“pray, what is a gentleman without his recreations 1” 
Vol. iV. — No. 80.] Saturday, July 8, 1854. [With Supplement, Price 6 d . 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
PRIZE POULTRY, FROM THE FARNINGIIAM FOULTRY SHOW.- 
CONTENTS. 
RACWO.'-Turf Talk— July Meeting at Newmarket— Meetings of tho 
week— Spoiling Miscellaneous, &c. 
PRINCIPAL 
ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK. 
Drawx bv H. Wbir. 
MODE OF PRESERVING FOXES IN CORNWALL. 
Yachting.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club— Royal Mersey Yacht Club - 
Meetings of the Clubs, 3cc. 
Portrait or 
RaTAI'I.AN. 
DONKEY MARKET. 
Cricket— I Zlngurl r. Harrow School, See. 
1UH r ORTI ITU ATIONa Of blVEAOOUIH). 
ARAB TENT. 
Our Oi*rr a Glass. 
SiC. 
Ac. Ac. 
NEW SAFETY LAMP. 
Letter Bag— Or r Dath, &c., Sic. 
OATES OF EASES, 
JULY.— Harrogate 10 
Mansfield 11 
Maidstone .. .. 12 
Liverpool .. .. •• •• .. 12 
Abingdon .. 13 
* Ipswich .. . . . t .. ..13 
Newton 18 
Stamford ..18 
Knutsford 19 
Isle of Sheppy 19 
Nottingham 20 
Great Grimsby 24 
Stourbridge 24 
Goodwood 25 
R&dcliffe 31 
Deritend Pool 31 
Newton Abbot 31 
AUGUST.— Wenlock .. .. 1 
Brighton 2 
Airdrie 3 
Durham 3 
Brighton Club 4 
ltipon 7 
North Staffordshire 8 
Yarmouth 8 
Heading 8 
Lewes .. .. .. .. . . .. 
Tonbridge 
Heaton Norris 
Wolverhampton 
Eghnm 
Folkestone 
Paisley 
Plymouth 
Hartlepool 
York 
Hereford 
Ecclcs 
Chelmsford 
Derby 
Leominster 
Lincoln 
SEPTEMBER.— Warwick .. 
Lichfield 
Western Meeting 
Rochester and Chatham . . . . 
Doncaster 
Dover 
Pontefract 
Bedford 
Leicester 
Manchester Autumn .. .. 
10 
11 
14 
14 
16 
17 
17 
17 
17 
23 
24 
29 
29 
29 
29 
31 
5 
7 
7 
7 
12 
14 
18 
19 
20 
21 
Lanark 22 
Newmarket First October .. 20 
Wal sul 1 .. .. 27 
Northallerton 28 
Perth 23 
OCTOBER —Kelso 3 
Chester Autumn 3 
Yorkshire Union Hunt .. .. 6 
Wrexham 6 
Newmarket Second October .. 9 
IRKL 
JULY Ballcgelgh 19 
Down Royal Corporation .. 18 
AUG. — Heath and Maryborough 1 
Kilcock 7 
Galway 8 
Bellow stowu 1G 
Carlow 18 
SEPTEMBER.— CtlrragU .. 5 
Tuum 19 
Royal Caledonian Hunt . . .. 11 
Warwick Autumn 17 
Richmond 18 
Newmarket Houghton Meet... 23 
Worcester Autumn 31 
NOVEMBER. — Epsom Autumn 2 
Liverpool 7 
Cowbrldge Hunt 8 
Shrewsbury Autumn .. ..14 
AND 
Tramore Strand 21 
Roscommon 26 
Limerick 28 
OCTOBER.— Johnstown .. .. 3 
Cashel 10 
Curragh 17 
Down Royal Corporation .. 21 
Fermoy .. , 24 
STEEPLECHASES TO COME. 
July 30 and 31.— Caen— The Grand Steeplechase to close on Juno 20th ; 
the second Steeplechase and Consolation Prize to close 
on the 30th of July. 
Nov. 0.— Cowbridgo Hunt. 
TURF TALK. 
"The Chosen «i or< of a groat and a people." 
Dun Smote Kivu. 
THE July Meeting nt Newmnrkot 1ms clashed with Chut of 
1 tho “ Faithful Citle’’ of Worcester. Not that tho latter 
suffered by the collision* for tho patricians of tho turf would 
scarcely hdve cared to join what, till within a few years, was 
considered a mere country mooting ; and still less wan It 
damaged by a contrast with the cnurlly gathering at head 
quarters. On tho opening day ut Noivmurkot tho sport 
consisted of a Handicap Plato of £70, bringing out flvo 
horses, and tho famous July Slakes, for which threo wont 
to tho post. At Worcester wo had live races, Including 
tho Worcestershire Stakes, whoso vuluo ulnno considerably 
exceeded £.'*00, and attracting tho lurge iluld of sixteou to 
competo for the prize. 
Tho “ July " must have a little more vitality Infused In its 
veins, or, despite its sound diaphragm In tho nhnpo of 
I lie bruco of largo races for two-ycur-uldc, it will oxpiru 
from sheer inanition. Tho attendance on Tuesday, as 
might liovo boon expected, wus select ami scunty — In every 
respect a fit match for the sport. Tlio success of Donnie Morn 
Mr. W. Drury's Block B..nt uni, 1st I’rlzc. . 
M . Pari, n- Jo ie»’s Cochins, 1st ITLtu. 
TOULTRY FROM THE FAUNTXGIIAM SHOW.— DRAWS cv II. Wfcift. 
1st Prize, BalJ-heod_TmaliLi s. 
