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ENGLISH HORSE MAKES NEW RECORD Spate a FiveYearOld Runs Ono and OneHalf Miles in 229 Over Newbury Course Mr C Doulds fiveyearold chestnut horse Spate by The Rush Chemistry June 25 ct Newlmry England won the Newbury Summer Cup of 0250 at one arid onehalf miles in 229 a new record for England Spate was ridden by W Saxby and canled 109 pounds poundsThe The American record for the distance which has stood for ten years Is the 230 of Goodrich which at Washington Park July 1C 1898 in the race for the Great Western Handicap beat Whaterlon 109 Morte Fonso 108 Bing Binger 99 and Candelaria 104 Goodrich carried 102 pounds was a three yearold by Patron Edith Gray owned by W II Lauilemaii and was at 0 to 1 in the betting Tommy Burns rode Goodrich In the race Of Spate his race and the record the London Sportsman says Spate in winning the Newbury Cup over a mile and a half in 229 created a record for that distance The previous best time was by Airship in the Manchester Cup June 1905 the time then being 230 Other fast times over the dis ¬ tance had been accomplished by Roseburn 2305 Avidity 230J Santoi 231 When Bend Or won the Gold Cup at Epsom he took 240 to cover the mile and a half halfThe The Sporting Life says of the performance Of course Spate apart from his light weight had everything in his favor for the going was fast and the atmosphere ideal Newbury bowever is hardly the venue where one would have looked for a feat of this sort because it lias always been regarded as a severe course Behind Spate in the race were two good race ¬ horses In Wuffy and All Black Danny Manor hav ¬ ing the mount on the latter Spate wns at 10 to 3 in the betting won easily by two lengths and was a trailer until a furlong from the finish
