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KENNYMORES TWO THOUSAND VICTORY. At night following Kenny uiurcs hard earned rlc tory in the Two Thousand Guineas, lie became fa Voiite for he Kpsoui Derliv at the nominal price Of 3 to 1, while The Tetialeli dropped back to 41 to L As to the race lor he Two Thousand Guineas, Sporting Lite of t lie next day said: "A thrilling finish between the two favorites for the Two Thousand Guineas provided lifting cou--mLiIioii for the absence of The Tetrareh. and at the same time vindieated public form in a wanner Which we have not been aceiistoined 1o for quite a long time. The judges verdict was the shortest i mnloyed in connection with ItUfac rat ing. and one eoultl not help feeling sorry for Lord anil Lad.v Loii tlonderry that their favorite suffered defeat in a straggle which Might fittingly have ended in ;i dead heat. Sir John Thursby. however, well deserves lhis tin n in liis fortunes with regard to Ihe classic laees. if only to make amends for the defeat of Keunvuiores sire, John o Gaunt, in the Derby of 1!H4. Kennyniores great rival. Coreyra, is unlor-tunatelv not engaged in the Derby, and so ue mav bine to wait until the St. Leger for a further ineeting between the pair, which are obvioii-lx i lose together in point of racing merit. Yestenl ays winner, for one lirief period] looked like being beaten, this tiling during the descent into the Dip, but breasting the hill he came again in the most lesolntt- manner to stall off a desperate challenge by ONeill on Con via. and win as stated. The time, 1 :.!S, is terrifically fast, but the going was. of course, of a nature conducive to such a result. "The preliminaries having been adjusted, no time was lost at the post, ami Mr. Willoughb.v effected a splendid start. Black Jester showed the way to Courageous. Bl ansilale. Hapsburg. Kennyinoie on the right, Coreyra la the center. Sir Lager. Suiim Lake, Saint Cyr. By George! Land of Song and My Prince, with Trois Temps bringing up the rear. Little change in these positions uncalled till half a mile had been covered, when Saint Cyr Joined Black Jester, the pair passing he Bashes closely pagaaed by Cvan-dale. Sonny Lake. Coreyra. Kenny more and B] George! witli Land of Song, ILips burg and Sir Lager most prominent of the others. Half way down the hill Saiut Cyr. Evansdale, By George! and Sunny Lake were beaten. whereu|Kiu Coreyra wrested the command from Black .lister. but was promptly challenged by Kennymore. which dMW level in the Abiugdom Hot torn. A tremendous nissle then ensued, lie favorite winning ainidsl great excitement by a short bead; two lengths separated second ami third. Land of Song was officially placed fourth. Then came Hapsburg fifth. Brans dale sixth. Sir Eager seventh. Saint Cyr eighth. Sunny Lake ninth. By Qeorge! tenth. My Prince eleventh, Cinciimatus twelfth. Anglesey thirteenth. Carrickfergus fourteenth. Parhelion fifteenth. Ciur ageoua nexl and Sergtii last. ••Kennyinore is a bay colt by John o Gaunt — Croceiini. He is a half-brother to Yellow Slave ami Sarcelle. and was bred by his owner. Sir John Inui-bv. He onlv ran twice last year, his debet beag deferred till the autumn. In the Middle Park Plate at the Newmarket Second October meet lag he finished third to Coreyra and Siornoway. A fortnight later, however, in Hie Dewhurst Plate at the Newmarket Houghton meeting he completely turned the tables on Coreyra. winning by two lengths from Laid Londonderrys colt. Prior to yesterday he bad run once this season — viz. at the Newmarket Craven ineeting two weeks ago when he oa-ly mm the Craven Stakes. Kenny more has a long list of engagt n out- to his name. lit is next engaged in the Epsom Derby, ami other races in which lie is entered this year include the Ascot Derby, the Rous .Memorial and Ilardwicke Stakes at Ascot. North Derby at Newcastle. Sand ring/bam Foal Stakes at Baadows Park. Princess of Walts Slakes at Newmarket. First July. Dulling ham Plate at Newmarket Second July. Eclipse Stakes at Sundown Park. Atlantic Stakes at Liver pool .luit. Basses Stakes at Gooda 1. Breeders St. Leger al Derby Summer, the St. Leger Stakes ami Don. ast,r Stakes, Great Foal Slakes at Kea market ln-i October. Champion Stakes at New-market .Second October and the Sandowa Ioal Stakes."
