The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTRLLIG.ENCE.

IVEYMOUTB RACES.
:FIRST DAY, ACO, 26.
The King's Plate, 100 guineas. Two Miles.
Mr. Dilly natmd Prosody, aged - 1 I
Mr. Fellow ha:lyd Escape, aged . - - .2 2
31r. Farquharson namtd Black and all Black. aged.
A line race.
S. Day rode the winner, and J. Day Escape.
A Plate of 50 sovereigns, given by Worshipful 3layor.
Mr. Fargeharlow's Presenument, 4yrs old . I
Lord Palmerston's Biondetta. 6yrs old - . 2 1
Mr. Ryan's Salisbury, 4yrs old . 3 3 dr
A most excellent race, won by a head.
The winner rode by A. Percy ; Biondctia, by C. Day ; and 6ali.•
bury, by J. Day.
- - -

Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovereigns each, with 30 added by the Mem-
bers for the Borough.
Heats a mile and a half.
Mr. Radelyffe's Getaway, aged, I let. 131 b. - 3 3 1 1
Mr. Hick's Magnet, Ryes old, 12st. - . 0 1 2 2
31r. Davis's Grind Compounder, aged, l2st 81b. 0 2 0
Mr. Radclyffe's John, syrs old,l2st. 11b. . 4 dr.
This was the finest race ever seen, each heat only won by a hex!.
Captain Stewart rode Getaway ; Mr. Hicks, Magnet ; Mr. Du
via, Grand Compounder, and Mr. C. Radclyffe, Jain.

GREAT PERFOIIMAXCE.—A match for 100 sovereigns WU
made at the close of Egham races on Friday evening by a Gentb
man of the name of Seymour, for his groom, Hamilton, to go as
foot from the course to Loddon-bridge, four miles on the too&r.
side Reading, and return, a distance of thirty-four miles, in thug
hours sod fifty minutes. The pedestrian started at day-break, and
performed the fast nine miles, near Bracknel, within an hour aul
a half, the distance to Loddon-bridge, in four minutes within the
given time, fresh. lie performed each mile back within his time.
halted five minutes at Sunning-hill, and won easy, with feu
minutes to spare.
The boxing match between Salmon, a pupil of Robinson, the
black, and Gerrard, a carman, for twenty sovereigns, proved 401
to Salmon on Thursday last, at !quire, in Scotland. Gerrard i!s
powerful man, of fifteen stone, and the deceased was twelve steel
only. The survivor had the best of all the rounds, and contitalf
gave heavy falls as well as blows until the forty-fifth round. who)
the deceased was carried array senseless, and died before he reactel
the next inn.

BIRTHS.
On the 23d inst. the lady of J. Fielden, Esq. Witten flout,
Lancashire, of a son.
At Novar House, on the 20th inst. the lady of Hugh Rose, ER'
of Glastulich, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 20th instant. at Ancram House, Roxburghshire, the Ber.
Gilbert Elliot, to Williamina, youngest daughter of the late Parrot
Brydone. Esq.
At Cralgie House, Ayrshire, on the 24th instant, the Eco. Uri'
Liam Cume, of Boughton Hall, Cheshire, to Main Yogi*"
daughter of Richard Campbell, Esq. of Craigie.
At Cheltenham, on the 25th inst., the Reverend John
foot, B.D. Vicar of Ponteland, in the county of Nordiurrha•
land, and late Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, to Coda,
youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Kettilby, Rector of t4titto,
Bedfordshire.
On the 2d instant, at Uirerston, the Rev. John Barton. Orr''
man Commoner of St. Mary Hall, son of the Rev. Henry Bin
ALA. Rector of Eastchurch Kent, to Eleanor, daughter of the I
John Parker, Esq. of Ulyerston.
A few days since, the Rev. liVUliarn Payne, M.A. of Petnttl
College, and Rector of-Pitney, to Polyxena Ann, only daught6
the late Robert Aliebell, Esq. of Langport.

DIED.
On Wednesday last, at his house, St. Thomaa's4quare, Hsdy
ney_, Edward Pickard, Esq. in the 89th year of his age. . .11
On the 24th at Greenhill Grove, the residence of Richardteh.:
Esq. blies Charrington, eldest daughter of the late John (Aare'
ton, Esq.
At the Royal 51ilitary College, Mist Elizabeth Ruder, da4
of the late Lieutenant-Governor. get
In Tralee, Pet:tenant-Colonel Spring, late of his alsjenY
Reghuent of Foot.
On the 23th inst. at Cranlield Rectory; RedfOrdshite, "
Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. James Rand:
On the DU inst. at his house at Streatham Paragon. SapTh',l
Hayward. Esq. many years Deputy of the Ward of DrunWire`
having on that day completed the 721 year of his age.

HIGH IVATER AT BRIDGE THIS BAY
Morning 38 min. ifter 3. Btening 64 min. IfWl

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