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CANTILEVER WINS THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE. g, Cantilever confirmed the high merit of his achievement when lie defeated Tracery in the Jockey Club Stakes by winning the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket last Wednesday. The uncanny ill fori lino of favorites in great English races this y.ir was consistently maintained here. Cantilever going to the post at 33 to 1. He was originally Handicapped at 10ft imhiiiiIs, but gained a ten ixiund ptnaltv when he defeated Tracery and so won the Cambridgeshire witli 110 pounds on his back. The Ihice vear-old gelding Cheerful, carrying 93 ouuds. finished second in the Cambridgeshire and tlie Xanlol Helen Blair four-year-old, Santalr. 105 lounds, ran third. Cheerful is American-bred, being bv Plaudit French, but was foaled in England, his dam being taken to .that country carrying him in utero. French is now-the property of-R. J: Lacev and has a now yearling by - Sombrero. Although Cheerful had been well backed .In the ante-post books he also started at 33 to 1 and Santalr was i at -100 to 1 post odds, so it was an all around slaughter of the betting choices. Tlie unplaced horses were Fairy King, Maiden Erlegh, Lorenzo, Equanimity, Florist. Jameson. Light Brigade, Mer-ciitlo. Moscato. Oselle. Driuinore, Blue Stone, Bon-i bon Rose, Bugler and Wisemac.
