ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 9757, 13 July 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)

ENGLISH SPORTING NOTES.

[From Our SpeoiXl OoißEsrq?n)BNT.} 5 CHBptjSß.ilmP. sfe t Now that the old-fafhjpned ««s§& on' the Roodee at Chester hffbeen turner'int4 a gate-money affair, andXthe eondfraas of the chief events have been brougjplup tC date, the meeting shows signs owevived Erosperity. The field for that time-honored andicap the Cup (or "the M-o-o-g," as Lancashire calls it) numbered sixteen this year, and was the largest since. Tarn O'Shanter won in 1876. ■- Moreover, it proved the medium of Gansiderabte'Bpeculatipn. Mr Alexander's Son-of-a-Gun(s yrs, 8.11) was the original favorite, but gave way at last to I'Anson's Newcourt (aged, 8.7), who was rushed front outside rates to 4. to 1 and backed as though the race were over. Old Bushey Park "(O, yrs, 8.3) and Sir J. B. Maple's .Seville, (5. yrs, 6.4) were also strongly supported. Jewitt's stable did not particularly fancy Kilsallaghan (by Brown I'rince—Gipsy), or* as a Goodwood Cup winner, with but 7.9 on his five-year-old back, he would "have found plenty of backers. In the rase, however, I he came out a quarter of a mile from home, j and from that .point long odds were laid on his winning. He cantered in several lengths in front of Son-of-a-Gun, who was equally far in before Theseus (4 yrs, 6.4), placed third, though Newcourt could have obtained this position. Betting at the start stood 20 to 1 against Kilsall ighan, 5. to 1 Spn-of-a-Gun, 20 to 1 Theseus, and 9 to 2, Newcourt. Time (for two miles and a-quarter), smin lsec. Values of stakes, £2,490. THE JUBILEE STAKES, The Jubilee Stakes has every year since ita initiation attracted " the biggest crowd ever known to Kempton," and Saturday last was no exception to this rule. By two in the afternoon one couldn't turn round in any of the spacious rings, and even in the paddock and members' enclosures there were ' tajr too many people for comfort. The ani- I mals most liked in the paddock were the | Duke of Westminster's Grey Leg (4 yrs, 8.2), Mr Fulton's longbottled-upLaodamia(syrs, 8 4), El Diablo (5 yrs, 7.12), Ravensbury (5 yrs, 8.13), and ViotorWild (5 yrs, 8.4).The litter, who belongs to a publican at Walthamstow, named Worton, looked a perfect picture, and great i; sharps'" tip. • On the course 100 to 5 could be got about him, but all over London 8 and 10 to 1 was taken. Grey Leg finished red hot at 11 to 2, 7 to 1 being betted against Laodamia, 8 to 1 each El Diablo, Avington, and Ravensbury, 100 to 8 Court Ball, 20 to 1 each Victor Wild and Hebron, and 25 to 1 to 1,000 to 15 others. The story oft he race is easily told. After three failures the eighteen runners were got off nicely together, and ran for a furlong or two well-nigh in Hue like cavalry. Then Victor Wild shot away Irom the field, and the race was over. Few, of course, thought this or were even uneasy till he came round the bend by himself. Then, seeing JJradford's mount did nob mean coming back to them, Grey Leg, El Diablo, and Ravensbuiyset off in pursuit - . They failed, however, to get within "cooee," and Victor Wild won in a canter by six lengths from Grey Leg, who v. was three lengths iu front of El Diablo, though tho pulling - up Ravensburg could have been third. Mr Worton landed £20,000 by his horse's success, and a great many actors and musio hall folks pocketed nice stakes. The S. P. merchants have not—vulgarly speaking—- " taken the knock " so severely for many a long day. Victor Wild (by Albert VictorWild Huctreee) won the Hunt Cup at Ascot last June carrying 7.7 and alao the Hurst Park Summer Handicap under 8.5. Later, however, he ran three times unsuccessfully. The chief two-year-old race at Kempton (worth £3,000) fell to Mr Le De Rothschild, who ran first and second with St. Frusquin and Gulistan. The former, a son of St. Simon and Isabel, was favorite. The Guineas Week at Newmarket was, on the whole, favored in the matter of weather, and the sport was good all round. Space forbids dissertations upon the minor events, but one may mention the fact that the " hot pot" provided by the Lvidersfor the Two-year-old Stakes boiled over and burnt Dwyer and Co. to the tunc of £6,000. They placed their faith in a coachy • lookiog youngster named Montauk, but though the colt was bucked down to evens in a field of eight he was never dangerous, and only tiuisneu a bad tiara on sufferance to the outsider Watchful (by Thurio— Mizpah) and the second favorite Lauriola. Mr Dwyer also ran a six-year-old horse iu the March Stakes, but without any expectation of winning. Stonfnell, indeed, had no chance with Best Man (5 yrs, 10.3) and Whittier (3 yrs, 8.0). The latter beat the crack miler with consummate ease by four lengths, and the American horse fiuished a long way in the rear. As a setoff against these failures, however, Mr Dwyer provided the winner of the Trial Plate on the opening day of the meeting, the aged gelding Banquet 11., by Rayon d'Or—Ella T., spread-eagling a field'of six moderate handicap horses. Banquet ia particularly smart over a mile, and has nearly a hundred races to bis credit in America. But though the opposition was weak in the extreme, our pencillers were always willing to write 5 to 4 against Mr Dwyer's champion, and his victory hit them heavily. THE TWO THOUSAND. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, now worth £4,000, a field of eight colts turned out. Of these Mr "Millionaire" M'Calmont's Raconteur, by St. Simon out of Plaisanterie, was the most fancied, and the ante-post betting had made him almost an even money favorite. Mr Fairie's Speedwell, by Springfield—Lady Muncaster, was reckoned to be the most dangerous opponent, and Lord Rosebery's Sir Visto, by Barcaldine, was also deemed to have a good 5 to 1 chance. Mr M'Calmont provided a pace-maker for the favorite in The Lombard, by Petronel, and the betting on his chance was done at 25 to 33 to 1. Sir James Blundell MtpL'd candidate, Kirkconnell, which ran fairly well in the City and Suburban, and looked all the better for hia outing, found favor with the public at ten 3, and at a few points loDger odds Mr Houldsworth's Bend Or colt Laveno was entrusted with good money. The outsiders of the party were Fossicker, by Goldseeker, and Tithonus, by St. Simon. The position of the various animals underwent little change during the period preceding tho race, Raconteur being backed as though all was over bar shouting. The start was admirable, but Speedwell was sent to the front by Webb, and at a hot pace led the field to the top of the hill. A little further on Raconteur and Sir Visto were racing for the lead, with Kirkconnell in hot pursuit, and The Lombard keeping pace with him. As they entered the dip Raconteur faltered, and Laveno rushed to the front, whilst Kirkconnell drew alongside the struggling Sir Visto. The Premier's colt cracked at the rise, and the moment he was beaten Watts sent his mount after Laveno. Kirkconnell quickly closed with the leader, and in a few strides deprived him of the lead. Inch by inch Sir J. B. Maple's colt drew clear, and passed the winning po3t a full length to the good. Sir Visto was squeezed into third place from The Lombard, who finished a length or two in advance of the favorite. Kirkconnell is a bay colt by Royal Hampton, out of Sweet Sauce. His victory, of course, leaves the Derby a very open race, for Raconteur's form was too bad to be true, and The Lombard is capable of great improvement 'twixt this and then. The timeof the race was excellent, lmin 42 2-«ssec to wit, and this, I fancy, is a record for the course. We in the Old Country do not pay much attention to the time tests, but it is becoming apparent to us that " time" is worth something as a guide. A good horse may do a bad performance by the watch if the pace is slow to begin with, but a bad horse cannot possibly do really fast time. Possibly we shall begin to run our races from end to end soon. Our trainers seem to be adopting the principle more and more. Certainly "flukes'' are less frequent when the pace is hot from flag fall. THE ONE THOUSAND. ■ On Friday wind and dust spoilt an otherwise admirable One Thousand day. The fillies' race was led up to by poor sport, but the item attracted a good field, no lets than fifteen going to the post, including several animals which had not a ghost of a show to win in decent ■company. But it was worth while to start anything with four .sound legs, for the "One Thousand'' was worth £4,550, and the time of year favorable for a

§jje position |f tyw- public Stuck to tail, whsn She bookies offer J|mK more, thag -7 to 2. tfjs)xt??-$ dejpid iras (fa Bfc Simon filly Utiwt, at Mo 1, add tb* -Pake of Westminster's sp% Cap-at 6to 1. At 108 &cise, Galeoftia, I* Sageste, and Pet of the Chase were half-heartedly supported, whilst from 100 jfc> 6 to 20 to 1 was offered against the qtbers. The parade was a ragged affair, and it.was-evident that some of the jockeys anticipated trouble with their mounts. At the post some time" was cut to waste in getting the fillies into orderrbut once the line "was '-ftftfigF the flag went down, and.away came float with a strong lead from Utica and Excise, with Galeottia and Float in close company. For half the journey Float maintained the lead, but at five furlongs Butterfly assumed command, and at the Bushes the pair were clear of Utica, Gas, La Sagesse, and Galeottia: with the others tailing off rapidly. Descending the bill the favorite gave way, and when the Abingdon Mile Bottom was reached had taken a slight lead from Gaat* js£they breasted the hill the Premier's mare etefft ahead, and Galeottia became prominent. Stretching along Mi Fairie's candidate soon passed Gas, as aid La Sagesse. The latter challenged the leader resolutely, but could not go the pace at the finish, and Galeottia won comfortably by three lengths. Gas was third, half a length in the rear of La Sagesse. ' "ff v

" The time of the race was lmin 47 The winner is a dark brown filly by/Galopin out of Agave. As a two-year-old she ran second to Hopbine in the Whitsuntide Plate, and finished close up with, Kirkconnell in the Bedford Two-year-old Plate at Newmarket. Her solitary win was a head victory over Levybub at Kempton Park.