RACING IN ENGLAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1976, 24 June 1880, Page 2

RACING IN ENGLAND.

© NEWMARKET-CRAVEN MEETING. The Fir3t Yeae op the Twentt-second Kewsiarket Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 200 added ; for three-year-olds ; colts Bst lOib. fillies Bst 61b; maidens | allowed 51b ; second received 10, and the third 5 per cent, on the stake. B.M. (1 mile 17 yards), 50 subs. Lord Falmouth's ch c Apollo, by Kingcraft —Silverhair, Bst 51b (car. Bst 61b) (F. Archer) 1 Mr C. Brewer's b c Bobert the Devil, Bst 101 b (T. Cannon) 2 Mr Bowes's b c Pride of the Highlands, 8?t 101 b (Fordham) 3 Mr H. E. Beddington'a The Chirper, Bst 51b (tf. Jeffery) 0 Merlin the Cook, bl c by D'Estonrnel—Tbaea, The Shaker, Prefect, and Boguey Poguey, also ran.

Betting—ss to 20 on Robert the Devil, 9 to 1 agst Apollo, and 100 to 8 any other. Chirper, in the centre, showed with a slight advantage of Prefect on his right, and Pride of the Highlands and Robert the Devil on his left. The Thsei colt and Apollo heading the remainder until half way across the flat, when Prefect Irst his place, and Chirper came on from Pride of the Highlands and Robert the Devil, at whose quarters succeeded Apollo. Half way down Bushes Hill Chirper and Pride of the Highlands were in trouble, and the favorite came out with Apollo, and the pair had dr-.wn themselves clear in the dip, whence a very exciting - race ensued, Apollo having slightly the beat of it at last, and winning by a head; three lengths separated the second and third; Chirper was fourth. Time, by Benson’s chronograph, Imin. 53sec. Value of the stakes, £575. The Newhaekst Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 300 added; second saved stake; winners extra. Past mile and a half of B.C. 26 subs. Mr P. lorillard’s ch o Wallenstein (bred in America), by Waverlsy—Lady Wallenstein, by Lexington, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Weston) 1 Lord Bradford’s br c Sword Dance, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Pollett) 2 Mr J. H. Honldsworth’s bo Simba, 4yrs, 6=t 91b (Gallon) 3 Prologue, Stitchery, Fortitude, Belfry, Bellringer, Fashion, and Reward also ran. Betting—s to 2 agst Fashion, 11 to 4 agst Prologue, 11 to 2 against Sword Dance, 10 to 1 agst Zeltinge l -, 10 to 1 agst Wallenstein. The race was run in a blinding rain storm, and during the early part of the contest it was impossible to tell k what was actually leading, but as they came round the Turn of the Lands Sword Dance showed in front of Prologue, Wallenstein, Fashion, and Simba, nothing else being near. Before reaching the Red Post all were beaten with the exception of Wallenstein, who came clear away and won in a canter by three lengths; a bad third ; Fashion was fourth, Prologue fifth, Stitchery sixth, and the last two wore Zeltinger and Fortitude. Time by Benson’s chronograph, 3 min 5 sec. Value of the stakes, £577. The O eat bn Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 500 added, for three-year-olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; with penalties and allowances; second received 10 per cent., and third 5 per cent, of the stakes. An.M. (I mile 18 yards). 63 subs. Mr F. Gretton’s b c Fernandez, by Sterling —lsola Bella. Bst 51b (Morbey) 1 Lord Falmouth’s b c Merry go Round, Bst 51b (F. Archer) 2 Mr H. E. Bcddington’s b o Brotherhood, 9st 61b (T. Cannon) 3 Cannio Chiel, Young Calabar, Agamemnon, ch fby Parmesan—Cecilia, Spitzbarg, Androclus, Aristocrat, and Ennis also ran. Betting—3 to 1 agst Merry go Round, 4to 1 agst Androclus, 8 to 1 agst Agamemnon, 100 to 12 agst Brotherhood, II to 1 agst Cannie Chiel, 100 to 8 (at first 6 to 1) agst Sombrero, and 15 to 1 agst Fernandez. Earns on the far side made play from Fernandez and Cannie Chiel, with Brotherhood and Spitzberg most prominent on the left, while in the centre Merry go Round, Agamemnon, and YoungCalabar were conspicuous in front of Sombrero and Androclus; but little change occurred in this order of affairs until about three furlongs had been covered, when Fernandez drew to the front, followed by Cannie Chiel and Brotherhood, with Merry go Round at the head of the remainder, until about throe hundred yards from home, when Cannie Chiel was in trouble, and dropped back beside Brotherhood, Merry go Round, and Agamemnon, of whom the favorite took second place at the corner of the stand enclosure, but he could not get on terms with Fernandez, who won by a length and a half, a third of which distance separated the second and third ; Agamemnon was fourth close up, and the last two were Androclns and Spitzberg. Time by Benson’s chronograph, 2min. 3seo. Newhakiet International Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, with 300 added ; winners extra; second received 100 sovs. A.F. (I mile 2 fur. 73 yards), 26 subs. Mr L. de Rothschild’s ch f Fashion, by Favonins —Sister to Elegance, by Ely, 3 yrs, sst 7ib (Orton) 1 Lord Strafford’s hr e Gil Bias, 3 yrs. fist 71b (Gallon) 2 Count F. de Lagrange’s ch m Clementine, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... ... ... (Sherratt) 3 Rosy Cross, Briglia, Prologue, Wallenstein, Lipscombe, Episcopus, and Batty, also ran. Betting—3 to 1 agat Rosy Cross, sto 1 agst Gil Bias, XI to 2 agst Wallenstein, 8 to 1 agst Prologue, 9 to 1 agst Fashion, 10 to 1 each agat Briglia, Batty, and Episcopus, 14 to 1 agst Clementine, and 20 to 1 agst Lipscombe. The start was not delayed long, though Batty once broke away and ran to the top of the hill before being pulled up. Eventually, when the signal was given, he got well away on the right, and made the running from Fashion and Gil Bias on his own side, with Episcopus and Prologue prominent just in advance of Rosy Cross and Clementine, while the whinpers-in were Briglia and Wallenstein, la this way they ran half-way across the flat, when Batty dropped clean out of it, and Briglia, parting company with the American, began to close with the leaders, of whom Fashion drew out from Gil Bias and Rosy Cross, and, making the remainder of the running, won in a canter by three lengths ; a bad third ; Rosy Cross was cased, ana finished a had fourth, Briglia and Prologue next, and Wallenstein was last throughout. Time by Benson's chronograph, 2min. 27eec. Valua of ths stakes, £339,