The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-15

UNUAI, AUGUST Id, 40
TIE RESULT OF THE GooDwooD RAoE,-The
remarks made By us few days dlnoe upon the
issue Of TIE Goodwood race, at which the AmeFi-
can horses Pryor and Priore@ made their debut
on the English turf, seem to be verified, in the
main, by fuller accounts from the English jour
mails, published yesterday. The appearance of
Pryor is said to have betrayed great want of con-
dition- Mr.. Ten Brock Is reported to have said
that the horse was 30 Gladly off, before leaving
his training quarters at Stockbridge, that he
should not have started him but for the improve
ment he daily manifested after his arrival at
Goodwood on the Saturday previous to the race
This would seem to be borne out by the state
ment in an English paper that Pryor lathered
considerably before the time Of starting Yet the
remarkably strong throughout the race" The
condition of Prioress, however, is said to have
reflected great credit on the skin of her trainer,
and it was the general opinion of the jockeys
who rodAjn the race, that it was quite in her
power to have won, although she lost great
deal of ground at oil the turns Something is
said about the way in which she was ridden, and
that Fitzpatrick, her jockey, was dismissed the
morning after the race by Mr.. Ten Brock. The
time was bad for an English course, and there
fore wretched for any track here-the distance,
single dash of two and half miles, being run
in five minutes and sixteen seconds We there
fore think ourselves justified in the conclusion
that it was not intended that the horses should
win the GoodwoOd, but that they have been re-
served for some future race wherein more money
can be made.
1t is urged for the owner Of the horses that he
went to England not as q national champion, but
as private speculator, having to pocket all the
losses, if any there should be, arising from his
expedition; and that, therefore, if the result of
the Goodwood was not likely to be sufficiently
valuable to answer his purpose, he was justified
in restraining the speed of his horses until more
favorable opportunity. Again, that he (Mr. Ten
Broeck) usually bets bis money on the advent Of
race, and that the rumor q few days prior to
the Goodwood that Pryor had made the distance
in four minutes, might have prevented him from
betting his money to advantage, if at all. We
read, however, that he made pretty heavy book
(six thousand dollars) on the day of the race.
The above being the case for Mr.. Ten Brock,
let us see what is urged on the other side. When
Mr.. Ten Brock sailed for Europe several
months ago, and at various times since,
q portion of the press had teemed with
articles in relation to the horses, until public at
tention was directed to the contest as matter of
general interest. An angry controversy arose,
first as to the age of Pryor; then there was o
heated DISCUSSION between the English and
American sporting papers as to the relative
merits of the horses on both sides of the Atlantic
AL these things tended to whet the public ap-
petite and stimulate the national pride. Wagers
were laid by persons who never before had bet
ted a cent upon horse race of any kind. Anne
ricans abroad took the matter more quietly
They said that the English turf was nest of
swindlers, pointing to the Running Rein contro-
versy, the Fanny jerks, conspiracy and the Palm
err case-worse than all-for proof. Although
the Goodwood race is presumed to be the fairest
of any, yet it was said that man not In the ring
who wsgered on any race in England was fit
subject for the insane asylum. AS a general
rule, the gambler is cheat. These things being
well understood abroad the chief in fact the only
excitement about this race was in the United
States, and many innocent persons have bled
freely by its result.
We make no charges against any one but we
do say that such events as the Goodwood race
do not tend to elevate the turf or to promote what
is supposed to be It's principal object-the i'm
provement of the breed of horses When num-
Der Of gentlemen came together to try the speed
of their horses and exchange information as to
the proper method of training and breeding
which was the origin of all racing was good,
a useful and pleasant thing. Not 30 when the
turf is degraded into betting ring-the com
panion of the roulette, card and faro table,
and used for the purpose of plucking fools with
more money than brains. Then II deserves the
reprobation Of every honest man, and will always
get its deserts
We are told by persons who profess to know,
that Mr.. Ten Brock has not yet put forth his
strength, and that the test will be when match
is made between Pryor or Lecompte and some Sc
lect English horse-probably the winner of the
Goodwood of last year. Then we shall see that
the late race was humbug, and not intended as
q national humbug. This makes out the case.
We have no doubt that the majority of horse
races are humbugs; but we hope that some day
or other the swindlers who now infest the stable
and the training ground may be swept from them.
Then and then only, will the turf be of the
slightest real benefit to any one. At present it Is
too often aeurse.