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MERRY ENGLAND SPRINTER OF CLASS. Merry England, Joseph B. Seagram! seven year-old horse by St. George- Weknowit. enjoyed the unique distinction of never bciaif defeated on I Caii.i dian track until taken into camp by Preen the see ond day of the pre at at meeting at Woodbine. Merry England might have beaten Preen that day had McDaatrl aot attempted to take his mount through Oa the inside and. instead of getting through beiag sharply cut off. The Seagram sprinter began hi-ractng career at Brighton Beach July IS. 1902, finishing tlfth in a big held under the guidance of L, Smith, running a very creditable race for a youngster racing for the tirst time. His next start was nearly ■ month later at Saratoga where he linished third to High Chancellor and Plying Prfasee. At Sheepshead Bay. September 1. he ran uaplaced, bur scored a month later at. Woodbine by winning from a good field. This was his last race as a two-y car aid i Merry England was not sent to the post the following year until the autumn meeting at Buffalo, winning his only race there and followed with two more at Toronto, uiakinc three straight wins. October 28, at Brighton Beach, he ran his only losing race for the year when he finished fourth. His two races at the Aquedual meeting during the next two weeks were both victories, in the last decisively beating E. R. Thomas Buttons. At Benning three weeks later lie again met Bullous in a two hoi race only the taw starting an.! beat him easllj again. This race closed his year?, campaigning, only losing one out of seven starts. The St. George horse was only sent to the post three times dartag tie- Mlewtag rear, winning ail three. u,e first at Brighton Beach, the sceond at Saratoga and the last at BaaTalo September 9, mm Merry England seared in his first start at Buffalo June 21. 1888, bat was nuphirril in his next at Sheepshead Bay. but two days later won his leal met at that track, then henna shipped to Toronto. When he won his only two starts there. Trainer Littlefield then shipped him back to the states, running twice at Belmont Park, being unplaced in hath, taking him from there to Kenning, racing second to Race King in the first of his two starts at the Washington track. Indug unplaced in the last. In hMi he was carefully prepared for an early campaign, making bis tirst appearance at Toronto May 21. with I whBBiBg race and scored again tea days later. He ran his third and last race of the year at Saratoga August 9, tlulshinu outside the money. Seagram then decided to send him into winter quarters at Waterloo as the horse did not show any form warranting a campaign :it the metropolitan tracks. Merry Kngland made his •rst start this year at Woodbine Park, finishing second to Preen May LO. but turned the tables on the Presgrave hone by defeating him two daya later. He Bgala displayed his superior ability in splints by winning lis third race last Priday and for the third time finishing la front of the Gardner crack Charlie Eastman. Herewith is given a tabulation of his races ami money won to date: Year. A. Sis. 1st. 2.1. 3d. Clip. Won. 1992 2 4 ! 0 1 2 | tiUfli Mt 3 :; 7 » 0 o 1 3,025 IMO t :: :; o 0 u 1,865 1965 5 • 4 i o t 2,200 I.hm; t; :: 2 8 0 l 930 1997 7 " 2 1 o 0 77u Totals M IS 2 1 8 99, isu
