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ENGLANDS WATERY MONTH OF AUGUST Elections Ability to Run in Heavy Going Gives Him the Rich Etor Handicap at York London Hug September 7 A prominent and disagreeable feature of our racing throughout the month of August was an incessant downpouring of rain and resultant heavy going There was nolot np It rained every day and it rained good and bard creating conditions without precedent At the important York meeting the going was such that the horses literally waded through the course instead of running over it Of course some horses especially gifted in the way of mud running ability protitted Tims at York the iniH rlmt Ebor Handi ¬ cap formerly the Great Kbor Handicap was won by Colonel Storeys Americanbred Election by Voter Ambrosine whereas if the going had been KiMid it is doubtful If he could have finished one of the first three threeOf Of ihe ten runners for tlm Kbor Handicap King William alone could claim any pretentious 1o class though they were a particularly welltrained lor Lord Derbys colt lias seldom looked better and he appeared as he cantered down to the post to be in thorough good heart Fort was evidently very fit though he sweated a trifle and the bandages that he wore were not too assuring St Abban was blinkered as also was the Northumberland Plate winner Mynora It was not a particularly ex hilarting race There was evidently little fear about Berrilldon staying the course though his previous running had certainly not suggested stamina for Herbert at once took him to the front and at one point he and St Abban were at least right lengths clear of the ultimate winner Elec ¬ tion which was always holding a nice handy posi ¬ tion tionMaher Maher naturally adopted waiting tactics with King William and in accordance with a prear ¬ ranged plan on reaching tho straight ho cut across to the sounder going of the stand side This how ¬ ever availed his mount nothing for he never really looked like justifying his position of favorite though he appeared to run his race out gamelv enough The pace began to tell on Herrilldon a tliiarter of a mile from the finish and St Abbau had already dropped out of the lighting line From this point there was never much doubt about Elections success though Mynora was running on with her accustomed doggcdness Bowman too under his light weight succeeded in finishing amongst the first three whilst Fort was probably going as well at the finish as at any portion of the race though probably he had been set rather too severe a task An unaccountably weak display was that of Martin ¬ gale II which settled down in the rear quite early on Probably she was unable to go the pace in the deep going whilst she is possibly still short of a fiw gallops gallopsThe The new rules arranged by representatives of all the premier clubs says the Australasian will cidiie into force after the next Melbourne Cup Already they have IMMU approved by two states and tiie rest will follow suit They have been subjected to criticism and no one seems to have taken any i lions objection to any of them They have been jirrlvod at by approved representatives of all the in mler Hubs and the drafting has been done by l iidlng lawyers These rules must be passed as liiiy Htaud and unquestionably the members of the V It will pass them In spite of baving made 11 profit of 70000 on the last yejir tho V R C H fH with a special expenditure of 185000 and to uiiMt fills the ominltlee have thought it ueces siry tit niHle a slight IIHTCIIM in charges to the I ulilif mill imMiilMf The liirniitMH aiv very Irlllug M Hit iiroiMMPil jirlciw lion members will lit able to Uin fVl lion In MM hind rue nt Kleming ii fur n trllle innrn limn they now pay lo we weUiril Uiril clMH nmt mi1 Ml WllMirllHIl mcetilijjH mcetilijjHTwentymid Twentymid U rr iigIibr iJ left Mtwmiirkut August 2S by S ecial train for Liverpool where they em ¬ barked o the steamship Seuvic for Australia They have bee purchased by Andrew Robertson and in ¬ cludes si h useful race h rses as Don Iteynaldo by St Frus niii out of Doui tta Sea Prince by Per sh mum ut of Sea Air iciuet by Cylleue out of Fr isiniin tta and Sarace by Teddah out of Ari ad le The lirst three nai ed were selected by Clar en e Hailey the equine rtist of Newmarket who iv v M vi tln tiie iiiirchnsei Snracen was bought air Hie July sales Among the others were the broodmares Lavello with foal by Chaucer Stream of Love with foal Oxelite with foal and Night ¬ fall Thev were as valuable and wellselected a lot of thoroughbreds as has ever been shipped from this country to Australia AustraliaThe The Bend Or line of Stockwell is going as well as ever in the Argentine and only the other day the stallion Old Man once again showed himself to be a worthy sou of his successful sire Orbit the Grau Pol I a de Potraueas value to the winner 24S7 being yon by Salina the property of La Petite Kcurie from a dozen others Salina is a threeyearold by Old Man out of Sardonix by Ga leazzo out ef Sardoine by Le Sancy Old Man him ¬ self is by Orbit son of Bend Or out of Moissou neuse by Dollar son of The Flying Dutchman DutchmanSeveral Several improvements are contemplated on the Itiith course liofore racegoers reassemble next May including a good wellmade road some thirtysix ftet wide whereby vehicles from the city conveying passengers will be able to drive right up to tho stand instead of for the most part having to set down on the Bristol road It is also intended to alter the starting posts in the mile and mile and a half contests so as to bring the scope of the races into nearer touch with the occupants of the stands standsThe The Astley Stakes at Lewes was founded thirty eight years ago in honor of that enthusiastic sports men Sir John Astley and for many years the rac was regarded as one of the principal twoyearold events of the season It gave rise in 1SSO to one of the most exciting races ever witnessed Mr J F Clark was the judge and he gave the race a dead heat between three Scobell Wandering Nun and Mazurka and another head from this trio Thore and Cumberland also deadheated for second place This year it was won by II P Whitneys promising two yearold Meeting House by Voter Noonday NoondayAt At the next February meeting under National Hunt Hides at Hurst Park there will be a foUryearoH hurdle race of the value of 2500 horses to carry Ifi4 pounds each with penalties for whining and Jit the February meeting in 1914 there will be decided a hurdle race for fiveyearolds of the value of J20 Botli events close in October next nextSir Sir Ernest Scliiff who has several horses in train ¬ ing at Foxhill has sustained a serious loss by th death of his useful twoyearold colt Mossvale by Velos Mossdale which dropped dead on Monday last lastArthur Arthur Flanagan who was formerly attached to Peacocks stable has returned from a three month visit to South Africa Though twentyfour years f age Flanagan can go to scale at ninetysix pounds poundsFor For the time being at least K Hultoii finds him self in the unaccustomed position of leader of UIH English turf This is due to the prowess of the re ¬ markable band of winning twoyearolds in his pos ¬ session as the result of excellent judgment and ran good fortune in buying yearlings last year If to their earnings Lomond should add the St Leger money next week it will l o hard to dislodge him from his present eminence However he is still closely bunched with Ixird Derby W Raphael an I T Pilkington and their close struggle for this years premiership is viewed with great interest A F Basset and Lord Durham are recent additions to the list of winners of 15000 or more and the list is now as follows followsWinning Winning Races Amount AmountOwner Owner Horses Won Won WonHis His Majesty the King 5 11 1S41 1S41K K Hulton 14 0007 0007Lord Lord Derby 14 22 OG075 OG075W W Raphael 4 r S5 S5T T Pinklngton 2 01487 01487Sol Sol Joel 12 49295 49295JBJoel JBJoel 0 15 r9OS5 r9OS5H H P Whitney 17 22 87800 87800L L de Rothschild 12 20 3i70 7 7Lord Lord Rosebery X S 5405 5405II II 15 Duryea 1 1 30 25 25Major Major K Loder t 5 275SO 275SOK K Mill S IS 25580 25580J J Buchanan i 14 20551 20551J J Nelke 0 14 257S5 257S5Sir Sir K Cassel lS 25S ° 0 0J J Prat 1 1 24750 24750C C B Ismay 4 1 24050 24050H H M Hartigan 12 IS 22940 22940J J L Dngdale 7 20555 20555Lord Lord Durham 5 17 19800 19800A A F Basset 4 7 19052 19052Sir Sir E Schiff 5 12 1S010 1S010L L Brassey 2 4 1775 1775F F D Pirie G 17095 17095D D McCalmont 2 15 16095 16095A A Belmont 1 2 15985 15985W W II Walker 4 4 15330 15330Since Since the last publication of statistics Lance Chest mid Cragaiiom have improved Iheir respective nc coimts of earnings but otherwise he best winners of the year Inivi remained slnlloimry Next week the Important events to be jleclded at Doucaster should bring about some liiipftrHiut changes In tlnjf meantime the hottfeff Vhlch Imve won 12500 of more and their earning are as follows Races Amount Horse Col Sex Age and Pedigree Won Won WonPrince Prince Palatine b c 4 by Persimmon Lady Lightfoot 2 SGI 025 025Tagalie Tagalie gr f 3 by Cyllene Tagalo 2 5GOOO 5GOOOStedfast Stedfast ch c 4 by Chaucer Be Sure 5 35527 35527Sweeper Sweeper II ch c 3 by Broomstick Ravello II 1 30ri2C 30ri2CPrue Prue eh f 2 by Cicero Prune 2 27400 27400Mirskat Mirskat J ir by St Frusquin Mnsa 1 24750 Sliogun 24750Sliogun cjK c 2 by Santoi Kendal 24487Lance Belle 5 24487 Lance Chest b g 3 by Spearmint Chestnut Sunday 1 22020 Craganour 22020Craganour b c 2 by Desmond Ven ¬ eration II IS 725 725Polkerris Polkerris b or br f 3 by Polymelus Knobkerri 1 1G500 1G500Bachelors Bachelors Hope ch c 4 by Tredennis Lady Bawn 2 10030 Tracery 10030Tracery br c 3 by Rock Sand To Piary 2 15935 15200Jackdaw Cylgad 15935Cylgad b c 3 by Cyllene Caddy 2 15200 Jackdaw 14790Catmint b c 4 by Thrush Sakuntala 4 14790 Catmint b c 3 by Spearmint Red RedLily Lily 2 14120 Chili 14120Chili 135GOMaiden II ch c 4 by Ayrshire Chelys 3 135GO Maiden Ericgh br c 3 by Polyme ¬ lus Plum Tart 3 13 450 Long 450Long Set b h 5 by Rabelais Balle Ierduo 3 13185 Day 13185Day Comet ch c 2 by St Frusquin Catgut 2 13 000 000Donnithorne Donnithorne br c 3 by Chaucer Hettie Sorrel t 12850 Hector 12850Hector ch c 3 by St Amant Hecuba 2 12675 Roseworthy 12675Roseworthy b or br c 2 by William the Third Electric Rose 2 12637 12637It It could fairly have been anticipated that during the period of F Woottons suspension Maher would have improved his position in the list of winning jockeys to a greater extent than he has done and though as was generally anticipated he will claim the lead when his rival reappears in the saddle next week he will not have many points in hand His present advantage stands at three with a winning total of SO which may not take much wiping out but as the younger jockey goes to scale at a con ¬ siderably heavier weight than formerly his mounts cannot be so frequent and the contest between the pair for the rest of the season will provide an inter ¬ esting feature of current racing Not so very long ago several riders were challenging each other for third place in tho record Trigg then appearing to possess the best chance of eventually holding it but h has none now and Whalley who claims close on seventy wins can scarcely fail to be there at the close No exceptional progress has been made by any particular jockey lately but Clark seems tolera bly well established as fourth at 51 and he is fol ¬ lowed by Foy Wheatley ami Trigg in the order named The riding record is now nowJockey Jockey Mts 1st 2d 3d Unp PO 7 SO 55 40 122 2595 Wool ton F 77 51 30 113 2S41 Whallev A 5 51 2JO 1703 Clark J 9 30 172 1808 1808Koy Koy T KM 47 s 37 202 1450 1450Wheatley Wheat Wheatley lev K 320 45 45 34 202 1380 Trigg 1380Trigg C 440 45 45 5 270 1008 Plicr E Uobbins II 30 192 1284 Atari In J II 2 142 ir o Saxby W 172 151 24 81 1802 Doiioglme S 200 29 20 174 1115 Higgs W 224 28 19 20 151 l no Huxlev V 225 27 IS 23 157 1200 frlggs Waller 7 24 29 134 1201 Ulekaly F 10 30 27 155 1005 The feature of todays table of the leading win ¬ ning stallion for the current season is the reap ¬ pearance of Gallinule Winstanlcy Brancepeth and Sherlioro have won more or less valuable races re ¬ cently and the defunct son of Isonomy now occupies a position he is not likely to lose for the remainder of the year Craganours victory at York enables Desmond to take third place aoove Persimmon and Chaucer and only just liohinil St Frusquiu all sons of St Simon but of course Cyllene is still securely fixed at the head of the poll How long lie will stay there remains to be seen The result of the St Leger will play a big part in the ruling of these statistics Other representatives of the Galopiu strain in William the Third St Amant and Soli man have advanced but apart from Tredennis the remainder of those borses whose records are given below have not made any improvement Dunholm bids fair to credit Tredennis with nearly as many races as another son of the same sire Hornets Beauty won last season The standing of the lead ¬ ing stallions is now the following followingSire Sire Foaled Pedigree Winrs Races Won Cyllene 1895 by Bona Vista Arcadia by Isonomy 7 13 93335 93335St St Frusmiin 1893 by St Simon Isabel by Plebian 13 1SJ 67716 67716Desmond Desmond 1S96 by St Simon LAbbesse de Jouarre by Trap Trappist pist 20 30 07480 07480Persimmon Persimmon 1S93 dead by St StSimon Simon Perdlta II by Hampton 3 4 CCS40 Chaucer 1900 by St Simon Canterbury Pilgrim by Tristan 7 15 60052 Spearmint 1903 by Carbine Maid of the Mint by Minting 4 7 43030 i Sire Foaled Pedigree Winrs Races RacesBroomstick Broomstick 1901 by Ben Brush Elf by Galliard 5 5 5William William the Third 1S9S by St StSimon 17iRock Simon Gravity by Wisdom 13 17i Rock Sand 1900 by Sainfoin Roquebrune by St Simon 4 7 7Gallinule Gallinule 1884 dead by Isouo my Moorhen by Hermit 12 1C 1CSt St Amant 1901 by St Frusquin Lady Loverule by Muncasterll 20 Polymelus 1902 by Cyllene Maid Marian by Hampton 5 S SSantoi Santoi 1897 by Queens Birth ¬ MerryHampton day Merry Wife by Merry Hampton 7 15 15Cicero Cicero 1902 by Cyllene Gas Gasby by Ayrshire C i Thrush 1902 by Missel Thrush Chemistry by Charlbert S 18 18Tredennis Tredennis 1SOS by Kendal St StMarguerite Marguerite by Hermit 7 IS ISEager Eager 1894 dead by Enthusiast Greeba by Mellon 14 18 18Sollman Sollman 1892 dead by St StSimon Simon AllbeCh by Hermit 1 10 21 Florizel II 1S91 dead by St StSimon Simon Pordlta II by Hampton 9 17 Erin Alor 1901 by Desraondf Weepimr Ash by Ashplant 1 10 15
