The New York herald., 1877-10-24
RACING IN ENGLAND.

SECOND DAT or THE xxwMARKEr HoUoHToN
MEErINo-JoNoLEuR THE WINNER or 1Hz
cAMBRIDaEsHIRK srAKEs.
IBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.l
LONDON, Oct 23 1871
This was the second day Of the Newmarket Houghten
meeting, the great event Of the occasion being tho
race Tor the Cambr,dgeshirs S,aksG This important
handicap brought out ths large field Of thirsy-fou
horses and resulted in . victory for Prince d'Aren-
bergs bay colt Jonsleur Lord Hartngton's bay lilly
Beiphuos secured second place, and Me- Dc Bsaurs-
cards bay ally Gladia third. The brown ally Rssy
Cross who started ~ The avorts at 70 tailed 70
obtain place.
LATEST BETTING
The latest betting tho Course vas SO to against
Jongieur 20 to against Bephebe. ana 30 70 against
GladtA
Tho Stakes or Is sova eacn 10 forfeit
and only II declared before Tuesday. the ll.h
OF September, with 800 sovA addea BY the Jockey
Ciub tho winner OF the Doncastsr ST. Lager TO carry
weight TO be 6xsd whom tho weights are publishsd
ths winner OF . haadicap value 800 sovA aftss the
publication Of the weights 20 carry 10 lbs Of any
witch IL lbs extra; the second TO Pe0sve 100 s0vs.
on. Of tns stakes and me ,nrs 20 save ms On en-
yards ass subscribersl.
Prince d'Arenberg's b. G. Jongleur, 8 years, By
Lord Hartington's b. I. Bslphobe, 9 years. by rox-
opnote, out OF yaga, los lbs. Observation-Disclosures.
Tournament, out OF Gareune, 92 lbs .......... 3
Mr.. Quartormaipe East's br. l. Rosy Cross, 8 years.
BY Roscrucan, out OF imposition, 50 ibs........
THK WINNER
Jongieur, by Mars Of Joiette IN Surplice marel
bred In Francs by Count Juigno. but now is The
property OF Prince d'Arenberg ''Ths mighty JonR-
ieur the French turf writer's call this colt, made
his hrss appearance English turf October 2S, 1875
IN the Criterion stakes SIX furlongs run AZ the New
MI
end 10 cnd Previously, on the other side OF tho
'silver strcak"--in Franoe--ho had won from neid
OF thirteen opponcnts, the Grand Criterion, Paris
September "a 1876, and at Chapuly he beat dozen /
others for the Prx do conde. These events. run AS
on which the merits OF English two-
ycar-olds are attested, made him formidable
the lavorte tor the Criterion, and the his
winning the latter event demonstrated that hts public
form IN France was not underratsd TINS year, as !.
racea He hrst essayed the French Derby, one mile
and hail. May 27, which be won, his old antagonist,
feated tor the Grand Prix, June 10, oy Count La
grange's Saint Christophe but passed the judicial
Chair good second. Then he started with Saint
Chrstophe ana TOUR o,hor cracks Tor the Grand Prix
de ChAntny, September o. Paris, the result Of which
syen' Dens % place !. among the sr.nssss eve. run
Grand PrH. Jongleur was the iavorite, but he
could DO NO better than finish third, saint
Aondane m akng dead heat The owners wore will
ing try concusons again, and tnc s'dcsd hcaterss
sent away IN due time, the tosut Oeing anoCuef
dead heat the excitement IN consequences the most
intense ever seen at Longchamps One week aitor tho
Grand Prix de neutrality-suspicious. 16-Jongleur
somewhat rcdssmed himself by Winning the Prix
Royal Oak, one milo and seven uriongs, run a. tho
Paris autumn meeting, and In this again beat Ver-
neul. Jongeur pulled up greatly distressed. Harry
Jennings the trainer Of Jongieur. then took HIM TO
England that he might meet his engagements At New
market He IN tho Select Stakes, one mile and
seventeen yards, on the 10Th inst, during
an exciting contest, beat Placida, vcrneuil
and Thunderstorm, the latter the favorito at
. toA Following This victory Jongleur appeared
the scene with many supporters for the Cambridge
shire, sharing pubic attention with Hilarious tho
Cesarewitc winner, and Rosy Cross. who made
iavorite before tho start Jongleur was engaged
In the Newmarket Derby October l2, but the result
is not yet known this side OF the Atlantic JON
gleur Is bright bay, standing well over Is hands
Inches. The 1rst thing noticeable about him 10 his
great length, aud then his hardy. yet bloodlike ap
pearancc His shoulders are wonderfully set back and
powerful, his muscular, and with bone In abun-
dance below the knee and pasterns Springy, but not
over long, his fore legs arc fautiesa In fact. he 10
rcputed 10 be grand racngliKe colt ON large scale,
and one sAfe tto ioilowD