The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-05

lore has. ample feisure nor the discussion Of TINS new
lie interest and formed the subject OF leaders IN most
OF the daily newspapers. OF course all can tell you
in regard to the tone OF feeling must necessarily De
of a very general character; and l must own that
opinion Ia greatly divided. The prevailing impress
sion IT, however, that the whole affair is rather more
mysterious and unsatisfactory than ever; tlal the
stream, II dirty before is no clearer rom Admrai
Rous' vigorous stirring up OF the mud MOST people
rive at tire truth till several Of the par ;.
ties most deeply implicated ID tne matter nave
been placed In the witness box ana "tnrned
INSIDE our by horsehair examination, and am
bound 10 say that do not see what other view can
be taken. Mr.. Padwick's cstentatloas candor sup,
plies us with few facts which may or may not be
correct and may may not be believed, just accord
ing to your experience OF that gentleman But It
the truth. for his statements have but little bearing
on the question at issue. These are:-Did John Day
deceive his MASTER and why was The Earl scratched
after Lord Hastings stated positively he should runa
ter he FLASHED" him in theeyes Of the sporting world
at EPSON and alter the strength Of both blinds
1t is generally believed that Admiral Rous has been
both right and wrong in his Strengthening assertions;
exceeded hts brief. You win get very few people to
believe that John Day would be mad risk his
stable tactics. At the same time II is undoubtedly
strange that the Danebury trainer should not know
OF the remarkable falling of in Lady Ezaeeth's con-
dltion still stranger he did not make any trial OF the
mares capabilities; stranger STILL IT, as Admiral Rous
alleges, a trial was made with Athena, that the
"touts' should not know the fact Every one Is well
aware that the stable secrets were kept most wonder
fully, that the horses were gallopped at the most
unusual hours and that all horse watchers and other
loafers were industriously kept at a distance am
informed on authority which should not hesitate
for moment TO believe that the respective merits OF
Lady Elizabeth and The Earl were carefully con-
cealed, even from Fordham, the jockey, who was to
ride tine former in the Derby; that when he went
taken out and ridden by Cannon areative OF the
Days, who had the mount OF her adyship In the
The Earl Strongly pulled though he could have
shot past the filly like bullet, and that on Ford
hams applying TO the Days to have one spin with
The Earl he was either refused or put on with
cause believe it to be absolutely true ,' but simply
to prove something very mysterious in the
Danebury stable which will never be cleared up but
in the Westminster courts If the Admiral should not,
as he did before. AS to the scratching OF The Earl,
the public really do not care straw whether Lord
Hastings took that most unjustiable course Of his
own express desire and authority" or whether he
was prompted" to it by the spiders" They are
rails assertion that he had 'been shamefully
believe that he is too independent. to be ny" in
any web; perhaps the spiders" have supply Of
pen, ink and paper and have pat on little pressure
CeSt uiie 6dydtelle.
But people really are curious to know, and some
what angry because they do'not know, why Lord
Hastings, while he had his pen ia his hand, did not
take the trouble TO do something more than call Adj
why The Earl was scratched. That is matter
which might or might not come out in any
legal inquiry, but 1t has, Of course, no direct
alone l fear, can tell US the real foundation and
course Of the mysterious Danebury tactics, if indeed
by curious with respect to MI. Padwick's asser
ton that he had no control over or interest In The
Earl and that he chad not betted one single shilling
either against him for his Derby engagements
The horse certainly ran in Mr.. Padwck's colors in |
the New Market Craven, and the fact cannot be
planned otherwise than on the supposion that he |
had the c.ntrol and interest which he reprdates,
that as writer here suggests those OF The Marquis
had either been worn out or at the work. lie ought
also TO tell u.s. not whether he himself booked bet
on The Earl not, but whether he employed any
one 10 do for him. But there, nave given YOU
scandal and gossip enough for one day, and shall
be heartily delighted n your readers do not set me
down as an Old lady sitting at her tea in judgment
over the regulations Of her neghbors.
THE LATEST MEETINGS.
We have had three meetings this week, but they
have comparatively little bearing on the future
They have been held at Newton, in Lancashire
was last returned to Parliament-at Windsor and at
Hampton. The first mentioned gathering is pecu
liarly patronized by northern trainers, owners and
horses: the last is great cOckney festival Windsor
has particular characteristics but rule host
OF objections to winners. The sport at of
very high class, and but for the two-yearold running
do NOT think should take notice Of 1t mt ALL In
every case the ground was fearfully hard and at
windsor was SO spit up that the course looked like
scarcely talk 10 you about heat, but In these temper
ate climes we cry out about small rises in Fahren
pose tears running down our cheeks, we were |
tempted to cry out. out with Hamlet for the
wished that the state of the human system |
anu modern society would permit US to ad pt sgd
ney Smiths suggestion as to taking on our flesh and
sitting In our bones seriously, the long continued
drought and the excessive heat have had slight
effect on the present condition and prospects--for
time-of the turf Owners have good cause to be |
alarmed FOR the safety Of valuable animals on ground
a. hard pavement; and the consequence is that |
the nelds are as rule small and the horses who use
10 m her n no r. aioliy
adapted by nature for such state OF things, sent
to the post at great risk. AT Newcastle where an
important meeting takes place next week. the |
have Tor some time past, in the absence
OF cloud, like Elah's, las large a mans handr
OF which humble but useful vehicles have regularly
been perambulatng the course from sunset TO dawn
with very valuable results. II is 10 be hoped that
II rain does not soon al In quantities the step
will be taken by other committees.
was not at Newton, but on glancing over the re-
turns do not see any fact OF sufficient Importance
to lay before your readers except that the famous
fashionable light weight Kenyon zone OF the selected
OF the Jockey Continuation an association formed
FOR the backing OF the mounts of certain Jockeys,
which has lately been completely smashed upiD. |
and the well known northern rider, Cameron ian. |
other Of the same 'noble army" OF selected appear
TO have been carrying everything before Them. |
Windsor was well attended, and the sport ION |
paper was OF very high quality but did not turn
Out very much In fact. It was chiefly remarkable !
for TIE objections, which numerous enough for
the most duiilng meeting around the metropolis. |
They chiefly arose out OF mistakes, or alleged mis-
takes as to the course or them were heard by
the stewards and overrued remain in beyance. |
The two year Odds who came out have not as rule.
much reputation TO boast Of, and did gain an In.
crease by their performance. The most noted was |
Masanielo, the only public Nbungstcr representing
Count de Lagranges stable who, amer EPSON shared
the favoritlsn with, at least was close upon the
heels Of Mr.. Merry's splendid Beadrum; but was |
displaced after his poor work AZ Ascot by the ver-
tumna colt, now called Rhysworth. In the 1--WE |
furlong Royal stakes he had nothing 10 oppose him
but Mr. Cravenis Hop Girl 10 whom he gave nine lbs
and whom with 100 TO 10 on him he defeated a. he
was bound TO do In canter. But the very next day
he met in the windsor stakes Mr.. T. v Morgan's NV
Electricity 70 whom be gave seven pounds but who |
snow cd him her heels all the way and came IN In
canter lengths In front OF the French colt about
whom the betting even IL Ia evident that II The
Lagrange stable contains nothing better the Derby
will never fall to the ''blue and red.v The knowing |
ones cannot account for his inand-out running mr.
Ten Brock liz not now among us. You know hut hold
that he is well made colt. though very narrow in