Star.
London, England, 1823-08-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENC.E.

EDINBURGH RACES, JULY so.
Hls Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. given to the City of Edinburgh.
Three-year-01(14,65t. four, 7st. 41b. five, Bst. tlb. six, ilst.lolb.
aged, llst. 121 h. Four mile heats.
Lord Tweeddale's c. h. The Champion - 2 1 1
Mr. 141inston's b. 11. Sir Thomas - 1 2 2
Lord Kennedy's b. h. Eglinion - 3 3 dr.
This was an excellent Race. The tree heats wPre well eon.
tested, the Champion gaining the two last heats by a length,
and losing the first heat by a neck.
There was afterwards a flack Race, but it afforded no r•lort.
The weather was excellent, and the Course was crowded by
people of all ranks.

THURSDAY, JULY 31.
Fifty Guineas, given by the Right Honourable William nuncios,
M.P. for the City. Three-year-olds, 6st. 61h. four, 7st. Sib.
five, Bst. 31b. six and aged, Bst. 10Ib. -Mores and geldings
allowed 21b. 'Three mile beats.
Mr. Baird's br. c. The Pirate - - 0 2 1 1
Sir J. H. Maxwell's Fair Helen 0 1 3 0
Sir W. Maxwell's alt. h. Monreich - 3 3 2
Thursday, a scene of the moat wanton disorder and riot oc-
curred on the Mucseli'urgh Race-ground, near Edinburgh. A
larger concourse than usual of the workieg classes had assembled,
and a large portion of these consisted of Irish labourers and joar-
ueymen bakers, many of the former armed with bludgeons, as
though they had gone for the purpose of disturbing the peace.-
Between twelve and one, as the keepers of the ground Were pre-
paring to clear the Course for the horses, an Irishman flourished
his bludgeon, and exclaimed, " Stand aside ; I'll clear the way
for you, my honey ;" and thereupon he struck a baker, who
stood in the middle of the Course. The baker returned the blow,
which brought seven or eight more Irishmen upon him, and they
beat, him most shamefully before any assistance was afforded
him. At length about 70 or 80 bakers were assembled by the
shout of " The Edinburgh side," and the Irish retreated into a
booth, where they were pursued, and, after considerable resist-
ance, they were apprehended and conveyed to prison by the
bakers. The riot was. not quelled before two o'clock. The race
afterwards commenced. o.le ,man was conveyed to the Royal
Infirmary, with his- head very much cut and bruised; another
of the prisoners at Masselburgh is understood to be still more
severely wounded. Many others have been severely hurt; in
particular, a young farmer, who exerted himself in endeavour-
ing to separate the contending parties, was observed to be dread-
fully cut in the fdee, and about the eyes; and many of the in-
jured were supposed, front their appearance, to belong to the
mote respectable class of spectators.
KNUTSFORD RACES, JULY 30.
The Peover Stakes of logs. each ; once round the Course and a
distance ; three-yr-olds to carry 7st. four, Sat. 21b. five, Sat. 91b.
six, and aged, 9st. A winner of one stake in that week to
carry 31b. of two or more. 51b. extra.
f.ord Stamford's b. h. Peter Lely, 5 yrs old - - 1
Mr. White's b. m. Princess Royal, 5 yrs old - 2
Ur. Mytton's br. h. Banker, aged - - 3
Five to four against the mare. An excellent race.
The Knutsford Stakes of logs. each, with £4O added; three.
yr-olds, 7st. 41b. and four, Sst. 71b. fillies and geldings allowed
21b. the best of three two-mile heats.
Mr. Yates's b. c. Adventurer, 4 yrs old _ _
Sir J. Byng's eh. c. by Comus, 3 yrs old - 2 2
Two paid.-Two to one on Adventurer. Won cleverly.
A Cup, value 50gs. given by Colonel Sir John Fleming Leyces-
ter, Bart. and the Officers of the King's Regiment of Cheshire
Yeomanry, for horses not thorough-bred ; to be rode by Non-
commissioned Officers and Privates of the Regiment, and
having been at exercise five days at least with the Regiment
in the course of the year; four-yr-olds, list. 71b. five, 12st.
six and aged, 12st. 71b. Cheshire-bred horses allowed 51b. the
second horse to have logs, and the third Sgs. Heats two
miles and a distance.
Mr. Wood's b. h. Clapham, 5 yrs old - -
Mr. Griffin's c. m. Harriot, aged -
Mr. Gleave's b. f. Amiable, 4 yrs old - -
Mr. Warrington's ch. g. Prince of Orange, 5 yrs old
Mr. B. Dakeyne's ch. in. Fair Eleanor, 5 yrs old
Six others started, but were not placed.
THURSDAY, JULY 31.
A Sweepstakes of 25gs. each, for three.yr-olds, Bst. 31b. and
fillies, Sst. Two miles. Allowed 31b.
Lord Stamford's b. f. Ostrich - -
Sir T. Stanley's br. c. Falcon - - -
Four to one on Falcon. Won easy.
Sixty Pounds for all ages.
Mr. Clifton's b. c. Lytham, 4 yrs old - - . 1 1
Lord Derby's g. c. Marauder, 4 yrs old - - 2 dis
Mr. Wood's b. m. Mrs. Clarke, 6 yrs old - 4 dr
Mr. Mytton's b. h. Banker, aged - 3 dr
A Sweepstakes of 50gs. etch, h. ft. colts, Bst. 41b. and fillies,
Bst. llb. The Peover Course.
Sir T. Stanley's ch. c. General Mina - - 1
Sir T. Mdstyn's b. c. Madock - - 2
Eight paid. Two to one on General Mina. Won easy.
A Match for seso, h. ft. 9st. each; three mile beats.

Mr. Beswick's b. m. Creeping Jenny. 4 yrs old -
Mr. Warrington's ch. g. Prince of Orange, 5 yrs old
LEWES RACES, AUGUST 1.
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The Course, to-day, exhibited a hne display of beauty and
fashion from Brighton; and the tip-top farmers and their dames,
decorated in the most elegant style of dress, gave considerable
interest and life to the surrounding scene.
Swap was matched for 100 sovereigns to carry Sit. 61b.. agst
Mr. Northey's Sprite, Set. alb. h. ft. last mile ; 6 to 4 on Swap.
For a short distance it was a good race; but Swap came in in
a canter.

The Members Plate of 50 sovereigns, free for all horses, entrance
one sovereign to the second horse t. heats ; the New Course ;
3-yr-olds to carry 7st. 71b. four, Bst. 71b. five, 9st. Glb. and
aged, 9st. 41b. Maiden horses at the time of starting to be al-
lowed 41b. mares and geldings allowed alb. Winners once in
1823 to carry 31b. twice, 51b. three times, 71b. extra. The
winner to be sold for 100 sovereigns, if demanded, &c.
Mr. Forth's Sister to Magnus Troll, 3 yrs. 7st. 71b. - 1 3 1
Lord George Lennox's b. h. Monk, 5 yrs. Bst. 101 b. 2 1 2
Mr. Brown's Marksman, aged, 9st. Alb - 1 dr
RACES TO COME.
- August 5

Abingdon -
Kendal -
Huntingdon -
Newcastle, Stafford
Chatham, &c. -
Salisbury -
Broniyard
Chesterfield - -
Worcester
Goodwood - -
Girard -
Blandford -
York August -
Burton upon-Trent
Canterbury -
Southampton - -
Bridgwater -
Yarmouth
Hereford -
Montrose
Benin
Eimer
Bodmin -
ilwaffham
Bedford

Caledonian Hunt - Sept.
Aberdeen, &c.
Warwick
Tavistock -
Pontefract
Basingstoke
Stapleton Park
- 7 I Litchfield
- 12 Rotherham
- 12 Northampton -
- 12 Burderop
- 13 Doncaster
- 18 Shrewsbury
- 19 Leicester
- 19 Margate
- 19 Glamorgan
- 19 Oswestry
- 19 Carlisle -
- 20 Lincoln
- 20 Walsall -
- 26 Newmarket lit October -
- 26 Invcrness - - October
- 27 Inglewood Hunt
- 27 Newmarket 2d October -
- 27 Newmarket Houghton -
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Since Jackson's victory at Killiney, the gentlemen of the fancy
have each in turn been anxious to bring him to the scratch. Bets
have been laid, and the odds run high in favour of Jackson,
seven to four, and three to two. So highly established has this
lad's fame been, though yet but a stripling, that several matches
have been offered him, all of which, being resolved on seeking
reputation by the knuckles no more, he has declined. He has
applied for a warrant to the Head Office against the writer of
the following letter, as he had promised his father a respectable
Juan, td appeal to the law of his country in future, and fight no
more