Star.
London, England, 1801-08-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Sir Harry is to Rart (or the King's Guineas at
Lewes; and a match, on which very large fums
depend, has been made between Warier and Bobtail.
Monday fe'nnight a race of a very curious nature
took place in the neighbourhood of Nantwich, be-
tween two bipeds ; .and though the bet was of a
trifling nature, yet the bone and bottom ex wiled to
he (hewn on this occafion, drew together an im-
menfe concourfe of fpdtators, who were highly
gratified by their different powers of exertion.—
Mt. H. Fortier was to run fifty yards with Mr.
Thomas Jackfon on his back (weighing eleven (core
thirteen pounds), while Mr. Thomas Taylor ran
one hundred. The odds at itarting were two to
one in favour of Mr. Taylor, who won with great
cafe.
The Worcefter Races finifhed on Thurfday.—
Fruits got the firs heat ; was neck and neck
with Fugleauto ; Chanister came in third; Colleaor
did not run at all. Second heat by Chaunter, in a
great Kyle ; and the third in a moft fuperior man-
ner. The laft was hard run every inch. Fuglentan
ran but two heats ; and when Sacrapant came in
he bad not a leg to Rand on. Every one was par-
tial to Fuji Fruit: till the laft heat, then two to
one were refuted on Chant:ter, as perfeet a boric
as ever was Peen, and in the higheft condition.—
Two Gentlemen horfemen met on the courfe with
fuch violence as to kill both their horfes on the
fpot ; but the riders efcaped unhurt.

HUNTINGDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4.
Fifty Pounds for three, four, and five year olds.
Two-mile heats.

Mr. Golding's b. f. by Pot Bo's, 3 yrs. old, 6ft. !fib. t z
Mr. Gray's br. m. Tobina, by Toby, S yrs. old, 9fL• 31b. 4 2
Ll. Clennont's b. h. by Meteor, s yrs. old, Bft. 91b. 2 3
Mr. Griffith's bL L Mils Ruttican, by Sir Peter, 3 yrs.
old, 6ft. I fib. - - - 6 4
Mr. Badley's bay e. by Mufti, dam by Highllyer, 3 yrs.
as ift- - - - - S S
Mr. Neale's b. m. Patience, by Lumber, s yrs. old 9ft. 3 6

Only one horfe entered for Wednefday, and
none for Thurfday.
BRIGHTON RACES, AUGUST to.

A Handicap Plate of 5o). for 4,5, and 6 years
old, and aged horfes. Heats the New Courfe.
Mr. Durand's ck. e. Sir Sidney, 4 yrs. old, 7fi. 71b. 5 4 2
Mr. Heatheote's gr. h. Trufs, aged, NI 7lb. 3 3 I *
Mr. Howard's Cocoatree, 4 Yrs. old, 8R - 1 dr. f
His Grace the Duke of Richmond's br. g. Gold-
pecker, by Woodpecker, 6 yrs. old, 71t. t alb. 3 r 4 dr.
His R. H. the Prince of Wales's ch. c. by King Per-
lin, 4 Tr& old, 7R. 121 h. 4 2. 3 dr.

BETTINGS.-2 to z the field againfi Sir Sidney
to, z ditto Cocoatree-4. to I ditto Wood-
pecker-3 tot ditto Trufs-6 to z ditto Prince of
Wales's.

Cocoatree drawn after the firft heat. This was
a hard race.

Second Heat.-6 to 4 and 6to 5 that Sir Sid-
ney wins the fecond heat.
Ladbroke's Myftery did not run.
Goldpecker, Duke of Richmond's, and Prince
of Wales's, drawn after third heat.
The fourth heat Sir Sidney and Trufs only ran ;
even betting. A molt capital race, neck and neck
the whole diftance. Sir Sidney won by half a
head.

The courfe was this day attended by a very nu-
merous circle of falhion: it was extremely crouded
—the day was very fine, but exceffively hot; the
Rand was crouded with ladies, and the railing was
lincd with carriages from -one extremity to the
other. No accident. His Royal H;ghnefs rode
up and down the courfe during the day, and was
very affable,

An oriental Preacher in a mofque began the hit-
tory of Noah with this quotation from the Koran,
" I have called Noah ;" but forgetting the rell of
the verfe, repeated the fame words over and over.
At length an Arab cried out, " If Noah will not
come, call fomebody elfe."

Upon a fmall entablature of leAd, in the church-
yard of Burgh•by-Sands, Cumberland, is the fol-
lowing infcnption, recording the death of an infant
'who caught the (mall pox from the rebel-army,
which at that time inf..lled that place and neigh-
bow hood :

" Here Res a Malden, in whofe tender brat!,
Each hope, each blooming virtue flood confefed :
Though iltort her date, lbc faw Peace leave the land'
And fierce Rebellion heave the bloody hand t
Saw hoitile rancour, ruthlefs rapine rage;
Gone all the joys that innocence engage !
" To her releafe the dire infedlion came,
And in the friendly grave repaid her fame.
From noire front tumult, (lure her death is gain)

She's fled where love and peace for ever reign.
" Hannah, daughter of W. and 3.1-iodgfon, (bed of the finall-
y:a, Feb. 3, 1743, aged four years."

PARISIAN FASHION s.—Black crape robes appear
to be the newest fafhion, and, horn their thinners,
admit a continuance of the length of the train. We
frequently notice a large poppy in the front of a
kc4oured hat or head-drefs of Pimple hair. Upon the
white hats, the ornament is a pyramid of (hells of
white ribbon. The veils are worn over the head and
down the fide, and faftened behind, fo as to leave
the face entirely uncovered. Leaders of gold or fil-
ver, and fernetimes of pearl, form part of the head-
dreffes in hair. Thefe head dreffes are lefs oblong
than ufual, and fome of them nearly in the turban
filaPe. The open tinfelled hats are only for com-
mon ufe. The crape awe, foot colour and canary,
and canary and barbel blue, are in the fame cle•
gree of estimation. The moil dillinguiffied are
plain blue or plain black ; ribbons of only one
colour are the fafhion. The fpencers are trimmed
with lace, without fleeves, or with sleeves but no
cuff; the collar is worn very high.
The Royal Amphitheatre, Weaminfter-Bridge',
prefents its inimitable fpeaacle of Fair Rofaaoad,
to view for the sixteenth time tomorrow evening ;
and we may truly fay of this fine and impretlive
produaion, that in point of fterling merit and pa-
thetic intereft, a Piece of fuch resplendent beauties
has not made its appearance for r rdies of years.
The Military fpe&acle of Glory iN .6,014, and
the Comic Pantrintire of the Fairy, appears for
the lalk time but two this night.