Star.
London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING.ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, JAW. 25.

The betting this afternoon, which was anything but brisk, was
chiefly on the Oaks and St. Leger. Fur the Derby little was done,
except on Gramarie, wits is rising, 1.5 to I being the outside of the
odds offered against him. Monarch is a better favourite, not more
than 4i to 1 being offered.

DIRST.

41 to 1 sgst Monarch
Ili to 1 agst Tredrille
15 to 1 agst Gramarie
15 a 1 agst The General
120 to 1 apt Advance

22 to 1 apt (Panic) Zukilo
25 to 1 apt Sophia
2$ to 1 apt Rowena
55 to 1 apt Bolivar

13 to 1 apt Henry
15 lo 1 apt 80-peep
17 to 1 apt Parasol
1$ to 1 agst Quadrille
fop to I apt any other.
ST. LIMIER.
114 to 1 apt Bro. to Fanny
53 to 1 apt Barefoot
40 to 1 apt Stephenson's
50 to 1 apt Restless
1000 to 10 apt Paul Pry
HUNTING.
Mr. Muster's Hounds meet on Thursday, at Arthingwortk
Friday, at &ton.
The Duke of Grafton's Hounds to-morrow, at Stoke Plain.
The Oakley Hounds, Thursday, at Cbicheley ; Saturday, at
Galley Wood.
The Cr ansden Hounds, Friday, at Abbesy Wood; Monday, at
Wostley IVorni.
The Quorndon Hounds, Thursday, at Martinsbaw Wood; Fri-
day, at i3atgrave; Saturdsy, at Great Why.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, Friday, at Blyton Village; Satur-
day, at Little Limber Lodge.
Surrey Fox Hounds, Thursday, at Lock's Bottom; Saturday,
at Godstone.

OAKS.

6 to 1 agst Pawn
64 to 1 agst Mignionette
7 to 1 agst Filagree
10 tis 1 agst Moses
12 to I agst Elizabeth
DONCA
74 to I apt Bedlamite
I 1 to 1 agst Belzoni
12 to 1 agst Crusader
22 to 1 agst Barataria
25 to 1 agst Calypso

The Surrey H.rriers to-morrow and Saturday, near the kennel.
PEDESTRIANISM.

The fastest two miles runner in England of the pre.ent day, is
Metcalf, who won the two great matches with Captain Peters.
Eame4, a runner from Burslent, who accompanied the champion
of runners to London last week, engaged on Saturday, over a
fair two miles, between Hounslow and Staines, to run ten tales
in 58 minutes. for WO sovereigns. A good deal •f money was
depending on the match, which was run thus;
min. sec.
5 56 6th mile .
. . 5 54 7th do.

Ist mile . .
9.cl do.
3d do. . .
4th do. . .
Sth do. .

5 50 i Brh do.
5 56 9:h do.
. 5 58 10th do.

Total

min. see.
5 59
5 57
. 5 56
. 5 57
. . 5 58

. : -

59 21

The match was evidently lost by the several turns.
Poison Snoortuo.—A match took plaee at Ireland's Grounds,
Brighton, on Thursday last, between 13 Ge:•tlemen of the Brighton
Club and 13 of iiillinghurst, at three birds each. In the Gist
innings Billinghurst was one bird a-head, but in the second Brigh.•l
recovered 1., and brought the match to a tie. The match wiU be
shot over again this week.
LARK SHOOTING IN FRANCL—In the vicinity of Abbeville, at
about the middle of October, when partridge and quail shooting
cease, the French Gentry amuse themselves with lark *booting.
These birds are attracted to any given spot in great numbers, by a
singular contrivance, called a sisiroir. This is a small machine,
made of a piece of mahogany, shaped like a chapeau bras, and
highly polished; or else it is made of common wood, inlaid with
small bits of looking-glass, so as to reflect the sun's rays upwards.
It is fixed on the top of a thin iron rod, or upright spindle, dropped
through an iron loop or ring, attached to s piece of wood to drive
into the ground. By pulling a string fastened to the spindle, the
mire& twirls, and the reflected light unaccountably attracts the
larks, who hover over it, and become a mark for the sportsman.
•' In this way," says a correspondent, " I have had capital sport.
A friend of mine actually shot six dozen before breakfast. While
he sat on the ground he pulled the twirler himself, and his dogs
fetched the birds as they dropped. However, Igoon in the com-
mon way, and employ a boy to work the twirler." Ladies often
partake in the amusement on a cold dry morning; not by shooting,
but by watching the sport. So many ai ten or a dozen parties are
sometimes out together, firing at a distance of live or six hundred
yards apart, and in this way the larks are constantly kept on
the wing. The most favourable mornings are, when there is a
gentle light frost, with little or no wind, and a clear sky ; for !then
there are clouds, the larks will net approach. One would think
the birds themselves enjoyed their destruction.
Nisvitt. Calmar Mi•rcu.—A grand match was played on Mon-
day last, between the Greedlingtotr and Harmer Cubs, on the ice
of Harmer Mere, in Flintihire. Between the innings the players
wire regaled with turtle soup, and on the termination of the game
they challenged all England to play on land or water.
FAST Taorrona.—Thursday a hay mare, belonging to Mr. Blake,
of the White Hart liin,Taunton, was matched to trot 12 miles within
the hour in harness. The ground chosen was to the :filth mile-
stone on the Wellington road, and the mare performed the distance
with ease in forty•nine minutes.

The Woodford, arrived at Madras on the 13th of
September, made the psuage in three months and five days from
the Land's•end.
The annual election of Mayor of the Town and
ancient Borough of Peters&ld, took place on Alonday, the 16th
instant, according to usual cu.tom, when Thaws+ PINTOLD, Esq,
was chosen by a large majority, and took the oath of ace.