The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-18 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK RACES, AUG 15.
(SATURDAY BEFORE THE MEETING.)
The Commencement Stakes of 25gs each, h. ft. colts, ast.:3lh.
fillies, Bst.-81b. allowed to those got by untried stallions,
&c. Two wiles. (8 Subscribers).
Mr. Horsley's h. c. by Thunderbolt—L'Orient 1
Mr. Hebden's b. c. by Black Sir Charles ...

WORCESTER RACES, Tflunsomt, Auo. t 3.
The Ladies' Plate of Fifty Pounds. Two-mile heats.
Mr. Wauklin's hr. c. Spectre. 3 vrs, est. 131 b. .......1 I
Mr. Massey's /E; on, 3 yrs, est. 81b
Hon. J. Coventry's b. f. 3 yrs, Est. 611.
A Free Handicap of sgs. each, with Fitt)? Pounds added.—
Three-mile heats.
Mr. Wil►s's King of Diamonds, aged, 4st. 71h 1 1
Mr. Vevers's h, c. Bolus, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b 3 2
Mr. Vevers's h. e. Jack Tar, fist. Sib. ... 2 3
Mr. Munsey's Mortimer, 84t. 11 ... 4dr

CRISP'S UNPARALLF,LED TASK OF WALKING 110

MILES IN 24 HOURS.
Thursday last brill; the day, appointed fot this extraordi-
nary feat in pedestrianism to commence, the town of Reading
was crowded to an overars-, with persons from all quarters;
arid bets to a large amount were laid for and against him.—
Crisp, on his own account, had a bet of 201. to 401. depend-
ing. Five o'clock in the afternoon was the hour appointed
for his starting ;• but owing to some delays in taking down.
the 401. he did Rot start on this Herculean task until half past
nine o'clock in the evening, walking to Henley, a distance of
ten mil-es out, being accompanied during the night by two
men on horseback; the first ten miles he performed iu one
hour and fourteen 111114.11teS, and continued his task, in high.
spirits, until half past eight o'clock on Friday morning, when
about two miles from Healey, having thee performed 72 miles
since starting (exclusive of ten miles he walked previous its
going to Readil", which together would amount to 80 miles,
and having only 3S miles to complete his task, and eight
hours anti a half to perform it), he was taken all of a
sudden with a giddiness in his head, and a trembling all over,
so that he lost the entire use of his limbs, and was supported
between two men some distance, until a post chaise was pro-
cured, and lee was carried, in a high fever, to Henley, where
Ire was put to bed, and medical aid provided fur bins Om
Sunday he was able to walk about, and was recruiting his
strength very fast. He expresses his determined resolution
of still performing the task, as soon as he is sufficiently re-
covered, and take the odds of two to one. Many of Crisp's
friends, who were well acquainted with his extraordinary
powers, lost large sums in backing him ; besides, he is nearly
ruined himself, having borrowed various sums, all of which
he lost in various plicate bets.

OUTHAMPTON, AUG. Is.—The influx of stran-
gers to this town during the last week has been
unusually great, and our principal Inns must have
had a profitable harvest of late, so many families
daily, arriving to embark for France and the
Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. The different
packets have literally been crowded with passen—
gers. Our favourite, Captain Starr Wood, sailed
on board the Chesterfield for Havre, on Friday
last, %vitt' 40 passengers ; among whom we noticed
the Right Hon. Lady Woodward and daughter,
Sir Howard Douglas, Cole Robertson, Esq. and
family, Major Faron and family, &c. &c. &c.

WINCHESTER, Au. twenty-nintb.
Anniversary of the County Club was held at the
IVhite Hart Inn, in ,this City, on Wednesday last,
at which were present—,
The two Stewards, William Nevill and William Greenwood.
Esquires; the Hon. and Rev. Archdeacon Legge; the Rev.
Sir Charles Rich, Bart.; William Chine, Esq. M. P.; Richard,
Goodlad, Esq. the Hiith Sheriff; Mcsers. Beaufoy, Rawlin—
sun, Lovell, GrLente, March, Winter, Lovell, jti. Mottley,
au•l Harrison ; the Reverends Edmund Ferrers, Edward St.
John, H. Lee, Noel Watkins, Thomas. Watkins, &c. &c. &c.
—The dinner consisted of two bucks, presented,
by Lord Bolton amid Sir William Heathcote, Bart.,
with every delicacy of the season, which was serv-
ed up in Rohliii's good style, and the wines and
fruit were excellent. The usual and constitutional
toasts were given, expressive of the principles ont
which this Club was totinded, and• which it has
constantly purstied ; and conviviality and bar-
ninny gave a zest to the feast. The Rev, E.
Ferrets and G. Lovell, Esti. were drank to as
Stewards lot the year enitiini;.

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