ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1707, 9 August 1884, Page 21

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Full details of the Ascot meeting appear m this issue. The gathering seems to have been a most disastrous one to backers, the favourites going down in almost every instance. The added money alone at Ascot amounted to £14,100. . , Another lady was sat on fire—the second during the week— in the Master of the Buckhounds enclosure at Ascot on the the third day either by a cigar or tho head of an unburnt fuzee. Two gentlemen threw their coats around her and.extinguished the fire, but not before shs was seriously injured. Corrie Roy's time for the three-mile Alexandra Plate at Ascot was 5 mm. 9 sec, but the exact distance is "rather less" than three miles. . , „ , . , Tristan haa now won the rich Hardwicke Stakes three" years in succession. During his career on the turf he has credited his owner with the grand total of £22.065 in stakes, which has been won as follows :-In 1880, £18M i 10s ; in 1881, £877 ; in 1882,. £6641 ; in 1883 £7628; in 1884, £2676 ; to this must be added £2375 won in France. . „ „ . „ A bet of £8000 to £2000 was laid m "one hand" against Energy for the WokiDgham Stakes at Ascot, and the horse pulled it off. It was rumoured at Ascot that the whole of "Mr Manton's" (the Duchess of Montrose) horses will be brought to the hammer in the July week. The leading jockeys' figures up to June 18 were as follows ;— • Mounts. Lost. Won. Archer F. .. 220 123 > 07 Wood C. .. 107 147 60 Loatas S. . . 186 148 38 " Cannon T. .. 74 61 23 Watta J. ..86 OS 23 Woodburn J. .. 1041 88 21 WobbF* .. 80 61 19 OsborncJ. .. 70 53 17 At the above date last year Archer had scored only 67 wins, whilst Wood had 57 to his credit. ■ The entries for the Baden-Baden Jubilee Prize (a gold cup, with 2000 soya added) has dosed with 70 subscribers. We notice in the list tho names of St. Simon, Busybody, St. Gatien, Florence, Fra Diavolo, Corrie Roy, Thebais, Kdr, and The Lambkin. The race will be decided on August 25. At next meeting of the English Jockey Cmb the following important alteration to the rules of racing will be considered: To add "When a walk-over is the result of arrangement by the owners of horEes engaged, neither a cup nor any portion of the advertised money need be given." At the conclusion of the Ascot meeting there was aome heavy letting on the St. Leger, the i following being tho latest quotations : — ST. LKGKR. 90 to 20 agst Scot-free (after 1600 to SOO add 500 to 100 twice laid) 11 _ 2 — Superba (ifter 1000 to 200 tk) 7 — X Harvester D — 1 Queen Adelaide 1100 - lO «U6ybodj (after 1200 to 100 laid) 1000 — 90 Lambkin (liter 600 to 40 and 10C0 to SO three times hid) 1000— 80 Waterford 1000— 40 — Cambuemore 1000— 40 — Sandiway 1000— 40 KoyolFern 1000— 30 SirKeubon 550 — 600 — H1""H 1 "" *•* ', Scot Free, and Suporba t ' (mixed) 5500 — 600 Cuuiuusiuore and Sandiway, coupled (tk. after 6000 to 500 laid). The Yankee plunger Walter returned to America in June last. He has retired from the English turf and taken all his horses with bits,