The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
both races, carry about the same weight. as VIII be
seen by the following table,

both races, carry about the same weight as wil Do
Puole 7o~let Ryastone sutler.
City and Suburban IIandi- 49,, 200
Nes OWN Handicap, il 80 40 10 no
" @iles hA"up ia l2o iis 100
There is no doubt that Parole will run for one of
these handicaps. else for the Prince OF Wales
Stakes run at EPSON on the same day the Metro
poitan Stakes though in that race he is hardly SO
well or having lis lbs. to carry and there are lot
OF speedy youngster in the race. On Tuesday next
the acceptances for all of these races have to be de-
clared. and then there will be general wedding out
of those whose owners consider them to be possessed
Of little or no chance of success.
OXFORD AND HARVARD
Following is the correspondence regarding the
proposed race between the Harvard and Oxford Uni
versity crews:-
Bosros, Nov. 49, 1873.
boating interests OF your University take liberty of
letter asking attention and as early as You
brings the tenth Of oxfods victory over
bridge there is strong desire that DO rowcd
as ssi % sSa hs Tive s'G hardly s
being Of course in that but boats rep
s the sws s"'' s WIS. Ss
s s.se n ns cam Se by
tho latter part Of JSy :, is eleSr that in the
tune and place must appon, earlier than the iss
% an. s .e 3 Of M i Srm
which influences rather this private letter to
Harvard feels claim on your attention. and should
the spri. o. is pleasant relations begun
to find out Your wishes and probable action
tie race can brought about to send to You only
pion colleges Trusting that you win give
this q"ik s and TINT we may have s%ch
GEORGE f. ROBERTS.
W. II. GRENrrLL, Esq.
yIscnSr's CLUB, OXFORD Dec. II, 1873.
an to N
vember ~ but feit IT. was matter WHICH could not be
behalf Of the uniye,r thu, they ARE most ready to
yet al the same time the dcuitios Of getting together
the BY that having perhaps rowed in college
Fights here in the May races" n and again perhaps
versi.yma,e generally very stale and would re-
p.sD.rias the
utterly prevented from rowing the would be in
h BY c%b Shi II the
s De ha Hf ay ss
shall mot hays as good grew as las. year as Of tho
no Eoa aa
Sps Of h Ss " to aa II
have any further proposals to make Yours tahIy
| CHALLENGES TO ENGLISH oAnsMEN.
The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen Of
America has issued invitations to English and Irish
universities to send to compete at their next
regatta for the given to the association by
| cInhs OF Newark N IT, but it is highly improbable
that any crews will make the journey. Engllshmen
| have o strong objection to going abroad, and the
reasons cited by Mr. Grenfell also hold good in this
case while there the additional element Of
| to be taken into consideration.
| TRICKS coURsING.
The sport Of coursing is one followed in part Of
and even there it is carried on in very desutory
fashion. In England. however, it has been consid-
cred for years Of the most gentemanly of all
sports and the of all others freest from the
basng influences Of gambling OF late years this
ton has been much weakened by the transactions
| the Waterloo Cup. which Is the first event in
| the coursing world, and it has become ono Of the
greatest mediums Of the year for speculation.
The Waterloo Cup is ''sixty-four dog stake'-that
| is to say, the privilege OF nominating o dog is
| awarded to sixty-four gentlemen. Formerly it was
tho custom for those who had this privilege to enter
their dogs and thus compete in friendly rivalry,
and only the of sickness absolute necessity
! were other dogs substituted. While to q great ex-
tent this rule still applies there Is minority. and
an ever increasing one, Of subscribers who have no
dogs fit to ut all. and they therefore get some
other dog owner to run his dog for the nomination.
and it is in this manner that the specializing mania
is working great evil. AS instance Of this tho
| case Of Coomassie may be given.
| AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
In 1877 she won the Waterloo Cup. running as the
nomination Of Mr.. Gtters. aud being then only
sidered one OF many dangerous candidates there
| no particular reason for keeping the name Of the
nomination secret because fair price could always
be got against her.. even when the name
of the nominator was known. It should be men,
toned that the money is not bet against the dog.
but against the nomination; thus long before the
event the quotations will be recorded 20 to l
| against Mr.. Jones' nomination. 80 to against Mr.
| Browns nomination. and so on. 1t will thus be
seen that If an owner of good dog and nominator
come to terms while the betting fraternity is in g
noranco Of the arrangement. a lot Of money can be
bet with the bookmakers at odds ranging from GO to
to 80 to before tho fact Of the dog running on
| therefore had in 1877. it necessary to be
| careful next year in order to get the money on
safely. Mr.. Stocker having accepted the privilege
| Of nominating 1.-The little four" q commission 10
| back his nomination was worked the day
from end of the kingdom to the other. and Mr..
Stockers nomination was backed to win something
like million dollars in couple of days before any
one had an idea that Coomassie to run for the
money. This year the bookmakers fought shy Of all
big bets at long prices but at last it became evident
that by the sudden advance of Mr. elllrvngs nonl-
nation to front rank in the quotations he likely
10 be the one to name the winner of the cup So it
has proved, after all the commission money had
been placed the secret became known generally.