The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-09 00:00:00

PRIME FOX CHASE.

On Wednesday. 3d instant, the Cheshire !founds came near
our city, Waverton village being appointed as the place of
meeting. Sir H. M. Mainwaring was absent, owing, we un-
derstood, to the death of a near relation. The morning was
very favourable, although the preceding night had been occa-
sionally stormy. Exactly at the time appointed, the hounds,
attended by their knowing huntsman, 111 r. Read, and two
whippers-in, proceeded to Saighton gorse. We have seldom
witnessed a larger field of sportsmen than presented them-
selves at this time. The barouche and four of Earl Grosve-
nor, attended by two out-riders, drove up to the cover aide.
In it we recognised Lady Delamere, Lady Elizabeth Beigrave,
Lady Brooke, and a Lady whom we did not recollect having
previously had the honour of seeing, but whom we understood
to be a relative of the Countess Grosvenor; on the barouche
box sat Mrs. Tomkinson, heedless of the flying shower. The
field of amateurs wax too extensive for us to embrace the whole
but we recognized Messrs. Sudworth, Hesketh, Massey, Bag-
nall, A alley, Bromfield, Nicolls, Shakespear, Johnson, Dixon,
Campbell, Currie, Brassie, Collier, Clemeson, Baldwin, Orton,
Hamilton, and many others whose quick transit scarce gave us
time to recognise. In about ten minutes after throwing into
cover, a favourite hound gave tongue, and the knowing ones
were convinced all was right, and soon after a very fine fox
broke covert in the direction of Saighton, but instead of making
for the village, he ran strait fir llowton, near Rowton Hall, he'
faced the keen wind, and bent away back for Saighton, in a
circuitous direction, to near the cover again, but boldly kept
the open country, and went at a killing pace over the mea-
dows, by Hatton Heath, and Calveley Hall, crossed the brooks
to Aldersey, and thence in a direct line to Cowley, and gal-
lantly took the hih ground to Barnhill, from thence to Boles-
worth, Martha% Burwardaley, and Peektbrton, on the high
rocks and almost impenetrable fastnesses of which, Beynard
ultimately escaped, after affording a brilliant run of near an
hour and a half, over a very difficult country, which caused
many a gallant nag to sob out " Hold, enough!"—(')isms,
Chronicle.)

RACING PRIZES.
The Muia of Sligo is now holder of the Northumberland
(fold Cup, the Peel Cup, the Whip, the Sligo Whip, and the
King's Whip ; the first irne they have ever been in the posses-
sion of one person at the same time. The Northumberland Gold
Cup was given by the. Earl of Northumberland when Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, and is a 4-mile weight for age race, chal-
lengeable each April and September meeting, to run on the next
meeting but one after it has been challenged. It is challenged
with 200 gs p. p. and accepted with the like sum and the Cup.
The Peel Cup was presented by the present Secretary of State
for the Home Departinent,while he was at the head of the Irish
Government: it is also a weight for age, but the distance
is only about two miles, and the stake lOUgs p. p., end the
times of challenging June' and October, to run the follow-
ing October and June. - The Whip was added many years ago
by the Turf Club of Ireland, to a sweepstakes of 100 gs, p. p.
that. 71b. each, for all horses, as a mark of the beat horses in Ire-
land. The Sligo Whip was presented by the Noble Marquis to
the Society, to be run for with a smeller stake—namely, Zigit.
each, p. p.—weight fur age, about one mile and three quarters.
It is run for on the Monday of each April and Septempter Meet-
ing. The King's Whip is also a weight for age, with veryheavy
weights, anti was presented by his Majesty, together .with
ithlgs. annually to be run for at each October Meeting. This
prize has been three times run for, and won the first and third
years by the Noble Alarquis's ehesnut horse Lugar, who was
amiss last year, anti could not therefore start for it. •