The New York herald., 1869-06-05

The Beaufort Cup was carried on In canter by Mr..
Merrys st. Mungo, who 1t will be remembered was,
after sustaining an accident second for the Chester
Cup and on this occasion he beat some good horses,
among them ROmping Girl, BluesKln and Lancet
The Somersetshire stakes was but shadow OF its
former SELF and has reached such state OF attenua
tion that it ought to be got rid OF altogether. Not
many years ago this handicap, which Is the Oldest
In the calendar, was one OF very great importance
On the present occasion II was reduced 10 match,
which was won by Rompmg Girl, who conceded her
opponent Judge, about half hundred weight. and
won anyhow"
GLORIOUS RUN OF LUCK.
The greatest feature Of the meeting however, was
the continued success Of Mr.. Granam. the owner OF
FOrmosa, the Two Thousand, One Thousand, Oaks
and ST. Leger winner OF last yea and formerly part
ner with Mr.. Stephenson, the boOkmaker, who shot
himself recently. The following is a summary OF
his during the past fortnight IN the matter
OF two year old races:-At Winchester he won the
Fifth Biennial with Captvator, the Chamberlaque
stakes with Astofo, the Grange Park stakes with
Capvator, besides the City Members Plate with the
three year Old Black Flag. At Salisbury ne carried
PARK stakes with High Church. both two year olds.
Now at Bath he credited himself with the Selling
stakes by Iitulus, the Eighteenth Biennial Dy
not to speak Of the Lansdown Trial stakes,
by Formosa. IL was the general opinio that had
the market, been alive, he and Mr.. Graham would
have realized large fortunes by taking at the hood
the tide IN their affairs Mr.. Graham is a shrewd
man, ana he must have made, as 1t was, a great
deal Of money by this career Of victory. He told me
himself that he would win great many more races
yet for he had two or three other two year ods In
the stable quite as good as Cestus, Captivator,
Astolfo or Gamos. II Is certain that his stable Is IN
wonderful FORM and that should they escape the Ills
to which horsenesh is heir he Will sweep the board
OF great many two year old races this season.
SUCCESS TURNS MR.. GRAHAM's HEAD.
Mr.. Graham Is lar from being popular man. ana
his enemies, whose name Is Legion, are intensely
chagTined at his luck. am somewhat at loss TO
account for this for think he is fine old sports
man, who won't stick at anything In his love for
horsenesh. IL is certain, however that he is strong
y opposed to the public fancyng any OF ms animals
need scarcely say that the magnificent form shown by
his stable has induced general hackers to pluDge on
them TO such an extent that he has mad 10 put up
with very short odds. do remember that on some
occasions, ms animals have been driven back un-
accountably In The market The Drummer, for in
stance before he won the Metropolitan by the
that he was not TO start. But apart from little
"dodglng" OF this sort which does not now de-
ceive many, and into which the old man may be
urged by lndiScreet advisers, do not think he
''bad Sort" and am certain he Is q good
sportsman. However that may be- 1t Is fact that
his head appears to have been altogether turned by
his success and at Bath the exhibition he made OF
himself and the mark he presented for his enemies
was pltable. He was led about all evening by his
trainer, W0cott-who seemed ON thorns-ln a state
OF helpless intoxlcaton, buliied by his opponents.
avoided by his friends and generally making 1oOl
OF himself. In the Case, the resort OF the betting
men, he was seized on by Charles Brooke, book
maker, who accused him faty OF milking his
horse ana OF being member OF a turf "long irm,"
that resorted TO ali sorts of discredtable lodges
told him that he would be 'onn his horses at any
price, and otherwise bullIed him. to the great de-
light Of an applauding crowd. Poor old Graham
could not in his condition, answer his adversary;
but after dong his best and sgnay falling he tried TO
make matters smooth by Offering to accept $4,000 to
lOO0-that Is $500 600 to S4,00O-about The Drummer
winning the Derby and saying that If he did he would
give the money to his trainer and stable oriclas.
No one would lay the bet, but on the following morn
ing IN his sober senses he repeated the offer great
many times with as little success. Tired at last OF
hearing this nonsense, bookmaker shut him up by
asking "Well, Mr.. Graham, II you are so anxious 10
be generous to your trainer, why don't you give him
81, 900 out OF your own pocket, without waiting for
the chance OF giving him ESQ 900 out OF other pe0
ples ~ Mr. Graham IS Highlander, and generally r
to win many more races his friends had better pro-
vide him with a straight waistcoat and couple OF
stout keepers This where the turf tells on great
many men. Mr.. Merry Sir Joseph Hawley las In
oygone days the Marquis OF Hastings and Lord
Glasgow, can see q horse win or lose for them a
magnificent fortune without betraying by look
the fre within. Most go almost wild over pocket
nE Tm III eW aSS R'S MopnSs rLuSexon
The name OF the Marquis OF Hastings reminds me
the new little "plunger gentleman who recently
made his nrst appearance In turf circles, and has
already become ne famous have AZ Instituted dliigent
tions OF men, but have not found one that knows
any more about nim than that his name Is Hill. He
Is, as heard bookmaker say the other day, "abou
the weight Of two pennorth OF copper'-that Is, he
is OF the most diminutive OF her Majesty's sub
jects he Is exceedingly snoDbish In appearance;
lie seems to have plenty OF money, and lac bets II
he had the Bank OF England al his back. He earned
great reputation Chester by laying against Paul
odds than were current, and Oh course lie
won small fortune on the race. lie made
''ducks and brakes" VI 1t next week at York by
backing the same horse for such heap OF money
for the great Northern Handicap that Mr.. Hodgman,
the OF Paul Jones, could only get very short
price, and accordingly refused TO start the horse,
though he was on the ground. To show the extent
OF his transactions may mention that al the short
tnat he $4,000, $4,000, on the race, and yet,
after all, his losses on the two days OF the meeting
amounted 10 about the same sum. IL is needless TO
say that he cannot continue tnis sort or thing long,
Tor backing horses Is not. except In the case OF sucn
@a as s wasys nawe M
happily for the turf, "plungng" las almost
entirely gone out Of fashion. When ! remember
hastings and his followers Of the Jetutesse doree
were betting tens OF thousands, 1t Is wonderful TO
see what effect the investment OF fl00 has the
market and into what state OF excitement II
throws the bookmakers. But still the ''punging'
days were so disastrous to the pockets of hackers
that even now some OF them are effectually
'stumped up,r as In the case have now TO mention.
''oSB MORE USFoRruSATE"-rHE SPIDER" AT HIS
OLD TRICKS.
At the present moment the Sherins Officers are in
Matthew Dawson's stable at Newmarket In posses
sion OF the horses OF the Duke OF Newcastle, aud
at Cumber the family seat in charge OF other Of his
Graceis animals The blow that has been long
peced has come at last-the Duke Is CLEANED out"
Ii but three weeks since told you OF the retire.
ment OF the Duke Of Hamilton In disgust at the
duct Of the Jockey Club In "black ballingn him.
HIS COleiguc In the 'duCal COu1ederdcy'-DaWsO
trained for both-has followed suit, but he cannot
sell his horses, they have been taken from him.
The Newcastle family were always poor. but the
present holder Of the title is the poorest OF them ALL
lie has lived for long time ON his motherin-law,
Mrs. Hope-the Duchess VINO is principally known
for her devotion 20 the Church OF Rome, Is reported
to have, as the scotch phrase IL, "Deen got the
wrong side OF the blanket'-but the Old lady was
not an inexhaustlble gold mine,n ana has dried
up' at last. The Duke mas beea for a long time IA
the hands OF the "nnsnce agent,p Mr.. Padwick, the
famous spider, OF Admiral Rous' letter.. who
brought the "hy" poor Lord Hastings, to grief and
made a considerable hole In the revenues or the
Duke OF Hamilton. lie got q bill OF sale over the
horses several weeks ago. but he only gave the order
TO the Sherin's officers on Saturday, and tney at
once swooped down on their prey. Mr.. Padwicks
''lltlle bil,n l know, on the best authority,
IL exactly re74l5, or close on $500 900.
OF this large sum ls due IN the first place to Mat
thew Dawson, % whom his Grace has never paid
anything at all for training, but whom MIR. Padwick
secured against loss The "nnance agent' is en-
deavorng TO get the horses foisted on young and
wealthy ''nat.n who Is about 10 make his fret appear
ance on the turf but should he not succeed they
will be sold by auction. Despite the fact that New