The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-07 00:00:00

SALISBURY RACES.

PIT DAT—TVIEtiI/AT, AT:GI:3I' 3.
The Wiltshire Stakes of 25 sovereigns each. Two miles.
M-..F. Craven's Longwaist, 3 yrs old . . 1
Mr. Bigg's Sunshine, 4 yrs - - - . 2
Mr. Urovens Black and all Black . . 3
. . _ ..

Well contested between bongwaist and Sunshine.
/lie Majesty's Piate of 190 gs. Four miles.
Mr. Farquharson's b. h. Champion, 5 yrs old - 3 2 1 1
Mr. Radelyffe's b. It. Masquerader, 4 yrs - 1 3 2 2
Mr. Bigg'a Sunshine, 4 yr* - . 2 1 3 bt.
Every heat w•as well contested; Champion the favourite.

WEDNESDAY-SECOND DAY.

There was nohone entered for the City Bowl.
The City 3lembers' Plate of 50 sees. the best of three two-mile
heats, was won by 31r. Lane's br. h. Sir liuldibrand, beating 31r.
West's br. t. Isabella. Isabella was drawn after the first heat.

lord Orford's Addy, 4 yrs old, is matched against Mr. Gee.
vine's Orion, 3 yrs old, list. each, T.Y.C. 15,0, h. ft., on Thursday,
at the Newmarket First October fleeting.
Col. Wilson's be. c. by Juniper, dam by Oscar. is matched
against Mr. 31olony's Cinder, by 'Wilful, list. each, D. 31. 100, h. ft.
at the Houghton Meeting.
Mr. Owen, the pedestrian, finished his sixth days task of sixty.
four miles a day for ten successive days, over his two miles piece
of ground, on Thursday, at Cowley Park, Buckinghamshire.
There are betters who contended that he could not go on the other
four days.
PIGLOW SHOOTIXO.—The great match between Mr. A. Ar.
rowsmith and Mr. Chatkley, to shoot at 42 birds each, at twenty.
one yards distance from the trap, to fall within 100 yards, twenty.
one to he shot at in Hertfordshire, and the other twenty-one in
Essex, was on Thursday decided. The first part of the match took
plate in Hertfordshire about a fortnight since, when Mr. Arrow.
smith headed his opponent two birds, in consequence of two of
Mr. Chatlley's birds falling out of hounds. On Thursday the
parties again met at Stratford, in a field near the King's Ilead, and
were attended by a strong muster of the first pigeon shots in the
country. Mr. Arrowsmith killed his first seven birds, missed his
&b, 9th, and loth, and killed his last eleven. Mr. t:hatkley
killed his Ist, 4th, bth, 7th, and all the other birds to the lath,
missed his lath, and killed all the remaining birds except the 20th ;
consequently Mr. Arrowsmith was two birds a.head each day, win.
ring the match by four birds. The match was for SOL aside.
Mr. Armwrutiat as considered to be the best pigeon shpt in the
country, anti his friends offered to back hint against any one for any
sum from bel. to Will.
Cuatons FEAT.—On Thursday a very curious fiat wen per-
formed on Blackheeth, between two gentlemen holding high rank
in the army, aided by a pony not twelve hands high. The wager
was fur :100 sovereigns ; and owing to the secrecy preserved between
both parties, and those few friends who had interested bets upon
the occasion (it being at the sally hour of five in the morning), but
very few persons were assembled as spectators. Two separate lines
of stones of a hundred each, placed a yard apart, were to be
picked up and put into a basket at one extremity of the line by
these two gentlemen, one of whom was to have the assistance of
the pony to aid him in accomplishing the feat in less time than the
other ; 'but having to get of to pick up the stones, it was supposed
be:would lose mare time than the speed of his assistant would com-
pensate for ; bets were offered by those on the ground at Sto 2
against him. However, to the surprise of those present, the pony
enabled his rider to deposit the whole of his hundred stones in the
basket before his antagonist had picked up his eighty-ninth. Both
parties appeared much fatigued, and they immediately returned to
town.

BOXING.

FIGHT BETWEEN BISHOP HARRIS AND WANT.

These men, who fought for 61P sovereOrs at Hive Common,
Emus, at the beginning of July, met again for a like sum yester-
day morning, at Freshfield, lipping Forest, by adjournment from
the preceding day. In the first battle Want, the Nottingham
butcher, was hit out of time, by a chance blow, after 22 minutes
desperate fighting. The same secomLs acted for the men as upon
the former occasion. The ring was l 8 feet only.
In die first round Want was floored at rushing hi, by a well.
Intentioned hit, which told above the mark, and was of but
little we. . . . . .

2. Both atlionced to each other's heads, and unmuzzled, with
trttzh detenninanon. Severe exchanges took place in the rally,
which was put an end to by the Bishop nabbing • chatter aass.
buttock.-5 to 4 on the butcher.
11:tris was a bit upon thespiping order ; bat superior fighting
kept the butcher fur a time sway. but the give and take game was
st tot pm into action again until the claret flew most tnerrily.--
Both went dawn weak, and the butcher's right ogle was quieted.
4. Here the seconds had a round over a dispute, and the four
were fighting together, and it was altogether a Welt% mails. The
nun in real action hail a temporary eesi.etion of hostilities, until the
butcher's second was bled and littol..l.
. • • •

L The ring was rill er'.o ?mei! with the general row, and
Harris went down with' a li, ncT ound right.handed blow on the
jugular, which operated like an emetic iu racing his adversary in
the first round.

6. From this chance hit the head and stomach were disordered in
the tout following mune+, ard \Vain led with much ricty, until
the 11th, when lie was floured.

12. A very brave tighting round, and some smashing blows were
exchanged. Ilarris was duo* n again heat ily on the back of his
head, and It s": 14 crid.rnt nothing but a slice of luck would avail
him. It was a home to a lien in the three fcllowing rounds,
and in the 17th lie gat a ►ctticr, rater twenty live minutes of
brave fightir.g.
This battle was another instance ni a man neglecting himself in
training, by which 1 lank hest this hattle. in holding an adversary
of superior wiii.ht too (heap. and io fancying hin.nclf a better
tighter, without reserving hi► strength to last.

We understand Bishop Sharp ran be baciod against either Tow
Ftevnoldi or Mace Inglis, for Not. aside.
there is little doubt of the crutch between langan and Shelion
being completed on the 2flth as llelzhas. The lauer has 11101. of
the nrooey ready at any moment.