The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PONTEFRACT SEPTEMBER MEETING, 10'24.
ratnar, SEPT. 10.
Fifty Pounds given by the Noblemen and Gentlemen in the neigh.
bourhoud of Pontefract, fur horses, at. of an ages t weights, Le.
the same as fur Tuesday's Plate. Heats, two miles and a half
each.
Sir J. Ilyng's ch. m. Leona's, by Cervantes, 5 yrs old - I I
Mr. Bell's ch. e. by Fit: Teasle' 4 yrs old . . 3 2
Air. Clifton's b. c. Masque, by Comas. 3 yrs old . . 9dr.
!Amelia the favourite after the beat—. 4 and btol on her. Woo
cleverly. All the others were drawn.
FARLEY-HILL HUNT RACES, SEPT. 11.

This Autumn Meeting at the Park, previously to the Hunt-,
ing Season, was numerously attended, and the sports were ex.
eetient.
The Park Stakes of 5 sovereigns each, with 15 added from the
Bunting Fund. Two miles; fur hunters, list, each.
Capt. NVilloughby's Peregrine - . . 4 1 1
Mr. O. 11. o.buldistores Triumph . - • 1 3 2
Mr. Goodenough's Pen:), . . 2 2 3
Major floodchild's Phantom . . 3 4 dr.
Mr. llowort's Rob Roy . . - . 6 dr.
Mr. Paine's Nimrod . - . 6dr.
Mr. Owens Helen . . . . Cdr.
After the heat, even on Triumph ; and ahem the wound heat,
oto4 on Peregrine. Each heat was closely won.

Plate of WI.
.
Mr. llouldstroeth's e. by Smolensk° . . . I
M. (1. houverie's Corinthian . . . . . 2
Mr. lianson's Sir Peer . - . . . 3
Six started.

The Innkeepers Stake oiitosoTereign a, with 20 added, WSS woo
by Mr. hatchell's Crito, beating four others.
WEYMOUTH RACES.

TIIVRIDAY, SETT 9.
The find Race was intended to be for a Gold Cup, value 'wri—
the subscription not being equal to that sum, it was placed at 70p.
and to have an additional race foe the 30gs.
Lord Palmerston's c. t'. lliondetta - - 1 2 1
Mr. Fuquharson's Champion - . 2 1 2
Mr. Cockburn's Agnes . - . . 3 4 3
Mr. lireve's Waterloo . . 4 3 4
. .
The horses thnt started for the 30gs. were
Mr. worth's Prosody . . - 1
31r. Farquharson's Champion - - . . 2
This race was finely contested.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 10.
The Race for the purse of GO soya. was an admirable one, and,
was won by Mr. Percy's b. h. Sir lluldibrand, ill two beau, beating
Mr. M'ettli's g. g. Ottoman, and two others.

BARTON MOOR RACKS, SUFFOLK, Sart. 9.
A Subscription Pune of 501. for all air.
Mr. Wildman's b. h. thpheus - 1 I
Mr. Johnson's b. m. Matilda . . . 2 dr
Mr. Jackson's g. e. Miracle . . . 3 2
Same day a Silver Cup, value 30f., given by the inhabitants,
was won, after three most excellent beats, by Mr. kiimpson's bay
Mahon, beating Mr. James's Old Simon, Mr. Sylvester's Fear.
nought, and two others.

lIORNBY PARK, DEVON, Tuisriar, SEPT. 7.
The Oentlemen's Purse of bd sot% was won by Mr. Ransom's
b. m. after two excellent beets, beating 11r. Crew's bl. h. Dub and
two other'.
I Match for 1000. onse round the course, between Mr. Robert.
son's bL g. Morpheus and Mr. Batson's br. m. Gipsy, was wen by
the former, only by half a head. Gipsy the favourite.
The Pony Race for lop. was won by alastcr Gray's Little John,
beating dire others.

The room was crowded by speculators of every dask, and a great
share of business was done. The betting was heavy, but not gime-
nil, the only horses that excited any anxiety being Brutandoef,
Swiss, Streatham, and Jerry. There was a tolerable attendance'
yesterday (Sunday), and the betting became very strong in favour
of Brutandurf, who rose considerably, and gave every reason to ex-
pect that he would to-day become first favourite : these expecta-
tions a►e verified--he is at 7 to 2, to which he Om risen since last
Thursday, fmm 6 to 1. Streatham has recedmitwo points, and
'Swiss risen half a point. Next Thursday is the last public day be.
fore the ILsces, by which time the odds will most likely a.ssume a
different appearance.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
7 to 2 apt Brutandeef 20 to 1 apt Borysthenes
6 to I agst Swiss 25 to 1 apt Equity
0 to 1 apt Streatham 25 to I apt Blue Beard
10 to 1 agst Jerry 26 to 1 agst Tarandus
16 to 1 apt Ormond 40 to 1 apt Reformer
If to 1 apt Ahisidura SO to 1 apt Canteen
18 to 1 Mustachio IWO to 12 apt Mountaineer
18 to 1 apt Cadiz 1000 to 10 apt Trulle (takes).
20 to ! agst Hclenus

BETTING AT PONTEFRACT, Faumy Nioar.

DONCASTER 51% LEOE/l.
5 to 1 agst Swiss 16 to 1 apt Mustachio
71 to 1 apt Streatham 16 to 1 apt Borysthenes.
9 to 1 agst Brutandorf 17 to 1 apt Altisitiora
9 to 1 apt Jerry 20 to 1 agit Tarandus
12 m 1 apt laths 25 to 1 apt any other.
_.........0.--.

BOXING.
Pnovsuctar..—Ths Fancy of Aylesbury. wen much amused
on Turdlay last with a twill, in • field adjoining that place, be.
tween a carpenter, who has obtained the appellation of Lady.killer,
and a surgeon, not a member of the Royal College, Lincoln's Inn
' Fields, London, but a surgeon of horses and cows. This was the
celebrated Josh liodwin, of Aylesbury, • man of some mettle, and
consequently good sport was expected ; but alas, poor Josh, full
of heavy wet, atter a few toppers, rolled about and kicked up his
legs as would one of his patients (a horse), when afflicted with the
gripes. Josh, however, 'hewed game, for about twenty rounds, in
the course of which he received as many blows, and as many falls
' (where is the man who could have stood more?), and by this time
feeling a little consolation at having painted the shutters of his op.
Ip?nent's ssi.lo:es, lie was easily persuaded by his pickers-•p to
yield the victory to hits who has been called the Ludy-killer, but
who should now, according to the fashion, change his name to that
of Man-kilke.

Monday a battle was fought on Wessington Green, near Al.
freton, for live guineas, between Jahn Goose, of Pulwell, a young
man about twenty years of age, and a Derbyshire man, shoes
name we have not heard. The battle lasted fur sonic time, when
(hinge tell down, and the other, in tumbling over him, pitched
upon his (Goose's) stomach, and caused the young man's death in
the course of a few minutes.
Spring and Cribb were at Aherdeen during the races last week,
and net doubt reaped a plentiful harvest, as they exhibited their
pugilistic science.

GREAT CRICKET MATCH AT DARNALL, FOR TWO
HDNDRED SOVEREIGNS.

The grand Cricket Match between eleven Sheffield ahtl eleven
Leicestershire players, for which great preparations have been
making on the new ground, at Darnall, near this phwc. commenced
on Tuesday forenoon. The contest having excited a peculiar
interest in and around Sheffield, the concourse of spectators was
proportionately great. The playing conuuenced about half-past
eleven o'clock. _ .

On %% cdnestlay, the rain poured in torrents, se as to render it
impossible to play on that day. On Thurs.:ay the match was re-1
commenced ; at the conclusion of the day, odds were in favour of
Leicester. On Friday, the weathir pmvetl extremely tine, sad
the game afforded very high gratification. The playing on both
sides was uncommonly good, and we believe that a better contested
match never took place. %Ve should suppose, on a moderate cal-
culation, that front 20,0110 to 25.01g1 persons were present on this
day. Leicester, first and second innings, 213—Sheffield, first aid
second innings, 212.

FOOT RACY—Os Thursday last, a foot race wan run over
linavesmire, near York, by Brown, the pedestrian, as:shift Nelson,
two miles. for NI. each. Brown took the lend and was never
headed. The distance was run in ten minutes and fire seconds,
amidst a great concourse of people. The sinner is the son of the
noted Brown, who formerly ran eight miles over the York Race
Course in 41 minutes and a half, beating the celebrated cubist,
whose petlesu tan feats cannot be forgotten.

A field of five acres at Heworth has produced the very
great quantity of 351 thraves or 704 stooks, which arc
estimated to yield at the raw of upwards of 30 bolls per
acre.—Nriccartie Chronicle.