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FAMOUS HANDICAP RACES OF FOXHALL Son of King Alfonso Running in the Colors of James E Kccnc Made Splendid Record Foxhall may or may not be entitled to inclusion in the list of great horses that is a matter of indi ¬ vidual opinion But that he was an animal of more than average excellence admits of no argument Fox hall was bred in 1871 at the Woodburn Stud Ken ¬ tucky by A J Alexander and was a bay by King Alfonso Jamaica JamaicaTho Tho colt made his acquaintance with the turf in the autumn of the year 1880 when in the colors of James R Keene he took part in the Bedford Stakes at the Newmarket Second October meeting lie had few friends on this occasion being allowed to start at 8 to 1 against in a field of four odds of 3 to 3 being laid on a filly belonging to Lord Roscbery known as Myra Foxhall however defeated the favorite by a head but twentyfour hours or so later a colt named Savoyard also owned by Lord loselxry got the better of the American in tin Ashley Sweepstakes His final appearance as a uvenile was made in the Bretby Nursery nt the loughtoii meeting in which carrying 124 pounds be won by a head from the favorite Ileydey to whom he was conceding exactly two stone twenty eight pounds poundsIf If will thus be seen that though Foxhall won two of his three races in his twoyearold days then was nothing particularly striking about his form In bis second season however a different tale had to be told Altogether as a threeyearold he took part in a half dozen events four of which he won His first effort was made in the City and Suburban in which carrying ninetytwo pounds lie ran second to the Derby winner of the previous year Bend Or 121 pounds having such celebrities as Peter Petronel Prestonpans Buchanan and Ponlct iMhind him himThe The Americanbred colt was not again seen out until Ascot week when he took part in the race for the Gold Cup Among other competitors were Rob ¬ ert the Devil which had won the St Leger and Ccsarewitcb in the previous year and Petronel which had credited the Duke of Beaufort with thf Two Thousand Substantial odds were laid on Robert though tho threCTvearold was not without friends The younger colt however played an in ¬ conspicuous part the race being easily won by the favorite favoriteFoxhall Foxhall was then put by until the autumn being one of four starters for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes at the First October meeting Ishmaol started favorite for this event but Mr Keenes colt proved a comfortable winner A more important victory was that of a fortnight later when ho literally ran away with the Cesarewiteh In this he was sot to carry 110 pounds and that he was expected to carry it successfully was made evident when lie headed the quotations of 9 to 2 against though the fiveyear old Chippendale which had won the longdistance handicap two years earlier and Retreat were well backed at 5 to 1 As indicated above it was a run ¬ away affair tho official verdict in favor of Foxhall being twelve lengths Chippendale being second and Fiddler third Among those unplaced were Petronel Reveller and Voluptuary which in later years won a Grand National and finally figured on the stage as one of the characters in that successful drama The Prodigal Daughter DaughterINCURRED INCURRED FOURTEENPOUND PENALTY PENALTYAs As a result of his Cesarewiteh victory Foxhall had to put up a fourteenpound penalty for the Cam ¬ bridgeshire bringing his weight to 120 pounds a big burden for a threeyearold Yet so impressive was his performance at the Second October function that he was one of the leading fancies The actual favorite was the Derby winner of the preceding year Bend Or carrying 131 pounds and the mount of Fred Archer while the lightlyweighted Incendiary and Lucky Glitters were also both preferred to the Cesarewiteh hero which wound up on the 10 to 1 mark markAltogether Altogether it was a highclass field as apart from those named there were Tristan then a three yearold handicapped at 120 pounds Peter which had 140 pounds in the saddle Petronel 120 pounds Philammon 122 pounds Prestonpans 122 pounds Poulet 110 pounds and Corrie Roy 80 pounds in ¬ cluding five pounds overweight and it was a splen ¬ did achievement on the part of the son of King Alfonso to complete a notable double though it way only by a head that he accounted for Lucky Glit ¬ ters while Tristan was but a neck farther in the rear rearThis This was considered sufficient for the season and Foxhall retired into winter quarters with his blush ¬ ing honors thick upon him He had as a matter of fact almost terminated his career on the track his subsequent appearance totaling but two The former of these was made in the Ascot Gold Cup in which as recounted above he had failed earlier On the occasion of his second essay the opposition stopped short at Petronel then a fouryearold and the threeyearold FaughaBallagh both of which carried the blue and whitehooncd livery of the Duke of Beaufort Petronel was the fancied one of the iiair and started favorite at 15 to 8 against odds of 7 to 4 being laid on Mr Keenes representa ¬ tive The race almost resulted in a surprise as it was only by u neck that FaughaBellagh quoted at 100 to 3 against Miccunibed to Foxhall with Fctroncl well beaten for second place placeTwentyfour Twentyfour hours later the Cup winner was again saddled for the threemile Alexandra Plate for which Petronel was also included among tlie con ¬ testants it was taken for granted that Foxhall would add this event to his list of victories and his supporters laid odds of 0 to 4 on him but two races on consecutive days on the hard ground discovers his weak spot and he was well trounced by Fiddler which passed the winning post a half dozen lengths ahead of the hero of the Newmarket double Later Foxhall embarked upon his stud career at Loybotirne Grange but was subsequently purchased by Lord Rosebcry and transferred to Mentmore MentmoreFoxhall Foxhall achieved relatively little success in his new sphere though he sired a more than useful filly in Corstorphine This daughter of Chopetle after running third to Amphioii and Martagoii in the rich Lancashire Plate on the occasion of her debut won the Dewhurst Plate from Siphonia and Reverend with Mini among the unplaced In the venge Another useful animal for which Foxhall was responsible was High Havens which won two or three races for Mr Leopold de Rothschild London Sporting Life
