are upright on the body, and are made of a feather from a pheasant's wing, or a dark mottled feather from the tail of a partridge; the body, of fur from a hare's ear mixed with squirrel's fur, and ribbed up with yellow silk, and a grizzled cock's hackle for legs, and two fibres of the feather which composed the wings for the tail; the hook No. 7 or 8. When this fly is on the water the fish will refuse all other kinds. A smaller fly of the same materials will be found killing till August.

The cow-dung fly appears about the same time as the March-brown, and may be used with success till September on cold stormy days; it is made of the feather of the wing of a landrail, with lemon-coloured mohair for the body, mixed with a little brown fur, and a ginger hackle for legs; the hook No. 8.

About the beginning of May the Stone-fly may be used with great success, especially in rapid rivers and small brooks; its wings, which are four in number, lie flat on the back, and are made of a dusky blue cock's hackle, or a mottled feather from a hen pheasant; the body, of dark brown and yellow camlet mixed, and a grizzled hackle for legs; the hook No. 4 or 5.

The Granham or Green-tail derives its name from a bunch of eggs of a green colour which it deposits in the water while floating on the surface; the wings lie flat on the body, and are made of a shaded feather from the wing of a partridge; the body, of the dark fur of a hare's ear, and a yellowish grizzled cock's hackle for legs; a small quantity of bright green wax, or green harl from the eye of a peacock's tail, about the size of a pin's head, may be applied to the lower part of the body for the tail; the hook No. 9. This fly to be used from seven in the morning till eleven, when you must put on the March-brown, but it may be used again from five in the evening till dark.

The Spider-fly appears in the middle of April, but does not continue very long; the wings are made of a feather from the wing of a woodcock or landrail; the body, of lead-coloured silk, with a black cock's hackle or ostrich's harl wrapped under the wings; the hook No. 9 or 10.

The black gnat appears about the same time as the last-named fly, and continues in the water till the end of June; the body is made of black ostrich's harl, and the wings of a dusky or pale dun cock's hackle, or a pale starling's feather; the hook No. 10. This fly must be made rather short and thick, and is to be used on cold days only.

The black caterpillar is for a short time a most killing fly, especially in small brooks; the wings are made of the feather from a jay's wing; the body, of black ostrich's harl, with a brownish or black cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 8.

The little Iron-blue, on cold stormy day, is most killing; it is made of a dusky feather from under the wing of a blue hen or cormorant, or a feather from the tail of a tom-tit; the body, of water-rat's fur, ribbed with yellow silk, or pale blue fur ribbed with purple silk, and a blue cock's hackle for legs; the tail is forked, and of the same colour as the wings; the hook No. 10.

The Yellow Sally, or little May-fly, comes on early in May, and it continues till July; the wings are made of a white cock's hackle dyed yellow, and the body of yellow worsted unravelled, and mixed with a small portion of fur from a hare's ear; the hook No. 9 or 10.

The Cannon, or Down-hill fly, is invariably found with its head pointing downwards, whence it derives its name; it appears about the middle of May, and continues on till about the end of June; the wings, which lie flat on its back, are to be made with a feather from the wing of a partridge or bittern; the head, of the fur of a hare's ear; the body, of dun fur mixed with a little orange and yellow mohair; the hook No. 8 or 9.

The Marlow-buz appears about the same time as the last-mentioned fly, and will kill till August: there are three kinds, but the two here mentioned are the best-The wings, of a red cock's hackle, and the body of peacock's harl ribbed with gold twist; or thus-The wings, of a dark blue cock's hackle; the body peacock's harl, and a small piece of orange worsted for the tail; the hook 6 or 7. This is the Cock-a-bunddu of Wales, as made according to the first direction.

The yellow May-fly or Cadow; this beautiful fly is the most important for trout fishing we have, and the trout after they have had a few are in the greatest perfection; its wings, which stand upright, are made of the mallard's feather dyed yellow with barberry bark, in the following manner-scrape a small quantity of the bark of the barberry tree, add to it a lump of alum, put in the feathers tied together, boil them in a pint of soft water for an hour, and they will be ready for use; the body, of yellow wool or amber-coloured mohair mixed with a little fox-down, ribbed with pale yellow silk, or the feather of a heron to imitate the legs of the fly; the head, of peacock's harl; and the tail, of three long hairs from a sable muff; the hook No. 6. This fly, though it is called the May-fly, is rarely on till June, and the fish will take it from ten in the morning till seven in the evening.

About the same time comes on the Grey Drake. This fly is made of a dark grey feather of a mallard for the wings; the body, of light goat's hair or white ostrich's harl, striped with dark silk; the legs, of a grizzled cock's hackle; the head, of peacock's harl; and the tail, of three hairs from a sable muff; the hook No. 6. It is to be fished with, in general, in the evening, after the May-fly is off.

The Orl is a very killing fly at all hours of the day; it has four wings, which should be made of a dark grizzled cock's hackle, or the feather from the wing of a brown hen; the body, of peacock's harl worked with dark red silk, or the fur from a brown spaniel mixed with a little dark red mohair, and ribbed with orange silk; the hook No. 7.

The Sky Blue also appears in June; its wings, which stand upright on its back, are made of the light blue feather of a hen, or from the wing of a sea swallow; the body, of pale yellow mohair mixed with a little light blue fur, and a yellow cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 9. This fly kills best when the water is fine and low.

The Caddis fly comes on about the middle of June; the wings are made of a feather from a buff-coloured hen; the body, of buff mohair warped with a pale yellow hackle; the hook No. 7.

The Fern-fly appears about the same time; the wings are made of a woodcock's feather, or the under part of a fieldfare's wing; the body of orange-coloured silk, and a pale dun hackle for legs; the hook No. 6 or 7.

The Red Spinner appears about the middle of June, and is a good fly till the end of August; the wings are made of a dark brown feather of

a drake; the body, of the red fur of the squirrel, ribbed with gold twist, and a red cock's hackle for legs; the tail is forked, and of the fibres of a red hackle. Sometimes it is made thus:-The wings of a feather from the wing of a starling; the body, of dull red mohair; the rest as above.

The blue gnat is an excellent fly for grayling, especially when the water is fine; it comes on about the same time as the Spinner, and is made the wings of a small blue hackle, or a feather from a snipe's wing; the body, of light blue fur mixed with a little yellow mohair; the hook No. 11.

The large red ant is very killing when the weather is hot; it comes on about the third week in June and remains till July; the wings are made of a starling's feather out of the wing; the body, of coppercoloured peacock's harl, and a ginger cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 9.

The large black ant appears about the same time as the red; its wings are made of a very light blue hackle, or a light feather from under a snipe's wing; the body, of black ostrich's harl, and a black or reddish cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 9.

The Hazel fly only remains in a fortnight; it appears about July, and its wings I made as follows-of a red feather from the rump of a partridge or wing of a landrail; the body with peacock's har mixed with ostrich's, and a blueish cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 8.

The little red ant comes on about the twelfth of August, and remains till the end of September; its wings are made of a starling's feather; the body, of peacock's harl, with a ginger cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 10.

The little black ant appears at the same time, and resembles in shape the little red ant; the wings are made of a very light sky-blue cock's hackle; the body, of black ostrich's harl, and a black or reddish cock's hackle for legs; the hook No. 10.

The Whirling Blue appears about the 12th of August, and continues till the end of the season; the wings stand upright, and are made of a feather from the wing of a starling or jay; the body, of squirrel's fur mixed with yellow mohair, and a red cock's hackle for legs; the tail the same colour as the wings; the hook No. 9. This is an excellent fly.

The Little Pale Blue is a good fly, especially for grayling, it appears about the same time as the Whirling Blue, and continues till the end of the season; the wings are made of a feather from the wing of a seaswallow; the body of very pale blue fur mixed with yellow mohair, and a pale blue hackle for legs; the hook No. 9.

The Willow-fly appears in the beginning of September, and is a very killing fly during the autumn; the wings are made of a dark grizzled cock's hackle; the body, of squirrel's fur mixed with yellow mohair; the hook No. 8. This fly is most destructive in blowing weather.

I have now mentioned all the flies that are worth using, and will in conclusion notice the palmer worms; there are several kinds, and they are very killing, especially in streams, and are to be used in the same way as the artificial fly.

The red palmer is made with dark red mohair for the body, ribbed with gold twist, and warped with a blood-red cock's hackle over the whole body; the hook No. 6 or 7.

The golden palmer is made on the same sized hook, with orange

coloured silk for the body, ribbed with peacock's harl and gold twist, and warped with a red cock's hackle.

The brown palmer has its body of amber-coloured hog's down, ribbed alternately with gold and silver twist, and warped with a red cock's hackle.

The black palmer is the last I have to mention, and is made of black ostrich's harl for the body, ribbed with silver twist, and warped with a black cock's hackle. Palmers will kill almost all the year.

(To be continued).

A GLANCE AT THE FORTHCOMING ST. LEGER.

BY VAN TROMP.

MR. EDITOR, The St. Leger of this year appears to be a race in which the public take very little interest; the betting every week is reported flat in the extreme-" even against The Flying Dutchman, and 10 to 1 against any other " is generally a summary of it. The spell having been broken last year, we have no longer a party who stand against a horse merely because he won the Derby. It is now no longer considered impossible for a horse to accomplish the double event, a matter on which people began to get sceptical after the defeats of Mameluke, Plenipo, Coronation, Attila, Cotherstone, and Cossack. The stream now appears to set the other way, and every one seems afraid of laying against the winner of this year's Derby. What is the reason of this? Did the Dutchman win the great Epsom event in the same style as any of the horses I have enumerated, or is the field for the St. Leger wretchedly bad? for to one of these causes must we attribute the position Lord Eglinton's horse now holds in the betting. That he did win the Derby easily was apparent to all who saw the race, and quite a different affair to what it was in either Plenipo's or Coronation's year, when every horse in the race was made quite safe in the first few hundred yards. That the heavy state of the ground operated against The Flying Dutchman I fully believe; still the race was run to suit him, and his speed told at the end; had the pace been good, and Tadmor not have met with a disappointment, I think it just possible that Col. Peel would have pulled through, for a gamer little horse than the son of Ion and Palmyra never looked through a bridle; certain it is, he kept gaining on his horses in the final struggle, and that the winner had all his work cut out to beat a half-bred, half-trained, and half-tired horse; so I think we may venture to say the Derby of this year was not carried off in such a manner as to justify the present state of the betting.

Let us now look at what is likely to form the field for the St. Leger. As I am writing some two months before the race, I cannot be expected to sift them so closely as that able writer on sporting subjects-Pegasus; and he by some unaccountable oversight omitted the winners of the

Chester Cup and Northumberland Plate from his list of starters, although writing only a few days previous to the races. From 142 nominations

we may expect to see ten or a dozen at the post, selected from the fol

lowing horses :

I cannot imagine that anything with the slightest chance of success is omitted in this list, still horses have come at the eleventh hour and carried off the prize-witness Blue Bonnet.

Let us now look at the merits of the field; and as first in importance let us take John Scott's lot. A very different person he is at Doncaster to what he is on Epsom Downs; surrounded by a host of friends, breathing his native northern air, flushed with the remembrance of countless victories, the Malton trainer appears the favourite of fortune; and when his horses come to the post for the St. Leger, who is there who has not admired their perfect condition, and thought it impossible for human skill to go further in the difficult task of preparing a racehorse? If ever John Scott took pains to bring a horse to the post in perfect condition, will he not exert all his skill this year on the son of such parents as Touchstone and Beeswing? There is not a racing man in the north but has shouted in ecstasies at the victories of the Ould Mare, and will watch her progeny with anxious eye. Nunnykirk has also his sire's reputation at stake, and must endeavour to wipe out the stain of his southern defeat, by gaining fresh laurels on the scene of his father's triumphs. That his running at Epsom was not in accordance with his Newmarket performances all will allow, and his form instead of improving after the Two Thousand Guineas stakes certainly retrograded. He will previous to the St. Leger have ample time for steady preparation, and I think those who have invested on him will not regret having done so, when they see him at the post. Uriel, who although evidently unprepared for the Derby got the best place of the lot in the race, appears to have good speed and good lasting blood; in the event of anything happening to Nunnykirk he will, I presume, be Scott's champion, and I believe at all events we shall find him in a good place at the finish. Thringarth is the only other horse that calls for any remark, and after his running at Newcastle may probably be a starter ; he may be useful in making the pace good for his stable companions, beyond that I can see no benefit to be derived from his starting. Mr. Green's lot, in my opinion, is extremely moderate, although many think Lady Superior has a chance; I for one cannot bring myself to believe so, and from all I hear of her I think she is likely to make as much noise in the race as her party sometimes do in the ring. John Day is also, I imagine, very weak: Knarsdale is occasionally backed; but as she is quite dark, the knowledge of her merits, whatever they may be, are confined to her own stable; she is well bred for speed. Chatterer cut a miserable figure in the Derby; notwithstanding he may do a good thing yet, but that will not be winning the St. Leger. Honeycomb's bane appears to be his temper: that he is a good horse when in the