Star.
London, England, 1828-06-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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WOOLWICH RACE .
Thleltneetlnt, widens far the moscattractitE. end ;Dew at..
tended within fifteen miles of the metropolis, took plaPe-yeihwshr.
on Woolwich Warren

The management of the meeting was committed to a CoMmittee. •
of lit Officers, viz.—Sir A. Fraser, K.C.B. lieut. • Colonel Lucy,
Captain Saunders Lieutenants Warde, turners,..
and Pemberton.
Serpent Major Bsyfield acting as Clerk of the Course. Thertited
exertions of the Stewards succeeded to obtaining a very respectable
entry to the Stakes (some of the horses being Newmarket bred),
every horse entered bating started. The admirable order in whist
the Course.was. kept, the precision observed in running off the tic%
and thetact displayed In the general detail, would have done ere*,
to Ascot. To give relief to the scene, the band of the garrison wee
stationed near the Judge's stand, and during the intervals of the.
beats played some favourite pieces in a high style of excellence. At
'one o clock the company on the Cnnrse was immense there coma
not have been less than 40 or 50,000 present. The fashiunah!er
were numerous, the military portion predominating. The nano
erected for the fashiovables was completely filled by Ladles of et,.
unction, and all the others were crowded.
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The amusements of the day did not finish with the races; h;t.
the Officers of the Garrison gave .agrand dinner at the mess-rt 0.,..
to several Officers of rank, and closid with a splendid hal, to
nearly every person of consequence in thy neighbourhood .0-
invited.

The weather was favourable in the extreme, but there ,
slight drawback in the state of the turf, which was hard and tit
slippy, insomuch that a Gentleman's horse tell, and threw hint v
such force that he was carried away to all appearance dead.
The races continued till nearly seven o'clock, when s renal
fine day's running terminated as follows—
Tile Garrison Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added free, the Race,
Fund, tor horses the property of Subscribers. Mares, at„allow,t
31b. Gentlemen riders. Heats, One Mile.
Captain Saunders's b m Couniess, aged, list I Ilb
Major It. Jones's ch nt Frantic, aged, list i lib
Captain Stopford'sb m Jane Grey'," aged, 11st 11%
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Mr. Warde's b g Squirrel, 5 yrs, list tilb
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Both heats won easily. The winner was excehently ridden
Lieut. Berner. ; Frantic, by the hlajor; Lady G-ey, by ,
Burnaby ;,and Squirrel, by Mr. Paster. There was Nat
betting on this race—but the winner was the favourite.
Fifty soya. for thorough-bred . horses. Mares, .&c. allowed
Heats, One Mile and Half.
Major Jones names b h Mr. Pomander, 3 yrs, gat slb ...
Captain Sanders's bf by Filho da Puta, 3 yrs, 7st 610. ...
1 r. Burnaby names big Nensuit, 4 yrs, nst 4th
i... •
. Morton's b m Margery, by Sir Peter, 3 yrs, 7st 61b
... !
r. Alfred's b m Vittoria. 3 yrs. 7st 61b
i. Colemaa's b Is Pilot, 4 yrs, fist 121 b
I . . Woo by a length.
;The winner aid Nonsuit woe the favorites, bit namely
bbainess was done.
..., .
...
e Hunters Stakes of. tee. eves. each, and 30 added front
Lacing
Ftuxl,for all ages, 12st each. Heats, One Mgr nu
Gentlemen riders.
Lieut. Burnaby's b nt Tippitywitchet. 6 yrs ...
Lieut. Ingilby a b g Riclinchet, iiidi
Lieut. Pemberton's br. g Sky Blue, agsa ...
Lieut. Warde's b m Polly, 6 pi

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... , .. 2
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An extraordinary fine r.aeesiott by a length. Abetter rt..
better ioekeyship,we never witnessed by amateurs. Tice whiner
rode by Captain Ferguson (a Cavarty &deer) ; Richoehrt•
Paster; Sky Blue by Major Jones; and l'olly by a stranger,
. ROWING MATCH.
A Rowing Match took place yesterday foy a superb Silver
and Cover. given by the New Albion Clah, to be rowed
three pairof oars, one 'heat, Gentlethen's wherries. "Ille
of the heat hid been: altered fromlhat originally proposed,
to start from Putney Bridge, through Hammersmith linage,
a boat moored thii side of Chiswick Alt, return down the s.
shore, and hoist the heat by being first through Putney Bridge.
. After threlt false starts the boats set off in fine styli; kw
upon a parallel for a short distance, when -Light Blue dearest
frqm the other boats with amazing swiftness; Yellow Was
ever, close upon him, and struggled hard to tape the fun piece,
Light Blue would not be passed, and the boats wen Sun yak
a-head of their opponents, but in going through lianninsaatli
Bridge they began to drop, and appeared quite exhausted ; tb
boat was, however, gaining upon them tan. and as Yellow
rounding the boat at Chiswick. ran upon their quarter, and by
manoeuvre passed them. After a contest, In which fine gmorshbip
and superior rowing were combined, the boats came in this--
Alma& Tyrel and Weston—Sesel..

Messrs. Parson and Stepbens--Light Blue
Messrs. Harvey and Easton—Yellow. ...
The match was washy tfty yards.
GRAND CRICKET MATCHES.
The grand match at Lord's Cricket Ground, St. Joie
between the County of Suffolk and the Mary leboune
Monday and Tuesday, was numerously attended by the .
and Gentry. The following is the result of the match--I
Mary la-bonne. Ist inns. 2d do. • Suffolk. Ist fans.
Mr. Parry ... 16 ... 13 Mr: Leech ... 0
Mr. Cheslyn .. 0 ... 0 Mr. Mathews ... 2
Mr. Burt ... 2 .. S Mr. Romilly ... 0
Mr. Caldeeourt 14 ~. 0 Mr. Brand .. 1
Nr. Keen ... 0 .. 4 ' Mr. Path ... 44
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Mr. Dyke .. 0 ... 10 Mr. Hopkins .. 41
Mr. Kingicote 6 ... I Mr. King .. 4
11r. Sivewright 0 ... 11 Mr. Brooks .. 2
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Mr. Jenner ... 14 .. MT Mr. Blake .. 0
Mr. C. Romilly 0 ... 7 Mr. Hadbury ... 1
Mr. Webb ... 0 ... 7 Mr. Wright ... 0
Byes ... 6 ... 3 I Byes ... 1
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The County of Suffolk; at the conclusion of the trot
beaded the Mary.la.botine Club byte runs, and the betting
Gentlemen of Suffolk was S to 2 and 5 to 1, in their favour,
`Mary-la-bonne Club, however, gained their lost laurels in t'
'innings, and ultimately beat their opponents by 24 runs,
Batonrov, Just 10.—The return matchbetween Mirk
and the Club of this place, commenced on our (loyal Grs
terday, and was brought to a clbse this evening; in favor
latter. In the first innings eliciburst obtained 45-runs and
the second ditto 48 ditto—total 93. The first innings of 11
gave to their score 74 runs and byes; so that iri their second ,
they bad only 19 runs to contend•for ; but for ',Ada, nulling
number was, they were comp 'fled to sacrifice hve wicb
play on each: side was very fine—it afforded a great u.
amateurs. The Brighton, and the filidhurst Clubs, which
divide the Susie; players, hlttiburst taking those of the
and' Brighton those of the Easter part of the County, ate
a tye, Nidhurst having won the first Match of the season
them, at /didhutst, about a fortnight or three weeks age.
GOLFING.
Se. Auoaaw's.—.The medal of the St. Andrew's Thistle
Club, was competed for over the Links, and atter a very
test, was gained by Dean of Guild Mitchell (a well know
en the grounds), at 110 strokes.

Aceountsfrom New South Wales to the7,llF
state, that the wheat crop had fade I—an -imi
of grain ha.l been Orderel The Colony w
distress on arcount ot the depression of coma“
Yesterday an Inquest was irad et the Dike
Geat Shire-lane, Temple Bar, on the body 01 •Roben
Harrison, aged 61. The deceased and four other tree
hired a boat on the 3d inst. at Atundel S:ustif
and rowed to Milbank. .On their return one ot the
party was rowing, and S epliemon, the wateiantw,
seized hold of one of the sculls, which caused the b(4l,
to upset. The deceased was carried home, and seis('
with inflammation on the lungs, which caused tits deith
on Monday last. Verdict—Accidental Death.

BIRTHS.
Sunday, Lady Byron, of a son.
Saturday, at Wadley House, Berks, Lady Kintore, of a am.
Saturday, Lady Catharine Legge, of a tlaugt.

MARRIED.'
June 7. at St. George's Church, Hstiover-square, the H'
Henry Walker, eldest son of the Viscount Ashbrook, to Franco,
daughter of the Rev. Sir Joha Robinson,

DIED.
On board the City of Edinburgh steam-packet, off &arbor°le,
on the 26th tilt. Captain Duncan Chisholm Mackeriziv, Coteil"rlacr
in the Royal Navy.
At Kensington, in the 55 year of her age, the Lady Vitcovale
Nevin, relict of Lord Viscount Nevill, Captain in the Royal Nan'.
ked 57, Sir George Berne lira rave, Bart. of Worsted House,
Norfolk, the last male desoenday nt of the ancient Huuse of 13r0gr416
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