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5. Rough Robin, Mr. Cox's, 50 sovs. at Leicester-1.

5. Sailor, Mr. B. Spriggs's, 40 sovs. at Bedford-1.

4. St. Govin's, Mr. Henderson's, 45 sovs. (disputed) at Carmarthen-1.

a. Sportsman, Mr. Smith's, 50 sovs. at Yarmouth-Í.

5. Short-legged Nancy, Mr. Brinsden's, a Silver Cup, value 50 sovs., at Burderop-1.

5. Stapleton, Mr. Bowyer's, 35 sovs. at Breconshire-1.

a. Surveyor, Mr. T. F. Dearden's, 45 sovs. at Rochdale-1.

0. The Caliph, Mr. Mansfield's, 40 sovs. at Dorchester-1.

6. The Hertfordshire Mare, Gen. Grosvenor's, 25 sovs. at Newmarket-1.

3. Toad, Mr. S. Trelawny's, a Cup at Tavistock-1.

6. Topsy, Mr. Freeston's, 50 sovs. at Bath and Bristol-1.
0. Ultima, Mr. Shingsley's, 50 sovs. at Newmarket-1.
5. Wellington, Mr. Herring's, 40 sovs. at Bedford-1.
3. Virgin, Mr. Freakes's, 50 sovs. at Salisbury-1.

0. Whitelegs, Mr. Wetherhead's, 70 sovs. at Weymouth-1.
6. West Briton, Mr. Legg's, 50 sovs. at Weymouth-1.
5. Witchett, Mr. Perry's, a Stakes at Stourbridge-1.

WINNERS OF

ROYAL PURSES, AND GOLD AND SILVER CUPS-1831.

WINNERS OF ROYAL PURSES.

Ascot Heath......
Ditto (for hunters)
Caledonian Hunt

Canterbury..

Chelmsford..

Carlisle

Chester

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Oppidan, by Rubens.

Falconbridge, by Manfred.
Charley, by Percy.

Camillus, by Cannon Ball.
The Earl, by Percy.
Shumla, by Sultan.
Cupid, by Tramp.
Windcliffe, by Waverley.
Round Robin, by Borodino.
Midhurst, by Whalebone.
Abel, by Filho da Puta.
Bustle, by Whalebone.

Col. Wilson's br. c. by Comus.
Mahmoud, by Sultan.
Jocko, by Filho da Puta.
Maria, by Whisker.
The Earl, by Percy.
Carolan, by Catton.
Lucetta, by Reveller.
Oppidan, by Rubens.
Shumla, by Sultan.
Lady Sarah, by Tramp.
Jocko, by Filho da Puta.
Hazard, by Waverley.
Jocko, by Filho da Puta.
Jocko, by Filho da Puta.
Jocko, by Filho da Puta.
Windcliffe, by Waverley.

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Cadland, by Andrew.

Halston, by Banker.

Gondolier, by Fitz-Orville.
Mr. Pearse's ch. m. by Eryx.
Balloch Myle, by Peter Lely.
Shumla, by Sultan.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.
Birmingham, by Filho da Puta.

Kalmia, by Magistrate.

The Saddler, by Waverley.
Speculation, by Whisker.
Silk Sleeves, by Dr. Syntax.
Carolan, by Catton.
Liston, by Ambo.

Suffolk Punch, by Wrangler.
Whisk, by Whisker.
Priam, by Emilius.

Apuntador, by Blacklock.

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Jocko, by Filho da Puta.

Vanish, by Phantom.

Shark, by Whalebone.

Laurie Todd, by Whisker.

Shumla, by Sultan.

The Earl, by Percy.

Birmingham, by Filho da Puta.

Speculation, by Whisker.

Beagle, by Whalebone.

Beagle, by Whalebone.

Col. Wilson's br. c. Comus.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.
La Fille Mal Gardée, by Lottery.

Lely, by Peter Lely.

Mr. Nowell's b. h. by Walton.
Halston, by Banker.
Recovery, by Emilius.
Dandina, by Muley.
Guido, by Peter Lely.
Stotforth, by Octavian.
Liston, by Ambo.
Fylde, by Antonio.
Guido, by Peter Lely.
Chorister, by Lottery.

The Burgess, by Filho da Puta.
Oatlands, by Tiresias.

Her Highness, by Tiresias.
Mazeppa, by Godolphin.
Medoro, by Cervantes.

Emancipation, by Whisker.
Jenny Vertpre, by Bobadil.
Georgiana, by Welbeck.
Lady Elizabeth, by Lottery
Coroner, by Magistrate.
Crescent, by Blacklock.
Cupid, by Tramp.

Anti-Catholic, by Wothorpe.
The Chancellor, by Minos.
Russell, by Corinthian.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.
Omen, by Orville.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.

Independence, by Filho da Puta or Sherwood.
Penrhos, by Rowlston.

Shumla, by Sultan.

Maria, by Whisker

VOL. IV. SECOND SERIES.-No. 21.

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WINNERS OF TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES.

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Archibald, by Paulowitz...

Beiram, by Sultan

Vyvyan, by Canteen

Swing, by Young Fitz-Walton.................................

Schoolmaster, by Rasping

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Lord Egremont's br. f. by Whalebone out of Elfrid........
Sensitive, by Cain

Sensitive, by Cain-walked over.

Miss Hawthorne, by Jerry...

Mr. Hope's b. c. by Figaro, out of Grecian Queen...

Lady Maud, by Jerry....

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Miss Mary Ann, by Truffle
Soubadhar, by Champignon
Chester, by Filho da Puta
Ludlow, by Filho da Puta
Francisca, by Partisan
Burgomaster, by Brutandorf
Fang, by Langar

Vyvyan, by Canteen....

Runnymede, by Whalebone
Dryad, by Whalebone...

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Lord Lowther's b. f. by Partisan out of Bizarre
Nannette, by Partisan

Landgravine, by Smolensko or Waterloo..

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His Majesty's ch. c. by Waterloo or Middleton out of
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Eccentricity, by Bedlamite

Sir E. Dodsworth's b. c. by Brutandorf out of St. Patrick's dam...

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Eccentricity, by Bedlamite-walked over.

Archibald, by Paulowitz

Miss Mary Ann, by Truffle

Emiliana, by Emilius

Beiram, by Sultan

Margrave, by Muley..

Kitty Fisher, by Smyrna

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Sir M. Wood's b. f. by Truffle, dam by Blacklock

Dryad, by Whalebone..

Ebony, by Truffle.................

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COMMENCEMENT OF COCK SHOOTING.

T HE last time I had the plea

sure of addressing you, Sir, was on my favorite topics of cock-shooting, and the migration of some of the most interesting of the feathered tribe-the Scolopax genus. I had hoped that some of your more able correspondents would have taken up the latter subject, and have endeavored to throw more light on the annual migration of birds-a subject alike interesting both to the Naturalist and Sportsman; for the more I observe the habits and wonderful instinct displayed by these " pretty denizens of the forest," the more I find my reason stands "confest as nothing." But yet, so far as I have been able to explore, every step is marked with pleasantness; and it gives a charm to those who live in the country which none else can experience. Perhaps, however, this enthusiastic love of Nature, and all her productions, may not be so interesting to many of your readers: I shall therefore

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for the present confine my remarks to subjects more immediately connected with sporting.

As cock shooting has not only begun, but in many places a considerable number of the long-bill'd gentry have already been brought to bag, I may venture to say, with some few exceptions, there

never was so scarce a season.

It

will be said that the great flight do not arrive before Christmas; but I much fear that Christmas will not come this year: and it is to be sadly lamented that this delicious bird annually decreases in numbers. Various causes are assigned for this; but the chief one, I believe, is the almost total destruction that takes place previous to their final departure for Norway, Sweden, and America, to all of which countries they resort to breed. But still we must not complain: independently of Ireland, which is by far the first place for both cock and snipe shooting, there are a sufficient number throughout North

and South Wales, and on unpreserved lands, to afford a gentleman and a true sportsman one of the most delightful, exhilarating, and something more than satisfactory amusements that can be followed. I cannot but think there is more real pleasure in hunting down a cock, if I may use such an expression (for many a persevering sportsman knows what I mean), than killing a dozen tame pheasants, driven into a corner by a set of lazy "liverymen in velvet clad." The bird, however beautiful, is scarcely seen till heaped together in such numbers and confusion that you become palled at the sight of them. (I ask any of my brother sportsmen, whether old or young, if there is not much pleasure in handling, smoothing, and putting nicely into the bag a bird when killed.) He does not even lie on the ground till your gun is loaded: a fresh one is given by the servant into your hands, and fresh slaughter ensues. A notch is made on a stick carried by one of the keepers for the purpose, and your only remark is" a good shot!" -but an extra half-crown to the account of your friend who keeps the tally. I say the birds are only seen either on the wing, or stretched in numbers " heaped upon the plain :" for if you were to ask your host for a few brace to take home for your friends, a stare of astonishment, with an order for a brace to be put in your dog-cart, is more than you can expect.

I recollect once staying in Wiltshire, where game was very abundant. I killed my share; but, to the best of my recollection, my hand was never soiled by the blood of a single head: no nice

feather was plucked from the tail or hackle of the partridge for fishing it was our business to knock them down, and it was somebody else's business to carry them away, like the bullocks in London, to the Lord knows where. There be very few, as old Izaak says, who can afford to kill pheasants. A considerable game preserver in Norfolk declared to me that every head which came on table cost him half a guinea. I wonder what it costs many "who live in and about Cheapside, who ofttimes take a quiet ride" for the express purpose of shooting, accompanied by a brace of valuable pointers bought at Tattersall's, a Joe Manton, and a dog-cart to make the turn-out complete! And, after all, they generally buy-which, thanks to the New Game Bill, they can now do without risk-a few small presents for their friends and brother sportsmen in the City..... "O, my Antonio, I do know many of those who are reputed good shots, not for saying nothing, but for saying too much." Sportsmen, however, and particularly of that class, are privileged to enlarge a little on their Own prowess, and all add much to the good of trade.

But methinks I hear some ex

claim, "What a sportsman he must be not to be fond of pheasant shooting!" I like it; but I like not the over-refinement of battue shooting, and all the paraphernalia of keepers in attendance with loaded guns, &c. And these men, forsooth, must be tipp'd, and that right well too! ......I would not, however, deprive them of their rights: " let all things be done in moderation.” Probably "those who go down in

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