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IRISH ELEGANCE IN GRAND FORM At the recent Goodwood meeting the crack sprinter, Irish Elegance, ran about the best race of his career in the Stewards Cup, but did not win. Commenting on this race "Audax" said in Horse and Hound: "Although of small value compared to some sprint races, the Stewards Cup has for many years been one of the most popular short-distance handicaps of the racing season, and upon this occasion fourteen came oiit, Irish Elegance, whose owner is reported to have had thousands on him, being favorite at 100 to 30, with Best Born and Scatwell best backed of- the remainder at "5s." In the raco Mr. Cunliffe Owens King Sol, 5, 9S pounds W. Balding, jumped off quickest of anything to come over the hill in clear command and, although being rapidly caught, he held on to bring off a 100 to 7 cjiance by three-quarters of a length from Mr. J. Whites Irish Elegance, 4, 142 pounds Donoghue, which in turn was a half length in front of Lord Glanelys Scatwell, 4, 122 pounds A. Smith with Golly-Eyes fourth and Best Born fifth. The winner was considerably fancied, and Batho turned him out looking splendid, so now the chestnut son of Aalens sire of Arion and Avolta has well repaid the 1,000 guineas Mr. Cunliffe Owen gave Mrs. Lambton for him last year. The performance of Irish Elegance in getting second under his crushing impost was a magnificent one, and beats that of the Duke of Hamiltons Lollypop, which, as a six-year-old, under 140 pounds, ran third in the hands of distance to Mr. J. T. Bests Peter, 3, 112, and Mr. AVesterns Vegetarian. 3, 9S, for the same event in 1879. Lollypop had carried 125 pounds .into second place behind the Duke of Hamiltons Midlothian, 4, 100 pounds, for the corresponding race the previous season, when, although the duke declared to win with Midlothian, his stable companion figured at 4 to 1 in the wagering, and the victor started at "10s." Lollypop, like Irish Elegance, was a grand stamp of chestnut, and later Count Lehmlorff gave the duke 0,000 simply for the purpose of using him to serve half-bred mares, witli a view to improving the speed of German cavalry horses."
