MISCELLANEA.—Original and Select

... ?? and Select. MOLE CaIcXETs.-Franfois Barberot, a gardener at Tre- veray, has just discovered a simple method for destroying mole crickets. Having observed them glide under ground near the surface, he placed some earthen pots, three quar- ters full of water, about two or three inches under the top of the soil, which he laid gently over, them, and the mole crickets in passing along were thus ...

Published: Monday 13 March 1837
Newspaper: The Champion
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1557 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE APPROACHING DONCASTER RACES

... THE APPROACHING DONCASTWR RACES In the wide circle of English horse racing- a na. tional sport, the manly, the noble sport of afree people, as was observed by his late Majesty William thie Fourth -there is no meeting which possesses superior. attrac- tions to that of Doncaster. The Great Northern Meet- ing is, indeed, its true designation, whether as 'regards the superiority of the running, ...

Published: Sunday 08 September 1839
Newspaper: The Charter
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 569 | Page: Page 13 | Tags: Sports and Games 

CRICKET

... C R I C K E T. SUSSEX AND THE ALRYLEBONE CU13 A-ND G;ROU'ND. This Ilatelt \rith three given men coorleeceil yesterday siior ng . t lord's GrountlS. Colo(nel l.owthter having won the t,*ss pit thc ell-h in first. At half pact Cleveln ?? tile pll' ' toinwiltetld the Earl of Ahoyne ard llayley ttlkinfts the itt, wthe l tic r miit xili:lante of fn;ir overs, witthot.t ai rtltn, his Lortdshipl a' C ...

GAMBEING NOBILITY

... I,3,;B6AtTNGi3NOhBITY. 1 ;nbsu~ ,f, it 1 ;em a, lM5CS Wherefore,. petpqe t ?? twuo NIve3W 4Cry~iq C their,61pi~ $3Ot'wsbAeqt not .hpir wa~corupti~so m a~their .eq Qt O e.S . * ?? U~1~f~i ~a eAi~ re gsesshoulkls, be oth dadtitilge thereb kb'brehC i~teimbeaeueo ?? ondicvehii~~oaie n r al foundto,tobe:maintainiog .ond-encd~nraging~o.f snr de os ,.aqddisonlderly, persons .,in theirs ?? n islt cq ...

Published: Sunday 19 February 1837
Newspaper: The Champion
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1516 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Sports and Games 

CRICKET

... C R I C i E TI'. M.'IARYLEIONtt1 AND) IT-Itt LI-T-tIIIANM2D ITITTER~S. Thce granti manteli of the Mar tehone Club and geni ul ith NvB. Wenniano agani st bie left-banided hitters of Engl~and, was pdaved it Mondaliy avul TItivsibta, ait Lond's, and wats won Ii ni a ost trioulttihaut mait ttr by 111!rylebotte, as will be soneu by tie scoro. Ott the tart of tbn right thandted hitittors, It. Sleet, ...

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... SPORT1NG INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. TFhese celebl'sted races cofiamended on Monday. There was a full att :dance orT i5tting hul on Itb course, and several crack horses iv. ae e'rteted fdr the gfatvs, bitt owi,,g to the unpropitiouis state of l.o weathet, tlie'daiuty of fashionables was very much inferior to lnt of former meetings. The first day's sport excited little attention, lie griet ...

Published: Sunday 22 September 1839
Newspaper: The Champion
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2589 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Sports and Games 

MAZE RACES—JULY MEETING

... MAZE RACES-JULY MEETING. MoONDAY.-Sweepstakes of 15 sovs 10 ft for hunters, race horses admitted; to which the Governor added 50 sovs; second horse to save his stake. Two mile heats. Captain Montmorency's br gelding, Leatherplater, 5 years old, 9 $. 1 ?? ?? ?? Mer,.Battershy'sch. h. Barebones, 5.yrs. 7st. 9]b. 2 2 Wof.Vby Leatherplater. TUESDAY.-RO1al Corporation Plate.-Sweepstakes of .5 ...

PLOUGHING MATCH AT BALLYNAHICH

... PLOUGIHING MATC11 AT BALLYNAHICH. Tho first annual ploughing match of the Ballynlahineh Far-' ming Society took place on Friday, 2d March. The day being favourable, 37 well-appointed ploughs entered the field for competition ; the show of horses and harness wag beatiti- ful, in short, anl honourable degree of emulation seemcd to ex- ist among the competitors, as to elegancc and superiority of ...

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... SPORTINO INTEZLIGZNCE. ,at NEWM~ARKET CRAVEN MEETING. 15, Monday, April 4, Match, 100, ht ft. R.lMt.-Duke of or Richmiond's Seapoy, by a] ulatto, out of Rapes-ada, received from thle Duke of Portland's c by Brutandorf, out of Sots. - venir, both 3 yrs old. Mlatchi,200, hft. R.Ml.-Lord Llchfleld's c The Captain by Zinganee, received from the Duke ?? c by -The Colonel, out of Thebes, fist 71b ...

Published: Wednesday 13 April 1836
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1729 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

TENBURY RACES

... - -em . 7 ?? DI ac P-Fil of Thursday, June 12, a Maiden Plate of £50; heats two U Miles; was won in three heats by Gen. Yates's b f Juliana, Be, 3 yrs, (Arthur, jun.), beating Mr. Willians's b c Claret, ing(won first heat), Mr. Moss's b f Penance, Capt. Davies's ted b f Mimic, Mr. Patrick's b f by Wamba, Sir G. Pigot's 2sd.ch f by Sultan, Mr. T. Webb's b c Brilliant, and Mr. c 2s.Edwards's ...

Published: Wednesday 18 June 1834
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 665 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Sports and Games 

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

... SPUOR TING INTELLIGBNCE. 11 TATTERS ALL'S, MONDAY, Nov. 25. n Tilm l)nanv.-1, to I agst Warden (taken), 18 to i agst Mhtley Ishmael, IS toe I agt Bokhara, 18 to I agst r. Angelijca colt, 19 to I agst Brother to Euclid (taken). ltit tO 45 agst Lanocelot (taken), 30 to I agst Lucrtta. colt (t;ilke), ;5 to I agst St. Andrew (taken), 40 to I t aght lwiudeer (talvlii), 40 to I agst Grey Milton ...

Published: Wednesday 27 November 1839
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 659 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Sports and Games 

THE TRUE SPORTSMAN'S GAZETTE

... THE TRUE SPORTSMAN-S GAZETTE. I THE TURF. If we are not -exactly in ithe dark as to the Derby of next year, very trifling light has been thrown on its prospective approach by the events hitherto decided at Newmarket; nor, indeed, is it possible to obtain decisive or satisfactory information at this time; because, whatever may be the performances of the equine candidates for the ensuing Derby, ...

Published: Sunday 21 October 1838
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7115 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Sports and Games