ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6967, 14 June 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

The result of what is usually the richest stake in the world, the Grand l Jiix da Paris, appears in this issue ; and it will bo seen that an English owner ran second for it. Last year's St, Leger winner, the Duke of Hamilton's Ossian, had a walkover for tho Claret Stakes at Newmarket, a sweepstake of 200 sovß each. •,. , , Up to April 10 Archer had won a thud of the races he rodo in, and headed the, list with 19 victories, the scores of the leading jockeys being as under:— '„, * Mounts. Lost. Won. Archer, F. ~. BG .. 37 .. IS) Woods, C. ".. 50 .. 42 .. 14 L--ate? S. .. SO .. 33 .. 12 ' Watts, J. •• .28 •• 10 •• 0 Ofborno,J. •• J9 •• H •• 3 Wooiiburn, J. .. 3S .. 30 .. 8 Fordham was too indisposed to appear in the saddle this season up till April 24, but ho was engaged to ride Scot Free in the Two Thousand Guiuaas, so, if well enough, he will havo mado a good start. Tho Ascot Cup won by Gladiateur in ISOS, and purchased by M. Oiler at tho sale of the late Count do LagraDge, was' run for at Achero on Thursday. It was won by Mr J. Archdeacon's Creil, after a smart finish with Vospa, and has found its way into tho hands of a good and straightforward sportsman. Tho celebratad racehorse John Davis died in April. He bad a most sensational career, being at one time a great winner, sold for a big figure, a tyro a.t steoplechasing, sold at TatterBall's af a cab-hdrsa price, and thon one of the most successful stallions of the day. John Davis was bred by Mr Wood in 1861, and ho^ was got by Voltigeur out of Jamaica (Yellow Jack's dam). The late John Day bought him cheap as a yearling, and ran him aa a two-year-old in his own name, but neither that season nor next did he win a race. At four years he won the Lewes Handicap, Cannon riding him, and it now being made plain that ho was a splendid stayer, ho was henceforth always entered in lonfc distance races. To win the Great Yorkshire Handicap was one of his exploits with Bat 2lb on him, and tho Danebury party, with which the Mavquis of Hastings was now strongly identified, backed John Davis to win a "Back of money for tho Casarewitch, albeit his burden was Sst 121b, aad he was third, giving tho winner, Salpiiictes, 371b for his year. Ho did not make so good a fight of it in the Cam--1 bridgesbire with 51b less on his back, but then John always wanted a distance, and he showed

1 this as a fcve-year-ola Dy winning rae norvuamptonshire Stakes under 9at by 10 lengths, and Her Majesty's Plate at Winchester was also credited to him. He seemed to improve even in stoutness as he got older, as be was often seen carrying the Marquis of Hastings colours home for Queen's Plates, and Buch races as were invariably chosen for him over a distance. At the break-up of the Marquis of Hastings' stud Lamplugh induced the Duke of Hamilton to buy John Davis, and his Grace complied with his request, and gave 800 soya for him. The Duke ran him the following year in the Northamptonshire Stakes, but than sold him, and John Davis became reduced in his statua of fame, as he got back toj h» juvenile weights attain. Instead of Bat'l2lomthe Cesarewitch, which ha carried into'third place four years previously, he was given now 6st 121b. The party about him, however, knowing that the old gentleman was pretty fresh on his pins, backed him lite men down to 8 to 1, and the good thing nearly earns off, as the old horsa ran as stout as steel, and th« light-weight Oherie (sst 71b) only just beafiinmr Lower still did John come down, for he wjW actually knocked down at Tattersall's for 3& soys, and fortunate indeed wa3 it for the country that some venturesome cabman did not buy him, as since that day he has been the sire of the stoutest horses in England. Mr A. Walker (of Rugby) purchased him at a slight advance, and a season or two later refused £2000.fqr him, John Eavis is the sire of John Day, winner of the Metropolitan Stakes in 1877; pt' Fortissimo, winner of the Goodwood Sta&sai inf 1882; of Don Juan, winner of the Cesarewrteb ■ last year; and a lot of minor winners, such as Gulliver (lato Our John), Brilliancy, Lizzie, and perhaps the be3t two-year-old likely to be seen this season is by him. •After Scot tree's victory in the Craven Stakes 6000 to 4000 was laid in one wager on him, Royal Fern, and Harvesterfor the Two Thousand Guineas, and the layer wanted to go on. He spotted the first and third. St. Med-, ard, who ran second, was then quoted at 20 to 1. On the day of the Two Thousand Scot Free started at 3to 1 • St. Medard, 9to 2; Harvester, Bto 1. . ' t j -iA For the second year in succession Lord H almouth baa had the misfortune to lose his two-year-old out of Cantiniere. The colt in question was by Hampton, and to say nothing of the large sum which he would no doubt hava fetched, there is about £500 to pay for forfeits on his 32 engagements. The Crawfurd Plate of 1000 soys at Newmarket, instituted as a memorial of the late Mr W. S. Crawfurd, attracted a good field of twenty-one horses, The race was won by. "Mr; Adrian's " horse The Prince, whom he bought for 10,000 guineas just before last year's Derby, but who had hitherto run disappointingly. ■