The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04
THE Two THOUSAND GUINEAS.
Decision of the "Great Derby
Trial Race"
PETRARCH THE WINNER.
Great Losses by the Professional
Betting Fraternity.
lspzc1An BIZ CABLE TO THE HERALD

The second Of the Newmarket meetings was COM
menced yesterday, and to-day the ''Great Derby
trial race,n as the Two Thousand Guineas may be
termed, was decided.
THE ATTENDANCE.
An immense crowd was present. and among the
thousands were noticed Princes Soltykon and
Bathyany, Dukes Hamilton and ST. Adams, Lords
Huntley, Dupplin Lonsdale and Hardwicke. Many
OF the French nobility were anxious spectators, full
Of hope that Count Lagrange's popular colors
on the French bred N. de Fligny would win
the race. Mr.. M. II. Sanford, owner Of the Ameri-
can stable OF horses at Newmarket, was also pres
ent and greatly interested in the prcliminarics and
decision OF the event.
INCREASED ACCOMMODATIONS.
within the last few months very large and COM
modious Grand Stand has been erected on New
market Heath much to the disgust Of the old school
OF racing men, who hated to see crowd OF people
present In their opinion no one ought to visit the
heath who was not prepared to view the races from
his hack BY the general public the Grand Stand
was much appreciated to-day. Admiral Rous says
1t win get back its cost In less than three years. and
also enable the Jockey Club to give more money to
the various events than they have hitherto done,
which announcement was delightfully."- received by
owners generally.
THE CANDIDATES
or seventy-four subscribers for the Guneas half
OF them or more have been In active training for the
race. Throughout tho winter months it was con-
sidered to be at the mercy Of Petrarch who beat all
the best two-year-olds In England last year. Sky
lark, who was also very high class youngster was
not engaged in the Newmarket race, in which, how
ever, Lord Falmouth, who owns him, was considered
70 have very good candidate in Fetterlock. AS time
wore on his lordship discovered that he had still
better horse in Great Tom, half brother
to Kingcraft, who won the Derby. Great
Tom is, as his name implies, built on
large scale, and he is by Baron Rothschild's old
horse King Tom he is very happily named. About
fortnight ago Great Tom was tried over the course
on which the Two Thousand Guineas is run, and
after o rather close finish he beat Skylark. When
it became knoYn in London that Great Tom had won
his trial there was perfect panic in the betting
market One large bookmaker received about a
hundred kilograms In less than hall an hour in
swer to commissions that he had sent out to
back the horse and, being the first in the "swim,"
he got on at good odds to win nearly 100000 for the
Two Thousand Guineas and double that sum for the
Derby.
HIGH RANK OF THE OWNERS.
Though 80 many horses are owned In England by
professional betting men it very rarely happens that
they have anything good enough to compete for
chance Of success All the favorltes for the great
race decided to-day belong OF the very highest
rank in society. Lord Dupplin, who is heir to the
earidom Of Kinnoull, is the owner Of Petrarch and
the finest card players in Europe, and
last year he won upward Of 100000. Play
generally takes place at the Park Club
very small but select amir in st. James, where
there are no fewer than six dukes oil the committee
Lord Falmouth was the nominator Of Great Tom and
Fetteriock. The Duke OF Westminster lays claim to
julius Caesar, and Mr. Houldsworth, very wealthy
Scotch commoner, is identified with Cotness. Count
Lagrange had no fewer than nine horses in the race,
two Of which started. Perhaps the most singular
feature in connection with it was that Maelstrom,
who was very much fancied some time back belongs
to Quaker. At one time 1t was thought that Lord
Rosebery would be very dangerous with Father
Caret but he was soon discovered to be inferior to
His Lordship's Derby horses.
1t frequently happens that the spring handicaps
disclose hidden treasures in the shape OF first class
three ear-olds, of whose merits people we're in
ignorance but this year so far the youngsters have
by no means done well when meeting the older
horses. Consequently, so far as the Two Thousand
Guincas was concerned, the betting public had to
fall back on the performers Of last trust to
what Is often very acknowledgements trials.
THE EXCITEMENT.
Not for years had there been so much excitement
at Newmarket before a race as was apparent on all
sides to-day. As the competitors began to assemble
at the starting point interest was intense, and con-
tinued until the result was known.
THE BETTING.
Just before the race the betting ruled as folows:-
70 / against Kaleidoscope, II TO against julius
Cnsar and 20 TO against Petrarch.
THE RACE.
Fourteen came to the post, o much larger field
than was anticipated would compete These were
Lord Dupplin's Petrarch and Kaleidoscope, Lord
Falmouths Great Tom and Fetteriock. Count La
Charon. Lord Lonsdale's King Death, Mr.. II.
Batazzs Rosinante, Sir J. Astley's The
Rascal, Mr.. ". 8. Crawfurd's Glacis, Lord
Rosebcry's Father Clarct Mr.. X Peck's
julius cnsar and Mr.. J. II. Houldworth's Colsncss.
Lord Dupplin's Petrarch proved the winner. HIS
Ioriship IN March last gave Ei2ooo for him, that
he might not be in the way OF kaleidoscope. with