the field. 
453 
THE COLUMBIAN 
FOWL. 
The fowls are natives 
of Columbia, in South 
America — by some pro- 
nounced to be an acquired 
r ace, and the result of 
breed between the primi- 
tive Spanish and Malay 
fowls. Their plumage is 
of a raven black, shaded 
nit ha dark metallic green. 
They possess a develop- 
ment of beard extending 
from the top of the cheek 
to the lower mandible. 
The legs are slato colour. 
The neck hackles show 
i ho properties of the Ma- 
la). The mule bird varies 
in weight from 8 to 9 lbs. • 
the lion from G£ to 7 lbs* 
They are very prolific, 
producing extraordinary 
lin go eggs, and exceeding 
the average weight of any 
other variety. T. F. 
NEW YORK STATE 
POULTRY SOCIETY. 
The New York State 
Poultry Society have 
chosen the following offi- 
cers for the ensuing year : 
President— D. S. Heff- 
ron, of Utica. 
Vice-Presidents — Fran- 
cis Rotch, Butternuts; 
M.Vassar, Poughkeepsie ; 
Lewis F. Allen, Black 
Rock. 
Cor. Secretary — R. c. 
M'Cormick, Jun., Wood- 
haven, L. I. 
COLUMBIAN FOWL. 
Rec. Secretary aud 
Treasurer — R. U. Sher- 
man, Utica. 
Managers — Sumuel T. 
Tabor, Dutchess; Thomas 
W. Ludlow, Jun., Yon- 
kers ; Samuel Thorns, 
N. Y. City; C. *W. Go- 
dard, Albany ; A. P. Ham- 
mond, Westport, Essex 
county; YV. H.Soutlnvick, 
Now Baltimore ; Samuil 
S. Bremau, Hampton, 
Washington county; Geo. 
St. George, York ills, 
Oneida county; A. A. 
Hudson, Syracuse; R. 
1 1. V mi Ruiisachier. t )stego 
County , F. W. Collins, 
Diiluri county ; Isaac li. 
llavilund, L. I.j Aimer 
Bilker, Rochester j Win. 
Wulsl^lit'ihluhi'iivVlIinity 
county ; John 11. CoUf, 
Culumbia county ; 1). \V. 
C. Van Slyck, Wurnor 
county ; J. Wyman Joiit-.‘ , 
Utica; N. S. Smith, 
Buliulo ; Curtis Moses, 
Syracuse; Tlmmus Gould, 
Cayuga county. 
Praiimas Hxhiiiited 
AS “ ClIITTAHONOS.” — 
Soinoof ttio best Drnhmu 
Poofra fouls at Albany 
wore entered “Cliiltu- 
gongs.” Now, wo decluto 
eiiiphaticully that thede- 
s ro on the part of on tutu 
broeders to class tho Brnli- 
nins as identical with ilm 
Chittagong fowl is ab- 
surd, and entirely without 
a just reason for so doing. 
— The Northern Farmer 
( Utica). 
Ift of ™ r ° f tbe combined fleets bombarded the outer mole of 
Odessa, and the Russian ships lying therein; but that the utmost 
?Hearh^) USe Alsn°ti t0 r e r n h an £ e a privftte propert Y or neutral vessels. 
,n ml’ i J 'l tl, ! t * he >' llad completely succeeded In destroying 
all the land batteries of the outer mole and all the sldps in it, and after 
underst e oo C d) mb Ded 86613 proceeded toward3 Sebastopol (as wo 
hArhnn^A^/m^l' °J to ' day w , e have gIven an illustration of the 
d q v aiant , 1 , ne , ground, spared by the fleet. Some of the 
o£ skeSh hm 8“ ?. n 6 m ° re f0 ,' he rlght than we could place in 
our sketch, but It may be seen on Wyld’s new plan. 
ROYAL AND ANCIENT GOLF CLUB OF ST. ANDREWS. 
The May meeting of this fraternity took place this week 
There was a considerable attendance of votaries of the clubs aud 
fcalls.from other pluces to join in the events of tho meeting, be- 
sides the regular local fol owers of the pastime. The first "'three 
days of the week had not been particularly favourable as regards 
the weather, some sudden and heavy showers which fell on 
Tuesday and YVednesday, having given duckings to the parties 
cruising over the course engoged in tho game. p 
The competition among the members for the honours of this 
meeting, the Silver Cross of St. Andrew, and the Bombay Medal 
came oft on Wednesday. F ourtcen couples of gentlemen entered 
the lists, a number of whom, ns customary, made up a sweepstakes, 
the , “ t0 tW ° pnze9 ' In com Peting for tlm stakes, 
the players of inferior merit are allowed “ odds,” to give them a 
chance of success with the first-class hands. As usual on suoh 
starring 8 * DUmber8 ° f ladiea were on tbe greon to witness the 
,, J bo d w er °L 8 et i i ?, er ° ut bav , in ? been ^allotted for, the pairs 
xr th6 f li low l n ? order:— Captain Maitland Dougall 
f l n r, H 6 !T ; Mr - i°i' f n Pruce andMr - Moncrieff Skene: 
Krf in T/ n M n r - Bethune : Mr ' J - C. Stewart and 
m . « Curopbell; Dr. Govan and Mr. Briggs ; Sir Thomas 
Moncneffe and Air. Fairlieof Caddham ; Captain Cliiene and Mr. 
Lunningham of Craigend ; Mr. James Balfour and Mr. Hunter 
o Burnside; Mr. Haig Seggie, and Mr. Samuel Thomson ; 
Mr Ferguson Blair and Air. Wolfe Alurrav; Air. John Hav and 
Wl’it M M°r ! H Mr V?f H ' f G l? 8 ? “» d Mr ‘ Lind8Q y of Straiton f Air. 
White MelriUe, of Alount Melville, and Mr. Jackson, Strathyrum ; 
Air. Robert Hay and Mr. Sligo. J 
xr Tb ® Pities having come in, and the scores been examined 
Air. Foirlie was found to show the best ploy, having gone round 
the course at 95 strokes; he therefore won the first honour, the 
Oliver Cross. ’ 
The next to him were :— 
p o r ;, Il0b ^ t Hft ?, 98 strokes 
Laptoin Dougall, also 93 
° f their C( l ua,i ‘y. the Bombay Mednl’was not 
to decide^ 11 ^ Wer0 oppoinled to eom Pete again on Thursday, 
R may be mentioned that the next best to the above wero :— 
bir Thomas Aloncricffe 103 strokes 
Mr. John Hay 103 
Air. Glennie . 101 
Mr. Hunter . 105 ” 
Mr. Stewart 105 ” 
itio first eweepstake was won by Air. Whyte Alelvillo; tho 
second was halted betwixt Mr. John Ilay and Mr. Bruce, whoso 
numbers were alike. 
CRICKET. 
OPENING OF THE SEASON 1854. 
t HE MARYLEBONE CLUB ANNIVERSARY AT LORD’S. 
1 , Thursday evening the Anniversary meeting of the 
a arylebone Club” was held in the Pavilion at “ Lord’s.” 
wl>« e *i COr ? mencement of the bu8in e6s a ballot took place, 
» the following 35 members were elected : — 
Earls^l^ 1 * Althorp, Spencer (House. St. Jamea'-place— proposed by 
I nra P n Cer ', 8econded b V Lord Burghley. P X 
CooksL.Esq ~ Pr ° POaed by HeDry Thorald > Esq -> seconded by C. 
'proposal 6 v^ ay ’ Ha ™ pde " Hon6e > Green-street, Grosvenor-squaro 
Richard lscou " t Dupplln, seconded by E. Balfour, Esq. 
Ho n . G W Mill am Bul H e !f y ’ Esq -’ 87 > Eaton-square — proposed by 
YV Wvm M l Uea ’ 8econded by Captain Berkley, 
by Cantain y H rd w Es ^’’ E ' I,U J S ; c,ub > ,4 > St - -I ames's-squarc - proposed 
Jona h»no Ward ' seconded bv A. R. Ward, Esq. 
by G a M n tt fnhn rv%- 12, Einchley-road, St. Jolm’a-wnod— proposed 
WillUnTr d bury ’ Esq '’ seconded by Captain H Word. 
Alfred Torrens, Esq, 66th Regt., Cliff House, Whitby, Yorksliiro— 
proposed by Hon. F. Ponsonby, seconded by Hon. R. Grimston. 
John Church, jun., Esq., YVoodside, Hatfield— proposed by Willi am 
Franks, Esq .seconded by R. Kynaston, Esq. 
Arthur Marryat, Esq., Potter's Bar, Herts— proposed by William 
Franks, Esq., seconded by R ICynaston, Esq. 
Dudley Saurin, Esq . 37. Eaton-square— proposed by Hon. R. Grim 
ston, seconded by M. 51. Alnslie, Esq! 
John Meo Fuller, Esq,, 1, Eaton-place— proposed by A. Haygarth. 
Esq., seconded by YV. C. Scott, Esq. 
G- YV. Barker, Esq., 12, Vere-street— proposed by Hon. R. Grimston, 
seconded by Hon. E.C. Leigh. ’ 
Archibald C. Campbell, Esq., Scots Fusiliers, 9, Charles-street, Bcrke- 
ley-square— proposed by the Earl of Eglinton, seconded by Sir Hugh 
Hume Campbell. . b 
J. C. Cordery, Esq., Balllol College, Oxford-proposed by A. R.Ward, 
Esq,, seconded by Captain YVard. 
J. 51. Cormick, Esq., St.John's College, Cambridge — proposed by 
A. R. YVard, Esq., seconded by Captain Ward. 
R. Wellesley Grosvenor. Esq., First Life Guards, Regent's Park Bar- 
racks— proposed’by Lord Dupplin, seconded by William Craven, Esq. 
Keith Fraser. Esq., First Life Guards, Regent's Park Barracks— pro- 
posed by Lord Dupplin, seconded by YVilliam Craven, Esq. 
Charles Bischoff, jun., Esq., 21, Torrington-sqiuue— proposed by T. 
Burgoyne, Esq., seconded by R. Kynaston, Esq. 
Marshall, Esq , 1, St. Jnmes’s-street— proposed by Vaughan Lyons. 
Esq.,s econded by Henry Vernon, Esq. 
Alfred Du Cane, Esq., Broxted Purk, YVitham— proposed by A. R 
YVard, Esq., seconded by Captain YVard, 
Cholmeley Austen Leigh, Esq., 27, South Audley-strcct— proposed 
by Hon. R. Grimston, seconded by Hon. F. Ponsonby. 
A. It. Harene, Esq., 97th Regt., Kensington Barracks— proposed by 
H. B. Harene, Esq., seconded by Hon. F. Ponsonby. 
Ernest Clay, Esq., 25, Montague-squarc— proposed by H. B. Mayne, 
Esq., seconded by Hon. R. Grimston. 
Augustus de Bourbel, Esq., 10th Hussars, Linden Hill, 5Ioidenhead 
—proposed by Hon. F. Ponsonby, seconded by Hon. R. Grimston. 
G. De L. Lacy, Esq , 25, Finsbury-squaro— proposed by Hon. R. 
Grimston, seconded by Hon. F. Ponsonby. 
Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, Bart , Canford Manor, near Wimborne — 
roposed by the 5Iarquls of Huntly, seconded by R. Kynaston, Esq. 
Charles Schreider, Esq , Trinity College, Cambridge — proposed by 
the 5farquis of Huntly, seconded by R. Kynaston, Esq 
Joseph Dacre, Esq., 6, King's Bench-walk, Temple— proposed by 
Francis Compton, Esq seconded by S. Soamcs, Esq. 
P. H. Knight, Esq., Trinity Collcgo Cambridge— proposed by Hon. 
Hon. F. Ponsonby, seconded by Hon. R. Griinstone. 
Henry Casson, Esq., Church Porch chambers, Temple— proposed by 
F. Ponsonby, seconded by Hon R. Grimstono. 
G. B. Prest, Esq. Consevrutive Club— proposed! by Josias Alexan- 
der, Esq.' seconded by Sir James Rivett Carnac. 
YV. Granville Saurin, Esq. 37, Eaton-squure— proposed by Hon R. 
Grimston, seconded by Hon. F. Ponsonby. 
Charles Harcourt Chambers, Esq. 95, 5rount-street, Grosvcnor- 
square proposed by Francis Compton, Esq., seconded by S Soames Esq. 
From the report made by the treasurer and lion, secretary, Roger 
Kynaston, Esq., it appears that the affairs of this distinguished club 
continue in the most flourishing state, Six hundred subscriptions, and 
sixty-six entrances, from new members, were brought to account 
during the year ending the 31st Slareh lost, when tho balance In favour 
of the “stock purse ” was £355 (is 4d., and that of the ‘ Cricketer's 
Fund" £105 11s, The matches in 1853 cost £469 10s. The programme 
for the present season was then discussed, and the following list of 
matches ultimately adopted: — 
RACING. 
“On tho green, green turf.” 
To the Editor of “ The Field.’' 
AIr. Editor, — T he “ First Spring ” is on tlio wane. Beforo 
sunset to-morrow it will bo, in dramatic parlance, exit Newmar- 
ket, and enter (after a pause) Chester. The Two Thousand 
Guineas has been a startler. Nothing was backed with any 
spirit but Ruby and Boiai'do. In fact, tbe race was considered 
as reduced to a mntch between the deluding pair. But the Her- 
mit, by Bay Aliddleton out of Jenny Lind, by Touchstone, left 
his seclusion at Danebury to upset calculation, confound tho pro- 
phets, and spread dismay omong the hackers of the favourites. 
His name, omitted by some of your contemporaries, was included 
in the list of starters I sent you. In the event of tho defeat of 
Boiordo, I looked to ono of the dark horses to furnish tho victor; 
but I made the mistake of going for Old John instead of Young 
John. Truly, this is tbo piping “timo 0’ Day.” The great 
unknown proved to bo tho Hermit, and the obscure Aliddle- 
sex saved bis Btake. Ruby cut up most ingloriously ; all 
the shine was taken out of him before ho had proceeded 
a third of tho distance, and ho assisted the sweet Aluscovado 
in the useful but not distinguished office of whipper-in. 
Tbe Ruby party went for a largo 6tnke, but threw deuce-ace, and 
were sorely crabbed. Tho failure of Boiardo was a heavy disap- 
pointment to his stable. This son of Orlando whistles as he 
goes— perhaps, “ for want of thought,” and he found the R.A1. 
finish a different affair to that of the Ditch mile. Appear- 
ance on the heath, as I foretold, scared away competitors ; and, 
out of an entry of forty-four, only two fillies— John Scott’s— 
could be brought to face her. She won easily. All sceptics must 
now he silenced. She is the mare of tho season. Her fair lady- 
ship may now retire, and enjoy the otium cum dinnitate till 
Goodwood. Surely, they will enter her for tho cup? But littlo 
change has, os yet, been wrought in the Dorby-botting by 
the running at Newmarket, since it is supposedjthat the horses 
engaged are but so many squires trying their prowess till tho 
more doughty knights shall stop into the lists to do battle. 
Nous verrons. After tbo 2000 gs, 20 to I was laid against tho 
Hermit and Middlesex coupled. YVell, all I can sny is, that if 
Andover or King Toni be half a stono better thun his stublo com- 
panion, Autocrat— like anothor greut personage— must look out 
for squalls. It is not improbable that John Scott's team will 
now recede a littlo in public estimation for tho struggle for 
“the blue riband of tho turf.” Rut, lot none bo surprised if 
wo have some exeiting changes in tho odds ero another week bo 
over. 
Anon, and tbo ancient and quiet City of Chester will be all 
bustle and life, and tbo ploatmnt Koodoo tho Bconc of many n 
quadrupedal contest, where doubts become certainties, hopes uro 
realized or blighted, and thousands of pounds uro lost, and, ns a 
consequence, must bo won— by somebody. Can wo look into 
the future and discover upon whom tho favours of fortune aro 
likely to fall ? The Coop is the nil-engrossing object of at- 
tention, and used to bo the best betting rnco of the season. 
It's a “cannie chiel ” who can pick out tho lucky animal 
that shall first catch tho eye of Mr. Johnson on tho im- 
portant YYcdnesday. YVo uro as yet without a lending 
favourite. At tho timo I writo Aldford and Dr. O’Toole have 
come with a rush to tho front, and seem to dispute with Now- 
minster the honour of premiership. Hero wo have two of the 
Days again: YV. Day, with his Aldford, who has given tho go- 
bye to Joe Miller ; and John Day jun., with Dr. O’ Toole. Old 
John is also liandv with his Catsjmw. fs this horse to draw tho 
chestnuts for tho heavily-backed Star of Surrey, or his slashing 
companion tho Nabob ? But I apprehend that the betting wifi 
not settle into ship-shape till tho mooting at Tattersull’s on 
Saturday. A large field — not far short of thirty, I fancy — will 
await Air Hibburd’s permission 10 sturt on the eventful morn, 
to ho selected from the following — Mountain Deer, Nabob, 
Newrninstcr, Aluscovitc, Lough Bawn, Cobnut, Talfourd, Joo 
Miller, Lancashire Lass, Catspaw, Llanfordn, La Hello, 
Aldford, Sandhurst, Peggy, Lord Lieutenant, Hyhla, Content- 
ment, Barrel, Tom, Eva, Domino, Brown Ilrnndy, Gamekeeper, 
Star of Surrey, Jack Frost, Epaminondas, Trump Queen, 
Roebuck, Banlbee, Duchess of Loraine Colt, Lurlcy, Horatio, 
Royalist, (Alortimer, Swiftsuro, Alaro Antony, Lamprodes, and 
Snmpson. Of tbo top weights, Nabob and Newrninstcr are un- 
questionably tbe best. The 5 lb penalty will militate against tho 
chances of Muscovite and Lough Bawn, though tho latter is sure 
to run game and will he up at the finish. Cobnut and Talfourd 
I imagine to bo a trifle overweighted. Lancashire Lass has 
shown some excellent running, and must not bo hold too cheap. 
Catspaw and Llnnforda I have no great fancy for; Sandhurst 
stands in the same category ; Aldford and Peggy both dangerous. 
Hyhla is well in. Nothing strikes mo now till wo come to Tom, 
Brown Brand y, and Domino. YVorthy os their pretensions may 
be — and they must command respect — it is 107 iwliof that otlior 
youngsterd oro more favourably bandicappc • si (this brings 
mo to tho 4st 101b division — I pause here os if ..saw the absoluto 
winner among the lot. Must I select ono? If so, it shall ho 
Doctor O’Toole! with Bnalhcc, Newminster, Aldford, and Peggy in 
hot pursuit. As a cock boat I will tako Epaminondas. Yours, 
London , Thursday, ilay 4 th, 1854. Tour 1’BBra, 
NEYVMARKET RACES. 
Fridat. 
Match, 8st 71b each. R.M.; 600. h ft. 
Aerobat (Templeman) beat cli c by Pantaloon, out of Physalls 
(Flatmau) 
Betting— 4 to 1 on Acrobat, who took a strong lead, and won In a 
common canter by 20 lengths— 20 to 1 was afterwards freely token 
about Acrobnt for the Chester Cup. 
The Newmarket Stakes. D.3f. 32 subs. 
^ Champagne (Yfarlow) beat Middlesex (Charlton) (2); Appolonlns 
(Wells) (3); Boiardo, (Templeman) (4); Phaeton, (J. SIann)(5). 
Betting— 7 to 4 agat Middlesex— 2 to 1 agst Appolonlns — 7 to 2 agst 
Boiardo— 6 to 1 agat Champagne. 
After the first two hundred yards they ran In close company until 
they were half-way over the new ground, when Middlesex showed in 
advance. Champagne lying about third, a position he held to within 
a short distance of the chair, when he went up, and after a tine set-to, 
defeated Allddlesex by a neck; the second beating the third two 
lengths, and Boiardo finishing a clear length behind Apollonius; bail 
fifth. Value of the stakes, 825 eovs. 
