The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-JAN. 1.

The attendance of Subscribers was numerous, but of a very ge-
neral description. The betting was also less legitimate than
usual, the fight between Ward and Crawley obtaining the greatest
notice till towards the evening, 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 being offered
on Ward, and taken by some good judges. A short time before
the close of the room, some heavy betting was entered intb on
the Derby, and about the same time it transpired, that the south
country, nominations for the St. Leger, up to this afternoon,
were in number twenty-three, including Lord Jersey's four—
Tatter, Gustavus, Snowdrop, and Eliza Teazle.

DERBY.

S to 1 agst Webb

10 to 1 agst Tatler*
13 to 1 agst Espagnolle
20 to 1 agst Gustavus
20 to 1 agst Dauntless"
21 to 1 agst Trumpeter*
22 to 1 agst Catherine'
22 to 1 agst Elfrid -
22 to 1 agst Manseluke
• 25 to 1 rags: Make

30 to 1 agat Augusta
30 to 1 agst Gainelins
80 to 1 agst Lord Ailesbury*
35 to 1 art Cressida
35 to 1 art Antar
40 to 1 agst Snowdrop
40 to 1 agst Eliza Teazle
40 to 1 apt Roderick
40 to 1 agst Chieftain*

11 to 2 ag,st Maria
12i to 1 ap,st Duchess
1242 to 1 agst Androssan
15 to 1 ai,,st Souvenir
16 to 1 apt Translation

KS.
to 1 agst Lunacy
25 to I agst Morel'
25 to 1 egst Scornful
SO to 1 apt any other.

The only bet we beard was 4,
out of Olivera.

LGER. •
500 to 100 abet c. by Stuolenlko,

Those marked thi

Ina (*) were taken.

FIELD-SPORTS. FOR JANUARY.
(From the Annals of Sporting.)

The pursuit of the grouse, it is well known, cease in December,
and the huainess of the fowling-piece may now be said to be on
the wane. Partridges, however, are still fair game; but, unless
in places-where they have been but little disturbed, they will not
suffer the approach of the sportsman. Partridges have been found
in great abundance, as we have observed in former numbers ;
more were killed than usual ; yet more than usual will be left
at the close of the season, which we need hardly observe, is the
close of this mouth, or, as some persons interpret it, the Ist of
February.
The season for the pursuit of the pheasant closes at the period
already mentioned. These birds have, in many places, been
slaughtered by hundreds in the way of battu-shooting, and many
hundreds more will fall in the same 1, holeeale tray daring the pre-
sent month. A much wiser and better plan than was formerly
followed, in respect to the propagation of these beautiful birds, has
been lately adopted in many places, and will, no doubt, become
general. The male bird, which was uniformly marked for indis-
criminate destruction, (under the mistaken idea that the female
would be sure to find a mate,) is now more sparingly killed. They
are left in the proportion of one male to three females, which id
as it should be. We pointed out, in the very commencement of
our Annals, the thoughtless impropriety of shooting all the cock-
pheasants which came within reach ; the same subject has been
repeatedly noticed during the progress of our work, and we are
extremely happy to see our ideas on the subject about to be gene-
rally adopted.
Woodcocks, of which the present season has scarcely afforded
an average number, will continue to attract the attention of the
shutter; and the same might equally,be applicable to snipes.
Coursing will continue in fashion. Innumerous hares have
long yielded to the long-dogs, and thousands more will fall before
nature implores the courser to hale his hounds and suspend his
halloo, as there is uo legal period for the cessation of this favourite
and more than ever popular recreation. Hares, in the early part
of the season, did not run well. A neighbour of ours, with a
brace of greyhounds, killed thirteen brace in succession;, a pretty
decided proof that the hares must run ill, or the dogs remarkably
welb—both may probably he the case; but, most assuredly, the
greyhounds of our acquaintance were capital ones.
Those harriers, to speak generally, which we have attended
have been eminently successful. The days on which they have
hunted have frequently been remarkable for a very unfavourable
atmospheric influence, and, in consequence, the hounds hare not
been able to pursue their game; though from several other pat ts
of the kingdom, from which we have obtained information, we
find that harriers have been generally successful.
Fox-irrNTlNG.—This enthusiastic sport was commenced as
early as possible in most parts of the kingdom, (although we never
observed the leaps more impenetrably blind,) and fox-hounds have
been extremely successful. More foxes were killed in the early
part of the season than was perhaps ever before known.

WILD-rowL.—These web-footed and other-wanderers from the
frozen regions of the North, Which come under the description of
wild-fowl, and which sojourn in the marshes and on the shores
of these islands, have not made their appearance so numerously as
usual ; and, consequently, those who are fond of the chilly diver-
sion of wild-fowl shooting will have experience.: (at least up to
the present-period) less than ordinary sport. There is yet, how-
ever, time for these to invoke more (for them) auspicious atmos-
pheres.