The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-20 00:00:00

tb,i4Z,diTING INTELLIGENCE.

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Like its gr;ett ?trdtbyee *ar sue south, the St. Le. day
DONCASTER R:II,CES,; —Tirmg? Al',
I lAO 41,ki.i to often described that we shall make no apology for
suffering our readers to draw upon their own imaginations for
the various incidents of which it is invariehly protitltiyii. It
will suffice to stater that; etinticlOitie ill diriiirlisded interest
now Nit itt a Eakie Oriee go engrossing, the attendance Was very
tat:term, and the ensemble one of surpassing excitement.
Although we missed the brilliant dssplay of equipages for
which Doncaster was once 10 faMouv.ty there Itis a goodly
show of fashions:hies, many of the Nobility hating quitted
their shooting quarters in Scotland for the purpose of Seeing
the St. Leger run for, while the country IttelfsUpplied a malt`
proportion of the titled tOmpzny.
The country folks, astir betimes, took the town by storni
before ten in the morning, blocked up the streets till one, and
lined the course, and filled all the minor stands till five, form-
ing no inconsiderable,feature in the proceedings of
ie day.
The grand stand, as a matter of course, was crowded, so much
So that hundreds were unable to obtain even a sight of the
horses ; the same evil, however, which we have noticed here
meeting after meeting, and which is so carefully guarded
against at Goodwood, is still suffered to exist :—the betting
men, for want of proper accommodation, were compelled to
congregate for the purpose of business on the principal floor,
and by the incessant and unavoidable crowdingdand noise oc-
casioned great annoyance to the fair portion of the visitors ; in
fact, we have heard that many ladies abstained from partici-
pating in the amusements of the afternoon for this and no
o.her reason. Why not inclose a space sufficiently large to
permit the ring to be formed in front of the stand in like
manner as it is at Goodwood, and will be at Ascot; there is
plenty of room without encroaching on the privileges of the
lower ranks;

The ra^...es did hot eerlittenee until three o'clock, the St.
Le.s:-se, for the drat time within our rocollection) being the last
:ace; it will he seen that the field Was remarkably Small—the
smallest, indeed, that has started gitiee 1862, when seven went
to the post, and OctaVian (the late Lord Vitawilliant's) won.
The race itself produced a temporary eidittment, but, taking
it as a betting event froiti the beginning, we may venture to
pronounce it the least generally interesting ever known, the
smallneeS of the field, its moderate character, and the interfe-
rence of other races favourable to speetilatort having given an
apathy to the butineas transacted on it which is altogether
without precedent. The subscription-book at the betting-
rooms, and " a few inquiries at the grand stand, enable us to
make the following adalitleha to the list of arrivals given in
our last :---Lord earborough, Lord Spencer. Lord Hawke,
Lord Meaborough, Lord Kelburne) Lord Maidstone, Lord
Tenterden, Lord and Lady. Seyitioes3 Lord Ilatherton, Lady
Chesterfield, Count and COuntess Zavadowski, Sir M. Wal-
lace, Sir It King, Sir W. Dixie, Sir" John" Duckworth,
Colonel Thompson, Colonel flantoX) Captain Pitt, Captain
Sutton, Captain tovrth, Captain Brook Taylor, Captain
Burke) Captain Little, Captain Macleod, Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson, Mr. Wentworth, Mr. Shaft% Mr. Trafford, Mr.
Elwes, &c. Towards the end of the week we hope to be able
to furnish a more complete list --
The following is the return of rather a short day's sport :
The Cleveland Stakes of 10 sots. each, h. ft., with Wadded by the
Corporation and 50 by his Grace the Duke of Cleveland. One
mile. 13 Subs, 4of *honi paid h. ft
Lord Chesterfield's b.c. by Priina, (h. b.), 4 yrs, 6st. 91b...G.
Francis ...... 1
Mr. Poulis's gr. f. Eaglet, by Falcon, 4 yrs) Bst. 121 b...... 2
Colonel Peel's b. h. Mr. Waggs, by Langar) 8 ytt. Sst. 41b 3
Duke of Cleveland's b. e. Hart, by Actaeon, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b 4
The following Were hot placed :—Mr. Blakelock's bl. f. Yarico,
by Waveeley, 4 yrs, ist ; Mr. S. King's br. g. Remnant, by Bus-
to-xi, 5 yrs, ist. 121 b ; and Mr. Dennison's b. c. Percy, by Mar-
grave, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b.
Betting-40 to 6 agst Mr. Waggs, 3 to 1 agst Yarico, and 3 to
1 agst the Priam colt. The half-bred colt, Yarico and Hart, ran
in front till near the stand, where Yarico declined, and Eaglet went
up ; the half-bred one had the best of the race the remainder of
the ground, and wort cleverly.
The St. Leger Stakes of 50 **vs. each, h. ft., for three years old;
oohs. Bst. 711). ; fillies, Bst. 21b. The owner of the second horse
to rewire 100 goys. out of the stakes. St. Leger Course. 66
Subscribers.
Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Don John .... Scott 1
Colonel Peel's br. c. lon Pavis 2
The following were not placed :—Duke of Cleveland's Alzira, by
Voltaire (J. Day) ; Mr. Coombes's ch. c. Cobham, by The Colo-
nel (Robinson) ; Mr. Parkins's br. c. Lanercost, by Liverpool (H.
Edwards); Mr. Fairlie's ch. c. The Hydra, by Sir Hercules
(Chapple) ; and Mr. Thornhill's ch. c. Saintfoin, by St. Patrick
(Condlly).
The betting, from the time of our account of Monday's races was
forwarded, up to the close, underwent several changes. Up to
twelve o'clock that night lon and Don John were nearly head and
head, the Newmarket horse having the call ; six or seven hundred
pounds, however, laid out upon the Don just at the finish proved
that the difference betwixt them was very slight. Lanercost, Al-
zira, and Saintfoin remained pretty steady in their places, but Cob-
ham declined two or three points. In the morning lon was still
first favourite at 7 to 4, Don John standing at 2 to 1, Lanercost at
9to 2, with a strong party, and the others as before. After the
first race Don John and lon changed positions, Cobham went back
to 20, and " came again," and Saintfoin sprung several points.
The last odds before starting were 7to 4 agst Don John, 9to 4 agst ~lon, 9to 2 agst Lanercost (taken), 9to 1 agst Saintfoin, 15 to 1
agst Cobham, 20 to 1 agst.Alzira, and 33 to 1 agst The Hydra. In
the many years' experience we have had of the St. Lagers we have
never seen it won in such an off-hand style, or with such decisive
proofs of superiority. Precisely at a quarter before five the word
was given, anti lon went away in front with Saintfoin at his heels;
but before they had gone 100 yards Don John ran by them and
took up the running with a lead of two or three lengths, lon lying
next him, Lanercost third, Saintfoin fourth, Cobham fifth, Alzira
sixth, and the Hydra last. With the first three the positions were
unchanged to the finish, Don John continuing his lead at a good
pace, and winning in the commonest canter imaginable by four or
five lengths, Lanercost coming in a long way behind lon. A trifling
movement took place amongst the others after passing the Red
House, Cobham went nearer the front, and, without the slightest
prospect of winning, looked as if he could beat Lanercost; unfortu-
nately, however, he broke down just below the distance. The
Hydra gained ground every stride after turning the corner, and ran
in fourth, Alzira and Saintfoin following him past the chair nearly
abreast. Lord Chesterfield and his friends have won a good stake,
but from the lowness of the odds were unable to make it a great
'one. From the small amount of the books made or. the race the
settling promises to be easy.
The Two-year-old Produce Stakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft. ; colts,
Bst. 51b ; and fillies, Bst. 31b. Red House in. 3 Subs.
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. c. by Langar walked ever
The Four-year-old Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., with 50 added
by the Corporation. Mile and a half. 3 Subs.
Mr. Bowes's Epirus

THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.—The result of the St. Leger
race was received by Mr. Wm. Wrighton, of the Fountain
Tavern, New-street, Birmingham, on Tuesday evening, at
five minutes past 13. The distance (94 miles) was ridden
by Mr. John Bcndrey, his third year of bringing the account
of the race to Birmingham, in six hours and nine minutes,
having started from Doncaster at four minutes to five. The
expenses of the express were paid by the members of the
Club, held at Mr. Wrighton's house. The enterprise does
both gentleman great credit.