The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-08
RACING IN ENGLAND.
Commencement OF the Flat
Racing Season.
The Lincoln Meeting Lincolnshire Handi-
cap-victory Of Mr.. chaplin's Bay Colt
Guy Dayrell-A Great Blow for
Prophets and BackerR

cap-victory Of Mr. Chaplin's Bay Colt
Guy Dayrell-A Great Blow for
"Frophets'' and Backera
LONDON, March 10, lST2
The "close season" Of English racing was
brought to a conclusion on Saturday last, and yes
terday, in accordance with the regulations OF the
Jockey Club. the sport was commenced for the
year. 1t was in 1870 that the club urged by out
burst OF public feeling the subject and being at
the time in unusually reforming spirit under
took TO make certain alterations In the rules which,
1t was considered, would put an end 10 certain cry
Ing evils ana would consequently tend the we'll
being OF the TURF 1t was considered by majority
OF the members OF the club that, among other mat
tiers which required TO be dealt with, length
OF the fiat season, which, 1t was generally
lieved, was extended to act preiudiciaily ON.
the constitution Of the English thoroughbred. THIS
view prevailing, IT was decided thai no horses
should be allowed run on the nat, and under the
sanction and with the cOgnlzance Of the club,
before the week which includes the 10Th
vi March, or after the week winch In
cludes the 10th vi November In the former
case however, exception was af,erward made
Ill favor OF those years In which the 18th OF March
alls In Passion week, when, 1t was arranged racing.
might be commenced in the previous week. This il
racing the hat mas begun seven days earlier than
IL usually does. such an alteration In the re2ula.
tons resulted. naturally enough, IN rush Of lessees
to secure the best weeks; for while the number OF
meetings Is constantly increasing, the portion O the
year to be divided among them has been limited TO
about eight months Last year this led toa
REGULAR sCRIMMAGE
between the lessees at Lincoln and Liverpool, the
first OF which Is Tor the most part a fiat racing
meeting with steeple chases and hurdle races scat
tered through the programme, while the latter may
be most accurately described seepe chase
gathering with few fiat races lnterspersed. On,
that occasion the two "clasned," botn running
nearly through the week, and to the great disgust
OF the sporting community, necessarily broken up
into two camps, The Lincolnshire nandicap-the
first important Hat OF the season-and the
Grand Nalonal--the greatest steeple chase In the
world were run the afternoon and within an
nodr OF eacn other. Ins poncy was So suicidal TO
the man agemenls and inconvenient to the turf
generally That il could not he again attempted, and
an arrangement was come to by which, on this oc-
casion the first two days OF the week should be
given up to Lincoln and the succeeding three TO
Liverpool, the Lincolnshire Handicap BENG fixed for
Yesterday and the Grand National Tor thursday.
With all this, however, the glory mas departed.
from the former meeting with the loss Of
Its twO-yearola racing, owing to another regulation
the JOCKEY Clup passed at the same time rs That
already referred to and decree1ng that two-year
Old snaI start race before the Isl OF May, the
tends TO undermine the constitutions OF the young
ANIMALS. Inc meeting, therefore, depends Tor any
success It may nave on tae a.tracSions Oh us
Won the Derby wltn Hermit Few years ago, ana
who is the largest landed proprietor IN the neigh
Chantry AMI there he lnvLed all the leading mag
mates OF the sport, Including Lords Annesley Dur.
ham, WeStmOreaad, Wilton KOseDery, Admiral
kous, Sir +. Jonnstone, Sir q. CneIwynd, Colonies
Forester, Relly, Williams Captains tombstone.
Macnell, &c.
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP
was on this occasion by no means success, so FAR
portion vi the animals weighted paia forfeit; out
TIE number OF contestants was enormous-iar more
than any one mad ever expected to see Ut the post,
ana many more IMAM generally turn out lOr this
Ths was all the worse; Tor the course Is very
awkwardly constructed, and one Ol IT'S turns Is SO
sharp that, wnen great number VI horses get
together only lnose lying IN 'front.' nave any chahce
and some OF the others are almost certain 10 come
TO grief IN the inevitable scrimmage. iaken as q
whole they were very poor lot Dut many Vi tneln
had been so highly tried at horne that there was an
immense amount ol speculation on the race, anu
nearly twenty oil the candidates were backed lOr
more less money. The following was the
Heidi s
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP OF 500 sovs., added TO
sweepstakes 10 sovs. each III forfeit Ior tnree-
year-olds ana upwards; winners extra; second re-
ceved 80 out oi the stakes and the tnird saved
his stake; nile; IL SUBS.
Mr. Chaplin's b. c. Guy Dayrell, by Wild Dayrell,
Reglnea, by King Tom, years, III lbs. .......
Mr.. q. Holiness or. Z. Peto. years, SO lbs
General Peel,s Dr. Il. Enfield, years. lbs..... 8
Mir. Johnstones ch. c. Fisherman, years, iOy lbs.
Mr.. g. behring's Border knight, years, III lDs.
Mr. Bowles Lord Glasgow, years. llo los. ;......0
Lord Anglesey's Westminster, years. li1 lus....,O
Alr. q. Anges Scarboro. years, IA IDS. .......
Baron scnicKler's haiate, years llS lbs....... 9
Mr.. JohnstOnes Columbus, years, 101 lbs. .......
Mr. Merrys Falklrk, years, l04 lbs.
MIR. Il r. Wicknams Phosphorus. years, Io3 lbs.
Mr.. J. Dxon's Cnarlreuse years, 102 los 0
Mr.. Geralds b. c. Cympeine, years, lol lbs......
Mr. .. Rayner's queen Of the May, years. 81 los. o
Colonel Foresters Stumble Bee, years. 90 los....
MI John Dawson's King Mob, 4years, 92 los......
Count u. Batthyanys 70. 1. Little Nell, years,
Mr.. 4 Smiths sweetmeat. years, 90 lbs.
Mr.. Blsnops en- l. Gentle Gale, years, 30 lbs...
Mr.. Reglnalds c. by Blair Athol-Queen OF spain.
Mr. r. Fishers Kouen 8 years 80 lbs ........O
Baron schlckler's La Hague years. SO lDs.......0
Baron ocnlckler declared to win WIN La hague.
Betting al starts 10 against Enneld, taken;
100 TO against FalKirK, taken to against scar
boro taken; 10 TO l against Phosphorus, taken; 100
TO against Guy Dayrell, taken; 20 10 1 against
Kouen, taKen 70 to against columbus, taken: 20 to
/ against queen Of the May, taken; 70 70 i against
Little Nell, taken; 100 TO 3 against Reform taken;
taken; 100 to 3 against La Hague. taken: 40 io
against Border Knight, taken; 40 to against Bum
bic Bee, taken; Al 10 against Sweetmeat, taken;
GO To against Lord Glasgow, taken; 66 TO against
Queen oI SPAN colt, taken.
THE RACE TREMENDOUS "soRIMMAGE.n
After numerous breaks away, owing To the frac.
tousness OF several OF the competitors, the flag
lowered to an excellent start, OF when Enneid got
the Dest Closely followed Dy LORD Glasgow on the
night and Bundle BEE and Cnartreuse on the leIt.
Tie most conspicuous oil the others ROuen,
Peto aud Fisher man, but the rest 50 CLOSELY
wedged together that 1t was impossible TO make 0ut
anything except That reform, Scarboro anu Vest
minister were IN The extreme There was but
sght variation tney swept past the nrst post ID
the bend, put mere there occurred great serum
mage among the horses, the result OF which,
so far as .carDOrO WAS c0nccrneu, Was
tnat i'm attempting to geL through he
was Knocked about much That his
chance was hopelessiy disposed oil. The Jostling
continued without lntermssion Tor several hundred
Yards and so great was the pressure on the out
aide horses thai tney we're driven against the posts
wncn guard the course, and which they threw
dawn one after the other, fortunately without IN
turing themselves. Chartreuse, Lord Glasgow,
Rumne zee and ROucn were disposed OF one after
Inc other Us they approached the straight, where
Enfield was leading, closely attended by pero, who