TALK OF THE DAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 22

TALK OF THE DAY.

BY MAZEPPA. •*• The Dunedin Jockey Club's Anniversary meeting is to held on Saturday of this week and the following Monday, commencing eaoh day at 12.30. The acceptances and general entries c?me within five of the total received last year, and this notwithstanding that the nominations showed by comparison a falling off amounting to 77. The foot ia that Mr Dowse has established a record for the colony in securing the acceptances of, 48 out of 52 entries. One ' has dropped out of the Anniversary Handicap (Blizzard) and three oat the Trot (Fancy, Young Kangi, and Sam). This is even a better percentage of acceptanoea than was reoeived for the Tokomairiro meeting, and if it is n?t the colony's record I shall be very happy to print in big type the one that boats it. I must confess that I did not expect so good a result. It seemed to me that the Hurdle Race handicap at least was open to criticism ; but as owners are pleased no one else has a right to find fault, and 1 cheerfully give in to Mr Dowee's superior judgment. I may, however, be excused for saying that I still think that Little Arthur will beat all the local horses iv that event, if ho is well. The only one that can expect to " down " him is Torrent, who is handicapped on the assumption that he is a ecrew. As to the Anniversary Handicap, the problem remains as it was last week — no light is shed thereon by Blizzard's defection — and I can only repeat what I said when the weights came out, viz., that Dispute aud Mariner ara a dangerous pair and the Hon. G. M'Lean's bost is probably the most formid able of tho others. It is rumoured that Dispute is not going so well as they would like, but I have been unable to get out and sea the work and so judge fox myself , and aa it is.not always wise to acoopt these rumours, I shall retain last year's winner in esteem and postpone tha making of a final selection until the day of the race, when a final tip will appear ia the Daily Times. My present fancy is Mariner, but I do not declare straight out for him at present. And the Trot, too, will bd safest to leave alone until the last moment, for who can tell what are going ? My opinion is that is will pay to search among the long-start division for the winner this time, but goodness only knows which will prove to be the test of them. I take Wayland and Lsinster to be the piok of the Selling Race candidates ; for the Cliffs I shall rely on the Hon. G-. M'Lean's representative, whiohever that may be, the next best being Miss George; nothing but Huguenot will go down with me for the Kew Handicap ; and in Johnny and Jiks we have perhaps the beat pair of the ponies. That is all I can say at present. %* Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphed last night: — " Crackshot returned from the North Island yesterday (Tuesday), and he looks all right in walking. He may yet come on to be thehorae I originally imagined him to be. The Heatbcote Trotting meeting was an undoubted success, aud nothing can be foun<l subject to adverse criticism iv the conduct of tbe proprietory clubs in the vicinity of Christchurcb." %• Another of the metropolitan meetings has come and gone, the Wanganui Olub's principal fixture of the season being now a matter of history. There was nothing sensational about tbe results. The Cup went to Dudu, as most people thought it would, and as we are told that she passed Oynisca with ease and stalled off tho latter's final rush without an effort, winning with groat ease by a couple of lengths, it would seem that the result would have been all the same even had Cynisca carried tbe 8.0 which her ownor claimed was the correct handicap. Nevertheless, it is not quite clear, at any rate to those of us who lire ' nt a distaucs, that Mr Hunter's mare was legally weighted at 8.9. That weight was put up, tha message Bays, under protest, and it is further stated that tbe Btewarda will take no further action in rbe nutter. No "further" action implies that some action bas been taken. The queotion ia what that action wa3. Did it include an inquiry as to what weight was put opposite to Cynisca's camn on tho list handed by tho handicapper to tho club's secretary? That ia what tbe owners concerned have a pp-r-fec!; right to know. If tha stewards have not so inquired, thsy have doua less thanrtheir doty. That in how tbo matter presents itself to my ini'od. This retioanoa m their part, this answering with myate/scus reservation, after the manner of a magistrate who prefers not to

give reasons for bia judgment: all thia i« entirely r>ut of placa, and engenders a suspicion that there is somethiug about the matter which they would rather not diacover to tho public At anyrate Mr Hunter has reasonable cause to foel aggrievod, though I do not suppoeo he will in bis cooler moments carry out bis declared intention not to nominate for any future mß3fcings of the club. The whole thing may be perfectly regular, but thero in no assurance oa tbe point. %• Tbis Wanganui Cup is the third that Dudu baa won. Sue took ib as threa-yenr old with 65, dnng Iba distisco in 3mia B^3oc ; aR a five year-old with 9.2 in 3-nin 9.63 ; and now as a nix yoar old with 8.12, in 3nran Bee. These and other intersß'.iog facts in connection with tbe Oup, of which this is the 17th celebration, appear in the following table :— • W-&NGA.NUI OUP WIITCTJIBS.

This la&t peiforraanco by fiudu is a irieritoi'ious one; aud, with regard to tho affair mentioned abive; it would appear that 8 0 for Cynisca and 8 7 for Dudu, the weights originally supposed to have been boetotved on these mares, was a better eatitnate of their relative abilities than tho amended handicap. For come reason which does not fully reveal itsolf to us, Dudu seems to generally shape better up in those parts, where she wa3 born, than in other distriota of the colony. The second day at WVrjganui bas, however, always brought about her downfall. When she won the Cup in 1883 she was beaten by Cruch field in the Derby,' and it was only under a light weight that she won the District Handicap ; last year her weight was put up to 9 12 in the Stakes, and Hilda boat he*; 'and this year, with a rise to 9.10, she was bested by Whisper. Yet Dudu has made a capital «how each time ebe has been thus beaten. Last year Hilda had to do the mile and a half iv 2 40 to win, and this year Dudu was close up in 2.41. Dudu ha? in fact bad the bad luck to be ' boaten in ber very best performances, Hor race last week in the Wansauui Stakes was full of merit, and on tbe strength of it sha would have beon backed for the Grreat Autumn Handicap if sha bad remained in. The WanHanui Derby wan a poor race, won very easily by a poor etamp of a Darby mare, if it waa true running when she was beaten later in tha day with only 6 5 on her baob. was evidently not right ; Kcvpo ift a disappointment; and tbe otber starter, Wayland, will have to drop out of good company if he is to p»y his way. It will be Bean from tha subjoined list of. winners that Queen of Trumpa' time, which is the same as Fame's, has been three times beaten.

This is the first year, as will be seen, that Mr Ormond haa won thiji Derby, Of oourne a win ia a win, and no one will begrudge Mr Ormond his luck, but if all those engaged up to three months ago bad kept well tho result would probably have been a walk-over for Crackshot. Thia colt, we are told, fell lame after woighmg out for the Oup, and was scratched thore and then, I understand that the money was returned to investors on the tctaliaator — a very prop9r thing to do and a good precedent for future occasions , Tbe only other matter which requires attention here i* that Tiraillirie, the tbreo quarters eister to Tirailleur, proved herself a shade better than the best of the local two-year-olds, Cretonne and Fraternite, wbo would appear to be about a match at level weights. Tha amount passed through tin totalisators was £10,290, or an advance of £2392 on last year's total. %* The only cause of annoyance in connection with the Palmers ton meeting last w ek was the hitch over the return journey of those wbo went from town. The railway authorities did not provide sufficient room for all to come back by tho epsoial, and those who bad to stand all tbe way baok had oooasion to be angry. Thg racing was moderately good. In 'he Maiden four of the eight starters ware about evenly backed, and one of those won. This was Botbamstead, the strapping son of Gorton and Hippona, who once had a trial by Mr O. Turnbull and was afterwards passed on to Mr G. Smith, who in turn lot him go to his present owner. Seoond place was gained by Dunmore, one of tho last of tbe D.introon3, owned by Mr M'Master, who now races in his own name ; and The Pony, who, on tho strength of bia running with Old Judge and Vaultrosa at tho Forbury, was inado first f wourite by a couple of pounds, had to cave in on account of t'is distance. The Oup wag practically a match between Forest King and Irene, end tbe former, as tbe better stayer, got home rather easily. I thought his condition would enable him to run well. Don Coasar wns hardly re<«dy; liio >s not as bright aa eho was a month or two axo ; Smuggler Bhowed no pr.ca at al' ; and Mon Loup, though eviddutly trying, v/aB unabla to act, which is neb t-> La W"iiderc-d r.t considering the courso wa« as hwd as a ro., j, an.l tbrst tho old horse bas beon ba'.tiirg avoy in almost ioceasaanf; training for thrco or four years. Regarding lias orlier evoatp, it is erfikifnt to remark tb-i" Mr M'Mastor'a eucociis with Irene in the Diutriofc Handicap wes popular, not ooly be-jauaa tb.9 mars v/a» favonrU". but because her owu.r is well-liked ; that L-\dy Mtvo di-'daised a»y shadow of humbugging fcnetica iv the Shag Valley Haudicap but *reat right away from tha jump; and thai Home Rulo ou^ht cert.ao!y to have won the Novel Jttacs, for th' 3 raaro tbaf. bnai. htr vr.a in no condition tor racing, having indeed, it ia Baid, had a foal a couple of miiths ago. Messrs Cowie and (Do,, past-cd* £1731 'J, rough the tofalisator, or £68 lets than la^c year. %* Fair prospects are presented of a good race meeting at Biccarton afe Eastertide, though, as bad luok would bava it, no horse? are now engaged bar those belonging t j Canterbury and Oiago, This being the case, the

entries for the miuor events are satisfactory, and with good handicaps, which I think we may expect, anrt capable management, of which we may ba sure, since Mr Wanklyn is not the man to leave things to chance, there will bo a pleasant trip in store for those of us who journey to Ohriotchuroh about Good Friday, Tbere are only four events concern tag which evßn an opinion can be given in this week's issue. One of these is the Addington Plate, for which Peerswick should have a show, while Dragon and Oarronade are perhaps the next best. There are nine acceptors for tbe Great Autumn Handicap, but it is exceedingly unlikely that all will go to the poßt, for Freedom and Hazel are in one stable, Occident and Mariner in another, and Moraine and Palliser in a third, and it is not probable that each of tbeco stableß will sand two. Ah a kind of random shot, directed to some extent by information as to what is being done on tbe exGroiee grounds, I am inclined to think that tho issue will eventually be fought out between Freedom and Blizzard, and that Palliasr is the one the better of this pair will have to beat ; but, as explained, owners' intentions are not yot quite clear, and a final soleotion will be in time if published next week. Notwithstanding her defeats at the Forbury, and allowing that she was trying each time, I shall Btick to Fiorrie for the Champagne if she strips fib, but she will have to be quite fit to beatClanrenald, and if Cajolery gets away well he will make thorn both travel. Not having seen- the conditions of this year's Challenge Stakes I am unabio to calculate what weights are to be carried, but this I know, that Triton and Flinders are tbe only maidens among the nine that have paid up. There is every promise of a capital field and a close race, though ws can scarcely hope for such an interesting event as when Pygmalion defeated Medallion and Freedom last season. As I have said, my final selections for the meeting will appear next week. * + * From a recent number of the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette I extract a few readable particulars about the famous Prirjce Charlie, sire of our Lochiel. This great colt was brad in 1869 by the late Mr H. Jones, not far from Little port in Cambridgeshire, a district that has always been famous in sporting annals, and where at one time Chris Green had a lot of steeplechasers in traiaing. This great horse waa by Blair Athol out of Eastern Princess, and he was born in France whilst his dam was on a visit to that country. In colour Prince Charlie took after both his sire and dam, ! rb he was a chestnut, with two white heels and a bald face. He stood olose upon 17 bands high, and for a horse of his size was remarkably symmetrically formed, having splendid oblique shoulders, with great depth of brisket, and fine back, and wonderfully lengthy, powerful quarters, very fair logs with excellent hocks, though he was rather lighb in his gaskins, measuring from the back of his ear to the butt of his tail exactly 8 ft. %• Prince Charlie was unbeaten as a two-ysar-old, and bis next appearance in public waß in the Two Thousand Guineas. During the winter the Bedford Cottage horse had gone on very satisfactorily, and his admirers were sanguine. The be.Bt judges considered that the raoa was a match between Prince Charlie and Oremorne. The latter was saddled at the Ditch stables, and people who had been there oanie back to the stands loud in the praises of Parmesan's son. As was generally expeoted, the race was a match between the craoks, and in tbe Abingdon Bottom loud shouts were raised on hehalf of Oremome and Mr Ssvile. These were Boon changed to shrieks of triumph from the Prince Charlie men, as when Johnny Osborna shook him up with his bands, and tiokled him with the spur half-way up the hill, he immediately got the best of the struggle, and to outward appearance the neck victory was most cleverly attained. There was tremendoua excitement after the race, cheer after cheer echoing through tbe air. Mr Jones led the victor back to scale, then surrendered him to the lad in charge. Although the Newmarkettrained horses were in the three placed, most people were "on" Prince Charlie, and tbe King has not been hit bo bard for years, as the professionals were prejudiced against a socalled roarer. After this performance it was only natural that Prince Charlie should become a good favourite for the Derby. At the start he figured at sto 2, 3 to 1 being offered against Cromorne. This race was won by Gremorne, who just beat Pell Mell, after a sensational race, by a head. It was " a case " with Prince Charlie at the road, and he could only finish seventh, his defeat being a great disappointment to his friends. At Ascot he won the Fern Hill Stakes, beating Trombone and Siberia, and the All-aged Stakes, lowering the colours of Wenlock and Sterling, this of course being a good performance. At Goodwood he collared the Drawing-room Stakes, and ran third in the Chesterfield Cup. Running out of his distance, Prince Charlie was defeated by Wenlock in the Sb. Lsgor, winning the Don Stakes on tho Friday after. As a four-year-old he landed 10 races right off the reel, never being beaten. This was the time when several celebrated Bprinters were on the turf, and they used to be travelling about and trying to take the Prince's number down. At five years old the " Prince of tho T. Y. C." won eight more races, only going down onco, when Blenheim upset tbe odds of 5 to 1 laid on him for the Qaeen's Stand Plate at Ascot. %* The lasfe appearance of this great horse on the turf was when he was matched with Peut-etre over the Rowley Mile on the Saturday of the Houghtoa meeting in 1874. Tho French howe had just previously won the Cambridgeshire with 6.10 up, and hia frionds argued that be was tha best horje in the world at a mile. Englishmen would not hear of this, and so the match was made. M. Aumont'a colt had 7-12 in the saddle, whilst Prince Charlie had 8.10 up. Parry roda the latter, and Tom Chaloner steered the Frenchman. Peut-etre had been purchased at noon on the day of the matcb, on behalf of Count Lagranga, for £3000, but ha ran in the same colours as ha oart'od in the Cambridgeshire, rb tha Count had no interest whatever in the match. The history or the race is quickly told. Peutetre made the warmest running he was capable of as far as the Bushes, and then all was over. The gallant Prince, who had baon Pulling double from the start, was allowed to join the foreigner, and ia the next 200 yds it was simply a queatiou of how far Parry cared to win. Like a good general, however, he was content with a verdict of three parts of a length, end although Paut-etre ran "as straight as a die " to the end, and was far frpm a disgracai animal, he simply flew at too high a game. Thus it look3d aa if Prince Charlie oouid really cover ft mile rs well as 3ix furlongs. The eoone that followed this race was difficult to conceive. Round after round of cheers greotad the bonnio Prince a3 ho walked into the Birdcage from the completion of his laat race, and congratulations were pimply flhowered on Mr JOB6S and Joseph Dawson. When finally, a big Fa-idte having been substituted, Mr Jones mounted tbe horse and rode him off home, fresh cheers burst forth, and were repeated again and again in tbe streets of Newmarket. After this Mr Jones refused an offer of £10,000 for him to go abroad. Thus bis turf career was a great one, the only races in whioh he sustained defeat being the perby, St. Leger, Chestctfiald Cap, And, tfao

Queen's Stand Plate at Ascot. As a set-off to four loses he claimed 25 wins. After this Prince Charlie was sent to the stud. Although •he never proved a very great success in Eng- 1 * land, some years later we find soveral of his stock winning races, notably Bonnie Charlie, Court Beauty, and Princess Catherine. *** The news df the violent death of Mr J. B Giesson, one of the Canterbury Jockey Club's prominent members and one who held a seat on the Handicapping Committee, waa received with deep regret on Tuesday. The deceapod gentleman fell off the platform of a railway carriage and sustained injuries whereof he died by the middle of the day. Mr Gresson was well known in Danedin, and frequently visited our races, being a keen sportsman in the highest and truest sense of the term : a fact which is established in that he had for a long time past given his services gratuitously to the O J G., and borne a large share of the responsibilities attaohing to the duties which be helped to perform. He was a son of the lute Judge Gresson, and was brought up in Canterbury, I believe, being enrolled as a member of the legal profession in 1873. At the time of bis death ho would be about 40 years of age. He leaves a widow and family. The C.J.O. will feel his loss severely, inasmuoh as since Mr Pyne's retirement Mr Gresnon and Mr Williams undertook the handicapping between them. Only Mr Williams is now left. Mr Gresson's place will b9 bard to fill, for whatever criticisms were passed on the handicapping in which he had a hand, everyone was fully satisfied that there was always an honost attempt to whack out the weights honestly, without fear or favour. *** About the Middlepark sale, which takes place, as Messrs Pyne and Co. inform us, on the 21st April. As one who has always had a good word to say for Apremont, I can with a clear conscience commend him to the attention of purchasers. He is, by his record, one of the boet sires we have ever had in the colony. His stock nearly all race ; it ia an exceptional thing to find one cf them that has failed to win money because of slowness ; they mostly come early ; they are easily trained, being hardy and active ; and soundness is one of the wellknown characteristics of the whole family. Further, it may be mentioned that Apremont has for the past four seasons been second only to Musket in the list of winning stallions. St. George, the other stallion to be offered, i 3 a full brothar to Chester, sire of Abercorn, Curlyon, Oranbrook, Dreadnought, and the oolte which the late Hoo. J. White considered promising enough to send to England to compete in the classic races. On his merits as a sire St. George may rest his olaim to attention on his son Merrie England, confessedly one of the best colts we have had in the colony for many a year ; but many others of his begetting j have also distinguished themselves. The brood mares are a particularly choice lot. Idalia is dam of Sir Modred ; Rupee has produced a long line of winners, among which may ba mentioned Spade Guinea, Apropos, Silvermark, and Exchange ; Strenua, a particularly well-bred mare, gave us a good one in Strenuous ; Hammock, another Eng-lish-bred lady, would have been an acquisition had she given us only Somnus ; Charm is dam of Amulet and Ohatfield among others; the Frenoh-bred Tleurange produoed The Jilt ; and then there are a number of young colonial-bred mares, of whom I may mention Watersprite as the dam of the champion Stonyhurst ; Flattery as dam of Cajolery ; Becky Sharp as dam of Thackeray ; Fair Nell, perhaps the piok of the bunch, being half-Bister to Sir Modred ; Martyr, dam of Huguenot ; and several others that are exceptionally promising mares, but mostly too young to have progeny that have been tested on the turf. There are eight yearlings on the catalogue, but information has baen received that one of these, the colt by St. George out of Take Miss, has died since the list was prepared. The other seven comprise three by St. George, two by Apremont, one by Total Eclipse, and one by Artillery. Hence there is a wide selection in first-class blood, and no doubt bnyera will come forward for each of the lots offered. There is no reason why competition at tnia sale should be less keen than it waa at the Sylvia Park sale. *** Mr W. R. Wilson's recent sale of yearlings in Melbourne was a great success. Consequent on the performances of Churchill and Wild Rose, most attention was bestowed on a brother to this pair, and as two waalthy buyers had a fanoy for him he went to 2300g5, wh9n, amidst much applause he was knocked down to Mr Andrew Chirnside. Mr W. T. Jones was the other bidder who was anxiou3 to secure the colt. The price is the highest ever paid for a yearling in Australasia. The half-brother to Correze brought 1075g5, Mr John Crozier being the purchaser, and there was also strong competition for the sister to Vengeance and the half-sister to Mentor. The 28 yearlings realised 9845g5, or an average of a little over 351|gs each. One of the yearlings, a oolt by Robinson Crusoe from Rustic Lass, was taken by Mr Dan O'Brien at 190(78. *** The Toko meeting on Tuesday was one of the worst-attended meetings we have ever had in Otago, and speculation was so feeble that it could have been hardly worth the while of Messrs Maßon and Roberts to attend. The Maiden Trot was a poor raca, and it is not a certainty that the best horao won. Forest King won the chief evont very easily and also took the St. Patrick's Handicap, this being a surprise to the knowing ones, who reckoned thab with his penalty he would have no show with Lidy Mab. I understand that Forest King' 3 owaar put a taanar on Mab and let his own horse go unbackei Vaultresa seemed to ba winning the Novel when Buddiombe made a final and succossful effort, with Apraa Moi, who was bought in cheaply. The other events do not call for further notice than is supplied in our report %* The New Zealand Trotting Association has at laat obtained recognition at the hands of the Colonial Secretary's department The following letter from the Undersecretary has been received by Me Williams, president of the association : — "Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of February^, asking th-.t resident magistrates might be instructed to recommend applications for licenses to use the totalisator at trotting meetings, provided that the programmes of Buoh meetings comply with the rules of the New Zealand Trotting Association, and further that lioeusea should nut bo granted to clubs which are not affiliated to your aaaoci Uion. Ia reply I am directed by the Ooloaial Secretary to inform you that on carefully reviewing tho whole case as bntwaen toijtiug clubs and racing clubs, tho Government have decided to approve of the rulea of the Naw Zealand Trotting Association, aa submitted by ycu in respect to race meetings held under its rules, and the residaut magistrates ia the chief provincial towns bav-3 been advised accordingly. Every club applying for a license to use tho totalisator most forv/ard with their application a copy oi the programme of the meeting, endorsed by the approval of the New Zealand Trotting Association, and this must be in the hands of tba Colonial Secretary at least three weeks before the date of suoh meeting." Toe 1 one important advantage now secured is that for trotting meetings the totaliaatw regulations

Para relaxed, though still kept within bounds. I 'By the Rulea of Eaoing, any club holding I more than three meetings in the year must tvgive an average of at least £500 per diem in stakes ; three meetings, £400 par diem ; two meetings, £200 per diem ; and one meeting, £100. The Trotting Association's rules provide that no club can hold more than four meetings in the year; any club holding four meetings must give an average of £200 per diem in stakes ; three meetings, £150 per diem ; two meetings, £125 per diem ; and one meeting, £100. It is to be hoped that this concession will not have a baleful eff act in multiplying the number of trotting meetings and trotting olubs to the extent of their becoming a nuisanoe. That ia my only fear. The Trotting Association has now obtained what it asked for, and it is necessary that every oare should ba taken to show that it ia worthy of the large powers placed in its hands. I hope that this will prove to be the case. %*, Mr Wallace is not going to ask.Carbine to carry the 11.0 that be was apportioned in the Sydney Gold Cup. The champion is among the non- acceptors. Small wonder, for though he would probably have beaten moat of those that started against him, he could scarcely hope to survive a protracted struggle and emerge from it none the woreo. That was probably the consideration that influenced the owner in the direction taken ; and it may bo also that there was a thought in his mind that the withdrawal of Carbine from the Sydney race would be accepted as a polite hint to Mr Barnard's successor to be a little more merciful to the Bon of Mersey in the next Melbourne Cup. Looking through the names of the 28 horses remaining in the Sydney Cup the three that strike me as being the best treated at the weights are Little Bernie, Fernando, and Jobusite, while Greygown may also be dangerous if we may assume that the running in the Australian Cup was not his true form. The information that we have with regard to the condition of these horses is, however, necessarily imperfect and to some extent misleading, and it may be that the safest guide to preeent form, or to the relative chances of the horse 3 engaged, is the betting market, any special transactions in which will probably be cabled across. According to Tuesday night's message Greygown and Bluenoso are favourites at 7 to 1 each, and Muriel and Highborn are quoted at 8 to 1.

'IWSSBB. r. Owner. Winner. Sire. ITime. 1877 IB7f :879 LBBO LBSI LBB2 1883 J Powdrell W T Owen JDay T Qulnlivan Thowe N G- Morse Owen and Lethbrldge P V Tancred P Butler P F Tancred G New shum G H Clifford P Butler . S GoJbn . J Ormond Queen of Vale Foam Forest Queen docket Bluegown Odd Triok I Pacific Savenswortb Gladiator Gladiator Opawa • Day Dawn m s 2 54 2 53 2 66 2 49f 2 51 1884 1885 LBB6 1887 1888 1889 LB9O 1891 Fame Consul Fmileer Revoke fongariro Oruchfield Manton Tirailleur Q. of Trumps Che Painter the Premier Musket Che Premier Gas toff Musket , , Musket Leolfnus 2 47f 2 44} 2 49 2 56} 2 48 2 45} 2 441 3 8i 2 47f

ear. Owner. Winner. Wghb time, 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 188*; 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 T Rowe T Kowe ... J George J George J Vdltauoe ... G Kraser O H Owen ... JFowdrdl ... S Hor fall ... G BHte P Hill W Bobbett ... P Martiu J Keith W Uobbetfc ... B Cults X Cntfcs Trne Blue Opuwa Beoolution. Resolution Pinfire B-itrayer Sir George (Tuilitorm King Quail The Poet Speculation Tetford Si'ence Dudu Lady KoraU Dudn Dudu , 9b. lb. 8 7 8 3 7 4 8 10 8 13 7 10 8 10 7 9 8 5 7 12 7 8 7 9 7 7 6 6 7 ia 9 3 8 12 m. a 4 18j ' 4 28 4 16 4 16 4 ia -4 10i 4 I?! 4 i« 4 12 4 1Z; 3 67 a 38 3 8j 3 7 3 9 3 8