ENGLISH RACING NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 160, 9 July 1890, Page 3

ENGLISH RACING NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Three years ago Lord Rodney's good luck was proverbial. For a season everything he touched turned to gold. Then the tide suddenly turned. Things were not;, however, very bad till the young peer purchased Kilwarline's brother Danbydale. This impostor commenced a long series of tragedies by being left ab the post for the Hunt Cup at Ascot last year. Lord Rodney chose to believe the accident was not wholly accidental, and presently removed the horse from Jewitt's stables at Newmarket, to Weaver's at Bourton. Danbydale's new trainer then tried the son of Arbitrator With Veracity, and found him (as Captain Machell had done) a wonder. Time after time the beast was backed for big races, and lost them through running piggishly. At last owner ar.d stable resolved to waste no more money on tho horse. Danbydale was sent to Darby to run for a £1,000 stake, and unbacked. This time he won easily. Danbydale's last appearance wa3 in the Jubilee Stakes ab Kempton on Saturday week. The following day the poor animal fell down dead in its stall. The great event of the present week has been the Newmarket Stakes of 6,000 guineas for three-year-olds, won last year by Donovan. With Surofoot nob engaged and Riviera and Right Away still on the sick-list, the way seemed to be clear for Baron Rothschild's Le Nord, which appeared to have most to fear from the' Duke of Portland's pair oi fillies Semolina and Memoir and the Craven Stakee winner, Morion. Semolina and Morion, however, did nob start, so that the baron's crack had only Memoir, Blue Green, and a mob of ragged outsiders such as Garter, Ponza, Kirkham, Martagon, Loup, and Bull's Eye to boat. Odda of 7 to 4, 2 to 1, and finally 85 to 40, were freely laid on Le Nord, 6 tol being offered against Memoir, 100 to 7 Blue Green, 25 to 1 each Garter and Ponza, 33 to" 1 against Riviera (all to pieces), 66 to 1 Kirkham, 100 tp 1 others. Memoir and Blue Green made the running to the distance, where the favourite was expected to assume command. Instead, tho uncertain son of Tristan and La Noce compounded, and Memoir managing to retain a slight lead of Blue Green from the Abingdon mile bottom, just won a grand race nome by a short head. Value of stakes: £6,500. Memoir, a bay filly by St. Simon out of Quiver, belongs to Hie Grace of Portland, who thus for the eeeond year in succession wins this rich stake. The Duke writes that St. Serf will nob start for the Derby. The Payne Stakes for three-year-olde on Thursday resulted in another turn-up, as Blue Green, on whom 7 to 4 was laid, could make no sorb of fight with Lord Harticgton's Craven winner Morion (by Barcaldine out of Chapleb). Unfortunately, Morion is not in the Derby. The principal two-year-old stake of the meeting fell to Lord Durham by the aid of Peter.Flower, a son of Petrarch and Florida, which beat Bumptious, Crinoline, and two others easily. ■, .