The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-08
SPORTING NEWS.
Events Of The Turf Base Ball News
Walking Matches and Other
Sporting Items.
Horse Notes.

Parole is causing our English cousins to
throw out distress signals from every mast
head As the EPSON Cup approaches the
outlook for retaining this valuable prize on
the other side Of the water dwindles into the
fhinnest Of forlorn hopes. The 10 pounds al
lowed to Parole In this race, as foreign
bred horse, and his 5 pounds geding allow
ance, bring his weight to 1873 pounds, and the
English say they cannot conquer the little
horse on those terms. 10 find remedy for
this admitted mistake, growing out OF the
supposed superiority OF the Englishman,
troubles our cousins just at this time beyond
measure. Lord Roseberry, the cable an
nounces, threatens to move an abrogation Of
the allowance. Nothing could please Ameri-
cans better, for by 30 doing the confession ID
at last forced from our kinsmen that the sup
posed Ia pounds superiority Of their horses is
myth. Indeed 1t Is more, for ii we shall
Be required to cross the water, and meet
their flyers at equal weights, that. Of itself,
Ii an admission that ours are the better
horses.
The Ascot meeting In England opens June
/ year olds. Il has ninety-nine subscribers, in
Guiding Lord Falmouth's Wheel Of Fortune;
Lord Rosebery's Vlseonti who ran third for
the Derby: Count de Lagrange's Rayon Dor,
/ and the Duke Of Westminster's Adventure,
who ran third for Oaks. On the twelfth, the
Rous Memorial stakes for three year-olds has
1876 subscribers, including Count de La
oranges Insulafre; Mr.. A1exander,s Janet;
Gen. Peels Peter lvoid by his owners DEATH;
Lord Rosebery' Pouchet, and MI. Lorillard's
Cedric. On the same day the new stakes for
two-year.olds will be run. Among the en-
tries are Mr.. Lorillard's Pappoose and Chero-
kee. The Ascot gold cup Of 5000 follows this
ills a Weigh-for-age race and includes such
good ones as Seton. Jannette, Economy and
stakes, $4,000, for three-year-olds, will be
run. Tt has many good name on Its list
The same day the Alexandria plate, $1,000
Will bring together such cracks as Touchet
lnsulaire, Jeanette, Thurio, etc.
M ollie Mccarthy won the mile-and- a.quar.
Blood u ors Association, last week, In q .O81a
This liz ii ,cond best time on record, and Il
Iii said that the mare came In under strong
pull. Mccarthy ID now the property OF Bud
boble, who bought her for $4,000 after her let
down In the race with Tenbroeck on the
louisville track. Doble's share OF the gate
money, above all expenses, on that occa-
sion, was several thousands OF dollars more
than the price paid for the mare.
Count Lagrangss chestnut colt Zut, by
Flageolet out OF Regala, won the Prix du
Jockey Club, or French Derby, at Paris, May
as, beating Baron Rothschild's Commandant
second, Count Lagranges Flavio IL third
nj. Fould's Salteador fourth, and nine others
Zut has since Joined the English division q
Count Lagrange's stable, and was promi
nent candidate for the EPSON Derby.
The sporting world will regret to learn thai
Rarus, king OF the trotting turf, is too lame tx
win more victories at present. Whether HI
was injured on the cars while en- route from
California is not known, and 1t is not even an
nounced that his ailment Is likely to be bu
temporary.
Lord Dupplin, the owner OF Refer, Wit
heat Parole for the Chester cup, Is creditet
with winning $3O, 900 on that race.
The seven purses offered by the Prospec
\ Park (Brookly nl Association filled with eighty
X five entries.
The death OF the celebrated trotting mar
Nettie, record 2:18, from the effects OF an In
Jury received about three weeks ago by run
ming a nail into one Of her front feet Will
taking her exercisein Belmont Park, has bee
announced.
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