The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
ENGLISH SPRING HANDICtPS.
Interesting List OF Aeceplances for His
Turf Events


The acceptances for the big spring handi-
caps in England have been made known
and are gladly welcomed by racegoers on
the other side of the Atlantic, especially
at this dull period OF the year. The Lin
c9nshire Handicap is invariably the first
race to come in for attention, and the merest
tyro OF racing has long since assigned the
place Of honor in the handicap 10 the smart
horse Ypsilanti, and he carries the nice
steadier OF 40 pounds on his back But
this is no more than he carried to victory
in the Jubilee Stakes last May. 80 be will
have lots of followers in the Carholme
race. Hackers Pride the Cambridge
shire heroine figures with three pounds less,
while st. Amant, last years Derby winner,
is in receipt Of eleven pounds from Ypsilanti.
Uninsured who Won this race last year
with los pounds, has now four pounds
more to carry. Chacot, the American
bred horse, has been awarded 10 pounds.
while OBJ, the French representative. has
lo7 pounds. and. Whitechnpel who was so
much fanccd for the Manchester November
Handicap, has been asked TO carry 100
pounds and is in the same mark az Wolf
shall, who came home second for this race
twelvemonth ago when carrying i0s
pounds.
The Jubilee Stakes finds Ypsilanti. a
dual 1inner of the race handicapped with
145 pounds, or five pounds more than he
won with last year, and he is called upon
10 concede eight pounds TO Delaunay
Bachelors Button and Nabot have i21
pounds each, and Fermoyle, who finished
fourth in last years race. has now 10
pounds or the three-year-olds engaged
in the race. Comedias whose form last
year was good is placed on the same
mark ms Vedas, each being allotted os
pounds Happy Slave, second to Sceptre
in the Duke of York Stakes and who is
now a six-year-old, has 81 pounds. and the
three bottom weights comprise Cherry
ROYAL. The Sheikh and Selim. with 81 pounds
each.
1t hns long been foregone conclusion
that Lenster should head the list Of Grand
National aspirants with IFS pounds. and II
he can manage the four miles and $50 yards
at Aintree as we'll as he did the came weight
over the three miles in the Seton steeple-
chase, he will take n lot OF beating, with
all HE weight. King Edwards chaser
Ambush H.. winner Of the event five years
ago, is not in good trim just yet and he
has received 1859 pounds. which y rather
enient treatment from the Handicapped.
| The horse is now II years old, and when
he won in 1860 he carried burden OF 1877
pounds. Two years ago he was asked to
carry l75 pounds and was right in the firing
line at the last fence. where he fell from
sheer exhaustion. Moifaa, last years hero,
IL to the fore again with an allotment OF
| 1856 pounds or nineteen pounds more than
he carried year ago. The New Zealander
is a slow, big jumping horse and entirely
at home on tho Aintrec course. He has not
| been doing well 80 far this spring, but may
be lookedfor 20 DO all night when the critical
moment arrives shannon Lass, who car
! ried 1877 pounds to victory in 1902, has only
/ been burdened with two pounds more this
/ year but unfortunately bad fall at San
1 down destroyed her nerve, and she cannot
be reckoned seriously. Detail seems not
carry 1F pounds. Kirkland, with 1859
pounds, seems TO have earned the harsh
treatment in the weights Phil May, as
Seton winner, Is entitled to respect, and
/ the Actuary is good horse Robin Hood
I ", with i47 pounds, is a horse who will
I surely get the course, and the same remark
( applies TO Dathi, who has only TO carry
I 1870 pounds,
/ For the City and Suburban st. Amant.
! Union Jack, Bachelors Button and Nabot
/ figure on the same mark with l:6 pounds
/ II will be interesting to watch the perform
I ance of the Derby winner, as he il sure to
! have cut in, providing that he is TT and
/ we'll on that day. The speedy Nabot is
eetlTnAteO 10 W. lIe same animal NJ Union
I Jack, ST. Amant and Bachelors Button
/ and made an exceedin gly good display
with l20 pounds in the corresponding event
last year.
For the Queen Prize in the Faster meet
/ ing at Kempton it hns long been expected
| that after his brilliant display in the Cam
! bridgeshire Deaunay would be accorded
I the post Of honor. He has been burdened
with 15l pounds. Charcot goes II pounds
| lighter with Rydal Head pounds less than
- i -f,.r, md faaa
than Rydal Head
Union Jack and Bachelors Button are
top weights l2s pounds for the Liverpool
Spring Cup with Pharisee and Sandboy
1l9 and lis pounds respectively. In all
there are 81 entries, the disappointing
Prince Royal and Cock of Koost being
placed at the foot OF the table with e5 pounds
apiece.