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ENGLISH TUKF TALK TALKAlthough Although Foxhall P Keenes Olympian failed to win the Derby or show prominently in tho Grand Prix of Paris according to the opinions of the English turf writers received by the latest mail the Domino colt is considered in the front rank of racers on the other side The Field in commenting on the Derby has the following in its issue of June 8 8If If we had to chooee one as most likely to re ¬ verse the form at a future date it would be the American colt Olympian who certainly looks as if he can be made much better Tho colt in question is a biggish chestnut by Domino with great substance and nice quality He made all the ruDoing for quite a mile and a quarter when he gave way to the winner after which he finished fifth quite closa up with Veronese and Floriform FloriformThe The remarkable success of horses descended from Galopin in the Derby and other classic races this sea eon is referred to in the following paragraph paragraphThe The most wonderful thing about the Derby was tho signal triumph of the Galopin family Volodyovski is by Florizel II a eon of St Simon and a grandson of Galopin William III is by St Simon and Veronese by Donovan who was also a son of Galopin Floriform like 3 the winner is by Florizel II and thus the first t four were all by grandsons or greatgrandsons B of tho famous 1875 Derby winner The Amer ¬ ican Olympian finished fifth but sixth and A d seventh places wont to Osboch and Doricles 1 the first named by Oberon A son of Galopin while Doricles is also a son of Florizel II CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE ENGLISH TURF TALK Continued from First Page Another American was eighth but tho first sis English horses in the race were all of Galopin blood in tail male and such a state of affairs following on tho racoa for tho Two and Ono Thousand and the Newmarket Stakes is most remarkable seeing that the first three in the Two Thousand the first five in the One Thous ¬ and and tho first four in the Newmarket Stakes were also all in direct line from the famous Blankney sire sireThe The defeat of tho American horse Kings Courier in the race for the Epsom Cup on June 6 was the means of securing a compliment for the work of American trainers Kingle Courier j was trained by Enoch Wiehard last year and met with signal success The Field comments as follows on tho change in the form of this grand horse horseHe He had not won since he won the Select Stakes when he was trained by Wiehard but on tho Doncastor form he seemed likely to beat Merry Gal and if tho record was a correct guide he should have been favorite as David Garrick had only beaten an average handicap field However odds were laid on the Chester Cup winner and Merry Gal was preferred to Kings Courier who certainly stripped big but did not look EO very much amiss Ho ran however as if he had hardly been trained at all being well beaten as soon as Tattenham Corner was passed although the pace had been slow in tho early part of the race He then dropped right behind and finished dead slow and with his mouth open blowing like a grampus This is not tho horses proper form and wo are afraid that there is not sufficient time in which to get him fit before tho Ascot Cup At the same time it is curious that American horses seldom seam to win races after they leavo the hands of an American trainer for those of an English one and at present it would appoar as if Wishard had got the best out of the horse before he sold him Let us hope that the reverse will bo found to bo the case caseM M Henry who won the Oaks for Mr Keene on Cap and Bells only began riding in England tho first day of the Epsom moot and scored his notable victory the fourth time that he was in tho saddle Ho narrowly escaped riding a win ¬ ner on his first appearance as on tho opening day his name waa put up on the board as the jockey of Escnrial for tho Ashtead Selling Plato Henrys name was takon down before tho start and Danny Mahor piloted Escnrial to victory
