RACING IN ENGLAND.

Evening Star, Issue 7628, 2 June 1888, Page 3

RACING IN ENGLAND.

1 KFSOM. May 31. KP-.OM GRAND PUIZE, of 1,000 sovs for the winner, and MO snvs for the nominator of the winner, added to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each. For three-year-olds, colts-Sst 101b; fillies, Sat &lb, with certain penalties and allowances. One mile and a-uuarter. 199 nominations. Lord Bradford's ch c Merry Andrew, by Chippendale—Jubilant, Bjt l()lb .. •• .-1 Mr J. N. Houldflworth's b c Neapolis, by Springfield -N.v,oli, Bit 10:b .. ••„,■• 2 Mr J. A. Craven's b c Scene Shifter, by Mask— Cockleßhell, Bst 101b .. .. ■• •• S Merry Andrew last year ran in ten raoea, but was nuccessfnl only onco-viz., in the Maiden Plate, of 101 sovs, at the Manchester November meeting ; but ho tootpart in sevorai important events. This year, only a week bcfo'o the present race indeed, he curled off tho Manchester C'Jp, of 2,000 bow. Neapolis did not raco last year. Scene Shifter ran in two races last year, but did not win either. Ju.nr 1. OAK STAKES, a swocpstakes of BO sovs each. For three-year-old tllliea; Bst 1011) each. Second horso SOO sovp, third 150 sovs out of thcHtakos. Ono mile and a-half. 133 nominations Lord Cilthorpo's ch f Seabrcize, by Isonomy-Sr. Marguerite , ■•.,,.. ' 1.0-d Falmouth's b f Rida, by Speculum-Nellie Maczregor " Mr T. Jcnniiipa's br f Mahone, by Dutoh Skater Mahonia : •• The performances of Seabreeze were Itiven by us laft month, when she was second to Briar-root in tho One Thou-and Guineas. Rada ran tlvc times last year anil won one race, the Trial Plate, of 180 sovs, at the Newmarkot Second October meetiny. Had t*he won the Oks, her viotory mmt have boen exceedingly popular, she being the property of that grand sportsman, Lord Falmouth. Mahone took part in fifteen races last year, but won onlv two of them-tho Croydon Two-year-old Plate, 0f'196 sovs, and the Blankr.ey Nursory Handicap, of 290 sovs, at Lincoln.