New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-27


were, sorg over :ls eesf-aor'e' and nAe-s'
the Ddopisn wailipas Of eur fsncie1s orese 20 '1ol
iobjl,pt vaccinations. whss was tie 'p~reTf"
Olmp;ruu," to start likethh' Unfortunately 'o'
sea. race was more asy accomplished than the lana
race. Col. Ten Brock (of what regiment ~
Dean Swift said to Sergeant Bettsworth) hos'e'
triuuphantly over the Atlantic Ocean, Like the so1
| Of Saturn ard the brother Of Jupiter, with hI'
Ccusualisn horses in close company. Unfortunately
they did no. swim so triumphsntly upon the top
wave Of good fortune on land-at least the horse'
did not however il may have been with the Colonel
The American prsncers were all distanced. Come
said il was the groom, and some said nay; some
said il was the training, but they didn't run to pay
II was stated that The Colonel lost pretty bit OF
money, which was in accordance with our American
custom-our bluff and Drag custom ofkestiDg 81 our
pile" The equestrian champion of America was
not 10 be cOwed by defeat. COlumbus-albeit
travelling in the other direction-he still hoped for
bis Antilles. Ard he las found them at last.
"Mr. Ten Broeck's Prioress, BY Sovereign (bred
ain America), 4 yrs, 6 ct. Obj (Fordham rider), )"
has won "by length and half" the grand prize
at New. Market. 1t is fated that we Yankees shall
not only have the propensity for Dragging, but also
something TO brag about. Yachts, reaping ma-
chimes, revolving pistols. and now, fast horses SO
we 60 and go we 60 ahead
At the same time, it would have been pleasanter
if this new triumph had either reached US earlier or
later. The Colonel has won $4,000 by bis
success which would pay neat pile OF notes at
bank, now looked forward to with fear and trem-
bling by so many. We should all have rejoiced IN
this success if it had only come in last July; but
now, Row enyious it makes US ALL 1.-THE untortu-
Late people who have notes to pay, could but pay
them by running their horses! Should We not wit
ne astonishing speedl Horse against note-so
long for the last to run-so little time for the first
to run it in. Hoofs quadrupedanting for hard
money But now, with so much TO pay, not to be
paid either by dint of horse racing, foot racing cur
rice-racing, flying other sportve diversion,
our triumph lacks timely relish. 1t would be
better, perhaps if with this great and glorious news
60 much protested paper was not coming Also The
mare does US credit but it is not yetsetted that she
will bring US any. We have carried away the Ce-
sarewitsch Stakes but be they big or little, they
are Of small avail to as nOw-bread and butter Cor,
possibly, bread without butter) being of more con-
sequence to us. All honor TO Mr. Ten Brock Of
which he is worthy. He has demonstrated per-
haps that we may contest for cups and sweepstakes
upon English race .courses-that in wind pasterns,
fore legs, hindlgs etc, ETC., our horses are 70
spectable-aLd now if he would but show us how
we are to pay our debts to England by force Of
equine bottom, he would carry all our hands and
hearts.
But we have already expressed our estimate Of
the value Of triumphs like this of which we are
speaking. That a mare can be sent from the
United States to England which may win cup,
does not seem to US of tho highest possible conse-
quence. 1t proves only good luck-it is decided, is
such trial, by rhance-the result is but the acct
dent of an accident. A pint Of cats too much or
too little may make all the difference in the world
A swindlpg and selling jockey may betray the
national colers. Indeed, without rejecting at al
upon Mr.. Ten Broeck's integrity, We are obliged to
believe that, if contests like these should become
common, the horses might be more honest than
their owners. Very good steeds are something's
started to lose race as well as to win it. We
think hat some betting books, upon either side of
the ocean, if carefully examined, would suggest the
word "hedging."
Nothing to the country's credit can be deduced
from such triumphs. There may be abig man in the
United States who might successfully encounter tho
pres Mt English champion of the P. X. Itisdoubtfal
to us whether the national reputation would be pro-
moted by hunting up the stawart creature, by train
Jog him, ard by sending him over for bout with the
Upton Slsster or with the valiant Mr.. Sayers.
Suppose be should encounter successfully that emf
nent professor of the pugilistic srtl Would that
prove that in muscle, pluck bone and breath, we
are ahead of the English people, And does this
triumph Of Prioress show that American horses are
superior to tho English We cannot zee how.
And vet there will doubtless be 8 great waving of
the star. spangled banner, loud screaming of the
American eagle, triumphant blowing Of the
American horn over her "ength and half"
Will this make single pair Of farm-horses upon
this continent more serviceable We doubt it.