Chester this week. In the case of Sir Claude Scott's 
accident, a searching investigation took place at the 
proof-house in Whitechapel, before a committee of gentle- 
men, including the late Colonel Hawker, Mr. Bishop, 
Mr. Pin-day, and other practical men, and after all the 
evidence and circumstances connected with the accident 
were brought forward, the verdict told against the steel 
guns— inasmuch as the metal is more brittle than iron, and 
less likely to swell, as good iron will invariably do, when 
overloaded, rather than burst. Steel guns are, however 
now out of date. The best made guns of the present day 
are perfectly safe to shoot with so long as they are pro- 
perly charged and used; but such as those described are 
dangerous in the extreme, and if the sportsmen would only 
bear in mind that in discharging it he ran nearly as much 
risk of losing his life as if he were within the reach of a 
loaded musket pointed at him by a Russian, he might then 
be induced to purchase a safe weapon. Great improve- 
ments have been made since the reign of “ Joe Man ton," 
some five-and-tliirty years ago. The price which this cele- 
brated maker obtained for his best guns was eighty-five 
guineas. His general figure, we believe, was sixty-five 
guineas, and his fame was so great, that he could not supply 
guns fast enough. Noblemen have been known to give 
him blank cheques to fill up for a pair of his best. Money, 
in those days, it is almost unnecessary to state, was more 
plentiful than it is now— or, ut any rate the owners of it 
were more liberally disposed. 
THE FIELD. 
S3 ACIWfi 
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DATES OF RACES. 
FEBRUARY.— Nottingham .... 20 
Liverpool Spring 2-8 
MVRUH.— Doncaster 0 
Salisbury 8 
Warwick Spring 20 
APRIL.— Newmarket Craven . 0 
York Spring 17 
Milton 19 
Newmarket First Spring 23 
M VY.— Chester Spring 1 
Newmarket Second Spring .... 8 
Nottingham 19 
Goodwood si 
AUGUST. — Brighton 8 
Brighton Club m 
Wolverhampton 13 
Reading j i 
Lewes jq 
York 22 
Egliiim 2S 
Derby 2s 
SEPTEMBER. — Warwick .... 4 
Bath 15 
Bedford 18 
Manchester 30 
JUNE.— Ascot 5 
Hampton 13 
Leicester... 19 
Newmarket First October 25 
Northallerton 27 
OCTOBER.— Chester 2 
Stockbridge 21 
Newmarket Second October 8 
Newcastle 26 
JULY. — Newinurket 3 
Worcester 3 
Richmond 17 
Newmarket Houghton 22 
Lancaster 6 
Liverpool 11 
Stamford 17 
NOVEMBER.— Epsoiu l 
Liverpool 0 
Shrewsbury 13 
TATTERSALL’S.— Monday. 
A thin attendance, and only a very limited amount of business 
transacted. 
Tlie principal Derby bets were 600 to 50 once, and 650 to 50 twice 
n«st Lord of the Isles; tlio latter odds were laid towards the close — 13 
to 1, to £75, agst St. Hultcrt, 1500 to 100 agst Oulston, and 1000 to 35 
“K*t Polydoro, whose backer offered to treble the investment, but the 
odds were immediately reduced to 1000 to 40. 
CLOSING PRICES. 
Wolverhampton Steeplechase. 
•1 to 1 on the field (off) 
Short's Handicap. 
3 to 1 agst Kennyside Hero (t) | 5 to 1 agst Eva (t) 
8 to 1 agst Kitellyer (t — 10 to 1 also laid) 
Chester Cup. 
50 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (t to I 50 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (t to 
£100) | £50) 
Derby. 
# to 1 agst Grnvulus Esuriens (t) 20 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (t) 
13 to 1 Lord of the Isles (t) 
13 to 1 St. Hubert (!) 
15 to 1 oulston (t) 
10 to 1 ltilleman „ u . 
Offers to take 1000 to 15 about Mr. Batson s Bison. 
Thursday. 
Gnuculus Esuriens was backed for £150 in one bet, at 9 to 1. 
few members were present 
Deiby. 
25 to 1 Poly dor a (2s to 1 t) 
10iK) to 15 — — Rambling Katie (t) 
1000 to 15 The Russian (t — 
1000 to 10 afterwards offered) 
Very 
9 to 1 agst Cnocnlus Esuriens (t) 
13 to 1 St. Hubert (t) 
15 to l Oulston (10 to 1 laid 
onco to 125) 
Chester Cup. 
Tim following bets were laid in the course of the morning in the 
City:— 
5000 to 100 agst The Wild nunts- I 2000 to 40 agst Virago 
man 5000 to 75 Brunswick 
2500 to 50 Houeysucklo | 
Tiro Thousand Quintal Stakes. 
At the Club 300 to 200 was betted on Lord of the Isles, Bonnie 
Morn, St. Hubei ^ and Dirk Hatterlck. 
2o to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (t) 
1000 to 15 Rambling Katie (t) 
WOLVERHAMPTON AUTUMN RACES AND STEEPLE- 
CHASES. — Tuesday. 
The sport was of a better order, the races better contested, and the 
fields larger than at several of the recent steeplechase meetings. A 
flat race opened the proceeding, entitled — 
The Short'! I/aiulicap, 3 sovs each, with 20 added. For all ages. Half a 
mile. 19 subs. 
Mr. J. Wood's Kennyside Hero, by St. Leon, 3 yrs, 7st 121b. 
Kendall 1 
Mr. Warrington's Kitellyer, 5 yrs, Sst 5lb W. White 2 
Mr. Doughty's Blossom,’ 3 yrs, list 61b Prime 3 
Mr. Mather's Wliiteloek, 3 yrs. 6st 31b Walters 1 
Mr. O. Taylor's Knight Errant, 1 yrs, 7st lib, Ashmnll 
Mr. Green's Alma (lute Lady in Waiting), 5 yrs, 74, Wells 
Mr. W. Jarvis's Alleborelio, 4 yrs, 6st 13lb (car. 7st Sib), Jarvis 
Mr. Mather's Eva, 3 yrs, 04 131l», T. Cllffo 
C'upt. H. Rhys's g. by Karl oi Richmond, dam by Combat (h-l>), 
1 yrs, list loll), Hughes 
Mr. W. K. Walker’s Cimieina, 2 yrs, Gst 8lb (carried 5st 101b), 
I tear park 
Mr. J. John's Speed, 2 yrs, 5st 21b, H. Ihay 
Betting — ^ to 4 agst Kennyside Hero, 5 to 1 agst Eva, 6 to 1 agst 
Cimieina, 10 to 1 each ngst Kitellyer, Speed, and Wliiteloek. 
A good start was effected at tho first attempt, Kitoflyor cutting out 
tlio running followed by Eva nml Kennyside Hero, Whiteloek, Speed, 
*nd Knight Errant, pretty close together. At the distance. Kite flyer 
and Kennyside Hero chall mged, the Hero deleuting the Flyer cleverly 
hi a sharp run home by half a length. Blossom third, within a neck of 
Kitellyer, nn>l Whiteloek equally close up as fourth. Eva was fifth, 
Cimieina sixth, the rest pulled up. 
The Selling Stakes, of 3 sovs each, with 20 ndded. Three-quarters of a 
mile. 1 0 subs. 
Mr. W. Moseley's Romeo, by California, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 
. T.Cllffe 1 
air. Warrington's Voucher, 4 yrs, 7st 111b Charlton 2 
Mr. W. Norton's Grimalkin. 3 yrs, 7st Wells 3 
Mr. Aslmuirs Liberty, aged. 8st 91b Ashmall 4 
Mr. J. Hopwood'a Royal George, 5 yrs, 8st 41b Thorpe 6 
Betting — 5 to 4 agst Voucher, 2 to 1 agst Romeo. 
Ihere was no bidding Tor the winner. 
100 A1 ~“‘ 
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il!l ; ■,« - : : : :: lt 'I“C ! 
m. ; I ».. .l- I r, ' r f*T. 1 s L J«ra. aged, lost, J. Hy rao 
" ° - " lOtt 
Stevens 
£’ 5 te n ^ E, T> 0 yx *‘ ” 5 ' on >. Knott 
Mi. II. Land a 1 heodme, 5 vrs, 9.4 oih. (i. st<y 
Air. Boyce s Cervus, aged, 0.4 31b. II Bell 
,, - * oiip, II. 1 JCH 
Rose was scratched at five minutes to two o’clock 
Jenuny^lie^lac^joiidng'uic' f^n^dlvlston^a!^ 0 ^ Umy^en^oMir the 
the lead Irani Laura mid Peter. Jemmy the Black now came forward 
him r 1 °r, ,he ,ast *'«“ 0, ‘ «*“>'•»- Peter, ZvZr 
him, and won by half a length. Time, 1 0 min. 4 5 see. 
Match of 100 sovs each, 25 ft, list each, over the Steeplechase 
Hl ^ (lat ° 
Free n<uuUca P torn of 5 sovs each, with 4 0 added. Twice round 
and a distance, over eight flights of hurdles. IS subs 
Mr. Devonport « Sailor, 5 yrs. Ost Gib J o,'. , 
Mt . Minton s Garland, aged, 04 21b n 's/ '.yens \ 
Mr. W. Barnetts Freetrader. 5 vr< >)si ini, i» , , “ 
wu"^* 01 * 1 ? ,iscry - W>. »st Olh . . . . G^Eatwcll 1 
Mr. W alter s Apostate, 5 yrs, 104 31b ' K n it - 
Mr. Robinson a Freedom, 5 yrs. 10st 41b, W. White ' 
XI •;! 1 , r ?"’, n s Calmar < »ge<l, l'lst, G. Cusack 
Mr' n n b o b |no 8 . J xT mmy the . maik ' 131b (ear. lOst 31b), Tusker 
Mr n VZ i^n 0r y a ',A yTS - 10it *«» <mc. 71b extra. G. Smith 
Mr B Land s Gaslight, 4 yrs, 94 Mil.. II Lamping), 
Mr' r V wTr‘ AHehorello, l yrs. Bst Mil,. Weaver 
m S' ,? ,* „ ll, ° .Captain, Oyvs, Ost 01b, Owner 
Mr. 1 Olivers Frank. 5 yrs. 94 Bh. 1{. James 
Mr. Boston s Emmeline, aged, list lib, Haeket 
Betting— 7 to 2 agst Freedom, 4 to 1 agst Sailor, 0 to 1 agst Frank 
7 to 1 agst Freetrader, 10 to l agst Gaslight Won by a length, two 
lengths between the second and third. At the hurdles opposite the 
stand on the far side, Alleborelio, who was leading, swerved on to the 
rails, jumped over some people, and fell heavily. Gaslight and Free- 
doni were carried with him, and also cutno to the ground. Luinplugh 
who rode Gaslight, sustained a severe dislocation of tlio kneecap which 
being surgically reduced, we are happy to say, is not likely to inflict any 
prolonged disablement. 1 
BETTING ON THE COURSE. 
De/by. 
uSISFd.'M | S»tol»8»*PoWor»(l) 
Offers to take 25 to 1 about Dirk Hattorick. 
CONFY CASTLE STEEPLECHASES. 
Monday, Dec. 4. 
Stwanls— Sir Edward Hutchinson. Bart.; and Captain Smith 4th 
Northamptonshire Militia. Secretary — Mr. W. Robins. Judge— Mr 
B. Hunter. Clerk of the Course— Mr. W. Lynch. “ ' ' 
This meeting, which was looked forward to with no ordinary degree 
of interest by the sporting world in Ireland, in consequence of the 
match made at Limerick in October last between Allan .M'Donougli 
Esq., and the Knight of Glynn, with the conditions of which the public 
have been for some time acquainted, through tho medium of The Fiei n 
ami other journals, came off on the above date, but was rendered almost 
entirely unattractive on it becoming known that the knight would not 
“ Bho ' v >" and that his flu'' competitor would be allowed to walk over No 
cause, up to the present, has been assigned for thus depriving the curious 
of witnessing what would have been. Indeed, a treat ; hut, wo may add 
that it was the gallant knight 's wish, expressed three weeks ago, that 
the match should be “ off '' which, however, could not be agreed to 
Three other events, referred to below, were got up on the same day • 
but one only produced anything like a race, and that, extending to four 
heats, was won by Matilda (now called Thrush), a weed from Land s 
stable in England. The day was beautifully line, the ground in capital 
order, and the attendance extremely large, numbering many of the 
aristocracy, who seemed to bo sorely disappointed at the result of the 
match. We append particulars : — 
Match of 100 sovs each, p.p. Catch weights. Three miles. 
Mr. A. M'Donough’s br g Seaman, by The Sea. aged, 
Mrs. M'Donougli wo 
The Knight of Glynn's br m Victory, by Young Priam, 5 yrs, paid. 
Mrs. M'Donougli went to tlio post precisely at a quarter before two 
o'clock. She was attired in a plain blue cloth habit, and Jersey hat, 
with feather. At the word “ away " she started, her husband riding 
alongside of her, and, throughout the entire course, met with no acci- 
dent, if wo except that Seaman missed his hind-legs at the brook, first 
round, ami, on landing in the adjoining Held, fell over on his side, for- 
tunately without in the slightest degree hurting the rider, who was up 
and going in an incredibly short space of time. It i* needless to odd 
that Mrs. M'Donougli was cheered most heartily on her return into the 
enclosure. She wore no spur, but used her whip pretty freely on 
approaching some of the fences. 
Haitiray Piute of 20 sovs, ndded to a Sweepstakes of 8 sovs each. Weight 
for age. Four-yr-olds, lOst 41b; five, lOst 101b; six and aged, 
1 1st 71b. Sib allowed to mares and geldings. All horses entering 
subject to be sold for £100. If ontered to be sold for £75, allowed 
51b; £50, 101b; £30, 141b. One mile and a hul f. Heats. 
Mr. J. Doyle's br m Thrush (late Matilda), bv Bird- 
catcher, dam Celeste, 5 yrs, £50, 9st 11 lb, D. 
Meancy 0 3 11 
Mr. A. Knox's b g Postilion, aged, £50, 104 811>, 
Owner 10 2 2 
Mr. Wilson's bg Abd-el-Kuder, aged, £100, list 41b, 
F. Martin 3 1 dis 
Mr. Colgnn's cli g Honest Tom, aged, £50, 104 81b, 
Kelly 2 3 dr 
Mr. Cassidy's b g Bonjour, 4 yrs, £30, Ost lib, 
J. Hanlon 0 0 dr 
First heat won by three parts of a length ; second, by a bead ; third 
and fourth, in a canter. 
Mditary Stales, 5 sovs each, and a Gold Whip, the gift of Mr. Doyle, V.S., 
Westland-row Dublin, to the Officers of the 48th Northamptonshire. 
Horses to be bona fide the property of officers on lull pay, serving in 
Ireland, or of tho Stewards, one month previous to the race, and to 
be ridden by same. 1 1st 71b each. Three miles. 
Captain Smith's br in Eugenie, by Comet Owner w o 
Captain Andrews's br g Despai'd, Captain Watkins's oh g Moonbeam, 
Captain Hill's cli m Lady-in-waiting, Mr. Wake's b ill Miss Reynolds, 
and Mr. Lovell’s b m Topsy, paid. 
Scurry Stakes, of 1 sov, p.p., with 5 added. 1 Ost each. One mile and a 
half. A winner of any Steeplechase value £50 to carry I lib extra. 
Mr. Cassidy's Bonjour by II irkaway J. Il-mlon 1 
Mr. Ryan's Singed Cat Ity.m 2 
Mr. Martin's Own Sister to Daphne Noonuii 3 
Mr. Moore s Sportsman (late the Iron Duke) Brady 1 
Won easily. 
1157 
HUNTMfi. 
Tub q~ T ™ n F0R THB WEEK. 
Maidenhead Wicket" at ^evenT'* 0 ** 11 ^ HiUingdon «’ Fri(la 7, 
STAO-HOUNDS—Moudiy, 
do J» Hill, at half- past ehfveu' 11 ’ ****** Church * 
Bridge ; Wed u es!l a IB n/4° X n n0D - s ' ? s - ~ M°iutay, Harewood 
Friday, North Dci-’ht <4 ( ' ftn 'hlosfortli Common ; 
past ten. ° tU ' SftturJ, W- Worth Bridge, at half- 
Thun- 
week, Surrcndtm - S i 7 ’ R ° < J me " ,,1 ! ,n Gr con ; Tuesday 
half-past ten. ’ * ' y week » Squirrel's, Stockbury, at 
Tli^ngafJt P r ?T° : TU " mln y’ 
The Crawley a» : a ^ eleven. 
The Crawley 
Norfolk 
Turner') 
week, \Y 
quarter boforo olevon. 
&^;^zr- Saturdfty (this 
Ori^v .?ir. X a “»°ho TO u '3 Fox hounds. - Monday. 
........ i aiciiohoughS FOX-IIOUNDS Mond u- 
EWuu “ N ” ; 
Tluu-^ ( !v VD M V rti TU Eox-HOUNDS.-Tuo.day, Hampolo Inn r 
h.df-palt'tou 1 ' ‘ ° y Br “ g0; Saturdft y* Bing* tone Hill, at 
Tu^? 7XT ,m 5 ( ! j, T D *™»^Riao’.) Fox-hounds. 
Ivybrideo ' 
pattern Pb °° : Saturdft y wook » Chittenden, at half. 
wSpSTm Sudsoription Foxhounds. — Tuesday, 
Withy combe Woo. I ; Tuesday week, the 
K ¥ ; H F ™ l *y wook ' Baloigh’a Cross, at half-pJt ten. 
°-p n B j RK3H i ,u: Fox-hounds.— M onday, Farringdon 
Grove ; Tuesday, Bablock Hytho ; Friday, Ardingt-.n ; 
Saturday, Bniderop Park, by permission, at half-past ten. 
lHE Duke op Bucclkuch’s Fox hounds.— M onday. St. 
r Gre S. n : 1 Tuea,la y. Mint.) ; Thursday, Hired ; Sntur- 
(!»)% Melrose Budge, at half-past ten. 
The Earl of Wemyss's Fox hounds.— M onday, Langridgo- 
uesdav. Prestnu. ... I 1. 1 i ... . . . . .® ' 
Pedestrian ism. — On Tuesday, in a field in St. Thomas's, a 
match to walk seven miles for £30 came off between Robert 
Rutter, of the 15th Hussars, and John Thomas, known in 
sporting circles as “ the London Salopian,” when llutter, 
who was allowed one minute’s start, won — accomplishing 
the distance in 534 minutes, Thomas losing by 5 seconds. 
Many sporting gentlemen were present, and bets freely 
made. 
- ■ . , j > n uu» , iiednesday, ncu- 
lugswcll ; Frida y, Littlecott House ; Saturday, Freefolk 
Wood, at eleven. 
The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Fox-iiounds. — 
Tuesday, llawkhoad; Saturday, Uisliopton ; Tuesday week, 
Johnstone Castlo ; Saturday week, Houston Village, at a 
quarter before oleven. 
The Athbratonk Hounds.— Saturday (this day), Arbury : 
Monday, Desford Station; Wednesday, Urandon Bridge; 
Friday, Three Pots ; Saturday, Middleton Hall, at eleven. 
H. ( . Me v nell Ingram's Hounds. -Saturday (this day), 
Alvaston Castle ; Monday, Eton Wood; Thumday, Drake" 
lowe ; Saturday, Loxley, at a quarter before eleven. 
The Herefordshire (Mr. Hellier's) Hounds.— Tuesday, 
Chanston; Friday, Five-Milc-Stone, Froom's Hill Rood, ut 
half-past ton. 
The Worcestershire Hounds. — Monday, Rod Lion, 
Upton Suodsbury ; Wednesday, Severn Stoke ; Friday 
Cotheridge, at half-past ten. 
The Hkythrop Hounds. — Monday, Pomfrefc Castlo; Wed- 
nesday, Willcot ; Friday, Bourton Bridge ; Saturday, Kid- 
diugton Gate, at half-post ten. 
The North Sta ffordsiurb Hounds.— Monday, Johustono 
Hall ; Thursday, Seighford, at half-past ten. 
1 he Warwickshire Hounds. — Monday, Long Itchiugton ; 
Tuesday, Ilraington ; Thursday, Aloester ; Friday, Church 
Tysoe, at a quarter boforo eleven. 
The North Warwickshire Hounds. — Saturday (this 
day), Kenilworth Castle, at eleven. 
TnE Wheatland Hounds. - Tuesday, Cressago Park , 
Friday, Willey Park, at half-past ton. 
The Ledbury Hounds. — Monday, the Soiuors Arms, Eost- 
nor ; Friday, Huntley Common ; Tuesday week, Ham 
Bridge ; Friday week, tho Frith, at half-past ton. 
The Pytchley Hounds.— Saturday (this day), Sibbcrton, 
at a quarter before eleven. 
The Cheshire Hounds. — Monday, Brodfield Green ; 
Tuesday, Tatton, at lmlf-past ten ; Thursday, Astle, at eleven ; 
Friday, Arley ; Monday week, Whatcroft; Tuesday week, 
Wreubury ; Tlmrsduy week, Cholmondelcy ; Friday week, 
Ravensmoor Windmill, at half-past ten. 
Captain Hampton Lewis’s Hounds.— Tuesday, Store 
House Wen ; Friday, Trevor Gate, at eleven. 
Mr. Asshktox Smith’s Hounds.— Monday, Tongloy Vil- 
lage; Tuesday, New Mill; Wednesday, Pill Heath; Thurs- 
day, Vernham Gate ; Friday, South Grove ; Saturday, Itocho 
Court, at eleven. 
The Ksskx (Mr. Henley Greaves’s) Hounds. — Monday, 
Kelvedou Common ; Wednesday, North Weald; Saturday, 
Hatfield Heath, at oleven. 
Mr. Drake's Hounds. — Monday, Chilton Village; Tues- 
day, Weston on the Green; Thursday, Grendon Village; 
Saturday, Hinton-in-thc-Hedges, ut a quarter before eleven. 
The Albriohton Hounds. -Tue«lay, R oiitou ; Thursday^ 
Hilton ; Saturday, Pat-hull, at a quarter before eleven. 
Tub Cottesmore Hounds. — Monday, Orby ; Tuesday, 
Coles Lodge; Thursday, Foster's Bridge; Saturday, Kuoss- 
ington. 
Karl Fitzwilliam's Hound-. .Monday, the Kennel ; 
Leighton Village; Friday, Elton Now Close, at ten. 
The Halsdon Hounds. — Momlay, Sherwood Green; 
Friday, Winscott Moor; Monday week, Huntshaw Wood; 
Friday week, Beaford Village, at half-past ton. 
The Surrey Union Hounds.— Monday, West Horsley 
Place; Wednesday, Abingor Hatch ; Saturday, Oakshot Flat ; 
Monday week, tlui Kennel; Wednesday week, Wiutershall ; 
Satuixlay week, Haud Post, Netley Heath, at half-past ten. 
