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SOME ENGLISH RACING ANTICIPATIONS. Outside of the regular Newmarket meetings the English turf loving people do not expect much high -class racing this year, but are prepared to make the most of what they are to have. There will be no Lincolnshire Handicap this year, but a substitute lias been provided for it in the Lincoln -field Handicap, a mile dash at Lingfield. Of the horses that will furnish the field for this race "Vigilant" said recently in London Sportsman: "Of forty horses entered for the Lincolnfield Handicap, twenty -five are trained away from Newmarket, and the Whatoombe Stable claims with Tabors the strongest contingent, each boasting three subscribers. The Vizier. Silver Tag and Salandra are all reputable candidates with form to their credit; indeed, it seems more than likely k, after her autumn exploits that Silver Tag will be nearly, if not quite, at the top of the handicap when Mr. Leighs assessment is made public. Her form throughout the season was good and consistent, hut esiiecially so during the back end, when she passed the post first four times in succession, though disqualified for the Champion Stakes. Silver Tags best performance was her last, when she won the Cambridgeshire, and the handicapping here should ensure a desperately near tiling l etveen the mare and her nearest attendants in the big handicap. Salandra came out with a flourish of trumpets at Sandown in April, when he started a red-hot favorte for the Cobham Maiden Plate and simply ran away with it. Next he was hacked down to 6 to 4 for the Tuesday Ilate. which attracted thirty -eight runners, and acquitted himself remarkably well, though he was overtasked to give ten pounds to Queen of the Seas and seven to Sirian. Next, at even weights, he was again beaten in a neck-and-neck set-to with Star Hawk and AH Hey for the Ditch Stakes, with a lot of smart youngsters behind him, and ran to the top of his form when fourth to Melitta, Foxton and Alma for the Suffolk Nursery. In his final essay he failed by a head behind Telephone «Jirl for the New Nursery, and finished for the season with a useful and consistent record. "Salome is one of the three trained by Tabor, the others lx-ing the veteran Mustaphu and Lord Annan-dale. The three -year-old filly ran four times without earning a bracket or even obtaining a place. so that there is not much to be said in her favor, aud Mustapha cannot be improving, although tin-old fellow came out fresh enough when he beat Bridge of Orehy and Tinkle Hell for a Trial Plate in Octoln-r. Iord Annandale was purchased from Mr. V. Raphael at the Pectin per Sales, previous to which he had won a selling race at Newmarket without eliciting a bid. In the last Lincolnshire Handicap he beat everything but View Law, to which he was giving twenty pounds. Mr. Mortimer Singer depends solely upon Desmond M., which won the Pnmpisford Handicap from Swanker in August. when both survived an objection, but he subsequently ran indifferently behind Lux. Sandmole had two victories to his credit last year, but failed by a head to give eight pounds to Marcianus over the Cambridgeshire course, and finally, when well backed, was not in the first eight for the Heath Handicap won by Mohacz. Chattis Hill shelters Merry Mac and Silver King, and the former has not run since he finished behind Thunder for the Higham Plate. Silver King won twice, beating first Jugurtha and Kevenge in the Longleat Ilate at Salisbury and then Yankee Iro, Magyar and others in the Wednesday Ilate at Newmarket, but showed up moderately on two subsequent occasions. "Manxman can represent the Duke of Westminster, but is an unsatisfactory beast by reason of his roguish disposition. Early last year he was favorite for the Column Produce Stakes, but he failed signally to concede thirteen pounds to Gadabout, which was not surprising, but he afterwards cut up badly at Chester in the Cambridgeshire Hunt Handicap and Lakenheath Handicap before winning the Sixty -Seventh Triennial Produce Stakes by a short head from Bright, and finally was beaten easily for the Select Stakes, which Volta won in a canter from Russley and Dan Kussel. Gay Lally was a useful three-year-old when he won three races in succes sion. but he only ran twice last season, second in the endeavor to boat Hare Hill at seven pounds in the Salisbury Cup. and unplaced for the Duxford Handicap won by Sanctum. St. Ronald won the Eaton Maiden Plate at Chester and receiving seventeen pounds from Dutch Lady, was later beaten a head by the latter for the Newmarket Autumn Handicap, and Cattistock has been singularly disappointing since as a two-year-old he started so well by winning the Mart Plate at Gatwick and the Woodcote. In the autumn he ran Torloisk to a half length for the Prendergast Stakes and last year had eight outings without once hitting the mark, his nearest approach to victory belli1; when second for the Southfield Plate. Robinson has only Color System to depend on and since he won at Kempton Park this speedy MM has been twice beaten, but it was in good company, with such as Volta. Torloisk and Iatrick. "Lord Kosebery has Vaucluse and Soulouque under the charge of Frank Hartigan at Weyhill, either of which might easily develop into a fancied candidate, and if, as suggested abjve. Silver Tag is likely to be near the top of the handicap, the same remark must apply to the Weyhill filly, which had three-parts of a length the Iw-st of her in the One Thousand Guineas, although the plac-ings wore reversed in the New Oaks. I have always regarded that as a falsely run race without any tangible reason for the opinion, unless it was that some of the competitors could not act on the exceptionally hard ground. Vaucluse may have jarred herself, for she certainly did not run again during the season, whereas Silver Tag did so, and seemed to improve with each succeeding effort. Soulouque only appeared in the Cambridgeshire when he ran only fairly, although much fancied. The French horse. Dacier, 107 pounds, ran in the same race without distinguishing himself, but there was excuse for him, as he had to be stopped in his preparation owing to a fall on the road at exercise. Mr. J. de Rothschilds Hirdseye is a I»oor performer on the flat, and has not done much better over hurdl-s during the winter, and nothing more can be claimed for Curvet in either branch of racing. Dan Kussel has shown no relish for timber-topping, and although no bulldog for pluck, it can at least be said that he ran prominently several times on the flat, notably when third for the City and Suburban, again when he won the Sixty-sixth Triennial Produce Stakes, and finally when third for the Select Stakes. Lines is re-» K|K nsible for the training of Eagles Nest and Sweetest Melody. There are twenty-eight trainers concerned with the race, and the chances are there will 1m- a good fi.-ld. as there is no acceptance, and starters only pay five sovereigns more."
