Accompanying text page for "Touchstone" (Primary Title)
Printed on upper sheet: TOUCHSTONE, / By Camel, out of Banter, by Master Henry; grandam Boadicea (sister to Bucephalus), by Alexander; / great grandam Brunette, by Aramanthus, out of Mayfly, by Matchem--Ancaster Starling--Grass- / hopper--Sir M. Newton's Arabian--Pert, &c.----CAMEL, by Whalebone, dam by Selim, / out of Maiden, by Sir Peter, &c. Printed on lower sheet: DONCASTER MEETING, 1834. / THE GREAT ST. LEGER STAKES of 50 sov. each, h. ft. for three-year old colts 8st. 6lb. and fillies 8st. 3lb.--St. Leger Course. (71 subscribers.) / LordWestminster's br. c. Touchstone, by Camel, out of Banter, by Master Henry--G. Calloway ... 1 / Lord Sligo's ch. c. Bran, by Humphrey Clinker, out of Velvet, by Oiseau--S. Darling ... 2 / Sir J. Boswell's ch. c. General Chassé, by Actaeon, out of Hambletonia, by Stamford--R. Johnson ... 3 / Duke of Cleveland's br. c. Shillelah, by St. Patrick, dam by Whisker, out of Castrella--S. Chifney ... 4 / Mr. Heseltine's b. c. Worlaby Baylock, by Blacklock, out of Eliza's dam, by Vermin--G. Nelson ... 0 /Mr. Brandenburgh's bl. c. Louden, by Chateau Margaux, out of Morgiana, by Muley--Marson, jun. ... 0 / Mr. W. Richardson's b. f. Lady de Gros, by Young Phantom, dam by Cerberus--W. Scott ... 0 / Mr. Watt's b. c. Bubastes, by Blacklock, dam by Whisker, out of Miss Cranfield--T. Nicholson ... 0 / Duke of Leeds's ch. c. Valparaiso, by Velocipede, out of Juliana, by Gohanna--S. Templeman ... 0 / Mr. Batson's ch. c. Plenipotentiary, by Emililus, out of Harriet, by Pericles--P. Connelly ... 0 / Mr. Chisholme's b. f. by Partisan, dam by Walton or Orville, out of Pipylina--J. Garbutt ... 0 // The Judge placed but four. // 11 to 10 against Penipotentiary, 3 to 1 against Shillelah, 6 to 1 against Worlaby Baylock, 10 to 1 against General Chassé, 18 to1 / against Touchstone, 18 to 1 against Bran, 25 to 1 against Lady de Gros, 30 to 1 against Louden, and 60 to 1 against Valparaiso. / After two false starts the horses got well off, Lady de Gros, Bran, Bubastes, Worlaby Baylock, and Valparaiso taking the front rank, / the former a little in advance, with General Chassé, Plenipotentiary, Touchstone, and Louden close behind them, Shillelah and Mr. Chis- / holme's filly lying in the back ground. This position was not maintained many lengths; forBubastes rushed forth, took a decisive lead, / and kept it, at extraordinary speed, until after he had passed the Red-House, Shillelah having at this point obtained a central situation. / Mr. Chisholme's filly retained her place in the rear during the whole of the race; and Plenipotentiary and Touchstone appeared also to be / beaten on nearing the Red-house. On Bubastes declining the contest, Bran, General Chassé, and Worlaby Baylock were eased by their / respective jockies; but Touchstone hadby this time recovered his speed, and before reaching the white rails, appeared very much like the / winner. Lady de Gros, Bran, and Worlaby Baylock were leading at the end of the rails; when General Chassé took the command, followed / closely by Touchstone, apparently hard held. On reaching the distance (although so far from home) Touchstone was let loose, when he / shot a-head, and won very cleverly by nearly two lengths. A severe race: run in 3 minutes and 16 seconds.--The above is the order in / which the whole of the St. Leger horses came in. Inscribed in graphite in upper right and lower right corners: 11.
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