The New York herald., 1877-07-24
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.

SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.
At tho yearling sales at Newmarket OF the Dewhura
Park lot on Tuesday July 8, a colt by Aiver'nrer--
Repulsc, by stockYel, fetched $50 euiDeas; bay
lilly by Winsow-Formosn, by Buccancer, 1850
gusneas bay colt by Cccrops-L Light, by Prime Mln-
is,cr l,s5o sn:neas and bay ly by Scottish Chief
Virtue, l.6Oo suress. A bay colt by Advcniurer--
Atonemen, belonging TO Mr. Everest OF Flnstan Park,
sold tor 245o suneas. Mr. Chaplin sold to Lord Hart
ingron, by private contract yeariings for 1000
gu meas
Lord NJ Bcrcsiord purchased OF Mr.. A. BaItazzi tho
brown colt John Day, years old, by John Davis
Breakwater by Buccaueer, Tor q $50 guineis; and Mr.
Fzroy bought IRON Mr.. B,ltszzi The bay horse Corr.
uieus, by Beadsman--Bas Beu, Tor !, ,o50 guiness.
Aiiaias, the winner OF tho Twentieth Ascot Beunial
Stakes first day OF the Ascot meeting, rs bay colt
by Iacydes, out OF Banohe,te, by The Baron and is
owned by Mr.. j. H. Houdsworth.
kisber. Tho winner OF The Epsom Derby, 1876 broke
down recently reported, just after comp citing
long preparation, with WOW OF beng started at
Ascot.
Tho Gold Cup at Ascot this year. won by Petrarch,
Is thus described IN Bars Lff. June 9:It consists
OF an art IN so Ill gold, twenty inches high stand
ing upon roscwaer dish, fourteen inches diameter
also OF SOLID gold Both are in the bold
hammered out of a single plate Of goia,
tho depths OF tie nnting on the cup, and tho sunk
mems Of English hammcrwork The ornamsnia,,op
on the cup represents, on tho top youth OF tue
heroc period restraining colt on the body, two
hall ngurcs Of Fame twingcd) carrying wreaths Tor
supports OF handles on the base nre tour aguros Of
boys, two with embions OF SUCCESS and two with
cscutcheons or shields tor engraving Tho salvcr
bears four heads chased IN the highest relief, repre-
scnting he elements as illustrating speed, and our
oval medallions OF boys figuring tho voissitudes and
eighteen carat goId bearing the hall mark Of the Cold
smiths Company.
AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD.
The Sportsman, OF July T. says,-lt does seen
strange thnt with the above title should be
tested in far-on Australia. little more than twelve
months ago such a crisis would have seemed impos.
sbIe but juno last ycar Trickett beat Sadler and
thereby became champion of the world and "Icnabodl"
may well have boon exclaimed 10 connection with
English rowing without wishing Ia any way to de-
tract from the well merited honors OF young Co.
lonal we scarcely think that his enthusias
tic pa,sans will attempt deuy that he lucky in
the method by which be enabled TO become cham.
p,on. At the timo sadcr champion in name only
being n shadow OF his former SELL aud could not
make the semblance Of light with his youthful rival
Trckctt upon returning to Australia was not allowed
to res, upon his oars; he challenged by
Michael Rush, Of tho Clarence RIVER a former
spppsSeraos NEWSPAPER wnrnr. ms,en for ts5 sSs
was ratified and liked to take place tho Champion
course on the paramntta River. from which place
Trickct nails, on Saturday, June 80. Surrounding
circumstances rendered the match OF than usual
interest The mon. as already stated, were old op.
racc with Sadlcr had fallen out with his protege,
and now threw IN his lot with the enemy, fact which
OF Itself caused Rush 10 DO strongly ancied. Neither
lett stone unturncd to get A and by both OF
tho hardest description whs undergone. With Trick
etts appearance our readers iamiiiar He tho
advantage OF youth, beng only twenty 1--we years OF
age, has wonderful lsngth OF reach, power In his
lons and above oil, had been puP, and not an in-
apt one, oi that famous mentor, tho veteran Harry
Kelley. BY him he had been Initiated into
The mysteries o sliding, and to tina, training
did his friends principally look Tor his Rush
In
ment, Tor Grcen VINO looked after him, had never
tried the new method When he rowed his iamous
match on the thames Ia 1868 with the then invincbe
Bob Chambers sliding seats neither heard OF nor
dreaint o still he. IN the present instance did the
mauiy, and Is seven years older than hts opponent
Tho morning OF the 30th Juno dawned ausp,ciou sly,
and crowds early wended their way 10 the OF tie
Contest the Paramatta RIVER and at few minutes al
ter threc-the time al which tho raco was sct--thou.
sands and thousands lined It's banks. With all MI
English prestige upon him TrioRctt was OF course most
iancled by the general public. by whom, however,
both men were chcercd TO the echo on putting in az
appearances strange to say both rowea in boats butt
by awaddic W,nship Of Newcastle OH Tyne, Trick.
eats being the Identical In which he defeated sad
lcr. while that OF Rush Tor the
iectcd II became apparent that Trickeu had
great pull in the sliding aud It was carly prognos,
such prognos,caon proved true. At half distance no
began to draw away, and despite tho tremendous e-
forts oil Rush, hc increased h,s lead and eventually
won by Six lergths, and thereby retained the title OF
champion Of tho world. The distance, little over
three anu half miles, was sculled by tho winner In
CON As, which, according tho state of the wea
and tho tide, may be either good, bad indifferent
performances. II cannot be we'll estimated Eli further
information Is forthcoming.
Australia scarcely think will be allowed hold
the aquatic supremacy upchalicnged Everything
points 10 Boyd, the youthful Tyncsider. bsing a
worthy representative to send TO do battle tor the old
country. that such proceeding may be arranged
We earnestly hope, that tho rowing world may
an opportunity seeing how Trickett Will fare when
opposed by young blood instead OF by those were
In Tho sore and yellow Leaf