New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10
THE TURF.
MORALS OF THE RACING TURF-THE AMER
ICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.

MORALS OF THE RACING TURF-THE AMER
ICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.
Although We have never been so deeply exercised
o. some Of our contemporaries concerning the good or
III torture of the American racehorses 10 Eogland;
although we have never been able to work ourselves
to that state Of mind which could look upon the victory
or dee at of three thorough breds at GOOdwOod Don
caster or Newmarket 90 patons affair, involving
riumph or Disgrace to the Common wealth, we have
10y no means failed to regard il matter Of interest,
az involving questions OF Iooi i.rNrtanc TO the
try relative to the breedr feeding conditioning ana
managing the horse in ts finest form and most perfect
shape for the performance Of severe and rapid work.
We have therefore constantly endesvored to keep
our readers au fat to all that has occurred in relation
to tbese aniu as and to inform them, advsedy OF tue
real nature of the msadventures and successes when
they have undergone or achieved. There is, however,
ore point on which We should be 10th to DO in the
rear of any Of our cotemporaries, In winch we
.hould be as early any to espy the hrsi symp
toms of dishonor and di'grace. That point ID the
,uspicicn that our success, if We must 50 call the
success of the American bred racing mare Of English
parentage, has been gained by sharpness, and what
our are wont to designate Yankee tricks;
and that being aware of inability to contend on an
even footing with the best Epgsh horses, the owners
or managers Of the Americans have resoed to long
strrg Of Systematic receptions 10 order to procure the
concession Of ujust advantages We are far, indeed,
from charging that this has been the case; or from de-
srr TO rat any sur Ct suspicion on the honor or hon
estv Of Mr. Ten Brock and his partners in the bold
enterprise of testing the qualities OF American
horses against Epgiish horses, on their own SOL.
We did not, on The first news OF their defeat ex'
mess apy opinion that the gentlemen owning those
horses which ram though unforur ately, qate as well
"A ere was any real reason for expecting that they
vou,d run. at Goodwood had cold the honor OF their
couptryfor We neither believed that they had done
20. nor did we consider that the Cnited States OF
An erica would fall to the class Of xth rate power
even though On rglsh or French horse might prove
faster than the fastest and quickest of American cour
sers We did not predict that, when there should be
heavy odds TO be won, the American horses would H.
emily win them nor have We since the winning
of the Cesarewitch BY Pioress taken credit to our
selves for the accomplishment Of our prediction.
There are however some facts concerning the losing
ard vnnirp of some of the latter races In which the
Americans ran that are not EASILY understood; and
uba. il remarkable is this, that while no English
i,unal has expressed sUy doubt as TO the fairness
n the proceedirgs, or thrown the slightest shadow
Of suspicion OBJ the integrity and fair play OF MIR Ten
R,o. ct-ipdeed the whole conduct OF the English
rscrg community toward that gentleman negatives
the poss bility of such supcion having arsen-nore
than one American journsl-and one, in particular,
wb as been remarkable from the beginning for the
very Oh estimate which it set on the powers of speed
a, d endurance possessed by the American hofses-'
have published surui-es, though rot certainly what
can be fairly called charges the conduct Of Mr. Ten
Brock and bis partners on the turf which, IL estsb-
li.hed o. true, would place thoee gentlemen in most
une pviabe, not to coy dsgrAceful light before the
public We stated few days snce for the infor ns-
ton Of our readers what handicap rscs is true sig
ncation and what are the circumstances under which
Priorees won tue Cessrewitcb which is race OF thS
description, and We must briefly recaptulate 10 or'er
to make the umses ard suspisions TO wn n We nave
ALI ded comprehensive A haLdicsp race, 'neo' ~
one for wi ch any unber Of horses OF all ages
ties ondltion. ard degrees OF excellence hoo''0'I'I
or % s,ive badLess are entered to compete TOT
| ade I'D Of tire amount of their own eo1ns'' VII"
further sum added whether by 40 ind'i' oai o'u'
a corso, alton. Next, in order to give every 1p'
chance of wiOrirg, person i' appointed % ua"u.
cspter whose suy it !. to sppo'tion the "eislH Of
,v,,y ho,,e In tie race according 70 Ms 'osnen''
sr,iee urop the previous pe''rm'Dces OF morse,
t,;,v ,o . ,mpete for The prize, 60 taat ea'h