The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-22 00:00:00

Ladies' Pate of M.

Mr. Page's ch m Prosody, 6 yr3,Bst gib
Mr. Terry's b c by Seliw, 4 yrs. 7st I Ilb 2
Mr. Hill's b g Paroment, aged net I Ilb 3
Ur. Terry's Se.lin declined running, while just on the plint
of starting for the second heat, inconsequence of which Parch-
ment also gave In, and the other horse walked over the cours.
Mr. Parkios's br h Alfred was, like the one on the preceaing
cloy, withdrawn.

Visitors' Plate of M. for the losing horses.
Mr. Brown's br g Marksman
Mr. C.tlyman's c m Fortune Teller 2 3 2
Mr. %Voolletes br It Minister
Mr. Howard's br c Worthy 4 4 4
This was the best contested race. Minister, Markstnanomi
Fortune Teller came in almost in a line the second heat, and in
the third with scarcely the difference of a nose.

I. STING PONT Race.—Early on Saturday morning a
match was decided between Mr. John Catt's Dapper, and Mr.
Richard Ford's Vulan. The ponies named are well known in
the Fortsdown Division for bottom and speed, and the di,-
lance fixed on was from Southwick to Chichester—about IR
miles. The bets were even at starting; at liauant, the odt:s
*ere in favour of Dapper, hut on crossing Emsworth
Vulcan took the lead, and kept it till he arrived at the winn;ng
post, beating Dapper by eleven yards only, and performing the
distance in one hour nine minutes and fifty three seconds. The
interest excited by this match, and its apparent equality, hays
induced the parties to make another bet of 20 sous. and the po-
nies will start on Thursday next.
MATCH OYER DONCASTER COURSE.—Mr. B. Meadow,. a
dealer, undertook an off-hand mica on Friday, to trot n7s
hackney pare over the St. Liter course iu four minutes sod :Vs
seconds, for 30 sovereigns. The distance is one mile six f.lr-
longs and one hundred and ninety-three yards. This mare went
off in fins style, never broke her pace, and won, with about
four seconds to spare.
PIEDESTRIANISM.—At the close of Doncaster Races,
Cummins, a groom, was backed by a gentleman of the patipt of
' Matelock, to go on foot to London in 33 hours, for a bet of
I 100 sovereigns, tile peds Arian to accomplish 160 miles. Coln-
mins started at ten o'clock oa Thursday night, and reart'in
London at half-past two o'clock yesterday morning, winai
the match by half an hour.
Boxens.—David Hodson and O'Neale will fight to-morrow,
within 40 miles of London; also C gh and Stockman.—'
Cribb and Spring have been exhibiting at Doncaster, and ha is
'proceeded from thence to York.

We announce with much regret, that the lion. Mr. Tre-
vor, second son of Viscount Duncennon, died at Stapleton
Park, in this county, last Thursday evening, at 9 o'clock,
after having languished in a state of insensibility from tt)e
period when he received the concussion on the brsin,
mentioned in our last paper, up to the time of his deaol.
(Leeds Mercury.)

Doncaster races were last week attended by the " (YJ Mi-
ser," as he Is termed, Mr. James Hurst, of Roliffe, near
Wakefield. This eccentric old man, who appears to be about
77 years of age, has not missed the race for the cup for levers)
years. His carriage he made himself, which Is composed of
rude plecesof stick tied together, mud without springs. It
stands very high, and is cowered with a piece of patch-work
quilt. Mr. Hurst being determined not to pay duty for any'
thing about his person, be keeps an otter instead of a dog
about his house, aad generally rides out on a bull indesd of a
horse. He had on a dingy, felt, soarer, white hot, end hic
trowsers were made of the piece of a woman's gown. Ha hat
a sack full of apples, and to those persons whom he recosnive4
as kis acquaintances he presented one. Mr. Hurst and hie ve-
hicle excited a great deal of curiosity; and upon the whott
it is one of the most eccentric performances that can be luta-
Iginede

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