Star.
London, England, 1826-06-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCN.

BETTING ROOM, ROOM, TATTERSALL'S, Jon iS.

Very few were in attendance to-day, owing, we suppose, to the
elections. The betting was very dull, but a few engagements rtne
entered into on the St. Leger; fur which Stakes the following art
the odds:
4 ro 1 agst Belzoni
13 to 2 agst Bedlamite
le to 1 asst The Dragon
17 to 1 agst Crusader
20 to 1 agst F.tizton (talen)
20 to 1 agst Pirate
22 to 1 apt The General

22 to 1 agst Fanny .
33 to 1 agst Mac Adam
35 to I agst Tame
So to 1 agst The Constable
1000 to IS agst Garcia (Laker)
1000 to 1 agst Smuggler (taker)

JULY rrai

4 to 1 on the Field.
Deaav-20 to 1 apt Paramour.
The match between Diadem, the property of apt.
Foam, and Mr. ALBAN'S Royston mare, for 400 sovereigns, Na!
decided on Saturday, by trotting eight times over Ascut Heath
course i the mare won by twenty seconds.
HOPPING MATCH.

Monday a match took place in the Regent's Park, for AS sm.
made between two Sporting Gentlemen. Mr. Colville said he
could produce a man that would bop one hundred yards in 48 bor.
This was accepted by Mr. Dawson.—Manly appeared on the
ground at seven o'clock, when the Gentlemen present bet 10 to 1
against his performing the task. Manly, at a quarter past seven
started, his first hop was nearly four yards, and he completed the
hundred yards in 37 hops, to the astonishment of all present.

Semen Marro.—Saturday being the day fixed for the sailing
match for fifty sovereigns between the Sylph and the Venus, the
former the property of Mr. F.. CODD, and the latter of Mr. Ganecs ;
the yachts took their stations at half.past six in the morning, at a
buoy moored off the Folly House at Blackwell, to sail round the
Flamer at Gravesend, and back again round another vessel moorM
off the place of starting. At 20 minutes before S the signal fur sail-
ing was given, when the Sylph took the lead, and continued getting
more and more a•itead until in Gravesend Reach, when the Venni,
in consequence of the wind dropping, and her carrying more sail,
gained so fast upon the Sylph, as to come up within a board of her.
The sight now became highly interesting, and the utmost anxiety
prevailed amongst the crews of both vessels, and, at this moment,
much scientific nautical skill was displayed by both parties. The
Sylph passed first round the Flamer, the Venus following close in
her wake, but the Sylph, from this moment, proved herself the
faster boat of the two. They were both now running up before
the wind, when the Sylph, though the Venus was right a stern of
her, which in some measure kept the wind out of her sails, drew
a-head, and continued doing so till the close of the match, which
she won in good style, having beat the Venus by three minutes and
a half, or, in point of distance, about half a mile. Many yachts on
the River, amongst .which was Lord Da Rntel, got under weigh
to witness the match, and much interest was manifested on the oc-
casion, which doubtless must have proved highly gratifying to do
parties immediately concerned.

The Minehead coach was overturned on Friday, near
Stowey, by which accident the driver had his arm bro-
ken, and two of the passengers were slightly injured.
DURATION OF PA RUA appeArs that, from
the accession of FIZNRT VIII. to the death of Garaaos 111. we had
66 Parliaments, and that of these only fmar exceeded seven years in
their duration, and only eight had a duration of sit years; no morr
than six lastcd above five years, two above four, two above three,
and nine above two years ; and the remaining 34 di.i not any of
them reach to the extent of two years; and, taking one Parliamert
with another, the duration of each, including the long Parliament
in the reign of CHARLts I. and the still longer of Diann fr. does
not exceed two years.