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OUTSIDER WINS GREAT METROPOLITAN LONDON England April C From 1X51 to 1SV the City and Suburban at mile and a quarter and the 0 resit Metropolitan Iliindicap at two and a quarter miles were decided on the same day at Epsom From ISfiO to 1879 the City was rim on the first day From that time to the present time the long distance race has always appeared ii the first days program The great Parole when he won the City under 110 pounds put up sich a great performance tint only one competi ¬ tor could be found to oppose him in the Jreat Metropolitan the following ay In that event he carried 1M pounds and won Iy threequarters of a length from Castlereagh 110 pounds a fresh horse and a good handicapper handicapperLast Last week the Great Metropolitan fell to Via dict a fouryearold which had hitherto failed to win a nice of any description Only a fortnight earlier he could not win a hurdle race nt the seiondrate jumping meeting at Cardiff Wales WalesViaduct Viaduct was one of the biggest outsiders ever known in the history of the race With 84 pounds ii the saddle he scored a runaway victory by six lengths from Skager Rack by Neil fJow S0 pounds which was four lengths ahead of Rowland by Pitton 90 pounds third There were fifteen runneis runneisOne One of the champion hurdlers of the season is Trespasser a son of the Frenchbred sire Kildare II He was unbeaten over the jumps nnd on March 120 won the Imperial Cup of 5000 over two miles at Sundown Park in which race lie car ¬ ried KiS pounds and won by six lengths It seems impossible to eitimate what weight over hurdles wetiid have brought Trespasser and Viaduct tg Ketlier The former started a shortpriced favorite for the Great Metropolitan but could only finish fifth
