February 4.] 
THE FIELD 
101 
COURSING FIXTURES. 
(WEATHER rEUMlTTINO.) 
FEBRUARY. 
TLACB. 
Date. j Judge. 
ltaweliff 
Hilton and High Leven 
Scorton 
8 
0 10 
9 10 
9 
9 10 
13 
13 14 
14 15 16 
15 
16 17 
20 21 
23 24 
28 und Mar. 1 
Not fixed 
Mr. Watson 
Mr. McGcorgo 
Mr. Lawrenco 
Mr. McGeorge 
H. Duggan, Esq. 
Mr. A- Bennett 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. Miller 
Mr. McUoorgo 
Mr. TIbbett 
Mr. R. Swan 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. McGcorgo 
Spelthorne Club 
Newmarket Champion 
Cardlngton Open 
Blggar Open 
Darlington Club, York ... 
Coquetdalc, Northumberland .. 
Newcastle, Northumberland, and 
Durham Union 
Waterloo, Liverpool 
MARCH. 
Champion Meeting (Cork) 
Rldgway Club (Lytham) 
Spiddal (Co. Meath) 
Caledonian Open 
Altcur Club 
Limerick Club 
Blggar Open 
7 
9 10 
14 15 
1C 
16 17 
22 23 
29, & C. 
not fixed 
Mr. Watson 
Mr. Nightingale 
II. Duggan, Esq. 
Mr. McGeorge 
NOVEMBER. 
Caledonian St. Lcgcr | 16 
6PIDDAL UNION (CO. MEATH) COURSING CLUB. 
The Spiddal Union Coursing Club will hold their next meeting nt 
Nobber, on tho 14th and 16th of March, when the following stakes will 
bo run for 
The St. Leokb (Open) Stakes, for 10 greyhounds of all denomina- 
tions; 5f. 10s. each entry ; shillings towards expenses. The winner to 
receive two-thirds, and runner-up one-third. 
The Spiddal Car Stakes, for 10 greyhounds of all ages; entrance, 
3/. IDs. each; shillings towards expenses, divided In the same propor- 
tions as the Open Stake. 
Entries to close on or before the 8th day of March. 
TURF TALK. 
"The chosen sport of a great and a free people." 
Oun Sailoii Kino. 
It will be scon by reference to our turf columns, that the 
“Contents” in the six spring handicaps, form a very goodly 
array. Out of 210, some 82 “stand in” at York ; and the 
following table will show, at a glance, the respective accept- 
ances for the other five, us compared with their prede- 
cessors: — 
1853. 
1854. 
314 
337 
When the accounts are finally made up, wo should funcy 
that the list for the fivo latter stakes, will number about 
331, which is a very fine average of acceptances out of 631. 
We hear very few rumours from the training grounds 
worthy of note. One, however, has gained some credence 
in Yorkshire, and is to the effect, that West Australian’s 
legs will not permit of his being trained again, and that lie 
bus been purchased by Lord Londesbro’, and will bo put to 
the stud immediately. We merely give tho rumour as it 
has reached us, but we consider it u very probable one, 
albeit he is left in for the Great Northern Handicap. 
It was impossible to glance at his feet lust year, when he 
was being unsaddled at Doncaster, without seeing that ho 
was painfully tender on them, and that John Scott would 
havo his doctoring energies heavily taxed during the winter. 
His lordship, wo hear, is likely to breed on a pretty large 
scale, a pursuit which will ho much more congenial to his 
delicate health than the more exciting one of seeing his own 
horses run. There is not a man alive more thoroughly 
racing to the core, and bitterly do we regret the cause 
which has compelled him, for the second time, to withdraw 
tho “ blue and silver” from the “ true and correct lists.” 
Il West Australian is to form the magnificent nucleus of the 
Grimsthorpe stud, Cobnut will, with liculth, be a very fine 
investment for Mr. Hurber, as lie ought to have the 300 
bovs. stake at Goodwood ulmost without an effort. The 
open weather has allowed the trainers to push their strings 
very merrily along, and we observe from the lists of a contem- 
porary, that John Scott lias 09 horses in training; G.Bloss, 
17 ; Bumby, 18 ; Butler, 17 ; Rogers, 23; and Hurlock, 26. 
Acrobat, it will be seen, has accepted at Chester, hut we 
repeat what we were the first to announce to the world a 
fortnight ago, viz., that ho is John Scott’s Derby horse, and 
that tho party are not only backing him very heavily, but 
consider him a second West Australian. The Ruby party, 
it is also strongly suspected, are supporting him, either out- 
right, or by way of a hedge ; and hence, in a very short 
time, wo shall hear the last of Dervish at Tattersall’s. Tliero 
is also a suspicion afloat that Autocrat’s legs aro not ail that 
can he wished. 
Sir Joseph Hawley’s horses are ut John Day’s, though 
wo conclude that he will still have an interest in 'the Fyfleld 
stable, and thus, havo two strings to his bow. Poor Sam 
Day goes on well, and is still at his friend Mr. Wuy’s, hut 
his thigh was shattered so high and so severely in his Good- 
wood accident, that it seems sadly doubtful whether lie will 
ever be ahlo to throw aside his crutches. 
The stud news is not very plentiful ; ami wo observe, from 
the Hating Times, that Newport, a very gentlemanly, 
blood- liko animal, but perhaps a trifle long in the back, is 
one of the most recent accessions. Daniel O’Rourke’s dam 
fouled a fi no brown colt to Melbourne last Sunday. This 
stout lengthy follow looks capital, with the exception of his 
foro legs, which are beginning to knuckle over with the 
weight of 20 years. It is not so xnuny years since lie 
wus travelling about in Yorkshire, quite despised, and ut a 
very low figure, uud yet now lie is ut tho very top of the tree. 
His subscription list is nearly fall ; and Idolatrv (in foal to 
Sweetmeat), Miss Whip, Black Bess (in foal to I ago), Cle- 
mentina, Indiuna, and lleuthcr Bell, have all arrived ut his 
Doncaster paddocks. Clarissa, who is a very sweet marc, 
low and lengthy, with u very blood head and nock, in abort, 
ot quite a different caste to the goneral run of brood mares, 
soi-ms likely to do something for tho Glasgow stud, and 
foaled a very fine coll to Surplice on Tuesday. Gloului died 
on Monduy, a low hours after tho birth of a colt, bv Sur- 
plice, which is still alivo, and promises well. Moworina 
wus barren last year, and is expected to arrive ut Melbourne's 
paddocks in u few days. John o’ Gaunt seems likely to 
become a favourite in Yorkshire. He is a very smart mado 
U t t,e l,or8e > °n remarkably short, fine legs, with thick thighs, 
broad chest, and rathor high in tho withers. We should 
havo thought that a cross between him and Cruoiflx would 
havo hcou first-rato ; but we understand that she is at Dane- 
bury, in foal to I ago, and on a visit, wo believe, to Bay 
Middleton. In 1802 she missed to this horse und Orlando. 
Her 1801 colt Cardinal was sold lust year for a few pounds! 
Every effort was mado to train him; bat although as fine- 
topped an animal as wus ever scon, ho seemed absolutely lame 
in every joint. Sir Tatton Sykes lias got Fornliill (who once 
threatened to join u Tho Jumpers”) nt Sledmere this year, in 
tho place, if we remember rightly , of Pyrrhus tho First, whoso 
predecessor, Sloight of hand, had a very long reign tliero. 
Langar, Pantaloon, and Venison have thus all had substan- 
tial honour dono to their illustrious memories by this veteran 
sportsman, who will (1).V.) complete his 82nd year about the 
middlo of August. Fernhill is a powerful stylo of animal, 
rather heavy perhops in the forehead ; anil turfites will 
never forgot the tremendous head and head strugglo homo 
between him and Snowstorm, for tho Great Yorkshire Handi- 
cap, in the Doncaster meeting of 1849. Botli wore slow 
horses, but bred from tho host staying sires in the kingdom. 
Wo are glad to see that the French havo the good sense to 
appreciate Lancrcost. His failure in England was owing 
to tho fact that his stock were not speedy enough, as a 
general thing, for short races, but wanted plenty of distanco 
and plenty of age on them, which does not at all comport 
with our present turf practice. They have also shown their 
taste by keeping Nunnykirk, who wus, to our minds, one of 
the very neatest end cleverest actioned horses that ever sot 
foot to the ground. While, too, the French rejoice over 
that plain but gumo piece of horse flesh, The Baron, they 
seem to eschew tho services of Iago. No horse could move 
his own white bandaged legs quicker in his day, and very 
high hopes were entertained of him, not only by tho late Mr. 
Allen, who was faithful and enthusiastic about him to the last, 
hut by many other keen Yorkshire judges. However, all 
these hopes were disappointed, and “sad plieasunts” is the 
only epithet which wo now hour applied to his stock, as a 
lot. Snowdon Dunhill is certainly light-timbered, but he is a 
lengthy, short-legged animal, and for speed and look quite 
the pick of thoso we have seen. The Flatcatchor yearlings 
are said to be very fine, and Mr. Stebbingis giving hirn overy 
chance. Clianticleer’6stock count a good many greys amongst 
them, and if they don’t inherit his odd temper, they seem 
likely to turn out well. Slano und Flying Dutchman aro 
his companions ot the Rawcliffe Paddocks, and we believe, 
that Beeswing will again visit the latter. Vun Trump's bro- 
ther, Do Ruyter, who was sold in consequence of an acci- 
dent to his hack when a yearling for some very trifling sum, 
seems to have quite got over it, and to be now, according to 
his I risli chronicler, a fine blooming horse of 16 hands. 
Crack jockeys have taken such a prominent position in 
the public mind, and have become the subject of so much 
hero-worship, that we have no idea of waiting for their bio- 
graphies till they have pussed from among us. Hence wo 
yesterday came across an elaborate and amusing life of 
Butler in the Sporting Magazine, under tho very natty 
roulette title of “ and Bluck wins.” Tho writer lints 
indulged the “ Pleasures of Memory,” and although he has 
only called upon her to go back fifteen years, lie introduces 
us to his hero in 1839, when “he was following through 
a plating circuit tho fortunes of a very Indifferent filly, and 
going to scule for twenty and thirty pound purses.” The 
scene is the little rustic racecourse of Marlow, in Bucking- 
hamshire. But tho writer shall have his own suy : — “it 
is hut a poor heart, though, that would not soon revive 
again before so much to amuse it as the littlo course at 
Marlow could provide. Bright eyes, neut ankles, hearty 
welcomes, and lots of fun of all sorts. Stick allying, rou- 
lette playing; my Lord Drumlanrig, for whom the spot 
appeared to have peculiar attractions, beating a brother 
officer, on a game old hunter, in a match for nobody knows 
how much; Tom Mason, got up In evident appreciation of 
the illustrious James, breaking his collar-bouo in a lost 
charge ut the hurdles; market-gurdener sportsinon ; race- 
riding sweeps; tenant-furmer trainers; and, in the midst 
of all these, a real Newmarket jockey ! — a nephew. It is 
whispered, of tlio great Sam Cliilney, and looking all over 
that which we are so solemnly assured he is. So neat, and 
altogether so perfect In his stylo — so cool and business-like 
in his demeanour, as lie saddles Slender for another heat, 
and deigns again to encounter the ‘roughs’ and ‘raws’ 
who are to ride against him.” 
From the other parts of the article we glean that “The 
Black Knight” is rising thirty -seven, went to school at 
Ealing, was originally intended (rumour addeth this) for 
tho Church, and first rode exorcises and trials for Lord 
Orford. Taking the average of the last fivo years, ho hus 
won forty-two races annually, and ridden in eighty-six 
matches at Newmarket, of which lie has won thirty-eight, 
and ridden threo dead heats. Among the heavy and light 
weights of the school of jockeys, which are just disappear- 
ing, Harry Edwards and Chappie, ns far ns talent and 
power went, were our beau ideal of jockeys, though in a 
very different style. Many will no doubt ho found to dis- 
agree with us, both on this point, and still more when we 
say that, ns n horseman, wo hardly fancy Butler so much 
as either Job M arson or Sam Rogers. His waiting style is 
strictly formed upon his uncle Sum Cliifney’s, hut ho is 
loss tremendous in his rush ; and tho beautifully neat 
measures which he delights to take at the finish (as In the 
case of Sittiugboarne, at Ascot, and Feversham, at York, 
last season), invariably delude everyone, except those who 
are clo>e by the chair, und see him fairly wiu in the last 
stride, into tho idea that the race was snatched out of the 
fire. Still, with ull this, we obsorve that his races aro in- 
variably ridden in one style; and, on a difficult animal, we 
do not remember to have ever noticed that cautious, but 
during judgment und exquisite knowledge of pucc (Mr. 
Thomas Lye’s grent/or/c), which hus put such a stump on 
the efforts of tho other two. To eeo Job miking one of his 
peculiar quiet finishes, and Rogers riding a brute n waiting 
race in front, ore, to our minds, tho finest sights the rucing 
world can show. Tho handling of lh-thgelcrt at Liverpool, 
and of Vasa in the Nowmarkct Spring of 18.71, are the 
finest illustrations of their two styles which we remember. 
®urf. 
TATTE It S A LL’8.— Mon n at. 
Ti io room presented nu improved attendance of members, and 
business wns, for some liino, curried on with considerable spirit. 
For the Livbupooi. Steeple Chase, 7 and 8 to 1 were token 
about Mi'S Mowbray — 11 to I to 75/., and 10 to l to 25/. about 
Half-ond-Hulf- — 17 to 1 to n small sum about Toler — 20 to 1 
about La Gazza Ladra, previously haoked ill tlio City for some 
money nt tho same pvico— 1,000 to 40 taken about Lady Arthur, 
and 30 and 25 to 1 about Burnt Sienna. 
CiiBSTBn Cur.— Nobob, Star of Surrey, ond Peggy, were in 
great force — 2,000 to CO, ami afterwords 5,000 to 150 were taken 
nbout tuo first-named ; 1,000 to 25, twice, and 5,000 to 150 about 
tho second— 50, 45, 43, and finally 40 to 1, frcolv nbout Peggy — 
nor principal backer, a gentleman of high note in sporting 
circles, invested fully 450 /. This led to tlio introduction of her 
water Nolly, al 1,000 to ir», taken— 10 to 1 was taken to 00 /. 
about k. und hurst, and the same odds to divers small sums about 
Llanforda 50 to 1 to 50/. about Juok Frost, mid 1,000 to 15, 
tho P fie!d fiV ° t lllC9 ab ° Ut u °J llll8t -2,500 to 100 was ofibrod on 
Metropolitan Stakes. — R oyalist was backed for a pony, at 
lo to 1, and numerous inquiries were made about Ariosto, who 
L n-fn'l Ti 8 T° W i* ut P ro,nmc, >tly into notice in tho City. 
Danny.— ’ The lending favmirilo was very firm nt 5 to 1, taken, 
in be aggregate, to 176 .-3 to 1 taken to 100/. about King Tom, 
‘°,J about Ruby- Acrobat rc-nppearod with increased 
effect , aflcr 30 to 1 had boon token to soinu money, by a tour de 
/m-celio reached 2o to L and had nn upward tendency nt tho 
1 use— 1,000 to 30 taken about Scylhiun-1,000 to 10 fivo or six 
times about Winkfield. 
Oaks. — 400 to 100 taken nbout Motcoro. 
_ . . . „ Liverpool Steeplkciiasb. 
7 to 1 ngst Mr. T. Mason's Miss Mowbray (taken) 
10 to 1 Mr. Blgnetl's Hatf-and-Halfi taken) 
17 to 1 Mr. Lliictl's Peter (taken) 
20 to 1 Mr. J. Williams' La (burn Ladra (taken) 
25 to 1 Mr. Dclamarrc's Lady Arthur (taken) 
25 to 1 Mr. Slater's Burnt Sienna (token) 
Metropolitan Stakes. 
15 to 1 ngst Mr. Uonsou's Royalist (taken). 
Chester Ccp. 
26 to 1 agst Mr. A. Xlchol's Newmlnstcr (offered) 
33 to I Mr. Howard's Nabob 1 taken) 
33 to 1 Count Itatthyany's Star of Surrey (taken) 
40 to 1 Mr. Mclklam's Peggy (taken freely) 
40 to 1 Mr. J. Day's Llanforda (taken) 
40 to 1 Mr. Magenls' Sandhurst (taken) 
50 to 1 Mr. Drinkald's Jack Frost (taken) 
1000 to 15 Mr. Benson's Royalist (taken) 
1000 to 15 Mr. Downes's Nelly (taken) 
Derby. 
5 to 1 ngst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (taken) 
8 to 1 Baron Rothschild's King Tom (tuken) 
25 to 1 Lord Derby's Acrobat (taken) 
25 to 1 Mr. J. Adkins' Ruby (taken) 
33 to 1 Mr. Howard's Scythian (taken) 
1000 to 10 Mr. S. Walker's Wingfield (taken) 
Oaks 
4 to 1 agst Lord Derby’s Moteora (taken) 
Derby, 1855. 
5000 to 100 ngst Mr. R. E. Cooper's Russian, brother to Autocrst(tukon) 
Thursday. 
Newminstcr receded to 30 to 1 taken, and the Star of Surrey 
shone forth the lending favourite. At ono time I’cggy ran a 
closo race with him, 25 to 1 hclng taken nbout each, but towards 
tlio conclusion the latter foil back to 30 to 1 ; tho confidence of 
her gallant supporter-in-chief was, however, unshaken. 
Derby.— B y a lapsus lingua a party offered to tnko 500 to 
125 nbout the fuvourite, and he was instantly “ eliot” twice. 5 
to 1 wns afterwards laid. Tlio current offers did not, however, 
exceed 0 to 2. 400 to 50 wns taken about King Tom, 325 to 25 
nbout Dervish, C25 to 25, twice, obout Acrobat, and 1000 to 30 
about Scythian. Closing prices: — 
Liverpool Steeplechase. 
7 to 1 ngst Mr. T. Mason's Miss Mowbray 
20 to 1 Mr. Moseley's Rourton (taken) 
Metropolitan Stakes. 
20 to 1 agst Mr. H, T. Law's Jonathan Martin (taken) 
25 to 1 Lord J. Scott's Vlngt-nn (taken) 
Chester Cop. 
25 to 1 agst Count Bntthyuny’a Star of Surrey (taken) 
30 to 1 Mr. Moiklaiu's Peggy (taken) 
30 to 1 Mr. Howard's Nabob (taken) 
30 to 1 Mr. A. Nlcliol's Newminstcr (taken) 
11 to 1 Star of Surrey and Peggy coupled (taken) 
Dkrby. 
9 to 2 agst Mr. R. K. Cooper's Autocrat (5 to 1 taken). 
8 to 1 Baron Rothschild s King Tom (tuken). 
13 to 1 Lord Derby’s Dervish (taken). 
25 to 1 Lord Derby's Acrobat (taken). 
1000 to 30 Mr. Howard's Scythian (taken). 
1000 to 20 Mr. W. Smith's Old Noll (taken). 
Oaks. 
11 to 1 ngst Mr. A. Nlcliol's Honeysuckle. 
Denar, 1865, 
CO to 1 agst Mr. It. E. Cooper's Russian (to 100/.) 
50 to 1 Lord J. Scotfs Rambling Katie (to 100/.) 
BETTING AT MANCIIESTER-Tcbsdat. 
There was a fnir attendance nt tlio rooms to-day; business, 
however, was dull, and lod to no olmngo worthy of nolico. Miss 
Mowbray was again in forco for tho Grand Notional at 7 to 1 
(laken to 00/.), at which prico tho takors woro anxious to go on. 
For tlio Ckoster Cup thoro was on improvement in Llanforda; 
lie was freely supported nt 40 to 1 fur nt least 100/. For tho 
Derby, the only nnimul inquired after was Autocrat, who wus 
backed for all the monoy that could be got nt 5 to 1. There wns 
no change in tlio betting on the Metropolitan or Groat Northern. 
LivBnrooL Stbbplb Chase. 
7 to 1 ngst Miss Mowbray (t) 
12 to 1 Hulf.and-half (t) 
20 to 1 Come away (t) 
20 to 1 Peter (t) 
GnBAT Koutiibiin Handicap. 
20 to 1 ngst Aqulla | 25 to 1 agst Lough Dawn 
Cqbstkr Cop. 
22 to 1 ngst Lobster (t) 
25 to 1 Peter Simple (t) 
25 to 1 Abd-cl-Kadcr (t) 
20 to 1 La Gazza Ladra (t) 
25 to 1 agst Newminstcr (t) 
33 to 1 Nabob 1 off.) 
33 to 1 Star of Surrey (off.) 
40 to 1 Peggy (t) 
40 to 1 Llanforda (t) 
45 to 1 Sandhurst (t) 
OnBAi Mbtbopolitan. 
15 to 1 agst Royalist (t) | 25 to 1 agst Ariosto (t) 
DBnnr. 
I 30 to 1 agst Acrobat (t) 
60 to 1 ngst Royalist (t) 
60 to 1 Catspaw (t) 
60 to 1 Bualbcc (t) 
1000 to 15 Jewess (tj 
1000 to 15 Doctor O'Toole (t) 
1000 to 10 Umbrlcl(t) 
6 to l ngst Autocrat (t) 
8 to 1 King Tom it) 
Friday. 
Tim only effect of the nppcarnneii of the acceptances for tho Chester 
Cup hero was nn improvement In tlio positions of Sturof Surrey, Peggy, 
and Tnlfuurd. 
For the Great Northern, Metropolitan, or Derby, there was 110 chance 
worthy of Notice. The following were the only transactions that came 
under our notice. 
Liverpool Stbrelbciiasr. 
7 to 1 ug»t Mi»s Mowbray (offered) 
10 to 1 Bourloii (taken) 
Ore \t Northern Handicap. 
700 to 50 agst Aqulla (taken) 
Metropolitan. 
10 to 1 agst Royalty (taken) 
25 to 1 -Annie Sutherland (taken) 
Chester Cup. 
25 to 1 ugst Star of Surrey (taken) 
30 to 1 Foggy (token) 
33 to 1 - — Nabob (taken) “ 
33 to 1 Newminstcr (offered) 
40 to I Titlfourtl (offered). 
50 to 1 Baalbcc (taken) 
1.000 to 15 — Umbrtcl (taken) 
1.000 to 15 Royalist (taken) 
1.000 to 16 — Blame (tukon.) 
Derby. 
6 to 1 agst Autocrat (offered) 
13 to 1 Dervish (taken) 
Two Thousand Guineas. 
4 to 1 agst Bolordo (taken to 50/.) 
6 to 1 Ruby (taken to 2 il.) 
