Star.
London, England, 1829-12-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING. •
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The Cenock Haulers at Ell Barrow .on Monday, and at
liashings's Penning, Friday. •
The Craven Hounds, Monday, at Fezield Gate ; Wednesday,
at Sandleford House; Friday, at Comore; and Saturday at Anvil
Farm.
The Blackmore Vale Hounds, on Tuesday, at King's Stag
Bridge.
Burton Hunt—Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Monday, at
Kettlethorpe ; Thursday, at. Brannon Wood ; and Saturday, at
Skellingthorpe.
The Bast Kent Hounds .will meet on Monday, at Paddles-
worth ; Wednesday, at Deane•park • Friday, at Ashley.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday. at Why Cross Roads ;
Wednesday, at Burnham; Friday, at Cuswold ; and Saturday, at
Handal* Lodge.
The Worcestershire Fothlounds, onTuesday, at SunfordCourt ;
Friday, at Stone Bow Turnpike; Tuesday, at Hallow; and Friday,
at Bishop's Wood.
Mr. Boycott's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Bandana; and Thursday.
at Holy Cross.
Mr. Dansey's Hounds, on Tuesday, at King's Pion.
The Warwickshire Fox Hounds, on Monday, at Oshill Village.
The Shropshire Hounds on Monday, at Cruckton Hall; Wed-
nesday, at Halton; and Saturday, at Acton Burnell.
The Montgomeryshire Hounds, on Tuesday, at Melford Village ;
and Friday, at Brynderwen Bridge.
The Cheshire Hounds, on Wednesday, at Never ; Wednesday,
at Appleton Hall ; Thursday, at Barrington Heath : and Satur-
day, at Mere.
Mr. Jaffe 's Fox Hounds on Monday (if weather permits), at
Chipstead Church; Wednesday, at Horse-hill; Thursday, at
Cbaldroa ; and Saturday, at Reigate-hill.
The Surrey Fox Hosode Monday, at the Half Moon, Godstooe
road ; Thursday, at the Cricketers, Addington ; and Saturday, at
Worms Heath.

HARE HUNTING EXTRAORDINARY.
A few days ago, Mr. Thomson, gamekeeper to the Duke of
Duce'cud), accompanied by a considerable number of persons,
.went out to enjoy the pleasures of the chase. When a little
way from Singular, they started a very strong hare, Which
scampered off in a northerly direction, and with a degree of
speed not very usual even among the dies of moorland hares.—
T. dogs, however, did their duty well, and though Puss still
had the est of the race, she made a very rapid sweep to the
left, skirted the lively village of Crawick, and then bounded
along the public or water.side road, unscared by the appear-
ance of the old bridge, which at the moment was thickly lined
with spectators. About this time one of the hounds in his fury
thrust his nose between the legs of a boy nearly ten years of age,
hoisted him on his back, and notwithstanding his weight and un-
steadiness, cleared a dyke said to be more than four feet high, de-
posited his burdetkon the farther side, and then went on his way
rejoicing, as if nothing had happened to retard him for a moment.
The spectators were astonished, as well they might, and immedi-
ately ran to the boy's assistance. When taken up. his bead was
found to be cut behind and before, with the blood streaming copi-
ously from the wounds; and though he was carried to a house and
pet to bed, he continued so insensible for three hours that be could
neither tell from whence be came or to whom be belonged. At
length, however, his parentage was discovered, and be was conveyed
to Sangehar the same evening, with his bead hound up, and a tale
to tell, such as, perhaps, was never related before, namely—that a
greyhound bad treated him to a ride and a leap too, and constrained
him to perform, at the riskof his neck, and without regard to the
quality of his charger, a feat unparalleled is the annals of hunting.
While the above incident engaged the attention of many spectators,
the bare and bounds crossed the new bridge, and, after a short run,
the former suddenly wheeled to the north, passed the Whitehill in
gallant style, and finally derned herself in the thriving copsewood
of Bridge End Cleuch, to repose once more from the toils of to-day,
and prepare for the probable dangers of to-morrow. Our Cor-
rapes:dent, in commUnicating the above facts, slyly remarks, that
the time has been when the hare would have been reputed a witch,
and the accident that befell the boy set down as a cantrip, played in
sport or spite to batnhoose her long-eared pursuers. More than
this, he threatens us with a long account of the witches that weaned
about Crawick Mill In the days of yore; and u a specimen records
the following anecdote More than twenty years ago, a collier
is this neighbourhood. who is still alive, and whose name I could
give were there any occasion, quarrelled with a woman who war
supposed to be deeply versed in the art of coaverting a cockle-shell
into a boat, and whisking on a broomstick asset the moon. Among
other wrathful denunciations, his witch neighbour threatened to
send him home some morning in a coach and four ; and eertes, the
hag was as good as her word, for. on the third or fourth morning
following the dispute, the man, by some accident, broke his leg
while working in the bench, ad was carried home lo a litter,
borne by four men." •