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TRIUMPHS OF TWO ENGLISH TURFMEN. Races Won This Year hy the Horses of James Buchanan and Lord DAbcrnon. "Mr. J. Buchanan is to be congratulated on an appreciable advance in the list of winning owners, and, what is still more important, on the realization of his ambition to possess the best three-year-old of the year in Hurry On. Since he became a patron of the turf under the nom de course of "Mr. Kincaid," Mr. Buchanan has spent a fortune in the purchase of thoroughbred stock, ;itnl more recently in the acquisition of broodmares for the paddocks at Lavington Park, where he now has an extensive stud, got together chiefly under the advice of the famous Newmarket "vet.," Mr. William Livoek. Varied fortune has been his portion, but two of the best bargains he ever made were Epsom Lad and Black Sand. From Lord Rosebcry he purchased for 1,050 guineas the sexless son of Ladas at the conclusion of a barren three-year-old season. The transfer took place during the Houghton week of 1900, and within twelve months "the Lad" won upwards of 1S.000 pounds in stakes. Nor was this all, for in winning the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, the Princess of Wales Stakes at Newmarket, and the Kempton Park Stakes he beat all the best horses in the conntry, including Diamond Jubilee, Disguise II., Volodyovski, Doricles, Santoi, William the Third, and Merry Gal. The "Eclipse" was a sensational victory in that the saddle slipped back on to the horses quarters, .and it was marvellous that Gomez retained his seat. Keen excitement had previously been aroused in connection with his half-length defeat of Diamond Jubilee for the Princess of Wales Stakes, when an objection was talked of for carrying wrong weight, as the gelding allowance had not been claimed. In accordance with rule however, the weight had been declared overnight; moreover, although Diamond Jubilee ran on that occasion in the name of the Duke of Devonshire, the colt belonged to King Edward, and no protest followed. In other circumstances a fine point of racing law might have been raised as to whether the declaration of weight overnight was sufficient, or whether it should have been rcade at scnle. The carrying of short weight must surely have necessitated disqualification, but the boot was on the other leg, he won with three pounds overweight. Black Sand was a recruit from selling plate ranks, but turned out a grand stayer, and after having been flukily beaten by Balsarroch one year, won the Ccsarewitch the next, and subsequently achieved a feat little short of startling by easily beating William the Third for the Jockey Club Cup. How Hurry On was picked up by F. Darling for a "monkey" as a yearling is a tale that is familiar, and one need not recapitulate his victories. The colt could not be trained as a two-year-old. but the slushing son of Marcovil ran through all his six engagements this year literally unchallenged, and it was the hollow style in which he disposed of Clarissimus in the September Stakes that convinced me as to his claim to the classic championship. One might even now, in spite of all that has happened, still describe him as unfurnished, and oue wonders what sort of a horse he will develop into next year, for he can not only go fast, but is possessed of exceptional stamina. Hurry Ons half dczen successes contributed 3,218 pounds towards Mr. Buchanans total of 5.0S4 won in stakes, and other winners were Gay Lally, Trinity Square, Trcbella, and Athdara, of which the last is a smart two-year-old by the defunct Desmond Lady Jess, that should do good service for the colors next year. After Lord Derby, the most successful of the Stanley House patrons was Lord DAbernon, who wound up with a grand double at the Houghton meeting when Diadem won the Moulton Stakes and Eos the Cambridgeshire. Between them these two fillies won seven races worth 4,662 pounds, and if this sum was only about half of that credited to Lord Derby it is a fine show when one compares the strength of the two studs. Both fillies are home-bred, and confirm the judgment of their owner in mating Orby, sire of Diadumenos, with Donnetta and Renaissance. Mention of the Jubilee winner reminds me that he is standing at the Terrace House Stud, Newmarket, and will start on his new career next spring at the moderate fee of eighteen guineas, limited to twenty approved mares. His sister. Diadem, made a promising debut in June when, although less fancied than her stable companion, the Marchetta filly, she had all her opponents sprawling in the first furlong and romped home an easy winner for the Coventry Stakes. It was a fine exhibition of speed, and that there was no fluke about it was demonstrated shortly afterwards when she presented nine pounds and an easy beating to Sunset Glow in the Fulbourne Stakes. The Eton Stakes at Windsor was merely an exercise canter, and then came her only reverse in a most unsatisfactory way. When beaten by Dansellon and Knutsford, Diadem was badly interfered with, losing ground at the start; moreover, she had previously been slightly amiss coughing. In spite of her penalty neither Colleger nor Poignant could extend the filly in the Moulton Stakes, and she finished the racing season, in the opinion of many, the best two-year-old of the year. She is a beautiful mare, witli perfect action when extended, but a veritable "daisy-cutter," with enormous propelling power and tremendous pace; so great, indeed, that one is inclined to doubt her stamina, although she appears to take nothing out of herself. Diadem will have the opportunity of showing her ability in the One Thousand Guineas next year, and is also entered for the Oaks, but not for the other classic races. Eos was in the first flight of last years two-ycar-old fillies, but shaped like a non-stayer behind Analogy, Flaming Fire and Melissa over the severe Newbury Mile in April. Evidently she had not come to her best, nor when beaten over the Exeter Course, and at her next essay she only just scrambled home in front of Foolish Fancy when a warm favorite at Gatwick, but she brought herself into much greater prominence shortly afterwards, when she easily accounted for Salamandra and Market Girl in the Falmouth Stakes. On that occasion she climbed the hill at the end of the Bunbury Mile in great style, but the form was discounted when she could only get third to Ali Bey for the Great Eastern Railway Handicap, and then came her crowning triump in the Cambridgeshire, which she won in a canter after waiting until Julian had spun himself out between the Two-Year-Old course winning post and the Bushes. The last mile and a furlong across the flat in a race run at top speed all the way is a fair test of staying power, and the way in which Eos tackled the ascent out of the Abingdon Dip was a revelation. It looked as though she could have gone on to the top of the turn and won just as easily, for neither Lanius nor Ballagh-tobin could make the least impression. It was a great triumph for her trainer, the Hon. George Lambton, who after iier trial ridiculed the idea of defeat supposing "my horses are in any sort of form; but you know what it is when a stable has passed through an epidemic of coughing." "Vigilant" in London Sportsman.
