THE TURF IN ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18374, 14 April 1923, Page 12

THE TURF IN ENGLAND.

THIS YEAR'S CLASSIC EVENTS. ;. " :. BY PHAETON. " The first of the five classic events decided annually on the English turf is the Two Thousand Guineas, .and the three-year-old contest over the Rowley mile at Newmarket is fixed to take place on May 2. There was no colt or filly of outstanding excellence on the scene -last season, and the equine destined to be the three-year-old of the season is, well shrouded in doubt. Lord Woolavington's colt Town Guard (by Hurry William's Pride) is one of the colts receiving attention, and Mrs. S. Whitburn's colt Drake (by Sir Eager—Lady r ßurghley), who wound up last .season' with a win in the Middle Park Plate, is another considered to have good prospects at three yearn old;, and the same remark is applied to Duncan Gray (by Pommern—Sybil), a. colt owned by Sir J. Robinson. Mr., J. 8.Joel is credited with stating that in My Lord, a colt by Sunstar from Our Lady, he has bred something very much above ■ the ordinary. • x .;.,:,. '• CRACK-HURDLERS MEET., At Lingfield on February, 10. special interest attached to the meeting at level weights—lo.7 each—of Groomßport and Gasper, the best two four-year-old hurdlers seen out in England during the recent jumping season. There were only three runners, the third being Groomsport's stable oompanion, Ulster Division, who was there to see the pace was solid. Odds were laid on Gasper, but Groomsport was at even money. For a -good portion, of the trip Ulster Division and Gasper raced together, about 12 lengths ahead of Groomsport. A couple of hurdles from -home Wootton took Groomsport up to' the leaders, and eventually won by five" lengths- from Ulster Division, who beat Gasper a length and ahalf.V The time for the two miles was 4m '4s, which was considered, excellent, as the weather was wet and the going very heavy. Groomsport is : a descendant of Solouque. ■ :■ ' . ■ , .'...'":.• ' ■*> .',■•■■ - '; >• MISCELLANEOUS. I . Just before the mail left England a. meeting of the Jockey Club was held, when rule 101 was made to read as follows, the addition being ' shown ,in brackets:—'Jockeys' fees: 101. In the absence of special agreement tp ride for a lower sum, the fee to a winning jockey shall be £5 5s and to a losing jockey £3 3s, and no further charge shall be made except when requested to leave home for the; purpose of riding, in which case the cost of travelling expenses and £1 a day frjr living ; shall be charged to the owner, or divided between the owners at whose request he left home." ,; .;;>.. TRAINERS AND JOCKEYS. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. " At a meeting of the Canterbury District Committee, a, gentleman ' rider'« certificate was granted to George H. Paul. Trainer's licenses were recommended ito John Lindsay, A. -E. Wormald. and H. Nurse, the last-named conditionally. A. S. Lowndon'a application was not recommended. , W. H. Busho's application for reinstatement of his jockey's license was recommended after further evidence had been heard in connection with his suspension. T. L. Reid's .application for reinstatement of his jockey's license was recommended conditionally.