THE FIELD 
435 
Acceptances 
NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. 
for the Suffolk Stakes. Suffolk Stakes Course. 
age st lb 
Sharovoguo ' 
Nut pecker 
pear Me..-- 
Willem Rufus 
Epaiuinondas (81b extra). 
age st lb 
. 5 8 12 
.4 7 10 
.474 
17 4 
3 7 4 
Domino 3 
Crosslancs 3 
Ally by Sesostria.out of 
Anvil's dam 3 
Cable 3 
t> 13 
0 8 
SPORTING MISCELLANEOUS. 
TUUFIANA. 
Lord Spencer’s yearlings, nine in number, will be sold nt 
Tot ureal l’s on the Monday before the Derby. There is a 
brother to Stilton among them. Tito half brother to Virago 
(on tho dam’s side), rising flvo yours, is for sale, as well as 
Colitordule and The Black Doctor, l-’our hundred guineas is 
the price sot on the latter beautiful little specimen of tlip Dr. 
S yn t»* blood. £450 were bid for Filbert last week, but he 
was bought in. Saokbnt was sold for 200 guineas, and 
Astolfo for 21 guineus. Blight is, it appears, not dead, and 
Lord Fauuonborg is now eullod The Skinner. A now weigli- 
ing-rnottl Is to bo built at Malton. Carlisle Races ore fixed 
for the Monday, Tuesday, mid Wednesday nfler Newcastle ; 
and £515 Is added to the stukes. Tho races on tho two first 
days will not begin till 3 o'clock, in order to suit tho “ wrest- 
lin''." which is far the most populnr sport of tho two, with tho 
]i nrdy nativos. Jonathan Martin lias, we hear, joined the list 
of geldings Tho late Captain Barclay once drove the Holy- 
bead mall right through from London to its destination. 
Butler lids loft Wad worth, near Doncaster, to become hunts- 
man t«. Lord Henry Uentinck. It will be remembered that 
ho once hunted the Dadsworth and the Cottesmore countries. 
A Curioub Gams Case.— In the Court of Queen’d 
Bench, a case, the Queen v. Williams, was lately heard. 
Mr. Williams rented thn privilege of taking and killing 
game upon tho whole oT Ills landlord’s estate— viz., 1,20(> 
acres, including tho farm and land already in his occupation. 
The sessions fixed the rateable value of the farm and land at 
£168 10s., and of the right of killing game upon tho farm 
and land occupied therewith at £50, and held that the rate- 
able value of the appellant’s occupation was £230 10s. A 
case was, however, granted for the opinion of this court, 
which confirmed the sessional order. One side contended 
that the privilege was connected with the land ; the other, 
that it was merely personal. 
A Late Woodcock.— A fine woodcock, weighing 
14A oz., was shot on Tuesday last, near Doveuby Hall, by 
the gamekeeper. — Curlisli i Journal. 
The North Herts Yeomanry Races are fixed for Monday 
and Tuesday, the 23rd and 24th inst., and come off on 
Rnyston Heath. Three cups are given to be run for (one of 
them by E. It Clarke, Esq., whose horses were lately trained 
here by Charles M arson). There are eight races on the 
Monday, which close to-morrow before 8 p.m., to Mr. Little, 
at the White Horse Hotel, Baldock. 
Defiance is for sale. Pyrrhus tho First is to he stinted to 
35 mares (5 of his owner’s not included) in 1855. His fe>- 
will be 40 guineas. Margaretta, Macduff, The Consul, and 
Ca iban are for salo at Newmarket Second Spring. Seven 
of the Marestield yearlings (6 of them colts by Collingwood), 
to be sold at Tattersall’s on the Monday after Epsom. The 
Royal stud yearlings (15 in number) are advertised for 
sale on Monday, Juno 19th. A chestnut, brother to Vault- 
res*, and a brown sister to Exact, are among them. There ore 
34 entries to the Members’ Stakes, and 38 to the Dyrliam 
Park Stakes at Bath. Wye races are fixed for May 20th, 
there are three races, and £50 added. The Ehor Handi- 
cap closes on Saturday. The match between Alembic and 
Physalis colt is brought forward from the Craven meeting 
of 1855, to the Monday of the second October 1854. Marl- 
boro Buck’s forfeits are paid. 
The County Galway Steeplechases took place yester- 
day (Friday), but the result had not reached us. 
Tho Curragh June meeting commences on tho 27tli of 
that month. Though lacking the interest attached to the 
Madrid* In April, the Anglesey's in September, and the 
National Produco Stakes in October, it is generally the best 
attended meeting in the year. 
The Tramore Steeplechases, which took place last week, 
brought together a larger ami more fashionable attendance 
than has been seen for some time at any provincial meeting 
in Ireland. We learn from tho local papers that un ondeavour 
is being made on the part of the landed gentry to have 
monthly meetings in that neighbourhood. 
Mr. Watts bus put his three-year-old colt, Bandy, to stud, 
and has named him as his stallion, whoso produco will run, 
in 1857, for the Produce Stakes at the Curragh. 
Mr. Iluiglit’s celebrated coursing dog, Purr-r-r, diod on 
Saturday week, at Derry Castle, Co. Limerick. 
By the kind permission of Sir George Coltlmrst, tho 
members of the Cork Southern Coursing Club will hold 
their summer meeting nt Bnllyvourney, on the 16th inst. 
A Wolf Hunt. — “About a quarter of an hour after 
the wolf was afoot, and my forty Ardenneans wore drinking 
him, to use an expression of the Alibi? Duvevger. The 
chase lasted eight hours, without a single check, and was 
roploto with little incidents which rendered it truly brilliuut. 
At four o’clock in the afternoon the day began to decline, 
mid the wolf, who laid had time to digest his mutton, woft 
now much fresher than in tho morning. 1 I am afraid we 
shall ho beaten,’ I obsorved to the nbbe. 4 I have missed 
this wolf,’ he replied, * twice before. ’ * Well, wo will leave 
off when you like.’ * Oh 1 by no means,’ said the our6 
energetically ; ‘ it would bo a thousand pities to erop tho 
hounds now they are hunting so beautifully: we must kill 
this rascal.’ ‘That is easier said than done,' I observed. 
‘ Well, wo shall see ; follow me.’ Ami sticking his spurs 
into Ragotin, away he galloped. Wo ran a good half hour 
after that, without exchanging a single word ; nt hist, I said, 
1 I fear wo have lost the cliaeo. ns I do not hear the cry of 
the hounds ' ' Wait ft minute, said Iheeuv4, dismounting ; 
‘ let us fasten our horses to this tree, aud come a little way 
into the wood to gain yonder opening.’ The sun was about 
to set behind the old oaks, and evening was fast approaching. 
The cui'6 made a sign to mo to bo perfectly silent ; 
and ns I listened I heard tho cry of the pack a* 
it came nearer to the spot every Instant. Ton minutes 
after, the wolf mado his appearance at the edge of 
the wood : he waited a moment, and then started off 
again at. a good steady pace, along the middlo of the open 
ground. Posted as we were, lie was not abovo four-and- 
t wen tv yards from ns. As soon as ho was level with us, I 
sent the Contents of both my barrels at him. At the report 
of the first lie bounded into the air; at the second he 
turned his hack to U9, and was trying to make oft. At that 
moment the ubbe put his gun to his shoulder, and tired : 
this made the wolf stagger lor an instant as if lie had been 
drunk, and falling down be rose no more. 4 I told you, you 
might leave when you liked, Monsieur said tho 
good cur6, laughing, and, putting bis horn to his mouth, 
sounded the halluH. Rameau and Denis came up itnme 
IRISH TURFIANA. 
The Hon. Col. Western a has purchased Lord Waterford’s 
Duc-an-Dhurras, and intends putting him to stud. 
Tho sum totul won at the Curragh last week amounted to 
Mr. O’Connor’s Ballinafad burst a blood vessel in the 
head on Saturday last, while running for the Scurry Corin- 
thian Slakes at the Curragh. 
Mr. Clancy’^ Warbawk, bred by George Watts, Esq., ol 
Jockey Hall,’ Kildare, has bad more mares sent to him this 
season than any other horse in that great breeding country. 
Mr. E. J. Irwin’s Roscommon, since his treble victory at 
the Curragh last week, has boon backed in Ireland for the 
Derby at 40 to 1. - 
Mr. To in Abbott rode tho third winner of the Kildare 
Cup on Monday week. 
The I low lli and B.tldoyle Meeting, which takes place on 
the Jjetli, 17th, and 18lh of this month, is expected to be a 
brilliant affair. 
The Tipperary Steeplechases have been postponed. 
The Marquis of Waterford is about establishing at Coolfiu, 
near his lordship’s estate, a race-course, which is to bo 
similar to that of Manchester. . 
A mail named Broderick, while in charge of tho Irish 
steeplechase mare. The Irish Maid, was killed lu>t week at 
Kilmoyler, on his way to the great Munster fair. It is 
supposed he became inebriated, and, while in that .slate, fell, 
and was dragged along the road, as he was quite dead when 
found by a policeman. 
Tlio Tipperary Steeplechases have been postponed from 
the 15th and 16th to the 22nd and 23rd of May, in conse- 
quence of the Howtli and Baldoyle meeting interfering. 
Old Fanny Ellsler lias at last quitted the turf, of which 
she was at one time an ornament. Amongst her many 
victories she won the Kilrua Cup twice, being on one occasion 
ridden by the Irish steeplechase Jockey, M. Murphy . de- 
ceased, and cn another by Mr. T. Abbott. She has beet, 
latterly tho property of Mr. Joseph Doyle, veterinary sut- 
geon, Dublin, and was last week put to the Railway King. 
The race-horse, Sir William Wailaco, well known in the 
north of Ireland, is advertised for sale in 43 el last. 
Tho winnings of E. J. Irwin, Esq., owner of Roscommon, 
at the Curragh April meeting, has been stated at lion. 
£10,000 to £3,500. We believe the latter sum to be in or 
about the mark. - . ri . _ 
Denny Wynne has become the owner of GhilUe Laiium, 
and lias put him to stud at the Curragh. , , 
The fee of the once celebrated Barebones, bred by Chr. 
St. George, is now tioenti/ shillings a bead. 
The entire of tho hunting stud of William Kennedy. Esq ., 
lute master of the Kildare fox-hounds, is to be sold by 
auction at Dvcers on Monday, the 22nd iust. 
At tho Old-castle (Co. Cavan) Steeplechases on the -0th 
il«.. Mr. Guvnor’s Lighlfoot won a Sweepstakes of 1 so v. 
itch, 25 added ; and Mr. Tauffo’a Elvas a Sweepstakes of 
10s. each, 6 sove. added. 
ditely after the hounds, and found me examining t ho wolf, 
in whose back I could only find one Wound. * Where tho 
devil did my second ball enter!’ I exclaimed. ‘ It has gone 
out of hi* mouth,’ said Rameau joking, ‘ although I don’t see 
that it hud broken any of his teeth.’ * But supposing it did, 
by which way did it enter?’ I continued, searching the 
wolf's skin. ‘ There is so small a hole required to allow a 
ball to enter,’ replied t<-* cure, turning his head the other 
wav : 4 Denis, couple up the hounds, and let us go home, 
we have two long leagues at least to puss before we shall 
reach the House.’ "—Acfieon’S Memoirs of Sporting in 
France. 
extraordinary INStInct in A Fish.— A t a meeting 
of the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical Institution, tho 
following cmious facts were narrated by I)r. Warwick, one 
() f the members, with respect to Instinct ill animals. He 
stated, 44 that when he resided at Dunham, the sent, of the 
Earl of Stamford and Warrington, he was walking otic even- 
in'* in the park, and came to a pond where fish intended 
for the table were kept- He took notice of a fine pike, 
about six pounds in weight, which, when it observed him. 
darted hastily away. In so doing, it struck Its head against 
a tenter-honk in a post (of which there were several in the 
pond to prevent poaching), and, as it afterwards appeared, 
fractured its skull, and turned the optic nerve on one side. 
The agony evinced by the fish was most horrible. It rushed 
to the bottom, and boring Its head into the mud, whirled 
itself round with such velocity Unit It was almost lost to the 
sight for a short interval. It then plunged about the pond, 
and at length threw itself Completely out of the water on the 
bank. He (the Doctor) went and examined if, and found 
that a very small portion of the bruin was protruding from 
the fructuro of the skull. Ho carefully replaced this. and 
with a small silver toothpick raised the indented portion of 
the skull. The fish remained still for a short time, and In* 
then put it again into the pond. It appeared at first a good 
deal relieved, but In a few minutes it again darted and 
plunged about, until it threw itself out of the water a second 
time A second time Dr. Warwick did wl.at he could to relieve 
it and amiin put it into the water. It continued lor several 
times to throw itself mil of the water, and, with the assistance 
of the keeper, the Doctor mude a kind of pillow for tho fish, 
which was then left in the pond to its fate. Upon making 
his appearance at the pond the following morning, tho piko 
came towards him to the edge of the water; and actually 
laid its head upon his foot. The Doctor thought this most 
extraordinary, and he examined tho fish « skull, and found 
it was going ot. all right. He then walked backwards and 
forwards along tho odge of tho pond for some time, and t be 
fish continued to swim up and down, turning whenever hi 
turned ; but being blinded on the wounded side ol its skull, 
It always appeal ed agitated Kltct.lt h.d that 
the bank, ns it could not see its benefactor n " noxt 
master, who sallied fbrth with his gun in hand todeetroy the 
invader. On comiug out of the house, he observed mas- 
ter Reynard slowly crossing a meadow in the direction of 
the cottuge of a tenant distant about two hundred yards 
from the farm-house. Tho young man immediately fol- 
lowed, but ns ho approached tho cottage, he heard a fierce 
growling and barking, amidst which the high tenor notes 
of a pig woro most distinctly audible. Before bo reached 
the cottage, howevor, he observed the female occupier como 
out, alarmed by the hideous uproar, and on approaching the 
spot, he perceived a furious conflict raging between Reynard 
ami a pig. Whether tho fox was tho first aggressor or not 
It Is Impossible to say,bntthoswino at length seized him by 
the throat, and continued slinking him till lifo was extinct. 
Tub Zoological SootRTv’a recent report says, that 
41 the great sizo and strength which tho hippopotamus hud so 
rapidly attained rendered It absolutely nccossary to provide 
him with enlarged accommodation, nml a now building wua 
now being constructed. On Its completion, the original 
building would be appropriated to tho young fomnlo pre- 
sented to tho society by tho Viceroy of Egypt, which was 
expected to reach this country about tho ond of Juno. Tho 
council had tho gratification to report that the completeness 
of tho menagerie Continued, Very few species of Importance 
having been lost during tho past year, whilst there had boon 
some valuable additions, including ilio nnt -caters, tho Asiatic 
lions presented by Sir Erskine Perry, nml tho loipons 
recently obtained from South Australia — tho Int tor belonging 
to the group of mound-ralalug birds first described by Gould 
and which tiro so Interesting to naturalists. During tho 
past 19 months 18 species of mammalia and 18 of birds Imd 
bred In the menagerie, and there was no doubt tho list could 
be extended, if tiiero was greater Space ami convenience at 
the society’s command. The Immense number of spoclca 
now in tho possession of the society, rendered It difficult 
year by year to add to their number, yet during tho past 12 
months tho society had obtained 10 additional species of 
mammalia, 20 birds, and 1 1 reptiles, in addition to an 
immense? number of fish, malluscn, nml zoophytes, for the 
aqunvivurimn, which, however small, were equally interesting 
to tho student of naturo us the most unwieldy quadruped or 
gigantic bird. Amongst tho most distinguished donors to 
the menagerie during tho past twelve months wore — her 
Most QracttruH Mujosty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, 
the late Queen of Portugal, Sir T. E. Perry, Lord Harris, 
F.Z.S., Lord Lyttelton, Eurl of Kllmorey, F.Z.S., Hon. T. 
L. Powys, F.L.Z., Lady Cocbrano, Sir II. lhirkly, Govornor 
of Jamaica, See. The council, in conclusion, congratulated 
the Fellows that the society had been maintained In full 
vigour, and sensibly improved. During the past year ft 
disease had manifested itself amongst tho quadrupeds on 
tho terrace, and also amongst tho reptile', the cause of 
which they had not beon able to trace, uut fortunately, with 
the exception of two or three of tho lurgor serpents, they had 
not lost any species which hud not been already replacod." 
Salmon Fishing.— 1 The fishing la llio Flndhorn during 
tho past fortnight bus been remarkably productive. On tho 
morning of Monday fortnight, upwards of one hundred fine 
fish wore caught by the drag-nets hetwixt Moy and tho sea ; 
und last Monday we uuder.'tund the number was abovo two 
hundred . — Aberdeen Journal. 
Remarkable SHor. — Speaking of tho stag reminds 
mo of a certain individual who was more famous for his 
lit unc him sen stories than us a shot. He was relating, 
amongst other things, that when ho, as fin officer in the 
campaign of 1813, wus on n march to Suubiu (whero, by 
the bye, lie had never beon), he had killed an immenso 
stag, in such « manner, that the ballot not only wont 
through the hind foot, bat tho oar of tho animal!’’ Every 
one laughed, as well they might. 44 Is It not all true ? 
Inquired tho narrator of tho story to Ills servant, who stood 
behind a Chair. “You wero, I remember, present on the 
occasion.” “ Yes, to be sure, sir,” said John, very seriously. 
“It was at Nousludt, close by tho great linden tree. The 
deor had, pardon ine for saying so, souto vermin about his 
head, and was scratching it. In tho same moment you fired 
and hit him in the way described.” Every ono now 
laughed still more. But the amiable John whispered in his 
master’s oar, “ Another lime, my noble sir, do not put your 
lies so fur apart ; for this time l hud grunt difficulty In 
bringing them together ."—Lloyd's Scandinavian Adven- 
tures. 
nh 
^^nddlTM^ys Mmr.it" his whistle, it proved 
also what lie had previously, with other naturalists, ««'- 
believed— that fishes nrc sensible to sound .”— Correspondent 
qf Derby Reporter. 
Strange and Novel Combat .—Lately. 
<>irl mi the farm of Sickly land, near Trevino 
David’s, observed at early dawn a large fox prowling about 
the out-houses. She immediately called up her young 
servant 
Mill. St. 
v>. 
Baron Rothsciiild’b Hunting Establishment.— 
“The celebrity of the Baton do RotlwBbiltl’s stud of hunters 
is universally known ; and a walk through the stables is a 
treat to one who, like myself, delights in contemplating the 
beauties of the horae. There ure eighteen hunters, besides 
those which are ridden hv the huntsman and whipper-in, 
exclusively appropriated for the use of Sir Anthony ond tho 
Barons Lionel and Meyer de Rothschild, all of which are up 
to very great weights ; and their condition is very superior. 
I thought -hen rather full of flesh ; but, to carry weight 
that is, according to popular opinion, desirable. An osserHon 
has been circulated with some industry, that we have lost 
the breed of powerful, short-legged, valuable hunters, for 
which England has been lor ages celebrated. An inspection 
nf the stud at Metitmore will very speedily expel t lie delusion. 
It may be urged, however, that there U Hot another stud 
equal to this for power, symmetry, and action combined. 
Admitting that to be the case, at wluit period, I would in- 
quire, was thero ever another superior to it? That first-rate 
wei-'ht-can ving hunters arc scarce, there con bo only ono 
opinion ; but one of tlio principal causes of that scarcity 
... , -* p or tho purpose ol per* 
.child has twelve 
scrupulous 
und all tho 
ight-carrying 
•omlshig two- 
veur-ohh ami yearlings, by Melbourne and RlMto* Pippin 
The three-year-old stock bad he e..«o d ; and I ^believe t is 
the Baron’s intention to dispose ot the produco ahnuaBy 
beforo they are broke. Wt, cover may h ive bpport.ini.lc* f 
becoming purchasers will be fortunate, for they cannot fail 
to secure many prizes. Them, is now in attendance a* n 
st ill ion lie i* u brown Ironic, ->f great power, with capita 
Short legs, u ml admirably adapted for the purpose. Descended 
