The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
ENGLISH SPORTS.


MR.. LoRIILARp's HoRsEs-cHANcEs OF PAROLE
AND THE DUKE OF MAGENTA IN THE HANDI-
cAps--THE HARVARD AND OXFORD CORE
spoNDENcE-coURsINa AND THE BETTING
MEN,
LONDON, Feb. !. 1879.
We are fast approaching the opening of the racing
of 1879 for in less than two months the Lin
colnshire Handicap and the Liverpool Spring Cup.
the two great events of the first week of fiat racing.
will have been decided. But trainers at their wits
ends to know how to get their candidates ready for
the Lincoln and other important spring races. For
two months the horses have been restricted by the
weather to walking and trotting exercise. and the
CONSEQUENCE is that animals that should be already
clean in their wind and fit to do fast gaoping
are as fat as pigs. and only the naturally slight
barrelled" ones will be able to make presentable
appearance in March. Previous to the fiat racing
season there are several very important steepe-
chases and hurdle to be decided and unless an
immediate and permanent change takes place in the
weather the number of starters for these will
be most limited. for with possibly the sole excep-
ton Of Captain Machell's horses. for whose accom-
mediation he has had u half mile straw gallop laid
down in his large paddock. at Newmarket. there is
hardly an animal in England that has gone faster
than gentle trot for very nearly two months.
handicaps in which Mr.. Lorillards horses
gagged at EPSON and Newmarket. and it cannot be
said that Mr.. II. NJ Dorling. tho Handicapped for
the former. has dealt very leniently with the
yankees The Duke of Magenta is engaged in
only one race. the Metropolitan Stakes. handicap
of two miles and a quarter. run on April %. and
for this he will not be we'll or fit enough to run.
Mr.. Dorlng estimates him to be only lbs. inferior
to Parole. who is also in the Parole is in
the City and Suburban handicap, mile and q
quarter, April %. and the Metropolitan Stakes
and Prince of Wa.es' handicap, mile run on the
following day.
PAROLES OPPONENTS.
The first named event is by far tho most impor-
tant Of the three and has entry Of 103 horses.
The top weight is l16 lbs. and Parole with ia lbs
therefore be found pretty nearly at the top Of
the list. Those in front Of him all well tried
horses who have by doughty deeds become entitled
to occupy leading positions in handicap lists.
Isonomy, who has been awarded 126 lbs, Is placed
at the head, owing to his success in last years
Cambrdgeshire Handicap. the race for which Mr..
Sanford's Start was 80 much fancied after getting
second to Jester in tho Cesarewitch Handicap a
short time before. In that race Isonomy carried
90 lbs So although year older and entitled to carry
about 10 lbs. more according to the weight for age
SCALE he is paying heavily for his success in thus
being called upon to put up 81 lbs more than in o.
tober last It is not likely that Mr.. Gretton will
cept and his will doubtless be among the list
of '.non-contents" when the acceptances are an
nounced next week. BclphDbe. years. and Kalei-
doscope. years, are both weighted with 1874 lbs.
and as the former grand last fall she
is fully entitled to her position. The Liverpool
Autumn Cup she carrying 113 lbs. and giving
Touchet ID. and Master Kildare lbs. they being
second and third to Lord Harrington mare. At Man
chester In the last weeks fat racing Of 1878. she.
with 124 lbs, was only beaten head for the Lam
cashire Cup by Flotsam who being year younger.
carried II lbs. less BelphGbe was very much inter
fered with in the race and two days later. carrying
131 lbs. she the Manchester November Handicap
in grand style. Footstep. years. was second. and
to her Belph9be gave ! year and 26 lbs. whtle to
Mars the third horse. she gave years and
% lbs. It is no wonder, therefore. that
LORD Harti ngton's mare has been heavily weighted
on this occasion. Kaleidoscope is owned by Lord
Roscbery and last year proved himself to DO one Of
the specdiest horses in training. from mile to q
mile and half. Three horses are handicapped st
ITO lbs.-vz.. Avontes. years; Touchet years and
Advance years The first named carried off three
important in quick succession at the close of
last scason-the Shropshire Handicap. with 81 lbs.
Warwick Autumn Welter Cup with 165 lbs. and the
Kempton Park November Handicap. with 123 lbs
so that his position is not far out of the
Touchet of last years unfortunate horses.
backed at short price tor the Cambridgeshre and
but for Isonomy Lord Rosebery would have been re-
turned the winner In this race Touchet carried los
lbs. He then ran ut Liverpool for the Autumn Cup,
carrying 112 lbs, and beaten neck by
Belphabe, who carried ll3 lbs.
HORSES
Advance was in last years City and Suburban with
112 lbs and nearly effected for Captain Machel
of the grandest coups he ever attempted The horse
started at 40 to l. ut which price he had been
heavily backed, and was only beaten head by Seton
who was carrying rs lbs, and was good enough to
Axa he lat..r Rv1st
good mare but greater length of course will be
more to her liking than the mile and quarter at
EPSON; but Fontainebleau. lis lbs. has been too
long absentee from the race course and did too
little when on it to make him dangerous this time.
Master Kildare. years. llo lbs has earned his
place by his third to Jeanette and Chlderc in last
years St. Leger 1t was very questionable record.
however. for Jeanette so far ahead of every
thing the that half of the jockeys pulling
up long before reaching the finish. Indeed IL the
race had been ridden out on its merits it is more
than likely that neither Childeric nor Master Kill
dare would have been placed. though nothing could
have prevented Jeanette winning. Master Kildare
afterward ran in the Liverpool Autumn Cup and per-
formed most indiiierently, that it is moro than
probable he IL very much overrated horse.
ENGLISH OPINION OF PAROLE.
now como to Parole, years; Thunderstorm, 8
wears and Midlothian. s years, ali with ia lbs; and
no better plan could be found whereby to estimate
the opinion of the Handicapped as to Paroles abil
than by careful analysis of tho doings of Thur
derstone and Midlothian. The former is the prop
erty of Mr.. &. Alexander and is trained by Mr.. John
Dawson, ut Warren House, Newmarket. He began
last year by winning the Claret Stakes at the New
market Craven meeting, beating the great Vermeuil.
on whom odds were laid and Winchilsca After this
however, the big horse did not have much luck.
On the 1000 guincas day he beaten by Silvio the
Derby winner OF 1877 for the Prince Of Wales stake
he being then In receipt of IL lbs from Silvo. At
Ascot the mile which the Rous Memorial Stakes
was run not far enough for hun. and he
placed to Petrarch. Dalham and Touchct. Thunder
stone then had try for the Stewards Cup ut
Brighton in which. carrying 10 lbs he was giving
lot of weight away to his six opponents; but Kline
ton, years younger and carrying IL lbs. less.
won the race. In the Newmarket October Handicap
he again into second place, carrying I'D lbs tho
winner being Lima year older aud with II lbs. less
weight. Thunderstorm Also ran In the Cambridge
shire and two other races. all with heavy Weights.
but he failed to do anyt thing very great.
MIDLOTHIAN.
Midlothian Is owned by the Duke of Hamilton and
won two races out of three attempts last year. HIS
FIRST of the sensational events OF 1873. tho
Stewards Cup at Cioodwood. in which he was handi-
capped ut 100 lbs while the Dukes other horse Lol-
lypop. then years. in ut 125 lbs. The public had
PITCHED upon Lollypop M good thing and by their
continued OUTLAWS had brought him to very short
price A trial at had revealed the that