HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT has a very beautiful pack of Harriers lent to him by the Earl of Uxbridge, which he hunts in the Great Park, and the neighbourhood of Windsor. They have hitherto shown but little sport, in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather; Jack Frost having kennelled the hounds, and stalled the horses throughout England, during the early part of the past month. A more splendid little pack, however, whether for appearance, or work, does not exist; and they will doubtless have some good runs when the weather settles. THE PYTCHLEY HOUNDS met at Maidwell on Monday the 18th o January, for the first time in five weeks. Found in Berrydales, and killed at Shortwood, after a good run. MR. CANDLER'S (THE WORCESTERSHIRE) FOX-HOUNDS, had a good thing from Bishop's Wood on the same day. They found in a small cover at Elmley, the seat of Brooke Forester, Esq., and after a run of an hour and thirty-five minutes, with only one check, killed him in Ombersley Park, the seat of Lord Sandys. The pace was very great throughout, and there were plenty of "bellows to mend." MR. DRAX'S HOUNDS.-These hounds met at Stalbridge Park, on Monday, the 18th, and found a brace of foxes, to one of which they NO. II.-VOL. I.-NEW SERIES. X settled. An eager field (after so long a privation of their sport, during a five weeks' frost !) heading the fox in, with the hounds close at his brush for full forty minutes; at the end of which time, the pack went away at racing pace, all but in view of him, across the Park-wall to Henstridge, and through the cover of Inwood for the fine Yeanston Vale, running into a fine dog fox, and killing him at the end of a satisfactory run of one hour and ten minutes. On Wednesday, the 20th, this distinguished pack met at King's Stag Bridge, where a good deal was assembled to greet them, and in a plantation near the Caundle river, a fine dog fox emerged in sight of the whole field, and of almost every hound; running through the plantations adjoining Stock House, to Stock Wood, where they changed immediately, going away through the river, for Deadmoor, and on to Fivehead Neville, where the fox was headed short back; making a turn for Haselbury Common, recrossing the river Lyddon, and was finally lost near the Sherborne road, at the end of a slow hunting run of one hour and thirty-five minutes; the scent being execrable from the state of the ground after the severe night's frost! the pack were then taken into Mr. Yeatman's New Gorse, where a brace of foxes were found immediately, with one of which they went away to Woodbridge, crossing the Caundle river for the Caundle Holts; but as the ground was as hard as marble, and it was freezing hard at the same time, we pulled up our steed, and reluctantly left them running merrily for the covers, in the direction of Sherborne Park, at the hour of three p.m.-Sherborne Journal. Mr. MEYNELL'S HOUNDS came out again on the 18th., and had a splendid run. The meet was Foston, near Sudbury. Their first fox, found at Foston, went away at a rattling pace, and after a good five and forty minutes' run was lost near Sutton. Another fox was soon viewed away from Sutton Gorse, and the pace, good at first, soon grew tip-top. Longford, Thurlaston, and Radburn, were passed without a check; and the fox then turned straight for Etwall, and across the well known brook near that village-at any time a rum one to get over, and now bank-full. The run up to the brook was an hour and twenty minutes, at racing pace; but as soon as the hounds were over, the scent began to fail, and after a quarter of an hour's slow hunting, the hounds were flogged off, after as good a run, over as fine a country as any sportsman need wish to see. From the severity of the pace and the length of the run but few were up with the hounds at the finish! THE returns of the nominations for the Great Stakes at Newmarket, Doncaster, Chester, and Liverpool hold out most gratifying prospects of good sport for the ensuing season. There are twenty-nine entries for the Clearwell; forty for the Criterion, at Newmarket; one hundred and ten for the Trade Cup at Liverpool; fifty-three for the Trade Cup at Chester; and one hundred and ninety-five for a Free Handicap, at the same place. The York Courant states that the price given by Mr. Goodman for Mr. Allen's Derby colt, Belgrade, was £800. The Nominations for the following Stakes having closed during the month, we have, at the suggestion of several Subscribers, given the entries. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1841. TUESDAY.-The CLEARWELL STAKES of 30 Sovs. each, 20 ft. for two year olds colts, 8st. 71b. and filliea, 8st. 51b; the winner of the July Stakes, 71b. extra -T. Y. C. Lord Orford's b. f. Adelgund, by Bay Middleton, out of Ascot's dam Mr. Newton s b. f. by Jerry, out of Fanchon, by Lapdog Mr. Byng's ch. f. Caira Mr. Morgan's br. c. by Agreeable, dam by Sam, out of Morel Mr. Coleman's br. or bk. f. Guzelle Lord Bruce's b. c. by Glaucus, out of Rosalie Mr. Payne's bk. c. by Sheet Anchor, out of Lady Fulford |