The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 500f. each, h. ft., three quarters of a mile, was won by Lord H. Seymour's b. f. Jenny, by Royal Oak (Hardy), beating Duke of Orleans' ch. c. Borodino (4fb. extraE. Pavis), His Royal Highness's b. f. Dudu, by Cadland (F. Edwards), and M. A. Fould's b. c. Auriel, by Royal Oak (D. Jones). The last might have been first but for an unfortunate bad start. Jenny had no difficulty in beating the other two by several lengths, though Borodino was the favorite at 2 to 1 on him agst the Field.

The best race of the Meeting followed-a Handicap of 200f. each, with 1500f. added by the Town, for English horses, heats, one mile and a half.

M. Aumont's br. h. Insulair, 4 yrs, 90lb. (Flatman)

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Betting: 2 to 1 agst Mendicant, 3 to 1 agst Nautilus, and 5 to 1 agst Insulair. In the first heat Insulair made the running, and beat Barbarina by a length, Emma a good third. For the second, the betting was even on Insulair and Nautilus. Both went off well together, and ran neck and neck till within a hundred yards from home, when the 20fb. difference began to tell on Nautilus, the light weight winning, however, only by half a length.-Emma was again a good third, but the old 'un was not placed in either heat.

A Handicap of 1000f., given by the Duke of Orleans, was won in a canter by Lord H. Seymour's b. h. Fortunatus, 115fb. (Hardy) beating Count Blangy's b. c. Acteon, 95lb. (Flatman).-Betting was 5 to 1 on the winner, and during the race any odds might have been obtained for the asking.

M. Aumont's b. h. Anthony (Walter) beat Count Hedouville's Rough and Ready, easy, a Match of £50.

The Port Maillot Stakes of 1000f. each, h. ft., once round, four subs., were walked over for by Lord H. Seymour's bl. f. Britanniaand thus terminated a good day's sport to the satisfaction of all...... but the losers.

TIGER SHOOTING.
Drawn and Engraved by ROMNEY.

A SLIGHT rustling in the bushes immediately in front of us was followed by a noble royal tiger advancing most majestically along the ledge of a rock at first he did not perceive us, and we allowed him to approach a few paces: he then looked up, viewed us, and made a dead stop. Not a second was to be lost; he was within twelve yards, and a single bound would have sent at least one of the party to eternity. We both fired instantaneously, and both with effect: he reared himself up on his hind legs, as if to make a forward bound, fell back, and rolled headlong into the abyss below. My ball had hit him between the eyes; G.'s had struck him in the loins.-Scenes and Sports in Foreign Lands, SPORTING MAGAZINE, April Number 1839.

THE DUTIES OF STEWARDS OF RACES,

AND OF EVENTS WHICH COME UNDER THEIR NOTICE.

(Continued from our last Number, p. 147.)

The Secretary and Clerk of the Course.-Private Rules usually enforced at Country Meetings.-Selling Stakes.-Weights.

SECRETARY AND CLERK OF THE COURSE.

ALTHOUGH these two duties in many instances devolve upon the same person, whether they be concentrated in one, or whether there may be two required to officiate, must in a great degree depend upon the business to be transacted: they are appointments on which the success of a Meeting greatly depends.

To what but the indefatigable exertions, the facetious attentions, the insinuating manners of Mr. Margerum does the racing at Bath owe its present distinction ? The Somersetshire Stake is his great pet, and he deserves the highest compliments for his attention to it.

Mr. Lynn, the Secretary of Liverpool, with his coadjutor Mr. Etty, who holds the office of Clerk of the races at that place, as also at Manchester and Newton, have done wonders in rendering the Liverpool Meeting a powerful rival to Doncaster.

Mr. Lowe, the Secretary, and Mr. Marshall, the Clerk of the Course, have been indefatigable in making every effort to render Wolverhampton Races highly attractive. The entries for the principal Stakes of this year bear evidence that their exertions have been responded to, and the Railway will doubtless be made use of to convey horses from a distance, so that each succeeding year will increase the importance of this popular Meeting.

The duties of Secretary and Clerk of the Races, as a matter of course, are the same, whether they be performed by one person or whether they be divided. There can be no doubt of there being quite enough to employ two persons at a Meeting of any magnitude during the race-week-and for some weeks previous, in preparing the course, attending to the letting of ground for booths, directing workmen in the necessary repairs of the course, carefully searching for and filling up holes, erecting posts, removing soil, and such matters as the locality of the situation may present. It may be well to observe, that much care is required in placing the posts in such positions as to render the turns easy by taking plenty of room before the turn is made. It is want of judgment on this subject that is so frequently productive of confusion, and indeed of danger. At most populous Meetings the aid of the police force is called in to keep the course clear, and they are a most efficient body. The order which they preserve is certainly very superior to what could possibly be attained by the old custom of having three or four clumsy, very often drunken, hard-riding clowns galloping up and down the course, never able to keep it clear, and very frequently in the way themselves. One or two men on horseback on some courses are very necessary to keep particular places clear, especially turns, and such stations as, being at a distance from the ropes, cannot be attended to by the policemen. The Clerk of the Course is the responsible person

to direct these matters, and doubtless has quite enough to perform on race-days to keep order. At those parts of the course where there are neither posts and rails nor ropes to define it, horsemen are apt to trespass, and it requires very great exertion to keep them off, the neglect of which may produce serious consequences both to horses and jockeys.

It is usual to have two ropes extending across the course, one about the distance post, and the other beyond the winning post, to prevent horsemen from riding on that part of the running ground. The men who have the care of them should be particularly cautioned to be on the alert when the jockeys are mounted, and clear the rope away in time for them to canter. When the race is over the rope will again have to be drawn across; but it should be first ascertained by the man who has the care of it that all the horses are gone up, especially when they are running heats. Those horses who do not run for the heat are frequently subject to danger from the rope being inadvertently drawn across before they have passed it.

The entries for all Stakes as a matter of course are made to the Secretary, providing there is one. Punctuality should be most scrupulously attended to in respect of the time appointed for closing, and an accurate copy, as well as the original manuscript of the entry, preserved. The book in which the entries are made may be required as evidence, when erasures and mistakes would be very disreputable.

All entries for Plates and Stakes, especially those which close a day or two before the races, should be made by letter sealed up, which letter should not be opened till the expiration of the time of naming. This will be a means of a greater number of horses being entered, and frustrates the custom of waiting to ascertain what horses are engaged, and then entering or not according to the character of their opponents. Should there be any Stakes unpaid, it is the duty of the Secretary to remind the owner of the horse, the trainer, or the jockey, at the time of the latter being weighed. This ought to be done without favor or affection, and if strictly enforced there would not be so many persons running horses without paying their Stakes.

PRIVATE RULES USUALLY ENFORCED AT COUNTRY MEETINGS.

"All disputes to be settled by the Steward, or whom he may appoint, and such decision to be final," is a most important clause, and never ought to be omitted in the advertisement. It must be recollected that every person who becomes a subscriber to a Stake does so in conformity with the conditions which are advertised: it becomes a contract; and, should a dispute arise, the Stewards' decision being set at defiance, and the case taken into a Court of Law, the plaintiff would lose his cause if the Steward or any person appointed by him had made his award. It is to be observed, whilst the above clause gives the Steward the power of deciding cases, it does not prevent his referring them to the Authorities at Newmarket.

In order to obtain the opinion of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, it is also necessary to insert that their Rules and Orders are adhered to. Such a stipulation identifies each subscriber with the Laws of