LIVERPOOL SPRING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1905, 25 May 1888, Page 25

LIVERPOOL SPRING.

Saturday, Mabch 24i LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP STAKES. Of 700gs. Cup course (one mile and three furlongs). Sir G Chetwynd's b g Plautagenet, by Albert Victor—Sweet Violet, syrs, 7sfc 121b (J Woodburn) 1 Lord Rodney's eh h Kilcrenne, by Arbitrator—' . Niniche, «yra,B3t 21b... ... (Robinson) 2 Mr G Cleveland's eh c The Sage, by Wisdom— Sunflower, 4yrs, 7st (car 7sfc 121b) (Warne) 3 Lord Bradford 8 br c Chippeway, by Wenlock or Chippendale—Posthuma, 4yrs, 7st (Wpll) 0 Mr W J Legh's Radius, 6yrs, Bst 21b (Calder) 0 Lord Penrhyn's Decision, 4yrs, 7sfc 41b (M Cannon) 0 Mr W Sanderson's Nappa, 4yrs, 6st 91b (Heap) 0 Mr J Lowther's Sub Rosa, syrs, 6st 91b (G Chaloner) 0 Mr H Hall's Lady Aline, 6yrs, 6st 91b (Ohandley) 0 Mr Vyner's Gautby, 3yrs, 6st 91b ... (Mullen) 0 Betting: 100 to 30 agst Plantagenet, 4 to 1 Kilcreeue, 6 to 1 Lady Aline, 7 to 1 Radius and Chippeway, 8 to 1 Gautby, 100 to 8 Decision, 100 to 6 Nappa and The Sage, 20 to 1 Sub Rosa. At the mile post Lady Aline was slightly in front, and retained that position at'the Canal Point from Chippeway, Kilcreene, Sub Rosn, and Plantagenet, with the others closing up along the bottom except Decision. Into the straight Lady Aline was sharply' pressed by Kilcreene and Radius, with Plantagenet taking a good berth on the inside from Gautby and Nappa. Soon afterwards Lady Aline, Radius,'and Chippeway were in trouble; and with Plantagenet and Kilcreene then left at the head of affairs the favourite always had the best, of it, and won cleverly by three-parts pf ,a length, three lengths dividing second and third. Chippeway was fourth, Sub Rosa fifth, Radius sixth, Gautby seventh, Decision eighth, Nappa ninth, and Lady Aline last. Time by Benson's chronograph, 2min 13 4-sfch sec. Value of the stakes, £685.