ENGLISH RACING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, 8 July 1905, Page 19

ENGLISH RACING.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) I.ONDON May 19 East winds and clouds of dust somewhat marred th** enjoyment of thos«* who journeyed to Newmarket this week. The interesting event of the meeting was of coutse the Newmarket Stakes of £l.’>>•’. for thr«*-year-olds. run over ten furlongs, in whieii Lord Rosebery’s undefeat »*d Derby candidate Cicero (Cyllene—Gas), which was easily at th** top of the tree as a two-year-old. emerged from his hmg retirement to sec* what he could do with Liangibbu. Siguorino. Rouge Croix. Po'.ymetus. Kama, and Stadtholder. the fiistnamed three having been beaten fairly easiiy in rhe* Two Thousand Guineas by Vedas. Cicero was backed with the utmost confidence by his stable <*onm*<*tions. 3 to 1 being readily laid oil Lord Rosebery’s colt's chance. Against Siguorino ami Llangiby 9 to 1 was always on offer, and against Mr R. Henning's whilom Derby "snip." Rouge Croix. 2*> to 1 was freely laid. Against the rest it was a case of “any price you like.’’ From an indifferent start, in which Kama ami Stadtholder sufTeied »-onsi*b*iabiy Siguorino rut out the work to th.* Bushes, when* Llaugibby ran to the lira I of affairs, with Cicero in close pursuit, and Siguorino and Rouge Croix in near attendance. Descending tin* bill Rouge Cioix was in difficulties, ami Cicero secured the lead, ami making the lot of th** running, won comfortably by a length and a half from L'angibby. with Siguorino six lengths away third, ami Roug * Croix next. The race was run in 2.10 -1-5. ami strangely enough the record for tin* race is held by Cicero's sin*. Cylleno, wlih-h in istw beat ten opponents in 2.7. Taking into consideration the fact that he had not been under silk in public for nearly ten months, ami. moreover, was ruiiiiing untried, Cicero's perfornianco must be deemed perfectly satisfactory. Il** ought with some confidence be relied on to beat all opr hometrained lot in the Derby. It remains to be R<*«*n whether his class js ns good ns that of the French crack*. Vai d’Dr an! Janly. None of the three concerned has

J *t lasted the bitterness of defeat, which is quite a unique record. The only other ra»*«* at Newmarket which Heed be mentiom*d in these notes is th.* Payii Stakes «»f £725. also for thrve-y»*ar- • •hls. in which the King’s Dei by candidate. Carst.»m*. ami Sir E. \'im*ont’s Shah Jchan—another possible starter in the "Blue Riband" event —were op|H»sed by tm* ex-s;*Ling plater Cape Verde, ami three utheis. Shah Jeiian was made a warm favourite at 15 to 8 against, aud Cape Verde was well tacked at 9 to 4. The King s horse showed up well for a mile and then gave way to Shah Jehan ami tape \ erde. who ran a desperate race fo* the last half mile, first one and then the other getting a bit the best of it. However. Cape Verde laste<i the lu'Cer of the pair, ami won a great race by a head. t K . co:t hchig third 'down the I>a - rk «>. Friday I 1..: f ‘<'’«>ured with glorious wt alher. aud the preseti. e of the King was ~ "1 1 a brilliant success. Big fields aud exciting finishes were the order of the day. but backers had a rather bad time of it owing to the favourites going down In most of the races. Tin* great event of the meeting was. of <*onrsc . the “Great Jubilee Handicap." worth £2b.s». now derided over a mile and a quarter instead of the mile which Ben digo neg..(iate<l in 1887 and his sueei*ssors—including timsr graml horses Minting. Orvlrto. and Victor Wild down to For last Saturday s races 14 goml class handicap animals faced th** gate, including Ypsilanti, which won in 1903 and ISMM. and was now set to carry 9.13. In spite of weight the old horse was heavily backed to win at 13 to 2. Lancashire (4yrs, 7.1(h at 11 to 2. aud I nion Jack (-»yrs, 8.91 at sixes l«eing the only horses heading Ypsilanti in the quotations. There was heavy metal also for Flower-seller (4yrs. 7.1 U ami Mr BlenkIron’s Ambition t4yrs. 7.D. L'Aiglon. Dean Swift, Homer, hut against Fermoyle i6yrs. 7.12 i. Lavruse. aud the rest odds’of from 30 t<> 4<» tv 1 were on offer.

Frrom a splendid -tart Ambition led the field until the bend into the straight, where a S'Timmage spoilt whatever chance Ypsilanti possessed ami interfere*! materially with the prospects of several horses well placed at the time. As the field swung round Into the straight the outsider Housewife was leading Ambition, upon whose heels were I nion Jack. Dean Swift. Ferm*»yle. A quarter of a mile from home Ambition took up the running, with Fermoylc. Romer, and i nion Jack in hoi pursuit. The last-named pair were shaken off at the distam-e. but Fermoyle stuck to his w’ork with such determination that Ambition only managed to squeeze home by the shortest of short heads. Union Jack being beaten fully two lengths. The winner, an aptly-named s*m of Pride and Pegaway. was bought as a yearling for 1(H» guinea's, ami as a tw*.»-ycar-*»ld was never above plating fame, but last year he showed great

Improvement aud ear mat winning bracket* funr times In g«»*»d company. Next in importance to the “Jubilee" wa* the race for the Stewards’ llamli**ap of £B7s. decid**d over six furlongs. This produced a field of 17. and result»*d in a desperate race between Mr J. Daly's St. Brendan (Hyrs. 8.111. Thrust (3yrs. G. 13). Brother Bill <3yrs. <».l2>, and Alrlte Hyrs. 7.1 li. This quartette commenced their tussle a couple «>f furlongs fr«*m home, ami all the way up the straight they came in a line, first one ami then another getting a head the best of its rival. As they flash<*d past the post <»nly the judge In his box could have placed them, ami he gave St. Bremlan the spoils by a sh«»rt hea«l from Thrust, win h hi (urn beat Brother Bill a like distance, with Airlie lieaten as far for third place. It was one of the finest finishes ever seen at Kempton.