The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-13
RACING IN ENGLAND.
ROSY CROSS WINS THE GREAT SHROPSHIRE
HANDICAP.

ROSY CROSS WINS THE GREAT SHROPSHIRE
HANDICAP.
LONDON. Nov. IL. 1879.
The race for the Great Shropshire Handicap came
of to-day ut the Shrewsbury November Meeting and
was won by Mr.. Rymills fye-year-old brown marc
Rosy Cross Mr.. Crawfurd's fve-year-old chestnut
horse Avontes secured the second place and Lord
Hastings three-year-oll bay Ally Bresdander the
third place.
The betting just before the 80 to against
Rosy Cross. to against Avontes and to against
Breadfnder Twelve horses
The following is q summary
The Great Shropshire Handicap Of 500 sovs. in
specie. added to sweepstakes OF rs sovs. each 10
forfeit; entrance, sovs; winner selling stakes
twice. or once of 800 sovs 10 lbs extra the winner
to give 70 sovs. to expenses; the second horse to
save his stake; the new straight mile; rs subs. As
Mr. Rymiil's br. IN. Rosy Cross, by Rosicrucian,
out OF Inquisition. 5years old. lo3 lbs.
Mr.. Crawfurd's CHI. b. Avontes. by Distin, out of
Avondale years old. 1913 lbs. observation-disclosures. 2
Lord Hastings b. {. Breadhnder. by Brown Bread.
out Of Ethel dam MyD. years old. H. lbs.....
THE WINNER.
Rosy Cross. brown mare. by Rosicrucian. dam In
QUESTION. years old. commenced her racing
at Lincoln as q two-year-old in the Brocklesby
Stakes. halt mile. and ran second to Midlothian.
carrying III lbs having nine behind her ct the
finish. Her next appearance was at Northampton.
for the Althorp Park Stakes. which she won in
ter by four lengths. beating o field of nine Rosy
Cross was next seen at Ascot in the Queens Stand
Plate. furlongs and l3G yards. when she ran
fourth. Lowlander won. with Tantalus second
Laure third. At Windsor, week afterward. Rosy
Cross won the Royal Stakes. Ave furlongs. beating
Lucy Penny, Burgomaster and Sign Manual. She
next appeared at Redcar, where she scored another
victory at FIVE furlongs by beating Chevron and
NJ ~.
at tho same place. she the Park Stakes by beat
ing Serape and James Pigg half nile thus scoring
four victories out of six starts two.year-old.
Rosy Cross started Ave times Is q throe.year-
old and only scored ono victory. which was
at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting. II
was the Limited Free Handicap (the Rowiey
mile) when she beat Avontes Gladia and
Rylston. The races she was beaten in were the
Great Warwickshire Handicap one mile and . half.
which was by Bloomfield. Geryon second; the
Stewards Cup at Goodwood. three-quarters OF o
mile whore she had ten in front Of her and twelve
behind her at the finish; the Cesarewitch Stakes ut
Newmarket Second October Meeting, two miles and
quarter and twenty-eight yards, which was won
by Hilarious. beating twenty-four others. and
in the Cambridgeshire. which was won by
Jongleur. Rosy Cross four-yesr-old
was very unfortunate. She started six
times aud never scored victory In her
first race. the Lincolnshire Handicap. mile she
second to Kaleidoscope. having fourteen be-
hind her at the finish. She next in the City and
Suburban Handicap, won by seftoni then in the
Manchester Cup. mile and half which was won
by Attalus; next in the Royal Hunt Cup, won BY
Julius Caesar. Belphmbe second, Rosy Cross third,
with sixteen behind her. She I'M
placed in the Kempton Park Cup. won
by Rylston. Ivy second Herald third. Rosy
Gross fourth with four behind her. And
she closed the year by running third for the Surrey
and Middlesex Handicap Plate one mile and quar-
ter. AS hveyear-old Rosy Cross began at the Lin
coin Spring Meeting in the Lincolnshire Handicap.
straight mile. which was won by Lord Rosebery's
Touchet. Mars second. Sir Joseph third. She next
ran in the City and Suburban. about mile and
quarter. which was won by Parole. Ridotto second
Cradle third And after q good let up Rosy Cross
won the Great Shropshire Handicap to-day with the
odds Of 80 to against her.