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PLOUGHING MATCH.—On Friday the 16th ult. the Eddiestone Farmer Society had their Annual Plough

... i h E efnat eir I | th6 Edilefto&~.Vrj~e'r S'odetyliadtei nuVaig. ?? ---lubble field, :on' Mr- Brydon's farm of H ?? ormnp-etitors, .ippeared on the field, and tookiheirfiation. by lot i-and by a fignal 'fromthe Mazagris (Meffrs William paterfon, iNorth-. - jhiel; John traig, Hattenknow; and. Jdin Ste-enfon, 'Iareiope), flarted all at onice, whikh, with the'good t nefs of-the day, h'd afihe ...

EDINBURGH RACES—1808

... EDINBURGH RAOES-i8Soa This day our races commenced, when the City's Purse wa; run for over the Sands of Leith, and won by Mr Nicolson's bay horse Bampton ?? Mr He ndersoii's bay imare Country Lass . 2 dr. Mr Hendry's brown horse Pensioner. dr. ?? Montgome ie's grey colt Irvine. 4 2 Mr Thlomllas Kun s bay mnare V hicelegs. dist. Mr Brown's bi n in ire, by Sir ?? dr. Mvlr Baillie's b~ly horse, ...

WALKING MATCH

... In our laft we gave forne account of this ?? following contains fome further t particulars - t Yos tK, Wednefday M1orning, One o'clock. I have juft arrived from witnefling the match. Mr Barclav has ?? finifhed his l walking at 22 minutes, 4 feconds, paf: eight ?? clock laft evening, being one hour, 7 minutes, and 56 feconds within the time allowed. He ex- ecuted the match in a capital (tyle ...

THE BOXING MATCH

... The following account is given in tlhe Son of thc box- ing match mentioned in Alonday's Mercury. It appears, that on Tuefday laff a flagc, on which it Was intended that Belcher and Burke fo'lojI exh ibit a frelh trial of their chill and ftrength, was cralecd in a bye place about twelve miles diflance franc M/liddlc_ ham, in -Yorkthire, and fo conveniently fituated for the purpofe, that no ...

PLOUGHING MATCH

... PLOUGHI-ING MATCH. A _. o r -t . . I - . I .. . - . _ _ - .i11 - l a. - AA. Iw~ . I Li- A ropY of the RCejicL to thc Hightand Society of Scot- at inld, otf he Plnugn in, Match whlich took place at I BNac; nark, near Castle-Douglas, in the stcwaltt-y of KXikceUdbri-gljt, Nov. 3, I80t.ca P R E S r N ' . n to AM S GORDON, younaer of CulvennIan, Efq. fc Conr.ener; LIEUTENAXT-COLONEL WIGHT of pr ...

PLOUGHING MATCH

... PLQUGHING MATCH. Ross.SsilEM' y 9:-The Eafter Roft 9rnch of IL -the Rois-fhlte Faff ?? held their firft plough. ar ing match at Blackhill, the property of E. Hay M'Ken- w 2ie, Efq. of Cromarty, near Balnagown Caftle, upon fu Thurfday the 17th April laft, when eleven ploughmen- Vbk their ground as competitors, for premiums grant- th ed by the Society; and after the worlk was accomplifh- ed, the ...

AYR RACES—CONTINUED

... AYI, R ACES-CONri{lUEDE A -Puarfere f L. SQ for all ages. ,Mr CurIng s Sylvio, 5 years old, 1 i at 0 Lord Belhateo s b. f. by-Hambleconian, S yeairs - eld, FRIDAY SEPTEMaRR 2 2 1; *A ?? of 50 guineasc each -h. ft. for S year SI olds, bred in Scotland, two mile5. 9 Lord Montgornerie's b.c.:y Way, i Mr Baillie's bl. f. by2 br Peter, 2 Mr Of*walds ch. f, by John Bull, ot ?? ?? Whip, ; ,. SAME ...

EDINBURGH RACES—1808

... EDINBURGH RACES0isos. TuuisDAY-I-Iuniters Purse-so C-s. JeN Mr B.7l1ie's IN y'1orse I11 del Mr Dawson's clhesnut mare . 2. d2 . IMIr Heuldry's Pensioner .. 3 2 La M r Reid's Toby ?? 3 Ivel Mr Brown's brown nare ?? 5 4 Mr Ki.'s bay marc .. r, dr.W Smitch's brown geldillg .. ' dr. A very fine Race. r. FsriA -La ies Purse, 60 Gs. Mr Brown's chesnut horse Streamer ?? 2 1 1 Mr Hiendersgp's g-ey ...

NEWCASTLE RACES—1801

... NEWCASTLE RACES-i8or. nd MONDAY-June za. :ij A Sweepfiakes of a0 gs. each, p.-p. for 3 year olds; all colts S11. fillies 7ft. Tilb. Two miles. Mr Brandling's b. c. by Pegafus, I Lord Darlington's Muley Moloch, a Lord Strathrmore's b. c. by Spadille, 3 Sir H. Willliamnfon's Lancafter, 4 P- Mr W. Hutchinfon's Earby 5 e- Lord Caflills' b. c. by Pegafus, 6 te3 ?? G. Crompton's Brntum, 7 id Seven ...

BOXING

... BO X I N G. On Moniday there xvas a pitched batt_ on ?? Scrubs, about four matle ut Hyde Park Corner, between JOHN O'iDoN wE (the IrilhmarrfnVho fought BELCHERS' brother - law,) and J.TMES SMITH, a woman's cfi-oemnaker The parties came to the ground about half p2a one o'clock. T here were feveral horfenmen and hackney-coaches on the ground, befides a *aa concoudne of pedefrians. It twanted a ...

EDINBURGH RACES—1809

... EDINBURGH RACES-1S09. TriuRSDAY-Fifty Guineas for Real Hunters, Mlr Jackson's brown horse Winton - 1 1 Mr Hog's bay mare Sophia, - 2 2 Friday, she Ladies' Purse, of Fifty Guineas, was won by sir H- Tempest Vane's bay mare Little Fanny I Mr Cumming's bay horse Silvia - 2 dr. Littis Fantny walksed the course the second heat., PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT, 'rHIS WEEK, AT EDINBURGH AND LEITN. ' ...

STIRLING RACES

... STIRIANG RACES. -Tuefday Oaobar 8-Fifty Guineas, given by tne Town .of Sziringj- was won by Lord Belhiaven's b. n. Lady Mary, 8A. 21b:. I I t. SirAler, Don's b. cbyPrecipitate, 71t Slbs. 2 2 'AVetefdayf Oaobbr 9-Fifty Pounds for all ages,-three' : two smiles and a half heatsa ,Lord;Belhaven s hirn Lidy. Mary, SiP.t2bs. 1 1 Sir-Aleer. Don's b. h. .bjSkyfcraper, 7M. 51bs. .2 2 .o hrfde, Q~6ober ...