The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-15 00:00:00

SPORTING.

A CAPITAL CHASE.
BnyarrroN, JAN. 13.—0 n Friday an extraordinarily fine
pack of harriers, secondary perhaps to none in the kingdom,
wer-. again in the enjoyment of some capital, we may say sur-
prising sport. They threw off at the Devil's Dyke to a gal-
lant field of about seventy equestrians; and prime and bril-
liant was the show in horse-flesh. Two
in well deserved victory, when a third hare was started near
to Seddlescombe, which took a circuitous rout, of which
Blatchington and Angleton good runs had ended
was pretty nearly the centre.
The Dyke was next reached at a tremendous rice, and puss
was unsquatted near the bottom of the frightful hill. Up this
steep the hare took, the dogs in rapid pursuit, and the view
from the opposite down, where nearly the aggregate of the
tzld had congregated, was indescribably beautiful and interest-
ing. From the Dyke, the next hill was crossed, and down to
I:o7:zings, at a neck-or-nothing rate, where, turning to the
fight, Newtimber was passed on the left, and another devia-
tion in course brought puss back to where she had been origi-
ally disturbed, not far from Seddlescombe. Here, being hard
pressed, she sprung for North-heath and reached it, and thence
Passed by Pan dean and Standean towards Ditcheling, where
she diverged to the left, and made for Stanmer Park. The
hors?s, generally, bvthis time, were mach distressed ; in truth
the greater part of them were beaten out-and-out. One, a fine
creature, rode we believe by. Mr. Losuado, it is supposed
burst
by
yna the heart ea and fell dead under his rider. Leaving the
Par'
northern angle, the hare made for Plimpton, and
iikßaulmer and the ;Leyes.Race Course, at which
ltabctatnere tt tpolaee Vire dtvii In -ctypital -style ran into her and tenni..
nsted the conflict, nine from Seddlescombe, and after it
is computed, crossing 20 miles of ground in one hour and three
loth.oßu thakcehr,ectkh
the huntsman,
tthrne oan,nseatntdo
two
olruotnas:ert.ceresSo.thr Teßri:p\rll4:ssmaen:nasi,‘lwrwe.re all that could be mustered of the
field at the death. Hares so strong and fleet of foot, and afford-
ing such diversionin this part
of the world, as the present sea-
son has produced, is considered to be without a parallel in the
cznals of the turf.

STOKEN HALL COURSING, Oxon, JA:f. 14.
The Gold Medal.
Major Howard's Bliss beat Mr. Hansard's red d.
NI% Hewitson's Flora beat 111 r. Henderson's Brisk.
Capt. Felton's Brush beat Mr. Oven's blk. b.
111 r• Bouverie's Comus beat Mr. Roden's tan b.
Jefferson's Countess beat Mr. Adamson's Frolic.
Mr. Gee's wt d. beat Mr. Guddard's Fan.

First Tie.
Bliss beat Brush.
Flora beat Countess.
Comus beat the white dog.
Second Tie.
Bliss beat both Flora and Comus, and won the medal.
The day closed with some excellent runs, and Stoken-hall
was the seat of hospitality.

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PEDESTRIANISM.
The match from 'Worcester to London, after the fight (112
miles in 3; hours) for 200 sovereigns, having been done with
so much ease by Steers, a Shropshire man, it led to another for
the like sum. 'George West, whose feats have been wonder-
ful, started at twelve o'clock yesterday, to go the 112 miles and.
back (224) in 76 hours, which is nearly 3 miles an hour with-
out stoppages, and he is backed at five to four to win. We
heard of him at Gerrard's-cross (20 miles) at four o'clock.

BOXERS.
SPRING AND LANGAN.—These men, it seems, received 150
sovereigns each from the collections made for the accmarnoda-
tions at the fight, on Worcester Race Course. Tne Clerk of
the Course accounted for (001. which came to hands out of the
said collection; but there were so many busied in taking money
for the occommodations, that not half of that which was re-
c.ived has come to light.
DICE CURTIS, THE PET OF THE FANCY, AND BARNEY
AARON.—This long-wished-for match has at length been
made, for 100 sovereigns. TWe.nty sovereigns aside were de-
posited. on Tuesday- evening for the match, which is to take
place in two months. Betting five to four.on

HORSE RACING.

COUNTY COURT-LANCASTER, JAN. 2.

GRESN'CCOOD z. OLIVER.—This was an action to recover the
amounts of two several wagers, made between the parties as fol-
low .—The defendant bet the plaintiff five guineas to one gui-
nea upon the race of 25 guineas' stakes to be run for at Knots-
ford, on the 31st of July last, taking General Nina against the
field, " play or pay," and the plaintiff bet the defendant 251.
to Si. on a race for 50 guineas' stakes to be run on the
same day, taking General Nina against Squib, " play or
pay." The wagers were made on the 16th of July last,
and reduced into writing by the defendant, who, as well as the
plaintiff, signed the memorandum. Gen. Nina did not start
in the first lace, nor, as was observed, by one of the Advocates,
did Squib go cif in the last, consequently the defendant lost
1-oth tle-wagers. The defendant relied upon a declaration that he
would be off' the wagers, which declaration was proved to have
been made to the holder of the memorandum about an hour
and a half previous to the races being run, and when it was
known that General Nina would not start for the 25 vaineas'
sakes, but the Learned Assessor, John Addison, jun. Esq. con-
sidered the defence insufficient; he said the defendant must
not be allowed to lie by for the space of eight or ten days, and
then, upon finding that the odds were against him, rescind the
agreement, which, at the time of the making of it, was as
fair as such transactions in general are, and in answer to a
cuestion from the Jury, whether a party could not declare off
a wager at any moment before the race upon which it de-
pended was run, the Learned Assessor observed, that upon a
play or pay bet he apprehended not. It certainly mio:ht be
done any reasonable time before the race, if the chances re-
mained the same as when the wager was made, but after there
was an alteration in the chances, he thought it was tco late,
and, in this case, the defendant knew when he declared off,
that the horse which he had bet upon would not run.—Verdict
for the plaintiff.

POE TRI".

ZOE MOT I'AX Al'Ann,.
Where, shining through the deep blue air,
Yon columns greet th' f."`J..g/ean prow,
klovely phrase hath linger'd there,

Of—Z(11 /lOU (Mc ayezircu.
Bvfcre you've been in Greece a wedk

(Unlea, Sir, you're extremely blow)
You'll learn as much of modern Greek

A,a__Zun) p.ou crac ctrcirco.
Fair land ! that halt fair teachers plenty
Of -,vords that every one should know ;
And none is learnt at one-and-twenty
With more good will than gyarco,

That Youth beneath the plane-tree's shade,
That slender, dark-eyed, turban'd Beau,
What says he to yon smiling maid'?
What should he say? but ccrxrco.

There's not a land where waters glide,
There's not a lend where wild flowers blow, •
But whisper'd, murmur'd, sung, or sighed,
Iti-GU frac ayaTtClJ. 0607r0f0f •