The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
ENGLANDS SPRING RACES.
SOME OF THE III FOR THE
EARLY HxNDICdPS. '
PuEriinE Problems for the usndioappers-
American lnterests Fairly Represented In
Some OF The Events-Proapecta Tor Coed sport

American 1nterestn Fairly Hepreneutco u
Some OF the Events-Prospects Tor Good Sport
LONDON, Feb. 4.-The herald of tho spring in
the form of tho weights for the spring hnndi-
caps is, as usual. inspiring English turfmen
with hopes OF fine racing in a week or so. The
handicappers have not had an easy task, and,
In fact, general opinion on the respective merits
Of many OF tho candidates differs even moro
than is customary. The Lincolnshire Handl-
cap. over the Carholmc mile, is q ~favorite dig
with some owners. Major Egerton has had a task
in his attempt to deal cquitably with which fcw
can find fault reasonably. There is a great
field of fortune between the o stone . pounds
allotted to Mr.. McCalmont's Knight of the This
tie and tho B-stone division at the tail end.
A half dozen ] would TAXI against the field.
There are three trainers whose lots stand out
prominently on form, tho Waughs. w. Stevens
and Webb. Mr.. r. Pcck's Bradwardine may DO
the best OF the first named, but II is impossi.
bio to ignore the fine performances last season
Of Northallerton. 4 years, 7 stone ID pounds,
who is a very fast weight carrier nt this dis
lance, though Mr.. Martin ID. Bucker is said to
have his rival in the stable in King Hampton,
8 years, z stone 4 pounds. Stevens has n dark
hand in Sir w. Ingram's Morland, 8 stone 10
pounds. a speedy fouryear.old, II he can stay,
and he has a trial nag in Mr.. II. Highlands Eos.
toi, y sVAiot . o'ohCC ouHu "biiO
has fine milcrs in Norman and Bridegroom.
Taking three of these Off hand, Northallerton.
Morland, and Bridegroom, / would supply tho
remaining trio in the American four. year-old
st. Cloud H., trained for Mr.. j. r. Keene, by
the imported Pincus; Sir r.. Waldo Grifith's
Merle, and Mr.. Vyncr's Sardis. who Is as well
in as anything, with Z stone 2 pounds, consider.
ing the easy victory over Amphora at 1 pounds
In the Doncastcr Spring Plate. Two outsiders
l mention as being worth keeping an eye on,
IL all goes well with them, are the Irish trained
Ashburn, who ought to run a good race for Mr..
II. T. Barclay, though he has rather a high
weight here with 8 stone, and looks better off
in the City and Suburban at EPSON. with z
stone 4 pounds, or the Chester Cup. with z stone
] pound. and the Kingsclere three-year-old,
Mr.. w. Lows Hcrmiston, with 8 stone 8 pounds.
The last named has been highly spoken of dur
ing the winter.
Ireland is certainly formidable in tho spring
handicaps this year. and Mr.. T. l.. Plunketts
Bellevin ought to make a great bid for the
Doveridge Handicap Stakes at Derby on March
%, with 7 stone IS pounds, though he has smart
ones to meet in All Moonshine, Sardis, z stone
. pounds, and Mr.. Wallace Johnstone's Kyoto.
IA t!EiyHe s SnaSd With 6n only ,v 9 stone nssns,PEOOyu pounds s moot
been a great puzzle to Messrs. Mainwaring and
oIlhl IN htN Iluut NlhnlloSlo up "clBub
with II stone z pounds. Mr.. Dyas's Irish chaser
having to concedc over a stone to such tried
Peri s,nne : r as r Mr' az, Rdssl Mpl a W R1slso. cathsl.
dom. IL stone 5 pounds, and nearly two stone
TO Miss Norris's Wild Man from Borneo and Mr..
ker's Barcalwhey. 10 stone Q mounds. who Isl
stable companion Of MIR. Z. G. Smiths Goldfish,
. stone IL pounds, appears again to have q
ton of tho candidates for the Aintree blue
Riband" that It would be folly to anticipate; but
H., 10stonc: Mr.. G. i, Powell's Hilbert, ostone -
pounds; Mr.. John Widjer's st. George, . stone
81 pounds %na NJ NJ. w u. C. d! k'SfRi nEEsm! 9'l Roland no
Graeme, 7 stone 10 pounds. appear to have a
fair chance of distinguishing themselves. pro.
way, not one in twenty Of ali the candidates
made a good stceple :haser Of Major 0rr.irv.
Gus performers over the course as Mr.. Heaihcr's
Worker. 70 stono II rounds;. Mr., Lincoln's
sons Sweet Lavender, 10 stone 4 pounds; Mr..
". G.. Keeping's Biscuit, and Capt. Greer's
,MSoodpiEeon; 10 stone n 9 pounds, may provide
OF the others. the Kcmpton Park Jubilee
Stakes, run on May :, attracts chief attention.
crowd out to the pleasant little course at
Newbury. on Thames. The three. year.olds. then
about getting into form, ought to take n lot of
beating. as some OF them are very nicely weight
Capt. Grcer,s w%il;dfowler' : stone 5 pounds;
MI. Wolf Joel's Sir GcoFrcy. : stone; Mr.. j.
Bankers Sweet Adane, 6 stone 7 pounds; MIR. ].
and II; H kSrS D.rb1!. ar GFe Ms@:. g 8 STONE STONE 4 ! p pounds.
These are an exceptional lot of handicap three
year.oids, think, but they viii find the task
: stone 10 pounds; Ashburn, 7 stone 10 pounds!
the top weight. Hilcock. g years, o stone 7
states are to be represented by Archdnko H..
who is being trained at J. Canyons place for
in favor of the lot trained by the Hon. G.. Lamb
ton, which include Chiselhampton 9 stone l
I n0qtRRe S a 9nd q MF; Of R SI9. MnlhsT,s; f iPj.S ionrlveo is
old, who struck me as n true shaped racer and
weight. carrier. and who. may revive rccollec.
digO. He, like several of the Others mentioned,
is likely to start an outsider, as he failed to con-
firm last summer his fine form in the spring.
at the top of the City and Suburban weights. but
over this course / rather fancy Mr.. /. de Roth.
sey's Limnsol. 1 years. 8 stone; the Duke OF
Devonshirc's Minstrel, A years. 7 stone 4 pounds;
MI T Tos% HI1osm Ph%bu Ed Apollo, 5 years. : stone,
stable has a tried stayer in Honsuch.
may welt consider to be Merle, : stone i
pounds, in r.. ~Shcrwood's stable, and Mr.. L.
Cassel's Chon kina. 3 years, : stone 0 pounds.
Soltykof has n l~eniently treated candidate in
Spur Royal, 7 stone IL pounds, though his Sati.
q lOhb \ ohIlNl' IiuN Dc btltcI. vi paper, j
they train well, they will find good opponents,
in Mr.. c. Morbcy's His Reverence, 8
stone - pounds: Lord Durham's Not Much, 4
years. : stone 9 pounds; Capt. Laing's Kirk
wall, 4 years 2 stone 0 pounds. or one of blue
and yellow Rosemervyn or Gmlistan.
The Earl Spencers plato will also provide a
good race at Nottingham. and to find the best in
l should begin at tho wrong end of the handi-
cap with Mr.. II. W. Jardine's Bruyere flly. by
Eiiziames, q stone 4 pounds; the Prince Of
pounds; Mr.. l.. dc Rothschild's Guisln. 9 stone
IL pounds. and Mr.. Wolf Joel's Primrose Hill.
4 years, 7 stone . pounds. The last named Is
very fast over the five furlongs; Lord Wolyer:
tons Ugly is n great mare at the distance, but
8 stone 7 pounds is a crusher against such
speedy ones rs these. In the N~orthamptonshire
Stakes we ought to have a smart contest over
the mile and a half between st. Bris, 8 years,
8 stone; Bradwardine, 8 years, 8 stone 0 pounds;
Asterle. 4 years, 8 stone 3 pounds; V,Illers. 9
stone ~ pounds. and Give 1t Up. aged. o ston"
IL pounds.
This cursory glance at the early spring races
gives n rough idea OF how the weights are ad-
justed. l must not omit a word about the
Park Spring Handicap, on April 80.
worth 1000, sovereigns, and a very likely guar
for which may DO picked out in Mr.. p. Loril-
lard's Sandia. o stone 7 pounds; Mr.. J.. Ryan's
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