The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES-CONCLUDID.

The following are the full particulars of Thursday's Races :
The Two-yr. Old Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies,
Bst. 21b. T. Y.C. 34 Subs.

Lord Westminster's b. c. by Pantaloon—Puff Scott 1
Duke of Cleveland's c. by Voltaire, out of Matilda ... 2
Mr. Skipsey's br. c. Slashing Harry
The following also started, but were not placed :—Sir R Bulke-
ley's Bangalore, by Battledore, out of Miss Patrick (4th) ; Hon.
T. 0. Powlett's b. f. by Priam, out of Miss Fanny's dam (sth);
Mr. J. King's b. c. Vernal, by Actaeon, out of Melrose's dam (6th);
Mr. Vansittart's b. c. by Catton, out of Darioletta (7th) ; and the
Duke of Cleveland's b. f. by Emilius, out of Maria (last).
Betting-11 to 8 agst Slashing Harry (taken), 3 to 1 agst
Matilda (taken), 9 to 2 agst Puff (taken), 5 to 1 agst the Priam
filly, 10 to 1 agst Bangalore, 10 to 1 agst Darioletta. After
three or four false starts the Darioletta colt sprung off in front,
and led the way until near the Red House, when the Matilda
colt took up the running, followed by Slashing Harry, till near
the Stand ; here the Puff colt ran by him, and won in a canter
by two lengths ; a good race for second, but all the rest beaten
clean off. The winner is a remarkably fine colt, and will
doubless become a prominent favourite for the next St. Leger.
He is not in the Derby.
The Three-years-old Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h. ft. Colts, Bst.
61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. St. Leger Course. 14 Subs.
Mr. W. Scott's Scroggins,bro. to St. Giles...W. Scott 1
Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny 2
Duke of Cleveland's c. by Langar, out of Matilda 3
Betting-5 to 2 and 3tol on Scroggins. The Langar
colt cut out the work to the distance post, where he was headed
by Scroggins and Destiny, the former leading to the chair,
and winning cleverly by a length and a half. The stake (1,500/. )
will about clear Scott the cost of the horse (990 guineas) and
what he may have lost on the Leger.
The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft., for three years-old;
colts, Bst. 61b; fillies, Bst. 31b. The winner of the St. Leger
Stakes to carry 41b. extra. St. Leger Course. 5 Subs.
Colonel Westenra's Wedge walked over
A Cup, value 300 gs, given by the Stewards, with 50 sovs. added
by the Corporation ; three years, 7st. ; four, Bst. 31b. ; five, Bst.
101 b. ; six and aged, 9st. ; the winner of the St. Leger to have
carried 31b. extra. About two miles and five furlongs.
Lord Westminster's Touchstone, 5 yrs... Scott 1
Lord Chesterfield's Carew, 3 yrs
Mr. J. Day's Venison, 3 yrs. ... 3
Mr.7orde's Beeswing, 3 yrs
Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse, 5 yrs 5
Mr. Richardson's Flying Billy
After it was made known on Wednesday that the Queen of
Trumps would not run, 6 to 4 was laid upon Touchstone, and
on its being intimated the same evening by Mr. Orde that
Beeswing would be reserved for the two stakes on Friday, the
odds rose to 5 to 2 on him, at which price some large sums
were laid out. About eleven o'clock at night, however, Mr.
Orde entered the betting room, took three fifties to 1 between
his mare and Chasse, and declared that as a compliment to
public feeling (!) she should start, although she was not pre-
pared for it ; shortly after a doubt was started by his friends as
to the prudence of giving up two certainties for one uncer-
tainty, nor was it until there had been a great deal of unneces-
sary noise and speechifying that it was resolved to put the
muzzle on; the betting then settled to at 6 to 4 on Touch-
stone, 3 to 1 agst Beeswing, 4 to 1 agst Venison, and 7 to 1
agst Chasse (taken). Carew made play at starting, followed
by Venison, the two running several lengths in advance of the
rest, Beeswing laid 4th, Touchstone sth, and Flying Billy 6th.
They went in this order to the St. Leger starting-post, where
the spur was found necessary to keep Chasse in place, and at
the gravel road Robinson was actually compelled to administer
the whip, and had then considerable difficulty to prevent his
cutting it. After the first three quarters of a mile Venison
dispossessed Carew of the lead, and carried it on, with Carew
at his heels, to the Red house, by which time the faVourite had
got all his competitors fairly beaten ; he left them here, ran
home by himself, and won in a hard canter. An easier victory
we never saw. Of the others it need only be said that they
came in one after another at wide intervals, and Flying Billy
gave up before he had gone half the distance.
The following is a list of the sale of blood stock : us.
Mr. Nanney's yearling colt, by Muley, out of Solace.
Brother to Muley Moloch (J. Day) 3lO
Colt, by Muley, out of Dulcamara (J. Day)
Colt, by Muley, out of Camelina (Mr. N. Dilly) ........ 205
Colt, by Muley. out of Prima Donna (J. Day)
Brother to Tarick (Mr. Higgins)
Colt, by Muley, out of Johannah Southcote (Mr. Constable) 56
Colt, by Muley, out of Bustard (Mr. Ley) llO
Colt, by Longwaist, dam by Muley (Mr. Ramsay) 35
Colt, by Muley, out of Miss Orville
Colt, by Muley, out of Young Rantipole (Mr: 3. J. Smith) lO5
Colt, by Muley, dam by Orville 4l
Sisters to Marvel and Marpessa, each
Colt, by Longwaist, dam by Muley
Mr. Haffenden's yearling c., by Bobadil, out of Lady Slipper 5O
Yearling c., by Trumpeter, out of Lady Blanche's dam 4B
Mr. S. Fox's Manta, 4 yrs (Mr. Bowe)
Mr. S. Fox's Black Hambleton (to go abroad)
Mr. Pierce's brood mare Sarah 6O
Mr. Fletcher's b. m. by Abjer
Colt, by Waverley, out of Abjer 4O
Mr. Bowes's brood mare Crotchet (Mr. Tattersall)
Mr. Allen's Princess (to go abroad)...
Mr. Coekes'sVariella, with a filly foal by Stumps (his Majesty) 230
Her Sister, with a filly foal by Langer (his Majesty) 5O
Decorator 6l
Besides a few other lots of little value. The whole of the Duke
of Leeds's brood mares, &c., and Lord Fitzwilliam's yearlings, wore.
bought in. There was a great scarcity of buyers.

FRIDAY.

The Scarborough Stakes of 30 sovs each, 10 ft. ; for three-yrs.
old ; colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. The winner of the St.
Leger Stakes to carry 71b. extra. One mile. 26 Subs.
Mr. Bell's Zebetta Heseltine 1
Col. Westenra'a Wedge... 2
Mr. Dawson'e Locomotive
The following were not placed :—Black Diamond, The Carpen-
ter, and Redshank.
The betting was unusually animated at 2 to 1 agst Wedge,
3 to 1 agst Redshank, 4 to 1 agst Zebetta, 5 to 1 agst Black
Diamond, and sto 1 agst Locomotive. All the running was
made by Zebetta, followed by Redshank and Locomotive,
Wedge never showing in front till he reached the stand, where
he made his push, failed, and was defeated by a length and a
half. Redshank was fourth, The Carpenter fifth, Black Dia-
mond last, none getting near the second.
Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added, for beaten horses, and
horses that had not started during the week. One mile. 7 Subs.
Mr. Gsucoigne's Wallace, 3 yrs, 7st. 91b ...Nicholson 1
Captain Taylor's Lincoln, 2 yrs, a feather
Mr. Bowes's br. f. The Zegri Maid, 3 yrs, 7st. 101 b 3
Tho following also started : —Prince, aged, Bst. 101 b ; Shepher-
dess, Bst. ; and Cowboy, 2 yrs, a feather.
In the betting there was a repetition of the ruse played off
for the Doncaster Stakes, and, as far as we could observe, by
the same parties. It commenced at 6 to 4 agst Slashing
Harry, and 2 to 1 agst the Zegri Maid; after which it was de-
clared that the former would not start. The mare then ad-
vanced to 6 to 4, Lincoln to 5 to 2, and Prince to 4 to 1, and
a good deal of business was done. In the early part of the
race the running was alternately made by The Zegri Maid,
Shepherdess, and Prince, Wallace taking it up at the rails,
and he, in turn, being headed at the distince by Lincoln. The
latter had the best of the race to the -Stand, when he com-
pounded, and suffered Wallace to beat him by half a length.
Zegri Maid was two or three lengths behind him, and the
other three more than double that distance.
Match, 300, h. ft.—Sir R. W. Bulkeley's ch. f. Azalee, Bst. 41b.,
received forfeit from Lord Chesterfield's c. by Voltaire, Bst. 71b.
The Filly Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 20 added from the Corpo-
ration of Doncaster, for three-yrs-old fillies, st. 41b. each.
St. Leger Course. 8 Subs.
Mr. L. Fox's Miss Lora... Templeman 1
Mr. Gascoigne's Thomasina...
Mr. Allen's Promise

The betting was 5 to 4 agst Miss Lora, and the same agst
' Thomasina, and afterwards 5 to 4on the latter, and 6to 4
against Miss Lora. The winner made strong running to the
Stand, when Thomasina made a rush, and, after a punishing
struggle, was beaten by a bead only.
The Hornby Castle Stakes of 25 sous. each, with 25 added by the
Corporation ; three years, 7st. ; four, Bst. lib. ; five, Bst. 101 b. ;
six and aged, 9st. Fillies and beaten horses in the week allowed
31b. Two miles. 4 Subs.
Duke of Cleveland's c. by Langar, 3 yrs S. Day 1
Duke of Leeds's Jericho, 3 yrs.
Betting-7 to 2on the Matilda colt, which, with 31b. above
weight, made all the running, and won in a canter.
The Town Plate of 100 sous., and 33 for the second; three years
old, 7st. 51b. ; four, Bst. 71b. ; maiden colts and fillies allowed 31b.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. J. Day's Venison, 3 yrs S. Day 2 1 1
Mr. Bird's Redshank, 3 yrs 1 2 3
Mr. Bowes's The Cauld Lad of Hilton, 3 yrs 3 3 2
Mr. Robinson's The General, 4 yrs... ...... 44 dr
Betting—FirsiTheat :7to 4 on. Venison, who made play to
the Red House, where °°gammonmg" to die away, his jockey
suffered Redshank to go several lengths a-head, and won in a
canter. One individual was so completely deceived by the
ruse that he immediately betted 3 to 1 agst Venison, while
every other person, seeing through it, laid 5t02 on him. In
the next heat Venison led throughout, and won easy ; and, in
the last, the odds being 10 to 1 on him, he permitted The
Cauld Lad to:lead to the distance, shot by him there, and won
in a canter, making up twelve victories since the Derby.
In conclusion we may state that the meeting has completely
realised the wishes of its patrons, and that under the influen-
tial stewardship of the Marquis of Westminster and the Earl
of Lichfield, there can be little doubt that they will be equally
successful next year. Before finally dismissing the subject we
would suggest to the Corporation the propriety of correcting
an evil, which has long been complained of; we allude to the
want of proper accommodation for betting on the Course.
At present it is carried on in an exceeding small space on the
first floor, immediately behind the ladies, and to their very
great annoyance; independently of which, Noblemen and
others interested in the stakes have repeatedly been unable to
penetrate the ring for the purpose of getting their money in. ,
The objection can be obviated at a small expense, by inclosing
a sufficient space in front of the Stand, in the same manner as i
at Ascot. As upwards of 1,8001. was received for tickets of i
admission the funds will well afford this indispensable alteration.

LATEST BETTING AT DONCASTER.
THE DERBY.
8 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton—taken
12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of Dervise's dam
—taken freely
15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—taken
15 to 1 agst Captain Gardnor's Phantasima colt—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mungo—take 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Medina colt—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Silvertail colt—take 40 to 1
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Cervantes' dam colt—taken 40 to 1
40 to I agst Mr. Cooke's Norgrove—taken
The first two favourites have been backed to large amounts.

DONCASTER ST. LEGER-1837.
10 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Puff colt--taken freely
15 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Matilda colt—taken
40 to 1 agst Air. Skipsey's Slashing Harry