January 28 .] 
THE FIELD. 
Lord Rectivc'abk d Telegraph beat Mr. Moore's Shamrock 
Col. Conynghom's bk d Croxteth beat Mr. Siangan's bk d Hawk 
Second Ties. 
The Flying Dutchman beat They-won’t-lct-mc-out, after an undecided 
course 
Croxteth beat Telegraph, after which the owners of Croxteth and The 
Flying Dutchman divided the stakes 
Fyanstown Stakrs for Puppies. 
Mr. MTCeon’s blc and w d The Marquis bent Lord Bective's fn d Stilton 
Mr. Smith’s b and w b Fairy beat Mr. Maugan'sbd Young Momus 
Mr. A. Pollock's r d Courso of Time beat Captain Kodon's fn and 
rd Spy 
Capt. Rodon's r d Bluchcr beat Col. Conyngham's r d Caustic 
„ Second Ties. 
The Marquis beat Fairy 
Course of Time bent Bluchcr. after which the owners of Courso of 
Time and The Marquis divided the stakes. 
OiusTOWN .Stakes for Aoed Bitcitks. 
Mr. Whyte’s b and w b Widow (late Bleaberry) beat Constance 
Mr. Nicholson's b and w b Czarina beat Lord Bectlve's fn b Maid of 
Orleans 
Wanotu run a bye 
„ Srcond Ties. 
Wanotabcat Widow 
Czarina ran n bye, after which the owners of Czarina and Wanota 
divided the stakes 
The cause of the division of the stakes was the lateness of the hour 
at which all but the deciding courses were run off. 
COURSING AT FRANKTON. 
Sir Theophilus Biddolpb gave the first public day to tho 
lovers of coursing (this season) on Monday last. Tha morn - 
ing wus misty, and rather damped the spirits of those who 
had anticipated “ the grand day" with pleasure. But by 
12 o’clock a south-westerly wind dispelled the fog, and also 
the fears of the sportsmen, among whom were Mr. Ilayton, 
of Kilsby; Mr. W. Blich, of Rugby ; Mr. Hands, of Frank- 
ton ; Mr. Lindon, of Frankton ; Mr. Sabin, of Frankton ; 
Mr. J. Harris, of Frankton ; Mr. Blundell, of Frankton ; 
Mr. Hickins, of Bourton Hill ; Mr. E. Russel, of Eathorp 
Mr. Lawrence, of Thurlestono ; Mr. B. Smith, of Ryton 
Mr. Houghton, of Coventry ; Mr. R. Cowley, of Kilsby, &c 
Seventeen brace of dogs were brought among the crack 
ones; Mr. Blich’s dog Steamer, also his bitch Lightning 
Mr. Hayton's dog Alonzo, and his favourite bitch Lady 
all of whom behuved so well at the]late Kenilworth meeting 
were most conspicuous. Mr. Haytou was unable to brin; 
his celebrated bitch Fleet, owing to her being an invalid. 
By 12 o’clock an unusually large field of horse and foot, 
all eager lor the chase, started from tho sequestered village 
of Frankton. During tho first two hours nothing remark- 
able occurred ; in fact, the hares appeared to be non est, and 
were as scarce as cucumbers at Christmas. But upon enter- 
ing “ the Minstrel Close” (a wheat stubble), which elopes 
towards the south, the game sprang up like mushrooms, us 
many as thirty hares giving leg bail, and making the field 
and the company all alive— most all of them made for a 
spinney hard by, and some few were overtaken. Alter this 
clearance bad been effected, the “ Fir-tree Pin,” adjoining 
the Minstrel Close, was entered, and here the fun (it could 
not be called sport) was renewed, as the hares got up faster 
than one could count them, running among the company, 
some with three ami others with four dogs after them, while 
some of those who held the reservo dogs were tumbled ovor 
neck and heels, in the fray, having their toilets not very 
much improved by coming in contact with mother earth. 
Lour out of this lot had their gallop stopped; order being 
restored, two or three good courses followed. 
: good courses followed. 
Mr. Harris, ot Frankton Grounds, now led the way to his 
hospitable roof, and after those of the company who chose 
had regaled themselves with a snap, and partaken of that 
sort of drinkable they most preferred, the sport may be said 
to have commenced. This appeared to have been anticipate 
as the crack dogs had been saved till now; five most ex- 
citing runs in succession took place as the hares had a good 
mile to traverse before reaching a cover, and hero tiie powers 
of Steamer, Lightning, Alonzo, und Lady were put to the 
test. Mr. R. Cowley’s White dog also deserves notice for 
his speed and tact, who by way of a finish was hacked to 
run a match against Mr. Heritage’s Black dog for half u 
sovereign, and won after a hard struggle by two points. At 
four o’clock the sport was brought to a close. Thirteen 
hares were killed. 
COURSING FIXTURES. 
(weather permitting.) 
JANUARY. 
Flack. 
Bcddingtou Club, Northumblaud 
Aracsbury Champion 
Southern Club 
Date. 
1 — 
30 
30, &c. 
31 
Judge. 
Mr. Warwick 
J. S. Hodgson, Esq. 
FEBRUARY. 
Dairy and North of Ayrshire.... 
Blackpool 
1 2 
2 3 
Mr. Dunlop 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. A. Bennett 
9 10 
Mr. MeOeorgo 
Leybourne 
9 10 
13 
13 14 
14 15 10 
\r t 
Newmarket Champion 
Limerick Club 
Mr. McGeorgo 
H. Duggan, Esq. 
-Mr. A Bennett 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. Miller 
Mr. McGeorgo 
Cardington Open 
Darlington Club, York 
Coquetdule, Northumberland .. 
10 17 
20 21 
Waterloo. Liverpool 
28 and Mar. 1 
Not fixed 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. McGeorgo 
Everlcy Club 
MARCH. 
Rtdgway Club (Lytliani) 
-Mr. Watson 
Mr. Nightlngnlo 
C dcdonlnn Open 
A 1 tear Club 
It! 
10 17 
Limerick Club 
H . Duggan, Esq. 
Blggar Open 
29. &C. 
Scorton 
• f w 

NOVEMBER. 
Giueuonion St. Leger 
10 
Jnn ‘ U Ser S ndd' J 0 “"''’ I73 P ,le;lsnn <' < - lOOhores, li> rabbits. 317 
II— Second day, J gun*, 190 pheasants. 2 woodcocks 1 wild 
fowl, 7.1 Imres, 288 rabbits 7 559 
12.— Third day, III guns, 1 15 phonsan ts,*2 woodeockV, V wild 
t. r °' vl > 51 hares, 372 rabbits 517 
13— Fourth day, 10 guns, 151 pheasants, 1 woodcock] l’wiid 
fowl, 134 hares, 240 rabbits ] 533 
~ K (l r V ’ l ?. KU " 8, 6 Partridges, 2 pheasants, 1.085 rabbits 1, 0:12 
10.— Sixth day, 9 guns, 0 partridges, 23 pheasant*. I wood- 
17 c®' 8I,I ? L ‘> - wil,J fowl. -1 haves, 590 rabbits C33 
17 ' Seventh duy, 5 guns, 20 pheasants, 1 woodcovk, U hares, 
73 rabbits ’ j u(j 
3.817 
TURF TALK. 
“ The chosen sport of a great and a froe people.” 
Our Sailor Kino. 
Although the eternal handicap discussions which have 
been heard everywhere during the past week, from tho two 
trysting places of the racing grandees in the “ Great Metro- 
polis,” down to the humble alc-houso ingles in Yorkshire, 
begin nt last to lose somewhat of their freshness, it is still 
mightily pleasant to scan over t lie list of our old 185:) 
favourites, with newogesand well digested weights appended 
to them. To judge from what wo hear among racing men 
generally, the three “ weird sisters" of the mysterious handi- 
cap world have stirred their respective cauldrons about to a 
very good purpose this winter. 
The Great Northern Handicap, the Chester Cup, and the 
Northamptonshire Stakes all commence at 9 st. ; and as each 
emanates from a differont cauldron, tho comparison is, in a 
measure, ready-made. Of course we only intend to glance 
at some few ot the animals, respecting whose merits the said 
sporting witches have either been very unanimous or very 
discordant. Acrobat, with his 5 st. 10 lbs. in the Chester 
Cup, first claims notice. If they think it will keep Dervish 
at liis present price, they will of course accept, hut if ho 
continues in form, and the stable have not got totally 
out in their present reckoning, he will never look 
near Chester, but be specially reserved to represent tho 
stable, instead of Dervish, at Epsom. Time, wo are 
convinced, will fully show the truth of our information. 
M lien lie came out at Doncaster ho seemed a very fine 
upright-standing sort of horse, with a pretty head and 
very stout limbs ; though perhaps hardly so long in the 
barrel as we like to seo them. There is, however, a 
groat capability of improvement about him. Alonzo is 
favourably in the Great Northern at 7 st. 4 lbs. This nice 
stout cliesnut makes a great effort at intervals. His party 
thought they had the Great Yorkshire Handicap safe with 
him in 1852, but 17 lbs. for his year was more than he 
could give Hungerford over his favourite course. 
Mr. Johnson seems full of politeness to the “ French 
horses, as he has given Aquila a stone less than Mr. Topham 
lias done, and Jouvence 8 lbs. less. About that fine long- 
pasterned son of Annandale, Balrownie, these two agree 
within a pound ; and Mr. Thomas Lye's old friend, Chief 
Justice ; and Goldfinder, both run a little gamut from 8 st. 
G lbs. to 8 st. 4 lbs. in the bands of tho tlireo. This estimate 
may be strict justice to tho former, but surely they are 
assaying tho latter nugget at 5 lbs. or 6 lbs. above its real 
value. We seo that he is advertised to he sold, which was an 
omen of success to The Victim and Vatican in their best 
contests ( i . c. at Leamington and Ascot), but not likely to be 
so here. It is amusing to notice how the Admiral and Mr. 
Johnson differ about the merits of Hungerford and Kingston. 
The funner considers Kingston 1 lb. tho best, while the 
latter makes him 2 lbs. the worst. Perhaps it is a toss up, 
but considering that wo have top weights to deal with, we 
coincide with the Admiral's view of the case. Unless our 
eyes deceive us strangely, Kiugstou must he the slower, but 
the finer weight carrier of the two. Will i weights under 
8 st. 7 lbs., wo should quite give Hungerford the 
Wo do not, however, rate him so highly as some of our 
leading judgos of racing, who considered, that if Tedding- 
lou (even in his A^cot form) hud met him for the Don- 
caster Cup, he could not have given him 5 lbs., much less 
7 lbs. Messrs. Johnson and Topham got astride upon the 
Barrel, and then differed most strangely. The former 1ms 
him ut G st. 7 lbs., and the latter ot 5 st. 8 lbs. ; and per- 
haps truth lies about midway, nearer York than Cliestor. 
Still our own notion of him is, that he is not a horse who 
will get these long handicap distances under any weight, 
although remarkably good-looking and quick for shorter 
ones. We cannot forget how lie showed tho white feather 
at Manchester. Black Doctor has 8 lbs. milder treat- 
ment from Mr. Topham than “ Tht> Admiral,” but 
clever little practitioner as he has been, he hus not for 
some time past been able to doctor his ow n legs. He ought 
witli proper mares to be the sire of tche finest line of 
blood cobs in the kingdom. We side with Mr. Johnson 
against Mr. Topham in his Gibs, higher estimate of Canute, 
as wo considor him a thorough racehorse, and one that the 
world has never yet soeu in his true form. “ Kit Speucc" 
is a rare good judge, and he would not have refused the 
Newcastle offer for him, if he had not thoroughly believed 
in him. Charity has been leniently dealt with by the three. 
Lust year she had un accident quite at tho beginning of the 
year, and did nothing but grow during the remainder of it. 
On Cobnut it seems to us that Mr. Johnson hus been 
far too hard, us he has given him 8 st. 2 lbs., 
while Mr. Topham lias perhaps on oil in the other 
extreme by only giving him 7 st. 5 lbs., which puts 
din on a level with his old friend, Nutpecker. We seldom 
watched a finish more narrowly, aud wo feel confident 
that tho popular belief of his having extended 
Sittingbourne at Ascot, arose purely from the beau- 
tifully clever measurement which Frank Butler amus»il 
himself wilh taking. Like Barrel, he lias, we son, de- 
clined York at once. Tho idea of the tlm o about that 
unracing-lookirig animal, Contentment' seems to bu that lie 
may he content with anything lie chu get; so tho Admiral 
has fired a G st. 10 lbs. shell into him ; while Mr. Joluisun 
has accommodated him with (i st. 4 lbs., mid Mr. Toplniiii 
with 5 st. lUliis, On the merits of tho once highly-tried 
Epaminoudus, there is also n stone between the three ; Mr. 
Topham holding him the cheapest. Daniel O’Rourke, on 
tho contrary, found Mr. Topham in a ino-t unmerciful state 
of mind, as lie gave him 8 st. <> lbs. ; M r. Johnson 8 st. ; and 
tlni Admiral 7 st. 12 lbs. Wo bolievu him to be n must 
moderate horse, and perhaps up to the lowed estimate. Mr. 
Johnson’s 7 si. (5 Ills, estimate of Defiance agrees with ours. 
Tho had compuny ho kept in his races last spring pushed 
him (contrary to tho generally received rule of lilo) to far 
too high n position in the public mind. U irilioo h is lud vory 
mild treatment from all of tho liner, hut ho must lie <• dead 
slow” by this time, alter the severu private preparation ho 
hud to give to Toddinglou and the rest of tlm Fv field stuhlo 
for somo ten months ot last year. Indian Wurriorhn* h s 
conventional weight again, hut he never stays at Clio critical 
moment, mid wouldn’t if he had only ‘‘u feather on.” Ilneo 
has plenty of weight, and, what is moro, plenty of Rrcngth I 
to curry it, but ho looks “ us slow ns a man,” and wo 
luncy when he has fresh horses and fine galloping ground 
0 deal with, he will be found sadly wanting. Joo Millor 
was in no tune last year, and never seemed to tako flesh. 
ic is m fiis three-year-old form this year, 7 st. 3 lbs. at 
Chester is surely too little for him, and the York, 7st. 9 lbs. 
1 OU l0 . As for Lord Eglinton’s Lamprode", 
6 emed stout built enough to draw an omnibus un- 
aided last year, so 4 st . 4 lbs. will not stop him this, 
1 ® a, ‘ taught to know tho meaning of 
op. Nabob has caught it on a sort of arithmetical 
progression pnnci^e ; the Admiral beginning at him 
The h lnVpvV a on 1 Mr * Topham ending nt 3 st. 4 lbs. 
i m 8t * **rr * 9 ’ e ' tlmat0 for Nowminsfor pleases 
Mat m h |f b • , l 1 . 0 ' vout ’ on the Sr - Leger day, like 
Matilda, by a sort of inspiration, and as he is never likely to 
go again Mr. Johnson certainly seems hard upon “ Dannie 
Newcastle, when ho accommodated him with 8 st. 10 lbs., 
but he had no doubt cautious Yorkshire reasons for 
the impost. If he did not really “try" last vear 
he ought to be n rattling Chester favourite. His 8 st! 
12 lbs. estimate of West Australian is not likely to 
be tested, as they will be loth to bring him out before the 
J00 sovs. stake at Goodwood ; and his 7 st. 7 lbs. estimate of 
Virnlex seems equally just. Health and company in his 
gallops is all this colt requires to make him very formidable 
and he has got them both now. Lord Zetland’s nice, but 
slow colt Tros, is not killed with 5st. 3 lbs. at York, though 
it is quite as much ns his performances warrant. The 
Admiral’s 8 st. 3 lbs. notion about Pelion’s powers, nlso 
strikes us as more correct than Mr. Topham’s 7 st. 10 lbs. 
one. This colt ought with health to be one of the finest 
cup animals in England this season. He was, however, 
sadly “ off” last autumn. Orson's form seems to be quite 
a moot point between the two Northern Lights, as they 
don’t get nearer than 12 lbs. about him. There is also 10 lbs. 
between them about Virago (who was purchased for a very 
long price us a yearling at Doncaster in 1852), but this is 
principally owing to the disposition shown to back her for 
Chester, so long before the weights came out. The “sum 
tottel” of her performances hitherto has been the achieve- 
ment of a fifth at Shrewsbury Autumn, so Mr. T. might well 
fancy something was in the wind. Mr. Johnson has also 
allotted 9 lbs. more to Uinbriel than Mr. Topham has, and 
we think them both erring equally in opposite ways. Tho 
way in which that third-rate Feversham, ufter a hard 
ground gallop the day before, got to his shoulder at York, 
quite settles his 7 st. 12 lb. pretensions in our minds. 
Ou Songstress and Typee, the two agree within a pound, 
and on King of Trumps to a pound. The three are 
within 7 lbs. about that nice fair second class horse, 
Tallourd; the Admiral has him at 7>t 12 lbs., and 
Mr. Topham at 7»t. 5 lbs., while Mr. Johnson rather sides 
with the Admiral, and says 7 st. 10 lbs. However, we should 
bo in such a dreadful mess if we had to arrange a list of 200 
weights, that wo leel almost ashamed of even seeming to 
assume the critic any further. 
While these home anticipations are stirring the turf dor- 
mice out of their winter’s trance, the revival of the race 
challenge from Alexandria for £10,000 a-side, falls to create 
any interest. It is very much to the credit of English 
sportsmen, that even the chance of winuiug that sum does 
not tempt them to ill treat their animals over forty miles of 
a miserable pebble course. Plenty of honest indignation was 
expressed at Newmarket last year, when poor Tedding- 
ton was pulled out twice in one afternoon, to run six 
miles and a half in all, and hence wo feel sure that tho 
same spirit will always act as a bar to Englishmen taking 
any share in such a brutal exhibition as that now proposed 
to them. Our countrymen abroad put u very false interpre- 
tation on the phras-j “ national pride,” when they try to 
egg us on to take up the glove in such a struggle. Why 
should Englishmen stoop to practise a piece of gross cruelty 
to animals in the Last, which would infallibly place them in 
the dock of a police office if they attempted it at home ? 
Speaking of distance reminds us that a great adept at it 
— to wd, Woolwich — is put to the stud ut last, ufter nine- 
teen and a half victories aud some twenty-seven defeats. 
His prowess was at its culminating point in the June of 
1851, when lie won the Ascot Vase and three other races, 
but ho has never done anything since. The blood of 
Chatham and Venison in his veins is rather an incon- 
gruous mixture, but he decidedly strains back to tho latter. 
Mr. Thomas Dawson hus taken Knight of Avenel for the 
season, aud intends to locate him near Middleham. Wo 
always thought him rather coach-horse looking, in his best 
day; but although his legs (like hundreds of his compeers) 
have never been of the soundest, lie has great power and 
substance, and showed stoutness and gamenoss under punish- 
ment, m hi> two Newmarket struggles, quite worthy of his 
glorious graudsire, Dr. Syntax. 
Filins, who siul I y belied lii.s two year-old promise, which 
at one time almost tempted the Days to b'-iieve that they 
had a Derby horse, lias also quitted the Turf, which lie 
didn’t adorn. As he is for sale, we shall not he sorry to 
hear that tho foreigners have got him. His half-brother. 
Buckthorn, hus joined the Eaton stud, in the place of 
Springy Jack, whom we learn, on tho authority of an 
author in the shape of “ An American Funner,” used to 
ho as prime a favourite with Mr. Nutting as evon old 
Touchstone himself. If Orlundo had been open to the 
the public, instead of Mr. Greville’s chosen friends only, ho 
would huvo had a powerful rival for the stud premiership in 
lii.s half brother, Surplice, whose stock aro remarkably fine 
anil liundsome. He is much better looking now than ho 
was in Ins “ double event ’ days, aud very much thick- 
ened ; hut wo cannot call him a pretty horso. IIo is 
priced at 40 guineas for thirty, and Irish Birdcutclier 
ut 50 guineas lor twenty mures. The luttor’s two-year- 
olds wero as successful in Ireland last your, ns they 
were in England in 1851. Still, us a general rule, 
his stock's first racing Mjason is their best, ami we do 
not consider them very sound horses. Once moro at Bushy 
Ahhoy (the ruins of which Mr. Harry Hall lias very artisti- 
cally introduced into his recently published portrait of him) 
lie bids fair to rival tin* glories of Mutcliem, who, even in 
llioso days (eighty to n hundred years ago), when breeders 
of racing stock were comparatively rnro, cleared £17,000 
for his owner. Inheritress and Cyprian aro both in foul to 
him, and their coining produce will form two out of the 
fifty-two Triennial Produce Stako nominations in 185(5 58, 
ut Caitoriek, whoso prospects once more look " rosy.” Tho 
Yorksliircinen must never lot it fade again. We observe 
from tho Jtnciru/ Time.*, that Mr. Pod Icy 1ms removed his 
horses to timt part of Yorkshire, and will train in future 
with Elliot, of Richmond. It is pleas mt to find tlr.it tho 
Duke of that ilk him really never left the Turf j und wo can 
only wish him as few Pharos and Homebrewed reverses us 
