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E1 Ki a tii the 1 1 •"• ■ ti 1 1 c 2 :» ■■ 4 in nl _ 5 ! ■ j 1 ■ a tl l B ti is ti at a h $ G t 4 : ? n s I t I : t t 1 | 1 i I 1 I 1 ENGLISH AND IRISH RACING DISTANCES. M King Edwards Crack Racer and Sire Disabled by B Accident — Small Talk of British Turf. London. January 10. — The volume of the Racing Calendar for 1007. just issued, gives tables showing p number of races of various distances; run in W Offcal Britain ami Ireland during Ml and V.MI7. as ri follows: ti ]reat Britain. Ireland. r, imiti. MM. MM. r.107. f 2 mile ami under 5 fur. M 04 fur. and under 0 572 575 H *:; fur. and under 1 mile... :;ir. :;17 53 •". I n mile MB 207 4:: M t Over 1 mile and under 2... 157 MS 00 l««i Mile* and under .", :.4 M 70 7."i n miles and under 4 .. 2 2 miles .. 1 1 [ Totals 17-".:: *1744 Ml MO — In 1007 one day of ihe Manchester November ■ meeting was abandoned in consequence of fog. n Of the above races there were for two-year -obis T only: Cieat Britain. Ireland. | 1000. l:ili7. UlOtJ. l.Mi7. v 1-2 mile and iiii.lt r 5 fur., M 04 furlongs and under 0 . . . ::4S 389 M H fur. and under 1 mile.. oo lit 11 M mile .* 7 :: 3 — 1 Totals 4S!» 4!MI 00 t.i ,, Whilst being exercised on December M, Ielsiui | mon. which was very fresh. sli|iped up and fell, and although nothing much was ill. u-hi of it at the time, it was unloi Innately dix -oven-d oiuht .1 da s later that St. Simons son hail fructurid his pelvis, and he is now in slings. Hopes are enter- t taiiMil that lersimnion will get all right, but there no ih.iiice of his being able to sei ve a mare this season, when the horse had a full vuhscriptiin i 3M guineas, a serious I .s tor Hi- Majesty. | Flori/el II. lakes iiis place at S niilriiighani. and ] hi- fee will lie 200 guineas during lJOS. since Per- I siiumoii has been at the stud his produce have won I 1908.sh24.o7o. Barney III., by Son of I.at tlefiebl. dam by, Camlio. winner of the Scottish Craud National and the Fox Hunters Steeple-chase at Warwick for Mr. Adam Scott amongst oilier races last season, ha- been purchased at I high figure by Mr. Itemer Williams, and is nominated to the Liverpool Gram! National. Sir Daniel Cooper is sending six mares to Calli-nule this season, and they are now at the Brown slowu stud. Curragh. They are: St. Cecilia MM, by St. S.-rf. out of Melody, covered by Hubert la IMable: Lady C. MM, by Ladas. out of St. Cecilia, covered by St. Friisquin; Film MM, by Knthusiast. out of Class, covered by Kobert la Diable: Fleta : Flair, by St. Frusipiin. out of Clare, in foal to Guliiiiule: and Dame Fortune, by St. Simon, out of Flout, in foal to Wildfowler. Velocity is now standing at the Egerton House Stud. Newmarket, at a fee of ninety eight sovereigns. Writing for The Australasian, concerning the racing at Auckland. New Zealand, in November. "Dngworth" refers to the sensational victory of the fifteeii-vear-obl gelding. Norwest. in the One huuga Steeplechase, followed by bis sudden death i in the paddock. The writer says: "Norwests dash for victory was u truly remarkable feat. Irish Lad had fully fifteen lengths lead three-quarters I of a mile from hone-, but Norwest. after jumping : the last hurdle, headed him at the distance and ui-n his race amidst enthusiastic plaudits. The game old fellow had only traversed thirty yards of the saddling paddock when he dropped down and died. Victory and death are rarely so closely banded together - as in the case of Norwest, aud the closing [ incidents of his stirring career will lie talked of for many a day. He ran in Hi! races." The first European Derby for decision this year f is the Italian Derby, which is to be ruu at Koine f on April 12. So far there has been no speculation i on the Fpsom Derby this year, to be decided ou the I Irincc of Wales birthday. June : .
