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Saturday, April 1, 18j4. 
III.— No. 
VOL. 
Original AnTrtJtEs ■ — Nows of the Week. 
P.uau^NTAKV Summary— Field OP War-gold FtEr.Ds-FoRR.es 
CONTENTS. 
UlA H r..’ 1 *» J 
am* Colonial — Police Metropolis, See . 
A0R1CDLTDRAL TALK-MaRKEIS -SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS, 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PORTRAIT OF MELBOURNE.— By II. Hall. 
SCENE FROM THE NEW DRAMA AT THE ADELPHI. 
HnNTING SKETCH.— Br II. K. Browne. 
MATCH BETWEEN THE BLUE-EYED MAID AND IRRESISTI- 
BLE. 
Raoino.— Turf Talk— TtiUcrsalls— Race Returns— \\ elglrta — niul Spoil- 
ing Miscellaneous— Racing in Adelaide. 
Hontino.— Fixtures and Crack Runs. 
Cocrsixo— M eetings of the week. 
YAcirriNG.— The Match on Wednesday week . 
Rowing.— M atches appointed. 
Cricket— Angling— Freemasonry. 
CHIEF ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK 
Fancy Pigeons.- By Harrison Whir. W nsov 
Royal Victoria Yacht Clubhouse, Kxde.-Bt T. II. W nsoN. 
A Hunting Skf.t< u.— B y H. K. Browne. 
“The chosen sport of a great and a free people." 
Our Sailor kino. 
Northampton race-cour6e never looked gayer than it did 
last Wednesday, with an “Italian sky "overhead, a bran 
new telegraph in the enclosure, and Charles Payne with 
four scarlets in charge of the “ outsiders.” At the outset, 
the meeting of the whilom Derby cracks in the Trial Stakes 
crented immense interest. Reiver looked low and lengthy, 
and immensely thickened since last year ; in short, a beauti- 
ful model of a ruce-horse, and in very fair form. Filbert 
also seemed bright and fresh, and Orestes as gay and proud- 
stepping as ever, while Crystal was a tall, plain sort of 
animal. Oddly enough, a Northampton Meeting never 
comes off without some horse throwing a shoe, and the 
charter was quite kept up this year ; but the good luck 
which it foreboded to both Nathan and Longbow, did not 
now attend the Reiver Vf1 ^endall seemed uncommonly 
anxious to be off wiih him, when he did reach the post, and 
two distances from home Tt Was a terrific race between him 
und Filbert, the lattor, however, being “ at it” first. How- 
ever, Orestes came up and shot past both of them, like a 
ball out of a catapult. In fact, wo scarcely ever saw such 
a decided victory, and it can only be accounted lor on the . 
hypothesis, that he either did not choose to do his best last 
year, or is now forwarder in his preparation than any ot 
them. Phocion was one of the most useful animals in the 
£[>0 plate, but he was sorely badly off for logs. Roebuck, 
the winner, went rather wide, but got ovor the ground well, 
and is one of the prettiest animals behind the saddle we 
have seen for many a day, und very racing looking alto- 
gether. Sixteen horses then showed for the great race oi 
the meeting, but Dawson’s two, as they paraded at the back 
of the course, were the great objects of attraction. Ueu 
Lion does not please us so much as lie did last year, and the 
legs of Chief Justice, who wore a muzzle, were in a wretched 
condition, and adorned with large double bandages. Lam- 
procles looked much more fit lor the flat than he did at 
Ascot, and is not only grown, but seems narrower, and has 
a very plain, sour Ijead. Mr. Sykes is thickoned, and quite 
a heavy-headed mo* ster, but his bad back und loins will 
always militate :.<.<• * ' ■ racing fame. Hungcrford was 
some pounds lighter than no was at Pmeuster, but lie is 
evidently below tho mark ; *ud Tiolemy did not strike us 
so much as he did tliero. Defiance seemed rather odd xn 
his temper, and has still the same great, powerful forehand 
but Is not so much improved as wo expected to have seen 
him, and not very bright in his cout. V winter hud done 
something for Veteran, and Jiicquolinc was as men, work- 
manlike a mare as ever, with all old Tom Taylors Brotby 
polish on her ; but Bracken was tho pick oftl.o lot. 1 he 
was a little bigger ho would be perfection, and ho is a 
thorough Venison from his muzzle to lus stern, and In tho 
very primest trim. 1 1 was nn unusual and very sad sight to 
see y tlueo horses galloping in with broken bridles and with- 
out riders ; und in a few minutes a little Harlequin object 
was seen coming up the course in a four-wheel, apparently 
However, it wua wall .Hat muter, wore 
no worse. Chief Justice limped away very lame hWWK 
and wo should think he will have to go, like Ins old blend, 
“ the Churchwarden,” into private life, very shortly, as Ins 
log will bear very few more spins up Middleham-moor 
It is six years since Lord Chesterfield won this slake, a..d 
the remembrance of Ids brUfoiut ” bound uml horo lays 
..I Abington Abbey, always make the St. Cnspiiutes hull 
^ThelSeld for the Whilt'ebury foil off sadly when the bell 
| rang, as Chalice was kept io doors for tho next day, and the 
PORTRAIT OF “ MELBOURNE ” — Drawn by If. Hail. 
