The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-23 00:00:00

sporting had ruined him, gradually commencing
with the first envelope containing coin, which he
had opened and taken out the half-sovereign
intended for a poor widow by an equally poor
daughter, and invested on the greatest certainty
which at that time had been discovered on
paper. The usual test letter was put in motion
with the sure and certain result of detection, and
pending the final inquiry, and afterwards in the
quarries of Portland and dreary wastes of Dart-
moor, he met with many casual acquaintances,
who owed their then positions to " backing 'em" as
he had done. As this was the wreck of a man, with
full the average of mediocre intelligence, I got into
further conversation with him, and it appeared, on
being fortified with his ticket of leave, he sought
the sporting dens of old, many of which had of
course been remnved by railways, or police, or both.
He found that the prophetic game apparently
thrived better than ever, and with a capital of
something under a pound entered the lists. The
good things, he said, were neither better nor worse
than his competitors. The first two advertisements,
which cost him Bs., produced in stamps about half
the money, but, having boldly headed the next
issue with the name of the winner of the Chester
Cup three times in capitals, and informed the public
that he had sent it to all subs. when at 80 to 1,
although he had never even dreamed of the horse,

the greenhorns poured in the stamps so plentifully
that during the principal portion of the early flat-
catching season he became a comparative merchant.
And so he pleasantly paddled his canoe down the
stream of prosperity until more talent appeared on
the scene, who drew the bow longer if possible than
he had done, the " subs." silently ceased to supply
stamps, and in a fit of hard-up-ism he started on the
rounds of sporting night-houses, with straight tips
for such of the public as chose to part with small
coins. This proved irksome, and customers gene-
rally supplied him with liquor and paid in kind in-
stead of cash, the end of which was he became a
besotted wanderer. In a lucid interval of sobriety
somebody suggested his assisting in opening a bank
before those establishments began to collapse, but
as the only place of the name that he had ever any-
thing to do with, viz., Millbank, had not leftvery rosy
reminiscences he declined the proposal with thanks.
The next calling was that of " tissue trotter," or
running at his utmost speed with lists of arrivals
and supposed state of betting at country places, as
they came up, to a certain district of sporting sub-
scribers. This occupation was more adapted to
the younger portion of humanity, who had a larger
quantity of oil in their joints, and so after a short
trial he was compelled to give it up.
A quiet occupation now became needful, and the
sandwich business was resorted to ; but this appa-
rently harmless method of keeping the canoe afloat
was prohibited by the Great Maine law, which
drove the professors to evade it by hoisting boards
on their shoulders, with iron tackle to the waist.
This, however, proved awkward to attenuated
parties, from whom fate had withheld proper animal
food ; for the board offered too much resistance to
the wind, frequently reducing them to the hori-
zontal, and so the old mode was resumed, enabling
the performer to keep on the perpendicular. I lis-
tened with much attention to the narrative of which
I have given a mere outline, and have since had the
unlucky fellow placed in a berth of-some trust and
skill, where a good deal of the harder work is put
out, and he is at present, though in the evening of
life, going on correctly, and hopes, as he says, to
keep the old hull out of the union. If the numerous
brigade of general loafers would adopt the same
resolution, what a substantial benefit would accrue
to our rate-payers !
In all places of public resort there are to be
found numbers of persons who apparently have no
legitimate occupation ; bred up to nothing, they
take the off-chance of whatever may present itself.
The same concourse of curious-looking fellows
will be found more or less at every out-of-door
place devoted to betting. Cards are to be pur-
chased for the raffle of some-worthless article as a
means of benefiting a particular gentleman in
difficulties—tickets for sparring matches, pedes-

I trianism, ratting, dawg fighting, and other pleasant
I sights are retailed in the yard. Now and then a
policeman disturbs a juvenile operator by a strong
cuff and advice to " hook it," and not show again
—hints are also given quietly to mysterious per-
sonages, made up in a variety of ways, that their
absence would prove more conducive to their per-
sonal liberty and comforts, with a strong
recommendation to make themselves scarce ; but
in every individual there seems more or less a
strong natural tendency to do something or some-
body ; each is labouring in a particular way, and
the lighter the work which enables coats to be kept
in the cellar the better. Your barque, through un-
rskapilifdusl,
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may get too near the
life, and so end the gay and festive scene inglori-
ously to the great grief of your creditors. There-
fore avoid as far as possible the idle shoals of
ife it can b
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dependut manfully in any way upon anybody
and vigorously
pursue the correct course, and until you can pro-
perly insure the aid of others—paddle your own
canoe.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE MANCHESTER MARKET.

The market has been very quiet here during the past
week. The Special, Midia colt, and Black Prince have
many supporters, and the first named appears now to be
backed by the right party, and in earnest. For the Cup,
Gladiateur has been sent to the right about, and odds of 3
and 4 to 1 are betted that he does not run.
Below is a quotation of the latest prices :

GOODWOOD STAKES.
11 to 4 agst The Special (taken)
7to 1 agst Midia colt (taken)
Bto 1 agst Black Prince (taken)
9to 1 agst Potomac (offered)
10 to 7 agst La Fortune (offered)
100 to 6 agst Actaia (taken)
100 to 6 agst Surney (offered)
GOODWOOD CtiP.
Offers to bet 3 to 1 Uladiateur does not run.

Uxbridge Yeomanry Races will take place over tho
West Drayton Course on Wednesday next. There will be
six races, and the Great Western Railway will run trains
frequently.
We are requested by the National Provincial Bank of
England to state that the name of the bank has been most
unjustifiably used by a person of the name of F. Gaywood,
at Manchester, in an advertisement in last Saturday's
Sporting Life. The National Provincial Bank of England
wish us further to state that they know nothing whatever
of Gaywood. [This is one of the fraternity of " Prophets"
to whom " Edgard° Greenhorn" alludes in his article of
last week.—En. R. T.]
THE QUORN.—We understand that tho Marquis of
Hastings has engaged Charles Pike, late first whip to
Lord Dacre, as his huntsman, and Philip Tocock, late first
whip to the V. W. H., as his first whip. His lordship has
taken the Quorn house and kennels for ono year.
Grand Cross was struck out of his Stamford engage-
ments at 9 n.m., July 18th.
The Duke of Newcastle has become J. Grimshaw's
second master—Mr. Merry having the first claim.
Eltham and Archimage have been added to the list of
geldings. _ _

Market beeping Races will tako place on Tuesday,
July 24.
Charles Thorp has taken stabling at La Morlaye, France,
and commenced as public trainer.
Count Batthyany's yearling by Stockwell—Typee, has
been named Typhams.
Mazurka, after winning a selling handicap at Notting-
ham, on Wednesday, was bought in for 310 gs.
Blue Cap, after winning the All-aged Selling Stakes at
Knutsford, was sold to Mr. Burley for 43gs.
Young Melbourne and General Peel are announced t 3
serve 20 mares each, at 50 sous, next season.
Mr. R. Sutton's challenge with Elland for the Whip not
having been accepted, he becomes entitled to the trophy.

Mr. T. Jennings claimed Sabrina, who was second to
Mazurka in a Selling Handicap at Nottingham, on Wed-
nesday.

A Match for £2OO, h ft, to be run (luring the First Oc-
tober Meeting, has been made between Vixen, ist 21b, and
Attache, Bst 41b ; one mile.
WEST DRAYTON RACES.—The stewards of the forthcom-
ing meeting are the Marquis of Anglesea, the Marquis of
Hastings, and Prince Soltykoff.
Mr. Chaplin claimed Rosa Nera, after she had run se-
cond in the Rutland Stakes at Stamford, and after win-
ning the Selling Stakes on Friday she was bought in for
150 gs.

Usher, 5 yrs, winner of the Shorts Stakes at Notting-
ham, on Tuesday, and entered for 50 sous, was bought in
for 320 guineas.

THE EMEUTE AT LA MARCHE.—Le Sport contains a para-
graph to the effect that on Tuesday, the 17th inst., the dis-
pute between Mr. Riddell and Count Donville came before
the tribunal at Versailles. The proceedings were insti-