Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-16
First in a Selling Race at the New
market Meeting.
BOUGHT IN BY MR.. DWYER, THE OWNER
Comments of the London Papers
on StoneneIPs Defeat.
SIMS RIDING CRITICISED

NEWMARKET, England, May 16-A
damper was placed today upon the crow
ing of the English sporting fraternity over
the defeats Of American horses, and es-
pecially over their jubilant utterances after
the defeat of Stonenell yesterday in the
selling plate, when Mr.. Michael F. Dryers
horse finished sixth, with Sims up, and was
bought in by Mr.. T. Hoodless, the owner
Of Crawley, the second horse, for $40
guineas.
Mr.. Michael F. Dryers aged gelding
Banquet won the selling plate of 1O3 SOW
eie!gns today, and was afterward bought
in by Mr.. Dwyer for 1,5S5 sovereigns.
The conditions of the race were as fol-
lows: selling plate of 1903 sovereigns,
three-year-olds to carry 10 pounds and
four-year-olds and upward to carry 126
pounds; the winner to be sold by auction
for 300 sover,igns; entrance fee sover-
eigns, course the ditch mile; five entries or
no race. --".s
Banquet Won.
The following was the result: Mr.
Michael F. Dryers bay gelding Banquet.
aged, first; bay horse Drogo six years old.
second; bay flly Courante. three years old,
tfird. Ten horses started. Banquet and
Drcgo carried 126 pounds and Courante.
carried ITO pounds. The betting at the
start was to 4 against Banquet; to 2
against Drogo and 20 to l against Courante
Under the conditions of the race today
the sum of 1,2S5 sovereigns the balance
above the selling price, 300 sovereigns,
which Banquet realized, was divided be-
tween the owner Of Drogo and the race
fund.
Skill cut out the work from Belhomme
and Courante, Monkeyboat lying next to
Advance, Drogo and Banquet. They ran
thus to the distance where Drogo came to
the front, but was Immediately collared by
banquet, who won a good race by half a
| length. Three lengths separated second
and third horse
Mr.. Bridges Willyams' Beckysharpe had
a oD Walkover today for the Dyke plate of
5000 sovereigns for two-year-olds, last five
furlongs of the ditch mile. The original
entries included Mr.. Richard Cookers
Belle Meade, Herbert II, Montauk and Nat
tie Bumppo, who died at sea while on the
voyage from New York to this country.
All of Mr.. Cookers horses were scratched.
What London Papers Sny.
LONDON. May 1.-the evening news
papers are jubilant over the defeat of
| Stonenell yesterday in the selling plate
race al Newmarket. They say that Hardy
Campbell, the trainer of the American
horses, was 1.-The sorriest looking man at
Newmarket after the race"
Referring to the losses of the American
| sportsmen, one paper says: "A cart load
of American dollars was lost and it was
| the last straw when, under the conditions
of the race the owner of Crawley, who
| ran second, claimed the horse and got him
at quarter of his value
The press comments variously on the de-
feat of Stonenell. The Graphic says that
Stonenell and The Nipper were the only
ones backed in field of fourteen. Stone
nell was beaten in the dip, and was ridden
hard when he had not ghost of a chance,
but The Nipper came to the front when
| tod oy11 howl lro Nvarr
sold to Prince Soltylzoff, and the owner Of
Crawley claimed Stonenell.
The Post says on the same subject that
Stonenell repea ted his Craven meeting vag~
aries at the post and delayed the start
over a quarter of an hour. The writer in
the Post continues: Before losing he had
several lengths the start, and when he
came to 'acing at the finish the Yankee
jockey was all abroad. 1 cannot recall
such an effete exhibit Sims, who finished
so very rocketty that he really looked like
falling off. So general was the impression
that Stcnenell ought to have won that he
was claimed for f5O3"