English Turf Women Succeed: Gainsborough, Poethlyn and Royal Bucks All Race for Feminine Owners., Daily Racing Form, 1919-05-27

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ENGLISH TURF WOMEN SUCCEED Gainsborough Poethlyn and Royal Bucks All Race for Feminine Owners LONDON England May 26 The remarkable run of luck that women have experienced on the turf during the last few years continues Last year it will be remembered it culminated in Lady James Douglas creating a record for her sex by winning the triple crown the Two Thousand Guineas Derby and St Leger with Gainsborough Then followed Mrs Hugh Peels dual success this spring in cap ¬ turing the Grand National the blue ribbon of steeplecliasing with Poetlyn and the rich Lan ¬ cashire Handicap Steeplechase witli the same horse horseSandwiched Sandwiched between Mrs Peels two victories thQ Marchioness of Qiiccnsbcrry a newcomer came into the picture by winning the Lincolnshire Han ¬ dicap the first important event of the flat racing season with Koyal Bucks a sixyearold geldinc by Buckwheat Teofani which won in its new own ¬ ers colors at the first time of asking thus recover ¬ ing his purchase money with interest interestLater Later Royal Bucks carried a tenpound penalty incurred by his Lincoln success to victory in tho race for the popular City and Suburban Handicap by doing which he made a record for he is the first animal that has ever succeeded iu winning both handicapsThe the important spring handicaps The gelded son of Buckwheat was the center of all sorts of wild rej orts which caused his train ¬ er Bob Sicver to nail on the door of his house Dont knock or ring Royal Bucks is all right He could not have won the City as lie did had he been otherwise


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