Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-12
THE PASHA OF EGYPTS CHALLENGE TO THE
BRITISH JOCKEY CLUB.
FROM BELL's LIFE IN LONDON.


BRITISH JOCKEY CLUB.
BELLS
Mr. GREvILLE, in favorng weeks since with par
culars fthe challenge from his the Pasha Egypt
which will be recoleced communicated him through
the medium of Mr.. CHARLES A. MuRRAY, the British Con-
stated that, previous entering into any pre-
liminary arrangements with regard the MATCH he had
thought it right to put variety of questions certain
points on which he deemed it essential information should be
supplied In very interesting communication received by
the last overland mail, Mr. Murray the questions
seria and Nh Grevlie having courteousy furnished us
with copy of the correspondence, better consult
the wishes of readers than by publishing length
The match, should be made be until year.
''LosDos, SEPTEMBER 80, ls49.
"MY DEAR MURRAY: have received your letter, with
the interesting challenge the part of the Pasha of Egypt
intend to read it to the Jockey Club meeting there will
be at New Market next week, and to publish letter (Which
will wte) in Bells Lift announcing that such challenge
has been made in order that any persons who be dis
posed accept have the opportunity of coming forward
think by unlikely that the match may be made
but the of valuable horses will not be induced to
the expense and risk of the voyage nothing of
the stake without previously obtaining the most ample nor-
nation all points, think it better to ne) to ask
you take the trouble give answers or the following
points, which / anticipate that inquiries will be made
of me:
in the first place. is his Hshness the Pasha be de-
pended Is he certain hold to the match made and
back out and leave the English in the urch, with all
their trouble, risk, and expense
"2d. In whose hands would the stakes be deposited
"3d. Would the lie tract of ground ten miles
long, around course to be gone repeatedly making
the whole distance ten miles 1t would fact be
say should know exactly what of should
have over and whether it would be
tract of country the latter, whether would be such
the English jockeys could find their way over
"4h. Should we be quite certain of fair play, and Of
Interruptions molesa,ons if we had the best of
18Th Are there any races at Cairo, and have the horses
the Pasha would enter ever ran races
=" 9th. Do you know whether horses brought by
(Which suppose would be the best way from England to
Egypt have suffered from the voyage and how long would
take for them to from the effects and be in condition
to run
"7th Have any English horses ever ran races the
sands you describe and is supposed that their action and
their speed are, not affected by ground different
from what they are accustomed to
"This Is long list OF queries, but in matter involving
such large (besdes the credit Of the English turf you
'' ~' "Yours &C. G. GREvILLE,"
"CArRo, OCTOBER %,
"MY DEAR GREvILLE 10 reply your letter Of the 30h
of September will proceed to give you, categorcaly,
answers far able do so, all your inquiries.
have just returned from visi, to the Pasha with whom
held long conversation the subject of the proposed race
and all the points which in this letter. dependant
upon him, you may feel assured correct, had them
from his lips, without the intervention of interpreter
take your questions in the order in which you put
them.
.ls consider that his Hghness is fully to be depended
gu0ad the bona determination to hold the match, and
moreover he feels confident of winning that he twice
repeated before very many Witnesses that he would give the
English horse start of the length his Desert Palace about
800 yards. presume English pride would scorn
cept this profiered advantage
"2d. AS to the stakes. The Pasha leaves the amount
entirely to the English He is ready stake any sum, from
fl0, 600 to 100000, and would make objection to the
stakes being deposited both Sides in any European Con-
sulate selected by the English.
"sd The would not be circular artificial one,
but straight run tract of country. He named the
points of starting and whining to-day and consider to be
course Of IL IL miles I think mentioned to you be-
fore that it is undulatng ground not billy it oil sand
not hard smooth sand like the New York race ground but
in places nearly feock Deep in others rather stony
but upon the whole may be considered fair galoping
ground though certainly not in English estimation, 1t to be
called
4th There is fear but what the English would have
fair play His Hishness will smooth level the ground
but he will pos, (sodiers the whole length Of the
TO keep it free from all interruption.
" 5th We had lately here large portion
of the very ground named for the with the English
the distance about eight miles II might be few rongs
less doubt if il has been accurately measured
the winner in about minutes do not think the
time could have been taken with great accuracy but
the ground myself ando many watches used and
pared feel assured the could be than 80
seconds The horses that in these were all OF
quality did the Pasha enter any horse much less
such he would produce to against the English
De truth Is tna nener nor any European ueEe, nas
been allowed his best horses which he has sud
ousy concealed from the eyes of the vgus, at his
harem One thing certain that they Arabs and
believe he has the best Arab blood the world can
tell you nothing about their actual speed my impression is
that Newmarket Ascot of two three
miles, they would be danced by secondrate
in bottom they wonderful and, you to make this
match is bottom you must look out for Oar horses
superior stride that there nothing fear the Of
speed.
:" 6th This question many persons in England better
quscd than myself My belief is that supposiDg
eight horses sent outhere perhapswoor three might
suffer from the voyage not to be easily brought into
ming condition But If bringing out horses of my
from England to them here would most assuedy not
submit them the tender mecies of the Atlantic and Bay of
Bscay, but would travel them through France Marsees
"7th This question: again, is which, after the in
formation have given you you and your colleagues the
turf much able TO than myself believe
that English has in this country, but