New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-26
FOXHALL BEATS BEND OR.
LEADING A FIELD OF THIRTY-TWO.

GIShDlNU a FIELD Of lHlRI1-IWO.
THE cAMBRIDGEsHRE STAKES SECURED BY THE
AMERICAN COLT IN A CLOSE AND EXCITING CON-
TEsr-LUcY GLITTERs sECoND-THE BETTING
AGAINST Mr.. KEENE's HoRsE-How THE VIC
TORY WAS RECEIVED
LONDON. Oct. 25-The race IN tho sacord dav ~
the Newmarket Houghton Meeting. for the Cam
Dridgeshire Stakes, distance one mile and $40 yards
was Won by j. r. Keene's three-vear-old bay colt
Foxhall, winner of the Grand Prix de Paris of the
CeSarewitch Stakes and two other races at New
market this fall. c. Perkinss three-year old brown
filly Lucy Glitters came in second and Mr.. I.e-
fevres three-year-old chestnut colt Tristan third
Lord Bradfords four-year-old bay colt Retreat was
scratched before the race
Thirty-two horses started. After ascouple OF
breaks-away there fairly good start Shin
glass made the running from Knight of Athol Pi-
reus aud Montrose, the most prominent of the
second lot being Phiamon Bend Or, Lucy Gilt
ters Tristan and Foxhall. The rear lot consisted of
feter Mistake and Etona III. There was only little
ehange for half mile when Lucy Glitters took tho
lead, with Foxhall, Philamon, Tristan Incen-
@ oIary, Plraus and Poulet close up When a little
over a quarter Of a mile from home Lucy Gltters
was leading Foxhall and Tristan by half
length, with Mistake close mp. On the lower
ot ground Wins ths order was maintained past the red
post. when drawing near home Foxha closed up
ana, gong on, won comfortably bnt by head
only before Lucy Glitters, who was separated from
iiiStdl ny II neck. III was a nne from the
distance pole Poulet finished fourth. Incendiary
mtth. PIrseus sixth, Bend Or seventh Philamon
f2astinaster Prest0npans, Montrose and the Corrie
hliy following in the order named The last threo
We're Iagus Peter and Petrone
=, Inc betting at the start was 10 TO l against
Foxlall and to against Lucy Glitters The time
OF tne race was = minutes and 10 2-5 seconds. The
Jockey Watts rode FOXhall, Wood rode TOastmaster,
cannon rode Prestonpans and Osborne rode Peter.
Inc victory OF Eoxhall is very cordially received
ne winnings of Mr. Walton of New-YOrk, netted
him 100000.
The race for the Tuesday Nursery H ndicap for
twO-years DID, distance five furlongs. was won by
or G Chetwynd's chestnut colt Magician. Lord
CraWdors bay colt Donald Card came in second
ana W, >. Crawfurd's bay colt Marquis de Tho. enc
third. Fourteen ran, Including R. TenBroeck,s Me-
teOr.
. LONDON, Oct. The Standard says: g We heart
ny congratulate the Americans upon having at last
seen some return for the vast sums they have spent
III purchasing our thoroughbred stock"
The news of Foxhalps victory was received with
general surprise among turmen in this city Everyone
considered him colt Of remarkable after his brill
liant success in the Cesarewitch but very believed
that he could win the Cambrdgeshire with so heavy
weight 126 pounds, against such animals as Bend
Or Petronel, Peter, PresOnpans Incendary, Pculet,
Scobell and Lucy Gters 1t was universally admitted
to be one Of the most extraordinary performances ON
record, ana the opinion was general that FoxhalI
must be considered the best horse now on tho
turf in any country. 1t was ncOmparably tho
shire The highest weight carried by a winning
threeyear-od in that before Foxhall won with 126
pounds Ii pounds, carried by See Saw The high
est weight carried by previous winner Of any age
12l pounds with which the famous four yearold Law
erc0st in 1889 Rosebery the only horse before
Foxhal that both the Cesarewitch and Cambridge
shire, and he a four-year-old carrying only 103
pounds in the former and III in the latter. No
great amounts of money in this city on Fox
halls success except by his owner for very few except
Mr. kcene had confidence enough to wager anything
a three-yearOld so heavily weighted. FOxhau was so
fully described and commented upon when he won the
Grand Prize of Paris and the Cesarewtcb that
ther account or him seems necessary.
Mr. Keene greatly elated at the victory and took
pains to conceal his joy He declared repeatedly that
FOXhall was the greatest horse in the world and the
greatest one that ever had been foaed While he admit
ted that the Of the colt not generally ex
pected, in view Of the concessions in weight he was
obliged to make, he said that be had had no
doubts whatever OF the result He expressed
the utmost confidence that FoxhaI could
beat anything four legs His superiority
Bend or proved sufficiently by the result Of
this and as to match with Iroluois it Mr.
Keenes opinion that the Derby winner would he simply
out of the race Mr. kecne was much gratiled by re-
ceiyng from his English agent Bathgate. dispatch TO
FoShalI easily; he is the greatest horse in
Mr.. Keene said that he was greatly pleased at this
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS because Mr Batugatc LaC Laughed at
him for betting on FOXhall Mt the weights
But l was sure the horse would win" Mr. Keene
added Il felt it in my bones, and [ will back
him now against anything living / am particularly
pleased Foxhals because in this he was
ridden by stabe-bcy We had been unable TO
cure either Archer who rode Bend Or or Cannon or
Foriham, aud IN spite of this the horse won easily"
Mr. Kecne said that lie had formed definite plans In
regard Foxhal II probable that he would remain
in England aud run in the cup races next year He
valuable horse to be put into the stud at pres
ent. Through the day Mr.. Keeue's Office was ned by
friends who called to e9ngratqlate him. Not few OF
po-sbly win the weights Their congratulations
NOT te hearty because Of their losses but there
no little Dadinage exchanged between them aud Nc
KPene.