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GOLD CUP WINNERS CAREER Hero of Ascot Feature Rated Only Fair Performer — Singapore Considered a Fall Racer. Special Cablegram. LONDON, England, June 25.— That the distance horses in England have deteriorated was proven by the victory of Brigadier General Charles Lambtons five-year-old Trim-don in the two mile and a half Ascot Gold Cup, in which he nosed out Lord Glanelys St. Leger winner, Singapore; for one can rate the winner only a fair handicap horse on his previous performances this year. In the two mile and a quarter Chester Cup Handicap, Sir Harold Wernhers great stayer, Brown Jack, gave six pounds actual weight to Trimdon, and beat him handily by a length. A few years ago a horse of Brown Jacks caliber, good as that may be, would be out of place in such a classic stake event as the Ascot Gold Cup. It can be claimed for Singapore, that the son of Gainsborough did not show his best form last year, until the summer had well advanced, and that in mid-September he ran his best race to win the Doncaster St. Leger. Running second to be only nosed out of victory in the Ascot Gold Cup, he gave a vastly improved performance over his initial outing this season, three weeks ago in the Manchester Cup Handicap, when he finished far back. Later this season he may prove himself a better four-year-old. Trimdon has become famous as an Ascot Gold Cup winner. Hence a brief review of his breeding and performances on the turf will not be out of place. The career of Trimdon is somewhat interesting. He was bred by the late Lord "Jack" Durham, and foaled in April, 1926. Being a big and fine looking yearling, his breeder did not think he would stand training at Newmarket, and Lord Durham asked Alec Taylor, then active as a trainer at Manton, to take charge of the colt. Before Trimdon sported silks, Lord "Jack" Durham and his twin brother, "Freddie," who succeeded him to the title, died, and in the meantime "Joe" Lawson succeeded Alec Taylor as the Manton trainer. The executors of the Durham estate leased Trimdon to another brother of the deceased sportsman, Brigadier General Charles Lamb-ton. An April foal, Trimdon is an extremely good looking bay horse, by Son-In-Law— Trimestral, by William the Third, Ascot Gold Cup winner, from Mistrella, by Cyl-lene, so is bred to stay. He belongs to the No. 1 Brice Lowe family. He did not appear on a race course until last year, when as a four-year-old he made his debut in the one mile and a half March Stakes, to finish a close fourth, the race being won by his stable campanion, Lord Astors Buck, at the Newmarket first spring meeting. At this track, during the second spring meeting, Trimdon, in receipt of eighteen pounds from the good horse Bosworth, of the same age, was beaten one and a half lengths in the one mile and a half Burwell Stakes. His next outing was in the two mile Ascot Vase, which race he easily won from his nine opponents. In this race the son of Son-Tn-Law badly jarred himself with a result that he did not race again last year. Coming back to the races this season quite sound, Trimdon, when a strongly befriended first choice, scored in the easiest style in the two mile Queens Prize Handicap, at Kempton Park, April 6. Following this vic- tory, he ran a close second to Brown Jack in the Chester Cup Handicap last month. In his two winning races this season Trimdon was piloted by Joe Childs. When second at Chester, he was ridden by R. Jones, who guided him in the Ascot Vase last year. Trimdon is the third son of the great distance horse Son-In-Law to win the Ascot Gold Cup in the last five years, as Foxlaw won in 1927 and Bosworth triumphed last year. He was sent postward for the Cup race in perfect trim by the Manton trainer, "Joe" Lawson, who is having such a successful year, leading all other trainers today in races won.
