The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-25
RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE CITY AND SUBURBAN WON By JULIUS
CESAR.

THE CITY AND SUBURBAN WON By JULIUS
CESAR.
LONDON, April "a, 1877.
The EPSON spring meeting commenced to-day. The
chief event was the City and Suburban Handicap Tor
which twenty EIGHT horses contendcd. The race re-
suited in victory for julius Caesar, with Touchct sec.
ond and Balbriggan third.
The following Is q summary
TnE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP, of IL sova each
10 forfeit, and only If declared BY Tuesday,
January So Messrs Weatherby only with 200 sovs.
added; the owner OF the second horse to receive so
sovs OF tho stakes; the winner Of handicap after
the publication of the weights January "a, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ to carry lbs. extra. OF any two hand
caps ono OF the value Of 1000 sovs 10 lbs extra
about mile and quarter n27 subs, thirty OF
Mr. T. Gees b. C julius Caesar. by ST. Adams, out
ofJulie; years; st. lbs. ............
Lord Roseoery's Dr. G Toucnet, BY Lord Lyon, out
OF Lady Audlcy (sister TO BuCcaneer); years;
Mr.. 6. Lambert's CHI. g. Balbr,ggan, by Scion, out
Betting, 5 TO against julius Cesar, to against
Touchet, 8 TO against Babrggan.
WINNER.
julius CAESAR is welI-kno fast colt and has shown
himself sticker in all his previous races having run
1--WE times his two-y old form, seven times as
three year-old OF his dozen two and three
year old be but onco, and that was his nrst
essay; yet no always we'll Up at the finish and
ran wen IN All MS races no nau 100 mucn OF H. his
first race wss the EPSON Spring Meeting, April 90
1876, for the Westminster stakes of 10 sovs each
8 forfeit, with 200 sovs. added, the distance tive
furiongs aud a half This he won by length, Duch.
ess OF Msu second. Julius tnird. AT tho meet
ing the following day. Julius Caesar started for The
Hyde Park Plate. valued ut 500 sovs about hall mie
with III pounds on hts back.
The weight was too much for him and he did not get
place. His next appearance was at the EPSON
meeting, May q, when again, with bis i've pound
penalty for his rst Winning he started Tor the EPSON
Two ear-Oid Plate OF 200 aud beaten
Then he al Stockbridgc. June %. for the hurst
burne Stakes. and was third. With II. Archer on his
back, MaidmeDt having HIM IN charge IN his other
He had then let up and did not appear again
until the Newmarket second October meeting, when
OF stakes 81 025. He WAS ridden by u. Webb this
aud some distance away from the winner .;
the finish This closed his two-ycar-old racing. AZ
three ear-od he began with the Two thousand
Guiueas aud was second 10 Petrarch, the winner In
the race Hts next appearance was IN the Derby, and
la this he beaten by kisber and Forerunncr, he
beng third field oil 0teen. julius Caesar appeared
next at Ascot for the Prince OF Wales' Stakes, new
mile aud i've inrlongs and was beaten by
Ictrarcn and Great Tom. A. Goodwood, July 81,
ulius Caesar for tho Stewards Cnp 7. T. O. and
there no nnsnod with eight IN front Of him. At
the place. two DAYS aiteTward DO started for the
Goodwood Corlnthan Plate "a handicapl one milo, with
140 pounds his back and was again defeated. Julius
Caesar then given rest until the Uoncastcr Meet
Ing IN september. when he for tho ~. Lcgcr
stakes, and finished thrd Petrarcn and Wild Tommy
being IN 'front.' aud Hclcnist, ksbcr Skylark, Colt
ness, Lcvunt and Alleart IN the rear. Not satisfied
with what the colt had done his owners gave HIM
run In his three year old form. and this Tor
the Liverpool Autumn Cup Ia handicupL about mile
nils and u halt. Nine were in front OF him at the
finish aud thirteen behind HIM. This ended his three
ycar-old running Hc has improved greatly since last
year IN appearance, and lie is considered Us sound
horse 81 there ~ IN England.