ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.
H. Luke, who was high up in the list of winnim; jockeys this season, has been suspended for the remainder of the year^ for striking Greaves in the mouth with his whip after passing the post in a raoe at Huntingdon. Their two horses collided in the raoe. The late Mr Dawson's great trainiDg establishment at Bedford Lodge will be carried on by his widow, with Sherrard as manager. Robert the Devil oarried Bst 61b in the Caesarewitoh Stakes, the greatest weight under which a three year-old has won that race. He had 9at in the Cambridgeshire, which would be increased to lOat by his 141b penalty for winning the Ccasarewitch. Up to September 4th G. Fordham had won 70 races out of 236 mounts; F. Archer, 69 out of 197 ; T. Cannon, 66 oat of 263j H. Luke, 52 out of 278. Mr P. Lorillard offered the Messrs Dwyer Bros. £5000 for their three year old colt Luke Blaokburn, by Bonnie Scotland out of Nevada, after his viotory in the Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park. Had the bid been aooepted, Mr Lorillard would have sent the oolt to EngTwelve horses started for the St. Leger this year. There were 17 runners in 1879, 14 in 1878,14 in 1877, and 9in 1876. , „ , The celebrated trotting mare Maud B. has just trotted a mile in 2 mm 10J see, the quickest time on record.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 5844, 30 October 1880, Page 2 (Supplement)
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236ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. Otago Daily Times, Issue 5844, 30 October 1880, Page 2 (Supplement)
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