Star.
London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

Even on the winner.

•TROTTING MATCH. • • .•
Prep Arlen, the fast trotting mare belonging to. Major Thous,
of Wycomb, started over two miles of Nerstead Course, OxtoOr.
shire, to trot with feather weight 17 mike within an hour, for" SOO
sovereigns, on Saturday. The mare is' siting six' years old, ilisl
was rode by young Stubbs, of Stoken Church, as follower • ' "
b In. Sec. . . Mist. Rte.
4 24 Fifth ditto . , 7 I.r
6 26 Sixth ditto t 7 24
6 2$ Seventh ditto . • 7 ke
6 50 Eighth ditto ' - ' ' 7 12.

First two miles .
Second ditto . .
Third ditto . .

Fourth ditto • . _ • .
• The last mile was performed in i minutes and 50 seconds, malaise
a total of 59 minutes 21 seconds.
Friday, the first race for the Union Steeple Chase Cup was run
over as beautiful a Course as was ever witnessed, in the neighbour-
hood of Arcath. The racing exceeded any Steeple Chase ever sui
in that part of the Country ; and the fineness of the day, along viltbi
the number of respectable people, made it truly. delightful. Ww
are happy to hear no serious accident occurred, Ohl* a Iftimber.
of falls took place. The first heat, the horses ran the wrong side
of the post, and the Stewards decided them all distanced;
• Mr. Smith's b. m. Marie, 6 yrs old - t . ' 0• ft 1 l'
Mr. Langan's ch. m. Bossy, 4 yrs old . . 1 It dr
Mr. Reynnld's b: m. Comply, 6 yrs old . • f.• •0 3 3 2
Mr. Camble's b. g. Chanter, aged . 0 4 4 dr.
The Races of Killarney will take plate lithe ensuing summer—
probably In the month of June 'et of• July.• The preli-
minary preparations are complete. - •

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W REIITLINtt ,L; ;••11
Friday, a grand Wrestling Match took place at asellees. between
the youths of Cumberland and Westmoreland, fur a silver vase,
gold and silver snuff-boxes, Ste., The candidates were Gentlemen of
respectability, admirers of their native field-sports. The mode of
wrestling was novel. The candidates do not, as is usual, take hold
by the collar and elbow, or by the collar alone, but place their arms
respectively one over the shoulder, wad the other underneath the
arm of each other, and grasp their hands across the loins it What
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called a sailor's grip. Tim principoileigennky and anxiety maned
to be exerted in making this grip tiMmusikelesly, and on it aptpears
chiefly to depend the fate of the wiggler: Another siagultrity at-
tending this mode of wresdingb is mr extraordinary protrusion of
the body, and in some instances so far was carried that the frames
of the candidates formed a very obtuse angle With the grnund.—
The sports continued, owing to the number of candidates, till twi-
light.--The contest at the close was confined to Messrs. Dodson
and Hall, and so confident, from the masterly manner in which he
threw all his former competitors, were the spectatOrs of his (Mr.
D.'s-success), that very long odds were offered in his favoor, and in
many iiiStabelti taken; the anticipation, however, much to. the dis-
comfiture orb!. backers, and the surprise of the spectators was nut
realized, for after a smart contest Mr. Hall proved the conqueror,
and Was declared the winner of the cup.
The other prizes were then adjudicated. and the Westmoreland
and Cumberland Gentlemen adjourned to finish the evening at the
Duncan Coffee-horse, Cbaring-cress.

PE DESTRI AN IS M.
Saturday evening, for a trilling wager, a young .gentleman of
Winchester performed the feat of running Ix miles within an hour.
He started at half-past Ave on a quarter of a mile measured ground,
on the Airesford road ; be' completed his task in 32 miasma =4
29 seconds. •
PIGEON SHOOTING. '•
• A match for its sous. aside was shot on Hounslow Heath on
Saturday, between seven Gentlemen, picked from. Bieltinghams
shire. against seven of Oxfordshite, at 13 birds each. West
killed 73—Buskingbam kiged 72. _ . 4
THE RING. : - . • • .
Dsaster AAI.IO MIO Dice Ceara--,Barney hawing received the
battle money foe his late contest with Dick Ayres, has lost no timi
' in calling upon the' Pet" of the Fancy to make a match with him foi
one hundied pound's a-side, and proposed to meet Mm this west
for the purpose of settling the preliminaries.