Part 38
January 18th.—The Cheshire Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. Sir Peter Walker’s b. g. St. Evremonde, by St. Frusquin—Ejector, 6 yrs., 11st. 11lb. E. Sullivan 1 Mr. J. Tait’s br. m. Adelia, 5 yrs., 10st, 11lb. E. Driscoll 2 Mr. F. Straker’s ch. m. Consequence, 6 yrs., 11st. 8lb. M. Phelan 3 9 to 2 agst. St. Evremonde.
HURST PARK.
January 19th.—The New Year Handicap Hurdle Race of 150 sovs.; two miles. Mr. A. Stedall’s b. g. Rassendyl, by Loved One—Princess, aged, 11st. 9lb. J. Dillon 1 Mr. H. Rich’s ch. g. Hopeless II., 6 yrs., 10st. G. 11lb. Williamson 2 Mr. E. Christie Miller’s br. h. St. John’s Wood, 6 Mr. W. yrs., 11st. Bulteel 3 5 to 1 agst. Rassendyl.
January 20th.—The Middlesex Handicap Steeplechase of 150 sovs.; two miles. Mr. P. Gleeson’s b. h. Lord of the Level, by Macheath—Mome d’Amour, 6 yrs., 11st. 8lb. F. Mason 1 Col. R. L. Birkin’s b. g. Springbok, 5yrs., 11st. Mr. R. 5lb. Payne 2 Mr. T. W. Blenkiron’s b. f. Queen’s Scholar, 5 yrs., 10st. 9lb. J. Dillon 3 2 to 1 agst. Lord of the Level.
NOTTINGHAM JANUARY MEETING.
January 30th.—The Nottinghamshire Handicap Steeplechase of 400 sovs.; two miles. Mr. J. Gordon Houghton’s b. g. Desert Chief, by Spahi—Genista, by Exminster, aged, 12st. 12lb. R. Chadwick 1 Mr. F. Bibby’s ch. h. Wild Boer, 6 yrs., 10st. 8lb. F. Mason 2 Mr. P. Cullinan’s b. m. Little May II., aged, 10st. 3lb. Mr. Walker 3 13 to 8 on Desert Chief.
GATWICK SECOND JANUARY.
January 31st.—The Tantivy Steeplechase of 500 sovs.; two miles. Mr. T. Clyde’s br. g. Sachem, by Noble Chieftain—Talavera, 5 yrs., 11st. 10lb. J. O’Brien 1 Sir Henry Randall’s b. c. Frisky Bill, 4 yrs., 10st. 10lb. J. Dillon 2 Prince Hatzfeldt’s ch. g. Rathvale, 5 yrs., 12st. 1lb. W. Morgan 3 9 to 4 agst. Sachem.
The Surrey Steeplechase (Handicap) of 209 sovs.; two miles. Mr. C. Hibbert’s b. h. Royal Rouge, by Florizel J. II—Red Enamel, aged, 11st. Nightingall 1 Prince Hatzfeldt’s b. g. Cossack Post, aged, 12st. Hon. A. 1lb. Hastings 2 C. T. Garland’s b. or br. m. Sudden Rise, 6yrs., 11st. 12lb. W. Morgan 3 8 to 1 agst. Royal Rouge.
February 1st.—The Stewards’ Steeplechase Handicap of 200 sovs.; three miles and a half. Mr. C. R. Hodgson’s b. m. Do be Quick, by Mr. R. Speed—Danska, 6 yrs., 12st. 1lb. Payne 1 Major M. H. Tristram’s Shaun Aboo, aged, 11st. 6lb. Mr. W. Bulteel 2 Prince Hatzfeldt’s Deerslayer, aged, 11st. 5lb. Hon. A. Hastings 3 2 to 1 agst. Do be Quick.
The International Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 500 sovs.; two miles. Mr. Thompson’s ch. h. Leviathan, by Isinglass—Galiana, aged, 11st. 12lb. G. Wilson 1 Mr. Robert Campbell’s ch. g. St. Enogat, aged, 10st. 9lb. F. Mason 2 Sir S. Scott’s b. g. Series, 6 yrs., 10st. 11lb. H. Aylin 3 8 to 1 agst. Leviathan.
The Brook Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. Lord Londonderry’s b. g. St. Florentin, by St. Simon—Wise Flower, 4 yrs., 10st. T. Fitton 1 Mr. Edmund Lamb’s b. g. Ancaster, 6 yrs., 11st. M. J. Harty 2 Capt. F. Bald’s b. g. Rosebury, 5 yrs., 10st. 10lb. F. Mason 3 9 to 4 agst. St. Florentin.
KEMPTON PARK.
February 2nd.—The Middlesex Hurdle Race of 500 sovs.; two miles. Sir Peter Walker’s b. f. Therapia, by Tarporley—Rosemount, 4 yrs. 10st. 4lb. E. Sullivan 1 Mr. F. W. Phillips’ ch. h. The Chair, 6 yrs., 11st. W. T. 11lb. Morgan 2 Mr. Imber’s b. h. Sandboy, 6 yrs., 11st. 11lb. J. Hare 3 100 to 12 agst. Therapia.
February 3rd.—The Coventry Handicap Steeplechase of 500 sovs.; two miles. Mr. J. S. Morrison’s b. g. John M.P., by Britannic—Guiding Star, aged, 12st. 2lb. W. Taylor 1 Mr. F. Bibby’s b. g. Comfit, aged, 11st. F. Mason 2 Capt. Michael Hughes’ b. g. Vaerdalen, 5 yrs., 11st. 8lb. M. Harty 3 3 to 1 agst. John M.P.
SANDOWN PARK.
February 9th.—The Sandown Grand Prize of 300 sovs.; two miles. Mr. A. Stedall’s b. g. Rassendyl, by Loved One—Princess, aged, 12st. 7lb. J. Dillon 1 Mr. W. J. Crook’s b. g. Henley, 5 yrs., 11st. 1lb. L. Sherwood 2 Mr. C. Bower Ismay’s Theodocion, aged, 11st. 4lb. A. Newey 3 4 to 1 agst. Rassendyl.
The February Four-year-old Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. Sir H. Randall’s ch. g. Magic Lad, by J. Common—Grammarge, 10st. 10lb. Nightingall 1 Mr. R. Combe’s b. g. Cadwal, 10st, 10lb. H. Aylin 2 Major E. Loder’s b. c. Maggio, 10st. 2lb. A. Anthony 3 100 to 12 agst. Magic Lad.
February 10th.—The Prince of Wales’s Steeplechase of 172 sovs.; three miles and a half. Lord Sefton’s b. g. Canter Home, by Retreat—Canterbury, aged, 10st. 12lb. E. Driscoll 1 Mr. Hamilton Langley’s bl. g. Brian Born, aged, 11st. Mr. P. 1lb. Whitaker 2 7 to 4 agst. Canter Home.
MANCHESTER FEBRUARY.
February 12th.—The February Handicap Steeplechase of 200 sovs.; three miles. Mr. John Widger’s b. m. Northern Light IV., by Blairfinde—False Dawn, aged, 10st. 11lb. (car. Mr. J. 11st.) Widger 1 Sir Peter Walker’s bl. g. Royal Drake, aged, 12st. 41b. E. Sullivan 2 Mr. S. Pickering’s b. m. Johnstown Lass, aged, 10st. 10lb. H. Aylin 3 7 to 4 agst. Northern Light IV.
The Broughton Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 200 sovs.; two miles. Mr. R. B. Henry’s ch. g. Moonstruck, by Massacre—Diana, 6 yrs., 11st. 10lb. F. Mason 1 Sir Peter Walker’s b. g. St. Evremonde, 6 yrs., 11st. 12lb. E. Sullivan 2 Mr. J. Croxton’s b. g. Rapt, 5 yrs., 10st. 9lb. G. Knowles 3 9 to 4 agst. Moonstruck.
ROYAL WINDSOR FEBRUARY.
February 14th.—The Bracknell Handicap Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. Mr. E. J. Percy’s bl. f. Black Mingo, by Cherry Tree—Calista, 5 yrs., 10st. 2lb. F. Mason 1 Mr. A. Hamblin’s ch. c. Orison, 4 yrs., 10st. 5lb A. Birch 2 Major Joicey’s ch. h. Plum Pecker, 6 yrs., 10st. 1lb E. Driscoll 3 6 to 1 agst. Black Mingo.
February 15th.—The Royal Handicap Steeplechase of 200 sovs.; three miles. Mr. G. Auckland’s b. h. Drumkerrin, by Speed, dam by Mr. W. Castlereagh—Sister to Rufus, 6 yrs., 11st. Bulteel 1 Mr. F. White’s br. g. Shaun Dhuv, aged, 11st. 4lb. E. Driscoll 2 Mr. J. W. King’s ch. m. Countenance, aged, 10st. 3lb. J. Simms 3 4 to 1 agst. Drumkerrin.
FOOTBALL.
January 20th.—At Cambridge, the University v. London Scottish, latter won by 30 points to 8.*
January 20th.—At Richmond, Richmond v. Blackheath, latter won by a try to 0.*
January 22nd.—At Oxford, the University v. Woolwich Arsenal, latter won by 4 goals to 0.†
January 22nd.—At Leeds, North v. South, latter won by 2 goals to 0.†
January 24th.—At Oxford, the University v. Casuals, former won by 4 goals to 2.†
January 24th.—At Cambridge, the University v. Tottenham Hotspur, former won by 3 goals to 1.†
January 27th.—At Cambridge, the University v. Casuals, former won by 3 goals to 0.†
January 27th.—At Richmond, Richmond v. Oxford University, latter won by 4 goals to 2 goals 1 try.*
January 27th.—At Richmond, London Scottish v. Harlequins, former won by 2 tries to 1.*
January 27th.—At Cardiff, Cardiff v. Blackheath, former won by 2 goals 2 tries to 0.*
January 27th.—At Queen’s Club, Corinthians v. Oxford University, former won by 4 goals to 0.†
January 29th.—At Oxford, the University v. Oxford City, latter won by 3 goals to 2.†
January 31st.—At Oxford, the University v. Guy’s Hospital, former won by 16 points to 15.*
February 3rd.—At Oxford, the University v. Lennox, former won by 24 points to 9.*
February 3rd.—At Cardiff, Wales v. Scotland, former won by 9 points to 3.*
February 3rd.—At Queen’s Club, Corinthians v. Manchester City, former won by 4 goals to 1.†
February 3rd.—At Richmond, Richmond v. Cambridge University, latter won by 3 goals 3 tries to 1 try.*
February 3rd.—At Leyton, Old Reptonians v. Oxford University, latter won by 1 goal to 0.†
February 3rd.—At Blackheath, Blackheath v. Harlequins, former won by 2 goals 3 tries to 3 goals.*
February 3rd.—At Richmond, London Scottish v. London Welsh, latter won by 7 points to 0.*
February 5th.—At Oxford, the University v. The Navy, former won by 5 goals to 0.†
February 7th.—At Queen’s Club, Old Malvernians v. Oxford University, latter won by 7 goals to 0.†
February 10th.—At Leicester, England v. Ireland, latter won by 2 goals 2 tries to 2 tries.*
February 10th.—At Oxford, The University v. West Norwood, former won by 2 goals to 0.†
February 10th.—At Blackheath, Blackheath v. London Irish, former won by 1 goal 1 try to 1 try.*
February 10th.—At Cardiff, Cardiff v. Moseley, former won by 4 goals 4 tries to 0.*
February 10th.—At Richmond, Richmond v. Rosslyn Park, latter won by 1 goal 1 try to 1 try.*
February 12th.—At Cambridge, The University v. North of Ireland, former won by 6 placed goals 1 penalty goal and 4 tries to 0.*
* Under Rugby Rules.
† Under Association Rules.
PIGEON SHOOTING.
January 30th.—At Monte Carlo, the Grande Poule d’Essai, Mr. H. Roberts won the gold medal, and divided first and second with Count Chiericati.
February 8th.—At Monte Carlo, the Grand Prix du Casino, Signor H. Grasselli won.
February 10th.—Mr. Greig won the Prix de Monte Carlo Handicap.
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Footnote 4:
The normal temperature of the dog is 101·4°.—EDITOR.
Footnote 5:
“The Foxhounds of Great Britain.” Edited by Sir Humphrey de Trafford, Bart., and published by Walter Southwood and Co., 30, Craven Street, Strand, London. Price, £5 5s.
Footnote 6:
John Wisden’s _Cricketers’ Almanack_ for 1906. Edited by Sydney H. Pardon. Forty-third edition. London: Published and sold by John Wisden and Co., 21, Cranbourn Street, W.C. Price 1s.
Footnote 7:
“The Horse: Its Treatment in Health and Disease.” Edited by Professor J. Wortley Axe, M.R.C.V.S. Divisional Volume II. The Gresham Publishing Company.
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BAILY’S MAGAZINE OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES NO. 554. APRIL, 1906. VOL. LXXXV.
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PAGE Sporting Diary for the Month v. Mr. Henry Hawkins 259 Recollections of Seventy-five Years’ Sport—II 260 In Memoriam—The late Captain J. T. R. Lane Fox 265 Spring Trout and Spring Weather 266 The Towered Bird 268 Hunt “Runners”—IV. (Illustrated) 272 “The Old Horse” 276 Some Novelties in the Laws of Croquet 279 True Fishing Stories 283 A Hundred Years Ago 287 The Borzoi (Illustrated) 289 Some Sport in the Transvaal in 1878 292 A Song of Homage (Verses) 299 Herod Blood 300 The Last of the Bitterns 303 The Spring Horse Shows (Illustrated) 305 The Sportsman’s Library (Illustrated) 317 “Our Van”:— Racing 320 Hunting 323 Hunting in Yorkshire 327 American _v._ English Foxhound Match 329 Breeding of Thoroughbreds 329 Polo in the United States 330 The M.C.C. Cricketers in South Africa 330 Death of Richard Humphrey 332 Death of Mr. E. H. Buckland 333 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 334 Cross-country Racing 336 Golf 337 “The Voysey Inheritance” at the Court Theatre 338 Sporting Intelligence 339
WITH ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF MR. HENRY HAWKINS.
Mr. Henry Hawkins.
The subject of our portrait, Mr. Henry Hawkins, of Everdon Hall, near Daventry, was born at Kegworth, Leicestershire, in the year 1876. All his life he has been devoted to field sports of every description, and has played cricket seriously since he first captained the eleven of his preparatory school at the age of ten years. Since 1901 he has played for the county of Northamptonshire, and was one of those selected to play against the Australians in August last; he also plays for M.C.C., Warwickshire Gentlemen, and other clubs.
For some years he went in for racing with no small amount of success, owning Alpha, Hottentot, Bellamina, Stella III., and other well-known steeplechase horses, but he has nothing in training at the present time.
It was in the year 1901 that Mr. Hawkins purchased his pack of harriers from Mr. Horsey, and he has now hunted them at his own expense for more than five seasons over the beautiful vale which surrounds Everdon. In the Pytchley, as in every other country, much depends on the good-will of the farmers, and with the farmers Mr. Hawkins is a great favourite. He is a thorough good all-round sportsman, and is, in fact, immensely popular with every one with whom hunting brings him into contact. He has brought his pack, which consists of thirty couple of hounds, all in the Stud Book, to a fine state of perfection, and has taken the highest honours at Peterborough. Last season they accounted for more than twenty couple of hares, and this year bid fair to exceed the average, for they have been showing most continuous and wonderful sport.
Recollections of Seventy-five Years’ Sport. II.
I seldom brought home a tired horse or had a fall. My good fortune in the latter respect I attribute much to the practice adopted early in life of riding steadily at fences other than water. Only men without nerve go fast at their fences. One day with the Pytchley, jumping a fence uphill, the ground broke away on the take-off, and my horse fell back on me in the ditch. We had to be dug out. I had the misfortune to lose a very fine horse close to Thorpe Trussels. Jumping quite a small fence, he dropped his hind-legs in a grip on landing and broke his back. I lost another good one (a mare) by a somewhat unusual accident. Alighting on rotten ground over a very ordinary fence, she snapped a fore-leg, and of course had to be destroyed.
One can take liberties with a sensible horse. In a run with the Pytchley one day hounds crossed the Welland, and a man tried to ride over a board footbridge. When he got to the middle one of the planks broke and he and his horse fell into the river. Riding a horse of the sensible sort, I gave him his head to follow; he stepped nicely across the open space, and we had the rest of the run up to Loatland Wood to ourselves.
The Leicestershire farmers were rare good sportsmen. Once during a gallop with Mr. Tailby’s across the oxers near Market Harborough my horse, a young one, fell and broke the curb bit. While I was putting matters to rights a yeoman came up, slipped off his horse, and seizing mine by the head put his own double bridle on it, saying, “Look at my horse, _he_ don’t want a bridle!” Certainly the horse had had enough for one day, but the fact does nothing to qualify the kindly thought that prompted his owner. The man was a tenant of Lord Willoughby de Broke’s; few but a Leicestershire yeoman would have done such a thing. Another anecdote to illustrate the same spirit:—
Riding along the Leicester and Uppingham road to draw the Billesdon Coplow one morning, “Cap.” Tomlin, the rough rider, pulled up and exclaimed, “Look here, gentlemen, you talk about riding; this fence (an ox fence) has been jumped into the road.” “Yes,” said Sir Walter Carew, “it has; and the man who jumped it is close to you.” The yeoman who owned the land, a good friend enough to hunting, made his fences very strong. On hearing who had jumped his ox fence he sent me a message, saying he hoped I would never come within the parish without coming to lunch with him. Most of the Leicestershire farmers gloried in the chase in those days. The enthusiasm of the people for a good horse was shown in a rather unusual way on one occasion. In a gallop up to Gumley Gorse the fox was headed by the foot people. I happened to arrive alone, and they seized my horse and kissed his face!
It is many years ago that our King, then Prince of Wales, while staying at Althorp, came to the meet of the Pytchley at Holmby House. Lord Spencer, thinking the horse His Royal Highness rode was rather too small for the big fences, offered him a nice one of his own, which was graciously accepted. In the course of the run the horse, to Lord Spencer’s horror, came down. The Prince, however, was up in a twinkling, and regaining his saddle was going again well in front, to the great delight of the Northamptonshire farmers.
Lord Cardigan was a very bold rider, and got some heavy falls. In a gallop with Sir Richard Sutton from Walton Holt, I jumped the white locked gate on Gumley Hill, and had the run to myself. Lord Cardigan and Colonel Steel, of the Guards, had very bad falls. Lord Cardigan told me afterwards that the whole front of his body was as black as coal. On another day, near the same place, he had a nasty fall in a ditch, his horse lying on him. Lord William Beresford, seeing his plight, stopped, and called on the Hon. and Rev. Robert Wilson to come and help, shouting, “He is not half a bad fellow, and it would be a pity if he died in a ditch.” They got to work, but Beresford found he could not get hold of Cardigan, and said so. “Pull me out by the nose if you like,” said the victim. The water was trickling over him, and without help it is very probable that he would have been drowned in the ditch.
_Apropos_ of falls, there was a little man with a very wry neck who used to bring some nice horses to hunt in Leicestershire. One day he had a fall, and was stunned. There were plenty of people at hand to help, and one man, who did not know him, took him by the head and began to pull at it in the kindly but mistaken endeavour to straighten his neck. This usage brought the poor man to his senses just in time. “Born so! Born so!” he exclaimed, feebly. Another pull would have broken his neck.
Among the good runs I call to mind are two in which, thanks to my horse, I had the fun all to myself. One was a splendid gallop across the Vale of Dunchurch without a check to ground on Barley Hill in the Pytchley country. I was entirely alone with the pack; and the field were so long coming up that I went home before any one arrived. It was several days before they discovered who it was had been with the hounds.