Mr. Kater's c. by Hymen, out of Hurricane's dam, two-years old (Cotton) .. 0 Mr. Beresford's Audrey, by Peter Lely-Y. Mignionette, two-years old (Percy) 0 Betting: 5 to 4 on the field agst. Hellespont and Wilderness; and 5 to 2 agst. Hellespont. The winner made the running, and finished a fine race a head in front. She was claimed. Match, 100, h. ft.; first half of Ab. M. Mr. W. F. Stanley's f. Minx, by Taurus-Virago, 8 st. 4 lb. (Robinson) Mr. Byng's Garry Owen, by St. Patrick, 7 st. 9 lb. (Nat) 1 2 2 Betting: 5 to 4 on Camelino, who ran badly, and was easily defeated by half a length. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.; for two-year-old colts, 8 st. 7 lb. ; and fillies, 8 st. 4 lb.; Ab. M. (thirteen subscribers). Mr. Etwall's Thistle Whipper, by Beagle (J. Day) .. 1 Betting: at the close 7 to 4 on Thistle Whipper, who made his own pace, and won in a canter by a length. Subscription Handicap Plates of £50, for three-year-olds and upwards; D. I. 1 2 3 Lord Jersey's Joannina, by Priam, five-years old, 8 st. 7 lb. (Robinson) Mr. Shelley's Hellespont, by Reveller, three-years old, 6 st. 7 lb. Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, by Reveller, four-years old, 8 st. 9 lb. Lord Lichfield's Feather, by Actæon, four-years old, 7 st. 2 lb. Betting: 4 to 1 agst. Bellona; 4 to 1 agst. Chasseur; 5 to 1 agst. Joannina; 5 to 1 agst. Maid of Ipswich; and 6 to 1 agst. Cantle. An indifferent race; won easily by a length. FRIDAY, 30th.-Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each; T. Y. C. (eight subscribers, one of whom declared ft., and paid five sovs. to the owner of the second horse). Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, by Belshazzar, three-years old, 7 st. 7 lb. (Chapple) Mr. Cleary's Miss Heathcote, by Velocipede, three-years old, 6 st. (Percy) Duke of Portland's c., by Glencoe--Tragedy, three-years old, 6 st. 7 lb. (Howlett) 0 pd. Betting: 11 to 8 agst. Flambeau; 3 to 1 agst. Caution; 6 to 1 agst. Miss Heathcote; and 6 to 1 agst. Scroggins. A pretty race; won cleverly by half a length. Match, £100, h. ft.; T. Y. C. Lord Exeter's Silistria, by Reveller, 8 st. 2 lb. (Darling) Match, £50, h. ft.; T. Y. C. 1 2 Betting: 10 to 6 and 2 to 1 on Nicholas. Won on the post by a head, after a slashing set-to. 1 Mr. Pettit's Langolee, by Langar, two-years old, 6 st. (Howlett) Betting: 11 to 8 on Langolee; who won cleverly by half a length. The Nursery Stakes of 25 sovs. each, for two-year-olds; D. M. (eleven subscribers). Mr. Rogers's Jessica, by St. Nicholas, 7 st. 2 lb. (Chapple) Lord Lichfield's f, by Voltaire--Annot Lyle, 7 st. 6 lb. (Wakefield) 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst. Jessica; 6 to 1 agst. Traffic; 7 to 1 agst. Simoom; 10 to 1 agst. Annot Lyle; 10 to 1 agst. Young Quo Minus (tk.); and 12 to 1 agst. E. O. The order, after two false starts, was well preserved to the T. Y. C. post, where the party began to break up; Simoom, Jessica, and Young Quo Minus, being the leaders. A fine struggle up the cords with Traffic, ended in Simoom winning a head. Benedetta was beaten off. Match, £50; T. Y. C. Mr. Thornhill's Menalippe, by Merchant, 9 st. (Chifney) Betting: 5 to 2 on Menalippe. Won easily by two lengths. Capt. Gardnor's c., by Camel, out of Cecilia, 8 st. 2 lb. (Nat) Betting: 5 to 4 on Messene. Won easily by a length. The Audley End Stakes of 30 sovs. each, for three-year-olds and upwards; A. E. C. (eight subscribers, four of whom declared and paid 10 sovs. each.) Mr. Graydon's Roscius, by Turcoman, four-years old, 8 st. 13 lb. (Robinson) Col. Peel's I-am-not-aware, by Tranby, five-years old, 8 st. 3 lb. (Nat) Lord Albemarle's Janus, by Jerry, three-years old, 7 st. 2 lb. (Cotton) Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, by Reveller, four-years old, 8 st. 4 lb. (Darling) Lord Jersey's Joannina, by Priam, five-years old, 8 st. 4 lb. Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, by Belshazzar, three-years old, 8 st. 2 lb. Lord Exeter's Amurath, by Sultan, three-years old, 7 st. 9 lb. Lord Bruce's Chasseur, by Actæon, three-years old, 6 st. Betting: Even on Janus; 5 to 2 agst. I-am-not-aware; 4 to 1 agst. Bosphorus; and 10 to 1 agst. Roscius. After a waiting race, won by Roscius in a canter by three lengths; the others were well up. 1 .. 2 3 4 dec. dec. dec. SATURDAY, 31st.-The Houghton Handicap Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for three-year-olds and upwards; D. M. (six subscribers). .. Mr. Graydon's Miss Heathcote, by Velocipede, three-years old, 7 st. 6 lb. (Wake- Mr. Ford's Diplomatist, by Plenipotentiary, three-years old, 7 st. 11 lb. (carried 4 Mr. Boyce's Scroggins, by Tramp, aged, 9 st. 8 lb. (Rogers) 5 pd. Lord Exeter's Amurath, by Sultan, three-years old, 7 st. 11 lb. Betting: 6 to 4 agst. Pickwick; 5 to 2 agst. Rodosto; 6 to 1 agst. Miss Heathcote; and 6 to 1 agst. Scroggins. Rodosto led half-way up the cords, where Miss Heathcote challenged, and beat him by a length. Match, £50; first half of Ab. M. Mr. Thornhill's Langolee, by Langar, two-years old, 6 st. 10 lb. (Pettit) The betting, which fluctuated strangely, ended at 4 to 1 on Mungo; who made running and won by two lengths. This race will be brought before the Jockey Club, as the way in which Shark was ridden gave rise to a strong impression of foul play. Mr. Pettit's Langolee, by Langar, 7 st. 7 lb. (Pettit) Betting: 5 to 2 on Langolee; who won by a neck. Match, £100, h. ft.; T. Y. C. .. Lord Exeter's Amurath, by Sultan, 8 st. 12 lb. .. received 30 sovs. paid. INDEX ΤΟ THE FOURTH VOLUME. A Blessed Spot, 286 A Chapter on Cricketing, by Lord Wil- A Day's Shooting in the North of A Few Words for Sporting Servants, 367 Alphabetical List of the Two-Year-Olds that ran in England in 1840, engaged A Month in Leicestershire, by Nimrod, A Page, past and prospective, 403 Races, by the Editor, 50 Egypt, Syria, and Arabia, the Horses of, Epsom Races, by the Editor, 8 Downs, Horse-racing on, by the Exmoor, Red-Deer Hunting on, 22 Quorn, 454; Lord Hastings's Hounds, Fine Arts, 64, 144, 224 Fish, Something New about, 199 Florence Autumn Meeting, by an Eng Foxes, Preserving, in Hants, 361 Fox-hunting in Canada, 190 Fragments on Fishing, by Lord William Gentlemen Riders, Reminiscences of, by 408 Gun Primers, Novelties in, 130 Hants, Preserving Foxes in, 361 Horse racing on Epsom Downs, by the in Italy, Sketches of, by 423 Hunting Journals, Extracts from: Her Irish Steeple Chasing, Characteristics of, Arthur Vansittart, Esq.: Sketch I, 423 Leicestershire, a Month in, by Nimrod, 89, 169, 249, 338, 430 Limnings from Life: No. 6, Monday Major-General Wyndham's Foxhounds, Maternal Affection, 384 Monthly Memorabilia, 57, 132, 216, Moor and the Loch, the, a Review of, New Brunswick, Sporting Sketches from, New World, Items of Sporting from, 362 Novelties in Gun Primers, 130 Newmarket July Meeting, by the Editor. 117 First and Second October Editor, 445 On the Nature of the Foxhound, and on Pedigree and Performances of Crucifix, 129 Plan of Ascot Heath, 293 Portraits of Launcelot and Maroon, 328 Races, Aix-la-Chapelle, 214 Ascot Heath, by the Editor, 50 Shooting, 257 Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, the, 163 August 1840, 275 Salmon Fishing on the Tweed, 131 Sports on the Ice, by Lord William Len- Sporting Literature, Curiosities of, by Sketches from New Brunswick, Servants, a few Words for, 367 LONDON: PRINTED BY MOYES AND BARCLAY, Castle Strect, Leicester Square. INDEX ΤΟ THE TURF REGISTER. 1840. Abel, 230, 314, 314, 393, 393 Abracadabra, 67, 226, 233, 317, Abraham Newland, 235, 237, 319 Abydos, 396 Accident, 306, 309 Actress, 396 Ada, 67, 73, 73, 156, 230, 231, 386, 471 Adbolton, 66, 66, 74. 386 Admiral Qwang, 147 Adrian, 235, 237, 308 Affection, 148, 316, 393 Aggravator, 65, 67, 151 Aladdin, 228, 228, 309, 310, 310 Alba, 74, 74 Albert, 232, 388 Alderman, the, 149, 158, 159 Alonzo, 319, 394, 394 Alzdorf, 70, 72, 146, 147, 240, Amurath, 70, 78, 235, 236, 397, 397, 398, 400, 478, 478, 478 Anne Boleyn, 78, 80, 393 Annulet, 149 Ant, the, 72, 146 Antelope, 387 Antigua, 74, 76, 148, 160, 318 Ararat, 75, 76, 158, 159, 159, Archduchess, 390 Archer, 390, 469 Arctic, 78, 147, 153, 233, 233, 308, 308, 313, 389, 468, 472 Arrian, 147, 150, 315, 387, 388 Arthur, 230, 233, 234, 316, 395, VOL. IV. Ascanius, 69, 69, 228, 388 Auburn, 79, 147, 148, 148, 148, 226, 226, 227, 473, 473 Avicenna, 152, 153 Balugani, 466 Bandboy, 392, 400, 400, 476 80, 237, 238, 392 Barbakin, 158, 312, 312, 397, 400, 466, 475 Barefoot, sister to, 74 Baron, the, 68, 233, 234, 315 Barton, 387, 387 Bathany, 66 Bay Hampton, 153, 154, 307, Bedford, 67, 76, 77, 146, 147, Beggar-boy, 395 Bee's-wing, 150, 152, 231, 231, Belgrade, 158, 318, 320, 394 Bellona, 76, 148, 159, 160, 399, Benjamin, 75, 150, 318, 318, 394 Billy, 240, 240 Billow, 397, 400 Birthday, 151, 225, 387 Black Bess, 65, 72, 79, 154 |