FRACAS HELPS RECORD

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 92, 20 April 1933, Page 8

FRACAS HELPS RECORD

,-The, success of the two-year-old i'racas in the C.J.C. Champagne Stakes and Challenge Stakes adds to the notable re-, cord of the Chokebore stable in these two events. The chequers that are now aa familiar were first displayed when' Stonyhurst, by King of' Clubs, won the O.J.C. Welcome Stakes in- 1884, and:'this horse, later won the first Champagne Stakes for the late Sir George-(then Mr., G. H.) Clifford in the. .'autumn of-the same season. The Champagne _ Stakes -was - first ■contested.1 ■eleven..- years prior to year. ' Following1' 'Stonyhursi's-, success there was a -lapse df 18 years till-1903, when ' Treadmill * won j1 >■ ■ Sifice itlien - the stable- has scored fifteen : more/times; SO that it- now "Holds t!j,e-record'of 17' wins! in the race; HThe;,late/Mr;.-G^G'.;'Stead. won ■■the-;6vent\.l6 times,;including:, f>very! yedr : • 1893 '-'to :\ 1902,' both .■■.inclusive; SiKrGeofgej.Gliffori ;twice ha<l':.ru'ns of. four, ccmsefiutivg-^uocesses...';, '~'/) >, ,;;;\:'\.■.' '■ ; , Th'.e',Challenge'1 Stalces,.'was' nbt.-maugu-rated' till 1893;,.an'd,:the-Chokebore-Stable, has; not been1 quite• so -sucoessful-in■ this, eveiit' as it-has beetein'most'other-C.J.C; classics. : Its -first, win rcame with Tread-, mill in. 1003,' and-since: then ..it has .produced the winner on seven, 'other occasions. The- late Mr. Stead and. the Jafce Mr. G. D. Greenwood both won ; the event nine tuhes.r'."' ...- . '.;' All the Clifford winders of .these,races were.trained at Chokebore Lodge,!Tjy"the late E. Cutts until:.'l9is, and Bince thie'ri 'by his: sons, H. aiid A. Cutts.