The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-08
morse at long prices ana accordingly grumble Is
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The Racing Mt Doncaster-Agony Endured BY
SunIisht-The Hreax Yorkshire Hnuticap--
Unexpected Victory OF Border Knight-rhe
Portland PlafO-Success Of Oxonian-IJcfeut
es tho 81. Leser WinDer-tiac Doncuster Cup
Triumph Of sornette-Doncaster stakes
Defeat OF Kin9crait-A Dead Heat -Tae
Two Year Old Rmnnins.
e LONDON, Sept II, 1870.
The Doncaster race meeting lasts -four days, and
invariably produces excellent sport. have already
given detailed account OF the Great 81. Leger. 70
which will not further rerer, except so lar
CARDS the lamentable accident which happened
10 MIR. Merry's colt Sunlight and on account OF
which 1t was found necessary 10 destroy him.
Shortly after no had been shot postmortem exam.
nation was made, and II was discovered that four
OF MS RIBS, which mad been fractured by his beng
cast In his box few months since had only partially
healed. We can now readily understand that with
Jockey on his back ana urging him forward In a
severe race, the poor brute must have endured great
agony, and since to relieve himself AZ much AS pos
sible he must have endeavored to throw the weight
on the other side, we can account FOR the giving
way Of one OF his hind fetocks. Apart nom the ST
Leger, the meeting promises but few features OF
interest 10 your readers but still there or
two events OF such importance that they merit u
brief notice. Among these Is the
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP,
which resulted In one Of the greatest surprises OF
the week. There were nine runners, or whom Lord
Zetand's live year old Geant Ges Batailles l23 lbsl
was made fayorite at 100 TO 30, while q to was
taken about each Of Mr.. j. SCOTS viscount years.
% los; Mr.. r. MertCn's Clemence. 8 years,
"a lbs, and Mr.. Braylcy's Recorder
years, " lbs, while to was the price
OF Mr.. ]. Smiths celebrated five year old, Paganlni
af u An,
| were, however. beaten by horse who was almost
totally overlooked, and that, though under heavy
imposts, he had won the Brighton emp ana the
Brighton Stakes-viz., SIR Charles Legards Border
Knight, four years. 122 pounds. who won in the
/ commonest Of canters by half dozen lengths from
| Geant des Batallies; after whom came Mr.. John
/ stones second representative ut hall q length
| though Paganlni could have been second had AIS
Jockey chosen The distance was the same as lli {
o. ane st Ga Leger zone NUE. SIX iurongs and i32
$500 Sir Charles Legard backed his horse for only
| small sum, ana consequently Melted hut u mod
| crate staSe-to most peoples regret, Tor he il a
| very popular owner, and has spent magniIlcent
| fortune over the sport. The
| PORTLAND PLATE
attracted to the post the large held OF twenty-oue
| Including Hawtnornden, winner Oh the ST. I.eger j
Years, VA pounds; Morten, hall winner OF the lwo
Thousand Guneas years, 120 pounds; ana Pre-
tender. Years, winner OF the TWO Thousand ana
Derby, ilo pounds Hawthornden was the iavoute
al 3 10 !, but q mistake had evidently been made
about his speciality or IN this Short dasI furongs
lo2 yards he had no chance whatever. and 1t IS ell
dent that lie Is staying and not fast horse. The
| race EEL TO OX0nian years. los pounds, an animal
| belonging to William Days "toO clever by ualli'
| stable, winch makes many mistakes SIMPLY by be, no
100 cunning, but on tuis managed 90 pick up
| = good stake to The deep disgust OF the general
body OF sporting men, who have been too often
nard NIT ~ their shifty policy 10 rejoice when they
are successful Mr.. Taylor's Stepnanotis, years
loo pounds, was second; and Mr.. +. Fishers Tia
Weaver, years, "a pounds. third. The
| DoNcASTER CUP
Is, after the St. Leger the great feature OF the meet
Ing Tor the cnef ~ item N The programmes of friday,
regarded with even greater laterest than usual,
owing to the presence IN the field OF Major Frldo.
Inns French exlled fly Lornetia VINO, aiier most
distinguished career on the Continent in the course
Of which she won the Grand prix de Paris, has come
over mere TO try ner fortune, and commenced well
On Friday by receiving the first event The meet
Ing, the Fitzwlliams stakes in q canter. In the
| 95 lbs, was opposed by Lord Famoutn's Gertrude
three years, IS lbs; Sir &. Legards Border Knight
four years, az lbs, and Mr. f. Hughes starter, four
years. III lbs, and the only OF the lot who made
| any struggle with her was Gertrude. wnom sne de-
Ieated by only mead, though had the Jockeys been
| reversed she would nave won much more easily
There Is now no doubt that she Is by far the best
three year old IN Europe, and had she been engaged
| short work OF all our English horses. The
| DoNCASTER STAKES
ro tNree year olds, was chiefly interesting for tn
defeat OF the st. Leger fayoriie, Lord Faimoutl,i
hbngcraL tle race tone mlie four furlongsl allin:
70 TO- Mr.. W; Hopes colt ENTERPRISE, y. pounds ant
dead heat and divided the stake. Kingcralt, wh,
carried ten pounds extra, cou.d not gel nearer thar
ionrtn, the third place being secured by Lord Get
lands colt Falkland 122 pounds. The
TWO YEAR OLD RUNNING
Introduced us to nothing new, with tho execution
OF Mr.. Johnstones Ringwood who contrtved TO de-
IeAt Mr.. Graain's fine colt DigDy Grand but as ne
| was receiving five POUNDS the performance was moi
very great. The first favorie Tor the Derby, Mr.
MeTry's King or the Forest, won another stake-the
eent nc mas secured this year out Of ten races;
ne had hard work 10 beat Mr.. Savle's fine colt Rip
pondcn and 1t Is now plain that his labors are Begin
ming TO tell on him. and that II Mr.. Merry will not
give him rest he Will not be worth much next year
| Mr. Cases magnificent colt Anton who unior-
tunately IL not engaged In any VI the great three
year OLD races, was beaten III event. having been
amiss; put when ne came out on Thursday literally
| walked away from several good ANIMALS Including
| Mr. Melry's Queen OF the Cypses and Nj de Mont,
| gomerys Mile. de Mall0e Who, at stockton ran
| King Of the Forest to head.