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BELDAMES SISTER A DISAPPOINTMENT DISAPPOINTMENTMr Mr Belmontls Dame Beauty Runs Poorly but Is Well Engaged in England London June 25 The reversals in the threeyear olds form merrily continued at Ascot the I wo Thousand Guineas One Thousand Guineas Derby and Oaks running lieing turned upside down But we have become accustomed to this and are no onger surprised It may bo said that when White Eagle gave four pounds and a decisive beating to Hhodora in the Fiftieth Ascot Biennial Stakes the twoyearold form of the pair was accurately repro ¬ duced since at that age he gave her 12 pounds and beat her by a head headIn In the Coronation Stakes Thursdav Lesbm com ¬ forted form followers and verified 1907 running by a handsome victory over tlie best fillies Most of he pick of the threivyearold division started among them Mr Belmonts sister to Beldame Dauie Beauty by Octagon BellaDonna Lesbla won cleverly from Siberia she as cleverly before Arden trive with Dame Beauty seventh among eight horses She is evidently not a worthy relative of the great American mjy on her racing so far Dame Beauty is well thought of at Palace House however and Watson makes but few errors Dame Beautys engagements are interesting anil Indicate her taste for a distance She was declared from the Doncaster St Leger at one mile six furlongs and 132 yards and from the recent Grand Prix lie Paris won by North East but is still in the following events eventsDiillington Diillington Plate Newmarket July 14 1 14 miles milesDuchess Duchess of York Plate Hurst Park July 25 1 14 miles milesMolesey Molesey Stakes Hurst Park July 25 1 mile milePark Park Hill Stakes Doncaster September 11 old St Leger course Dame BeiAity Is also eligible to the 50000 Jockey Club Stakes 1 34 miles at Newmarket next year and to the 50000 Eclipse Stakes 1 14 miles at Sandown Park in 1909 1909Hhodora Hhodora is getting Mr Croker disliked She has turned some astonishing somersaults In a form way After she had revived and been heavily backed to win the Triennial Stakes and won it the sporting Life printed this An explanation of the extraor ¬ dinary plunge tipon Hliodora In the Fiftyfifth Tri ¬ ennial Stakes would be interesting It was Bald first that the mare could not negotiate turns and later that she has developed a distaste for rain and refused to do her best in it Of one thing there Is no doubt her party fully expected her to show a marked improvement upon her earlier form and win winTlie Tlie riding records of the leading English jockeys up to yesterday are shown In the table below belowJockeys Jockeys Mts 1st 1stHiggs 2d 3d Unp P C Higgs W 250 44 44Maher 20 140 17CO Maher I 137 32 32Wootton 17 72 2335 Wootton F 171 29 29Griggs 20 91 1095 Griggs William 200 27 27Trigg 29 124 1310 Trigg C 209 25 25Randall 22 141 1244 12442S Randall H 179 23 23Halsey 2S 100 1284 Halsey W 170 21 21Madden 17 111 1235 Madden 0 174 21 21Saxby 22 112 3200 Saxby W 130 20 20Wheatley 15 70 1537 Wheatley E 79 IS ISMartin Martin J H 150 IS ISDillon Dillon B 95 17 17Jones Jones C 77 15 15Jones Jones II 103 15 15Hlngstead Hlngstead C 107 15
