PROPERTY OF LORD CHARLES (With an Engraving.) E was bred by the late Duke of combined the various qualifications of the hunter, the hack, and the charger. Lord C. used him in Hol- land in the latter capacities, where he has been on his back from three in the morning till ten o'clock at rough-bred horse, which was got by Herod, out of a very famous IT will be recollected that a grand the Assembly Room at the King's Head Inn, in Norwich, on Tues- day, the 26th, Wednesday, the 27th, and Thursday, the 28th days of March last, the gentlemen of that city and Norfolk, against Cam- bridgeshire (see Sporting Magazine, No. 223, page 5, for April last). I have now the satisfaction to say, and to inform the sporting gentle- men of this county, that the same match is finally made between the parties, for three years to come, time in the month of March next, at the above Inn, at Norwich, for ten guineas a battle, and one hundred guineas the odd, each party to shew forty-one cocks in the main ; and the byes for four guineas a battle. Fleming, jun. feeder, for Cambridgeshire, and Lamb, feeder for Norfolk. It is expected to take place about the 12th, 13th, and 14th days of March; however we are not certain to the days of fighting at present, as they are not fixed on, but due notice shall be sent you for the November Magazine.-I am, your constant reader, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, Oct. 19, 1811. S. ON THE SUPPOSED AVERSION OF BULL-DOGS TO WATER. To the Editor of the Sporting Magazine. SIR, SI AS I conceive it worthy of a place in your valuable collec of sporting anecdotes, I send you To the Editor of the Sporting Ma a summary account of a bull-bitch, during the last summer. It is generally considered, that the true bull-breed avoid the water, and all performances in it. On the contrary, my friend TIT is very desirous of pinning even a bubble on the surface of the water, and will attack any cascade with activity and intrepidity. In a walk with her master and mistress, and mistress, she rushed off a rock upwards of twenty-five feet above the bottom of the fall of water, and continued her exertions with glee and perseverance, until she was rescued from her perilous situation by the assistance of ropes and men. As soon as she was recovered from the violent effects of toil and SIR, gazine. IN your Magazine for April last, there appeared a critique on Mr. Scott's beautiful Sporting Prints, "The Death of the Fox," and "The Fox Breaking Cover," from the celebrated paintings by Gilpin and Reinagle. An account has appeared in most of the public prints, that the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, had voted to Mr. Scott their great gold medal; which medal was presented to him on their day of distribution, May 28, as a public reward due to his talents, for having completed a work which does so much honour to his country and to himself. I am greatly surprised that this has never been noticed in your Magazine, as it is a channel in which such information is more particularly to be expected; I am therefore induced to send you this statement, lest the subject should escape you altogether; and to recommend the prints to all brother sportsmen, as the best pictorial ornament they can have for their apartments or sporting boxes: in them the two most interesting points of the soul-enlivening chase are treated in a style for spirit, accuracy, and beauty, hitherto unexampled.—I am, Mr. Editor, your constant reader, AN OLD SPORTSMAN. Oxford, Oct. 20, 1811. AMAZONIAN CRICKET MATCH. THIS extraordinary perform ance, between the Hampshire and Surrey heroines, commenced on Wednesday, the 2d instant, in a field belonging to Mr. Strong, at the back of Newington-green, near Ball's Pond, Middlesex. The wickets were pitched at eleven o'clock. It was made by two Noblemen, for five hundred guineas. This grand match was to have taken place at Clapham a few weeks back, but, owing to some unforeseen misunderstanding, it was put off till the time mentioned. The ground, which is spacious, was enlivened with marquees and booths, well supplied with gin, beer, and gingerbread. The performers in this contest were of all ages and sizes, from fourteen to sixty: the young had shawls, and the old, long cloaks. The Hampshire were distinguished by the colour of true blue, which was pinned in their bonnets in the shape of the Prince's Sarah Luff, Charlotte Pulain, Hannah Parker, Elizabeth Smith, Martha Smith, Mary Woodson, Nancy Porter, Ann Poulters, Mary Novell, Mary Hislock, and Mary Jougan. Very excellent play took place on Wednesday; one of the Hampshire lasses made forty-one innings before she was thrown out; at the conclusion of the day's sport the Hampshire lasses were eighty-one a-head-the unfavourableness of the weather prevented any more sport that day, though the ground was filled with spectators. On the following day the Surrey lasses kept the field with great success, and on Monday, the 7th, being the last day to decide the contest, an unusual assemblage of vehicles of all descriptions surrounded the ground by eleven o'clock; tandems, dogcarts, hackney-coaches, &c. formed a complete ring; several handsome females, dressed in azure blue mantles, graced those vehicles. The Earl of Barrymore, in a single horse-chaise, was amongst the spectators. His little friend, who goes by the name of Tiger, was on his poney. At three o'clock, the match was won by the Hampshire lasses, who, not being willing to A 2 leave leave the field at so early an hour, and having only won by two innings, they played a single game, in which they were also successful. Afterwards they marched in triumph to the Angel, at Islington, and took some refreshment.-After their departure, the remainder of the spectators were entertained with a foot race: it was between a Hampshire barber, residing in the neighbourhood of Chick-lane, and a Surrey man. The ground was measured (one hundred yards); as much ceremony was practised as is customary at a race-course ; a gentleman on a grey poney, and another on a chesnut mare, cleared the ground. At five o'clock the two champions appeared in full array, the Hampshire barber being no sans culotte, but in buff; his antagonist, the Surrey man, had a white handkerchief round his head. He was allowed five yards in advance, but he was distanced by twenty-five yards. This concluded the sports of the day. SUMMARY OF SPORT AT THE Lord Egremont's h. f. by Gohanna, beating Sir J. Shelley's Minikin, and six others.-Sir J. Shelley's Vexation, 8st. 5lb. beat Major Wilson's Antelope, Sst. Two-year-Olds' Course, 100gs.-The Duke of Grafton's Nimrod, 8st. 10lb. heat/ Mr. Craven's Sting-Tail, 8st. 21b. T. M. M. 100gs. Wednesday. The Town Plate of 501. T. M. M. B. C. was won by Lord Egremont's b. f. Sister to Brighton-Lass, beating Mr. Goodisson's Bustler, and another.— Sweepstakes of 200gs. each, Across the Flat, was won by Col. Udney's Brother to Morel, beating Sir F. Standish's Wellington, and two others.-The First Class of the October Oatlands Stakes of 50gs. each, R. M. was won by Mr. Watson's Dimity, beating Nimrod and another. Thursday.-Sweepstakes of 10gs. each, Two-year-Olds' Course, was won by Sir J. Shelley's Mockbird, beating General Gower's f. by Dick Andrews, and three others.The Second Class of the Oatlands Stakes of 30gs. each, R. M. was won by the Duke of Rutland's Sorcery, beating Sir C. Bunbury's NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER Rival, and five others. MEETING. MONDAY, October 14-A Sweepstakes of 200gs. each was won by Sir F. Standish's Wellington, beating Mr. Shakespeare's Jolter.-Lord G. H. Cavendish's Eccleston beat Mr. Shakespear's Chester, 200gs.-Mr. Andrew's Morel beat Lord F. Bentinck's Asmodeus, 200gs.-The Duke of Grafton's Pope walked over the course for one-third of a subscription of 25gs. each. Tuesday-Fifty Pounds, Twoyear-Olds' Course, was won by Friday-The Jade Stakes of 30gs. each, Across the Flat, were won by Mr. Craven's Sting-Tail, beating Mr. Shakespear's Chester, and three others.-The Tortoise Stakes of 30gs. each, Two-yearOlds' Course, were won by Gen. Gower's Cressida, beating Mr. Lake's Britannia, and four others. Saturday-Sir J. Shelley's Phantom beat Colonel Udney's Brother to Morel, 8st. 4lb. each, Across the Flat, 200gs. Duke of Rutland's Sorcery, 8st. 4lb. beat Mr. Blake's Sprightly, 7st. 11lb. D. M. 100gs. Lord Sackville's Pan, 8st. rec. ft. from "Villa Formosa, May 15. "SIR,-Adverting to your report of the transactions of the morning of the 31st ult. in pursuit of the garrison of Almeida, I have to state, that nothing has given me more concern than the conduct of the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Cochrane, of the 36th regiment. When the enemy had passed the bridge of Barba del Porco, the farther pursuit of these troops was useless; and every step taken beyond the point to which the Lieutenant-Colonel was ordered to proceed, was only a risk to the officers and soldiers under his command, from whence retreat was next to impossible. "The Lieutenant-Colonel did not know possibly, that the whole of the 2d corps d'Armée was at St. Felices, but a short distance from Barba del Porco; and, upon hearing the firing, formed on the Agueda to protect the retreat of these troops he knew, however, that the garrison of Almeida, although perhaps in disorder, were a body far superior in numbers to those he had under his command; and he did not know what troops were in St. Felices to support them :his advance, therefore, and his passage of the bridge, was an impru dence, to which all the losses of the day must be attributed. b; "The frequent instances that occurred lately of severe loss, and, in some instances, of important failures, by Officers leading the they were ordered, and beyond all troops beyond the point to which bounds; such as the loss of priof Fuentes, on the 3d and 5th soners taken in front of the village the loss incurred by the 13th Light Dragoons, near and at Badajoz, on the 25th of March; the severe loss incurred by the troops at the siege of Badajos, on the right of the Guadiana, on the 10th instant; have induced me to determine to bring before a General Court Martial for disobedience of orders, any Officer who should in future be guilty of this conduct. "I entertain no doubt of the readiness of the officers and soldiers of the army to advance upon the enemy; but it is my duty, and that of every General and other Officer in command, to emulate the spirit, and not to expose the soldiers to contend with unequal numbers in situations where they cannot be supported, from which their retreat is not secure, and in which they run the risk of being prisoners to the enemy they had before beaten. "The desire of being forward in engaging the enemy is not uncommon in the British army; but that quality which I wish to see the Officers possess, who are at the head of troops, is a cool discriminating judgment in action, which will enable them to decide with promptitude how far they can and ought to go |