ENGLISH RACING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9873, 2 November 1897, Page 2

ENGLISH RACING.

" Weekly Press and Referee."

DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MfiETIMV Second Day—Wednesday, September 8. , THE St. LEGER STAKES, ot 25sovb each,'or thrt* year-olde: colts 9st, filliee. Bit 111b; the **™S?., received ftOaovs ond the third lOOeove out of tM . stokes. Old St. Leger course, about one miie»» furlongs and 132 yard*. (2M sub?.) Mr J. Gubbina's bo Galtee More, l »y Kendal— Morganette, 9st .. .. . (0. Wood; * Lord Roeebery'e b f Ohelandry, Bet 111b Oftnnon j g ■ Mr J. E. Keene'e bo St. Oloud 11., Bradhm » g Mr J. O. Joicey'e ob c Sliver Fox, 9rt (& UeU») * Mr L. de Bothschild's b 1 Oolette, Bst lHb Qmnm) j'. Betting j 10 to 1 on Galtee More, 20 to X, aest Goletta, 25 to 1 Chelandry, 33 to 1 Silver Fox and St. Cloud 11. . ; Galtee More and St. Cloud £L were « front for a few strides, and then GoletU; settled down, followed at clew intervaßJJ St. Cloud 11., Galfcee More, Silver Fox, «£ Chelandry. The pace wae very slow from the outset and had not improved when, w. climbing the hill, Goletta increased Jβ command to three or four lengths. UeigJ More continued to go on third at a «™""| interval, and with the others now .W"! close company, Silver Fox was for the mo» part slightly in the rear. The gape w« reduced at the Red HoUae, and withWJ. steam turned on half a mile J" ,,0 , 11 Galtee More came round at the benaj 1 Goletta, while St. Cloud XL wntmig*"head the others. Before reaching the Goletta had given way, and Galtee» WJJ then assuming the command, Oβ . challenged on the left by St. Cloud H-J "J Silver Fox, from whom he did no- «•» capable of quite breaking away. Soon n*wards Chelandry changed sides, » n \f* ai shot up on the right plenty of «» was impai-ted to the finish, in which hjj More won by three parts of a lengthl iro Chelandry; a neck divided second •»»««[»• and r head the third and fourth. uo '** was last, beaten by five or b.x lengJJJ; Time by Benson's chronograph, 3mm ii«»"" Value of the stakes £5425.