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WEIGHTCARRYING RECORD William of Valence Wins Englands EnglandsCity City and Suburban Handicap HandicapUnder Under 132 Pounds Special Correspondence EPSOM England Arthur Sainsburys Frenchbred fiveyearold William of Valence set a new weightcarrying record for the City and Suburban Handicap when he shouldered 132 pounds and scored in runaway fashion over the one mile and a quarter route He achieved a distinction that was Thunders achieved a distinction that was Thunders as the sixyearold carried the previous heavi ¬ est burden of 130 pounds to victory in 1876 In the long interval Master of Kildare won in 1880 with 128 pounds in the saddle the same impost that the Irishbred Velocity won under in 1907 1907It It was William of Valences second straight stake success of this season He cantered away with the Rosebery Stakes Handicap at Kempton Park and over the lastnamed track may now make it threeinarow in the Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap also run over the one mile and a quarter route For these two victories William of Valence must tote the crushing burden of 135 pounds in the Jubilee 15000 prize which will be his next race and his trainer H G T Smyth says he will win it itGREAT GREAT JUBILEE NEXT NEXTIf If he does he will go in the MintingrBen digoVictor Wild class as having won the jubilee the most important middle distance handicap with the second heaviest burden When Minting won its first renewal in 1888 he scored with 140 pounds in the saddle from eighteen rivals In the inaugural race Benr digo won under 133 pounds a performance duplicated by Victor Wild when he scored his second straight victory in 1896 The Americanbred Ypsilanti another twotime straight winner of this stake had 131 pounds up when chalking up his second success The Kempton Park Great Jubilee Hand ¬ icap is set for decision on May 8 and Wil ¬ liam of Valence will be a heavily played choice to garner his third straight stake victory Bred in France by Jefferson Conn William of Valence comes of the St Simon male line being a brown colt by Vatout from Queen Iseult by Teddy from Sweet Agnes by Sea Sick
