Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-02
THE ENGLISH TURF.
Prince Charlie, Young Melbourne,
GIadiRteur, and other Noted
Horses.

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Correspondence New York Herald.
LONDON, April 10, 1875 There was a
great sale at Tattersalls IN Thursday last
of the famous stud of steeple-chasers of the
late Mr.. j. Gerard Leigh, which was large
ly attended, and some Of the horses
brought very good prices. There were
fourteen lots disposed of, the most cele-
brated of which was the winner of the Grand
National of 1873, Disturbance, a bay horse,
by Commotion, dam Polly Peachum, aged.
He was purchased by Mr.. Baltazzi for FL.
200. The same gentleman also purchased
the brown gelding Defence, by Defender,
dam by Augar, who was a half-bred mare,
for SI,650-trulya pretty steep price fer an
aged gelding. The next high-priced n
was Palm, a bay horse, aged, by West Aus
tralian, out of Sabine. He brought e.
$50, and is intended for a foreign country.
Shallow, IA bay horse, five years old, by
Master FentOn, out of Antelope, was
knocked down to Mr.. Herring for fS00.
The remainder only fetched nominal sums.
took a run down to Essex the other
day to look at Gladiator, the winner of all
the great ~three-yea old events in 1865. He
belongs to Capt. Ray, of the Brick House,
DunmoW. Gladiator is a brown horse,
sixteen hands high, finely formed all over
except his foTelegs, which are the most
/ shaky that l ever saw. They are not bent
or crooked in the least, but there is
a continual tremOr TO them re-
! sembling palsy. He is now thirteen
years old, but looks quite young, and has
a bright, intelligent eye. He would, apart
from the fOrelegs, remind an American Of
| Mr.. Sanford's Preakness, a horse that he re-
sembles greatly. Gladiator is a shade
darker, but his neck, back and hind quar-
| tiers are very much like those Of the great
| sons of Lexington and Bay Leaf. He has
not been a success as a stallion, none of
his get proving winners of big events.
Mr.. Ray has eight yearlings o. Gladi-
ateur's out Of good mares, which
he intends selling this summer, some of
them very fine looking youngsters, Of good
size and substance. Speaking OF Gladia-
tours success in his t~hree-yesr-Old form N
| England, a man who OWNS GOndOller, a
half brother Of the French horse, having
been got by. Monarch, said that there were
no real good colts out in 1865, and that if
there had been Gladrateur's chances would
have been but SOderate; that he did not
| consider him a first class horse. However,
Mr.. Ray, his owner, thinks well Of him, as
do many others, for he was we'll p%atrOnized
last season and will be this.
The royal paddOcks at Hampton Court
| contain only five stations and a few mares
| with their foals. l was much surprised to
find such a grand place as this is for breed
inc purposes 50 deserted. Here, however,
l saw the great Prince Charlie, and that re-
paid me for my visit. Charlie is consider
ed the fastest horse in England, or that
probably ever has been in England at his
distance, about t~hree-quarters Of a mile,
and the idea Of ~endeavoring 10 beat him
last wear with the French colt Peutatre
was the most ridiculous thing that could
have been attempted. The rac5 was
only a hand gallOp for Prince Charlie.
But the great horse became a
confirmed roarer, and had TO be retired
from the turf to spendthe remainder OF his
DAYS in the paddock. | asked the groom
il he thought the horse could be purchased.
He did not know whether he was for sale
or not, but was very certain that 10000
would not secure him. Charlie is a great
pale chestnut, l64 hands in height, with a
blaze face and two white heels on his hind
legs. he is the longest horse i ever saw,
even much longer than the renowned Long
fellow. Fer so large a beast Prince
Charlie is the most perfectly formed horse
that can be imagined. He is as round as a
Shetland pony aud his development
superb. He has a magnificent head, neck
and back, and pnOpelling powers that no
| horse in England can equal. Large as is
our SpringbOk, he would look small along
| side of Prince Charlie; and nOtwithstand-
ing this horses intrmity Of being a roarer,
numbers of breeders are sending their
mares to him. He is limited 10 twenty
five, and his list has been full some time.
/ TT - 1--hE ,,w-a 70 10 nna Of tho
most popular stations of England. Amer
lean breeders, to their credit, are more par
ticuIar in their selections of sires. Roar
eTs have DC patronage there, and It IS TO be
hoped they never will have.
The companions Of Prince Charlie
at Hampton Court are Young Melbourne,
an old horse, about twenty years OF age,
vet a grand old beast Notwithstanding his
age He is sixteen hands high, Of a brown
color, with black points. He never started
but once and in that contest broke his of
pasteTn joint, which put an end to his
racing career. At the stud he has been
successful and is still sought after. Young
Melbourne was by Melbourne, out Of Glars
sa. BY PantalOOn. With fine limbs, u
grandly prOportiOned all over, he is a most
powerful and compact animal. Next to
Young Melbourne was the. line old horse
Trumpeter, by Orlando, dam Cayitana.
This is a chestnut horse, with white
face and off fore ankle white. He is nine
teen wears old, sixteen hands high and
finely put together. Was third for the
DERBY in his year. His best win is said to
have been for the Biennial at Bath, where
he beat a large field Of good ones. He has
been the sire of some very excellent run
ners, Lady Elizabeth being among the num-
Der. St. Adams is also at the ~paddOcks Of
Hampton Court. He is a chestnut, with a
white face and two white stockings behind.
St. Adams was sired by StOckWell, out OF
Bribery, and is fifteen hands W inches
high, but looks much larger. The patron
age of this grand and finely proportiOned
horse, which is very large, is prompted by
excellent judgment, as be was a SOOd racer
in his day, having WOuthe Metropolitan, the
Chester Cup and the st. Leger in his three
year-old form. His progeny can all run well.
Mentmore, another old brown horse, is
also here. he is above twenty years old,
and was sired by MslbOIrne, out of Emer-
aid, by Defence. He has no white about
him, but is of that peculiar color so preva-
lent in race horses i'm England at the pres
ent time-that is, brown, with black legs,
vet about the muZZle and under the TANKS
a great deal of tan color is observable.
MentmOre was a short distance runner; he
could never 60 over a mile, and six fur
longs suited him much better. He is six
teen hands high, and generally bis get are
useful ones. MentmOne shOWshis age. The
only other stallion here is Pel Nell, a brown
horse, with white face and a near hind leg
white half way to the hook, six years old
aid nearly sixteen hands high. This is
the best horse at Hampton Court for pad
dock duties. He is finely formed, perfectly
sound and has a substantial appearance.
There is no doubt that he is of rare quality.
He was by Melbourne, out of Makeshift, by
Voltigeur. Pell Nell was a fine racehOrse,
being only beaten a head by CremOrne for
the Derby three years ago. The mares and
colts running around the place looked well;
but Hampton Court does not have the
cheerful appearance that was observable
here during the days of the Prince COnsOrt,
and probably never will again.
Mr.. GLADSTONE proposes to 90 into the
olOgy with redOubled vigOr. For that pur-
pose he proposes to withdraw himself from
the world, for a portion of the year, at
least, and seek at Keeble College, Oxford,
5 that learned seclusion, so to speak, grateful