The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-29
THE OAK S.
The Ninety-seVenth Great La
dies Race at Epson.
s p i n A w AY WIN s.
Pedigree of the Victor-Her Pre-
vious Performances.

LONDON, May 2s. 1875.
Second In importance only to the Derby and al
most equal 10 1t in interest Outside OF betting
crclesl, the Oaks which was run to-day al
EPSON, Is looked forward TO as tue great My race
OF the year. and It's winner earns fame quite as
lasting II not as brilliant, as that which attaches
TO the possession OF the '.Blue Ribbon"
THE WEATHER AND ATTENDANCE.
The weather was pleasant In the morning ana
promised favoraoly for the sport on the EPSON
Downs, but as the hour approached for the racing
TO begin the SKY became threatening. and an &C.
casional Shower dampened the ardor OF many nne
weather race Goers. Consequently the attend
ance, early In tue dSy, was rather small bur when
the time for the running OF the principal event
had come, although the weather was then wet,
the assemplage on the course was iully up TO the
average.
THE STARTERS.
out OF l36 original subscribers, only seven 1lltes
appeared at the starting post-these being LORD
Falmouth's Spinaway, the same owners Lady
Love, Mr.. J. N. Astey's Sister to Musket, Count
Lagranges La Sauteuse, Mr.. Ii. Cnaplin's Hazel
dean, Mr.. W. ). Cartwrlgrt's chestnut Oily, by
Saunterer, and Mr.. ]. ". Macdonald's Merry
Maid.
THE BETTING.
Lord Falmouths Spinaway, VINO mad won the
One Thousand Guineas stakes IN q canter, from
field or SIX, including however none OF her pres
ent opponents except Sister to Musket. mad the
call IN the betting at TO 4, although since snas
event Lady Love. who Is also owned by Lord Fall
mouth. mad taken first place on the books. Tho
latter was freely backed at 10 !, wnile 20 TO
was offered against sister 10 Musket.
sPINAwAY THE WINNER.
Spinaway fully justified the confidence OF her
supporters ana repeated her Newmarket perform
ance winning the race at her ease by length,
her owners second entry Lady Love, coming in
second ana Mr.. J. n. Astey's Sister TO Musket
thlro. La Sauteuss was fourth, with Hazeldean
NTH, the Farmlnster lilly sixth and Merry Maid
bringing up ne rear
The winner was ridden by +. Archer, who has
been her jockey on the nve OCCASIONS IN which
Spinaway has appeared IN pubic.
SUMMARY.
EPSON, ENGLAND. MAY Is is75.-Ninety.Sixth
forfeit: Tor tnree-year-old llies TO carry l22 lbs
the second 10 receive 800 sovs. and the third $50
sovs. out OF the stakes; closed with l36 subscno-
ers, OF which seven started About one mile ana
man. starting az the New High Level posi-.
Lord Famoutn's b. I. spinaway, by Aacaroni
Lord Falmouta's ca. J. Lady Love. oy Blair
Athol, dam vergiss Mem Ncnt, l22 lDs......
Toxophllite dam by West Australian, LIZ los.
Couut f. de Lagrange's D: 1. La sauteuse, by
Aan.at-Arms, oam FIRST Lady. l22 lbs. ...... 4
Mr.. II. unaphn's 0. Hazeldean, by Cathe-
dra dam Nutbush, l22 lbs....................
w. -.
FalrmnsIer, IL lbs.
M. j. w. Mscdonald's en-. T. Merry Maid, oy
Camerlno, dam Merry May, ~ lbs ........... Z
Spinaway was bred by Lord Falmouth, In 1872,
and Is. as VIII be seen from the above pedigree,
By Macaroni, out OF Queen Bertha, winners OF the
Derby and OAKS IN 1858, ana hall sister 10 Blanche
heur 10y saunlererl, Paladin 10y Fitz RoiandJ,
ana Queens Messenger tby TIumpeter) Eacn OF
these has done wen under the black, white and
red OF the mouse OF Falmouth, Queens Messenger
running third ior the Two Thousand and Derby In
1874 winning both The Prince OF Wales Stakes
ana St James Palace STAKES at Ascot In Lne same
year, ana Blancneheur running tnlrd last year
tue one thousand, fourth for the Oaks, second
Tor the Coronation stakes and close up In several
otner races
As a two-year-old Spnaway aid not DO as well as
Queens Messenger the latter winning all lie
started Tor, bu. she equalled tue performances OF
Paladln and Bancheneur, winning once out or
July Meeting, when she was beaten BY the
! French bred huy Pensacola and Timour Tor the
EAeter stakes, haif . mile; Sne was next
Newmarket, when she improved point Dy run
ning second iort tue October Produce Stakes over
laud, both carrying ll9 pounds. Spinaway was
evidently OF tue improving kind. she won ner
/ tnird effort when sne beat seymour. New Holland
and two others for tue HoneDred sweepstakes
over SIX iurlong course. receiving simply tho
pounds TO tue 10 pounds OF her competitors
AS three-Jedr-old sne commenced very bril-.
liantly, winning the One Thousand Gulness as
noted, aud now to-day's race places another I'm
portant victory to ner credit. she was trained by
Matthew Dawson, aud, oy her dual victory In the
Two great nlJ races OF 1875, promises to become
famous as the late Mr. Launde's Apology, VINO, in
add, lon thereto, won the 81. Leger last year,
record when cannot be equalled by Splnaway, as
sne Is not engaged In the ST. Leger stakes.
ENGAGEMENT.
Spinaway's engagements Tor the year are:-
i Tue twenty-seventn Produce Stakes at The New
market Frst october Meeting: toe Royal Stakes
4 Newmarket Oaks at the second October; the
Ascot Derry, the Gratwlcke aud Nassau stakes at
\ Good ood: the Yorkshire OAKS and the Doucaster
STAKES, many OF which sne must win II she escapes
accident.
4 Lady Love. w1o was second In the race ana
also owned by LORD Falmouth, was more sue
cesslul than Splnaway as q tHo-year-olu. she
ran on ten OCCASIONS, winning i've events.
Win both 1rst aud second tie Oaks wearing
tue colors or one stable Is quite enouga glory Tor
one daY. Lord Falmouth mas also been Derby
winner, as ms Kngcrzit, Dy King Tom, captured
that important stkae in 1870.