The New York herald., 1877-05-02
RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE COMING TWO THOUSAND cuINEAs CON-
TEsr--sKEIcHEs OF The PROBABLE START

THE COMING rwo THOUSAND cuINEAs CON-
TEsr-skE1cHEs OF THE PROBABLE START
LRs.
LosDoS April 10, 1877.
The first OF tho lvc "classic races Of the year is
tho Two Thousand Gu,neas Stakes 10 be tor
Wednesday, May ., at the Newmarket first spring
meeting. the Rowley Mile This
mile seventeen yards long. and Is the las, part OF
the A. +. ACROSS the Flat course Notwithstanding
It's being considered OF the important Of tho
year IL cxces but u small modicum Of attention IRON
turltos until within few days Of tho race the spring
handcaps engrossng the great share or interest until
the determination OF the City and Suburban Handicap
al the EPSON spring meeting. This year the mbsr OF
starters for the Two Thousand Guincas promises be
small one not more than eight or nine being looked
upon certain. though there viii be doubtless some
additions at the last moment from quarters least
pected which will swell The number double ngurss
In Of the fact that oil most prominent
candidates have sported silk this year any review OF
the capabilities OF the expected performers is
sariy confined TO their twoyear.od record and upon
basis the colt which nst OF all arrests attention Is
CLAIMANT,
property OF that popular patron OF the English and
French turf Count T. de Lagrange, who 1865 caused
CONSERVATION among the English turtles by winning
the Two Thousand Guneas, Derby and ST. Leger with
Gladiateur. ami supplemented this triple victory by
country. Claimant is bay colt by Mortemer, out OF
Araucara, and toaicd Count Lagrange's Breed
ing establishment, the name OF which he boars. Last
year he oight times and unsuccessful Ave
occasons but II evident that his nrst essays
those OF new beginner, and he was also on the big
side; while he finished up the season by displaying
racing abilities which placed him ndisputabiy at the
head OF tho list OF asprants for the three year-od
events OF 1877 Claimant first came out
July Stakes, but failed get placed Al
Goodwood the same month he second to Shilleagh
tor the Levant Stakes. The following week at Loves
he was fourth for tho Ashley Stakes and tho follow
ing day scored hts maiden victory by winning the
Prory Stakes from the speedy fies Tribute and Dee,
tho latter giving four pounds and sex allowance 10 the
winner. At Doncaster Claimant was unplaccd, whom
Lady Gol,ghtly spread-caaied her fold the Cham
pagne Stakes. We to the fret Of his great
victorcs-the Middle Park Plate at the Newmarket
October meeting Eighteen OF the best youngsters
on the turf did battle tor the valuable stakes OF the
'srwo. .Year.Od Derby" the is occasionally
called Lady Golghtly In the Champagne Stakes run
ning made u warm lavorl,e, while about Claimant
twenty to could be obtained Tho race was close
one, Claimant only winning BY a hcad from Pellegrno
while the same distance separated the latter from
Plunger with Lady Goshtly fourth, neck behind II
necessary look ut the woghts carried this hcc
quarter mile DASH The winner ad the Iavortc each
sex allowance the worst OF the weights. pelegrno
carried 119 lbs. and Punger III lbs, and all or the
other runners beside those named carried less except
Orleans, whose weight tho Plunger's.
This form good enough ot itself TO stamp tho
Frenchnan as colt OF uncommon merit, but when Il
was supplemented by his and victory the
Dewhurst Plate two weeks later 0n he at cstab-
lIshcd his reputation as tho best OF his year. In this
he again met Flunger whose owner Mr.. Baltazzi,
felt confident OF success that the OF Adventurer
ana Lima started first iavorite at even money.
This time Claimant had TO carry l3l lbs. ana Piunger
LIS lbs, difference OF two pounds In the atters favor
compared with the Middle Park Plate weghta The
result, however was tho same, and Claimant, appa-
rently reshng the extra iurlong he had to travel,
gave Mr. Baazzis colt decisive hali.length beating,
while OF their live opponents, Winchelsca tho
nearest to them four lengths behind. Ger
tainy upon this form, unless therc IS some
dinary merit, OF Itself highly Improbable, Claimant
ought to be unbentcn horse this year. But the
Transition OF two-ycar-od into a ec-year-old is
some hing which ofttimes upsets all theories, and
therefore the present comparative appearance OF
Count Lagranges champion has TO be taken into con-
sderation. during tho winter he enjoyed the best Of
health, but Notwithstanding this important element
IN his favor 1t is tho opinion OF the cevcrest judges
that Claimant has not made such an Improvement In
his growth he ought to have done 10 maintain his
undisputed claim to continuation OF successful
says this year. and that there others who having
grown more and become furnished proportion. may
lower the coors OF their former conqueror or these
is ono thst is spoken highly oL Last year Mr. Bal
tazzi of the Derby with Ksber, and no not
without hope Of being equally fortunate IN one Of the
big this year with this very highly bred son of
Adventurer and Lima. Last year Plunger started hve
times, beginning with the Findon Stakes a. Good
wood, where he finished with zero 10 his name.
We next find him at Doncaster, returned as
winner Of q -, three.quarter mile sweep.
by three lengths from Dee, l26 lbs, and
Claimant, 129 lbs, with iour unplaced. His
with his final appearance in the Dewhurst Plate-re-
fcrred to abovemorc than couneroaances his defeat
OF Claimant in the sweepstakes on the day following
tho MIDDLE Park Plato Piunger the Prondergast
Stakes carrying 125 lbs and beating Palm Flowcr l26
Ds and Lady Goigaty, 12s lbs the latter beng badly
tncn nud0 ma nto m uCh
Improvement during the winter recess than The French
representative but is very questionable whether 1t
Unquestonably, ono of II not the most improved
colts which will be seen this year the Duke OF West.
minister's
bay colt By The Palmer, out OF Lady Audey. His
noDic owner Mr.. Robert Peck, his trainer, and tho
whole OF the supporters Of the Russley stable are cx
trcmely sangunc OF his success AS yearling he was
bought for 1900 guincas, but being very big colt he
required time TO furnish, and, with good Judgment,
Mr. Peck did not attempt to orce him too mucn, pre-
ferr,ng TWICE before ho was thoroughly
wound up tor the important engagements ut the back
end In tho Molecomo Stakes, at Goodwood, he at
tracted much attention from his very racing like ap-
pearancc and quality but II was quite apparent that he
time to him in racing trim, so that his TALL
ing do than get third TO Shillcagh ana Ha
drian did not excite mucn surprise. Previous The
Middle Park Plate no had been very highly tried but
IL Is matter OF record that Chamant therein
gave him six pounds ana head, beating, though
he was ntcriercd with at a critical point
OF the race there Is reasonable gro grounds ior
had the trouble not occurred. Pcllcgrno has un-
| doubtedly made much more advancement than Cha
mant since the Middle Park Plate day. and rs he
showed then BY his resoute style o hnishng that he
game enough is not al ali unlikely tho nnish BE-
tween the will be rs close Mt even weights III the
Two Thousand Guneas as IT was AZ tho difference OF
lbs when last they met Another in tho Same stable is
| MOKER,
an own brother to the late Lord Gasgow's Two Thou
sand winner, General Peel, by young Melbourne and
! ike hun, large, heavy framed horse, slack IN the
back and loius Great things were expected OF Morier
but out Of the question gettng HIM anyway ~
| to race last year. so he has yet TO make his maiden
essay. Good mai he may very possibly be, therc
is yet the very best asserting that Russcy
| pins faitn upon his stable companon tor The
Gulncas.
SfLvIo AND WARREN HASTINGS
arc two that although In totally different interests
yet be considered as one, on account OF their run
vnat. Ma rkpl Ro huy thclr