Stewards' Cup
The Stewards’ Cup, fourth oldest race at the Glorious Goodwood meeting, is a handicap over 6 furlongs and is traditionally held on the final day of the 5-day meeting, although up to 1992 it was staged on the opening day. In 1833 one of the Senior Stewards at the meeting was given the honour of choosing any race at the meeting to present an annual Stewards trophy, occasionally selecting a sprint race of 6 furlongs, but from time to time a race up to 1 mile 4 furlongs was selected. Then, in 1839, Lord George Bentinck, later appointed Senior Steward to the Jockey Club in July 1845, suggested that the Stewards’ Cup should be perpetually run over 6 furlongs, and the inaugural race was held in 1840. |
| Stewards' Cup 1898 | Handicap | 6 furlongs | ||
| Pos. | Horse | Jockey | Age/weight | Owner |
| 1 | ALTESSE | M Cannon | 4-8st 4lbs (Jewitt) | Mr J Jewitt 100/7 |
| 2 | ROSEMERRYN | T Loates | 4-7st 4lbs | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 100/30 |
| 3 | LUCKNOW | A E Weatherall | 3-6st 4lbs | HRH Prince of Wales 9/1 |
| 4 | EAGER | F Allsopp | 4-8st 10lbs | Mr Fairie 6/1 |
| 5 | VOTERI | Sam Loates | 4-8st 1lbs | Mr J R Keene 100/8 |
| 6 | SIR GEOFFREY | H Toon | 3-7st 10lbs | Mr H Barnato 50/1 |
| 7 | NORTHERN FARMER | F Finlay | 4-7st 9lbs | Mr H Bottomley 20/1 |
| 8 | MOUNT PROSPECT | N Robinson | 4-7st 6lbs | Mr W M Clarke 3/1 fav |
| 9 | NORAH SANDYS | Otto Madden | 5-7st 4lbs | Mr W Taylor Sharpe 25/1 |
| 10 | HIGH TREASURER | Herbert Jones | 5-7st 0lbs | Lord Howe 20/1 |
| 11 | HERMISTON | C Purkis | 3-6st 13lbs | Mr W Low 100/6 |
| 12 | DUBUQUE | H Luke junior | 3-6st 10lbs | Lord Durham 100/8 |
| 13 | SWEET ADARE | Chapman | 3-6st 8lbs | Mr J Barker 50/1 |
| 14 | PRIMROSE HILL | C Archer | 4-6st 5lbs | Mr H Barnato 50/1 |
| 15 | ORRIS ROOT | B Lynham | 3-6st 0lbs | Mr Walter Lodge 50/1 |
| This race took place on Tuesday 26th July 1898 and was valued at 617 sovereigns (equivalent to £85,000 in 2021). There were 62 subs. | Over round 124% | |||