Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-28
THE EVENING STAR.
MONDAY..-.......-. April 2s. 1879.
Paroles Victories.

esAVsC'S HlCtOfle0s
COMMENTS OF THE ENGLISH RACING PAPERS
The London Field says: "Our American CON
sins have on the race course fairly taken the
backbone out OF us. But few days AGO and
Almost 70 ,o man we were prepared to bet our
race course, but our bottom dollar would have
gone, and now we fain acknowledge that we
must concede the priority TO the horse from
over tie sea, for tt Is more than probable that
at the present moment Parole is the best horse
On the English turf, except perhaps his stable
companion and ow-countryman, the Duke OF
Magenta"
The Land and Water says: 'fParole certainly
Is far from beauty to look at, being a mean
nttle eve, necked, CURLY stocked brute; but the
seen what is in him, for a more level easy
mover never trod the turf The curbs he shows
sf as OF having suffered from and been treated
!or are now apparently quite callous aud there
IS 30 reason why he should not stand training
IOf more than one season."
PAROLES FORM AND RUNNING.
Inc f'ei9 makes the following additional CON-
nien!s:-"it Is an extraordinary fact in con-
hectlon with racing that the public viii not
oeiieVe thelr own eyeSight, but prefer to depen
f nnvH Ie ene words OF the man In the street.
Jew years ago we saw Peut Etre win a race at
NeWmarket that appeared TO reduce the Cam
oiitaggeshlfe TO certainty. A majority OF the
puonG would not hear OF his winning conse.
how case in point in the victories of the Amer.
lean horse Parole. On his Newmarket runntno
LEV !. was Gear mat he represented almost an
OUT SUN on the morning OF the race five To one
could be obtained. So much for public trials
NOW, had Peut Fire and Parole respectively de-
Ieateo Lilly Agnes and Isonomy fn a private
SPIN, tue Public racing world would have rushed
upon thetn at any price; therefore we saw they
wiz hOt believe their own eyeSght. but prefer
70 accept as gospel that which they only hear.
farcle secured almost as easy a victory at
E Epsom as at Newmarket The City and
SUBURBAN running so terribly frightened the
owners OF horses engaged for the Motropoli-
ian mat only Mr.. Bait could be induced to on.
pose the American wonder. His REPRESENTATIVE.
Castiereagh, might as well have remained at
Miodtehafn for any chance he possessed OF clip
ping Inc wings OF the American flyer respect
ing whom we must regret that after his first
season on the American turf ft was found neces-
saly 10 make him gelding In consequence OF
IN temper IL has however, proved satisfactory,
as, instead OF being almost impossible to man,
age, child could now ride him. He has charm.
ing manners and action that would cause him
10 pc ADMIRED as lady'S hack When standing
Stl!i or walking Parole Is anything but a beauty.
DuI SET MIN going and We have the PERFECTION OF
motfon. His hind legs go under him iu such q
way That the leverage Is tremendous: and Pa.
role, contrary to his looks could douOtiess
carry very heavy weights. There is a yery
prevalent impression that the Newmarket
handicap was stolen race. To this, however.
we cannot agree; and we are less disposed to
accept this explanation now that we have seen
the excellence Of Parole confirmed at EPSON -