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PRINCE PALATINES EASY ST, LEGER. No St. I.eger was ever more easily won than that of this year, although it has been as easily won on some occasions In the course of its long history. The race presented the peculiar feature that from the beginning of ante-jost lettiug, the betting public had the three placed horses accurately spotted, but not in the order of their finishing in the race. King William being steadily the favorite with Lycaon and Prince Palatine as steadily second and third choices. On the day of the race the post prices were 0 to 4 against King AVilliam and 10,0 to 30 each against Lycaon and Prince Palatine, the prices against the other starters being 10 to 1 Pictri, 100 to 0 Atmah. 33 to T Beaurepaire. and GO to 1 Cherry King and Longboat. As to the race itself, London Sporting Life said: "Though the field for the Legcr included no equine champion over which the Tykes could wax enthusiastic, the race did not lack lu interest, and a big crowd scrutinized the eight competitors in the paddock, allof which looked perfectly wound up. King William was eventually the center of observation, and lit as he looked, some took exception to his middle piece, possibly his weak point. Lycaon looked splendid. Longboat is iierhaps the old-fashioned idea of a Lcger horse, while Prince Palatine had muscled up since cantering away with the Gordon Stakes. Pictri carried Watsons polish, but from the first ho showed a disinclination for his task, as he took some coaxing and leading to join the parade, and after the canter sulked near the paddock rails. "King William had hardened from 7 to 4 to G to 4, while from 9 to 4 and 7 to 2 respectively Lycaon and Prince Palatine shared second favoritism at 100 to 30. Pietris temper seemed to magnetize Cherry King and King William. Then Prince Palatine, on the extreme right, became the worst of the lot, and letting out vigorously, came pretty nigh putting Atmah hors do combat. "Mr. Willoughbys patience, however, overcame all drawbacks, and getting them almost all .ou their toes, achieved a level start, in which Cherry King, King William, Atmah and Longboat were for some little distance prominent. Then Atmah. Beaurepaire and Cherry King took it up, with King William and Prince Palatine left and right, and disappearing over the hill Cherry King, Beaurcpalre and Prince Palatine were racing head and head, while King William dropped back in company with Pictri. "The order of the front rank was rather a bit broken before reaching the old rifle butts, where Prince Palatine and Beaurepaire raced together two lengths clear of Atmah and Cherry King, while Lycaon forged further towards the front, and took third place five furlongs from homo. Here King William took his place on the outside and shortly afterwards the hooded Beaurepaire found the end of his tether, after showing a good burst of speed. "His defection left Prince Palatine in front, and. appearing to acquire new vigor the further he went, Mr. Pilkingtons colt rounded the intake turn six lengths in front. Theyll never catch him, was the astonished cry, and they never did, as he proved the only stayer of the party over a mile and three-quarters. Atmah compounded, and ine two favorites were left in hopeless pursuit, but on a tight rein Prince Palatine cut them all to ribbons, and rarely has a Leger been landed in such a thorough runaway fashion. It was. indeed, a case of Eclipse first and the rest nowhere, and the winner could not have been himself when Mushroom gave him such a troweling at Newmarket giving 10 pounds. After his sterling performance in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, Pietris display must have been most disappointing, and Mahcr had a good view of the race from the rear." Another writer said: "After Prince Palatine had strolled home a ridiculously easy winner, some of us were loft wondering how Sunstar would have fared in the race, supposing he could have been sent to the post perfectly sound and at the top of his form. It is no certainty that Mr. Joels horse would have won. We have been told tli.it Sunstar was a stone in front of Lycaon. Am I wrong in declaring that Prince Palatine gave Lycaon at least a stone beating It is quite certain that the St. Lcor has never been won more easily. If ONeill had thought fit to drive Prince Palatine along over the last two furlongs as King William and Lycaon were driven in a tough duel for the second place, the judges verdict would assuredly have been nearer twenty lengths than six. The race was all over at the bend, which is, I suppose, about three furlongs from home. Prince Palatine had taken up the running two furlongs further back, and thereafter none of the others could live with him."
