Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-11-19

both times.
| The deciding heat was, to all intents
and purposes. won by the riding of
ordham, very young man with a ve-
ry old head. Prioress was in different
"form'' from that which she showed at
GoodwCod; she has done strong and
fast work since he arrived here from
Chester. on Wednesday week. On
Sunday morning, with Fordham on her
back, she went a rattling gallop of 8
miles Strange though it may seem,
Fordham did not like her, and declared
his conviction that she could have IN
chance for the Cesarewitch, the betting
at starting showed the same opinion to
be prevalent: for a hundred to one was
currently offered against her. On We'd
nesday evening, Mr.. Ten Broeck gave a
supper to about fifty stable boys, in
commemoration of his success-every
lad being invited who looked after
horse in the yard where his lot stands.
| need not tell you that they passed
round the brown Jug to 'witching hour
nor need we guess whether or no they
had headaches, and did not take it kind
ly when aroused to go to stable at FIVE
O'Clock on the following morning.
Report says, and not without founda
tion, that Mr.. Ten Breect's horses are
ahout~to leave Stockbridge, in Hamp-
shire, where they are at present located
and are going to Findon, near Worth
ing, in Sussex. Mr.. Padwick has con-
sented to let that gentleman have por-
tion of his stabling, and the use of his
downs, which are not inferior to any in
England. 1t has not, however, been ar
ranged that Goater of Fiudon should
have the management of their training,
but the horses will continue under the
care of Brown and Littlefeld. MIR. Ten
Brock has deemed a change of air ad-
visable. for he has scarcely ever been
without illness in the stable since he
removed his stud from Newmarket to
Stock bridge.
You will perceive by the official re
port of the race, that the Cesarewitch
was run in four minutes and nine Sec
onds, the distance being two miles and
quarter, which proves the pace to
have been anything but good, the deci-
ding heat occupied FIVE seconds more
than the first "go,' which, considering
that the three competitors had had one
bout already, makes me consider the
final heat to have been truer run race
than the first. Prioress came to the
ditch at splitting pace, there Fordham
steadied her, and allowed the others to
lead him for the rest of the tourney,
which, by dint of good riding, he won
so gloriously. Tankesley rode the
mare very respectable the first time, but
was nearly upset by coming against
some other in the race; in saving him.
self, his spur cut her badly in the shoul-
der, the blood flowed freely, and was
the main cause of her being in less favor
than El Hakim for the deciding heat.
1t was thought advisable to have more
experienced jockey when the heat was
run off. and Fordham was selected, not
on account of any fault being found with
the boy, but for the English 'Bantam's'
constant run of success for the last two
or three years.
This has decidedly been an eventful
week. A finer Second October Meeting
was never known; lots of good racing,
not a drop of rain, and the great race
carried of by visitor. Strangers seem
to have their horses handicapped quite
as fairly, if not more so, than regular
frequenters of this wide expanse of
heath. 1t would have a better appear
ance, if the being abe to spot the win
ner'' of a small race did not occur quite
so often; on this subject it is better not
to expatinte. There has been about the
usual quantity of runaways and boitings.
On Wednesday, one proud animal ran
into, and through. the town; another,
the Russian nag, ran the contrary way,
and went turnip gathering the moment
the starter had dropped his flag; to-day.
a notoriously iIl-tempered brute. named
Brac<en, ran for some miles across the
country, and was not cat. hit until the
days sport had nearly come to a con-
clusion; whilst two year oid ran the
course twice before start could be Ell
fected for half mile race
Ell Ilakim went home this morning
(Richmond in Yorkshire), to 60 on
with his preparation for the Cambridge
shire Stakes in the week after next,
where he will meet Prioress- on h.
better terms than he did on Tuesday
last; and for which race he is now first
favorite. Whether it is wise to send
him 25) miles, to return in ten days,
or whether it would not have been more
judicious to leave him here, is a point
for wiser folks than me 10 decide. lie
is engaged in the Roxbureh Handicap,
at ke SO, in Scotland, on Tuesday. Sc
he may be intended for that; but the IN
tention of his owner is not made known
on that subject. do not think that he
would attempt such a thing, with the
Cambridgeshire staring him in the face.
Besides which. he would there have to
meet that celebrated traveller, Fisher
man, who will set off from this place
for it to- morrow morning. The stake IS
worth upwards of S30OA. and the old
horse has the best of the weights IN 1t.
He has challenged for the Whip (now
in the possession of Lord Zetland) to be
run for in the Spring Meeting of the
Beacon Course here, four miles. This
trophy is considered a most honorable
distinction for horse to gain; II has
some Of the hair of the famed Eclipse IN
it. The competitors have to stake two
hundred sovereigns each, and carry li2
lbs. Lord Zetland won it with Fandan-
90, since put to the stud. He will, it IS
to be hoped, accept the challenge with
Videt,e; and if Skirmisher could also
have a touch al il. Fisherman viii have
task to perform, although The others
gave their year away.
You may soon expect an importation
of first rate stallion or twn,aS a gen
tenan from .sOld Virginny' IS here,
searching every stud in England.