The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-08
RACING IN ENGLAND.
The Great Cheshire Stakes at
the Chester Meeting.
THUNDER THE WINNER
His Previous Performances and
Victories.
LONDON, May 7, 1875.

LONDON, May 7, 1875.
The Chester meeting was brought to conclusion
to-day. The principal feature in the days racing
was the great Cheshire Stakes, for which six
horses started out OF SUBSCRIPTION list or fity-
seven. The winner was Mr.. NJ. DaWson's nveyear-
old horse Thunder, whom the handicappers had
selected to carry the highest weight OF the entire
list and VINO started with to against him.
Mr. Bowels chestnut horse Chivarous, VINO was
backed at the odds OF TO J. came In
second. Mr.. Johnstone's Tam O'Shanter, who ran
thru in the City and Suburoan-which was won
by ualnam with Freeman, the Chester Cup win
ner, second-was made favorite, to being
laid against him. He was not able, however,
to beat his record in that contest, ana only sue
ceeded In gaining third place The following arc
the conditions OF the race:-
The great Cheshire stakes, handicap OF is sovs.
each, 10 sovs. forfeit, unless declared, with 800
sovs. added-the second to receive so sovs. win
ners OF q handicap after April 22, lbs. OF two, or
or 100 sovs. lbs; OF 200 sovs, los; OF 500 sovs,
ID lbs extra; entrance, sovs. each, to the fund,
the only liability II forfeit was declared by Tues
gay, Apnl 81; closed with 81 subscribers. The
new Grosvenor Course, nearly one mile ana
Mr. M Dawson,s b. h. Thunder years. by
Thunderoolt, dam Violante 12T lbs......
Mr. Bowels, ch. n. Chivalrous. years by Adj
venturer, dam Aud Acquaintance, liz lbs....
Mr. Johnstone's b. c. Tam 0'Shanter, years,
by Blinkhooe, dam Miss Hawthorn, 81 lDs....
THE WINNER
Thunder was bred in 1870 by Mr.. O. Alexander,
ana is by ThunderooIt, out Of Volante. His career
has been remarkably successful one, as may be
seen by the following list Of his performances. AS
q two-year-old In 1872 he was only started three
times, and even in moderate company failed to
show any evidence OF his brilliant future. Next
year, in his three .year-od FORM he faced the nag
no less than thirteen times, in seven OF which he
succeeded in catching the judges eye nrst.
Indeed, as II TO make up ior MS poor
start the year before, he commenced with
win in 1873 ana kept up his success without
a break for the first six times, which " ere as iol
lows:-AT Newmarket 1rst spring meeting
handicap sweepstakes OF f62 over the Abingdon
mile: at the second spring meeting q handicap
sweepstakes OF 924o over the two-year-od course,
ana at the July meeting the July Handicap OF f4l0
over the last six lurlongs OF the Beacon mlle AZ
Chelmsford he won the Skreens Summer Handi-
cap OF f185. one mile and on the following day he
added to his credit the Chelmsford summer Han
dicap OF e130. AT stamford the Lonsdale cup OF
E225, one mile. After several unsuccessful essays
he wound up by winning the Trial stakes
or $3.50 at the Newmarket Houghton meet
ing over the Rowley mile the Two Thou
sand Guneas Course, one mile, seventeen yards)
winning seven events, beginning at the EPSON
Summer Meeting, with the EPSON Cup, handi-
cap, value f5so about mile. AZ Ascot he opened
the meeting by winning the Trial Stakes OF f255
over the straight mile course. This was "A great
performance, as he carried IA pounds and
was giving "lumps OF weight" TO everything in
the race except the aged Oxonian, who carried
only lbs. more, and failed to get place.
AT Nottingham he won the Nottingham Handicap
or 1850, one mile and q quarter, carrying ~
los, the next weight to that being Barnard Cas-
tie, years. 81 lbs; the betting was 10 70 on
Thunder, ana he won In canter ON the follow
ing day he carried Oft the Chesterfield Handicap
OF El20 one mile, carrying l39 lDs. AT Goodwood
the Craven Stakes OF ESQ. one mile and quarter
was credited 10 his lucky owner. He then won
the Alexandra Plate oil f435 at Doncas Ter, and
wound up the year with the Trial Stakes OF s210 az
the Newmarket Houghton Meeting, which ne had
also won the year before. This year Thunder
has been honored with the top weights in all but
one o! tue nandIcaps for which he was entered.
In several his engage neuts have been cancelled,
his sole appearance previous 70 the one under no
tIce being In the Lincolnshire Handicap, where,
CARR ing 12S los, he was unpaced 10 The Gunner.
IL is but seldom that the top weight In O large
handicap is successful, and Thunder, by his ex-
cepton al pc performance has certainly stamped HIM
sell as one OF the pest horses In England over a
mile and a quarter course.