The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15
TIM wIxNER--BELLIc1xr.


bong as tollows:-chesterneld Stakes Newmarket,
July meeting: Middle Park Plate, Newmarket. Second
OCTOBER Richmond Stakes, at Goodwood; Twenty.
fifth Biennial Stakes. Bath and Somerset meeting;
Nineteenth Bicnuial Stakes at Stockbridgc;
hottisions Stakes anu Hurtsbourne Stakes.
also at Stockbrdgc; Great Whitley Stakes,
Worcester Summer meeting; Mcrsey Stakes,
Liverpool July meeting; Ashley Stakes, Lewis August
meeting; Middleton Two. Year Old stakes, ut oxford;
Winchester Biennial Stakes, nj Winchester. Her 1873
engagements are.-Thc Ono Thousand Guincas, tho
oaks. the Coronation Stakes, y. Ascot and tho Park
Hill stakes, At Doncaster September meeting.
TAX GOLD cur.
Tho race for the Gold Cup. the most famous fashion
abe OF the year. resulted victory Tor Lord
Dupplns Polrarch tho favorte just before tho start
al II 10 10, Lord Falmouth's Skyark, with TO
against him, being In the second place. Mr.. Acton's
Coomassio with to against her, finished third fol-
lowed by Wild Tommy and Controversy. with 20 to
against each, in the order named.
RACE.
Tho flag fell 10 good start Sugar Loaf jumped OF
with the lead holding he liked until passing tho
stand where he further drew away TO twenty lengths
in advance. Controversy and Skyark at this tmc
front Of Coomassic and Pctrarch last At the
Hotel turn Skylark rushed to second place, when
Sugar Loaf boted of out OF tho into the
ahead and easily by length. Coomassic
bad third. Time, 4:33. Custance rode tho winner
SUMMARY.
TnE GOLD CrP, valued 900 sovs, given from tho
Tor the third added to subscription Of 20 sovs each
three yearolds, st. lbs Jour, 81. 10 lbs Eve.
st. lbs.; six and ag,d, ST. lbs mares md geld
ings allowed lbs; to start at the Cup post and 60
Lord DurpIin's D. 9 Poirarch, BY Lord clifdeo, out
Of Laura, by Orlando years. .CusIance)
Lord Faimouth's $. c. skylark by King Tom, out or
Mr. whsae isr Sea coomassc 81 King Tom gu, 81
North Lincoln, out OF Hahala, years. ......... 3
Duke Of Hamton's b. c Wild Tommy. by King
Tom, out OF Wild Agnes, years.
The Miner, out Of Lady Caroline, 6years: .......
Duke Of Hamllton's CHI c Sugar Loaf by EckmGh,
Tmc Asa.
THE wXxEE-PgrRARcH.
The Gold Cup this year falls to q horse whose career
tho turf has been gerry cvcntuL As two-year.old
Petrarch but once when nc beat twenty nine CON-
pcttors for the Middle Park Plate in tho style Of
thorough horse These included such young
cracks Advance CorregIo, Kaleidoscope, N.
do Fligny, FetterIock, Kisber, Madeira
Loiypop, Blandiord and o,hors. Cutting down
SUCH a numerous Mold in rdicuously easy style msdo
tho raco tho best two-y old performance OF tho
year. His next appearance was IN the Two Thousand
Guincas, which be won in canter by three lengths,
beating julius Caesar, Kaleidoscope, Coincss Father
Ciarct, NJ dc Fngny, Great Tom and seven others.
Three weeks before this race, however, there was
the greatest excitement IN the English betting world
at that time Pctrarch failed TO take his
morning gaops. All sJrts Of rumors flying
about the Of hs absence, saying that
1t was due to bruised loot, othcrs strained leg
while still others attributed II simple OF his
being given dose OF medicine prepare him Tor the
event bo this rs It may, his stable companion
Kaleidoscope took his place in the betting, while Lord
FaImouth's Great Tom, half brother to Kingcrah
because Of great Improvement moved up
even terms in tho books When Pctrarch rcappcared
Mt work many Of his old friends felt they been TOO
easily alarmed and again made him equal the bot
ting with Kaleidoscope while others, knowing OF his
opposition tor the Derby, risked their money ON
other candidates. Aftcr his victory In the
Two Thousand It thought that the Derby
was almost at hrs mercy, and no to
tho post Tor that great event last year az
the favoritc to being laid against him by the book
makers How Kisber, the foreign candidate, carried
of the prize and Pctrarch finished fourth ,s too well
remembered TO need rccapitulation here. He was
more successful hts next essay, at the Ascot
meeting no won tho Prince OF waics Stakes
beating five otncra He failed TO obtain o place IN
the Twenty-third Triennia Stakcs, run AZ tho Same
meeting for which no thought invincibc. With
Lcger as the second CHOICE his old opponent, Kisbcr
being tho iavoritc to 1. Potrarch cap.
turcd the valuable stakes after masnd.
cent race with Wild Tommy, while Kisber
failed TO obtain q place. His FIRST appearance
TINS in a sweepstakes over the T. Y. @. At
the NewMarkot arst spring meeting. WHOM he walked
over for tho $62S He tailed to obtain a place. with
1875 lbs up, IN the Lincolnshiro Handicap, Lincoln
spring meeting, when he was retired anti me
present race Petrarch's engagements arc tho
Alexandra Plate, about three miles, run FRI
day Of the present meeting At Ascot, and tho
Twcnty-nith Beniinck Memorial Stakes. Goodwood
meeting. lie Is also engaged in the Champion Stakes,
TO bc run ut tho Newmarket second Octotor meeting,
1873 petrarch was brod by Mr. Gasden, aud Is by
Lord Chfden, out OF Laura, BY Orlando out OF Tor
u,ent, by Alarm, out OF Aiea, by Whalebone. Lord
Duppin purchased Petrarch In March, 1870, pay
ing the enormous sum Of 100000 for him.
Ito is nov the property Of Lord Lonsdalc.
Up to the present victory Pctrarchs winnings amount
to $4,000 Petrarch bay with black legs, and with
the exception Of very small star IN tho forehead he
shows no white markings. lie stands exactly nficen
hands three inches uudcr tho standard, ana has
markedly grand head, neck and shoulders. His fore.
arms long aud worry muscular. and his
tore legs perfect TO both lorna.
ton aud strength Ito has very strong
back AID oins, immense muscular devcopmcn, In his
quarters and thighs Ind largo. clean and beautifully
shaped hooks He is good rcoder, his coat IS bright
and blooming, and no iauit he IN hrs entire
frame He moves with great resolution and case in
his work. his hind legs being we'll under him and far
apart, which gives him plenty Of power and leverage
when extended
EPSON DERBY TIME.