The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

less fortutmte persons whose experience in a hunting
field has been limited to Epping on an Easter
Monday, or: some such sporting area, and who
never traversed, or are likely to traverse, a grouse
mountain; in fact, so far as personal comfort is con-
cerned, I have found an occasional day on the
Yorkshire moors or the romantic wilds of Dumfries-
shire anything but according with my limited views
of sport and pleasure ; and I may assure the writer
in question that hardship and fatigue, which he
so strongly recommends, are the common' lot of the
vast majority of our Anglo-Saxon race, who would
cheerfully yield their supposed advantages for other
more genial comforts. Grant hardship and labour
to those who can appreciate such things as luxuries.
The country gentleman may pursue his wheat
threshing with a flail, or break stones on his own•
roads for pleasure, without marring his own enjoy-
ment when he controls the task tipster; for my own
part I prefer another kind of life altogether.
It appears from our author that there are " two
distinct and widely different classes amongst men
who are fond of recreation with the gun. By far
the most numerous type are mere shooting-
machines." And then he goes on to explain. in an
article devoted to sea-fowl-shooting in the Firth of
Forth the difference between the two. Destroying
wild sea fowl in their breeding seasons seems to me
mere wanton cruelty, and so, doubtless, would the
" countless array of guillemots, razorbills, sea
re en
above,d readers have
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trouble in even guessing what " marrots, tummy
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ducks,
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to seek the nestling islands in the Firtl4;" and the
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had
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begun
sportsmen soon sighted several snowy drakes with
their russet feathers, but the birds were " fidgetty"
and " fretty ;" no doubt, and quite natural too.
'
Then is elaborately described the trouble taken to
get on a rock immediately above a tiny bay, where
" there were about a dozen ducks and drakes diving
and sporting in joyous security." A couple of the
former were booked without any difficulty, and
after many mishaps a like number of the latter.

Speaking of " Deer driving in Mull," a large stag
cautiously waded into a stream, " crack goes the
rifle, down came the deer on his knees, recovered, and
began to hobble across the current ; a shot from
the second barrel, and he toppled over in mid
stream." To show the acme of fine shooting, the deer
was examined.. " There were two_ marks through
the brisket on the opposite side to the shooter, but
only one on the near side ; it was therefore appa-
rent that both balls bad entered at the same hole."
There was nothing like a mull about this.
There are some capital and exciting articles on
trout and salmon fishing, both in sea and inland
locks and rivers. This is an amusement or pursuit
more congenial to my taste : by it we obtain the
best specimen of the finny tribe, and the occupation
is useful and profitable, and the " Sporting Days"
give abundant and reliable information to the tourist
who may have courage to try his luck in salmon or
sea-trout fishing. To the quiet roach or gudgeon
angler of the Lea or Thames no doubt the descrip-
tion would appear to savour of the marvellous,
but he can take the book and try his hand,
and so may any one of our Southern
riflemen indulge in deer stalking and bag
bag his own venison, always assuming he is lucky
enough to get permission from some great territo-
rial personage, and finds the deer stationary as a
butt at Wimbledon. In Hampton Court Park the
venturing so far as the northern wilds, where civi-
lised beings can scarcely exist ; but whether supe-
riority of pluck and endurance is really the charac-
teristic of the kardy—MeNintaiucer, I am not in
position to determine. The volunteer movement
made a great stir, and soldiers march through the
streets with short pipes lighted up and black kid
gloves. This is a great national sport or pastime—
nothing else ; immense benefit has accrued to trades
of many kinds, razor makers and barbers only ex-
cepted; for whereas the volunteers of 1804, when
invasion was really within the range of possibility,
on paper, did not consider it necessary to increase
their facial decoration, and were not less brave on
that account—a clean-faced Englishman within the
last few years has been the exception, most persons,
young and old, being desirous of imitating what
within the memory of men were designated " dirty
foreigners." lam a hearty well wisher to sporting
of every useful and beneficial kind, where either
profit or pleasure results, and hope the tight little
island will continue to afford healthful recreation
in profusion long after the excitement of reform and
limited liability shall have passed into the pages of
history, and when better times will enable the mul-
titude to join the upper ten even in the lochs and
forests of Scotland, or yet further away in the pure
mountains and waters of Norway.

SPORTING 11.4 TELLIGENCE.

THE MANCUESTER MARKET.

The betting for the Ebor Handicap, to be decided on
Wednesday next, has occupied considerable attention the
last day or two, and since the subscribers return from
Stockton races, Westwick has boon installed first favourite.
Gomera treads close upon his heels, whilst Scamander has
a few supporters only in this tnarkot. Glendale has had a
bad night of it, he having been sent to double his price,
and the outside division. For the St. Leger, Lord Lyon
is remarkably firm, and Rustic and Savernake aro each
supported for small sums. Below aro the latest quota-
tions :

GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.
7 to 2 agst West wick (taken)
4to 1 agst Gomera (taken)
Bto 1 agst Scamander (taken and wanted)
10 to kagst Caithness (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agit Treasure Trove (offered)
100 to 8 agst Dubiety (offered)
100 to 7 agst Cambusean (taken)
100 to 7 agst Glendale (offered)
100 to 7 agst Sam (offered)
100 to 6 agst Zambia (offered)
20 to 1 agst Miss Haworth (taken)
ST. LEGEIt.
Even agst Lord Lyon (taken andtofferod)
3to 1 agst Rustic (taken)
7to 1 agst Savernako (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 8 agst D'Estournel (offered)
100 to 6 agst Marksman (offered)
1000 to 30 agst Julius (taken)

csk.tTonhellusson,
The following assumed name has been registered :—Mr.
r.
Biggs.
Lord Portsmouth has sold the colt by vengeance, out of
Midia, for £2OO.
The filly by Cannobie, out of Hopvino (3 yrs) has been
named Hopleaf.
Mr. T. V. Morgan's filly by Drogheda, out of Bay Shir-
ley (2 yrs), has been named Pheerny.
Lord Lyon was scratched for the Cesaroviteli and Cam-
bridgeshire, Aug. 10, at 3.45 p.m.
day, and the horse goes into 'Watson
Major Elwon purchased LOZeDge at,Stochkioton, on Thurs-
Ambitious,
Thursday, was bought in for 80 guin: have
b
after winning a selli;;aptite at Oxford on
The forfeits of the following horot.s been paid :
for 95 guineas.
Hartley and Madam° Walton.
winner
was of
bought the
Selling
stlsedsyolinkel,vetdhneesy,
after winning a selling plate at Oxford on Thurs-
o:Ad to Mr. A. Ifeathcote, for 125 guineas.
da3B,,esms,aies,
Lord Portsmouth has sold Haidee to I,l'
and the filly will in future bo trained by Drewitt.
Douro, after winning the Trial Stakes at Stockton on
Wednesday, was bought by Mr. Clia- or 10 elin f '2 •
guineas.

Colleen, the winner of the Railway Stakes at Egham on
Wednesday was bought by Mr. Nightingall for 135zs.
SALES OF BLOOD STOCK AT DONCASTER—At a media gof
the race committee on Thursday last, it was unanimously
resolved to remove the sales of blood stock from the horse
fair, and to appropriate the beautiful grounds adjoining
Nether Hall, and opposite Christ Church, and iu which
the show of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society was last
year held, for the purpose. A more desirable place could
not well bo imagined, and as it contains nearly 20 acres
of fine grass land, ample room, free from dust and the
general §treet tgac, will, be offended fen any cumber of