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FEATURES OF FIZ YAMAS CESAREWITCH. Taken all round, the competitors Iwre a well-trained appearance. Particularly was this the case with Fantasio, Night Hawk and Wagstaff, which all showed the care which had been taken with them. Another well liked was Warlingham, last years winner; but Grave Greek was considered by some good judges to be looking light. Klvoli was noticed to be sweating freely, but this is something of a habit with him and ho was lit enough. It was a quarter of an hour after the advertised time that the lot were despatched. . Candytuft made a good pace to begin with, and led from Grave Greek, Wag-stair and Fiz Yama, with Night Hawk, RIyoll and Winthorpe in their heels. This order was kept for nearly a mile and a half, where Night Hawk had had enough and lost his place. Candytuft, too, gave way hereabouts, and was passed by both FIz Yama and Grave Greek, loth of which were traveling smoothly, while just behind the pair were Wag-staff and Rlvoll, with Lavalno also going well, working his way through. From the moment that Candytuft resigned the lead, however, it became apparent that the two leaders would take a lot of catching, and a thrilling finish between the pair ensued. From below the distance they ran stride for stride, but Grave Greek could go no faster than his rival and suffered defeat by a head. Lavaine tilled third position, while Wagstaff was placed fourth by the judge. The first and second ran close together, and there were some who thought an objection might follow, but we were spared this, and so the race passed into the records. London Sporting Life. Although Fiz Yama started at the long odds of 50 to 1 for the Cesarewitch, he had on various occasions been backed at much shorter prices. Before his head defeat by Dalys at Windsor he was hacked at 1,000 to 40, and a day or two before he ran fourth to Balscadden and Grave Greek for the Newbury Cup as little as 20 to 1 was taken and offered. Again, prior to Nottingham, where he finished only ninth to Grave Greek, he had backers for small sums at 33 to 1, so that he was not exactly a "skinner" for holders of future event books, while yesterday there were a number of small Investments of "fives," "threes," and single sovereigns for him, together with occasional "tenners." On the whole though, the books must have won as largely over the success of the son of San-toi as they would have lost had Grave Greek managed to get his head in front. While the events which led up to the decision of the Cesarewitch were not of the extraordinary character associated with the St. Leger, yesterdays race was not altogether free froni sensation, as a horse whose chance was so little considered that he was on offer at 50 to 1 gained the verdict by a head after a tremendous struggle with another which started at 100 to S, while third place went to one on the 100 to ! mark. Fiz Yama appeared to be held safe by Grave Greek, for the pair met on exactly similar terms both at Newbury and Nottingham. At the Berkshire meeting Mr. Morrisons horse finished second to Bascadden, with Fiz Yama fourth, and at Nottingham the last-named only finished ninth to Grave Greek over the two-mile course; The first mile and a quarter of the Cesarewitch takes place out of sight, and when the field rounded the bend Grave Greek was in front and held command to the Bushes, about a quarter of a mile from the finish, where he was challenged by Fiz Yama. which got the best of the fighting by a narrow margin, L. do Rothschilds Lavaine being third and the favorite, Wagstaff, fourth. The win- her is trained by Major Morris at Astou. and since scoring at Kemptoh Park in May. he had showp very useful form over long distances. In the Ascot Stakes, by the way, Fiz Yama gave Grave Greek six pounds and finished in front of him, so that yesterdays running saw that form reproduced. It escaped notice in the turmoil of Cesarewitch day that Fiz Yama is the second of Santois progeny to carry off the big handicap. Santol was himself a great stayer, and most of his offspring "follow in fathers footsteps." Yentoi was Ills first Cesarewitch winner and one over which his owner. Lady Ie Bathe, pocketed 00,000. Santoi has the largest number of winners of any sire this season, and if Shogun could only have managed to win the Derby, which his people still believe he was robbed uf by downright bad luck, the Ballyklsteen sultan would now figure very high up in the list of winning siallious. London Sportsman.
