The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-13 00:00:00

WARWICK RACES.

THUISDAY, SEPT. 9.
Sweepstakes of 10 son. each, for 3 yr olds.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Portrait I
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Mr. Tomes's b. c. Sir Gray - • /
Colonel Yates's File de Joie • 3
Musters' Sweepstakes of lOgs. each. Two mile heats.
Mr. Platers b. m. Gfumdalclitch - . 1 I
Lord Plymouth's ch. g. - . . . 2 I
Sir C. Smyth's br. g. by Lismahago . 3 2
Captain Mallory's ch. in. by Clinker - 4 3

Town Plate of 60/. Two mile beats.
' Lord Exeter's eh. c. Zealot. 4re .
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v.-

Mr. Sadler's ch. C. Miller, 3 yrs . . 2 3
Mr. Patrick's ch. g. Alyea, 4 yrs . . 3 I
Mr. Meardsworth's ch. c. Fearnought 4 0
The Doncaster St. Leger Stakes were begun at Doncaster 11771,
before which time the fashion of running three year olds vu h.
mited : the application of names to the several stakes, a. Dwby,
Craven, and fit. larger, began soon after them. Lid it is French
for light weight.—( Vide Dictionary of Varieties, p. 11Y) We,
however, can youth only for the first.mentioned fact, when no rime
than five horses started (six entries), ar,il it was won by Lord Rock-
ingham's by. filly, mistakenly tailed colt in Fawcoaer'r lorung
Calendar. In 1777 fourteen were entered. It is worti:y r reauA
here, that before 1774, nothing but fifties were run for at Doncaster,
when there were two 1001. likewise that before this nine, esmt
Fork, Grantham, and Lichfield, no races were annually appointed
beforehand in the northern parts of England, as we see Si present
Those at Doncaster were so appointed in 1778, when sixteen moils
were made, and the name of St. L was first given. \or can ee
shut our eyes to the fact, that a Mr. Ledger's bay filly ran trecsadi
in 1776, though we have no means of ascertaining whether thalami,
celebrated stakes might not have been named after him, on amour
of his having proposed them, or other wise obtained the csnxm vt
the neighbouring gentry.

THE RING.
Tom Shelton complains that Langan shows no readiness to run
him, and says that the Irishman " writes to London to my b: sdl
not tight until the latter end of November, although our agreement
was to fight in October."
Brown (the Sprig of Myrtle) has signified his anxiety to tint
Goodman (the Chelsea snip), for 25L
R. Curtis offers to meet Barney Aaron for 100!.
The Suffolk champion (Garrott, in answer to tlw chalk:o.oi
Dick Colebert, informs that pugilist that he is willing toll& Jtil
for 251.
Charles Gyblets will fight any man in England, and girt half
stone. His weight is 10st. 121 b.
Josh Hudson hu left town for active training in the wilds of Sus-
sex, accompanied by J. Clarke, who seconded Tom Oliver to WC.
eel of his successful battles.
Hall and Jordan are matched to fight for 1,01. aside, on Tutd3ll
the 211th inst.—Worcester Paper.

SINGLE-STICK PLAT! NO.—Wiltshire a,,Tainst Somerset —A
match having been made by the Wiltshire gentlemen. tut the
players of that county to play those of Somerset foe a purse of we
pounds, at Wootton Bassett, at the ?Oth Aug. tiro nice], rained
George Stone sod Simon :Gallstone, of Wedmore, near Welts, at-
tended at the place appointed, and won the prise be brealutuell
heads of the Wiltshire men. They were further rewarded by e
subscription made on the spot by several gentlemea.