, 1872-11-25
THE SPORTING WORLD,
THE TURF,


Yesterday Sunday morning, two gentlemen
resolved upon novel race. North Lasalle
street Was selected as the course, and the
stock" entered consisted Of two Texan oxen.
They we're attached to superior trotting wagons,
and we're decorated with ribbons of every color.
Time" being called, the oxen we're brought to
the score, which latter WAS wagon backed up
against the curb. There WAS no special i'm
patience manifested by either steer, which WAS
accounted for by the supposition that both felt
confident Of victory. The judge took the stand,
(Which consisted OF the bed of
the wagon to which the "starting pole1
was attached); the jockeys took their seats,
word " Go" Was pronounced. Such start has
not been Witnessed since the old COW {pho may
have been the mother Of these o1en) died. One
Of the steers shot of with the speed Of rocket
in proud triumph at the victory which seemed to
await him. On he madly rushed, passing the
limits Of the course, where Jockey Btopped The
wagon flew into q hundred splinters, yet on
rushed the steer. His tail is ali that has since
been discovered Of him But what OF the other
steer? Sensible animal that he was sGo" did
not infuse into him such madness as to attempt
to run race, neither could the Whip start him.
He stood at the starting-post till he was led
away, and thus ended one Of the novel races on
record.
BOLD CHALLENGE.
From tho Turf, Field, and Farm.
There 1B nothing that tends so much to pro-
mote success in The breeding and training OF
thoroughbred stock as the spirit of emulation;
and. as general thing, there are no men 40 sus-
cephble to it's Influences as gentlemen identified
with turf sports, whether as owners Of stock or
otherwise. It WAS this feeling that has led to
their occurrence created new epoch in our turf
history. It was to this spirit Of emulation that
we owe the great match between Eclipse and
Henry, in 1928, when Eclipse, the Northern
champion, defeated his Southern antagonist in q
hard-contested race OF four-nile heats; and the
Boston and Fashion match, in 1842, when Fash
ion defeated the hitherto invincible "Old White
nose." the hero Of forty races, thirty Of them
at four-mile heats, and earned for herself
the proud title Of Queen Of the Turf
former 9a deatsa the Kentne}y @ rsvorte wasa are9 res
Eagle, in two herd-fought battles Of four-mile
heats each, Grey Eagle breaking down in the
second contest; and the match between Peytona
and Fashion, when the former wrenched from
Fashion her laurels as Queen OF the Turf ; and
the proposed meeting Of Kentcky aud Asteroid,
IN the Inauguration Stakes at jerome Park, to
settle the merits Of the rival Sons Of Lexington,
the latter breaking down on the eve OF the race;
Harry Bassett in the Monmouth Cup last sum-
mer, when tho son Of bennington beat his
hitherto inyincible rival, and Harry Basset turn
the tables on him two weeks after in the Barato-
ga Cup, when Longfellow broke down. It is such
occasions as these amid the sp1endors Of sum-
mer's sun, with ali the principal patrons Of the
turf present, assisted BY wonnan's smile, that
lend enchantment and excitement to turf
sports and make victory doub1y valuable.
Keeping in view the value that such great
races have been to the American turf, annexed
will be found one Of the boldest challenges ever
issued by any turfman in America. We are
authorized to lay it. before our readers and e1-
or more OF our turfmen:
Editors Turf, Field and Farm:
authorize you to state that will match my stable,
three races against any horse or horses in the world
to name At the post, two, three and four-ne heate
for or $4,000 each race The races to be run
the Saratoga Course, New York, any time between
the last Of July and the LIST Of September, 1879.
D. MCDANIEL, Princeton, N. j.