The National Register.
London, England, 1811-10-27 00:00:00

SPORTING.

ROYAL HUNT.—On Tuesday morning the King's Hunt com-
aienced for the season, upon which occasion a very numerous
field of sportsmen assembled at South-hill-park. About 10
o'clock a very fine young deer was turned out of the cart for
the day's diversion. He took at first through the enclosures
towards Wokingham, taking to the right with great speed by
Wickham-bush, into the Forest, where he ran over the bilk,
making for Bagshot-park, where he was taken by the hounds,
and killed. The duce continued about three quarters of an
hoar. Yesterday there was another Hunt : the Deer was turned
out on Tower-hill, near Swinley.

There are several pugilistic matches on the tapis, but the one
that excites most interest is that between 13e1cher and Powers,
which will be • made for 400 guineas.—Hall, the conqueror of
young Crib, is also waitin: a customer, and has declared himself
open to the challenge of any 12 stone man, and a battle betwixt
him and the Nottinghamshire man, who distinguished himself
at Thisselton Gap, is anticipated. Molineux challenges all the
world (Crib excepted). It having been reported that a Life-
Guardsman of equal strength is in training for him, the following
is Molineux's challenge :
To THE MILLING LIFE-GUARDSMAN —" As my late unsuc-
cessful combat has set the knowing ones afloat to find another
big man to trill me, and having just got flash enough to know
seine part of the phrases, by which I understand you are the
man I am next to contend with, I hereby challenge to fight you
for 300 guineas, and as much more as your friends think proper,
any time betwixt this and Christmas (100 guineas deposit) ; after
which I hope to be otherwise engaged. I send this challenge to
you, but I will fight any other man in the world, barring Crib,
on the same terms, within the stated time.
" The tearless
" THOS. MOLINEUX."
This challenge was enclosed in a note to Mr. Jackson, re-
questing him to forward it.—A similar challenge has been re-
ceived by Belcher from Powers ; but the latter forfeited a de-
posit a few days since to the former, in consequence of some
remissness in his backers, and Belcher having publicly declined
fighting again, is not bound to notice it by the rules of pugilimi,
but a fight between these scientific professors is, above all others,
looked for, and will doubtless take place.
Saturday se'nnight, on the Downs, near East Dean, Sussex,
(the sporting district in which a contention somewhat similar
took place, not long ago, that caused much unpleasant and ex-
pensive litigation) a dispute arose between a General Officer,
and a wealthy South Down Yeoman, concerning a ban., which
the latter had ceursed and killed on his own ground ; but, as
the General alledged, contrary to the well known laws of sport-
ing, and in direct opposition to the chase in which he was en•
gaged with the hounds of the neighbourhood, inasmuch as the
hare in question had been first the object of their pursuit ; but
this being altogether peremptorily denied by the Yeoman, who
asserted his right to the hare from having himself started her,
much intemperate language, same menacing, and a severe
stroke with a horsewhip followed, when the Yeoman's son in-
terfered, and in an attempt to protect his father from farther hosti-
lity, was knocked off his horse by the General, who ',upwards
of six feet high, and a very powerful man. Thus the matter at
present rests; but we understand it is likdy to prodace a source
of profit to the gentlemen of the long rob whose arguments,
in that case, will be enlightened by the evidence of Mr Knapp,
another gentleman high In the profession of the law, and Mi..
Jones, Marshal of the King's Bench, who were all present, and
*ltnessed the whole of this transaction.