The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-24

| all, they have not shown moro rnt'lus ustn fnr
| @ n. Grant than they showed for the HcrdHs
African explorer some four years ago. and in
compnrnbly less than they showed for the Sui
| tan. the Khcdivc, the Shah. and many semi
savage Indian prince who CHANGED to visit
| En- Gland.
| The sport ne world Of En- .lnn1, besides not
having been plrt 'ulary brilliant this year. has
Just sustain ii heavy loss in the death OF Adj.
mira III nry John Rnus. People WITH u ten.
d'n'y to rdi uo mon and thin = have orca-
siOnally made fun of the Admiral callin. him
the Commander: in Chief Of thu Horse Marines
but there can he no doubt that the dnecas 1t was
one Of the most accomplished sailors AMI prob
ably the most ancompl shcd turfman Of Eng
land. His naval career was comparatively
short. Born in 1875. he entered the navy in
1908. and left ii in 1896. But the whole Of his
twenty eight years service IL n series Of bril-
liant achievements Subsequently he sat in
Parliament for W stmiust"r. and held an OHIO
in the Admiralty under Sir Robert Peel His
turf career began at Il very early age. Being
the second son Of the late Earl Of Stradbrokc.
he passed his childhood ut Hcnham Hall, where
sports Of every Kind AMI breeding and train ny
OF race horses were the main pastimes H.
had barely become Of al,r when his hOrs IS be-
gan TO make Il name for him. Some twenty
years hter when he had altogether retired
from ON 'ial life. the Jockey Club selected him
for one Of it, stewards H. has occupied that
post ever since, and has rendered incstimablo
services To- the turf The deceased Admiral
was frequent contributor to the London Times
on sportn. matters. and published n hand
book ON the laws Of racing work which is
now considered rs nm nialliblo code. His sue
cess as handicapped at Newmarket was un-
equalled
The English turf requires more mon like tho
deceased Admiral. il il is to be kept in the high
position IL has hitherto occupied. At present
signs of decline are observable at more than
ono point Even financially the English races
begin to be- surpassed elsewhere. and it IL well
known that the best horses will 20 whrrc there
* more money to be made. Commenting on
this subject. the ran MAI Gazette rcmaTks
Now. what WIS the value Of the French Derby
tins year? Why. no loss than lO2 O7j iran. - or
about ciuS3. an amount HpproNlmatng 10 the
sums with which our prn .p3l stakes have
made ~ familiar Yet IL 1875 the .yalnr 81 the
IN 1870. f3.OsO; in 1866 c2.3s7: 50 that IN "a
doom years tne yalu. has n reused by sum
If NOR" than 81 500. And If the incrcasr should
pro "cG IN In" same proportion. the day Is not
far distant when the Fren IA Derby VIII bc b tier
worth winning. financially. than our own. Jti-t
az the Grand PrX rs already more valuable gen-
orally. II not always, than anything We have TO
Oi1er
But the branch Of sport in which the English
will probably never be surpassed is coaching.
The last meeting Of thcir Four-n- hand Club at
Hyde Park was. bois,crous weather notwith-
standing one If the most magnificent sights
that 'portsmcn have beheld this season Tho
'lub has received considerable development
since II came under the management Of the now
committee. consisting Of the Duke Of Beaufort.
the Duke OF Sutherland. the Marquis OF London
derry. ia" Earl Of Seton the Earl Of Macclcs-
field. Lord Londrshoroush Lord Wenlock. and