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CORCYRA TRAINING IN PROMISING FORM. Whatever Baas be said concerning gome of the as pirants t" classic fame, there appears to be hut Op opinion among the Newmarket critics with regard t" Corcyra, and ii in gratifying to hear such 1 nattering reports In connection with Lord Londonderrys e |t. Unfortunately be was not nominated j for the Derby, but that fact of itaelf has Its ad vantages when the Two Thouaand Guineas is under ■ consideration, ;. Captain Uowburst will be able t" ■ prepare him exclusively for the Rowley Mile trip, while otbei trainers will line to keep something in i hand la view of the later and more Important event. Corcyra is much bome-bred. Inasmuch as. apart from being the produce of Pearmain, he is by Poly-nielus. ■ which was originally the property of ami I bred by Lord Londonderry- His racing record placed 1 stint high up in the juvenile class, AUi il is certainly nothing against him that his debut was deferred until the Newmarket Second July meeting, when lie made a modest start in life by finishing • third only in Varavil ami Hesperia, of which the former va conceding him nine pounds, in ho ; Khedive Plate. Small beginnings, however, often lead io big ends, and his subsequent performances will bear a lot of inspection. Thus at all m-xr attempt he made short work of Qui Vive and the rest in the Bed car Produce Stakes, and shortly afterwards landed very easily the odd* laid on him [ for the Wynyard Plate at Stockton. Later at Dou-easter be was backed against the field and. although giving a lot of weigh 1 away, neither Saint Cyr. I Marten, nor anything else could extend him, and it these several achievements had no classic ring about t them, be fairly established hi* claim to high eou- siileTatiun when, with three pounds pull in avoirdupois, be summed Stornoway at the tinisii tor the * Middle Park Plate. On thai occasion Kenny inure was making his hist appearance In public aud. in receipt ol seven pounds, was a respectable third, and. benefited by the experience plus three pounds, sir John Thursbys John o Gaunt colt took ample-revenue 1 a fortnight later when, in the Dewhurst I Plate, he turned a three lengths defeat into a two-lengths victory, and both retired forthwith Into 1 winiir quarters. It will be Interesting to watch how they get on al oven weights In the Two Thousand Guineas. Weak joints caused Alee Taylor | some aui-i with his horse last year, which will aei ai ,,-■ in-, belated debut, but as far as i know Corcyra is free from any such suspicions and has , * wintered extremely well, baring developed muscular power and generally improved to quite a remarkable extent, while his recent gallops, especially that in J which his strong action carried him so vastly superior to Mundford. Fellah ami Swan Song, have "■ li completely satisfactory in everj respect, iiis prospects at Hie First Soring meeting are particu-larij rosy and. with the assistance of Frank i O .Will, lie may easily hold his own against all 1 coiners especially if The Tetrareh !»■ not keyed tip 1 to concert pitch. ••Vigilant" in London Sportsman. •
