The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-03
THE ENGLISH TURF.

Penn and sold ROwleyo-Lawiess Froceea.
ings at Newmnrket-Sir Charles bunDury
and Railways-The Ccsarwitch and the
LONDON. Oct II, 1868
Although the leaf has far faded, and the close OF
the racing season is Nigh business is being carried
on as actively though the year were yet young.
The intervening week between the Cesarwitch and
Cambrdgeshire is called an ''otf' one, and vet we
have had meetings north, SOUTH east and west.
The Scotch for long time held aloof from English
sports but now racing has made such Roadway In
"cannie" Scotland that few days ago a prayer
meeting was improysed in Edinburg 10 suppllcate
the inlerposion OF the Deity to stay what termed
the growing curseu II Is only fair to The racing
community TO state that in Purltanical Scot
land this action on the part OF the saints met with
little sympathy and from what hear and see racing
Is taking as deep root IN the Gland o. cakes" as it
has done In France and Germany. Scotland has
now Its favorite meetings England has. The
Kelso, Perth ana Caledonia hunt gatherings are re-
ceived with as much favor "a are the EPSON, Good
wood or Doncaster reunions in England. Much has
been written OF the decline OF English sport and
forebodngs are held out OF the eventual extinction
or the national pastime There can be no doubt but
that the proceedings OF late years have not covered
the turf with glory, seeing that the element OF
gambling has been too largely introduced. For the
last year or two 'oyertrading" has been carried
collapse, Just as is the case in the commercial world
AT the time when the ''plungers,n that is men
who betted years income the result or fifty
pound plate por which none Of the contendng ami
mails were worth more than thirty pounds), were in
force tile turf was elevated into ephemeral con-
dton Of prosperity. Enormous sums were given
for horses which, but for this excessive gambling,
would not have realized fifth Of the amount. The
reason for this 10 obvious II horse could gallop
NIL he could be placed In II that thousands
could be by his success and therefore the prime
cost OF the animal entered little into the calculations
OF the purchaser. The bubble has, however, burst,
and one or two good men and tried have gone to the
wall. The Marquis OF Hastings, in whose veins now
the blues OF the blue blood Of the English arstoc
racy is OF the principal victims to this turf Jug
pernaut. He was the largest Spectator the
English turf knew, and ! believe, SO
Far as these speculations concerned, he
was a good winner. This being the case II will be
Bald that he was not the victim have described SO
Far this Is true but the great evil OF gambling has
never yet been fairly discussed II gives altogether
fictitious value to capital. The man who bets his
$4,000 or 10000 on race loses in similarly reck
less manner. What matters IL to man who has Just
won 100000 If he expends half the some
$4,000; perhaps he will lose. What matters an
extra thousand IN either case 1t is this that leads
20 the reckless expenditure that has brought so much
grief to English households know az present a
young nobleman, whose income was only sl2,ooo a
year. who for year or two has lived up 60 f12o,Oo0,
and OF course it was long ere an
end came to this stare OF things. When it
did come, only the other day, IL said that his
difficulties were brought about by losses on the turf
when in fact as fur the turf concerned he was
. gamer BY his transactions with the ring. 1t was
Tennyson who so sweetly sung, .Men may come
and men may go.D This applies quite as much to
the English turf have retired, but their places have
been quickly 1lled Another young nOblelnan has
made his appearance at the Newmarket, who bets
his monkey" quite as freely as did the most in
veterate player Of twelve months ago. heard too,
that the colors of the youthful Lord Roseberry viii
M
baby become conspicuous in the racing world
ms young nobleman won two or three thousand a
cay at Newmarket last week. and in the great
iiddle Park Plate alone although the winner started
1T three to one he won $4,000.
That exclusive body the Jockey Club have added
FRINGE Christian to their number. He was elected
~ reclamation. Why he was elected at all do not
now. He Is far from q favorite with the English
people, and when he visited the Ascot Course in
ate he was Kissed. He does not take the least IN
crest In English sports, and to elect him member
questionable proceeding. at the same time that
iaoted for and passed. allude to Sir Charles Lee
gard, who Is 80 much like the Prince OF Wales that
reception from the British public he little expected.
This same Jockey Club, which is even more exclusive
Boobies or Whites, has taken alarm at the In
roads OF King Mob on their sacred domain or New
market At this quaint little town, half or which is in
tafiok and the other half in Cambridg eshlre, the
ockey Club hold high festival six times a year. At
.,ewnlarket upwards of one Thousand thoroughbred
lorses in training. and from this FACT together
with the numerous first Class meetings held
here 1t may well be called the headquarters o. the
turf. AT Newmarket there Is Il Ile range oil heatn
where the turf Ia light and NOISY Here horses can
be prepared for their engagements when there Is no
chance elsewhere. All THIS heath belongs TO the
Duke OF Rutland, who has given a long lease Of IL
10 the Jockey Club, who are therefore masters OF tho
situation. Racing IS carried on IN far different
style to what Il Is elsewhere. To see the racing
every must be on horseback or have q light
Vehicle at his disposal. There Is no grand stand,
rs there is at EPSON and Doncaster. from
which all the can be seen. The heath Is OF such
expanse, and the courses are 80 numerous that Il 10
frequently necessary TO take long drive 10 Witness
the finishes for the different races. There are no ex
cursons by rail 30 Newmarket, a. there are 70 other
meetings. The experiment did not prove successful,
ms the Jockey Club authorities their faces against
1t. The English excursionist although rather OF a
rowing dsgosion likes TO concentrate his attention
when he has arrived at the point of his destination.
The Jockey Club, hearing that an attempt would he
made their plans accordingly. The first race was
fixed at the Bushes, which are two miles from the
minutes being aloweol flnlshed al tue town end,
which neccssilaied walk Of mile and half, and
me tniri was run '.behind the dtch,r ian old roman
empankmeDu three miles on. These arrangements
.'ehokcd on tile mob and cxcursionsts have not
visited Newmarket since. The HEADQUARTERS OF the
turf Is perhaps the most conservative place the
face OF the earth. The members OF the Jockey Club
absolute, and 1t Is only year or TWO ago that
member OF the press ordered not TO come
the heath because he mad taken upon himself 10
question the infallibiity Of that body. There is
bred years ago, when William Penn sailed from
England and gave a name to Pennsylvania, Charles
'.Old Roweyn he was called by Syay oi nickname
and TO to this dav there Is a course ut Newmarket
known as tue 'hONIcS MHt Huu ~ Is on lnls course
That many OF the most famous contests on the Eng
i-n ~. ...s y...ca. There IL again the .Bun-
bury Miler This is named after sir Charles
Buibury whose horse Diomed won the FIRST
Ucsby ever run. Tns nearly hundred
wears ago, before Washington fought the war OF
independence. 1t was only the other day saw
grandson OF this same sir Charles Bunbufy. lie In a
conservative OF The oldest school. James Watt would
appear 10 have been no beneiactor to him. lie was
travelling from London 10 his seat near Mnldenhemm
il suffolk distance or about loo niles and although
Tie railway passed within mile OF his door he trav
lflJf "A al cnniPp n
century ago Claude Duyai assisted lady to alight
and dIncci minuot with her after having politely
robbed the vehicles. There IL no place more rich In
iis oiical associations than Newmarket. Until
within year or two ggo the old palace in which
,a,gcs The second resided existed, and close by the
hose Il stli In existence in which poor Nell
,;wynne lived The old Queensberry mansion IL
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