RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2161, 25 July 1895, Page 37

RACING IN ENGLAND.

EPSOM SUMMER.

Friday, «May 31. Tiie Oaks Stakes, of 4LO0 s qvs, by subsciiptipn of COojvs each ; the nominator of the winner received 40030V8, the owner of the heciud 200dovs, aud the owner of the third 100 .ovs out ot the stakes. For three-year-old fillies. About a miie and a-half. Sir J. Miller's b f La Sagesse, by Wisdom— St. Mary, 9.0 (S. Loates) 1 Mr Fairio'a br f Galeottia, by Galopin— Agave, 9.0 .., .„ „, ... M . IF. Pratt) 2

MtT. Wadlow'sb f • Penkridge, by Zealot 4 ' Blue Ridge, 9.0 tw BrafitnvM a Mr W. LowVchf Garter Queen, * Braw Lass, 9.0 !..(M. Gannon) (I Lord Rosebery a br f Gas, by Ayrahire-lllumi-nata, 0.0 /q Madden^ ft Mr W Taylor-Sharpe's eh t Ella Twted, by ° Salisbury— Galop, 9 0 ... CWhitA n Mr W. M. G SinieVs eh f Flor^ by Tyrant- ° Rosewreatb, 9.0 (ATsopp) 0 Mr T. Cannon's b f Melancholia,' by Melanioa ursar wl, v , ««,„ &&%£ ' aioa— Bonnie Marden, 9.0 ... (Fagan) Q *L n s\ oDde «y' 8 . >> f Snintfiold, by St. «n— Daisy Cham, 9.0 ... (Calder) Q Mr v ft Kg^Ud'a eh f Auriga, by feSd 1 Or — JNellie, 9 0 /■<!< T.nafPH'* (1 Lard Zetland's b f Nighean, byGalopin-Baf- " moral, 9.0 ... A^;oi-,>Kw> a M , r . Da »ifl hooper's b"f Float, by Sheen-Foot. light, 9 0 ... ... /t -Wnffo^ n IM I o J nel y cI 9 G 0° Ol><Jl>B bf S^ '^~ IMr Fail's" b fCtoicc, byGalopiu-sSiom ° Saii^fnoV*^ l^ ?«ter QueWtorii Sa R csse 100 to 15 Galeotlia, 8 to 1 Gas, 10 to 1 1 Floie, 20 to 1 Melancholia and Nighean, 25 to 1 fld^L^^Tl?.' 33 ,'?,, 1^^^ and Saintneld, and 50 to 1 Silverhill. I x,: Sl , lver S, U1 to * e ijod start made pJay from Nighean, Float-, Garter Queen, Auriga, and Flore, loir,?,* 30 . and tiaintiy next, and baintfleld last. They merely crawled up to Sherwood s H. use, when Silver Hill was attended by Nighem, Auriga, G.vrter Queen, and Gas in a cluster from la Sagosse. FJoat, Guleottia, and JUore. Ihe first sign of any improvement of paco was when Galeottia took up the runniu» at tho mile post, quickly drawing out cle.r of°Am-iga, ' Garter Queen, Gas, and Silver Hill The second rank was here composed of Nishean, Flore, PenKridge, and Float, with Saintly and Choice tho whippera-m behind Ella Tweed. At the top of the hill Garter Queen changed places with Anrlga, and tbey continued to carry on the pursuit of Galeottia from Silver Hdl, Flore, NighoaQ, Gas, and Saintly Entering the straight Galeoltia held an imdimuusiied command from Garter Que-n, I lore, and Penkririge, with Auriga on tho lower ground and La Sagesse in the heels of Float and Saintly ou the runt. After the Stanlon pair had headed Garter Quten a quarter of a milo irom home Flore dropped back agaiu, and her retreat was shared by Auriga. In the meanwhile braltottui was easily holding Penkrldgc and Garter yueen to the dis ance, when La Na^esse, who had beeu Bomewhab hampered, obtained ah oponirjp, and coming wi'h one run she caught Galeofctta baud over hand, took the lead opposite the weighing room, and won by a length and a-half ; this same between second and third Gamer Queen was close up fourth, with Flore fifth, Gas sixth, Nighenu seventh, Float uighth. Auriga ninth .Saintly tenth, Saint field eleventh, and Melanchoh<i and Silver Hill tailed off io tho order n/med. Time, 2miu 48 i-ssee. Value of th« stakes