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PRINCE CHIMAY BEATS GAINSBOROUGH GAINSBOROUGHEnglish English Champion Defeated in the Jockey Club Stakes Tlie Jockey Club Stakes run for at Newmarket England October 3 provided one of those amazing episodes for which the turf has throughout the ages been famous Gainsborough the threeyear old champion of the year the hero of the Two Thousand Guineas the War Derby and the War St Leger appeared to be set an easier task than any of these and backers regarded themselves as lucky to be able to get on by laying odds of 5 to 1 that Gainsborough would win The crack looked magni ¬ ficent in the paddock fresh big and muscular and showing little trace of the hard work he has been through lie was the first to leave the paddock and was followed by his two stable companions Prince Chimay which was sweating and Queens Square Of the others nothing looked better than Mont Saint Eloi Queens Square made the run ¬ ning but fiveeighths from home Prince Chi mny raced to the front with ti clear lead followed by Gainsborough The latter made his effort rising out of the Dip and got to the neck of Prince Clii may but tlie latter after a sustained challenge on tlie part of the favorite for fifty yards drew away again and won by a length a margin which would have been increased if the distance had been any farther Time 302 This was a complete re ¬ versal of form for in the September Stakes the war substitute for the St Leger Prince Chimay was only third Gainsborough winning in a canter by three lengths from My Dear which in turn was four lengths in front of M Cazaletjs colt Tlie distance of both races was the same and Gains ¬ borough was meeting Prince Chimay on only three pounds Svorse terms It was a1 tremendous folow but it is not tils first time the same sort of thing has happened and it will not be the last lastGAINSBOROUGH GAINSBOROUGH NEVER LOOKED BETTER Gossiping about the race Mr Allison in the London Sportsman writes writesI I think Gainsborough never looked better but Prince Chimay was distinctly bigger and more hearty than on the St Legerv day There is such a thing always as taking the pitcher to the well too often and so it happened that Gainsborough could not shake off the challenge of his stable companion and the threepounds difference of weight enabled Prince Chimay to win It is always lamentable to see a great horse beaten but once more Manton scooped tlie pool with the first three The time 302 is first rate and though it is a novelty indeed to see Gainsborough outside the un ¬ saddling iuclosure lie did not fail even so to come in for his full meed of admiration None but the first two made any show in the race but Mont Saint Eloi did not greatly encourage his Cesarewitch backers but the class today was perhaps too good to try with withPeople People are apt to forget how many of tha best horses have gone right off after tlie St Leger and have even failed to win it Bend Or may m mentioned in this connection He was in hopelessly bad form in the latter part of the season but came out like a giant refreshed the following spring and Avon the City and Suburban Suburbanlut lut there is no time to argue the question now let us get forward to the fiftli race simply stating tliat we certainly did not see Gainsborough at his best today or tlie winner would assuredly not have started at 20 to 1 Be that as it may Mr Caza lit is a supporter of the turf who has borne the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with proper wiuanimity and he well deserves the good turn today has given him Prince Chimay is a grand ¬ son of St Simon but not of the dominant color f that line though his sire Chaucer is certainly the l est remaining St Simon stallion The color comes from Chaucers dam and also from tlie Galli Rule mare Gallcrette dam of Prince Chimay It seems to be not unlikely that Gainsborough well though he looked today is starting on the coughing trouble which as it is understood prevented Kuehan from running yesterday
