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PERPLEXING ENGLISH THREE-YEAR-OLDS. Iron Mask Makes His Debut Fitzwilliam Stakes Won By An American-bred Colt. London, Eng., April S. The Newmarket Craven meeting, just past, and the Newbury Spring meeting, now in progress, have brought about some amusing complications in tlie three-year-old situation, and so open is the Derby on paper that the rather extraordinary quotation of 7 to 1 the field is an offer. Of course, the running of the Two Thousand Guineas may clear matters to some extent, but in any event Derby prospects vary greatly from those of last year, when it was only a question in the public mind whether Leinberg or Neil Gow woulu win. To make matters worse St. Nat, which is not in the Two Thousand or Derby, but which was considered the best two-year-old of last year, made his 1911 debut in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury yesterday as an odds-011 favorite, but was beaten by Sydnionton. which ran seven times last year without once being placed. However, the latter is a line-appearing colt belonging to Lord Carnarvon that on his defeat of St. Nat has a chance to win the Two Thousand that will not now be overlooked. On the opening day of the Craven meeting Jlr. Buchanans brown colt, Tnllabardine, caused some excitement when he won the Newmarket Biennial Stakes over tlie Rowley Mile, with Porphyris second and Jlr. Whitneys All Gold third. Oliver Goldsmith, a candidate for the "classics," was unplaced. The winner had twelve pounds less than All Gold and Oliver Goldsmith, but won in a canter by three lengths, and on all hands It was at once conceded that here was the possible winner of the Two Thousand. Yet on the Tory next day he was sent to the post in the Sales Stakes to win some "easy money" and met a disastrous defeat. He was a 1 to 10 favorite, but was beaten a length by jraster AAild, against which 100 to S was laid. This took some of the gilt from his victory of the day before and disparaged his Two Thousand Guineas possibilities. More uncertainty was caused when on the same day Leopold de Rothschilds St. Anton won the Column Produce Stakes over the Two Thousand Guineas course. He and his stablemate. Pietri, are indisputably affected with roaring and it was well known that Sr. Antons case was so bad that a tube had been inserted in his windpipe. This led to his being at 5 to 1 in the betting, while Bruinmel was a strong favorite at 7 to 4. Yet he took up 13G pounds and won with all ease from Flying Countess, 112 pounds, and Bruinmel, 120. four more being un. placed. On his showing, tube and all, St. Anton is now deemed about as likely to wiu the big race of April 25 as anything in it. It was expected that Pietri and King AAMlliam would meet at least once of their several, engagements at the Craven meeting, but to the general disappointment of those who went to Newmarket both were kept in their stables. This wa.s in some measure compensated for in the appearance of II. P. AVhitneys shapely and powerful candidate for classic honors. Iron JIask. This colt ran in a handicap for three-year-olds as tlie topweiglit, and while not placed and not lit, ran so well as to make a very favorable impression 011 good judges. He finished cased up and will 110 doubt benefit greatly from his race. He was not the only American of distinction to race at the meeting. Jlr. Belmonts Oaks candidate, Sandwich, and Jlr. AAliitneys Hamburg Lady Frivoles filly, both starting without being placed, and both being in that condition of training called not ready. However, Mr. AAhitney picked up a selling race with his two-year-old lilly. Jersey Belle, and allowed her to pass into tlie ownership of A. E. Berton cheaply for ,000. A more important success for American breeding was the victory of the bay colt. Kempion, by Broomstick Flo-carl ine, in the Fitzwilliam Stakes. This colt was bougltf last year at the sale of Clarence Mackays vcarliugs for T. P.aring by trainer Butters for SSOO. and. as the Fitzwilliam was of the net vale of .,125. has already more than paid for himself. He defeated a highly fancied favorite in Lord Rose-bervs AVraek. and James R. Keeues promising colt. Blarney Stone, was third. Tlie latter is a half-brother of the American crack of other days, Celt. This race was won last year for Jlr. Whitney by the Lady Frivoles fill. Flying Countess, which looked all over the winner of the Column Produce Stakes till two hundred yards from home, is a lilly of gigantic proporHons. and can !; made considerably better. Jlr. Fairie is naturally very proud of her. particularly so as she was bred at his home establishment. He purchased her dam. Toxiana. acting upon his own initiative, for 2.500. This, Jlr. Fairie says, was one of the best bargains he ever made. Cicero looks like making a name for himself as a sire. Lord Rosoborrys Derby winner lias during the past two days been represented by a couple of very promising two-year-olds in AVraek and Clodius, the latter of which credited hislordship with the Granby Plate in the most approved style. In the spacious paddocks at the Durdaus at Epsom can be seen many splendidly-grown, sturdy foals by Cicero, most of his progeny having the short, strong back and straight hocks of their sire. Kel dOr. the properly of I!. JI. Dale, has left S. Darlings place at Beckhanipton for P. P. Pecb les establishment at Upavon, where he will be trained for the Derby, in which he represents Canada. Arrangements are being made at Newmarket by an influential committee to celebrate the coronation in a manner bclitting the headquarters of the British turf. During tlie festivities.it Is proposed to provide a tea and an entertainment on the Heath to 2.000 poor children of the town and district, use being made of the Rowley Jlile stand and the Birdcage, with the permission of the stewards of the Jockey Club. Zorzal, when winning the Liverpool Spring Cup, was struck into and his tendons so badly cut that he has been on the easy list -ever since. He is now able to take gentle exercise, and his trainer hopes to have him all right again in a week or two. King George won .lirst prize witli the four-year-old Shire stallion. Future King, at the Kings Lynn Stallion Show. Several interesting items of news come from tlie Southcourt Stifd, tlie most important of which is that to the effect that 011 the IS Inst. Pretty Polly dropped a very line bay eolt foal by Spearmint, and will lie put to St. Frusquiii. This is the more satisfactory as the famous mare had been previously barren to Laveno and Spearmint in turn. Jameson, an Australian by birth, who has been riding with much success in South Africa, has taken up his residence at Midleham. and will in future ride"as lirst jockey for G. A. Smiths establishment. The otlieial return of the number -of people who paid for admission to the enclosures at Aiutree on Grand National day was 55,000. How many were on the far side of the course is not yet known. The stallion, Vril. which, as a three-year-old, rau second to Hacklers Pride in the Cambridgeshire of 1904, lias been disposed of by C. J. Gibson, and left England for South Africa recently. Duke of Padua has been purchased by E. Tanner on behalf of AV. Nelson for 2,500.
