The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-26
RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES WON By
JOHN DAY.

Aas ohEAT METROPOLITAN bIAhES WoS d
JOHN DAY.
LONDON, April IS, 1917.
This was the second day OF the EPSON spring meet
Ing The great Metropolitan Stakes (handcap brought
out six contestants. Mr.. Alexander Baltazzps John
Day, with to laid agans, him in the latest betting.
won, with Norwich, At to second, and Lillian, at
TO II. third The following isa
SUMMARY.
The GREAr MITRoPoLiTAS STAKES (hand,cap) Of %
sova each, Is sovs. forfeit, and only sovs. II de-
clared by noon on Tuesday. January 80, to Mcssrs.
Weatheriy only, with 200 sovs aided; tho owner OF
the second horse 80 out OF the stakes
the winner Of nandicap alter the publication Of the
OF any Two handicaps. or OF the CITY and Suburban
Handicap. 10 lbs extra. About two miles and quar-
ter 10 start al the winning chair Sixty-three sub
scribers twenty-seven OF whom declared forfeit.
MI Alex. Baazzis br. 6 John Day. by John
Mr. Crawurds Oh. C. Norwich. by ST. Adams, out
OF Hetty, by Hobbie Noble. years, ST. los....
Mr.. Savic's b. m Lillian, by WinGrave, out OF Lady
Blanche, by voltigeur, aged. st. IL Ibs..........
THE WINNER.
John Day is we'll known ON the English turf having
run eight races In his two-ycar-old form, winning
three Of Thorn, and he started Ave smes a three
year-old, scoring ono victory. His first appearance
was Mt Brighton, August s. 1875 for sweepstakes Of
10 sovs each, sovs forfeit with 100 adoed from
the Brighton Race Fund, for two year.ods the winner
to be sold at auction for 200 II for 500 sovs, 10
os extra the winner 10 pay 70 sovs tor SIX dozen OF
claret Tor the Brighton Public Race dinner; half .
mile. Tho colt scored = victory, beating Daisy,
bay ally by Rosicrucian and Frontage. His
second appearance was ut Doncsster Sertem-
Der IA, when he ran . match for $1,000
with Lizzic Disn, Ave furongs and made dead heat
with tho nlly John Days next appearance at the
Newmarket First October when he Tor the Snail.
well Stakes, valued at f2l0, five furlongs and 40
yards, ana won, beating four Others He started the
day following for the First Nursery Handicap OF 1880
three furlohgs, 2l7 yards, anu third. Brgx Boy
won, with Rosinante second. Twelve wero behind
John Day. AT the Newmarket Second October he won
plate OF f240 nve furIongs and 40 yards, beating
field OF seven Two days alter this he fourth for
the Ditch Mile Nursery Handicap or eco, Hadrada,
Henaist and Gavnni being in front OF him tho finish
Aud he was once moro beaten In his old form,
this time Tor tho Now Nursery Stakes IA handicap at
tho Newmarket Noughton. Tho distance was Eve FUR.
longs and tho colt had l22 lbs ON his back. He was
fourth the winner knight OF the Bath, carrying only
% lbs, and the other two like weight John Day
began his three-ycar-old racing at the Newmarket
Craven meeting, on FRIDAY. April 20, by winning
was at Chester Tor the Chester Tradssmen's Cup OF
620 two miles and quarter. For this event there
eighteen starters and the race by Tam
o. Snanter John Day being long way from the front
at the finish. The colt was next engaged In the
Ccsarewitch Stakcs which was won by Roseberry,
starters. Al the Newmarket Houghon for tho Jockey
Club Cup tho Ccsarcwtch course) he was beaten by
Decentralization, Nougat, Cragmillcr and Clare
mont being behind him. He closed his racing for 1875
with for the Liverpool Autumn cup, about a
mile and halt There were twenty -our starters, and
Day being about the middle OF the defeated ones
the finish,