The New York herald., 1875-12-10
EUROPEAN SPORTING NOTES.

The Sportsman in an article reviewing the fortunes
OF the English turf during the past year, says-The
arisocratic element is well TO the fore in the list OF
winning owners, Lord Falmouth-who never bets
having account at Old Burlington for f2l 052
won in stakes alone this season. The leading patron
OF Heath House at the top or the tree last year.
when he had for his attendants Mr.. Launde NJ. Le
fevre Mr.. Cartwright and Mr. vyner, Lord Falmouth
beng then credited with els, 1856 Prince Bathyany
comes second this with 60 755 and Count La
grange is third with GO, SIS Mr.. Bowes, Mr. Savile
and Mr.. H. +. C. yyner have each won more than
10000 Although not the sire Of the winner of the
Two Thousand, Derby Oaks Blair Atho is the lead
ing stallion his stock having won more than 9l7 900.
His biggest mark was, OF course made with
Craigmillar in the st. Leger and 1t should be
mentioned that a good many OF his produce
are out OF the country The deiunct Lord Cliiden a
capital second with than SIS 900 the credit Of
his offspring while Parmesan and Macaroni each run
INTO nve igures, Vedette having had httle else than
Galopin TO help him along The Derby hero rs not at
the head Of the winning horses, that distinction be-
longing to Spinaway, whose winnings amount 70 very
little short OF 81, 600, while Galopin is next with
1850, this including the money he won in his match
with Lowlander who has been matched1Tp give Thun-
der ten pounds over the Rowley Mile al te Newmarket
Craven meeting the stake for the engagement being
II 900 side The value Of the stakes by Farnese
amounts TO more than Craigmllar's total Camballo is
nth in the list with Ga $50 to his share and Petrarchs
Middle Park Plate worth f3 404 exactly FL 004
more than the Cambridgcshire, taken by his stable
companion, sutton.
The Municipal Council of Paris has renewed its vote
OF so, 00O toward the Grand.Prix NJ Castagnary who
proposed the grant, stated that 'horse racing under
the Republic had become a pure, wholesome and in
vgoratng exercise and invaluable the country for
the encouragement and Improvement Of the breed Of
horses"
The two celebrated racehorses Lowlandcr and
Thunder have been matched over the Rowley
mile, on Wednesday at the next Newmarket Craven
meeting, next April, on the following terms:-Mr. Ii.
BIRDS chestnut horse Lowander 125 lbs against Mr.
vyner's bay horse Thunder lis lbs, both then six
years old, the Rowey mile for 81 600 f100 forfeit
The Master OF the Horse gives notice that after this
year. with view TO encourage greater number and
higher class OF horses running for Her Maestys plates
the number OF plates Will be reduced their value
doubled.
Until further notice they will be given as foows:-
Newmarket every York levery year.. .f200
year, ............ .,f3Oo
IN ALTERNATE YEARS
Newcastle and Car Weymouth and Plym-
iislo. -zou ouln .t2O0
Manchester and Liv- Winchester and Sails
erpool ...... ...... 200 bury 200
Chester and shrews- Hampton and Egham. 200
bury. ............ 200 Ipswich and Chelms-
Lichheld and War ford ............... 200
wick. .............. 200 Goodwood and Ep-
Nottingham and Lei som. ............... 200
cester.... ........... 200 Lincoln and Doncas
Lewes and Canter- ter................. 200
ury............... 200 Northampton and
Huntingdon. ...... 200
Richmond, f200 every other year.
The places first mentioned in the columns will have
the plates in 1876 Richmond will commence in 1877.
no piate 70 oe gwen az meeting not held annually
and otherwise supported by public money.
NO gedlngs 10 be allowed TO rum and no plate TO be
confined TO mares.
BRADFORD Master OF the Horse
David Stanton the l00mile bicycle champion, has
backed himself for $50 against the well-known trot-
ting cob Lady Flora and another for fifty miles to
OIL at Lllebridge the 18th inst. The articles
stlpulate that the hacker Of the horses may
horse at a time often he likes The bcyclist will
regular bicycle track but the horses will
the trotting track which is separated all the way
by q rail, so as not to interfere with each other.
Advices from Newmarket state that the American
horses have been restricted walking exercise since
their arrival there, but looking healthy and we'll
The Mentmore stud has lost OF its in Han
nah, the winner Of the One Thousand Guncas Oaks
and St. Leger in 1871. She found lying in her
stall on the morning of November "a evidently suffer-
ing great pain, and died the day after giving
birth to twin foals. Hannah q daughter Of King
Tom, dam Mentmore Lass