The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-10
RACING IN ENGLAND.
MR.. sANFoRD's AMERICAN BRED FILLY MIRTH
THE wINNER OF A MAIDEN PLATE, AND
COUNT LAGRANGE's RAyoN Don CAPTURES
THE CHAMPION STAKES
Lex CABLE TO THE HERALD. ]

COUNT LAGRANGE's nAyoN Don CAPTURES
THE CHAMPION STAKES.
[EY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON. Oct. Q. 1870
The race for q maiden plate for two-year-dlds
came off to-day over tho Brctby Stakes Course
thrce-quartcrs OF q mie-lt the Newmarket Second
October Meeting. and was by Mr.. NJ. II.
sanfords American bred bay Ally Mirth. ridden
by Jeffrey. Mr. +. Grcttons bay colt
Mariner was second. Mr.. Qnartermane Easts bay
flly Goody Two Shoes third Lord Calthorpe's
brown colt Caravan fourth. and Lord Fitzwilam's
brown colt Lector nth. The following also ran -
Mr.. G. G. Carew-Ciibson's bay colt Play thing. Mr..
Cameron's bay colt Prince Eugene. Mr.. j. H. Houlds
worth's Lady Diana fliy. Mr.. L. jennings bay illy
Amelia. Mr.. I. Gees brown hlly zenobia. Mr.. L. L.
Walkers bay hlly Blue Rose. MIR. W. S. Crawfurd's
bay colt South Sea, and the Lady Blanche flly. The
betting at the start to against AIrth. IL to
against Mariner, IL to against Goody Two Shoes
10 to against Caravan. and to against Lector
Mirth made all the running and won in u canter.
SUMMARY.
maiden plato of 100 added to y sweepstakes
OF 10 each for starters for two-yearods colts
Ia lbs. hIlies III lbs Those for which claim is
made by six O'Clock the night before the running
be sold by auction tor 600 allowed lbs; win
ners and after the day OF entry lbs. extra;
trance sovs. Bretby Stakes Course. Three-quar-
Mr. NJ. H. sanford's b.f Mirth. by Glcnclg. out OF
Mink by Lexington. ;;:........;. ;(Jefreyl
or Beachy Head. Observation-Disclosures. 2
Mr. Quarermaine lasts b. {. Goody Two Shoes.
by Barefoot. out OF Lady Peel. ................
Lord Calthorpc's br. q. Caravan, by Vanderdecken.
Lord litzwilanl's br. c. Lector. by Lecturer. out
Mr. @. C. carew-Gibson's b. C. piayti by The
Palmer. out OF PopSun. :...:.. o
Mr. Cameron's br. b. c. Prince Eugene by
Sugar Plum, out OF Josephine, by Dirdcatcher. o
Mr. J. H.. Heudsworth's b. T.. by Adventurer.
Mr. L. Jennings b. I. Amelia. by Westminster,
out of Lady Emily. by GIadiateur. o
Mr. T. Gees br. t. zenoo,a. by Y. Melbourne. out
Mr.. I. L. Walkers b. +. Blue Rose By Macaron.
Mr.. ". s. craSfurds b. c. south Sea-, by Blair
Athol, out OF Polynesia. ..................
THE CHAMPION STAKES.
The race for the Champion Stakes. tor three-year-
olds and upward, also took place to-day. and was
won by Count f. dc Lagranges three year-old chest
nut colt Rayon dor. Mr.. pultency's ave-year old
brown placida coming in second, and mir. c.
Blantons three yearold chestnut colt Exeter third.
Eight went to the post. The boting at start
s o against Rayon dor. q to l against Placida and
8 to 1 against Exeter. Rayon d'Or won III a cantor
by six lengths.
SUMMARY.
The Champion Stakes OF 20 sovs. each, half forfeit.
with 1000 added. for threey carry
lis lbs. four. l3J lbs. live and upward 1872 lbs:
ten per MT and the third hvc per the whole
stake; entrance the only forfeit IL declared
A. Il. One mile. furlongs, ~ yards. 2i2 subscrib-
ers. Al OF whom declared forfeit
Coun: H. de Lagrange's CHI. c. ltayon dOr. years,
by Fagcolet. out of Araucaria, lis lbs. ....... l
Mr. Pultcney's br. m. Pacida, years, by Lord
Lyon out OF Petas, l2y lbs. ............. ......
Mr. G. Blantons ch. C. Exeter. , years. by Cathe-
DIAL, out OF Lady sophie, llS 3
THE WINNERS.
Mirth, tho winner of the Maiden Plate for two
ycar-olds. was bred by her owner at his farm in
Kentucky. She is sister OF Mr.. George l.. Lor-
lard's chestnut gelding Monitor at Jerome Park
and who on tho first day OF the present meeting of
the American Jockey Club defeated Mr.. Keene's
spcndthriit i'll the Jerome stakes. Mirth's
engagements the present month tho Chovoley
Stakes, Newmarket Houshton Meeting. and tho
sandown Champion stakes aud Great saplns Plate
to be run at the sandown Park Autumn Meeting. AS
thrcc-y old sho is in the ono Thousand Guineas
Newmarket First Spring Meeting. tho Newmarket
Oaks Newmarket Second october Meeting. the Oaks
at EPSON. and the Grand Prize of Paris.
Rayon d'Or September 10. the st. Lcgcr
stakes Doncaster. and tho day following was fully
described in tho HERALD in connection with that i'm
portant three ycar-old race. Subsequently, at the
Newmarket First October Meeting, Iiayon dOr cap
tured tho Great Foal Stakes defeating Mr.. Christie
phors Discori. Mr.. Trotter's Pgimbcarer Lord Fal-
mouths whirlwind. Mr.. Houldsworth's Ruporra
and Mr.. MAYORS villager in the order
named. On this occasion Rayon d'Or gave Discord
lbs. and won clevorly by q neck. Rayon d'Or is
chestnut, standing quite IL hands, and his best
points lie in his immense length. supcrbly placed
shoulders, wide hips and uncoinnonly good limbs
His defects weak neck. narrow chest, light
flank, and what was once great want OF muscular
development In his quarters. but in tho latter point
time. IL 10 said. has Improved him.
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