The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-10 00:00:00

THE DONCASTER MEETING,

The bill of fare •-• year is one of the best that has been
issued for al. ng time. Great improvements have been
made in he programme, not the least important of which
is the change as regards the Portland Plate, it having been
introduced into Thursday's card instead of Wednesday's.
There are upwards of two thousand pounds to be distributed
over thirty different items, so that, besides the St. Leger,
there are some magnificent prizes to be picked up, the Don-
caster Cup being of 300 sovs. value, while £2OO constitute
the Portland Plate; in addition to a 5 sovs. Sweepstakes,
£2OO, the Nursery Plate, and £lOO is added to each of six
other events. We commence on Tuesday with the Fitz-
william Stakes, a mile weight for age race, with all ages,
which is sure to be a great feature; then there are three
two-year-old races ; another all-aged weight for age race,
but over a short course ; a mile handicap, for all but two-
year-olds ; and a selling race. On Wednesday there is a
greater variety, for, in addition to the St. Leger there are
two contests for the juveniles, one being a handicap ; a two
and three-year-old Sweepstakes, the Queen's Plate, a mile
handicap, and a sprint ditto; while Thursday gives us two
great handicaps in the Portland Plate and Cleveland
Stakes, a mile two and three-year-old race, and another for
juveniles over the same distance, with two three-year-old
contests, and a selling race. Friday's great card is, of
course, the Cup, which is backed up by four interesting
three-year-old events, the Nursery Handicap, a " sprint"
ditto, and a selling race. Consequently, there will be
nothing to find fault with in any one individual card, while
as a whole the meeting cannot but be looked upon as one
of extreme grandeur.
The great two-year-old event of the week is the Cham-
pagne Stakes, Red House-in, about six furlongs, which can
boast thirty-three subs., and a goodly number will put in
a claim for them, Parasite, Imaus, Knight of the Thistle,
Kettledrum,Wing, Walloon, Lady Louisa, Betts, Prudence,
and Virgilius having all gained friend. by their style of
performing in public, and there are one or two dark celebri-
ties in the list. Parasite and Lady Louisa have distin-
guished themselves so well lately that I expect to see them
run first and second.
The Filly Stakes should fall to Baron Rothschild by the
aid of his speedy little filly, Queen of the Vale.
The Glasgow Stakes will be won by Mr. Merry's repre-
sentative.
In the Revival Plate, there are a lot of good animals en-
tered that will not run; however, Damascus, 2 yrs, 6st 91b,
and Polyolbion, 6st ofii, have the best of the weights in the
list, and, should their owners think 100 soya worth having,
one of them may run and win. For the Doncaster Plate,
one mile, Ticket-of-Leave, 4 yrs, 7st 21b, must run well,
Donner and Blitz, 3 yrs, Est 91b, being one of his very dan •
gerous opponents—who may, however, be reserved for
something better during the week.
In the Great Yorkshire Handicap Underhand has again
accepted with the top weight, 9st 31b, an impost I have no
expectation of seeing him carry to the goal successfully,
though both the course and the distance will be more in
his favour than at York. Hepatica's recent victory at
Stockton has given her a rather high position in the han i••
cap, being weighted 31b over Starke, who, having accepted
with Bst 41b, his performance, be it good or bad, is certain
to affect Umpire's position in the St. Leger betting. The
American, however, to my notion, can have little chance
unless immensely improved since Goodwood; nor indeed
have I much fancy for any of the top weights, the best of
which are Adam Bede and Gladiolus. Telegram, 5 yrs,
Tat, is especially well in ; but I have the greatest fancy for
the three-yr-olds, and I shall expect to see this race carried
off by either Cherie Arnie or Conscript.
There are seven items set for decision on Wednesday,

the most important of which is the St. Leger ; and the
following are the horses from which the field will be selected,
with their probable riders :

Horses. Probable Riders.
Thormanby
Sabreur
The Wizard
Umpire
Sweetsauce
St. Albans L. Snowden.
Stampedo
Restes

Winton
Buccaneer
Toni Bowline

Sir 'William

Cramond
High Treason ...
Avalanche Clement.
North Lancashire
Vanquisher
It will be noticed that within one of a moiety the above
—Sabreur, Sweetsauce, St. Albans, Stampede, Avalanche,
North Lancashire, and Vanquisher—took no part in the
contest for the Derby, consequently the race so far is more
" open" than any of the three preceding St. Lagers, and
the defeat sustained by The Wizard, coupled with the suc-
cessful performances of Sweetsauce and Sabreur, aided so
materially in its maintaining that character, it is not sur-
prising, independent of other causes, thit the betting
should have assumed quite a different phase from what it
presented some months ago, when it indeed appeared a
t` f"regone conclusion" in favour of either Thormanby or
The Wizard.

Thormanby's performances are so well known that I
would advise no liberties to be taken with him, and were
it not that I have my d übts of the horse being all right,
he should represent me alone.

Umpire has greatly improved, and he might run into a
situation.

Buccaneer, by 'Wild Dayrell, out of Cruiser's dam, was
the undoubted champion of last year's two-yr-olds ; but he
was so unfairly treated at home that he has never been the
same animal this year, although he ran forward in the
Derby. At Goodwood he was not half fit, and many booked
him a " safe 'un" for this event, on the ground that he
would not like the preparation ; but, thanks to the heavy
rains that have fallen, he has done strong work for the last
four or five weeks, and I do not consider his half a "safe
'un."

Sweetsauce, by Sweetmeat, ont of Irish Queen, jumped
into a prominent position in the market on the strength of
his double victory at Goodwood, but the subsequent running
of those he defeated in the Cup says but little for them,
although we must not rob the horse of any credit, for he
won in the most easy style. The short race, however,
proved his form to be good, as he beat Maggiore in a man-
ner that proves him equal to Dundee, looking at what the
American mare did with the latter at York. The reported
trial with the Wizard I set down as nought, as I have no
faith in trials, and shall expect to see him beat the 'Wizard
in the race.

St. Albans, by Stockwell, out of Bribery, is an anima'
well known to the racing world on account of his remark-
able public career. From the severe accident he met with
shortly before the Derby he has not, I believe, yet quite
recovered; and, instead of the judge according him the
race, I shall expect to hear that he broke down within the
distance.

The 'Wizard I have no fancy for, and I do not expect he
will get the distance. As I said before I expect to see
Sweetsauce beat him.

Sabreur won his races so easily at York, and boat such
good fields, that I need scarcely look farther for the winner.
To sum up, I expect the judge to place them in the follow-
ing order :

SABREUR
SWEETSAUCE
BUCCANEER
UMPIRE 4

Klarikoff ought to win the Municipal Stakes. Souvenir,
Chirper, and Tightfit look well for the Corporation Plate.
For the Portland Plate Glenbuck and Fen&la are worth

remembering.
The weights for the Cleveland Handicap appear to have
given more satisfaction than those for the Great Yorkshire
Stakes, nearly a moiety of the horses engaged having ac-
cepted. The distance being only a mile, seems favourable
to Comforter, who, with Bst 21b, has nothing to complain
of ; neither has Benbow, 4 yrs, 7st, nor Heiress, 4 yrs,
Gst 71b ; and to the trio I leave the result.
The extent of the field for the Doncaster Stakes will, in
some measure, be governed by the result of the St. ,
consequenily it is almost a waste of time attempting to
select from the fifty-nine nominations those likely
to reach
the starting-post.

A FRESH MAN.

ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER,
St. Albans,
Lady Harriet colt, Folkestone, Parasite,
Hibernian, Noothein Light, Thormauby, Lord of Manor,
Cantatnen,
- Catalpa filly, Comforter, Tightfit, Winton,
Zuyder Zee, Captain
Portibus, Nicholas, Jingling Johnny,
King of Diamonds, Restes, Sparkle, Queen of Vale, See
5,,,c, Umpire, Satellite, Pomona, Syringe, Bella Donna,
Starke, Lady Trespass, Curlew, Sampson, Grenadier, Gar-
dener, Prudence, Violet, Hepatica, Vesta, Courier, Lord
Nelson, Catawba, and Venus filly.

TATTERSALLS'—Urtrimix.
CHAMPAGNE STAKES.
4to 1 agst Lady Louisa (taken)
7to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken)

YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Chere Arnie (take 7to 1)
10 to 1 agst Miss Digby (taken)
10 to 1 agst Gladiolus (offered)
10 to 1 agst any other

ST. LEGER.
6to 2 agst Thormanby (take 3 to 1)
4. to 1 agst The Wizard (offered)
sto 1 agst Sabreur (taken)
Bto 1 agst St. Albans (taken)
Bto 1 agst Umpire (offered)
15 to 1 agst Sweetsauce (offered)
30 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
33 to 1 agst High Treason (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Tom Bowline (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
Horror was scratched this day at 12.10 p.m.
CITY BETTING—SATURDAY.

There was very little business done to-day, with the ex-
ception of the advance of Chere Anzio to the position of first
fsTotilite for the Yorkshire handicap.