THE FIELD. 
interest, the first day’s snort even consisting only of a 
brace of contests, and a walk over for the once-famed Row- 
ley Mile Plate. The Silistria colt, 2 yrs (;}0 sovs.), and 
Amos, 3 yrs, were claimed under the new rule ; and Para, 
2 yrs, foreshadowed her autumnal successes by cleverly 
winning a sweepstakes of 200 sovs. value from five youn- 
kers. Though the fields were strong at Shrewsbury, and 
there was lots of racing, the class of animals was by no 
means good, the steeple-chaser, Montague, winning the 
Great Cleveland Handicap of ,£331, for which eleven started. 
Pope Joan, 3 yrs (€50), Lady Flora, 4 yrs, Usurer, 2 yrs 
(£50), the Reel colt, 3 yrs (€40), and Florist, 4 yrs, 
(£30), were severally bought in at 113, 105, 315, 85, and 
45 guineas., so that the committee netted .£520. 18s. by 
auctions alone. At Bath, the death-blow was dealt to the 
Epsom hopes of the Autocrat and King Tom partisans. 
Mr. Parr swept away £1,290 by the three triumphs of 
Rataplan and Defiance; Scandal broke down ; and Oulston 
did not run up to his Salisbury form, experiencing much 
difficulty in shaking oft’ Bessie in the Biennial Stakes of 
£490. There were two sales, Sussex, 3 yrs (.€30), fetching 
145 guineas, and Noun-ice, 3 yrs (.€20), being bought in 
at 105 guineas— the executive realising £207. 5s. Epsom 
also kept up its character for excitement, and was a truly 
great meeting, Mr. Dorling having strengthened the pro- 
gramme by sundry savoury additions. Flatterer, son of 
the deceased Hetman PlatotT, won the Woodcote with such 
ease, that he found ready supporters for his three-yr-old 
engagement here; and there was a dead heat between 
Ilazlenut and Axwell, both four-yr-olds, and the latter re- 
ceiving 8lbs., for the new race, the Summer Handicap of 
€'345. There is no question that the best horse won the 
Derby, but we doubt if ever Mincemeat could repeat the 
Oaks dose to Meteora, even with a 10lb. allowance. The 
last two days’ racing was held in June. Remnant, 3 yrs 
(.£•10), was sold for 155 guineas; Vaultress, 4 yrs (£60), 
bought in for 260 guineas; and Pebble, 3 yrs (£40), 
bought in for 73 guineas. Vaultress (€50), in a subse- 
quent race, was claimed under the new rule. The minor 
meetings were numerous, but we are necessitated to pass 
them over. The month’s summary stands thus : — 
Meeting. 
Days. 
Stakes. 
Horses. 
Money. 
Newmarket, F S. . . . 
.... 6' . . 
.. 31 .. 
..104 .. 
Chester 
.... 4 .. 
. . 28 . . 
.. 192 ... 
. . 7,470 
Spalding 
2 
.. 10 .. 
Newmarket, S. S . . . . 
Edinburgh 
.... 3 .. 
.. 14 .. 
. . 06 .. 
-. 1,165 
S 
. . 44 . . 
Plymouth 
.. 3 .. 
. . 10 . . 
Shrewsbury 
.. 14 .. 
. . 105 . . 
1.096 
Bath 
.. 11 .. 
. . 92 . . 
. . 2,570 
Tavistock 
.... 1 .. 
... 2 .. 
7 . . 
lloystou 
.. 13 .. 
.. 61 .. 
292* 
IV inlaton 
.. 3 
.. 15 .. 
Liverpool Hunt . . . . 
.... 2 .. 
.. 10 .. 
. . 44 . . 
.. 601 
373 
Harpendcn 
.. 7 .. 
. . 40 . . 
Wye 
.. 3 .. 
.. 8 
.. 68 
l-.psom f 
... 24 .. 
. . 190 . . 
. . 13.005 
Total 
. . . 172 . . 
.. 990 .. 
.. £39,122 
• Anil three cups. f Two days in June. 
There was racing yalore in June, twenty-one meetings 
extending over thirty-seven days. Manchester main- 
tained its average, and Typee won a brace out of the trio 
of events for which she was “ potted.” Rataplan, too, 
surprised the natives by giving Balrownie (of his own year) 
15lbs, and an easy beating, for the Manchester Cup of 
€1,005. Perhaps the greatest surprise of all, however, 
was the success of that queer-tempered son of the fleet 
Ia^o, Snowdon Dunhill, in the Union Cun race of £620. 
After his Chester pranks, neither the stable nor the public 
trusted him with a penny for his Castle Irwell essay ; and, 
happening to be in a good humour, he bowled Typee over, 
after a very severe struggle, by a head. The sales of 
Patience, 4 yrs (€30), Bucharest, 3 yrs (€30), and Poor 
Dick, 2yrs (£50), for 85,140 and 66 guineas, respectively, 
brought €190. 6s. to the official exchequer. Royal Ascot 
was plethoric of sport, and the results were most im- 
portant. Want of pace from the beginning made the 
Hermit’s triumph over Rataplan a more easy one than it 
should have been ; and the ease with which the Bonnie 
Morn achieved the Triennial gave additional zest to the 
backers of Grmculus Esuriens. Little Harry gave the 
fielders a turn for the Ascot Stakes of €625 ; and, in the 
Ascot Derby, poor Sim Templeman had a narrow escape of 
losing his life by Marley Hill blundering near the Brick- 
kiln road. West Australian (who has netted €2,460 
this season) won his two races with consummate ease, 
ridden by Alfred Day, who triumphed in eight races during 
the meeting, principally for the Malton stable. Blue Peter 
broke down here; and Crosslanes, 3 yrs, was claimed 
for 600 sovs. At Newcastle-on-Tyne they kept up the 
average of sport, but we wish it could be improved upon, 
as there is no town better deserving of a good meeting than 
Newcastle. Knight of St. George, who showed temper in 
the Derby, earned off the Members' Plate of £220, cleverly, 
from thirteen others ; Saraband, the Tyro Stakes of £250, 
from seven promising youngsters ; and Grapeshot, 4 yrs, 
the Northumberland Plate of €905, from a field of fifteen 
others ; Kingston (second) and the Early Bird being great 
“pots.” Maid of Balmoral, 3 yrs, and the Swell, 4 yrs, 
each entered for €30, fetched 125 and 150 guineas. 
Hampton, a favourite resort of the Cockaigne denizens, 
manifested an improvement, but the racing calls for no 
particular comment. Exact, blessed with a queer dis- 
position, was claimed for 500 sovs after her Queen's Plate 
win; and Speed the Plough (€100) also. Merry Peal, 
6 yrs (€50), was sold for 85 guineas ; Humboldt, 3 yrs 
(€150), for 325 guineas; and Economy (£30) for 
115 guineas, so that the fund benefitted €321. 5s. 
Andover gave Ivan lOlbs at Stockbridge, where Bonnie 
Morn cantered nway with the Triennial, for two-yr-olds. 
At Winchester there was very little to interest ; Manricardo, 
3 yrs, and Michaelmas Maid, 4 yrs, entered at £30 each, 
realised 43 and 150 guineas. The results of the month’s 
racing may be thus recorded : — 
Meeting. 
Days. 
Stakes. 
Horses. 
Money. 
Redditeh 
... 7 .. 
.. 31 .. 
Halifax Spring 
North Shields 
2 . 
. . . 4 . . 
.. 19 ... 
2 . 
. . . .1 • • 
.. 3 
• • 6 . . . 
. 25 . . . 
. 229 
Epplng 
Leu'’"— 
.... 1 
.. 4 ... 
. 18 ... 
. 17 ... 
03 
. 00 
Ulvmtono . 
Stokosley 
Ascot Heath 
Tcnbury 
Newcastle 
4 
1 .. 
. . . 4 
... 27 .. 
... 3 .. 
.. 13 
.. 192 
.. 9 
Hampton 
Knighton 
Carlisle 
... i .. 
.. 16 
Biliary Club 
Ludlow 
Beverley 
Stockbridgo .... 
1 .. 
2 . 
.. 0 .. 
... 8 .. 
...11 .. 
.. 20 
.. 26 
.. 73 
Total 
• And three cups. 
70 
. .. (to 
. .. 8,050» 
IK) 
... 2. M5 
. . . 942 
... iso 
... 671 
. . . 755 
. • . 417 
. . . 034 
... 2,675 
. . . CD 4 
£23,725 
TATTERSALL'S. — Monday. 
Chester Cup. 
1000 !« 01?St Tvo , R ,r" (,) , 1000 t0 10 »*** Homily (t) 
looo £ " ~ HJ &, 'Nr »> | >“» *» 10 _ rntokum M 
Derby. 
10 to 1 ngst Do Clare (t) 
10 to 1 St. Hubert (11 to 1 t) 
11 to 1 Griceuhis Esuriens (off) 
l-_ to 1 Lord of the Isles (t) 
15 to 1 Rifleman (t) 
15 to 1 Oulston 
23 to 1 Cruiser 
22 to 1 wild Dayrell (t) 
30 to 1 Polydore (t) 
Thursday. 
Attendance small. 
Derby. 
275 to 25 agst Mr. Howard’s St. Hubert 
1500 to 1200 and 500 to 400 on Rifleman agst Oulston 
1000 to 25 agst Do Clare’s winning the Derby and Ronnie Mom 
the Two Thousand 
10 to 1 aget Aurlfer (t) 
1000 to 15 The Dison (t) 
1000 to 10 Claret (10CH> to 6 
alto laid twice) 
1000 to 10 Hickloton A taken 
llKX) to lrt MarcoSpada > In one 
1000 to 1(1 Elvaslou ) bet. 
1000 to 5 Pugnator (t) 
1000 to 5 Kingstown (t) 
MANCHESTER. — Tuesday. 
Derby 
100 to 8 agst Lord of the Islos (t 
freely) 
25 to 1 Dirk Hatteriek (t) 
25 to 1 Flatterer (t and off) 
10 to 1 agst Grireulus Esuriens (t 
and off) 
11 to 1 Do Clare (I) 
16 to 1 Rifleman (t) 
Tm Thnuhind Guinea Slakes. 
4 to 1 agst St. Hubert (5 to 1 1) | 6 to 1 agst Bonnie Mom 
WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLE CHASES.— Wednesday. 
The Abbey Slakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. Flat race. Haifa 
mile. 
Mr. Littler’s Firebrand, 3 yrs, 8st 31b, £40 Steward 1 
Mr. B. Land's Odiliam, 6 yrs. fist 31b, £40 Land, jun. 3 
Mr. Green's Alma, 5 yrs, 8st 81b, £20 S. Poole 3 
Betting — 3 to 1 on Firebrand, who won by a length; samo dlitanoe 
between the second and third. 
Silling Hurdle-race of 6 sovs each, with 25 added. Two miles, over 
five flights of hurdles. 
Mr. Evans's Alp, aged, lOst 131b, £50 Green 1 
Mr. Hayward's Bullfinch, aged, lost 81b, £30 .. ..G. Eatweil 2 
Mr. 11. Land's Massaroni, 1 vrs, 9st 61b, £30 Land, jun. 3 
Mr. Jackson's Maid of Kildare, aged, lost Sib, £30. . D. Poole 4 
Mr. Clark's Luck's All, aged, lost 81b (car list), £30.. Owner 5 
Betting — C to 4 on Alp, 0 to 2 agst Bullfinch, 3 to 1 ag»t Massaroni. 
Won by three-quarters of a length; bad third. 
Grand Annual Steeple-chase of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 80 added. About 
four miles. 
Mr. Mills’s Janus, 9st 71b Griffiths 1 
Mr. Price's Tom Gurney, lOst 61b T. Ablctt 2 
Mr. Darling's Old Misery, Ost 81b G. Eatweil 3 
Mr. Evans's Victress, lOst, Green 
Mr. Tilbury's Taffy, 9st 10lb, J. Dewsall 
Mr. Laws's Little John, 9st 8lb, T. Hurrowes 
The betting opened at 6 to 5 agst Tom Gurney, 5 to 1 agst Janus ; 
but closed aa follows: — 2 to 1 agst Janus, 8 to 1 agst Victress, 7 to 1 
agst Little John, 10 to 1 agst Old Misery, 10 to 1 agst Tom Gurney — 
offered. Won by two lengths ; bad third. In the first round Little 
John ran out by the brook ; where, on coming home, Taffy jumped on 
Victress, whose stifle was thereby much li\jurcd. Taffy slipped up, 
and fell when within 300 yards of the winning-post. 
For the Selling Slerjtle-eluue of 5 sovs each, Mr. B. Land's Massaroni, 
4 yrs, lOst 1 lib, £50 (Land, jun ), walked ovor. 
Thursday. 1 
Handicap Hurdle-race of 5 sovs each, with 25 added. Two miles and a 
half, over six flights of hurdles. 
Mr. B. Land's Odiham, 0 yrs, lost 9!b Land, jun. I 
Mr. Mayo's Banstead, 4 yrs, list II. Roll 2 
Mr. Evans's Alp, aged, list 41b Green 3 
Mr Wycherley's Warwick, aged, lOst 21b C. Boyce 1 
Mr. Barling's Malmesbury, aged, lOst 71b G. Eatweil 5 
Betting — Even on Odiham, 2 to 1 agst Malmesbury, nnd 1 to 1 agst 
Warwick. Won by two lengths ; Malmesbury beaten off. 
Selling Plate- race of 3 sovs each. For threc-yr-olds and upwards. 
Optional selling weights. One mile. 
Mr. Littler's Firebrand, 3 yrs, ost 21b, £40 Steward 1 
Mr. Green's Alma, 5 yrs, Sst 81b, £10 S. Poolo 2 
Betting — 3 to 1 on Firebrand, who won by four lengths. 
Free Handicap Selling Hurdle-race of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. About 
a mile and a half, over five flights of hurdles. 
Mr. Evans's Alp, lOst 31b, 120 ..Green 0 1 
Mr. B. Land's Massaroni, Ost, £20 land, jun. 0 2 
Mr Darling's Old Misery, Ost 11b, J 20 G. Eatweil 3 0 
Mr. Clark's Young Spider, Ost 41b, Bailey. 
Mr. Jackson's Maid of Kddare, Ost lib, £60. D. Poole. 
Betting — 6 to 4 agst Alp, 2 to 1 each agit Massaroni and Old Misery. 
A line race in with Alp and Massaroni ended in a dead heat. 
Deadmg Heat . — 6 to 4 on Massaroni, who was defeated easily by 
three lengths. 
The Open Selling Sleeple-chase did not fill. 
Manchester Steeple-chases. — The following horses have 
been entered for the above chases, which are fixed to come 
off on the 1st January, at the Trnfford Hotel, Stretford. — 
Manchester Handicap : Colonibiue, Trout, Rosa, Enchantress, 
Lincoln, Sailor, Labyrinth, Minerva, Garland, Speculation, 
Cervus, Victress, Jemmy the Black, Maria Day, Simple 
Peter, Forest Lad, King of Spain, Royal Blue, Gradely Lass, 
Ivanhoe, Adlington, Odiham, Theodine, Star of the West, 
Nomme-de-guerre, Maria, and Tiny. Stretford Selling 
Steeple-chase : Quickstep, Massaroni, Falcon, Lincoln, Ginger, 
Tiny, Augean, and Adlington. 
The Newmarket jockeys and trainers have subscribed 
£64 to the Patriotic Fund. 
We understand that Mr. Wm. King is about leaving the 
employ of Baron Rothscliild as private trainer, aud will after- 
wards become "mine host" of the Turf Tavern, Doncaster, 
ns the successor of Mr. Daykins, who proposes, we believe, 
resuming his former occupation ft3 coach proprietor.— 
Doncaster Gazette. 
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HORSF 
chap. lUuoly event narrated in my 
For some days after thxiio property of Miss Stafford. I 
last chapter every day; but never by my mistress. 
a fortnight, however, after the nccideut, I was ridden 
by Miss Stafford's groom a distance of about twenty miles 
to a very large house standing in a magnificent park. I was 
taken to the stable, and spent a long time in wondering what 
life was before me, aud who was to be my now possessor. 
Early in the morning of tho next day I saw two ladies come 
1205 
8tftbl ,°\ } 0f v C0ur8 °- the su bjeet of their con- 
versation, and both ladies began to pat me. '• Well, really 
Ju m, i heard ono say, “ she is a perfect beautv. Where 
did you get her?” «* Oh, she belonged to Mary Stafford, a 
great friend of mine. She likod her immensely ; but un- 
fortunately the other day the horse got frightened at some- 
thing and throw her; and though, I hope, she was not much 
nurt, hor father won’t hear of her riding it again. So they 
wanted to sell Isabella to a kind mistress, who would not 
ride her too hard and too fast ; and papa bought her for me." 
Amt a real good purchase it is too ; though I’m afraid your 
friend would not have sold her to me, for I do love riding 
“ft f° T d **■£ A J n ' at r name ?" “ Oh, she was always 
called Isabella; but I don’t think I like that much. How- 
ever imJeas 1 can think of anything better, I suppose I had 
better not change. What time shall wo ride to-day / I 
am afraid Isabella will bo quite ashamed of being seen with 
my poor beast, ’ Tim hour was settled at which, for tho 
present my new mistress was to ride mo ; aud I was led 
round to the front door, in company with a miserable animal 
who was to carry Lady Julia's friend. 
" o had just finished a quick cantor, wheu the following 
conversation took place :-"Do you ever ride with tho spur 
Julia ( ‘ Oh, no ; if I had one on I should always bo too 
timid to use it ; aud, besides, I think it's a cruel thing for a 
lady to use ;— do you use one “ Well, even though you 
do thiuk it cruel, I must plead guilty to always ridiug with 
one : with this poor brokon-winded beast it is absolutely 
necessary. During this last canter I havo had to administer 
several severe admonitions ; but, whatever horse I nrn ridiug 
I never feci safe and comfortable with him without more 
decided means of punishing him than tlio Hinall whip. It 
looks so very bad to sec a lady whipping a horse with might 
and main ; aud with a spur ouo cau give a naughty liorac auy 
aiunuut of merited puuishmeut under tho frieudly shelter of 
the habit. I know perfectly well that you will say that 
your horse never wauta whipping ; aud, I dare say, never 
going beyond a trot or slowcauter, you may not require any- 
thing beyond your whip. But I do hate being obliged to go 
slow, or to stop any moment, for fear of tiring my liorso ; 
aud so, I assure you, in my cross-country gallopH I find a spur 
very useful.” “ Really, Bessy, I do think you are desperately 
cruel. I am huic you would uot have done for Isabella." 
“ Well uow, theu, I will confess to you the sins of my past 
life, and give an account of all my cruelties. Papa, about 
three years ago, bought mo a beautiful horse— if possible, 
more beautiful than yours. He used to gallop and jump 
most splendidly. I used to ride him very hard, and at InBt, 
melancholy to relate, broke his wind, and inflicted ou him 
many other calamities. Papa was very angry, and, though I 
begged him to kill him, ho insisted, as he had cost bo much, 
iu realising as much as possiblo out of him ; so my poor 
horse was sold to a cabman ! I declare it has often miulo 
me very sorry to thiuk how much lie may be sufforiug uow. 
Well, after that I had no horse for almost n year. I told 
papa I should much rather not rido at all than havo to rido 
very carefully for fear of hurting or spoiling my horse. So, 
for a year, I most patiently contented myself with walking, 
dining, and other innocent occupations not iuvokiug cruolty. 
However, a few weeks ago, papa declared I was looking un- 
well, aud that I wanted some horse-exercise, and insisted on 
my beginning riding again ; so he bought me this poor animal, 
which I have liberty to ride as fast aa I can make him go. 
It is a comfort, certainly, to feel that ono is ridiug a huroo 
which one can't make worse than it is at present. And now, 
as I’ve made a clean breast to you of all my iuiquities, I hope 
you will not blame me much. But, come, for another good 
canter.” 
Wo set off for another canter, duriug which, I suppose, 
the unfortunate animal by my side was spurred as iu tho 
former one ; her rider, however, seemed in very high spirits, 
and she and Lady Julia laughed aud talked immensely. Lady 
Julia was a very timid rider ; though now, when compared 
to what I have suffered since aud to what I am suffering 
uow, my life with her seems almost happy, yet, at the time, 
it was au unpleasant change from my life with Miss Stafford. 
Duriug the first l'ide, especially, she seemed iu a constant 
fear that I was going to run away, and pulled at my mouth 
in a most merciless manner. All tho time Bhe was thus 
holding me in, she kept touching me with hor whip, which, 
certainly, was too slight to cause me any real pain, but which 
was extremely provoking and disagreeable. But, as I thought, 
how much real suffering the poor animal cantering along 
with me was undergoing, I could not but feel thankful that 
as I could no longer have Miss Stafford for my mistress, I 
had become the property of one so kind and merciful as 
Lady Julia Stanley. 
(To be continued.) 
HUNTING, 
Maulers of nounds ami Huntsmen will oblige by sending their name* 
and addresses in full, in order that their papers may bo forwarded 
direct, commencing with the now year. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE WEEK. 
The Queen’s Hounds. —Tuesday, Marlow ; Friday, Brack- 
nell, at eleven. 
The Cheltenham Subscription Stag-hounds.— Wednes- 
day, Cubberley Gate ; Friday, Hawling Gate, at half-past 
eleven. 
The Bvdsworth Foxhounds. — Tuesday, Womersley 
Park ; Thursday, Red House ; Saturday, I’otton Village, at 
half-past ten. 
The Tickham Fox iiounds.— Tuesday, Doddiugton-strev't ; 
Thursday, White Hill; Saturday, Syndale; Tuesday week, 
Manor House, Hollingboum ; Friday week, LeeA castle, at 
half-past ten. ~ , 
The Earl of Yarborough’s Fox-r "Nm Tuesday, 
Toalby Cross Roads; Wednesday, K-~ vieb y Thorpe; Satur- 
day, ltoxton Wood, at eleven. - , . 
The Br.vmh.vm Moor Fox-^^— Brnmham 
Park ; Wednesday. Bhrer.'* J* 1 ** Towton »* 
Saturday, Mourk Windin’'' nt h «l f -P ,ust 
deacon’s Fox-^ aKD8, WWbesday, Dartmoor Inn; 
Saturday, Sydenho- riouee ’ at ,ialf T“ t 
Mr. 'Prelaw— ‘ 8 Fox-hounds. — Tuesday, Shaugh Bridge ; 
Saturday F ,,n I uu » half-post ten. 
East CORNWALL Fox-hounds. - Tuesday, Ruthein Bridge; 
Thn-day, Racecourse Inn, at half past teu. 
The Earl of Wemyss’s Fox-iiounds.— Tuesday, Pallins- 
burn ; Wednesday, Cockburn ; Friday, Longridge ; Saturday, 
Rowchoater, at half-past ten. 
The Earl of Portsmouth’s Fox-hounds. — Tuesday, 
Combe Village ; Wednesday, Highclere Castle ; Friday, 
Bcdwyn Brails ; Saturday, Hanington, at eleven. 
