THE GREAT WEIGHT-FOR-AGE RACE OF 1875.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 250, 31 March 1875, Page 4

THE GREAT WEIGHT-FOR-AGE RACE OF 1875.

The Two Thousand Guineas. (Otago Guardian.} Less interest than in the olden days, judging by the scanty list of quotations published, appears to attach to the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby. This may be attributed to the fact that many rich handicap and other prizes are offered for competition during the early spring months; and few owners care to specially reserve high-class three-year-olds for the great events decided at Newmarket and Epsom. This anniversary two of the leading Derby favorites—Galopm and Holy Friar—have not been entered for the Two Thousand Guineas. Neither have Plebeian, Per Se, Horse Chestnut, nor Roland Grseme, two-year-olds which distinguished themselves during the past season. The race for the Rowley Mile prize will, consequently, be more open than usual, and there is plenty of room for an outsider to secure the Two Thousand Guineas, notwithstanding the esteem in which Camballo and Garterly Bell are held at present. The " dark " division on this occasion is well represented, as a rumor has been busy respecting Bay of Naples. Gilbert, Harmonides, Killicrankie, Mousetrap, and others. It is rare, however, that a Macgregor is found, and to the publicly tried horses we shall look for the winner of this year's Two Thousand Guineas, which has secured 84 nominations, and will be run for on Wednesday, April 28th. We append the full entry, with the trainers' names, and those horses that have not appeared in public are distinguished by an asterisk: — F. Bates Panama *0 by Adventurer — * Phantom Lady Ripon *Picnic C by Lord Clifton— Punch Vimeria Mirliflor *C by Lozenge—Mrs *Rabagas Wood T. Leader C. Blanton *Bay of Naples Balfe R. Peck. Timonr C by Brother to StrafJ. Cannon ford —Makeshift Claremont *0 by Scottish Chief C by Blair Athol— —Lady Morgan Papoose J. Perren Bukeof Rutland Moriturus ♦Egremont J. Porter Leveret Alpha Selborne Chester Telescope Douro Castle Novar Conqueror *Sir Walter John Dawson P. Price *Haimonides Ivanhoe Peripatetic ffidipus Joseph Dawson J. Ryan Breechloader *Mousetrap ♦Carbon Ranald ♦C by Trumpeter, W. G. Stevens dam by Melbourne Aide-de-Camp —Miss Whip A. Taylor Dublin Craig Millar ♦Glamorgan Flying Scotchman *Killiecrankie *loglemere St Leger Semper Durus M. Dawson Temple Bar Camballo Wadlow Dreadnought *C by Maccaroni— Garterly Bell Maybell Marble Hill C by VictoriousPrince Arthur Elspeth John Day C by Saunterer—- ♦ Clarendon Light Town Crier H. Woolcott J. Dover Carnation •Emancipation Chypre W. Gilbert Grey Palmer C by bkirmisher — Trained privately Clairvoyante Agar Earl of Dartrey Athlete W. Goater *Debrett Monaco *Flying Birdcatcher Rotherhill Glenorchy Gosling La Shah Stroller Mirabeau J. Hayhoe Recalcitrant ♦0 by Scottish Chief Roi des Rois —Artemis Sidewind D. Hughes Trained in France Circumlocution (late *Alencon Gladstone) *Vigo . T. Jennings ♦Gilbert Bate's lot, in which are the Lady Ripon colt, brother to Ringwood, and the Mrs Wood colt, may be lightly passed over, as brother to Ringwood is moderate, and the other pair have not been considered good enough to run in public. Of Blanton's couple—Balfe, by Plaudit out of Bohemia, and Timour, by Oambuscan, out of Lady Sophia—Balfe is undoubtedly the better animal, as Timour is merely a useful second-class horse. Balfe has had a chequered career on the turf, and his best performances last year were winning the Chesterfield and Hopeful Stakes at Newmarket. Like his sire, Plaudit, Balfe has a splendid turn of speed ; but, as he " showed the white feather" and ran like a non-stayer on more than one sccasion last season, we do not believe Prince Soltykoff's colt will be registered the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas. Joseph Cannon's team is strong in numbers, but the only candidates therein that require comment are Claremont, by Blair Athol out of Coimbra ; Egremont by Young Melbourne out of Bay Celia ; and Telescope toy Speculum out of Remembrance. Both Claremont and Telescope are improving horses and, health permitting, will grow into good three-year-olds. Claremont, though he ran twice last year—once second to Camballo, in the Hurstbourne Stakes, at Stockbridge—has never yet been thoroughly prepared. He is a very finely shaped colt, and likely to distinguish himself when time has developed his latent merits, though, in our opinion, Claremont will not make so good a three-year-old as Telescope. The latter is one of the gamest colts in training, and his performances at Goodwood and Stockton are not far removed from the best of the year. On the banks of the Tees, immediately after a long journey from Newmarket, Telescope gave Holy Friar 51b, and was only beaten a short head, which is form second scarcely to any in last year's returns. We pay no attention to the defeat of Telescope in the Middle Park Plate, as the horse carried the full penalty of 71b, and, moreover, was not up to the mark in condition. Forthe Two Thousand Guineas, Telescope, if he trains on, will run a great horse, as he possesses both the speed and staying qualities necessary for the Rowley Mile contest. Egremont, who was a promising yearling, is "dark," and we know nothing respecting him, beyond that he was at one time thought well of by his owner, Lord Lonsdale. John Dawson has a brace of nice colts in Harmonides, by Marsyas out of July, and Peripatetic, by Saunterer out of Sunuylocks. Harmonides has not yet been seen in public, but he had the reputation of being only a neck behind Galopin when the pair were tried as yearlings, Harmonides

may therefore prove superior to Peripatetic, who, however, belongs to the useful school, as he vi aB only defeated by a head, when giving 31b to Lady Love, on his first and only appearance in public 'ast year, in the BatthyaLy Post Sweepstakes at the Newmarket First Spring Meeting. Joseph Dawson has nothing better than Breechloader, by Maccaroni out of Beachy Head; Dublin, by Victorious out of Sister Isle; and St Leger, by Trumpeter out of Marigold, engaged in the Two Thousand Guineas, and neither of the trio is, we apprehend, class enough to secure so important a race as the one under notice. Mr Dawson is powerfully represented by Camballo, by Gambuscan out of Little Lady ; Dreadnought, by Young Melbourne out of Nike; Garterly Bell, by Blair Athol out of Silverhair ; Marble Hill, by General Peel out of Sunflower; and Prince Arthur, by Blair Athol out of Lady Betty. Three of these—Dreadnought, Garterly Bell, and Prince Arthur—are the pro perty of Lord Falmouth, and opinions are divided as to which is the best of the trio' Garterly Bell or Dreadnought. Our fancy points to Garterly Bell, who improved materially as the season advanced, which Dreadnought, promising a colt though he looked at Goodwood, did not. The pick of the Heath House lot, however, for the Two Thousand Guineas will probably be discovered in Camballo, who was a most consistent performer, and is progressing satisfactorily at present. In John Day's, J. Dover's, W. Gilbert's, Gosling's, J. Hayhoe's, and D. Hughes's lots there is no candidate with any pretensions to win the Two Thousand Guineas, as Earl of Dartrey, by The Earl out of Rigolboche, who is the best horse in those teams, is several pounds inferior to many opponents he will have to meet over the Rowley Mile. VV. Goater's best representative is Rotherhill, by Lord Clifden out of Laura, who ran respectably against Lady Love and Chaplet in the Woodcote Stakes at the Epsom Summer Meeting. Since July last Rotherhill has not been seen in public ; but, if he does not grow into a racehorse, good looks and fine action are delusive. Four out of T. Jennings's division Gilbert. Phantom, Pic-nic, and Sabagas—are " dark" ; but the only horses in the French lot that have any private reputation are Punch, by Pompier out of Mdlle. de Oharolais, and Gilbert, by Lord Clifden, dam by Toxopholite. The latter is a great, powerful colt, with good action, and Jennings acted wisely in not attempting to prepare him on the hard ground last summer. We question, however, if either Gilbert or Punch will turn out so good a three-year-old as Mirliflor, by Soapstone out of Beauty, whose clever victory over Garterly Bell and six others, in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Goodwood, places him nearly at the top of last year's class. The colt by Brother to Strafford out of Makeshift, trained by R. Peck, was never more than half prepared last year. Nevertheless, he displayed fine speed in the Middle Park Plate, and we class the Makeshift colt dangerous, when fit and well. Moriturus, by Gladiateur out of Go-ahnad, the solitary representative of the Whitewall stable, is a nice-actioned, useful colt, that time may do much for. As Moriturus, is, however, inferior, judged by his public running, to Earl of Dartrey and Craig Millar, he does not read like a Two Thousand winner, and he must fly at lower game ere success can be ensured. In J. Porter's lot—which includes Alpha, by "Vespasian out of Penance ; Chester, by Maccaroni out of Poetry ; Douro, by The Duke out of Nevada ; Novar, by Scottish Chief out of Cachuca ; and Sir Walter, by Adventurer out of Princess Royal—there is not a first-class horse, as the public performers at Kingsclere are moderate, and we have heard no favorable reports of the " dark " Sir Walter. In Alec Taylor's string the only horse requiring notice is Craig Millar, by Blair Athol out of Miss Rowland. The performances of this good-looking, fineactioned colt have been of a somewhat in-and-out character; but his speed and easy action are sure to tell over the Rowley Mile, and we must include Craig Millar in the dangerous division for the Two Thousand Guineas. The remaining horses entered do not require special criticism, as the " dark " Mousetrap, by Parmesan out of Lady Trespass, and Grey Palmer, by The Palmer out of Ellen, are the only candidates that possess the least private repute. Passing over the pair, however, and also all the horses in the untried division, we take Balfe, Camballo, Claremont, Craig Millar, Dreadnought, Garterly Bell, Rotherhill, and Telescope to be the pick of the Two Thousand Guineas entry. Matthew Dawson, however, appears to hold the winning card ; and if we associate the best of the Heath House lot, probably Camballo, with Telescope, the winner of the great Derby trial race may have been named.