ENGLISH RACING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2517, 22 May 1895, Page 4

ENGLISH RACING.

From Our Own Correspondent. FLAT RACING RE-COMMENCES. London, March 30. After the long dull winter we have had everyone was glad to get back to business again, and on Monday last when the historic saddling bell at Lincoln rang in flat racing for 1895, few familiar professionals belonging to tho noble army of bettors, backers, bounders, bilkers and “ the boys ” were absent from tho Carholme. Not that "the boys” are permitted to bo much en evidence at Lincoln. The Messrs Ford employ tho Jockey Club officials to keep the rings clear and very well it is done.

Sport on tho opening afternoon seldom proves of a particularly thrilling character, but there is the betting on tho big handicap to watch. Up to Monday few commissions really worth the name had been worked. El Diablo (fiyrs, Bst 81b) was the nominal winter favourite, and a little money had dribbled on Amandier (aged, Bst 31b), Dumbarton (4yrs, 9st) and Lottie’s Dude (3yrs, fist 101 b). The investment of £IOO would, however, have brought anything else to the head of affairs. On Saturday Lottie’s Dude was alleged to bo beaten in a trial by Shanerotha, and Macroady, who ran third last year, went down before The Owl. Neither of the animals were, however, greatly shaken in the betting THE BATTdYANY STAKES. Sport commenced in fine bright sunshine with tile Trial Stakes, in which Mr t ohen's Green Lawn (4yrs, pst 111 b), by Rendal — Buda, easily defeated six others. Green Lawn being the trial horse of Missal for tho big handicap the latter came with a rush in the betting, and from 15's was backed down to 100 to 8, A Selling Plato followed, in which Charlie Archer threw a successful main with Armoire (3yrs, 9A 51b) by Hagioscope-Excellence. here were nine runners, and tho price of 8 to 1 on offer against the winner did not look like one of Archer’s good things. The filly won, however, though only by a short head, from Mr Miller's Blank Day (3yrs, 9st 51b), Mr Jacksons Watch Tower (syrs, lOst 7lb) third. It then transpired a nice s.p. coup had been landed, and that all the London bookies were “ touched ” for substantial sums. The Northern Weller, over a mile, fell lo the favourite, Queen’s Jester (.fiyrs, Bst Gib), by Sycophant—Poem, and the first two-year-old race of the season to General Owen Williams' filly by Hamblotonian-Panacea. There were a dozen runners for the latter, but barring Ur L, de Rothschild’s Violecta they were not much to look at. Tho Batthyany Stakes is a handicap worth 600 sots, and run over the straight hve furlongs, On Monday there wore fourteen runners, the favourite being M-, Lebandy's Pet of tho Fancy (syrs, Bit slb) at 9to 2. Mr Ryan’s Chasseur (fiyrs, 7st 131 b) being also well backed atfi to 1. Ear these two nothing carried really heavy metal, though at 10 to 1 Mr De Rothschild’s Grig (3yis, 7st 81b), Mr Marshall’s Ganges (4yrs, Bst Sib), and Mr Bankea’ Sally Brass H. (syrs, Bst lib) were occasionally backed. ■ The race proved a good thing for Grig (by Grafted—Memo Lassie), as after the favourite and Chasseur had looked well below the distance Mr Leo de Rothchild’s oolt shot out and won in a canter by threequarters of a length from Chasseur, with. Sir J. B. Maple’s Estar third. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. The first big handicap of the season is run over a straight mile and worth 1000 sovs. Tho roll of winners includes some good horses, notably Vulcan, Controversy, Bendigo, Voracity and Wise Man. On Tuesday there were 15 runners only, the field being the smallest since Royal Rake was successful in. 1870. In 1874, when Archer won on Tomahawk, there were 35 starters, and The Gunner in 1875 and Footstep in 1877 each defeated 31 others. Directly the weights appeared Colonel North’s El Diablo (Cyra, Bst 81b) was marked down “ good goods,” and weight of money at last made him a strong favourite at sto I. Next in demand were Amandier (aged, Bst 31b), The Owl (3yrs, 6st 61b) and Dumbarton (4yrs, Ost) at 9 to 1 each, and at this price tho Jubilee winner of 1892, Euclid (fiyrs, 7st I21b), was also well backed. Later, however, Mr Duncan’s colt was easier, and 12 to 1 could be had. Missal (4yrs, 6st 131 b) bad friends at 10 to 1, and of the outsiders Garrick (aged, Bst 21b), at 100 to 0, seemed most fancied.

The Lincodnshike Handicap, of 1000 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each,

10 ft; unless declared ; winners extra; the second received 50 sova [ entrance, 5 sova, the only forfeit it declared. The Straight Mile. (48 subs, 14 of whom declared.) Mr C. Duncan’s Euclid, by Prism, dam by Speculum—Nydia, Oyra, 7st 121 b (G. Brown) 1 Colonel North’s El Diablo, Gyrs, Bst 81b (M. Cannon) 2 Baron do Rothschild’s Amandier, aged, Bst 3lb (T. Loatea) 3 M. L. Niguet’s Suncho Panza, 4yrs, Cat 131 b (carried 7st 11b) ... Allsopp) 4 Also ran—Dumbarton, 4yrs, 9st; Garrick, aged, Sst 21b; Xury, 4yx-s, 7st 13lb; Marnovia, 4yrs, 7st;2lb; Missal, 4yrs, 6st 131 b; Earl of Annandalc, Oyra, 6st 111 b; Lottie’s Dude, 3yrs, Gat 101 b; San Giovanni, syra, Gat 81b; The Owl, 3yrs, 6st 6lb. Betting—s to 1 El Diablo, 9 to 1 each Amandier, The Owl, and Dumbarton, 10 to 1 Missal, 100 to 8 Euclid, 100 to 7 Lottie’s Dude, undecided Sancho Panza, 100 to 16 Garrick, 20 and 25 to 1 others. The r ice: Missal got the best of a good start and made the running with Marnovia, Sancho Panza, and Earl of Annandale in close pursuit, and the favourite Amandier and Euclid next. They kept this order for rather more than six furlongs, when Missal compounded and shortly after Sancho Panza, and Earl of Annandale wore also in distress. Euclid then went to the' front and at the distance was challenged by the favourite and Amandier. Neither, however, could collar him, and, drawing away, the son of Prism and Nydia won by a length and a half, with Amandier a respectable third. Euclid, by Prism—Nydia, belongs to Mr Duncan of the Stock Exchange, and had been unfortunate since he scored as a three-year-old at Kempton, running in upwards of a dozen big races without securing a winning bracket. He is engaged in Kempton Jubilee Stakes this spring, but a 14lb penalty brings his weight up to Sst 91b, under which the old horse can scarcely be dangerous. El Diablo ran well and with Euclid away would have won easily enough, but Dumbarton cut up wretchedly and the three-year-olds were never prominent. BROCKLESBT STAKES. Twenty-one runners went to the post for this event, but I have only time now to say it fell to Mr Wallace Johnstone’s Kyoto (by Miguel—Lena) who beat I’. Anson’s Salobei by a hegd.