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WHITE EAGLE IS BEST IN ENGLAND. Rhodora Held Safely in Close Race Won by Gallinules Son. Though there is a long stretch of the English flat racing season to come, there is no doubt about the best two-year-old of the year before the public. Ilis name is White Eagle, a chestnut colt by Gallinule, out of Merry Gal, and owned by W. Hall Walker. Along with several minor evnts White Eagle has captured four of the biggest two-year-old races of the English turf, and when the curtain rings down on the season his total winnings will in all probability exceed 00,000. Since his first appearance this son of Gallinule lias had the easiest sort of a task in coming home in front, no matter what the distance or the weight. But admirers of the colt, good as he is, were set thinking over the result of the National Breeders Produce Stakes at Sandown. This stake was wortli 5,000, and opposed to White Eagle, among other cracks, was Rhodora, a filly owned by Croker, and a half-sister to the Derby winner, Orby. Her previous form showed her to he little better than the average plater, and by no means to be ranked in the same company as White Eagle. She won the Tenth Cadogan Plate at Leopardstown in Ireland, and subsequently chased home Temer-aire to a length in one of the leading events at Waterford in an attempt to give away eleven pounds. Inclusive of the sex allowance Rhodora was in receipt of twelve pounds from White Eagle, and there was some notice taken of her in Hie betting, for the starting price was 7 to 1 against, while White Eagle was 5 to 2 on. When half the distancefive furlongs had been traversed. White Eagle went to the front, followed by Rhodora, and after an exciting finish the colt won by a head. Of course nobody knows how much was left White Eagle, but Lynham, his rider, did not touch him either with whip or steel, hut all the time lie kept a sharp eye on Rhodora as she crept up. While White Eagle was earning fame at Sandown another two-year-old belonging to the same owner was performing creditably at the Liverpool summer meeting. This was the bay colt Indian Runner, by Ladas, out of Pintail, and he was successful in the Mersey Stakes, a five and a half furlongs event worth about 4,000. It was the colts third appearance in public and he beat such good ones as Rambling Rector, Hat Trick, Royal Desmond, Poor Boy and Miss Spendthrift. It is thought that White Eagle, Rhodora and Sir Archibald, another crack youngster, may meet in the Gimcrack Stakes at York, the race which usually winds up the two-year-old season. But Hall Walker it appears, is just now thinking that White Eagle with a few more engagements before him, will have enough for the season, so it is possible he may not face the gate for the Gimcrack. King Edward has a promising string of two-year-olds, but one of the best seems to be Simpatica, winner of the Soltykoff Stakes at the Newmarket second July meeting. She is a Lrown filly by St. Simon, out of Laodamina and carried her 115 pounds to victory in the most decisive style. According to the reports the Illy had done well on the trial grounds, but in the betting was set aside for the superior claims of Beauty Sleep, Lady Mine, Barngate and Kirklington. Beauty Sleep, a winner at the second spring spring meeting, was the favorite and led for a while, Simpatica being among the first three from the start. Going to the front about half the journey the royal filly strode out In a line free style to the finish, wiauing by three lengths, from Barngate, Beauty Sleep being a close third. ? t The name of, AugusO Belnrant! figures among the owners of topnotcli two-year-olds with Norman III. and Crossbar. The former seems the better of the pair, as his victory in the Exeter Stakes would Indicate. Here the Belmont colt beat Hall Walkers Indian Runner by three lengths on even weight terms. Norman III. is by Octagon, out of Nineveh. Another slashing two-year-old Is Vamose, by Orme, out of Vampire, and owned by the Duke of Westminster. Though hut a novice lie gave a rousing display of speed in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Goodwood. When called upon he came away from the field like a streak and won with a lot to spare. On the same day in the Rous Memorial Stakes Sol Joels Persuasion was the favorite and he won quite easily. Of the two-year-old fillies the most promising seems to be an unnamed bay by St. Simon, out of Pace Egger, and she Is the property of Lord Derby. She won the great Lancashire Produce Stakes of 0,000 at the Liverpool seeond summer meeting from a stout field and with a long price against her.
