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NEWMARKET MY MEETING • July Stakes, Oldest of English Juvenile Stakes, on Schedule. ♦ Auction Sale of National Stud Yearlings to Be Held on Wednesday Evening — King In Attendance. • Special Cablegram. NEWMARKET. England, July 2.— The most important of the two summer meetings sponsored by The Jockey Club, the Newmarket first July meeting, which covers a period of four days, gets under way this afternoon. This reunion is held on what is known as the July course, situated beyond the famous "Ditch," and is an entirely different track from that over which the spring and fall Newmarket meetings are held. Racing on the July course dates back to the eighteenth century, and the time honored July Stakes, oldest of all two-year-old races, was first run for at this meeting in 1786, when Bull Finch led home six rivals. This most important juvenile stake, run over a distance of five furlongs and 140 yards, still ranks high in tradition and honor, even if its value is now somewhat dwarfed by such richer two-year-old prizes as the Queen Mary and New Stakes the latter uniquely named race instituted as long ago as 1843, both run at Ascot; the National Breeders Produce Stake, the richest juvenile event, run at Sandown Park; the Imperial Produce Stakes, decided at Kempton Park; and the classic Middle Park Stakes, run at Newmarket. King George will be among the many visitors here for this weeks racing, and as usual, his majesty will be in residence in the royal suite at The Jockey Club rooms in High Street. Further interest attaches to the Newmarket first July meeting because of the fact that during this reunion Messrs. Tattersall will hold the first of their yearling sales at Park Paddocks, both before and after racing. On Wednesday evening the most important sale at this reunion will take place when the youngsters foaled and reared at the National Stud, Ireland still the property of the British government, will come under the hammer. The dispersal of these yearlings bred at Tully, County Kildare, the famous stock raising plant presented by the late Lord Wavetree to the British government, will give a line to the future market for young thoroughbreds, the most important sale of which will take place at Doncaster during the St. Leger meeting in September. The opening days racing program here is topped by the historic July Stakes, for which event there are forty-four nominations, two of which are the property of King George, namely the Maidens Chant, a half sister to the One Thousand Guineas heroine, Scuttle, a daughter of Coronach and Stained Glass; and Curragh More, a son of Friar Marcus and Bay Berry. Should either of these score a popular victory in the royal silks, it would be the second success in this time honored stakes to fall to his majesty, as he won the race with Runnymede in 1924. The Aga Khan, who has already won three renewals of the July Stakes with Drop-pon 1923. Tea Cup 1929, and Alislah last year, holds strong hand in todays renewal with a quartet to select from, including the unbeaten colt Hairan. The last named colt, a half brother by the St. Leger winner Farr-way, to the great race horse and excellent sire, Royal Minstrel, now at the stud in America, is the winner of his only two starts this season, and is rated the best of his age seen under colors this season. Two American-owned and bred colts, William Woodwards Woolsey II., a son of Sir Gal-lahad III. and Mariane; and Fresh Fox, a son of Gallant Fox and Filante, figure among the eligibles for this important stake. A
