The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-12-05
What Thoroughbred Horses Can DO

1t has been recorded that Eclipse,
whose descent is to ,e traced from
both the barley and the Godolphin
Araoian, galloped mile minute, but
this, or anything approaching to this,
is wildly incredible. At Brighton last
year it was said that horse called
Bra :. the property of MIR. Leopold de
Rothschild, ran mile. and beat the
Oaks winner, Geheimniss, in less than
one minute, thirty-nine seconds, but
this a.ain is exceedingly doubtful.
Probably the quickest time on record
is that made by the late Lord STAN
ford's D1ophantus, 3 son OF Orlando.
who, through Eclipse and other horses,
united in the great Arab strains. Dio-
phantus won the Two Thousand
Guineas in one minute forty-three
seconds. The course Is seventeen
wards over one mile; and this time,
over the same course, was equalled by
Galopin, winner of the Derby in 1879,
in his match against Stray Shot. dam
of Shotover, who won the great Epson
lace 4, the Duke of estminster in
fSs2. 1t is singular illusion to sup
| pose, as the uninstructed do, that the
English thoroughbred horse is slim
and feeble-what is called a ''weedy'-
animal. There are weedy members OF
his tribe, no douht. and when exposed
on q race course at two years old. which
probably means some twenty months,
these paintings may seem poor. These
can no more truly set down as typi-
cal race-horses than can the ten-year.
old oy be held up as an example Of
the man.
The thoroughbred horse is not only
speedy himself, but is the cause Of
speed in others, that is to say, from
him descend the lest hunters which
Enolishmen ride, and other horses
whose pace is exceptionally COOL
"The thoroughbred ones never stop.
is a remark quoted with approval BY
that admirable writer and sount
Judge, the late MAJOR Whyte-Mel
Vile; and he notes how often it is
the case that such horse oes gal
looping steadily on. calm and vigorous
when the country behind him il
dotted for miles with hunters stand
ing still in every field" The same
shrewd critic of horses and horse
manship has heard it affirmed tina
..if we are to believe the hunting
records OF the last hundred years, il
all runs so severe and protracted "a Il
admit of only one man getting to tn
finish, this exceptional person was il
every instance riding an old horse,
taoroughbred horse, and horse undo
fifteen two!'' and he continues ''tha
he was q thoroughbred horse seem
to me q reasonable explanation OF tn
whole"
What distance and what height ca
q horse Jump, is another inquiry whic
comes within the scope of this article
: and if the reader will carefully measur
out thirty-nine feet, an idea OF III
/ horses capacity in this direct on vii
J be gathered. : UGH distance steeple
| chase horse called Old Chandler is N
ported to have covered at Warwic
some wears aro and there is more tina
, one apparently authentic record OF
/ horse clearing seven feet in height
] The scene of one such exploit was
the Pho nix Park, and the horse wa
: an animal descended from famou
. winner named Potgos, himself calle
Turnip. The animal belonged to 8
E. Crofton, and the Duke OF klchmon,
then Lord Lieutenant of Irelant
' waoered f5oO that this height coul
Q not be cleared. A wall of the requisil
. dimensions was built, and when I'll
t ished Turnip was ridden at it. He d
: what was asked of him in perfect styl
: but it happened that his grace, N
. knowing that the feat was ready T,
Ierformance, was NOT looking when t!
lump was made; and Turn;p w
therefore ridden over it again, not on
: successfully but easily. The wall
= HYDE Park. opposite Grosvenor lac
q nix and hal feet on the inside, with
q drop of eight feet intothe road Deyon
2 has also been cleared. -Eaqtish IN
trqted Aaga -ins.