SCUTTLE'S ONE THOUSAND

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 144, 20 June 1928, Page 11

SCUTTLE'S ONE THOUSAND

A GAME PERFORMANCE By the mail has arrived a. full description of how. Scuttle won the One Thousand Guineas. As she fairly outstayed ' Toboggan iv that event, it is obvious that Lord Derby's filly improved in the meantime to turu the tables so decisively on Scuttle in tho Oaks'. Excepting the French filly, Coriandre, who is undersized, and the big angular Fond dv Lac, they were a handsome, level lot of fillies. Considering the heat, the majority were wonderfully cool, says the "Sporting Life." Scuttle and Jurisdiction had a well-trained . appearance, and they went to the post with even strides. After coming under Captain Allison's orders, Scuttle showed restlessness, and swung her head about a great deal. The field would have have been dispatched .without any delay but for the standing start rule: Once disappointed, His Majesty's filly showed a disinclination to join her horses again, but Childs's persuasive powers prevailed in the !end, even if she did lose a length or so when those on her immediate right and left closed in on her. However, her jockey was content to wait in the heels of these. Grand Vixen set a moderate pace from Wings of Love and' Catharis (on the stand side). Then, well towards the right, came Toboggan and Nance, racing head and head, in front of Jurisdiction (in the centre of^her field), and Coriandre,"who was on the top ground, just in advance of Romany Queen (going well)), while four or five lengths behind Scuttle came the whipper-in, Fond du!.Lae. When three furlongs had been covered there was not much'in it between the two pacemakers, Grand Vixeu and Wings of Love, the rest of the field being rather bunched. Jurisdiction hereabout took third place in front of Catharis, Coriandre, Toboggan, and Nance, Romany Queen rajjing up in front of Molly the Marchioness, while Scuttle was seeking for an opening between Jurisdiction and Nance. Going up Bushes Hill, Nance dropped away beaten, and with - Wings of Love cracking shortly afterwards Jurisdiction raced up and joined Grand Vixen, the pair being followed'by Catharis, Coriandre, Toboggan, and Scuttle. ' The last-named, came on the scene when Grand. Vixen was done with as they commenced the descent into. the Abingdon Mile bottom. Jurisdiction and Scuttle then raced upsides, the former' having a lead of about half a length. - - In the Dip Childs-drew his whip, and Scuttle answering gamely, the King's filly went on to win decisively amid tremendous cheering by a length-. Six lengths away Toboggan was third. Then (two and a half lengths off) came Catharis, fourth; Coriandre (a length and a half) fifth, Grand Vixen (ran fast; length -off) sixth. -^Fohd'idu: CLac - (length .away) seventh, Wings ,of Love-(half length off) eighth, Molly the Mai-chioness (three-parts of a length away) ninth, Gren Ray (never prominent)- tenth, Romany Queen (two lengths) eleventh, Haer Hills twelfth, and Nance (who did n6t stay) last.. J. CHILDS PRAISED. .. The Prince of Wales paid his first visit to Newmarket, and with the King lie- hastened to the- unsaddling enclosure to look Scuttle over; . y v It was a splendid and well-earned victory that the Sandringham-bred daughter of Captain Cuttle and Stained Glass achieved, and her jockey, .J. Childs, is to-be given the credit for riding a brilliant and brainy race ..-■'-' . It-looked from 'the stands as if Scuttle had lost two or three lengths at the start, but neither Childs nor the'starter confirmed this. What Childs. said was that Scuttle jumped off in the heels of those in front of her, and he, held her there until an opening presented itself. "1 knew this would come," said Childs; "therefore I was in no hurry,'especially »as Scuttle is a good stayer."* It was one of the; coolest and most level.headed pieces of riding ever seen in a classic race. Even when the field had gone half the journey Childs still had a good hold of his mount's head. It was a little more than two furlongs from home that Childs began to improve his. position "on the King's filly. At the Bushes he was-not. more than a length behind Jurisdiction. . Then coming down the hill .he-shook the filly up, and she got closer .with .Lord Dewar's daughter of Abbots Trace,'but she and Gordon • Richards were! not to .be easily! beaten. . ' . ''■ . .'" • ■ 1 With vsuch stoutness . did' Jurisdiction battle that Childs was compelled.- to feel for his whip. He, just tapped^ Scuttle once. This seemed to come as a shock to hey.and, straightening yherself out .to the full length of her stride,' .she forged ahead in the Dip. ' ■ Once in front her,victory was assured; and cheers from the., crowd started fully half a furlong from the winning post. . ; Every .credit is duo to Childs, though her trainer, Willie Jarvis, was- not forgotten when congratulations had to.be extended, as he had Scuttle in wonderful trim, a shade lighter perhaps than at the Craven Meeting, but he had trained her for the Guineas .race, and tho opinion that she would run on was fully endorsed. Another to be congratulated was the King's manager, Major Fcalherstouhaufjh.