their strength and condition, and must have been highly gratifying to him as huntsman; I believe they are not to be excelled. Every one who was fortunate enough to be up seemed ecstatic with delight. "What a capital day!" cried one; "How long?" inquired another; and "How glad I am it is a dog fox!" exclaimed a third. In five minutes more Reynard was thrown among the hounds, which was only witnessed by Seabright and two of the whippers-in, Lord Fitzwilliam, Lord Milton, the Hon. Mr. Fitzwilliam, Sir John Trollope, Mr. John Smith of Oundle, Mr. Hopkinson of Sutton, Rev. Mr. Shaftoe of Buckworth, Mr. Lucas, jun., of Edithweston, Mr. Sers of Gazeley, Mr. Laxton of Morborne, Rev. John Wing of Thornhaugh, Mr. Frederick Jenkins of Peterborough, Mr. Wright, jun., of Castor, Mr. Goodliffe of Woodwalton, Mr. Percival of Wandsworth, Mr. Brown of Tansor, Mr. Hugh Boar of Sibson, and a few others; and some of these gentlemen were present owing to the fortunate turn which the fox made back to them, which must be placed to the chapter of accidents. At length all turned their heads towards home, highly satisfied with this the last day in the open for this season. The hounds were nearly twenty miles from home. April 14, 1836. TOM TOPTHORN. FINE ARTS. A PICTURESQUE VIEW OF EPSOM RACES, in a series of six plates beautifully coloured, from paintings by JAMES POLLARD.-ACKERMANN & Co., Strand; and RUDOLPH ACKERMANN, RegentStreet. Six admirable representations of the soul-stirring scene that will shortly be enacted according to annual custom, so faithfully depicted that the sportsman is at once transferred to the field of action without the trouble of locomotion. The plates represent "Saddling in the Warren," in which we have Jem Bland conspicuous in the foreground; "The Betting Post;"" Preparing to start;" "The Grand Stand-The Race; "The Race over;" and "Settling at Tattersall's" all admirably characteristic, and got up in the first style of the art. The scene at Tattersall's is excellent, and contains many sketches from life. These prints have made their appearance most seasonably, and are of unquestionable excellence. SPORTING ANECDOTES No. 12.-THE SPORTING BISHOP.-The Clerical view holloa! or the Hounds at fault.-RUDOLPH ACKERMANN, Regent-Street. THIS anecdote, which like its popular predecessors is by Alken, illustrates the following story related by Nimrod in one of his hunting tours. "It is well known that (though before I was born) a certain highbred dignitary of the church kept a pack of fox-hounds, and was one of the best sportsmen of his day. When, however, the mitre adorned his brow, the hounds were transferred to his noble brother, who continued them in great style, but the bishop did not attend them. Taking a ride, however, one day, in a country it which he thought it not unlikely he might see something of them, he met the fox. The hounds were at fault; when putting his finger under his wig, his lordship gave one of his beautiful view holloas. "Hark holloa!" cried one of the field. The huntsman listened, and the holloa was repeated. "That will do," exclaimed he knowing his old master's voice," that's Gospel by G--!” A HIGHLAND SHEPHERD'S DOG, rescuing a Sheep from a Snow drift. Drawn on stone by R. J. LANE, A. R. A. from a painting by EDWIN LANDSEER, Esq. R. A. in the possession of N. W. RIDLEY COLBORNE, Esq. M. P.— ACKERMANN & Co., Strand. THIS beautiful painting of Mr. Landseer's must be in the recollection of every one who visited the exhibition at Somerset House in 1834. One word in commendation of it would be superfluous; and Mr. Lane in transferring it to stone has more than supported his high name. This print may rank with the most finished lithographic drawings of this or any other country. SMUGGLERS QUARRELLING, engraved by T. LUPTON, from a painting by H. P. PARKER.-ACKERMANN & Co., Strand. A very spirited composition, and very beautifully engraved. It is a seapiece, and the smugglers are quarrelling over a game at cards, which we presume brings the plate within the jurisdiction of a sporting magazine. THE SPANISH CONTRABANDISTA.-Painted by S. H. LEWIS, ERgraved by C. TURNER, A. R. A. MR. LEWIS is unrivalled in his delineations of Spanish scenes and character. This print is a large mezzotinto engraving after his well-known picture of the Contrabandista, whose merits are already too widely known to require more than this passing notice from us. It is engraved in Mr. Turner's most finished style. WINNERS OF THE DERBY, OAKS & Sг. LEGER STAKES, • In 1776, a Sweepstakes on exactly the same conditions as that which was afterwards named the St. Leger, was won at Doncaster, by Lord Rockingham's br. f. by Sampson, and in 1777 by Mr. Sotheron's Bourbon; but the first St. Leger, so called at the time, was won by Hollandaise. EXTRAORDINARY LEAP. The following leap was taken by Mr. Faddy of the Royal Artillery, upon his bay gelding, with Mr. Leech's hounds on the 5th of April, near Eaton-hall, Cheshire. The horse, carrying twelve stone, cleared twenty-eight feet over a brook of twenty-five feet, running water, and after a severe run of an hour without a check. TATTERSALL'S. The various fluctuations in the betting having been fully noticed by our Newmarket Correspondent, we have not thought it worth while to give more than the odds at the close of the month. DERBY. 5 to 2 agst. Lord Jersey's Bay Middleton-taken 7 to 1 agst. Mr. Osbaldeston's Ebberston 7 to 1 agst. Mr. Ridsdale's lot 9 to 1 agst. Mr. E. Peel's The Mummy 10 to 1 agst. Colonel Peel's lot-taken freely 10 to 1 agst. Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to Bamfylde 18 to 1 agst. Duke of Richmond's Sepoy 18 to 1 agst. Colonel Peel's Slane-taken 20 to 1 agst. Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags. 22 to 1 agst. Mr. Chifney's Brother to Emiliana 25 to 1 agst. Mr. Chifney's The Athenian-taken 25 to 1 agst. Mr. Thornhill's Mendizabel 30 to 1 agst. Lord Egremont's Emiliana Colt-taken 33 to 1 agst. Mr. Fox's Tipple Cider 35 to 1 agst. Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to St. Giles 40 to 1 agst. Mr. Batson's Taishteer OAKS. 7 to 1 agst. Lord Wilton's Grenada 8 to 1 agst. Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny 9 to 1 agst. Mr. Walker's Emineh 9 to 1 agst. Mr. Dawson's Fair Jane-taken 10 to 1 agst. Mr. Armitage's Vesper 12 to 1 agst. Lord Exeter's Toga 12 to 1 agst. Mr. Allen's Promise 12 to 1 agst. Mr. Scott's Cyprian. TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. "Behemoth" is thanked. Will he send us a summary of the season with the Warwickshire for our next number.? Thanks to "Chasseur," who shall certainly appear next month.-We shall be glad to hear again from him. "Veritas" will see that we have availed ourselves of his communication. We have no agent at the town he mentions, but any bookseller will order him the Magazine. We have looked through each of our volumes but cannot find the letter a new subscriber" refers to. Received, Verses on Hare-hunting; A Day with the Cork Union; A Passionate Lover of Fox-hunting; B. in continuation; W. A. C., who shall have a private communication from us. BOOKS RECEIVED. "A Tour round Ireland, by John Barrow, Esq." "The Library of Fiction, No. I. The Pickwick Club, No. I." cleuch's hounds at Spottiswoode-- Keith--Poverty better than Riches Gordon Gorse-The beauties of a Mr. Liston, the eminent Surgeon -Mr. Baillie of Mellerstain-His Hounds, Hunting Establishment, L |