ENGLISH RACING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XI, 10 September 1904, Page 20

ENGLISH RACING.

July 29. The Summer Cup was the only rave of the Liverpool meeting held last week rail--I>K for attention in these notes. Fur this event, which is a handicap worth 4CIOJM and is derided over a mile and three furlungs, a field of 10 turned out. and pride ©f place in the betting was held by Court Scandal, 3yrs, 6.3, at 5 to 1; the top-weight, Mr Joel's Bachelor’s Button, syrs, V.<>, being second in demand at sixes, with odds ranging from 17 to to 100 Io 7 offered against the rest, including the ex-Australian sportsman, Mr R. lieuplug's Trenton cult Foundling, 3yrs, 7.0, which started at tens. Backers were not far out in their selection, for though the favourite rut up badly, Bachelor's Button ran a great horse, ami though vigorously challenged by Foundling and Whistling Crow <4yrs, 8.10), at the distance, won cleverly by a length, Trenton’s sou beating the Crow a head for second honours. Foundling, by the way, got off very badly, and had a tremendous amount of leeway tu make up ere he could get within striking distance of the leading horses. His efforts to do so no doubt took a lot out of him, but be ran true as a gun barrel to the end, and, possessed as he is of both stamina and courage, is quite likely to credit Mr Henning with one of the big “backend” handicaps ere his racing carver closes.

“Glorious Goodwood,” as the July meeting on the Duke of Richmond’s estate is called, was. thanks to the presence of the King and Queen on the opening day, quite as big a social affair as “Royal Ascot,” but from the backer’s point of view it was not at all a successful meeting. Favourites “went down” in three out of four events, «nd the Stewards’ Cup (which, though Worth only £602, is “the” race of the ®aeetlng), fell to a rank outsider In Mr J. M. Kern’s Mela yr (Ayrshire—Melton Queen), 3yrs, 6.9, which, getting the best of a rather ragged start, made every yard of the running, ami, sprcadeagling the field, won easily by three lengths from Killeeyan.3yrs, 6.0, and Helter-Skelter. Melayr’s starting price was 40 to 1. and bis victory was the biggest “skinner” the l>ooklen rejoiced over since O’Donovan Rossa, starting at 66 to 1, beat 20 other competitors for the same race in 1901.

On Tuesday last there were 19 starters, •nd of the three placed horses Helter-skel-ter was the only one seriously backed at 8 to 1. Against the winner many bookmakers pad not laid a cent, and beyond the stakes Me layr s stable connections are very little better off for bis win. The Stewards' Cup, which is a six-fur-long sprint, lias provided many a turn-up during the last 30 years. In addition to Mvlayr’s and O'Donovmi Rossa’s unexpected victories, the record shows that in 1899 • 20 to 1 chance got home, while three rears earlier the winner’s price was 25 to 1. and in 1894 Ganway won at 40 to 1, as also did C’raflon in 1896. In the year preceding and following Crafton’s victory the race was won by 33 and 25 to 1 chances respectively, and in the early seventies no horse starting at less odds than 20 to 1 was aide to win the race.

Of the remaining races time and space preclude more than the briefest mention Of the principal events. The Goodwood Plate, run on Wednesday over two miles, brought out nine tried stayers, including the Chester (’up winner, Mr Hall Walker’s Sandbag tßavcnsbiiry-Sandldast), 4yrs, 7.6, which, starting at 85 to 20 against, won Somewhat easily by three pails of a length from Harestield (6yrs. 7.4), the topweight. Bachelor's Button (syrs, 9.10), being third four lengths away. In the Sussex Stakes, one mile. Mr Douglas Baird's Mousqueten. a three year old colt by Carbine out of Musa, proved victorious by half a length from the Duke of Devonshire’s Burgundy, and three others, thus crediting his owner with a stake worth a little over £6OO. The Lavant Stakes for two-year-olds, worth £715, fell to Mr A. Janies, whose roll. Golden Gleam, one of the last of the dead Bend Or’s ger. just got home by « short head from Eord Hamilton’s Brother Bill, which had started a hot favourite at 2 to 1 on.

Yesterday the Goodwood Cup of £1750, run over 2J miles, brought out h small tirld ©f five, ami favouritism rested with the King’s gigantic three-year-old volt Chatsworth. at 6 to 4 against. Next in demand to Ills Majesty’s horse was Mr Faber's Saltpetre (St. Simon--Billow), 4yis, 7.10, end Mr Masker's William Rufus (4yrs. 9.10) had a strong following also. The latter's chance was destroyed by a couple of heavy kicks from Chatsworth at the post, and Ba It pet re, making nearly all the running, .won in a canter from the King's colt. In the Prince of Wales’s Slakes, a valuable race, worth £2400 to the winner, ami confined .to two-year-olds, a desperate struggle look place between the Duke of Devonshire's filly. Full Cry (Flying Fox-*-Eady Vlllekins) ami Sir James Miller s filly Aimitie, which started joint favourites at 6 to 4 against in a field of five. The pair passed the post locked together, and It was Dot until the number of the Duke’s filly was hoisted that any of the spectators knew’ whhh had won. The Rous Memorial Stakes, another tw*o-year-old event, worth a dear £l<N»i). was whittled down to a duel between Mr King’s Colt Comedian (Orme or Mimic —Blare) and Mr J no. Porter’s Kehallan. Comedian started a hot favourite at 6 to 1 on. and justified the odds by landing home half a street ahead of Its solitary opponent.