The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BRIDGEWATER RACES.
wEntrisner.
Our races to-day were very numerously and fashionably attended,
and the sport very good, as follows 1.-.
The Cooney Members' Plate of 30 soya.
Mr. Perry's eh. in. Prosody, aged 2 1 1
Lord Palaterston's cb. h. Grcyleg, 4 yrs 1 2dr

Match, bit son. Pour Heats.
Mr. Brown's b. g. 1 yrs . - 1 2 0 1
Mr. Adams's br. m. 3yn 2 1 0 2
AU four heats well contested, the third being a dead beat.
The Ladies' Plate of 10 son.
Lord Palmmton's b. f. Conquer:
Mr. Ryan's b. m, sister to Salisbury
Mr. Farquhanon's Black-and-all. Black

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NORTHAMPTON RACES.
_ WEDNESDAY.

The Gold Cup, value 100 gs, and Ago in specie. Twice round.
Mr. West's br. c. Shakspeare .. . - - I
Mr. Payne's ch. h. Barytes - . . - 2
Mr. Maberly's ch. h. N clamor.: - 3
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A Sweepstakes of sgs each. Heats, once round and a distance.
Mr. Longden's bl. m. Yaxley, 6 yra . 1 I
Mr. Ilungerford names br. g. Why Not? • 2 2
Mr. Potterton names The Duchess -
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Mr. Payne's Cantab . . 4 4
Mr. Hungerford's hr. m. Zenobia . ti dr
Mr. Benton's Aladdin - 6 3
The County Plate of .",9gs was won by Mr. Tomcs's b. h. Sir
I Gray, beating Mr. Messer 's h. m. Monimia.

ABINGDON RACES.—WEnwtstmst.
The Two year old Stakes of 23 soya. each. Half-a-mile.
Mr. Thomhill's b. f. Christabelle - .
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Mr. Alaberly's b. 1. by Smolensk° . . i
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Mr. Day's br. f. by Gainabro' - - . 3
A Sweep takes of 23 SM. each, for three yr. olds. Mile.
Mr. Sadler's ch. f. Tears -
Mr. Maherly.'s In. c. Scamper
Mr. Dundas s br. c. by Rubens

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ISweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. 2 3ldes.
Mr. Craven's Triumph . - . . I
Mr. Dundaa's Orelio . . . . 2
A 3laiden Stakes of 5 anus. each, and 50 added. Heats, 2 Miles.
Mr. Ssiller's ch. g. by Usquebaugh, 4 yrs old . 6 I I
Mr. Jackson's b. f. Fairy, 4 yrs old . . 2 2 2
Mr. Damard's ch. f. by Piscator, 4 yes old - - I 3 3
Mr. Griffith's b.g. Speculum. 3 yes old . . 4 0 4
Three others started.

LICHFIELD RAC ES—Tutsnaw.
His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats, four miles.
I.d. Derby's gr. c. Autocrat, 4 yrs old, lOst. 71b.( Whitehouse) I I
Mr. Cook's b. m. Miss Forester, 5 yrs old, 1 I st. 71b. . 3 2
Mr. Tench's b. g. by Ambo, 5 yrs old, Ilst.7lb. - - 2dr
The Gold Cup, value 100 sovs. Three miles.
Mr. Mytton's c. g. Euphrates (Whitehouse) - • I
b. h. Longwalst . . . 2
Mr. Yates's Cain - : . - 3
The Staffordshire Stakes of 25 aovs. each, and 30 added. One mile.
Mr. Uiffard's ch. c. Leviathan, Ilst.3lb. (Arthur) - . I
Lord Derby's Cestus, tlat. 31b. - . . . 2
The sport was excellent.

[INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.]

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRIN€* 3IEETING, 1829.
MONDAY.
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The Diddleston Stskes of 50so—ys-Wch, h. ft. for foals dropped itt
1828, got by Wrangler, Nicola, or Lory, to which Mr. Wilson
has added 50 sows for the second horse; colts list. 31b. ; fillies
list. Clermont Course. To close on the lat of January next, on
or before which day the foals must be named.
SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1830.
THURSDAY.

Sweepstakes of 500 cove colts Gm. 71b.; fillies fist.
21h. for foals of 1028. B.C. Four subscribers, or no race. To
close on the next Houghton Meeting. Present subscribers—Lord
Egremont, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Nowell.
CRAVEN MEETING, 113228.
Match. 200. D.M. Bst. 21b. each.
Mr. Petre's c. by Magistrate, out of Juliana, agat Mr. Udny's
f. by Reveller—Lisette.

TATTERSALL'S, Tunnel:tar, SEPT. 14.
The muster of Toning men yesterday was very strong, but very
little definite betting took piece till between 4 and 5 o'clock, the
early part of the afternoon being occupied in comparing books, on
the termination of which, a few of the principal speculators, Whose
carriages and four had been In waiting at the top of the yard, de-
parted for Doncaster. From a little after four till near six o'clock,
some heavy general bettinw brought two or three outriders up, in-
cluding the Scotch horse, out of Crarnfeager, who has three times
ran a winner, and is a strong promising colt. As there was nothing
worthy of particular remark In the betttrtg, we shall content our-
selves with quoting the odds at the close of the room.

ST. LEGER.
2to 1 apt Belzoni (9 to 4 tk.) 60 to 1 apt Garcia
51 to 1 apt BAlanute(taken) 1000 to 5 apt Smuggler
7 to 1 apt Mulatto 1000 to It agst Altisidora
13 to 1 apt The Dragon (tk.) 1000 to 10 agat Barrataria (tk.)
13 to 1 agst Tarrare 11100 to 12 apt Thales
14 to 1 apt Crusader 1000 to 15 apt Pirate
15 to 1 apt Paul Pry (taken) f 1000 to 15 agst Mae Adam
19 to 1 apt Forth's Lot 1 1000 to DI apt Fanny Davies
27 to 1 apt The General (tk.) I (taken)
35 to 1 apt Cramfeager
5 to 4 on Bedlamite and Mulatto (taken)
11 to 10 on the field agat two.
The Champagne Stakes (Doncaster). Even betting between
Popsy and Ridsdale's Catton colt, and 7 to 4 apt each, nat p.p.

SALE or ilsctas.—On the 4th of next month, the blood stock
of Mr. Nowell, consisting of 18 two year olds in training and year.
lings, will be brought under Messrs. Tattersall's hammer, at New.
market. On the following Saturday, the same Gentleman will sell
Mr. Wilson's stock of brood mares, colts, fillies, and foals, at Bil.
deston (Suffolk)—there are 50 lots. On the 24th of the same month,
the celebrated racing and hunting stud of Mr. Alytton will be sold
at Balaton, near Shrewsbury, including Longwaist, Euphrate,
Flexible, Whittington, &c. There are 51 lots, viz.-39 racers,
2 yr. olds, yearlings, foals, and mares; 10 hunters; and 2 buggy
hones.

The long-expected match between Mr. Hall's Stripling mare
and Csptain Smithson's bay horse Guest took place on Wednesday
near Oxford, for 100 sovereigns, each carrying fourteen stone.
The engagement was to trot fourteen miles. Betting 6t04 on the
mare. The match was won by the mare in grand style in 59 minutes
and 28 seconds. The hone broke from distrvs in the 13th mile.
AIATCII TO GALLOP ELEVEN MILER IN HALF AN HOUR.
—This match, undertaken by Captain Ramsay, for 300 sovereigns,
excited much interest, and heavy sums of money were pending on
it. The Captain rode full twelve stone, and was allowed a second
hone if he thought proper. The match was performed yesterdsy
morning over two miles of Ascot-heath race.course. Betting was
band 6t04 on time. Thornton, the famous hunter, was the tint
horse, and did six miles in nine seconds within fifteen minutes.
The second home was in readiness, and the rider was across him in
a twinkling. This hone did the live miles in fourteen minutes and
two seconds, winning the match by four seconds, u three were oc.
cupied in change of horses,
FROTTING MATCIL—Mr. Courtenay's great match to drive
three miles in harne,s in twelve minutes. for 200 sovereigns, took
place on Wednesday morning from Hounslow-heath, opposite the
powdermills. to Bedfont-lene, a measured three miles; and &second
match for 100 sovereigns, that Mr. Bousfield's American mare did
not trot (saddle) the three miles in ten minutes, carrying feather
weight. Mr. Courtenay made both matches, and his groom-boy
rode the saddle. His master drove as follows :—The first mile in
four minutes three seconds (having once to back the wheels through
breaking into a gallop), the second in three minutes thirty-five
seconds, and the third in three minutes thirty-eight seconds, win.
nine the match tolerably easy four seconds under the given time.
FOOT RACE ON BLACKITEATR.—Yesterday morning a foot
race, of 250 yards, for one hundred sovereigns, took place on Black.
heath, between a celebrated sporting character, mimed Harris
(a Leicestershire fanner), and Captain'(}. R. Numerous and very
heavy bets have been for some time pending the result, which at
starting were 3t02 on the ( 4P:sin. Owing to a fall when within
about ten yards of the gest% Captain R. lost the race by only two
yards.
PEDESTRIANn3L—James Prescott, groom to Captain Parker,
started on Tl,esday morning to go on foot from Aylesbury to Ox.
ford-stn.:4, the distance being over forty miles, in five hours and a
Stoller, for 500 sovereigns. The pedestrian did the first eight
miles in four minutes within the hour, and the sixteen were done
seven minutes under the two hours. The thirty-two miles were ac-
complished in four hours and five minutes. The pedestrian halted
and refreshed at Uxbridge, and won the match easy, with three
minutes to spare.
Mr. W. West, the great pedestrian, starts this morning to go
from London, nn foot, to the 80th milestone in the Weybill road
Bath, and return, in forty-seven hours. The match is for 200
sovereigns.

WANTON DRIVING.—On Wednesday night, between
nine and ten o'clock, as Mr. Smith, of Curzon-street, May-
fair, was driving his cabriolet through Newport-street,
towards Long-acre, he saw a gentleman's carriage coming
towards him at a furious rate, and apprehensive of danger,
called loudly to the coachman to beware; the coachman,
however, paid no attention, and, both vehicles came in con-
tact with such violence as to upset the cabriolet, horse and
all. Mr. Smith and his groom were consequently thrown
upon the pavement, but happily without either having re-
ceived any material injury. The horse of the cabriolet
being unharnessed, got up and galloped off in the direction
of Long-acre, where lie was stopped. The coachman con..
tinned his career, although pursued and called after by a
number of persons, through Lisle-stmet, Princes-street,
and Coventry-street, into Piccadilly, there the pursuit
was given over; the fellow, unfortunittely for Mr. Smith
and the ends of justice, escaped.