The New York herald., 1870-10-22
ENGLISH SPORTING GOSSIP.

Defeat Of the Derby Winner Kingcrnft-
Blue Gown Twice Compelled 10 Succumb-
The October Handicap-(sreat Successes Of
the Foreign Horse--Some Of Them Owned
by the Crown Prince Of Pru.sia-The Two
Tear Olds.
LONDON. Oct. l, ls7o
The First October meeting, which has been held
this week at the headquarters OF the English tnrf
Newmarket, Is called 80 apparently on the ncuS q
non hlcefido principle because 1t takes place In
September The fact is, however that at one period
II did nd place In the later month"; but account
OF arrangements subsequently made 1t had to be
thrown forward In the year. II Is the earliest OF
the three great autumn meetings at Newmarket,
called respectively the First October, the Second
October and the Hought0n; but though the Eastern
Counties Railway Handicap and the October Handi
cap are among Its items, 1t s not considered
OF such importance as the meetings held
further on, which are distinguished by two
OF the greatest handicaps OF the season. the Czare
witch and the Cambridgeshire, and by two Of the
greatest two-year-old contests-the Middle Park
Plate and the Criterion Az to the general features
Of the meeting IL may be said briefly that the atten
dance was very small, consisting solely OF amateur
and professional sportsmcn, and that the weather
was delightful to degree. The sport was OF high
quality, but as usual at Newmarket In October the
surprises" were very numerous, and were sur.
prises with vengeance. The hrst was the
DEFEAT OF soRNETTR lawful ''sELL'D
the famous French three-year old 1lly belonging
70 "Major Fridolin'' M. Laatte. the Partisan
banker, who Ii generally supposed, and, believe
with truth, to be the best animal Of her age In
Europe, If not In the world. Hitherto she has car
rled oil before her both in England and In France
and her success In the trial stakes with when the
meeting opened was considered 80 certain that ODDS
nj nj IN for yUara Ia IN hart thnuoh
opponents were such animals Blue Gown
and Suffolk. The race was, however, won by
Prince Henry, o horse belonging to wen
known bookmaker, Bill Munday, who was believed to
have so little chance that his owner dld not b &C
him for shilling Still worse than that the fact
that the horse was lost, for, according to the con-
dltion OF the race, he was claimed for $500 by 7.
jennings the trainer and owner o Nelusko. who
second though 1t IS now clear he must be worth
at least 800. The defeat or Sornette must be at
tributed the facts that she Of late done great
deal Of work and that being very small mare the
weight she had to carry, 1873 pounds, was
'crusher," while Of her opponents Prince Henry, OF
her own age, had 122 pounds, and Nelusko, 1ve
year old 13S pounds. The race was remark able
Also from furnishing the first OF
TWO DEFEATS OF BLUE GOWN,
the Derby winner OF two years ago, and one Of the
bered that he was some time ago sold to German
association, the chief OF which is Prince Pless.
pObleman now serving with the Prussian army, Tor
the large sum OF $4,000. Strange to say, soon as
he had left his native country appeared
to lose all the splendid form he once possessed
for he never won . race for his new owners on The
sgnaly beaten the first time comes out. On Thlrs
day he again tempted fortune in q handicap plate,
and 9nce "e ne 80 saesd aeea BY my named
man. He mas evidently become a coward, for when
French, IN TINS last race, struck him with the whip
he swerved all over the course ana could only with
great difcul be induced to 20 lie IS, fact,
nothing ike the Blue Gown We used 10 know, ana It
is understood that he has for long time be en- or
his ieeda fact which seems 10 be proved by strk-
ing falling on in flesh. The
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY HANDICAP.
which Is run over live furpngs 40 yar,la brought to
the post the large field OF twentytlree animals and
was won in canter by Mr.. Nay ors colt by Carns al
| Jarvis. Tne second was Mr.. SchwartA's absurdy
4 named Shilling Dozen, years, 9s pounds, ana the
came away from the others almost az the start
| ana never gave anything else In the race chance
the heavy weights III particular such as Perfume
| Tlbthorpe, Cerdagne and OXUllan, beiug enLIrell
"out oil It." the winner, who Is, after all, 6aly
very moderate colt, was AT the head OF the quota
tlOa5 at five 10 one, along with Vandenhon who I'm
| 1shed fourth, and Shilling Dozen and Alice were
next IN demand as egnt to one aud nine to one re-
| spectlvey 30 that It Will be the hackers man
| aged to pick them out pretty well.
| KINGCRAFT TWICE DEFEATED
klngcraft, the Deroy winner Jared az badly as
the midst OF his Usgraces, can look back long
and brilliant career, whereas Lord Faimouths horse
mas done little else to distinguish himself taan Sc
cure the greatest race or the year In the Tweniy-
second Triennial Produce great was his chance
believed to be that ODDS OF three to laid on
him, but he collapsed as soon French called on
him, and Lord Zetlano's lilly, who was almost
beaten or in the Yorkshire Oaks, defeated
him c.everly BY a length. still more ignoble
Leger, for ne was the absolute last, ana
was 80 much exhausted that ne could hardly
get DaSt the DOSt, The winner ned LA
Pericnole, flly belonging TO Captain Savile, OF
whom such mean opinion was entertained tnat 1t
was believed she could not win handicap with
seveniyseven pounds on her back. 1t Gear tn at
kingcraft is not at all himself; but 1t must not be
done al immense lot OF work public and private,
aud 1t is stated that he has lately been of feed
iact which anybody VINO looks ut ham can well be-
lieve.
GREAT SUCCESSES OF FOREIGN HORSES
The war has, OF course, completely stopped racing
on the Continent and has driven such OF the foreign
sportsmen as have not taken up the sword to our
shores along with the best OF their studs their train
sIs and tier ,s,, Jockeys. I Judgng from what taey
not suner financially by their enforced exile.
for for they have been carrying oil before
Handicap sweepstakes, Rowley MiIe carried or by
Count Renard's Flibusticr; Queens Pate by NJ.
Andres An Mo Don Carlos; Handicap Plate Row
sweepstakes Czarewilch course by Major Fridolln's
Goarbi Sweepstakes, two-year-old course. by NJ.
was second and Baron schIcklers Soteira third;
Maiden Plate, Bretby Stakes course, by Major Frlao-
Inns Somno, and sweepstakes last half or Rowley
mi.e, by Major Fridoins La Baronne. TWO of the
German horses, Adonis and Fibustier are in prea
demand for the CZarewltch, and certainly deserve
such notice II there anything in gool looks ard
splendid action. Both are reported 10 be the pro-
perty Of the Crown Prince or Prussia, and the Hon.
Mr.. Lawley told me yesterday that ne mad been In
formed by the Prince OF Wales that his brother-n-
law had very hign opinion OF Adonis. 'fritzo can
well as ngnt. There Is growing irnpres.
sion that the foreign horses have more Stamina than
ours rule and Admiral Ross attributes the TACT
to their being more careful In breeding and bringing
up -
THE OCTOBER HANDICAP,
the second OF the great handicaps OF the week, is
run across the Fiat, one mile two iurlongs seventy
three yards and brought out the capital field, nt-
merically speaking, o seventeen. II was W IN very
easily by the four year old Ethus 100 pounds the
uron ba oon IN rain wbn olc