Star.
London, England, 1818-04-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, "is.
MONDAY, APRIL IS.
The Craven Stakes, a Subscription of • lOgs. eash, for all ages ;
2-yr-olds, sst. I oils. • 3-yr-olds, Bst. ; 4-yr-olds, Bst. 91b.; s.yr-
olds, 9st, lib. ; 6-yrlo/ds, 9st. 51b ; and aged 9st. 71b. A.F.
Mr. Wyndham's grey colt Skini 4-yrstild - - 1
Lord Stawell's bay filly, by Phantom, 2-yrs-old - - 2
Mr. Goddard's chesnut horse Anticipation, 5-yrs-old
Mr. Stonebewer's bay mare Castrelia, 5-yrs-old
Duke of Grafton's bay colt Waterloo, 3-yrs-old
Twenty-four Subscribers--The Judge placed but two.
2to 1 apt Skim-5 to 1 apt Anticipation-6 to 1 apt Castrella-
-6 to I apt Waterloo.
The Duke of Rutland's gr. c. by Election, out of Modesty,
beat Mr. Goddard's b. c. by Ruben', out of Nyntphina, Bst. 41b.
each. Ab. M. 200 gs. h. ft.-7 to 2 apt Duke of Rutland's gr. c.
The Fourth Riddlesworth Stakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft, for the
produce of Mares covered in 1814; Colts, ilst. 71b. Fillies,
Bst. 41b. Ab. M. Untried Mares or untried Stallions allowed
31b. if both 51b.
Sir J. Shelley's c. by Walton, out of Cressida, Sat. 41b. 1
Mr. Jones's br. f. Fanny, by Poulton, out of Variety, 7d. 1316. •2
Lord Stawell's c. by Waxy, out of Ringtail, Bst. 71b.
c. Dlctator,by Sorcerer, out of Hornby Lass, Bst. 71b.
Mr. Crockford's c. Rob Roy, by ick Andrews, out of a sister
to Remembrancer, Sit. 71b.
Mr. Thornhill's c. by Scud, out of Hyale, Bst. 41b.
Mr. Lambton's ch. colt Harraton, by Marmion, out of Lanca-
shire Witch, Bst. 21b.
Mr. Andrew's f. by Walton, ont of L'Huile de Venus, Bst. 11b.
Duke of Grafton's filly Tredrille, by Walton, out of Pope
Joan, Bst, 11b.
Twenty-nine paid-The Judge placed but two.
2 to I agst Sir J. Shelley's c.-7 to 1 apt Lord Stawell's c.-
3to 1 apt Rob Roy-8 to I apt Mr. Andrew's filly.
CROXTON PARK RACES, APRIL 8.
Mr. !Ms Prosody beat Mr.-Standish's Doctor, 50gs. one mile.
Mr. Bradshaw's Victory, against Lord Plymouth's Columbine,
50gs.-Off by consent.
Lord 1 lymotrh's Columbine, against Mr. Mills's Prosody.-Off
by consent.
Mr. Evans's Harry beat Mr. Mane's Sunflower, 50gs.
Mr. Campbell's pony beat Mr. Standish's Rustic, BOgs. One mile.
Mr. Osbaldeston's b.m. beat Mr. Gisbornes b. g. 50p. One mile.
The liunteri Stakes of logs. each, was won by Mr. Standish's
L.eporello s, syrs. old, beating Colonel Cheney's gr. g. Ptarmi-
gan, 5 yrs. old, and another.
Sweepstakes of logs. each, was won by Mr. Bradshaw's br. g.
. Victory, aged, beating Mr. Whites b. g. Jutiter, 6 yrs. old,
and two others.
The Farmers' Plate of 100 p. given by Mr. Osbaldeston and the
Gentlemen of the lielveir and Quorndon Hunts, won by Mr.
Wilder's b. g. beating Mr. Henderson's by Vivaldi, Mr. Skip-
man's mare, and 17 others.
A Forced Handicap of lOgs. each, was won by Mr. White's Ju-
piter, beating eight others.
Owing to the trerr.er.dously wet weather of Monday and 'Tues-
day, and the consequent state of the roads, the company at these
popular races was not near so numerous as in former years.

LICIIFIELD.
At Lichfield Hunt Races, co Tuesday, Mr: Perkins's b. as.
Whichnor, won the lOgs. Stakes, beating five others.
Mr. Farnel's Peeping Tom, won the Cup, beating eight others.
ROYAL WINDSOR RYNT.---On Friday the Prince Regent's Stag
Hounds turned out a very fine deer for a day's diversion, near
Bectfont ; a very numerous field of Gentlemen Sportsmen were
attracted on the occasion. At the starting of the deer be took
across the Heath, and after a considerable run, crossed the Lon-
don road near Hounslow, and then proceeded with great swift-
ness towards North End and Hayes, and after skewing souse
sport, crossed the Uxbridge road, making towards' Harrow on
the Intl, and was taken within a mile of that place. Several of
the Sportsmen gave up the chase, owing to the considerable rain
which fen.
The Prince Regent's Stag-hounds meet on Friday, at fairs-
ford, at ten o'clock.
The Oakley Hounds meet on Thursday at Colworth, and on
Saturday at l areley Pastures, each morning at half past ten.
FATAL Pecttorm.—A severe battle was fought on Saturday at
Cbetterton, on the borders of Buckinghamshire and Hertford.
shire, between Dan. Cultism, a lime burner, and Henry Agues,
a wheeler. A dispute originated whilst the men were at dinner
at a public house, and they went out to an adjoining field to settle
it. After knocking each other about in a round aukward manner
for more than two hours, the lime burner received a blow on the
side of the head, and be never spoke after. He was dead when
he was carried back to the public house.
FEDESTRLISISII.—A young farmer from Hoddesdon, named
Thomas Mart, undertook on Saturday morning to go on foot
from Camden-town to Leicester and return, being 196 miles, in
three days. The pedestrian went 68 miles the first day, and he
was within half his distance full an hour before his time on Sun-
day, notwithstanding the wet and heavy roads.

Sunday se'nnight two sand-swallows (hirundo ri-
Tario ) were seen, on the banks of the Keekle near
Whitchaven, being the first we have heard Of du-

ring this season.
Wednesday, a fox was observed to come round the
South Pier Head, at Dover, on the beach, very un-
concernedly, and being seen by a person on the North
Hezd, he immediately gave the alarm, when Rey-
nard took to the water, and swam across the har-
bour, where he got to the shore, but being there an-
noyed with stones, he again took to the water, and
continued swimming till a boat was launched and
took him on board, he being neaey exhausted : when
he was brought on shore, he was claimed by Mr.
Moos, the harbour master, who gave the people 3s.
for saving him.
Mr. CVNINGHAME, of Lainshaw, Scotland, having
generously made an extensive abatement of tent to
JAMES LINDSAY, one of his tenants, who is infirm and
poor, thirteen of his neighbours, prompted by a kin-
dred feeling, on Tuesday se'nnight, spontaneously
ploughed up the whole arable part of his farm.
Tuesday, a mason fell from the top of a house in
Couper-street, North Leith, and was killed on the spot.
Wednesday, a woman fell from a window, head of
the Cowgate, Edinburgh, six stories high, and was
also killed upon the spot.
Early 'on the morning of Monday sennight four
collier who had scarcely commenced their work, in
the Market Hall coal-pit, at Lane-end, were visited
by an explosion of the oxygen gas, or foul air ; they
were all more or less scorched, one very much, but
they whole are likely to recover.
Monday se'nnight, about half-past ten at night,
William Pickard and John Homfield, of Armley, were
' drowned in passing the ferry over the river Aire, op-
posite the Spring-gardens, near Leeds. These young
men had passed the day in Leeds, and were returning
home, with 12 of their companions, who were many
of them flushed with liquor. Or. their way across the
river they amused themselves by throwing water at
each other, notwithstanding the frequent admonitions
of the ferry-man to the contrary, and when they were
within about two yards of the opposite shore the
socking of the boat became so violent that it dipped,
and instantly sunk in deep water. One of the men,
seeing the danger of their situation, sprang on shore,
but the others were all plunged into the water, and
the life of thz ferry-man was only saved by his cling-
ing fast to the rope which extends over the river.—
Twelve of the passengers happily gained the land,
but Pickard and Homfield sunk to rise no more. The
day following the bodies were found about 80 yards
below the place where the boat had sunk ; and on
Wednesday, the Coroner's Jury sat upon them, and
returned a verdict of Accidental Death. The boat
his not yet been recovered.—Leeds Mercury.