The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-28 00:00:00

EXETER RACES.

Filet I)Ay-14riVVESDAY.
[So great was the sensation exciutil towards the Races at Exeter
thit ser.son, that early in the morning of Wednesday the city began
to assume an animated appearance, by the various preparations
making to convey company to the spot on Ilaldun. Almost every
besot of burden, front the humble dunked to the Itigh.tuettled
steed ; and vehicles of all descriptions, from the lowly cart to the
splendid curricle or barouchc, were put in requisition for the mea-
-1 skin. The weather also being uncimitimitly fine. the number of',
persons on the course was tinpreceilentetily large, and a variety of
! elegant equipages, tilled with beauty and fawhion, au;,-mented the
gaiety of the scene. The running was of the first order.'
The Devonshire Stakes of 25gs. each (23 subscribers), to which NI.
will he added. Once round the course.

iir. Farquhar*Zc g7illaik-all-thack, by Octavian, 6 yra
old, Est. 10lh. 1
Mr. Worth's ch. nt. Prosody, by Don Crawl:, 6yn old,
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Bst. 21b. - - . - . -
2
Hun. N. Fellows' br. 111. ESCI pe, 6yn old, 41st. - - 3
This was on excellent race, and won by half a head.
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A Gold Cup, value 1104 s. The best of three heats, once round
the I nurse, and a distance.
lion. N. Fellows' Escape, fist. 31h. I 1
Mr. Savile nano abf. by Waterloo, 3 irs. 6st. Illh. . •2dr '
Sir John Davie names b. c. by Fyldencr, 3 yrs, list. 21b. 3 i
to-
A Well-wisher to the R lICC3 names b. f. Pays, by
Whalebone, It yrs, 7st. 111 h. . - - - 4dr i
In the second heat Escape cantered over the Course.
Count, 31embers' Plate of 501.; best of three heats, and a distance. I
1 3lr. I' arquharson's Black-andoill-Black, 9st. 121 b. - I I I I
11 r. Worth's Primp!), - - . 2 dr'
Mr. Russell's ch. I. Anibrosine, by Guy 31annering, 3
yrs, hit. tilb. . . - - 9 0 2
For the second heat, Black-anti-all-Black and Prosody went,
round at score; but the Stewards declared it to be a false Mart. It
was a very severe race. Prosody was then drawn, end Black-and-
all-Black ran against Atubrosine.
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SHELTON AID Lairc A . —Thursday night the easels Tavern,
Holborn, was crowded almost to suffocation by the fancy and
sporting characters of all grades ; and the greatest interest was ex-
cited front the great ditlerence of opinion that existed respecting the
powers of the two men. Long before ten, when the panics were
to sign the bond, a nutnber of bets were made at 2 to 1 on Langan,
though some of the fancy admitted that Shelton, who was present,
looked remarkably well. The betting gave confidence that all
would be right, and the company patiently waited the appointed
hour, enjoying themselves in the interim with Tom's henry wet,
Ilinette'a best, and supirior black strap. At ten, Delther came
forth with several of Shelton's backers, and triumphantly 'hewed
the two Mi. (the sum each man was then to put down), and laying
them upon the table, inquired if any gentleman present was ready,
on the part of Langan, to put down the like aunt, and definitively
arrange tfte articles. The utmost anxiety was depicted on every
face, but at length it was atimmiteed that no person was present to
1 back Langan. It was then proposed that all possible indulgence
should be given, and that they should wait until twelve o'clock,
which was agreed to. The clock struck twelve, however, and no
one having then appeared on the part of Langan, it was announced
that the match of cutiese was qjT. Langan has much to explain
before lie can again expect to receive the support of the pagthatic
corps.
Paorlicc IA t. Box t go.—Vesterday (Tuesday) a pitched battle
for a sum of money was fought between a butcher and a glass-
blower, in a field, near l'rantnere, on the other side of the river.
We regret to state, that this brutal exhibition attracted some thou-
sands of persons front Liverpool to witness it. Hitherto the heroes
of the fist have met with little or no encouragement in this town ;
and we should deem it a circumstance deeply to be deplored, if a
taste for prise-fighting were to grow up among any class of our fel,
low-townsmen.—Llverpool Courier.