LEICESTER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1853, 27 May 1887, Page 25

LEICESTER.

Apbil 1. EXCELSIOR BREEDERS' FOAL STAKES. Of 10008OV8; 700sov8 to winner, 200sovs to the nomit nator of the winner, and 50aova each to the nominator and owner of the second. Five furlongs. 106 entries. Mr Craven's b c Barleythorpe, by Hackthorpe— Rosabelle, Bst 111b ... ... (G Barrett) 1 Baron de Rothschild's f by Robert the DevilPeace, Bst 111b ... ... (F Barrett) 2 Mr Abbington's Juggler, 9st ... (Watts) 3 Mr D Baird's PalmTeaf, Bst 111b ... (T Cannon) 0 Mr T Valentine's Sky Pilot, Bst 111b (Weldon) 9 Lord Bradford's Ohllington, Bst lllb ... (Wai!) 0 Betting : 11 to 10 agst Juggler, 2 to 1 Peace filly, 100 to 12 Barleythorpe, and 10 to 1 each ' of the others. • Peace filly, on the inside, made play from Chillington and Sky Pilot, with Juggler next, and Barleythorpe, wide on the left, last, until reaching the distance, where Juggler headed Peace filly, but he died away opposite the stand, and again gave way to Peace filly. The .latter, however, was caught in the last few strides by Barleythorpe, who won by a length; three lengths between second and third. THE LEICESTER SPRING HANDICAP, Of 1200SOV8, by subscription of 25sovs each ; second received lOOsovs, and the third 25sovs out of the plate. The straight mile. Mr Homfray'a br h Kinsky, by Kisber—llluminata, 6yrs, Bst 91b ... ... (W Lashmar) 1 Mr T Cannon's br f Tib, by Tibthorpe -Nelly Rose, 4yrs; car 7st ... ... (W Robinson) 2 Mr T Leader's b or br f Lowdown, by Lowlander, , —Eiderdown, 4yrs, 7st ... (JWoodburn) 3 Mr W Gilbert's Despair, aged Bst 131b (A White) 0 Sir F Johnstone's Candlemas, 4yrs, Bat 71b (G Barrett) 0 Lord Bradford's Whitelock, 6yrs, 7st 91b (F Barrett) 0 Lord Ailesbury's Gallinule, 3yrs, 7st 51b (E Martin) 0 Mr W J Legh's Veracity, 3yrs, 7st 51b (Calder) ' 0 Lorp Calthorpe's Ste Alvere, 4yrs 7st 41b (J Wall) 0 Mr A F M Adams Clydesdale, 4yrs, 6st 91b (D Ghandley) 0 Geu O William's Vatican, 3yrs, 6st 41b (Patrick) 0 Mr J B Cookaon's Vitarba. 3yrs 6'st 61b (Mullens) 0 Mr J Davis' The Boyne, 3yrs,sst 91b (G Bates) 0 ♦Betting: 11 to 2 agst Clydesdale, 100 to 15 Tib, 100 to 14 Ste Alvere, 100 to 12 Despair, 100 to 9 Whitelock, Candlemas, and Lowdon, 100 to 6 Vitarba and Vatican, 20 to 1 Kinsky. After four failures the flag fell to a grand start, in which Despair was as prominent as anything for a hundred yards. He then stuck his toes into the ground, and dropping rapidly astern was tailed off throughout. Kinsky in the centre, was the first to show in front from Veracity and Vitarba, and they were immediately followed by Ste Alvere and Lowdown on the right; and Whitelook on the extreme left.''

The second division consisted of Vatican,' Tib, Clydesdale; and .then came Candlemas, Gallinule/and The Boyne. After travelling pretty much in this order for a quarter of a mUe, Kinsky was passed by Veracity and Vitarba, and- a ."little, farther on he ! also" ! resigned to f Ste Alvere, Vatican, Tib, and Lowdown on the right. Imthe meanwhile there was little to choose between Whitelock and Clydesdale on the others side to the foot of the, hill, when Whitelock compounded. A quarter of a mile from home Clydesdale hung out signals of dis<tress, t and at the same time .that Lowdown parted company from Ste Alvere, 'the lead was taken by Tib from . Veracity. The' latter theri.grai dually lost two' or three places, and Tib was pursued by Lowdown, Kinsky, and Vatican, with Clydesdale straggling on just behind Veracity. A« they ; approached, the distance Kinsky drew into immediate attendance upon Tib, and, wearing her down as they got to the top of the hill he had the best of the race, from the commence-, ment of the stand enclosures, and won all out by a neck ; Lowdown was a bad third.