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FERRYS EASY ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS Lord Derbys Filly Vanquishes Benevcnte, My Dear, Herself and Other Star Fillies of the Year. The tine Thousand Ouineas for three-year-old fillies over the Rowley mile, was run at Newmarket Friday. May 3, with I result totally unexiiected. the star fillies Benevente. My Dear. Herself. Damask and others being easily beaten by I»rd Derbys 5 to 1 outsider Kerry, a daughter of Swynford— Ooudolette. The race was run over a heavy track in 1:40%. ami was of the net value of 0,500. Concerning the contest and some other racing incident to the day. London Sportsman of the next day said: "Fillies are proverbially uncertain in the spring of the year ami the One Thousand Guineas furnished illustration of this. The racing on the concluding day retained its high level and there was no diminution in the interest. Lord Carnarvons colors are not carried so frequently now as they used to be. but he ran Thcodosius in the Mildenhall Plate and the four-year-old hail a staunch following, skirting an equal favorite with the three-year-old Rienzi. But after showing prominently for a mile, he dropped away and Rienzi in turn was beaten by both White Squall and Sir Desmond, the former drawing away up the hill and winning comfortably by three lengths. White Squall was one of Sir William Tatems many successful two-year-olds last year. opening her career bv lieating Damask in the Oak ington Plate at headquarters and this was the only race Damask was beaten in. White Squall was then known as the filly bv White Eaglt — Elm Twig, and she had onlv run twice since, so it seemed a little surprising that in this moderate company she was allowed to start at such remunerative odds as 100 to 15. "Other colors not often seen of a racecourse now are those of l,rd Wi stburv. but they were carried in the Three-Year-Old Selling Plate by Monster, which had manv friends and ran well, though unable to hold his own with China Doll and the outsider Spring Morn. China Doll, like White Squall, is a daughter of White Basic, a valuable sire, the property of the National Stud. Tne Lady Lota filly, which started favorite, made no show ami the Ijidy Uremia filly unshipped her jockey when the tapes went up. The winner was bought in for 510 guineas. "The three-year-old handicap took a huge field to the post, but so sustained was the run on Jutland, that what appeared to lie ludicrously short odds were accepted and this despite the fact that several of the others at largely extended prices were by no means friendless. The last time Jutland ran lie whipped round when the taiies went up and prac tically took no part in the race. The same thing did not happen again oil this occasion, but the colt certainly had all the bad link that was going iu the race, getting slowlv off and being repeatedly shut out whenever his jockey tried for an oiiening. Though he succeeded in getting through at last and was making up ground hand over hand as the winning jKist was uea red. it was too late and in a desperately close finish between four, he was beaten a neck by Tree la re, with Chrysolans another head away third and Nubian, yet another few inches off. fourth. Iu noting the ill link of Jutland, one has, however, equally to give credit where credit is due ami it was a smashing i erforinanco on tin* part of Treclare. which was carrying 126 pounds ami was called upon to give the Egerton House colt twenty -two pounds. THE RUNNING OF THE ONE THOUSAND. "A considerable portion of the interest in the One Thousand Guineas was eliminated when the first news received on arriving on the heath was that Benevente was sexually amiss and though it was decided to let her take her chauce, it was obvious that she was by no means in a condition to do herself justice. She was, nevertheless, in some close wagering, always a shade lietter favorite than My Dear, these two monopolizing the wagering, tlin-e of the eight starters being on offer at 50 to 1. Not for the first time in the history of the tine Thousand the unexpected happened and both Benevente for which every excuse on the grounds stated had to be made and My Dear for which there was none were beaten by one of the 50 to 1 outsiders. This was Ferry, which at the last meeting when carrying almost bottom wei-jht in a three-year old handicap, was unable to hold her own with Beaufort. Her conqueror on that occasion is a stable companion of Benevente. which was giving her ten pounds and it would be difficult to estimate the margin of superiority which exists iu the home estimate between Benevente anil Beaufort. Ferry is a rather plain filly, by the all-conquering Swynford, ami probably no one would lie uiore surprised than her owner. Lord Derby, when lie received the news iu Paris. Donald Erasers filly. Herself, was third, doing a Large number of people, who had supported her for a place, a good turn and Benevente was fourth. The winner was ridden by the Australian jockey Bernard Carslake. who has been carrying all before him this year and has lieen specially successful on the Stanley House horses, on whose behalf George Iimbtoii, with characteristic forethought and enterprise, speedily secured a lien, when it was realized that the stable jockey Rickaby. owing to his work with Tanks, would seldom be available this year."
