STATE OF THE ODDS, &c. SALES OF BLOOD STOCK. By Messrs. Tattersall, at Newmarket, in the First October Meeting: THE PROPERTY OF COUNT BATTHYANY. YEARLINGS. Apollo's Temple, br. c., by Newminster out of Miss Goldsmith (Mr. Fatshaw) 90 Black Colt, by The King of Trumps out of Berezina, by Hetman Platoff (Mr. Cardwell) BROOD MARES AND FOALS. ... Miss Goldsmith, by Ion out of Jenny Lind, by Touchstone; with a filly foal by Elling- Lifebelt, ch. f., by Lifeboat out of Cutty Quean, by Malcolm, 2 yrs. (Mr. Hart) Marigold, by Teddington out of Sister to Singapore (Mr. T. Sykes) Georgia, b. f., by Rataplan, dam by Orlando out of Valentine, 2 yrs. (Mr. Carr) In the Second October Meeting: King Arthur, by The Cure out of Miss Agnes, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs. (Mr. Coventry) Theobald, by Stockwell out of Lapidist's dam, by Red Hart, 2 yrs. (Mr. Brewty) Dick Turpin, b. c., by High Treason out of Shadow, by Annandale (Mr. E. Brayley) Jessie of Dunblane, ch. f., by High Treason, dam by Leoline (Sweet Jessie's dam), by 110 70 105 YEARLINGS. Brown Colt, by Van Galen-Doorha, by Hermit (Mr. Bateman) Royal Stag, by The Fallow Buck out of Amazon, 5 yrs. (Mr. Evans) 85 295 400 125 40 20 70 Stud, b. yearling f., by Student out of Bracelet, by Touchstone (Mr. W. Reeves) Odin, ch. yearling c., by Oulston out of Stella (the dam of Starbeam and Surbiton) (Mr. W. Reeves) Woman in Red (foaled 1857), by Wild Dayrell out of Agnes Winkfield, by Birdcatcher (Mr. Weatherby) 110 100 65 50 10 BETTING AT NEWMARKET IN THE HOUGHTON MEETING. THE DERBY, 1866.-7 to 1 Lord Lyon, 10 to 1 Rustic, 12 to 1 Student, 40 to 1 Bribery colt, 50 to 1 Maravedis, 50 to 1 Blue Riband, 50 to 1 Artisan, 100 to 1 Stabber. Printed by Rogerson and Tuxford. 246, Strand, Lendon. THE OMNIBUS:- PAGE. WAY BILL.-Mems of the Month-"The Countess Klarinska"-Mr. THE TURF REGISTER.- -Perth-Leek-Bromley-Curragh October-Kelso- EE r 8 025 2 55.10 2711 0 14 T Spelthorne Club Coursing Meeting.s 3 49 26 3 5711 2911 56 15 F 27 W Eling Steeple Chases. 12 22 r 8 127 4 59 S 3 49 N SETS. 'afternoon. 2 42 21 r 8 4 1 6 41 3 16 3 33 r 8 6 s 3 51 4 9 s 3 53 r 8 7 s 3 54 812 43 7 36 8 7 28 T Amicable Club Coursing Meeting. s 3 56 10 29 F Char Fishing ends. 30 S 31 r 8 811 4 31 11 10.11 44 s 3 57 12 5 41 -12 15 First Sunday after Christmasr 8 813 6 44 12 44 1 11 12 Cockermouth Park 19, 4 Wellesbourne (Open) .12, 13 5, 6 Spelthorne Club (Hampton .6 &c. Court) 7 Elm 14 14, 15 .14, 15 Scottish National (Collar Meeting).. Penrith "There he sat, and, as I thought, expounding the law and the prophets, until on drawing a little nearer, I found he was only expatiating on the merits of a brown horse."-BRACEBRIDGE HALL. WAY BILL : -Mems of the Month-"The Countess Klarinska"-Mr. Jackson's Hunters-Stud News-First Day with the Queen's-FoxhuntingThe late Will Head-The late Tom Sayers. T has been, on the whole, a curious dull sort of month. Flat racing such as it was, lasted out to the 24th; but when the running ceases to have any bearing on the Derby, it becomes simply unbearable even to read about. We look with simple wonderment on the men who can enjoy their thirteen events under a November sky, and go on at it for five days" by Shrewsbury clock," and then have five more, only flavoured by a little cross work at Warwick. As for Mr. Frail, he seems a sort of eternal chopping-block for a few writers, but he is always alive after their satire, and as their proofs do not progress with their years, it is a wonder that they do not grow weary of discussing him. He is an autumn institution, and he revived yearling racing, and that is all we know about him, his demerits and his virtues; and as those who go to his meetings don't complain of him (or at least never plunge into ink on the point), what has any one else to do with it? Mr. Locke King was once in quite a nervous state when he found that he had turned out a Ministry, and when every one told him that he would have to "form" forthwith. The ex-mayor of Worcester, who undertook, in an inspired moment, to settle that an ex-pad groom was a gentleman rider, has brought about, equally unexpectedly, a small revolution, and a most troublesome question has been settled by his aid. "Gentlemen riders," like many others, are subject to "That eternal want of peace Which vexeth public men." but now, as long as their clubs, or the Council of Thirteen, are satisfied with them, it will be nothing to nobody what "exs" they get ; or, in the words of algebraists what" represents." We see, apropos of balloting, that a gentleman has entered the charmed Jockey Club circle after sundry efforts; and we hear that a squire of a good racing family still waits like a Peri at the gates of that Turf paradise, as Mr. Gratwicke did to the end of his days. The coursing of the season, so far, has been remarkable for the very fine luck of the Sea Foam blood, and, in fact, of the Scotland Yet blood generally Mr. Knowles was determined not to be without it, as he had no sooner sold Canaradzo than he laid out the money in his son and daughter, King Tom and Kitty Malone, the latter of whom has already won him a stake. Mr. Nightingale held a £50 commission for her, from a gentleman who is just beginning as a courser; but he was soon chopped down. Granite, the winner of the Scottish National St. Leger, was drawn against the winner of the stake, and beaten in her first course, when she crossed the Border; old Rebe has been well thrashed, but it is now her fourth or fifth season; and Chloe failed in the Altcar Club Cup, which she has won so often. The puppies are said to be good this year; and the Marham meeting, with its lines of horsemen marshalled by Mr. Villebois, quite brought back the good old times of the Swaffham Club and Lord Orford. "It was at his bidding that the Club was limited to the number of letters in the alphabet, and each member selected a colour. If the Heath knew well the orange and black cap of the dashing match-maker Grosvenor, the green and white stripes of Foley and Fox, and the Mazarine blue of Standish, coursing men watched with equal zest in Norfolk, whether brimstone, quaker, or pompadour would be the steward's cockade for the week.” There has been another amusing debate in the Doncaster Council Chamber. It seems that a new councillor, a great orator in his way, has just been elected. In the heat of the canvas or the contest, a placard was put out, stating inter alia that he procured houses for the demi-monde during the race week; and he applied to the magistrates for a summons against the writer of this "libellous hand-bill." However the boot was on the other leg after the hearing, as the summons was dismissed, and he had all the costs to pay. A shopkeeper swore that the new councillor had tried to square him with a fiver, when he was about to sit on a jury, which was to try the councillor's brother-inlaw. A traveller for a large firm swore that the councillor had asked him where he could get houses for his fair clients, and so did a cabdriver; and a fair client herself swore that he knew all about it when she took her house, and that he had called her "The Countess Klarinska," "a name I have had ever since, and I am very proud of it.” The Corporation did not feel so proud on the occasion, and accordingly when they next met, they declined to nominate their new colleague to sit on any committees, and two of the body showed their feeling in the matter by retiring from the Hall when he made a speech on a motion in supply. After some discussion, the nomination of committee-men was delayed for a few days, and then the Council meet to pronounce judgment. Very little has been heard about the pounding match between Sir Frederick Johnstone and Mr. Jackson, and many (on what grounds we know not) declare that (like the Horse v. Hound match and the Cairo race), it will never come off. They ask how is it to be managed? If one set of horses get tired out, are the riders to be allowed fresh ones-or how? Mr. Jackson has at present six hunters up. Tippler and Highwayman, were bought at Mr. Hall's sale last Christmas. Barney by Barnton is a very good horse, and the one on which Mr. Jackson jumped a flight of double post and rails (16 feet measured inside) with the Bedale. Ross by Hospodar, Redcar, and Duke complete the lot. Tippler won the Cup for the best hunter at Driffield in '64; Highwayman the Fouryear-old prize at the Great Yorkshire Meeting at Howden. It is thought that one of these two will be on duty in the match, Tippler for choice; and that Mr. Jackson will ride about 14st., and give away not much short of 3st. When the Duke's steward told Tom Oliver this year that he hoped he liked his box at the Goodwood Home Farm, Tom replied, in his merry way, that Ely had plenty of room to walk about in, as it was "as big as all Nottingham Race Course." When, again, he was told that it had been used as a guano store, Tom said that explained all; he had "never seen my horse run so well; it's the smell of the guano id it." John Scott may very fairly say that neither he nor any one |