The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-24 00:00:00

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853,

The figures within parenthesis denote the number of

days' racing.
MARCH.
Leamington (1) 29 Northampton (2) ..
Catterick Bridge (2) 29 Abergavenny (1)....

..30
..31

APRIL.
Croxtma Park (2) 5 York Spring (2) 19
Epsom Spring (1) 7 Malton (2) 21
Xewmarket Craven (5)...11 Newmarket F. S. (5): 25

MAY.
Chester (4) 3 1 Redditch (2) 15
Newmarket Sec Sp (3)...10 Bath (2) l7
. Liverpool Hunt (2) 11 Manchester (3) 18
Shrewsbury (2) 11 1 Epsom (4) ..................24
Xdinburgh (2) l2 I

JTJ:
Newton (3) 2
Ascot (4) 7
liampton (2) 15
Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15

Newmarket (3)
Worcester (2)
Carlisle (3)
Liverpool (3)

ENE.
22
Bibury (1)
23
Stockbridge (1)
Winchester (1) 24
Newcastle (3) 28
-I,Y.

...13
AUG

Brighton (2) 3
Brighton Club (1) 5
Wolverhampton (3) 8
North Staffordshire (2) 9
Yarmouth (2) 9
Iteading (2) lO

Stamford (2) 19
Nottingham (2) 21
Goodwood (t) as

-UST.
I York (3)

SEPTE:

NWaswick (2) 6
Pontefract (2) 8
bcneaster (4). l3
edford (2) 2O
Bedford
Leicester (2) 21

17

Radcliffe (3) 22
Egham (2) 23
Derby (2) 24
Eccles (3) 29
Lichfield (2) 30
:MEER.
I Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autumn (2) 22
I Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27
I Northallerton (2) 29

OCTO:

Chester Autumn (2) 4
Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10

NOVE:

Worcester (2) 1
Epsom Autumn (2) 3
Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9
Liverpool Autumn (2) 9

BER.
Richmond (2).•••••••"':. 19
Newmarket H. (6) ...... 24
MBER.
Warwick Autumn (2)...16
Shrewsbury (2) ............23
Aberystwith (3)..Last week

MESSRS. HOWARD AND CLINTON TO SUBSCRIBERS.
IMPORTANT.—We hear by this morning's post that No. 5
Is a little off. This may be but temporary, but as it may
be otherwise, we advise you to hedge at the present fa-
Pourable odds, as no harm can possibly accrue from it,
and it will be easy enough to back it again if we so
advise. No. 4 will be tried so highly that if he wins
the trial he can win the race—he is now at 40 to 1.
We shall know the. result before any one. We have got
nearly every event ready for Northampton, but wait in
order to be more certain. It will be a brilliant meeting
for us. Fee, 10s. 6d. Address H. and C., P. 0.,
Coventry-street, Soho.
RUFF'S GUIDE TO THE TURF. London : Piper,
Brothers, and Co.—The spring edition of this valuable
and elaborate record of the turf has just made its ap-
pearance. It contains all its former features, such as a
racing calendar for 1852, the entries and nominations
for the principal stakes of 1853 and 1854, performances
of the two-year-olds, a list of trainers and jockies, besides
a tabular statement of the winners in bygone years; and
in addition to all this useful matter, Mr. Ruff has in-
creased the value of the " Guide," by appending to it a
carefully prepared and alphabetically arranged table of
the horses now in training. We know not how many
Years the "Guide" has been in existence, but a com-
parison between the edition under notice and that of
five or six years ago, affords pretty conclusive evidence
of the flourishing state of the turf at the present time.
The work which could be well called a " Pocket Racing
Companion" in its early days, begins now to assume a
very formidable and bulky shape ; but it is none the less
welcome on that account, and no votary of the turf
should remain without a copy of the spring edition for
1853. The trouble and expense of compiling it must
have been great indeed, and it is only due to the energy
and ability of the compiler, as well as the public spirit
of the publishers, that every patron of racing should be
the purchaser of one copy at least, if not more, for it is
as much to the interest of the sporting community, as
that of either the author or the publisher, that " Ruff's
Guide to the Turf" should not only be continued but
rendered in all respects as perfect as possible.

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE ON MAN.—In the tropical re-
gions the power of life in nature is carried to its highest
degree ; thus with the tropical man, the life of the body
overmasters that of the soul ; the physical instincts of
our nature eclipse those of the higher faculties ; passion
predominates over intellect and reason ; the passive facul-
ties over the actual faculties. A nature too rich, too
prodigal of her gifts, does not compel man to wrest
from her his daily toil. A regular climate, and the
absence of a dormant season, render forethought
of little use to him. Nothing invites him to that struggle
of intelligence against nature, which raises the powers of
man to their highest pitch. Thus, he never dreams of re-
sisting physical nature ; he is conquered by her ; he
submits to the yoke, and becomes again the animal
man, in proportion as he abandons himself to external
influences, forgetful of his high moral destination.
In the temperate climates, all is activity and move-
ment. The alternations of heat and cold, and changes
of the seasons, a fresher and more bracing air,
incite man to a constant struggle, to forethought,
and to the vigorous employment of all its faculties.
.A. more economical nature yields nothing except to the
sweat of his brow ; every gift on her part is a recompense
for effort on his. Nature here, even while challenging
Man to the conflict, gives him the hope of victory ; and
if she does not show herself prodigal, she grants to his
active and intelligent labour more than his necessities
require ; while she calls out his energy she thus gives
him ease and leisure, which permit him to cultivate all
the lofty faculties of his higher nature. Here physical
nature is not a tyrant, but a useful helper ; the active
faculties, the understanding, and the reason, rule over
the instincts and the passive faculties ; the soul over the
body, man over nature.
MATHEMATICAL LOVER.—When about the age of 17,
Madame de Stael was placed at a convent in France.
She was in the habit of visiting a friend who lived across
tile square on which the convent was situated. The
brother of her friend always insisted on escorting her
home, and led her around the two sides of the square.
Butas his passion decreased, he gradually shortened the
route, until he led her home by the nearest way. The
Witty lady remarks :—" By this I learned that his pas-
-Rion diminished in the exact proportion of the diagonal
to the two sides of a square." Probably the most accu-
rate calculation of waning affection that -maiden ever
?ado.