Current:

Tomahawk (1867-1870), 11th June 1870, Edition 1 of 1, Page 233, THE THESPIAN SUMMER MEETING.

Page 233
Page 11
11 of 16

On this page

  • Departments (3)
    • THE THESPIAN SUMMER MEETING.
    • OVID WA YS AA^I) SHABB Y MEANS.
    • CIVIC CIVILITIES.]
  • Text (7)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      June 11 ,1870.3 The Tomahawk. 233

      June 11 , 1870 . 3 THE TOMAHAWK . 233

      The Thespian Summer Meeting.

      THE THESPIAN SUMMER MEETING .

      With The Commencement Of The London Seas...

      With the commencement of the London season , the various theatrical stables have awakened to activity . Mr . Herman Vezin ' s Man o' Airlie was tried over the Globe Course , but , found althoug to h have in very no stay good ing fo power rm and . Frou in excellent -Frou has condition been entered , was - James for three ' sand races the during Princess the ' s past . She month was , — not at particul the Olymp arly ic successful , the St . anywhere Course . , , Among but perhaps the recent did failures her best may over be specified the Oxford the Alfred street lot Variety everywhere in the troup Mar the e y . lebone ri At ng the being Road present , very the S moment reticent adler ' s Wells of things giving Stables are away very , and their dull the two stables shillings . Without , , and further the stall introduction s being nearl , we y give empty our at customary all the report of the " running . " The , Prince of Wales' Stakes . Mr ment . Bancroft ' s ... Company ... , by ... Tact , .. out . of .. Good . . Manage .. .. - . 1 Mr Presti . Tom ge Robertson ... .. ' s . M . P .. . . , ¦ by . Hurry .. .. Scurry . .. , . out . of .. 2 Mr . John Bull's British Public , by Curiosity , out of Hard Cash . . ; . ... ... 3 Six others ran . Betting . —2 to 1 agst M P ., 3 to 1 agst British Public , 4 to 1 agst Company . British Public took up the running from the first , but was quickly followed by M . P . and Company . M . P . after a few minutes distress was took shared the lead by , but the soon British was Public seen . to Compan be in distress y was . soon The sil able in to the take the won lead , in and a canter , in spite . Bad of M third . P . getting . rather clumy way , The Vaudeville Stakes .

      Mr . Montague s inexperience , by . Promising Actor , out of Water ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Mr . Halliday ' s Beau Monde , by Journalist , out of Society 2 Mr . Honey ' s Amusing Buffoon , by Pantomime , out of Comedy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Mr . Montague ' s High-bred Courtesy , by Promising Actor , B out etting of Water . —6 to 1 . on .. High ... -bred .. Courtesy . ... . ... o race Inexperi won in ence a canter soon . showed Amusing to the Buffoon front , had and , no after chance a splendid with Beau , Monde , and was soon left behind . High-bred Courtesy was nowhere . , . The Haymarket Cup . Mr . Sothern ' s Originality , by the Lord Dundreary , out of Dundreary the Lord ... ... ... ... ... 1 Mr . Craven ' s Barwise ' s Book , by Adaptation , out of Our Mutual Friend ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Mr Fav . Buckstone ourite ... ' s Veteran ... , ... by Talent ... , .. out . of ... Public ... 3 Four others ran . 50 Betting to 1 agst . . — Originality 2 to 1 agst . . Barwise ' s Book , 8 to 1 agst . Veteran , and To astonished the surprise friends of everyone and foes Ori . g Ori inality ginality sprang ' s specialty to the front ap- , peared to consist in being exactly like himself . Barwise ' s Book ran without any pluck ; in spite of this , Veteran could never succeed in catching it up . Won by a head—a length between second and third . The Charing-Cross Stakes . M ma r . F n . Clay in Black ' s Charming ... Music ... , by .. Genius . .. , . out of ... Gentle .. - . 1 Mr . J ohn Bull ' s British Public , by Curiosity , out of Hard Casli ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Four others ran . Betting . —6 to 1 on Charming Music . In spite of the extreme mildness of Gentleman in Black Charming Music won in a canter amid the cheers of the spec- , tators , British Public was quick to follow the lead . The Gaiety Stakes . Mr Oper . HolU a Bouffe ngshead ' s .. Entertainment . ... ... , by .. Farce . . , .. out . of .. 1 Miss Mr . Toolc E . Farren ' s Wa ' ggery s Secona , by S chneider , out of , by Tune Fun , out ... of Silk ... : 2 Stockings ,,, 3 Six others rnn .

      Betting . —3 to 1 agst Entertainment , 15 to r agst Waggery , 7 to 1 agst Second Schneider . neck A cap between ital race second . Entertainment and third . onl Both y just W won by and a nose Second . A Schneider were in excellent form . One of the aggery best races of the year . The King ' s-Cross Selling Stakes . M . Twaddle Negrie ' s Royal . . Can .. - . Can , . by .. Bosh ... , out ... of Utter ... w . o . The Gallery of Illustration Cup . Mr of . Corney Quaint Grain Conceit ' s Real Fun ... , by ... Weird ... Waggery ... , out ... 1 Mr cellent . Arthur Fooling Cecil ' s .. Comedian . ... , b . y .. Frolic ... , out ... of Ex ... - 2 Mr . German Reed ' s Trembling Nose , by Grimace , out of Tom Foolery ... ... . ... ... ... 3 Betting . —2 to 1 on Real Fun . The race was a very hollow one as fat as the third horse was concerned . Real Fun and Comedian ran a dead heat to kept the distance until the , when finish . the Trembling former obtained Nose was a sli beaten ght lead off , . which he LATEST BETTING . Adelphi Cup . 15 to 1 agst Free Labour ( t freely ) 10 , 000 to 13 agst Provincial Sticks ( off ) 2 , 000 , 000 to 1 agst Gigantic Success ( off ) . Adelphi Guest has been scratched .

      Ovid Wa Ys Aa^I) Shabb Y Means.

      OVID WA YS AA ^ I ) SHABB Y MEANS .

      Li Provides Should For The 6,000 Kensing...

      li provides Should for the 6 , 000 Kensington square yards Road being Improvement taken from " the Bill Park , which opposite the Hall of Arts and Sciences , and for pulling down 40 magnificent trees , succeed in passing , we believe that the Government will at once bring forward the following- measures : — 1 . A Clubs Bill for , together acquiring with the certain Oxford private and Cambri houses d adjoining ge , and Guards them ' for and the diverting purpose Pall of enlarg Mall , i up ng Crown the private Court , grounds into King of street Marl- , , borough House . 2 . A Bill providing for the leasing of the walls of all public buildings to certain persons to be used for advertisingpurposes . 3 . A Bill for removing the Nelson Column complete to Greenwich , and erecting a dead meat market at Trafalgar Square . 4 . A the Bill whole for purchasing of Carlton at House a fair Terrace price , not for to a town exceed residence ^ S , ooo , for Prince Christian of Schlesvvig Holstein . Mr . Ayrton ' s tenure of the Chief Commissionership of Works ' promises , indeed , to be an era in the history of what it is the fashion to call " Metropolitan Improvements . "

      Civic Civilities.]

      CIVIC CIVILITIES . ]

      The Glory Of The Mansion House Is On The...

      The glory of the Mansion House is on the wane . Time was when Lord Mayor's banquets were events of the London but season now , with if the some Lord political Mayor or when general he interest entertain attached s the Ministers to them ; can get a , couple of the Cabinet , to honour his board he deems , himself lucky , and then it is always that they have come on the distinct understanding that , if they open their mouths at all except for the business of eating , they are not to be expected to go beyond the merest common placeisms and small talk generally , and no political allusions are on any account to be called lor or expected . The banquet to Her Majesty ' s Judges which cam most e round vigorous in its of turn the , series and was of held Mansion last week House , is , feasts perhaps of , the the present day , for Judges , after court hours , have less to say and better appetites to wit than the generality of public personages ; but even the Judges' dinner of last Tuesday was a dim and dusty affair . Evidently , if the Lord Mayor wishes to revive the fading glories of his entertainments , he must infuse some novelty into them . A good dinner at ih ? Crystal Palnce—where .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 11, 1870, page 233, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_11061870/page/11/