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ENGLISH RACING NEAR AT HAND HANDNew New York March 7 The Herald prints the fol ¬ lowing cable from London regarding the opening of the Knglish racing season at Lincoln next Monday MondayA A few days more and racegoers will be on the Csrholinc at Lincoln ready for the opening of an ¬ other llatracing season Some most doleful stories have been forthcoming from nearly all the training quarters of he state of tho ground which according to some Is pulling to nieces the twoyearolds that gallop upon it All things considered however the various horses should be fairly tit us so far there have been no prolonged frosts to stop work what ¬ ever the intervening time may bring forth forthIL IL P Whitney will probably have a wellfancied candidate for tie Lincoln Handicap in either De ¬ lirium or Perseus lx th of which have been kept Imsilv ou the move by Joyuer at Balaton Lodge Newmarket and whichever is finally chosen for duty will surely run well August Belmonts Norman III which on his best form is quite the pick of the han ¬ dicap is also in good work Of the English liorses young Alfred Sadler has three in hand namely Duke of Sparta which won last year Wlso Mn n and Vigilance all of which may rim P Chalorier Is paying great attention to Fiscal War and also that It will come as no sur ¬ prise if one of Lord Carnarvons pair Valens and Mustapha makes a big stir In the market shortly A similar remark alpo applies to the Druids Lodge pair Christmas and Cunonlte CunonlteHarden Harden a useful horse which used to belong to HIcliard Croker Is another of which big things are expected Tenino which will bo the sole hope of J B Joel is pleasing Ills trainer vnry much while good accounts are to baud of the wellhelm of Desmonds Pride and the Herman horse Kakadu KakaduAltogether Altogether the first big handicap of the season under Jockey Club rules looks like providing a most Interesting race Then lias been little antepost betting mi it so far but as several Important trials will shortly be taking place backers will be well advised iu adopting a waiting policy policyB B
