The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-08-27
=, From Poricr's Spirit Of il,s Times.
4 THE. GO0DWO0D CONTEST.

Tended with france and England has pass.
ed to Monarque, a French horse, and the
American horses Pfioress and Pryor, have
been inglotiousiy besten. We say inulori.
.onsly beaten, for We believe that we had
speed enough :upon Tho aoodwood Cuo
track, on the 30,h July, 10 have borne or
the prize, had our horses been brought to
|: The post in proper condition. We say this
on tue authority of the English press itself.
and wa point to their expressions, which
are almost those OF sympathy, that through
The deficiency Of those who brought our
horses TO the post, We had no better chance
TO win. BY reference TO our special tele-
graphic report, which will lie found in the
18th page, il win be seen, that though our
hones looked so fine to the ego that Prior
ess ELECTED an Involuntary burst Of admira-
ton when she first appeared. that as soon
rs they felt the strain Of the contest they
ftothed and lalhercd, and gave unmistakea-
ble evidences of being full of fat. This
grossness of condition may be attributed to
several causes, but more particularly 10 the
deficient Judgment aud want Of discriinina.
ton on the part of their trainer.
The reputation of Palmer, TO whom Mr..
ASi DdOSSh ~ Ills
stud, is rather that OF "feeder" than a
trainer, and it has been the leading error
of his life, to bring his horses too high in
flesh TO the post; indeed, it has been a fea.
ture in his career, that his horses have usu.
ally been beaten in their preliminary race,
OF the season, and have repeated their mis-.
fortunes, in this way. until they had condi
toned themselves by public running.
AS one Of the evidences Of this, it will be
IecoIlected by all who witnessed the cele.
b,ated contest between Wagner, Grey Ea
gle, and others, in 1889, that Mr.. Palmer
trained Hawk Eve for that race, and
brought him 10 the post fai enough to show
at - fair. lie was evidently untitto run;
but on his trainers repeated assurances of
his Fitness" he was started, and the result
was, that though a horse o: ability aud pre-
vous exploit, he was distanced in the first
hea, in minutes As seconds. Som after
this 1--WE believe in ls4D Mr.. Palmer, eli.
ther through want of reliance on his own
capacity, or growing doub; of his expert.
ence on the part Of owners Of horses, disap.
pea.ed from the Turf, and was lost to pub.
lie view for some fourteen or fifteen wears.
This is the person-this timid, deficient,
and behind The age trainer,-into whose
hands the credit Of our Turf has been un.
luckily inlrus,ed.
How conld such = inan rs this. welded
as he Is 10 an Old system, and without suf
hcleut active grasp of miII 10 comprph end
a new one, be expected 10 cope successfully
with the eNigencies of II strange climate
foreign feed, and different style of race,
There were difficulties enough before III.
IN our daring experiment. to require "a ca
piciiy and All experience oi the highest and
f:iuSt accomplished kind; AMI the diliicul-
ties which presented lhcnsel,e es in this case
at the outset, were those which Palmer. Of
all men. was most unable 10 meet The
stimulating climate Of England, never too
hot nor cold, is peculiarly adapted to in.
creasing animal life. while the strong feed
OF English oats, and The pea, either OF which
are nearly up 10 the strength of our corn-
must have coated their insides with fat,
which he had neither the knowledge nor lhe
courage 10 work off
There Is something 10 he said, also, in
relation 10 Mr.. Brock in this matter, who.
IT will be recolec,ed, was absent from his
val IN Europe. IL has been his misfortune
either through want of judgment or expert
ence III racing, 10 imagine that there is not
much difference in tho capacity OF trainers,
aud that horses merils are paramount TO
am deficiency on their pa,t. Hence his
large losses at the commencement of his
Turf career. His subsequent success may
be, IN n great measure, attributed 10 tie
iacI OF his having fallen IN with the best
trainer in America-Mr Pryor.
IL will be seen, therefore, that our horses
at Goodwood had but poor chance TO
wIn-ihe owner being very superfcially in
formed IN relation to the character and ca
paciiy OF tie raee.horSe, and the trainer be-
ing considered scarcely second rate in this
country. There is but little wonder, there
fore. that the glazing deficiency Of our hor-
ses, IN relation 10 want of condition, should
have elected the sympathy even of their
English opponents. We do not wi,l; to en-.
large further on these misfurtuues or their
causes ut present, but We will Justify unr
selves, III the gronud that we have taken,
by reference to fac; never before stated in
PRINT, but nevertheless true, that ii ha, been
''''N'l I''SN'N'Sh " AlbI.itlH anu luI4lllcu
throughout the country, WHO knew Mr.
PaImer's incapacity and procli.ilies Cor feed
ing, that he would bring our long idle hor
ses to the post at Goodwood just f.l enough
to get badly beat.
We pridict, however. that in this case,
as IN The previous misfortunes OF Mr.. Pal.
mers career, the determined merits Of the
horses he has in charge will vindica,e
themselves over the drag Of his dull mind,
and that they will run themselves into con.
di'on, in despite of him and his system,
which will make them victors in many a
brilliant field. Meantime, read our special
report, Oh the lath page, and keep u sharp
look out for our next weeks paper, which
will contain the first English effort Of the
great Lecompte!
OUR SPECIAL, REPORT