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1 J . MIDDLE PARK PLATE WINNER Drake Leads Paola Home by Two Lengths in Noted English Race. Absence of Town Guard and Cos in Stake Which Usually Carries Two-Ycar-Old Championship Regretted. LONDON, England, October 14. The second October meeting at Newmarket, which ended yesterday, was in every sense a thoroughly enjoyable and successful gathering. Tho weather from start to finish was truly delightful, and sport, on the whole, attained a high level. Unfortunately, few of the years leading juveniles were engaged in the Middle Park Plate, victory in which is usually regarded as carrying with it the two-year-old championship. Prominent among the ineligibles were Town Guard, Cos and Legality, but the presence of Drake in the field certainly redeemed the situation to the utmost extent possible. Mrs. Sofer Whitburns fine colt had demonstrated beyond question in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster that he was a youngster of high class, and with Paola standing out as the best of his six opponents the odds of 11 to 4 finally demanded about his chance appeared reasonable. PAOLA SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. Paola, of course, has made rapid improvement of late, and no doubt her connections were quietly hopeful that she would prove capable of making a race of it with the Lambourn crack. She duly accounted for the other five, which included the successful Nursery performers, Jarvis and Wasp. Without the least exertion he kept the Aga Khans filly at a respectful distance and the two lengths by which he won could have been indefinitely extended. After the Whip had been walked over for by Sun Cure, a field of four three-year-olds went to the post for the Royal Stakes. First impressions distinctly favored the Chattis Hill candidate, Mouse Trap, but later on so much money was invested on My Stars that R. Days colt gradually closed the gap separating them in the market, and had the start been delayed for any length of time he might well have superseded the other as favorite. It was a case, moreover, of coming events casting their shadows before, as My Stars scored easily, and The Downs also beat Mouse Trap without the least difficulty. A curious feature of the race was that all tho opponents of My Stars are by Swynford. whose stock had had a somewhat successful week. BLACK FAIRY WINS DECISIVELY. The Two-Year-Old Selling Plate, which followed, was not of much interest. Balcarn and Stone Axe, both winners on their last time out, attracted most support, but neither was placed even. Black Fairy, which enjoyed a fair following, jumped off from flag- fall and earned a decisive victory," afters which she was retained at ?3,500. The Mile Selling Plate resulted in a much closer finish. The favorite for this was Clackmannan, a son of Lomond, and the peerless Pretty Polly, but even in this humble company he failed, though only by a neck, to overhaul Gold Coast, which at one part of the race held a good lead. The much-fancied Woodley missed second place by a head. Hopes were entertained of a victory through the medium of John Green in the Exning Welter Handicap, but Stingo, Wild Mint and one or two others met with stronger support. John Green at no part of the race showed a winning performance and a splendid struggle ended in favor of Wild Mint from Isle of Wight and Alienor, with Sargon, Plas Newydd and Stingo all. close up. Wild Mint no doubt owed her victory to a smart beginning, and the objection for boring which followed was not generally anticipated. The stewards, moreover, evidently regarded the complaint as unjustified, as in dismissing it they ordered the forfeiture of the deposit money. The meeting concluded with the South-field Plate, for which Bessema and Sewing Machine disputed market honors with Star Opal, the only other one backed. Both favorites failed to finish in the money. Bessema may have been feeling the effects still of her hard race with Pogrom Tuesday. As far as could be seen Young Pole made all the running, and the thick-and-thin supporters of Donoghues mounts were able to rejoice in a long-priced winner with which to retire for the moment from their forays on the ring.
