By "Cumo"
Despite a wet miserable morning, there was considerable interest taken in yesterday's training gallops, done by ponies that may be starters in Saturday's Champions, and also in others that will be starting in the handicaps during the afternoon, of which there are eight. A glance over the weights allotted to the different ponies, and the classes they are asked to compete in, gives an opening for dividends to win and place to be returned, on a per with what resulted in last Monday's handicap.
Many of the ponies that had hard races last Monday were let off yesterday with light work only; amongst them I noticed Corps Cavalry right on his toes and looking like an early winner, though it may not be this Saturday.
White Wine went a mile with the griffin White Willie, doing it in 228.3, last quarter 32; Doc and Grumpy went 1% mile together, the former doing it in 2.05.3, last quarter 32. But Grumpy was beaten off being a full three seconds slower. Don Pedro and Don Enrico were given a mile in company doing it in 2161, last quarter 32. The later is a handsome black with good breeding about him, but he looks like one requiring time to show up at his best.
Benlomond and Socrates did their mile in 225, last quarter 32.1, whilst Black Pirate and The Midget covered a similar distance in 2.22.1, last quarter 322, Gold Vase after his slow run race on Monday was allowed to stride Out for 1% mile, doing it in 249. last quarter 33.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.