Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-12

The AMERICAN HORsEs.-The Canada brings
Intelligence Of the defeat OF the American horses
n the Goodwood races All three of the Ameri-
can horses were taken out by Mr. r Ten Brock
Zach OF them has been beaten in this country
Lecompte was beaten by Pryor repeatedly. Pri-
Dress has run but three races in America. each
mile heats, and lost one All the horses have been
entered by Mr.. Ten Brock for two additional
races. Pryor and Lecompte are entered for the
Newmarket Houghton meeting, single dash of
four miles one fuTlong and one hundred and sew
enty-three yards, run October 20 Lecompte and
Prioress are entered for the Sussex County Cup. a
two-mile-and- a-half dash, at the Lewes county
meeting on the 10th instant. At the Houghton
meeting, LecomPte carries l2s pounds and Pryor
126 pounds, being the weights for aged and five
year ods. There are thirteen entries for the Sus-
sex County Cup, Lecompte carrying 1l9 pounds,
and Prioress 100 pounds. Ii is thought that Mr..
Ten Brock will challenge the winner to match
at four-mile heats or that he will propose 10 meet
the English champions of the turf on this side of
the Atlantic
The Sunday (London) Times Of July 26, pre-
ceding the race, says
1.-The race for the Goodwood Cup will, per.
hdps this year, be the most interesting on record
liz Will command large number of starters and
amongst the competitors will be two American
more French horses, Monarque, FIorin and Po-
tock1- Mr X Ten Brock has brought his horses
from America, al vast expense. and has full
commence IN securing the Cup, and proving that
al least the American horses do no more discTedt
10 thelr English origin than do the American
people The d.bHt of Pryor in England is re-
Sdrded with immense interest and excitement in
America, and many gentlemen have come to
England on purpose to witness the triumph of
the = stripes We have no wish TO d is parape
the Anne Tan noTSes indeed, we shall he heartily
grained by their success, but we cannot help
thinking that with all their advantage in weight
ana with the probability that they will not meet
some Of the best Of our celebrities they will have
Iltt!e chance Of competing successfully with our
native thoroug b -breds.
First of ali, the American tactics, IL adhered TO-
Will be fatal, for trained the horses may be for
speed and endurance, vet in a severe race like
that which will take place for the Goodyood
cup we scarcely believe that horse has vet been
foaed that Is good enough to s'force the pace and
20 in and win Should these be the tactics of
the Americans, we should not be surprised To Gee
their champion outside the distance when the
winning horses pass the chair. STILL unpreiI.
diced English people, who have recently seer
Pryor, state that he Is a good looking horse
enough, and will figure not incIorjousiy ~,
was backed spiritedly at Tatternall's on Monda,
last and II is even asserted that he has of Icts ac
eonsPI.Shsd ftoo miles and hal four Minutes
Should this assertion be founded on fact the cur
might as well be handed over at once TO Mr. ,re11
Brock. -''
Last year the Cup was run in 4 minutes 50 sec.
onds, and we find Pryor shortly before he oui,,ef
America, doing his three miles in 5 minutes - 4
seconds near thing, il must be confessed Sill
we fancy that the Americans build their conf
dence too much on the time test, and have vet I,
md how little that test is criterion Of true abi