The New York herald., 1878-11-07
SPORTING EVENTS ABROAD.


The rumored break up OF the Lagrange confederacs
is myth. although they win shortly have an extern
sive weed out in Paris.
Beddngton bought in for 450 guineas after win,
ming q selling stake at Newmarket on the oath ult
1t is said that Mr. Flowers gave 800 sovereigns fo
the Irish two-yesr-old shinglass who examined
by Mr.. Paley and pronounced of the right age.
Echo H.. winner Of the All Aged Trial Plate at New
market Tuesday. 22d ult.. sold to Lord Duppn
for 500 guneas; and Mr.. G. Hilbert purchased Merry
Heart for 800 guineas
Mangostan, winner of selling stake at Newmarket
the 23d ult. sold to Mr. H. Owen for 400 guneas
and Fanfare to Mr.. Theobald for 1870 guineas.
The stallion Oxford did not live long enough to hear
of his grandsons success in the Cambridgeshire He
was turned in the paddock apparently fresh and
well on Friday. 18th ut. and shortly afterward he
was found to be attacked with paralysis. when hii
owner ordered him TO be shot.
Cagostro was bought in for 400 guineas after win.
ming the All Aged Selling Stakes at Newmarket on
Humphries for T7o gnneas and the fly ont of Queen
of Prussia bought in for 100 gnineas. leaving
balance of 450 sovereigns for division between the
fund and second horse
1t is arranged that there shall be q steeplechase
meeting at Kennett, Newmarket. early in next
year The course will be the one over which Captain
Machels jumpers are trained by levitt. Kennett il
four miles from Newmarket. The meeting will ex.
tend over couple OF days.
Mr.. Grettons colt Isonomy, the winner of the Cam,
bridgeshre, is handicapped 110 lbs for the Liverpool
Cup and liz lbs for the Great Lancashire Handicap and
with ia lbs for the Great Shropshire Handicap.
The negotiations opened by Lord Roseberry and Mr..
Gretton for the purchase of Monsieur Philippe after
the Criterion fell through The price set upon him
was "a 900. with certain contingencies.
Lord Arlington has purchased Tommy Up Pear
Tree for 1000 guineas and he has Joined Tom Cam
mons stable.
THE JONES AND BECKwITH SWIMMING RACE.
From Land and Water Oct. 26.l
1t is undoubted fact that Captain Webb &C.
compished his celebrated Channel swim in August.
1876 the art of nataton has taken much more prom.
nent place in sports and pastimes than formerly.
Swimming baths and swimming clubs have increased
in number. and during the present season the un-
precedented number of 227 obtained for
alone at the entertainment of ondon Sx1n-
ming club.
The recent terrible calamity in the Thames has still
further tended to draw attention to the value this
hitherto neglected branch Of ply education and
the School Board taking steps to encourage the
practice of swimming in their schools whenever such
q course Ii practicable
It was, therefore, only natural that the long ex.
pected match between +. L. JONES' of Leeds, and
Willie Beckwith Of London two of fastest pro-
fessonal swimmers which took place Monday
night October 2l at the Lambeth Baths should have
secured attendance Of spectators far above the
in point of numbers the baths being crowded
their utmost capacity nearly every branch Of sport
being represented among the audience
1t Will be remembered that after the usual
per correspondence between the intending compet-
tors two matches arranged each to be stake
of $50 The first distance lilo wards in the Cookridos
Street Baths Leeds came of on the 18th inst when
after magnificent race Jones by two feet in the
wonderfully fast time of I'm. lis. Notwithstanding
this defeat confident the partisans of Beck
with that they doubled the stakes for the second
match. making the amount at issue fl0o for Monday
nights contest.
Soon after half past nine p. NJ both men appeared
at the diving board end of the BATH Beckwith with
the left hand side. There unusual amount Of
betting the result to Jones being laid lose
some heavy sums of money. On the pistol being
fired Beckwith If anything the first to reach the
water. Jones, however swimming at marvellous
pace up level before half the first length was
completed and reached the end of the bath forty
yards) in rs seconds, with half yard to the good
Being quicker the turn. the Leeds champion
doubled his lead i'll the return journey, swimming
the eighty yards i'll 53s4 seconds. Beckwith still =
yard in the rear The spar marking the finish had
now been dropped the middle OF the
bath, and Jones, dashng through the water in his
well known style touched the pole winner by about
four feet in the magnificent time OF I'm. 9s.
| To show how full of 60 the little Yorkshire
man after his efforts he vauted the spar at
| the finish. Both men cheered to the echo
they left the water and in the anteroom of the baths
offer made after the by of the Leeds
supporters OF the champion for Jones TO give any
man in England ten yards in q hundred the following
morning in the Serpcntine for amount that could
be saked. The challenge, however not accepted.
Considering that the previous best record time for
! the distance 900 yNrds) I'm. 15s.. done by w.
Beckwith himself in this bath In October, 1877 tho
of the supporters of the latter back their
man--on the strength. doubt. Of trial in which
he did something like I'M 10s-can easily be under
stood. They hardly expected Jones to be capable Of
such q splendid performance as he accomplished on
Monday, and both swimmers exhibited powers Of the
highest order. Jones. who is twenty-eght years OF
looked in excellent condition and he Is equally good
over long distance it will probably be some time
before he is deprived of his hard-earned title Of
Champion Swimmer of England