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GOSSIP OF THE ENGLISH RACE COURSES Earl of Derbys Winnings for Fourteen Racing Sea ¬ sons The White Knights Prowess The late earl of Derbys best year on the Eng ¬ lish turf was 1906 though he began with less than 5000 for the season of 1894 His winnings for fourteen seasons were as tabled below 1591 Sprightly 4 races 4SSO 4SSO1S95 1S95 Dingle Bay Eber Handicap 12 races 14180 1896 Canterbury Pilgrim Oaks Liverpool Summer Cup and Jockey Club Cup CupPace Pace Egger San Stcfano 28 races 04215 042151S97 1S97 Crestfallen S races 9425 94251S9S 1S9S Crestfallen 0 races 13665 136651S90 1S90 Crestfallen Liverpool Summer Cup CupGustave Gustave Dore 5 races 5115 1900 Glasalt Santa Brlgida Ormskirk S Sraces races 32005 1901 Pellisson Liverpool Spring Cup Andrea AndreaFerrara Ferrara Glenart IS races 20340 1902 Pellisson Glasalt Liverpool Summer SummerCup Cup Glenart and Chaucer IS races 41010 1903 Pellisfton 4 races 4845 1904 His Majesty Goodwood Plate Per Persinus sinus Chaucer Liverpool Summer Cup and Altcar 12 races 31970 1905 Gemma Anniversary II Chaucer Liv ¬ erpool Summer Cup So races 92020 1000 Keystone II Oaks Coronation Cup Chaucer Liveriwol Summer Cup and andGourd Gourd Derby Cup 41 races 109030 109030lfK7 lfK7 Bridge of Canny Liverpool Spring Cup Great Yorkshire Handicap and Queens Prize Kempton and Altitude Great GreatYorkshire Yorkshire Stakes 33 races 00045 1908 Glacis Queens Prize Kempton and andChester Chester Cup C races 20240 20240Total Total winnings 241 iaco0 598445 598445The The White ICrilght by his victory tin Thursday has rivalled the deeds of Bizarre The Emperor Fisherman The Hero and Isonomy by winning the coveted Ascot Cup two years in succession lie is ft good stayer and smart Uorsc without being any ¬ thing of a wonder indeed such comparatively re ¬ cent winners of the cup us Persimmon or Cyllene unless I am much mistaken would have made a tremendous example of him Jointly owned by thtt veteran sportsman Colonel Kirkland and Mr Reggie Wyndliain The White Knight bred by the former was foaled April IS 1903 and is a bay horse by Desmond Pella by Buckshot the lastnamid sou of Solon being such a dreaded savage that nofioily dnre go near and he never left his box for a long time whilst report says Buckshot covered no fewer than a hundred and twenty marcs of sorts the year he begot Pella which died in foaling on the 17th of April last year together with her colt by Des ¬ mond The White Knight runs next for the Good ¬ wood Cup then in the Doncastcr Cup and then re tires tiresSonic Sonic of the English critics now Incline to the belief that King Edwards colt Perrier is a cow ¬ ard This conclusion was readied after in the Si James Palace Stakes he had won his race and then MajestyNext lost it to Your Majesty Next years Epsom Derby will be run on Wed ¬ nesday May 20 20The The Sporting Life prints the following naive an ¬ swer to a recent query The Derby has never been ivou twice by the same horse horseThe The Grand Prize of Paris has got to be the most valuable race in the world This years prize for Mr Vanderbllts Northeast amounted to 72635 72635Skeets Skeets Martin is riding in good form At Ascot June 14 he was up on Lord Seftons Mal lowdale by Minstead Lady Bob to win the Devon ¬ shire Plate nd June 10 he rode Llangwm winner of the Trial Plate PlateGood Good judges of a horse select Mr J Barrows Strickland by St Serf Kentish Cherry and Mr W Raphaels Louviers by Isinglass St Louvaine as the best of the twoyearolds so far
