RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2315, 14 July 1898, Page 38

RACING IN ENGLAND.

EPdt>M. Tuesday, May 24. Woodcote Stakes, of 925suvs. For two year-olds. Six fuilongo. Mr Leonard Colieu's eb f Fairy Gold, by Bend Or— Lady Masham, 8.6 (Allsopp) 1 Lord Dunraven's blk c Desmond, 8.12 (Rumbold) 2 Duke of Devonshire's b f by Morion— Lady ■Yardley, 8.9 (O. Madden) 3 Esparto, 8 9 (M. Canu<.n) 0 Ciyptoscope, 8.12 (S. Loates) 0 Dominie If, 8.12 (F PiaU) 0 Palmiro, B.!> (Bradford) 0 Noith B.itain, 8.12 (X Cannon) 0 Doildiogtcn, 8.12 (Rickaby) 0 Proclamation, 8.12 (I 1 . Loates) 0 Sybaris 8.« (C. Wood) 0 Betting : 5 tn 4 on Desmond, 10 to 1 agst Fairy Gold, 100 to 8 Lady Yardley fiily. Below the distance Desmond shook off Noith Britain, am! at the same time second and third places were taken by Fairy Gold and the Lady Yardley filly. From this poiat Fairy Gold put iv some strong work, and crer ping up in steady style depiived Desmond of the verdict by a head. Wednesday, May 25. Derby Stakes, of f>OOUsov?, by subscription of f)0?ovs e.ich. For three-year-olds ; colts .9 0, filliep 89. The nominator of the winner DOfsovs, the owner of the second SOOsovs, and the owner of the third 2G(teovs out of the stakes. About one mile aud a-half. Mr J. W. Larnach's eh c Jeddah, by J.inisf ary -PilKriniiige, ».O (O. Madden) 1 Duke of Westminster's b c Batt, by Rheen— Vampire, 9.0 (M. Cinnon) 2 Mr W. Ward's b c Dun lop, by Avrshiic— Fortuna, 9.0 (F. Pratt) 3 Duke of Devonshire's Dieudonne, by Araphion—Mnn Droir, 9 0 (J. Watis) 0 Duke of Portland's Waatsge, by Sbeon — Satchel, 9 0 (F. B. Bkcki 0 Sir \l. Fitzgerald's Heir Male, by AyrshireRose Maylie, 9.0 (N. Robinson) 0 Lord Kllesmere's Pheon, by 3)ar.»vtjn—Photinw, 9.0 (R. V.'. Colling) 0 Mr J. '6. Curtis's Archduke Jl, by Luk-i Blackburn—Duchess, 9.0 (K. Cannon) 0 Mr Horatio Bottoml»y'a Hiiwlinch, by Gold-finch-Chplk Hill Blue, 9 0 ... (F. Fiolay) 0 Mr Wallace Johnstoue's Disraeli, by Galopin— Lady Yardley, 0.0 <S. Lodtee) 0 Mr A Belmon'u's Bridegroom 11, by Rayon d'Or-St. Bridget, 9.0 ( I 1 . Loatc*) 0 Lord Stanley's Schouborg, by Royal Hampton— Orange, 9*o (!•'. iiickay) 0 Mr T. R. Da war's Pevihshire. by Rojal Hampton—Mentone, 9.0 (W. Bradford) 0 Mr P. Lorillard's Elfin, by Sensation— Eijualiiy. 9 0 (C Wood) 0 Mr tlu-'sel's lhe Virginian, by Ayrfhirv — Virginia Shore, 9.0 (F. Allsopp) 0 Mr H. T. Barclay's Cherry Hc4rt, be Cheny Ripe- Sweetheart, 9 0 (J. Pagan) 0 Duke of Westminster's Calveley, by St. Serf — Sandiwav, 9.0 (R. Moretoo) 0 Mr J. B. Leigh's The Wyvern, by Rend Or~ Flj-Away, 9.0 : (O. I^ate a ) 0 Betting : 2 to 1 agst Disraeli, 7 to i 2 DitU'lonue, 9 to 1 Aivhdnke I), 10 to 1 Batt, 20 to 1 P«rthshiiv. 1000 to 45 The Viigini-m, 33 to 1 Heir M-»b and Wantage, 40 to 1 The Wyvern and Hawfinch, 50 to 1 Elfin and Bridegroom 11, 100 to 1 Pheon, Jeddab, Schonberg, Cherry Hcut, »ud Dunlop, 300 to 1 Cdveley. Th y got; away on gooii terms. Disraeli mads running from Heir Malp, Elfin, BaU, and Calveley, with Archduke If, The Wyvern, and 'lhe Virginian naxt ftom Wantage, Dieudonne, and Dunlop, the last pair being Jeddah and Cherry Heart. Assisted by the inside berth, Elfin held the lead in passing Sherwood's house from Calveley, The Wyvern, Batt, The Virginian, and Disraeli. I" turn daylight divided the.se from Heir Male, Dieudonne, Bridegroom If, and Archduke It, while Schonberg had dropped into the rear. As they quitted the furzes lUfin continued iv enmnnnd from Calveley, The Wyvern, The Vnpiuun, BaU, anrt Disraeli, of whom the favourite already required some waking up. 'Che middle batch contiuued to be formed of Heir Male, Archduke 11, Dieudoune, and Dunl-ip, v.'ith Bridegroom It and Pheon at their heels, aud Jeddah, Schonberg:, and Perthshire the last t'mee. Iv descending the hill Disraeli, who had already givon his jockey warning, stopped altogether , and half-way down Batt carried his colonrs to the fore, attended by Wantage. Tha pair were followed round Tatienham Corner by Heir Male atid Pheon, and with the four named running almoit " in couples " the pursuit was carried on by Aichdi.ke 11, Jeddah, Dieudonne (on the top_ ground), and Dunlop, with Hawfinch and Disraeli struggling at the head of the beaten division. A quarter of a niiie fioni homo Wantage joined Batt, and Jeddah was now going on third from Dieudonne, Heir Male, and iJutiiop until fipv approached the distance. Herd Batt shook off Wantage, and wa-s at once clialieuge'J by J.'ddah, who caught him 200 yd» fioni th^ chair, v.l which paint it was apparent that T)ieudoane would fail to i each the pair Stride by stride Jeddah got tho advantage of Batt, aud in a goo. l raco won by three-parts of a length, while with Duntop now overhauling Wantage and Dieudonne, he finished a length aud a-half behind Batt, ami a neck in front of Dieudonue. Wantuh"-' was fifth, not move than a head behind the fourth, with Heir Male sixth, Pheon seventh, Archduke II eighth, Hawfinch ninth, Disiaeli tenth, Bridegroom If eleventh, Schonbprt» twelfth, and Perth&hiie thiitci-nth. The whippers-in were Calveley and The Wyveru, the latter buiug a long way last. Tim?, 2miu '17: sec. Value of the stakes, cCosoO. Ki'ayii Cup, of 815iOvs. About one milo and a-half. Mr L. Bras&ey's b b Bay Ronald, by ITampton—Black Duchess, syrs, 9(5 (Bradford) 1 Mr W. Cooper's eh c Newhaven 11, syrs, '.) 6' (Rickaby) 2 Mr J. C. Sullivan's eh h Wiakfield's Pride, 5yr.«,9.G (Watts) 3 Merman, 6yrs, S 5 Wood) 0 Champ do Mars, 3yrs, 8 « (Madden) 0 Battiug: 11 to 10 on Winkfield'a Pride, 2 to i ag-t Newhaven 11, 10 to 1 agst Bay Ronald. "Ncwhaven II cut out the woik from Merman, Champ de Mars, and Wiakfield's Pride for a quarter of a mile, when Newhaven II increased his lead to four or five lengths, Winkfield's Pride going on second, Merman thir.l, and Bay Ronald last. Ab the top of the hill Meiinau rapidly tailed off, and Wiukficld's Pride reduced the gap divuliua him from Ncwhaven Al. This was only

done under pressure, and Newh&ven II had established a big command again at Tottenham Corner, with Eay Ronald going ou thiid. Half way up the straight Bay Ronald passed the wellbeaten Winkfield's Pride, and catchiDg Newhaveu II at the distance, won by two lengths ; fciulengths between second and third. Merman \u\. a long way astern. Time, 2min 44sec. Thursday, May 26. Great Surrey Breeders' Foal Plvte, of 1081sovs. For two year-olds. Five furlongs. Mv J. W. Larnach's br f by St. Simon—lljmpton Xo p c, 8 9 (O. lladdeu) 1 Mr M. L. Brassey's b c Boniface, 8 si (W. Bradfoul) 2 Mr W. A. Merry's 1> c Sir Horcult-s, by Sir Hugo, dam by Galopin— Miib Foote, 8 9 (M. Gannon) 3 Myakka, S 6 (C. Wood) 0 St. G rib, 8.!) (T. Lcates) 0 Hougoumont, 5.4 (F. Allsopp) 0 Betting : Evens en B miface, 7 to 2 against Sir Hercules-, Gto 1 againit Hampton Rose tiily. After going a Quarter of a mile, Boniface passed Sir Ileiuules, and at tho cbsiancs was level with the Hampton Rose fiily. Thence a five race batween these ensued, and the " UEuamod" won by a neck. Friday, May 27. Acorn Shakes, of 477sovs. For two-year-old fillies. Five furlongs. 11.R.11. the Piince of Walua's eh f Event.. il, by Ayrshire- Fa-jchette. 9.3 (J Watlp) 1 Mr Li. H. Combe's b f No Trumps, 8.12 (V.id«by) 2 Mr F. Bickley'a eh f Chloris If, 8.!) (Moddenj ?, Umbrof-a, 9 0 (Bradford) 0 Maiceline, 8.12 (M. Cannon) 0 Filly by Blue Ureen— lntruder, 8.12!. (Alkopp) 0 Landrail, 9.3 (Itumbold) C Reminiscence, 8.9 (C Loates-) 0 Salvakh, 8.12 (T. Loates) 0 April Morn, 8 !) (S. Loates) 0 Sybaris, 812 «J. Wooi) 0 Oriuda.SO (X Cannon) 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agsl KvenUil. 10') to :^0 No Trumps, 0" to 1 Chloris II A quarter of a mile from home Landrail and Marceline gave way to Eventail aud No Trumps, which pair passe.i Ohloris II in the order named at the distance, and, going on in gallant style, Eventail won by a length and a-half. liie Oaks Stakes, of 4508aovs, by subscription of s''sovs each. For three-year-old tillies, D^fc each ; the nominator of the winner 400sovs, the owaer of the teeond SOUsnvt, find the ovaier cf the third lOOsovs out of ilie stakes. About one mile and a-half Mr W T. Jones's b f Air 3 and Grace-, by Ayrshire.—Lady Alwyce ... (W. B'adford) 1 Sir J Biuadell Maple's b f Nun Nicer, by Common—Piiestsss (S. JLoates) 2 Mr Fairies b it br f Cauliflower, by Common —Ethel Agnes (P. AlNopp) 3 Sii .T. MU'.ev's Santhia, by St. jr.imon— S^nda (J. Watts) 0 Mv 11. Cbap'in's Y^ster Year, by Melanion— Yesterling (M. Cinnon) 0 Lord Derby's Alt Mark, by Marcioo— Altiora (F. R-.ckaby) 0 Sir R Waldie Griffith's St. la, by St. SerfBeieasarla (F. Pratt) 0 Mi- L de Rothschild's Ayah, by Ayi-shi:e— Biserta (T. LoAte 3 ) 0 Lord Radnor's Blumeuaue, by Springfield— Whitetliroat (A. Bushel!) 0 Wr A F. Crcsswell's Petty FraiK-e. by St. Siinou— Dait (O Madden) 0 Mr Houglas TWiifl'd Simylla, by Sf Pimon— Pi>li»flowei' (X Cannon) 0 Lord Roafbery's Mauchline, by Ayiahire — Corsfc'Mphinß (C Wood) 0 Mr A. M^c's? Vastalin, by Sutperder— Vesta (Kcoiu^oc) 0 B'jllinE;: Kvens on Kun Nicer, 10 tn 1 agst Yestfr Ve,<r, IK) to 8 Alt Marie and Airs and Gmw, K0 to 7 Ayah and Potty Fr.mce, 20 to 1 St. Li and Mauchiine, 33 t ; ) 1 Simylla and Cauliflowo-, 100 to 1 Vestalin, 200 to 1 Blumeuauu Mauch'iiie jump.d off in front of Nun Nicer, Airs and Graces, and Hauthia, with VestaUu and Cauliflower following them in advance of Ayah and St. Ia and Petty Franco bringing up ths.- rear. This order quickly Ufcderweufc »lteration, as in passing the City and Suburban starting post Vfstftlin had carried hec colour* 1 ro the fee from Cauliflower, Airs an 1 (rrac-js, Alb Msik and Siiijylla. Daylight sow divided these from IJlum'Miauo, Petty France, Santhia, and M^uchline, with Ayah whipping; iv behind Yesttr Year, Nua Nie<-r, an'i tst. Ip. A^ the mile post Airs and GiuCes had changed places with Cauliflower, and Petly Franca went on fourth from Alt Mark, S-intbia, M&uchlin-\ and Simylla to the top r,f the hill. Here Airs and Gi ace* slightly headed Vestalin and v/rss two or thiec lengths cleav bait' vay down from Cauliflower, Petty France, Siuithu (on the outside), Mauchline, Nun Nicer, Ayab, and Yt'Ster Y? ar. the last two at this point being St. la and Siinyl'a. With Airs and G'actjs pursued round Tattcnlum Corner by Cau'Jflnwer, Petiy France, and Nun Nicer, they were well clear of Yester Yenr, Kanthia, Alt Maik, aud Ayab, all cf whom, by the bye, wtie boistiog »igouls t i distress h'oon after crossing the road Petty Franco collapsed, and a qnattev of a mile from home stcond place was taken by Nun Nicer, who failed signally to overhaul Airs and Graces aud succumbed by three lengths; half as far between Sfcond and third. Santhia was a doz^n lengths off fourth, Yesteryear fifth, Alt Maik sixth, St. 111 1 seventh, Ajah eighth, Biuemeuaue ninth, acd then at a wide inteival came Petty France, SiinylU, and Mauchline, while Vm-talin last of all only just pa^ed the post. Time, 2min 45 4 ssec. Value of stakes, £1355.