The New York herald., 1869-03-22
THE TURF IN EN0LAN
faom Oua LONDON coaaEsPoHDenT.

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ding ss sas EZsss5!ss s. A.s.i!''. c. q An, :,
warvvick-Dissraceful Proceedinss In Re-
gard 10 TathwcIl-The Great Race-The
Winnings of the Party-Bctting On the
Future. -" -
LONDON, March 9 1869. !
We have scored one more item out OF the list of
"princpal racing fixtures" and the Grand National
steeple Chase is a thing Of the past Racing folks
nave for weeks thought, spoken, written and
dreamed OF nothing else, and as 1t has at length
found Its place In the Calendar We can begin to
look about for something else to engross atten
ton. IL was great race. and magnificent spec
tacle; but IL has upset all "the law and the
pr0phets.n To o large section of the turf world IT.
administered what is classically known among them
as Q s.nose-ender," and 1t made mincemeat
OF theory that was beginning to obtain
large amount of popularity. The prophets
were, as . rule, completely tout IN their
reckoning;n those who had backed great
many other candidates for an enormous amount OF
money are sitting in sackcloth and ashes. and the
event by hunter who totally routed oil the
NAT that opposed him. Against the Grand Ma
tional OF 1860 stands the name OF The Colonel,
an animal whose reputation was solely that OF
crosscounty horse and the majority Of the favorites
formerly known in connectlon with sport on the hat
came signaly to grief.
Your readers have from time to time been FUR
nshed with such full accounts OF the betting the
race that they must now be well acquainted with the
names Of the principal candidates and the relative
positions they hold IN the quotations, and con-
sequence, in the favor OF the public. They win re-
member that from the commencement OF specula-
tion on the event The Colonel though very little was
known about him. except that he had won few
minor cross country events and had the reputation
OF being good fencer was lifted to the head OF the
quotations and maintained his place there until
about q fortnight ago, when heavy stable invest
ments on Despatch brought him with bound to the
top Of the list. The Colonel was pulled out at Not
tingham and won steeple chase with great ease;
but the result did not improve his position as it was
argued that Guy OF Warwick beat Ada Penelope at
Lincoln with less difficulty than did The Colonel
at the lace working town.
The betting last week was chiefly marked, as
stated last Saturday by the immense and genuine
investments on Mr.. Brayey's pair. Pearl Diver and
Fortunatus. both OF whom were backed by their
owner, though, as 1t afterwards turned out he was
most enamored Of the chances Of the latter, with
whom he declared to wln." The Lincolnshire pair
Tathwell and Barbarian, occupied for some time
very suspicious position in the market doing large
amount Of "see-sawn work, now the former, now the
latter appearing the trustedn and the astute ones
Guy OF Warwick who was, on the nat veritable
dlfYer,n was greatly fancied for this event. and has,
indeed, performed once twice very creditably
across timber, and he received, In consequence an
enormous amount OF support for the great event.
Fan also was one OF the public idols and during
week preceding The races was heavily backed; but
II unnecessary TO refer to the speculation
gard to the others. On the whole there more
betting on the Grand National than on any other
since ITS foundaton and the total or the money de-
pending on the result eQuaed that at issue for the
largest OF our great handlcaps. strangely enough
however. but little was done on Monday and Tues
day evenings IN the subscription room OF the Wash
ington-what travelling American does not Know
ftf-and 1t was not until the morning OF Wednesday
that the most important alterations TOOK place.
People who have never been TO Aintree can hardly
be supposed 10 realize how miserable human
being may, from the force 81 circumstances become
don't refer BY any means TO dropping ones money
over horse, wpicn Is by no means cheerful aHair
anywhere and may be left out OF consideration en-
tirely WHAT do refer to is the wretchedness
By constant exposure - the most deporabe weather.
should think that when /, chose to take that turn
you may be subjected TO more genuine rain this
great Western paln-rain that "means business
than In any other part OF the three kingdoms
Snow appears, too, to be a standing dish' and at
any moment one may look out for such downfall,
as the most experienced would hardly expect any
where but in norAern latltudes. For variation we
well, say, mot 10 put too fine point it'--
pigeons eggs, and as hard and cutting Us steel. But
the wlndsne plural IS the only form appcanie Ole in
ss case; for there is apparently representative OF
every point Of the compass, and one Is exposed all
day TO worse than what Charles Lamb calls "quad-
aGGSd sSa4S and S s aug Essa
Tor they have the peculiar faculty Of pene'
nstnl .rsting axe scaipeis to the inmost re-
were chilled to the very marrow on Tues
day before We had been half an hour in this awful
sea captain, TO no hair to prevent its being
blown on Nor was there anything In the sport TO
ase Wa nar ands sndSs iSs ,S Su se for the Whole IL
Mapping gatherings. The only event worthy Of
notice Il the annual hurdle handicap, which was
markabe Tor the appearance OF Guy Of Warwick,
who mad been entrusted with so large an amount OF
money Tor the Grand National and OF Orne, an ex-
cellent Iencer and also q candidate for the great
race The latter was made favorite at six to five
and won very easily by two lengths from st. yaen-
tine, who was q neck In advance OF Guy or WarwlcS
Onewould have IN ordinary circumstances, expected
the position OF 'the Guy for the Grand National TO
be at once weakened If not destroyed by this de-
feat; but on the contrary. he was better iavorite
afterwards than he had been before. And little won
der for II was perfectly evident TO the most inexne
renced observer tlag the horse never trying
aud ne rolled all over the course like Dutch brig.
Il the OBJECT Of his managers was TO drive him back
about liln that "vaulting anDitiOnr luckily .o'er-
lcapt itseIi" bY the very clumsiness vita which the
trick was performed. o 81 SIC Ontgaes.
The great feature OF the evening the news that
Tathwel had been scratched, and the curses both
loud ana deepu with which was hailed denoted
strongly enough the general feeling In regard to the
proceeuihg. As have remarked ABOVE, the clever
ones not slow OF neaftn TO believe the tone OF the
market, were able to see several days before the
"beglnning OF the end,n and were not surprised TO
Itarn tha ths pen hal Dten put through the horses
name. Ais rts Of fulAOrs were current among the
''green hands, TO account for the catasirophe-io
wit that he mad run against cab while pas sing
through Liverpool; that his leg had nied on the way
down. and 50 f0rtl. lie had had an accida Mt but
IL or financial Characterize had been .'mlkedD
In other words, he nal been rushed a. the opening
OF the betting to nigh position In the quotations
and had then been persiStently laid against; and
those VINO were .wlse alter tue eyentu remembered
how one OF our greatest operators had throughout
been eager 10 LAY against ln and had done SO TO
the tune OF many thousands OF pounds. This Is not
the same dlssraceful policy; aud they are
cated with some OF the most nOtOrlous-will
ysur readers kindly supply the word Son, record.
However, IL Is some consolation TO know that they
have III all probability most themselves with their
own pearu,h ior II seems almost beyond doubt tnat
had the horse started and run far and sluarev he
could not have helped winning