The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-03 00:00:00

PII lUD DAY. FATDAT. MA y 31.

The second nn hibt year of a renewal of the Oaks States. of 50"
Each. b. ft. for fillies then 3 yrs. old, tn tarry ta. 4ib. the last mile me
a hall. l'he owner of the s,•cond horn: w reetive 10 cgs. out of the
Stnkes.

Geri. Gower s f. by Rubens. out of Iris - - .I
Lord Foley 's h. f. by Sir David. out of Dowagcr -
Mr. Walker's eh. f. b)• Sclini, dam by Mk, scraper . . - 5
Twelve started. The judge placed Ina the above three. The raoe
was well contested. but not so good as we h::ve seen for the Oaks.
Itubens' f. won by half a length. Rhoda the favourite at starting.
We do not recollect ever to have seen so small an assemblage of
spectators on the Downs to witaess the running for the Oaks: bat lit-
tle betting took Our, ant: every thing wenied flat.

The knowing ones at Epsom vs ere completely taken in on
Thursday ; for the Duke of York's colt, by neadler, who wee
the Derby Stake, is a very poor figure, ;mat bets Is ere 4 to
against him. Nectar and DV's* kept the lead until within
200 yards of the winning post; when the Duke of York's colt
shot by him like an arrow from a bow, and came-in, in gramd
style, two lengths before them.
Eaten, the celebrated pedestrian is backed to a large
amount to perform the unprecedented task of walking elevr
hundred miles in eleven hundred successis e limns ; to vanonew e
each mile within twenty tnionteu after the pi seeding hour.
The bet to be void, if at any time the performance should be
impeded by Magisterial interference, or by the Pedestrian te-
a-riving any designed injury. Eaton commences the task at
Blackheath at Eight o'Clock in the Evening en Tuesday nest
Jane 4.

Wilson, the Blackheath peticstt ian, who started on Thursday
se'rmight, in the vicinity of Cambridge, to walk 100 miles is
Stiecessive hours, failed in his undertaking, by only a quarter
cora mile.

A match at cricket was made, a few days ago, by a party of
Gentlemen. for 200 guineas, which is to be played next wen.,
by II one-armed pensioners belonging to Chelsea Hospital, Lod
an equal number of one legged veterans. The bets at prereut
are in favour of the arms.

Boxtsc.—J. Stephenson and S. Robinson. two blacks,
fought. on Tuesday at Coombe Warren for 40 guineas. The
seconds were, Richmond and flurry Harmer fur Stephenson,
and Oliver and Shelton Mr Robinson. The number of rounds,
and the various evolutions in the tight, vire too contempt.hle
to detail. Suffice it, therefore, to state, abut Stephenson bad
no chance; and though 27 rounds were tbught, he gave in
several times before, though his seconds insisted upon his
tinning the fight. The coutest lasted an hour and 12 minutes.
Two other vagabond blacks afterwards fought besides wh,ch
there were three other fights, Caleb Baldwin heat amour
black fellow; and a Jew, of the name of Randall, beat one of
his own tribe. The other tight was betwetm two novices, •ho
were on this occasion added to the tilt catty too numerous gang
of etfians. This meeting was attended by most of the thieves
and pickpockets in London, who committed their depredations
upon the Kill)* people who had assembled with impunity.
Surely sorb meetings should be soppresscd! the injury they
do to society is beyond t•timate; we place Bibles in the 1"n"
of the lower classes—we e.Stablish National Schools fiir the
education of their children- • and we endeavour to iliculeat
their minds the principles of religion, ;111(1 all its relative dune
Ina to what purpose does all this to:a, while such scenes ale
tolerated?