THE GREAT YEAR 



Major J. B. Paget's ch.f. Mademoiselle Foch, 



8 st. ii lb. G. Colling 



Mr. A. Lowry's ch.c. Cheap Popularity, 9 st. J. Ledson 



1 1/8 on Buchan, 7/1 agst. Dominion, 100/8 Keysoe and 

 Pomme-de-terre, 100/7 Cheap Popularity, and 20/1 Viceroy. 

 Won by 6 lengths, 2 lengths second and third. 



Lady Juliet was thought to have some chance for 

 the Portland Plate, in which again Irish Elegance had 

 things all his own way, making light of his 10 st. 2 lb., 

 but in the Alexandra Handicap The Midshipmite, as 

 the phrase goes, " made an example " of Monteith, 

 Royal Bucks and others by cantering home with eight 

 lengths to spare. The colt had found his form. 



DONCASTER September Meeting. Thursday, September 1 1 th. 



ALEXANDRA HANDICAP of £500, of which second reed. 

 £50 and third £25 ; entr. £15, 5 ft. ii m. (27 ents. — 

 £410.) 



Lord Glanely's br.c. The Midshipmite, by 



Stedfast — Favorita, 3 yrs., 7 st. 8 lb. - A. Whalley I 



Mr. R. B. Thorburn's Monteith, 3 yrs., 7 st. 



7 lb. F. Lane 2 



Lady Queensberry's Royal Bucks, 6 yrs., 



8 st. 11 lb. F. Templeman 3 



Mr. R. W. Tilley's Morning Star, 4 yrs., 



8 st. 7 lb. H. Blades 



Lord Lascelles' King Eber, 3 yrs., 7 st. 3 lb. K. Robertson - 

 Mr. E. G. de Mestre's Dorelus, 3 yrs., 7 st. 



I lb. G. Colling 



7/4 agst. The Midshipmite, 3/1 Monteith, 4/1 Dorelus, 1 1/2 

 Royal Bucks, 8/1 Morning Star, 100/8 King Eber. Won by 

 8 lengths, i£ lengths second and third. 



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