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SLIEVE GALLIONS TWO THOUSAND. Favorite for the Derby, to Be Run in England June 5, Triumphs at Newmarket. London, May 1. Captain Greers black colt Were Gallldta, by Galllnnle Seclusion, admittedly the best two-year-old of 1906 and favorite for the Derby t« be run June 5, today won the Two Thous-nnd Guineas Makes, for three-year old colts and lillies. oxer ] lif Rowley M.le one mile, at New-market. Slieve GaUlon was tin heavily supported favorite at 11 to 1 and, ridden by YV. Higga, made sill the i-1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 ir . winning by three lengths from Lord Roaeberyt bay coll Bexonlan, by Valasojaea — c.as. w 1 1 i . -it was ridden by Danny Haher. Mi. William Clarks Lay coll Linacre, by olfs Crag — l.iMuaine. which finished third to slieve GsJllon in the race for the Craven S ikes ;ii New market April 3S, was third. In the race today ten horses stalled. Slieve GaUlon had alreadj ■ great following for the Derby, and it i- reasonable to suppose that this race for the Two Thousand Guineas, providing f i course for bis good health and condition in the meanwhile, will s, nil mm i,. the post an overwhelm jug favorite at Epsom .True •" . Before the race for ihc Craven Stakes the odds about Slieve GalUon for The 1 rh were I lo 1. bul ll diaiely afterward the] were cut to 2 to 1. truly a tight price, seven weeks iii advance of the event, and II is reasonable to suppose that after this latest achievement the odds have been reduced a point or two. Commenting uikmi slie Gallions victory in the Craven stake-. London Sporting Life says: "No race was ever » more easily, and all the way up the hill to the winning post be was drawing away Iron, the others, although HiggS was taking matters easily. The time In which the race was run -was remarkably goad, tot i waa only l:404j; one watch made it two-fifths less. The record for the Rowley Mile is. i in lieve i :. i .::: made by Sceptre, bul she ■was no; only carrying less weight, but running a fortnight later iii tne season. All the evidence points, then, to Slieve iallion being as some of na always maintained, ■ diamond oi the first water. "When Slieve GaUlon won the Craven Stake-.. the late Matthew Dawsons yearlj statement of utanj .wars ago cropped up vividlj once more: Aye, lad, yon bear ihis ami you hear that, now lliis horse has improve. I. and how that has im proved, but whats mine been doing? Depend on it. when they come together, the best two-year-old ■w iii prove the best three j ear old. "Slieve GalUon certain]] looks like substantiating it this year, for he has thickened and muscled up splendidly, and he ran his race in such smooth style, ami won so easily, that he Is evidently a good horse. That something was wrong with him iast autumn is now verj clear for one could uol Imagine a greater contrast than his performance against Galvanl and that of this week. Then he rolled about with his bead as high as be could get. it and gaUoped, as it were. In the air. whilst on Thursday In carried his bead properly. •■• laved in sober fashion, and actual! stood pushing at some part of the race. I know the general be lief is that be was always pulling, but such was not the case. As he passed me at the bush *, with no more than a seek advantage of two or three others be was being pushed along to keep in front."
