316 THE ST LEGER, 1845. 



Mr li. Ryude's b. c. Will-o'-tlie-Wisp 3 



Mr N. Balfe's ch. f. Violet, by Humphrey Clinker, out of Herculanea .... 4 



The Baron then made his appearance in England, at Li- 

 verpool, where he was not placed for the St Leger, Mr St 

 PaiiTs Mentor winning, Mr Mostyn's Pantasa second, and 

 Lord Eglinton's Vaudeville third ; four others not placed. 



The Doncaster St Leger, out of a subscription of one 

 hundred and one, brought the following list of fifteen horses 

 to the post. 



Mr Watt's ch. c. The Baron, by Irish Birdeatcher F. Butler 



Major Yarburg-h's b. f. Miss Sarah, by Gladiator J. Holmes 



Mr Mostyn's br. c. Pantasa, by Picaroon C. Marlow 



Mr Hesseltine's b. c. Fitzallen, by The Saddler Bumby 



Major Yarburg-h's ch. c. Red Robin, by Gladiator S. Templeman 



Mr Gully's br. c. Weatherbit, by Sheet Anchor Flatman 



Mr A. Johnstone's br. c. Annandale, by Touchstone J. Marson 



Mr Ramsay's b. g-. Mid- Lothian, by Say Middleton H. Bell 



Mr Lane Fox's ch. c. June, by Stockport J. Joy 



Mr Ferg'uson's ch. c. Clear the Way, by Harkaway . . J. Robinson 



Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b. c. Chertsey, by Touchstone Cartwright 



Mr St Paul's bl. c. Mentor, by Sheet Anchor T. Lye 



Lord Milltown's ch. c. Due an Durras, by Ijish Birdeatcher G. Edwards 



Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Twisr, by Bay Middleton Simpson 



Mr Painter's b. c. The Pacha, by Jereed, out of Bird of Passag-e. G. Whitehouse 

 5 to 2 ag-st Miss Sarah, 4 to 1 ag'st Mentor, 6 to 1 agst The Pacha, 10 to 1 ag-st The 

 Baron, 10 to 1 ag'st Pantasa, 11 to 1 agst Weatherbit, 12 to 1 ag-st Annandale, 30 to 1 

 each ag-st Mid-Lothian and Due an Durras, and 33 to 1 ag-st Red Robin. 



The horses were off at the first signal, Chertsey taking 

 the lead, but soon resigned it to Twig, who forced the run- 

 ning to the extent of his ability. They crossed the road 

 with Twig some five or six lengths in advance, Chertsey, 

 Pantasa, Miss Sarah and Weatherbit handy, with the ruck 

 of horses well up. As they rounded the Red House turn, 

 Chertsey had taken the lead, followed by Pantasa, Miss 

 Sarah, The Pacha, Mentor, The Baron, and Weatherbit. 

 Miss Sarah now took up the running in earnest, and the 

 pace reduced the field to The Baron, Pantasa, The Pacha, 

 and Mentor, Miss Sarah apparently the best. As they ap- 

 proached the Stand the race was clearly between The Ba- 

 ron, Miss Sarah, and Pantasa, in this order they came in 

 after a most exciting struggle. The Baron winning by a 



