NEWMARKET.

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

NEWMARKET.

Tuesday, September 27.

GREAT FOAL STAKES, of SlOsovs. For three-year-olds. One mile and two furlongs. Dulce ot "Westminster's br c Batt, by Sheen —Vampire, 5.9 (M. Cannon) 1 Mr Douglas Baird's b c Brio, 7.13 (O. Madden) 2 Mr J. H. Houldsworth's b c Locarno, 8.12 (Allsopp) 3 Betting : 6tol on Bait. At the Bushes the favourite pulled his way to the front and won by six lengths. Time, 2min 17 2-ssec. Wednesday, September 28. HOPEFUL STAKES, of 422sovs. For two-year-olds. Five furlongs. Sir J. Blundoll Maple's b c Royal Whistle, by Royal Hampton— Siffleuse, 8.10 (M. Cannon) 1 Mr W. Johnstonc's b g Dr Nikola, 8.7 (S. Loates) 2 Lord Crewe's b f Cup of Assay, 8.7 (T. Loates) 3 Cup of Assay led from Eoyal "Whistle to the top of the hill, when the latter took tip the running, and stalleS off Dr Nikola by a length and a-half. Thuesday, September 29. JOCKEY CLUB STAKES, of lO.OOOsovs; second lOOOsovs, third 500sovs, nominator of winner 400sovs and nominator of second 200.30V5. One mile two furlongs. Mr C. D. Rose's eh c Cyllene, by Bona Vista —Arcadia, 3yrs, 9.1 (S. Loates) .. ..1 Lord Rosobery's b c Velasquez, 4yrs, 9.13 (C. Wood) 2 Lord Rosebery's b f Chelandry, 4yrs, 9.4 (F. xuckaby) 3 Airs and Graces, 3yis, 9.1 ("W. Bradford) 0 St. Cloud 11, 4yrs, 9.1 (Sloan) .. ..0 Goletta, 4yrs, 9.13 (T. Loates) .., .. „, 0 Wantage, 3yrs, 8.4 (0. Madden) M . „ 0 Dieudonnc, 3yrs, 9.1 (J. Watts) „ „ 0 Nmus, 3yrs, 9.1 (M. Cannon) 0 Betting: 5 to 2 agst Cyllene, 3 to 1 Velasquez, 100 to 9 Chelandry. Just before entering the Abingdon Mile bottom Velasquez was at the giiths of Cylleao, and thoie was the chance of a race between the pair, but this was removed when they "got on the collar, ' as Cyllene then drew clean away, and with no response forthcoming, he won by six lengths, Velasquez saving second placo fiom Chelandry by a head. Time, 2mm 12 4-ssec. Value of stakes, £8190. FniDAY, September 30. EOUQ MEMORIAL STAKES, of 62Qaova,

For two-year-olds. Second received 50sovs. Five furlongs. Sir J. Waldie Griffith's br f Landrail, by St. Serf— Thistlefield, 9.0 (Sloan) .. „ 1 Mr F. Alexander's b f Quassia, 8.10 (M. Cannon) 2 Mr Wallace Johnstone's b f Canobie Lea, 8.7 (Allsopp) 3 Betting: 15 to 8 on Quassia, G to 2 agsfc Landrail. Canobie Lea held a slight lead of Quassia to the Bushes, when Landrail closed up and won by four lengths. NEWMARKET ST. LEGER STAKES, of 475 soys. For three-year-olds. One mile and three-quarters. Sir J. Miller's b c Galashiels, by Galopin— Thebais, 8.10 (Sloan) 1 Duke of Westminster's b c Collar, 9.1 (M. Cannon) 2 Mr J. H. Houldsworth's b c Greenau, 8.10 (Allsopp) 3 Betting : 11 to 8 agst Collar, 7to 4 Galashiels. In descending the Bushes Hill Collar passed Greeuan, and although dead tired in the AbingcTon Mile Bottom, he was nursed for one effort, and a fine race ended with the verdict credited to Galashiels by a head.