RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2303, 21 April 1898, Page 34

RACING IN ENGLAND.

LTNGFJELD. Friday, February 25. Park Steeplechase, of 43sovg. Three miles. Mr G'jilati'b Koiton, by Ascot— Romp, 12.13 (Owner) 1 Capt. Kirk's Wilhelmsbsd, 11.6 ... (J. George) 2 Betting : 6 to 1 on Norton. On gettliuf? down Norton indulged the other with the lead until a mile fiom home, when he assumed the command and won in a canter by a distance. 9" WINDSOR. Thursday, March 3. Berkshire Steeplechase -Plate, of lS4sovs. Two miles and 50yds. Mr Gollan's Ebor, by Robert the Devil, 12 9 (Ilickey) 1 Mr Motion's Summer Lightning, 11.9 (A. Nightingall) 2 • Mr Swan's Mis=t Homer, 10 11 ... (Acres) 3 i Mr Dawson's Mill Girl, 10.13 ... (O'Brien) 0 : Mr Keeping's Biscuit, 11.7 ... (tt. Woodland) 0 : Bettiue: : sto 4 agst JSbor. ' Miss Honier made running from Ebor and Mill < Girl, with Biscuit whipping in. So they ran to the water, wheie Ebor assumed the command, . and drew out with a clear lead of Miss Homer > and MUI Girl. Half a mile frotu home Summer 1 Lightning improved her position, and took second ! place entering the straight. After clearing the { last fence Summer Lightning challenged Ebor, J but the latter held his own to the end, and won j by a head ; a bad third. Biscuit was last. i PLUMPTON. ( Friday, March 11. ' Southdown Steeplechase, of 36sovs. Three £ Mr Gollan's Norton, 12.3 ' (Owner) 1 \ Mr Polehampton's Sting, 12.3 . (Sherlock) 2 < Mr Weston's Barquharry, 10.6 (Mr E. Hampton) 3 ] Mr Green's Torfrida IT, 10.11 . . . (Rudd) 0 ( Mr Gorham's Fat and Free. 10.11 (Cole) 0 ] Mr Ilawes's Destroyer, 10.4 ... (Mr H, Rich) 0 ( Mr Large's Bayard, 10.4 (Mr French Davis) 0 Mr Bleackley's Trencher, 11.7 (Mr Atkinson) 0 ] Betting : 6 to 5 on Norton. 8 Norton led to the first fence, when Torfrida II ] settled down clear of Sting, Barquharry, and Fat i and Free, with Norton and Destroyer next, and Trencher last. So they ran till crossing the j straight the second time, when Torfrida II was j still in front, followed by Sting, Norton, apd j Trencher. As they went down the hill on the tar g side Sting assumed the command, and shortly afterwards Norton became second. At the fence before making- the turn for the rail side Torfrida II fell, and Norton assuming the lead as they entered the straight won easily by five lengths ; a * bad third. Only the three placed completed the ' course. ,