The New York herald., 1876-01-16
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.

Twenty nine Queens Plates for in England
last year. and they competed for by ninety four
horses which Is about the Same as the year before,
when there ninety three runners for ike num-
Der OF prizes These prizes have been shared among
only thirteen animals, were won by Lily
Agnes six by Lillian, four by Berram, two by KaisI
and two by Louise Victoria while Sir Frederic, Douro,
Town Crier Industrious, Conseil, Duke Of Rutland,
Coroner and Snail each secured one
A bicycling race came OF the Molineux Grounds,
at woverhampton on Boxing Day, December ~ be-
J. Cooper, of Sheffield; j. Keen Of wandsworth,
andJ. Moore ofBirmingham, one mile, for ESQ Cooper
won by yard in 3l3H. Keen was second Moore
ton yards of
The death of NJ. Charles LATTE is announced This
gentleman known in racing circles as Major Frido-
lin NJ IaAtte OF the fondateurs of the French
Jockey Club, and with Lord Henry Seymour, the Duke
de Morny NJ. Reset NJ. Very and others that have
gone, the old members of the club are fast pass
ing away. Forty years ago he organized the
steepechase Croix le Bernay, meeting that became
very fashionable the competitors being at first all gen.
temen Jockeys among those who rode being the Duke
de Morny and Mackensie Greeves. N. LATTE had
reached the ago Of seventytwo, and his tall gentle
manly figure and gracious manners Will be missed IN
many Partisan circles ane among the fashionable ek Of
the
A singular character named Lionel Scott Plkinton,
but who bore the name OF John Hawey, was buried at
Hatfield, Doncaster, the 2Sth ult. The body,
dressed In his hunting clothes including whip and
spurs was carried board TO hole In the garden
lowered into stone co1ln and laid between the car
OF two favore cows once belonging 70 him He
had desired that an old pony with which he used to
hunt should be shot and buried with him, but this
wish not complied with. No funeral service or
rite was performed at the grave.
In Great Britain for the past FIVE seasons upward OF
600 horses have been annually running in
half mile but under mile.
-Four mile races we're more patronized last year in
England than for many seasons, as there were half
dozen Of them, compared with TWO IN isI4 IKE
number of races at this distance of ground were decided
in 1873 and there were more than five OF this des
crlpton half dozen years ago
Only upon occasions race for yearlings run
In England. Both were decided at Shrewsbury the
first being in 1856, when the stake was won by
Neasham n flly who was ridden by Fordham, while
among the beaten lot Polly Peachum, the dam Of
Disturbance The second yearlng race tosk place in
salon IN 1869 when Cambao's dam the speedy Little
Lady credited Lord Stamford with the Angesey
Stakes. q race in which Fordham Chaloner and James
Adams had mounts the late Arthur Edwards being on
the back OF the winner, who had eight opponents be-
hind her.
on Monday 9th ult, James Hancock, tho ex-cham-
pion sprint runner who has been in retirement for
time, reappeared on the cinder path, having un
dertaken TO give another veteran runner ono yards
start in 100, for stake OF $50, at the Royal oak
Grounds Manchester At first the betting was even,
but after a while much four 10 one was lald on
Lyons who, though sefraned, looked In capital con-
dition On the signal being given Hancock was quick
est away and soon got on with his man. but be-
fore half the distance covered he broke down, and
falling heavily, Lyons ran in an easy winner.
Mr. Wilson'S Gregg and Mr. Shaw's Vivian ran race
for f200 at Aintree course Liverpool the
3oth ut, dash of two miles with catch weights
Betting ranged before the start from two TO up TO
ten TO one Vivian On being despatched they raced
together for mile and eequarers when the rider
of Gregg seemed all at sea- and Vivian coming away
won by i've lengths. The horses ridden by gen.
tlemen amateurs.
There has been more hound poisoning in North York
shire Lord Middleton's out the last week of the
year on Sir George Wombwels estate at Yeardley,
when three hounds picked up a dead rabbit Two Of
them at once died; the other has recovered One OF
the hounds cost fl00 Sir George Wombwell has
offered f25 for the discovery Of the offender. pos
oned dead fox has also been discovered in a covert
the country
The committee OF French steeplechases have voted
4, 500 soveregns for the Auteuil meetings Of 1875
While running in the selling hurdle stakes at Streat-
ham, December q, the Tattie, the property OF
Mr. Jessie Winfield, broke her leg half mile from
home and was destroyed