The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-25 00:00:00

mile.

Mr. Devoreux's Sherwood, 3 yrs, 6st (H. Taylor) 1
Capt. Coates's Libellous, 4 yrs, Bst alb (Clement) 2
Mr. Bruce's Lord' of the Manor, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b

(G. Fordham) 3
Mr. Barber's Ellen, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (E nt wistle) 4
Betting—Even on Libellous, 5 to 2 agst Sherwood.
A good race, Sherwood winning by a head; three lengths
separated the second from the third ; Ellen beaten off.
The Autumn Steeplechase (over the New Course) of 100
Boys, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each,
sft ; winners extra. About three miles and a half.
Mr. Adey's Premier, aged, 9st 51b, in 31b ex (J. Knott) 1
Mr. B. Land's Yorkshire Grey, aged, lOst 131 b, in 71b ex
(B. Land, jun.) 2
Mr. Hitson's Pine Apple, aged, lOst 11b, in 71b ex
(XV. White) 3
Mr. J. Wood's Heads or Tails, aged, 10st. in 71b ex
(M‘Lean) 4
Romeo, Pactolus, Martyr, Marmion, and Unknown also
ran.

Betting-7 to 2 agst Yorkshire Grey, 4to 1 agat Mar-
mien, 5 to 1 agst Pactolus, 100 to 15 each agst Premier and
Pine Apple, 100 to 12 agst Unknown, 10 to 1 agat Martyr.
Pine Apple, Premier, Pactolus, and Martyr were the
leading four over the first few fences, Yorkshire Grey head •
ing the next lot, Romeo bringing up the rear. In rounding
the turning flag along the flat Premier went ahead, Pine
Apple taking second plaee, Pactolus, Martyr and Yorkshire
Grey next ; Romeo having refused was nearly a quarter of
a mile in the rear, and shortly afterwards was pulled up.
No further change of importance occurred until coming
along the bottom of the course the second time, where Pre-
mier had a clear lead, with Martyr second, Pactolus and
Heads or Tails, side by side, next ; Yorkshire Grey fifth,
Marmion, Pine Apple, and Unknown a long way in the rear.
On coming over the third fence from home Yorkshire Grey
passed Pactolus, and tooa the fourth place, gaining ground
every stride. He was second on entering the course, but
lying so far back was unable to reach The Premier, who
won easily by a length ; Pine Apple and Heads or Tails
came up the course side by side, the former obtaining the
third place, being placed a bad third, whilst a neck only
divided the third and fourth; neither of the others passed
the post.

Selling Hurdle Race of 3 sovs each, with 20 added; for
three-yr-olds and upwards ; mares and geldings allowed
31b f • with selling and other allowances ; winners extra.

About one mile and three-quarters, over six flights of
hurdles.
Mr. R. Sly's Yorkshire Miss, 5 yrs, lOst 91b (R.Sly, jun.) 1
Mr. Egginton's Mary Stuart, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Z2O)
(k/. Holman) 2
Mr. Allibone's Ingestre, 4 yrs, lOst 81b (L2O) (T. Ablett) 3
The following also ran :—Ataman, Emily Harris, Al.
ehymist, Eheu, Orion, Caliph, Forest Hind, Mavourneen,
and Solferino.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Mavourneen, sto 1 agst Ataman, 6
to 1 agst Mary Stuart, 100 to 15 agst Emily Harris, 10 to 1
agst any other offered.
IN on easily by four lengths ; the same separating Mary
Stuart and Ingestre ; Alchymist was fourth, Ataman fltth;
Orion and Mavourneen the two last. The winner was
bought in for 35 guineas, and Mr. C. Green claimed Ata-
man.

The Logner Steeplechase handicap Plate of £5O. Winners

extra, Two miles and a half over the new course.

Mr. Bateler's Duhellon Oats Gorsehill), 6 yrs, lOst lib
(Martin) 1
Mr. Holman's Sunbeam, 6 yrs, 9st 61b.;.. (G. Holman) 2
Mr. Adey's Lord Lovell, 6 yrs, 9st 41b (J. Knott) 3

The following also ran :—Dunboyne, Pantomime, Phy.
aician, and Outlaw.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Sunbeam, 7to 2 agst Duhellon, and
6 to 1 agst any other offered.
Won by a head. Lord Lovell was a bad third. The
others dict not pass the post.

THE GRAMMAR. SCHOOLS OF THE LAST GENE-
RATIoN.—iIow the old sensations came over me as I call
up the subject I There was gobbling ofle's breakfast, in
order to be passing under the old gateway as the nine
o'clock bell rang, and the run through the streets,' with a
light or heavy heart, as the case might be. I have at my
fingers' ends the very feel of the greasy calf-skin of the
Latin Grammar (the Eton one), and of the dogs'-ears of
the Eutropins, or the better-liked Ovid. Then there were
the three hours in school, from nine to twelve—at first in-
tolerably long to little boys, but becoming shorter, even to
the point of indifference, as years went on. I seem to
hear the peculiar resonance of the masters' voices in that
vaulted hall, and to see the shafts of sunligb t thrown through
the tall pointed windows. My class-fellows rise up in me-
mory, with their young voices, their provincial dialect, and
their respective degrees of ability. The sing-song of the
grammar rules, the stupid blundering of the dunces which
formed the staple school-jokes, and the sense of gratification
from the able performance of a superior boy—all this and
much more carries me back to school, as school was to me
from seven to fifteen years of age. Then there was the
playtime in that glorious playground, the Cathedral Close.
The caw of the rooks in quiet school hours, and the shouts
of the boys from noon till one o'clock dinner hour, and
again at five in the afternoon ; the delectable ball games
and races, and the runnings and hidings behind those pro-
digious old elms ; and the quizzing of the old ladies and
clerical gentlemen, and the other cathedral functionarie,,
who were always passing through the Close—these old
images are leading me away from my subject—middle-
class education as it has been, and es it will be.—Once a
Meek.

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