ENGLISH SPORTING ITEMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume X, Issue 2034, 14 November 1883, Page 2

ENGLISH SPORTING ITEMS.

The October meeting at Newmarket opened on September 20th. The Welter Handicap Race was won by Mr. W. N. Redfern's Vanderburn, Mr. W. Sanderson's Concord second, and Mr. J. R. Keene's Belero third ; seven st..r^ed. The Great Eastern Railway Handicap was won by Mr. Cumberland's Amy Melville, Lord Roseberry's Narcissa second, and Mr. J. Jenning's Executrix third ; seven started. The Granby Stakes (for two-year-olds) was won by Lord Roseberry's Saviour, Mr. Lorillard's Nievan second, Prince Sollyhoffa Diatest third ;four started. -' Walton, the American plunger, took to a heavy amount long odds offered against his mare Giroile for the Czarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes. He had made a clean sweep of the bookmaker's ring atNewmarfeet. Keene, the American turfman, gave the jockey who rode his horse Bolero m the handicap on the 20th of September, £500. The Czarewitch Stakes at Newmarket were won on Oct. 5 by ©on Juan, Harkness second, and Cosmos third ; 22 started. When the leaders were six furlongs from home Girofle fell away beaten. This waa one of the races plunger Walton was so confident of winning with his mare. On Oct. 9 the Middle Pank Plate for tWO-year-olds was won by Busybody, Royal Fern recond, and Mr Willoughby's chestnut filly by Hermit out of Adelaide third ; 7 started. There was a fierce dispute between Walton, the owner of Girofle, and the trainer Day, concerning her running in the Czare^ witch Stakes race. At first it was alleges