The weather was far from pleasant first and xcoond days of the meeting and somewhat spoilt the on from the indies" point of view.
nately matters were better for the Gold Cap Day, when the scene was indeed " brilliant one. anticipated, the Gold Cop was almost a walk over
stayer winning by two lengths from for the White Knight, this splendid Radium and four others—without having been touched by whip or spur. This makes the accend success in the race, for it will be renrembered that Eider was dinyualified after dead-heating with the English horse last year. It is expected that the White Knight Gudmood and Doncaster ly in the Cesarewiteh, after which he will be retired to the stud. His fee has not yet been decided on, but it may be mentioned that sixteen nominations have already been applied for.
Another feature of the. Aseot meeting vas the return to form of Polar Star, which at last looks like doing something to correspond with his two-year old days. The performance of Pillo in the Gold Vase makes this smart son of Raeburn and Golden Horn look to be very near the top of the tree among our three-year ago he won a selling eat Lincoln and was acynired by Mr. he passed into the possession of Mr. eas, ly Buchanan for £4,000 and it is probable that twice that sam might be now obtained for him. Mr. Torterolo appears to get the best out of the colt and he: has now ridden him to victory in fire which and others in th Stakes. Lesbia also returned to winning form by beating seven rivals in the Coronation Cup. The defeat of Rhodora in the Fiftieth Ascot Biennial Stakes wax a big upset, White Eagle winning from six rivals. Llangwm who also farther distinguished himself by winning two events and the third in the Derby. appears ty be coming on well, Many of my readers are no doubt interested in Cricket and as the season is now fairly advanced the performances the leaders with lat and ball be of some interest. From the pended it will be seen that, while amateurs are very much to the fore batting, the p nearly all their own way in the ther department, og 10 502 143 1 55.77 16 750 232 1 50.
14 529 110 3 48.
128 3 47.
106 0 46.90 166 1 43.92 jid-week fixtures ended, ies retained an unbeaten reeord—Yorkshire, Middlesex and Sussex. The two Inst named played a draw at Lord's and the feature of the closing stage wax the batting of Killick and the Jain of Nawanagar, who made 101 and 78 respectively. At the time of writing Middlesex and Yorkshire teams are trying conclusions at Lords and this match is likely to hare 'a big bearing on the champions Sussex ought to da well this scase besides the assistance of the Jam of Nawanagar. it is expected that. B. Fry will be back in the tean next week.
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