The New York herald., 1870-11-14
TIE ENGLISH TURF.
fhS Cambriageshire-H Meeting at
Newunarkst-Prsssncc of the Prince Of
Wales- s-Cambridgsshire-A Prus-
da1 Horse-Success Of the
Duke Of Hamilton.

LONDON, Oct %, 1870.
Ouf racing season Is rapidly drawing TO close,
and when we have decided the Cambridgeshire and
she Criterion, did this week, begin to look
forward TO the long winter months, when there Is
nothing for the sportsman to do but speculate Ian
guidy ON the Derby and discuss the doings OF the
past season 1t may be well to state that the Cam
brldgcshre is the second and shorter OF the two
great autumn nandicaps. OF which the other Is the
Cesarewitca run fortnight ago at the second Oc-
tober meeting at Newmarket, while the Cambridge
shire took place on Wednesday, during what
ts called the Houghton meeting, at the same place.
AZ IL run over famous course, with rather steep
ascent the last few hundred yards and the distance
rs ono mile $40 yards. Very few people besides the
regular betting men and wealthy lovers OF the sport
werc present, for Newmarket Is far from being
popular racing place. and the Jockey Club throw out
no Inducements to the public to come on their go-
rious heath where it is delightful to pass after
noon at this season II the weather ls at a decent
Among those who came down from London to
enjoy the racing was the Prince OF Wales, who has
not been on a course for good many months, and
who is by means an enthusiast In turf matters
though he CANDLES q little on the larger events"
He was his way TO MS country seat al san
<iringham, in Norfolk, and called IN at Newmarket
TO see rhe Cambridgeshire. AT Newmarket he
always rides about stout little cob, talking ana
laughing with his numerous friends OF both sexes,
but apparently taking only slight interest In the
about at his own Will, the people who frequent
heath having something else TO do than stare at
even princes OF the blood.
CONTEST FOR THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Cambrdgeshlre brought 10 the post the largest
number of animals that ever started for the race |
with one exception when In 1902, Bathide won in |
field Of fortysnr there being now just one less.
Strange to say the Cesarewitcn field OF fortnight
ago was also the largest on record. with excep-
uon stranger still, that exception was OF the year
1862 already referred The has for the past
fortnight been the great medium OF betting, ana on
been invested. The public early selected as first
fayore the Prussian horse Adonis three year-old
weighted at 81 pounds who Is nominay the properly
Count Renard, the Preiet OF the conquered Nancy
but said to belong in reality 10 the Crown Prince il
may be remembered that this horse won the Oatland
Plats at the last meeting In splendid STYLE TO the In
tense disgust Of those who had backed him for the
represented by FiliDustier Matthew Daw-
son, the trainer, supplied very mot" favo.
pounds, who. 1t was reported, had been tried so
highly thar it was impossible he could lose. Al
young gentleman named Bentley, who races under
the name OF Harold, also, at the close strong
fayorte and n next in demand to these was Not Ont
carrying the paper OF all the children OF Israel At
8 to figured tnat once splendid mare Frvolity,
three years, 105 pounds; at 10 TO Lord ST. Vncents
Basf0rd, three years, OIL pounds; at 20 to Captain
Kings vintuer, three years, So pounds, and great
many other animals were backed at various prices,
down 10 200 TO ].
1t was becoming somewhat dark before the nag
feI but SO far as we could see-let it be remem,
bered that at Newmarket all the courses straight
and the spectators group themselves In the neigh.
borhood OF the judges chair-the spectacle was a
splendid one, the immense field stretching
across the field like an unbroken wall many yards
In length. The start was an excellent one, and
when we could make out the colors OF the Jockey we
could see that the animals were coming along in
three divisions AS they got to the crest OF the hill
Podesta assumed the command but only for a sec
ond or TWO, Tor he shut up most Enthusiastically when
stronger effort was asked from him. Albany was
now leit with the lead, but In few strides more
Adonis was let out and rushed up 10 him and had
him at once beaten. syrian at the time passed
Albany, but he had never any chance with the Prus-
Sian horse who shook him of with The greatest ease,
and won by threequarters OF length. Albany, like
Syrian, had been backed for great deal of money
TO secure a 'place," but IN the last few strides
Bonny Swell rushed to his flank and managed to get
into the third situation The victory was very
popular one for Adonis mad been heavily backed by
the public as well as the German stable and the
was, generally speaking, bad one for the book
Count Renard wins something Ike 100000, large
amount OF which wi 10 is said, go into the pockcls
OF the Grown Prince of Prussia. Next to MIN .ne
young Marquis OF Roxburg who takes slO 90o Then |
comes Mr. James Smith, the booknaker ana propri-
cior or the Sportsman, who nIngs In for 1000 Tne
layers generally would have been III pocket by the |
success OF Syrian, VINO started at the healthy odds |
OF 33 TO 1.
The Criterion Is one OF the great two-year- old
races and has the same relation to the Middle Park
Plate as the Cambidgeshlre has to the Cesare WITCH
Some OF the finest youngsters OF The year were not
included In the Held notably King OF the Forest
Anton, Sterling and Ganelat, and IL fell to the Duke
OF Hamlton's colt General, whom he recently pur-
chased at Count de Lagranges sale for 300 gulneas
or $lSOO0-a large sum- but one that ls now 1uBtlned
by his on Monday last. He carried q seven |
pounds penalty, aud beat such animals as Rppon- |
den Corsande, Digby, Grand and Tulibardine all |
OF whom are considered high class tnoroughbreds,
and he Is now among the ranks OF the foremost
favorltes for the Derby. His success Is very well
come to the public, among whom the Duke is very
pOpular-the more so as they believe he was badly
treated by the Jockey Club, VINO black-balled him
q fact which induced MIN TO give up all connection
with English racing, to which he mas now returned
for the reason that Continental sport been de-
ytrOyed by the war.
XUESTE1N ElHI ANESENETVS