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BIG MONEY FOR THE JUMPING HORSES. In the two davs of the National Hunt meeting at Cheltenham, England, March 11 and 12, nearly 0,000 in added money was distributed among the winners. Of he last day of the meeting, London Sportsman of March 13, said; "A program which included four races, each ot the value of 1,000 sovereigns, on oue day, reads more like Ascot than a meeting under National Hunt Rules, but such were among the prizes at Cheltenham yesterday. One of these foiir-ligure items was the National Hunt Handicap .Steeplechase, for which the top weights. Ballyhaeklc and Lut-teur III., declined their liabilities, though they will in all probability be found in opposition at New-burv next week. Whitaker ran two of his Grand National horses, heat Cross and Ilugoniart. but the race appeared so open that 7 to 1 was offered on the field, with Great Cross at the head of the quotations. He was among the leaders for two and a half miles, and then the weight told: he jumped the whole of the fences without making a mistake, however, which is something to remember at Liverpool. U the liual obstacle Dark Collar and Red Coil were side bv side, though Mr. Bibbys horse Red Coil lauded first over, and rapidly getting into bis stride, scored by live lengths from the Lewes representative, which started second favorite, while the winner had no quotation. "Vermouth, was given a remarkably easy task in the Countv Hurdle Handicap. The gelding ran awav with the Imperial Cup at Sandown and, although lie carried an extra ten pounds oil this occasion," Iiis impost was only 158 pounds, and the verdict in his favor tea lengths. Lord Ninian, which made a dead heat of it for third place to Vermouth at Sandown. again ran a great horse, carrying ins 175 pounds into second place, though Vermouth s prospects or success were never threatened, this being bis second event of 1,000 sovereigns in a couple of weeks. It may be noted that he holds a liability in the Great Metropolitan with 03 pounds. Mr. Trimmer had a win in the Foxhunters Challenge Cup bv the aid of Cliarlbury, this being another event " of four-figure value. The horse has been under F. limits charge for some time and the Winchester trainer had got him thoroughly fit. while his stable companion. Noble Roy, took third uionev. Lord Roseberys Wrack gained another runaway success in the Gloucestershire Hurdle, which terminated a great meeting.
