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SUNSTAR DERBY FAVORITE HOW WILLONYX DEFEATED MANY NOTED STAYERS IN THE CHESTER CUP. Adam Bede Pleases Newmarket Critic— Noted Stal- lion Grey Leg Sold to South American — Gossip of English Racing. London. Bag., May . — So easily did Suustar win the Two Thousand that be speedily lieeame a warm lavuriie for the Derby and lias even toadied as low as • to 4 in the hotting lists. However, in coliso-iinenee of some solid support for Kin;; William re eeutly. Sunstars [nice has widened to the more reasonable figure of 2 to 1. At first there was some lispi sit inn to siy that bis sir; Sundridg: is : nly a begetter of sprinters and milers. hut in the Chester Vase this week last years hrilliant miler. Sunder, -tayed its mile and a half so eflVetivcly as to only he unluckily healeii a head hy the outsider M;iaz. This has led t s..me change of opinion, it being argued that If Sunder can stay a mile and a half there is uo rood reason why his near relative. Sun star, may not do it as well or better. Of those that may start in the Derby be defeated about all but King William. Adam Bede and the French candidates so conclusively in the Two Thousand that it now seems more than probable he will remain the favorite right down to i ost time for the great Kpsom event. So far as the French eligible* are concerned it is now said that none will be sent over. M. Kd-nioud Blancs two. Lord Burgoyno and Shetland, have recently made their debut in Mil racing, and bath were beaten, which, it is said, has discouraged their owner from essaying the capture of this years Derby. However, one or lioth of them may show-better form presently and induce him to exercise his privilege of changing his mind. King William is progressing famously in his training and in a fast gallop a day or so ago finished in front of such a star as Swynford. Adam Bede. which has ben given a Derby preparation few trainers can apply like Joe Cannon, is a very good-looking horse, with a taking way of going, and has a host of admirers at Newmarket, the Derby quotations yesterday were 2 to 1 against Suustar. to 1 King William, 100 to 8 Pietri. 100 to 7 riiryxus. 20 to 1 Adam Bede and Sobieski. KM to o Royal Eagle and 50 to 1 Frainorz. At Gatwick one l et of 6,00* to ,080 was laid against Royal Kagle, which is the recently named Xcsmond— Bird of March colt, the property of Washington singer and trained at Manton by Alec Tavlor. He won the .0fio Tudor Flate at Sundown Park April 21 in good style from Holy Bnieke, Porphyrin. Maaz. Athelstan and others, and is said to be a fast-improving eolt. The 1iiiie-hini rcd Chester Cup was run last Wednesday and resulted in the overthrow of the favorite, Bagotatown, by the 7 to 1 second choice. Willonyx. over a very muddy track. Kilbroney. the Great Metropolitan winner, and Mr. Belmonts Utrij Task were also much-fancied choices for this race, but two and a quarter miles in trying going proved to* much for them. They were despatched to a very fair start, only three minutes late. It was a race between Wise Mason and Accural" for the lirst turn, the former getting there a neck in Jxont of his hold. Accurate- being followed by Merry Task and Bagotatown, with Clannish. Glacis, and Willonyx next, and Origo on the outside, the whippers-in being Kilbroiey. Toyshop jhi.I Apache. Hound the railway turn Wise Mason dropped out of it. and Accurate came on from Anchora. Clannish and Merry Task. Bagotatown being next, just in advance of Toyshop and Willonvx. with Glacis the most prominent of the others, of whom Apache was now a long way in the ruck. Coming to the stands a second lime Accurate was acting as the pioneer to Anchora, Clannish. Merry Task. Toyshop and Bagotatown, the latter of which when moving iii on the stand turn collided with Clannish and peat tie- latter on to the rails. Then it was that Toyshop ami Willonyx came in closer tench with the leaders. Seven furlongs from home Anchora leaned Accurate, the pair being a length and a half in advance of Toyshop. Bagotatown and Willonyx. but shortly afterwards Accurate was done with and a furlong further on Willonyx dashed to the front, being closely panned by Bagotstown, Toyshop, Anchora, and Glacis. The last named made his effort at the Gioaitaur Bridge, but failing to sustain it Willonyx came on with a clear lead of Toyshop, which Challenged resolutely, but failed lo get on terms with Willonyx. which won all out by half a length. Four lengths separated second ami third. Bagotstown was a long neck away fourth, Clacis fifth, then after an interval came Kilbroney sixth, Accurate seventh, Ihilo eighth. Merry Task ninth, Wiso Mason tenth. Fredith eleventh, and OrigO* last, except the bcatcti-off Clannish, which cantered in. Time. 4:01£. The French colt. Kadis Noir, by Kx-Voto out of Radiola. belonging to M. Olry-Boederer. won the Southern Derby at Bordeaux on Sunday last. Accompanied by Kobert Maeaire. the properly of M. de Meawei, be was boxed on Monday morning to return to Chaatilly. On reaching Poitiers, the van was discovered to be on tire. It was totally destroyed and both horses were burnt to death. The loss will be a serious one for the own is. ;ts Kadis Noir was own brother to Kadis Rose, which was sent to Dug land to run in the Lincolnshire Handicap. The pair h»*ld engagements in the Grand Irix de Paris and other sesal classic events. L. Winans is by sure degrees recovering the money he laid out in America for Sir Martin and Kdward. The latter yesterday credited him with the Alexandra Handicap, incidentally atoning for his Liverpool and Kpsom defeats. Kdward is trained in the Lordship Im in. Newmarket, stable, which has so far this season sent out gixid winners in Mereutio, llinebead. Kdward. etc. Sir William Coopers -mart colt Halcyon, by Rock Hand fit Cecilia, which met with an accident just prior to the City and Suburban Handicap, was de stioved on Wednesday evening. As a two year-old Halcyon ran three times without success, but laat year be won six races in succession out of nine attempts. Grey Lg. the stallion, has been bought from the Compton Stud on behalf of l.i.is Castells. of the Iun-talara Stud. Argentine. Grey Leg, though twenty rears aid, looks as young and fresh as most horses naif his age. He will first serve the mares bought tor the Punlalara Stud at the last December Sales at Newmarket. Pepper and Salt blood is immensely popular in Hie Argentine and has been most sueces ful there. Swvnford filled the eye Immensely when stripped for the Chippenham Plate. Without doubt, he tands now a- one of the most commanding horses m training and a Cup horse that will hy Ascot time . emise the champions to look to their laurels. The f -ill of John • Gaunt still carries a eoareSnSBI about hi- hocks which will always remain with him: never Iheless. it in no way affects his action, there being -v m more resolute or mote powerful galloper to be ! found anywhere. Many alterations are to be made at Liverpool before tlie next July meeting. Amongst other improve mints the existing entrance to the paddock on the Ormskirk Bond, mar the Befton Arms, is to he substituted by a substantial permanent block of Continued on second page. SUNSTAR DERBY FAVORITE. Continued from first page. buildings, comprising pay boxes, cloak looms, lavatories, etc. It will be 100 feet long and will have I very imposing front, built of Ruabon bricks, and covered in with green Plates. All classes of ticket holders will be provided for, the pay boxes being so arranged as to minimize the crushes even on Grand National days. A. Tbdbnrn, the jockev who served his apprentice-skip wilh Richard Marsh, for whose stable he mile with sueeess ■ few years back, and who has since been riding in India, whan he rode thirty winners •hiring the season just ended, has returned to England. He will spend the summer here before again returning to India, where he has accepted an engage incut for next season. Tlioburu, who is twenty-four years of age. eau go to scale at 182 iiounils. It was the opinion of most judges that in point of looks the fourteen runners that did battle in the Tuo Thousand Guineas, taken collectively, were a long way above the average. The record time in which the contest was run heightens he view that our three-year-olds are pretty good this season. Runin nied.s hoiks hare a suspicion of weakness alwdit tiiein. besides which they stand away from him not a little. But for this there is a deal to like about the American, which looked as well as any thing in the field for the Guineas and did his trainer every credit. Broad in his hips, with tremendous reach, he gets over the ground to some tune, albeit he died out after showing up prominently to the liiislies. Atmah is a highly nervous filly and because of this lor trainer took the precaniion of putting cotton wool in her ears before she went out to run in the On.- Thousand Galneua. At the sound of rustling silk, to say nothing of the cracking of whips, she is said to lose heart and the objeet of the cottonwool was to il, -adeti those sounds. The same plan was adopt.il with St. Ainant in hie Derby, when a terrific thunderstorm broke over Epsom. Luis astells. an Argentine sportsman, who has ! purchased Sandal, by William the Third — Lindal. Intends racing the eoit in England and France. Should he do well on the WCO course he "ill Im- sent out to the Argentine to commence stud duties. The stew mis of the Irish Turf Club have sanctioned the changing .of the Pi nix Iark Julv meeting from the title. nth to the eighth of that month, on which latter day their majesties will arrive in the Irish capital. iron Mask exhibited tremendous dash for the first i furlong* of the Guineas, but then sprawled down litishe- Bill and became all at Sea. He is a Stewards Cap horse every inch. Mr. Whitley has disposed Of Persons, by Persimmon, onl of Urania, to Donald Fraser. and the horse goes to the stud forthwith. J. II. Marti! cannot at present go to scale under 10." pounds, while the lowest riding weight of Piper u 183 pounds and C. Trigg 107 pounds. Frank Woottons lowest riding weight at present Is 112 |M.imils As a yearling Mushroom was bought by trainer .1. Butters for 25. The latter then passed him on to his close friend, the e Australian jockev. .1. Metealf. who. after winning three races with him as a two y.ar oi.i. transferred him privately to t. Bar ring. lor. it is said. .ooo. By Common— Quick. his name is a ncut suggestion.
