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das's Pyramus, heating Mr. Radclyffe's Midnight, and Mr. Calley's Miss Platoff. The 501. Plate, given by the Members for the City, for all ages, was won at three heats by Mr. Bacon's Tooley, beating Mr. Maskelyne's Cambric, and Mr. Calley's Miss Platoff-Friday, the Five-guinea Stakes (with thirty added) was won, in two well-contested heats, by Mr. Dundas's Robin Adair, beating Platoff and Illusion; and a sweepstakes of 15gs, each (with 20 added), was won by Mr. Calley's Yellow Slipper, beating Mr. Bacon's Hecate. The latter ran against a wall, and threw her rider. The ordinaries were each day numerously attended. W. Gore Langton, jun. and B. Napier, Esq. of Pill, in this county, have accepted the office of stewards for next year's races.

AT Winchester races, which commenced on Tuesday, the 18th instant, on Worthy Down, there was not so much company present as witnessed on former occasions. Tuesday, the King's Plate of 100gs. afforded good sport, and was won at three beats by Mr. Wilkinson's Merryfield, beating Mr. Perrin's Grey Marquis, Mr. Bacon's Tooley, Mr. Turner's Rastopchin, and Mr. Hart's Striver. The first beat was won by Merryfield, the second by Grey Marquis. Lord Lowther, who rode Grey Marquis, on coming up to weigh after the second heat, made a complaint of crossing against the rider of Merryfield, which was received by the steward (J. Fleming, Esq.), in order to be transmitted to the Lord Lieutenant of the county, to whom all disputes on the King's Plate are referred, to be decided by him, or any person he may appoint. Both Mer

ryfield and Grey Marquis started for the third heat, and Merryfield came in first; but his Lordship declared, at starting, that having made a complaint of crossing against Merryfield, it was not his intention to run against him for the heat, and that he went over the ground to claim the Plate.— The Plate and all the bets thereon, of course, remain until the decision of the Lord Lieutenant, or whom he may appoint, is ascertained. A sweepstakes of 5gs. each, with 251. added by the Menibers for the County, was won by Mr. Morant's Vision, out of Vulture's dam, beating Mr. Dundas's Liberator, Mr. Powlett's Midnight, and four others.-The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Plate of 50l. was won by Mr. Williams's Vision, beating Mr. Dundas's Liberator, and Mr. Boult's Wellesley.-Wednesday, the City Plate of 50l. was won at two heats, by Mr. Bacon's Tooley, beating Mr. Williams's Cambrian, and Mr. Turner's Rival. For the Sweepstakes of 5gs. each, with 251. added by the County Members, Midnight walked over.-Sweepstakes of 5gs. each, for horses not thorough bred, was won by Mr. Fleming's b. g. Blucher, beating Mr. Smith's White Stockings.-Thursday, a Cup of 90gs. value, was won by Mr. Dundas's Pyramus, beating Tooley, Rose, and Vision.-The sweepstakes of 10gs. each, for hunters that have been at the death of four foxes the preceding season, was won at two heats by Mr. V. Kingston's Cambrian, beating Mr. G. Curtis's b. b. by Walton, and Mr. Fleming's b. g. Blucher.Eight horses started for the Ladies' Plate of 50l. which was won at two heats, by Mr. Linton's

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Cleopatra. Lord Palmerston is appointed the new Steward of the Races for the year ensuing.

SINGLE STICK-On Friday, the 23d ult. a great number of people (at least seven thousand) assembled at Fareham, in expectation of seeing a grand match at singlestick. Prizes of forty pounds, ten ponnds, and a purse for young players, having been advertised to be contended for on that day, several first-rate players in Somersetshire and Wiltshire had assured the gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Fareham (who were subscribers to the prizes offered), that they would attend; but the Wiltshire men, having from year to year suffered such defeats from the Somerset men, did not come (excepting two players of little note), consequently the great prize was not played for. A purse of ten pounds, however, having been made up in order to gratify the public with a specimen of the scientific play of the men of those two counties, it was easily won by Bunn and Tucker, of Somerset. The play for a purse of five pounds, by the Hampshire men, afforded much amusement, and was won by Ayre, an athletic lad of the gypsy trihe, drawing the blood of Slade, Smith, and another good player. In the course of the play for this purse, the heads of Morgan, Holdaway, and others were hardly won by those afterwards defeated by Ayre. Upon the whole, the good play and dexterity of the players of this county, gave the encouragers of this manly practice (promoting the accustomed and natural hardihood of Englishmen), a fair prospect of their again becoming as celebrated as in former days. It is proposed to give next year some liberal prizes to be played

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for, and to be confined to players of our own county.-(Hampshire Chron.)

The Bath Herald, in noticing the above, having erroneously, though inadvertently, stated, that Bunn of Somerset har broken Watts's head when playing for the purse of 101. the latter sent the following letter to the editor:-

"MR. EDITOR-Looking over your paper of the 8th inst. I saw à wrong statement of the singlestick play at Fareham. Seeing there that Bunn had broke Watts's head, I send you this to inform you I was not there. The person that gave you an account of the play, seems to make out that the Wiltshire party was afraid: I will come forward at any time, and play either of the eight, three bloods for twenty pounds; and box him after for fifty pounds of my own money. I am, yours, &c.

JAMES WATTS." "Pastcraft, near Trowbridge.”

CRICKET. The fine weather of the past month, has afforded our cricketing friends ample opportunity for indulgence in this, their favourite amusement. On Tuesday, the 11th, a match was played on the new enclosure, in Thorney Island, Hants, between eleven gentlemen of the island and eleven of Bosham, which, after some good play, terminated in favour of the latter. Edward Bennett, Esq. who played on the part of Bosham, in running between the wickets, had the misfortune to break the tendon Achilles muscle, and was obliged to be carried off the ground.

A game of cricket was played on Monday and Tuesday, the 3d and 4th instant, between the gentlemen of the western part of Sussex, and the gentlemen of the

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eastern part of the same county, with given men from Kent, which terminated in favour of the latter, with eight wickets to go down.

A cricket match between the county of Kent, and eleven players of all England, which had excited much interest in Kent and the neighbouring counties, was played on Monday and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th, on Wrotham Naps, and decided in favour of England; viz. -England, first inpings, 85; second ditto, 57-112.-Kent, first innings, 47; second ditto, 45–92. -England won by fifty runs. Bets at starting, 6 to 4 on England.

On Tuesday, the 18th instant, grand match of cricket was played between two elevens of the Selborne Club, and the gentlemen under Dr. Wood, at rst, Sussex, which was won

by the latter.

A grand match, on Lord's ground, between Surrey and EngJand, was decided on Friday, the 14th instant, in favour of England, viz. Surrey, first innings, 116; second ditto, 152-266.-England, first innings, 202; second ditto, 67-269-England won by one wicket.-Betting at starting, six to five in favour of Surrey; it then came five to four, and afterwards eight to one in favour of England; then six to four for Surrey again. This was considered the best contested match that has been played for many years.

On Saturday, the Sth instant, the Old Hat Club met, for the last time this season, at their shooting rendezvous at Islington. A station so metropolitan, had been selected on account of certain advantages of forage, rather than for its military position. Captain Black

burn's claim to annual distinction was unquestionably established, with but a slight degree of competition, having killed forty-six of sixty of the enemy; Lieutenant Stead forty of the same number of ditto. Some crack shots, who are members, we did not observe to be present.

A MATCH for twenty guineas was run for, on Wednesday, the 5th instant, on the turnpike road, from Carlisle to Brampton, between a mare belonging to Mr. Joseph Irwin of Laversdale, and one belonging to Mr. William Leighton, of Watch Close; they started at Stanwix, at ten o'clock, and ended at Brampton Town Foot, a distance of nine miles, in about twenty-three minutes. The match was well contested, and won by Mr. Irwin's mare by a few lengths. It excited a good deal of interest, the road between Stanwix and Brampton being lined by hundreds of people, and considerable sums of money were sported on the occasion, by the respective friends of the owners of the animals.

PUGILISM.- -Richmond, the black, and Shelton, are in close training to fight on the 1st of August. They are each between twelve and thirteen stone. Richmond is fifty-two, and Shelton twenty-seven-Purcell, the Westminster lad, is to fight Johnson in the same ring after Richmond and Shelton.

A match between Eales and Scroggins is in contemplation. The gentlemen who backed Scroggins against Nosworthy, now back Eales. Scroggins had complained of not having met his reward for beating the baker, although he

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was backed for fifty pounds, every shilling of which was given to him, and nine pounds for three weeks training. In former times, firstrate men were glad to receive five or ten guineas as a conqueror, as Johnson, Jen Belcher, W. Ward, Cribh, &c.

On Monday, the 17th inst, a pugilistic combat took place for a subscription purse on Mitcham Common, Surrey, between William Laing, of Croydon, a hectoring collar-maker, of twelve stone (the supposed champion of the above town) seconded by Richmond, the black, against an untried Boot Boy, of inferior weight, from one of the inns at Croydon, seconded by Shelton, the navigator. After a protracted battle of two hours and a quarter, victory was declared in favour of the lad, who displayed undaunted courage. Laing repeatedly fell without a blow. Any odds at starting on the collar maker. The victorious Blacking Boy was taken off the ground ap. parently very little hurt, amidst the reiterated acclamation of five bundred spectators; whereas Laing was lifted into a post chaise most severely beaten.

On Thursday, the 6th inst. the long expected battle between Chapman and Ellis, from Newmarket, took place in a meadow on the Suffolk side of St. Olave's Bridge, near Yarmouth. At half past four P. M. the combatants entered the ring, attended by their seconds, and bottle-bolders, and shortly after, the time-keeper and two umpires having taken their seats, the battle began. From the first to the seventeenth round the superior size and strength of Chapman carried him through, and bets were two and three to one in his favour; but on the eighteenth, Ellis went VOL. XLVI.-No. 274.

in and gave his opponent three desperate facers, which brought, the betting even till the thirty-first round, when Chapman began to shew evident marks of severe punishment, having his right eye closed, and betting two to one on Ellis. Chapman, however, valiantly endeavoured to restore the battle till the fifty-fourth round, when receiving two more facers, bis left eye was instantly closed, and Ellis was declared the conqueror. The battle lasted one hour and twelve minutes, and was for a subscription purse of seven pounds.

PURSUANT to notice given by Mr. Jackson, a grand exhibition of sparring took place, on Tuesday the 18th, at the Fives' Court, St. Martin's Lane, in aid of the fund for the relief of the Widows and Orphans of the fallen brave at Waterloo; the pugilists noted in the London ring, volunteered their services upon this national occasion of charity, and the court was filled with the first respectability. The setting to was of longer duration than usual, the pugilists being anxious to do all in their power to assist the general cause of humanity. It was a beautiful specimen of the science of boxing displayed betwixt Belcher and Eales; but the former had another opportunity of displaying that science (which he possesses in a very superior degree to any on the boxing list) with a strong athletic young man of the name of Shock, as so termed, who was said to be a rough rider. He was rough indeed, and his ambition in making his debut on the stage of blood was at nothing less than the top of the list. He fearlessly bored on his adversary with much resolution,

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and it required much firmness and steadiness to stop him, and it must necessarily be in force for selfprotection. Belcher met him left and right, about half-a-dozen times, and closed up one of his eyes. The company called out enough, and the gloves were pulled off. We never saw so much execution made upon a man's head in so short a time. The others who set to were Cribb, Harmer, Richmond, Oliver, Painter, Ford, Johnson, and the whole of the milling corps. The receipts amounted to 881. leaving a surplus, clear of expences, of wards of 701.

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We learn from the provincial news -papers, that Captain Hold, a Somersetshire pedestrian, has been recently attempting the Barclay match of a thousand miles in a thousand hours, but that he failed. -His is the sixth unsuccessful attempt at that astonishing undertaking.

On the 24 inst. at Cloford, near Frome, Somerset, Mr. W. Ball, gamekeeper to T. S. Horner, esq. of Mells Park, flushed a leash of woodcocks, and killed a couple of

then at one shot.

A FEW days since as Mr. Edward Fisher, of Northiam, Sussex, was in pursuit of some wild ducks, he accidentally flushed a woodcock, and shot it. It proved to be a remarkably fine bird, weighing fifteen ounces and three quarters.

AN otter, which measured five feet from its nose to the end of its tail, two feet in circumference, and weighed twenty-two pounds, was killed a short time ago near Allenbeads, in Northumberland, by a labourer and his dog. The remains

of two or three sheep were found near the spot at which it was discovered.

A CHICKEN with two distinct and perfect heads and necks, was lately batched at Box, forming one of a brood of eleven produced under a black Spanish hen, belonging to W. Naylor, ostler, of the White Lion Inn, Bath.

TURF EXTRA.

Newmarket Second October Meeting, 1815.

MONDAY.-The Garden Stakes of 100gs. each, T. M. M.

Mr. Villiers's Don Cossack, 5 yrs old, 9st. 10lb.

Duke of Grafton's Partisan, 4 yrs old, 9st. 2lb.

Lord Foley's Bluster, aged, Sst. 13lb.

Lord G. H. Cavendish's Blackamoor, 4 yrs old, Sst. 3lb.

Duke of Rutland's c. by Windle, 3 yrs old, 8st.

Mr. Stonehewer's Delville, 3 yrs old, 7st. 13lb.

Mr. Payne's Quinola, 3 yrs old, 7st. 6lb.

Mr. Brummel's Corporal Violet, 3 yrs old, 7st. 4lb.

Mr. Andrew's c. by Orville, out of Canidia, 3 yrs old, 7st. 4lb.

Mr. Lake's c. by Rubens, out of Sagana, 3 yrs old, 7st.

N. B. The match between Aladdin and Phosphor, for this day, is off by consent.

FRIDAY.-Mr. Lake's Aladdin, agst Mr. Payne's Pointers, &st. 7lb. each, T. Y. C, 200gs. h. ft.

LAST DAY.-Lord Rous's Tigris, 8st. 10lb. agst Mr. Shakespear's Donkey, 8st. Ab. M. 200gs.

Houghton Meeting.

LAST DAY.-Duke of Grafton's
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