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ENGLISH RACING NEWS AND GOSSIP Miserable Death of a Once Famous Breeder Starting Gate Troubles Statistics of Season Ix ndon Ens August IW William Dlenkiron one of th founders of Hie once famous Middle Park Stud in England was found dead in a common lodging house in London August lie was seventy years old and penniless when lie died Wiicii the Middle Park Plate was instituted in ISCti and won by Itoyal Rake it was the father alid son who save the first lionns of 2r 00 a sum at first accepted by the stewards of the Jockey Club but subsequently refused by them though they were willing to per ¬ petuate the name of the Eltliam establishment just the same as they did with Mr Gee who at the time vras a contemporary of the Messrs Blenkiron at the Dewhurst Stud Farih FarihThe The Middle Park dispersal of 1872 put all records In the shade It lasted over four days ami the late Mr Tattersall there disposed of 32S lots which realized no less a sum than 511673 It comprised thirteen stallions IS mares and 117 coltfoals and lillles Tew of the principal purchasers are now in the land of the living Of the foreigners Count Lohndorn who purchased on behalf of the German government still remains but the principal buyers an lie counted on ones fingers ends However amongst them may be mentioned Sir Frederick John stone the Hon II W Fitwilliam and Henry Chap ¬ lin linIlenry Ilenry Chaplin at the sale bought Seclusion She was the dam of Hermit his great Derby winner and subsequently the lord of the lilankncy harem He also bought the daughter of Tadmor out of Miss Sellon covered by IIair Athol at 12500 If one goes into Kltham at the present time all the old folks still point to an existing milk farm on the site of the old paddocks and tell you that Hermit as bred and reared there and ran about at the foot of Seclusion just the same as did a colt afterward called Marksman at the side of Stray Shot Mr Chaplin bid rfov both at the Middle Park yearling sale in 1SOG Curiously enough Mr Tattersall knocked them both down at 5000 each The late Mr Merry got Marksman and Mr Chaplin secured Hermit In the Derby Hermit beat Marksman after a desperate race by a neck neckAt At the 1S72 Middle Park dispersal Rlair Athol was sold at 2r 00 and was amid cheering kept in the country by what was a newly formed English stud company which bought the cream of Middle Park and started the Cobham Other stallions sold at the time were Illair At hois own brother rrcadal bane at 30000 Gladiateur at 5000 Mandrake at SlOuOO Saimterer at 10500 and Victorious at 10000 10000On On the death of his father William Blenkiron for over ten years pretty well filled up the old boxes kept up the annual yearling sales and dis ¬ pensed the old fliospitality so well known in the days of his father Having lost Blair Athol the de ¬ ceased tried Scottish Chief which had run third o PIair Athol and General Peel in the Derby of 1804 but had afterward won the Ascot Curt He was not the success anticipated but after much ser Tice came up for sale in September ISSt and then realized 2000 2000Pegasus Pegasus of the Australasian writing to the Sportsman about the trouble over starting appli ¬ ances which is continuous in England says saysIt It is incomprehensible to us Australians that the starting gate has not met with popular favor in England From time to time the home mail brings out news of a fresh outcry against the gate and though its champions never fall to crush such at ¬ tempts to do away with the patent barrier in favor of the oldfashioned flag system we must presume that a very considerable percentage of your sports nUn would rather never have heard of Messrs Polain Gray and other startinggate inventors Of course it Is only reasonable to suppose that this section must have some cause for their undisguised prejudice apart from sheer conservativeness and the dread of progression progressionEven Even the leading advocates of the barrier have occasionally to make apologies for what they con eider its incompleteness and they offer suggestions by way of improvement in order to bring it TIP to requirements One writer Mr Purcfoy prefers the gates which rise straight upwards and not outwards He also recommends lining the horses up some teii feet behind the ropes Out here we have both pat ¬ ents in operation the one giving as full a measure of satisfaction as the other Both work perfectly without the need of a dummy line back from the machine proper properThe The idea of reverting to the silly old flag starts would be scoffed at in all parts of the Common ¬ wealth so smartly and so smoothly do the AVatson brothers of Sydney and Melbourne S J Chipper of Perth and even the provincial starters carry out their duties Delayed or false starts we have seldom heard of since the advent of the starting gate hence the uunecessariness of a signal arm ahead of the starter to enable him to call back iiis field With a little schooling our horses twoyear olds and all line np against the ropes like a file of soldiers Naturally an outlaw is occasionally on countered but the starters treat them with scant consideration and all clubs reserve the right to re ¬ fuse the entry of a fractious horse Even this pre ¬ caution was not deemed necessary until the de ¬ scendants of Galopiu and one or two other English sires became so numerous on the Australian turf turfThe The horses which have won over 10000 this year I Iin in the racing up to August 25 arc Horse and pedigree Races Won WonYour Your Majesty b c 3 by Persim ¬ mon Vours 3 5G41SO 5G41SOSignorinetta Signorinetta b or br f 3 by Chaleureux Signoriim 2 57000 57000Bayardo Bayardo b c 2 by Bay Ronald lialicia 3 34132 34132Rhodora Rhodora br f 3 bv St Frusqiiiu Khodii B 2 31085 31085Xorman Xorman III 1 c 3 by Octagon Nineveh 1 28000 28000The The White Knight b h 5 by Des ¬ mond Pella 2 25000 25000Queens Queens Advocate ch c 4 by Dia ¬ mond Jubilee lied Virgin 1 1St St Wolf br c 3 by St Friisipiiu Wolfs Crag 2 21120 21120White White Eagle ch c 3 by Galli nule Merry Gal 4 10975 10975Polar Polar Star ch c 1 by Pioneer Go On 2 17400 17400Lesbia Lesbia b f 3 by St lrus iuin Mare 2 10S25 10S25LlaOgwm LlaOgwm b c 3 by Missel Thrush Llangarren Iass 1 ICd ICdPerola Perola ch f 2 by Persimmon JKdmee 4 IGJGj IGJGjThe The English sires of winners of 25000 and over up to August 25 are as follows followsSire Sire and pedigree WinrsRaces Won WonPersimmon Persimmon dead by St Simon Perdita II 11 IS 101518 101518St St Frnsmiln by St Simon Isabel 1C 22 74280 tlialeurcnx France bj Goodfel Goodfellow low LEte 4 7 59500 59500Bay Bay Ronald dead by Hampton 53817Desmond Black Duchess 13 IS 53817 Desmond 7do by St Simon LAbbesse 7 10181Gallinnle do Jouarre 13 214 10181 Gallinnle by Isonomy Moorhen 14 2H 47277 Kiicburn SimonMowerina Hungary by St Simon 30490lIiiii Mowerina 11 10 30490 lIiiii iiil Jubilee BinDOS Ayres 31295Carbine by Ayresby St Simon Perdita II C v 31295 Carbine brfMusket The Mersey 10 12 31225 Octagon HayoudOr Ut SA by Hayou dOr Offegal 3t 3 29740 SI 29740SI Serf lfc5St Simon Feronia y 17 S 845 845Eager Eager byJSiithuslast Greeba 14 i iisr7 Marco iisr7Marco by Barcaldine Novitiate 10 jji jsu7 Imno jsu7Imno by Bend Or Napolr 13 ici 25873 25873The The English owners who have won over 20000 Ibis season up to August 25 are Owner1 Horses Races Won 7 B J cl 10 it 97i o Chevalier oChevalier Ginistrelli 1 2 57000 V H Walker 4 10 440S2 440S2Win Win lark and L Robinson J 42325 42325Iteid Iteid Walker f n i r W Raphael Mr Fairie 1 3 341311 341311R R Croker 1 2 31JS5 31JS5L L de Rothschild 10 14 31872 31872Lord Lord 10 C0fv C0fvA Rosebery 4 P A Belmont J 3 3 Colonel T Y Ij Kirk wood 1 1A A Stcdall 10 1C 21230 21230A A F Basset 5 5 20777 20777Lord Lord Derby 3 5 202 10 The riders of the English turf with their records to August 25 are tabled below Jockey JockeyHiggs Higgs W Maher D Wobtton F FMadden Madden 0 Trigg C Saxby W Griggs Wm Ilalsey W Randall H Jockey Wins WinsDillon Dillon B 31 31Jones Jones H 2G 2GMartin Martin J H Riugstcad C Wheatley E 23 23McCall McCall G Griggs Walter Jones C 21 21Crisp Crisp R 20
