The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-23 00:00:00

TILE ST. LEGER.

So great was the interest eicitsd by these stakes, that the
odds have been looked after *ith avidity, not only on the
Continent but in the East and IVest Indies. It will be
gratifying to learn that a publication is in great forward-
ness at Doncaster, in which will be found faithful anti
highly-finished portraits of the winners, from 181.; to the
prevent time, which is patronised by his Royal Highness
the Duke of York, and a great number of titled sporting
characters. The race yesterday was a beautiful spectacle;
as the horses successively came up to the post and took a
canter, pursuant to regulation, the greatest anxiety was ma-
nifested. The overwhelming interest of the moment ab-1
sorbed every feeling, and all eyes were fixed with an in-
tensity of gaze on the noble creatures on whom so many
hundreds of thousands depended. When all were assembled
for the start the beauty of the races, and the motley but
lively colours of the riders, had a very picturesque a id!
brilliant appearance.
We have repeatedly heard of gentlemen praprietors mak-
ing scarcely any addition to their joekies' demand of M. for
riding a winning horse, and ai often heard of very hand-1
some compliments, even amounting to hundreds, by the
more liberal ; but we never knew a greater instance of un-
bounded liberality than occurred yesterday, in the proprie-
tor of Homer and Dauntless, who. in the hearing of our
Reporter, enabled both-his jookies (Chifiliey and Goodison)
to stand, on the winning of Homer for the St. Leger, the
sum of 1,000/. to nothing each, or in other words, if Ho-
mer won, each was to receive a gratuity of 1,000 sovereigns.
The town this morning was as bustling as ever, notwith-
standing the morning was rainy till the races began, at
which time it clear: al up. At the betting-room a great
deal of business was done, not only in betting, but paying
and receiving, and which passed off without any levanter
being declared. The engagements on the Gold Cup were
very extensive, and the odds fluctuated considerably.
At the theatre last night the pickpockets assembled. in
gangs, and the audience on coming out were robbed and
insulted in the most barefaced manner. Ore gentleman,
who was detained in consequence of not taking his check,
on returning was drawn of property to a considerable
amount in bank notes, and many inside the theatre were
plundered.
Amongst the various sporting characters present is the
worthy and venerable Mr. Clarke, sen., the highly respect-
able Judge of the Newmarket meetings; be looked as well
as his advanced age would admit, and received great atten-
tion from the Duke of Devonshire, Lortl
Marquis of Londonderry, and others of the nobility.
The course this day appeared on the same splendid style
as yesterday, and, we think, was quite as numerously at-
tended.. The venerable Earl Fitzwilliam drove up in- his
coach and six to the Judge's stand, where, accompanied by
Lord Londonderry, he sat by Mr. Lockwood in his box
during the issue of each race. There were also in the stand
his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, the Marchioness of
Londonderry, and upwards of a dozen other gentlemen
and ladies.

We noticed Lords Exeter, Milton, Worcester, Bland-
ford, Muncaster, Kelburne, Darlington, Bentinck, Fitzroy,
Chesterfield, Kennedy, &c.
The sport was as follows:
The Foal Stakes of 100 p. h. ft. Cold, est. 71b. and fillies, Bst 4lb•
One mile and a half. Eight Subscribers.
Mr. Petre's b. c. by Selim. out of Juliana -
Lord Fitawilliam's b. c. Humphry Clinker, by Comus
Mr. Houldsworth's be. c. His Grace
gr. e. Andmgeus, by Mines -
Sir W. Milner's br. c. Pilgrim, by Ardrossan -
Betting—Humphrey Clinker against the field.
Selim colt led oft kept in front, making steady running, and
was never healed; he made his own race all the way, and won easy
by two lengths.
Scott rode the winner; Clift, Humphrey Clinker; Dockery.
Androgen ; T. Lye, His Grace.
The Four Year Old Sweepstakes of 50 sow. each 20 ft. • Colts, est.
715.; flues est. 41b.. St. Leger Course. 8 Sam.
Mr. Lambton's Buzzard . walked over.
slr. Houldsworth, The Miller of Mansfield . pd.
Mr. Petre's ch. &Der Freinhutz, by Outcry - p 4.
Lord Fitzwilliam's Whiskerandus - Pd.
The Gold Cup. value 350 Guineas.
Before stating the race, we shall give a description of this mag.
nificent prize, which is the gift of the Stewards, the Mat quis of
Londonderry and Sir John Vanden Bempde Johnson. Bart. It is
of the lox and wide picturesque form prevalent in the reign of
Louis Quatorze, and the ornaments are of the same arabesque
form. From rich acanthus and locus foliage, which, proceeding
from the stem, enclose the lower part of the hotly, rises a spirited
Arabian horse, rampant, over each side ; a wreath of enriched
scroll foliage encircles the extreme of the body, and another of '
varied leaves, curling over, form the rim ; the whole is aumounted
by a noble basket tilled with fruit and flowers, in full relief, falling
luxuriantly around, on the dome of the cover. it is supported by a
superb fluted spreading pedestal, ornamented with a frieze of scroll
foliage, issuing from the two ends, which, curling upwards, form
the handles. The arms and names of the Stewards are in full, al-
together forming the most splendid specimen of a race vase, ever run
for in this country.
It was free for any hone . • 9 years old to carry 7st. ; 4 years old
Cat. Mb.; IS years oldest. 101 h.; 6 years old and aged ost. The
winner of the St. Leger to carry 31b. extra. Two miles and live
furlongs.
Mr. Arhittaker'm be. h. Lotter!, by Temp, 5 yrs old
Mr. T. Craven's b. e. Longwnist, 4 yes old
Mr. Luntley's gr. c. Falcon, 3 yrs old
The following started, but were rot Flitted :
Mr. Duncombe's ch. f. by St. Helena
Mr. Lambton's ch. c. Cedric, by Phantom, 4 yrs Old
Mr. Farquhareon's br. h. Nairn, 6 yre old
Lord Sligo's br. h. Starch, by Waxy F. pa, 6 yrs old
Lord Exeter's ch. h. Zealot, fi yrs old
Duke of Leeds's b. c. Croweateher 3 yrs old
The following were drawn :
Memnon, Negotiator, Homer, Burzard, Res Grace, Fair Char.
lotte, Canteen, Cadiz, hideous, Velinti, Caccia Piaui, Abron,
Alderman, Dauntless, Florismart, Trifled° Comedian, Zirsa,
Hedgauntlet, Cleveland, Daredevil, Elittbeard, and fifteen others.
This race created unusual interest, from the known good qualities
of the hones engaged. Lottery has long been celebrated as a
crack horse for cups and plates, and can hold out a long distance,
perhaps better than any horse in the kingdom. Of this class too is
Longwaist, who possesses strength. speed, and bottom, and has
won more cups this year than any horse of him day in the same
period. Of Cedric little need be said; he has never till now
been beaten, but in this race the distance was too much for him ;
he can only run mile and mile-and-half courses with any success.
N. ne of the other horses are of note. ,
BETTING BEFORE STARTING.
7to 4 agst Lottery I 10 to agst Falcon
IS to 2 apt Cedric 10 to I agst Croweateher
7 to I not Longwaist • 10 to I agst Zealot
8 to 1 apt Figaro I 15 to 1 agv Futrell
And high odds against Doneombe's
Zealot led at starting, but was ?old out before they had gone more
The following is written in the register of an innkeeper than one hundred•yards ; then casts up Jittery in a resolute
of Ermenonville, which is presented to travellers visiting manner, and made the 1120111 alsahing runnieg we have witnessed
the tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau :—'• Venu ici pour for a long time every inch of thr ground home. About a quarter
the winntag post isingwalst neared him, and chid.
admirer lea beautes de Ia nature, je crois devoir a ma eon- ienf a
desperate struggle ensued, and costinued newly neck
science de protesta centre des hounnagcs idolstrcs pro-
.amitnee'lt to endin, when Lottery won the Cup by ;only a heed.
digucs au plus dangercux ennetni de la religion et de Ia J. Nelson rode him Longsant. by S. lity,t St arch, by Sant;
wonarcb ie. ltiszeellus." • Falcon, by T. Nicholson ; Crowcatriter, by L: t ; Cork., by

" 16t2. Nov. .2. Wednesday night. I dreamed the
Parliament was removed to Oxford ; the Church undone :
some old CoUrtiers came in to see me, and jeered : 1 went
to St. John's and there I found the roof off from some
parts of the College, and the walls cleft, and ready to fall
down. GOD be merciful.

" Tuesday, Simon and Jude's Eve. I went into my
upper study, to see some manuscripts which I was sending
to Oxford. In that study hung my picture, taken by the
life; and coining in, I found it fallen thttn upon the face,
and lying on the Boor, the string being broken by which it
was hanging against the wall. lam almost every day
threatened with my ruin in Pas liament. 001) grant that
this he no omen.

" Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1644, as I wu washing my face!
my nose bled, and something plentifully, which it had not
done, to my remembrance, in forty yeara before, save only ,
once, and that was just the same day and hoar, when my
most honourable friend the Lord Duke of Bac KIN•HAN Was
killed at Portsmouth, myself being then at Westminster.
And upon Friday, as I was washing after dinner, my nose,
bled again. I thank (ion I make no superstitious ate, ration
'of this, or any Wog else yet I have. ever used to mark
what and how any thing of note falls to me. And here I
after came to know, that upon both these days in which I
hied, there was great agitation in the Rowe of Commons,
to hare me sentenced 141 ordinance; but both times put off:
In regard very few of. that House had beard either my
charge or defence.—Diary, p. 7, 20, 22, 23, 24, 35, 56,
57, 59, 64, and 421.
It is interesting to remark, with reference to the above
passage in his Diary of 4th Sept. 1644, that he suffered
death a few months afterwards. Ile was beheaded on the
10th January, 1645, in his 71st year.
It was nor, however, for his learning that he was
brought to the block, as Dr. JOHNSON, in the following
lines in his " Vanity of Human Wishes," would fain
insinuate:—

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" Nor deem, when learning her last mice bestows
The glitt'ring eminence exempt from wires t
Kee when the vulgar 'nape, despised or aw'd,
Rebellion's vengeful talons seise on I,Aun,
From meaner minds, though smaller lines content
The iilundeed palace, or sequenced rent
Mark'd out by dangerous parts he meets the shock,
And Lind learning leads him to the block :
Around Ilia tomb let an and genius weep,
But hear his death, ye blockhead*, hear and sleep•"

nohinson ; Porn, by Cbiffbey ; Etalot. by Wheatley ; end
Dunemnbe's. by J. (hay.
Cedric had no chance, and all his efforts to fetch Lottery were
futile.
On the decision of the race, the.,gold cap
~- whore princely maw,
A dozen victims slain of &emus poet
Would scarcely fill."
was purchased of 3lr. Whittaker by the lion. Mr. Petre, but we
hare not heard for what sum. Ii was made by Mr. Bright,
jeweller, of Doncaster, and Is beautifully executed.
The All.age Stakes of 10 amts. each, and 25 added by the Corpo-
ration ; 3 yrs old, eAL 71h. ; 4 yrs, 7st. 91b. ; $ yrs, list. rat, i
n Ira and aged, Bst. 12th. St. Leger Course. (9 subsctibers.)
The winner to be sold fbr 200, Ac.
Mr. F. Lumley's br. C. Borystlienes, 4 yrs - - 1
Mr. Wortley's ch. f. Camtelite, by Connie, 3 yes . . 2

The following started. bat were not placed
Mr. Damell's b. g. Chronicle, 4 yes.
lord Scarborough's Diadem, 4 yes.
Mr. W. Poen Linguist, 3 yrs.
Mr. Baird's Robin Hood., 4 yrs.
Mr. Ri•Jsdale's Hatard, 3 yes.
The only betting heard was sto 4 agst Diadem. Cameßut took
the front, and made most severe play till within a &stance and a
half from home, the others lying very snug together. Borysthcnes
then let loose, and won cleverly by nearly two lengths, rode by T.
Nicholson, Carmelite by Gray, Diadem (who came in third) by H.
Nelson, Chronicle by Templeman, Linguist by Jackson, Hazard
by Skelton, and Robin Hood by Lye.

The appointments for to-morrow stand thus a—
The
Oascolgne Stakes of 100ga. each • SOft. For 3.yr old colts
Rat. 51b., and fillies Bst. 21b. St. Leger course. V sub:.
Lord Kelhurne's Actmon.
Mr. Baird's Cleveland.
Mr. Houldsworth's Androgswe.
Duke of Leeds's Crowcatcher.
Mr. Petre's Rothelan.
Lord Fitzwilliam's Trinculo.
Lord Exeter's Redgauntlec.
Mr. Watts' Memnon.
Sir W. Shiner's Pilgrim.
Three-year old Stakes of 200 guineas each. Colts, Bst. Sib. t
lies. Bst. St. Leger Course. Four Subscribers.
Lord Fitzwilliam's hr. c. Dramatist, 17 Comus.
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Escape, by k dho.
The Doncaster Racing Club Stakes of 50 soya. each, for all ages.
Five Subscribers.
Lord Scarborough's ch. c. Diadem.
Mr. Lambton's Buzzard.
111 r. Houldaworth's The Miller of Mansfield.
Duke of Leeds's Bluebeard.
Lord Milton's Flonsmart.

Two-year old Stakes of 20 sous. each. Thirty Subscribers.
Eucrosia, Magister, Viscount His Worship, Misscy„
Redlock, Garcia, Mulatto, Belzoni, Mary Anne, Bedlainite, South
llulnie, and several others.

TATTERSAL'S, TuvwsnaY.
There WM scarcely any one present to-day, and those who did
look in confined their speculations to the Gold Cup at Doncaster,
the event of which was not known in the early part of the day.