r London, Sept. 10.
with Manna, at 7-1, and which is Solari, which started, favourite, wried by Sir John Rutherford, won The St. Leger yesterday in a canter from the Aga Khan's Zambo, while Lord Lonsdale's Warden of the, Marches finished third, Tt was ency victory, since the winner, one 'f the rearmost division in the early Sages, raced clear of al! opponents Fhout half a mile from the winning port, and thence to the end was Introubled by any rival. His sue-cess, popular in the fullest, sense, seas" received with great enthusiasm
congratulations. The imm owner vented "with multitude of spectators, a very uncomfortable time, for rain Geseended in torrents, and this ill-Juek for spectators was all the more irritating when immediately after the St. Leger the skies cleared and the sun burst on the scene. Manna was very. disappointing, collapsing half a mile from the finish and the whole of the critics, not knowing the facts, came to the conclusion that the horse failed through lack stamina, but unfortunately this Seas not the case since its, defeat should be rather attribut a snovt' regrettable incident. ished the course though it was only tenth, but when it walked away it was noticed that it was suffering From lameness in the off foreleg. A Veterinary Surgeon was called ud he certified that the horse had Sustained a bad concussion of the fellock joint and the knee was also affected on the off foreleg, Tt is Donoghue's opinion that the trouble happened as the horse reached the Htarting. point where it pulled up Very abruptly and swung round, In any case Mamma has raced for the last time since Mr. H. B, Morris has decided that he will now send the animal to the stud forthwith, so that it will never appear on any course again. The injury, of course will not affect the horse's utility for stud purposes, and is regarded a purely @ temporary matter, Fred. Datling's—the trainer—own words being "There is no need to make any {usa about it" Mr. Morriss will have very useful horses to carry his colours as some of his recent purchases are likely to loom well the horizon though his activities must be som limited. for the remainder Manna went back from Doncaster to Beckhampton ambulance and thus ends the care of a horse which was undoubtedly great public favourite as a result Gt" his. victory in the Derby. I xather that Donoghue, who appeared the race in a conspicuous rose ink shirt which enabled him to easily followed by the spectators, very much regrets the end of the caveer of such a promising animal, Bud Day for Bookmaker olario has always been thought ye a good horse, and people have' mpathized with it owing to its bad Tuck hitherto. Zambo ran exactly according to anticipated form, not vary a point in the pre-betting either way. Solario's ory has hit the bookmakers der than they have been hit for ome years. They have lost lots of money and the only thing which aved hundreds of the smaller fry as the fact that there were four horses very well fancied, name-Manna, Zambo, Spelthorne and jearoon, for instance. There was Tot of' money on Picaroon which finished fourth and which did quite well for a relative invalid.
This is the first St. Leger won by popular favourite since Bayardo, accordingly therefore, the public nag had a ime at Doncaster.
Pier tthe cee orriss, the owner of Manna, thut Giseussed the chance of his horse:—"One must allow that some horses have made great improve-
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