The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-11 00:00:00

TROTTING MATCH.

Captain Fairburn undertook, for a stake of 200 sovs.,
to trot his Lancashire horse Tramper nine miles in 32
minutes. It took place yesterday, over a mile piece, on
the Huntingdon road. Immense sums were pending on
it, and each mile was as follows :—.

S.
Ist mile
2d 3 28
3d p 30
4th 3 31

At. S.
rith mile 3 32
Bth 3 31
9th '3 35

sth 3 301
6th ... 3 31
The match was won without
only once broke from the
thinly attended. Betting 5
takers.

31 37

much labour, and the horse
trot. The ground was but
to 4 on time, with plenty of

ST. JAMES'S PARK.—The. extensive altera-
tions planned for the improvement of this Park are being
carried into effect with the greatest aztivity. A great
number of men are employed in excavating at the end of
the Canal nearest the Horse Guards, for the purpose of
increasing its width at that part of the Canal. Two plots
of ground will be left completely isolated, and will be
tastefully planted, so as to form a pleasing object from
different parts of the Park. Towards the middle, the
Canal will be very much contracted in its breadth. It
will, however, be somewhat widened at the upper end,
and here again a piece of ground will be detached and planted
in a similar manner to those at the lower end. Several
plantations will be made in different parts ; the broad mall
of the Birdcage-walk will be converted into a private
road for carriages, leading from Great George-street
ings
to JaTielsi-isetreereect,tedllotinektiinieglsloaumth-gsaitdee.
of Athisro:vvalko,l
exbtuenildd--
Foot Guards. A broad opening
for
rg
tfirioeni.setelrieuilto:lge b
of
J James-street
the to the end of the barracks
will be left from the Park to Waterloo-place, the middle of
which will be laid out as a garden. From the bottom of
the west side of this opening a pile of buildings fronting
the Park will be continued as far as Marlborough-house
Gardens, having in front a terrace raised over what has
hitherto been the carriage-road, which will in consequence
be removed to the adjoining mall. The riding-house and
stables attached to the King's late Palace in Pall-mall will
be pulled down ; and as the stables lately erected in Pimlico
are not sufficiently capacious to contain the whole of his
Majesty's stud, other stables will be erected in James-street.

HAYLING 14 LA N D.—We have great plea-
sure in stating that the annual amusements which took
place here on Thursday last, in commemoration of the lay-
ing the first stone of Norfolk Crescent, and which were at-
tended by all the rank and fashion of the neighbourhood,
went off with considerable effect. A Regatta in Hayling
Bay, and several interesting galloway and poney races, for
valuable silver cups, formed the prominent features of the
day's amusements. The weather was particularly fine,
and enabled the visitors to view the surrounding scenery,
unrivalled for extent, diversity, and beauty, to great ad-
vantage. Amongst the company present, we noticed Sir
G. T. Staunton, Countess of Newburgh, Sir G. and Lady
Pocock, Sir J. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. Barrow, Admiral and
Mrs. Poyntz, Colonel and Mrs. Blackburn, Captain Berke-
ley, R. N., Sir Robert and Lady Steele, Lady Page, Dr.
Davis; Messrs. Tyndale, Rigby, Viall, Neald, Lecke,
Branton, Rhoades, Edmunds, Ridge, &c. with their fa-
delight and
tmeivoienl
vdneitin
tiod,onisn friends,traotmi 0
fd elsera
tapis
assemblage,
creismeotnbi
osl
ango.
ef, deovi smitni itti,bee
ry
(
conclusion of the sports, a numerous but sclect part)
retired to participate in the hospitalities provided foi
their accommodation, •by William Padwick,
We cannot but predict that this Island, from the un-
rivalled beauty of its situation, immediately seated on th(
bosom of the ocean, and its salubrious air, is destined to be-
come one of the most favourite resorts of health, fashion,
and enjoyosent,Portsmouth Telegraph.;