Star.
London, England, 1827-07-14 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATH AND BRISTOL RACES, Jinx 11.
Tae Sanewtskire Stakes of 2.5 sou. each, 15 ft. &c. Two miles
and a distance.
Mr. Sotkes br. c. Jock°, by Filho da Puta, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b. 1
Mr. Coven's El Dorado, 6 yes, sat. 131 b. . . . 2
I.cd Palmerston's Logborough, aged, 9st. 71b. . . 3
As neellent Race, wpn by a bead only—Bl Dorado the favourite.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sews. eat+, h. ft. for throe years old.
One mile.
.ge Sggs's br. f. by Smolensk° . . . I
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. pr. Turner's ch. c. Inglemere . .
gr.Thornhill's be. 1. Chriatabel . • .
Sdo for three and four yr olds. Two mile heats.
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xi% Waines Lawrence by Rubens, 4 yrs, est. 121 b. 4 1 1
Xt. Radclyffe's b. 1. Profile, 4 yrs, nst. 91b. 1 3 3
)It. Turner's Inglemere, 4 yra est. 121 b. . 2 2 2
lani Palmerston's b. c. by Whalebone, 3 yrs, 7st. 71b. 3 4dr
The Plate was well contested.
ascot.° bar.
The Original Stakes of 10 sots. each, and 30 added.
Lord Iduuntcharles's Royal Oak . • • 1
44 Goddard's c. by Anticipation . • s
Ilr. %Ines Laurence . . . 3
Macdonald rode the winner.
The Bath and Bristol Stakes of 10 sow. each, and BO added.

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Mr Ilueoe's Forester Lass . . 0 4 1 1
Lord Paimerston's Cooquest . . 0 1 II dr
The ftrit was a dead heat. Whitehouse rode the winner, and
Coolant by Paris.

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LA NCASTICR. RACES—Coact-cal°.
%mistakes of 15 ion. each, b. ft. for all ages. Two miles and a
distance.

Jr.Willtimen's eb. f. by Octavian

Mr. Hargraves b, e. by Octavian ' . 2
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Two paid. Grey rode the winner.
Tie Noblemen and Gentlemen's Plate of £7O for all ages. Winners

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to carry extra. diem three miles.
Mr. Robinson's br. c. by Grey Walton, S yrs
)Ir. Suspson's by Comus, 4 yrs
Lye rode the winner.
The Handicap did not fill.
The Cocking for 200 soya. between Lancashire (Rockwell), tad
fenberbed (Woodcock), for l 0 gs. a battle and 200 the odd, was
we by Cumberland by two main battles; all the byes but two
me won by Lancashire.
TEN BURY RACES, Jure 12.
Be Maiden Plate of ,E5O for three yr olds and vpwrucla. Heats
two mile..
It Plckemell's b. f. Miss Eversley, S yrs
Wright's b. g. by fdagistrate,3 yrs
Ni.fteld's b. f. Mary, 4 yrs .
lir.Csoke's b. c. His Majesty. 3 yrs
Nr. tiler's b. on. Eleanor, Srs
Nr. Runcles b. c. by Manfred, 5 yrs
Lear rode the winner.
A Hunter's Rakes of S gs. each. Heats three miles.
M:. Wheeler's b. in. Fanny, by Ambo, 6 yrs . .
Mr. Price names b. g. Welehman, 6 yrs . . I t
Griliths names b. g. by Yoaog Beningbre . . 3dr
Sr E &oust names Tenbitry Lass, aged' . . 4dr
An excellent race. Spring rode the winner.
Be All-age Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 10 added. Heats tern milts.
Mr. Meredith names Maid of Mansfield, 5 yrs 1 1
Mr. Gwakeres b. m. Prude, 5 yrs f It
Gland Lying' names b. m. Mina, aged S dr
J. Galway, Esq. of ?dome Park, is Steward for next year.

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5 4 5
2 5 4
4 3 dr
bolted

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TROTTING MATCH AGAINST TIME FOR 100 SO'VS.
fir Laing of Coßaton Mains, near Edinburgh, matched his cele-
brated mare to trot sixteen miles within the hour. Friday being
the day appointed for the undertaking, the mare started, rode by
tattooer, weighing IS stone 41b. (a standing start) and completed
the distance in 54 minutes and p) seemly*, gaining the bet five
*otos and ten seconds within the given time; the mare did the
]smites apparently without any thing like extraordinary exertion,
nut when it is considered tkat she is thirteen years old, this per.
facasee may be deemed at least equal to army thing of the kind
Ulm' ever been done in Scotland. Distance done as under :
• lit four miles, in 14 minutes.
2d four miles, in 15 minutes.
ad foor miles, in is minutes and 10 seconds.
4th four miles, in 14 minutes and 40 seconds.
ARCHERY.
Sitar* his Majesty's prize was shot for in Hope Park, Eclin-
brill, by the Royal Company of Archers, the King's Body Guard,
mati von by Joke Marton, Esq. wine merchant, Leith. The day
being beautiful, a numerous company of spectators attended,
among whom were most of the Officers of the Ist Dragoon Guards
ukt 924 Hibblabatts. The fine band of the former also attended,
and played many favourite pieces of music. The Archers dined
afterwards in their Hall, Sir Henry Jardine, in the Chair. Among
the pests Were Colonel Teesdale, and the Officers of the Ist Dra-
lson Guards, and Colonel Williamson, and several Officers of the
1:4 Regiment of Foot.

INDIAN SPORT.
At a Young Officer of the Bengal army was proceeding up the
""lek of his way from Bethampcire to Patna, be beguiled the
Wars ef his voyage by exercising his fowling-piece on the Won-
"'ink feathered tribes which haunt the sunny banks of that noble
Though not a first-rata marksman, his skill was by no means
• `tarible. In the course of his sporting adventures, however,
• to with au accident which had nearly male him curse the
rle( bis aim during the remainder of Willie. One sultry day,
• lortuance of his accustomed pastime, he threw up the Venetian
°lndira of his Budgerow • and perceiving, as be imagined, a very
summit assemblage of dark-coloured birds on the opposite shore,
te levelled his gun with more than ordinary caution, and Palled
ue anon, under the firm conviction that he should at all events
rib tbeo levee. He watched the ball leap along the glassy sin-
k'? of the water, moil it seemed to penetrate into the very midst
of them; but, strange to relate, not a wing stirred. Another shot
--and another—and whither ; but the little dark figures remained
is stationary as ever. His head throbbed, and his eye ached from
theintensity at the beat and glare. The distant shore appeared at
tones u a dizzy mist; the broad smooth river reflected intolerable
rsdn; and the hot air seemed composed of glimmering masses
°:ner.oce reoving atoms, like the sun-illumined sands of the desert.
L.rdet these circumstances, the appearance of distant objects might
lay, deceived the strongest vision; and he began to suspect that
!Mlle had taken for birds might be nothing more tkan a quantity
nonotred 'tones. He addressed himself to the boatmen, some
7 *haft confirmed his suspicions, while others assured hint that
""ballet never reached the shore. Vexed, and weary, and half-
!4l4l,ld, he gave another file, when In ! to his utter astonishment,
ast group of human beings, and appalled him with their ex-
,itarilt senates. It happened that the extraordinary heat of the
'itlo had induced a large crowd of natives to throw themselves
re.c°ol lap of the goddess Gunge I. Being up to their necks
Ithdsacred Stream," they presented the curious spectacle which
the now agitated sportsman. Ile lost not a moment in di-
liaubjeet to mak* the shore, and learn if any OCTIIOIII
81,4..10-d been indicted. Ois his landing he found, to his great
to 0, that the people, though sufficiently alarmed and irri-
wholly uninjured, with the exception of oue man, who
1,,,,,_-" 'bed a spent bail in the palm of his hand. It occasioned,
irt fts to slight a pain, that on covering the wound with a few
277% the patient seemed immediately relieved.—Londee
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t Muter of the Budgerow. i Ganges.