The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-07 00:00:00

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TROTTING MATCH, WON AGAINST TIME AND
TRICKERY.
TO TIM IDITOII OF TIIN ANNALS OF OPORTING.*

Sia—lf you think the following worthy of a place in your in.
teresting miscellany, it is very much at your service ; it deserves
insertion, if only to expose the knavery of certain parties.
On Friday,`tbe 29th of September, a very interesting trotting-
match took place in the neighbourhood of Liverpool ; interesting
on account of the numerous bets, rather than from any thing ex-
traordinary in the proposed performance. The match was to trot
fourteen miles, in harness, in one hour, for 100 sovereigns. The
ground selected for the purpose was that part of the main road
between Liverpool and Manchester, which reaches from Present
to Sankey Chapel. A few minutes before twelve o'clock, ou the
morning Owe-mentioned, Mr. James Webster of Liverpool, ap-
peared at the starting-place, with the mare, in a light gig, having
brought her from the last-mentioned town (a diktance of eight
miles) the Lune morning. Many persons were assembled on the
occasion, some of which, as it afterwards proved, were actuated
the basest motives'. After some arrangement of watches, the
mare started precisely at twelve o'clock, amidst much boisterous
and culpable vociferation. She went off gently, but, owing to
the, clamorous noise (of those who had betted against her) she
broke iuto a gallop before she had gone 300 yerds:--a break!
a break I was instantly vociferated in such a manner as left no
doubt that this unnecessary clamour, far from being the mere
ebullition of momentary feeling, was evidently raised for the per,
pose of creating confusion ;—the wheels of -the gig were backed,
and the mare went off afresh :—she proceeded near a mile 'at a
slow pace, when she broke again, owing to the same cause ; so
much indeed, was the animal alarmed and irritated, fi;om noise
and furious riding, even up to her heed, that, after Mr. Webster
had backed: the wheels the second time, she cantered i—again she
was backed, and Mr. Webster threatened to pull up altogether
cries of shame were heard from several gpflemen, and, owing to
their interference, Mr. Webster once most' "toted. The mare
went away steadily, her pace increasing as she proceeded, gra-
duelly shaking off the crowd that had hitherto accompanied and
annoyed her. Mr. Edward Jones, mounted upon his sinewy and
celthrieue trotting galloway, strained every nerve, hut' was able
to go with Mr. Webster no farther than the Green Dragon, on'
Bold-Beath, (about four miles from' the starting-place) ; here,
well bespattered with dirt, and streaminovith profuse perspira-
tion, lie entered the house for the purpose of consoling
,hire elf
with Miss Foden's good cheer. Two persona only accompanied
Mr. Webster the whole way. On. reaching Sankey Chapel (half
the distance), it was tolerably evident the mare would win easy';
at this place, a number:of persona were collected for the par-
pose of
accompanying the mare back again. She was turned
round, and trotted the seveaudles back in 2bminutes and 30 Se-
cond,. She appeared to be going at her ease, and caine in' four
minutes under the hour. It was thought by several gentlemen,
that the mare did one of the. miles, on , her return, in three
mites. She is a Well-bred handsome oheanid, fifteen hands two
14"" high. Xn
give her struggle against, time, of which I liave,llius
endeavoured to
you B sketch, she
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e svisve:klill-,usie, sari i
ill-wed, notuseby;
the gentlemen who drove lier, but
I .
in justice, 4 m ore temperate phrase, whose ' conduct I have
ticed above. However, from the manner of her performance outhis l
tvesiou, it it evident she can aecoMplish a considerable liS
tance farther in the acme time. The . road was heavy from the
rain which hail fallen the preceding evening. The mare did
as
not
il'Oeur distressed in the least, but trotted home, with the gig,
gaily as possible.

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rigeribed the extract made to the." Spott-
ing Magazine, insteadof the " Annals of Sporting."

we are informed that the
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in the Civil Ll&vv expectation of a vacancy
Chair in the University of Edin-
burgh has nnw become so strong, that no less than
four Members of the Faculty of Advocates have been
already induced to decltre themselves as Candidates,
viz. Messrs. R. Bell, P. F. Tytler, E. Cathcart, and
D. Chespe.