The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-04

I. showed very forcibly the great injury
1hs S.s IN Great 81 sOFB EGPs a
they are not so numerous, was infllcting
on all the horses SO frequently brought out to
the abroRation Of the greater number Of them,
and the establishment OF iong-distance con-
tests in their sead hSpplbS ss sn53eGt has tS
Jockey Club and other Influential members OF
the Turf Senate, and It is ardently to
will lie Thoroughly carried out. Year after year
"Pavo." the accomplished sportinR editor Of
the ondon Mi iT En the hSn P sTos
rused. with notes BY myself and q few other
pOnG wrsrs sTSs e0W
were lowering the STANDARD OF England's great
nationa pasitm" rs wei as o def 81 0 our
N nV oagSe a. set he example Then Tor many
years II was no unromm0n thing 70 sec four or
i've OF these scrnmbling races run of
IN example IT was not surprising, to
see the. programmes oil country meetings
The deterioration OF our horses by means
OF this stvle OF racing has now hap
sn T at So Hsc m0 rom ISL to %
ing which the Gold Cup. rs noted abo,e
iel on four occasions 70 the French bred
but the authorities dill not choose to see ii ]
that number Of those pesttisnt contests, Of
which all true loysTS 1 aS ,rm are eli he frs
programmes, whether ut tho head quarter
OF the turf or at country meetings on Wednes-
rSss :" one ne o. e the motions set down Tor discus
sion by the members OF the Jockey club was /:
To cal attention 10 me ,isu o ma''mnSr 81
over T"p long pu Courses. upon which doubtless
some important resolutions leading to the
rsssspgcns WV Which
too late to embody in this communication.
Another imp9r,an, mG,on to be &sSpsted Is
shall not be n, ore than one handicap in each
days programme Tor three. year-oids Of tsss
H bn Club ma has II taken mn 10 the Se
matter In real reforming spirit, And how
well It Is aure to be backed up ny al lovers OF
the splendid gift Of 5000 soHereigns presented
to the club by some anonym"us donor. to he
raced for this year dlvdeI ,h tnr tnreS prlHes
not wish his name to appear. IL evidently,
habitu6 Of Newmarket for the races are TO be
be a handicap OF five soyereigns each. with
1000 sove, elens added, to be run over the SUI;
folk stakes course the last mile and halt OF
the wednesday Of tn, July second meeting
duly lGj. The second is also to he handicnp
added to be run over the last milo and three
quarters OF the Cesarewitch Stake during tho
first October meeting sent ~, q ,ortnlght pe;
1910 s0vereixns is to lie added to II sweep
stakes of ) sovereigns each. weight for age. 10
be Tor over tt6 last wv lllleS W we eShI-
ewitch course on tho ast day OF the llouKhtOn
meeting. In this race EeldnGs viii not he per sI.
United to contend and Winners oil the I,ertbY;
Stakes. Ascot or Jockey Club cups to carry
twelve pounds extra. Of two such races, six
caster cups or any race. value 1000 sovereigns,
not being handicap. selling; or lwo-year.old
race. seven pounds extra; or two such races,
len mounds extra: horses that never won u race
described in the conditions ns over mile. to
be allowed. II three years old, seven pounds:
II four and upward. ten pounds.
The name OF the donor Of the 5000, sover-
cignS endowinG the above three races has not
boon revealed. but more prestige would attach
TO the loser here had the distance been over
the Beacon" JOSEPH Osborne.