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RHODORA CONFUSES THE CRITICS. Her Victory in the Dewhurst Plate Totally Unlooked for by All. Latest London newspapers show that Rliodoras brilliant triumph in the Dewhurst Plate was a stunning surprise to the leading turf critics, not one of which mentioned her as a remotely probable winner. King Edwards Perrier, a big son of Persimmon Amphora, and making his first start, was the one all hands hoped would win, but the brother to Flying Fox, the Duke of Westminsters Vamose, was the favorite in the betting at a short price. Of the race The Sportsman said: "The Dewhurst Plate came next in order, and again a big surprise was in store., for no one who saw the race for the Middle Park Plate a fortnight ago could have dreamed of Ithodora winning, but at the risk of being accused of flogging a dead horse I must repeat that the irregular start had a great deal to do with the result. The race was selected for the debut of his majestys Perrier, a rare good-looking and powerful horse by Persimmon out of Amphora that is still very backward, and will be better served by time than anything by which he was opposed yesterday. Considering it was his first outing lie ran a good game race, and there is good ground for hoping that he will train on into a high-class colt next year. , Vamose, who looked remarkably well and was better behaved at the start than usual, was a strong favorite from Ednam, to whom he was conceding six pounds, but he cut up in the most disappointing manner and appeared to be running a beaten horse all the way; nor was there any excuse for him, for with the exception of Dibs, "who began very quickly, be got away as well as anything. On the other hand, Ednam was slow at starting, and his running on this occasion may be ignored in consequence. Dibs, as already mentioned, got clear away, hut was done with at the- Bushes, whence Rhodora, who showed marvelous improvement on her form at the last meeting, drew out with a clear lead and won in a canter by two lengths from Perrier, who in turn was three-parts of a length in front of Little Goose. The winner is really a beautiful mare and reflects the highest credit on her sire, St. Frusquin, who got her from the American-bred filly, Rboda B., the dam of the Derby winner, Orby." Another writer in the same newspaper said: "We are certainly in a season of remarkably good two-year-old fillies, and I think Rhodora may he included in the list of those who could tackle the best of the three-year-old fillies at even weights. American bred broodmares have been scoring this season, for we have to reckon with Lutetia and Sibola. besides the dam of Orby and Rhodora. As to Orby, Dr. McCabe hopes to he able to train the son of Oroie next season." Still another scribe in his comments said: "The easy victory of Rhodora in the Dewhurst Plate went to proe what had before been alleged, that whereas the colts of 100G were greatly superior, the fillies of 1!07 are superior to the colts, and it would not be in the least surprising if four of the five classic races next year were to- be- carried off by animals of this sex, for Lesbia and Rhodora are two hosts in themselves. Rhodora is not in the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby or St. Leger, but is in the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks, while Lesbia is in the One Thousand Guineas, Derby., Oaks and St. Leger, but not in the Two Thousand Guineas. Rhodora ran badly in the Middle Park Plate, but she must have been all wrong then, because the way she smashed up the opposition over this seven furlongs was beyond all praise, and she was not meeting selling platers." c
