The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-05-30
C6t felitianu ncmotrat.
From Porter's Spirit of the Times.
THE GREAT CONTEST COMING ON
AMERICA VS.. ENGLAND or THE TURF.

t"h oocdWS gOtHg 0fef 10 rue
1t is with great pleasure W, are able to in
form our readers, that the event which We
have so often Indicated and which has been
so anXiously looked for, on this side of the At.
anic, is ut last enlisted to come off. Lccomte
Prior, aud Priorcss, the three gallant conrsers
which were sent from this country last fall, to
confront the renowned champions of the En-.
gliSl Turf, upon their own ground and ut their
own terms, are entered for ihc great Goodwood
Cup! John Bull and Brother Jonathan are
therefore fairly ptted against each other for
the third time; and if we win, the victory will
rebound rs largely TO orr credit, as If we ngain
cXceed the stout old gentleman in agricult,,.
raj advancement, or distanccd his vessels in
speed upon the main.
1t is evident that this last contest will be
the most exciting Of the three; and until it
closes, the noble animals which have the credit
Of orr country thus in charge, will command u
more earnest and universal interest from the
American People, than the dozy dipomatists
who tinker at treaties, which the cabinets of
the two countries sometimes toss to them for
a little pleasant exercise. Indeed, we are in
clincd to think, that, in the profound aud viz
liant attention which will he concentrated on
the horses, that Napier and Dallas will be en-
tircly forgotten. Nay, we should not be sur
priced, if our racers should prove better diplo-
matsts than orr politicians, and affect through
their mode Of proving the genius Of our Poo
pie, practical harvest Of respect which the
less demonstrative agents have failed to effect
aud put TO use.
But to come back to our starting point The
American horses have been entered for the
Goodwood Cup, and while it affords us great
satisfaction to make this announcement, it
gives MS equal pleasure to he able to state, that
fitzpatrick, who has so often backed imperial
Boston-who, with Lexington under him beat
Lccomte in 1881, and who rode Lexington
when that renowned racer made his uncqmlcd
foar miles in 7.l9a-is engaged to 90 10 Eng.
land and take part in the contest We arc
also informed that two or more American jock.
cys are 10 be sent over; so that all of tile hor-
SEES will be ridden according to the style Of
racing in this country, and agrccably to the
manner in which they have been trained
Matters begin to look as if Mr.. Ten Brock
ard the gentlemen associated with him in this
great national affair, were really in earnest,
and although we may be beaten by the Eng
lish flyers on the occasion referred to- we
think we may venture to notify our friends
upon the other side, who have snccred thus far
at our presumption, that they will need some
thing better than second rate nags and "leath-
cr-lapp3rs" to take down the pride of America
on the eycntsnl Goodwood Day. This is the
llrst time we have ever measured ourselves
against England on the Tart; and having sue.
cceded against her under greater disadvanta-
ges than can be presented now, we intend on
this OCCASION to make at least a creditable
effort. AT the last accounts, our horses were
in magnificent condition. The strnghalt had
disappeared from the mare: Lccomtc's legs
are again all right while Pryor who was
only temporarily tcndcrin his feet, on his arri-
val in England continues TO remain "as fine ms
4 STAR Let them keep in this condition, till
the goth July, and if they do not teach the
English Jockeys some new notions on wait
inc race" we shall be considerably mistaken.
We have previously announced that Prior
oss was entered for the Storkbridge plate on
The 25th June, and that both herself and lie.
romtc were entered for the Champagne Stakes
at Brighton, to be run on the Sth of August.
Beng now entered for the Goodwood, howcv-
rr, it is not probable that the mare will start
Tor the June race for Mr. Ten Brock will
most probably be unwilling to impair her
chances for the great event, by riskilg her in
advance Of IL; and moreover, will not care to
show his hand 50 far before that trial, which
must recompenSe him, if at all, for the tremcn-
1ons outlay to which he and his associates
have gone, 1t is proper to state here that
Bells Life Of the 18th Of April, which merely
notices the closing of the Goodwool Cup with
forty subscribers, only credits Mr. Ten Boocck
With two entries; our private information, how
ever, says, that the three we have named are
Ill entered for the Cnp race, and that it may
be that Bells Life, in the hurry Of q rapid par.
lgraph, just before going to press, has made Il
mistake in the true number,
But the next steamer will bring MS all the
particulars the state of the odds, the condition
Of the race and most likely some interesting
from the English sporting journals,
Oh the presumption Of the American horses, in
venturing upon the English Turf Mt all.
In despite however, Of all this We shall not
be surprised to find considerable hope stick to-
the bosoms Of the inhabitants on this side of
The Atlantic; and very likely we may observe
a disposition for little bettiug; and in this
view, and for other manifest reasons, we will
endeayor to instruct our readers, to as great
extent as possible, in all the conditions, chan.
ecs, and peculiarties Of this Goodwool Cup
raop and we now furnish thn pyact conditions