The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PONTEFRACT RACES, 1024.
WEDNIDIDAY, SEPT. 11. • ' i -,-i
The Foal Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 30gs each, 10gs ft. for three.
year olds ; colts, list. 31b.; fillies, list. Those got by untried
stallions allowed 31b. The last mile. ,
Lord Milton's b. c. Whiskerandos, by Whisker walked over
The Gold Cup, value 100 gs, a Sweepstake of 10gs each, with
20gs added, the surplus (if any) to be paid to the winner in
specie, for horses, &c. of all ages; 3.yr olds to carry Ilst.111b.;
four, fist.; five, List. 91b.; six and aged, 9st. Ilb. Mares and
geldings allowed 31b. Two miles and seven furlongs.—
Twelve Subscribers.
Juke of !deeds' b. h. Mercutio, 5 yrs old . - I
31r. Lamhton's br. c. Buzzard, by Blackloek, 3 yrs old If
The following also started, but were not placed :—Little
Driver, Itiggottine, Enchanter, and the Filho da Puta tadt,
who fell. oto 1 against Buzzard, and sto 2 against the win-
ner.
An excellent race, and won by a neck. Five paid forfeit.
•• The Plate could not be run owing to the very heavy rain
whic„h fell during the whole of the day, the Park being corn.
pletely flooded. It will be run on Friday.
THURSDAY, SEPT. S.
Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for two.year.olda ; colts, est. 31b.;
fillies, fist. Seven furlongs.
Mr. llouldsworth's gr. c. Androgeus, by 11 ins - 1
Sir .1. ityng's hr. c. by Comes, out of Gadaboot - 2
Lit lcelburne's b. c. by Androssan, dam by Delpini - 3
Mr. Moss's ch. c. Peter Liberty, by Amadis, dam by Ju-
niper - . - - - - 4
' Mr. Wilson's ch. c. by Counts, out of Cowslip . 11
5 to 1 on Androgeus c. ; .1 to 1 agst Corona c.; 6 to 1 agst
Peter Liberty. \Von by half a neck. Three paid forfeit.
Sweepstakes of 211 gs, with 20gs added, for three-year-old fillies,
list. each. Last mile and three.quarters.
Lord Scarborough's br. f. Georgians, sister to Bryan; 1
Sir J. ilyng's hr. 1. Hannah, by Smolensk() - . 2
Mr. llouldtworth's hr. t. Mita Maltby, sister to the Agent 3
31r. Robinson's b. f. 31iss York, by Eln. - . 4
7 to 4 agst Georgians; 7to 4 agst Hannah. Won cleverly.
One paid forfeit.
'The l.edston Stakes of 250 each, for three.year.olds; colts,
fist. 51h.; fillies, flat. 21b. One mile and a quarter.
Slit J. Ilyng's hr. c. Edward, b 7 Comes - walked over
Two paid forfeit.
Seventy Poands given by the Members for the Borough of Pon.
tufract, for horses, am of all ages ; weights, &c. the same as
for Titesdav's Plate ; and the winner of Tuesday's or Wed-
s 3:
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jeel.:l,atiyigll,l::liabtb.erct..ognc.
altizr.tr,iytr: 31
:1 biy.:erissr,t,erl
ra.d, Heats, two miles and seven
furlongs.
Mr. Kirby's elt. tu. Violet, by Comt.z,yrS, yrsoldol il : 21 21
. 3 3
31r. Lambton's ch. h. Corinthian, 3 yrs old - 41 4
3 to 1 apt Razor ; 5 to .1 aget Violet ; 2 to 1 agst Corinthian.
After the first heat 6t04 om the winner. Von easy.-4l drawn.
PONTEPIIACT, THUIDID•Y \lorry.
The following is a correct statement of the betting on the
ii'l. I.I",GEn.
5 to 1 agat Swiss (taken) 10 to 1 agst Osmond
13 to '2 !iglu Streatham
mitt lirutendorf
9 to 1 twit Jerry 25
to 1 agst Borystisence
9 to 1
21 to 1 agst Cadiz
25 to 1 agst Equity

CURRAGII ROYAL SEPTEMBER 111EETING.
MorthaT, SEPT. 6.—Thu Royal Stakes, '2sgs each, 10 ft. for
two.year.ohls ; colts, list. 31b.; fillies, Bst. 'Three-quarters
of A mile of the Royal Course.
.11r. Kirwan's 1. by Ossian
lA4II Sligo's f. Vice -
:11r. Purcell's sister to Oakotick

- 1
- :1

Three others started, hot were not placed.
Handicap Stakes, 13gs each, 10 ft. with 131. added. Royal post.
:11r. Savage's Munster, 7st. 1011). . , . . 1
:11r. Dixon's Sligo, 7st. 71h. . . - . 2
Alr. Minter's Penitence, 7st. 101 h. . . .
Mr. Caldwell's Potteen, a feather - - . 4
("apt. Itavenhill's Don Joan beat Mr. Fletcher's Game Cock,
1 lst. each ; 251. each. Two miles.

:11r. Clarke, of Ilarnshy Moor, has purchased of 11r. Lamb-
ton the beautiful gray horse Duntioane-
The private matches alone, to be run at the ensuing Doncas-
ter 'Races, 12 in number, are for sums whiff together sacred
20,001.
ROWING MATCH for 1110 SOVERETWit.4.

The great rowing wager between Charles Westwood and
Castles, the best watermen on the River, took place yesterday,
amidst a great number of boats; every admire of aquatic
sports considered himself obliged to he present. The Noble-
men and Gentlemen who usually make a dash in their eight-
oared galley's and cutters were not absent on the occasion.—
The men having taken their stations at Westminster Bridge,
started at a quarter to three, with the tide. Westwood rowed
in a tine boat named the Sovereign, and Castles iu a light wherry,
which had won several prizes. At Lambeth-stalls 'Westwood
was three boats length a bead ; at Vauxhall Bridge the head of
Castle's boat touched his stern. At the Red House, West-
wood still kept the lead, and those who had betted on Castles
gave up the hope of winning. After a most admirable trial
of skill and strength, during which, however, Castles had no
chance of success, Westwood darted first through Putney
Bridge, and having pined the distance, won the prize, said to
1,, Intl sovereigns.— nue bets said to be made on this wager
ramounted to 5,M141/. Westwood, by the result, has proved
worthy to be considered the champion in river gymnastics.
The wager was won in 32 minutes front the time of starting.
The distance a-head of Castles was two boats' length.

A N UNCOMMOY GOOD Snot.—The late immortal
slick tnaw, it is well known, was more celebrated in the Senate
than in the field, and at all times enjoyed more pleasure in pop-
ping at his political opponents than a covey. .of partridges. It
chanced that few years before his death he paid a visit to an old
Sportsman in the sister kingdom, at the commencement of
the shooting season, and, in order to avoid the imputation
of being a downright ignoramus, he was under the necessity
of taking a gun, and, at the dawn of day, setting forth
in pursuit of game. Unwilling to expose his want of
skill, he took an opposite oourse to that otitis friend, and
was accompanied by a gamekeeper, provided with a bag to re-
ceive the birds which might fall victims to his attacks, and a
pair of excellent pointers. The gamekeeper was a true Pat,
and possessed all those arta of Blarney which are known to be-
long to his countrymen, and thinking it imperative on him to
be particularly attentive to his master's friend, lie lost no oppor.
tunity of praising his prowess. The first covey, and the birds
were abundant, rose within a few yards of the Statesman's nose,
but the noise they made was so unexpected, that he waited till
they were " out of harm's way" before he fired. Pat, who was
on the look-out, suppressed his surprise, and immediately
observed,—" Faith, Sir, I see you know what a gun is ;
it's well you was'nt nearer, or them chaps would be sorry you
ever came into the country." Sheridan reloaded, and went on,
but his second shot was not more successful ; " 0 Ch-. t !
(cried Pat) what an escape ; I'll he bound you rumpled some
of their feathers !" The gun wax loaded again, and on went our
Senator, but the third shot was as little effective as the two for-
mer : ! (exclaimed Pat, although astonished as so pulba-
bl ie amiss,) lay a thirteen you don't come near us to-day
again.-3laster was too near you to be pleasant." So he went
on, shot after shot, and always had something to say to con-
sole poor Brinsley, who was not a little amused at his in-
genuity. At last, on their return home without a bird in
the bag, Sheridan perceived a covey quietly feeding on the
other side of a hedge, and unwilling to give them a chance
of flight, he resolved to have a slap at them on the ground.
He did so; but to his mortification, they all tiew away un-
touched. Pat, whose excuses were now almost exhausted, still
had something to say, and he joyfully exclaimed, looking at
Sheridan very significantly. " By .I—s, you made them lave
that any way !" and with this compliment to his sportsman-
like qualities, Sheridan closed his morning's amusement, laugh-
ing heartily at his companion, and rewarding bins with half-a-
crown for his patience and encouragement.—( Dublin Evening
Star.)

The survey of the united kingdom, by order of
the Board of Ordnance, under the direction of Major Colby, of
the Royal Engineers, is now in active progress. The sheet,
which includes most of the isle of Ely and part of north western
Norfolk, will be published in a short time. The whole work
is upon a scale of one inch to a mile. Every road throughout
the empire is laid down in the most distinct manner. Lieute-
nant Rome, of the R. E. has lately been over the ground again
in the neighbourhood of Peterborough, Vhittleaea, March, &c.
to put the final correction to the sheet previous to its being en-
graved, in die Tower of London, where the first artists have
been long engaged on the work. The whole, when complete,
will consist of about seventy sheets. Those for tient, Sussex,
Surrey, Middlesex, and Lincolnshire, we have seen ; they are
most elegantly and distinctly executed, and as a work of autho-
rity cannot be sufficiently estimated.
POPIEII MIRACLE/1.-These modern wonders
are likely to he of short duration, for they will speedily receive
their death-blow by the re-publication of those scarce works►,
Middleton's Free Rnquiry, and his Letters from Rome. Be-
tween the years 1725 and 1740, reports of Popish miracles plied
the world just as at present ; but Dr. MIDDLETON published
his eloquent and learned exposures of the false pretensions of
the Romish Church, and nothing further was beard of its mira-
culous powers till his books became out of print ; a more sea-
sonable antidote coaled not be presented to a Protestant and
Christian nation.