Star.
London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

NECK OR NOTHING.

A difficult Steeple Chase for 15 sovereigns each, took places%
Thursdays between Messrs. Goddard, Andrews, Wentwo;th,
Hull, and Chambers, mounted on some of Cie best •hunten.
The start took place on Maidenhead Thicke,, to go to lluw.ec,
on Windsor Forest, between Bagshot ;old Chobham, over heart
and diiEcult ground of about twelve miles. A numerous held
of sportsmen joiticd, but were sewn at fault. The competitors
were in sight of each other on Winnfield Plain, after many be.
zardous leaps. The first two kept down Hatchet I.me, where
they separat‘d, at the entrance to Ascot Race Course, Nrr.God-
tlard leaving the Grand Stand on the left, and taking the straight
line to Bowney. Mr. kedrews crossed at the distaticepost,and •
kept one of the Windsor hunt cuts. Mr. Went worth's horse
got lamed early in the chase. Messrs. Hull and Chambers k* •••
Winkfield Church on we right, and making direct for the king's
Dog-kennel, then crossed the ()Atingle.= road at the top of the
hill leading on to the Course. The last fotat miles separated the
whole of them, as the fences were too impregnable to cover at
a leap. On the hill, half a mile from Bowney, Mr. Goddard '1
WEIS seen advancing at full speed, and to the left, Mr. Hull we • ;
making full speed for home, and it was a (WV run hetween the
two. When within half a mile of Mr. S.:ymour's cottage, the
coming-in place, Mr. Goddard, with inure than a quarter of a
mile a-head, easing his horse, won cleverly in 49 minutes, beat. •,
log Mr. Hull about four minutes. The others cantered in ki -
surely, finding themselves beat. ft was altogether a fine sight.

1 fOX I NG.
WOT VPRITAMNIN, Ite:1 6.—A battle took place about troll
miles from this pi:tce, oil the road to Ihlstone, yesterday, the 54,1
between George Smari, a native of Efilstone, and Dutch, the Vir2t.
shire man. Dutch vanquished the brother of Smart near tki
place iu Octoher, i 320, who was allowed to be the hest boxera
this county, and never lost a battle till defeated by Dutch. The
fie,ht was for 100 sovereigns, 50 a-side, half minute time, in a
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feet rong. About it o'clock the multitude began to assemble,
arid at twelve o'clock not less than hoot 4 to 5000 people were'
assembled to WICIP.:•,S, the contest, which excited great interest is
this part of the coax ry, as both were considered good men. Alma
half past 1 o'clock Dutch entered the ring, and threw up his bar,
attended by his .ec.inds, Thorn and Towtishend,.and was followed
shortly after by Smart, with his seconds, Johnson and Thom;
the men then stripped, arid their seconds did their respective
colours to the brake; blue for Dutch, and yellow for Smart. The
bets at stripping were 3 to 4 on Smart, he being the !multi
man by near a stone.

ROUNDS.
1. Some cautimis sparring took place for about half a minute,
when Smart made the play, but hit short, and Dutch put is a
smashing right-hand hit on the mouth, which floored him rrum
the scratch-5 to 4on Dutch.

2. This was a slaughtering round in favour of Dutch, who
placed hits on his adversary's head, right and left, and the blood
flowed copiously. In a close, both went down-6 to 4on Dutch.
3. Smart made a rush with his right band at Dutch's head,
but Dutch stopped it in fine style, and returned the complirsest
by a right-handed bit on the throat. In a close both wen
down, Dutch ■nder.
4. Dutch made play right and left, which told heavily r.n hi
adversary's bead, and he went down.weak-5 to 1 on Dutch.
5,6, 7, R, 9, and 10, were all in favour of Dutch..
11. This round was well contested,. Smart having recovered
his second wind, and he put in a heavy body blow, and in dm
-close Dutch was thrown—this reduced the bets 2 to 1 us Dutti,
12. Dutch came up to the scratch quite fresh, and put is
righ-hand bit on his adversary's left eye,. which closed it, and he
went down-5 to I on Dutch.

IS. Smart earn; up with his left eye closed, but be-modes
good left-band hit on Dutch't mouth, when he thawed blood far
the first time during the fight, and in return he floored Ins atl,
versary by a heavy blow on the left eye.
14. Smart seemed quite relieved froni ifis blindness by tit
blow be received in the last round, which made the blood re
freely, and thereby reduced the swelling; he was floored mit
by a blow in the wind; there was poundage offered all royal
the ring on Dutch, but no takers.
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r 15, 16, and 17, were in favour of Dutch, though in thrill
rounds he received heavilyin the body.
Is. Smart came up to the scratch very weak, and was ileeti!
by a blow on the forehead-10 to 1 on Dutch, hut no takers. I
19. This round proved fatal to Dutch, and snatched from bin
those laurels which Smart never had ;chance of gaining tbreiqh
out the fight, till the moment in making,a most tremendoestite
his adverMry's head, his foot slipped, and he fell and dillocasei
his shoulder, and was unable afterwards to use flit arm, COMes
quently has obliged to resign the contest in favour of Smait.
It was a good fight throughout, without a *hada* of ch.sicr
..for Smart, till the fatal moment.

Yesterday the Lords of the Council a•sembred at the Cold
Office, Whitehall. The Lords present were—the Loss Pas
DANT, the- Loss Cstauluts‘sur' the Judge of the Adinirsb
Court, the J edge of the Arches Court, &c. Their Lottlo
sat till about five o'clock.
Yesterday, in the Court of King's Bench, C.
Trust, who had been employed as one of Car
shopmen, was found guilty of publishing a bl.
mous book. lie did not, however, receive jod

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'MARRIED.
On ThUrsday, the da.instarit, at Hans. tr: 3, by tbt T.
muel Goodenough, Prebendary a Corlia: and Vicar of
I ton, Mr. °tow Visdurwoad,of liket-screct, to Emma, y
Asughoes. Ws% ./.4rilulanoto, Esq. Liainptos.

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