The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08
THE ENGLISH OAKS
The One Hundredth Anniversary Of thG
Great Filly Race.
LADIES' DAY AT EPSON.
Lord Falmouth's Jannetic the WinneF-Pil.
grimage Second and Clementine Third.
IsY CABLE TO THE nrRALp.1

LoxDos June Z 161G
The great nlly race OF tho year-rhe oaks-was ran
today ~ EPSON. There was great attendance "
witness race including several notablss. amons
these the Prince OF wAes and Prince Hsssan, Of
Egypt, besdes large party who went down 10 EPSON
with them by rail- There was . grand display OF
Euaiana's beauty on the Downs, a. the weather vas
most delightful.
The following the favoritcs, with their jockeys,
ana tho betting against them just before the race:-
Pilgrimage TO 4 tcannon); Jannette, s 10 II.
Arcncr); Eau dc Vie, 10 10 .custancc). The follow
ing werc considered the Observation-Disclosures, Fair
Lyonesc, Pulsatiila any frsciosa, and Bah OF the
Bowser iiiy
Pilgrimage started as favori.s at even money.
Inc race was by Lora Faimouth's bay hly
Janno.ts. MI. Cookson's chesnut nlly Pilgrimage
came In second. Count +. do Lagrange's chestnut
ny Clementne, against which the betting was 100 70
s, was bad third. JEANETTE won by lenZth.
Tho time OF tho race minutes and nny.fosP
seconds
THIS is the second time Lord Falmouth has won tha
Oaks the nrst time bong IN 1875. with Spnaway.
SUMMARY.
RENEWAL oY THE OAKS STAKES or SO sovs. each bah
forfeit Tor hiies lnsn tnree years old LIZ liza eachi
ABOUT milo and nalf starting ut the nsw hign level
starting post the owner Of the second any 20 receive
800 sovs aud tho third l5o sovs. out OF the staksa
Two hundred aud twelve subscribers.
Starters.
Lord Famouth's b. Jannctte, by Lord Clifden,
Nj. cooxson's en-. t. Pilgrimage, by Tue Earn or
the Palmer, out Of Lady Aadey. ............:...
Count +. de Lagranges Gu. l. Cienentinc, by Nor.
toner, out oil Regatta. .......................
Mr.. W. s. Cartwrighrs br. 1. Eau de We. BY
MI W. S. Carswrigh.'s CHI l. Far Lyonss., oy
Lord ~ on, out OF FairmiDster.
Mr. y. Dawson's b. T., BY Lord Ciiidep, out Of Pai-
Mr. G. Harr,son's Blk. / rren,o.a tiato vioiaj. By
Rosicrucisn. out VI Dark Blue ..................
IL. II. 4. mi al Rnh nj
tho bowster Z
THE wiNSgR-JAyxErTK.
JEANETTE was bred by owner, Lord Falmouth,
aud is BY Lord Clifdsn Qhe winner OF the ST. Legsr.
In 1859 OF Chevsaunce Ia Lord Lyon, the
winner OF the Two Thousand Guiness, Derby and ST.
Leger, In 1866. and OF Achievement the wtansr Of
the One Thousand ana ST. Logger In 1867, she BY
Stockwel, out Of Paradgm by Parsgone. which makes
her related TO ono Of the most successful racing fsm-
lies the English turf Janaotte is whole coorsd
bay, standing nearly sixteen hands, with immense
length aud depth OF body. hne biood-iike symmstry,
and excellent limbs and temper. Az twoyeAs-eld
she closed the with unbeaten record although
IN three out Of her victories she "waksd over"
the She defeated Insuiaire twice, the Spark,
Ncrina and Clementne, and It vas generally under.
stood that she better than her stable companion,
Cnlldsric Jannstto began nor racing career BY vin
ming the TrIenniai Stakes ~ Ascot, whom, with the
odds her, beat n field OF four the r
Y. e. IS iurlongs 1876 yardsL she captured sha
Richmond Stakes At Goodwood, when, again - tho
favoriso she by three lengths from Geld OF four
teen, including Seton, the winner Of the Darby. and
Insulairs the second horse. She ''walked overt
Tor The Wentworth Produce stakes 1t Doncsstsr anl
also for the Bucxsnham stakes the Newmarket First
October At tho second October meeting she beat In
suare Tor the Cesrwe stakes with difference Of only
two pounds between ,hem. At the meeting she
ssvui for fhnR Hey
winning Of the Criterion Stakes ~ the New
market Houghton meeting. when, unsxpscssdly aaa
with but lite preparation she taken Gus Of her
stable and run, Lord Falmouth having intended 10 rus
Childorc she started with the betting even against
her and beat Clemonlne seven others BY . neck,
which ended her years work with credit OF 81, 206.
As thrse-yssr-oid she did not start until shs one
Thousand Guinsas Newmarket meeting, ON the losh
uiL, whom she dashed second to Pilgrimage, three.
quarters Of length away, but two lengths front Of
Ciementina Jannstte's success must have Afforded
Lord Falmouth great satisfaction. He - one Of the
most thorouahgong sportsmsn In England, and vas
last year tho largest winner, with credit OF f34 STA
This year he has no. boon successful but ~ Jan.
nearly all the big stakes, including the 81
Legor no has yet plenty opportunity 70 again reach
the top Of the list.
rng sRcoSD-PILGRfMAGE
But little need be said OF Pilgrimage, she va
fully described In these columns on the occsstos
OF her winning tho Two thousand and One Thousand
Guneas, which double success maze her . strops
favorils for to-day. Had she succeeded she
would have been a worthy companion TO Crucinx.
Who captured tho three events In ls4o and OF For
mosa, who won them In 1865; but nov she stands
alone tho winner Of the Two events, and - she
10 entered for the ST. Leger, her chances for she
great e-year-old races arc gone, although sns
viii have plenty OF opportunities 70 beat Jasnssss
II she can, IN the Tor which both are
| entered ~ Ascot and Goodwood.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ciemsntins bred in France, whore she u
| thought by many 20 be the best In the Lagrange
stables. Although sho 10 good oily IL has been her
fate 10 DC always well up NJ the finish, but nos shs
winner This spring sbe sent to France "
run the great French stakes. she won the Pouss
des Produiss Al the Paris meeting but was injured by
q kick ana was unable for The Prx Dc Diane
/ French oaksl ~ Cnaniiliy on the 18TH ut