THE CALEDONIAN AND OTHER COURSING MEETINGS.

THE CALEDONIAN.

THIS great National Meeting commenced on the 21st of March over Lord Eglinton's estate at Eaglesham, and terminated on the 24th as follows:-The Caledonian Cup of 168 sovs.-Dr. Brown's Stewarton Bonnet Maker beat Mr. Campbell's Clyde, Mr. Gibb's Sportsman beat Mr. A. Graham's Mavourneen, Mr. C. Dunlop's Clyde beat Mr. Slater ns. Prince, Mr. G. Pollok's Young Sport beat Lord Eglinton's Stag, Lord Zetland's Deacon beat Sir W. A. Maxwell's Mahomet, Mr. Sharpe's Slasher beat Mr. Clark's Lottery, Lord Eglinton's Monument beat Mr. W. Sharpe ns. Scorpion, and Mr. Bake's Birdlime beat Dr. Brown's Heather Jock.- First Ties.-Sportsman beat Stewarton Bonnet Maker, Young Sport beat Clyde, Deacon beat Slasher, and Monument beat Birdlime.- -Second Ties.-Sportsman beat Young Sport, and Deacon beat Monument.— -Deciding Course.-Sportsman beat Deacon, and won the Cup.

The Prince of Wales Plate of 84 sovs., for dogs.-Marquis of Douglas's Checkmate beat Mr. Gordon's Emperor, Mr. G. Pollok's Lancer beat Sir W. A. Maxwell's Morillo, Mr. Wilson's M P beat Mr. W. Sharpe ns. Tom Cringle, Dr. Brown's Sharpe beat Mr. Clark's Drainer, Sir J. Boswell's Jason beat Mr. A. Graham's His Royal Highness, Mr. Bake's Zurich beat Mr. Campbell's Cognac, Mr. Gibb ns. Dandy beat Mr. Slater's Stiletto, and Lord Eglinton's Greysteel beat Mr. Wauchope's Rory O'More. -First Ties.-Checkmate beat Lancer, Sharpe beat M P, Jason beat Zurich, and Greysteel beat Dandy.- -Second Ties-Checkmate beat Sharpe, and Jason beat Greysteel.Deciding Course.-Checkmate beat Jason, and won the

Plate.

The Princess Royal Plate of 84 sovs., for bitches.-Mr. J. Wilson's Meg Merrilees beat Mr. Campbell's Lady Godiva, Mr. Clark's Lady Augusta beat Mr. A. Pollok's Madge, Mr. Gibb's Queen Bee beat Lord Eglinton's Butterfly, Mr. L. Ewing's Echo beat Mr. A. Graham's The Miller's Only Daughter, Mr. G. Pollok's Gazelle beat Mr. Bake's Fairy, Lord Eglinton's Moss Rose beat Mr. A. Graham's The Abington Lass, Mr. Sharpe's Alice beat Mr. Slater's S, and Mr. Campbell's Ladybird beat Sir W. A. Maxwell's Moss Rose.-First Ties.-Lady Augusta beat Meg Merrilees, Queen Bee beat Echo, Moss Rose beat Gazelle, and Ladybird beat Alice. -Second Ties.-Queen Bee beat Lady Augusta, and Ladybird beat Moss Rose -Deciding Course.-Queen Bee beat Ladybird, and won the Stakes.

The Countess of Eglinton's Plate of 84 sovs.-Mr. A. Graham's O Yes! O Yes! beat Mr. G. Pollok's Gaberlunzie, Mr. Lindsay Ewing's Emulation (Bedlamite) beat Sir W. A. Maxwell's Melampus, Mr. Graham's Long Long Ago beat Mr. Clark's Dangerous, Mr. Kerr's Percy beat Mr. Campbell's Lottery, Dr. Brown's Clerkhill beat Mr. Slater's Shiny, Mr. Gibb's Oswald beat Mr. Humble's Maid of Athens, Mr. Gibb's Prestwick beat Mr. A. Pollok's Matchem, and Mr. Kennedy's Bright beat Lord Eglinton's Charm.-First Ties.-Emulation beat 0 Yes! O Yes! Long Long Ago beat Percy, Clerkhill beat Oswald, and Prestwick beat Bright.-Second Ties.-Emulation beat Long Long Ago, and Prestwick beat Clerkhill.—Deciding Course.-Prestwick beat Emulation, and won the Plate.

The Caledonian Purse of 54 sovs.-Mr. Bake's Bee-in-a-Bonnet beat Lord Eglinton's Garnock, Mr. Gordon's Keys of the City beat Mr. Slater's Shiny, Mr. G. Pollok's Grace beat Mr. Sharpe's Siren, Sir J. Boswell's Souter Johnny beat Dr. Brown's Bella, Sir W. A. Maxwell's Masseroni beat Mr. Campbell's Clyde, Mr. Henderson's Non-Intrusion beat Mr. Clark's Lottery, Mr. A. Graham's Cacciatore beat Mr. W. Sharpe's Snake, and Mr. Kennedy's Beau beat Mr. Wauchope's Rory O'More. First Ties.-Bee-in-a-Bonnet beat Keys of the City (drawn lame), Souter Johnny beat Grace, Masseroni beat Non-Intrusion, and Beau beat Cacciatore. Second Ties.-Souter Johnny beat Bee-in-a-Bonnet, and Masseroni beat Beau. -Deciding Course.-Masseroni beat Souter Johnny, and won the Purse.

The Eaglesham Stakes of 16 sovs.-Sir W. A. Maxwell's Mahomet beat Mr. A. Graham's The Abington Lass, Mr. W. Sharpe's Scorpion beat Mr. G. Pollok's Gazelle, Sir W. A. Maxwell's Morillo beat Mr. Campbell's Cognac (undecided, tossed for), and Dr. Brown's Bella beat Mr. A. Graham's Mavourneen.-Ties.-Scorpion beat Mahomet, and Bella beat Morillo.- Deciding Course.-Bella beat Scorpion,

and won the Stakes.

The Polnoon Castle Stakes of 8 sovs.-Mr. A. Graham's The Miller's Only Daughter beat Mr. Gibbs's Oswald, and Mr. G. Pollok's Lancer beat Mr. Humble's Negro. Lancer then beat The Miller's Only Daughter, and won the Stakes.

MOUNTAINSTOWN, March 21 and 22, over the preserves of A. H. C. Pollok, Esq.-The Cup was won by Mr. W. Garnett's Snake beating Mr. Pollok's Hooka-bedar: the Leger Stakes, with a piece of plate added, by Mr. Plunkett's Empress beating Mr. Pollok's Turquoise :-the Scrub, by Mr. Pollok's Lottery beating Mr. Lambert's Hornet :-for the Finale, Mr. Plunkett's The Glutton beat Mr. Barnes's Champion, and his Damper beat Mr. Pollok's Lullaby; he then drew Glutton, and named Damper the winner:-the Consolation, by Lord Bective's Grace beating Mr. Colles's Sweep:-the Open, by Mr. Parkinson's Schoolboy beating Mr. Frood's Ellen.

CRAWFORDJOHN (Open Meeting), March 27 and 28.--For the Ties of the Colebrooke Cup, Mr. G. Pollok's Meg Merrilees beat Mr. G. Borron's Kent, and his Lancer beat Dr. Brown's Stewarton Bonnet Maker; Meg Merrilees was then drawn lame, and Lancer declared the winner:-the Crawford Plate was won by Lord Eglinton's Butterfly beating Mr. Borron's Blende:-the Crawfordjohn Purse, by Mr. Barrie ns. Doctor beating Mr. A. Graham's Blackball:-the Abington Stakes, by Lord Eglinton, his Winspiel beating Mr. A. Graham's The Abington Lass, and his Stag beat Mr. G. Pollok's Gazelle:-the Duneaton, by Mr. A. Graham's Why So beating Mr. Hamble's Negro.

KELLISTOWN, March 31.-A Sweepstakes, after several excellent courses, was won by Mr. Whelan's Venus beating Mr. Colclough's Spring.

COUNTY CORK, April 5 and 7.-The Rich Hill Stakes were divided between Mr. French's Fret and Mr. Leahy's Vampire, the former having beaten Mr. Foley's Diamond, and the latter ran a bye :-the winning dogs then ran off the deciding course to satisfy the bets, which was won by Vampire.

Two Nomination Stakes have been instituted by the CLYDESDALE CLUB for their December Meeting, the Douglas Stake for dog-puppies, and the Eglinton for bitch-puppies of 1842. The showing and entry took place at Hamilton on the 6th of April, when 50 were entered for the former and 40 for the latter Stake.

THE LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE CLUB have followed the example of the Clydesdale, by instituting two Nomination Stakes, the Lanarkshire for dogpuppies, and the Renfrewshire for bitch-puppies, to come off at their November Meeting. The showing and entry took place immediately before that of the Clydesdale, when 34 were entered for the Dog and 28 for the Bitch Stakes.

HORSE-RACING IN FRANCE.

THE death of the Duke of Orleans was expected, not only by the English residents, but even by the sportsmen of France itself, to prove a most disastrous event to French sporting in general and to the breed of race-horses in particular: nay, it was even predicted that it would be the complete and irremediable overthrow of sport and of the Turf among our lively neighbours. But it seems, and we have pleasure in stating the fact, that this impression was too desponding; for although it is undeniable that the loss of the spirited and amiable Prince Royal was a heavy blow and a great discouragement to sport, and especially to racing in France, everything is to be done that can be accomplished by the Government, the Duke de Nemours, the Jockey Club of Paris, and by the most distinguished of the French Sportsmen, not only to keep up but to extend the love of sport among the people, and, as a For this necessary consequence, to improve the breed of horses. purpose the prizes that are to be contended for at the Paris races on the Champ de Mars, at Chantilly, and at several of the provincial

courses, are not only more numerous, but greater in amount (varying from 1000f. to 5000f. with various contingent advantages) than they have been in past years. Greater attention is also to be paid to the breeding and training of horses; and hopes are entertained, from the prospects that are now and are yet to be held out, that some of the leading Members of the Turf in this country will allow their horses to race in France, or even transfer their studs to that kingdom. Perhaps these expectations are a little too sanguine; but the mere fact of their being entertained at all shews that the sportsmen of France are really in earnest in their efforts to establish a manly amusement in their country, and to obtain a valuable race of horses.

Undoubtedly sporting, and more especially horse-racing, will never be in France what it is in England, the tastes and habits of the people being fixed on matters of a different kind; but it may be made to approach to it, and the breed of horses in time may become almost equal to ours. Much, however, remains to be done before this desirable result can be attained. The measures in progress, chiefly under the control of the Government and the leading sportsmen, are good enough, being for the most part the purchase of thorough-bred horses, no matter at what expense.-(Par parenthese, the list of full-blooded stallions, English and Arabian, now scattered in the different depôts in France, would, it is fancied, rather startle the English reader, it is so very long, and contains the names of such magnificent animals.)-But we repeat, more, much more must be undertaken before the Turf in France will stand very high in the estimation of English sportsmen; that is to say, in other words, before it will possess a tolerable degree of excellence. We have no inclination to occupy the pages of MAGA by throwing out any of the hundred suggestions that crowd upon the mind; but we will just ask why, in the name of heaven, the Jockey Club of Paris permit the use of such a rascally course as that of the Champ de Mars? It is hard, stony, gravelly-ten times worse than a Macadamised road: there is no footing for the poor horses, and they slip about at an awful rate, whilst, if the weather be dry, they are half stifled with dust; if it be wet, they are almost knee-deep in mud. It is folly to expect good racing on such a ground as this-nay, it is more, for it is cruel and dangerous both to the horse and to the jockey.

An impression prevails, we hear, in some of the sporting circles in Paris that the sportsmen of England are either jealous of or contemptuously indifferent to sporting matters in France. It is desirable that this notion, as it is a mistaken one, should be dissipated. Heaven knows, our sportsmen are not jealous of the doings of their brethren in France. Why should they be? And as to the charge of being contemptuously indifferent, it is sufficiently rebutted by the fact that frequent notices of French sport have appeared in good old MAGA and in some of her contemporaries. Besides, it is impossible that sportsmen can be indifferent to matters in which so many of their countrymen are engaged; and knowing, as we do, that the Magazine has a large circle of readers among our countrymen in France, and among French sportsmen themselves, for their sakes alone we cannot feel indifferent to those sporting matters to which they devote their attention.

REDCOAT.

JOURNAL OF SPORT IN THE WEST.

Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.

Much ado about nothing.- Free Translation.

MARCH.

Friday, 3.- Mr. Bulteel's hounds. Met at Meavy; a sharp frost in the morning. Drew Burrowtor wood, Sheepstor, Sharptor, Leathertor, and Deerstone wood, blank.-Found something in Shaugh wood, either venison or varmint. An out-lying deer was seen, with the riotous well at him: they were driven from the forbidden fruit. No one saw the fox; yet as the huntsman found two couples and a half of trustworthies wanting, I warn they was arter the right sort of wild beast, and I'll warn none of the field knawed whicher way they was

agone.

Tuesday, 7.-Met at Zeal-bridge.-A particularly cold and dry specimen of the East wind greeted the morning; the scent was as cold as charity, and very like poverty without fuel. Got upon a moved fox in Kings wood, slow coached it to Skeriton wood, and there left the concern to the cold comfort of the East wind.-Unkennelled second fox at five o'clock upon Stall moor; went away close at him, crossed the river Erme, ran round Higher Pyles, over Sharptor, turned to the right, through Lower Pyles and Bullevend, crossed the river, went through Hall plantation; then to Hollow moor, through Kings inclosures to Hanger down mires, where we stopped the hounds at six o'clock-very slow the last part of the fun; the beginning was very. enlivening.

Wednesday, 8.-Met the herriers of Servington Savery, Esq. upon Hanger down there were many hares a-foot, and the hounds were continually hunting for four hours sans cesse, and a very pretty pack of destructives they are.

Friday, 10.-Mr. Bulteel's hounds.-Met at Ivy-bridge.-There still remains much drift snow in the lanes everywhere, and in the pits and ravines upon the moor. The weather this morning was mild, and about twelve o'clock the fog and rain made their appearance.-A fox stole away from Henlick down brake, and the hounds ran him well to Pyles, where fearing we should get into darkness, as the moors were enveloped in mist, we whipped away the hounds, and galloped into the in-country, and into a blank.

Monday, 13.-1 went to Coldrinneck, where the huntsman and whipper-in had preceded me with Mr. Bulteel's hounds. Our Governor, the brilliant Squire of Flete, came in the evening to the hospitable mansion; and our party had a jovial evening of it, rather too much so for those who particularly wish to enjoy the hunting of the coming day.

Tuesday, 14.-Mr. Bulteel's hounds.-Met at Redgates.-Unkennelled in Pethick wood. The fox ran the woods and inclosures a few, then put his head moorward, and went away jolly over the Cornish

moors to the Cheese Ring; then up the hill, a regular horse-killer, by Sharptor, to Kilmar. So far it was uncommonly good, and done in fifty minutes. Mr. C. Trelawny on the black by Gainsborough, and Mr. C. Bulteel on Cock Robin by Gainsborough, went best. Afterwards it was all among the rocks of Kilmar for some time. The fox was viewed frequently, and all thought he must die: however, he escaped to Hawkstor, and from that to Worthytor, where he went in, and was bolted; returned to Hawkstor; in again; bolted again; then he gave us a round about Hawks wood and North hill, and, after a second edition of the same round, went in at Hawkstor in view of the hounds. If there was no change, he must have been an extraordinary strong fox, as he had no rest for more than four hours, the last two of which were clouded by fog and soaked by rain. Afterwards I rode with the hounds seventeen miles to Restormell, a place where genuine Hospitality holds her court, and where dwells Thomas Hext, Esq., and there we were at home.

Wednesday, 15.-The weather was beautiful, and warm enough to suit the feelings of an Hottentot. I rode to Two Bridges to one of the numerous lodges of Glynn, the seat of Lord Vivian, where I met a pack of beautiful dwarf fox-hounds in tip-top condition. They unkennelled in one of the Glynn coverts, stuck to their fox like wax, and made an end of him in forty minutes. The horses and men looked as if they were melting away, or in a very melting mood at all events.-Afterwards drew Hirstork, Cally-with-Divick, and Callybarrat, without finding. Those hounds of no pretension are extracts, I may add elegant ones, from the best kennels in England: they are fast enough for anything, and as quick as lightning. They are hunted by a gentleman who is a master of the "noble science;" and their whipper-in is a man very like perfection in his craft. They have killed their share, perhaps more than their share, of foxes this season.

Thursday, 16.-Met the Fourbarrow hounds at Hay wood, in the parish of Saint Breoke, and a very fine pack of large hounds they are. The weather was very hunting-like.-Unkennelled in the large woodlands; a brace of foxes on foot ran the coverts, Vial's Park, Treguindalls, Bishops wood, and that line of woodlands for some time. At last one fox went away over Withiel down, but soon headed back to the woods, where I left them.-Afterwards they had a very good run, which I hear tired the horses. The hounds were whipped away at nightfall, after five hours of continual ding-dong.-The hounds appeared to me to be stout and serviceable, and I believe they are principally of Lord Fitzhardinge's breed.

Friday, 17.-Mr. Bulteel's hounds.-Met at Carbilla. Found among Carbilla rocks, and killed in the same covert, after running a ring which lasted one hour and a few minutes.-Found second fox in a wood not far from Liskeard on the Bodmin new road, and ran him to ground at Redgates. The weather was delightful.

Saturday, 18.-We all returned to our own places this side of the Tamar, with a week of hospitality, good fellowship, much sport, and much pleasure, to talk about.

Friday, 24.-Mr. Bulteel's hounds.-Met at Staddon Barn; the weather mild, with a sprinkling of rain.-Drew Staddon cliffs and