SPORTING MISCELLANEA.

ARRIVALS AT NEWMARKET.-At W. Arnull's b h by Don John out of Impertinence, 5 yrs, Clerk of the Council, and c by Don John out of Miss Whip, 2 yrs. At S. Day's: f by Lanercost, dam by Bay Middleton, out of Nitroeris, 2 yrs.

NAMING HORSES.-Mr. Hesseltine has named his foals of 1849 as under:-b c by The Squire out of Tabitha Bramble, "The Governor;" ch f by Red Deer out of shadow's dam, "Vision;" and bk f by Irish Birdcatcher out of Quiver's dam, "Catchem." He has also named his b c, 2 yrs, by the Caster out of Quid's dam, "The Setter."

NEWMARKET.-A filly by Ratan, dam by Actæon (Rodney's dam), 3 yrs old, has joined Armstrong's lot. Paladin has left for Tattersall's.

Theon and the Sheriff have arrived at Messrs. Barrow's stud paddocks, Newmarket, and from the terms at which they are offered to the service of breeders, will no doubt have a good season.

THE FIRST OF JANUARY NOMINATIONS.-We may refer to the entries published in our present and last number as a gratifying proof of the increasing prosperity of the Turf; this, in conjunction with the immense number of horses in training in all parts of the country, the briskness of speculation, and the thriving state of trade, justify us in anticipating a brilliant season.

EARLY FOAL. At Streatham Castle Paddocks, on Friday, the 4th inst, Mr. Bowes's brood mare Forgetme-not, a chesnut filly by Irish Birdcatcher; she will this season be put to Pyrrhus the First.

CHESTER CUP.-Kennington was declared "not to accept" by his owner, at a quarter past three o'clock, p.m., on Saturday, the 5th ult.

Mr. Howard has sold his Derby colt Chieftain to Mr. Gannon, and he has joined W. Sadler's lot.

Sutton Park Races will be held on the 18th and 19th of June next. Stewards, James Meiklam, Esq., and Capt. William Peel. The list of stakes has been revised, and we anticipate a better meeting this year than we have hitherto had.

NEWCASTLE RACES, 1851.-The North Derby not having filled, it is altered to a 10 sovs. stakes, with 100 added, to close and name on the first of March.

MANCHESTER RACES.-Mr. Greville's Puffy was named for the Manchester Cup, not for the Salford Borough Cup.

Mr. A. Nichol's two year old filly Beatrice (in the Oaks, 1851) is so seriously ill that no hopes of her recovery are entertained.

Mr. H. Robinson has named his Derby colt out of Minx, "Sir Charles."

Mr. Eddison is reported to have sold John Cosser to Mr. Wright.

At Cawston Lodge, on the 30ult, Lord John Scott's Phryne, a colt by Pantaloon, and is to be put to him again.

On the 20th of January, Mr. Osbaldeston's Queen of Beauty, a filly by Touchstone; she is again to be put to Touchstone.

On Sunday last at Frith Manor Farm, Hendon, Middlesex, Mr. C. Liley's Brenna, by Bran (dam of Bold Harry), a chesnut colt by Oakley, which has been named "Tavistock."

At Mr. Wetherall's stables, Holywell, on the 14th inst, Mr. Barton's Biddy, a filly by Lanercost; the mare will be put to Touchstone.

At Borough Green, on the 31st Jan., Hinda, by Sultan, a filly foal to Ion, which has been named "Lady Alice."

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. R. W..-It is quite unreasonable to prefer such a request: our opinions are freely given in our publication, and to our pages alone we must refer our staunchest friends. DEICOON.-You have lost your wager: your namesake was the son of Pergasus, a prince of Pamphylia; Pergamus was the name of the citadel, and sometimes applied to the city of Troy. He was slain by Agamemnon, king of Argos,

and is pronounced in four syllables.
534th, in the 5th book of the Iliad :-

This line is the

Αἰνείεω ἔταρον μεγαθύμου, Δηϊκόωντα,
Περγασίδην,

CRICHTON.-If there were a race against time, instead of against each other, time would be an infallible test of merit. Many trials do occur of this description, in which we should put our faith. As to timing races, and forming an estimate of desert, let these facts speak for themselves. Pyrrhus the First ran the Derby in 2 min. 55 secs.; The Flying Dutchman in 3 min.; Cymba did the Oaks in 2 min. 48 secs.; Lady Evelyn in 2 min. 56 secs.; Sir Tatton Sykes performed the St. Leger in 3 min. 16 secs.; whilst Faugh-a-Ballagh took 3 min. 23 secs., and Van Tromp, Surplice, and the Flying Dutchman occupied each of them 3 min. 20 sec. Much depends on the state of the ground, and the manner in which the running is maae: that is, for swiftness or speed.

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FALSTAFF. Our friend "Fat Jack" is facetious: in his query of "Provided a Jockey gets two guineas for riding a trial, what should be given for a mount in the Britannia tubular trial over the Menai?" our reply must be contingent on his telling us If St. Paul's Cross be twice as high as the Monument, how long would it take a first-rate pedestrian to run round the Churchyard ?" CHRONOMETER.-The surpassing folly of the discussion when the present century commenced, and whether the latter half of it dates from the 1st of January, 1850 or 1851, cannot be aptly characterised by language. It is only another way of doubting whether a man at the end of ninetynine years or a hundred forty-nine or fifty years—is either a hundred or fifty years old. The first half of the nineteenth century is completed on the 31st of Decem ber, 1850, and CHRONOMETER must decide for himself when the latter half begins!

YOUNG-UN.-The best definition that we ever saw of a race-horse is contained in the following lines, the author of which

we forget: it will be seen that there are nineteen

points

"Head small, ears short, eyes large, with nostrils wide,

Lean neck, large joints, hoof round, and pasterns long
But sinewy; oblique shoulders, tender hide,

Thin mane, thick tail, arched ribs, and gaskins strong;
Round in the barrel, straight flat legs, big arms,

High crest, and brisket deep; each point the critic charms "

LIST OF

SUBSTANTIAL BETTING HOUSES.

MR. BEETON, DOLPHIN, Milk-street, Cheapside.
MR. BARR, Long-acre.

MR. RICHARD BELL, at Mr. M'CLURE'S, Bedford Head, Upper King-street, Bloomsbury.

MR. BESSELL, TALBOT, corner of Liquorpond-st. and Gray's-inn-lane.

MR. BARNARD, 9, Great Russell-st., Covent-garden. MR. BIGNELL, 38, Regent-circus, Piccadilly; and 6 Great Windmill-street, Haymarket.

MR. CROSS, BLACK HORSE, Oxendon-st., Haymarket. MR. DAVALL, TWELVE BELLS, Bride-lane.

MR. E. MANNING, 21 A, Frederick-street, Gray'sinn-road; and the RED LION, Poppin's-court, Fleet-st. MR. HOWARD, 21, Long-acre.

MR. MIDDLETON, Long-acre.

MR. MOORE, 1 and 2, corner of West-street, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross.

MESSRS. MEGSON and Co., 9, King William-st. West-strand.

MR. PONTON, CHARLOTTE TAVERN, 15, Poultry. MR. RICHARDSON, CROWN TAVERN, Long-acre. RACING BANK and BETTING OFFICE, 301, Strand.

MR. SWIFT, HORSE SHOE TAVERN, Tichbournestreet, Haymarket.

MR. SEARLE, SALISBURY ARMS, Durham-st., Strand. MR. C. SNEWING, HARCOURT ARMS, Harcourtstreet, Bryanston-square.

MR. W. SNEWING, BRITISH STORES, Wells-street, Oxford-street.

MR. TURPIN, 23, Haymarket.

MR. WRIGHT, ANGLESEA ARMS, Haymarket.

THE

SPORTSMAN'S PILOT ADVERTISER.

MR. WILLIAM SNEWING,

77, WELLS STREET, OXFORD STREET, .

BEGS to inform his Friends and the Sporting Public that he continues to lay the Odds on all the Principal Races throughout the year.

Gentlemen in the Country may rely upon having the fair Market Prices, and an immediate reply to their communications. N.B. All communications this month must be by letter.

F. RICHARDSON,

CROWN TAVERN, LONG ACRE,

IS MAKING A BOOK upon every Important Event throughout the Year. Liberal Odds against Horses for all Steeple Chases and Races of importance. Commissions executed to any amount on the receipt of Cash. All Bets paid the Day after each Race. £100 to 1 against anything for the Chester Cup not laid against.

TO GENTLEMEN WHO ARE IN THE HABIT OF INVESTING THEIR MONEY IN TURF SPECULATIONS, JUDEX

Offers his advice, and takes advantage of the present opportunity of thanking his friends for the very extensive confidence already reposed in him, which he feels confident his system of calculations will enable him to retain. JUDEX is always prepared to forward the best information on any Steeple Chase or Flat Race throughout the season, and corresponds as frequently as is necessary up the morning of the race, free of charge after the first, and very frequently the night before the race comes off on the following day (as JUDEX attends the majority of race meetings) a letter is posted with the latest information. Fee 2s. 6d. for each event. Address, JUDEX, care of Mr. Allen, No. 1, Pleasant Place, King's Cross, London. Commissions executed to any amount, and the Vouchers of good men returned by post, whose money there is never any difficulty of hedging.