front, had "sold out." Chatham was all abroad at the T.Y.C. ending post, and Barrier, challenged in the cords, was passed close to the chair, and beaten easily by a length. The winner, who was piloted by "honest John," immediately rose to 14 to 1 for the Derby. A Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, D. M. was contested by Archy, ro. c. by Camel, out of Miss Craven's dam, Flytrap, Albion, and Johnny Faa. According to public running Jolinny Faa should have been the favourite, but his legs had done much service (it was scarcely right to start him), and Flytrap had that honour, Archy scarcely having a friend-nevertheless he waited on the roan and the favourite to the last and won easily by a length, Flytrap third, Johnny Faa tottered in by himself. Chapple rode the winner. A Subscription Plate, D. M. brought out a large bad field, and was won and lost by riding. Currycomb waited and won cleverly, Young Quo Minus was second, and several others tailed off. Which ought to have won this deponent sayeth not. The Vacillation Stakes was won in a canter by Sir Harry, and with this race the Craven Meeting came to an untimely end every stake and match having terminated in a forfeit. Is this a cause, or an effect? RIDDLESWORTH. TATTERSALL'S. THE progress of the Derby betting since our last number, has been marked by many startling fluctuations, some arising out of actual or reported private trials, and others from public running. As coming within the first of these causes we may specify John Day's horses, the Frederica colt and Eleus, whose names have hitherto been strangers to the N. S. M. From the character of the betting towards the close of the month, there can be little doubt that Eleus was the "stalking" horse, while the other was kept in hand until a "lump of money" had been got on at extravagant odds; this effected, Eleus was suffered to retire from the second place, and the real Simon Pure brought into play; the layers against him, opening their eyes too late, were compelled to turn round, and the weight of money told so decisively, that on the very day Eleus was receiving his coup de grace from Topsail at Bath, the fives to one about Frederica were being snapt up at Tattersall's. Of course Wiseacre could not stand against these movements-he was said to be "a little off," and was driven out of the market. The shifting usual at this season amongst Scott's horses, has been confined to the advance of the Johanna colt (recently baptised Jack), a trifling amendment in Meteor, and repeated oscillations in the Lord of Holderness, who has figured at all sorts of prices, and at neither for more than a day; Attila is stationary, but several of his backers begin to "wonder" why Messrs So-and-so are so steadily opposed to him— and in good truth it is a difficult question to solve. The Oaks betting if less extensive, has been scarcely less exciting. At the close of March, Syren was first favourite, - Adela ousted her in the Newmarket week, and a clever performance of Dil-bar again changed the state of affairs. We might extend this notice very considerably, but a table of the odds for the month will save us the trouble. DERBY. Scott's lot. Mr. Gregory's lot... All the mares.. Mar.24. April 1. April 4. April 8. Apr.11. Apr. 15. Apr. 18. Apr.22. Apr. 26. 3 to 1 t. Mr. Goodman's lot. 40..1 t. ....... ....... 3 to 11 to 4 25..1 t. ....... 40..1 t. 9..1 t. ......... 13..1 17..1 18..1 t. 20...1 Robert de Gorham. 45..1 t. ....... ...... 30..1 30..1 30..1 30...1 t Moss Trooper.. 35..1 Lord of Holderness. 20..1 Meteor....... Tiptoe ....... ..................... 50..1 45..1 45..1 t. Agreeable colt 66...1 50..1 50..1 ..... Policy Eleus Tripoli ............. Wiseacre................. 25...1 t. 40...1 Palinurus................. Timoleon................. ....... 50...1 28..1 25..1 30..1 1000.10t ....... 45..1 t. Lasso 66...1 P. S. April 23.-The Bath running has sent Frederica to 8 to 1, a d Eleus to 100 to 1, and brought Topsail to 10 to 1 for the Oaks. New Sporting Magazine, MAY, 1842. NEW SERIES. VOL. III-No. XVIII. CONTENTS. MONTHLY DIARY-COURSING MEETINGS-STEEPLE-CHASES, &c. EPSOM RACES, 1842, BY RIDDLES WORTH 340 341 MASTERS OF HOUNDS-BY NIMROD-MR. FARQUHARSON-MR YEATMAN 347 356 SKETCHES OF SPORTING LIFE IN IRELAND.-BY MILESIUS BLAKE O'HARA, ESQ. NO. III. THE DANCING MASTER'S PONY'S REVENGE 373 THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, 1842 THE NEWMARKET SPRING MEETINGS.-BY RIDDLESWORTH ROMANCE OF THE WOODS.-WILD HORSES OF THE WESTERN PRAIRIES MONTHLY MISCELLANY REVIEWS OF NEW PUBLICATIONS FINE ARTS COURSING CALENDAR : 392 INDEX 58 Illustrations. A FISHING SCENE NEAR BEDDGELERT, N. W., BY RADCLYFFE, AFTER C. BENTLEY LORD ALFRED PAGET'S IRON YACHT" MYSTERY," BY W. B. SCOTT, AFTER C. TAYLOR TITLE PAGE TO VOL. III-NEW SERIES. 1 W NEWTON RACES 2TH FREISTON SHORE R. 3 FHUNGERFORD R. 4 SR. T. Y. C. MATCH 5 Second Sunday after Trinity. s8 925 1 r3 5026 1 6 M Marylebone and Cam. Univ.C.M. s8 1127 1 7 Tu AscoT RACES 8 W WHITCHURCH RACES 9TH ASCOT CUP DAY 10 F Wokingham Fair sets 4 9 59 10 28 2110 5811 28 4411 56 13 0 22 0 45 s8 12 N 1 11 1 33 [MATCHS8 13 2 s8 14 410 511 31 3 26 3 48 55 4 11 4 35 154 56 5 21 11 S OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE 8-OARED T3 46 310 13 M Marylebone & Oxford Univ. C.M.r3 45 16TH TENBURY RACES 17 F Bradford Fair 18 S Shepton Mallet Fair 19 Fourth Sunday after Trinity r3 44 711 32 5 45 6 11 49 6 41 7 7 20 M NEWCASTLE RACES s8 17 12 1 18 R. T. Y. C. Match JUNE 4 | Oxf. & Cam. 8-oared M.. 11 | Henley Regatta....14 ...... ..... 1 Wrexham... 7 7 ...... EPSOM RACES, 1842. BY RIDDLESWORTH. ANOTHER Derby anniversary is numbered with the days that were. Another crack is added to the list of the "the Great Winners." The three-year-olds of 1842 have been weighed in the Epsom balance. The great mystery of twelvemonths is unravelled; and the hopes of some, the fears of more,-and the doubts of all,-have reached their consummation. And what is the result of all this. That the Derby Day just passed was (save to certain heavy losers) one of the pleasantest ever seen upon Epsom Downs. That the nag whose name now stands amongst the list of Derby winners, fairly beat all his fellows in a true and honestly-run race. That the three-year olds of the year are generally but a sorry lot, and that the climax of the "great event," (as far as Racing is concerned), though doubtless cavilled at by some, gives general satisfaction. May it be ever thus. May the best horse ever win his race-and may the discontented ever be the interested only! The Derby, 1842, was ushered into the world under the pressure of that great turf incubus-the Gurney affair. To this cause we may satisfactorily trace the want of energy which characterised the earlier movements of the betting ring. But as revolving seasons brought us nearer to the moving event which it is here my place to chronicle, the spirit of speculation rose so triumphant over every obstacle, that few years have seen such large sums betted on particular events. As every bush hath its rag, so will every racing season have its bugbear. The first ghost which started up to frighten the frequenters of "the Corner" from their propriety, was Mr. Biggs's Eleus, who suddenly jumped into favour without anybody knowing why or wherefore. "Who is Eleus ?" "What has he done?" was in every mouth. But who was there to answer; it was sufficient for the public to know that Eleus was Eleus, and they accordingly backed him at once, "and no questions asked." But what then was the surprise of the "gulls," when lo! another phantom loomed into life from the same quarter, and "the Frederica colt" was all the rage. That Eleus was of the two, (as all along asserted by his owner) the better nag, I have no doubt now that I have seen this Frederica wonder. That Eleus was no imposter, I verily believe, but that he had a temper, I have no less doubt. In other words he was a flyer," when he would run, but he was so seldom "i' the vein," that his improvement being at last given up " as a bad job," he was cut, and turned out of the racing stud May we not in this short history of Eleus read that of Coldrenick? |