Star.
London, England, 1807-10-13 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

The race between Captain BARCLAY and WOOD
was decided loon after two o'clock this day, Woun
having declined the conic% after having gor.e forty
miles in fix hours and twenty minutes. He per-
formed eight miles in the firlt hour, 14 mile► in the
next two hours, when the odds, which were '3 to
on the Captain before flatting, were reduced to 7 to
4, and it was the opinion that Wo so would win.—
He, however, fell off his pace gradually in the next
three hours, and did not even keep pace with his ad.
votary in the lafi two hours. He (lopped twice, and
pulled off his (hoes, the fecond time, by which he cat
his feet ; and, after refigning, he was in a weakly
flare. Captain BARCLAY kept a Iteady pace of fix '
miles an hour, without a minute's deviation, and he
flopped at 18 and 36 miles and ate heartily. He
went 38 miles in fix hours and twenty minutes ; and,
after WOOD had refigned, he went the forty miles tt:
decide forne bets. '!'here are leveral citcumitances
which have induced the betters not to pay, as WOOD
went forty miles in five hours, fume mouths ago.—
It is not fettled when Gulley and Gregfon fight, but
it will certainly take place.
Wood is a weaver of Manchefter, near to which
town he was born, and for many years has been ac-
knowledged the firft goer of a long diftance ever
known, his performances having by far exceeded
what was ever done by the noted Powell. He poi
[tires great fymmetry of body, and the molt extraor-
dinary powers of mufcular exertion ; added to which,
'he has but little flefh, and Rands about five feet eleven
inches. His wonderful performances induced fume
gentlemen to keep him conflantly in training for
matches. He ran a match at York of four miles in
twenty minutes and nine fecoods—he was afterwards
beat by Brown, a celebrated pedefttiaa, in a two mile
heat, which wax not his length, although he did it
at the above race, and trifo at York, in Is minutes.-
4t Newmarket, during the prefers; year,a match was
Made for him to run agaisft time, 4o miles in five
hours, which he performed in a quarter of an hour
that} the given time ; he alfe went ;o miles in 2.
, I hours ands minutes at Brighton about the fame
I time. His backffs will bring him forward to per.

form t t miles in an hour, or 20 miles in 2 hours,
any bet that may be offered.
During his training for this day's race, he went
miles, when his trainers Bopped him—although the
talk was performed in an incredible Broil time, he
was quite hell], and wilhed to contirue gcing for
another go miles. He is hacked to go too miles in
Sateen hours at 2 race. Wood is ag years of age:
Captain Barclay, who is as well made for fatigue a;
Wuod, has only orce tried his pcdeftrian (kill for a
wager, although he is much attached to labour, &ad
has frequently bcrne with pleafure the hard (gigots
of hnfbandry labour on his own eltate ; his murculaz
ftrength is fuch that the hardieft peafant cannot col.
tinue to work with him. Some time line,: in Yuri.
(hire, he went go miles in 1g hours and 4o fecoack
without having taken much training. The Caput**
is 28 years of age, and Rands about are feet nit
inches.

Captain Barclay has been under the training
the noted pugilifis William Ward and fon, Crib am
Galley. Captain B's diet is half cooked multol
and beef ft :mks, of which he ears about 31b. at a
meal, and takes very (bong exercife.