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FRENCH CRITICS AT SEA OVER NICOL. New York. April 9. —The advent of David La Salle Nicol. the American Jockey, in France and the fact that he was chosen to ride Borax in the Lincoln Handicap, greatly contused some of the French turf correspondents, who did not know that Nieol rated in America as a good rider. When Harry Pavne Whitneys Sea Cliff ran second to Master Hobson in the Batthyany Plate at Lincoln. March 22. be was ridden by F. Fox. an English apprentice, who is by- no means inexiieri cnc.-il. as in 1907 he had 214 mounts, winning nineteen times. Of the three year olds which also ran in the Batthyany Plate. Sea Cliff, with 101 pounds, was called upon to concede as much as fourteen pounds to some of the same age. J. II. Martin has done most of the riding of Mr. Whitneys horses since the season began. Immediately after Sol Joels Arranmore ran second to Duke of Sparta in the Lincoln Handicap, earning IM pounds, and being unlucky to lose, most of Ihe turf critics declared that much interest in tie- Newburv Cup. run Thursday. April 1. was killed. Inasmuch as Arranmore was handicapped in the latter race to carry only eighty -seven pounds, and as he started and won at the short odds of 11 to 10. the critics seem to lie justified. The difference in the two handicaps created much comment in Janu arv. when the weights appeared, and this will lie much intensified now that Arranmore has won the Newbury Cap. The American bred gelding. Wychwood. by Sir MimIiciI. out of Dixianne. which won the National 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Steeplechase at Warwick. England, on March 20, at one time in bis career niasiiueraded under the name Cheap Jack, though no blame was attached to his owner, who was unaware that the horse had ever run under the name of Wychwood. All the inonev won bv the horse under the name of Cheap Jack was returned to the respective race course man ayenients. It is one of the romances of the turf that A. C. Mandaros. a resident of Greece, who owns the horse. Duke of Sparta, which won the Lincoln Handicap. is blind. He was at the race coarse on the day of lis horses victory and was greatly excited when the shouts of the populace acclaimed the victory of his patriotically named racer. Up to March 22. when the English racing season began W. K. Vanderbilts racers in France had been very successful, they being unplaced in only four out of tyenty-two starts. They won nine races were five times second and four times third. Pi llhouse is the chief jockey for W. K. Vander-bile. and on March 19 be rmle four winners at Maisons I.arhttc. of which two were for Mr. Vander-bilt. The most valuable lac- of the day was for 2OHO0 francs *4.ii00. won bv Oversight. Owned by the American turfman, it is filled the Prix Dela-tre.
