, 1879-04-25
SPORTING NEWS.
PAROLE.

iAAJAEs
Patro'e's triple victory III tho Newmarket,
City aud Suburban, and Great Metropolitan
bantl'cap, Is without parallel IN the history Of
the English turf. No horse llas ever aceom.
pllRhcd such g fcat, however apparently we'll
treated by tile handicapper. Tile double uvcus
Of winning tho CltY and Suburban ami Grcat
Metropolitan has only twice previously been ac-
complIshed. The first time was by Mr.. How
ards 3-ycar-old chestnut tllly Firago in 1854,
when sho was handicapped at eighty-cight
pounds, ind, with Tiny Wells on her buck, won
from Geld Of twenty-five horses. This made
pounds, and with Tiny Wells again In tho pt4..
this Ia hardly parallel Of paroIe's perform
Was Knowu, and handicapped according to her
supposed demcriss. Tlie next tttstarce was
that Of Mr. urayicy's bay horse Morntngtoh,
which With Afordan up, ind after the widest
starting, Won tho City aud Suburban from a
good Held Of twcnty-four hoses. The Metro
nolftau Was still considered an open race, md
thirteen faced the starter; but Mornlneton
THIS performances was looked upon as very
great, and ncurly equal to Dutch Skates'a the
prcvtous. ycar. who, with l25 pounds, and 0
years Old, won tho Great Metropolitan under
tho guidance Of the celebrated George Ford
hmm. But both Of thcso excellent performances
were eons!lercd sccontlarY tu Captlvntorts yic-
tory il 1879, for lie, though only ycars old,
won lls pounds llp, also ta tho banda Of ford.
weight for age sca.e, Capttyator's performance
was tho pounds bcttar than Dutch bkAter'a aud
eight pounds better than hiorniMgton's:
Parole was, with The exception Of Duke Of
Magenta perhnps, tho bost horse we had In this
att1 han lila form r hmm r hn
English turf ho undoubtedly would hare re-
cclveh at 1east LILO pounds from ille lnndieapper,
II not more, for tho English liandlcappcr has ~
tnsano iaes that gooa, really goo4 horses should
sthle to curry to tho front, henCo tho absence Of
iirst-class race-horscs from their hanllcaps, as
owncrs llavo no dcstru to enter for thu empty
honor of typ weight: Parole Ia better horas
tbs Englian turf, and tlu general lack Of murtt
shown BY Mr. Sanforu's horscs, gnyo the En-
glish turtles tho den that our Aorses generally
were mot OF hitch account. They will now know
thelrs, and should tie Duke ot MaSeuta revive,
antl farole keep we'll 10 meet tic crack horses
at Aseot a,,a uoodwood. tlley nlay learn that
tho american pEinclpls OF breeding for sub.
breeding for spcud. In Prcakncss We t!.o'ssd
them d specimen Vt what sut4f.snee we lad, but
IN Purola aud Duke VI hugeuta We have sent
them suossatet and quality combined. W!lesheE
oA| SuIAolH&L!nu u DHtlHT taAI] IiGtIss MulcH 10
sraa a'ld quality, VIZ cApnot yet LAY till isetll
has met Gruck on tho historic course Of Ascot,
where thu mighty lladIateur galioped clean
away from tl.e best horse utld maFG DrcdalGale
Aiu Ncgalla, that EnRland then hau.
Al ali inssaneo OF what weight ts put upon
good horses BY English haud.cappors, we may
clto liadIateur, wh0 carried 129 pounds IN The
cambsldgeshiEc, when only, = Mfet-yoar-osa,
antl Vulcau, when in hls pEl,no, WAS
onee or twice honorca with over l4u pounds.
Wo must not takp the tins nade into consider
atiou. The tlmo test II utterly yslueless on
English tracks, xnd cAn only b. OF \ littlo--a
YeEy lNtle--ralalivo Importance In races run
upon tho same course from year to year. En-
gliah courses arc not made and graded like