Star.
London, England, 1823-10-13 00:00:00

STEEPLE CHASE.

The steeple chase for twenty sovereigns a-side, between Messrs.
C of, Bouverie, and Captain Morrison, took place on Saturday.—
T.ie start was between 'Virginia Water and Shrubs Hill, to go to
Renfield Church and from thence to &abort Cottage, near War-
grave, Berks. Mr. Cox was mounted on the celebrated hunter
Quiz. Captain Morrison on his fast bay mare, and Mr. Bouverie on
a lengthy American horse. The three started off together through
Mr. ilern's iticlosures on to the Forest to the left of Ascot Heath
Raii Course, making for Bracknel, through part of which town Cap-
tain Morrison passed, and pursued the road, while one of his oppu.
nests left the town on the left, and the other on the right. The
Captain was first at the church, and be still kept the road. Mr.
Cox inclined to the left, and skirted Lord Braybroke's park, and
Mr. Bouverie got into part of the park, and lost his course. Mr.
Cot crossed the country with the Oxfordshire hills as his beacon,
keeping Shiplake Church in view, and he crossed the Bath road at
the 321 mile stone. Captain Morrison got too much to the right,
and crossed the road at liare.hatch, near the 33d mile stone. Both
were in vita/ of each other making fur the cottage. Mr. Cox won
by three minute., having performed the ground, computed at 14
miles, in 53 minutes. Air. Bouverie arrived a quarter of an hour
after Mr. Cox. Captain Morrison was best mounted, but he lost
the race in striking out too much to the right in the last five miles
front the church.

136XERS-LANGAN AND SPRING.
IRILAND V. INGLADID.

In. the Sus of Saturday sennight we gave the classical. Corr-
espondence of these fink champions, which seems to have produced
a good deal of ire frum Mr. Spring, and he has in consequence ad-
dressed the following letter, by handbill, to Mr. Lang. 43, which has
been staidly copied :
" should not have condescended to have answered your
letter, had L not been in a strange town, in which I owe to the
Public my best thanks for their liberal support, while I have had
the honour to appear before them—the following statement of facts,
will, I hope, satisfy every honourable mind, and place you in that
situation, which your conduct to me justly merits:
" On perusing The Stockport aMtertiser this morning, dated Octo-
ber 5, 1123, 1 was rather surprised at finding an article headed—
' Correspondence between the Champion of Ireland (Langan) and
the Champion of England (Spring) ; which the Editor observes,
'he gives Verbatim &literati:A.' My Orthography may perhaps be
questionable ;—but certainly I ant not the Dunce his Gammas state-
ment would make me appear. as it is not exactly essential for a rasa-
-INP max to be a Comical Scholar. He in the first place states—` We
herewith give the coensarouninees between those TWO enemnons as
promised in our last.'—l should be jlad to be informed how the
Editor of The Stockport 'Moues:, could make such a promise last
Week, when at the time of that Paper going to Press, it was not even
known in ?dhncheater, that I should have the homer of tricking it?
but allowing him every Credit for his wonderful for:night—l shall
proceed to 448411er Mr. Langan's last letter, as my answer to his for-
mer is already before the public.
a- I should wish to inform Mr. Langan, that if he pursues the
line of conduct he has adopted, he will soon hose that estimation
with Englishmen. which he seems so desirous of attaining ; I can
assure him 14ackpardisso never arrived at the' Top of the tree,' in
What he terms our line of business.' I will pass over the manner in
which he states how I obtained the title I now hold, to that wherein
he observes.' I forget when I could not get bat 'd for 501.' I beg
leave to inform Mr. Langan, that he has been led iato an error on
that subject; for I never saw the day but I could raise that sum
without troubling Strangers for it. If I could not, I feel assured
Mr. Langan should be the last man to mention such a circumstance;
for I never run away and left a Wife and Family to want the
means of Existence!—No, Gun forbid I ever should—or should
any other Englishman ! Hut 1 wish to let Mr. Langan understand,
that he is the first man that ever &mai to call me a Cur; I will leave
that to all England to decide forme—as I feel assured, any one that
ever saw me fight, will do me the justice to say, I do not deserve
that epithet.
" Mr. Langan should listen to the advice of his Tutor with cau-
tion ;or be may repent it. Pray what was the reason of the said
Tutor visiting Manchester, without a Coat to his back or a shilling in
his pocket, if he had always done right ? If my recollection fails not
his Tutur fought the same Day that I beat the Grey Headed ltid
Stringer. I have fought eight Battles since, seven of which I have
won; he has not fought one in the t.ondon Bing since ; what is the
Beaton? Why this: aim Was it that made Poor West Country'
Dick lose his Fight with David Hudson ; and which was ultimately
the occasion of his being sent out of the Loom!. Hato? Let Mr.
reflect on this, and judge for himself. But, now, Sir, I ant
coming to the point :—You say I am a .cur, because I name £5OO
a* my Sum to. Fight for; a Sum well known to you and your
Friends before you Challenged me. You well know I would not
Fight fur £lOO, or you would uut dared to have challenged me, nor
would lour Tutor have advised you to it. lint I wish I,or the Pub-
lie to judge for themselves; you knew my sum was £500; you
Challenged for fE100.; and to shew you I wish to be Aceommu-
dating, 1 now Inform you Mr. Langan, that I will meet you half
way, namely, you raise £2OO and I will sink £9OO, that is snaking
*I- zoo a-side. how we shall see who is the Cur—but Lahould wish to
inform Mr. Langan, and the World, that I shall Riot consider this
Bincljpg on my part, longer than I am in Manchester, if the Match
is not made bemire I leave, which Will be on Thursday weld, I shall
Oen consider myself at my full price ageirs.—l remain with every
se Tea, your very obedient 'Bauble servant,
" T. WINTER-SPRING.
" Manchester, October 3rd, 1823."
Barney Armpit has ...:Fered to fight Lenny for any sum, from ae4s
to £lOO.

.firnieS Iryren, the Bristol youth, has effereeko ight James Ark,
of Woolwich, for £25 a-aide.

CHEAT MATCH FOR it. 500 A-SIDE.
Between the Champion of England, Tug SPRING, and Jowl

LANGAN, the Irish, Champion. -
The Paddles are'determintil to have another shy for the honour
of the thing, and Langan is a great favourite among his warm-
hearted sporting countrymen at Manchester and its neighbourhood.
In Ireland he is at the top of the tree in public opinion. The fat/
who back Langan have sent the Muni, the article that puts ag
ch:ffu„- aside, to Belcher, who is deputed to make the match and to
" do all right," on account of the experience of the latter skilful
boxer respecting matters concerning the Prize Ring. The articles
have been siglit.d by both of the Champions, of which the following
is a correct copy :
" I John Lani.-,an agree to fight Thomas Spring fur three Mil-
dred pounds a-side. A fair stand-up fight ; half-minute time to be
allowed between each and every round ;in a 24-feet ring. The
fight to take place on the 7th of Jan. 1824. Fifty pounds are now
deposited in the hands of Thomas Belcher, and one hundred and
efty pounds a-side to be made good on the first Monday in Decem-
ber, at Mr. Belcher's, Castle Tavern, Holborn, London ; and the
whole of the stakes to be made good at Mr. Cribb's, Union Arms,
Panton-street, Leicester-square, on the first day of January next;
and unless the money is made good'as aforesaid, the deposits then
paid down to be forfeited. An umpire to be chosen by each party,
and a referee to be chosen by the umpires ; if any dispute arise
his decision shall be final. The fight to take place half-way between
London and Manchester, or as near as may be agreed upon by the
parties hereafter. The place of fighting to be named when the
whole of the money is made good.
0 THOS. WINTER SPRING.
"JOHN LANGAN.

Witnesses—" J. llatoatt,
" T. Rantoun."
PEDESTRIANISII.
The match between Salter, a pedestrian, from the Staffordshire
Potteries, and Newton, the Onfordshite man, was fixed to take
place on Saturday last, near Shrub's-hill, on the Bagshot-road ; but
the ground having been objected to, the parties agreed to retire to
Ascot lleath Race-Course, and to run round it, the two miles. It
was for 100 sovereigns, and Salter was hacked at 5 and 6 to 4 to
win. The race, till within 500 yards of home, was famously con-
tested. The pedestrians kept together at fine speed until the turn,
at half* mile from home, when Newton took the lead about sis
yards, and made strong play at the hilt Salter was with him at the
betting-stand, headed bias, and won the race by five yards. The
winner did the two miles in 10 minutes and 15 seconds.