The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-30 00:00:00

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... 4 9 2
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Gardener, by Lun-
dyfoot ... ... 5 9 2
King Arthur ... 5 9 0
Helise ... ... 5 9 0

Ohimneysweep ... 5 9 0
Ammunition ... 3 8 7

Trial Handicap. About half

Age st lb
Haidee ... 3 6 6
Polly Perkins 4 6 5
Gretna ... 4 6 5
Thermometer ... 3 6 4
Itus in Urbe ... 3 6 4
Ariel ... 3 6 3
Novice ... ... 3 6 2
Maid Marian ... 3 6 1
Lady Clinton ... 3 6 0
Purchase ... 3 5 13
Phantom Sail ... 3 513
... 3 5 9
Verity ... 3 5 9
8 tapenhill ... 3 5 8
Variation ... 3 5 7
)d Jan. 29, at 11 am.

THE KENTUCKY CHALLENGE.

We extract the following from Wilkes'a Spirit, of
Jan. 19 :—lt will be remembered that in our issue of
January 5 we announced that in the next number of the
Spirit an offer would appear on the part of Mr. Jerome to
run Kentucky against any horse in the world. The race
was to be anywhere from a two-mile dash to four-mile
heats, and the stakes from $lO,OOO to $30,000. This
statement, we said, was authorised by Mr. Jerome, and
we suppose nobody really doubted that fact, although it
appears that some, whose ignorance and stupidity is just
about equal to their impudence, pretended to doubt it, and
said that this challenge was all a mistake. It was also
declared that Kentucky had no occasion to resort
to "bluster." By this we are to infer, we suppose,
that the challenges promulgated in old times by eminent
turfmen North and South; in England by the owners
of Eclipse, The Flying Dutchman, and Gladiateur ; and
more recently in this country by Mr. Alexander, Mr Tra-
very, and Mr. Hunter on behalf of Asteroid and Kentucky,
were nothing but "blusters;" furthermoro, that when Mr.
Jerome contemplated the issue of the challenge for Ken-
tucky, he meant "bluster." What impudence is this which
thus blindly charges the most able, influential, and honour-
able men upon the turf of this country and England. We
care nothing at all for the pretended doubt of our veracity,
because the doubters could not help believing us; but we
do care about the fling at turf man who have challenged,
or even have contemplated challenging. By the letter
from Mr. Jerome, which follows this, it will be seen that
our statement was perfectly correct—that he intended to
issue such a challenge, and authorised us to announcethe
fact, but after mature consideration has concluded not
to
do so. This letter is as follows:
" Head-Quarters of the American Jockey Club,
New York, January 14, 1867.
"Editor of Wilkes's Spirit.—My dear Sir—You were
in your issue of the sth inst.
that you wcoerifeec,tauiu sayingtho dto state' that a challenge would
be published in detail in the next number of the paper, to
run Kentucky against any horse in the world any race,
from a two mile dash to four mile heats for a large stake.
" I did so authorise you to make that announcement,
and at the time it was my intention to issue such a chal-
lenge. Upon further consideration, however, and mainly
for reasons which concern me alone, and therefore need
not not be published hero, I had decided not to do so. I
do not mean by this to create a belielf that I have abso-
lutely resolved not to run Kentucky in any race. In spite
of some obstacles that I now perceive to my doing so th
convenience, I might be induced to run him in a great
match, one worthy of his performances and renown. It
may, however, be fully understood that ho will not be
trained again, unless it be for the purpose of running such
a match; and that in no event will he be run for the

purses and current prizes of the Jockey Club or any other
race meetings.

" LEONARD W. JEROME."

Flat Race for £lOO at LPwcs.

A match between Mr. Paxton's Eastbourne and Mr
Tompsett's Lunatic, for £5O a-side, 12$t each, came off on
Lewes racecourse on Tuesday, and created much interest in
the neighbourhood, a largo party of ladies and gentlemen
being present to witness the encounter. Eastbourne was
trained by W. King, of Alfriston, well known as the trainer
of Dolby, and for some time the horse had attracted as
much AttOtitll ti he were the veritable ()heater cup