The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-04
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.

Cooper and Bright rowed match on the Tyne from
the Mansion House TO Scotswood Suspension Bridge,
IN best and best boats for ESQ side the 18th Of
April Bright won by four lengths, in 2sm- sl4s
Al the request OF several members OF the Jockey
Club Lord Falmouth has consented for q time TO with
draw the notice OF motion the above subject which
It was intended to bring before the meeting Of
tho Jockey Club on the Goth ut In what he pro-
posed to do he would have had a seconder In Sir
John Ashley, the forms OF the motion being, "That
no produce stakes or weght-or-age race to be en-
ioals yearings or two.year-ods shall be
open to foreign brod horses, unless specially adver-
tsed to be SO; or unless such horses were bred In
those countries which throw open their races on equal
terms TO British horses This rule shall not exclude
from the above foas dropped abroad from Mares
the property OF British subjects sent to foreign stall
ons and then returned to this country" 1t Is ex-
pectcd that at the Newmarket Houghton meeting q
better attendance Of members OF the Jockey Club can
BIO counted upon, and then the question will be SUBJ
Tho Derby col. Bay Athol by Blair Athoi out of
Breakwater John Days daml left Stockbridgc on tho
18th ult., he having leon sold TO Mr.. BaIIazzi tor
large sum.
punger has been sold by Mr.. Batazzi TO Count res-
tctc Tor large sum, but he VIII remain under the
charge OF Joseph Hayhoe ut Newmarket
In six OIL the seven events that came or ut Newman
kct on the 18TH u Fred Archer rode the winner One
sovereign invested on him on each the Of
tho odds laid on the results OF race would have
yielded $500 by pursuance OF the doubling system.
The sporting Life says Mr.. Sandlord's colt Brown
Prince mas plenty OF bono and power but like his
stable companions, lacks fashion somewhat He IS
engaged the Derby and Whatever BIO his fate thore
he will win his owner many races y
Tho sporting Times says:-"Thcro much
American beoi on Donna when she won on Wednesday.
more elegant or better trained lilly nave not seen
for long time, and she shows more quality than any
other Americ can horse wc ever SO lar as we can
learn, the only man who backed her wa Lord West.
moreland, who took 100 10 TO- Mr. Sanford is not in
England"
Bells LIFE in London says:-"lt Is notable that dur.
ing the last fortnight there have been four winners in
England by American horses ana they all inherit the
blood OF Lexington, which may DO good sort 10
follow rs the Bcadsmen or King Toms and ose who
can get at Umpire and Preakness may have reason 10
find this good judgment. Talking OF American horses
reminds that the authorities of shows might make
some useful classes confined only to horses bred
abroad or In the colonies Many people 10 know
what some OF the imported from Russia and Ger
many Ike and there have bcen horses hunted this
year In England IRON both America and Australia
The idea oil getting horses from the United States
Ought TO be taken up with deal OF spirit now. for
there IL no knowing how soon shall want them Tor
the army and tho horse trade tho Continent, IRON
whence wc have been having a supply, will DO very
much changed by coming events. y
The well known steepiochaser Zero, by Astcroid, BY
minus l, broke his leg at Epson on the 10Th ult,
and was At once destroyed.
Land aud Wafer says:-"wcston has quite got on
his mettlc by the late challenges Of Vaughan aud
Grassland, and he Us Wiling JON IN q sweep oil f5U0
Tor Six days walk, either al the Agricultural Hall Ur
Lille Bridge. commencing June Is; and he further
adds that he Will give any one start OF nity miles IN
six days race, each man TO go The best way he
class OF pedestrians among the number might jog
along their oiRht miles hour and do