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NOTES OF RECENT ENGLISH RACING At the Newbury Spring meeting last Saturday the Nowliniy Spring Cup of 0250 at a mile for three yearolds and over was won by P Broomes three yearold chestiiit colt Aldegond by Eager St Alde gonde carrying ninetytwo pounds and a 0 to 1 outsider Ixml Durhams six yearold black gelding Bromcepelh was second and F C Sterns fouryear old black or brown colt Mordred third thirdI thirdord I ord Derby celebrated his birthday by winning theKnowsley Plate at Liverpool with Light Brigade which has made up into a particularly handsome threoyearold threoyearoldBerrilldon Berrilldon has incurred a ten pounds penalty for the Cltv and Suburban which raises his weight to 110 pounds Junior will meet his conqueror at Lincoln on ten jKiunds better terms Iu the Epsom race raceTrianon Trianon III the French horse did not exactly fall in the Grand National but W OConnor caught one of his feet in the fence and was pulled out of the saddle saddleFred Fred Webb who has just returned to Newmarket after spending several years us trainer at Alag in Hungary Where he met witli considerable success intends setting up again as a public trainer at head ¬ quarters He it was who prepared Merman which won the Cesarewitch in lt97 among many other winners winnersBlowpipe Blowpipe which was iu front for the first circuit of the Grand National Steeplechase course was jumping splendidly until he took off too soon at the water turning and lying on his jockey The latter was soon up and not In the least hurt Remember ing that his owner had several fancy bet as to the horse getting the course Smith hurriedly caught Ids mount and regained the saddle Blowpipe subse ¬ quently negotiated the two fences in the country but fell twice afterwards and wound up by slip plug into the open1 ditch
