The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-22
THE ENGLISH TURF.

LAST DAY OF THE NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEET
ING-RACE FOR THE NEWMARKET INTERNA-
TIoNAL FREE HANDIcAP--THE GRAY PALMER
THE WINNER, AND THE FAvoRIrE BEATEN.
LONDON, April 81, 1870.
This the fourth and last day OF tho Newmarket
Craven Meeting. The principal event the New
market International Free Handicap, tho winner OF
which proved to Sir G. Chetwynds gray colt, The
Gray Palmer Sir J. d. Astey's bay illy Bridget was
second, Mr. Meadows brown ally Merry Duchess
third and Mr. Gomm's bay colt Advance the favorte)
fourth. Nine horses
BETTING
just previous to the start the betting as fol-
lows:-2 to / against Advance. 4 to against Merry
Duchess, to against Tho Grey Palmer and to
against Bridget
NEWMARKET, April 81, 1876 Tho Newmarket Inter-
national Free handicap, OF 30 soys each half forfeit
with 100 sovs added by the town OF Newmarket, and
100 by the Jockey Club TO the second horse eight
horses start but only 80 il short of that number
lie the fat winner OF handicap after the pub
LEGATION of the weights, to carry lbs twice or ono
of 500 value II lbs. extra; entrance SOW closed
with % subscribers A. F.-Une mile two furlong5
and seventy-thrce yards.
Sir 9. Chetwynd's gr 9: The Gray Palmer, years,
Sir J. d. Astley's b. Bridget, years, by Hermit,
out of Bertha, u lbs.
Mr. Meadows Dr. f. Merry Duchess, . years by Tho
Mr. Gomms b c. Advance, years, by Specuium,
out OF Progress "a lbs.
WINNER.
The winner The Gray Palmer, by The Palmer, out Of
Ellcr four years old, ran twice two-year-od His
first appearance was In tho woodcotc Stakes threo-
quarters Of a mile, EPSON Summer Meeting, in which
he failed to obtain place. He then took part in the
Criterion Stakes, Six furlonss, Newmarket Houghton
Meeting, october 26 when hc carried 40 lbs. and fin
ished nth. As thrceyoar- hc engaged in less
than thirteen contests in eleven OF which he suffered
defeat. The City and Suburban Handicap, EPSON
Spring Meeting bis first effort at this age when,
with 81 lbs up, he far In tho rear in field OF
twenty three In the Esher Stakes (handcap), about
mc Sandown Park Spring Meeting, April %, carrying
95 lbs "A lbs. overweight he dead heat with Mr.
r. Howett's Mundcn 100 lbs up, beating Major Stapy
toms Syrian q head. IL tho deciding heat,
to being offered Munden, the latter won by four
lengths. Then Gray Palmer appeared in the VIM
chester Biennial Stakes, one mile, on wortley Down,
June l. where Mr.. X r. Christophcr's Strathavon his
only competitor, beat him out head. The Gray
Palmer was the favorite ito T. Tho Royal Hunt Cup
(handicap), mile, Ascot Heath, June Q. was his
next essay. In this event. by Thurngian Prince,
he finished next TO last in field OF twenty. At the
same meeting he beaten for tho Ascot Plate,
milo and a quarter. Ho walked over for the Racing
Stakes mile, at Goodwood Defeat fell to him in
the ovingdean Plato handicap) Brighton: tho Hare
wood Plate thandcap), three quarters OF mile, York
August Meeting and in tho bennington Stakes (handi
cap, " lbs, two-milc course Warwick September
Meeting. At the meeting, next day, he scored
his FIRST victory In the County Handicap, mile, carry
ing SO lbs, beating two others He took part In tho
Cambridgcshrc Stakes. Newmarket Houghton Meet,
ing when with IS lbs, he finished third Sutton and
Lord Gowrsn being nrst and second Next he in the
Liverpool Autumn Cup handcap), about mile and a
half, Liverpool Autumn Meeting, November IL, ana
was beaten badly. The years work closed by running
in tho Great Shropshire Handicap Shrewsbury Novcm-
Der Meeting the straight mc in which he carried
so lbs, and eleventh In field Of thirteen. the
event being won by Mr.. Alexander Baitazz's Cnru-
lcus.