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FAST RACING RECORDS OF ENGLAND. Timing races is not official in England. There the difference between horses is estimated in pounds Instead of seconds. Such timing as is done is privately conducted. Whether it is as accurately done as with us is a matter of guesswork, but generally it probably Is. No monopoly of skill in tjie use of a stop watch exists and those time records published- and accepted in England are to be deemed correct. When compared with our own records, those of England are faster, but allowance has to be made for the fact that records there for a mile and less are over a straight course or courses with but one wide curving turn. Caimang extraordinary mile at Lingfield was made over a straight course. The English time records at a mile and a half and two miles are notably" better than those of the United States arid are fine examples of high speed over long distances. The present English records are as follows: Dlst. Horse, Age. Wt.. Track and Date. Time. 5-S" Master Willie, 7. 133, Epsom, April 21. 1903 :50 Blue Diamond, 0. 134. Epsom, May 27 1903 :5Cf Le Buff, 7. 134. Epsom, May 29. 1903. :06 3-4 Master Willie. 5. 122, Epsom. June C, 1901 - ........ 1:07 7-8 Var. 4. 117. Epsom. June 4. 1907 1:20 Childs Guide, 0, 131. Epsom, May 28, 1003 1:22 Bonanza, 0. Ill, Lingfield. July 15, 1905 1:22 1 Caiman. 4. 128. Lingfield. July 13. 1900.1:33 Rowley mile Guineas course of 1 mile 11 yards Sceptre, 3, 121. Newmarket, April 30. 1902 .........1:39 Rowley mile 1 mile. 11 yards, Galtee More. 3. 120, Newmarket. May S3. 1S97 1;40? 1 1-8 Polymelus. 4, 122, Newmarket. October 24. 1900 .1:52 J 1 1-4 Housewife, 3, 114. Brighton.. August 3. lOOl -: 2:01J Australian Star, 0. 125. Alexandria Park. July r. 1902 2:02 1 3-S Dean Swift, 7, 137. Liverpool. July 24, 190S .V 2:16? Bachelors Button, 5. 12C. Liverpool. July 22. 1904 ........ 2:17? Chaucer. 3. 90. Liverpool. July 2S. 1905.2:17? 1 1-2 Spate. 5. 100. Newbury. June 25. 1903. .2:29 Airship, 4. JOS. Manchester, June 10. 1905 ..2:30 1 mile and 909 yards Derby course. Pretty Polly. 4. 120. Epsom, June 1. 1905 2:33 1 3-4 Golden Measure, 4, 117, York, August 29. 1900 . 2:57 Florizel II.. 4. 123. Manchester. June 0. 1S95 .2:59 1 3-4 miles and 132 yards St. Leger course. Troutbeck. 3, 120. Doncaster. September 12. 1900 ....3:041 2 Pradella. 7. 110, Ascot, June 19. 1905.. 3:19s Merry Andrew, 5. 100, Ascot, June-14, 1904 3:22? Turbine, C. 109, Ascot, June 10. 190S..3:22? Princess Florizel. 4, 91, Newcastle. June 2S. 1905 . 3:25 2 1-2 Bachelors Button, 7, 130, Ascot. June 21. 1900 4:23
