The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-30 00:00:00

NEWMARTiET RACES.

The racing at Newmarket this week has been of an
average character. The victory of the Leila colt in the
Great Eastern Handicap was achieved with consummate
ease, but there was no great- merit in the performance
when the weights are taken into consideration. Kingcraft
was easily beaten on two occasions on Wednesday by
Fragrance and La P4richole, and it was easily seen that
the Derby winner is now out of all form. He was always
a dainty-feeding horse, and has been much out of sorts
since his race for the St. Leger : this was apparent enough
to any observer on Wednesday.
The sale of another draft from Count Lagrange's racing
stud, and haalf a dozen cast-offs from four other stables,
failed to tempt anything like a crowd around Messrs.
Tattersall's rostrum in Lord Stamford's paddocks at New-
market, on Wednesday, and of the twenty-two lots put
up only seven found buyers. Mr. Tattersall said he had
to offer sixteen horses from the stable of Count Lagrange,.
and they would—in consequence of the unhappy state of
affairs in France—be sold without the slightest reserve, sub-
ject to the contingency of 10 percent. of their future
winnings being paid to Tom Jennings .on account of his
employer. Matelot, a four-year-old, by Pretty Boy, was
then ridden into the ring, and after some slow bidding he
was taken by Mr. Mumford at 75gs. Ch4rubin, by
Monarque, out of Balaclava, a remarkably nice horse,
and sound as bell-metal, was sold a good bargain to
Mr. William Hawes. son of the well-known
English jobmaster and dealer, late of the Champs
Elysees, Paris. This gentleman, who is a friend of
Jennings's, also appeared determined to have the very
neatly-framed and thoroughly sound Capsule (3 yrs),
by Hospodar; who has shewn some good form on both the
English and French turf. The bidding for this snare
was in small amounts, but very lively, and she quickly
went up to 155 gs, at which figure she was knocked down
another bargain for Mr. Hawes, who also bought Roque-
fort (3 yrs), by Hospodar, a well-shaped, wiry-looking,
and thoroughly sound horse, cheap at 85 gs. Florian (3
years), a well-known colt in England and France, where
he has shewn fairly good form, was sold to Lord Howth to
go to Ireland, for only 100 gs. His lordship also secured a
bargain in a two-year old colt by Hospodar, named
Infant, who has a fine lengthy frame and good limbs.
Gabier, a great fine horse, but with a " screwed " fore leg,
was sent back without a bid. Procureur, a two year old colt,
by Hospodar, out of Aline, although good-looking all
over, and standing on excellent legs and feet, also failed to
find a purchaser. Manette, a four year old mare, by
Pretty Boy, who has won some races in her native land,
is a nice, lengthy, symmetrical sort, and she was taken
by T. Jennings decidedly cheap at only 60gs. The re-
mainder were all sent back to Jennings's stable without
an offer.

CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. MALET AND COUNT
BISMARCK.—Mr. Malet, at nine o'clock, found Count
Bismarck seated before a table with wine and cigars.
He was in high spirits and very sociable. This I can well
believe, for I used to know him, and, to give the devil his
due, he is one of the few Prussians of a sociable disposi-
tion. The interview lasted for more than two hours
Count Bismarck. told Mr. Malet that the Prussians meant
to have Metz and Strasburg, and that until they oh
tamed them they should remain in France. He did not
intend to dismantle them, but to make them
stronger than they at present are. " The French,"
he said, " will hate us with an undying hate, and we
must take care to render this hate powerless." As for
Paris, he said, the German armies would surround it,
and with their several corps d'armde, and their 70,000
cavalry they should isolate it from the rest of the world,
and leave its inhabitants to " seethe in their own milk."
If the Parisians continued after this to hold' out they
should bombard it, and, if, necessary, burn it. My own
impression is that Count Bismarck was not such a fool
as to say precisely what he intended to do, and that he
will attack at once ; but this the event will prove.
He added that Germany was not in want of money,
and therefore did not ask for a heavy pecuniary
indemnity. Speaking of the French, Count Bis-
marck observed that there were 200,000 men round Metz,
and he believed that Eazaine would have to capitulate
within a week. He rendered full justice to the courage
with which the army under Bazaine had fought, but he
did not seem to have a very high opinion of the French
army at Sedan. He questioned Mr. Malet about the
state of Paris, and did not seem pleased to hear that there
had been no tumults. The declaration of the Republic,
and its peaceful recognition by Paris and the whole of
France, appeared by no means to please him. He ad-
mitted that if ,it proved ,to be a, moderate and ;virtuous,.
Government, it might prove a source of danger to the
monarchical principle' ih Germany.--Daity News Paris '
Correspondent, September 18,