SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13332, 22 March 1911, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING IN ENGLAND. Press Association.—Telegraph,-Copyright. Received March 22, 10.10 a. in.' LONDOiM, March 21. Hie Lincolnshire Handicap resulted; Mercutio 1, Brandhninitino 2, Spanish I’rince 3. ' BY “ACHILLES.” The accident to Kildbnan at the Napier Park meeting was a most peculiar one. Tlie son of Kilchefan did not begin as well as he did on the opening day, and when they came to the hurdle in front of the stand he was in the centre of the field. Two of the horses in front of him hit the fence hard, and a piece of the batten was seen to fly back and hit the horse with great fores over the eye. The blow stag 4 gered the horse, and after ho had covered another furlong his rider pulled him up, and on returning to the paddock it was found that his eye had been knocked right out. The accident will probably cud Kildonan’s career as a racehorse. The probabilities are that the Racing Commission will not confine themselves to the mere question of restriction of the number of days for which licenses should he issued and the courses to be used. It will not be surprising if, when making their report/ they submit to the Minister for Internal Affairs a series, of .proposals for the conduct of racing generally. The time in the Newmarket Handicap (Imin 12.1r.0c) was a record for Victoria, and is within a quarter of a second of the Australasian record put up by Soultlihe at Randwick. C. Cooper, who rode Queen o’ Scots, is one of the few jockeys riding at present who retains the old style of sitting a horse. He is not a crouchcr. M. Connell is a strong rider, and he got the most out of Broadsword, tut the trouble with the New Zealander was that he could not got going fast enough. , ■ One of the features of the Newmarket Handicap was the concluding run put in by Broadsword, who seemed to “drop from the clouds’’ in the last 50 yards, and finished within bss than a length of the winner. “Where did he come from?” was a question heard on all sides, so dramatic and electrifying was his ‘‘finish, when Broadsword was going as fast again as Queen o’ Scots and Dehart Rose. Another half dozen “long ones” such as the New Zealander was putting in would assuredly have carried him first past the post. . The contest in the Essenden Stakes, run at Flemington on the 4th inst., it transmits was' a good deal more exciting than the'cablegram announcing the result conveyed. In describing the race “Moatyn” savsWhat may -be aptly described, as a galloning treat was provided in the Essenden Stakes. Odds were, of course, demanded and freely laid on the Englishman, while Trafalgar was second in favour. To ensure a sound pace for Trafalgar the Messrs Mitchell started Bibbenluke, and there was very little loa’fing. They certainly went a little steadily over the opening couple of furlongs, and thou Son of the Marsh took a hand and reeled off the next two furlongs inside of 25soc. From that out the pace was a cracker. Coming down the side Trafalgar , moved, to the front, and simultaneously Comedy King and Alawa went in pursuit. The chestnut led around the turn by the barest trifle from Comedy King, with Alawa at his lieels. Trafalgar rounded the turn first, and thousands of. people held their breaths, as at the two furlong post lie shot away for a stride or two, and must have been a length and a half to tne good of Comedy King, while Alawa had had enough. McLachlan niggled at Comedy King, and still Trafalgar held his own. Then McLachlan drew; his whip, and thatVvas'hill that was required. Comedy King, with a turn of speed seldom seen nowadays, was up alongside thq chestnut, and -ahead of him. People were simply carried off their legs and immediately began cheering, for those few strides.settled the race, and also the championship honours. Comedy King went on and won handsomely. He was accorded a fitting reception, and tbp cheering was renewed when the; time (2min 31|sec) was posted; and it was seen that he had broken all records. There is no doubt Comedy King is a champion,and seeing him now and remembering him in the spring makes one realise what a great horse he must be to have won the Melbourne Chip in the condition he was then. It is really hard to class the Comedy King of to-day with the Comedy King of the spring, and for al] that ho won the Melbourne Cup. So Jong as Comedy King holds condition ho will be unbeatable this season.