New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-28
The French HorAe Observation-Disclosures
sPecimen OF Speed.

From the american Gsntleman's NeEspRper.I
In another part Of this paper win be found On
account of one of the greatest feats ever per
formed by any racehorse, and the comments il has
elected from the English papers. We allude to
the running of the French colt Gladidtea1,, by
Atonarqste, ont Of Miss Gladiator by Gladiator.
That he won the triple crown of two thousand
guineas, Derby and ST. Ledger of last year, and
thus raced into the succession Of West AHst7dlia3
il known to everybody. Our readers have also
been informed of his easy victories in France,
where he gave away heaps of weight this
spring. His first public appearance since his
return to England was ct Ascot, where he
ran for the Gold Cup. The Cup Course is two
miles and q half, down hill part of the way, and
the last three-quarters of mile up hill. II was
weight for age, the colts carrying l24 pounds and
the lilly l3I pounds. The three that ran are all
tour-year-olds, being Glddidte1T, Regdlid and
.BfeGddlbdne. The fiilY was out of condition to a
certain extent, but Rreadalbdne is all right, and
though, in the brilliant light Of his elder brother
Blair AsoHs bis star has been pale, he is far from
being poor race horse. He was ridden by Gus
lance, who cut out the work with him, and know
ing that Gk1dtdteul is esteemed tender in the fore
legs, no sent him down hill at rafting pace
Ghalloner on the lilly followed. and to the con-
steEnation Of his hackers, Gladiator was soon
two hundred yards behind. On reaching the fat,
however, GrimshaW sethim going, and he over
hauled his opponents like steam engine after an
0x-team. At the foot Of the hill to rise, three
quarters of mlie from home, Breaddlbnne was
beaten, and having taken a pull to the turn into
the straight, Grimshaw challenged the mare.
Gladiator had her beaten in quarter Of mile
from home, and won in oanter by forty lengths.
The like of this had hardly ever been seen in Eng
land, and unless Bfe1daLbdRe and Reg1liG came
back in the most glazing manner, Glddsdtetsr is
the best horse that ever was foaled-we incline to
the opinion thatthere has never before been just
such horse. 1t is true that Bay Middleton never
lost race, aud that his rate Of speed when his
stroke was fully established, was amaz
ing as compared to that of q moderate
one but whether he could have suffered
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from him two hundred yards, and sthen shut
mp the gap at a dash without pumping himself
out, 10 doubtful. Then again there is Eclipse, who
was just about as much superior to the horses Of
his day as Ggddiateur is to those of his year. Bal
Middleton was not superior to his horses in Sc
marked degree as Eclipse was, or Glgdidteuf is
Tor ne had to meet such thorough good ones az
Gtqdsdtetr, the grandkire of the French horse
and Els, enc of the speedest of the rapid Vlltu1t
tribe. It's thought that the racers Of Eclipse 5
lime were generally a poor lot; and some
believe that if Goltfi3def-, who never was beaten
and never paid forfeit had not broken down
at exercise. after walking over for the cup on
the Bacon Course in 1779, Eclipse would have had
AL be could do 10 beat him for the King's Plate
But Eclipse himself was never beaten, nor did he
eyer pay forfeit, and he remained the general
cnahenger until he was ten years old. His first
race was one Of his best 1t ives at Ehsam, when
ne vas five years old. He ran fOur-miie heats
against GolDef, five years old, C1de, by Yoata1
LGae, six years old, Tfial, by Blank five years
oia. and Ptltnle, by Feather, five years old at
starting It was four to one on Eclipse. After the
hIHt neat the colonel laid even money that he
placed al the horses, and being called upon to
name, ne sad, Eclipse first and the others no.
where They ran for three miles together.
-AcESpse lying fit1sthem and forcing the pace. AL
the beginning Of the fourth mile he was called
upon g make running, and at the flourish Of
sD@kley's whip he went away and dstanced The
ollher four We believe that Gtadidteui Is a horse
oi' this very superior stamp, but We understand
th OF Duncan E. KenpeF, who is no doubt a good
uisge and who was in England last year and "a "
him. thinks he Is not equal To what Leriadton
nag.