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IMPORTANT ENGLISH RACING AT HAND. Outside of the Lincoln and Liverpool spring meetings no racing of prime banartaaee has as vet taken place in Baguad, but it will be different this week. Besides meetings of minor rank such annual BXtares as the Epsom spring meeting and the Sandowu ark Apiil meeting will be parsed into turf history, with I uiie of the noted raCCS of the year to be disposed • :. Tin nii.iing at l-.psom begins In. -day with the Great Metropolitan Handicap as the chief feature oC tin- day. This is a dash of two ami i iiuuter miles. and ;s one of the racvs Parole eaptaaal in his bril liani .imiiaign fn F.nuland. No Aim-rican horses are engaged. Last year it was won by J. A. de Baths caibis four-year obi tilly. Laiu-hing Mirror, earryhng the light impost of eighty-four panada. This year s i- is again an eligible, bat is handicapped at lit peasant, other proved stayers of ante engaged are Lagos and Submit, at Did peasant each: Admiral Togo. HID pounds: Specilical and Bridge of Bhrn, 117 each, and so on dawn to the three-year-old. Jacks Green, at ninetv-two. The impression in Ling land baa bam that the race will fall to one of the iiiglivveighls this year, but it is always an event af doubtful outcome. The Canal Surrey Handicap, at five eighths of a mile, will be run the same aft I I Alien It is usually contested by a select band of the fast-st sprinters in ICngland. Last year Halla ton. with l-J pounds up. was the winner. He is a candidate again, but is handicapped at DK! |K unds. The topweigbt is Americas Girl, at ISA. Mr. Whitneys Delirium. IM lxuuuls. and Bobbin. Ilk, Mr. o. M.nbhns Clonal. !l!». and Mr. Belmonts Boudoir. !ll. are the American horses engaged. Jack Snip. . 133, Gleiicskv, 132; Galliot. Dr_ Master Honeon. DM. Prestet Jack, ii». Sun Angel, DC. Phstlmi . MPL Bnaabot, MB, and Benaaatbeaes are other very fast baraea in this event. The City and Suburban Handicap will 1m- run Wednesday. It is a dash of a mile and a piarter. and BOW that Sir Martin lias been declared eat, II is deemed likely to fall to King Edwards Kpsom Dcl.y winner. Minorn. IDs weight is 1H1 pounds. and he is in robust health and doing all that could be desired in his training. The City and Suburban was vvnn bv the crack racer. White Fairlc. last year, and was of the n-t value of .:;7r . old Dean Swift is ti p weight this year at 131 i.oumls. Among the. other celebrities eligible are Valens. VS2 peaasn, I. anil League IIP. Christmas Daisv IIS. Mustapha 117. B.uekwheat ll.-.. Fbaleron 111. Hayden IB. Seaieil Orders MB, Cinoiiiie MS, Sir Bold NO. BnlSS coil inn. Snnbright ! .». Tresaady VI, Strickland ! ami Gelatiui- s." . The Heads a II Bark atnetfcasj iM-gins Tliursiiay after noon and continues three days. The first two days are devoted IS Rat racing .-..ml the last day to bardie racing ami steepiechaslng. The Lis er Cup. at a uiih- anil sixty vanls anil usually of the value of abnal ." K» to the winner, is the main feature of the first liiv. Last vear i; was won hy Seabil Orders, with Jackson second and Mr. Wbit-neys Perseus third. The Sandowu Park Pi-.mIuco stakes, at five furlongs, ba Iwn-year aidW. is tin- big rai f the second day. Last year it was of the net value of ij-.i.ir.l.".. and was won bv Wild Gorsc. The •5.000 fuller Plato, for three v tart I.N. at a mile .".lid sixtv yards, will be run tin- sane- day. D was won by Carrousel last year, with Lop second and Mr. Keynes lapiisala third. Altogether It will l e a busv ami Important week for aaaaircn sf racing in Fnglanil.
