THE CESAREWITCH MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 40

THE CESAREWITCH MEETING.

Summer weather prevailed for the Newmark et meeting commencing on the 9th October. ' Txie Champion Stakes, the distance of which was this year extended to a mile and three- ' quarters, fell to Solitaire, who was evidently ' suited by the extra half-mile, since he made ' but a poor show in the Duke of York Stakes |at Kempton behind his stable companion, 1 Mount frospect. Trie winner is by Ayri shire out of Solasky, by Thunder from ijtopia, Iby Rataplan. The curious thing in the his- | tory of this race is the fact that Tristran, i who won in 1883, dead-heated with Thabais [in 1882 and with Lucprne in 1884-. , Exedo, , who is an own brothe- to Democrat, bred in ; America, easily won ti. - Clearwell Stakes, for 1 which Osbeeh was iav> irite, but could do no better than run secon , and the Newmarket" i Oaks proved the exereiic canter for La Roche ; that the odds of 10 to 1 laid on her chance : suggested it would be. There were 21 run- [ ners ior the Oesarewitch, for which, despite badly cracked heels, Zagiga managed to maintain her position, in the market, and started favourite with a slight call of Olareha-ven. How hopeless her chance really was, her position in the race clearly showed. With the exception of the tailed-off Sir Reginald, Ehe finished absolutely last. A long way from home it was evident that Clarchaven had the race in hand, and when she drew up at the Bushes and took command from First Principal, who had led all the way up to that point, -the race was practically over. The 100 to 1 outsider, Saturday, stayed best of the remainder, and went out in pursuit in the last turlong, but Clarehaven. easily cantered away from -her. field, and won by six lengths in record" time. O2areJiaven was bred m Ireland,. After the big, event came the Cheveley Park Stakes, .for which the somewhat slackloined Alruna easily defeated such as* Yittel and Santa Srigida^ doing the .six furlongs in lmin 13 3-ssec ; and that very -smart and symmetrical filly Water Lily made a terrible example of a big field in the Nursery Stakes. The rield for the Middle Park Plate was not a brilliant one, but, says the Sportsman's special, it showed the best form of the year outside Toddington and Princess Melton — unless, indeed, some of S. Darling's fillies ars better, which is quite possible. Orchid, neat and natty, yet with plenty of power in his small compass, was well liked, though he is a little upright on his fore joints. Star Shoot always suggests the idea that he is a bit above himself, but that is common to most Ameri-can-trained horses, and his full-moulded" son : of Isinglass proved by his. running that he was as fit as he can be made. There was much talk of Florif orm, a big, blaze-faced chestnut, with three white legs, by Florizel li out of Maid of Athol, by The Miser. While there ; is much, to like about this deep-girthed, raking colt, he has also his bad points, notably his hocks, which are terribly coarse, and have been fired all round. Then,, again, the back sinew of his off fore-leg is, to say the least, dubious, if not absolutely bowed, but the colt i is a rare mover, and whether his racing career be short" or long, he has already done rare ; service for Mr Simpson Jay, whose success was very well received. -The race was satisfacI tory in having a first-rate start, and . for a , long way the cuiby-hoeked Chorister was* prominent. Then Florif orin, in the centre, was in_ front, with Orchid on the left and St§r Shoot on the right, Lord Bobs only 'a little behind. As' they descended into the Abingdon Dip Sloan appeared to have taken the measure of the leader, and so, I believe, he had, but he had calculated without M. Canj non, who stalled off his just too late challenge by one of the most brilliant efforts ever seen. Star Shoot was only beaten a head for third place, and Lord Bobs also was on the premises, the Doncaster running being thus exactly confirmed. The honours of the race rested with Orchid, but it is clear that he is no smasher ; and, for that matter, his trainer never thought he was. Even now there is a regular mix-up of form, inasmuch as such as Veles ancl Volodyavsld are right on the same mark with tiie best of the Middle Park Plate runners. The following are recent winners of I The Middle Park Plate. I*B3— Lord Falmouth's Busybody ...153 JSBl— Lord Hastings's Melton 120 3-5 1335— Mr Vyners Miming 119 4-5 188(5— Lord Calthovpe's Florentine ... 1 17 4-5 18S7— Sir F. Oolmstone's Fr"ar' & Balsam 1 15 2-5 18S8-Duke of PoitLnd's Donovan ... 115 1-5 38-9— Chevalier Giaistrelli's Siguorilia 1 20 1890— M E. Blanc's Gouverneur 121 1891—Duke of Westminster's Orme ... 1 '*0 1-5 1892-MrH. M'Calmoni's Isinglass ... 121 2-5 ]S')3— Lord liosebery's Ladas 1 16 lo 1894— Mr Fairies Speedwell 118 .i-5 1895— Mr L. de "Rothschild's St. IVusq'n 1 IK 2-5 ] SDK —Mr J. Gubfins's Galtee More ... 121 3-5 18*7— Duke of Westminster's Dieudonne 1 17 1898— L-n-J W. B^resford's Caiman ... 118 fo 1&)9-L .lM W. Biresford's Democrat ... 1 15 4-5 lfOO— Mr T. S.mpson Jay's Moriform ... 113 4-5