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THE HONGKONG.
THE COMING CLASSICS. front of him-Borrow, Piotri, and
OUR LEADING COLTS.
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Seaforth, the two last named of whom ran a dead-heat for second
TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MARCH 23.
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place, a neck behind Barrow. MLLE. GAUTHIER,
{By "Sentinol."]
More than once I have gontured to At this time last your to stud- Oxpress the opinion that King Willian will this year provo lim- ont of meing who surveyed the solf to be the best of his age. It two-year-old form of the previous is impossible to support this opin- season with a view to discovering ion by adducing ovidence from tho probable winners of the forth the book of form. For instance, in the Middlo Park Plate, ho was coming "classic" contests exper receiving 71b. from both Pietri, ienced little difficulty in arriving and Seaforth. In the Dewhurst at a definito conclusion. Leni ho and Phryxus finished only n borg and Neil Gów socmoi abs-nock in front of Atmanh, who hnu Autoly to dominato all their rivals, rio form worth speaking abou And so they did in ronlity. Tric, Whon Pietri bont him so easily they did not swoop the board as for the Gimcrack Stakes lie was Ahoy should have done; Neil Gow in receipt of 111; from his con- broke down while undergoing his queror. In short, on form, King preparation for the St. Leger, und William must be pinced woll down Lemborg failed at Doncaster for the list of candidatos for classic, rousons which it is hardly metes honours. sary to go into afrosh. The fact romains, however, that these sous of Marco and Cyllone were just us cortainly the champions of their age in 1910 as they had boon in 1900.
A STAYER
But there are other considera- time to be reckoned with. King Williama. is a biggish colt, and avon in October he was palpably backward.. We may take it that When, however, we turn to his has not yet been thoroughly thoir immediate sueressors, and trained. We may also tako, it apply the customary serutiny to that he was steadily improving. thoir credentials, as candidatos on the preparation ho did receive. for classic honods during tho It may also be assumed that ho racing your that is about to com- is one of the staying tribe. Both menco, wo find the situation do in the Middle Park and tho cidedly complex. No colt stands Dewlet he was putting in the undeniably head of his contou strongest work while traversing porarios In one sense this site the last hurlong, which is against of things, is advantageous; the the collar. These factors, and most important of our races cortain allļors which it is difficult- should i consequence bo all the to describe-which arise uut of more interesting. The matter is intuitive reasoning, so to say- further complientel by the fact intpol mo to the conclusion that that some of the best horses Lord Derby's horse is going to (judged by their two-year-old make history this year. He may form) will not be opposing, escl not be ablo to bunt Soaforthy and othorimall thred classic, ovouls,
one or two others in the Guineas, Take the cases of Seaforth and but I shall be very inch surprised Prince San, for instanco. Neither, it (provided aff goos woll with of these colts is in the Derby, m) he does not distreguish, though both eui compete for himself at Epson and cover him- this Two Thousand and St. s.lf with glory at Doncaster. And Lager, Thon Calling and Cyllius, sons of Cylieno, though oligiblo- o compots for the Quinons and the Darby, are not in the St. Logor. St. Nut, possibly, if not probably, the best of his year, han no classic engagemont, nor dis another useful horso, Mushroom. Most people aro award that St. Nat was entered for the Dophy; But by no strunga mischance bis owner struck him out of the race last March in order to avoid the major forfeit.
PROMINENT CANDIDATES. · Before procécil, lotine prosent in tabular form lists of the colts whose public form gives them the right to be rogarded as potential winnors of "classic" laurels, They are uned in the order in which they apparel in the Froo Handicap last Octolor:-
2,003 Uninoas Derby,
Piotri
Pietri Sanforth
1
Princo Palatino Priaco Palatine
St. Anton
St. Anton
Suustar
Wrinklor
Princo San
Cellini
Sunstar. Wrinklor
Cellini -Cyllins King William King William
Cyllius
·
2: St. Leger.
Piotri Seaforth. Princo Palatino St. Anton
Samstar Wrinkler Prince Son King Willia
Seaforth's onission from the Dore hy is duo to, the fact that the entries for that men closed whils the coltstill belonged to his bread- or, Lady Conyngham. His carly history, was, anything but on- couraging; indeed, hold a very bad timo, of it. owing
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CONDI TIONS of the Ketting by Pablle Auction Sala, to le bold on MON- DAY. the 27th day of March, 191E, at 3 pm, at tha Oifas of the Pablis Works Departm ut, by Order of Hia Exo-Beny the Govenor, of Om Lat of Crown Laal at Kenngly Rd, in "the Cobny of Hongking, for a term of 76 years, with the option of renewal at à Crawn Kent to be fixed by the Sur- veyor of His Majoty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
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to an accident. Mr. Dorinot Hongkong, 18th Mar., 1911.
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noniinated him for the Guinéns
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and St. Logor? Why Cellini and
castor race I camot say. The
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KING WILLIAM'S PROSPECTS.
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