RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2334, 24 November 1898, Page 38

RACING IN ENGLAND.

MANCHESTER. Friday, September 23. THE PALATINE PLATE, of 1084sovs. For three-} aar-oids. One mile. Sir J. Blundeli Maple's b f Nun Nicer, by Common — Priestess, 9.5 (M. Cannon) 1 Mr C. J. Cunningham's eh c Dermot Asthore, 8.12 (F. B. Black) 2 Mr J. Lowther's b c Royal Warden, 8.5 (S. Loates) 3 M.D., 9.5 (F. Leader) 0 Vatel, 8.12 (T. Loates) 0 Betting : 7t02 on Nun Nicer. Half-way down the stiaight the favourite sailed to the fiont and won in a caater by a length and a-half; a head between second and Ihiid. Saturday, September 24. PRINCE EDWARD HANDICAP, of 1820 soys. One mile. Mr 11. C. White's eh m Geoigic, by Clan Stuart — MirKapore, 6yrs, 7.4 (S. Chan ell ey) 1 Mr Jersey's eh li Gazetteer, aged, 7.13 (C. Wood) 2 Mr A. Belmont's eh c Bridegroom 11, 3yrs, 7.9 (T .Loates) : 3 Elfin, 3yis, 7.9 (Sloan) 0 Newhaven 11, syrs, 9.0 (J. Watts) .. ..0 Prospeious, 4yrs, 7.6 (Allsopp) .. ..j •• . 0 Sardis, 6yrs, 7.6 (S. Loates) 0 Succoth, 3yrs, 7.3 (Toon) „. 0 Sonatina, 3yrs, 7.1 (Barlow) 0 Royette, Syrs, 6.8 (H. Luke, jun.) .. >„, 0 Rosey O'More, 3yrs, 6.1 (J. Dalton) ». 0 Purse, 4yrs, 6.1 (G. Sanderson) 0 Betting: 3 to 1 agst Gazetteer, 100 to 12 Georgic, 10 to 1 Bridegroom 11, 10 to 1 Newhaven 11. A quarter of a mile fiom home Sonatina and Royette were in trouble, and Georgic at once took up the running from Elfin, with Sonatina trying to struggle on fiom Elfin, Bridegroom 11, Gazetteer, Sardis, and Newhaven 11. Although Georgic was well clear at the distance Gazetteer had commenced to fast pick up his giound, and in passing Elfin and Biidegioom II he reached the girths of Georgic, and was beaten by three parts of a length. Sardis was close up fifth, Newhaven II sixth. Time, lmin 40 2-ssec.