The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-20 00:00:00

DONCASTER RACES.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.—That the list curtained
only one race of public interest does not alpear to
have excited the slightest regret, the St Leger
settling, the sale, and the meeting at the ebb-house
for the purpose of taking into consideration he pro-
priety of limiting future meetings to four (Lys, &c.,
having proved quite sufficient to occupy the greater
part of the day. The settling, we are ham* to say,
is admitted by all hands to have been decidedy good;
money, of course, was not over-abundant, anc time, as
a consequence, was required in several casts, but no
fears are entertained that the outstanding balances
will shortly be paid up. It has not oftenbeen our
fortune to record so pleasant a finale to a -ace that,
whatever manceuevring may have preceded it, was
evidently run on the square. Mr. Irvin wins
between twelve and thirteen thousand poinds ; Mr.
Forth, two thousand by one account, and ky another
three times as much. Colonel Charritie, Mr. Har-
greaves, and some Irish gentlemen, are also good
winners ; but we do not hear that "the public"
have had any participation in the spoils—rhe Cure,
Ithuriel, or The Princess, would have silted them
much better. In the losing class we mry include
Mr. Collett, most of John Scott's maste-s, two or
three Noble Lords, and William Scott. Stine of the
professionals have also dropped their money, the
profits realised out of The Cure, Scott's horses, and
the outsiders, having been insufficient to cover their
losses against the winners. The Club meeting, at
which the Earl of Glasgow presided, was attended by
the Marquis of Normanby, the Earl or Eglinton,
Earl-of -Cheiterfield;rord George Bentiiiek, Hori:
George Anson, Hon. Captain nous, Mr. Lumley, one
of the Stewards, and other influential patrons of the
races. The objects for consideration were—first,
whether any change should be made in the days
which the races are hereafter to come off; mad se-
condly, whether, by increasing the prize tothe second,
and giving a prize to the third horse, a stronger in •
ducement might not be afforded for larger entries for
the St. Leger, as well as a more certain guarantee
obtained for the appearance of a more extensive field
of horses at the post than in modern times ; for it has
been seen, that ever since the " play or pay" subscrip-
tion was altered toso sovs., h ft, the fields have decreased
until they have reached nine, as on Tuesday, thereby
stripping this important race of its most brilliant fea-
ture. 'With regard to the first proposition, it was
unanimously agreed that, next year, the races should
begin on Tuesday and terminate on Saturday ; that
the Great St. Leger should be run for on 'Wednesday,
the Yorkshire Handicap at a late hour on Thursday,
so as to afford time for the settling, and the Cup on
Friday. This resolution was adopted principally on
the ground that Sunday travelling might be prevented,
and the present plan of keeping open the betting-rooms
on Sunday, avoided. With regard to the second
point, Lord George Bentinck urged the vast im-
portance, in a race like the St. Leger, of secur-
ing a large field of starters, as well as
of encouraging them to run honestly and fairly to the
end, instead of, as in the present day, pulling up
when the chances of becoming first and second were
out. By enlarging the second prize, creating a third
prize, and enabling the fourth to save his stake, there
would be a stronger inducement to competition; for
if some might abandon the hope of obtaining the first
prize, all might entertain an expectation of getting
sufficiently near to obtain a remuneration for coming
such a distance. His Lordship's proposition was,
therefore, that the second prize should be increased
to 5001., and the third to 2001., while the fourth should
save his stake. In the opinion of Lord Glasgow,
Lord Normanby, Lord Chesterfield, and others, this
would be too large a reduction of the great prize, and
proposed smaller sums. Lord George Bentinck re-
plied that, by thus extending the chances to competi-
tors, all deficiences would be supplied by the increased
number of subscribers to the stake. Finally, it was
agreed, by way of experiment (to commence with the
year 1848), that the second should have 300/., and the
third 1001., instead of saving his stake ; after which
the meeting broke up.
The races did not commence till three o'clock, and
the " Great Yorkshire Handicap" proved unusually
attractive, as well as a source of very extensive spe-
culation. The attendance was certainly far inferior
to that of the preceding day; nevertheless the com-
pany in the Grand Stand, the ring, and the running-
ground, was numerous and respectable, and fully
equalled anything we have seen in former years on
the third day.
CORRANNA AND FOIG-A-DALLAGII.--The dispute
between Mr. Collett and Mr. Irwin was amicably
,nogo Mr. Collett having agreed to
0 sovs. in proportion to the odds
atphrarayatnfmogriefgdehittthobinse eetvhxeepnelicted to be laid on Foig -a-b al 1 agh
had the match been run. Captain Rous, who was re-
quested to fix the price, has named 9to 4. Mr.
Irwin, therefore, will receive about 442/.

DERBY BETTING.
5' to 1 agst John Day's lot 33 to 1 agst Black Princ-
e-5 to 1 agst Scott's lot taken
16 to 1 agst Alarm 35 to 1 agst Rebecca colt
17 to 1 agst Cobweb colt 40 to 1 agst Brother to
25 to 1 agst Seaman E. o.—taken
25 to 1 agst Newsmonger 40 to 1 agst Lycurgus—t.
25 to 1 agst Alinikin colt 40 to 1 agst Twig—taken
33 to 1 agst Ledger—t, 50 to 1 agst Fitzallen—t.
New match for Friday.—Corrs,nna, Bst 101 b. agst
William le Gros, Bst ; two miles, 100, h ft.
SALE BY MESSRS. TATTERSALL'S, AT DONCASTER.

Gs.
Ch or ro yearling filly, by Oppidam, out of Io 5O
Br yearling colt, by Recovery, out of Ellen Percy 80
Ch yearling c Sinallhopes, by Gladiator
Gr f, by Stumps, dam by Comus, 3 yrs
Bay filly, Sister to the above, 2 yrs
yrs, by Jereed
Lady Day, 37
HUNTERS.
_ _

Paddy 120
Gr m, by Rocket 360
The Lass o' By th
Ch g, Brother to the Lass o' BytL, 5 yrs OO
Citizen
Br li, by Rocket
Dare Devil
Coasar 155
Mechanic
Sir Robert

TIIOROGR-BRED STOCK.
Br c, by Bay Middleton, out of Lillah
IS yearling colt, by Gatewood, out of Lady 125
B yearling colt, by Phoenix, out of Abigail lOO
Ch yearling colt, by Stockport, out of Manilla 2OO
Ch yearling colt, by St. Martin, out of Royalty
B yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Ganymedo 3B
B yearling filly, by Gladiator, out of Teresa
Ch yearling filly, by Stockport, out of Wild Rose 22
Ch f, by Slane, out of Teresa 26
Chll2, 7 yrs

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NEW STEAMERS.—On Saturday forenoon last the
twin steamers, Her Majesty and the Royal Consort, in-
tended for the Fleetwood and the Aidrossan station,
started for a trial trip down the Clyde to exhibit their
sailing and seagoing qualities. After going easily
down to Greenock, the ships then commenced a friendly
trial of speed, which was kept up until they reached the
lighthouse on the Little Cumbrae, and declared by
Mr. Dennie, the time-keeper, to be at a speed of upwards
of fifteen miles an hour. These vessels are fully 600
tons burden, aro supplied with engines of 300-horse
power, and are similar in every respect in model and
construction, with the exception that the paddle-floats
of Her Majesty are solid, while those of the Royal
Consort are divided. It was the wish, therefore, of the
builders, Messrs. Tod and *Gregor, to test the capa-
bilities of the different paddles, Mr. Tod acting as
chief engineer on board the Consort, Mr. *Gregor
filling the same situation on board Her Majesty; and
the result is, that the solid float has been found, in point
of speed, to be superior to the divided one. It is scarcely
possible to describe the interest and excitement attaching
to the race between these two beautiful steam-vessels;
for nearly three miles they were as near as may be
" neck and neck :" but Her Majesty, with the solid
floats, gradually shot a-head. The weather was wild
and boisterous, and admirably fitted to test the capa-
bilities of the boats as seagoing steamers. They are
each supplied with tubular boilers, direct self-acting
engines, and fitted up with five compartments; and at
thetim
time of
hotftaht thehe pressureigilestsPed we are informed by the
engineers on the boiler was not more
than six pounds to the square inch. Several of the
shareholders, with their wives and families, were on
board the ships, and, notwithstanding the perils of the
" dark and stormy water," there was much hilarity and
enjoyment. At four o'clock, Captain Wilson, late R.N.,
took tle chair in Her Majesty, and Mr. Smith, the
manager of the Fleetwood station, officiated as croupier.
Several good speeches were delivered, and amongst
i
many statements in favour of the iron boats, Mr.
*Gregor stated that they were cheaply constructed,
would not burn, would not take dry-rot, and while they
were built in compartments, would not sink. An agree-
able patty also dined, under the presidency of Captain
Ewing, in the Royal Consort. We look upon the con-
struction of these boats as adding another triumph to
the shipbuilding capabilities of the Clyde.—Glasgow
Herald.
A STRANGE FANCY.--A story is told of a hypro-
condriac gentleman of rank and fortune in Ireland,
who fancies one of his legs of ono religion and the other
of another. He not unfrequently puts one of his unfor-
tunate legs outside of the bed clothes to punish it for its
religious errors,