SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXV, Issue 13058, 28 April 1910, Page 5

SPORTING.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS

Press Association—-Telegraph.—Copyright

Received April 28, 10.45 a.m. LONDON, April 27.

The. race for the Two Thousand Guineas, the first of the great English classics, took place. fco-day> and resulted: Lord Rosebery’s NEIL GOW 1 Mr Fairlie’s LEMBERG 2 Air H. P. Whitney’s WHISHBROOM ... 3

It .seems to be generally believed in England that Lemberg or Neil Gow will win the Derby, which is to be run on June I,' and, therefore considerable interest attaches to their first meeting this season. Lemberg is not liberally engaged prior to the Derby, Column Produce Stakes, and Dee Stakes, being the only races for which he is eligible, but Neil Gow figures among the entrants for Greenham Stakes. Newmarket Biennial Stakes, Craven Stakes, Newmarket Stakes, Whitsuntide Plate, and Hurst Park Yearling Plate, all of. which are to be run before the Derby comes on. It is not likely that th<s colts will fill all the engagements mentioned, hut the result of yesterday’s race shows that Lord Rosebery has an excellent chance of annexing the blue riband of the English turf. '

(Per United Press «Association.) AUCKLAND, April 27

At the Auckland trots, Dan Patch covered one mile in 2.11 ’4-5, and won the purse of 250 sovs offered for any horse •mating 2.14.

BY “ACHILLES.” Irish Twist, probably one of the best horses ever raced on this coast, dropped dead on Saturday at Hawera, Irish Twist was bought by Mr R. H. Nolan, of Hawera, from the New Zealand Stud Company. He was by Ingomar—-Torori (Musket—Peeress); ho was Torori’s second foal, and came to light in 1890. His sire, Ingoraar is remembered as an exceedingly handsome horse, whose best turf performance was winning the Croydon Hurdle Race. The fastest, performer of Ingomar’s progeny was Hova, whose time for ten furlongs at Flemington of 2min 6sec .still holds good as the Australasian record. Irish Twist was raced by the Wanganui sportsman, Mr W, E. Tuck, for whom he won some good performances.

Stanley Wootton, younger brother of Frank Wootton, rode his fortieth winner when he won the Hainton Plate on Assayer at Lincoln at the opening of the current,season, and thus, says,the London Sportsman, lost his claim to,'the 31 u allowance. On Assayer he gave a grand exhibition of powerful finishing, but scacbely' less praise must be given to’little Escott, and it was interesting to see, such a desperate battle between the lads, who are staunch friends, and almost inseparable companions. At that time Frank Woot-. ton, who recently lost his,license for two months, was sailing along in good style. He won races at Lincoln on Glorielle. and Corinthian, while at Liverpool he successfully steered Longwind in the' Union Jack Stakes of 1000 sovs. Glorielle and Longwind are trained by Mr E. Wootton for Mr H. Lytham. In the race that Glorielle won there were 33 starters, and in Corinthian’s race 26 ran.