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ROSSENDALES DEFEAT OF BLACK JESTER. Sir John Thursbys three-year-old colt Rosscndslc is evidently of high class and when on July l he easily defeated the -l .1 crack. Black Jester ■ 1 to 2 favorite, for the rich Princess of Wales si-iks at the Newmarket Flrsl July meeting, Loudon Sporting Life of the next day said: •only a half dosen runners fnced the starter for the Princess of Wales Stakes, which represeated the star turn at Newmarket yesterday, all save ",i - In lug third season horses. Most notable of i lies,- was. of course. Black .Icm.t. which hud easily won the City and Suburban and the June Stakes, the only two races In which be had participated this seaaoa. Naturally the popular son ol Poly-i,.,.:i- wa genera II regarded a. the probable win nor. Apart from Lnnius, which has shown more than useful form on ocensions, none f Black Jesters rivals of ins own age were of much account, and the only question seriously discussed was as to whether Mr. J. B. Joela good colt, which i- not exactly bulll to .-ari-.v such a big Weight a~ 1 1 4-po ami-, could cor, -i.l.- twenty on-- pounds lo the junior member of the party, Bossendale. The a.v • had it. however, and the odds of 2 to 1 were laid on Black Jester. As it turned out the favorlti round the task quit beyond him, Roasendale winning n.v i in- substantial margin of three lengths and emulating the example -l ins ..ir,.. st. Frusquln, which beat Persimmon In the seU-samc race nine teen years ago. Black Jester ran with great game-m as, but found the heavy burden, the dead track and RossiMidale too much for him. "The winner belongs to Sir John Thursby, who is to be congratulated on the p ssession ol a good and consistent colt. it la somewhat remarkabti thai Bossendale has this season inflicted defeat upon the recognised champiou three-year-old and four-year-old. Black Jester is assuredly the best f the latter age, while as to the rest it w.ll be readily recaUed thai Pommerns only reverse tnis year was brought about by yesterdays victor in the Craven Stakes, though the . v. Derby winner was bardl at his hesl on that occsslon, and the form has been revei - -.1 since. "Another Interesting Item on yesterdays card was tin- July Cup, which hail heon annexed by Black Jesters owner ia three consecutive seasons Last year Golden Sua was the winner, while in the two Immediately preceding Spanish Princt had liea ten all comers. Mr. Joel had a fancied candl ■late In yesterdays race, i li i - being jtadiaat, but Volta vvas preferred by the majority of s|ieculators, I... nl Carnarvons coll bad distdayed rare speeil both at Hurst Park and Newmarket. He gave further evidence of his ability yesterday, for though anything hut well away he carried off the rnce In the easiest possible fashion and is clearly a great io!t over s| rlnl courses."
