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Hicky's Bengal gazette, or The original Calcutta general advertiser — 46.1781

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RACING INTELLIGENCE FROM
rHE COURSE
Tburfday Evening December 6tb 1781.

TTE Bye Match this day between
Sammy Swabbs well known Hor.se
Sdgar-Cane, and Mahony OBlunder's
Irifti Marc Ragged and Rough afforded
excellent fport.—The betts before Starting
were 5 to 3 in favour of Mr. OBlunders
Ragged and Rough, but owing to Tome
foul play, Mr. Swabb who RoJc fuger-
Cane himfelf ran Ragged and Rough
againft one of the Polls and threw poor
Mr. OBlunder into, a Bog, near the
Hofpital, this created a Riot among the
Black Leggs in the Hand, the Lye was
given, fome of the Jockics, proceeded
to blows, and a Ring was immediately
formed, one, or two Bye Battels fought
to the irreat Diversion of the fpeftat'ors
aftembied at the Poft.

RACING CALENDAR.

AGrand fvyreoftake. will be run | on Tuefday la ft of a Boy
fometi

fa and Monkey blow ovfii*. If is hop- Spiel the pltafttre, rich lbs treafttre,
cd the Tour of Holland will melliorate^ S*»«< « drinking after metis.
hci- muvners—for fhe has hitherto
ihewn too much vivacity.

Counfellor Feeble, who is mighty
fond of appearing the Man of Im-
port nee, has taken incredible pains
to find out the Author of the Squib
lately pubiiihed, defcribing his pret-
ty figure in the Minuet DeUcour.—
Suppofe this Non-entity could enra-
vel the myderious enigma.—What
then ? would the World believe him
lefs a Coxcomb ? certainly not. But
it is a Maxim which he has for fome
time paft verified and illuflrated de-
min 'mis femper curani minimi.

Yslt-cday, about 1 o o'clock in the
forenoo.i, a fellow with a greafy Coat
and Spectacles was feen running up
and down the ftreet, next the Eipli-
aade, raving Mad, biting, and tearing
with his Nails, Men, Women, and
Children.---He was at lalt leeured
by juff'tee, BaiUnce s Tip-Staff'
and carried to the Mad houfe where

he ftiil remains.--Nothing was

fo.md in his pockets but a Challenge
to the Author of the Paragraphs re-
diculing \mMmyet Delacour.n Trin-
ket contai niaga Lock ol the ilhinjurah
Belle's Hair a'rid a Scion which was
til.- 'oHowing Motto Vduntaspro fuclo
which may oe tranflatcd.---7/k Spi-
rli is willing, but tie Flejh is weak.

N. B. It is believed the poor un-
happy Man's name is Feeble.

iFE hear that the,— having in ail
his Athens no other object in view
but the inter eft of the public, has
a dually ordered the Caj tors of B/y'a
i-lbr t) :efunie e:y Uip. < f,h p 1 t
Money fo honorably and dearly ear-
ned by them, and that he means to
Employ It in new Conquejis on the
BunaI'ecund Cruntry.-—An iilullrious
Tr.ifhc ! but wayt and means arc
toomuph praJifci 'tiis p: i I by
him, Charley Bullock and others to
be Cjnfured without Feaf of reproach.

r r:r\ro intelligence.

" C):i Thuffday Afternoon was run a
Sweep stakes tor 400 Gold Mohurs by
Mr. rouch-t's Horfe Rejliye, Mr, Pren-
ft-y's Hotfe J.'.pan, Mr. Smoult's Horfc

Sni\ and Mr. Action's HorC: Clurnfey, Ftllies are in training ° and have not yet

Wl»e.i -japan dittanced the other three, j made their appearance, being too tin. c

After tiie Race was over, the Ladies

aid Gentlemen adjourned to a Tent, pit-
ched on the Courier, where Te~: &c. were.

pr./vided for them, Lucy Qbihfkfs and

Sammy Tallow fat chirp'd and caroufed it,
>es ufaal, till three in the Morning, both
las merry as Grigs-.—They are a. pair of
bright congenial fouls, honed joiiy Topers,
[made, one would think, or the Stone
which Philosophers tell us

is unquenchable.----\tvsou\ i go any body's

heait g od so hear them roar out the

foi'owing Duet.

Dfircbus drinktJoys reveals,

they know her bottom to be good.—The
laft time her late favourite Groom Idea
George (who had her a longtime in hand,
brought her to rhe Stand, fhe was ex-
tremely reftivc and Skittifli,' broke loofe
from her rider, (tho' a Shrewd Jockey,) .
& ranofFtheCourfe,butthe knowingone*
are very doubtful of her, ever fincc ha-
ving drained her fliouk'er, againft Squire
Simpies Vis a Vis.— thb' Gcorgewho is
paitial to her figure and paces perfifts iti
his opinion, and is defirous to bring her
to the Starting poft, having provided
black Jack, a knowing hand, to be her
rider and Groom, and it is imagined by

Sammy Hogs face, C-s Taffy

Trifle, and Feeble, and other Members;
of the Clubb, that Geoigc will win
thro' the merits of Black Jack, who"
has been for this purpofefome weeks in
fweating Cloaths, which has reduced him
2 Steves below Hbrftmairs weight, Befts
run high and great fpovt is expected,

Be'ber Afiaticus, tth Dec.
Birth,] the Wife of Colonel Hampton

me this Month over the
Calcutta Courfer by fchi following web
known Hunters and Hacks, to be rode
by the Gentlemen thcmfcivis.

1— Mr. Dcighton's—Black-Guard.

2— Counfellor Davis' famous Marc—
Mif; Biddy.

3— Mr. Mc'Kenzie's — Marplot.

4— Mr. Levins' favourite Hprie, Rupee

5— Mr. Taylors Mare—Thimble.
5—Mr. Briftow's Gelding, Duke, ant

no Duke.

7— Mr. Cooper's Fizzy Mile Coquet.

8— Mr. Toucher's—Swabb.
)—Couruellof Hai-e'i well known luck

Rabbit Art:

This fweepdake is for a Purfe Sub-
fcribrd bv the Gentlemen who Cb'mpcfe
the COMMUNITY, or tCAVOIRE
FlfREi—Gi'ca't ipdrt' is expedtcd, and
fome croiling ard jo i ing, the odds a:i
prefent are in favour of Bicck-Guard 6 to
4 is hefted, that Swabb, and Kabirt
Arf- will be diilanced,—That Mift- 1 id-
dy will run on the wrong fide of the
Poft.—Th mble and Male Coquet, are
likely to break down, and Duke and no
Duke it is expected will draw feveral o-
ther Capital Byc-Bctts, and Matches are
in contemplation, and will be given in
a future Paper.

5th Dec. liefer djiaticm,

RACING INTELLIGENCE EXTRAC-
rd1njrt EXTRACTED FROM

THE JOCKET CLUB BOOK.
" TWO delicate high blooded Youn<

Drirling-stL

J'

and fhy to be brought to the ilartingpoft,
s.% yet ; having never been out of the

breeders hands,-They promife well,

have fine figures, high fore hands,--

flowing manes, Delicate pacts, and ftep
out well.

The jockey Clubb have a difficulty to
find Lions ot Suitable weight and Cha-
racter, for them* but again t next—Seafon
a brace of approved Jockits it is

hoped will be Provided.----Idea

George, and Marplot;, 8 e both a-
afeedto ftart their;famous SH'v St. Hele-
na sgaifift them, (who bus been a long
ripe in training,; and from e^.-cner.ee

New m the Preys, aua Jpeedily u ill be
Pub ijieed. ' Frb:e 4 Rup es.
A N Almanac for the criming
J~\ Yetr, cor.faihing the Chrifri-
tin ; nd. Bcmral Calendar?, with the

Malic nv. tan yEra of the Kr&ira.-

The Conjucticps, Square, and Op-

ppll'tioi.s of the Luminaries.-The

Moons Southing Calculated agreeable
o apparent ALionomical time to the
Meridian cf Calcutta,- and m?.y be
reduced to any ovher Meridian by a
Note infer ted ivr thatpurpofe.—The
M ens cuhnh.ating the Meridian,
be n f vi ry uleful fcr determumx'- the
time of Hi: h-Water at anv Port
or Harbour pro v. red the time be
a cei taincd at wl|
at the iu'il and C="n
ni g may alfo ha = "
H r Miridian A!|"w
of time necelLuy ET1
Alio v. Table oi E-^
Setting, indepeiE^
with detections |-
Moons full and 'Ejt
Meridian on the E_
cmde is afcertain<=_«

N. E. this Aln -
with a beautiful E_m
paper, and fold at i_
die 28 th of the E N
Ackxcwkci err em -

\ rtu.: ". // -

\ net be in,
mi 'd to ev-u> ah =-
Obfervatsrs Letter is =js
the remarks being
there has been quite fu -
Celebrated Laa
as intended ; an I as %
to her BEAUTY, ei E-2
owing to her youth aizL
jhe isjujlly intitUdte E_w
profperity, and fucc E
Durgey we hope is a = ^
better for being in j E~~
perlcfi. c: . : < ctr, =■
N-.: oorn r:rAr rivals'.-=_!?

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