The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-11 00:00:00

BRENTFORD RACES.

The match between the Moinevaring Cat, and
Parson Tooke's famous horse Citizen, was de.cided
on Thursday at the Brensford course. The cele-
brated match between Diamond and ILmbktonson
did not excite one twentieth part of the interest in
the sporting world. At an early hour the reads
leading to the course in all dirt ions, were crowded
with carriages of every class, horsemen, and pcdes-
Diane of all tanks, ages, and descriptions. l'he road
from London was in a manner covered with a so-
lid mass, the crowd being so great, as frequently
to render it impossible io move. The race was fif-
teen rounds of the Brentford Course ; the horses to
start from the Stand-house, commonly called the
Hustings, down Kiss•book Hill, across the Devil's
Ditch, and so round again to the Stand-house. On
Tuesday morning the hour of starting was announc-
ed by the sound of marrow-bones and cleavers,
hurdy gurdy music grinding mills, and other me-
'odious instruments. A good deal of time was
spent in weighing the jockeys. Old Mob rode Cit.-
men, was full of porter and gin, and in high spirits.
The Colt's rider was many pounds too light, but
Alderman C—, Mr. M—, &c. threw in some
abut, and made up the deficiency. The jockeys
then mounted, and rode to the starting post. The
Colt was rode by Attie/rate, in light sky blue; Old
Mob rode in purple and orange. Never did two
horses appear so unequal, as they stood at the start-
ing r -s.. The Cat was in low condition, rough in
the coat, and did not skew much blood or bone :
Citi:rit, on the con,rary, was as sleek as a mouse,
stood nea- a hand higher than the Colt, and was in
excellent condition ; but he was a good deal ptiffid,
and was supgx.sed to have been very much strained
in the -bes#, in his late match with the Colt's sire.
estirsen, who has been for some time the crack-horse uf
Brentford . wasthe farcurite ; and the odds. b-fore start -

ing, were, at the lowest, 10 to 1 upon him. Exa3ly
at nine o'clock the signal was given, and both horses
went off ar full speed. The result of the first round
w..s not calculated to change the opinion previously
entertained of Citizeh's superinrity. He took the
lead, and kept it all the v ry.
The second rrpved the Coll to be of VW',/,' bot-
tom. He went off in a spirited style, lay close to
and jos: passed him within abort twenty
yards of the post. The odds, however, contin
nearly the same, it being di general opinion, that
lay by to snake play.
'I he 3d heat gave quite a new turn in favour of
the Colt. It now appeared that his rider had held
hits in the two first heats, as ha ow ate
and went fF with extraordinary velocity, leaving
Cif zn nearly a dis:ance behind.
The f urth, fifth, and sixth beats, were contested
much in dr.,: same way, the Colt proving u.,iformly
viaorioiis, displaying fine action, and peat bottom.
Dining all this time the poiiulace *hewed ev,ident
in vks of chagrin and disappointment. They hooted
And hissed the Code wherever he appeared, and, at
times, threalencd to break is u; on the course.
The 7th i.cat now c;imc on, and the event put

them ;n Trod humour. Cd:zeis took the lead, and
nevi r suffiTed the Colt to come alongside of him.
His appearance, however, was by no means flatter-
ing. He was h;osi;.,r, and Iris wind so much touched,
ho made a noise like a Tourer. The Cell, on the
contrary, though hardly pressed, had never turned
a her.
The Bth heat, both horse; put forth all their
stiength. The j"ckeys gave them whip and spur
from :he starting post, and they went neck and neck
all round, Crtrz,n only winning by a nose.
The 9th hert was contested with equal obstinacy,
but was won by the Coh, jtist by a single length.
3zts now began to vary considerably; the odds,
which, at the ix ginning, were ten and twelve to one,
now dropped to three to two, aad font to three.
Indeed, atope moment, the bets were even. Great
di..r:ontrott now began to manifest itself among the
sporting Gentlemen who backed Cistern. They
swore he was badly lode; that Old Slob was bribed ;
that he was chunk, and did not know what he was
doing. Still, however, they had the greatest con-
fidence in their favourite, knowing him to be a horse
of sound bottom.
f La 10th and 11th beats ended in favour of the
Co.'t. but he was hardly pressed in both, by CaiwKir,
who ran him 4ad and girth into the post. Both
horses now arp,:ated greatly distressed, and were eat
from shoulder to flank.
The twelfth heat did not produce much sport.
The ('alt lay by. and Citizen came in first without
an apparent struggle.
Tae thirts-eath heat, however, wisp of a very dif-
ferent complexion ; Citizea took the lead and ran
in a style that threatened to distance his adversary.
The course being deep, and much cut by the crowds
of ca•Tiages, kc. in the preceding days, ritiXra
threw such mmense quantities of mod and diet in.a
she face of h.s adversary.'as almost to blind him

The consequence was, he eamo in almost a
distance, amidst the shouts of the populace. Old
Mob now seemed confident of success, cracked hi,
whip, and, to those who had charged bim with being
drunk, boasted that's spar is the hold was worth tw
in the heel.

The hope of Citizen's friends Was now almost
raised to certainty ; 100 to I were ()Tem' and re-
fused ; and some even went so far as t!. s;ty, that
the Cott was drawn ; but this sentiment was
of short duration. Ci 'inert hat lain by in the
beginning of the 14th heat, relying upon his superior
bottom ; but he under-rated his opponent, and was
not able to make up his lost ground.
The vit'itory was accordingly declared in favour of
the Colt, who won eight out of fifteen he.tts, in tie
course of which, he astonished all the knlwing ones
by his capital performance.
The match, however, cannot be considered as
finally decided, as the friends of Citizen complain
of mtsi and jotting, and much other foul play,
and mean to refer it to the Jockey Club.

PRIVATE CuRRESPuNDENCE.

MARGATE, ♦VOCST 9.

I thank you for the black silk domiao. It arrived
safe; but, I am sorry to say, is little the worse of
the wear since it came. Your town masquerades at
the Pantheon, at the. Opera House, and even those
of Mrs. Walker, I was taught to considar as mere
bum-drums, compared with what I might expea
here, at Bettison's Rooms. To the Masquerade, at
Bettison's Rooms, I accordin3ly went, full of
the promised pleasure ; but such a masquerade
I never witnessed. It was a mere skeleton of
one, and only wanted flesh, blood, Mulled, and
beauty, to be a real body. There were a few :al-
ders and sailor: looking as dismal as if they had
just escaped the wreck of the boasted inva-
sion; and myself and others, in our sables, were
so many priests, officiating at their interment. But,
.I,ing apart, and laying Benison's masquerade out
of the q 'ruins, believe me, this is a very pleasant
place. Some times, to be sure, we have a little
whistling wind, and a ship in, distress; but as to
Cie one, it is not half so frightful as your LondOn
fires, with which yaw newspapers alarm us ; and
as to shipwreck, the vessel must be sinking fast in-
deed. that is past the case of our sea-doaors.
mean, those brave, intrepid Margate tailors, ever
read), at the imminent ;mil of their lives, to rescue
their fellow-creatures from destruaion. As to the
invasion, I find, from your putting all the cart; and
carriages into requisiti.in, that you seriously appre-
hend it. This makes a part of a problem, which I
am unable to resolve. I canon conceive how you,
who are so much more remote from the danger,
should be afraid, while we, who are so much nearer,
have not the slightest fear. For my own part, I think
Bonaparte must put off the invasion until winter.
His troops certainlycould not be accommodated here,
for there is not a single bed to spare ; and, I am
told, they are equally full at Ramsgate, Broadstairs,
and other parts of the coast. The last packet
brought 200 passengers: they could not be all ac-
commo. rated below, and some were glad to stand on
the deck during the whole voyage.