Star.
London, England, 1825-03-07 00:00:00

SPORVAti INTELLIGENCE.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE ASCOT CUP, Id ..
H. R. H. the Duke of York's liadji Baba, 4 yrs old.
Lord G. H. Cayendi‘l's B;zarre, 5 yrs old.
Lord Darlington's Barefoot, 5 yrs old.
Mr. F. Craven's b. c. Longwaist, 4 yrs old.
Mr. Maberly's b. f. Evelina, 3 yrs old.
Mr. Cooper's Streatham, 4 yrs old.
HUNTING.

His Majesty'i Stag Hounds meet on Friday,atFarnbai* es/timid.

BRICHTO AIARCH 3.—Monday last, Colonel Wyndham's fine
pack of fox dogs, and a field including about one hundred and
fifty Noblemen and Gentlemen mounted on the best bloods in the
country, met at Poynings, and truly inspiriting and brilliant was
the „,cetie exhibited. But a very short time e!apsed ere a fox was
unkennelled ; and which, after a sh-trp run of forty minut:s, fell a
victim to his staunch pursuers. It had occurred on the preceding
rriday, that after a chase which bad comm.-tired near Chichester,
of nearly two Laurs, the came pack ran a sturdy dog for. to earth;
which, as the day was advanced, they stopped in, ani dug out an
bagged on the fallowing morning. The above splendid field, there-
fore, after the brisk and pleasant breathing they had enjoyed,
having concentrated on the summit of Scddlescninb flit!, the tap-
tive of Saturday was given his liberty, and which, his manner at the
moment sheered he was determined to spare no efforts to preserve.
It seldom occurs that a bag-fox, even with harriers, will maintain
an ascendancy in speed of more than forty minutes-.-the sporting
world, therefore, will learn, with some surprize, that the wily
animal, in the present instance, gave severe and incessant eternise
for better than an hour and a half, to one of the best trained packs
in the kingdoM, entirely in the open country, ere he could be Wh-
ined. The route he took was a circuitous one—the dogs ran-into
him at no great distance front the turning out point, when panting
steeds and straggling sportsmen were rife. had it been a vixen
instead of a dog.fox, the life of the creature, which had produced,
under the circumstances named, such unheard-of diversion, woukt
have been spared.

WAND AND CANNOT.-Thi3 is likely to be a fight. Fifty ponnds
a-side were staked, on Wednesday night, at Cribb's, to be made
I,cteot. a-side before fighting.

PEDESTRIANISM.

Mr. Barclay, the Scotch pedestrian, but no relation te. the Captain.
finished the herculean task of going on font from Wahl:ford, be-
tween Wetheiby and Boroughbridge, where he resides, to Glasgow,
and back, 406 miles, in 140 hours. lie went to Appleby, 72 miles.
the first day; the second day he travelled 74 miles, and the third
day, 24 miles, more than h aFthe di,tanee. Ile travelled at a win.
ning rate the whole ground, and on Wednesday evening the pedes-
trian took repose at Bowes, the last town in the North Riding of
Yorkshire, and left himself the other 51 miles to perform in eleven
hours and a half, and he won the match cleverly. It was for a bit
which would scarcely cover expenses.

WOODCOCK SHOOTING.

Saturday se'nnight, a small party proceeded to try for wo )drocks
in the covers that surround Balloch Castle, the delightful resilence
of Mr. Buchanan, of Ardoch, M.P. for Duntbarcomkite. Thy

day was fine, Loolomond and Its scenery splendid—the sport ex-
cellent, considering the advanced season, and this was enhanced by
flushing a very uncommon woodcock, which was killed by Mr.
Murdoch ; the entire wings of this beautiful bird are of pure white,
as also a great proportion of the breast, the rest of the plumage is
nearly dike ordinary colour, except, perhaps, being a little lighter.

Mr. GIFFORD, ene of the Messengers of the House of
Commons, Thursday had the Order of the House given to him, to
take into custody Mr. Coosa's, Lord GRAVES, Mr. Gumming
I.svasoo PROSY, the Marquis of Tavisroci, and Sir Hamar Wa-
llow, fur not having obeyed the call of the House. Mr. Coos= is
in Ireland. A Messenger must proceed thither to serve the order.