The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-10
THE ENGLISH TURF.
FROM our LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
The Latest Kvcnts-Eflect Of the Warm
Observation-Disclosures.

Fortunately for all OF us and more particularly for
some of US the weather has undergone decided
change for the BETTER The ''somen includes, so far
as can see the sporting men here and the weak
minded. am glad for your sake, as you will now
enjoy period Of relaxation from my groanings,
which, in selfdefence, must hold to be correct
expression OF the turfy mind of England. Racing
men viii rejoice as the heat not only materially In
terered with their pockets but with their constitu-
TONS which would soon have got into such state
that they must have "fallen between, or gone about
the world as ''ivn skelintOns,n or sunk into what
the pennya-liners, In their fine obituary STYLE call
''untimey graves" The weak minded Will find the
advantage of the change as verify believe the doc
trines OF Dr. Cumming the Zadkel OF Crown Court,
were rapidly extending and conviction was be-
coming general that the millennium was approaching
with the rapdity Of seven league boots either by the
extension Of the subterranean fires by our falling
plump into the distressing embraces Of the sun.
Al this gives but poor augury for the success OF
the great GoodwOod meeting one of the most i'm
portant, as 1t Is Of the most enjoyable, Of the
whole year. told You in my last that his Grace the
Duke of Rutland, on whose demain the fixture is
held, had given permission TO all trainers who have
horses engaged In the various events to train up to
the end OF the gathering the quarters here, which
are better than any, in the present state Of the
weather. in the country. Most OF them, however,
are apparently Of the opinion that they might go
further than their own training grounds and fare
worse at all events, very few, If any, OF the horses
engaged have as yet arrived on the spot. A friend
who was down yesterday writes to me that he had
just visited the training ground called the Hal
maker Callops which were formed at vast expense
and trouble by that king Of sportsmen, Lord George
Bentinck, when he had tho management OF the Duke
Of Rlchmond's horses. These gallOps were made
for the wondrously charming and refreshing char
acer OF the place and 'speaks volumes' for the
industry and perseverance Of Lord George.
In my last, when describing the important race
the Burgney Handicap, ut the Stamford meeting, |
stated that next day it was discovered by reference
to the Racing calendar that Distaff, the animal
that came in next 10 the winner Kiddermnster, had
been struck out OF the two hours previously at
Messrs Wetherby's, in London. OF course this was
a most awkward circumstance, as, If the mare had
first instead OF second past the post her hackers
nave paid, since TO all ntents and purposes she
was not In the race ut all. Even as IL was there
We're many disputed bets IN consequence not few
people having backed her for place, who may at
once ibid long, last adieu' to their beloved COIN
II turns out from letter sent to the Sportsman by
Mr. Jack Coney, the owner Of the mare that, as poor
..aii muddlen that he had telegraphed to Stamford
to prevent The animal running and that his trainer
would explain why she had run while he hasn't.
| knew, that Distaf could not be considered a
starter" there the matter rests.
The second day OF the Liverpool meeting falling on
| last Saturday when was writing 10 you from Lon
| don, could not be expected to know the results
| The meeting appears To have been fair one, as
| meetings nowadays go; the Saturday half holiday
allowed great many more OF The rag, tag and bob
70 wc HU~ hundred soycregns near p e
| added TO sweepstakes Of twenty-five sovereIgns
each fifteen forfeit could not attract more than six
or sixteen subscribers to the post. These MIR.
JOhnstoD's TabOuret three years old, 10l lbs, who
this year won the Corporation Plate at Newcastle,
who was handicapped at " lbs. for tile GOodwOOd
stakes and was prominently noticed In the betting
that event account Of his light weight; the same
owners four year Old The Dean, % lbs, who ran
.'Nowhere" in the Royal Hunt Cup and the Queens
| Stand Plate at Ascot and i'm various other events
| this year, In which he showed 10 like advantages;
| VI. DE MOntgOmery's Fervacques, four years, 1l5
lbs, the winner Of the Grand Prx and NOrthumber-
land Plate last year; Mr.. T. Martennau's colt Honest
ance In the Northumberland Plate OF this year. Mr..
| 7. Parkers fy Fair Wind, four years, ITO lbs and
M m MS B1a ye % S
Park Grand Prize winner to neck In the Worcester
| shire stakes, aud who was spotted" as .real
| weights appeared. Fervacques long held the
supremacy in the betting; but there were such
| mysterious rumors current regarding Honestish
on the morning of the race that before the nag fell
they were equal avorites at TO AZ TO the race Il
self there is not great deal TO be said. On the very
first attempt the lot were despatched on very even
terms; but after gong few strides Wild Brar took
mp the running with lead OF nearly length of The
"
Fervacques. the being brought up by Tab0uret.
| They advanced on their way home pretty much in
rms order ior aoou, Quarter Q. mile when Honest
| Maidment, quickly pulled him back into the third
position, and Wild Briar was again allowed TO have
clear lead, Fervacques lying second and Honestish
third, while almost at the TANKS of the last men.
toned was The Dean, Fair wind joining TabOuret In
| the rear az the mile post As the lot came round
| what is called the ..cana turn, Honestish one
! more made an advance to the 'front.' racing UP to
wild Brian and the pair for short distance led the
GalI al AuIsl afsly tn fh.
OF the hackers OF This light Of the English Church.
he was rapidly approschedby his stable companion
| rapidly with The other that 10 was only by the most
| vigorous riding ON the part OF The Deans jockey
| Cameron, ami by the hardest pulling-there IL no
mder term for ton that Of Tabourets rider Hub
! son. that the horse who carried the stable money
could win ~ all anu even then II was only by neck
Feryacques being thfd at halI length In the rear
or number Two.
| The Huntington meeting IL an aristocratIc afralr
extending over two days pretty extensively patron
ized as rule by the eins OF the turf, and very
much so ON ms occasion. The sport was OF very
Nottingham on Thursday aud Friday was favored
with pleasantly cool weather. which is pretty nearly
all that can be said IN its favor for the racing OF
the most Heather tapping description. Fortunately
for the inhabitants of the manufacturing midland
towns they have pretty good siomachs and can di-
gest anything ia the way OF sport from a cock fight
or back yard mill" up 10 a Derby. and the lace
workers were Of course hugely delighted with the
goods which the racing gods provided. The ground
must have seriously interiered with The turn out OF
horses to such AN extent that on the second day the
.k'rect card was almost to0uta rdso. on the
first. for i've actual races, we were amused with two
events which did not hli," while on the neM we
had seven actual races, all with the most wretched
1eis and three which were only HsDlinus, Hy,,b,fp
~ they also dld not oil. The only event OF the meet.
ing worthy of notice the Notinghamshlre handi-
cap. iuile aud thrceqnarters inasmuch as ~ gave
us clue 20 the form Ola mysterious outsider who
OF late has been backed for large sums for the Good
wood stakes. This was fideia, three year old
hy, bs serious out OF Fidelity and the property Of
Wallow. the trainer.
We had other meetings this week but they were all
'bcncaih contempt"
Next week VIC snail be AZ GLORIOUS Coodwoed."
SINGULAR PREsESTlMZNT or DEATH.-feonard
Mailman. one Of the crew OF The schooner yiyace uf