The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-05
LIVERPOOL. RACES.

We congratulate our sporting friends on a
novel kind Of racing which has Just been es-
t.hlishrd IN the vicinity Of Liverpool. All
TIC town knows, that number of choice
sPlrlts assemble. during the Sumner even
ings. IN the grccu contiguous to st. Georges
hotel. E,crton, for the purpose Of enjoying
the 4 dtlirltFu eXcrcIsr OF bowling Among
the group ma" Ne seen the pOrtly lawyer,
the bulky phvician, and the wealthy mcr-
chant, who tier" invigorate themselves after
The tells OF the dav. bv impe!lins the BOWL
across the smooth green Sward. A few even
ings ago the party met as usual; out the
green, unfortunately, was out OF order, and
the bowlrrs coud not follow their usual pas
ting. What was tn be done! Nariods plans
were proposed. md succcssively rejected
At length fott-racc between two OF the
company was ptopostd Il. A son Of Esculap-
ins challenged a foreign gentleman to run
him a race along the grav-lled walk. The
chal'ange was, that the former wsuld run
fifty yards, witt the heaviest man in the
company on his back, in shorter time than
the latter would run one hundred yards un-
incumbercd. The challenge was accepted,
and the wager was glasses round. But dit
! ticulty now arose to dett rhine which OF the
gentlemen present possessed the greatest
gravity. We have already said that there
was a portly LAWYER in the company. All
ewes were instantly fixed on him; and he
was requested, with one consent. to act the
Jockey on the occasion. Our friend loves
good joke almost as well as he loves good
dinner; and he, without hesitation, accept
ed the situation The man of physic stood to
receive his learned rider, who mounted, as
quickly as he could, the broad back of the
biped. The foreigner then took his stand
beside his competitor. The signal for start
ing was now gwen, and off set the parties,
at full speed, down the gravelled walk
I Esculapius, Notwithstanding he carried the
lawyer, like Coke uhon LHt(eton, soon out
sped his burdrness competitor; and scam
pered away w,th his load of law with AS
much ease, as if he had a mere boy upon his
shoulders His rival and the rest of the
company struggled after him in vain. But
how shall we describe the catastrophe
which befel him when he was within few
wards of the winning post! The course IS
nor one of the most even in the werld, and
it is thickly strewed with sharp stones
We'll, when Ksoulapius was in the height
of his career, and the goal ia'l in view, his
foot struck against onethlng. He stumbled
he tottered, and down came law and physic
with concussitm which shock to its very
r foundation the tower of Everton church,
Alas, Alas!
CT fell down and broke his crown,
And p. came turnbling after"
e The blood flowed, in copi?ns streams, frou
the nostris of Esculapius; but he sprang
like Antanus, from the earth; with Her
culean strength he threw the lawyer behin'
;, his back, and pressing on with quickcne,
). speed, reached the goal before his competi
tor had completed two-thiIds of his task
9 he was declared t.. victor amidst the plau
). dts OF the spectators, who congratulate
him on the prodigious strength which h
had displayed in winning the race with 9Th
6 Statutes at large" upon his shoulders.
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+ Proifc.-The lady of DR.. Moore, of Hal
Of lowell, u. c. presented her husband on tn
2sth May. with three fine children: two scr