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TARS IN ENGLANDS CHAMPION STAKES Commenting on some features of next years rac ¬ ing la England Augur says in London Sporting Life Turning for a moment from National Hunt sport to flat racing I find in the Racing Calendar the entries for next years Champion Stakes These nuuilRr thirtyfive and the first name to strike one ia that of Bachelors Double which appears as the nomination of Mrs W W Bailey Other horses of the same age are Mustanha The Story and Sir Martin whilst amongst notable then fouryearolds engaged may he mentioned Maid of Corinth Hal ¬ cyon Swynford Icniberg Sunder Yellow Slave Wolfe Land Bronzino Greenback and Whisk Broom His majesty has a single representative in the Flori zel II Meadow Chat colt and throughout the en ¬ tries published yesterday there is gratifying evidence of the intention of our king to continue his beloved fathers patronage of the national sport The pre ¬ sent juvenile department is strongly represented in the Champion Stakes entry for in addition to Meadow Chat colt Mushroom Cyllius St Nat SMirty Knockfeerna Seaforth Mcleager Cellini Prince Palatine Pietri and Borrow as well as H P Whitneys recent Importation Bashti arc all engaged Unfortunately however these highly prom ¬ ising on trios hare an unhappy knack of dwindling down to insignificant proportions on the day of the ruce but with so much excellent material to fall liack upon it may be predicted with sonic confidence that Lembcrg if all goes well with him will have to encounter more formidable opposition next October than was the case this year when only old Dean Swift turned out against him
