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AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLISH HANDICAPS. Token thai the Fngli-h Hit racing SeaaM d 1913 is not far away, tbe weights for tbe ureal spring and early summer handicaps were published Janu ary 30. American interest naturally centers in the imposts allotted American in •• ! horses. The Ii i — t of tin- races to be run is the Queens Priae of ,000. at a mile and a half, which will be decided al Kempton Park. March 21. the opening day of the season. live American nreil horses ale in this. they being Columbus, HI pounds. Dalmatian. 188, Monotone, 98, Toiler, ! 7 and Dake of Sparta. 88, bin Mr. Belmonts Monotone. 4. by Rock Sand Lady Margaret, is the onlj one in American owner ship. lie ran Adam Bede to a half length in the Dake of York Stakes last year and has a Chance. Cigar, al 120 pounds, is the topweight. The ,500 Bat thy any Plate at live eighths of ■ mile will be run at Lincoln March 31 and has only on. American, ibis being Lord St. Davids speedy Cesarlon colt Forward, at ss pound* Great Surprise at 130 pounds ami Hornets Beauty, 133, are the topweights. The ,oOO Lincolnshire Handicap at a mile is set tor April 1. and has only Castleton, 114 pounds, and Mr. Peeper, 88, to represent our breeding. Last veins winner. Long Set. is first in the weights at 131 pounds. Last year he carried 114. P. Nelkea Stun- Again, 110 pound*", and .1. B. Ilau gins lilly final Shot. 101. are in the Welbeck Plate, April 2. for three-year-olds al seven-eighths of a mile. The Liverpool Soring Cup of ,000 at a mile and three-eighths will be run April :;. I.. Wiuans" Dalmatian, i 2 poaada, and A. Belmonts Monotone, 88, are the only American hois, s entered. The Nottingham Spring Handicap of s2.."no at a mile and a quarter, and to be run April 7. lias Hampton Court. 120. Toiler, los. Duke of Sparta, 108, Golden Roeht 88 and The Spy. 83. I lampion Court and Golden Bock are American owned, the former belonging lo II. La Montague and Hie latter to A. Belmont. Antr.ivida and Muslapha at 131 pounds eaeli bad off lieie. The Nenbury Cup of Si;.2."iii al a mile straight isVlowa for decHiou April 12, with L"iig Set under 132 pounds at the top. Castleton has us pounds and may be hard to beat. Outiain. .7 pounds and llannonicon. !».".. are the oilier American horses engaged, llarmoiii.on being tbe lirsi of II P. Whitneys to appear In the ham!: caps. At 08 pounds he is also in the ,000 Dove-rldge Handicap of a mile at Derby April is. along with his stablemate. Cabaret, S4 pounds. Mr. Peeper is also in Ihis race at 84 pounds and Hornets Beauty with 12U is high weight. For the .real Metropolitan Handicap of ,000, at two miles and a quarter, a! Epeom. April --. the Americans weighted are Columbus Dii pounds Toiler 102, Golden Rock 88, and Pearidtvei 84. ; ne ind I : • les ;ire jeint high •.vights at 1-ponada i each. The Creat Surrey Handicap of *:!... on. al five eighths of a mile, is lo be run the same day. Croat Surprise has been given 14:; | nds and Hornets Beauty 140. American breds are Runny mode 126. HarmoniCOU 110, Cherokee Rose im. and Forward 81. The famous City and Suburban Hn. dicap of 0,000, al a mile and a quarter, will be run the nexl day and here the name of unlucky Sir Martin crops up. He leads the American horses with 122 pounds, the top weight being Long Set at 130. Adam Bade has lis pounds, Dalmatian 101. Outram 88. and Cabaret S4. The richest of all I.n-lish handicaps, tin- Keniplon Park Great Jubilee f •Mo.Otsi. al a mile and a quarter, is set for May 10. Long Set has been given 130 pounds and Whisk Broom 128, the nexl to these two Cracks being Spanish Prince 12::. American bones other than Wilis!; Broom and their weights are sir Martin 121 pounds. Adam Hide 119, Castleton 113, Dalmatian 1 101. Outram 07. and Monotone 00. In tin- Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. which is to be r m April 4. last years winner. Jerry M.. was given 17s pounds. three more • than he i hen larried. but was declared out. HloodMoin is neal to him at 101 and the • American candidate, Highbridge. lias been 1 weighted as favorably as could reasonably hav been expected at l" 4 pounds. His second to Glen 1 Heston last we-k with much more weight up s.enis ■ lo indicate that he is in good form and il may be that he has a chance lo win the big Liverpool event. Another big steeplechase which comes off before tin-Grand National, tin- SHi.ihhi Lancashire Steeplechase at Manchester, March 24. has three American-bred 1 candidates nominated by Mrs. 1. A. Clark, who races some lumpers in England under the name of "Mr. Stokes," they being Banff. 180, Savannah, 140 and McKittridge, 134.
