The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-06
RACING IN ENGLAND.
Commencement of the New
market Season.
The Newmarket Biennial-Defeat Of the Derby
Favcrite-Chagrin Of Baron Rothschild-
The Newmarket Handicap Success Of
KnAeld-Peeps at Great Horses
Sterling and Favonius-
Death Of Achievement

Oeatn OI hCnl0VcIu6uL
LONDON, April 20, 1872.
To the great Joy Of ai' sporting men the New
market season commenced this week with the
Craven meeting, which opened on Tuesday and
was concluded yesterday afternoon, racing being
held every day on the famous Heath. We have at
present seven fixtures year at the headquarters
Of the turf, three following each other in rapid
succession towards the end OF April and beginning
OF May, one In the month OF July and three again
at close intervals at the end OF the sporting year, In
October Every one is glad when the signal for depar
ture for Newmarket il given for nowhere through
out the country is racing conducted with peasanter
surroundings. The vast, elevated stretch OF turf ON
which the running takes place-some tour and
half miles In length and OF great breadthallows OF
such variety Of courses as exists nowhere else in
the world. The atmosphere Is SO pure, the air so
bracng, that there is indescribable charm In the
afternoons spent there, whether one drives about
In a carriage or scampers over the turf on horse
back; for the changes of venue are so frequent and
the distance travelled in the course OF four or five
hours SO great that walking is almost out OF the
question. Then the number of horses in training
here Is 80 large-0ver one thousand-and among
them are so many engaged in forthcoming great
races that the watching OF the
MORNING GALLOrs OF THE "CRACKS"
becomes leading and very important part of the
days proceedings. AT the present period all inte
rest il centred in the City and Suburban Handicap,
to be run for next Tuesday at Epson, and in the
Two Thousand Guineas, which is decided at New
market week later; and all the dongs of the ami
mails engaged in these races are watched by great
crowds OF .early BIRDS with the kcenest interest
between the hours OF five and eight In the morning
The Newmarket racing was particularly enjoyable
this week from the fact that the winter vacation
has been very protracted one, and everybody was
eager to be again in harness. The sport Mt "head-
quarters" Is, however, as rule, OF inferior quality to
what may be seen at meetings OF far less pretcn-
sons not under the authority and patronage Of the
Jockey Club. The fields during the week have been
extremely small-many OF the events, indeed, be-
coming Matches and the results in the majority of
cases were forcgonc conclusions. The most impOr-
tant race was the
NEWMARKET BIENNIAL
which usually brings out one or more Of the favor
ties for the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, and
the issue Of which not unfrequently causes COM
plete revolution the speculation these races.
The event was on this occasion deprived of much of
the interest that attached to il by the scratching
OF Queens Messenger, an animal that was hardly in
ferior to the first rank Of the performers OF last
full improvement during the winter After this the
Biennial was thought to lie at the mercy OF Baron
Rothschld's Laburnum, colt which, during
nearly the whole OF the winter months
was first favorite for the great three
year-old events and that, too though he had never
won race. The confidence that was reposed in
him by his owner and the public was due to the fact
that in the Middle Park Plate he ran an excellent
second to Prince Charlie, who afterwards won the
Criterion Stakes-a crucial two year old race-in
such gallant style that he would undoubtedly have
been at the head of the quotations on the Two
Thousand and Derby, but for his becoming a
''roarer''-an infirmity which never fails to prove
fatal - the chances Of horses in these races The
most formidable opponent OF Laburnum In the
Biennial supposed to be the Duke OF
Beauiorts colt Almoner out, as on tie iast
weight, was beaten three lengths, he was not sup
posed to have any chance except by his party, who
were confident that he had improved just sufficient
TO enable him to turn the tables on his former
queror. The best Of the remainder were Sir Joseph
Hawley's colt Aava, who was fancied little by his
owner though his performances last year were not
very brilliant, and Mr.. Morgan's colt Xanthus, who
last year was fully fourteen pounds inferior to such
horses as Laburnum, Crem0rne, Queens Messenger
and Prince Charlie.
THE FOURTEENTH NEWMARKET BIENNIAL STAKES
of 10 sovs each, with 100 added for three year ods
colts 122 lbs. FLIES lis bs the second received 10
per cent on the whole stake and the third per
cent r. NJ mile u YARDS; As subs. ~
Duke OF BeaufOrts br. c. Almoner 10y Beads
man-Palm, 122 lbs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr. 7. V. Morgans oh. c. Xanthus 122 lbs. ...... 2
Baron Rothschild's b. c. Laburnum, l22 lbs. .... 3
Lord Falmouth's br. c. Travellers JOY, I22 lbs - o
Sir J. Hawley's b. C. Alava 122 lbs. ...........
Mr.. Hewett's gr. C. Derwent l22 lbs. .......... 0
Lord Roystons b. c. Rufiie, ~ lbs. .............
Bettng-6 to 4 on Laburnum, 100 to 30 against
Almoner, 10 to against Alava, so TO against
Xanthus and 100 to against Rutlie.
Ruffle to make the running for his stable CON-
panion Amoner, dashed away just in advance Of
the latter and Laburnum, who were lying side by
side on the extreme left with Xanthus on the whip
hand OF Almoner, and Alava lying well up in the
centre of the course. Derwent and Travellers Joy
were dead settled after going a quarter OF mile,
and the latter swerving right across the course,
nearly Knocked down several people. When half
the journey had been accomplished Rfile gave way,
on by Laburnum and Xanthus to the crest OF the
Busfer Hill. Here the favoritc headed the Duke OF
Beauiolts COT, VINO appeared 20 oe DeaIen, but
schild's representative till reaching the Abingdon
mile "dip.n Maidment then called on Laburnum,
who drew out about threcquarters OF length, but
this was all he could do, and both Amoner and
Xanthus, struggling on with the greatest gameness,
caught him IN the last twenty strides, the former
ultimately winning after splendid race by head
from Xanthus. who beat the Barons colt by neck.
Time, AS. The result OF tile race was Of course
REVOLUTION IN THE BETTING
on the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby. Labur-
mum was at once deposed from his position at the
about him for the Two Thousand, $ to is now his
price, and instead of TO for the Derby one can
now obtain 10 l. IL was clear that he showed
want OF staying power: but, strangely enough, he
Is still q better favorte for both the great races
than the two animals that finished in front OF him.
and the general impression is that there was some
mistake about The race--an impression strongly
held by Baron Rothschild, who was IL Is almost un
necessary to say,
GREATLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESULT,
whom he had backed Tor the Guineas and Derby for
more money than he had ever before been known to
put on horse IL will be remembered that q few
months ago, in addressing his constituents at
F0kestonc, and referring to racing matters IN "a
jocular way, he advised them to . Follow the
Baron,r piece OF counsel which as yet has not
done them much good. He is, however, happy In
the possession OF other good horses. some OF which
have appeared this week, among them his three
year-old nlly the peerless Chopetfe. who was
without any doubt, the best twoYear-old that APP
speared last season, but was, unfortunately not
entered for any of the great races designed for
animals Of that, and, still more unfortunately she
r. not engaged in any Of the chief three-year old
contests OF this, season. she appeared on Tuesday
against two opponents whose "forfn," as com
pared with hers, was so insignificant that betting
men would not speculate on the race, aud they were
right, for she never for moment gave either
chance and won In the most hollow fashion. She
had rather more d1icult task set her on Thurs
day, when she met two pretty good animals, Drum
mond and Kbedive, the former Of whom stuck to