The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

DONCASTER RACES.--FRIDAY.

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The Don Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. Last mile. 6 subs.
Mr It. C. Naylor's b c The Beaver (Challoner) 1
Captain Gray's b c King George (F. Adams) 2
Mr Bone's Coup d'Etat (Custance) :3
Betting-6 to 4 eget The Beaver, 7to 4 agst King George,
and 3 to 1 agst Coup d'Etat.
The two favourites ran in close company, King George
having a slight lead, which he retained to the distance,
where Tho Beaver headed him, and won after a fine race by
a head. A bad third,

The Town Plate (handicap) of 100 sous, for 3-yr•olds and

upwards. Red House in.
Sir J. Hawley's Washington, 3 yrs, Cat 41b (Mordan) 1
Mr it. H. Jones's Skylark, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Cranshaw) 2
Mr York's Lytham, 3 yr.:, 6st 101 b (Loates) 3
The following also ran :—Argonaut, Lady Louisa, New-
market, G tilos, Trumps, Durham, The Beadle, Rapture,
Petitioner, Jane Shore, Clairvoyente, and Farnhsm.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Washington, 6to 1 each agst Beadle
and Lytham, 10 to 1 each agst Lady Louisa end Durham,
103 to S agst Gellu., and 100 to 6 agst Clair voyante.
After a tedious delay at the peat, caused by Clairvoyant()
refusing to face his horses, the ft T. was lowered. Jane
Shore got off in :rent, followed by Lytham (nest the rails),
Skylark, and Washington, in which order they ran to the
bend, where Lytham took a clear lead. At the stand ho was
collared by the favourite, who, after a fine race, won by a
length; the same distance between the second and third ;
Clairvoyento was fourth, Lady Louisa fifth, Rapture sixth,
and Beadle and Jane Shore headed the next lot ; the last
two were Trumps cud Falnham, the latter of whom had
been left at the post.

The Doncaster Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for
3-yr-,lds ; colt% Bst 10lb ; fillies, Sst 6'b ; the second
received 50 soya. Last mile and a half. 87 subs.

Mr W. S. Cartwright's Ely (Custance) 1
Mr W. Hudson's Coast Guard
Mr J. Scott's Tooi-Tooi
The following also rrn :—Peon, Washington, Brindisi,
Narbonne, Columbine, Alabama, and Durham.
Betting—G to 4on Ely, end sto 1 agst Peon.
Tod-Toni made running at a strong pace to the Red-
house, where Ely took a clear lead, followed, next the rails,
by Mr Scott's filly and Coast Guard, to which three the
race was reduced as they entered the straight. At the dis-
tance the favourite increased his lead, and finelly won,
without en effort, by eight lengths. Coast Guard, passing
Tooi-Tooi in the last stride, secured the second money by
three quarters of a length, end Peon trotted in fourth,
Brindisi was fifth, Narbonne siith, and Columbine next ;
the last three being Alabama, Washington, and Durham,
Coast Guard pulled up lame.

The SCIP., f Strkes of 5 soya each, with 50 added; for 2-yr-
olds end upwards; weight for ago, with selling allow 7
ances. RA-house in. 6 subs.
Lord Westmoreleud's Doe:ord, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (£5O)
(J. Grimshaw) 1
Sir J. Hawley's S:. Alexis, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (£5O) Fordham) 2
Mr Sidney's Obieciot the Jester, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (£5O)
(King) 3
Mr 11, Owen's The Doctor, 3 y rs, 7st 71b (£5O) Morgan) 0
Mr Wood's Lady Mary, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (£5O) (Warrington) 0
Betting—Even agst Doeford, 2 to 1 agst St. Alexis, and
7 to 1 agst my other.

Doeford made the whole of the sunning, and won cle-
verly by three parts of a length. A. bad third. The wanner
was bou:,,ht in for 120 guineas.
The Doncaster Cup, value 300 soya, for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards ; weight for age, with certain penalties and allow.
ances. About two miles and five furlongs.
Lord Gle,gow's General Peel, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (inc. 31b es.)
(H. Covey) 1
Baron Rothschild's Hippolyta, 3 yrs, fist 111 b
(J. Grirnshaw) 2
Mr Latind's Miner, 3 are, 7st .. (Whiteley) 3
Lord Gli-3gow's Rapid Rhone, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (carsied Bst
Gib)
Betting-5 to 4 agst General Peel, sto 2 agst Hippolyla,
and 100 to 30 agst Miner.
Miner made the sun's/ sg, followed in Indian file by Hip-
polyta, Rapid Rhone, cud General Peel, the pace being
w:etchcl until they reached the foot of tie 1“'1, where it
mended. At the Red House the &vomits headed his stable
companion, and came on in waiting upon the leaders. When
w:th'n the distance Miner gave way beaten, and Hippolyta
went on with the :inning, but as they neared the enclosure
Covey brought up the Generri, who had Fs adverscry
beaten fn a few strides, and won Yr it h great ecee by a head.
Miner cr.ntered in a bad third.
The Nu-seiy Plate of 200 soya, for 2-yr-olds. Last mile.
Mr Meri;s Vest colt, 7st 7ib (H. Covey) 1
Mr J. Osboi ae's Wild Poppy, 7st ... (WFteley) 2
Mr G. W. Morsis's Club Queen, Gat 9lb (Cc -roll) 3
The following also rrn :—Pinch filly, Sweet Jessie, Lady

Sykes, Mongrel, Camball, Spice, Dei'y, Dames Sykes filly.
Purity, Anonyms, Renfrew, Proviso, Mull Flagon, Lop
ear, Cochrane, and Rose of Denmark.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Proviso, sto 1 agst Moll Flagon, 10
,o 1 each agst Spice and Lady Cochrane, 12 to 1 each st
:he Vest colt and Camball, and 20 to 1 each agst Lop-ear,
the Pinch filly, Wild Poppy, and Renfrew.
After several failures Moll Flagon, the Vest colt, Proviso,

the Pinch filly, Lady Cochrane, and Wild Poppy got away
in advance and ran in compcny to the bend, where Moll
Flagon gave way, followed shortly afterwards by the favou-
rite. Halfway in the &stance the Vest colt came away,
closely followed by Wild Poppy and Club Queen, the Vest
colt winning by halt a length; two lengths between the
second and third; Proviso was fourth, Itenfrow fifth, and
Lady Cochrane sixth ; Lady Sykes was next, and Defy the
absolut9 last.

The Park-hill Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3•yr.olds
fillies, Bst 1016. St Loger Course. 18 subs,

M: Robinson's Battaglia (Noble) 1
Lord Glasgow's Sister to Drake
Captain Gray's Syren (S, Adams) 3
Mr T. Rowland's Molly Carew
Lord Zetland's Bandarilla
Mr Savile's Columbine (Goater) 6
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sister to Drake, 2to 1 agst Banda-
rine, and 5 to 1 agst Molly Carew.
Battaglia got away in advance of the favourite, made all
the running, and won easily by a head; time lengths be-
tween the second and third.
A Sweepstakes of 200 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 51b. The second saved her stake.
St Leger Course. 6 rubs.
Lord Stamford's Cambuscan (Edwards) 1
Mr R. C. Naylor's Gazza Ladra... ..... (Challoner) 2
Betting-10 to lon Cambuscan. Won by 20 lengths,

HORSES STRUCK OUT. OF THEIR ENGAGE-

IIENTS.

June 6, Forager, out of Doncaster St Leger.
Sept 8, at 3 25 p,m., Advance, out of Portland Plate and
Two Year Old Stakes on Thursday at Doncaster.
Sept 9, at 12.55 p,m., Rufford, out of Champagne Stakes,
at Doncaster—Rigolboehe, out of Doncaster engagements.
Sept 10, at 9 a,m., Princess of Wales, Lady Tredegar,
and Pixie, out c f Doncaster engagements—Berkeley, out of
Doncaster Plate. At 11.30 am , Sister Mary, out of Two
Year Old Handicap, at Doncaster. At 3.40 p.m., Lucky
Star, out of Doncaster engagements.
Sept 12, at 9 a.m., Typhoon, Jack Frost, Blue Bell, and
Black Duchess, out of Doncaster engagements—colt by
Orlando, out of Lady Palmerston's dam, Syren, and Mam-
head, out of St Leger—Mamhead, Secrecy, and Bonnie
Glen, out of Doncaster Stakes—Chalybeate, out of Park
Hill Stakes, Doncaster—Windham, Bonus, and Hymettus
out of St Leger. At 11 a.m., all Mr Ten Broeck's horses
out of age-for-weight races closed to date, at Doncaster. At
12.55 p.m., Birdfinder, out of Portland Plate, Doncaster.
At 4.10 p.m„ all Mr Hodgman's horses, out of
St Leger. After 6 p.m.. Lord of Eltham, Con-
traband, and Chesterfield, out of all engagements.
1864. At 10 p.m., Siva, out of all engagements,
1864. At 11.50 am , all Mr Saxon's horses (except Jane
Shore, Rose of Denmark, and Lady Cochrane), out of Don-
caster engagements.
Sept l3, at 9 a.m., Golden Cross, out of all engagements
—Mountain Buck, out of Doncaster engagemen s—Green-
land, out of Canterbury engagements. At 10.10 p.m., Hot
Shot, out of Ayr Gold Cup. At 3.5 p.m., Lord Waldegrave,
out of all engagements, 1864. At 3.15 p.m., The Cripple,
out of all handicaps to date. At 6 p,m,, Midnight Mass,
out of Doncaster engagements.
Sept 14, at 0.7 p.m., Wortham, out of Ladies' Plate, Bre-
con. At 10.35 a.m„ East Lancashire, out of Doncaster
Cup. At 8,43 p.m., Blair Athol and Caller Ou, out of the
Cambridgeshire Stakes. At 10 p.m„ Caller Ou, out of the
Doncaster Cup.
Sept 15, at 7.45 a.m., King of Utopia, out of Cleveland
Handicap, Doncaster. At 9.15 a.m., Sister Mary, cut of
all engagements this year, except Hendon. At 2 p.m., Blair
Athol, out of Doncaster Cup and Stakes.
Sept 16, at 9 a.m., Mountain Doe, out of Brecon engage-
ments.

AN ENGLISH DESERTER.—A non•nOMMissiOCll I
officer in the garrison of Kingston, Canada West,
received last month a letter dated from the camp before
Petersburg, written by a deserter who, signing himself
anonymously "A Gunner of the Royal Artillery," is won
known. The writer says, "I am sorry that I was such a
fool as to bu persuaded to come over hero, where you are
driven about worse than niggers, Please to toll my coin.,
ratios not to be guided by them crimps, for they toll you
that you'll get 800 dole„ but it is nu such thing ; all you
get is 100 dols., and that they will rub you of if you don't
look out. I will tell you who brought me over ;
If you go and search their houso you will find some of my
clothes there. Them men ought to be severely punished,
for I toll you its nothing better than trading with a lot of
cattle. There aro some more that are trying to get away,
and they say they will get them away in spite of you.
Nemo tell than if they know when they are well off they
will stop where they are, unless they want to be treated
worse than slaves. Please to put this in the papers, so as
no other soldier shall be duped. Please tell than not to
believe their -- lice, for it is all false ; what they want is
to sell them as slaves. They ought to be found out and
punished. I would freely do four years to be back again.
Please let any comrades see this,"
D espatc hes were yesterday sent from the Colonial
Office to the Governors of the West India Islands, Hondu-
ras, Vancouver's Island, and Dritiali Columbia.