Star.
London, England, 1801-10-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DUMFRIES RACES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.
A Purfe of pl. for all ages, the bell of three four
mile heats, was run for and wbn by
Lord Strathmore.a bay coil -
Mr. Fletcher's bay, limit Wirley 1 2
Mr. Neil's grey holle Jamie -g dr-
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30.
A Subfcription Purfc of rod the hell of three

fi,ur-mile heats, was run for, and won by

Lord Strathmore's bay colt, by Walnut 1 Z
Mr. Fletcber's ch. boric, by Sur - . a
THURSDAY, OCTOBER I.

The Purfe of Sol. given by the Dumft its and Gal.
loway Hunt, for hut fcs bred in Scotland.
Mr. Fletclicr's chcfnut mare -
1‘14,r Cathcart's hay filly - - r
Mr. L.Linty Davie - - - diL
Mr. R. I:iffock's brown mare 13(tty -
Mr. Irvine's grey mare Alifs Jeanie - dif.

During the arll heat, Mr. Fletcher's mare run
off the courfe twice, and one of the times leaped
over a gate, owing to which circumflance (he was
apparently diltanced ; but the flag not being drop..
ped from the diflance poll, Mr. Fletcher objeFled,
and the matter, we under Rand, was afterwards
aci..,mrrodated between that Gentleman and Ma-
jor Cathcart.
On Friday, the 2d of Oftober, a Subfcriptinn
Purfc of Sol. for all ages, the bell of three four-
mile heats, was run for, and won by •
Mr. Fletclur's cbcfnut colt . r z
Mr.Nt Ws grey horfc Janie - - 2 dr
Same day a Purfe, along with a fubfcripticn of
Five Guineas, was won by Mr. Fletchet's bay
borfe Wirley, which walked over the cootie.
' ': he bra and fecund day's races afforded excel-
lent fpert.
HUNTING IN SURREY.—Laanurfday the SIM.
rey Fox-Hounds met at Wickliam Church, near
Hayes Common, at nine o'clock in the morning.
After drogging aitont twenty minutes, they found
in Cooper's Wood, and the Hounds went away clofe
at the Fox: only the Huntfraan, Mr. ScoTr, and
Mr. C. Moirrom, of Croydon accompanying them,
as they were the only Iportfmen who (luck to Rey-
ward when he &ft broke cover. Rnnning through
Hallwood, and making a head by Prat's bottom,
the was a molt famous view! and from the appa-
.
rcnt .fFttade and fatigue of the Fox, thofeGentle-
, men woo were moll coi,veifant with the country
were decidedly 0(0 onion :hat the death would loon
(nitre. After crofling the road, and running all
through the great covers to very near Foot's Cray,
making a head back again, and running to ground
near Chitlehurll, the -hounds were of courfe flop-
' ped ; but the burg was moll extraordinary from
Cooper's Wood to Chiflehurll, comprifing a dif-
tance of 25 miles in two hr • is. The Fox being
run to ground, and the cullom of fportfmen being
not to unearth at an early period of the feafon, the
hounds were ordered home, and, from the com-
mencement of the hunt, we augur much amufe-
mein to the fporting wo:1,1 in the vicinity of
Croydon.

On Monday laft the hareer; belonging to Mr.
CHAPMAN, A brewer at Pu.ney, threw oil, for the
&ft time, with a very large field, upon Wimbledon
Common. They loon found and loon killed, but
the fecond hare run in a very capital ftyle fur
Coombe-Wood, where the hounds drew off.

BLACKWALL Itt rIATTA•—On Monday lag feveral
ipterelied and WCll•COntelted It Owing Matches took
place at Blackwall.—The Pi izcs were as follows :
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Firfl min, a new wbctry - 18 t$ o
&emit loan, cant - - 6 o o
Third man, ditto - - 4 0 o
Fourth man, ditto - . - 3 o 0
11-..-th man, ditto - 2 0 o
birth man, ditto - - 1 10 0
Fill divifion.—John Payne, William Sander!.
and John Woodley.
Second divition.—Caltb Sellers, William Prof.
fer, and J. Egalton.
Third heat.—Two fiat men in, from eacit divi.
lion.

Fourth heat.—The two men that were left not
from the two firil heats, ftarted together fur the
two IA prizes.
Fifth heat.—The two firli men of the four that
rowed together in the third heat, tl.xrted tor the
boat and fccond prize.
The boats fluted at halt part twelve o'clock
precitely, from lilackwall Stairs, and avcirt three
times munch each heat.

Woodley won :he 41. min; Egalton the 31.;
and Proffer the 21. heat was floutly con-
tele 1, and the men had to row at le. fl two miles
and an half. On: of the men, (fitting the heat,
was taken fitddenly ill, and declined. Payne and
Sanders being declared the two heft men
divifion, on a fignal gun being fired b) Chi
gers, flarted for the %sherry. Payne kc
Chore, but after proceeding about too rAT
J:rs crofied Payne, firuck his boat, and ill

him in proceeding. This w.is pronoeni
21 the laws made previous to Witting sr,
any man coming within a (cull's length
or eras could not win.—The umpir,s
favour of Payne.

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