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IMPORTANT ENGLISH STAKE DATES. Last year Hat racing in England began at Kemp-ton Park, March 24, but this year the lead-off will be at Lincoln, Monday, March 23. From that date until the conclusion of the season at Manchester, November 28, the principal events of the English turf will be decided on tlie following dates: Batthyany Plate, Lincoln, 5-S mile March 23 Brocklesby Stakes. Lincoln, 5-S mile March 24 Lincolnshire Handicap. Lincoln, 1 mile. .. .March 25 Liverpool Spring Cup. Liverpool, 1 3-S milesMarch 20 Union Jack Stakes. Liveriool. 1 mile March 20 Molyneux Stakes, Liverpool, 5-S mile March 20 Grand National Steeplechase, Liverpool. 4 miles and S50 yards March 27 BIckerstaffe Stakes, Liverpool, 1 mile March 2. Queens Prize, Kempton Park. 1 1-2 miles. .April 13 Column Produce Stakes, Newmarket, 1 mile. April 15 Babraham Plate. Newmarket, 1 1-2 miles.. April 15 Craven Stakes. Newmarket, .1 mile April 10 Great Metropolitan Handicap, Epsom, 2 1-4 miles April 21 Great Surrey Handicap. Epsom, 5-S mile April 21 Citv and Suburban Handicap, Epsom, 1 1-4 miles April 22 Ilvde Park Plate. Epsom. ;-S mile April 22 First Spring, Two-Year-Old Stakes, Newmar- ket. 5-S mile April 2S Two Thousand Guineas, Newmarket, 1 mile.. April 29 One Thousand Guineas, Newmarket, 1 mile.. May 1 Chester Vase, Chester, 2 miles May 5 Chester Cup. Chester. 2 1-4 miles ......May . Great Jubilee Handicap, Kempton Park, 1 1-4 miles ....... .....May 9 Newmarket Handicap. Newmarket. 1 1-4 miles : May 12 Newmarket Stakes. Newmarket. 1 1-4 miles. .May 13 Bedford Stakes. Newmarket. 5-S mile i.May 14 Payne Stakes. Newmarket, 1 1-4 miles i.May 14 Marlborough Stakes, Gatwick. 1 mile. .... .May J. Great Northern Handicap. York, 1 1-2 miles. Slay 19 IWoodcote Stakes, Lpsom, 5-S mile May 20 The Derby. Epsom, 1 1-2 miles May 27 Royal, Stakes, Epsom. 4 mile May .iS Coronation Cup. Epsom, 1 1-2 miles May 28 M Great Surrey Foal Stakes, Epsom, 5-S mile. May 2S 1 The Oaks, Epsom, 1 1-2 miles Mav 29 Acorn Stakes. Epsom; 5-S mile ...May 29 Manchester Cup, Manchester, 1 1-2 miles ..June 5 Coventry Stakes, Ascot, 5-S mile and 130 yards June 10 Ascot Stakes, Ascot. 2 miles June 10 The Gold Vase, Ascot, 2 miles June 10 Prince of Wales Stakes, Ascot, 1 5-S miles., June 10 Royal Hunt Cup, Ascot, 7-S mile and 100 yards June 17 Ascot Derby, Ascot, 1 1-2 miles June 17 Coronation Stakes, Ascot, 1 mile June 17 Aseot Gold Cup, Ascot, 2 1-2 miles June IS. St. James Palace Stakes, Ascot, 1 mile . ...JunA New Stakes, Ascot. 5-S mile and 130 vardsJui. IU Windsor Castle Stakes, Ascot, 5-S mile and 130 yards June 19 Alexandra Plate, Ascot, 2 3-4 miles and 85 yards June 19 Hardwicke Stakes, Ascot, 1 1-2 miles Inne 19 Wokingham Stakes, Ascot, 3-4 mile ......June 19 Northumberland Stakes, New Castle, 2 miles June 24 July Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile and 112 yards June 30 Stud Produce Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S nille.luly 1 Exeter Stakes. Newmarket, 3-4 mile .....Inly 2 Princess or Wales Stakes, Newmarket, 1 1-2 miles July 2 Fulbourne Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile and 142 yards ..July ! Dullingham Plate, Newmarket, 1 1-2 miles and 25 yards Julv 14 July Handicap, Newmarket. 3-4 mile Julv 15 Chesterfield Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile.. July 10 Mid-summer Stakes, Newmarket, 1 mile Julv 10 Eclipse Stakes. Sandown Park. 1 1-4 miles. .Jul v 17 National Breeders Produce Stakes, Sandown Park, 5-8 mile Jnlv IS St. George Stakes, Liverpool, 1 3S miles.. Julv 22 Great Lancashire Breeders Stakes, Liverpool 5-S mile July 22 Mersey Stakes, Liveriool, 5 1-2 furlongs. .. .Julv 23 Liverpool Summer Cup, Liverpool, 1 3-S milesJulV 24 Stewards Cup, Goodwood, 3-4 mile July 28 Goodwood Plate, Goodwood, 2 miles lulv 2! Lavant Stakes. Goodwood, 5-S mile July 2! King George Stakes. Goodwood, 3-4 mile Julv 29 Goodwood Cup, Goodwood. 2 1-2 miles lulv 30 Drayton Handicap, Goodwood, 7-S mile July 30 Chesterfield Cup, Goodwood. 1 1-4 miles ..July 31 . Nassau Stakes. Goodwood, 1 1-2 miles July 31 Molecomb Stakes, Goodwood, 3-4 mile July 31 Brighton Cup. Brighton. 1 1-4 miles Aug. 5 Lewes Handicap. Lewes. 1 l-j miles Aug. S International Breeders Stakes. Kempton ParkAug. 12 St. James Stakes. Kempton Park. 1 1-4 mlles.Aug. 13 Great Northern Leger. Stockton. 1 5-8 mlles.Aug. 1! Hardwicke Stakes, Stockton, 5-8 mile Aug. 1! Hurst Park Lennox Plate, Hurst Park, 1 1-4 miles Aug. 22 Prince of Wales Plate, York. 5-S mile Ang. 25 Ebor Handicap. York, 1 3-4 miles Aug. 20 Great Yorkshire Stakes. York, 1 3-4 miles.. Aug. 27 Gimerack Stakes. York. 3-1 mile Aug. 27 Champion Breeders Foal Stakes, Derby. 5-S mile Sept. 2 Peveril of the Peak Plate. Derby. 1 mile Sept. -t Prince Edward Handicap, Manchester, 2 miles Sept. 5 Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, 5-S mile and 132 yards Sept. S Great Yorkshire Handicap, Doncaster. 1 3-4 miles and 132 yards Sept. S St. Leger. Doncaster, 1 3-4 miles and 132 yards Sept. 9 Tattersoll Sale Stakes, Doncaster. 7-S mile. .Sept. 9 Portland Plate, Doncaster. 5-S mile and 152 yards Sept. 10 Rous Plate, Doncaster, 3-4 milt Sept. 10 Doncaster Cup. Doncaster, about 2 miles Sept. 11 Park Hill Stakes. Doncaster, 1 3-1 miles ..Sept. 11 Doncaster Stakes. Doncaster. 11-2 miles Sept. 11 Great Foal Stakes. Newmarket, 1 1-4 miles. Sept. 29 Great Eastern Railway Handicap, Newmarket. 3-4 mile Sept. 30 Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile Sept. 3. Jockey Club Stakes. Newmarket, 1 3-4 miles. Oct. 1 Newmarket October Handicap, Newmarket, 1 1-2 miles Oct. 2 Rous Memorial Stakes, Newmarket. 5-S mile. Oct. 2 Imperial Produce Stakes, Kempton Park, 3-4 mile Oct. 9 Duke of York Stakes, Kempton Park, 1 1-4 miles Oct. 10 Kempton Park Nursery, Kempton Park, 5-S mile Oct. 10 Clearwell Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile and 140 yards Oct. 13 Champion Stakes. Newmarket, 1 1-4 miles ..Oct. 13 Cesarewitcii s Handicap, Newmarket, 2 1-4 miles Oct. 14 Cheveley Park Stakes. Newmarket Oct. 14 Prendergast Stakes, Newmarket, 5-S mile and 140 yards Oct. 15 Middle Park Plate. Newmarket. 3-4 mile OcLjT. Great Sapling Plate, Sandown Park 5-8 mileOclW 2 Sandown Foal Stakes, Sandown. 1 1-4 milesOct. 2 Criterion Stakes.. Newmarket, 3-4 mile ....Oct. 27 Cambridgeshire Handicap, Newmarket, 1 1-S miles Oct. 2S Jockey Club Cup, Newmarket. 2 1-4 miles and 35 yards Oct. 29 Dewliurst Plate, Newmarket, 7-8 mile ....Oct. 29 Houghton Stakes, Newmarket. 1 mile Oct. .".o Queensberry Handicap, Newmarket. 5-S miloOct. 30 Great. Tom" Plate, Lincoln, 7-S mile Nov. Lincoln Autumn Handicap, Lincoln, 1 1-2 miles Nov. 10 Liverpool Autumn Cup, Liverpool, 1 3-S milesNov. 13 Chesterfield Nursery. Derby. 7-S mile Nov. is Derby Cup, Derby. 1 3-4 miles Nov. 20 Manchester November Handicap, Manchester, 1 1-2 miles .Nov. 28
