RACING IN ENGLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 3352, 12 June 1918, Page 41

RACING IN ENGLAND.

DERBY WON BY GAINSBOROUGH. LONDON, Juno 4. The New Derby resulted: Dady James Douglas's b o Gainsborough, by Bayardo —Rosedrop 1 Major W. A.stor's br c Blink, by Sunstar —WinMpop 2 Sir W. J. Tatton's b c Treclare .. .. 3 [Gainsborough was bred by lii-s owner, Lady James Dougkis, and prior to his Dcrby 6UCCO3S won the Two Thousand Guineas. Gainsborough's aucocaa is of particular interest to New Zen-laud sportsmen, as he was got by Bayardo from Rosedrop, by St. Fruaquin (brother to the Canterbury stallion San Francisco), from Rosaline, a inare by Trenton, the eon of Mustet, who ran second in

the Duncdin Clip in 18S5, and subsequently becarno a stud success after showing good form on the Australian turf. The Sunstar colt Blink, who .acted as runner-up to Gainsborough, is a half-brother (o Mr J. B. Reid's stallion Winkle, a handsome son of the St. Simon horse William the Third.] THE NEW OAKS. WINNER DISQUALIFIED. LONDON, June C. The New Oaks, run -at Newmarket today, resulted in Sionyford getting homo first, with My Dear second; Perry (who beat My Dear in the Ona Thousand Guinea Stakes) and Silver Bullet a <j*ad heat for third place. Sionyford; was disqualified for humping.