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WINNERS OF THE NEWBURY SPRING CUP. The Newbury Spring Cup, an important feature of English spring racing, was run at Newbury, April 2S, and had an unexpected result when F. R. Hunts five-year-old chestnut horse Cerval, by Marco Edinglassie. 105 pounds, won by a head in an exciting finish, with Iord Roseberys four-year-old filly Vaucluse, by Dark Ronald Valve, 122 pounds, second, and M. J. San Miguels six-year-old bay horse Rather Bolder, by Sir Edgar Pretty Alice, 115 pounds, third. The nice is at a mile. The winner was at 100 to 7 in the betting and ran the distance in 1:37. Fifteen horses started. A couple of days prior to the race London Sporting Life published the followig sketch of its history: "While certain races, whatever their value, fail for some inexplicable reason to really catch on, others are unqualified successes from their inception. Among the latter may be included the Jubilee Handicap and the various Newbury Cups. Circumstances have conspired to deprive us of our Jubilee this year, but on Saturday the Newbury Spring Cup will be decided, and the event promises to be as popular as usual. This Spring Cup is quite a modern institution, but its youth is the only point that can be urged against it, and time will adjust that. "But despite the fact that the race was unknown until ten years ago, considerable history lias already been made. The honor of winning the inaugural race fell to the three-year-old Snecory, belonging to Mr. T. E. Liddiard, which, under the guidance of the inimitable Joe Plant, won by two lengths from Roseate Dawn, with the favorite Thrush third, among the unplaced being the dual Lincoln winners Ob and Velocity. "The leading couple of 1!0S were also among the seventeen competitors a twelvemonth later, but neither was concerned with the finish, the race being won by the aged Australian-bred gelding Dalkeith, owned by Mr. Farquharson, whose colors will be carried on Saturday by Mount William. "Roseate Dawn made his third appearance iu the race a year later, and this time his effort was attended witll success, the son of Enthusiast beating the favorite Linacre by two lengths. Linacre was trained by Brewer, and it may lie here noted that that trainer had provided the second on three consecutive occassions, one of these being Roseate Dawn, which had been sold to apt. AVood subsequent to his first failure, and which carried that officers colors when lie won. Succory also made his third effort iu t lit race, and marked the occasion by dropping deail after passing the post well behind the other competitors. "The race of 1109 was regarded as a good tiling for Mr. Sol Joels lightly-weighted four-year-old Arranmore, which had just previously run second to Duke of Sparta in the Lincolnshire Handicap, and that the general estimate was not unjustified was demonstrated when the favorite raced home four lengths ahead of his nearest attendant, which proved to be Royal Realm. "Lord Carnarvon, who is naturally partial to the Newbury meeting, carried off the spoils a year later with that good horse Valens, which, despite the fact that he had to carry top weight, had no dilli-culty iu beating Orquil by a couple of lengths, with the gray Tenieraire third. Arranmore was one of the sixteen starters, but had 121 pounds in the saddle as against the !0 pounds he carried a year earlier. "Mustapha which is still in training, was favorite iu I.lll, but Lord Carnarvons horse, which, like Valens, carried top weight, failed to finish in the first flight, the winner being Lord Durhams Rochester, which beat Protestant Boy by a head after a dour struggle, Avernus being third, among the unplaced being Arranmore, Prester Jack and Siiubright. "Mr. Sol Joel lifted the trophy for the second time in the April following by the aid of Long Set, which had previously cantered away with the Lincoln. Long Set had to carry 12i! pounds at Newbury, but so convincing was his form on the Car-holme that no more than 11 to 10 against could be obtained when the horses wen; lined up. The former selling plater experienced little trouble in : accounting for his opponents, the five-year-old hav-f ing a length and a half advantage of another Liu-i coin hero. Mercutio, when the winning post was reached, Eton Boy being third. "The race of the succeeding year resulted in a surprise. The animals chiefly fancied were Aiglon, which belonged to Prince Kinsky; Grey Barbarian, Beaurepaire and Talana Hill; but none of these was among the leading trio first place being assumed by the three-year-old Aldcgond, which was followed home by Braiicepeth, which had previously disappointed at Lincoln, and Mordred. Aldcgond later won the Victoria Cup at Hurst Park. "Backers were well on the mark the following spring, when the majority elected to stand or fall by that versatile performer Wrack, which a week or so previously had run second to China Cock in the Liverpool Spring Cup. The son of Robert le Diable won fairly easily from Blue Stone, which has lately been trying his luck at hurdle racing, with Branccpeth third and Aldcgond, Fiz-Yama and Berrilldon among the unplaced. "The same Wrack was responsible for a mild surprise last year. Lord Roselierys horse had been well supported for the Lincolnshire Handicap, but had run badly and was not greatly fancied for the Newbury event. He, however, showed his liking for the track-by winning for the second consecutive vear, Outram finishing second, two lengths oIT, witll Woodwild a neck further in the rear. Among those unplaced were Cheerful, which dwelt at the post. Mount AVillium and Diadumenos."
