The sun., 1881-03-13
WHAT rs CONC ON IN EUROPE.

| and indignation throughout Great Britain. In
| order to protest against this STEP mass mcet-
| ing was held recently In 81. James's Hall In
| London. After the terrible campaign which
| virtually terminated at the surrender OF Can
dahar 1t was thought that the price had not
| been too Rroat. Hundreds OF brave men had
| fallen and much treasure had been expended.
but Oandahar. the key to the English position.
was secured. The Ministry now believe. how
ever. that II Is a useless expense to retain this
point. as it's vulnerability to the English arms
has been clearly dem monstrated.
Tho project OF admitting women into the
English universities has for some years met
with great opposition. That this opposition
has gradually subeided was proved the other
day. when the Cambridge Senate. by vote OF
39S to 80. decided to allow women to matriculate
at the university. This must have been great
surprise to the Vice. Chancellor. who has 30
strongly opposed the project. Heretofore an
swers sent In to the more friendly examiners
to questions set in the Triposes were promptly
noticed. marked. and returned. Thus each
young woman was enabled to decide as to the
position she might have occupied on the class
list had she been allowed to enter 1t is ex-
pected that Oxford will at no distant day follow
the lead set by Cambridge.
The English Jockey Club has aroused itself
from its Rip Van Winkle-like slumbers. and has
made a move In the direction Of putting stop
to the increase OF catchp penny race meetings in
the vicinity Of London. For some time past 1t
has been an established rule TINT no days rae
ing shall be permitted at which less than 81, 500
is given In added money. This has not been
sufficient to check the evil as the owners OF n
few acres OF land in the vicinity OF the larger
cities have found out by experience that the
profits OF n so-called days sport are largely in
advance OF 81 500 by reason OF the number OF
loafers who are always willing to pay few shi-
lings gate money and for refreshments In order
to enjoy themselves in their own lazy fashion.
The new rule is to the effect that plans OF all
! new race courses must be submitted for the ap-
proval OF the officials OF the Jockey Club This
will give the club an opportunity to put
its veto on such new meetings ms they may
consider to be subversve OF the interests OF rae
ing as a sport 1t may not be at first clear how
tho Jockey Club can prevent the owners OF
property from doing what he likes with his
own. They hold no such power directly. but
indirectly they can most effectively control race
meetings Of which they do not approve by re-
fusing to permit all owners trainers. and jock
eys who may take part in such unauthorized
meetings from participating in any race which
Is held with the sanction OF the Jockey Club.
As these races number about fifteen hundred.
1t may be imagined that no racing man would
risk being ostracized from them for the sake OF
participating in small suburban affair
This new move OF the Jockey Club is a good
one but is it In the right direction2 A glance
at the programme OF the coming season. pub
lished in the Racing Calendar. will answer this
question by disclosing the fact that into the two
hundred days available for racing. between the
2lst OF March and the 26th OF November. no less
than three hundred and fifteen days racing have
to be compressed. This causes many impor-
tant meetings to clash. and when such fixtures
| as Manchester. Croydon. and Landown fall on
the same days, It is evident that race meetings
are too prevalent for the welfare OF genuine
sport. Public opinion is reused on the subject.
| and good excuse for interference is afforded
to the goody-goody party who. 1t Ia said. will
endeavor to bring the matter before the House
OF Lords. With view OF inducing it to legisate
out OF existence a large number OF the superflu-
GUS gate money hippodromes with which they
have no sympathy. by reason OF the harm done
by them to the better class Of meetings. There
ia another view OF the matter. however which
! the opponents OF horse racing seem to have
overlooked. 1t 10 generally admitted that the
harmfulness OF racing does not lie in the racing
per Sc. but In the opportunity it gives thereby
| for gambling, cheating. and other forms OF ras-
| cality When. therefore. a number OF impor-
| tant meetings occur on the same day the book
| merous on the courses generally as they would
| be il they were concentrated on one OF them
| The meetings near London attract the largest
attendance. thus leaving the more distant COM
| paratiyely free from evil influences.
An interesting exhibition has recently been
| held at the Agricultural Hall by the English
| Cart Horse Society. One hundred and fifty
three entries OF Clydesdale. Suffolk. and the
| Shire-bred varieties OF draught animals COM
peted for the pi ICES offered. Tho importance
OF obtaining a good stanch breed OF cart horse
has long veen recognized in England. and the
different varieties are as carefully bred as are
the race horses. The stud books have been
| compiled. one for each OF the different breeds
and they are as eagerly perused by the owners
| and purchasers Of good cart horses as are the
herd books by the raisers of prize cattle. The
| English Cart Horse Society is under the patron
age OF the Prince OF Wales. and the Earls Of
| Ellesmere and Spencer are the President and
| Vice. President respectively While various
| countries dispute with England the honor OF
excellence with respect to their Thoroughbred.
France only can compete with her for tho
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