The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-13 00:00:00

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THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER

SlR—The race for tt

'Great St. L

,ger," or,

as the name

rendered in our " Crack" and aristocratic circles, " Sil-

feger." if not the most important of the year, is certainly the

most interesting, as it generally happens—as in this instance

the merits and gent

An per 11,0115 aga come TOTTII TO attest
Less of their former running, on the

more severe course c

hen, to this even

nware comes off to-morrow, 1 ehall at once, without pre-
liminary comment, proceed to remark upon the several on
dits or entre nous which have of late been vented forth with
such perspicuity throughout the length and breadth of our

%JIM VI 1111.. illlll se, Luaua 4,-,V11,3111
outsider (a Derby horse) was coming forth, of whom is enter-
tamed the greatest expectations, not only from the stable,
but by the neighbouring locality, i.e., the sportsmen who
have lately been lucky to back the stale previously when in
good "cue." Another, that my Lord Jan Scott was bent
upon showing the public, and the York shiremen in particular,
what his Reiver can do when in "fettle." A third, the

reason " why," Cineas was kept so quiet. Next, how
Rataplan had been since his last figuring-off in public ; and
Malty, and lastly, how, that some people had mooted, and
whether or not it was true that the favourite had been, if
anything, receding, or that he certainly was no better a horse
than at Epsom; whilst of his Grace's it was said that the
change in him for the better had been, and is palpable ; in
short, whether or not, by reason of these changes. Sam.

Rogers, fluttering the purple and buff stripe on Sittingbourne,
could just manage to turn the tables on the crack to-morrow.
Well, respecting the first of these, I may at once observe,
that a certain nobleman has not a horse in this race or in his
stable, that could live at all with such horses as Sittingbourne
or West Australian : so the Marquis of Exeter's chance must
be vetoed. The Reiver is said to have much improved ; but
a " potioned" and " patched" horse, as he needs must be,
never can win a St. I.eger.

There is ample reason for Cineas' quietude if he has been
coughing, and I can readily believe it of him ; for he is a
horse that requires a prodigious amount of attention, or lie's
soon off it ; however, even should the rumour be incorrect, I
do not think myself he is like y to run so well for a Leo-er, as
a flarhy rte tin. rnnrca of ti...

no one need fear him then. Now as regards Rataplan, of whom
can adequately be applied just the reverse of these latter re-
marks,—he's more in the Newmarket style, and, therefore,
more a Leger horse, than not ; he has continued in capital
fettle ever since the Derby, and is,—or was the other day—in
prime order ; and as he was fully ridden in the Derby, having
been "let out" too late, he will be doubtless imnrovwd iinnn

•• N• pia
to-morrow, and may, therefore, be close by the side of the
winner. We now come to the predicable point at issue, and
from which I shall take my stand to prognosticate; and this
is the last question, as with reference to the truth of the

ter the Derby was
achieved easily, or otherwise. lam one of those who deci-
dedly are of opinion that it was not won easily. To-morrow
win show whether I tun correct, or not. Well, having reason
to believe that West Australian and Frank Butler had each
their work to accomplish, to pull through the Derby, I contet.d
that, (even supposing the horses possess the same unaltered
racing qualities which they then possetsed,) on account of the
different course, which Is snore suitable to Sit tingbourne than
the tender footed West Australian,—the latter being un-
s.
loubtedly preferable for the shorter distance. I
_think it_ is

reasoniible.to bnticipate the former proving superior for this,
and especial as lam assured that the horse has been in ex-
cellent condition ever since. Of this his late performances too
have been proof ; it will, however, be a very near h&j'', but
will ultimate, in my idea, in the way I have said. .

I now proceed to sa torth the probable starters, with their
trainers and the riders, and afterwards shall touch upon the
remaining horses, which I have omitted already to comment
upon.
HORSE

TRAINER.
J. Day

Cineas
Feversliam

AMER,
A. Day
Pettit

W. istiver

Honeywood
Mr. Sykes
Orestes

Osborne

C. Alarson

Osborne, Jun
Bartholomew
Charlton

W. King

Rataplan J. B. Day
Reiver • W. Dawson
Sittingbourne NV. Butler

Whitehouse
L. Rogers

Vanderdecken
West Australian

Fabert
J. Scott

Marlow
F. Butter

It will be observed that I have put down the starters at a
dozen ; and I may observe with reference, that even this
small number may be possibly reduced, as Lord Eglinton's
and Baron Rothschild's are both dubious starters.
Feve- --1 Uml—

cevershain am. _oriel sire merely Sent out to clear tl:e
way, by making the running for their relative stable com-

II uneywood, and Orestes, two very considerable Derby im-
posters, might just as well remein in their stables, and this
observation can be applied even more consistently toi the half-
bred, second-rate, Mr. Sykes. I suppose him to he sent
merely as a reminiscence of the name of "Sir Tatton."

I have not seen one sporting paper which has, of course,
given any other than the—crack ; and those who think that
by my einTerin..; from that universal o;iinion, I am contum -
clans, I may say; await the fiat of the judAe, which can alove
tell true, before opinionizing on what I conceive that fir.t
will prove, viz. :

SITTINOBOURNE
WEST AUSTRALIAN
RATA PLAN

Yours respectfully,

BEES WING

Font CIULDREN POISONED.--A serious and fatal cas(
of poisoning, by eating plants, took place on Friday last.
Om Friday morning a boy named Thomas Guest, sever

their parents in Audley-street, London-road, and accom-
panied by two other children named Evans, went into the
fields in the neighbourhood of Green-lane, and on their
return were met by John Heyworth, one of the county police,
who asked them where they had been to, when they replied
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that they ieen gat, oerries. This wa.
opposite to Green-lane. Soon afterwards, Heyworth was
returning towards Liverpool, and saw the children about
two hundred yards in advance of him. After following
them a few moments, he saw one of them fall down, as if
he was in a tit. He ran forward to his assistance, and
when he arrived at the spot the boy was black in the
face. In a few moments afterwards another of the boys,
named Evans, also fell down, and he, too, appeared
to be in a fit, and vomited what seemed to be unripe
blackberries. Heyworth took them to a house in the
road, where the boy Guestt began to vomit blood. The
other children were also taken ill shortly afterwards,
and Heyworth took Guest and the two Evanses to
the Infirmary, where Guest died on Saturday, and the
other two boys are both lying in a dangerous state,
The deceased's sister, who was taken home to Audley-

street, is also in a precarious state. Heyworth found
some roots in the pockets of one of the boys named
EVATIS. Tha _A • A .. •
quest will be held on the body to-day before the borough
coroner.

THE DYERS' STRIKE AT MAICTIEBTEII,2—TRADEe
MEETING Liar NIGHT.—Last evening a meeting of the
trades was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street,
for the purpose of receiving a deputation from the dyers
of Manchester, respecting the strike which has now lasted
amongst them for eleven weeks. There was but a thin
attendance. Mr. Allen, chairman of the Trades' Guardian
Society, presided, and, after briefly addressing the meeting,
called upon Mr. Tear, one of the deputation from the
dyers of Manchester, who at considerable length explained
the circumstances under which the strike had orig,inated
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and continued. After enc.—
dyers and finishers had been very inadequately piii.:l, he
proceeded to state that the present prosperous condition of
manufactures and trade generally justified them in now
asking for an advance, so as to place themselves in a re-
spectable position. Their average wages
e were now
was on ay
sixteen shillings a week, and all they demanded n
advance of sixpence per, day.; but the masters seemedin-
exorable in their determination not ai accede to the ad-
vance, and the consequence was that there was nothing
left to the men but to continue the strike. The men had
offered to leave the matter to arbitration, and had named
the Mayor of Manchester as
their arbitrator, but the.
masters would not listen to it. After showing that the-
cotton-spinners of Stockport had recently obtained the
ten per cent. which they demanded, although the
masters stated that they would not pay it, the speaker
expressed his conviction that, if the trades of the country
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in their strike,eenniteeretinint having
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sub-
scription for the purpose of supporting them. Other re-
solutions having been carried,
the proceedings terminated
a little after ten o'clock.

MY AVERSION TO POPERY is founded not only on its
Paganism and idolatry, but on its being calculated for the
support of despotic power ; and inconsistent with the genius
of free government. —Comers Middleton.
NOBLE BEQUEST.—It is understood that Mr. Sails
Schwabe, whose death was recently announced, amidst
universal regret in Manchester, has left 23000 to the
Manchester Infirmary, of which he was a patron during
his lifetime.