THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS VICTRESS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1524, 10 July 1919, Page 10

THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS VICTRESS.

No more glorious weather is likely to be experienced throughout the year than was enjoyed on the One Thousand Guineas afternoon (wrote “Vigilant”), and the fillies running in the big race seemed themselves to appreciate it, and instead of being upset by the warmth of the sunshine revelled in it. In no case was there any instance of their being fretful or otherwise than everything they ought to be.

After referring to preceding events, the writer then went on to say that only half an hour’s interval was allowed before the One Thousand Guineas, so the paddock inspection was naturally hurried, no more importance being attached by the Jockey Club to a classic race, apparently, than if it were a selling hurdle race. There appears to be no realisation of the fact that people come to Newmarket to see the horses and not merely to bet on them. There is no racecourse in the world where there is so little chance of carrying out this desire as at the headquarters of the British Turf. Nothing looked better in herself than Lord Rosebery’s filly Mapledurham, granted she has hardly the scope and freedom of a classic 'filly, and in this respect she failed by comparison with Bayuda. Lady James Douglas’ filly does not appear to have grown at all since her two-year-old days, but she is a racinglike filly, and the strongly-developed muscle over the loins behind the saddle suggests a power which her frame would otherwise lack. Roseway, that handsome and beautifully-named filly of Eir Edward Hulton’s, by Stornoway out of Rose of Ayrshire, was also liked. The start was a good one, but before they had gone half-way there was only one in it, and this was Rosewav, who raced clean away from her field, and, without ever being bustled or called upon for an effort, won in a canter by six lengths, the two to follow her past the post being Britannia and G'laciale. It was a distinctly stylish performance, and the winner came back to the paddock very pleased and proud of herself. This is the first classic winner Sir Edward

Hulton has ever owned, though Fi'finella won for him the “substitute” Derby and the “substitute” Oaks of 1916. Britannia belongs to Mr. Leonard Brassey, whose colours — scarlet, yellow cap—were once so familiar to racegoers, but which are rarely seen nowadays, and she is a daughter of Sunstar from his old favourite, Red Lily. Mr. Brassey won the One Thousand in 1900 with Winifreda, and he was also the owner of Bay Ronald, the sire of Bayardo. Glaciale is the property of Lord Derby, who also had Keysoe in the race, and no declaration was made, but it was Keysoe who carried the first colours, while Glaciale’s jockey wore a distinguishing white belt. Thus in this respect the Stanley House stable followed in the footsteps of Manton in the Two Thousand, their second string proving better than their first.

Roseway was bred by her owner, both the sire and the dam being his property. The time was Imin. 47 3-ssec., which is very slow, and this notwithstanding that the ground was perfect. It was 2sec. slower than the Two Thousand, and that in itself was slow. The mare who unquestionably impressed one as possessing most scope for improvement was Britannia. Of Bayuda it can only be said she was in the front rank (in a remarkably slowly-run race) for six furlongs, then at even this moderate speed she died away. (Note. —Bayuda won the Oaks.)