SPORTING.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8484, 16 May 1893, Page 5

SPORTING.

EEMPTON PARE MEETING.

Fmta AMOeUUoa—Blictrie Xalsgcktrti—CepjrrUrbt, LONDON, May 14. , At the Kempton Pack May Meeting the following was the result of

The Royal Two-year-old Plate, ut 3009 soys (2JOO sore to the winner. 300 soya to the nominator of the winner, MR) sove each to the owner and nominator of the secomt, aod SOwra e&cii to the owner *mt noml* nator of tiie third);'colts 9st, fliliea and geldings Bsc Illb, wish pen&ities and aUowances. F(ve iurlongs. CUosed with 123 subs.) s. Doke ot Portland's.b t Scnoolbook, /by Wisdom—Satchel .. .. .. .. 1 Duke of Porclaod's b £ Amiable, by St. Simon—Tact ... " . .. ..2 MfT. Cannoa'ebt Melancholy, by Melanion •vOruaob •* •• •• ~. •• 3

The Canterbury Trotting Club will come out far better than waa expected over their meeting held on Saturday. They were prepared to lose £100, but it is estimated that a fifth of that amount will cover the deficiency. The performance of General Tracer, the standard bred sire, owned by Mr J. Grlgg, of Longbeech, and driven by C. Harrold, w&8 the best witnessed at Saturday's trotting meeting. The son of Berlin and •Jenny Tracey covered three miles harness in Bfoin 16£<sec, putting op a record for stallions over this distance. Mr Hereford's bad lack with racing stock Iβ proverbial. Yesterday morning, at Middle Park, his yearling colt by Albanv—Misa Ruseley, reared up, got his leg in a gate, the result being* bad break, and Mr Thompson, seeing thafc there was no hope of saving the coife life, had felm destroy cd.- j' Acceptances for fcbe JVanganni Steeplechase meeting close tcwiay.