Star.
London, England, 1827-08-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RGHAM RACES, Aocust 2s.

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The weather in the.early part of tin morning-was gloomy, but
twardt the race time it cleared tap, and continued very fine the rest
of the thy. The %hew of company was extremely numerou►, more
so indeed than we have seen fur some years ou a first day. Amongst
the Fashionithles we noticed—
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Marchioness of Wor-
cester, Earl and Countess of Mounteharles, Lord and Lady Mary-
Wooer, the Ladies Paget, Lady A. Chichester, Lady Charlotte
Greville, Lady Caroline Wood, Rail and Countess of Harcourt,
Lord W. Lennox, Lady Dentinck, General and Mrs. Harcourt,
Lard A.bbrnok, Sir Joint Shelly, Colonel Wood. M.P. Hon. Mr.
Dr Burgh, Captains Jones and Locke, Messrs. Smith, Greville,
&inner, Ramshottom, Thellusson, kc.
The day's running was very good, and came off thus—
The Gold Cup, value 100 gs. hy Subscribers of lOga. each. The
owner of the second horse to receive back his stake, and the
winner to be sold for 300 soya. &c. Three yrs, fist. 'Db. four,
iht. five, tst.lolb. six, and aged, 51st. 'lb. Mares, &c. allowed
alb Aboot two miles and a half. Fifteen Subscriber'.

Duke of Richmond's Link Boy, 4 yrs . . 1
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11r. C. N. Pannier named Elephanta, 4 yrs 2
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Ilr. De Burgh's Selina, 5 yrs 3
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Eines paid.-4 to lon Link Boy, 9 tit 1 agst Selina, sod any
odds ages Ekpbanta. Selina took the lead, and made play aU the
way to the turn, when Link Boy came up in his usual bustling way,
&Merged, and got in front, with Elephanta at his heels. The race,
till considerably within the distance, was very severe; but when a
short way from home Link Boy came out, and won very easy by
two lengths, which heenight have multiplied by., ten.
Sweepstakes of 25 sows. each. Fdur Subscribers.
lard Egremont's 1. by Partisan . . walked over
The Egham Stakes of 5 sows, each, and 50 added. Three yrs, 75t.
71b. four, Bst. 71b. five, 9et. six, and aged, 9sl. 41b. Heats, one
mile.
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Ir. Suller's Tears, 4 yrs .
Nike of Richniovd's Busk, S yrs
gr. Westenra's C.intsd, 5 yrs
Mr. Isherwood's MeSura, 5 yrs .
Mr. Brown's Charnwood, aged
hit. Be Burgh's Salina, 5 yrs
hit. Day's young Zulieka, 5 yts
Ist Heat.-2 to 1 apt Busk, 3to I agst Tears, 7to 2 apt Conrad
Sad 7to 1 apt Charnwood. Fur the first half mite Zulieka made
the running, the otbers keeping abreast; Milk and Conrad then
Out, and between these three a pretty struggle ensued, tenni-
r4llnt in favour of Busk by a length.
2nd Heat.-5 to 4on Busk, and sto 2 apt Tears, who set off In
front at strong running with Busk well laid in, and the other two
Cos( at hand; t►ey went well together to the distance, where it
became head and bead between Busk and Tears, but the latter got
the (tont when near home, and won by a good length.
;rd Heat.--1 to lon Tears, who had all the beat of the running,
and woo very cleverly by two lengths.
The Coonty Plate of 250 for three yrs, 7st. four, an. 71b. five, 9st.
!ix, and aged, 911. tlb. The winner to be sold for 500, &c.
Winners extra; alb. allowed, scc. Heats two miles and a dis-
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7 1 1
.1 2 2
2 3 dr
5 4 dr
4 dr
6 dr
3 dr

lord Movntebariees Inglemere, 3 ytn 1 1
• Day's Nimrod, aged • • • 5 2
Rt. Caullield's Whimper, 3 Trs •
• 2 dr
Five to 4 agit Whimper, and Bto 4 apt Inglemere. There wu
a diMAI of good jockeyship by Geo. Dockery in setting off with
Nimrod at a slashing rate, as if determined to secure the first heat
Or band, but no sooner had he got half a mile than he pulled up,
thinking to let Paris on Whimper, and Doncaster on Inglemere
44 the work off his hands, and leave him fresh for a lung day;
ire ounauvre however, failed, and the running continued till he-
twito the distance and the irstgap, when Inglemere and Whimper
"paid challenged, the former winning the heat very cleverly
by two lengths.
sad Heat.-3 and 4tol on Inglemere. Nimrod again took the
lead, and looked well for a good part of the race ; Inglemere, how-
". mended his pace as they neared the 'winning chair, quickly
tiliaed upon his antagonist, and at last got in front, and won the
face by a kngth or two, but' not without some pressing.
SAILING MATCH.
As interesting contest took place yesterday between two boats,
SYlph, 13 tons, and the Rob Itoy, nearly 17, the Syiph having
titallenged any boat on the river, under 20 tons burthen, for 100ss.
the g I'M distance was fr...m 13Iackwall, round a boat moored off
,ratesend, aad back to the place of starting. Precisely at half-past
lilt o'clock the vessels were under weigh. The match was admit-
,' cuntested, mid w,ut by the sylph, beading tbst Rob Roy by a
and a hall uu tonnes in.