Star.
London, England, 1808-01-18 00:00:00

EXERCISES FOR 'PACERS.

From the many wagers, which have been Park,
contended for by feats of personal dextentj_
strength, it may be hopes that a fashion it aboat •
arise more creditable for out titaphood and hutnanity
than that, which. _finds pleasure, or fime, in exorbl.
tant exertions, wrung from the atlimali, whdie
fulness, if there were no other claim, entitled them
to our protection.
Upon a companion of merits between him vt
Chieves -something by his ownfacilities; and, hifn,
who merely providef another „animal for elite .
chieyemeat, we readily enough perceive the iiiteretice
between them. In 'the. first case, the
.risk any:
is encountered by the 'creature
.who is to receive th
reward ;. and the pain, or distress, 4theperf4t.itiAtice
is endured bi-a thinking being, acting_ upon Its 't
motives, and; Of course, 'doing hitnselt do ridoreharm
than he
.consentsto., Cruelty is
,Plus put out ofti.higr
don. At the sinte,tithe a good deal that is Merit
rious is .left in it, even• though the exercise shOuld
one chiefly of the animal faculties .; for it is known,
that a free enjoyment of these faculties has t bettetfi.
cial influence upon the temper, and, altltOngh -c
would not insist upon any very strict criterion-,,priSing
out of them, it is certain, that men and other animal
who have, or have had, in their prink of life,
most bodily power, are seldoin deficient in good-
nature, There is, perhaps, a kind of dignity, thour'
certainly not the highest, which accompanies the,
scioumess of such power. On the other hand,' wha‘
are we to say of the man, who merely Speculates In
the faculties of some animals, wliich may be at
command? If there be no cruelty in the case he
' serves no blame, and this is the best that can be
of him. But in nine cases "Out of ten there is
elty ; and in all matchei • fOr running horses,again
or oven against each other, if for more titan
few minutes, there is More or less of cruelty, aural
nerally a dreadful degree of it. The that of the
sportsman should be the measure °full such' mat)
It is very seldom that this is exceeded, without .git
more pain to a noble animal diaa we can have a ri)
to inflict either for profit or amusement. • How'
possible, that any such inflictions can make a.
proud ? Suppose his horse to have won *.ti matt
against time, each more difficult than the forini
what can he boast ? After allowing, that he Map
innocently, by training, imjnoved the speed of
horse, it is then to be asded;tbathe has had the crts
to force a generous. animal through such exertion
it was not believed any torture could wring from
Such is the only praise, to which a wretch .of that
is entitled.
This is no cant againstrecreations and amuSemi
it is a mere recommendation of those, which ,
none, and fairly gratify those, who excel in them,
witness diem, instead of those, which are genera,
cruel, and never can exhibit one valuable qualit'
the practisers of them. As there must and Ougi
be out-of-doer amusements, we shall gladly reel
any instances of fair activity and strength in the]
such, for instance, among others, as those of w 1
Captain B. and Lieutenant H. afford exampli
Cricket, Rowing, Tennis, are ail good gxercist
In short, any thing is good, which promotes manhood,
without exciting ferocity. rwring rnatcbei have !
tendency, indeed to the k: ter, and are further big
able for the profligacy and the waste of time .
money they occasion in the lower classes ; but there
not in twenty bOxingmatchei q Much cruelty,
one horse race against time, ope,ecock'fight, or
of that most contemptible of all cruelties, a mati
Pigeon Shooting.

LUCKY THOUGHT.
On Twelfth-day last year, a few friends, choice and free,
Met o'er a good cake, where they sat in full glee;
The LoterT's new characters salt for the night,
Were drawn, and excited much mirth and delight ;
'll,e fair-one, whom Fortune crown'd Queen of the jest,
Soon made a proposal, calbrac'd by the rest,
To.purchase a Ticket, she did as she thought,
And Teti Thousand Pounds V 744 the Prize that she bought.
Old customs frequently proveadvantageous in '
observance. A salutArybne of this description,:
of devoting, at the time of receiving Bank dividends,
a trifle to Lottery Adventure. The Christmas
dends, now paying, fall opportunely for this end.
They, indeed, arise from sleeping principals in
Bank; but Fortune's dividends, through the medi,
of her Lottery. Wheel, confer a new and active pi
,pal, productive of far more than common int
ghouthrou t life..

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