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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

TIIE ST. LEGER DAY.
There are always features pertaining to the great races of
the year which prevent the record of them lapsing into the
dull detail of routine events.

The Derby and the St. Leger have each their distinctive
history, and though there may be a stereotyped similarity
in some of the details, yet the chief actors in the scene
stand ont with a marked individuality always fresh and
new. Last year we were chronicling a story of which Lord
Clifden was the hero. To-day it is Blair Athol and Gene-
ral Peel, whose achievements created an excitement as to
tho respective merits of the two horses scarcely paralleled.
It was only on the Town Moor of Doncaster that the ques-
tion of whether the Derby was a true run race, whether
too much was not made, of the General in the elrly part of
it, and whether the course here would not suit him better
than the Epsom Downs, could be decided.

Among the vast crowd that thronged the streets of Don-
caster from an early hour, but two names, those of the
favourites were on every lip :—" Would Sam Scott win
the Leger, or would it go t 9 Melton ?" Nobody seemed to
think of another destination for the prize, despite the claims
of the Miner, for had not the Wizard a second string to
his bow in Baragah, whom clever people continued to back
despite reports of lameness and breakdowns ?
. .

There are few more striking scenes than the approach to
the course from the town on the Leger Day. Confined
within a more limited space than a similar ,assemblage at
Epsom or Ascot, tho order and regularity of the vast
throng, all intent on seeing the event, is a sight that often
as it has been described has always something of freshness
about it.

The weather, which had been threatening all the morn-
ing, gave a taste of its quality half an hour before the race
by a downfall of great violence, which robbed the cantering
past of much of its interest. The favourites looked magni-
ficent, General Peel a different horse from what he did at
Epsom, and Blair Athol in the perfection of bloom and con-
dition. The same may be said of Ely, Cainbuscan, and
Baragah, the three that came more immediately under our
notice; but the increasing rain, which drove in sheets, ren-
dered seeing anything a difficulty. In the midst of such a
storm as has not been seen since Flying Dirchman's year,
the lot were despatched in excellent order, the General,
Eiy, Blair Athol lying in front, and maintaining this posi
Lion until the rain hid them from the sight. The detailed
account of the race is given below, and it is sufficient here
to say that on coming into the straight the colours of Gene-
ral Peel, Cambusean, Ely, and Blair Athol were seen in
the van; that at the distance a shout was raised " Cambus-
can wine," while the General, near the rails, seemed rather
in difficulties, and Blair Athol coming out at the Stand
proved the correctness of the Derby running, and landed
the green and yellow jacket amid as much cheering and
excitement as could reasonably be expected under the in-
fluence of the weather.

Sweepstakes of 10 sows each, b ft, with 50 sovs added ; for
2-yr-olds 7st, and 3-yr-olds Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings
allowed 31b. The second to save his stake. Red House
in. 17 gabs.

Captain White's My Fancy, 2 yrs (J. Grimshaw) 1
Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Sat 71b
(Fordham) 2
Mr Johnson ns Prescriptim, 3 yrs, Bet 71b.. (F. French) 3
Lord Bateman's Moulsey, 3 yrr, Bst 101 b ....(Custance) 4
Mr H, Wales's Wings of the Wind, 2 yrs, Get 1 llb
(Morris) 5
Mr H. IL Jones's Fleur de Champs, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b
(Loater) 6
Covey weighed for Lord Glasgow's Sister to Ascham,
2 yrs, Est 111 b, by mistake, she having been struck out at
1 14 p.m.
Betting-6 to 4on Attraction, 6to 1 apt My Fancy, 7
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to 1 agt Roulsey and Prescription, and 10 to 1 agst Wings
of the Wind.

Prescription jumped away with a slight lead of My Fancy
and Attraction, which she retained to the bend, where she
was beaded by My Fancy, who won a very fine race borne
by a neck; Prescription, who was pulling up, finished a
bad third ; Moulsey was fourth.
The Municipal Stakes of 200 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr olde;
colts, Bst 101 b; and fillies, Bst 71b, The owner of the se-

cond horse to save his stake. Red-houso in. 7 subs.
Mr R. C. Naylor's Biondina, Bst 71b .. (Challoner) 1
Duke of Beaufort's Siberia, Bst 71b (Fordham) 2
Duke do Moray's Plutus, Bst 101 b
Lord Glasgow's br f by Young Melbourne—d. by I.
Birdcatcher, Bst 71b .... (Aldcroft) 4
Betting-2 to lon Siberia, and sto 1 aget Plutus.
The favourite got away with a clear lead, followed on the
whip hand by Biondina and Plutus to the half distance,
when Biondina got her head in advance, and won a fine
race by a neck, Siberia defeating Plutus by half a length
for second ; a bad fourth.

The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. The owner of the second horse
to receive 100 sova out of the stakes. St. Leger course.
217 subs.
Mr W. I'Anson's Blair Athol (Snowdon) 1
Lord Glasgow's General Peel (Wells) 2
Lord Stamford's Cambuscan (Edwards) 3
Mr Laundo's Miner (Osborne) 4
Duke of Beaufort's Black Rock (Fordham) 0
Mr Bowes's Claremont (J. Goater) 0
Mr W. S. Cartwright's Ely (Custance) 0
Mr J. Johnstone's Knight of Snowdon ......(Aldcroft) 0
Mr Pedley's Brindisi (F, Adams) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Blair Athol, 3to 1 agst General
Peel, Ito 2 agst Miner, Bto 1 agst Baragah, 100 to 6 eget
Cambuscan,2s to 1 each agst Ely and Knight of Snowdon,
30 to 1 aget Claremont, and 60 to 1 agst Black Rock and
Brindisi.

After one failure, in which Ely, Cambuscan, Miner, end
Knight of Snowdon broke away, they were despatched from
the post in a drenching shower of rain, which speedily de-
stroyed the difference in the colours of the riders, and
rendered it all but impossible to discern the relative posi-
tions of the horses, but as near as we could make out with
the assistance of the principal jockeys, General Peel on the
inside got away with a alight lead, having Ely, Blair Athol,
Baragah, Knight of Snowdon, and Claremont as his im-
mediate attendants, the next division being headedby Miner
and Black Rock, Brindisi and Cambuscan bringing up the
rear. After running in these positions a quarter of a mile
General Peel was pulled back, which left Ely in possession
of the lead, Miner going on second, Baragah third, close in
whose wake came Claremont, Ely, General Peel, and the
favourite; but as they neared the hill Miner assumed the
command, followed by Baragah, Claremont, and Ely, but on
rounding the bend they were joined by the two favourites
and Cambuscan, this lot running in company to the rifle
butts, where Baragah was observed in advance, having his
stable companion in his rear ; the pair, however, were
headed at the Red-house by Ely, at whose girths were
General Peel, Miner, and Cambuscan, who came on so
closely together that it was difficult. to discern which was
leading. When fairly in the straight Ely gave way, and
was immedittely headed by General Pcel next the rails,
who appeared to look as well as anything, but shortly after
he was joined by Cambuscan and Blair Athol, who ran in
company to the distance; when Snowdon, in attempting to
split the pair, was disappointed, and had to pull round and
come up on their right, which lost him some ground, but
waiting with exemplary patience to the enclosure, he came
up, and in the next few strides had both his horses safe at
the Stand, and won, amid the mcst vociferous cheering, in
a canter by a couple of lengths, General Peel obtaining
the second money by a head from Cambuscan, who finished
four lengths in advance of Miner; Ely was fifth, Baragah
sixth, Brindisi seventh, and Knight of Snowdon next
Black Rock and Claremont trotted in the last two.
The Stand Plate Handicap of 5 soya each, with 50
added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards, The owner of the