There are two or three other "high-flyers" who will do well to take warning by this-the inevitable consequence of an attempt to ape the expenditure and station of their masters. WEDNESDAY.-A beautiful glowing day, and a very interesting list for the time of the year, as it has generally happened that the Wednesday in this meeting has been the reverse of productive. I take this to be a sign of better times, and am borne out in the notion that the number of races in this and the previous meetings, taken in the aggregate, show a very considerable increase on the average of the last three or four years. This is the best answer to those croakers who are constantly lamenting the "decline and fall" of racing at Newmarket; let them, if this be not sufficient, go back to the old records of racing here, and they will find that Newmarket has always, like the three per cents. had its ups and downs-all blanks one year, all prizes the next. Another proof of the truth of my position is the marked falling off in the number of sales. Usually Mr. T.'s hammer has been "going" almost every day, but in this and the meeting preceding it, there has not been a solitary sale of blood stock, the two or three lots of rubbish put up yesterday amounting to nothing. It is also worthy of remark, that the Duke of Grafton keeps his young stock this year instead of selling. I perceive that the papers have alluded to the practice of having private dinner parties during the meetings. I perfectly agree with them that they are highly prejudicial to racing at Newmarket. Were the gentlemen to meet, as of yore, at the club dinners, we should have more sport. Apologizing for the length of this introduction, I will conclude with the day's racing. Match 200 sovs. h. ft. A.F. Colonel Peel's Mr. Waggs, 8st. 9lb. agst. Lord Exeter's Toga, 7st. 121b. I have before observed, that Colonel Peel is an awkward man to match with-he is generally the favourite, and almost invariably wins; on the present occasion it was 4 to 1 on him, aud he won in a canter: Pavis riding. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for twos and threes.-T. Y. C.The winner to be sold for 80 sovs., &c. Mr. Hunter's f. by Gustavus, out of Peggy, 2 yrs.old ..... 1 2 .... The following also started, Lord Exeter's Jemmy, 3 yrs. old; Mr. Sadler's ch. f. by Reveller, out of Design, 2 yrs. old; Mr. Greville's c. by Moses, out of Victorine, 2 yrs. old; Gen. Yates's Castaside, 2 yrs. old; Lord Chesterfield's f. by Tramp, out of Amaryllis, 2 yrs. old. 2 to 1 on Castaside and Skirmisher agst. the field, and no others mentioned. The Gustavus filly lay very forward with Skirmisher and Castaside till within half a dozen lengths of the chair, when she shot out and won easy by a length, uncommonly well jockied by little Boyce. apt. Gardnor claimed the winner. Match, 200, h. ft-D. M. Col. Peel's Slane, 7st. (Pavis), beat Lord Chesterfield's Hornsea, 8st. 8lb., in a canter, by three lengths. 7 to 4 on Hornsea. It is clear as the sun that this Slane, always a very highly tried horse, is infinitely better than the public have hitherto suspected; but whether he will always be in the mood to run is another matter. It is also clear that Hornsea likes four miles better than one. This made the fourth match won or received by Colonel Peel in three days. Am I not right in advising your readers to back "men" not horses? The Oatlands, of 30 sovs. each.-B. M. The following started: Mr. Walker's Gipsy, 4 yrs. old, 8st. 1lb. (purchased at Doncaster for 500 guineas!!); Mr. Etwall's Alumnus, 3 yrs. old, 8st. 10lb.; Lord Chesterfield's Rattle, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 21b.; and Lord Exeter's Toga, 3 yrs. old, 6st. 11lb. Slane was handicapped at 8st. 5lb. and paid. The betting opened at 6 to 5 agst. Alumnus, but the Gipsy money came so strongly into the market, that he dropt back to 7 to 2 and 4 to 1, the mare being backed freely at 5 and 6 to 4, Rattle for a trifle at 3 to 1, and 6 to 1 offered against Toga. Rattle made tremendous running to the hill near the stand, when Gipsy, going all the while very jady, took it from her, and although pressed closely near home, won by a length; the weight stopped Alumnus at the hill, but he ran stoutly, and was only beaten a neck from Rattle. Toga never got up. THURSDAY. A fine bracing October day, and a good list; plenty of betting and a full company. Previous to the races some very heavy engagements were made on the Prendergast Stakes at 5 and 6 to 4 agst. Armenia, 5 to 2 agst. Cartoon, and 7 to 2 agst. Chapeau d'Espagne, each fancied strongly. The Derby was also speculated upon to some amount.-Brother to Bay Middleton backed at 8 to 1, and half a point more offered directly after; Jereed rather the call at 8 to 1, but no choice between them at the close of the day. Defender backed at 12 to 1, and Flare-up at 17 to 1 for three or four hundred pounds. Some outsiders backed at 40 to 1, viz., Lord Stafford (a monstrous fine two year old in an unfashionable stable), Clifton (a beaten cock), and a colt of Lord Chesterfield's out of Miss Clifton, bought out of the Royal Stud; and 50 to 1 was also taken about Brother to Margrave, a yearling from the now unpopular Underley establishment, and a good one to bet against; the same odds were betted agst. Norgrave and Cartoon, and 5,000 to 100 agst. Lord Jersey's two being first and second. Lord Orford, rather sweet on his mare for the Oaks-took 2,400 to 200, and offered to take 12,000 to 1,000. The subjoined return of the racing will show very fair sport. The Town Plate of 501.; winner to be sold for 200, &c.-T. M. M. The Duke of Grafton's Ulick (ridden by honest John) made steady play the whole of the distance, and won cleverly by a length, beating Sir M. Wood's Amesbury, Lord Berners's Black Daphne horse, and Mr. Isaac Day's Diligence (a shocking slow coach). 11 to 8 agst. Amesbury, and 2 to 1 agst. the winner; no claim. Match, 50 sovs.-T. Y. C. Lord Chesterfield's f. Oddums, out of Ginnums's dam (Robinson), beat Mr. Greville's Grapeskin, by half a length. A sporting race, and won by waiting and a rush. 7 to 2 on the winner. A Match for 300 sovs.-Ab. M.-between Lord Suffield's Alfred, Est. 8lb., and Lord Conyngham's Heiress, 8st., was as near a toucher, the mare winning by a head only, after a slashing race. 5 to 4 on the horse. John Day rode the winner. Handicap Plate of 1001.—A. F. Mr. Sowerby's St. Luke, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 71b.-Mann 0 1 0 2 The following also started:-Mr. Forth's Famine, 5 yrs. old, 9st.; Lord Exeter's Luck's-all, 4 yrs. old, 8st. 5lb.; Mr. H. Stracey's Bodice, by Whalebone, 5 yrs. old, 8st.; Mr. Gardnor's Ethilda, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 12lb.; Lord Berners's Brother to May Day, 3 yrs old, 7st. 121b.; Mr. Smith's Mozart, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 71b.; Mr. Thornhill's Mendizabal, by Merlin or Merchant, 3 yrs. old, 6st. 12lb.; and Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane, 3 yrs. old, 6st. 7lb. The betting was very animated at 7 to 2 agst. Fair Jane (t.), 5 to 1 agst. Ethilda, 6 to 1 agst. Bodice, 7 to 1 agst. Brother to May Day, 8 to 1 agst. Coriolanus, 8 to 1 agst. Mozart, 10 to 1 agst. Mendizabal, and 10 to 1 arst. any other. Till they reached the bushes the horses kept so close that it was impossible to say which was making the play; here, however, there was a separation, the following six running quite clear of the others; Brother to May Day, Ethilda, Fair Jane, St. Luke, Mendizabal, and Coriolanus, the latter lurking in the rear of the lot; a hundred yards from home, Mendizabal and Fair Jane were beaten, nor did Ethilda last much further; Brother to May Day and St. Luke came out nearly at the same moment, Coriolanus stealing on them till close to the chair, where by a desperate effort he defeated May Day by a head, and made a draw of it with St. Luke-riding and nothing else did it, for St. Luke ought to have won. The betting after the dead heat was 6 to 5 on St. Luke, who made a proper use of the difference of weight, by cutting out the work at a rattling pace, and winning by at least two lengths. FRIDAY.-On casting up the five days' running, I find that there is an excess of five races over the same meeting last year; the "wagering" has increased in the same proportion, and the aspect of things for the future is of a very encouraging nature. The sport to day consisted of four races, one of which, the Prendergast, created immense interest,— heavy books were made on it (although the betting was confined to three horses), and several noble lords and others stood to win from fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds on it. The first race was a Handicap of 15 sovs., each, T. Y. C., for which Alumnus, 3 yrs. old, 9st.; Magician, 3 yrs. old, 7st. 8lb.; Airy, 5 yrs. old, 8st. 4lb.; Neva colt, 3 yrs. old, 7st. llb.; and Rosalie, 5 yrs. old, 8st. 71b. This was what is called "a pot" with the Alumnus party, 2 to 1 being laid on him freely at the beginning, and 5 to 2 afterwards; all the old stagers took these odds, and three or four of the Ascot Heath division, saving only the owner, bit eagerly at the fours and fives to one offered agst. Magician; the latter, rode by Pavis, jumped off at a great rate, never suffered the heavy weight to get near him, and won easy by a length. Alumnus was second. A Handicap for two and three yr. olds followed over the same course; the weights were distributed with much discrimination, and every horse but one backed, at the following prices :-3 -5 to 2 agst. Morison, 5 to 2 agst. Partner, 11 to 2.agst. Fair Jane, 6 to 1 agst. Twatty, 6 to 1 agst. Spruce, 7 to 1 agst. Thebes, and 8 to 1 agst. The Drummer; the Marchesina also ran, but was not deemed worthy of notice. The Twatty filly, carrying only 6st., went away in front at the top of her speed, rattled them along merrily, and won by two lengths; the Thebes colt getting second, and Partner the third place. After this, Marmalade, with 7st. 11lb. and Nat on her back, and Airy, 8st. 11lb., ran for a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft, the mare having it all to herself. I fear this Airy has proved rather an expensive article. Any odds on Marmalade. Keeping the best dish for the last, we finished with the Prendergast, for which, out of twenty-three named, only the following showed :— Armenia, winner of the July, Corban, winner of the Chesterfield, Gauntlet, Cartoon, Chapeau d' Espagne, and c. by Cetus, dam by Blacklock; the last odds were 11 to 10 agst. Armenia, 5 to 2 agst. Cartoon (taken freely), 11 to 2 agst Chapeau d'Espagne, and high odds against the others. In obedier.ce to orders, Nat made use of Armenia at the beginning, but after leading the van for some two hundred yards, was passed by Chapeau d' Espagne and Corban,-Cartoon and the Cetus colt waiting on them to the cords, where Corban, Chapeau, and Armenia, were in difficulty; Cartoon now took up the running, and, defeating a desperate effort made on the post by the Cetus colt, won cleverly by a length, only these two placed, but Armenia, by dint of stoutness, ran in a respectable third, the other three coming in so closely laid up with her, that I cannot take upon myself to say which was fourth. The noble owner of Cartoon is reported to have won £5,000 on the race; Lord B. near £2,000, and two or three others tolerably large sums; most of the "sporting men' won a little, the greater portion of the losses coming out of the gentlemen's pockets. That lucky fellow, John Day, rode the winner. The Derby betting on Friday night, was as follows;-11 to 2 agst. Lord Jersey's lot, 13 to 2 agst. Lord Exeter's lot (reduced one half by defeat), 9 to 1 agst. Jereed (t.), 9 to 1 agst. Brother to Bay Middleton (t.), 12 to 1 agst. Defender, 13 to 1 agst. Dervise's dam, 14 to 1 agst. Phantasima, 18 to 1 agst. Flare-up, 20 to 1 agst. Cartoon (t.), 25 to 1 agst. Brother to Mouche, 30 to 1 agst. Mango, 30 to 1 agst. Wintonian, 30 to 1 agst. Juggler's dam, 30 to 1 agst. Quicksilver (t.), 30 to 1 agst. Green Mantle's, 40 to 1 agst. Clifton, 40 to 1 agst. Lord Stafford, 40 to lagst. Miss Clifton, 40 to 1 agst. Brother to Margrave, and 50 to 1 agst. Norgrave. Your's, &c., W. G. THE APPROACH OF THE HUNTING SEASON. A good scent, and a gallant steed, A fox that is well found, And breaks away at his best pace, And heads the well-bred hounds. And heads the well-bred hounds, my boys, While with the eagle's flight We quickly leave the "Snobs" behind, And soon are out of sight. "O for a thin and easy fence!" I heard a slow one cry; But give to me the burning scent, And raspers standing high: And raspers standing high, my boys, My good steed tight-then free- And merry men are we. What dash there's in yon streaming pack! The hounds are wakening loud. The hounds are wakening loud, my boys, And now "Who-whoop"-the chase is o'er, |