SPORTING ODDS AND ENDS.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 6971, 26 January 1888, Page 6

SPORTING ODDS AND ENDS.

The personal estate of the late George Fordham, of the Villa Montrose, Slough, is declared of the value for probate, £19,903 8s 6d, and, by his will, which bears date September 30th last, the testator, who died ;on the 12th ultimo, bequeath to his wife, ! Mrs Lydia Fordham, £5000 and alibis plate, ! except asotherwisespeciflcally bequeathed, his books, pictures, furniture, and household effects, at the Villa Montrose abso- | lutely, and, in trust for his son George, on his attainment of the age of 25 years, £5000, with the annual income therefrom meanwhile, and, in trustforeachof his daughters Blanche and Nellie, £3000 and in trust for his youngest daughter, £2000, the income of the shares of his said daughters to be paid to them after their attainment of the age of 21 years, and the principle sum on their attainment of the of 25 years or marriage previously. All his real estate and the residue of his personal estate the testator devises and bequeaths in trust to Say the income thereof to his said wife for er life, or until her re-marriage, for the maintenance of herself and of her daughters whilst they are under the age of 21 years, and on the death and re-marriage of his said wife, to divide the estate, in equal shares, amongst allhischildren, who, being sons, shall attain the age of 25 years or, being daughters, attain that age or marry previously. The testator appoints as executors fiis said wife and Mr Thomas Alfred Tidy, of Sackville-street, Piccadilly, solicitor; and bequeaths to his daughters Blanche and Nellie, each a claret jug and other silver plate, and to his said son George, a gold vase, silver candelabrum, the Kempton Park Plate, tea and coffee services, cups and goblets, certain silver plate, with a Duke's crest, and all pins, rings, studs, cigar cases, and a sporting snuffbox as marked out for him.

The following paragraphs are from the (English) Licensed Victuallers' Gazette: — • It is worthy of note that Carlton in the Manchester Cup carried 9st. 121b. successfully, exactly the same weight that Isonomy won the Manchester Oup with seven years ago. Carlton also beat Sorrento by thesame distance that he defeated Quilp for the big handicap last June. After Carlton came galloping home in the Cup the cry all round wa3, " Oh J What was the matter at Derby V Lord Edward Somerset has made hay whilst the sun shines with Carlton. He only had a lease on the horse to the end of his four-year-old season, and Pell Mell's son has carried the blue and white diamonds to victory in the Chester Cup. the Manchester Cup, the Goodwood Stakes, the Doncaster Cup, the Jockey

! Club Cup, and the Manchester November i Handicap. How is the City and Suburban defeat explained? What a tale James Woodburn coald tell about Carlton's running in last year's Cambridgeshire! James ilerry, the -well-known racing man, once made a match, with his partner Cunningham, for a large sum of money, that Mr"C.'s dog would not draw Mr M. s badger in so many minutes. A before the event was to come off, Cunningham sounded his partner with a view of frightening him out of the match. But Merry was not to be had. A few days afterwards Cunningham cried offand paid forfeit. It now transpired that the dog was so ill that he would not have been able to come up to scratch, and Merry was chaffed by his brother sportsmen for not forcing on the match " Ah, weel." said the canny Scot, "I didna do sac bad; oor badger's deid." Many years ago, an American, having come over to the old country to "do" the various show places and spots of historical interest, arrived in the ancient city of Worcester, and put up at one of the principal hotels. Having refreshed, he asked the waiter if he could direct him to the scene of the great battle. " That I can, sir; I'll take you there," said James, brightening up. The American, accepting the otter, set oif with his guide. Now it so happened that the latter was an enthusiastic admirer of the P. R., and had witnessed the fight between Tom Spring and Jack Langan; and, as those were the days before School Boards, James had no knowledge of any other battle that had ever taken place in that vicinity, so he led the way to the small field in which the pugilistic heroes had contended so bravely, but for somewhat less stake than their puritan and cavalier predecessors. " This the place ! excla:med the stranger, surprised very much at its narrow dimensions. lhis is the werrv spot," said the waiter, exultingly." : ' Ah !" thought the pilgrim, " the ground has been enclosed and broken up since then, of course." Then folding his arms and gazing round, he murmured, "It was a great prize they fought for !" " Yes, rather goooish." said James. And it was a bloody fight. " You say right, sir: Jack bled like a bullock; but it was only Spring's wind that could have brought him through." "What had spring wind to do with it, when it was summer rretorted the stranger. "Beggin'your pardon, sir, though I hears his real name was Winter, he's always known as Spring. '•Pooh, pooh! what liad winter or spring to do with it?" said the Antipodean impatiently. "I should think a good deal, sir," chuckled the waiter, " leastaways, so Langan found to his cost. Oh ! but. perhaps you backed Jack." "What are you talking about?" retorted the other, indignantly." "I am talking of the great battle of Worcester where the King was defeated." "Tom King never fought here, sir." " I am talking of Charles Stuart, who here lost his crown." "Never heerd of him," said the waiter, indifferently; " never seed his name in Nunmiam Donnio, so he can't be up to much, But it must have been a jolly food fight for a chap to have his crown nocked off; his nose maybe, but it's only niggers that does scalping; it 'aint accordin'to the rules of the P.K." "Blessed if ever I met such a rum 'un," remarked James, when telling the story to his pals ; " you'd a thought I'd said I dunno what, he fell into such a fury with mc. He must a' put a lot o' monoy on Jack, or he'd never a , been so riled."— L. V. Gazette.