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NOBLE PATRONS OF ENGLISH RACING. Something About the Horses Which Raced in. the Colors of Lord Falmouth and Lord Derby. Of the members of the Jockey Club, ardent supporters of the turf and breeding, only a few figure prominently in the list of winning owners, but two at least were fortunate enough to extract a plum from the cake, and, it is pleasant to add, by means of an animal of his own breeding. Lord Falmouth and Lord Derby took two of the richest prizes, the "Thousands," which stood in their original shape, the former with Clarissimus and the latter with Canyon, and it was most unfortunate that both horses subsequently went amiss. It recalled ; pleasant memories to see the "magpie" jacket in the van for the first of the classics, for the late Lord Falmouth during his racing career enjoyed many such successes, commencing as far back as 1802, when Hurricane won the One Thousand, while in the year following Queen Bertha annexed i the Oaks, and she was trained by John Scott, the , u. "Wizard of the North." After an appreciable in-flB terval Lord Falmouths horses were transferred to , W the care of Matthew Dawson, and classic vic-tories came frequently with Atlantic, Charibert, Galliard, Cecilia, Spinaway, Wheel of Fortune, S Kingcraft, Silvio, Jaunettc and Dutch Oven, all of which were, I think, inmates of the famous Heath I House stable. It was Atlantics success that first brought Fred Archer into prominence, for he was I only a little boy when he won the Two Thousand Guineas on Thormanbys son, and the alliance between . until the former owner and jockey continued retired in 1884, and at the sale of his stud two , other classic winners were disposed of in Busybody which won the One Thousand and Oaks, but broke down Just before the St. Leger and Harvester, which dead-heated with St. Gatien for the Derby. The filly was purchased by "Mr. Abing-ton" and trained by Tom Cannon, and the colt by Sir John Willoughby, whose horses were under Dawsons charge. Archer followed Tom French ; i , , S I I . , as first jockey to Lord Falmouth, an appointment he held to the end, and I believe it is a fact that he refused to accept an increase on his original retainer of 100 pounds per annum, although commanding at the time extraordinary salaries for second and third claims. It was, indeed, an alliance unique in turf history, just as his Archers was the most remarkable career ever known among jockeys. Unless memory plays me false, the present Lord Falmouths only classic success previous to this year was achieved by Quintessence in the One Thousand Guineas of 1903. and it was singularly apropos that the unbeaten daughter of St. Frusquiu, Iiis favorite sire, should have produced Clarissimus to Radium, also owned by Mr. Leopold de Rothschild. The market did not suggest any great confidence in Clarissimus, but lie nevertheless defeated Kwang Su, Nassovian, Figaro, and the rest so easily that he was backed against the field for the New-irarket Stakes a fortnight later, and it came as a surprise to all but those immediately associated witli Figaro when the placings were reversed. That it was true running is certainly not my opinion, and, judged by this Kingsclere colts distressed condition after the race, he could not have been right in himself, though there was no outward sign to indicate it beforehand. As a result he was promptly withdrawn from the Derby, in which Figaro figured inglorionsly, whereas, although easily beaten by Hurry On in the September Stakes, Clarissimus wound up in gallant style when he romped away from Silver Tag and Volta in the Champion Stakes. This was Lord Falmouths only success during the season, but the 0,300 pounds won, placed him fourth on the winning list. Angelina and Willumsen both pioved disappointing, while his two-year-olds, Kings Offa by Radium and Harmonits by St. Amant did not see a racecourse. Angelina may now be retired to the stud, and, with her beautiful shape and fine breeding, she should do well in the paddock. Lord Derby stands second in the list of winning owners witli fourteen successes worth 9,136 pounds, a considerable improvement on last years record, thanks in the main to Canyons victory in the One Thousand Guineas, which was accomplished in such smooth and racing-like style that I for one indulged the hope that she would win more races. Hut she went all to pieces during the final stages of her preparations for the Derby, and it would, perhaps, have been wiser had she been kept in her stable on that occasion, for the great effort which carried her so prominently to within a quarter of a mile of home must have taken all the steel out of her. Apparently thoroughly recovered after a rest, she was looking the pink of perfection when stripped for her engagement at Newbury, but made no show whatever. To be beaten by Hurry On was not surprising, but for Blackadder to treat her like a commoner was proof positive that she was out of all form, and this was emphatically confirmed when she was last of five for the September Stakes. That failure probably terminated her racing career, and the next news concerning the lovely daughter of Chaucer will probably be that she has gone to the stud. I fancy she was the last produce of Glasalt which was barren to Chaucer in 1914, and died in the following year after being mated with him again. The gigantic Phalaris won three races, but did not come within the classic circle; in fact, his best work was done over shdrt distances. Doubts as to his stamina, engendered by his Craven Stakes failure behind Sir Dighton and Roi dEcosse, were confirmed in the Two Thousand Guineas, but at seven furlongs, he easily won the Beaufort Stakes from Pennant, and at his next essay gave a brilliant display of speed by his defeat of Argos, Tor-loisk. Trinity Square, and Salandra at Windsor, which revealed him as likely to develop into a champion sprinter. The big colt certainly got a mile and a quarter when beating Plymouth for the Royal Stakes, but was beaten over the same course by Bosket in the Limekiln Stakes last week, though his performance on that occasion caused all the Stanley House folk to be more than ever confident ii the ability of Eos to win the Cambridgeshire. Phalaris has not yet developed to the full strength of his huge frame, and has only to continue well to make up into a grand four-year-old. His two-year-old half-brother, Hainault, has not yet run, and there is a yearling colt by Swynford coming on, but last season Bromus was barren to Swynford, and was covered by him again, also by Harry of Hereford. Serenissiina was twice a winner this year, but wound up by being beaten by Va Via, in the same ownership, in the Ditch Mile Welter Handicap. Both these Allies are well bred, the one by Minoru Gondolette, dam of Great Sport and Let Fly, nnd the other by Cicero Pilgrims Way, and they go forthwith to the stud, whither they will be accompanied by Hasta, by Spearmint Santa Brigida, dam of Bridge of Canny and Bridge of Allan; and Russet, by Chaucer Princess Melton. These also earned brackets during the season just closed, and should make a valuable addition to the splendid array of broodmares at the Stanley House Stud. An epidemic of coughing may have interfered with the two-year-old program during the autumn, but useful winners under the Knows-1 ley livery from time to time were the Swynford Marchetta filly, the neatly named Whitewash, by White Eagle Wife of Bath, and last, and perhaps most promising of all, Coq dOr, which was run- ning in good company when he disposed of Grand Fleet and Sunset Glow in the Clearwell Stakes, and again in the Houghton Stakes, in which severe test Dansellon only just outstayed him by a head. "Vigilant," in London Sportsman.
