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ILL FATE OF LINCOLNSHIRE FAVORITES The man who consistently supports the favorite for the Lincolnshire Handicap year in and year out if there is sich a person may reasonably sug ¬ gest that it is about time lit had another turn Certainly he will have been waiting fairly long for tlu day or Der Tag as the Germans would say Favorites have been the reverse of successful of late years in the first big handicap of the season As a matter of fact on only two occasions since the dawn of a new century has the first choice real ¬ ized popular expectations on tin Carholme By the way OIK of these days somcliody may write of the Lincoln without mentioning the Carliolme CarliolmeBut But to return to the subject of the fate of Lin ¬ colnshire favorites Eleven years have elapsed since the triumph of the good thing bad last to be chronicled tlie successful animal on that occa ¬ sion being Uninsured which ridden by B Dillon defeated twentytwo rivals and lauded ono of the coups for which Nethoruvou is famous Tlie other sucLMssful favorite of the present century was Little Eva which won for tlio Gratoley stable in those days presided over by Captain Bewicke This six yearold mare put up four pounds overweight for the services of Otto Madden MaddenSeveral Several other favorites have been thereabouts however One of these was the fouryearold War ¬ fare which ran third to Ixiug Sot and Uncle Pat Warfare had accomplished little during bis second season his one successful effort in eight attempts being in a plate at Warwick late In tlie year Be ¬ fore Lincoln came along however Air II P Nick alls colt was discovered to possess a groat chance in the handicap weighted as he was with only S5 pounds but ridden by Loughiirst bo could do nothing better than obtain a place Warfare subse ¬ quently descended to selling plate rank among hurdlers while tho winner established a reputation as a champion among liandicappors liandicapporsIn In the year immediately preceding the majority of backers pinned their faith lo Dalnacrag which rewarded them by finishing unplaced to Mr llib borts Mercutio whose victory was not unexpected by his owner while in 1010 tho Americanbred De ¬ lirium was favorite but could only contrive to run a respectable fourth to the rejuvenated Cinderella which credited Robinson with his fourth Lincoln The Foxbill trainers three previous victories were won in consecutive years through the agency of Clorane Winklleldsi Pride and Prince Burcaldino The firstnamed holds a record in connection with the race being the only horse to succeed with up ¬ wards of 12 pounds in tlie saddle Clorauos weight was IM pounds poundsIn In 10 that useful animal Succour was tho most fancied article but an outsider in Duke of Sparta reached the winning post first In the two preced ¬ ing years public judgment was at fault I ind League and Ills Eminence having no chance with Kutlir Chief and Ob respectively The lastnamed bad als won in IJIOO but it was by only a head that the favorite Dean Swift was Inaton Ob is another recordholder being the only horse to carry oil the Lincoln on two occasions occasionsIn In 1005 experts could not make up their minds 1Oiug unable to decide between Catty Crag ami Vodas Tlio latter had won the Brocklosby Stakes on the same track and later enrolled hit name on the list of Tvvo Thousand winners Neither of tho joint favorites however seriously troubled Sansovino SansovinoAs As indicated the favorite bad a turn in HOI but a twelfthmonth earlfcr Lord Carnarvons Stewards Cup winner Mauvczin failed to justify ho confidence of his numerous admirers the spoils oing to Over Norton owned by Mr Toddy Irish Some notable horses were behind Over Norton Filling third place was Vpsilnnti dual winner of the Jubilee and other events a Northumberland Plate winner in Cliftonhull a Two Thousand hero in Haiidlcapper ODonovau Rossa which carried off Hie Stewards Cup starting at nil outside price a Cambridgeshire winner in Water ¬ shed Our Lassie which later in the year won the Oaks for Mr 1 B Joel and last but cer ¬ tainly not least Sceptre Mr Sieviers famous filly was toilweight carrying 127 pounds but was strongly fancied despite bur burden She ran well but not sullicieiitly so to gain otic of the places finishing tifth just behind Cliftouliall CliftouliallSceptre Sceptre was also included among those compet ¬ ing for tlie race in 1 2 for which she was favorite despite the fact that tradition was all against the success of threeyearolds in general and threeyearold fillies in particular A terrific race was witnessed that March Sceptre almost succeeded in defying tradition going under by a head to St Maclou with Over Norton i short head away third and The Solicitor a neck further in the rear St Maclou a fouryearold of more than average excellence only carried 110 pounds while Sceptre carried 10 pounds so that the filly though failing may be said to have recorded an exceptionally good performance performanceIn In Hit 0110111111 year of the century the Aus ¬ tralianbred Survivor was Installed as favorite but it was Sir Geoffrey ridden by Mornington Can ¬ non which carried off life spoils with the favorite out of the leading lot J F P in Londou Sporting Life
