The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19


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Agents.
Race for the Good wood Cap.
English accounts state that the race for the
Goodwood Cup this year was the most interest.
ing on record. The American horse Pryor was
backed spiritedly At Tattersall's on the Monday
previous to the race, it having been asserted
that he had, within few days, run two miles
and half-wh:ch is the length of the Good
wood course-in four inmates. The race for the
Goodwood was run last year in 4,59. The cup
in said 10 be a noble vase of oxidized silver. in
the style Of the sixteenth century, and is des.
cribed as exceedingly beautiful, and of the most
artistic workmanship. The race was run on
Thursday, the soth of July, the American hor-
ses coming in Fifth and sixth respectively
There was great deal of betting in England
and this country, Gncluding Chicago, where
some pretty heavy bets we're made on the re.
suit OF the race.
The London Times, published before the race
came OF, contained the following relative to
toe American horses:
The distinguished characteristics of each DAVIS
sport are too well known to require comment.
The list contains thirty -four items, and the two
year old races and the Handicap events will
command unusually large fields The cup pos.
sesses y world wide interest. Amongst the
Competitors fer il are French and American bred
horses-albeit descended from good old Eng
lsh stock-snd Jonathan 10 particular calcu-
lates with some confidence upon licking John
Rsnlf SAsSh 4
would cordially rejoice in the triumph of the
stripes albeit their pride in the superiority OF
their own horses will be severely piqued.
The race for the Goodwood Cup WILL perhaps. |
this year be the most interesting on record. IL |
will command a large number OF starters and |
amongst the competitors will be two American
bred horses. Pryor and Pryoress and three or |
more French horses, Monarque, Florn and Pc |
tocki. Mr.. T. Ten Brock has brought his hor. |
SEES from America, at a vast expense, and has |
full confidence in securing the Cup, and proving |
that At least the American horses do no more
discredit to their English origin than do the
American people. The debut OF Pryor in Eng
land Is regarded with immense interest and AK
element IA America, and many gentlemen have
come TO Easland on purpose to witness the tri-
umpe of the stripes" Ne have no wish to
d.sparage The American horses; indeed We shall
he heartily sratited by their success. but we
cannos aclI. ihiaslng iaai, with all their advan
tage IA weight, aud the proba bi.ity that they
viii not l.e.t some OF the best OF our celebr
ties, they sili haye h.lr chance of competing
vain Oar naive taoroBsa hreds.
First OF all, the Atne4ican tactics If adher.
red 10, sal be fatal, nei AS tie horses
HAAS b. tor iced .aG sasaraace. Yet Ia a severe
r-ce ase teal shieh sdi take place tor til.
'sosa~ oct cup, W. scarcely believe that
horse na- Nst been saate6 that Is God enou.
10 'toies t.se pace aud 40 All Ntn. Siuut..
iaese be the lAci.cs oil Americans vs. shall
uat ee saslr >ec iiiea ehels,,,los. 5Ut.
side ne dlstanc. when the agaasas horses
pass ti.e os.-.ir s.la sRprsjuiieed Eaa .ish p~u |
PIE ~ae have se.n PaoF, state thsf he Is q |
ssoi sooaing horse enasSh, a4aa sid ag4sc not
lagies.easss. he ~a> backed spirited, Al Tat
isrsalir on Monday last, aad even asserted |
h-t lie aas OF late accomplished two miles anu
a hall IN s0ar minutes. Should this assertion
he founded osl iaci, III. cup might AS well be
-.aas ssce TO Mr.. Ten Brock.
i.4ss wear the cup run in minutes and 50 |
seconds, aud se and Pryor, shortly before he
saitsea America. doing three miles in !. minutes
rs SeccDds--a near thing il mast be confessed
sail ~e fancy that the Americans build their !
too much the ume-tes;, and have
ses 70 end hos little tina, test is criterion OF
sae ability. Pryor and Pryoress are trained by
IN American, and will, IL is said, beridden by
American Jockey, IN truly American colors-
he jacket white and red stripes, and the cap ,
due. With white stars
Portcr's Esprit Of the Times" intimates that
n case Mr.. Ten Brock l,ses the Goodwood Cup, !;
'e viii challenge the winner 10 a match at four .
aile heats for $4,000; or that he will propose >
D meet the English champions OF the Turf on :,
Ais side the Atlantic.
Bells Life, Of Jul, 18th, states that Mr.. Ten !,
rceck has entered Lccomp,e and Pryor FOR the !
es Market Houghton meeting on the 2eth of :.
ctoser, sweep stakes of sioo, half forfeit, :,
In $500 added, Is subscribers. Distance 1 !,
Iiies, iuriong. and lss yards, over the Beacon
Oarse, single dash.
rryosess is entered for two mile dash at the
ewes Getting, on the loth of August, for the :
assex County Cup Mr.. Ten Brock has with 8
avn his horses from the Ebor Handicap race
A BAD HAIR or Ban FAAiLv-A cores Ell
'ndent Of tie New York Tribune, writing from vi
asarA Fails OF the 9Th, says that the attempt be
krsl Cunningham 10 obtain possession of
arions child is characteristic of the family 10 Ii
asch she belongs. He saws her Oldest sister, TO
Is deceased, prac,ised trick Of the same de- 81
rpdoa and Tor . similar purpose, about thirty wi
srs ago. In 1897, he says, her sister Sarah riI
AIRED . BermadiAn, in Middleton, Conn de
6 reserves for another letter an account Of
. she freed herself from her husband, and
iadlcd his lawful heirs Of his property, by
estitating the Legitimate child Of her sister ~
her own child, by her deceased husband. pa
the
TAE kASgfAcrrKE or BRicKs-A paper ON try
manufacture Of bricks was some time snce
ID before the English society Of arts, and the
pertAnce Of the industry to the country was =.
l-tr4:ed BY the foIlowing statement. The -
.nsiiy Of bricks made per srnam 10 England sen
sss.9so,a0o Manchester alone making 1885,. cit,
s.sasa. London averaging about the same ou,
ana hrss-s a. the io~ average Of three tons
sssssAas. The Annual weight would be 40
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