Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-31
From PoTter's Spirit
The American Victories in England.
sTARKE, UMPIRE, AND PROGRESS AT THE LATE
GoODwOOD MEETING.

The smart sensation which the news of the
late victories of Starke and Umpire. on the
English Turf created when it first reached
our shores, has been well sustained by all the
particulars that have followed; and we lind,
as we examine the details, that our trlumphs
were really more signal than we had at first
supposed In fact, they vindicate the full
equality of our thorough bred racers with the
high-mettled cOursers of Great Britain, and
justify not only all the hopes with which we
originally set out on the campaign, but war
rant us in the belief that we are quite compe-
tenl whenever we have. out of our limited
amount of stock, a first class horse for the
year,) to measure ourselves against all Eng
land in grand international Match, at pro-
per distances, Tor the Turf Championship of
the two hemispheres. A proposition TO that
effect, to the tune of 100000 side, was
made by number of gentlemen OF Georgia,
through our columns, during the first year OF
the American experiment: but il met with no
response from England, and after the failure
of Prioress, aud the unfortunate running of
Pryor and Lecomte, il was not reiterated.
We are inclined To think. however, the run
ming of Starke and the Lecomte colt Will
bring it out again; and. if so. the disappoint-
meut will he great, on this shore OF the big
water, il il be not, in some shape, met by the
Turfmen of the other side. At tour mile heats.
that part of the contest to come of in Eng
hand; while the English string, coming this
way for the return match would not go beg
gng past the Virginia stables, or the stables
of Kentucky and Tennessee, for more than
one competitor worthy of their heels. To
some reluctant and mistrusting minds, this
may look like boastful language; but when
we reflect upon the conditions OF the recent
English races, and the time and difficulties
m nd xvhi ah how
no hesitations in our confidence. Starke and
Umpire had been landed but a few months in
England, and when Mr.. Ten Brock pur-
chased the former. last winter, with the view
of importation. he was. to use the language
contained in a recent letter to Us from Gen.
Wells, who bred him completely run down,
wreiehedly poor, aud almost sick " never
theless, We find him easily taking down, ia the
GOodwood Stakes, what an accomplished aud
experienced British Turiman calls " the pick
OF England " aud to eleven of this glorious
cluster he gave weight.
The imposl carried on the occasion by the
American winner was los IT,, which i one
pound more than he would have carried la
this country as four year old /; and the time
he won IN was nineteen seconds better than
the time in which the Promised Land carried
the Goodwood Cup. The time of the victory
o. the Liant Tor the cup 1.-TWO miles and
half) min. "A sec. aud that OF Siarke AIS .
tor the stakes. This latter is at the rate OF
40 To the mile, tight OF speed which will
bs somewhat understood by The inexperi-
eneed reader by the statement that, II kept
up Tor four miles, il would make a heat In
1904; but which will be better aud more ac-
curately appreciated by furfmen, when they
are informed that the track run over for
the stakcsh included some Of tie most Sc
we're portions Of the terrible Cup Course.
with lis flashing quarter vi mile all the
way up hiil Up this last qaarlrr, however,
Starke bowled galiantly along, holding bis
position well Hssared in front, and stopping
a winner, with mile OF tive OF running la
him len. This certainly jastiaes the suppo-
sitioa that bad he, instead OF his half sister.
lrioress--w no happened, oa The eyentfui Cup
Day, 30 he in doabtial Irtm--been put Ia tor
..the Cup" bic nineteen seconds Of margin.
for the satre distance, would have made him
the conaaerof also Ia that brilliant held.
That task, however MAS ieit 10 the charge OF
| Priuress aud freshening himself with Two
DAYS rest. stafke next toek liz ihs- on his
back, and wens for aud won the Beatinek
Memorial Plate, q distance Of THREE miles aud
asy. suriong-. coming Ia 1t a eaater. In 6:s5,
a pace which II continued three tnrloags
f,lrihsr al she rate lfog the last tArerl "
esen = mile In swo ninat 4. suaid have msde
al aggFegais Of ] min 20 secouds for four
uiles. This 80 entirely exeelz The fcas u
LexInglon's 5:lsf against Time Cat Tour years
old. carrying los lbsl ihat we mast necez-
sasiiy rate SlsIk lis sup rier. OF tail back
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