The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-19 00:00:00

DONCASTER RACES.

DONCASTER, SUNDAY NIGHT.
The contrast between Doncaster this year and last is
striking. There is a large assemblage of people, but no
t• le The town is full of viviters of the highest
onoinat •
,ssk he lodsings ate all taken, the inns are full, and the
nt be'said to be gay ; but still it isnot like the Don-
.is something wanting to make the
less—ter oifkltl2.s—there
Meetitig vie with that of last year. This may per-
prism •
ss ccounted for by the depression of trade, the stop-
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of ab
ks, and other causes too public to require re-
Lagepituatioann: The same remarks may apply to the betting.
There certainly have been some few vollies, but there is
of the fetr-de,jeie betting of last year. dues
fact, all
Dane .
„sr • term to feel that there is a settling day on the Wed-
r-a- es a not be altogether so pleasant as could
hsy which y
he wished
• but we will not anticipate.
The present arrivals are very numerous of the higher
wiudarig some from every part of the country ;
there are nearly all the
great north country sporting gen-
tlemen, with a strong muster of those who may be generally
found at the Newmarket Meetings. We are unable at this
me to give more than the following names !
Duke of Leeth. Marquis of Queensberry, Marquis of Titchfield.
Marquis of Blandon!, Lord Aluncaster.
.I.ord Kenned, Lord
hegyurue, Lord George Bentinck. Lord Wilton, Genecii Sir John
11 Mr ortley Hon. Mr. Buncombe,
Dols, gem E. Pew, • • t' CA • II •
11. on. T. 0. Porten. Sir F. Scott, Col. IL tiny. Synge, •ay r
Fleming, Major Keeley, Major Hay. Capt. Leeson ; Alessrs. Ore.
vale. Irby, Milk, Jail's. Wyvill, Farquharson, Houlds-
,,o, Batt, Russell, Vansittart, Gifford, Codring.on, &x.
- -The weather is delightful, but the Course is in a bad
lute. The late rains, it was thought, would have done it
good: the reverse, however, is the case; it has become very
rioggy, and must operate most powerfully against many of
the horses.
Js the sporting gentlemen arrive, their first object is
visit the Race-course, either early in the morning, or at
four o'clock in the afternoon, to view the horses, which are
out at those times, and it is really amusing to hear the
remarks made by those who consider themselves judges.
Belzoni, for instance, is, with one party, more like a cart-
bane tip a racer—put a pair of horns on his head, and
hell pass for a bull ; while others will be in raptures
about his symmetry, and say he looks exceedingly like a
teener ; and so on with the others, always going into ex-
tremes, but never right.
An unpleasant mistake was made on Friday last by the
moms of Lord Darlington and Mr. Watt. They each
brought several horses to enter for the Gold Cup and other
stakes, (Memnon, one of them, for the Cup,) and were too
lee be several minutes to obey their masters orders. This
mitay circumstance has created much vexation, so I will
probably interefere witk the betting on the Curs wh :h is
generally very heavy.
There are now two Betting-rooms, viz. those istealished
he yew., and a new one erected this season. lhe f irmer,
ranch are termed the Original Rooms, have detidedly the
advantage, the proprietors having spared neither /rape is-
roe trouble. The new rooms, we fear, although rected at
an expense of 5,000/., will prove to be a failure. in, sea,
we do not see how it can be otherwise, fur, allowing them
every credit for spirit and liberality, they come a season
tt., tate, and it must be observed that two rooms are not
wanted. Betting-men must and will be together, and we
shall not be surprised to find, next year, that the old rooms
will be the only ones, as a decided preference is given to
them, owing as well to their having a year the start of the
other, as to the excellent arrangement of the premises, the
back part of which is extensive, and tastefully laid out.
There is a large room beyond the Betting-room, to which
gentlemen may retire, for the settlement of private busi-
ness, and behind that a spacious garden. The situation of
the establishment is also favourable in the extreme, being
*little distalce from the two principal inns, without being
introeveniencA by the bustle of the M -nsio i-house. In
the Subscription Book we find the foil.' wing di tinges shed
tames:—
Mkt of Leeds. Morquiseet of Queensberry, Tit +fie d, and
B:s•tiforil, Lords Kennedy, Kdbume, 0. Bentii ck, fl naurables
S. Wortley, li. Butler. T. Duncombe, Sir 1.. Gun, Cols. Crad-
bet and tidily, Majors Ie flay, and Fleming. Captains Baird,
Rio. and Leeson. Messrs. Cndringtnn, Russell. Houldsworth,
Antfe. Crompton, Watt, Wyvill, Farquharson, Berkeley, Bond,
Paine, Wright, and upwards of 20 others.
The Magistrates and Stewards have not been idle; a new
stand is erected by private subscription, for the accommo-
dation of some of the principal visitors : it is situated be-
tween the Judge's and grand stands, is neat and commo-
dious, commanding an excellent view of the Course.
Measures have been taken to prevent the opening of houses
for the lower species of gaining, many of them being last
year little better than receptacles for thieves and pick-
pockets.
THE ST. LEGER STAKES.
The first favourite really appears to us to be undeserv-
ing of the prominent station he holds in the odds; in our
bumlle opinion, was he the property of any other gentle-
man than Mr. Watt, the public would nut take 1,000 to
le about him. We shall not be the least surprised if he
don not even get a place. His having beat Bedlamite does
not appear to us to speak much in his favour, for, although
Bedlamite is a nice-looking racing-like horse, he does not
go any pace. He has only cantered since he has been here.
If this preparation will win the Ledger, the trouble other
trainers take is useless. Putting this out of the question,
no judge can livid fault with his appearance. Mu-
latto, (whi, with the rest of Earl Fitzwilliam's
ra, is trained about 4 miles from Doncaster, and
li not be here till toonorrow,) by his public run-
nine, is deilledly the best ; and, if Actwon was not stumped
is Lis ra:e with Memnon, lie will win, or be very near.
The Dm ton looks well, goes well, and is a better favourite
thin Crusader, I2onl Wharncliffe having declared to win
wilt him ; but we cannot divest ourselves of the recollecion
$ that Crusader beat Goshawk twice, and Goshawk beat The
Dragon. If there is any thing in public performance,
(Auntie? will have a good chance if The Dragon has, and
we should nut be astonished to see him very near winning.
Turare is a long-legged beast, with short pasterns, large
belly, and appears to be as slow as a man. The General
looks well and goes well, if ever he did go. Our old friend
Forth is once more certain of winning,—his hot
look well, and go tolerably—but we fear it's no go for
him this time. Fanny Davies will be " there or there-
about," unless the report be true that she will not start ;
she i, a sweet filly, and very full of action. Paul Pry is
wren named ;he is not that cunning looking personage
you would expect to see—he should be re-christened
" C mk-Pheasant." Last, though not least, in the public
ati nation, comes the Duke of Leeds's Lisette filly—if her
tern?er does not stop her, she will be as near as a toucher.
'There are many who will not be surprised if the follow-
ing *-e the first four—Mulatto, Crusader, Fanny Davies,
and Lisette. It is expected that about 29 will start.
tl We subjoin the latest odds on the St. Leger.
2 to 1 agst Belzoni (9 to 4 taken.)
it to 2 apt Bedlamite (5 to I do.)
11 to 2 art Mulatto (5 to 1 dn.)
13 to 1 apt Tarrare (14 to I do.)
IR to 1 apt Crusader (20 to 1 do.)
12 to 1 agst The Dragon (13 to 1 do.)
20 to I ago The General (25 to I do.)
211 to 1 apt Forth's lot.
311 to 1 apt Lisette
50 to 1 agst Garcia.
TATTERSALL S.
There was not any attendance yesterday, and what little betting
toot Vare at the Sporting houses was in accordance with the at.
auto waved from Doncaster, to which we 'O'er.

Port f. A T lON 01 Pausal A.—According to the most recent
authentic accounts, the population of the whole Prussian
State, at the end pf 1825, amounted to 12,255,000 inha-
bitants, and that of Ber:in, including the military, to
above 220,000. The population of the kingdom has in- I
creased in ten years by above 1,700,000 souls, and that of
Berlin by 36,000.—liambargli Paper.
17NWELCOME VlRlTFac—Some persons have lately ar-
rived here (Stockholm) from Scania, who intend to prove,
as they affirm, at a Court of Justice, that M. Filen, who
has inherited a property of four millions of rix dollars
banco from 164 brother, who died in Demerara four years
ago, is not the brother of the deceased.—llanthurgh Paper.

The West yen Methodists, in the town of Uttoxeter,
hare kindly lent their chapel, for the purpose of Church
England service, twice every Sunday, in consequence of
the old church having been taken down to give place to a
new structure wore worthy of that respectable town.—
P°tterY Gazette.