ENGLISH RACING STATISTICS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 243, 25 February 1888, Page 5

ENGLISH RACING STATISTICS.

From fetati^bict? compiled in England relative to the winning sires on the flafc in, (Jrcafc Britain during 18S7, ifc is gathered that Lord Clifdcn's bon Hampton is ahead of all othcis, the 27 winners he wao reprefcented by biinjjinjr his total up to £31,779, among the contributors being; the Derby, One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks. Next to him comes Hermit, by Newminster, 22 winners, -C 25,536 ; Springtield, by St. Alban?, 21 winners, £21,166 ; Jsonoiny, by Sterling, 12 winners, £18,098 ; Speculum, by Vedette, 15 winners, £13,612 ; Camballo, by dirabuscan, 13 winners,. £10,800. Sec-Saw, by Buccaneer £8880 Touchet, by Lord Lj on.. .. 8182 Sterling, by Oxford _ . . . . 7797 Po'.or. by Hermit . 6823 Bend Or, by Doncastcr 6810 Beauclerc, by Rosicrucian . . t>434 Galotnn, by Vedette . .. . 6414 K-H Mel], by Y. Melbourne . .. 6368 Kisber, by Buccaneer 5975 Muncastcr, by ] Jon caster .. .. 5660 Uncas, by Stockwell 5607 Trappist, by Hermit 5576Arbitrator, by Solon . . . . 5535 Thurio. byTibthorpcor Cremorne . 4969 Miser, by Hormit 4940 Rosicrucian, by Beadsman . . . . 4920 Robert the Devil, by Bertram.. „ 4875 Wenlock, by Lord Clifden .. .. 4722 Lowlamier, by Dalesman .. . 4252 Mask, by Carnival 4155 Ben Battle, bv Rataplan . . . 4127 Wisdom, by Blinkhoolic .. .. 4069 Charibcrt, by Thormanby . . . . 4020 Zealot, by Hermit 3925Albert Victor, by Marsyas .. .- 3909 Goeruleus.by Bendsman .. .. 3883 Halioscope, by Speculum .. .. 3852 Xenophon, by Canary . . . . 3385 Reverberation, by Thunderbolt .. 3128 Roseberry, by Speculum . . . . 3625 Dutch Skater, by Flyinj? Dutchman 3429- , Thunderbolt, by Stockwell .. .. 2085 LondcsborouKh, by Claret .. .. 2958 Vestminstor. by Glenmasson . . . . 2944 Doncafltcr, by Stockwell .. .. 2859 Other noted sires have won thus : — Lorct Lyon £1,939, Prince Charlie £1,763, anct Blair Athol £238.

' The last issue of the " English Racing Calendar*' gives a list of the number of raced of differentdistances run for in Great ßritiaa and Ireland during 1887. They are thus : Five furlongs and under six, 732 ; six furlongs and under one mile, 260 ; one mile, 312 ; over one mile and under two, 183 ; two miles and under three, 53 ; three miles and under four, 7 ; and at 4 miles, 2. This will give some idea of the rage for sprint events, and shows that of 1,549 races no less than 1,304 were run atone mile or less, and 1,487 at distances under two miles. During 1887 the number of two-year-olds running was 908, the threes totalled 523, the fours 290, and thoso five years old and upwards 286,. making a grand total of 2,007. " The Jubilee plunger, Mr Benzon, haB had? another win on the English turf,- Chancery, which he bought a few weeks back, for 300gs, having won the Selling Steeplechaseat Kempton Park. Theve were only two < starters, however, and 100's to 30 were laid on the winner. With a ceitain section of speculators,, backing jockeys' mounts in England is a popular form of gambling. The followers of Fred Archer were legion. But the folly of following any jockey's mount is strikingly shown by a con-espondent of Jthe* London " Sportsman," who proves that lasb season an investment of £10 on each of Wood's mounts would have resulted in a loss of nearly .t'soo ; and Wood, it must be romembciccl, rode the gioate^t number o£ winnors. ,

Tiik Fitjst Max He Beat. —A white, hairod sh anger from New .Hampshire appeared.afc the Boston headquarters, lost ' week, and had a )oii£ and cxciUng struggle with the veteran player, Koberts, who has played the gajiic, 40 years! , When Roberts'" came one aliead,/tlio sti'anjjei 1 ' Claimed that it was the .first ,timc ho had ever been defeated. "Roberts leplied, '* Yon avo the 'first , man 1 have over .beaten." "lin.igine the" feelinn; of the stranger.—' 1 Woonsockct !Reportek" •' ' ,' ' . ',V A recent writ or on women ynys her trfueu> place U „'i,t, the 'iu'oMclo. M^Hather :an un-» com f 01 tab! o place iv suiumot!.- n f i. . i ■