The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-29

Homily) made sucn an example OF her three oppo-
mems IN tho Trial Stakes, that IRON the $50 which
sne ~ss enterea 70 % so'd she was run up 10 40
Ashley She won by ioriy lengths. selling and
an animporant handicap filed up the remainder OF .
good afternoons snort. Wednesday witnessed Q re-
turn 10 the mixed class OF racing with Diminished
fields. but with decidedly increased at,endance. Out
oil the SIX races three wero reduced TO matches,
cach OF which 10 was laid the winner SO IL took
ai OF them 20 win 10 double your money. The Of
BRISTOL ROYAL srEgpLEcHAsE
FIVE came out to do duty for their owners and strug-
James rode ms own mare Melt,a, ana She was backed
for The most money up To toll Dainty found friends
a. 70 Andidole At nall point more Lancet a. 10
lens. nncied possibly account Of his
the Monday, succeeded in beating the favorlte and
landing the money by three lengths Melttas rider,
Mr. ST James. had however. the misfortune to meet
with an accident but Tor which he would all prooa.
and threw complete somersauIi. Melta came over
as sho was struggling 70 her feet, and Mr.. ST. James
teeth the result was very deep and ugly
wound, which would have stopped many plucky
rider, but Mr. 81. James, though suffering great
qurc good dcal oil riding, and Mr. ST. James could
not do justice 10 her, or drive her along his
ened condition. from shock and loss OF blood Palm
caught her about halt q mile homo and beat her
out by three leugtns, with Lancet a long way behind
Dainty fell a. we'll MS Antid0tc.
CROYDON APRI. MEETING
took place on Tuesday ana "Wednesday the Wood
eide Course. well known 10 Cockncy turtles IL is
see immense crowds ut this eas,y reached ro
sort, but the heavy rans oil the past week had
aered me course such quaRmirc that only the most
lnveterate patrons Journeycd TO Croydon. If the
bill OF fare had included an international
hurdle rae. race or q Grand National. douo.
not have Kept the holiday makers away but this time
there was nothing but commonplace plaIng. selling
races and few stccplcchases thrown In vary the
monotony Mr.. Charles Bush'S stable in good
form again ON tho opening day, the nrst event. tho
Julien t6rce.vear. Old oily by Macsroni out
o. julius, and later on, Brown Holland tho Grand
Handicap hurdle race with $1,000 added; quite rc
spectacle afternoons work, considering the
numerical numocr OF animals in the book
makers stable. Tho main feature Of the day
forfeit, with $1,000 added, three miles and half
o. country. Mont valcrien, Messenger. Spectre aud
idie Girl comprised the field, small in number and
moderate In pretensons. Six tour was laid on
Mon! vacrien and his hackers could hardly have felt
In clover when be Tell at the nrst fence ana threw
Marsh worry heavily Tho latter, though severely
shaken. was soon remountcd. and dispiayci great
judgment in gradually getting on Aerms with his held
Spectrc SO the issue was left the iavorte Mes
snger, tho latter OF whom led up to tho last hurdles
where Mont Vaierieu collared him and, gong
right away. won by forty lengths. Tho p!ucky
jockey eamo in for round after round
Bad as the gong was both for and beast on the
first day. II was perfect paradise to that experienced
on the Tuesday, Tor all night u had rained, that
where you were not compelled 10 wade through
you had 10 founder about In two three inches OF
pursuit OF pleasure under difficulties, violent thunder
storm which had broken over London visited Croydon
and drove everybody TO shelter. This Was last
straw that broke the camel's back, and, weary and
soaking. the majority OF those who went TO
the course returned without any further de-
lay 10 town. Who the winners were under
such circumstances Ii matter OF littl0
moment, for mud ovor tho horses ctlocKs is
irue criterion OF form. Corsalr won tho big race
the Welcomes Handicap OF SIS each, with 81, 500
added anu two-year-oid Paganini hlly brought the
meeting to close by winning a soing plate OF $780,
alter which she changed hands at the advanced price
OF lSo gulncas. Tho Pnganinis, though not winning
any very large stakes, arc s adding up good total
fnP thatPCt hat aid
WINDSOR SPRING MEETING.
On the Thames side course, above Windsor town, n
pleasant two days meeting was held on Thursday
yesterday, though IL ut limo feared that
Father Thames tho Messrs Fras' venture would have
10 be postponed Water then was Ia pools tho
course bclow the distance, Dut still did Interfere
with very pleasant outirg. which was we'll patron.
tied by tho public. Tho Public sales Stake a new
style Of stake open TO yearlngs disposed OF public
tons was sold for 800 guncas an advance Of 200
over the entered selling price. The sensation
Of the day was reached, however, whom Chew.
ronel, two-ycar-0ld, by Cathedral, OF
highly tired in Narbo. and a lilly by scottish
Chlcf, out Of Boulogne ChcvroneI won in such hol-
low style that alter being started nj his entered SELL
leg price OF 100 sovcrcgns, he was quickly run to
$50 guineas, nj which price he secured by Lord
ROscberry. Antdotc, who caused tho accident at
Croydon, won the County hurdle race. On Friday
the sport marred falling during cntirO
afternoon and, although the racing good enough
look at there was really nothing vi importance done
requiring particular noIIce
TURF RECIPROCITY
Al the Newmarket Craven meeting, next week, tho
question OF tnri reciprocity will como before the
Jockey Club Al present The general feeling Is against
any restrictive enactments