The New York herald., 1866-09-29
the ENGLISH TURF.
The Great ~. LcGer Dny-Sccnes on he Road
10 the Grand Sporting Muster.
Doncaster Course Sept 10y correspondence OF London


10 the Grand Sporting Muster.
Doncaster Course Sept 12) correspondence OF London
Post1
Attempts have often been made TO institute compari.
sons between the great meetings in tie south Of
England and the racing carnival" which Is annually
held the Doncaser Town Moor All such efforts fail
in the most signal and unmsakable manner; for there
is nothing in common between EPSON and Doncaster or
between the thousands Of people who copgregate to wit
ness The Derby and those who flock to the final
struggle between the three old cracks of the
in TIE St. Leger The excitement and uproarons
demonstration OF the masses The surrey hills, the
refinement and elegance OF Ascot and uxuriance OF
Goodwoad have no like in the county Of broad acres
where the love Of horses the predominant trait of the
natives, and IL is manifested early that first and
and fnvcrte pings Of young children the Of
the Flying Duchman, Blair Alho the other heroes Of
The Yorkshireman Is handy. and II might also be
said stern sportsman, pursuing bis pas'me from the
innate love Of objects and reeults while in the south
OF England 1t be admitted, great days OF the
rn season celebrated amidst surroundings OF mean
ngess vulgarty, or the opposite extreme OF haunting
fashion and langud ecminacy. Take, for instance any
one given holiday maker at EPSON, and ask him few
question: concerning the breeding or performances of
rapt or Indifferent on the subject Yorllshreman
never journeys TO EPSON on The Derby day with
peries the jolli;ies prevalent on that OCCASION
and were batch OF cockneys TO invade the
tempt to introduce any Of their cxtraord nary con-
comitants Of fun thew would, almost think, bo
nos'ed by the nfurased y hes ON the sacred ground
OF The Dutchman ard Blair Athol Much Of the dis
similarity Of Doncascr and the summer meetings of the
south orpcsite periods OF The at
jane a ana costumes q, both hps sIss AZ eh
texture and gay Of color but in September the change OF
material is particularly observable, and the Town Moor
in consequence bears almost sombre appearance when
confras,ed with the effect OF the southern The
thousands and thousands Of foot people the
chiefly OF the artisan class among whom the shef
hed grinder Is always conspicuous busily engaged
discussing the chances and talking over the latest
fluctuations IN the estung IN TACT, the spectators at
own vsnites or TO make the occasion excuse for much
eating and drinking. but to see the ST. Leger run,
matter cf absorbing interest from the questions involved
TN HoRsrs, TrE JOCKEYS AsD sfEcrrATIoSs on THE
GROUND.
The ST. Ieger, according 10 all
| probabilities became question OF heath
| and ntness for Lord Lyon. as II was pre-.
tinguished by the eventna,os Of training. For some
months comparatively long prices laid against
| savcrake, on the obvious presumption that he was no
longer formidable, bu he rose again like IA Phoenix
I from his ashes and steadily supported in the
market that he reached as little as TO !. on Friday
last however he reported 60 have been beaten in
his ual by his stable copanops, Bradamante and Pin.
tail and was once mere dryento 10 TO /, offered. In the
hopeless and OF Lord Alc intimate fr ends
ARD advisers forthwith hedred their money Curiousy
enough The horse, whose position was most mysterious,
nnde strong rcarion aud Saturday he had
heen rapidly rising and on Tuesday night noble lord
arc one Of cur most extensive owners backed hm for
npDsrds OF f6Oo at ss little a. 10 and To- IL may
also he mentioned thst, when raloped the Town
Moor on Tuesday morning. hrs appearance and style Of
| moving him fresh fllcnds, ana unmistakaby
strengthened his posl,icn in The market
Challoner time since refniucd to ride saver
make Thai the hosc had in the engagement OF the
famous 'racaroni Jockey" the services one uf the
rS horsemen In tho country, and cauid be
rendered for bis teieai aud nothing was wanting 10
an entirely new rhae was given to the prospects Of
The when Rustic defeated Lord Lyon nj ascot but
the bsckers Of " The Lord have evor since ignored
that performance being indication OF the horses
stua form. When iaithrese won the Great York
Handicap on tuesday by any number Of lengths, book
maker cried OFT satincay, "Heres another opponent
| Tor Lord Won and adventurous hacker was dis.
| covered who actually took $1,000 toa pony about
| this newly direovored outsider.
4 We have traced the position Of the various can
dldates up the Of tho race, and may proceed
description OF the incidents OF the ST. eger day fully
the carly departure ~ the afternoon the
cruwdng and excitement prevalent will enable Al
already mentioned IN the tocgrams OF Inc latest betting
\ Tuesday night. Lord Lyons status decidedly
weakened owing 70 the detrimental reports which had
hcen indusriousy put about ~ tn tho manner in which
he had done bis work IN the morning. His hackers o.
| ferod more han to On hun, and bookmakers pro.
claimed 10 sen,oran voice. the strict determination "a
.take odds. varied by some into tho somewhat face
iious phrase Of colds III take Odds of $50 to 40G
tie best his supporters would lay, and for some
time savernake, Saycrsnake, the Ring men pro
nounced ~ was worse favorite. The mystery concern
ing him. however, cleared up at later period Of the
evening when he vas backed 10 hundreds ~ pounds
down 10 2 10 2, certain noble lord beng already
mentioned his most cordial supporter Mostwick was
10 renewed demand down TO 20 TO l, and significant
move was made against Rustic who declined 90 n TO I.
and the .'oleventh hour well known bookmakor in
determined hostility offered ~ 800 TO H. against the
Of ~tockwe and Village Lass an operation which fore.
Il
/ 81 Ieger morning.
ins wr,rurp ASD rRrraRauoys
The carnival OF the north opened with fine and brisk
weather, and With autumnal bu pleasant air, Long
before The breakfast hour the usual comnoton in the
streets commenced and Thousands OF people arriving
nv the ''exptcsscs ard specias the main thorough.
sres were moro throngcd than we can ever remember
On The y Leger day. The excitement In the negbbor-
hood o the railway station intense and the shrl
screams Of the engine Whistles the cries of the card
Nenders and the alercai of the ~ drivers made
IN indefctibable Babel Of The early visitors
lne subscription provided with a
| sensation, and which q greater
smpsnt ~ feeling itan has been recorded for
many years past The Demonstration which com.
ioehceo sgeinst Rustic overnight renewed IN an
usmsakaole mauher, and from 10 10 ! lhe Rustic
''norhlst saw ths Daneuury horrc decline In the most
ASTOUNDING manner unit all sorte Of prices down 100
to- we're aid 70 the nexpressbe CONSERVATION Of those
who had msnta ned from the lrsi that those who I'm.
pugned Rustic a. q coward 'mallgninsn the con
| Of Village 1ess
TIE Duke 81 Beaufort and the chief sppuortsr, ~
anehury held conference before leaving Inc ,owp for
| the cosrse ~. RESULT of vhinh was that RnsLc 90.