The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-29
THE ENGLISH TURF,

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From the London Sportsman, Nov. Ia 4"
The tone 81 theE lmerican press is
uufszorable to the idea thst lhe pro
posed match between Harry Bassett
and Sterling will come to anything.
The Turf, Field and Farm and Wfkes
Spirit of ne TINES came to hand to-day
and both discuss the subject in q
hostile manner. 1t was the editor of
the former journal who was in the
first place commissioned To- make the
match, but in'the late negotiations he
appears to have been "feft out In the
cold" '.---T To- a--~a--1rr a.s''-
He speaks only on a. L"rumored
report Of Q proposition TO run She race
in England, and ssys thstihit is true
"the propositioa will come through our
Office" In this, showeser.s5be would
appesrto have been: mistaken, though
| think that under the circu nbstsnces,
the challenge Dug ht to have been
addressed 10 him. Colosel. Daniel,
the owner Of Harry. 9Bassett, IS the
proprietor Of . very large Ostud Of
horses, and it is, considered that his
numerous engagements will render il
impossible for him to visit England.
Wilkes, who appears to, be better IN
formed on the subject than his rival,
mentions the fact oftbe challenge hav-
ing been received.
BE does not say that it has been
declined, but he does not give US any
encouragement to believe that the
match will take place in England.
Colonel McDaniels asserts that he
never gave. anyone reason TO believe
that he would send over Harry Bassett,
and that he threw down the gauntlet 10
Sterling merely because Matthew Daw-
son had said that a match could be
made to be run in America. The
proposal of Mr.. Gretton to give Colonel
Mcdaniel $4,000 to run his horse in
England was d very liberal one, as it
was equivalent to laying $4,000 to
$4,000 on the Cambridgeshire hero.
Colonel Nc Daniel, not to be outdone in
liberality, offers Mr.. Gretton $4,000 to
run a match for $4,000 side (flO,-
OOO) at the Saratoga meeting next
summer, the distance to be mile and a
half; and hope that this offer will be
closed with.
Unjust be admitted that the Ameri-
cans are dealing very fairly in this mat.
ter, and the triumph OF Sterling would
be all the greater if it were gained on
the other side OF the Atlantic. The
Americans sent the America over here
to sail away with the Queens Cup,
which Mr.. Ashbury has go fruitlessly
endeavored to reclaim. Heenan's fight
with Savers created more sensation than
any other sporting event can call to
mind, far exceeding in interest the
Oxford and Harvard boat race. Mr..
Ten Brock held his own we'll with the
imported Prioress and Starke, and the
fact that an American horse was good
enough to win the Goodwin Cup, beat
ing such animals as Wizard, Wallace
and Thormanby-with much the best
of the weights, it is true-shows that
the transatlantic horses are by no
means TO be despised.
The Americans having fought us on
our own ground in nearly every branch
of sport, it is only natural that they
should now wish to have a little Of the
fun to themselves, and l hope that Mr..
Gretton will crafty them. Were he to
do this | should nope to see Chaloner
accompany Sterling to America. That
eminent jockey is now in position to
be able to sacrifice the best part Of the
riding season in England, and if we
were to win on Sterling he would
acquire fame in both countries which
no other horsemap ever achieved: /
am not aware whether Mr.. dret-
tons challenge has been formally
replied 10, but believe not.
If Sterling is to run in America It is
far better that the race should take
place next summer than that it should
have been brought off this autumn, as
was at first proposed. After 9 sea
voyage of ten or fourteen days a horse
would be so much upset that in all
probability it would require two or three
months to get him thoroughly round
again; and, moreover, it might be neces-
sary to keep him in idleness for some
time in order to acclimatize him before
putting him into active work. Sterling
has no engagement in England next
wear, and, therefore, there would be no
difficulty on this score to interfere with
his being sent to America.