The New York herald., 1879-03-27
RACING IN ENGLAND.
LAST DAY OF THE LINCOLN SPRING MEETING
LORD RosEBEnY's ToUcHEr THE WINNER OF
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.


LORD RosEBEnY's roucHEr THE WINNER OF
THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.1
LONDON March 26 1879.
This the last day of the Lincoln spring meet
ing. which opened on Monday. The principal
of the meeting. that of the Lincolnshire Handicap.
took place to-day, and was won by Lord Rosebery's
fve-year-old brown horse Touchet. Mr.. Browns
aged bay gelding Mars in second and Mr..
Legh's four-ycar-old bay colt Sir Joseph third.
There were twenty y-seven starters.
The betting to l against Touchet, so to
against Mars and to against Sir Joseph.
The following is summary
The LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP Of 1000 sovs. added
sweepstakes of 20 each 10 forfeit for three
year-olds and upward the winner Of any race after
the weights are published january %. at ten A. NJ
to lbs; of two. value 200 sovs, IL lbs.
extra the second to receive so out of the stakes
and the third to his stake. and the winner to
pay 100 toward expenses: the straight mile
103 subs SO of whom declared sovs. forfeit:-
Lord Roseberys br. h. Touchet by Lord Lyons
ont of Lady Audley, sister to Buccaneer, years
old. i
Mr.. Browns b. 6. Mars. by Mandrake out Of
Mr.. Legh's b. c. Sir Joseph. by Pero Gomez, out
OF Prosperity. years old. old......................
THE WINNER.
Touchet br. h. by Lord Lyons, dam Lady Audley.
years old. began racing at years DID, his first
appearance being at the Newmarket spring meeting
May 3. in q match for ESQ, three-quarters of q mile
against Monkshood, each carrying ll2 lbs which
Touchct won by half length. His second appear
ance at the Newmarket second spring meeting
when he ran again with and defeated Monkshood in
a match for floO. furlongs. 14O yards. Touchet.s
next appearance was at Ascot. on Tuesday, June 49,
in the Maiden Plate, half mile, whom he ran second
to Blue Riband. who in q canter Torchet
however. had seven behind him at the finish. The
colt appeared at the place two days afterward
for another. Maiden Plate, furlongs, 13G
yards. and second to Warren Hastings. with
Hyperion and st. Chrstophe following Touchet
next made his appearance at Goodwood. July a. for
the Prince OF Wales stskes three-quarters Of mile
and ran second to Monachus. having Hyndlsnd. Red
Gauntlet. verneuil and: n colt by Parmesan behind
him when he passed the judge. On the 2Oth of Sep
tember at Ayr tor the Nursery Plate threequarters
OF mile Touchet showed the way to the winning
Pgg. Mossman and filly by Thormanby. out of
Penelope Piotwell and the ncxt day, at the same
Ond to Strathdoon. who won by a hoad. Touchet
carrying 1876 lbs; the winner having ia lbs. only
his back cleopatra % & was third with ,sS lbs lSs Brga
ont" ont Of Touch and md Go. Ni il lbs. Toaehei
by winning the Berry Moss Stakes, threequarters of
o mile, with i3l lbs. on his back, having run
four wins and four defeats and in each Of the latter
he was second two-year-old record almost without
parallel. Touchet was not SO successful. however.
in either his three four-year-old torn, he ran
q three year-old. making only
winning and that in q match with Post Haste
for f5OO and hogshead of claret. tho Rowley
Mile course. at Newmarket. Thursday. October H.
He ran second to Julius Caesar In the City and
fur away at the finish. Touchet was sec-
ond to Rob Roy for the Nineteenth Ascot
biennial at Ascot and the day following
second to Pfacida for the Twenty fourth Tricnnial
Stakes ut the place. Touchets last race as
three year-old was at the Newmarket Houghton, Oc-
tober ~ when he unplaccd in the Free Handicap
Sweepstakes. one mile and quarter and seventy
three yards. won by Poruic. As q four-year-old
Touchet started nine times and won but once This
ct Ascot. June IL. In the Twcnt fourth Trien
nial Stakes. Tor four-ycar-olds two miles. He won
by head. Rylstone second, Norwich third. Touchet
has begun his fourth on the turf with win,
and IL Is the general wish of tho friends Of his popu
lar owner. Lord Roscbcry. that he may continue TO
be first at the finish in all his future engagcmcnts