Star.
London, England, 1829-04-27 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN hi RETlNG—(Cdsinuent.)
PIUDAY Nicer.
- The number of •Races nus this day occasioned the Tweyear.
old Sweepstaksble 01 left but in our iecciunt sent frinat_the Race
Course. It was net over till nearly five o'clock. The result was
as follows:
Lord Lowther's the St. Lawrence by Tiresias 0 1
Mr. Theakston's br eby Wrangler .. 0 d
The following also started in the first beat, bat were not placed
by the Judge:
Mr. Dilly's be I Mantra (late Prodigy)
Mr. Houldsworth's f Lady Louisa - •
Mr. Shard's little &testy
Lord G. Cavendisb's f by Moses, dam by Pioneer
The first was a remarkably severe race between St. Lawrence
and Mr. Theakston's cob. and elided a dead heat. The second
was won by a length. No betting worth notice.
For the Plate.of .150, the following started, besides the wigs*,
(Mr. Payee's Mufti).
Lord John Fitzroy's Lancastrian (came in second) -
Sir John Shelley, Bernardo (was third)
General Grevenor's Shepherdess, by Strepboa
Lord Southampton's Grampian
Mr. Shard's Little Rcstacy
Lord Tavistock's Pilut
Mr. Dilly's Bielsko&
The Judge placed only the first three. Won by a length. Las.
cassias the favourite.
The betting us the other races was as ender :
First race-3 to Ima The Lion, who was rode by Robinson;
and Vortigers by Goodison.
Second race—S to len Morris Dancer, rode by Robinson; and
the Duke of Portland's by John Day. '
Third race—ll to lon Mr. ThornbiWs Sal, f (since called Worry),
rode by Conolly ; Boil and Bubble, by Boyce
Fourth race-4 to lon Patron, who was jockied by Royce, and
one easy by three lengths; Octavian, by Arnull; and the Lion,
by Robinson.
Fifth race-3 to lon Mortis Dancer, rode by Robloson;
Worry, by Conully.
The Port Stakes— Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote, cult (the
winner) has been named Privateer, being the first prize be has
takes. The odds were 6to 5 against him: won by dirroinu•ters
of a length.
Immediately after the running of the last race, the usual bustle
attendant on the don of a great meeting began, for NewnLrket
presents little temptation out of the race time; it was impossible
that poat.kones could .be found to supply all who wtn,ed them,
although teeny shin with four kgs, that bore the silkiest resent.
Mance to a horse, was put in requisition. The town, therefore, is
very far from its Iselin five of its *leiter*. The manage:nein of
the races was admirable, and fully displayed the efficacy of the
new rules formed by the Jockey Club in October last. The Id.ce..
course was under the able supetintendance of Lord Lowther,
whose tact In these matters is well known. His Lordship's pans
were intrusted to Mr. Buckley, and were tit-coated ve.to. a pre.
cision that cannot be too highly praised. The only drawhack was
the weather, which was very precarious throughout, and made the
ground extremely unfavourable for the horses. Amongst the
(fluters was Mr. Mathews, who was reported to be on the look.
out for characters for his ensuing entertainment. If such was his
object, he could not fail of succeeding, for, to speak technkaby,
be had a large field.
GRAND TROTTING MATCH FOR 21•0 SOVEREIGNS

UN? CLIO PIS reamaece !
Tbe king.talked.ot trottingaiath between Rattier, the American
bone, and Miss Turner, the Welsh mare, wa. erea.:ra S ur-
day, over ten miles of ground. between Cambridge ard,P.o.iniast.
cbester, commencing at the second mile.stone tr.,m Can't", idge,
and terminating at the twelfth. This was the hest 4•Crelloti na
which the merits of Rattler bad been hrougbrinto action iii this
country, although be had woo au his matches to Amt., lea. Lin
Turner had been in training at Smithham-bottom, Surrey, fur two
months, and was completely up to the mark • both were in Cam.
bridge ea Friday—Henke at the Greyhound, and Mitt Turner at
the Eagle and Child ; and the Newmarket Meeting having closed,
several of the Turfites came Over to witness the match. A meeting.
between the proprietors of each horse took place at the Hoop, in
Cambridge, on Friday evening, when ibe time, place of trotting,
and some other necessary preliminaries were adjusted ; bat beittlg
was still shy, and two to one on Rattler would be accepted only to
a very ending amount. Some small bets were *sae* on tante. the
American being backed to do the ten Rides in Se minutes •
Shortly before twelve both the animals and their proprietors wets
at the starting stone. Rattler was ridden by William Haggerty, the
American groom, dressed in a light flannel jacket, Moe silk cap,
olive-green velveteen trowsers, and limits without spur., and a
small whip in hi. hand ; his stirrups were wrapped round with Ness, •
to prevent his let t trom *tipping ; he rode with a common snaffle
bit and martingale The mare was ei.'elea by Little Davy. in a
jockey edit cap and jacket, boor. and spurs. At cording to the terms
'of the match, the Aniericati groom was to weirb ten stone, while
the mare WAS UM CUtialled to weight. and li.vy, 'oldie and all,
did not weigh noire than seven stone. 'I be colour ut the horse sa at
dark bay, and the mare a chestnut ; both were edema the s.me size,
fifteen hands two inches, and in age we believe tie. y were pretty
much upon a par—between eight and nine years. he coat of the
American was rough, white that of the mare was sleek: arm indl.
cative of Sae training. Pr.-rinas to the st.tt the Amuse .n wts
trotted up and down several time.; and at I..st the grugm. tsla,vie
appearance was any thing but of the dandy cut. exclaimed to his
master that he was fully ready tut his luny ; and, indeed. the are •
and vigour which the animal displayed cuntinnrel ibis a.. rriun
The mate was also full of spirit and activity, and eacised gent rat
admiration. The umpires wets now chosen—dlr. Murton, jun.
of lipsom, for the proprietor of the American, and Mr. Angles lot
the proprietor ot the mare. The former. of course, rode wish the '
mare. and the latter with the borer, with the understanding. an.
cording to the terms of the articles, that should either bred& from
the trot, he or he should be turned found, according to the usual
laws of potting.
Shortly after twelve o'clock. all being In readiness, the road was
cleared, and at a given signal the mare was gaited at a yanking
pace of at least twenty. miles an hour. A clear minute having
elapsed, Rattler was let go, and almost instantaneously laid himself
down to his work, with extraordinary speed. It was soon seen that
be was gaining on the mare, and he was urged. we think rei her
unwisely, to increase his pace and improve his advantage. Bob
soon broke out in a profuse perseiration, and hy the cosclusion of
the third mile. Rattler was last closing on the mare, itnli
half a mile farther he Was alongside of her The mare was twee
urged to increase swiftness, and in cosisequeoce broke; aml a
turned twice. This accident gave Rattler, who kept too steadily to '
his work, an additional advantage, and by, the fourth mile he headed
her in stand style. Stall the mare proceeded with unabated vigour,
while Rattler continued to stretch farther ahead. Shortly benne
site reached the firth mile, the mart agile broke twice, mid was
turned, while nattier, on passing the both nitls statue, wa. Mil
sixty yards in advance. and his propristor, as well as Harry s.
England, called to the groom to keep shady—an tinier which
be obeyed; and kept pulling his' horse with all his itrenstb.--
Both horse and man were in a complete hatleilf sweat ; and in :he
course of the sixth mile, in which there was a alight descent, the
mare broke, and was turned no kW thalt Astir .times—a circtm..
stance, in-our opinion, acributabk to gee of bell tunnels eidts g too ,
close to tier quarters, and urging her to increhied•exertion. in
passing-through the village of Fealty Stanton. the Sidrae was full
two hundred yards in front, when a sharp trotter was laid along.
aide of bin, and produced such a degree ul irritatilds, that it tea
guinea all the physical strength of the groom to hold •him In so as
to prevent his breaking. The interfssence and remosegt once of
Harry Raigland at last prevented the continuance of tltszentale
conduct ; but the effect of it was, that the mareoshieli bade go.
lag intadmitahle style, although she broke tour names aftetiew do, ,
was feat gaining oo the bone, and bad approached within ninety
yards of him at the commencement of the ninth mile. Frees
the skip distance which was yet to be completed, and from the
diactikii of checking the progress of the horse, h was now clear
that the mare had not a chance. and in fact, st the cleft of dm
tenth Wile die-hone was full sixty yards in front, having ease.
plated the distance In tbiny minutes and forty seconds! a feat un-
paralleled in the history of horseflesh in this country. Manama
the mare was thirty-one minims forty.two seated', find, making
an for breaking and turning. the credit sloe usher was
sc:rcwaeinytrterior to that given to the horse. Ia speed the la:ter, ,
bowevetitad a decided advantage; and we have no hesitation In
saying; that had be hien is better trim, dr had he been urged,
certainly without otempies4 to greater exertion, that he would •
have done his work hi shorter die. Giving to Rattler all due
praise. and be certainly mast ~be pronounced a phenomenon,
we must still say, that the Mu, has proved Weil the
fastest trotter which has yet been bred In dab country; and as
a brood•stare, for which her master intends bet, must he highly
vahlable. Qa being pulled gip, both were somewhat distressed •
and we need not say, that the horses of the empires and haliewsra,
which were kept at the top of their galloping speed the ;elide du.
taste, were-not a little Mows et the loPendusio;l Og their Vl'
The horse and 'mare wenthen snaked gently back to Favor at; •
too. a *sumo of two miles and a half, where the &aweless groom • '
dismounted, and wont to scale; • his weight being then found in-
chiding the saddle, and without the Wok; upwards of MAL Sibs.
With this the umpire of the stare expressed himself perfectly saris.'
fled. and time ended this extraordinary match hi a manner highly
bonoerable to all parties, and without the most distant approach to
wrangle no ekbee side. There was some talk, of a fresh match, for
a looter distance, but this was stet by the owner of ltetskc thet-,
log to bock his Eglitelt asp titingliving, for ahr distance lb or omit
otherness, for any sum from ISM to 3,000 i.