New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-18
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
THE FIRST SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN
INVASION OF ENGLAND.
,,r,vv WINNINGS BY THE CONTINGENT FROM
"rur STATES on EAU DE GAIAE-THE
or YOUNGSTERS.

has revived the question Of superiority between ue
English and American thoroughbreds Man! P''
cons have said over and over again that tle ave-
ca Enr,,sh race horse is stone or fourteen pouuS'
hs,.er than his American cousins of similar cas-
Much stress has been laid the fact mat the
t,rg.,sh courses are up and down hi, and II mas
neon asserted that horses trained on level cou'@S
IKE those In this country would nave 10 C'''i0'
With the BrItOns one American went SO i'l "'
% construct a racecourse with a high hill anu d
- rc,ne at the finish \ large number OF
.rses broke down in trying TO run over that course
I, races When such accidents occurred 'heie
we're men who proclaimed that the hill was al HSh'
,5 that in a century or two American breederS
would breed horses that could run up or dow" III"
&c We, a. the horses in England
Now that a fair class American three-year-o.d
ridden by an American jockey, has won an aii-asei
handicap a month earlier than the racing season oe
Gins in this country over the extremely ui'I'N"'
pat,vanv course at Newmarket II is TO be hord
that the critics viii concede that AT ieas' one AMER
can horse can uphill
Richard Croker won heavily on the race M!chde.
r DIVER wto is unusually COO ana coIecteu
when betting was rcjoced to find that he cou'd pet
his money straight. pace and third II is estimator
thai the American contingent won over 10000
Isaac Thompson and Joseph Thompson were at
Newmarket They made a raid on the be;tins-T!nS
and caused odds on Eau De Gaiie TO recede seVeraI
points. ,,.,,
Now that Sims has met and vanquished the lead
ing Jockeys in England 1t looks as If the American
invasion would prove successful. Nearly all the
leading horse-owners regret that they did not snip
come Of their horses to England.
II Is amusing at the yearling sale to hear h7eeuVrs
,a about the measurements Of the youngsters l'i
,r,o the sale ring Nearly every one sold IS sa'd
90 hs fifteen hands in height. and men VINO look
v,sa will step up TO a colt, put their chin to MS
ritbors and will walk away saving: He is about
a, eighth of an inch fifteen hands me
h,,er Is surprised find out three or -FOUR months
of,er the sale that his purchase has shruhK an nv"
or more when placed under the standard anu TIE
measurement compared with the "chin measure
mont al the sale There is one breeding estaD'lsh-
mont however that has kept a complete record OF
tho measurements of the produce OF the 1afm lot
many wears The measurements are accurate anu
the weights oe the youngsters accurate as Wei.
The elder August Belmont kept complete record
Of the size weight and general appearance OF every
colt or FLY bred at the Nursery Earn" The present
August Belmont has continued the record W men
the tables arr looked over they furnish an amusing
study as comparisons with the size and genera
aprearance Of the get Of different s'aulohS anu
n7atrons can be made. as we'll as comparisons win
,,a lots of the different years The present lot OF
warnings owned by Mr.. Belmont averages larger
than any 10; ever had at the Nursery Farm MY
Belmont does not intend to sell any OF his YearlhsS'
since he is r the peculiar position OF being uhao'
70 select the choice ones. Every one OF them LOOKS
like a stake winner.
Marcus DAILY lef; this city FOR Anaconda yesier-
dav Mr. DAILY said 10 a Tribune reporter before ne
started Il 40 not intend 10 race or enter d'! "a
my horses IN the East in the future. All OF NY
horses will be shipped 10 the West. am Will race
there. pay the freight. and intend 10 race "tere
It pleases ne and suits my horses In REGARD 10
the horse Batsrnan. rather Bathampton mis-
take was made which desired to have corTec'el.
The horse IS 10y Hampton, out OF The Bat ana
was trained In England by John Porter who raced
him unsuccessfully on accoun; OF THIS the colt was
hut Sc hrlp MS IL
edged. He was trained on the ranch in Montana
and won some purses in that state, which | gave
rnyself from fields of horses owned ny me- as l
desired promote the sport and TO fuinish anuSe-
men, for the persons who attended the races IN
Montana I received notice from the English Jockey
GINA tina, the colts name was Ba;hampton, and
not BdtSman. Consequently 1 ended!oIel 10 IsHt
the matter fully expecting to be inGl 10Y @ 80
~. NV cox was forever debarred from racing on
the Jockey club tracks concluded tina; the West
was the best place % race my horses, ana nave
declared Jhom out OF all their engagements in the
4 have endeavore4 to live up to eTery rule and
! have been unfairly treated in this matter. In
regard TO my trainer. Mathew ByInes; ne snouid
be as well satisfied IN the West as IN tAe f;iSl a.
tne stak.s ana purses are larger in the West. /
Since all my business affairs are settled. VIII he
enabled TO my horses race frequently during
'T oc meens If the National s;eepcchase Assoc
cs.on 70 10 held at Morris Park j. NKc.y to prove
S0cial AFT
members Of the Coaching CLUB have decided 10
visit the course ever DAY with their COACHES.
Iuncheon will be served the lawn, and the so
cal leaders are expected t. be present in force.
There is a demand for four-n-hands and stylish
drivers as IL Will be the proper thing TO drive II
the course. The Is 20 the rack should De- cleared
OF the obstacles that cucumber them. The condition
OF some OF the roads f. bad that the journey over
them would be very difficult.
Every few DAYS Il Is reported that the p0)iro"nl'
are wide OPEN and that thousands OF dollars change
hands every day in the seciuson Of back rooms;
The truth IS that Superintendent ByrneS mas rchd
the rio; act" the captains call H. several tunes
about handb0Oks but il Is impossible to capture thf
offenders because bets are Laid and taken wner-
ever ticker is conveniently located. Regular pool
rooms however out % the question me pres
ent methods make the average bcttor feel IKE
Ffth-aye. swell purchasing his clothes IN Ba%-
terst
1t looks as II the last hurdle placed IN the way
OF the Gray bill would trouble. In the EOod
Old days when the racotTacks received $1,000 a d3y
from the betting. IL required $500 70 make 40
u OF the Senate stable the Ives hurdle, Dut
there is no such pre- MUM Offer now. Al the pres
ent time il looks If the left bower WCuli axe
the joker IN the Of cuchre that is BENG played
at Albany
81 Asaph stockholders are said TO have agreed
70 pay $40 day 20 close the foreign book and keep
Il closed. John G. Carr, Of GUttenburg announces
that every effort will be made to keep up the stand
ard Of racing at s.. Asaph 70 a high plane AS MI.
Carr may be called upon in the near future 20 take
up his residence IN tine Hudson COUNTY jan, ne
should arrange with W. j. Thompson. OF Gloucester,
70 take his place in case OF az emergency.