The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-03-21
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Writing on the subject of the "Engsh Turf
and American Horses" the Spirit of the
Times (Porter's) takes occasion to speculate
as follows on the possible movements of Mr..
Ten Brock:
Our readers, in common with ourselves will
now be all impatient TO see for which events
that are open to him Mr.. Ten Brock will nom.
mate his American celebrities. It will hardly
be worth his while to expose his hand for any
OF the sweepstakes or handicaps at the New
market spring meetings: hence, we presume
Ascot. with its magnificent rup prize, will he
his first aim The cup itself is 4 mere baea-
tee Of 81 500 value, irtrinsicallv though as
work Of art, and trophy of American Sn-
pcrority it would he almost invaluable on this
side of the Atlantic. But this race always
gives rise to an immense amount of scpnlaton
half n million Of dollars generally changing
hands on IT. hence there is an opportunity of
Mr.. Ten Broeck's obtaining an all.suficient
amount of the hard cash in addition TO the
trophy itself. Next comes the Goodwood
Cup, with all its pains, penalties and alowan-
COS, the which are decided in favor of foreign
bred horses. We are almost disposed to re-
gard this rs n certainty, If Mr. Ten Broeck's
horses are what they were We cannot well
see. indeed, how, with such tcam-notorious
for all the requisite qualities of speed and en-
durance, trainc after orr fashion of forcing
the pace from end to cnd--hc can fail in ne
complshing the victory with one of the trio.
unless his jockeys be sclnced into the English
custom, of making waiting race of IT, But
we hope and trust Mr. Ten Brock will set his
face against this method in toto: let him Int
give explicit orders "to 90 in aud win" with
out regard to the style in which the race may
be run by the other horses-nay, as if there
were none Others in the race-and we imagine
he will show the English TURTLES something to
which they have been uaccuStonled in the
shape Of horSchosh
This is no chds play The sporting honor
of our country is concerned, and should not he
sacrificed by. a trick or racing iugglc. to which
the English Jockeys are m foH Hence We
would impress upon Mr., Ten Brock the ncccs.
sity of dscarding NIL advice, and of running
this, or any other race, after the American
and not the English fashion Let him do this,
and with his horses well and in racing cond
ton, he must succeed; let him neglect the
warning we give him, and the probability of
failure (Which wonld cover MS with mortifira-
tom looms in the distance; because that in
the finesse and trickery of racing the Englisl,
are accomplished adopts If beaten fairly we
should, of course, acknowledge defeat with
good grace; but we decidedly object to being
beaten by trickery. In fair field, and with
fairly run race we have no fear
Subsequent to the Goodwood, there are
variety of cups and stakes for which American
horses can be entered with every probability of
success: to say nothing of the great summer
and autumn handicaps, such as York, Doneas
ter, the Cesarewitch, Cnmbridgeshre, &c.
the victories of which would thoroughly cstab-
iIsh our racing fame, and bring Mr.. Ten
Brock home millionaire