Thursday. The assemblage on the heath was quite as numerous as on Tuesday, and the sport of first-rate excellence, the three races having produced two "heads" and a dead heat. The weather was fine, but cold. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs., for three yr. olds and upwards; A. F. 2 The following also started :-Lord Lynedoch's Jeffy, by Jerry, 3 yrs. old, 8st, 4lb. ; Mr. Booth's Isabella, by Medoro, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 10lb.; Lord Chesterfield's Bro. to Prizeflower, by Priam, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 10lb.; Mr. Turner's Fitzambo, by the Saddler, or Tramp, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 4lb.; Mr. Rogers's Maid of Ipswich, by Agreeable, 3 yrs, old, 6st. 8lb.; Mr. F. Herbert's c. by Longwaist, out of Heron's dam, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 71b.; Mr. Goodman's Colchicum, by Physician, 4 yrs. old, 7st. 7ib. Mr. Dixon's Camelino, 4 yrs. old, 8st. 7lb.; Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, S yrs. old, 8st. 71b.; Capt. Gardnor's Bandboy, 5 yrs. old, 7st. 10lb.; and Mr. Batson's Barbakin, 3 yrs. old, 7st., were withdrawn. Betting: 3 to 1 agst. Jeffy, 4 to 1 agst. Calypso, 4 to 1 agst. Bro. to Prizeflower, 6 to 1 agst. Colchicum, and 8 to 1 agst. Heron's dam colt. The horses went away nearly in a line, Isabella having a slight lead, with Fitzambo at her side; they kept in this order for three quarters of the distance, when Calypso went to the front, and, attended by Hellespont, took the running into the cords, all but Fitzambo remaining in good places. The race between the two was continued to the end, the mare winning by a head only. Jeffy was kept in reserve till the last moment, answered gallantly to the call, and was not beaten a neck from the second; the others well up at the finish. Match 100 sovs., h. ft.-D. M. Lord Exeter's Amurath, by Sultan, 8st. 71b.-Darling ... 0 The betting was very brisk, and varied repeatedly, each having the call in turn; it finished at evens. Perseus made the running all the way, and had so much the best of the race about 200 yards from home, hat 4 and 5 to 1 was offered on him. Amurath was clearly in difficulties, but struggled on with unflinching courage, gaining inch by inch, and ultimately catching his opponent on the post, and making it a dead heat. The Town Plate of 50 sovs. for three yr. olds, 7st. 4lb.; four, 8st. 4lb.; five, 8st. 11lb.; six and aged, 9st. 1lb.-T.M.M.; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c. Mr. Key's Marialva, by Gambol, 3 yrs. old.-Crouch... The following also started :-Capt. Gardnor's Bandboy, by Trumpeter, 5 yrs. old; Mr. Kingston's Appleton Lass, by St. Nicholas, 4 yrs. old; Mr. Rogers's Mistake, by Little Red Rover, 3 yrs. old; Duke of Bedford's Billow, by Taurus, 3 yrs. old ; Mr. Shackel's ch. c. Cantle, by The Saddler, dam (foaled in 1832) by Granby, 3 yrs. old; Mr. Goodman's Mungo Parke, by Belzoni, 3 yrs. old. Betting: 5 to 2 agst. Cantle; 7 to 2 agst. Mungo Parke; 7 to 2 agst. Marialva; and 4 to 1 agst. Bandboy. Billow made play at a good steady pace, waited on by Marialva; they kept so till half-way down the Bushes-hill, where Marialva took the lead from Billow, and carried the running to the cords; half way up them Robinson Rush'd" it with Sister to Pickwick, passed the ruck, and very nearly headed Marialva-so near, indeed, that the victory was awarded to her by a head only. Billow and Cantle were up at the finish, and had an advantage of two or three lengths over the other three, who dropt off on entering the cords. FRIDAY.-The races terminated this afternoon with three finely contested matches, and the Prendergast Stakes. Match, 100 sovs. h. ft. 8st. 7lb. eacli.-First half of Ab. M. Mr. Wright's Folly, by Nonsense, 3 yrs. old.--Nat.... 1 2 Betting 6 to 4 on Syntaxina. Polly made the running to the distance, where Syntaxina went up, and for a few strides had the best of it. Polly, however, struggled on, caught her in the cords, and won by a head. Match of 100 sovs. l. ft.-T.Y.C. Mr. Pettit's Nicholas, by Jerry, 7st. 91b.-Chapple.. 1 Betting; 5 to 4 on Garry Owen. Won by a head after a severely contested race. The Prendergast Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.; for two yr. old colts, 8st. 7lb., and fillies, 8st. 5lb.-T. Y. C.-Sixteen subs. .... Col. Peel's bk. c. Cameleon, brother to Whim, by Camel.-Nat....... 1 2 .. 3 4 Betting: 3 to 1 on Cameleon; 5 to 1 agst. Mobarek; and 7 to 1 agst. Wahab. Wahab made the running at a capital pace, followed closely by Cameleon, who went up at the cords and won very easy by a length. Mobarek and Lampos never could live the pace, the former being two or three lengths from Wahab at the finish, and Lampos as many from him. Match of 100 sovs. h. ft.-T.Y.C. Mr. Pettit's Nicholas, by Jerry, 3 yrs. old, 8st. 9lb.-Robinson..... ... 0 Betting: 7 to 4, and 2 to 1 on Myrtle. Nicholas made play to the cords, where the filly reached him, and a tremendous race commenced; it lasted the whole length of the cords, the finish being so close that the judge pronounced it a dead heat. This match terminated as splendid a meeting for sport as Newmarket has seen for some time. THE OLD ENGLISH FIRE-SIDE. Drawn and Engraved by J. W. ARCHER. MR. ARCHER has here given us one of those old fashioned places which are still to be found occasionally in our baronial halls, though time is making sad havoc among them. The quietude of the dog and the vacant look of the boy, who appear tired by their morning's work, are happily hit off. NOTES OF THE MONTH. THE LEARNED HORSE. EVERYBODY has heard of "the learned pig" which delighted our grandfathers in the last century, although at this time of day few of us are acquainted with the wonderful tricks by which he acquired his reputation. We now wish to introduce to the notice of the public a "learned horse," which was exhibited last month at Windsor, and which excited the astonishment of all who witnessed his surprising performances. He is a fine-looking black beast, about fifteen hands high, and rising five years old. A half-crown, a shilling, a sixpence, and a half sovereign, were thrown down upon a table, and ranged in any order that the spectator liked. The spectator was requested to direct the horse to take up in his month any one of these four coins in any order he pleased to name. The horse instantly obeyed the direction, and brought to the spectator the half-sovereign, the sixpence, the shilling, and the half-crown, as those coins were severally named. A pack of cards was produced and passed from hand to hand among the company. The horse drew a card from the pack every time the pack was passed into different hands. He then carried it to his master, who placed it for about half a minute under his left eye, and this operation was repeated every time the horse drew a card. After he |