RACING IN ENGLAND.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9887, 18 November 1897, Page 6

RACING IN ENGLAND.

-« Weekly Press and Referee."

MANCHESTER SEPTEMBER MEETING.

Concluding Day—Saturday, Sept. 25. THE PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP, of 1820sovs.

One mile. Mr H. T. Barclay's b or br c Ashburn, by Be! Demonio-Ce.;ropia, 3yrs, 7st lib (S. Chandley) 1 Duke of Devonshire's b c Minstrel, 3yrs, 7st lllb r _. Q i , (O. Madden) 2 Lo «d Stanley's eh f Birchrod, 4yr-*, Bat 131b (car. -»-) (J. Wutti) 3 Red Heart 9st (C. Wood), Bellevin Bst 101b (F. B. Black), Eager Bst 81b (Rickaby), Lord Hervey Bst 21b (T. Loates), l'erseat 7st 91b (S. Loates), Athel 7st 91b, Inc. 51b extra (Harrison), Cartouche 111. 7st 81b (Torterolo), Roughside 7st 71b (R. Jones). Lighterman 7sfc 3lb (P. Hughes), Easter Gift 7st 21b (N. Robinson), and Shot 6st 6lb (C. Leader), also started. Betting : 4 to I'"agst Easter Gift, 5 to 1 Eager, 11 to 2 Ashburn, 7 to 1 Minstrel, 20 to 1 Birchrod. At a cracking pace Eager led to the turn, and was attended into the straight by Easter Gift and"Shot, this trio bein« just clear of Ashburn and Lord Hervey, with Red Heart j and Minstrel improving their positions and ' steering to the left. Soon afterwards Eager began to hang out signals of distress, and j was passed by Easter Gift and Ashburn, whi-ih pair quickly changed places, with j Minstrel 'drawing up third below the distance from Birchrod, Lord Hervey, and Athel. As they reached the corner of the stands Ashburn shook off Easter Gift, and was at once challenged by Minstrel and with. Athel immediately in thenwake. No change occurred in these positions, and after an exciting race Ashburn held his own, and won by a length ; three lengths between second and third. Athel was fourth, placed by the judge ; Easter Gift fifth, and Bellevin last. Time by Benson's chronograph, lmin 43_sec. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. First Da*— Tuesday, September 28. THE GREAT FOAL STAKES, of 905savn. For three-year-olds; colts Bst 121b, fillies Bst 91b; with penalties, be A.F. (one mile and two furlongs.) Mr J. H. Houldswortb's b c lUpallo, by Bend Or— Napoli, Bst 21b (car Bst 51b) .. (M. Cannon) _ Sir R. Waldie Griffith's b f Merle, Bst 6lb (Bum-old) 2 Duke ol Westminster's eh c Orelio, Bst 2lb (K. Cannon) 3 l.ysander Bst 91b, Wreath Or Bst 71b, Grey Hag Bat 61b, Hazelbeech Bst, and Bell Hatch 7st 41b, also started. Betting: 6 to 4 agst. Merle, 6 to 1 Hazelbeech, 8 to 1 Wreath )r and Rapallo, 10 to 1 Orelio, 10 to 1 Grey Hag. Ly-iander made running from Bell Hatch, Hazelbeech and Merle, with Grey Hag andf Orelio next to the Bushes, where Merle drew out in command. Descending the hill she was well clear of Orelio, Grey Hag, and Rapallo, of whom the last named, having'

bided his time, swooped down upon Merle' Jwho at once became all abroad, and suffered [defeat by a neck ; a length and a h_U ' between second and third. Grey Hag -jmfourth, Hazelbeech fifth and Wreath Or last. Time by Benson's chronograph, 2min ,15gsec. iTHtRD Day—Thursday, Skptkmbee 30. . THE JOCKEY CLUB STAKES, of lO.OOOsovs • lecona received lOOOsovs, the third 500iovs, the nomW tor of the winner 400sovs, and the nominatorni the second -OOsovs. Weight for a_e, be Enti_n» Usaortj. A.F. one mile two furlougi. Mr Hamar Bass's eh c Love Wisely, by Wisdom— Lovelorn, 4yrs, 9st 71b .. .. (Uickabvl 1 Lord Rosebery's bo Velasquez, 3yrs, 9st 71b ' " Lord Rosebery's b f Chelandry, 3yn, 8»t 9!b * 3 (C. Wood) j Aureus 9st 71b (M. Cannon), Goletta 9«t lib fr Loates), Ar.leshir 9st lib (S lioatea), Ranallo ft!," 121b (Calder), and Merle Bst 61b (Kui-bold) _2 started. " m Betting : 13 to 8 agst Velasquez, 5 to 2 Chelandry and Love Wisely. At the Bushes Love Wisely was in clear 8 command, and came down the hill pursued 8 right and left by Velasquez and Chelandry 1 with a wide gap now dividing them from the 1 remainder, of whom Goletta had drawn into S fourth place. As they entered the Abingdon 8 Mile Bottom the fate of Velasq iez was sealed ■ anil running in trouble from this point I Chelandry caught him stride by stride until B only half a length divided them in the fight S for second money. At the same time Love I Wisely was kept in full swing to the end and I won in good style by three lengths. Goletta I finished fourth, Merle fifth, Ardeshir sixth I Aureus seventh, and Rapallo last, at wide I intervals. Time, by Benson's chronograph i 2min 13sec. Value of the stakes, £8185 to 1 the winner. I