Star.
London, England, 1823-10-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

We understand a Gentleman in the North has challenged the
owner of Sultan to run a horse against him for any sum from 500
to 1000 guineas.
Lord D.tatiptorox has purchased Swiss, the winner of the Satur-
turday's Two-year Old Stakes, and he is the favourite fur the Derby
nest year.
NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5.
Seder beat Preniitoo-3 to i so Cinder.
THE RIVAL CHAMPIONS.

Correspondence between the Champion of England (Spring), and
the Champion of Ireland (Langan).
" TO MR. srasno, TOWN-HALL TAVERN, MANCHESTER.
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" SIR.—As you have taken on yourself, the title of Champion
of England, you are of course open to fight any man, provided he
can get backed for what is considered, in the London ring, a hand-
some stake; I have now to inform you, that some Gentlemen of
Manchester will back me to fight you fur one hundred Sovereigns
aside.—To any other person, I might have made some kind of apo-
logy for this rough Invitation, but I am confident you will take it as
it is meant, that is, in the way of business. The bearer, :Nit.. Rey-
nolds, will make any appointment convenient to yourself, for put-
ting down some money to make the match.—l am, Sir,
" Your humble Servant, " JOHN LANGAN.
" Salford, Sept. 31,1823."

" 1111._LANGAN, RUNFING-11ORSRS, SALFORD.

" To MR. LANGAN:

" H avi n g some three munths recivd a challin from you its
Ireland for £lOO with if I had thoate that som worth my notice I
should have answtred that without waiting for a repetition and
should serve this in the same way but suposeing you du not under-
stand what silant cuntempte means therefore I wish to inform you
that I do not think it worth my notice though it may answer youer
purpose as it may please the feelings of some sholl boy to say in Com-
pany (I have challingd the Champion of England and he date not
fight me) this may appeare very pleasing to youer feelings if so you
are very welcome to them but before I close I wish to inform you
that I Will Meate you halfway between London and Manchester and
fight you for £5OO aside and stake £lOO at any time you may thinke
proper. And youer friends think you can win £lOO they will not
hesetatito back you for £5OO aside ; if this was to enay other gen-
tleman but Mr. Langen I should make some apolegy for addressing
him in this monner but I think it is not Nasesury as it is in his way
of Bisness. Yuuers, Etc.

• T. WINTER-SPRING."
44 gig. g. sTRING, TOWN-BALL TATIRN, NIANCHTSTER.

"Sts—When the brave the manly Crib made you a present of
the Championship of England you promised in the face of the
world, to imitate his praiseworthy conduct in the Prize-Ring. But
that promise you have not fulfilled for Crib never sneer'd at a XlOO
customer or told him that he treated his offer with contempt. Re-e
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collect the title you hold was but a gift, for which you never fought.!
I would advise you to keep this in mind for it will check that va-
nity with which you are so terribly bloated a vanity without the
least foundation. Except it is for beating the Grey Headed Old
Stringer or wining the made up fight with Tom Oliver, or is it
your being well drubed by the one-armed triple Ned Painter.—
Out of compliment to the County we are in I will not mention the
Particularstif the great girl fight between you and Jack Carter.—
With respect to Neat you rose nothing by that victory ; all you could
gain !if that fight was Money. But it apears by your answer to my
challenge that Money is the Goa you worship. What fame had he
acquired he certainly managed to beat Tom Oliver after repeatedly
giving up in the course of the Battle. And he Gallantly beat the
Gas Light Man, a man not within 3 Stone of his own weight and
it is well known the Gas Man received I:1000 for losing the battle
Is it for beating this Prince of cuts who gave in without a mark or
losing one drop of blood in his fight with you that you call yourself
Champion My friends in this county will back me against any one
you ever fought in the Sum of sfioo to £Bo—l would never
have thought it worth my while to bring back to your Memory
Dais Long past but that you Seem to forget yourself But look back
Mr Spring and you may remember a time when you and your na-
tive country could not get friends to back you for £5O aside—l am
an Irishman a stranger in this Country and the circle of my
fried& very limited but they have in my opinion come han-
somly forward in backing me for the Sum I have offerd. Per-
mit me to say that in my opinion you display a great deal of the
Cur in thus naming a sum which you must be confident I cannot
raise But all the world must know the true reason for any other
Pugilist that meant fighting would think it a good stake. The son
of Your Host has circulated a report that if I cannot get backed fur
£5OO aside it will not suit you► purpose to go into training and thatl
you say you will give me a good Milling for love Believe me you
could not have met a more accommodating cystomer than myself
Money with me is the leist cofisiderition only name the Place and
ion will find me your humble servant. • You or me must be Cham-
pion and should It fall to my lot I give you my.word I will never
refuse any Man In the world a Trial :!tat can get backed for seleo.
Toil Will oblige me by naming wheat pau will give me this Promised

Drubbing a9d never feir but will' attend the appointment. An
answer as loon u possible will oblige
" Your humble Servanr,
"JOIIN LANGAN.
":oth Sept. 1823. Running-Horses, Salford."

DEATH OF A WRESTLF.R.
As Jrshrison, Big Ben, Ryan, Belcher, the Game Chicken, and
many others of the fistic heroes, were not suffered to go to their
graves without some of their great achievements being put upon
public record, so neither will it be right that a man equally as ce-
lebrated ca any of the above worthies, as a tereltler, should go nut
of the world without some public testimonial of his great enter-
prises; we allude to the late Nlr. Isaac Newtou (a truly great naula)
who died at Rempstone' a village about eight miles south of Not-
tingham, on the of September, at the great age of 91. Mr.
Newton was a smith by tride, a respectable freeholder, and, in his
day, a must athletic man, remarkably powerful in the gripe of his
hands ; so much so, that whatever he got hold of was as safely h. Id
as if it had been in a vice.' Tsaac threw all his competitors; and
frit many years, when be entered a wrestling prize-ring, ail tbe can-
didates Mr fame withdrew their names ; so that, to make use of a
technical horse-racing phrase, he many times " walked over the
Course." More than sixty years ago, after having triiped up the
herb. of the champions of Lincolnshire, Leieeqershire, dtc. fee. lie
was matched against the then reckoned invincible Bob Askew, the
pride of the county. of Derby; this great u.al of strength and
prowess, on the event of which many hundreds were depending,
was decided on a stage erected in the centre of the market-place at
Bingham, Notts, on Faster Monday, 1762 : a vast 'concourse of
people were present, many of wheat travelled from :0 to 40 miles :
the set-to was at four o'clock in the afternoon, and after a aloft fear-
ful tug of six hours (the List two by torch-light, Newton laid the
pride of Derbyshire prostrate, for the lust time, on the bonds.
The next morning they again met, bat Askew had beim so dread-
fully handled the day before, that he was thrown a second tinte
like a child, and the Nottinghamshire veteran bore away the laurel,
which was never torn from his manly brow. Askew died shortly
afterwards, front the effects of toys anate*:. The writer of this
paragraph, who well remembers iieehig the conflict, called upon
Newton when he was 8.7., and was pleased to !liar him make the of
the following expression, in a very serious and bec..ming manner—
" Although I have never been thrown un my back by any man, yet
I am well aware, that a Chaaipian is coining, who still uy and by
trip up my heels:" this prediction was verined en the !...d ult. as
above stated. •

GREAT FOOT RACE arrwzrst ASEITON AND If A UroNa%
On NVednestlay afternoon, this march between these determined
opponents was run over Doncaster Course, and was decided in favour
of the former. 'file distance was three times round, starting at the
Stewards' stand, being miles 1171 yards, for 100 sovereigns,
which was run in thirty minutes and fifty seconds.—Considcrable
sums hive been lust by the friends of Halton, who hrd freely hacked
him ti to 1.--NottVithstandrog the day was rainy, the number to
witness this match, which had excited so much interest, was beyond
precedent. •

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