NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT MEETING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9735, 25 May 1897, Page 2

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT MEETING.

I Fxrst Day—Tcjesday, Matioh 30. THE EARL SPONGER'S PLATE, of 437« m! I handloap. Five furionxi. Mr B. I. Baroato'e br t Miss Primrose, by OaJaalsOrontes 11,. 3yr«, 6st 81b, oar. fat 111b (K. Cannon) 1 Mr Xv de Bothsohlld's b m Griir, syrs, 9»t4ft "Mr TfawbekPa b t LMy Suwir, 4yw, -$m 8 Leeteriin 9st 31b (Inc. 101b ex.), KentiwhiflrtSlk Sweet Auburn Sat fejb,,diplomat 6»t J2tt>, Catofltal , Mis« Gafc 111b, Longford Lady 6et9lb, P«cook fetfUt i and f by Ayrshire-Snood 6<t 51b (inc. 101b exalte j started. ■ , ' Betting : 5 to 2 a«at Lady Susan, lO&fc 30 Grig, 6 lo 1 Snood filly, 10 to 1 DipltM 10 to 1 Peacock, 100 to 0 Any other (t>).,: , : ' Lady Snsan settled down in front 6£Mla Primrose to the bend in the straight, ytktt the pair changed places, and Grig cafHe $B third from Peacock, Diplomat, and Qα Snood filly. A quarter of a mile from horn* . second place was taken by Grig, who at tin , distance 1 closed with Mias Primrose, tht favourite' dividing' them from ■ Diplomat, Peacock, and the Snood filly. For a fe« strides Orig looked all over the winner, and I then the weight told a tale, enabling Mitt Primrose to break away again, and win by» I length and a half; the same between second ; and third. Snood filly wae fourth, Diplonwi, fifth, Peacock sixth, Kantigern eeventh,Mi4 Lesterlin last. Skcowd Day—Whdsbsoay, MARCtt3I. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES, of 925Mf«, One mile and a half and SfflQya*. Mr W. M. a. Sinffer'e eh h Teleeoope, by tynintAstrology, 6yr», B*t 71b .* . . <M. 0MR») 1 Mr O. Maclachan'e eh h Posterity, syw, 7st lUb Mr J. Cannon's b h Ampbidamw, 6yn, 7et 51b Pftrie 111. 9efc4lb (J. Watte), Bach Bst (8. *£$$> Queenwood lab 31b (O. Payne), Hornbeam fct ly Robinson), and Monseia 6efc <H. Jcnee), ateo ■*«£«.,• Betting: 3to 1 agst Bach, 7 to 2»W Hi., 5 to 1 Telescope, 6 to 1 Morissie- . At the first attempt Queenwood jurnw* away in front of Posterity; Bach, and Telescope,, with Amphidaraag next and HornI beam last. In this order they nurußW I turning out of the straight, where Poetoriiy ! carried his colours to the fore from Qn*** I wood, Back, and MoVissia, with Paris TSX> now in the rear* Climbing the hill six »* longs from home Posterity held a slight «* of Queenwood, and clustered on their m ■were Arapliidamas, Bach, and Morissia frtffl I Telescope and Paris 111., with Hornbs* ! now tailed off. At tko bottom tttrn Qti# wood and Bach lioisted-.signals of distreft. an£l Posterity came on from Am?Wd»n»» , and ParifrllL, with Telescope and Mori«»' just behind them. Tho top weight n» u failed below the dieUnoe to °verhM» ** two leaders, but it vraa different wh*O Tw scope ehot up between the pair, w he p* hia head in front two hundred yarde frt», , home, and thence won very easily by tM* lengths ; a length' between second and wire« Paris 111. was fourth, Morisaia fifth, Been , sixth, Qaeenwood seventh, and Hornbeaiß * 1 long way last. Time by Benson , * chronograph, dmin ,■ '