The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-16
RACING IN ENGLAND.
Last Day Of the Ascot
Meeting.
IMPORTANT EVENTS DECIDED.
Coltness and Rylstone the
Winners.


LONDON June Is, 1871
This was the fourth and last day Of tho Ascot
meeting
rHK ALEXANDRA PLATE
The most important on the card was tho race
Tor the Alexandra Plate, about three miles IL brought
TO the only tour horses OF the twenty.
four subscribers, and resulted in a victory for Mr..
Houldsworths bay colt Coltncss, who by eight
lengths IN $50 Mr. X. n. Bait's chestnut colt Bcr-
sasler second tho Duke Of Ham,lton's bay colt
Wild Tommy third and Mr.. CornwaPs buy colt Raba-
gas H. last
THg Bgrrixo.
The latest betting on the course was even ON Colt.
ness, 10 to 10 against Bersager, 20 to against Wild
Tommy and to against Rabagas H.
SUMMARY.
THE ALEXANDRA PLATE, OF 900 sovs., added TO .
sweepstakes Of 20 each, Ii forfeit four old
10 snrry l26 lbs i've. l32 lbs and aged. 1888 lbs
anu gedipgs allowed lbs Winners Of any stakes
or prize worth 1000 sovs IN any countryiu 1876.
or OF the Ascot. Goodwood or Doncaster cups.
or Alexandra Plate in 1875 or 1870 TO carry los
extra; madens four years old tho starting
lowed u.s.; i've and upward, 10 lbs horses foaied
out OF Europe allowed ibs pure Barbs ana Araoians
allowed 2S lbs, and no other allowance allowances
accumulave; the second horse 10 receive 200 sovs.
out OF the stakes, and the third horse 20 save ha
stake To start At the now mile post and 20 once
round, about three miles "a subs
Mr. J. II. Houdsworth's b c, coltness by KING
Tom, out OF Crvcus, years Observation-Disclosures. ]
MT L. n. Bats CHI Q. Bersagier, by Strathconan.
out OF RevcilIe years. .............. .........
u u w,
Tom. out Of Wild Agnes, A ycars...............,
Nj, ca Cornwall !. D. Raoasas H., by Rug Bias, out
"o'"Sune' ye~rs:.. ...................
TIE wiSxKR-coLrsgss
The Alexandra Plate has fallen 10 . great siashing
colt standing just sixteen hands high Ho may not
be tho best looking one in the world, but . briiiian,
gocr and undoubtedly possesses lne turn OF speed
Coltncss made his hrst appearance the New S,skca
AZ Ascot This event Is = which generally brnga
TO light year Odds destined TO take leading
part in racing history, though somewhat
singularly, out OF tho number Of good horses
which have won 1t. Galopin IS the only who has
subsequently, carried OF the Derby. Cotness thu
New Stakes In the style Of really good animal In the
Hursbourne Stakes vt stochbridge. and In the July
Stakes, Newmarkct July meeting, he was bcasen Mr.
Savcs bay colt rimbalIo and Cotnoss . dead heat
for the Sussex STAKES, at Goodwood, whom with two
other defeats Coltnoss did not again appear until April
Is, last year, whom Wild Tommy and Great Tom
showed him the way In tho Post Sweepstakes, foI
thrcc-ycar-ods, at Newmarket He then disappointed
his with his performance in tho Two Thousand
Guncas. when that workable puzzlo Pstrarch, cap
tured It, and with another unsuccessful attempt, ha
was prepared for the Derby. In that event he
very fast, finishing sixth, while st Ascot, in
the Eighteenth Biennial Stakes, he had this
merit OF running clean away from Petrarch,
to, as both King Death and Bay wyndbam beat him.
Coltness was also victorious At Goodwood, making
mIncomcat OF All Heart in u sweepstakes milo
and quarter while At York, in the Great Yorkshire
Stakes one mile and thrce-quartcrs, II thought
that one or two OF his competitors might have made
him race, but they could not the scmblsnco OF
gaop with him. 1t true at this tmc that Colt.
ness had not beaten much subsequent 70 tho
Derby; but there was NO denying tho fact that
no was IN every way improved horse, after his
York victory supported Tor the 81 Lcgcr at 20
to against him. Ho sadly disappointed his friends
in tho Leser in not making a better bid for place
honors their being six In front him tho finish.
Coitness became stale from hts ST. Legcr exerttons,
and succumbcd to Great Tom In tho DON
caster Stakes, milo and q halt With
tho Ayr Cold Cup ono mile and quarter,
Ayr, September q, and the St Lcger Stakes, two
miles and los yards, Newmarket First October meet
ing, tho latter winning all tho way IRON Skyark aud
Camembert, and defeats in tho Ayrshire Handicap,
and Her Majesty's Plate, Newmarket Second October
meeting CoItncss retired Tor the This year
he appeared twice before coming tho post In tho
Alexandra Plate These events werc the Eighteenth
Newmarket Biennial Stakes, Newmarket Craven
meeting, and tho Prince OF Wales stakos. Newmarket
FIRST Spring, both OF which occasions skylark dc.
fcatcd him. Coitncss was bred by Mr. Morry, and
bought ut hts yearling salc by Mr. II. Houldsworth
his present owner There arc few older colors tho
English turf than tho green and gold braid OF
tho Houidsworth family, who, for generations,
havo boon numbered among ts respected
patrons, but though the present rcprescnt-
alive OF tho family has at times gwen
large Tor yearngs ne has been unfortunate With
the majority Of thsm, thcy have turned out utterly
worthless. Ills victories, rs consequence, al the
Ascot meeting have been well deserved. Coltncss Is
at Goodwood; the champion Stakes, Newmarket Sec
ond October meeting. aud Is also tho stake 10
10 run in 1878.
TIKI Ascor pLATg.
Tho race for the Ascot Plate brought out fold Of
eight horses, OF which Lord Hartington's bay lilly
Rylstonc proved herself tho best Mr. Alex Baltaxxis
brown colt John Day secured second place aud The
Duke OF wcsiminster's bay horse Dalham third
TIM HITTING.
Tho latest betting the 10 to I against
Rylsloac, TO asanst John Day aud 20 to against
Dalham.
SUMMARY.
Tho Ascot Plate OF 300 sova. with so sovs. 10 She
second, indeed to hign weight handicap swccpssakcs
Of 10 EACH forfeit. If declared, Tor three years
old and upward. the winner Of tho Ascot Stakes or
Royal Hunt Cup to carrys nos. Of any other hAsdi-
cap after The weights appear lbs extra; lowest
We ght. IT. one mile ana a quarter.
Lord burlington 3 b. KEYSTONE by Hermit, out Of
Esthcr's dam, by sk,rmishcr, 5years........... 1
MT Aicxhnuer batozxis OF. q, JOnn Day, Jonn
Davis, out of Brcnkwatcr, ycars............... z
Duke OF Wcstminster'sb b. h. DaIhsm. by Cathedral,
out OF Gertrude years. ....................... .
rnE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Tho neat, compac.Iy made Rylstonc, . racing
daughter Of Hermit. tho winner Of tho Ascot Plate
was bred by her owner, Lord Harrington The milton
Stakes (scing). i've furlongs Doncascr meeting last
year, was her maiden essay, when she was badly
beaten she appeared the second time in . match VI
81, 900, furlongs, 40 yards, with MonKskood, By
Hermit. ephanotis, which she ~ four lengths.
Tho New Nursery stakes. for two-ycsr-oids,
i've fnrlongs. brought her ous the third time which
she cicverly captured b. half length from ned OF
sixteen. on the OF this winning point In rae
Ing was raised Tho OF this race specify
thai only those horses shall DO clle bio for eurv bo