The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-22
SPORTING NEWS.

DI UhIlNU NEW
Racing, Base Ball, Aquatic, Athlet-
ic and Other ADJUSTMENTS.
The Turf.
The Spirit of the Times, speaking of ''Pa-
role at Ascot" says: 'The defeat OF Parole at
Ascot, June 10, for the Ascot stakes, will not
surprise those In this country who know the
horse. The course was heavy, and he carried
top weight, the weight told on the heavy
ground and defeat was the result. Indeed,
defeat was to have been expected. since he
gave Lord Roeeberry's four year old, ROBOT
to, sixteen pounds, while Mr. Surtees three
year old. Mycentak, who ran second, had up
only seventy-seven pounds, and Mr.. W. s.
Crawford's three-year old colt, Bay Archer,
carried but eighty pounds. The fact that Pa
role was given top-weight BY the handicap
per liz decided compliment to him. It said,
In plain terms, he Ia the best In the list, and
there were thirty-ave Of Them"
The London Globe says: MANY Of our
readers are not aware tnat this year Ia the
centennial Of the Derby, or that during the
past few years our three great classical races
have each completed their respective hum
dredth years. The Doncaster st. Leger Is the
oldest Of the three, having been instituted In
1776, when the first race was run on Cantly
Common. Lord Rockingham's Allabaculia be-
came victor. Strictly speaking, however, the
race can only be said to date from 1778, when
its venue was changed to Doncaster Town
Moor, and the race received Its name In COM
pliment to Col. st. Leger, better known as
for the hundredth time last year, the twelfth
Earl Of Derby having established 1t III 1779. It
was named after his rural retreat, The Oaks
In the parish Of Woodmanstone, near EPSON
The Earl won the first race with his flly
Bridget. In the following year the same Earl
established the Derby, which was called by
| his name. He tried hard to win first race,
as at the Oaks, but could not succeed, Sir
Charles Bunbury.s Diomed being the winner.
Ii is curious fact that the race has only
once been won by al Earl OF Derby, the late
Earl trying very hard for 1t, and III 1858 only
lost by half a head-his Toxophillte being
beaten by Sir Joseph Hawley's Beadsman by
i that length. In 1887 Lord Derby won with
| Sir Peter Teazle."
The time occupied by st. Bevys In winning
| the Derby on the twenty eighth ultimo was
/ 500, which was somewhat longer than the
| average. In 1869. Pretender,s time was :52La !;
! Kingcrafts, In 1870, 2:45; Favonius's, In 1871,
i 2:50; Ceremonies, In 1879, 2:451a; Doncaster's,
In 1873, $50; George Frederlck's, In 1874,
GAG; Galopin, In 1875, 2 ~; Kisbers, In 1876,
2:44;; sIlvio's, ID 1877 ESQ; sefton's, In 1878,
! Derby was that of Ellington In 1865 o4.
| zut, the winner of the French Derby, same
i distance as that OF the English Derby lone
mile and half) won Ia 1886. which appears
the shortest on record la France and Eng
land. theI nearest approach to 1t being that Of
| Insulaire-2:3 s, In 1873 The fastest mile and
O half made In this country was by Tom
Bowling, at Lexington, May a. 1871 34ss44
There will be additional installments sent
from America to Newmarket this fall" says
good ones will probably be shipped. There Is
an impression that Bramble and Spendthrift
may both cross the water before snow lilies.
At any rate q LOT Of young things will certain
Ily join both the Raneocas and Preakness
teams. Another year, therefore, will find the
American forces strongly reinforced, to that
extent increasing our chances OF success In
that country. We must not forget in esti-
Pryor, Lecompte and Duke Of Magenta The
best horses sent have been unfortunate and,
with great ocean In the way, 1t is to be ex-
lpected that the future has In store many rep
Editions Of the past. The only means Of sue
which transportation, change of climate and
countries handicap us with, Is patience, perse-
veranee and prudence. II our horses have
actual merit It will finally come out, and there
can be no doubt that among the descendants
Iof Priam, Glencoe and Lexington we have as
good horses as there are on the EARTH"
The Austrian Derby has been run at Vienna
for the twelfth time. Sixty-flve horses were
entered and nine started. The winner was M
Lady Langden, the dam Of Sir Bevys-win-
ner Of the English Derby this year, and
Amara, ridden by Smart, beating by a length
i NJ. Blaskowitch's Purde (Wainwrfght) second
and M. Springer,s Illona (Entwistle} third.
The winner was the favorite at 5 to and the
stakes amounted to 35,s75f. Kincsem, who
won the same Derby tn 1877 and has never
been beaten, added two more wins to the forty
or more she had already scored.
The EPSON Gold Cup" fs not cup, unless
shape the cup takes IL that of check for G5OC
added money; but the owner OF the winner
may take plate OF that value If he wants q
center piece for his table or his buffet Mr.
LorilIard, 1t is believed, has chosen plate In.
lstead Of money, preferring to look upon some
Thing that will remind him Of the astonishing
successes Of his grand horse Parole on Eng
, lish turf to the evanescent chink Of coin.
i, A cablegram from Paris, dated June 10
says: AT the Bots de Bologne, ia the forty
: ki1ometre race to day, Thoroughbred, owned
! by Baron Finot, beat by eight kilometers
: Norman, Q horse belonging to an American
who lost 10000 francs
The Lorillards have never lost mattel
race.
The st. Louis meeting has been bad ont
for favorites.
Paroles winnings In England to this tim,
amount to $19517 20.
a Base Ball.
THE NATIONAL RECORD.
The contests In the national arena now sur
pass in interest those OF the League as re
! CARDS both the character Of the play and thu
even results Of the struggle for the pennant
no club Of the nine competitors occupying
position which renders 1t impossible for then
to win, while 1t is very close fight between
six OF the nine teams The Springfields nov
lead In the figures of most won Qa1nas Ri