The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-02 00:00:00

ONE HUNDRED 111 Les-In nriivE Ammo.

The Heediagdosshire gallaway, 14 hoods ode hick bigh,
dad de yeses old, the property of Mr. C. ftsmilis, started
Ibe Ma ■lt. at two • clock is the muntimg, over am
eigld-eidis pima of grouted, sear Bigelemeadr, to perform'
lb* above great sadertakiwg. It was fur 1,100 sovereigns,
end WOB NB be performed wit►in six weeks from the 23d of
July, le trot •ely. Heavy stakes were pending upon the ,
issue of the event. The home wan by eight mutates aid a
le half, and was dismissed. His rider (Stoats.) carried
Mew atone. The horse way baited is the 16th, 42d, and 55th
I;miles, in small quamities, sad fed well; and if pushed, wit►
Ise riders, could have performed the distance is less Hate
lay as hoer. Mr. A. Galley sad Captain Braithwaite acre
the empires. A gewtlemas of the IMMO of Billinghurat
betted tit) raises' that he gellopped over the eight miles is
2b missies, sad wee it easy, having a minute to 'ppm
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11.17Vfl FOR TWIikHOUSA ND GUINEAS.

The decision of Ibis great undertaking took place on I
Moodily, the 12th of August.—Lord Kesnedy had•takrn 40
to 1, its artier, that be would in one thy, is the year In?, .
from twelve o'clock of one night, to twelve o'clock the lot.
lowing night, kill forty brace of grouse on his shooting.
grounds at Velar,. at the head of diked, ei.shire ; and after. i
wards ride to his mat at Dunnotter, and back again to Fele'', e
a distance of 140 miles. Exactly at twelve o'cluelt
timidity night, three watches were set together, sad put into I
a box by the umpire*, Tururr, Esq. an the pan of Mr.
Farquharson, and Caputo Barclay, on the part of Lord
Kennedy; Mr. Cumming, referee. At four is the morning, I
Lord Kennedy comsneuced shooting, attended by • great body ,
of H igblanders, draw it together from curiosity. A great deal
of rein had fallen its the night, which made the bills very wet,
end the birds wild. The Arai bird was killed a quarter after
four, aid the whole forty brace in four hours sad 41 missile.
♦fter shifting bis wet clothes, sad taking suss* refreshmest,
he sweated his horse, add started for Donuotter, where'be
arrived at Iwo o'clock, having rode the smut, miles in four
hours sod a half. Re remained about as hour there, and
got back to Felsr about four minutes hefore eight o'elere k at
night, performing the one hundred and forty miles is Ire
hours sad twenty-six minutes; and winning by four ►oses
and four minutes. The whole was dune, shouting, riding,
ice. in fifteen hours sod lifiy.six mutate,. lie reserned to
Castletowsi that night, a dwelt& of fourteen miles, by tell
*'clock ; snaking the whole chatterer on horseback Mt all*
This is the greatest feat of exertion on record, and
Kra■edy challenges any maw ta the kiegdons to s►out against
him, fur a thousand entente, at auy ilmog that flies, either
with ball or abut. His Lordship dud nut appear the least
fatigued. Evety thing was against him ; the grouse are
■seummun strong and forward this season ; the road is any
thing but good; the first four miles a mere iudenlain *beep
tract, and the renateitielei imp herd tad Mimi, with muse.
roue shoot sharp bills.

Dowczrrsa Itsacts.—We may autTripitte a very
splendid assemblage of Nubility and Gentry at our
approaching meeting, front the number of lodgings
already taken, and the applications daily making.—
( Doncaster (;eseffet)
On Saturday night week a dating attOspt was
made to rob the residence of C.J. CoVslitilmr. Esq.
W, !fora. Thr • "..4s