The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-16 00:00:00

I am yours, respectfully,

RACING AT WALwonTu.—Monday a very large
concourse of persons assembled at the Beehive-grounds, Wal-
, worth, to witness the foot-racing for the silver cup. The
following well-known runners contended :---John Smith (the
London Pet), Seaward, Patterson, and E. Smith, of London,
Handley, and Makpiece. The distance contested was a
quarter of a mile, and twelve hurdles, placed equi-distant,
were leaped in the course of the race, when, after a splendid
race, J. Smith came in first and E. Smith second. In betting
John Smith was the favourite. The cup was valued at 30/.
The long-talked-of match between Seaward, the celebrated
pedestrian, and a horse belonging to Jem Burn, was decided,
the contesting distance was 440 yards, and to leap twelve
hurdles 4 feet 6 inches high. The stakes were 25/. aside.
At the start Seaward took the lead, and cleared the hurdles
very admirably, closely pursued by his quadruped opponent,
when, after a strenuously contested race, Seaward came in
the winner.

FOOT-RACE AT WINDSOR.—A foot-race, for 101.
aside, came off yesterday afternoon, in the New-road, Windsor,
between a celebrated runner, named Morton, of the Royal Horse
Guards (Blue) and " Young Pridie," of provincial fame, an
inhabitant of the town. The distance, 200 yards, was performed
in twenty-two seconds by Morton, who beat his opponent by only
three yards.

HER MAJESTY'S STAG llouNDs.—The celebrated
deer Young Richmond afforded an excellent run on Monday.
The meet, at which a large field, including Lord St effield, Sir J.
Burt, and several officers from Windsor, were present, taking
place at the Kennel, at Ascot. The stag, upon being uncalled
at No.man's.hcath, between two and three miles from the kennel,
took away toward Warfield School:where it doubled to the tight to
NVinkfield, through Blane's park .to Fyfield, and thence to the
right, in the direction of New Lodge, where it made for the
forest. The stag then took towards Oakley-green, up to the man.
sion at St Leonard's, crossing Clewer.green and the gravel.pits, to
Clarence. crescent, Windsor, and thence along the New-road, into
the town, where It leaped the high wall, surrounding the site of the
old Royal Mews, in Sheet.street, and was taken in Sdring-gardens,
where it had taken refuge in a cottage, close to the Bachelor's.
acre, after a run of nearly two hours. The country was in beatiful
order from the recent rains. The last meet of the royal
stag hounds this season will take place nn Ftiday next, at
Knapp.hill.

PAST TRAVELLING.—As an instance of the extraor •
dinary facility of communication between this town and the
metropolis, we have authority for stating that yesterday
(Friday) a gentleman left London by the Great Western at
half-past nine, P.m , stopped ten minutes at Exeter, and
reached Devonport, by the Tally-ho, at five minutes past
seven, A.M. ; thus performing the entire distance in little
more than nine hours !—Denonport Independent.
DANGER OF CHILDREN'S CHAISES.—OH Monday
a woman, named Williams, was drawing an infant son of Mr.
Jones, the landlord of the Harrow public.house, Kingston, who was
only ten months old, in a child's chaise, along the Fairdeld.lane,
Kingston, when, to get out of the way of a cart, which was coming
up the road, she drew the chaise up the orchard bank, but in doing
so upset it, and pitched the infant out into the road, when, in an
instant, the wheelof the cart passod over the poor infant's neck,
momentarily depriving it of life. The young man who drove the
cart was not considered blameable.