ENGLISH RACING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue II, 13 July 1901, Page 62

ENGLISH RACING.

(Friui Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, May 10. Time and space forbid one to linger long over the glories of the Newmarket Spring Meeting of 1901, wliich will be xnenioiable for a succession of brilliant summer days and for the success of a rank outsider in the principal event of the meeting, to wit, the Two Thousand Guineas. Taken as a whole, the meeting points clearly to the fact that our three-year-olds this year are a very moderate lot all round, and to the iMjrsibility of Australia reaping Some glory on Derby Day if Carbines eon, Mum.Licher, continues to improve •s he seems to be doing at present. The held for the Guineas, which was worth £5300 to the winner, mustered IT strong, and the fancied goods were Sir R. Griffith’s Veles, a T to 2 chance at. flag fall, Mr L. de Rothschild’s JDoricles, warmly supported at fours, Mr King’s Orchid, which had a strong following at 9 to 2, and Sir B. Maple’s Lord 800. whose friends were always ready to take six to one. In the outside s inks were Sir Ernest Cassells’ Handicapper, a brown son of Matchmaker and Agnes Osborne, quoted at 33’s, and Lotd Wolverton’s Osbach, against which 40 to 1 was on offer. The field got away to an excellent start, but ere half a mile had been covered liamlicapper had taken the lead, with Veles, Osbach and Orchid his nearest attendants. In the dip Uorielcs came up hand over hand and took second place, but could not come nigh Handicapper, who cantered home the easiest of winners by a couple of lengths from Mr Rothschild’s son of Fioiizel 11. and Rosalie. Osbach was third, a neck behind, with Veles an indifferent fourth, and Lord Bobs coming home with the ruck. The time of the winner was Im 435, as compared with Diamond Jubilee’s Im 41 2-5 s last year. The record for the race rests with Gaitee More, which in 1897 ran the mile and eleven yards in 1.40 3-5. Handicapper was bred by Mr D. Fraser in 189 S, mid was bought the following year bv Sir Ernest Cassel for 380 guineas. He made his first appearance at Ascot last year, where he ran unplaced for tile New Stakes. He next ran fourth for the July Stakes at Newmarket, 19C-), behind Veles and Doricles, and subsequently won the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, then running second to Arta in the Moulton Stakes at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting. His only previous outing this year was at the Newmarket Craven Meeting, where he ran unplaced to Petridge in the Second Welter Handicap. He is engaged in the Derby and I.eger. and for the first - named race is now quoted a ten to one chance. Though heavily hit by the Two Thousand favourite’s going under, backers got a In tie of their own back again in the One Tifousand, which brought out a field of fifteen fillies to compete for the £4450 at stake. The public declared for Sir James Miller’s Aida, by Galopin out of Queen Adelaide, which started a hot favourite at 13 to 8. N*xt in Demand was Princess Melton at 3 to 1, and the well-backed division included St. Aldagone at sevens. Sir Ernest Cassel’s Fleur d’Ete and Lord Derby’s Santa Brigada at tens. The’ race proved highly exciting. From a good start Aida made running, followed by Santa Brigada and Fleur d’Ete. In this order they ran to the Bushes, where Aida was still in the van. followed by Santa Brigada and Fleur d’Ete. the rest being widely scattered. As they went to the Abingdon M:le B >-tom. Santa Brigada slightly headed Aida, but soon gave way again, and Fleur d’Ete, coming again, looked like completing a useful ‘•double’’ for Sir E. Cassel. A fine race home was witnessed up the hill, but Aida, sticking to her work, w ore Fleur d’Ete down and won by a neck, with Santa Brigada a poor third. Time. Im 44 2-ss. ■ Record, Im 42 2-ss, by CheLandry in 1897. Aida made her first appearance last yenr in the Champion Breeders’ Biennial Foal Stakes at Derby, running second to the filly by Isinglass out of La Fleche. Her next engagement via

at the Kempton Park October Meeting, when she secured the Imperial Produce Stakes. The One Thousand marked her first public appearance as a three-year-old. and her future engagements include the Oaks, Eclipse Stakes and the St. Leger. 1 hr ugh the Chester Cup has fallen from its high estate as one of the biggest ante-post betting raves of the year, the race itself still maintains its holo on the racing public, and on "Wednesday last the crowd assembled on the Eeodee to witness the decision of “t’ccop” was immense. The field for the Cup mustered seventeen strong, and included Mr Pierre Lorillard s American horse David Garrick, 4yrs, 8.10; Mr Jardine’s Lady Penz ince, 4yrs, 7.5; Sir E. Vincent’s Australian importation Stoceado, syrs, 7.13; Sir J. B. Maple’s Aquasculum, 4yrs, 8.0; Evasit, 4yrs, 7.8; May Bruce, syrs, 7.7: and Blumenaue, 6yrs. 7.0. Th’s galley held all the runaers backed with any spirit, and of them Evasit was favourite at 100 to 30. 9 to 2 being laid against Lady Penzance, 8 Io 1 against Stoceado. 10’s against David Garrick, Aquascntum and Muy Bt uce. and 12 to 1 against Blumenaue. At the post there was a sFght delay and a couple of breaks away before Admiral Drake jumped off in front and made the running from Blumenaue and Aquascutum, in front of St'-eeadc and Lady Penzance. Turning ent of the straight Destroyer joined Admiral Drake, and the pair went on side by side from Aquascntuni, Blumenaue, Stoceado and Lady Penzance. On re-entering the straight Admiral Drake was holding a slight lead cf Destroyer, with Aquascutum, and Blumenaue next, in front cf Stoceado. Passing the stand The second time Admiral Drake was clear cf Aquascutum, then came Stoceado and May Bruce, in front of Destroyer and Lady Penzance, with Evasit and Gadfly the last two. Six furlongs from home Parquetry joined Admiral Drake, and the pair went on in front of Aquascutum. Elena,, and Stoceado; then came David Garrick, with May Eruce, Herminius. Lady Penzance, and Senateur next, clear of Sheerness and Evasit, and Destroyer last. Making the Grosvenor Bridge turn for home Admiral Drake was beaten, and Stoceado drew to the front, followed by May Bruce, Aquascutum, David Garrick and Blumenaue- Soon afterwards Aquascutum gave way. and Stoceado entered the straight in front of May Bruce, David Garrick, and Lady Penzance. Below the distance David Garrick shot to the front, followed by Lady Penzance, and won easily by two lengths, three lengths separating second and third. Time 4min 16 1-5 sec.