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PLAISANTERIE DIES IN ENGLAND. "Sir Tatton Sykes has suffered a great loss by the death at Sledmere Stud of the famous mare Plaisan-terie, which, it will be remembered, won the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire in 1885, sharing with Foxhall the honor of being the only horse to carry off. the double event in the same year," says the London Sporting Life. "As a two-year-old in France, she ran three times, winning on her first appearance and running a dead heat with Barberine on her second appearance. Before coming over to England to compete in the Cesarewitch she ran thirteen times, being successful on no fewer than twelve occasions, her only defeat being by a short head by Martin Pecheur II., at VIncennes, included in her victories being the Jubilee Prize of Baden, a gold cup with about 0,000 added. Weighted at 100 pounds she won the Cesarewitch in easy style by two lengths, Xema lielng second and Postscript third. A fortnight later, carrying 124 pounds, which included a penalty of 14 pounds, and starting second favorite, she won the Cambridgeshire from twenty-six opponents, Bendigo being second, beaten two lengths, and Eastern Emperor third, whilst St. Gatien, the favorite, was fifth. "At the end of her racing career. Sir .Tatton Sykes bought her for breeding purposes, and her first produce was Childwlck, which was by St. Simon, and, for which as a yearling, the late Sir J. Blundell Maple gave the record price of 0,000, but iie turned out a valuable horse. He did not run at two years old, and on his first appearance, in the Prince o Wales Stakes at Ascot, finished third to Red Ensign and Tressure. In the Limekiln Stakes at Newmarket Houghton Meeting, however, he beat Orme by three parts of a length, and subsequently won the Doveridge Plate at Derby. As a four-year-old he only ran twice, being beaten in the Gold Vase at Ascot, but atoning for this by winning the Cesarewitch later in the year, beating Callistrate by four lengths. Chlldwick was undoubtedly the best produce of Plainsanterie. All her foals brought big prices when sold, Raconteur fetching 5,000, Ste Adresse 1,500, Hawkswick 7,000, and Topiary 5,000, but with the exception of the first named none of them did much to Justify the outlays. At the time of her death Plaisanterle was twenty-four years old." Topiary, which is by Orme and foaled In 1901, Is now in August Belmonts Nursery Stud at Lexington, Ky. Mr. Belmont bought her about the time lie purchased Rock Sand and she came over with that great horse In July. She was bred to Melton last spring ufter foaling a bay colt by Bushey Park.
