The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

GALLANT FOX CIIAsE.-On Tuesday week the Wor-
cestershire Hounds, belonging to J. Parker, Esq., threw
o 11• at Highnatn Wood, near Gloucester. The fox broke
cover in the finest style, and after a gallant run of two
hours and twenty minutes without a check, through a
beautiful vale country, he was killed near May Hill. Al-
though there was a numerous field of sportsmen, only a
few were in at the death, but all pronounced it one of the
best day's sport they ever had an opportunity of enjoying.
We understand it is the intention of J. Parker, Esq., to
hunt the country in the neighbourhood of Corse Lawn,
when Colonel Berkeley's hounds are absent from Chelten-
ham.— Cheltenham Chronicle.

Mr. King's hounds on Friday fortnight ran a bag fox
for two hours, and killed. On crossing a part of Dart-
moor, they were joined by Mr. Woodley's excellent pack of
harriers, from whom the fox-hounds ran clean away in
twenty minutes, the harriers coming in about a quarter of
an hour after ti►e death.
Foor RACE IN FRANCE.—On the Ist inst. an excellent
foot race took place between George Hall, the Pottery
runner, and a Frenchman, of the name of Dufont, at St.
Germain's (about five miles from Paris), for 2,000 f. a-side.
The distance was 350 yards, and the contest is described
as having been extremely severe. The last hundred yards
the men were "neck and neck," and Hall won by about
half a-yard.
An amateur of Westminster, will undertake to hop
across Waterloo-bridge, from gate to gate, on Tuesday for
251. To meet at the Norfolk Arms, Strand, at 5 o'clock,
before starting.
HERCULEAN TASK.—Two gentlemen of respectability
have made a match for Coats to walk 1,260 miles in one
thousand hours, at the. Wellington Cricket ground, for
100/. a• side ; one gentleman backing time, and the other
the man. Coats is to perform one mile and a quarter per
hour, night and day, with the exception of Sunday ; when
however, he is to be disturbed every hour, to prevent his
gaining strength by sleep. The performance of the feat is
fixed to commence on Monday the 31st of March, and re-
gular watches kill be appointed on both sides. This is
250 miles more than the Barclay match.
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On the 28th ult. Lord Petre's hounds found a fox at
Dunbury, and after a run of two hours and throe quarters
killed him near Raw Reath Hall. On the same day, Mr.
Conyer's fox hounds found a fox at Lord Maynard's, Wigh
Wood, and after a run of two hours and a quarter, killed
him at Tytield.

Mr. Ilanbury's fox hounds met at Newport on Wednes-
day, and found a fox at the Joe Ilighwood ; after a run of
twenty miles it was lost.

Ascor GOLD Cur.—The following important nomi-
nations have been made for this Cup, which will be run on
the Sd day of the First Meeting. The entry is supposed to
exceed all former years in the character of the horses :
His Majesty's br. h. Mortgage; his Majesty's m. Fleur
de Lis ; Lord Cleveland's b. h. Memnon ; Lord Cleveland's
f. Nonplus ; Mr. Wyndham's Chateau Margaux ; Lord
Verulam's Brocard ; Mr. Gully's Afameluke ; Lord G. Ca-
vendish's Rapid Rhone (Espagnolle); Mr. Scott Stone-
hewer's Souvenir; Sir R. K. Dick's Bobadilla ; Mr.
Payne's Shakspeare ; Mr. Payne's Amphion.
On Tuesday earening the last deposit for the fight between
White-headed Bob and Neal was made good, and the
battle was appointed to take place en the 29th of April ;
the odds on Neal are five to two ; and he is backed to win
the fight in 50 mintitci, to draw first blood, and, at small
odds, to give the first knock down blow.
LATEST sr Art: or THE DOM.-The last week's betting
has done little ill the way of alteration. The Colonel is
now first for the Derby, and 8 to 1 has been ,taken against
him. Navarin is gradually giving way, his party sup-
porting him but feebly. Giraffe continuing the object of
much speculation, has been backed to a considerable
amount, and brought up a point or two in the odds. Se-
veral attempts have been made to bring up Bugle ; but the
party being weak, a good deal of money has been laid out
upon him without any apparent chance of making it a pro-
fitable speculation. Lord Eieter's Zealot colt has also
been backed to a large amount; and as his backers got
pretty strong odds at going off, he will probably turn to
goof account in the books,