Year: 1875

Doncaster This event of to day and was won by
Mr.. Crawfurd's colt Craig Mlar The weather was dull
lhe wind east and showers fell in the morning


THE ATTENDANCE.


The number of people present was as usual, exceed
ingly great and the excitement ran very high Every
body who pretended to be anybody at all in Yorkshire
was present From the oud-speakng farmer
who possesses decent grazing holding in the
West Riding up to the speculative baronet
therc they were in the ring in their traps round
about the course. Among the notabllities was the
Right Hon Benjamin Disrael, who the guest
of Lord Scarborough Many French people of distinc-
on witnessed the unantcpated defeat of the horses
from their country, prominent in the group being
Princess Hatfield, Princess Jarrowgenski, Counts La
grange Berteaux, Schondouf Deguoy and Decastelane
The English nobility had representatives Dukes
Westminster and St Adams, Lords Harrington, Ions
dale, Roseberry. Fitzwillams, Lacelles Wilton West
moreand, Hardwood, Bradford, Feversham. together
with Admiral Rous and the Hungarian Prince Solykon.


START.


The betting before the was to against sey-
nour to against Earl of Darrey and Craig Milar,
to against Gilbert to against Dreadnaught, 10
to against St Leger, IL to against Balfe, 20 to
against Rabagas H., 25 to l against Perkn warbeck
and St. Cyr and 40 to against all the others


THE RACE


Thirteen of the 1893 nominations came to the post
grand field, but closely pressed by Craig Miar,
Balfe and Earl of Dartrey the others being consd
cred worthy of more than passing notice Seymour
continued TO show the way to within two distances OF
home, when he broke down and Craig Mlar, Bafc and
Earl of Dartrey quickly sent him the rear, when,
with magnificent but short struggle with Balfe for the
post of honor Craig Mlar demonstrated his superiority
and finally landed easy winner by three lengths with
Balfe second and Earl of Dartrey third close up The
latter well for the bookmakers. Seymour would
have won the race had he not met with the serious
mishap, and then he finished seventh The
French candidates, of whom much had been pre-
hicted were never dangerous. Chaloner rode the
winner, Cannon had the Balfe and Goater on
Earl of Dartrey. Time of the race, 3:2O


'SoRTu" AND ''soUTn" STYLES.


To an observant Englshman it is curious to notice
the differences of taste, and that pre-
vail in what Dbdln called this eight little isand'' of
The southern Englshman goes to the OF his
country for day and he finds there class of people
that apparently have earthly connection with him
except that very general blood relationship which
makes men fellow countrymen. Their language is
different to his in far that it is difficult for him to
understand what they say Their taste is far opposed
to his that he cannot live with them with anything
like comfort for longer period than he is
PEELED to. Their strikes him odd and sngu-
lar and their customs simply unbearable He goes
to the north of the island and things become worse
Their language taste and manners still Ourre
and he can't bear them. OF course tho the
sorthern who visits the south Of England expert
ences the same awkwardness and Inconvenience; but
the very fact that he does simply carries out what
say-viz that Englshmen have nothing common In
their character, except patriotism, which, all
the world knows, is very strong feeling indeed
with them. How different for instance Is the class of
people meets with at Doncaster compared to that
we see at EPSON Derby Day. The northern sport
ing mannot exactly the northern betting man. but the
man who likes sport for the sport itself-s Of
serious MEN, who goes to the enjoy the sport





ult If local horse wins In tho south
of England the Derby Day is the signal
for the appearance Of class of people
who know much about horses they
do about Chinese metaphysics, and who simply
visit race course Tor the purpose Of nduging their
never ceasng horse play and making those who prefer
sport to foolshncss miserable The Town Moor of Don
caster has for many agreeable phases than the
Downs OF EPSON


ORDERLY DoNCAsTER.


At Doncaster everything is orderly; but go to
EPSON and you find disorder being made
more disorderly by every individual man who
visits the The St. Leger Is what
metropolitan writer's would call the 'northcrn car
nival, and happily there is nothing synonymous with
the Cockney carnival in it They know more about
racing and like it much better at Doncaster than they
do at EPSON Tho people who the ST. Leger are
brusque in their manners, in speech perhaps
and they treat man who attempts to 'do" them with
summary justice but there is something more genu-
iney hearty and open something more OF stanch busi-
nesslke capabilities them than in the people who go
TO EPSON Downs And what a wonderful place Is Don-
caster ST. Leger DAY. The town is the centre of net
work Of railways that to-day pouring in people
by the thousands with prompttude and facility that
causes one TO wonder how the porlers and railway OIL
cals generally able to cope with their difficulties
iho s'Anger standins upon the PLATFORM rs diu tnis
morning, when the trains from tho north and the
middle Of England were rushing in their various and
loud-speaking passengers, whose voices almost put
Into the shade the shrill whistle Of the engines with
their Babel Of talk might suppose that in that
mail station everything left TO fate But
The singular regularity with which the time
bill-and the officials at the station are usually
provided with special broad sheets of the most
elaborate description, which they with very
wdered lookis followed through in all its intrcaces
proves that order than tho Fates the rule OF
the day. A long time before the hour fixed for the
commencement OF the racing the principal thorough
fares OF The ancient ard quautlookng town are densey
crowded. sn before tho bell for the FIRST race sounded
there were thousand on the moor.


WORK THAN PLAY.


Everybody Is serious and anxious about the proceed.
as Of the day The chances Of the various candidates