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FEATURES OF RACING OVER IN ENGLAND London. September 23. Prince Palatines easily i won St. Leger was by precedent and value the out- i standing feature of the Doncastcr September meet- i ing. but not the only one. For instance, after White 1 Star had won the Champagne Stakes In a fierce i struggle with Melody there was and still is discus- sion of the prospect of his following the example of j his brother Sunstar by winning next years Derby. Brothers have won the Derby and there is no reason why a repetition of the incident may not be in prospect through AVhite Star. He has only been beaten once this year, that being in the Coventry Stakes at Ascot. He has won the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom. July Stakes at Newmarket, Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood and the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster. j And, besides being now the leader of the year as a money-winning two-year-old, possesses a decidedly better racing record than was to Sunstars credit at this time last year. Although awarding him a place among the good two-year-olds of the year, critics have without exception preferred others to him, rating Lomond Sweeper II., Jingling Gcordie and several others his superiors, but without good ground by the conclusive record of racing, lie having beaten about all of them at one time and another. Curl ously enough, his victory in the Champagne Stakes was in its result a reproduction of the July Stakes at Newmarket, he defeating the American filly Melody by a head on eacli occassion. Melody is a nailing good filly, but Lord Falmouths charming and undefeated Belleisle seems to be indisputably the best of her sex and possibly the best two-year-old of 1011. She is in stakes to lie run at Newmarket later on that will put the latter problem to a decisive test. Ante-post betting on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire is now in full swing and considerable has been done. At present Mr. W. Astors Mirador. weighted favorably at 109 pounds, is a well-supported favorite for the Cesarewitch at 100 to 14 against his chance. Willonyx, Martingale II., Ignition, Dalmatian, Columbus. Bagotstown. Veruey, Marajax, Kilbroney. Fort, Cardinal Beaufort and Atmah are other iiorses that have been backed to win the race. When the acceptances for the Cambridgeshire were published and betting lists established Hornets Beauty was at once made the favorite at 10 to 1 despite his heavy impost of 125 pounds. But presently the Irish three-year-old, Mnhsud, trained in the same stable and given 10IJ pounds, came in for substantial backing. This created confusion and Hornets Beauty lost ground in the betting and is now practically neglected at 100 to S. In the meantime the lightly weighted three-year-old Graihniont, a bay colt by Fariman Mary Hamilton and weighted at 04 pounds, won the Cleveland Plate at Don-capter on St. Leger day from Foramorz, Radiancy. Knockfeorna and other smart racers in such easy fashion that he was speedily installed as first choice in place of Hornets Beauty aud having since been backed to win a fortune, is now a firm first choice at 100 to 0. Other horses backed for the Cambridgeshire besides the trio mentioned are Lonawand, Long Set, St. Nat, Sunspot. Braxted, "William Rex. Mustapha. Rochester, Mushroom and Brandimintiue.-St. Nat. 114 pounds, is reported to be thriving well, and was such a good two-year-old last year that it will not be at all surprising if his present quotation of 20 to 1 should be sharply cut down presently. The Ceasarewitch will be run October 11 .while the Cambridgeshire will not be decided until October 23. In connection with the winning jockeys the most striking and significant feature was the racing home together of jockeys from Franco for two of .the leading Events in the Doncaster program the Champagne Stakes and the St. Leger. It will not be gainsaid that Stern and ONeill are among the front-rank riders of the day, and the finish between them for the groat two-year-old race was a memorable incident Df the sport on the Town Moor. On Tuesday Stern just bad the better of ONeill on the post, but ONeill took the higher honor the following day with a hollow win on Prince Palatine in the St. Leger. The race for the Coronation Cup, ran at Yarmouth Thursday, resulted in a very poRidar victory for Braxted. The Stewards Cup winner had to put up 145 pounds, but staying the mile right well scored in a canter, though the verdict was only a half length. He was ridden by Winter, who has happily recovered from his Doncaster accident. Braxted had to concede 30 pounds to Nerestan. on whom odds were laid, but the latter never looked like beating Sir Thomas Dewars colt. The performance of Braxted was altogether a good one. The Duke of Devonshire has sustained a serious loss by the death of his most promising filly, Sylph-ide. It appears that whilst the horse was proceeding from Marlborough to Beckhampton, when returning from Derby, where she had run third to Polymela and Fruition in the Byrkley Maiden Plate, she came into collision with a motor-car, and had a leg broken. She was subsequently destroyed. II. Randall, the well-known jockey, will give up riding at the close of the present season, and start as a trainer. Mr. J. 15. Joel, for whom he frequently rode at one time, will be sending him some horses, and has asked him to purchase a few promising yearlings on his behalf. Mr. J. B. Joel has named his two-year-olds as follows: Colt by St. Frusquin Sciioolbook. "St. Beuve;" colt by Sundridge Pasquil. "Marforio," and colt by Sundridge Absurdity, "Absurd." Mr. George Edwardes has purchased from Mr. Richard Croker the two-year-old Benanet, by Amer-icus Blakestown, which won the Irish Breeders Produce Stakes at Phenlx Park, last July. With the passing of time the stable accounts of the most successful owners are swelling into goodly sums, and in the case of the leader, Lord Derby, the total marks the most successful year of his honorable connection, with the turf. With Swynford, Stcdfast and others in his formidable stable certain to add greatly to his stable earnings, it is quite probable that when the flat racing season of 1011 comes to a close Lord Derby will have scored one of the half dozen greatest aggregates on record to the credit of any winning owner for a single year. With two American owners. Messrs. James R. Kcene and H. P. Whitney, figurine in the list the owners whose horses have won 5,000 or more are the following: Wing Races Amount Owner. Horses. Won. Won. Lord Derby 30 21 50,210 J. B. Joel.. 15 27 137.5G0 C. E. Howard 4 ! 41,535 E. IIul ton S 10 3S.272 Mr. Fairie 5 S 37,727 T. Pilkington 1 2 30.S95 Major E. Loder 2 2 33,535 Lord Falmouth 5 11 S3.1C7 L. de Rothschild 14 10 32,500 Lord Durham 13 IS 30,127 J. A. de Rothschild 4 5 28,350 J, Buchanan 7 14 20.70S W. Brodrick Cloete 2 2 23,410 Sol Joel 11 10 24,250 A. James 4 S 23,500 Sir W. Cooke 1 13 22,!l0 Lord Howard de Walden ! 11 22.SS5 C. Hibbert 11 14 21,835 G. Edwardes Hi 25 21,225 J. R. Kcene i 7 21,055 T. Baring- 2 7 20,000 Lord Roscberv C. 11 20,085 J. F. Halliek 4 10 19,335 L. Neumann C 9 1S.545 P. Nellie 12 Hi 1S.050 II. P. Whitney 12 14 17,750 W. M. G. Singer 4 4 115,120 Sir R. Waldie Griffith .. 7 " 10 15,510 Swynford is still at the head of affairs among the i i i 1 i j j winning Iiorses and if he wins the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket next week, cannot be displaced from his proud position. However, it may be that the stable will elect to send Stedfast for that rich event instead of Swynford because under its conditions this groat colt has an allowance of nine pounds and is in grand form at present and quite capable of winning. At present the horses which have won 2,500 or more are: . Races Amount Horse and Pedigree. Won. Won. Swynford, br. c, 4, by John oGaunt Canterbury Pilgrim 4 4,070 Sunstar, br. c, 3, by Sundridge Doris. 3 71.400 Stedfast. ch. c, 3. by Chaucer lie Sure 0 37,070 Prince Palatine, 1. c, 3, by Persimmon Lady Lightfoot 2 3C,S95 Willonyx, br. c, 4, by William the Third Tribonyx .v 3 30,375 Cherimoya, b. f, 3, by Cherry Tree Svelte 1 24,750 White Star, br. c, 2, by Sundridge Doris 4 23,750 Atmah. b. f, 3, by Galleazzo Mrs. Kendal 1 23,000 Hornets Beauty, b. g, 3, by Tredennis Hornet 13 22,910 Bay filly. 2. by Spearmint Adula 1 21,785 King William, b. c, 3, by William the Third Glasalt 4 1G.4S5 Bannockburn, b. c, 3, by Forfarshire Rouge 6 16,085 Mushroom, b. or br. c, 3, by Common Quick 4 15,050 Phryxus, br. c, 3, by Persimmon Phroso 2 13.0S0 Belle Isle, ch. f, 2, by Isinglass Virginal 3 13,925 Lomond, b. c, 2, by Desmond Lowland Aggie 2 13.SS2 Knockfeerna, br. f, 3, by Desmond Adula 1 13,750 Sunder, ch. c, 4, by Sundridge Divorce Court 4 13,250 Bachelors Double, ch. h, 5, by Tredennis Lady Bawn 1 13.250 Leniberg, b. e, 4,. by Cyllene Galicla.. 2 13,200 Farman, b. c. 2, by Velocity Fascination ... 2 13.170 Marajax, b. c, 4, by Ajar Mary Sea-ton 1 12,850 Lady Americus, b. f, 2., by Americus Palotta : 2 12,837 Hall Cross, br. c, 2, by Desmond Altesse 2 12,040 The results of last weeks important racing at Doncaster naturally enough have caused alterations in the order of merit of the principal winning stallions for the current season. The victories of White Star iu the Champagne Stakes and the Absurdity colt in a minor event enable Sundridge to retain his premiership easily, with a commanding ndvantags over the second horse. John o Jaunt, and the latters prominent position now is threatened seriously bv the defunct Persimmon, for whom Prince Palatine captured the St. Leger so decisively upon the Town Moor. Persimmon has jumped up several places since last Monday, but even so he can claim little superiority over his close relatives, the prolific Desmond, with no fewer than eighteen winners of twenty-eight races, and William the Third. The heavily backed first favorite, Bill and Coo. credited the latter with tlic valuable Prince of Wales Nursery over the Sandall Mile on the concluding afternoon of the Doncaster Meeting. Cyllencs record was improved substantially by Lembergs triumph in the Doncaster Cup. and Hornets Beautys thirteenth success carries Tredennis well inside five figures. Others showing decided advance are Fariman, Chaucer. St. Frusquin, Santoi, and Fowlingpiece, but Eager, Americus, and Broomstick have dropped out of the table for the time being, owing to their winning values falling below the 5,000 qualification necessary for inclusion. The accounts of the sires whose progeny have won that sum or more now stand as follows: Sire, Foaled, Pedigree. Wins. Won. Suudridge 1S9S. by Amphiou Sierra, by Springfield 10 32,735 John o Gaunt 1901, by Isinglass La Flechc, by St. Simon 5 81,155 Persimmon 1S93, dead, by St. Simon Perdita II., by Hampton 13 77,347 Desmond 1890, by St. Simon L.Ab- besse de Jouarre, by Trappist 18 71,852 William the Third 1S9S, by St. Simon Gravity, by Wisdom 9 6S.370 Cyllene 1895, by Bouavista Arcadia, bv Isonomy . . 19 57,380 Tredennis 189S. by Kendal St. Marguerite, by Hermit 10 53,500 Fariman 1000, by Gallinule Belli- zona, by Necromancer 11 44,917 St. Frusquin 1S93, by St. Simon Isabel, by Plebeian 15 44,813 Chaucer 1900, by St. Simon Canterbury Pilgrim, by Tristan 5 43,520 Isinglass 1800, by Isonomy Deadlock, by Wenlock 13 41,473 Cherry Tree 1S91, by Hampton Cherry, by Sterling , 7 38,007 Forfarshire 1S07, by Royal Hampton St. Elizabeth, by St. Simon 7 32,915 Galeazzo 1S931. by Galopin Eira, by Kisber 5 2S.505 Fowling-piece ISO!, by Carbint Galinne, by Galopin 7 27,020 i Symington 1S93, by Ayrshire Sipho- nia, by St. Simon 14 20,377 Spearmint 1903, by Carbine Maid of the Mint, by Minting 2 2C.2S0 Eager 1S94, dead, by Enthusiast Greeba. by Melton 14 2G.2G5 With Wootton, C. Trigg and Maher firmly anchored in the three leading positions, the records of the most successful riders are now: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Unp. P.O. F. Wootton 55.: 142 107 95 219 25.22 C. Trigg 543 91 73 03 310 10.73 D. Maher 340 70 07 4S 149 22.35 F. Rickaby 350 57 4! 47 107 10.28 F Winter 270 49 3S 34 149 1S.14 W. Huxley 329 45 41 33 210 13.07 W. Saxby 173 39 30 24 SO 22.70 J. Clark 22! 3S 24 37 130 10.5S W. Higgs 211 37 2S 33 121 1C.S5 S. Donoghue 372 30 53 43 240 9.70 F. Templeman 200 33 2 29 17S 12.40 E. Piper 2S0 33 33 47 173 11.53 C. Riugstead 307 2S 35 42 202 9 12 F. Fox 324 27 37 29 241 8.0S R. Stokes 21S 20 22 25 145 11.92 J. II. Martin 224 20 31 39 12S 11.00
