THE BARON. 315 



THE BAEOT^. 



WINNER OF THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER, 1845. 



The Baron, a dark chesnut horse, was bred by Mr Watt in 

 1842, and is by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Echidna by Eco- 

 nomist, her dam Miss Pratt by Blacklock — Gadabout by Or- 

 ville — Minstrel by Sir Peter — Matron by Florizel — Maiden. 



The Baron did not start until the April Meeting of 1845, 

 on the Curragh, when, carrying 8st., he was not placed for 

 the Madrid Stakes, Col. White's Highwayman, 7st. 111b., 

 being first, Mr E. J. Irwin's The Hermit, 7st. lUb., second, 

 Mr Ferguson's Singaway, 7st. 1 lib., and Mr Eitzpatrick's 

 Brother to KerdifFstown, 7st. 111b., also not placed. On 

 the Friday in the same Meeting, having been bar-shod to 

 remedy the foot-soreness to which his previous defeat was 

 attributed, he won, carrying 8st. 51b., the Second Class of 

 Madrid Stakes of 25 so vs. each, h. ft, fifteen subs., beating 

 Highwayman, 7st. 111b., and Brother to Kerdiffstown, 7st. 

 111b., easily, by two lengths. 



At the Curragh June Meeting, he won, in a canter, the 

 Kirwan Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. — Post on the Flat. 

 Fifteen subs., eleven of whom paid only 5 sovs. each. 



Mr Watt's ch. c. The Baron, by Biidcatcher, 3 yrs old, 78t. 71b. (carried 31b. 



extra) 1 



Mr Quin's b. m. Wbeel, aged, Sst. 21b 2 



Mr Nolan's bn f. The Cook, 4 yrs old, Sst 3 



And at the same Meeting likewise the Second Class of 

 the Waterford Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft; for three yr 

 olds. — One mile and a quarter on the Peel Course. — Six- 

 teen subs. 



Mr Watt's ch. c. The Baron, Sst. 41b.— Doyle 1 



Mr Irwin's b. c. Quid Ireland, Qst , 2 



