The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-21 00:00:00

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4 to I apt Monarch
S to I apt The Moslem
7 to 1 apt Panic
15 to 1 apt The Baron
16 to 1 apt Advance
18 to 1 apt Carthago
18 to 1 apt notion
20 to I apt Charming Molly
22 to 1 apt The General
8 to 1 apt The Moslem t
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Butterfly 12 to 1 agst Ellrabeth
7 to 1 apt Problem 14 to 1 apt Bo•peep
8 to 1 apt Parapluie 18 to 1 apt Morel
9 to I apt Mlgolonetta 18 to 1 apt Team
10 to 1 apt Racine 20 to 1 apt Lomb*
0 to 2 agat Duke of Grafton's Lot—taken
7 to 2 whist Lord Jersey's Lot—taken.
7 to 1 optima Butterfly for the Oak* and 1,000 p. staket—take!:.
5 to 4 against Problem and Paraplule.
IT. LICOSR.
8 to 1 apt Bellamlte ltl to 1 apt Barataria
13 to 1 apt The Dragon 20 to 1 apt any other.
14 to 1 apt Belzoni. 1

HAIGH PARK RACE COURSE.
Loons, A►RIL IS.—Captain Polhill, of the Ist King's Dnitooa caard4.
now stationed at our barracks, having undertaken, for a match of II"
sovereigns, to walk SO miles. to drive 50, and to ride 50, in the space of
24 hours, commenced his arduous task yesterday morning, at ooe o'clock,
on Haigh lark Itace Course. At five minutes past eight the Captain com-
pleted his undertaking, haring four hours and fifty-five minutes to spare.
Hp immediately stepped into a coach, and, amidst repeated cheers, bra
drawn to the barracks (a distance of upwards of four miles; by the assem-
bled multitude. Upon arriving at the barracks the coach was drawn irj
to the officers' door, and, after the Captain had alighted, the company
sung the National Anthem. The evening's entertainment concluded wait
a scramble for money. The following Is a return of the times and eh-
tances as completed :

AND.. M. M. ENDO. H. I.
Walk 24 .. 8 19 Ride
Drive .. 13 .. 0 34 Drive
Walk 7 .. I 8 Drive
Ride .. 10 . 0 23 Walk
Ride .. ....... ..... SO . 1 12 Drive 4 0 17
Drive .... ...... .... 13 .. 0 46 Ride
Walk l3 .. 2 -19 I Walk 8 131
Drive l2 0 49
Total, 186 rounds, of three quarters of a mile and 104 yards rub.

DLtYcn BITIVIIIN MMUS FORT
HANBURY.—ThIS rat*, for MO soverel
of Ashted race-courae, Herr% platen
mile,t, and each mile and a hail wee pi

RI STIR, ESQ. AVE, LIEVTINASi
was run over a mile and a half
relay morning. The distance was 13
ertbrmed u follow'
TO/1 LISOTIMANT. El. I.
Firm
Second ............. ....•
1411Ird
Fourth ..... .•• • ..... •••• 9 7
Fifth ...... ...... 9 19
Sixth
Seventh lO .9
Eighth

First
Second 9 0
Third 9 4
Fourth
Fifth ........
Sixth
Seventh.... ............ 9 40
Eighth

74 26 I 77 46
The loser broke down in the lag mile, although he possessed most
speed.
RAGS EXTRAORDINARY.—A few days aeo, two young clod-honPr".
near Dumfries, took this singular bet—that the one would ran to the neat
farm-house and back, a distance of a mile and a half, before the other
would eat a scone I The spectators were assembled, and two farmers
pointed judges of the race; when the two competitors made their *poem-
ance, the one stripped to the shirt and trowsers, and the other [moduli;
his bannock, whose circumference was almost equal to the disc of a fall
moon In the zenith of her glory. The runner bounded off with speed, and
reaching his halt dittance, he was greeted with a glass of grog by a Yawl
mistress, who wished him luck ; but great was his mortification when he
came within thirty yards of the ng-p winniost—be saw the last mouthful
of the scone disappear. The whole was finished in eight minutes : Lot the
scone-eater complained more of his grinders than the young man did of
his rnnners.—Dumfries Journal.
Saturday last, the silver bugle-horn given by the Royal Company'
Archers, the lilog's Body Guard, Edinborgh,
at 100 yards distance, when, ater two hours. shooting, the three hieh.e:t
on the roll stood thus:—{;apt. It. Deans, R.N., 16; J. c.Witson. Esq3l,, •
15 ; J. Manton, Esq., 14. Capt. Deans, in consequence, wan the buPe.
horn.
Robert Skipper, the pedestrian, completed the astonishing task et walk-
was shot for in Hope 1 ark,
ing 72 miles per day for viz successive days, between Sheffield and VeD.
caster, uu Saturday night, at half-past eleven, several hours within the
time.

BIRTHS.
cf the
Royal Navy). of a .on.
On°a \Lt'heedni Rtetdab lynahttatt,n4atthhies hwojureseu,fneMarr.BV:shilelmy, Reds, th(fbel7lej:f
Colonel Sir Charles Hance, of a daughter.

ARIED.
On Tuesday last, at St. Peter M's, Coßrithill, Fanny, co-helresn of the lac
Sir Joseph Alan, to Thomas Nissan, Esq. of Canterbury•row, NovinB"4
Surrey.
On Tuesday, the 18th Inst. nt St. Pancras, Mr. George Smith, cf recto.
Bed"d'hire• to Patty, second (laughter of

his
ReOrasthnem7utehi ipn:rtc.evaetiTi,oourrai,l wichbirtioh)oeikr.E.lh)e. had gone for the bent' "i
health, John fathew Fereerell, El% aged' 9, the Youngest 11011 of the late

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE•
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