Messrs.  T.  £gan,  Jenkins,  Jones,  and  Hayes,  were  unani- 
mously elected. 


RACES  TO  COME. 


JUNE. 

Stafford.t 1 

Epsom   2 

Curragb  (Ireland).. 9 

Epping  »« 9 

Hippodrome 10 

Manchester    • 10 

Tenbury 11 

SelboumHill 13 

AscotHeath ..•••  16 

Buxton  • 17- 

Knighton 18 

Roscommon  (Ireland) 23 

Newton. 24 

BiburyClnb 24 

Hampton 24 

Stockbridge    25 

Limerick  (Ireland)    26 

Newcastle-OB-Tyne 29 

JULY. 

Bath 1 

Ludlow    .....•••.. 1 

Stamford. 1 

Newmarket 7 

Carlisle  * 7 

Liverpool 14 

Bishop's  Waltham 14 

Ipswich •  • •  •  14 


Southampton 16 

Dudley,  Tipton,  &e 20 

Down  (Ireland)  ; £0 

County  of  Gloucester  (Cheltenham) .  21 

Winchester    21 

Lancaster 22 

Hertford 22 

G  ood wood 28 

Newport  (Salop) 28 

AUGUST. 

Pottery 4 

Marlborough    4 

Worcester 4 

Brighton    • 5 

Haverfordwest 5 

Salisbury    . . « 6 

Edgware    6 

Newcastle  (Staff.)    6 

Wolverhampton 11 

Lewes 12 

Blandford 12 

Marlow  • 12 

Bipon     17 

Plymouth,  &c 19 

Aberystwith  •  • 19 

Weymouth    19 

Paisley 20 

Bundey 20 


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NEW  SPORTING  MAGAZINE. 


[June, 


Stourbridge    ,...  24 

York «4 

Egbam 25 

DeTon  uid  Ezetor    26 

Hereford 26 

NortbuDpton 26 

8KPTBMBSR. 

Warwick    2 

Cbeadle  (Staff) 7 

Licb6eld 7 

Curragb  (Ireland) 8 

Leiceeter •• 9 

Abingdon •  9 

Doocaster ' 14 

Shrewsbory 16 

Cbea^  (Cbeabiie)      21 


Rcidditch    21 

Lirerpool 23 

Walsall «S 


Newmarket  First  October 


. • • •     7" 


I 


York  Union  Hont SO 


OCTOBER. 

York  October    « 

Wrexham 6 

Knutaford 7 

Chesterfield   7 

Northallerton 8 

Newmarket  Second  October.  •••....  12 

Caledonian  Hunt is 

Kelao .  13 

Newmarket t§ 


TATTERSALL'S. 
We  sball  scarcely  be  scattered  through  England  a  day,  before  the  result  of  a 
twelvemonth's  speculation  will  he  arrived  at.    The  Melody  colt  has  had  a  most  har- 
mooions  rise  for  his  friends;— but  Launcelot  is  backed  in  earnest^  by  the  best  judges. 
We  record  the  latest  odds  : 

The   Derby. 

3)  to  1  agst.  Melody  colt  (taken) 
3\  to  1  ag8t.  Lauiic»-lot  (offered) 
7  to  1  agst.  Theon 
10  to  1  agst.  Assassfn 
16  to  1  sgst.  Pathfinder 
25  to  1  agst.  Confederate 
25  to  1  agst.  Bokhara 
25  to  1  agst.  Scutari 
30  to  t  agst.  Cormorant 
30  to  1  Bj^st.  Prince  Albert 
55  to  1  agst.  Muley  Ishmael 
40  to  1  agst.  Black  Bess 
40  to  1  agst.  Gambia. 

Oaks. 

Crucifix— anything  in  reason  on  her. 
Nothing  else  mentioned. 


V  1 

« 


INDEX 


TO 


ITOLUME  THE  EIGHTEENTH, 


AceouDt  of  tbe  Capture  of  a  Sawfisb,  171 
Actteon,  Notitia  Venatica,  by,  33 
Actors,  Ages  of,  274 
Adrenture  with  a  Bear,  39 
Ages  of  Actors,  374 
American  and  English  Turf,  370 
American,  an,  upon  England,  46 
American  Extravoganzas,  533 
Ancient  English  Airs  and  Songs,  183 
Anecdote  of  the  Otto  Indians,  36 
Angling  Preservation  Society,  Thames, 

Angling  for  Trout,  on  the  Artificial-fly, 

in,  287,  353 
Anti-corrosires  for  middle  and  old  Age, 

.162 
Appeal,  an,  to  the  Gentry  and  Yeomanry, 

on  the  PreservaiioQ  of  Foxes,  by  the 

Salopian,  307 
Artiticial-fly,    on    the,  in   Angling    for 

Trout,  287,353 
Atherstone  Hounds,  the,  64 

Bavot,  Lord,  his  Bloodhounds,  64 
Baker,  Sir  Edward,  63 
Bear,  an  adventure  with  a,  39 
Betting  at  Tatiersairs,  72,   148,   212, 

275.310.412 
Btotting,  the  Statistics  of,  93 
Blair,  Mr.,  6S 
Blood  Stock,  Thoughts  upon  Breeding 

and  Rearing,  by  Sagittarius,  226,  292 
Boar  Hunt  in  ihe  Sea,  a,  by  Dessai,  187 
Bo«-?ivant,  the  true,  by  Gregory  Grey- 

hound,  Esq.,  285 
Boulton,  Mr.  John,  Death  of,  339 
Brjit<>»»e  Park,  a  Rabbit  Pitch  at,  13 
Breeding  Blood  Stocks,   Thoughts  on, 

226,  292 
British  Institution,  Sportmg  Picture  in 

the,  196 
Buffalo  Hunting,  37 
Boil  Trouti  3i  I 
Butler,  Mr.i  ^!i 


Cacu»,  Sports  in  other  Climes,  by,  IS 

Caldwell,  Captain,  63 

Capture  of  a  Saw-fish,  an  account  of  the, 

171 
Cardig,  on  the  Artificial-fly,  in  Angling 

for  Trout.  287,  353 
Carlisle,  Sir  A  nthony,  on  the  Hearing  of 

Fishes,  104 — on  the  Par.  258 
Chappeirs   Ancient    English   Airs  and 

Songs,  183 
Charmer,  the,  279 
Cheapside,  an    American's  Description 

of,  47 
Chester  Cop,  on  the,  271 
Christmas,    Merry,   and    Happy     Neir 

Year,  by  Sylvarms  Swanquill,  50 
Classical  Equestrian,  Misadventures  of - 

a,  117,  192,242,358 
Climes,  Sports  in  other,  13 
Coblenz.  Sporting  at,  4 
Cocheran,  Mr.,  62 
College  Studies,  by  J.  R.  B.,  167 
Colonel,  279 
Condition  of  the  Hunter,  Letter  on  the, ' 

163, 252 
Course,  the  End  of  the,  by  Capt.  Morris 

215 
Courser's  song  of  the  season,  the,  hy 

Gregory  Greyhound,  Esq.,  26 
Crane,  the  Messrs.,  62 

Deer,  the  Wapiti,  75 

Dessai,  a  Boar  Hunt  in  the  Sea,'by,  187 

Digby,  the  Earl  of,  61 

Digby,  Mr.  Edw.  St.  Vincent,  63 

Eagle,  the  Golden,  153 
Elephant  Tale,  an,  387 
End  of  the  Course,  the,  by  C^pt.  Morris , 

215 
England,  an  American  upon,  46 
English  and  American  Turf,  370 
Equestrian,  Misadventures  of  a  Classical 

117,192,242,358 


INDEX 


Euelid,  5 

£zcursions,    Sportinfir,  in    the    Rocky 

JVIouDtaini,  by  J.  R.  Townsend,  £mI, 

35 
ExtrmTaganias.  American,  S3S 

Furqiiliar8on*8  Hunt.  Mr.,  a  Pen  and  Ink 

Sketch  of,  by  the  Rough  Rider.  60 
Farquhnraon.  John  James.  Esq.,  62 
Farquharaon,  Mr.  James.  65 
F^te  of  the  Wrestlers  in  the  Oberland  of 

Berne,  by  SyWanus  SMranquiU,  77 
Fishes,  on  the  Hearing  of, by  Sir  Aotbony 

Carlisle,  104 
Fish,  on  the  Strength  of.  in  Water,  189 
Fishing  in  Germany,  by  'i'homas  Hood, 

Esq..  S53 
Fly-fisher 'a  Text  Book,  the,  or  the  Science 

aftd  Practice  of  Fly-fiabin^^for  Salmon, 

Trout,   &€.,  6,    103,  171,  234,  312 

393 
Fly,  on  the  Artificial,  in   Angling  for 

Irout,  287,  353 
Fly,  on  a  Throw  of  the,  273 
Foxeit.  on  the  preaenration  of,  307 
Frampton,  Mr.,  63 

Germany,  Fishing  in,  by  Thomas  Hood, 
Eat).,  253 

Glancea  at  Hunting,  132 

Gold  Cups,  winners  of,  in  1839,  68 

Golden  Eagle,  the.  151 

Goodden.  Mr.,  of  Compton-house,  6S 

Goodenough.  Capt.,  61 

Gregory  Greyhound,  Eaq.,  the  Courser's 
Song  of  the  Season,  by,  26 — The  soog 

.  of  the  Wild  Duck,  by,  115— The  Pre- 
aerres  at  Hungerford,  by,  152-^Spota 
for  Sportsmen,  by,  166 — J'be  Charmer, 
by.  279^The  True  Bon-ViTant,  by, 
285 

Gf9y,  Lady  JaAe,  htt  bipih-plaoe,  1&4 

Grey,  Lonl,  153 

Gray  Momua,  153 

Ha^DEt,  Mr.,  154 

Hare  Shooting,  on,  by  N.  W.«  91 

Hart.  Mr.  Richard.  63 

Heads  up.  Sterns  down,  75 

Hearing  of  Fishes,  on  the,  by  Sir  An- 
thony Carlisle,  104 

^  He  wore  a  coat  of  Kugee*a/'  by  J.  R. 
B.,  45 

Hood,  Thomas,  the  Lahn.an  eclogue,  by, 
86 — Fishing  in  Germany,  by^  253 

Hopea,  the  New  Year's  bportiog,  125 

Horse,  the  Old,  232 

Horse  against  Man,  201 

Horses,  Training  of  Race,  370 

Human  DisooyM^y)  most  important,  151 

HHogarfbrd,  the  Preaervea  at,  by  Gre*  ■ 
gory  Gr»>  hound,  Esq.,  152 


Hunt,  a  Boar,  in  the  Sea,  187 

Hunter,  a  Letter  on  the  Condition  of  the, 

163.  252 
Hunting,  Glances  at.  132 
Hunting  Invite,  hy  J.  R.  B.,  335 
Hunting  Miseries,  by  the  Author  of '*  Mi- 

serrimus,*'28l 
Hunting  the  Buffalo,  37 
Huntsman,  the  New,  by  Sylranaa  Swan- 
quill,  22 
Hushena,  Mr.  H.,  of  South  Perrott,  62 
Hyde-park  Comer,  Half-past  five,  394 

ItCBCSTtiR,  the  Earl  of.  61 
Ingoldsby  Legends,  the,  261 
Institution,  the  British,  Sporting  Pictures 

in  the.  196 
Ireland,  Random  Sketches  in,by  J.  R.  B. 

167 
Irish  Sportsmen,  Sporting  Sketdies  of, 

by  Shamrock,  345 

Jockey  Club,  List  of  the  Members  of  the 
208 

J.  R.  B.  "He  wore  a  coat  of  Nngve's," 
by,  45— Random  Sketches  in  Ireland, 
by,  167 — an  Hunting  InWte,  by,  325 

Lahn.  the,  aa  Eelogae,  by  Thoaaas  Hood, 

86 
Lee,  Mr..' of  Dillingfon,  62 
Legends,  the  Ingloldsby.  261 
Letter  from  a  Second  Whip,  158 
Letters  on  the  Condition  of  the  Hulilsr, 

163,  252 
Lodging-huntiogi  by  an  American,  49 
Looker-on,  the  Sporting,  and  Reteotor, 

ISO 
London  Bridge,  an  American's  sccobM 

of,  48 
Longerity  of  Mrs.  South,  201 
Lye,  the  Jockey,  72 

Man  against  Hofse.  201 

Master's  Room,  the,  66 

Medlycott,  Sir  Wm.  63 

Memoir  of  Arthur  Paris,  the  Joeker*  33 

Merry  Christmaa  and  Happy  Neiir  loar, 

by  Sylvanus  Siranquill,  50 
Meynell,  Mr.,  bis  Hounds,  64 
Mills  of  Treirew,  the,  215 
Misadventures  of  a  Clasaical  Equestriaa^ 

117,  192,242,358 
Miseries,  Hunting,  by  the  Author  of  Mi* 

serrimus.  281 
Morris,  Captain,  tb#  End  ti  the  Coitrae* 

by. 215 
Most  Important  Human  Discovery,  131 
Mountains.  Sporting  Excursions  in  the 

Rocky,  by  J.  R.  Townsend,  Esq.,  33 
My   First   Mountain-pass,  by  SyiTanus 

Swanquili,  379 


INDEX 


Nftfufkl  Histo/jr  ^f  tlM  Pwar,  tb«.  178 

Nell,  to,  301 

Newbolt,  Mr.,  63 

Mew  Huntsman,  the,  by  Sylranus  Sw^an- 

quill,  it 
Kewm&rket    Cinven    tnd  first  Spring 

Meetings,  on  the,  S71 
Newmarket  Craven  Meeting,  318 
Newmarket  First  Spring  Meeting  403 
New  Year's  Sporting  Hopes,  the  125 
Normanby,  tbe  Marquis  of,  345 
Notes  of  the  Montb  :  Death  of  the  Ame- 
rican racO'horse  Mingo,  135 — Hunt" 
ing  Records  :  Hunting  in  North  Wilts, 
1«»9— Mr.    T.    Smith,    875— Steeple- 
chasing,    275  —  New    Patent    Safety 
Guard  for  a  Gun,  275^ Yachting,  Std 
—The  Oxford   and  Cambridge  Boat 
Bace,  330 — Coursing  Match  between 
Waterloo  and    Carron,  33t — English 
Racing  Studs,  407 — Jockey  Club  rule^ 
408 
Notitia  Venatica,  No.  IX.,  by  Act»OD, 

33 
N.  W.  on  Hare  Shooting,  by,  91 


Oberland  of  Berne,  Fate  of  the  Wrestlers 

in  the,  by  Sylvan  us  Swanquill,  77 
Oglander,  Sir  William,  61 
Oglander,  Mr.,  61 
Old  Horse,  the,  232 
Old  Windsor,  by  Shamrook,  217 
Otto  Indians,  Anecdote  of  the,  36 


Par,  the  Natural  History  of  tbe,  178 

Par,  on  tbe, — with  a  Letter  from  Sir 
Anthony  Carlisle,  258 

Par,  the,  a  distant  species  of  Salmooidas, 
303 

Pavis,  Arthur,  memoir  of,  53 

Pen  and  Ink  Sketch  of  Mr.  Farquharson's 
bunt,  by  The  Rough  Rider,  60 

Penny,  Mr.  John,  6S 

Pictures,  Sporting,  in  the  British  Insti- 
tution, 196 

Pink,  a  Letter  on  the  Condition  of  tlie 
Hunter,  by,  163, 252 

Pinney.  Mr.  M.P.,  63 

Pitch,  a  Rabbit,  at  Bradgate-park,  153 

Pool,  Trench  and  Trout  in  a,  29,  82 

Porter,  Captain,  63 

Preservation  of  Foxesi  on  the,  307 

Preserves  at  Hungerford,  thOj  by  Gregory 
Greyhound,  £«q»,  152 

Pretor,  Mr. ,  63 


Babbit  Pitch  at  Braitgate-park,  Leiceater- 

shire,  15.S 
Race  Horses,  Training  of;  37^ 


Race  Horses,  Rosea,  and  Pretty  Woistfir 
389 

Races  to  come,  275,  339,  411 

Racing  Entries  :  Doncaster  St.  Legef 
1 84 1 ,  136-^Newmarket  First  October, 
1840,  139— Second  October,  1840, 
139— Houghton,  1840,  139— York 
Spring,  1840,  140— August,  1840, 140 
— Hippodrome,  1843,  141— Croxton- 
park,  1840,  209— Newmarket  Craven, 
1840,  211— First  Spring,  1840.  211— 
Bath  Spring,  1840,  211— Manchester, 
1840,  211,408— Potterv*  1840,408— 
Newmarket  Second  October,  1810, 
409— Houghton,  1840,  409 

Random  Sketches  in  Ireland-^-^ColiegSi 
Studies,  by  J.  R.B.,  167 

Rearing  Blood-Stock,  Thoughts  on,  226, 
292 

Reflection  of  a  sentimental  country  Gen* 
tleman,  13 1 

Reflector,  the  Sporting  Looker-on  and, 
130 

Retrospect  of  the  Season,  1839,  by 
Tobd,  41 

Rocky  Mountains,  Sporting  Excursions 
in  the,  by  J.  R.  Townsei]^,  Esq.,  S5 

Room,  the  Master's,  56 

Rough  Rider,  the,  a  Pen  and  Ink  Sketch 
of  Mr.  Farqubarson's  hunt,  by,  60 

Royal  Purses,  winners  of,  in  1829,  67 

Ruff  Shot,  the,  269 

Russell's,  Mr.  his  Hounds,  134 

Sagittarius,  on  Breeding  and  Rearing- 
Blood  Stock,  226,  292 

St.  Panl's  Church,  as  Ameri6an*8  de- 
scription of,  48 

Salisbury,  the  late  Marchioness  of,  1 55 

Salmon,  the  Seience  and  Pmctice  of  Fly- 
fishing for,  5,  103,  174,  234,  312,  395 

Salopian,  tbe,  an  Appeal  to  tbd  Gentry' 
and  Yeomanry,  on  the  Preservation  of 
Foxea,  by,  307 

Sawfish,  an  Acconnt  of  the  Capture  of  a, 
171 

Sea,  a  Boar  Hunt  in  the,  by  Dessai,  187 

Season,  a  Retrospect  of  the,  1839,  by 
Toho,  41 

Serrell,  Mr'  63 

Shamrock,  Old  Windsor,  by,  217-^-Sport. 
ing  Sketches  of  Irish  Sportsmen,  by,  345 

Sheridan,  Mr.,  62 

Shooting,  on  Htare;  by  N.  W.,  91 

Skating,  3      • 

Sketches,  Random,  in  Ireland;  College 
Studies,  by  J.  R.  B.,  167 

Smith,  Mr.,  63 

Song  of  the  Season,  tbe  Courser's,  by 
Gregory  Greyhound,  Esq.,  26 

Song  of  the  Wild-duok,  the,  by  Gregory 
Greyhound,  Esq.,- 115 


INDEX. 


9eng^, X^btppeirs  Anoiwit  En^luh  Airs 
aod,  189 

Sorereign,  a  Sporting,  85 

Bportlng  at  Cohlens,  4 

Sporting  Excursions  in  the  Rocky  Mono- 
tains,  by  J.  R.  Townsend,  Es(].,  S5 

Sporting  Hopes,  the  New  Year's,  125 

Sporting  Pictures  in  the  British  Institu- 
tion, 196 

Sporting  Looker-on  and  Reflector,  ISO 

Sporting  Sketches  of  Irish  Sportsmen,  bj 
Shamrock,  S45 

Sporting  Sovereign,  a,  85 

Qp  >rtsmen,  Spots  for,  by  Gregory  Grey- 
hound, Esq.,  166 

Sports  in  other  Climes,  by  Cacus,  15 

Spots  for  Sportsmen,  by  Gregory  Grey- 
hound, Esq.,  166 

Stamford,  Lord,  153 

Statistics  of  Betting,  the,  95 

Stayordale,  Lord,  61 

Steep]»>chase,  Man  against  Horse,  20t 

Strength  of  Fish  in  Water,  on  the,  189 

Studies,  College,  by  J.  R.  B,  167 

Sylranus  Swanquill,  tlie  New  Hunts- 
man, by,  T2 — Merry  Christmas  and 
Hapfiy  New  Year,  by,  50 — Fete  of  the 
Wrestlers  in  the  Oberland  of  Berne, 
by,  77 — My  first  Mountam-Pass,  by, 
379 


Tale,  an  Elephant,  387 

Tatcbell.  Mr.,  62 

Tattersall's,  betting  at,  72,148,  212,275, 

340,412 
Tench  and  Trout  in  a  Pool,  29,  82 
Text  Book,  the  Fly-fisher's,  5,  103,  171, 

9Sl,  312,  395 
Thames   Angling  Presenration  Society, 

13-? 
The  Life's  in  the  Old  Dog  yet,  75 
Throw  of  the  Fly,  on  a,  273 
Thoughts  upon    Breeding   and    Rearing 

Blood  Stock,  by  Sagittarius,  226,  292 


Thread  needle-  street,  an  American's  de* 
scription  of,  47 

Toho,  a  Retrospect  of  the  Season^  1859; 

by,  41 

Tooke,  Mr.,  63 

Townsend,  J.  R.  Esq.,  Sporting  Ex  cor* 
sions  in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  by,  55 

Training  of  Race  Horses,  370 

Treadwell,  the  huntsman,  62 

Trout  and  Tench  in  a  Pool,  29,  82 

Trout,  on  the  Artificial  Fly  in  Angling 
for,  287,  355 

Trout,  the  Bull,  311 

Trout,  the  Science  and  Practice  of  Fly- 
fishing for,  5,  103,  171,  «34.  315, 
395 

True  Bon-vivant,  the,  by  Gregory  Grey- 
hound, Esq.,  285 

Turf,  the  English  and  American,  370 

Turfiana,  No.  V.,  127 

Two-year-old  Stakes,  winners  of,  in  1839, 
69 

Varieties :  Col.  Pete  Whetstone,  65 — 
Walker's  Manly  Exercises,  135 — The 
Meet  at  Blagdon,  206  —  Humanity  to 
Animals,  206 — The  Book  of  Archery, 
by  George  Agar  Hansard.  Esq.,  338 — 
'  Oa  River  Ani>ling  for  Salmon  nnd 
Trout,  by  John  Younger  the  Elder, 
407 

Veterinary  Examiners,  (he,  335 

Wapiti  Deer,  75 

Water,  on  the  Strength  of  Fish  in,  189 

Waterproof  Boots,  131 

Whip,  Letter  from  a  second,  158 

Wild  Boar,  Cacus  on  the,  13 

Wild  Duck,  the  Songof  the,  by  Gregory 

Greyhound,  Esq.,  115 
Wtogfield,  the  Messrs.,  61 
Winners  of  Royal   Purses,  Gold  Capa» 

and  Two-yr.-old  Stakes  in  1839,  67 
Woodcock,  Cacus  on  the,  13 
W^restlers,  Fete  of  the,  in  the  Oberland 

of  Berne,  by  Sylvanus  Swanquill,  77 


DIRECTIONS  TO  THE  BINDER. 

VIGNETTE   TITLE    PAGE. 


Euclid    to  face  page       3 

Skating     3 

Wapiti  Deer    75 

Heads  up,  Sterns  down 75 

Grey  Momus   153 

The  Golden  Eagle 153 


The  Mills  of  Trefriew  .»to  face  page  $15 

The  Ruff  shot 270 

Colonel    379 

BullTrout   311 

The  W^all  Stream  on  the  Conway  . .  343 
Hyde-park  Comer,  Half-past  Fire  .  394 


END    OF   THE    EIGHTEENTH    VOLUME. 


WALTtR  Spiers,  pkinter,  399,  oxford  stulet,  london. 


ALPHABETICAL  LIST  OF  WINNING  HORSES. 

1839. 

(THE   winners'   stakes   TO   BE   DEDCCTED  ) 


S^  BY  ACORN.  ^,iet 

5    Evergreen,  Mr.  H*  S.  Thompson's,  55  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt  Meeting  . .     i 

ACTiEON. 

3  Arrian,  Mr.  Biggs',  375  and  200  at  Bibury  Club  Meeting 2 

4  Aimwell,  Mr.  Speed's,  S9  at  Clitheroe,  90,  and  60,  at  Liverpool  Autumn 

Meeting • S 

a    Burletta,  Sir  J.  Boswell's,  50  at  the  Western  Meeting,  and  a  Cup,  value  50gs, 

at  Kelso 5 

2  ChesDut  filly,   out  of  Electress,  Colonel  Peel's,  divided   a   Sweepstakes, 

amounting  to  300,  at  Newmarket   First  October  Meeting,  wiih  f.  by 
Glencoe,  out  of  Frolick>ome ^ 

3  Feather,  Lord  Lichfield's,  100  at  Mewmarket  Houghton  Meeting 1 

4  Hackfall,  Mr.  Wrather's,  70  at  Catterick,  128  at  Newcastle,  and  the  Trade 

Cup  of  70  with  70  at  Carlisle 3 

5  Howdie  (The),  Mr.  Parr's,  41  at  the  Glamorganshire  Meeting,  31,  and  40,  at 

Pontypool,  two  Stakes  at  Swansea,  45  at  Aberystwith,  and  a  Purse  at 
Lenthay 7 

3  JmpiBrtinence,  Lord  Kelburne's,  100,  and  40,  at  the  Western  Meeting 2 

4  Jagger,  Mr.  Bowes's,  the  Queen's  Plate  at  Guildford 1 

4     Opera,  Lord  £glinton'8,  205,  60,  and  100,  at  Doncaster 3- 

2  Pluto,  Mr.  Goodman's,  50  at  Rochester 1 

4    Primefit,  Mr.  Daw^son's,  50  at  Newcastle  (Staff),  60  at  Wolverhampton,  Mr. 

Etwall's,  75,  Cup  Stakes  of  50,  and  65,  at  Southampton,  and  50  at  New- 
market Second  October  Meeting 6 

a    Stag  (The),  Mr.  Lambert's,  45  at  Lee  t 

ADVENTURER, 
a    Don  Sebastian,  Captain  Pettat's,  40,  and  a  Stake,  at  Bibury  (Old  C.) 2 

AGREEABLE. 

3  Disagreeable,  Count  Demidoff's,  two  fifties  at  Yarmouth,  50  at  Chelmsford, 

and  50  at  Beccles  • • 4 

ALPHEUS. 

3  Susan,  Mr.  White's,  50  at  Northampton  1 

ANTHONY. 

4  W^oodbine,  Mr.  Wadlow's,  40  at  Kington 1 

ARG  ANTES. 
3    Cleanthes,  Mr.  Attwood's,  50  at  Lancaster « 1 

ASTBURY. 

5  Mary  Wood,  Mr.  Wadlow's,  two  Stakes  at  Bishop's  Castle,  a  Slake  at  Bree- 

wood,  Mr.  Hughes's,  40  at  Wem,  30  at  Welcbpool,   and  50  at  Ruthin 

Hunt   6 

a     Woodman,  Mr.  Pladdy 's,  50,  and  a  Stake,  at  Bath 2 

AUGUSTUS. 

3  AU-fours,  Lord  Tavistock's,  40  at  Newmarket  First  Spring  Meeting,  50  at 

Newmarket  July  Meeting,  60  at  Stamford,  and  50  at  Newmarket  First 
October  Meeting  4 

4  Caligula,  Mr.  Ilieobald's,   a  Silver  Cup  with  20  at  Marlow,  35  at  Lee,  and 

40  at  Bedford 3 

B 


2  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

2  Chesnut  filly,  out  of  Amoret,  Mr.  Fyson*s,  30  at  Newmarket  Second  October 

Meeting 1 

3  Roan  Colt,  out  of  Constant ia,  Colonel  Peel's,  i5  at  Newmarket  Houghton 

Meeting 1 

2     Sal   Volatile,    Lord   G.    Bentinck's,    two    fifties  at  Newmarket  Houghton 

Meeting • 2 

BACHELOR. 
-    St.  Luke,  Mr.  F.  Hopkinson's,  50  at  Beverley  Spring 1 

BATTLEDORE. 

4  Northenden,  Mr.  Worthingtoo's,  65,  and  40,  at  Burnley 2 

BEAGLE. 

4  Bellona,  Lord  Eglinton's,  90  at  Manchester,  250  at  Liverpool  July,  the  Hark- 
away  Cup  of  300  with  90  at  Goodwood,  the  Glasgow  Cup  of  100,  with 
205,  at  Paisley,  50  at  the  Caledonian  Hunt,  and  90  at  Kelso 6 

4    Constantine,  Sir  J.  Boswelfs,  100  and  two  fifties  at  the  Western   Meeting, 

and  50  at  the  Caledonian  Hunt < 4 

BEDLAMITE. 

4    Bay  filly,  Mr.  G.  Ongley's,  30  at  Bedford  Spring 1 

2  Negus,  Mr.  E.  Peel's,  40  at  Newmarket  Houghton  ...•• 1 

4    Saul,  Mr.  £.  Peel's,  50  at  Lichfield,  and  50  at  Oswestry 2 

BEIRAM. 

3  Grey  filly,  Mr.  Hillard's,  a  Stake  at  Hursthourne  Tarrant 1 

BELSHAZZAR. 

3  Cara,  Mr.  Watt's, The  l,000gs  Stakes  of  1 ,300  at  Newmarket  First  Spring. .     1 

BELZONL 

4  The  Pedlar,  Mr.  Smith's,  50  at  Ludlow,  and  61  at  Hertford 2 

BIRDCATCHER. 
2     Rabbitcatcber,  Sir  T.   Stanley's,  80  at  Liverpool  July,    95   at    Liverpool 

Autumn,  and  50  atHolywell  Hunt       3 

BIZARRE. 
4    Bellissima,  Mr.  Foster's,  The  Tally  bo  Stakes  of  215  at  Pytchley  Hunt,  the 
Granby  Handicap  of  540,  and  Billisden  Coplow  of  200,  at  Croxton  Park, 
65  with  a  Cup  of  30  at  Bath  Spring,  60  at  Warwick,  60  at  Southampton, 

and  45  at  Abingdon    7 

4     Dormouse,  Mr.  Worrall's,  70  at  Newmarket  First  Spring 1 

6    Mus,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  1  he  Queen's  Plate  at  Lewes,  and  the  Surrey  and 

Middlesex  Stakes  of  200  at  Egham v. *     2 

BLACKLOCK  (YOUNG.) 

4  Aladdin,  Lord  Dunmore's,  59  at  Stirling,  and  60  at  Caledonian  H 2 

2  Brown  Colt,  out  of  Theresa,  Mr.  Alexander's,  65  at  Dumfries       1 

BOBADIL. 

3  Bay  filly,  out  of  Zoe,  Mr.  H.  S.  Thompson's,  25  at  the  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt     1 

5  Lugwardine,  Mr.  Griffith's,  120  at  Chester,  the  Gloucestershire  Stakes  of  475 

at  Cheltenham,  and  the  Tankerville  Stakes  of  240  at  Shrewsbury  (claims 
the  Queen's  Plate  at  the  same  place)    3 

BOB  LOGIC. 

5  Logic,  Mr.  J.  Taylor's,  a  Stake  at  Pickering • 1 

BOB  GORE, 
a    Syntax,  Mr.  Petre's,  100  at  Yorkshire   Union   Hunt,   28  at  York  October 

Meeting,  and  25  at  Northallerton     3 

BRUTANDORF. 
3     Alzdorf,  Mr.  Bristow's,  50  and  a  Stake  at  Swansea • 2 

6  Arctic,  Mr,  S.  Herbert's,  1  he  Bibury  Stakes  ot  330  at  Bibury  Club,  50  at 

Winchester,  150  at  Salisbury,  Dorsetshire  Stakes  of  105  at  Blandford,  60 
at  We}  mouth,  and  the  Southampton  Stake  of  125  at  Southampton   6 

2  Caracole, Mr.  S.  Herbert's,  80  at  Salisbury,  60  at  Weymouth,   105  at  South- 

ampton, and  (Mr.  Sadler's)  half  of  60  at  Newmarket  Second  October,  with 
Remnant     ^ 3\ 

3  Hetman  Platoff,  Mr.  Bowcs's,  St.  Leger  of  380  at  Liverpool  July,  and  130  at 

York  August »     2 


1 

3 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  3 

6     Peosdorf,  Mr.  Box's,  100  at  Gorhombury,   100    at  Hampton,   and  30  at 

Glamorganshire • ; *  *  •  •     ' 

a  Prickbelt,  Mr.  Lamplugh's,  100  at  Beverley  Spring,  and  40  at  Burton  Con- 
stable (disputed)    

BUZZARD. 

3  Condor  Mr,  King's,  50  at  Stamford •  •  •  • 

4  Daedalus,  General  Grosvenor's.lSO  atGorhambury,  Gold  Cup  of  90  at  Stamford, 

and  Cup  Stakes  of  60  at  H  untingdon 

3  Miss  Hawk,  Mr.  J.  Rogers's,  50  at  Newmarket  Houghton      ..... . . .  . .    ...     1 

4  I'awnev  Owl,  Mr.  Shelley's,  Brighton  Stakes  of  435,  the  Lewes  Stakes  of  80, 

and"  115  at  Rochester     ^ 

CACAMBO. 

-     Yorick,  Mr.  Shadforth's,  a  Match  at  Newcastle-on-Tyne     1 

CADLAND. 

5  Miss  Kitty  Cockle,  Captain  Lamb's,  75  at  Wenlock,  42  at  Bridgnorth,  and  55 

at  Newport,  Salop      

CAIN. 

6  Barnacles,  Fulwar  Craven's.  The  Goodwood  Stakes  of  1,175,  and  the  Saltram 

Stakes  of  235  at  Plymouth,  Devonport,  &c 2 

3  Canace,  Mr.  J.  Day's,  75  at  Abingdon      ^ 

2     Clove,  Lord  Albemarle's,  90  at  Ascot 1 

4  Ion,  Colonel  Peel's,  70  at  Epsom,  and  50  at  Ascot 2 

2     Iris,   Lord  Albemarle's,  The  Woodcote  Stakes  of  120  at  Epsom,  and  70  at 

Brighton      • • *  •  •     ^ 

4  Lady  Ao-nes,  Mr  Balchin's,  39  at  Lewes   ;  *  *  *  • : y, 

2  Remnant,  Mr.  W.  Edward's,  Half  of  60  at  Newmarket  Second  October  with 

3  Tubalcain,  Mrs.  Massey's,  58  at  Shifnall,  45  at  Rugeley,  50  and  the  Queen's 

Plate  at  Nottingham      ' 

CAMEI^ 

5  Caravan,  Mr.  J.  Day's,  The  Oatlands  of  257  at  Newmarket  Craven,  190  at 

Chester  the  Cup  of  300,  with  210,  at  Ascot,  the  Somersetshire  Stakes  of  410 
at  Bath,  and  the   Queen's  Plates  at   Winchester,  Goodwood,  Salisbury, 

Egham,'  and  Warwick • ^ 

^     Camarilla.  Mr.  W.  Wyndbam's,  50  at  Winchester 1 

3     Camelino,  Mr.  Dixon^s,  Sir  J.  Gerard's  Cup  of  150gs  at  Goodwood,  and  50  at 

Newmarket  Houghton :/  * :  *; 'A^' c  '  i  "  *  V'^'k 

2  Launcelot.  Lord  Westminster's,  60  at  York  August.  Champagne  Stakes  of  675, 

and  150,  at  Doncaster    1""''", 'r.''^""! f 

3  Reel,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  Half  the  March  Stakes  at  Goodwood      i 

3  Revoke,  Duke  of  Rutland's,  65  at  Leicester 1 

4  Vicuna,  Mr.  Newton's,  300  and  100  at  Newmarket  First  Spring    ..... .... .     2 

3  Westonian,  Mr.  Wreford's,  325  at  Winchester,  and  Racing  Stakes  of  700  at    ^ 

Goodwood       

2     Wilderness,  Mr.  Firth's,  80  at  Epsom    i 

CARDINAL  PUFF. 

4  Whirlwind,  Mr.  J,  Bristow's,  40  and  33  at  Knighton,  95  at  Glamorganshire, 

and  a  Purse  at  Haverfordwest  4 

CATTON. 
'^     St    Bennett  Lord  Erfinton's,  The  Northumberland  Plate  of  £324  l5s.  at 
New^stlt  AnglLa  Stakes  of  180  at  Goodwood,  200  at  the  Western 

Meeting,  and  70  at  Dumfries 

CArrON  (YOUNG). 

4     Edston  Lass,  Mr.  Boyes's,  a  Cup  at  Welbum    

CETUS. 

2  Proteus,  Mr.  GreviUe's,  100  at  Newmarket  Second  October,  and  200  at  New-    ^ 

3  Sam'^sonfore^  ©r^^^^  «*  Newcastle,  and  Cup 

Stakes  of  40gs  at  Carlisle ;  *  :*  *  *  V;  '  * "  *  V.r*  \"\ 1 a 

3     Sir  Mark,  Mr.  Copeland's,  45  at  Hednesford,  and  120  at  Wolverhampton    ..     2 

B  2 


4  WINNING  HORSES,  1839* 

CONFEDERATE. 

5  Goldhurst,  Mr.  W.  Walters's.  60  at  Warwick  Spring .  ^.  ..,*.....•.  • 1 

COLONEL  ^THE) 
t    Bay  filly,  out  of  Mary  Ann,  Colouel   Peel's,   10    at  Newmarket  Second 

Octol^r  0^ 1 

9     Chesnut  filly»  out  of  Zaire,  Mr.  Lang's,  40  at  Marlow    •..•••....••••      1 

4  D'EgWUe,  Lord  G  Bentinck's,  3300  at  Goodwood 1 

6  Fifer,  Lord  Stradbroke's,  50  at  Newmarket  Craren,  50  at  Newmarket  first 

Spring,  and  65  at  Epsom .••••.••••  .^  3 

3    GuaTa,  Lord  March's,  Half  the  March  Stakes  at  Goodwood   «...« .•  f 

3  Iloogley,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  100  at  Goodwood l 

5  Merrythought,  General  Grosvenor's,  50  at  Bibury  Club,  60  at  Stockbridge, 

and  85,  and  Cap  Stakes  of  60,  at  Chelmsford ..«     4 

COLWICK. 

2  AbboltOD»  Mr.  Lacey*8, 50  at  Buxton ■ «•.•....•..•••••••••«     1 

COMU8. 

4  Grey  Momua,  Lord  G.  Bentinck's,  the  Port  Stakes  of  500  at  Newmarket 

Craven,  and  50,  the  Qiieen's  Plate,  and  50,  at  Newmarket  First  Spring  . .     4 

CONDUCTOR, 
a    Morning  Star  (late  Oswald),  Captain  Richardson's,  55  and  (Sir  D.  Baird's) 

104  at  Eglinton  Park,  and  51  at  Southampton 5 

CONTEST. 
ft    Lady  Crainsbaws,  Mr.  Inglis's,   150  at  Paisley,  and  135  at  the   Western 

Meeting » S 

CONSERVATOR. 

6  Patriot,  Mr.  Merry's,  40, 10,  and  46,  at  the  Western  Meeting    3 

CORINTHIAN. 

3  Clem-o'-the-CIeugh,  Mr.  Wilkins's,  50  at  Carlisle,  and  50  at  Kelso t 

6     (Eolus,  Lord  Eglinton's,  40  at  Eglinton  Park 1 

3    Lais,  hord  Eglinton's,  140  at  the  Western  Meeting ..•••. 1 

CORONET. 

3  Mount  Tavy,  Mr.  Reid's,  two  Stakes  at  Newton  Abbott,  and  31  at  Bodmin  . .     3 

CRIPPLE. 
8    Pilot,  Mr.]Gouch'8, 35  at  Knighton,  33  at  Glamorganshire,  a  Cup  of  50  with  a 
Stake  added  at  Abergavenny,  79  at  Pontypool,  and  26  at  Newport  (Alont« 
gomeryshire) 5 

CROCUS, 
a    Kate  Nickleby  (late  Rhoda),  Mr.  Knight's,  60  at  East  Sussex  H t 

DEFENCE. 

4  Ashfield,  Lord  Palmerston's,  45  at  Devon  and  Exeter 1 

6     Black  gelding.  Lord  Andover's,  35,  and  a  Stake,  at  Bibury,  Old  C.  .......  .      2 

2  Cerberus,  Mr.  Goodlake's,  75  at  Bath  Spring,  and  45  at  Abingdon S 

6  Combat,  Mr.  Foster's,  35  at  Bath  Spring 1 

3  Dart,  Mr.  Sadler's,  85  at  Bath,  and  20  at  Winchester 2 

3  Deception,   Fulwar  Craven's,   the   Oaks   Stakes  of  2,450  at  Epsom  (also 

received  100  for  being  second  for  the  Derby),  600  at  Bath,  675  at  Stock- 
bridge,  the  Wiltshire  Stakes  of  130,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  50,  at  Salisbury,  the 
Drawing-room  Stakes  of  700  at  Goodwood,  and  Queen's  Plate  at 
Weymouth 7 

S*  Delusion,  Mr.  Sadler's,  40,  65,  and  45,  at  Cheltenham 3 

3  Deceit,  Mr.  Sadler's,  80  and  100  Egham 2 

2  Filly,  out  of  Feltona,  Captain  Lambda,  50  at  Stockbridge 1 

4  l-Wish-You-May-Get-It,  Fulwar  Craven's,  50  at  Ascot 1 

2  Lalla  Rookh,  Mr.  Fowler's,   120  at  Manchester,  200   at  Newton,    70   at 

Worcester,  500  and  200  at  Liverpool  Autumn    5 

2  Petulant,  Mr.  Sadler's,  30  at  Bath  and  50  at  Oxford 2 

3  Science,  Mr.  J.  Day's,  60  at  Bath,  100  at  Cheltenham,  two  fifties  at  Oxford, 

and  85  at  Abingdon   , ^ 5 


WINNING  HORSES,    1839.  5 

DR.   EADY. 

4     Hanneman,  Mr.  R.  Boyce*8»  165  at  Hertford    v •     1 

4     Master  Eady,  Mr.  Hervey*s,  60  at  Leominster  .  •   1 

DR.  FAUSTUS. 

4  Baron  Spolasco,  Captain  Stretton*s,  a  Stake  at  Brecon 1 

5  Decider,  IVlr.  Jones's,  60  at  Warwick  Spring     1 

4  Lauretta,  Mr.  Bagnall's,  66  at  Abergavenny,  41,  and  a  Silver  Cup  with  15^  at 

Glamorganshire,  and'  65  at  Swansea 4 

5  Merry  Lass,  Mr.  B.  Davies's,  75  at  Haverfordwest,  60  and  55  at  Aberystwitb, 

and  23  at  Brecon    4 

5  Susanna,  Mr.  Bristow's,  65  at  Cheltenham,  Guy  Stakes  of  375  at  Warwick, 

and  a  stake  at  Monmouth 3 

'     Snowdrop,  Mr.  Henderson's,  50  at  tiaverfordwest 1 

DR.  SYNTAX. 

6  Bee's- Wing,  Mr.  Orde's,  40,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  60,  at  Catterick,  60,  and  Gold    • 

Cup  of  100  with  70,  at  Newcastle,  Queen's  Plate  at  York  August,  Cup 
Stakes  of  90  at  Stockton,  Cup  Stakes  of  70g8,  and  Queen's  Plate,  at  Rich- 
mond, Fitzwilliam  Stakes  .of  60  at  Poncaster,  Queen's  Plate,  and  Cup  Stakes 
of  90,  at  Lincoln .  .* 11 

5     Black  HeddoD,  Mr.  Humble's,  a  Stakes,  and  a  Plate,  at  Winlaton,  and  27  at 

Inglewood  Hunt    • 3 

5  The  Doctor,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  146,  and  40,  at  Eglinton  Park,  130,  and  200«  at 
Liverpool  July,  Cup  (specie)  of  100  with  51,  and  the  Whip  with  50,  at  the 
Caledonian  liunt    r     6 

DRONE. 

4  Friar,  the,  Mr.  M*Donough's,  60  at  Liverpool  July,  and  95  at  Worcester. ...     2 

3  Medea,  Lord  Miltown's,  40  at  Newmarket  Second  October    1 

ECONOMIST. 

5  Harkaway,  Mr.   Ferguson's,  the  "late"  Stand    Cup  of  100  with  90,    at 

Chester,  Trade  Cup  of  100  with  190  at  Cheltenham,  and  the  Goodwood 
Cup  of  300  with  600  at  Goodwood 3 

6  Normanby,  Mr.  Blake's,  75  at  Croxton  Park,  50  at  Burton-on-Trent,  and  a 

Stake  at  Stone 3 

EMANCIPATION. 

4  Compensation,  Mr.  Denham's,  the  Borough  Cup  of  100  with  110  at  New« 

ton,  and  the  Stand  Cup  of  100  with  75  at  Liverpool  July  Meeting 2 

4     Freeman,  Mr.  Price's,  105  at  Ludlow,  35  atTenbury,  and  50  at  Worcester..  3 

4    Manumission,  Mr.  F.  Charlton's,  100  at  Warwick  Spring 1 

3    Papineau,  Mr.  Mostyn's,  200  at  Liverpool  July,   100,  and  75,  at  Holywell 

Hunt  3 

3  Profligate,  Mr.  Fowler's,  50  at  Wolverhampton,  the  Cup  Stakes  of  130,  and 

45  at  Knutsford •  •  • 3 

4  Prudence,  Mr.  Fowler's,  55  at  Stourbridge,  45,  and  44,  at  Rugeley,  37,  and  52, 

at  Stafford,  56  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull d 

4     Query,  Mr.  W.  Denham's,  80  at  Chester,  S5  at  Hednesford  (Mr.  Collin's), 

60  at  Leicester ••• S 

EMILIUS. 

4    Barcarole,  Lord  Albemarle's,  70  at  Bedford 1 

2     Bay  colt,  out  of  Wild  Duck,  Mr.  Goddard's,  105  at  Oxford 1 

2     Brown  colt  (Brother  to  Euclid),  out  of  Maria,  Duke  of  Cleveland's,  Chil- 

lington  Stakes  of  150  at  Wolverhampton,  480  at  Doncaster 2 

2     Brown  filly,  out  of  Christabel,  Mr.  G.  Bulkeley's,  90  at  Egham    1 

2  Brother  to  Melbourne,  out  of  Misrule,  Duke  of  Cleveland's,  110  at  Catterick     1 
6     Centurion,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  100  at  Eglinton -park,   65  with  a  Purse  added  at 

Newcastle  (Capt.  Richardson's),  45,  and  50,  at  Morpeth,  and  35  at  Perth     5 

3  Confusion^e,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  160  at  Stockbridge,  Hampshire  Stakes  of 

215  at  Winchester,  230  at  Goodwood,  Wolverhampton  Stakes  of  460,  and 
Holyoake  Stakes  of  350  at  Wolverhampton,  Queen's  Plate  at  Northamp- 
to/1.  Cup  Stakes  of  140  at  Warwick,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  110  at  Abingdon    8 
3    Drama  (The),  Captain  Williamson's,  90  at  Epsom  Spring,  400  at  Newmarket 

Graven^  50  at  Ascot,  45  at  Blandford  (Mr.  Shelly's),  and  90  at  Rochester    5 


6  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

9    Ephoneroo,  Mr.  Thornhill*8, 100  tt  NewmaHcet  Cnren ••••-•....  1 

S    Euclid,  Mr.  Tbomhill'a,  SM,  100,  and  S75,  at  Newmarket  Craren,  360,  450, 
and  20,  at  Ascot,  Grand  Dake  Michael  Stakes  of  900,  aod  50,  at  New- 

market  First  October  (received  100  as  second  for  St.  Leger) a 

9    Lepidus,  Mr.  Fowler's,  26  at  Cheadle l 

S    Melbourne,  Capt.  Williamson's,  1S5  at  Bibury  Club  Meeting    i 

a    The  Unknown,  Mr.  W.  Smith's,  50  at  Huntingdon 1 

EXILE. 
9    Alien,  Mr.  Moss's,  45  at  Dudley,  &e 1 

FALCON. 

5    Eaglet,  Mr.  W.  Barrow's,  a  Stake  at  Shiffiiall,  and  40  at  Knighton 2 

5     Gardham,  Captain  Lamb's,  60  at  Manchester,  50  at  Bath,  70  at  Cheltenham, 

and  100,  and  65,  at  Hereford   5 

-    Goshawk,  Mr.  Callaway's,  a  Stake  at  Stourbridge 1 

5    Pyramid,  Mr.  Fairlie's,  50  at  Newcastle,  50  at  Carlisle,  60,  and  50,  at  Cale- 
donian Hunt,  95  with  a  Purse,  and  90,  at  Kelso 6 

FERAMORZ. 
a    Sarah,  Mr.  Blake's,  15  at  Sandbach 1 

FIGARO, 
a  Isaac,  Mr.  Collins's,  85  at  Coventry,  90,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  40,  at  Ludlow,  65, 
aod  25,  at  Dudley,  &c.,  Worcestershire  Stakes  of  165,  50,  and  Cup  Stakes 
of  80,  at  Worcester,  Oxfordshire  Stakes  of  305,  and  Cup  of  120  with  55, 
at  Oxford,  Leamington  Stakes  of  795,  and  60,  at  Warwick,  Queen's  Plate, 
and  Cup  Stakes  of  90,  at  Leicester,  Cup  Sukes  of  130,  and  Queen's  Plate 
(disputed),  at  Shrewsbury,  and  25,  and  65,  at  Oswestry • IB 

FIRMAN. 
4    Passport,  General  Gilbert's,  144  at  Plymouth  aiid  Devonport  Spring,  30,  and 
50,  at  Devon  and  Exeter,  60  at  Plymouth,  Devonport,  aod  Cornwall,  and 

30,  and  40,  at  Totnes 6 

FILHO  DA  PUT  A. 
a    Clitheroe,  Mr.  Lee's,  a  Purse  at  Mansfield   1 

4  Frailty,  Mr.  Moss's,  40  at  Wenlock,  a  Stake  at  Bridgenorth,  45  at  Stanbridge, 

an<l  24  at  Sherwood 4 

3     Madame  St.  Clair,  Mr.  Wauchope's,  50  at  Stirling 1 

3  Viola,  Mr.  Frost's,  40  at  Mansfield,  50  at  Newcastle  (Staff),  35  at  Eccles, 

and  60  at  Nottingham   4 

FITZ.  WALTON. 

5  Leopold  (late  John  Jolly),  Mr.  Fairlie's,  100  at  Eglinton-park «...     1 

FLEXIBLE. 

6  Bravo,  Mr.  Munro's,  75  at  Royston 1 

4  Oliver  Twist,  Mr.  Sandiford's,  a  Stake  at  Downham,  50  at  Ipswich,  a  Cup 

with  15,  a  ditto  with  20,  and  26,  at  Norfolk  and  Norwich <..     5 

FLYER  (THE). 

5  Brother  to  Corringham,  Mr.  Smith's,  two  fifties  at  Crozton-park 2 

FREDERICK. 

2  Carlotta  (Cestus  filly),  Mr.  Forth's,  50  at  Goodwood * 1 

FUNGUS. 

3  Chilson,  Mr.  Rawlinaon's,  190  at  Warwick  Spring,  55  at  Bath  Spring,  and 

100  at  Abingdon 3 

3  Grey  filly,  dam  by  Rubens,  Mr.  P.  Pryse's,  35,  and  a  Plate  at  Aberystwith     2 

4  Kitty,  Mr.  Joiies's,  a  Stake  at  Tenbury,  27  at  Dudley,  &c.,  30  at  Walsall,  25 

at  Bloxwich,  and  29  at  Upton-on-Severn 5 

GABERLUNZIE. 
4    Ochiltree,  Captain  Gardner's,  55  at  Epsom,  50  at  Ascot,  &c.  (Mr.  Percival's), 

a  Stake  at  Weymouth 3 

GAINSBOROUGH, 

2  La  Femme  Sage,  Mr.  Bell's,  75  at  Netherton •■« 1 

GAMBOL. 

3  GamboUet,  Mr.  Frost's,  20  at  Mansfield,  30,  and  50,  at  Buxton,  and  a  Stake  at 

Leek 4 

2'    MarialTa,  Mr.  W.  Key's,  90  at  Bedford i 1 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  7 

GLENCOE. 
2     DarkQ988,  Captftin  Williamson's,  2^0  at  Bath  Spring,  and  30  at  Salisbary. ...     2 
2     Filly,  out  of  Frolicksome,  Lord  Tavistock's,  half  of  300  with  f.  by  Actaeon,  out 

of  Electress,  at  Newmarket  First  October ^ 

2  Wardan,  Mr.  Wreford'8,40  at  Winchester,  750,  and  Rutland  Stakes  of  «70,  at 

Newmarket  Fitdt  October,  and  50  in  the  Second  October  Meeting 4 

GREY  VISCOUNT. 

3  Auckland,  Colonel  Craddock's,  55  at  Burnley 1 

GRIMALDI  (YOUNG). 

6     Friday,  Mr.  Jenks's,  a  Stake  at  Bromyard 1 

a     Slang,  Mr.  Balchin's,  47  at  Ashford,  and  42  at  the  Isle  of  Thanet .^. 8 

GUERILLA, 
a     Noma,  Mr.  Crawfnrd's,  a  Silver  Tureen  at  Blyth  and  Seaton  Sluice,  two  fifties 

at  Morpeth,  and  a  Stake  with  a  Cup  added,  at  Belford   4 

a     Sly  fellow,  Mr.  E.  Reynard's,  a  Piece  of  Plate,^  value  50,  at  Yorkshire  Union 

Hunt 1 

GUSTAVUS. 
5    Jim  Crow,  Mr.Delaseaux,  65  at  Epsom  (Mr.  Turner's),  and  51  at  Tunbridge 

Wells; 2 

3  Vaso,  Mr.  W.  Ley's,  a  Piece  of  Plate  value  40,  61  at  Devon  and  Exeter,  70, 

and  her  Majesty's  Gold  Shield,  at  Plymouth,  Devonport,  &c.,  60  at  Tiver- 
ton, and  54  at  Totnes  and  Bridgetown «wr 6 

HARLEQUIN. 

4  Ranger,  Mr.  Holloway's,  39  at  Bromyard 1 

HENWICK. 

5  Powick,  Mr.  Careless's,  65  at  Coventry,  and  21  with  a  Whip  at  Brecon    ....     2 

HESPERUS. 
5     Young  Hesperus,  Mr.  Morris's,  a  Plate  at  Swansea,  and  two  Stakes  at  New- 
port (Montgomeryshire)   3 

HINDOSTAN. 

3    Bay  filly,  out  of  Frederica,  Mr.  C.  Trelawney's,  41  at  Tavistock,  and  50  al^  ' 

Plymouth  and  Devonport 2 

3    Billy,  Mr.  Williamson's,  a  Purse  at  Bodmin 1 

HUMPHRY  CLINKER. 

5     Malton,  Mr.  Parr's,  50,  and  60,  at  Gorhambury,  155  at  Haverfordwest,  and  56 

at  Aberystwith   4 

5  Melbourne,  Mr.  Robinson's,  Cup  Stakes  of  125,  and  50,  at  Beverley,  50  at 
York  August,  the  Palatine  Stakes  of  450,  and  80,  at  Liverpool  Autumn,  the 
Cup,  value  100,  with  110.  at  Nottingham 7 

HUNTINGTON. 
3    Anna  Maria,  Sir  J.  Boswell's,  two  fifties  at  the  Caledonian  Hunt 2 

HUSSAR. 
3    Pelisse,  Captain  Becher's,  75  at  Dove  House t 1 

INCUBUS. 

5  Talebearer,  Mr.  Stevens's,  a  Cup  with  18  at  Coventry,  and  40  at  Bicester   . .     2 

JERRY. 

3    Abraham  Cowley,  Mr  Cle gg's,  70  at  the  Pottery i 

6  Black  Diamond,  Miss  Boswell's,  the  AtaUmta  Whip  with  20  at  Eglinton  Park  1 
3    Boz,  Hon.  G.  Byog's,  100  at  Newmarket  Craven 1 

2  Jeffy,  Lord  Lynedoch's,  40  at  Newmarket  First  Spring,  450  at  Epsom,  and  200 

at  Ascot 3 

3  Juvenile,  Mr.  S.  King's,  45  at  Beverley,  52  at  Stafford,  and  45  at  Worcester 

Autumn 3 

3    No.  3,  Mr.  T.  Walker's,  50  at  Newcastle   1 

2  Nicholas,  Colonel  Anson's,  160  at  York  Spring • l 

JUJUBE. 

3  Creeper,  Mr.  Harvey's,  a  Cup  at  the  Isle  of  Wight 1 

a    True  Blue,  Mr.  Stephenson's,  62  at  the  Pytohley  Hunt,  65  at  Manchester,  35 

at  Stamford,  50  at  Honfvick,  41  at  Burnley,  45,  and  55,  at  Clitheroe,  40^  at 
Sandbeck,  50  at  Mold,  and  55  at  Knutsford ' . .   10 


8  WINNING  HORSES,   1839. 

LAMBTONIAN. 
3    Taunton,  Mr.  Houldsworth's,  Lansdowo  Stakes  of  115,  and  Bath  Stales  of 

185,  at  Bath  Spring ^ S 

LAMPLIGHTER. 
6    Jack-iu-tlie-Green,  Mr.  King's,  100  at  Goodwood    1 

XANGAR, 

3     Bay  filly,  out  of  Tesane,  Mr.  S.  King's,  50  at  Beverley 1 

3     Bay  filly,  Mr.  Tempest's,  a  Stake  at  Eccles > 1 

3    Cbantilly,  Mr.  J.  Scott's,  60  gs  at  Newton  (Mr.  T.  Walters's)  40,  and     Cup 

Stakes  of  50,  at  Bridgnorth S 

3    Chesnut  Colt,  out  of  Kelmia,  Mr.  Giffard's,  50  at  Wolverhampton,  and  SO  at 

Newport  (Salop)    % 

3  Epidaurus,  Mr.  Bowes's,  150  at  Newmarket  First  Spring,  and  1,600  at  t>oii- 

caster    S 

5  Epirus,  Mr.  Bowes's,  80  at  Epsom,  100,  and  15,  at  Goodwood 3 

4  Garland,  Sir  C.  Monck's,  80  at  Stockton 1 

3     Imogene,  Ix>rd  Stanley's,  90  at  Newton 1 

6  Lansquenet,  Mr.  James's,  Sb  at  Crosby,  a  Stake  at  Newton,  27  at  Eccles,  38 

at  Rugely,  a  Stake  at  Stone,  and  a  Stake  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull ....      d 
3    Montreal,  Duke  of  Grafton's,  Newmarket  Stakes  of  800,  Newmarket   First 
Spring  St.  Leger  Stakes  of  S%5  at  the  First  October,  and  350  in  the 

Second  October - 3 

a  Potentate  (The),  Lord  Eglinton's,  105  at  Eglinton  Park,  85,  Queen's  Plato, 
and  60,  at  Manchester,  60,  and  60  gs,  at  Newton,  60,  and  Queen's  Plate,  at 
Liverpool  July  meeting,  120,  and  Queen's  Plate,  at  Lancaster,  260  at  Pot- 
tery, Cup  Stakes  of  80,  at  Newcastle  (Staff),  and  the  Silver  Bells  with 

100  at  Paisley 13 

3    Rory  b'More  ,Mr.  Eddisoc's,  50  at  Newmarket  Craven  Meeting,  Cup  Stakes 

of  50Vith  70  at  Epsom  (Mr.  Greville's),  and  Queen's  Plate  at  Jiampton    3 

3     Tivy,  MV.  King's,  a  Stake  at  Chesterfield,  and  50  at  Nottingham 2 

6     Vultulre,  Colonel  Peel's,  70  at  Epsom 1 

3    Vale  of  Bel  voir,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  50  at  Bibury  Club 1 

LAPDOG. 
3    Peon,  Mr.  Rogers's,  two  fifties  at  Ipswich , 3 

LAUREL. 

3     Bay  Colt,  out  of  Dewdrop,  Mr.  Aplin's,  50  at  Egham. 1 

t    Sophocles,  Sir  G.  Heathcote's,  40  at  Egham 1 

3  Vernon,  Lord  Lichfield's,  300  at  Newmarket  Craven 1 

LEONARDO. 

4  Thero,  Mr.  Lambert's,  50  at  Newcastle,  a  Cup  and  Stakes  at  Stokesley,  and 

(Baron  de  Sternberg's)  40  at  Inglewood  Hunt  and  Penrith 4 

LIVERPOOL. 

2  Brown  Colt,  out  of  Queen  Bathsheba,  Lord  Eglinton's,  100  at  Eglinton 

Park 1 

3  Commodore  (The),  Duke  of  Cleveland's,  the  York  Derby  of  350  at  York 

Spring 1 

4  Lanercost,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  135  at  Liverpool  July,  Cup  Stakes  of  168  10s.  at 

.  the  Western  Meeting,  100  at  Doncaster,  60,  and  the  Queen's  Plate,  at  the 
Caledonian  Hunt,  the  Berwickshire  Cup  of  150  gs  with  11  10s  at  Kelso, 
Cup  of  100,  and  50  at  Dumfries,,  and  the  Cambrigeshire  Stakes  of  700  at 
Newmarket  Houghton 9 

3  Malvolio,  Lord  Eglinton's,  St.  Leger  of  150  at  Manchester,   St.    Leger  of 

150  at  Newton,  St.  Leger  of  175,  and  60,  at  the  Caledonian  Hunt 4 

2  Naworth,  Mr.  Parkins's,  6b  at  Carlisle,  and  180  at  the  York  August 2 

4  Wee  Willie,  Mr.  Meiklam's,  90  at  Manchester 1 

LONGWAIST. 

3  Bay  colt,  out  of  Hero's  dam,  Colonel  Peel's,  45  at  Huntingdon,  and  100  at 

Newmarket  Second  October , 2 

4  Slender,  Mr.  Faulconer's,  50  at  Hampton,  45  at  Marlow,  50  ct  Chelmsford, 

50  at  Rochester,  50  at  Ashford,  and  50  at  the  Isle  of  Thanet. 6 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  9 

LOTTERV. 

a     Berdia,  Mr.  M ay^s,  50  at  Lee  and  Eltham , 1 

a     Botanist,  Sir  T.  Constable's,  a  Plate  at  Burton  Constable 1 

A  Zobrab,  Mr.  Fairlie's,  the  Berwicksbire  Cup,  ralue  150  gs.  witb  49 10s.  at  Eg- 
linton  Park,  50  at  Cbeltenham,  50  at  Edinburgb,  50  at  Stirling,  50  gs.  at 
Paisley,  50,  aod  Cglintoo  Cup  Stakes  of  SO,  «t  tbe  Weatem  Meeting,  40, 
and  three  fifties,  at  Perth,  tbe  Ladies*  Plate  of  100  gs.  with  115,  and  50,  at 
Kel«o  ^ IS 

MAGNET. 

6    Miachiefi  Mr.  Lamplugh's,  97  at  Scarborough • 1 

MAGISTRATE  (YOUNG). 

4  Taffy,  Mr.  Phillips's,  Stake  at  Newport  (Salop),  SO  at  Cbeadle  (disputed),  40 

at  Uttoxeter  (disputed),  two  Stakes  at  Wem  (disputed),  :$0  at  Stone,  and 
55  «t  Welshpool  (disputed) 7 

MALEK. 

5  Modeity,  Mr.  Meiklam's,  60  at  Shrewsbury i 

MAMELUKE. 
5    Dr.  Wynn,  Mr.  Messer's,  50,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  70,  at  HertFord,  and  50  at 

Huntingdon 3 

3     Domino,  Lord  Albemarle's,  liO  at  Newmarket  Craven ^.      i 

«     Zethus,  Lord  buffield's,  175  at  Croxton  Park   \     i 

MARGRAVE. 
3     Bay  Colt,  out  of  Lady  Fractious,  Mr.  Smith's,  St.  Leger  of  100  at  Paisley  ...     1 

5  Fame,  Mr.  W.  Scott's,  95  at  Chester,  and  Queen's  Plate  at  N  ewmarket  First  Oct.     2 
3     Margaret,  Mr.  Smith's,  Oaks  Stakes  of  175  at  York  Spring,  and  60  at  Cbes- 

terfield 2 

3  Mazourka,  Col.  Thompson's,  a  Stake  at  the  Yorkshire  Union. 1 

MARMION. 

a    Negro,  Mr.  Topham's,  a  Stake  at  Middleham    1 

MASTER  HENRY, 
a    Cholstrey,  Mr.  Tranter,  30  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull,  and  a  Stake  at  Marl-     2 

borough  ^ 

a     Harold,  Mr.  Webber's  45,  and  45,  at  the  Hoo,  25  at  Gorhambury,  a  Cup  with 

1'5,  and  30,  at  Royston,  and  85  at  Hampton 6 

MEDORO. 

8     Bob  Peel,  Capt.  EimBaU's,  65  at  Lincoln 1 

4  Isabella,  Mr.  Curwen's,  179  at  Dove  House,  and  65  at  Rochester 2 

4    Jamaica,  Mr.  G.  Fitzwilliam's,  20  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt 1 

MEMNON. 

6  King  Cole.  Mr.  Copeland's,  50  at  Chester,  Gold  Cup  value  100  gs.  with  125 

at  Buxton,  40  at  Pottery,  Cup  Stakes  of  110  at  Lichfield,  and  165,  and  50, 

at  Walsall 6 

Tommy,  Sir  E.  Scott's,  50  at  Bath  Spring 1 

MEMNON  JUNIOR. 

2  Richmond,  Mr.  Bowes  «,  70  at  Richmond 1 

MERCHANT. 

3  Chesnut  filly,  out  of  Turquoise,  Mr.  Forth's,  tbe  Ascot  Stakes  of  580  at  Ascot     1 
3     Merganser,  Mr.  Thornhiirs,  100  at  Newmarket  July 1 

3  Montezuma,  Mr.  Thornhiirs,  Shirley  Stakes  of  150  at  Epsom    1 

2     Sister  to  Montezuma,  Mr.  ThornhiU's,  60  at  Newmarket  J  uly , 1 

MERMAN. 
Bucelle,  Mr.  Carter's,  a  Stake,  and  a  Whip,  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull, 

and  a  Stake  at  Leek    4 

4  Ellen,  Mr.  Lucas's,  50  at  Warwick  Spring  r 1 

5  Single  Peeper,  Mr.  Robbins's,  60  at  Bicester 1 

4    Young  Forester,  Mr.  Drew's,  48  at  Sonthampton 1 

MOLE  (-THE). 
2     Bushranger,  Mr.  Meiklam's,  145  at  Newton,  and  the  Wilton  Stakes  of  75  at 

York  Augnat  (Fltzroy  came  in  first,  but  did  not  carry  the  proper  weight)      2 

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10  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

MORNING  STAR. 

4  Bugtle ,  Mr.  Roberts^B,  50  at  Pytchley  Hunt  (disputed) 1 

MOZART, 
6    Donald  Caird,  Mr.  Wilkinson's,  40  at  Durham,  Oats  Stakes  at  Kelso  Spring, 
a  Stake,  and  a  Silver  Claret  Jug,  at  Blyth  and  Seaton  Sluice,  and  45  at 
Morpeth 5 

MULATTO. 

5  Antigua,  Mr.  Allen's,  60  at  York  Spring,  135  Liverpool  July,  and  40  York 

August * 3 

Bay  gelding,  Mr.  Sutherland's,  50  at  Ipswich 1 

9    Bloomsbury,  Mr.  W.  Ridsdale's,  the  Derby  Stakes  of  3850  at  Epsom,  the 

Ascot  Derby  of  450,  and  800,  at  Ascot •  3 

3     Easingwold,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  60  at  Eglinton  Park. .  r« 1 

9     Hill  Coolie,  Mr.  Etwall's,  90  at  Bath.  170  at  Bibury,  and  50  at  Abingdon   .  .  3 

3     Louisa,  Mr.  Wilson's,  40  at  Newmarket  Spring 1 

2  Martha  I^ynn,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  100  at  Eglinton  Park«  and  90  at  Paisley 2 

MULEY. 
5     Cantata,  Mr.  Lambert's,  28  at  Scarborough 1 

3  Charley,  Mr.  Buckley's,  60  gs  at  Chester,  and  45  at  Newcastle  (Saffbrdsh.)     2 

3  Lillie,  Mr.  Buckley's,  90  at  Chester,  and  38  at  Burntwood 2 

4  Ratsbane,  Lord  G.  Bentinck's,  Cup  Stakes  of  90  at  Blandford,  Cup  Stakes  of 

]  20,  and  66,  at  Northampton **..-*..     3 

2  Gibraltar,  General  Yates's,  Half  the  Criterion  Stakes  of  910  at  Newmarket 

Houghton  with  Crucifix ^ 

NAPOLEON. 

5  Consul,  Mr.  J.  Barry's,  30  at  Taperley  Hunt • 

NAPOLEON  LE  GRAND. 

3  Maria  Louisa,  Mr.  Dauby's,  40  at  Beverley > 

NECROMANCER. 
3    Bonnets,  Mr.  Parker's,  a  Prize  at  VVelburn 

OLYMPUS. 

2  Bay  Filly,  out  of  Miniature,  Mr.  W.  Foster's,  80  at  Ludlow 

OPIDAM. 
Isabella,  Mr.  Weguelin's,  1 00  at  Warwick  Spring 

PALMERIN. 
«    Aggravator,  Mr.  J.  Simpson's,  80,  and  55,  at  Beverley  Spring,  68  at  Bererley, 

45,  and  64,  at  Scarborough,  45  at  Lincoln,  60,  and  45,  at  York  October  . ,     8 

PANTALOON. 

5  Cardinal  Puff,  Lord  Westminster's,  the  Trade  Cup  of  300  with  510,  and  the 

Stand  Cup  of  130,  at  Chester,  the  Queen's  Plate,  and  110,  at  Doncaster, 
Lord  of  the  Manor's  Cup  of  100  with  345  at  Newton   5 

3  Lord  Mayor  (The),  Lord  Westminster's,  Gascoigne  Stakes  of  260  at  Don- 

caster,  and  the  Mostyn  Stakes  of  220  at  Holywell  Hunt 2 

3     Miss  Foote,  Mr.  Page's,  40  at  Leamington,  and  a  Stake  at  Monmouth 2 

3  Sleight  of  Hand,  Lord  Westminster's,  300  at  Doncaster 1 

4  Sir  Ralph,  Lord  Westminster's,  60  at  Manchester,  and  70  at  Holywell  Hunt. .  2 

PARTISAN. 

6  Berwickshire,  Mr.  Robertson's,  38  at  Stirling 1 

4  Maid  of  the  Mill,  Mr.  Turner's,  75  at  the  Hippodrome  (June  19) 1 

PATRON. 

5  Patroness,  Mr.  Painter's,  a  Stake  at  Uttoxeter 1 

PENGUIN, 
a     Bustard,  Sir  D.  Baird's,  871. 10s„  and  50,  at  Croxton  Park,  and  50  at  Eglinton 

Park    3 

PERCY. 

6  Birthday,  Mr.  J.  Laing's,  50,  and.40,  at  Kelso  Spring,  45  at  Stilling,  55,  and 

50,  at  Belford,  and  a  Cop  of  100  gs.  at  the  Caledonian  Hunt    6 

PHANTOM  (YOUNG). 
5    Hamlet,  Colonel  Thompson's,  a  Piece  of  Plate  with  100  at  Yorkshire  Union 

Hunt „ ;.., 1 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  11 

PHILIP  TlfE  FIRST. .       . 
6     Culverstown,  Mr.  Annstrong's,  a  Sweepstakes  at  Canterburj  Spring,  49  at 

the  Hippodrome  (Jane  17),  a  Purse  at  Farningham,  and  50  at  Rochester..    4 

PHYSICIAN. 
3     Apothecary  (The),  Sir  T.  Stanley's,  the  Dee  Stakes  of  250,  and  the  Palatine 

Stakes  of  173,  at  Chester 9 

3    Bay  colt,  out  of  Little  Johnny  Myers's  dam,  Mr.  Shaftoe's,  50  at  Northaller- 
ton       1 

3     Bay  colt,  out  of  Fisher  Lass,  Mr.  Stephenson's,  50  at  Ripon 1 

3     Bolus,  Mr.  Heseltine's,  135  at  Newcastle 1 

3     Charlatan,  Lord  Stanley's,  550  at  Liverpool  July,  and  50 at  Holywell  Hunt..     % 

2  Doctor  Caius,  Lord  Eglinton's,  1 ,250  at  the  Western  Meeting 1 

3  Doctor  Grainger,  Mr.  Wbitelock's,  70  at  Liverpool  Autumn 1 

2     Gallipot,  Colonel  Cradock's,  100  at  York  October 1 

2     Interlude,  Mr.  Jaques's,  the  Champagne  Stakes  of  135  at  Catterick,  ISO  at 

Newcastle,  200  at  Stockton,  and  40  at  Richmond 4 

2  Laura,  Duke  of  Cleveland's,  200  at  Newcastle,  and  80  at  Stockton   2 

3  Magdalen,  Sir  J.  Boswell's,  50  at  the  Western  Meeting 1 

3     Neptune,  Mr.  Chilton's,  45  at  Durham & 

3     Quack  (flie),  Mr,  Etty's,  75  at  Liverpool  July,  and  70  at  Doncaster   2 

2     Remedy,  Mr.  Meiklam's,  225  at  Newcastle,  and  225  at  Liverpool  Autumn  «.  2 

2  Resolution,  Mr.  J.  Gill's,  30  at  Northallerton 1 

3  Speed,  Captain  Lamb's,  50  at  Woverbampton t 

PICKPOCKET. 

3     Cracksman,  Mr.  Wheeldon's,  50  at  Wolverhampton   t 

3     Petty  Larceny,  Mr.  Tunnally's,  50  at  Buxton,  5o  at  Bridgnorth,  Lord  War- 
wick's, 50  at  Warwick,  45  at  Lichfield,  and  40  at  Walsall   5 

PICTON. 
«    Matadore,  Captain  Houston's,  the  Zohrab  Handicap  of  180  at  Eglinton  Park     1 

PISCATOR. 
6    Pic-nic,  Mr.  Hooper's,  31  at  Pontypool,  Mr.  Walker's,  40at  Hereford,  and 

55  at  Worcester  Autumn 3 

PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

2  Diploma,  General  Grosvenor's,  150  at  Stockbridge 1 

PRIAM. 

3  Bay  colt,  out  of  Tragedy,  Duke  of  Portland's,  200  at  Newmarket  Craven  , .      1 
3    Captain  Pops,  Mr.  Price's,  125  at  Chester,  55,  and  a  Stake,  at  the  Pottery, 

50  at  Wrexham,  and  the  Mostyn  Handicap  of  205  at  the  Holywell  Hunt     5 

2  Crucifix,  Lord  G.  Bentinck's,  the  July  Stakes  of  780,  and  Chesterfield  Stakes 

of  570,  at  Newmarket  July,  the  Lavant  Stakes  of  460,  and  the  Molecomb 
Stakes  of  475,  at  Goodwood,  the  Hopeful  Stakes  of  600,  and  150,  at  New- 
market  First  October,  the  Clearweil  Stakes  of  590,  and  the  Prendergast 
Stakes  of  650,  at  the  Second  October,  and  455^  being  half  of  the  Criterion 
Stakes  with  Gibraltar,  at  the  Houghton   6^ 

3  Dey  of  Algiers  (The),  Col.  Peel's,  the  Audley  End  Stakes  of  150,  Newmarket 

Houghton 1 

3    Deputy  (The),  Mr.  T.  Walters's,  500  at  Ascot  (the  Corsair  came  in  first,  but 

did  not  carry  the  proper  weight.) ; 1 

3    Dolphin,  Col.  Craw  lord's,  a  Cup  of  50  at  Northallerton 1 

3    Grey  colt,  out  of  Speculator's  dam,  Mr.  W.  Ley's,  89  at  Tavistock,  Devon- 
shire Stakes  of  i70  at  Devon  and  Exeter,  and  44  at  Tiverton    •     3 

3  Hesione,  Lord  Stradbroke's,  250  at  Newmarket  First  Spring     1 

4  Industry,  Lord  Chesterfield's,  520  at  the  Pottery,  40  at  Wolverhampton,  and 

Cup  Stakes  of  60  at  Burt on-on -Trent 3 

4  Joannina,  Lord  Jersey's,  35, and  50,  at  Blandford,  220  at  Abingdon,  and  50  at 

Newmarket  Houghton 4. 

3     Priamides,  Mr.  Graham's,  a  Purse  at  Mansfield 1 

5  Trojaoa,  Mr.  Greville's,  55  at  Newmarket  Second  October,  and  50  at  the 

Houghton 2 

3    Tros,  Lord  Albemarle's,  150  at  Newmarket  Craven 1 

3    Zoroaster, Lord  Eglinton s,  St.  Leger of  175 Liverpool  Autumn •....  1 

c  2 


»  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

RANVILLES. 
a    Victoria,  Mr.  Owal«y'f,  45,  and  50,  at  Leicester «-.  ^*  ••..,•.•• «     S 

RECORD, 

4  Tormentor,  Mr.  J.  Peck's,  35  at  Burton  Constable 1 

RECOVERY. 

9    De  Clifford,  Lord  Stanley's,  75  at  Liverpool  July,  and  45  at  Knutaford* S 

8     Ginger  Blue,  Sir  R.  Bulkeley's,  935  at  Liverpool  July t 

5  Maid  of  Monton,  Mr.  Holker's,  Shrigley  Cup  of  100  with  290  at  NewtoD,  45 

at  Shrewsbury,  and  155  at  Beverley • •     S 

REFORMER, 
i    Jaek  Palmer,  Mr.  J.  Fawcus't,  Plate  at  Kelso  Spring ..•     1 

REVELLER. 

4  Brown  colt,  out  of  Scurry,  Capt.  Gardnor's,  50  at  Hastings   • 1 

5  Bospborus,  Lord  Exeter's,  100  at  Newmarket  Houarhton     1 

a     Duenna,  Mr.  Collett's,  55  at  Bath  Spring,  50  at  Shiffnall,  SO  at  Worcester,  45 

at  Leominster,  40  at  Warwick  (Mr.  Godwin's),  a  Cup  value  50  with  50  at 
Sandbach,  two  Stakes  at  C beadle,  SO  at  Stafford,  and  110  at  Worcester 

Autumn  10 

$    Express,  Lord  Ereter's,  Burghley  Stakes  of  90  at  Stamford    1 

5    Johannes,  Lord  Jersey's,  250  at  Newarket  Craven,  Mr.  Drage's,  45  at  Hunt- 

*  ingdon,  and  55  at  Northampton    5 

4    Kensington,  Mr.  Drew's,^50  at  Lee,  &c 1 

4  Maid  of  Kent,  Mr.  Beaton's,  52,  and  49,  at  Tunbridge  Wells,  and  two  fifliea 

at  Canterbury 4 

i     Olympic,  Mr.  Robhnon's,  The  Irvine  Cup  of  290,  and  125,  at  Eglinton-park, 

and  the  Queen's  Plates  at  Carlisle,  anid  Edinburgh 4 

a    Rambler,  Mr.  Bosley's,  50  st  Ludlow 1 

5  Ruby,  Mr.  V.  King's,  Cup  Stakes  of  90  at  Hampton,  100  at  Hippodrome  (June 

17),  and  her  Majesty's  Goid  Cup  with  60  at  Brighton 3 

5     Retamosa,  Lord  Lynedock's,  50  at  Newmarket  July    1 

2     Stamboul,  Lord  Exeter's,  200  at  Ascot ...« t 

4    Vespertilio,  Mr.  Bateson's,  Queen's  Plate  at  Newjoarket  Firai  Spring •  1 

4  ZiHah,Mr.  F.  Price's,  70  at  Wrexham 1 

RICHAHD. 
a    Princess,  Mr.  Balgrie's,  the  Omniparty  Plate  at  Kelso  Spring    1 

ROBIN  HOOD, 
a     Bay  horse,  dam  by  Catterick,  Mr.  Skipwortb's,  a  Stake  at  Beverley  Spring  .  *     % 

5  Maid  Marian,  Mr.  Moss's,  a  Stake  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull 1 

ROWTON. 

5     Lyster,  Mr.  Dockeray's,  52,  and  50,  at  Hastings S 

5  Specimen,  Mr.  Sadler's,  45  at  Bishop's  Waltham,  49  at  Winchester,  S5  at 
Salisbury,  a  Piece  of  Plate  with  a  Purse  added  at  Hurstboume  Tarrant,  and 
65  at  Egham  5 

ROYAL  OAK. 
a    Royal  William,  Mr.  H.  Tilly's,  a  Cup  at  Falmouth  at  Penryn 1 

RUBENS.* 
8)    Vandyke,  Mr.  Goodman's,  57  at  the  Hippodrome  (May)    «••.•...•      1 

RUBINL 

5    Red  Rose,  Mr.  Hussey's,  90  at  Abingdon •     1 

5    Tamburini,  Duke  of  Richmond's,  80  at  Goodwood  (Mr.  J.  Day's),  60,  rad  50, 

at  Warwick , , ,,     5 

SADDLER  (THE). 
5    Provost  (The),  Col.  Cradock's,  220  at  Doncaster,  and  Cup  Stakes  of,60  ga.  at 

Northallerton 'l 9 

^    Shadow  (The),  Mr.  Heseltine's,  110  at  Liverpool-  Autumn,  and  50  at  Northal- 
-    lerton ; ^ 9 

SAFEGUARD. 
5    Master  Teddy,  Mr.  Matthews',  85  at  Abingdon  1 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  13 

SANDBEGK. 

3  Bay  filly,  out  of  Darroletta,  Mr.  Vansittart's*  95  at  Newton,  and  64  at  York 

Ocfobftr ....¥.......     2 

5  Fitcwilliam,  Mr.  W.  Simpson's,  40  at  Beverley 1 

4  Gangrene,  Mr.  Calton'a^  a  Cup  of  30  gs.,  and  42,  at  Burton  Constable,  a  Stake 

at  Scarborough,  and  a  Stake  at  Bel£brd 4 

4     Humphrey,  Mr.  Marson's,  50  at  Richmond,  Mr«  Milner's,  and  70  at  Lincoln    2t 
Navigator,  Mr,  Oxiey'a,  30  at  Scarborough    « 1 

SARACBN. 

6  Alumnus,  Mr.  Etwairs,  50  at  Bibury  Club  1 

3     Catchfly,  Mr.  Pettifer's,  60  at  Northampton % 

%     Mogul,  Mr.  Fowlw's,  260  at  Chester    \ 

SCIPIO. 

3  Sobieeki^  Mr.  Jackson's,  100  at  Epsom 1 

SECOND. 
6    Deceiver,  Mr.  Page's,  a  Stake  at  Beverley  Spring    % 1 

SHAKSPEARE. 

4  Anne,  Mr.  Adams's,  55  at  Pytchley  Hunt     1 

5  Mervan,  Captain  Williamson's,  100  at  Ascot 1 

SHORTWAIST. 
3    Chesnut  Colt,  dam  by  Bobadil,  Mr.  Goddard's,  42  at  Bedford  { -»,...     1 

^  SHRIGLEY. 

5  The  Fairy,  Mr.  T.  Walter's,  50  at  Ludlow,  and  50  at  Tenbury    2 

SILKWORM. 

6  Brown  Mare,  Mr.  Lagar's,  a  Stake  at  Ashby-de-lft-Zouck  •     1 

SIR  HARRY, 
a    Solicitor,  Mr.  Price's,  a  Stake  at  Teobury,  ditto  at  Bishop'a-castle  •.•••.....     2 

SIR  HERCULES. 

3  Corsair  (The),  Lord  Lichfield's,  the  2000  gs.  Stakes  of  1050  at  Newmarket 

First  Spring,  700  at  Ascot,  and  600  at  Newmarket  First  October      8 

5  Crniskeen,  Lord  Miltowo  s,  the  Staffordshire  Stakes  of  285  at  Lichfield^  Hea- 

ton  Park  Stakes  of  395  at  Liverpool  Autumn,  and  the  Cesarewitch  Stakes 

of  715  at  Newmarket  First  October 3 

6  Gipsy,  Lord  Normanby's,  50  at  Chesterfield     »•••  1 

4  Hydra  (The),  Mr.  Fairlie's,  200  at  Bibury  Club 1 

6     Honest  Ned,  Mr.  J.  Phillips's,  40  at  Haverfordwest    »• 1 

3  Jenny  Jones,  Mr.  Corbet's,  50  at  Ascot,  50  at  Hertford;  and  50,  and  80,  at 

Bedford    4 

4  Paraguay,  Mr.  Shelley's,  50  at  Kpsom  Spring 1 

SKYLARK. 

4    Perfidious  (The),  Lord  Howth's,  80  at  Croxton  Park     1 

4    Redwing,  Count  Bathyany's,  200  at  Croxton  Park 1 

3     Wings,  Mr.  Jackson's,  50  at  Stourbridge,  and  29  at  Burntwood     2 

ST.  NICHOLAS. 

3  Appleton  Lass,  Mr.  Hebden's,  70  at  Hampton,    and  50  at  Hippodrome 

(June  17)    2 

4  Barboni,  Sir  T.  Stanley's,  45  at  Chester     1 

2  Dunstan,  Mr.  T.  Critchley's,  140  at  the  Pottery,  and  100  at  Warwick 2 

4    Gasparoni,  Sir  T.  Stanley's,  the  Cheshire  Stakes  of  245  at  Chester,  and  the 

Trade  Cup  of  100  with  260  at  Manchester      2 

3  Lady  Abbess,  Mr.  F.  Price's,  60  at  Chester,  50  at  Wrexham,  and  80  at  Holy- 

well Hunt 4 ... ,     3 

4  March  First,  Mr.  Faulconer's,  a  Stake  at  Rochester 1 

5  Pocket  Hercules,  Mr.  W.  Ley's,  Cup  Stakes  of  235  at  Bibury  Club,  50  at 

Devon  and  Exeter,  and  40  at  Plymouth  and  Devonport    3 

4    St  Leonard,  Mr.  Ogden's,  50  gs.  at  Newton   1 

4    Vengeance,  Mr.  Dawson'a,  50  at  Morpeth     •     1 

ST.  PATRICK. 
3    Courier,  Duke  of  Grafton's,  40  at  Newmarket  First  Spring,  and  50  at  New- 
market Second  Spring 2 


14  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

a    Daniel,  Mr.  Smith's,  40  at  Beccles .r...... i 

3  Drogbeda,  Duke  of  Grafton's,  50  at  Newmarket  Second  Spring     1 

9     ^ther,  Dnke  of  Grafton's,  the  Albany  Stakes  of  250  at  Ascot,  50  at  New- 
market Second  October,  and  50  in  the  Houghton 5 

S     Garryowen,  the  Hon.  G.  L.  Byng's,  40  at  Newmarket  July,  and  25  at  tbe 

Houghton    2 

4  Sir  Francis,  Mr.  Pettit's,  200  at  Newmarket  First  Spring,  the  Queen's  Plate 

at  Ascot,  50  at  Newmarket  July,  and  the  Queen's  Plates  at  Chelmsford, 

and  Ipswich 5 

STARCH. 

a     Confusion,  Lord  Waterford's,  80,  and  45,  at  Eglinton  Park    2 

a     Pauline,  Mr.  Theobald's,  a  Stake  at  Epsom  Spring,  65  at  Gorhambury,  43  at 

Dove  House,  50  at  Canterbury,  aud  50  at  Southampton    5 

5  Zimmerman,  Colonel  Anson's,  50  at  Newmarket  Houghton    ....•••.. 1 

STEPHEN. 

a     Catamaran,  Mr.  Walmsley's,  45  at  Tenbury,  55  at  Dudley,  65  at  Leominster, 
59  at  Hereford,  90,  and  £^1 10s.,  at  Saodbach,  65  at  Redditch,  a  Tea 
Service  of  50^  and  50,   at  Brecon,  two  Stakes  at  Monmouth,  and  one  at 
Welshpool 12 

5    Sam  Weller,  Mr.  £.  Herbert's,  50  at  Worcester  Autumn    1 

STUMPS. 
4     Brother  to  Goldicote,  Mr.  Smyth's,  75  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt 1 

4  Gimcrack,   Lord   Tavistock's,  50  at  Newmarket  Second  Spring,  and  Cap 

Stakes  of  70  at  Yarmouth 2 

SULTAN. 

5  Adrian,  Lord  Exeter's,  50  at  Newmarket  Second  Spring    1 

4  Alemdar,  Lord  Exeter's,  80  at  Ascot 1 

5  Corban,  Lord  Exeter's,  25  at  Newmarket  July 1 

3     Clarion,  Hon.  S.  Herbert's,  100  at  Goodwood,  300  at  Salisbury,  50  at  Blaod- 

ford,  and  Queen's  Plate  at  Lichfield    4 

ft    Caliph,  Captain  Pettat's,  65  at  Eglinton  Park,  115  at  Bibury  Club,  53,  and 

53,  at  Brighton,  50  at  Lewes,  and  85  at  Abingdon . . . .  ^ 6 

3  Caesar,  Lord  Jersey's,  the  Riddleswortb  Stakes  of  1800,  and  the  VacillatiGn 

Stakes  of  600,  in  the  Newmarket  Craven,  and  half  of  one  of  the  Forfeits  of 
the  Clarendon  Stakes  in  the  Newmarket  First  Spring    2| 

4  Kirtle,  Mr.  Wauchope's,  a  Stake  at  Paisley 1 

3  Kremlin,  Duke  of  Cleveland's,  St.  Leger  of  225,  and  Cleveland  Cup  of  1 00 

with  60  at  Wolverhampton,  and  50,  and  110,  at  Doncaster 5 

4  Nubian,  Mr.  Ramsay's,  60  at  Edinburgh,  50  gs.,  and  a  Stake,  at  Paisley,  50  at 

the  Western,  and  a  Stake  with  a  Whip  added  at  Kelso 5 

4    Romania,  Mr.  Homsby's,  60  at  Brighton,  35  at  Lewes,  and  Queen's  Plate,  and 

Cup  Stakes  of  73,  at  Canterbury 4 

4    Suleiman,  Mr.  Wauchope's,  a  Cup  of  100  with  25  at  Stirling      1 

TARRARE. 

2  Launchaway,  Mr.  Balchin's,  45  at  Gorhambury,  and  h&  at  Brighton    9 

TAURUS. 

3  Assassin,  Mr.  W.  Edwards',  Nursery  Stakes  of  175  at  Newmarket  Houghton     1 

4  Ann  Bole3m,  Sir  J.  Buller's,  a  Stake  with  15  at  Tavistock 1 

2  Filly,  out  of  Mona,  Lord  Tavistock's,  20  at  Newmarket  First  Spring    1 

3  Flambeau,  Duke  of  Rutland's,  450,  and  50,  at  Newmarket  Craven,  the  Gar> 

den  Stakes  of  200 Newmarket  Second  October,  50,  and  25,  in  the  Houghton  5 
3     lo.  Lord  Tavistock's,  50  at  Newmarket  First  Spring,  a  Stake,  and  1 10,  at  Ep- 
som, and,  Capt.  Gardner's,  55  at  Egham     4 

2  King  of  the  Peak,  Lord  Tavistock's,  150  at  Newmarket  July •  1 

TIRESIAS. 

3  Csenis,  Duke  of  Portland's,  Column  Stakes  of  b7b  at  Newmarket  Craven, 

and  50,  and  25,  at  Newmarket  First  Spring 3 

THEODORE. 

4  Heloise,  Mr.  Turner's,  50  at  Yarmouth,  a  Stake  at  Norfolk  and  Norwich,  and 

50  at  Beccles 3 

TIGER. 
Grey  gelding,  Mr.  J.  Lister's,  a  Cup  at  Falmouth  and  Penryn l 


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  16 

tOMBOY. 
^     Hoyden,  Lord  Stanley's,  150,  and  20,  at  Liverpool  July 8 

TRANBY. 

4  I-am-not-aware,  Col.  Peel's,  50  at  Huntingdon^   

TREASURER, 
a     Brown  mare,  dam  by  Sir  Rowland,  Mr.  Lowe's,  a  Stake  at  Bretwood    

TROY. 
6     Helen,  Mr.  Stanley's,  50  at  Warwick    

TRUMPETER. 

5  Bandboy,  Capt.  Gardnor's  50  at  Egbam    • ^ 

THE  TULIP. 

2  Tuly,  Mr.  Price's,  40  at  Holywell  Hunt   

VANISH. 

6  Sunbeam,   Mr.  Ramsay's,  75  at  Eglinton  Park,  50    gs.  at   Kelso  Spring, 

Gold  Cup  of  100  guineas  witb  136,  and  50,  at  Stirling,  and  the  Paisley 

Cup  of  100  with  40  at  Paisley 5 

VELOCIPEDE. 

3  Aeronaut,  Lord  Derby's,  225  at  Chester   1 

5     Chit  Chat,  Capt.  Lamb's,  the  Queen's  Plate  at  Chester  1 

3     Carolina,   Sir   G.  Heathcote's,  25  at  Egham  (received  100  as  second  for  the 

Oaks) 1 

2  Capote,  Lord  G.  Bentinck's,  100,  525,  30,  and  40,  at  Newmarket  Houghton    4 

5  Fiescbi,  Mr.  H.  Wormald's,  a  Cup  of  55,  and  a  Cup  Stakes  of  80,  at  Ripon . .     2 

3  Lightfoot,  Mr.  Stephenson's,  85  at  Catterick,  St.  Legerof  75,  and  40,  at  York 

Spring,  and  St.  Leger  of  275  at  Newcastle 4 

3    Mickleton  Maid,  Mr.  Bowes's,  70  at  Richmond,  450  at  Doncaster,  and  50  at 

the  Newmarket  Houghton    ....- 3 

6  Protestant,  Mr.  Owsley's,  34  at  Ashby-de-la-Zouch     1 

5  Quicksilver,  Mr.  Wilson's,  30  at  Newmarket  first  Spring 1 

6  The  Skater,  Mr.  Dolphin's,  35  at  Bilbury  Old  Club     1 

5  Van  Buren,  Mr.  H.  Thompson's,  a  Piece  of  Plate,  with  170,  and  the  Chal- 
lenge Whip  of  100  with  70  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt 2 

3     Valaincourt,  Sir  G* Heathcote's,  a  Cup  Stake  of  100  at  Egham 1 

3     Velocity,  Lord  Stanley's,  90  at  Manchester,  St.   Leger  of  50,  and  40,  at 

Shrewsbury    -, ^  3 

5     Venilia,  Mr.  Nattles's,  20  at  Plymouth,  Devonport,  &c ;  .  1 

a     Xarifa,  Mr.  G.  Salvin's,  40  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt 1' 

VOLTAIRE. 

3    Brown  filly,  out  of  Amulet,  Mr.  J.  Smith's,  two  fifties  at  Stockton 2 

3  Charles  the  Twelfth,  Major  Yarburgh's,  the  Trade  Cup  of  200  with  735  at 
Liverpool  July,  St.  Leger  of  2,875,  and  Gold  Cup  value  400  guineas, 
with  50,  at  Doncaster • 3 

5    Cowboy,  Sir  T.  Stanley's,  a  Cup  Stakes  of  90,  and  50,  at  Oswestry,  Cup 

Stakes  of  130,  and  50,  at  Wrexham 4 

3    Dean  (The)  Mr.  £.  Peel's,  150  at  Pytchley  Hunt  (  Mr.  CoUett's),  60  at  Wor-     . 
cester,  105,  and  Cup  Stakes  of  60,  at  Stourbridge,  St.  Leger  of  65,  and 
40,  at  Warwick,  S5  at  Shrewsbury,  and  60  at  Worcester  Autumn 8 

3  Fair  Louisa,  Mr.  Haworth's,  60  gs.  and  105,  at  Chesterfield 2 

4  Harpurhey,  Mr.  Ogden's,  the  Bretby  Cup  of  100  with   125  at  Burton-on-  . 

Trent,  50,  and  48,  at  Stourbridge 3 

2  Viceroy,  Mr.  Shepherd's,  110  at  Stockton,  and  55  at  York  October   2 

WAMBA. 

3  Caraguta,  Captain  B.  Daries's,  50  at  Brecon «..     1 

3  >fell,  Mr.  Hughes's,  two  Stakes  at  the  Glamorganshire,  48,  and  a  Cup,  at 

Brecon    • 4 

WATERLOO. 

4  Guardsman,  Mr.  Dockeray's,  two  fifties  at  Gorhambury,  50  at  Epsom,  and 

50  at  Hastings    4 

WAVERLEY. 

5  Bay  Horse,  Mr.  Land's,  a  Parse  at  Ipswich 1 


16  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

5     Brown  gfelding,  Mr.  R.  Hudson's,  a  Stiike  at  Winlaton , . « .  ^ . . . .    1 

5  Jim  Crow,  Mr<  Hortoo'fl,  a  Stake  at  Bloxwicfa,   <}itto  at  Oldburf ,  ditto  tt    * 

Redditch 3 

4  LittleBird,  Mr.R..WaUoa'«,  60atDarbam  1 

3     Muckle  Fun  (late  Item),  Mr.  W.  Kirby'a,  two  6ftiea  at  Ripoa 2 

$     Rujhicpn,.  Mr.  O.  Feno's,  94  at  Beccles,  and  29  at  Eye 3 

6  Swainby,  Mr.  Wascoe's,  a  Plate  at  South  Shields,  45,  and  a  Plate,  at  Nevr- 

^  Castle *. 3 

WHALEBONE. 
^    Bodiee,  Mr.  Potto's,  a  Purse  at  Pontypool,  43  with  the  City  Bowl  at  SalU- 
'  l)ury',  a  Stake  at  Tirerton,  42  at  Clitheroe,  39,  and  a  Stake,  at  Bridge- 
water,  and  45  at  Monmouth « 7 

tf    The  Sea,  Lord  Howfh's,  50  at  Crozton  Park    1 

WHISKER, 
a    Catharina,  Mr.  Barrow's,  15  at  Knighton,  35  at  Bishop's  Castle,  50  at  King- 
ton, Cup  Stakes  of  60  gs.  with  28  at  Burnley,  60  at  Shrewsbury,  50  at 
Widsall,  50  at  Knutsford,  and  two  Stakes  at  Welshpool    9 

WINTERFIELD. 
3    Springfield,  Mr.  Collins's,  7^5  at  Shiffoall a 1 

WOODMAN, 
a    Charity,  Mr.  Vevers's,  50^  and  45,  at  Hereford    • ^ 

WORTHY. 

3  Wolyerine,  Sir  J.  Bailer's,  a  Stake  at  Newton  Abbott ^ 

WRANGLER. 

5  Warleigh;  Mr.  Taunton's,  S7  at  Plymouth  and  Deronport  Spring,  and  50,  and 

a  Stake,  at  PlymonA,  De^onport,  and  Cornwall     ^ 

ZING  A  NEE. 

4  Bay  Hanrpton,  Mr.  Gough's,  31  at  Swansea    ^ 

-•     Bay  mare,  Mr.  Skerratt*s,  a  Purse  atSandbach,  and  a  Sfake  at  Burntwood  ••  * 

6  Calmuck,  Ivlr.  Coleman's,  the  Gorbamhury  Stakes  of  850  at  Gorhambury.**-  ^ 
4  Chymist,  The  Duke  of  Grafton's,  80  at  Epsom,  and  43,  and  49,  at  Hampton..  S 
4    Quo  Minus,  Mr.  Rayner's,  the  Craven  Stakes  of  90  at  Newmarket  Crafeo..  1 

AUGUSTUS,  OR  TAURUS. 

2  Ten  Pound  Note,  Mr.  Rayner's,  50  at  Newmarket  Second  Spring •  •  •    ^ 

BLACKLOCK,  OR  LANGAR. 

4  Sir  Felix,  Mr.  Turner's,  50  at  Sheemess,  and  44  at  Tunbridge  Wells ^ 

CADLAND,  OR  CAIN. 

5  Finality,  Mr.  Robinson's,  45  at  Wenlock ••...- ^ 

.       .  CETUS,  OR  ROW TOl^. 

3  QWnliTat,  Lord  G.  Bentinck's,  500  at  Epsom ^ 

KMILIUS,  OR  ISHMAEL. 
3    Ilderim,  Lord  Jersey's,  TuMday's  Riddlesworth  of  1400  at  Newmarket 
»>      •    Craven • 

MERLIN,  OR  MERCHANT. 

6  Mendizabel,  Mr.  Thomhill's,  40  at  Newmarket  Craven,  40  st  the  Second 

Spring,   the   Queen's  Vase  value  200  with  180  at  Ascot,  the  Queen's 

Plate  at  Bedford,  and  50  at  Newmarket  First  October  

MULATTO,  OR  STARCH. 
3    Bay  colt,  out  of  Young  Petuaria,  Lord  Chesterfield's,  98  at  Hampton ^ 

PHYSICIAN,  OR  GAINSBOROUGH. 
3    La  Sage  Femme,  Mr.  Bell's,  60  at  Catterick,   IIS  at  York  August,  and  • 

Cup  value  200  vtrith  90  at  the  Liverpool  Autumn    •  ••     • 

PHYSICIAN,  OR  JERRY. 

3    Chatterer,  Captain  Taylor's,  45  at  Wolverhaospton " ' 

ROLLER,  OR  DRONE.  . 

%.    Argerio,  Lord  Miltown's,  100  at  the  Hippodrome,  June  It'     •" 

STARCH,  OR  VOLTAIRE. 
3     LoHypop,  Major  Yarbur^h's,  the  Shorts  of  175  at  York  Spring,  350  at  York 
August,  and,  Mr.  Walker's^  35  at  Nottingham   


WINNING  HORSES,  1839.  17 

"  TOPSy-TURVY,  or  POTSHEEN. 
a     Donation  (late  Fidelio),  Lord  Folkstone's,  the  Agricultural  Stakes  at  Bibnry 

Spring  .., «•••« ^.^.     1 

TRAMP,  or  ST.  NICHOLAS. 
4     Barboni,  Sir  T.  Stanley's,  45  at  Chester 1 

TRAMP,  or  WAVERLEY. 
4     Don  John,  Lord  Chesterfield's,  1500  at  Newmarket  First  Spring  •• 1 

TRAMP,  or  CLINKER. 

3  Quid,  Mr.  Allen's,  the  Silver  Tea  Service  value  60  with  40  in  specie  at 

York  October,  and 30  at  Northallerton   ..••• ,....     H 

VELOCIPEDE,  or  ACT-SION. 

4  Vertumnus,  Mr.  J.  Walters's,  150  at  Coventry    1 


WINNING  HORSES, 

NOT  INCLUDED  IN  THE  PRECSDINO  LIST. 

6     Aberystwith  Lass,  Mr.  J.  Davies's,  a  Stake  at  Aberystwith    

6     Anna  Maria,  Mr.  Ward's,  the  Galloway  Stakes  at  Devon  and  Exeter 

5     Balloon,  Mr.  Higgin's,  the  Fanners'  Plate  of  60  sovs  at  Bedford  Spring  .... 

Bay  Doctor,  Mr.  Hodson's,  the  Hack  Stakes  at  Carlisle 

[  Banker, Mr.  Clifton's,  55,  and  50, at  Brighton ••...... 

Beggar  Boy,  Mr.  Lowe's,  SO  at  Shifnall,  and  80  at  Newport 

5  Ben  Brace,  Mr.  Sutton's,  30  at  Bridgewater 

6  Bertha,  Mr.  Beauchamp's,  a  Silver  Cup  value  50  at  Hampton  Spring  ...... 

a     Betsey,  Mr.  Barker's,  41  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull  , . . . » 

a    Billy  Whistle,  Mr.  W.  Tebb's,  a  Stakes  at  Bedford  Spring     

Blue  Bell,  Mr.  Carlisle's,  a  Stake  at  Tiverton 

5  Black  Heddon,  Mr.  Humble 's,  27  at  Inglewood  Hunt  and  Penrith  Meeting, . 
a  Bolivar,  Mr.  Watson's,  45  at  Dudley,  £c.,  Mr.  Jones's,  53  at  Bridgnorth    . . 

a    Bonny  Boy,  Mr.  CoUett's,  100  at  Worcester 

a    Borak,  Mr.  J.  Gripper's,  50  at  Hertford « 

a    Brampton  Junior,  Mr.  Maule's,  75  at  Huntingdon  Spring 

a    Brown  Gelding,  Mr.  Thomas's,  a  Purse  at  Bishop's  CasUe. 

Brown  Mare,  Mr.  Lattimer's,  the  Farmer's  Cup  at  the  Hoo    

Bugle,  Mr.  Johnson's,  a  Stakes  at  Uttoxeter « 

a    Bucephalus,  Mr.  Campbell's,  40  at  Rugeley,  and  15  at  Stone    

a  Cadlimd,  Mr.  Simmond's,  54  at  Canterbury  Spring,  209  at  Canterbury  August, 
and  45  at  Isle  of  Thanet 

Cantatriee,  Mr.  Bruce's,  a  Stakes  at  Bibury  Spring 

Carlow,  Lord  Desert's,  25  at  Croxton  Park 

4  Caustic,  Mr.  Carlisle's,  a  Purse  of  Bodmin • 

a    Chelsing,  Mr.  Cater's,  35  at  Hertford    

Chesnut  Mare,  Lord  Waterpark's,  50  at  Croxton  Park   

a    Cigar,  Mr.  A.  Robertson's,  65  at  Coventiy,  and  a  Stake  at  Hampton . .  • 

Claret,  Mr.  Jones's,  21  at  Bishop's  Castle    • • 

6  CljTtha  Lass,  Mr.  Edwards's,  a  Stakes  at  Abergavenny    

a    Colonel,  Mr.  Edenborough's,  a  Cup  at  Chelmsford , .  •  • 

Colonel,  Mr.  Dyson's, '40  at  Edinburgh     

5  Conservative*,  Mr.  Hillman's,  the  Farmers'  Stakes  at  East  Sussex  Hunt    .... 

Cottager,  Mr.  Leith's,  the  Easter  Plate  at  Canterbury  Spring    

Countess,  Mr.  Matthews's,  50  at  Sbeerness . . . .  • 

6  Cricket  Ball,  Mr.  Crofton's,  12  at  Newton  Abbott,  and  25  at  Plymouth,  &c. 

a    Crusoe,  Mr.  Cust's,  65  at  Hampton  Spring •  «» 

6    Defence,  Mr.  Bretherton's,  40  at  Mold • 

Defence,  Mr.  Houley't, 55  at  Sandbach 

4    Derby  Frigate,  Mr.  Biddle's.  the  Hack  Stakes  at  Burton-on-Trent 

a    Derrynane,  Mr.  James's,  35  at  Newcastle  (Staffordshire)    •••••• 

Dick,  Mr.  Savage's,  50  at  Cbeadl«. » t 

Duvemay,'Mr.  Shrimpton's,  40  at  Sbeerness    ...» ^*..     1 

NO.  CVII. — ^VOL.  XVIII.  D 


5 
6 


18  WINNING  HORSES,  1839. 

5    Edmund,  Mr.  Gibb's,  «6  at  Lee  and  EUkam • ••..••....  1 

Edward,  Mr.  HcMlgfea's,  a  Stakea  at  Canterbury  apring  1 

a    £liaa,.Me.MarahaU'a,  aStakeiat  D4irham    1 

a    Ellen  Brown,  Mr.  E.  Wilkina'a,  a  Stakea  at  Tirerton.  and  a  Stakea  at  Bndge- 

water  ...•. 3 

Ea^ulapius,  Mf.  Hez'd,  35  'at  DiBvon  and  Kxeter 1 

Exquisite,  Mr.  J.  Flower,  jon.'8,  50  at  Norfolk  and. Norwich,  and  50  at 

MMsplea 3 

Fanny,  Mr.  Walter's,  20  at  Cbeadle 1 

a     Flecknoe,  Mr.  Armatrong's,  a  Stakes  at  Dove  House 1 

a    Forester,  Mr.  Graham's,  a  Silver  Cup  with  25  in  specie  at  Dudley,  &c,  and 

Mr.  Amold'a,  a  Stakea  at  Uttozeter : 2 

a    Frodaham,  Mr.  W.  Jackaon'a,  a  Stakea  at  Carlisle 1 

Gem,  Lord  Cranstoun'a,  50  at  Croxton  Park    f •  i 

a    Gleneagle,  Capt.  Sutton's,  23,  and  23/.  lOf.,  at  Yorkshire  Union  Hunt .'  2 

6 .  Glow-worm,  Mr.  Bodenham*s,  21  at  Kingtob    i 

5*   Gorsebusb,  Mr.  Yarworth'a,  37  at  Hereford l 

a    Grayling,  Mr.  Oliver's,  23  at  Bridgwater,  a  Cup  with  35  in  Specie,  and  2.5,  at 

Monmouth 3 

3  Harriett,  Mr.  Longshaw'a,  a  Silver  Cup  value  30g8.  with  20  ga.  added  at 

Knutsford » • 

5  Isla.Mr.  Ellis's,  45  at  Perth 

6  Irishman,  Mr.  Power's,  31  at  Hippodrome    « • 

5  Jenny  Jones,  Mr.'  Higgs's,  21  at  Walsall,  a  Purse  at  Wem,  and  50  at  Stafford 

a    King  Davfd,  Lord  Dnimlanrig's,  50  at  Marlow    

a    I«ady  of 'the  Lake^'Mr.  Keniison's,  a  Stakes  at  Yarmouth 

Lalla  Rookhy  Lord  Dnimlanrig's,  a  Stakes  at  Western  Meeting 

6  Lansquenet,  Mr.  Jaques's,  27  at  Eccles,  32  at  Rugeley,  21  at  Stone,  and  24 

at  Birmingham  and  SoUbull ' 

a    Lawsuit,  Mr.  Peirson's',  50  at  Beccles    

a     Leader,  Mr.  Whincup's,  43  at  Stamford 

a    Lottery,  Mr.  Brown's,  33  at  Norfolk  and  Norwich  • ». 

Lottery,  Count  Bathany's,  50  at  Croxton  Park 

a    Lottery,  Mr.  Land's,  16  at  BeccTes    .' 

Mr.  Lottery,  Mr.  Shank'a,  200  at  Paisley,  and  16  at  Bedford 

Louisa,  Mr.  Reading's,  the  Hurdle  Race  at  Redditch 

4  Maid  of  the  West,  Mr.  Hox's,  20  at  Tiverton 

Maid-of>alI-Work,'  Mr.  Green's,  a  Stakes  at  Redditeh 

4  Marg^retta',  Mr.  Flower's,  50  at  Norfolk  and  Norwich    

5  Mischief,  Mr.  Garter's,  27  at  Stone 

a  Miss  Fanny,  Mr.  T.  'Ashton'^s,  55  at  Clitheroe • 

a  Miss  Letty,  Mr.  Morris's,  26  at  Welshpool 

6  Momus,  Mr.  Adams's ,  25,  and  40,  at  Bath  Spring 3 

a  Mooi:,  The,  Mr.  C.Vivian's,  38,  and  24,  at  Tiverton,  Mr.  Hex's,  50,  and  15, 

at '  Totnes  and   Bridgetown,'  19  at  Bridgewater,  34  at  Bodmin,  and  20 at 

Falmouth  and  Penrvn    ..   7 

Mor^^ana,  Mr.  Morant  s,  90  at  Brighton ' 

a    Music,  Mr.  Court's,  16  at  Wemini 

a    Neptune,'  Mr.  Atkinson's,  47  at  Stockton 

Nimrod,  Mr.  Cuhningliam's,  50  at  Canterbury 

a    Norinan;  Mr.  Brand's,  a  Match  at  the  Hoo 

a    Nottingham,  Mr.  P.  Booth's,  65,  and  two  other  Stakes  at  Bedford  Spring. .  •  • 

5    O.  Y.  C.  Mr.' ApKn*8,  a  Cop  at  Bicester ,  • 

01ymi)ic,  Capt.  Weir's,/fi' Cup  at  Tavistock g .......' 

Organize,  Mr.  Perbival's,  140  at  Sandbach .>.... 

a    Paddy  Carey,  Mr.  Potto's,  a  Cup  at  Salisbury,  and  21  at  Totnesa  and  Bridge- 
town   ,,'. I ,.',.':»../..,., .,'.', > : 

a    Paulina,  Mr.llieobald's,  a  Stakes  at  Epsom  Spring,  65  at  Gorhambury,  43  at 

Dove  House,  50  at  Canterbury,  and  50  at  Southampton    •  • 

5    FloQj^hboy,  'Mr.  Williams's,  39  at  Monmouth 

a    Peeping  Tom,  Mr^  S.  Gardner's,  39,  at  Birmingham  and  Solihull 

5    Protegee,  Mr.  Friend's,  30  at  Lichfield 


WINNING  HORSES,  1^39. 


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Protestant,  Mr.  Owsley's,  34  at  Ashby-de-la^Zouch    ,^, 

Rat-rag,  Mr.  Oweo's,  n  Match  at  Haverfordwest 

Rocket,  Lord  Waterford's,  received  25  at  Crozton  Park. . « ,, 

Salperton,  Mr.  V.  Stanton's,  50  at  Cheltenbam    • 

Sarah,  Mr.  Ormond's,  30  at  Burntwood    ....  • 

Shall-I-come-soon-enough,  Mr.  Shelley's,  50  at  Stafford 

Shepherd,  Mr.  Clarke's,  50  at  Ipswich • 

Seventy-nine,  Mr.  Milbank's,  242/.  10«.  at  Knutsford 

Sir  Harry,  Mr.  J.  Brown's,  a  Cup  at  Redditoh    ......#••• • 

Sledmere,  Mr.  Williams's,  75  at  Hampton  Spring,  a  Stakes,  and  66,  at  Newton 

Abbott,  and  25  at  Plymouth,  &c 

Stainboro',  Mr.  W.  Scott's,  a  Purse  at  Ashford 

Stickler,  Mr.  Legg's,  30  at  Salisbury,  and  60  at  Bicester ...•« 

Stranger,  Mr.  Young's,  28  at  Norfolk  and  Norwich ^' 

St.  John,  Mr.  Lowe's,  Stakes  at  Newport • 

St.  Patrick,  Mr.  Caune's,  40  at  Plymouth,  &c.    • 

Talisman,  Mr.  C.  Powell's,  90  at  Abergavenny,  40  at  Knightoo,  and  15  at 

Brecon • « 

Tape  Worm,  Mr,  Coldley's,  50  at  Wemm 

Tiny,  Mr.  Wilkinson's,  25  at  Ipswibh 

Trim,  Mr.  Abie's,  S3  at  Beccles 

Vanguard,  Mr.  Woodhouse's,  31  at  Ashby-de-la-Zouch , 

Walker,  Mr.  Phelps's,  a  Silver  Cup  with  6  in  specie  at  Bridgwater   •  •. 

Weathercock,  Mr.  Goodman's,  the  Grand  Duke  Stakes  at  Hippodrome    ...  * 

Wild  Rose,  Mr.  Jones's^  a  Stalies  at  Abergavenny    • . .  • 

Young  Moggy,  Mr.  J,  Gripper's,  20  guineas  at  Hertford 

Young  Tom,  Mr.  Jones's, 45  at  Haverfordwest   .....4 .....••.,.... 


WINNERS  OF  THE  DERBY,  OAKS,  AND  ST.  LE6ER 


»*w. 


STAKES, 


FROM  theUi  couvrETSczwtrr, 


Derby, 


1778 

*         *         « 

1779 

•         •         « 

1780 

Diomed 

1781 
1782 

Young  Eclipsa 
AssMMia 

1783 

Saltram 

1784 
1785 

Serjeant. 
Aimwell 

1786 

Noble 

1787 

Sir  Peter  Teazle 

1788 

Sir  Thomas 

1789 
1790 

Skyscra})er 
Rhadamanthus 

1791 
1792 

Eager 
John  Bull 

1793 
1794 

Waxy 
Dasdalus 

1795 
1796 

Spread  Eagle 
Didelot 

1797 

Br.  c.  by  Fidget 

Oak$, 

«        *         * 

Bridget 

Tetotum 

Faith 

Ceres 

Maid  of  the  Oaks 

Stella 

Trifle 

The  Yellow  Filly 

Annette 

Nightshade 

Tag 

Hippolyta 

Portia 

Volante 

Caelia 

Hermione 

Platina 

Parisot 

Nike 


St'  Leger,* 

Hollandaise 

Tommy 

Ruler 

Serina 

Imperatrix 

Phenomenon 

Omphale 

Cowslip 

Paragon 

SpadUle 

Young  Flora 

Pewett 

Ambidexter 

Young  Traveller 

Tartar 

Ninety-three 

Beningbrough 

Hambletonian 

Ambrosio 

Lounger 


*  In  1776,  a  sweepstakes  on  exactly  thd  same  conditions  as  that  which  was  after- 
wards named  the  St.  Leger,  was  won  at  Doncaster  by  Lord  Rockingham's  br.  f.  by 
Sampson,  and  in  1777,  by  Mr.  Sotheron's  Bourbon  :  but  the  first  St  Leger,  so  called 
at  the  time,  was  won  by  Hollandaise. 


20 


WINNING  HORSES. 


JJttbUm 

798  fiirHerry 

799  Arahdttke 
.800  Champion 
801  Eleanor 
80J  Tyrant      • 
803  W.'s  Ditto 
604  Hannibal 

803  Ganlinal  Beaufort 

806  Paris 

807  Ele^Btion 

808  Pan 

809  Pope 

810  Whalebone 

811  Phantom 
819  Octariua 
819  Smolensko 

814  Blucber 

815  Whisker 

816  Prince  LeopeM 

817  Axor 

818  Sam 

819  TiTMiaa 

890  -Sailor 

891  Guetarns 
899  Moses 
895  Eniiiius 

894  Cedric 

895  Middleton 

896  Lapdog 

897  Mameluke 

898  Cadland 

899  Frederick 
8.'K)  Priam 
831  Spaniel 
839  St  Giles's 

833  Dangerous 

834  Plenipotentiary 

835  Mondig 

836  Bay  Middleton 

837  Phosphorus 

838  Amato 

839  Bloomsbury 


Odb. 

St.Ltgtr. 

Bellissima 
Bellba 

Symmetry 
Cockfigbter 

Epbemeia 
Eleanor 

Champion 

Quiz 

Scotia 

OrrUle 

Theoi^iania 

Remembrancer 

Pelisse 

Sancho 

-Meteora 

Staveley 

Bronie 

Fyldener 

Briseis 

Paulina 

M<ml 

Petronius 

Maid  of  Orleans 

Ashton 

Oriana 

Octavian 

Sorceiy 

Soothsayer 

ManiMHa 

Otterington 

Muaic 

Aitisidora 

Medora 

William 

MinHOt 

Filho  da  Puto 

Landscape 

The  Duchess 

Neya 

Ebor 

Corinne 

Reveller 

Shoreler 

Antonio 

Caroline 

St.  Patrick 

Augosta 

Jack  Spigot 

Pastille 

Theodore 

Zinc 

Barefoot 

Cobweb 

Jerry 

Wings 

Memnon 

Lilias  (now  Babel^ 

Tarrare 

Gulnare 

Matilda 

Turquoise 

The  Colonel 

Green  Mantle 

Rowton 

Variation 

Birhiingham 

Oxygen 
Galata 

Chorister 

Margraye 

Vespa 

Roekittgbau' 

Pussy 

Touchstone 

Queen  of  Trumps 

Queen  of  Trumps 

Cyprian 
Miss  Letty 

EUs 

Mango  . 

Industry 

Don  John 

Deception^ 

Charles  XIL 

1839-40. 


HOLYWELL  HUNT. 
Oct.  7,  8,  4r  9.^Th6  TALAqiE  Stakes  of  2  sovs.  each. — Sixteen  subs. 
Mr.  Easterby*s  bk.  and  w.  b.  Eruca,  beat  Mr.  Opensbaw's  bri.  b.  Deception  < 
Mr.  W.  Owen's  bk.  d.  Guinea,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  d.  Carpenter 
Mr.  Jackson's  w.  d.  Snowball,  beat  Mr.  Matthew's  bl.  b.  Birdlime 
Mr.  T.  Griffith's  bk.  d.  Wanderer,  beat  Mr.  James  Hunt's  f.  d.  Hottentot 
Mr.  Swan's  bk.  d.  Knight  Errant,  beat  Mr.  J.  H.  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Snap 
Mr.  G.  Ogden's  r.  and  w.d.  Beaver,  beat  Mr.  Gale's  r.  and  w.  b.  Queen  of  Trumps 
Mr.  J.  Jenkins's  r.  p.  Glencoe,  beat  Mr.  James  Bake's  f.  b.  Belvidera 
Mr.  Edwards's  brl.  b.  Midnight,  beat  Mr.  J.  Simon's  f.  and  w.  d.  Harkaway. 
Fint  Ties, — Guinea  beat  Eruca  Wanderer  beat  Snowball        Beayer  beat  Knight 

Errant        Glencoe  beat  Midnight. 

Second  Tiet.-- Bearer  beat  Glencoe        Guinea  beat  Wanderer. 

Deciding  Courie.-^Beayer  beat  Guinea,  and  won  the  stakes. 

The  MosTYN  Stakes  of  5  sots.  each. — Sixteen  subs. 

Mr.  Easterby's  bk.  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  J.  P.  Jackson's  bk.  d.  Horab 

Mr.  Edwards's  r.  d.  Marchant,  beat  Mr.  J.  Catherall's  bk.  d.  Lidford 

Mr.  James  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  G.  Ogden's  bk.  and  f.  d.  TaUe3rrand 

Mr.  Openshaw's  brh  d.  Zebra,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sergean 

Mr.  J.  Jenkins's  r.  d.  Glaucus,  beat  Mr.  James  Hunt's  brl.  b.  Sylvian  / 

Mr.  Allen's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  J.  AUanson's  fwn.  b.  Zephyr 

Sir  E.  Mostyn's  bk.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  W.  Upton's  br.  d.  Varnish. 

Mr.  Chew's  r.  b.  Frisky  ran  a  bye,  Harmony  being  disqualified. 

Firtt  Ties, — ^Marchant  beat  Earwig        Frisky  beat  Skimmer        Glaucus  beat  Zebra 

Dart  beat  Fly, 

Second  Ties, — Marchant  beat  Frisky        Glaucus  beat  Dart, 

Deciding  Course, — Glaucus  beat  Marchant,  and  won  the  stakes. 


CLITHEROE. 

Oct  iO  if  11* — Two  Pisces  OP  Silver  Plate,  viz.:  The  Borough  Cup,  value  50 
gs. ;  and  the  Horrocksford  Cup,  value  30  gs. ;  to  be  run  for  in  two  classes ;  the 
winner  of  each  class  to  run  up  for  the  choice  of  Cups ;  the  second  dog  in  each 
class  to  receive  5  sovs. 

First  Class.— All  Age-Dogs. 
Mr.  Slater's  f.  d.  Sam  Slick,  beat  Mr.  Dutton's  r.  and  w.  d.  Logic,  by  Spring 
Mr.  Polding's  w.  and  bar.  d.  Eclipse,  beat  Mr.  Arkwright's  f.  d.  Doctor,  by  Doctor 
Mr.  Watson's  brin.  d.  Tramper,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Ermine,  late  Hermione 
Mr.  Garforh's  br.  and  w.  b.  \4ctoria,  beat  Mr.  J.  Forrest's  bl.  b.  Phoenix 
Mr.  Turner's  w.  and  r.  d.  Stopper,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  f.  and  w.  b.  Zitella 
Mr.  Robinson's  f.  b.  S.  H.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Gamett's  r.  d.  Chance,  by  Chance 
Mr.  Clegg's  r.  and  w.  d.  Trimmer,  beat  Mr.  Forrest's  bl.  d.  Hector 
Mr.  Oddie's  br.  and  w.  b.  Oiseau,  beat  Mr.  E.  Hodgson's  f.  b.  Taglioni. 

First  ri«i.— Eclipse  beat  Sam   Slick        Victoria  beat  Tramper  S.  H.  Fly  bea* 

Stopper        Trimmer  beat  Oiseau. 

Second  Ties, — Eclipse  beat  Victoria,  and  Trimmer  beat  S.  H.  Fly. 

Deciding  Course. — Mr.  Clegg's  r.  and  w.  d.  Trimmer,  by  Chance,  out  of  Spot,  beat 
Mr.  Polding's  w.  and  bar  d.  Eclipse,  and  won  the  cup. 
NO.   CVv— VOL.  XVIII.  B 


2  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Second  Class. — Puppies. 
Mr.  Turner's  br.  «nd  w.  d.  Tomboy,  beat  Mr.  E.  Hodgson's  bl.  d.  Reyeller 
Mr.  Stewart's  r.  d.  Careless,  beat  Mr.  J.  Forrest's  r.  b.  Nantwitibh 
Mr.  Oddie's  bl.and  w.d.  Young  Smuggler,  beat  Mr.  Aspinall'sr.  d.  Brandy,  by  Tramp 
Mr.  Hodgson's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Zafra,  beat  Mr.  Forrest's  bl.and  w.  b.  Fountain  Nymph 
Mr.  Arkwrigbt's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Mischief,  beat  Mr.  Garforth's  r.  d.  Millar,  by  Rocket 
Mr.  Button's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Forrest's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Flare  Up 
Mr.  Robinson's  bl.  d.  William,  by  Sultan,  beat  Mr.  Turner's  r.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  Eden's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Edhem  Bey,  beat  Mr.  Gamett's  bl.  and  w,  d.  Jonathan  Wfld 

Ftrrt  TiBi. — Tomboy  beat  Careless        Young  Smuggler  beat  Zafra        Spring  beat 

Mischief        William  beat  Edhem  Bey. 

Second  Tiff. — ^Tomboy  beat  Young  Smuggler        Spring  beat  W^illiam. 

Deciding  Coane^ — Mr.  Turner's  br.  and  w.  d.  Tomboy,  by  Vandean,  beat  Mr.  Tur- 
nerHi  r.  d.  Spring,  by  Smoker,  out  of  Queen,  and  won  the  cup. 

Match,  10  SOTS.  Mr.  Massey's  black  b.  Racer^  beat  Mr.  Gamett's  Chance. 


THE  BIGGAR  CLUB  (NEAR  LANARK.) 

Oct,  10  &  11.— SiLyEB  Flask,  for  doga  pupped  in  1838. 

Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Hero,  14  months,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  y.  d.  CapiUy.  17  ma. 
Mr,  Greenshield's  r.  b.  Ruby,  16  ms.,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  be.  b.  Pousette,  17  ms. 
Lord  Douglas's  w.  bd.  d.  Hawthorn,  16  ms.,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  bed.  Hotspur,  18  ms 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  b.  Echo,  16  ms.,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Davy,  17  ms. 
Lord  Douglas's  be.  d.  Edward,  18  ms.,  beat. Mr.  Greenshield's  w.  b.  Echo,  16  ma. 
Mr.  Greenshield's  r  d  Rival,  16  ms.,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  y.  d.  Prince,  16  ma. 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Beatock,  18ms.,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  r.  b.  Thistle,  16  ms. 

Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Annan,  18  ms.,  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Coune, — Hero  beat  Rnby  (withdrawn),  Hawthorn  beat  Rival,  and  Lord 
Douglas  having  withdrawn  Hero,  Echo,  Edward,  Beatock,  and  Annan,  named 
Hawthore  winner  of  the  Flask. 

Challenge  Cup. 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Kent,  beat  Mr.  Dixon's  r.  d.  Clyde 
Mr.  Dickson's  bk.  b.  Cora,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Butterybum 
Mr.  Greenshield's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Pilot,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  w.  and  r.  b.  Duchess 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Knight,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham'a  w.  b.  The  Queen 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.   d.  Merryman,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Spring. 

Firit  Ties. — Kent  beat  Cora        Knight  beat  Pilot        Merryman  ran  a  bye. 
Deciding  CourM.— Lord  Douglas's  Kent  beat  Lord*  Douglas's  Knight  and  Merryman 

(both  withdrawn),  and  won  the  Challenge  Cup. 


ARDROSSAN  CLUB. 

OcL  17  ^  18.— A  Cup,  for  dogs  of  1838. 
I^rd  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Landseer 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  r.  b.  My-ain-thing,  beat  Mr.  Camie's  hU  and  w,  b.  Comet 
Mr.  Camie's  y.  and  w.  d.  Carron,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.d»  CastlehiH  (after 
an  undecided  course) 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Glenkilloch ,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache  (after 

an  undecided  course)  ' 

Dr.  Brown's  bd.and  w.d.  Young  Dancer, beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  Storm 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Mirza,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  d.  Glencoe  (after  an 
undecided  course) 

Lord  Eglinton's  r.  w.b.  Maggy  Lauder,  beat  Mr.  Warner's  bd.  d.  Sweeper 

Dr.  Brown's  r.  d.  Couper,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  y.  b.  Caledonia 

Dr.  Brown's  w.  b.  Bess,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  b.  Bessy  Bell 

Lord  Eglinton's  d.  and  w.  d.  Waterloo,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  and  w.d.  Memnoo 

Lord  Eglinton's  bl.  d.  Fing^M,  beat  Mr.  Cftjpie'sbd.  d*  Chance. 


OCTOBER,  1839.  3 

First  Ties. — My-ain-thin§  beat  Drfeadnought  Carron  beat  Glenkillock  Mirza 
beat  Young  Dancer  Maggy  Lauder  beat  Couper  Waterloo  beat  Beas 
Fingal  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tma.-*— My-ain-thing,  beat  Carron        Waterloo  beat  Mirza        Fingal  beat 

Maggy  Lauder  (dr). 

Third  Tiet. — Fingal  beat  My-ain-thing         Waterloo  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Fingal  beat  Waterloo  (dr.)  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Ardrossan  Stakes  of  S  sovs.  each. 

Mr.  M azwelVs  bk.  and  w.  d.  Mullendhu,  beat  Lerd  Eglinton's  w.  b.  Swan 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  Cowboy,  beat  Dr.  Brown*«  bd.  d.  Whistler 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  b.  The  Queen,  beat  Mr.  H.  Marwell's  bd.  d.  Mignionette 
Mr.  Carnie*s  r.  b.  Camiad,  beat  Mr.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Jean 

Dr.  Brown's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Jock,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Grace  Darling 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Stewartfield,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Deluge 
Dr.  Brown's  f.  and  w.  d.  Sport,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  f.  and  w.  d.  Stargazer 
Mr.  Camie's  r.  b.  Cora,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  and  w.d.  Indiana  (late  Venus) 
Capt.  Morris's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Glory,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  w.  b.  Dancer. 
i^irst  Ties, — Cowboy  beat  Mullendhu        The  Queen  beat  Camiad        Jock  beat 
Stewartfield  (after  an  undecided  course)       Cora  beat  Sport       Glory  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tt^*— Cowboy  beat  Jock        The  Quedn  beat  Glory        (after  an  undecided 

course)        Cora  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Ties, — Cora  beat  Cowboy  (after  an  undecided  Course)         The  Queen  ran 

a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Cora  beat  The  Queen,  and  won  the  stakes* 

The  Harbour  Stakes,  for  dogs  that  never  won  a  public  prize. 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Madcap,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  b.  Moonlight 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Mosstrooper,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  r.  b.  M'Pherson,  beat  Capt.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Napoleon 
Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Sleeper,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  d.  Moses 
Dr.  Brown's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Ocean,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  w.  and  d.  b.  Pussy 
Dr.  Brown's  w.  &nd  bk.  d.  Hornet,  beat  Mr.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Midnight 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark,  beat  Mr.  Wilson's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Mary 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  b.  Kisk,  beat  Mr.  Warner's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly. 

First  Ties. — Madcap  beat  M'Pherson        Sweeper  beat  Mosstrooper        Skylark  beat 
Ocean  (after  an  undecided  course)         Hornet  beat  Risk. 
Second  Ties. — Madcap  beat  Sweeper    •     Skylark  beat  Hornet. 
Deciding  Course, — Skylark  beat  Madcap,  and  won  the  stakes.  * 

* 

The  Selling  Stakes. 

Mr.  Preston's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Moorbum,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  hk.  and  w.  d.  Cottager 
Lord  Eglinton's  bl.  b.  Dowager,  beat  Mr.  Robertson's  bd.  d.  Jupiter 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Nightingale,  beat  Mr.  Robertson's  bd^  b.  Swift. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  y.  d.  Prince,  ran  a  bye. 

Ties, — Moorbum  beat  Dowager        Nightingale  beat  Prince. 

Deciding  Course, — Nightingale  beat  Moorbum  (after  an  undecided  course),  and  won 

the  stakes. 

Consolation  Stakes — First  Class. 
Mr .  A.  Graham's  My  Lord,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  Memnon 
Lord  Eglinton's  Deluge,  beat  Mr.  H.^Maxwell's  Midnight 
Mr.  Qninns.  Moses,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  Risk 

Captain  Pettat  ns.  Stargazer,  beat  Dr.  Arthur  ns.  Jean  (after  an  undecided  course) 
Ties, — My  Lord  beat  t>eiuge,  Moses  beat  Stargazer. 
Deciding  Course, — Moses  beat  My  Lord,  and  won  the  stakes. 

Consolation  Stakes — Second  Class. 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  Mullendhu,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Caledonia 
Dr.  Brown's  Old  Dancer,  beat  Mr.  J.  O.  Fairlie  ns.  Swan 

B  2 


4  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  Miller  us.  Indiana,  beat  Mr.  Warner's  Sweeper 

Lord  Eglinton'a  Grace  Darling,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  Moustache. 

Ties, — ^Maliendhu  beat  Dancer,  Indiana  beat  Grace  Darlii^. 

Deciding  Count, — Indiana  beat  Mullendha,  and  won  the  stakes* 


SOUTH  LANCASHIRE  CLUB  (SOUTIIPORT). 

Oct,  23  and  34. — The  Annual  DrnmsR  Stakes,  for  all-ag^  dogs* 
Mr.  Upton's  br.  d.  Vanish,  beat  Mr.  Jenkins's  r.  d.  Gordon  Glenmore 
Mr.  F.  Summer's  r.  d.  Baronet,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  r.  d.  Hero 
Mr.  Bake's  r.  and  w.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  Edward's  r.  d.  Merchant 
Mr.  King's  f.  d.  Clasher,  beat  Mr.  Hodgscm's  f.  and  w.  b.  Zitella 
Mr.  Badcoek's  bl.  d.  Sir  Phillip,  beat  Mr.  Machell's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Yoang'  Logie 
Mr.  Arden*8  bl.  b.  Maiden  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  r.  and  w.  d.  Bamboo 
Mr.  Williams'  r.  b.  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Clare's  bL  d.  Whey  Joe 
Mr.  Marlow's  f.  and  w.  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  AUanson's  f.  b.  Zephyr. 

JPtrsI  Tmi. — Vanish  beat  Baronet        Clasher  beat  Skimmer        Maiden  Queen  beat 

Sir  Philip        Elis  beat  Venus. 

Second  Ties, — Clasher  beat  Vanish,  and  Elis  beat  Maiden  Queen. 

Deciding  Course, — Elis  beat  Clasher,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  St.  Leger  Stakes,  for  Puppies. 

Mr.  King's  bd.  d.  Charles  XII.,  beat  Mr.  Jenkins's  r.  d.  Gulielme 

Mr.  Robinson's  f.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Machell's  r.  d.  Magic 

Mr.  Edwards'  r.  d.  Miller  of  Mansfield,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Za&a 

Mr.  Williams'  y.  and  w.  d.  Filho,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  r.  d.  Exquisite 

Mr.  Bake's  r.  a.  Burgundy,  beat  Mr.  King's  bl.  d.  Bloomsbury 

Mt.  Machell's  w.  and  r.  b.  May  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Badcoek's  bl.b.  Gipsey 

Mr.  Robinson's  r.  d.  Topper,  beat  Mr.  3.  H.  Williams's  bl.  d.  William 

Mr.  Upton's  r.  b.  Speedy,  beat  Mr.  Jenkins's  r.  d.  Glencoe. 

First  7i>«.— Fly  beat  Charles  XII.        Filho  beat  Miller  of  Mansfield        May  Queen 

beat  Burgundy        Topper  beat  Speedy. 

Second  Ties. — Fly  beat  Filho,  and  Topper  beat  May  Queen. 

Deciding  Course. — Fly  beat  Topper,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Fleetwood  Cup,  for  all  ages. 

Mr.  Kay's  bl.  b.  Sarah,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  bl.  d.  Bleacher  (dr) 

Mr.  Gale's' f.  and  w.  b.  Queen  of  Trumps,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Talleyrand 

Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Enterprise,  beat  Mr.  Whitehead's  r  and  w.  d.  Rock 

Mr.  Tunstall's  r.  d.  Cbasse,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  f.  and  w.  d.  Major 

Mr.  King's  r.  d.  Clinker,  beat  Mr.  Marlow's  bl.  b.  Queen 

Mr.  Ogden's  b.  and  w.  d.  Ergot,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  b.  Mary 

Mr.  Bake's  f.  b.  Belvidera,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  bl.  b.  Midnight 

Mr.  Hunt's  bd.  b.  Sylvian,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  r.  d.  Sam. 

First  Ties — Sarah  beat  Queen  of  Trumps        Chasse  beat  Enterprise        Ergot  beat 

Clinker        Sylvian  beat  Belvidera. 

Second  Ties. — Sarah  beat  Chasse,  and  Sylvan  beat  Ergot. 
Deciding  Course. — Sylvan  beat  Sarah  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Church  Town  Stakk:^,  for  Puppies. 

Mr.  Bake's  bl.  d.  Bluecap,  by  Priam,  out  of  Lady,  beat  Mr.  Edwards'  bd.  b.  Moss 

Rose,  by  Pepper,  out  of  Frisky 
Mr.  Whitehead's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Pedlar,  by  Harlequin,  out  of  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Upton's 

bd.  b.  Myrtle,  sister  to  Moss  Rose 
Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  r.  d^  Snap,  by  Royal  Oak,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  w.  and  y.  d.  Mmis- 

tar,  by  Bolivar,  out  of  Revenge's  dam 
Mr.  Eden's  f.  d.  Ensign,  by  Young  Cato,  out  of  Phcenlz,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  r.  b 

Honeysuckle,  by  Priam,  out  of  Lady. 


OCTOBER,  1839.  ,5 

Ties, — Pedlar  beat  Bluecap  (drawn),  and  Snap  beat  Ensign. 
Deciding  Course, — Snap  beat  Pedlar,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

SouTHPOBT  Stakes  for  all- aged  Dogs. 

Mr.  Hunt's  Zephyr,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  Zinganee 
Mr.  Ogden's  Talleyrand,  beat  Mr.  Williams'  Filho 
Mr.  Bake's  Ban.boo,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  Torello 
Mr.  Slater's  Sam  Slick,  beat  Mr.  Whitehead's  Rock. 

Ties, — Talleyrand  beat  Zephyr,  and  Sam  Slick  beat  Bamboo. 

Deciding  Course, — Talle3rrand  beat  Sam  Slick,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

KossALL  Stakes,  for  sll-aged  beaten  Dogs. 

Mr.  Kobinson's  Hero,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  Belvidera 

Mr.  Hodgson's  Zitella,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Sam 

Mr.  Gale's  Queen  of  Trumps,  beat  Mr.  Jenkins'  Gordon  Glenmore 

Mr.  Eden's  Enterprize,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  Talleyrand. 

Ties, — Hero  beat  Zitella,  and  Enterprize  beat  Queen. 

Deciding   Course. — Enterprize  beat  Hero,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Crossland  Stakes  for  beaten  Puppies. 

Mr.  Machell's  Magic,  beat  Mr.  S.  H.  Williams's  William 
Mr.  Hodgson's  Zafra,  beat  Mr.  Whitehead's  Harkaway 
Mr.  Hunt's  Honeysuckle,  beat  Mr.  Upton's  Speedy 
Mr.  Forrest's  Fuzileer,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  red  dog 

Ties, — Zafra  beat  Magic,  and  Honeysuckle  beat  Fuzileer. 

Deciding  Course, — Honeysuckle  beat  Zafra,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

A  match  for  20  sovs.  a  side,  between  Mr.  King's  black  dog,  of  the  Bush  Inn,  Man- 
chester, and  Mr.  George  Brennan's  (of  Dublin)  white  bitch,  was  run  ;  best  two 
out  of  three ;  and  won  by  Mr.  King's  dog  in  gallant  style,  in  two,  heats. 


THE  BIGGAR  CLUB. 

Oct,  24  and  25. — The  Cup,  presented  by  Lord  Douglas. 
Mr.  Hutcheson's  bk.  d.  Damper,  beat  Mr.  A.  G  raham's  bd.  b.  Jenny 
Mr.  Pender's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Nelson,  beat  Sir  N.  M.  Lockhart's  bd.  b.  Sleepy  Maggie 
Mr.  Hutcheson's  bk.  d.  Tbacker,  beat  Sir  N.  M.  Lockhart's  w.  d.  Antelope 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Buttery  burn,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Spring 
Mr  Borron's  r.  d.  Glasgow,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  bk.  b.  Cora 
Mr.  Greenshield's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Pilot,  beat  Mr.  Sim's  r.  b.  Speed 
Mr.  Anderson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Veioz,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  r.  b.  Ruby 
Mr.  Tod's  bk.  d.  Jehu,  beat  Mr.  B.  Cochran's  y.  b.  Nameless. 

First  Ties, — Damper  beat  Nelson         Butteryburn  beat  Thacker  (after  an  undecided 
course)        Pilot  beat  Clasgow         Veloz,  beat  Jehu. 

Second  Ties, — Butteryburn  beat  Damper         Veloz  beat  Pilot. 
Deciding  Course.—- Butteryburn  beat  Veloz,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Douglas  Water  Stakes. 

Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Knight,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  bd.  b.  Leader 

Mr.  Dickson's  w.  and  r.  b.  Duchess,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  r.  b.  ThisUe  (after  an 

undecided  course) 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Barefoot,  beat  Mr.  Greenshield's  hi.  d.  Hotspur. 

I^rd  Douglas's  bd.  b.  Mastic  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Cour<e.-:^Knight  beat  Thistle,  and  (Barefoot  and  Mastic  being  drawn)  won 

the  Cup. 

The  Challenge  Cup  (three  runs). 
Mr.  A.  Graham,  Challenger.         Lord  Douglas,  Defender. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Castlehill ^*  •  •     1     1 

Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Fury 2     2 

Castlehill  thus  winning  the  Cup. 


6  THE  RACING  CALENDAR, 

ABERDEENSHIRE  CLUB. 

Oct:  if,  tS,  and  24. — Cup,  yalae  95  sovs.  for  Puppies  of  1838. 

Mr.  Gordon's  (of  Ab^rdour)  w,  and  r.  b.  Albinia,  best  Mr.  Mitcheir«  b.  and  w.  d. 

Bruah 
Mr.  Mitchell's  w.  and  r.  b.  Flora  M^Iror,  beat  Mr.  Gordon's  b.  b.  Ada 
Mr.  Prittie's  b.  b.  Adelaide,  beat  Mr.  Gibson's  w.  b«  Regina 
Mr.  G.  Russell's  bL  and  w.  b.  Ariel,  beat  Mr.  Gibson's  w.  d.  Jock  Ely. 
Tisf.— Ariel  beat  Flora  M^Iyor        Albinia  beat  Adelaide. 
Dmding  Cowru, — Albinia  beat  Ariel,  and  won  the  Cop. 

'  Cup,  Talne  95  S07S.,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 

Mr.  Mitchell's  bl.  d.  Stranger,  beat  Mr.  Gordon's  r.  d.  Aberdour 

Mr.  Gordon's  b.  b.  Active,  beat  Mr.  Mitcheirs  r.  and  w.  d.  Swift 

Mr.  Duff's  (M.P.)  y.  and  w.  d.  Ball,  beat  Mr.  G.  Campbell's  (of  Troup)  w.  d.  Gale 

Mr.  Hend<«rson's  w.  b.  d.  Wee  Geordie,  beat  Mr.  G.  Campbell's  b.  b.  Glee 

Mr.  Henderson's  b.  b.  Queen  ef  Beauty,  beat  Mr.  Duff's  (M.P.)  r.  and  w.  b.  Needle 

Mr.  Henderson's  b.  and  w.  b.  Lady  Maria,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  d.  b.  Highland 

Mary 
Mr.  Gibson's  r.  d.  Grasper,  beat  Mr.  Jamieson's  r.  and  w.  d.  Glen 
Mr.  Jamieson's  b.  d.  Harlequin,  beat  Mr.  W.  Gordon's  r.  d.  Actaeon 

JPtrst  Tin. —  Active  beat  Stranger        Wee   Geordie   beat    Ball  Grasper  best 

Qneen  of  Beauty        Lady  Maria  beat  Harlequin. 

Second  Tm^ — Active  beat  Wee  Geordie        Grasper  beat  Lady  Maria. 

Deeding  Ctwrst* — Grasper  beat  Active  (after  two  undecided  courses),  and  won  the 

m  Cup. 

SwBEPJTAKES  of  1  sov.  oacb,  for  beaten  dogs. 

Mr.  Gordon's  Aberdour,  beat  Mr.  Duff's  Needle 
Mr.  Robinson's  Sligo,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  Highland  Mary 
Mr.  Garden  Campbell's  Glee,  beat  Mr.  Mitchell's  Swift 
Mr.  Mitchell's  Brush,  beat  Mr.  W.  Gordon's  Actaeon. 

Ties, — Sligo,  beat  Aberdour  (drawn  lame)         Brush  beat  Glee. 
Deciding  Coune, — Sligo  beat  Brush,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
Had  not  Lady  Maria  met  with  a  severe  accident  during  her  first  run,  there  is  no 
doubt  she  would  have  carried  off  the  All-aged  Cup,  as  she  did  last  year. 


WINNARLEIGH. 

Oct,  30. — The  Cup  ;  the  second  dog  received  3  sovs* 
Mr.  W.  Patten's  bL  d.  Blucher,  beat  Mr.  Moore's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Medusa 
Mr.  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Landmark,  beat  Mr.  Ford's  bk.  d.  Harasser 
Mr.  £.  Hornby's  f.  d.  Husbandman,  beat  Mr.  C.  Bourne's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Barry 
Mr.  W.  A.  Hinde's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Thompson's  bd.  d.  Terry  Alt. 
Ttcf. — Landmark  beat  Blucher  Husbandman  beat  Hector. 

Deciding  Course, — Landmark  beat  Husbandman,  and  won  the  Cup  ;  Husbandman  the 

sovs. 

The  Patten  Stakes. 
Mr.  H.  Hornby's  r.  and  w.  d.  Holywell,  beat  Mr.  Ford's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Faithful 
Mr.  Lamb's  bk.d.  Luther,  beat  Mr.  Clarke's  bd.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  bl.  b.  Havannah,  beat  Mr.  Moore's  bd.d.  Musquito 
Mr.  Rawsthorne's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Rambler,  beat  Mr.  W.  A.  Hinde's  f.  d.  Eex. 

Ttes.— Holy  well  beat  Luther  Havannah  beat  Rambler. 

Deciding  Course. — Havannah  beat  Holywell,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Puppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Mcore's  bk.  b.. Margaret,  beat  Mr.  Clarke's  bd.  d.  Hemlock 

Mr,  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Lord-JJeutenant,  beat  Mr.  W.  Hinde's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Hag. 


OCTOBER  1839.  '  1 

Mr.  Walmsley's  bd.  d.  Whip,  heat  Mn  C.  Bourne's  r.  and  w.  d.  Birdlimb 
Mr.  R.  Hinde's  hi.  h.  Tonge,  beat  Mr.  Rawsthorne's  f.  d.  Racer. 

Tw%. — Lord  Lieutenant  beat  Margaret         Whip  heat  Tongue 

Deciding  Course, — Whip  heat  Lord-Lieutenant,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

WHITEHAVEN. 
Oct.  28,  29.— The  Cup. 

Mr.  H.  Jefferson's  f.  &  w.  d.  Joker,  heat  Mr.  Mossop*s  hk.  b.  Swallow 

Mr.  Hudson's  f.  and  w.  h.  Bess,  heat,  Mr.  Fox's  hk.  and  w.  d.  Fearnought 

Mr.  Turner's  r.  d.  Quaker,  beat  Mr.  Brisco's  f.  and  w.  d.  Sir  Robert  Peel 

Mr.  Lmdow's  w.  d.  Limestone,  beat  Mr.  Robert's  hr.  and  w.  b.  Flora 

Mr.  Christian's  hk.  and  w.  d.  Jerry,  heat  Mr.  Reed's  hk.  d.  Hector 

Mr.  Clerk's  hi.  b.  Musk,  beat  Mr.  Roper's  f.  d.  Bangor 

Mr.  Brown's  w.  and  hk.  d.  Bruce,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  hk.  d.  Tramp 

Mr.  J.  S.  Dickinson's  r.  d.  York,  heat  Mr.  Postlethwaite's  f  and  w.  d.  Ribton 

Mr.  Harris's  f.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  W.  Dickinson's  r.  d.  Simon 

Mr.  Thompson's  hi.  d.  Blueskiu,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  f.  b.  Lady 

Mr.  Salkeld's  bd.  d.  Brandy,  beat  Mr.  Jefferson's  hk  d.  Jim  Crow 

Mr.  Fox's  hi.  and  w..d.  Galloper,  beat  Mr.  Jonathan  Wood's  Nina 

Mr.  J.  Bean's  (Ulcoats)  hk.  b.  Flounce,  beat  Mr.  Bowman's  hr.  and  w.  b.  Flora. 

First  Ties. — Bess  beat  Joker  Quaker  beat  Limestone  York  beat  Bruce 

Victoria  beat  Blueskin.  Galloper  heat  Brandy  Jerry  heat  Musk 

Flounce  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties, — Bess  ran  a  bye  Jerry  beat  Quaker  Victoria  heat  York 

Flounce  heat  Galloper. 

Third  Ties, — Bess  beat  Jerry  Victoria  beat  Flounce. 

Deciding  Course, — Bess  heat  Victoria,  and  won  the  Cup. 

Matches. 
Mr.  Postlethwaite's  f.  and  w.  d.  Ribton,  heat  Mr.  Jefferson's  Fairy 
Mr.  Brown's  w.  and  h.  d.  Bruce,  beat  Mr.  Christian's  r.  and  w.  d,  Jim  Crow 
Mr.  J.  Roper's  f.  d.  Bangor,  heat  Mr.  Dalzell's  f.  h.  Fly. 

Puppy  Matches. 
Mr.  Fox's  w.  and  lem.  b.  Gamut,  beat  Mr.  Jefferson's  hk.  d.  Jaffier 
Mr.  Jefferson's  f.  d,  Jarvie,  beat  Mr.  Fox's  f.  h.  Fenella. 

Matches  Undecided. 

Mr.  I.  Mossop's agst.  Mr,  Henry  Jefferson's— 

Mr.  Benson's  hr.  and  w.  d.  Lanercost,  agst.  Mr.  Brown's  f.  d.  Bachelor. 

Sweepstakes. 
Mr.  Jefferson's  bd.  d.  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Lindow's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Swift 
Mr.  H,  Jefferson's  hk.  and  w.  b.  Kate,  heat  Mr.  Brown's  r.  and  w.  d.  Brilliant. 

Kate  heat  Hector,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

COCKNEY  (EVERLEIGH,  WILTSHIRE). 
Nov,  4i  and  5. — The  Puppy  Cup  Stakes. 
Mr.  Spooner's  f.  b.  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  hk.  d.  Plaistow 
Mr.  Patient's  hk,  b.  Ruby,  beat  Mr.  Chitty's  r.  b.  Crucifix 
Dr.  Scott's  hk.  b.  Sister  Bab,  beat  Mr.  Baillie's  f.  b.  Bertha 
Dr.  Scott's  r.  h.  Sprite,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  hi.  and  w.  h.  Belle 
Mr.  Clarke's  r.  and  w.  b.  Bulow,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  r.  d.  Sailor 
Mr.  Patient's  bk.  d.  Plenipo,  heat  Mr.  Chitty's  f.  d.  Caesar. 

First  Tie*.— Shamrock  beat  Ruby        Sprite  beat  Sister  Bab         Bulow  beat  Plenipo. 

Second  Ties, — Sprite  heat  Shamrock,  and  Bulow  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  C<wr«.— No  hare  being  found,  the  Stakes  were  djyided. 

The  Jenner  Stakes. 
Dr.  Scott's  f.  d.  Solicitor,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  r.  d.  Pompous 


8  THE  RACING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  Spooner*!  bl.'b.  Splendour,  beat  Mr.  Baillie's  bk.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  Baillie'i  r.  b.  Balsam,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  bl.  b.  Planet 
Mr.  Spooner'a  bl.  d.  Spanker,  beat  Mr.  Cbitty's  bk  d.  Caravan. 

7'tei..^Sp]endour  beat  Solicitor,  and  Balsam  beat  Spanker. 

^Thb  Everlbioh  Stakes. 

Dr.  Scott's  F.  B.  Susan,  beat  Mr.  Baillie's  bk.  b.  Beaden 
Mr.  Spooner's  r.  b.  Sunflower,  beat  Mr.  Chitty's  r,  b.  Coral. 

Dieiding  Ontrse. — Susan  beat  Sunflower,  and  won  (be  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr.  Spooner's  bk.  b.  Susan,  beat  his  r.  p.  by  Critic 
Mr.  Spooner's  r.  b.  Sunflower,  beat  his  bk.  b.  Susan 
Mr.  Long^  8  r.  b.  beat  Mr.  Baillie's  r.  b. 
Dr.  Scott's  f.  d.  Solicitor,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  bk.  b.  Eboiy. 

Several  other  matches  could  not  come  off  for  want  of  hares. 


MIDDLETON  MEETINGi 

Nw.  4  and  5.-— The  Grimeshill  Cup. 
Hon.  Mr.  Chichester's  r.  d.  Red  Rose,  beat  Mr.  H.  Faucett's  d.  d.  Tortoise 
Mr.  James  Harrison's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  J.  Bowness's  bd.  and  w.b.  Brendi 
Mr.  Boustead's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Spring,  heat  Mr.  Wilson's  bk.  d.  Wellington 
Mr.  T.  Bowness's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Memnon,  beat  Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Major. 

Ties, — Fly  beat  Red  Rose        Spring  beat  Memnon 
Deciding  Course. — Spring  beat  Fly,  and  won  the  Cap. 

The  MiDDXTON  Hall  Cup,  for  Puppies. 
Hon.  Mr.  Chichester's  bk.  w.  b.  Minx,  beat  Mr.  M.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Mrs.  Squeen 
Hon.  Mr.  Chichester's  bk.  w.  d.  Marske,  beat  Mr.  Richardson's  bd.  d.  Mira 
Mr.  Proctor's  bk.  d.  Mohican,  beat  Mr.  Rawnson's  bd.  d.  Martlet 
Mr.  Wilson's  f.  d.  Midshipman,  beat  Mr.  George  Dinsdale's  r.  d.  Mango. 

Ties. — Minx  beat  Marske,  and  Midshipman  beat  Mohican 
Deciding  Course, — Midshipman  beat  Minx,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Close  Foot  Stake,  for  all  Ages. 
Mr.  Moore's  bd.  b.  Miss  May  lie,  beat  Mr.  Wilson's  r.  d.  Murat 
Mr.  J.  Bowness's  bk.  b.  Blue  Bell,  beat  Mr.  Bowness's  r.  and  w.  b.  Marchioness. 
Deciding  Cimrse. — Blue  Bell  beat  Miss  Maylie,  and  won  the  Stake. 

The  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  Proctor's  bl.  d.  Mohican,  beat  Mr.  Boustead's  bk.  b.  British  Queen 
Mr.  G.  Dinsdale's  r.  d.  Mango,  beat  Mr.  Richardson's  bd.  d.  Mira. 

Deciding  Cmirje^— Mango  beat  Mohican,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  All*Aged  Stakes. 
Mr.  T.  Bowness'  bk.  w.  d.  Memnon,  beat  Mr.  Faucett's  bd.  b.  Miss  Maylie 
Mr.  Wilson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Wellington,  beat  Hon.  Mr.  Chichester's  r.  d.  Bed  Rose. 


MID-LOTHIAN  CLUB. 

Nov,  5  ^  6. — The  Silver  Couples. 
Mr.  Ramsay's  f.  d.  Bolam,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Rasper 
Mr.  G.  Wauchope's  f.  d.  Woful,  beat  Mr.  Aiichison's  hi.  d.  Adam 
Mr.  Wauchope's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Chesterfield,  beat  Mr.  Walker  s  f.  d.  Wizard 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Moss-trooper,  beat  Mr.  Sharpe's  bk.  d.  Sambo. 

Mr.  Graham  Stirling  bk.  b.  Virgin  ran  a  bye. 
First  Ties. — Bolam  beat  Virgin      Chesterfield  beat  Woful      Moss-trooper  ran  a  bye. 
Second  Ties, — Moss-trooper  beat  Bolam        Chesterfield  ran  a  bye. 
Deciding  Course, — Moss-trooper  beat  Chesterfield,  and  won  the  Couples. 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  9 

The  Cup,  value  Twenty  gaineas,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 
Mr.  Walker's  blc.  d.  Dasbaway,  beat  Hon.  J.  Stuart's  b.  and  w.  d.  Darnaway 
Mr.  El.  MazweU's  bd.  b.  Mignionette,  beat  Mr.  Ramsay's  bk.and  w.  d.  Bury 
Mr.  Wauchope*8  bk.  d.  Drone,  beat  Mr.  Trotter's  w.  d.  Bolt 
Mr.  Hunter's  bk.  b.  Hebe,  beat  Sir  W.  Baillie's  r.  d.  Bolivar 
Mr.  Sharpe's  f.  d.  Monarch,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bl.  b.  Witch 
Mr.  Wardlaw  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Rocket,  beat  Mr.  Dewar's  r.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  Graham  Stirling  s  bl.d.  Charlie,  beat  Mr.  Aitchison's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Achmet. 

First  Ties. — Mignionette  beat  Dashaway  Hebe  beat  Drone  Monarch  beat 

Rocket  Charlie  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties^ — Mignionette  beat  Charlie  Monarch  beat  Hebe. 

Deciding  Course. — Mignionette  beat  Monarch,  and  won  the  Cup. 
The  Champion  Cup  and  Stakes  of  five  sovs.  each,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 
Mr.  W,  Ramsay's  bl.  d.  Ranter,  beat  Mr.  Trotter's  f.  d.  Comus 
Sir  W.  Baillie's  bk.  d.  The  Bravo,  beat  Mr.  Graham  Stirling's  bk.  b.  Lady 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  ran  a  bye. 

Ties. — Mountain  Dew  beat  Ranter  The  Bravo  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Mountain  Dew  beat  The  Bravo,  and  won  the  Champion  Cup  and 

Stakes. 

The  Newbattle  Abbey  Stakes  of  five  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.  if  declared  before  the 
drawing,  for  dogs  of  last  year,  16  subs.,  three  of  whom  declared, 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  and  d.  Memnon,  beat  Sir  W.  Baillie's  bk.  d.  Bangour 
Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  b.  Clotho,  beat  Mr.  G.  Wauchope's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Whisper 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Merrythought,  beat  Sir.  W.  Baillie's  y.  d.  Blucher 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Madcap,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  d.  Cerberus 
Mr.  Wauchope's  r.  d.  Combat,  beat  Mr.  Aitchison's  bk.  d.  Dotheboys 
Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Don  John,  beat  Mr.  Sharpe's  f.  d.  Scud 
Mr.  Dewar's  bk.  d.  Dominie  Sampson,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Memnon  beat  Dominie  Sampson         Merrythought  beat  Clotho 
Combat  beat  Madcap  Don  John  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties. — Memnon  beat  Don  John  Merrythought  beat  Combat. 

Deciding  Course.— Memnon  beat  Merrythought  (drawn),  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  BuccLEucH  Stakes  of  five  sovs.  each,  h.  ft.,  if  declared  before  drawing,  for  dogs 

of  all  ages. 

Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  d.  Chieftain,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  b.  Queen  Bee 
Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  b.  Vespa,  beat  Hon.  J.  Stuart's  bk.  b.  Nimble 
Mr,  Wardlaw  Ramsay's  r.  and  w.b.  Rosa,  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Chieftain  beat  Rosa  (Vespa  drawn),  and  ^on  the  Stakes. 

BENDRIGG  (NEAR  KENDAL)  CLUB. 

Nov.  6  and  7. — The  Cup. 

Mr.  R.  Burrow's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Bruiser,  beat  Mr.  W.  Atkinson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Tramp 

Mr.  T.  Hint's  f.  d.  Pickpocket,  beat  Mr.  C.  Carmatt's  bl.  d.  Smoker 

Mr.  T.  Parker's  f.  and  w.  d.  Pleader,  beat  Mr.  J.  Machell's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Dr.  Fop 

Mr.  R.  Easterby's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Eruca,  beat  Mr.  J.  Benn's  br.  d.  Blunder 

Mr.  R.  Easterby's  bl .  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.T.  Walker's  w.  b.  Lady 

Mr.  Henderson  a  bl.  w.  d.  Wee  Geordie,  beat  Mr.  Cregg's  f.  and  w.  d.  Spring 

Mr.  J.  Harrison's  r.  d.  Mystery,  beat  Mr.  W.  Thompson's  br.  b.  Tidy 

Mr.  J.  Thompson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Logic,  beat  Mr.  J.  Turner's  bl.  b.  Twirl. 

First  Ties, — Pickpocket  beat  Bruiser  Wee  Geordie  beat  Earwig 

Pleader  beat  Eruca  Logic  beat  Mystery. 

Second  Ties, — Pleader  beat  Pickpocket  Wee  Geordie  beat  Logic. 

Deciding  Course, — Pleader  won  the  Cup  (Wee  Geordie  drawn),  after  an  undecided 
course,  both  dogs  being  unsighted  immediately  after  slipping. 

The  St.  Leger  Stakes,  for  puppies. 
Mr.  J.  W.  Thompson's  w.  d.  Teaser,  beat  Mr. J.  Benn's  br.  d.  Bloomsbury 
Mr.  I.  Simpson's  br.  d.  Edwin,  beat  Mr.  Moor's  br.  b.  Morleena 

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10  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  R.  Easterby'i  br.  b.  Esperance,  beat  Mr.  J.  Matcbeirs  w.  and  r.  b.  May  Queen 

(drawn) 
Mr.  J.  Tbompson's  r.  d.  Tarn  O'Shanter,  beat  Mr.  Walmsley's  br.  d.  Whip.  . 

Ties. — Edwin  beat  Teaser  Esperanoe  beat  Tarn  0*$banter. 

Deciding  Courte, — Edwin  beat  Esperance,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Three-mile  House  Puppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Eidsfortb's  br.  b.  Emma,  beat  Mr.  W.  Wilson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Saddler 
Mr.  Bonn's  br.  and  w.  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  W.  Atkinson's  r.  b.  Mischief. 

Deciding  Course. — Violet  beat  Emma,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Bendrioo  All-agkd  Stakes.* 

Mr.  Easterby's  bL  d*  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  J.  W.  Thompson's  Tidy- 
Mr.  Turner's  w.  and  r.  d.  Stopper,  beat  Mr.  Parkins's  Promise 
Mr.  Gregg's  f.  and  w.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Rowley's  Regina 
Mr.  Turner's  br.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Benn's  Bugle. 

Ties. — Earwig  beat  Stopper  Sly  beat  Spring. 

Deciding  Gwric.— Earwig  won  the  Stakes,  Sly  being  drawn  af^er  an  undecided  coarse 

The  PuppT  Stakes. 

Mr.  Harrison's  bl.  d.  Fifer,  beat  Mr.  J.  W.  Thompson's  Teazer 
Mr*  Benn's  br.  d.  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Walmsley's  Whip. 

Deciding  Course* — Fifer  beat  Bloomsbury,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr.  J.  Lodge's  br.  b.  Lady,  beat  Mr.  Eidsfortb's  br.  b.  Enuna 
Mr.  Harrison's  br.  d.  Tenr  Alt,  beat  Mr.  Hind's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Smart 
Mr.  J.  Thompson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Tramp,  beat  Mr.  Porter's  br.  d.  Jerry. 

SUTHERLAND. 

Nov,  6  and  7. 

Mr.  G.  Ross's  bl.  d.  Valentine,  beat  Mr.  Reed's  bd.  b.  Duchess 

Mr.  Craig's  b.  d.  Vulcan,  beat  Mr.  Reed's  w.  d.  Spring 

Mr.  Peterson's  w.  and  y.  b.  Duchess,  beat  Mr.  Houston's  y.  d.  Sunbeam 

Mr.  Reed's  w.  b.  Vixen,  beat  Mr.  Craig's  bd.  d.  Rattler 

Mr.  Houston's  b.  d.  Snowball,  beat  Mr.  Craig's  bd.  d.  Rapid 

Mr.  Reed's  bd.  d.  Duke,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Duchess  beat  Vulcan  Snowball  beat  Duke  (drawn) 

Valentine  beat  Vixen. 

Second  Ties, — Duchess  beat  Snowball  Valentine  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Mr.  G.  Ross's  bl.  d.  Valentine,  beat  Mr.  Paterson's  w.  and  y«  b« 

Duchess,  and  won  the  Cup. 
Mr.  Bantock,  of  Dunrobin,  Tryer. 

The  Fleetwood  Cup. 

Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Ermine  (late  Hermione),  beat  Mr.  Slater's  r.  b.  Smart 

Mr.  Ball's  b.  d.  Lucifer,  beat  Mr.  Birch's  f.  d.  Dart 

Mr.  Garvin's  bd.  d.  Joram,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  b.  and  w.  d.  Scylla 

Mr.  Harriott's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Bugle-eye,  beat  Mr.  Redish's  r.  and  w.  d.  Retainer 

(late  Fylde) 
Mr.  Heyes's  f.  d.  Hemlock,  beat  Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  b.  Helena  (late  Nip) 
Mr.  Rowley's  bk.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  Birch's  bk.  d.  Bandy 
Mr.  Eden's  r.  b.  Enchantress  (late  Lapwing),  beat  Mr.  Shter's  f.  d.  Sam  Slick 
Mr.  Craven's  bl.  d.  Carlos,  beat  Mr.  Lees's  r.  d.  Lolly, 

First  Ties, — Lucifer  beat  Ermine      Joram  beat  Bugle-eye   .    Emperor  beat  Hemlock 

Enchantress  beat  Carlos. 

SecoTid  Ties, — Lucifer  beat  Snowball  Emperor  beat  Enchantress. 

Deciding  Course. — Emperor  beat  Lucifer,  and  won  the  Cup, 

The  RossALL  Puppy  Cup,  value  321 

Mr.  Redish's  bd.  d.  Rowton,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  r.  d.  Snap 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  11 

Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Isabella,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  f.  d.  Solomon 

Mr.  Heyes's  w.  and  f.  d.  Hylaz,  beat  Mr.  Birch's  bl.  b.  Sultana 

Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Scramble,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Exciseman 

Mr.  Ball's  r.  d.  Bittern,  beat  iVIr.  Eden's  bk.  d.  Edbem  Bey 

Mr.  Lee's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Lottery,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  f.  d.  Sheridan. 

Mr.  Craven's  r.  b.  Castle  Carey,  beat  Mr.  Reed's  f.  b.  Rose 

Mr.  Rowley's  f.  b.  Rebecca  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Isabella  beat  Rowton         Hylax  beat  Scramble         Bittern  beat  Lottery 

Rebecca  beat  Castle  Carey. 

Second  Ties. — Hylax  beat  Isabella  Bittern  beat  Rebecca. 

Deciding  Course, — Hylax  beat  Bittern,  and  won  the  Cup. 

Thk  Union  Stakes. 

Mr.  Ball's  bl.  d.  Bagle,  by  Bachelor — Nimble,  beat  Mr.  Ganrin's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Go 
Mr.  Eden's  r.  d.  Eclair  (late  Lightning),  by  Streamer,  out  of  Bride,  beat  Mr.  Slater's 

r.  d.  Sam^by  Staring  Tom,  out  of  Nimble 
Mr.  Craven's  bl.  b.  Cara,  by  Leader — Hebe,  beat  Mr.  Lee's  r.  and  w«  d.  Leicester 
Mr.  Harriott's  f.  b.  Harmless » beat  Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Earl. 

Ties, — Bugle  beat  Eclair  Cara  beat  Hannless. 

Deciding  Course, — Cara  beat  Bugle,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Bold  Stakes,  for  dogs  of  all  aged. 

Mr.  Williamson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sylla,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  bL  d.  Carlos 

Mr.  Slater's  r.  b.  Smart,  beat  Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  b.  Helena 

Mr.  Lee's  r.  d.  Lolly,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  bl.  d.  Grasper 

Mr.  Rowley's  r.  and  w.  d.  Ella  (late  Trafalgar),  beat  Mr.  Redish's  f.  b.  Rachel. 

r«e5.~SylIa  beat  Smart  Ella  beat  Lolly. 

Deciding  Course, — Sylla  beat   Ella,  and  won   the   Stakes.        S 

The  Champagne  STAKEs,Tor  puppies. 

Mr.  Lees'  bk.  and  w.  d.  Lottery,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  f.  d.  Ensign 

Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  r.  d.  Snap,  beat  Mr.  Harriott's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Mary. 

Deciding  Course, — Snap  beat  Lottery,  and  won  the  Stakes*    . 

The  Claret  Stakss,  for  all  ages. 

Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Earl,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  f.  d.  p.  Sheridan 
Mr.  Lees'  r.  and  w.  d.  Leicester,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Ermine 
Mr.  Reade's  f.  b.  p.  Rose,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Go 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  d.  Sam,  beat  Mr.  Heyes's  f.  d.  Hemlock. 

Ties, — Earl  beat  Leicester  Rose  beat  Sam. 

Deciding  Course, — Rose  beat  Earl,  and  won  the  Stakes* 

Matches. 

Mr.  Williamson's  f.  d.  Solomon,  beat  Mr.  Lees'  bk.  b.  Lady 

Mr.  Williamson's  bl.  b.  Sharman,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  bk.  d.  Edhem  Bey. 

rr  ALTCAR  MEETING,  Nov.  8>d  9. 
The  Puppy  Cup  and  Sovereigns. 
Mr.  H.  Homb/s  bk.  d.  Hagler,  beat  Mr.  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Lord  Lieutenant 
Mr.  Blundell's  r.  b.  Busy,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  d.  Upholder 
Mr.  Lloyd's  r.  d.  Luno,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  r.  d,  Kenneth 
Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  bL  b.  Howqua,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes's  bk.  d.  Forester 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  and  r.  d.  Sandy,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bd.  d.  Cranbury 
Mr.  Kershaw's  bl.  b.  Kerchief,  beat  Mr.  Blundell's  r.  b.  Berry 
Mr.  Unworth's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Unknown,  beat  Mr.  Harper's  r.  b.  Heroine 
Mr.  Moore^s  bd.  b.  Mutineer,  beat  Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  d.  Coriander. 

First  rief.— Busy  beat  Hagler        Howka  beat  Luno        Sandy  beat  Kechief. 

Mutineer  beat  Unknown. 
Second  Tiet.— Ilowqua  beat  Busy  Mutineer  beat  Sandy. 

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12  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Deciding  Courn, — ^Mutineer,  by  Mr.  Horrocki's  Hindrance  out  of  Medusa  (lata 
Hermione),  beat  Howqua,  by  Hcemus,  out  of  a  Gunshot  bitch,  and  won  tb« 
Cup  ;  Howqua  the  Sovereigns. 

The  Sefton  Stakes  of  S/.  each,  for  all  aged  dogs. 

Mr.  CaWert's  bk.  d.  Mango,  beat  Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  f.  d.  Husbandman 

Mr.  Uniwortb's  r.  d.  Umber,  beat  Mr.  Harper's  bk.  d.  Horace 

Mr.  Clowea's  bk.  d.  Combat,  beat  iVir.  Hornby's  r.  and  w.  d.  Holywell 

Mr.  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Landmark,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  d.  Siroco 

Mr.  Rigby's  bk.  d.  Rector,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Fogo. 

Mr.  Allison's  r.  d.  Arbutus,  ran  a  bye. 
Firtt  Ties, — Mango  beat  Umber        Landmark  beat  Combat         Arbutus  beat  Rector. 

Second  Ties. — Mango  beat  Landmark  Arbutus  ran  a  bye. 

DecicUng  Course. — Arbutus  by  Mr.  Lamb's  Laurel,  out  of  Mr.  Lloyd's  Lightningi  belt 

Mango,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Croxteth  Stakes  of  2/.  each,  for  bitches. 

Mr.  Fellowes's  f.  b.  Faney,  beat  Mr.  Allison's  bk.  b.  Ada 

Mr,  E.  G.  Hornby's  bk.  b.  Havannah,  beat  Lord  Sefton's  f.  b.  Maid  of  Honour 

Mr.  H.  Hornby's  bk.  b.  Hyssop,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  bk.  b.  Laurine 

Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cripple,  beat  Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Birdlime. 

Ties. — Fancy  beat  Havannah'  Cripple  beat  Hyssop. 

Deciding  Course, — Fancy  by  Fop,  out  of  Music,  beat  Cripple,  by  Topper,  outof  Cori» 

and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  West  Derby  Stakes,  of  2Z.  each. 
Mr.  Harper's  bk.  d.  Horatio,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  bk.  d.  Latbmon 
Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  d.  Cnrsitor,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Kingsbury 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  and  r.d.  Sirius,  beat  Mr.  H.  Hornby's  bk.  d.  Hermitage. 

Mr.  £.  G.  Hornby's  bk.  d.  p.  Hyson  ran  a  bye. 

Ties, — Cursitor  beat  Horatio  Sirius  beat  Hyson. 

Deciding   Course. — Cursitor  beat  Sirius,   and  won   the   Stakes. 

The  Ditch-in  Stakes  of  21.  each,  for  all-aged  beaten  dogs. 

Mr,  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Birdlime,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  d.  Siroco 
Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Unknown,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  bk.  b.  Laurine 
Mr.  Rigby's  bk.  d.  £.  Rector,  beat  Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  f.  d.  Husbandman 
Mr.  Harper's  bk.  d.  Horace,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bd.b.  Cranberry. 

Ties. — Unknown  beat  Birdlime  Horace  beat  Rector. 

Deciding  CoiirM.— Unknown,   by   Mr.  E.  [Hornby's  Hartz,  beat  Horace,  and  won 

the  Stakes. 
The  Acker's  Holt  Stakes  of  22.  each,  for  beaten  poppies. 

Mr.  Blundell's  f.  b." Berry,  beat,  Mr.  Harper's  r.  b.  Heroine. 
Mr.  Fellowes's  bk.  d.  Forester,  neat  Mr.  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Lord-Lieutenant  (amiss) 
Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  d.  Upholder,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  bk.  d.  Lathmon. 

Mr.  Kershaw's  r.  d.  Kenneth  ran,  a  bye. 
Ties, — Berry  beat  Forester  Kenneth  beat  Upholder. 

Deciding  Course, — Kenneth,  by  Kinsman,  out  of  Knavery,  beat  Berry,  by  Major,  on 

of  Bilberry,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  Altcar  Hall  Stakes  of  2/.  each. 

Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  and  w»  b.  Cobweb,  beat  Mr.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Margaret 
Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Courage,  beat  Mr.  Lamb's  bk.  d.  Luther. 

Deciding  Course, — Courage  beat  Cobweb,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Hill  House  Stakes  of  2/.  each. 

Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Countess,  beat  Mr  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Crawl. 
Mr.  Kershaw's  bk.  b.  Knavery,  beat  Mr.  Blundell's  bl.  d.  Bluebearii. 

Deciding  Course, — Countess  beat  Knavery,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Match.  . 

Mr.  FeUowes's  f.  b.  Faithful,  beat  Mr.  E.,G.  Hornby's  r.and  w.  d.Hyacintbii»(1«»»^ 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  13 

THE  BIGGAR  CLUB  MEETING,  Nov.  8  and  9. 

The  SiLTEu  Salver. 

Sir  N.  M.  Lockhart's  w.  d.  The  Antelope,  heat  Mr.  Woddrop*s  w.  d.  h.  Kate  Nicklehj 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  hd.  h.  Judy,  heat  Mr.  Dickson's  w.  and  r.  h.  Duchess 
Lord  Douglas's  hd.  and  w.  h.  Mastic,  heat  Mr.  Woddrop's  hi.  and  w.  d.  Lottery 
Sir  N.  M.  Lockhart's  hd.  Sleepy  Magg:ie»  heat  Mr.  White's  bk.  d.  Wellington 
Lord  Douglas  s  hd.  d.  Knight,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  bk.  h.  Cora 
Mr.  Hutcbeson's  hk.  and  w.  d.  Damper,  heat  Mr.  Borron's  r,  d.  Glasgow- 
Lord  Douglas's  w.  and  hd.  d.  Hawthorn,  heat  Mr.^B.  Cochrane's  y.  h.  Mouse 
Mr.  Woddrop's  hd.  h.  Medwyn,  beat  INIr.  Sim's  r.  h.  Speed 
Lord  Douglas's  hk.  d.  Fury,  heat  Mr.  Pender's  hk.  d.  Nelson. 

First  Ties, — ^Judy  heat  The  Antelope  Mastic  heat  Sleepy  Maggie 

Damper  heat  Knight  Hawthorne  heat  Medwyn. 

Fury  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties. — Judy  heat  Mastic  Fury  heat  Damper 

Hawthorn  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Ties. — Hawthorn  beat  Fury  Judy  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Judy  heat  Hawthorn,  and  won  the  Salver. 

The  BiGGAR  Stakes. 

Mr.  Sim's  r.  h.  Brocket  Lassie,  heat  Mr.  Woddrop's  hi.  and  w.  d.  Lottery  (after  an 

undecided  course) 
Mr.  B.  Cochrane's  y.  b.  Mouse,  heat  Mr.  Dickson's  w.  d.  Duke  (after  an  undecided 

course) 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Barefoot,  beat  Mr.  Woddrop's  w.  d.  b.  Kate  Nickleby 
Mr.  Pender's  bd.  d.  Nelson,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  hk.  and  w.  b.  Music 
Mr.  Hutcbeson's  w.  and  hk.  d.  Burke,  heat  Mr.  Borron's  r.  d.  Glasgow. 

First  Ties, — Mouse  beat  Brooket  Lassie  Barefoot  beat  Nelson 

Burke  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tt«5.--~-Burke  beat  Mouse  Barefoot  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Burke  beat  Barefoot,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Challenge  Cup. 

Mr.  Dickson,  Challenger,  Mr.  A.  Graham,  Defender. 

Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Spring,  late  Skirling    1     1 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  b.  the  Queen 2     2 

M.  Dickson's  Spring  thus  winning  the  Challenge  Cup. 


ASHDOWN  PARK  MEETING,  Nor.  11, 12,  13,  14, 15. 

The  Cup. 
Mr.  Hamersley's  bk.  b.  Handmaid,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  d.  Graduate 
Mr.  Morant's  bk.  b.  the  Mole,  heat  Mr.  Pusey's  bk.  b.  Platina 
Mr.  Cripps's  bk.  d.  Comrade,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  y.  b.  Brilliant 
Mr.  Agg's  r.  b.  Amulet,  heat  Lord  Talbot's  hd.  b.  Thomasina 
Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Burgundy,  beat  Mr.  Locke's  r.  b.  Lancet 
Mr.  Bowles's  hk.  b.  Brocarde,  beat  Mr.  E,  Cripps's  bk.  d.  Exile 
Mr.  Hamersley's  w.  b.  Witch,  heat  Mr.  Cripps's  hk.  and  w.  d.  Caliph 
Mr.  Locke's  r.  b.  Luna,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  bk.  d.  Ariel. 

First  Ties. — Brocarde  heat  Comrade  The  Mole  beat  Handmaid 

Burgundy  heat  Witch  Amulet  beat  Luna. 

Second  Ties. — The  Mole  heat  Brocarde  Burgundy  heat  Amulet. 

Deciding  Course, — Burgundy  beat  the  Mole,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Derby  Stakes. 

Mr.  Goodlake's  hk.  Gibraltar,  heat  Mr.  Hamersley's  r.  Hot  Water 
Lord  Talbot's  bk.  d.  Tresham,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  hk.  and  w.  Amato 
Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Black  Diamond,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  r.  Boz 


14  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  Locke's  r.  Long  waist,  beat  Mr.  Cripps's  r.  ColbrooV 
Lord  Talbot's  bh.  Ischort,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  f.  Blemish 
Mr.  Baildou's  r.  and  w.  Bronte,  beat  Mr.  Fleetwood's  (Goodlake's)  bk.  Gnome. 

JPtrft  rte«.~Iflchort  beat  Black  Diamond  Gibraltar  beat  Longwaist 

Tresbam  beat  Bronte. 
Second  Ties, — Tresbam  beat  Gibraltar  (a  kit  hare)  Ischort  ran  a  bye 

Lord  Talbot  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Oaks. 

Mr.  Baildon's  f.  Blasb,  beat  Mr.  £.  Cripps's  bk.  Eyebrow 
Mr.  Bowles's  f.  Brimstone,  beat  Mr.  Agfa's  f.  Anemone 
Lord  Talbot's  bk.  llianks,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  Garonne 
IVlr.  Pasey's  y.  Pardalis,  beat  Mr.  Hamersley's  f.  Hornpipe 
Mr.  Locke's  w.  Blonde,  beat  Mr.  Morant's  r.  b.  The  Mine. 
Ftrtt  Ties.— Brimstone  beat  Pardalis        Blush  ran  a  bye         Thanks  beat  Blonde. 

Second  Tie*  — Brimstone  beat  Thanks  Blush  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Coicra8.^B]ush  beat  Brimstone,  and  woa  tbe  Oaks. 

The  All-aoed  Craven  Stakes,  3  so7s.  each. 

Mr.  Locke's  bk.d.  Laurel,  beat  Mr.  Pusey's  y.  d.  Petrel 
Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Bradford,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  f.  d.  Bravo 
Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  b.  Gratilla,  beat  Mr.  £.  Cripps's  bk.  b,  Ellen 
Mr.  Bowles's  r.d.  Benledi,  beat  Mr.  Cripps's  bk.  d.  Cetas. 

Ties, — Benledi  beat  Gratilla  Bradford  beat  Laurel. 

Bedding  Course, — Bradford  beat  Benledi,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  St.  Leger  Stakes. 

Mr.  Goodlake's  Graduate,  beat  Mr.  Pusey's  w.  Perdita 
Lord  Talbot's  Top,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  Ben  Brace 
Mr.  Baildon's  w.  Bertha,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  the  Abbess 
Mr,  Etwall's  Benlomond,  beat  Mr.  Locke's  y  Lancet. 

First  Ties. — Top  beat  Bertha  Graduate  beat  Benlomond. 

Deciding  Course, — Graduate  won  the  Stakes,  beating  Top,  the  winner  of  the  Great 

Champion  Puppy  Stakes  of  last  December. 

The  Craven  Puppy  Stakes.  , 

Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  Ganges  beat  Mr.  Hammersley's  Harefoot 
Mr.  Cripps's  Cetus  beat  Mr.  Locke's  Linnet 
Mr.  Goddard's  Galloper  beat  Mr.  Agg's  r.  Amaryllis 
Mr.  Baildon's  Boz  beat  Mr.  Morant  s  Mischief. 

First  Ties, — Ganges  beat  Galloper  Boz  beat  Cetus. 

Deciding  Course, — !^oz  beat  Ganges  (a  kit  hare),  and  won  the  Stskes. 

The  Lambourn  All-aged  StakeIs. 
Mr.  Agg's  Ariel  beat  Mr.  £.  Cripps's  Engineer 
Mr.  Hammersley's  Hecuba  beat  Mr.  Morant's  Mistake. 

Dedding  Course, — Ariel  beat  Hecuba,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Lambourn  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  Goodlake's  Gnome,  beat  Mr.  Goddard's  Fly 
Mr.  Morant's  Mariner,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  Anemone 

Deciding  Course, — Mariner  beat  Gnome,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Weyland  Puppy  Stakes  (First  Class). 
Mr.  Cripps's  bk.  andw.  Cannibal,  beat  Mr.  Morant's  r.b.  Moorhen 
Mr.  Goddard's  y.  Golden  Locks,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Black  Diamond 
Deciding  Course, — Goldenlocks  beat  Cannibal,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Weyland  Puppy  Stakes  (Second  Class.) 
Mr.  Agg's  bk.  Ama^to,  beat  Mr.  Morant's  bk.  Mainmast 
Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  Garonne,  beat  Mr.  Goddard's  bk.  Gridiron 

Deciding  Course.-*  Garonne  beat  Amato,  and  won  the  Stakes« 


NOVEMBER,   1839  15 

The  Weylamd  All-aoeo  Stakes. 
Mr.  Bowles's  Black  Dwarf,  beat  Mr.  Ag^f^'s  bk.  and  w.  Abbess 
Lord  Talbot's  bl.  Tiara,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  Black  Prince. 

Deciding  Course. — Black  Dwarf  and  Tiara  ran  a  very  fine  course  in  the  fo^.  which 
was  not  seen  by  the  umpire,  and  B^r.  Bowles  and  Lord  I'albot  divided  the  Stakes. 

Match  for  ^10. 
Mr.  Goodlake*s  Garonne  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  Blush. 


THE  MALLENY  CLUB  MEETING,  Not.  11. 

Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  J.  Gibson's  w.  b.  Regina,  beat  Mr.  Curror's  b.  and  w.  d.  Brush 
Mr.  Jamieson's  b.  and  w.  d.  Cote,  beat  Mr.  C.  Gibson's  r.  d.  Smike 
Mr.  Scott's  w.  and  bl.  b.  Miss  Bray,  beat  Mr.  Curror*s  r.  and  w.  d.  Tobby  (dr.) 
Mr.  Curror*s  b.  and  w.  d.  Bevis,  beat  Mr.  Jamieson's  b.  b.  Sylph 
Mr.  J.  Gibson's  b.  d.  Young  Sailor,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  w.  and  r.  d.  Rory 
Mr.  Mitchell's  r.  and  w.  b.  Flora  M'lvor,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties* — Flora  M*lYor  beat  Regina  Cote  beat  Miss  Bray 

Young  Sailor  beat  Be?is. 

Second  Ties, — Flora  M'lvor  beat  Cote  Young  Sailor  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Flora  M'lvor  beat  Young  Sailor,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

A  Cup  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 

Mr.  Mitchells's  c.  b.  Brenda,  beat  Mr.  Curror's  b.  and  w.  b.  Betsy  Baker 
Mr.  Scott's  r.d.  Alfred  Jingle,  beat  Mr.  Jamiesou's  r.  and  w.  d.  Glen 
Mr.  Scott's  w.  and  r.  d.  Steam,  beat  Mr.  Jamieson's  b.  d.  Harlequin 
Mr.  Mitchell's  r.  and  w.  d.  Svrift,  beat  Mr.  J.  Gibson's  w.  d.  Champion 
Mr.  Henderson's  r.  d.  Vandyke,  beat  Mr.  C.  Gibson's  w.  d.  Sultan. 

First  Ties. — Alfred  Jingle  beat  Brenda  Vaodyke  ran  a  bye 

Steam  beat  Swift  (after  an  undecided  course). 

Second  Ties. — ^Alfred  Jingle  beat  Vandyke  Steam  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Alfred  Jingle  and  Steam  (Steam  drawn),  and  Alfred  Jingle  declared 

the  winner. 


SWAFFHAM  MEETING,  Nof.  12,  13, 14,  and  15. 

The  Cup. 
Lord  Glentworth's  bd.  d.  Lottery,  beat  Lord  Rivera's  w.  d.  Gordon  (late  Waverly) 
Mr.  Burroughes's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Coxcomb,  beat  Mr.  Squire's  bk.  d.  Surprise 
Earl  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Mealman,  best  Mr.  Gurney's  dun  d.  p.  Aristotle 
Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Kenwigs,  beat  Mr.  Chute's  bk.  d.  Hangman 
Lord  Rivera's  bk.  d.  Godfrey,  beat  Mr.  Buekworth's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Briton 
Mr.  Gurney's  bk.  d.  Abelard,  beat  Mr.  Chute's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Hurrah 
Mr.  Burroughes's  w.  d.  Captain,  beat  Mr.  Celd well's  f.  d.  Ringwood  (late  Norwood) 
Mr.  Villebois's  bk.  d.  Negro,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  r.  d.  Duke. 

First  Ties. — Mealman  beat  Coxcomb  Negro  beat  Lottery 

Abelard  ran  a  bye,  Kenwigs  (dr.)  Captain  beat  Godfrey. 

Second  Ties. — Negro  beat  Captain        Mealman  beat  Abelard. 

Deciding  Course. — Mealman  beat  Negro,  and  won  the  Cup. 

Derby  Stakes,  for  dog  puppies. 

Mr.  Groat's  r.  d.  Denizen,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bk.  d.  Lightning 
Lord  Rivers's  bk.  d.  Gregory,  beat  Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Kitchen-boy 
Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Marquis,  beat  Mr.  Gurney's  bk.  d.  Atlantic 
Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  and  w.  d.  Cannon-ball,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties* — Denizen  beat  Marquis  Gregory  beat  Cannon-ball. 

Deciding  Course. — Denizen  and  Gregory  ran  an  undecided  course,  and  divided 

the  Stakes. 


16  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Oaks  Stakes,  for  bitch  puppies. 

Mr,  Gumey's  r.  b.  Anna,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Duenna 

Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Midsummer,  beat  Mr.  Burroughes's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Camilla 

Mr.  Bai^ge's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Kate,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bk.  b.  Luna 

Lord  Rivera's  bk.  b.  Gravity >  ran  a  bye 

Ties. — Kate  beat  Anna  Midsummer  beat  Gravity. 

Deciding  Course. — Midsummer  beat  Kate,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Marham  Smeeth  Stares,  for  bitch  puppies. 

Mr.  Bagge*s  bk.  b.  Kaleidoscope,  beat  Mr.  Squire's  bk.  b.  Secret 
Mr.  Buckworth's  bd.  b.  Brilliant,  beat  Mr.  Burroughes*s  r.  b.  Claris 
Brilliant  received  the  Stakes  after  an  undecided  course  with  Kaleidoscope,  who  was 

drawn. 

Narborough  Aged  Stakes. 

Mr.  Burroughes's  bk.  d.  Coriolanus,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  f.  d.  Landrail 
Mr.  Buckworth's  bk.  d.  Bacis,  beat  Mr.  Squire's  bk.  b.  Scandal 

Coriolanus  and  Bacis  ran  an  undecided  course,  and  divided  the  Stakes. 

West- ACRE  Sweepstakes,  for  dog  puppies. 

Lord  Rivers's  bk.  d.  Gilbert,  beat  Earl  of  Stradbroke's  r.  d.  Manchester 
Mr.  Guraey's  r.  d.  Azrael,  against  Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  d.  Commodore,  an  undecided 
course  (Commodore  dr.) 

Deciding  Course, — Gilbert  and  Azrael  ran  an  undecided  course,  and  divided  the 

Stakes. 

West-acre  Sweepstakes. 

Mr.  Burroughes's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Courier,  against  Mr.  Chute's  bk.  d.  Hangman,  Cou- 
rier received  after  an  undecided  course 
Lord  Rivers's  bk.  b.  Gazelle,  beat  Mr.  Caldwell's  f.  d.  Ringwood. 

Deciding  Course, — Courier  beat  Gazelle,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr.  Chute's  bd.  b.  Heroine,  beat  Mr.  Buckworth's  bk.  b.  Bicon 
Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Mildred,  beat  Mr.  Burroughes's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Caroline 
Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  d.  p.  Commodore,  beat  Mr.  Gurney's  r.  d.  p.  Azrael 
Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  d.  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Keeper 
Lord  Rivers's  r.  d.  Grasshopper,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  r.  d.  Dreadnought 
Mr.  Gurney's  r.  d.  p.  Ash,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bk.  b.  p. Linda 
Mr.  Grout's  r.  d.  Drummer  Boy,  beat  Mr.  Buckworth's  bd.  d.  Brass 
E&rl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  p.  Motive,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  bl.  b.  p.  Diadem 
Mr.  Grout's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Drake,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  r.  d.  Lucifer 
Mr.  Chute's  bd.  b.  Heroine,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  bk.  b.  Dandizette 
Mr.  Gurney's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Atlas,  beat  Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  d.  p.  Comas 
Lord  Rivers's  w.  d.  Gordon,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  f.  d.  Dart 
Mr.  Grout's  bl.  d.  Dryden,  beat  Mr.  Caldwell's  r.  d.  Reefer 
Mr.  Gurney's  r.  b.  p.  Ash,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  b.  p.  Diadem 
Mr.  Buckworth's  r.  b.  p.  Blast,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bk.  d.  p.  Lotus 
Mr.  Grout's  r.  d.  Duke,  beat  Mr.  Villebois's  bd.  d.  Nap 
Mr.  Gurney's  bk.  d.  p.  Acle,  beat  Mr.  Bagge's  r.  d.  p.  Kiiave 
Lord  Rivers's  bk.  b.  p.  Grace,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bk.  b.  p.  Luna 
Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Mildred,  beat  Mri  Gurney's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Admiral 
Mr.  Buckworth's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Boz,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bd.  d.  Lucksall 
Mr.  Gurney's  bk.  d.  Ambassador,  beat  Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Kneebone  (late  Ebony} 
Mr.  Gurney's  bk,  and  w.  d.  p.  Atlas,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  f.  d.p.  Doctor 
Mr.  Chute's  bk.  d.  Hangman,  beat  Mr.  Burroughes's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Coxcomb 
Mr.  Gurney's  r.  b.  p.  Abigail,  beat  Mr.  Grout's  bk.  and  w.  b.p.  Duenna 
Lord  Rivers's  r.  d.  Grasshopper,  beat  Lord  Glentworth's  bd.  d.  Lottexy 
Mr.  Burroughes's  r.  d.  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Chute's  r.  d.  Hudibras. 

UNDEaoED  Matches. 
Mn  Villebois's  b.  d.  Nap,  against  Mr.  Caldwell's  r.  d.  Reefer,  late  Nelson 
Mr.  Gurney's  r.  b.  p.  Abigail,  against  Lord  Rivers's  bk.  b.  p.  Grace  (no  course) 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  17 

Mr.  Buckworth's  w.  b.  Brim,  late  Likely,  against  Mr.  Grout's  bk.  b.  Donna 
Mr.  Chute's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Helicon,  against  Mr.  Gurnej's  r.  d.  Accident 
Earl  of  Stradbrok  e's  bk.  b.  p.  Motive,  against  Mr.  Gurney's  r.  b.  p.  Abigail 
Mr.  Chute's  r.  d.  Hudibras,  against  Mr.  Burroughes's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Croker 
Mr.  Grout's  bk.  b.  Donna,  against  Mr  Chute's  bk.  andw.  b.  Helicon 
Mr.  Chute's  bd.  b.  Heroine,  against  Mr.  Caldwell's  bk.  d.  Rex 
Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Mildred,  against  Mr.  Gumey's  bk.  d.  p.  Atlantic 
Earl  of  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  p.  Motive,  against  Mr.  Gumey's  r.  b.  p.  Ash 
Mr.  Grout's  bk.  and  w,  d.  Drake,  against  Mr.  Caldwell's  r.  d.  Rufus 
Mr.  Grout's  r.  d.  Drummer-boy,  against  Mr.  Caldwell's  bd.  d.  Rasper. 


NEWMARKET  NEW.— Allington  Hill. 
Nov.  13  and  16. 

The  Allington  Hill  Stakes,  for  bitch  puppies. 

Mr.  Saberton's  r.  Saqui,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  br.  Acid 

Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  Busy,  Mr.  Fyson's  br.  Faustina 

Mr.  Dobede's  b.  and  w.  Darling,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  r.  Ginger  Sal 

Capt.  Daintree's  br.  Keepsake,  beat  Mr.  Harlock's  bk.  Hecuba 

Mr.  Dobede's  r.  Dewberry,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  f.  Idle 

Mr.  Inskip's  f.  Idle,  beat  Capt.  Daintree's  br.  and  w.  Kitty  Clover  % 

Mr.  Vipan's  br.  and  w.  Verbena,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  bk.  and  w.  Garland 

Mr.  Edwards's  br.  Agnes  Sorrel,  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  w.  Effie  Deans. 

First  Ties, — Dewberry  beat  Busy        Verbena  agst,  Saqui — ^undec.  (S.  dr.) 
Keepsake  beat  Idle  Darling  beat  Agnes  Sorrel. 

Second  Ties, — Dewberry  beat  Keepsake  Darling  beat  Verbena. 

Deciding  Course, — Mr.  Dobede  received  the  Stakes,  his  two  puppies  Dewberry  and 

Darling  being  the  last  tie. 

The  Cup. 

Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  b.  Victory,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Cruisk^en 

Mr.  Moody's  r.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  Thorp's  r.d.  p.  Nimble 

Mr.  Finch's  bk.  b.  Graceful,  beat  Capt.  Daintree's  b.  and  w.  b.  Kitty  Fisher 

Mr.  Edwards's  f.  d.  Albert,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  r.  and  w.  d.  Index 

Mr.  Saberton's  bl.  d.  Selim,  beat  Mr.  Dobede's  bk.  d.  Damon 

Mr.  Bryant'a  bk.  d.  Euphrates,  beat  Mr.  King's  r.  d.  Rasper 

Mr.  Inskip's  br.  d.  Ickwell,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  bl.  d.  Blucher 

Mr.  Gillett's  bl.  d.  Greenaore,  beieit  Mr.  Fyson's  br.  and  w.  d.  p.  Farmer 

First  Ties. — Ickwell  beat  Rebecca  Selim  beat  Greenacre 

Victory  beat  Graceful  Euphrates  beat  Albert 

Second  Ties, — Euphrates  beat  Victory  Ickwell  beat  Selim. 

Deciding  Course, — Ickwell  beat  Euphrates,  after  a  capital  course,  bat  all  in  favour  of 

Ickwell,  who  won  the  Cup. 

The  Chippenham  Stakes,  for  dog  puppies. 

Mr.  Dobede's  r.  Duncan,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  r.  Gallivant 

Mr.  Saberton's  bk.  Stoic,  beat  Mr.  Gillet's  f.  Giles 

Mr.  Vipan's  f.  and  w.  Vincent,  beat  Mr.  Moody's  br.  Rupert 

Mr.  Nash's  bk.  and  w.  Cedric,  beat  Capt.  Daintree's  br.  and  w*  Kiael 

Mr.  Inskip's  br.  Intruder,  beat  Mr.  King's  r.  Red  Rover 

Mr.  Fyson's  w.  and  b.  Falcon,  beat  Capt.  Daintree's  r.  King  Pippin 

Mr.  Dobede's  bl.  Dunallen,  beat  Mr.  Harlock's  bl.  Hector  « 

Mr.  Edwards's  f.  Assassin,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  BurwelU 

First  Ties, — Dunallen  beat  Cedric  Assassin  beat  Vincent 

Falcon  beat  Intruder.  Stoic  beat  Duncan. 

Second  Ties, — ^Assasin  beat  Dunallen  Stoic  beat  Falcon. 

Deciding  Course, — Stoic  beftt  Assassin  and  won  the  Stftkes.  *" 

KO  CVII. — VOL.  XVIII.  D 


li  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Tbe  t*ORT  Stakes. 

Mr.  Oillett*8  br.  b.  Guitar,  beat  Mr.  Saberton's  bk.  d.  Snowball 

Mr.  Bryant's  bk.  d.  Election,  beat  Captain  Daintree'a  bk.  and  w.  b.  p.  Kathleen 

Mr.  Saberton's  bk.  d.  Sportsman,  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  bk.  d.  Everlasting 

Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Cobweb,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  r.  d.  Fordham 

Mr.  Inskip's  br.  d.  Incledon,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  br.  d.  Vulcan 

Mr.  Finch's  r.  d.  p.  Giraffe,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  f.  and  w.  d.  p.  Bustle 

Mr.  Inskip's  br.  d.  Impel,  beat  Mr.  Dobede's  r.  d.  Dandelion 

Mr.  Moo<ify*8  br.  d.  Rioter,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  br.  b.  p.  A-la-Mode. 

First  Tie*— Impel  beat  Election  Incledon  beat  Sportsman 

Guitar  beat  Rioter  Giraffe  beat  Cobweb. 

Second  Ties. — Impel  beat  Giraffe  Guitar  beat  Incledon. 

Deciding  Course, — Guitar  beat  Impel,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Chxvelst  Stakes. 

Mr.  Edwards's  r.  d.  p.  Autolicus,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  br.  and  w.  d.  p.  Frank 
Mr.  Inskipp's  r.  d.  Index,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  d.  p.  Flamingo 
Mr.  Dobede's  bk,  b.  Demeaux,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  w.  b.  p.  Verity 
Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Cruiskeen,  beat  Mr.  Saberton's  w.  b.  p.  Silkworm. 

Ties4 — Demeaux  beat  Index.  Autolicus  beat  Cruiskeen  (drawn). 

Deciding  Course. — Demeaux  beat  Autolicus,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 

Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  Bur  well,  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  bk.  Electress 
Mr.  Gillett's  w.  and  r.  b.  p.  Georgiana,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  r.  b.  p.  Cara 
Mr.  Dobede's  w.  b.  Diana,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Camarine 
Mr.  Edwards's  br.  b.  p.  Acid,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  br.  b.  p.  Faustina. 
Mr.  Inskip's  r.  d.  p.  Imp,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  d.  p.  Flambeau 
Mr.  Inskip's  br.  d.  p.  Intruder,  beat  Mr.  Dobede's  bk.  d.  Damon. 


LANARKSHIRE  AND  RENFREWSHIRE  CLUB,  Nov.  14,  15,  and  16. 

The  Cup,  for  Dogs  pupped  in  1838. 
Mr.  Raimes's  bl.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  J.  P.  Duggan's  bk.  b.  Cinderella 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  r.  a.  Prince  Albert,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.d.  Glencoe 
Lord  Eglinton's  w.  and   d.  d.  Waterloo,  beat   Mr.  A.    Graham's  w.  and  y.  b. 

Caledonia 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought,  beat  Mr.  Geddes*  bd.  d.  Wellington 
Mr.  L.  Swing's  f.  d.  Lofty,  beat  Rdr.  Raimes'  bk.  b.  Cora 
Marquis  of  Douglas'  bk.  w.  d.  Damley,  beat  Mr.  A.  PoUok's  bd.  d.  Sharp 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache,  beat  Mr.  Raimes'  bk.  and  w.  d.  Captain 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Curron,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  w.  b.  Maggy  Lauder 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Mary  Craig  (late  Merrythought),  beat  Mr.  A.  PoUok's 

I.  and  w.  d.  Linkboy 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Memnon  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Spring  beat  Prince  Albert  Waterloo  beat  Dreadnought  (dr.) 

Lofty  beat  Damley  (after  an  undecided  course) 
Moustache  beat  Curron  Mary  Craig  beat  Menmon  (dr.) 

(Second  Ties.'^ Waterloo  beat  Spring  Lofty  beat  Moustache 

Mary  Craig  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Ties, — Waterloo  beat  Mary  Craig  Lofty  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Waterloo  beat  Lofty,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Pollock  Stakes,  of  Two  Sovereigns  each,  for  Dogs  of  all  Ages. 

Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark,  beat  Mr.  J.  P.  Duggan's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Harkaway 

(after  an  undecided  course) 
Mr.  Geddes's  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  Cowboy  (after  two  undecided 

courses) 


NOVEMBER,  1839,  19 

Mr.  J.  Pollok's  r.  d.  Rival,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Indiana  (after  an  un- 
decided coarse) 
Mr.  L,  Ewing*8  bk.  d.  Lightning,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Stewartfield, 

Ties, — Glory  beat  Skylark  Lightning  beat  Rival. 

Deciding   Course. — Glory  beat  Lightning,  and   won   the   Stakes. 

The  Patterton  Stakes,  of  One  Sovereign  each,  for  Dogs  of  all  Ages. 

Mr.  Geddes*  y.  b.  Go,  beat  Mr.  Raimes'^  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cora  Senior  (after  two 

undecided  courses) 
Marquis  of  Douglas*  bd.  d.  Cashier,  beat  Mr.  A.  PoUok's  w.  d.  Hope 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  bl.  b.  Imogene 
Marquis  of  Douglas'  bl.  d.  Comedian,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  w.  b.  Swan  (after  an 

undecided  course) 
Mr.  A.  PoUok's  bd.  b.  Match,  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  w.  d.  Mantalini 
Marquis  of  Douglas'  f.  b.  Dewdrop,  beat  Mr.  L.  Ewing's  bl.  b.  Lacerta 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Jean,  beat  Mr.  A.  Pollok's  bk.  d.  Gameboy 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  w.  d.  Mullindhu,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.and  w.  d.  Moses 
Mr.  Raimes'  bk.  d.  Atlas,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  f.  and  w.  d.  Stargazer. 

First  Ties, — Go  beat  Cashier      My  Lord  beat  Comedian  (after  an  undecided  course) 
Match  beat  Dewdrop  Mullindhu  beat  Jean  Atlas  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties, — My  Lord  beat  Go  Match  beat  Atlas  Mullindhu  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Ties, — My  Lord  beat  Mullindhu  Match  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  ,  Course, — Match  beat   My   Lord  (after  an  undecided  course),  and  Von 

the  Stakes. 

The  PoLLOCKSHAw's  Stakes  of  One  Sovereign  each,  for  Dogs  pupped  in  1838. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  y.  d.  Forester,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  f.  b.  Melicent  (after  a 

single-handed  course  by  Forester,  M.  having  remained  in  the  slips) 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  r.  b.  Mrs.  M'Pherson,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  b.  Silverlock 
Mr.  J.  Pollok's  r.  b.  Cora,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  b.  Bessy  Bell  (after  an  undecided 

course) 
Mr.  L.  Ewing's  bl.  b.  Irene,  beat  Mr.  Raimes's  bd.  b.  Iodine 
Mr.  Raimes'  bl.  b.  Beauty,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Madcap 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  b.  Moonlight,  beat  Mr.  L.  Ewing's  w.  b.  Blanche 
Mr.  Downie's  f.  d.  Rolls,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas'  bl.  w.  d.  Chouringee 
Mr.  A.  Graham's    bd.  d.  Davie,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mirza  (after  an 

undecided  course) 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  bk  and  w.  b.  Dino,  beat  Mr.  J.  Pollok's  bk.  d.  Peter. 

Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Rain  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Forester  beat  Mrs.  M'Pherson         Cora  beat  Irene        Rolla  beat  Davie 

Beauty  beat  Moonlight  Dino  beat  Rain. 

Second  Ties, — Forester  beat  Cora  Beauty  beat  Rolla  Dino  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Ties. — Forester  beat  Dino  Beauty  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Beauty  beat  Forester,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Darnlev  Stakes  of  One  Sovereign  each,  for  Dogs  that  never  won  a  Public 

Prize. 

Mr.  L.  Ewing's  bk  and  w.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  A.  Pollok's  r.  d.  Thorn 
Mr.  Downie's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Major,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  b.  Jessie 
Mr,  Geddes's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Purity,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Eclipse 
Mr.  Raimes's  bk.  d.  Ajax,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  b.  Jeanie  * 

Mr.  Downie's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Myrtle,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas'  w.  b.  Hawk  (after  an 
undecided  course) 

First  Ties. — Emperor  beat  Major  Ajax  beat  Purity  Myrtle  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties, — Emperor  beat  Myrtle  Ajax  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Emperor  be^t  Ajax,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

D  2 


20  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

SPELTHORNE  CLUB,  Nov.  14  and  15. 
The  Puppy  Cup. 

Mr.  Perkins's  bk.  d.  Friday,  beat  Mr.  J.  Farnell's  bk.  d.  Frank 
Mr.  C.  Farneirs  r.  b.  Fairy,  beat  Mr.  Fagg's  f.  d.  Smart 
Mr.  Tbackrab's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Thalia,  beat  Mr.  Watson's  bk.  b.  Faille 
Mr.  Ball's  w.  d.  Banker,  beat  Mr.  Thackrah's  bk.  b.  Thais. 

TUt, — Friday  beat  Fairy  Thalia  beat  Banker. 

Deciding  Cmiru, — Thalia  beat  Friday,  and  won  the  Cup,  the  latter  the  Sovereigns. 

The  Headley  Staeks. 

Mr.  Balls*  bk.  b.  Bounty,  beat  Mr.  Perkins's  r.  d.  Prospero 

Mr.  J.  Farnell's  bl.  b.  Fancy,  beat  Mr.  C.  Farnell's  bk.  d.  Farmer. 

Deciding  Courie.^Bounty  beat  Fancy,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Epsom  Stakes. 

Mr.  C.  Farnell's  bk.  b.  Fidget,  beat  Mr.  Fagg's  f.  d.  Fly  Boy 
Mr.  Perkins's  r.  d.  Priam,  beat  Mr.  J.  Farnell's  bk  b.  Fury. 

Deciding  C<mrse» — Fidget  beat  Priam,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Leatherhead  Stakes. 
Mr.  Perkins's  r.  and  w.  d.  Young  Pilot,  beat  Mr.  0.  Farnell's  bk.  b.  Frisky 
Mr.  Thackrah's  bk.  d.  Thrasham,  beat  Mr.  J.  Farnell's  r.  d.  Parchment. 
The  night   coming  on,  the  Stakes  were    divided  between   Young  Pilot  and 

Thrashem. 


NORTHTHUMBERLAND  CLUB,  Nov.  14. 

The  Cup. 

Mr.  J.  Atkinson's  bk.  d.  Topper,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  bd.  d.  Thistle 
Mr.  Hetherington's  bd,  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Humble 's  f.  d.  Wizard 
Mr.  Lee's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Tom  Cringle,  beat  Mr.  Crawford's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Fairy 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bk.  d.  Tramp,  beat  Mr.  J.  Jobling's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Thunder 
Mr.  Arthur's  w.b.  Smiling  Beauty,  beat  Mr.  J.  Atkinson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Spanker 
Mr.  Gregson's  bl.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  J.  Jobling's  r.  and  w.  d.  Swamper 
Mr.  Hetherington's  bd.  d.  Frank,  beat  Mr.  J.  Jobling's  w.  d.  Damon 

Mr.  Crawford's  bk.  b.  ran  a  bye. 

Fint  r«*.~Topper  beat  Fly  Tom  Cringle  beat  Tramp 

Smiling  Beauty  heeX  Fly  Frank  beat  Spring. 

Second  Ties. — Tom  Cringle  beat  Topper  Smiling  Beauty  beat  Fruk. 

Deciding  Coune.^-Tom  Cringle  beat  Smiling  Beauty,  and  won  the  Cup. 


ALTHAM,  Nov.  15. 
Mr.  Battye,  of  Skipton,  Judge. 
The  Altham  Cup,  value  £100,  for  Sixteen  Dogs  ;  the  Second  to  receive  £10. 

Mr.  Robinson's  w.  and  y.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  f.  d.  Donald 

Mr.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  Longshaw's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Lucky 

Mr.  King's  bk.  b.  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Lille's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Badger 

Mr,  Williams's  f.  b.  S.  H.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Carpenter 

Mr,  Folding's  bk.  b.  Enchantress,  beat  Mr.  Smith's  bk.  d.  Sultan 

Mr«  Edwards's  r.  d.  Merchant,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Zemebok 

Mr.  Whitworth's  bl.  b.  Catherine,  beat  Mr.  Upton's  d.  d.  Vanish 

Mr.  Brookes's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Saddler,  beat  Mr.  Openshaw's  bd.  d.  Zebra. 

First  Ties, — Fly  beat  Skimmer  Enchantress  beat  Merchant 

S.  H.  Fly  beat  Venus  Saddler  beat  Catherina. 

Second  Ties.— Fly  beat  S.  H.  Fly  Saddler  beat  Enchantress. 

Deciding  Course.— Saddler  beat  Fly,  and  won  the  Cup. 


NOVEMBER,   1839.  21 

NOTTINGHAM  CLUB,  Nov.  15. 

Mr.  H.  IJemftley*!  h\,  d.  Smoker,  beat  Lord  Rancliffe's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Skip 
Mr.  WooUey's  bl.  d.  Vengeance,  beat  Mr.  Neville's  f.  d.  Nickleby 
Mr.  Hardy's  d.  and  w.  d.  Smoker,  beat  Mr.  Hodgkinson's  r.  b.  Rosebud 
Mr.  Milward's  bl.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Lacey's  r.  d.  Smoker 
Mr.  S.  Hemsley's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Godber's  w.  b.  Webb 
Mr.  Harveyon's  w.  b.  Nunn,  beat  Mr.  Nixon's  Bve 
Mr.  W.  H.  Malpas's  bl.  d.  Trip,  beat  Mr.  Smith's'  Bye 
Mr.  W.  Parr's  bl.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Fisher's  bl.  b.  Tawney. 

First  Ts.— Smoker  (Hemsley's)  bt.  Vengeance     Fly  (Milward's)  bt.  Smoker  (Hardy) 

Fly  (Hemsley's)  beat  Nunn         Trip  (Malpas's)  beat  Fly  (Parr). 
Second  7ie<.— Smoker  (Hemsley)  beat  Fly  (Milward)  Trip  beat  Fly  (Hemsley). 

Deciding  Courte, — Smoker  (Hemsley)  beat  Trip. 


WORKINGTON,  Nov.  18  and  19. 
The  Cop. 

Mr.  Postlethwaite's  r.  and  w.  d.  Ribton,  beat  Mr.  Jefferson's  bk.  d.  Jim  Crow 

Mr.  Thompson's  (Sandford)  b.  w.  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  Mossop's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Fury 

Mr.  J.  Dalzell's  r.  and  w.b.  Swallow,  beat  Mr.  Roger's  r.  b.  Tickler 

Mr.  Borradale's  f.  and  w.  d.  Conrad,  beat  Mr.  Christian's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Jerry 

Mr.  Falcon's  bLd.  Gelert,  Mr.  Salkeld's  bd.  d.  Brandy 

Mr.  Harris's  bd.  d.  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Clarke's  bl.  b.  Musk 

Mr.  J.  Benn's  f.  and  w.  b.  Bess,  beat  Mr.  Brown's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Bruce 

Mr*  W.  Thompson's  bl.  d.  Blueskin,  beat  Mr.  H.  Jefferson's  bk.  b.  Jig 

Mr.  Bowman's  bk.  d.  Jaffier,  beat  Mr.  Leathe's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Judea 

Mr.  J.  S.  Dickinson's  r.  d.  York,  beat  Mr.  Twentyman's  bl.  b.  Nimble 

Mr.  Dickinson's  r.  d.  Simon,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties, — Ribton  ran  a  bye  Bess  beat  Hector 

Swallow  beat  Elis  Blueskin  beat  Jaffier 

Gelert  beat  Conrad  Simon  beat  York. 

Seernid  Ties, — Swallow  beat  Ribton  Simon  beat  Blueskin  Bess  beat  Gelert. 

Third  Ties, — Swallow  ran  a  bye  Bess  beat  Simon. 

Deciding  Courie.-— Bess  beat  Swallow,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  All-Agid  Stakes. 

Mr.  H.  Jefferson*8  w.  and  bk.  b.  Kate,  beat  Mr.  Mossop's  bd.  b.  Vesta 
Mr.  J.  Benn's  r.  d.  Quaker,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  bk.  d.  Tramp. 

Deciding  Course^ — Kate  beat  Quak^,  and  won  the  Stakes* 

The  Poppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Christian's  bk.  d.  Satan,  beat  Mr.  Bragg's  bd.  b.  Fly 

Mr.  Jefferson's  r.  and  w.  d.  Jarvie,  beat  Mr.  Mossop's  f.  b.  Meg  Merriles 

Mr.  Retson's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Fan,  beat  Mr.  Little's  bd.  d.  Dan. 

Ties, — Jarvie  beat  Satan  Fan  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Fan  beat  Jarvie,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 

Mr.  Benn's  Hjrton,  beat  Mr.  W.  Thompson's  Our  Sarah 
Mr*  Benn's  Bangor,  beat  Mr.  Christian's  Lady 
Mr.  Bowman'*  Brandy,  beat  Mr.  W.  Thompson's  York 
Mr.  Benn's  Quaker,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  Tramp. 


22  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

LANCASHIRE  CLUB.-^Scarisbricx  Bridge,  No7.  19. 

The  ScARiSBRicK  Cup  Stakes. 

Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  b.  Helena,  beat  Mr.  Segar's  bk.  d.  Felt 

Mr.  Edwards's  bk.  b.  Flj»  beat  Mr.  Sharp's  bk.  d.  Smoker 

Mr.  Moorcroft's  f.  and  w.  d.  Yoang  Hops,  beat  Mr.  Salthouse's  bk.  and  w,  b.  Fly 

Mr.  Allen's  f.  b.  Friendship,  beat  Mr.  Shaw's  bd.  d.  Spanker. 

Ties. — Helena  beat  Fly  Young  Hops  beat  Friendship. 

Deciding  Course,- — Young  Hops  beat  Helena,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Halsall  Stakes. 

Mr.  Segar's  fal.  d.  Slender  Bill j,  beat  Mr.  Moorcroft's  f.  and  w.  b.  Hops 
Mr.  Shawe's  f.  d.  Sheridan,  beat  Mr.  Matthews's  bk.  d.  Lancer 
Mr.  Harriott's  w.  and  f.  d.  Simpkin,  beat  Mr.  W.  Shawe's  f.  d.  Springer 
Mr.  Allen's  bk.  d.  Rattler,  beat  Mr.  Segar's  bd.  d.  Scroggins. 

Ties. — Slender  Billy  beat  Sheridan  Rattler  beat  Simpkin. 

Deciding  Course, — Rattler  beat  Slender  Billy,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


HAREWOOD,  Nov.  19,  20,21,  and  22. 

The  Cup,  three  sots,  each ;  second  Dog  to  receive  23  sovs. 

Mr.  Muscroft's  f.  and  w.  b.  Lovely,  beat  Mr.  T.  Gascoigne's  b.  d.  Victor 

Mr.  Holrojd's  r.  and  w.  d.  Guardsman,  beat  Mr.  Fould's  f.  b.  Frisk 

Sir  John  Johnstone's  b.  d.  Teetotum,  beat  Mr.  G.  L.  Fox's  b.  b.  Echo 

Mr.  Openshaw's  br.  d.  Zebra,  beat  Mr.  Staniland's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Blucher 

Hon.  H.  Lascelles'  bl.  tick'd  d.  Lupus,  beat  Mr.  Hustler's  b.  b.  Skylark 

Mr.  Gibbes'  f.  d.  Ginger,  beat  Mr.  Kay's  bl.  d.  Spink 

Mr.  Vansittart's  b.  d.  Thaddeus,  beat  Mr.  Wilson's  b.  and  w.b.  Fly 

Hon.  A.  Lascelles'  bl.  b.  Catharina,  beat  Mr.  R.  Gascoigne's  f.  b.  Trinket 

Mr.  Teal's  r.  b.  Birdlime,  beat  Hon.  E.  Lascelles'  f.  d.  Isaac 

Dr.  Cockcroft's  f.  d.  Topper,  beat  Mr.  Hargreave's  bl.  b.  Whiskey 

Mr.  Harrison's  r.  and  w.  b.  Myrtle,  beat  Mr.  Bingley's  w,  and  br.  d.  Glider 

Mr,  Robertshaw's  f.  b.  Muss,  beat  Mr.  Cook's  bl.  d.  Thrash'em. 

First  Ties. — Zebra  beat  Lovely  Teetotum  beat  Lupus 

Topper  beat  Birdlimo  Myrtle  beat  Catharina 

Muss  beat  Guardsman  Ginger  beat  Thaddeas. 

Second  Ties. — Topper  beat  Zebra  Myrtle  beat  Ginger         Teetotum  beat  Muss. 

Third  Ties. — Myrtle  beat  Teetotum  Topper  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course,— Myrtle  beat  Topper,  and  won  the  Cup  in  beautiful  style ;  Topper 

the  sovereigns. 
Myrtle  is  by  Dr.  Hobson's  Burke,  out  of  Mr.  Teale's  Myrtle ;  Topper  by  Dr.  Hob- 
son's  President,  out  of  Lucy. 

The  All-Aged  Stakes  ;  2  sovs.  each. 

Sir  J.  Johnstone's  bl.  b.  Janet,  beat  Mr.  Gibbes'  w.  and  b.  d.  Taeraff 
Mr.  Fould's  bl.  b.  Countess,  beat  Mr.  Cook's  f.  d.  Tact 
Mr.  Bingley's  br.  b.  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Brooke's  b.  d.  Nimrod 
Mr.  T.  Gascoigne's  f.  d.  Frank,  beat  Dr.  Cockcroft's  b.  d.  Frank 
Mr.  Openshaw's  w.  and  b.  d.  Brighton,  beat  Mr.  Hill's  c.  b.  Dame     . 
Mr.  Teal's  f.  b.  Jessie,  beat  Mr.  Hustler's  br.  b.  Victoria. 

First  Tiw.— Janet  beat  Jessie        Frank  beat  Countess        Venus  beat  Brighton. 
Second  Tie*.— Frank  beat  Janet  Venus  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Coursc^Frmk  beat  Venus,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


T^OVEMBER,  1839.  ^3 

The  Dog  Puppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Gibbes's  Tomboy,  beat  Mr.  Staniland's  Miindig 
Mr  Hargreave's  Viscount,  beat  Mr.  Brooke's  Starlight 
Mr.  Teal's  Champion,  beat  Sir  J.  Johnstone's  Ion 
Mr.  Hustler's  Chartist,  beat  Mr.  Cooke's  Trudge. 

r/e,.— Viscount  beat  Tomboy  Chartist  beat  Champion. 

Deciding  Cour«.^Chartist  beat  Viscount,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Bitch  Puppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Bingley's  r.  b.  Wilful,  beat  Mr.  Hustler's  b.  b.  Celeste 
Mr.  Openshaw's  r.  b.  Taglioni,  beat  Mr.  Cook's  b.  b.  Tingle 

Mr.  SUniland's  br.  b.  Madam,  and  Sir  J.  Johnstone's  r.  b.  Graceful,  ran  a  dead  heat. 
First  Tim.- Venus  beat  Taglioni  Wilful  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Cottrse.— Wilful  beat  Venus,  and  woh  the  Stakes. 

Sweepstakes  of  2  sovs.  each. 

Mr.  Brooke's  Nimrod,  beat  Mr.  Hustler's  Skylark 
Mr.  Hargreave's  Echo,  beat  Sir  J.  Johnstone's  Isaac 
Mr.  Bingley's  Gamesome,  beat  Mr.  Cooke's  Thrasham 
Mr.  Hargreave's  Whiskey,  beat  Mr,  Gibbes's  Celerity. 

Ties, — Nimrod  beat  Whiskey  Echo  beat  Gamesome. 

Deciding  Course. — Nimrod  beat  Echo,  and  won  the  Slakes. 

SwEEPSTAKFs  of  2  SOVS.  each. 

^  ir  J.  Johnstone's  Bittern,  beat  Mr.  Hustler's  Skylark 
Mr.  Staniland's  Miindig,  beat  Mr.  Brooke's  Catharina. 

Deciding  Course, — Bittern  beat  MUndig,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


HAMPTON  VICTORIA  CLUB,  Not.  21,  and  28. 

The  Puppy  Cup  Stakes  ;  the  first  dog  to  receive  30  sovs.,  the  second  12  sovs.,  the 

third  8  sovs.,  and  the  fourth  5  sovs. 

Mr.  Clarke's  r.  b.  Cameo,  beat  Mr.  Cox's  r.  b.  Elfine 

Mr.  Dingwell's  bd.  d.  St.  Andrew,  beat  Mr.  Sperring's  bk.  b.  Violet 

Mr.  G.  Evans's  r.  and  w.d.  Abercrombie,  beat  Mr.  Dingwell's  f.  b.  Auricula 

Mr.  Parkinson's  bk.  b.  Sister  to  Bab,  beat  Mr.  Bragg'a  bd.  b.  Lady  Nickleby 

Mr.  J.  Graves's  bl.  d.  Blue,  beat  Mr.  Harvey's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Half-and-half 

Mr.  Charrington's  f.  b.  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Sheppard's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Bee's-wing 

Mr.  Collins's  f.  d.  Cadet,  beat  Mr.  T.  Hodsdon's  r.  d.  Critic 

Mr.  Moseley'g  w.  d.  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Bragg's  r.  b.  Miss  Nickleby 

Dr.  Scott's  y.  and  w.  b.  Sprite,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  bk.  b.  Ruby 

Mr.  Dyson's  r.  d.  Crib,  beat  Mr.  R.  Coombe's  w.  d.  Don  John 

Mr.  Elmore's  f.  and  w.  d.  Euclid,  beat  Mr.  Pfeil's  bk.  d.  Bob 

Mr.  J.  Hodsdon's  r.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  J.  Harvey's  bk.  b.  Lucetta 

Mr.  Bacon's  y.  and  w.  d.  Charles  XII.,  beat  Mr.  Dingwell's  f.  d.  Anson 

Mr.  W.  Silcock's  f.  b.  Madge,  beat  Mr.  Minton's  w.  d.  Windsor 

Mr.  Dansey's  y.  d.  Dangerous,  beat  Mr.  Brown's  f.  b.  Kate  Nickleby 

Mr.  Jessop's  bk.  b.  Cara,  beat  Mr.  Burford's  bk.  b.  Fly. 

First  Ttes.'— Cameo  beat  St.  Andrew  Sprite  beat  Crib 

Abercrombie  beat  Sister  to  Bab  Victoria  beat  Euclid 

Blue  beat  Comet  Madge  beat  Charles  XII. 

Cadet  beat  Bloomsbury  Cara  beat  Dangerous. 

Second  Ties. — Cameo  beat  Abercrombie  Sprite  beat  Victoria 

Cadet  beat  Blue  Madge  beat  Cara. 

Third  Ties — Cameo  beat  Cadet  Sprite  beat  Madge. 

Deciding  Course. — Sprite  beat  Cameo,  and  won  the  Cup  ;  Cameo  the  Goblet ; 
Cadet  beat  Madge,  and  won  the  third  prize ;  Madge  the  fourth  prize. 


24  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

FLEETWOOD  AUTUMN,  Nov.  25,  and  26. 

The  Fleetwood  Cup. 

Mr.  Craren'B  Can,  beat  Mr.  Chaloner's  Fly 

Mr.  Houghton's  True  Blue,  beat  Mr.  Hejes's  Hemlock 

Mr.  Parker's  Pleader,  beat  Mr.  M'Intyre's  Donald 

Mr.  Rowley's  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  Turner's  Stopper 

Mr.  Easterby's  Rough  Robio,  beat  Mr.  King's  Clinker 

Mr.  Folding's  Eclipse,  beat  Mr.  Coup's  Fly 

Mr.  Robinson's  Hero,  beat  Mr.  Hind's  Pickpocket 

Mr.  Fellowe's  Frolic,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  Carlos. 

Firtt  rM«.~-Cara  beat  True  Blue  Rough  Robin  beat  Eclipse 

Emperor  beat  Pleader  Hero  beat  Frolic. 

Second  Ties. — Emperor  beat  Cara  Rough  Robin  beat  Hero. 

Deciding  Caune, — Rough  Robin  beat  Emperor,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Preston  Puppy  Cup. 

Mr.  Fellowe*s  Faithful,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  Topper 
Mr.  Coup's  Clayton  Lass,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  Castle  Carey 
Mr.  Rowley's  Scramble,  beat  Mr.  Folding's  Fly 
Mr.  Parker's  Promise,  beat  Mr.  Fellowe's  Forester ' 
Mr.  Houghton's  Don  John,  beat  Mr.  Heyes's  Hyllus 
Mr.  King's  Hawk  Eye  ran  a  bye. 

Fir$t  Ties, — Clayton  Lass  beat  Faithful  Don  John  beat  Hawk  Eye 

Scramble  beat  Promise. 
Second  rie«.-^CIayton  Lass  ran  a  bye  Scramble  beat  Don  John. 

Deciding  Course, — Scramble  beat  Clayton  Lass,  and  won  after  a  desperate   course, 

Clayton  Lass  falling  twice. 

The  RossALL  Stakes. 

Mr.  Turner's  Trimmer,  beat  Mr.  Fellowe's  Frisk 
Mr.  Rowley's  Earl,  beat  Mr.  King's  Patty 
Mr.  M'lntyre's  Firefly,  beat  Mr.  Hinde's  Trump 
Mr.  Heyes  s  Spot,  beat  Mr.  Fellowe's  Friendship. 

Ties. — Earl  beat  Trimmer  Spot  beat  Firefly. 

Deciding  Course, — Spot  beat  Earl,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  CuuRCHTOWN  Stakes. 
Mr.  Fellowe's  Forester,  beat  Mr.  Houghton's  True  Blue 
Mr.  Parker's  Pleader,  beat  Mr.  King's  Clinker 
Mr.  Rowley's  Earl,  beat  Mr.  Heyse  s  Hemlock 
Mr.  Fellowe's  Frolic,  beat  Mr.  M*Intyre's  Donald. 

Ties, — Forester  beat  Pleader  Earl  beat  Frolic. 

Deciding  Course, — Earl  beat  Forester  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  SouTHPOBT  Stakes. 
Mr.  Craven's  Carlos,  beat  Mr.  Chaloner's  Topper 
Mr.  Fellowe's  Faithful,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  Topper 
Mr.  Hinde's  Pickpocket,  beat  Mr.  King's  Patty 
Mr,  Chaloner's  Sylvia,  beat  Mr.  M'Intyre's  Firefly. 

Ties. — Carlos  beat  Faithful  Pickpocket  beat  Sylvia. 

Deciding  Course. — Pickpocket  beat  Carlos,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Crossands  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  Craven's  Castle  Carey,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  Sister  to  Esperance 
Mr.  King's  Hawk  Eye,  beat  Mr.  Parker's  Promise. 

Deciding  Course. — Castle  Carey  beat  Hawk  Eye,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  25 

LOUTH,  Nov*  26  and  28. 
The  Great  St.  Leger  Stakes. 
Mr.  Dudding's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  tk.  d.  Magistrate 
Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  b.  Bashful,  beat  Mr.  Hutchinson's  bk.  d.  Raven 
Mr.  Vipan*s  r.  d.  Voltaire,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Butteryburn 
Mr.  Caldweirs  bk.  d.  Kenwigs,  beat  Mr.  W.  Marshall's  r.  b.  Ellen 
Mr.  Vipan's  w.  b.  p.  Verity,  beat  Col.  Elmhirst's  bk.  d.  Bashaw  ,    ^^    ,    .     . 
Capt.  Daintree'a  r.  and  w.  d.  p.  King  Cob,  beat  Mr.  Foster's  bk.  d.  Mark  Anthony 
Capt   Daintree's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Kitty  Fisher,  beat  Mr.  Gunning  s  r.  b.  Blackstreets 
Mr.  Foster's  r.  d.  Chasse,  beat  Mr.  Hutchinson's  c.  d.  Major  ^  v  «  n 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Castlehill,  beat  Col.  Elmhirst  s  bk.  tk.  b.  Bella 
Mr.  Darley's  f.  and  w.  b.  Delicate,  beat  Mr.  W.  Marshall's  w.  b.  Echo. 

First  ri#«.— Dreadnought  beat  Bashful  Chasse  beat  Kitty  JisheK 

Kenwigs  beat  Voltaire  '         Casdehill    received— Delicate 

King  Cob  beat  Verity  drawn  lame. 

Second  Tic*.— Kenwigs  beat  Dreadnought  King  Cob  beat  Chasse 

Castlehill  ran  a  bye. 

Third  Tiei.— Kenwigs  beat  Castlehill  King  Cob  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course.— Kenwigs  beat  King  Cob,  and  won  150  sovs— King  Cob  30  sovs* 

— Castlehill  10  sovs. — Chasse  and  Dreadnought  5  sovs.  each.. 

The  Cup. 
Col.  Elmhirst's  bk.  tk.  b.  Magic,  beat  Mr.  Heneage's  w.  b.  Lunatic 
Mr.  Caldwell's  bk.  b.  Reliance,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  w.  d.  Venture 
Mr.  Foster's  w.  d.  Freebooter,  beat  Mr.  W.  Marshall's  bl.  d.  Eager 
Mr.  Dudding's  bk.  d.  Dandy,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  r.  d.  Tippoo 
Mr.  Darly's  bd.  b.  Duchess,  beat  Mr.  Dawson's  bk.  and  w.  p.  d.  Bouncer 
Mr.  Gunning's  r.  d.  Cliff,  by  Mr.  Golden's  Bravery,  beat  Mr.  G.  Alington's  bk.  d; 

Major 
Mr.  Heneage's  r.  b.  p.  Lilac,  by  Mr.  Golden's  Blacklock,  beat  Capt.  Daintree's  f^d 

Killaloe 
Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  d.  p.  Volens,  beat  Mr.  Foster's  r.  d.  Trustee. 

First  rie«.— Reliance  beat  Cliff  Volens  beat  Duchess 

Lilac  beat  Magio  Dandy  beat  Freebooter. 

Second  TiM.— Dandy  beat  Reliance  Volens  beat  Lilae. 

Deciding  Course. — Dandy  beat  Volens  and  won  the  cup— Volens  the  sovs. 
"  The  Derby  Stakes.. 

Mr.  Fowler's  w.  d.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  Gunning's  f.  d.  Pop 
Mr.  Heneage's  bk.  d.  Lofty,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  w.  d.  Vanquish 
Mr.  Dudding's  f.  and  w.  dvDusty,  beat  Col.  Elmhirst's  bk.  d.  Young  Barrister 
Mr.  Caldwell's  r.  d.  Rex  to  run  a  bye« 

Ties,—DvLsty  beat  Rex  Lofty  beat  Dart. 

;  Deciding  Course,— Lohy  beat  Dusty,  and  won  the  Stakes— Dusty  3  sovs. 

The  Oaks  Stakes. 
Mr.  W.  Marshall's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Eva,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  w.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  Foster's  bk.  b.  Executrix,  beat  Mr.  Caldwell's  bk.  b.  Regina 
Mr.  Heneage's  r.  b.  LipsalvejM|^Mr.  Vipan's  w.  b.  Venella 
Mr.  Dudding's  w.  b.  Day  M^^run  a  bye. 

Ties. — Executrix  beat  Eva  Day  Star  beat  Lipsalve. 

Deciding  Cimrw.— Executrix  beat  Day  Star,  and  won  the  Stakes — Day  Star  3  sovs. 
The  Wn-HCALL  All-aged  Stakes  of  2  sovs.  each,  4  subs. 
Mr.  Hutchmson's  cr.  d.  Major,  beat  Mr.  Darley's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Victoria 
Captain  Daintree's  bd.  b.  Keepsake,  beat  Mr.  Dudding's  bk.  d.  Defiance. 

Deciding  Course. — Major  beat  Keepsake,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  Louth  all-aged  Stakes  of  2  sovs.  each,  4  subs. 
Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  t  d.  Magistrate,  beat  Mr.  Gunning's  bk.  d.  Garrick 
Mr.  A  Graham's  bd.  d.  Butteryburn,  beat  Mr.  Forster's  bk.  d.  Marc  Anthony.. 
NO,  CVII. — VOL.  XVIII.  E 


26  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Deciding  Cotiru, — Magistrate  beat  Butterybum,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  WiTHCALL  Wabren  Staves,  of  2  sov^s.  each,  4  subs. 
Mr.  Darley's  f.  and  w.  b.  Destiny,  beat  Mr.  Hutchinson's  bk.  d.  Karen 
Mr.  Dudding's  w.  b.  Dainty,  beat  Mr.  Gunning's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Baroness. 
Diciding  Course, — Destiny  beat  Dainty,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  b.  Bashful,  beat  Mr.  Caldwell's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought 
Mr.  Darley's  bk.  b.  Dahlia,  against  Capt.  Daintree's  w.  b.  p.  Kathleen — offl 

SOUTH  LANCASHIRE  CLUB.— Sovthport.— Not.  «7  and  28. 
The  Fleetwood  Cup,  for  all-aged  Dogs. 

Mr.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Spring 

Mr.  King's  f.  d.  Clasher,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  r.  d.  Touchstone 

Mr.  Easterby's  bl.  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  f.  b.  S.  H.  Fly 

Mr.  Lucas's  bl.  d.  Pluto,  beat  Mr.  Mayall's  r.  d.  Nelson 

Mr.  Hodgson's  br.  and  w.  b.  Zorillo,  beat  Mr.  Marlow's  bd.  d.  Rattler 

Mr.  King's  bl.  b.  Sarah,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  r.  b.  Venus 

Mr.  Hunt's  bd.b.  Sylvian,  beat  Mr.  Whitehead's  r.  and  wh.  d.  Rock 

Mr.  Robinson's  w.  and  y.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Edward's  r.  d.  Merchant. 

First  Ties, — Skimmer  beat  Claaher  Zorillo  beat  Sarah 

Pluto  beat  Earwig  Fly  beat  Sylvian. 

Second  Ties, — Skimmer  beat  Pluto  Fly  beat  Zorillo. 

Deciding  Course, — Skimmer  beat  Fly  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Hesksth  Puppy  Stakes. 

Mr.  Rowley's  f.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  r.  d.  Zinganee,  by  Shillelagh 
Mr.  Hunt's  b.  d.  Hugo,  beat  Mr.  S.  H.  William's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Harriet 
Mr.  King's  bl.  d.  Jerry,  beat  Mr.  Williams's  yel.  and  wb.  d.  Filho 
Mr.  Mayall's  f.  and  wh.  d.  Don  John,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  r,  d.  Burgundy 
Mr.  Gawthorpe's  r.  d.  Glencoe,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  b.  d.  Claret 
Mr.  Tunstairs  r.  d.  Thunder,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  b.  d.  Bluecap 
Mr.  Robinson's  bl.d.  William,  beat  Mr.  Fellowe's  wh.  d.  Fidget 
Mr.  King's  bl.  d.  Royal,  beat  Mr.  Whitehead's  wh.  and  bl.  d.  Pedlar. 

First  Ties. — Rebecca  beat  Hugo  Don  John  beat  Jerry 

Thunder  beat  Glencoe  William  Beat  Royal. 

Second  Ties. — Rebecca  beat  Don  John  William  beat  Thunder. 

Deciding  Course. — Rebecca  beat  William,  and  won  the  Stakes, 

The  Churchtown  Stakes,  for  all  aged  dogs. 

Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Carpenter,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  r.  and  w.  d.  Beaver 
Mr.  Easterby's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Erico,  beat  Mr.  Williams's  r.  b.  Venus 
Mr.  Edwards's  bk.  b.  Maiden  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  bd.  b.  Silk 
Mr.  Gale's  bk.  and  w.  d,  Liverpool,  beat  Mr.  Gawthorpe's  r.  d.  Glenmore 
Mr.  Tunstall's  r.  d.  Chasse,  beat  Mr.  Gale's  bk.  w.  b.  Fly  (sister  to  Liverpool) 
Mr.  Ogden's  bk.  d.  Black  Diamond,  beat  Mr.  Buckley's  bk.  b.  Mona 
Mr.  Marlow's  f.  and  w.  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  King's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Kingston 
Mr.  Walker's  f.  b.  Mary,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  f.  d.  Brother  to  Burgundy. 

First  Ties, — Erico  beat  Carpenter  Maiden  Queen  beat  Liverpool 

Chasse  beat  Black  Diamond  Mary  beat  Elis. 

Second  Ties — Maiden  Queen  beat  Erico  Chasse  beat  Mary. 

Deciding  CourM*— Maiden  Queen  beat  Chasse,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr,  Easterby's  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Gale's  Fly 
Mr.  Parkinson's  Venus,  beat  Mr.  King's  Clasher 
Mr.  Ogden's  Touchstone,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  S.  H.  Fly 
Mr.  Marlow's  Elis,  beat  Mr.  Gawthorpe's  Gordon  Glenmore 
Mr.  Hunt's  Hugo,  beat  Mr.  Fellowe's  Fidget 
Mr.  Foirest's  Zinganeoj,  beat  Mr,  Bake's  Burgundy 


NOVEMBER,  1839.  27 


Mr.  Williams's  Filho,  beat  Mr.  Chew'a  Claret 

Mr.  King's  Royal,  beat  Mr.  S.  H.  Williams's  Harriet 

Mr.  King's  Kingston,  beat  Mr.  Parltinson's  Satin 

Mr.  Arden's  Commodore,  beat  Mr.  Rowley's  Earl 

Mr.  Chew's  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  Elis 

Mr.  Hant's  Hawk-eye,  beat  Mr.  Tunstall's  Honeysuckle 

Mr.  King's  Clinker,  beat  Mr.  Tunstall's  Mona 

Mr.  Parkinson's  Silk,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  Blaek  Diamond 

Mr.  Parkinson's  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  Hypocrite 

Mr.  King's  Hawk-eye,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  Hero.^ 


A  ■> 


LETCOMB  BOWERS,  Nov.  28  and  29. 

^TLeCup. 

Mr.  Wasbrougb's  bd.  b.  Breeze,  beat  Mr.  Enswortb's  f.  d.  Eurus* 
Mr.  Warman's  y.  b.  Wreath,  beat  Mr.  Morrell's  b.  d.  Mountainpecker 
Mr.  Bennett's  f.  d.  Buonaparte,  heat  Mr.  Edmonds's  f.  d.  Westcar^ 
Mr.  Bowles's  r.  d.  Benledi,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  bl.  b.  Splendour 
Mr.  Trinder's  y.b.  Titmouse,  beat  Mr.  Stone's  b.d.  Ensign 
Mr.  Pusey's  y.  b.  Petrel,  beat  Mr.  Williams's  bl.  d.  Whalebone 
Mr.  Goodiake's  b.  b.  Gratilla,  beat  Mr.  Flesher's  b.  b.  Elastic 
Mr.  Harries'  b.  d.  Black  Prince,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  d.  Sultan. 

First  TiM.-— Wreath  beat  Breeze  Petrel  beat  lltmouse 

Benledi  beat  Buonaparte  Gratilla  beat  Black  Prince. 

Second  Ties. — Wreath  beat  Benledi  Gratilla  beat  Petrel. 

Deciding  Course, — Gratilla  beat  Wreath,  and  won  the  Cup — ^Wreath  the  Goblet. 

The  AsHDOWN  Park  Swkepstakbs  of  2  sovs.  each — (First  Class.) 

Mr.  Spooner's  t  b.  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  MorrelFs  bl.  d.  Musician 
Mr.  Bowles's  b.  d.  Black  Dwarf,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  w.  d.  Bravo. 

Deciding  Course, — Black  Dwarf  beat  Shamrock,  and  won  tb«  Stakes. 

The  AsHDOWN  Park  SwEEPSTAxn  of  30k.  eaeh^ Second  Class.)^ 

Mr.  Warman's  y.  b.  Weapon,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  y.  b.  Swallow 
Mr.  Goodiake's  y.  and  w.  b.  Graceful,  beat  Mr.  Williams's  y.b.  Whisker. 
Deciding  Course, — Graceful  beat  Weapon,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Lrtcomb  Bowers  Stakes,  2  govs.  each. 

Mr.  Morrell's  b.  d.  Mountainpecker,  beat  Mr.  Enswortb's  f.  d.  Eurus 
Mr.  Spooner's  bk.  b.  Splendour,  beat  Mr.  Edmonds's  f.  d.  Westcar. 

Deciding  Coursed — Splendour  beat  Mountainpecker,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
Letcomb  Bower  Stakes — (Second  Class.) 
Mr.  Williams's  bl.  d.  Whalebone,  beat  Mr..  Stone's  b.  d.  Ensign 
Mr.  Flesher's  b.  b.  Elastic,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  d.  Sultan. 

Deciding  Course, — Elastic  beat  Whalebone,  and  won  the  Stakes^ 


DERBYSHIREv—SuDBURY.— Nov.  27  and  28. 

The  Cup, 
Mr.  Kershaw's  f.  d.  Konli  Khan,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  i  b.  Texas 
Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  d,  Blucher,  beat  Mr.  Crnso's  w.  and  y.  b.  Moll 
Mr.  Cruso's  w.  and  y«  d.  Topper,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Bradford 
Mr.  Calvert's  b.  d.  Mango,  beat  Mr.  Cruso's  w.  and  y.  d.  Tdiy  . 
Lord  Talbot's  r.  b.  Tournament,  beat  Mr.  Allsop's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Albert 
Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Martha,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  d.  Cursitor 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  d.  Sirius,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Burgundy 
Mr.  Clowes's  r.  d.  Consul,  beat  Mr.  Harpur's  bk.  d.  Horace. 

First  Ttes.— >Kouli  Khan  beat  Blucher  Martha  beat  Tournament 

Mungo  beat  Topper  Consul  beat  Sirius. 


28  THE -COURSING   CALENDAR, 

Second  Tiej.— Mungo  beat  Kouli  Khan  Martha  beat  Consul. 

Deciding  Cowru, — Martha  and  Mango  divided. 

The  Puppy  Cup. 

Mr.  Clowes*s  bk.  b.  Courage,  beat  Mr.  AUaopp's  f.  b.  Adelaide 

Mr.  Calvert*s  bk.  and  w.  b.  Countleaa,  beat  Mr.  Harpur's  bk.  b.  Hopeful 

Mr.  Bai1don*8  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bronte,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  d.  Upholder 

Mr.  H.  Hornby's  bk.  d.  Hagler,  beat  Mr.  Allaopp'g  bk.  and  w.  d.  Atone 

Mr.  Baildon'a  f.  b.  Blush,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  bk.  d.  Tresham 

Lord  Talbot's  bk.  b.  Thanks,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  bd.  d.  Korab 

Mr.  Swan's  w.  and  r.  d.  Sandy,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Unknown 

Mr.  Clowes's  bd.  b.  Cranberry,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  bl.  b.  Kerchief. 

Fkti  Ties. — Countless  beat  Courage  Thanks  beat  Blush 

Bronte  beat  Hagler  Sandy  beat  Cranbany. 

Second  Ties, — Countless  beat  Bronte     *       Thanks  beat  Sandy. 
Deciding  Coune, — ^Thanks  beat  Countless,  and  won  the  Cup, — Countless  the  Goblot- 

The  Vebnon  Stakbs. 
Lord  Talbot'abd.  b.  Tailless,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  and  w,  d.  Sergeant 
Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cripple,  beat  Mr.  Allsopp's  bd.  d.  Ardent 
Mr.  Calvert's  r.  d.  Cowboy,  beat  Mr.  H.  Hornby's- bk.  d.  Hermitage 
Mr.  Cruso's  w.  and  y.  b.  Tibb,  beat  Mr.  Harper's  bk.  d.  Horatio. 

Ties. — Cripple  beat  Tailless  Cowboy  beat  Tibb. 

Deciding  Courfe.>-Cripple  beat  Cowboy,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Sudbury  Stakes. 

Mr.  H.  Hornby's  r.  and  w.  d.  Holywell,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  bl.  b.  Tiara 

Mr;  Swan's  r.  b.  Squib,  beat  Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Cobweb 

Mr.  Kershaw's  bk.  b.  Knavery,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Contest. 

Ties. — Holywell  beat  Squib  Knavery  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Holywell  beat  Knavery,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  DoTSRiDGE  Stakes. 

Mr.  H.  Hornby's  Hyssop,  beat  Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Birdlime 

Mr.  Harpur's  bd.  b.  Harriet,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  d.  Upholder 

Lord  Talbot's  bk.  d.  Tresham,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Crawl 

Mr.  Calrert's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Chieftain,  beat  Mr.  Cruso's  w.  and  y.  b.  Tibb. 

Ties. — Harriet  b^at  Hyssop  Chieftain  beat  Tresham. 

Deciding  Cmirte, — Harriet  beat  Chieftain,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Consolation  Stakes. 
Mr.  H.  Hornby's  bk.  d.  Hermitage,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sergeant 
Mr.  Cruso's  Toby,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  Cursitor 
Mr.  Unsworth's  Unknown,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  Texas 
Mr.  Calvert's  Cobweb,  beat  Mr.  Harpur's  Horace. 

Ties. — Hermitage  beat  Toby  '  Cobweb  beat  Unknown. 

Deciding  Course. — Cobweb  beat  Hermitage,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


LOWTHER,  Nov.  28  and  29. 
The  Thrimby  Puppy  Stakes  of  2  sovs.  each,  the  second  dog  to  receive  4  sots. 
Mr.  Christian's  bk.  d.  Satan,  beat  Mr.  Benb's  r.  d.  Tam  O'Shanter 
Mr.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Margaret,  beat  Mr.  Milburn's  r.  d.  Liverpool 
Mr.  James's  f.  b.  Catloudy,  beat  Mr.  Simpson's  bd.  b.  Surprise 
Mr.  J.  Elliot's  bk.  b.  Pepper,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Rob  Roy. 

Ties. — Satan  beat  Margaret  Catloudy  beat  Pepper. 

Deciding  Course.— Catloudy  beat  Satan,. and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  LowTHER  Puppy  Stakes  of*  2  sovs.  each,  the  second  dog  to  receive  4  sovs. 

Mr.  Eidsworth's  bd.  d.  Edwin,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  bar.b.  Esperance 
Mr.  Jas.  Thompson's  f.  and  w.  b.  Tulip,  beat  Mr.  Bainbridge's  bk.  b.  Flora 


DECEMBER,  1839.  2d 

Mvt  Markham's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  Lowther*s  f.  and  w.  b.  Luna 
Mr»  Moore's  t*  d.  Midsbipman,  bedt  Mr.  Carmait's  f.  d.  Tbrasber. 

Ties, — Edvrin  beat  Tulip  Violet  beat  Midsbipman. 

Deciding  dmrse, — Edwin  beat  Violet,  and  won  the  Stakes, 

The  LowTHER  Cup  ;  the  second  dog  to  receive  7  sovs. 

Mr.  Donald's  r.  d.  Lion,  beat  Mr.  Carmalt's  bl.  b.  Jenny  Spinner.  . 
Mr.  Moore's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Medusa,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  bl.  d.  Gelert 
Mr.  Macbell's  f.  d.  Pickpocket,  beat  Mr.  Lowther's  bl.  d.  Trajan 
Mr.  Tomlinson's  bk.  d.  Sacerdos,  beat  Mr.  Harris's  f.  b.  Victoria 
Mr.  Benn's  f.  and  w.  b.  Bess,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lady  Maria 
Mr,  Thompson's  f.  and  cr.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  H.  Jefferson's  bk.  b.  Jig 
Mr.  Jefferson's  w.  and  y.  d.  Joker,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  w.  and  f.  d.  Pleader 
Mr,  Bainbridge's  f.  b.  Jessie,  beat  Mr.  W.  Watkins's  w,  and  bl.  d.  Tom  Cringle. 
Eirst  Tief.— Medusa  beat  Lion  Bess  Iwat  Fly,  after  two  undecided  Courses 

Pickpocket  beat  Sacerdos      Joker  beat  Jessie. 
Second  TtVs.— Pickpocket  beat  Medusa  Bess  beat  Joker. 

Deciding  Course, — Bess  beat  Pickpocket,  axtd  won  the  Cup. 

The  Knipb  Scarr  Cv»  ;  the  second  dog  to  receive  7  sors. 
Hr.  Reed's  bk.  d.  Rector,  beat  Mr.  Donald's  bk.  b.  Lot 
Mr,  Todd's  br.d.  Brandy,  beat  Mr.  James's  bd.b.  Sal 

Mr.  Henderson's  w.  bk.  b.  Wee  Geordie,  beat  Mr.  Postletbwake^s  bk.  d.  Spanker 
Mr.  Jas.  lliompson's  w.  1.  d.  Snowball,  beat  Mr.  Lowther's  bk  b.  Transit 
Mr.  H.Jefferson's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Kate,  beat  Mr,  Richardson's  bd.  d.  Claret,  after  two 

undecided  courses 
Mr.  Watkiifs'  bk.  and  w.  d.  Twist,  beat  Mr.  Blamire's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Mango 
Mr.  Carmalt's  bk.  d.  Smoker,  beat  Mr.  Benn's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Logic,  aller  an  undedded 

course 
Mr.  Jefferson's  bk.  b.  Flounce,  beat  Mr.  M.  Thompson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lilla. 

First  Ties, — Brandy  beat  Rector  Twist  beat  Kate 

Snowball  beat  Wee  Geordie  Flounce  beat  Smoke. 

Second  Ties, — Snowball  beat  Brandy  Twist  beat  Flounce. 

Deciding  Course, — Snowball  beat  Twist,  and  won  the  Cup. 

DEPTFORD  INN,  Dec.  3,  and  4. 

The  Cup  and  Sovs. 

Mn  Bowles's  y.  b.  Boscobel,  beat  Capt.  Wyndbam's  bk.  d.  Whistler 

Mr.  Etwall's  f.  d.  Enham,  beat  Mr.  Locke's  r.  b.  Luna 

Mr.  Bigg's  r.  b.  Bliss,  beat  Mr.  Bnincker's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Brdcha 

Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  d.  Graduate,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's  r.  b«< Honey 

Mr.  Agg's  bk.  d.  African  (late  Negro),  beat  Mr.  Ley's  bk.  d.  Eurocledon 

Mr.  Agg's  bk.  b.  Ariel,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's r.  d.  Harvest 

Mr.  Bigg's  bk.  d.  Blackwater,  beat  Mr.  Etwall's  bk.  d.  Expatria  (late  Hornsey) 

Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  b.  Brocarde,  beat  Mr.  Wyndham'a  bk.  b.  Wroth. 

First  Ties, — Brocarde  beat  Blackwater  Graduate  beat  Enham 

Boscabel  beat  African  Ariel  beat  Bliss. 

Second  Ties, — Graduate  beat  Brocarde  Boscobel  beat  Ariel. 

Deciding  Course. — Ariel  was  so  severely  injured  the  day  before,  that  l»er  owner 
drew  her,  and  as  Boscobel  was  the  joint  property  of  Messrs.  Goodlake  and  Bowles,, 
tbey  divided  the  Cup  and  Sovereigns. 

The  Derby,  for  Dogs. 

Mr.  Etwall's  bd.  Equerry,  beat  Mr.  Bigg's  bl.  Banqueter 

Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Diamond,  beat  Mr.  Locke's  bk.  Lisbon 

Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  Gibraltar,  beat  Mr.  Wyndbam's  bk.  Lizard 

Mr.  Locke's  r.  Lunardi,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's  bk.  Hericourt 

Mr.  EtwalFs  f.  Earl  of  York,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's  r.  Haroal 

Mr.  Wyndbam's  r.  Weller,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  y.  Beagle 

M>.  Ley's  f.  Eccaleobeon  (Etwall's),  ran  a  bye,  Mr.  Spooner  absent. 

NO.  evil  I. — VOL*  XVI  U»  5 


3e  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Ties. — Gibraltar  beat  Lnnardi  Eqaerry  beat  Black  Diamond 

Eccaleobeon  beat  Weller  (after  an  undec.  co.)       Earl  of  York  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Eccaleobeon  was  drawn  to  ran  with  Earl  of  York,  and  Eouerry 
ag^at  Gibraltar,  but  owing  to  the  frost  Mr.  Goodlake  drew  Gibndtar,  and  Mr. 
Etwall  receired  the  stakes. 

The  Oaks,  for  Bitches. 
Mr.  Bigg's  bk.  Blackberry,  beat  Mr.  Etwall's  w.  and  bd.  Equipage 
Mr.  Locke's  bk.  Leda,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  y.  Garonne 
Mr.  Locke's  w.  Lark  (late  Blonde),  beat  Mr.  Agg's  bd.  Angelica 
Mr.  BiggB*s  bl.  Banquet,  beat  Mr.  Wyndham's  f.  and  w.  Witch 
Mr.  Heathcote's  bk.  Hasty,  ran  a  bye,  Mr.  Spooner  absent. 
Mr.  Bowles's  r.  Brimstone,  ran  a  bye. 

Ties, — Lark  beat  Banquet  Blackberry  beat  Leda  Hasty  beat  Brimscone. 

Deciding  Course* — Hasty,  agst.  Blackberry,  Lark,  to  run  a  bye ;  divided  among  the 

three,  owing  to  the  frost. 

The  FiSKERTON  Stakes,  of  3  sors.  each. 
Mr.  Locke's  bl.  Laurel,  beat  Capt.  Wyndham's  bk.  Weird 
Mr.  Goodlake*s  bk.  Gratilla,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  y.  Benlomond 
Mr.  Biggs's  bk.  Baltic,  beat  Capt.  Wyndham's  bl.  and  w.  Wings 
Mr.  Biggs's  bk.  Balsam,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's  y.  Hocknell. 

7ms. — Laurel  agst.  Baltic  Balsam  agst.  Gratilla. 

Divided  among  the  four  winners,  owing  to  the  frost 

.  The  Stockton  Stakes,  of  3  sovs.  each. 
Mr.  Etwall's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Earl  Marshal,  beat  Captain  Wyndham's  Wizard 
Mr.  Morant's  bk.  d.  Mainmast,  beat  Mr.  Biggs's  bl.  d.  Banquetor 

Deciding  Course, — Earl  Marshal  beat  Mainmast,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  CoDFORD  BrrcH  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  Agg's  bd.  and  w.  Angelica,  beat  Capt.  Wyndham's  y.  and  w.  Witch 
Mr.  Morant's  b.  d.  Magnolia,  beat  Mr.  Etwall's  y.  and  w.  Elegante 
Mr.  Goodlake's  y.  Garonne,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  bk.  Atalanta. 

Ties, — Garonne  beat  Angelica,  and  divided  the  stakes  with  Magnolia  ±at  had  to  run 

a  bye. 

TheAsHTON  All- Aged  Stakes. 
Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Black  Dwarf,  beat  Capt.  Wyndham's  bk.  Broth 
Mr.  Morant's  bk.  b.  The  Mole,  beat  Mr.  Heathcote's  r.  Hoaey. 

Deciding  Course, — Mr.  Bowles,  on  receiving  his  stake,  drew  Black  Dwarf,  who  wa& 

cut,  and  Mole  received  the  stakes. 


ANDOVERSFORD  CLUB,  Dec.  3. 

The  Andoversford  Cup. 
Mr.  Baylis's  r.  and  w.  Ion,  beat  Mr.  Crump's  bk.  Magic 
Mr.  Freeman's  r.  and  w.  Firebrand,  beat  Mr.  Turk's  w.  Trinket 
Mr.  Nelson's  r.  Racket,  beat  Mr.  Fletcher's  f.  Fairy 
Mr.  Giles's  bd.  Gipsey,  beat  Mr.  Becketh's  y.  Brilliant. 

Ties.—lorx  beat  Firebrand  Gipsey  beat  Racket. 

Deciding  Courw.— Ion  beat  Gipsey,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Sanoywei^l  Cup. 
Mr.  Smith's  bl.  Negro,  beat  Mr.  Bidmead's  bd.  Winn 
Mr.  Dancock's  y.  Clara,  beat  Mr.  Kitsall's  bk.  Wallace 
Mr.  Hewer's  y.  Barker,  beat  Mr.  Cook's  bk.  and  w.  Conservative 
Mr.  Williams's  Witch,  beat  Mr.  Jones's  y.  Doctor. 

J7#j.— Negro  beat  Clara  (drawn),  lame  Barker  beat  Witch. 

Deciding  Course.^y egro  won  the  Cup,  Barker  being  drawn  (ill> 


DECEMBER,  1839.  31 

RIDGWAY.--S0UTHPOBT,  Dec.  4,  5,  and  6. 

The  All-Aged  Cup. 

I^Ir.  Uargreave's  Echo,  beat  Mr.  R.  Smith's  Miss  Linaker 

Mr.  Fellowes'  Fancy,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Smart 

Mr.  Denbam's  Tramp,  beat  Mr.  J.  Smith's  Sampson 

Mr.  Garvin's  Joram,  beat  Mr.  £den's  Enchantress 

Mr.  Easterby's  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Craren's  Cara 

Mr.  Harriot  s  Harmless,  beat  Mr.  Heyes'  Hookey  Walker  (late  Spot) 

Mr.  Turner's  Stella,  beat  Mr.  G.  Andrew's  Active 

Mr.  Hearsley's  Verbina,  beat  Mr.  I.ee's  Lolly. 

First  Ties, — Echo  beat  Fancy  Earwig  beat  Harmless 

Tramp  beat  Joram  Verbina  beat  Stella. 

Second  Ties, — Tramp  beat  Echo  Earwig  beat  Verbina. 

Deciding  Course, — Earwig  beat  Tramp,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Puppy  Cup. 

Mr.  Eden's  Euclid,  beat  Mr.  Knowles'  Kenyon 

Mr.  Slator^B  Sheridan,  beat  Mr.  Smith's  Spring 

Mr.  Turner's  Tomboy,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  Eve 

Mr.  Fellowea'  Forester,  beat  Mr.  Lee's  Luck's  All 

Mr.  Lee's  Lottery,  beat  Mr.  Hargreave's  Viscount 

Mr.  J.  Ridgway^  Stripling,  beat  Mr.  Oddie's  Young  Smuggler 

Mr.  Slater's  Snap,  beat  Mr.  Harriot's  Isabella 

Mr.  Heyes'  Hylaz,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes'  Fidget. 

First  Tt«i.— Sheridan  beat  Euclid  Lottery  beat  Stripling 

Tomboy  beat  Forester  Hylax  beat  Snap. 

Second  TYtf^-^-Tomboy  beat  Sheridan  Hylax  beat  Lottery. 

Deciding  Course. — Hylax  beat  Tomboy,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  RiDGWAY  Stakes. 

Mr.  Ridgway's  Rasper,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Safai 
Mr.  I«e's  Leicester,  beat  Mr.  Harriot's  Hope 
Mr.  Easterby's  Rough  Robin,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes'  Frolic 
Mr.  Andrew's  Ace  of  Trumps,  beat  Mr.  R.  Smith's  Fly 
Mr.  Eden's  Enterprise,  beat  Mr.  Kearsley's  Vulcan 
Mr.  Hargreave's  Whiskey,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  Carlos 
Mr.  Easterby's  Eruoa,  beat  Mr.  J.  Ridgway's  Rhodope 
Mr.  Oddie's  Tory,  beat  Mr.  Belhouse's  Brenda. 

First  Ties, — Leicester  beat  Rasper  Rough  Robin  beat  Ace  of  Trumps 

Enterprise  beat  Whiskey  Emca  beat  Tory. 

Second  Ttcs^-— Leicester  beat  Rough  Robin  Enterprise  beat  Eruca. 

Deciding  Couru. — Enterprise  beat  Leicester,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Pboduce  Stakes. 
Mr.  Eden's  Edham  Bey,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Speckle 
Mr.  Fellowes'  Forester,  beat  Mr.  Bellhouse's  Bella. 

Deciding  Course, — Forester  beat  Edham  Bey,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Martindale  Stakes. 
Mr.  Heyes'  Hemlock,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  Joram 
Mr.  Harriot's  Hope,  beat  Mr.  Belhouse's  Brenda. 

Deciding  Course^ — Hemlock  beat  Hope,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Ross  all  Stakes. — Last  Tie. 
Mr.  Smith's  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Knowles'  Bolivar. 

The  Fleetwood  Stakes. — Last  Tie. 
Mr.  J.  Ridgway's  Rasper,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  Glide.. 

F  2 


3^  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR., 

The  HouoBTON  Stakis, 

l^Ir.  Easterby's  Eruca,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Hankpson 

Mr.  Eden'8  Engineer,  beat  Mr.  Slater'a  Sorrel 

Mr.  Heyes'  Hookey  Walker,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  Harmless 

Mr.  Easterby's  Earwigt  beat  Mr.  Slater's  Snap. 

Ties. — Eruca  beat  Engineer  £arwig  beat  Hookey  Walker. 

Deeiding  Course, — Eruca  beat  Earwig,  and  won  tbe  Cup. 

The  SouTHPORT  Stakes. 

Mr.  Smith's  Croker,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  Cara 
Mr.  Belhouse's  Bella,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  Engineer 
]Mr.  J.  Ridg way's  Ellen,  beet  Mr.  Eden's  Eclair 
Mr.  Slater's  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  Gnat. 

Tie*4 — Croker  beat  Bella  Ellen  beat  Spring; 

Deciding  Course, — Ellen  beat  Croker,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


EAGLESHAM,  Dec.  13, 14, 16  17,  and  18. 

'  Caledonian  Gold  Cup. 

Lord  Ossulston's  w.  and  b.  d.  Tillside  Lass,  beat  Lord  Donglas's  bk.  d«  Squeezer 

Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  d.  Magistrate,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bl.  d.  Victor 

Mr.  Raimes's  bk.  d.  Ajax,  beat  Mr.  Elliot's  bk.  b.  Taglioni  (late  Jig) 

Dr.  Brown's  bd  d.  Whistler,  beat  Mr.  Pollok's  bd,  b.  Match 

Mr.  Elliot's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Tom  Jones  (late  Brandy),  beat  Mr.  Pollok's  r.  d.  Rival 

Mr.  Mitchell's  y.  d.  Simon,  beat  Mr.  Piper's  r.  d.  Chip 

Mr.  Mitchell's  r.  d.  Grasper,  beat  Mr.  Jamieson's  d.  and  w.  d.  Glen  \ 

Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Kent,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  w.  and  f.  d.  Dnke 

Mr.  Bainbridge's  f.  b.  Jesse,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  bd.  and  w.  d«  Jock 

Mr.  Henderson's  w.  and  f.  d  Prince  Albert  (late  Snowball),  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk, 

and  w.  b.  Indiana 
Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Chance,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Harkaway 
Lord  Eglinton's  w.  and  d.  d.  Waterloo,  beat  Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  d.  Mango 
Mr.  Fowler's  bk.  b.  Bashful,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  b.  Bessie  Bell 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Driver,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Sweeper 
Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mignionette,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lady 

Maria 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes,  O  Yes,  O  Yes,  (late  Storm),  beat  Mr.  Duggan*s  y. 

and  w.  d.  Daabaway 
Lord  Douglas's  bd   d.  Knight,  beat  Mr.  Elliot's  br.  and  bd.  d.  Lien 
Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache,  beat  Mr.  Turner's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Sly 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  bd.  d.  Cacciatore,  beat  Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  f.  b.  Belle 
Mr.  Bainbridge's  bk.  b.  Flora,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Stewartfield,  bei^t  Mr.  Bainbridge's  r.  and  w.  d. 

Ribton 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought,  heat  Mr.  Raimes's  w.  d.  Gambler 
Mr.  Pollok's  w.  d.  Hope,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  Cowboy 
Mr.  Turner's  w.  and  r.  d.  Stopper,  beat  Mr.  Raimes's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cora 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Doctor,  beat  Mr.  Piper's  f.  d.  Druid 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  w.  d.  Doctor,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark 
Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Mullindhu,  beat  Mr.  Elliot's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Tom  Cringle 
Mr.  Bainbridge's  bk.  b.  Pepper,  beat  Mr.  Downie's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Myr|le 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  d.  Moses,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  bl.  d.  Comedian, 
Mr.  Raimes's  bl.  b.  Beauty,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bl.  d.  Ruthvenfield 
Mr.  Mitchell's  w.  and  r<  b.  Flora  M'lvor,  beat  Marquis  o^f  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  d. 

DrafSn 
Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  y.  b.  Go,  beat  Mr.  Turner's  r.  and  w.  d.  Trimmer 
Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Rocket,  beat  Mr,  Raimes's  bk.  d.  Atlaa 


DECEMBER,  1839. 


33 


HiOrd  Kg1inton*s  bl.  d.  Fingal,  btat  Mt.  Downle's  r.  h,  Cora 

Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  beat  Mr.  bambridge'a  f,  b.  Ginger 

Mr.  Elliot's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Twist,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  bk.  d.  Glee 

Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  f.  d.  Mighty  flate  Glory),  beat  Lord  Ossulston's  r.  d.  York 

Lord  Douglas's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Mastic,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  b.  Judy 

Dr.  Brown's  r.  d.  Oscar,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sylla 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  b.  Jeanie,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  r.  b.  Rosa 

Mr.  Armstrong's  y.  d.  The  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Cur  Non 

Mr.  Fowler's  y.  d.  Tippoo,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  d.  Glencoe. 

First  Ties, — Tillside  Lass  beat  Magistrate  Hope  beat  Stopper 

Whistler  beat  Ajaz  Simon  beat  Tom  Jones 

Mr.  Armstrong's  Doctor,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  Doctor 
Kent  beat  Grasper  MuUindhu  beat  Pepper 

Jesse  beat  Prince  Albert  Beauty  beat  Moses 

Waterloo  beat  Chance  Go  beat  Flora  M'lror 

Driver  beat  Bashful  Fingal  beat  Rocket 

Mignionette  beat  O  Yes,  O  Yes,  0  Yes  Mountain  Dew  beat  Twist 


Knight  beat  Moustache 
Cacciatore  beat  Flora 
Dreadnought  beat  Stewartfield 

Second  Ties. — Whistler  beat  Tillside  Lass 
Kent  beat  Simon 
Waterloo  beat  Jesse 
Driver  beat  Migoionette 
Cacciatore  beat  Knight 
Hope  beat  Dreadnought  (drawn). 

Third  Tie*.— Whistler  beat  Kent 

Waterloo  beat  Driver 
Hope  beat  Cacciatore 

Fourth  Tw.— Whistler  beat  Waterloo  (drawn) 
Hope  beat  Go. 

Fifth  Ties — Whistler  beat  Tippoo 


Mastic  beat  Mighty 

Oscar  beat  Shamrock 

Tippoo  beat  Jeanie. 

Mullindhu  beat  Doctor 
Go  beat  Beauty 
Fingal  beat  Mountain  Dew 
Mastic  beat  Oscar 
Tippoo  ran  a  bye 

Go  beat  Mullindhu 
Tippoo  beat  Fingal 
Mastic  ran  a  bye. 

Tippoo  beat  Mastic . 
Hope  ran  a  bye.   .    . 


Deciding  Course. — Whistler  beat  Hope,  and  won  the  Cup,  and  100  sovs. 


STONE,  Dec.  19. 
The  Cxjp,  value  ^Ogs. ;  the  second  dog  to  reo^ye  5  aovi. 
Mr.  Williams's  Wonder,  beat  Mr.  Wright's  Janette 
Mr.  Baddeley's  Grasper,  beat  Mr.  Dawson's  Smoker 
Mr.  Wilday's  Tempest,  beat  Mr.  Fallow's  Lady 
Mr.  Plant's  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Yates's  Whip 
Mr.  Adie's  Colwick,  beat  Mr.  Chapman's  Frolic 
Mr.  Borley's  Port,  beat  Mr.  Reason's  Handy 
Mr.  Brindley's  Toj>per,  beat  Mr.  Bagshaw's  Topper 
Mr.  Brindley's  Chance,  beat  Mr.  Wright's  Mettle 
Mr.  Chapman's  Creeper,  beat  Mr.  Brindley's  Spanker 
Mr.  Meeson's  Moses,  beat  Mr.  Brown's  Meofond 
Mr.  Wilday's  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Gilbert's  Joker 
Mr.  Dawson's  Port,  beat  Mr.  Brindley's  Swift 
Mr,  Harding's  Port  Wine  tan  a  bye. 

First  Ties. — Topper  beat  Venus 
Colwick  beat  Wonder 
Port  beat  Creeper 
Port  (Mr.  Borley's)  ran.a  bye. 

Second  Ties. — Topper  beat  Chance 
Moses  beat  Port 

Third  Ties. — Moses  beat  Colwick 


Moses  beat  Hector 
Tempest  beat  Port  Wine 
Chance  beat  Grasper 


Tempest  beat  Port 
Colwick  ran  a  bye.  ] 

Tempest  beat  Topper. 


J)eciding  Course. — Moses  beat  Tempest,  and  won  the  Cup  -,  Tempest  the  Guineas. 


34  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

FLEET  WOOD-ON-WYRE.  Dec  16. 

The  Flutwood  Cup,  open  to  all  dogs  (valae  30  sovs.);  the  second  dog  to  receive 

5  SOTS. ;  the  third  3  sots. 

Mr.  Jolly's  bd.  b.  Basy,  best  Mr.  Butcher's  bar.  and  w.  d.  Wee  Willie 

Mr.  Mayor's  bk.  d.  Eutwistle,  beat  Sir  H.  Fleetwood's  bd.  b.  Fly 

Mr.  Winder's  bk.  d.  Lever,  beat  Mr.  Butcher's  r.  d.  Spring 

Mr.  Simpson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Edmonstone's  br.  b.  Fannj 

Mr.  Whiteside's  bd.  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  Winder's  bk.  d.  Landmark 

Mr.  Dickinson's  bl.  d.  Doctor,  beat  Mr.  Mayor's  t  and  w.  d.  Spriag 

Mr.  Wolfe's  br.  and  w.  d.  Revenge,  beat  Mr.  Simpson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Hannah 

Mr.  Fisher's  f.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Mayor's  bd.  b.  Endure 

Mr.  Dickinson's  bk.  d.  Clyde,  beat  Mr.  Winder's  bk.  b.  Butterfly 

Mr.  Kemp's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Butcher's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Fame 

Mr.  Dickinson's  f.  b.  Spree,  beat  Mr.  Bum's  r.  d.  Paul  Pry 

Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  bk.  b.  Howqua,  beat  Mr.  Pattison's  r.  b.  Countess 

Mr.  Simpson's  r.  b.  Honeysuckle,  beat  Mr.  Jolly's  r.  aod  w.  b.  Puss 

Mr.  Pattison's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Puss,  beat  Mr.  Wolfe's  bar.  d.  Guide. 

First  Ties.— Entwistle  beat  Busy  Clyde  beat  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly 

Lever  beat  Hector  Spree  beat  Howqua 

Violet  beat  Doctor  Honeysuckle  beat  Puss 

F.  b.  Fly  beat  Revenge. 

Second  Ties, — Lever  beat  Entwistle  Spree  beat  Clyde 

Violet  beat  Fly  Honeysuckle  ran  a  bye. 

Third  rtM.— Violet  beat  Lever  Spree  beat  Honeysuckle. 

Deciding  Course, — Violet  beat  Spree,  and  won  the  Cup. 


ASKHAM,  Dec.  11. 

The  ASXHAM  PUPFT  StI KES. 

Mr.  Parkinson's  r.  and  w.  d.  Bendigo,  beat  Mr.  Bowman's  r.  d.  Magic 

Mr.  Copleys  r.  and  w.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  Mounsey's  bd.  b.  Bessy  Bedlam. 

Deciding  Course, — Victoria  beat  Bendigo,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  S£tra"Park  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  Pattison's  f.  d.  Thrasher,  beat  Mr.  Rimington's  w.  and  f.  d.  Bolero 
Mr.  Gibson's  r.  d.  Blister,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bd.  d.  Bloomsbuiy. 

Deciding  Course, — ^Thrasher  beat  Blister,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  All- Aged  Stakes. 
Mr.  Chamber's  bk.  d.  Smoker,  beat  Mr.  W.  Watkin's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Wee  Geordie 
Mr.  Burthwicke's  r.  d.  Liverpool,  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Smoker  beat  Liverpool,  and  won  the  Stakes, 

COUNTY  OF  CORK  CLUB,  Nov.  21,  and  28,  Dec.  5,  and  12. 

The  Puppy  Stakes. 
Mr.  French's  d.  Spy,  beat  Mr.  Power's  b.  Taglioni 
Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Gem,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  b.  Nell 
Mr.  O'Brien's  b.  Nancy,  beat  Mr.  Woodley's  b.  Rose 
Mr.  Hewitt's  d.  Turk,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Rowdlum 
Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Mayday,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Peeler 
Mr.  Power's  b.  Kino,  beat  Mr.  Leahy's  b.  Zeela 
Mr.  Maxwell's  d.  Bibo,  beat  Mr.  Power's  b.  Kali. 

First  ric*.— Kino  beat  Turk  Gem  beat  Nancy 

Spy  beat  Mayday  Bibo  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tic*.— Spy  beat  Bibo  Kino  beat  Gem. 

Deciding  Course.— Gem  beat  Spy,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


DECEMBER,  1839.  35 


Matches. 
Mr.  French's  d.  Kiltigrow,  beat  Mr.  Power's  b.  Taglioni 
Mr,  French's  b.  Dart,  beat  Mr,  Gregory's  b,  Albertazzi 
Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Felix,  beat  Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Topaz 
Mr,  French's  d.  Killigrew,  beat  Mr,  Power's  b.  Taglioni 
Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Muslin,  beat  Mr.  Woodley's  d.  Rocket 
Mr.  Blake's  b.  Eclaire,  beat  Mr.  Woodley's  b.  Rboda 
Mr.  Coartenay's  d.  Fox,  beat  Mr.  Blake's  d,  Tonnaire 
Mr,  Courtenay's  d.  Governor,  beat  Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Topaz 
Mr.  Blake's  d.  Oscar,  beat  Mr.  Power's  b.  Taglioni 
Mr.  Power's  b.  Kali,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Peeler 
Mr,  Coartenay's  b.  Lay,  beat  Mr.  French's  d.  Killigrew 
Mr.  Hewitt's  d.  Turk,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Felix 
Mr.  Hewitt's  b.  Gem,  beat  Mr.  O'Brien's  d.  Peeler 
Mr.  Woodley's  b.  Rboda,  beat  Mr.  Hewitt's  d,  Turk 
Mr.  O'Brien's  b.  Nancy,  beat  Mr.  Power's  b.  Kali. 


LANARKSHIRE  AND  RENFREWSHIRE  CLUB,  Dec.  19. 

Collar  Dogs,  3  govs,  each, 
Mr,  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord,  beat  Mr,  J.  L.  Ewing's  w,  and  bk.  d.  Emperor 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Butteryburn,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mignionette 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  beat  Mr.  J.  L.  Ewing's  bk.  d.  Lightning. 

rw..-^My  Lord  beat  Mountain  Dew  Butteryburn  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — My  Lord  and  Butteryburn  won  the  Champion  Collar  and  Stakes, 

The  Darnley  Stakes,  of  1  sov.  each,  for  Dogs  that  nevev  won  a  Public  Prize. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  b.  Jessie,  beat  Mr.  J,  L.  Ewing's  w.  b.  Blanche 
Mr.  J,  L.  Ewing's  y.  d.  Lofty,  beat  Mr.  Wilson's  w,  and  bl.  b,  Mary 
Mr,  A.  Graham's  bk.  d,  O  Yes,  beat  Mr.  Geddes'  w.  and  bk.  b.  Purity. 

Ties.—Lohy  beat  Jessie  O  Yes  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — 0  Yes  beat  Lofty,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


THORNTON.— Near  Skipton-Tn-Craven,  Dec.  17, 

The  Cup,  value  50  sovs. 

Mr.  Hill's  bk.  d.  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Scott's  Jerry 

Mr.  Birtwhistle's  f.  d.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  ShufiSer 

Mr,  Bond's  r,  d.  Punch,  beat  Mr.  RedihofTs  br.  b.  Rosin 

Mr.  H.  Dobson's  w.  b.  Whiskey,  beat  Mr.  J.  Allan's  b.  d.  Dreamer 

Mr.  Aldersley's  bd.  b.  Tumbler,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  f.  d.  Rasper 

Mr.  R.  Tomlinson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Swift,  beat  Mr.  Wood's  b.  d.  Angler 

Mr.  Wilkinson's  f.  d.  Joe  Miller,  beat  Mr.  Foster's  bd.  b.  Hawker 

Mr.  Southwell's  b.  and  w.  d.  Sportsman,  beat  Mr.  Sagar's  b.  d.  Crafty. 

First  Ties, — Punch  beat  Comet  Dart  beat  Whiskey 

Tumbler  beat  Joe  Miller  Sportsman  beat  Swift, 

Second  Ties. — Punch  beat  Sportsman  Tumbler  beat  Dart. 

Deciding  Course. — After  a  severe  course  Punch  beat  Tumbler,  and  won  the  Cup. 

Match  for  10  sovs. 
Mr.  Waterhouse's  r.  d.  Brandy,  beat  Mr.  Aldersley's  Lightfoot. 

Match  for  5  sovs. 

M>.  Catlow's  f.  d.  Red  Rover,  beat  Mr.  Geldard's  b-  d.  Pippin. 


3^  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR 


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RIPON,  De©.  17,  18,  and  19. 

First  Class. 

Mr.  R.  Wilkinson's  d.  b.  Dame,  beat  Mr.  J.  Cooper's  Trapball' 

Mr.  Turner's  f.  b.  Sill,  beat  Mr.  Wray's  f.  b.  Gaylass 

Mr.  Wilkinson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  Wrather's  Darkstooe 

Mr.  Wilson's  f.  and  w.  d.  Slashing  Harry,  beat  Mr.  Thompson's  r.  and  w.  d;  StakoTi. 

Ties. — Dame  beat  Sill  Ellis  beat  Slashing  Harry* 

Deciding  Courier — Dame  beat  Elis,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Second  Class. 
Mr.  HesUngton'^B  f.  b.  Boptimus,  beat  Mr.  Thornton's  bk.  and  w.  b.  General 
Mr.  Thornton's  r.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Ibbotson's  bl.  b.  Jessy 
Mr.  Cook*8  bn.  d.  Nimrod,  beat  Mr.  CoUey's  d.  Dickey  Misfortune 
Mr.  Meek's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Mack,  beat  Mr.  Gregg's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Venus. 

Ties, — Spring  beat  Hoptimus  Mack  beat  Nimrod.. 

Deciding  CourM.— Mack  beat  Spring,  and  won  the  Stakes,  8. soys. 

Third  Class. 

Mr.  Fall's  f.b.  Miss,  beat  Mr.  Stockdale's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bullet 
Mr.  Wilson's  bl.  d.  Swift,  beat  Mr.  Stephenson's  bl.and  w.  b.  Lorely 
Mr.  Wilkinson's  bn.  d.  Traveller,  beat  Mr.  Colley's  bk.  d.  Lottery. 
Mr.  Wilson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  filuecap,  beat  Mr.  Myers's  bl.  b.  Fawn. 

Ties. — Miss  beat  Swift  Traveller  beat  Bloeoap. 

Deciding  Course. — Traveller  beat  Miss,  and  won  the  Stakes,  8  aora^ 

MILBURN.— Near  Pontelamd,  Dec  19. 

Mr.  Elliott's  b.  Beeswing,  beat  Mr.  Ramshaw's  Tip 

Mr.  Elliott's  Favourite,  beat  Mr.  Carr's  Sport 

Mr.  Anderson's  Pont  Miller,  beat  Mr.  Gray's  Roger 

Mr.  Dolman's  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Pickering's  Doctor 

Mr.  Elliott's  Flora,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  The  De'il-may-care 

Mr.  Wheatley's  Topper,  beat  Mr.  Watson's  York 

Mr.  White's  Swallow,  beat  Mr.  Gray's  Mohawk 

Mr.  T.  Coe's  Jarvis  Gustavus,  beat  Mr.  J.  Smith's  f.  Bitch. 

First  Ties. — Beeswing  beat  Favourite  Topper  beat  Flore 

Pont  MiUer  beat  Spring  Swallow  beat  Jarvis  Gustavas.. 

Second  Ties. — Beeswing  beat  Pout  Miller  Swallow  beat  Topper. 

Deciding  Course. — Beeswing  beat  Swallow. 

MORPETH  CLUB,  Dec.  20. 

A  Silver  Cup  and  Soterfions. 
Mr.  Crawford's  bd.  b.  Sylph,  beat  Mr.  Braithwaite's  bk.  d.  Jew 
Mr.  J.  Jobling's  br.  b.  Madame  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Hall's  f.  d  Don  Juan 
Mr.  Thompson's  w.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Fenwick's  bl.  d.  Pilot 
Mr.  Straker's  bk.  b.  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Crawford's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Faicy 
Dr.  Hedley's  bk.  b.  Flit,  beat  Mr.  J.  H.  Jobling's  br.  and  w.  b.  Lily 
Dr.  Hedley's  bk.  d.  Young  Peel,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  w.  b.  Smilmg  Beauty 
Mr.  R.  F.  Johnson's  b.  b.  Vestris^  ran  a  bye 
Mr.  Lowes's  bd.  and  w  b.  Laura,  ran  a  bye. 

First  ri«.— Sylph  beat  Vestris  Flit  beat  Queen 

Spring  beat  Madame  Fly  Laura  beat  Young  Peek 

Second  Ties, — Spring  beat  Sylph  Flit  beat  Laura 

Deeiding  Course. — Flit  beat%ring,  and  won  the  Cup  and  Sovs. 


DECEMBER,  1 840.  37 

CLYDESDALE.— Deo.  16  and  17. 

The  Douglas  Stakes,  value  140  soye. 
Mr.  Wanchope'a  bk.  d.  Cerberus,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  y,  d.  The  Bleacher 
Lord  Eglinton's  d.  and  w.  d.  Waterloo,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Don  John 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Mustapha,  beat  Marquis  of  Dou&rlas's  bk.  and  w. 

d.  CroU 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Annan,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  bd.  d.  Cetus 
Lord  Eglinton's  bl.  d.  Fingal,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Mosstrooper 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Damley,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  r.  d.  Combat 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Prince  Albert 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Glenkillock,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Beatock 
Mr.  Jardine's  y.  and  w.  d.  Carron,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graluun's  br.  and  w.  d.  Blantyre-fimn 
Mr.^  A.   Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Castlehill,  beat  Mr.   Wauchope's  bl.  and  w.  d. 

Chesterfield 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Spankaway,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham^s  w.  and  bd.  d.  Cacciatere. 

Firtt  Ties* — Waterloo  beat  Cerberus  Mustapha  beat  Annan 

Damley  beat  Fingal  Moustache  beat  Glenkilloch 

Carrou  beat  Castlehill  Spankaway  beat  Landseer. 

Seamd  Tiet^ — Waterloo  beat  Mustapha  Carron  beat  Spankaway. 

Moustache  beat  Damley. 

Hiird  Tki4 — Waterloo  beat  Moustache  (after  an  undecided  course)  Carron  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Carron  beat  Waterloo,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  EoLiNTON  Stakes,  value  80  sovs. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  y.  b.  Caledonia,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Claret 

(after  an  undecided  course) 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  y.  b.  My-ain-thing,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  br.  and  w.  b.  Millicent 

(afler  an  undecided  course) 
Mr.  H.  Maxweirs  bd.  b.  Mirza,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  b.  Maggy  Lauder 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Dino,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  r.  b.  Camarine. 
Fvrtt  TMf. — Mirza  beat  Caledonia  Dino  beat  My-ain-hing. 

Deciding  Ceurte, — It  having  been  agreed  to  run  off  the  last  tie  to-day,  and  the  Mar- 
quis of  Douglas's  Dino  being  taken  away,  Mr.  H.  Maxwell  claimed  the  Stakes. 

The  East  Kilbride  Stakes. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  yes  I  O  yes !  O  yes  !  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  d.  d.  Glencoe. 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  d.  Moses,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Draffan. 

Deciding  Coune. — O  Yes,  O  Yes,  beat  Moses,  and  won  the  stakes. 

I'he  Brandon  Stakes. 

Mr.  Maxwell's  Mantalini,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  Kent 
Lord  Eglinton's  Swan,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  Doctor 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  My  Lord,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  Moonlight 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  Dewdrop,  beat  Mr.  Downie's  Carronade 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  Butterybum,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  Knight 
Lord  Eglinton's  Indiana,  beat  Mr.  Downie's  Van. 

First  TiM4 — MantaUna  beat  Swaa  My  Lord  beat  Dewdrop 

Butteryburn  beat  Indiana  (after  an  undecided  course)^ 
Second  riss.— My  Lord  beat  Mantalina  Butteryburn  ran  a  bye. 
Deciding  Course-^Mr,  A.  Graham's  My  Lord  beat  Butteryburn  and  won  the  Stakes* 

The  Clyde  Stakes. 

Lord  Eglinton's  Bessy  Bell,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Jenny 
Mr.  Downie's  Hollo,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  Hero 
Mr.  Maxwell's  Mullandhu,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham'^s  Jeanie 
Marquis  of  Douelas's  Chouringee,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Jessy 
Lord  Douglas's  Music  ran  a  bye. 

Firs*  Ttesr— Bessy  Bell  beat  Hero  (after  an  undecided  course,) 
MuUandhu  beat  Music  Chouringee  ran  a  bye. 

Second  riei<— Chouringee  beat  Bessy  Bell  Mnllandba  ran  a  bye. 

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38  THE  COU^RSING  CALENDAR, 

Dieidmg  Coiiiii.— Mr,  MaxwaU's  ACollaiidbii  b«ii  tb«  Marquis  of  Doaglas'a 

Cbouriogee,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

MiTCBxa* 

Mr.  Jardina'a  Tka  Camel,  beat  Mr.  H.  MaaweU's  Mosstrooper 

Mr.  H.  Maxareira  Madeap,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Caceiatore 

Mr.  A.  Orabam*s  Glenkilloeb,beat  Mr.  Geddei's  Glory  i. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  My^ala-tbiaff,  beat  Mr-Dug^an's  Sam  Wetter 

Mr.  Geddes's  Go,  beat  Mr.  Jardiiie*a  John  Harrav  ■ 

Lord  Ef Union's  Skjlark,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  Mnstapba 

Mr.  Doggan'a  Daabaway,  boat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  Castlehiil. 

SOUTH  PORT.— Mb.  Chew's  Msxtimo.— Jan.  ft  and  3. 

The  GasAT  Fleetwood  Stakes,  yalae  160  sovs. 

The  winners  of  the  first  class  to  receiTe  $  sots,  each  ;  the  second  elass,  3  sore 
each ;  the  third  class,  5  sots,  each ;  and  the  winner  of  the  fifth  class,  60  sors. — tbe 
second,  90  sots.  Tbe  winner  to  pay  7  sots.,  and  Uie  second,  3  sots.,  to  be  added  to 
a  Stake  of  t  sots,  each,  for  the  first  16  beaten  dogs. 

Mr.  Barge's  bk.  b.  Maiden  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Hoy's  r.  and  w.d.  Hookey  Walker 
Mr.  Blackburn's  r.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  John's  r.  d.  Glaucus 
Mr.  Thomas's  f.  d.  Achilles,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  w.  and  f.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  Arden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Commodore,  beat  Mr.  Marlow's  f.  and  w.  d.  Ellis 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  b.  Smart,  beat  Mr.  Bske's  r.  b.  Venus 
Mr.  Easterb/s  bk.  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  Maohell's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bedford,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  br.  b.  Hopeless 
Mr.  Beardsley's  bk.  b.  Smut,  beat  Mr.  Duckworth's  f.  b.  Stella 
Mr.  Tootell's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Eruca,  beat  Mr.  King's  bl.  d.  Alfred 
Mr.  Hunt's  bl.and  w.  d.  Hawk-eye,  beat  Mr.  TraTis's  bl.  b.  Violet 
Mr.  Chew's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Saddler,  beat  Mr.  Thomas's  r.d.  Chasse 
Mr.  Ogden's  r.  d.  Toudistone,  beat  Mr.  Gale's  bk.and  w.  d.  Lucky 
Mr.  MdcheH's  r.  d.  Magic^  beat  Mr.  Bake's  r.d.  Skimmer 
Mr.  Easterby's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  Hines's  bk.  d.  Nimrod 
Mr.  Eden*s  r.  and  w.  b.  Enchantress,  beat  Mr.  Houghton's  r.  d.  Ranger 
Mr.  Hey'a  w.  andbr.  b.  Clayton  Lass,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  r.  d.  Rubens. 

Fim  Tiu. — Msiden  Queen  beat  r.  b.  Fly  Enica  beat  Hawk-Eye 

Commodore  beat  Achilles  Teuehstone  beat  Saddler 

Earwig  beat  Smart  Magic  beat  Emperor 

Bedford  beat  Smut  Clayton  Lass  beat  Enchantreas. 

Second  rte«.r— Maiden  Queen  beat  Commodore  Eruca  beat  Touchstone 

Bedford  beat  Earwig  Clayton  Lass  beat  Magic. 

Third  Tieg, — Maiden  Queen  beat  Bedford  Eruca  beat  Clayton  Lasa. 

Deciding  Courte, — Maiden  Queen  beat  Eruca,  and  won  the  Stakes. 
The  RossALL  Pvppt  Stakxs  for  Sixteen  Puppies,  under  3  yean  old,  at  2  aoTs* 
eacb^ — Tbe  first  to  receire  94  sots.,  and  th^.  second  8  sots. 
Mr.  Bake's  f.  and  w.  b.  Swallow,  beat  Mr.  £dwards*s  bk.  and  w.  d.  EoMiald 
Mr.  MacheU's  f.  and  w.  b.  Tulip,  beat  Mr.  Majrall's  f.  and  w.  d.  Don  John 
Mr.  Chew's  bk.  d.  Beppo,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  f.  d.  Snap 
Mr.  King's  bk.  d.  Hawk-Eye,  beat  Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Scramble 
Mr.  Rowley's  f.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  br.  b.  Hannah 
Mr.  Chew's  br.  d.  Claret,  beat  Mr.  Gale's  f.  d.  Drunkard 
Mr.  CraTcn's  r.  b.  Castle  Carey,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  bk.  d.  William 
Mr.  Houghton's  r.  and  w.  d.  Don  Juan,  beat  Mr.  Thomas's  r.  b.  Fsiry. 

First  Tics.— Swallow  beat  Tulip  .    Rebecca  beat  Clarat 

Beppo  beat  Hawk-Eye  Castle  Carey  beat  Don  John. 

Scemd  rifs.— Beppo  beat  Swallow  Rebecca  beat  Castle  Carey. 

Deciding  Courte, — Beppo  beat  Rebecca,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Tbe  Consolation  Staees. 


Mr.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Spring 
Mrw  Marlow's  f.  and  w:  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  Robinsoa'a  w.  and  f.  b. 


Fly 


JANUARY,  1840.  39 

]^r.  Gale's  bk.  aad  w.  d.  Lucky,  beat  Mr.  Jobns's  r.  d.  Glaucus  < 

l^r.  Hunt's  bd.  d.  Hopeless,  beat  Mr.  Thomas's  r.  |d.  Cbasse 

Mr.  Heves's  r.  and  w.  d.  Hookey  Walker,  beat  Mr.  Kings's  bL  d,  Alfred 

]Vf  r.  Bake's  r.  b.  Venus,  b^t  Mr.  Bennett's  r.  d.  Rubens 

2vir.  Houffhton's  r.  d.  R^ger,  beat  Mr.  Travis's  bl.  b.  Violet 

Mr.  Hind's  bk.  d.  Nimrod,  beat)Mr.  Duckworth's  f»  b,  Stella. 

First  Tkt. — Elis  beat  Skimmer  Hopeless  beat  Lucky 

Venus  beat  Hookey  Walker  Nimrod  beat  Ranger. 

'S9emd  Ties. — Hopeless  beat  Elis  Venus  beat  Nimrod. 

Deciding  Course, — Hopeless  beat  Venus,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  SouTHPORT  Stakes. 
Mr.  Mayall's  r.  d.  Nelson,  beat  Mr.  Thomas's  bt.  and  w.  d.  Fly 
Mr.  Bennett's  bk.  d.  Sky  Rocket,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Carpenter 
Mr.  King's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Patty,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Talleyrand 
Mr.  Bake's  f.  b.  Belvidera,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  bL  d.  Hugo 

rte».— Sky  Rocket  beat  Nelson  Patty  beat  Belvidera. 

DBcidang  Course. — Sky  Rocket  beat  Patty,  and  won  the  Stakes^ 

The  Chvrchtown  Stakes. 
Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Earl,  beat  Mr.  T.  O.  Thomas's  w.  b.  Terryalt 
Mr.  Marlow's  bl.  d.  Saddler,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  c  d.  Hero 
Mr.  Craven's  bl.  d.  Cara,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  f.  d.  Ecgot 
Mr.  Easterbery's  r.  b.  Regina,  b6at  Mr.  King's  bk.  b.  Venvs. 

Ttef.—Earl  beat  Saddler  Cara  beat  Regina. 

Deciding  Course.— >Cara  beat  Earl,  and  won  the  Stakes*. 

Match  for  40  soys.  ;  best  of  three  Courses. 
Mr.  Paulden's  bl.  b.  Enchantress,  beat  Mr.  G.  Allenson's  f.b.  Zephyr,  in  two  courses. 

ARDROSSAN  CLUB.— Jan.  9  &  19. 

The  AvftSHiRE  Open  Cup,  value  45  sors. ;  with  10  to  second  dog,  and  5  each  to 

two  others. 

Sir  W.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mignionet'te,  beat  Mr.  H.  Brown's  r.  d.  Couper 
Mr.  Geddes's  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Mr.  Warner's  b.  b.  Bessy  Bell 
Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Chance,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes 
Sir  W.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bl.  b.  Witch 
Mr.  Geddes's  y.  b.  Go,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  f.  d.  Sam  Weller 
Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Whistler,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bk.  d.  Dashaway 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Indiana,  heal  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord. 

Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  b.  Moonlight  ran  a  bye. 

Fint  Ties. — Glory  beat  Mignionette  Chance  beat  Mountaui  Dew 

Go  beat  Indiana  Moonlight  beat  Whistler. 

Second  Ties, — Chance  beat  Glory  Go  beat  Moonlight. 

Dsciding  Course, — Chance  beat  Go,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Champion  Collar,  with  a  Stake  of  35  sovs. 

Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark,  beat  Sir  W.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Mosstrooper 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadhought,  beat  Sir  W.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Madcap 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  Cowboy,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Sweeper. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  r.  d.  Prince  Albert  ran  a  bye. 
Tm<.— Skylark  beat  Cowboy  Prince  Albert  beat  Dreadnought. 

Deciding  CourM.— Prince  Albert  beat  Skylark,  and  won  the  Collar  and  StakM.  ] 

Matches. 

Lord  Eglinton's  Waterloo,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  Fingal 

Sir  W.  Maxwell's  Madcap,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  Grace  Darlmg 

Sir  W.  Maxwell's  Mosstrpeper^  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  Spankaway. 

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40  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

WINGHBURGH.— Jan  10.  ^ 

Mr.  Mitebeirs  br.  w.  b.  Flora  M'Iror,  beat  Mr.  Raimes's  r.  b.  Wbimsj 

Mr.  Ratmes's  bl.b.  Beauty,  beat  Mr.  Curror'a  bk.  and  w.  b.  Bevis 

Mr.  Rahnes's  w  d.  Gamboler,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bk.  b.  Queen  of  Beaaty 

Mr.  Henderson's  bk.  w.  b.  Lady  Maria,  beat  Mr.  Raines's  bk.  d.  Ajax 

Mr.  Mitchell's  bl.  d.  Stranger,  beat  Mr.  Piper's  y.  d.  Dniid 

Mr.  Henderson's  w.  d.  Prince  Albert,  beat  Mr.  Kaimes's  bl.  d.  Spring 

Mr.  Mitchell's  r.  and  w.  d.  Steam,  beat  Mr.  Raimes's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cora. 

Fmt  TUs.'^FloTtL  M'Iror  beat  Beauty  Captain  beat  Stranger 

Lady  Maria  beat  Gamboler,  Steam  beat  Prince  Albert 

Sieend  TiM  —Lady  Maria  beat  Flora    Steam  beat  Captain  aft.  two  undecided  courses 

Deciding  Couth. — Lady  Maria  beat  Steam,  and  won  the  Collar  and  Stakes. 


NORTHUMBERLAND  CLUB.—At  Whitfield— Jan.  10. 

The  Cup,  yalue  80gs. 
Mr.  N.  Armstrong's  bk.  w.  d.  Doctor,  beat  Mr.  Gregson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Talisman 
Mr.  Crawford's  M.  b.  Sylph,  beat  Mr.  T.  Spoor's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Tippler 
Mr.  Lee's  w.  and  bl.  d.  Tom  Cringle,  beat  Mr.  J.  Arthur's  bk.  d.  Tramp 
Mr.  J.  Bell's  r.  d.  Skip,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  bl.  d.  Eagle 
Mr.  Hetherington's  bd.  d.  Frank,  beat  Mr.  Crawford's  bk.  b.  The  Queen 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  b.  Sylvia,  beat  Mr.  Gregson's  bl.  b.  Puss 
Mr.  Anderson  s  y.  d.  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  Crawford's  d.  b.  Noma 
Mr.  Humble's  f.  b.  Witch,  beat  Mr.  Gregson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  TwisL 

¥iT$t  TiMM, — Sylph  beat  Doctor  Frank  beat  Sylvia 

Skip  beat  Tom  Cringle  Shamrock  beat  Witch. 

Second  Ties, — Skip  beat  Sylph  Frank  beat  Shamrock. 

Deciding  Course,—  Skip  beat  Frank,  and  won  the  Cup. 

Match  for  SO  sovs. ;  one  course. 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Bran,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  w.  d.  Wee  Geordie. 

Match  for  50  sovs. ;   best  of  three  courses. 

Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  and  w.  d  Bran 1     1 

Mr.  Spoor's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Tippler 2     t 

Match  for  20  sovs. ;  one  course.  ' 
Mr.  Anderson's  w.  d.  Wee  Geordie  beat  Mr.  Robson's  r.  d.  Clipper. 

SHERWOOD  CLUB.--Jan.  14 

Mr.  R.  Clifton's  bl.  d.  Whistler,  beat  Mn  Nevill's  bk.  d.  Negro  . 

Mr.  Browne's  r*  d.  Nimrod,  beat  Mr.  Malpas  ns.  w.  b.  Nun 

Mr.  Turner's  bl.  d.  Blucher,  beat  Mr.  Hardy's  bl.  b.  Ellen 

Mr.  Parr's  bk.  d.  I'inker,  beat  Mr.  Foster's  r.  b.  Rose. 

Mr.  Nevill's  r.  d.  Nimrod,  beat  Mr.  Butt's  bk.  d.  Roller 

Mr.  Brewster's  r.  b.  Kate,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  bk.  b.  Harriet 

Mr.  Hemsley  ns.  bk.  b.  Fan,  beat  Mr.  Godber's  bk.  d.  Hamlet. 

First  Tiet.— Whistler  beat  Nimrod  .  Nimrod  beat  Kate. 

.    Tinker  beat  Blucher  Fan  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tmi .—Tinker  beat  Whistler  Fan  beat  Nimrod. 

Deciding  Courts, — Fan  beat  Tinker,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

ADLINGTON  HALL.— Near  Maccleskeld.— Jan.  f  0. 

A  Purse  of  Sovs. 
Mr.  Harrison's  b.  d.  Toper,  beat  Mr.  Hinshall's  Ranter 
Doctor  Vawdery's  r.  d.  Duke,  beat  Mr.  Brook's  Madam 
Mr.  Cooke's  b.  d.  Harkaway,  he«t  Mr.  Gackell's  b.  p.  Philip  * 


JANUARY,  1840,  41 

Mr.  Twiibrd's  b.  and  w,  d.  Fencer,  beat  Mr.  Howard's  faL  b.  Vick 

Mr.  Hinsliairs  b.  d.  Hanger,  beat  Mr«  Bagshaw's  b.  d.  Sweep 

Mr.  Foster's  bd.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  Brooks's  Stafford 

Doctor  Vawdery*8  b.  b.  Fan,  beat  Mr.  Shuttlewortb's  r.  and  w.  d.  Hector 

Mr.  Itongsbaw's  r.  b.  Jessy,  beat  Mr.  BramalFs  b.  b.  Nell. 

Firtt  Ties4 — Duke  beat  Toper  Victoria  beat  Ranger 

Harkaway  beat  Fencer        Jessy  beat  Fan. 
Second  TUi, — Harkaway  beat  Duke  Victoria  beat  Jessy. 

Deciding  Course, — Victoria  beat  Harkaway,  and  won  the  Purse. 

The  Grsat  Flkstwood  Cup* 
Mr.  Redisb's  r.  b.  Rose,  by  Streamer,  beat  Mr.  Ball's  bk.  d.  Lucifer 
Mr.  Hodgson's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Zorillo,  beat  Sir  P.  H.  Fleetwood's  r.  and  w.  b.  Hannah 
Mr.  Garrin's  br.d.  Jorom,  beat  Mr.  Edcn*s  f.  and  w.  d.  Enterprise 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  d.  Sorel,  beat  Mr.  WilIiaaison*s  bk.  and  w.  d .  Sylla 
Mr.  Harriott's  br.  d.  Hope,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Eruca 
Mr.  Rowley's  bk.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  dun  d.  Ginger 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  d.  Sirius,  beat  Mr.  Radcliffe's  br.  and  w.  d.  Rattler 
Mr.  Lee's  r.  and  w.  d.  Leicester,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  bl.  b.  Cara. 

Firtt  Ties.— Rose  beat  Zorillo  Sorel  beat  Jorom 

Emperor  beat  Hope  Leicester  beat  Sirius. 

Second  Ties. — Sorel  beat  Rose  Leicester  beat  Emperor. 

Deciding  Course, — Leicester  beat  Sorel,  and  won  the  Cup 

The  RossALL  Pdppt  Cup. 

Mr.  Slater's  f.  d.  Sheridan,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  r.  b.  Castle  Cary 

Mr.  Williamson's  bl.  b.  Cruiskeen,  beat  Mr.  Lee's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Luck's  all 

Mr.  Birch's^bl.  d.  True  Blue,  beat  Mr.  Ball's  bk.  d.  Bittern 

Mr.  Redish's  br.  d.  Rowton,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  r.  and  w.  d.  Topper 

Mr.  Heyes's  w.  and  f.  d.  Hylax,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  r.  and  w.  d.  Sandy 

Mr.  Garvin's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Gale,  beat  Sir  P.  H.  Fleetwood's  Bart.  • 

Mr.  Fellow's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Fidget,  beat  Mr.  Rowley's  f.  b.  Rebecca 

Mr.  Harriett's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Isabella,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  r.  d.  Zingsnee 

First  TtM.— Sheridan  beat  Cruiskeen  Rowton  beat  True  Blue 

Hylax  beat  Gale  Fidget  beat  Isabella. 

Second  Tiet.-^ Sheridan  beat  Rowton  Hylax  beat  Fidget. 

Deciding  Course, — Hylax  beat  Sheridan,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Union  Stakbs. 
Mr.  Fellow's  f.  and  w.  d.  Rough  Robin,  beat  Mr.  Rowley's  r.  d.  Scramble 
Mr.  Birch's  f.  d.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  Hancott's  bk.  d.  Hornsea 
Mr.  Hodgson's  f.  and  w.  b.  Zatella,  beat  Mr.  Swann's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sergeant 
Mr.  Ball's  br.  b.  Cheshire  Witch,  beat  Mr.  H.  Hey's  br.  and  w.  d.  Doctor 
Mr.  Lee's  r.  and  w.  d.  Lamboo,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  r.  b.  Savonrneen  Deelbh 
Mr.Easterby's  bk.  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Fellow's  f.  b.  Fancr 
Mr.  Eden's  r.  b.  Enchantress,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  r.  d.  Snap 
Mr.  Oddie's  bl.  d.  Carlos,  beat  Mr.  Garvin's  bL  b.  Glide. 

First  Ties.— Dart  beat  Rough  Robin  Cheshire  Witch  beat  Zatella 

Earwig  beat  Lamboo  Carlos  beat  Enchantress. 

Second  Ties.— Dart  beat  Cheshire  Witch  Earwig  beat  Carlos. 

Deciding  Course, — Mr.   Easterby's    Earwig,    beat    Mr.   Birch's    Dart,    and  won 

the  Stakes. 

The  Bold  Stakes 

Mr.  Rowley's  bk.  d.  Napoleon  (late  Tory),  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  dun  d.  Ginger 

Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  d.  Hornsea,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  bk.  aod  w.  d.  Sylla 

Mr.  Eden's  r.  d.  Eclair,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Sergeant 

Mr.  Redish's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Rubens,  beat  Mr.  Fellow's  f.b.  Fancy 

Mr.  Easterby's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Eruca,  beat  Mr.  Ball's  bk.  d.  Lucifer 

Mr.  Hodgson's  br.  and  w.  b.  Zorillo,  beat  Mr.  Lee's  r.  d,  Lolly.  •  • 


42  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Fint  TUt. — Napoleon  beat  HornsM        Rabem  no  a  bye  (E«latr  iallod) 

Zorillo  ran  a  bye  (Eroca  dr.) 
Second  Taci. — Napoleon  beat  Robens  Zorillo  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding   Couru, — ^Zorillo   beat     Napoleon,   and  won  tbe^StaKee. 

The  CHAMPAOifB  Stakbb. 

Mr.  Swan's  w.  and  r.  d.  Sandy^  beat  Mr.  Oddie's  f.  d.  Careleaa 
Mr.  Fellow's  bk.  d.  Friendabip,  beat  Mr.  Harrison's  br.  b.  Whitafop^ 
Mr.  Hodgson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Zafra,  beat  Mr.  Kedisb's  r.  b.  Ruby 
Mr.  Craren's  r.  b.  Castle  Carey,  beat  Mr.  Lee's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Lottery 
Mr.  Slater's  w.  and  r.  d.  Snap,  beat  Mr.  Bali's  bU  andw.  d.  Blueskin 
Mr.  Rowley's  f.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  Hancott's  f.  d.  Hannibal. 

Firet  Tiei. — Sandy  beat  Friendship  Rebecca  rao.aibye. 

Caatle  Carey  beat  Za^ 
Second  Tiet. — Castle  Carey  beat  Sandy  Rebecca  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Courte, — Castle  Carey  beat  f.  b.  Rebecca,  and  wjon^the  Stakes. 

The  Clarst  Stakes. 

Sir  P.  H.  Fleetwood's,  Bart.,  r.  b.  Hannah,  beat  Mr.  Easterby's  f.  d.  Hemlock 
Mr.  Craren's  bl.  b.  Cara,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Enterprise 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  d.  Sirius,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  bU  b.  Cruiskeen 
Mr.  Lee's  bk.  d.  Luck's-all,  beat  Mr.  Harriott's  br.  d.  Hope. 

Ties, — Cara  beat  Hannah  Sirius  beat  Luck'b-«]1. 

Deciding  Course. — Sirius  beat  Cara,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

HAMPTON  VICTORIA  CLUB.— Jan.  20  and  23. 

Matchfs. 

Mr.  A.  Attwood  ns.  Mr.  Spooner's  Squib,  beat  Mi,  Sherrotts  ns.  Mr.  Spooner's 

Spanker 
Mr.  Whittington's  Garrick,  beat  Mr.  Mosely's  Fly 
Mr.  Chertington's  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Attwood's  Gipsey 
Mr.  Moseley's  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Borford's  Colonel 
Mr.  Spooner's  Sultan,  beat  Mr.  Collin's  Cadet. 

A  Sweepstakes  for  four  Dogs. 
Mr.  Coombe'sbk.  b.  Industry,  beat  Mr.  Moseley's  wb.  Bloomsbury 
Mr.  Thompson's  r.  b.  Gipsey,  and  Mr.  Sheppard's  r.  b.  Madge,  ran  an  undecided 
course,  afiter  which  Madge  was  drawn. 

Deciding  Couru, — Mr.  Coombe's  Indus^  beat  Mr.  Thampson'a  Gipsy,  aiad  won 

and  the  Stakes. 

Sweepstakes  of  16  dogs,  at  25s.  each  ;  the  winner  of  the  main  to  receiTe  IOvots. 

the  second  dog  5  sots. 

Mr.  Parkinson's  bk.  b.  Sister  Bab,  beat  Mr.  T.  Hodgson's  r.  d.  Critic 

Mr.  Hanrey's  bk.  d. .  beat  Mr.  Bowie's  bk.  d.  Black  Dwarf 

Mr.  Attwood's  y.  d.  Whalebone,  beat  Mr.  Partridge's  bl.  d.  Bachelor 
.  Mr.  J.  Hodgson's  r.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  Sperring's  f.  b.  Fl  j 
Mr.  Brown's  bd.  b.  Sylph,  beat  Mr.  Elmore's  bl.  d.  Excellent-  ^ 
Mr.  Clarke's  v.  b.  Cameo,  beat  Mr.  Hitchcock's  bk.  b.'Skip^ 
Mr.  Coombes  s  t  b.  Imogene,  beat  Mr..  Nightingale  ns.  Mr.  Xvoodlaka'a  y.  b.  Goldea 

Fleece 
Captain  Best  ns.  Mr.  Spooner's  bk.  d.  Spot,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake'iB  bk.  b.  Ganges. 

First  Ties, — Sister  Bab  beat  Harrey's  bk.  d.  Victoria  beat  Whalebone 

Cameo  beat  Sylph  Imogene  ran  a  bye,  (Spot  drawn.) 

Second  Ties* — Victoria  beat  Sister  to  Bab  Iniogene  beat  CaaEwo. 

Deciding  Cowrse, — Imogene  beat  Victoria,  winning  10  guineas  and  VicMrta  5  tors. 

Matches  for  from  50  so  vs.  to  5  sots,  a-side. 
Mr.  Spooner's  Sector,  beat  Mr.  Chittv's  bk.  b.  Cara 
Mr.  Matson's  r.  d.  Saladin,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  r.  b.  Rosebud 


JANUARY,  1840.  43 

Mt.  Spooner's  f.  d.  Bpttrtan,  bett'Mf .  Collin'fl  r.  d.  Stomp 
Mr.  Elmore's  w.  d.  Euclid,  best  Mr.  Sfaenott's  (Mr,  Cbitty's)  f.  d.  Caesar 
Dr.  Scott's  bk.  b.  Creole,  beet  Mr.  Norton's  f.  a.  Spring 
Mr.  Lorton*s  bk.  d.  Spider,  beat  Mr.  Sderrhi^'s  r*  b.  Violet 

Mr.  Clark's  Cecrops,  agst.  Mr.  Hodseon's  r.  d.  Brilliant.    After  twice  ,being  slipt, 

^and  g^iren  no  course,  the  third  was  undecided. 

Match  for  5  sors. 
Mr.  Moseley's  w.  d«  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Burford's  r.  b.  Fly. 

CHESTERFORD  CLUB.^-Jan.  21  and  f 2. 

The  Cop. 
Mr.  Dunn's  br.  d.  Dreadnought,  beatJMr.  Webb's  f.  b.  Witch 
Mr.  Enson's  bk.  d.  Emerald,  beat  Mr.  Fitch's  bk.  d.  Falcon 
Mr.  Maulkm's  bk.  b.  Ida,  beat  Mr.  Spicer's  bk.  b.  Catch 
Mr.  Edward's  br.  d.  Abraham  Newland,  beat  Mr.  W.  Taylor's  w.  d.  Trump 
Mr.  Finch's  bk.  b.  Graceful,  beat  Mr.  J.  Taylor's  f.  d.  Perch 
Mr.  Gillett's  bk.  d.  Grandee  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties* — Ida  beat  Grandee  Graceful  beat  Dreadnought 

Abraham  Newland  beat  Emerald. 

Second  Ties. — Abraham  Newland  beat  Ida  Graceful  ran  a  bye 

Deciding  Course.'^Mr,  Finch's  Graceful  beat  Mr.  Edwards'  Abraham  Newland,  and 

won  the  Cup. 

ELMZk)N  Stakes,  for  Bitch  Puppies.] 

Mr.  Spicer's  bk.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  bk.  and  w.  Garland 
Mr.  Webb's  br.  Wapiti,  beat  Mr.  Emson's  bl.  Esmeralda 
Mr.  J.  Taylor's  bk.  Pink,  beat  Mr.  Manikin's  f.  Jo 
M«.  Edwards'  br.  Acid,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  w.  and  r.  Georgiana 

Ties,  -^Fly  beat  Acid  Wapiti  beat  Pink 

Veci^ng  Cour$e, — Fly  beat  Wapiti,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

AuDLKY  End  Stakes,  for  Dog  Puppies. 

Mr.  Fitch's  w.  Fleur-de-Lis,  beat  Mr.  W.  Taylor's  w.  Timid 
Mr.  Edwards'  f.  Antar,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  r.  Giraffe 
Mr.  Gillett's  r.  Gulliver,  beat  Mr.  Maulkin's  f.  Ion 
Mr.  Webb's.r.  Whirlwind  ran  a  bye. 

Twtw-— Flenr-de-Lis  beat  Gulliyer  Antar  beat  Whirlwind. 

Deciding  Course. — Antar  beat  Fleur^e-Lis,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 

Mr.  Finch's  r.  d.  p.  Giraffe,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  f.  b.  Dolittle 

Mr.  Dunn's  f.  d.  Duncan,  beat  Mr.  Maulkin's  br.  d.  Ickleton 

Mr.  Gillett's  bk.  d.  p.  Gladiator,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  f.  d.  Anecdote 

Mr.  Edwards's  f.  d.  Albertazzi,  beat  Mr.  Spicer's  bk.  b.  Catch 

Mr.  Gillett's  bk.  and  w.  b.  p.  Garland,  beat*  Mr.  Maulkin's  f.  b.  p.  Jo 

Mr.  Finch's  w.  and  r.  Georgiana,  beat  Mr.  Fitch's  bk.  d-.  Falcon 

Mr.  Edwards'  b.  r.  p.  Alamode,  beat  Mr.  Maulkm's  f.  d.  p.  Ion 

Mr.  Edwards'  br.  b.  p.  Acid,  beat  Mr.  Fitch's  r.  b.  p.  Flirt 

Mr.  Emson's  br.'  d.'  Essex,  against  Mr.  Spicer's  bk.  d.  Nelson  (no  ooume) 

Mr.  J.  Taylor's  bk.  b.  b.  Pink,  against  Mr.  Edwards's  br.  b.  p.  Acid  (no  course) 

Mr.  J.  Taylor's  f.  d.  Perch,  against  Mr.  Maulkin's  r.and  w. b.  Imogene  (ditto). 

G  RIMSTHORPE.^ Jan.  22  and  23. 

Mr.  jr,  Carter't  Victoria,  beat  Mn  J.  Calthorp^s  Lady] 

Mr.  J.  Goodale's  Raven,  beat  Mr.  C.  Bowman's  Proprietor 

Mr.  FiriMr's  Tawny,  beat  M.  J.  Raten's  Ranger 

Mr.  Goodale'a  Twilight,  beat  Mr.  Warsop's  Jane 

Mr.  Sharpo'a  Bowler,  beat  Mr.  N.  C.  Sterenson'a  Captire 


44  THE  C0URSIN18  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  B.  Ferrmby  ns.  Drirer,  beat  Mr.  j8mMMm*«  Unknown  T 

Mr.  Warsop's  Wealon,  beat  Mr.  Banks's  Fly 

Mr.  J.T.  Sharpens  Japiter,  beat  Mr.  F.  Denshire's  Spring 

Mr.  W.  Crane's  Nell,  beat  Mr.  Tbisleton's  Malibran 

Mr.  Bank's  Spring,  beat  Mr.  J.  Carter's  Dainty  ^ 

Mr.  W.  Cook's  Unknown,  beat  Mr.  Muni 6ns  n.  Alonso 

Mr.  J.  Calthorp's  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Warsop's  Jack. 

Fhtt  Ticf.— Victoria  beat  Raven  Weston  beat  Jupiter 

Tawny  beat  Twilight  Nell  beat  Spring 

Driver  beat  Bowler  Fly  beat  Unknown. 

Second  7im.— Tawny  beat  Victoria  Weston  beat  Driver 

Fly  beat  Nell. 
Third  Tiet, — Weston  beat  Tawny  Fly  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Cimrw.— Mr.  Warsop's  Weston  beat  Mr.  J.  Caltborp's  Fly,  and  won  tbe  Cap 
Fly,  as  second  dog,  5  sovt. ;  and  Tawny,  as  third  dog,  2  sovs. 

FLEETWOOD.— Jsn.  J3. 

The  Cup,  value  18  sovs. ;  the  second  dog  to  receive  6  sovs., 
Mr.  Dickenson's  b.  b.  Spree,  beat  Mr.  Jolly's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Smart 
Mr.  Kemp's  f.  b.  Queen  of  Trumps,  beat  Mr.  Whitton's  bk.  d.  Bluecap 
Mr.  Whiteside's  b.  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  Birley's  f.  d.  Blythe 
Mr.  Wolfe's  b.  and  w.  d.  Revenge,  beat  Mr.  Mayor's  bl.  d.  Doctor 
Mr.  Kirkbams  bk.  and  w.b.  Stella,  beat  Mr.  Simpson's  b.  d.  Hector 
Sir  P.  H.  Fleetwood's  bk.  b.  Flirt,  best  Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  r.  and  w.  d.  HyBcinthos 
Mr.  Winder's  bk.d.  Lever  beat  Mr.  Butcher's  w.  d.  Snowball 
Mr.  Neeve's  f,  d.  Smoker,  beat  Mr.  Alger's  b.  d.  Augustus. 

Ftff  I  Tiet.— Spree  beat  Queen  of  Trumps        Flirt  beat  Stella      Violet  beat  ReTenge. 
Second  Ties. — Violet  beat  Spree  Lever  beat  Flirt. 

Deciding   Courte, — Violet    beat  Lever,  and    won  the  Cup. 
The  RossAL  Stakes,  value  12  sovs.,  the  second  dog  to  receive  4  sots* 
Mr.  Whiteside's  bk.  b.  Bell,  beat  Mr.  Wolfe's  r.  d.  Quan 
Mr.  Jolly's  r.  and  w.  b.  Puss,  beat  Mr.  Simpson's  f.  and  W.  d.  Wilderry 
Mr.  Dickinson's  bk.  d.  Cato,  beat  Mr.  Hornby's  bd.  d.  Terryalt 
Mr.  Pattison's  bk.  b,  Puss,  beat  Mr.  Benny's  bd.  b^  Fly 
Mr.  Bourne's  bk.  b.  Butteriy,  beat  Mr.  Bonn^'rBd.  d.  Guido 
Mr.  Fisher's  bk.  d.  Barry,  beat  Mr.  Thomson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Heedless 
Mr.  Hornby's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Wee  Willie,  beet  Mr.  Simpson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Ben 
Mr.  Fisher's  f.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ttei— Fly  beat  Bell  Puss  beat  Butterflj 

Puss  beat  Cato  Wee  Willie  beat  Barry 

Second  Ties.— Puss  beat  Fly  Wee  Willie  5eat  Bkny 

Deciding  Course. ^Mr.  Jolly's  Puss  beat  Mr.  Hoxaby's  Wee  Willie,  and  won   the 

Stakes* 

HAMPTON  VICTORIA  CLUB,  Deo.  3. 
Mr.  Sperring's  bk.  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  Partridge's  bk.  d.  Jack  Ketch 
Mr.  Leigh's  (Capt.  Best's)  bk.  b.  Beduty,  beat  Mr.  T.  Hodson's  r.  d.  Brilliant 
Mr.  Harvey's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Half-and-half,  beat  Mr.  Sheppard's  bk.  b.  Beeswing 
Mr.  Moseley's  w.  d.  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Burford's  bk.  h*  Fly 
Mr.  Collins's  bk.  b.  Clara,  beat  Mr.  S.  Taylor's  bk.  d.  Chase 
Mr.  Elmore's  r.  d.  beat  Mr.  Clark's  r.  b. 

Mr.  Pfeil's  f.  d.  Priestess,  beat  Mr.  Dunsie's  bk.  slid  w.  b.  Violet 
Dr.  Scott's  bk.  b.  Sister  to  Bab,beat  Mr.  Spooner's  f.  b.  Shamrock 
Mr.  Sherrott's  (Capt.  Best's)  f.  b.  Belle,  beat  Mr.  Charrington's  (^tocfner's}  bk.  b. 
Susan 

>i8ky 
b.  Merry 
Buff 


FEBRUARY,  1S40.  46. 

Mr.  Chitty's  f.  b.  Crucifix,  bent  MT^WhitUn^ton's  r.  d.  Caniek 
Mr.  Hodsdon's  r.  b.  Victoria,  beat  Mr.  Silcock*s(Tbompido*g)  r,  b.  SwelU 
Dr.  Scott's  f.  b.  Susan,  beat  Mr.  Cox's  (Mr.  Spooner's)  w.  d.  Lancet 
Mr.  Attwood's  bk.  d.  Cbase,  agst.  Mr.  Hare's  bk.  d.  Brigand  (no  course). 

Second  Class. 

Mr.  Sbeppard's  bk.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Warebam's  f.  b.  Sherry 

Mr.  Harrey's  bk.  d .  Homer,  beat  Mr.  Evans's  (Sbeppard's)  f.  b.  Hanway 

Capt.  Best  s  r.  d.  Billy,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  r.  d.  S(mib 

Mr.  Silcock's  bk.  d.  Barrister,  beat  Mr.  Ooddard's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Heb« 

Mr.  Pfeil's  r.  b.  Phoebe,  beat  Mr.  R.  Taylor's  w.  d.  Snowball 

Mr.  Rangecroft's  w.  and  bk.d.  Rex,  beat  Mr.  Dyson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Regiat 

Mr.  Moseley's  bl.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Burford's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Skim 

Mr.  Garifaier's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lilly,  beat  Mr.  Mosetey's  w.  d.  Pilot 

Mr.  Taylor's  bl.  b.  Nimble,  beat  Mr.  R.  Taylor's  bl.  d.  Heotor 

Mr.  T.  Hodsdon's  r.  d.  Critic,  beat  Mr.  J.  Hodsdon's  r.  d.  Brilliant 

Mr.  A.  Attwood's  bkJ  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr^  Charrington's  f.  h.  Comet 

Mr.  R.  Coombes's  bk.  b.  Industry,  beat  Mr.  Harvey's  (now  Mr.  Hodsdon's)  Cstar 

Mr.  J.  Harvey's  bk.  d.  Confidence,  beat  Mr.  Evan  s  w.  and  y  Blucfaer 

Mr.  Newman's  bl.  d.  Mars,  beat  Mr.  E.  Eyan's  bk.  d.  Conrad 

Mr.  Whittington's  r.  d.  Garrick,  beat  Mr.  Sherrot's  r.  d.  Critic 

Mr.  T.  Hodsdon*8r.  d.  Whalebone,  beat  Mr.  Whittington's  f.  b.  ptippy 

Mr.  Moseley's  w.  d.  Bloomsbury,  agst  Mr.  Shephard  s  f.  b.  (undecided). 

NEWMARKET  (ALLINGTON  HILL)  NEW.-.Feb.  5,  6,  7. 

Alunotov  Hill  Stakes,  for  bitch  popples. 

Mr.  Gillett's  r.  aftd  w.  Geoiigiaaa,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  Basy 
Mr.  Saberton's  bk.  Susan,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  br.  I-wis^-you-may 
Captain  Daintree's  Kix  Viz-y,  beat  Mr.  Br3rant's  w.  Effie  Deans 
Captain  Daintree's  br.  Keepsake,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  w.  Verity 
Mr.  Dobede's  r.  Dewberry,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  br.  Acid 
Mr.  Saberton's  w.  Silkworm,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  bk.  and  w.  Garland 
Mr.  King's  w.  and  bl.  Kozana,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  br.  A  la  Mode 
Mr.  Vipan's  w.  Violante,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  f.  Idol. 

Fifft  Tiet.-«Roxana  beat  Kix  Vix-y  Dewberry  beat^Susan 

Violante  beat  Silkworm  Keepsake  beat  Georgiana. 

Second  7i«i. — Keepsake  beat  Dewberry  Violante  beat  Roxana. 

Deciding  Courie.— -Violante  beat  Keepsake,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Tbb  Cop. 

Captain  Daintree's  r.  w.  d.  p.  King  Cob,  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  bk.  d.  Euphrates 

Mr.  Saberton's  bl.  d.  Selim,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  d.  p.  Volens 

Mr.  Edwards's  f.  d.  p.  Antar,  beat  Mr.  Dunn's  bl.  d.  Blucher 

Mr.  Moody's  br.  b.  Kebecca,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.b.  p.  Fliigil 

Mr.  King's  r.  d.  p.  Red  Rover,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  br.  d.  Ickwell 

Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  d.  Favorite  (late  Damon),  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  d.  Victory 

Mr.  Dobede's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Douro,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  br.  b.  Guitar 

Mr.  Finch's  bk.  d.  Grandee,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  br.  d.  Critic. 

Firtt  Tisf. — Favorite  (late  Damon)  beat  Rebecca  Douro  beat  Grandee 

Selim  beat  King  Cob  Red  Rover  beat  Antar. 

Second  Ties, — Ft^orite  beat  Red  Rover  SeHm  beat  Douro; 

Deciding  Course — Favorite  beat  Selim,  and  won  the  Cup.     ^ 

The  Chifpevbah  StAirBS,  for  dog  puppies. 
Mr.  Edwards's  f.  Assassin,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  bU  Gladiator 
Mr.  Fyson's  r.  Follett  (late  Duncan),  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  f.  Enoch 
Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  Burwell,  beat  Mr.  Dobede's  r.  Dandelion 
Mr.  Dunn's  f.and  w.  Bustle,  beat  Mr.  Bryant's  bk.  and  w.  Euclid 
Mr.  Dobede's  bl.  DunalUn,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  r.  Gulliver 
Mr.  Inskip's  br.  Intruder,  beat  Mr.  Saberton's  w.  Slyboots 

KO.  CIX. — VOL.  XVJII.  H 


46  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  iDskip's  r.  Imp,  beat  Tj/Lr.  Fyson's  bk.  and  w.  Flamingo 
Captain  Daintree's  r.  King  Pepu,  beat  Mr.  Vipan*s  f.  Vincent. 

Firtt  Tiet, — ^Assassin  beat  FoUett  King  Pepin  beat  Intruder 

Dunalleu  beat  Burwell  Bustle  beat  Imp. 

Stcond  Tte^.—Dunallen  beat  Assassin  King  Pepin  beat  Bustle. 

Deciding  CourM.*-Dunallen  beat  King  Pepin  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Port  Stakes. 
Mr.  Inskip's  bk.  d.  Impetus,  beat  Mr.  Brjrant's  bk.  d.  Everlasting 
Captain  Daintree's  w.  d.  Keel,  beat  Mr.  Finch's  bk.  b.  Graceful 
Mr.  Dobede's  w.  b.  Diana,  beat  Mr.  Moody's  br.  d.  Rioter 
Mr.  Vipan's  r.  d.  Voltaire,  beat  Mr.  Oillett's  bl.  d.  Greenacre 
Mr.  Edwards's  br.  d*  Abraham  Newland,  beat  Mr.  Saberton's  bk.  d.  p.  Stoic       ^ 
Mr.  Vipan's  r.  and  w.  b.  p.  Verbena,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  r.  and  w.  d.  Index 
Mr*  Saberton's  bk.  d.  Sportsman,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  f.  d.  p.  Giles 
Mr.  Dobede's  bk.  b.  Demeaux,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  w.  d.  p.  Falcon. 

Fini  Ties. — Diana  beat  Keel  Sportsman  beat  Voltair» 

Abraham  Newland  beat  Impetus        Verbena  beat  Demeaux. 

Second  Tiee, — Verbena  beat  Abraham  Newland        Diana  beat  Sportsman. 
Deciding  Course^ — Verbena  beat  Diana,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Rutland  Stakes. 

Mr.  Dobede's  r.  d.  p.  Dandelion,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  br.  b.  Gnitar 
Mr.  Saberton's  w.  d.  p.  Slyboots,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  r.  and  w.  Index 
Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  d.  p.  Volens,  beat  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  b.  p.  Fliigel. 
Tim. — Slyboots  beat  Volens  Dandelion  ran  •  bye. 

Dedding  Ctmrie.— Slyboots  beat  Dandelion^and  won  the  Stakes.     T 

Matches. 
Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Cruiskeen,  beat  Mr.  Moody's  br.  d.  Rioter 
Mr.  Inskip's  bk  b   p.  Icaria,  beat  Mr.  Gillett's  br.  b.  p.  Grisi 
Mr.  Edwards's  br.  b.  Agnes,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  br.  d.  Critic 
Mr.  Dunn's  bk.  and  w.  d.  p.  Busy,  beat  Mr.  Inskip's  br.  b.  p.  I-wish-you-may 
Mr.  Dunn's  bl.  d.  Blucher,  beat  Mr.  Vipan's  bk.  d.  Victory 
Mr.  Edwards's  br.  b.  p.  A  la  Mode,  agst.  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  b.  p.  Fliigel  (undecided) 
Mr.  Inskip's  f.  b.  Idle,  agst.  Mr.  Fyson's  bk.  w.  d.  p.  Flamingo  (no  coarse) 
Mr.  Brjrant's  bk.  d.  Euphrates,  beat  Mr.  Nash's  bk.  b.  Cruiskeen. 


CLYDESDALE  CLUB.—Feb.  3  and  4. 

The  Cup. 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Kent,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Draffen,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.d. 


MoUandha 


Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Mastic 

Mr.  Geddes's  y.  b.  Go,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Cacciatore  (after  an  undo* 

cided  course) 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mignionette,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Indiana. 
First  Ties^ — Draffen  beat  Kent  Skylark  beat  Go  Mignionette  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties. — DrajSfen  beat  Mignionette  Skylark  ran  a  bye.  . 

Deciding  CourH^'DmSen  beat  Skylark,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Champion  Collar. 

Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w,  b.  Moonlight,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain 

Dew 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Clyde,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes  f    O  Yes  I 

O  Yes  ! 
Mr.  Jardine's  y.  and  w.  d.  Carron,  ran  a  by«. 

Ties, — Carron  beat  Moonlight  Clyde  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course — Carron  beat  Clyde,  and  won  the  Collar. 


FEBRUARY,  1840.  47 

Tbe  East  Kilbride  Stakes. 

Mr.  A.  Grabam^s  bd.  d.  Glenkilloch,  beat  Mr.  Jardine'sy.  and  w.  d.  Cringet 
lid r.  Duggan's  w.and  r.  d,  Dickens,  ran  a  bje. 

Dteiding  Courte, — Glenkilloch  beat  Dickens,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Tbe  Hamilton  Stakes. 

Mr.  Geddes*s  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  f.  b.  Dew-drop 

Lord  Eglinton's  dun  b.  %essy  Bell,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  y.  d.  Forester ' 

Lord  Douglas's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Uawthom,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  f.  d.  Sam  Weller  (after 

an  undecided  course) 
Lord  Douglases  bd.  d.  Knight,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bd.  and  w.b.  Grace  Darling 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Butterybum,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  w.  d.  Mantilini. 

Fint  Tt«f— Glory  beat  Bessy  Belly  Hawthorn  beat  Butterybum 

Knight  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties. — Glory  beat  Knight  Hawthorn  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  C(mrse, — Hawthorn  beat  Glory  (after  an  undecided  course),  and  won  the 

Slakes. 

Tbe  Cambuslang  Stares. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  r.  d  Prince  Albert,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  f.  b.  Milioent 

Lord  Douglas's  b.  d.  Hero,  beat  Mr.  Geddes's  dun  and  d.  w.  Gemmel  (late  Dfish- 

away),  after  an  undecided  course 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Landaeer 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mars,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  b.  Sleet. 

Tiee. — Prince  Albert  beat  Hero  Dreadnought  beat  Mars. 

Deciding  Cour<e.— Prince  Albert  beat  Dreadnought,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Clyd^  Stakes. 

Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Barefoot,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  b.  Jessy  (after  an  unde- 
cided course) 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Beatock,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  dun  d.  Glencoe 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  b.  Jeanie,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Annan 
Mr.  A,  Graham's  bd.  d.  GlenkiUoch,  beat  Mr.  fl.  Maxwell's  Daphne. 

Ties. — Barefoot  beat  Jeanie  Beatock  beat  Glenkilloch. 

Deeiding^  Course.  ^Barefoot  and  Beatock  won  tbe  Stakes. 

m 

EVERLEIGH.— Feb.  3,  4,  and  5. 

The  All-aoe  Cup. 
Mr.  Clarke's  r.  d.  Cecrops,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  f.  b.  Shamrock 
Mr.  Bailey's  f.  b.  Bertha,  beat  Mr.  Russell's  f.b.  Fan 


Bulow 
Dingwair 

Mr.  Palmer's  f.  d.  Hiiwk,  beat  Mr.  Charrington's  w.  b.  Comet 
Mr.  Best's  (Spooner's)  br.  d.  Serella,  beat  Mr.  Miller's  (Sherrott's)  bk.  and  w.  d. 

Wonder 
Mr.  Walker's  (Elmore's)  f.  b.  Elegant,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  (Dingwall's)  r.  d.  Artist. 
First  Tie*.— Cecrops  beat  Bertha  Victoria  beat  Hawk 

Cameo  beat  Brilliant  Serella  beat  Elegant. 

Second  Tisf.— -Cameo  beat  Cecrops  Serella  beat  Victoria. 

Deciding  Course, — Cameo  beat  Serella,  and  won  the  Cup«  Seyella  the  Goblet. 

The  Jenmer  Stakes. 
Mr.  Charrington's  bd.  b.  Chance,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  f.  d.  Anson 
Mr.  Elmore's  r.  d.  Whalebone,  beat  Mr.  Jones's  r.  b.  Nun 
Mr.  Spooner's  bd.  b.  Star,  beat  Mr.  Palmer's  bl.  b.  Nonsense 
Mr.  Miller's  r.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Bailey's  r.  b.  Balsam. 

Ties. — Whalebone  beat  Chance  Star  beat  Spring. 

Deciding  Course. — Whalebone  beat  Star,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

H  2 


41  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

The  EKfOftD  Stakis. 
Mr.  KlmiMre's  r«  4.  Critio,  b«[at  Mr.  Danger's  f.  b.  Victonr 

Mr.  Clarke's  r.  b.  Elfin,  beat  Mr.  Plimnier's  r.  and  w.  d.  Clacet  (after  an  mdacidtd 
courae^. 

Deciding  Coune, — Elfin  drawn,  and  Critic  won  the  Stakes. 

The  UnrrED  Club  Stakbs. 

Mr.  Elmore's  f.  and  w.  d.  Euclid,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  r.  d.  Artist 
Mr.  Jones's  y.  and  w.b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Russell's  f.  b.  Fan 
Mr.  Humphries 's  bl.  b.  Hebe,  Mr.  Danger's  f.  b.  Victory 
Mr.  Jones  s  r.  b.  Nun,  beat  Mr.  Bailey's  r.  b.  Balsam* 

Tiu, — Fly  beat  Euclid,  Hebe  was  drawn,  after  two  undecided  cou;rsaa  with  NUj 

and  Fly  being  also  drawn.  Nun  won  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Mr.  Elmore's  f.  b.  Elegant,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  r.  d.  Artist 
Mr.  Miller's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Wonder,  beat  Mr.  Plimmer's  r.  and  w.  d.  Clarei 
Mr,  Clarke's  r.  b.  Elfin,  beat  Mr.  Charrington's  bd.  d.  Critic 
Mr.  Palmer's  f.  d.  Hawk,  beat  Mr.  Charrington's  f.  b.  Comet 
Mr.  Elmore's  b.  d.  Brilliant,  beat  Mr.  Bailey's  f.  b.  Bertha 
Mr.  Miller's  bl.  d.  Beelaebnb,  beat  Mr.  Danger's  f.  b.  Victory 
Mr.  Bearen's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Plunder,  beat  Mr.  Elmore's  r.  d.  Critio. 

CHATSWORTH  (SOUTH  LANCASHIRE).— Feb.  H  and  «. 
The  Chatswobh  Cup,  for  all-aged  dc»gs. 
Mr.  Galtli  bk.  d.  Chasse,  beat  Duke  of  Deronshiie's  bk.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  King's  bk.  b.  Venus,  beat  Mr.  B.  Robinson's  r.  b.  S.  H.  Fly     : 
Mr.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  r.  d.  Merchant 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  d.  Sorel,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Hawk-eye 
Mr.  Bennett's  bk.  d.  Skyrocket,  beat  Mr.  £.  Whitehead's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Pedlar 
Mr.  Ogden's  r.  d.  Touchstone,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  f.  b.  Mary 
Mr.  Chew's  bl.  and  w.d.  Saddler,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  f.  and  w.d.  Elis 
Mr.  Thomas's  f.  d.  Trayeller  (late  Achilles),  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  bk.  b.  Lmnet. 
Firtt  Ties, — Venus  beat  Chasse  Skimmer  beat  Sorel 

'    Touchstone  beat  Skyrocket  Saddler  beat  Travdler. 

Second  Ties. — Skimmer  beat  Venus  Touchstone  beat  Saddler. 

Deciding  Caurie.— Touchstone  beat  Skimmer,  im4  ^on  the  Cup. 

The  Detonshirb  Puppy  Cup. 
Mr.  Chew's  bk.  d.  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Hod|(son's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Zafra 
Mr.  J.  Robinson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Mannion ,  beat  Mr.  Bennett's  r.  b.  Nimble 
Mr.  Edward's  w.and  y^  b.  Elegance,  beat  Mr.  E.  Whitehead's  f.  d.  Jerry 
Mr.  B.  Robinson's  br.  and  w.  b.  Harriet,  beat  Mr.  King's  bk.  d.  Jerry 
Mr.  Slater's  f.  d.  Sheridan,  beat  M>.  Forest's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fountain  Nyn^ 
Mr.  Hunt's  r.  b.  Honeysuckle,  beet  Mr.  Bake's  bl.  d.  Bluecap. 
Mr.  Tliomatf's  r.  b*  Fairy,  beat  Mr.  !Qennet's  x»  d.  Aris 
Mr.  Edwards's  r.  d.  Eclipse,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  bd.  d.  Claret. 
Fint  7ie«.^^Marmion  beat  Hector  Haniet  beat  EleganoB 

Sheridan  beat  Honey^ackle  Ffdry  beat  EcUpsja. 

Second  Ttet. — Matqiion  beat  Harriet  Sheridan  beftt  Faiiy. 

Deeidmg  Courf«.-— Marmion  beat  Sheridan,  and  won^  Cup* 
The  BvaLiNOTON  Cup,  for  all-aged  dogs. 
Mr.  Bake's  r.  b.  Venus,  beat  Mr.  Parkinson's  bd.  d.<  Silk 
Mr.  Chew's  bk.  and  w.dt  Spring,  beat  Mr*  Bennett's  bk.  and  w.  d.  €b«rl«ft  XH« 
Mr.  Robinson's  f.  and  w.  b.  P.  E.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  bl.d.  Hugo 
Mr.  Ardem's  f.  b.  Zephyr^  beat  Mr.  J.  I(obinaon'9  hk.  d.  Blaokbiid 
Mr.  Ardern's  bk.  b.  Maiden  Queen>  beat  Mr.Hodgson's  br.  and  Wk  ]>,  ZonUo 
Mr.  Whitehead's  r.  d.  Rock,  beat  Mr.  Thomas's  r.  d.  Chasse 
Mr.  Ogden's  X'  and  w.  d.  Bearer,  beat  Mr.  King's  r.  d.  Tanner 
Mr.  Slater's  jr.  b.  Smart,  beat  Mr.  Upton's  bd.  d.  Vanish^ 


FEBRUARY;  1840.  40 

First  rt#f,— Venas  huA  Spring  Zephyr  beat  Fly 

Maulen  Qaeen  beat  Rock  Beaver  beat  Smart. 

Sicond  Ties, — Venus  beat  Zepbjrr  Maiden  Queen  beat  Benrer. 

Deciding  Coutm.— Venus  beat  Maiden  Queen,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  CAriNDTSH  Stakes. 
Mr.  J.  Robinson's  b.  d.  Clytus,  beat  Mr.  Edmonds's  r.  d.  Cannon  Ball 
Mr.  King's  r.  d^  Royal,  beat  Mr.  Thc»naa's  r.  d.  Thunder 
Mr.  Bake's  f.  w.  d.  Commodore,  beat  Mr.  Ogden's  b.  d.  Black  Diamond 
Duke  of  Devonshire's  r.  d.  Blaecap,  beat  Mr.  Calebs  b.  w.  d.  Moonlight 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  w.  d.  Snap,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson-'s  f.  w.  b,  ZoriUo 
Mr.  Hunt's  f.  w.  d.  Elis,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  Belyidera. 

First  Ties. — Royal  beat  Clytus  Commodore  beat  Bluecap  Snap  beat  £U« 

Second  Ties. — Commodore  beat  Royal  Snap  ran  a  by9. 

Deciding  Course. — Snap  beat  Commodore,  and  won  the  Stakes.  ^ 

The  Edbnsor  Stakes,  for  beaten  dogs. 
Mr.  Thomas's  Trsyeller,  beat  Mr.  Chew's  Spring 
Mr.  Hunt's  Hawk-eye,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  S.  H.  Fly 
Mr.  Walker's  Mary,  beat  Mr.  King's  Tanner 
Mr.  J.  Robinson's  linnet,  beat  Mr.  Edwards's  Merchant. 

T}«t.-— Traveller  beat  Mary  Linnet  beat  Hawk^ye. 

Deciding  Course — ^Trayeller  beat  Linnet,  and  won  the  S^kea. 

The  Dexbtshirk  Stakes,  for  beaten  puppies. 

Mr.  Chew's  Hector,  beat  Mr.  Forest's  Mountain  Njonph 

Mr.  Hodgson^  Zzfn,  beat  Mr.  King's  Jerry 

Mr.  Ardem's  Eclipse,  beat  Mr.  Hunt's  ^opeyftuokle. 

ri«i^-*Zafra  beat  Hector  Eclipse  can  It  by«. 

Deci^ng  Course.^  EoI^Mie  beat  Zafm  snd  won  the  Stakes. 

ASHDOWN  PARK^-r-Feb.  4,  5,  and  6. 

The  Cot. 

Mr.  Agg's  Amulet,  beat  Mr.  E.  Cripps's  bl.  b.  Eyebrow  . 

Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Brocarde,  beat  Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Mildred 

Mr.  W.  EtwalVs  f.  d.  Wardan  (late  Ekedlictu),  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  b.  GratilU 

Mr.  Cripps's  br.  d.  Colbrook,  beat  Lord  Lishurne's  w.  an^  bk.  d.  R^fie 

Mr.  Etwall's  f.  d.  Enharo,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  f.  b.  Blush 

Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Kenwigs,  beat  Lord  Rivers's  r.  d.  Grasshopper 

Mr.  Goodlake^s  y.  d.  Golden  Lion,  beat  Mr«  Agg's  w.  and  f.  d.  Argii| 

Lord  Stradbroke's  r.  b.  Madam«  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  r.  d.  Ben  Bracve. 

First  Ties, — Amulet  beat  Wardan  Kenwigs  beat  Golden  Lip» 

Enbam  beat  Brocarde  Madam  b#a;t  (^lelbrook. 

Second  Ties4 — Kenwigs  beat  Amulet  Enham  beat  MadaB». 

Deciding  Course, — Enham  beat  Kenwigs  and  won  the  Cup,  Kenwigs  the  sots. 

The  Claret  Stakes. 
Lord  Stradbroke's  r.  d.  Mnsqnko,  beat  Mr.  Bafldon's  bk.  Burgundy 
Mr.  Bowles's  r.  b.  Bosoebel,  beat  Lord  Lisbume's  f.  Lottery 
Mr.  Agg's  r.  b.  Ada,  beat  Lord  Rirers's  bk.  d.  Gregory 
Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  Graduate,  beatMfV  £.  Cripps'fl  w.  b.  Eglantine. 

TtM<-*-Gfaduate  beat  Ada  Boscobel  beat  Musqvko. 

Graduate  and  Boscobel  divided  the  Stakes. 
The  Craven  Stakes  (First  Class). 
Mr.  Bowles's  r,  d.  Benledi,  beat  Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Melton 
Mr.  Etwall's  bd.  d.  Equerry,  beat  Lord  Lisburne'a  bk.  and  w.  d.  Locket 
Mr.  Goodlakf's  f.  b.  Garpnne,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  r.  d*  Ajaz. 

Z^i^-^Btaledi  hwi  Bnmti  Equtrry  b«at  Garonne. 

Equerry  and  Benledi  divided,  the  Stakes* 


60  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

The  Claebt  Stakes  (Second  Class}. 

Mr.  Bowles's  Blacic  Diamond,  ^at  Mr.  £.  Cripps's  bl.  b.  Emilia 
Mr.  Pusey'a  y.  Petrol,  beat  Lord  Lisburne's  r.  d.  Lightfoot 
Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Bradford,  beat  Lord  Bivers's  bk.  b.  Grace 
Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  b.  Muslin,  beat  Mr.  Etwall's  bk.  d.  Euroclidon. 

riM.---Petrel  beat  Bradford  Muslin  beat  Black  Diamond. 

Deciding  Courts.— Muslin  and  Petrel  diyided  the  Stakes. 

The  Lanborne  Stakes. 

Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  b.  GratiUa,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  r.  d.  Bucellas 
Mr.  Bowles's  bk.  Black  Dwarf,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  r.  b.  Arabella 
Mr.  Pussy's  bk.  d.  Prad,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  f.  b.  Blush 
Mr.  Goddard*8  bk.  d.  Galloper,  beat  Lord  Lisbume's  r.  b.  Lucy. 

Ties. — Prad  beat  Galloper  Gratilla  beat  Black  Dwarf. 

Deciding  Course, — Gratilla  and  Prad  divided  the  Stakes. 

The  Weylano  Stakes. 

Mr.  Goddard's  y.  b.  Fly.  beat  Lord  Rivers's  bk.  d.  Gilbert 
Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  b.  Ganges,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  r.  d.  Adrian. 

Deciding  Course, — Fly  beat  Ganges,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Scrub  Stakes. 

Lord  Bivers's  bk«  Gregory,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  y.  Ben  Brace 
Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Melton,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  w.  d.  Argus. 

Deciding  Course. — Gregory  and  Melton  divided  the  Stakes. 

The  AsHDowN  Park  Stakes. 
Lord  Rivers's  bk.  d.  Godfrey,  beat  Mr.  Agg's  bk.  African  (late  Negro) 
Lord  Srradbroke's  bk.  Mildred,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  bd.  b.  Breeze 

Deciding  Courst.— Godfrey  and  Mildred  divided  the  Stakes. 

Matches. 
Lord  Bivers's  bk.  b.  Gipsy,  beat  Mr.  Bagge's  bk.  d.  Kimberley. 
Lord  Rivers's  bk.  d.  Godfrey  Pineapple,  beat  Mr.  Goodlake's  bk.  b.  Ganges. 


NORTH  BERWICK  AND  DIRLETON  CLUB,  Feb.  4  and  5. 

The  DiBiETON  Puppy  Cop. 

Mr.  Raimes's  r.  b.  Whimsey,  beat  Mr.  Mitchell's  bd.  b.  Maggy  Lauder 
Mr.  Gibson's  b.  d.  Young  Sailor,  beat  Mr.  Waochope's  r.  b.  Camarine 
Mr.  Raimes's  bd.  b.  Iodine,  beat  Mr.  Sawyer's  r.  d.  Busker 
Mr.  Sawyer's  r.  b.  Gipsey,  beat  Mr.  Piper's  f.  d.  Druid. 

Ties.-^ Whimsey  beat  Young  Sailor  Gipsey  beat  Iodine. 

Deciding  Course, — Whimsey  beat  Gipsy,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  North  Berwick  Cup,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 
Mr.  Wauchope's  b.  d.  Cerberus,  beat  Mr.  Sheriff  ns.  y.  and  w.d.  Glen 
Mr.  Sawer's  bd.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Todd  ns  w.  and  f.  d.  Prince  Albert 
Mr.  Raimes's  b.  d.  Captain,  beat  Mr.  Gibson's  r.  d.  Grasper 
Mr.  Raimes's  b.  and  w.  b.  Cora,  beat  Mr.  Mitchell  ns.  r.  d.  Alfred  Jingle 
Mr.  Mitchell's  bl.  d.  Straneer,  beat  Mr.  Wylie  ns.  w.  b.  Fame 
Mr.  Wauchope's  b.  b.'  Clotho,  beat  Mr.  Willie  ns.  bd.  d.  Billy 
Mr.  Mitchelrs  w.  and  r.  b.  Flora  M'lvor,  beftt  Mr.  Sheriff  ns.  w.  and  b.  d.  Cote 
Mr.  Wauchope's  b.  and  w.  d.  Don  John,  beat  Mr.  Wylie  ns.  b.  d.  d.  Tiger 
Mr.  Wauchope's  b.  d.  Chieftain,  beat  Mr.  Piper's  f.  d.  Chip 
Mr.  Mitchell  ns.  w.  and  r.  d*.  Steam,  beat  Mr.  Sheriff  ns.  b.  d.  Harlequin 
Mr.  Todd  ns.  b.  and  w.  b.  Lady  Maria,  beat  Mr.  Wauchope's  f.  and  w.  d.  Carver 
Mr,  Raimes's  b.  d.  Atlas«  ran  a  bye. 


FEBRUARY,  1840.  51 

FtrirTie*-— Cerberus  Beat  Spring  Flora  M'lvor  bf  at  Don  Joha 

Captain  beat  Cora  Steam  beat  Chieftain 

Stranger  beat  Clotho  Atlas  beat  Lady  Maria. 

Sscond  ri«<.— Captain  beat  Cerberus    Atlas  beat  Steam    Stranger  beat  Flora  M'liror. 

Third  rtes.«-Captain  beat  Atlas  (dr).  Stranger  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Stranger  beat  Captain,  and  won  the  Cup. 


HAMPTON  VICTORIA  CLUB,  Feb.  13. 

The  Second  Class  for  lOs.  each. 

Mr.  Silcock's  w.  and  r.  d.  Byron,  beat  Mr.  Clark's  f.  b.  Elegante 
Mr.  Taylor's  bl.  d.  Nimble,  beat  Mr.  Attwood  ns.  bl.  d.  Dart* 

Deciding  Course, — Nimble  beat  Byron,  and  won  the  Stakes* 

First  Cuiss  for  90s.  each. 

Captain  Best's  r.  d.  Billy,  beat  Mr.  Dansie's  bk.  b.  Hebe 

Mr.  Sheppard*s  r.  b.  Madge,  beat  Mr.  Elmore's  r.  d.  Whalebone. 

Deciding  Course. — Billy  beat  Madge,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

First  Class  for  SOs.  each. 

Mr.  Collins*8  f.  d.  Cadet,  beat  Mr.  Spooner's  w.  b.  Star 

Mr.  Moseley's  w.  d.  Bloomsbury,  beat  Mr.  Chitty's  r.  b.  Care. 

Deciding  Course, — Cadet  beat  Bloomsbury,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

Match  for  6  sovs. 
Captain  Best's  f.  b.  Belle,  beat  Mr.  Sheppard's  w.  and  r.  b.  Miss.Brunton. 

Match  for  10  soys. 

Mr.  Harvey's  bk.  d.  Confidence,  beat  Mr.  Whittington's  r.  d.  Garrick 
Mr.  Charrington  ns.  bk.  b.  Creole,  beat  Mr.  Sherrott  ns.  w.  b.  Star. 

Match  for  S  sovs. 
Mr.  Newman's  d.  Buff,  beat  Mr.  Elmore's  f.  b.  Elegante. 


BARTON-UPON-HUMBER,  Feb.  11, 12,  and  14. 

The  Great  St.  Leger  Stakis. 

Mr.  J.  Nevill's  bk.  d.  Negro,  beat  Mr.  Hutchinson's  bd.  b.  Violet 

Mr.  Richardson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Marmion,  beat  Mr.  Teal's  jun.  r.  and  w.  b.  Myrtle 

Mr.  Helmsley's  bl.  d.  Smoker,  beat  Sir  H.  Boynton's  r.  t  d.  Patch 

Mr.  Foster's  bk.  b.  Executrix,  beat  Mr.  King's  bk.  t.  d.  Mat 

Mr.  Foster's  r.  d.  Chasse,  beat  Mr.  Dudding  s  bk.  d.  Dandy 

Mr.  Abbott's  bk.  b.  Jewess,  beat  Col.  Elmhirst's  bk.  b.  Madame 

Sir  H.  Boynton's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bachelor,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  f.  and  w.  b.  Harkaway 

Mr.  Darley's  bL  d.  Dulcimer,  beat  Mr.  J.  Neville's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lady 

Mr.  Craven's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Eruco,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  f.  d.  Tippoo 

Mr.  Craven's  f.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  Hutchinson's  c.  c.  d.  Major 

Mr.  King's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Clayton  Lass  ran  a  bye. 

First  TtM.— Dulcimer  beat  Rebecca  Clayton  Lass  beat  Chasse 

Jewess  beat  Bachelor  Negro  beat  Marmion 

Smoker  beat  Executrix  Eruco  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ties  —Dulcimer  beat  Negro    Smoker  beat  Jewess    Clayton  Lass  beat  Eruco. 

Third  Ties. — Smoker  beat  Clayton  Lass  Dulcimer  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course.*-Dulcimer  beat  Smoker,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Cup. 

Mr.  I.  Burkhill's  bl.  b.  Kate  Nickleby,  beat  Mr.  Benson's  bd.  b.  Lass  of  the  Isle 

Mr.  Uppleby's  r.  b.  Tidy,  beat  Mr.  G.  C.  Healey's  f.  and  w.  b.  Amelia 

Mr.  Richardson's  bl.  d.  Jim  Crow,  beat  Mr.  Dudding's  f.  and  w.  d.  Defiance 


5i^  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  B.  Niobolgoii't  M.  d.  Hit  or  Min,  beat  Mr.  Omming^  f.'anfl  w.  d.  Calodoiia 
Mr.  W.  RicliATdsoo't  f.  b.  iUady,  beat  Mr.  P.  Ricbardeon's  bk.  b.  Lobelia 
Mr.  Gunniag^'a  f.  d.  Nelaoo,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ricbardaon's  br.  and  r.  d.  Reaolation 
Mr.  Dodding'a  bk.  and  w.  d.  Pilot,  beat  Mr.  Healey's  bd.  d.  Rozby 
Mr.  Ricbardaon'a  bk.  b.  Clementina,  beat  Mr.  Darley's  f.  and  w.  b.  Destiny. 

Fint  Tm,^Tidy  beat  Kate  Nickleby  Ready  beat  Nelson. 

Jim  Crow  beat  Hit-or-Miaa  Pilot  beat  Clementina. 

Second  Tici.— Tidy  beat  Jim  Crow  Pilot  beat  Ready. 

D§eidmg  CourtAr^Tidf  beat  Pilot  Uid  won  the  Cu]^,  Pfldt  tbe  SoTereigna. 

Tbe  Dbbbt. 

Mr.  Fowler'a  f.  d.  Nortb  Star,  beat  Mr.  Gonning'a  f.  d.  Norwood 
Mr.  Dudding's  r.  d.  Douro,  beat  Mr.  Darley's  r.  d.  Don. 

D^iding  Cmira».^«Doiire  beat  North  Star,  and  won  tbe  Sfakea. 

The  OAKk. 

Mr.  Dudding'a  w.  b.  Day-Star,  beat  Mr.  Uppleby's  w.  b.  Her  Majesty 
Mr.  Ricbardaon's  bk.  b.  Prunella,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  b.  and  w.  b.  Patty. 

Deciding  Course, — Day-star  beat  Prunella,  and  won  tbe  Stakes. 

Tbe  Afpleby-Car  Stakes. 

Mr.  King's  bk.  d.  Hawk-eye,  beat  Mr.  Richardson's  bk.  b.  Grasshopper      l ' 
Mr.  Dudding's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Defiance,  beat  Mr.  Fowler's  Magistrate. 

Deciding  CourM.-^Defiance  beat  Hawk-eye,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Ancholms  Stakbs. 

Mr.  Dudding*s  w.  b.  Daintv,  beat  Mr.  Nicholson's  bl.  b.  Graceful 

Mr.  Fowler's  f.  and  w.  b.  Harkaway,  beat  Mr.  W.  Richardson's  f.  d.  Marquis. 

Deciding  Course, — Harkaway  beat  Dainty,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Consolation  Stakes. 
Mr.  Foster's  bk.  b.  Executrix,  beat  Mr.  Kiag's  bk.  d.  Mat 
Mr.  Benson's  bd.  b.  Lass  of  the  Isle,  beat  Mr.  Richardson's  bk.  b.  Lobelia. 

Deciding  Coune. — Executrix  beat  Laasof  the  Isle,  and  won  tbe  Stakes. 

Match,  for  30  sors. 
Mr.  Hutchinson's  cr.  d.  Major,  beat  Mr.  Dudding's  bk.  d.  Dandy. 


WINCHBURGH  CLUB,  Feb.  18. 
The  Puppy  Cup. 
Mr.  Raines's  r.  and  w.  b.  Whim8ey,beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bd.  d.  Wee  Geordie 
Mr.  Jamiefon's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Cote,  beat  Hon.  C.  Hope's  bd.  b.  Maggie  Lauder. 

Deciding  C<»urM.~ Whimsey,  beat  Cote,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  All- Aged  Stakes. 
Mr.  Scott's  w.  and  r.  d.  Steam,  beat  Mr.  Mitchell's  bL  d.  Stranger 
Earl  Roseberry's  bk.  d.  Young  Sailor,  beat  Mr.  Raines's  bk.  d.  Atlas 
Mr.  Raines's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Captain,  beat  Me.  MitobeU'a  er.  b.  Btenda 
Mr.  Scott's  r.  d.  Alfred,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  f.  and  w.  d.  Prince  Albert 
Mr.  Raines's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Cora,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lady  Maria 
Mr.  Mitchell's  w.  and  r.  b.  Flora  M'lvor,  beat  Mr.  Raines's  W.b.  Beauty. 

Fint  riei.— Young  Sailor  beat  Steam  Brush  beat  Com 

Captain  beat  Alfred  Flora  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Ttw*— Flora  beat  Young  Sailor  Captain  beat  Brush. 

Deciding  C<mri«.— Flora  M'Iror  beat  Captain,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


FEBRUARY,  1840.  53 

LANARKSHIRE  AND  RENFREWSHIRE  CLUB,  Feb.  IS  and  14. 

The  Cup,  by  dogs  of  all  ages. 
IMr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Madcap,  beat  Mr.  A.  Grabam*8  bd.  b.  Butterybum 
IVIr.  Duggan's  f.  d.  Sam  Weller,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  br.  b.  Imogene 
^r.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Castlehill,  beat  Mr.  A.  Pollok's  bd.  b.  Match 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  bk.  d.  Lightning 
Mr.  Geddes's  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Mr.  A.  Pollok's  bk.  d.  Gameboy 
IVlr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Cur-non,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  r.  and  w.  d.  Dickens. 

Firtt  Ties, — Madcap  beat  Sam  Weller  Glory  beat  Cur-non 

Moustache  beat  Castlehill. 
Seeimd  TUt* — Moustache  beat  Madcap  Glory  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Glory  beat  Moustache,  and  won  the  Cup. 
The  Patterton  Stakes,  of  1  sor.  each,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 

]Vlr.  J.  Pollok's  f  and  w.  d.  Craigton,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  w.  and  bk.d.  Emperor  (after 

an  undecided  course) 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  My  Lord,  beat  Mr.  Downie's  r.  d.  Carronade 
Mr.  J.  Pollok's  r.  b.  Catherine,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  bl.  b.  Lacerta 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  y.  d.  Caledonia  run  a  bye. 

Ties. — My  Lord  beat  Craigton  Catherine  beat  Caledonia 

(after  an  undecided  course). 
Deciding  Course. — My  Lord  beat  Catherine,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Crookston  Stakes,  of  1  sor.  each,  for  dogs  not  exceeding  23  months. 

Mr.  Ewing's  bl.  b.  Irene,  beat  Mr.  A.  Pollok's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Major 

Mr.  Downie's  f.  d.  Rolls,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bl.  d.  Mulberry 

Mr.  Geddes's  d.  and  w.  d.  Gemmel,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Cacciatora 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Landseer,  beat  Mr.  A.  PoUok^s  br.  and  w.  d.  Linkboy 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Mirza,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Tift.— Irene  beat  Rolla  (drawn  lame)        Gemmel  beat  Mirza  (after  two  unde- 
Landseer  ran  a  bye.  cided  courses) 

Second  Ties, — Landseer  beat  Irene  Gemmel  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Landseer  beat  General,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Darnley  Stakes,  of  1  sov.  each,  for  dogs  that  never  won  a  public  prize. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  b.  Jessie,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  w.  b.  Blanche 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  Jeanie,  beat  Mr.  Ewing's  bk.  d.  Indian  (after  an  undecided  course) 

Mr.  Ewing's  f.  d.  Lofty,  beat  Mr.  Pollok's  r.  d.  Rival 

Mr.  J.  Pollok's.  r«  b.  Cora,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Daphne. 

Ties, — Jessie  beat  Jeanie  (drawn  lame)  Cora  beat  Lofty. 

Deciding  Course, — Cora  beat  Jessie,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


WORKINGTON,  Feb.  11. 

The  Cup  and  Sovs. 

Mr,  Christian's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Jerry,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  bl.  d.  Gelert 
Mr.  Lindow's  w.  d.  Ivanhoe,  beat  Mr.  Hetherington's  bd.  and  w.  d<  Humphy 
Mr.  H.  Jefferson's  bk.  d.  Jack  Ketch,  beat  Mr.  Bird's  bk.  d.  Sweep 
Mr.  Dalzell's  r.  b.  Swallow,  beat  Mr.  Wood's  bd.  d.  Wee  Willie 
Mr.  Fox's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Galloper,  beat  Mr.  H.  Riuon's  lemon  and  w.  b.  Fan 
Mr.  R.  Jeffersop's  bk.  b.  Fairy,  beat  Mr.  Falcon's  bd.  d.  Rob  Roy 
Mr.  Poslethwaite's  r.  d.  Quaker,  beat  Mr.  Roper's  f.  d.  Bangor 
Mr.  Briscoe's  w.  d.  Joker,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Tyrant. 
First  Ties.— Jerry  beat  Ivanhoe  Galloper  beat  Fairy 

(after  an  undecided  course)  Joker  beat  Quaker 

Jack  Ketch  beat  Swallow  (after  an  undecided  course). 

Seeend  Ties. — Jack  Ketch  beat  Jerry  Galloper  beat  Joker. 

Deciding  CotirM.— Jack  Ketch  beat  Galloper,  and  won  the  Cup — Galloper  the 

Sovereigns. 

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54  THE  CCXURSINO  CALENDAR, 

ALTCAR.-*Feb.  21  and  f9. 

The  Cnp  and  Sovirbigvs. 
Mr.  R.  T.  Parker's  bk.  d.  Priam,  beat  Mr.  Alison's  t  d.  Arbatns 
Mr.  Rigby's  bk.  d.  Rector,  beat  Mr.  Uarpur*s  bk.  d.  Horatio 
Mr.  H.  Flombj's  bk.  d.  Hagler,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  bd.  b.  Tbomasine 
Mr.  N.  BlundeU's  r.  b.  Brenda,  beat  Mr.  Unswortb's  r.  d.  Umber 
Mr.  E.  Moore's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Medusa,  beat  Mr.  £.  G.  Hornby's  bk.  b.  Handcuff 
Mr.  Lloyd's  r.  d.  Lano,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes's  w.  and  f.  d.  Rough  Robin 
Mr.  R.  Congrere's  bd.  d.  Claret,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Contest 
Mr.  Swan's  w.  and  y.  d.  Sandy,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  f.  d.  Kouli  Khan. 
Firtt  Ties, — Rector  beat  Priam  Medusa  beat  Lnno 

Brenda  beat  Uagler  Claret  beat  Sandy. 

Second  Tiet. — ^Rector  beat  Brenda  Claret  beat  Medusa. 

Deciding  Course.— Rector  beat  Claret,  and  won  the  Cup— Claret  the  Sorereigns. 

The  Setton  Stakes,  for  dogs. 
Mr.  Kershaw's  bk.  d.  Kneebone  (late  Sam  Slick),  beat  Mr.  Swann's  w.  d.  Sirioa 
Mr.  E.  Hornby's  bL  d.  Hyson,  beat  Mr.  Clowes'  bk.  d.  Courage 
Lord  Talbot's  bk.  d.  Tschort,  beat  Mr.  Congrere's  bk.  d.  Caffre 
Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.and  w.  d.  Unknown,  beat  Mr.  Harpur's  bk.  d.  Harbinger. 
Ties.— Kneebone  beat  Hyson  Tschort  beat  Unknown. 

Deciding  Course.  —Tschort  beat  Kneebone,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Croxteth  Stakes,  for  bitches. 

Mr.  Fellowes's  f.  b.  Fancy,  beat  Mr.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Marg^et 
Mr.  Congrere's  bk.  b.  Celeste,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  bk.  b.  Luna 
Lord  Talbot's  r.  b.  Top,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Cripple 
Mr.  N.  Blundeli's  r.  b.  Busy,  beat  Lord  Sefton's  bk.  b.  Suffolk  Las4. 
Tiet, — Celeste  beat  Fancy  Busy  beat  Top. 

Deciding  Courte, — Busy  beat  Celeste,  and  won  the  Stakes* 

The  West  Dbrbt  Stakes. 

Mr.  N.  Blundeli's  r.  b.  Berrv,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  d.  Cursitor 

Mr.  H.  Hornby's  r.  and  w.  d.  Holywell,  beat  Mr.  Harpur's  bk.  and  w.d.  Hippodrome 

Lord  Talbot's  bk.  b.  Thanks,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Upas 

Mr.  Swann's  bk.  d.  Saul,  beat  Mr.  £.  G.  Hornby's  bk  d.  Halo. 

Tiet. — Berry  beat  Holywell  Thanks  beat  SauL 

Deciding  Courte. — Berry  beat  Thanks,  And  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Sapling  Stakes. 

Lord  Talbot's  bk.  b.  Taffety,  beat  Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  bd.  b  Highland  Lassie 
Mr.  Swann's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Sheba,  beat  Mr.  Coogreve's  bk.  b.  Clap-trap. 

Taffeta  and  Sheba  divided  the  Stakes. 

The  DrrcH  In  Stakes* 

Mr.  E.  G.  Hornby's  hi.  d.  Hyson,  beat  Mr.  H«  Hornby's  bk.  d.  Hagler 
Mr.  Fellowes's  f.  p.  Fancy,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  bd.  b.  Thomasine 
Mr.  Swann's  w.  d.  Sinus,  beat  Mr.  Clowes's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Cripple 
Mr  Unsworth's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Upas»  beat  Mr,  Harpur's  bk.  d.  Horatio.  ' 
Tiet4 — ^Hyson  beat  Fancy  Sinus  beat  Upas. 

Deciding  Couru, — Hyson  beat  Sirius,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Altoar  Hili.  Stakes. 

Lord  Talbot's  r.  d.  Tippoo,  beat  Mr.  Fellowes's  f.  b.  Faithful 
Mr.  Harpur's  bk.  d.  Harbinger,  beat  Mr.  Unsworth's  bk.  d.  Upholder 
Mr.  £.  G.  Hornby's  bk.  b.  Handcuff,  beat  Mr.  R.  T.  Parker's  hi.  and  w.  fL  Pilot 
Mr.  Clowes's  bk.  b.  Charm,  ^eat  M|r.  H.  Hornby's  bd,  d.  Heniii^e. 
7i«f.— Tippoo  beat  Harbinger  Charm  ran  a  bye^^Handcuff  drawn.    . 

Deciding  Course. — Tippoo  beat  Charm,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


FEBRUARY,  !84u.  55 

|frh«  Acsifts  Holt  Stasbs. 

Lord  Ttlboi*9  gr«  d.  Tartarus,  beat  Mr.  Lloyd's  f.  d.  Ll«w 

Mr.  Fellowss-|w.  and  f.  d.  Rough  Rsbin,  beat  Mr.  Harpor's  1^1.  aad  w.  d.  Hippo- 
drome. 

Deciding  Coum. — ^Tartar  beat  Rough  Robin,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

This  Hill  Hoitbe  Stakes. 

Mr.  Qowes's  r.  d.  Consul,  beat  Mr.  Swan's  bk.  d.  Skyrocket 
Mr.  Kershaw's  bd«  d.  Korab,  beat  Mr.  £.  Hornby's  r.  and  w^  d.  Hyacinthus. 
Dtektmg  C<mru. — Korab  beat  Consul,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

OISBORNE,  Feb.  15>nd  14. 

The  RiDDUttDAU  Qv9t  ibr  40  sovs.  the  first,  15  sovs.  for  the  second,  and  5  sots,  for 

the  third. 

Mr.  Hodgson's  f.  wA  w»  b.  ZiteUa,  beat  Mr.  Hind's  f.  and  w.  b.  Columbia 

Mr.  Machell's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Bedford,  beat  Mr.  Forrest's  w.  andbd.  d.  Eclipse 

Mr.  Thomas's  r.  d.  Chasse,  beat  Mr.  S.  H.  Williams's  r.  b.  Fly 

Mr.  B.  RoMiison's  f.  and  w.  b.  P.  E.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  r.  b.  Castle  Carey 

Mr.  Hardman's  bl.  d.  General  Cbasse,  beat  Mr.  Oddie'a  bl.  b.  Enchantress 

Mr.  Rowley's  bl.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  HargreaTo's  r.  b.  Fly 

Mr.  B.  Robinson's  f.  b.  8,  H.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  NichoU's  bL  b.  Gadfly 

Mr.  Easterby's  bd.  d.  Joram,  beat  Mr.  Hind's  bl.  d.  Dart 

Mr.  Hodgson's  br.  and  w,  b.  Zorillo,  beat  Mr.  Oddie's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Smuggler 

Mr.  Thomas's  f.  d.  Trareller  (Ute  Achilles),  beat  Mr.  R.  Robinson's  f.  b.  The  Witch 

(late  Vulture) 
Mr.  Machell's  Ribton,  beat  Mr.  P.  Houghton's  bd.  d.  Nelson 
Mr.  Forrest's  w.  and  r.  d.  Stopper,  beat  Mr.  Craven's  bl.  b.  Cars. 

Firtt  Tm«.— Bedford  beat  Zitella  Joram  beat  S.  H.  Fly 

Cliasse  beat  P.  E.  Fly  ZoriUo  beat  Traveller 

Emperor  beat  General  Chasse  Ribton  beat  Stopper. 

Second  Ties. — Bedford  beat  Chasse     ZoriUo  beat  Ribton      Emperor  beat  Joram. 

Third  Tieiw — Emperor  beat  Bedford  '  Zorillo  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  CourM.— Emperor  beat  Zorillo,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  GisBOBNE  FuFPT  Cup,  12  sovs.  for  the  first,  S  sovs.  for  the  second. 
Mr.  Tunstall's  r.  b.  Fairy,  beat  Mr.  Openshaw's  r.  d.  Tagliooi 
Mr.  Tunstall's  r.  d.  Thunder,  beat  Mr.  Hodgson's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Zafra 
Mr.  Rodgett's  r.  b.  Fly,  ran  a  bye. 

Ties. — Fly  beat  Fairy  Thunder  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Courw.— Thunder  beat  Fly,  and  won  the  Cup. 


SPELTHORNE  CLUB,  Feb.  19. 

The  Cup  and  Goblet. 

Mr.  C.  Farnell's  bl.  b.  Fanny,  beat  Mr.  Wilshin's  bd.  b.  Bell 

Mr.  H.  Farnell's  bl.  b.  Frantic,  beat  Mr.  Perkins's  r.  and  w«  d.  Young  Pilot 

Mr.  Batt's  w.  b.  Columbine,  beat  Mr.  Fagg's  bk.  b.  Promise 

Mr.  Nash's  r.  and  w.  d.  Prince  Albert,  b^t  Mr.  J.  Farnell's  bk.  d.  Frank 

Mr.  WatiM>n's  bk.  d.  Friday,  beat  Mr.  Thackrah's  bk.  d.  Thiashem 

Mr.  Batt's  bk.  b.  Bounty,  beat  Mr.  H.  Farnell's  f.  d.  Horsa 

Mr.  Perkin's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Phebe,  beat  Mr.  J.  Farnell's  bk.  d.  Fanner 

Mr.  C.  Farnell's  bk.  b.  Fidget,  beat  Mr.  Sulivan's  bk.  b.  Thais. 

First  Ties, — Fanny  beat  Frantic  Bounty  beat  Friday 

Prince  Albert  beat  Columbine  Fidget  beat  Phebe.^ 

Second  Ties. — Prince  Albert  beat  Fanny  Bounty  beat  Fidget. 

Deciding  Course, — Bounty  beat  Prmce  Albert^  the  former  Winning  the  Cup,  the  latter 

theGoUet. 

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66  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

NORTHUMBERLAND  CLUB  (At  Cambo),  Feb.  «4. 
A  Cvp,  Tidae  80  gaineas. 

Mr.  T.  Hedlej's  r.  d.  Skip,  beat  Mr.  Gregson's  bd.  b.  Gruel 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Doctor,  beat  Mr.  Arthur's  bl.  b.  Tbe  Queen 
Dr.  Medley's  bl.  b.  Trim,  beat  Mr.  Anderson's  bl.  d.  De'il-may-care 
Mr.  B.  Johnson's  bd.  w.  d.  Tom  Jones,  beat  Mr.  £.  Hall's  bl.  d.  Claret 
Mr.  Hetherington's  bd.  d.  Frank,  beat  Mr.  Gregson's  bl.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  Crawford's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Fairy,  beat  Mr.  J.  Bell's  bl.  d.  Spring 
Mrs.  £.  Arthur's  bl.  b.  Sylvia,  beat  Mr.  Humble's  bd.  b.  Sylph 
Mr.  Anderson's  y.  d.  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  Elliott's  r.  d.  Tippler. 

First  Ties  — X)octor  beat  Skip  Fairy  beat  Frank 

Tom  Jones  beat  Trim  Sylvia  beat  Shamrock. 

Sgamd  Ttes.~ Doctor  beat  Tom  Jones  Sylvia  beat  Fairy. 

Deciding  Couru. — Sylvia  beat  Doctor,  and  won  the  Cup. 


LIVERPOOL  WATERLOO  MEETING— March  4  and  6. 

The  Waterloo  Cup. — A  subscription  of  25  sovs.  each,  39  subs. ;  the  winner  to 
receive  300  sovs.,  the  second  100  sovs.,  a  winner  of  three  courses  30  suts.,  of 
two  SO  £ovs.,  of  one  10  sovs.,  and  the  dog  which  is  beaten  in  the  first  ties  ibr 
the  cup  by  the  winner  of  it  an  additional  10  sovs. ;  a  bonus  of  170  sovs.  to  b* 
reserved  for  the  16  beaten  dogs  in  the  first  round. 

Mr.  Bold  Robinson's  r.  b.  Empress,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  bk.  d.  Skyrocket  (after  an  on- 

decided  course) 
Mr.  Allen's  r.  w.  b.  Lady,  beat  Mr.  J.  King  ns.  r.  d.  Streamer 
Mr.  Moore's  bd.  d.  Mutineer,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  bl.  b.  Cruiskeen 
Lord  Eglinton's  bl.  d.  Fingal,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  r.  d.  Tippoo 
Mr.  Easterby's  bk.  d.  Emperor,  beat  Mr.  H.  Hornby's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Helmsman 
Mr.  John  Robinson's  f.d.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer 
Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  d.  Mango,  beat  Mr.  Swann's  Maiden  Queen 
Mr.  Harriott's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Isabella,  beat  Mr.  Reid  ns.  w.  and  bd.  b.  Clayton  Lass 
Mr.  Harper  ns.  bk.  and  w.  b.  Countess,  beat  Earl  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Marquis 
Mr.  N.  Blundeirs  r.  b.  Busy,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes  !  O  Yes  !  O  Yea  * 
Mr.  Elliott's  bd.  and  w«  b.  Violet,  beat  Mr.  Barge's  bk.  d.  Kenwigs  (after  an  unde- 
cided course) 
Mr.  Fowler%  bk.  b.  Executrix,  beat  Mr.  Kearsley's  w.  and  f.  b.  Fly- 
Mr.  Easterby's  bk.  d.  Earwig,  beat  Mr.  Craven  ns.  w.  and  f.  d.  Hylax 
Mr.  Elliott's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Twist,  beat  Mr.  Machell's  r.  d.  Magic 
Mr.  Slater's  r.  d.  Touchstone,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  SkyUrk 
Mr.  James  Ball's  r.  b.  Rose,  beat  Mr.  Edwards  ns.  bl.  d.  Ambassador  (late  Selim). 

First  Ties. — Lady  beat  Empress  (after  an  undecided  course) 

Isabella  beat  Mango         Fingal  beat  Mutineer,  (after  an  undecided  course) 

Countess  beat  Busy         Executrix  beat  Violet 

Emperor  beat  Dart  Earwig  beat  Twist  Rose  beat  Touchstone. 

Second  Ties. — Fingal  beat  Lady  Countess  beat  Executrix 

Emperor  beat  Isabella  Earwig  beat  Rose. 

Third  Ties.— Emperor  beat  Fingal  Earwig  beat  Countess. 

Deciding  Course. — Earwig  beat  Emperor,  and  won  the  Cup,  Emperor  the  Sovereigns. 

The  Waterloo  Purse. — ^A  Sweepstakes  of  10  sovs.  each,  sixteen  subs. ;  the  winner 
to  receive  100  sovs.,  the  second  42  sovs. ;  a  winner  of  two  courses  6.  sovs. 
each,  and  a  winner  of  one  course  i0  sovs.  each. 

Mr.  Ball's  bk.  d.  Victory,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  f.  and  w.  d.  Enterprise 
Mr.  Calvert's  bk.  b.  Martha,  beat  Mr.  Machell's  r.  and  w.  d.  Bendigo 
Mr.  Fowler's  f.  d.  Major,  bcnit  Mr.  Blundell's  r.  b.  Brenda 
Mr.  Hey's  ns.  r.  b.  Castle  Carey,  beat  Lord  Talbot's  bk.  d.  Tscbort 
Mr.  Unsworth's  bl.  d.  Rector,  beat  Mr.  Kershaw's  r.  d.  Kenneth 
Mr.  Easterby's  f.  b.  Rebecca,  beat  Mr.  E«  Hornby's  brin.  b.  Hempseed 


FEBRUARY,  1840,  57 

Mr.  Swan's  r.  and  w,  d.  Sandy,  beat  Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Mealmaa 
Mr,  J.  King's  bk.  and  t.  d.  Mat,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord. 

Firtt  Tiei. — Martha  beat  Victory  Rebecca  beat  Rector 

Castle  Carey  beat  Major  Sandy  beat  Mat. 

Second  TUi, — Castle  Carey  beat  Martha  Sandy  beat  Rebecca. 

Deciding  Course. — Castle  Carey  beat  Sandj,  and  won  the  Purse,  Sandy  the  Sovereigns. 

The  Altcar  PoRSE  of  170  sovs.    being   a  bonus  from   the   Waterloo  Cup  for  tb« 

beaten  dogs  in  the  first  class  for  it. 

Mr.  J.  King  ns.  r.  d.  Streamer,  beat  Mr.  Eden's  bk.  d.  Skyrocket 

Lord  Talbot's  r.  d.  Tippoo,  beat  Mr.  Williamson's  bl.  b.  Cruiskeen 

Mr.  J.  Bake's  r.  d.  Skimmer,  beat  Mr.  H.  Hornby's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Helmsman 

Mr.  Swann  ns.  bk.  b.  Maiden  Queen,  beat  Mr.  Reid  ns.  w.  and  bd.  b.  Clayton  Lass, 

(after  an  undecided  course) 
Lord  Stradbroke's  bk.  d.  Marquis,  beat  Mr.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes  .'  O  Yes !  O  Yes! 
Mr.  Kearsley's  w.  and  f  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Bagg*s  bk.  d.  Kenwigs 
Mr.  Craven  ns.  w.  and  f.  Hylax,  beat  Mr.  Machell's  r.  d.  Magic 
Lord  Eglinton's  r.  b.  Skylark  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties. — Tippoo  beat  Streamer  Maiden  Queen  beat  Skimmer 

Marquis  beat  Fly  Hylax  beat  Skylark. 

Second  Ties, — Maiden  Queen  b(-at  'i'ippoo  M^irquis  beat  Hylax. 

Deciding  Course, — Lord  Stradbroke's  Marquis  beat  Mr.  Swan  ns.   (Mr.  Ardern's) 

Maiden  Queen,  and  won  the  purse. 


MID-LOTHIAN  SPRING,  Feb.  25  and  26. 
The  Puppy  Stakes,  of  1   sov.  each,  with  10. added  from  the  fund,  by  dogs  not  •«- 

ceeding  twenty  months. 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Money,  beat  Mr.  Sharpe's  bk*  b.  Sambo 
Mr.  H.  Dundas's  r.  b.  The  Duchess,  (late  Whimsy),  beat  Mr.  Ramsay's  f.  d.  Bolam 
Duke  of  Buccleuch's  r.  and  w.  d.  Mountain,  beat  Mr.  Trotter's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Rennet 
Mr.  Dewar's  w.  and  bk.  d.  D.  I.  O.  ran  a  bye. 

Ties. — Money  beat  D.  I.  O.  The  Duchess  beat  Mountain. 

Deciding  Course. — Money  beat  The  Duchess,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Club  Cup,  value  20  gs.,  by  dogs  of  all  ages. 

Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Rocket,  beat  Mr.  Dewar's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Delight 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Merrythought,  beat  Mr.  H.  Dundas's  w.  and  r.  d.  Th« 

Duke,  (late  Prince  Albert) 
Mr.  Sharpens  f.  d.  Monarch,  beat  Mr.  Trotter's  w.  d.  Champion 
Mr.  Wauchope's  bk.  d.  Cerberus,  beat  Mr.  Aitcfaison's  bl.  d.  Adam 
Mr.  Walker's  f.  b.  Wizard,  beat  Lord  J.  Scott's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Busk  (drawn) 
Duke  of  Buccleuch's  f.  d.  Young  Lowther,  beat  Mr.  Ramsay  s  bl.  d.  Baron 
Mr.  G.  Wauchope's  bl.  w.  b.  Whisper,  beat  Sir  W.  Baillie's  bk.  d.  Bangour 
Mr.  Hunt's  bd.  d.  Spring,  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties. — Rocket  beat  Spring  Wizard  beat  Cerberus 

Merrythought  beat  Monarch  Young  Lowther  beat  Whisper. 

Second  Ties. — Merrythought  beat  Rocket  Young  Lowther  beat  Wizard. 

Deciding  Course. — Merrythought  beat  Young  Lowther,  and  won  the  Cup. 

The  Champion  Cup  and  Stares  of  5  so  vs.  each,  by  dogs  of  all  ages. 
Mr.  H. Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  beat  Sir  W.  Baillie's  bk.  d.  The  Bravo 
Mr.  W.  Ramsay *s  bk.  and  w.  d.  Rasper,  beat  Duke  of  buccleuch's  bk.  d.  Marquis. 
Deciding  Course. — ^Mountain  Dew  beat  Rasper,  and  won  the  Cup  and  Stakes. 

The  Maxwell  Cup,  added  to  a  Sweepstakes  of  1  sov.  each,  by  dogs  of  all  ages;  the 

second  dog  to  receive  5  sovs.  out  of  the  Stakes. 

Mr.  Wauchope's  f.  and  w.  d.  Carver,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  b.  Queen  Bee 
Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Round  Robin,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bl.  b.  Witch  ^ 


5S  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  Sharpy's  f.  d.  Scud,  beat  Mr.  O.  Wauobope's  f.  d.  Woful 

Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bl.  d.  Rob  tbe  Ranter,  beat  Mr.  VVauebope's  bk.  aau  w.  <L  Ooa 

Jobn 
Mr.  Walker's  bl.  Md  w,  d*  Warlock,  beat  Mr.  Dewai^s  r.  b.  Fly 
Mr.  Dewar's  bk.  d.  Dominie  Sampson,  beat  Mr.  Wancbope^s  r.  b.  Cymarine 
Mr.  Walker's  bk.  d.  Dashairay,  beat  Mr.  Hunter's  bk.  b.  Hebe 
Mr.  Sbarpe's  bl.  b.  Wings,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  r.  d.  Bedouin 
Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Victor,  beat  Duke  of  Buccleucb's  r.  b.  Gipsy 
Mr.  Waucbope  s  bk.  b.  Clotho,  beat  Lord  J.  Scott's  w.  b.  Camden  (drawn) 
Sir  W.  Baillie's  f.  d.  Blucber,  ran  a  bye. 

First  rkf.— -Blucber  beat  Carrer  Dashaway  beatt)oitiiAie  Sampson 

Scud  beat  Round  Robin  Victor  beat  Wings 

Rob  tbe  Ranter  beat  Warloek     Clotbo  ran  a  bye. 

Second  Tut, — Blucber  beat  Clotbo  Victor  beat  Dasbaway 

Rob  tbe  Ranter  beat  Scud. 

Third  Tlis. — Rob  the  Ranter  beat  Blucber  Victor  ran  m  bye. 

Deeidmg  Ceurm^ — ^A^ictor  beat  Rob  the  Ranter  (drawfi^y  and  won  the  Cup  and  Stakes. 

Match. 
Mr.  Shaife  s  f.  d.  Monarsh*  beat  Mr.  Waucbope's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Don  -Jobn. 


MIDDLETON,  Feb.  24  and  t5. 
The  GaiMZSHiLL  Cup. 
Mr.  Harrison's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Thompson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bedford 
Mr.  W.  M.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Margaret,  beat  Mr.  J.  Bowness's  f.  and  w.  b.  Tulip 
Mr.  Moore's  bd.  and  Wi  b.  Medusa,  beat' Mr.  Boustead's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  J.  W.  Fawcett's  f.  w.  d.  Touchstone,  beat  Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Broiser. 

Tiet4 — Fly  beat  Marg^aret  Medusa  beat  Touchstone. 

Fly  sfnd  Medusa  divided  the  Stakes. 

Tbe  MiDDLETON  Hall  Stakes. 

Mr.  Rawnson's  bd.  d.  Martlet,  beat  Mr.  Dinsdale's  r.  d.  Mango 

Mr.  Wilson's  bk.  b.  Luna,  beat  Mr.  J.  H.  Moore's  r.  b.  Medea 

Mr.  T.  Bowness's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Memoon,  beat  Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Blasi 

Mr.  J.  Bowness's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Marske,  beat  Mr.  R.  Bowness's  bk.  b.  Victoris. 

Ties. — Luna  beat 'Martlet  Marske  beat  Memnon. 

Deciding  Course, — Marske  beat  Luna,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Park  Stakes. 
Mr.  Moore's  bl.  d.  Mohican^  beat  Mr.  T.  Bowness's  y.  and  w.  b.  Marefaioness 
Mr.  J.  Bownes's  bd.  d.  Mera,  beat  Mr.  Wilson's  bd.  b.  Miss  Maylie. 

Bedding  Ceufse^^-Mem  heat  Mohican  (lame),  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Close  Foot  Stakes. 
Mr.  Harrison's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  bk.  b.  Lily 
Mr.  W.  M.  Moore's  bk.  b.  Margaret,  beat  Mr.  Fawcett's  f.  and  w.  d.  Touchstone^ 
Deciding  Course.—^Margaret  beat  Fly  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  Frith  Stakes. 
Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bruiser,  beat  Mr.  Thompson's  f^and  w.  b.  Tulip 
Mr.  T.  Bowness's  bk.  d.  Comet,  beat  Mr.  Wilson^s  bk.  b.  Victoria. 

Deciding  Course, — Bruiser  beat  Comet,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

I 

Matches. 
Mr.  J.  Moore's  r.d.. Medea,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Brenda 
Mr.  Rawson's  bd.  d.  Martlet,  beat  Mr.  Dinsdale's  r.  d.  Mango 
Blr.  Thompson's  f.  and  w.  b.  Tulip,  beat  Mr.  Robinson's  bk.  b.  Lily 
Mr.  Thompson's  bd.  And  w.  b.  Brenda,  beat  Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bruiser 
Mr.  Rigg's  bk.  tnd  w.  d.  BUst,  beat  Mr.  T  Bowness's  bk.  and  w.  d.  MemHon 
Mr.  T.  Bowness's  d.  Memnon,  beat  Mr^. Rigg's  d.  Blast. 


MARCH.  1840,  "<) 

WHITEHAVEN.— March  it. 

The  Cup  and  So  versions. 
Mr.  Brisco's  w.  and  f.  d.  Joker,  beat  Mr.  Jefferson's  r.  d.  Jarrie 
IVIr.  Salkeld*8  hi.  and  w.  d*  Dusty,  beat  Mr.  Postlethwaite's  r.  and  w.  d.  Brilliant 
>lr.  Ritson*s  bk.  and  w.  d.  Jerry,  beat  Mr.  Borrodaile's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Tom  (after  an 

undecided  course) 
Mr.  Fox's  f.  b.  Fenella,  beat  Mr.  Brown's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Bruce 
Mr.  Mossop's  f.  and  w.  d.  Joker,  beat  Mr.  Jefferson's  bk.  b.  Flounce 
Mr.  H.  Jefferson's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Johnny  Raw,  beat  Mr.  Hudson's  r.  d.  Sportsman 

(after  an  undecided  course). 

Tint  Tiet. — Joker  beat  Dusty  Fenella  beal  Jerry 

J  oker  beat  Johnny  Raw. 

S€cond  Ties. — Mr.  Brisco's  Joker  beat  Fenella       Mr.  Mossop's  Joker  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Coune, — Mr.  Mossop's  Joker,  beat  Mr.  Brisco's  Joker,  and  won  the  Cup« 

the  other  the  Sovereigns. 

Matches. 

Mr.  Jefferson's  f.  d.  Julian,  beat  Mr.  Fox's  f.  and  w.  b.  llounoe 
Mr.  Fox's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fury,  beat  Mr.  Mossop's  f.  b.  Meg  Merriles 
Mr.  Ritson's  1.  and  w.  b.  Fan,  beat  Mr.  Fox's  bL  and  w.  tl.  Galloper. 


NOTTINGHAM  CLUB,  March 2. 

The  Silver  Claret  Jug. 

Lord  RancUffe  ns.  bk.  d.  Trip,  beat  Mr.  Woolley's  r.  b.  Rapid  (drawn) 

Mr.  Malpas's  bk.8nd  w.  b.  Skip,  beat  Mr«S.  Helmsley's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Fly 

Mr.  Parr's  bk.  d.  Tinker,  beat  Mr.  Hodgkinson's  r.  b.  Rosebud 

Mr.  Neville's  bk.  d.  Negro,  beat  Mr.  Lacey's  r.  d.  Smoker 

Mr.  Godber's  w.  b.  Crisp,  beat  Mr.  Hardy's  dn^  and  w.  d.  Smoker 

Mr.  H.  Helmsley's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Lady,  beat  Mr.  Fisher's  r.  b.  Lady. 

First  Twf^-Trip  beat  Skip  (drawn  lame)  Mr.  H.  Helmsley's  Lady  beat  Crisp 

Negro  beat  Tinker* 
Second  Ties, — Lady  beat  Negro  .    Trip  ran  a  bye, 

Deciding  Ccurte, — ^Trip  beat  Lady,  and  won  the  Jug. 


STONE,  March  5. 

Mr.  Brindley's  Flirt,  beat  Mr.  Shaw's  Swallow 
Mr.  Miller's  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  Brindley's  Topper 
Mr.  Brooke's  Port,  beat  Mr.  Collett's  Joker 
Mr.  Bagshaw's  Bonus,  beat  Mr.  Key's  Trusty 
Mr.  CoUett's  Jenny  Jones,  beat  Mr.  Dawson's  Boney 
Mr.  Williamson's  Wonder,  beat  Mr.  Brindley's  Sweep 
Mr.  Wilday's  Tempest,  beat  Mr.  Brindley's  Swift 
Mr.  Reade's  Smack,  beat  Mr.  Tait's  Rocket 
Mr.  CoUett's  Peter,  beat  Mr.  Adey's  Colwick 
Mr.  Brindley's  Betty,  beat  Mr.  Meeson's  Meafturd 
Mr.  Meeson's  Jandtte,  ran  a  bye. 

Pint  Ties. — Shamrock  beat  Flirt  Grasper  beat  Port 

Bonus  beat  Jenny  Jones-  Tempest  beat  Wonder 

Betty  beat  Janettei    .  Peter  beat  Smack. 

Second  Ties. --Shamrock  beat  Grasper      .   Bonfts  beat  Temp^t         Betty  beat  Peter. 
Third  Ties. — Bonus  beat  Shamrock  Betty  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Bonus  beat  Betty,  and  won  the  Stakes— Betty  the  Purse. 

Match  20  Sots. 
Mr.  Reade's  Patch,  beat  Mr.  Adey's  Colwick. 


60  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR, 

HAMPTON  VICjaUlA  CLUB.-^Fsb.  «7,  March  f,  5,  and  If. 
The  All-aos  Cup  (in  specie),  by  fifty-six  dogs,  at  £2  lOs.  each  ;  die  first  dog  to 
receive  £40,  second  £18,  third  £12,  fourth  £7  ;  4th  ties,  three  losers  ^eadi, 
£l5 ;  Sd  ties,  seven  lowers  £2  lOs.  each,  £17 10a. ;  expenceB£50  lOsi'r  maki^ 
£140,  the  sum  subscribed. 
Mr.  Dansie*8  bk.  b.'  Fancy,  beat  Mr.  Baildon's  r.  d.  Boz 
Mr.  Dingwall's  r.  d.  Archduke,  beat  Mr.  Clark's  y.  d.  Cecrops 
Mr.  Newman's  buff  d..Buff,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  bk.  b.  Ruby 
Mr.  Goodlake's  f.  d.  Graduate,  beat  Mr.  Bank's  f.  b.  Comet 
Mr.  Dingwall's  bk.  b.  Ada,  beat  Mr.  Harvey's  bk.  d.  Con6dence 
Dr.  Scott's  r.  d.  Saladin,  beat  Mr.  Whittington's  f.  d.  Mars 
Mr.  Bank's  br.  b.  Dart,  beat  Mr.  Dyson's  br,  d.  Jim  Crow  "  -        •      " 

Mr.  Grove's  bk.  b.  Gaylass,  beat  Captain  Best's  f.  b.  Belle 
Mr.  Bowles's  bl.  b.  Birdlime,  beat  Mr.  Hitchcock'ii  bk.  d;  Driver  '  .  y 
Mr.  Bay  ley's  w.  b.  Bulow,  beat  Mr.  Matson's  bk.  d.  Go-it        ,       . 
Mr.  Bank's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Spring,  beat  Mr.  Moiisley's  w.  d.  Bloomsbory 
Mr.  Baildon's  bk.  d.  Bargundy,  beat  Mr.  G.  Harvey's  bk.  d.  Homer 
Mr.  Comport's  f.  d.  Comus,  beat  Mr.  Burford's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  Spooner's  f.  b.  Shamrock,  beat  Mr.  Partridge's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Balloon 
Mr.  Baildon's  f.  b.  Blush,  beat  Mr.  Williams'  w.  b.  Queen 
Mr.  Matson's  w.  and  r.d.  Snowball,  beat  Mr.  Clark'e  y.  b.  Camea 
Mr.  Bsnk's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Pelham,  beat  Mr.  Patient's  bk.  b.  Ebony 
Captain  Best's  r.  d.  Battledore  Clate  Sultan),  beat  Mr.  Grave's  f.  b.  Imogeoe 
Mr.  Taylor's  bl.  b.  Nimble,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  w.  and  f.  b.  Albinia 
Dr.  Scott's  y.  and  w.  b.  Sprite,  beat  Mr.  J.  Hodgdon's  y.  b.  Victoria 
Captain  Best's  f.  d.  Lancer,  beat  Mr.  Bowles's  f.  d.  Bargemaster 
Captain  Best's  r.  d.  Billy,  beat  Mr.  Minton's  r.  b.  Maria 
Mr.  Bowles's  y.  b.3oscohel,  beat  Mr.  Partridge's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Bachelor 
Mr.  Baildon^s  bk.  b.  Bashful,  beat  Mr.  T.  Hodsdon's  r.  d.  Brilliant 
Mr  Bank's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Bona  Dea,  beat  Mr.  Elmore's  bk.  b.  Envy 
Mr.  Dingwell's  bk,  d.  Atlas,  beat  Mr.  Pfeil's  r.  b.  Phoebe 
Mr.  Attwood's  r.  d.  Whalebone,  beat  Mr.  R.  Taylor's  bl.  d.  Spring 
Mr.  Pfeil's  bk.  d.  Nelson,  beat  Mr.  Rangecroft's  w.  and  bk.  b.  Young  Flixer. 
Fint  Tiet, — Comus  beat  Shamrock  Archduke  beat  Fancy 

Gaylass  beat  Dart  Blush  beat  Snowball 

Graduate  beat  Buff  Ada  beat  Saladin 

Sprite  beat  Nimble  Battledore  (late  Sultan)  beat  Pelham 

Bulow  beat  Birdlime  Nelson  beat  Whalebone 

Bashful  beat  Lancer  Burgundy  beat  Spring 

Boscobel  beat  Billy     <-  Bona  Dea  beat  Atlas. 

Second  Tin, — Gaylass  beat  Comus  Blush  beat  Archduke 

Graduate  beat  Sprite  ■.  Ada  beat  battledore  (late  Sultan) 

Bashful  beat  Bulow  Nelson  beat  Burgundy 

Boscobel  beat  Bona  Dea. 
Third  Ties, — Boscobel  beat  Gaylass  Graduate  beat  Ada 

Nelson  beat  Blush  ,  Bashful  ran  a  bye. 

Fourth  Tiet, — Boscobel  and  Graduate  being  joint  property  of  Messrs.  Bowles  and 
Goodlake,  Graduate  was  drawn  and  Boscobel  ran  a  byfi. 

Nelson  beat  Bashful. 

Deciding  Course, — Nelson  beat  Boscobel,  and  won  the  Gold  Cup,  Boscobd  tbe  second 

prize,  bashful  the  third,  and  Graduate  the  fotirth. 


WINCHBURGH.—March  3. 
Champion  Collar  and  'Stakes.    . 

Mr.  Henderson's  Prince  Albert,-  beat  The  Hon.  J($hn  H6](>e*8 -Maggy  Lauder 
Mr.  Henderson's. Wee  Charlie,  beat  Mr.  Mitchell's  Flora  M'lvor 
Mr.  Mitchell's  Stranger,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  Lady  Maria.     / 
Titff.-^ Wee  Charlie  ran  a  bye    '  Stranger  beat  Prince  Albert  (lame). 

Deciding  Course, — Wee  Charlie  beat  Stranger  (after  an  undecided  coarse),  and  won 

the  Collar  and  Stakes.      '^  -  , 


JUNJE,  1840.  tl 

ARDROSSAN  CLUB^Mtreh  If  and  15. 

Tbe  Ci'P,  with  10  sovs.  added  by  the  Earl  of  Egtinton. 

Dr.  Brown*s  f.  and  w.  d.  Sport,  beat  Mr.  A  Graham's  bd.  d.  Buttery  bum 

Mr.  Geddes*s  f.  b.  Go,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  r.  d.  Oscar 

Mr.  H.  ISiaxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Duw,  beat  Lord  Eglinton'a  r.  b.  Skyhirk 

Mr.  Geddes's  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Lord  Egltnton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Castlehill,  beat  Captain  Graham's  bd.  b.  Nora  Creiua. 

Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Merrythought  ran  a  bye.^ 

Firn  Tiet,^ Go  beat  Sport  (after  an  Glory  beat  Mountain  Dew 

undecided  course)  Castlehill  beat  Merrythought. 

Steond  Ties. — Go  beat  Castlehill  Glory  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course. — Go  and  Glory  won  the  Cup  and  Sovereigns. 

The  EoLiNTON  Park  Stakes,  for  dogs  of  all  ages. 

Capt  Morris's  w.  and  bk.  d.  Terror,  beat  Mr.  A*  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  F^ord 

Mr.  H.  MaxwelPs  bk.  and  w.  d.  Memnun,  beat  Lord  Eglinton'sblq.  andw.  b.  Indiana 

Lord  Eglintort's  bd.  w.  b.  Grace  Darling,  beat  Mr.  II.  Max  well's  bd.  b.  Mirza 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.and  y.  d.  Forester,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  r.  and  w.  b.  Moonlight.* 

First  Ties. — Memnon  b<^at  Terror  Forester  beat  Grace  Darling. 

Deciding  Course, — Memnon  beat  Forester  (after  an  undecided  course),  and  won  tb» 

Stakes. 

The  Tyro  Stakes,  for  dogs  not  exceeding  32  months. 
Dr.  Brown's  b.  b.  Bess,  beat  Mr.  Geddes's  d.  d.  Gemmell 
Mr.  Duggau's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Dodger,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Landseer 
Dr.  Brown's  r.  d.  Couper,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  bl.  d.  Demon 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  w.  d.  Cacciatore,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  b.  Sleet 
Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Spankaway,  beat  Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Money. 
Mr.  Geddes's  bd.  d.  Wellington  ran  a  bye. 

First  Tmi.— Bess  beat  Dodger  (after  two  Cacciatore  beat  Couper 

undecided  courses)  Spankaway  beat  WellingtOB 

Second  Ties, — Cacciatore  beat  Bess  Spankaway  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Cacciatore  beat  Spuikaway,  and  won  the  S^kea. 

The  Harbour  Stakes,  for  dogs  that  never  won  a  public  prize. 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  y.  b.  Caledonia,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Sweeper 
Mr.  H.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Daphne,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  b.  Jeanie 
Dr.  Brown's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Ocean,  beat  Mr.  Miller's  bk.  d.  St.  Winning 
Lofd  Eglinton's  d.  b.  Bessy  Bell,  beat  Mr.  Quin's  bl.  b.  Victoria. 

Mr.  Geddes's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Grasper  ran  a  bye. 
First  Ties. — Caledonia  beat  Daphne  Grasper  beat  Ocean 

Bessy  ]3ell  ran  a  bye. 
Second  Ties, — ^Grasper  beat  Bessy  Bell  Caledonia  ran  »  bye. 

Deciding  Course^-^Gna^r  beat  Caledonia  (after  an  undecided  course),  and  won  the 

Stakes. 

CALEDONIAN,— March  24,  23,  and  26. 

Those  marked  thus  (*)  are  English  dogs. 

The  Caledonian  Cup. 

Lord  Eglinton's  d.  and  w.  d.  Waterloe,  beat  Mr.  Geddes  ns.  bd*  d.  Glenkilloch 
Lord  Douglas's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Hawthorn,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsey's  bk.  and  w.d.  Rasper 
Mr.  Bruce  Jardine's  y.  and  w.  d.  Carron,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Cacei* 

atore 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  O  Yes  !  0  Yes !  O  Yea !  beat  Mr.  King's  r.  d.  Trav^Uet* 
Sijir  W.  A.  Mazwell's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Memnon,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  bk.  b.  Ada 
Marauia  of  Douglas's  bk*  and  w.  d.  Draffan,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Chance 
Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Mountain  Dew,  beat  Mr.  Pingw%U'a  w.  and  r.  b.  Albink 
Mr.  BaiUie*a  bk.  d.  Tbe  Bravo,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  r.  d,  Oscar 
Mr.  Duggan  nt,  bk,  and  w.  b.  The  Nun,  beat  Mr.  Armstroof '■  Vk.  d.Tir*>Bp* 
Vol.  ex. — VOL.  xviix*  x 


««  THE  COURNSIG  CALENDAR, 

Mr.  Geddes's  j,  b.  Go,  beat  Mr.  Hunt'a  r.  and  w.  b.  Zorrilla* 
Mr.  King's  bk.  d.  Mat,*  beat  Marqnis  of  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Darnlej 
Mr.  Pollok's  bd.  b.  Match,  beat  Mr.  Armstrong's  bl.  d.  Mango* 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Kent,  beat  Mr.  Fowler  ns.  bk.  b.  The  Jewess* 
Mr.  Hunt*t  r.  b.  Empress,*  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bl.  and  w.  d.  Victor* 

Lord  Eglinton's  bl.  d.  Fingal  ran  a  bye. 

^irst  Tms.— Waterloo  beat  Hawtbom  O  Yes !  O  Yes !  O  Yes !  beat  CarroD 

Draffan  be4t  Memoon  The  Bravo  beat  Mountain  Dew 

Go  beat  Tbe  Nun  Mat  beat  Match 

Kent  beat  Fingal  Empress  ran  a  bye. 

Sseond  Ti«t.— O  Yes !  beat  Waterloo  (after  Tbe  Bravo  beat  Draffan 

a  tremendous  coarse)  Empress  beat  Kent 

Mat  beat  Go. 

Third  Tia^^O  Yes !  beat  tbe  Braro  Empress  beat  Mat 

Deciding  Coune. — Empress  beat  O  Yes?  and  won  tbe  Cup. 

t  Caledonian  Plate. 

Mr.  Downie  ns.  b.  bl.  b.  Wings,  bent  Mr.  Raimes's  r.  b.  Whimsy 

Mr.  Henderson's  A.bd.  d.  Wee  Charlie,  beat  Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bk.  b.  Merrytbon^bt 

Mr.  Dingwall's  bL  and  w.  b.  Ariel,  beat  Mr.  C.  Dunlop  ns.  y.  and  w.  d.  Cnnget 

Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Spankaway,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  B.  bk.and  w.  b.  Lady  Maria 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Landseer,  beat  Mr.  Craig  ns.  bl.and  w.  b.  Polly 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Castlehill,  beat  Lord  Eglinton's  bk.  d.  Dreadnought 

Mr.  Slater's  r.  b.  Smart*,  beat  Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Mosstrooper 

Dr.  Brown's  bd.  d.  Whistler,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.d.  Rocket  _. 

Mr.  Dingwall's  r.  d.  Archdiike,  beat  Mr.  Duggan's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Dodger 

Mr.  Geddes's  r.d.  Glasgow,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  A.  f.  and  w.  d.  Prince  Albert 

Lonl  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Hero,  beat  Marquis  of  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  b.  Dino 

Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Robert,  beat  Dr.  Brown's  w.  d.  Dancer 

Marqnis  of  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Driver,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  bd.  and  w.  b.  Mastic 

Mr.  Slater's  bk.  b.  Maiden  Queen*,  beat  Mr.  Raimes's  bk.  d.  Captain 

Mr.  Downie's  r.  b.  Cora,  beat  Mr.  Bake's  r.d.  Touchstone* 

Mr.  Bake|a  r.  b.  Venus*,  beat  Mr.  C.  Dunlop  ns.  r.  d.  Grasper. 

Firit  Tia.— Wings  beat  Wee  Charlie  Glasgow  beat  Arcbdoke 

Spankaway  beat  Ariel  Hero  beat  Robert 

Landseer  beat  Smart  Maiden  Queen  beat  Driver 

Castlehill  beat  Whistler  Venus  beat  Hera. 

Sicond  r»i. — Spankaway  beat  Wings  (drawn  Maiden  Queen  beat  Venu» 

after  an  undecided  course,  on  Glasgow  beat  Landseer 

account  of  a  severe  accident)  Castlehill  beat  Corft. 

Tfurd  Tiss, — Glasgow  beat  Spankaway  Maiden  Queen  beat  CastltrbilL 

Dwidiug  Courm, — Glasgow  beat  Maiden  Queen^  and  won  the  Plate* 

^  The  Caledonian  Purse.  • 

Dr.  Brown's  w.  b.  Bess,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  bk.  d.  Atlas 

Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Knight,  beat  Mr.  Pollock's  f.  d.  Craigton 

Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  b.  Mignionette,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay's  bk.  d.  Round  Robin 

Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bd.  d.  Moustache,  beat  Mr.  W.  Ramsay  ns.  f.  and  w.  d.  Carver 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  r.  b.  My  Ain  Thing,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall  ns.  Mr.  Elmore's  r.  d.  Ce- 

erops 
Lord  Eglinton's  bd«  and  w.  d.  Grace  Darling,  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  r.  d.  For* 
'.   ■  raster    - 

Dr.  Brown's  r.  d.  Couper,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Beatock 
Mr.  Geddes's  f.  d.  Glory,  beat  Mr.  Walker's  bk.  d.  Dashaway. 

Ftrii  TIkj. — Knight  beat  Bess  Moustache  beat  Grace  Darling 

Glory  beat  Couper  Mignionette  beat  My  Ain  Thing  (after 

en  undecided  course.) 
'  Sucnd  TUi, — Mignionette  beat  Knight  (after  an  undecided  course) 

Glory  beat  Moustache. 
Dividing  CMifM— Glory  beat  Mignionette,  and  won  tbe^  Purae« 


JUNE,  1840.  63 

The  Eaolesham  (Consolation)  Stakes  of  3  sovs.  eaeb. 

Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Memnon,  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  bk. b.  Ada 

Sir  W.  Ai  Maxweirsbk.  b.  Merry  thought,  beat  Mr.  Henderson's  B.  bk.andw.  b 

Lady  Maria 
Mr.  Walker's  bk.  d.  Dasbaway,  beat  Mr.  Slater's  r.  b.  Smart* 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Cacciatore,  beat  Mr.  Downie's  r.  b.  Cora. 

Ties, — Memnon  beat  Dashaway  Cacciatore  beat  Merrythought. 

Deciding  Course, — Memnon  beat  Cacciatore,  and  won  the  Stakes. 

The  PoLNOON  Castle  (Consolation)  Stakes  of  2  sovs.  each. 

l^Fr.  King's  r.  d.  Traveller,*  beat  Mr.  Dingwall's  bl.  and  w.  b.  Ariel 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  w.  and  r.  d.  Forester,  beat  Sir  W.  A.  Maxwell's  bk.  d.  Moss* 

trooper 
Mr.  Armstrong's  bk.  d.  Tramp,*  beat  Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Glenkilloch 
Mr.  Henderson's  bd.  d.  Wee  Charlie,  beat  Mr.  C.  Dunlop  ns.  y.  and  w.  d.  Crioget. 

Ties, — Traveller  beat  Forester  Wee  Charlie  beat  Tramp. 

Deciding  Course. — Wee  Charlie  beat  Traveller,  and  won  the  Stakes. 


CHAMPION  COLLAR  AND  STAKE. 
Lord  Douglas's  bd.  d.  Barefoot,  beat  Mr.  Hutcheson's  bk.  d.  Damper  (after  an  unde- 
cided course) 
Marquis  of  Douglas's  f.  b.  Dewdrop,  beat  Mr.  Pender's  f.  d.  January 
Lord  Douglas's  bk.  d.  Annan,  beat  Mr.  Hutcheson's  bk.  d.  Thacker 
Mr.  Borson's  bd.  b.  Bess,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  r.  b.  Bess 
Mr.  White's  bk.  d.  Wellington,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Clyde 
Mr.  Anderson's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Veloz,  beat  Mr.  Dickson's  bk.  b.  Cora 
Lord  Dougla:»'s  bk.  d.  Kent,  beat  Mr.  Geddes's  bk.  d.  Bob 

Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Buttery  bum,  beat  Marquis  Douglas's  bk.  and  w.  d.  Darnley 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bk.  d.  My  Lord,  beat  Mr.  Hutclieson's  w.  d.  Burke 
Mr.  A.  Graham's  bd.  d.  Glenkilloch,  beat  Lord  Douglas's  w.  and  bd.  d.  Hawthorn 
(after  an  undecided  course). 

Mr.  Borson's  w.  and  y.  b.  Britannia  (late  Caledonia)  ran  a  bye. 

First  Ties. — Dewdrop  beat  Barefoot  Kent  beat  Butterybum 

Annan  beat  Bess  Britannia  bent  My  Lord 

Veloz  beat  Wellington  Glenkilloch  ran  a  bye. 

^Second  Tifs.-~Dewdrop  beat  Annan  Britannia  beat  Glenkilloch 

Kent  beat  Veloz  (after  an  undecided  course). 
Third  Ties, — Dewdrop  beat  Britannia  Kent  ran  a  bye. 

Deciding  Course, — Kent  beat  Dewdrop  and  won  the  Collar  and  Stake. 

The  Challenge  Cup  ;  the  best  of  three  heats. 
Mr.  Baillie  Cochrane,  challenger  ;  Mr.  Dickson,  holder  and  acceptor. 

Mr.  Baillie  Cochrane's  bd.  and  w.  d.  Swallow 1     1 

Mr.  Dickson's  r.  d.  Spring 2     2 

MATCH  BETWEEN  WATERLOO  AND  CARRON.— April  4. 

Best  of  three  runs,  for  S.OO  sovs. 

Lord  Eglinton's  d.  and  w.  d.  Waterloo 14     1 

Mr.  Bruce  Jardine's  f.  and  w.  d.  Carron • .     S     1    ^ 


INDEX  TO  THE  COURSING  CALENDAR. 


Aberdeenshire 6 

AdlintoD  Hall : 40 

Altcar 11 

Altcar 54 

AUbam 20 

Andoversford 30 

ArdroBsan    «....  2 

Ardroasan    39 

Ardrossan    61 

Asbdown  Park 13 

Asbdown  Park    49 

Askbam 34 

Barton-u)>on-H  umber r*  51 

Berwick,  Nortb,  and  Dirleton  ....  50 

Bendrigg  (near  Kendal) 9 

Biggar  (near  Lanaik) 8 

Biggar 5 

Caledonian 61 

Champion  Collar. . . . « • 63 

Cbatswortb  (South  Lancaabire) ....  48 

Chesterford 42 

Clitberoe 1 

Clydesdale • . . . .  S7 

Clydesdale  '. 46 

Cockney  (Ererleigb;  Wiltshire)   . .  7 

Cork  County 34 

Deptford  Inn 29 

Derbyshire 27 

Eaglesbam 32 

Everleigh    47 

Fleetwood  (Autumn) 24 

Fleetwood   34 

Fleetwood * .  44 

Gisborne • 55 

Grimsthorpe 43 

Hamilton  Victoria 23 

Hampton  Victoria  .........:....  42 

HimptoQ  Victoria 44 

Hampton  Victoria 51 

Hampton  Victoria 60 

Harewood 22 

Holyv^ell  Hunt   ^  1 

lAoarkshire  and  Renfrewshire  ....  18 


Lanarkshire  and  Renfrewshire  . « •  •  3^ 

Lanarkshire  and  Renfrewshire  ....  59 

Lancashire  South  (Soutbport)   ...»  4 

Lancashire « 22 

Lancashire  Soath 26 

Letcomb  Bowers 97 

Liverpool  Waterloo    ••.<••.«....  56 

Louth 4 t .. .  i5 

Lowther 28 

Match  between  Waterloo  and  Car- 

ron ,.«..,...  ^.  ,63 

Malleny,the 15 

Mid-Lotbian    •. '  8 

Mid-  Lothian    ......  1 57 

Middleton    8 

Middleton 58 

Milburn 36 

Morpeth •• . .  36 

Newmarket  New    17 

Newmarket  New    <  • .  • .  < 45 

Northumberland fO 

Northumberland •  40 

Northumberland ! . .  56 

Nottingham •  21 

Nottingham     « .  .\  59 

Ridgway ^1 

Kipon 36 

Sherwood 40 

Southport 38 

Spelthorne 20 

Speltborne 55 

Stoue 33 

Stone 59 

Sutherland 10 

Swaffbam     15 

Whitehaven. , 7 

Whitehaven 59 

Winchburg > 40 

Winchburg ,. . . .  51 

Winchburg •  •  •  v '  ^ 

W  innarleigh    ; 6      ^ 

Workington    ..*...: '21      0 

Workington  .«••.,<«»..• .<».  53 


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