845 
( Weather permitting.) 
OCTOBER, 1851. 
PLACE. 
DATE. 
JUDGE. 
Biggar Open (Lanark) 
3 
Mr Dunlop 
Coiubermcre Open (Cheshire) 
3 and 4 
Mr. McGeorgc 
Huggate Open (York) 
4, and G 
Border (Roxburghshire) 
Wiltshire Champion (Ayles- 
5 aud G 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Market Wcigbton ( Yorkshire) 
The Ilaron Hill (Beaumaris, 
17 
IS and 19 
Mr. Warwick. 
Blackpool (Lancashire) 
1* and 13 
19 
Mr. Dunlop 
D.dry and N. of Ayr-hirc ... 
X Berwick and Dirieton (Her- 
25 and 2G 
wicksliire) 
S. Lancashire Open ('■oath- 
26 
Mr. Nightingale 
porl ) 
25. 26, and 27 
Air. A Bennett 
Sc'ooton (Yo'k) 
26, &c. 
Mr. Norvul 
NOVEMBER. 
Malton Open (York) 
Hidgwny (Lancashire) 
N'ithsdale and Galloway Open 
St. Leger 
Cnrriingion Club (Bedford- 
shire) .... 
Spelthorne l'uppy Cup ( Wilts) 
Adtcar Club (Lancashire) — 
Newmarket Open 
Caledonian St. Leger ( Lanark) 
Ashdown l’ark Champion 
(Berkshire) 
Sundoruc (Salop) 
ChutsivorthOpen( Derbyshire) 
Newcastle. Northumberland, 
and Durham 
Coquetdule (Northumberland) 
I. 2, and 3 
2 aud 3 
2 and fol. days 
7, See 
9, 10, ami 11 
9 and 10 
13 
1G 
21) 
22 and 2 5 
22 and 23 
28, 29. and 30 
Not fixed 
Air. Me George 
Mr Wutson 
Mr. A Bennett 
Arr. Lawrence 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Air. Nightingale 
Mr. A. Bennclt 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Warwick 
DECEMBER. 
Biggor Club (Lanark) 
5 
Rklgway (Lancashire) 
7 and R 
Spelthorne (Middlesex) 
7 aud 8 
Mr. Lawrence 
Caledonian (Lanark) 
14 
JANUARY, 1855. 
Biggar Club (Lanark) 
23 
The renewed trial between 
North-Western and South- 
Western Coursers, at Ly- 
tliain (Lancashire) 
29 and fol. days 
FEBRUARY. 
Spelthorne (Wilts) 
Newmarket Open 
7. 8, and 9 
12 
Mr. Lawrence 
Biggur Champion (Lanark).. 
13 
Baron Ilill, Beaumaris (Angle- 
sea) 
MARCH. 
Caledonian Open (Lanark) .. 
15 
Biggar open ( Lanark) 
27 
Ridgway ( Lancashire) 
North Union Coursing Clud. — The members of this 
club will meet at Antrim, on Wednesday, the 11th October 
next, when the vase and cup will be run for. The Puppy 
Stakes will also be nan for oil the occasion. The president 
is the Viscount Massereen and Ferrard, and the judge is Mr. 
Owen. 
What has been simply refreshing breezy weather here, has 
been boisterous and stormy on the long treeless moors dear 
to sportsmen. Fortunately, birds are numerous, and sports- 
men are not unrewarded for the toils they encounter in pur- 
suit of game. We have few notes of sport to give this week, 
but it will be seen that they all indicate abundance of birds, 
and from our correspondents we learn that the grouse are 
everywhere uncommonly strong and healthy. 
Mr. Finnie and his party, at Cleutruim, have shot 1,040 
brace of grouse up to 26th August, being an average of 
25 brace per bag every day. At Muirton, Mr. Gordon, of 
Nethermuir, and Mr. Burnett shot, on 22nd inst., 26 brace 
of grouse ; and Mr. G. Gordon, on the same day, shot 21 
brace of grouse and 5 brace of black game. On 23rd inst., 
Mr. George Gordon shot 19 brace of grouse. At Muirton, the 
weather having become better, the bags have increased. On 
the 26th, Mr. G. Gordon, on the hill of Cabaan, bagged 31 
brace ; on the 28th, with Mr. Burnett, he bagged 294 brace ; 
and on the 29th they bagged, on the same ground, 35 brace, 
besides hares, and stopped. The birds were very fine. On 
the 26th, Major Hirst and brother, Mr. F. Hotham Hirst, 
Tulloch Castle, bagged 24.J brace of grouse, 24 brace of black 
game, 6 mountain hares, and 1 snipe, notwithstanding that 
the wind blew “ great guns,” and the birds were wild. Mr. 
Mackenzie, of Muirton, shot, at Seatwell, on 22nd instant, 
3 brace of old blackcock and 1 woodcock, and afterwards 
had some capital angling in the river Conon. On the 
Carr-Bridge moors, Sir H. Wilmot, in four days’ shooting, 
bagged 744 brace grouse, and 5 brace black game. Mr. Bass, 
1., also in four days’ shooting, had 914 brace grouse, and 
- a biace black game. Mr. Hall, in four days, had Cl 4 brace 
f OU8 jH?'! ^ of ^lack game. Mr. Hurrel, in two days, 
agged 55., brace grouse, and Mr. Philip, in the same time, 
had 45 brace grouse, 3 black game, and a roebuck. At Lag- 
ganauld, the weather has interfered rather materially with 
the sport. On the 28th, Mr. Hall only was out, when he 
THE FIELD. 
had 24 brace of grouse. On the 29th, the Rev. Mr. King had 
36 brace, and Mr. Hall 30 brace ; and on the 1st Mr. 
Hall had 26 brace, and Mr. Kiug 36 brace. At the Black- 
water shootings, General Sir E. Bowater had 4 brace, aud 1 
snipe. The Earl of Maroh and Mr. A. Cox had 51 brace, 
and 2 hares. Lord Churchill, 17 brace. On the 30th the 
Earl of March and Mr. A. Cox had 40J brace, and on the 
same day Lord Churchill and General Sir E. Bowater had 64 
brace. The Earl of March and Mr. A. Cox had 264 brace. 
General Sir E. Bowater had 13 brace, 2 hares, aud 1 black- 
cock, aud Lord Churchill 5J brace. Lord March aud Mr. A. 
Cox hail 21 brace, aud 7 hares, and Lord Churchill 184 brace. 
General Sir E. Bowater had 5J brace. Tho same day the 
party went to Glenfiddieh, where, with his grace the Duke 
of Richmond, they enjoyed some excellent sport at black- 
cock shooting. 
THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER. 
The early reports heard around this city on Friday morn- 
ing announced the arrival of the first of September. Tho 
birds, wo believe, are much scarcer than was expected. — 
Uereford Timet. 
Partridge-shooting commenced on Friday under very 
auspicious circumstauces — fine weather, a clear field, aud no 
scarcity of gauio ; aud the reports of the pen that have 
reached us speak very satisfactorily of the success of those 
of the barrel. The gntheriug-in of the harvest at an earlier 
period than was at one time anticipated, ha l prevented tho 
disagreeable process of postponing the sport ; and from the 
favourable breeding season, and fine weather for tho growth 
of the birds since, the coveys are found large and numerous, 
and there is every prospect of a good season's sport. — I'ssc.c 
Herald. 
On Friday, the first day of partridge-shooting, the weather 
was as fine as the most enthusiastic sportsman could have 
wished ; but in consequence of the small quantity of grain 
cut, the bags were not very large. — Preston Pilot. 
Partridges are represented as tolerably pleutiful and strong 
on the wing, which is doubtless owing to the very favourable 
hatching season. — Canterbury Journal. 
In this county tho birds are numerous and well grown, 
but it is understood that there will be but little sporting for 
two or three weeks on account of the harvest operations 
being iu progress.— Newcastle Journal. 
The Moors, &c. — Sir, — The moors have turned out better 
than was expected. There is disease among the grouso on 
some of the hills south of Dalwhinni, between that place and 
Perth. The more northern moors are free of disease, and 
the birds pleutiful and strong. Upon the whole, there are 
more grouse this year than last ; a greater number have 
passed through the hands of the dealers, and a greater number 
of boxes have been sent through the coach-offices than last 
year, up to the present date. I send you an account of an 
extraordinary day’s sport among the blue hares. On the 
31st ult., six gentlemen killed on Struan’s Dale Hills 
1,516 head of game, of which 1,457 were blue hares (leans 
alpinus), the rest were made up of grouse, ptarmigan, plover, 
and snipe. The six gentlemen were — Sir R. Meuziea, Bart. ; 
John Grant, Esq., of Kilgraaton ; Captain Riddell; Captain 
Henry Drummond ; Captain Wedderburn ; and Hon. Colonel 
Lindsay. — C. F. R. 
From the forests wo hear of some good stalking. Sir 
Henry Meux has killed five stags at Duudreggau ; Mr. Digby 
aud friends, at Kinlochewe, brought down six ; Sir H. Vane, 
two at Fort-Williaui. The Earl of Lichfield, at Strathconon, 
took down a splendid deer, with a royal hoad. Captain 
Baring killed one with ten points aud a roebuck on the same 
day. Lord H. Bentinck, in the Avon Forest, brought down 
each day a fine stag. 
During the past week, gentlemen in this quarter liavo 
had excellent sport. Mr. Haig aud Mr. Thomson, on the 
Watteu shooting, returned with good bags every day they 
were out. At Latheron wheel, Mr. Woolmer and party have 
been remarkably successful, the game being os numerous 
on these shootings, if not more so, this seasou, than for some 
years back. In the Thurso district accounts are equally 
good, and from the number of coveys of partridges started 
of late, some good sport is expected among those birds. In 
the forests, sportsmen are not doing much, aud few deer 
or stags have been shot. On the 22nd ult., Mr. T. O. Horne 
shot a stag iu the woods at Berriedale, aud on the following 
day brought down another fine stag. Major Walker’s party 
at Auchintoul, Helmsdale, have killed three deer, a stag, 
aud a couple of hiuds. Our correspondent iu Ler- 
wick, Zetland, writes : — “ During the past week, notwith- 
standing the coarseness of the weather, a considerable num- 
ber of snipe have been brought down by tho guns of two 
young gentlemen well known in this quarter, above thirty 
brace being bagged besides hares. It is believed that if it 
were more generally known that the valleys of Zetland 
abound in snipe and other game, we would have sportsmen 
down in great numbers, as there is sufficient game to afford 
shooting for at least a dozen guns during the seasou.” — 
John o' Groat Journal. 
Sir Edwin Landseer is at present visiting the Hon. Mrs. 
Mackenzie, of Seaforth, at Brahan Castle. On the 30th ult., 
along with several gentlemen, also at Brahan Castle, Sir 
Edwin enjoyed a day’s sport among the favourite subjects of 
his pencil — the Highland red deer — when five fine specimens 
were brought to the ground. 
A Good Shot. — The Inverness Courier states that Mr. 
Monk, the son of the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, 
while recently shooting on a moor which he has in Scotland, 
killed two deer with one shot. 
The First of September.— P artridge-shooting, os usual, 
commenced on the first of September. We understand the 
birds are more numerous in this locality than has been 
known for many years. — Bucks Herald. 
Game generally is plentiful and Btrong in Oxfordshire. 
Foxes ure also numerous, and there is every prospect of good 
sport for lovers of the chase and the trigger. 
Mr. Drake’s Hunt. — A Morning at Denham. — On the 
1st inst., commenced Mr. Drake’s hounds cub-hunting season. 
A litter was turned up in Mr. Curtiss’s beaus, and after an 
hours run, one was brought down by fifteen couple of young 
hounds that had not seen a fox before. The foxes arc 
numerous in the district, and a successful season is looked 
for. 
A Pony Stung to Death. — A very valuable pony, belong- 
ing to F. U. Pattison, Esq., of Coggeshall, was so severely 
stung by wasps that the poor creature died in consequence. 
The pony was grazing on a farm belonging to the above 
gentleman, and coming in contact with a wasp’s nest, they 
fastened upon him, and the result was that he died in two 
days. 
THE ALL-ENGLAND MATCHES TO COME. 
Sept. 11. Engaged at Lincoln I Sept. IS. At Macclesfield 
" At Heading | n 21 or 20. At Stockton. 
TIIE ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY-TWO OF 
BIRMINGHAM. 
This match was played at Birmingham on Tlmraday, Friday 
aud Saturday. R. C. Tiuley. at i>oiut, made twelve catches' 
a feat hitherto unprecedented in tho annals of cricket. Alter 
a hard struggle tho Eleven gained tho day by twelve runs. 
Tho final score presented tho following appearance 
TIIK ELEVEN. 
A. Clarkc.c Armilago, b Rogers .... V e Evan*. l> Arndta™ . .. a 
i! 0 *; - Rogers a b Amiltage u 
K. t. rinloy.bAi-ttiitiigo 0 e I!, .smith, b Rogers . . 7 
( allvn. c II. Smith, b Armituge 10 c T. Smith, l. Armitago . I 
s. 1 arr, b Annitnge 7 e 11. Smith, b Arimtin-e . . 5 
Cswsar, e Mans, b Armitage 17 c Roger*, b Arm it ago .... 0 
Anderson, b Brampton h bAnnitugo . 1 
(inv b Urnmpton J 11 b Annitnge I!!! ‘ 10 
lltckley, e Langley, b llrnmpton 7 notout . . in 
i: arko, not out 3 1. Armita 
Hilly or, o Ljton, b Amdtngo ........ 0 
Byes 3 
u nrnmage 
c T. Smith, b Anultngo . . 
llyos, 3— leg byes, 2 . . 
Total. 
Total. 
53 
BIRMINGHAM. 
Brampton, b Clurko 3 « Box, b Blekley 13 
Crane, run out 0 b Cl.arko 1 
U. Evans, 0 Tlnley, b Clurko 0 c Box, b Clurko . ! ! 3 
l'citee, run out G b IlicklcY " " . . -t 
Marshall, 0 Tlnley, 1. Hillycr 8 0 Tlnlev, b CnfTyn 3 
Mooraom, b Hillycr 0 b Cnltyn o 
Roby, s Box. b Clurko 14 e Hillyor, b Tlnley !.’ 3 
U. Smith, r Tiuley, b Hillycr 0 b Tlnley 6 
Berry, 0 Bieklev, b Clurko 7 b Blcklcy 3 
Langley, c Tiuley, b Hillycr 2 c Amlutaon, b Clurko 3 
W igley, run out 0 b Clurko 0 
Armituge, cTinloy, b Hlllyer 0 c Thrifty, b CuflVn 13 
Lades, 0 Tlnley. b C'arko 2 0 Tlnley, bCullvu 0 
Marshall, 0 1 mloy, b Clurko 0 e Tlnley, b Clurko n 
Rogers, 1. Hillyor <1 c Tlnley , b Blekley U 
C upturn Eyton, b Hillycr 4 absent' n 
Harding, e Cully n, h Clurko l b Clurko 0 
T. Smith, e Box, b Hillycr 0 s Box, b Clurko 0 
Fill ford not out « 
Davis, b Clarke 1 
Williams, rim out 5 
Harper, e Ctosnv, b Ilillvor 3 
Leg byes, 2 — no ball, 1 3 
e Box, b Cully 11 
hit wlokot, b Clurko 1 
0 S. Burr, li Clurko o 
not out — : o 
Bye, 1—1 b, 1— wide, 1 3 
Total. 
til 
Total. 
G5 
MARSHAM’S ELEVEN v. RUGBY CLUB. 
This match caino oft at Rugby on Tuesday and Wednes- 
day, August tho 29th and 30th. Tho Rugby sido was very 
weak, owing to several of their best players being unavoid- 
ably absent. Mr. Marsham's eleven being composed of many 
who rank high iu the cricketing world, with Mr. Drake to 
hoot, whose reputation as a bowler is of a first-rate character, 
put the Rugby side sadly off their metal, and surprised tho 
faculties of many an old lover of tho bat and ball, who 0110 
and all declared they never saw tho like. Messrs. Fitzgerald 
and C. Fiennes scored forty-nine and twenty-six ; Mr. Neither, 
cote gained twenty-one. Tho fielding of all Mr. Marsham’s 
side was equal to thoir other play, and drew forth frequent 
well-deserved applause. 
On the part of Rugby, tho batting of C. Sawyer was splen- 
did ; but the bowling of Drake was too much for him, and, 
after scoring thirty-eight, he was stumped out. Smythies, 
after placing thirty-one aud four opposite his name, was 
loudly applauded. C. Goppy made two splendid catches at 
Bhort step. Mr. Sale scored ton and twelve, aud his bowling, 
aud that of Buchanan, told on tho Rugby sido. Each day 
woe remarkably fine, and the ground was iu first-rate con- 
dition. The following is the score : — 
MR. marsiiam’s eleven. 
U. Alurshnm, Esip, rim out 12 
Hull. W. Fiennes, c floppy, b Sale 3 
K. Wllle.s, Esq., st Elmhurst l> Hiichuiinu 3 
E. T. Drake, Esq., b Sale 8 
<\ 11. Mumbam, Esq , 0 Gopny, t> Buchnnun l . 
H011. C. Fiennes, 0 Bale, !> ilucliunaii 20 
C. B. Marshum, Esq., b Buchanan 10 
R. Fitzgerall, Esq., runout 49 
Richard J. Kuiulolph, b Sale u 
— Neltherpotc, Esq., not out 21 
E. Severn, Esq , b Buchanan 1 
Byes, 23— lcg-bycs, 6— wldos, 10 38 
Total lei 
UUOBY CLUB. 
T. W. Sule, Esq., c C. Fiennes, b Drake 6 b Drako 10 
C. Sawyer. Esq., b C. II. Mursham . . 0 e Fiennes, b Drako 38 
\V. M. JurviN, Esq ,c Randolph, b Druko 0 c C. Fiennes, b Drako ... . 0 
E. Sawyer, Esq., e A b Druko 5 b Druko 7 
W. Bonn, Esq., c C. I). Mars hum .... 0 e I). Murslimn, b Druko 5 
D. Buehanun, I-Nq., cWillos, b Drake 3 b Druko 11 
K. B. Smythies, Esq., b Drake. 4 e C. D. Morahum 31 
C.Goppy,Esq.,cC.D.Mar*lmni,bDroko 0 not out 0 
W.Boll, Ei>q.,e Drake, bC.D.Murshain 4 e C. Fiennes, b Drake ... . 4 
E. Elmhurst, Esq , not out 2 c Wlllos, b Druko 2 
It. Greer, Esq , b(f. D. Mar-ham ... 1 b Druko 0 
Byes 2 B 1 — w 1—1 b 1 -n b 1.. 4 
Total 35 Total 101 
Afterwards a single wicket match was played between the 
three Messrs. Marahoms and Mr. Fitzgorall, against T. Sale, 
E. Sawyer, 0. Sawyer, and Mr. Jarvis. E. Sawyer run out, 3; 
T. M. Sale, not out, 20; useless, 6; no ball, 1. Total, 29. 
After two hours hud elapsed, tin) Messrs. Marshams were 
obliged to go, owing to tho trains, without doing the least 
injury to Mr. Sale’s wickets, which tho Rugby side evidently 
considered was a chalk to their club, after such a singular 
defeat. 
LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL v. THE YORK 
ST. PETER’S SCHOOL. 
On Monday, the 28th ult., a match was played between 
the Leeds Grammar School and tho York St. Peter’s School, 
at York, in which, as will bo seen by the score, the latter 
were victorious, with ten wickets to go down. 
We regret to say that the fielding of tho Leeds gentlemen 
was, with one or two exceptions, decidedly their weak point; 
aud we would urge upon them tho absolute necessity of im- 
provement in this particular. To this, indeed, the loss of 
the game may be attributed ; for most, if not all, the York 
men who made any stand were missed before they had been 
long at the wicket. 
During the game the players sat down to an excellent 
