Year: 1877

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RACING IN ENGLAND.


THE ST. LEoER CANDIDATES AND WHAT is


THOUGHT OF THEIR CHANCES.


LoNDox, August 90, 1917.


Within another two weeks the third and last Of the
three great threeyear old will DO thing OF the
past, and with the decision Of the great ST. Lcger
Stakes nothing Of great amount Of interest outside
of great speculative handcaps, the Czarowitsh
and Cambridgeshre at Newmarket will DO left TO
mark the rapid approach OF the racing season. The
meetings Of this and next week are of the usual
OF country gatherings and since the decision OF
the Ebor handicap at York last week there been
nothing touched upon In tho betting markets beside
the ST. Leeer 1t Is unnecessary to do than recall
fact that the st Of the classic' events fell to
Count Lagrange's favorte Claimant, and that Lord
Falmouth effected something OF o surprise whom his
colt Svio carried OF the Derby Since that event svo
has been favorte for tho approaching event. and
though about week ago Claimant had slightly the
call OF Lord Famouth's colt the latter Is now firmly
installed first favorc and looks likely still further
increase his hold on public estimation the flag
falls. 1t is q great thing In his favor that
he has been sick nor sorry since his
Epson success, and though about two months
ago the report current that he had gone lame,



any, have been OF the most temporary charac-
ter for sooner was it general public property than
the Newmarket reports to the effect that he
again strding tho hoath at his usual exer
else. Few Derbys occur without some people say
ing that such ana such horse should have won,
many agreeing that the winner not the best Of the
starters but that aided by fortuitQQs circum.
stances he did win. Silvio was no 80 this
rule, but his dctractors had to cat tho lec> &zhe,
showed conclusively at Ascot, two weeks acU I.I}#
ne was beyond question the best OF the Derby horses
he there and then deeatod, eithor himself or col
lateraiy, every Of the horses which wero SUD-
posed have been better than him aud ought TO have
won the Derby. Lord Falmouth, it. is we'll known,
never bets penny any race, and his policy on the
turf OF the most Straightforward character so that
in representative the public have the most implicit
confidence Matthew Dawson trains for him, and
there is competent man at the business than
the Heath House trainer, while Fred Archer, the
premier jockey Of the day rides for LORD Falmouth.
It is probable, however, that his lordship Will have
two strings to his bow this time, net uncommon
occurrence with him, the second string being


G0LIGHTLY,
whose career has been In keeping with the
glorious uncertainty Of the turf. As two-year- old
she beyond question the best Of her age, with tho
sole exception possibly Of CLAIMANT but this year she
failed TO maintain the promise Of successful career
seemingly so clearly indicated by her last years
essays II clear that she had trained of entirely,
and was only q wreck of her former grandeur Most
uuaccountably, however, last week she surprised
everyone by winning the Great Yorkshire Stakes.
Seipnr also engaged, and Lord Falmouth declared
to win with him. but being beaten some distance from
homo tho ly away by herself aud won In cantcr
from Sunray Albert Edward and Constantine and also
won the Yorkshire Oaks from Muscatel and Helena at
the Same meeting The present Indications that
both will start and it is not unlikely thing their
noble will supply two places out Of the three,
he did in 1870 whom with Kngscraft and Wheatear
he second third TO tho outsider Hawthornder.
FoSTAIYEBL.AU


is at present tho thi.d best favorte for the In
France his career has been somewhat checked on &C
count OF Ill health for after winning the French Two
Thousand he caught severe cold, which prevented
his starting for either their Derby the Grand Prx dc
Paris From all accounts he - magnificent speci-
men Of thoroughbred, and there can be no
doubt that lit and we'll, II will take the best Of the
party TO him There is at present considerable
uncertainty to when he viii arrive from ii. Lupin's
training quarters, and it may be shat, following the
precedent OF tormsr years, he will do all his work
abroad and come over 10 Doncastcr ior the race only
That he is dong all that his ardent friends de.
sire Is evident from the strong position he has occu
pied IN the market for some time there always being
plenty of money in the market to back him ''at
price, and the figure has been gradually lowering,
until now to one s all that eau be obtained
against him. or all the foreigners he is doubtless the





is once more under cloud, and from the position OF
nrst favoFte which he occupied week since ne has
been knocked out to eight TO one The cause OF this
is the careful ana gngerly manner IN which Jennings
Is giving him his work That astute trainer wnea ne
plenty OF work, and yet Claimant has done literally
nothing compared with the others. The immediate
of his downfall was the report that alter taxing


good gaop last Saturday ing he pulled up rlne
lame in the leg that troubled him before the Derby.
then his work has again been restricted 10 more
gentle exercise, and under the circumstances were
beor leave the horse alone for that no is the aorso
he was when be cantcred home such easy winner
in the Two Thousand Guineas no one would care 10
assert now. The Derby business with regard to Cha
mant will not bear the strictest scrutiny
believe fraction Of the apparently well authenticated
rumors upon the subject horse that mas been
amiss and labors under suspicion Is bad horse to
stand for big race and that is the position OF Count
Lagrarges representative at present Tho third can
didate from La Belle France is


srRAcHISo,


horse that came across before the Two Thousand
Guneas with wonderful reputation, but pleased mo-
body here, and returned homo y dissraceiuiy
beaten horse. He came across the channel last woek
and s undergoing his lnai preparation on the sussex
Count Dc who
tends the racing establishment Of Baron Roths
child. has arrived a. Lewes 10 look after his
charge While in England before no displayed
temper d the most vicious character anc
seemed unwilling TO race at Newmarket, and
this time he has one or two occasions shown lndi
cation that he has not forgotten his bad habits. Since
tho Two Thousand he has shown fair form at home,
having into place In both the French Derby and
Grand Prix and recently he won the ST. Leger OF
France At Caen from vernsuil and Others all Of
which shows he can race when IN the humor Con-
stable been specially engaged 10 ride him, and
nothing make those who fancy tho horse loci more
certain oil hts chance A horse whose doings VIII be
watched with more interest tho Atlantic than
any other engaged in the Is Mr.. Sanford SON or
Lexington,


PRfyCE.


No sounder and better mbed horse VIII strip for the
Doncaster prize than the one who Will carry the all
blue of his popular owner. How he ran second to
Claimant In tho Two Thousand and tailed to get Tor
ward position the Derby IL sufficiently well known
10 those take interest in racing whether resi-
dent In tho United States or in England Good Judges
OF conformation found fault with Brown Princes engh
behind the saddle and his weak coupling as beng
against his descending the hill EPSON, and there
can be doubt that that was the
exact point of tho race where ne iaed
after running prominently for q MILE He had been
tried home TO stay well enough, SO that It was not