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To encourage the Breeding and Registration of Polo and Riding Ponies andto foster the Breeds of Mountain and Moorland Ponies of the British Isles.

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Telephone No . : MAYFAIR, 596.

Patron -

- HIS MAJESTY THE KING.Patroness

- HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.President

- Sir GEORGE HASTINGS.

THE Society, though numbering only 700 members, carries out its objectswith great energy in a diversity of directions . At the London Show noless than £65o are offered annually in prizes, and the schedule is of

remarkable comprehensiveness, providing classes for stallions, mares, youngstock, made ponies, native ponies, Shetland ponies, children's ponies, and theever-popular competitions . At two score or more Metropolitan and ProvincialShows another £loo is offered by the Society, assuring the provision of ahundred classes and a prize value of [i,000 for the owners and breeders ofthe ponies upon whose behalf the Society exists . The National Pony StudBook is a register of the best specimens of the breeds, an exhaustive record oftheir careers, and a complete report of the year's work . The Polo Brood MareScheme is the medium through which the Society transfers polo mares past the

game from player to breeder.Various advantages and privileges are accorded to members, including Ersevolumes of the Stud Book and Supplement as published, substantial reduc-tions in Show and Stud Book fees and free grandstand season tickets to theLondon Show. The subscription is a Guinea a year, and new members are

greatly needed.

An Illustrated Record of the Game at Home and Abroad.

CONTENTS—March, 1913.

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Current Topics

5National Pony Society's Show . . .

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9County Polo Association . . .

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Polo in America

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Polo on the Pacific Coast . . .

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Polo in the West Indies . . .

38Hunting Supplement

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The Hunters' Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding

Society ' s Annual Meeting . . .

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The Hunters' Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding

Society's Show

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CURRENT TOPICS

Polo Prospects.

It is, of course, impossible to say what programmes the Londonclubs can arrange to carry out this season, as everything in the countrymust naturally depend on the progress of the war, and though thereare now indications that the end may be in sight earlier than one atpresent imagines, or dares even to hope, until these arc realised it isfutile to imagine any regular polo can be arranged . At the meetingof the C.P .A. the consideration of the 1915 programme was postponeduntil May and matters vested in the hands of an emergency com-mittee, consisting of Mr . W. S. Buckmaster, Mr . J. S . Mason, Mr.Tresham Gilbey, Colonel Sanders Darley, Captain Dunbar Kelly, andLieut .-Colonel K. Warner, with full powers to determine the arrange-ments then advisable.

From Ireland we learn that there will probably be a certainamount of polo played in the park this season amongst the oldercivilians and officers on reserve, whilst doubtless the new Viceroy,Lord Wimborne, will do all in his power to help matters in every way.With the country clubs, however, it is a different matter, and, with theexception of Westmeath, it is doubtful if any regular season will be

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enjoyed, so many players having responded to their country's call.At the next meeting of the A.I.P.C., which is to be held almost at once,some decision with regard to the 1915 programme will, we expect, bearrived at.

Dispersal of the Grange Stud.Universal regret will be felt at the announcement that Messrs.

Tattersalls have been instructed by the executors of the estate of thelate Sir John Barker to dispose of the entire stud of polo ponies theproperty of the late baronet, without reserve, at the Grange Paddocks,Bishop 's Stortford, on Friday, April 16 next . Following so closely onthe sale of the neighbouring Elsenham stud, the loss of two suchimportant establishments makes a great gap in the horse-breedingworld. The entries consist of seventy ponies stallions, mares andyoung stock and include many prize winners of choice breeding.This should be one of the most important sales of polo ponies ever held,and the break up of this celebrated stud, which has carried off moreprizes at pony shows than any other ever known, will give both homeand foreign buyers an opportunity of securing some most valuablestrains of blood for polo-pony breeding . Catalogues may be had fromthe auctioneers, or from the Stud Groom, The Grange Paddocks,Bishop 's Stortford, Herts.

A Double for the 12th Lancers.At Derby races at the beginning of the month an echo of that

polo-playing regiment, the 12th Lancers, was recalled, when the firstand last races on March 2 fell respectively to Redditch and LittleBrother . Redditch, who carried off the Quarndon Selling Steeplechase,was the favourite hunter of the late Mr . E. H. Leatham, the INo . 1 ofthe crack team, who was killed at the beginning of the war in action inFrance . The horse ran in the name of Mr . G. Cunard, an executorunder Mr . Leatham's will, and would have been sold at the ensuingauction had a bid been forthcoming . Little Brother, who won theHunter Handicap Steeplechase later on in the afternoon, is the propertyof Mr . R. Wyndham-Quin, who was also wounded and invalided home,but has now returned to the front . Mr. Wyndham-Quin was the backof the 12th Lancers team in the Inter-Regimental tournament . Asister of Mr . Leatham is now a Red Cross nurse and is doing good worknursing the wounded in France.

The National Pony Show.

The Annual London Show of the National Pony Society held atthe Agricultural Hall, Islington, on March proved an unqualifiedsuccess, the entries being quite satisfactory for a one-day show . The

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attendance was excellent, especially in the afternoon, when her MajestyQueen Alexandra visited the hall and was received by the President,Sir George Hastings, and other members of the Council . Full par-

Photo I!) .AT THE POLO PONY SHOW.

Master Christopher Jeffreys, with his mother, Viscountess Cantelupe,collecting for the funds of the Red Cross Society.

The R.S .P.C.A.'s Good Work at the Front.The Duke of Portland, Chairman of the Royal Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' fund for sick and wounded horses,

liculars of the various exhibits will be found in the report of the pro-ceedings elsewhere .

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has received a letter from Field-Marshal Sir John French, who statesthat he has received most satisfactory reports of the work done by theSociety . He has no doubt that its efforts for the care of sick andwounded horses will have a most beneficial effect in shortening theperiod of sickness and in reducing the wastage of horseflesh in the Armyin France.

National Pony Society's Meeting.The annual meeting of the Society was held on the morning of

March 4, at the Agricultural Hall, Sir George Hastings being in thechair, when the report and balance sheet were read and adopted.

The President referred to the great loss the Society had sustainedin the deaths during the past few months of three of its most valuedsupporters—Sir John Barker, Sir Walter Gilbey, and Mr . A. M. Tree.To Sir John Barker was due the successful standardisation of the polo-bred pony, with its recognised qualities of speed, stamina and adapt-ability . Both he and the late Sir Walter Gilbey were Past-Presidentsof the Society, whilst Mr. Arthur Tree was an enthusiastic breeder ofpolo ponies and a member of the Council of that body . Mr. Tree wasalso a great supporter of the County Polo Association, of whichorganisation he was President in 1897 and 1898.

The membership and finances of the Society, in spite of all thenational troubles, were in a satisfactory condition, the number ofmembers being 767, and there being a credit balance in hand of £208.The report announced that, after the presidency this year of CaptainH. Faudel-Phillips, Sir George Hastings had been requested to occupythe position again for the following year. The Council hoped that allmembers of the Society would continue to give their support until thepresent national crisis was passed, and would use their best offices toenlist the co-operation and membership of all who were deeply con-cerned with the present condition and future encouragement of horsebreeding.

The following were elected members of the Council in place ofthose retiring by rotation : Brigadier-General Herbert Armstrong,Sir George Bullough, Lieut .-Colonel C . W. Campbell-Hyslop, Mr.George Game, Captain Dunbar Kelly, Mr . Maurice J . Kingscote, MajorJ. J. Porteous, Hon . George Savile, Captain J . Straker, and Mr . V.Thornely Taylor .

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NATIONAL PONYSOCIETY'S SHOW

THE sixteenth annual London Show of the INational Pony Societywas held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, on March 4.

There were 118 entries in all, as against 229 in the previous year, andsince there were no less than seven Riding classes omitted from theschedule, this may reasonably be considered to be satisfactory, especiallytoo, as many of the members and exhibitors are absent owing to thewar. The prize money, exclusive of the Board's premiums, totalledL369 16s . The attendance on the whole was good, especially afterlunch . Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, attended by Sir Dighton M.Probyn, the Hon . John Ward, and Miss Ivy Gordon Lennox, visitedthe Show, and was received by the President, Sir George Hastings, andLady Hastings, Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart ., Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart .,Mr. G. Norris Midwood, Mr. Tresham Gilbey, and the Rev . D. B.Montefiore . During the afternoon Master Jeffreys, the son of MajorG. D. Jeffreys, Grenadier Guards, and Viscountess Cantelupe, who,attired in the full uniform of his father ' s regiment, collected funds forthe Red Cross at the Show, was received with his pony in the Royal box.Another small pony was also collecting on behalf of the Purple CrossService, which is doing so much towards alleviating the sufferings ofhorses at the front . This splendid organisation has already twohospitals in working order in France and a third nearing completion.

Turning to the Show itself, the class of animal sent up wasextremely good, the representatives of the late Sir John Barker 's stud,which comes under the hammer next month, being particularly con-spicuous, six out of fourteen firsts going their way . Amongst broodmares Mr . W. Balding secured a walk over in the light weights with

Bouncey Crocus, a mare in foal to Stortford, and purchased for 52guineas from the executors of the late Sir Walter Gilbey at the disposalof the Elsenham stud last January. Mr. Midwood took premierhonours amongst the heavy weights with Lady Primrose, a nice short-legged chestnut, who occupied the position of champion polo ponybrood mare at the Show last March.

Amongst polo-bred stallions Mr . Howard Taylor secured first prizewith Field-Marshal, a good-looking chestnut, who in the same classlast year occupied second place to Right Boy from the Grange stud.In the class for stallions three years old and upwards, not over fifteen

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hands, Spanish Hero, Mr . Mumford's old champion, again swept theboard with a first, together with the Society 's gold medal, for the bestpolo pony sire or colt in the Show . Arthur D . from the Grange studwas second in both instances . Though seventeen years old, SpanishHero was in fine fettle, and never looked better than when he enteredthe ring . A beautiful dark brown in colour, with magnificent chest andbalanced shoulders, he appeared full of fire, and showed great freedomin action. This is the eighth gold medal which the horse has won,

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MR . \V . BALDING 'S PEG O ' MY HEART, FOUR YEARS OLD, BY PROSPERITYOUT OF PEGAWAY.

First Prize Riding Class.

and Mr. Stephen Mumford has every reason to be proud of his oldfavourite . In his absence Arthur D . would have readily scored.

The six premiums offered by the Board of Agriculture and Fisherieswere awarded as follows : INorthern Division,' Mr . Taylor 's Field-Marshal ; North-Western Division, Mr . Midwood's Chief Butler ; Walesand Western Division, Mr . Howard Taylor's Favourite ; South-Western Division, Messrs . W. and H. Whitley's Bold Marco and Mr.Stephen Mumford 's Spanish Hero . The South-Eastern Division wasrepresented by the entry of Mr . J . Willis Fleming 's Vectis, but in this

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case the premium was not awarded . The average value of a premiumto a riding polo stallion works out as follows :

s . d.Premium of £ao half paid at the time of award

and the other half after the close

of

theservice season

.

. 30 0 0

Service fee of,i a mare (average number, 40)

paid after the close of the service season

. 40 0 0

Foal fee of 10s . a foal (average number, 24) paidafter the close of the foaling season

. 12 0 0

S2 0 0

A service fee not exceeding l;i a mare is chargeableto the mare's owner

.

. 40 0 0

Total

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1122 0 0

Fees, however, will be paid by the Board for the service of up to ninetymares, in which case the earnings of the stallion for that number wouldtotal approximately L237.

The special cup offered by the President, Sir George Hastings,for the best polo pony brood mare or filly fell to MIr . Midwood ' sLady Primrose, the runner-up being the Bishop's Stortford exhibit,Killarney H.

In the four-year-old Riding class MIr . Balding secured first prizewith a charming bay mare, Peg 0' My Heart, by Prosperity out ofPegaway. In the Children's Riding classes both prizes fell to Mrs.Philip Hunloke, in the elder section with Rennet, ridden by Miss JoanHunloke, and in the vounger with Lady Grey, ridden by Master HenryHunloke.

Miss Calmady-Hamlyn scored first and second in the Mountainand Moorland Ponies class with Junket and Diane II ., the former alsotaking the " Lord Arthur Cecil " Memorial Challenge Cup . She thusrepeated her successes of last vear with the same ponies.

The Welsh Mountain ponies are always pretty classes to watch.Amongst the stallions a most popular win was scored by BleddfaShooting Star for Mrs . H . D. Greene from a stable companion in GroveKing Cole II ., the latter of whom I had marked as the probable winnerwhen the ponies entered the ring . Directly, however, they gotmoving, the winner gave his usual magnificent display. Though nowfourteen years old, his action was as high as ever, and he covered theground in astonishing fashion, raising a cheer from the spectators. Itwill be remembered that Shooting Star was bought by Mrs . Greene for240 guineas at the disposal of the Elsenham stud in January last . Thesame owner also captured the first prize in the Mares class with hertwelve-year-old grey Nantyharn Starlight, thus improving on her

second in this class last year to Gwyndy Twinkle . The special awards

by the Welsh Pony and Cob Society in each class also fell to Mrs.Greene's pair .

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The Shetlands had four classes . Bessbrook of Earlshall carried offthe award in the Stallion class from the previous year 's winner, ElectricLight, for Mr . W. R. Mackenzie, who was also successful with SweetBriar of Earlshall in the brood mares . Amongst the younger classesMrs . Etta Duffus scored two wins with Vagary and Floedragon ofPenniwells.

Full particulars of the various events are appended .

.Vort & Genera/

MR. G . NORRIS MIDWOOD'S LADY PRIMROSE.Winner in the Heavy-weight Brood Mares Class, and of Sir George

Hastings' Cup for the Champion Polo Pony Brood Mare in the Show.

BREEDIING CLASSES . JUDGES : Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart .,C .V.O., and Rev. D. B. Montefiore.

CLAss 1 . Yearling Entire Colts or Geldings (5 entries).

1st

Mr . Tresham Gilbey, Good Boy (by Right For ' ard out ofGood Girl II .).

2nd

Mr . Ed . Hurtley, Fusilier (by Daylight out of Belinda II .).3rd—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., The Admiral

(by Right For'ard out of Trilby III .).4th

Mr . A . R. Poole, White Gull (by White Wings out ofSeagull).

r .—Mr. J . S . Bakewell, Gwen ' s Wing (by White Wings out ofGwen).

The winner was a nice chestnut colt well put together and balanced.By Right For 'ard, he was bred at the owner ' s stud, Whitehall, Bishop ' sStortford .

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SPANISH HERO BY KILWARLIN SPANISH MAIDEN.

DARK-BROWN HORSE, 17 YEARS OLD THE PROPERTY OF MR . STEPHEN MUMFORD CHAMPION POLO PONY'STALLION, AGRICULTURAL HALL, 1915 .

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CLASS 2 .—Yearling Fillies (4 entries).

1st The Exors, of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Morello (byRight For 'ard out of Redstone).

2nd—Mr. G. INorris Midwood, Colleen IV . (by Chief Butler outof Sligo IX.).

3rd—Mr. J . S . Bakewell, Stolen Wings (by White Wings out ofRobbery).

4th Mr. N. W. R . King, Perfection (by Pernambuco out ofDainty V .).

The winner of the fillies, as with the colts, was sired by RightFor'ard. In colour a chestnut, she has good substance and quality,with the best of legs.

CLASS 3 . Two-year-old Entire Colts or Geldings (8 entries).

1st The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Kilrain (byArthur D. out of Killarney II .).

2nd Mr . N . W . R . King, Denmark (by Wildfire out of Dainty V .).

3rd Mr. J. W. Fleming, Red Gauntlet (by Vectis out ofRuby IV .).

4th—Mr. C . H. Taylor, Calcium (by White Wings out of Calceo-laria).

r .—Tbe Hon. Mrs . Drur y-Lowe, Wherstead (by Ipswich out ofINora Creina).

The winner was a beautiful dark-brown colt favouring his sire, aKing 's Premium winner, in appearance . He was bred at the owner ' sstud farm, The Grange, Bishop ' s Stortford.

CLASS 4 . Two-year-old Fillies (3 entries).

1st Mr . Tresham Gilbey, INaughty Girl (by Right For 'ard outof Good Girl II .).

2nd—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., ForwardKatie (by Right For'ard out of Kathleen).

3rd Miss Tyrrell, Memoir (by Woolwich Arsenal out of Mavour-neen).

There were only three entries in this class, both the winner andsecond being sired by Right For'ard . INaughty Girl was a nice lengthyfilly, chestnut in colour, with good shoulders and a fine barrel.

CLASS 5 .—Three-year-old Entire Colts (2 entries).

1st The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Derry (byOthrae out of Meath).

2nd Mr . C. H . Taylor, Spanish Silver (by Don Patricio out ofSilver Tail).

The winner bred at the Grange stud, was a nicely turned bay,showing considerable quality .


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CL :1ss 6 .—Three-year-old Fillies or Geldings (4 entries).1st The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart . Marconi (by

Right For'ard out of Folly).2nd-Mr. Tresham Gilbey, Forward Girlie (by Right For'ard out

of Good Girl II .).3rd Mr . Tresham Gilbey, Sunrise (by Othrae out of Coming

Dawn).4th Lord C. Innes-Kerr, Deerfoot (by Papyrus IV . out of

Atalanta).

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Spam & General

NADIR BY MESAOUD—NEFISA, I+ YEARS OLD.

First Prize in the Class for Eastern Sires, with his owner, Mr . George H.Ruxtou, who has joined the Middlesex Hussars.

The winner in this class proved to be the chestnut gelding Marconi,after a great set-to with the second, Forward Girlie, a half-sister . Thejudges being divided, a referee was called in, Mr . \V. S . Dixon, whodecided in favour of the gelding, whose action was rather straighterthan that of the filly.

Special Prize, value £2 10s ., offered by Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Mrs.Dalrymple and Miss Walford, for the best pony, bred and exhibitedby a lady member of the Society, in Classes i to 6.

1st

The Hon . Mrs . Drury-Lowe, Wherstead (by Ipswich out ofINora Creina).

r .—Mrs . A. R. Poole, White Gull (by White Wings out ofSeagull) .

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CLASS 7 .-Light-TI eight Brood Mares, not exceeding 14.2 hands withfoal or to foal (3 entries).

1st Mr . W. Balding, Bouncey Crocus (by Merry Matchmakerout of Crocus).

As neither of the other two entrants came out, Bouncey Crocuswas afforded a walk-over.

CLAss 8 . Heavy-Weight Brood Mares, not exceeding 14 .2 hands withfoal or to foal (5 entries).

1st Mr . G. INorris Midwood, Lady Primrose (served by VictoryII .)

2nd The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Killarney II.(served by Right For'ard).

3rd—Mr. J. S . Bakewell, Robbery (served by Right For 'ard).

The first award fell to the celebrated ten-year-old chestnut LadyPrimrose, who won the polo pony brood mare championship last year.

CLASS 9 .—Polo-Bred Mares, three years old and upwards, not exceeding14 .2 hands with foal or to foal (3 entries).

1st The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Silver Queen(served by Right For ' ard).

2nd—Mr . W. Balding, Bouncey Crocus (served by Stortford).

3rd Mr . C. H. Taylor, Awfully Bonnie (served by Birk Gill).

The winner was a fourteen-year-old bay mare by Sandiway, thenoted polo pony sire, of great shape and roominess . She was bred bythe later owner at the Grange stud, and has proved one of its bestmatrons.

Special .—Cup, value l;10 ios ., offered by Sir George Hastings (tllePresident), for the best Polo Pony Brood Mare or Filly in Classes2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Winner . Mr . G. INorris Midwood, Lady Primrose.Reserve .—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart .,

Killarney II.

CLASS 10 . Produce ('lass . The dam of the two best ponies shown ofany age (registered in the INational Pony Stud Book) (4 groups).

1st—Mr. C . H . Taylor, Silver Tail (for Spanish Silver and SilverQueen).

2nd Mr . Tresham Gilbey, Good Girl II . (for Forward Girlie andINaughty Girl).

r . Mr. IN . W . R . King, Dainty V . (for Perfection and Denmark).

CL_1ss i1 . Produce (Mass . The sires (registered in the INational PonyStud Book or Supplement) of the three best animals selected fromentries in Classes 1 to 9 and 12 to 15 (1 entry).

w .o .—The Exors . of the late Sir Jolm Barker, Bart ., RightFor'ard (for Marconi, INaughty Girl, and Forward Kate) .

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CLASS 12 . Polo-Bred Stallions, four years old and upwards, notexceeding 15 hands (5 entries).

1st—Mr. C. H . Taylor, Field-Marshal (by Marechal INiel out ofPolo Queen).

2nd—The Exors. of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Prince (bySandiway out of Dolly).

3rd Mr . C . H. Taylor, Favourite (by Confidant out of PoloQueen).

4th-Mr. C. C. Jacob, White Heather (by Bold Marco out ofPolly Riste).

THE POLO PONY STALLION WHITE HEATHER (BAY, FOALED 1907).

Fourth in Polo Bred Stallion Class at Islington, 1915.

The winner Field-Marshal is a charming chestnut eight-year-old,built on beautiful lines . He is a King's Premium winner and wassecond to Right Boy in this class last year.

CLASS 13 .—Stallions, three years old and upwards, not to exceedi5 hands (8 entries).

1st—Mr. Stephen Mumford, Spanish Hero (by Kilwarlin out ofSpanish Maiden).

2nd—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Arthur D.(by Pride out of Maquay).

3rd—Mr. G. INorris Midwood, Victory H . (by The Victory out ofGuisel).

4th-Mr. G. INorris Midwood, Chief Butler (by Cupbearer out ofMaund).

r .—Mr . E. S . Tomlinson, Guiding Star (by Royal Gard out ofGatien Star) .

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The winner here was the seventeen-year-old dark-brown horseSpanish Hero, who scored his eighth success for Mr . Stephen Mumford.The horse presented a capital appearance, and age seems to affect himbut little . His action was good, whilst though a little dipped in theback, he has preserved his shape in a marvellous fashion.

Special Gold Medal, for the best Polo Pony Stallion or Entire Colt inClasses 1, 3, 5, 12, 13 and 14.

Winner .—Mr . Stephen Mumford, Spanish Hero.Reserve .—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Arthu r D.

Photo by Sport &' General

MISS CALMADY-HAMLYN ' S CELEBRATED PAIR.

DIANA H .

JUNKET.

Second Prize and Reserve

First Prize and Winner offor Challenge Cup .

Challenge Cup.Mountain and Moorland Mares Class.

CLASS 14 . Eastern Sires, three years old and upwards, not exceeding15 hands (6 entries, judged by Mr . T . F . Dale).

1st

Mr . George H . Ruxton, Nadir (by Masaoud out of INefisa).2nd—Captain Hon. Geo. Saville, Firuseh (by INejef out of

Zimrud).3rd

Captain Hon. Geo. Saville, Yakoot (by Zoowar out ofHusn U. Gul).

4th

Captain Hon . Geo. Saville, Abang (by Daoud out ofAsfura).

r .—Mr. Geo. H. Ruxton, Nadjy (by INadir out of Maisuna).

The winner, a fourteen-year-old bay horse, was runner-up theprevious Show to Trinseh, and now in the latter's absence scoredpremier honours .

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RIDING CLASSES.-JUDGE : Mr. W. S . Buckmaster.

CLASS 15.—Ponies, four years old, likely to make polo ponies (13entries).

1st—Mr. W. Balding, Peg 0' My Heart (by Prosperity out ofPegaway).

2nd—The Exors . of the late Sir John Barker, Bart ., Quick-silver II . (by Othrae out of Silver Star).

3rd—Lady Dalmeny, Forward Boy (by Right For 'ard out ofGood Girl II .).

4th—Miss Imogen Collier, Rosebud (by Irish Linen out of LadyBird).

r .—Miss Tyrrell, Mendicant II . (by Kano out of Romany).All the ponies in this class were extremely handy, and showed great

promise . The winner a bay mare, galloped very freely, and turnedboth quickly and easily, giving a very smooth performance altogether.

CLASS i6 .—Ponies, exceeding 13 .2 hands, but not exceeding 14 .2 hands,to be ridden by children not over fifteen years.

1st—Mrs . Philip Hunloke, Rennet.2nd—Miss Imogen, Collier, Rosebud.3rd—Mr. W. H . Heather, Stray Moments.4th—Mr. Benjamin Edge, Fatima.

The children ' s riding classes are always well patronised, and manyof the riders gave quite a finished exhibition of horsemanship . Firstprize went to Mr . Hunloke 's Rennet, ridden by Miss Joan Hunloke,who was also adjudged the best girl rider . To Master Bonner fell theprize for the best boy rider.

CLASS 17 .—Ponies, not exceeding 13 .2 hands, to be ridden by childrennot over twelve years of age.

1st—Mrs . Philip Hunloke, Lady Grey.2nd—Mr. J . Stuckle, Prospect.3rd—Messrs . C. Richards, Ltd ., Silver Belle.4th—Mr. J . Stuckle, Lady Marmalade.

First prize again fell to Mrs. Hunloke 's nomination, Lady Grey,ridden by Master H. Hunloke . Riding prizes were awarded to MasterDibben and Miss Doris Holt as the best boy and girl exponent in this class.

MOUINTAIIN AIND MOORLAIND POINIES .—Judged by Mr . HerbertPratt.

CLASS 18 .—]fountain or Moorland Pony .11ares, likely to breed aRiding Pony, any age, not exceeding 14 .2 hands, with foal or tofoal (5 entries).

1st—Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Junket (served by Tyranny II .).2nd—Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Diane II . (served by Tyranny II .).3rd Mr. J . Williams, Lizzie II . (served by King Duncan).4th—Hon . Mrs . Drury-Lowe, Winkiepop II . (served by Field-

Marshal) .Y, 2

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Again, as at last year's Show, Miss Calmady-Hamlyn secured firstand second prizes with her shapely pair, Junket and Diane II,, both ofwhom are in foal to Tyranny II.

Special .—The" Lord Arthur Cecil " Memorial Challenge Cup, presentedby members of the Society, annually awarded to the best registeredMountain and Moorland Pony Brood Mare exhibited in Class i8.To be held for the year by the successful exhibitor.

Winner .—Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Junket.Reserve .—Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Diane II.

Photo by

Short & General

MRS. H . D. GREENE 'S NANTYHARN STARLIGHT, I2 YEARS OLD.

First Prize and Championship Silver Medal for Welsh Mountain Mares.

WELSH MOUINTAIN POINIES .—Judged by Mr . J. R . Bache.

CLASS lg.—Welsh Pony Stallions, any age, not exceeding 12 hands (7entries.

1st, Silver Medal and Certificate Mrs . H. D . Greene, BleddfaShooting Star (by Dyoll Starlight out of Alveston Belle).

2nd—Mrs . H. D . Greene, Grove King Cole II . (by Grove KingCole out of Bleddfa Tell Tale).

3rd—Mrs . Stanley Howard, Captain Hook (by Bleddfa ShootingStar out of Miss Mickey).

r .—Mr . W. A. Pughe, Gwyndy Comet (by Dyoll Starlight out ofGwyndy Bess) .


CLASS 20 .—Welsh Pony Mares, of any age, suitable for breeding pur-poses, not exceeding 12 hands ; neither docked nor hogged (7entries).

rst, Silver Medal and Certificate—Mrs . H . D. Greene, NantyharnStarlight (served by Grove Arclight).

2nd—Miss E . C. V. Hughes, Hawddgar Lady Starlight (servedby Hawddgar Mountain Chief).

3rd—Messrs . Jones Bros ., Modais Twilight.r . Mrs . H. D . Greene, Grove Limelight (served by Berkeley

George).

/Viola oy

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MR. R . IV . R . MACKENZIE ' S SHETLAND STALLION BESSBROOK OFEARLSHALL, BY MULTUM IN PARVO.

First Prize and Championship.

SHETLAIND POINIES .—Judged by Mr . Robert Alexander and Mr . R.Brydon.

CLASS 21 .—Stallions, four years old and upwards, not exceeding 10 .2

hands (10 entries).

1st—Mr. A. W. R. Mackenzie, Bessbrook of Earlshall.2nd—The Ladies E . and D. Hope, Electric Light.3rd Mrs . F. Gordon Colman, Benhawers of Earishall.r .--Miss Fan H. Duffus, Bell Rock of Earishall.H .C .—Mr . R. W. R . Mackenzie, Bright Boy of Earlshall.H .C .—Mr . H. Whitley, Summer Din .

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CLASS 22 .—Colts, two or three years old, not exceeding ro .i hands(5 entries).

1st—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Vagary.2nd Mrs . Hobart West, Moonie.3rd—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Puck of Penniwells.r . Mr . R . W. R. Mackenzie, Beltane of Earlshall.

CLASS 23 .—Brood Mares, four years old and upwards, not exceeding10 .2 hands (11 entries).

1st—Mr. R. W. R. Mackenzie, Sweet Briar of Earlshall.2nd Miss Fan H . Duffus, Duenna of Earlshall.3rd—Lady Arthur Cecil, Forest Boadicea.r . Lady Arthur Cecil, Tit-Bit.H .C. Captain Hon . W. R. D . Forbes, Floreat.H.C .—Mrs . Hobart, Osmunda.

CLASS 24 . Fillies, two or three years old, not exceeding 10 .1 hands(5 entries).

1st—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Floedragon of Penniwells.2nd—Mr. R. W. R. Mackenzie, Dewdrop of Earlshall.3rd—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Maydew of Penniwells.r .—Lady Arthur Cecil, Birthright.

Special .—A Miniature Silver Cup, offered by Miss Broughton, for thebest Shetland Pony of either sex foaled in or before 1912, notexceeding 33 ins . in height.

Winner .—Mr . R . W . R. Mackenzie, Bright Boy of Earlshall.Reserve .—Miss Broughton, Bellane of Earlshall.

Special .—A Silver Cup, offered by a member of the Society, for thebest Shetland Pony of either sex or any age exhibited in Classes 21to 24, to be shown under saddle.

Winner .—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Vagary.Reserve . Mr . H. Whitley, Summer Din.

Special.—Silver Statuette, offered by Mrs . Etta Duffus, for best Shet-land Colt or Filly in Classes 22 and 24.

Winner .—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Floedragon of Penniwells.Reserve . Mrs . Etta Duffus, Vagary.

Special .—A Silver Medal, offered by the Shetland Pony Stud BookSociety, for the best Shetland Pony in Classes 21 to 24.

Winner .—Mr. R. W. R. Mackenzie, Bessbrook of Earlshall.Reserve .—Mrs . Etta Duffus, Floedragon of Penniwells.

CL ASS 25 .—Jumping.

1st—Mr. A . E. Mesnett, Why Not.2nd—Mr. Frank Allison, Temptress.3rd—Mr. W. Traill, Aviator.4th—Mr. John Coleman, The Tetrach .


COUNTY POLOASSOCIATION

T the annual general meeting of delegates at the affiliated clubsATon Thursday, March 4, 1915, at the Royal Agricultural Hall

the following resolutions were adopted :i . That the annual subscription of the affiliated clubs in 1915

be reduced from three guineas to one guinea.z . That further consideration of the programme for 1915 be

postponed until May, when3. An emergency committee, consisting of the following members :

Mr. W. S. Buckmaster, Mr . J . S . Mason, Mr . Tresham Gilbey, ColonelSanders Darley, Captain Dunbar Kelly, and Lieut .-Colonel R . Warner(to whom full powers are granted) will meet to determine arrange-ments .

4. That the Official and Supplementary Handicap of 1914 shallremain in force.

5. That the application of the Assistant Secretary for leave tojoin the colours be granted ; half his salary to be paid ; the offer ofthe Secretary to carry on the work in the interim without emolumentbeing cordially acknowledged, and accepted.

6. That Messrs . Russell, Harris R. Co. be re-elected Hon . Auditorsof the Association for the ensuing year, and a cordial vote of thanksbe conveyed to them for their valued co-operation and assistance.

It was stated that the subscription of one guinea from each ofthe affiliated clubs would enable the Council to carry on the work ofthe Association, and to discharge its obligations in respect of rent,printing, etc.

There is an old saying, " Bis dat, qui cito dat," and, in view of thereduction of the subscription which is announced, we feel sure that theSecretaries of the affiliated clubs will all take the motto to heart andrespond quickly to the Council's generous announcement .

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IARCH, 1915

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485 'OxFORDTelerr, , hk 39ddress 'Bw/a/r/Nf. LONDO/( `'

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Left to right : Thomas Le Boutillier and, C . C. Rumsey, Frederic Mclaughlin, E . E . McVitty.

THE ONTWENTSIA POLO TEAM, WINNERS OF CORONADO JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1915 .

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AMERICAN POLOASSOCIATION

THE annual meeting of the delegates to the Polo Association tookplace the middle of last month, the following representatives

being present :

Cooperstown Country ClubDeal Polo Club .Dedham Country ClubFirst Troop, Philadelphia CavalryGedney Farms Country ClubGreat Neck Polo ClubMeadow Brook ClubOntwentsia ClubPhiladelphia Country ClubPoint Judith Polo Club .Rockaway Hunting ClubRumson Country ClubSmithtown Polo Club

.

Mr . F . S . Van Stade.Mr . Joseph E . Meyer.Mr . Joshua Crane.Mr . T. H. Dougherty ; Jun.Mr . Davies Tainter.Mr . W. R. Grace.Mr. August Belmont.Mr. R. R. McCormick.Mr. W. H . T. Huhn.Mr. W. A. Hazard.Mr. J . E. Cowdin.Mr . W. S . Jones.Mr. L. Smith Butler .

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Squadron A . .

Mr . W. B . Boulton, Jun.Thousand Islands Polo Club

. Mr. A. G. Miles.Westmoreland Polo Club .

. JIr. Burrell R . Duff.Whippany River Club

.

. Mr. R . H. Williams, Jun.

The Executive Committee was re-elected the same as in 1914

with the exception that Mr. Charles Wheeler was replaced by Mr.Mr. Plunkett Stewart, the members being then as follows : Mr. H. L.Herbert, Chairman ; Mr. William A. Hazard, Secretary-Treasurer ;Mr. August Belmont, Mr . John C . Groome, Philadelphia ; Mr. HarryPayne Whitney, Mr . Joshua Crane, Boston ; Mr . Alexander T . Prunin,Jun., St . Louis ; Mr. Dudley P . Rogers, Boston ; and Mr. W. PlunkettStewart, Philadelphia.

An important change with regard to the accepted height forponies was discussed, and it was suggested that the standard shouldbe raised from 14 .2 to 15 hands or 15 .1, or even abolished altogether.After a long debate it was agreed that the whole matter should beleft in the hands of the Executive Committee, and that a meeting ofthis body should be called together by Mr . H. L. Herbert, the Chairman,at an early date, to make a final decision on the subject.

It is no secret that the important change contemplated is largelydue to the attitude of the Army authorities, who, whilst encouragingthe game as a valuable help to horsemanship in the Army, are of opinionthat the conformation of the accepted type of polo pony is such as torender the mount of very little use for any other purpose than polo.The introduction of no offside with its more open and faster gallopinggame, has called for mounts of greater speed, size and power, and itis quite possible that apart from any Army considerations, the Associa-tion might well have decided in their own minds that the time had comewhen in the interests of polo the standard of height should be furtherraised or even abolished altogether . In the latter case it would pro-bably be decided to handicap the players' mounts into classes of heavyweights, middle weights, and light weights as with hunters in horseshows.

The result of the Executive Committee 's meeting will be awaitedwith considerable interest in the meantime by everybody concerned.

Tournament Fixtures, 1915March 13—27

. Camden Polo Club Camden, South Carolina.March 15—May i . Panama-Pacific

Exposi- San Francisco.tion.

March 19—April 3 . San Mateo Polo Club San Mateo, California.March 31 April 29 Lakewood Polo Club Lakewood, New York.April

24—29

. Devon Polo Club .

. Devon, Pennsylvania.May

ro—29 Piping Rock Polo Club Locust

Valley,

LongIsland .

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May 22—June 19Brynmawr Polo ClubPhiladelphia

CountryBrynmawr, Pennsylvania.Bala, Pennsylvania.

May 31—June 12Club.

Great Neck Polo Club Great Neck, Long Island.

June 1 4—19 Boise Polo Club

. Boise, Idaho.

June 14—26Rockaway Hunting ClubMeadow Brook Polo Club

Cedarhurst, Long Island.Westbury, Long Island.

June 19—26 Kansas

City

Country Kansas City, Missouri.

June 21—26Club.

Smithtown Polo Club St . James, Long Island.

June 26—July 17Myopia Hunt Chub Hamilton,

Massachu-setts.

June 28—July 3 .

Dedham

Country

andPolo Club.

Islip Polo Club

Dedham, Massachusetts.

Bay Shore, Long Island.June 28—July 10 Rockaway Hunting Club Cedarhurst, Long Island.July 5—10 Meadow Brook Polo Club Westbury, Long Island.

July 19

Aug. 2SSenior ChampionshipJunior Championship

Probable ground :

PointJudith,

Narragansett

Aug . 23—28

.

Open Championship

.Rumson Country Club

.Pier, R .I.

Seabright, New Jersey.

Aug . 28—Sept . 6 .Denver Country Club

.Thousand

Islands

PoloDenver, Colorado.Maine.

Sept . 1—9Club.

Cheyenne

Mountain \Wyoming.

Sept . 6—11Country Club.

Squadron

" A,"

N .G ., New York City.

Sept . 13—18N.Y

Spokane Polo Club . Washington.

Sept . 14—19Whippany River ClubBuffalo Country Club

.Morristown, New York.Buffalo, New York.

Sept . 20—25 Essex

('ounty

Country West Orange, New York.Club .

Indoor PoloINDOOR polo has been played in a desultory way for a good many

years, but it is only recently that people have realised what oppor-tunities it presents as a training school for the beginner, to say nothingof the amusement it affords on a winter's afternoon or evening in the

riding school.At West Point the cadets at the U .S . Military Academy, play

regularly twice a week throughout the winter in their large riding hall.The authorities have a great belief in the value of polo for making ahorseman, and sixty ponies made from Army remounts are kept forthe use of the cadets, who, after passing a certain test of proficiency in

riding, are then taught polo indoors in the winter, and outdoors in theseason.

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In New York for some time indoor polo has been played regularlyby members of the Brooklyn, Bedford, Central Park and Durland 'sClubs.

The game is played with three people on each side . The ordinarystick is used, but the ball is somewhat larger, about 5 in . diameter, andmade in rubber inflated and covered with leather as a football . Verygood direction can be got, and a strong stroke makes goal-shootingpossible from nearly the length of the ground . As this latter is in-finitely smaller than the outdoor field, it follows that handiness andquickness in starting are the necessary qualities in indoor mounts, andmany of the ponies played are exceptionally useful animals.

At the moment the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club possess thecrack team, and keep a stud of five ponies for indoor play which can behired by the club members . A good many of the players of courseown their own ponies, and with the Association's team there aresufficient mounts for all who care to play.

Mr. Thomas L . Leeming, the President of the Brooklyn Ridingand Driving Club has offered a handsome trophy for indoor polo forcompetition amongst the clubs of Greater New York, the conditions ofwhich are as follows :

Z . The name of the cup shall be " The Leeming Polo Cup ."2. Competition for " The Leeming Polo Cup " is open to any

polo team in Greater New York.3. The cup must be won two years by the same club, before it

becomes the property of that club.4. All games to be played under the Official Indoor Polo Rules.5. Tournament games to be played the last week of February

each year, beginning the Monday of said week.6. Tournament play must be held in the ring of the club holding

the cup .7. One substitute is allowed each team entered in the competition.8. Each club entering a team must name players and substitute

one week in advance of first day's play.9. The length of each game in tournament shall be two periods

of ten minutes each.10 . No entrance fee will be charged to enter tournament.u. The order in which the teams will play shall be determined

by a drawing on the day the entries close.12. Unless three or more teams contend, the cup may be withheld.13. Referee to be selected by the club holding the cup.14. Entries should be sent to " The Polo Committee," The Riding

and Driving Club, Brooklyn .


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POLO ON THEPACIFIC COAST

THE tenth annual polo tournament, with which the CoronadoCountry Club's winter season of play concludes, begun on

February 22, the date having been advanced from March Z, the usualone set for the competition.

Prior to this event at Coronado Beach, a majority of the playerswho had been playing there journeyed to Riverside to compete at theclub's annual tournament . The heavy rains which have beenexperienced in Southern California this season have affected thegrounds at Riverside, as well as at Coronado, considerably, and playin consequence has at times been somewhat hampered.

The Riverside tournament, however, was successfully launchedon February 6 . Teams from Midwick, Chicago, Pasadena, Riverside,and Cooperstown entered for the following trophies : the Walter H.Dupee Cup, the Pacific Coast Circuit Cup of the American PoloAssociation, and the Glenwood Mission Inn Cup.

In the Dupee Cup proceedings were spoilt by the rain, in con-sequence of which the Midwick team were declared the winners by avictory over the Riverside players . The match was played onFebruary 6, the teams being as follows :

MIDWICK

beat

Riverside.Thomas Le Boutillier, 2nd .

Harry G. Pattee.Frederic McLaughlin .

Hillvard Lett.Reginald W eiss .

Hugh Drury.Carleton F . Burke .

Eric Pedley.ii goals .

44 goals.

The Pacific Coast Circuit Cup of the American Polo Associationwas won by Chicago, who, after defeating Pasadena on February 8 by10 goals to 4, entered the final with Riverside, whom they defeatedafter an even game by 9 ; goals to 72 goals.

First Round (played February 8).Chicago

beat

Pasadena.J. Langford Stack .

Dr . Z. T. Malaby.

Harry Weiss .

Reginald Weiss.Col . Max Fleischmann .

Frank D. Hudson.Thomas Le Boutillier, 2nd .

Dr . W. A. Boucher.102 goals .

4 goals .

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FINAL (played February 12).

CHICAGO

beat

Riverside.CA goals .

72 goals.

For the Glenwood Mission Inn Cup there was a single gamebetween Cooperstown and Midwick, from which the Cooperstown teamemerged victorious, after a close match, by 94 goals to 8 goals . Thewinning team consisted of Walter H . Dupee, Thomas Le Boutillier,2nd, C. Perry Beadleston and Malcolm Stevenson, the internationalspare man, whose handicap has just been raised to 8 goals.

The players of the Cooperstown, Chicago, and Midwick teamsreturned to Coronado at the conclusion of the Riverside tournament

A MATCH IN PROGRESS AT CORONADO BEACH, 1915.

and engaged in a series of match games, which led up to a specialchallenge match between Cooperstown and a Midwick all-star teamon February 21.

The Cooperstown team was now at its full strength, and presentedits regular line-up of F . S. von Stade, Charles C . Rumsey, C . PerryBeadleston, and Malcolm Stevenson, whose aggregate handicap ratingis 26 goals . Midwick played an exceptionally strong team, including twointernationals, as follows : Frederic McLaughlin, J . Watson Webb(America's premier left-handed player), Rene La Montagne (No . 1 oflast year's international team), and Devereux Milburn (of Americaninternational match teams and one of Harry Payne Whitney's " bigfour ") .


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The contest was regarded as the highest class ever played on thePacific coast, and more than 3,000 people attended on the ground.

After a most exciting match the better organised team play of theCooper stown four prevailed, as it always will against four scratchplayers, no matter how good the individuals may be, and they rode offthe winners by 91 goals to 54 goals.

Four teams entered for the Coronado Junior Championshiptrophy, and of these Riverside met the Midwick Juniors on February 22

F. S . VON STADE AND MISS ELEONORA SEARS, THE WELL-KNOWNRDDER AND LADY POLOIST, WATCHING A MATCH AT CORONADO.

in the first round . The date being Washington 's birthday, a nationalholiday, a large crowd witnessed the game.

Riverside was strengthened somewhat in this play by having theveteran back, Frank Hudson, in the lists . The team showed vastsuperiority over its form a year ago, due in large measure to theleadership of Hugh Drury, an English player, and won by 12 goalsto 2 .'1 goals.

In the second round Ontwentsia met and defeated Coronado by13 goals to 61 goals after a fairly good match, and thus entered thefinal with Riverside.

The match, which was played on February 25, saw the Ontwentsia,who were far the stronger team, easy winners by 12 goals to 34 goals.

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The teams and scores were as follows

THE CORONADO JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

First Round (February 22).

RiversideZ . H . G. Pattee.2. Hillyard Lett.3. Hugh Drury.Bk. Frank Hudson.

Goals .

. 12

Net score

2 1Referees, Devereux Milburn and Malcolm Stevenson.

Second Round (February 23) .

Ontwentsia beat

Coronado.I . E . Q . McVitty .

i . Walter H . Dupee.2 . Frederic McLaughlin .

2 . C. P. Beadleston.F . S . von Stade .

3 . Reginald Weiss.3 ' ( C . C. Rumsey.Bk. Thomas Le Boutillier, 2nd . Bk. Col . Max Fleischmann.

Goals . .

13

Goals

.

.

.Lost by penalty

.7of

FINAL (February 25) .

Net score

.Referee, Carleton Burke .

6

ONTWENTSIA beat

Riverside.Goals . .

13

Goals

. 4Lost by penalties .

i

Lost by penalties . o4

Net score .

12

Net score

. 31Referee, Malcolm Stevenson.

Other trophies to be competed for are the Pacific Coast All-America, California Challenge, and Hotel del Coronado Handicap.The strength of the Cooperstown and Midwick All-Star teams mayhave the effect of some weaker teams withdrawing from the PacificCoast All-America and California Challenge competitions, as these areplayed without handicap, and waiting for the hotel handicap play.

The Chicago Polo Club has been prevented from playing by thedeparture of J . Langford Stack, and O . 1\1 . von Parnegg, a playerfrom Paris and Ostend, who was to be one of the Chicago four.Mr. Stack, who left somewhat unexpectedly, married Miss ElizabethModini-Wood, daughter of Mrs . Charles Modini-Wood, in Los Angeles,and proceeded from there to Honolulu on a trip with his bride.

The annual polo tournament at Pasadena, which was scheduledto be played in the interval between the Riverside and Coronadotournaments, had unfortunately to he cancelled this year owing to a

beat

Midwick Juniors.i. L. B. Harrison.2. Harry Weiss.3. J . Watson Webb.Bk. Carleton Burke.

Goals .

.Lost by penalties

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turf field not being available . The Midwick Club tournament,originally set to precede the Riverside tournament, was postponeduntil after the San Francisco Exposition tournament, which followsthe Coronado tournament and begins March 15.

Hotel del Coronado has been the scene of many social functionsthis season, and in point of gaiety and notable visitors more than viedwith any season of recent years. Prominent among the guests are

MR. HUGH DRURY,

Who is playing brilliant polo at Coronado.

Oscar Straus and Mrs . Straus ; Judge Robert Scott Lovett and Mrs.Lovett, of INew York ; Mr. and Mrs. William Hitt, of Washington,D .C . ; John Pillsbury, Minneapolis, and family ; John P. Crozer, ofUpland, Pa., and family ; Mr. and Mrs . John Dupee, of Chicago ;Colonel and Mrs . Max C. Fleischmann, of Cincinnati ; Philip D.Armour, 3rd, and bride, of Chicago ; Miss Eleonora R . Sears, ofBoston ; members of the polo teams with their wives and families,and many others .

MARCH, 1 9 1 5] THE POLO MONTHLY

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POLO IN THE WESTINDIES

The Grant Challenge Cupat Barbados

THE GRANT CHALLENGE CUP, BARBADOS, JANUARY, 1915.PLANTERS' TEAM—THE RUNNERS—UP.

THE final for the Grand Challenge Cup, the annual tournament forteams chosen from members of the Barbados Polo Club, took

place on Saturday, January 23rd last, and was contested by theMounted Infantry Team and the Planters ' Team. The line-up was asfollows :—

Air . ID . Manning, JIr . 1) . D .. Johnson, ADr. D . G . Pile, Mr . W . Bowring.

MOUNTED INFANTRY TEAM . WINNERS OF THE GRANT CHALLENGE CUP, 1915,BARBADOS .

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Mounted Infantry Team beat

Planters' Team.1. Mr. H. Manning .

1 . Mr. J . D . Chandler.2. Mr . D . L . Johnson .

2 . Mr. D . Clarke.3. Mr. D . G. Pile .

3 . Mr. L. H. Haynes.Bk. Mr . W. Bowring .

Bk . Mr . E. Mason.2 goals .

1 goal.

The match proved a most exciting and evenly-contested onebetween the two teams, the play throughout being exceptionally fast.On both sides, though the score was not heavy, the hitting was hardand accurate . At the end of the final chukker the score read one goalall, and overtime had then to be played . On the ball being thrown in,after barely two minutes ' play the Mounted Infantry team scored,thus winning the match and cup by the narrow margin of 1 goal.

We are glad to hear how well polo is kept up in the West Indies, asat one time when the troops were first withdrawn from the Island,there must have been rather a shortage of players amongst the re-mainder of the residents . The Barbados Polo Club, thanks largely tothe efforts of Mr . C . W. Haynes, the original founder, and Mr . W.Bowring, the Captain of the club, is now a most flourishing concern,and throughout the season, from May to January, polo is playedregularly two afternoons a week . The ground, which is a boarded one,was acquired from the Government when the military left and is theone on which the regimental team used to play.

A match was at one time played annually between Trinidad andthe Barbados Club for an inter-colonial trophy, the game taking placein each colony alternately, but during the past three seasons thisevent has been dropped owing to there being no polo played inTrinidad .

PREVIOUS WINNERS.

1913 . Tournament not played.1912 . Town Team :—C . W. Haynes, S . T. Harrison,

W. Bowring, D . L. Johnson.1911 . Mounted Infantry :—E . A. Hinkson, D. L.

Morrison E. C. Wright, S . C. Thorne.

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NOTES FROM ALL

QUARTERS

" Our great popular national sport of foxhuntingand that alone had saved the situation as regardsour cavalry when the war began . "

The above words were spoken by the Right Hon. Henry Chaplinat a meeting of the Farmers ' Club recently, and are another tribute tothe value hunting has proved itself to be to England in her hour ofneed. Mr. Chaplin said that in their first levy the War Office secur ed170,000 good horses suited for their requirements, but which in theabsence of hunting would never have been forthcoming.

Death of Sir William Eden.

The death occurred in London, on Saturday, February 20, of SirWilliam Eden, Master of the South Durham Hounds from 1885 to1890 . He was at one time the owner of the celebrated steeplechaserTwelfth Lancer, which was purchased by King George with a view towinning the Grand INational . Sir William 's eldest son, LieutenantJohn Eden, the back of the 12th Lancers' subalterns ' team, was killedin action last October, and the title in consequence passes to Mr.Timothy Calvert Eden, the second son.

Death of a Well-known Sportsman.

All sportsmen of the older brigade will learn with regret of thedeath recently of Captain George William Hutton Riddell, at his home,Bragborough Hall, Rugby . In his younger days he was in the16th Lancers, and a very keen soldier, whilst as a rider he had fewequals, either in the hunting field or between the flags . His firstwinning mount was Young Napier, at Tipperary, in 1855, and fromthen onwards to the seventies he was a well-known performer acrosscountry. He won the Grand Military Gold Cup of 1863 on Riflemanfor Captain Gates . Captain Riddell was in his seventy-ninth year .

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MR. ESME ARKWRIGHT, MASTER AND HUNTSMAN OF THE OAKLEY FOXHOUNDS,WHO IS GIVDNG UP THIS SEASON AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS IN OFFICE .

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Changes with Hunt Servants.

George Leaf, who retires from the post of huntsman of the Quornat the end of the season, has been appointed as lmntsman of theCottesmore Hounds, whilst George Turner, who leaves the Warwick-shire at the end of the season, after five \Tears ' service as huntsman, hasbeen engaged in a similar capacity by Viscount Portman.

We also hear that E . Molyneux, who is at present hunting theLanarkshire and Renfrewshire Hounds, will go as huntsman to LordMiddleton 's Hounds at the end of the season . Molyneux has beenwith the Scottish pack two years, prior to which he was whip to thePytchley under Frank Freeman.

The Season's Resignations.

Amongst further alterations for next season we note the resigna-tion of the joint-Masters of the Crawley and Horsham Hounds, ColonelC . B . Godman and Mr. R . W. McKergow, at the end of the season, whenthe Hunt will be controlled by a committee, of which the retiringMasters will be members . Colonel Godman 's Mastership dates from1887, and he held sole control until 1913, when Mr . McKergow joinedhim. The Hunt, which is an old-established one, has for the lastcentury or so experienced very few changes in the Mastership.

Mr. H . Whitworth, Master of the Holderness, is also retiring atthe end of this season after a period of seven seasons ' office, duringwhich time he has shown capital sport in this old-established country.Captain Clive Wilson, son of the late Mr . Arthur Wilson, is mentionedas his likely successor.

Owing to the retirement of Mr . J . Pickersgill from the Mastershipof the Galway Blazers, a position he has held since 1911, the countrywill be vacant at the end of the season. The hunting days numberthree or four per week, and the hounds arc the property of the country,which is kept well stocked with foxes . The Master's house, kennels,and stables are free of rent and taxes, and there is a guaranteed sub-scription of x;500. Any gentleman wishing to take up the position ofMaster can obtain fur ther particulars from the Hon . Secretary, Mr.Frank Shawe Taylor, Moor Park, Athenry, Ireland.

We hear, that the United Pack are to be hunted next season bya lady Master, Miss Whitaker, of Totterton Hall, having accepted thepost upon the resignation of the Master, Mr. H. Connop, who is nowon active service.

Owing to the calls of military duties Lieutenant Esmond Morrisonhas resigned the Mastership of the Hailsham Harriers . A committeewill run the pack until a successor has been found.

There will be a vacancy in the Mastership of the Muskerry Houndsat the end of the season, Major Ian Bullough, who has been engagedin military duty, retiring . Major Bullough took over the sole control

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MR. WILLIAM CORYTON, MASTER OF THE DARTMOOR FOXHOUNDS,WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE SEASON AFTER A PERIOD OE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ' MASTERSHIP .

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in 1911, having formed during the preceding season one of a triplejoint-Mastership with Messrs . D. Bingham and J . Peacocke.

At a committee meeting of the Seavington Harriers held at SouthPetherton, a letter was read from Major Speke intimating that he wasgiving up the hounds, and his resignation was accepted with muchregret, the Secretary being instructed to write and thank him for allhe had done in the past for the Hunt . Mr. R. Hole, of Seavington,was then invited to accept the Mastership, and this he consented todo, and endeavour to carry on the Hunt as best he could.

We hear that The South Herefordshire Hounds are losing theservices of Mr . M. C. Albright at the end of the season. Mr. Albrightsucceeded Mr . R. G. Everard in 1911, and has shown some good sportduring his term of office. The hounds belong to the country. TheHon. Secretary, Mr. Dudley Smith, South Bank, Hereford, will bepleased to receive applications for the vacancy.

Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest has intimated that he will be com-pelled to give up the Plas Machynlleth Hounds at the end of the seasonowing to increased taxation and other charges on his Welsh estates.Lord Herbert took over the pack, which is a private one owned by theMaster, in 1905, succeeding Lord Henry Vane-Tempest, who originatedthe Hunt in 1894.

The Mastership of the Oakley Hunt is now vacant, owing toMr. E . F. W. Arkwright having resigned . Mr. Arkwright has huntedthe pack with great success since taking up the post in 1904.

It is announced that the Mastership of the Essex Union Houndswill be vacant next season, owing to the retirement of Captain GodfreyHeseltine, who has held the Mastership since 1910 . Mr. EdwardMashiter, of Billericay, has been looking after the pack (luring theMaster's absence at the front.

The greatest regret will be felt at the impending resignation ofthe veteran Master of the Dartmoor . Mr . Coryton's name is widelyknown in hunting circles, and for the last twenty-five years he haspresided over the fortunes of the Dartmoor Hounds, showing the bestof sport throughout the whole of this lengthy period . He started hiscareer as Master of Hounds as far back as the year 1868, when he tooka pack of beagles from Hampshire to Cornwall . From these he changedover to harriers, and eventually became a Master of Foxhounds in 1873,hunting the East Cornwall at his own expense from 1873 to 1888, afterwhich he went to the Dartmoor. Mr. Coryton has effected greatimprovements in the pack, and, with his daughters, is most popularwith every member of the Hunt and countryside.

Hound Show Abandoned.

It has been decided this year not to hold the Otter-hound Showat Rugby, the Hon . Secretary, Mr . W . Thompson, Master of the York-shire pack which bears his name, besides other prominent supporters,being engaged on military duties . Mr. Thompson, however, is holding


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his own puppy show, and, though he is now in camp at Durham, hehopes to make arrangements for his pack to hunt the waters of North andWest Yorkshire and the Border counties during the forthcoming season.

The Purple Cross Service.

We would direct the attention of our readers who are lovers of thehorse to the efforts of the Purple Cross Service, which is doing so muchtowards mitigating the sufferings of horses in war . The Purple Crossorganisation owes its existence to the energies of Miss Lind-af-Hageby,who surmounted the difficulties of organisation in a thoroughly practicalmanner, and the Society has now two hospitals in working order inFrance ; while another is closely approaching completion in the matterof staff and equipment . Funds are urgently needed to ensure the thirddepot being in readiness by the time the great offensive in the Westcommences, which cannot now be far off, and those who are willing toassist in the humane work of succouring our dumb friends should sendwhatever they can spare to the Hon . Secretary, Purple Cross Service,170, Piccadilly, London, W.

The Purple Cross Service is authorised by the French Minister ofWar to work in the zone of the armies and in conjunction with theArmy authorities . Major-General H. Jardine Hallowes acts asDirector of the Service in France and Lieut .-Colonel T . A . Hill as theSecretary . The French War Office has regulated the work of thePurple Cross Service in the following manner : The hospitals areestablished in such places as are approved of by the military authoritiesand in proximity to the military depots for receiving wounded andsick horses . Horses which are to receive treatment in the hospitalsare allotted to the Purple Cross Service hospital by the commandantin charge of the military depot . Methods of treatment, diet, andstable arrangements are entirely under the control of the Purple CrossService, but open to inspection and supervision by the veterinaryauthorities of the Army . The veterinary and sanitary arrangementsof the Service have received the highest praise from official inspectors.A staff of veterinary surgeons, assistants and grooms is maintained,with the object of relieving the terrible suffering of wounded and sickarmy horses . Hospitals have been opened at Vesoul and at Bordeaux,and arrangements are being made for the establishment of as manymore as the funds of the Society will permit.

Hunters' Improvement Society and Wounded Horses.

At the recent annual general meeting it was proposed by the Rev.Cecil Legard, and seconded by Colonel G. C. Ricardo, that the Societyshould contribute towards the funds for the relief of sick and woundedhorses in the war . On the motion of Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton,it was unanimously resolved that the sum of -£25 should be allocatedfor this purpose, the amount being equally divided between the BlueCross Society and the R .S .P .C .A.'s fund .

[MARCH, 1915

Hunters' Improvementand National Light Horse-

Breeding Society

Annual General Meeting

SIR MERRIK BURRELL, Bart., on Tuesday presided at theannual general meeting of the members, and presented the report

of the Council and balance sheet for the past year . In movingthe resolution for their adoption he sympathetically referred tothe great loss which the Society had sustained by the death ofSir Walter Gilbey, whom they might well term the " Father of theSociety." Undoubtedly in the early days he was pre-eminently themoving spirit, and bore burdens which, had he not undertaken, theSociety might not have attained the position which it occupied to-day.By his death the whole of England has lost one of its pillars of agri-culture and horse breeding, and he had set an example which men oflesser years might well imitate, as it was only by such emulation thatsuch a loss could be repaired in this country . He also regretted toreport the death of Mr . Eustace Barlow, who had the satisfaction atthe last Show to find himself the proud owner of the stallion awardedHis Majesty 's Challenge Cup . He regretted the depreciation in thenumber of the members, but such decrease under the present circum-stances was inevitable, as they had already lost fifty members killed inthe war . It was satisfactory, therefore, to be able to report that theCouncil had been enabled in the coming year to elect some twenty-fivenew members, who had come in on their own initiative . The financialposition of the Society was sound, and he anticipated no reason fordisappointment during the coming year.

The entries were exceedingly satisfactory, and he wished tocongratulate the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on the largestentry that they had ever received ; in fact, taking the numbers in thecorresponding classes in the previous year, it would be found that theywere only nine animals short . After dealing with other details in thereport, Sir Merrik Burrell wished to refer to the voluntary dutiesundertaken by the Society in the distribution of the Irish remountslast September, and his sincere thanks was specially due to Sir Gilbert


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Greenall for taking over the work which he (the Chairman) at the lastmoment had to relinquish owing to other national duties taking himout of the country . He also wished to express his acknowledgmentsto the Secretary and his staff for their valuable and disinterested workin arranging the clerical details . He also wished to emphasise thesuccessful result of the Society's efforts to secure the return fromFrance of suitable mares essential to maintain the female equinepopulation in this country . In July last the Council had approachedthe Development Commissioners through a special deputation, urgingthat the Board of Agriculture should receive their continued, if notincreased support . The deputation strongly asked for a sympatheticattitude, pointing out that the scheme of the Board was only in itsinfancy ; patience was absolutely necessary, as the scheme was stillin an experimental stage . Their representations had not borne thefruit they had hoped, as the horse-breeding grant had been further cutdown, which was neither encouraging to the Board of Agriculture andFisheries nor to their local committees . What they specially wantedwas increased interest and energy in the work to be done by these localcommittees, and he hoped that all members present would co-operatein this direction . The Society was not out to breed horses for pleasurethey were anxious to work fully with the Board of Agriculture in itsefforts to do national work.

Major Cosmo Little seconded the resolution, which was unanimouslyadopted . The Secretary read the report of the scrutineers indicatingthat the following ten gentlemen had the highest number of votes, andwere therefore elected members of the Council : Captain M. S . AdyeHon. E. A . Fitzroy, M.P . ; Lieut .-General Sir Jolm Fryer, K .C .B.Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart . ; W. A . Harford ; F. B. Mildmay, M.P.Lord Henry Nevill M.F.H . ; Captain E. G . Pretyman, M .P., and LordTredegar, M .F.H .

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The

Hunters' Improvement

and National Light Horse

Breeding Society's Show.

AVERY busy week at the Agricultural Hall took place at the

beginning of the month, when between March 2 and 6 no lessthan three Shows—the Hunters' Improvement, the National Pony,and the Hackney—were packed into five days . The first day, theTuesday, was devoted to judging the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 'exhibits for the award of King 's Premiums, whilst the following daythe Society held its Show of hunters.

A most satisfactory record in connection with the entires for theKing ' s Prem :ums revealed an increase of exhibits from 119 to 131 overlast year . At a moment such as the present, when the question oflight horse breeding is of the most vital national importance, such aresult is highly gratifying. The aggregate of prize money on the twodays amounted to more than £IS,000, quite the largest amount thathas ever been allocated to any Show . It was made up as follows :Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, King 's Premiums and Super-Premiums, 16,20o ; Board of Agriculture for Scotland, -1,025 ;Hunters ' Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding Society,X905 .

The Board's Premiums are now worth more than formerly ,Fifty King ' s Premiums were offered this year for thoroughbred stallionsover four but nor over twenty years of age, to travel certain districtsin England and Wales, in addition to which there were five King 'sPremiums offered by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland. Theaverage value of the English Premium is now £3o4, paid by the Board,against £197 Its . 6d ., the value of those offered last year . Of this anincrease of ,5o is made to the value of the Premium, and the remainderarises from a rise in the foal fee from Its . 6d . to L,2, the service fee beinglowered from £1 1s . to , I, and the fee chargeable to the owner of the

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BIRK GILL, CHESTNUT HORSE, 16 HANDS, BY MARCION OUT OF FRISKY.

WINNER OF "THE RING 'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP, 1915, " THE PROPERTY OF CAPTAIN T . L. WICKHAM-

BOYNTON AND MR . H . A . CHOLMONDELEY .

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mare from £2 to £I . Analysing the value of a King ' s Premium, thedetails are made up as follows :

s . d.Premium of £150—half paid at the time of award

and the other half after the close of the ser-vice season

Service fee of £1 a mare (average number, 70),paid after the close of the service season .

Foal fee of

a foal (average number, 42), paidafter the close of the foaling season .

In addition, a service fee of £1 a mare (averagenumber, 70) is chargeable to the owner

Average earnings

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Fees are paid by the Board in respect of, but not exceeding, ninetymares, and the earnings of a stallion serving that number will be,approximately, £44.o . Twelve Super-Premiums of the value of £10o,paid at the time of the award, were given to selected stallions ofexceptional merit, in addition to the ordinary Premiums . If theowner of a stallion enters his stallion for competition for a Super-Premium he is bound to exhibit it, if awarded a Super-Premium, atthe next year's show of Premium stallions in a class for which it iseligible in accordance with the regulations of the Board . If thestallion is not so exhibited the value of the Super-Premium is forfeited.Besides these Premiums and Super-Premiums, the King gave again achallenge cup for the best among the thoroughbred sires recommendedfor Super-Premiums . The English awards were made by Sir GilbertGreenall, Mr. J . Simons Harrison, and Mr . R. G . Carden . The ScottishPremiums approximate to £205 in value, and were allotted by specialjudges in Colonel McKie, D .S .O., and Mr . J . L . Grieg.

The King ' s Champion Challenge Cup for the best thoroughbredstallion was carried off for the second year in succession by CaptainT. L. Wickham-Boynton 's and Mr. H. S. Cholmondeley 's Birk Gill,while the runner-up was the famous old long-distance flat racer andhurdler, Himan . Both of these horses were also awarded Super-Premiums, and Birk Gill, of course, took the first prize in Class 10 ofthe Society ' s Show for weight-carrying thoroughbred hunter sires.

His Majesty visited the Show on the Wednesday, accompanied bythe Queen and Princess Mary, and personally presented his Gold Cupto Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton, descending into the ring to (10 so.To Mr . A . J . Dowman, who carried off the Society ' s Challenge Cup andGold Medal for young stock with his three-year-old gelding Golf Ball,the King also presented the cup . Appropriately enough with the timesboth the recipients were in uniform, as indeed were many of theexhibitors and spectators, having obtained leave from duty to attendthe Show .

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Appended are full particulars of the awards of the King ' s Premiumsand of the Hunters ' Improvement Society's Show :

THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP FOR THE BEST

THOROUGHBRED STALLION.

Winner .—Captain T L . Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley,Birk Gill.

Reserve—The Compton Stud, Himan.

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HIMAN, CHESTNUT HORSE, 16 .1 HANDS, BY KING 'S MESSENGEROUT OF STRATHGLASS.

Super-Premium and Reserve for the King's Champion Challenge Cup, theproperty of The Compton Stud.

SUPER-PREMIUMS.

Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley : Birk Gill.The Compton Stud, Himan.The Compton Stud, Gilgandra.The Compton Stud, Bagotstown.Captain T. L . Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley, Bachelor's

Lodge.The Compton Stud, Darigal.Lieut .-Colonel David Davies, M .P., M .F.H., Bachelor 's Charm.John Drage, Chanteur .

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Major H . Heywood Lonsdale, Neyland.The Compton Stud, Renown.Lord Willoughby de Broke, Newmarket.Lord Willoughby de Broke, Puro Caster.

KIING'S PREMIUMS.

DISTRICT CLASS I . Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire (INorthRiding) . Four King's Premiums. (13 entries .)

Premiums.

The Compton Stud, Sandow, brown, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1911, by Santoiout of Svelt . Bred by W. Raphael.

A . O . Haslewood, FitzRichard, bay, 16 h . r in ., foaled 1910, by CountSchomberg out of Tully Lass . Bred by W . H. Walker.

Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A . Cholmondeley, MaitreCorbeau, black, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1910, by Gallinule out of Lutetia.Bred by the late Major Eustace Loder.

Lord Middleton, Jovial, dark brown, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1904, by BayRonald out of Merry Miser . Bred by L . Brassey.

Reserves.J . W . Leng, Scoutmaster.F. Heath and H. Hunter, Castlehackett.Tom Carr, Ethelbruce.

DISTRICT CLASS II .—Cumberland, Lancaster, Westmoreland . ThreeKing 's Premiums . (7 entries .)

Premiums.

A. McMahon, Elector, chestnut, 16 h . of in., foaled 1904, by Gallinuleout of Lady Elect. Bred by C. J . Blake.

Ralph Rimmer, Tates, chestnut, 15 h . 3j in., foaled 1904, by LordEdward H . out of Lady Schomberg . Bred by M. FitzGerald.

Stephen Mumford, Soft Answer, dark brown, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled 1911,by Dinneford out of Back Answer . Bred by R. Walker.

Reserves.

R. Rimmer, Drummond 's Pride.J. J . Bell Irving, Upper Crust.

ISTRICT CLASS III .—Yorkshire (East Riding), Yorkshire (WestRiding) . Six King's Premiums . (II entries .)

Premiums.

Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley, Birk Gill,chestnut, 16 h ., foaled 1903, by Marcion out of Frisky. Bred byJohn Osborne .

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Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley, Bachelor 'sLodge, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1903, by Tredennis out ofMilady . Bred by J. Lowry.

Captain T . L . Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley, Berrill,bay, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1896, by Rouge Dragon out of Creve Coeur.Bred by T. Boylan.

Jolm Lett, Forcett, brown, 16 h ., foaled 1909, by Atlas out of Cornwall'sQueen. Bred by W. F. Lax.

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GOLF BALL, THREE-YEAR-OLD GELDING, BY TENNIS BALLOUT OF LADYBIRD Ix.

Winner of the Society' s Challenge Cup and Gold Medal, the property ofMr . A. J . Dorman.

Captain A . E. Clerk, Merry Fox, brown, 16 h ., foaled 1904, by FlyingFox out of Flower of Wit . Bred by the late Sir Tatton Sykes,Bart.

Lord Middleton, Crathorne, dark bay, 16 h . o2 in ., foaled 1903, byDonovan out of Lady Lena . Bred by J . S . Douglas.

Reserves.

E. and P . Hodgson, Adeodatus.D. White, Jeremiah .

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DISTRICT CLASS IN'.—Lincoln, Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey,Nottinghamshire . Two King's Premiums . (5 entries .)

Premiums.

C. J . C. Hill and H . Drage, W isemac, chestnut, 16 lt, foaled 1909, byUncle Mac out of mare by Wisdom. Bred by Major Edwards.

Lieut .-Colonel R . Leslie Birkin, D .S .O., Indian Runner, brown, 16 It,foaled 1905, by Ladas out of Pintail . Bred by M. Gurry.

Reserves.

The Southwold Hunt Sire Association, Ipswich.J . W . Simpson, Eglinton.R. E. S . Tomlinson, Clydebridge.

DISTRICT CLASS V.—Derby, Stafford. Two King' s Premiums.(5 entries .)

Premiums.

J . F. Rees and W. V. Howell Thomas, St . Fagans, brown, 16 It 1 in .,foaled 1908, by St . Serf out of Lady Grand . Bred by T. G.Cartwright.

S . Mumford, King of the Wavelets, chestnut, 16 h . o2 in ., foaled 1907,

by Wavelet's Pride out of Catherist . Bred by Exors . of J . Dolan.(Taken from the Reserves).

Reserve.R. C . Irving, Monkey Tricks.

DISTRICT CLASS VT.—Chester, Hereford, Salop . Three King'sPremiums . (7 entries .)

Premiums.

Major H. Heywood-Lonsdale, Neyland, chestnut, 16 h ., foaled 1901,by Milford out of Hilarite . Bred by the late W. G. Stevens.

Fred W. Barling, Bacton Lad, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1900, byThe Rush out of Alucha . Bred by the late W . B . Partridge.

L. Cookson, Rays Cross, dark brown, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled 1898, by St.Florian out of Dew Cross . Bred by the late J . Gubbins.

Reserves.A . O. Haslewood, Commodore.T. J . Hillman, Royal Guest.

DISTRICT CLASS VII.—Anglesey, Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen,Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan, Merioneth, Monmouth,Montgomery, Pembroke, Radnor . Five King's Premiums.(12 entries .)

Premiums.Lieut .-Colonel David Davies, M .P., M.F.H., Bachelor's Charm, brown,

15 h . 4 in ., foaled 1907, by Tredennis out of Lady Black . Bredby J . Lowry .


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J. F . Rees and W. V. Howell Thomas, Sysonby, dark bay, 16 h . 02 in .,foaled 1909, by Melton out of Go Swiftly . Bred by J. Musker.

Jolm Griffiths, Just Cause, chestnut, 16 h . i in ., foaled 1899, by BestMan out of Farewell . Bred by the Duke of Westminster.

J. F . Rees and W . V. Howell Thomas, Sanglamore, bay, 16 h ., foaled1909, by Santry out of Ismene . Bred by W . B . Bingham.

Lieut .-Colonel David Davies, M .P., M.F.H., Pedlar Brand, bay,16 It

in ., foaled 1904, by Favoro out of Cat Call . Bred byW. H . Hawker .

Reserves.

E. H . J . Wynn, French Eagle.P. J . Stalen, Skiograph.

DISTRICT CLASS VIII .—Gloucester, Oxford, Warwick, Worcester.Four King 's Premiums . (12 entries .)

Premiums.

The Compton Stud, Himan, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1907, byKing 's Messenger out of Strathglass . Bred by C. T . Pulley.

The Compton Stud, Darigal, chestnut, 16 h . 02 in ., foaled 1909, byThe Victory out of Kilda . Bred by the late Marquis of Waterford.

Lord Willoughby de Broke, INewmarket, chestnut, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled1908, by Marco out of Chaffmch . Bred by Lord Savile.

Lord Willoughby de Broke, Puro Caster, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled1908, by Uncle Mac out of Isis Belle. Bred by W. B . Purefoy.

Reserves.

S. Mumford, King of the Wavelets.S. Mumford, Border Prince.W. G. Mewburn . Simmer Lift.T. J . Hillman, Lorello.

DISTRICT CLASS IX.—Bedford, Hunts, Leicester, Northampton,Rutland, Soke of Peterborough . Three King's Premiums.(6 entries .)

John Drage, Chanteur, chestnut, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled 1906, by Vitez outof Chantress . Bred by Major Edwards.

Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Harry, chestnut, 16 h ., foaled 1904, by Cheven-ing out of Lady Harriett . Bred by the late J . Lonsdale.

D. Fraser, Chevalier, dark bay, 16 h . 12 in ., foaled 1909, by St . Amantout of Vida. Bred by S . G. Pickering.

Reserves.

G. E. Gibson, William Cope.W. G. Maxwell and James Heys, Pontifex.A. O. Haslewood, Origo .

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DISTRICT CLASS X.—Cambs, Isle of Ely, Norfolk, Suffolk . TwoKing's Premiums. (7 entries .)

Premiums.

Washington Charters, Faithful Don, bay, 15 it 3l in ., foaled 1903, byHartstown out of Donna Fidelia . Bred by Lord O . Beauclerk.

Stephen Mumford, The Tailor, brown, 16 h., foaled 1907, by Lavenoout of Gyneth . Bred by J. McDonnell.

Reserves.

Exors . of the late R. W. Palmer, Sea Bath.Mrs . Olive C . Howes, Interloper.R. Palmer, Popoffka.

DISTRICT CLASS XI .—Bucks, Essex, Herts, Middlesex . Three King ' sPremiums . (ii entries .)

Premiums.

A. S . Bowlby, Captain Jack, bay, 16 h ., foaled 1909, by Sundridge outof Salvaich . Bred by the late H . Waring.

Donald Fraser, Ulpian, chestnut, 15 h . 31- in ., foaled 190 .1, by Gallinuleout of Merry Gal . Bred by W. H. Hall-Walker.

N. W. Ryder King, King Frederick, bay, 16 h ., foaled 1911, by SimonSquare out of Frederica . Bred by W . H . Harvey.

Reserves.C. M. Prior, Vedanta.E. W. Robinson, The Tower.Flannery Brothers, Royal Bow.H. Arnold, Flying Scot.J. F. Rees and W. V. Howell Thomas, Spey Royal.

CLASS XII.—Kent, Surrey, Sussex (East and West) . Three King'sPremiums . (9 entries .)

Premiums.

Captain H. Faudel-Phillips, Stortford, bay, 16 h ., foaled 1908, byThrush out of Cut for Deal . Bred by Earl Fitzwilliam.

C. Kelway-Bamber, Rockaway, black brown, 16 h . o in., foaled 1902,by Trenton (imported) out of Flitaway . Bred by the late PrinceSoltykoff.

C. Kelway-Bamber, Terra Cotta, chestnut, 15 h . 3 in ., foaled 1908,by Jacopsdal out of Inholms . Bred by R. Waiting.

Reserves.T. C . Grantham, Pop Gun.R C. Irving, Jack Scarlett .

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DISTRICT CLASS XIII.—Berks, Hants, Isle of Wight . Three King'sPremiums . (12 entries .)

Premiums.

The Compton Stud, Gog, chestnut, 16 h . i in ., foaled 1908, by Gallop-ing Lad out of Lady Egremont . Bred by H . S. Gray.

S. Mumford, General Stossel, brown, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1904, by Ken-moral out of Lady Longner . Bred by B. Elam.

Hugh Arnold, Thorndyke, bay, 15 h . 3 in., foaled 1908, by CountSchomberg out of Bush. Bred by W. H. Walker.

Reserves.

The Compton Stud, Magnum Charter.J. E. A. Willis-Fleming, Egret.R . C . Irving, Ambrol.J . A. Mullens, Dundreary.

DISTRICT CLASS XIV.—Dorset, Somerset, Wilts . Four King 's Pre-miums. (7 entries .)

The Compton Stud, Gilgandra, chestnut, 16 h . in., foaled 1908, byGallinule out of Nicandra . Bred by Lady Conyngham.

The Compton Stud, Bagotstown, dark bay, 16 h ., foaled 1907, byBlairfinde out of Cinder . Bred by Messrs . Browning.

The Compton Stud, Renown, brown, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1907, by CountSchomberg out of Lady C . Bred by the late Sir Daniel Cooper,Bart.

The Compton Stud, Thistledown, brown, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled 1904, byCommon out of Lady Campbell . Bred by the late W . G. Stevens.

Reserves.

T. J . Hillman, Christmas Greeting.J. Drage, Snapdragon.S. Mumford Grey, Antler.

DISTRICT CLASS XV.—Cornwall, Devon . Three King 's Premiums.(7 entries .)

Premiums.

W. and H . Whitley, Golden Grebe, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1905,by Grebe out of The Israelite . Bred by J. Reese.

M. J. Taylor, Marzio, chestnut, 16 h ., foaled 1904, by Marcion out ofFrisky. Bred by J . Osborne.

Jerry Rohan, Otterton, chestnut, 16 h ., foaled 1899, by Otterburnout of Cyprus . Bred by H. J. Constable.

Reserves.

T. Yelverton and Sons, Kano.T. K. Bickell, Barbed Fence.S. Mumford, Persimmon's Pride .

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Five Premiums.

S. Mumford, Border Prince, bay, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1907, by Persimmonout of White Lilac . Bred by His late Majesty King Edward VII.

R. Chrystal Irving, Monkey Tricks, bay brown, 16 h . i in ., foaled 1911,by Joe Chamberlain out of Tartine . Bred by the late A. Stedall.

A. O. Haslewood, Commodore, dark brown, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1910,by Ulpian out of Sulky . Bred by C . Mynors.

Flannery Bros ., Royal Bow, bay, 16 h . i in ., foaled 1895, by Bend Orout of Dartaway . Bred by Messrs . Tattersall.

E. H. J. Wynne, French Eagle, chestnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled 1911, byGallinule out of Lutetia . Bred by the late Major Eustace Loder.

Reserves.S. Mumford, Scoter.T. Carr, Ethelbruce.J . W. Simpson, Eglinton.Mrs . O. Howes, Interloper.A. O. Haslewood, Bedlington.

The Hunter ShowJudges .—HUNTERS : Mr. Owen C. Wallis and Mr . W. P. Hanly.

JUMPERS : Captain T. L . Wickham-Boynton and Mr. RomerWilliams . VETERINARY INSPECTORS : Messrs . Charles Heather,F.R.C.V.S., G. E. Gibson, M.R.C .V.S ., and T. W. Lepper,M.R.C .V.S ., Aylesbury.

YOUING STOCK.

Special Prize .—The Society's Challenge Cup, value 5o, and Gold Medalfor the best filly, colt or gelding in Classes 2 to 9 (Young Stock).

Winner—Mr . A. J . Dowman's Golf Ball.Reserve—Air . F. B. Wilkinson 's Repeat II.

A very close struggle took place for the Cup between the three-year-old gelding Golf Ball, exhibited in Class 8, and the two-year-oldfilly Repeat II ., exhibited in Class 4, victory eventually going to theformer. The winner certainly showed more size, but the filly is abeautiful type of hunter, and it will take an exceptionally good animalto rob her of the Cup next year, if she is again entered.

CLASS 1 .—PRODUCE CLASS (BEST GROUP OF THREE YOUNG ANIMALSBY THE SAME SIRE) (6 groups).

Silver Medal, for winning sire, to Hanover Square.Premium—Sir Merrik R . Burrell's, Bart ., The Bride.Premium—Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s, Bart ., Hannah III .


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Premium—Mr. Frank J . Burdett's Winkie.Reserve for medal to owner of stallion Drummer Kelly.Reserve premium—Mr. W. A. Holmes ' Radiance II.Reserve premium—Mr. W. A. Holmes ' The Glide.Reserve premium—Mr. W. A. Holmes' Minstrel Boy.

CLASS 2 .-YEARLING FILLIES (20 entries).

1st and Breeder 's Prize—Sir Merril R . Burrell ' s, Bart ., The Bride.Premium—Rev . E. T. Murray's Prudence.Premium—Hon . H. B . Money-Coutts ' Filly by Rockaway.Premium—Mrs. Scott's Lucan.Premium—Captain W . P . Jeffcock ' s The Vale.Premium—Mr. Frank B . Wilkinson's Encore.Reserve—Lord Middleton 's, M.F.H., Madeira.Highly commended—Mr . George Dickinson's Melody.Highly commended—Mr. W . Haddon ' s Miss Lydus.

The winner was a big, well-grown, bay filly by Hanover Square ;a trifle leggy, but well ribbed up with a good back. She displayed goodaction, and should make a fine mare when furnished.

CLASS 3 .-YEARLING COLTS OR GELDINGS (19 ENTRIES).

1st and Breeder 's Prize—Mr. Ernest W. Robinson's Al.Premium Lord Middleton ' s, M.F.H ., Greeting.Premium—Mr. George Dickinson 's Cork Pimpernel.Premium—Mr. H . D. Smith 's Sir Galahad.Premium—Mr. George E . Gibson ' s Kohinoor.Reserve—Mr . S. V. Baber ' s Sandow.Highly commended—Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s, Bart ., Black Beauty.Highly commended—Mr. H. T. B . Saunders ' Merryman.Commended—Sir Edward Stern 's Kismet.Commended Mr. H. T. B . Sounder's Chieftain.

The winner a shapely brown colt by The Tower, who in his daywas a useful horse on the Turf over short distances, out of the famousbrood mare Vade Mecum, showed extremely nice quality, and willmake a very good horse . Lord Middleton 's Greeting gained the firstpremium, and is a distinctly good-looking brown youngster by Cra-thorne out of Griffinrath, bred by the owner.

CLASS 4 .-TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLIES (II entries).

1st—Mr. F. B. Wilkinson's Repeat II . ; Breeder ' s Prize—Mr. W. B.Swallow.

Premium—Sir Merrik R . Burrell 's, Bart ., Hannah III.Premium Mr. Philip Burnett ' s Butterfly.Premium—Mr. C. Kelway-Bamber ' s Slipaway.Reserve—Air . W. V . Andrew ' s Commonwealth.Highly commended—Mr . Wilfred D . Grant-Ives' Romola .

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Commended—Captain Clive Behrens ' Larkspur.Commended—Mr. G. E. Gibson's Wild Lily.Commended—Mr. H. J. Preston 's Link ' s Pride.Commended—Mr. W. A. Holmes' Radiance IV.

Some good class exhibits were shown in this class, and the winner,Repeat II ., was a model of what a hunter should be . By Akbar outof Repetition she is own sister to Encore, and is a handsome brownfilly of exceptional quality . She was placed reserve to the winner ofthe Society ' s Challenge Cup, and ran the winner, Golf Ball, very close.

CLASS 5 .-TWO-YEAR-OLD COLTS OR GELDINGS (IS entries).

1st and Breeder ' s Prize—Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s, Bart ., King Richard.Premium—Mr . C. P. Whincup 's Brandy.Premium—Captain W . P. Jeffcock ' s Cuckoo.Premium—Mr. W. A. Holmes' The Glide.Premium—Mr. W. V. Andrew 's The Harvester.Reserve—Miss Mary A . Dalrymple 's Hunty Gowk.Commended—Rev . E. T. Murray's Pasch Egg.Commended—Sir Edward Stern 's Lohengrin.

Two-year-old Colts and Geldings made a good class . There wereeighteen entries, amongst whom were several previous winners . SirMerrik R. Burrell 's King Richard was first . He is a good-looking bayby Denis Richard out of Surprise and is full of character and quality.

CLASS 6 .-HUNTER-BRED COLTS, Two YEARS OLD (} entries).

Premium and Breeder 's Prize—Miss Mary A . Dalrymple's HuntyGowk.

Reserve Mr. J . Harold Watson's Wisdom.

There were only four entries for this class, and Miss Dalrymple ' sHunty Gowk, who had gained a reserve in the previous class, easilycarried off the honours . A chestnut thoroughbred by Elector out ofDamsel, he-was bred by the owner, and gained a first at the RoyalShow last year.

CLASS 7 .-THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLIES (12 entries).

1st and Breeder ' s Prize—Mr . Frank J . Burdett 's Winkie.Premium—Mr . George E . Gibson ' s Miss Willow.Premium—Mr . E. W. Goldsworthy 's Beryl III.Premium—Captain Clive Behren 's Sylvia IV.Reserve premium—Captain W . P. Jeffcock 's Ruby VII.Highly commended—Mr. Frank B . Wilkinson's Princess Mary.Commended—Mr . W . R. Clarke 's Essex Gem.

This class was not a large one, but some shapely fillies wereexhibited . The winner was a fine upstanding bav by Hanover Squareout of Piper, who should make a nice stamp of brood mare . At theRoyal Show last year she was placed second .


CLASS 8 .—THREE-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS (7 entries).

1st and Breeder 's Prize—Mr . A. J . Dorman ' s Golf Ball.Premium—Mr. J . B . Aspinall ' s The Starling.Premium—Mr. Skidmore Ashby 's Dromkerry.Reserve—Mr . W. A. Holmes ' Minstrel Boy.Highly commended—Mrs . A. R. Poole 's Sea Pink.

There were only seven entries for this class,- but from them sprangthe winner of the Society 's Challenge Cup, and Gold Medal this yearin Golf Ball . This cup was originally offered by the late Sir WalterGilbey in 1594, and on being won outright by Mr . Holt-INeedham withChorus Girl, who was successful in 1900—1901, was replaced by onefrom the Society . Golf Ball is an improving horse, and has grown intoa shapely well-turned specimen with excellent legs . He is by TennisBall out of Ladybird IX.

CLASS 9 .—HUNTER-BRED COLTS, THREE YEARS OLD ( .} entries).

Premium—Mr . R. C . Irving's Last INight.Reserve—Messrs . W . and H. Whitley ' s Primley Emperor.

There was but a small entry of four in class 9, and of these one waswithdrawn. Mr. R. C. Irving scored an easy victory with Last Night,an Irish-bred bay horse by Sir Edgar out of Last Lot.

STALLIOINS.

CLASS 11.—WEIGHT-CARRYING THOROUGHBRED HUNTER SIRES, FOURYEARS OLD AND UPWARDS, REGISTERED IN THE HUNTER STUDBOOK (12 entries).

Premium Captain T . L . Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H . A.Chol-mondeley's Birk Gill.

Premium Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H . A . Chol-mondeley ' s Bachelor ' s Lodge .

-Reserve—Lieut .-Colonel David Davies ' , M.P ., M.F.H., Bachelor ' s

Charm.

This is a new class which attracted a strong muster . There wasno difficulty in placing the premiums to the credit of Captain Wickham-Boynton and Mr . Cholmondeley's two exhibits Birk Gill and Bachelor ' sLodge, Lieut .-Colonel Davies ' Bachelor 's Charm being reserve.

CLASS 11 .—WEIGHT-CARRYING HUNTER SIRES, FOUR YEARS OLD ANDUPWARDS, REGISTERED IN THE HUNTER STUD BOOK, BUT NOTOPEN TO THOROUGHBRED SIRES REGISTERED IN THE GENERALSTUD BooK (6 entries).

Premium—Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s, Bart ., The Best.Premium—Mr. Stephen Mumford ' s Tiflis.Reserve—Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H. A . Chol-

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There was but a poor entry in this class, and only the winnershowed any particular merit . This was The Best, by Flying Hackleout of Ethelrida, a charming brown horse with the best of shoulderaction, the property of Sir Merrik R. Burrell, Bart.

RIDIING CLASSES.

CLASS I2 .-FOUR-YEAR-OLD MARES (S entries).

1st—Mr. Frank B . Wilkinson's Stella VII.2nd—Captain Clive Behrens' Field Mouse.3rd—Sir Merrik R. Burrell's, Bart ., Barmaid.Reserve—Mr . Eaton Kimbell's Sun Star.Highly commended—Mr. F. Mayner's St . Catherine.

In a small but select entry, Mr . Wilkinson carried off first prizewith his nicely turned bay mare Stella VII . from Captain Clive Behrens 'Field Mouse, a good-looking chestnut . The winner gave an excellentdisplay and easily gained the award.

CLASS 13 .-FOUR-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS (12 entries).

1st—Mr. F. B . Wilkinson 's Top Hole.2nd—Mr. W. A. Holmes ' Wilton Drummer.3rd—Mr. A. J . Dorman ' s Racket.Reserve—Mr . J. H. Stokes ' Torpedo.Highly commended—Captain W . P. Jeffcock 's Prairie.Commended—Mr. J. H . Stokes ' Wattle.

Seven of the twelve four-year-old geldings came out, and Mr.Wilkinson again triumphed with Top Hole, whose action is of the best,and who well earned his place. Mr. W. A. Holmes ' Wilton Drummerwas second, and Mr. A. J. Dorman 's Racket third.

CLASS 14 .-FOR TILE BEST JUMPER (22 entries).

1st—Mr. W. Trail's Pop Over.2nd—Mrs . Blackmore's Doll.3rd—Mr. A . E. Merrett ' s Why INot.4th-Mr. Thomas Glencross ' Blink Bonny.Reserve--Mr . E. F. Damerell ' s Gay Boy.

Some good jumping was seen in the afternoon on the Wednesday,first honours out of a class of 22 being carried off by Pop Over, theproperty of Mr. Trail .

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CONTENTS—April, 1 )15 .

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Current Topics

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Polo Players and the War 72

Polo in Ceylon

79Polo in America

Notes and Gossip

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Official Handicap, 1915 . . .

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Polo at Coronado

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Now occupied by the horses of the Middlesex Hussars.

CURRENT TOPICS

The Season's Arrangements at Ranelagh.There is but small likelihood of any polo taking place at Ranelagh

this season, but the Club will be open as usual for other amusements golf, tennis, croquet, etc . The grounds, however, will be preparedfor any events, and announcements of same will duly appear in thePress from time to time.

Captain Berkeley Levett, Captain F . A. Gill, Captain C . MacG.Durbar, Captain Winser and the Hon . Gilbert Grosvenor (the Secre-tary and Polo Managers of the Club) are all away on military duty,and during their absence Mr . John H . INeat, the joint Secretary, willact alone . It has been decided to lower the gate-money on Saturdaysthis season from 10s . to 5s.

There appears to be an impression on part of the public generally

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that the entire grounds of the Club are utilised by the military autho-rities, but this is not so . In September last the Directors offered thefree use of the Club and grounds to the War Office . The offer wasaccepted and two squadrons of the Middlesex Hussars, under commandof Colonel Lord Denman, have occupied the polo pavilion and stables.At present one regiment of cavalry only occupies a small portion ofthe grounds, and the ordinary functions of the Club are in no wayimpeded thereby.

The golf course has been specially treated and a new ninth holeadded, while many improvements and alterations in the new buildingsand grounds of the Club have been carried out.

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Polo at Hurlingham.In common with Ranelagh and Roehampton, the ground at the

Senior Club has been carefully prepared to accommodate what polomay take place from time to time amongst officers quartered in andaround London, and to enable those passing through to enjoy a gameoccasionally when opportunity offers . No doubt some of the oldercivilians and members of the Club will bring their ponies to town forthe short season, and every effort will be made to keep polo alive aftera fashion.

Major Egerton Green, who has presided for so many years atHurlingham, is away on the staff of Lieut .-General Broadwood,1st Mounted Division, and Major C . W . Peters, who occupied a similarposition during the Boer War, is acting as Manager during his absence.

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Roehampton Prospects.Roehampton, the youngest of the three clubs, will be greatly

affected this season . More than half the members of the Club's Com-mittee are officers in the Army, and, as military games have alwaysbeen a prominent feature of their programme, polo will be greatlycut down this summer .

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" The Polo Monthly " Irish Challenge Cup.

I regret to say that, owing to the war, it has been found necessaryto abandon THE POLO MONTHLY Cup next July. This Cup, which waspresented last season for annual competition amongst the polo clubsof Ireland, under handicap, by Mr . Leslie Goldsmith, proprietor ofTHE POLO MONTHLY magazine, is held by County Kildare, who lastyear defeated an A .I.P.C. team in the final by 16 goals to 14 goals .

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Polo Pony Standard Raised in America.

From America I am advised that the Association has decided to raisethe maximum height of the polo pony from 14 .2 to 15 .1 . It is suggestedthat the increase has been influenced by the barring of the smaller ponyby the military authorities . In the United States polo forms part ofthe curriculum of every cavalry officer, and cadets at West Point aretaught the game, when they have attained a certain amount of pro-ficiency on horseback, using their cavalry mounts for play . Somelittle while back the authorities decided that ponies of 14 .2 hands weresmall for military purposes and hinted they were of very little value toa cavalry officer outside polo mounts.

From the point of view in this country I am all against such adrastic innovation, and can see everything for the present standardand nothing against it . Polo is essentially a game for ponies, nothorses, and to introduce horses the best part of sixteen hands—foreveryone knows that a maximum of 15 .1 hands can easily result inan animal of 1 to 2 ins . more in height passing the standard—is, to mymind, to greatly increase the dangers of the game without adding aniota to its improvement.

For more than a quarter of a century much time and money havebeen spent in establishing a suitable type of mount, and I am ofopinion that in the present 14.2 animal one as near perfection as canreasonably be expected has been evolved . He is fast, handy, up toweight, and, above all, possesses a polo temperament, without whichno animal can be of any real value in the game . He is often a miniaturehunter and makes a charming mount for a light weight with hounds,eliminating, of course, drag hunts and point-to-points . In war timehe has proved his value to the Government Remount Department inSouth Africa as well as in Europe.

I grant he has not the size and appearance of the cavalryofficer's review charger, but polo ponies are not usually required to be" qui tam ' ers," as Jorrocks put it, though, if appearance is not themain object, they have shown their ability to more than hold theirown with the 16-hand horse in actual warfare.

Most- players are agreed, I believe, that the present standard isall that could be desired and, setting aside the loss and undoing thatsuch a change would cause to breeding establishments after twenty-five years' work, I am convinced that a team of players on the presenttype of 14 .2-hand modern polo pony would by no means have the worstof the argument with opponents mounted on horses of 15 .1 handsmeasurement . At any rate, I know which side would carry my money .

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TO the lists of casualties amongst polo players, which were pub-lished in December and February in THE POLO MONTHLY we have

now to add the names of the following gallant men who have laid downtheir lives for their country 's cause. This list brings up the totalcasualties to over 15o killed and many more wounded during the firsteight months of the war.

The 16th Lancers have suffered very heavily . Major Neave,Captain Nash, Lieutenant Beech and Lieutenant Cross being killed,whilst Lieutenant Allen, Lieut .-Colonel C. K. L. Campbell, LieutenantEvans and Lieutenant Thornton are wounded.

The Coldstream Guards have lost Lieutenant Beauchamp andLieutenant Trotter, whilst that excellent five-handicap player, CaptainGregg Hopwood, has been wounded.

The Highland Light Infantry, an Indian playing regiment, havehad Captains Campbell and Walker killed and Captains Thackery andInglis wounded . Amongst other Indian players killed are LieutenantGrantham and Captain Willoughby, of the 33rd Cavalry ; LieutenantDe Pass, V .C ., 34th Poona Horse ; Captain Heyland, 9th Gurkhas ;and Captain Thursby, King's Royal Rifles . All were keen polo players,whilst Captain Thursby was the crack amateur jockey in India . Indianplayers wounded include Major Bateman-Champain and LieutenantNeville-Rolfe, of the 5th Gurkhas ; Lieutenant Lemon, 30th Punjabis ;Lieut .-Colonel C . S . Stack, of the 33rd Cavalry, and others.

The 5th Lancers have lost a promising player in Lieutenant W . H.Coulter, who was shot through the head at Ypres.

It is now announced that Captain Brian Osborne, the brilliantNo . 1 of the 15th Hussars, was killed at Ypres in November last . Hewas hitherto reported as a prisoner and wounded . Another well-known regimental player, Captain Mangles, of the 20th Hussars, iswounded.

The full list compiled is as follows :

Killed.Bates, Lieutenant R . P. (Devonshire Regiment).Beauchamp, Lieutenant E . A. (Coldstream Guards).Beech, Lieutenant R . A . J . (16th Lancers) .

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Biscoe, Captain A . J. (Royal Irish Rifles).Breese, 2nd Lieutenant Wm. L. (Royal Horse Guards).Campbell, Captain W . U . M. (Highland Light Infantry).Chance, Lieutenant G . de P . (Royal Welsh Fusiliers).Chandos Leigh, Major, D .S .O.Coulter, Lieutenant W. H . (5th Lancers).Cresswell, Captain A . S. (East Kent Regiment).Cross, Lieutenant D. R. (16th Lancers).Darby, Lieutenant M . A . (Grenadier Guards).Davey, Lieutenant J . S . (Somerset Yeomanry).De Pass, Lieutenant F . A., V .C. (34th Poona Horse).Garstin, Lieutenant C . W. N . (9th Lancers).Gibbs, Captain E . L. (North Somerset Yeomanry).Gibbs, Captain W. O. (10th Hussars).Gordon-Duff, Captain L . (Gordon Highlanders).Grantham, Lieutenant C . A. (33rd Cavalry).Heyland, Captain J . R. L. (9th Gurkhas).Hoare, Lieutenant C . M. (15th Hussars).Kennedy, Lieutenant N . (Royal Scots Fusiliers).Marshall, Lieutenant F . G. (Grenadier Guards).INash, Captain E . R. (16th Lancers).Neave, Major A . W. (16th Laneers).Osborne, Captain Brian (15th Hussars).Otter, Captain R . J . C. (INorfolk Regiment).Parker, Major G . H . (Hampshire Regiment).St . Clair, Captain Hon . A. J . M. (Seaforth Highlanders).Stackhouse, Captain W. T. (Sherwood Foresters).Taylor-Whitehead, Lieutenant G. E. (9th Lancers).Thursby, Captain A. D . (King 's Royal Rifles).Trotter, Lieutenant A . (Coldstream Guards).Uniacke, Lieut .-Colonel H . P ., C .B. (Gordon Highlanders).Walker, Captain G . H . (Highland Light Infantry).Willoughby, Captain J . G. (33rd Cavalry).

Wounded.

Allen, Lieutenant J . E. R . (16th Lancers).Auld, Captain R . T. K. (INorthumberland Fusiliers).Bateman-Champain, Major C . E. (5th Gurkhas).Batten, Captain J . B. (Royal Fusiliers).Bell, Captain W. B. (12th Lancers).Bell-Irving, Lieutenant W . O. (11th Hussars).Campbell, Lieut .-Colonel C. K. L. (16th Lancers).Cross, Captain E . G. K. (7th Hussars).Douglas-Pennant, Captain Hon . A . G . S . (Grenadier Guards).Ebrington, Captain Viscount (Royal Scots Greys).Evans, Lieutenant H . L. (16th Lancers).Goodhart, Lieutenant J . H. (20th Hussars) .

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Gregg-Hopwood, Captain E . B. G. (Coldstream Guards).Ing, Major G . H . A. (Queen ' s Bays).Inglis, Captain J . (Highland Light Infantry).Landale, Lieutenant C . H . (16th Cavalry).Lemon, Lieutenant R . L. (30th Punjabis).Lumsden, Captain A . F. (Royal Scots).Mangles, Captain C . G. (20th Hussars).Moke-Norrie, Lieutenant C . W. (11th Hussars).Neville-Rolfe, Lieutenant A. (5th Gurkhas).Newland, Major A . E. (Royal Field Artillery).Sparrow, Lieutenant R . W. (20th Hussars).Stack, Lieut .-Colonel C . S . (33rd Cavalry).Stokes, Captain A . V. W. (4th Hussars).Story, Captain H . F . (35th Sikhs).Stringer, Lieutenant C . H. (5th Lancers).Thackery, Captain F . S . (Highland Light Infantry).Thornton, Lieutenant F . (16th Lancers).Watt, Major D . M. (2nd Gurkhas).

Prisoners of War.Davies, Captain R . D. (127th Baluchis) and wounded.Ramsay, Captain A. FitzG. (22nd Cavalry).

Lieutenant Raymond Plumptre Bates, 2nd Battalion DevonshireRegiment, was the only son of Mr . and Mrs . Philip Bates, Maer LakeHouse, Bude, North Cornwall, and was twenty-five years of age . Hewas gazetted to the regiment in 1910, and had previously held acommission in the 4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment . Hewas educated at St . Andrew's, Eastbourne, and Uppingham.

Lieutenant Rowland Aurio James Beech, 16th (The Queen's)Lancers, was killed near Ypres on February 21, aged twenty-six years.The elder son of Lieut .-Colonel Beech, of Brandon Hall, Warwickshire,he was educated at Eton and Sandhurst, and received his commissionin 1908. He was one of the finest horsemen in the British Army, beingwell known at the Olympia Horse Show . He was also a very successfulsteeplechase rider, and played for his regimental team at polo . The16th were beaten in the final of the Irish Military Shield by the 5thLancers last season . His handicap was 4 goals. Lieutenant Beechwas mentioned in despatches early in the war.

Second Lieutenant William Lawrence Breese, Royal Horse Guards,was born in New York in 1883, son of Mrs . H. V. Higgins, of 1, UpperBerkeley Street, by her first husband, Mr. W. L. Breese, of New Yorkand Long Island . He was educated at Mr. Bowden-Smith's privateschool near Hertford and at Harrow, and subsequently went to TrinityCollege, Cambridge, for a short time, after which he spent several yearsin travel, and was for two or three years engaged in mining enterprisesin the Yukon. In 1908 he married Julia, daughter of Mr. Hamilton

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Fish, of Garrisons, State of New York, late member of Congress, bywhom he leaves two sons . At the outbreak of the war Mr . Breesereturned to England, and, in order to accomplish his desire to servewith the British forces, he became naturalised, and in January last wasgazetted to the Royal Horse Guards . He was much interested inquick-firing guns and explosives, and in connection with these wasattached on special service to the headquarters of the ExpeditionaryForce . Both his sisters are married in England, the elder one to theEarl of Ancaster and the second to Lord Alastair Innes-Ker, RoyalHorse Guards. Mr. Breese was a member of the San Mateo P .C .,California, and was rated in the 1915 list, just published, at 2 goals.

Captain Alfred Sackville Cresswell, East Kent Regiment, who wasin his thirty-seventh year, was gazetted second lieutenant from theMilitia in 1899 . He was promoted to captain in 1904 . During theSouth African War he saw service in the operations in the Transvaal,and for a short period was engaged in special service work . He wasgazetted adjutant, Special Reserve, in 1912 . Captain Cresswell wasa member of the Canterbury P .C ., and was assessed at 2 goals.

Lieutenant D . Ronald Cross, of the 16th (Queen's) Lancers, killedin action on February 21, was the only son of Mr . and Mrs . Adam Cross,Brixworth Hall, Northampton . Born at Craigie Hall, Midlothian, hewas twenty-five years of age, and was educated at Marlborough andChrist Church, Oxford, where he took his degree with honours . He wastwice mentioned in despatches and had the honour of having beenawarded the Military Cross . He was a smart rider to hounds and waswell known in the Pytchley country . Last year he won Lord Annaly ' sCup at the Pytchley Point-to-Point Races, and at Punchestown thetwo military steeplechases in April . Lieutenant Cross was handicappedat 1 goal, and played polo with his regiment in Ireland last season.

Captain William Ulick Middleton Campbell was gazetted in May,1906 . He had then just left Cheltenham College, and went out at onceto join the 1st Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry in India, wherehe remained stationed until the outbreak of war . He had been aide-decamp to Sir Andrew Fraser when Lieutenant-Governor of the UnitedProvinces, and was one of the subalterns who carried the colours whenthe King presented new colours to the battalion at the Delhi Durbar.He played polo for his regiment and was rated by the I .P .A. at 3 goals.He was gazetted captain last November, and had been at the frontsince December.

Captain W. O. Gibbs, 10th Hussars, was a brilliant polo player.When his regiment was stationed in India it had a long run of successin the Indian Inter-Regimental Cup, winning the final at Meerut sixyears in succession, 1907 to 1912 . Captain Gibbs was in four of thesides along with the late Captain the Hon . Arthur Annesley, who fellin action in the early weeks of INovember . He held a handicap of5 goals.

Major Chandos Leigh, D .S .O., was the elder son of the Hon . Sir E.Chandos Leigh, K .C ., K .C .B ., of 45, Upper Grosvenor Street, London,

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and was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, entering the King's OwnScottish Borderers through the Warwickshire Militia in 1895 . As asubaltern he served with the mounted infantry in South Africa, beingmentioned in despatches and receiving the D .S .O . medal and sixclasps. For his services in the Egyptian army from 1902—12 hereceived the Osmanieh and Medjidieh orders, as well as the medaland clasp for the Bahr-el-Ghazal Expedition of 1905-6 . MajorLeigh was a fine horseman and was well known on the Cairo Turf,where he more than once headed the winning list of steeplechaseriders, both amateur and professional . He also played polo, and washandicapped at 2 goals . Recently Major Leigh was stationed withhis regiment at Dublin, from where he hunted regularly with theMeath and Ward Union packs. He married, in 1912, Winifred,daughter of the late Right Hon . A. F . Jeffreys, M .P., of BurkhamHouse, Hampshire . At Mons, Major Leigh, though severely wounded,not in the trenches but in the open, ordered his men to retire acrossthe canal and leave him where he was, so that there should be nodelay in blowing up the bridge in the face of the advancing Germans.News has only just been received that Major Leigh died and wasburied at Boussu shortly afterwards.

Lieutenant William Hugh Coulter, 5th Lancers, was killed onFebruary 22, at Ypres . The only son of the late Dr . W. Coulter, ofCalcutta, and Mrs . Coulter, of Highwick, near St . Albans, he waseducated at Charterhouse, and was gazetted from Sandhurst to the5th Lancers in 1912. He has been mentioned in despatches during thepresent war . Lieutenant Coulter was a keen polo player, with ahandicap of 4 goals . He played for his regimental team, who won theIrish Military Shield last season from the 16th Lancers by 5 goals to 2.

Captain INash, of the 16th Lancers, has been killed in action . Hewent to Eton in April, 1902 . In 1905, at the age of sixteen, he wonthe junior sculling, and his fine rowing at stroke took his juniorhouse four up to " head " the last time the colours of Miss Evanswere destined to be seen on the river . In September of the sameyear, at the earliest possible age, he passed into Sandhurst, givingup for the sake of seniority all that another two years at Eton wouldhave meant for him . At Sandhurst he showed himself a remarkableathlete, winning against competitors considerably older than himselfthe equivalent of the Victor Ludorum Cup. After joining the 16thLancers he also ran second twice in the Army Championship, but hedevoted himself for the most part to riding . He was well known atOlympia, and was one of the team which represented the British Armyat Stockholm, at the Olympic Games in 1912 . He played polo withhis regiment, and was assessed at 2 goals . As a soldier his work in thiscampaign had already secured for him a mention in Sir John French'sfirst despatches, and his captaincy . A keen sportsman, a hard riderto hounds, and a fine horseman, conspicuous for dash, energy, andendurance, he was the ideal cavalry officer, and he seemed to havea distinguished career before him ; he was killed near Ypres on

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February 21, while acting adjutant, having served with his regimentfrom Mons to the day of his death.

Major Arundell Neave, 16th (The Queen 's) Lancers, died of woundsnear Ypres on February 21 . The second son of the late Sir ArundellNeave, Bart ., and the Hon . Lady INeave, of Dagnam Park, Romford,Essex, and Llysdulas Amlwch, Anglesey, he was born in July, 1875,and was educated at Eton . He entered the 16th Lancers in May,1898, through the Royal Anglesey R .E. Militia . Major INeave sawservice during the whole of the South African War, including the reliefof Kimberley and the actions of Paardeberg and Poplar Grove, forwhich he received the Queen's medal and three clasps and the King'swith two clasps . He was fond of polo, and was handicapped at 2 goals.During the present campaign he served with his regiment from Mons,being mentioned in Sir John French ' s first despatches for conspicuousservices . He was also awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honour(Chevalier) by General Joffre.

Lieutenant Brian Osborne, 15th Hussars, is stated to have beenkilled on INovember 1f, near Herentage Chateau, Ypres . Educatedat Harrow, where he played in the cricket and football teams and wasfirst string at racquets, and at Sandhurst, where he won the sword ofhonour, he joined the 15th Hussars in 1908, becoming lieutenant in1909, and temporary captain four days after his death . He got thelargest number of first-spears at pig-sticking at Muttra in the year hejoined . He represented his regiment at polo and was in the winningteam in the Inter-Regimental Tournament in South Africa in 1911 andin England in 1913 . He was INo . i in the Cavalry Club team, whichwon the Ranelagh Open Cup last year, and was handicapped at 7 points.Mr. Oborne, who was the younger son of the late Captain FrankOsborne and Mrs. Osborne, of Harbury Hall, Leamington, was in histwenty- ;ixth vear.

Lieutenant F . A. de Pass, late 34th Prince Albert Victor ' s OwnPoona Horse, was awarded the V .C . for conspicuous bravery nearFestubert on INovember 24, in entering a German sap and destroyinga traverse in the face of the enemy's bombs, and for subsequentlyreseuing under heavy fire a wounded man who was lying exposed inthe open . He lost his life on this day in a second attempt to capturethe afore-mentioned sap, which had been reoccupied by the enemyLieutenant de Pass was a keen polo plaver, and held an I .P .A. handicapof 3 goals.

Captain William Thomas Stackhouse, of the Sherwood Foresters,was the elder son of the late Major Stackhouse, of Ingfield Hall, Settle,and of Mrs . Stackhouse, of Casterton Grange, Kirkby Lonsdale . Hewas born in 1883, and was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst . Hisregiment formed part of one of the first divisions to go to the front,but Captain Stackhouse was retained in England in order to act asadjutant to the 10th Battalion. He went to the front on INovember 4and had been frequently in action since . He married in December,1912, the second daughter of Mr . and Mrs . INorrington, of Abbotsfield,

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Plymouth . Captain Stackhouse was a member of the Plymouth P.C.,and was rated at i goal.

Captain Audley Delves Thursby, of the 3rd Battalion King 's RoyalRifles, who was killed in action on February 14, was well known in theworld of sport, more especially as far as military races are concerned.The deceased officer was educated at Farnborough, Eton, Cheltenham,and Sandhurst, gazetted to the King ' s Royal Rifles in 1908, and raisedto the rank of captain in December last . Of him it was once remarkedin the Pioneer, " I thought I was coming to the Quetta races, but Ihave made a mistake, and attended Thursby's benefit instead ."These words were written in connection with the Quetta Meeting heldon September 19, 1912, when on the second day Mr. Thursby rode insix of the seven races on the card and won them all . Previously hehad scored eight wins in twenty-two mounts at Malta, and in thefollowing season (at the same place) eighteen wins in forty mounts.He headed the amateur riders in the matter of average while he wasin India, and had it not been that he was so long on foreign service hewould doubtless have made a big mark as a race rider in this country.He was also a keen polo player, and was handicapped in India at 3 goals.

Lieutenant Archibald Trotter, Coldstream Guards, was the onlysurviving son of Colonel Trotter, Barton Hartshorne Manor, Buck-ingham, and was twenty-two years of age . He had been twice woundedin the present campaign . Lieutenant Trotter was well known withthe Bicester Hounds, and had been a whip of the Household BrigadeDrag. He was a member of the Aldershot and Wellington Countypolo clubs, and, though only a one-goal man, was a most promisingyoung player.

Lieut.-Colonel Henry Percy Uniacke, commanding the 2ndBattalion Gordon Highlanders, was killed on March 13 . He hadpreviously seen service with his regiment in the Tirah campaign, beingwounded and mentioned in despatches . He afterwards commanded thedepot at Aberdeen, and in December, 1911, became commandingofficer of the 2nd Battalion, which he brought from Cairo on the out-break of the war . He was severely Wounded in the head by shrapnelon October 29 in the battle of Ypres, but resumed command of hisbattalion in France on January 26 . Recommended in Sir John French' sdespatches, he was awarded a C .B . in the last list of honours.Colonel Uniacke, whose home was Corsee, Banchory, was the eldestson of the late Captain Uniacke, of Laywell, Devonshire (who tookpart in the charge of the Light Brigade), and married, in 1896, Flora,daughter of the late Mr . Leo and Lady Isabella Schuster . He playedpolo and was handicapped at 2 goals.

Captain Gavin Henry Walker, Highland Light Infantry, wasthirty-five years of age, and joined his regiment in March, 1899 . Hegot his captaincy in 1907 . A keen polo player, he represented hisregiment, and twas handicapped at 3 goals in India .

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POLO IN CEYLON

The Nicholson Polo Tournament

THE European war, which has now been raging for more thaneight months, has naturally had a great effect on polo in all parts

of the globe, and even in neutral countries, such as the States, thelack of players at tournaments is most marked . Especially has thisbeen the case with the Pacific Coast season at Coronado, where so manyEnglish visitors are prominent every year . It was not surprising,therefore, with so many players absent in response to the Empire 'scall, to find only two entries for the Nicholson Challenge Cup this year.

The teams in question were the Police (the holders of the trophy)and a Prince ' s Club team, consisting of Messrs . Barclay Leechman andR. H . Skrine, of the Colombo Polo Club, with Captains J . E. Careyand J . F . H . Nugent, of the 28th Punjabis . The match took place onthe polo ground on the Havelock Racecourse, before a large andrepresentative gathering, which included their Excellencies Sir Robertand Lady Chalmers . The arrangements were admirably carried outin the able hands of Mr . A. C. Godfrey, and the afternoon proved agreat success . A large number of visitors enjoyed the hospitality ofthe Colombo Polo Club, who entertained lavishly in their enclosure onthe ground, whilst the Punjabis band were in attendance and renderedan excellent programme of music.

The ground was rather dusty and on the hard side, but showed aconsiderable improvement on its condition the previous year . Thematch commenced at five o 'clock, the line-up of the teams being asfollows :

THE CEYLON POLICE .

Prince's Club.

(Colours, Blue .)

(Colours, White .)1 . Mr . \V. C . C. King.

i . Mr. Barclay Lecchman.2. Mr. A . I . Sherringham .

2 . Capt . J . F. Nugent.3. Mr . A . P. Williams .

3 . Mr. R. H. Skrine.Bk. Mr. R. G. B. Spicer .

Bk . Capt . J . E. Carey.

Umpire, Mr. A . D. Skrine .

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Messrs . H. S. Jeafferson and J . J . Dickson were timekeepers andscorers, Messrs . G. R . Whitby, H . M. M. Moore and Leslie de Saramlinesmen, and Messrs . Bromley and Langran goal judges.

(Standing) Mr. A . I . Sherringham (No . z), Mr . W . C . C . King (No r).

(Seated) Mr . lt . G . P . Spicer (back), Mr . A . P . Williams (No . _).

THE CEYLON POLICE TEAM, WINNERS OF NICHOLSON CHALLENGEcuP, 1915.

The game resulted in the Police carrying off the honours, for thesecond year in succession, by 3 goals to nil, after some excellent andexciting play on the part of both winners and losers . The Policewithout doubt owed their success to the fine team work and excellent

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combination they displayed. Mr. Spicer, who was the skipper of theside, worked extremely hard and always had his men in hand ; hisefforts were ably seconded by his No . 3, Mr . Williams, and between

them they registered the three goals scored . For the losers CaptainCarey and Mr . Leechman did good work, whilst they were well backedup by their companions . They were unlucky not to score, but as ateam lacked the cohesion which was so noticeable in the play of theiropponents.

First Chukker .—Shortly after the ball was thrown in Mr . Williamsobtained possession and, taking a line down the right of the field,centred neatly, and, following up, put the ball through . Fairly even

play then ensued, and the chukker ended without further score.

The Ceylon Police, i goal . Prince ' s Club, o goal.

Second Chukker .—Play was exceptionally even this period, thePrince's Club showing marked improvement and attacking in greatform. Mr. Leechman was prominent on several occasions and narrowlymissed equalising for the Club halfway through the chukker . Thesteady defence of the Police, however, foiled all his efforts, Messrs.Williams and King extricating their side from more than one perilousposition in admirable fashion. The chukker concluded with noaddition being made to the score.

The Ceylon Police, i goal . Prince ' s Club, o goal.

Third Chukker .—In some brilliant play the Police had all thebetter of the game, and Mr . Spicer, after a protracted scrimmage infront of goal, registered the second score of the match for his side.When the game was resumed he continued to press the Club's defence,and registered a third goal by a wonderful back-handed shot from the

50-yard line . This was quite the best bit of play in the whole matchand roused the spectators to the highest enthusiasm. At the closethe scores read :

The Ceylon Police, 3 goals . Prince ' s Club, o goal.

Final Chukker .—Prince ' s Club at once attacked vigorously, and

the Police 's defence was severely tested, Mr . Skrine and CaptainCarey making shot after shot at the leaders ' goal. Mr. King, forthe Police, at last cleared from a dangerous attack by Captain Carey,

and the ball was taken down the ground to Prince 's end . Here, in

spite of every effort of the Club to break away, play was confined untilthe bugle went, and the Police rode off the ground the winners by3 goals to nil.

The Cup was afterwards presented to _dlr . R. G. B . Spicer, captain

of the Police team, by Her Excellency Lady Chalmers, who con-gratulated the team on their success and complimented both sides onthe excellent display of polo they had given .

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The Nicholson Challenge Cup was presented by Captain INicholso n,A.D .C . to Sir West Ridgeway, and first played for in 1901 . It hasbeen held by the following teams :-

1901—Capt . Gooch, A .D.C.Capt . Channer, R.N.Capt . Montgomery.Capt . Knox.

1904—ELKADUA TEAM.

Mr. F. J . Hadden.Mr. A. M. Hurst.Mr. T. Y . Wright.Mr. E. H. L. Thomas.

1905-WORCESTER REGIMENT.

(5 teams entered .)

1907-UP-COUNTRY TEAM.

Mr. F. Bowes.Lieut .-Col . E . Gordon Reeves.Mr. H . L. Anley.Mr. E. H. L. Thomas.

1908-ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Capt . E. B . Scott.Capt . Curling, A.D.C.Capt . W. N. Bugden.Lieut . W. Gordon.

1909-THE 98TH INFANTRY TEAM.

(4 teams entered .)

1910-ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Capt . W. N . Bugden.Lieut . R. V. Douglas.Lieut . W. Gordon.Lieut . V. R. Guise.

(4 teams entered .)

191I-TILE 4TH RAJPUTS.

1912-TIIE CRUSADERS.

1913-THE ALBANY.

Mr . B . Leechman.Mr. R. W. Aitken.Mr . R. H. Skrine.Mr. A . D. Skrine.

(3 teams entered .)

1914-THE CEYLON POLICE.

Mr . G . H . Farrell.Mr . A. I . Sherringham.Mr . A . P. Williams.Mr. R. G . B . Spicer.

1915-THE CEYLON POLICE.

Mr . W. C. C . King.Mr . A. I . Sherringham.Mr. A . P. Williams.Mr. R . G . B . Spicer.

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NOTES AND GOSSIP

America Polo Association Meeting.

At a further meeting of the Association the Committee, in whosehands the investigation of the maximum height advisable for players'

mounts had been left at the previous sitting, announced thev wereof opinion that, if set at 15 hands, many cavalry mounts who had beentrained for the game would be barred . It was therefore decided to

fix the maximum height of the polo pony at 15 .1 hands. Though this

alteration in the standard size of mounts from 14 .2 hands to

15 .1 hands has been chiefly brought about by the ban the armyauthorities placed on the smaller pony, there is no doubt that thetendency for bigger animals has been a steadily increasing one, owingto the demand for pace and blood . In giving way to meet the require-

ments of the military authorities, and to thus maintain polo in thearmy, it is quite possible the Association have only anticipated achange which would in a very short time itself have evolved, owing tothe trend of conditions in modern polo .

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Change in Rules.The rule defining a safety has also been altered to read as follows :" Whenever a player touches the ball with his mallet at that end

of the field where he is defending goal and the ball goes behind the lineoutside the goal posts without touching anything except the groundit shall be deemed a safety . "

Hitherto a safety was called when the ball struck the goal posts.

Official Handicap List.The annual Handicap List has now been issued by the Association,

and contains very few important changes . Messrs . H. S. Phipps andMalcolm Stevenson, both of whom were candidates for a place in theInternational matches last season, are advanced a point to 7 goals and8 goals respectively . As last season, Messrs . H. P. Whitney, DevereuxMilburn, the brothers Waterbury, and Foxhall Keene head the listat 9 goals. Mr. Louis Stoddard, who for private reasons was but littleseen on polo grounds last season, is dropped from 8 goals to 7 goals,as are also Mr. Joshua Crane, Dedham Country Club, from 6 to 5 ;J . G. Milburn, jun ., Great INeck Polo Club, from 5 to 4 ; Mr. Thomas J.Driscoll, San Mateo Polo Club, from 6 to 5 ; and Mr. Walter S . Hobart,San Mateo Polo Club, also from 6 to 5.

Amongst those who have had their handicap raised are Mr . E . W.Hopping, Cincinnati Polo Club, from 3 to 4 ; Mr . E . L. Stokes, DevonPolo Club, from 3 to 4 ; Mr. N . Lachmere Tilney, Essex County PoloClub, from 3 to 4 ; Mr . J . Watson Webb, Great INeck Polo Club, 5 to 6 ;Mr. Paul D. Mills, Philadelphia, from 3 to 4 ; Mr . Benjamin Gatins,Point Judith Polo Club, from 2 to 4 ; Mr. P. S. Randolph, PointJudith Polo Club, from 3 to 4.

New Division Polo Club Tournament.A new division of polo club districts has caused the formation of

the Mid-Western Circuit, which is to hold a championship tournamentof its own at the Thousand Islands Polo Club in August . Those clubseligible to play for the Association's Cup are the Thousand IslandsClub, of Alexandria Bay, N .Y . ; the Chagrin Valley Hunt Club, ofGates Hill, Ohio ; the Westmoreland County Polo Club, of Greensburg,Pa., and the Back River Polo Club, of Montreal.

Polo at Camden.Messrs . Burrell R. Huff, Julian B . Huff, B . H. Rader, Robert C.

Norton, Lawrence Hitchcock, C . M. Taintor, and A . Graham Miles,amongst other well-known players, have joined those already assembledat the Cleveland Club, and practice matches have been going on forthe past month. Mr . Miles has given four cups for competitionamongst players whose handicap does not exceed 4 goals . The firstmatch of the Camden Polo Club tournament took place on Tuesday,

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DEVEREUX MILBURN, THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONALBACK, PLAYING AT CORONADO.

" Checking the Cooperstown forwards ."

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Mid-March 16, between a 5thwestern team, the line-up

ARMY

Cavalry team from Fort Meyer and abeing as follows :

beat

Midwestern.1 . Lieut . P . H . Sheridan.2 . Lieut . J . Millikin.3 . Capt . W. D. Forsyth.Bk. Lieut . C . G. Heffernan .

i . Robert INorton.2 . E. Shaw.3 . Edmund S. Burke.Bk. Burrell Huff.

Goals

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. 0Goals .

. .

20Lost by penalty .

oz By handicapLost by penalty

Net score 192 Net score

. ifThe game proved a very unequal one, the soldiers being far too

strong for their opponents.

Polo at Aiken.No doubt the greater attractions offered to polo players in

California have to some extent reacted on Aiken this season ; still therehas been regular play at the club three times a week, and specialmatches have been arranged on Fridays, for prizes presented by thevarious members of the winter colony.

The trophy offered by Mrs . Ambrose Clark resulted in an excellentgame in which the " Yellows " defeated the " Greens " by 6 goals to3 goals, receiving a start of 3 goals on handicap . In the first game thewinners were represented by Harold Hayes, Walter Phelps, FrederickPrince, jun ., and F . Ambrose Clark, and in the second by Harold Hayes,F. Ambrose Clark, Paul D. Mills and R . Bullock. The losers in thefirst game lined up with D . W. Gaston, jun ., Earle W. Hopping, FrankAppleton and R . Bullock, and in the second with Frank Appleton,Earle W. Hopping, Alexander Brown and R . S . Allison.

On March 8 a match took place between a team of the 5th Cavalryfrom Fort Meyer and the Tigers, the soldiers receiving 6 goals startunder handicap . After a good game the 5th Cavalry pulled through byiz goals to 9 goals . The line-up and complete score were as follows :

5TH CAVALRY beat

Tigers.h'cap . h'cap.

1 . Lieut . Sheridan . I I . F. H . Post I2 . Lieut . Millikin

. I 2 . E. W. Hopping 43. Capt . Forsythe . I 3 . Alex Brown 5Bk. Lieut . Groninger I Bk. Harold Haves 0

4 10

Goals

. 5 Goals 10By handicap 6 By handicap o

Lost by penalty

. 0

Net total 11 Net total

. 9

Referee, Mr. Ambrose Clark.

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Sale of Player's Stud.Mr. Joseph B . Thomas, the well-known player, is disposing of his

stud of made polo ponies, as he is not playing this season . Theyinclude some excellent performers, who have been played at Hur-lingham, Ranelagh, and on the Continent by Mr . Thomas, and havealso gained prizes in the show ring in England in competition withsome of the leading studs of that country.

Amateur Racquets Championship.Mr. L . Waterbury, the famous polo International, was defeated in

the final of the Amateur Racquets Championship by Mr . Clarence C.Pell this vear, and so surrendered the title, which he has held on threeoccasions . The champion was hardly at his best, but the winner woncomfortably and should have a great future before him in racquets.Incidentally it may be mentioned Mr . Pell is a crack lawn tennisplayer.

Indoor Polo.On March 6 the Bedford Polo Club, of Brooklyn, defeated the

Army at West Point in a match at indoor polo . Both sides weremounted on army ponies and four periods of ten minutes were played.The line-up of the two sides and result were as follows :

BEDFORD P .C .

beat West Point.1 . Mr. Bartle .

i . Mr . Corbin.2. Mr. Lang .

2 . Mr. King.3. Mr. Guggenheimer .

3 . Mr. Parkington.

3: goal ; .

goal.

Referee, Captain Lindsay.

The following Saturday, March 13, saw the Brooklyn Polo Club atWest Point, and in the match against the Cadets, the latter were againsomewhat overmatched. The line-up and result were as follows :

BROOKLYN P.C .

beat

West Point.i . Mr. Hiley .

i . Mr. Menoher.2. Mr. East .

2 . Mr. T . E. Taylor.3. Mr. Kopke .

3 . Mr. Ellis.

12 ; goals .

3 goals.

Referee, Captain Lindsay.

Polo at Lakewood.The polo grounds at Lakewood are in splendid condition, and

match play will start on April 15, and continue until May 1 . Thereare two practice grounds, in addition to the two regulation groundsat Georgiancourt, and Mr . Gould has kindly placed them at the service

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of polo players. Mrs. Gould will present four individual cups for playunder handicap conditions . Good stabling with care and feed forponies can be obtained at Si per day each.

Polo at Nassau.On March 6 a match between a team from the Colonial and a

Nassau four, was played at Nassau, Bahamas . The Nassau line-upwas as follows : Messrs . Kirke Malcolm, Errol Johnson, George Arm-brister and Newell Kelley, while the Colonial were represented byMessrs . F. Eltinge Warner and H . McH. Davenport, of INew York, andMessrs . Howard Chipman and Albury, of Nassau . The Colonialsstarted well and at the end of the second chukker had secured a lead.INassau, however, then equalised and, attacking strongly, put on 6goals, which gave them the match by 10 goals to 6 goals.

Affiliated Clubs of the American Polo Association.The membership of the Polo Association now numbers fifty-two

clubs exclusive of the Army Polo Association . Their names are asfollows :

Name . Quarters . Delegate.Aiken Polo Club Aiken, S .C .

. Thomas Hitchcock.Back River Polo Club . Montreal, Canada Bartlett McLennan.Boise Polo Club .

. Boise, Idaho

. Herbert F . Lemp.Bryn Mawr Polo Club . Bryn Mawr, Pa . A. M . Collins.Buffalo Country Club . Buffalo, N .Y .

. E . P . Pattison.Burlingame Club Burlingame, Cal . Francis J . Carolan.Camden Polo Club Camden, S .C .

. T . Edmund Krumbholz.Chagrin Vallew Hunt Club

. Gates Mill, Ohio E . S . Burke, jun.Cheyenne Mountain Countrw Colorado Springs, Colo . C . A . Baldwin.

Club.Chicago Polo Club Wheaton, Ill .

. J . Langford Stack.Cincinnati Polo Club

. Cincinnati, Ohio Learner B . Harrison.Cooperstown Country Club Cooperstown, N .Y . F. S . von Stade.Coronado Countrw Club

. Coronado, Cal .

. W . Clayton.Deal Polo and Riding Club . Deal Beach, N .J . Joseph E . Meyer.Dedham Country and Polo Dedham, Mass . . Joshua Crane.

Club.Denver Countrw Club . Denver, Colo . J . Foster Swmes.Devon Polo Club

. Devon, Pa . Chas . A . Munn, jun.Essex County Country Polo West Orange, N .J . J . Y . G . Walker.

Club.First Troop Philadelphia City Philadelphia, ,Pa . Capt .

J .

Franklin Mc-Cavalry . Fadden.

Gedney Farm Country Club . White Plains, N .Y .

. C . Davies Tainter.Great Neck Polo Club . Great Neck, L .I ., N .Y . W . R . Grace.Hawaiian Polo Club

. Honolulu, T .H . .

. W . F . Dillingham.Islip Polo Club

.

. Baw Shore, L .I ., N .Y . August Belmont, jun.Kansas City Countrw Club Kansas City, Mo . S . H . Velie.Lakewood Polo Club

. Lakewood, N.J . George J . Gould.Manila Polo Club Manila,

Philippine Is-lands .

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Name. Quarters . Delegate.Meadow Brook Club

. Westbury, L .I ., N.Y. . August Belmont.Midwick Country Club Pasadena, Cal .

.

. Carleton F . Burke.Myopia Hunt Club Hamilton, Mass . Quincy A . Shaw, 2nd.Ontwentsia Club . Lake Forest, Ill . R . R . McCormick.Orlando Polo Club Orlando, Ha .

. Allan Pirie.Pasadena Polo Club

. Pasadena, Cal . John B. Miller.Philadelphia Country Club Bala, Pa .

. W . H . Tevis Huhn.Piping Rock Club

. Locust

Valley,

L .I .,N.Y .

J . E . Davis.

Point Judith Polo Club Narragansett Pier, R.I . \V . A . Hazard.Portchester Polo Club Portchester, N .Y .

. Dunlevy Milbank.Riding and Driving Club Prospect

Park Plaza, W. N . Dykman.Brooklyn, N .Y.

Riverside Polo Club

.

. Riverside, Cal .

.

. H . G . Pattee.Rockaway Hunting Club Cedarhurst, L .I ., N .Y . J . E . Cowdin.Rumson Country Club Rumson, N .J .

.

. \V . S . Jones.St . Louis Country Club St . Louis, Mo .

. . Alex . T. Primm, jun.Santa Barbara County Polo

Club .Santa Barbara, Cal . Dr . E . J . Boeseke.

San Mateo Polo Club San Mateo, Cal .

. H . C. Hastings.Smithtown Polo Club . St . James, L.I ., N .Y . . Lawrence Smith Butler ,Spokane Polo Club Spokane, Wash . Robert H . Cosgrove.Squadron " A " . New York City . W . B . Boulton, jun.Thousand Islands Polo Club Wellesley Island, Alex-

andria Bay, N .Y .A . G . Miles.

Washington Polo Club 'Washington, D .C . Hugh S . Legare.Waverly Country Club Polo

Club .Portland, Ore .

. Henry L . Corbett.

Westchester Polo Club Newport, R .I .

. W . G . Loew.Westmoreland Polo Club Greensburg, Pa . Julian B. Huff.Whippany River Club Morristown, N .J . R . H. Williams, jun .

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[APRIL, 1915

POLO ASSOCIATIONOFFICIAL HANDICAP

(Revised February 2, 1915)

ONLY the names of those players with a handicap of 1 goal and

upwards are included in this list :

Name .

Handicap.

Adams, Capt . S . P .

1Aleshire, Lieut . J . P .

.

. 1Alexander, Capt . R. G .

1Allen, Col . H. T . .

. 2Allin, Lieut . G . R .

1Altemus, L. C .

. 2Ames, Adelbert, jun . .

. 4Amory, Geo. G . .

. 3Amory, J . Austin

. 3Anderson, Lieut . R . E . .

. 1Andrews, Lieut . F. M . .

. 1Angus, Geo .

. 2Appleton, Charles L .

. 3Appleton, J . W . .

. 3Appleton, R. M . .

. 3Atkinson, Robert

. 1Averill, Capt . N. K .

. 1

Babcock, Capt . C . S .

. 1

Bacon, Elliot C . .

2Bacon, Gaspar G .

. 2Bacon, Robert L .

. 2Baldwin, A . D .

. 1Baldwin, F . F .

. 4Baldwin, H. A .

rBaldwin, S . A .

. 3Baldwin, AV. D . .

. 2Baltazzi, S . A. W .

. 1Barringer, Charles T . .

. 1Barbour, W . Warren

. 1Barnard, Lieut . J . H . .

. 1

Name.

Handi-cap.

Barry, Herbert .

.

. 2Barstow, R. L., jun .

1

Bascom, Chas. E .

.

1Baxter, T . .

.

.

1Beadleston, C. Perry

. 6Beard, Lieut . L . A.

.

. 2Beardmore, F . N .

1Beatty, Lieut . J . C .

1

Beeckman, R. L . .

.

4Belcher, Frank .

1Bell, Capt . O. W .

. 1

Belmont, August .

.

. 3Belmont, August, jun . .

. 1Belmont, Morgan

. 3Belmont, Raymond

. 4Besley, J . Campbell

. iBettner, Robert L .

.

. 2Biddle, Craig

.

. 2

Bird, O. W .

. 3Blair, J . I . .

.

.

4Blake, J . A. L .

.

.

. 2

Bleistein, Chandler W . .

. 3Bodine, S . Laurence

.

. 2Boeseke, Dr . B . C .

.

. 1Boeseke, Dr. E. J .

. 2Boeseke, E . A .

.

.

. 1Boeseke, E . J., jun .

. 3Borden, Alfred

.

.

1

Borden, H . S .

.

.

. 3Boucher, Dr . W. A .

.

. 2Boulton, W . B ., jun .

. 1

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Name .

Hanccap.

Bowditch, E .

.

. 2Bowditch, John P .

.

. 2Bowley, Major A . J .

IBoyd, Lieut . C . .

.

1Boyer, Philip

.

. 2Boykin, N . C .

.

.

1Brabson, Lieut . J . R .

1Breese, William L .

.

. 2Bristol, Lieut . M . C .

. IBrokaw, H . C .

.

.

. 3Brooks, Reginald .

. 4Brown, Alex .

.

. 5Brown, Capt . B . F .

.

. 2Brown, Lieut . L., jun . .

. 3Browne, Lieut . C. J .

.

. IBryant, H . J .

.

.

. 2Burden, A. S .

.

. 3Burden, Jas . A . .

. 4Burke, Carleton, F .

. 3Burke, E . S ., jun . .

.

IBurns, C .

.

.

1Bull, Henry W . .

. 2Bull, Steven

. IButler, Paul

. IButterworth, F . S .

3

Carle, R .

.

.

.

3Carolan, Francis J .

. ICarter, W. E .

.

. 2Cary, Dr . Charles

. 2Cary, Seward

.

. 1Car y , Thomas

. 2Castle, H. K .

.

.

. 5Chandler, Lieut . C. P . .

IChaney, Lieut . J . E .

.

IChaffee, Lieut . A. R .

IChaplin, Capt . R .

. 2Childs, H. H .

.

. IChisholm, H . J ., jun . .

. 2Churchill, Capt . M .

.

. iClark, F . Ambrose

. 3Clark, J . D .

. IClausen, E . I .

.

. 1Cochrane, A . L . .

. 3Collier, R. J .

.

.

3Collins, A . M .

.

. 3Collins, Arthur

.

.

. 2Collins, Lieut . J . L .

.

rColby, Everitt

.

. iConover, F . S .

.

. 3Converse, J . W . .

.

. 3Cookson, Capt . J . S .

ICooley, J . C .

.

.

. 3

Name .

Handi-cap.

Cooper, Lieut . V. W .

.

. rCootes, Capt . H. N .

.

rCorbett, E . R .

.

rCorbett, H. F .

.

. 2

Corbett, Henry L .

. 2Coulter, Alexander

iCowdin, Elliot C . .

.

. 2

Cowdin, John Cheever .

. 4Cowdin, J . E .

.

.

SCram, H . W .

.

. rCrane, Joshua

. 5Crawford, E . L . .

2

Critchley, O. A . .

. 2

Curtiss, Colman .

. iCushing, E . T .

.

r

Dabney, C . W .

. iDamon, H . .

.

. iDavis, D . F .

. 3Davis, J . E .

.

.

.

rDavis, Jno . T .

.

. 3Davis, Samuel C . .

. 3Dean, Lieut . Wm .

. iDeArmond, Capt . E. H .

rde Guigne, Christian, jun .

. rDenison, Geo .

.

Z

Devereux, A . J . Antelo

. iDevereux, W. G . .

3Dillingham, H . G .

. 2

Dillingham, W . F .

. 5Disston, Henry .

. 2

Dixon, C. P ., 2nd

. 3Doak, Lieut . Sloan

.

. rDodds, Lieut . W. H ., jun .

. iDodge, Douglas A .

.

. iDole, C . B .

.

. 2

Dougherty, T . H ., jun . .

. 3Downer, Lieut . . J . W . .

Z

Downey, J . I .

.

.

2

Downing, L. L . .

.

. 3Downing, R. W., jun . .

. iDows, David

.

.

. 3Dresel, Ellis L .

.

. iDriscoll, Thos . J . .

5Duncan, A . Butler

. 2

Dupee, Walter H .

. i

Earle, H . DI .

.

.

. 3Edwards, D . L . .

. 2

Elkins, Felton B . .

. rEngel, Lieut . E. .

.

. 1

Ennis, Lieut . W. P .

.

rErlenkotter, Lieut . H . .

. 1

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Name .

Handicap.

Erwin, Lieut . V . P .

rErwin, Lieut . W . W . .

. 2Estabrook, W . H .

. iEvans, James Carey

. 2

Ewing, Wm . E . .

. i

Falk, Harry IN . .

. iFay, F . B . .

. 2

Fell, John R .

. 3Fitch, Conover

. iFleischmann, Col . M. C .

. iFleming, David

. 3Fleming, John

. iForbes, Allan

.

. 4Foster, Lieut . V . S .

. zForsyth, Capt . W. D .

. iFoy, Capt . R . C . .

. 2

Francke, Albert

3Francke, L . J .

. 2

Franklin, Lieut . E . L . .

iFrick, Childs

. 2

Gardner, A . P .

. 3Garrit, G. J .

. 2

Gatins, Benjamin .

. 4Gault, A. Hamilton

. 2

Gay, Lieut . G . S . .

zGibbs, Capt . G. S .

. iGilder, George

iGill, F . A . .

.

.

6Gladding, John R .

. Z

Glenny, W. Harry

. 2

Goetz, Lieut . R . C . F . .

zGoodwin, W. L . .

.

2

Goodyear, Chas . W .

. 2

Gould, Geo . J .

.

. 3Gould, Jay

. .}Gould, Kingdon .

. 5Grace, J . P .

. 3Grace, Morgan

. 3Grace, W. R .

. 3Graham, Lieut . E. F . .

. 2Graydon, Bruce .

.

iGreble, Lieut . E. St. J ., jun . . 2Green, Lieut . N . M .

. iGreen, W 1

Greenwald, Lieut . K. C .

. iGroninger, Lieut . H. M . iGroome, John C . .

. 2Grosvenor, W. B .

. 1Guernsey, W. W .

. 2Guggenheimer, H. R . .

ZGwvnne, Wyndham P .

1

Name .

Handi-cap.

Hadden, Hamilton

. 5Hall, Sherman

. 2

Hamlin, B. Nason

3Hammond, Lieut . J . S .

iHardy, Lieut . E. N .

. iHare, Horace B . .

. 1

Harris, Lieut . E . R.Harrison, G . L . .

. 2

Harrison, H . W . .

. 5Harrison, Learner B .

1

Harrison, T. L., jun .

. 2

Hastings, H . C . .

. 2

Hatch, Lieut . J . E .

. zHavemeyer, Horace

. 2

Havemeyer, T. A. jun .

. 4Hawkins, Capt . H . S .

. 2

Hayes, Harold

zHayne, Robin, Y . iHazard, W . A .

. 2

Heckscher, G . M . .

. 1

Henderson, Norman

. iHennessey, Capt . F . B .

. 2

Herbert, H . L .

. 2

Herr, Lieut . J . K .

. 1

Hicks, Lieut . F . H .

iHigley, Lieut . H . D.Hitchcock, Lawrence .

. 1

Hitchcock, Thomas

. 7Hitchcock, Thomas, jun.Hobart, Walter S .

. 5Hobbs, John H. .Holderness, Lieut . A. W .

. 1

Holloway, W . G . .

. iHolt, Henry E . .

1

Hone, A .

. 4Honeycutt, Lieut . F . W .

. 1

Hooper, Geo . R . .

. zHorn, Major T . N .

. 1

Hopping, E . W . .

. 4Hoyle, Lieut . R. E. De R .

2

Hudson, Frank

2

Huff, Burrell R .

. iHuff, Julian B .

. 1

Hughes, LafayetteHughes, Lieut . E. S .

. 2

Huhn, W. H. Tevis

. 5Hulbert, William P .

. 1

Hunt, L . J .

. 3Huston, W. B .

. 1

Hutchings, Dewitt V . .

. iHyde, A . Fillmore

i

Johnson, Bradish G .

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Nana' .

Handcap.

Johnson, Capt . F . C .

. rJohnson, Francis J .

. iJohnson, Lieut . H. B . .

zJohnson, Lieut . J . B . .

. Z

Johnson, Lieut . R . de V .

. iJohnson, V . A .

.

.

. 2

Johnson, Victor .

.

zJohnston, Capt . Gordon

2Johnston, W . C . .

.

.

Z

Jones, A. R .

.

.

. 2

Jones, W. Strother

. 2

Jones, W. S ., jun . .

2

Keene, Foxhall P .

. 9Kendrick, Geo. \V., 3rd .

. 5Kennedy, A. E . .

.

. 4Kennedy, McPherson, jun . Z

Keyes, Lieut . G . .

. zKimball, Lieut . R . H . .

. iKinnicutt, Francis H . .

zKinnicutt, G . Herman iKip, Henry S .

.

.

. rKissel, Rudolph, H .

2

Koch, Lieut . S .

.

.

.

z

Lahm, Lieut . F. P .

. rLandale, A . C .

.

.

. 3Langhorne, Capt . G. T .

zLa Montagne, M . .

.

. 2

La Montague, Rene .

7La Pere, Roy

. 2

Lassiter, Lieut .-Col . Wm .

iLawrence, R. C . .

.

. 2

Leadbetter, F . W . zLe Boutillier, Thos ., 2nd

. 3Legare, H . S .

.

.

zLemp, Herbert F .

. 2

Lett, Hillyard

.

.

rLindsey, Capt . J . R .

.

rLippincott, J . B ., jun . .

.

4Little, Charles T . .

.

Z

Loew, W . G .

.

. 4Lucas, Lieut . J . P .

.

.

iLyman, Lieut . C. K .

r

MacDougall, H . B .

.

. 2

MacFarlane, Walter

. 2

Mackay, C . H .

.

.

2

Magill, L . N .

.

.

2

Malaby, Dr . Z. T .

. i

n

Name.

Handi•cap.

Malina, John

. 2

Margetts, Capt . N . E .

2

Mather, Victor

. 3McAllister, E .

. rMcCain, Lieut . W . A . .

. iMcClelland, Lieut . G. W .

. iMcClure, Arthur .

. 2

McClure, Walter C .

. 3McCormick, R . R .

. 2

McDonnell, P . G . .

. 2

McFadden, Barclay

. iMcFadden, Geo . .

.

. 4McFadden, J . Franklin

. 2

McIntyre, Capt . A .

. iMcKean, H . P . .

. 3McKean, H . P ., jun .

. 2

McKean, Q . A. S .

. 3McLennan, Bartlett

. Z

McMahon, Lieut .-Col. J . E . . zMcMurtry, G . G. jun . .

. 2

McNally, Capt . R. E . .

. zMcNary, George R .

iMcVitty, E . O .

. zMeighen, F . S.

. 2

Mersman, Otto L .

. 2

Metcalf, Morris .

rMeyer, G . von L . .

. 2

Meyer, Lieut . H . A .

. 2

Meyer, Joseph E .

rMilbank, Dunlevy

. rMilburn, Devereux

. 9Milburn, J . G., jun .

. 4Miles, Lieut . S .

.

1

Miller, Edgar G . .

. zMiller, John B .

.

. rMiller, John B., jun .

Z

Miller, W . R .

.

2

Milliken, John

1

Milliken, Lieut . J .

Z

Mills, Lieut . C . P . .

.

zMills, Paul D .

.

. 4Mitchell, Capt . Wm .

. rMontgomery, Lieut . J . C .

2

Moose, Lieut . W. L ., jun .

. 2

Morgan, E . D .

.

.

. 2

Morgan, E . D ., jun .

. 3Morgan, Thomas A .

iMorris, Capt . W. V .

. iMortimer, Stanley

. 2

Moulton, J . B .

.

1

Muller, Lieut . C. H .

. 2

Munn, Chas . A . .

.

. 1

Munn, Chas ., A., jun . .

1

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1 APRIL, 1915

Name .

Handi-cap.

Nave, Fritz

.

.

. 1

Neill, Lieut . \V. H .

. 2

Neilson, Louis

.

3Neustadt, Robt . G .

. 2

Nicoll, Benjamin .

}Nicoll, Courtlandt

iINoland, P . H .

.

.

1

Norton, Lieut . C. R .

. iNoton, G 3

O'Connor, Capt . J . A .

. iO ' Day, John

.

.

iO'Donnell, Lieut . L . A .

1

Ogilv ie, A. E.

. 1Ogilv ie, G. L .

.

.

1Osborne . Perry .

. 2

Ostner, Edward C .

. 1

Page, H . S . .

.Palmer, Capt . B

2

Park, Edgar D . .

. iPark, James

. 2

Parker, Lieut . C . .

3Pattee, Harry

.

. 2

Pattison, E . P .

.

. 2

Paul, A . J . Drexel

2

Paul, Henry S .

.

. 1

Pedley, Eric

. 1

Pedley, Lionel

rPedley, W . E .

.

.

.

iPennell, Lieut . R. McT .

. iPerkins, A. Y .

.

. 2

Perkins, Robert F .

2

Perrin, C. L .

. 2

Peters, Harry T . .

. 2

Pfizer, Charles

.

rPfizer, Emile

.

.

iPhelps, Wm . Walter

. iPhipps, H. C .

.

. 7Phipps, Howard .

. 3Phipps, J . S .

.

. 5Phipps, Lawrence C ., juni

iPillow, Lieut . J . J .

.

.

iPinkerton, Allan .

. 1

Pope, Lieut . A. M .

. iPotter, Geo . C .

.

.

iPratt, A . D. B .

.

. iPreece, Godfrey .

2

Prendergast, E . .

iPrince, F . H .

.

. 3Prince, F . H ., jun .

. 4Prince, Norman .

. 2

Pringle, John

.

. 2

Name Handicap .

Primm, Alex. T., jun . .

. 2Proctor, James H .

.

. 2

Quekemeyer, Lieut . J . G .

. 2

Rader, B . H .

.

.

iRand, Curtis G . .

.

. 1

Rand, W. Blanchard .

. 3Randolph, P . S . P .

.

2Randolph, P . S. P., jun .

. 4Randolph, Wister

. 2

Rainey, Paul J . .

.

. 3Rayner, Lieut . H. M.

1

Redmayne, Martin

.

. 1

Reeves, Capt . J . H .

. iReynal, E . S .

.

. 4Rice, A. H . .

. 3

Rice, C . A . .

. 3Rice, C . G . .

2

Rice, G. T . .

.

2

Rice, Harold

. 3Rice, Philip

.

.

.

1

Richardson, Lieut . R . C .

. 1

Robbins, C . H .

.

.

3Robins, Capt . T . M .

. 1Robinson, Douglas

.

. 2

Robinson, Monroe

. 1Robinson, Theo . R . D . .

. 3Robertson, H . F . .

.

. 3Roby, Willard

.

. 2Roe, Frederick

.

. 2

Rogers, Dudley P .

. 1

Rogers, Elliott

.

iRogers, W. B .

.

. 1

Rosengarten, M. G .

.

. 4Ross, Major Colin G .

. .}Ross, D . J 3Ross, Leland H . .

.

. iRucker, Lieut . W. H . .

. rRumbough, Lieut . J . W .

. 1

Rumsey, C . C .

.

.

. 6Rumsey, Laurence

. 3

Sabin, C . H .

. 2

Salmond, Wm. C .

. 1

Sands, Lieut . A . L. P . .

. 2

Savage, D . Fitzhugh .

. 3Scatcherd, J . Newton .

. 2Schley, Kenneth B .

.

. 1Schwartz, A. C . .

.

. 2Schwenck, Lieut . J . C. R .

. 1Scott, Lieut . C. L .

2

Shannon, Lieut . J . A . .

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Shaw, Louis A . .

. 4Shaw, R . G., 2nd .

. 4Shaw, Quincy A ., 2nd .

. 3Sheridan, Lieut . P . H . .

. zSheridan, Philip .

.

iShingle, Robert .

. 2

Sidway, R . H .

.

zSills, Capt . W. G .

.

.

iSimmons, G . W . .

2

Simmons, E . H . .

2

Smedburg, Capt . W. R .

. iSmith, A . Blakely

. iSmith, Edward L .

. 2Smith, H . Harrison

zSmith, Lieut . A . W .

. 2Smith, Roger D . .

.

. 2

Smith, Sidney

.

. 2

Smith, W. Hinckle

. 3Snowden, K . G . .

. 3Spencer, Arthur

2

Splivalo, R. B .

.

. iSprings, Lieut . J . W .

. 2

Steel, Geo . .

.

.

iStevens, Eben .

2

Stevens, J . S .

.

.

.

4Stevenson, Malcolm

. 8Stevenson, Maxwell

. 3Stevenson, Philip

. 2

Stevenson, T . G . .

.

. 2

Stewart, Lieut . C. W . .

. zStewart, W . Plunket

.

. 3Stevens, Richard .

. 2

Stoddard, L . E .

.

. 7Stodter, Capt . C . E .

. iStokes, E. Lowber

. 4Stokes, John

.

rStokes, Thomas .

.

. 3Stokes, W . Standley

. 3Straight, W . D .

.

.

zStrawbridge, R . E .

.

. 5Street Dr . St . Claire

. iStrong, Lieut . G. V .

.

. zStrong, Dr . R. P .

. 2

Strong, Theron R .

iSturgill, Lieut . W. S .

.

iSturgis, Col . S . D .

.

zSurles, Lieut . A. D .

iSwift, Lieut . E .

.

.

.

2

Swift . Lieut . I . P .

. 2

Symes, J . Foster .

.

. 3

Taulbee, Lieut . J . F.

rTeague, Lieut . F . W . .

. 2

Name .

Handi-cap.

Tevis, Lansing K .

.

. 1

Tevis, W. S ., juni

. 3Thomas, J . B .

.

. 3Thomson, J . B . .

.

. rTilney, I . Sheldon

. 2

Tilney, N . Lechmere

. 4Timmins, Lieut . G. H . .

rTobin, Cyril .

.

.

.

3Tobin, Richard M .

. 3Tone, B. L .

.

.

rTorrence, James, S .

. zTowne, John D . .

.

. 2

Treat, Col . Chas . G .

. 2

Tuckerman, J . H .

. iTurner, Bryant .

. 3Tweed, Harrison .

. 5Tyler, Capt . M. C .

.

. i

Vandeusen, Lieut . E . R .

zVelie, S . H .

.

2

Velie, T . A . .

.

3Verdier, P . .

.

iVidmer, Capt . Geo .

. iVingut, H . K .

.

. 3von Stacie, F . S . .

. 6Voorhies, Gordon .

.

. r

Wagner, Lieut . H . W .

iWalker, J . V . G . .

. 2

Wallace, Lieut . F . C .

. iWarden, Lieut . J . A .

rWarden, Nelson B .

zWarren, S . D .

. iWaterbury, L .

.

9Waterbury, J . M., jun . .

. 9Waters, Behrens .

zWatson, J . C .

. zWebb, Dr . Gerald C .

. 2

Webb, J . Watson

. 6Weeks, Lieut . H . J .

rWeiss, Harry

. 3Weiss, Reginald .

. 4Weiss, Thomas, jun .

. 4Wells, Bulkely

. iWest, Lieut . W. W., jun .

. 2

Whistler, K . G . .

. 2

White, Capt . H .

. rWhiteside, Geo . .

iWhitney, A. R., jun .

. zWhitney, C . L . A .

. 2

Whitney, H . Leroy

. 2

Whitney, H. P .

. 9Wilson, Lieut . A . H .

. 2

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Name .

Handicapi

Willets, S . .

. rWilley, F . V .

.

. 2

Williams, Capt . G .

. rWilliams, Moses, jun .

. 2Williams, R . H., jun .

2Winfree, Lieut . S . W .

1Winthrop, Bronson

.

. 2

Name .

Handi-cap.

Winthrop, E. L., jun . .

2Wodehouse, Lord

. 8Wolcott, Samuel H .

. 2Wrenn, P . W .

. 3

Zell, Lieut . E. M .

.

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POLO AT CORONADO

THE day following the victory of the Ontwentsia Polo Club in theCoronado Junior Championship Trophy, a special match was

organised between the Cooperstown and Midwick teams, the latterplayers including Rene La Montagne and Devereux Milburn, theAmerican International match players . The line-up and result wereas follows :

COOPERSTOWN

beat Midwick .

1 . F. S . von Stacie .

z . Rene La Montagne.2. C . C. Rumsey .

2 . J . Watson Webb.3. C . Perry Beadleston .

3 . Carleton F . Burke.Bk. Malcolm Stevenson .

Bk . Devereux Milburn.

Goals .

rZ

Goals .

. SPenalties

z

Penalty

. of

Net score

10

INet score

Referee, Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.

In this game polo enthusiasts of the west coast, who had gatheredto watch the tournament, had a first glimpse of the splendid team play,which is the great forte of the American champions . The mightyhitting of Devereux Milburn, too, was a feature of the contest.

Another special match was played February 27 by the Cincinnatiand Coronado teams . In this Learner B . Harrison and Colonel MaxFleischmann, from the Cincinnati Polo Club, enlisted Reginald Weissand Rene La Montagne . The Coronado four were Walter Dupee,Lieutenant C . K . Rheinhardt, S . Lee, and Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.Cincinnati, largely helped by the presence of the International player,rode off the victors by

goals to 41 goals.On the last day in February the open Pacific Coast All-America

Trophy was decided between the Cooperstown and Ontwentsia Clubsin a single match, the marked superiority of the two teams, havingkept away other clubs from entering for this open event. The line-upand result were as follows :—

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Pacific Coast All-America Trophy.beat Cooperstown.

i. F. S . von Stade.2. C. C. Rumsey.3. C. P. Beadleston.Bk. Malcolm Stevenson.

8

Goals .

. 7Penalties

. o4

Net score

61Referee, Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.

(Left to right) D . Milburn, Hugh Drury, Perry Beadleston, Malcolm Stevenson.

FINAL OF PACIFIC COAST ALL-AMERICA TROPHY, FEBRUARY 28.ONTWENTSIA BEATS COOPERSTOWN.

This contest was by far the greatest exhibition of polo everwitnessed on the Pacific coast, Mr . Milburn declaring that no bettergame of polo had been played in America with the exception of a fewof the International match games.

It was " anybody 's match " all the way, though at one timeCooperstown looked likely to pull through . Ontwentsia led by one-quarter point at the end of the first half and Cooperstown had won thelead by 64 to 5 at the end of the sixth chukker . After the brilliantcombination and passing of Cooperstown had threatened to break theOntwentsia team, the latter rallied strongly and in the last two chukkers

ONTWENTSIA

I . Frederic McLaughlin.2. J . Watson Webb.3. Hugh Drury.Bk. Devereux Milburn.

Goals .

(Left to right) Frederic McLaughlin (No . I), J . Watson Webb (No . z), Hugh Drury (No . 3), Carleton Burke (back).

THE MIDWICK POLO TEAM, WINNERS OF THE CALIFORNIA CHALLENGETROPHY, 1915 .

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successfully held the Cooperstown attack, countering with no less than3 goals, and thus winning by 8 to 61, as stated . The defensive hittingand anticipation of the Cooperstown play by Devereux Milburn inthese two periods was really marvellous . He was well supported byHugh Drury, who very cleverly checked many attacks and fed hisforwards well . McLaughlin and Webb took every advantage of thisand proved a smoothly working pair.

Hotel del Coronado Cup.Play for the Hotel del Coronado Cup was begun March 2, the

following clubs, Cooperstown, Midwick and the Piping Rock Free-booters, entering teams .

POLO AT CORONADO.J . Watson Webb, the brilliant left-hander (No . 2), has just cleared the ball

from C. Perry Beadleston (No . 3).

First Round (played March 2).Cooperstown (26 goals) beat Piping Rock

(23 goals).i. F. S . Von Stacie .

I . Reginald Weiss.2. C . C . Rumsey .

2 . Rene La Montague.3. C . P. Beadleston .

3 . Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.Bk. Malcolm Stevenson .

Bk . Devereux Milburn.Goals .

. 17

Earned goals

. 6By handicap

. 3Penalty

of

Net score

8,1Referee, J . Watson Webb .

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Final Round (played March 7).

MIDwICK (19 goals) beat

Cooperstown (26 goals).1. Frederic McLaughlin.2. J . Watson Webb.3. Hugh Drury.Bk. Carleton F . Burke.

Earned goals

. 9

Goals .

. 13By handicap

. 7

Total .

. i6Referee, Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.

LADDES PLAYING POLO AT CORONADO.

Miss Kathryn Steele (left) in possession ; Miss Eleanora Sears, of Boston (right).

The final match was decidedly a study in contrasts . For thefirst half the Cooperstown players ran through their opponents' defencelike a whirlwind, scoring 8 goals to Midwick's 2 . In the last half,however, the 19-goal team made a wonderful recovery and both heldand outplayed the national champions, earning 7 goals to Cooperstown ' s5 . This reversal furnished one of the greatest surprises of the tourna-ment.

Between the two rounds of the Handicap Cup, the various societyevents of the tournaments were carried out . On March 3 a matchtook place with lady polo players, and this was followed, on March 4,

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by a round-robin game for which four teams nominated by women ofthe polo colony entered.

In the ladies' game Miss Eleonora R . Sears, of Boston, and Mrs.C. C. Rumsey, formerly Miss Mary Harriman, daughter of the laterailroad magnate, E . H . Harriman, appeared on one side . On theother were Miss Kathryn Steele, of New York, sister of Mrs . DevereuxMilburn, and Miss Louise Fleischmann, niece of Colonel Max Fleisch-mann, captain of the Cincinnati polo team. Miss Sears ' side wonby a score of 3 goals to 2 goals, the winning goal being registered byherself in the last few minutes of play.

The teams in the round-robin were nominated by Mrs . DevereuxMilburn, Mrs . J. Watson Webb, Mrs. C. C. Rumsey and Mrs . MaxFleischmann . Mrs. Rumsey's team won the match, and C . PerryBeadleston, a member of her team, made the highest individual scorewith 6 goals . As usual, the players of the round-robin teams were" auctioned " the night before the game at the Hotel del Coronado,the " owner " of the player making the most goals to win the pool,Mr. Beadleston, was bid in for S35 by Mrs . William Hitt, formerlyMiss Katherine Elkins, and she won the pool of nearly S7oo.

Another special match was organised on March 6 between Riyer-side and the Coronado Freebooters, under handicap rules . The line-upand result were as follows :

CORONADO FREEBOOTERS beat Riverside.i . E. O. McVitty . i . Harry Pattee.2 . Harry Weiss . 2 . Hillyard Lett.3 . Col . Max Fleischmann . 3 . Frank Hudson.Bk. L. B. Harrison.

Goals .

.

. 9By handicap

. 2

Bk. Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.Goals .

.

j

INet score

. IIReferee, Robert G . Neustadt.

California Challenge Trophy.On March 9, the tournament came to a close with the match for

the California Challenge Trophy between the Cooperstown and MidwickClubs . As in the Pacific Coast All-America Trophy, the weaker teamsside-stepped a clash with Cooperstown or Midwick, and to these two,therefore, the decision was left . The line-up of the teams was asfollows :

MIDWICK1 . Frederic McLaughlin.2 . J . Watson Webb.3 . Hugh Drury.Bk . Carleton Burke .

beat

Cooperstown.I . F. S. von Stade.2 . C . C . Rumsey.3. Thomas Le Boutillier, jun.Bk. Malcolm Stevenson.

Goals . 10 Goals

.

. 8Penalties

. 11 Penalties

Net score

. Si Net score 6iReferees, E . O . McVitty and R . G. Neustadt.

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In this contest Cooperstown were unluckily without the servicesof Perry Beadleston at INo . 3, he having been called to New York bynews of the death of his brother, Mr. William L. Beadleston, under anoperation . Mr. Le Boutillier, jun., came in as substitute. The gamewas very hard-ridden and the polo excellent . McLaughlin and Webbwere brilliant at goal getting, each having made 3 goals in singleperiods, most of them from spcctular open-field dashes with the ball.So desperate were the final periods of play that fouls were frequent.Cooperstown again showed clever team work, although with a substi-tute in the ranks, and were unlucky on the whole to lose.

Leaving Coronado, a majority of the players shipped their poniesto San Francisco where they will play in the Panama-Pacific Expositiontournament.

Polo at the Exposition.On March i6 the first match of the Universal Polo Tournament at

the Panama-Pacific Exposition took place between the Cooperstownand San Matco teams . A most exciting game in which tlme issue wasin doubt right up to the call of time, resulted in the Cooperstown playersjust getting home by 5 goals to goals . On the following clayBoise P.C., Idaho, met and defeated Burlingame P.C. at Burlingamein the first game for the Sacramento Cups by il goals to 41 goals . Fullparticulars of the play will be published in our next issue.

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goals to 54 goals, on February 21, and' again on February 26 by to goals to 7 goals.In the second match Carleton F . Burke came into the Midwick team to replace F . McLaughlin .

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The Month 's Fixtures.APRIL13-15 . Newmarket Craven Meeting (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).

Thursdaw : Craven Stakes.16, 17 . Derby Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).t6, 17 . Eglington Hunt Meeting (Friday and Saturday).20, 21 . Epsom Spring Meeting (Tuesday and Wednesday).

Tuesday : Great Metropolitan Stakes.Wednesday : City and Suburban Handicap.

21, 22 . Pontefract Spring Meeting (Wednesday and Thursday).22, 23 . Sandown Park Spring Meeting (Thursday and Friday).23, 24 . Stockton Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).

26 . Alexandra Park Spring Meeting (Monday).27-30 . Newmarket Spring Meeting (Tues ., Wed ., Thurs . and Fri .)

Wednesday, Two Thousand Guineas.Friday : One Thousand Guineas.

30, 31 . Thirsk Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).

MAYi . Hurst Park Spring Meeting (Saturday).3 . Leicester Second Spring Meeting (Monday).

4, 5, 6 . Chester Meeting (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).Wednesday : Chester Cupi

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MAY7, S . Kempton Park Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).

7, S .Saturday :

Great Jubilee Handicap.Ripon Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).

1o . Ayr Spring Meeting (Monday).11-13 . Newmarket Second Spring Meeting (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdaw)

Wednesday : Newmarket Stakes.14, 15 . Gatwick Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).14, 15 . Hawdock Park Spring Meeting (Friday and Saturday).

Racing and the War.I have noticed with much regret the absolutely unjustifiable

attack on racing, which appears to haye been deliberately organised andfed by a certain section of the Press, led by our leading daily newspaper,during the war . I hold no brief whatever for betting, which I thinkis purely a matter for eyery individual's conscience, as is also thequestion of whether they attend race meetings or not during the presentstruggle ; but I do think the manner in which it has been publiclysuggested that race meetings are mere orgies of fashion and extrava-gance, held for the sole pleasure of callous unpatriotic individuals whoare absolutely indifferent to the sufferings and burdens of their fellowcreatures in our hour of trial, abominable, and one that does smallcredit to its promoters . Eyery well-informed person—and one wouldimagine that the leader writers of our big daily newspapers shouldcome under this heading—must be very well aware of the conditionsunder which racing has been conducted since last July . Parliamentin the past has been content to vest the control of the whole of thegigantic organisation of the vast business of racing in the persons ofthe Jockey Club, a body of the first gentlemen in the country, and Ithink it can be safely left in their able hands to take such steps as arebest for the interests of all concerned regarding the conduct of racingduring the war.

It must be remembered that racing in these days is as much abusiness as any other commercial undertaking, and the interests ofmany thousands of people are dependent on its continuation . Tostop racing would bring ruin and distress to hundreds of homes, andso long as it is carried on in such a way as to cause no interference orhindrance to the country 's great task, it would be criminal to do so.

The Jockey Club held a meeting as long ago as September last, toconsider whether racing was to be carried on in a modified form or notduring the war, and, having regard to the many interests that wouldbe so heavily affected by its cessation, passed a resolution that " racingshould continue, where local conditions and public feeling in the localitywere favourable . " I emphasise the last passage, as it shows the deter-mination of the Jockey Club to render the sport in eyery way subser-vient to the country ' s needs.

One would imagine that this fact, coupled with the remembrance

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of the inestimable value racing and breeding have proved to the Armyauthorities in the crisis, would have been sufficient, and that we shouldhave been spared the columns devoted each day by certain newspapersto the outpourings of letter writers, whose ignorance in many cases ofthe subject upon which they offered their opinions was only matchedby the gross bias pervading their utterances.

To my mind, however, the most painful and regrettable incidentof all was the attitude of one member of the Jockey Club, the Duke ofPortland, in connection with the misunderstanding between theEpsom grand stand and the military hospital authorities . Without,as Lord Durham pointed out at the meeting of the Jockey Club onMarch i6 last, any inquiry and without evidence of any kind, theDuke of Portland, assuming that the Jockey Club, the Epsom Stewards,and the racing community in general were about to insist on theremoval of wounded soldiers from a temporary grand stand hospitalin order to gain greater facilities for holding a race meeting, wrote aletter to the Times disparaging the upholders of the sport, fromwhich he had himself derived considerable success and benefit, and ata later date followed this up by sending for publication letters he hadreceived from an anonymous Frenchman and from an English clergy-man supporting and praising his attitude.

In order to clear up in the minds of many people any lingeringdoubt of the exact facts of the case before bringing the distastefulepisode to a close, I cannot do better than quote that portion of LordVilliers' statement bearing on the Epsom stand incident in his speechat the Jockey Club meeting . I think it sets out the matter veryclearly and lucidly :

Lord Villiers stated that he realised most fully the responsi-bility under which he was about to speak, because he knew thatmany who in ordinary circumstances took very little interest intheir debates would read what was said at this meeting and studymost carefully the decision arrived at . He felt that it was mostimportant that no possible misrepresentation of their reasoningshould go forth . Captain Greer had asked him to explain to theClub the circumstances of the negotiations between the EpsomGrand Stand Association and the War Office in connection withthe war hospital, as, owing to the fact that neither Captain Greernor Lord Wolyerton were in London at the time, the duty ofrepresenting the Steward had deyolyed upon him . There wouldbe no occasion to refer to the matter to-day, as it had now beensettled to the satisfaction of all concerned, and should never haveattained the publicity which was unfortunately given to it (hear,hear) were it not that many people were still under the impressionthat wounded soldiers were to be moved to enable racing to go on.This was not the case . He did not suggest that anybody therebelieved this possible ; but he imagined that their discussion thatday was not designed solely for members of the Club .

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He would endeavour to state the facts as briefly as possible,and for breyity 's sake would ask the Club to consider Mr . Dorlingand the Epsom Grand Stand Association as synonymous . Mr.Dorling, some time in the autumn, offered the use of the newbuilding at the back of the stand as a war hospital for a period ofsix months . This building was private property, and he thereforedid so, as he was fully entitled to do, without reference to theStewards . They had no knowledge whatever of the terms ofhis agreement . The first intimation they had of any difficultywas when a member of the Club, Lord Durham, wrote formallyto them enclosing a private letter he had received from someoneinterested in the hospital, which suggested that there was amovement on foot to turn out the wounded soldiers so as to facili-tate the holding of the Epsom Meeting . Lord Durham, he mightobserve, took the only course which was fair to the Stewards, theonly course, he ventured to think, which would commend itselfto the Club, and the course, he was sure, which almost eyerymember of the Club would have taken, in at once forwarding thecommunication he had received to the Stewards, and in tellingthem that he had informed his correspondent of the course he hadadopted.

The Stewards agreed that if the facts were as stated theywere entitled to take immediate action, as it had been decidedby the Club in September that meetings should only be held whennot opposed to the public interest ; he could imagine nothing moreopposed to the public interest, to the wishes of the Club, and tothe feelings of racegoers generally, than the turning out of woundedsoldiers to facilitate the holding of a race meeting . He thereforetelegraphed to Mr . Dorling, and went to Epsom to see him . Mr.Dorling showed him the new agreement he proposed to submit tothe Hospital Committee (the existing agreement being about tolapse), and said : " If this agreement does not meet their wishesI shall go on altering it until they get all they want . " He said hewas yery glad to hear Mr . Dorling say so, and that the Stewardswere most strongly of opinion that the comfort and welfare of thewounded soldiers should be the first and only consideration . Heasked Mr. Dorling to telegraph to him the result of his meeting,and to make sure that eyerything was satisfactory he went onthat day to the War Office, and asked that the War Office repre-sentatiye who was to preside at the meeting might write him aletter saying if everything was satisfactory . He would read thereply.

Lord Derby inquired whether it was the War Office official reply.Lord Villiers replied that it was.Lord Durham asked what was the date of the letter.Lord Villiers said it was February 24.Lord Hamilton of Dalzell inquired whether that was after

the meeting with Mr . Dorling .

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Lord Villiers said the meeting with Mr . Dorling was onFebruary 23, and on the 23rd he called at the War Office. ColonelBarrow, who was to preside at the meeting between Mr . Dorlingand the Hospital Committee, had not returned from Epsom, andhe asked that as soon as Colonel Barrow did return he shouldwrite him a letter ; and the letter that he wrote contained thefollowing sentence : " With reference to your visit of the 23rd inst .,I am glad to say that a perfectly satisfactory agreement has beencome to with regard to the use of the Epsom grand stand as amilitary hospital . " He had written again to Colonel Barrow,asking his permission to quote his letter at that meeting, and hehad received a reply from Colonel Barrow confirming the letter,from which he had just quoted, and saying that the present stateof affairs was even more satisfactory . This endorsed what Mr.Dorling had told him yesterday, and was clearly expressed in astatement signed by Mr . Dorling which he (Lord Villiers) had,that the Epsom Grand Stand Association would not require touse the hospital building during the Spring Meeting or Derby week,and it would therefore remain as at present in the hands of theHospital Committee for as long a period as they might require it.

He did not see what more the Stewards could possibly havedone. Captain Greer 's letter to the Times summarising theabove facts and stating the action which he personally subsequentlytook, which should have amply satisfied any impartial personthat the outcry was without foundation, appeared to have beenoverlooked or ignored by the majority of critics . And nowmight he say that he strongly resented the implied reflection onthe Stewards contained in certain letters which had been pub-lished. The only inference to be drawn was that the Stewardshaving declined to take action an appeal to the public was neces-sary . Every member of that Club did know, and others whoconsidered themselves qualified to write to the Press on racingmatters ought to know, that the Stewards had ample power toenforce their wishes on any racecourse company . Why shouldanyone imagine for one moment that they would tolerate themoving of wounded soldiers to assist the holding of a race meeting ?Of course they would not . If such a proposal were put to themthey would instantly yeto it . If a company were to do such athing without their knowledge, when applications for fixturescame before them for another season they would consider thatapplication in a light far from favourable to the offending company.And one word more on this subject : None of the letters writtento the Press had in any way contributed to the satisfactorysettlement now arrived at. It was on Lord Durham's intimation,and on that alone, that the Stewards took action . His letter tothe Stewards was written on February 13, three or four daysbefore any of the letters which had attracted so much attentionappeared in the Press.

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Twelve Horses to Follow.It is the custom each season for myself and a very old friend, with

whom for many years I have waged an animated battle for hats,to each pick a likely dozen horses to follow every season with animaginary stake of £10 . I have now received his list and appended itwith my own as follows :

STARTING GATE'S DOZEN.

r . Mr. A . F . Basset's Roseland, b . c., by William IIL—Electric Rose . 3 years.2. Mr . E . Hulton's Silver Tag, ch . c ., by Sundridge—Silver Fowl . 3 years.3. Lord Carnarvon's Volta, b . c ., by Valens—Agnes Velasquez . 3 years.4. Mr. F. E . Withington's Elaine, b . f., by Flotsam—Early to Bed. 3 years.5. Mr. James Buchanan's Trinity Square, b. c ., by Simon Square—Lady

Tertius . 4 years.6. Mr . S . B . Joel's Irish Chief, b . c ., by Earla Mor—Pursuit . 4 years.7. Mr . W. M . G . Singer's Sir Eager, br . c ., by Eager—Dame d'Or. 4 years.8. Colonel W . F . Storey's The Forest, b . c ., by Ormondale—Futurita . 4 years.9. Mr . E. Hulton's Green Falcon, br . c ., by Robert le Diable—Greenbird.

4 years.10. Mr . J . S . Austen's Dropwort, b . c ., by Roquelaure—Meadow Street . 4 years.r r . Mr. J . B . Joel's Sun Vat, ch . h ., by Sundridge—Angelic . 5 years.12 . Lord Rosebery's Wrack, b . h ., by Robert le Diable—Samphire . 6 years.

MAJOR X.'s DOZEN.

1. Mr . J . B . Joel's Pommern, b . c ., by Polymelus—Merry Agnes . 3 years.2. Lord Carnarvon's Volta, b . c ., by Valens—Agnes Velasquez . 3 years.3. Lord Michelham's Plucky Liege, b . f ., by Spearmint—Concertina . 3 years.4. Mr . J . E . Rogerson's Bethlehem, gr. c ., by Roi Herode—Folk Lore . 3 years.5. Lord Durham's Lux, ch . g ., by St . Victrix—Acetylene . 3 years.6. Mr . W . M . G . Singer's Sir Eager, br. c ., by Eager—Dame d'Or. 4 years.7. Mr . J . B . Joel's Black Jester, br . c ., by Polymelus—Absurdity . 4 years.8. Mr . James Buchanan's William's Pride, b . f ., by William III .—Stop Her.

4 years.9 . Mr. James Buchanan's Draughtsman, ch . c ., by Fugleman—Sketches.

4 years.1o . Mr . Geo . Edwarde's Flying Orb, ch . c ., by Orby—Stella . 4 years.tr . Mr. J . G . Wilson's Cheerful, b . g ., by Plaudit—French . 5 years.12 . Lord D'Abernon's Diadumenos, ch. c . by Orby—Donnetta . 5 years.

It will be noticed that we have both picked Volta and Sir Eager,and, therefore, our list is reduced to ten runners . Turning to myown selections I have taken Roseland for my Derby horse ; I was greatlyimpressed with the style in which, at his first outing in the Cravenweek, he carried off the Fitzwilliam Stakes, and I think Donoghue hada very pleasant ride on this occasion . His next outing was at Ascot, inthe New Stakes, where he was just beaten by a neck by Let Fly, ColonelHall-Walker's crack, who was in receipt of 7 lbs . I recollect, afterputting my modest stake on Roseland, I was persuaded, much againstmy better judgment, to put a saver on the Russley crack, on the strengthof his home reputation. I won, but watching the race had a distinctfeeling I was a trifle lucky to do so . Roseland's only other outingwas a fortnight later, at Newmarket, when he cantered away with theJuly Stakes from Elkington and two others . There was a report that

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he had gone slightly amiss after this, as he refused his further engage-ments, but I sincerely hope this was not so, as a repetition of theTetrarch fiasco last year would indeed be hard lines for his trainer . Atthe moment of writing I understand the horse has done well this winter,and, if it is so, I have every confidence in my Derby champion doingus credit.

Silver Tag and Elaine are a pair of fillies who, I am sure, willwin races . The former is still in the One Thousand and the latter inthe Oaks, though I think one on my friend's list, Plucky Liege, willbe too good for either of them in these races if she turns out in anythinglike her last season's form.

For sprint races this season I have chosen Trinity Square and Drop-wort to represent me, and I think both of these will be placed to winfairly easily . Amongst the other handicap horses out of a couple ofdozen names that readily suggest themselves I have taken The Forest,Irish Chief, Sun Yat, Green Falcon, and Wrack, and feel sure there aresome good races to be got out of this quintette, who, with the exceptionof The Forest, were not over lucky last season . These, with Volta andSir Eager picked on both sides, therefore complete the dozen. Maythey render a good account of themselves before the season closes, andenable me once more, especially as it is my turn this year, to indulgemy particular fancy in headgear at the major 's expense !

The Duke of Portland 's Horses.

Certain of the horses in training belonging to the Duke of Portlandhave been struck out of their engagements until July 31, and othersfor the whole of the present season . I hear also that the remainder, atthe moment, in training are to be offered for sale at the INewmarketFirst Spring Meeting. In view of the strong criticism, which the dukedrew upon himself from his fellow members of the Jockey Club attheir meeting on March i6 for his hasty and ill-considered action overthe Epsom stand hospital episode, these measures will hardly causemuch surprise, and I for one can readily understand his grace ' s distastefor racing for some considerable time.

The Stud Book Supplement.

The publication of the return of brood mares for 1914 with a listof foals arranged under the names of their sires and a list of the damsof winners in 1914 is very interesting and satisfactory reading.

In all, 5,773 mares are accounted for, which is an advance on thefigures for 1913. There is an increase in the number of barren mares,

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but against this over 200 more foals have been dropped . The detailedtable is as follows :

Colts 1,720Fillies 1,663

Barren 1,412Slipped 107

INot covered in preceding year 192Put to h-b sires in preceding year 77Died since preceding season 215

Sent abroad since preceding season 129

No return or put out of the stud 258

Amongst the most prolific sires last year,Stud Book returns, are :

5,773

as represented by the

Barcadaile 29 foals, 3 died Naledi

Bayardo 24

„ 6

, OppressorBenvenuto 21 foals PolymelusCock-a-Hoop 27 ,, RadiumDark Ronald 34 „ Roi Herode .Earla Mor

. 35 ,, St. Amant

.Flotsam

. 21 „ St . FrusquinFowling-piece 20 „ SantoiFugleman

. 32 „ SantryGalloping Simon 24 „ Simon SquareThe Gull

. 20 ,, Sir ArchibaldHenry the First . 31 „ Sir EdgarHis Majesty . 27 „ SpearmintKing William 23 „ SunstarLand League 22 „ ThrushLittleton 22 „ TredennisLlangibby 25 ,, ValensLlangwm 26 „ Wavelet's PrideMaraj ax 22 The White KnightMarcovil 20 „ William Rufus

.Minoru 28 „ William the Third

.Mirador 21 „ Willonyx

.Myram 25 „

22 foals2625

292626232528

25312127

30252529232022

2226

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THE MONTH'SMEETINGS

THE flat-racing season opened once more at Lincoln on March 22,under conditions which, I venture to hope, will never be with us

again. The attendance was naturally not up to the average, and thedominating feature was the extraordinary amount of "khaki " present.All jockeys are naturally anxious to open a winning account as early inthe season as possible, and there is a certain amount of superstitionamongst them over the luck attaching to the winner of the Trial Plate.This year the honour of first score fell to W. Saxby, who on old Starof Doon, a Liverpool Cup winner as far back as 1909, won from thethree-year-old Ravello, and Hidalgo . The Tathwell Auction Stakes,the first two-year-old race of the season, fell to Lord Villiers ' Musk,who started favourite . If somewhat small she was a sharp racing-looking filly, and, being bought in for 165 guineas, returns to Hallick ' sstable to act as a timepiece for the other youngsters.

The Brocklesby Stakes.At one time the Brocklesby saw some of the best two-year-olds

facing the starter, but now it has become the fashion for the morehighly expected horses to be kept until later in the season and broughtout at Epsom or Ascot, and the Brocklesby winner seldom becomes ashining light in Turf annals . In recent years some good, useful animalshave scored from time to time, but one has to go back a long time tothe days of such as the Bard and Donovan, who carried off the race inthe 'eighties.

This year the race fell to Mr . C. T. Garland, the well-known poloplayer, of Moreton Morrel, with his chestnut colt King's Day, who wascheaply purchased as a yearling for 520 guineas . Bred by Lord Howardde Walden, by Roi Herode out of Set Fair, he performed in a mostcreditable style, galloping over his opponents all the way, and winningby four lengths from Parana, a son of Myram, whose stock, Musk, hadregistered a success the day before . King's Day should be capable ofsome further good wins that will do credit to his already famous sire.

The Batthyany Plate the same day fell to Simile, who, fit fromrunning over hurdles during the winter, just won from Roseville, with

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that good horse, The Boss, third . There was some jostling betweenthe first and second, and Simile had to run the gauntlet of an objection,which, however, was overruled.

The Lincolnshire Handicap.Lincoln day was the best of the meeting so far as the weather was

concerned . The air was warm and springlike, and during the racingthe light was all that could be desired.

Twenty-three runners faced the starter for the big race, and

VIEW LAW WINNING THE LINCOLNSHIRE FROM LORD ANNANDALEAND POLYCRATES, WITH CHEERFUL FOURTH.

included all the early favourites in what ante-sport betting there hasbeen. Before racing 10 to i was offered on the field, but good moneyfor Wrack, Outram, View Law and Lord Annandale brought Wrackand View Law to equal favouritism with Outram and Lord Annandaleat two points longer odds . There was also fair money for Polycratesand Mount William, and a little traceable to Lux and Irish Chief. Theresult was quite in accordance with the market as the favourite andsecond favourite were first and second, with Polycrates, a popular choice,third.

The full particulars and result were as follows :—

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LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP of 902 sous . ; 2nd rec. 50 sous ., and 3rd,25 sous . ; Straight Mile . Run March 24.

Mr. F . Straker's ch c View Law, by Littleton—Eager Lassie, 4 yrs,6 st I lb P . Jones

IMr . NV . Raphael's b h Lord Annandale, by Littleton—Overrated

5 yrs, 7 st 7 lb M. Wing 2Mr . J . Russel's br c Polycrates, by Polymelus—Marmite, 4 yrs,

7 st 9 lb .

F . Fox

3Mr . J . G . Wilson's Cheerful, 5 yrs, 8 st 2 lb .

C . Trigg

4Mr . P. Nelke's Outram, 6 yrs, 7 st 9 lb

R Stokes

5Mr. J . B. Leigh's Clairvoyante, 4 yrs, 7 st I lb

R . Cooper

6Mr. J . B. Joel's Irish Chief, 4 yrs, 7 st 9 lb

.

C . Foy

7Lord Rosebery's Wrack, 6 yrs, 8 st 3 lb

S . Donoghue

8Colonel Hall Walker's Dolabella, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lb

. J . Patman

9Mr . J . Ivall's Prevoyant, 6 yrs, 7 st 2 lb .

.

D . Dick IoMr . E . Tanner's Gunbearer, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lb

. P. Allden IICaptain F. Forester's By George ! 4 yrs, 7 st I I lb

E . Lancaster 12M. J . East's Lie-a-Bed, 4 yrs, 7 St 13 lb

.

A . Whalley 13Sir A . Bailey's Ambassador, 4 yrs, 8 st 3 lb

. F . Bullock 14Mr . R . J . Farquharson's Mount William, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb . E . Gardner 15Mr . J . D. Cohn's Jarnac II ., 6 yrs, 8 st 2 lb

N . Spear

oMr . K. Jones' Evansdale, 4 yrs, 7 St 5 lb .

. H . Robbins

oMr . A . E . Barton's Brotherstone, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lb

O . Grant

oMr . J . Kenney's Early Hope, 6 yrs, 6 st 12 lb (car 7 st I lb).

D. McKenna oM. P. Mathieu's St . Marc, 4 yrs, 6 st 6 lb

G . Wheawall oLord Durham's Lux, 3 yrs, 6 st .

K . Robertson

oMr . C . S . Cockburn's Courageous, 4 yrs, 6 st I I lb .

E . Crickmere

oMr . F . J . Benson's Fruitlands, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb

.

. J . Ledson

o

Winner bread by Mr . A. Stevens ; trained by Bramley, at Belsay.

STARTING PRICES :—6 to I agst View Law, 6 to I agst Wrack, 8 to I agstOutram, 8 to 1 agst Lord Annandale, loo to 8 agst Mount William, Ioo to 7 agstPolycrates, Ioo to 6 agst Irish Chief, Ioo to 6 agst Lux, 20 to I agst Jarnac II .,20 to I agst Courageous, 20 to I agst Prevoyant, 25 to I agst Cheerful, 33 to I agstEvansdale, 33 to I agst Gunbearer, 33 to I agst Early Hope, 40 to I agst Brother-stone, 50 to I agst Ambassador, 50 to I agst Clairvoyante, 50 to I agst Dolabella,5 0 to I agst Fruitlands, 50 to I agst Lie-a-Bed, 50 to I agst By George ! ; loo to Iagst St . Marc.

Prevoyant took no part in the parade . Polycrates delayed thestart, and when the barrier ascended Courageous was left, while Fruit-lands, St . Marc, Evansdale, Brotherstone and Outram commencedslowly . Wrack, who quickly crossed to the centre, showed the wayto Gunbearer, View Law, Dolabella, Lord Annandale, Irish Chief,Polycrates, Clairvoyante, Mount William and Cheerful, and in thisorder they raced for half a mile, when Wrack and Gunbearer werebeaten, View Law carrying on the running pursued by Lord Annandale,Outram, Polycrates, Clairvoyante and Cheerful . At the distancePolycrates passed Outram, but neither he nor Lord Annandale couldmake any impression on View Law, who gained a very popular victoryby three-parts of a length ; half a length separated second and third.Cheerful was officially placed fourth ; then came Outram fifth, Clair-voyante sixth, Irish Chief seventh, Wrack eighth, Dolabella ninth,

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Prevoyant tenth, Gunbearer eleventh, By George ! twelfth, Lie-a-Bedthirteenth, Ambassador fourteenth, Mount William fifteenth, St . Marcand Lux being the last pair except the tailed-off Courageous and Fruit-lands. Time, i min. 43a sec.

The winner is trained in the stable presided over by CaptainBewicke, and the victory must have brought memories of some of themany Grateley coups engineered by Captain Bewicke in days gone by,when the stable was noted for the very heavy gambling that went onover its inmates . The winner was most popular, however, as no

secret was made of the estimation in which View Law ' s chances wereheld by the stable, and the horse was soundly supported by the public_

Liverpool Spring Meeting.The attendance at the Liverpool Meeting was very satisfactory,

especially on the part of the military, but, as naturally the social sideof racing now hardly exists, everything was extremely quiet and therewere no house parties for the races of any kind . Doubtless this wouldbe a surprise to the Times and those of its contributors, who, in therecent discussion on stopping racing, laboured so hard to convincethemselves and their readers that racing during the war has only beencarried on by the authorities to gratify the cravings of the betterclasses for social debauches or beanos, as one correspondent was pleasedto term it . I gather the resolution the Jockey Club passed at their

MR. F. STRAKER' S VIEW LAW BY LITTLETON—EAGER LASSIE.

Winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap .

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recent meeting—" That the Club see no reason to reverse the decisionarrived at by the Jockey Club in September last to the effect thatracing should be carried out where the local conditions permit, and thefeeling of the locality is not averse to the meeting being held "—didnot altogether meet with the approval of the Times, but, as a con-temporary very aptly puts it, " what pleases that journal is not ofanything like so much consequence as used to be the case ."

The executive had many soldier guests, a portion of the best partof the county stand being set aside for wounded convalescents, whilsta detachment of 400 of the Lancashire Hussars received an invitationfor the Grand National, which they were delighted to accept . Theyrode on to the course and afforded a fine spectacle on their approach.

The Liverpool Spring Cup.The first day at Liverpool saw China Cock taking his usual

benefit over the Cup course . The victory gave him his fourth Liverpool,having won the Autumn Cup in 1913 as a three-year-old under 6 st . 7 lbs.the Spring Cup in 1914 under 7 st . 5 lbs ., the Summer Cup in 1914 under8 st . 4 lbs ., and the Spring Cup again in 1915 under 9 st . What a pityhe was beaten in the Autumn Cup in 1914 ! but for that he would haveheld the unique record of winning five consecutive Liverpool Cups.This is horses for courses with a vengeance.

Particulars of the race were as follows :

SIXTY-EIGHTH LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP HANDICAP) of 925 SOvs . ;r mile 3 furlongs . Run March 25.

Mr. P . Nelke's ch h China Cock, by Santoi—High Feather, 5 yrs,9 st M . Wing r

Mr . O . Lewisohn's Boots, 4 yrs, 7 st i lb

. .

J . Ledson 2Mr . O . Rayner's Bedtime, 4 yrs, 6 st 8 lb

. K . Robertson 3Mr . Sol Joel's Honeywood, 4 yrs, S St 12 lb S . Donoghue oMr . Bower Ismay's Hare Hill, 5 yrs, 7 St 13 lb

. N . McKenna oLord Rosebery's Watergruel, 4 yrs, 7 st 6 lb . Dick oMr . J . W. Larnach's Print, 5 yrs, 7 st Grant oMr. R. Liddell's Donacloney, 4 yrs, 7 St . R. Cooper oMr . E . G. de Mestre's Willaura, aged, 8 st 6 lb

. Rickaby oMr . F . Stobart's Modubeagh, 4 yrs, 6 st 8 lb .

P .

Allden o

BETTING :—5 to z agst Donacloney, 7 to z agst China Cock, 4 to 1 agstWatergruel, lo to 1 agst Honeywood, loo to 7 each agst Hare Hill, Print, andBedtime, and loo to 6 agst any other.

Modubeagh led from Donacloney, Print, Willaura, China Cock,Boots, Honeywood, Bedtime, and Hare Hill to the Canal turn, whenPrint drew away into the straight from Donacloney, China Cock,Modubeagh, Willaura and Bedtime . Halfway up the straight ChinaCock began to draw up, followed by Boots and Bedtime, and won bythree-quarters of a length ; six lengths between second and third ;Honeywood was fourth, Print fifth, Willaura sixth, Hare Hill seventh,and Donacloney last . Winner trained by Pickering.

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The Grand National.For the first time in the history of the race the Grand National

has been won by a lady owner . Ally Sloper, who is the property ofLady Nelson, was bred by Mr . C . J . C. Hill, and disposed of by him as ayearling for 25 guineas . As a four-year-old he was owned by BertRandall, the jockey, and was nearly sold to Mr . Bibby for 700 guineas,

but was rejected by this gentleman 's agent . He was subsequentlypurchased by Guilt, who was then training for Lady INelson, and hassince carried her colours . Mr. J. Anthony, whose second Nationalit is, had a far from easy ride the first circuit of the course, as AllySloper was twice nearly down, the first time at Valentine's Brook,where his jockey made a marvellous recovery after losing both his reinsand stirrups . After the second blunder, two fences later, the horsefenced brilliantly, and on reaching Jacobus, at the last fence, beat himfor speed in the run in.

The full details of the race were as follows :

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP) of 4,000 SON'S ., including

a trophy yalue 125 SON'S . About 4 miles and 856 yards ; thebreeder of the winner to receive 10o sovs.

Lady Nelson's b or br g Ally Sloper, by Travelling Lad Sally inOur Ally, 6 yrs, io st 6 lb . .

.

. Mr. J . Anthony

I

Mr. C . B . Ismay's Jacobus, by Wavelet's Pride—Kendaline, aged,List A . Newey 2

Lord Suffolk's Father Confessor, by St . Gris—Entrenous, 6 yrs,9 st To lb Alf . Aylin 3

Mr . T . H . Barnard's Alfred Noble, aged, To st 12 lb

. T . Hulme 4Mr . F . Bibby's Thowl Pin, aged, To st 8 lb .

W . J . Smith 5Mr . A . Browne's Silver Top, aged, To st

.

S . Walkington 6Mr . C . B . Ismay's Balscadden, aged, TI st 8 lb

.

F . Lyall 7Mr . A. Shepherd's Blowpipe, aged, To st 4 lb

.

.

W . Smith 8Sir T . Ri Dewar's Hackler's Bey, aged, To st 2 lb Mr. H . Si Harrison

9Mr . E . Platt's Irish Mail, aged, II st 12 lb .

. Mr . L . Brabazon

oMr . J . M. Niall's Bullawarra, aged, II st 12 lb

C . Hawkins

oMr . H . F. Malcomson's Ballyhackle, aged, Ii st 9 lb .

S . Avila

oSir G . Bullough's Ilston, aged, II st 8 lb

Ivor Anthony

oSir G . Bullough's Distaff, aged, To st To lb

.

. E. Piggott

oLord Lonsdale's Lord Marcus, aged, To st 3 lb

G . Parfrement

oMr . F . Bibby's The Babe, aged, To st

R . Chadwick

oMr . A. Scott's St . Mathurin II ., aged, 9 st 10 lb .

.

T . Dunn

oLady Bullough's Denis Auburn, aged, 9 st 7 lb .

. J . Reardon

oMr . F . Barbour's Bachelor's Flight, aged, 9 st 8 lb

. Hi Harty

oMr . W . G . Lambarde's Bahadur, aged, 9 st 7 lb . Mr. P . Roberts

o

BETTING :—6 to I agst Irish Mail, 7 to I agst Lord Marcus, 9 to I agst SilverTop, To to T each agst Balscadden and Father Confessor, Too to 9 agst Bachelor'sFlight, Too to 8 agst Ally Sloper, Too to 7 agst Bullawarra, 25 to I each agst Distaff,Alfred Noble and Jacobus, i3 to I each agst Denis Auburn, Ilston and ThowlPin, 40 to I agst Hackler's Bey, and 50 to I agst anw other.

Bachelor's Flight showed the way to Irish Mail, The Babe, Bulla-warra, Blowpipe, Alfred Noble, Jacobus, Father Confessor, Ally Sloperand Denis Auburn, with Distaff in the rear to the fourth fence, where

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Denis Auburn took up the running, but gave way at the Becher's Brookto Blowpipe, Bullawarra, St . Mathurin II ., Irish Mail, The Babe andHackler's Bey. At Valentine's Brook Bullawarra jumped clear ofBlowpipe, with St . Mathurin II . next in front of Irish Mail, Hackler ' sBey, Denis Auburn, Alfred INoble, Thowl Pin, Silver Top, Jacobus andFather Confessor, Little change in these positions occurred till reach-ing the water, which brought down Bullawarra, Blowpipe being clearof The Babe, Jacobus, St . Mathurin II ., Hackler ' s Bey, Alfred Noble,Father Confessor, Irish Mail, Ally Sloper, Thowl Pin, Silver Top, DenisAuburn, Distaff and Ballyhackle, the only other now in the race beingBalscadden . At Becher's Brook, the second time round, Blowpipe

LADY NELSON ' S ALLY SLOPER BY TRAVELLING LAD—SALLY INOUR ALLEY,

Through whose victory in the Grand National the Soldiers ' and Sailors' Fundsbenefited to the extent of £r,000.

was followed by Jacobus, Alfred Noble, Irish Mail, Silver Top, FatherConfessor, Ally Sloper, Thowl Pin, Balscadden, Distaff, Hackler's Bevand The Babe . Approaching Valentine 's Brook Jacobus dashed infront, pursued by Alfred Noble, Silver Top, Father Confessor, BlowpipeAlly Sloper and Thowl Pin . No further change occurred until twofences from home, where Alfred Noble then drew into second place,but was quickly passed by Ally Sloper and Father Confessor, LadyNelson's horse wrestling the command from Jacobus at the finalobstacle and winning by two lengths ; eight lengths between secondand third ; Alfred Noble was fourth, Thowl Pin fifth, Silver Top sixth,Balscadden seventh, Blowpipe eighth, and Hackler 's Bey the onlyother to complete the course . Winner trained by Hon . A. Hastings .

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Lady Nelson is extremely fortunate in her horse as, being onlysix years old, with ordinary luck he is quite likely to place a secondNational to her credit before retiring.

Roseland, one of the cracks for this year 's Derby, came out in theBickerstaffe Stakes later on in the afternoon. The race was little morethan an exercise canter for him, but it is satisfactory to know that hehas wintered well, and to see him in winning form on his reappearance .With Roseland and Archiestown Mr . Bassett owns a fine pair of three-year-olds which should take high honours this season.

ALLY SLOPER PASSING THE POST TWO LENGTHS IN FRONT OF JACOBUS.

The finish of the Grand National.

Saturday saw the victory of Sir W . Nelson 's (the husband of LadyNelson) Cowrefen II . in the Champion Steeplechase . Mr. J. Anthonyagain took the mount, and thus completed a double for himself, inaddition to one for the two owners . Ilston and The Babe were the onlytwo National runners to compete, and of the two Ilston did best ingaining third place to the winner, the pair being split by Meridian.

The Sefton Park Plate fell to the filly by Radium Marchetta, andthus prevented a blank week being registered for Lord Derby's colours.

A very gracious action on the part of Lady Nelson, the owner ofAlly Sloper, was announced the day following her horse's victory . It

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was, that she had decided to present one-fourth of the stakes she had

won, a matter of Lz,000, to one of the funds for sailors and soldiers.When hearing of it, I could not refrain from wondering how many of theindividuals who are so fierce in their denunciation of those encouragingthe continuance of racing during the war, would act in a like generousfashion—not a great number, I fear.

The meetings at Nottingham and Leicester in the week following

were not of great interest . A Lincoln failure in Fruitlands carried offthe principal race, the Nottingham Spring Handicap, at the first meet-ing from Carancho, who started favourite, whilst the feature at Leicesterwas the success attending the colours of Sir William Cooke and his

trainer, Barling. Four horses were started in the two days, and ofthese three Hukin, the colt by St . Martin—Helvia, and Clap Gate, won,while the other runner, Gravelotte, finished third . Truly a satisfactorymeeting for the stable.

Bank Holiday Meetings.Racing on Easter Monday was a yeritable triumph for the book-

makers, for, with the big winners at both Kempton and Castle Irwellbeing returned at 20 to I, to say nothing of the other surprises inodds-on favourites being bowled over, backers in most cases faredbadly. Not that this seriously depresses the spirits of the bank

holiday punter, who is out for his day's sport, but it is always morepleasant to win than to lose, and the victory of the favourite in thebig race inyariably provokes a burst of enthusiasm from the holiday

crowd, which does one good to hear.At Kempton Park the attendance was extraordinary, and I do

not think I have ever seen a larger crowd in the minor ring, while thethrong on the course lined the rails four or five deep right down to thebend . The members' enclosure naturally suffered, but there was agood show of " khaki," officers, who could manage to get leave,

attending from all parts of the country.The racing was good and brought out a number of runners.

Beckhampton Scores at the First Attempt.The proceedings opened with the Richmond Welter, for which the

best backed animals were Evett and Righ Mor, with Cou Cou and

Paean next best in demand . The race was practically confined to the

horses named . Cou Cou looked like winning it at six furlongs, but hedied away rapidly at the distance, leaving Evett in command . Closehome the leader was challenged by Righ Mor, who won a trifle easily,

I thought, by something over a length . This is the first horse saddled

by the Beckhampton stable this season, and the yictory will, onehopes, prove a happy augury for further successes ; the stable shelterssome very good horses, and should play a prominent part this season.

The following race, a two-year-old selling, saw the downfall of ahot favourite in the Switchback filly belonging to Mr . Tabor, her defeat

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being accomplished by another Epsom representatiye in the Bachelor ' sCherry filly After a very close finish the unquoted outsider beat thefavourite, on whom odds of 5 to 4 were laid, by a short head . I under-stand the owner, J . INightingall, having nothing to try his filly with,allowed her to run unbacked . Cheaply purchased at Doncaster saleslast year for 3o guineas, she now changed hands for 240 guineas toMr. T . Martin . It is interesting to note that Bachelor's Cherry fillyis by Seaforth and is the first of that sire 's stock to run . A smashinggood two-year-old, Seaforth's career was prematurely ended by hisdeyeloping cataract and going blind. There are many who thoughtthe horse would haye won the Derby had he been able to run.

Photo by

Shari & General

FINISH OF THE QUEEN 'S PRIZE AT KEMPTON PARK ON EASTER MONDAY.

Frustration beats the Belgian horse Hey-diddle-diddle with Don de Roca third.

The Ashford Plate fell to Prospero, who, profiting by a flying start,just managed to get home, though he fairly stood still in the lastfurlong.

The Queen 's Prize.The way was now clear for the Queen 's Prize, for which I had

learned there were to be sixteen runners . What betting there wasbefore racing began revealed Boots as a yery hot fayourite at 2 to Iand 7 to 4, with inquiries for Watergruel, Don de Roca, Magyar andKnight's Key amongst the others.

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with a view to this race, was the popular favourite, and was pronounced

unbeatable, all connected with him being brimful of confidence.The first horse I saw on entering the paddock was Frustration,

who, round of barrel, was sweating profusely . His condition soimpressed me that I turned to a friend with me and pointed out a

splendid case of the sheer folly attaching to backing the first horse onesees on entering the paddock . :My companion, howeyer, was not to bedeterred from following the old superstitution, and, going out, placedtwo sovereigns on the winner at the remuneratiye odds of 25 to I !

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MR. BROOME ' S FRUSTRATION (P . ALLDEN UP) BEING LED IN TOSCALE AFTER CARRYING OFF THE QUEEN'S PRDZE.

Having invested my modest stake on Don de Roca, whom I was toldwas quietly fancied by his Newmarket people, I got on to the stand to

watch the race, and, to my amazement, saw Boots and Co . thoroughly

thrashed by Frustration and the Belgian horse Hey-diddle-diddle, withDon de Roca a good third . I am inclined to think the latter a trifleunlucky, as he seemed to be mixed up in a little trouble at the bend,

where Polygamist, who was leading ran wide . When balanced thecame again and was fast catching the two leaders as the winning postwas reached . There was no excuse, bowever, for Boots or Watergruel,who had every opportunity to win if good enough . Full particularsof the race were as follows :—

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QUEEN ' S PRIZE (HANDICAP) of 877 sous . ; I2• miles.Mri P. Broom's b c Frustration, by St . Frusquin—Princess Mary,

4 yrs, 6 st 5 lb .

P . Allden

I

Mi Li Niguet's Hey-diddle-diddle, 5 yrs, 6 st 13 lb

Grant

2Mr . A . Belmont's Don de Roca, 4 vrs, 7 St

Dick

3Mr . Wi Astor's Mouchette, 4 yrs, S St 2 lb .

F . Bullock

oMr . C . Tabor's Fantasio, 6 yrs, 8 str lb

Robbins

oMri Ri C . Dawson's Magyar, 4 yrs, 7 st II lb

S . Donoghue

oMr . Ri Croker's Knight's hey, 5 yrs, 7 st Io lb .

Piper

oMr . A . Barton ' s Brotherstone, 4 yrs, 7 St Io lb

Whalley

o

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MR. A. F . BASSI-:TT ' S ARCHIESTOWN (S . DONOGHUE UP) BEING LEDIN AFTER WINNING THE EASTER PLATE FOR THREE-TEAR-OLDS.

Mr. F . Hartigan's \Vatergruel, 4 yrs, 7 st 7 lb Wing oMr . C . Waugh's Speron, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb Clout oMri W . Singer's Swift, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb SloylanLord Durham's Millbridge, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb . Plant oMri M . Townsend's Polygamist, 4 yrs, 7 st 2 lb

. Costello oMr . O . Lewisohn's Boots, 4 yrs, 7 st I lb

. Ledson oCol . Hall Walker's White Prophet, 4 yrs, 7 st D . Jones oMr . j . Kenney's Grecian Maid, 5 yrs, 6 st 13 lb

. Crickmere o

BETTING :—7 to 4 agst Boots, 5 to r agst Watergruel, S to r agst Don deRoca, 9 to I agst Magyar, too to 6 agst Swift, too to 6 agst Knight's Kew, and20 to I agst any other.

Millbridge led from \Iouchette, Frustration, White Prophet,Knight ' s Key, _Magyar, Polygamist, Swift and non de Roca for about

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six furlongs, when Millbridge drew away from Fantasio, Polygamist,Frustration, Magyar, Mouchette and Knight ' s Key . Then Polygamistwent on, but ran so wide in making the turn into the straight that hedropped out, Frustration leading from Magyar, Boots, Watergruel,Don de Roca and Hey-diddle-diddle . At the distance the last-namedchallenged, but Frustration won by half a length ; two lengths betweensecond and third ; Magyar was fourth, Boots fifth, White Prophetsixth, Watergruel seventh, Knight 's Key eighth, Swift ninth, GrecianMaid tenth, Mouchette eleventh, Polygamist twelfth, and Brotherstonelast . Winner trained by Rhodes.

Persse haying brought Archiestown to the meeting in the place ofRoseland, whom he showed us at Liyerpool, the horse was madefayourite in a fluctuating market, in which he and Black Kite changedplaces more than once . For looks Archiestown could haye carried hisfield, and in the race, as I read it, he was pulling oyer them all the way,winning at the finish in a canter . I am not sure though whether thechallenge Huxley induced Black Kite to throw out was a very whole-hearted one, and I think this fellow has inherited a spice of his sire ' stemper, and may not turn out to be a yery rel i able performer. Thevictory of Archiestown was very popular with the crowd, who shoutedthe horse home in the most approyed style.

Haying recouped myself oyer the big race, I was in the happyposition of being under no necessity to get out on the last two races,for I fear those who endeayoured to (10 so had a very bad time indeed,as both favourites with odds laid on succumbed to les fanciedanimals.

In the case of Lady Isobel odds of it to 4 were wagered, withdisastrous results, as Mercedes, a bay filly, by Cyclops Too, the pro-perty of Mr . D. M. Gant, the well-known Turf accountant, gave her asound trouncing, starting unbacked practically in the market . Thoughreturned at 10o to 8 I heard a bookmaker lay twenty-fives to a backerof outside chances . I do not think the stable supported the winnerfor more than the veriest trifle.

Proceedings terminated by Sentiment, on whom odds of 7 to 4 ,were laid, being easily beaten by the Belgian horse Wallon . This wasthe severest blow of all to backers, as Sentiment is considered by manyto be the probable winner of the Oaks this year, while Wallon's formis of the poorest . M. INiguet, who trains his own horses, wasencouraged to support Wallon after the forward running of Hey-diddle-diddle in the Queen's Prize, and possibly the colt may possessmuch better form than one has hitherto imagined . He came rightaway from Sentiment at the distance, winning by eight lengths, and,as the latter was in receipt of 5 lb . if she is in anything like last season 'sform, the performance is a very creditable one . Anyhow, to my mind,Wallon is distinctly one to follow.

The order was now for home, and, thanks to the very excellenttrain arrangements of the London and South Western Railway, thevast crowds reached town most comfortably in good time .

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National Hunt Meeting at Manchester.Under most pleasant weather conditions the Easter jumpingmeeting took place at Castle Irwell . The principal race was theLancashire Steeplechase, the result of which furnished another holidaysurprise winner of 20 to I in Vermouth, who defeated the Irish repre-sentatiye, Templedowney . I had marked the latter, who by-the-bystarted equal fayourite with Ballincarroona, as the probable winner,from what I saw of him in Ireland last year, and never gave the winnera thought, in view of his comparative inexperience of jumping a bigcountry . The National horses, for some of whom many excusesconcerning their Aintree failures had been advanced, again failed, andI have frequently noticed that this is a common occur r ence. Whetherit is that they go stale after the big event, or what it is, I do not know,but the National favourites seldom, if ever, perform prominently inthe Lancashire Steeplechases . I append full particulars of the race :—

LANCASHIRE STEEPLECHASE (HANDICAP) of 1,225 SOVS. ;

Mr . P . Heybourn's b g Vermouth, by Barcadaile—dam by BusheyPark, 5 yrs, 10 St 7 Ib

.

.

.

ReardonMajor Dixon's Templedowney, 6 yrs, To st 9 lb .

Parfrement

2

Mr . C . Ismay's Kenia, 6 yrs, To st S lb

\V . Ji Smith

3Mr . J . Niall's Bullawarra, aged, TTst S lb .

Ci Hawkins

o\1ri A . Bowen's Growler, aged, If st 3 lb

Mr . Ivor Anthony

o\1r . L . Straker's Ballincarroona, aged, it st 2 lb .

Owner

oMr . B . Parr's The Last, aged, IT st T lb

Sir . Li Brabazon

oMr . A . Shepherd's Blowpipe, aged, to st 7 lb

. W. Smith

oLord Suffolk's Father Confessor, 6 yrs, To st 3 lb

Piggott

oCaptain SicCalmont's Ebonette, aged, To str lb .

AValkington

oMri L . AVinans's Leeson Park, aged, 9 st To lb

. F. Dainty

o\Iri Chetwynd's Censor, 6 yrs, 9 st 7 lb

. Parnham

oBETTING :—3 to i each agst Templedowney and Ballincarroona, Too to 15

agst Father Confessor, Too to 14 agst Bullawarra, To to T each agst Growler, TheLast and Kenia, foo to 7 agst Blowpipe, zo to I each agst Vermouth and Ebonette25 to T agst Leeson Park, and 33 to T agst Censor.

Won by eight lengths ; three-quarters of a length between secondand third ; Growler was fourth, Father Confessor fifth, Bullawarrasixth, Ballincarroona seventh, Leeson Park eighth, and Blowpipe theonly other to finish . Winner trained by H. Carter.

Although many of the customary Easter Monday fixtures were,through force of circumstances, abandoned, meetings at Birmingham,Portsmouth, Torquay, Hereford, Wetherby and Market Ilasen weresuccessfully held, to the enjoyment of the holiday folk .

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COURSE AND STABLEGOSSIP

Hurdler's Death.Lord Gerard has recently had the misfortune to lose his smart

hurdler, Santora, who, whilst being galloped over hurdles, had themisfortune to break a fetlock, and in consequence had to be destroyed.Santora, who was an aged gelding by Santoi—Broken Melody, was inthe front rank of hurdle racers, and won three out of his four racesduring the winter . He was trained by P . Whitaker at Royston.

Training Licence for Mr . R. S . Sievier.Mr. R. S. Sievier intends to go in for racing once more, and has

taken out a trainer's licence . In order to be in close touch with hisjournalistic duties his training establishment will be located at Epsom,where at the outset he will confine his attention to a number of two-year-olds which he has bred himself . Although he has not beenrunning horses for some time he has still been breeding them, and hisbrood mares haye been quartered at Mr . John Coleman's place atEpsom. Mr. Sieyier 's son is in the Royal Field Artillery, and wasengaged in the INeuye Chapelle battle, happily escaping unwounded.

Win for Lord Ellesmere.Lord Ellesmere scored his first success at Lincoln, when Curragh-

gour carried off the Doddington Plate . As Lord Brackley the earlhad horses in training with Pickering, and it is pleasing to note thefamily jacket, red and while sleeves, black cap, carried into prominenceso early in the season.

The Turf has lost some strong supporters of late in such men asLord Cadogan, Lord Londonderry, Mr . Alexander, Lord Faversham,Mr. Wyndham and Lord Bradford, all members of the Jockey Club,and under such circumstances the support of the new head of the houseof Ellesmere is most welcome.

Famous Residence as War Hospital.Cheveley Hall, INewmarket, the residence of the late Colonel Harry

McCalmont, M.P ., owner of Isinglass, and formerly the home of theDukes of Rutland, has been turned into a hospital by Lady Sayill

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Crossley, the matron acting with Mrs . McCalmont, who received the" use " of Cheveley under the will of her late husband . A string ofRed Cross motor cars brought forty-five wounded men from Cambridgeto Cheveley Hall the other day . The men left Boulogne at two o'clockon a Tuesday afternoon, and were in the hospital at Cheveley Park attwo o ' clock next morning.

Nassau Sold to go to Australia.Mr. George Edwardes has sold Nassau, the winner of the Duke of

York Stakes last season, to a INew Zealand sportsman, who intendsputting the son of William the Third and Stolen Loye to the stud in thatcountry . The price paid for INassau was 2,000 guineas.

A Cheap Purchase.Frustration, the winner of the Queen 's Prize, is the property of

Mr. P. Broome, a name that cloaks the identity of a City gentleman.The son of St . Frusquin and Princess Mary was purchased on hisbehalf by Rhodes, his trainer, for 200 guineas at the Newmarket Julysales, while the second in yesterday ' s big race was bought by M . Niguetfor 510 guineas, after winning at Sandown Park in 1913 . A good winnerin Belgium, he returned to England at tbe outbreak of th 2 war, and isnow trained at Epsom.

Retirement of Tom Cannon, Sen.The retirement is announced of Tom Cannon, sen ., the ex-jockey,

and father of Mornington and Kempton Cannon . He was contempo-rary with George Fordham, Fred Archer, the brothers Barrett, andother famous horsemen, and gained a brilliant reputation in hisprofession . For many years past he has annually had a few horses intraining at Stockbridge, chiefly as a hobby ; but he intends to leave hisold home and settle down elsewhere.

Death of R. Jones.The death occurred at Newmarket recently, at the age of thirty-

six, of Reggie Jones, brother of Herbert Jones, first jockey to the King.Owing to bad health deceased had to give up riding, and subsequentlybecame proprietor of an inn in INewmarket.

Robinson's Two-Year-Olds.Robinson usually makes an early beginning with those of his two-

year-olds who quickly come to hand, and in consequence the Foxhillstable is generally to the fore at the opening of the season . This yearhas proyed no exception, and already seven races have fallen to thestable by the aid of Commedienne, Lady Isobel, House Full, Laramie,and Principal Girl . On bank holiday, however, at Kempton, historywas repeated in the Rendlesham Stakes, as last year the odds laid on

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the stable's Costello were floored by the outsider Swanker, and this yearthe odds laid on the Foxhill filly Lady Isobel, were upset by Mercedes,who was treated as a neglible quantity in the market.

Trainer's House Burned to the Ground.The Hon . Aubrey Hastings ' house at Wroughton, Wilts, was on

Thursday last burned to the ground . The establishment was gutted,but luckily the wind was blowing in a direction opposite to the stables ,which were not touched . The trainer was on the downs, and onreturning found his house to be ablaze with no hope of saving anything.Many racing cups and polo trophies are among the debris.

The Season 's Three-Year-Olds.Great interest is always manifested in the progress the crack

two-year-olds of the preyious season have made during the recess,and their reappearance in public is anxiously awaited for by theirmany admirers . This year we have already seen seyeral of the bestperformers under silk—I write these notes upon returning to town afterwitnessing the race for the Greenham Stakes at Newbury and allhaye, I think, fully sustained their juvenile reputation . Roseland,the Stockbridge crack, cantered away with the Bickerstaffe Stakes atLiyerpool, but the has since refused an engagement at Kempton, andI notice the pen has been put through his name for the Two Thousand

Guineas . I am yery much afraid that this points to a recurrence ofthe splint trouble, which, I understand, kept him off a course after theJuly meeting at Newmarket last season . I sincerely hope it is onlya passing trouble, as a repetition of last year 's Tetrarchmisfortunewould indeed be hard luck on Mr . Persse.

Friar Marcus and Jungle Cock, the King 's representatives, areboth well, I understand, though neither put in an appearance for theGreenham Stakes . The latter, the dark three-year-old who could notbe started last year, has won a trial, as has Pommern, Mr . S . B. Joel'scrack, recently . King Priam has wintered well and will probably hayebeen out before these lines are in print . Tur ning to the GreenhamStakes to-day, where Let Fly and Sunfire ran a dead heat, with Voltathird, I am inclined to think that there is perhaps most room forimproyement in Colonel Hall Walker's colt, though oyer the Epsomcourse I shall be quite prepared to see Sunfire more than hold his own.If I were asked to take a trio for the Derby now, 1 should name Pom-mern, Sunfire and Friar Marcus, being quite prepared to see themfinish in this order.

French Horses in England.Several horses the property of the French owner, Mons . Caillault,

are now in England under Persse 's charge at Stockbridge, whilstMons . Blanc has also a string in England, to ride which G . Stern hasarriyed and taken up his quarters amongst us .

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Polo at Hurlingham.Polo opened at Hurlingham on May 8 with a mixed game between

some of the officers of the 3rd Reserve City of London Yeomanry anda few of the veteran players of the Club.

The main ground at Hurlingham is to be given a rest this summer,and all matches will take place on the second ground across the lane.The London Reserve Yeomanry now quartered at Hurlingham havehad several matches and practices there already, and both Major Peters,the Honorary Manager of the Club, and Major Blaker, the PoloManager, have given every assistance in getting up games for theofficers' benefit . It is hoped that it will be possible to get a regimentalmatch every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The teams competing on the opening day were as follows :

REDSi . Lieut . H. S . P. Semon.2. Capt . F . James.3. Mr. Young.Bk . Lieut .-Col . O. Haig.

4 goals .

beat

Whites.1. Lieut . Butterfield.2. Capt . W. R . Tuck.3 . Lieut . H. M. V. C . Morris.Bk. Mr . T. B . Drybrough.

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Six chukkers were played, in the second, fourth, fifth and sixth, ofwhich Lieutenant Semon of the Reds and Lieutenant Butterfield of theWhites were replaced by Lieutenant D . Tuck and Lieutenant Puckle.

The Reds scored a goal in each period except the second and third,and won a good match by } to love, as stated above.

At the annual general meeting of the Hurlingham Club held beforethe match it was unanimously voted that the Club should do itsutmost for convalescent officers and men, and the wives of memberswho are serving abroad . Carrying out this policy, therefore, it wasdecided :

" That wounded or convalescent officers shall be admittedfree on the members ' or associates' usual pink vouchers, and thatwounded soldiers or sailors accompanied by members or associatesbe allowed free admission to the Club grounds . "

" Wives of members who are serving abroad in His Majesty ' sforces shall be admitted as temporary members with the sameprivileges as lady members . "

Polo in Ireland.The All-Ireland Polo Club at their amnual meeting decided

that play should take place in Phoenix Park this season, and May 5was fixed as the opening day for practice games . All tournamentshave perforce been abandoned, and play will, therefore, only consistof practice and friendly games . Players will, of course, be almostentirely civilians, and it is probable that what country club membersthere are left in Ireland will play most of their polo at headquarters .The presence of Lord Wimborne, the new Viceroy, will be the greatesthelp, as he has already intimated that he will take a keen interest inthe game . A consigmment of twenty-five of His Excellency's poniesarrived in Dublin some little while ago, and it is understood the vice-regal stables will shelter twenty-nine ponies this season.

Polo Player's Victory at Punchestown.On the opening day of the Punchestown meeting the winner of the

principal race, the Prince of Vales Plate, was ridden by Captain R.Wyndham-Quin, the well-known 12th Lancers player, who has beenhome from the front some time with a nasty bullet wound through thethigh. The gallant officer is now nearly himself again, as he showedby the masterly manner in which he handled Ruddygore, beating thefavourite, Postboy, and eight other candidates . Ruddygore is byRed Prince—Hands Off, and, though he had already won over thePunchestown course, he was not thought to be capable of lowering thecolours of the favourite . The latter, however, fell at the big " double,"and Captain Quin, waiting on the others, came with one run in thestraight and landed his mount a clever winner .

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Victims of German Reprisals.In the list of officers imprisoned in Germany who have been placed

under arrest as a counter to the separate treatment of prisonerscaptured by us from submarines attacking, without warning, hospitaland defenceless ships will be found the names of several well-knownpolo players . Captain H. C. Ashton, 2nd Life Guards, who is handi-capped at 6 goals, is one of the victims singled out by the Huns, whilstLieutenant 0 . B. Sanderson, 4th Dragoon Guards ; Lieutenant K . R.Palmer, 2nd Life Guards ; Lieutenant J . C. Rogerson, 15th Hussars ;Lieutenant B. G. Jolliffe, Scots Guards ; and Lieutenant Sir A . E.Hickman, Bart ., 4th Dragoon Guards, have all been chosen to bearhim company.

It will be remembered that Lieutenant J . C. Rogerson, withLieutenant R . P. Wells and Captains Hon . J . D. Y. Bingham andA . Courage, carried off the Ranelagh Aldershot Challenge Cup lastseason for the 15th Hussars, whilst Lieutenant K . R. Palmer is amember of the Cambridge University team, and is handicapped at3 goals . Both of them are well-known riders at point-to-point meet-ing. Lieutenant Sir A. E. Hickman and Lieutenant 0 . B. Sandersonare members of the Salisbury Plain P .C.

Death of Right For 'ard.Polo pony breeders will sympathise with Mr . INoel H . Wills in the

piece of bad luck which has befallen him by the death of his polo ponystallion Right For ' ard.

Right For'ard was purchased for Mr . Wills by Mr. H . Bakeramongst other lots at the dispersal of the Grange stud last month,with a view of founding a big polo pony stud at Cirencester . The oldstallion probably caught a chill on the journey to his new home, for hedied suddenly some ten days after his arrival.

Right For 'ard 's stock has done extremely well in the polo world,and it is extremely hard lines for the new owner to lose so valuable asire . I believe it is Mr . Wills ' intention to secure another thoroughbredstallion, so as to maintain a fast strain of blood in the stud .

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I N the unavoidable absence, due to military duties, of the incomingPresident, Captain H. Faudel Phillips, Sir George Hastings occupied

the chair at a meeting of the Council of the above Society held onSaturday, April 17, at 12, Hanover Square, London, \V. There werealso present : Mr. Frank J . Balfour, Major Reginald Cecil, Colonel Hon.Charles Byng, Colonel Sanders Darley, Sir Alfred L . Goodson, Mr. G.Norris Midwood, Rev . D . B. Montefiore, Mr . Herbert Pratt, Captain J.Straker, Mr . C. Howard Taylor, and the Secretary, Mr . F. H. Badge,and Mr . A. B. Charlton (Hon. Advisory Secretary).

Apologies for non-attendance were read from Mr. T. F. Dale,Sir H . R. Fairfax Lucy, Bart ., Earl of Feversham, Mr. J. WillisFleming, Mr . Tresham Gilbey, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart ., Mr. J . H.Munro Mackenzie, Captain J . Oscar Muntz, and Captain H . FaudelPhillips.

The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed,the Chairman regretted the severe loss which the Society had sustainedby the death of Lieut .-Colonel C. W. Campbell-Hyslop, who was notonly one of the earliest members of the Society, but had been so inti-mately associated with its objects and work . It was unanimouslyresolved, on the motion of Sir George Hastings, that the sincere con-dolences of the Council be conveyed to Mrs . Campbell-Hyslop.

On the motion of the Chairman Captain H . Faudel Phillips wasunanimously elected President, and on the motion of Mr . G . INorrisMidwood, seconded by Colonel the Hon . Charles Byng, Sir GeorgeHastings was unanimously elected President-Elect of the Society(i .e ., President in 1916) . Sir Alfred L . Goodson being re-electedSteward of the London Show, and Mr . Herbert Pratt co-opted a memberof the Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir JohnBarker, Bart . The following three new members were elected :

Beaumont, G. «' ., The Chestnuts, Whitley Bridge.Whitehead, Robert, Hargate Hall, Buxton.Canadian Pony Society, Toronto, Canada.

Finance Committee.Colonel Sanders Darley, Chairman, reported an available balance

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deposit . Receipts since the last meeting £132 9s . 6d., with 123 mem-bers in arrear with their subscriptions, and accounts for paymentamounting to £135 OS . 1d. were passed for payment . This reporthaving been adopted, Colonel Hon. Charles Byng was added to theCommittee.

Mountain and Moorland Pony Committee.Major Reginald E . Cecil, Chairman of the Mountain and Moorland

Pony Committee, reported that several entries for the Mountain andMoorland section of the Society's Stud Book had come before them,two of which had been referred to the Editing Committee to be dealtwith. The Judges of the Mountain and Moorland sections of therecent Show- had kindly supplied suggestive reports, which the Com-mittee proposed to take into full consideration and report upon beforethe schedule for 1916 was decided. Mr. Herbert Pratt regretted thatthe entry for the Mountain and Moorland pony brood mares was notmore representative . The good qualities of ponies from Dartmoor,Exmoor, the INew Forest, etc ., could not be better brought to thenotice of the public than through the medium of the London Show.The different local organisations could surely do something to ensurethat selected representatives were sent to Islington to compete for theLord Arthur Cecil Memorial Challenge Cup . Mr. J . R. Bache reportedthat the exhibits in the Welsh classes were good, and with moreequality of type than one had seen in the past . The entries were anice level lot on the whole . This section required strengthening bythe addition of some younger classes, as one of the best means ofadvertising these most useful and attractive ponies . He also suggestedclasses for bigger animals of both sexes up to 14 .2 or 15 hands as theponies greatly sought after, and he felt sure that such additions wouldbe a great attraction and yield commensurately good results. Mr.Robert Alexander and Mr . R. Brydon were agreed that the Shetlandpony classes were most creditable, and quite representative of thebreed. The stallions and brood mares called for special encomium.

The Committee recommend that copies of these reports should besent to the proper quarters to ensure consideration and, if possible,adoption at the 1916 Show. The conveners of the Mountain andMoorland sections should be invited to submit the views enumeratedabove to their district committees so as to see if joint action could besecured to help the small breeder with a view to ensuring a representa-tive exhibition of each recognised breed at the Spring Show, and theviews of the Welsh Pony Society should be elicited as to the support inprizes and entries which would be forthcoming if the proposed newclasses were added. With these replies before them the Committeewould be in a position to advise the Council in November as to thescope of the classes to be reserved for the Mountain and Moorland breedsat the next London Show . This report having been adopted, SirGeorge Bullough was added to the Committee .

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Show Committees.Mr. G . Norris Midwood (Chairman of the Show Committee) pre-

sented the financial statement of the recent Show, which was con-sidered satisfactory . The reports from the Judges were then submitted,Sir Gilbert Greenall and the Rev . D. B. Montefiore stating that theyconsidered the prize-winners in nearly every instance were of highstandard and very uniform in type . The entry was undoubtedlyaffected by the great number of members whose services had beencalled upon by the War Office, and also by the great difficulty ofobtaining men to prepare animals for the show ring . Under thecircumstances the Exhibition was very satisfactory and creditable tothe Society . The Judges threw out a suggestion that in future theracing performances or the period during which a stallion had beenin training should be given to the Judges and also printed in thecatalogue . Mr. George Game was of opinion that the Riding classes,especially those for children 's ponies, were quite good . After dealingin detail with the Eastern sires exhibited, Mr . T. F . Dale urged that theArab was the ideal stallion for grading up from the native pony .Most of the best of these mares showed pronounced traces of a not veryrc mote Arab cross . He would like to see at least one Arab stallionstationed in the borderland of every pony-breeding district . He wouldfind kindred strains in many mares, and excellent results might beanticipated. This report having been adopted, Mr . George Game,Mr. M. J. Kingscote, Mr . V . T. Taylor and Mr . Herbert Pratt wereadded to the Committee.

Judge 's Selection Committee.Owing to the Council meeting which generally takes place in June

being abandoned this year, this Committee, which will meet in INovem-ber, was constituted as follows : Mr. Frank J . Balfour, Mr . A. AuriolBarker, Colonel the Hon . Charles Byng, Major Reginald E . Cecil,Mr. T. F. Dale, Colonel Sanders Darley, Mr . Tresham Gilbey, SirAlfred L . Goodson, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., the Rev. D . B. Monte-fiore, Mr . G . INorris Midwood, Mr . C . Howard Taylor, and the Presidentand President-Elect . This report having been adopted, it was unani-mously resolved to invite the Board of Agriculture to renew theirpremiums for riding pony stallions at their 1916 Show . The Councilthen adjourned till their meeting on November 10 .

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ALARGE and representative gathering of breeders and buyers

assembled at the Grange Paddocks, Bishop ' s Stortford, on April 16last, upon the occasion of the dispersal of the Polo Pony Stud estab-lished there by the late Sir John Barker.

Sixty-four lots in all, comprising yearlings, two-year-olds, three-year-olds, saddle ponies, brood mares and stallions, were offered . Thetotal proceeds amounted to no less than £3,418 16s ., an average of1 53 per lot.

Amongst other prominent members of the polo world, the followingwere present at the ring side when Mr . S . Tattersall entered the rostrum:Lord Feversham (back from the front), Lord Cheylesmore, Sir WalterGilbey, Bart ., Mr. Tresham Gilbey, Mr . and Mrs. Walter S . Buck-master, Colonel and Mrs . Muntz (nee Miss Imogen Collier), Sir W. R.Broughton, Bart ., Lady Egerton of Tatton, Mr . G. Norris Midwood,Rev. D. B. Montefiore, Captain B . Sheriff, Mr . Howard Taylor, ColonelStaveley, Colonel A. Greville, Major Archie Gold, Mr . H . Baker, Mr.and Mrs . H. Stroyan, Captain Seymour Barre, Mr . W. Balding, Mr . C.Holland, Mr . Jackman, Mr . Peir, Mr. Argles, Mr. F. Stacey, Mr . N.Perkins, Mr . J . F. Jackson, etc.

Mr. Hugh Baker, the well-known Cirencester player, who wasbuying for Mr . Noel H. Wills, secured no less than twenty-five out ofthe sixty-four lots, including the stallion Right For'ard and the broodmares Actress (champion mare at the 1911 Show), Meath, Silk, Pixie,and four others . He also secured eight out of the thirteen yearlingsoffered for sale . Mr. Wills is, I understand, starting a polo pony studat Misenden Park, Cirencester, and it is pleasant to see that practicallyhalf the Grange establishment is to be transferred there en bloc . Thesale has proved a golden opportunity for the foundation of a mostsuccessful establishment at Misenden Park, and Mr. Wills is to be con-gratulated upon availing himself of the chance offered . Mr. Wills,who was not present, is serving with his yeomanry regiment, theRoyal North Devon Hussars, to which his brother, Sir Gilbert Wills,is also attached.

Lord Feversham, commanding the Yorkshire Hussars, was a

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bidder for several lots, and secured the brood mare Baby Girl . TheYorkshire Hussars are a very sporting lot, by the way, and number noless than five Masters of Foxhounds on their strength . Mr. Balding,of Rugby, and Mr. Jackman, of Oxford, were also purchasers of severallots amongst the saddle ponies, whilst to Mr . J. F . Jackson's bidQuicksilver H . and Abbey Girl were knocked down . The former, whorealised the highest price of the sale, 220 guineas, took second prizeat the Agricultural Hall Show last March.

Arthur D., the well-known stallion, who on his first appearance

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THE EARL OF FEVERSHAM (CENTRE), BACK FROM THE FRONT, ATTENDS THESALE OF THE GRANGE STUD.

The Earl, who is Colonel of the Yorks Hussars, purchased the brood mare BabyGirl for 46 guineas.

at the London Show in 1912 lowered the colours of the famous SpanishHero, and was reserve to Mr. Mumford's champion three years insuccession, was purchased by Mr. Wills for 82 guineas, while RightFor'ard, who has contributed so much towards the successes of theGrange stud; realised 105 guineas, and goes with the pick of his maresto Cirencester.

Spanish Prince, an attractive brown gelding, who carried off agold medal at the London Show in 1914, fell to Colonel Staveley's bidof 81 guineas .

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Sport f7 G<',+anlTHE SALE OF THE GRANGE STUD OF POLO PONIES.

H . COPPING CANTERING QUICKSILVER II . IN THE RING. THIS PONY MADE THE TOP PRICE OF THE SALE,220 GUINEAS .

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Marconi, another winner at Islington last March, realised thesecond highest price at the sale, and at 110 guineas was taken byMr. Baker on behalf of Mr . Wills.

Full particulars of the lots were as follows :

SADDLE PONIES.

Gsi

Torchlight (1909), ch. m., by Flambeau . (Mr. Jackman) .

70

Violet II . (1909), by Right For'ard, covered by Arthur D . (T. Ci

Molesworth) 7 5Abbey Girl (1910), b . m., by Right For'ard. (J . Fi Jackson)

77Flash Point (1911), gr. m., by Othrae . (W . Balding) .

44

Juliet II . (1911), b . m ., by Sandiway. (E. N . Casares & Co .)

51

Quicksilver II . (1911), b . g ., by Othrae . (J . F . Jackson)

220

Blacksand II . (1911), bl. g ., by Sandiw-ay . (Mri Jackman) .

56

My Lad (1911), b . g ., by Right For'ard . (Hi Baker) .

46

Spanish Prince (1911), br . g ., by Spanish Hero . (Colonel Staveley) 81

Othrion (1911), bi g ., by Othrae (Mr . Balding)

.

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81

Harkaway (1911), bi g ., by Right For'ard . (Mr . Jackman)

66

THREE-YEAR-OLDS.

Primrose Girl, br . f ., by Lord Primrose . (H. Baker)

31

Queen Bess II ., b . f ., by Othrae . (Mr. Perkins) .

31

Forward Lass, b . f ., by Right For'ardi (H . Baker) .

53Lete (TiB .) . b . f ., by Othrae . (Hi Baker) .

Si

Charity V. (T .B .), b . f ., by Right For'ard . (H. Baker)

25

Flashy, b . f ., by Arthur Di (Captain Si Barne)

53Lady Pixie (T .B .), b . f ., by Othrae, (J . Li Stockburn)

6o

Marconi, ch . g ., by Right For'ard . (H. Baker)

ItoHonest Boy, bi g ., by Right For'ard . (Captain R. Sheriffe)

53

TWO-YEAR-OLDS.

Arthur's Belle (T .B .), ch . f . . by Arthur D. (H. Baker)

Violet Powder, ch . f ., by Arthur D. (F. Banks)

.Wrenbury's Pride, bi f ., by Right For'ardi (J . Bakewell) .

Pinero, b . g ., by Arthur D. (Miss N . S . Martin)Cockie Boy, b . g ., by Arthur D. (J. H . Jiggens)Punch, bli g ., bw Right For'ardi (Captain Barne)Kilrain, br . c ., by Arthur D. (R. Whitehead) .

.Arthur ' s Pride (TiB .), ch . c ., by Arthur D . (Mrsi O . Muntz)Bright Star, bi g., by Right For'ardi (A. G . Howes).

Queenie IV ., ch . f ., by Arthur D. (N. Perkins)Forward Kate, ch . f ., by Right For'ard . (H. Baker).

YEARLINGS.

Beauty Face, ch . f ., by Right For'ard . (Hi Baker)Morello, chi f ., by Right For'ard. (F. S . Peer) .Novelty, b . c ., by Right For'ardi (Hi Baker)Slippery, b . f ., by Right For'ard. (H. Baker)Hilda, bi f ., by Sandileto . (Hi Baker)

.Bowerw (T .B .), b . f ., by Bowdeni (H . Baker) .Irish Girl, chi f ., by Arthur D . (Lord Cheylesmore) .Silvery, b . f . . by Right For'ard . (Hi Baker)

.Sugar Plum, b . c ., by Right Boy. (Mr. Perkins)Bowyer, ch . c ., by Bowden. (Sir W. It . Broughton) .The Admiral, gri c ., by Right For'ardi (H . Baker) .Mr . Jones, br. c ., by Bowdeni (C . Holland)

.Pixie Boy (T .B .), bi c ., by Right For'ard . (H. Baker)

ACTRESS, COVERED BY RIGHT FOR'ARD,Who fell to Mr . Hugh Baker's bid of 53 guineas, and goes to the new stud being formed by Mr. Wills atMisenden Park . Actress won the Gold Medal fin• the Champion Brood Mare in 1911 at the Agricultural Hall .

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STALLIONS . Gs.I05

SzSi

Right For'ard (T .B .) (1902), b., by Mark For'ard .

(H . Baker)Arthur D . (T .B .), b ., by Pride .

(Mr . _Mills)

.Right Boy, br ., by Right For'ard .

(E . N . Casares & Co .)

.Primrose Knight (T .B.), br., by White Knighti

(E . Markendale) 47Prince, br ., by Sandiway .

(M . Wolfe)

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. 3 8Derry, b ., by Othre .

(B . V . Hills) . 34

MARES.

Actress, covered by Right For'ard .

(H . Baker) 53Killarney II . (and foal), covered by Right For'ard .

(T . Phillips) 90Pixie (T .B.), by Marmiton, covered by Arthur D .

(Hi Baker) 36Fashion, covered by Right For'ard .

(H . Baker) 3 8Glitters, covered by Right For'ard .

(Mr . Wolfe) 3 1

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FOUR-YEAR-OLD GELDING SPANISH PRINCE, FIRST AND GOLD MEDALAT ISLINGTON, 1914, WITH H . COPPING, THE STUD GROOM, BOUGHT

BY COLONEL STAVELEY FOR 81 GUINEAS.

Silver Star, by Knight of the Laund (and foal), covered by RightFor'ard .

(Mrs . Muntz)

.

. 10

Silk (and foal), covered by Right For'ardi

(H . Baker) 56Wrenbury, by The Dale .

(H . C . Webb)

.

. 3 6Judy, covered by Right For'ard .

(H . Baker) .loMeath, covered by Right For'ard .

(H . Baker) . 62Baby Girl, by Sandiway .

(Lord Feversham)

. 46Flash II . (and foal), covered by Right For'ard .

(Hi Baker) 3 0Alberni, by Right For'ard, covered by Arthur D .

(H . Baker)

. 4 6Silver Queen, by Sandiway, covered by Right For'ard .

(J . B.Crichton)

. 73{ s.

Total for 64 ponies

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The saddle ponies averaged £83 apiece, the three-year-olds £58, thetwo-year-olds £38 10s., the yearlings £36, the stallions £68, and thebrood mares £5o, roughly.

All the ponies were well shown by the stud groom, H . Copping,who has been associated with the Grange Paddocks since theirfoundation.

The late Sir John Barker's famous flock of Syrian sheep were alsoput up for sale, and the fifteen lots realised £115 10s.

Whilst regret was universally felt at the dispersal of the studwhich has done so much for the polo world, on the principle of half aloaf being better than no bread, great satisfaction was expressed atthe major portion of the establishment being taken over by one personto form the nucleus of a similar undertaking . It would have been thegreatest pity if the mares and stallions, which had been got togetherwith such care for many years, had been scattered in all directions.

So far as prices were concerned, I think everyone will agree thatthe average throughout was excellent, and it only remains to wishMr. Noel H. Wills and the Misenden Park stud the same success infuture years that the Grange stud has enjoyed in the past.

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NOTES AND GOSSIP

Tournament Fixtures.May 31—June 12 Great Neck Polo Club

June 1~ t9

( Boise Polo Club

.Rockaway Hunting Club .

June 14—26

Meadow Brook Polo ClubJune 19—26

Kansas City Country ClubJune 21 26

Smithtown Polo ClubMyopia Hunt Club .

17 Dedham Country and PoloI

Club.June 28—July 3 . Islip Polo ClubJune 28—July to Rockaway Hunting Club .July 5—10

Meadow Brook Polo ClubSenior Championship

July 19—Aug . 28 ' Junior ChampionshipOpen Championship

Aug. 18—Sept . 6 Thousand Islands PoloClub.

Rumson Country ClubDenver Country Club

Sept . 1—9

Cheyenne Mountain Coun-try Club.

26—July

Great Neck, Long Island.Boise, Idaho.Cedarhurst, Long Island.Westbury, Long Island.Kansas City, Missouri.St . James, Long Island.Hamilton, Massachusetts.Dedham, Massachusetts.

Bay Shore, Long Island.Cedarhurst, Long Island.Westbury, Long Island.

Point Judith, Narragan-sett Pier, R.I.

Wellesley Island, Alex-andria Bay, N .Y.

Seabright, New Jersey.Denver, Colorado.Wyoming .

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Sept .

6—11

. Squadron "A," N .G.,N.Y . New York City.

Sept . 13—18 ( Spokane Polo Club . Washington.Whippany River Club Morristown, New York.

Sept . 14—19 Buffalo Country Club Buffalo, New York.Sept . 20—25 Essex

County

Country West Orange, New- York.Club .

Well-known Polo Players Engaged.Two interesting engagements in the polo world are announced.

The first is that of Miss Kathryn K . Steele, sister of Mrs . Devereux

Milburn, to F . S . Von Stade, the well-known Cooperstown player andmember of the Cooperstown champion four. Miss Steele, in commonwith her sister, is an enthusiastic follower of all outdoor sports, andherself plays the game in which her future husband occupies so dis-

MR . L . L . STODDARD,

Whose engagement to Miss Mollie Andrews, daughter of the late Mr . SamuelAndrews, of Cleveland, is announced.

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tinguished a position . Last February she visited California for thepolo with Mrs . Milburn and her husband ; Mr. Von Stade was of theparty, and the engagement is the result doubtless of a very pleasanttrip .

The second announcement is the engagement of Miss MollieAndrews, sister of bIr . Horace E . Andrews, to Louis E . Stoddard,the International player, who since the death of his wife, more than ayear ago, has been an absentee from the polo field.

Miss Andrews is a daughter of the late Mr . Samuel Andrews, ofCleveland . Mr. Stoddard, whose former wife was a Miss Darlington,of Pittsburg, is a noted horseman, and during the International matchesof 1913 replaced Monty Waterbury, whose finger was broken duringplay in the first match for the trophy . He was also reserve man tothe American team when they lifted the Cup at Hurlingham in 1909.Mr. Stoddard's residence is at Ten Acres, Prospect Hill, New Haven.He graduated from Yale in 1899, and is a member of the Racquet,University, Meadow Brook, Rockaway Hunt, and Piping Rock Clubs.

The Thousand Islands Country Club.One of the pleasant changes at the Thousand Islands Country Club

this season will be the reservation of the club-house as quarters forvisitors . There is excellent accommodation for about sixteen indi-viduals, and during the tournament which takes place August i8 toSeptember 6 it will be made the headquarters of the polo players whoare not entertained at the cottages . The large houseboat, which canaccommodate eighteen persons, will be commissioned for any overflowthere may be. Players are already securing stable room for theirponies . Teams are counted on from Greenburg and Cleveland, andthere will possibly be individual players from Camden, Dayton, Cin-cinnati and Canada. It is confidently expected that this will be thebest polo year in the history of the islands.

Robert S. Bullock has been engaged to coach the ThousandIslands team this season . Bullock, who is considered one of the bestcoaches in the country, received his early training in England underthe " three Millers ." He will also, if required, coach any playersvisiting the Islands between June and October .

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POLO AT LAKEWOOD

THE preliminary practice games at Georgian Court, Lakewood,N .J ., suffered considerable interference from the April blizzard

and heavy rains which succeeded it . The grounds are so well drainedand looked after, however, that a few days saw everything in orderagain, and on the opening of the tournament on the 15th of last monththe fields left nothing to be desired.

The Randolph Cups.

For the cups offered by P . S . P. Randolph there were four entries :the Deal Polo and Riding Club, the Rumson County Club, the PointJudith Polo Club and the Aiken Polo Club.

There was a large crowd, estimated at nearly 5,000, lining theground when in the first round Rumson met and defeated Deal . Theline-up of the teams and scores were as follows :

Rumson beat Deal.h'cap . h'cap.

1 . J. C. Smith

. o 1 . H . Guggenheimer 12 . H. S. Borden

. 3 2 . G. Sherman

. o3 . L . J . Hunt

. 3 3 . J . E . Meyer 1Bk. Capt . J . R. Lindsey 1 Bk. M. D. Bamberger o

14,1 goals .

91 goals.

The game though fast and hard hitting was somewhat one-sided asRumson had all the better of the game with a weaker team. They,however, kept their combination well, and in Borden and CaptainLindsey, the West Point graduate, possess two greatly improvingplayers.

The second match of the first round was between Aiken and PointJudith, and though Aiken were rated at one goal less than Point Judiththeir play was far superior and gave them an easy victory . The line-upand scores were as follows :

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Aiken Tigers beat

Point Judith.h'cap . h'cap.

1 . E . S . Burke, jun .

. I 1 .

J. R . Fell

.

. 32 . E. W. Hopping

. 4 2 . W. Randolph 23 . Alexander Brown j 3. P. S . P. Randolph, jun . 4Bk. A. P. Perkins

. 2 Bk . Benjamin Gatins

. 4By earned goals . 9 By earned goals 4By handicap 1

103 4Less penalties 4 Less penalties . 4

Net score

94

Net score

. 34Referee, H . S . Borden.

For the first three chukkers the game was fairly level and PointJudith managed to hold their opponents . After this, however, theyseemed to go to pieces and the Aiken players gave them no quarter.

The first goal was scored by P . S . Randolph with a back-hander,which put the teams' scores level, but Aiken took the lead again beforethe end of the period by a stroke from Hopping . In the second periodRandolph put Point Judith level again with a further goal.

In the fourth period the Aiken team began to draw away, scoring2 goals by the aid of Hopping, to which they added 3 goals in thefifth period by Brown, Hopping and Burke . In the seventh chukkerPoint Judith scored by Fell, only for the Tigers to retaliate with afurther 2 goals, each by the aid of Hopping . At the finish Aiken wonas stated above by 91 goals to 31 goals . For the winners Hoppingscored 6 goals, Burke 2, and Brown 1, whilst for the losers P . S . P.Randolph scored 3 and Fell I.

The final for the cups took place on April 25 between Aiken andRumson . The former team played the same line-up as before, whilstthe latter listed Walter McClure in place of J . C. Smith, CaptainLindsey playing No . i and L. J . Hunt going to back with McClure asINo . 3 .

The line-up and scores were as follows :

AIKEN P .C. beat Ruinson C .C.h'cap . h'cap.

1 . E. S. Burke, jun . 1 1 . Capt . J . R. Lindsey 12 . E. W. Hopping

. 4 2 . H . S. Borden

.

. 33 . Alexander Brown 5 3 . Walter McClure .

. 3Bk. A. P. Perkins

. 2 Bk. L . J . Hunt

. 3By earned goals . 10 By earned goals

. 1By handicap

. 2

3Less penalties Less penalties . 4

Net score

.

. Net score . 21

Referee, P . S . P. Randolph, jun.

The match was very one-sided, Rumson suffering badly from lackof combination . The Tigers played well together, their back, A . P.

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Perkins, being allowed a very easy time by Captain Lindsey, the Rum-son INo . 1, with the result he was able time after time to check theattacks of McClure and Borden.

Hopping and Burke played a great game for the winners, scoringthe 10 goals between them, 6 by Hopping and 4 by Burke . The losers'solitary score was made by McClure.

The Gould Cups.The first round for the Gould Cups was played on April 20, when

the Aiken Tigers met and defeated the Deal P .C. after a good fight by84 goals to 6 goals.

The line-up and complete scores were as follows :

Aiken P.C.

I . E . S . Burke .

.

beat

Deal P .C.h'cap.

r

r . H . Guggenheimerh'cap.

i2 . E . W. Hopping

. 4 2 . G. Sherman o3. T. White

. 0 3. J . E . Meyer ZBk. A. Perkins

. 2 Bk. M. D. Bamberger oBy earned goals . 9 By earned goals

. 2By handicap

.

. 5

7Less penalties Less penalties i

INet total

. 84 Net total . 6Referee, Captain J . R. Lindsey.

Although beaten the Deal players put up a hard fight, and it wasnot till the final period that the Aiken men made certain of theirvictory . The Deal No . I did not mark his opponents' back nearlyenough, with the result that the latter's hands were invariably freeto stem the attack of the Deal forwards.

By handicap Deal started with a lead of 5 goals, and this wasincreased to 6 when Guggenheimer scored in forty seconds from thethrow-in . Hopping made the first goal for Aiken from an accuratepass from Burke, but this score was nearly lost on a foul by Burke andWhite 's safety. Aiken 's second score came after time was called inthe first period.

At the opening of the second chukker Burke got away for a stirringgallop up the field, and a drive to Hopping accounted for another goal.A splendid back-hand shot by Hopping and a goal by White broughtAiken up to within striking distance when Deal lost three-quarters ofa goal on penalties . Two scores by Burke in the fourth chukker, thelatter a long, well-placed drive, placed Aiken in the lead.

Mever tied the score in the fifth chukker with a clever shot froman angle, and in spite of desperate riding Aiken could not break throughDeal ' s defence.

In the seventh period Sherman was forced to make a safety, anda minute later Hopping dribbled the ball through for Aiken ' s winningscore . Another sensational ride by Burke followed by a powerful

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drive for goal by Perkins finished Aiken's scoring just as the whistlewent .

Point Judith defaulting to the Rumson team saw the final for thetrophies played between the Aiken and Rumson teams, whose line-upand scores were as follows :

AIKEN beath'cap .

Rumson .h'cap.

1. E. S. Burke . 1 1 . Capt . J . R. Lindsey 22. E. W. Hopping 4 2. H . S . Borden 33. T. White 0 3 . L . J . Hunt . 3Bk. A . Perkins 2 Bk

J . H. MinnickWilliamson.

o

By earned goals . 12 By earned goals 10By handicap 1 Less penalties . 4

Net total

. 13 Net total

. 94Referee, P . S. P. Randolph, jun.

The game was a hard one throughout, and it was not until theseventh chukker that Aiken secured the lead and won by 13 to 91 goals.The Rumson four gave Aiken one goal handicap, but it was the superiorcombination of the Aiken players that gave them the victory.

Rumson started with a rush and Minnick dribbled the ball halfthe length of the field for their first score . A few minutes later a longdrive by Hunt put the ball in place for another goal by Minnick . Huntthen sent the ball through for the third goal . Aiken added two in thethird chukker thus equalising, and a long back-hander by Perkinsopened the fourth with another goal, putting them in the lead . Rum-son then rallied and a back-hand shot by Lindsey and a run the lengthof the field by Borden brought the teams back on even terms. Rum-son took the lead in the fifth when Borden dribbled one through in lessthan a minute . Four goals were scored in this chukker, but the scorewas still even . Hopping opened the sixth with a goal in thirty seconds,the quickest of the match . A clever back-hander by Hunt again tiedthe score, but when Perkins scored at the end of the period with twolong drives from midfield, Aiken took the lead and kept it.

Minnick was compelled to retire after the first period owing to afall he received in practice, and his place was taken by Williamson.

The Aiken team have, therefore, won both trophies at Lakewood,and their victory is thoroughly deserved, as their polo throughout hasbeen exceptionally good, whilst they have excelled in team work againsttheir opponents.

MAY, 191 5 1

Polo at the Panama-PacificInternational Exposition,

San Francisco

THE Universal Polo Tournament held under the auspices ofthe Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco,

although lacking foreign entries because of the war, brought togetherthe greatest number of American teams ever entered for a tournamenton the Pacific coast . Fourteen teams were made up for the play,which began March i6, and was scheduled for thirteen different cupcompetitions.

Rains caused a period of inactivity from March 27 to April 3, andinterfered somewhat with the schedule arrangement . This, coupledwith the fact that only one field had been got ready at the Expositiongrounds, necessitated play alternating at the Burlingame and SanMateo fields, nineteen and twenty-two miles distant, because of theheavy schedule . Some little inconvenience was caused thereby, butit was accepted by the competing teams as unavoidable, and all wereeminently satisfied with the management of the tournament.

The entry of three United States Army teams was a source ofcongratulation, and was regarded as a sign of greater polo activity inthe Army. The teams were the Southern Department team, con-sisting of Lieutenant A . H. Wilson, Lieutenant J . H. Hammond,Lieutenant A . D. Surles and Captain F. B . Hennessy ; the SecondDivision team, consisting of Lieutenant Frank Keller, LieutenantRichard E. Anderson, Lieutenant W . Dean and Captain Willis V.Morris ; and the First Cavalry team, representing the WesternDepartment, and numbering Lieutenant C . M. Haverkamp, LieutenantLewis Brown, Lieutenant J . N. Wainwright and Captain ReginaldMcNally.

Of the civilian teams, Cooperstown and Midwick, who went toSan Francisco from the Coronado Beach tournament, and San Mateo,proved the strongest . Each of these team's clubs also entered junior

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teams for the low handicap competitions . The Philadelphia CountryClub, Boise, Portland and Burlingame Clubs also entered.

Exposition Championship Cups.The Cooperstown and San Mateo teams opened the tournament

before a great throng at the Exposition field March 16, playing for theExposition Championship Cups. F. S. Von Stade, C. C. Rumsey,T. Le Boutillier and Malcolm Stevenson formed the Cooperstown four,and W. G. Devereaux, T . J . Driscoll, William Tevis, jun ., and W. S.Hobart lined up for San Mateo . Each side hit 6 goals, but as Coopers-town were penalised i goal and San Mateo 12 goals, victory went to theformer by 5 to 41z goals.

Cooperstown then met Midwick in the final on April 10 . Midwick,having in its line-up Frederic McLaughlin, J . Watson Webb, HughDrury and Carleton F . Burke, won the Cups by a score of 62 to 4.

The Sacramento Cups.The Sacramento Cups, offered in the next event, were open to

teams whose handicap rating did not exceed 10 goals . The Boise,Idaho, team, whose line-up was as follows : Harry Hastings, E . Ostner,W. Tevis, jun ., and H . F. Lemp, beat the Burlingame team, consistingof three members of the San Mateo Club and C . C. Rumsey, of theCooperstown team, on March 17, by a score of 7 1 to 42.

The First Cavalry beat the Second Division Army team on March 19by 71 goals to 6 goals.

In the second round the Boise team beat the Portland, Oregon,team on April 5 by 84 goals to 5 goals.

The final took place on April 10 between Boise and the FirstCavalry, and resulted in an easy victory for the former by 9 goals to4 goals.

The Golden Gate Cups.Competition for the Golden Gate Cups began on March i8, and

concluded with a victory for Midwick on April 8 . This competitionwas under handicap.

In the first round the Southern Department Army team defeatedthe San Mateo team of juniors, consisting of Robin Hayne, W . Tevis,jun., J. Cheever Cowdin and Harry Hastings, in a very one-sidedgame, the score being 17 goals to 24 goals . San Mateo had given onegoal by handicap.

In the same round Midwick defeated the Philadelphia CountryClub team on April 3 by 151 goals to 51 goals, having given 5 goals byhandicap . The Philadelphia line-up was as follows : Howard Phipps,Stanley Stokes, E . L. Stokes and Paul D . Mills . This team earned2 goals, but lost it by penalties.

In the second round Cooperstown met Midwick, the match taking

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place on April 6, and were defeated decisively by 141 goals to 5 goals.For the losers it may be said in extenuation that Malcolm Stevenson,the mainstay of the team, was out of the game on account of injury.His team was given 4 goals by handicap . It must be remarked, how-ever, that in the generality of play this season on the Pacific coast theform of the Midwick players has been rather better than that of theCooperstown four when they have met, if one excludes the first match,when the Midwick team were without practice of any kind and in somecases none too well mounted.

In the final round on April 8 Midwick and the Southern Depart-ment Army team met, Midwick giving 13 goals by handicap. The gamewas most one-sided, Midwick scoring 19 goals and winning with a netscore of 19 goals to 11 goals . The Army team lost two of their handicapgoals by penalties, and failed to score at any time.

The Converse Cups.Midwick won the Converse Cups, offered for teams holding a

handicap rating of not less than 15 goals, to be played without handicap,Cooperstown and San Mateo being their only opponents.

Midwick disposed of San Mateo on March 20 by a score of81 goals to 71 goals in a closely-contested game, and on March 23met and defeated Cooperstown in the final by 81 goals to 51 goals,thus winning the Cups.

The San Mateo Cups.The San Mateo Cups, offered for teams whose handicap did not

exceed 15 goals, and to be played under handicap, were won by aSan Mateo team, which defeated the Midwick Junior four.

The Philadelphia Country Club team lost in the first round onMarch 25 to Midwick . Philadelphia played its regular line-up, and wasset to give 2 goals to the Midwick Juniors, whose line-up was RobertNeustadt, J . Watson Webb, Colonel Max Fleischmann and C . F.Burke. The latter von by 9 goals to 5 goals.

For the final on April 13 Midwick changed its line-up to numberH . F. Corbett, Robert Neustadt, Hugh Drury and C . F. Burke, andwas in receipt of one goal from the San Mateo team, which consisted ofHarry Hastings, T. J . Driscoll, W . Tevis, jun ., and J . Cheever Cowdin.San Mateo won by 41 goals to 2 goals.

Burlingame Cups.Competition for the Burlingame Cups in the Universal Polo

Tournament at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exposition beganMarch 26, Burlingame defeating Pasadena in the first round, 4 to 2,

being given one goal by handicap.In the second round, April 14, Portland beat the Philadelphia

Country Club team, 8 ; to 5, being given 4 goals by handicap .

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The Final, April 16 . (Even handicap .)

PORTLAND beat Burlingame.1 . G. M. Hecksher . 1 . H. C. Hastings.2 . H. F . Corbett . 2 . O. M . Von Parnegg.3. J . Cheever Cowdin . 3 . Thos . Driscoll.Bk . J . C . Cooley . Bk . A. J . D . Paul.

8

7

Goals .

.Penalty

Net score

Goals .Penalty

Net score 4

California Cup.A special match was held April 18 for the California Cup . The

match for this Cup had been intended to be between representativeteams of the East and West, but as a number of the more prominentEastern players had taken their departure, mixed teams made up ofArmy and civilian players, known as the Reds and Whites, took thefi 1(1 . The match was played under handicap.

WHITES beat Reds.1 . Stanley Stokes.

Lieut . C . R . Norton.3 . Howard Phipps.Bk. Lieut . A. D . Surles .

1 . Lieut . J . M . Wainwright.2 . Lieut . H. J . Weeks.3 . Paul D. Mills.Bk. A. J . Drexel Paul.

Goals . 11 Goals earned

3Penalties

. 2 By handicap

I3Penalties

.

4

Net score

. 9 Net score

34

This contest furnished further evidence of the superiority civilianplayers as a rule continue to hold over Army players in America, largelydue to the fact that the Army players have comparatively less time topractise . With both Army and civilian players on each side it wasquite clear that the officers suffered in comparison, particularly inquickness on the ball when opportunities offered . The officers of theWhites appeared to better advantage than those of the Reds.

An inconvenience of the Universal Tournament was removed onApril 16, when it was determined to play all remaining games on thepolo grounds at the Panama-Pacific Exposition . Previously gameshad been played alternately at the Exposition, Burlingame and SanMateo, the latter fields nineteen and twenty-two miles distant respec-tively from San Francisco .

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The Month's Fixtures.MAY

18, 19.2I.22.

25.24, 25.24, 25.26-29.

28, 29.

JUNE

Bath (Wednesday : Somersetshire Stakes).Salisbury (Friday : Salisbury Cup).Windsor.Hurst Park.Redcar.Wolverhampton.Manchester (Friday : Manchester Cup).Lingfield Park.

7, 8.7, 8.

9, 10.9, 10.

II, 12 .

Epsom Summer Meeting.Tuesday : Woodcote Stakes.Wednesday : The Derby.Thursday : Coronation Stakes.Friday : The Oaks.

Kempton Park.Birmingham.LewesiNewbury (Thursday : Newbury Summer Cup).Beverley.Gatwick.

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The Newmarket Sale.At Park Paddocks, on the morning of the Two Thousand Guineas

at INewmarket, Mr . Somerville Tattersall submitted for sale the horsesin training of the late Earl Cadogan, together with several otherproperties belonging to various gentlemen . There were quite a numberof people present and the twenty-eight lots realised over 14,000

guineas . The sale opened with the horses of the late Earl Cadogan,when before submitting the first Mr . Somerville Tattersall paid a tributeto the memory of the deceased sportsman, whose colours he recalledhaving first seen in 1879 . It was particularly sad, said Mr . Tattersall,that the Earl should have been taken away immediately after havingexperienced the best season he had ever enjoyed, and when he hadevery reason to look forward to even greater triumphs through Red-fern's aid.

Oliver Goldsmith then entered the ring and was knocked down at810 guineas—an increase of 210 guineas on the price he fetched at lastDecember sales—to Mr . W. Astor, and thus remained in the samestable. Redfern then followed, and was quickly run up to 5,00a

guineas, at which Mr . Frank Curzon, who had been bidding boldly,retired . Three further bids of 100 followed, and at 5,300 guineas thecolt was knocked down to George Blackwell, on behalf of Sir W.Cooper.

The remainder of the late Earl Cadogan's horses—all two-vear-olds—made good prices, the Solferino—Chiavenna colt going to Mr.W. F. Smith at 520 guineas, and a big chestnut by Cicero out of theGreat Metropolitan Stakes winner, Elba, to Mr . Beckwith Smith at720 guineas . Mr. Douglas Stuart secured the half-sister to The Curraghcheaply at 410 guineas, and at 300 guineas purchased also the Solferino—Virgin Queen colt . The highest price amongst the juveniles, however,was 2,100 guineas, at which figure the colt by Spearmint—Skyscraperwas knocked down to De Mestre . He, by the way, cost 1,300 guineasat Doncaster last September.

Of the Duke of Portland ' s horses, Orangeman went to Mr. GilbertRobinson at 1,65o guineas, and, as his late trainer regards the colt'schance for the Ascot Gold Cup very favourably, he may prove to bewell worth the money . Lord Lonsdale bought Count William, a half-brother to Birlingham, cheaply at 360 guineas, and at the same priceMr. Mallaby Deeley became the owner of a two-year-old gelding byPhaleron out of Moanerla . The several miscellaneous lots did notinclude anything specially noteworthy, though Mr . Douglas Stuartwent to 500 guineas for the versatile performer, Angus.

Full particulars of the various lots were as follows :

PROPERTY OF THE LATE EARL CADOGAN .

Gs.

Oliver Goldsmith, ch . h ., 7 years, by Chaucer—Bridget. (Mr. W.Astor) S10

Chiave de Sol, ch . c ., 2 years, by Solferino—Chiavenna . (Mr.W. F. Smith) 520

Forum, ch . c ., 2 years, by Cicero—Elba. (Mr. Beckwith Smith)

720

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Gs.Bay filly, 2 years, by Solferino—Currajong. (Mri D. Stuart)

410

Chestnut colt, 2 years, by Solferino—Virgin Queen . (Mr. D.Stuart) . . . 300

Bay colt, z years, by Spearmint—Skyscraper . (Mr . De Mestre) . 2,100Redfern, b . c ., 3 years, by St . Denis, dam by Ladas—Red Wing.

(Sir W . Cooper)

.

. 5,300

PROPERTY OF HIs MAJESTY.

Santley, chi c ., 2 years, by Santry—Sweet Alison . (Mri Waugh) .

140Vane Tempest, chi c ., 2 years, by Weathercock—Flame Flower.

(Mr . C . Halsey)

.

.

.

50

To DISSOLVE A PARTNERSHIP.

Bushman, br . c ., 3 years, by Ladas—Bird i' th' Hand . (Mr. R.C ha loner)

.

.

.

65

PROPERTY OF THE DUKE OF PORTLAND.

Orangeman, br . c ., 4 years, by William the Third—Fair Nell.(Mri Gilbert Robinson) I,65o

Count William, b . c ., 4 years, by William the Third—QueenMarguerite . (Lord Lonsdale) .

.

36o

Alberon, b . g ., 2 wears, by Phaleron—Titania . (Mr. Graham) .

J5Count George, bi g ., 2 years, by Troutbeck—Hettie .

(Mr.Hallick)

.

120Falernus, ch . g ., 2 years, by Phaleron—Moanerla . (Mr.Mallaby

Deeley)

360

PROPERTY OF THE LATE LORD NORTHLAND.

Bay gelding, 3 years, by General Hampton—Trentonia . (Mr.G. P . Sanalay)

.

.

7C

PROPERTY OF MRi H . DE C . FORBESi

Attrait, b. c ., 3 years, by Fourire—Admiration . (Mr. W.

Goodwin) 50

Naxos, chi c ., 2 years, by Pericles—Tea Cosy . (Mr . H . de Trafford)

6oNeville, ch . c ., 2 years, by Joe Chamberlain—Kate Angelo.

(Mri H . de la Rue)

35

PROPERTY OF LORD ELLESMERE.

Klerksdorp, b . h ., 7 years, by King's Courier—Klip Springer.(Mr . H . Arnold)

.

.

.

2(

PROPERTY OF MR . W. A. JARVISi

Angus, ch. c ., 4 years, by Royal Fox—Lady Forfari (Mr . D.

Stuart)

5oc

MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTIESi

Balanagown, b . g ., 3 years, by Marco—Lady Linton . (Mr. W.

Robinson) 25Strathmashie, br . c ., 3 years, by Desmond—Thrums . (Mr. H . de

Trafford)

.

130Neilson, b . c ., 2 years, by Troutbeck—Treyi . (Mr . Goodwin)

55

Crick, b . c ., 2 years, by Santry—Mirk . (Mr . W . Waugh)

130

Good Performance, br . g ., 2 years, by Ouadi Halfa—Farindola.(Mr . Newman)

.

.

30Peutetre, br . c ., 3 years, by Marcoyil—Hampton Lass . (Mr.

Brawn)

i 6

Cyanite, b . c ., 2 years, by Cyclops Too—Ishani . (Mr . G . Manser,jun .)

65

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Prominent Sires.

Dark Ronald has a trio of extremely useful performers in thethree-year-olds Vaucluse, My Ronald and Brown Ronald representinghim on the racecourse just now . Vaucluse has already won the OneThousand Guineas and is engaged in the Oaks, Derby and Leger . Ifthe time test is of any value, she should prove the superior ofPommern in the Derby, and there are already some who consider thefillies this year equal if not superior to the colts . Dark Ronald holdsanother chance for the Derby, too, with My Ronald, who has won allhis races, beating good fields, with the exception of the Esher Cup,where he was left and took no part in the race . In addition toBrown Ronald, who has won good races this season, there are the two-year-olds St . Ronald and Analogy, both by Dark Ronald, the formercarried off the Eaton Plate at Chester, whilst the latter finished a goodsecond to Laramie on the first day of the Epsom Spring Meeting. Boththese youngsters will be heard of again.

Valens has also been having some good winners in Volta, TheVizier and Jack Annandale . The last two named gave their sire a gooddouble by carrying off the principal three-year-old and two-year-oldraces at Sandown Park last month, The Vizier following up his victoryby finishing third in the Two Thousand Guineas the ensuing week.

Volta won the Victoria Cup at Hurst Park on the first of the monthin brilliant style, and may well turn out the fastest horse in trainingover moderate distances.

Minoru ' s youngsters can race, and in Tillywhim and Blue Eyes hehas sired a brace of thoroughly game and speedy fillies . Tillywhim'sdefeat of Laramie and Co . at Newmarket Spring Meeting was a mostconvincing performance and showed her previous victory, when startingat 20 to I, over Lord Rosebery's Turpitude colt at the INewmarketCraven Meeting to be no fluke . Clerical Error, who finished second toTillywhim at the Spring Meeting, is the first of that grand mare StolenKiss ' progeny to run and is a daughter of St . Frusquin . Clerical Erroris very like her dam in make and shape though on a trifle larger scale,and is the most promising filly I have seen out for some time. Thereis room for a lot of improvement in her, and I confidently expect herto reverse the running with Tillywhim as the season goes on . BlueEyes, who is by Minoru out of Honey Sweet, will win races.

The stock of Sunstar is now making its appearance on a racecourse, and in Star Hawk Mr . Joel's 1911 Derby winner has producedan extremely nice colt, who in appearance is of the real Sundridgestamp . Out of Sweet Finch, he is one of five Sunstar two-year-oldsthat Mr. Joel has in training . On the two occasions Star Hawk hasappeared in public he has lost lengths at the start, so in finishing fourthto Tillywhim in the Fitzwilliam Stakes and winning from CrimsonSquare at the Newmarket Spring Meeting he has upheld the familycredit in no small degree . I am told he is by no means the best of thefive either .

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New Member of Jockey Club.At the meeting of the Jockey Club, held at Derby House, London,

last month, Lord Ellesmere was elected a member of the Club . TheCommittee of the Club were also reappointed.

Important Declaration by South African JockeyClub.

The following announcement by the Secretary of the SouthAfrican Jockey Club has been sent to the " Racing Calendar " .

" The fee for registration of every horse imported into SouthAfrica for racing purposes has been raised to 50 guineas . Thereis no fee for horses imported for breeding purposes.

" IN .B.—This to apply to all horses shipped on or after May Z . "This regulation should benefit the South African breeder as well

as his confrere in the United Kingdom . The home producer will beencouraged to raise blood stock, as a premium on animals importedfor racing purposes will tend to make the stakes in the Union chieflycompeted for by the home-bred article . Breeders in the UnitedKingdom will benefit, since South African buyers will be in a positionto pay higher prices for desirable stock to breed from than has hithertobeen the case.

The Ascot Meeting.The announcement that the Ascot Meeting is to be cut down to

three days was generally anticipated, and has caused no surprise.The dropping of the handicaps, particularly the Ascot Stakes and theHunt Cup, will naturally be disappointing to a good many people, butall who understand the true inwardness of Turf affairs at the presentmoment realise that there can be no ground for criticism, and that theJockey Club have acted in the best possible way for the interests of allconcerned.

The events dropped are of the least importance from the point ofview of the highest interests of blood stock breeding . Five of them arehandicaps, and all the really great races, including, of course, the Cup,remain.

The meeting will start on the Wednesday, June 16, and I presumethe nineteen races will be run off in batches of six on two days, andseven on the other, one of the six-event days being the Gold Cup dayBy the time these notes are in print, however, the announcement of theschedule of events will have been made.

It is satisfactory to know that the Ascot Stewards have decidedto adhere to the ordinary hours . It was difficult to understand whowould have benefited by the races being held before one o ' clock.

How the Dozens Fare.With the decision of the last of the Spring Handicaps it may

perhaps be of interest to see how much money our rival dozen horses

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are costing their followers . So far I am glad to see they both ;how aprofit on a level stake—in my case but a matter of £i2 odd and inMajor X . ' s case £43 odd. Taking my own list first, I am afraid Rose-land 's affection will debar him from being much help in swelling thetotal at the end of the season . The winners on the list are Roseland,Volta, Elaine and Wrack, whilst Trinity Square, Sir Eager, Dropwort,Irish Chief, The Forest and Silver Tag have run without success so far.Sun Yat and Green Falcon have yet to make their appearance.

In Major X . ' s dozen winners are represented by Pommern, Volta,Black Jester, Diadumenos and Draughtsman, whilst Lux, Sir Eager,Bethlehem, Cheerful, Flying Orb and Plucky Liege have so far missed.William 's Pride has yet to run.

I am confident there is not a horse on either list, if we except IrishChief (who I believe has gone wrong and may not race again), that isnot capable of showing a profit before the end of November, andthough at the moment I am behind the major, I am hopeful that theposition will be reversed by the end of Ascot, when I propose to castup the figures again .

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MEETINGS

I IN April issue my notes on the month's meetings closed withthe first day ' s racing at INewbury, and it is with the Spring Cup, there-

fore, that these jottings are resumed . Once more was the theory of" horses for courses " confirmed when Wrack, with 8 st . 12 lbs . in thesaddle, won easily from Outram and Woodwild, with Diadumenosclose up fourth . A number of Lincoln disappointments turned out,including Ambassador, Cheerful, Mount William, Gunbearer, Lie a Bed,Wrack and Outram, and of these the last two named alone redeemedtheir characters, finishing first and second respectively . With thewinner out of the race I think the fourth should just have won.Diadumenos is a distinctly unlucky horse, and is surely one that couldbe followed with advantage . The full particulars of the runners andrace were as follows :

INEWBURY SPRING CUP HANDICAP of 827 SoNS . ; I mile.

Lord Rosebery's b h Wrack, by Robert le Diable—Samphire, 6 yrs,8 st 12 lb

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F . Rickaby iMr . Pi Nelke's Outram, 6 yrs, 8 st .} lb

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Mr. E . Hulton's Woodwild, 4 yrs, 7 st 8 lb .

. Donoghue 3Mr . J . B . Joel's Blue Stone, 5 yrs, 9 st

G . Stern oMr . P. F . Heybourn's Cigar, aged, 8 st 13 lb .

E . Piper oMr . D . Fraser's Ambassador, 4 yrs, 8 st 12 lb

. F. Bullock oMr . C . Wadia's Fiz Yama, 6 yrs, 8 st II lb .

. F. Herbert oMr . J . G . Wilson's Cheerful, 5 yrs, 8 st If lb

C . Trigg oLord D'Abernon's Diadumenos, 5 yrs, 8 st 9 lb

Prout oMr . J . East's Lie a Bed, .} yrs, 8 st 6 lb

J . Clark oMr . K. Jones's Happy Warrior, 4 yrs, 8 st 6 lb

H. Robbins oMr . J . Buchanan's Draughtsman, 4 yrs, 8 st 2 lb .

Wal . Griggs oMr . R . J . Farquharson's Mount William, 4 yrs, 7 st 13 lb

Gardner oMr . F . Bibby's King's Scholar, 4 yrs, 7 st I I lb

. Fox oMr . J . Ivall's Prevoyant, 6 yrs, 7 St 10 lb

C . Foy oMr . J . B . Leigh's Clairvoyante, 4 yrs, 7 St 10 lb .

J . Hi Martin oMr . E . Tanner's Gunbearer, 4 yrs, 7 st 7 lb .

A . Whalley oMr . P. Broome's Chancellor II ., 6 yrs, 7 st 2 lb

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BETTING :—3 to I agst Blue Stone, 9 to 2 agst Diadumenos, Io to I eachagst Outram and Draughtsman, loo to 9 agst Wrack, Too to 8 each agst Cigar,Cheerful and Prevoyant, loo to 7 agst Chancellor II ., 20 to I each agst Clair-voyante, King's Scholar, Woodwild and Gunbearer, 25 to I each agst Lie a Bedand Happy Warrior, and 33 to I agst any other.

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Woodwild led from Gunbearer, Chancellor II ., Happy Warrior,Blue Stone, Cigar, Wrack, Diadumenos and Outram for half thedistance, when Diadumenos became second, Wrack and Outramfollowing . Below the distance Wrack challenged, and won by twolengths ; a neck between second and third ; Diadumenos was fourth,Blue Stone fifth, Gunbearer sixth, Cigar seventh, Draughtsman eighth,and Happy Warrior last . Winner trained by F . Hartigan.

The winner, who carried off the Cup last April under 7 st . 11 lbs .,was bred by Lord Rosebery, and is by Robert le Diable out of Sam-phire. At one time Wrack was thought to be a little deficient incourage, and in consequence was given a course of hurdling, at whichhe greatly distinguished himself, carrying off several races, includinga hurdle handicap at Newbury, under top weight . I understand thatWrack has been in the private sale list, his price being 2,500 guineas,some time prior to his Cup victory ; if so, someone has missed a cheappurchase.

In the Manton T.Y .O . Stakes which followed, Robinson, who hasbeen more than usually successful this season with his early two-year-olds, introduced us to the best youngster we have seen out this season.This was Laramie, a chestnut filly by Orby out of Fairyland, who,starting a hot favourite, defeated seventeen opponents with thegreatest ease . I was more impressed with her performance than withthat of Duggie 's the previous afternoon, though the latter 's wasstylish enough in every way, and I think she will prove a flyer . Therewere some good animals amongst those she defeated, and a note shouldbe made against the names of Foxgrove and Blue Eyes, both of whomwill win races . The winner, by the bye, is three parts sister to Flying Orb.

The Thatcham Long-distance Handicap resulted in a dead heatbetween the two Irish-bred horses, Major Symons and Ben Wyvis,the latter of whom has been hurdling during the winter.

Of the other races during the afternoon the Three-Year-OldStakes fell to The Revenge, a nice colt by the White Knight out ofSt . Flora, of whom more will be heard later, whilst the two Sellerswent to the two-year-old Aquatint and the four-year-old Dick Deadeye,the respective properties of Mr . " Charlwood " and Mr . J. Ivall, thewell-known member of Tattersalls ' .

The Newmarket Craven Meeting.The first Newmarket meeting of the season always affords a good

deal of interesting matter for thought, and this year proved no excep-tion to the rule . The outstanding feature of the Tuesday 's racing wasundoubtedly the poor showing of the King's dark three-year-old,Jungle Cock, in the Biennial. The horse enjoyed a high reputationat home, and though this was his first appearance on a racecourse, ithaving been found impossible to get him ready last season, he had justwon a good trial and was strongly fancied against his four opponents.In the race he ran fast for six furlongs, after which it was a case of

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could not or would not, and he was beaten four lengths by Mr.Nelke 's Sydian, whose best performance out of eleven outings lastseason was to get second in a £200 nursery handicap at Sandown Parkunder 7 st . II lbs . not very convincing form, I think.

Mr . J . Joel secured a double in the two sprint races with Parhelionand Golden Sun, and, I think, it may safely be said that in the latter heowns the champion six-furlongs horse, though there are some whothink Flying Orb will prove his superior . It will be an interesting race,however, when the giants meet . Both Parhelion and Golden Suncarried top weight, and the latter in defeating the recent winner,Matter, who was receiving z st . 4 lbs ., accomplished a fine performance.

The Fitzwilliam Stakes saw the downfall of the BrocklesbyStakes winner, King 's Day, who started a hot favourite in a field offifteen . The winner proved to be Colonel Walker 's Tilly whim, a20 to i chance, who just beat Lord Rosebery's Turpitude colt, thesecond favourite, with King ' s Day down the course . The winner, whois the first of Minoru 's stock to score, had run very indifferentlybehind the Marchetta filly at Liverpool, and I think it would beunwise to pay too much attention to the placing of several of therunners on this occasion . One that should be particularly noted isStar Hawk, the first of the Sun Stars to run . This colt was badly off,but finished fourth . The experience will do him good, and his nextouting should show marked improvement . Another that will winraces on easy courses is, I think, the Turpitude colt.

A good-looking youngster that will win further races is thecolt by Holiday House—Hestia . In defeating thirteen opponents inthe Ashley Plate in easy fashion he reflected great credit on his sire,who had not the best of luck in his racing career and now stands at theTheakston Hall stud at the moderate fee of i8 guineas.

The Babraham Plate.

The weather showed an improvement on the Wednesday, on whichday the Babraham Plate and the Columb Produce Stakes were thechief items on the card . In the former Carancho made amends for hissurprising defeat in the INottingham Spring Handicap by winningcomfortably from Knight 's Key and The Pet, starting at 5 to z in agood betting race, in which The Forest and Hey-diddle-diddle werefractionally better favourites.

The Column Produce Stakes winner turned out in the maidenGadabout, who defeated the hot favourite Manxman somewhatunexpectedly. At his last outing the Duke of Westminster's colt hadfinished third to Friar Marcus and Redfern in the Middle Park Platewith Gadabout, then the Gadfly colt, well in his rear. DoubtlessManxman can be improved, and it must be remembered he was tryingto give the winner 13 lbs . ; still, there is no doubt that Gadabout is agreatly improved colt this year, who should win further races for Sir E.Cassel.

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A field of good-class three-year-olds contested the Wood DittonStakes, when My Ronald defeated Brown Ronald and Velour in easystyle . This was his fourth consecutive victory, and the manner inwhich it was accomplished completely rehabilitated the character ofLux, who had been voted disappointing when failing to present MyRonald with a stone in his race at Newbury.

In the Granby Plate the favourite, Principal Girl, was unplaced totwo 5 to i chances in Drym and Palace, of whom the former won by a

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MR. S. B. JOEL ' S POMMERN, BY POLYMELUS MERRY AGNES,WINNER OF THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

short head. The winner was bred by Mr . Basset, her owner, and is bySir Archibald out of Beauty Sleep.

The Craven Stakes.The tit-bit of the first meeting at Newmarket is reserved for the

last day, and the opposition of the two classic colts Pommern andTorloisk in the Craven Stakes drew a good number of visitors to theheath.

The day's proceedings opened with a maiden T.Y.O. plate, whichwas won by a brown racing-looking filly, the property of Lord Derby,named Canyon, reputed to be the superior at home of the Marchettafilly . By Chaucer out of Glasalt, the filly should inherit a liking for

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racing and, in particular, the Liverpool Cup, since her sire provedsuccessful twice and her dam once in this race.

In the next race a maiden also proved successful, Lord Lonsdale ' sDemeter registering her first bracket when beating Mazaluka andMarket, the latter a good trial winner . Demeter is by Desmond outof Sisterlike, and was a most expensive yearling, costing Lord Lonsdaleno less than 6,600 guineas at the Doncaster sales in 1913 . She wasbred in Ireland by Mr. Wise. In four attempts last year she was adismal failure, and, though winning now, was in receipt of weight fromMarket and other very moderate performers . Though comparativelya failure on the racecourse, there is no reason why her paddock valueshould be in any way diminished, and it is to be hoped that her ownermay obtain some recompense for his heavy outlay by her stud succe sses.

There were seven starters for the Craven Stakes, but the race, asthe betting suggested, was looked upon as a match between the classiccolts Pommern and Torloisk, scant attention being paid to the others.

In the paddock it could be seen that in both Pommern and Tor-loisk there was room for improvement, but Rossendale was as hard asnails and looked trained to the minute . The last-named had beenspecially prepared for a race at Liverpool, but did not run owing to abereavement in the owner's family, hence his superiority in condition.In the race itself Rossendale virtually led throughout, beating Pommern,who was allowing him 15 lbs ., at the finish by three-quarters of a length,with Torloisk well beaten off third . The performance on the part ofPommern was an excellent one, as it was purely want of condition thatprevented him from giving a stone and a beating to Rossendale, whomI have always considered to be a good-class colt . When the race wasover Pommern was considerably distressed, whereas the winner wouldnot have snuffed the proverbial candle . With regard to Torloisk,I fear staying will not prove his forte, and I do not ever see him amatch for Pommern . This will doubtless prove a sore disappointmentto Mr. Hulton, with whom the good-looking son of Gallinule is a greatfavou rite.

The Flying Handicap fell to the Batthyany Plate winner Simile,Show Girl, the favourite, finishing second, beaten a neck ; and the lastrace, the INewmarket Biennial, saw Polycrates fail by one and a halflengths to give Vanadium 1 st . 4 lbs. over a mile and a half.

Derby Spring Meeting.

Two quiet days ' racing at Derby terminated the week 's sport_On the Friday the principal attraction was the Doverbridge Handicapover one mile, where View Law, Lord Annandale, Outram andCourageous, who finished first, second, fifth and unplaced respectivelyat Lincoln, met to fight their battle over again . Lord Annandale,who now had 10 lbs . and 1 lb . the better of the weights with View Lawand Outram, was made a strong favourite, and this he justified by ahalf-length victory over Dutch Lady, with View Law and Outram

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both unplaced . Other victories were the Switchback filly in theElvaston Castle Plate, Parana in the Sudbury Plate for two-year-olds,Luxor in the Welbeck Plate, and Laggard in the Drakelow Plate,Mr. Barton 's disappointing colt Windlesham managed to go one betterthan in his last three performances this season and carried off the

Quorndon Plate with odds of 7 to 4 laid on him from five opponents.On the concluding day Flash of Steel supplemented her Lingfield

victory by carrying off the Osmaston Plate very easily in a field of ten.Though very small the winner is exceptionally quick out of the slips.She is the first foal of her dam Flaming Vixen, and is the first winnerfor her sire Royal Realm, who is getting some splendid stock. For theprincipal race, the Derbyshire Plate, there were seven starters, and ofthese Don de Roca, considered unlucky in the Queen 's Prize on bankholiday was made favourite . He could not, however, cope with EarlyHope, an inmate of Line 's stable at Clandon, going down by half alength. Early Hope was another Lincoln failure, who had beenquietly fancied for that race.

Other races fell to Queen 's Loch, Antravida, Sunbar and Search.

Epsom Spring Meeting.

With a somewhat limited attendance, when compared with thecrowds usually attending this fixture, sport on the first day was some-what quiet, and the weather, too, left much to be desired . Frequentrain showers and a bad light must have greatly mitigated against thepleasures of the spectators . Khaki was well represented, as, in additionto a portion of the stand being in use as a hospital, there are two bigcamps on the downs, one near Tattenham Corner and the other atWoodcote . Every facility for the Tommies ' enjoyment was freelyoffered by the authorities, and it was a pleasure to observe the delighton the faces of the convalescents and their nurses watching the racingwhilst comfortably installed in the private boxes on the various tiersof the grand stand.

Proceedings opened with the victory of Laramie, on whom longodds were laid, in the Tattenham Plate . The filly led throughout andwon fairly comfortably from a nice-looking Dark Ronald colt inAnalogy, who was giving 3 lbs . Mr. Milton has a very nice youngsterin the second, for whom he paid 800 guineas as a foal.

The Westminster Plate saw Comedienne register her third succes-sive victory, thus completing another double for Robinson. TheBrocklesby winner again disappointed and must be either a veryover-rated colt, or else lacks the conformation to act on the Epsomcourse . Comedienne is the first of Bachelor's Double's produce to run,and in every way she does credit to her sire.

In the Prince of Wales Plate, the preceding race, a handicap forthree-year-olds, the outsider Sandmole won from Polydamna, with thefavourite Clever Dick third ; with ordinary luck, however, the lastnamed should have scored easily .

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The Great Metropolitan.

The way was now clear for the big race on the card, for whichtwenty runners faced the starter . What might have been an interestingrace was spoilt by the favourite, Knight 's Key, and Major Symonsbeing left at the post, owing to the latter swerving across his com-panion as the tapes went up . A full description of the race follows,as the result of which, Fiz Yama, the Cesarewitch and Alexandra Platewinner, scored from the two hurdlers Laveco and Desmond ' s Song.Fiz Yama is the property of an Indian owner, Mr . C. Wadia, and is tobe sent to India shortly, I believe, though Major Morris, who trainshim, is anxious he should have another try for the Cesarewitch thisautumn.

GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES (HANDICAP) of 935 SONS . ; about21 miles.

Mri C . Wadia's b g Fiz Yama, by Santoi—Fizzer II ., 6 yrs, 8 st I1 lbHerbert r

Mri Hi M . Hartigan's Laveco, 5 yrs, 7 St 5 lb

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Mr . P . Heybourn's Desmond's Song, 4 yrS, 6 st D lb .

P . Allden 3Mri E . Lennon's Major Symons, 6 yrs, 8 st 6 lb F. Bullock oSir E . Cassel's Troubadour, :} yrs, 8 st 4 lb

. Lancaster oMr . R. Croker's Knight's Key, 5 yrS, 7 St 13 lb

Trigg oMr . V . Misa's Ragtime Xing, 6 yrs, 7 st ii lb

Jennings oLord Carnarvon's Magyar, 4 yrS, 7 St II lb Donoghue oSir W . Cooke's Gravelotte, 5 yrS, 7 St 9 lb .

Gardner oDlr . H . Trimmer ' s Fill Up, } yrs, 7 st y lb

Ri Cooper oMri Ci Waugh's Speron, 4 yrS, 7 St 6 lb

. Spear oMri Gi Barclay's Yonkers, 4 yrs, 7 st 5 lb

R . Stokes oMr . Marsham-Townshend's Polygamist, 4 yrS, 7 St 4 lb .

. Dick oColonel Hall Walker's White Prophet . 4 yrs, 7 St 3 lb

P. Jones oMr . P . Fitzgerald's Rozanne, 5 yrs, 7 st 2 lb

Vi Smyth oMri P . Heybourn's Vermouth, 5 yrs, 7 St 2 lb

Ji Colling oMr . W. Tatem's Greenmeadow, 6 yrs, 7 st 2 lb

Robbins oMr . L . Booth's Nihilist, 4 yrs, 6 st to lb

W. Collis oMr . Ci Bevis's Sir Colin, 6 yrs, 6 st 11 lb

Dickens oMri H . Lambert's Fair Trader, 4 yrs, 6 st 7 lb

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BETTING :—6 to i agst Knight's Key, 7 to I agst Fill Up, 8 to r agst Polyga-mist, 9 to I agst Desmond's Song, too to 8 each agst Gravelotte and Rozanne,loo to 7 each agst Ragtime King, Magyar, Laveco and White Prophet, loo to 6each agst Fiz Varna, Major Symons and Nihilist, 20 to I agst Troubadour, and25 to I agst any other.

Laveco and Speron were first away, but on settling down WhiteProphet led from Desmond's Song, Speron, Yonkers and FairTrader. Going up the hill Laveco ; White Prophet and Desmond ' sSong drew away, followed by Speron, Fiz Yama, and Fair Trader.At the end of a mile and a quarter Laveco, Desmond ' s Song, and WhiteProphet were followed by Fiz Yama, Magyar and Nihilist, while inthe next quarter of a mile Fiz Vama became third, and in the line forhome second . Below the distance he passed Laveco, and won by alength ; a length and a half between second and third ; Magyar wasfourth, Fair Trader fifth, Ragtime King sixth, Nihilist seventh, Polyga-

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mist eighth, Fill Up ninth, Gravelotte tenth, White Prophet eleventh,Speron twelfth, and Knight 's Key and Major Symons last.

Belgian owners have been running quite a few horses lately, andit was not out of turns, therefore, when Mr . Hirschberger's Fakir III.dead heated with Eagle 's Nest for the Banstead Selling Plate. Thiswas a most exciting struggle, as for the last half mile the pair ranlocked together, first one and then the other having the advantage.On the post judge Robinson was unable to separate them and, the stakesbeing divided at the subsequent auction, there was a surplus of £290.

Mr. Edge purchased Fakir III . for 270 guineas and Eagle's Nest wasbought in for 220 guineas.

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THE PARADE FOR THE GREAT METROPOLITAN, WON BY FIZ YAMA.

The Wantage stable wound up in great style by carrying off thelast two races with Parhelion and Polystome, Mr . Joel thus repeatinghis Newmarket double of the previous week . In winning the GreatSurrey Handicap under top weight Parhelion put in a capital per-formance, though the was lucky in that Anmant, one of his rivals,spoilt his chance by dwelling at the start . In the Nork Plate Poly-stome very quickly put paid to his rivals ' accounts, the best of whomon last year's running were Swanker and Pennant . Mr. Joel waspresent for the first time this season to witness his horses ' success.

The City and Suburban.The following day showed a considerable improvement in the

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It was an extremely lucky day for backers, six actual favouritesand one favourite for money carrying off the seven races . The openingrace fell to Mr . Joel 's Radiant, who beat the Belgian horse Sirius III .,a good-looking grey, and Mediator . There was a good deal of moneyfor Sirius, who, after being out of the race some way from home,finished with an extraordinary burst of speed ; beating Mediator a headfor second place.

Another of Mr . Curzon 's two-year-olds, Miss Grits, trained byRobinson, won the Betchworth Selling Plate from a co-favourite inthe Queensbridge filly, with Mr . D . M . Gant ' s Knight of York, a recentwinner, third.

Considerable trouble was occasioned by the field for the CopthornePlate, a long and tedious delay—during which the tapes were brokenthree times—ensuing before a start was effected . When they got offPrevoyant, who had drawn No. i, was quickly in the lead and, bowlingdown the hill some lengths in advance of the field, gave Donoghue amost comfortable ride, as he won hard held by four lengths . Thewinner, who belongs to Mr . J . Ivall, the popular member of Tattersalls,is a bad starter, but his owner made no secret of his belief that if hegot away the race was a mere exercise canter for him, and this theresult amply proved. Prevoyant is an excitable animal and is alwaysaccompanied by a companion in the shape of a goat to which he isdevotedly attached.

The big race was next in order on the card and brought out four-teen runners . In whatever betting there had been during the morning,Black Jester had been chiefly in request, and, though returned at11 to 4, a the finish 9 to 4 was difficult to obtain . Carancho andPolycrates were both well supported, whilst other fancies wereScreamer, Woodwild, Dan Russel and Candytuft . Diadumenos, whohad been stopped in his work by a cough, was steady at 10o to 7 . Inthe paddock I managed to see most of the candidates, and withoutdoubt Black Jester was the pick of the lot for appearances, thoughCarancho, Dan Russel, Polycrates and Jarnac II . ran him close.For a horse who had been stopped in his preparation so near to the raceDiadumenos looked extraordinarily well, and, what is more, put ina great performance in running second . At one time he was nearly lastin running, but finishing with an extraordinary burst of speed from thebottom of the hill, he came right through his field and got to withinthree-quarters of a length of the winner as the post was passed. Ido not think, in any case, he would have beaten Black Jester, whomHuxley palpably cased at the finish, but nevertheless, after beingpractically tailed off, to finish second, beating Dan Russel fair andsquare for that position, was highly creditable . Doubtless Diadumenoswill some day win a big handicap, but so far he is a most unluckyanimal . I shall always believe, as a great many others do, that LordD'Abernon's chestnut won the Cambridgeshire last autumn, but that,finishing under the box, he escaped the judge ' s notice with Honeywoodand Ambassador battling it out on the far side . I am quite sure with a

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wide course, like that at Newmarket, it would be easier to judge thefinish between two horses on opposite sides of the course if the judge ' sseat were to be raised.

The full description of the race was as follows :

CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP of 1,675 sovs . ; about 11 miles.Mr. Ji B . Joel's br c Black Jester, by Polemelus—Absurdity, 4 wrs,

y st W . Huxley iLord D'Abernon's Diadumenos, 5 yrs, st 12 lb .

Prout 2Mr. Ji Buchanan's Dan Russel, 4 yrs, i st 10 lb .

. Wing 3Mr . Mortimer Singer's Florist, 5 yrs, 8 st 9 lb

Ci Trigg oMr . Sol Joel's Honeywood, 4 yrs, 8 st 6 lb .

S . Donoghue oMr . P . Fi Heybourn's Cigar, aged, 8 st 3 lb .

E . Wheatley oMr . Wi Mi G. Singer's Sir Eager, 4 yrs, 8 st 2 lb

F . Bullock oMr. J . D. Cohn's Jarnac II ., 6 yrs, 8 st 2 lb

Spear oMr . E . Tanner's Carancho, 4 yrs, 7 st 13 lb .

C . Fow oMr. F . J . Benson's Fruitlands, 4 yrs, 7 st 6 lb

McKenna oMr . Russel's Polycrates, 4 yrs, 7 st 6 lb

. Fox oMr . A . Spalding's Candytuft, aged, 7 st 2 lb

. R . Cooper oMr . E . Hulton's Woodwild, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lb

. Dick oMr . H . M. Hartigan's Screamer, 4 yrs, 6 st lo lb .

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BETTING :—I I to 4 agst Black Jester, 7 to I agst Polycrates, lo to i agst

Carancho, Too to 9 each agst Screamer, Woodwild and Dan Russel, ioo to S agstCandytuft, Too to 7 agst Diadumenos, 20 to I each agst Honeywood and Fruit-lands, 25 to I each agst Florist, Cigar and Sir Eager, and 33 to I agst Jarnac II.

Jarnac II . led from Dan Russel, Honeywood, and Carancho, then,after running through the furzes, Dan Russel held a clear lead fromCarancho, Jarnac II ., Woodwild, Honeywood, Polycrates, Sir Eagerand Black Jester . Going down the hill to Tattenham CornerJarnac II . and Woodwild became second and third, followed byCarancho, Honeywood, Polycrates and Sir Eager . Once in the linefor home Black Jester began to improve his position, whilst Diadu-menos also showed prominently . Below the distance Black Jestertook up the running, and won by three-quarters of a length ; a headbetween second and third ; Polycrates was fourth, Jarnac II . fifth,Screamer sixth, Candytuft seventh, Honeywood eighth, Sir Eagerninth, Woodwild tenth, Carancho eleventh, Cigar twelfth, and Floristlast . Winner trained by Morton.

The victory of the favourite was most popular and provoked loudcheering when it was seen he had the race in hand. The City has alwaysbeen a lucky race for the Joels . Last year Mr . S . Joel won with MaidenErlegh, while Mr . J. Joel's horse, Dean Swift, had an extraordinaryrecord for the race and was quite as much an idol with the holidaycrowd as Victor Wild used to be . Dean Swift was second in 1904,third in 1905, won in 1906, and 1908, was second again in 1909, andthird in 1910, his last appearance in the race, I believe.

W. Huxley has also pleasant recollections of the race, as he wonin 1911 and 1912 on Mushroom and Chili II.

Black Jester makes Morton's fourth winner, as, in addition toDean Swift's two victories, he was responsible for Bird of Freedomwhen she won in 1885 .

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THE FINISH FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP, I915.MR. J. B. JOEL 'S BLACK JESTER WINS BY THREE-QUARTERS OF A LENGTH FROM DIADUMENOS .

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Mr. Douglas Stewart owns a very fine colt in Duggie, who followedup his Newbury victory by winning the Hyde Park Plate from theTurpitude colt Double Back and the Marchetta filly amongst others.The win was all the more creditable in that the colt got very badlyaway and had several lengths to make up . This he did in most con-vincing style, beating the Turpitude colt on the post by a head . Thereis no doubt he is a great stamp of colt, and I must withdraw the opinionI formed at Newbury as to Laramie being his superior . Whether sostrenuous a finish will affect his future races remains to be seen ; Isincerely trust not, as it wou'd be the greatest pity for so promising ayoungster to be spoilt through being too highly taxed at the outset ofhis career.

The Sprint Handicap fell to Prospero, who defeated Sundawn andGranny 's Darling, whilst proceedings terminated with the victory ofthe favourite, Evett, in the Apprentices ' Plate. T. Mason, a youngbrother of " Tich " Mason, the steeplechase jockey, performed withcredit on the winner and should have a future before him in thesaddle.

Sandown Park.The latter half of the week was occupied by the fixture at Sandown

Park, where the first two days were devoted to flat racing and theSaturday to steeplechasing.

The Esher Cup.The principal race on the Thursday was the Esher Cup, a three-

year-old handicap, which attracted a good field of eighteen runners,all of distinctly good class . In a good market the chief fancies wereMy Ronald, Wallon, Lux, and Jove, the first two of these standing at4 to r, and Lux and Jove at and z point longer odds respectively.That there was sound reason for their support was amply proved bythe race, in which Lux, Jove and Wallon finished in a bunch, whilstMy Ronald was left and took no part in the race. The race, however,was entirely spoilt by The Vizier, the property of Lord Carnarvon, who,treating the rest of the field like a party of hacks, led from start tofinish, and won easing up by six lengths . I have never seen a horsemake such an exhibition of his opponents before, and, though he wasin receipt of nearly a stone from the majority of them, I do not thinktwo stone more on his back would have affected the result . Jove wassecond, Lux third, and W allon (second best) fourth. It is not usual forthe Whatcombe contingent to entertain an angel unawares, but in thiscase I could not find that the stable had anything but the merest trifleon the winner, who started at 10 to 1 . On this showing The Viziercannot be far removed from a classic colt, when one reflects on the formof some of the horses he made such an example of . Wallon, it will beremembered, presented Sentiment with 5 lbs . and made a hack of heron Easter Monday at Kempton, whilst Lux had given My Ronald

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13 lbs . and run him to three-quarters of a length at INewbury ; Jove,Ciceromar, X Ray and Marcianus, too, had all more than respectableform last season.

The Vizier is a bay colt by Valens out of Cambrae, and has farfrom attractive paces when walking, but that he can gallop to a prettytune when extended he amply demonstrated . I hear he is to take hischance in the Guineas, and I should think he is worth a trifle each wayshould he face the starter.

The Juvenile Selling Plate fell to Captain D . McCalmont's LouviersD 'Or, who in a field of sixteen was backed down to 15 to 8, and was

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THE VIZIER, BY VALENS—CAMBRAE, WINNER OF THE ESHER STAKES,

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subsequently disposed of for 610 guineas to Mr . A . Knowles . In the

Cobham T.Y.O. Plate the Whatcombe stable completed a double withSalandra, a nice brown colt by Roquelaure out of Bell Flower, theproperty of Mr. Sterns ; but whereas The Vizier was unexpected, therewas no uncertainty with regard to the stable 's estimation of Salandra ' schances . Backed down to 13 to 8 in a field of thirteen, he won in acanter by five lengths from Lady Binns, third in the Brocklesby, andthe Helvia colt . Of the other races the Trial Selling Plate fell toRangag, who was retained at 220 guineas ; the Twickenham Handicapto Pollen, who has recently been winning over fences ; and the MountFelix Plate to Charade, who ran five times last season without success,and here scored her maiden victory .

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Friday 's Thrills and Spills.

Friday was distinctly a day of thrills and, incidentally, spills,though happily what might have been a fatal accident in the TudorPlate turned out to be less serious than at first appeared.

Taking things in their chronological order, the first thrill wasexperienced with the Walton T.Y .O . Selling Plate, when the Portiacolt, Kitty O'Hara and Somali ran a dead heat for first place . Thestakes were divided, all three horses being put up for sale . There wasa good deal of uncertainty on the part of many backers as to howwagers stand in the case of a triple heat, but the rule is perfectly simple.The backer takes the full odds to one-third of his stake and loses two-thirds of it . All three horses are placed, and in view of the race beinga seller, all three are second, and each entitled to one-third share ofhalf the surplus arising out of the sale of the three animals.

Old Niatawah, who is somewhat of a standing dish at Sandown,easily won the Claygate Plate, and was sold to Mr . Heaton for 37oguineas.

The Sandown Park Stud Produce Stakes.

This brought out eleven youngsters, of which the principalfancies were Bosket, Marcus and Russet . Neither of the three provedsuccessful, victory going to Jack Annandale, who, admirably ridden byDonoghue, got up on the post to beat Russet by a head . Watching therace I am inclined to think Prout on the second was caught napping,and should not have been beaten . Bosket dwelt at the start andfinished fourth, while Marcus whipped round as the tapes were releasedand got left . The winner, who was making his first appearance, is avery nice colt with plenty of room for improvement . He was bred byMr. E . S . Johnson, and is by Valens out of Overrated, the dam of LordAnnandale . Mr. R. C . Dawson purchased him for Soo guineas at theNewmarket first July sales on behalf of his patron, the Viscount deFontarce, who has undoubtedly secured a bargain . The Vizier andJack Annandale, by carrying off the two big races of the meeting, paida great tribute to their sire, Valens, whose stock is doing remarkablywell.

The Tudor Plate Accident.

The Tudor Plate was contested by a field of eleven three-year-olds, including the following winners this season : The Revenge, CleverDick, Zuider Zee and Rossendale, the latter being the vanquisher ofthe two Derby colts Pommern and Torloisk in the Craven Stakes atNewmarket the previous week. Lord Rosebery ' s Vaucluse, betterknown as the Valve filly, who only ran once as a two-year-old whenfinishing second to Roseland in the Fitzwilliam Stakes last year, wasfavourite. Whether she would or would not have justified her positionit is impossible to say, for on reaching the bend at the junction of the

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five-furlong course she collided with The Revenge, both horses fallingand giving their respective jockeys, Rickaby and W . Huxley, bad falls,in which they sustained concussion . Rickaby was able to leave lateron in the afternoon, but W . Huxley was still unconscious and, thoughprogressing satisfactorily, was unable to be moved . When just at thetop of his form W . Huxley ' s accident, which will keep him out of thesaddle at INewmarket next week, is distinctly bad luck . I supposenow we shall see Stern on the back of Sunfire in the Guineas . The racewas won by Rossendale by a head after a great finish with Elkington,to whom he was presenting 7 lbs . The victory of Major Roberts ' blackcolt enhances the chances of Pommern for next week, and I shall expecthim to start favourite and, moreover, to win now that the long-expectedtrial of Friar Marcus has revealed the latter in a most unfavourablelight . I am afraid from all I hear the King 's colt is not a stayer, andthat six furlongs may after all prove his limit.

Mr. Rintoul 's Cou Cou took the Prince Albert Handicap fromClap Gate and Lusca, though Mount William lost lengths at the startand should do better later on.

Proceedings then terminated with the Guildford Handicap, inwhich the expected Martian defeated the Belgian Hey-Diddle-Diddle,with Lovewood third.

Saturday's Steeplechasing.The third day, devoted to steeplechasing, brought out the two

INational disappointments, Lord Marcus and Irish Mail, for the Inter-national Steeplechase. There were ten runners in all, and Lord Marcuswon very comfortably in the hands of Parfrement, with Irish Mailthird, the pair being split by Growler, who has a partiality for andalways runs well at Sandown.

The big hurdle race fell to the Liverpool disappointment,Gondovar, who defeated Screamer by a head, with Toiler third ; andother events on the card resulted as follows : the Pavilion Steeplechase,Speedy Fox ; St . James Hurdle, Carol Singer ; Criterion Steeplechase,Bernstein ; Kingston Four-Year-Old Hurdle, Ceyx.

Alexandra Park.A one-day fixture at Alexandra Park was held on the Monday of

the Guineas week . The attendance was enormous, and included agreat number of soldiers.

The racing attracted a fair number of runners of moderate class.Lord Carnarvon carried off the Public Sales Stakes with Farilady, whostarted equal favourite in an open market . The Selling Plate wentto Antravida, who registered a further victory for his trainer-owner,Mr. Burton.

The principal race of the day, the Grove Welter Handicap, fell toMr. Wyman's Vanitie, who was unluckily defeated at Epsom theprevious week, the favourite, Winnaretta, being second, and Queen ofthe Brush third .

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Of the remainder of the races the Juvenile Selling Plate went toMr. Burton's Thorgny, who was bought in for 350 guineas, the Three-Year-Old Handicap to Search, the Maiden Plate to Golden Horde, andthe Alexandra Handicap to W . Alden's Medley, who easily defeatedthe disappointing Don de Roca.

Newmarket First Spring.A warm sun to a certain extent tempered the effect of the cold

north-easterly breeze which came briskly across the heath on theopening day of the Newmarket Spring Meeting . There was a faircompany assembled to witness the sport, which opened with the2,000 Guineas Selling Plate, for which there were eight runners,including some fairly useful performers, such as Matelot, Oversight,and Minster Bell . The race was won by Captain Laing with one of hisown breeding in Indian Feast, whose previous form was moderate.At the subsequent auction he was not retained, and passed into thehands of Mr. Dodd for 36o guineas.

The Visitors' Handicap which followed was won by Curraghour,whose owner, Lord Ellesmere, had been elected a member of the JockeyClub the previous dav . This was Curr aghour's third successivevictory, and he is evidently a very much improved horse.

A big field of twenty-three youngsters then faced the starter forthe Maiden T .Y .O. Plate, and for this a hot favourite was found inWet Kiss, the property of the ex-jockey W . Higgs, who had run secondto Laramie in a big field at INewbury . The winner turned up, however,in Clapperbill, a chestnut colt by Thrush Azores, who won by three-quarters of a length from Theovil, with Wet Kiss third . Clapperbill,who had not run before, was cheaply purchased as a yearling for150 guineas by Andrew Joyner, Mr . H . P. Whitney's trainer, andcarried his colours.

The Hastings Plate for three-year-olds, one and a quarter milesacross the flat, was the most interesting race of the afternoon andbrought out eleven runners . Neither Sammarco nor Gadabout weresaddled, both being in reserve for the Guineas, and a favourite wasfound in Passport, with Danger Rock a good second favourite, theother runners being practically neglected . In the race Danger Rockcarried too many guns for Passport, the pair finishing first and second.Danger Rock is, of course, American bred, by Rock Sand out ofDelusion, and had run well last season in the INew Stakes at Ascot.

The Spring Stakes, run over the Rous five-furlongs course,attracted twenty-two youngsters . Having seen how unlucky DoubleBack had been when making her debut at Epsom she finishedthird to Duggie and the Turpitude colt—I had marked the filly as thebest thing on the card, and a modest fiver on her chances was mysolitary speculation all day . Well as she ran, however, in Foxgroveshe met one too good for her, and the latter must have improved sincefinishing third to Duggie at INewbury, though I believe he startedslowly on this occasion . Foxgrove is a chestnut colt by St . Amant

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out of Morrow, and was bred by Lady J . Douglas at her well-managedstud near Newbury. Owing to the war she decided not to send heryearlings up to Doncaster last September, but to run them herself.There are six in all, I learn, in training, of which four, including Fox-grove, are with College Leader . Lady Douglas was present to see hercolours, pink and white stripes, carried to victory, and was obviouslydelighted with her success.

A plunge on old Highwayside, who from his two-year-old days hasalways displayed a liking for Newmarket, easily materialised in the

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H .M. THE KING ' S COLT, FRIAR MARCUS (F . RICKABY UP), WHOFAILED TO STAY IN THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

Selling Plate, and, being sold for 120 guineas to Mr . Sadler, he oncemore returns to his favourite surroundings.

Proceedings terminated with an easy victory for Lord Rosebery ' sNenuphar in the Apprentices' Plate . Nenuphar had finished a goodsecond in a similar event at Epsom the previous week, and now woncomfortably from Pickle and Wyolee,, the latter ridden by Dick.

Glorious Weather for the Big Race.The wind was far less keen than on the previous day, and with

the sun bea ing down with some force a real day of summer rewardedthose who made the journey to Newmarket to witness the first of the

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classic races . In the morning Messrs . Tattersalls ' held their sale ofthe late Lord Cadogan's stud and other lots at Park Paddocks, a fullreport of which will be found amongst " Racing Notes " in this month ' sissue . I did not attend personally, and the first thing I heard onreaching the heath was that Blaeknell, presumably acting for Sir W.Cooper, had given 5,300 guineas for Redfern, a price which I thinkthe executors would be glad to get when one bears in mind how feware the lucrative engagements it is possible for the horse to competein, now his owner 's death has cancelled all the early en tries madefor him.

Proceedings opened with the Wilbraham Plate, for which fourteenfillies faced the starter . For this race there were practically noinquiries for anything but Laramie and Tillywhim . Laramie, on whomodds of 6 to i were laid, is evidently training off as she gave a mostfeeble display after getting off well . Tillywhim, the second favouriteon the stand side, got smartly away and with Laramie beaten onreaching the bushes, it was left to Clerical Error, the first produee ofStolen Kiss, to hunt her home, the verdiet being half a length, withGuide three lengths away third.

In the Britly Handicap Artist's Square, who was very well riddenby the north-country apprentice little P . Jones, fairly ran Atticusout of the race, though Lord Rosebery's colt made a great attempt togive the filly 31 lbs . Sandman finished third.

Everyone now repaired to the Birdcage to inspect the sixteenrunners for the big raee . Nearly the first horses I saw were the King ' spair, Sammarco and Friar Marcus, both of whom looked very well.Pommern I eould not find, but Let Fly, Rossendale, Gadabout andSunfire pleased me greatly . Sunfire possesses a wonderful tempera-ment, and is as staid and quiet as an old sheep . He was voted listlessand jaded by some, but with this I could not agree ; he was as straightin condition as any in the field, and though in the race he seemed lack-ing in pace, he galloped with the greatest resolution, and will, I think,do far better at Epsom next month . Tournament was backward andshould improve, while The Vizier also can be made a few poundsbetter.

There was some delay at the post for which the blinkered Let Flywas largely to blame. Mr. Willoughby was patient, however, and inthe end despatched his field almost in a line, with the exception of High-field, who was deservedly left . Pommern was the first to show infront and had in close attendance The Vizier, Let Fly, Friar Marcus,Tournament, Rossendale, Sunfire and Sammarco . At the BushesFriar Marcus collapsed, and Pommern drew out with Tournamentand The Vizier in close pursuit and Rossendale, Let Fly, and Sunfiretheir nearest attendants . Coming out of the Abingdon BottomPommern was going easily and had his field well beaten, finishingthree lengths in front of Tournament, who in turn was a head in frontof The Vizier, with Gadabout fourth. The official details andparticulars were as follows :—

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Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES of 7,100 sovs . for three-year-oldsz mile.

Mr. Sol Joel's b c Pommern, by Polymelus — Merry Agnes,

9 st .

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.Mri L . Neumann's Tournament, 9 St ..Lord Carnaryon's The Vizier, 9 st .

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His Majesty's Friar Marcus, 9 st

.His Majesty's Sammarco, 9 St .

.Mr . Hi Robertson's Bethlehem, 9 StCol . Hall Walker's Let Fly, 9 St

Col . Hall Walker's Follow Up, 9 StMr Ji B . Joel's Sunfire, 9 st

.Mr . J . A . (1e Rothschild's Apothecary, 9 St.

Major Roberts's Rossendale, 9 St

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Si Donoghue

Wal. Griggs. F. BullockFi Rickaby. H . Jones

. Thwaites

. E. Huxley

H . Robbins

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G . SternJ . Childs

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THE FINISH FOR THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, NEWMARKET.POMMERN WINS IN A CANTER.

Major Roberts's Highfield, 9 st .

F . Templeman oSir E . Cassel's Gadabout, 9 st

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Lancaster oMr . Reid Walker's Miletus, 9 st . .

Foy oMr . O . Lewisohn's Swiftfoot, 9 st Mi Wing oSir W . Nelson's Spring Thyme, 9 st Buxton oBETTING :—2 to r agst Pommern, 7 to 2 agst Sunfire, } to_ 1 agst Let Fly,

10o to 7 agst Friar Marcus, 10o to 6 each agst Sammarco and Tournament,

20 to 1 each agst Gadabout and Rossendale, 25 to r each agst The Vizier and Beth-lehem, and 5o to r agst any other.

Pommern led from The Vizier, Rossendale, Tournament, FriarMarcus, Let Fly, Sunfire and Sammarco to the Bushes, when Pommernheld a clear lead of Tournament, who had become second, followed byThe Vizier, Rossendale, and Let Fly. On leaving Abingdon BottomPommern led by three lengths, and won by that distance ; a head

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between second and third ; Gadabout was fourth, Sunfire fifth, Rossen-dale sixth, Apothecary seventh, Sammarco eighth, Let Fly ninth, FriarMarcus tenth, and Spring Thyme last . Winner trained by C. Peck.

The time was not particularly good, but then Pommern wasnever pressed at any time of the race, and could doubtless have con-siderably improved it had he been called upon to do so . He seemedto go much better for Donoghue than he did for Stern. It is theformer's first classic victory and it is to be hoped he will renew hisacquaintance with the colt at Epsom, though I presume this can onlybe the case if Roseland does not run and his services are not requiredfor The Vizier. I hear Roseland has undergone an operation in thenature of pin firing for his splint and hope it may have proved satis-factory. Persse is certainly dogged with ill luck over his elassiccandidates.

The Joels were obviously delighted, and the pair must surely bethe luckiest owners that the Turf has ever seen. To acquire suchsires as Sundridge and Polymelus for their studs in so short a space oftime is phenomenally good luck, and they cannot but help playing aprominent part in the classics for some time to come . Pommern isMr. S . Joel ' s first classic winner, and should be some consolation for thebad luek that has recently befallen his stable in the premature closingof Maiden Erlegh 's career on the racecourse.

The selling plate which followed fell to the well-backed Bodenham ,who had been running in better company prior to this . He wasfollowed home by La Patrie and the favourite Waynflete, another ofMr . Curzon's youngsters . It was a curious race to watch, as the winnerfor a long time figured at the back of the field and only in the lasthundred yards or so made his appearance travelling like a motor carto get up and win by half a length . He was retained at auction for440 guineas.

A complete outsider starting at 20 to I in Rockfoil won the HeathHandieap from Roseville and Curly Coat and survived an objectionfrom the second for boring . Had the third won, there would havebeen no question of the objection being overruled, as Curly Coatcrossed Roseville badly in the Abingdon Bottom, and the latter,greatly hampered thereby-, did extremely well to get to within a headof the winner.

I waited until the last race of the day, being anxious to seeKingPriam under silk for the first time this season . To defeat a moderatefour-year-old like My Prince when in receipt of more than 2 stone is,of course, not a wonderful performance for a Derby colt, but after alla horse can do no more than win, and the distance being one and a halfmiles it at all events showed us King Priam is well and can stay . Wingwas obliged to shake him up, and he then went on and won his racecomfortably by four lengths from My Prince, with Vanadium, a recentwinner, third . There is room for plenty of improvement in his conditionbefore Epsom, and I for one was well satisfied with the performance ofthe son of Your Majesty and Tiberia .

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The March Stakes.The third day of the meeting was mueh quieter and there was not

a great number of people present . The March Stakes saw the revivalof Great Sport, who, except for being seen in the Jubilee last year,had not been out since finishing third in the unsatisfactory Derbywhen Craganour was disqualified and the race awarded to the 10o to zchance Aboyeur . Great Sport was made favourite and had no diffi-culty in defeating a field which ineluded Torloisk and Sir Eager.Rushford was second, a head in front of the four-year-old Spearpoint,

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MR. E . HULTON ' S SILVER TAG (S . DONOGHUE UP), SECOND IN THEONE THOUSAND GUINEAS, NEWMARKET.

who, being by Spearmint—Camlarg, should stay . Torloisk againshowed his inability to stay, while Sir Eager is not yet ready.

The opening race, the Brinkley Welter, was won by the giganticSantair from Pictorial and Sir Artegal . The winner, whose firstappearanee it was this season, was well handled by Martin, and appearsto give his best running at Newmarket . The course being on the hardside I was surprised at so big an animal as Sir John Kilk's six-year-oldbeing able to do himself justice.

Star Hawk was made the medium of a plunge in the LittleportPlate, for which there were fifteen runners . After again startingslowly, as at the Craven Meeting, he made up his ground and woncomfortably at the finish from Crimson Square and Lang Wang i

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This son of Sunstar will win plenty of races during his eareer, ifnothing untoward happens.

The Long Course Selling Plate was easily won by the French-bredLilio V ., who was retained by his owner at 400 guineas.

Lady James Douglas 's filly Sun Disc was mueh expected for theNewmarket Plate, which is run over the Rous course, and started at6 to :{ in a field of sixteen. The same good fortune attending her eoltFoxgrove on Tuesday was now absent, and the filly could only finishthird to the Broeklesby second Parana and Troutsdale, a son of theSt. Leger winner Troutbeck and Valeria . Troutsdale, whose first

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LORD ROSEBERY ' S VAUCLUSE, BY DARK RONALD—VALVE, WINNEROF THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.

appearance it was, has a tall reputation at home, and will doubtlesswin races.

The Peel Handicap fell to Young Pegasus, who defeated SanStefano, Yankee Pro and seven others . The winner seemed to runhis races in snatches and it was good jockeyship on the part of Rickabyto get him home. I am of the impression that neither he nor SanStefano are exaetly gluttons for racing and are perhaps best left alone.One running in the race that should be made a note of is Sixpenny,the property of Lord Rosebery.

Dead heats have been of unusually frequent occurrence this season,and in the last race Mr. Robinson was again unable to separate Flashof Steel and The Bimkin . The latter, who is a three-year-old and was

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allowing Colonel Hall Walker ' s speedy pony 32 lbs . . got up in the laststride. He carried the colours of Mr . Spencer Gollan, whose jacket isseen far too seldom now since the days of The Grafter.

The One Thousand Guineas.A beautiful summer day saw the finish of the meeting on the

Friday . The big race was carried off by the favourite, Lord Rosebery'sVaucluse, from Silver Tag and Bright . Though Lord Rosebery hasbeen very successful in winning the classic races one has to go back to1897 to his last victory in the fillies ' race at Newmarket when Chelandrywas successful.

To a certain extent Vaucluse was an unknown quantity, as she hadonly run once as a two-year-old in the spring of last year, and hersolitary appearance this year was in the Tudor Plate at Sandown Parkwhen falling in company with the Revenge . How unfortunate shemust have been then was amply demonstrated by her victory now, andshe must surely possess an admirable temperament not to be affectedin any way by her accident . On Wednesday I returned to town withthe firm conviction that Pommern was as nearly a certainty for theDerby as it was possible to wish for, though I retained a sneakinghope that Sunfire would considerably improve on his runn i ng at Epsom.Fridav 's race, however, introduces a new element altogether, and ifVaucluse is allowed to take her chances in the Derbv it is quite possibleshe might lower the colours of the colts, and emulate the feat ofSignorinetta, Blink Bonny and Eleanor in carrying off the double . Ifor one should like to see her make the attempt, and I trust a fightingpolicy will be adopted.

Silver Tag, who was second, ran well and is evidently the bestthree-year-old Mr . Hulton possesses . She can be made a good dealbetter I think, though I do not see her ever reversing the Guineasrunning with Vaucluse . Bright, who was third, is I think a littleunreliable, while Plucky Liege, who ran so consistently last season,failed to stay . Moonfleet will improve and both she and Snow Martenshould win races. The full particulars of the race were as follows :

ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES for Three-year-old Fillies at 10o sovs.each ; 1 mile.

Mr. E . Hulton's Silver Tag, 9 st

Mr . J . B . Joel's Bright, 9 st

.Mr . L . Neumann's Snow Marten, 9 st.His Majesty's Vervaine, 9 St

.Sir A . Bailey's China Blue, 9 st

Mr . J . B . Joel's Lady Brilliant, 9 stMr . S . B . Joel's Polydamna, 9 st

.Lord Michelham's Plucky Liege, 9 stMr . J . A . de Rothschild's Birdseye, 9 StLord Sefton's Woodbridge, 9 st .

.Mr . F . C . Stern's Sentiment, 9 st

Lord Rosebery's b f Vaucluse, by Dark Ronald—Valve, 9 stF . Rickaby

S . Donoghue

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F . FoxWal . Griggs. Hi Jones

F. Bullock

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W . EarlW . Saxby

. N. SpearR. Cooper

F . Templeman.

Gi Stern

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Major Roberts's Moonfleet, 9 st .

Ji Clark

oMajor Roberts's Quintal, 9 St .

J . Childs

oColonel Hall Walker's Sea Eagle, 9 St

. E. Huxley

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BETTING :—5 to 2 agst Vaucluse, 4 to I agst Silver Tag, 8 to 1 agst PluckyLiege, to to 1 each agst Bright, Snow Marten and Moonfleet, too to 9 agstSentiment, and too to 6 agst any other.

Lady Brilliant began slowly . Vaucluse set the pace to PluckyLiege, Bright, Silver Tag, Polydamna, China Blue, Woodbridge, SnowMarten and Moonfleet, these positions being maintained to the Bushes.Pluckv Liege was then beaten, Silver Tag going on second in front ofSnow Marten, Moonfleet, and Bright . In Abingdon Bottom Bright

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THE START FOR THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS, NEWMARKET.

drew into third place, but neither Mr . Joel's filly nor Silver Tag couldmake any impression on Vaucluse, who led all the way, and won bythree parts of a length ; a length and a half between second and third.Winner trained by F . Hartigan.

The stakes were worth £6,200 to the winner . £1,250 in excess oflast season's race.

Turning to the other events of the day, Elaine ran a fine trial forthe Oaks when capturing the Mildenhall Plate over one and a halfmiles, and as an each, way investment at Epsom represents a soundspeculation.

My Ronald added another victory to his score when winning thethree-year-old handicap from the Belgian-bred Baccara and MyBirthday, and has a distinct outside chance for the Derby .

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Mr. C. Howard carried off the May Plate with a good-lookingyoungster in Sharp Frost, by Weathercock out of Arden, the favouriteMyrtilus being second, and Verge, a winner for Lady de Bathe atPontefract, third.

A two-year-old selling plate was won by Tame Duck after a goodrace with Caroline. There were nine starters, and the winner waspurchased for 28o guineas by Mr. Ernest Tanner.

The meeting wound up with the Friday Welter Handicap, forwhich an outsider in old Red Gate scored from Why Tell Me and Paean.

Hurst Park.

Full advantage of the beautiful weather was taken by the verylarge company who assembled for this popular fixture on the Saturday

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FINISH FOR THE VICTORIA CUP, HURST PARK . LORD CARNARVON 'SVOLTA WINNING IN A HACK CANTER.

following Newmarket . The course was in excellent going and nearly10o runners were brought out for the seven events.

The Victoria Cup was the tit-bit on the card, and for this sixteenof our best handicap horses faced the starter . Early betting on therace revealed Volta, Blue Stone and Polycrates as the principal fancies,with good money for Jarnac II . and last year's winner Jameson . TheWhatcombe stable were responsible for three in Volta, Armant andBuskin . In the paddock the last named was the first I came across,being saddled by his old trainer Dick Wootton, who is over here on avisit before returning to Australia to settle down. Buskin lookedwell, but could obviously do better with more time . Near by in hisbox was Volta with his owner in attendance, and though round of

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barrel, a characteristic trait apparently of all Valens' stock, he showedmarked improvement in his appearance since the Greenham Stakes.Other runners I liked were Blue Stone, Armant, Mount William andJarnac II . Polycrates, I thought, looked a little stale, and in the racehe made no show at all.

The race itself needs little description . On appearing in sightround the bend the colours of Armant, Jameson, Simile and Volta wereseen to be in the van . Immediately afterwards Volta drew out and,spread-eagling his field, cantered home an easy winner with earspricked by four lengths . A good many of the runners were not perse-vered with, and Mount William and Dolabella filled second and thirdplaces on sufferance . Blue Stone, I thought, was easily second bestand will win shortly over a little longer course.

It was a great performance on the part of Volta, who may easilyoccupy the position of our champion sprinter . A race between he,Parhelion, Flying Orb:and Golden Sun would be worth journeying along distance to watch . Full particulars of the race and runners wereas follows :

VICTORIA CUP (HANDICAP) of 1,125 sovs . ; 7 furlongs.

Lord Carnaryon's b c Volta, by Valens—Agnes Velasquez, 3 yrs,. Donoghue r

5 lb

S . Hill

2

P. Allden

3Gardner o

. F. Rickaby o

Wal . Griggs

o

Whalley o

. F. Bullock

oSpear o

Jelliss

o

J . H . Martin

oR . Cooper o

Fox o

. Foy oD. Dick o

M . Wing o

BETTING :—9 to 4 each agst Volta and Blue Stone, 4 to I agst Polycrates,

loo to 8 agst Jameson, Ico to 6 agst Jarnac II ., 20 to I each agst Dolabella,Fruitlands, Young Pegasus and Hornet's Beauty, and 25 to I agst any other.

Jameson led from Armant, Simile, Volta, Dolabella, Hornet ' sBeauty and Ambassador for nearly half a mile, when Volta went onfrom Simile, Armant, Dolabella and Blue Stone, and Volta won byfour lengths ; three lengths between second and third . Blue Stonewas fourth, Jarnac II . fifth, Simile sixth, Buskin seventh, Jamesoneighth, Armant ninth, and Prevoyant last . Winner trained byR. Dawson.

Other Events.The opening race, a T.Y.O . seller, was looked upon as a match

between Light Comedian and Ottoman, the remainder of the thirteen

7 St 9 lb .

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Mri R . J . Farquharson's Mount William, 4 vrs, 7 st

Col . Hall Walker's Dolabella, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lb

.Sir W. Cooke's Hornet's Beautw, aged, 8 st to lbLord Derby's Young Pegasus, 5 yrs, 8 St 6 lb

Mr . J . B . Joel's Blue Stone, 5 yrs, 8 st 5 lb

Mr . Kennedy Jones's Castleton, 6 yrs, 8 st 3 lbSir A . Bailey's Ambassador, .} yrS, 8 st 3 lbMr . J . Cohn's Jarnac 1L, 6 yrs, 8 st 2 lb .

Viscount de Fontarce's Armant, 4 yrs, 8 st 2 lbSir J . Willoughby's Jameson, 5 yrs, 7 st 13 lb

Mr . J . Ivall's Prevoyant, 6 yrs, 7 St 9 lb

Mr . Russel's Polycrates, 4 yrs, 7 St 8 lb

.

Mr. F. J . Benson's Fruitlands, 4 yrs, 7 st 8 lbMr . E . Hulton's Buskin, 3 yrs, 7 st 6 lbSir S . Scott's Simile, 5 yrS, 7 St 5 lb .

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runners receiving but scant attention . The favourite, Light Comedian,got off in front with Rampelion, and after a prolonged battle along thestraight was obliged at the finish to strike his colours to the outsider,who won by three-quarters of a length . Ottoman got off badly, butwas fast catching the pair at the finish, being only a head behind LightComedian as they passed the post.

The tubed Prospero, with odds laid on him, registered his thirdsuccessive win in the May All-Aged Selling Plate, and was passed on byMr . H. M. Hartigan at the subsequent auction for 330 guineas.

The Claremont Stakes, which followed the Victoria Cup, brought

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LORD CARNARVON ' S VOLTA, BY VALENS—AGNES VELASQUEZ, WINNEROF THE VICTORIA CUP, HURST PARK.

out a good-class field of seven runners . Odds were laid on Elkington,who was narrowly defeated by Rossendale in the Tudor Plate atSandown Park, whilst Archiestown and Brown Ronald attracted mostattention of the rest.

The race was an extremely pretty one to watch, and for some timein the straight it looked as though Archiestown would carry his heavyweight with success . Just below the stands, however, he collapsed, anda slashing race home between Elkington and Brown Ronald saw thelatter gradually forge to the front until daylight was just showing asthey passed the post . Patrick's Day was third close up and Archies-town fourth .

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The biggest field of the day faced the starter for the long distancerace, the Durham Handicap, no less than twenty-one horses sportingcolours . Vexilium, Early Hope, Polygamist, Knight of Glyn andHarvest were the best backed, and of these only Early Hope madeany show. The lightly-weighted Sordello made every yard of therunning, and resisting a strong challenge by Early Hope won all outby a short head, with Ladignac, the Belgian horse, two lengths awaythird. The winner who was well ridden by W . Collis started at 20 to I.

The Spring Stakes fell to Dulce Domum, the newly named Hestiacolt, after a good race with Lady Binns, and proceedings then termi-nated with another big field of eighteen runners for the Vyner Handicap.For this race Blue Danube and the Belgian grey Sirius III . (second toRadiant at Epsom) attracted the biggest following, though there wasplenty of support for St . Antoine and Screamer . Victory rested withLongtown, who was followed past the post by St . Marc and BlueDanube. The winner was highly thought of when in Mr . Hulton ' sstable, but went wrong in his wind after his two-year-old days, and wassold at the last Newmarket sales to Sir William Nelson for 170 guineas.He has now been tubed and won with considerable ease from hisseventeen opponents.

The Chester Meeting.It cannot be said that the Chester Meeting was supported in any-

thing like the same fashion by the racing public as in normal times, butthis is only natural in view of the present struggle . The best crowdwas, of course, on Cup Day, and for this 44,000 people passed theturnstiles, whilst the attendance for the three days' racing amountedto 59,873, as against 87,633 on the previous year . The takingsdecreased from £13,887 to 9,063, or roughly 35 per cent ., whilst thecounty enclosure bookings alone fell from 2,487 to 611, a strikingtestimony to the effect the war exercises on the social side of racemeetings.

The principal race on the opening day, the Chester Vase, onlybrought four horses to the post, and the north-country people weredisappointed of a view of Black Jester, whom at the last moment it wasdecided not to run, owing to a high temperature. In his absence theDuke of Westminster' s Laxford was voted a good thing to beat WhiteProphet, Radames, and Esplanadian. The result of the race furnisheda surprise, as Esplanadian, the extreme outsider of the party, made allthe running and just lasted home to beat White Prophet a neck, withLaxford three-quarters of a length away third . The winner,who belongsto Sir Berkeley Sheffield, was trained by the veteran Butters, who, owingto the death of some of his patrons, has not the same number of horsesin his stables as formerly . On this account the victory was popular,and congratulations were also extended to his jockey, little Dickens,who, it will be remembered, had the misfortune to break his leg lastback end after riding Troubadour, the winner of the Cesarewitch.This was his first winning ride since his accident .

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The opening event, the Cestrian Welter Handicap, fell to Primrose,who won comfortably from Rossetti, and was purchased by Mr . Whipp,the owner of the second, for 250 guineas.

For the Roodeye Handicap the favourite, Oscillator, ran out whenleading at the Grosvenor bend and in a good finish Bed-Rest, by theChester Cup winner Featherbed, scored a popular victory for Mr. O.Rayner, with Papingo second and Llandelly third.

Backers continued their run of ill luck when the petted Meru failedto gain a place to Ashore in the Belgrave Welter, and though Ali Bey,fourth to Duggie at Newbury, landed the long odds betted on him inthe next race against two opponents, his stable companion Words-

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THE PARADE FOR THE CHESTER CUP IN FRONT OF THE STANDS.

worth, a hot favourite for the Eaton Maiden Plate, could only finishsecond to St . Ronald, another son of Dark Ronald, who scored forMr. H. Goodson.

The Chester Cup.The attendance of the previous day was certainly trebled when

ten runners faced the starter for the time-honoured Cup and championCheshire cheeses which are presented to the owners of the placedhorses . In what ante-post betting there had been Pollen, on thestrength of his Sandown Park victory, was installed a sound favourite,

and this position he maintained until the flag fell with Wardha as hismost formidable opponent .

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In the race Pollen held the inside berth and made all the runninguntil making the last turn for home, when Hare Hill drew up on theoutside and, beautifully ridden by Donoghue, went by to win by twolengths with Parrot four lengths away third.

Full particulars of the race and runners were as follows :

CHESTER Cup (HANDICAP) of 2,030 sovs . ; about 24 miles.Mr. C . Bower Ismay's ch h Hare Hill, by Pam- Lady Dern, 5 yrs,

7 st 10 lb

.

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.

.

S . Donoghue

i

Mr . J . L . Dugdale's Pollen, 6 yrs, 7 st 3 lb

D . Dick

2

Mr. J . Dunkerley's Parrot, 4 yrs, 7 st

P . Jones

3Mr . E . de Mestre's Willaura, aged, S st 3 lb

. F . Rickaby

o

Mri D . J . Jardine's Wardha, 4 yrs, 7 st 7 lb

Ci FoY

O

Colonel Hall Walker's White Lie, 4 vrs, 7 st 3 lb

H . Robbins

oMr . J . de Rothschild's Broadwood, 5 vrs, b st 13 lb

. E. Fozard

o

Mri P . Broome's Frustration, { vrs, 6 st ss lb

.

. P. Allden o

Mr . J . Kenny's Grecian Maid, 5 vrs, 6 st to lb .

E . Crickmere

o

Mr. L. Booth's Nihilist, 4 yrs, 6 st 3 lb . Collis o

BETTING :—5 to 2 agst Pollen, 7 to z agst Wardha, ss to 2 agst Hare Hill,6 to 1 agst Willaura, loo to 8 agst Frustration, loo to 7 each agst White Lie,

Parrot, Grecian Maid, and Nihilist, and 33 to I agst Broadwood.

Pollen led from Frustration, Parrot, Nihilist, Broadwood, WhiteLie, Hare Hill and Grecian Maid for a short distance, when Nihilistbecame third, Parrot, Broadwood, White Lie and Wardha following.On passing the stands the second time Pollen held a good lead ofFrustration, White Lie, Nihilist, Broadwood, Parrot, Hare Hill andWillaura following . Six furlongs from the finish Pollen had increasedhis lead from Frustration and White Lie, this pair being followed byHare Hill, Wardha and INihilist . At the Grosvenor turn Hare Hillhad become second, and Wardha third, but in the straight Hare Hillchallenged Pollen, and won by two lengths ; four lengths betweensecond and third ; Wardha was fourth, Frustration fifth, Nihilistsixth, Grecian Maid seventh, White Lie eighth, and Broadwood last.Winner trained by Robinson.

Hare Hill is a chestnut horse by Pam out of Lady Dern and waspurchased by Mr . Bower Ismay for 2,000 guineas from Mr. Lowry atthe back end of the 1913 season. Up till his victory he had done littleto earn his purchase price . Last year he ran five times, incidentallystarting a hot favourite for the Chester Cup, and his only victory wasin the Lancashire Handicap at Liverpool last INovember.

Backers again had a disastrous day, as not a favourite scoredthough there was sound money for Lady Isobel, Maybud and Earlock,who carried off the Badminton Plate, Dee Stand Welter, and theStamford T .Y .O. Plate at 6 to 4, 3 to I and 3 to r respectively.

The opening race, the City Selling Plate, was won by the northern-trained Audley, who beat Mr . Hulton's Sikh and was disposed of for190 guineas. I might also mention that it was at this price Maybud,the winner of the other seller, was bought in by Mr. S . Pickering.

The Duke of Westminster 's Wordsworth was again brought outin the Stewards' Three-year-old Plate and was made first favourite

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with Alpine. The colt, however, did no better than on the previousday and must, I think, be written down as extremely moderate . Therace was won by Sweet Duchess from Ardath.

The longest priced winner of the meeting was Foolish Fancy,who, starting at 25 to I, beat the Belgian horse Faine II . in the Princeof Wales Plate.

The Dee Stakes.The last day of the meeting perhaps provided the best sport, the

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MR . BOWER ISMAY ' S HARE HILL, BY PAM—LADY DERN, WINNEROF THE CHESTER CUP.

race for the principal event, the Dee Stakes, resulting in a mostexciting finish between Achtoik and Passport, the former, who was afractionally better favourite, just getting up to win by a head, with theHurst Park winner Brown Ronald four lengths away third.

Proceedings commenced with the victory of the outsider Sealskinin the Wyn T .Y .O . Seller, who beat the Jaquette filly and was takenby Robinson at the subsequent auction for um guineas.

The Combermere Handicap saw the revival of a back number inColonel Hall Walker's Sir Bold, who, if one excepts the odds-on AliBey victory, was the first favourite to score at the meeting . He wonfrom Hill Fox and Menlo . Sir Bold, who is an own brother to Polar

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Star, is nine years old and has not scored since 1909, when he carriedoff the Great Yorkshire Stakes from four opponents.

Backers experienced another set-back when the joint favouritesEvett and Outram failed to get placed in the Great Cheshire Handicap,which fell to the long-kept Madame Louise, who, well ridden by Cooper,scored from Black Kite and Bedtime.

Mr. Edge exploited his Epsom purchase, the Belgian horseFakir III ., with success in the Earl of Chester's Welter Handicap,defeating a better favourite in Velociter, and the meeting then termi-nated with a victory for the favourite in the Ormonde Stakes, LordDerby's Marchetta filly winning by half a length from Tuesday'swinner Ali Bey, with Louviers D'Or third.

Kempton Park Meeting.

Two better days ' racing under pleasanter weather conditions itwould be hard to find than the Friday and Saturday allotted to thispopular Surrey fixture.

The Jubilee Meeting always finds Kempton looking its best, and ifthe backward spring has robbed the chestnut trees of their usual showof bloom, the finely-wooded park was beautifully green in its springgarb . The sun shone with almost summer heat whilst a pleasant windtempered its rays . The racing was excellent and nothing missing thatmakes for enjoyment—were such a thing possible in these days.

Dead heats are still prevalent, and proceedings opened on theFriday with Fullwell Selling Plate, in which Mr . Robinson was unableto separate Berrilldon and Rangag . The stakes being divided, bothhorses were bought in, the 1913 Lincoln winner at 570 guineas andRangag at 200 guineas. Berrilldon 's forelegs are none too good nowand he was heavily bandaged, but properly placed there must still besome good races in the six-year-old.

There were a number of candidates supported in the SunburyTwo-year-old Plate, but the one that took my fancy most in thepaddock was a bay filly by that speedy horse Le Blizon out of RiselyMoss, who at her previous outing had defeated two opponents atWarwick . Those early in the market got 7 and 8 to 1 about her chancesowing to the demand for Light Comedian and Thorgny, and havingsecured sixes for my modest investment, I was pleased to see hersettle down to a strong second favourite at 4 to 1 . The race requireslittle description, as after Kona and Light Comedian had made therunning for half way, the Risely Moss filly drew out and won cleverlyby a length from Kona, with Thorgny third, and Light Comedianclose up fourth. The winner was sold for 400 guineas to Mr . A.Knowles, a patron of Robson's, and so remains in the stable.

The next race on the card, the Norbiton Handicap, was the prin-cipal race of the day, and a field of seventeen runners, including mostof the best sprinters in training, faced the starter . General regret wasfelt that neither of Mr . J . Joel ' s pair, Golden Sun or Parhelion, threw

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down the gauntlet, but with such runners as Flying Orb, The Boss,Colour System, Trinity Square, Clap Gate, Coronis, The Angel Man,etc ., there was little cause for complaint . The Boss, who was backeddown to 3 to 1, went down to the post like a lion but came back like theproverbial mouse, though in extenuation it may be said that he collidedwith Dropwort at the start and lost some lengths . After this Martincould not get him extended and he finished ignominiously in the ruck.Flying Orb was obviously on the big side, but he showed all his brilliantspeed of last season and was quite in the picture until his conditionbegan to tell . Swanker and Coronis were at the head of affairs untilhalf the journey was accomplished, when they retired beaten andSpeedyfoot drew to the front attended by Colour System, Flying Orb,

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THE FINISH FOR THE JUBILEE STAKES.

Diadumenos, Wrack, Lanius . Head, short head.

Chaffinch and Egretta . At the distance Flying Orb was beaten andChaffinch swerved, whereupon Colour System challenged the leaderand getting up in the last few strides won by three-quarters of a length,with Egretta third and Flying Orb fourth.

The winner, who had not been seen since the July of last year,had brilliant form in the early part of the season, winning six races offthe reel . He met his first defeat in the Fern Hill Stakes at Ascot,when he finished unplaced to Calder Vale, Champgoubert and Swanker,and only ran once again at Salisbury, when he finished third to Voltaand Fanous in the Hurstbourne Stakes . Robinson has evidently gothim back to his early form and he may easily, with his brilliant speed,prove a champion over short distances.

The Kenton Maiden T .V .O . Plate was won by The Revenge on atight rein from Mr. Collins' Sweet Nell, and in this son of the White

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Knight Mr. Tatem owns a more than useful colt . Rickaby, bearingin mind the fall the colt experienced at his last outing at the bend ofthe Sandown Park course, took him carefully along until the cornerwas negotiated, when it was only a case of how far he was allowed towin by so soon as his head was loosed . Sweet Nell is a bay daughter ofNeil Gow and Lady Diana, the latter of whom will be remembered asnightly playing the principal part in the Drury Lane racing drama" The Whip ." Sweet Nell, who is engaged in the Derby and Oaks, isa long way from being at her best . If she runs in either of the classicsI understand the French jockey O'Neil will be seen on her back.

For the Spring T .Y.O. Plate there were three starters, of whomthe Turpitude colt was a strong favourite at Zi to 4 on. In the racehe again failed to stay, and was run out of it by the Marca colt, whoat his last outing filled the third berth behind Drym and Palace atNewmarket . This is the third time the Turpitude colt has run second,and now that four-furlong cuts have been abolished, it will, I am afraid,be difficult to find a course easy enough for him on which to stay fivefurlongs in good-class company.

A good dav 's sport wound up with a field of twelve runners forthe one and a half mile Waldegrave Plate and for this Early Hopestarted a hot favourite with Dick Deadeve, Medley and Sordello in nextbest demand. Draughtsman, who opened equal favourite with EarlyHope I took fives and 9 to 2 myself—for some unknown reasondrifted out in the market to almost any price, which was all the moreinexplicable as he had drawn No . i (the berth on the rails) and lookedin excellent trim . There was some delay at the gate and Draughts-man lashed out with his heels more than once, fortunately withoutdoing damage . When the tapes flew up Sordello, in company withMedley, made joint running until rounding the bend, Draughtsmanlying third on their heels . Entering the straight Ladignac dashed to 'the front but gave way a quarter of a mile from home to Draughtsman,who won in a canter from Dick Deadeye and Sordello, with Ladignacclose up fourth.

The Jubilee.

I have witnessed a good many Jubilees since Bendigo carried offthe race on its institution in 1887, but never have I seen so exciting afinish as when Wrack, Diadumenos and Lanius swept past the post ina straight line . From where I was standing I thought the favouritehad won and that Lanius was second, but many others were sure LordRosebery's game little horse had just got home . A dead silencereigned till the numbers appeared in the frame, 10—4—14, and then acheer went up as the crowd realised the favourite had just done it,a head and a sho t head being the official verdict.

The paddock on Jubilee Day at Kempton in normal times is awonderful sight, as the runners in the big race are mobbed by thecrowds of spectators . This year there were, of course, a good number

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of people surrounding their favourites as each was saddled, but therewas no undue crowding in any part of the paddock, and every oppor-tunity was afforded for an inspection of all the candidates.

Prior to racing the conversation on every lip was of the Lusitania,and it was evident that the Huns' latest crime had made a deepimpression on the minds of everyone present, for a certain under-current of gloom, which the excitement of the big race only momentarilydispelled, was present throughout the whole of the afternoon.

Proceedings opened with the Shepperton Handicap, for whichtwenty runners went to the post . In a good race the spoils went to.Drucilla, who had disappointed in her last two outings when favourite.Well ridden by little Allden she now led all the way and got home by aneck from the Belgian horse Quragan, who was much expected . Atthe subsequent auction the winner was sold for 240 guineas to Mr.Coopman.

The May Auction Plate which followed saw the Alexandra Parkwinner Farilady and the Queensbridge filly, second to Miss Grits atEpsom, disputing favouritism . In the race Farilady made all therunning, to win by a neck from Sister Susie, with theQueensbridgefilly third, Farilady was bought in after the race for 400 guineas.

There was now an interval of fifty minutes before the decision ofthe big race, and a general move was made to the paddock, where theextra time allowed enabled most people to obtain a good look at allthe candidates.

The first horse I saw was Woodwild, who looked extremely well,and others who pleased me were Dutch Lady, Wrack, Diadumenos,Dan Russel and Peter the Hermit . China Cock looked a perfectpicture of a powerful weight carrier with his short legs and muscularthighs . Lanius is not a good-looking horse, as he is light in the neckand carries a clumsy head, but he can gallop, and was the unluckyhorse of the race who would have beaten the winner if he had got clearof his field in time.

Florist looked big and was sweating . Somehow at the momenthe seems to have lost all his form . Cheerful looked as hard as nails,and ran well without ever being good enough . Honeywood, who.attracted good money, to my mind is not yet ready, but will win a bigrace very soon now.

It is impossible to see very clearly the start from the grand stand,but I learnt afterwards that it was one of Mr . Coventry's most happyefforts . The full description of the race was as follows :

Twenty-mnth Year of the KEMPTON PARK GREAT JUBILEE HANDICAP

of 2,65o sovs . ; seeond receives 200 sovs. and third 10o sovs . ;Jubilee Course (14 miles).

Lord D'Abernon's ch h Diadumenos, by Orby--Donnetta, 57 st 12 lb F . Bullock

Lord Rosebery's b h Wrack, by Robert le Diable—Samphire, 6 prs,8 st 7 lb .

.

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Mr . Neumann's b or br c Lanius, by Llangibby—Mesange, 4 yrs,

Ni Spear

3R . Cooper

4M . Wing5

F . Fox

6C. Foy

7D . Dick

8P . Allden

9Ci Trigg

10

E . Huxley

rr

7 st 6 lb .

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.Mr . J . Daly's High Mor, 4 yrs, 7 st I lbMr . Nelke's China Cock, 5 vrs, 8 st I i lbMr . Buchanan's Dan Russel, 4 yrs, 7 st 9 lbMr . Tanner's Carancho, 4 yrs, 7 st 12 lbMr . Hulton's Woodwild, 4 yrs, 6 st ro lb .Colonel Hall Walker's Dutch Lady, 4 yrs, 6 st 12 lbMr . J . G . Wilson's Cheerful, 5 yrs, 7 st 12 lb

.Colonel Hall Walker's Carrickfergus, 4 yrs, 7 st 9 lb .Mr . S . Joel's Honeywood, 4 yrs, 8 st 5 lb .

wal . Griggs 12Mr . Farquharson's Mount William, 4 yrs, 7 St 2 lb

S . Hill 13

Mr. M. Singer's Florist, 5 yrs, 8 st 9 lb

.

J . Clark 14Mr. King's Peter the Hermit, 4 yrs, 8 st r lb

S . Donoghue 15

Winner bred by Owner ; trained by Hon. G. Lambton, at New-market .

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DIADUMENOS, BY ORBY—DONNETTA, WINNER OF THEJUBILEE STAKES.

STARTING PRICES :—roo to 30 agst Diadumenos, 7 to r agst Dan Russel,8 to r agst Lanius, ro to r agst Wrack, too to 8 agst Righ Mor, roo to 7 each agst

China Cock, Cheerful, Honeywood, Peter the Hermit, Woodwild, Dutch Lady,20 to I each agst Carancho and Carrickfergus, 33 to I each agst Mount Williamand Florist.

Places : Evens Diadumenos . Others proportionate.DRAW FOR PLACES : No. I . (outside) High Mor, 2 . Dan Russel, 3 . Carrick-

fergus, 4 . Diadumenos, 5 . Dutch Lady, 6 . Carancho, 7 . Lanius, 8 . China Cock,

9 . Wrack, ro . Honeywood, rr . Cheerful, 12 . Florist, 13 . Woodwild, 14 . Peter theHermit, 15 . MountWilliam.

The parade was carried out in the order of the handicap . DanRussel, Cheerful and Florist were fractious, but eventually a capital

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start was effected . Dan Russel (on the left) made the running fromPeter the Hermit (on the right), Diadumenos (on the left), China Cock,Wrack (in the centre), Righ Mor, Lanius (also in the centre), DutchLady, Carancho and Woodwild, with Mount William in the rear, tillhalf a mile had been covered, when China Cock went on second, in frontof Dutch Lady, Peter the Hermit, Wrack, Diadumenos, Lanius, RighMor, Carancho, Cheerful and Woodwild, the last of all now beingFlorist . Little change in these positions occurred till entering thestraight, when Dutch Lady was beaten, as also were Dan Russel, Peterthe Hermit and China Cock a quarter of a mile from home . ThereuponWrack shot to the front, closely pursued by Diadumenos, and at thedistance the pair were joined by Lanius, a terrific finish terminating infavour of Lord D ' Abernon 's colt by a head ; a short head between thesecond and third . Righ Mor was officially placed fourth ; then cameChina Cock fifth, Dan Russel sixth, Carancho seventh, Woodwildeighth, Dutch Lady ninth, Cheerful tenth, Carrickfergus eleventh,Honeywood twelfth, Mount William next, and Peter the Hermit last.Time, 2 minutes 2 seconds.

Peter the Hermit, I regret to say, broke down when occupying agood position on entering the straight, his near fore joint giving out.He pulled up very sore, and I am afraid it will be some time before heis himself again . Diadumenos has been most unlucky in several of hisbig races, and it was only fitting that he should accomplish the secondhalf of his dam's feat, who won the Jubilee in 1906 after carrying offthe Duke of York's Stakes over the same course the previous autumn.Diadumenos was third in the Duke of York's Stakes last year and mayyet complete the other half of Donnetta's double.

The remainder of the racing brought out good fields . In theSunningdale Welter Mr. Wilson received some consolation for thedefeat of Cheerful when Rather Bolder, ridden by Trigg, won from theBelgian horse St . Marc and the favourite Longtown.

In the Three-year-old Plate Lady Torrington had the satisfactionof seeing her colt My Birthday, who had run well at his last outing,carry off the spoils from Haki and Race Rock ; and then proceedingsterminated with the River Handicap, for which there were fourteenrunners. I had marked San Stefano as a good thing for this race, fromwhat I had been told, and risked my maximum stake upon him on theprinciple of playing up the enemy's money after a good day . He was,of course, unplaced and, watching the race, I was of opinion that it iswith him a case of will not, and not cannot, when it comes to racing.When the tapes went up, Mediator and Wise Simon made all the runningtill half way, when Sudden Squall drew out, but was challenged at thedistance by Wynburg and Dacato, the former of whom won by a head,with Dacato third, three-quarters of a length off Sudden Squall .

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Death of a well-known Trainer.

The death took place early last month of the ex-trainer WilliamWalters . Amongst other well-known horses under Walters' chargeduring his training career were Gallinule, Goldseeker, and Tyrant.The last named carried off the Chester Cup, Gold Vase at Ascot, andDoncaster Cup amongst other good races, whilst Goldseeker won theCity and Suburban in 1889 . Walters trained Gallinule in his two-year-old days before he became the property of the Marquis of Ailesbury.

Irish Two-Year-Old Sold.

The chestnut colt by Tredennis out of Lady Black, who carriedoff the Paddock Plate in smashing style from seventeen opponents onthe second day at the Curragh Meeting last month, has been disposedof by Mr . Albert Lowry for a big sum to Mr. Kennedy Jones, and willin future carry the popular blue and yellow jacket over here . Fromthe manner in which the youngster disposed of a hot favourite in theBright Morn colt and the rest of his field he must be reckoned as a coltof great promise.

French Derby Colts at Newmarket.

Mr. Edmond Blanc's two colts, Le Melior and Florimond, arereceiving their preparation for the Derby at the hands of Tom Jenningsat Newmarket . Le Melior was sired by the defunct Ajax, a son ofFlying Fox, whilst Florimond is a son of the St . Leger winner, Afowler.

Roseworthy and Redfern sold to Australia.

Another representative of the St . Simon male line in Roseworthyhas been secured for the Southern Hemisphere, the sale closely followingon that of Nassau, who was shipped to New Zealand . Roseworthy,however, is for the sister colony Australia, Mr . Basset having disposedof him for 2,000 guineas. Qn Guineas day at Newmarket the late

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Earl Cadogan's Redfern was knocked down at 5,300 guineas to GeorgeBlackwell, who was bidding for Sir G . Cooper . The horse should provea cheap bargain at this price for the stud . He goes to Australia, Ilearn, and doubtless he will be raced there before taking up his studduties.

Retiral of Princess Dorrie.

A suspensory ligament has given way, and Princess Dorrie takesup her quarters at the stud paddocks at Childwickbury . PrincessDorrie is by Your Majesty out of Doris, that wonderful brood marewho has proved such a gold mine to the Childwick stud . Doris was thedam of Sunstar, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, andsince her daughter, Princess Dorrie, carried off the Qne ThousandGuineas and Qaks, she has earned the distinction of foaling the winnerof all the classics excepting the St . Leger . In foaling the winner of theDerby and Qaks she shares the honours with Pilgrimage—whothrew Canterbury Pilgrim and Jeddah, winners of the Qaks and Derbyin 1896 and 1898 respectively—and, of course, Signorina and Queen

Mary, whose children, Signorinetta and Blink Bonny, carried off bothraces in 1908 and 18J7 . At the beginning of the nineteenth centuryit is recorded a mare called Eleanor, belonging to Sir C . Bunbury,

also won both races, her dam being a mare called Young Giantress.Princess Dorrie is to be mated first with Sunspot, a Sundridge

horse.

Sir William Nelson's New Establishment.

The Stork House training establishment at Lambourn has beentaken by Sir William Nelson, and his trainer, Cullen, is expected thereshortly with his horses.

Herbert Jones' Second Bereavement.

Following on the death of his brother Reggie, Herbert Jones, theKing ' s jockey, has had the misfortune to lose his brother Jack . J . Joneswas in business in the West End of London, and the cause of his deathwas consumption. Both brothers are interred at Newmarket.

Absurd arrives in New Zealand.

The stallion Absurd (by Sundridge—Absurdity), purchased inEngland recently for Mr. G. M. Currie, owner of the Koatanui stud,has, I learn, reached Wellington, New Zealand, in good condition.Absurd, it will be remembered, won the Middle Park Plate in 1911.

Kelly leaves Epsom.Joe Kelly, the trainer, is removing from his present quarters in

Epsom, where he has been established for fifteen years, and has leased

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the late Mr . Squire's stables and gallops at Cheltenham . At his newplace Kelly will have stabling for thirty horses.

W. Payne in the Saddle.Billy Payne, who has been at the front since last Qctober, has been

home on short leave. He visited the Colwall Park meeting last monthto ride two of his old favourites, Topsy's Baby and Rhine na Shark.Both horses won, but owing to the non-arrival of his licence, which henaturally did not take out this year, he was unfortunately preventedfrom taking the mounts in his old employer's jacket, tartan withyellow sleeves . He received some solace for his disappointment thefollowing day at Nottingham, when he completed a double by ridingthe winner of the first and last races and also finished third in theNottinghamshire Steeplechase.

Death of Hackenschmidt.Mr. E. W. Robinson has suffered a great loss in the sudden death

from heart failure of his stallion Hackenschmidt at the Brookleigh stud,Liscombe, Leighton Buzzard, towards the end of last month. Hacken-schmidt was a fourteen-year-old bay son of Bushey Park, and had beenmost successful in siring some excellent cross-country performers . Thehurdler Catch Penny, whose running has been so consistent during thewinter season, was one of his progeny out of a mare called FrenchPenny. Mr. Robinson has another very useful sire at the Brookleighstud in The Tower, who secured a reserve in the King ' s Premiums classfor Bucks, Essex, Herts and Middlesex at the London Show last March.This horse is getting some good foals I hear.

A. Saxby Married.Arthur Saxby, the well-known cross-country jockey, was recently

married at Surbiton to a Scotch lady . F. Herbert, the Canadianjockey, who is engaged to Saxby's sister, was best man . Saxby shortlyleaves for Denmark, where he has accepted a retainer to ride.

Accidents to Jockeys.Several of our leading jockeys have been in the wars lately . Qn

the morning of the opening day of the Epsom meeting Piper had anasty fall when exercising Sir W. Nelson's Spring Thyme . The horsecame down with him, and though no bones were broken the jockey wasseverely shaken and was kept out of the saddle for some considerabletime.

In the accident at Sandown Park, when Vaucluse and the Revengecame down in the Tudor Plate, Rickaby and W . Huxley were bothknocked out . The former was able to resume riding at Newmarket thefollowing week, but W . Huxley was kept out of the saddle for a fort-night, a piece of distinctly bad luck, as he was riding in brilliant formjust prior to the accident .

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CURRENT TOPICSPolo at Hurlingham.

During the past month there has been regular play on Tuesdays,Thursdays and Saturdays on the second ground of the premier Club,matches being got up with the officers in training at Hurlingham anda few of the elder members of the Club . Play has been particularlybright on Saturdays, when some exciting matches have taken place.Amongst those participating I have noticed Mr. T. B . Drybrough,Mr. J . W. Winans, Mr . G. A . Lockett, the Earl of Harrington, Mr. H. T.Rich, and Sir Clifford Cory. Major Blacker, the Manager, has beenindefatigable in his efforts to encourage and promote matches, and theofficers in training at the grounds owe him a debt of gratitude for thesplendid amount of sport and practice they have enjoyed.

Polo in Ireland.Polo has taken place during the past month at the A .I .P .C. head-

quarters in Phoenix Park regularly every Wednesday and Saturday,and, though no regular matches other than a few four-chukker arrange-ments have so far taken place, there have been plenty of practice games,for an average muster of ten to twelve players at the ground each day.Amongst those I have noticed playing are Captain B . Daly, Mr. J.McCann, Mr . Roark, Mr . Balding, Mr . T. Leonard, Mr . Shackleton,

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Mr. Tyrrell, and Mr . C. Brindley. Before returning to the frontCaptain Wyndham-Quin, the 9th Lancers regimental player, took partin some matches . The Lord Lieutenant has played whenever hisduties have permitted, whilst his A .D .C ., Captain Heseltine, has turnedout on several occasions . The support of His Excellency Lord Wim-borne and his staff has greatly assisted the A.I .P .C. to keep the gamegoing, and, with the help of cavalry reserve men and soldiers home onsick leave, polo prospects for the Irish season might almost be calledbright, if such a term is permissible in these days . Anyhow the gamein Ireland is keeping no one from his duties and is giving both amuse-

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POLO IN PROGRESS AT HURLINGHAM . "RHARI " v . HURLINGHAM.

ment and relaxation to men who have done and are preparing to dotheir bit again for King and country.

Polo Players Killed in Action.The casualty list for the past two months, which is published in

full in the current issue of THE POLO MONTHLY, contains the names ofseveral of our best players . The loss of such men as Captain F.Grenfell, V .C ., Captain Noel Edwards, Captain A . K. Hargreaves,D.S .O ., and Captain G. V. S . Bowlby causes gaps in the polo world thatare impossible to fill, and all those who in happier times have watchedtheir brilliant play at Hurlingham and elsewhere will extend thedeepest sympathy to the sorrowing relations and friends of thesegallant men .

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POLO PLAYERS AND

THE WAR

I N the last two months of fighting we have to mourn the lossof a number of our prominent players, whilst the wounded list is

also a heavy one.The Royal Horse Guards have lost Captain G . V. S . Bowlby, who

for so long has been a prominent figure in regimental and club polo,and Captain the Hon. C . E . A. Phillips, the son of Lord St . Davids,a promising young player . Lieutenant Lord A . Leveson-Gower, ofthe same regiment, has been wounded.

The 9th Lancers, who of all the polo-playing regiments has so farsuffered the heaviest losses, have had Captain F. O. Grenfell, CaptainA Noel Edwards, and Captain W. H . Roylance Court killed, whilstBrigadier-General D. G. M. Campbell, their old commanding officer hasagain been wounded. It would be hard to estimate the blow polo hasreceived in the death of Captains Grenfell and Edwards ; they were apair of the most brilliant players the world has ever seen . The formerwas killed in action, but Captain Edwards succumbed in hospital togas poisoning.

The 19th Hussars have lost Major J . A . Egerton and LieutenantG. R. Mitchell-Innes, whilst amongst their wounded officers are MajorsArcher-Shee and E . Northern, Captains H. O ' S. F. Tanner, J . C. W.Francis, H . E. A. Platt and G. Osborne, and Lieutenant R . H. N . Settle.All are well known in regimental and county polo.

The 2nd Life Guards have lost a good player in Second LieutenantF. D 'Arcy Blofeld, a prominent player for the Cheltenham CountyClub .

The Rifle Brigade has had two of its best members killed inCaptain A . K . Hargreaves, D.S .O ., and Captain J . E. V. Isaac, D .S .O.The latter gained his D .S .O . in the present war and was well known inPacific Coast polo circles.

Amongst other regiments to suffer are the 3rd Dragoon Guards,one killed and six wounded ; the 5th Dragoon Guards, one killed andfour wounded ; the 4th Dragoon Guards, three wounded ; and the18th Hussars, also three wounded . The Indian Army has also hadheavy casualties amongst its polo-playing officers in various regiments,the total losses being twelve killed . The complete list for the pasttwo months is as follows :—

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Killed.

Abbott, Captain T. A. A. (R.F.A .).Banks, Captain P . D' Aguilar (Queen Victoria's Own Corps of

Guides, attached 57th Rifles).Beattie-Crozier, Captain Percy (4th Rajputs, attached 15th

Sikhs).Beckham, Captain A . T. G. (32nd Sikh Pioneers).Blofeld, 2nd Lieutenant F . D ' Arcy (2nd Life Guards).Bowlby, Captain G . V . S . (Royal Horse Guards).Brown, Captain O. (7th Lancers, I .A., attached 4th (Royal Irish)

Dragoon Guards.Carden, Major R . J . (15th Sikhs).Chapman, Captain P . C . (26th Jacob's Mountain Battery, R .A.).Clarke, Lieutenant B . L. (23rd Cavalry).Coles, Captain E . R. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Combe, Lieutenant S . B. (North Irish Horse).Corbett, Major C. H . (18th Queen Mary's Own Hussars).Court, Captain W. H. Roylance (9th Lancers).Cruickshank, Captain A. H. P. (34th Sikhs).Curwen, Captain W . J . H. (6th, attached 3rd, Royal Fusiliers).Dalrymple, Captain I . D. (Highland Light Infantry).Dashwood, Captain E . G. (4th Oxford and Bucks . Light Infantry).Denny, Captain L . S . (5th Dragoon Guards, attached).De Tuyll, Captain M . A. (10th Hussars).Dixon, Captain James (Middlesex Regiment).Edwards, Captain A. Noel (9th Lancers).Egerton, Major G . A. (19th Hussars).Forwood, Captain T . B. (2nd Royal Lancaster).Grenfell, Captain F. O ., V.C. (9th Lancers).Griffith, Major J . G. (32nd Lancers, I .A .).Guthrie, Captain J . N. (Irish Guards).Hargreaves, Captain A . K., D .S .O. (Rifle Brigade).Heyland, Lieutenant A . A. (2nd Bn . 5th Gurkhas, attached 1st

Bn . 1st Gurkhas).Isaac, Captain J . E. V., D .S .O . (Rifle Brigade).Lanyon, Captain W . M . (Royal Irish Rifles).Leckie, Lieutenant J . H . (1st Royal Dragoons).Leechman, Lieutenant C . B . (3rd (King ' s Own) Hussars).Maxwell, Lieut .-Colonel W. L . (2nd Brigade, Royal Naval

Division).Mitchell-Innes, G. R. (19th Hussars).Phillips, Captain the Hon . C. E. A. (Royal Horse Guards).Polehampton, Lieutenant F . W. (Royal Flying Corps).Swinley, Major G . D . P. (14th Sikhs).Waddell-Dudley, Lieutenant R . R. (3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers).Wakefield, Lieutenant R . O. B. (Royal Irish Fusiliers).Wheeler, Captain G . G. M. (7th Lancers, I.A .) .

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Wounded.Archer-Shee, Major (19th Hussars).Best, Lieutenant T . W. (Leicestershire Yeomanry).Brace, Lieutenant H. F. (15th Hussars).Bramwell, Major H. D . (15th Hussars).Brocklehurst, Lieutenant A . H . ( K .R.R.C .).Campbell, Brigadier-General D . G. M. (9th Lancers).Chesham, Lieutenant J . C ., Lord (10th Hussars).Colmore, Captain H . (7th Hussars).Courage, Captain A. (15th Hussars).Duguid-McCombie, Captain W . McC. (Royal Scots Greys).Dunbar, Major M . L. (5th Dragoon Guards).Eccles, Lieut .-Colonel C. J ., D .S .O . (16th Lancers).Francis, Captain J . C. W. (19th Hussars).Gallaher, Captain A . (4th Dragoon Guards).Grimshaw, Lieutenant A . H. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Holmpatrick, Lieutenant H . W. Lord (16th Lancers).Holt, 2nd Lieutenant H. P. (Essex Yeomanry).Hudson, Lieutenant H. C. H . (11th, attached, 10th Hussars).Kelvill-Davies, Captain G . R. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Kidd, Captain J . N. (6th Dragoon Guards).Lechmere, Captain R . B. H. (5th Dragoon Guards).Leigh-Bennett, Captain A . (Coldstream Guards).Leslie, Captain C . G. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Leveson-Gower, Lieutenant Lord A . (Royal Horse Guards).Lockett, Major W. J., D .S .O. (11th Hussars).Lyon, Captain E . L. (18th Hussars).Nettlefold, 2nd Lieutenant J . H. (5th Dragoon Guards).Northern, Major E . (19th Hussars).Osborne, Captain G . (19th Hussars).Owston, Captain L . V. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Platt, Captain H . E. A. (19th Hussars).Railston, Captain H. J . M. (Rifle Brigade).Settle, Lieutenant R . H. N . (19th Hussars).Sewell, Major H. S . (4th Dragoon Guards).Smith-Bingham, Lieut .-Colonel O . B. B., D.S .O. (3rd Dragoon

Guards).Steele, Captain A . R. (Essex Yeomanry).Stewart, Captain P. D. (3rd Dragoon Guards).Stobart, Lieutenant F . E. (18th Hussars).Sutton, Lieutenant Sir R . V. (1st Life Guards).Tanner, Captain H . O'S. F . (19th Hussars).Wallace, 2nd Lieutenant E . G. (5th Dragoon Guards).

Wandly, Captain C . (18th Hussars).Wiart, Captain A . Carton de (4th Dragoon Guards) .

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Captain Thomas Aveling Abbott, R .F.A., who fell in France onMay 24, aged thirty-two years, was the only son of Lieut .-Colonel(Brevet Colonel) H . E . S . Abbott, D.S .O., R.E., and Mrs . Abbott, ofBagshot, Surrey . He was gazetted to the Royal Artillery in July,1902, and received his captaincy in October last . He played polowith his regiment and was handicapped at 1 goal.

Captain Percy D 'Aguilar Banks, of Queen Victoria ' s Own Corpsof Guides (attached 57th Rifles), who was killed near Ypres on thenight of April 27-28, was the only son of Colonel S . H . O 'Brien Banks,of 9, Eaton Place, Brighton . He was born in 1885, educated atCheltenham and Sandhurst, and received his commission in theWiltshire Regiment in 1903 . He was appointed to the Guides in 1905,being promoted lieutenant a year later and captain in 1912 . CaptainBanks was a good all-round athlete and sportsman . He was in theeleven at Cheltenham and Sandhurst . After making a score of 103for the Somerset Colts he played for the Somerset County eleven . Healso played cricket for the Army against the Rest at Lahore in 1904.A fine polo player, with a 4-goal handicap, he twice led the GuidesInfantry to victory ; and also took part in a tour in Germany, playingfor the Frankfurt team, which won three events.

Captain Percy Beattie-Crozier, 4th Rajputs, attached to the15th Sikhs, was a keen player, and was captain of the regimental teamwhich secured the Nicholson Cup in Ceylon in1911.

Captain Arthur Thomas Grafton Beckham, 32nd Sikh Pioneers,the only son of Colonel Beckham, late Indian Army, and of Mrs.Beckham, 24, Army and Navy Mansions, S .V ., was killed at Ypres onApril 26, in his thirtieth year . He entered the Army in 1905 and joinedthe Indian Army in the following year . He was promoted captain lastAugust . He held an I .P .A. polo handicap of 2 goals.

Second Lieutenant D ' Arcy Frank Blofeld, 2nd Life Guards, whowas killed on May 12 at Ypres, was twenty-five years of age, and wasgazetted to a temporary commission in October last . He was a keenpolo player, schooling all his Argentine-bred ponies himself, and as amember of the Cheltenham and West Somerset Polo Clubs was handi-capped at five goals . He was well known in the hunting field in Exmoor,and had hunted witb the Devon and Somerset Staghounds since hewas six years old.

Captain Geoffrey Vaux Salvin Bowlby, of the Royal Horse Guards,was the son of Mr. Edward Salvin Bowlby, of Gilston Park, Hertford-shire . He was born in 1883, and educated at Eton, where he was firstat Mr . Lowry 's House and afterwards at the Rev . H . T. Bowlby ' s.He received his commission from the Militia in 1904, was promotedlieutenant in 1905, and captain in 1908 . From 1908 to 1910 he wasA.D.C. to the General Commanding-in-Chief in Ireland, and from 1910to 1913 adjutant of the Royal Horse Guards. As a polo player he was

well known in Army circles and at the London Clubs . In 1910 and1912 he helped his regiment to win the Inter-Regimental Cup and tobe the runners up in 1911 . He held a Hurlingham handicap of 6 goals .

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Lieutenant Oscar Brown, 7th Lancers, Indian Army, attached4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, obtained his first appointment inthe Northamptonshire Regiment in September, 1908, and received hisstep in December, 1910, transferring in September, 1911, to the IndianArmy. He was in his twenty-seventh year . He played polo in Indiawith his regiment and was handicapped at 2 goals.

Major John Rutter Carden, 15th Sikhs, died on April 30 in Franceof wounds received in action two days earlier near Ypres, aged forty-seven years . The youngest son of the late Andrew Carden, of Barnane,County Tipperary, he got his first appointment in the Royal Scotsfrom the ranks in 1889, and in 1891 joined the Indian Army, in whichhe became major in 1907 . He had seen considerable service in India—with the expedition to Manipur, 1891, and the Chin-Lushai Expedi-tion, 1892, with the relief force in the Chitral, 1895, in the operationson the Samana and in the Kurram Valley, 1897—1898, and in theaction of Chagru Kotal, Tirah, 1897—1898. He played polo with hisregiment and had an I .P .A. rating of 4 goals.

Captain Perceval Christian Chapman, 26th Jacob's MountainBattery, Royal Artillery, died on May 1 at Alexandria, of woundsreceived on April 25 in the Gallipoli Peninsula . The son of the Rev.Theodore C . Chapman, he was born in March, 1884, and joined theRoyal Artillery in July, 1903, receiving his captaincy last October . Hewas a keen polo player and was handicapped at 1 goal.

Lieutenant Brian Lloyd Clarke, 23rd Cavalry, Indian Army, diedon April 19, as the result of wounds received in an aeroplane accident ;aged twenty-six years . He was gazetted second lieutenant unattachedin August, 1908, in which year he saw active service, taking part inthe operations in the Mohmand country (medal with clasp) . LieutenantClarke was the younger son of the late Sir Marshal Clarke, K .C .M.G.,and of Lady Clarke, of 7, Cedars Road, Beckenham . He played poloin India and was rated at 1 goal by the I .P .A.

Captain Edgar Ralph Coles, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who was killedon May 12, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs . Ernest H. Coles, ofArnolds, Holmwood, Surrey, and was twenty-five years of age . Hewas educated at Marlborough and at Magdalene College, Cambridge,and joining the Army as a University candidate in April, 1911, hereached the rank of captain in December last . He was mentioned inSir John French's despatch in February last . A keen polo player hewas rated as a 2-goal man.

Lieutenant Combe, who was born on January 20, 1880, was thethird son of Mr . Abram Combe, J .P ., of Donaghcloney House, CountyDown, Ireland, and was educated at Rugby School . He was wellknown in the north of Ireland as the popular Master of the CountyDown Staghounds. An accomplished horseman and polo player, witha handicap of 2 goals, and a frequent rider in point-to-point races, heoften rode in jumping competitions at the Dublin Horse Show andelsewhere . He joined the INorth Irish Horse in 1911 as a secondlieutenant on probation and was gazetted lieutenant in 1913 . He was

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appointed local intelligence officer for the counties of Antrim and Down,but relinquished these duties shortly after the outbreak of the war inorder to accompany his regiment to the front . Mr. Combe married, in1902, Mary Teresa, the second daughter of the late Colonel Waring, D .L .,of Waringstown, County Down, and leaves his widow and two sons.

Major Charles Harold Corbett, 18th Queen Mary 's Own Hussars,who fell at Ypres on May 13, aged forty-seven, was the son of the lateMr. Henry Corbett, of Aston Hall, Shropshire . Major Corbett joinedhis regiment from the Militia in November, 1888, and attained to therank of Major in November, 1904 . In 1897-1898, during his servicein India, he acted with the Tirah Expeditionary Force as TransportOfficer and received the medal with two clasps . He was also throughthe South African War, taking part in various operations in theTransvaal, and on the Zululand frontier and Natal, for which heheld both medals with two clasps. He was a keen polo player andwas handicapped at 3 goals.

Captain William Hubert Roylance Court, 9th Lancers, was theonly son of Mr . and Mrs . William Roylance Court, of Manor House,Middlewich, Cheshire, and grandson of the late Sir Andrew BarclayWalker, Bart . Born in September, 1885, he gained his commissionin the 9th Lancers from the Militia in July, 1907, and attained the rankof captain in April, 1913. He was killed in Flanders on May 2 4 . Hewas a keen polo player in a regiment where all the officers are goodmen and was handicapped at 3 goals.

Captain Arthur Henry Princep Cruickshank, born in 1883, wasthe second son of A . W. Cruickshank, C .S .I ., of the Indian Civil Service.Educated at Rugby, he passed through the Royal Military Academy atWoolwich, and, receiving a commission in the Royal Garrison Artillery,was posted to the Cape in 1903 . He exchanged in 1904 into the IndianArmy, being gazetted to the 32nd Sikh Pioneers in October, 1905.He received the medal for the Mohmand Frontier Expedition in 1908,having served throughout it with the 34th Sikh Pioneers . He wasgazetted captain in 1912. He was wounded on November 23 atGivenchy, and after recovery rejoined, early in March, the 34th Sikhs,and on April 27 received wounds near Ypres, from which he died onApril 28. In July, 1914, he was married to Helma Marsden, eldestdaughter of William Cordy Herring, Wraysbury, Bucks . He playedpolo in India with his regiment.

Captain W. J . H . Curwen, 6th Royal Fusiliers (attached 3rd), wasthe son of the late Mr . and Mrs. J . M . Curwen, of the High House,Thames Ditton, and 53, Carlisle Mansions, S .W ., and was educated atCharterhouse and Magdalen College, Oxford . He represented bothschool and university at cricket and football . After leaving Oxfordhe went to Australia as A.D.C. to Sir John Fuller, Lord Denman, andSir Munro Ferguson, and when war broke out he returned home andwas given a commission in the 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers . As apolo player he was handicapped at 1 goal.

Captain Ernest G. Dashwood, 4th Oxford and Bucks . L .I ., fell on

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May 12 in France, aged thirty-five years . He was the second son ofSir George and Lady Mary Dashwood . Captain Dashwood was akeen polo player and a member of the Oxford University Polo Clubassessed at 3 goals.

Captain Leon Serena Denny, reported killed in action, was thesecond son of the late William Denny, shipbuilder, Dumbarton, and ofLelia Lady Samuelson, Welbeck House, Welbeck Street . He waseducated at Clifton, and gazetted to the King's Dragoon Guards . Hetook part in the South African campaign, when he was severelywounded. He subsequently retired from the Army, and on the out-break of war was attached to the 5th Dragoon Guards. He was wellknown on the Turf and owned a number of steeplechasers . He wasa fine horseman and won the Grand Military Steeplechase in 1906 onhis own horse Royal Blaze . As a polo player he was a member of theV.W.H. Country Club and was assessed at 2 goals.

Captain James Dixon, Middlesex Regiment, who fell on March 10when leading his men in an assault upon the German position north-west of Neuve Chapelle, was a keen sportsman, an excellent horsemanand polo player . When with the 3rd Battalion he played threeseasons in succession for the regimental team in the Hong-kongTournament, the regiment winning the West Kent Cup on eachoccasion . He also played INo . 3 for the Calcutta Polo Club, the winningteam in the Ezra Cup Tournament, in 1912, and when with the 2ndBattalion played in the Army v . Navy match in Malta, 1914, whenthe Army won the Rundle Cup for the first time, beating the Navy6-2.

Captain INoel Edwards, 9th Lancers, was the son of Mr . and Mrs.Arthur Edwards, of Beech Hill Park, Waltham bbey . Born in 1883he received his commission in 1903, was promoted lieutenant in 1905,and captain in 1912, having earlier in the same year become adjutantin the Territorial Force . Captain Edwards will be rememberedas one of the finest polo players of his time . He made hisfirst appearance on a London polo field in the Public SchoolsCup at Roehampton in 1909 . This was the year which saw theEnglish team so surprisingly and disastrously defeated by Mr.H. P . Whitney 's Meadow Brook side in the matches for theInternational Polo Cup . It was a time at which a promisingyoung player enjoyed great opportunities, because after the sweepingAmerican victories it was realised that some of the English team hadseen their best days and that radical changes must be made if the Cupwas to be recovered from America . Captain Edwards came veryquickly right to the front . Two years later he formed one of the 1911English team, and gave a magnificent performance in each match,scoring all the goals for his side, four in each match . The Americanplayers were greatly impressed by his play and also by the magnificenthorsemanship he showed. In 1913 he again formed one of the Dukeof Westminster 's team, led by Captain Ritson, that almost lifted theCup from the Meadow Brook four . He was handicapped at 9 goals .

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LORD A. LEVESON-GOWER, ROYAL HORSE GUARDS,REPORTED WOUNDED.

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Captain Edwards died in hospital in France on May 25 from the effects.of gas poisoning.

Major George Algernon Egerton, 19th Hussars, who died of woundsat Headquarters Clearing Hospital on May 13, was the only son of thelate Hon . Algernon Egerton, and was forty-four years of age . Hejoined the 19th Hussars in October, 1891, and attained to the rank ofcaptain in June, 1900 . In the South African War he took part in theoperations in Natal in 1899, including the actions at Rietfontein andLombard ' s Kopje, and the defence of Ladysmith . He was also presentat the action of Laing 's Nek in Natal and in the Transvaal at Belfast.For his services during the operations in the Transvaal and OrangeRiver Colony in 1902 he was mentioned in despatches and received thebrevet rank of major and both the medals, the Queen's .-with four claspsand the King 's with two. He was a keen polo player in regimentalpolo, handicapped at 4 goals.

Captain Thomas Brittain Forwood, of the 2nd Battalion King ' sOwn (Royal Lancaster Regiment), was the only son of the late Mr.Thomas Brittain Forwood and of Mrs . Forwood, of Frinhurst, FrimleyGreen, Farnborough, Hants . He was born in 1886, and was gazettedsecond lieutenant in 1905 and lieutenant in 1907 . Captain Forwoodmarried Miss Constance M . M. Fairlie, who survives him . As a poloplayer he was the backbone of the Liverpool County Club and wasassessed at 5 goals.

Captain Francis Grenfell, V .C., 9th Lancers, was the eighth son ofthe late Mr . Pascoe du Pre Grenfell, of Wilton Park, Beaconsfield, anda nephew of Field-Marshal Lord Grenfell . He was born on Septem-ber 4, 1880, and was at Mr. Durnford ' s house at Eton from 1894 to1899 . He was in the Eleven in his last year and was also Master of theBeagles . His twin brother was whip at the same time and they playeda very important part both in the building of the present kennels andorganising the administration of the Beagles Fund . On leaving Etonhe received a commission in the 3rd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders(Militia), and two years later was gazetted second lieutenant in theKing's Royal Rifle Corps in 1901 . After serving in the South AfricanWar in 1901-1902, when he received the Queen ' s medal with five clasps,he joined the 9th Lancers as lieutenant in 1905, and was promotedcaptain in 1912 . Captain Grenfell was the first officer in the Army toreceive the Victoria Cross in the present war, and has since been twice inEngland badly wounded. His twin brother, Captain " Rivy " Grenfell,attached to the same regiment, was killed in action on September 14, afate which has now befallen Captain Francis Grenfell . The two brotherswere magnificent polo players and did as much as any towards therevival and development of modern polo . They played a dashing andopen-handed game . With Captain Jenner and the Duke of Rox-burghe they won the Champion Cup in 1907, playing as the Free-booters, and subsequently formed the famous Old Etonian side . ThisOld Etonian side proposed to go to America in 1910 in order to try torecover the Cup that has since been brought back to this country, but

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owing to an accident to Captain Grenfell in a fall when steeplechasingthe tour had to be given up . Both Captain Grenfell and his brotherhad many devoted friends, and the memory of these two singularlygay and gallant spirits will long be cherished.

Major John Gwynne Griffith, 32nd Lancers, Indian Army, waskilled in Flanders on Empire Day, May 24, aged forty years . Thethird son of the late Colonel Griffith, of Fairfield House, Cheltenham,and Hodges, Jamaica, and of Mrs . Griffith, Newland, Coleford,Gloucestershire, he received his commission in the Durham LightInfantry from the Militia in 1894 and afterwards went to the IndianStaff Corps, 2nd Bombay Lancers . He saw service in the SouthAfrican War, being attached to the Imperial Yeomanry . He went toAustralia in 1912 for two years and acted as Director of MilitaryTraining on the Headquarters Staff, Melbourne . He was home onleave at the outbreak of war, and was appointed D .A.A.Q.M .G .,2nd Cavalry Division, afterwards becoming brigade major to the9th Cavalry Brigade . He was a keen player and well known in polocircles in India.

Captain John Neil Guthrie, Irish Guards, who fell at Festubert onMay 18, was the eldest son of Captain and Mrs . Guthrie, of GuthrieCastle, Forfarshire, and Gaigie House, Dundee, and was twenty-nineyears of age . Four years ago he married Vera, elder daughter of Mr.and Mrs . John Gordon, of 22, South Audley Street . He was a verykeen sportsman and polo player, being handicapped at 3 goals.

Captain Alan Knyveton Hargreaves, D .S .O., Rifle Brigade, wasthe eldest son of Mr . and Mrs. Reginald Hargreaves, of Cuffnells,Lyndhurst, and was thirty-three years of age . He received his firstcommission in August, 1900, and became captain in January, 1910.He served in the South African War and received the Queen 's medalwith three clasps . He had held the adjutancy of his battalion forthree years from December, 1910 . Captain Hargreaves was recognisedas the finest polo player in the Rifle Brigade and was handicapped at6 goals.

Captain John Edmund Valentine Isaac, D .S .O ., 2nd BattalionRifle Brigade, was the third son of the late J . Swinton Isaac, of Brough-ton Park, Worcester . Born in February, 1880, he was educated atHarrow, and gazetted to the Northumberland Fusiliers from the3rd West Yorkshire Regiment on April 18, 1900. He took part inthe South African campaign, and was severely wounded at Nooitge-dacht in December, 1900 . On the disbandment of the 3rd Northum-berland Fusiliers he was posted to the Rifle Brigade in June, 1905, andon retiring from the Army in 1911, he went to Vancouver, BritishColumbia . As a polo player he was well known on the Pacific coast,taking part regularly in the Coronado and other spring tournaments.He was handicapped at 3 goals. He returned in August last andjoined the Special Reserve of Officers, Rifle Brigade . Captain Isaacwas appointed A .D.C. to Major-General Sir J . Capper, commanding7th Division, and went to the front on October 4 . He was wounded

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on October 24 at the first battle of Ypres and sent home, being men-tion in despatches and receiving the D .S .O. for " conspicuous gallantryon all occasions, etc ." He returned to the front in December andrejoined his regiment, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, on May 7, and waskilled two days afterwards between Aubers and Fromelles . He wasa member of the Free Foresters and played cricket for his regimentand occasionally for his county, and was a fine steeplechase rider,winning the Cairo Grand National in 1911.

Lieutenant John Harvey Leckie, 1st Royal Dragoons, who hasbeen killed in action, was the son of the late Mr . Charles Stuart Leckie,formerly of Bangkok, Siam, and was twenty-five years of age. He

THE LATE CAPTAIN J . E. V. ISAAC, D .S .O . (RIFLE BRIGADE),AT CORONADO, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY, 1914.

received his first commission in February, 1911, and was promoted tolieutenant in November, 1913 . He played polo for his regiment andwas a most promising performer with a handicap of 3 goals.

Lieutenant Colin Barclay Leechman, 3rd (King 's Own) Hussars,was killed on the night of September 23—24 last at the Battle of theAisne while on patrol duty near the French trenches opposite Paissy.The younger son of Mr. and Mrs. George Barclay Leechman, of 50,Campden House Court, Kensington, late of Colombo, Ceylon, he wasborn in May, 1888, and received his first appointment in February.1911, being promoted in August of the following year . He learnedpolo as a boy in Ceylon, where his father used to play, and held ahandicap of 1 goal .

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Lieut .-Colonel William Leigh Maxwell, who was killed in actionin the Dardanelles on May 12, was thirty-seven years of age . He passedout of Sandhurst in 1897 and joined the Indian Army . He servedwith the China Expeditionary Force as Railway Staff Officer in 1901was adjutant of his regiment (127th Baluchi Light Infantry), 1902-1906, and Staff Officer Robat Column, 1908 . He graduated at theStaff College, Camberley, in January, 1914, and subsequently took theNaval War Course at Portsmouth . On the outbreak of war he wasappointed Brigade Major, 2nd Brigade, Royal Naval Division, servedin the Antwerp Expedition, and was mentioned in despatches . Whenin India he took a great interest in polo and was a keen player.

Captain Maurice Arthur de Tuyll, 10th Hussars, who was killednear Ypres on May 13, was the second son of the Duchess ofBeaufort and of the late Baron Carlo de Tuyll, and was born in Novem-ber, 1888. He obtained his first commission in the 10th Hussars inSeptember, 1908, and became captain in January last year . A verypromising polo player he was assessed at 4 goals.

Lieutenant Robert Roland Waddell-Dudley, 3rd Battalion RoyalFusiliers, who was killed on April 15, was born in 1887 . He waseducated at Malvern College, and Worcester College, Oxford, wherehe took honours . He was a keen athlete, being first string in theracquet pair at Malvern, a tennis half-blue at Oxford, played hockeyfor the East, and later was in his regimental polo team. He wasgazetted to the 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in December, 1911,joining the regiment in India in January, 1912 . At the outbreak ofthe war he was serving on Lord Willingdon' s Staff at Bombay as A.D.C .,but obtained permission to rejoin his regiment when it was ordered toFrance. He was wounded in February, but returned to duty in March.

Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler, 7th Lancers, IndianCavalry, was killed on April 13 in the Persian Gulf . Born in January,1873, he gained his first appointment in the Wiltshire Regiment inMax', 1893, and in October, 1897, he joined the Indian Army, in whichhe was promoted captain in May, 1902, and major in May, 1911 . In1908 he took part in the operations in the Mohmand country, receivingthe medal with clasp. Major Wheeler was married. He was wellknown in Indian polo circles and was handicapped at 2 goals .

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NOTES AND GOSSIPTournament Fixtures.June 14—26 Meadow Brook Polo Club Westbury, Long Island.June 19—26 Kansas City Country Club Kansas City, Missouri.June 21—26 Smithtown Polo Club St . James, Long Island.June 28—July 3 . Islip Polo Club

. Bay Shore, Long Island.June 28—July 10 Rockaway Hunting Club . Cedarhurst, Long Island.July

5—to Meadow Brook Polo Club Westbury, Long Island.Senior Championship

I Point Judith, Narragan-July 19—Aug . 28

Junior CnampionshipI

sett Pier, R .I.Open Championship

20-Aug. 31 Coronado Country Club(Summer Season).

16—28

. Westchester Polo Club18--Sept . 6 . Thousand Islands Polo

Club.Rumson Country Club

I Denver Country Club

.Cheyenne Mountain Coun-

try Club.

Sept . 4—18

Myopia Hunt Club .

California.

Newport, R .I.Wellesley Island, Alex-

andria Bay, N .Y.Seabright . New Jersey.Denver, Colorado.Wyoming.

Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Aug.Aug.

Aug. 23--28

Sept . 1—9

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6—11

. Squadron "A," N.G .,N.Y . New York City.

Sept . 13--18 ( Spokane Polo Club .

. Washington.Whippany River Club

. Morristown, New York.Sept . 14--19 Buffalo Country Club Buffalo, New York.Sept . 20-25 Essex

County

Country West Orange, New York .Club .

Accident to F . S. von Stade.

The unlucky accident which befell F . Skiddy von Staele whilstschooling a horse recently will, we fear, prove a serious lossto the Cooperstown team in their Eastern programme . A brokencollar bone and two fractured ribs will certainly keep this popularplayer out of the saddle for the early part of the season, and mayindeed prevent him from participating in strenuous tournament playfor the remainder of the summer. It is really extremely hard luckupon Von Stade and also upon Miss Kathyn Steele, his fiancee, as bothare so keen upon the galloping game . It will be remembered VonStade had a similar piece of ill luck some twelve months back.

Foxhall Keene Returns to the Saddle.

At the Rockaway Hunting Club Meeting at Hewlett Bay Parklast month, the famous polo player, Foxhall P . Keene, made a welcomereappearance in the saddle when riding his horse Toreador to victoryin the Rockaway Cup for registered hunters . Mr. Keene can surelybe counted a veteran in the steeplechasing world, as it is now overtwenty-five years ago since he rode regularly against such amateurs asAugust Belmont, George Work, Sam Sands, Thomas Hitchcock andJ. L. Kennochan. That he has lost none of his old-time skill wasamply demonstrated by the beautiful manner in which he handled hismount, and the victory, which was a repetition of one twenty yearsago in the race, was most popular. It is to be hoped that Mr . Keenewill continue to be seen in the saddle.

Louis E. Stoddard Married.

Following on the announcement of his engagement to Miss MollieAndrew, Mr . Louis E. Stoddard was very quietly married to the brideof his choice at St . Thomas on April 29 last . To all outside theirimmediate friends and relatives, the marriage so closely following theirengagement, came as a surprise . No one, however, who has thepleasure of the bride's acquaintance would expect that an elaborateceremony would be to her taste . Amongst relatives attending thewedding were Mrs . Roy Rainey (the bride's sister) and Mr . Horace E.Andrews, of Cleveland.

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Open Cups at the Philadelphia Country Club.

A. J . Drexel Paul presented a challenge cup to be known as theWoodcrest Cup for annual competition at the Philadelphia Club, andhis example being followed by the Hon . Edward Morell the tourna-ment is the gainer of two attractive trophies . The gift of the latter isknown as the Morelton Cup, which can be won outright by threevictories . In the finals for the Woodcrest Cup on June r thePhiladelphia Country Club polo team defeated Devon 12 goals to 5.The winners earned fourteen goals and lost two by penalties . Devonwas allowed a handicap of five goals, earned one, and was penalisedone-half.

New Masters for the Piedmont Hounds.

The succession of the well-known polo player, Joseph B . Thomas,as joint-Master with Mallon Gore Richardson to the Piedmont Packhas given the liveliest satisfaction . Both Masters are not without

THE BITCH PACK OF THE PIEDMONT HOUNDS, NOW CONTROLLEDBY THE JOINT-MASTERS, MR . J . B . THOMAS AND MR . M . G . RICHARDSON.

some experience of the hounds and country, as they have filled theposition of first whips to the retiring Master, Charles Carver, and hispredecessor, Louis C . Leith.

Joseph B. Thomas has done more to encourage hunting and tobreeding the pure type of foxhound than any other man in the States.He owned a fine stud of polo ponies which were recently disposed of

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at auction . Being now married he doubtless intends to settle on hisVirginia estate and return to his early love of hunting.

Polo Opens on Long Island.

In a game between the Whites and Blues at the opening of theseason at the Meadow Brook Club, quite an International touch wasimparted to the match by the reappearance of H. P. Whitney in thesaddle and the presence of J . H. Waterbury and Devereux Milburnon the sides . The Whites were represented by J. H. Waterbury,H. P. Whitney, Rene La Montagne and Malcolm Stevenson ; the Bluesby C. C. Rumsey, C . P. Beadleston, J . Watson Webb and DevereuxMilburn. In a good game the Whites, ably skippered by Whitney,proved victorious by 8 goals to 7 goals.

Death of English Polo Players.Polo players in America will learn with regret of the deaths of

Captains Francis Grenfell, V .C ., INoel Edwards and J. E. V. Isaacin France . All three were well known on the polo fields of America,particularly Noel Edwards, who has twice played for the Englishteams in International matches . Captain Isaac was a popularfigure in all the tournaments on the Pacific Coast.

Tournament at Great Neck.The tournament opened at Grace 's Farm on June r for the Great

Neck Challenge Cup, a trophy which has to be won by the same teamon three occasions before becoming the property of the club . Therewere four entries for the event, and in the first round the Meadow BrookMagpies defeated a Great Neck team by 9A goals to 5± goals . So asnot to interfere with the racing and polo at Piping Rock, the two othermatches were postponed until the following week . A full descriptionof the play will be included in the next issue of THE POLO MONTHLY.

Summer Season at California.Visitors to California this season should note that the Coronado

Country Club are having a summer polo season from July 20 toAugust 31 . There are three regulation fields and stabling for abouttwo hundred ponies.

Death of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.Amongst the murdered victims of the Lusitania is included

that popular sportsman, Mr . Alfred Vanderbilt, and his loss will bemourned by a host of friends on both sides of the Atlantic.

Of a very retiring disposition, all children perhaps, but onlya few of his intimates, were aware of the charming, lovable and

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generous nature which lay underneath a shy exterior . His devotionto children was manifest, and the last few moments of his life werespent with his valet in saving what children they could as the Lusitaniaslowly sank . In England he had a lovely place at Henley, and atown residence at Gloucester House, Park Lane ; while in Americahis home was in Rhode Island, Oakland, Newport, where his wiferemained instead of accompanying him on his fatal journey . Mrs.Vanderbilt was Mrs . Margaret McKim, formerly the wife of Dr . S . H.McKim, whom she divorced, as did Mr . Vanderbilt his first wife, neeMiss Elsie French, an American heiress . His second marriage was aparticularly happy one . His two sons, one born in England in 1912,

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THE LATE MK . ALFRED GWYNNE VANDERBILT.

and the other at Rhode Island last September, represent in themselvestheir father's division of affection between the land of his origin andthat of his adoption. Mr. Vanderbilt was associated on this sidemainly with coaching, and it would be hard to estimate how muchthat ancient and pleasant pastime owed to his efforts in latter years.His great wealth enabled him to indulge his love for the road to hisheart ' s content, and his keenness for driving was remarkable . Fewcould excel him in that direction, while his horses were always wellchosen, chiefly with a view to levelness of quality, rather than tocolour, though his famous team of greys were magnificent in all respects.The " Venture " on the London-Brighton road, which he revived, wasone of the season's spectacles . He was, of course, a member of the

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Coaching Club, and at the Magazine his team was always a centre ofgreat attraction ; while his many show and " Marathon " successeswere always popular . Last year, however, it will be remembered thatat Olympia he was only third to Mr. W . H . Barron, with Vivid, and" Judge " Moore, with Rockmarge . Mr. Vanderbilt was anAmerican Director of the International Show, and was President ofthe American National Horse Show, the annual event held in MadisonSquare Garden.

Mr. Whitney's Temporary Withdrawal from the Turf.

Owing to the death of his brother-in-law, Mr . A . G. Vanderbilt,who was drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania, Mr. Harry PayneWhitney has temporarily retired from racing . The stable is leased toMr. L. S . Thompson, a sportsman who has been known to racing formany years . By the terms of the lease James Rowe will continue totrain Mr. Whitney 's horses, and they will fulfil the engagements thatwere made for them by their owner in the best stakes of the year . Inaddition to Regret are such animals as Borrow, Harmonicon, Pandean,Prince Henry, Spun Glass, Sam Slick, Etruscan, and a big string oftwo-year-olds bred at Mr. Whitney's Brookdale Farm in New Jersey.The day following the sinking of the Lusitania, and before the realhorror of the tragedy had become known, Mr. Whitney won theKen-tucky Derby, value S1I,45o, with Regret, a chestnut daughter ofBroomstick out of Jersey Lightning by Hamburg . She is the first ofher sex to score in the race since its institution in 1875.

Match at Piping Rock.

After the races at Piping Rock on June 2, the first of a series oftwo matches took place between a team of International players(including three members who have played in the International matchesagainst English teams in New York) and a team whose aggregatetotalled 26 goals.

The line-up and result were as follows :

INTERNATIONALISTS1. Jay Phipps.2. J . M . Waterbury, jun.3. Malcolm Stevenson.Bk. Devereux Milburn.

10 goals .

beat

Reds.i . Fred McLaughlin.2. J . Watson Webb.3. L. E. Stoddart.Bk. H. C. Phipps.

z z goals.

Although the score was somewhat one-sided the game was closelycontested and play throughout was exceptionally fast . Three of theplayers received falls, but none of the accidents were serious . JayPhipps came down with his pony in the fourth period, and the latterrolled over its rider . L. E. Stoddart, who was hardly up to his usualform, also got a tumble .

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J . M. Waterbury, jun., in his usual place of No . 2, played brilliantlyand scored the majority of the goals for his side . Malcolm Stevensonwas sound at No . 3 and had his men well in hand, whilst Milburn gavehis usual polished display as back. J. Watson Webb andF. McLaughlin, two left-handed players of note in the Association, weremost effective for the losers.

The Late Captain Herbert Flemming.

Polo, hunting and riding people throughout the States will learnwith deep regret of the death of Captain Herbert Flemming fromwounds received in action . Captain Flemming opened the New Yorkbranch of the famous old-established firm of Whippy, Steggall & Co.,whose reputation as saddlers and harness makers extends throughoutthe world . He was well known and most popular throughout poloand riding circles in the United States . At the recent Internationalmatches practically every pony on the side of the American team,carried a " Whippy " saddle.

Captain Flemming, who was attached to the Queen Victoria'sRifles, had been at the front from nearly the beginning of the war .

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Conclusion of Polo at thePanama-Pacific Inter . ,national Exposition,

San Francisco

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HE Universal Polo Tournament held under the auspices of thePanama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco was

concluded, after six weeks of play, on May 1 . The competitions,finished during the closing weeks, were those for the American PoloAssociation Cups, the San Francisco Cups, the Peninsula Cups, andthe Presidio Cups.

American Polo Association Cups.

For this competition there were six entries : First Cavalry, U .S.Army, team, Second Division, U .S. Army, team, Southern Depart-ment, U.S. Army, team, Philadelphia Country Club, Portland team,and Boise P.C. In the first round the First Cavalry, SouthernDepartment, and Philadelphia teams emerged victorious . In thesecond round Philadelphia drew a bye and the First Cavalry defeatedthe Southern Department . The finals were won by the soldiers 'team by 14f goals to 71 goals . Complete line-up of the teams andscores were as follows :

First Round . Played March 22.

First Cavalry, U .S. Army1. Capt . Reginald McINally.2. Lieut . C . K . Rheinhardt.3. Lieut . Lewis Brown.Bk . Lieut . C . M. Haverkamp.

. 101

Net score

9 1

Net score

. 9

Earned goalsPenalty

.

beat

Second Division, U .S . Army.1. Lieut . Richard E . Anderson.2. Lieut . William Dean.3. Capt . W. V. Morris.Bk. Lieut . Frank Keller.

Earned goalsBy handicapPenalties

. .

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Played March 24.Southern Department, U .S. Army beat Portland.

i . Lieut . J . P. Lucas . r . G . M . Hecksher.2 . Lieut . J . S . Hammond . 2 .

H . T . Corbett.3 . Lieut . A. H. Wilson . 3 . T. Le Boutillier.Bk. Capt . F. B. Hennessy . Bk. J . Cheever Cowdin.

Earned goals

. 7 Earned goalsBy handicap

.Penalties

4 Penalty

.

Net score

Played April 12.Philadelphia Country Club

i . Howard Phipps.2. Standley Stokes.3. E. Lowber Stokes.Bk. Paul D . Mills.

Earned goals

17

Net score

beat

Boise.i . H . C . Hastings.2. E . Ostner.3. William Tevis, jun.Bk. Herbert F . Lemp.

Earned goalsBy handicapPenalty

.

Net score

.

17

Net score

Second Round . Played April 19.First Cavalry, U .S. Army beat

Earned goals

5By handicap

2Penalty

Southern Department, U .S. Army.Earned goals

. 8Penalties

. 2

Net score

.

Net score

. 6

Final . Played April 24.

FIRST CAVALRY, U .S . ARMY heat

Earned goals

5By handicapPenalty

.

Net score

. 14+

Net score

The San Francisco Cups.The San Francisco Cups, under handicap rules, open to teams

whose handicap did not exceed 15 goals, brought out the following fourteams : Portland (winners), San Mateo P .C ., Philadelphia C .C., andthe Southern Division, U .S. Army, team.

San Mateo and the Philadelphia team met on April 9 in the openinground of the competition . A series of mishaps, however, caused thegame to be stopped in the fourth chukker . Walter Hobart and ThomasDriscoll, both of San Mateo, were injured, the former by being hit onthe shin with a mallet and the latter being struck on the cheek by adriven ball . The score being 3 goals to 2i goals in San Mateo's favour,the game was voted " no contest, " and the two teams met later in thesecond round . Hobart was unable to play, and William Tevis, jun .,filled his place .

Philadelphia Country Club.Earned goals

. 8Penalty

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First Round .

Played April ii.Portland

1 . G. M . Hecksher.2 . H. T. Corbett.3 . T. Le Boutillier.Bk. J . Cheever Cowdin .

beat

Second Division, U .S.1 . Lieut . Richard E . Anderson.2 . Lieut . William Dean.3 . Capt . W. V. Morris.Bk. Lieut . Frank Keller .

Army.

Earned goals

. 12 Earned goals 3By handicapPenalty

6

INet score

. 12 INet score 81

Second Round .

Played April 20.Philadelphia Country Club

beat

San Mateo.I . E . Lowber Stokes.2 . Standley Stokes.3 . Howard Phipps.Bk. Paul D. Mills .

1 . Harry Hastings.2 . W. G . Devereux.3 . Thos. A. Driscoll.Bk. William Tevis, jun.

Earned goalsPenalty

.8 Earned goals

By handicap4I

Penalty 1. 4

Final .Net score

Played April 22 .7z Net score 4

PORTLAND beat Philadelphia Country Club.Earned goals 4 Earned goals 5By handicapPenalty

.4

aPenalty

Net score 71 Net score

. }

The Presidio Cups.The Presidio Cups, open to teams of Army officers, under handicap,

secured three entries, of whom the Southern Department, U .S . Army,proved the winners.First Round .

Played April 28.Southern Department, U.S. Army beat Second Division, U .S. Army.

Earned goals

. 13 Earned goals

. 3Penalty By handicap

. 3

Net score

. I22 Net score

. 6

Final .

First Cavalry, U .S . Army, a bye.

Played April 29.SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT, beat First Cavalry, U.S. Army.

U.S . ARMYEarned goals .

ii Earned goals 2Penalty 4 By handicap 2

Penalty I4

Net score .

104 Net score

. 34

The Peninsula Cups.The Peninsula Cups, open to teams whose handicap did not exceed

10 goals, and played under handicap, drew six teams, from whom theSouthern Department, U .S. Army, players emerged victorious.

Net score

Net scorePlayed April 21.Southern Department, U .S . Army beat Portland.

I . G. M. Hecksher.2 . W. G. Devereux.3 . Paul D . Mills.

Earned goals

. 13Bk. A. J . D. Paul.

Earned goalsBy handicap

. 4Penalties

.

.

Net score

.

z

16 Net score . 7The second round was to have been played on April 27, but the

First Cavalry, U.S. Army, decided to scratch to their opponents,Southern Department, U .S. Army, giving the poor condition oftheir mounts as the cause.Final. Played May i.

SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT, beat

Second Division, U .S.Army.U.S . ARMY

Earned goals

15

Earned goals

5Penalty

By handicap

3Penalty

Net score

. 141

74During the tournament the Southern Department, United States

Army, team made the enviable record of winning eight of the ten gamesin which it participated . Teams which defeated this four were theall-star Midwick team, which participated in the earlier competitions,and the First Cavalry, United States Army, team, which won inthe play for the Polo Association Cups by the narrow margin of goalafter being given 2 goals by handicap and securing a further 2 goals onfouls by the Southern Department team.

Of the civilian teams the four of the Philadelphia Country Clubfailed of the showing expected of them . This team was rated in thehandicaps at 14 goals.

The Universal Polo Tournament has been a great success in spiteof the almost overwhelming difficulties caused by the war in respect ofcancelled visits of teams and players.

A number of the competitions for trophies have produced someexcellent play and exciting matches . The whole tournament was mostably carried out by Mr. J . C. Cooley, Manager of the last Internationalmatches at Meadow Brook, and it is not too much to say that no onecould have fulfilled his duties in more pleasing or successful fashion.

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First Round . Played April 1 5.Second Division, U.S. Army beat


INet scorePlayed April 17.

First Cavalry, U.S. Army beatEarned goalsBy handicap

Boise.Earned goal;Penalty

.

Net score

. 6

Philadelphia Country ClubiEarned goalsPenalty

.

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The Carmichael Cup.(Played in Calcutta, March 6-10, 1 9 1 5 . )Play for the Carmichael Challenge Cup, which His Excellency the

Governor presented for competition last year, took place on theCalcutta polo ground at the beginning of March last . There wereonly five entries this year for the trophy, which is confined to localteams and those of Behar and Assam . They were as follows : Cal-cutta " A," Calcutta " B," Calcutta " C," Bengal Nagpur Railway,and Behar . The matches are played under handicap.

First Round.

Behar

beat

Calcutta " A ."1. Mr. E. Danby .

1 . Mr. Robertson.2. Capt . Lamb .

2 . Mr. Stuart.3. Mr. W. Finch .

3 . Maj . Henderson.Bk. Mr . G. Danby .

Bk . Mr . Cochrane.8 goals .

1 goal.

The game took place on Saturday, March 6, and proved ratherone-sided, Behar easily defeating their opponents by 8 goals to 1 goal.

Second Round.

Behar

beat

Calcutta " B . "1. Mr. Smallwood.2. Mr. Curtis Haywood.3. Capt . Gillies.Bk. Capt . Purdey.

5 goals .

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Calcutta " C "1. Mr. Tegart.2. Maj . Swain.3. Capt . Masters.Bk. Mr . Steele.

4 goals .

beat

Bengal Nagpur Railway.1. Mr . A. M. Clark.2. Mr. Somers Clark.3. Mr. Mearns.Bk . Capt . Eddowes.

I goal.

The semi-finals took place on Monday, March 8, when Behar againdefeated a Calcutta team, whilst the Calcutta " C " team were too strongfor the Bengal Nagpur Railway contingent.

Final Round.

BEHAR

beat

Calcutta " C ."7 goals .

4 goals.

The final round between Behar and the Calcutta " C " team wasplayed on Wednesday, March 1a . The Calcutta team were in receiptof 4 goals, but found their opponents too strong for them in spite oftheir penalty . Behar scored 3 goals in each of the first two chukkersand eventually won as stated above.

Polo at Meerut.The 14th Hussars Tournament (March 8 and 10).

The 14th Hussars organised a handicap tournament during therace week in which games were confined to four chukkers, owing tothe scarcity of ponies . On Monday, March 8, the 21st Cavalry metthe 12th Cavalry, the line-up and result being as follows :

12TH CAVALRY1. Mr . Watson.2. Col . Humfrey.3. Maj . Tahourdin.Bk. Capt . Lynch.

3 goals .

beat

21st Cavalry.1. Capt . Gray.2. Maj . Jackson.3. Maj . Gunning.Bk . Mr . Dane.

o goal.

The handicap of the teams equalised, but the 21st's chances werespoilt by the absence of Captain M'Cudden, who met with a bad fallthe previous Saturday when trying to get his mount, Miss Blinks,round the course in the R .C.T .C . chase.

Two matches were arranged for Wednesday, March 10, but onlyone, the 14th Hussars " B " team with the 12th Cavalry, was played,the other being postponed. The 12th Cavalry had the same line-upas on the previous Monday, while the 14th Hussars were representedby Messrs . Woodhouse, Deakin, Hamer and St . Maur. The Hussarsreceived 5 goals on their handicap, but were unable to score, the12th Cavalry winning by 6 goals to 5.

Polo at Hyderabad.Four teams entered for the Hyderabad tournament, which took

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In the first round the result was as follows :

Golconda

beat

22nd Cavalry.1 . Nawab Rais Jung .

i . Lieut .-Col . F . J . D . Henslowe.2. Nawab Hamid Yar Jung . 2 . Jemada Ram Kunwar.3. \awab Afsur Yar Jung .

3 . Capt . W. Stuart.Bk. Maj . Khusru Jung .

Bk. Lieut .-Col . C . A. Luck.

7 goals .

6 goals.

In an even match the score stood at 6 goals all in the final chukker.Extra time was then played, and Golconda scored the winning goal bythe aid of Afsur Yar Jung.

7th Hussarsi. Mr . B . Hutchison.2. Capt . T. A. Thornton.

3 . Capt . W. Paget-Tomlinson.Bk. Mr. A . Breitmeyer.

7 goals.

The Hussars played a careful game, and in defeating the 27th LightCavalry qualified for the final with the Golconda team.

The Final .

GOLCONDA

beat

7th Hussars.6 goals.

5 goals.

A fast and interesting game was witnessed in the final between theabove teams, which resulted in a victory for Golconda by the narrowmargin of one goal.

Golconda were the first to score, and at the end of the first chukkerled by 3 goals to 2 . The Hussars then put on 2 goals, and led at theend of the second period by 4 to 3 . The third chukker was very fastand finished with no addition to the score on either side. In the fourthckukker Golconda had the best of the play and, putting on 2 goals,again led the Hussars . The fifth period saw Golconda again score,the bell going with Golconda, 6 goals ; Hussars, 4 goals.

The Hussars now made desperate efforts to equalise, and towardsthe end of the period scored a goal from a penalty, thus bringing theirscore to within one of their opponents . With only three minutes leftfor play the Hussars attacked with redoubled energy, but were unableto pierce Golconda's defence, and the latter rode off the winners as thebell went by the odd goal as stated.

beat1.2,

27th Light Cavalry.Kunwar Daji Raj.Lieut .-Col . F. C. K.

mullen.3 . Mr. G . E. Llewellin.Bk . Capt . A. D . Wise.

4 goals .

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The Month's Fixtures.

June 15-17 . Newmarket First Extra Meeting.

Tuesday : The New Derby Stakes.

Wednesday : The June Stakes.

Thursday : The New Oaks Stakes.

June 29

to Newmarket First July Meeting.

July 2.

July 13-15. Newmarket Second July Meeting.

Irish Fixtures.

June 16 . Ballina . June 20, 30,Curragh.

17 . Ballyhaunis . July r.

19 . Baldoyle . July 6 . Ballaghadereen.22 . Tuam . 7,

8. Bellewstown.

23, Dunmore . 10 . Phoenix Park24 . Gort . 14, 15 . Down Royal.28 . Thurles .

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The Stopping of Racing.

It is difficult to keep an open mind and to write calmly upon thepiece of hysterical folly which the late Cabinet has perpetrated indeliberately, without rhyme or reason, seeking to injure a thrivingindustry in our national sport of racing.

The flimsy pretext that racing, as it has been carried on by theauthorities since the outbreak of war, disorganises the railways, or hascaused the least hindrance to the country 's need of either munitions ormen, is absolutely untrue, and has been proved to be so . The Govern-ment in thus suddenly, without the least warning, putting a stop toracing gave no reason for the necessity of such a step . Those,however, who are at all conversant with the true history and reasonof the agitation and organised attacks on the sport, will have nodifficulty in guessing the source to whose wishes the Government soblindly bowed, in the hope, doubtless, of escaping further revelationsbeing published on the methods they had so far adopted for the conductof the war.

It is unfortunate for racing that she has not the same powerfulweapons that other industries possess with which to fight the injusticeof a party Government, whose policy throughout the war has been tocreate agitations or side issues whenever fresh proofs of their incom-petence in its conduct have been brought to light . The attack onDrink with a big " D " will be fresh in the minds of all my readers.A short while ago we were told that alcohol was the country's curseand that it alone was the bar to a satisfactory output of munitions andproper recruiting results . We listened, when suddenly the outcryceases and not a word further is heard on the subject, for directly theGovernment realised that the country were not going to permit theLicensed Victualling trade to be blamed for their (the Government ' s)incapacity and utter lack of organisation, the attack was dropped likea hot coal.

The Crack of the Irish Whip.

Even the late Chancellor of the Exchequer has to render himselfsubservient to the dictates of Mr . Redmond and his party, and I thinkit was quite as much the Irish cry of " Hands off our Drink " as thegeneral protest all over England, which compelled the hasty with-drawal of the most ill-considered and damaging Budget on drink taxesthat the Radical Government has ever dared to put forth.

The enormous advertisement revenue which the LicensedVictuallingtrade commands, and which fortunately or unfortunately, as I havesaid before, racing does not possess, was quite sufficient in this case tostill such organised attacks and unfair suggestions as have been solong hurled at racing by the unscrupulous Yellow Press, headed by itschief lieutenant, the Times . It is to be hoped—for their own sake atleast—that theatres and picture palaces do not come under the ban of

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the great Lord Northcliffe, though why in war time it should be dis-graceful for a man, when working hard, to seek distraction by an after-noon on a racecourse, yet perfectly proper that he should visit acrowded theatre or music hall nightly, there to witness the modern andhighly suggestive production known as a revue, is to me absolutelyincomprehensible and somewhat nauseous, as indeed numerousmethods of the " many-headed beast "—our Yellow Press—must beto all decent-minded people.

Mr. Runciman the Humorist.Mr. Runciman will go down to posterity as the President of the

Board of Agriculture whose profound knowledge of the department hecontrolled led him to imagine foot and mouth disease an equine com-plaint . In his letter to the Stewards of the Jockey Club, instructingthem, on behalf of the Government, to cancel all race meetings otherthan at Newmarket, he laid particular stress on the " opportune "moment of the request . Opportune, and the Derby less than a fort-night away ! Perhaps I am wrong, however, in imagining the remarkto be intended as a humorous one ; it may well have been made in allseriousness, for with the Ministry at last forced to confess their utterhelplessness, it was perchance for them an "opportune " or even anecessitous, moment at which to throw every sop they possessed toPrinting House Square and Carmelite House.

I need hardly say that no attempt to interfere with racing inIreland was ever contemplated, Mr . Runciman, in reply to an inquiryfrom the Stewards there, at once telegraphing through his privatesecretary as follows : " In reply to your telegram of to-day 's date Mr.Runciman desires me to inform you that it is not the intention of theGovernment to interfere with racing in Ireland ." And so long asMr. Redmond and his fellow-members sit in Westminster under aRadical Government, the liberties of the Irish subject will remainperfectly untrammelled and free.

Liberal Candidate for. Newmarket Resigns.Mr. Ernest Tanner has written to the chairman of the Newmarket

Division Liberal Association stating his withdrawal from the field asLiberal candidate . He says he understands the ramifications of thevast industry of the breeding of thoroughbreds, including its offshootof racing, with the tens of thousands that are dependent upon it . TheGovernment, in face of the best expert opinion, in their wisdom, havedecided that forthwith racing must practically stop . This entailshardships on tens of thousands of his friends, for he looks upon thehumble stable boy as just as much his friend, or even more so, than thegreatest owner in the land . " Heaven only knows, there are tragediesenough already without adding that of want and despair ."

He concludes : " This, coupled with the general ineptitude dis-played by the Government within the last two or three weeks, together

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with their apparent indifference to the dastardly attacks by a low-classsection of the Press on the only man who matters in the British Empireat the present moment, has simply disgusted me with politics andpoliticians, and I therefore beg to resign my position as Liberal candi-date for the Newmarket division of East Cambs ."

Only a short time ago Mr. Denison Pender, who won the seat at aby-election, stated that he should not seek re-election.

Plans for the Future.

The Jockey Club have been working in the best interests of theTurf, and already there is talk of racing being resumed at the variousPark Meetings such as Sandown, Kempton, Hurst Park, Windsor, etc .,in the near future . Proposals I believe have been made to Mr .Runciman that racing should take place weekly, the venues being New-market and Newbury alternately . This would of course be mostsatisfactory, as the various fixtures could be transferred to one of thetwo places, and those whose livelihoods are dependent on racing wouldthen be able to " carry on " and the present state of uncertainty as tofuture plans would be removed . Up to the moment of writing theonly definite arrangement fixed is that an extra meeting should be heldat Newmarket on June 15, 16, and 17, the dates upon which the AscotMeeting should have taken place . Races to take the place of theDerby, Coronation Stakes, and Oaks have been arranged, the fullprogramme according to the Racing Calendar being as follows :

NEWMARKET FIRST EXTRA MEETING,

JUNE 15, 16, AND 17.

FIRST DAY.—TUESDAY, JUNE 15.

The NEW DERBY STAKES, a sweepstakes of loo sovs . each, with 1,000 sovs . added

(given by Lord Derby), for three-year-olds, entire colts and fillies, whichwere entered in the Epsom Derby ; second to receive 200 Sovs ., and third

loo sovs . 1E miles.A THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP of 200 SOUS . ; second to receive 20 sous. R.M.A SELLING PLATE of 200 sQNS ., for three-year-olds and upwards. 11 miles.

The CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP of 200 SONS ., for three-year-olds and upwards ;

second to receive 20 SOVS. 5 furlongs.The TUESDAY TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE of 300 SOVS . ; second to receive 20 sous.

5 furlongs.

A MAIDEN (AT CLOSING) TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE of I03 SOUS . 5 furlongs L40 yards.

SECOND DAY .—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16.

The JUNE STAKES of 20 SOVS . each, with 1,000 sovs . added ; second to receive50 sous ., and third 25 sous . ; for three-year-olds and upwards . I# miles.

(The weights and allowances for this race are the same as those for theCoronation Cup at Epsom .)

A THREE-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES of 20 SONS . each, with 500 SOWS . added ; second

to receive 50 sous . 6 furlongs.A WELTER HANDICAP of Zoo sous ., for three-year-olds and upwards ; second to

receive 20 sous . 11 miles.

An APPRENTICE PLATE of I03 SOVS . B .M.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD SELLING PLATE.An ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE .

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THIRD DAY.—THURSDAY, JUNE 17.

The NEW OAKS STAKES, a sweepstakes of 5o sovs . each, with 1,000 sovs . added,for three-year-old fillies which were entered in the Epsom Oaks ; secondto receive too sovs ., and the third 50 sovs . 1 - miles.

The DITCH TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES of to sovs . each for starters, with 300 sovs.added ; second to receive 30 sovs . 6 furlongs.

The JULY COURSE HANDICAP of 300 sovs ., for three-year-olds and upwards ;second to receive 30 sovs . 2 miles 24 yards.

The VISITORS' HANDICAP of 200 sovs ., for three-year-olds and upwards . 6 fur-longs.

A TWO-YEAR-OLD SELLING PLATE.

An ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE.

Death of Mr . W. Brodrick Cloete.Another well-known sportsman to be included in the death roll

of the murdered victims of the Lusitania is Mr. W. Brodrick Cloete.Mr . Cloete owned a large property in Mexico, and it was upon his returnfrom a visit there that he sailed from New York upon the ill-fatedLusitania.

Mr. Cloete's residence was at Hare Park, Newmarket . Born in1851, he was the third son of Laurence Graham Cloete, of the Cape ofGood Hope, High Commissioner for Natal and Judge of the SupremeCourt of the Cape . He first took an interest in racing in 1884, and wasimmediately successful as an owner with a filly called Cherry, who,ridden by Fred Archer, won the Kempton Park Grand Prize as athree-year-old.

The best horse Mr . Cloete ever owned was Paradox . The colt wasbought by him for -£5,000 from the Duke of Westminster after hisfailure in the Middle Park Plate . Paradox easily won the DewhurstPlate for Mr . Cloete, and next, starting at 3 to 1 on, he secured theTwo Thousand Guineas by a head from Crafton, ridden by TomCannon, Fred Archer riding desperately on the son of Sterling to doso. In the Derby Fred Webb rode Paradox, and had he known hismount 's disposition would have won, for the horse being of a lazytemperament slowed down when in command at the distance . Thisenabled Archer to get up in the last few strides on Melton and win bya head. It was a result distinctly unlucky for the loser, who readilywon the Grand Prix de Paris from six others . Paradox also securedthe Sussex Stakes, Champion Stakes, and Free Handicap at Newmarket.He was a good horse, but proved a moderate stallion, and died whenonly eight years old . One of Paradox's get, Unicorn, won the Stewards'Cup at Goodwood in 1891 in the hands of Otto Madden . Havingimportant interests abroad, Mr . Cloete was often absent from Englandfor lengthy periods . For some years he did not race, but bred a fewhorses, and one of these, that good performer Mushroom, was sold byhim as a yearling for only 8o guineas . The best animal to carry hiscolours, " crimson, black and white sleeves, black cap," since the daysof Paradox, was probably Cherimoya, a handsome daughter of CherryTree and Svelte, difficult to train, who only ran once, and then can-

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ter-al away with the Oaks of 1911, in the hands of Winter, who is nowinterned in Germany.

Death of Sir George Farrar.Sir George Farrar, the South African mining magnate and politi-

cian, whose death is reported to have taken place as the result of arailway accident in German South-West Africa, where he was on activeservice with General Botha 's forces, was a well-known racehorse owner.In South Africa he won many races, and Sir George's colours, darkblue, red spots and cap, have often been carried to victory on theEnglish Turf . He won the Great Sapling Plate at Sandown in 1905with Frustrator, and his jacket was prominent for a fair number ofseasons by means of such performers as Lucain, Stagsden, BestBelle, Buller, Drake's Grove, Matchboard, Bushmead, Bestwood, andAraldo . Sir George Farrar had a fine place at Chicheley Hall, INewportPagnell, Bucks, and was a popular member of the Carlton Club.Hunting and shooting and, indeed, all outdoor sport appealed to him.He was chairman of the East Rand Proprietary Mines . A son of thelate Dr. Charles Farrar, of Chatteris, Cambridge, Sir George waseducated at Bedford Modern School . He served in the South AfricanWar as major on the staff of the Colonial Division, gaining the D .S .O.and S.A. medals (three clasps).

Entries for the New Derby.The composition of the first extra programme shows that the

Stewards of the Jockey Club are desirous of ascertaining the trueestimate of our three-year-olds, and the entries received for the newDerby and Oaks are a clear indication that owners arc anxious to helpthem to this end by every means in their power. The Suffolk courseover which the races will be run is a better one than the Epsom gradientsand will afford a fine test of stamina.

The Late Earl of Jersey.Lord Jersey, who had long been in bad health, passed away at his

seat, Osterley Park, at the beginning of the month, and was buried atMiddleton Stoney, close to his fine Oxfordshire home, Middleton Park.Born on March 20, 1845, and succeeding his father, Lord Jersey marriedin September, 1872, a very popular lady, Miss Margaret Leigh, a sisterof the third Lord Leigh, and the following year was born their eldestson, Viscount Villiers, who now becomes eighth earl . The late peerdistinguished himself as a fine athlete, both at Eton and afterwards atBalliol . He had the ill luck, however, to constantly meet a man alittle better than himself in R . E. Webster, now Lord Alverstone . In1865 " Dick " Webster, as he was then always called, won the mileInter-Varsity race in 4 minutes 432 seconds by forty yards from LordJersey, and the same afternoon beat him by exactly the same distance

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in a race over two miles . Lord Jersey loved sport of all kinds . At sixyears of age he watched the duel at Osterley Park between Sir W.Gregory and Captain Vaughan . He was also an extremely busy man,being the chief proprietor of Childs ' Bank, Lord Lieutenant of Oxford-shire, and a keen worker, until his health gave way, on the OxfordshireCounty Council . He also did much for agriculture in all its branches,and farmed largely at Middleton Park . The late peer once had a fewracers, but gave up the Turf long ago, although always taking thekeenest interest in the horses owned by his son, who has for some yearskept a few racers in training with Hallick at Lambourn . The bestanimal Lord Villiers has so far owned is Greenback, who was second toLemberg for the Derby of 1910, and won £9,821 for him in stakes duringhis career . Greenback, now at the stud, is getting most excellent stock.Lord Villiers has already twice served as a Steward of the Jockey Clubwith the greatest ability, and was until a day or so ago, to the satis-faction of everybody, second Steward at this most difficult crisis forracing . Owing to private reasons, however, he has temporarilyretired, and, by request of the Stewards, Mr. Arthur James will act inhis stead . His colours, " dark blue and buff stripes, black cap," arethe same as those of his ancestor, the fifth Earl of Jersey, who in aperiod of fourteen years, from 1824 to 1837, carried off the TwoThousand Guineas five times, the One Thousand Guineas twice, theDerby three times, and the Oaks once . The Leger he never won . Nota bad record for the classics, however, and one that will not bebeaten in a hurry.

Death of Second Lieutenant F. Marsham-Townshend.Racing men will have heard with regret of the death of Mr . F.

Marsham-Townshend in action at Ypres last month . He was at firstreported missing, but later his name appeared in the official list ofkilled . Well known on the Turf, he was the owner of Polygamist, whowon the Haydock Park Handicap last year and figured prominently inthe Cesarewitch . Mr. Marsham-Townshend also owned a number ofsteeplechasers including the two well-known old performers Sentryand Avernus, on whom he occasionally took the mount himself insteeplechases.

Motor Head Lights.Racing men are generally motorists, and, in view of the present

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THE MONTH'SMEETINGS

WITH the last of the Spring Handicaps decided there is naturallyrather a quiet spell before the Epsom Derby and Oaks Meeting

takes place, though the Newmarket Stakes at headquarters is alwaysof great interest in view of the important bearing the running generallyhas on the chances of the Derby candidates three weeks later.

By the time these notes are before my readers, the blow to racingby the late Government's action in discontinuing all meetings with theexception of those held at Newmarket, will have taken deep effect,and no matter what concessions in the shape of extra meetings atheadquarters are offered by the miserable Radical party, misnamed as aGovernment , or their successors, nothing can ever be the same, andby their hysterical folly, the greatest injury has been caused to theoldest and most beneficial of our national pastimes.

Racing at Ayr.Following on the Kempton Meeting there were meetings at Ayr

and Wye (the latter of the sticks) on Monday, May to . Wye was, ofcourse, a single day's racing, but the Ayr programme extended overthe Tuesday, and was the first meeting held at this popular Scottishmeeting since last July . The first day began in glorious weather withthe going on the hard side . Runners were few throughout the day.The Belgian-bred Mofat carried off the opening race for Mr . Bottomleyfrom two opponents, and was again pulled out in the Apprentices'Plate against Dunholm, who, however, easily landed the odds bettedon him against the grey. Other races were as follows : Mary Cragthe Montgomerie Handicap, Nihilist the Montrose Handicap, WellLocked the May Handicap, and Wingman the Doon Welter Plate.The second day 's proceedings were considerably spoilt by the rain.The principal race of the day, the Eglington Handicap, fell to old Starof Doon, who has not scored over this track for four years, his last winhere being in the Ayrshire Handicap . The old horse carries his yearswonderfully well and displays an uncommon amount of dash for aveteran. Mr. Stobart ran his smart youngster Kinsale in the KylePlate and had no difficulty in beating three opponents, though Saxbyallowed the Mona colt to get within a neck of his mount at the finish .

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A selling race, the Stewards ' Handicap, was made the occasion for aplunge on Mr . Aikin's Evening Star II ., which materialised all right.Black Pirate, of whom the highest opinion was held as a youngster forclassic honours, but who has now degenerated to the poorest of platingform, finished second, and at his owner 's bid of 95 guineas EveningStar was knocked down . The favourite Topper ' s Folly carried off theCraigie Handicap, but then the odds laid on Yellow Jester in theCunninghame Plate were floored by Hero, who was in receipt of 5 lbs.plus his two years.

Newmarket Second Spring Meeting.There was but a scanty attendance for the last of the Spring Meet-

ings at headquarters, which opened on the Tuesday in beautiful, hotweather. The going I noticed was distinctly on the hard side. Theracing promised to be extremely interesting, as not only were we tohave a further view of King Priam, but, in the Newmarket Stakes,Tournament and Let Fly met to fight their Guineas battle again over afurther two furlongs of ground.

King Priam Beaten.Undoubtedly the most interesting feature of the opening day was

the defeat of the Derby candidate, King Priam, by Carancho in theBurwell Plate . The race is run over the last i miles of the Cesare-wich course, and King Priam, who was in receipt of 23 lbs ., or .} lbs.more than weight for age, was beaten by three-quarters of a length,with Great Sport (gave 27 lbs .) three lengths away third, and FizYama, the Cesarewich, Alexandra Plate and Metropolitan Handicapwinner, fourth . By a general consensus of opinion on his performanceKing Priam was ruled out of the Derby, it being held that a colt withany pretension to Derby honours should have beaten Carancho at7 lbs . or 10 lbs . With this, however, I do not agree, as I am convincedon a course like Newmarket Carancho is a nailing good horse, and onemust remember, too, that he was considered to have had an excellentchance of winning the Derby last year. When one reflects, too, thatGreat Sport was virtually a Derby winner, as upon the disqualificationof Craganour it will always be a moot point whether Louviers,Great Sport or Nimbus actually finished second in that memorable year.Looking at the race I thought it a very fast run one ; and indeed, withsuch a stayer as Fiz Yama bringing his field along as fast as he couldfor two-thirds of the distance, no wonder that the time was so good !Well, in my opinion, to split a pair of Derby horses over i,1- miles

of the Cesarewich course, even receiving 4 lbs . more than weight forage, is no bad performance. At all events one has not to take KingPriam's stamina on trust, and we have yet to learn whether Pommerncan get the Derby course or not . I always believe in actual perform-ances over distances as against home reputations of staying ability,and King Priam at tens each way is, I contend, a far more rational

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investment than Pommern at evens or a shade over . Time, however,will prove whether I am wrong or not.

The ten-furlong Trial Plate which opened the proceedings on theTuesday saw the heavily-backed Mohacz win in effortless fashion fromColigny and Trident . Milburne, the apprentice who had the mounton Captain Bewicke 's son of Soliman, rode with extraordinary con-fidence, and how much he had in hand would be difficult to guess.The winner cost his owner 300 guineas from Lord Carnarvon at theINewmarket December sale and was now retained at 400 guineas.

The Norfolk T.Y .O . Plate brought out a field of seventeen young-sters, and of these I marked Mr . Cazalet's filly Liserb on her previousrunning as the good thing of the day. She and Clapperbill were

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THE START FOR THE NEWMARKET STAKES. LET FLY ON THEEXTREME LEFT FAILS TO GET OFF.

practically backed against the field, though there was a little moneyfor Sure, the mount of Willie Huxley, whose first ride it was since hisfall on The Revenge at Sandown prior to the Guineas . Backers 'judgment was remarkably good, as the three occupied the leadingplaces in the race, Clapperbill defeating my selection by a length, withSure, three lengths off, third . Andrew Joyner secured a rare bargainwhen he bought this son of Thrush for 150 guineas at the sale ofMr. E. Leach's youngsters last year.

The Newmarket Handicap was won by Khedive III . from SunY at and Kempnough, and everyone was pleased to see a victory for Mr.P . Gilpin 's stable, which has been out of luck so far this season.Khedive III . is a French-bred horse and is by that brilliantly speedy

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sire Delaunay out of that grand mare Kizil Kourgan, winner of theGrand Prix in 1902.

A Sweepstakes over the Rowley Mile saw another of Dark Ronald'sprogeny to the fore in Dark Opal, who accounted for Mons . E. Blanc ' scolt Florimond and three others.

Crimson Square, who at her last outing ran second to Star Hawk,Mr. Joel's young Sunstar colt, beat Parana and Wonderland for theSomerville Stakes, and proceedings then terminated with the Visitors 'Handicap, a race for apprentices, which Velour, in the hands of littleJ. Mason, scored easily from Ocydrome and Pickle.

The Newmarket Stakes.As a contrast to the previous day, the weather on the Wednesday

proved bitterly cold, and in spite of the attractions of the NewmarketStakes the attendance was on the small side. The big race attracted sixrunners, made up of Let Fly, Tournament, Danger Rock, Canute, WhiteSurrey and Sydian . Let Fly, who was without blinkers, behavedoutrageously at the post, and when the tapes were at last releasedswerved and lost many lengths . He, however, quickly made up hisground and took the lead in the Abingdon bottom . The effort, however,was too much for him, and when challenged by Danger Rock hesuccumbed by three-quarters of a length . Tournament, who was being

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MR. A. BELMONT' S DANGER ROCK (A . WHALLEY UP, WINNEROF THE NEWMARKET STAKES.

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hard ridden at the Bushes, was third, four lengths away I have nodoubt that if Let Fly had behaved like an ordinary horse at the startand got away with his field he would have won, and he must un-doubtedly have a chance for the Derby . With Tournament, however,it is different, he can have no possible " earthly, " and how he came tobe second to Pommern in the Guineas is a mystery.

Turning to the other events, the opening race, a seller, fell to a hotfavourite in the Ardvourlic filly from twelve others . The winner,who was reported to be better than La Patrie, a recent winner, swervedbadly in the dip, but won comfortably by two lengths from La Carolina.

CAPTAIN D . McCALMONT ' S ROI D ' ECOSSE BY ROI HERODE—SCOTCHGIFT, WINNER OF THE SPRING TWO YEAR-OLD STAKES, NEWMARRET.

She was taken for 200 guineas by Sir John Robinson and should becheap at this price, if only for her paddock value.

The Spring T .Y .O . Plate brought out the dark colt by Bayardo—Dame D 'Or for whom Sir William Cooke paid 3,000 guineas at lastNewmarket July sales . The colt ran very green, and to my mind wasmost unlucky to be beaten a short head by Roi D ' Ecosse, a chestnutson of Roi Herode the property of Captain D. McCalmont . TheDame D 'Or colt was a rare handful for Stephenson, whilst the winnerwas most beautifully handled by Donoghue, and won only in the laststride.

For the Meldrith Welter Handicap the Lincolnshire winner, ViewLaw, was made a pronounced favourite only to be severely trounced

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by the outsider Mac . Santair got rid of his jockey at the post and tookno part in the race.

Backers received another set-back when in a field of nineteen runnersSea Voyage gave Martin a winning ride, thus affording the jockey somecompensation for his misfortune in the previous race . Sixpenny ranextremely well and is one to make a note of.

Speedyfoot was pounced upon by backers as a good thing for theFlying Handicap, and justly so on her form at Kempton the previousweek. She could only dead-heat, however, with Hearts, but I think sheshould have won outright . The stakes being divided, proceedingsterminated with the victory of Monsi Blanc 's Derby candidate, LeMelior over Chantemerle in the Shelford Plate z', miles . The winneris a bay colt by Ajax out of Ischia and somewhat backward . Hewas in receipt, however, of 17 lbs . from the second, who, I fancy,does not really stay a mile and a half.

A Double for Roi Herode.The last day of the meeting was miserably wet and as usual,

when there is a change from hard to soft going, form was considerablyupset. The outstanding features were the rehabilitation of theBrocklesby winner and a double for Roi Herode ' s progeny . This waseffected by Herode Agrippa who carried off the Payne Stakes from threemoderate opponents, and by King 's Day, who defeated Wist andFoxgrove in the Breeders ' Stakes for which there were ten runners.

Herode Agrippa, who cost 4,000 guineas as a yearling, is ownbrother to King 's All, vrho carried off the Claro Plate at Ripon theprevious Saturday. Both were bred by Mr. Kennedy out of his mareMagnitude (dam of Ben Wyvis and Sydmonton) whom I regret to

lear bas just died at the Straffan Station Stud.In the other events Mohacz, an even-money favourite, was easily

defeated by Berrilldon, who at his last outing dead-heated withNiatawahat Kempton, in a seller . Parhelion with odds of 9 to 4 laid on him wasunplaced to Patrick and Hornet 's Beauty in the Abingdon Plate, butboth Anguilla and Canyon, favourites for the Three-year-old Handicapand the Bedford Stakes, came to backers ' aid, the latter defeating afield of eleven runners including Sharp Frost in taking style . LordDerby has an exceedingly nice filly in this daughter of Glasalt.

Sport at Gatwick.But moderate sport was witnessed at this two-day fixture which

wound up the week in the south.Friday was extremely cold and the attendance only fair . The

opening race fell to an outsider in the Belgian horse Memorial, thefavourite Antaravida finishing second.

Punters were again discouraged when the favourite Bluegroundwas beaten in a close finish by Lord Rosebery's Love Blink filly forthe Rook Selling Plate . At the subsequent auction the winner wastaken by Mr . J . Rhodes for 220 guineas .

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The principal race, the Alexandra Handicap was next on the card,and for this, odds of 5 to 4 were laid on Wormleighton in a field of tenrunners. The good thing was upset by a neck, Mr. Kennedy Jonescarrying off the spoils with Thrice, a chestnut colt, for whom he paid3,600 guineas at the sale of the late Mr . Ernest Dresden's horses onGuineas day last year . It will be remembered that this was the dayon which eleven out of the twenty-four lots realised four figures, includ-ing such costly sales as Sun Umbrella 6,300 guineas, Galante 3,000guineas, Allegro 2,700 guineas . Thrice ran twice last year and once thisseason without success, and having thus vindicated his name registereda victory at the next attempt, which I hope will be followed by two more

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THRICE (ON RIGHT) WINNING ALEXANDRA HANDICAP FROMWORMLEIGHTON (CENTRE) AND DESMOND M . (LEFT).

to again justify his nomenclature . The victory was most popular asall in the blue and yellow halved colours are.

The favourite Drym, ridden by Donoghue, took the next race, theWorth Stakes, but backers were again astray in the Reigate WelterHandicap,which fell to the diminutive Margreen from twelve opponents.

Proceedings then terminated with the Champney Plate in whichRobert Lee defeated an equal favourite in the Belgian Ladignac . Tomy mind, however, Donoghue was extremely lucky to score, as thesecond with better handling would certainly have annexed the spoils.

The Prince's Handicap.Pleasant weather was experienced on the concluding day at

Gatwick, and though the racing was not particularly high class,

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runners were fairly plentiful, and an interesting afternoon 's sport wasenjoyed.

The principal race was the Prince 's Handicap, and in this Knight ' sKey demonstrated how unlucky he was in being crossed at the start inthe Metropolitan by easily defeating Knight of Glin, Laveco, and twoothers . Comedienne registered her fourth victory when winning theMart Plate from eleven other youngsters, and Mr . Curzon 's filly hasyet to be defeated. Motor Wrap registered a second success inthe Leonards Selling Plate and was bought in for 250 guineas. ByRoquelaure out of Motor Veil she is certainly a very speedy little filly

and gets on well with Wing, her jockey . Belgian horses were well tothe fore when Kim III . and Lola H . finished first and second in theMayblossom Selling Handicap, for which there were twenty-tworunners . The Marlborough Stakes fell to Alborak, that costly failureSun Umbrella being unplaced . An Apprentices' Plate, with which themeeting terminated, was won by Lord Carnarvon 's Valona, who wasadmirably handled by her tiny pilot Hulme.

Bath Races.The morning of the opening day at Bath was wet, but by the time

racing was timed to start the weather had greatly improved and an

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MR. KENNEDY JONES ' THRICE (F . BULLOCK UP') BEING LED IN AFTERWINNING THE ALEXANDRA THREE-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP AT GAT\WICK .

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agreeable afternoon ' s sport, with the course in good order, was enjoyed.Selling races opened the ball, and the first of these, a two-year-oldplate, fell to Lord Villiers ' Musk, who, in an exciting finish, just beatthe Blue Feather colt, with Dumb Fish third . Backers ' judgment wasexcellent, as Musk and the Blue Feather colt attracted all the money,finishing first and second favourite at 9 to 4 and 4 to 1 respectively.At the subsequent auction Lord Villiers retained his filly at 130guineas. In the Tradesmen 's Selling Handicap the favourite, FairMile, again scored, to the delight of the talent, leading throughout.Ellerslie and McKinney occupied second and third berths . Thewinner was disposed of to Mr . W. Mills, realising the same priceas the victor in the preceding race 130 guineas.

The Badminton Plate for two-year-olds which followed, produceda better class of field . Colonel Hall Walker's speedy little filly Flashof Steel, who had won at Lingfield and Derby, and in her lastouting dead-heated at Newmarket with the three-year-old TheBimkin, was installed favourite with Shabash at fractionally longerodds, the rest of the runners being entirely neglected . The pair hadthe race to themselves. Flash of Steel, getting away like a flash oflightning, led throughout and defeated Shabash by three-quarters of alength. Though little more than a pony the winner is as game aspossible and does her sire Royal Realm great credit.

The Dyrham Park Plate fell to a ro to r chance in Lord Rosebery ' sPolacre, who here registered her maiden victory after a failure on BankHoliday at Kempton and one at Newbury in the Spring Three-Year-Old Maiden Stakes won by The Revenge.

Forfeit Lass, another outsider, carried off the Beaufort Handicapfrom National Anthem and Morvina, and the clay's proceedings thenterminated with the victory of Puro in the Dodington Handicap, afterthe winner Sordello, ridden by Dick, had been disqualified for crossing.Green Button and Laragne were placed second and third.

The Somersetshire Stakes.A lovely day on Wednesday opened with a clash on Mr . Hartigan ' s

Queen ' s Loch which materialised all right, the old plater being retainedat Io5 guineas.

Another favourite, Wild Lass, captured the Kelston Handicap,scrambling home in a most exciting race by a head from High-and-Dryand Rowstock, who dead-heated for second place.

The principal race of the afternoon, the Somersetshire Stakes,stood next on the card, and for this there were a dozen runners.Blackaton started favourite, but after a fine race was obliged to strikehis colours to White Prophet, who won by half a length, with Ceyx, fivelengths away, third . Little P. Alden rode with great judgment on thewinner, who at one time (lid not look like beating the second, andobviously did not relish the whip . Quickly realising this, his jockeyput it away and, riding his mount home with his hands, graduallydrew away from Blackaton in the straight to score by half a length .

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This was White Prophet 's seventeenth outing and first success, thoughhe was second in his last race at Chester and had been third in three ofhis previous races.

Reprisal, a pretty little filly by Simon Square out of Tit for Tat,was an easy winner of the Weston Stakes, Principal Girl finishing secondand Stanborough third . Reprisal was bred by her trainer, RobertSherwood, and sold by him to Captain Homfray at the NewmarketJuly Sales for 50o guineas.

In the Bath Handicap backers were wide of the mark, victorygoing to Sweetest Melody, trained by Lines, from Dinner Bell and

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MR. F. A. BROWN ON ASHORE BEATING F . RICKABY ON KINSELLAIN THE STEWARDS ' HANDICAP AT SALISBURY.

Kiskatoon. As a two-year-old the winner showed fairly good formon one occasion, carrying off the Tattersall Sale Stakes at Doncasterfrom the smart Kheri . Since then, however, she has done nothing,and started unbacked even by her connections.

The meeting then terminated with the defeat of the favouriteArdath, Sweet Sun, in the hands of F . Rickaby, providing Mr . H.Hartigan with his second winner during the afternoon.

Sport at Salisbury.The venue on Thursday was changed to Salisbury, where, after a

wet morning, proceedings opened in fine weather with the going inexcellent order .

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The Juvenile Selling Plate, which opened the card, saw LightComedian, on whom odds of 6 to 4 were laid, succumb to Mr . Tatem'sBelle Poule colt . The Stand Handicap fell to Mr. F. Watts ' CourtBleddyn, who scored in easy fashion by six lengths, and was retainedfor 95 guineas.

The Stewards ' Handicap over a mile brought out six runners, andin an interesting finish between Ashore and Kinsella, who came rightaway from their field, Mr . F . H. Brown, on the former, beat F . Rickabyon Kinsella by a neck—a fine piece of riding on the amateur's part.

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WISE SYMON ON EXTREME LEFT WINS THE WILTSHIRE HANDICAPBY A HEAD FROM PREPAID AND GREY BARBARIAN.

The Salisbury Stakes.

The principal race of the day, the Salisbury Stakes, was carriedoff by Lady Colin, an extremely good-looking (laughter of Colin,who is thought by many to have been the best horse ever bred in theUnited States . The filly is the first of Colin's progeny to win on theflat in England, and she is evidently smart, as she made hacks of heropponents, winning in a canter by three lengths.

The Wiltshire Handicap brought out a fine field of seventeen ofour best-known sprinters . Favouritism was shared by Mr. KennedyJones ' Thrice and Colonel Hall Walker 's Egretta . Neither had any-thing to do with the finish however, Mr . Buchanan's Wise Symon, whofailed when favourite at Kempton, beating Prepaid by a neck, withMr. Mills' Grey Barbarian third .

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The day then ended with the victory of Royal Weaver (fourth inthe Somersetshire Stakes, the previous afternoon) over Sweet Sun andValona, though the winner was largely helped, I thought, throughSweet Sun and Elaine losing many lengths by running wide at thebend.

Hare Hill Wins the Salisbury Cup.The weather on the second clay was beautiful . A party of

twenty-five contested the opening race, the Stonehenge Plate, anoutsider, Joy Wheel, winning by a head from Orbino, to be boughtin subsequently for 'So guineas . The Wilton Handicap fell to Mrs.Martin 's Move On, and then a party of thirteen competed in the mileand a half Salisbury Cup, Flocon being made favourite from Rivoli.Neither of this pair was placed, and, in a desperate finish, Mr . Ismay ' sChester Cup winner, Hare Hill, won by a neck from the hithertounbeaten Gay Lally.

In the Maiden Plate Cringlemere made amends for his Gatwickfailure by getting home a length in front of the slightly more fanciedGuenoc, thus giving Mrs . Martin her second winner of the afternoon.One of the competitors for this event was Apostrophe, who in the earlypart of last year was considered to be the superior of Colour System.He cannot be of much account ; however, on the form he showed inthis, his first race . The Salisbury Foal Stakes attracted fouryoungsters, but was looked upon in the light of a match betweenJulian and Grogram, odds of 6 to 5 being laid on the former, a baycolt by Valens—Altiora, the property of Lord Carnarvon . He scoredcomfortably by a length from the Bonny Creeper filly . The meetingended with the Longleat Plate, which fell to the favourite SilverRing, a 20 to i chance in Jugurtha being his nearest attendant atthe finish.

Racing Finishes at Windsor.The last day 's regular racing in England took place at Windsor

on Saturday, May 22, and attracted a very large crowd. A big field ofnineteen runners contested the Romney Handicap . Light Divisionwas reported a really good thing, but cut up badly in the race, whichwas won by Mazboot, a 20 to 1 outsider . Motor Wrap, having cleverlylanded the odds of 5 to 2 betted on her against nine other youngstersfor a selling plate, was retained by Mr . E . Watson at 130 guineas;a party of fourteen three-year-olds contested the mile Royal WindsorHandicap, of x{37, for which China Blue, S st . 3 lbs., had mostfriends in an open market, but she failed by a head to reach Mr . E.Ribaucourt 's Fatal, who virtually led throughout . A dash on Lola II.then for the Holyport Handicap failed, Iron Orb scoring by a headfrom Ashworth, and being afterwards sold to Mr . Spiro for 145 guineas.

Ten juveniles contested the five-furlong Speedy Plate, which wasnext on the card . The Dame D'Or colt, second to Roi D ' Ecosse at

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Newmarket, was always a hot favourite, starting at 13 to 8 on, withSarrasin, supported at 2 to I . At the post the favourite behavedrather badly, but eventually he got off all right, and, assuming thecommand ere reaching the distance, won a trifle cleverly by halfa length from Lady Binns, who finished two lengths ahead ofSarrasin.

As a wind-up we were treated to a great finish between PrawlePoint and Sardinia, both well fancied, the first-named scoring by a headin the Slough Plate.

Sportsmen are essentially loyal to the backbone, and immediatelythe horses had passed the post a remarkable demonstration waswitnessed . Mr. Robert Sievier stepped to the front of the Pressbalcony, and, after asking for silence from the immense companyassembled, said that sportsmen had always been most loyal to theirKing and country, and on such an occasion as this, when racing was tocease for a time, it was only fitting that those present should giveanother token of loyalty to their King . Therefore, Mr. Carter, whowas by his side, would sing the first verse of the National Anthem.The anthem as rendered could be heard all over the course, and, on itsconclusion, tremendous cheering followed . Mr. Sievier then called forthree cheers for the King, the Royal Family, the Prince of Wales, theArmy, and Lord Kitchener in turn, and this was responded to in theheartiest fashion. The scene was most impressive and will not beforgotten by those present for many years.

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Death of a Lincoln Winner.Mr. J. Baylis' six-year-old horse Cuthbert, by Aidan out of

Meddlesome, whilst competing in the Croome Maiden Hurdle Race atPershore last month, fell, and, breaking his leg, was subsequentlydestroyed. Cuthbert finished first in the Lincolnshire Handicaptwo years ago, but was disqualified, and he ran second to Outramin the same race last year.

English Jockey's Treatment in Germany.Fred Winter, who was attached to the Graditz stud as first jockey

to the Kaiser, in a recent letter to his parents at Newmarket, says :" I do wish you would send me some more socks, and please note

all letters and cards must be addressed in ink . In the parcel you mustsend me some bread and plenty of plain biscuits—a very large tin, as afew are no good at all . Pack the bread well, so that it does not getdamp on the way . Don't send me any more soup squares, as we getit from Sunday to Sunday. Oh, I do wish I could get my freedom.You can't realise what it is like to be caged up as we are.

" We at times manage to pass an hour or two quite amongst our-selves . Just think, from six in the morning until nine o'clock we havenothing whatever to do but walk about . It plays on one's mind.I am pleased to say I drew Ally Sloper in the Grand Nationalsweep-about thirty shillings—and it, I assure you, came in very handy . Oh,by the way, I am in a box with five other jockeys . They all send kindregards. F. Slade also sends his best wishes . You might also sendme a big cake."

Winter is in Baracke No . 2, Box 16, Englander, Ruheleben.

Improvement in Maher's Health.In a letter to the special commissioner of the Sportsman Sir Abe

Bailey writes of our leading jockey as follows :" You will be pleased to hear D . Maher is as fit as possible . He

rode the best part of eight hours the other day springbuck shooting,

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and never turned a hair . In fact, he is looking better than he did—just before he stopped race riding . He goes to England at the begin-ning of June, and returns to South Africa in October, and after that heshould be as well as ever he was in his life . "

George Duller joins the Forces.George Duller, the well-known flat and hurdle race jockey, has

joined the Royal Flying Corps. For some years he has been anexpert motor cyclist, and this knowledge should be of great serviceto him in his new profession, whilst flying through the air will be nonew experience . His friends chaffingly used to declare that it was onthe motor bike that he learned the advantage of the crouch.

Death of Missel Thrush.The death has occurred in the Argentine recently of the well-

known stallion Missel Thrush . He was the sire of Thrush andLlangwm, and as a result of their success his fee jumped from 9 guineasto 95 guineas . Llangwm finished third in the Derby to Signorinettaand Primer, ridden by Maher, who afterwards expressed an opinionhe might very nearly have won had he been better acquainted with hismount . Missel Thrush was also the sire of other smart horses, suchas Little Flutter, Song Thrush, Bonnie Bird, Dik Dik and DoubleThrush.

Racecourses as Alien Camps.In the event of there being no revival of racing at some fixtures

the racecourses will probably be taken over by the Government asconcentration camps for alien enemies . Gatwick is to be used for thispurpose, I hear.

English Horses in Ireland.Upon the stoppage of racing in England Mr. Curzon decided to

send some of his two-year-olds to race in Ireland, and a licence hasbeen granted to W. T. Robinson to train twelve horses at the Curragh.J. H . Ryan and H. Braime have also received similar licences.I hear Colonel Hall Walker is sending a few of his string to MichaelDawson at Rathbride, and doubtless others in such stables as CaptainDewhurst's will find their way out . Grey Tip and Sailcloth, the pro-perty of Mr . W. Raphael, left Newmarket for Ireland, and the formershould win a race there. J . Fallon has taken stabling for ninehorses at Waterford Lodge, Curragh, and T . Scholfield is also takinga permanent residence at the Curragh and training in Ireland.F. Hartigan has sent the following horses : Queen 's Loch, Tatrman,Tregnum, Lureco, B . T., Lough Carra, and McKinney .

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F. Rickaby Married.The marriage of Fred L. Rickaby, the well-known jockey, to Miss

Gracie Griggs took place on June 2 (Derby Day) at St . Agnes'Church, Newmarket, the Rev . \V. Colville Wallis, rector, officiating.Herbert Jones (the King's jockey) acted as best man, and the bridewas given away by C . Loates, sen . A reception was afterwards heldat The Belt, the residence of Walter Griggs, the bride's brother . Thebride and bridegroom later on motored to Cambridge en route toLondon, where the honeymoon was spent . A number of valuablepresents were received from friends and relatives.

Death of Marsh's Head Lad.John Gibbons, for many years head man to Mr . R. J . Marsh, died

at his residence, Exning Road, Newmarket, last month . Deceased,who had been in failing health for some time, was sixty-four years of age.

Frustrated Red Cross Meeting.The sudden stoppage of racing has caused the Red Cross Society

to suffer, as directly it was decided to cut down the Ascot Meeting tothree days' racing Mr. Joe Davis, the popular and able managingdirector of the Hurst Park Club, promoted a scheme for a day ' s racingto be held at Hurst Park on the Tuesday of Ascot week at which thenet proceeds of the meeting should be presented to the Red CrossSociety.

Everybody generously lent a hand to make the scheme success-ful and as profitable to the fund as possible . Many of the officialsoffered their services free, jockeys were ready to devote their ridingfees, the printers of the race cards were handing over the whole of thenet receipts, in fact in every way sportsmen were co-operating to helpto swell the figures of the fund . I give the programme actuallyarranged and conditions of races . The four cups were presented byMessrs . Joicey, Compton, Heybourn, and Lowe :

KITCHENER ' S ARMY CUP (Handicap) of 350 sovs ., being 275 SON'S . and a SilverGilt Cup, value 50 SOVS . (presented by Mr . J . G . Joicey), to winner, 15Sov's.to second, and Io sovs . to third, for three-year-olds and upwards ; winner

after June 3, of a race of a mile or over 5 lbs ., of two such races, or of one

such race value 140 sovs ., 10 lbs . ex . ; ent ., Io sovs ., and 5 sovs. extra forstarters . 1 mile 5 furlongs.

IMPERIAL DOMINIONS HANDICAP of 200 sov's ., being I40 SOX'S . and a Silver Cup,

value 50 sot's . (presented by Mr . «' . J . Compton), to winner, and lo sovs.to second, for three-year-olds and upwards ; any winner after June 3,

7 lbs . ex . ; ent ., 5 sovs ., and 3 sovs . extra for starters . 7 furlongs.

UNION JACK THREE-YEAR-OLD MAIDEN PLATE of 250SON'S.,being Ib5SON'S.and aSilver Cup, value 50 sovs . (presented by Mr . P . F . Heybourn), to winner,

25 sovs . to second, and lo sovs . to third, for three-year-olds, maidens at

closing ; c . 9 st., f . and g . S st . II lbs . ; any winner, after closing, 5 lbs .,of two races, or of one value 140 sovs ., 10 lbs . ex . ; ent ., to sovs . I mile .

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ALLIES HANDICAP of 200 sons ., being 140 sovs ., and a Silver Gilt Cup, value50 sovs . (presented by Mr . E . J . Lowe), to winner, and ro sovs . to second ;winner, after June 3, 7 lbs ., of two races, lo lbs . ex . ; ent ., 5 sovs . 6 fur-longs.

JACK TAR SELLING PLATE of 150 sovs ., being I45 sovs . to winner and 5 sovs . to

second, for two-year-olds ; c . 9 st ., f . and g . S st . i s lbs . ; winner to besold for t;50 ; ent ., 5 sovs . 5 furlongs.

KHAKI ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE of I50 sovs., being 147 sovs. to winner and3 sovs . to second ; for two-year-olds 6 st . 7 lbs ., three S st . 8 lbs ., four andupwards 9 st . 7 lbs . ; m . and g . all . 3 lb . ; winner to be sold for C5o ; ent .,3 sots . 5 furlongs.

What a pity it should not have taken place !

Death of an Old Time Trainer.

The death has just taken place at the Malton Cottage Hospital ofa prominent Turfite in the person of Mr . William Charles Weatherill,who for many years was a successful trainer . He was connected withMalton in its palmiest days as a training centre, when he was withthe Pecks at the Grove House establishment, now in the possessionof Sir John Scott . Later he removed to Newmarket, where he achievedconsiderable success . On retiring he returned to Malton, and passedaway at the age of seventy-three years.

English Jockeys Please Note!

The Union Club (Berlin) is granting no fresh licences to alienjockeys, and Ames, the American lightweight, who recently accom-panied Archibald to Germany, will in consequence have to return tothe United States . Renewals, on the other hand, continue to begranted, and Archibald rode five winners (luring the first two days ofHoppegarten.

Having regard to the manner in which the Kaiser has seen fit totreat \Vinter, who held the first retainer to the Imperial Stud uponthe outbreak of war, I do not think there will be a rush on the partof any alien jockeys to accept engagements in Germany.

Leading Jockeys.

Having concluded as far as England is concerned atTune 15, it will interest our readers to note the positions

jockeys. S. Donoghue is top with twenty-seven

i M. Wing comes next with twenty-one success-- third on the list with twenty winners, and

total of nineteen . Those next in order are llock fourteen, C. Trigg thirteen, while

ley, and F. Templeman are on the

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Horses for the Colonies.The S .S . Makaroni, which sailed for Australia at the beginning of

the month, carried a good consignment of Woodstock, among whomwere Redfern, Noceur, and Bursar, and also the following yearlingsbred at Mr . Lionel Robinson 's stud, and which were sold in a batch toa prominent Australian sportsman : Bay filly by Polymelus out ofBill and Coo, bay filly by Bayardo out of Joie de Vivre, chestnut fillyby Cylgad out of Orama, chestnut filly by Radium out of Lolette,chestnut colt by Neil Gow out of Demure, chestnut colt by Polymelusout of Glamourie, and a bay colt by St . Amant out of Operation.

Another colt that has been sold to go to Australia is His Majesty ' sBrakespear.

T. Metcalfe, now a full-fledged jockey, who will be recognised asthe boy who was apprenticed to C . Waugh., has gone to New Zealand,where he has accepted a two-years ' riding engagement.

On the same boat were several horses purchased by R . Chalonerfor racing in New Zealand . They were Tame Duck, a two-year-oldwinner here, Revolenta, and Panmure . Revolenta is a two-year-oldfilly by Troutbeck—Panacea, purchased from Lord Falmouth 's teamin training at Kingsclere . Panmure is a three-year-old half-brotherto Rcvolcnta, and has never run . He won a trial at Kingsclere onApril 1, in which the Duke of Westminster's smart two-year-old AliBey was fourth.

Deaths of Grafton and Mazagan.The death of the above two sires is reported from Australia . The

former was probably the most prolific stallion ever sent to Australia.He was one of the many good ones sired by Galopin . He was bredby the late Mr . J . E. Platt . Mazagan was bred by Mr. Douglas Bairdin 1896 and was a bay horse by Martagon out of Maize by Hampton.He did not start his racing career until three years old, but won for leisowner the Jockey Club Cup, Lowther Stakes, and Hastings Plate atthis age, and the Goodwood Cup at four years old . He was soldprivately and first exported to the United States in 1901 .

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THE Society, though numbering only 750 members, carries out its objectswith great energy in a diversity of directions . At the London Show noless than £65o are offered annually in prizes, and the schedule is of

remarkable comprehensiveness, providing classes for stallions, mares, youngstock, made ponies, native ponies, Shetland ponies, children's ponies, and theever-popular competitions. At two score or more Metropolitan and ProvincialShows another £loo is offered by the Society, assuring the provision of ahundred classes and a prize value of [i,000 for the owners and breeders ofthe ponies upon whose behalf the Society exists . The National Pony StudBook is a register of the best specimens of the breeds, an exhaustive record oftheir careers, and a complete report of the year's work . The Polo Brood MareScheme is the medium through which the Society transfers polo mares past the

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Polo Ponies at the Royal Show.Some good ponies were shown in the Polo and Riding Pony classes

on the Wednesday during the week of the Royal Show . The NationalPony Society 's gold medal for stallions or colts went to Lord Lucas ' sfifteen-year-old Jacko, and the one for mares or fillies to Mr . TreshamGilbey ' s three-year-old Forward Girlie . Awards :

Yearling Colts, Geldings, or Fillies .—ist, Mrs . Tresham Gilbey ' sGood Boy ; 2nd, MIr . J . S . Bakewell 's Stolen Wings ; 3rd, Mr . C . H.Taylor ' s Plume.

Two-year-old Colts, Geldings, or Fillies .—ist, the Hon. Mlrsi Drury-Lowe 's Wherstead ; 2nd, Mr. G. Norris .MIidwood's Kilrain ; 3rd, MIr.Tresham Gilbey's INaughty Girl.

Stallions, three years old and inwards, not over fifteen hands .—1st and National Pony Society's gold medal, Lord Lucas's Jacko ;2nd, Mr . C. H. Taylor 's Field Marshal ; 3rd, Mr. G. MIumford 's PrairieFire .

Three-year-old Geldings or Fillies .—ist and INational Pony Society ' sgold medal, Mr . Tresham Gilbey's Forward Girlie .

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Mares, not exceeding 14 hands 2 ins ., with foals at foot .—1st, Mr.J . S . Bakewell ' s Robbery ; 2nd, Mr. G. Lousada ' s Violet ; 3rd, MissG. W. Samuel's Catch.

For the rest, one Jumping class was judged on Wednesday, andattracted twenty-three entires, all of them being forward . Some veryfine jumping was witnessed, with the following result : 1st, Messrs.Wards' Fisherman ; equal seconds, Mr . F. W. Grange's Rufus andMr. F . Allison's Temptress.

The Grange Stud Establishment Offered at Auction.

At the Auction Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, last month, Messrs.Daniel Watney & Sons offered for sale the Grange Stud Farm,Bishop's Stortford, for many years run with considerable success bythe late Sir John Barker . It is especially well adapted for the breedingof polo ponies, and some of the best show animals in the country havebeen turned out from there . The farm extends to 57 acres, all finemeadow land, sloping from the main road to the River Stort . There isa riding school, a detached building, consisting of eight horse-boxes,saddle room and corn room, and eighteen horse-boxes, etc . The studgroom 's cottage and garden adjoins . Put in at 2,000 guineas, thebidding advanced to 2,900 guineas, at which figure the property waswithdrawn . The reserve price was 3,500 guineas.

The Grange, the late Sir John Barker 's home for many years, andone of the best small residential properties in the neighbourhood ofLondon, was also withdrawn at 4,900 guineas.

Red Cross Day at Ranelagh.

On Wednesday, July 7, a charity function in aid of the funds ofthe British Red Cross Society and the Order of St . John was held inthe grounds of Ranelagh, and proved an unqualified success . For thefirst time in the history of the Club the public were admitted to thegrounds without an introduction by a member, tickets being purchas-able for 10s. each from the British Red Cross Society.

In addition to theatrical entertainments and classic dancing,exhibition matches were played by the best-known lady champions atgolf and lawn tennis . The beautiful grounds were at their best, anda most delightful afternoon was spent by all present, as a result ofwhich it is hoped the funds of the Society will benefit to a considerableextent .

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I have received a copy of the 1915 edition of the official poloannual issued from the office of H. L. Herbert, Chairman of the

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America Polo Association, and must congratulate the compilers ona very excellent and helpful little publication . It contains a lot ofvaluable information to those who are interested in the sport . Thereis a full list of the tournament matches played last season, with thescores and line-ups . It contains the revised handicap list and thenames of all the members in the Association, with the clubs to whichthey belong. All the changes that were made in the rules last Februaryat the annual meeting have been included . The new conditions for

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the four circuit cups presented by the Polo Association are given, inwhich I note the Executive Committee determines at which club theCircuit Cup shall be played each year . The trophies cannot be won bydefault, and at least two clubs must enter the competition.

Under the head of Army Polo Association there is a list of thevarious places where polo is played, also the handicaps of all themilitary players . The list is compiled by Colonel Charles G . Treat,U.S . Army .

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Julw 19—Aug . 28

July 20—Aug. 31

Senior ChampionshipJunior ChampionshipOpen ChampionshipCoronado

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Point Judith, Narragan-sett Pier, R.I.

California.(Summer Season).

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andria Bay, N .Y..Seabright. New Jersey.Denver, Colorado.

Sept . 2—10 Cheyenne Mountain Colin- Wyoming.

Sept . 4—r8try Club.

Myopia Hunt Club .

. Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Sept . 6--11 Squadron "A," N .G . A .Y . New York City.

Sept. 13--18 Spokane Polo Club .

. Washington.

Sept . 1+--19

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Morristown, New York.Buffalo, New York.

Sept. 20--25 Essex

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Country West Orange, New York.Club.

Polo plays a very prominent part in the summer resorts, as,though the number of actual players is not large, the interest taken by

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the social side in the sport is very keen, and matches are closelywatched and followed by visitors, to whom the game is the chiefattraction during the summer season.

At Narragansett Pier, where the Senior, Junior and Open Cham-pionships are held, from July 19 to August 14, on the Point Judithground, there will be a long period of play, and, in addition to theresidents at the cottages and hotels, many visitors from the neigh-bouring districts of INewport, Watch Hill, and Jamestown will bepresent . Four days after the tournaments close another series, lastinguntil September 6, will begin at the Thousand Islands Country Clubon Wellesley Island, in the St . Lawrence.

It is a pity that the June tournament of the St . Louis Polo Clubhad perforce to be cancelled owing to the field on the new ground notbeing ready in time . It is expected, however, that intending playersthere will adapt their plans to the circumstances and will attend theThousand Islands tournament for their games instead.

Search for Promising Players.

For many years the Polo Association has worked slowly andsteadily to raise the standard of polo in America . After much troublethey have been successful in organising a series of tournaments, to beheld at Point Judith each season, to which Southern and Westernplayers will be invited to exhibit their prowess . It is hoped by thismeans that hidden talent may be discovered from which a number ofteams can be formed, and from the best of these a four capable ofsuccessfully challenging for the International Cup, won back by LordWimborne 's team last year, got together.

There has been a good deal of dispute over the merits of poloplayers in the West and the extreme South, many of whom have beensomewhat handicapped because in their particular part of the worldpolo has not been very much in the limelight, and also because of thepoorness of their mounts, as in most cases it has been practicallyimpossible for a man to ride good ponies unless he owned them . ThePolo Association are now looking for fresh blood and they are anxiousto find it . They wish to remove every obstacle from the path of theman who can play polo and is able to demonstrate that fact in opentournaments . This summer any man of special ability or promise willbe offered as many high-class ponies as he can ride.

The " Big Four " will scarcely be kept together in its old form,and a new four of younger men is bound to be formed . The men tocompose this team must be discovered one by one and then put together.They can be found only at tournaments played the year previous tothat in which any International challenge is issued, or otherwise theywill have no time to get to know each others ' play and to form that closecombination which is essential if victory is to be gained in an Interna-tional game . There is plenty of time for this, as until the cessationof the war in Europe polo is a dead letter with our English friends .

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POLOTOURNAMENTS

THE polo tournament season in the East opened with play at theGreat Neck Polo Club for the third Great Neck Challenge Cup.

The grounds of the Club are situated at Grace Farm on the privateestate of Messrs . J. P. and W . Russell Grace, to whose keenness andgenerous hospitality the success of the annual tournament is alwaysso largely due.

The Challenge Cup is open to any team irrespective of their totalgoal aggregate, and is played for under handicap . This season therewere four entries, Cooperstown, Great Neck, Great Neck Wanderersand Meadow Brook Magpies . The last named are a capital little team,who distinguished themselves last summer when holding a rating of10 goals . This year their INo . i is filled by Raymond Belmont, whocomes into the side in the place of Appleton, who is not playing . He israted at 4 goals, and the side aggregates 14 goals, as against their toof last year.

The Great Neck Challenge Cup.The opening match was played on June I between Great Neck

Wanderers and Meadow Brook Magpies, the line-up and scores beingas follows :

First Round (played June I).

MeadowPosition .

Brook Magpies beath'cap. Position .

h ' cap.Great Neck Wanderers.

1 . Raymond Belmont

. 4 I . M. Heckscher

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. I2 . David Dows . 3 2 . D. Morgan, jun . .

. 33 . W. G. Loew . 4 3 . B . K . Gatins

. 4Bk . Howard Phipps

. 3 Bk. J . G. Milburn, jun .

. 4

Total

.

. 14 Total

. 72

Nett total

.Referee, J . C . Cooley.

Earned goals

. 10Less penalties

?,Earned goals

. 4By handicap .

. 2

6Less penalties

Nett total

4

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In the opening period the Magpies put on two goals, Dows scoringthe first within a minute of the start, and Belmont the second shortlyafterwards. This put the scores level, but just before the end of thechukker Morgan, jun ., scored for the Wanderers, once more giving themthe lead.

In the second chukker the Magpies pressed and Milburn was keptvery busy defending his goal . He responded magnificently and theonly goal scored was from a long drive by the Magpies' captain afterabout six minutes of exciting play . The period then closed with thescores level—3 all.

Play was very even in the third chukker, both ends being visitedin turn . Raymond Belmont scored again for the Magpies, giving themthe lead by 4 goals to 3, but Heckscher and Morgan each added a point,and the period closed with the Wanderers in the lead by 5 goals to 4.

The next chukker changed the position of the match, the scoresat half time reading 6 to 4 in favour of the Magpies . The Wandererslost their half goal through Heckscher crossing Howard Phipps, andthe Magpies notched another 2 goals.

In the fifth and sixth chukkers the Magpies further increased theirlead. In the seventh period they were held by their opponents andwere penalised a half when Loew crossed Milburn . Later Gatins hita safety for his side, and the Wanderers ' score was reduced to 51 goals.Finally, the Magpies rode off the winners of a good match by 91 to5

goals.

First Round (played June 8).

Cooperstown beat

Great Neck.

Position . h'cap .

Position .

h'cap.r . C. P . Beadleston 6

I . F. McLaughlin

.

. 42 . C . C . Rumsey 6

2 . J. Watson Webb

. 63 . M. Stevenson 8

3 . N . L . Tilney

. 4Bk. M . Belmont 3

Bk. D. Milburn cj

Total

. 23

Total

.

. 2 3

Earned goals 7

Earned goals 5Less penalties 1

Less penalties '4

Nett score

. 6

Nett score

. 41

Referee, J . C . Cooley.

The match was played on even terms as the rating of each side wasthe same . Devereux Milburn, the famous International player, wasbrilliant in his defence of goal and saved many attacks from thepowerful Cooperstown combination.

Play in the first three chukkers was very level, each side notchinga goal in each period. Great Neck were penalised for two safetiesthough, so the score read 3 to 21 in favour of Cooperstown . In the

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fourth period Cooperstown added another goal, putting them iz pointsto the good . Great Neck now rallied, and by the aid of Tilney, andWatson Webb added 2 goals in the fifth chukker, which closed with thescores 4' to 4 in favour of Great Neck.

In the sixth chukker Cooperstown were greatly pressed andincurred a penalty of a quarter, thus increasing Great Neck 's lead.

In the seventh period Malcolm Stevenson came to the rescue of hisside by scoring 2 goals, the first within a minute of the opening of play,and Cooperstown were once more in the lead . In the final chukkerBeadleston scored again for his side, and the match ended in favourof the Cooperstown players by 6 to 4+ goals.

Final Round (played June II, 1915).

COOPERSTOWN beat Meadow Brook Magpies.

Earned Goals

. 17 Earned Goals

. 3Less Penalties By Handicap

. 9

Less Penalties12

Nett total

. 161 INett total

.

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Referee, Thomas Le Boutillier.

The Wotton Challenge Cup.Third Round (played June 1o).

Bryn Mawr Wanderers Philadelphia Country Club.beat

Position . h'cap . Position . h'cap.1 . Gilbert Mather . o r . Thos. Stokes .

32 . Wister Randolph 2 2 . W . S. Stokes 33 . Childs Frick 2 3 . A . M. Collins 3Bk. Fred Roe 2 Bk. R. Wanamaker Z

Total

. 6 Total

. .

10


Earned goalsLess penalties

Less penalties

Referee, E . W. Hopping.

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Semi-Final Round (played June ii).

Fifth CavalryPosition .

beath'cap .

Bryn Mair.

Position . h'cap.i . P . H . Sherridan . Z I . Victor Maher 32 . Lieut . J . Milliken r 2 . E. W. Hopping 43. Capt . W. Forsyth z 3 . R. E. Strawbridge 5Bk. Lieut . Groninger r Bk . Alex. Brown 5

Total

. 4 Total

. 17

Earned goals 6 Earned goals i>By handicap 10 Less penalties o

i6Less penalties 2

Nett score 151 Nett score II

Referee, T . S . Harrison.

Final Round (played June 13).

FIFTH CAVALRY

beat

Bryn Mawr Wanderers.

Position .

h'cap.r . Gilbert Mather

.

.

o2 . Alex . C. Yarnall .

o3 . Wister Randolph

.

2

Bk. Fred Roe

.

2

Total

4

The handicap was level owing to an alteration in the Bryn Mawr

Wanderers' line-up. Summary of the score was as follows :

Earned goals

Earned goalsLess penalties

Less penalties

INett total

4

Nett total

2 1

Referee, Alexander Brown.

The game was very fast albeit a somewhat rough one. In thesixth period there were a number of fouls . The Army team, whodeserved their win, played very keenly throughout.

The Woodcrest Cup.

On June i Devon was easily defeated by the Philadelphia CountryClub in the final game for the Woodcrest Cup . Philadelphia nowclaims two victories in the Cup . The positions, handicaps and sum-mary follow :—

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Position.1. Thos . Stokes2. \\" . S . Stokes3. A . M. CollinsBk. Alex. Brown

Total

Position .

h ' cap.1. Chas . A . Munn

I2. Barclay McFadden

. I3. A . J . Drexel PaulBk. Paul D . Mills .

4

Total

.

Earned goalsLess penalties By handicap .

Earned goals

. Ij

Less penalties

Nett total

. 12

INett total

The Hempstead Cups.

The Hempstead Cups, open to teams whose handicap does notexceed 15 goals, was carried off for the second year in succession bythat good little team the Meadow Brook Magpies from the Islip Free-booters . Play in the matches of the tournament were as follows :

Played June 10 .

.1 iken Redbirds.

Position .

h ' cap.I . W . I. . Goodwin2. S. Casey

I3. J . C . Cooley

. 3Bk. Morgan Belmont

. 3

Total .

. 11

Total

. C)

Earned goals

. 10

Earned goals

. 5By handicap

2

Less penalties

INett score

. 10

Nett score

.

The match was a good one, but the Point Judith players werebetter mounted than the Southern team and were more aggressivethroughout . Until half time play was fairly even, but after this thelosers' mounts could not stand the pace, and Point Judith forged ahead,riding off the winners by 10 goals to N . Stevenson scored most goalsfor the winners and J . C . Cooley for the losers.

Point Judith P .C.

Position .

beat

h ' cap.I. P. Stevenson

. 22 . T. Le Boutillier .3 . P. Randolph, sen .

. 2

Bk. P. Randolph, jun .

. d

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Played June 1f .Islip Freebooters beat Great Neck Wanderers.

Position .

h ' cap . Position . h'cap.ri . Allan Pinkerton .

.

i i . G. M. Heckscher2 . A. C . Schwartz

.

. 2 2 . E . D. Morgan3. Horace Havermeyer 2 3 . B . K . Gatins 4Bk. H. T. Peters

. 2 Bk. J . G. Milburn, jun . 4

Total

. 7 Total

. 12

Earned goals 5 Earned goalsBy handicap

Less penalties

5

ZU

Less penalties

INett total

9-i

Nett total

. 4

In receipt of 5 goals under their handicap the Freebooters causedgreat surprise by adding as many goals by play . Great Neck was com-pletely held, and at the close of the match Islip rode off the winners asstated above, by 9 goals to 41 goals.

Semi-Finals (June 14) .

Meadow Brook Magpies beat Point Judith.

Position.i . P. Stevenson

.h'cap.

2Position . h'cap.

4z. R. Belmont2 . David Dows 3 2 .

T . Le Boutillier

.

. 33 . W. G. Loew 4 3. P. S . P. Randolph 2Bk. H. Phipps 3 Bk. P. S . P. Randolph, jun . .4

Total

. . Total .

ii

Earned goals .

i+ Earned goals 6Less penalties .

1 By handicap 3

INett total .

i .

, Nett total .

q


The Point Judith players did not score a single goal for the firsthalf of the match, though they kept their opponents fairly busy . Inthe fifth period, however, Stevenson scored three straight goals, towhich he later added another, whilst Randolph, jun ., scored twice,bringing the losers ' total to 6 goals . The winners ' hits were fairlyequally divided.

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MEADOW BROOK MAGPIES beat Islip Freebooters.

Earned goals 14 Earned goalsLess penalties i By handicap

Less penalties

Nett total

. 13

Nett total


The winners had all the best of the game, scoring 14 goals to 3 goals,the final score after allowances being 13 to 92 . For the second year insuccession, therefore, the Cups go to the Meadow Brook team.

Meadow Brook Club Cups.

Four entries, Cooperstown, Great Neck, Meadow Brook andPoint Judith, were made for the Meadow Brook Club Cups thisseason, a high-goal tournament, open only to teams whose handicapexceeds 12 goals.

Play began on June 14 between the Meadow Brook and Coopers-town teams, the line-up and summary being as follows :

Meadow Brook

Position

beat

Cooperstown.

h'cap .

Position

h'cap.J . S . Phipps

. 5

I . C. P. Beadleston 6I ' ( E. D. Morgan, jun.2 . R. La Montagne

o7

2 . C. C. Rumsey 63. H . C . Phipps

. 7

3 . M. Stevenson 8Bk. D. Milburn 9

Bk. Morgan Belmont

. 3

Total

. 28

Total

. 23

Earned goals io

Earned goals

. 5By handicap

. 5

Less penalties1OI

Nett total

. lo

Nett total

9


In a heavy rain a most exciting match took place, which at theend of the eight periods stood at 9 goals all, though up to a moment oftime in the last chukker Cooperstown led by half a goal . Unfortunatelyjust before the period closed Rumsey crossed Phipps and was penaliseda half, making the scores dead level. Extra time was now played,and in less than two minutes La Montagne scored, giving MeadowBrook the victory by the odd goal.

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Second Round.Great Neck beat

Point Judith.Position ' h'cap .

Position .

h'cap.1 . F. McLaughlin

. 4 1 . P. S . P. Randolph, sen . 22 . J. Watson Webb 6 2. T. Le Boutillier . 33 . Louis Stoddard . 7 3 . B . K . Gatins 4Bk . J . G. Milburn, jun .

. 4 Bk . P . S . P . Randolph, jun . 4

Total

. 21 Total

. 13

Earned goals 17 Earned goals 2Less penalties By handicap 8

10

Nett total 164

Less penalties

Nett total O.The winners were considerably strengthened by the addition of

Louis Stoddard, who is handicapped at 7 goals. This made GreatNeck's total handicap 21, and as their opponents only carried 13,theywere conceding 8 goals . This penalty was worked off before half timewas reached, and at the end of the fourth chukker Great Neck hadearned 9 goals, while Point Judith had only earned one point, whichwas made by Le Boutillier in the opening period.

Webb and McLaughlin were the mainstay for the winners, whileGatins was particularly effective for Point Judith . Goals were scoredas follows : Great Neck—McLaughlin (7), Webb (5), Stoddard (5) ;Point Judith—Le Boutillier (1), and Randolph, sen . (1).

Final Round (played June 21).GREAT NECK

beat

Meadow Brook.Earned goals

. 7

Earned goals

. 13By handicap

. 7

Less penalties

.

14Less penalties

Nett score

. 134

Nett score

. 122

The goals were scored as follows : Great Neck—McLaughlin (2),Watson Webb (3), L . Stoddard (2) ; Meadow Brook—J . S . Phipps (2),La Montagne (4), H . S . Phipps (3), D. Milburn (4).

The Meadow Brook polo team failed by a small margin to wipe offthe 7 goals handicap conceded to the Great Neck four under theirhandicap, though their effort to do so was a fine one . The gamefinished 131 to 122 in favour of Great Neck.

Devereux Milburn played back for Meadow Brook, and thoughhe was quite at his best, the persistent attacks of the Great Neckforwards, F. McLaughlin and Watson Webb, enabled them to add7 goals to the 7 received by handicap . For the losers Milburnfrequently went through the opposing line and he scored 4 of the 13Meadow Brook goals . He also was instrumental in blocking manyattempts of the Great Neck quartette.

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The Month's Fixtures.

J l"LI"13, 14, 15 . Newmarket Second July Meetingi27, 28, 29 . Newmarket Second Extra Meeting.

AUG.10, II, 12 . Newmarket Third Extra Meeting.

Irish Fixtures.

J t~LV14, 15 . Down Rowal.

20, 21, 22 . Curragh.27, 28 . Cork Park.

29 . Limerick.

Baldoyle.AUG .

2.

4, 5 . Galway.7• Powerstown Park.9 . Laytown.

lo . Carnew.Tramore.14, 16.

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The Future of Racing.The final decision has been made, and for the present no racing

will be held under Jockey Club Rules other than that taking place atNewmarket . I emphasise the words " under Jockey Club Rules, " forno ban is placed upon meetings which by the Jockey Club are votedillegitimate . As everyone is aware, the strength of the Jockey Clubveto lies in its rule " that horses competing at outside meetings areineligible to run under Jockey Club Rules . " Now that the Govern-ment, however, has ordered the Jockey Club to suspend all racingexcept at Newmarket, there is no inducement that I can see for smallowners to withhold their support from flapping meetings . Whatmatter is it to the owner of a moderate horse if his animal is debarredfrom competing under Jockey Club Rules when these meetings arenow only held at Newmarket ? It seems to me that there is everypossibility of racing taking place all over the country in the nearfuture, without being under the control of the Jockey Club . Such astate of affairs would be deplorable from every point of view in thebest interests of the Turf, and would moreover cause the Governmentand the railway companies infinitely more trouble than properlyorganised meetings under the control of the Jockey Club.

Mr. Runciman consented to receive a deputation of the Associationof Racehorse Owners, Breeders, and Trainers with a petition for thepartial resumption of racing at other centres in addition to Newmarket.The meeting duly took place between the President of the Board ofTrade and the Association 's representatives (Sir Walter Gilbey, SirRobert Wilmot and Mr . Somerville Tattersall), and a very carefulhearing was given to the arguments put forward by the Association.The chief stumbling block throughout has been the railway facilities,but I think it is clear that Mr. Runciman again approached the com-panies after his meeting with the deputation from the followingcorrespondence published in the Racing Calendar at the beginning ofthe month :

BOARD OF TRADE,WHITEHALL GARDENS, S .W.,

June 28, 1915.DEAR CAPTAIN GREER,—YOU are probably aware that on

June 22 I had the pleasure of meeting Sir Walter Gilbey, SirRobert Wilmot, and Mr . Somerville Tattersall, who put forward,a request that some additional race meetings might be permittedwith the sanction of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, at such placesas Kempton, Sandown, and Hurst Parks, Gatwick, etc . It wasurged that the stoppage of racing at all places other than INew-market would inflict great injury on the industry of breedinghorses, especially half-breds, would produce a considerableamount of unemployment, and would cause a heavy loss to therates of places at which race meetings are held . These considera-tions are of admitted importance, and I promised Sir WalterGilbey and his colleagues that I would further consider whether,

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consistently with the efficient working of the railway systems, itwould be possible to do anything in the direction desired, andthat I would then communicate again with you . Sir Walter hadurged that no special trains need be run to carry passengers to racemeetings, and that people desiring to visit them should be left tofind their own means of transit, and I am assured that theExecutives of the racecourses named are prepared to hold meet-ings even if no railway facilities are afforded . If, however, thiswere done the ordinary train service to stations near the courseat which a meeting was being held would undoubtedly be severelytaxed, and the congestion and crowding at the terminal stationswould be intolerable . The only remedy that the railway companiescan suggest for such a state of things is the running of a service ofspecial trains, and I am afraid that this is at present impossible.

It is agreed, I think, that the railway lines should be kept asfree as possible to meet urgent military or naval requirements, andthat congestion on the railways should be avoided, but at thepresent time the resources of the railway companies are beingseverely strained . The companies are dealing with an abnormallyheavy traffic for naval, military, and civil purposes, a traffic whichI may say exceeds in volume anything previously experienced,with a considerably depleted staff . There is consequently a greatstrain on the men, although the ordinary passenger service hasbeen curtailed and many facilities for travelling withdrawn, andany step which would add to the demands of the material and staffof the railways requires careful consideration . I have endeavouredto give such consideration to this matter, and after reviewing thewhole of the circumstances to which my attention has been drawnI have only been able to come to one conclusion, namely, that theGovernment cannot suggest to the Stewards of the Jockey Clubthat race meetings at places other than Newmarket should besanctioned .

Yours very truly,(Signed)

WALTER RUNCIMAN.

JOCKEY CLUB OFFICE,

I5, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W .,July I, 1915.

DEAR MR . RUNCIMAN,—I have to thank you on behalf of theStewards of the Jockey Club for your letter of June 28, 1915, thecontents of which have been communicated to the members ofSir Walter Gilbey's deputation to you.

Your letter appears to the Stewards to answer so fully thosepoints which Sir W . Gilbey informs them were brought forwardby his deputation, that they hope, for the information of all thoseconcerned, you will give your consent to its publication.

Yours very truly,

(Signed)

H . GREER.

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Are we justified then in attributing the whole blame for the dis-continuing of further meetings to the railway companies ? It looksuncommonly like it . The railway officials argue that on race daysordinary traffic would be hopelessly congested without the running ofspecials, and this cannot be done at the present owing to the calls uponthe services . To the plea that racing can go on without railway assist-ance their reply is that the majority of racegoers would demandtickets and accommodation on the ordinary trains to the districtwhere the races were being held, and the company would be obliged tocarry them, when the ordinary trains would become impossiblyovercrowded.

In view of this final objection people will wonder bow the Londonand South Western Railway propose to deal with the " Mammoth "Bank Holiday Meeting at Imber Court, for which their advertisementsoffer the necessary transport over their lines to Hampton Court.Surely it is curious that the railway can convey passengers to HamptonCourt for the purpose of attending a meeting at Imber Court, but areunable to do so to attend a meeting at Hurst Park !

I fear the railway companies have not troubled to study the ques-tion again with an open mind . I sincerely hope they will do so ratherthan accept the onus in after years for having ruined the nationalpastime of racing and the many branches dependent on it, therebycausing misery and want to thousands of harmless and inoffensivepeople in depriving them of a living.

The Late John Corlett.Mr. John Corlett, the founder and for many years editor and pro-

prietor of The Sporting Times, otherwise known as The Pink 'Un,passed away at his residence, Park House, Walmer, on June 23, at theadvanced age of seventy-four . His death has removed from us one ofthe greatest sportsmen and journalists the world has ever seen, andthough few of the younger generation of racing men can have beenpersonally acquainted with " Master, " his name was known tothousands throughout the globe . By the older generation, few now,alas ! in number, his loss will be deplored as severing yet another linkwith the good old bygone days.

John Corlett was born of army folk, and commenced his career asa clerk in the commercial house of J . Travers & Son, in Cheapside.Whilst in business Mr . Corlett became acquainted with the famousDr. Shorthouse, and, becoming tired of commercial life, joined thedoctor in his journalistic ventures . Between them they founded TheSporting Times, a paper of four small pages printed on white paper,and without the racy sayings and doings and the blushing pink colourwhich in later years was to make the publication known in every cornerof the globe. Upon the death of Dr . Shorthouse, Mr . Corlett becamethe sole proprietor of the paper, and gathered round him a staff of thecheeriest and most impecunious of Bohemians in journalism, whosehappy-go-lucky ways and sayings made the paper a type of itself and

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filled its pages with the brightest and best of reading . Who thatremembers Willie Goldberg (" Shifter "), Shirley Brooks (" PeterBlobbs "), and Arthur Binstead (" Pitcher "), now all gone to theirlong rest, to mention only a trio of the staff, will not recall great daysand great nights with unlimited funin the true world of Bohemia ? Tohis office John Corlett was alwaysthe generous, open-handed, beloved" Master," whose characteristicpassions, the breeding and runningof horses— " Master 's hair trunks, "as the staff playfully termed them and his inordinate love of goodcheer--the motto of The Pink 'Unincluded " Old Port for Ever "provided them with so much copyfor good stories every week.

INo sporting writer ever heldsuch a position in connection withthe , Turf as the late John Corlett,who was known and respected by allclasses, whilst his opinion on racingwas sought by everyone.

Few could write with such acharm, and from the earlier days,when as " White and Gold " hecontributed to The Glasgow Herald,and later as " Vigilant " of TheSportsman, until as " Vigilant " and" The Wizard " he contributed theleading articles of The Pink 'Uneach week, his work was investedwith an interest that was as rareas it was delightful . His racingarticles and reminiscences madeThe Sporting Times, and through-out its lengthy career have proveda never-failing source of pleasure tothe English-speaking race all overthe world.

He was a J .P . for the county of

" MASTER . "

Kent, and for many years residedat Charlton Court, East Sutton, the " Bottombarley " home, by whichname the place was familiarly known to readers of The Pink ' Un, butowing to the lease falling through and the desire of Sir Robert Filmerto return to his dower house, he was compelled to leave, for Park House,Walmer, some three years prior to his death . It was a great blowturning out of his beautiful old country seat at Sutton, with its extensive

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grounds, upon which he had lavished so much care and attention, andthis, coupled with the death of his wife six years ago, did much toage him, I think.

His great ambition was to breed a winner of the classics, but thenearest he ever got to this was with a horse called War Lord, whocarried the pink and black braid into a place in the Gimcrack Stakesone year . To the best of my recollection the first animal Mr. Corlettever owned was a mare called Atalanta, who as a two-year-old dead-heated with Sir Garnet, the property of old Tom Jennings, in a race atWindsor in the ' seventies . The filly never ran after her juvenile days,and was the first brood mare to occupy the paddocks at Charlton Court.Probably the best-known animal " Master " ever owned was thecleverly-named Let go the Painter, by Velasquez out of TorpedoCatcher. This horse was a popular favourite and a standing dish atAlexandra Park.

John Corlett was born in 1841, a vintage year, as he was pleasedto call it, since it was in that year the late King Edward VII . was born.He married a daughter of Mr . Stebbing, of Newmarket, and had sixchildren, four daughters and two sons . The younger, Archie, who helda commission in the Buffs, was killed in the Boer War in 1901, whilstthe eldest, Major Corlett, of the Bengal Lancers, is now in England,having been badly wounded by shrapnel in the foot during the earlystages of the war . He was with his father at Walmer when the endcame. Of his daughters, John Corlett leaves three married and oneunmarried, the latter having been his constant companion in hisdeclining years.

Some two years prior to his death he disposed of his interests inThe Pink ' Un to Mr . De Wend Fenton, the present editor, though hecontinued to contribute his racing reminiscences to the paper for sometime in spite of failing health.

With all his Bohemian habits, love of the Turf, and high livingJohn Corlett was at heart a most religious man . He attended churchat East Sutton regularly and read the lessons, whilst he never failed tospend a few minutes beside the grave of his dearly loved wife everySunday. He was buried beside her in the churchyard at East Sutton,the funeral being attended, in addition to his relatives and intimatefriends, by many of the local countryside . John Corlett 's life wasspent in happier days than are with us now, and I do not think we shallsee his like again . May he rest in peace.

Racing at Newmarket.

The meetings so far arranged for the remainder of the season areas follows :

Newmarket Second Extra Meeting . July

, 28, 29Newmarket Third Extra Meeting

. August 1o, 11, 12Newmarket Fourth Extra Meeting . August 31, September 1, 2Newmarket Fifth Extra Meeting

. September 14, 15, 16

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INewmarket First October Meeting . September 28, 29, 30, October 1Newmarket Second October Meeting October 12, 13, 14, 15Newmarket Houghton Meeting

. October 26, 27, 28, 29

Thus it will be seen that, with the exception of the August meet-ings, where three weeks elapse, racing takes place every fortnight upto the end of October at Headquarters.

The programme arranged for the INewmarket Second ExtraMeeting, which will take place in the week originally fixed for Good-wood, includes substitutes for some of the races at the abandoned Ascotand Goodwood Meetings.

On the first day the Newmarket Gold Cup replaces the Ascot GoldCup, whilst the Cambridgeshire Handicap may be regarded as thesubstitute of the Royal Hunt Cup . On the second day the Stewards 'Handicap does duty for the Goodwood Stewards' Cup, and there is theWindsor Stakes for three-year-olds entered at the Ascot Meeting . Onthe third day there is a race for all two-year-olds entered at Ascotentitled the INew Coventry Stakes . Full particulars of the races areas follows :

NEWMARKET GOLD CUP, value 20o sovs., with 1,000 sovs . addedby the Ascot authority, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs . each, h. ft .,for entire colts and fillies ; three-year-olds and upwards ; SummerCourse, 2 miles 24 yards.

WINDSOR STAKES of 20 sOVS . each, h . ft ., with 1,000 sovs . added bythe Ascot authority ; for three-year-olds which were entered at theAscot Meeting, 1915 ; Suffolk Stakes Course, q- miles.

STEWARDS ' HANDICAP of 300 sovs ., added to sweepstakes of10 sovs . each, h . ft . ; for three-year-olds and upwards ; Exeter Course,6 furlongs.

NEW COVENTRY STAKES of 20 sovs. each, h . ft ., with 1,000 sovs.added by the Ascot authority ; for two-year-olds which were enteredat the Ascot Meeting, 1915 ; Chesterfield Stakes Course, 5 furlongs.

The Gold Cup has closed with an entry of twenty-three asfollows : Apothecary, 3 years ; Arcot, 3 years ; Black Jester, 4 years ;Brown Ronald, 3 years ; Carancho, 4 years ; China Cock, 5 years ;Contino, 3 years ; Danger Rock, 3 years ; Eau Claire, 4 years ; FairyKing, 5 years ; Gay Lally, 4 years ; Great Sport, 5 years ; Hare Hill,5 years ; Knight ' s Key, 5 years ; Lanius, 4 years ; Radway, 4 years ;Snow Marten, 3 years ; Son-in-Law, 4 years ; Trois Temps, 4 years ;Troubadour, 4 years ; Vanadium, 4 years ; Vaucluse, 3 years ; andWillbrook, 4 years . These number some of our best performers, anddoubtless Black Jester, if all right on the day, will claim most support.I shall, however, pin my faith to Willbrook, whom I regarded last yearas the best young Cup horse I had seen for some time . I learn he hasleft Leader's stables for De Mestre, where the gallops are much bettergoing.

Seventeen three-year-olds are entered for the Windsor Stakes, and

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the Stewards' Handicap has drawn no less than forty-five candidates,including such speedy animals as Armant, Buskin, Golden Sun, RadiantFriar Marcus, Lord Annandale, Diadumenos, Neville Holt, MountWilliam, Jameson, Silver Spray, and Bambusa . The flying Volta isnot entered, but with Armont and Buskin the Whatcombe stable holda strong hand.

INo details have appeared at the moment I am writing these notesof the programme for the Fifth Extra Meeting in September, whichdoes duty for Doncaster . It is expected that a " INew " St . LegerStakes will be included, though it is difficult to see what would beentered against Pommern in face of his obvious superiority . Doubtless,however, Snow Marten would throw down the gauntlet as well asseveral comprised in the Derby field . As a well-known owner oncesaid to me, in racing you never can tell, and there have been somesurprising upsets in the last of the classics.

Death of Mr . W. Dunne.

The Irish Turf has recently lost one of its oldest and most popularmembers in Mr . William Dunne, who had been racing for more thanhalf a century. He was seventy-two years of age, and passed awayfrom heart failure following on an operation in a private hospital inDublin.

The deceased was elected a member of the Turf Club in 1868,and on numerous occasions was a Steward of that body . He ownedmany high-class horses, but he never made a better investment thanwhen he purchased the brood mare Armorel for 35 guineas, for shewas the dam of the smashing sprinter, Great Surprise, whom Mr.Dunne sold to Mr. Rhodes for 4,500 sovereigns . Likewise the marebred for Mr . Dunne Steep Holm, who carried his colours (pink, darkblue cap) successfully at Baldoyle this month ; Roland Lee, Lyonesse,and Rosevean, all of whom were winners . Indeed, the mare bred forMr. Dunne nothing but winners.

In his early racing days his horses were trained by the ConnollyBrothers at Melitta Lodge, Curragh, and afterwards at ConynghamLodge, Curragh, but during the last twenty years they have been underthe care of Michael Dawson at Rathbride Manor, Curragh . A racethat Mr. W . Dunne won more frequently than any other in Irelandwas the two-year-old Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh . This fell tohim with Busy Bee in 1859, Roman Bee in 1862, Queen of the Bees in1872, Cimaroon in 1877, Soulouque in 1878, Meliantus in 1883, Melli-font in 1885, Temeraire in 1907, and Roland Lee in 1908 . He won theIrish Derby but once, this being in 1879, when Soulouque provedvictorious.

De Beers was an exceptionally smart two-year-old, owned by thedeceased in 189o, and in more recent years he had such as GreatSurprise, Naughty Earl, Roland Lee, Tickler, Temeraire, Steep Holm,and Lyonesse .

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Death of Mr. George Pirie.

To the deep regret of his many friends Mr . George Pirie, afterterrible suffering, passed away towards the end of last month, fromwounds received at INeuve Chapelle on March 12 last.

A most charming friend and delightful companion he was devotedto sport, and trained some extremely useful horses for his brother,Mr. F. D. Pirie . The best of the stable was Jackdaw, who ran secondin the Gold Vase at Ascot in 1912, and at the conclusion of the samemeeting carried off the Alexandra Plate. Cheerful, Rather Bolder,Washing Day, and Warmleighton are other well-known winners fromhis stable, Rather Bolder having carried off three races this season,the last two at Newmarket recently.

Two years ago Mr. Pirie trained Kransfugl, the winner of theINational Hunt Steeplechase, at Cheltenham.

Messrs. Tattersall's Yearling Sales Arrangements.Messrs . Tattersall announce that in consequence of the abandon-

ment of the St . Leger Meeting at Doncaster their usual yearling salesthis year will be held in the Park Paddocks at Newmarket during theFourth Extra Meeting, August 31 to September 2, the Fifth ExtraMeeting on September 14 to 16, and at the usual October meetings.Intending vendors are requested to intimate to Messrs . Tattersall asearly as possible at which meeting they wish to sell .

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NEWMARKET

MEETINGS4e

R ACING which concluded so far as England is concerned onMay 22 was resumed at Newmarket on June 15, when the first

extra meeting, which the Jockey Club arranged to take the place ofthe cancelled Epsom Summer Meeting, was carried out.

The " War " Derby.Anticipations of a large attendance and huge fields were fully

realised, and INewmarket residents were openly astonished at thecrowds which arrived from all quarters to take part in what will godown to posterity as the most memorable event the Turf has everseen—the "War " Derby run at Newmarket . I travelled down from townin the ordinary 10 .30 train, having found it impossible—in commonwith many others—to obtain a seat in any of the specials, thougharriving in good time to do so . On reaching Newmarket station,the number of visitors was at once revealed, by the scarcity of vehiclesand the difficulty of obtaining a lift of any kind up to the course.Race cards, too, were at a premium, and were sold at prices rangingfrom 1s. to 5s. I have been racing for many years but, frankly, havenever before witnessed such an extraordinary day 's sport in any partof the globe, as was enjoyed on the Tuesday . To begin with, therewere as many as 214 runners for the seven events, two two-year-oldraces attracting no less than forty-three and thirty-four competitorsrespectively, while a three-year-old handicap and the ChesterfieldHandicap also brought out thirty-seven runners . From a spectacularpoint of view the huge fields were magnificent, but the racing wasreduced to almost a lottery by such conditions . The most wonderfulthing to me was the manner in which Mr . Willoughby got his fieldsaway and the fact that, though there were seven races, the last one onthe card was only thirty-four minutes late in starting . Surely, theclerk of the scales as well as the starter and his assistants deservemedals of merit for so wonderful a performance

To turn, however, to the racing, proceedings opened with a sellingrace over ten furlongs, in which my selection, The Truth, was beatena head and a neck by the well-backed candidates, Mohacz and Lelio V.There was no bid for the winner at his entered selling price of £ioo,

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and Captain Bewicke 's old son of Soliman remains to do furtherservice for his owner ' s stable.

A three-year-old handicap over the Bunbury mile saw thirty-seven numbers in the frame, and Sentiment and her Kempton Parkbank holiday conqueror, the Belgian horse, W a llon, started equalfavourites at nine to one . The field when approaching looked for allthe world like a charge of cavalry coming up the straight . Whenopposite the plantation the race looked to lie between Baccara, Atom,Sentiment and Wallon, who on the far side of the course was, I

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MR. S . B . JOEL'S POMMERN BY POLYMELUS—MERRY AGNES, WINNEROF THE " WAR " DERBY RIDDEN BY S . DONOGHUE.

thought, travelling the best of the quartette . The moment, however,his jockey hit him, up went his tail and he took no further part in therace . Atom then challenged Baccara and getting the lead just managedto stall off the attentions of Sentiment and Eastington, by a head andthree-quarters of a length . Sentiment was certainly unlucky, as inaddition to being rather a handful for little Dick, she was somewhathampered by the third.

The way was now clear for the big race, and a rush was made tothe paddock to inspect the Derby horses . The crowd was a largeone, composed chiefly of soldiers, though there were a number ofolder civilians and a good sprinkling of the fair sex. A party of

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ladies were collecting for the Suffolk wounded and I was gratified tohear that their efforts met with substantial success.

The horses were paraded in the plantation and, thanks to theshelter the trees there afford from the sun 's burning rays, all werecomparatively cool . I have seldom seen a prettier sight than thegrove afforded with the sunlight filtering through the leaves in patch-work patterns, and lighting on the horses and their attendants as theyslowly circled round the groups of spectators, among whom the khakiof the soldiers and the white frocks of the ladies stood out in relief.The first to come under my notice were Rossendale, King Priam andPommern, all of whom were sweating considerably, though otherwise

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THE START FOR THE DERBY . POMMERN (WINNER) ON THEEXTREME RIGHT.

they looked perfect pictures . The favourite was magnificent andappeared trained to the minute, but King Priam, I thought, walkedsomewhat gingerly and did not appear to appreciate the hard state ofthe ground, this being more apparent later as he cantered to the post.Mons . Blanc's pair looked fit and hard, as also did Achtoi, whilst MyRonald had a thoroughly trained appearance . Of Colonel W alker' spair, Let Fly was unquestionably the better, and was again runningwithout the hood he carried in the Guineas . The other runners didnot call for particular comment, though I noticed the other Frenchman,Chickamaugwa, who is a rather larger edition of his relative, Durbar II .,last year's Derby winner . There was no parade, and the way to the

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post was led by the three Frenchmen with the favourite bringing up therear, striding out as though he relished the hard going . There was ashort wait out of sight before Mr . Willoughby despatched his field towhat, I afterwards learned, was a very level start . When they appearedin sight breasting the hill the colours of My Ronald were seen to be infront, attended by Danger Rock, Rossendale, with the blue and orangecap of the Frenchman, Le Melior, in close proximity, followed by LetFly and the favourite . On reaching the end of the plantationMyRonald, who had set a strong gallop from the start, was beaten, andDanger Rock was left in front with Let Fly, Pommern and Rossendalerapidly closing up, and The Vizier drawing up on the outside . Thisorder was only momentary, as Donoghue hereabouts let Pommernhave his head and sweeping along in beautiful style he was quicklyin the lead . It was the Guineas over again . Pommern was fully threelengths ahead at the July winning post, and it was only a question ofwho should be second . Let Fly passed Rossendale, The Vizier, DangerRock and Achtoi, but could make no impression on Pommern, who,amid vociferous cheering, passed the post two lengths in front of LetFly, with Rossendale three lengths away, third . Achtoi was fourth,a neck in front of Danger Rock, with The Vizier close up, sixth.

So ended a memorable Derby . Donoghue, after the race, said hehad a very comfortable ride indeed and was pulling over his field nearlythe whole way . Pommern finished most stoutly, and has once andfor all dispelled any doubt as to his staying capabilities.

I heard afterwards that King Priam was unlucky, as he was badlybumped about the middle of the race . In any case, however, he wouldnot have troubled the winner, though being a heavy tipped horse,it is quite conceivable he was not at his best on the hard ground.

Achtoi did well to get fourth after a very slow beginning and maypossibly find the Irish Derby, for which he is to run, a consolationprize. The following is a complete record of the runners as theyfinished.

NEW DERBY STAKES (a Sweepstakes) of 10o sovs . each, with 1,000 sovs.added (given by Lord Derby) ; second receives 20o sovs. andthird 10o sot's . : Suffolk Stakes Course (1 mile).

Mr . S . Joel's b . c ., Pommern, by Polymelus--Merry Agnes, 9 St.S . Donoghue z

Colonel Hall Walker's bi c ., Let Fly, by White Eagle Gondolette,

9 st .

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Major Roberts' bl . ci Rossendale, by St. Frusquin—Menda, 9 St.

Mri Mi Singer's Achtoi, 9 St .J . Clark

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C . Trigg

4Mr . A. Belmont's Danger Rock, 9 st .

. A . Whalley

3Lord Carnarvon's The Vizier, 9 St . . F . Bullock

6Mr . A . E. Barton's My Ronald, 9 St .

. C . Foy

7Mr . J . A. de Rothschild's Apothecary, 9 st .

. R . Cooper 8Mri J . B . Joel's Sunfire, 9 st .

W. Huxley 9Mr . G. H. Williamson's Wing Priam, 9 St .

C . Heckford ioMri W. J . Tatem's The Revenge, 9 St . .

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M. E . Blanc's Le Melior, 9 st .

. G . Stern 12

Mri H . Bi Duryea's Chickamaugwa, 9 st . MacGee 13H. E . Blanc's Florimond, 9 st . H . Jelliss 14Mr . E . Tanner's Rushford, 9 st .

. M . Wing 15

Colonel Hall Walker's Follow Up, 9 st . .

. E . Huxley i6Sir E . Cassel's Gadabout, 9 st .

. F . O'Neill 17Winner bred bw Owner ; trained by C. Peck, at Newmarket.

DRAW FOR PLACES :—No . t (outside) Pommern, 2 . The Vizier, 3 . Sunfire,.

4. Follow 1'p, 5 . Rushford, 6 . Gadabout, 7. My Ronald, S . Let Fly, 9 . DangerRock, to. Chickamaugwa, ir . Apothecary, 12 . Florimond, 13 . King Priam,

14 . Achtoi, 15 . Le Melior, i6 . Rossendale, 17 . The Revenge.

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COLONEL HALL WALKER' S LET FLY BY \WHITE EAGLE-GONDOLETTE, SECOND IN THE NEW DERBY,

For a time the earl' betting on the course reflected the overnight wagering intown, for Pommern was backed at 11 to to, Danger Rock at Ioo to iz, and Let Flyat too to8 . Gadabout figured at too to 7, and Sunfire at the same rate, while KingPriam and Le Melior stood at too to 6 . The favourite, however, was distinctly

easy, and 5 to 4 was soon betted on the field, while with Let Fly backed at to to I,.

this rate was tendered against Danger Rock . Gradually the favourite returned tofavour at It to to, and Gadabout, Sunfire, King Priam, and Le Melior went to 20

to I . Towards the finish there was a great run on The Vizier, which carried himto 100 to 7, and Sly Ronald settled down at too to 6 . Good money went onChickamaugwa, who, after opening at 33 to I, was well backed down to 20 to I,

the last-named price being well accepted . Rossendale at 40 to I and The Revengeat 50 to I were the others backed.

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STARTING PRICES :—II to Io agst Pommern, To to 1 each agst Let Fly, DangerRock, too to 7 agst The Vizier, Too to 6 agst My Ronald, 20 to I each agst, KingPriam, Sunfire, Le Melior, Gadabout and Chickamaugwa, 33 to I agst Achtoi, 40

to I agst Rossendale . 50 to I agst The Revenge, and To0 to i each agst others.

Salandra Fails.The Tuesday Two-Year-Old Plate over the Chesterfield course

(five furlongs) brought out thirty-seven runners, but in spite of thisand his also carrying a 7-lb . penalty, Salandra was made a hot favouriteat 6 to 4 against . Those also well backed were Sirian, 6 to 1, Poly-damon, 7 to r, and the winner, Queen of the Seas, 10 to i . Possibly,Salandra was unlucky to be only third, as the winner, though drawnin the second line, jumped off so quickly that she was well in front ofher field before most of them got going . In a scramble such as this hemay well have been, but, on the other hand, the winner 's performancewas a great one in view of the berth she drew. I thought myselfMr. Joel ' s Sirian, who fmished second, seemed a little hampered in therace, and should have otherwise been upsides with the winner at thefinish.

If 6 to 4 is a false price to take about a two-year-old in a field ofthirty-seven runners, surely 13 to 8 is as bad or worse with forty-threefacing the starter ! INevertheless, this is what backers were contentedto accept about Telephone Girl in the Two-Year-Old Maiden Plate whichfollowed. She also finished third, but during running looked to bewinning easily on the far side of the course . However, the challengeof Wist and the Aboyne colt proved too much, and she succumbed tothe pair by a neck and half a length in a strenuous finish, Wist beingsuccessful in the hands of the champion jockey, Donoghue.

The big average of runners was maintained when thirty-sevenhorses came out for the Chesterfield Handicap, a sprint race over theChesterfield course of five furlongs . A favourite was found in TrinitySquare, with Plucky Liege, Vanitie and Happy Fanny his nearestattendants in the market.

In the race for a long time the colours of the favourite were infront, but at the distance he was passed by Vanitie, who, stalling off adetermined challenge by Happy Fanny and Clap Gate, won all out byhalf a length . Trinity Square was eased, and finished in the ruck.

A wonderful day' s racing, in which 214 horses took part, then con-cluded with a plate over six furlongs, for which twenty-five runnersweighed out . On leaving the paddock Allegory got rid of little Dick,bolted, and did not come under the starter 's orders, his number beingwithdrawn from the frame . Polistena, the property of Mr . S . Joel,started favourite, and, winning, completed a double for her owner, whothus had a great day . His brother, Mr . J . Joel, was second with LadyBrilliant, and Mr . Howard ' s Thunder occupied the third berth . SunUmbrella led nearly all the way and finished, close up, fourth . Whatan expensive pur chase the latter has proved to Mr . Mortimer Singer!The only return for his 6,300 guineas has been a sum of -L200 for finish-

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ing second to Redfern in the INational Breeders' Produce Stakes andone of L25 for being second to Letty in the British Dominion Plate,both at Sandown Park last season.

June Stakes Day.On the Wednesday, though fields were again large—in one case,

a welter handicap, forty-two runners going to the post—the averagewas more reasonable than on the previous day, and the attendance wasfar less. The weather was again very hot and the going extremelyhard, indeed worse than I can ever remember on the July course.

NEWMARKET FIRST EXTRA MEETING.

The enormous field of forty-two runners in the Welter Handicap turningthe bend at the ditch . The race was won by the favourite Watergruel.

Proceedings opened with the 25 to 1 chance Kilearla scoring fromthe Belgian horse Cybele II ., second favourite, and Dublin. Thewinner, who hails from Duller 's stable at Epsom, when submitted toauction failed to elicit a bid.

The ten-furlong Welter Handicap brought out the big field of theday, to which I have already alluded. I think I am right in saying thisnumber of runners has only been exceeded in a handicap on twooccasions, in Joe Miller ' s Chester Cup, when forty-three horses started,and Croagh Patrick 's Stewards ' Cup in 1861, when forty-five runnerswent to the post . The old maxim, " The bigger the field, the bigger thecertainty," was again proved when the favourite, Watergruel, wellridden by Rickaby, won from Khedive III . and Denison .

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The June Stakes, organised to take the place of the CoronationCup, now followed, and for this Mr . J . B . Joel 's Black Jester, as wasobvious from his form he would, started a hot favourite at 7 to 4 on.Buskin, Trois Temps, Lady of Asia and Passport were the only otherof the fifteen runners to attract quotations . The race itself was a mereexercise canter for Mr . Joel ' s beautiful little black, who, by the way, isalways described as a brown owing to the colour of his muzzle ; inappearance, however, he follows his dam 's family far more than hissire's . There is no doubt that Black Jester is the best four-year-oldon the Turf, as Pommern is the best three-year-old. Which, however,is the better of the two is a very vexed point, and I doubt very muchwhether they will ever meet to settle the question, as I hear Pommernis to go to the stud after competing in the New St . Leger, if it is run thisautumn . Personally I am of opinion, provided that Black Jester werenot called upon to shoulder a welter weight, there is nothing to choosebetween the pair, and it is curious that each should have taken thesame time exactly over the same course at the meeting . To be thesire of the best three- and four-year-olds on the Turf is a great triumphfor Polymelus, who can now fairly be considered the leading stallion.

To return to the race, however, Passport was second, a neck infront of Eastington, with Trois Temps, who, I thought, suffered witha certain amount of interference from the third, fourth . During therace, I regret to say, Dairy Bridge, Mr . Bell Irving ' s fine staying son ofBridge of Canny, broke down so badly that I fear he will not race again.At the time when the accident occurred he was going well . Fullparticulars of the race were as follows :

JUNE STAKES of 1,205 sovs . ; second receives 50 SOvs ., and third25 sovs . ; Suffolk Stakes Course (12 miles).

Mri J . Bi Joel's br c Black Jester, by Polymelus—Absurdity, 4 yrs,9 st 3 lb W. Huxley

iLord Wolverton's br c Passport, 3 yrs, 7 St 7 lb .

S . Donoghue 2Mr . E . Gi de Mestre's b c Eastington, 3 yrs, 7 St 7 lb . J . Ledson

3Major Wi Astor's Trois Temps, 4 vrs, 9 St 3 lb .

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J . Clark

}Mri L . Brassey's Lady of Asia, 3 yrs, 7 St ii lb .

. H. Jelliss

5Mr . M . Singer's Florist, 5 yrs, 9 st 6 lb

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oCol . Hall Walker's Great Sport, 5 yrs, 9 st 6 lb .

J . Childs

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Sir A . Bailey's Son-in-Law, 4 yrs, 9 St 3 lb .

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Fi Bullock

oMr . H . Ji King's Peter the Hermit, 4 yrs, 9 St 3 lb

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C . Foy

oLord St . Davids' My Prince, .} yrs, 9 St 3 lb

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Wal . Griggs

oMajor Robert's Cressingham, 4 yrs, 9 St 3 lb

F . Templeman oLord Lonsdale's Warlingham, 6 yrs, 8 st ro lb .

J . H . Martin

oMr . J . J . Bell Irving's Dairy Bridge, 4 yrs, 8 st 7 lb

. H. Jones

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Mr . Fairie's Mentha, 3 yrs, 7 St 4 lb .

. R. Cooper

o\Ir . E. Hulton's Buskin, 3 yrs, 7 st 4 lb

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Winner bred by Owner ; trained by Morton, at Wantage.

BETTING :—Those who betted early were able to lay 5 to 4 on Black Jester,but the odds quickly increased, and before a second was backed 15 to 8 was wellbetted on . Trois Temps figured for a time as second at fo to 1, but Buskin,

after opening at 1 oo to 8, hardened to 8 to 1, and sent Trois Temps to loo to 8 .

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Lady of Asia was first backed at Too to 6, but as the result of some capital invest-ments she advanced to Too to 8 . The only other backed was Passport at loo to 7,but the money for the opposition caused the favourite to ease to 7 to 4 at thefinish.

STARTING PRICES :—7 to 4 on Black Jester, 8 to I agst Buskin, loc. to 8 eachagst Trois Temps and Lady of Asia, foo to 7 agst Passport, and 25 to I each agstothers (offered).

Cressingham set the pace to Buskin (on the inside), Trois Temps,Warlingham, Lady of Asia, Black Jester, Passport, Eastington, andSon-in-Law, with Florist last . Thus they raced for six furlongs, when

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NEWMARKET FIRST EXTRA MEETING.The Wednesday Plate . S. Donoghue, on Magyar, hands Mr . E. Willoughby,

the starter, the draw for places.

Lady of Asia went on third, just clear of Black Jester, Passport, East-ington, Trois Temps, Warlingham, and My Prince, the rear now beingbrought up by Son-in-Law. Half a mile from home Black Jesterspeedily closed with Cressingham, and, obtaining the lead beforeanother 10o yards had been covered, the favourite drew right away atthe Plantation Corner, and finally won, pulling up, by three lengthsfrom Passport, who beat Eastington a neck for second place . TroisTemps was fourth, Lady of Asia fifth, Florist sixth, Son-in-Lawseventh, Cressingham eighth, Peter the Hermit ninth, My Prince next ,and Buskin last . Time, 2 minutes 321 seconds .

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Jove Failure.In the Wednesday Plate I was induced by Jove's performance in

the Esher Cup to again back him for the ten furlongs here . He wentbut in the betting to 2 to i after once being a 5 to 4 chance, and per-formed very moderately in the race, which was won by Silver Ringfrom Yankee Pro and Magyar . When the race was over it was easy torealise one's foolishness and how unreliable the placing has provedin the Esher Cup, which the Vizier won, pulling up from his field.

Volta Wins Again.A most interesting race for a three-year-old sweepstakes over the

Exeter course was competed for by fourteen runners, which includedFriar Marcus, Torloisk, Colour System, Lady Josephine, Fitzorb andVolta, amongst others . Volta, who started favourite, did not strikeoff so well as the rest of his field, and it was a truly great performanceto get up and beat his stable companion Torloisk a short head at thefinish. The grey Patrick was third, three lengths away, with theKing's horse, Friar Marcus, fourth . The latter showed fine speed andwas in the van for five furlongs, at which point he was beaten, and itwould appear that the shorter distance is his limit, unless the groundis too hard for him to give his best running . I think after this Voltamay fairly be considered to be our best sprinter in training.

The Moderate Plate, over five furlongs, brought out twenty-seventwo-year-olds, and of these the Dark Ronald colt Analogy, second atEpsom to the flying Laramie, was expected to prove victorious . Hewas, however, beaten—a little unluckily I thought, as he was finishingfaster than anything—by Myrtilus, with Sun Disc third . Lord Derby'sRusset was also well backed, but was bumped into after going twofurlongs and all chance of victory dispersed . She is one that will payto follow, however.

An enjoyable day's sport then concluded with an Apprentices 'Plate over the Bunbury mile, in which the heavily-backed secondfavourite Thymian scored easily from St . Eloi and Lancifolia. Thefavourite Nenuphar ran unaccountably badly, finishing unplaced.

The Oaks Surprise.The final day of the meeting found the weather quite cold in com-

parison with the previous days, but rain held off, and the course washarder than ever . Racing went distinctly in favour of the bookmaker,as only one favourite, coupled with two others on the same mark,scored during the afternoon.

Proceedings opened with the victory of Cheleken over a party ofeleven in a selling plate . There was no bid for the winner, who,however, cannot be said to have scored out of his turn, as one has to goback to 1913 to find him in winning colours.

The Visitors' Handicap which followed brought out a field ofthirty-five sprinters, and for a long time the yellow jacket of Eager

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Eyes looked like scoring . She, however, compounded rapidly at theend of five furlongs, and Siller, who started equal favourite with LordAnnandale and Marguerita, went by to score in a canter by two lengths ;.Marguerita was third . After Kona from the Whatcombe stable hadgiven Donoghue a second winning ride in a two-year-old selling plateand been sold for 200 guineas, the way was cleared for the big race.With Giaconda II . withdrawn at the last moment, the starters werereduced to eleven, and of these Vaucluse started favourite at 11 to 10

against, with Silver Tag and Bright the best backed of the others.A full description of the race follows ; and what can be said of theunexpected result except that Snow Marten probably beat a field of

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Start for the New Oaks . Snow Marten, the winner, is the third from the rightin the photograph.

non-stayers ? There has never been any doubt about the winner ' sability to race over a distance, but Silver Tag and Bright have bothbeen considered likely to prove better over shorter distances, andthough Mr . Joel ' s filly reversed the Guineas ' running with Silver Tag,neither could make the least impression on Snow Marten, who canteredaway from them at the finish . Vaucluse made no show and mayperhaps not have found the hard going to her liking. Before dis-missing her as a non-stayer I shall give her another chance.

NEW OAKS STAKES of 1,350 sovs . ; second receives 10o sovs ., and third5o sovs . ; Suffolk Stakes Course (12 miles).

Mr . L . Neumann's b f Snow Marten, by Martagon—Siberia, 9 stVal . Griggs

rMr . J . B . Joel's br f Bright, by Sundridge—Doris, 9 st . W . Huxley

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Lord Falmouth's Rarity, 9 st .Lord Rosebery's Vaucluse, 9 St .Sir Ri Wi Bi Jardine's Charade, 9 stColi Hall Walker's Blanche, 9 StMri F . J . Benson's Ciceromar, 9 StMr . A . Collins' Sweet Nell, 9 St .Mri Hi B . Duryea's Flash V ., 9 stSir W . Nelson's Polynetta, 9 St .

Winner bred by Owner ; trained by Gilpin, at Newmarket.

Polynetta (on the inside) made the running from Silver Tag (in thecentre), Flash V . (on the left), Bright, Vaucluse (on the extreme left )

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SNOW MARTEN, BY MARTAGON—SIBERIA, THE SURPRISE WINNEROF THE NEW OAKS, WHO STARTED AT 20 TO I.

Rarity, Blanche, and Ciceromar, with Sweet Nell last, just behind SnowMarten, till five furlongs had been covered, when Polynetta held a clearlead of Silver Tag, Flash V ., Bright, Rarity, Vauclu e, and Blanche,Sweet Nell still bringing up the rear . Halfway Flash V . was beaten,as also were Vaucluse and Rarity a quarter of a mile from home, where-upon Silver Tag obtained the lead, but was promptly challenged bySnow Marten, who raced right away in the Dip, and won in a canter byfour lengths, Bright beating Silver Tag by a head for second place.Rarity was officially placed fourth, then came Vaucluse fifth, Charadesixth, Blanche seventh, Flash V . eighth, Polynetta ninth, and Ciceromarlast . Time, 2 minutes 36 seconds.

Mr . E . Hulton's ch f Silver Tag, by Sundridge—Silver Fowl, 9 StS . Donoghue. Fi BullockF. Rickaby

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DRAW FOR PLACES :—No. I (outside) Charade, 2 . Vaucluse, 3 . Snow Marten,

4 . Flash V ., 5 . Sweet Nell, 6 . Silver Tag, 7 . Ciceromar, 8 . Bright, 9 . Blanche, io.Rarity, I1 . Polynetta.

STARTING PRICES :—I I to I0 agst Vaucluse, I I to 4 agst Silver Tag, 7 to I agstBright, Io to I agst Flash V., 20 to I agst Snow Marten, 20 to I agst Ciceromar,

33 to I each agst others (offered).

PLACE BETTING :—Evens Bright. Others in proportion.

Snow Marten's form was not of great account last season, her bestperformance being in the Prince of Wales ' s Stakes at Goodwood, whenin receipt of 6 lbs . she ran Friar Marcus to a head . Bred by her owner,Mr. L. Neumann, Snow Marten is a nice stamp of bay filly by Martagon

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FALSE START FOR THE DITCH TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES . TILLYWHIMBREAKS THE TAPES.

out of Siberia . Her dam unfortunately died last year, but Mr . Neumannhas a bay two-year-old called Adorno by Spearmint out of Siberia, andalso a yearling sister to him . Adorno has yet to appear in public.

Great Race for Two-year-old Ditch Stakes.Some of the best two-year-olds seen out this season faced the

starter when twenty-four runners competed for the Ditch Two-year-oldStakes. Duggie was made favourite at 2 to i, with Salandra, Marcus,Tillywhim, Dame D ' Or, Ali Bey and Star Hawk in next best demandin the order named . After some delay at the post and a false start inwhich the whole field came a couple of furlongs, Salandra jumped offin front, with Ali Bey, Duggie, Marcus, Tillywhim and Star Hawk in

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attendance. Halfway Duggie was beaten, and at the corner of theplantation Salandra was challenged by the other four . Ali Bey lookedto have won a good neck from where I was standing, but the judgegave it to Star Hawk by a neck, with Salandra, a neck off, third ;Marcus was fourth and Tillywhim fifth . It was a great race, andthough the Duke of Westminster had again to put up with second placeduring the afternoon, the hard luck went to Colonel Walker's Tilly-whim, who broke down rather badly when delivering her challenge andyet finished close up to the winner. But for this, I think, the gamedaughter of Minora would have scored.

Another big field came out for the July Course Handicap over2 miles 24 yards, and for this the favourite, Rivoli, looked all over awinner at the foot of the hill, when he broke down, and Troubadour,Lelio V. and Redwood then drew out, the former winning by half alength, with Redwood, a neck off, third . Troubadour is a fine stayer,as he demonstrated in the Cesarewitch last year, and should alwaysbe followed over a distance of ground.

Proceedings finished with a hot favourite in Mediator beingbeaten out of a place for the Thursday Plate, a great race between theleading four horses resulting in the victory of Scotch Duke over SquareDeal by a head, with Kilearla, a neck away, third.

So ended the most wonderful meeting which I have ever had thepleasure to attend . In the three days no less than 520 runners com-peted for twenty-one races, an average of practically twenty-five ineach race . A contemporary relates particulars of a fancy wager, whichI give as follows :

" At a well-known resort in town at the close of last week aninteresting little fancy wager was made . Let the parties to the wagerbe called B . and G . B. gave G . the sum of '20 on condition that G.returned him one shilling for every runner at this week's meeting atNewmarket. G . naturally thought that with 400 shillings in hand hecould not be out of pocket, there being only twenty-one races . Anaverage of nineteen runners per race only comes to £ '9 19s., andaccordingly he declared it a deal . G . had the privilege of paying 6 inaddition to refunding the L20."

In spite of the formidable entries, I think most of us, given theopportunity, would have followed " G . 's " example. I know I should.

Newmarket First July Meeting.The bustle and rush associated with the First Extra Meeting,

which took place the previous fortnight, was entirely absent when thefirst of the usual July meetings opened on Tuesday, June 30 . A heavyrain overnight had made the going in splendid order, and an excellentday's racing was carried through before a somewhat limited attendance.Among those I noticed present was Danny Maher, back from SouthAfrica looking the picture of health. In reply to inquiries as to

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whether he intended to return to the saddle, he expressed a hope thathe would be able to do so in the near future, which will be welcome newsto the crack horseman 's many friends.

During the meeting I also saw Mr . B . Bletsoe, who is home on aweek ' s leave from the front . Attached to the Indian Cavalry he hasbeen at La Basse and Ypres, but now wishes to go to the Dardanelles,where his brother, H . B . Bletsoe, Rubio ' s Grand National jockey, nowis . I may mention all four brothers are at the front, Morgan Bletsoeand Percy Bletsoe being in France.

To return to the day ' s sport, however, proceedings opened v itha trial selling plate, which old Prevoyant won with ridiculous ease from

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FIRST JULY MEETING. THE STETCHWORTH PLATE . THE FINISH,STRATHGIBBY WINNING FROM THYMIAN.

nine opponents, but did not attract a bid at the subsequent auction.Eight numbers went in the frame for the Lode Plate, over the Chester-field course, which followed, two of the number being Belgian repre-sentatives. Lord Carnarvon ' s Marguerita was made favourite, but shefailed to stay, and Joy Wheel scored from Black Walnut and theBelgian Cybele II.

The Hare Park Handicap over the Bunbury mile brought outeighteen runners, and of these My Ronald was made a hot favouriteat 3 to i from the Lincolnshire winner View Law . My Ronald hasalways been a favourite of mine, and, remembering how well he hadbrought his field along in the Derby for the distance of this race, I

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was tempted to have rather more than the usual on him now . Hecould, however, only get second, Rather Bolder, on whom Trigg rodeone of his characteristic races, beating him cleverly by a length . Tomany of those present the victory of Mr . Wilson 's horse must havesadly recalled his trainer George Pirie 's death recently, from theterrible wounds he received at the front.

The way was now clear for the principal race of the day, the JulyStakes. A dozen two-year-olds turned out, including some goodperformers this season in Roi D ' Ecosse, Laramie, Polydamon, and the'Turpitude colt . A notable absentee, however, was Sirian, who hadbeen sent home coughing, Mr. J . Joel being without a representativein the race . Polydamon and Roi D'Ecosse opened joint favourites,but were quickly passed in the betting by Mr . Newman ' s Figaro, whofinished up at tt to 4 . In the race the speedy Laramie, getting awayfirst, led from Roi D 'Ecosse for four furlongs . Here Figaro went tothe front and won easily by four lengths from Laramie, with RoiD 'Ecosse, who swerved very badly in the last 10o yards, third . Thewinner ran very greenly, but directly Walter Griggs showed him thewhip he quickly had his field beaten, and must be reckoned as avery smart colt.

The Maiden Two-year-old Seller was won by Sir W . Nelson 'sClydeside, a good-looking chestnut by that speedy sire Glasgerion outof Elflock, from Waynfleet and Furore in a field of twenty-tworunners . Something was evidently thought of the performance, ashe was purchased for 570 guineas, a big price for a seller in these times,by R. Wootton, and goes, I suppose, to Australia.

In the Stetchworth Plate backers were again astray, as thefavourite, Thymian, was easily beaten by Strathgibby, a good-lookingbay son of Llangibby, who was in receipt of 9 lbs ., however, from thesecond.

Proceedings then terminated with the victory of Prepaid in theVisitors ' Plate, an apprentice race, in which the winner was wellhandled by his little pilot, by name A . Smith.

Wednesday's Racing.The weather on the second day of the meeting was the reverse of

pleasant, heavy thunderstorms and rain starting after the conclusionof the first two races and continuing for the rest of the afternoon.The opening race, a seven-furlong selling plate, was won easily by thesecond favourite Sea Voyage, Gibberish, who started at 5 to 2 against,being beaten out of a place . The winner, who has been a useful horseto Joyner, the American trainer, was cheaply sold to Mr . Braun for130 guineas. By the by, all Mr . Whitney 's horses are returning toAmerica, where Joyner also goes, and Balaton Lodge is to be let fromDecember t . It was to his patron, Mr . Whitney, that Joyner soldClapperhill, his smart two-year-old, and it will be interesting to seehow this son of Thrush—Azores fares in the United States .

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In the Stud Produce Stakes Lord Derby's Polymelus—Bromuscolt successfully deputised for his smart stable companion Canyon,who must be nearly, if not quite, the best two-year-old so far out thisseason.

The weather was now at its worst, a heavy storm with peals ofthunder breaking as the runners in the big field for the Soham Platewere at the post . The start was a wretched one, probably owing tothe effect the thunder had upon most of the horses . Jameson jumpedoff in front and, either owing to his being in an unusually good frameof mind, or being terrified by the thunder and rain, ran his race out,winning by a length from Clapgate, with May Boy, one and a halflengths away, third. Vanitie, the favourite, never got off and wasunplaced.

Next a party of twenty contested the Duke of Cambridge Handi-cap, which was the principal race of the day . For this Magyar andWarlingham started joint favourites, with Khedive III ., Whroo,Cheerful and The Forest best backed of the remainder . Neither of thetwo favourites had anything to do with the finish, Mr . Gilpin ' s popularstable carrying off the spoils with Khedive III ., who is right at thetop of his form just now . The Forest was second and Mohacz third.

Comedienne Beaten.The unbeaten Comedienne started a hot favourite for the Planta-

tion Plate over the severe Chesterfield course, with Gallirogue, agood-looking Desmond filly, the only one to attract any supportagainst her in a field of twenty-six runners . It was a case of thepitcher going to the well once too often, when Comedienne could onlysecure third berth to Popingaol, a slashing bay filly by the successfulsire Dark Ronald, and the grey Hatpin, a son of the well-knownSenseless . In addition to starting slowly Comedienne probably foundthe course too severe for her liking . For a long time Butters ' Hatpinlooked certain to score, but Popingaol gradually wore him down andwon like a good one.

In a maiden three-year-old plate over six furlongs backersreceived another reverse when the bay gelding Quel Bonheur defeatedJoyous Guard, Shipman, Allegory and company . It is curious to notethat, whereas Joyous Guard cost Lord Derby 4,100 guineas as a yearlingand has yet to win a race, Quel Bonheur did not cost as many shillingsand, if report is true, has been driven in a cart and jumped this yearas part of his course of training.

An unpleasant afternoon came to a close with Bright just stallingoff the attentions of the French horse Haki in the Bottisham Plate overthe Bunbury mile . Watching the race, I am sure Bright does notrelish anything over a mile and is probably at her best at less distances.

The Princess of Wales Stakes.A dull, damp morning led everyone to fear a repetition of the

previous day's weather ; however, after the first two races had been

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run, the sun came out strongly, and the conditions during the big raceand throughout the remainder of the afternoon were ideal.

It was a great disappointment to all present when Black Jesterwas unable to shoulder his heavy weight successfully in the Princessof Wales Plate . With the weights on so high a scale it was impossiblefor a horse on the small side, as Black Jester undoubtedly is, to present21 lbs . to a big powerful three-year-old of the class of Rossendale.With a reduction all round of a stone, I should back Black Jester toreverse the positions with every confidence.

Proceedings opened with a two-year-old selling plate, which waswon by Neville, a son of Joe Chamberlain and Kate Angelo, from

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START FOR THE JULY CUP . RADIANT, VOLTA, CICEROMAR, HORNET ' SBEAUTY (LEFT TO RIGHT.

Note how badly the winner Volta got off.

eighteen opponents . Neville, being the only colt entered for sale at£400, shouldered an additional 10 lbs . This did not affect the result,Neville making every yard of the running and winning by a head, to besold for 510 guineas to A. Joyner.

For the one and a quarter mile Westley Plate the French horseLe Corsaire opened favourite, but met with considerable oppositionowing to a rumour circulating that he was not qualified to run . Theconditions of the race stated were for horses not trained at Newmarketprior to June i . As Le Corsaire did not leave France until this datehe was perfectly eligible, and, served by an advantage in the weights,this son of Rabelais made a rare example of his field, treating them likea parcel of hacks at the finish.

The July Cup came next on the card, and, owing to the weights

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Volta was conceding a pound to both Radiant and Hornet ' s Beauty inaddition to their age—some strong fielding took place against LordCarnarvon 's brilliant three-year-old . In the race Volta began slowly,but at the end of a furlong he shot past his field, and, making theremainder of the running, won, hard held, by three lengths.

A move was now made to the paddock to inspect the six runnersin the Princess of Wales Stakes . Black Jester was surrounded by abig crowd of spectators whilst being saddled and was greatly admired.Rossendale looked uncommonly well, I thought, and none the worsefor his frolic at exercise the previous day . Lanius I liked, though he

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FIRST JULY MEETING. PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES . ROSSENDALEBY ST. FRUSQUIN-MENDA (H . JONES UP).

is a plain colt in his head and neck, but the other three runners, WhiteProphet, Millbridge and Vanadium, were outclassed.

A description of the race follows, but it was patent to all presentthat the favourite was tackling a job beyond his powers to accomplish,and though he ran as gamely as a pebble, he could make no impressionon the winner, on whom Jones rode a well-judged race.

PRINCESS OF WALES STAKES of 2,000 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of30 sovs. each for starters ; owner of second receives 300 sovs.,owner of third 200 sovs . ; nominee of winner 300 sovs ., nomineeof second 200 sovs . ; Suffolk Stakes Course (11 miles) .

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Major Roberts' bl c Rossendale, by St . Frusquin—Menda, 3 yrs,8 st r r lb

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.

. H. Jones IMr. J . Joel's br c Black Jester, 4 yrs, 10 St 4 lb

W. Huxley 2Mr. L . Neumann's b or br c Lanius, 4 yrS, 9 St 12 lb

\al Griggs 3Colonel Hall Walker's White Prophet, 4 yrs, 9 st 6 lb

E . Huxley .tLord Durham's Millbridge, 4 vrs, 9 St 6 lb

C . Foy 5Mr. L . de Rothschild's vanadium, 4 vrs, 9 St 9 lb .

A . Whalley 6Winner bred by Sir J . Thursby ; trained by Hazelton, at Malton.

STARTING PRICES :—2 to I on Black Jester, 9 to 2 agst Rossendale, Ioo to 8;agst Lanius, 20 to I agst White Prophet, 33 to I each agst others (offered).

White Prophet set the pace to Millbridge, Rossendale and BlackJester, with Lanius last, and in this order they raced for a mile, whenRossendale joined White Prophet, and quickly obtained the lead, thepair being clear of Black Jester and Lanius . At the Plantation CornerBlack Jester drew into second place, but could not make any impres-sion on Rossendale, who won by three lengths ; six lengths betweensecond and third . White Prophet was fourth, and Vanadium last.Time, 2 minutes 365 seconds.

The Malton stable were expectant of a double event by the aid oftheir well-galloped filly Money Moon, who was making her first appear-ance in the Exeter Stakes . She could only get fourth, however, to .Limond, Scotch and Polly, and Sir Dighton. The last named, theproperty of His Majesty, was in front all the way, and from the standslooked to me to just have got home where they finished in the dip.However, a Royal victory was not to be, the judge 's verdict being halfa length and three-quarters of a length.

A plunge on Lord Annandale in a selling plate over the Bunburymile having materialised, though it was only by a head that he defeatedthe well-backed Candvtuft, to whom he was presenting a stone, nobid of ;40o was forthcoming at the subsequent auction, and he wasreturned unsold.

The day then terminated with the Girton Handicap, a handicapfor three-year-old fillies, for which there were a dozen starters . ChinaBlue was favourite throughout, and she justified her position by aneasy victory over Queen Desmond and Sanction . Scotch Rose, whohas been such a disappointment since running third at Ascot last yearto Good and Gay and Rossendale, here made her last appearance ona racecourse, as she has now been sent by Mr . Hulton to his stud.

Conclusion of the Meeting.

A beautiful day on the Friday wound up the meeting, but with anumber of outsiders turning up backers had by far the worst of thedeal, and many returned to town with seriously depleted pockets.

A start was made at one o'clock, when all the twenty-four enteredwent to the post for the All-Aged Selling Plate. Favouritism restedwith Scotch Duke and Lord Derby's unnamed Marchetta filly, butwhereas the former made no show in the race, the diminutive two-year-old, getting off smartly, led every yard of the way, only to be done on

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the post by the outsider Lord Westbury, who started at too to 8.The winner was bought in for 105 guineas.

Another big field contested the Milton Handicap, for whichWatergruel was a strong favourite, with Sir Eager next in demand.Both were beaten some distance from home, and Rather Bolder,another too to 8 chance, who was penalised for his victory on theopening day of the meeting, annexed the spoils from Cerval rathercleverly by a neck.

Backers had done badly so far, but worse was to come whentwenty-five youngsters turned out for the Princess 's Plate. Mr. J.Barrow's Marcus was favourite at 5 to 2, and, after the tapes had beenbroken once, he led until close home, when, suddenly swerving acrossthe course, he let up the outsider Cretan Swell, who won by half alength, with Analogy, the second favourite, a neck off ; Marcus third.The winner, who started at 33 to t against, had only run once beforewhen unplaced to Wist at the First Extra Meeting here . His displaynow was a marked improvement, and he should win further races forthe blue and yellow jacket . A bay in colour, he is by the Derbywinner St . Amant out of the aged mare Cretan Belle, and was bred bythe late Mr. J . T . Wood.

Brown Ronald came to the rescue of punters in the EllesmereStakes, for which he started joint favourite with Anguilla . In ascrambling finish he beat Anguilla by a neck, with Crevasse, half alength away, third. Woodwild, who was also amongst the runners,finished nowhere, and either does not stay or has deteriorated con-siderably since the beginning of the season.

Only six runners turned out for the Fulbourne Stakes, and of theseFinfinella, who was making her first appearance, was a hot favouritewith odds of 5 to 2 laid on. After showing considerable greenness, shegradually settled to her work, and at the finish won very easily fromher five opponents . By the champion sire Polvmelus out of SilverFowl she is half-sister to Silver Tag, who is by Sundridge . Mr. Hultonalso owns a half-sister and a half-brother to this pair of fillies by hissire Lonawand, a yearling and a foal respectively.

The Whatcombe stable were in the hopes of completing a doublewith Pennant, who started favourite for the last race of the day, theWaterbeech Handicap . Though finishing close up, he failed to gaina place, the well-backed Barbed Wire, in a most exciting finish, scoringby a head from the Belgian Roi de Coeur, with the disappointing SanStefano, a neck away, third.

This concluded the meeting, which was in every way a success.and afforded some excellent racing .

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THE IRISH DERBY

AN immense crowd flocked to the Curragh to witness the race for

the Irish Derby, which presented a more than usually interest-ing proposition this year owing to the presence of several Englishcandidates in the race . The stands could have been filled severaltimes over, and a good many of the spectators were unable in conse-quence to gain a point of vantage from which to witness the struggle.The weather was somewhat uncertain, but happily the rain did notfall until the big race had been decided . For this there were thirteenrunners in all, of which England claimed five representatives, Achtoi,Cromdale, The Revenge, Fitzorb and Lord Wavelet . Achtoi on hisrunning in the English Derby, when after a bad start he finishedfourth, was a strong favourite, with Ballaghtobin, the Irish horse,second in demand, and Persse 's charge Cromdale, Fitzorb and RedBranch Knight the best backed of the remainder.

In the paddock nothing looked better than Achtoi and Ballagh-tobin, the latter a bit high on the leg, but a mass of muscle and trainedto the minute . Fitzorb looked well, as did The Revenge, while othersadmired were Lady Prim, Carnwherrv, and Cromdale . Sailor's Lassieis a plain filly and looked somewhat outclassed.

A full description of the race follows, and though it resulted in amagnificent finish when Ballaghtobin and Achtoi came right awayfrom their field, it was the greatest pity a loose horse, cutting in afterthey had gone about four furlongs, caused a mix-up by which severalof the runners were affected . Carnwherry and Achtoi were the chiefsufferers, the former being brought on to his knees, and hamperingTrigg on Achtoi so that he was forced to pull round on to the outsideand thus lost his place . Ballaghtobin was more fortunate and steeredclear of the trouble . Without wishing to detract from the winner ' sgallant performance, I think that perhaps the mix-up made just thedifference between victory and defeat to Achtoi, while Carnwherrywould certainly have been placed but for the accident which broughthim right down on his knees . After being tailed off for some way, hemade up an extraordinary amount of ground and finished seventh.For the last quarter of a mile Ballaghtobin and Achtoi were neck andneck, and a most thrilling struggle was witnessed . Just below thedistance the English horse got his head in front, but Ballaghtobin,

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running his race out with the greatest gameness, came again and got

up on the post, to win by a neck . W. Barrett rode a magnificent race,his finish being one of the strongest I have ever witnessed.

IRISH DERBY STAKES of 2,500 sovs . ; second receives 100 sovs ., and

third 50 sovs . ; nominee of winner receives zoo sovs ., nominee

of second 5 0 sovs ., and nominee of third 25 sovs . 11 miles.

Lord Decies' ch c Ballaghtobin, by Morganatic—Fiorenza, 9 st 5 lbW. Barrett I

Mr . M . Singer's Achtoi, 9St 5 lb

. C . Trigg 2

Mr . A . Bassett's Cromdale, 8 st 9 lb S . Donoghue 3Mr. W. Tatem's The Revenge, 8 st 12 lb .

E . Piper 4

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VIEW OF THE SADDLING ENCLOSURE IN THE PADDOCK WITHRUNNERS FOR THE IRISH DERBY.

Mr . Mi Fitzgerald's Fitzorb, 8 st 12 lb . .

F. Hunter 5Mr . Widger's Ulster Man, 9 st I lb Mr. W. J . Parkinson 6Mr . H . Gray's Carnwherry, 8 st 12 lb

. John Doyle 7

Mr . A . Lucas' Lord Wavelet, 8 st 12 lb C . Ringstead 8Mr . B . Kirby's Red Branch Knight, 8 st iz lb

. M. Colbert 9Mr . W. Dunne's Lady Prim, 8 st 8 lb .

. Joe Canty toMr . A . McCann's Sailor's Lassie, 8 st 5 lb

J . Rose 11Mr . W. Walker's Romus, 8 st 12 lb

. C. Barrett oMr . W. J . Parkinson's St . Cuimin, 9 st 5 lb .

. Joe Harty fellWinner trained by J . Hunter, at Conyngham Lodge, Curragh.

STARTING PRICES :—7 to 4 agst Achtoi, 7 to 2 agst Ballaghtobin, 6 to 1 agstCromdale, 8 to i agst Fitzorb, To to I each agst The Revenge and Red BranchKnight, Ioo to 8 agst Ulster Man, Too to 6 each agst Lady Prim and Carnwherry,66 to 1 each agst Romus and Sailor's Lassie, and Ioo to 1 each agst St . Cuimin andLord Wavelet.

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Nothing went better than Ballaghtobin, while Achtoi went downfighting for his head . There was a long delay at the post, owing toSailor 's Lassie and St . Cuimin breaking the tapes . The start was agood one. Lady Prim stretched out from Ballaghtobin, The Revenge,Fitzorb and Sailor 's Lassie, then coming Achtoi, Lord Wavelet andSt. Cuimin, with Red Branch Knight and Ulster Man next. So theyran for three furlongs, when Romus burst a blood-vessel, and waspulled up. A loose saddle horse charged through the field, bringingdown St . Cuimin, over whom Carnwherry stumbled and blundered onto his knees, losing about a dozen lengths, whilst Trigg, on Achtoi, washampered, and forced to pull round on the outside . Lady Prim con-tinued to make the pace a cracker until five furlongs from home, whereBallaghtobin raced up to her, the pair having a clear lead of a coupleof lengths of Achtoi and Cromdale, who were about a length in frontof Fitzorb and Ulster Man, Carnwherry being a long way last . As theyswung into the straight about four furlongs from home Lady Prim wasbeaten and dropped back, and at the same time Fitzorb was done with.Ballaghtobin then went to the front, and in his wake Achtoi came outin pursuit, The Revenge going into third place, but he was soon passedby Cromdale. Nothing else had a chance with Ballaghtobin and Achtoihowever. With two furlongs to go a great battle commenced betweenthe pair, Ballaghtobin having about a head advantage . At thedistance Achtoi made his supreme effort and for a few strides the issuewas in doubt . Ballaghtobin, however, fought it out with tremendouscourage, and, staying on, won all out by a neck ; four lengths awayCromdale was third . The Revenge was fourth, Fitzorb fifth, UlsterMan sixth, Carnwherry seventh, Lord Wavelet eighth, Red BranchKnight ninth, Lady Prim tenth, and Sailor's Lassie a long way last.Time, 2 minutes 39 seconds.

PEDIGREE OF THE WINNER.

r St. SimonGalopin (br)

1i Vedette1 Flying Duchess

Morganatic (b)(br) t St . Angela (b) King Tom

AdelineSpringfield

BALLAGHTOBIN

MollyMorgan(b)

Morgan (b)

Sissie (ch)Morgiana

mJ

sagaSaga

bay colt (1912) Bend Or (ch) DoncasterOrvieto (b) Rouge Rose

Fiorenza (b)Napoli (b) Macaroni

i SunshineWild Dayrell

Rakestale The Rake (b)Syrian

Princess (b)

England's BeautySyrian

{ Grand Duchess

The winner, who belongs to Lord Decies, an officer in the SouthIrish Horse, was cheered in a way which showed how thoroughlypopular the victory was, the applause continuing long after he had beenunsaddled . Lord Decies was also the recipient of hearty congratula-

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tions from all present . It had been suggested that Ballaghtobin wouldnot stay, but after such an exhibition of gameness in so punishing afinish, there can be no further doubt on this score.

The English horses well upheld the reputation of their country,for though beaten by the Irishman they finished second, third, fourthfifth and eighth.

The remainder of the racing called for no particular comment, thefavourite Ulster Hall carried off the opening event, an example copied

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LORD AND LADY DECIES WATCHING THE UNSADDLING OF BALLAGH-TOBIN AFTER HIS VICTORY IN THE IRISH DERBY.

by the favourite, Colonel Walker 's Alpine, in the last race. Mr. W. J.Tatem's Belle Poule colt, ridden by G . Trigg, was made a hot favouritefor the Camp Two-year-old Plate, but could only finish fourth, victorygoing to Mr . H. Mather's Count Oswald . In the Nursery Plate theselected of the Maddenstown Lodge stable, Royal Band easilyannexed the spoils from Captain Blacker's Maelstrom ; and a handicap,the Harristown Plate, which brought out several once-familiar per-formers on English racecourses, as Inconstant George, YorkshireHussar and Blackcap, fell to Half Caste, the property of Mr . J. Burn,who trains at Ayr .

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SALES AT

NEWMARKET

By our Racing Correspondent

The June Sales.As was generally expected the influence of the war on the blood-

stock market was clearly revealed at the Newmarket June Sales . Nearlyall the horses offered by Messrs . Tattersalls changed hands at themost ridiculous prices, the top figure at the morning sale being 18oguineas, paid by Mr . Lushington for Little Pickle . Llangeinor, forwhom Lord St . Davids paid 1,500 guineas in the December Sales in

1913, was sold for 175 guineas, also to Mr . Lushington, whilst otherwell-known performers went for ridiculous prices, Speron fetching65 guineas, Irish Collar 60 guineas, and the eight-year-old stallion

St. Crispin, a winner of £1,326 in stakes, 35 guineas. Altogether tbeaverage for the twenty-eight lots disposed of in the morning was onlya trifle over 56 guineas . In the evening the attendance was poor,and once again bids were few . Prices in comparison with those ofnormal times can be almost termed farcical . The highest bid was

165 guineas, at which price the well-known Polygamist, the propertyof the late Mr . Marsham-Townshend, was secured by R . Wootton. Mr.H . Rich also gave 15o guineas for Most Wise, a chestnut filly from theFreemason Lodge establishment, and a similar price was paid byMr. P. Hartigan for the four-year-old Pastime . Twenty lots weredisposed of altogether at an average price of 64 guineas. Full par-ticulars of the individual sales were as follows :

WEDNESDAY MORNING.The Property of Lord Allendale .

Gs.Candle-Fish, bi f ., 3 years, by Troutbeck out of Candelabra by Pride

(Mr . T . Nolan)

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30

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The Property of Messrs. William Clark and Lionel Robinson .

Gs.

Jeunesse, ch . f ., 2 years, by Polymelus out of Joie de Vivre byGallinule . (Mr. T . Nolan)

.

5 0

The Property of Mr . L . Neumann.

Apollonia, b . f., 2 years, by Forfarshire out of Galea by Gallinule.(Mr . T . Nolan)

.

70

The Property of the Marquis of Zetland.

Magician, ch . c ., 2 years, by Marcovil out of Ore by Orme . (Mr.O. F . Mosley) .

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i8

Bachelor of Arts, br . c ., 2 years, by Beppo out of Amore byAmphion . (Mr. S . Loates)

35Sisera II ., b . g ., 5 years, by Rising Glass out of Jael by Friary.

(Mr . O. J . Casebourne) 40Printer's Pie (1906), ch . g., by Wiseman out of Larkaway by

Atheling . (Mr. R . Fothergill) .

40

The Property of Mr . 11' .M. Cazalet.

St . Pons, b . c ., 3 years, by The White Knight out of Gallorette byGallinule . (Mr. Graham) .

.

16

The Property of Mr . Felix Leach.

Troutsham, b . c ., 4 years, by Troutbeck out of Heysham by Kendal.(Mr . J . J . Cookman)

40

To Dissolve a Partnership.

Valentinian, b . c ., 3 years, by Valens out of Santiana by Santrw.(Mr . O . J . Casebourne)

.

35

To Terminate a Lease.

Royal Blood, b . f., 2 years, by William Rufus out of Queen Elizabethby Ladas . (Mr. E . Tanner) 100

Royal Banquet, bi c ., 2 years, by William Rufus out of PrincessAthenais by Coracle . (Mr. H. L . Fraser) .

5 o

The Property of Mr . E . Tanner.

Rattan, ch . c ., 2 years, by Bridge of Earn out of Look On byPioneer . (Mr. H. Nevill) 25

The Property of Lord Carnarvon.

Suntrap, ch . c ., 3 years, by Sundridge out of Missovaja by Chester-field . (Mr. Graham) 6o

Caxton, ch . c ., 3 years, by Chaucer out of Fairy Martin by Martagon.(Captain Street) to

The Property of Captain J . G . Ri Homfray.

Landwehr, b . c ., 3 years, by Land League out of Vicella by Veles.(Mr . Graham) .

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.

.

20Magvil, bi c ., 3 years, by Marcovil out of Maguelone by Martagon.

(Mr . J . Aitken) 30Landseer, b . c ., 3 years, by Land League out of Eerie by Ayrshire.

(Mr . R . W. Armstrong) 30Landing, b . f ., 2 years, by Land League out of Ailsie Gourlay by

Patron . (Mr. Ti Nolan) 30Fut Fut, b . c ., 4 years, by Ossarw out of Spangle by Bedek . (Mri

J . J . Cookman) 125

The Property of Colonel Sir R . Waldie Griffith, Bart.

Bay colt, 2 years, by Radium out of Caramel by Persimmoni (DIriR . Gordon)

.

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The Property of Lord St . Davids .

Gs.

Speron, b . g ., 4 years, by Spearmint out of Ishallah by Gallinule.(Mr . H . Arnold)

.

.

65Irish Collar, b . g., 4 years, by Collar out of Irish Bride by St . Gris.

(Mr . E . Tanner) 6oLlangeinor, b . g ., 4 years, by Royal Fox out of Llanharan by

Symington or Wisperer . (Mr. Lushington) 175Prince Rufus, b . c ., 3 years, by William Rufus out of Princess

Athenais by Coracle . (Mr. Graham) 55Little Pickle, b . g ., 3 years, by Collar out of Baroness Melton by

Melton . (Mr. Lushington) 18oAnthony, b . g ., 2 years, by St . Victrix out of Santa Anna II . by

Martagon . (Mr. Nutt) 30

The Property of Mr . Thos . Jennings.

St . Crispin (1907), b. h ., by St . Frusquin out of Britannia by Melton.(Mr . R. Fothergill) .

.

35

WEDNESDAY EVENING.By order of the Exors . of the late Mr . Ferdinand Marsham-Townshend.

Talus, b . g ., 6 years, by Avington out of Munera by Persimmon.(Mr . H . Escott) 75

Polygamist, ch . c ., 4 years, by Polymelus out of Sister Hilda byPersimmon . (Mr. R. Wootton) 165

Miltsin, b. g ., 5 years, by Atlas out of Silent Watch by Hawk-eye.(Mr. W. H . Hopkins) 50

Tactical, bl . c ., 2 years, by Pericles out of Echelon by Isobar . (Mr.H. Escott) 35

Reflect, ch . g ., z years, by Cyclops Too out of Rae by Raeburn . (Mr.R. Tyler) 30

Sentry (1903), b . g ., by Scout out of Alys . (Mr. R. Gordon)

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The Property of Lady Frederick .

Gs.

Cock-a-Roost, ch . g ., 3 wears, by Cock-a-Hoop out of Snapshot byPetronel . (Captain R. Li Baker)

50

From Freemason Lodge.St . Stephens, br . g ., 3 years, by St . Frusquin out of Duma by

Merman. (Mr. F . Darling)

45Darius, ch . c ., 2 years, by St . Victrix out of Cis'tus by Wolf's Crag

(Mr . Wi Pullen)

.

35Most wise, ch . c ., 2 years, by Bachelor's Double out of Chaperon

by Morion . (Mri H. Rich)

. rsoLe Touquet, b . h ., 6 years, by Matchmaker out of Ardent by

Enthusiasti (Mri A . H . Pullen)

4 0The Property of Mr . Harry Hardy.

Modus, chi g ., 5 years, by Marcovil out of Noverca by Esterling(Mr . R . Fothergill) .

.

.

.

55Pastime, br . g., 4 years, by Naledi out of Queen Marlborough by

Knight of Malta . (Mr. P . Hartigan) .

.

150Korsten, ch. g ., 3 years, by Lally out of Kendalia by Kendal, (Mr.

J . Ji Cookman)

.

.

.

.

90

Josefa, b . f ., 2 wears, bw Joe Chamberlain out of Tartine by Trenton.(Mr . P . Hartigan)

.

7o

The Property of Jlri Gi A . Wilson

Bay filly, 2 years, by Declare out of Little Doubt by Senanus.

(Mr . Laycock) .

40

The Property of Mr . Fi H . Bowcher.

Dagobert, b . c ., 3 years, by St . Denis out of Chiltern by Childwick.(Mr . R . Fothergill) 25

On the Spot, ch . f ., 3 years, bw Joe Chamberlain out of SpottedLadyby Lord Edward II . (Mr. W . F. Hieatt) .

25

The Property of Mr . Ci I' . Tabor.

Prim Simon, br. h ., 6 years, by Simontault out of Primrose Queenby Primrose League . (Mr. W. H . Hopkins)

20

The Property of Mr . Francis Cobb.

Bed Level, b . g ., 6 years, by Feather Bed out of Evanthe byRosicruciani (Mri Hi Bi Law) .

90

The July Sales.On the opening of the sales on the Tuesday evening, a heavy rain

and thunder storm set in, which caused considerable discomfort andinconvenience to those present . A good deal of curiosity was felt asto the prices Mr. John Musker's thirty-five colts, with which the pro-ceedings opened, would realise . Most were by the sires standing atthe home stud, but the highest price was paid for Eaton Hero, a son ofPolymelus and Gravosa, 460 guineas being forthcoming for thisshapely bay colt from Mr . C. Burn. Only two other lots reachedthree figures, these being a black by Neil Gow out of Ramage, and abay by The Gull out of Minera II . The total of 1,854 guin . as for theentire stud was most disappointing, the average of 53 gum as beingwretched even for these times . These with a couple of youngstersfrom the Ballymanny stud on the Curragh completed the evening ' scatalogue . Complete details of prices and purchasers were as follows :—

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TUESDAY EVENING.

Yearling Colts, from Melton Studs .

Gs.

Laugh, ch . c ., by The Gull—Laughing Amy . (Mr. E . S . Wills) .

75King Melton, ch . c ., by William Rufus—Miss Common . (Captain

Bewicke)

.

.

70

Britain, ch . c., by The Gull—La Belle Britannia . (Captain

Seymour)

.

.

45Spring Lock, ch . c ., by William Rufus—Silver Gate. (Lord

Lonsdale) 45

Neil Gowan, ch . c., by Neil Gow—Fine Feathers (ColonelSeymour)

.

.

45Southwood, ch . c ., by The Gull—Ormewood . (Lord Lonsdale)

30

Daisy Cutter, ch . c ., by Williams Rufus—Lady Daisy Cutter.(Lord Lonsdale) 40

Grey Simon, ch . c ., by Galloping Simon—Grey Feathers . (Mr.W . Brophy) 50

Fast Simon, ch . c ., by Galloping Simon—Fast Flier . (Mr. A . H.

Pullen) 19

Sweet Simon, ch . c ., by Galloping Simon—St . Guntheirn . (Lord

Lonsdale) 25

Willie Cyllene, chi c ., by William Rufus—Nance . (Mr. De Neuter)

30Ring's Band, ch . c ., by William Rufus—Sarah Band . (Mr. W.

Brophy) 40Fiddler, bl . or br . c ., by Neil Gow—Ramage . (Mr. P. Whitaker) 140Prince Henry, b . g ., by Henry the First—Princess Persimmon.

(Mr . Williams)

.

.

.

20

Plum Picker, bl . c ., by The Gull Bright Plum. (Colonel Seymour)

45

Noble Simon, b . c., by Galloping Simon—Hermione . (Mr.

Farquharson) 30

Soliman's Boy, b . c ., by Henry the First—Miss Soliman. (Mr. C .

5 0First Flier, b . or br . c., by Henry the First Grey Flier . (Mr. W.

Brophy) 35King Augustus, br . c ., by Henry the First-Ulrique . (Mr.

Bowcher)

.

.

.

35

Greenwich, b . c ., by The Gull—Minera II . (Mr. A. Hi Pullen) . 125Silver Spangle, b . or br . c ., by Nabot—Munera . (Mr. F . Spacey)

20

Eaton Hero, b . c ., by Polymelus—Gravosa . (Mr . C . Burn)

46o

Brave Simon, b . c ., by Galloping Simon Lady La Faye. (Mr.W. Brophy)

.

.

.

.

30Kentish Farmer, br . c ., by Norfolk Farmer—Henry the First.

(Capt . Agnew) 16

Francois Simon, b . c ., by Galloping Simon—Agnes Orvieto . (Mr.R. Ward)

.

.

.

40Acetylene Light, b . c ., by Galloping Simon—Corposant . (Mr.

F . Spacey) 30Henry Orme, b . c ., by Henry the First—Mashwela . (Dir . A . H.

Pullen) 19Flying Simon, b . c., by Galloping Simon—St . Bregid . (Mr.

Bowcher) 6oQuarn, bi c ., by Henry the First—Quarnero . (Dir . Fothergill)

20Hunting Crop, b . c ., by Collar—Hunting Cup . (Mr. J . Bell)

45Yellow Spinner, b . c ., by The Gull—Bay Spinner . (Colonel

Seymour)

.

.

.

.

20

Prince Voski, b . c ., by Henry the First—Lady Voski . (ColonelSeymour) 50

Avignon, b . c ., by Henry the First—Avoona . (Mr. New)

12


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Gs.

Prince Solomon, b. c ., by Henry the First—Soliman's Daughter.(Mr. Bowcher)

.

.

13Madeus, ch . c ., by Galloping Simon—Amitie. (Mr. E . S . Wills) .

5 0

Yearlings from the Ballymanny Stud, Curragh.

Chestnut colt by Cellini—Elevation . (Mr. F . V . Gooch)

.Bay filly, by Henry the First—Minnie Orme . (Mr. R . Watts)

When proceedings were resumed on Wednesday morning, theweather was all that could be wished, and prices showed a markedimprovement, some twenty-odd lots changing hands at an average ofnearly loo guineas.

Top price was paid for a bay colt by Buckwheat out of Kill Hill,who was sent up by Captain Greer . After some competition betweenW. T. Robinson and S . Pickering, the hammer fell at 520 guineas, thelatter being announced as the purchaser.

Captain Greer also obtained 36o guineas for his chestnut filly byFugleman out of Altoviscar, the second best price of the morning.

Mrs . F . Cookson obtained 310 guineas for her bay colt by St.Amant out of Miss Lettice, Captain Bewicke being the purchaser.Only three other lots reached three figures, a bay filly by Santry out ofAmorosa 26o guineas, a chestnut filly by Cicero out of Yellow Peril145 guineas, and a bay filly by Earla Mor out of Sunshower 1.05 guineas.Full details were as follows :

WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Yearlings, the Property of Mr . J . J . Maher,

Confey Stud, Leixlip, Ireland .

Gs.

Bay filly by Earla Mor—Sunshower . (Mr. R . Moreton)

105Bay filly, by Roquelaure—St . Douloughs . (Mr. Stops)

35

Property of Lord Howard de Walden.

Bay colt, by Llangwm—Carbide . (Mr. Stops)

4 0Bay colt, by Mintagon—Spunglass . (Mr. A. Pullen)

20

Property of M. de Monbel.

Lady Lark, b . f ., by Jack Snipe—La Lionne. (Mr. A . Pullen) .

15St . Jean de Luz, b . or br . c ., by Jack Snipe—Luz . (Mr. C . Halsey) 20

Property of the Breeder.

Bay filly, by Bridge of Allan—Supplementi (Mr . G . Clark)

20Bay filly, by Santry—Amorosa . (Mr. Palmer) .

. 26o

Yearlings from the Tathwell Hall Stud.

Brown filly, by Quebec—Seradona . (Mr. Stops)

35Bay filly, by Quebec—Merry Wing . (Mr. Stops)

50Bay filly by Quebec—Elloverow. (Sir H. Rider Haggard) .

30

Property of Captain Greer.

Bay colt, by Buckwheat—Kill Hill (Mr . S . Pickering) .

. 520Bay filly, by Earla Mor—Virginian Creeper . (Mri C . Burn)

.

SoChestnut fillw, by Fugleman—Altoviscar . (Mr. R. Moreton)

36o

Property of _lIrs . Freville Cookson.

Bay colt, by St . Amant—Miss Lettice . (Captain Bewicke)

310

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Property of Lord Derby .

Gs.

Bay gelding, by Bridge of Allan—Stendal . (Mr. Stops)

iiBay gelding, by Lochryan—Glacier . (Mr. Stops)

55Bay filly, by Chaucer Assurance . (Mr. H . Salvin) .

50

Chesnut filly, by Cicero—Yellow Peril . (Mr. S . H . Darling)

1 45

Property of Colonel the Hon . A . Greville.

Bay filly, by Minoru Florette . (Mr. Palmer)

.

.

70

Chestnut filly by Sir Archibald—Lavender Blue . (Mr. J . P . Jones) 20

Property of Mr. J . Buchanan.

Bay colt, by John o' Gaunt—Film. (Mr. Cundell)

Brown filly, by Santry—Fairy Story . (Captain Clarke)

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BAY COLT BY WHITE EAGLE-CHERIMOYA.

Sent up by the Exors . of the late Mr . W. Brodrick Cloete, and sold to Mr.Mallaby Deeley for 700 guineas, the second best price at the sales.

The attendance at the evening sale at the Park Paddocks was butthin when proceedings opened, but improved as time wore on . Severalof the first lots did not reach the moderate reserve placed upon themand passed out of the ring unsold . Mr. Murland's youngsters wereoffered without reserve, and two, a Sunstar colt out of Merry Margot,and a filly by Roi Herode—Kitty, realised the best prices of the evening.Mr. Lewisohn took the former at 250 guineas, whilst the latter fell tothe bid of 200 guineas by Mr . Robinson, who also acquired very cheaplya dark brown colt by the successful sire Dark Ronald at 'Go guineas.A Dark Ronald filly did not attract a buyer and, later on, a good-

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looking half-brother to Birlingham from the Bingham Lodge Studpassed out of the ring unsold after a bid of 350 guineas had been made.The establishment parted with a colt by Bridge of Allan—Perfetta at200 guineas, the youngster going to Mr . S . Pickering . Other trans-actions were of no importance . Full particulars of purchasers andprices were as follows :

WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Property of Mr . H . N . Mortimer .

Gs.Bay or brown colt, by King William—Lady Villein . (Mr. A.

Brawn) 17

Yearling, Property of Mr . Hanslip Long.Bay filly, by Mintagon—May W . (Mr. C. Lee)

90

Yearlings, the Property of Mr . W . Murland.Bay colt, by Llangibby—Roundelay . (Mri W. T. Robinson) 55Brown colt, by Dark Ronald—Mittimus . (Mr. W. T. Robinson) looChestnut colt, by Sunstar—Merry Margot . (Mr. O . Lewisohn) . 250Chestnut filly, by Roi Herode—Kitty . (Mr. W. T . Robinson) . 200

Yearlings from the Bingham Lodge StudiChestnut colt, by Challacombe—Morning Glow . (Mr . A . H . Pullen)

17

Bay filly, by Littleton—Foalsfoot. (Mr. F . Hunt)

35Bay colt, by Beppo—Wee Licht. (Mr. Fothergill)

35Brown colt, by Bridge of Allan—Perfetta . (Mr. S . Pickering) . 200Skipool, b . c ., by Collar—Skip . (Mr. Cundell) .

45

Yearlings, the property of Captain R . L . Baker, R .H .A.Bay filly, by Flotsam—Lavetta . (Mr. Gowing)

17

Property of Mr . F . S . Brown.Bay colt, by Benvenuto—Queen's Bridge. (Mr. Cundell)

20Bay colt, by Pericles—Tartar Princessi (Mr. F . V . Gooch)

20Brown colt, by Benvenuto—Perfectly . (Mr. F. Lynham) .

20

Yearlings bred by Mr . C . TT' . Laird-Guinness.Chestnut filly by Simon Square—Sleet . (Mr. A . H . Pullin) .

16Brown filly, by King William—Puffball . (Mr. Lynham)

65

Bay or brown filly, by King William—Fly by Night II . (Mr.Gowing) 25

Bay filly, by King William—Well Caught . (Mr. F . V . Gooch)

12

Yearlings the Property of Mr . G . D . Faber, M .P.Bay colt, by Minora—Maxina . (Mr. A. H. Pullin)

.

14Bay filly, by Duke of Westminster—Balavil . (Mr. Dobell)

35Brown filly, by Santry—Ether . (Mr. H. E . Keylock)

75Brown filly, by Louviers—Donaria . (Mr . C . S . Clark)

25

With several attractive lots in the list for Thursday morning,business was brisk compared with the previous sessions . The total of

4,3 20 gu n g as for twenty-two animals was far the best of the week, andfor the fir,t time four figures was reached for a single sale . This wasthe brown filly by Will am th3 Third—Bird i' th' Hand, who waspurchased by Mr . Mallaby Deeley for 1,350 guineas . Anotherthat provoked keen comp ;tition was the colt by White Eagle—Cherimova, bred by the late Mr . Brodrick Cloete, the dam being his

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Oaks winner, who only once ran when carrying off the fillies'classic in 1911 . Put in at 300 guineas, Robinson and Joyner bid upto 500 guineas, when the latter dropped out, and the colt was finallytaken at 700 guineas by Mr . Mallaby Deeley, who thus secured thetwo best yearlings at the sale . Mr. Deeley also took another ofMr. Brodrick Cloete 's lot—the half-sister by White Eagle to Mush-room—at 200 guineas, whilst at a similar figure F . Lynham took thedark bay filly by Cherry Tree—Quest.

The lady whose identity is concealed by the nom de course of" Mr. C . Burn " bid up to 1,000 guineas for the William the Third coltsecured by Mr . Deeley, and took the bay filly by the White Knight

,Sport & General

BROWN FILLY BY WILLIAM III . BIRD I ' TH ' HAND.

Sold by Sir Maurice FitzGerald to Mr . Mallaby Deeley for 1,350 guineas, thetop price at the sales.

Cherry Agnes at 350 guineas and a colt by Primer—Sarsenet at220 guineas. Full details of the sales were as follows :

THURSDAY MORNING.Yearlings, the Property of the Exors . of the late Mr . W. Brodrick Cloete.

Gs.Bay colt, by White Eagle—Cherimoya . (Mr . Mallaby Deeley) 700

Brown colt, by John o' Gaunt—Sakura . (Mr. R . C . Dawson)

. 45Brown colt, by Troutbeck—Greenwood . (Mr . Bowcher) 35Brown colt, by Cherry Tree—Debt of Honour .

(Mr. W . Robinson) 45Bay colt, by Flotsam—Lady St . John . (Mr . R . C. Dawson)

. 46Chestnut filly, by White Eagle—Quick . (Mr . Mallaby Deeley)

. ZooBay filly by Cherry Tree—Quest .

(Mr . Lynham)

.

.

. 200

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Property of Colonel B . B . Sapwell .

Gs.

Grey or roan colt, by Grey Leg—Rock Crystal . (Mr. T . Young) 1 75

Property of Mr. J . H . Weatherby.

Chestnut colt by Valens—Sol Fa . (Hon. G. Lambton)

20

To Dissolve a Partnership.

Bay filly, by the White Knight—Cherry Agnes . (Mr. C . Burn)

350

Property of the Cottingham Stud.

Brown colt, by Dark Ronald—Lacroma . (Mr. Martin Smith)

loo

Property of Mr . Evan T. Prichard.

Bay colt by Valens—Dolorous .

(Lord Lonsdale)

. 20Chesnut colt, by Primer—Sarsenet .

(Mr . C . Burn) 220

Property of Mr . F . W. Talbot .

30Brown filly, by St . Serf—Santarella .

(Mr . Stacey)

Black colt, by St . Martin—Santrilla .

(Mr . W. Robinson) 115

Property of Captain Murray.

Bay filly, by Earla Mor—Mundina . (Mr. R . C . Dawson)

So

Property of Sir Maurice FitzGerald, Bart.

Brown colt, by Fariman—La Tourbie . (Mr. R . C . Dawson)

20

Bay colt, by Bachelor's Double—She . (Mr. Galtrey)

20

Brown filly, by William the Third—Bird i' th' Hand . (Mr.Mallaby Deeley) 1,350

Bay filly, by Symington—Sister Angela . (Mr. C. S . Clark) .

. 175

Chestnut filly, by Cicero—Will Return . (Mr. Mallaby Deeley)

. 26o

Property of the Hon . C . Douglas Pennant.

Coniston, ch . f., by John o' Gaunt—Silent Water . (Mr. Gowing) . 20

In fine weather the sales concluded with the evening session onthe Thursday, and buyers were again somewhat scarce . The bestprice was realised by the executors of the late Major Eustace Loder fora chestnut colt by William the Third—Spring Chicken, whom W . T.Robinson took at 370 guineas . The best youngster sent up by Mr.C. T. Pulley, a Desmond filly, failed to reach her reserve, and but smallprices were forthcoming for the remaining lots . Particulars of pricesand purchasers were as follows :

THURSDAY EVENING.

Yearlings, the Property of the Breeder, Mr . C . T. Pulley . Gs.

The Skerries, bl . or br. c ., by Kroonstad—Little Skeekie .

(Mr . H.Musker) .

. 65

Craggan Craig, b . c ., by Matchmaker—Craggy .

(Mr . Hi Salvin) 55Farivale, b . c ., by Fariman—Golden Vale . (Major Goodfellow) . 45Icemond, br . f ., by Desmond—Strathglass . (Mr . R . C . Dawson) 75Balira, b . f ., by Fariman—Ballyconra .

(Mr . A. Taylor) 45Reigning Princess, ch . f ., by Aquascutum—Gold Coast Queen .

25(Mr .Odlam)

.

To Dissolve a Partnership, Yearling, the Property of the Breeders, Mr . B . B.

Trench and Mr . C . T . Pulley.

Chestnut filly by Thrush—Pearl Mosque . (Mr. H . Musker) .

55

Yearling, from the Tilgate Forest Stud.

Bay filly, by Marco—Languor . (Mrs . Howard)

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Yearlings, the Property of the Exors . of the late Major Eustace Loder.Gs.

Bay colt, by Buckwheat—Miramonde . (Mr. R . C . Dawson)

6o

Bay colt, by Buckwheat—Canvasback . (Mr. F . V . Gooch)

120

Chestnut colt, by William the Third—Spring Chicken . (Mr. W . T.Robinson)

370

Yearlings, the Property of Captain J . Orr-Ewing.Bay filly, by Prince Olaf—Killean. (Mr. Collin)

.

toPay filly, by Le Blizon—Grenada. (Mrs . Walmsley) .

25

Bay filly, by Flotsam—Blue Throat . (Mr. Curtis)

13

Yearlings, the Property of Mr. M. Gurry.Bay colt, by Radium—Ayesha. (Mr. S . Pickering) .

155

Yearlings, the Property of Mr. William Brophy.Bay colt, by Fugleman out of Gaysome. (Mr. Keith)

30Brown colt, by Fariman—Opulence . (Mr. Curtis)

to

During the week altogether 124 lots were sold, the total reaching11,401 guineas . The average works out, therefore, at the very unsatis-factory price of less than 100 guineas . This speaks for itself, I think,and is ample testimony of the irreparable harm caused to breedersthroughout the country by the late Government's hasty and ill-judgedaction last May .

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Death of Tournament.Mr. L. Neumann 's Tournament, in the course of a fast mile and a

half gallop with Khedive III . and Elkington at Newmarket on Saturday,June 26, had the misfortune to fracture his off hind pastern joint, and,after being examined by Mr . Livock, the veterinary surgeon, he wasdestroyed . Tournament was a bay colt, three years old, by Spearmintout of Sirenia, and in the Two Thousand Guineas he ran second to Mr.Sol Joel ' s Pommern . After failing in the Newmarket Stakes, won byDanger Rock, he was struck out of the New Derby for which h? hadbeen entered. He held an engagement in the Princess of Wales' Stakesat INewmarket.

The Red Cross Meeting.

A meeting in aid of the Red Cross Fund has been arranged to beheld in Baldoyle on Saturday, July 17 . The programme will consistof six events, and the stakes are to be subscribed by owners, trainersand the ring. The chief race will be the Kitchener's Army Plate of1,000 sovereigns, and other events are the Allies ' Plate of &i00, theJack Tar Plate of £10o, the Red Cross Plate of £10o, the Khaki Plateof L- 7o, and the Victoria Cross Plate of £50 . One hundred and ninetyentries have been obtained for the six events.

Mrs . Cullinan, wife of the prominent Irish racehorse owner andbreeder, was the first to suggest a race meeting in aid of the Red CrossFund . It was originally fixed to take place at Hurst Park, but thesuspension of racing put an end to the great effort that would haveadded thousands to the fund.

The well-known leading horse dealer, Mr . Oliver Dixon, who has alarge string of horses in training in Ireland with R . Moss, has presentedto the funds a cheque for 40 sovereigns, the value of the stake won byhis horse, Captain Symons, at Claremorris recently.

Death of W. Howlett.

All sportsmen in East Anglia will learn with regret of the death ofWilliam Howlett, the well-known writer on natural history, at his resi-

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dence at Mildenhall recently . A Newmarket man, he wrote columns onangling and natural history in several weekly papers, notably theSporting Times, and was a most popular figure amongst his friends andassociates.

War Racing amongst the Enemy.

Deuise/ter Sport, the official sporting organ in Germany, statedrecently, that according to advices received from Vienna, the AustrianJockey Club will only countenance the holding of the summer meetingthere provided that the Totalisator is allowed . Even so, the only racesincluded in the original programme that will stand are the AustrianDerby and the Stuten Prize, the remainder being races which in theordinary way would have taken place at Kottingbrunn, whose thirteendays, from July 18 to August 8, it is proposed to transfer to Vienna.In the event of the use of the Totalisator not being granted, theKotting-brunn fixture will be allowed to lapse, and the Derby and Stuten Prizepostponed until September.

Sale of the late Captain C . W . Banbury's Stud.

There was brisk bidding at Tattersalls on June 14, when the youngstock and steeplechasers, the property of the late Captain Banbury,came up for sale. Mrs. Banbury bought Martino at 120 guineas, LittleAida at i10 guineas, Wedding Glide at 105 guineas, and Whipstaff at77 guineas ; and Mr . Oliver Dixon secured Devil Dancer at 105 guineas.The three polo ponies fetched good prices . The full particulars wereas follows :

Gs.Emo, b . c ., by Baslic

.

.

SoBrown Cloth, b . g ., by Cherry Stone .

50Devil Dancer (191o), b . g ., by Robert le Diable out ofKustendjé

by Dolma-Baghtche . (Mr. O . Dixon) 105Martino (1910), b . g., by St . Martin out of Iddo by Henry of

Navarre. (Mrs . Banbury)

120

Coronation, ch . polo pony

too

Lydstep b. polo pony

SoAfterthought, bi polo pony

7o

Little Aida (1912), br . f ., by St . Aidan out of Little Queen byBushew Park or Gay Reveller . (Mrs . Banbury) .

.

. ItoWedding Glide (1913), br . or gr . f ., by Friary out of Little Queen

by Bushey Park or Gay Reveller. (Mrsi Banbury)

.

. 105

Whipstaff (1913), ch. f., by Whipsnade out of Sprig of Nobility byRoyal Meath . (Mrs . Banbury) .

77

Military Hospital at Ascot.

The five-shilling stand at Ascot has been reopened for the re ccptionof wounded soldiers . Since the closing of this building a large sum ofmoney has been spent on sanitary and other improvements . It is nowone of the best-equipped military hospitals in the country .

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Marriages of F. Herbert and W. East.

Fred Herbert, the well-known Anglo-Canadian jockey, who hasridden many winners in this country, including Fiz-Yama in the Cesare-witch two years ago, was recently married by special licence, atKingston-on-Thames, to Miss Ethel Saxby, daughter of the late Mr.Wm. Saxby, of Newmarket, and sister of Wm. Saxby, the popularjockey. The bride was given away by her mother, and her brother,Wm. Saxby, was the best man, coming over specially for the occasionfrom Ireland, where he has been riding . After the ceremony, whichtook place at the office of the local registrar, the young couple left forBrighton for the wedding holiday.

Another wedding, which took place at the beginning of the monthwas that of W. East, eldest son of James East, the trainer, to MissKathleen Sneller, eldest daughter of Sergt .-Major Sneller . After theceremony, the happy couple proceeded to Brighton by motor for theirhoneymoon.

Death of R. Nightingale.

The death occurred on Tuesday last, after a long illness, of " Bob "Nightingale, one of the famous Epsom family of jockeys . Deceaseddid good service in the colours of Mr . Charles Hibbert, and rode manywinners when his brothers, Arthur and William, were also riding." Bob " had the mount on Rory O'Moore when that horse startedfavourite for the Grand National of 1896, won by the Soarer in thehands of Brigadier-General, then Lieutenant, W . J . M. Campbell.

Horses sent Abroad.

Horses sent abroad during the past month include the followingTo South Africa : Ulex, 2 years, by Cicero out of Whinbloom ; Barrister2 years, by Ulpian out of Excellenza ; and After Dark, 3 years, by DarkRonald out of Mother-in-Law . To India : Voltaire, 5 years by Volo-dyovski out of Ironie II . ; Gracefield, 5 years, by Jaquemart out ofBonny Isabel ; Don't be Late, 4 years, by Beppo out of JaculateSpeak the Truth, 3 years, by Simon Square out of Shame the Devil ;Double Fluke, 4 years ; a filly by FitzGrafton out of Comedy, 2 yearsRoyal Arcade, 3 years ; a filly by Matchmaker out of Zotique, 2 yearsWitham, 5 years ; Census, by Cicero out of Catnap ; Marchog Gwyn(brother to Knight of Glin), by the White Knight out of Yvonne ; andWallace Plaid, by Wallace out of Creton. To Australia : Narcisse, 4years, by Cupid out of Flying Thoughts ; and Lady Fariman, 4 years,by Fariman, out of Ballara . To Denmark : Charley May, Conjuror,Geoffrey Hill, also a couple of colts from Kingsclere in Inquisitor, twoyears old (by Royal Realm out of Officious) and Aloysius, two yearsold (by Thrush out of Alice) .

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International Polo.Unanimity of feeling is expressed throughout the polo world at

Mr. Foxhall Keene 's very sportsmanlike remarks anent the recoveryof the International Polo Cup . America wants that Cup back badly,but she wants it with honour, and to think of challenging Great Britainuntil the latter has had time to get a grip of her polo again is unthink-

able . Lord Wimborne, who took out the victorious polo team last

year that lifted the Cup, when asked recently his views on FoxhallKeene's statement, by a Press representative, telegraphed : " The

prospects of International polo possess no present interest . " And this,I think, very clearly expresses the situation . In the midst of a life-

and-death struggle of such magnitude as the world has never seen—and, please God, never will again such things as sports and amuse-ments do not exist for the time being in combatant countries . Whenthe war is over, in a country such as ours, polo, essentially an Armysport, will quickly revive, as will racing, steeplechasing, and hunting,but until that day comes, and the Hun is finally crushed, sports and

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games, except for keeping an industry alive, are absent from everyEnglishman's thoughts . That we shall return to them all with thekeenest zest when peace is settled is certain.

Mr. Keene puts a period of fifteen years as a likely period beforea challenge can be sent, but with this we do not agree any more thanthe Polo Association of America do, if we may judge by the systematicsearch for young talent to replace the big four which is being carriedout this season in the States . I do not think I am too optimistic if Isay we shall be ready in two or three years from the end of the war ;and may that day come soon !

Polo Players and the War.We have to publish a further list of casualties amongst polo

players which completes the list of those fallen during the firstyear of the war . Among them are several Indian players, includingMajor S . B. Sparling, a member of the 57th Wilde's Rifles ' regimentalteam, which was a most successful combination in Indian tournaments.The crack player of 9th Hodson's Horse, Captain F . St . J . Atkinson,has also been wounded . The following is the complete list :

Killed.Beddy, Lieutenant R. L. (5th Gurkhas).Birkbeck, Lieutenant Morris (24th Punjabis).Brown, Captain W . K. (5th Gurkhas).Elgee, Captain H. F. (South Wales Borderers).Govan, Major D. M . (5th Gurkhas).Hicks, Lieut .-Colonel F . R. (1st Hampshire Regiment).Hobson, Lieutenant A . C . Hobson (2nd Life Guards).Kelvill-Davies, Lieutenant W . A. S . H. (9th Lancers (attached) ).Macan, Captain R . B . (28th Cavalry).Pilter, Lieutenant C . (18th Hussars).Sparling, Major S. J . B . (Howe Battalion).

Wounded.Atkinson, Captain F . St . J . (9th Hodson ' s Horse).Bainbridge, Lieutenant D . (57th Rifles).Caledon, Captain E . J . D ., The Earl of (1st Life Guards).Davis, 2nd Lieutenant N . B . (9th Lancers).Harley, Captain A . B. (121st Pioneers).Marshall, Captain (King's Royal Rifles).Winwood, Lieut .-Colonel W ., D .S .O. (5th Dragoons).

Obituaries.

Lieutenant Rafe Langdon Beddy, 5th Gurkhas, who fell in theDardanelles on June 9, aged twenty-seven years, was gazetted 2ndlieutenant unattached in January, 1908, and entered the Indian Army

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in July, 1909. He was the voungest son of Colonel and Mrs . Beddy.He played polo in India and was rated at 1 goal.

Lieutenant Morris Birkbeck, 24th Punjabis, whose death isreported from the Persian Gulf, was born in December, 1886, and wasgranted his commission in January, 1907 . He joined the Indian Armyin the following year and was promoted lieutenant in April, 1909 . Apolo player with his regiment, he held an I .P .A. rating of 2 goals.

Captain Wynyard Keith Brown, 5th Gurkha Rifles, who fell onJune 4 with the Mediterranean Force; was the fourth son of the lateColonel F . D . M . Brown, V .C., 101st Royal (now Munster) Fusiliers,and of Mrs . F. D. M. Brown, of Yateley, Hants . He was handicappedby the I .P .A. at 1 goal.

Captain Hugh Francis Elgee, of the South Wales Borderers,attached Egyptian Army, was born in 1880, received his commission in1899, was promoted lieutenant in 1901, and captain in 1908 . In thatyear he saw active service on the North-West Frontier of India, in theZakka Khel country, when he was orderly officer to the General OfficerCommanding the 1st Brigade, and received the medal with clasp . In1912 he took part in operations against the Beir and Anuak tribes inSouth-Eastern Sudan, and received the Sudan medal with clasp.Captain Elgee held a Hurlingham handicap of 3 goals and was a keenplay er.

Lieut .-Colonel Frederick Richard Hicks, commanding 1st Hamp-shire Regiment, of Lanhainsworth, St . Columb, Cornwall, diedof enteric, and wounds received near Ypres on May 8, agedforty-three years . He was gazetted 2nd lieutenant in the Hamp-shire Regiment in October, 1890, and obtained his company in1898 and his majority in 1908, succeeding to the command of the1st Battalion in December last . For three years he served withthe Uganda Rifles, and during the South African War held severalstaff appointments . He was mentioned in despatches and madebrevet-major, and received the Queen 's and King 's medals with fiveclasps . He passed the Staff College, and from 1909 to 1912 wasbrigade-major, 16th Brigade, Irish command, and in the last-namedyear became a General Staff officer, 2nd Grade, at Devonport . ColonelHicks was previously wounded at Le Cateau last August, and receivedthe wounds from which he died in the early part of May . He was amember of the Plymouth Polo Club and rated at i goal.

Lieutenant W. A. S. H . Kelvin-Davies, 9th Lancers, of CroftCastle, Herefordshire, who died of wounds, in May, was J .P . for, and amember of, the Herefordshire County Council . He served in the SouthAfrican War first as lieutenant in the Imperial Yeomanry and later inthe 7th Hussars . After the war, on coming into the family estateson the death of his grandfather, William Kelvill-Davies, of Croft Castleand Wigmore Hall, Herefordshire, he resigned his commission, butvolunteered for service on the outbreak of the present war, and wasposted to the 9th Lancers . He was a member of the Leominster PoloClub and held a C .P .A. handicap of 1 goal .

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Major S . J. B. Sparling, Howe Battalion, aged thirt y -three years,was the eldest son of Lieut .-Colonel J . P. Sparling, Indian Army(retired) . Censor at Liverpool, and grandson of the late Mr. E.Sparling, Deputy of Conservator of Forests, Punjab . Major Sparlingwas educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh . He served in the SouthAfrican War with the Norfolk Regiment, whence he transferred intothe Munster Fusiliers, India, and thence into the 57th Wilde's Rifles.He was a member of the polo team of the 57th which won some covetedtrophies in India and was rated at 4 goals . He served in the MohmandExpedition, North-West Frontier, where he was wounded . For theDelhi Durbar he received the Durbar medal. At the outbreak of thepresent war he was serving in the Northern Shan States MilitaryPolice, whence he joined the Royal Naval Division . He was woundedby shrapnel at the landing in the Dardanelles under date May 4, 1915.On recovery he took part in the subsequent operations, before meetingwith his death .

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Tournament Fixtures.

Senior Championship

) Point Judith, Narragan-

Juh ig—Aug. 28 I Junior Championship

I sett Pier, R.I.Open Champlonshlp

July 20—AUg . 31; Coronado Country

Club(Summer Season).

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An- . 23—28Rumson Country Club

°' Denver Country ClubSept .

2—10 Cheyenne Mountain Coun-try Club.

Sept .

4—f 8 Myopia Hunt Club.Sept .

6—11 Squadron

Sept . 13--18( Spokane Polo Club .Whippany Riyer Club

Sept . 14—19 Buffalo Country ClubSept . 20--25 Essex

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Newport, R.I.Wellesley Island, Alex•

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Polo at Narragansett.The event of paramount interest in the polo season is undoubtedly

the Point Judith Tournament ; and the European War haying disposedof all immediate prospects of International polo, the tournament inprogress there holds undisputed sway over the minds of everyoneinterested in polo . In all there are three championships and fivehandicap., being decided, and good entries were received for eachevent.

Of the three championship eyents the Senior is played for a goldcup presented by W. W. Astor, the junior for a cup presented byS. D. Warren, and the Open for a trophy given by Joseph B . Thomas.The Polo Association adds individual prizes to the winners of each ofthe championships.

The handicap events are played under high and low-goal con-ditions, and are as follows : the Army and INavy Cups, presented byMr. John R. Pell ; the Rathborne Memorial Cups, given by Mrs . J . C.Rathborne ; the Randolph Cup,, the gifts of P . S . P . Randolph ; theAtlantic Cups, presented by A . Hazard ; and the Hotel GladstoneAnnual Cups.

Narragansett is an ideal place for the young plaver as well as theexpert. There are now four fields available for play—the two tourna-ment fields, the new field used this year, and the old practice field.There are practice games every other day, and morning games can begot up whenever people want them . The point is, there is alwaysroom for play, and a young player with a stud of only one pony cancome out and practise or take part in a couple of chukkers in a matchpossible . This is the way to encourage the beginner, and PointJudith should serve as the nursery of many a fine later-day exponentof the King of Games.

Play at Chicago.The weather during the Mid-Western Championship at the

Ontwentsia Polo Club was very trying, heavy rain, thunder and lightningbeing experienced on some of the days.

The tournament created some surprises, and the first of these waswhen the Chicago Polo Club, captained by J . L. Stack, defeated theOntwentsia Club by 8 .1 goals to love after a fiercely contested match.The final for the Championship, played on July z}, caused a furthersensation, when the Kansas City Country Club, represented byLieutenant S . Doak, S. H . Velie, Thomas Velie and W . W. Guernsey,defeated the Chicago Polo Club represented by P . Butler, E . Pren-dergast, H . Hayes and AI . Robinson, by 14i goals to q goals . J. L.Stack was prevented by illness from turning out for the losing side.

The final periods of the game were played in semi-darkness anddriving rain, the gloom being periodically lit up b ' v flashes of lightning.How- the ponies kept up and the game was brought to a conclusion wasnothing short of maryellous .

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The Islip Polo Club Show.There were some excellent polo mounts taking part in the above

club's horse show at Oakwood Park, Bav Shore, L .I ., on July 17.In the lightweight division J . O'Day gave a good performance with

his brown mare Brown Berry, defeating F . A. Stone's Star. Theheavyweight ribbon was carried off by Pearl Perdue, owned by HoraceHavemeyer and Harry T. Peters . The team of three polo mountsbrought in six representatives from this combined stable . The bluewas given to Pioneer, Flippant and Pennsylva, and the red to PearlPerdue, Angelo and Red, thus making a clean sweep . The thirdribbon went to Allan Pinkerton's team.

Improved Prospects at Chagrin Valley.Although good polo has been shown by the Chagrin Valley Hunt

Club in past years, the game is now acquiring renewed interest, owing,I think, to the new division of the Mid-Western circuit polo territory.The handicap rule now adopted will do much to popularise polo andgives a beginner an opportunity of improving and developing his gameby meeting in games better players than himself . With the localrating officially recognised by the Association, a new keenness will ariseamongst players, and some good metal should be evolved.

The Chagrin Valley Hunt Club is now in its fourth polo season,and was one of the first organisations to engage a professional from anEastern club to develop the play of its members . Last season theteam carried off the Schmidlap Cup and the Ohio Championship, andthis year a team has been sent to the Point Judith Tournament, wherethey are shaping well in their matches .

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TOURNAMENT PLAY

The Foxhunters' Cup, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Showing the marked improvement in form which has charac-terised their playin the East this season the Philadelphia Country Clubcarried off the above trophy from the Fifth Cavalry . This constitutestheir third Cup victory, the Woodcrest and Morelton Cups hayingalready- fallen to their share . The team consists of the three brothersStokes and a fourth man, A . 11 . Collins, who replaces Paul D . Mills,,their last season's fourth . At the Panama-Pacific Exposition tourna-ment Philadelphia performed very indifferently, and displayed vastlyinferior form to that shown throughout 1914, and which caused theirhandicap to be raised all round . Now that they are at their best againthey should hold their own at many of the tournaments yet to beplayed.

To turn to the trophy in question, however, Bryn :Mawr Free-booters in the first game scratched to the Fifth Cavalry team, owingto an accident in practice to the back of their team.

On June 16 Bryn Mawr were defeated by the Philadelphia CountryClub by Sz goals to 7 goals, and the following afternoon the FifthCavalry beat Devon P .C . by 12 goals to 5 goals.

The final was then played on June 19 between Philadelphia andFifth Cavalry, the result and line-up being as follows :

PHILA. COUNTRY CLUB beat Fifth Cavalry.Position . h 'cap . Position . h ' cap.

i . Thomas Stokes 3 Z . Lieut . P . H . Sheridan i2 . W. Stanley Stokes 3 2 . Lieut . John Milliken i3 . Alfred Collins 3 1 Capt . W. D. Forsyth IBk. E . L. Stokes 4 Bk. Lieut . Groninger I

Total 13 Total 4

Earned goals 16 Earned goals 4Less p-nalties IZ By handicap 9

Nett score i} Nett score 13

Smithtown Polo.

The Smithtown Challenge Cup for low-goal teams presented byW. Russell Grace was played on June: 22nd, at Smithtown, L .I ., between

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the home team and the Camden Grasshoppers. The result and scoreswere as follows :

SMITHTOWN beat

Camden Grasshoppeys.Position . h'cap .

Position

h'cap.i . Attmore Robinson o

I . L. Anderson

12 . T . Bowen . 0

2 . Archer Kinney

13 . Lawrence S . Butler o

3 . Henry Anderson

oBk. C. H. Robbins 3

Bk. Godfrey Preece

2

Total 3

Total

4

Earned goals 5

Earned goals

1By handicap 1

Nett score 6

Nett score

z

Smithtown were in no need of their handicap, as the score denotes.For the winners, Butler, Robinson and Bowen scored once and Robbinstwice, whilst Kinney put through for the losers.

The Second Westbury Challenge Cup.Players for the above trophy brought out the same three teams

which have each accounted for the cup in the last three years--MeadowBrook, Great -Neck and Cooperstown . The trophy is an open one,without handicap, and was won in 1912 by Meadow Brook, in 1913 byGreat Neck, and in 1914 by Cooperstown . Each club, therefore, hasa leg on the cup, which can be won outright by three yictories.

The opening match took place on June 24, between Meadow Brookand Great Neck, the line-up and result being as follows :

_Meadow Brook beat

Great Neck.Z . J. S . Phipps . 1 . F. McLaughlin.2 . Rene La Montagne . 2 . J. Watson Webb.3. J . -1 . Waterbury . 3 . L. E . Stoddard.Bk. D. -Milburn . Bk. J . G . -Milburn.

Earned goals S1

Earned goalsLes; penalties r

Less penalties

Nett score 10

Nett score

This was one of the finest games ever played on the Meadow BrookGround, and the surprisingly fine showing of the losers against theirpowerful opponents can be easily appreciated when one reflects that,had the two teams been meeting in a handicap game, Great Neck wouldhaye been entitled to a start of no less than 9 goals . As it was, afterleading for three-quarters of the match, the\, were only defeated bytwo goals playing level.

J . M. Waterbury, who was playing three for the first time for man\,years, was inclined at the outset to get up too much in the game,and the two brilliant Great Neck forwards took immediate advantageof the opening in the Meadow Brook defence . Forcing the game ata terrific pace, -McLaughlin and Webb broke through their opponents '

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line and, in the second period, scored no less than 4 goals, which putGreat Neck with a substantial lead . This they kept up for five chukkersin about the fastest polo played for years . In the sixth period, thegame stood 6 all . The seventh period saw the score board register7 goals all, and then, in the eighth and last period, 8 goals all . Towardsthe end of this chukker, Waterbury put Meadow Brook in the leadfor the first time in the whole match and, just as the whistle went,Rene La Montagne scored again, leaving Meadow Brook the winnersby 10 goals to 8 goals as stated above . The individual scores were asfollows : Meadow Brook—La Montague (7), J . S . Phipps (i), Water-bury (2), D . Milburn (i) ; Great Neck—McLaughlin (6), Webb (2),Stoddard (i).

For the winners, Milburn was in magnificent form, and it wasentirely owing to the brilliance of his play- that McLaughlin and WatsonWebb did not score oftener than they did on the sustained attack theykept up for the first fiye chukkers of the game . ?after half timeJ. M. Waterbury had improyed his form and was kecping in bettertouch with his back . In the last period he scored a dashing goal . Bothteams were well mounted, the ponies of the Great INeck forwards beingextremely fast and handy withal.

The final for the cup took place at Westbury, on June 28, andresulted in a win for the Meadow Brook Club, who now have two victoriesto their credit against the one of each of their opponents . The line-upand scores were as follows :

Meadow BROOKbeat Cooperstown.I . J . S . Phipps . i .

Al . L . Tilney.2 . R. La Montague . 2 . C . C. Rumsev.3 . J . M. Waterburv . 3 . C. P . Beadleston.Bk . D. Milburn . Bk. M . Stevenson.

Earned goals 11

Earned goals

6Less penalties r

Less penalties

4

INett score . io

INett score

54Referee, J . C . Cooley.

While the score would indicate that Meadow Brook had an easyvictory, the game was by no means a one-sided one. The Coopers-town players never ceased to perseyere for a moment, but the secretof Meadow Brook 's success was the team ' s wonderful accuracy inshooting at goal . J. M . Waterbury, D . Milburn, and Rene La Montagnewere hitting goals from wonderful angles, and these three Internationalplayers never showed to better advantage.

The ground was as smooth as a billiard table, and the ball «henhit trayelled at a terrific rate, which consequently made the game anextremely fast one . There was little to choose between the ponies,as both sides were well mounted, H . P. Whitne.v having sent over astring of his famous mounts for the Meadow Brook players.

Cooperstown made its best showing in the fourth period, when itmade three of its goals and kept the other team from scoring.

At the end of the first period each team had scored one goal, but

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_Meadow Brook was penalised for a safety made by Milburn, whichgave Cooperstown a quarter of a goal lead . The losers held well inthe second period, and it was nearly seven minutes before La _Montaguewas able to add the second goal . Time was called with the ball in playin the middle of the field, and Waterbury scored again before the ballwent out of bounds.

At half time the score stood 5 1, to 3 4 goals . A goal by Tilney wasthe only point earned by Cooperstown in the second part of the game,while Meadow Brook steadily increased its lead . Neither side Twasable to add to its total in the seventh period . Just as the game wasclosing _Milburn made the last goal for Meadow Brook.

Polo at Rockaway Hunting Club.:after Westburv, polo shifted locally to Cedarhurst, L .I, where the

tournament of the Rockaway Hunting Club is held . Cedarhurst isa beautiful ground, and one wonders why more polo is not playedthere during the season, for if one excepts the annual polo tournamentthere is little if any play of importance going on at other times. Inthe past, so many splendid games have been witnessed here that itis a pity that Rockaway should not have a team worthy of upholdingthe past glories of the club. The leading spirit of the Rockaway Clubis Mr . W. A. Hazard, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Polo Associa-tion of America since 1898, and though of late years, from illness,he has been prevented from participating actively in polo, it is to behoped his keenness and enthusiasm will succeed in reviving a team tocompete in open events once more . The club is well supported bytennis folk and golfers, the courts and links being always occupied,but regular polo is not played two or three days a week as it shouldbe if the club is to take its former place in the polo world . Two ofMr. Hazard ' s sons play polo fairly regularl-, as do the Messrs . Leonard ;and surely others might be found to copy their example, until a goodlyfollowing were obtained

The Governor's Cup.To retur n to the tournament, however . Proceedings opened with

the Governor 's Cup, a trophy played for without handicap, which Novaspractically- a repetition of the Westbury Cup of the previous week.The same three teams entered, and in the opening game Great Neckmet and beat Cooperstown, the complete score and line-up being asfollows :

Great Neck

beat Cooperstown1. F. McLaughlin .

i . N. L. Tilney.2. R. La Montague .

2 . C . C . Rumsey.3. J . Watson Webb .

3 . C . P. Beadleston.Bk. L. E. Stoddard .

Bk . AI . Stevenson.

Earned goals . 10

Earned goals

8Less penalties

Nett score . 10

Nett score

743Referee, Mr. J . E . Cowdin .

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The match was a hard-ridden and fast-played one from start tofinish. The teams were the sauce as in the Westbury Cup, exceptingLa Montagne replaced J . G. _Milburn in the Great Neck team,playing 2 instead of Watson Webb, who went to 3, with Stoddardgoing back. An accident happened in the seyenth period, whenMcLaughlin and Rumsey collided . Fortunately, both players weregoing the same way . The Cooperstown man was on the ball, whenMcLaughlin, rushing up alongside, was thrown . The latter 's mountrolled over on its back, :McLaughlin turning a somersault and fallingten feet clear of the pony . The pony was led off the field limping,while McLaughlin got up and continued to play . Rumsey wasnot unseated.

At half time both sides had scored the same number of goals,but during the fourth period Cooperstown had been penalised a safety,and the board read G to J4 goals.

Tilney was the first to score in the fifth period, which gave Coopers-town a lead of three-quarters of a goal . But points by McLaughlinand La Montagne once more pushed Great Neck in front . Neitherteam was able to add to its total in the sixth period, although bothgoals were frequently in danger . Cooperstown had a little bad luck,as on two occasions the ball hit the Great INeck goal post and boundedback into play . Each time this gave L . E . Stoddard time to get upand clear before another attack was made . In the seventh period,however, Great neck secured a commanding lead and were neverafterwards headed . The final goal was made by Tilney for Coopers-town.

In the final match between Meadow Brook and Great INeck theline-up of the former team, with the exception of their INo . r, wasidentical with the formation of the team which carried off the Inter-national Cup, at Hurlingham, in agog . Complete line-up and scoreswere as follows :

MeADow BROOK beat

Great Neck.

i . H . C. Phipps 1 . F . McLaughlin.2 . J . 31 . Waterbury . 2 . Rene La Montague.3 . H. P. Whitney . 3 . J . Watson Webb.Bk. P . Milburn . Bk. L . E. Stoddard.

Earned goals 10

Earned goals

gLess penalties

4

INett score 10

INett score

84


The game was an exciting one, and from the first until the end ofthe sixth period there was never more than three-fourths of a goalbetween the two sides . First one team and then the other would lead.Great 'INeck was penalised a one-fourth point in the third period, whenJ. Watson Webb, in an effort to turn the ball, hit behind his own goal.

The score at half time stood to 44 in favour of Meadow Brook.B B 2

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It was anybody's game up to the end of the seventh period, whenMeadow Brook had a lead of 1,3 goals . The manner in which the NorthShore team hung on to their formidable opponents caused the greatestsurprise, and their play- was loudly applauded all round the ground.

H . P . Whitney- had his old position at No . 3 . It was the firstappearance of the American International Captain in a tournamentevent this season, and he was in wonderfully good form . For the losers,Stoddard was in fine form, and played a beautiful game at back,while McLaughlin and Webb were as usual most aggressive and force-ful . How well the losers showed can be easily seen when one reflectsin a handicap match Great Neck would haye received 10 goals fromthe winners, whereas theywere only beaten level by the odd goal.

The Rockaway Hunting Club Cups.

On Jul- 6 the opening game for the above trophies, for teams whosetotal handicap aggregate, 15 goals and over, took place between thePoint Judith Freebooters and Meadow Brook . The line-up and scoreswere as follows :

Meadow Brook beat Point Judith Freebooters.Position . h 'cap . Position . h'cap.

i . T. Hitchcock, jun . 3 1 . M. Belmont 32 . R. La Montagne 7 2 . R. Belmont q3 . J . -M . Waterbury, jun . . 9 3 . B . Gatins

. 4Bk . D. Milburn 9 Bk. F. H . Prince 4

Total 28 Total 15

Earned goals 18 Earned goals 2By handicap . 13

INett score 18 Nett score 15

Referee, J . E . Cowdin .

The winners were heavily handicapped in having to concede astart of 13 goals to their opponents, and it was not until the sixthperiod drew to a close that they were able to draw level . They thenadded q goals in the seventh period . The Freebooters replied with2 goals in the last chukker—their first score in the match—but MeadowBrook quickly added another by the agency of La Montagne, and ranout the winners by 18 goals to 15 goals.

Both teams were well mounted, but the Meadow Brook ponieswere the superior . The Freebooters' shooting was not very accurate,and in the first half of the match they frequently overode the ball.Towards the end they improved considerably- but too much ground hadbeen lost to enable them to win out on their handicap.

A very pleasing feature was the play of Thomas Hitchcock, jun .,a young player who has advanced wonderfully this season. He is


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only handicapped at 3 goals, but rides like a veteran and has fine direc-tion . While he was at No . i, the scoring position, and made seven ofthe iS goals scored by his side, some of his strokes were remarkably welldirected and made at difficult angles.

An excellent game of the championship order was witnessed onJuly 10 when Meadow Brook and Cooperstown met in their game forthe cups . The line-up and scores were as follows :

Cooperstown.

Position.Z . Alex . Brown2. C . P. Beadleston3. C . C. RumseyBk.1L Stevenson .

Total


Less penalties

beat Meadow Brook.

h ' cap . Position.5 1 . L . Thomas.6 2 . R. La Montague.6 3. H. P. WhitneyS Bk . D. Milburn

25 Total

7 Earned goals3 Less Penalties

10

4

h'cap.3799

28

SNett Score . 91

Nett score

Referee, J . E. Cowdin.

The margin of handicap Nvas small, only 3 goals separating thetwo teams, and play worked out most evenly . For the winners,Beadleston, Rumsey and Stevenson combined very cleverly andshould on this showing make a valuable trio for a future Internationalteam. The losers were sound all through.

In th- semi-final, the Great INeck Freebooters defeated the MeadowBrook :Magpies in somewhat easy fashion . The Freebooters wererated at 17 goals to their opponents ' 13 ; and thus had to earn 4 goalsbefore the game started with both sides on even terms.

The North Shore team virtuallv ran away with the match . Theyworked off the handicap in the first three periods, then started to pileup points with rapidity. J. Watson Webb and W . Russell Gracewere in rare form and scored the majority of the goal ; for their side.For the losers Le Boutillier and H. Phipps were most promincnt.

Final.

When Great 'INeck should haye met Cooperstown in the finalsfor the cups, Louis E . Stoddard was indisposed, and the match wasaccordingly postponed until the following day . Mr. Stoddard beingstill unable to take his place after a further postponement, J . M.Waterbury came into the team, and a spectacular game, in whichsome heavy scoring by both sides was seen, resulted in a victory forGreat Neck by 134 goals to 9 goals.

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[AUGUST, 1915

The line-up and full scores were as follows :

GREAT NECK FREEBOOTERS beat

Cooperstown.Position . h'cap .

Position . h'cap.1 . W. R . Grace 3

1 . Alex. Brown 52 . J . Watson Webb 6

2 . C. P . Beadleston 63. J. Jl . Waterbury 9

3 . C . C . Rumsey 6Bk . J . G. Milburn . 4

Bk . M . Stevenson S

Total 22

Total 25

Earned goals 11

Earned goals 9By handicap 3

14Less penalties

Nett score 134'

Nett score 9

The Blizzard Cups.In the first round for the Blizzard Cups, the Philadelphia Country

Club defaulted to the Aiken Redbirds, who in their turn were defeatedby the Meadow Brook Magpies in the next round, with the score of 12 to84 goals.

A great game was witnessed between Great Neck and the MeadowBrook _Magpies, on July 10, when victory again went to the latter by7 goals to 3 goals.

In the other semi-final, Point Judith, helped by the presence ofthe Internationalist, D . Milburn, on their side, managed to beatCooperstown by 12 goals to 7 goals.

The final for the Blizzard Cups took place on July 23, and with itconcluded the tournament on Long Island.

The line-up and scores of the match were as follows :

POINT JUDITH

beat

Meadow Brook Magpies.Position .

h'cap. Position .

h'cap.I . W . A . Hazard, jun .

o

I . T. Le Boutillier, 2nd

32. Morgan Belmont

3

2 . David Dow,

33. Raymond Belmont

4

3 . M. Stevenson

8Bk. D. Milburn

9

Bk. H. Phipps

3

Total

16

Total

17

Earned goals

5

Earned goals

3

By handicap

I

6Less penalties

INett score

5'

Nett score

3

It was generally expected that the Magpies would successfullycarry off the cups, but owing to the improvement in play of the Belmont

Boys and Milburn ' ., overpowering strength at back, they were defeatedby Point Judith in an interesting match . At the conclusion, all theplayers left for Narragansett Pier, to take part in the games proceedingthere.


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The Month's Fixtures,AUG.

3= .

)

Fourth Extra Meeting.SEPT .

j -Newmarket

1,

2 .J

i{,

15,

16 . Newmarket Fifth Extra Meeting.

Irish Fixtures.AUG.

18 . Miltown Malbay21, 23 . Leopardstown.

26 . Ballinrobe.

27, 28 . Phoenix Park.31 . Tuam.

SEPT.1,

2 . Cork Park.8 . -Newcastle West.

9 . Ennis.

13 . Mullingar.

14, 15, 16 . Curragh.

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National Hunt Prospects.

There haye been persistent rumours during the past few weeksthat the 'INational Hunt Stewards intend to take independent actionthis winter and to sanction fixtures " oyer the sticks " as they deemadvisable . I do not know how such reports could have got about, assuch action would be in direct contradiction of the feelings of theStewards, who are to be condoled with over such misrepresentation oftheir views. In May last the 'INational Hunt Stewards identified them-selves absolutely with the policy set up by the Jockey Club—that inaccordance with 'BIr . Runciman 's request to Captain Greer, theChairman o .` the Stewards, racing fixtures would not be sanctioneduntil the war was over except at '_Newmarket . It is possible that theBoard of Trade may ease the situation by withdrawing the existingprohibition before November, and if Mr. Runciman does so there willbe fixtures ; otherwise there will not be . This is the position in a nut-shell.

Germany and her Army Horses.

Apropos of the present attitude of the Board of Trade which willabsolutely ruin steeplechasing, if Mr . Runciman persists in his measure,it is to be hoped that the Government will take some steps to preventsuch a national calamity as the ruining of thoroughbred colts bred in1914 and 1915, which the discontinuance of racing is quickly bringingabout.

At a meeting of the East Riding County Council recently aninteresting discussion on the subject took place . rIr. Jolm SimonsHarrison, a well-known Yorkshire breeder of horses, moved a resolutionthat the attention of the Government be called to the very serious lossto the nation which would arise if the thoroughbred colts produced inthe north of England this year and last year are, owing to the stoppageof racing, made useless for breeding purposes, and that the Govern-ment be urged either to make large purchases of yearlings, two-year-olds, and three-year-old colts, on behalf of the nation, or to induceowners of breeding establishments to retain them in private hands byoffering thoroughly adequate prizes for additional special YoungStock classes at the Islington Show and other places.

Mr. Harrison said the stoppage of racing would seriously damagethe future of these horses . When the war broke out 170,000 horseswere supplied within a few weeks by this country . A large proportionof those horses were by thoroughbred sires . Before the war the Germanagents bought all their best hunting brood mares in the East Ridingbreeding districts and elsewhere, and the German cavalry were to-daymounted on what was as good a horse as a Soo-guinea thoroughbred.

Everyone who has any heed for the future requirements ofEngland, will hope that the Government will give serious and promptconsideration to the Council's resolution.


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Some Statistics .WINNING OWNERS.

The position of the leading owners has not altered materiallywith the conclusion of the Second Extra Meeting .

The success of Eosenabled Lord D 'Abernon to change places with Mr. Hulton, who hada blank week .

The list to the end of Jule, therefore, is as follows :

Races winning Races winningwon .

horses .

I won . horses .

!i .

Joel, Mr. S .

3

2

9,636 io . Walker,

Col .

W.2 . Rosebery, Lord

9

S

8,099 H . .

.

11 1

2 ,54 13 .

Joel, Mr . J . B .

13

9

5, 5 77 11 . Derby, Lord

6 4

2,2424 . Thursby, Sir J .

3

1

4,371 12 . Barton, Mr . A . E .

9 6

2,2295 . Carnarvon, Lord .

S

5

3,451 13 . Cassel, Sir E .

5 4

2,2076. D'Abernon, Lord .

4

3

3,457 1 4 . Nelke, Mr. P.

4 4

1,9907 . Hulton, Mr . E .

.

3

6

3,382 15 . Basset, Mr . A. F .

5 4

1,9058 . Neumann, Mr. L .

5

5

3,3o6 16 . Curzon, Mr . F .

.

9 5

1,8019 . Belmont,

Mr. 17 .

Singer, ;AIri A . AI.

4 3

1,765August

2

1

2,990 1S . McCalmont, Capt.D .

5 3

1,600

LEADING SIRES.

The list of those stallions whose produce have won ~3,000 instakes

(hiring

the present season up to the end of July reads asfollows

I . POLYMELUS .i 'f

Black jester, 4 yrs . (2)

2,880 Polistena 3 yrs . (I) . 136Chantemerle, 4 yrs . (1)

136 Polystome, 3 yrs . (1) 187Fifinella, 2 yrs . (1) .

562 Ponnnern 3 yrs . (2) 9,500Phalaris, 2 yrs . (1)

644Total wins, 9 ; yalue, -14,045.

2 . DARK RoNALD.

Arbella, 3 yrs . (I)

10o My Ronald, 3 yrs . (3) 1,076Brown Ronald, 3 yrs . (2)

1,031 Popingaol, 2 yrs . (1) 183China Blue, 3 yrs . (1)

175 St . Ronald, 3 yrs . (1) 167Dacato, 3 yrs . (1)

.

1S} Vaucluse, 3 yrs . (1) 6,200Dark Opal, 3 yrs . (1)

197Total wins, 12 ; value, (9,315.

3 . ST. FRUSQUIN.C—Belle Poule, 2 yrs . (1)

10o Frustration, 4 yrs . (1) 8 77Clerical Error, 2 yrs . (I)

10o Rossendale, 3 yrs . (3) ,37 1Fruitlands, 4 yrs . (1)

437 Salamandra, 2 yrs . (1) 316Total wins, 8 ; value,

6,201.

4 . SUNDRIDGE.

Bright, 3 yrs . (1)

164 Parhelion, 4 yrs . (2) 559Figaro, 2 y, S . (1)

1,240 Radiant, 5 yrs . (1) . 187Golden Sun, 5 yrs . (1)

175 Silver Tag, 3 yrs . (2) 1,865Iron Orb, 4 yrs . (1)

10o Sunbar, 3 yrs . (1) 164Lady Brilliant, 3 yrs . (1) .

202 Sunfire, 3 yrs . (12) 9 2 92Longtown, 4 yrs . (1)

135 Sweet Sun, 4 yrs . (I) IooTotal wins, 142 ; value, X5,8202 .

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5 . VALENS.

Jack Annandale, 2 yrs . (1)

1,o7+ The Vizier, 3 yrs . (1) 7 1joJulien, 2 yrs . (1)

162 Volta, 3 yrs . (3) 2,190Total wins, 6 ; value,

, 4,156.

6 . ORBY.

Brookfield, 4 yrs . (1)

92 Florenza, 3 yrs . (3) 276Diadumenos, 5 yrs . (1)

2,65o Laramie, 2 yrs . (2) 533Eos, 2 yrs . (2)

687Total wins, 9 ; value, X4,238.

7 . SYMINGTON.Ben Wyvis, 5 yrs . (z)

104 Siller, 4 yrs . (1) 179Cringlemire, 3 yrs . (1)

10o Simile, 6 yrs . (2) 638Dolphinstone, 2 yrs . (1)

268 Somali, 2 yrs . (')z 33Eastington, 3 yrs . (2)

801 Steep Holm, 4 yrs . (2) 234Irish Rose, 5 SIS . (1)

136 Svdian, 3 yrs . (1) 6963bliss Grit ;, 2 yrs . (1)

195 Symfer, 4 yrs . (1) 20',Primrose, 4 yrs . (1)

194 Symont, 4 Yrs . (1) 32Total wins, 17 ; yalue, X3,999.

8 . SANTOI.

Achtoi, 3 yrs . (2)

1,094 Fiz-Yama, 6 yrs . (1) 935Cello, 4 yrs . (2)

119l Santair, 6 N-rs . (1) 177China Cock, 5 yrs . (1)

925 Sayoyard, 3 yrs . (1) 9 2Daly Lad, 4 yrs . (1)

40 Schamyl, 3 yrs . (I) . 10oTotal wins, 10 ; value, f.3,482 r1 .

9 . MORGANATIC.

BallaghtoNn, 3 yrs . (3)

.

3,422 Mortgage, 4 yrs . (1) 27Total wins, 4 ; yalue, X3,449.

10 . DESMOND.

Avn Hali, 2 yrs . (1)

88o Fairy King, 5 yrs . (2) 540Dermont McCarthy, 2 vrs . Limond, 2 yrS . (1) 731

(I)

.

92 Melmond, 2 yrs . (2) 977Demeter, 3 yrs . (1) .

176 Righ Mor, 4 yrs . (i) 10oTotal wins, 9 ; value, X3,496.

1I . RoI HERODE.

Herode Agrippa, 3 yrs . (1)

475 Roi D ' Ecosse, 2 yrs . (2) 1,207King's Ally, 2 yr ., . (I)

ioo Silyer Roi, 4 yrs . (I) 92King ' s Day, 2 Vrs . (2)

1,276Total

wins, 7 ; value, ~3,150.

12 . ROCK SAND.

Danger Rock, 3 yrs . (2)

2,990 Sandmole, 3 yrs . (1) 175Total wins, 3 ; value, -3,165.

It is obvious, I think, that Polymelus and Dark Ronald willoccupy first and second positions when the season closes, but thereshould be considerable competition for the remaining places in thelist and several changes can be confidently expected .


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LEADIING JOCKEYS.

Up to the end of July- Donoghue still continues to head the jockeys 'list with forty--four winning mounts, while Wing and Rickabv tie forsecond place with twenty-six wins apiece . In actual average Rickaby,however, comes first with 20 per cent ., whilst Donoghue is second

Photo by

Sfnrt u General

MR. E. HULTON ' S SILVER TAG (S . DONOGHUE UI'), WINNER OF THEFALMOUTH STAKES AND THE MIDSUMMER STAKES AT THE SECOND

EXTRA NIFETING.

with a trifle over 17 per cent . of successful rides . The Leading tenjockeys are as follows :

Mounts . ist . 2nd . 3rd . Unplaced.

i . Donoghue, S . 245 44 36 36 1382 . Rickabv, F . . 130 26 14 110 8o3 . Wing, M . 180 26 23 116 11154 . Bullock, F . 1153 23 16 7 1075 . Clark, J . 171 20 i9 15 1117

6 . Huxley, W . 104 17 12 112 637 . Foy, C . 138 17 12 12 97S. Trigg, C . 135 115 110 12 989 . Dick, D . 117 13 13 8 83

1o . Whalley, A . . 124 13 16 5 go

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Death of Mr. H. Steel._Mr . Henry Steel, of Tapton Court, Sheffield, who for many years

acted as commissioner on the Turf of the late King Edward, and whowas among the closest friends of Lord Rosebery, passed away on the3rd of the month in his eighty-fourth year . In his early days he tookthe deepest interest in the Sheffield Handicap, which was reckonedamong the leading pedestrian fixtures in the world . Going on the Turfwith BIr. Peech, the two were remarkablv successful in their specula-tions, and undertook many important commissions for famous men.

Photo 1,y

Sort & Central

H .M . THE KING ' S COLT FRIAR MARCUS,

Though reckoned as the champion two-year-old last year, is, I hear, now beingput to the unusual experience for a classic three-year-old of a course of hurdling.

BIr . Steel was a member of the firm of Messrs . Steel, Peech, and Tozer,one of the largest manufacturers of steel in the Sheffield district.

Lord Stanley Registers his Colours.Lord Stanley registered his racing livery—" black, white belt and

cap "—the week before the last meeting in July and was not slow to" blood " his jacket, as the first horse to carry it was Young Pegasus,who cleverly beat the King's horse Sunny Lake by a head after adesperate finish in the corresponding race to the Royal Hunt Cup—the Cambridgeshire Hunt Plate—the following Tuesday .


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The colours are, of course, the same as those used by the presentEarl of Derby during his own father ' s lifetime. Lord Stanley, who isan officer in the Grenadier Guards, only recently attained his majority,as he was born on July 9, 1894 . Most of the Earls of Derby have fromas far back as the seyenteenth century been enthusiastic supporters ofhorse racing, and it is to the twelfth earl that we owe the institutionof the Derby and the Oaks.

Successful Breeders.

Amongst the most successful breeders of the season it is highlygratifying to find Captain Greer, the senior Steward, at whose stud

Photo by

Sport €- Genera!

LORD STANLEY ' S YOUNG PEGASUS (F . RICKABY UP), W I NNER OFTHE CAMBRIDGESHIRE HUNT PLATE.

Young Pegasus was the first horse to carry Lord Stanley's jacket, and recordedhis first vin.

farm in Ireland, Comedienne, Carancho, Tame Duck, Draughtsman,and Thunder were reared . The filly first named is one of the speediestof her year, while Carancho may be accounted a trifle unlucky not tohave won more than two races . With Roseland, Archiestown, Dacato,and Drym Mr. A . F. Basset occupies a prominent position in thewinning breeders ' list, and others who have done well are Sir ErnestCassel, with Matter, Gadabout, Cheleken, and Troubadour ; SirWilliam Cooke, with Hukm, Helvia colt, Cardington, and Estelle filly ;Lord Carnarvon, with The Vizier, Robert Lee, Valona, and Julian ;Lord Derby, with Marchetta filly, Canyon, Young Pegasus, and

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Phalaris ; Lord D 'Abernon, with Diadumenos, Thymian, and Eos ;Lord Howard de Walden, with king 's Day, Zuider Zee, and MaryCrag ; Air . Hulton, with Silver Tag, Fifinella, Chantemerle, and Wist ;Captain D . McCalmont, with Roi D'Ecosse, Louviers D ' Or, and FingerBowl ; -Air. L. Neumann, with Snow Marten, Figaro, Fruitlands,Barbed Wire, Salamandra, Alma, and others ; Lord Rosebery, withVaucluse, Atticus, Wrack, Nenuphar, Polacre, and Lore Blink filly :Colonel Hall Walker, with Let Fly, Flash of Steel, Kingsborough,Great Sport, Tillywhim, White Prophet, and others ; and Major F . H.Wise, with Eastington, Knight ' s Key, Earlock, Demeter, and Modu-beagh.

The Best Two-Year-Old.

That we saw one of the best fields contesting the Coventry Stakesthat we have seen for a long time was the general opinion of thosepresent at the Second Extra Meeting at Ne wmarket . Amongst the" also ran," too, there were some who had been very highly tried.It was my opinion before the race, and it remains so still, that Figarois the best we have yet seen out by a considerable margin, and I haveno doubt he should have won the New Coventry Stakes with somethingto spare . He had to begin with at least three lengths the worst of thestart with the winner and other sharp beginners, but when in nodifficulties at all he began swerving about and practically stopped.Figaro must be a great two-year-old to again tackle the businessin the determined way he did as they breasted the hill, and in spiteof giving away 7 lbs . he finished much faster than the winner._Marcus is a good colt, and in the hands of Jones gave a beautifullysmooth display-, but that he was lucky to beat Figaro admits of nodispute . The connections of Crimper, who finished third, expectedhim to do much better with an uphill finish than in the dip, and I wasmuch impressed with his appearance after the race . Nassovian is anice horse, and was a good fourth, with Eos close up with him . TheManton tip, Kwang Su, is not nearly at his best yet, being somewhatup on the leg, and Limond and Bayard will see better days, as also willBosket, who is a beautiful mare . Add to these Ali Bey, Queen of theSeas, Canyon, and perhaps Roi D 'Ecosse, and you have a lot of two-year-olds that must play the leading parts in three-year-old contestsnext year . If I were asked to place them in order of merit now I shoulddo so as follows : Figaro, Canyon, Queen of the Seas.

The Irish Oaks.On Wednesday, July 21, a large crowd assembled at the Curragh

to witness the race for the Irish Oaks . There were nine runners in alland a favourite was found in Courtly Lass, with Fair Wind and LadyPrim next in demand.

In the race Lady Prim made all the running, only to die out whena mile had been covered . A fine finish then ensued between Latharna


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and the English filly Egretta, the former winning by a head, with the

favourite, Courtly Lass, third, two and a half lengths away . The winwas a very popular one, but I fear the Irish fillies must be of poor class,as the winner was in receipt of 21 lbs . from Egretta, who at her best isquite a second-rate perfonuer when compared with Snot- Marten,

Silver Tag, and other of our classic fillies .

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Sport E General

MR. L . NEUMANN ' S FIGARO.

Beaten a head by \arms in fhe New Coventry Stakes, bat considered thebest two-year-old of the season.

Derby and Oaks Entries for 1917.The Epsom Derby for 1917 has closed with 285 entries, including

twenty made in Paris and nineteen in New Fork . The Oaks for thesame year has secured 2}i entries, including fifteen made in Paris andeight in New fork.

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MEETINGS AT

NEWMARKET

A

Second July Meeting, July 13—15

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THE - Newmarket Second July Meeting opened in typical Juleweather, the heat being most oppressive . The going was in

excellent order, despite the extra amount of racing the course has hadthis year, but the attendance was, I thought, very- limited . Pro-ceedings started with a trial plate for which Prevoyant finished upfavourite, with Mohacz and the aged Mustapha in next best demand.All these were, however, beaten by the outsider Guenoc, who, riddenby Donoghue, made every- yard of the running and just lasted home towin by a head. Personally I thought the spoils should have gone tothe second, Mohacz, had the jockeys been reversed, but possibly thewish was father to the thought, as I had backed Captain Bewicke ' shorse for a trifle . Anyhow, Donoghue rode a tremendous finish, andit was no disgrace to Bramley, the rider of Mohacz, to be beaten.

Mustapha was third and Prevoyant fourth.In the Beaufort Stakes, over seven furlongs, backers received

another jar, when Tosson, who started at 25 to i, beat the favouriteSt. Antoine by a neck, with Clairvoyante third.

The next race, however, saw matters adjust themselves, when ina field of eighteen juveniles for the Soltykoff Stakes the first andsecond favourites fought out the finish by themselv es, victory going tothe former, Eos, by half a length . Mr. J. Sanford ' s Nassovian, whowas second, is a nice William III . colt and will later win some goodraces.

A race confined to northern trained horses brought out sevenrunners, and backers were again astray when Sally Crag, in the handsof little Dick, scored easily from Schamyl and Per Annum .

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Fairy King's Victory.Five runners turned out for the bullingham Plate, for which

Fairy King was always an odds-on favourite, but the bookies fieldedfreely against him, owing doubtless to the strong support accorded toAnguilla and to a sneaking fancy that he might break down . Thelatter did not happen, however, and, taking the lead at the corner ofthe Plantation, lie scored the easiest of victories from Anguilla andCarancho .

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Mr. E . Hulton's Fairy Ding (S . Donoghue up), Winner of the Dullingham Plate.

A party of seventeen contested the Spring Hall Selling Plate, butbackers looked upon the race as practically a match between Roi deCoeur and The Angel Man, who started at 7 to .l and 3 to i respectively.With the exception of Lord Westbury and Prospero, nothing elseattracted a shilling. Both favourites made no show in the race what-ever, though in excuse for The Angel Man it may be said that he gotoff very badly. Victory went to old Highwayside from Prospero andLord Westbury . The winner, who has always shown a liking for theNewmarket course, started at 20 to i, and was sold for 200 guineas toSir P . Broughton .

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The day then terminated with the victory of Salamandra fromAmphitryon and Hatpin in a field of fifteen juveniles . The winner, agood-looking filly by St . Frusquin out of Electra, showed considerableimprovement on her previous two outings, and should win furtherraces. Lord Durham's Melusine filly, the favourite, had her chancedestroyed at the start, but should be borne in mind for a later race.

Danger Rock Breaks Down Badly.The Zetland Plate «-as the most interesting race on the second day

of the meeting, since it brought out Sunfire and Danger Rock in com-petition. Unfortunately the latter broke down, rather badly as ittranspired subsequently, and Sunfire won in a canter from Thurnhamand Spearproof, Danger Rock finishing last of the four runners andbeing dismounted directly after passing the post.

The weather during the day was good until the end of the after-noon, when a sharp shower came down, eventually settling in to a wetevening . The attendance way much better when proceedings openedNvith twenty-six youngsters contesting a seller over the Chesterfieldcourse. In selecting Double Ditch backers were not far off the mark,but he found one too good for him in the Usaa colt, ,vho, starting atio to r, carried off the spoils for BIr . O. W. Rayner ; Furore was third.

In the Swaffham Welter Handicap backers suffered another reversewhen the outsider Gum Shoe, ridden by the steeplechase jockeyW. Hives, defeated Lanford and the favourite Marcianus . Thewinner, who is the propertyof the well-known bookmaker, Mr . C.Hibbert, started at 20 to i and was virtually unbacked, though Iunderstand the genial owner had a " pony " each way on him for luck.

Sixteen runners, including such well-known performers as MountWilliam, Radiant, Siller, Jameson, Neville Holt, and Armant, turnedout for the July Handicap over the last six furlongs of the BunburyMile . Mount William was a pronounced favourite at 7 to 2, butdestroyed all chance of victory by a slow beginning . Armant, who hadopened joint favourite, but gone out in the betting to 10 to 1, put up acapital performance by winning in half a length from Per Annum(received 20 lbs .), with Radiant (gave q lbs .) a head awaythird . Thesecond showed considerable improvement on his performance theprevious afternoon, when third to Sally Crag and Schamyl, and is ahorse that will, I think, pay my readers to follow in sprint races untilhe wins. Another to run prominently was Egretta, who will take herchance in the Irish Oaks, and may very likely beat most of the Irishfillies.

The Falmouth Stakes, which followed, was won by Silver Tag,thus enabling the Whatcombe stable to register a double event withthe previous winner, but ,Whereas Armant carried no stable confidence,Silver Tag was freely backed and started at 2 to r on . Mr. J. Joel'sLady Brilliant, who was second, would have been much closer up hadshe not stopped to kick when W . Huxley gave her a reminder with the,whip. Lade of Asia was third .

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For the Sale Stakes the Violet Schomberg colt and Falernus werewell backed, but both were easily beaten by Lord Rosebery'sWilliam III .—Honora colt, who was presenting lumps of weight toeach. Falernus was second, with Fibreman third, and Violet Schom-berg fourth.

After the victory of Sunfire, in the Zetland Stakes, to which I havealready referred, proceedings for the afternoon terminated with anapprentices' plate, in which in an exciting finish between DamePrudent and Bird's Nest (the favourite and second favourite) victorywent to the latter by a short head. Both boys distinguished themselvesin the close finish, F . East on the winner, and H . Jameson on thesecond.

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Mr. J . Iyall's Pre%oyant wins the Lanwades Plate from Ocydrome and SeaVoyage on the last day of the Meeting.

Concluding Day of the Meeting.A heavy shower, as I made my way up to the course on the

Thursday, led me to expect an afternoon of thorough discomfort, butthe sun, however, prevailed, and in bright if somewhat breezy con-ditions, the last day of the meeting was brought to a close.

The first race, the Lanwades Selling Plate, was set for 12 .45, anda party of thirteen turned out . A hot favourite was found in Mac,but he could only finish fourth, Prevoyant making amends for hisfailure on Tuesday by an easy victory from Ocydrome and Sea Voyage.He was bought in for 16o guineas.

The Chesterfield Stakes brought out a field of ten juveniles,including the smart Canyon, Laramie and Roi D'Ecosse . In spite ofhaving 7 lbs . the worst of the weights, Lord Derby's filly was made ahot favourite at q to 4 on, with Roi D'Ecosse and Laramie next in

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demand . Nowhere in the race that I could see did Canyon do any-thing to justify her reputation, and the form must be altogether wrong,especially as the half-sister to King William finished in a most distressedcondition . In the race the speedy Laramie jumped off in front andmade all the running until the dip was reached . Here she was chal-lenged by Roi D 'Ecosse, who, running straight as a gun-barrel, quicklytook the lead to win easily by half a length . The winner sported ahood on this occasion, and showed no tendency to swerve as in hisprevious races.

For the Summer Handicap Redwood was made a hot favourite,but backers made a bad mistake, as in no part of the race was heprominent, victory going to a 10o to S chance in Radway, who beat

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The Field for the Summer Handicap entering the straight mile . The racewas Won by Radway from white Prophet and Warlingham.

White Prophet by a length and a half, with Warlingham a neck offthe second.

'_text a party of twenty juveniles contested the Reach SellingPlate, and for this some spirited betting between Clematis and theMarchetta filly ended in the latter starting favourite at 2 to r, withClematis at 10o to 30 . In the race Clematis got away first, and,making all the running, disposed of the chances of Happy Bird and theMarchetta filly, to win by a length . Marchetta filly, who was third,swerved about a good deal at the finish as though not in love with herwork, and may probably have had enough of racing for the present.The winner was bought in for 56o guineas, a good price in these days.

In the Midsummer Stakes Silver Tag was pulled out again inpreference to Torloisk, but going down to the post in very dead fashion,caused good odds of 6 to 4 to be laid against her to beat her five

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opponents . In the race, however, nothing had the least chance withMr. Hulton's filly, who won in a canter by two lengths from Costello(received 7 lbs .) and Elkington (received 12 lbs .).

Backers received another turn in the Bury Handicap, with whichthe meeting concluded, when Happy Fanny, in the hands of Donoghue,raced home at the head of a field of twenty-four runners . Her nearestattendants were Prospero and L'Avenir, whose prices were respectivelyao to z and 25 to i . Happy Fanny, whose victory recouped her stablefor their losses over Double Ditch on the first day of the meeting ,started at 7 to 2 against . Thus ended a fairly successful meeting, atwhich the honours again went to the provincial stables, who scoredfifteen victories as against five by horses trained at headquarters.

Newmarket Second Extra Meeting

July 27, 28, 29

Gold Cup Day.

Rain was falling very heavily as my train pulled out of LiverpoolStreet, and, on arrival at Newmarket, I learned a similar downpourhad been experienced there . Happily the weather cleared up beforeproceedings opened, and, though distant thunder served as a constantreminder of the uncertainty of the elements, racing was carried throughunder pleasant conditions until after the fourth race.

Backers began most successfully over the first two races, goodfavourites in Prospero and Cerval carrying off the Tuddenham Six-furlong Selling Plate and a welter handicap over the one and a halfmile Suffolk course at 5 to 2 and 2 to i respectively . Prospero, whowas started in preference to Highwayside in the same ownership, wasbought in by Sir D . Broughton for 160 guineas . Cerval was con-sidered a shade unlucky when beaten a neck by Rather Bolder at thelast meeting, and justified his hot favouritism by winning easily fromRushford and hedley in a huge field of twenty-six runners.

The way was now clear for the Gold Cup, which attracted eightrunners . Several of the field were hardly of the class usually associatedwith the Gold Cup, and the race was looked upon purely in the light ofa match between Black Jester and Snow Marten, the respective winnersof the substitutes for the Coronation Cup and the Oaks this year.A 10o to 6 bar 2 was on offer, and the ultimate winner, Apothecary,though retur ned at 33 to i, was the extreme outsider of the party, andlonger odds were tendered in several quarters.

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prominent . Either Mr. Joel's charming little black has trained offaltogether, or else he cannot act in holding ground . I adhere to thelast theory, as it is impossible to suggest that last year 's St . Legerwinner cannot stay . Snow Marten, his rival, could have won easily,but deliberately turned it up in the straight . Her jockey persuadedher to try again, and at the finish she was running on strongly andcatching the leading pair . On his favourite course Carancho ran welland was an easy winner at the distance, I thought . Somehow, how-ever, he had no reserve to pull out when challenged by Apothecary,,and the latter went on to win by a length . Snow Marten was third,a length and a half off the second.

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The Gold Cup . The Field passing the six furlongs post.

This is not the first time young AIr . Rothschild—who has beenplaying his part in the fight against the enemy in France—has sprunga surprise in a similar kind of race. In agog his colt Bomba, a three-year-old son of Carbine, starting at 2 ,5 to i against in a field of six,defeated Santo Strato by half a length for the Gold Cup at Ascot . Thesire of this year 's winner was well known as a stayer, having runsecond to The White Knight for the Gold Cup, and later defeated hisold rival in the Doncaster Cup . That Apothecary possesses staminais thus not to be wondered at.

Having swallowed my disgust at the waywardness of SnowMarten, the lesson for the time being was appreciated and I refrainedfrom supporting that arch impostor San Stefano, who was made a hotfavourite for the Swavesey Plate which followed .


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Through my glasses I watched,with a certain amount of satisfaction,the favourite curl up in the dip when challenged by Weyhill, Oversight,and Menlo, a good race home resulting in the victory of - Mr . IN-all ' sOversight from Menlo, with Weyhill placed third . There was no bidfor the winner.

A thoroughly representative Hunt Cup field, numbering eighteenin all, turned out for the Cambridge Hunt Plate . The race was run ina blinding storm, and, after Manxman had led for half the distance,he gave way to Young Pegasus and Dan Russell . The latter lost aconsiderable amount of ground through swerving towards the Planta-tion side of the course, and Young Pegasus, resisting the late challengeof His Majesty 's Sunny Lake, won all out by a head, Dan Russell beinga length and a half away third . The result Nvas beginner 's luck with avengeance, as the winner was a gift horse to Lord Stanley from hisfather, and was the first animal, moreover, to carry the " black 'andwhite belt and cap, " the colours having only been registered theweek previousl

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The potted Liku filly having justified her favouritism by an easyvictory in the Auction Stakes, proceedings terminated with a win forEos over twenty-seven opponents in the Maiden T.T .O . Stakes,Gilbert the Filbert being second and Condottiere third.

Stewards' Cup Substitute on Second Day of Meeting.A capital attendance was present when racing opened on the

Wednesdav under ideal conditions, with the exception of a somewhathigh wind.

In the opening race, the Welney Selling Plate, Boots looked allover a winner until close home when, suddenly challenged by Denison,lie shut up like a knife, and, in spite of all Wing's efforts, was beaten byhalf a length . The gelding has been a great disappointment to hisstable on more than one occasion this season, and after this lastexhibition can fairly be classed as a hopeless case . The winner wasbought in for 140 guineas.

Tulliemet Was the general choice for the next race, but, though, getting off all right, was beaten at the distance, and the outsider WilhiaStop gained a clever victory from another three-year-old, Cringlemire,with Black Walnut third. Little Dick was on the back of the winner,Nvho started at 25 to I.

The Stewards' Handicap, which had been inaugurated to take theplace of the popular Goodwood Sprint Handicap, was next on the card,.and a representative field of Stewards' Cup horses to the number offourteen faced the starter . The race was run over the Exeter course,.and principal fancies were Armant, Friar Marcus, Diadumenos andRadiant . Of these Armant, whom I thought did not look so wellas on his last appearance, and Friar Marcus figured indifferently .Clap Gate, dashing off in front, lasted home, to beat the unlucky butconsistent Diadumenos a head, with Radiant, a neck away, third .

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\fount William, who swerved when close home, was fourth . Prout isa good jockey, but never seems to have any luck with Diadumenos,who is a difficult horse to ride, I am told, and will not stop in front oncehe gets there . It follows, therefore, that the greatest judgment isrequired so that the critical moment when his head is in front shouldsynchronise with the line of the judges ' box and the post . In theJubilee, Bullock, who won on him there, timed his effort to a nicety,landing his mount with one run a head winner on the post . I couldnot help thinking, as I watched the finish here, that if Bullock had beenput up he would have won as he did at Kempton.

A big field of twenty-six runners turned out for the WednesdayStakes for two-year-olds, and Ali Bey, who started favourite, got away

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The Stewards' Handicap start. The race -was won by Clap Gate fromDiadmnenos and Radiant.

in front and just beat Queen of the Seas, who was giving 4 lbs ., a head.What a good filly the second must be was proved by the way shecaught the winner after an indifferent beginning . Vithout doubt thehonours of the race were hers.

Success of Lord Wolverton's Colours.

The Windsor Stakes of ~i,000, for three-year-olds entered at thecancelled Ascot meeting, brought out nine runners, and Lord Wolvertonreceived a welcome turn when the handsome Passport won from end toend, the Vizier being second and Sunfire third . Lord Carnarvon ' s colthas been coughing lately and did well to get second berth.

Eighteen runners went to the post for the Saxham Plate, and theKoster Girl filly, who was sold for i,000 guineas privately last year


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to Mr. Mortimer Singer, was made favourite . This time, however,backers went once too often to the well, as she could only finish fourththe race going to Double Ditch, with Foxton second and the Marca coltthird . The winner, who disappointed at the last meeting, now broughtoff a nice coup for De Mestre's stable at the remunerative odds of 8 to i.

The day 's sport then ended with the victory of Lade Brilliant overfive moderate animals in the three-year-old fillies ' race, the HaverhillStakes . By Sundridge out of Our Lassie, the winner is own sister toParhelion, and so far her performances have not been on a par with hername, as this was her maiden victory. Having broken the ice now,

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Lord Wolyerton's Passport (on the rails) wins the Windsor Stakes fromThe Vizier (centre) and Sunfire (oufside) third.

however, perhaps further successes may follow ; at any rate, if goodlooks win races, she should more than carry off her share.

The New Coventry Stakes.

It was a lovely afternoon for the conclusion of the sleeting on theThursday, and a number of people were present, drawn by the attrac-tive appearance of the entries for the New Coventry Stakes . Thefield was, indeed, a good one, and to my mind included the best of thisseason ' s two-year-olds . Though Figaro did not prove successful, thereis no doubt he was unlucky and is so far the best of his year .

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Backers Astray.In the first two races backers' judgment was greatly at fault, as

they fell to extreme outsiders, in each case starting at 20 to z . A hugefield of thirty-two for the opening selling handicap produced a strenuousfinish when Royal Ambition, The Ruard and Schamyl passed the postlocked together, the judges placing them in this order with headsdividing them.

There was quite a Cesarewitch field for the Long Course Handicap,in which Desperate was expected to improve upon his form behindRadway, White Prophet, and Warlingham at the last meeting, but thelatter pair were also well befriended, as also was Lelio V . It was anunpleasant experience for backers, therefore, when the two outsiders,

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NEWMARKET SECOND EXTRA 'MEETING.Start for the New Coyentry Sfakes . Won by Marctis.

Ruff's Guide and Chelsho, filled first and second positions, with the10o to 8 chance Fiz-Yama third. The winner is now the property ofMr. Reid Walker. White Prophet was unfortunately struck into aftergoing half a mile, and had to be pulled up.

The next race on the card was the New Coventry- Stakes, and forthis eighteen numbers appeared in the frame . These included KwangSu, the much-talked-of half-brother to Bayardo and Lemberg, who wasmaking his debut . He cantered to the post in most untaking fashion,and was never prominent in the race . Figaro was made a hot favouritefrom Lady Colin . The latter was troublesome at the post, but gotaway all right in a good start, only to fade out of the struggle early inthe contest, which resulted in _Air. F. Barrow 's Marcus, getting off inHerbert Jones' hands in front, and stalling off the challenge of BIr . L.Neumann 's Figaro, to win by a head, thereby bringing off a 6 to ichance and a good stake for a very popular sportsman, Three-


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quarters of a length behind the second came 11r . Duryea's Crimper,third, with Nassovian fourth, and Eos fifth . Roi D'Ecosse, whowas amongst the runners, was crossed at the start by Limond andGallirogue and had his chances effectually disposed of.

Of the many youngsters who contested the Ixworth Plate, onlytwo were backed, and they finished lengths ahead of the others, NN .E.winning cleverly by half a length from Thetis, and being afterwardssold to 'BIr . W. Manson for 10 guineas . A surprise was awaiting, how-ever, in the Chesterfield Course Stakes, for which Torloisk, 3 years,8 stone 10 lbs ., was made favourite from Flying Orb, 4 years, 8 stone13 lbs . The cracks, travelling at a tremendous pace, were soon lengthsout from the others, and raced themselves to a standstill, with theresult that Vanitie, in Whalley's hands, challenged in the last hundredyards, and went on to win in a canter by five lengths from Torloisk.The meeting concluded with the Higham Plate, for which Haki wasfavourite, with Thunder much the best backed of the nine other three-y,ar-olds . The pair finished many lengths ahead of the rest, Haki,after badly boring Thunder, winning by a neck. An objection to thewinner was subsequently upheld, and the race awarded to the second.A thunderstorm set in, which lasted for an hour, upon the announce-ment of the finish of the race, and was taken by many as an obvious tipfor the result of the objection.

For the next two extra meetings the principal racing clubs,Sandown, Kempton, Hurst Park, Windsor, Lingfield, and others, havesubscrib?d to the funds, and in consequence male members will beallowed free entry to the Club enclosure at Newmarket by the courtesyof the Jockey Club .

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THE Annual Second July Bloodstock Sales held by _Messrs . Tatter-sall during Monday,, Tuesday- and Wednesday, July 1g--2i, at

the Park Paddocks, drew a considerable number of purchasers andvisitors . Amongst those present during the three days were LordsRanksborough, Leconfield, M . Beresford, Cholmondeley, D'Abernon,Alington, and Allendale, Sirs Jolm Thursbv, E . Cassel, and R. HermonHodge, General Sir A . Williams, Colonels Sapwell, Fortescue, and Hunt,Majors Roberts and Fife, Captains Adye, Greer, Phipps Hornby, Dunn,Wickham-Boynton, Barnett, Homfray, Dixon, Beatty, and Bewicke,Messrs . C. B. Portman, Cecil Legard, Fairie, H . S. Gray, J . Charters,Weatherby, J . Musker, E . Tanner, H . C. Sutton, J. R. Farquharson,

Harold Musker, T . Baring, G. Bulteel, Popham, Brice, R . Mills, H . DentBrocklehurst, Cecil Boyd Rochfort, F . W. Talbot, C. C. Edmunds,E. C . Clayton, R . G. Heaton, Donald Fraser, J . Fullerton, L . Botterill,J . Bell, Waterhouse, C . M . Prior, Henry Cholmondeley, H. De la Rue,George Lambton, Wilfrid Purefoy, W . Murland, R. Dalgleish, P.Whitaker, Shuttleworth, P . FitzGerald, Montrose Cloete, Simons

Harrison, E . Kennedv, 1 . Bell, Ginistrelli, Atucha, C . E . Howard, JohnReid, Adam Scott, J . Ladley, A . de Neuter, Russell Monro, Kennedy'Jones, F. P. Harrison, BaileS, Lee Smith, Ellis, T . P. Bing, G. Game,\1 . Firth, E . Coke, Dobson Peacock, R. McC reery, G . Jervis, J. BairdThornevcroft, Rait Kerr, R . C . Dawson, H . B . Law, H . Trimmer, H . S.Persse, A . James, R . Morris, O. Lewisohn, J . Russel, W . -M. Clarke,J. Reid Walker, Crawfurd, E . De Mestre, E . Bird, F . Hartigan, W.Gordon Canning, Douglas Fraser, W . Raphael, E . S . Wills, De Trafford,and A. Cornwallis.

A fairlyv satisfactory- aggregate was reached, but several notablehorses changed hands at ridiculously low prices when compared withtheir value twelve months previously . The «-rather was pleasant andwarm, and but fey horses were bought in.

Monday's Sale.

Top price of the day was, of course, secured by that good horseThe White Knight, who fell to Harry Saddler's bid of 4,100 guineas,

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the purchase being made on behalf of Mrs . Vincent Yorke, a sister ofthe owner, the late Captain the Hon . W. R. Wyndham.

The White Knight won X14,197 altogether in stakes during hiscareer on the Turf . As a three-rear-old he carried off the Gold Vaseat Ascot, but it was not until a year later that he developed into themagnificent Cup horse lie proved himself to be . In 1907 and 1908 hewon the Coronation Cup twice, the Gold Cup twice (once after dead-heating with the Frenchman Eider, who was disqualified), and theGoodwood Cup once . I believe I am correct in stating that an offerof ~40,000 was refused for him two years ago, since when his get hascontinued to improve. Truly the war has brought great changes inthe value of bloodstock !

The late Mr. Brodrick Cloete's 1911 Oaks winner Cherimoya (leerfirst and only race) with a colt bv Cicero provoked spirited competition,.and was finally secured by Sir Thomas Dewar very cheaply, to mymind, at 2,30o guineas.

The late Lord Cadogan 's The Curragh was well bought for 1,SOoguineas on behalf of Mr . John Sanford, and goes to America to standat the Hurricana Stud, -New York.

Lord Cadogan 's other sire, Solferino, went for 420 guineas, a bigdrop on his purchase-price of 4,000 guineas, when known as SpinningSolly . :mother cheap purchase from the same stud was Martingale Il .,covered by Lemberg . The British Bloodstock Agency- paid 530guineas for this seven-year-old staring daughter of Martagon andSimoom. Nothing else during the day- calls for particular notice, thefull prices realised for all lots being as follows :

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The PropertY of Mr . F. Stewart BarnardGs.

Bell Heather (r9oi), bi in ., by Ayrshire out of Cecil ;

with bayfilly-foal by Benvenuto, and covered by Jingling Geordie.

(Mr . R . Fothergill) 35Dainty Dame (1902), b . in ., by Raeburn out of Cecil ;

with bayfill--foal b} Feather Bed .

(Mr . R . Fothergill) 55Sleeping Beauty (1903), W . in . . by Silver Fox out of Cradle Song ;

with bay filly-foal by Royal Fox .

(Mr . R . Fothergill) 35_Minstray (igo9), chi m ., by Minstead out of Wild Ray ; with chest-

nut filly-foal by Cyclops Too, and covered by Ouadi-Halfa

(Mr . Semmence) 15Sweetheart (igo9), b . m ., by Minstead out of Bell Heather ; covered

by Royal Fox .

(Colonel Dayies) 80

Kaffir Girl (19oS), bi n1 ., by St . Simonmimi out of ingonda ; coveredby Jingling Geordie .

(Mr . R . Fothergill) +5

Projecture

(1901), b . m., by Projectile out of La Viyandi&e ;

covered by jingling Geordie .

(Mr . F . H . Bowcher) 20

-Chiquita, b . f ., 3 years, by Fowling-piece out of Dainty Dame.( Mr . Buckle) 35

Lady Spanker, ch . f ., 3 years, by Cyclops Too out of Bell Heather.(Mr . Gladden) 25

Winking Girl, bi f., 2 tears, by Cyclops Too out of Naffir Girl.(Mr . P . Cunnington) 20

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Flyaway Jill, b . f ., z rears, by Benvenuto out of

Projecture . Gs.(Mr . J . Farnham) 25

Yyonne B., ch . f ., 2 nears, by Cyclops Too out of Bell Heather(11ri Gladden) 55

The Property of a Lade.

Aya (19o7), b . m., by Arington out of Stewardess ;

covered by

Flotsam .

(Mr . R . Fothergill) 5 0

The Property of a Ladp.

Ishani (igo8), b . m., by Santry out of Ismene ;

with hay- filly-foalby Pericles, and coyered by Cyclops Too .

(Airi F . C . Pratt) . 75

The Property of Captain it" . G . Goddard.

Ladylove (191o), br. m., by Diana Forget out of Lade ;

coveredby Kildare 11 .

(British Bloodstock Agency) 65

Peepo (1911), br . m., by Beppo out of Snapshot ;

covered by

Cylba .

(Mr . Ri Fothergill) 3 0

The Property of Mri Walter Gi Langlands.

Sleepy Bird (1911), bi m ., by Hawfinch out of Chlora ; covered by

Sir .Martin .

(Mri R . Fothergill) . 5u

BY order of the Esors . of the late Mr . Granville _hills.

Colna (19o9), bi m ., by Collar out of Nausicaa ; with chestnut filly-

foal by Cicero, and covered by Light Brigade . (Mr. W..Alison)

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F"one the Sheffield Lane Stud.

Thunia (1899), chi m ., by Sainfoin out of Maid of Mentinore Nyithchestnut fills-foal by Declare, and coyered by Declare .

(Mr.R . Fothergill) 35 .

Gold Thread (1902), ch . m ., by Donoyan out of Golden Fleece ;with bad- colt-foal by Declare, and covered by Declare .

(MriR . Fothergill) 55

Reginaris (1go ;), chi in ., by King's Messenger out of Fruit Salt;with chestnut colt-foal by Pericles, and coyered by Declare.

(Airi W. Carr) 3c>

Lady Grammont (1899), bri m ., by Grammont out of \ ydia ;

coyered by Declare .

(Mr . R . C . Barnes)Little Doubt (1596), b . m ., by Senanus out of Doubtful Spec ; -'vith

bad- fillw-foal by Declare, and coyered by Declare .

(Mr . J.Farnham) 20

Amadine (1903), chi m ., bN- Orlop out of Seamew, With bay colt-foal by Declare, and covered by Declare .

(Captain Dunn) 5 uPat-a-Cake (191o), br. m., by King's Messenger out of Lady Patty ;

coyered by Declare .

(Mri C . Wilson) } 5

Deer Berry (19o9), b, m ., by king's _Messenger out of Gaultheria ;with chestnut coal-foal by Declare, and covered b_y Declare.( .Mri J . Farnham) 35

Lady Whitefoot (1900, b . m., by William the Third out of Gay

Duchess ;

with bay filly-foal bw Llangwm, and covered byDeclare .

(Mr . P . Fitzgerald) 2 5"

The Property of Mr . J . 11" . Larnach.

Seance (1905), br . m ., by Symington out of Abeyance ; with brown

colt-foal by - ulli Secundus, and coyered by Bowman .

(Mr.R . W. Armstrong) 50b


395

Wicklow (1905), ch . m., by Jeddah out of Tingewick ; covered by- Gs.Bowman . (Mr. Marshall)

70Persister (1903), br . m., by Persimmon out of Sister Ann ; with

bay filly-foal b_%- Snlli Secundus, and coyered by Bowman.(Mr . F . Barber)

i5Crepe (1911), br . m ., by Chaucer out of Muslin ; covered by Mush-

room . (Mr. J . Butters)

55

The Property of Mr. H. Rhodes.

Shout of Joy (1911), b . m., by Acclaim out of a mare by Berrill ;covered by Great Surprise . (Mr. J . Charters)

45Susa (1910), b . m ., by Missel Thrush out of Bonne Espoir ; covered

by Great Surprise . (Mr. Yapp)

0

Dorothy Martin( 1g1o), b . m., by Sti Martin out of Little Dorothy ;covered bg Great Surprise . (Mr. Yapp) 5

The Property of My. H. S . Gray.

Transparence (1907), b . m ., by Isinglass out of Simple Avert ; with

brown colt-foal by Picton, and coyered by Bachelor'sDouble . (British Bloodstock Agency-)

.} 50

The Property of Mr. Sant Darlin .

Merry Lassie (1910), b. in ., by Sainfoin out of Barnassic ; coveredby Willony'x . (Mr. E . "fanner)

2v

The Property of a Gentlenian

Sarah Jennings (1g11), ch. m ., by His Majesty out of Sally Wise ;with ba 'y lilly-foal by Matchmaker, and coyered by Stornoway.(British Bloodstock Agency)

So

The Property of Mr . Fairie.

Flying Countess (igoS), bi m ., by Count Schomberg out of Foxiana;coyered by Bayardo . (Mr. Huby)

660

Mulish (1gio), b . m., by Radium out of Gal6ottia ; covered byAleppo . (British Bloodstock Agencv)

250

Bona Dea (1go1), ch . in ., by Martagon out of Agave ; covered byAleppo (Mr . R . Fothergill)

5 0

The Property of the Executors of the late llr . R . C . Vyner.

Hari Mari (1596), ch . m ., b} Marcion out of Suicide ; with bav colt-foal by Llangwm, and covered by javelin . (Mr. T. Martin) .

45Ellen Gr .eme (1905), ch . m., by Tarporlew out of Bonnv Lizie ; with

bay colt-foal by Llangwm and covered by Sir Archibald.(JIr . C . Haile}')

130Clangula (1905), ch . in ., by Galahshiels out of Musk Duck ;

covered by Sir Archibald . (Mr. Barber)

Y)Phrygia (1go6), b . m., by imp . The Victory- out of Royal Ia ; With

bay colt-foal by Torpoint, and coyered by Llangwm. (Mr.

R. Parker)

7 1 )\Iorillon (1912), b . m., by Chaucer out of Clangula ; covered by

Cy llius . (Mr. J . W. Leng)

3 0Queen of Tears (1905), ch . m., by St . AIaclou out of Queen of the

Dale ; with chestnut filly--foal by- Declare, and coyered byCvllius . (Captain N . Scott)

60Formamint (1909), ch . m., by Minting out of Laughing Crow ; with

chestnut filly-foal by Declare, and coyered by Llangwm ( -Mr.

Weatherby)

90

396

THE POLO MONTHLY [-AUGUST, 1 9 1 5

The Property of Lord Londonderry .

Gs.

Thora (igoS), b . m ., by Layeno out of Valeria ; covered by Storno-way . (-Air . C . Nilson)

5 0

The Property of a Gentleman.

Jane Shore (igo8), b . in ., by Cupbearer out of Santa Casa ; withbay filly-foal by Marcovil, and covered by Bayardo . (Mri

(Portman)

22 5Eyadne (1907), br. m., by Sidus out of You go off ; with chestnut

filly-foal by Lemberg, and covered by -Neil Gowi (MriPortman)

Soo

- ~

+~iw?smrn

Photo ly

S)6art JCe•neral

THE LATE CAPTAIN THE HON . W. K . \C1'NDHA\CS THE WHITE KNIGHT.

Bay Horse by Desmond—Pella.

Bought by Mrs . Vincent Yorke for 4,100 guineas.

The Property of the late Major G . H . McLaughlin

Cushie Doo (1895), br . in ., by Blandford out of Paradoxical ;

with

brown colt-foal by Senseless, and coyered by Senseless .

(Mr.J . Butters) 35

Lady Galette (rgog), br. M ., by Lord Edward I1 . out of St . Galette ;coyered by Mushroom .

(-Mr . D . Sullivan) 1 7 0Amazon (1901), b . in ., by Tarporley out of Andromeda ; with grey

colt-foal by Senseless, and covered by Senseless .

(Mri J.Butters) 1 4 0

Miss Issippi (rgir), b . m., by The Wag out of Amazon ; coyeredby Senseless .


From the Jockey Club Paddocks.

Cartouche (agog), br . in ., by Carbine out of Panache ; with browncolt-foal by Grey Leg, and covered by Greenback .

(Mr . E.1 anner) 10 5

AUGUST, 1 9 1 5 1

THE POLO MONTHLY 397

Bombshell (1g1o), b. m ., by Carbine out of Periwinkle ; with grey Gs.

filly-foal by Grey Leg, and covered by Greenback .

(Mr.Cecil Boyd Rochfort) 125

Colinette (1911), ch . m ., by Colin out of Lavender Blue ; with greyfilly-foal by Senseless, and covered by Senseless .

(Captain

Dunn) 6o

Patricia IV . (1go9), bri m., by Ard Patrick out of Princess Patti ;with bay colt-foal by Mushroom, and coyered by Adam Bede.

(Mr . T . Baring) 280

The Property of lite late Captain the Hon . li' . R . Wyndham.

Ceannacroc (1906), b . m., by Orme out of Ivy Spray ; covered byThe White Knight .

(Mr . E . Tanner) 220

Dark Dinah (1906), b . m., by Tarporley out of Mrs . Aldworth ;with bav filly-foal by The White Knight, and coyered bySantoi .

(Mr. J . Fullerton) 185Doola (1902), br . m., by Desmond out of Natasha ;

covered by

Santry .

(Mri R . Fothergill) 45Felt (19o3), b . m., by Missel Thrush out of Empress Frederick ;

with bay filly-foal by Bachelor's Double, and covered by

Llangibby .

(Mr . D . Thomas) 85

Gyp (1895), br. m., by Grafton out of Phantassie ;

covered byThe White Knight .

(Mr . Downes) 30

La Rabida (1907), b . m ., by John o' Gaunt out of Mrs . Aldworth ;

coyered by The White Knight.

(Mr . E . Tanner) . 155Liyia (19oi), bi m ., by Sempronius out of Rock Pigeon ; covered by

The White Knight .

(Mr. Adam Scott) 75JIaya (1904), br . m., by Desmond out of Gyp ; covered by Santry.

(Mr . H . Powney) 100

Rasplata (19o8), ch . m., by Wildfowler out of Vaurienne ; with bayor brown fill--foal by The White Knight, and coyered by

him again .

(Mr . Wi Evans) 300

Sal (1903), b . m., by Love Wisely out of William ;

with bay orbrown filly-foal by The White Knight, and covered by himagain .

(Mr . C . Hailey) 230

Scotch Fiddle (1900, b . m., by Galashiels out of Pizzicato ;

withchestnut filly-foal by Bachelor's Double, and covered by TheWhite Knight .

(Mr . E . Kennedy) 300

Wasa (1911), b . or br . m., by Santoi out of Nairobi ; coyered by

The White Knight .


BY order of the Exors . of the late Earl Cadogan.

Elba (1899), b . m., by Prisoner out of Simoom ; coyered b}' The

Curragh . (Captain Greer)

65

Martingale I1 . (1go8), b . m ., by Martagon out of Simoom ; coveredby Lemberg. (British Bloodstock Agency)

. 530

Petual (1904), b. m., by Chittabob out of Ste . Perpetua ; with bycolt-foal by Solferino, and covered by The Curragh . (Mr.Waterhouse)

7 0

The Property of the Earl of Roseberr.

Catscradle (19o1), ch . m ., by St . Frusquin out of Catriona ; coveredby junior . (Mr. Spencer)

50

Gloriana (19oi), bri in ., by Ladas out of :lvilion ; with chestnut

colt-foal by Beppo, and covered by Seremond . (Mr. AdamScott)

7 0Wraith (1905), b . m., by Orme out of Corposant ; covered by

junior . (Mri E. Tanner)

75

D D

398


Bay mare (1912), by St . Denis out of Greek Girl ; covered by Gs.Junior . (British Bloodstock Agency-)

75

The Property of a Gentleman.

Lavender Lass (rgor), br. m., by Ladas out of Lavandula ; withbay colt-foal by Catmint, and coyered by Seremond . (Dr.Jolley)

50

The Property of the Exors . of the late btr . IV . Brodrick Cloete.

Cherimoya (r9o8), b . or br. m., by Cherry Tree out of Svelte ; withbay colt-foal by Cicero, and coyered by Lemberg . (Sir

Thomas Dewar)

2,300

Quick (1902), b. m ., by Cherry Tree out of Strike-a-Light ; coyeredJohn o' Gaunt . (\Ir . R . Dalgliesh)

1 7 0

Plofo by

Span S- General

CHERIMOYA, BAY \FARE BY CHERRY TREE—SVELTE WITH BAY COLT-

FOAL BY CICERO.

Sold to Sir T . Dewar for 2,300 guineas.

Sakura (r9o8), b . or bri m ., by Cherry Tree out of Santa Linda ;covered by John o' Gaunt. (Sir E. Cassel) .

. 300Off (r9ro), b . m ., by Orme out of Quick ; covered by Santry . (Mr.

W . Allison)

200Debt of Honour (rgo3), ch . m., by Orme out of Word of Honour ;

with brown colt-foal by Cherry Tree, and coyered by CherryKing . (Mr. E . Tanner)

raj

Lady St . John (r9oo), b . m., by Childwick out of Miss Langden ;coyered by Cherry Tree . (Mr. West) .

25Greenweed (r9oo), br . m ., by Greenlawn out of Melinite, covered by

Cherry Tree . (Mr. James Murphy)

35Queen of the Lilies (1902), ch . m ., by AIartagon out of Queen of the

Spring ; covered by Cherry Tree. (Mr. R . Fothergill) .

35

The Property of Mr . G . D. Faber, MiPi

Queen of the Earth (1902), bi m ., by Flying Fox out of Lonely ;with bay filly foal by St . Amant, and covered by Sti Martin.(Mr . E . Kennedy)

320


399

Balayil (1904), b . m., by Layeno out of Gallinacean ;

with a bay Gs.filly-foal by William the Third, and coyered by St . Martin.(Airi H . C . Sutton) 300

Girl of the West (igo9), b . m ., by Eager out of Flying Hack, coyeredby The White Knight .

(British Bloodstock Agency) 1 35Queensland (igio), b . in ., by Desmond out of Reigning Queen,

covered by Duke of Westminster .

(Mri F . Darling) 200

Frona the Mellon Steeds.

Icos, b . c ., 4 years, by Henry the First, out of Iceglass .

(Mri H.Mason) 50

Sand Gallop, b . C ., 2 rears, by Galloping Simon out of Sand Print.(Mri Walter Black) 75

Fine Bird, b . C ., 2 nears, by Henry the First out of Fine Feathers.(Mr. C . Wilson) 4 0

Bing Gull, b . C ., 2 rears, by The Gull out of Frusquin Queen.(Mr. Keith) 50

Grey Wings, gr . c ., by Henry the First out of Grey Flier .

(Mr.

Adam Scott) 45King Quaro, b . or bri C ., 2 years, by Henry- the First out of Quar-

nero .

(Mr . Walter Black) 65Command, ch . C ., 2 years, by The Gull out of Leyee .

(Mr. R . W.Armstrong) 70

Bead, bi C ., z years, by The Gull out of Rosary .

(Mr . Walter

Black) 95Helrique, b . c ., z years, by Henry the First out of Ulrique .

(Mr.Walter Black) 135

Atingle, b . C ., 2 years, by The Gull out of Minera H .

(Air . J.

Farnham) 50Athletic, br . C ., 2 years, by Henry the First out of Ladas Maid.

( .Mr . Walter Black) 300

William Orme, ch . C ., 2 years, bV William Rufus out of Masbwela.(Mr . P . Whitaker) 190

Suffolk Farmer, b . C ., 2 years, by- William Rufus out of Fair Slave.

(Mr . Walter Black) 70

Henry Blanc, b . C ., 2 years, by Henry the First out of Blanchette.

(Major Fife) So

Orphan Lad, bi C ., 2 years, by Henry the First out of Gowan .

(Mr.

Squirl Dayson) 4 0Master Melton, b . C ., 2 years, by The Gull out of Mad Meltoni

(Mr . Waterhouse) 45Louis the First, bri C ., 2 years, by Henry the First out of Luette.

(Mri Ji Farnham) 50

Lake Chad, b . C ., 2 years, by Henry the First out of Lady Chad.

(Mr . Wilson) 30

Lucky One, b . C ., 2 years, by William Rufus out of Lucky Girl.(Mr . Keith) 30

Zeppelin, ch . C ., 2 nears, by- The Gull out of Melton's Pride .

(Mr.

R . W. Armstrong) 55Billy Grey, ch . C ., 2 years, by Grey Leg out of Nance . (Mr . C . Wilson) 35

The Property of lfajor II' . Astor.

Winkie (1912), ch . c ., by William the Third out of Conjure .

(Mr.

J . Reid) 100

The Property of the late Captain the Hon . 11' . H . Wyndhanc.

The White Knight (1903), b . h ., by Desmond out of Pella .

(Mr . H.

Sadler)

4,100

D D 2

400


By Order of the Exors . of the late Earl Cadogan .

Gs.

The Curragh (191o), b . h ., by Spearmint out of Curraiong . (Mr.

W. F . Smith)

1,500

Solferino (1905), b . h., by Soliman out of Little Red Spinneri(Mr. J . Reid)

420

The Property of the Exors . of the late :Uri 11' . Brodrick Cloete.

Chem King (19o8), b . or br . h ., byCherry Tree out of Fine Lady.(Alr . Guy Thompson)

70

By order of the Exors . of the late .11r . Janes Bynne.

Mintagon (igo1), ch. h., by Dlartegon out of Minet (CaptainDunn)

200

Tuesday's Sales.The second day's sales being practically confined to horses in

training, there was nothing of particular interest to provoke any keencompetition . The opening lot was a black unbroken two-year-old byEarla Mor out of Vincula, who was cheaply purchased by Lord 11.

Beresford for 10o guineas . The colt was bred by Captain Greer andsold by him last year as a yearling for 630 guineas . The purchasernow ranks as an alien enemy, and the youngster in consequence wassent up by the Home Office for sale without reserve . Top price duringthe morning was made by a good-looking two-year-old called Arman-dave from the late Mr. Vyner 's stud . By Littleton—Ellen Graeme thecolt is a chestnut in colour and struck me as a distinctly good-lookingcustomer and one that should win races.

Other horses to reach three figures were Pochard (175guineas), Dessant (175 guineas)—a considerable drop from the 4,200

guineas paid by Mr . Mortimer Singer at the Doncaster Yearling Salestwo years ago for this good-looking maiden three-year-old—Denison(150 guineas), and Royal Turk (10o guineas) . The two last namedshould prove bargains to their purchasers at the prices, Denison beingquite a fair handicap performer, while Royal Turk has shown excellentform under National Hunt Rules.

Altogether the day's total was a somewhat meagre one, forty-three lots fetching but 3,250 guineas, an average of rather less thanSo guineas . Full particulars of the morning's returns were as follows :

T L'ESD.4 Y iWOR \'I \"G .Gs.

Property of an Alien Enemy, by the Authority of the Home Office.

Colt, 2 years, by Earla Mor—Vincula . (Lord M. Beresford)

100

Property of Exors . of the late Jlr . R . C . Vyner.

Pochard, ch . h ., 5 years, by Fort unio—Clangula . (Mr. Lushing-

ton) .

1 75Douglas Gordon, ch. C ., 3 years, by Black Sand—Ellen Graeme.

(Mr . McKie)

85Armandaye, ch . C ., 2 years, by Littleton—Ellen Grxme. (Mri

Black)

310Edward V., grey c ., 2 years, by_ Roi Herode—Queen of Tears.

(Mr . Delmege)

5 0


401

Gs.Gauffre, b. C ., 2 years, by Turbine—Marchpane . (Mr. W . Brown)

35Kaeso, b . f ., 2 years, by Torpoint—Fabia . (\fr. W. Brown)

35Cisticola, b . f ., 2 years, by blyram—Superb Warbler . (Mr.

Barling)

25Mxonia, b . f ., 2 years, by Torpoint—Phrygia . (Mr. R. H . Nelson)

8o

Property of the Earl of Derby.

Pare la Victoire, br . g ., 4 years, by Dinna Forget—St . Victorine.(Mr . Pullen)

55Royal 'lurk, ch . h ., 6 years, by Soliman—Lady Ripon . (Mr. Aird) ioo

Property of His Majesty.

Seed Pearl, b . g ., 3 years, by Spearmint—Perla . (Mr. Brendan) .

50

Markie, ch . c ., 3 years, by Marco—Princesse de Galles . (Mr. Tom-

linson)

75Bay filly, 2 years, by Forfarshire—White Heart . (Mr. W.

Brown)

30

Property of Mr . A . M. Singer.

Dessant, b . c ., 3 years, by Desmond—Santina . (Mr. Brendan)

175

Marco-Romano, ch . c ., 3 years, by Marco—Roman Singer . (Mr.

Cash ')

40

Property of Col . J . Rutherford, M.P.

Denison, br . h., 5 years, by St . Denis—Indian Corn . (Mr.

Pickering)

150

Property of a Gentleman.

Zeppelin, 2 years, by The Gull—Melton's Pride . (Mr. W. Brown)

35

Property of Mr . J . If' . Lartaach.

Brown gelding, 2 years, by Nulli Secundus—Via . (Mr. Pullen)

20Brown gelding, 2 years, by Jack Snipe—S6ance . (Mr. " Cash

35Bay filly, 2 years, by Nulli Secundus—Speedy . (Mr. Cary)

20

Bay colt, 2 years, by Nulli Secundus—Hellene . (Mr. Wilson)

30

Property of Mr . H. Rhodes.

Thorium, b . h ., 5 years, by Radium—Emotion . (Mr. Yapp)

go

Amos, b . c ., 3 years, by St . Denis—Amphoraria . (Mr. Delmege) .

35Square Root, b . c ., 4 years, by Simon Square—Surfweed . (bTr.

Jolliffe)

65

Bay colt, 2 years, by Pride—Lady Culcross . (Mr. Barrs)

20

The sales in the evening attracted a fair number of buyers, thoughprices were again very low. The best two animals catalogued, Mr.W. G. Langland's Sordello and Swanker, failed to reach their reserveand were bought in at 24o and 650 guineas respectively- . Top pricewas realised by Oiseau Bleu, who was very well sold, I thought, at230 guineas to Mr . H . Trimmer, and will doubtless be seen out overhurdles again this winter. Others to reach three figures were FinalShot, bought by her old trainer Butters at 135 guineas, and Durbar,who went to Mr . Adam Scott for 10o guineas, and should make a goodjumper. Other prices were very bad . Quixtus, who at the beginningof last season defeated By George, Dan Russell and others at Kempton

402


only realised 6o guineas, whilst the old veteran Niatawah fetched75 guineas . Full particulars were as follows :

TCESDAY EVENING.

Property of Mr. J . H . Bennett .Gsi

Oiseau Bleu (lgog), br. h ., by Gallinule—Petit Bleu .

(Mr . H.Trimmer) 230

Final Shot (r9io), ch . m., by Watercress—Isiac .

(Mr. Butters) 1 35Bezek (1911), ch. c . by William Rufus—St . Bridgid .

(Mr . W.Jarvis) 85

Moneybag (1912), b . I ., by Dibs—Gallybag .

(Mr . J . Charters) 65

Property of Mr . N . de Szemere.

Durbar (1g1o), br . g ., by St . Savin—Dum Dum .

(Mr . AdamScott) 100

Horses in Training, the Property of Mr . H . Rhodes.

Bay colt (1913), by Pride—Simon Queen . (Mr. Barrs)

30Deeside (19ro), br, g ., by Rydal Head out of a mare by Encounter.

('Mr . Yapp)

8oStalybridge (igrr), ch . g ., by Galloping Lad—Loyewell . (Mr.

Goby)

55Picton Hall (rgrr), ch . g ., by just Cause—Playmate Iv . (\Ir.

Hawker) .

6oBalmoral (r9r1), b . g ., by His Majesty—Norma . (Mr. Conroy)

20Emerald Isle (1911), b . f ., by Fariman—Forfaria . (Mr. Goby)

75Sunmaid (1911), ch. f., by Frustrum—Ornate . (Jlr . Conroy)

5oNouveau Riche (1913), ch . c ., by Cock-a-hoop—Or . (Mr. Barrs)

35

Horse in Training, the Property of 3Ir . Hi S . Goodson.

Ouixtus (rgrr), br . c ., by Picton—Queen's Marie . (BritishBloodstock Agency) .

6o

Property of Mr . Gilbert Robinson.

Chestnut colt, 2 years, by William the Third—Dum Dum . (Mr.P . Hartigan)

85JJ'almer (rgo9), ch . g ., by Walmsgate—A"int. (Mri Delmege)

go

Property of Mr . H. Heaton.

Niatawah (1907), b . g ., by Simontault—Catchfly . (Mr. Riley)

75

Wednesday's Sale.The result of the final day's sales was eminently satisfactory

having regard to the current state of affairs, in the morning twenty-two yearlings realising 3,745 guineas . Amongst them were half-a-dozen very nice lots, of which the top price was realised by the half-brother to Redfern by Solferino, Mr . W. F. Smith taking him at 9ioguineas . Madam Curie, a bay filly by Radium—Currajong, was alsobought by Mr. Smith, for an American breeder, for 60o guineas . Afine yearling bay colt by Bachelor's Double—Dark Dinah from thelate Captain Wyndham I s stud realised 320 guineas, and the sameowner ' s The White Knight—Sal filly also sold at a similar figure . Priorto this two Roi Herode colts had sold at the poor prices of 7o and 75


4 0 3

guineas each. Two from the late Earl of Cadogan's stud were soldvery cheaply, I thought. These were a bay filly by Solferino—Petual,who went to R . W. Colling at 240 guineas, and a brown colt by Willonyx—Martingale 11 ., whom bIr . Russel Monro took at 200 guineas. Theother sale of note was the brown filly by AIirador—Lady Desmondfrom Air . Rait-Kerr's stud in King's Co., Ireland. This was a par-ticularly nice youngster, and S . Pickering in going to 300 guineas forher secured a bargain . Full particulars of the various lots were asfollows :

WEDVESDAY MORNING.

Yearlings, the Property of the Exors . of the late .11r . R . C . Vyner .Gs.

Bithynia, b . f ., by Declare—Phrygia . (Captain Clayton)

6o

Witch Cake, b . L, by Winstanley—Marchpane . (CaptainFoljambe)

85Fat Rascal, b . c ., by Myram—Petit Gateau . (Captain Moloney)

45Aristobulus, c ., by Roi Herode—Ellen Gramme . (Jlr . Joyner)

75Herodian, b . c ., by Roi Herode—Cunucha . (Captain H. Dixon)

70Fabius Pictor, bi or br . c ., by King's Proctor—Fabia . (Messrs . T.

and H . Ward)

30

Yearlings, the Property of the late Captain the Hon . It' . R . ll'yndhana

Bay colt, by The White Knight—Ceannacroc . (Mr . A . Scott)

So

Bay colt, by Bachelor's Double—Dark Dinah . (Mri De Mestre)

320Bay or brown colt, by The White Knight—Felt . (Mr . Si Young) .

30

Bay filly, by Bachelor's Double—La Rabida . (Dr . Burt)

.

50

Bay filly, by The White Knight—Rasplata .

(Mr . A . Sadler, jun .)

55Bay or brown filly, by The White Knight—Sal . (Mr . C . Hailey) .

320Black or brown filly, by Dinneford—Scotch Fiddle .

(Mr.

S.

Scott) 105

BY order of the Exors . of the late Earl of Cadogan

Brown colt by Willonyx—Martingale IL (Mr . Russel Monro) . 200

Madame Curie, b. f ., by Radium—Currajong . (Mr. W. F. Smith) boo

Bay filly, by Cylgad—Virgin Queen . (Mr. McKie)

4 0Bay filly, by Solferino—Petual. (Mr. Colling)

240

To dissolve a Partnership.

Chestnut colt by Solferino, dam by Ladas . (Mr. W. F . Smith)

910

Yearlings, the Properly of 11r . Rail-Kerr, King's Co ., Ireland.

Chestnut colt, by Mirador—Merrion's Sister . (Dr. Burt)

20Brown filly, by 11irador—Lady Desmond . (Mr. Pickering) .

300

Brown filly, by Mirador—Shelter . (Mr. W. Wright) .

85

Yearling, the Property of Mr . R . Brocklebank.

Chestnut colt, by Cyclops II .—«"axland. (Dr. Burt) .

25

In spite of the wet evening a good attendance mustered at thePark Paddocks for the conclusion of the sales . Airs . E . S . Johnston'sValens colt, a half-brother to Lord Annandale, of whom much wasexpected, failed to reach his reserve . Three from Air . Tanner ' s batchof youngsters, which were sent up without reserve, reached threefigures, a bayfilly by .Minoru—Red Sea finding a purchaser in Air . W.Raphael at 300 guineas, whilst another filly by the same sire out of

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Memoria I1 . realised 210 guineas, and a grey filly by Grey Leg— :MarieClaire 28o guineas.

Mr. Fairie's trio of youngsters sold well . Radesia, a bay filly byRadium—Silesia making the top price of the evening, 530 guineas.The filly by Lemberg—Flying Countess made 350 guineas, and thefilly by Spearmint—Chaunt 310 guineas . All three were purchased bySir Thomas Dewar . Full particulars of the various lots were asfollows :

IVEDA'ESDAY EVENI .VG.

Yearlings, the Property of Mr . F. S . Barnard, who is giving up Breeding.Gs.

Bay filly, by Cyclops Too—Dainty Dame . (Mr. Atterbury)

20

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S,6o4 & General

AIR . W. AI . SAVILL ' S LADY JOSEPHINE.

Chestnut filly by Sundridge—Americus Girl, 3 years old.

Bought for 1,200 guineas by Air . H . Cholmondeley.

Property of Jlys . E . S . Johnston, of Reading.

Prince Valdee, b . c ., by Valens—Minnie Dee . (Mr. Wills)

50

Property of -11y . Ernest Tanner, Laureate Paddock Stud, Newmarket.

Chestnut colt, by Radium—Perdona . (Mr. Slowcock)

35

Chestnut colt, by Magic—Break of Dawn . (Mr. Atterbury)

13Chestnut colt, by Minoru—Malicious . (Mr. Slowcock)

25

Brown colt, by Minoru—Look On . (Mr. Slowcock)

35

Bav filly by Minoru—Red Sea. (Mr. W. Raphael)

300

Bay or brown filly, by Minoru—Memoria IL (Mr . Atchua) .

210

Bay fill-, by Grey Leg—Zulema . (AIr . Slowcock)

25

Grey filly, by Grey Leg—Marie Claire . (Mri Wills)

280Bay filly, by Cocksure IL—Flora Temple . (_AIr . Robson)

20

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Property of Lord St . Davids .

Gs.weathertide, b . g ., by Wethercock-Salvaich . (Mri Scott) .

55

From the Sheffield Lane Stud

Bay filly, by Declare—Gold Thread .

(Mr . Slowcock) . 12Chestnut filly, by Declare

Reginaris .

(\Fr . Atterbury) 20

Bay filly, by Declare—Lady Grammont .

(Mr. Wills) . 20

Bay filly, by Declare

Little Doubt .

(Mr . Bent) 10

Chestnut colt, by Declare—Amadine .

(Mr . Slowcock) 35

Property of Mr . Fairie.

Flying Lem, b . f., by Lemberg—Flying Countess .

(Sir Thos.Dewar) 350

Radesia, b . f ., by Radium—Silesia .

(Sir Thos . Dewar) 530Song, b . f ., by Spearmint—Chaunt .

(Sir Thos . Dewar) 310

The week 's total for the sales amounted to 30,305 guineas for203 lots, which must, I suppose, be considered a satisfactory one inthese days.

Newmarket Second ExtraMeeting Sale

On July 28 Messrs . Tattersalls held an important sale before andafter racing at the Park Paddocks . The principal feature was thedispersal of the entire stud in training of Air . A. E. Barton . All thehorses were offered without reserve, and I feel I am only expressing thegeneral wish if I hope that the disappearance of the popular white andgold-hooped sleeves from the Turf is only a temporary one, and thatwith the end of the war Mr . Barton's jacket will again be carried tovictory by as good horses as Aix, Ronald, Berrilldon, Windlesham, etc.

Keen competition for Aix- Ronald resulted in his realising the topprice of the day, 3,000 guineas, Mr. P . Ralli being announced as thepurchaser . Two other of Air . Barton's string, Berrilldon andWindlesham, were very cheaply sold at 15o and 160 guineas respectively, thelatter with Tosson amd King's Chancellor being bought to go toAustralia, I understand . Lady Esme Gordon took the smart SlaveCrag at 240 guineas, while Prepaid fell to a bid of 310 guineas fromLynham . The diminutive filly Symptoms fetched 300 guineas, and isto be exported to India, where she should have a successful career.Altogether _Air . Barton 's lots, reduced to twenty-three as Brotherstonehad been disposed of privately, realised a total of 6,o8o guineas.

The remaining horses in the morning sale included the two well-known performers Wise Symon and Lady Josephine. For the former

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Mr. Buchanan obtained 240 guineas only, but the latter attracted somekeen competition before falling to the bid of 1,200 guineas from Mr.Henry Cholmondeley . Full particulars of the prices of the variouslots were as follows :

IPED-VESDAY MORNIVG.

Property of _'Vlr . A . E . Barton .

Gs.

Town Councillor, chi g ., 5 years, by Burgomaster—Leisure . (-Mr.Fothergill)

65Tosson, bi h ., 5 years, by Mackintosh—Amora . (Mr. Golding)

1 75Berrilldon, chi h., 6 years, by Berri ll—Contributioni (Mri Duller) 150

Photo by

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M R. A. E . BARTON ' S THREE-FEAR-OLD MY RONALD.

Brown colt by Dark Ronald--Amelia.

Sold to BIr . P. Ralli for 3,000 guineas.

Beau Lally, ch . h ., 4 years, by Lally—Beautiful Star . ( .Mr . Cash)

55Knight of the Road, b . c ., 4 years, by Galloping Lad—Hampton

Agnes . (Mr . Cash)

60

Roi Donovan, b . C ., 4 years, by Roi Herode—Miss Donovan . (Mr.Wilson) 65

My Ronald, br . C ., 3 years, by Dark Ronald—Amelia . (Mr . Ralli) . 3,000

Bayardino, b . c ., 3 years, by Bayardo—Lady Raeburn . (MriCash)

50Cymro, ch . C ., 3 years, by Llangibby—Quadroon . (Mr. Cash)

45Earl Flotsam, b . c ., (3 years, by Flotsam—Earl's Seat . (Air.

Robson)

130

King's Chancellor, ch . c ., 3 years, by William the Third—LadyChancellor . (_Mr . Goldhill)

155

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Slave Crag, b . c ., 3 years, by Wolf's Crag—Lady Villein .

(Lady Gs.

Esme Gordon) . 250

Saltaire, b . C ., 2 years, by Symington—Altair .

(Mr . Goldhill) 1o5

Windlesham, b . c ., 3 years, by Pioneer—Pop the Question .

(Mr.

Goldhill) . 16o

tilpi, b . C . , 3 years, by Ulpian—Santa Contessa .

(11r . Fraser) loo

Thorgny, b . C ., 2 years, by Land League—Amorosa .

(Mr . Fraser) 130

Happy Bird, ch . c ., 2 years, by Thrush—Quadroon .

(Mr . J.

East) 2 .}o

Prepaid, b . f ., 4 years, by Tredennis—Arachne .

(Mr . Lynham) 310

Symptoms, b . f ., 3 years, by Symington—Sister Angela .

( .Mr.

Mumford) 3o0

Premiere, b . f ., 3 years, by Primer—Amphletta .

(Mr . T . Hogg) 195

Rolling Stock, b . g ., 3 years, by Turbine—Stockham .

(Mri Aitkin) 150

Nitrolim, ch . f ., 2 years, by Roi Herode—Sketches .

(Mr . A . Sadler,

jun .) 150

Odda, ch . f ., 2 years, by Picton—Lionne .

(Mr . Cunnington) 110

Property of Captain R . Dewhurst.

Birdie's Marv, b . f ., 2 years, by Thrush—Helen's Mart' .

(Mr. A.

Portman) 95

Property of Jlr . J . IV . Larnach.

Bay filly, 2 years, by Nulli Secundus—Sagitta .

(Mr . Cunnington) 85

Property of Mr . Jas . Buchanan.

Wise Symon, b . g ., G years, by General Symons—Wise Child .

(Mr.

C . Bovd Rochfort) 2 4 0

Property of My . 11' . .11 . Savill.

Lady Josephine, ch . f ., 3 years, by Sundridge—Americus Girl.(Mr . Henry Cholmondeley)

1,200

Conquering Hero, ch . c ., 4 years, by Galloping Simon—Sarah Gamp.(Col . Seymour)

100

The attendance at the evening sale was small, there being no lotwith much form to attract a buyer . Several lots were bought in,including Sudden Squall, Ma Honey, Mercedes, who beat a good fieldof juveniles at Kempton in the spring on her only appearance thisseason, and the popular old sprinter Master Hopson . Mr. Stern'sb -autifully bred Flambard, offered without reserve, brought only40 guineas, Daisy Ring in the same ownership fetching 6 ,5 guineas.Full prices and particulars were as follows :

IVEDNESDAY EVENIV'G.

Property of Mr. F. Stroud .

Gs.

Sweet Katie (1go1), br . m., by St . Simonmimi—Katie Dougal;covered by Picton . (Mr. Fothergill)

55

Property of Ifr. H. J . Goodson.

Wild March, ch . M ., 5 years, by Marco—Wild Damson. (Mr. R.

Whurr)

75War Path, b . C ., 2 years, by Wolf's Crag—War Lass . (Mr. H . Ray)

25Chestnut colt, 2 years, by Sir Archibald—Badinage . (Mr. H.

Ray)

25

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Property of M . A . de Neuter .

Gs.

Belouchistan, ch . C ., 3 years, by Elf—Berceuse . (Mri Whurr)

1

Moustique, b . C ., 3 years, by Winkfield's Pride—Mistoufle . (Mr.

H. Fraser)

50

Property of Mr . P. Broome

Haryest, b . h ., 5 years, by Martagon—Arista . (Mr. H . Arnold) .

80

Robert Lee, br . g., 4 years, by Robert le Diable—Minnie Dee.(Mr . H . Arnold)

45Aqua Sera, br, f ., z years, by Aquascutum—Seradona . (Mr. W.

Balding) .

i5

Bull Luck, ch . M . , 4 years, by Ormondale—Fine Art . (Mr. W.Hopkins)

0 5

Property of Mr. F . C . Stern.

Flambard, b . C . , 4 years, by Spearmint—Flair . (Mr. McJlaughton)

.}o

Daisy Ring, b . f ., 3 rears, by Bachelor's Button—Bell Flower.(Mr . F . Lynham)

65

Property of Lord Allendale.

Birdhope Crag, ch . C ., 3 years, by Thrush—Glencairn Maidi (Mr.Harris)

1 7

Property of Mr. H. Bond.

San Juan, b . g ., 5 years, by Cupid—Trustworthy. (\Ir . Fothergill)

35Ida H ., b. f ., 4 years, by Le Blizon—Proud Beauty . (Mr. JJ'.

Balding) .

25

Property of JTr . Ifi A . Thornton

Flying -Moments, b . C ., 3 years, by Myram—Stray \Moments . (Mr.H . Lowe)

20

Property of Jlr . H . G . Fenwick.

St . Virtue, br . g ., 3 years, by St. Victris—Fairy Footstep . (M r.

W. Balding

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Hapsburg goes to the Stud.Owing to an accident which prevented his continuing in training,

Hapsburg has been retired to the stud . Bred by the late Sir TattonSykes, and foaled March 29, 1911, Hapsburg is a brown colt by Desmond.Sent up with the Sledmere batch of yearlings to Doncaster in 1912, hewas purchased by Sir Ernest Cassel for 3,200 guineas on Thursday,September 12—a memorable day in the history of the Sledmere stud,as no fewer than eight of the fourteen youngsters included in the draftrealised over 3,000 guineas each . The debut of Hapsburg was deferreduntil the Ascot meeting of 1913, where, when apparently unfancied, heeasily beat Black jester (then known as the Absurdity colt) at levelweights, and fifteen other youngsters for the New Stakes ; but atSandown the same month, when backed at evens, it was only by ashort head that he succeeded in presenting 16 lbs . to St . Mario, withtwelve other juveniles behind them, for the British Dominion Plate.The colt 's next appearance was at Liverpool in July, when, carrying9 st . 6 lbs ., he cleverly beat Longtown, who was receiving 9 lbs ., byhalf a length for the rich Lancashire Breeders' Produce Stakes, withDan Russel, to whom Hapsburg was conceding 21 lbs ., a neck furtheraway, third of the seven runners . He did not appear again in publicuntil Kempton in October, when in spite of his burden of 9 st . 6 lbs .,Hapsburg was made equal favourite with By George ! for the six-furlongImperial Produce Plate . In the race he finished absolutely last of thenine competitors behind By George ! This was his final effort in hisfirst season, and the following year, after being unplaced to Kennymorein the Two Thousand Guineas, and third of four to Corcyra in theNewmarket Stakes a fortnight later, he finished second, beaten threelengths, to Durbar II . in the Derby . At Ascot, Corcyra experienced nodifficulty in giving him 3 lbs . in the mile and a half Ascot Derby, butHapsburg compensated his owner for previous disappointments whenhe beat Honeywood and Kennymore for the Sandown Eclipse Stakes,among the beaten division being Cantilever, Louvois, and Trois Temps.He was next unplaced to Black Jester in the St . Leger, and after easilyaccounting for his only opponent, Sir Eagar, in the Champion Stakesat the Newmarket Second October gathering, he failed a week later to

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give 23 lbs . to Lanius in the Sandown Foal Stakes, being beaten twolengths . Hapsburg only ran once again, when last of three to Arda forthe Limekiln Stakes at Newmarket in October ; but as the colt wonX14,082 in stakes during his racing career, and is likely to prove avaluable addition to the list of stallions, Sir Ernest Cassel must be con-sidered to have made a fortunate deal when he secured the horse as ayearling . The cause of his leaving the Turf is owing to having sprunga tendon at exercise . Hapsburg's stud fee has been fixed at 49 guineas.

Sale of Famous Racing Trophies.

The dispersal of the Elsenham silver, which included a number ofracing and other sporting trophies, took place at Messrs . Christie ' s atthe end of June last, and prices were exceptionally low . The silver-gilt cup, 22 ins . high, toon at Doncaster by Sir F . Standish ' s Stamfordin 1797, went for X310 . Stamford was a brown colt bS- Sir Peter, anddefeated five others over four miles . Then ~90 was paid for anothersilver-gilt cup, 1 ,5 ins . high, won by Mr. Richardson's Tutelina, a bayfive-year-old by Stamford, who walked over for the trophy at Beverleyon June 7, 18io. Tutelina seems to have been pretty useful, for thesame year she won four other races, while as a three-year-old shesecured four out of the five events she competed for, and as a four-year-old won the only race she took part in . The cup given by the Stewards,Messrs . J . Hay and A . Savile, at Exeter Races on August 22, 1811, is132 ins . high, silver, part silver-gilt, and was won by Mr . Farquharson ' ssix-year-old Wood Daemon, who beat four others . This sold for X65 ;while the Monaghan silver cup, 15 ins . in height, went at X36 . SirWalter himself, commenting on this trophy, said : " It would seemprobable that the meeting [in 18131 was never held ; the IrishRacingCalendar contains no mention of races at donaghan in 1813, and wemust conclude that the projected meeting was abandoned for somereason or reasons not now discoverable ." It is stated, on the otherhand, that the cup Was won by Lord Cremorne ' s Miss Barnby. It wasgiven by a generous supporter of racing in Ulster in those days, Mr.Charles Coote.

The 18-in. silver-gilt cup run for in His Majesty 's Plate at theWinchester Meeting on Jul- 24, 1822, and won by Mr . Whiteside 's four-year-old brown colt Incantator, who defeated four others, was pur-chased for X60 . This was another useful customer who ran third in1821 to Reginald in the Two Thousand Guineas . For the 17-in . silvercup won by Mr . T. Orde Powlet's Jack Spigot by Ardrossan out of asister to Bourbon in the Doncaster " Great St . Leger" in 1821, 46guineas was given . The inscription on the cup spells the name " JackSpiggott," by the way . The race (says Horse and Hound) was run onMonday, September 17, and two days later he won a 10o-guinea FoalStakes. One of the best prices ,vas the X135 given for the silver cup,15 ins . high, and on a silver-gilt stand, won in 1822 by Tom Paine, andpurchased in 1823 by the Lambton Racing Club, and won by Lord


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Normanby's Whynot, a son of Ossian, with Lord Wilton in the saddle.The Lambton Park Race Meeting used to be held in Durham, and mostof the races were for gentlemen riders only . It was a four-day meetingheld in October, and the programme contained many matches, sopopular in those days.

Regarding the handsome 17-in . silver-gilt cup, 16 ins . wide, won byMr. Thompson's Dominichino on April 23, 1823, Sir Walter wrote :" The Hampshire Hunt, still known as the ` H .H .,' held races, notrecorded in the Calendar, from the year 1803 ; the horses run in therace for the Hunt Club Cup were the property of members of the club,but professional jockeys were employed . In 1823 the race was run atWinchester ; it was in four heats, and ` some of the first jockeys wereup for the occasion, including Jolm and Sam Day and Dockery . ' "This trophy changed hands at X46 . The Tarporley Hunt Cup : silver,13 ins . high, dated 183o, and bearing the 1766 hall mark, sold for ~60.This was the Hunt Cup given by the club to be contested by the farmersat the annual Tarporley meeting . Retriever ' s Chesterfield Cup, run forin July, 1842, sold for ~3S, and among the others were the following:Mostyn Hunt Races, 1817, won by Mr . J. Bawcutt 's Cleopatra, x, 28 ;Goodwood fleeting, 1817, won by Pankalon, X75 ; Northampton Races,1828, won by Jlr . Payne '., Oppidan, i42 ; fork Spring Meeting, 1832,won by Mr . F . Richardson 's Lady Elizabeth, X32 ; the Second DeccanCup (India), December, 1833, won by Lieutenant J . S. Grant, R.E .,

X34 ; Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry, August 24, 1836, won byMr. Fletcher' ., Woful, ~52 ; Rochdale Military Cup, 1845, -C36 ; silverbowl, inscribed " Brampton Moore Course, the 25th March, 1666, SirRichard Sandford, How-gill Castle," regarding which nothing is known,X50 ; Kildare Hunt, Septemb,r 13, 17 .57, w- on by Sir R. Gore 's Spot,X120 ; and Winchester, April, 1797, x,95 . In addition an oblong silver-gilt inkstand, engraved with the Royal Arms, Garter, motto, crests, andinitials " S .G ., " surmounted by an earl 's coronet, with lid engraved" This inkstand belonged to Thomas Coutts, Esq .," date 1766, weight97 ozs ., realised 1272 9s.

Racing Men in the Army.

I learn the son of Mr . W. M. Fry, the well-known London penciller,has received a commission in the Somerset Light Infantry ; also thatH . Hayhoe, the eldest son of Alfred Hayhoe, who formerly trained forMr. Leopold de Rothschild, has enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps,together with George Allden, a brother of that capable light-weightPercy Allden, whose father is a well-known figure in Tattersall's ring.

G. H. Bradshaw, who was apprenticed with Mr . Tom Bruckshaw,and Milburn, who was apprenticed with Mr. J. R. Renwick, have altojoined the Army Veterinarv Corps . Bradshaw has had some Conti-nental experience, having ridden at Marseilles and Vichy . He wason the back of the last two-year-old winner at Vichy prior to warbreaking out .

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Depreciation of Sires in regard to Income Tax.A case of some interest to breeders was that decided before

Mr. Justice Rowlatt in the King's Bench Division, when Lord Derbyappealed against the decision of the Income Tax Commissioners, whohad refused to allow any deduction from the income his lordship derivedfrom his sires, Swynford and Chaucer, on account of depreciation.

Mr. Scott Fox, for the appellant, contended that Lord Derby was,for the purposes of the case, in the position of an average tradesman.He was assessed for income tax in respect of his horse-breeding business,carried on at his stud farm at Newmarket, where he had two sires,Swynford, valued at X40,000, and Chaucer, which was worth X20,000.The Commissioners assessed the profit of the business at X2,000, reducedto &,405, and the point he desired to raise was whether an allowanceshould be made for depreciation in regard to those sires . The life of asire was estimated at eighteen years, and the suggestion was that thediminution in value in connection with Swynford and Chaucer, both ofwhom were bred by Lord Derby, was ~3,30o annually . From thatamount was deducted X2,688 borne by the owners of mares sent to thestud, so that on the basis of the Commissioners ' assessment the actualprofit was &,405 . On the other hand, Lord Derby contended that hisaccounts showed a loss of £1,282 . Counsel argued that the sires were,plant within the meaning of section 12 of the Income Tax Act of 1878,and that Lord Derby was entitled to relief in regard to depreciation.

Mr. F . E. Smith, the Solicitor-General, held that the sires were notplant within the meaning of the section.

Mr. Justice Rowlatt, in giving judgment, said that what he had todecide was whether Lord Derby brought the case within the true mean-ing of the section, by which a sum representing, in the opinion of theCommissioners, the diminished value through wear and tear ofmachinery or plant could be deducted . His clear opinion was thatmerely because a breeding animal had lived for a year and was thuswithin another year of death it was not brought within the provision;of section 12.

Death of St . Serf.

The stallion St . Serf, who has recently been destroyed at theWorksop Stud, was foaled in 1887, and was by St . Simon out of Feronia.As a three-year-old he won the Epsom Grand Prize, Rous MemorialStakes, Ascot, Midsummer Plate, Newmarket, Sussex Stakes, Good-wood, and the Free Handicap Sweepstakes, Newmarket . He was verysuccessful at the stud, his progeny including Challacombe (winner ofthe St Leger), Ian, Thais (winner of the One Thousand Guineas),Shaddock, Rice, Landrail, Calveley, Lowood, St . Beurre, Bitter,,Stephanus, Ycllow Slave, Freeborn, St . Day, Laomedia, St . Ninian,Renaissance, St . Lundi, Slave Trader, and Strickland . St. Serf',stock won over 120,000 in stakes .

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