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ENGLISH PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR. While aw "ii this side of Ihe English ehatlllel are. ] like Micawber. still waiting far things to sort tliein- selves out. so far as racing goes, it is interesting to note that our French allies are making preparations for next season. The current edition of the , ■•Racing Calendar" announces the closing of the Grand Prix de Paris, which is of the advertised • value of s.OOo sovereigns, and another race, desig- , nated the lrix du Cadran worth 3.000 sovereigns i. All of which indicates that the prospects over the ; water are regarded as not unfavorable, though the stewards reserve the right to annul any of the races land this applies to the Grand Prix of l!17l "if i the circuinsianees will not admit of the normal re- ! sumption of meetings of the Socicte d* Encourage- ! incut. Should a race lie annulled the entry will ! become void, and the owner will not be liable for j the entrance money or forfeit." It is just as well , that such a proviso should be made, though we all hope lhat it will be found | ossible to carry out the j fixture as arranged. And the portents suggest that such will lie tlie case. The "Calendar" also contains the entries for certain races to be run at Ascot next June. It is interesting to observe that the idea of dispensing ; with the confusing biennials ami triennials with uiiniericals. which have formed such a feature of the program for the royal meeting is being developed. There is. for example, the Bessborough and Waterford Biennial Stakes, which in the first year will bo known as the Bessborough Stakes and in the second as the Waterford Stakes. A similar arrangement will ha made in regard to the Granville and Ribblesdale Stakes, and it may be mentioned eu passant that both these events have secured Vxcollent supi ort. "Entries arc also published for three races at Good-wood. One of these is the King George Stakes, and it is appropriate that his majesty has nominated two of his horses, viz.. Friar Marcus and Jungle Cock. The former bids fair Is attain championship class over short courses in the future, and as the distance of the race in question is six furlongs, one may even at this early date suggest that the son of Cicero may. all being well, play a prominent ; part in this King George Stakes and, needless to . say, nothing would be more in accordance with the titness of tilings. At the same time the King George Stakes will take more t tutu a little winning. Among the other entries are Volta. one of the speediest horses in training, though a somewhat erratic customer; Pha-laris and Canyon, both of which carried Ix rd Derbys black and white livery with distinction; Torloisk. which on one occasion ran his stable companion Volta to a short head in a sprint race; Fi-tinella. given top weight in the Free Handicap for two-year-olds; Silver Tag. the Cambridgeshire winner: Golden Sun. which we have previously suggested is entitled to the championship among short-distance performers: Telephone Girl, which won four men off the reel: Kings Joker, which promises to make a good three-year-old: AH Bey and Melga. It is pleasing to observe, too. that the king has given his patronage to the majority of other events, entries for which appear in this weeks "Calendar." While the first s|»ortsinan in the land continues to give his supixtrt to racing, there is no reason to harbor doubts as to the future of tlie sport. — London BjpattMB Life.
