The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-27 00:00:00

LEAMINGTON ENTRY.

Marquis of Waterford's Monarch, Lord Macdonald's Captain Bob,
Lord Willoughby's Puzzle, Mr. Newman's Valiant, Mr. Anger-
stein's Negociator, Captain Lamb's Vivian, Captain Lamb's Bea-
trice, Mr. Baring na. by Manfred, Mr. W. Russell's Scripton,
Mr. Talbot's Mount Eagle, Mr. Coke's Flacrow, Mr. Mostyn's
Warwick, Mr. Knaresborough's Dan O'Connell, Mr. Marshall's
Foreigner, Mr. Wallis's Creeper, Captain Williams's Bittern, Mr.
Sadler's Laura, Mr. Badcock s Hector, Mr. Lambden's Jerry, Mr.
13aggersly'.s Bright Eyes, Mr. Clifford's Countess, sister to Grimaldi.

COURSING.
BARTON AGNES MEETING.—Tossns.r.
The Cup, value 7 guineas.
Mr. Spencer's Smart beat Sir H. Boynton's Sweep.
Mr. R. Nicholson's Catton beat Mr. J. Hopkiu's
Mr. Cook's Bustler :beat Mr. Milner's Mellish.
Mr. Rickby's Catchwater beat Mr. Stephen's Magic.
Ties.—Catton beat Smart, and Bustler beat Catchwater.
Deciding Course.—Catton beat Bustler, and won the Course.

GRAND MATCHfrom LONDON to HEREFORD.
On Wednesday a gentleman, named Burke, residing at
Oxford, undertook to run his blood mare, Creeping Polly, and
his silver-tailed cob, Paddy, against the Mazeppa fast coach
from London to Hereford, about 138 miles. A Mr. Wardley,
and several other persons of Lambeth, backed the coach at
odds, and upwards of a thousand pounds depended on the re-
sult of the trial. The terms of the match were to this effect :
" That neither Mr. Burke, nor any other person he might ap-
point, did drive, ride, or lead the horses above named, from
the Bolt-in-Tun, Fleet-street, London, to the Swan Inn, or
Royal Hotel, Hereford, sooner than the Mazeppa coach tra-
velled the same distance—the horses to go the same line of
road as the coach." At a quarter past six o'clock on Wednes-
day morning the Mazeppa coach left the Bolt-in-Tun, filled
inside and out by its backers and their friends, and proceeded
on its route to Hereford, followed by Mr. Burke on horseback,
leading Paddy and Creeping Polly. The cob ( Paddy) looked
some what lame, but the little mare Polly was in famous con-
dition. On leading the streets of the mean p the horses
did the 15 miles to Uxbridge in one hour and ten minutes,
where Mr. Burke stopped, but shortly proceeded on his jour-
ney, the coach now haling the start. The nags, however, soon
overtook the Mazepya, and got into Wycombe four minutes in
advance. From thence they again took the lead, but on stop-
ping at Postcombe the coach came up to them, and at Pets-
worth was a full mile before them. About one mile the Oxford
side cf Milton Common Paddy and his companion Polly again
went ahead of the coach, and kept the lead to Oxford, leaving
the Mazeppa full five minutes in the rear. The coach had the
start from Oxford, but on reaching Witney the little ones were
300 yards in advance. At Burford die nags and the Mazeppa
were on more friendly terms, and they left that place together.
They, however, did not long keep each other Company, for
Mr. Burke and his gallant steeds made rapid progress to Glou-
cester, where they arrived 20 minutes before the coach, which,
it was said, lost that time in the distance. Hitherto the various
relays of horses for Mr. Burke to ride were brought out with
precision ; but at Gloucester the postmasters had let, or said
they had let, all their horses, and the soot of. Erin was thus
placed in a situation of peculiar hardship. Mr. Burke had
now no alternative—delay became every minute more dange-
rous, and mounting one of the match horses he started off,
leading the other towards Hereford, which he reached, after
alternately riding his nags, full three minutes before the Ma-
zeppa coach. The distance, as we hare above stated, is about
138 miles, and it was accomplished by the winning party in
15 hours, 46 minutes, and 46 seconds. The horses were not
much distressed. The backers of the coach are much morti-
fied at being thus beaten, and throw great blame on " the whip"
between Witney and Gloucester, for losing 20 minutes of his
usual time. It is said the coach can again be backed against
the horses for 2001. ; but it would be unfair to proceed at a
greater speed than the usual " time bill" would justify.