Star.
London, England, 1825-08-15 00:00:00

YORK AUGUST MEETING.

FIFTEI DAY—FRIDAY.
After Thursday's races a great number of the higher
class of visitors left Yotic, consequently Knavesmire,

to-day, did not present so brilliant a scene as before ;
there were very few of the splendid equipages which on
the former days excited so much admiration, the only
carriage and six on the Course being the Archbishop of
York's ; there were some others with foul., but alto.
gether the number of vehicles was very small. The
most important races having been determined, those
who remained did so only for amusement, as there is no
interest attaching to the running of the horses for to-
day and to-morrow beyond the moment ; as not above
one or two horses were engaged in the St. Leger, or
any other important Stakes, the attendance of specta-
tors in general was also very limited. The Grand Stand
was almost wholly occupied by betting men, who
seemed to be more occupied in laying on, and paying
off for the Doncaster St. Leger, squaring books &c.
than in speculating on the day!: sport.
The betting since yesterday has been brisk, and in
favour of Homer more decidedly than yesterday even-
ing ; a day's consideration of the manner in which the
race was won and decided, of the horses opposed to
him, and of the generally received opinion that he
might have won in a canter, have confirmed the very
favourable opinion which the best judges have formed
of him ; and there is very little doubt that he ere
long, become first favourite, it being thought that Mem-
noninust go back. The other horses remain nearly as
before, Cleveland, as usual, veering about like a wea-
thercock. In little better than a month this great stakes
will be decided, and with it the fate of many who have
risked everything upon it; there are jet many horses
in the back ground, about whom little is known, and it
would not be either a new or a surprising circumstance
if one of them should seal the ruin of hundreds by
beating all those fancy horses upon whom hundreds of
thousands are depending ; this was the case in 1811,
when Mr. Gascoyne's Soothsayer, with the odds at one
thousand to ten against him, beat twenty-three others.
In 1812, Mr. Rob's Otterington, at 1000 to 10, beat
twenty-three others.. In 1816 Mr. B. It. Graham's
Duchess of Leven, at similar odds, beat 19 others. In
1819, Antonio at 80 to 1, beat IS others. In 1822, the
knowing entry were again floored by all their fa-
vourites (in number 22), being defeated by Theodore,
against whom the odds ran extremely high; all this
proves, that in " glorious uncertainty," the Turf may at
least rival the Law.
The latest Betdng is as follows
Se. Lmea.-5k to 1 apt Memnon, ik to 1 apt Alderman, 5 to 1
lesst Homer, 9 to 1 apt Redgauntlet, le to 1 agst Cleveland, it; to
apt Whisker, 18 to 1 apt Addy, 20 to 1 agst Trinculo, 22 to 1
apt Dauntless, 50 to 1 apt Pastime ; high odds apt any other.
Throughout the week, the Course has been so well
kept, and the police so well on the alert, that scarcely
any accidents have occurred, and very little annoyance
sustained from the pickpockets.
The Theatre, during the. week, has been very well
attended, and many of the last new pieces from London
have been respectably performed by a good company.
Cooke's Circus has also its share of patronage.
_ The day's sport, which was tolerable, will be found
accurate as under :
A Sweepstakes of 20 son. each, p. p. with 50 added by the
Innkeepers and their Friends, for 4 yr old colts, eat. 21b. and
fillies, est. Two miles.
Lord Fitzwilliam's br. c. Confe'derate • .
Mr.*Ridsdale's ch. c. Rochester • • • .
Lord Scarborough's br. f. Georgians' - • .
s colts
The following paid : Mr. Ferg
taunter ; Mr. Armstrong's Alfred; Mr. Petre's Fre Equity Melia.
isc andhu tz :and
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. Mr. diftee's Bretanclest