The New York herald., 1869-02-13

II OF afYairs 50 marKe0 a. IN the prominence gwen
to two year old running, especially in nandicaps and
the amount or money annually speculated on such
events Is something -prodigious and e every
/ year swelling In bulk. do not enter into she ques
ton a. to betting IN its moral and social aspects put
i creased the amount Of business annually transacted.
! Now the frienda0f the turf may be divided INTO
| those who are now discussing Sir Joseph Hawley's
resolutions ranging themselves under one or the
other banner, while there Is third party who adopt
as their motto the oratian maxim medic tutisstmsls
f0fs IL Is alleged by the conservative faction that
two year OLD racing has grown out q AZ hS
at frs chariot wheels Is destructive 10 the real inter-
ests OF the turf; that IT undermnes the constitution
the existence OF the turf can alone be justified ana
that handicaps lead to "pulling and other descrp-
sport. Tnis parry argue that the adoption Of Sir
| Joseph Hawlevs resolutions would DO away Win
large amount Of unhealthy sPscalaoa rr ,nss tney e
handicaps and that the thoroughbred considered as
o staying and lasting ANIMAL and not merely as
proved to an incacuabie degree The turf radicals,
| on the other hand urge that the adoptl0n OF sucn
measures would be practically an lnteneremce wisn ~
directed into other channels; they hodas pointed
out in my last letter-that the thoroughbred SHOWS
no deterioration, but II anything an advance; tney
point that the alteration OF the date OF the nrst
appearances OF twOyear 0lds would not benent. SO
long as the present dates for entering for events
being unaltered trainers began to prepare them as
early before and they urge that the aDO'ltlOn OF
two yeas old handicaps would oe no reform; ofia.
than in ordinary two year old events, and as pen.
atty races pen handicaps and as there would
| be such an increase OF these as would practically
| equal the evil complained Of Midway are those
| who hold that two year olds should make their
debS later than at present Dut earlier than Sir Jo-
| seph Hawley desires and that fixed and late period
| should be adopted for two year old handcaps. sir
Joseph Hawley, wise in his generation has seen the
force Of at least OF the arguments advanced by
his opponents and has published further notice In
the Cdtenda, to the following eiiect:-Recognizlng
the Importance OF his resolutions he states that he
viii postpone their consideration Till meeting 10 be
held In London about the time or the EPSON races,
when fuller attendance may be expected. IN a tne
"that the entries for the Derby and other races at
Newmarket, EPSON and Ascot which have usually
closed after the Newmarket July meeting, shall not
close till the Tuesday after the Houghton lin Octo-
berl and that the races which have closed on the
Tuesday after the Houghtop shall not close Till the
resolutions Sir Joseph has removed the main
objection to his original ones-that training
would In the proposed state OF affairs COM
mence as early as before, and that consequently
the two year old would not be benefited by the alter
ation Nor has he the field OF reform all to himself
for Colonel Forester, Of the moderate party"
has given notice OF his intention to move, first that
no two year olds shall run before the lst o. May
any handicap before the lst OF September" Lord
Coventry too, has forward, and states that he
that ION and after the Isl OF January no horse shall
carry in any race q lighter weight than i've stone
minlmpm weight now allowed by act Of Parliament
Truly have stirring times before US, and we can
only hope that the ultimate action OF the Jockey
Club viii tend to the true welfare OF the turf All
the resolutions have named contain elements OF
real and necessary REFORM and it may be possible BY
blending them TO arrive AT such solution OF the
dinlculty as would be satisfactory to all parties.
There doubt that the sport requires now TO be
.steadled" with urn M handi the Jockey Can m e nave
that when called upon they viii do their duty wisely
and manfuliy towards an Institution whose fame :
nay, whose Acknowledgements solely on their honor
and their discretion.
The case OF Day VS.. Rous, which your readers win
remember arose out OF libel published IN the Times
by Admiral kous rejecting on the conduct OF John
Day in connection with the training OF Lady Eliza
beth, is at end. The imputation IS very serious
one, and amounted To nothing less than this, that
the trainer had deliberately cheated his employer
the Marquis OF Hastings. Day accordingly COM
merced an action for defamation OF character against
the gallant Admiral; but In a letter written to you
long ago pointed out that he could not afford to
quarrel with his bread and butter ana that anything
actually made your readers may judge for themselves
from the following epistle published in the Ttnies:-
I3 BTRKFLEY SQUARE Jan. 18, 1869.
been stopped by you now withdraw my letter published in
having aor on
G n no as @ s @ &c a
1%' To sr, sir' IOnTs' bnT Il D. Hoos'
Could less be sadp
The .touts appear at present TO be having 1t all
their own way. II Is not foftnight since the
trainers OF Newmarket summoned a meeting with
the view OF improving the interchangeable "watchers'i
or the face OF the eartn; but the latter appeared In
such numbers that they swamped their opponents
and carried resolution to the effect that the turf
could not get on without them Yesterday one OF
their number, named Bray, was the plaintin IN an
action tried before one OF the Judges, with jury,
against Tom Jennings, Count de Lagrange's trainer,
for brutal assault committed him 10y the latter
on Newmarket Heath. He was watching the French
horses, when Jennings rode up % him, and after
some bad language, IN which both indulged, struck
MIN 80 severely with riding whip as to intiict
rious injuries. The jury sided with the "toutr and
awarded him GOO damages-aiter the defendants
counsel had stated that ne had no deience-and
nobody Will pity Jennings, who is ar from popular.
The difficulty" between the proprietors OF tile
Grand Stand al EPSON and Dir. SCudd the owner OF
part OF the course and the consequent doubl as to
whether the Derby and Oaks viii be run for two
years is Just where IL was, and aifords little
prospect OF coming to a satisfactory conclusion.
1hati all shall say about the mattef-rst, because
! can say more and, second, because ! am
heartily sick OF the whole AFFAIR.
Most Of sir Joseph Hawley's horses have recently
been coughing bat are now recovered and In active
exercise. -
/ have no Continental news except that the new
meeting at Nice 20 he held on the 4th and sth OF
next month promises TO be very successful affair,
and that the inquiry by the government into the
French racing sweeps P0,tleS and Parts lttets still
continues, though IT is believed that they will be
abolished IN the towns and tolerated on rle race
courses.
TeLEaRApHc NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate OF Maine yesterday, by vote OF IA to