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THE CHEAT ST. UXÎEU STAKES.
Intensely exciting ns lins important rnce always
¡s, ileciiling ns it does the fate of many thousands
of pounds in nil parts of tho country, it is non
many years since so mitch interest was felt and
manifested ns on Wednesday last (Sept. lo)., Thc
deep mystery which hung around thc event, the
number of horses whose merits were equally ba-
lanced, and the equal estimation in which two ot'
the favourites were held, all conspired to attract thc
greatest importance' to this far-ltimed nice. Thc
"position of Sir Tatton Sykes in tho betting had
long becti looked upon ns very precarious; rumours
of all kinds had been sprent!, for th« purpose, no
doubt, of damaging his character. William Scott
was reported to bc deuil ; then it was continently
afllrmcd that his horse was sold ; next that his
owner would wiu most by losing the race ; others
predicted a second Derby performance ; and, in
short, no efforts were spared to shake his position,
Um he remained steady ami linn amidst all these
hostile influences, timi when he appeared in front
of.the Stand with Kill on him, till right and square,
and . in bran now colours, the greatest confidence
was felt by'liis backers. Brocardo had also been in
high favour, timi maintained n mitch belter position
in tho betting than in the race. ' Tho Traverser,
Sling,- Fanny Coy, mid Iago were in pretty equal
favour, and many were the hopes mid expectations
entertained of that Int,-nil, however, doomed to dis.
appointment. Free Lance, Cranebrook, and Poyn-
ton wore iu thc ruck both before thc race,-and m
it. Grimston, Tom" Tullock-, and Ronlance were
very little mentioned in the way nf'business. This
was the order in which they appeared on tho morn-
ing of tho race, «nd certainly a more eventful race
wu» never anticipated or more eagerly looked for.
Thousands upon thousands poured into the town
from all parts of the United Kingdom, ami, accus-*
tomed ns wo have been to witness largo multitudes
on these occasions, we never before sn« snob, ii living
mass ns filled the malu streets of the town to-day.
Coaches and vehicles of overy form aud build, and
all loaded to excess, continued to arriva from morn
to noon in countless numbers. All thc avenues of
thc town echoed to the noise and excitement of the
busy throng, and until thc douse mass began to
move in the direction of thc course it was scarcely
possible to get past the vicinity of the betting-room.
Tho weather , was most auspicious, and though a
little murkiness iii the air was observable in the '
extrcmcst'points of the running course, tho fierce-
ness of the sun s rays was much diminished by tho
clouds which obscured its brilliancy. Tho courso
itself presented a most animated, and interesting
acetic. Far atfay to the right and tho left of tho
Grand-stand, the densely packed crowd extended
itself. The number of vehicles arranged on each
side of tho course was much larger than has been
seen there for many years. The booths wore all
crowded to excess;' and, iu fact, every-position thnt
could command a view of thc race was occupied.
Thc Grand-slnnd was occupied by the largest num-
ber of visitors ever before seen there, exceeding by
about two hnudred Ibe number of lost year, which
wrts very great, .The great race was appointed to
como on nt four o'clock, and as thal hour drew
nigh, nil those who came td view thc race as a great
and interesting sight, selected their places, and even
before four o'clock lhere wai not a vacant position
worth having on thc Grand stand. Thu betting
ring became much thronged, and tho hubbub incl
dent to the transaction of such exciting business
grew louder and louder as the horses began to make
their appearance In Hie Hold. Thc clerk 3 bell rang
punctually, and soon after everything WBB in readi-
ness for starting.
The SELLING STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with fiO
added by the Corporation, for. three-year olds,
01b. 121b, four.'8 st., Ove, 8st.-7tb, six and aged,
8.1t. 101b. The winner lo be sold-for SOO sors,
if demanded within a quhrter of aú hour nfter
thu race, thc owner of the second horse being
first entitled, but not to be delivered until Satur,
day iu the then race week.-St. Leger Course.
(7 subs.) , ''
Lord,Chesterfield's b. c. by Don John, out of
Gamo Lass, fl yrs. old-Lougstaff...'. ; .\ . ;. J
Captain Peyton's br. cr The Mnguct, 4. yrs. old
-Humby. 2
Earl Zetland's b. m. Coheiress, by Inheritor, ö
; yrs. old-John Joy..-.. 3
-Mr. Meiklaw's br. c. The Don, by Helmnn Pla
toff, 5 yrs. old-Duncan..,..,.. 4
Mr. Mciklnra's . br. h. Aristotle, by Physician
ngcdS, Templeman .,..ri¡.' .. 8
Colonel Anson's br. c. Howland'Hill, 4 yrs. old
-G.Simpson. 0
Mr H. Johnson's br.- 0. by Jorry, dum by Kb or, '
3 yrs.-Ptifflo. 7
0 to 2 agst The Mugnct, 7 to 2 ngsl The Don, 3
to 1 ngst Aristotle, aud 0 to 1 agast the Don John
colt. Thu lead was taken by Howland Hill, who,
however, soon gave way to the Don John colt, who
made tho- running all the way to the turn, where
nowland Hill and Magnet made au effort, leaving
the Don John colt a length. Ile, however, again
resumed the lead; and a capital race ensued between
him aud Magnet,' which cuded in tho former win
tiing by two lengths'.
MATCH for 300 sofa, 100' ft to 33'3, 1Ö0 ft. both 2
yrs. old-Red House in.
Lord G. Bcutinck's b. c Gabbler, by Bay Mid-
dleton, out of Flycatcher, 8 st. 2 lb.-Nat. '
Flatman.*.-..-... ¿. 1 ?
Bord Glasgow's b. o. Chainbcarcr, by The Pro-
vost, om ofvAmtilet; 8 st.-^-J. Holmes. 2
'.*» to ^ »_ujCliaiiibearcr.Vn.A. good-race, bnt won -^
easily hythe Gabbler,' by.hulf a length.
TIHi GREAT ST. LEGER STAKES '
Of 60 sovs; each, h. ft. for 3 year old colts, 8st 71b,
fillies, Sst 21b. The owuer of thc second horse
received 300 sovs ont of the stakes, and tho
third 100 sovs. Thc winner paid 100 sovs to-
wards the expenses.-St. Leger Course.-(149'
? .Subs.) 'vï?
Mr. W. Scott's b c Sir Tatton Sykes (late Tib
thorpè), by Melbourne,- out of Vitellius's dam
by Ebborston ¡ grandam by Margrave, out of
Vally l'ritnrose-W. Scott. I
Colonel Anson's b c Ia«o, by Don John, out of
Scandal, by Selim-E. Butler. 2
General Sbubrick's br e Brocarda, by Touch-
stone, ont of Brocade, by Pantaloon-Holmes 3
The following also started, but wore not placed :
Mr. O'Brien's b c Thc Traverser, by Gilbert
Gurney, out of Roderick's dam-Marlow.... 0
Mr. Forth's b c Stiug, be Slane, ont of Echo
H. Belt ...<. 0
Lord Maidstone's bc Tom Tulloch, by Hetmán
l'latotf, ont of Cyprian-S. Day. 0
Tr. T. Dawson's ch c Grimston, by Nerulatn,
nut of Moisel-Mnrson.. .. ... 0°
Mr. Mciklam's br c Fancy Moy, by Tomboy, out
of Muleteer's dam-S. Templeman. O'
Mr. Mciklam's b o Poynton, by Touchstone, out
of Lady Stafford-'F. Lye" 0
Mr. Cranston's ch c Cranebrook, by Alcastou or
Lord John, out of (Jrguuda-Bartholomew.. 0
Lord Chesterfield's b c. The Free Lance, by Jer
ced, out of Piree-Nat. Flalmau. 0
Mr. Skarratt's br f liomuuee (half bred), bs Ac-
cident-Whitehouse..... O'
BETTING.-4 to 2 agst Brocardo, 3 to 1 ngst Sir
Tatton Sykes, ll to 2 agst Sting, 7 to 1 agst Tho
Traverser, 8' to I agst Fancy Boy, 0 to I agst Iago, '
20 to I agst any other.
THE HARK.-Griinstone, Fancy Boy, and Tho
Traverser first made their appearance in front of
the Orand Stand; Poynton, Romance, and Sling
came ne^t, followed by Cranebrook, Tom Tulloch,
and Sir Tallou Sykes ; Free Lance was tho last in
the Held. A lillie before four o'clock the horses*
teak their us rial canter past the ring, and were then
marshalled in order by the Clerk-of thc Course,
who took them to tho post, and the lot got off very
well at the first attempt. Tom Tulloch took tho
lead at a rapid pace, with Sir Tatton Sykes very
netrr him ; Cranebrook and Free Lance lcd tho
ruck, which was weir up" With the exception of
Poynton, Who "appeared to be beaten very soon,
was the position maintained fa thejiill, where som o'
slight alteration took place in the ruck, Iago getting
a' belter position, but Tom Tulloch was still inf
frout, with Sir Tatton Sykes close upon him,.aud .
evidently prepared to ranke mi advance at the pro-
per time, Oh arriving at the Red-house the ruck
closed up, and here the real metal of all was tried.
Just beforo thc turu Sir Tatton Sykes got a Yatla
behind, but Oils change'of position brought him to
the inside of the course, and Tom Tulloch almost
immediately gave in and fell back amongst the'
beaten horses. Sh- Tatton Sykes, iago,- and Bro<
cardo finished the race. Sir Tatton Sykes was ia
front nt the distance and on passing the Stand was"
winning easily, bot Iago uow made his last strug-
gle, with Brocardo close by, vainly endeavouring to
head the other two. Sir Tatton was too much for
both, and-won fri grand style by Tialf a lengthjlago1
second, and Brocardo a bad third. Scott was loudly
cheered on re-entering the enclosure, and his horso
was lcd in by thc veteran, Sir Tatton Sykes, whose'
uarno he borc
THE PBEEAOE : ASSUMED NAMES.-The Duke
of Wellington is not a Wellesley ; his real name is
Colley. Iii» grandfather, Richard Colley,-assumed
i the name of Wesley (now modified iuto Wellesley )P
without having a particle'of the blood of that family
.in him, but merely because ho succeeded to' tho
Wesley estates, under the will of a distant relative.
The Earl» of Clarendon is. not a Hyde í his only
connexion with that noble family resides in tho
fact that his grandmother was the granddaughter
of Henry Hyde, last Earl of Clarendon pf that liue;
patornally, the noble lord is Villiers. The Duke of
Northumberland is not a Percy : his real name is
Smithson, and his ancestor, paternally, was Sir
Hugh Smithson, who took thc name of Percy, and
received thc honors of that famous house under
a new creation, solely because his wife's grand-
mother was a Percy. - The Marquis of Normanby
exhibits a still wider excursion in search of a title,,
which seems ancient,' but is not really so. His
lordship has not a panicle of the Mulgrave or
Normanby blood iu him. His great grandmother,
when she married Mr. William Phipps, was the
widow of Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, who was
also Marquis of Normanby and Baron Mulgrave ;.
thus, Constantine Phipp», her sou, Contrived to,get
a re-recreation of a title belonging to his mother's
first husband, whom he had never seen, and whose
descendant he was '- not. Lord Stafford is' not a
Wentwoith. Lord Wilton is not an Egerton, al-
though he has assumed that name.- Lord de Tabley
is not a Warren, which designation he now assmcs ;
nor is he it Leicester, which name he bore a few
years ugo. Ile is, ¡ti truth, the descendant of a
certain Gregory Byrne,' of the Queen's county, ¡a
Ireland, whose successors having married two or
three Cheshire heiresses, seized upon the name of
those ancient houses. The Duke of Marlborough' -
is not it Churchill : his real name is Spencer; and
he.is only connected with the great military com-?
. mauder by the fact that his ancestor married tho '
celebrated duke's daughter. Earl Nelson is pater-'
nully u Bolton : his Tallier .was Thomas Bolton, and*
his grandmother wa3 the Immortal Nelson's sister.
The Maiquis.of Anglesey is not a Paget: his father's-'
'name was Bnyly. - The surname now-used by Earl
de Grey is the same us his title : a. few -.years " ago
bc called himself-Weddell; but his real'name to '
Robinson. _ " . *.
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