The New York herald., 1876-03-25

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BETTING.
The following the betting at the start-25 tn
against Regal 10 to aga Congress- rs to against
shifna, to against chandos.
THE RACE, PRIZES AND TERMS.
The Grand National Steeplechase, OF 500 sovs, added
to handicap OF rs EACH Is forfeit and only II
declared, the second to receive 100 sovs. from the
stakes, the third to stake Of any scepe
chase after January 81 at 10 A. NJ lbs. OF 200
lbs. OF 500 sovs., 10 lbs extra OF 900 sovs, II
lbs. extra Grand National Course (neary four miles
and haln; II subscribers
very fine horse belonging to the Marquis OF Hunt
ey, who under the of Mr.. Bird thought
TO be the most certain horse OF all the lot get
the course, and many heavy bets made him
against other horses "hrst past the post 4"
PARTICULARS ENGLISH srEEPLEcHAsB
EvKST-sKErcH REGAL, THE WINNER
The Liverpool Grand National Sieepechasc the most
important OF all the steepechases in England
on on the old course at Aintree, Liver
pool, whcn in a field of nineteen horses Regal proved
the copqueror better was never run, although
the prize was not Of such great value as last year. A
few years ago the Grand National stood alone great
the seepcchase world and all that tho author
tcs found necessary give TO It in the shape OF added
money 81, ,0O0 AS much interest was displayed in
the race as in tho Derby; in fact in certain
moro so, OF international contest aud
the Irish especially showed great appreciation of it,
With SO many popular features and bringing in such
large revenue to the management II is not din
cult TO conceive that in of time
rivals began TO crop up until climax was
reached last year, when Liverpool was assaied
in both front and rear.
SPORTING FAcrs
At time like the present when stecplechnsng is
beginning take hold OF the minds American sports
men, study OF the Grand National running fail
10 be interesting. This should be more especially so
the TACT that it is almost the only England
in which the time test thought have any value.
The course is twice round and on the in
/ ner circle is about four miles and half There
grass and the remainder is the racecourse where
there is, in front OF the grand stand, jump,
eighteen feet wide faced by fight OF gorsed hurdles,
hve feet high In the whole line there about twenty
four obstacles, OF somewhat mixed character, 10 bo
cleared. The best performance that has ever been
known In connection with the when The
Lamb who stood barely fifteen hands, won, covering
the distance in nine minutes and halt The question
OF me OF course, much depends upon tho of the
ground which, alter wet season, often knee deep
in mud
POPULAR AS EVER.
That the Grand National thoroughly retains its popu-
larty is evident from tho fact that IL was never
witnessed by larger OF spectators than
any previous year.
srEEPLEcHAsE HORSES
Not long ago there great outcry that there
were no steepccnasers worth talking about in England
and that the Grand National the mercy OF the
French or Irish divisions AS the time for the decision
OF the race approached however, the French dwndled
away TO nothing. Androcles who had been spoken of
as the best horse in Europe gave way in of his
/ legs Baron Fnot decided that the little FISH 10 be
caught ia the neiGhborhcod of vesinct and AGteuil
sweeter, and Wild Monarch, OF whom great hopes
were entertained. proved TO DO a commoner. While
the irish every day began TO look moro formidable.
The many victories Of their horses at Carmarthen,
Croydon and Sandown Park filled their pockets with
money, and sum sufficient TO buy another Suez Canal
was taken across the Channel when Donald tho
change took place in the public mind
! as TO the merits Of tho English competitors.
The Messrs Battazzi had two very high class can
ddates to represent thom, both OF English breed and
CAPTAIN MAcHELL,
who IS acknowledged to be tho finest judge Of this class
OF sport OF any In England declared that his horse
Chandos was the best he had ever tried High class
racehorscs hitherto have made only moderate teepe
chases Chapdos racehorse of the highest class,
as he finished good fourth N both the Derby and ST.
Leser. year ago II was said that he was the prop
cry OF the Prince OF Wales. That he purchased by
friend OF His Royal Hghncss certain and it Is
equally certain that be was not paid for. He was
with other horses bought under similar cir
cumstances last October. Captain Mache, the original
vendor, buying him.
! Regal is black geldng by Saunterer, dam Regalia,
four years OLD He Is fine, well iormcd horse, and
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year and was winner four times. he first appeared
in the Liverpool Handicap two miles, March 10. and
ran third 10 Schottische, Clonane being second On
the 18th of March, at Liverpool no the Walton
Hurdle Handicap mile and half having nine be-
hind him at the finish Regas next appearance was
AT Packington, April Q, when he the County Cup
distance OF three miles; but the following day
! he beaten for the Packington Handicap over
| three miles and half by Congress two others
He then idle untIl the November meeting at War
wick, where in the Handicap Steeplcchase, with l52
/ lbs up, he made dead heat with Annie Regsl sub
sequcnty walked over the course, which two
miles. and the stakes divided between him and
| the Al the meeting three days alter
ward, he second to Congress in the Leamlngton
| Grand Annual Stceplechasc, four mics, carry
! ing las lbs. Regal wound up the year on
December IL at Croydon by winning the Sandown
steeplechaso, carrying l48 lbs, beating Chimney
Sweep Scots Gray, Defence. Coureuso de NUT Vic
TORE Little Tom. spectre, Shnal and Patrick Regal
this year In the United Kingdom Grand Handicap
at Craydon which there other runners the
pick OF the lot being Shnal Regal and Furby, the
first named winning after a most cxhausting nnish
with Little Tom Dy a neck. Regal looked wonderfully
well, but when half the journey lad been traversed,
and he appeared going better than anything he most
unfortunately blundered, and though he did not
actually al got his oreegs entanged In the bride
that he was not urther perscvered with Had II not
have been for this mshap the opinion Is strong that
he would have