Star.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACE&

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The Town Plate for horses of all ages. Thiek-pr olds, 7st. 41t .
four, Bst. five, Bst. to b. -six, Iht.-2th. aged, 9st. 41b.—Mares
and Geldings allowed Z.lb. Two mile heats. The winner of
a plate or stake to carry 71b. extra ; of two plates or stakes
141 b. extra.

Mr. Brown's g. m. Gift - - 1 1
Mr. Hulkesi ch. f. Fortune Teller
~ - 4 2
Mr. Page's ch. m. Prosody - _ - 3 5
Mr. Hulkes's b. h. Vanloo - - - 2 dr.
A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with 30 added, for horses not
thorough bred. Three-yr olds, thit. four, 9st. bye, lost. 61b.
six, 1 Ist. aged, 12st. Mares and Geldtags allowed 31b. Two
mile heats. Winner of one plate or hake to carry ;:b. extra;
winner of t•yo stakes 141 b. extra:

Mr. Howard's b. g. Playful - - 2 1 1
Mr. Justin's b. g. Jerry Hawthorn - Z 5 2
Mr. Friend's ch. h. Grasshopper . ~ 1 2 3
Mr. Ashenden's bl. g. Stafford - - 4 bolted
Hunters' Stakes of Sgs. each, with 30 added, for all ages, carry-
ing llst. Two mile heats, four leaps i.i each heat. The wi.i-
ner of a plate or stake to csrry 14Ibs. extra.
Mr. Ityegate's h. g. Shamrock
Mr. Woollett's b. h. Fencer
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Mr. Hulkes's br. g. Pat
CHESTERFIELD RACES, AUGUST 7.
A Maiden Plate of 60gs. given by his Grace the Duke of De-
vonshire; for three yr-olds, 7st. Sib; four, Bst. 61b.; five,
Bst. 11lb.; six, and aged, list. 131 b. Mares and Geldings al-
lowed 21b. Twc-mile heats, viz. once round the Course.
Mr. Wlgfall's br.g. Little Driver, 4 yrs old - - 1 1
Mr. Smith's b. m. Pandora, 5 yrs old • - 2 4
Sir G. Sitwell's ch. g. Portmoak, 4 yrs old - - 4 2
Mr. Sampson's b. g. Slitus, aged
A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, for 2! ages; three yr-olds, 7st. 41b. ;
four, Bu. 41b. five, Bst. 121 b. six, and aged, 9st. 21b. Mrs
and Geldings allowed 21b. To tun once round the Course.
Lord Fitzwilliant's ch. tn. Leonella, 4 yrs old - - 0 1
Mr. Houldswortlis b. f. Alecto, 3 yrs old. - - - 0 2
Five paid.
SALISBURY RACES.
THIRD DAY, (FRInAY).
For the County Members' Plate of Fifty Guineas, for all ages.
Mr. Friend's Evergreen, 3 yrs old * - 1 1
Mr. lveson's Sir William, aged - 2 2
Mr. Farquharson's br. h. Surprise, 5 yrs old - 2 3
It was a dead heat between Sir William and Surprise.
The Wiltshire Stakes of Ten Sovereigns each, with Fifty Sove-
reigns added, for all horses.
Hon. N. Fellowes's Escape' 5 yrs old 1
31r.1111111's Vertigo, 4 yrs old - - 2
Mr. Farquharson's br. h. Surprise, 5 yrs old 3

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THE PUGILISTIC RING.
Randall is at Margate, and engaged by the Manage, of the
Theatre to exhibit the art of self-defence.
SAatrson AND Air BEtAsco.—The stakes of £lOO a-side were
made good on Tuesday evening last, at the Castle Tavern, Hol-
born, between the above hoxers, preparatory to their fight on
Tuesday, the 19th instant. I3elacco remains in training at
Brighton.

eA ROL (the Suffolk Champion) AND WHIT7IELD (a cod-whipper),
—The latter hero is a pupil of Josh Hudson's, and report speaks
so well of him, that his friends have matched hint against Car-
rot fur £2O a-side, to fight on the 19th of August, and in the
same ring that Sampson and Belasco contend in.
ISRAEL liatatsco.--eThis prime little hero of the light weights,
determined not to remain Ude if he can procure ajob fur himself,
offers, in the moat polite manner possible, to any aspiring young
vomitus who has any notion of appearing in the Prize Bing,
that he will fight any man in England of his own weight, front
£5O to £lOO a-side, and give elb.
Want) snzwixo OFF among ms YQKELS.—During the Fair on
Portsdown-bill, Jem Ward, the Black Diamond, and his travel.
ling companions in arms, Weston and Winterflood, knocked up a
bit of a sparring-booth for the equation and instruction of the
Yokels, and the amusement of the younger branches of the Greets
who have never had an opportunity of witnessing a bout
at the Fives Court. The Black Diamond (who may fairly be
termed a brilbant of the first water), did all he could to accom-
modate the numerous customers who wished for a smell of the
mufflers. Much mirth was excited by a " Knight of the Rain,
bow," whose length, weight, and vanity, led him to believe he
could,pens.l \the rough Diamond, but Jem's mauley was con-
inanity sop, tap, tapping on Johnny Trot's frontispiece, and occa-
sionally rung the be,' of his ear, until poor Trot did not know
whether he had his own hair or a wig Vy don't you look,"
says Jon, " and not vink your peepers in that ere vay ?" " Be-
cause," retorted Sir Johnny Rainbow," you plays so ruffish ; and
I'U have no more on't."

It is chrgyiti that the match between Ward and ,Johnson will
be stogy. isle of Wight Hall crossed the water to kave a bird's.
eye view of Joe, and bottle of the sly ones think there are more
improbable things in the world than that the Tile of Wight hero
and the Black Diamond may meet at the scratch.
FEMALE CRICKETERS.

Monday, a singular watch a cricket was played at Buckland,
in Kent, between ten married and ten single women, employed
in the paper-nfill. The match was contested with uncommon
spirit on both sides, the single women beating by about twenty
uns ; in the last innings the single women got 113 runs. After-
wards the party adjourned to the Cherry Tree, where a supper,
to be paid for by the losers, was sumptuously served up. When
the cloth was removed, the buxom party joined in the merry
dance til! a late hour.

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POETRY.

TO ♦ was.
If I forsake thee, early be my tomb,
Day bed untended. and unwept my doom :
Around my grave let no fresh verdure spring.
No plaintive bird within its precincts sing ;
Let no fair flower adorn my turfy bed,
No violets spring, no roses lift the head;
But there let weeds and noxious nightshade thrive—
There, only what to life is fatal, live :
So shall mankind avoid the hated place,
Shunted and detested by the brutal race—
AU, but the shrieking owl and bat obscene,
Shall fly the relics of a thing so mean !
But if—as Maven is witness such shall be—
Death only can divorce my heart from thee ;
If this fond breast shall heave its parting sigh,
Loth only, as 'tis leaving thee, to die ;
Then let Affection drop the pious tear,
The tribute sacred to the heart sincere;
Let not the gaudy pomps of seeming woe
The paltry debt that pride to pride may owe ;
Let—whilst surviving summers still are thine—
Let all thy thoughts, thy tenderest thoughts, be mine;
And when, thy peaceful course fulfiU'd in this,
Thy fate shall call thee to the world- of bliss,
In one sepulchral mansion let us rest,
By the same simple grassy tomb comprest ;
Let mingling urns our mutual loves requite,
And death, which parted once—once more unite!

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