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BUCHANS ECLIPSE VICTORY Lord Astors Colt Clearly Shown After a aGreat Great Race in Fast Timefor Timeforthe the Course BY E E COUSSELL COUSSELLLONDON LONDON England July 20 Remarkable interest was taken In the Eclipse Stakes which was to demonstrate whether the threeyearcUis were above the average Great stable confidence was reused in tile ability of ISnclian to beat the younger horses and emulate the feat of Orine by winning in successive years Allenhy came with a great reputation as to his improvement and Tetratema was thought to ba favored by tlie slowing up at tie bend wlier6 he niight get his second wind Poinme de Torre at the Hwights seemed held safe by liuclmii and SHverns classic form did not appear to give him1 nincli clmnee of beating the others of his own ago agoTlie Tlie stake was worth 21225 aiid i run over one and onequarter miles Two hours before the race 2 to 1 was laid against Buchan 0 to 4 for1 Alleuby and 8 to 1 on Tetratoma At the start nil three shared favoritism at JI to 1 Buehnn was ini mensely ndmireJ in the paddock and irade Braishf ield late eighth division was put in to make the running for him night well did lie perform his task to the byiid Alleuby went after him as thiiugh there were no doubt regarding liis staminav and at a mile looked all over a winner Hereabouts Tetratema made a show It only lasted a few seconds and then he was dune witli In the last furlong Bucltan made his effort Showing rsniark able speed up to the ascent he quickly passed his younger rivals and won by a length and a half The farther he had gone from that point the easier he would have won Silvern which was last nearly nil the way was very busy near the finish and rail Alleuby out of second place by a couple of lengths Buehiin carried 130 pounds Tetratema received twelve pounds Alleiiby fifteen pounds and Silvern eighteen pounds The race was run at a great pace and a genuine stayer was successful The les ¬ sons of the race are that Tetratema does not get a mile indeed five or six furlongs is his course Allenby also does not get one and onequarter miles at a fast pace Silvern in the paddock seemed the likeliest one to effect a surprise and if cnly he were more strongly muscled up over the quar ¬ ters he would bo a good horse Buchan was not so heavy as at Ascot having had an ease Several American breeders were present and formed tlie highest possible opinion of filmstars son which they considered the perfect stallion required in the United States StatesAs As is known Buchan is the first foal of Ilomoaze which is by Torpoint and was the first produce of Maid of the Mist by Cyllenc She yas the first foal of Sceptre a remarkable coincidence The tinnv 2U9i was exceeding good for the course
