The Althorp Park Stakes. T.Y.C., about half a mile. 32 subs 
Mr. Powell's Flatterer (brother to Flirt), 8st. 71b. (Yates) bent Mr. 
Scott's Louvat, 8st. 71b. (E. Harrison) (2); Lord Chesterfield’s f by 
Epirus— Pelion's dam, 8st. 31b. (Ashmall) (3); Katerfelto, 8st. 711). (A. 
Day); Chalice, 8st. 31b. (Sly); The Gipsy King, 8st. 71b. (Marlow); 
Sir Francis, 8st. 71b. (Wells); Falsity, 8st. 31b. (R. Arnott) ; Antoin- 
ette, 8st, 31b. (Flatman); Freckle, 8st. 31b. (Rogers); Evangeline, 8st. 
31b. (Clement); and Tltormus, 8st. 71b. (Bartholomew). 
Retting— 5 to 4 agst Flatterer, 3 to 1 agst Antoinette, and G to 1 
agst any other. After the first 100 yards, the favourite took up the 
running, carried it on, and won easily by a length and a half ; two 
lengths between the second and third; Katerfelto close up with the 
latter; Antoinette fifth; and Evangeline sixth. 
The DELAntF. Stakes. One mile. 0 subs. 
Baron Rothschild’s Orestes, bv Orlando, 4 yrs, 8st 101b (Charlton), 
beat Eulogist, 4 yrs, 8st 101b (Basham) (2); Pollard, 3 yrs, 7st (T. 
Sherwood) ; and Danube (h b), 3 yrs, 6st 111b (Cowley), 
Betting— 5 to 1 on Orestes, who won hard held bv live lengths; the 
others finished at wide intervals. 
Selling Plate. One mile. 3 subs. 
Mr. Liley's Prevarication, by John o’Gnunt, 3 yrs, 5st 71b, .£30 
(Cordery), beat Lioness, 3 yrs, 5st 71b, £30 (Cresswell). 
Betting— 2 to 1 on Prevarication, who made all the running, and won 
by three lengths. She was atterwurds sold by auction to Mr. Hadlond 
for 67 guineas. 
AYLESBURY ARISTOCRATIC STEEPLECHASES.—' Thursday. 
Handicap Step.plechase —Eugenie (1), Lucifer (2 ). Seven startci 
The Drag was won by Brunette beating Eva and 3 others ; tli 
belling Steeplechase by Rob Roy ; and the Scurry by Tenbury Lass, 
(Friday).— Welter Race. Rhoderick (1). Free Handicap, The Deni 
12st(l); Combat, lOst 121b (2); 13 started. Sweet Tcggy beat Lad 
Birri in a match. Janus won the Scurry, and White' Lady heat I f 
the 6 sovs. sweepstakes. 
i.j5 E ,n BECK f 0RD Steeplechases (Thursday) were won by Pari 
Saf^n ( .°ra , i. er) ;, be ^ lDg Safeguard, and Empress, and b 
safeguard beating Grace Darling and Empress. 
BATH STEEPLECHASES - Friday. 
' E 0p EN Steeplechase, about 4 miles Captain Newman 
Genp’^ n i < i’ 61b (Weaver )> heat Victress, lost 21b C. Boyce (2 
T n„^; 11St )^ rce i3 (3): Fnr,Tier - 9st 81b, Vivian (4); and Chester o' 
inn^.s 6 " ( . 6) ^ Betting-Even on General; 2 to 1 against Victim 
bad Vh i in a v 3t Co,u , rabi, ? e Won easily by two lengths. General 
bad third ; F armer fourth ; Chester trotted in last. 
Handicap Steeplechase. Mr. Johnson's Stanlev (£20) 9 
Weaver 7 ??? ’ L ! nnct ' 9st > Vivian ( 2 ); Emma ( £20 •, 9st’ci 
tn ? ? ? nd A «hy .(£50), lOst 111b, Robinson (4). Betting - 
third tanley - W ° n in a cflnter b >' tw “ l°ngth^Wa a*b, 
RemJ H h S B T = A r G A? UN J , 1 Sterplr chase. Mr Paraon’s Iodine, ]2st 51b, M 
Won by tUcngth F oWer 8 Stag ’ 1,st 51b > (Owner), and four other 
.. „ MANCHESTER.-Friday. 
acted hu°™n™.!? 0rth ^ np t 011 f venta » ‘he principal business trai 
limlted enH ? ?^ fhe be , ttin g whicl1 afterwards took place v 
9 notation s^’ 8ecn belo ' v - 'Offered little from the North am t d 
M ETROPOLITAN. 
9 to 2 agst Royalist (t) 
‘° 1 Jonathan Marlin t 
100 to 40 Royalist & Jona- 
than Martin (t) 
15 
20 
20 
1 Muscovite (t) 
to 1 St. Clare (t) 
Great Northern. 
to 1 Defiance (t) 
^ to 1 Amonia (t) 
Chester Cup. 
is to 1 Newmlnster (t) 
Chester Cup. 
to 1 agst Newminstev (t) 
to 1 Baalbec (t) 
1 Brown Brandy 
1 Mnrk Anthony 
3o to 1 Ducli. of Lorrai 
colt (t) 
Two Thousand Guineas. 
70 to 20 Boinrdo (t) 
I Derby. 
Run I 0 ™ ° n the Fle,d (° ffcred 
600 to 20 agst Acrobat it) 
Club -T he members of this club wil 
of April!* 10 playmg season at Whitchurch Down on Tuesday, t 
NORTH UNION COURSING CLUB, MASSEREKNE PARK, 
ANTRIM— March 28. 
President : A’iscoant Massarecne and Forrard. — Stewards : T.ieut.- 
Col Linux Conyiighain, Win. Clinine, H. II. Wall, Burleigh Stuart, 
J. O’N. Il'iiinsun, and JVm. Greer, Esqs. — Judge: Mr. Owen. — 
Slipper : P. Sheridan. 
The meeting of this Club came off on Tuesday, In Massnrecne Parle, 
Antrim. The day proved exceedingly fin®, the hares were numerous, 
and the running surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the several 
sportsmen present. 
The Cur, presented by H. H. Wall, Esq. 
FIRST TIES. 
Mr. 1 lUwilliam’s f b Birdlime beat Mr. Stuart's f d Satyr 
Mr. Anderson's bo d Blucher bent Lord Lurgan's r d Doctor 
Mr. Greer’s bd tl Arrow beat Mr. Winder's bk d Captain Jock 
Mr. Lindesnv's bk d Lysander bent Mr. Bailie's r d The Cadot 
Mr. (Tanisie’s bd d Sir W. Raleigh beat Mr. James’s rb Zephyr 
Air. Jumcs's f b Little Grace beat Col. Conyngham’s w and bk d 
Cashier 
Lord Lillian's bk d Richmond beat Mr. Fitzwilliam’s w and r b 
Gad (I) • 
Mr. Greer’s r d Rufus beat Mr. Lindesay’sL d f ouic 
SECOND TIES. 
Birdlime a bye | Little Grace beat Sir AV. Raleigh 
Blucher drawn lame Rufus beat Richmond 
Arrow beat Lysander 
THIRD TIES. 
Birdlime beat Arrow | Little Grace beat Rufus 
DECIDING COURSE. 
Little Grace beat Birdlime, and won the cup 
MATCH FOR FORTY-FIVE SOVEREIGNS, 
BEST OF THREE COURSES. 
M r. Christie's bk d Abdel-Kader beat Mr. Jellett's bd d Pilot 
THE MASSEREENE STAKES. 
Mr. Higginson's bk b Jinty beat Sir. James’ r d Norweslor 
Lord Lurgan’s bk b Fancy beat Mr. AVlnder’s bd d Ludolph 
Lord Lurgan's r b Miss Edith beat Mr. Anderson’s bk and w b Minnie 
Grey 
Mr. James' fb Miss AVest beat Mr. Fitzwilliam's f b Gossamer 
SECOND TIES. 
Jinty a bye I Miss AVest beat Miss Edith 
Fancy drawn lame 
DECIDING COURSE. 
Jinty beat Miss AVest, and won the stake 
MATCH FOR TWENTY-FIVE SOVEREIGNS, 
BEST OF THREE COURSES. 
Mr. A. Rodger's f d Loo, having won the first and third courses, beat 
Mr. A. Curley's w and bd b Flight. 
George Nixon, Hon. Secretary. 
The Abdetfall Steeplechases (Irish) come off on April 5th and 
6th; and the Hkrbkrtstown (County Meath) Coursing Meeting 
(the last of the season) on the 6th and 7th. 
Alembic is said to be in training at Northleach. 
The Ascot stewards have declined the Emperor's Plate ; although it 
has been actually ordered. A 300 sov. Plate will be substituted with 
the usual 20 sovs. stake. 
It will be 6een from an advertisement that the fullest arrangements 
have been made at the London Bridge Terminus, for the two Epsom 
days next week. 
A Brilliant Comet — Observatory, Regent’s Park, March 29.— Mr. 
Hind, in a letter to a contemporary, says:— •• We have observed here . 
this evening a very brilliant comet, near the western horizon, in the 1 
constellation Pisces. Its nucleus, which is of a fine gold colour, must 
be nearly as bright as stars of the first magnitude, since it was traced 
in a hazy sky until a few minutes before setting. The tall Is several ' 
degrees long, and runs off from the nucleus in a single stream. This I 
Comet resembles the one which attrated general attention last August. I 
A mere glance at the western heavens, if the skv be clear, will suffice 
to discover the comet. 
BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES— 1 Tuesday. 
Handicap Steeplechases Plate of 50 sovs. Three miles. 
Mr. F. Allen's Nom do Guerre, lost (Snlt) I 
Mr. Land's Blue Stockings, Dst 71b (Green) 2 
Mr. J. Tollitfs Premier (late Reiver), 9st91b. (Llvcsav) 3 
Mr. Llttlcdale's Mina, lOst 41b (Cusack) O 
Mr. Fry's Barsell, 9st 21b (R. Archer) 0 
Mr. Henderson’s Knlllr, Hat 10lb (AV. White) 0 
Betting.— 2 to 1 agst Blue Stockings, 3 to 1 agst Knlllr, 4 to 1 agst 
Premier. Won by half a length, a length between second ami third. 
Barsell fell. 
NORTHAMPTON — Wednesday Night. 
Earl Spencer's Plate. 
7 to 1 agst Ephesus 
8 to 1 — - Romeo 
8 to 1 Snowdon Dunhlll 
10 to 1 any other 
Metropolitan Stakes. 
1050 to 200 agst Royalist (t) 
10 to 1 Muscovite (t) 
25 to 1 Ariosto (t) 
100 to 3 Rataplan (t to up- 
wards of 100/.) 
Great Northern Handicap. 
1000 to 60 agst Defiance (t) 
Chester Cup. 
20 to 1 ngst Bafllbcc (t) 
25 to 1 Marc Antony (l) 
33 to I — Duchess of Lorraine 
colt (t) 
35 to 1 Dr. O'Toole (t) 
40 to 1 Royalist (t) 
45 to 1 Cobnut (t) 
In tho course of tho afternoon, 
Marc Antony and Duchess of Lor- 
ralno Colt were backed heavily. 
Derby. 
7 to 1 aget Autocrat (t. to 100/.) 
The Stewards for tho next year are the Earl of Hopctoun, Earl AVIlton, 
and J. M. Stanley, Esq. 
LATEST BETTING. 
Metropolitan Stakes. 
9 to 2 agst Royalist (15 to 1 
taken to upwards 
of £500.) 
10 to 1 Annie Sutherland. 
Two Thousand. 
100 to 30 ngst Ruby. 
Chester Cup. 
30 to 1 ugst Llanforda(t) 
Derby. 
8 to 1 agst Dervish. 
AVarner.Currig, Jumpatfay, Lobster. Fanny Ellslcr, Geraldus, Founce, 
Clasher, and Seaman, aro struck out of tho Navan Cup. 
TAN FIELD STEEPLECHASES.— Wednesday 
North op England Handicap. 
Jemmle Twltcher I 
Little Jessie 2 
Forest Queen 3 
Six started. Won by two lengths. 
Tanfield Steeplechase. 
Bantam . . . . I 
Grace Hawthorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 
Eight started. Won by two lengths. 
Music Hall, Stork Street.— On Monday last, Mr. 
Travers — one of our best and most popular singers — 
gave an entertainment under tho title of “ Nelson, or tho 
Life of a Sailor musically illustrated by Dibdin’s songs. 
We cannot imagine a more popular subject at the present 
time than the one selected by Mr. Travers, or a person 
more capable of doing it justice than himself. Mr. Travers 
is a native of a seaport town, and the name of Nelson 
must have been a “household word” to him from his 
infancy, and Dibdiu’s songs the very earliest strains, pos- 
sibly, which he engaged to sing. At least, this is a fair 
presumption, judging from the feeling and animation with 
which lie sung some dozen of those stirring ditties, which, 
to this day, are the delight of our gallant tars ashore or 
afloat. Mr. Traver’s enunciation is exceedingly clear and 
impressive, and whether speaking or singing, not a word 
escaped us. The entertainment was exceedingly well 
attended, and if every auditor had been a sailor, the 
applause could not have been more enthusiastic. We have 
no doubt but that the “ Life of a Sailor ” will be one of 
the most attractive performances of the ensuing season ; 
and it really deserves to bo so.^ 
