The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-11-03
DomostIo Downs. s.--ENaLAND.
All Yorkshiremen are born sports

caSCor IOWu MOOr IOr CeftalDly over
two centuries. It was great spot in
olden times for badger batting, cook
lighting. wrestling, oudgel playing and
other old English games. There are
more acres of land in this country than
there aro letters in the entire Bible,
The people arc olannish and speak with
a twang which requires an education to
understand Off hand, but, once under
stood, grows musical to the car in exact
proportion as the people wax brawny
and their ways grow stedy. More than
in any other portion aof England they
suggest the Scotch to the stranger.
Foreigners hear much Of tho old Roman
glores of Chester, tho historic town
within III hour Of Liverpool. But,
although but little is talked of 1t, the
town CT Donoaster is rich in historic
lore. Twelve miles away is Sheffield,
which is, rs everyone knows. the seat of
cutlery manufacture IN Euglaud. Near
by il Rothersham and other large
towns, from all OF which thousands Of
pedestrians journey by road on foot to
the races OH the Doncaster Moor. Thous-
ands also Journey by drivers and sun
dry conveyances, from donkey carts up
to swell carriages, as the social GLASS
varies i'll grade, while from London flook
thousands more by rnil.
Nothing could have been moro per-
feet than the day Of the great s.. logger
race this year. BY reason Of the great
distance from London it il never as
popular q race with the ladies' as Ascot
ana the Derby. 10 the latter race nock
an exceedingly mixed crowd, every
poor little cOslermonger finding enough
money to bo Oh hand on Derby day,
while to Ascot como tho DANES Of high
degree i'll superb tOilels and gay cnval-
cades. st. Leger holds her own, how
ever, among rich lords and landed gent
ry, and III IL bnsint ss point OF Wow is
doubtless the most Important race ol
tho season. There WAS not, however. NJ
much enthuiasm as usual this year, i'll
spite OF the balmy sunshine, which
1olmed III ideal September dmy, For
the race OF the day there were only nine
starters, IIt I'll Falmouth absented hlm-
SELF and loaned ont his jockey, Ere q
Archer, the pct OF all races, who rode II
horse, II, yal Angus, Oh whom there
was but hLile faith pinned. Ho was Il
clean, 1.-the animal, but mud q "trick OF
gong dead lame nll OF Il sudden" sad
the by ISLANDERS. Archer, with hls wlry
figure and face whose pIuinncSs is its
b,uuty--it IL such IL brown berry, de-
bonInne soft OF Il fuce--looked III tr.-
mcndOus ernest and II trillo ahXlous as
he shot INTO the enclosure Oh route to
tho track, winch is II good milo and
three quarters stretch from starting
point 20 winning post.
At II qnartor-past three, tho hour
hxed lot tho big race, 1t WAS evident
thnt the attendance OH the Moor would
bo ono Of the lnrs esJ on record, although
the horses wsro inferior to tho usual
candidates on former st. L1gcr occas
ions. 1t ls estimated thut there were
iully million spectators. In tho grand
stand wcle Seen sunie OF tho best-knOwn
lords and ladies OF England. In tho
press stand, where, l am ashamed to
say, with tho usual conservative ". .rit
here, laui.s Of The press were exclu.eu,
only because it WIS an innovation -
never had been done, You Know
wele representatives. OF NIL the London
sporting journas, us also numbers OF
ployiuclui reporters of nll OBTAINING to
"horscy mul,els." Aid in the main en-
closure, TO VIII ch | VAS admitted
through tho cuurL> sy of IL wcll-hnown
modern Sir Hnrcourt County and Lady
Gay SpnLkcI, together with sollbDlera
gulule. don't believe there il IL woman
lives W no cun stand with her luce press, Il
to tho bals OF tho dividing line uI II race
track ana not ieel her healt bound guy
ly ns the hors os dart by ridden by lno
satin jacketed J.ckrys. And tho hols,s
then serves lCok 80 proudly conciou
I,, a
numDt rs OF men and women W. duli,
meet AMI slilirk and bow and tlatter be.
tore. Since Pttlarch defeated eight
Cptonen,s, III 1876. there has not been
81 sualI field. Thelo was Cecil Gray
IN, Oh whom was heavy betting: Chlsui-
hurst, the North candidate; Royal
Angus, highland Chief, lIudislus, E,Izo-
VII, Prince, who looked from tho start
most likely to wlD the day; Ossiun
und Cornteid, who mado the first np-
ptarance Oh tins occasion and was lust
lrom htnrt to finish, save for u few
nleagre yards. Fred Webb rodo High
iunu Chlef and felt like winning on him.
but the colt suddenly gave way. There
WAS blenthtss interest until tho WIN
nlng polEt WAS gained. Tho Duke OF
Hamilton, who returned from Baden
Bnden two days DeiOro tho race, had
wagtred heavily on Ossian. Ho watched
tho race with Intense though suppressed
excitement. At last tho bell ls rlnK,
there ehsues II moment OF deaf Qniu
and suddenly the Dukes taco peaks
into II hot Hash and up gocs II roar oi
applause Tor Osslan, the winner of the
g1ont st. Lager raco for 1883. The
Duke won $4,000 Oh Ossial and ho was
Wildly congratulated. During the day
he had personally accepted 1900 to 30
Oh Osslnn. Watts rodo the wInucr and
takes Dohoahtor honors for tho first
time. 1T Will be recalled that Watts
1ode Foxhall, }. w. keone's Uhe Ken-
lucky mlillonuire) horse. rne best
runners this year broke down during
tlainng. Chlsclhurst had been the
best North Country candidate; Ossi.n
was sSonth Country horse, but the
true Yorkshiremon IL non" the less
generous III his raise to the winner,
and oven those who had lost most hcayi-
ly were most enthusiastic in glvng all
duo praise and ohocr.
The Prince OF Wales, being away from
England, was not at tho St, Leger this
year, which is unusual for him, but
there were plesent muny well-known
DSlbOnaQcB To eunmerutp Onn.runrtor