Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-15


ence and the border difficulties. I'd. Misrepre-
senting the people Of Maryland and Delaware
3D. disappearing the ministers who have la
bored in Maryland and Delaware. 4th. Misrep-
resenting the members of nj. f.. Church. 5th.
disappearing the colored people.
The Goodwood Races.
The following details Of the Goodwood Cup
Races show that If the American horses did not
win, they sustained themselves creditabIy:
From the European Timesl
The GOoDwOop Cur RAcEs-A great trial of
strength with the American, French and English
horses, impaired additional attraction to the Cup
day. Pryor and Prioress came to England with
vast reputation, while Florin and Monarque
were not unknown to fame. The Americans re-
garded the success of one of their horses with no
little confidence, and il must be confessed that,
although Pryor and PIioress were defeated, they
are not disgraced. The horse leathered consider
ably on being stripped, but he ran up in front to
the distance. where Prioress. too looked so for
midable that shout of What. against the
Americans was raised by many voices.
The general opinion was that the American
EOrses-Vyhich were ridden by native ioc KEYS in
striped JAG kets and stared caps-might have fin-
ured still more prominently, had they been in
trusted to men as experienced and accomplished
In their profession as English Jockeys indeed
in turf phraseolOgy, PrioTess looked cover the
winner at the distance.
The RACE.-After the starter had paraded the
horses in Indian file past the grand stand. he con-
Quoted them TO the post, and endeavo!ed TO draw
them up in iine-a task of some little difficulty
owing to the righteousness of Pryor, who caused
several breakings away When the flag Wa,
dropped Viscount pushed To the front but on
reaching the grand stand, Riseber, who was pull
ing hard, went up TO him, Viscount. Monarque
GunbOat, Fisherman and Melissa clustering well
up, the American horses bringing up the rear
Ga turning out of the straight, however, PrioreSS
emerged from the ruck, and went away with 4
lead of half a dozen lengths. Florin Gunboat
Monarque, Fisherman, Viseount, and Arsenal
running in a body next
TN rounding the turn towards the clump, PRO
ress ran wide, and Gnnboat was left in Possession
OF The lead which h. carried on into the dip.
ON rising into sight, Riseber and -Prioress Were
seen IN close company with Gunboat followed
b. Melissa. FloFin. Monagdue Fisherman and
Arsenal. They ran thus to the last tnrn. and on
descending the hill by the half-mile post. Gun
boat slipped up and fell, ard Arsenal jumped
upon him
After this accident, Riseber was left with a
slight lead, with MOnarque AT his quarters and
frioreSs next, with Pryor well up, the American
horses going particularly strong and well. At
ihS nall distance MonarqUe went to Riseber. and
PnoIeSs gave way to Fisherman. The race from
that point was virtually reduced to a match be-
tween the first two, MOnarqTe winning by head,
three lengths between the second and third All
ton, who met with n disappointment by the ac-
cident mentioned above, was beaten about three
lengths from Fisherman, Prioress was a bad
fifth. Prior and Melissa Were siyth and seventh
the rest were pulling up.
Bells Life of London, speaking of the appear
ancs Of the American horses when they came on
tue ground, and Of other incidents Of the race
says:
Pryor, who was led by 4 tall, intelligent look
Ing negro, Is remarkably handsome chesnut
with two white feet, and blaze OF white in his
face he stands fifteen hands has brilliant action
and is said to possess wonderful powers of endu-
lance His appearance, however. BETRAYED great
want of condition. and his owner informed us
that tine horse was $50 badly OFF, before leaving
his training quarters at Stoc bridge that he
should not have started him but for the Improve
ment he daily exhibited after his arrival at Good
nfsNn or no
gether a different looking animal being fully
sixteen hands high, and rather leggy with q
good forehead and immense hips, which some
what redeem her heavy lOins. She looked filter
to run thar her companion, and her annearance
did honor to Dir. X ID. Palmer her trainer who
al one time lived in similar capacity with the
Late MI JOnn e stevens, the head Of the Ameri-
can turf in his dav. for whom he was very suc
cessful with the celebrated Black Maria and other
horses which ne handled" Long Island
MT- Ten BToeCk = ''tuTH ont was in every re-
speCt national one, his joe KEYS being americans
who wore the cOlOrs Of the States-crimson and
white striped jackets and blue caps. The toilette
Of both men was une1cc ptiOndble. though i'm Enc.
land Littlete!d's high military heels seemed -
strange on Jockey as Gilpatrfck's genuine Van
kee beard The latter, who came over with
special retainer TO ride In the Cup, is considered
the best rider in America we believe and IN his
charge was Entrusted PriOrcss, albeit Mr. Ten
BROCK declared To win with the horse
The Americans adopt altogether a different
style OF riding to that Of cur own jockeys The
former sit down on their horses ali the way as IL
riding tottin2 match, always have a {. hard
pull' on, and never shake or roII;J thor, ~
finish OF race, consequently, as was the case on
this occasion, ninety nine spectators out of hum
dred Nigh naturally imagine, from the absence
OF oil movement OF me arms, that the Tders were
the Yankees had tried to beat the hest time e,,sr
known in England, but II was toutau eoatyaiye
the trial - Cdme of tubbs, =" inasmuch as tba,
two year old, which joined in with the cun naCs
al the end OF d mile and half to finish the last
mile with them, won by an immense distance
and was, in turn, - beaten into fits'' by two
year cid in the Danebury stable. This result. of
course, weakened that owners confidence con.
siderably; but, from the improvement his horses
exhibited after their arrival at GOodwood and
satisfied OF their real form in America, Mr. Ten
BROCK and his friends, well all the Amerf-
cans Who visited the meeting, supported Pryor
anu PrioresS with considerable spirit, and, be-
flues lac lng them To win between $1,000 and
tiOO'o' Nj D H. pluckly made a 1880 book
on lhr Iaft Amongst Englishmen they had very
rev saP poriers, though everybody admitted them
u" Dc good looking and fine yoers,'
We have elsewhere given a minute description
W INC &C., i"hlch Was run at a wretched pace
,nIouS hou'' the TWO mile and a half occupying
I'm 10 see, 70 sec slower than last year \ md r
will tie there learnt that the Americans ~ ,n,h
better ihan was expected of them--In "a, o.
opinion sttehglhened by that Of many OF the
jockeys who rode therein Is that n ~, VI ti,e
upon the cards for PriOr-ss TO have ,yon - She
Iost great deal OF ground at all the turns r.,
!ookea so Z" dangerous even up to the distance
improbable il skillfully handled she migbtLavs
obtained a much more prominent position an The
finish. Mr. Tea Brock, we believe was great
ly dissatisfied with the riding Of Fitzpatrick who
seems To Le all abroad. He Ftsquared acconnts,,
with the jockey next morning, and the latter,s
next mount, we take IL, will be In America Both
horses are certain OF seeing a letter Gty,'' for
lie manner Ia which Pryor struggled 10 the end
Isl proof that no journey is too long for him; and
we must do Brother Jonathan the Justice TO state
that he was by Bo means disyraced as his op-
Ponents reekOned upon.
After the race, spikes covered in India rubber
Were found in the neld, put there, probably, to
lame the horses.