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Manner of taking and killing the Pacos.

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crecy may be commanded in all
cafes of illegitimate pregnancy:
that their " endeavours continue
invincibly fixed to preferve not
only reputation, but the little babe
from falling a facrifice to the un-Turn-again-lane,

rity, and they may kindly con
fent to harbour and relieve
Your thriving humble fervant
REBECCA Real-PAD.

charitable cenfure and derifion
of ignorant, bafe, defamatory
perfons."

April 1, 1794.

P. S. I long to fee the above epiftle in the Sporting Magazine.

MANNER of taking and killing the

PACOS.

HE Pacos very much refemi

THE

Being a young woman in my teens, and having hitherto enjoyed an irreproachable character, (though in an unguarded hour my frail temperature tarnished my fair fame) I still had hopes that Mr. and Mrs. White would fhield me from the re-. proaches of the world, by fheltering me in one of their private lying-in apartments; that, by the next lunar revolution, I might have repaired to my friends fola, as just returned from a vifit to a friend in the country; after having been furnished with a fpecioufly fabricated tale, to wipe off the fufpicions of the malignant,ly as well as of my family and connexions.

bles the Lama, or Camel of Peru, in figure, but is much fmaller. Its body is covered with very fine long wool, of the colour of dried rofes, or a dull purple ; the belly is white. Thefe animals live in vaft herds, and inha bit the most elevated parts of the higheft mountains, where they endure the utmost rigour of frost and fnow. They are exceeding

fwift, and fo timid that it is very difficult to come near them.

The manner of taking them is fingular: the Indians tie cords, with fmall pieces of wool or cloth hanging from them, across the narrow paffes of the moun

Elated with these reflections, I felt myself much confoled under my misfortunes; but how great was my chagrin, when, towards the bottom of the advertisement,tains, about three or four feet I obferved the following Nota Bene: Thofe regardless of reputation, will not upon any terms, be treated with."

from the ground: they then drive a herd of thefe creatures towards them; and they are so terrified by the flutter or motion of the rags, that they are afraid to pafs; inftead of which they hud. dle together, and fuffer themfelves to be killed in great numbers.

Now, gentlemen, confidering myfelf prohibited, by these words, from feeking an afylum at Mr. White's, as I cannot prefume to fay that I have not been regardless of reputation, I am wholly at a lofs how to act upon this critical bufi-ployed in carrying burdens from nefs.

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These animals may be domefticated; and, like the Lama, em;

fifty to feventy-five pounds; but they will not fubmit to a greater weight. When overloaded they are very obftinate and capricious; with wheir load, they blows wa and once lie down

provoke them to rife. Their wool

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wool is a valuable article of commerce, and is made into gloves, *| ftockings, blankets, carpets, &c.

Induced by the great advanta ges derived from the wool of these creatures, the Spaniards attempt. ed their introduction into Europe. Some of them were tranfported into Spain; but as the owners of them did not fufficiently attend to the neceffity of placing them in fituations fimilar to thofe which they had always been accustomed to, the experiment proved unfuccefsful.

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* As the following Trial may not be uninteresting to many of our TURF FRIENDS, we infert it for their information.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

Sittings after Hilary Term, 1794.

BEFORE LORD KENYON.

MARSHALL, U. STURK, ESQ.

THIS

HIS was an action for work and labour done by the plaintiff, whilft groom. to the de

fendant.

Mr. Mingay, for the plaintiff, faid, he understood that the defendant would endeavour to.

To the Editors of the Sporting prove, that his client did not

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ferve the defendant in the capacity of groom, but as a rider; but he hoped he should fully fátisfy the jury that his client lived with Mr. Sturk as groom; and if fo, he would be entitled to a verdict.

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Several letters were read, write which fhewed that the plaintiff ten by the defendant to Marshall,

had the care of Mr. Sturks run

ning cattle at Newmarket, which letters alfo authorised the plain tiff to enter the defendant's horfes, and to make what bets he pleated, not exceeding 100l.

Thomas Kingfbury fwore, that he was once groom to Mr. Sturk, that the ufual wages of a groom was 70l. a year, half a guinea board, and a hack horfe; the ri des at Newmarket got five gui neas if fuccefsful; if not, three. The witnefs also swore, that Mr. Stuk's grooms often paid the rest of the fervants their wages.

faid, that Marshall was only em. Mr. Pigot, for the defendant ployed as a rider; that he had charged Mr. Sturk at the ufual rate that riders are paid, and that the plaintiff could not recover

wages

Extraordinary Scent and Death of a Fox.

wages as groom, in which capacity he never ferved.

John Trip, fervant to Mr. Sturk, fwore that Marthall rode his mafter's horfes-never was his groom: was prefent when his mafter offered Marshall fifty guineas a year to live as groom, and . take care of his hunters and racehorfes.

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up to a dead fheep, (which appeared to have been recently killed) and could not be prevented fuelling about it, and fometimes biting it. Every body was furprised at this, till the dog abfolutely gave tongue, and the whole pack came up, and tore the sheep to pieces in a moment. But what was our aftonishment, when reynard himfelf appeared, covered with the blood and entrails of the Aheep! He was of courfe immediately killed.

It feems, that running, through a flock of theep, and finding himfelf very hard pushed, and unable to go much farther, he had killed one, ripped open its belly, and fecreted himself within, as the only means of faving his life.

Edward Webster, another fervant, fwore that Marshall never was groom to the defendant, never directed what fhould be done in the stable; heard Marshall fay he was not groom; but the wit.. nefs afked his wages from the plaintiff, fufpecting he was groom. Lord Kenyon interrupted. I am forry to fee fuch evidence produced to fupport this caufe; this man has juft now fworn that the plaintiff never was groom to Mr. Sturk; and in the next moment he fays he fufpected he was groom.--I am certain this gentle man must have been mistaken in defending this action. I hope the counfel will proceed no fur-congratulates you on the fuccefs ther. The defendant is a man of the firft family, and I fuppofe him to be a man of honour: his own letters fully fupport the plaintiff,

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Verdict for the plaintiff.

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GENTLEMEN,

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The above may be authenticated by many who were prefent as well as myself. If you fhould, gentlemen, think it worthy of a place in your entertaining Magazine, you will confer a great favour on a man, who fincerely

your excellent work has met with, and who is proud to call himself

AN OLD SPORTSMAN.

To the EDITORS of the SPORTING
MAGAZINE.

GENTLEMEN,

SI fee you record racing

EING a hunting one day A fports of many years back,

this feafon in Derbyshire, I was witnefs to the following most extraordinary circumstance:

you may infert the following, as
an ingenious claim to a plate, at
leaft to a heat of it.

I am your's, &c.
CAPT. SNUGG.

April 11, 1794.

We found a fox in good style, went away with him, and had a - fevere run of two hours and at half, when the hounds came to a fudden check. After trying for! It is about forty years ago, that ca quarter of an hour to no pur- two horfes at Burford were runpofe, one of the old hounds ranning a very tight heat together;

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Sporting Anecdote.---Recent Lottery Anecdote.

the one about fourteen hands, and a fhort made horse, the other upwards of fifteen, and proportionally long the latter won by

at out a nofe; but the rider of the

other claimed the heat, as he brought in his weight first, his knee being before the rider's knee of the tall horfe; but as pars prostoto is always confidered, the head being then before the body. and the weight being on that body, the claim could produce nothing but credit to the jockey for his ingenuity.

But a

About thirty years fince, my father's mare Crimp, and a horse called Bofphorus, were running a hard heat for the plate at Oxford; at the coming in at the ftand, it was fo near, that there was great vociferation about the bets; which rather preponderated in favour of the horfe. gentleman addreffing himself to the fubfcribers, faid, "that he was totally difinterested, never having laid a bet in his life; but fo fond of the sport, that his whole .attention was entirely directed to the motion of the horses, and the kill and manœuvres of the riders. As I ftood, gentlemen," faid he, "the mare was rather firft," "Yes, answered they, "but it was at this corner of the ftand we difpute about; it matters not at the corner you occupy.' « WeH,” rejoined the gentleman, 66 are they not 4 mile heats?" "Yes!"" Why, gentlemen, that heat was not compleat till they reached this corner, from which the clerk of the courfe farted them," The point was admitted, and the plate adjudged to the mare by means of this amicus compi equeftrian.

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To the Editors of the Sporting
Magazine,

GENTLEMEN,

The following may be de-
THE
pended upon as facts, and
if inferted, you shall have more
of the fame nature..

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I am your conftant reader,
GALLOVIDIENSIS.

Mr. D being out harehunting, in full chafe, came to a ftone wall, where his horse made a ftop: he pitched over the wall, lay for fome time infenfible, and upon recovering, found the hare laying dead under him.

a celebrated

Capt. G fportfman, fhot off the head of a woodcock; the bill ftuck firm in the ground, and the body fell at leaft fifty yards diftant.

I. M. a farmer, playing upon a fiddle in the fields, obferved two hares, who feemed to notice the mufic; upon which he played quick time, and they immediately fell a dancing, and continued un. til he left of playing."

Mr, K fihing for falmon, threw over a rock ; a cormorant fwimming below, feized the fly,

and he killed him.

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Account of Newmarket.

finding his number andrawn, fe-
lected a prize the nearest to it, and
had a diferent cap, with the num-
ber of the prize put to his watch.
The next day Mordecai went to
the office : So, fo, Mr. J--"
fays he, " I have's got as
I shall touha you for for you adved
you for three hundred
gxinish." "No," replied J,
your ticket is not come up."
"O yes, yes, it is," faid the
jew: "No," antwered J,
your number was 2364, and
that ticket, by the commiffioners
lift, is ftill in the wheel." "Oh,
no, no, Mr. J→ fays Mofes,

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ACCOUNT of NEWMARKET.

To the Editors of the Sporting.
Magazine,

GENTLEMEN,

TF you

incerting the following worth in your excellent

Mifcellany,

You will much oblige

Your's, &c.

C. W.

Newmarket Heath (the most fpacious and principal horte course in the world) is situated at the west end of the town of Newmarket, in the counties of Cam❤ bridge and Suffolk, twelve miles eaft of Cambridge, and fixty miles nearly north of London. Races were in vogue in the eleventh century, and much frequented at Newmarket early in the reign of King Charles I, which town was embellished with a palace by King Charles 11. The extenfive ditch, commonly called the Defvil's Ditch, was made by the Eaft Angles, a kingdom founded by Uffa. It is related by Abbe Floriacenfis, who lived in the ninth century, that the ditch was the boundary of their kingdom, by which they defended themfelves against the incurfions of the Mercians. The King's ftables at Newmarket are the place of entrance, and the weighing place

that if not the ticket-the ticket was the naumber of my vartch, and here if my vartch; and you fee the naumber ish 2346, fo if you makes mijhtake, and puts down the wrong naumber, that if nawihing to me: therefore you must pay me the monish." After a deal of altercation, J-- agreed to pay the jew a hundred and fifty guineas, with which, feemingly fatisfied he went away; but fhortly returned with fome more of his tribe, and demanded the remainder, which being refufed, he threatened to apply to the lord mayor, and have J and his affociates committed to bridewell. J, though now fully fenfible of the fraud, finding there was no alternative, but to pay the money, or go to Mill Doll, chofe the former, and gave the Ifrael$testhe remaining hundred and fifty guineas, with which they departed highly pleafed with havis at the king's ftand. ing over-reached a chriftian, but still more, with having gained fo confiderable a booty.

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