The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-17
SPORTING AT NICE AND MONACO.
from che Mo rning Post, Fep lal

From che Mo rnfng POST, req 1al
February 10 ends Q week OF unusual excitement in
sunny. pleasant Nice. Eng isnmen. Frenchmen and
Americans poured into the town ali last week, untu
room could 40 longer be found at hotels. AMI Car
riages In which 10 visit races could only be pro-
cured az exorDnant prices monday, the 6tn, Was
the day on which the steeple chases commenced
the course distant 1ve miles from Nice. ON the LETT
bank OF the river Var, Is Cval the soil sandy. with
coarse grass. The obstacles were SO small that .
Roo0 hunting pOny could have got round tie course
run was Tremendous. TWO out OF the three races
provided l0r the days amusement were won DJ
Baron Fino. whose horse also ran second S t1t
Pages Pytnonlsse. large numoer Of car
rlages we're III the reserved enclosure 0ppo
faces well known in English and foreign society
might De seea the Dukes OF hamilton anu New
Lord ana Lady Albert CLINTON. Prince Esterhazy,
Lord Courtenay Prince and rincess ae Metternlch,
Mr.; George Pa!ne Lord Carries S,r =: ana LAZY
F. 1ownsnend, u Swalne, Sir W. Call. Sir Y. Legard.
Messrs. rrelerne Livingstone, Blount ST. Clair and
The secoud DAYS racing took place on Thursday.
the 9Th. aud was favored with the same lovely
present on Lie rsL day were their Royal Hlghnesses
Prince anu Princess Christian OF Sch.eswig.doi-
stem, with the Duke AMI DUCHESS OF Parma, from
Cannes, ana the f1nCess Louise anu Marquis o.
Lorne. IRON Ment0ne Baron fInot again won Two
out OF the thee races, anu M dc B0rda the tnTd.
both days. having run v close second twice, ms
JOCKEY c0nsderin. himself the winner OF The nrSt
race on Tie .ast daJ so near u thing was IT.
The first day's lir aux Pigeons began oy shooting
Tor prile Ol 2,oU0f, given W the AdmiaiStra-
ton des Bans a. Monte Carlo, near monaco. on Tue
7tn Inst. There were Ihlrty-nve competitors. hat.
Reginald Herbert taxing the hr5t Mar. de oim0nY
the second aud Captain Shepherd the third prize.
the rise being twenly-f0ur metres. The traps were
placed Oh the eage OF q semicircuiar platform Cuit
on the sea rocks, wne nets projecting over the sea
gave boundary or ONLY seventeen yarus IN front VI
udAry about thirty i've
yards. so rad were the buds that many wero
totally unable 70 ny re MARQUIS h, aa ara L,1 oeang
be Induced " n.y. The second days shooting. which
took place on Tie ON, consis ed OF prize OF 10000
yards, i0ot rise. There were twenty-eyht coal
petltors. An American gentleman, Mr. L0riiiard.
who Killed seven birds running, won te nrst prize;
the Duke OF Hamilton Inc second, air. Hood the
third and MIR. Il. heroert the iOurth.
Alter tue match sweep OF 20l. each. thirty yards
rise, was Won by Mr. aubrey Patton. who Killed
thirteen Dird3 running. Tue birds on the second day
con,Idera0y better than ON the nrst, out were
still far FROM being even moderately quick nyers
II Mr. Blanc wishes 10 attract to Monaco the best
English anu foreign pigeon shots another year ne
mind OF any sportsman 10 fire At q miserable Ord
which Is too weak 10 40 more than nutter couple
OF leet from the trap and then suffers .tseii to Os
traps.
this year. nor nave there been any very large WIN
ners losers. Last ulgnt Friday after me pigeon
shooting soue "piun2erS" were staHing tne maxi
mum allowed, l2,Oy0. and At one tune were very
near brelking The Dank Mr. Blanc's luck, however,
dd not desert nlm, and the bank soon recovered
It's losses. 1t Is at the Cercie Massena at Nice, tnat
the highest play taxes place. Several lines last
week l saw +i,0OO (!5,00OLl DID iOr tne oaDk at
baccara, while the stakes actually on the table
sometimes reached $4,000. AT ecarte also tho play
Was irlghtiuily nigh. beginning about mlani.nt'
the stakes gradually increased as the night al
vanced, and O'Clock the following morning
would fnd Tie "a nbers still playing. lew days
ago. by Greer o. he Project OF Nice the staAes were
limited 10 l2,OJ0. ana the cuo closed al four
A. NJ. At 40 place tnat know oil mas y man bet
Ter chance OF what the Yankees Call 'seelnX the
elephant man he mas at Nice this winter.
Monday, the lZtn, Is the last uay OF lne races AZ
Nice, ANA on the l4tn and l5tn the pigeon snOOth9
ana races al Cannes Will attract hundreds OF people
from noisy, wicked Nice ana Monaco " quiet aris'
tOcrauc Cannes.