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TINGLING GEOBDIE AND HALL CBOSS Several Two Thousand Guineas and Epsom Derby candidates made their first appearance in racing as threivyearolds at the Jfewbnry Spring meeting April 11 and 12 three of which T Buchanans Jingling Goordie Duko of Portlands Serenader and C Bower Ismays Hall Cross ran in quite satisfac ¬ tory fashion Tingling Geordie carried 127 pounds and won the 5000 Greenbam Stakes at a mile by a neck from Sereuadcr 10 pounds with S Joels Maiden Erlegh a neck liehind Jingling Geordie was tho favorite at 11 to 10 and since that race has further distinguished himself by winning the Craven Stakes at Newmarket last week with Ap prentice second Hector third and the 5 to 4 favor ¬ ite Lord Roscberys Ciodius unplaced Last year much was expected of Jingling Geordie which he failed to meet but he seems to have gone on in the right way and may make amends as a threeyearold for the disappointments he gave his owner as a two yearold In heating Serenader he vanquished a proved goo l one Of his appearance and race Lon ¬ don Sporting Life said saidJingling Jingling Geordie was quite the swell of the party in the paddock before the Greenham Stakes Bright In his coat with plenty of muscle alKmt his quarters it was plain to see that he had of late pleased his trainer He may not have grown a deal since last year bnt has furnished excellently In action his length of stride is quite remarkable hut those who had laid slight odds cm him took exception to the way he dropped his ears in the preliminary canter From below the distance in the race itself Jingling Geordie promised a many lengths victory but Wootton was content to take matters verv easily though in the dip Maiden Erlegh and Sere nader became so threatening that he had to slacken rein and shake the son of Sautry up for all he was wprth to gain a neck victory victoryIt It Is worth iiotinc that Minoru won the Greenham Stakes for King Edward and then much greater jrlory by subsequently taking the Epsom Derby There will not be lacking those who will draw a parallel and back Jingling Geordie to follow Minor us precedent precedentHall Hall Cross on tho same day won the Berkshire ThreeYearOId Handicap at seveneighths of a mile He carried 120 pounds and won in a canter by fonr lengths with Cuthbert 119 pounds second Sand wort 117 pounds third and ten more threeyearolds unplaced Hall Cross was one of the recognized best twoyearolds of last year and winner of several valuable stake races Before winning his race at Newhury he had already made his appearance in the antepost Derby betting quotations and it is more than probable that he and Jingling Geordie have by this time been soundly backed to win the worldfamous Epsom race In this connection the latest Derby betting that is to say up to April 11 was 3 to 1 against Lomond by Desmond Lowland LowlandAggie Aggie Aggieu u to 1 against White Star by Sundridge Doris 100 to i against Hall Cross by Desmond Altcsse 100 to 7 against Coriander by Spearmint Admira ¬ tion 100 to 7 against Cylgad by Cyllene Gadfly 100 to 8 against Jingling Geordie by Santry Mc ranguc 5 to 1 against Kempion by Broomstick Flocar liue 5 to 1 against Bexhill by Troutbeck Eagcress
