Star.
London, England, 1802-08-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

YORK AUGUST MEETING, MONDAY, AUGUST 23.
Fiat year--Suhfcription of 25gs, each for
horfes, &c.
Mr. Johnlim's b. b. Sir Solomon, 6 yrs old -
Mr. Garforth'sg. m. Marcia, 3 yrs icd - 2
Four paid forfeit. Six to ion Sir Solomon.
Won eafily.
The King's Plate of wogs.
Mr. Dawfoll'a c. Qziz, by Buzzard, 4 yrs old -
Sir W. arra' d b. c lsclicak, 4 yrs old - - 2
Lord Stratitiiiiirt's b. b. by Walntit, 5 yrs old - 3
Lord Darlington's br. c. by Aler...ndcr, 4 yrs old - 4
Mr. Broome br. c.•frowtcr., 4 yrs old - - 5
Mr. Bote%in's c. It. by Witiklicit,rie, aged 6
Sir H. Wiiiiamon's lace Ter, by Sir Pete r, 4 yrs old dr.
Hun. L. Savill,fs c. b. Cinnamon, 5 yrs old - dr.
Six to 4 on Qii—o to i agit Belleiflc-6 to t
agft Lord S:iattimore-5 to i agil Lord Darling-
ton's AlesanJer.—A good race, won by half a
length.
The Produce Sweepflakes of tongs. each, h. ft.
Mr. G. Crompto:,'s e. 1. Rortmond, by Buzzard - a
Mr. Wilfon's b. 1. Sophi:i. by Buzzard - -
Lord Fitzwillirni sc. c. Miracle, brother to Wonder 3
Eight paid forfeit.—Two to ton Sophia-4 to
t agll Rofamond-6 to t agll Miracle. A tine
race, won by half a neck, and the knowing ones
taken in. A great. dial of company.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24..
Sweepftakes of 2 cgs each, for two year old colts,
WI. 21h. each.
Mr. W. Lee's bay colt, Strap, by Bmitlngbrategh, darn
by iligliflyer
Lord Lariingtoti's b. c. by Sir Peter, out of Skelton's
dint
Mr. \Vann's brother to blonett John, by Sir Peter 3
Mr. R :!ntito.t's b. c. Litt lc Joey, by Coriander, dam by
Efperlykes - - pd
Five to 4. againft Lord Darlington': near race.
Fifty Pounds free for any'horce, &c.
Hnn. L Savilie's eh. h. ttttut, 3 yrs old -
I.d I\ lidilliron's b. g. bolter (lat,: BAntum), by Buz-
zard 4 yrs old - 7 2 2

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Mr. GArroi: cc. Cyr.thius. by Acafil, 3 yrs old bolted
Sir It V b. c. I.3nca r. 4 vri old - dr
Mr. Cronvou's c. 1. Rola:nom% Sitix7lrd.4 yrs old dr
Mr. Boubon'. elk folic it. by aged - dr
Six to 4 on Cinnamon ; won eafy-2 to t n17;11
Bolter-6 to I :tit(' Cynthins.
M. Sitwell's Regina. by Moorcock, 8(1. beat Sir
I'. G..loigne's chef. filly, by llenii”.srough, 711.
t zit). front Niiddletborpe Corner to tile Enning
Polt, toogs.—Eleven to R on Regina, Won eafy.
Sir H. Wit.LIAMSO4 fold his horfe Lunen/ler, at
York Races this week, for 7,3 gniil as. The pin--
chafer is Mr. CLIFTON, of Lydian).
Mr. BRANDLING has reftifzci Iced giiinzas for
ifitmzo. Eowaßos. the traintr, has bought Bob
Hw:dj for 250 guineas,tOppoied fur Mr. Howottr

Yeflerday the firil of the three Lotteries for this
year findhed drawing.
The Paragraph that appeared in a Morning
Paper of ytiterday, relative to Tome recent trani-
aflions in the Stock-Exchange, we ha,,e authority
to fay is incorred ; and feel much pleafore slat-
ing, that the concerns of the Gentleman a:hided
to, ate in a train of lettlement,and fpetdily
adjulled to the fatisfaaion of all parties.
The Earl of AyLFsroan won the price on Mon-
day at the Toxopholi,e :hooting match of the
Woodmen of Arden, on Meridan Heath.
It i, ohferved that the Gentleman who (hot
away the Lawser's Art, in the duel at Norwich,
tpciled hisfirit.

At the late York races Abraham Wnnd, a Lan.
cathirem.tn, and Jack Brown, a Yotkibiteman,
Ratted upon the race centric, for a confider:o)lc
water, to ron four miles in the Blot-ten time, which
Wood performed in twenty minutes and nineteen
feconds Brown performed the distance in twenty
minutes and a half.

An Officer, quartered at Lowth, undertook for
a wager to run from thence to Horneafile, a slit-
tance 4 miles, in two hours, and won by a mi-
nute and a half.

A young man, tome days fince, undertook for
a futall waner, to fwim acrofs the Humber, from
Hail to Barton, and had proceeded about eight
miles, when he was feized with the cramp, and
WAS taken into a boat which attended him.
O'Bitt FM, the Trifh Giant, whole death was fome
time fine,: reported, has made an t,ilirlovit that he
is fill alive; and what is more, that iie had• no
notion of dying at the time he was MA fecuodurs
artem, by a Provincial Nesohattr.
The Gentleman Farmer, with whom Major
's Lady has eloped, is the Mr. HUNT, who
a Ihort time !ince was impritbnc-.1 in the King's
Bench, for fending a challenge to Lord BRUCE.
Mr. K. the gardener, who had lately pot on the
sonnulial yoke, was afked by a Friend if he conti.
nued to refide in the !lime Titanium in which he
had lived fo many years as a Bachelor I
do (faid he) notwithilauding my lige has convert-
ed it into a hot-hs,ufc."
The following curious trees have been difenvered
width) the lall 20 years, viz. the Bread Fruit Tree,
the But.':r Fruit Tree, the Tallow Fruit Tree.—A
MO Gentleman obferved, that if a Chafe 'Fruit
Tree fhould be difcovered, it would complete the
whole dais, and afford Society, at a cheap rate,
the happy fupply of Bread, Butter, and MO.
There was a timber-rearing on Saturday fe'n-
night, in the neighbourhood of Whitehaven, at
which upwards of soo perfoas were prefent ; and
at which, amongft an immenfe variety of other
isood things, no leis than thirty five sailors: of hirit:
were consumed. One of the guefts, who had got
very drunk on the Saturday, remained upon the
fpot, in much the fame Rate, over Sunday • and on
Monday, though not quite folier, he tried to walk
home. On his road, he law an acquaintance
working hay, whom he wittily accofted with
(quoting fcripture for his purpofe) " Six days (halt
thou labour, and do all that thou haft to do; but
the feventb day is the falobath. On it thou (halt do
no manner of work."—" Hold thy peace, thou
jack-afs : (replied the other)—if thou cand reckon
aright, thou wilt find this is the eighth day."—The
notable chronologilt Raggered off in filence : mar-
velling how it had come to pals that, amongli
his " healths five fathom deep," he had &daily