The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-31


GREAT VICTORY OF PROGRESS.
We find in this weeks number of Porter's Spirit
Of tho Times the following letter from its special
London correspondent
SIR sEWhat will they say in America 2" was the cry
here on Tuesday evening The victory Of Prioress in
the Cesarewtch took everybody by SURPRISE Mt the
time that it gave infinite satisfaction to racing people of
all denominations Proprieton of studs and of
horses satisfied In measure at the of ami
NAL from distant land, because they feel assured that
the grand example set TO his countrymen by Mr.. Ten
Brock will be followed by others that 1t cannot fail to
be of infinite value to the interests Of the British turf
from the certainty that fresh mporations from foreign
parts will result from II and that all nations will per-
ceiye that Islanders ready TO receive them with
open arms, to alot to them their fair propondeance in
the adjustment Of weights for handicap and give
them rafting cheer when their cours go first past the
winning post.
The shouting on Tuesday could almost be heard at
Cambridge the distance between that seat of learning
and the judges chair the Cesarewch course is only
eleven miles the ies and there is scarcely tree
to stop the sound that simply necessary for
tho Cantabs to stretch their and magaons when
they might fancy the winners floating on tho
air, thc American wins r. was screamed Oh all sides
Of Newmarket Heath and the book makers cheers rent
the sky" 1prqos Of book makers those gentry have
had glorious Cesarewitch day. The mares had
not been written in the books Of above two three Of
them consequently they have renped rich harvest,
what is technically termed here 'skned the lamb
The mare Prorcss has within the last few days be-
come IN creature alJOKencrfrOm and
adcous $50 the boys call herr she has settled down. and
become docile az lamb; she Is now in fact plainly
quiet as she was apparently vicious. On Wednesday
morning at exercise she walked stately queen
seemed to know what she had done the dny before and
to be proud of It, Heretofore it had been matter Of diff
iculty to put her clothes upon her: she stands to
be dressed like 'srhe Belle of the Ball. In fact from
run Of continued ilLluck oil things appear coe,u de
with both horse and master ast
The deciding heat was to nl intenus r,.sSs-v,
won by the riding OF Fordham, very young man with
very old head Prioress in different form from
that which she showed at Goodwood she has done strong
and @ work since thc arrived here from Chester We'd
nesday week. On Sunday morning, with FordhRm on
her back, she went rafting gallop Of three miles.
Strange though il may SEEM Fordham did not like her,
and declared his conviction that she could have chance
for the Cosaewitc the betting at starting showed the
same opinion to be prevalent for hundred to
currently offered against her. On Wednesday evening,
Mr. Ten Brock gave supper to about fifty stableboys
In commemoraon of his lad being invited
who looked after horse In the yard where his lot stand
need not tell you that they passed round the brown jug
to witching hour, need we guess whether or not
they had headaches, and did not take 1t kindly when
aroused go the stable at five o'clock the following
morning. tH L II
You will perceive by the official repSrt Of the that
the Cesarewch In four minutes nine seconds,
the distance being two miles and quarter, which proves
the pace have been anything but good the deciding
heat occupied five seconds than the first ''go,
which, considering that the three competitors had had
bout already, makes consider the final heat to
have been trucr race than the FIRST Prores came
to the ditch at splitting pace there Fordham steadd
her. and allowed the Others to lead him for the rest Of
the journey, which, by dnt Of good riding he won
goriousy Tansesley rode the marc very respectfully
the first tme but nearly upset by coming against
some other in the race in saving hmsef his spur cut
her badly i'm the shoulder the blood flowed freely and
the main of her being In less favor than E a
kim for the deciding heat It thought advisable to
have more experienced jockey when the heat was run
off, and Tordham selected not on account Of any
fault being found with The boy but for the English Ban
tams constant run of for the last two or three
wears. @' e'h'