“PRAY, WHAT IS A GENTLEMAN WITHOUT HIS RECREATIONS?” 
Vol. IV.— No. 88.] 
Saturday, September 2, 1854. [With Supplement, Price 6 d . 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
THE EAGLE'S PREY.— Drawn by T. H. Wilson. 
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE CROIX-DE-BERNY 
STEEPLECHASE. Fifteen Cuts. 
INITIAL AND ILLUSTRATION FOR TIIE MONTH 
OF SEPTEMBER. 
CO NTEN TS. 
Racing. — Turf Talk — Derby and Chelmsford Races — Programmes of 
York, Marlborough, Warwick, Lichfield, Rochester and Chatham 
Meetings — Betting, &c. 
Yachting. — Liverpool, Royal Northern, Kinsalo Harbour, London 
Model, and other Yucht Club Regattas, &c. 
Cbickxt. — All England Eleven tv, Hungcrford Park — Luton v . Woburn 
— Surrey t>. Nottingham — Kidderminster i\ Bridgnorth, ficc. 
Rowing — Shooting — Letteb Bag — O ra Opera Glass — Police, &c. Ac. 
PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK. 
P .vanuDQ e Siiootino. — Drawn ui H. Won. 
Views in tue Black Sea. 
fisc. fitc. Ac. 
TUBF T ALIK. 
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T ailob Kino. 
here baa been no lack of sport duriDg tjie week. Chelms- 
ford and Derby held their meetings on the same days ; 
but, though clashing, neither can be said, as a distinct interest 
was represented by each, to have been much injured by the 
collision. At the former place, Rogers’s Btable came in for 
the lion s share of the spoil. The fielders had but an indiffe- 
rent time of it on Tuesday, for, out of five races, the winners 
of four started with the odds on them. St. Faith, well-ridden 
by Mr. Bevill, carried off the Mark's Hall Stokes. In this mil e 
The chosen sport of a great and a free poop 
and a half run, Old Bordeaux, who has often shown a fair 
turn of speed, unfortunately broke down. Guitar struck the 
right chord for the Brentwood Stakes, beating The Despised, 1 
after a good race, by a neck. Miss Boltou just managed to 1 
accomplish the Chelmsford Handicap by a head from Little 
Naughty, jeoparding the 2 to 1 ou her to the last moment, 
Rackapelt won the Cup Stakes easily from the favourite 
Vingt-un; and, Sharavogue, another of Rogers’s team, was 
allowed to walk over for the Queen's Guineas. John o' Bruges 
placed the Town aud Members' Plates to the credit side of 
Captain Lane's account. This son of the stout John o' Gaunt ! 
iB evidently no mean opponent over a short distance. 
Derby lost nothing of its racing reputation iu the sport 1 
provided for the two days' meeting. Falcon having won 
the Grand Stand Stakes, at the selling prico of 100 gs, 
was bought iu at 175 ga. Tho Tradesmen's Plate, with 
twenty-six acceptances, brought together but six competitors, 
including tho lato victorious names of Newbold, Amalgama- 
tion and Puuiicestone. Tho prize was, however, awarded by 
au easy bruco of lengths to tho non-favourite Little Davie, 
proving that there are but few throe-yr-olds, who can givo 
a couple of years to ouy opponent of oven the most moderate 
pretensions over a two-milo course. Iu the Produce Stakes, 
St. Clare made such au example of Ostrogoth, who started at 
7 to 4 ou him, as must have proved anything but a pleasant 
memento to those, who had at one timo so freely backed him 
THE EAGLE'S I RE Y — Dbaw.n T.- H. Wilson. 
