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MONARCHS GREAT QUALITY Yraccrys Good Son and His Convincing Victory in the Middle Park Plate. BY E. E. COUSSELL. LONDON, England, October 26. The Middle Park Plate was really the most interesting race of the Cesarewitch week. Wo had to guess which was the best of the two-year-olds. Still we are not now thoroughly clear because Alan Breck did not run, and Leighton, which is unbeaten, was not nominated. Pharmacie was also absent. I understand that the owner of Monarch is willing to match his colt against the filly at wcight-for-sex for 5,000 distance, five-eighths or over. There were 144 entries for the Middle Park. Plate, which closed in November last year. In the future it is to be a stake with an added value of ,000. The 5 entry is to be abolished. This year that source contributed over ,500 toward the ,000 given to the race This year the owner of Monarch received 8,125. The eight runners for the race imladed the remainder of the two-year-olds of high class and brilliance. Lemonora started favorite owing to his defeat of Humorist and Alan Breck at Doncaster when the last named was a shadow of himself. Indeed, that race may have done liim infinite harm. Second favorite was Thunderer, which finished in front of Monarch at Ascot. The son of Tracery was then unlucky, as he stumbled. In September at Newbury, Thunderer won a valuable Foal Stakes, in which he was called upon to give so much weight that his chance seemed hopeless. Humorist won the Clearwell Stakes three days prior to the Middle Park Plate. Before that race Mr. Joel was asked the definite question as to which he regarded us his best colt. He readily replied: "At home Humorist i3 best, but after Thunderers performance at Newbury I have my doubts." The betting showed the public took that view, for Thunderer was 9 to 4 and Humorist 10 to 1. Monarch was a popular tip. He was confidently expected to win by all who knew most about him. Yet the public, as there was no mystery, would not have him. One might have asked the question. Why should not Monarch win? He had run six times. He won four good races, was unlucky at Ascot and was shin sore when Alah Breck beat him in July. A Iongish rest had benefited him greatly and ho is now far heavier and more muscular than in the summer when several American visitors at Newmarket took exception to his condition. Polemarch, a son of The Tetrarch. is a particularly good-looking colt, but the other, The Tetrarch Syrian Prince, still lacks strength. It was an excellent start and Monarch was soon in his stride. Lemonora, as is his custom, dropped back. When his rider -called on him he made no impression on the leader. lie wants a level course. Thunderer was beaten a long way from home. He has a suspicious near fore joint and may not like the hard going. All the same he belongs to a family quite deficient in stamina. At a half mile it lodked as though Monarch would win by two or three lengths. His jockey was riding so confidently that Humorist was able, to reduce hi lead. In th lout p.ighth Monarch "liecltea "twice";" which no doubt enabled Mr Joels second string to run to a head with Polemarch a length and a half away third. Lemonora was fourth and Thunderer fifth. Monarch, in few words, won the race from start to finish and we may take it he is the best of the horses "that ran for the Middle Park Plate, and evidently, Mr. Joels opinion notwithstanding, Humorist is better thnn Thunderer. Monarch owes much of his merit to Tracery. As before reported he is an extremely good looking colt of the Buchan stamp. About the only "crab" critics can find is that his tail might be put on better! Mr. Sievier bred his dam Teofani, which won a five-eighths handicap worth ,000. Her first two foals dd not race. Then came Teo, a selling plater. She was followed by Royal Bucks, which was so famous last season. The next four years Teofani only produced one foal. In 1918 Monarch was foaled. Teofani lias a gray yearling filly by Roi Herode and a bay filly foal by The Tetrarch. Teofani is by Black Duck, an obscure son of Galopin Cigarette, a mare by Marco, which Mr. Sievier bought as a yearling and raced unsuccessfully for two seasons. Teofani was her first foal. Teofani -vas a sister to Heronry, a speedy two-year-old winner of four races. They were from Dame Heron, by Lowland Chief Rent Day, which bretl some unimportant winners. She was by, Touchet Lady Day, a winner of six races. This is not distinguished lineage, so the source of Monarchs merit is fairly clear. Here is his five-line pedigree: f Sainfoin f Springfield Rock J LSaudu Sand.. "I Roquebrune.. fst- Simon I St. Marguerite Ton. r tags te I Black Cry 1 f Vedette g - f Duck. JGalP,n blying Duchess S 9 I I ri Call 11 t , Macaroni J Duck... rhltall l p5 r fBarcaldine rrSeate..iMarC I fLowland Chief Dame Heron. I Rent Day
