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NEWMARKETS FIRST DAY THIS YEAR. The royal victory nt Newmarket yesterday naturally gave great delight, and sportsmen everywhere will rejoice in the fact that the king owns a good horse. Friar Marcus has now won three races off the reel, having finished up the last back-end with a couple of brackets, and that he and others in the royal stable will speedily supplement yesterdays success will lie the wish of all true Britishers. Apart from this welcome victory for his majesty the feature of Ike opening of the Craven meeting was the hat trick by the Foxhill trainer. Fleetwood, it will be recalled, was backed at Gatwick. though the daughter of Cicero, sustaining an accident, did not go to the post. She is by the same sire as Friar Marcus, and re.-dily defeated thirteen opponents for the- Fitzwilliam Stakes yesterday. This success for Robinson was immediately followed up by Aleerdare taking the Spring Three-Year-Old Stakes for Mr. Bower Isniay. though, unlike Fleetwood, this son of Desmond found few friends, and lauded a 10 to I chance. Marconi carried the royal livery into second place. Half Hoop, in the same ownership as Fleetwood, also made a winning initial appearance, and appropriated the Ashley Plate. She is a gray filly by The- Tetrarchs sire. Boi Herode. Ragtime King won the Long Course Plate for Major Misa. and Highwayside showed his spring form of last year in the Visitors Handicap. Lord Elles-meres Elevator, a recent trial winner, secured the Apprentices Handicap and concluded a brisk days racing. — London Sportsman of April 12.
