The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-10

Stakes beat Father Thames for the Gratwcxe Stakes
at Lockwood, taougn the course was u mile ana
half and finished second 10 St0ckweA IN the Great
Yorkshire Stakes. As four year old, however. hrs
career was one Of almost unchecked victory Tor ne
began BY Winning tbs Irial Stakes at northampton.
overthrow tile great Kingston at the same meet
ing. The speedy King oil Irninps s0s.bined most
decisive defeat from hn ~ hancpester aua, carly.
Ing the heavy lmposb OF $50 pounds, ho Non the
Stewards Cup at Goodwood In a common. can.er.
One OF tho most excling incidents In Lord Dcroy's
turf history WAS the Chester Cup OF 1904, Tor Wlch
John Scotl's stable started two, Mr.. NICHOLS New
Minister and hts iorlsnips Acroba~ The former
they entrusted with an enormous amount vi money,
but tho latter, VINO was 10 mako running FOR nnn,
WIS also heavily backed, no that the stao!e Wrhi
have won great stake by the success ~ ei,her.
New minister, ridden by Telnplenan was beaten TT
an early period OF The race; bat Acrobat secreh ~
a iau lafned aarsey on coming ronnl tie "casUe
pole'' thc last time, nppeareu To be WANING III
cantcr. AttDis point however, Carney puiiea nun
up In the most Darefaced manner ana on returning
to the weighing room TO scale explained. 10 tue
intense disgust OF Jonn Scott LORD Derby aud the
rest OF the party, tlat 'he tGaryeyl had backed
Epamlnonaas ttne winner, ana wasn't soin 70
beat NM" ACROBAT However, won the 2teas YORK
shire STAKES, and would doubtless have been equally
fortunate IN tne st. Leger naa not John
Scott, 10 make matters still more GER
tain. started two other Bolards, VINO
was believed to be the best OF the team, and was
backed at six to four aud Dervtsh WAC mad cut up
very badly IN tie Derby, for which ne nad been made
great iayorlte. Strange TO say, not one or the
LII Knight OF st. George, only q mead behind whom
came Ivan, whom Acrobat had Beaten easily at
York. While The third was Arthur Wellesley, whom
Is certain that the party had made wonderful mis-
take, but II SO eniagsd the moo--who Thought there
had been foul piay-tnat when, next dag, Acrobat
beat Ivan IN canter for the Doncaster stakes rot
ensued.
Among his Iordsiip's Derby favortes have
already noticed Deryl5n, who though az one tine 1t
was thought he had the race at nls mercy. cut up
very badly al EDsom having lost al The form he
showed as Il two ear-cd during his wlnter prepa-
ratiOn. De Clare. with wnom nc tncugnt he would
at length carry OF tho coveted prize, broke down
rev days before the race. ToXoph0lita, who won
both has tweyear-oil engagements, and was inym-
cioe at Newmarket III the spring, could only get
second to Beaislnan IN the lyerby and was beaten
by sunbeam IA the 81 Leger. Fakzoetto, who on
tie strength OF magnificent victory 10 tue Two
Thousand Gnneas, was MADE great ieYorite Tor
the EPSON race, finished fourth, while GLOW Jack,
whom he mad beaten easily AZ Newmarket, ran
second 10 Tie winner, Ellington. Iazzoetto, how
ever, somewhat at0ned tor Ills defeat by after wards
winring the Gratwicke STAGES aud the Great York
shire stakes and woulo doubtless have taken the
St. Leger had no been started for It,
in 1858, when he formed his second gdminstra-
tlon and was Well stricken IN years, Lord DERBY
determined 10 discontinue his connection with tile
taken IN connection with those OF his political posi-
tion, too mucn even Tor MS powers. His horses
were accordingly sold after tie Doncaster meeting,
and with him may he SAID 10 have died the stanley
for the sport. To the end OF his days, how
ever he never ceased to take an active Interest IN
tie institution with which lie had been SO long
conDected. lie watched over Its welfare with
o loving oye, and III the Jockey Club
he strOye 10 encounter BY legislative measures the
abuses which have OF late yeats slapped It's founda-
tons. His last appearance as Sportsman was In
tho columns OF tue Times a few months since, when,
addressing SIR Joseph Eawiey, VINO was al Thai time
advocating the abolition By the club OF early two
years Old racing, he gave his ardeat support 10 q
measure which would carry out these views and
denounced tue tendency OF racing In these days 70
sacrifice the real love OF sport 10 the in!ia for gam
bling. He WAS one OF the trnest friends the turi
ever mad aud the loss 1t has sustained by MS death
VIII not easily oe repaired.