ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

Otago Witness, Issue 1813, 20 August 1886, Page 24

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

The Kempton Park Race Club is intent on emulating the venture of the Sandown Race of 10,000sovs, to be called the Royal Stakes, similar to the Eclipse btakes, and to be run for in the spring of 1880 Plaisanterie, winner of the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire last year, was the chief attraction at the yard of the French Tattersall's recently, when she was sent up for sale with other horses belonging to the Bouy-Carter confederacy £«n™lT OUnCe , cl ' h ° wever > *I»t a reserve of £6000 had been placed upon her, and as no offer was made to give that sum, she did not change hands, and goes back to her old quarters to be prepared for her engagements at Deauville. The bookies were literally worn down with the weight of gold and notes won over the Ascot m fi, fl s "i. I was rou B hl .y estimated in Tattersall s that the average winnings in thepencillers in that ring amounted to something like £3000 each on the four days. As is usual at Ascot (says a Home writer), we were introduced to some two-year-olds of whom rumour has been busy, and in Enterprise, a son of Sterling who won the New Stakes in very handsome fashion, an instance was supplied of a high-priced yearling winning a valuable race. It is not often, I am aorry to say, that such is the case, but this youngster, who cost Mr Douglas Baird two thousand guineas at the Yardley sale, paid all his expenses the first time of asking Immediately after Ormonde had won the Derby a bet of 1500 to 1000 was laid on him for the St. Leger, and no sooner had he defeated Ascot i t^. wagors of 140 ° to 8 00 and 700 to 400 were laid by his ardent admirers, so that no fears are entertained as to his sharing the fate of so many great St. Leger favourities who have given way in their preparations, after having fulfilled all the early summer promise of their three-year-old careers. Since then Ormonde has advanced still more in favour for wagers of 400 to 200 and 200 to 100 have been laid on him, and extravagant as this rate appears to besolongbeforethe dayof the race, thoreis not much chance of its being reduced, for a sounder horse never existed, and he has but to prowess favourably to maintain the pride of place in the price current. The Cup, principal race at Stockbridee brought a gay crowd to the paddock to look at Counterpane, Gay Hermit, Campbell, and Kaunite, the quartet that drew ihe most attention of the half-dozen runners. Of course the Prince's mare attracted the largest crowd, and H RTT personally inspected her saddling. Her stabln greatly fancied her, but whether, if all had gone well, she could have beaten Campbell and Gay Hermit may be doubted. The race was a sensational one indeed. Counterpane, it was seen, was ,n trouble early, was never in the race £ fact, and waslastthroughout. Directly Campbell had passed the post a length in front of Gay Hermit, the Prince's mare was seen to stagger: and before Loates could dismount, she fell and rolled on her side, dead. The rupture of a blood vessel at the heart was supposed to be the During the running for the American Eolipse Stakes there gathered an enormous crowd, which packed every available spot. So great was the crowd that as the time for the race approached a lot of putsiders swarmed into the press stand as the horses started, and it caved in with a crash. As the horses were passing the wire for the first time the reporters were being picked up— some scarcely able to walk, others more frightened than hurt, and still others injured and bleedinc Many prominent local journalists were severely injured, as were Richard Carey, of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, and Charles K. Lush, of the Chicago News. Col. R. A. Dyer, of St Louis, had to be taken from the grounds in an insensible condition, and died during the night. The race was a grand one, but somewhat disappointing owing to the absence of Freeland, he being too lame to start. His stable companion, Modesty cut a poor figure, though much was expected of her, and finished last of the four. Miss Woodford covered herself with honours and captured the rich prize for the Dwyer Brothers. The Calif ornian, Volante, was second, and ran a great rr pp C o' *"?# bea *f n £ u J a len g*h in the fast time of 2mm 35sec, of which the first half was run in 51sec, and the first mile in lniin43sHec to J^ffl^Si^ EngUsh * cke * 8 »»

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