The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
sNsL1sH SPORTING GOSSIP.
King Edwsrd's Dss6y Candaaate--AuarAl.
Ian nine Team fer Blsicy.

or ths loag LIST Of crack thrse-year odds
slated for the Derby and other classic events,
rsoosnized English turf critics consider that
Mead. kinE Edwards handsome chestnut.
has shown the most improveme from winter
! work He has lengthensd out. they say, and
this n . sure sign Of increased strength and
| speed. but he has not crown much IN height.
Al TO when his Majesty's colt will be seen
carrying silk there 10 no defnits informa-
ton. but there Is report u at his initial bow
this season will be In the Two Thousand Guineas
On Wednesday next. Should he start he
/ viii have Rock Sand. the preeent Derby favor
I've. AZ an opponent. and their meeting will
be the sporting spectacle OF this spring.
] racing. There Is hardly any doubt that
| Rock Sand WI be a starter, for little more
than week aeo he had been stripped and
reused up well with threc sharp trials.
Fotsam. who has been considered In the
! running for the Derby, has had some trials Of
late and one or two were la the presencs OF
Mr.. Cooper. which was significant Of meaning
business. The colt will be ridden by Danny
, Naher. and when the American Jockey was
| on a visit here last winter he gave his mount
| as strong tip for the Derby. The other
Derby and Two Thousand candidates at
Newmarket have been put through their
! facings without inter mission. especially VIII
| liam Rufus, Kronstad and the dark Broad
Corrfe colt Musker's crack flly Baroness
La Fleche had to take rest. and for some
tine will be subjected to easy work She Is
light OF frame and light Of bone. and must be
handled with cure. OF late her forelegs have
been continually encasod In flannel bandaees
! and It IL found that her pasterns are ssnsi-
tive to hard ground. Another EPSON horse
doing excellent preparation Is Rabelais.
King Edward has purchased Mayo's
| Pride. an Irish chaser OF tremendous power
and great promise across country. The
colt Will carry the Royal colors IN the Irish
asked to carry $50 pounds Top weight.
x sse ssa S
viii catch the Judges eyes ,...
steered no less than five winners home In the
recent wi1dsor meeting All five mounts
iecteys on ne English turf has has,. done p; away
rider. az a. sne qrss"fd
Of their mounts Said an English critic
q couple Of xesiss "a, ago. One X.s ad ,IS
ssSssSp s i ssms n sss fss ,s
ssnss asea e Jockey would
il; what It could do. and whether the stable
give a O definite answer ans but put the trainer
on until the last moment and then make a
FITCH IN he % owner e Il the inrcS Or. more likely
stlll, the Jockey Iecommended another. say
mad Sa win 5d t.yyi SrS from Australia
that the Antipodes will surely be represented
In the International rifle match at Bisley this
gear Sir Edw.r sf Hutton Ma' s ssa1 SS
recommend that the cost Of the team %
sSa ~ ss VIII
iio subscription, Victoria stands alone In
iSi, respset, and q. any Ieprsssntstivs team
Il wiling 70 furnish the entire funds West
pand s Se
is share of the eSpensss. thoush but few
on the team. Il has been stated that the
amount necessary TO defray the expenses OF
men who besides taklng. part In. the Bisiey
tourney could also defend the KolapoDe Cup,
s Psssd ~ sTns sa
sso BY Nr, Gxathmsy. q msmber Of ihs
SsSsS here nest oesober and Il sncoessfl
there IL a contin gency Of further sum to DO
oa.hs q S.1 e GOOD sSSnc. fss sse iys1
pool GRAND EatiSnal but was scratched ed 81 the
esa.eS chsr Of s
front rank. He wfll accompany Delivery;
shs cp,snt nS%Ss, ,h 81 q e. M
'F kaisSis l is sSs Ne..u. .hr. tina. Ia.
Snl.ss tem ape Wiz The saving araes q
the Henley KeSatta Stewards Tss' marked
tie up-to-dats position some what Put very
briehy. the last named may. be defined thus;
ards, such extraneous aid 10 INJURIOUS to the
H onH no
crew in England would even think OF EN-
pioyiss professional ocash!ins; L Is only IA
for the best Of all reasons: there are
en- onsh on,oiesr coaches 70 meet the demand:
Now most people would imagine that !
S0sehnS is bad for Gv the heit
Equally bad Yor sc ci Not 50. however,
that Is. according g the recent ruling OF the
they outvoted Mr., fehmann's resolution 70
place oarsmen and scullers under the same
issaionai e" eS.sSins f for Ssrsmen damages
Tor scullcrs does not. Wouldn't Mr.: iIihert
remem n, that En- elish seSliers have at,
s.ys emnloyd Profession osd , srslns: from
otlise the Henley stewards 70 be funny against
h ~ Daon Sss surely n.s.T Sees srs
s "csdeG that sa tie Imer,e.S. srs i.Ss6in A
"
or most Of them. emulate Brer, Fox and say
NJ Mn. One thing Is certain, !. e.: For the
future those amateurs who voted against
Mr. Iehmann's resolution must lie very low
on the subject OF smateurism. Pitt once
Aaid that Putler's Analogy raised more dou BITS
than II satisfied, and this sort OF aquatic lesis-
lation will certainly attract toward evil quite
as much ms !. Is liksly to deter, II will shortly
become known that an English oarsman who
goes in for professional coaching is dana sine
the cause Of true amateurisg, whereas an
fessicnai coaches II he likes without the same
isSg once ssid Of her very oxSt dress
The whole position reminds one hresstibly
Of tho lines:
Have you sanded the sugar. good SANDY.
And watered the ueaele With earef
Have you smugeled the element into the brandyf
yea master-then come 10 prayer.
PERSONALLY, I still think the Henley stewards
ought 10 have let well alone, 1. . Not troubled
their heads about what sort OF coaching was
employed, or they ought TO have barred pro-
fessional coaching all round This was the
sarnest regarding the evils they attribute to
In the list OF winning jockeys implied TO
April 0. W. Lane who led all last ycnr and up
TO few days ago. was relekated 70 second
place BY J. u, Watts. and Danny Nahcr occu-
Pmmassier, a colt owned by King Edward,
and entered In the Two Thousand Derby,
al Ieger and Jockey Club Stakes, In q private
trial at Newmarket beat E.maH and Persi-
fem by two lengths. The distance traversed
The death Of W. Morreil.. a prizenghter. is
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