The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-06
RACING IN ENGLAND.

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CLOSE OF THE srKEPLEcHAsE sEAsoN-xvENTs
ON THE FLAT, cRoss-coUNrnx AND OVER TIE
STICKS AT LINCOLN AND LIVERPOOL.
LONDON, March "a, 1877.
Within sound Of Big Bon or Lincoln the English
natracing season for the year began Monday, tho
10Th inst for, usual, tho Lincoln meeting tho
first to commence proceedings After the enforced
recess Of four months u = relief witness
regular racing meeting for the winter ssssplschsss
gatherings anything but pleasant places visit
what between rain, slect and mud up TO your knees
On tho nrst day the racing neither nrst class
regards the calibre Of the animals engaged or tho
coseness Of the racing, evory event. even II not won
by lengths, being still with plenty 10 spare. or,
as the saying Is, "a bit up your Sleeve" II il
almost invariably the case that an English
race programme begins with . Trial Stakes,
and Lincoln exception to the rule.
More than usual attached TO this race for
Lord Rosebcrry's Brigg Boy a starter and no was
one OF tho trial horses that tho merits OF
Touchet, tho favorite for tho Lincoln Handicap and
on whom the money been heaped for tho last week
as tho all So confident also wcro tho
followers OF Dovers stable, at which establish
Lord Roseberry keeps his horse that Brgg Boy would
win. that they backed him at even money to beat his
three opponents In addition to the stable money
there was also that OF the hacker OF Fred Archers
mount for such cxcnt is turf speculation car.
RED here that many back not the horses, but the
jockeys, and, as Fred Archer Is just now tho
crack rider, there is always great deal Of money
put his mount, that tho horse occupied
. fictitious position IN the betting. AL OF tho
starters. with tho exception OF Brigg Boy. took
an allowance Of IL lbs being entered to be sold for
$780, and tins enabled tho three year old Winnred to
beat tho favorte very hanuly by three lengths Tho
winner was then sold at an advance Of $3.50. Lord
Roseberry subsequently laid objection against tho
winner Tor not carrying the proper weight tho cond
tons being that winners should be penased but tho
stewards overrued the objection. hurdle race Of .
milo followed, but not ono Of tho Two runners was
above tho very commonost stamp OF . racehorse, so
il was a relief whom the bell rang for tho Batthyany
Stakes, a handicap OF $50 each, with ST. 900 added
from the fund Eleven out oil the twenty subscribers
put ~ an appearance and out q snas numSsr tho
Ball. by Cape Fyaway, out OF Cordclia about whom y
only possible to obtain to before the flag fell
For a way the real good thing did prove sue
cessfu, and Cannon Ball shot the post couple OF
lengths ahead OF another named Queen Of
Weight being g, the far Quo q io lbs The Tashws
Plate mad four starters, ali entered 10
S u Bsns was the best Of o and changed
the price OF 1000 She Is oil the highly appreciated
Swcetmeat blood, being daughter Of Maccaroni, ana
may good the stud II she does not train
on into u fair racehorse There was but one moro
worth noticing on the first day-the Marlborough
OF i've urongs and though there was the goodly num-
Der VI TO the post hackers were again Tor
else beng backed to any extent during The day The
indifferent performance OF Brigg Boy had the effect
Of sending Touchet back In the betting for tho Lincoln
Handicap, toward the close Of the day he rallied
again Toucnct is pronounced exactly as It s written,
and is not French word although y looks like tho
colt taxing It's namc from the family name OF the
Barons OF Audley. As Lady Audlcy was Touchets
dam II sufficiently accounts for the nomenclature.
Tuesday witnessed better racing. better weather ana
better attendance. and punctualy ha-past the
Brockcsby Trial Plate was started. Among the nino
runners was Cannon Bail. who figured a winner the
pounds, making his weight l0x pounds This just
stopped him, for though the distance was but i've
furongs he could not race all the way, nni
was cut down at the finish by the four
ycar-old wooalark, who only carried three pounds
tho favorite though there was years ill
ference their ages Tho race Of the day was the
Brockosby Stakes Tor two-year-ods, 500 each, with
ST. 800 added, distance halt mile A. the value oil the
stakes was 81 ooo some very good youngsters turned
to have try for the money. Two were particu.
larry sGod s. na sSs sns ana
oily by BAR Atho out Of Little Agnesbut thcir TAX
ing appearance did not enable them 70 take any promi-
part their first essay though before the year IS
they will all probability turn out the BEST Of the
lot. Mat Dawson the vol known trainer OF Newmarket,
sent FAIR Pentsnt, daughter OF julius and Repentance,
TO represent him. and Il leaked out that she had been
highly tried NJ home and so hackers followed one
another like flock Of shoep until the illy started Al
certainly have been something wrong with the trial,
Tor FAIR Pentcnt could not even secure place; aud
Bishop Burton, tho property Of Char,ey Bush one of
tho largest betting men now on the turf won the race
by neck IRON Tom jennings Fiddlestrng, with Mr..
Cnapllu's Bah NJ the Bowster MY third. Bishop
Burton a roam, somewhat unusual color for
horse but he gets that IRON his slrc SIrathconan,
who gray his dam Hermi0ne also might have ten
dency toward that Color she IL Of the vcnison fam
lily through Kingston seemed ALMOST rnpOssiblc Tor
70 PICK gu. tor iavor's after Ia avorss
two that dd were Tbcr aud Bridgct, but as odds
OF TO tho former aud to on the lat
ter thu balance long way IN favor OF the book
makers when the days sport was finished
THE LINCOLN HANDICAP,
q sweepstakes Of 500 each, half forfeit with $4,000
added from tho iuna proved, might be expected,
the only OF the last day but oil the meet
Ing aud the attendance IN the Carholme, the open
widely were tho spectators spread over the ground
that was Impossible TO estimate their numbers, but
old hdbtues said large any previous occa
II the largest OF ALL Four races prccedcd tho
event OF The day-ths first hurdle race Of mile aud
Handicap vi live iuTiougs, won by sweet Note six
ycar-ola daughter Of saccharometsr, who had been
stakes on tho first day. The Lincoln Cup Tor two.
year-olds, value 81, 900, fell 10 Fddlcstrng, tue
sptly named sou Of Paganlni that ran close second
Castle Selling Plate Of $780, weight Tor ago race
over nve-urong course Sir q. Chctwynds Tortoise,
lengths from Mr.. Howsin's siesta The winner was to
be sold $780, but the OF the second ran the
prce up aud ob.a'aed Tortoise q. the ADVANCED price
sin and hall 10 the fund MI Johnson,
nH CLERK o. n. soc evs nr bo
Tor Tho Lincoln Handicap: but they were all ready
before the Time was up and all the starters, with tho
exception OF Pctrarcn, were saddled aud paraded IN
the enclosure beisre going down 10 the post Round
the favoritcs- ouchet, Bruce and Poursuivant-thc
crowds we're dozen Deep aud only By dint oil consd
cradle exertion could Wow DO obtained OF them BY
all odds the handsomcst oil those In the enclosure was
tho three ycar-old Bruce, by King o. Scots and GER
ainly he had The appearance Of hve-ycar-old,
being wonderfully developed, particularly IN his
powerful back and muscular loins Mr. Joseph Daw.
son, another Of tho family o trainers owns Bruce and
very confident IN his having great chance Tor the
1ouchct and Controversy (ast years winner In
Lord RoscUcrrys cvlorsL also had host Of ADMIRERS
and the former, with whom His Lordship declared
to win, cortalnly was very fit, though nothing ike
tho class of that Bruce TouChct must nave
done something wonderful at homo. What II really
outside tho stable knows but II was SAID
that the nrst trial such great ono that " was
thought mistake must have been made, so second
trial rcsorted 10, with like result The trouble
must have been The actual showed, that Brgg
Boy Controversy aud the other trial nag were entirely