Star.
London, England, 1826-09-19 00:00:00

MATCH AT CHESS BETWEEN LONDON AND
EDINBURGH.

The fourth game of this interesting match is decided; an ex-
press received yesterday morning at Toni's Coffee...house, announces
the resignation of the Ealitiburgh players. The third game of the
match is still pending; the first game which wascommenced on
the 118tb of Atnieril, 1824, was won by lidinburgh; the second game
was drawn. next game won by either party will decide it.
THE GREAT TANDEM MATCH.
This match, which, notwithstanding the weather, drew together -
many sporting amateurs, took place yesterday over a circle of four
miles, near Attletos, on the Ipswich Road. Captain Rawlinson
undertook, for a wager of 500 Boys. to drive two horses tandem,
thirteen miles in one hour, and to lose one minute for every break '
from the trot. The performance Vas considered a great one, and
time was backed freely. Allowing a minute for the leader breaking
into a gallop in going the eighth mile, the hazardous match was won
by sixteen seconds only. The Captain offered to back his wheel
horse to do fourteen miles in one hour.

MR. WEST'S MATCH.
This Gentleman started on Friday morning to go on foot from
London to the eightieth mile-stone, close upon Uphaven, on the
Weyhill-road, to Bath, and return in forty-seven hours. The match
was for 200 sovereigns; one half of the road being hilly, the odds
were six atid seven to four on time. He reached &sines in throe
hours, where be made a temporary halt, and went on M Blackwatal
where he took some refreshment. The pedestrian went to Overton
(fifty-three miles). He walked to Weyhill, the next fourteen miles,
in three hours, and touched on the nuth mile stone, and after three
hours' rest returned back within a mile of Andover, leaving himself
sixty-four miles to do in twenty hours. He performed his next
twenty miles in four hours, when he fell lame, but continued on to
Golden Farmer Hill, where he was put into his own vehicle, unable
to proceed. The match was lust by twenty-seven miles, when he
had eight hours to perform it in. A tendon sprang from the pedes-
trian's right kg in going the 120th mile, which kept getting worse.

WRESTLING.

Yesterday the much talked-of Cornish Wrestling Match, eom-
ntenced in the Bowling Green of the Eagle Tavern, in the City
Road, when, notwithstanding the unfavenrable state of the weather,
which in a great measure destroyed t►e afternoon's diversion, some
excellent single matches were played, and four were announced as
entitled to double play, Thirty sovereigns are to be divided amongst
the best players of this ancient game, in the following proportions:
To the first best player, 10 sovereigns; to t►e second, six sovereigns;
to t►e third, four sovereigns; and to the fourth, one sovereign.
Each double player is to receive 10s. The sport was continued till
dusk, and will be renewed.

PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.
A match, on which heavy bets were pending, took place on Friday,
between Mr. Swansea. of Herefordshire, and Mr. Beaumont, of
allt Su . Mr. Swansea shot from Bury Sc. Edmunds, on the New.
mar et road, towards Great Yeldham, and Mr. Beaumont from
W e's Mill, keeping towards Enfield. Mr. Swansea bagged 26
brace, and Mr. Beaumont 24. The match was $0 sovereigns aside.
Both found plenty of birds, but they were shy.

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