The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17
RACING At NEWMARKET.
English Turf Sport During the
October Meeting.
Contests for the Great nandicaps-The Grand
Duke Michael and the Hopeful Stakes.

Duke Michael and the Hopeful Stakes.
LONDON, Oct g. 1874
The series OF autumn meetings at Newmarket
commenced on Tuesday last, and was brought to
conclusion yesterday alter very moderate weeks
racing. The autumn campaign comprises three
meetings, held at intervals, and when these are
brought TO Q close the sport is over for the year
30 far as the headquarters OF the TURF, Is con-
cerned The Jockey Club are often accused OF want
OF enterprise and management in connection with
the racing held on their heath, and rarely, indeed
have there been stronger grounds for complaint
than during the week. Though there are about
NINE HUNDRED HORSES IN TRAINING
ut Newmarket the sport provided was, as has
already been stated, very poor-so poor, indeed,
that numbers OF visitors lett the town every day,
until yesterday there was only a mere hand
ful OF spectators Of the "Dusiness" apgl
these almost entirely book makers, who
were lett. like Kilkenny cats, to prey
on each other. There is Q total lack OF anything
like energetic supervision OF the Jockey Clubs
AFFAIRS, and the consequence Is that what is any
bodys business being nobody's business there is
no attempt to secure proper patronage for the
various stakes. At other meetings there are &C
tive lessees or managers whose interest 1t Is to
SEE that as many animals are entered as possible
for the prizes to be commended for and who 90
about canvassing the owners OF horses for sup
port At places like EPSON, Doncaster, Warwick.
Shrewsbury, Windsor, and so forth, You Will see
large fields going to the post for almost every
race though the horses have to be taken to them
by railway from distant parts OF the country at q
great expense. At Newmarket, on the other
hand, even WITH the 900 horses In training, which
have merely TO be walked from their stables to
ho
great events,
MIsERABLY SMALL FIELDS
competing, while many OF the prizes are taken by
mere "walKs over" This state OF things would be
remeded TO large extent Dy the appointment Of
. salaried ofllcia whose duty 1t should be to
vass for entries, and who should receive COM
mission according TO the numbers he obtains. II
would also be remedied to still greater extent
by the Jockey Club showing . greater amount OF
lberaity than they do at present. Their reve-
nues are very considerable and devised, as they
more people were attracted to the town by better
sport. The encouragements which they hold out
to owners OF race horses are OF most meagre
descriptiOn-so meagre that not only do
trainers in other parts OF the country
object to sending their horses to New
market, but those at Newmarket itself
do not care 10 walk their horses on to the
heath. noticed on one day this week that all
the "added money" which the Jockey Club gave
to horses was $780, while IN profits for the Great
Eastern Handicap alone they got back f165. show
ing balance ito the good I" OF ELS out OF the
transaction. The principal handicap Of the meet
ting was the 4 $40
GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP. s@
which brought a fair average field both In num-
bers and quality. The iavorite was found In
q three-year-old colt called Genuine, who had
never highly distinguished himself and had indeed
run very indifrerently on more than one occasion.
Aurore, who was next In demand, Is French
mare OF considerable reputation in her own
country. where she had taken part in very many
races and won several. She was admitted into
the handicap on very easy terms, having regard TO
her performances and the Frenchmen were on her
to q man, sending over large sums Of money for
investment. Trombone as a four-year-old
had been assigned almost hunting weight,
but he Is q good horse and has several swimming
brackets" to his name this year. Modena, who was
next to him In demand, Is one OF the most i'm
proved mares OF the time and has won several races
this year under heavy weights. One OF them was
the Stewards Cup, at Goodwood. which she won
In q canter from large field, and two days later
Trombone beat her by head only for the Chiches-
ter Stakes, giving her year and ID lbs. Here he
had to concede a year and = lbs. from which it
was to be Inferred that now she would beat him,
though the betting said dlnerenCly. Atlelney Is
moderate handicap horse, and his party lancied
he had chance given him. Andred one Of the
heavily weighted lot, mas run remarkably well on
Others that took part IN the race are animals
whose performances do not entitle them to lndi-
oxford Mixture, VINO has on many occasions OBJ
tanned ssplace'' in important contests. The io-
lowing IS summary Of
THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY HANDICAP, 9
sweepstakes Of Is sovs each, 10 forfeit, with 200
al. yfras fhA DE
sovs. out OF the stakes Briefly Stakes Course (six
iuriongs) 81 subscribers R FE"
Marquis de CaumOnt Ia FORCES b. Aurore, BY
Plntussoumlse, years, 90 lbs. (Major).....
Mr.: J. Lee Barber's b. m. Puzzle, years, 100
lo pd Wiison's B. m. Modena years ias lbs.
including lbs. extra tMaidment. ............ 8
N. Lefevre's Trombone, years. 1877 lbs. Ford
LORD Faimoutn's Andred, years. is5 lbs. n.
N o IeeVres Iniseiie aged ios lbs. iButieri
Prince sotykons morocco, Years. iO4 lbs.
M somssrSies oxford Mixture, years. ics
Mr.. Taylor's wocdcu;, years. ioa lbs.
NJ ssyiles Hermitage, years. ios lbs. III.
Mt ofs'! T. cnristopisrs Xsheiney, years, IS
s, 1os b. Isf aosSsscGds beacon.aeid years. %
MT. Peddie's sir Arthur. years, % lbs. (Miisj.
Mr.. westbourne's Genuine, years, 50 lbs. If.
M ]. Il aoadsworth's Greenwood, years, s.
Mr.. !. Bates T., by Saccharometer-Miss Fanny,
years, IS lbs. tWainwrtghp ................. 0
Mr.. J. R. Wilson'S G.. BY General peel-Citron.
ella, years. "a lbs. (Rossiter ................
Lord Ailesbury's Beggarman. years, 50 lbs. (C.
AICucT} v
Lord Hartlngtons c., by "Reminiscences dam,
3years Is los. IF. Jerrreyl. ...................
Betting-1l TO against Genuine, to against
AurOre, to against Trombone, to against
Modena, 10 to against Atnelney, 100 to each
against Andrea, Woodcut, Beac0nsned, Hermit
age and Ctronella colt; 100 to against Miss Fanny,
nlly, and 100 to each against Sir Arthur and
Puzzle.
The running was made at first BY Puzzle who
was lying on the lett hand, the most prominent OF
the horses being Be2garman, Sir Arthur, Woodcut