Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-09-20
NO. 80
From che New York Times.

! W the most usetui Auu eAMHfeunx oil Aloucrn
t,ela Sparts, IS VI great antiquity. Il was IN
| troduced INTO England sf yeEy early times:
Indeed, there - Feasoa 20 belseye that ie
was among the Pastures OF the Saxous, as
I Hugh Capet sent several ssmaisag hossss as a
present TO an English Pstncess. the sister Of
AtheIsisn ,--Fitgstephcn mentions horse ra-
eng as q iayorte diversion with the citizens OK
London; aud in the mtddie ages there were
CERTAIN seasons ol the year which the nobil-
ity devoted 10 the indulgence oi tbis glorious
sport
In the reign OF Elizabeth. race horses wera
PRICED on account Of their breed, and ttse smart
Was CARVED 60 sucn an excess ms 10 apinse the
fortunes OF many Ut the nobility. Private
matches, IN which the gebtlencn were their
! own Jockeys. were then very conmou, In the
reign OF James public races were establish
ed IN many parts OF the kingdom, and il an
pears that the discipline and mode OF prepa-
ring the horses upon such occasions, were
much the same as are pfactised in the pre-
sent day. In the latter part oi the reign of
Charles l. races wese held ia lily de Park and
al Newmarket. Alter the restoration. horse
racing was revived auu much encouraged by
Charles IA. who drequently honered the pas
TIME With hts prsseice; aAa when he resided
1T Windsor, appointed Races III Datcbet Mead
Tor his own amusement ,--lNewssparket how.
ever. soon became the principal place, where
the kng entered horses and run them in his
own name, and established house for his
better accommodation.
In the horse races Ia Italy, the horses run
without r'uefs; aud 10 argc them on, littlo
balls vain sharp points IN them are hung to
lheif sides, Which when the horse is employ
ed IN the race act like spurs; thcy have also
pieces OF TN ioll fastened behind them, which.
as the animal run make a loud, ras,linv noise
and brighten them toward A gun is fired
when aiey start, that preparations may be
maue 70 receive them al the other end. when
'hey nave ian iiaH way another gun is fierd,
anu lhiid ahen they arrive at the goal.
10 ascertain without dspnte which horse
wins Vic race. q thread is stretched across
the "ibningpost, dipped in red lead. which
The victor breaking II leaves red mark
on h.s chest, End this mark IL decisive. To
Suaru 'he course, "A great number Of soldiers
under arms are ranged on each side from
one end OF il to the other
In Persia, horse racing has always been
aeelhea an amusement worthy Of The par
tIcular patronage OF the king, ana there are
annual races, not only in the suitai. but h
all principal cities Of the kingdom, The dis
lance they have to run Is according 10 the
age oi the horses, but II Is seldom less than
seven miles, or more than twenty one. Tha
oQject OF these races Is not so much 10 frv
the speed as the strength of the horses. and
TO discover those that can be depended on
for long and rapid marches. The horses arc
always rode by hyys between the ages of
twelve and fourteen. Mares never run AZ the
races IN Persia, nor are they used in that
country for military purposes.
II eat o. One Tad. --Carding the ttho
pToctofs, (whe certainly where the genuine
tyrants OF lreland) was occasionally resorted
to by the White Boys, and was perIormed
in the following manner The 1.-THE proctor
was generally walked out OF bis first sleep by
his door being smached in, and tie bows in
white shirts desired him s.never to fear. as
they only Intended to cord him This bout for
taking quarter tnstead Of tenth from every
poor man 10 the parish. They theD turned
hun on ms fare upon the bed, and taking a
lively ram cat out Of bag which thew
brought with Them, they set the cat between
the proctors shoulders. The beast being
nearly as much terrified as the proctor, would
endearer to get of. but being held fast by
the tail, he fntrenched every claw deep il
the proctors back, IN order to keep up q
hrm resistance TO the White Bows. The
more The tail was pulled back, fhe more the
ram cat tried to go forward; AT length, when
he had. as he conceived. made his possession
quite SEIZURE, man force convinced hlm to
the contrary. and that Il he kept his hold, he
mast lose his tail SO he was dragged back
ward to the proctsrs ioins, graphing al eve-
~ pail, and bringing away, here and there,
strips OF the proctors skin. TO prove fne per-
tinacify Of his dcfesrce When the ram cat
bad got down TO the ioins. he was ouce more
placed at the shoulders, and again carded
the proctor (toties qnoties) according 10 his
sentence. --iSw jonah Br1a.glms Sketches.
| Much praise is bestowed on The Sisters
of Charity" who came down from Emmetss
berg to attend on the Cholera PATIENTS
What greater devotion can be Shown by hui
man beings than the attentions they paid to
| the poor, frieDdless. and often ftaIiless ~ :
ings who claim their care: There woy.ll
seem to be strong marks Of the rehgiy, of
the Bible in sach conduct.
Remote Cause Of Cholera --physi1 ians
mostly agree in ascribing the remote. rass !.
OF cholera, 10 something unknown In H..
atnospherc--to a something which % not dis
coyerabie by any OF the senses. Ind has NOT
yet been detected by any chernicai ANALYSIS.
Dr. Waterhouse speaking oil this subject.
says--.Whcn see vain IAan attempt,ng n.
change for the better, the state, condition &c.
if you please, constitution Of The a,tnasnhere,
| by playing with chloride. or ,ioegar Il
seems like child viii, ;ea-cup ii honey