Vol. IV.— No. 8.9.] 
Saturday, September. 9, 1854. [With Supplement, Price 6 d . 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
TARTRIDGE SHOOTING.— Drawn by U. Weir. 
ANAPA (CIRCASSIA). 
TRERIZONDE. 
SINOPE (BLACK SEA). AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT. 
* TBBFJTAJ-K. 
"Tlio chosen sport of a great and a free people.'' 
Ova Sailor Kino. 
A ccording to precedent, the weights for the Cambridge- 
XIl. shire are usually cast higher than those for the 
Cesarewitch, due discretion being allowed to the handicapper 
in marking those horses that are presumed to shine over a 
longer or shorter space of ground. The general rule appeal's 
to have been observed with some of the leading animals, as 
we find Andover aud Virago with an increase of lib., while 
King Tom, the Hermit, and the Reiver, are distinguished 
by 31b. The Trapper is at tho 6ame impost for both 
CONTENTS. 
Racing. — Turf Talk — 'Warwick Races — Currngli September Meeting 
— Programmes of Doncaster Meeting, Northallerton and North 
Riding, Leicester, Dover — Betting, &e. 
Shooting, — The Moors anil the Grouse — the First of September. 
CmcKi-T. — Eleven of England e. Twenty-two of Birmingham — 
Maraham's Eleven i- HvgbyCinb &c,fc 
Yachting. — Full accounts o! nil the recent Rcgattos, fcc. 
Rowing — Angling — Letter Bag — Orn Oieua Glass — Police, &c. &c. 
races ; but Little Harry and Adinc aro more favourably 
in for the Houghton Handicap- than the Cosarewitch, the 
former at 71bs, and tho mare at 3lb. To follow all the dis- 
crepancies would be a work of labour, and tedious to the 
reader ; but tho sudden and rapid advance of The Early 
Bird to the short figure of 14 to 1 for the Cambridgeshire, in 
a list of 151 horse?, and before the acceptances aro de- 
clared, must draw attention to an incongruity that is rather 
startling. Early Bird was a good fourth for tho Derby, 
and is here handicapped at Cst 81b. Andover has, therefore, 
to concede to him 341b, King Tom 311b, and Hermit, 
who boat him by a he;ul only, 201b. So much for those who 
impeded tho Bird's ambitious llighl on Epsom Downs. Let 
PRINCIPAL ILLUSTRATIONS NEXT WEEK. 
The Sting Schooner Yacht. 
Views in tue Black Sea and. Baltic. 
&e. Ac. kc. 
us now boo how they faro who lmd to follow him on that 
eventful day. Dervish was fifth for the Derby, Now War- 
rior sixth, and Hospodar seventh. The benefit they reap by 
defeat is to bo called upon to give their conqueror re- 
spectively 191b. and 181b. It may he argued that ho 
has sinco boon out and repeatedly beaten ; but there are 
hut few connected with tho turf who did not feel assured that 
when Early Bird really plumed hie wings for mischief, 
ho would not ho far off his prey. It cannot bo denied that 
tho two great Newmarket Handicaps, taken a* a whole, have 
failed to give satisfaction ; in mauy quarters, indeed, tho 
strongest animadversion is expressed, and wo fear that the 
acceptances will bo much below what wo had hoped to have 
PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.— Drawn by H. Weir. 
