The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.

The seventh spring meeting was held on Tuesday and
Wednesday last, and was attended by a large number of
professionals as well as the general public. The Steeple-
chase, which was formerly the great attraction of the
meeting, proved only a tame affair ; Bourton's easy vic-
tory at Liverpool, and the many horses placed hors de
combat in that race, reduced the competitors for this race
to a very small number. Any lack of interest, however,
arising therefrom, was fully counterbalanced by the large
fields which contested the other races, twenty-two two
year olds having started for the Hopeful Stakes, the win-
ner being the property of Mr. Worthington, of Sharston-
hall, Cheshire, and trained ,by Zachary (Mr. W.'s private
trainer), at Northendon, in that county.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7.
THE TRIAL STAKES, of 7 sovs. each, with 30 added. T.Y.C.
-Mr. Ewbank's Snowdon Dunhill, by lago G. Oates 1
Mr. Morris's Eulogist, by Birdcatcher . Basham 2
Three others ran. Won by a neck
THE SHEFFIELD AND ROTHERHAM PLATE of 60 sovs.
_ _ ShandicaplLLast

Mr. Knowles Ptolemy, sst 121 b
Lord Chesterfield's Communist, sst . . Comery 2
Six other's ran. Won by a length
THE HOPEFUL STAKES, of 5 Boys. each, with 100 added,
for two year olds. Half a mile. 55 subs.
Mi. Worthington's b f Lady Palmerston. . Wells 1
Mr. Powell's The Flatterer, brother to Flirt Yates 2
Donald, f b Touchstone—Valentina, Freddy, Palmer-
ston Speed, Prince Plausible, Excitement, The Rajah, fby
Orlando—lodine's dam, Emma Bennett, Dinah, Rose, f by
Poynton—Pink Bonnet, The Baronet, Cypriana, Great
Prophet, Baroda, and Ingomar also ran.—After several
false starts, Dinah made the running to the bend, where
it was taken up by Lady Palmerston, who maintained the
lead to the end, and won easily by two lengths.
THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE-CHASE HANDICAP, Of
16 soya. each, 10 ft., with 100 added.
Mr. Moseley's Bourton, 12st 31b . . .... . Tasker 1
Mr. Blood's Star of England, 9st 71b W. White 2
Maley, Lucy Neale, gby Young Priam, St. Mark, and
Jumpaway also ran.-5 to 2on Bonrton, who won very
easily by a length.
THE MUNICIPAL STAKES, of 5 soya. each, with 25
added, were won by Penitent, beating three others.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
THE BETTING-ROOM STAKES, of 5 soya. each, with 50
added, for two and three year olds. 26 subs.
Mr. F. Knowles's Ptolemy, 9st 31b....
Mr. Morris's Gamekeeper, Bst 91b.... .......... Basham 2
Six others started. Won by a length.
THE DONCASTER HANDICAP STAKES, of 10 KM. each,
with 100 added. St. Leger Course. 78 subs.
Mr. Moseley's ch h Alonzo, 7st 61b Harrison 1
Mr. C. Spence's Catherine Parr, Oat 12Ib Ashman 2
Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, Sst lib... Cartwright 3
Hungerford, Eulogist, Feversham, Little Fawn, Lerry-
wheut, Colsterdale, Radcliffe. Hero, Light of the Harem,
Pearl, Middlesborough, Midsummer, Ptolemy, and sistor
tQ Aphr9dt9 14149 rous—Wou I)3' a length,

THE INNKEEPER? STAKES were won by Mr. Lister's
Criterion, beating three others;_ the SCURRY STAKES by
Mr. Morris's King David, beating three others ; and the
JUVENILE SELLING STAKES by Mr. Montagne's Cinicina,
beating five others.