Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-02-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

CARDIFF.-011 Saturday night week Mr. leg in a grip, unseated his rider, and this terminated any e Moses Morgan, landlord of the Hill's Arms public. chance he might have had in the race. At the next house, Hill's terrace, committed suicide by taking fence the ' Rug' breasted it and threw his rider. poison. The deceased, it appeared, had been latterly in a desponding state of mind, owing to some difficulties ' Wings ' followed closely, and seeing the ' Rug ' and her rider down, stopped short on the top of the fence which he thought he could not surmount. Oa Saturday until he steadied himself, and then jumped clean over night he lett his house about 11 o'clock, under the influence a drink, in which he had been indulging for the fallen horse and rider. The run home was certainly some tune previous to his melancholy decease. He then it not an exciting one, for the 'Ace of Hearts' won hands down by several lengths, 'Gingerbread' a bad third, was bound to produce his lessor's (Sir John Morris's) Time, sixteen minutes. issuppinied, bought,the laudanum which eventually caused THE GOLDEN GROVE STAKES, death. He retired before 12 o'clock, ate a hearty supper, Of 5 soya, each, p.p., with 50 sovs. added by the Earl sad just as he finished his head was suddenly seen to of Cawdor, for horses that have never started for any fall on his shoulder. Believing him asleep, his friends public money, bred in the counties of Carmarthen or did not disturb him for several hours; but at length be- I Pembroke, that are regularly hunted, and have never coming alarmed, they began to try to arouse him. been in a public training stable; riders who have Failing in this attempt, Mr. Evans, surgeon, was sent never won a race with 50 sova. added allowed 71b.; for and that gentleman applied all the remedies medical over about four miles of country; second horse to skill could suggest, but it va n Mr. Evans stayed with him save his stake; ages to be taken from May Ist; four an hour, and his assistant until Sunday morning when years olds, 12st. ; five, 12s1. Blb ; six and aged, last. death took place. A bottle labelled" Laudanum, Poison," I 2lbs. was found in his breast coat pocket, by his daughter, at. lb. but no chemist's naine was appended. An inquest was 10 0 Mr. A. Lort Phillips's 'St mber.' (Richards) I', held on the remains of Mr. Morgan, at the the Police 10 12 Mr. G. Lort Paillips's ' Cock Robin.' 1 Court on Monday evening, by the coroner, Lewis Reece, , (T. Davies) 2 Esq., and a respectable jury, when a verdict of "died 12 8 Mr. (Jwyther's ' Capeston' (own„) 3 from the effects of takii.g laudanum while in aet of 12 12 Mr. W. E. Gwyn's 'Mainstay.' J. Ree.) 4 temporary insanity" was returned. 12 12 Capt. Howell's ' Mountain Lass.' (Symmone) 0 12 0 Mr. Thomas's ' Shanbally.' On Wednesday morning the weather was again exceed- feet for t heir lightness, gi ace, and elegance. They are far superior to all alien, and are fully appreciated ingly unfavourable, but later in the day it improved. Mr. Powell's fox-hounds met opposite the Boar's Head Hotel, bayialldlrttakhor dvraelss witoh cahrerradntdasitt7;l,o?iiir ta-hion• when about 50 horsemen put in an appearance. They ebtuese to makeeit'ilresusemill mei; other model.' FrsoorainetPneteist prOCeetled to draw Peurallt cover, which proved bleak, , rwo"'—rrier des Dames, April 1862.