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WINNERS OF GREAT ENGLISH HANDICAPS London Kng April 21 At Epsom today on the second day of the Kpsoin Spring meeting the City and Suburban Handicap of 200o sovereigns for three yearolds and upwards at a mile and a quarter was won by J B Joels fouryoarold brown colt Black Jester by Polymelus Absurdity carrying 120 pounds Lord d Ahemons fiveyearold chestnut horse Dia dumcnos by Orby Donuetta 110 pounds was second and J Buchanans fouryearold brown colt Dan Russel by Chaucer Hettio Sorrel 108 pounds was third Black Jester won the Doncaster St Legor last year yearThe The Epsom Spring meeting is an affair of two days annually with tho Great Metropolitan Handi ¬ cap at two miles and a quarter as the main feature of tin first day and tlic City and Suburban of the second day The Great Metropolitan was run Tues ¬ day afternoon and was won by C Wadias sisyear old bay gelding FizYama by Santoi Fizzer II carrying 123 pounds with H M Hartigans five yearold liay gelding Laveco by Laveno Cortina 103 pounds second and P F Heyliourns fouryear old brown colt Desmonds Song by Desmond Yankee Melody SO pounds third The Great Metro I olitan is of the value of 5000 FizYama is a noted stayer and won at the Ascot meeting last year tlie Alexandria Plate of two and threequarters miles and eighty live yeards being the longest dis ¬ tance flat race of the ICnglisli turf
