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MORNINGTON CANNON TO RIDE NO MORE. Retirement of an Accomplished Horseman — News and Gossip of the English Turf. I.ondon. Eng.. April 24. — Mornington Cannon, one of the most recently famous of English jockeys, as his father was before fliini. bas Announced that he will not ride again. He has grown too heavy since he was forced to stop riding by rheumatism nearly a year ago. Cannon is a young man and will probably stick to tin- turf us a trainer, as his father is. tf. Cannon was the hading Bnglisii jockey lor six years, four in succession, from l.N!H to 1S97. Cannons greatest year was 1SP5. when he rode 1N4 winners, and was easily cWimpion iockev. This was only two more than In 1SP2; when the total of his winners was 182. IK- got his name from the race bane. Mornington. on which Ids lather won a classic lor the late Colonel North, an American, the day of his birth. During his riding -areer Cannon w in one Kpsoin Derby on Flying Fox. IS!I!I. ami was on four seconds and one third. lie rode two St. Lexer winners— Throstle. In 1SH4. at 40 to 1. and Flying Fox. 18M, and won the Two Thousand Guineas, also, on the" latter. Be rode two Oaks winners La Itoelie, BMH1. and Our Lassie. 11»P:I — and six City and Suburban winners — Reve dOr. Ivmi: Nuntliorpe. lsni: Reminder, lv.i:.: Worcester. I8M: New haven II.. IK!**. and The Grafter. 1!MK. Mornington Cannon was the only leading English rider who did not take up his leathers a hole or two. or hsve his saddle thrown forward after Tod Sloans suc.-css caused other iockevs to follow the American style, wholly or in part. He is a good general horseman and extremely popnhir. Australia has a steeplechase horse of great prowess in Lyrist, which was drawing a milkmans cart two years ago. He recently scored another win over lamas when he easily took the steeplechase at Caul-liehl. F. W. Bigg, a leading member of the Kvne-ton District Racing Club, owns Lyrist, which changed hands a short time ago for 50. The gelding is train. mI at ITcniington by A. Skirving. who in ids day was a good rider over the jumps. Mr. Ruau. the French minister of agriculture, is said to favor the German Wtoni for getting money from racing by a system of receiving otlices in different parts of the country for accepting investments for the "totalisator" working on some race course in another part of the empire. The English and continental tart ionrnals appear to unite in their regret that Fred Taral has given 111. race riding. The British racing critics declare that August Belmonts Norman III. has developed into a tremendous horse of great power. His high withers, deep heart ribs and suggestion of Basse ramped quarters suggest the typical cup horses of the old days to theiu. The City and Suburban victory of White Ert"le pots Galllnulo at the head of tile list of winning sires. 1 hose whose stock have won more than *:;.500 Jo April 2-5 are tabled below: Horse and iH-digree. Winrs.Rae.s. Won. Gallimile. by Isonouiy — Moorhen 3 :; S18.dK Baser, by Enthusiast — Greelia 4 S 1.083 St. Frusipiin. by St. Simon — Isabel.. 1 4 7 51o Robert Ie Liable, by Ayrshire— Rose Kay 1 1 0 873 St. Machm Germany, hv St. Simon I 4 B.l.T, T-Miml Ismg.ass. by Isonomv — Dead Lock . 2 L B MB Succoth or Enthusiast 1 f BJM8 Ayrshire, by Hampton — Atalanta... 2 I! 51S.5 Wolfs rag. by ltarcahlin. — Lucv Asfatoa .. 2 I B 15." Jc.ldah dead, hy Janissary — Pilgrimage 2 2 r.,IKK Wihltowler. by Gallinulc — Tragedy. 5 i 4 SS5 Bay Ronald dead, by Hampton — Black Duchess o 2 4 S75 Toledo South Africa, hv Torpedo by Hermit I— Thetis 1 1 4 gag Pietermai itzburg dead, by St. Ri- 111011 — Sea Air : 4 4 405 Cyllenc Buenos Ay res, bv Bona Vista — Arcadia 1 1 4 3 .5 Martagon. by Bend Or — Tiger Lily. 1 1 4LSS3 Carbine, by Musket— The Mersey... 2 2 S.MS I.esterlin dead I. bv Oalliiiiile — Miliora 2 2 3.ii7i The death occurred on Anril 22 of Seabreese chestnut marc, twenty-four years old. bv Isonouiy --Maigii.-rite. which succumbed alter giving birth to I colt foal by Cicero. ::t Lord Ros. bervs stud farm at Epsom. Seabreeze was bred by the lute Duchess of Mont-lose, and was early in her career tried to be smart. She made her debut in the late Lord Cattborp. a colors for the Fitzwilii.ini Stakes at the Craven meeting and. although the tiehl included such as Anarch. Caei laverock. Her Maicstv. Van Diemans Land and Wise Man. she started favorite, but was beaten bv Anarch and Her Majesty. Her defeat, however, was due to Inexperience as much as anything, for at Ascot, in the Biennial Stakes, she easily turned Billables on Anarch, though later in the week Friars Balsam beat her for the New Stakes. For the July Stakes at Newmarket, the pair again occupied the two hading ph.es. Afterward the tilly won four • •I her six other races as a two-year old and it maybe mentioned that at the First October meeting she carried of two successive races on the Tin-sdav the Buckeiihaiii and ButHII Stakes — and came out ..n tin- Thursday to beat a g.iod field for Hie fortieth Triennial Produce Stakes As a three-year-old she won live of her eight races, but it was a great disappoiutuieiit to the late Cap -tain Machcll and her owner when she was easily beaten by Briar root for the One Thousand Guineas, for whirs she started a warm favorite at C. to t. At BdSOSB, in the Oaks. Seabreeze took ample tevi :ue. winning easily, with Briar-root unplaced. . ... ramped sway with the Coronation Stakes at Ascot, but was cleverly beaten next day bv Phil tor the Rous Memorial Stakes. After cutting up hadlv in the Sussex Stakes at GosdWOOd. she closed her three year-old career ill brilliant fashion by winning in succession the Doticaster St. Legcr. the Lancashire Plate of 3,008 at Manchester, and tin- Newmarket Oaks. Perhaps there lias never been a better Held ot high class horses saddled for a race than those Seabreese beat for the Lancashire Plate, for. in additioa to Ayrshire and Lc Saucy, which were second and third, the lillvs victims included Enterprise, Friars Balsam. Love in Idleness. M.-uuia: her Ascot eoiiiiueror. Phil: Galore, Bay Hampton, M.lanion. Antil.es. Annainite and about a dozen others. Probably that race left its mark, for Seabreeze failed to win a race as a four -year-old and after again contesting tin- Lancashire Plate, won by Dono van. in which she linisli.-.l fifth, she was retired to the stud, where sh.- lias been a fair Mi.-e.-ss. amongst the best of her discendants being Admiral Breeze. Vaseo. Trunnion. Tom Cringle. Trawler. Bride of the Sea. Lascaris and Sailor Lid. I io 1 la 1 01. winner of the Great Surrey Handican. is an extremely speedy horse. His career on the tart has been an extraordinary on.-, for in- never carried a racing saddle until last year, when he was a Six-year-old, and now he is one of tin- fastest sprinters in training. He was backed to win a small fortune in tin- Great Sutrev Handicap and landed it in impressive fashion. The horse is a big chestnut g.-lding bv Blauknev. a big. fast and broken winded son of Hermit out of Mascot tt. by Hagioscope, and owned by Captain Allfrey. Hallaton was hunted as a four and live year old. first bv a rough rider and then his present owner. Antaeus, though a good-looking horse, cann.k be said to have deceived his trainer. Mr. Joj hit. who. in estimating the chance of his charge winning the Prince of Wales Stakes at Epsom, made no scut Of the fact that tile horse was of an unreliable character. The sprawling cbcstii-it ran in a hood ami. after getting away well, had not traversed inure than a quartet of a mile before he hid dropped back behind all his opponents eaeepl Aagooleme. When Hie tiehl bad rounded Tattenham Corner, he started to come again, and with Gorman easing up in the b.st half furlong, the American i-assed the judge in fifth position. Frank Wootton still leads the race riders by ten mounts and bids fair to stay in front all the year. He is gradually picking up weight, however, ami cannot now ride at under ninety and one hall pounds. There is a good Irish I wo-v.-ar -old. Default, by The Solicitor, by Wiiiktiehl. out of the American mare. Miss Ised. by The 111 Ised. Which recently won the Curragh Cup.
