The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14

II Is rumored that Captain Machoil Is willing 70 sell
Oh all his seepechasers he did two years ago aftse
winning the Grand National with Rougny. Chandos 10
valued at ca, 600
Evans the VOL known nat race jockey, has gone to
Portugal to ridc for the Duke de Coinbra He has
obtained good engagement
Some say that Chandos going like steam
engine and had the almost at mercy whom he
fell at Liverpool, and say that no was dis-
tessed to be unable rise at the cnco and that he
rolled hcplessly Into the next no!d
Mr. H. Baltazzi purchased the two-ycar-od nlly
Beauharnais for $50 gu,ncas after she won the Wake
field Lawn Stakes at Northampton on tho ooh uit
She sold for ~ auineas hast year al the sale or Mr.
Eyke's ycarilnga
stroud, the two-year-od nlly by The Duke dam by
Lcamingion VI Splitvotc was bought M Tor $50
guineas after winning The Auction Stakes at North
ampton
Owing TO the excessive and rapid rise OF tho river
Seine the racecoursc the Bots Bouognc has been
Hooded and consequently Will not be nj Tor racing for
some time Should such prove to be tho case the
spring Will take place AT Autouil There was
s,eepechasc racing ~ the latter place on Sunday March
26 Tho weather very lne and az consequence
the stands crowded among the notab!es present
being Marshal MacMahon, Generals LAdmiraulL Gesln
and Casey, NM Waddnpton, Say and Do Bort, men,
beers OF the Cabinet and NJ. voisin Project OF Police
There two events on the card, inclusive ofa mill
tary race but beyond stating that there was no mo-
various items called for no comment
The London Gun Club had good attendance aof
members ut shepherds Bush on the 18th ulk The
principal attractions on tho programme were two OPP
tional sweepstakes Mt handicap distance, the first 1t
five pigeons cach which produced sixteen subscribers
The Duke OF Montrose (251z), Mr. Conant t2a1s) and
Sir G. H. Leth l26) each killed all his i've pigeons. and
shooting of. bird for bird. tao Duke Of Montrose
the FIRST round, but the subscription being
soy. TO The pool bis winnings amounted only
to f16. For the second optional fourteen en-
tries obtained, this being at three pigeons each.
Mr.. Brewer (27t5 Mr.. Jalray (27l and Captain For
ester Leighton (z5 each killed all his BIRDS and IN do
Gliding II In the usual manner Captain Leighton was
knocked the first round aud long contest took
place between tho other two, Mr. Brewer proving the
winner alter killing tour in succession, and having
subscribed f3 no cleared tho whole OF tho money
stakcd, amounting 10 Els Four minor sweepstakes Of
one each also shot OIL Mr.. J. Davies (2J ~
others III the rst sixteen took In tho
second when Tell to Mr. T. Liant COY by killing all his
birds; eight shot In the third. Mr.. Hopwood (27 ~
winning after being equal terms with Mr. Conant
t24,sl Five only entered IN tho last, which Sir a. h.
Lelth (20) won by killing six without y miss.
The Sporting Times says Lord Rosbcry commenced
lie BY giving fortune ior Ladas who proved to be
almost worthless HIS next important deal was
Couronne dc Fer with whom he nearly winning
the Derby. He wound up ny giving FL 900 for horse
with whom, at the hrst tmc OF asking, pc has won
e. 10 in stakes, and fl0, 600 in bets
The BRISTOL Stcepccnaso wus run In On. $685.; dis
lance four miles.
Wcshcrs were admitted freely into Tattorsall's ring
Isncon, aud had the ingrattudc to rob the gate
keeper OF f35.