In 1925 the news concerning the result of the race was carried to Manchester by trained to hunt by trail, and to London by pigeon expresses. For many years the Dou-caster course was frequented by James Hurst, an eccentric sportsman, who used to wear mmmentionables, coat and hat of sheepskin, with " vest made of drake's feathers. He would come on to the course in a carriage of his own design, and made without nai which was drawn either by a bull, by dog or by jackasses. In 1833 the Queen saw the St. Leger run, and the winner was named Queen of Trumps. But there, it is of little use to gossip on in this garrulous, haphazard fashion, for nearly every St. Leger has its history—and a most interesting inner history if we could but know all
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