The New York herald., 1870-12-19
ENGLISH SPORTING GOSSIP.
LOSS Of Two Celebrated Horses-WHd DAY.
reil-His Pedigree-Emblem, Winner OF the
Graud National Steepie Chase, Shot.

Loss Of Two Celebrated Horscs-Wud Day
reii-His Pedigree-EmbIem, Winner Of the
Grand National Steepie Chase, shot.
LONDON, Dec. 3, 1870.
On Sunday last Wild Dayrell, winner of the Derby
In 1855, was found dead IN his box at Chilt0n, near
Hungerford. He only eighteen years OF age,
having been bred in 1852 by Ion out Of Ellen Middle
ton a daughter OF the famous Bay Middleton. or
his birth the well known sporting writer, 1.-The
Drud,v lately deceased. SUBSTITUTION a colt ap-
peaIed, between twelve and one A. M, the butler
was rung up and rushed the with his night
cap on his head and bottle OF wine In his hand;
ana 1t was necessary to remove the
little stranger into warmer b0x he got
Q wheelbarrow and insisted upon "wheeling the
winner OF the Derby for once in my life." There
was nothing in that speech, but when Rickaby got
home to his cottage about five on that April morn
Ing he assured his wife that there must be some
thing remarkable Tor good or evil about tnat colt as
he had just seen the strange sight of a wild duck
and o wild drake actually sitting on the quickset
hedge close by the high road That morning was,
indeed remarkable in the annals OF Littlecote.
1t hailed the first blood colt that Mr.. P0pnam had
ever possessed, and the fret that Rlckaby ever
trained; and the latter was never at EPSON IN his
life TIL he fulfilled the threat Of bringing the money
away" The colt, very big one, SO pleased the eye
OF Lora Lennox that he gaze 500 guineas for him;
but trial he performed so badly that his lordshlp
him Tattersa S to the breeder for less than
hall the sum ne nad given for him. he had soon
cause TO repent OF his precipitation, for Wild
Davre made great improvement AZ times went on,
and at the Newmarket First October meeting, when
he stood sixteen hands TWO inches, he cantered
away with sweepstakes OF fifty soyereigns each
4. Y. Q. During the winter lie got splenddly in
his Derby preparation and In a trial with Jack
Sheppard and lameild beat both with the greatest
Al this time his market price was 100 to Z,
but the rlng believing he had no chance laid
against him with the greatest ardor SO that the
nj AtrAf nIlfff hrnn RI
very short price long before the fall or the nag on
EPSON Downs, the more especially as the field ne
most notable probable opponents-St Herbert and
Lord or the Isies-had run such fearful race for
not go to the post while the latter had ruined his
chance. or the other horses engaged Lord
Sunday before the races and another well known
animal Riheman, had to be scratched The conse-
quence was that Wld Dayrell won with the most
rdculous ease: but he injured himself SO much that
he was afterwards comparatively worthless on the
turf, though ne was patched up" sufficiently win
race at York; but finally broke down In the DON
caster Cup, won by the great Rataplan At the stud
he was not brilliant performer, and was chiefly
not be trained; but his son Buccaneer Is of the
greatest sres OF the day. and has tremendous rep
utation IN Austria, where ne Is s stationed: Or ms
Ascot; Hurricane the One Thousand Guineas;
Horror wa, was ut, third TO Thormanpy In the
winner Of the st. Leger last year, for me Criterion
SIhhcS duu VI tic OtucTS, isCDld Inc huc, hOmplnB
Girl, Wild Moor, Wild Agnes Molly Carew, Moon
beam. Sea King, The Rake and Avalanche
Emblem, the winner OF the Grand National steeple
chase and other important races was recently shot
by order OF her owner, Lord Coventry account or
her inhrmties She was bred IN 1856 by Teddngton
winner or the Derby, out or Miss Botty and was
purchased by Lord Coventry for 300 guineas after
She had run several times on the fiat. In this class
or race she never shone, and she was accordingly
trained for the 'Jumplng business, and for some
time followed hounds. In this line sse attained
traordlnary excellence, and wound up a series OF
brilliant performances by winning the Grand Ma
tional in 1858. In the following Lord
Coventry dld not send her over the Liverpool
country, and was represented by her own
sister, Embematic, who, strangely enough,
also won In 1865 lie sent out botn to do battle
for him in the Grand National and Embematlc
finished til rd TO Alcblade, while Emblem a
splendid mare with the heavy weight OF 172 pounds
on her back. She afterwards carried on the Grand
Annual Steeple Chase at Warwick. with la pounds,
and turned the tables Acibiade, aud at Chelten-
ham, a little later, was successful in the principal
steeple chase, with the enormous impost OF lsl
pounds; ana worked up the spectators to such an
extent that they pluckcd hairs out OF ner tall TO pre-
serve as menentos OF SO wonderful a mare. She
broke down soon afterwards, and put to the
stud where, however, she was unsuccessful that
OF late years she has been allowed to ut will
through the pastures at Croome near Worcesters