A rumour having gone abroad, at the commence- 

 ment of Doncaster races for this year, that cer- 

 tain parties intended starting horses, for the sole 

 purpose of getting in the way of " certain favour- 

 ites," and thus causing confusion, *' a practice 

 by no means uncommon with the northern gentry 

 of a certain genus,'' the stewards issued the follow- 

 ing notice ; which, if mischief was intended, 

 certainly produced the desired effect, viz : — 



" At a meeting this afternoon of the gentlemen 

 connected with the turf, it being stated that strong 

 and apparently well-grounded suspicions are en- 

 tertained that a determination has been entered 

 into by certain individuals to interfere with the 

 fair start and just decision of the "race for the 

 St. Leger," it has been resolved, that in the event 

 of any nefarious act of the kind being attempted. 



