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GLENCOE.

Painted by C. HANCOCK, and engraved by R. PARR.

OUR first plate for the present month is a portrait of the celebrated stallion Glencoe, the property of Messrs Tattersall, of Hyde Park Corner, and Dawley Wall Farm, near Uxbridge.

Glencoe is a horse of great power and symmetry, and in colour a rich chestnut. He was bred by Lord Jersey in 1831, and got by Sultan, out of Trampoline, by Tramp, out of Web (the dam of Fillagree, Middleton, Glenartney, &c.) by Waxy, Penelope, by Trumpator (the dam of Whalebone, Woful, Wire, Whisker, &c.)

Glencoe made his first appearance in the Newmarket Craven meeting, 1834, when he won the Tuesday's Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft. for the produce of mares covered in 1830.-Twelve subs., beating Zulima and two others.

On the Thursday in the same meeting he was beaten by Plenipotentiary in a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft.-Nine subs.

In the First Spring meeting he carried off the Desert Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft.-Ten subs., beating Ganges; and the 2,000gs. Stakes, beating Flatterer, second, Bentley, third, and four others not placed.

He ran third for the Epsom Derby stakes, Plenipotentiary being first, and Shilelagh second.

His next appearance was at Goodwood, where he won the Gold Cup, beating Colwick, Famine, and seven others not placed, Rockingham, St. Giles, and The Saddler among the number. He likewise won at the same meeting, the Racing Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, beating Louisa, Defensive, and Rebel.

His last performance in 1834 was at the Second October Meeting, winning the Garden Stakes of 100 sovs. each.-Five subs., beating Glaucus and Colwiek.

In 1835 he only started once, when he won the Gold Cup at Ascot, beating Bran, Nonsense, Shilelagh, Pussy, and four others.

At the Newmarket Second October meeting, Lord Jersey challenged for the Whip and named Glencoe, but the challenge was not accepted.

HUNTING THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGER.

MR. EDITOR,

THE following account of a Tiger hunt is extracted from a letter I lately received from a brother in the civil service in Bengal, and is very much at your service.

"I have frequently written to you of my sport in hunting the wild boar since I have been in this country, but I believe I have never informed you of my exploits against the ferocious but noble animal the royal tiger of Bengal.

On several occasions I have formed one of parties engaged in tiger hunting, but the last I was at, about three weeks since, afforded far more sport than any I had previously witnessed. I will endeavour to give you a brief description of it, but I must forewarn you that without being an eye witness and partaker, it is quite impossible for you or any body to form any idea of the very great excitement which this truly noble sport causes. Now for my narrative.—

and I were

Towards the middle of the last month my friend D. making the tour of the district on duty, and in the course of our journey we arrived at a place called Bazelpore, an inconsiderable village about sixty miles distant from our station; we were here informed that the surrounding country had lately been much infested by tigers, which were so bold and daring as frequently to approach the houses, and rendered the inhabitants afraid to venture out after dark, and the nightly losses they sustained in their cattle had for a considerable time past been very great, scarcely a night passing without one or more bullocks being destroyed by these voracious animals. The poor natives earnestly besought us to assist in delivering them from their destructive foes, and though we did not exactly place implicit reliance on their statements respecting the number of tigers, (for the Bengallees are proverbially prone to exaggeration,) we felt assured there was a tiger lurking in the vicinity, and that conviction was more than sufficient to awaken the interest of such enthusiastic sportsmen as D-- and myself. Having in our train fifteen or sixteen elephants and an ample supply of fire arms of various kinds, we resolved to remain for a day or two and to beat up the whole of the jungle surrounding us. The first day our efforts were unsuccessful, for notwithstanding that we beat a large extent of jungle and beheld very recent tracks of a tiger, we were not fortunate enough to pounce upon him. We did not relax in our search until past noon, by which time on every account we thought proper to give over the pursuit for the day; indeed during the extreme heat of the day all wild animals bury themselves in the thickest parts of the jungles and can seldom be disturbed, we therefore returned to our tents comforting ourselves under our failure by anticipation of better luck the following day. The next morning as early as it was sufficiently light to see our way, we again