+ THE Otter Hunt in Devonshire Hair-breadth Escapes.. On Coursing. Marine Metaphor, or Sea Wit ... 155 No. CCLXXIV. Interesting Decisions under the Game Laws 164 On the Exhibition of Animals on the Stage, and the too general want of consideration for their Feelings......................171 Queer Races in Yorkshire Chillaby, the Mad Arabian .........175 On the Necessity of immediately flying a Kite, or letting off a blazing Comet upon the Turf............... .........176 Forest-keeper shooting a Buck..............177 Selling of Wives.. ..... A Tale of the Marvellous...................177 FEAST OF WIT... ............ 178 I. A highly-finished Engraving of FRIEND, late the property of Major Topham. II. FOREST KEEPER SHOOTING A BUCK, an Etching. THE GREYHOUND FRIEND, With a highly-finished Engraving by SCOTT, from a Painting by Cooper. MAJOR Topham's celebrated dog Friend came in a direct line from old Snowball, being got by MR. BEST's dog Snowdrop, who was bis sou, and who won the cups at the Malton Coursing Meeting for four successive years. His dam was a beautiful white bitch, called Muslin. In a country of wide extent, very trying as to wind from the steepness and the frequency of bill and dale, and from the stoutness of the hares, who have nothing to save them but their superiority, such as are found on the Flixton and Sherborn Wolds, this greyhound never perhaps had a superior. The more difficult the country, the stronger the hare, the better he ran; and it was at such times in particular that he proved himself to be the distinguished greyhound he was. When in an enclosed country, where the hares are much inferior, he was very excellent, as he took all his fences flying, and stopped at no impediment. It was very difficult to find a hare he did not kill. His last engagement was against Mr. Tindall's famous black dog, who won the cup at Flixton, after beating seventeen very capital greyhounds. On the day appointed T fo for their meeting, Mr. Tindall paid forfeit. To shew him, however, to the company assembled, he was slipped to run an hare against another dog of Major Topham's, and as the bare turned out a very gallant one, he proved to them what kind of dog he was. In regard to symmetry and beauty, he was superior to old Snowball, and fully equal to him in muscular powers. HORSES SOLD INTO RUSSIA. MR. Bailey, who arrived in Eng land a few months ago from Moscow, has purchased the following horses, &c. besides several others, which he will in a short time export into Russia, viz. General Graham, (late the property of Lord Montgomerie) by John Bull; his dam, Daffodil, by Magnet; grandam, Hebe, by Chrysolite, out of Proserpine, own Sister to Eclipse." Symmetry, (late the Duke of Hamilton's) by Sir Charles, (a son of the Arabian Selim); his dam, Enterprise, by Young Marsk; Empress, by Paymaster, out of Mr. Coates's Lass of the Mill, by Oroonoko. Bath-Guide, (late the Marquis of Sligo's) by Evander; his dam, by Ruler; grandam, by Ali Bey, out of Pencil's dam, by Syphon. Sir Reginald, (late Sir M. M. Sykes's) by Precipitate, out of Rachel, (sister to Maid of AllWork) by Highflyer. Macaroni, (bred by Richard Watt, Esq.) by Idris, (a son of Alexander); his dam was own sister to Maid of All-Work. Highlander, (late Lord Montgomerie's) by John Bull; his dam a main of cocks was fought be tween the Earl of Derby, (Potter, feeder) and Thomas Legh, Esq. Gilliver, feeder) for 10gs. a battle, and 200gs, the main.-Statement: M. B. 2 2 Monday ..4 19 6 2 0 o 4 2 .20 15 4 RACES APPOINTED IN 1815. HUNTINGDON. Oxford... Broxash Aug. 1 1 DEATH OF A PUGILIST. SHAW, the pugilistic Life Guards man, was killed in the battle of Waterloo, during one of the desperate charges which his corps made against the enemy. In KENT'S Weekly Dispatch Sunday paper, (which regularly devotes a portion of its columns to sporting subjects) we find the following biographical account of this brave fellow: "The following brief biographical sketch, we are happy to ob serve, contains an ample refutation of the vulgar error prevalent in some polished circles, that there is no natural connection between pugilism and bravery. The contrary is the well-known fact; and we might defy the most decided enemy of the fancy' to produce one example of a thorough-bred 8 pugilist, who was ever found defi8 cient in the characteristic courage of an Englishman. 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 9 15 15 16 22 29 ..29 30 Sept. 5 Shaw, the Life Guardsman, who fell gloriously at the memorable battle of Waterloo, was born in Nottinghamshire" [another account we have seen says he was born at Witherslack in Westmoreland] "about the year 1788, and he entered young into the Life Guards. He was considerably above six feet in height, and his weight, stripped for fighting in the 6 prize-ring, was fifteen stone. He 7 was a stout-made man, without 11 any particular points. He first 12 became a candidate for pugilistic 12 fame in opposing a sailor at Combe 12 Warren, about three years since, 12 whom he beat in a quarter of an 13 hour without a scratched face. 19 This sailor, a stout fellow of nearly 19 Shaw's weight, made a good stand20 up fight with Molineaux, the black, 20 in Tothill Fields. The black won it in an hour, and this combat led to the first battle between him and Cribb. Our hero had often exhibited in the Fives Court to much disadvantage, as he was without science, and in these sets to his ambition was nothing less than rivalship with Molineaux, who had a fine opportunity of shewing off his science upon Shaw's head. So pleased was our hero with himself on these occasions, that he absolutely congratulated himself before the amateurs, on leaving the stage, he had got the best of his sable rival. He, by repeatedly putting on the gloves, got a knack of science, and he daily improved upon it, and if not more than a second rater at that perfection of the art of boxing, he at least knew how to bit and break away. He was a stranger to fear, as he exemplified at Waterloo, where, it is a known fact, he did much execution after animation was half exbaust cleverly, after severely beating bis man in three quarters of an hour. There were various opinions after the battle whether Shaw was not able to beat any man in the world. For our own parts, coinciding with the best judges of pugilism, we think it lucky for the best of our first raters that he went to Waterloo, for his mind was bent upon the championship, and he would bave been found a troublesome opponent. His blows were extremely heavy, and not to be parried like those of a man of lighter weight. It was difficult to hit him without being returned upon, and he was thorough bred. Cribb having resigned fighting, Oliver is the first offensive man now on the list, and he certainly would have had to encounter the brave departed hero." OTTER HUNT. ed; and he received the finishing To the Editor of the Sporting Ma ball when in the further acts of offensive operations. Our hero, a short time since, met with some bargemen, or navigators, in MaryJebone, who upbraided him with the colour of his cloth, and this led to a street fight; but Shaw having nearly vanquished one, the other two assisted their companion, and all three got a merited milling in a few minutes, very little quarter being shewn. A few weeks since Shaw beat Painter on Twickenham Common, a man as good and as game as any on the list. Painter was out of order certainly, and so also was Shaw. He fought very cool and cheerful, as well as careful. He made his bits at first, and broke away in good style, ready again to receive his adversary. He went in, after, well measuring his distance, and won the fight very SIR, gazine. HEARING that your magazine promulgates all transactions in. the sporting way, I take the liberty to send you an account of an otter hunt, which took place the beginning of this month on the Aun river, which flows near our village. Mr. Pode's hounds, after having killed a brace of otters in very good style, found a third, which they likewise killed after a chace of three hours and twenty minutes, during which time he (it was an old dog otter) kept on land at least two bours, and was at last killed in a meadow, quite done up stiff, the scent all the time breast high. He was continually viewed, and often turned upon the hounds, and had a short but severe combat with them |