The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-13

FOURTH AND LAST DAY OF THE CHESTER MExT-
No-THUHDER WINS THE GREAT CHESHIRE

This was the fourth and last day OF the Chester
racing meeting. and the reunion was brought to
close by the mile and quarter dash for the Great
Cheshire Stakes.
SUBSCRIBERS AND STARTERS
For this contest there were sixty subscribers and
faced the starter
THUNDER THE WINNER
Mr.. H. F. G. yyner's six-year-old bay horse Thun-
der. who carried the top weight verified the judy
ment OF the Handicapped by winning the race, feat
which he also accomplished last year, being the
winner OF the Great Cheshire OF 1875.
SECOND AND THIRD HORSES.
Mr. Jolifre's bay colt The Mandarin was the favor
tie, but only gained second place, Mr.. Bowes' bay
My skotzka coming In third.
THE BETTING.
Just before the start the rates ruled to against
The Mandarin. to against Thunder and 20 to
against Skotzka-
CHESTER, Eng, May IL. ls76-rhe Great Cheshire
Stakes handicap OF Is sovs. each. 10 forfeit
unless declared, with 500 sovs. added by the grand
stand proprietors, for thrceycar ODDS and upward;
entrance each the fund the only liability
forfeit BIO declared by May tho second horse to
receive so out of the stakes and Tho winner to
pay so sovs. toward expenses Winners Of handicap
after the publication Of the weights Apr 26 at noon)
to carry lbs Of two OF the value OF 100 sovs
lbs; OF any of the value OF 200 sovs, lbs OF
any Of the value Of 500 sovs IL lbs extra Gros
venor course (nearly mile and quartcr) Closed
with 60 subscribers
Mr. II. +. G. yyner's b. b. Thunder, 8 years, by
Thunderbot out OF violante, by Melbourne, 135
los......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mr. JolHc's b. Tho Mandarin Qatc Tolul, years,
by Lozenge, out OF vishnu, 9s lbs. ............ Q
Mr. Bowes b. T. skotzka, years, by BLAIR Athol,
out OF Klarinska. 9s lbs........................
THE wIKSER-rnuYDER.
The last three weeks OF racing England has demon
strated that this grand horse OF Mr.. H. r. c. vyner
must be accepted tho champion racehorsc OF that
country for his achievements put into the shade the
brilliant in its previous turf history This
fact established by Thunder winning the City and
Suburban contest at Newmarket 25th ult, when with
100 lbs up he beat grand field of twenty-five others
with the utmost ease passing the winning post three
lengths ahead Of Mr.. Woocott's Little Harry, who
ricd In tho journey OF ono mile and quarter but II
lbs The performance cclipsed all the previous great
victories with big handicaps and gave the turf critics
chance to praise this great sixyear-od More partic-
uary this the case, only week before the City
and Suburban, Thunder bruised his foot tho stable
and veterinary aid had to BIO caedin but fortunately
the effects Of the mishap gradually disappeared and no
was enabled to meet that engagement In splendid trim.
Now, with lbs. his back than in his
great victory at Ncwmarkct--or 1856 lbs, the top
wegnt-he has captured another important event,
which must sti add to his great reputation
horse Of unusual excellence II is tho second time
that the Great Cheshire Stakes has fallen to him,
rs last year he was the winner Of this handicap,
carrying 127 lbs Thunder is by Thundcrbolt,
out OF violantc, mare by Melbourne. out
or Stitch, and he was brcd by Mr.. Calcdon
Alexander in 1870, tho dam dying next year
while foaling As twoycar-old no made his
debut At the Newmarket July meeting, where he
unsuccessful he also two at tho second
October gathering, his opponents each occasion be-
ing far from first class horses On commencing his
three ycar-old career Thunder began his true
form. he won six good clean Off the reel
mencng with sweepstakes at the Newmarket first
spring and handicap at the second spring meeting
where with II lbs, he beat Tangible (9l lbs.) by
head He then gavo lbs and year to Delay in the
July Handicap and won by threc-quarers OF n length,
ten others being In the rear; while fortnight later he
carried off tho skrcens Handicap and the Summer Han
dap at Chelmsford. Thundcr's next appearance pub
lie at Stamford, where he the Lonsdaio Cup.
his nearest opponent being Thundercr, OF tho samo
cgc but with 81 lbs loss carry, and he beaten
half length At the Lewcs August meeting Thunder
was made . strong favorte for tho County
Cup. but he finished last of tho four runners Tho
Colonel Tangible and Trombone being the FIRST three
in the order named after which he ran three losing
races In the Trial Stakes at the Houghton meeting OF
1873 Thunder entered to be sold for 1000, and
with 9s lbs no easily defeated Laburuum 122 lbs,,
when tho late Baron Rothschid claimed the horse for
the Duke Of st. Adams and he passed into the hands Of
Matthew Dawson, in whose name he won the Epson
Cup on the Oaks day Of 1874 The owner Of Chngach-
cook, who was second, objected to Thunder on tho
ground that he not tho property Of bis nomnator,
but the protest withdrawn In the Trial Stakes
Ascot, Thunder (l47 lbs by threcquar,ors of a
length from wh'tebat l9 lbs and 1vo Others but at
the same meeting he was unplaccd in the Windsor
Handicap, won by Lowlander He then won the Not
tngbamshire and Chesterfield Handcaps at Nottingham
whence he travelled to Goodwood where. with 135 lbs,
nc won the Craven stakes by length from Ecossais
1l9 lbs), Lowlander i42 lbs.) being bad third. For
the Great Yorkshire Handicap at Doncaster Thunder
Q22 lbs) finished third to Louise Qo5 Ibs.)
and Boriram Qlo lbs.), while on tho following
day, when attempting to give Thorn lbs.
in the Cleveland Handicap, no beaten
three quarters Of q cngh-a defeat for which he made
amends tho day in the Alexandra Plate by beating
Thorn by head, they running at a difference Of
pound only. After running second in the Newcastle
Autumn Handicap 10 Jealousy, who In receipt OF
year and As bs Thunder the Trial Stakes at the
Houghton meeting his next appearance public being
the Liverpool Autumn Cup, when, with 124 lbs, he
beaten length by Louise Victoria 07 lbs \ Pa
ecant 97 Ibs being third. Early last year Mr. vyncr,
requiring horse TO lead Cambao In his work. pur-
chased Thunder for 1t was said, 60, o00 and his first
i've yearoId was being unplaccd in the Lin
coin Handicap. after which he won tho Great Warwick
shire Handicap and the Great Cheshire Stakcs wherein
he carried 127 lbs, Chiyalrous l2 lbs beng second
aud Tam o. Shancr s7 lbs.l third. At Ascot he ran
second to Conductor for the Trial Stakes, when Mr.
yyner claimed the winner for 81, 600, and Thunder
a,crward Ave losing races, he winding up the year
by waking over for the Duchy Cup at Liverpool and
the Severn Cup at Shrewsbury. Thunder In tho
Lincoln Handicap. March last when he carried 100 lbs