Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-04


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Turf Scandals. and Turf Rogasry-
Sporting Lifeltn England. "a7
The London l'ost gives the following in
terestipg and curious account of some re
centiracing scandals, aud Of the morals o
racing men IN England: ..........-,i 3 81
t"The autumnaI racing season AZ New
market has produced aPtetty little crop O
4 scandals. Ownets, trainers and jockeys
4 Legitimate spOrtsmen aud professional 'legs
1Eall come in for Storm of accusations
The days fraud seems to have been aI
confidently expected as the days racing
and imputattons were as NUMEROUS as the
heats.G Mutual .recriminations between
losers aud winners were siugplarly edify-
ing to the bystauders, and I1ed 10 the inev-
table conclusion that ifihalt that was there
asserted were true, the Ring was far filter
for Nswgate than Newmarket. Lioness
won the CesareWitoh, and her owner was
Instantly .Rccussd BY. .thousand for having
caused her to be pulled for previous races
in order that she might be fayorably
Weighted for this. HSfwas also charged
land mosElQnseemlE I1hdedf arose In
dam friend 70 be informed that LiOpess
could mot possibly win and that he, the
owner, was not backing her for q shilling,
but that, on the contrary, he had so far
relied on her victory that he had nOt0Fi-
pusly won very large stake BY her sue
cess 70 the discontinue Of the accnser,
who had lost in proportion. t -.
San illustrious foreigner wins the Critic
rion, and aprotest stisinstanllyl lodged against
his mare; on the ground that fraud had
been committed with respect 20 her age,
The charge is disproved as rapidly as made;
but none appears-that is, no loser-to
think IL is monstronst that such an imputa-
ton should, be thus lightly hazarded
agafnstsa gentleman Of position aud cred
it, II is9p ain that at NeWtnsFkst no sense
itssto sba cans tncepn le of tae diFfiest
eonducts
ItThsse, how ever, were AL merely assef.
tons Of Fognery, and were in no case srps
ported by proof But the Gambridge
Supplied ns with aLGhRrmipg instance or
Two, making up for that deficiency. The
scales. the touchstope of all Feetpgf were
discovered to have been tampered with
and pteees of lead attached 70 one side Of ths
balance very nearly deprived the real win.
her of his yfctoty, and would have had the
effect Of dispensing unfairly sums to an
enormopsg amount. The reward of $50.
offered fot The offender ID hardly likely to
procure his detec ctioh, but it seleatly de-
iotes that this little event Is considered no
ACCIDENT aa ai.!s fitsss.
aBpt the Cambria eshirs had yet another
surprise for its yotaries. No sooner Is the
fraud on nitheIscales. aeteeteds and the horse.
thatccame IN first pronounced the winner
than it is suddenly whispered that q Levi,
hthano leg has vanished, and is not ex.
pected 20 be visible. on settling day. This
worthy ee5ny leaves bis victims minus
about EGO 900, which they fondly imag-
ined they had won from him, aud, by way
Of making the proceedings still more agree
able to their feelings, II is understood that
be is perfectly able 20 pay his losses but
that retention of former gstns is to him far
preferable to his reputation. The eneees-
sity of contending with such rogueries,
and of coming in contact with such rob-
bers, so long % he PatFonisea the noble
passion OF racing may prohA6ly have re-
motely conttibnted 10 the retirement from
the turf of one Of its most prfncely sup.
porters, the Earl Of Stamford and Warripgr,
TON ut I1.1 y, 10 ss,s
s,ea roacbsrona m fraud ppon himself I. iswsII
known that Lord Stamford runs to win.
He Is understood generally TO back bis
own horses. For the vam3rla lageshlEe ns
entered his mare Limoslna: Sne epPeeE3sso ~
to be as much q tay@orite e @ Win the p4ellLe tg.l.
aslWith her owneFa Sne Fetalaeas ng9
Stamford was understood TO have backed
her g very iarge emennt; pss
had been tried me- 20 run Tor 9 ktsgs htei
The morning OF the contest ionna hssiln
form 6at N the at.eFnoeS 1 sRe ya,a sSSE