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SIR MARTIN IN GOOD FORM The City and Suburban Handicap is to lie run at Fiisoni next week and in such antepost betting at has taken place the brilliant Americanbred liorsa Sir Martin has figured as first choice He is handi oiplied at 14 pounds while Hornets Beauty is top weight at 124 He is regarded with some favor for the blg race by Vigilant of the London Sports ¬ man who recently published the following com ¬ ments n him in that connection Mr jj Winans ha two from which to select in Sir Martin and The Spy the one a distinctly tin iuekv horse and the other 1 fear too uncertain to trust as his performances so far have been disnp ionting s regards Sir Martin ills bad times com rionced in the Derby when in approaching Tatten liiiiii Corner In was knocked Hying and dissolved iiirtnership with his jockey He was going so well it the time that but for the contretemps his num ¬ ber might have gone up in the frame Instead of that f Minorti but that of course is mere surmise He was set an iniM ssible task in the Royal Hunt CUP won liy Hark Ronald who on the contrary vis pitchforked Into the handicap but in the minium made short work of Priscilliau The Towel iiid Hallaton in the Challenge Stakes was third to riiristmas Daisy and Mnstaplia in the Cambridge ¬ shire a l two 1IYS lat r acquitted himself of a smirt performance in winning the Durham Handicap cross ti I1lt As a fouryearold he ran twice imlv and made a highly favorable impression on all i paw him romp away from Bachelors Double 1 oaviers Muftapha MIrador Dean Swift Homba mi others in the Coronation Cup at Epsom form Ilie merit of which was considerably enhanced shortlv afterwards at Ascot when the firstnamed rin clean away from his opponents for the Royal linnt Clip U himself ran for the Gold Cup aiid much to the chagrin of all concerned cut up in irlorlously but there may have been valid reason for li fiilure as immediately afterwards he was found ti Iio sufTering from some form of blood poisoning which kept lllm lu retirement for the remainder of l was In fact not until the Royal meeting rime round again that he reappeared under silli Yiiil be could hardly have been himself when Th iforr gave Mm a hollow beating in a singlehanded Unit for the Rons Memorial Stakes Meanwhile leg weakness had sujicrvened and Joseph Camion had some trouble with him before he came out again in Koveiuber at Liverpool to run third at 130 iHnmUi Protestant Boy 104 oiinds and Lonawand 120 Vniinds for the Grosvenor Cup After that he was nmiic d each for the Markeaton Welter Handicaii lit Derbv and the November Handicap at Manches ¬ ter though be ran well lu both races According to all accounts he has been doing well recently aud as he is now more leniently treated than heretofore seems possessed of a fair chance It is in his favor somewhat that he has previously run well over the Epsom course but he is an acceptor also for the Kempton Jubilee and what may be his owners intentions I am unable at present to say Suffice it for the moment to suggest that he should figure prominently in which ever race be chosen for him
