And every other DIVERSION interefting to the MAN of PLEASURE, ENTERPRIZE and SPIRIT, For NOVEMBER, 1798. Account of the Purfuit and Death of a Racing Calendar 5 to 13 Account of a New Mufical Drama, Sporting Intelligence Law Suit relative to an injury fuftained The Sportfman, a Cantata Song in the Comic Opera of Ramah Poor Tom Halliard, a Ballard, by Dr. 99 100 ΙΟΙ 103 108 POETRY. [Embellished with an Etching of a LIONESS, and a beautiful Engraving of BILLIARD PLAYING.] LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS; And fold by J. Wheble, No. 18, Warwick-fquare, Warwick-lane, near St. Paul's; C. Chapple, No. 66, Pall Mall, oppofite St. James's Palace; John Hilton, at Newmarket; and by every Bookfeller and Stationer in Great Britain and Ireland. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Had the Author of the Letter who dates from Maidenhead, and figns himfelf" A SUBSCRIBER," adhered to truth in the account of an extraor dinary chace, (as he calls it) we fhould have been obliged to him for his communication; but, as he has not done fo, his letter is of course omitted. We know and allow, that the Wokingham harriers did, about the time mentioned, hunt a fallow deer (not a Swinley Paddock, or Red Deer, for which a heavy fine might have been levied,) in Afhridge Wood, and had a very good run for two hours, through the parishes. of Waltham, Hurft, Sonning, Arborfield, and Wokingham, where he was taken. But that the chace was attended with any of the idle fabricated incidents, mentioned in "A Subscriber's" letter, we both difcredit and deny. A Juvenal Correfpondent has fent us two verfions of what we must fuppose a tranflation from fome author; to one he gives the fignature of Cautator, to the other Poeta. What his motives could be for fending two performances fo fimilar in their compofition, we know not, but until we understand why he did fo, neither can appear. The High Court of Diana is open to all her votaries, but they must not attempt to appear before the chafte Goddess in an equivocal character. Cautator alias Poeta, fhould have fome little confideration on the score of postage-hope he will not double us again with either poetry or postage. Sporting Magazine, For NOVEMBER, 1798. BILLIARDS. A beautiful Engraving is to face this Page of-BILLIARDS. THE fubject will be found amHE fubject will be found amply treated on in our Magazine for the last month (page 46); of courfe nothing need be faid here, except that the defign is original by Mr. Satchwell, and the engraving from it by Mr. Scott. beg to give the folution of, from PODAGRA. Greyhoot, Nov. 16, 1798. About forty years ago, a small fprig of feathers, or imitation thereof, in jewels and various materials, according to the clafs or ability of the wearers, graced the hair or cap, as the latest and most elegant whim of Parifian invention and workmanfhip. The peculiar name was To the EDITORS of the SPORTING Aigrette, fuppofed, by the English MAGAZINE. GENTLEMEN, HAV A SUBSCRIBER. On Tuesday, 26th October laft, Mr. Goldham undertook for his hack, to walk three, trot three, and gallop three miles, in one hour, for fifty pounds, carrying ten ftone, which he performed in thirty feconds under the time, on the Leabridge road. The bets were two to one against the horfe at ftarting, having broke down with Mr. G. in a trial, when he did it four minutes under the hour. The above horfe was bought out of a hackney coach by Mr. G. for fix pounds. For the SPORTING MAGAZINE. 'HE word Aigrette, that fo often meets the eye, and whofe meaning is fo little understood, I votaries of fafhion, to be the But the Aigrette lately plucked gem, Lord of the feas! take this Imperial t |