“pray, what is a gentleman without his recreations ?»» 
Vol. IV. — No. 85.] Saturday, August 12, 1854. [With Supplement, Price 6 d . 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
FRENCH TROOPS AT ADRIANOPLE. 
FISHING AT HAMPDEN, CONNECTICUT, U.S.-Drawn by Sargeont. 
FLOATING CITY AT CANTON. 
BATOUM. — Drawn by T. II. Wilson. (See page 763.) 
CONTENTS. 
Racing— T urf Talk— Reading Races— Tho Meetings of the Week- 
Programmes — Sporting Miscellaneous, &c. 
Yachting.— Royal Western Yacht Club, Royal Sorthern, and Torquay 
S Regattas— Sleet jugs of the Clubs— Hyde Regatta. 
Rowing Thames Grand National Regatta. 
Cricket.— Match at Lord's— Games In tho Provinces, Ac. 
Our Opera Glass— Turkish Museum, Hydo Park Corner. 
Letter Bag— Opp Dais— Freemasonry, &c., &c. 
PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK. * 
Tub ruTMATsa.— Drawn by T. II. Wilson. 
Portraits op Gbisi and Laui.aciik. 
Race Course at Lyons. 
Fete db St. Geiimain. 
&c. &c. 3cc. 
DATES ©F RACES. 
AUGUST.— Ilcaton Norris 
Wolverhampton . . . . 
Egham . . S 
Liverpool Hunt,’ lloy lake 
Folkestone .. 
Paisley t 
Plymouth 
Hartlepool 
Guildford 
Barnsley 
Bridgewater 
Ongar 
Yarmouth 
York .. 
Canterbury 
Hereford 
Eccles 
Sudbury 
Chelmsford 
Derby 
Leominster 
Lincoln 
SEPTEMBER. -Leith .. 
Chcadle (Staflbrdshirc) .. 
.. 14 
.. 14 
.. 16 
.. 16 
.. 17 
.. 17 
.. 17 
.. 17 
.. 18 
.. 21 
!! 22 
.. 22 
.. 23 
.. 24 
.. 24 
.. 23 
.. 29 
.. 29 
.. 29 
.. 29 
.. 31 
.. 1 
.. i 
Bungay , , 
Warwick 
Weymouth 
Lichfield 
Western Meeting . . . . 
Rochester and Chatham .. 
•Marlborough 
Doncaster 
Totness 
Dover .. .. 
Pontefract 
Bedford 
Leicester 
Newport 
Manchester Autumn !. 
Lanark 
Chesterfield . 
Newmarket First October 
WalsuM 
Monmouth 
Northallerton 
Perth 
OCTOBER — Kelso .. !! 
Chcstor Autumn .. .. 
6 
5 
7 
7 
7 
7 
8 
Short-ham . . .. 4 
Yorkshire Union Hunt .. .. 6 
Wfexh_am 6 
Newmarket Second October .. 9 
Royal Caledonian Hunt . . ..11 
Warwick Autumn 17 
Richmond 18 | 
Newmarket Houghton Meet... 23 
Worcester Auturuu 31 
NOVEMBER — Epsom Autumn - 
Liverpool ..7 
Cowbrldgc Hunt 8 
Shrewsbury Autumn .. ..14 
STEEPLECHASES. 
12 
13 
14 
18 
10 
Nov. 9.— Cowbridge Hunt. I Oct. 18.— Warwick. 
,i 16.— Shrewsbury. 
IRELAND 
20 
21 
21 
22 
26 
26 
27 
28 
28 
28 
3 
8 
Tuam ic 
Bcllcwstown 16 
Carlow 18 
Roscommon 22 
Kllcock 24 
SEPTEMBER.— CuiTagh . . 5 
Jcnktnstown Park 19 
Tuam 19 
Tramore Strttnd 
Roscommon 
Llmorlek 
OCTOBER — Johnstown . . . . 
Cashel 
Curragh 
Down Royal Corporation 
Fennoy .. 
IRISH STEEPLECHASES. 
Oct. 2— Tramore. | Oct. 24. -Limerick. 
31 
35 
28 
3 
10 , 
‘7 
31 | 
34 I 
TURF TALK. 
"Tho chosen sport of a great and a free peoplo." 
Ocr Sailor King. 
A utumn, with its ruddy face, would seem to peep on us 
from a distance when tho note is sounded ot the advene 
of the Cesarewitch alid Cambridgeshire Stakes. The nomina- 
tion for these famous races has appeared, and exhibits an 
entry of 153 horses for the former, while tho latter, usually 
in the majority, falls short of that number by two. Tho 
handicappcrs have thus a goodly array on which they 
| «rc to exercise their skill and judgment. To satisfy 
every owner would ho next to an impossibility ; but wo 
trust that the cast will cause the smallest amount of dis- 
sentients, as, at the same time it shall bear tho strict- 
est test of impartiality. Quo hundred and six horsci 
nro entered for both events, including the winner of tho 
Derby and the all-conquering Virago. The most con- 
spicuous of those nominated for the Casarcwitch or.lv nro 
Acrobat, Ammonia, Coup d’Etnt, Grapcshot, Heapv, lluu- 
AN’GLING AT HAMPDEN, CONNECTICUT, U.S — Drawn dY Sakqeam 
