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THE RUNNING OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE The Lincolnshire Handicap of this year was run under excellent weather and track conditions View Law the winner was an equal favorite with Wrack at 0 to 1 at post time Outran and Lord Annan dale standing next in favor at S to 1 each Of the two American bred candidates Cheerful finished fourth and Outran fifth both running good races Of the contest for the Lincolnshire and some of its attendant features Ixuidon Sporting Life of the fallowing day March 25 said saidA A dense fog luuig over the course during the early hours of tho morning so dense that trainers liad to wait for It to lift liefore they could do their work Then there was a transformation scene The sun came through and lit up tue course making the light the Ixst of tin three days A fair view could be had of the racing and it is no exaggeration to say that a Lincolnshire Handicap Las never been run under nioiv favorable conditions When folk had assembled on the course and a few ponciiers on the rails had opened their books on the first of tho seasons important handicaps there was a mild rush to get on Wrack Lord Rosebervs charming horse being hacked at l to 1 and a point less Then a furore broke out for View Law while Lord Annaiidale was consist ¬ ently supported investments being varied win and place There was also sound money for Courage ¬ ous and Mount William but iu accordance with things generally the market was not a strong one at any time timeThe The closeness of the atmosphere as the toilets of the Lincolnshire Handicap candidates were com ¬ pleted accounted for so many of the Horses sweat ¬ ing as they did Courageous looking lusty and big was bathed in perspiration Others that showed signs of nervousness were Lux Clairvoyanto and Dolabella Tho pick of tho basket wen Wrack Out ram and Mount William The last named was do ¬ cility itself and his coat carried a splendid polish Another to look well was Prevoyant which was attended by a gait Lux has run up on the leg and did not altogether please the critics while Polycrates hard trained as he was is not a horse to show much heart room By George was in blinkers and he lobbed to the post in listless fashion View Law had muscle on his wiry frame that suggested a long course of training Of the greyhound type lie runs up light in his back ribs but lie has a farroaching stride that carries him over the ground in effortless fashion St Marc took charge of his pilot going to tin post postNothing Nothing moved better than Outraiii Wrack Lord Annandale and Polyeratos The last named gave trouble at the post as did St Marc and Courageous Mr Cockburns horse whipped round when the signal was given and Wrack on the stand side outbroke his opponents so rapidly that the lead lie took en ¬ abled him to cross over to the middle of the track Gnnbearer and View Law were well enough placed HS was Polycrates and Lord Annandale but Out ¬ ran did not get so well away as the other four The leading division came on at what seemed a great paw and before half the journey had been covered Wrack had been passed by View Law Lord Annandale and Polycrates PolycratesFrom From this point it could lie made out that the issue could lie left to this trio welt as Clair rovante was performing and heading off tho middle division Outran began to make up his ground some three furlongs from home but well as he ran lie never really threatened the positions of View Law Lord Annandale and Polycrates the last named couple racing side by side and struggling their utmost to read View Law P Jones kept the latter going and though Lord Aunandale made up some little leeway he could not reach the Beisay t rained chestnut which won in decisive fashion Wrack could not be restrained and the little fellow ran himself to a standstill View Law gained a popular victory by three parts of a length half a length separated second aiid third Cheerful was otiicially placed fourth then came Outram fifth Clairvoyaiito sixth Irish Chief seventh Wrack eighth Dolabella ninth Prevoyant tenth Gun bearer eleventh By George twelfth LioaPed thirteenth Ambassador fourteenth Mount William fifteenth St Marc and Lux being the last pair ex ¬ cept the lailedoff Courageous and Fruitlands Time 14 14Ontram Ontram was quite one of the swells of the Lin ¬ colnshire Handicap field No horse could possibly have looked in better fettle When lie won twelve mouths ago he was not one of the tirst to jump into his stride If li left the gale yesterday with the others lie did not get balanced as smartly as View Law Just for a moment however he promised to make a hid for victory but once lie found that he could not get there it was palpable that Stokos was not going to punish his mount in order to secure third place Lord Annandalo received a hump soon after the start which could not hare improved his chance though lie struggled gamely enough at the finish and beat Polycrates out for second place placeIt It is eleven years ago since a favorite won the Lincolnshire Handicap This was Capt Foresters Uninsured which beat the same number of horses as View Law did yesterday Capt Forester was among thoso present having tin unreliable and blinkered By George in yesterdays field
