The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-11
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.

The New Stakes at Ascot with 500 sovereigns added
the Gold Cup with 500 sovereigns added the Alexandra
Plate with 1000 soveregns added, and the Al-aged
Stakes with 200 sovereigns added closed and
the 4th inst
Lord Falmouth has sold Dreadnaught, and the horse
Will be taken abroad.
Conseil Pacha and Jardniere who went TO the nam.
on the 10th ut have gone to Robert Pocks stable
the former having been purchased by the Russley
trainer for hy guineas profit upon the 500 guneas for
which he was knocked down
Al last accounts from the English clubs business was
at sandstill there being no attempt to bet the
coming weight for OF this year. One piece OF
gossip, however, current at headquartcrs-Tater-
sals-that the reported sale of Galopin is premature
The terms at the last moment not agreed TO by
his intended purchaser, and negotiations have fallen
through. Whether is sold not Galopin will not
again, and in thc-event of his changing hands the
chief among the conditions provides that he shall
leave the country
On the 9th ult, the Christmas Open stecpechase
at Kngsbury Vctoire made sad havoc OF her three OPP
ponents, of whom the veteran King of the Roses was
backed for lot OF money The fields small but
very largo company attended the races
fair number OF holiday folks assembled at
Streatham to witness the seepechases that took place
on the 9th Of December, Boxing Day. The runners
were not numerous, out each event on the cara pro-
duced = Merlin the big steepechase easily
from Montabart and Feeling the heavy going sulting
him exactly. Old whnysrd the selling hurdle
race and in this Sattic broke her of hind leg and
had TO be destroyed The largest field OF the day went
to the post for the Mitcham Hurdle Handicap the re-
suit being dead heat between Jupiter and Peep Day,
the former subsequently walking over.
Birdcatcher, who beaten off in the Railway
Steepechase on the 21st ut the following event,
which a selling sweepstakes, for which he was en-
tered be sold for 60 soveregns and then pur-
chased by Jesse Winfield Tor 200 guneas
Johnny, six years old, by Jingling Johnny, while
the road from Uninton TO Lambourne, England De-
cember "a met mis- death by coming IN contact with
cart His owner, Mr.. Clement was in the saddle, but
escaped uninjured.
The two old colt Little Ben by the Earl or Grim
son, out of Lataka, has been sold TO go to Naples
Young Weeden, who rides for j. Nightingale, met
with serious accident on December 20 AT EPSON. He
riding Bonny Swell through the town when he
in collision with bakers cart Of the shafts
Of which penetrated the horse breast the injury being
great that Bonny Swes life is despaired or Weeden
thrown TO the ground and his head coming In con
tact with the curbstone he nearly scaped the skin
the top Of his head being torn completely back,
while his face about the nose and badly cut
| The boy will recover.
The Grand Military steeplechases will take place at
| Rugby the 18th and l4th of March
bet has been made the Two Thousand Guineas
OF $500 even that either Perarch, Kaleidoscope or NJ.
| dc Fligny would Win the race
The number OF for during this year has been
slightly In excess OF the previous season. the exact
figures being 1909 against 1873 The increase was
26l Of half mile or under, or twenty-eght more
than year. More than half OF the total number OF
races for on courses OF more than half mile
and under mile 256 were mile races; POI
mile and under two seventy-n nine two
miles and under three; eleven were over
three miles and under four, and six were
decided q four-me course. During the last
six years there has been q continuous decrease
the number Of long distance races and almost
corresponding increase in the number OF short cuts "
In 1870 there 397 OF from one miles
and l73 of between two aud three miles, and, the
figures for this 26l and 10 respectively
follows that the decrease has been in 80 and
in the other than 100 per cent Last year. with
smaller total OF decided than this there were
l01 the value OF which exceeded $500 but only
eighty nine Of the 909 for this attained
that limit or this number gxty-one
worth from $500 TO e., 900 and nineteen
from El 600 to 900 Out OF the nine races
the value of which exceeded the last mentioned figure
| the valuable the Derby OF "a 800, won by
Prince Bathyanys Galopin, and the least the Lin
colnshrc Handicap of e. 0l0, by Mr. Turner'S The
Gunner Between them stand the Two Thousand
Guneas (f4, $500, by Mr.. vyner's Cambao; the
ST. Leger "a, 1907, won by Mr. Stirling Crawfurds
Craig Mllar; the Middle Park Plate (f3 40il by
Mr. Spencer's Petrarch; the Oaks Ter 925l, won by
Lord Falmouth's Spinaway; the Prince OF Wales
Stakes at Ascot (f2 S25) by Mr. Savfies Earl Of
Dartrey; the Cambrldgeshre Stakes (f2, 4O0j by
Mr. Mannngtons sutton and the One Thousand
Guineas (f2 $780, won by Lord Falmouths Spinaway-
Pal Nall Gdsettc, Dec. ~