RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2262, 8 July 1897, Page 34

RACING IN ENGLAND.

KKMPTON PARK. j Friday, May 14. The Royal Two-yeait-old ?l*te, of 3000iovs (2400sovs to the winner, SOOaovs to Ihe nominator of the winner, lOOsovs each to the owner »nd uominator of the second, and SOsovs each to the owner and nominator of the third). Five furlongs. j M. R. Lebaudy's b g Chon Kiua, by Saraband " i -St. Cicely, 8,6 (S. Loates) 1 l - Mr Arthur James's b c Dielytr*, 8.9 j (O. Madden) 2 Sir J. Blundell Maple's b f Nun Nicer, 8 3 (Calder) 3 Filly, by Saraband— Lady Heron, 8.3 (N. Robihson) 0 Merry Buck, 8.9 ... ... (W. Bradford) 0 The Keeve, 8.4 .., (Fagan) 0 Rococo, 8.6 ... .„ „. ... (C. Wood) 0 Lapwing 11, 8.9 (H. Toon) 0 Our Queen, 8.6 , ...(M. Cannon) 0 Bittern. 8.9 (Gairett) 0 Greenan, 8.9 .... ,„ (F. Finlay) 0 Sherburn. 8.9 (llickaby) 0 Black. 8.9 (K. Cannon) 0 Dernclengh, 8.6 (Allsopp) 0 Betting : 3 to 1 agst Dielytra, 5 to 1 Chon Kina, 100 to 12 Nun Nicer. Dielytra carried on the running from Nun ; Nicer to below the distance, where they were \ separated by Chon Kina. who gradually collared j the favourite, and won a gcod race by a neck ; j two lengths between Becond and third. Time, ' lmin 3§Bec. Saturday, May 16. Great Jubilee Stakes, a handicap of 3000<;OV8 ; second received 200=ovs and third lOOsovs. .' One mile. Mr A. F. Calvert's br h Clwyd, by Beauolere— Strathbrodc, 6"yrs, 7 5 (N. Robinson) 1 Captain Greei's br h Kilcock, syrs, 9.0 (J. Watts) 2 Mr T. Worton's eh h Victor Wild, aged, 9.9 (W Bradford) 3 Hebron, 6yrs, 7.3 „ (F, Allsopp) 0 The Lombard, syrs. 7.6 ... .. (F. Finlay) 0 Ranipion. 4yrc, tJ.ll „. ... (K. Cannon) 0 Ardvourlie, 4yrs, 6.3 ...(H.Jones) 0 Labrador, 4yrs, 8.6 ... <M. Cannon) 0 Dinna Forget, oyrs, 8.7 (F. Rickaby) C Red Heart. syn>, 8.1 (C. Wood) 0 La Sagesse. syrs, 7.9 ... M (S. Loates) 0 Melange, 4yrs. 8 0 ... ... (T. J. Calder) 0 Balsamo. 4yrs, 8.7 (O. Ma.iden) 0 Mack Brigss, 4yrs, 7.8 ... (C. Rawlinson) 0 , Betting : 3 to 1 agst Clwyd, 4 to 1 Kilcock, 25 to 2 Victor Wild. A quarter of a mile from home Hebron resigned to Clywd, and at the same time The Lombard and Balxamo were passed by Kilcock and Victor Wild, with Rampion close in their wake, and Labrador next on the rails. Below the distance Hebron resigned to Kilcock and Victor vVild, of whom Kilcock had no sooner reached Clwyd's neck than Victor Wild came out in pursuit of the pair. The finish was then of a de-perately exciting character, and although in j turn the heavy-weights looked like reaching | Clwyd, the advantage in poundage just saved ! him, and he won a splendid race from Kilcock by ; a neck ; three-parts of a length between second and third: Time, lmin 40»ec.