The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-03
RACING IN ENGLAND
The Two Thousand Guineas
Stakes.
Count F de lagrange's French Coli
Claimant the Winner
Mr.. Sanfords American Colt Brown Prince Sec.
ond and Lord Falmouths English
Colt Silyo Third

LONDON, May 2, 1877.
This was the second day OF the FIRST Spring Meeting
at Newmarket, the principal event being the for
the Two thousand Guneas Stakes The ss OF the great
events Of England the others being the
Derby and the st. Logger For the Gu meas there were
eleven starters chamau started even in the betting
with Morer, at TO against each. Chamanl drew to
the front after the start, but WAS challenged BY
Mr.. Sanfo-d's Brown Prime. chamant shook tho lat
ter easily, and won In Q canter by . length. Brown
Prince, With SO to agains, him, was three-Quarters
Of length ahead OF Sivio, who started with IA 20
against him
Ai,er the race to was offered against chaman,
for the Derby and 30 against Brown Prince for the
same event
The race-a mile and seventeen yards-was said TO
have been run In l:5o
The following Is the
THE TWO THOUSAND GCISKAs STAKES, o subscription
OF loo sovs each, half forfeit, for threo
colts i22 lbs. and a!cs III lbs the owner oi the
second horse TO receive 200 out Of the stakes
and Tho third TO save his stake; Rowley mile; l0l
Count +. de Lagranges iFrench) b. c CLAIMANT by
Aortemcr dam Araucaria. ...................... !
NJ. H. san:ord's tAmsr,can, er: C. Brown Prince. by
Lexington, dam Britannia Observation-Disclosures.
Lord Talmouths b. c siivio tEnglishh by Blair
Athol dam Sverhair. Observation-Disclosures. 8
Mr.. Alexander Baltazzis CHI. C., by Buccaneer. dam
Lord oalthorpe's CHI. {. Monachus. by Hermit, dam
Mr. r Cre..on.s ca Monk, BY Hermit, GU. Of
Mr.. C. Xiexanacr;s Oh. q rhunders.onc. by Tnan.
derbot out Of La Belle Jeanne. ................ o
Baron A. d. Rothschilds Dr. Q. strachino, by Par
mesan out OF OLD Maid. 0
Duke Of wes.minster's b c Moricr date Mon
Frere, by Young Melbourne, out Of General
Pes!'s dam. by Orlando ........................
NJ G. Rayner. IT'S, ch. 9. Warren Hastings, by
Mr. f. Grettons .. c. K:ngsclere. by Lord Ciifden.
Gus 0! Queen Bce By King Tom. .............. Q
CLAIMANT. WINNER,
is bay colt by Mortemer, out OF Araucar1a
and was foaled at Coun. Lagranges breeding
establishment, the name Of which he bears Last
year he ran eight times and was unsuccessful on i've
occasons but was evident tina, his essays were
those OF a new beginner, and he also tho big
side; while he finished up the season by displaying
racing abilities which placed him bly, at the
head Of the list OF aspirants Tor tho three
events OF 1871 Claimant nrst camc out Al the New
market July nesting in tho July Stakes but failed
get placed. Al Goodwood tho same month he ran
second TO Shiileagh for the Levant Stakes. Tho
following week At Lewes he fourth tor she
Ashley Stakes, and the following day scored
hts maiden victory bv winning the Priory Stakes
from the speedy FLIES Tribute and Dec, the
latter giving four pounds and allowance 70 the
winner At Doncaster Claimant unplacod, when
Lady Golightly spread.eagicd her Gold in tho Cham
vcores-the Middle Park Plate Al the Ncwmark Ct sec
ond October meeting Eighteen Of the best younsters
the turf did battle TOR the valuable stakes Of the
''T~o-Year-old Derby" ~ the race IN occasionally
called Lady Golighty In the Champagne Stdkss run
ming mado warm favorite, whlo about Chamau,
twenty 10 could be obtained The race was q close
one Claimant only winning by head from Peegrtno
while the Same distance separated the latter from
Plunger, with Lady Colighsy fourth. neck behind. II
IL necessary TO look 81 the weights carried this
quarter-mile dash Tue winner and the isvorte each
carried l25 pounds that Lord Famouths ally had hcr
sex allowance the worst OF the weights Pelegr inc
carried Ito lba and Piunger l2l bs and all Of the
other beside those named carried less except
Orleans, whose weight was tho same Plungcrs
This form was good enough itself TO stamp the
Frcnchnan as a colt OF uncommon merit, but when II
supplemented by his and victory IN the
Dowhurst Plato, two weeks later on, he
lshcd his reputation as the OF his year. In THU
race be again met Piunger, whose owner, Mr. Baltaxz
felt confident OF that the OF AdvenrreI
and Lima started nrst iavorite At even money.
This time CLAIMANT had TO carry ISL lbs and Punges
l25 lbs difference Of two pounds latter favor
compared with the Middle Park Plate weighta The
result however. Was the same. and Claimant, appa
renty reshing the extra furlong he had TO travel
gave Mr. Baltazxis colt decisive haiiIength beating
while. Of tneir i've opponents Wnchelsca the
nearest to them, tour lengths behind.
rHg SECOND u0RsE-BRowN PRINCE
This grand colt was soaied at the Wooiburn Stud,
kentucky. He was brcd by A. j. Alexander, and was
purchased tho following year at that gentleman
annual sale OF ycarIings by Mr.. w. n. SANFORD for
s. 900. He was sired by shat grand old hero, lie T.
ington, out Of imported Britannia w., by the Flying
Dutchman, her dam Bartctta by the Bard, thus be
full brother Of the noted race mare Madame Dudley
the stud At Mr.. sanord's Eikhorn farm.
Brown Prince was taken TO England when yearliug.
where he was described as large grand looking colt
q Z a vcnr-O 1
his tor the fi00 plate Two weeks ago at Newman
ket over the Rowicy milo being his maiden effort lie
then beat Pirat at oven weights. HIS race to-day
stamps him drst class racehorsc, and although the
report that Claimant shook him OF when Brown
Prince challenged him. the French horse may not dc
the same thing when they meet In the Derby, where
the distance s haii mile more than the Rowicy mile.
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