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TURF HAPPJBNING9 ABKQAD ABKQADH H Eugene Leigh the wellknown American trainer was a few days ago the principal actor in one of tho moat sensational episodes of the present season on the English turf Although it ie less than a ear since Mr Leigh crossed the pond with hie little string of two horses Inishfreo and Barlpm Lane ha has long since demonstrated his ability to cops with the vary beat of the English training talent and hie last feat would make it appear as t bough he had pretty thoroughly outgeneraled at least one prominent interest interestTho Tho incident arose over a selling race for maiden twoyearold at the Newmarket first July meeting Although advertised with sell ¬ ing allowances the conditions of the race did not stipulate the customary sale of the winner by auction directly after the contest aud this fact WBB overlooked by probably a large ma ¬ jority of tho fourteen trainers who sent repre ¬ sentatives to the post postTho Tho Bancocas filly Soldanella was the favor ¬ ite but ran badly while Mr Kusaeils well tried colt Monsieur de 1Oime was made the medium of a heavy wager by his party The race eventually proved an easy victory for MOD siour de 1Orme who was never challenged and won in a canter by two lengths after leading throughout tho journey journeySerene Serene in tho contemplation of their substan ¬ tial profile the winners party prepared to bid him in at the subsequent auction To their ut ¬ most consternation however there wae no auc ¬ tion for the crafty Leigh who had run second with Mr Frank Gardners Chicago II promptly put in a claim for the winner in accordance with rule 56 which distinctly ttates that everj horse running thall if the winner be liable to be claimed for tho selling price but if it is a condition of the racs that the winner is to be eold by auction the sale shall take place imme ¬ diately after the race raceThe The rule has long been in oxiBtcnc3 but the practice of invariably inserting tho auction clause has caused it to become so obsoleie that J Vaugb the trainer of Monsieur de 1Orme probably was unaware of its exact wording Leigh was wide awake however and thus he secured a very smart youngster for Mr Gardner at an expense of only 200 the entered selling price not having to even pay the castomarj addition of tLe valne of the pane ae is the case in the claiming of the beaten horses Chi ¬ cago II was claimed in this manner by another owner for 300 but Leigh had a lot the best of the deal excbangicg Chicago II for a vastlj better colt at a profit of 1CO 1COMonsieur Monsieur de 1Orme is by Orme Lily Aspho ¬ del ehe by Hampton Jersey Lily she by Bean clerc Tiger Lily by Maccaroni This is the family of Ormonde St Gatien etc and Mon ¬ sieur de 1Orme holds a number of important engagements including the 5000 National Breeders Produce Stakes at Sandown Park on Saturday of this week tho 3000 Imperial Pro ¬ duce at Kempton Park in October aud the 10000 Eclipse Stakes of 1902 He will carry Mr Gardners khaki jacket jacketMr Mr Gardners stable seems partionlarly strong in twoyearolds for his colt Omaha II has made remarkable improvement of late and is regarded in many quarters as being but little behind Ihe best of tho year He was bred at Baucho del Paso in this country and is bj Watercress sire of Nasturtium Orange Loaf she by Kingston Bonnie Loaf a full sister to Bramble BrambleOmaha Omaha II began tho year by winning the May Auction Plate at Kempton Park on May 11 when he was heavily backed into favoritism and was bought in for 67LO He was next sec ¬ ond to Lorenzo in tho Hartington Plate at Manchester on May SO and naturally failed to concede the required three pounds to Mr Siev iers great colt who is jet unbeaten arid is by many regarded as the bist of the Bievier trio At Ascot Omaha II was beaten lisa than two lengths by the flying Elizabeth M for the Fern Hill Stakes a weight for age sprint over the shortT Y C and then followed an easy win for the Watercress youegster in the Plantation Stakes at the Newmarket first July JulyElizabeth Elizabeth M was tho eamo week made an even money favorite for the July Cup six fur ¬ longs but Mr hitneys filly was always last of the field of five when it cama to racing Those who remember her career in America wilL doubtless realize that two fast races in Aecot week wero abaut all that she wanted for a while
