Evening star., 1897-03-23
RACING IN ENGLAND
The Lincolnshire Handicap Opens the
Season.
PROMISES TO Be A BRILLIANT ONE
Thirty-Eight American Horses to
Take Part.
WHAT THE TRAINERS SAY

Winkefelds Pride won the Lincolnshire
handicap today
f. Courages Funny Boot was second and
Martin ID. Fuckers Bridegroom third
Pierre Lorillard's Diakka finished fifth
eighteen starters.
The Lincoln handicap is for 900 sover-
eigns.
Up to within three weeks the favorite of
this race in London betting was Pierre
Lorilards Diakka. a representative of the
Associated Press yesterday called at
Hare Park. the place Mr.. Lorillard rents.
Mr.. Lorillard has in England twenty-siX
horses under his trainer. Higgins, who is
immensely popular at Newmarket. Hug
gins said: The whole stable is in excel
lent health. and l see no reason why Mr..
Lorillards coors Should not be well to the
front Lord William Beresford is half
owner In all Mr.. Lorillards horses, and
they race half in Lord Williams colors and
half in Mr.. Lorillard's, the jockey club not
permitting stable nominations. Diakka
will race in Mr.. Lorillard's colors at Lin
coin. though last year he carried Lord Will
liam Diakka mas been entirely trained
forward. doing good work, and don't be
surprised if Asto.pho gets in front during
the season. Mr.. Lorillard will not witness
the spring handicap. as he does not return
from the continent for about month yet"
\ mile from Hare Park is 1ger.on House,
the show training stable of England, the
property of r. j. Marsh. The stables and
stud are a veritaole e,;uine palace. the
home of PerSimmons, AYRSHIRE, Merton,
Paris III and many other cracks.
Concerning the American horses in Eng
land Mr.. Marsh sail: Yes, | lave seen
them, and they 4 likely lot. To my
mind, however. American horses are run
TOO quickly after coming to England. They
feel the difference of climate quite as
aCutely as oarsmen or athletes. | notice
the same thing in horses sent mere from
Australia or the Argentine. Paris III seem
ed to feel the cold like A delicate invalid
during the winter: he always appeared to
be shiverinS. AS the weather gets warmer
these foreigners Immediately pick up, and
by the end of May they are IN good form -
In Newmarket proper. at a small stable
owned by Wood. the jockey. Jake PincuS. is
in charge of James r keene's two racers.
St. Cloud and Practcian. Pincus said:
Both horses arrived in bad condition. We
had very bad passage coming over. Eight
horses and trick donkey died during the
voyage. and in getting up steam to pull
these animals out. combined with the
matches being battened down for two days.
made the stalls Turkish bath and both
St Cloud and Practician were sick They
did not begin to mend until they had been
here a fortnight. They will be ready TO
begin hard training on the heath next
week. There is no particular hurry, st.
Clouds first engagement being the 2,n"'
guineas. Practician has never been tried:
| don't know what he can do. He will ap-
pear in several small races St. Cloud is
entered for the Derby. Grand Prix and
others of the classical races.
No l don't think climate makes the
difference some English trainers ascribe to
il 81. cloud will be fit in month as
ever ne could be. and if he cannot be
trained here to do his best he cannot be
trained TO do it anywhere in the world.
Il have not seen Mr.. Foxhall keene's
horses: they Eear kingsclere. but
hear they fit.
Mr.. Croker's horses are at Vantage. and
are. / believe. promising better results than
last season. | gather from gossip that the
American horses in England this year are
ccuIted on TO do better for their owners
than in any year since American horses
appeared the English turf They treat
royalty over here. and w have every
advantage can ask
AT Exeter House. in Newmarket. Watson
has Mr.. i3elmont's string of eight, includ-
ing keenan,. Souyerainc and bridegroom.
v Inch viii appear at English meetings as
Bridegroom II and two horses OF Mr.. Vim
guIs Watson said: Those of Mr.. Bel
mcnt's horses which have just arrived are
IN fairly good condition.
Il do not think th-y Suffered much or
the voyage some or them nave not
yet tricd They will. ncweve-. be in ex-
Celent form. month hence and probably
during the season will pull off some minor
races, though | do not expect much. They
ar" rather small and .Is1t. Some of then
caunCt last. and are deficient in action
In fact they are a moderate lot from ar
! English standpoint.
Il don't know anything about keenar
| having q bad tempe: ne Is the quietcs
! horse in my stable. Souv"raine and Bride
| groom are reported 20 he cracks; they
| seem to me to !,e bit TOO light. l am Go
| ing every thing possible to get them fit, arc
| if attention will accomplish It they vii
| win all they are entitled to.
No, | do not think he climate here is
| unsuitable. though doubtless they vii
| thrive better in warmer weather than a
present.
Il must add one thing: American horse
that come over here have better legs thai
| ours. they not so weak, and seem TO l.,
able TO taFc more rough work than thos,
| of an English thoroughbred. ! suppose i
| is attributable TO the hardness of thi
| american tracks as compared with ours
| Mr.. Ninguls horses well and are 90
/ ing their work nicely Just what the,
| promise 10 do is yet uncertain.
| The heath was almost as American a.
| English. with its thirty-eight American
| racers doing their morning task under tn,
| eyes of HugGins. Pincus and Watson. Hug
| gins. on his chestnut pony, attracted tn
| usual attention which is daily drawn oi
/ the reXau saddle that he rides. New
| n arket opinion is unanimous that the Eng
| hsb racing season of 1891 will be a brillian