NEWMARKET MEETING.—The Newmarket first October meeting began on Monday. The
company was numerous and fashionable. The first race was for the trial stakes of ten sovereigns each, Lord G. IL Cavendish's Amphion, beat Mr. Payne's Oppidan ; Duke of Grafton's Turquoise; Mr. Walker's Helenus ; Mr. Rush's Carthage; Mr. Pettit's Rough Robin; and Lord Exeter's Redgauntlet. Amphion gained by a head, after a fine race.
Sixth renewal of the Grand Duke Michael's stakes of fifty sovereigns each. The Duke of Rutland's Cadland beat Mr. Payne's Oppidan, and his chesnut colt ; the Duke of Grafton's Omen ; and the Duke of Portland's Brother to Emilius. Caciland won easily by two lengths.
The first race on Tuesday was for fifty pounds free. Lord Tavistock's amnion walked over ; Mr. Stonelewer's Souvenir paid.
Sweepstakes of three hundred sovereigns, Sir John Shelley's Rosalie beat Lord Verulatn's Manville ; Mr. Roger's Selene paid. Won by a length.
Sweepstakes of ten sovereigns each. Mr. Udny's Sontag, gained by a length, beating Mr. Thornhill's Bee-in-a-Bonnet ; Sir. J. Shelley's Bernardo ; Mr. Hunter's Blossom ; Mr. Greville's Elinor ; Mr. G. Edward's Glory ; and General Grovenor's Mecxnas.
Match one hundred sovereigns, Lord Tavistock's Warlock beat the Duke of Portland's Frisk, by a neck. The Underley stakes of one hundred sovereigns each, was gained on Wednesday by Mr. Payne's Mufti, who beat Mr. Gully's Reveller ; Mr. Charlton's Galileo ; Mr. Miler's Sephora ; Mr. Thornhill's Magnet : Mr. Rogers's Bugle ; Mr. Mockford's bay filly ; and Mr. Molony's Zoe. Mufti won easily. The Anson stakes of three hundred sovereigns, was gained by the Duke of Grafton's filly, beating the horses placed by Lord Sefton and Mr. Dilly. The St. Leger stakes of twenty-five sovereigns each, seventeen subscribers, was won very easily by the Duke of Rutland's Cadland, beating Mr. Thornhill's Mariner, and Mr. Sowerby's Palemon. On Thursday, the handicap sweepstakes of fifteen sovereigns. Lord Egremont's brother to Terstty beat Mr. Dilly's Kean ; Mr. Walker's Dicky Dolus ; General Grosvenor's Danceaway ; and four other horses. The race was won by half a length. Sweepstakes of ten sovereigns each. Mr. Houldsworth's Flask, beat Mr. Payne's Dewdrop ; Mr. Rogers's Donna Clara; Mr. Pettit's Proteus; and Mr. Meynell's Intruder. Won by a length.
The King's plate of one hundred and fifty guineas. Colonel Wilson's Lamplighter beat Mr. Walker's Spondee, and Lord Egremont's Grampus, and gained the prize by three quarters of a length. Grampus broke down about the distanc-(and pulled up.
One of those delightful and interesting exhibitions, a bull-bait, which the degeneracy of the English people from the spirit of their ancestors is gradually rendering obsolete, took place at Oakley Feast, Bucks, on Monday
The dogs bit the bull (which was a fine fat beast) in the most interesting manner possible, and the bull in return tossed the dogs most delightfully, until, like a foolish animal as it was, it became quite spent and exhausted, when some of the humane spectators, with a feeling that is delightful to contemplate, gave it some gin and beer. The bull notwithstanding, most ungratefully continued dull and spiritless, and would yield ao more spurt by tossing the dogs, however much it was bitten. The drama was in conse
quence concluded by cutting the bull's throat on the spot as a reward for its obstinacy. The pleasure of the day was much heightened by a man being tossed by the bull, whose neck, however, was prevented from being broken by his being caught by some of the spectators, who amounted to many huedi-eds. Two other bulls, it is said, were baited in the same neighbourhood on the same day.—Morning Chronicle.
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