THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 30 April 1892, Page 3

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

The English racing eeason is now in full swing. On Wednesday next, the first great " classic " event, the. Two Thousand Guineas, comes up for decision, me Vuko «E Westminster's colt Orme (by o™°" d °- Angolica) woald.no doubt, have goneto.the post favourite for the event on acooaiu of Sis great two-year-old deeds, bub the cable informe us that he has been wretched owing to having gone amiss. However. Hie Duke of Westminster has another on of Ormonde to represent him in OryiUe [oy Onnonde-Shotover). He is •*«""!*'£ •Toha Porter, who aleo has uader bis care

i a r ?ft? V , candidafce in Lord Alington's j Goldfinch (by Ormonde-Thistle). Last year Lord Alington won the Two Thousand with Common, and it may bo his colours will again bo successful this year J- he Iwo Thousand Guineas was inaugurated so far back as 1809, when Mr v\ llson s chestnut colb Wizard, by Sorcerer proved victorious. The list of winners contains tho names of some of the most btilliant horeea that ever trod the British turf, many ot whom have also distinguished themselves at the stud, and to whom the pedigrees of a number of the best horses in Australasia can be traced. Prominent among such excellent performers may be mentioned Bay Middleton. who carried the purple-and-butf of Lord Jersey (father of ilis Excellency the Governor of "New South Wales) to victory in 1836 in the Two Thousand Guineas, and also secured the blue ribbon of the English turf. Lord Jersoy also won the Two Thousand with Riddles worth in 1831, Glencoe in ]834, Ibraham in the following year, and Achmetin 1837, and thequintette were sired by Sultan. In 1850 Pitsford secured the prize, and seven years later was imported to New South Wales, where he sired a number of good performers. The names of ;;uch famous sires as Cotherstone, Sir Tatton Sykes, Flatcatcher, Sfcockwell, West Australian, Hermit, Tho Marquis (who was imported to Victoria by Messrs Dakin in 1871), Macaroni, Gladiateur, Lord Lyon. Prince Charlie, Forward (imported to South Australia in 1376 by Sir Thomas Elder), Camballo, and Petrarch also add lustre to the list of winners. In iB6O, Musket's son Petronel won the event for tho Duke of Beaufort. Only on four occasions were fillies victorious in 1522, when the Duke of Graftbn's Pattillo defeated two others and afterwards secured tho Oaks ; in 1810, when Lord Bentinck'a Crucifix achieved alike performance ;in 1873, when Lord Lonsdalo's Pilgrimage won from a field of 10 ; and in 1882, when the Duke of Westminster's Shotover came home in front of 17 others. Last year Lord Alington won the great race with Common, Orvieto and Petor Flower filling the places.