RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1956, 20 August 1891, Page 27

RACING IN ENGLAND.

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Feiday, June 12. Alexandra plate, Of lOOOsovs, added to a sweepstakes of 25sovs each, 15 ft; the cecond received £OOsovs out of the Btake?, and the third saved &take. About three miles. Mr J Gretton's b c Gonsalvo, by Fernandez— Uiierie. 4yrs, 9.0 ... ... (G Barrett) 1 Mr 3 B Burton's eh Barmecide, syrs. 9 6 FRiokaby) 2

Captain Laing's blk m Padua, 6yri, 9.9 (J Woodburn) 3 Mr J Lowthei's Houndsditch, syrs, 9.6 (J Watts) 0 Betting: 7 to 4 on Gonsalvo, 8 to 1 agst Houndsditch, 8 to 1 Padua, £and 20 to 1 Barmecide. At the distance Barmecide had collared Padua, and then went on'second without in the loaat degree disturbing Gonsalvo, who preserved the even tenor of hia way to the end, and won in gallant Btyle by five lengths ; half aa far between eeoond and third, Time, onain 34sec. HARDWIOKE STAKES. ' Of 2000aov8, added to a sweep»tnkes of lOsovs eaoh ; the second reoeived 10 per cent., and the third 5 per cent, on tbe whole stakes. Swinley course (one mile and a-balf). . Lord R Churchill's blk m L'Abbesse de Jouarre, by Trappist— Festive, syra, 9.9 (M Cannon) 1 Mr O D Rose's eh c Bel Demonio, 4yrs, 9.10 (J Watts) 2 Mr C D Rose's b o Henry VIII, 3yrß, 712 (J Woodburn) 3 Mr D Baird's Martagon, 4yrs, 9.0 ... (T Cannon) 0 Mr D Cooper's Melody, 3yrs, 8.5 ... (Rickaby) 0 Betting : 6to son L'Abbesse de Jouarre, 9 to 2 agst Henry VIII, 100 to 8 Bel Demonio. As soon as they were in the line for home the favourite was set going, and having swept to the head of affairs half way up the hill Bha shook off Melody. Although Bel Demonio changed places with his stable companion inside the distance he failed to make the least impression upon L'Abbease de Jouarre, who won easily by three lengths. Time, 2min 59aec, Value of the Btakeß, £2412 105.

SANDOWN PARK. Fbiday, June 19. ELECTRIC STAKES, A Plate of 2000BOV8 ; the second received lOOsovs and the third 25sovs out of the Plate. Entrance , 30gs. Five furlongs. Lord Durham's eh o Peter Flower, by PetrarchFlorida, 9.0 ... ... (Riokaby) 1 Colonel North's b or br c Simonian, by St Simon —Garonne, 9.5 ... ... (M Cannon) 2 Duke of Westminster's eh o Orion, by Bend Or— Shotover, 9 0 ... ... (G Barrett) 3 Mr Wdela Rue's b f Sweetest, by HamptonLady Tramp, 8.5 ... (G Ohaloner) 4 Mr Lde Rothschild's Benvenuto, 9.5 (F Barrett) 0 Mrßrodriok-Oloete'iCereza.O.l (J Watts) 0 Mr B Willyami' FitzSimon, 9 0 (Weldon) 0 Lord Ellesmere's Belvidera 11, 8.5 (J Woodburn) 0 Betting : 6to 5 agst Peter Flower, 7to 1 Orion, 100 to 8 Simonian. When half the journey had been completed Sweetest and Oereza drew level with Peter Flower. In the next furlong Ceieza was beaten, and Peter Flower having shot out the pursuit waß carried on by Simonian, Orion, and Sweetest, who failed to reach him, and ridden out to the end " Peter " won by two lengths. Value of the atakes, £1843 10s.

Satubday, June 20. WELLINGTON PLATE (Handioap), Of lOOOaovs ; the second received 50iovs. One mile. Mr Boae'a eh c Bel Demonio, by Bobert the Devil —Lady Abbess, 4yrs, 9.0 ... ... (J Watts) 1 Lord Rosslyn's b c Buccaneer, 3yr«, 7.2 (Blake) 2 Mr J N Astley't br o Mark Price, 4yrs, 8 0 (M Cannon) 3 Mr J Hammond's Laureate 11, syrs, 8 12 [mc 10lb extra] ... ... ...(G Barrett) 0 Mr Wde la Rue's Dearest, 4y», 8.1 (G Chaloner) 0 Lord Ellesmere's Windlass, 3yrs, 6.9 (Allsopp) 0 Captain Laing's Lady Eveline, 3yrs, 6.9 (Peake) 0 Betting : 6to 4 agst Bel Demonio, 100 to 14 Buccaneer, 8 to 1 Mark Price. Before reaching the rails Buooaneer, Laureate 11, and Ben Demonio were out by themselves, and below the distance Mark Price drew into third place. He signally failed in his effort to reaoh the two leaders, of whom Ben Demonio got the best of a ding-dong finish and won by a neck. Time, lmin 47 4 sseo. Value of the atakes, £950. [BRITISH DOMINION TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES, Of 15iovs each, with 600sovs added (500sovs for the owner and lOOsovs for the breeder of the winner) ; for two-year-olds ; the aeoond received ' 50sovs. Five furlongs. Mr Fairie'f br o Galeopsis, by Galopin— Agave, 8.5 (M Cannon) 1 Mr O D Rose's b f Lorette, by Galliard— Penitent, 9.3 ... ... . ... (J Watts) 2 Mr G Blewltt's br c Quidnunc, by St SimonQuery, 8 8 ... ... ... (F Barrett) 3 Captain Machell's Bach, 9.0 ... (Rickaby) 0 Mr J A Craven's St Anthony, 8,5 (J Woodburn) 0 Mr H G Miller's Sherborne. 8.3 (G Barrett) 0 Mr A Taylor's King Charles, 8.3 (Laurence; 0 Betting: 11 to 10 on LoroSte, 9 to 4 agst Galeopsfe. The issue was confined to the two favourites below the distance, and with Lorette stealing up by degrees, she had caught Galeopsis 100 yds from home ; but the weight now began to tell, and after a gallant struggle Lorette lost the verdict by a head,