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LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP WAGERING. c.iiitrary 10 English cusl aate-noal betting over lie- Lincolnshire Handicap ami Liven 1 •! nd National Steeplechase did not begin this year a- - as th.- acceptances i f weights were published. Fully ten .lav- passed before books were announced. Then it was imt long until quite a lively Lincoln shire market "a- established and several horses were n mmndly backed with J. D. JoeTa rasl horse Spanish Prince the popular favorite. The latest utiotal - name last years Cambridgeablr ! winner Long S on eipial terms with him. Cut there i- h.iil.t that ao tar as the general public i- concerned Spanish Prince is the real lav. rite. The latest ipiotatiotis received were: Odds. Porae. Ada. Wt. ■1 |.. 1 againsl Spanish Prim. .1 l-l :i to 1 agakail Long Ret •"• IN .. 100 to 9 against klercutio "• ■-• bKi I-. 7 againsl Hornet** Beauty * 132 1111 1. 1. againsl Btoo Boj 4 il" ion to 8 againsl Sobrieski 1 M 100 to « against Mooeato 5 10S jo in 1 auainsi Mary tin- Bscoad 1 -," M i" 1 againsl Bachelors Task 4 •. - •jn to 1 against Mj Collar •"• Ita ii in 1 agalnat Short crass 4 !»*.» Some other boraaa have had ieawttory backing i.ut the foregoing have all heea nmartly s,i,,|„ ,, t.- i .-ml are Cpec|e,| In go |n I,e p,,s| if all J."CS Will With iiniii 111 training. Speciilatinii on the Grand National has been limited but it has heea naVteal to deveiop a hoi favor- ile in Rathnally. 102 pounds. Which at last quota tioaa was at 0 to 1 with a good prospect of going to a shorter price. For some reason there seems to be an impression that the big race is a good thing for Kathnally this year and the only other eandl dales ihat have been backed with any spirit are lie topweight Jerry M.. 175 pounds, and Rory V Moore. 158 pounds, both of which were last quoted at 100 to 11 against. An outsider, Axle Pin. 142 pound-, has had some backing at 20 to 1. Bpsom Derby betting has s.. far been limited t" Lomond and White star, each havini; an occasional quotation. However, no great amount of Derby beiiing is to I,,- xpected until the Two Thousand Suineaa has been decided.
