The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-09-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES. rtiott
consideration
h.
esl6e.—ocTchaesiwotelsa,ther, elf
favourable for the commencement of the meeting, 1'1,44
bers who had congregated on the course to-day far nee ye-
what is usual on the opening day of the meeting, antelgteed.
precedented sum of £1,950 was taken at the Granee
„ibey
The very promising character of the sport, together vidne'Zieg
circumstances, no doubt contributed largely to his grow'
result. We subjoin a return of the principal races.:— old
The Champagne Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for two Yeats
colts. Red House in.
Bird subs.) 1
fortunatelywhkh ipsrogycledingre.llol.
Lord Zetland's ch c Augur, by Irish catchee.. Oefarr,„l4 I
Mr. Bowes's ch c Daniel O'Rourke, by I. Birdcatcher (Hnee,"'„) $
Col. Anson's b f Bay Rosalind, by Orlando ..(A. Jenet
The following also started :—Vortex, b c by Cotbersterl:re„d
of Wryneck, Caracara, Prince Patrick, Horne-breereo
Betting-5 to 4on Home-brewed, sto 2 agst Bey --0 , act
sto 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke, 7to agst Augur, and Bto • jilelt
Bird-on-the-Wing. A most splendid and exciting race,
terminated in favour of Augur by about half a length. 4 oefe
The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 52 sews each, 15 ft, 1,1‘; of*
sif declared, with 100 added. St. Leger course. 00'
CO of whom pay 5 sovs each.)
Sir,ptt
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Ao nnftetsgsoonre ,33y
yrs,
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vt oen)el 125
The following also started :—Cossack, Chief Justice, Isct'' y,
Alonzo, Young A Itisidora, fhe Sweep, Clarissa, fnleti-aeoer
Paquette, Candlewick, The Calculator, bl c by Prince Cara
,r Blue, and Don
agst Th John. 5 ell
Betting 2 to I e Calculator, 5 to 1 agst Cossack,
egst Clarissa, 6 to 1 agst Miss Ann, 10 to 1 apt ConfesserA,
to 1 agst ic
the Sweep, and 12 to 1 agst Candlewk. On asceeno
ing th hill, Miss Ann took the first place, but there viosde
material alteration in the position of the horses, until el3Pr° a
ad
ing the Red House, when Antigone exchanged positions!, by
the latter made the running to the distance, closely followed
Miss Ann, Young Aitisidora, and Paquette. Cossack, 9:itter-
ws Ischia,oarr,ds co n feasnsodrCthooiekf t Justicehe
leand rwaasdvnaenvceerd,haelaiddesdh,oratlnyd AOB
easily by a length-
WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17.—The entirely new feature in ln tech,
Leger-days is, the immensely increased attendance and
through the medium of the railways, is now so rapidly s ago
strikingly effected. In days gone by, and not many Year.stere
either, all the means and appliances that the coaching s)
aster
could bring to bear on the leading event of the Honcimest
meeting were very limited in comparison with the a Tee
boundless facilit'es which the iron highways now afford• ,ell
vicinity of the betting-rooms was densely crowed for se`, the
hours, and, probably owing to the " open" character o_o
all-important event, 'there seemed to be unusual animation flan
excitement. During the morning, the settling tool( Iga„crelli
the Champagne and Yorkshire Handicap, which was ge,n'tesb•
of a satisfactory character; but some surprise and aslteef-
ment were manifested at a notice, signed "E. Clough, tin
pool," being placed over the mantelpiece, stating, tl'o 00
consequence of the losses which the writer had sustained,
the handicap, coupled with the position in which he stoecle'W
the other races, he begged to declare his bets off on oTet
events. The attendance on the ground to-day, although
o
near so large, in point of numbers, as on the correslbeee
day of last year, was very great, and about r'2,700 had 'fled
taken at the Stand, less ny nearly
.e2OO than last fl
Amongst the company were many distinguished noblerne';ilith
foreigners, whose presence gave eclat to the meetin'T. • der,
regard to the sport generally, it was of a first-rate aierl,k,,est
but nearly all the interest of the day concentrated in the
St. Leger.
The Municipal Stakes of 200 sous each,h ft ; colts Bst 71b,l'I'd
fillies Bst 41b. Red House in. Six Subs. , 1
Lord Eglinton's b c Claverhouse, Bst 101 b
. ou1(1Bar It 01
errs
Mr. Winch's br c Herschel (S
Lord Clifden's b c Hesperus
Lord Clifden's b c Magnes (Marssel•
Betting—Even on Claverhouse, and 2to agst Her
n easily by a length.
The ST. LEGER STAKES of 25 toys each ; for three Years pd
colts Sat 71h, and fillies Bst 21b. The owner of the set
horse to receive 100 sous out of the stakes. 120 subs. ei
Mr. A. Nichol's b c Newminster (S. TemPlen%)
Sir J. Hawley's b f Aphrodite (J, geese
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's ch c Hook'em Snivvy (J. Holm 4
Mr. R. E. Oliver's bl c Sir Rowland Trenchard (Pearce/0'
The following also started:--Lough Bawn, Cnmus. :ewe,
Exeter, Deceitful, The Ban, Hernandez, The Cal'
Lamartine, cby Charles XII, hliserrima, Jack Robin
Ephesus, and Gobi&
The closing prices were-5 to 4 agst Hernandez, 9to 4 and
Aphrodite, sto 1 agst The Ban, 10 to 1 agst Newminster'see
any odds against the rest. £lBO to
.t-lo was laid agst ore
minsterjustbefore starting. The two leading favourites,tee•
regarded with critical attention, and the beautiful and me the
some Aphrodite at once found troops of friends amongst
public, who were captivated at first sight, whilst her baiitiott
were rendered still more sanguine of success by her con oil..
and appearance. The appearance of The Ban was not 040.
would be likely to "pluck allegiance from men's het; ibe.
Newminster was only noticed by a select few; and as;".teee
rest, public interest was apparently pretty equally "je,
amongst them. Ephesus, the pot of a select cotereie teoK
peared to be a fine, slashing-looking:animal; but when L'sotee,
his preliminary canter, his heavy, sluggish style of goiOF 004
what damped the expectations of those who had been 'Peeste
to make any outlay upon him. Deceitful made the runnuTeacl,
rattling pace for a short distance, but slackened on the aPtlieb,
of the hill, and was followed by Aphrodite, Hernandez, '".ee,e'
Exeter, Lough Bawn, and Misserrime ; Hook'em SnivvYi
minster. Sir Rowland Trenchard, Cnmus, Phlegra,
nosed.
guish colt, laid in the centre; whilst the ruck was coeeliese'
of The Ban, Lamartine, and Jack Robinson and r'Pneel,
bringing up the rear. With the exception of Herne of
having fallen back a few lengths, and joined Newminster t tbt
reaching the hill, these positions remained until arrivine %eee
carry it any further, resigned the lead to Aphrodite. nos
nßroddeliraoteu,swe'aws cnretahseed7 aeridwDhieccheitifLald.
dropped into the rear. Now came the most importe Vist•
of the struggle; Ephesus, Lamartine, Cnaeus, The Cmcsunieefe
Lough Bawn, and Goliab, were beaten, whilst Hook'ern. rove
Sir Rowland Trenchard, and Newminster, gradually toleie to
who hitherto
w
their positions, leaving the crack Hernandez, who wasn ler;
accompany them, to his fate. Aphrodite continued then go_
until getting into the straight running, when TemplentipLeeor!
his horse the rein, and in a few strides advanced posy'
the mare, wbo, struggled ineffectually to regain her Ireneibst
tion, and Newminster came in an easy winner by two 1707. the
Aphrodite beating Hook'em Snivvy about two lengthVbefOP
It If
as
second place, the latter being about a length and a a step
°O/14b, I and
it, (071.
Off some fifteen or twenty lengths; Phlegra was 013, 'Tee 151_n
"
Sir Rowland Trencbard. The remaining horses eretrie,seerieeo
sixth, Lamartine seventh, Hernandez eighth, and "
ninth. Run in 3 min. 19 sec. ate THURSDAY, SEPT. 18.—One of the most important e thete
which the day succeeding the Leger has to deterntio`'retil
"settling" for that great event. This morning the °led,
was gone through much more smoothly than was exile, nee
not so favourably. as might have been desired. Some 1.71
nience was occasioned by the non-appearance of a grevfo
who was said to have laid against Newminster to a IVO
amount, and serious fears are entertained that he 111'
able to meet his engagements.

Sweepstakes of 20 ibis each, for two years old colts. - 1
(14 subs.) an)
Mr. H. Stebbing's ch c Alfred the Great (Fie ra )
Day 5
Mr. Farrance's b fby Merry Monarch—Cestus .... (A. 101) 4
Mr. Davidsons b c Vortex, by Voltaire (piar ..1
outle" 0
Baron Rothschild's b c Hyacinth
Mr. Barton's ro f Helen Faucit, by Telemachus .. (3,ai,5,*0•,4
Betting—Even on Alfred the Great, 2 to 1 agst Ces`etric'
A beautiful race, and won only by a neck, half a length b i
second and third.. P 9 °
The Cleveland Handicap of 20 soya each, 10 ft. (32 su O 1
whom declared.) Well°
Mr. Phillip's bc Le Juif (h.b.), 3 yrs, est .......... ( IA). $
Mr. Halford's b c Worcester, 3 yrs, 4st 71b (Carey) (1
Sir C. Monck's br h Vanguard, 5 yrs, 7st 01b .... (Vale. 00
The following also stau ted :—Vatican, Alonzo, Herol ' I
Hungerford. d 4 t°
Belting-7 to 4 agst Le Juif, 4to 1 agst Vanguard, all.
agst Vatican. A well contested race and won -13 y a heti" t,
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19.
Sweepstakes of 200 soya each, hft, for three years old' 1
rd 4
Leger Course. „win , .
Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus to' pali 5
Mr. H. Johnstone's Confidence (A. 0)
Lord Glasgow's Nondescript oriatrD, ,
7 to 4 on Hippolytus, who won very easily by a let'getaf°Y
The Park Hill Stakes of 50 toys each, h ft, for three-Y I
fillies. St. Leger Course. (26 subs.) _, rola) I
Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite (ina
(M ° joa) 0
ar 01
Mr. Harrison's Trickstress a•5 t
Miserrima, Phlegra, and Vivandiere also starte •
nil' I
Aphrodite, who won by eight lengths. clabd)
The Doncaster Cup. value 300 soya. Two miles an aol 0
Sir J. Hawley's The Ban, 3 yrs, 7st (Ar,,,,• /t)
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6yrs,
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131 b.. (''' "%al
Mrs. Birch, Vatican, Lough Bawn. and c by ‘," eacbso/
also started. Even on Maid of Masham, and sto 9 1,0
The Ban and Black Doctor. The Ban won easily by ti 00
the Maid of Mashain, who broke down, a bad third•_,4ool;ca',
The trainer of the Black Doctor objected to the tile
the ground that Sir Joseph Hawley ran two horses 10 :le,
The case has not yet been settled. Lost tIY) 1
The Nursery Stakes of 100 soya, for two-yr-olds. ,Aidcr°,l) 1
Mr. Stephenson's Euphony, est Illb ............ l'stolieft7
Mr. Wnght's Bird-on-the-Wing, 7st
~•,',ine tle'
The following also started :—f by Lanercost, Eva to;,'"d,,, , s
Bird, Sir Charles Napier, Captain Flash, Equal, 1),:d tl'l,o
and Barbara. Won by a length, Lanercost filly a
ad 0)
I.
The Doncaster Stakes of 10 sous each, with 100 a 0
0)
mile and a half. fa°
(Pt sfq 0
Sir J. Hawley's Aphrodite, Bst 81b ............... ,riatfio. *,
Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, Bst 31b ............... , (A.10,1),t
Mr. Powney's Lamartine, Bst 71b .............. • 110
Mr. R. R. E. Oliver's Sir Rowland Trenchard, Bst 71b DO '
4 to 1 on Aphrodite, who waited on Ischia to the
on by herself, and won in a canter by six lengths.

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LATEST BETTING. ....holoObettlir
MANCHESTER, FRIDAY, SEPT. 19.—A large pror the, )3.0
usual frequenters of the room being at Doncastaf;riteu;ere:4,
upon the Newmarket Handicaps was extremely time riot c
kanna, Newminster, and Confidence at the sallle:esteir6 0
fair request for the Cesarewitch. Upon the Manc' inatle. •
to be run for next week, no betting whatever wos :..-,
)a $c
can mentioned found favour as below stag to ,Aesc
100Cte
o:a6rezisttehNe;,s.tmakinessi—erB—
,r/
taken ; 30 to 1 agst Champion—taken. ilfeti
Cambridgeshire Stakes.-20 to 1 ngst Hoenet
ttaokelnapsitooMtook6rininon:irie:
taken ; 40 to 1 Cyclops—taken ; 50 to 1 agst N

byTthhee
dUeentihtedefSltaitre.sw.mma.ilßsetesfimeid. lisurenvebr:lcistw'
Lines, will leave Cowes for New Yeorrk to-for° • 'liti-t°
A vacancy in the representation of 13radforidcalsocifinp
have been already mentioned for the vacancr- 01; r. ilk
W.
,_the first mayor of the town, a leading 07;0;
L. Foster, manufacturer at Rawden, an 81, Sal; 00
man, and a still more advanced liberal; ofe
Mr. G. W. M. Reynolds, the chartist ; and 0004 v
Wickham, of the Low Moor Ironworks, a aer• 40:
magistrate for the West Riding, but a free-tr". the Air
TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns zo._,
ending. the 14th instant, on the underraentioaa'
lines of railway, are as follows :

1010
19
1851. 546,
. £58,650 • • /•02.,
24,927 •'1596
1818,018 •• 15,d0
,301 " 33,0
15,912 194
25,608 • • 16.40,4 f
20,420 ••
9,489 .•

London and North Western
Midland
Lancashire and Yorkshire..
London and South Western
London and Brighton
Great Western • •
South Eastern
York and North Midland
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-

6'961
7,553„ 110
5 33u I,os
14,900
1,79' *.
144
785 '' 641
15,587 '' 3,0
11,907 ''
4,715 " 1,
5,305
1,236
1,553
2,345
1,412

shire
Bristol and Exeter
York, Newcastle, and Berwick.. • •
Shrewsbury and Chester
Shrewsbury and Birmingham.. • •
Eastern Counties and Norfolk .. ••
Great Northern ... .
Chester and Holyhead ..........
North Staffordshire ........... .
Leeds Northern
South Wales ........
South Devon..
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