RACING IN ENGLAND.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2015, 9 August 1880, Page 4

RACING IN ENGLAND.

What the " Yan Driver ” calls the " leafy month of June ” has produced a number of events of more than passing importance in England. At the Croydon Summer Meeting the Woodeide Plate was appropriated by Skilleygoloe, by Caterer, which is only interesting to us here from the fact that Caterer is the sire of Leolinus. At Sandown, which followed shortly afterwards, the big event of the meeting, the British Dominion Two-Year-Old Stakes, a very valuable stake, was won by a colt by Brown Bread. At the Paris Summer Meeting, held about the same date, the Count de Lagrange carried off nearly all the principal events, and the Middle Park Company here will probably note with pleasure that both Dollar and Consul were conspicuous among the sires of winners. Subsequently, on June 6th, Robert the Devil carried off the Grand Prize of Paris from eight others. Robert was a strong favourite, a position which he holds at present for the English St. Leger. His owner, Mr Charles Brewer, has taken 5500 to 2000 about Robert (he Devil and Mask (coupled), while Bend Or and Robert the Devil have also been backed coupled. The two last are nearly even favourites, but Bend Or has a trifle the call in the betting. The Ascot Meeting commenced on June Bth. For the Gold Vase, Chippendale started at 9 to 4 against his only opponent Fashion, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Zsalot won the Prince of Wales Stakes (a race once won by Leolinus), beating eleven others, amongst whom were Mr Naylor’s good colt The Abbott and the Two Thousand Guineas winner, Petronel, who finished second end third respectively. The Twenty-third Ascot Biennial Stakes was won by Sir Charles, a son of Pero Gomez and Prosperity, This colt also won the rich New Stakes on the Cup day, and was fairly supported for next year’s Derby. The Ascot Stakes fell to Teviotdalo, Prologue (by Dollar) and The Star being his immediate attendants at the finish. The Ascot Derby was won by Mask, who fairly squandered his field, while Petronel was credited with the Twenty-second Ascot Biennial Stakes. The Royal Hunt Cup was carried off by Strathorn, a son of Strathconan, who beat a large field, including such good performers as Master Kildare, Parole, La Merveille, Prestonpans, Lancastrian, Ruperra, and others. On the Cup day we have particulars of a race (the Seventeenth Now Biennial Stakes) which may be of some interest to northern readers, as Petronel finished third, and amongst the other competitors was a filly by Hermit, out of Musket ’s dam. Old Isonomy, fresh from his Manchester Cup victory, start ed a firm favorite for the GoldOup, which he won pretty easily by a length from that very good horse Chippendale. Since this performance Lonomy has been characterised by the English “ Sportsman ” as “iho best horse ever bred in England.” It is understood that Mr Gretton intends giving the gallant son of Sterling the long rest he has so nobly earned. “ It is possible ” (says the “ Sportsman ”) “ that Isonomy will not be seen again until next Ascot, whore he is engaged in the Hardwioke Stakes, which will be a very rich prize.” The valuable Rous Memorial Stakes went to the Count de Lagrange with the aid of Rayon D’Or, who started a very strong favorite, while the Derby winner, Bend Or, carried off the St. James’ Palace Stakes (a race, it may be slated, ones won by Leolinus). The Wokingham Stakes produced a good field, and fell to Captain Machell'a •Varrior (by General Peel). The Alexandra Plate went to Thurio, who started at even money. He has competed this season six times, in each event being successful. This

race was won in 1872 by Musket, who, by the way, also won the Ascot Stakes as a three-year old in 1870. Bayon d’Or had to lower his colours in the valuable Hardwioke Stakes to Exeter, who ]ust beat him, after a desperate race, by a head, the Count’s colt carrying a 101 b penalty. For the Northumberland Cup, run on June 23cd, a field of thirteen went to the post, the winner turning up in Myoorto, who won a grand race by a head from the Count Da la Grange’s Inval, who finished in his turn a length in front of Victor Emmanuel. Parole was amongst the contestants, but throughout the various recent meetings the American stables seem to have been out of luck. Apropos of Americans, Mr J. E. Keene, the Kentucky millionaire, has just purchased a good number of yearlings, the best of which will probably be sent to England.