The New York herald., 1878-11-08
RACING IN ENGLAND.
THE LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETNG-LoRD HART
NGToN's BELPHGBE WINS THE LIVERPOOL
CUP.
rBY CABLE TO THE HERAID.1

CUP.
lex CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON. Nov. 7, 1873.
The Liverpool autumn meeting commenced on
Tuesday last 9TH inst The principal event of this
meeting was the race for the Liverpool Cup. which
was run for to-day. and was won by Lord Harting-
toms bay hrly Belphobe, Lord Rosebcry's Touchet
being second and Captain Machells Master Kildare
third. The last betting previous to the start to
/ against Belphebe, to against Touchet and to
against Master Kildare. There fifteen starters.
The following is
THE LrvEnPooL AUTUMN CUP of 500 sovs. in specie,
and 100 to the trainer OF the winner added TO
handicap sweepstakes Of Is each. half forfeit
and sovs. only to the fund IL declared; the second
to receive 80 from the stakes and the winner to
pay IS toward expenses winners after the pub
Of two Ssndcsps or Of any race value 100 sovs.
lbs of any race value 300 sovs IL lbs extras from
the stables. about mile and half III subs.
Lord Roscbery's br. c. Touchet by Lord Lyon. out
Captain Machelis ch. c. Master Kildare, by Lord
Ronald, out Of Lilk, years old. d............... 8
THE WINNER.
Belphnbe was bred by Mr.. Chaplin and sold when
yearling to Lord Harrington for $50 guineas She
made her first appearance twoycar-old for the
spring two-year-old stakes at the Newmarket first
meeting over the bretDy STAKES course
Of SIX furiongs. when she beat the favorite Mido-
THAN. and eight others. She did not appear again
until the Newmarket second October meeting.
when she won the Brctby stakes. six fur
longs. She next appeared in the Juvenile Handi-
cap and the Criterion Nursery Handicap in
neither Of which did she get place. At the Hough-
ton meeting Belphtrbc started for the Troy
stakes the twoyearold course but was unplaced
In field Of Ave. This closed her two-y career
AS three ycar-oid she began the Northampton and
Pitchicy hunt, and was unpiaccd At tho same meet
ing for the Dcaprc Handicap Plato she was second to
wandercr. Her next appearance was at Newmarket
the Nineteenth Biennial Stakes and she was again
unplaocd, Gray Friar winning Tho race She next
appeared in the great scurry Handicap at Epsom and
was second TO Sutherland, four.year-oid
Twelve ran. At Newmarket she ran in the
Prince of Wales Stakes. . handicap, and
was third 10 Tasscl and SpicgclshiG. Her next
appearance in the Thousand C,uiness
where she astonishcd all England by beating Lady
Ronald Lady Golghtly and sixteen Others She won
IL by neck. The betting 100 TO 0 against her at
tho start She started times subsequent to that
great victory in her three ycarod FORM winning once
only tho Coronation Stakes At Ascot one milc carry
ing 12e lbs. the top weight She beat four Others
in this race including Lady Golightly. Bclphnbe ran
in both the Cesarewitch and Cambridge She was
third in the Ccsarewitch Hilarious and Mscaroon being
in front of her at the finish, and in Cambridge
tho great French colt Jongleur tsinco dead)
was the only one that beat her in that
important race. Previous b. her victory for
the Liverpool Cup this year she ran four times.
Her first essay was In the Newmarket Biennial Stakes
at the Newmarket Craven meeting She was third in
fed Of four. Silvio being the wnnsr Of the race.