Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-12

d Wishard are not looking for the big
things I'm the turf line but viii be con-
tent 90 land a race here and there with
their entries at fat odds. But as mat
ter Of fact they have a stronger stable
than either Mr.. Croker or Mr.. LOriilard,
and II their horses take to changed eli
mate they are sure TO be heard from.
Newmarket. where the Lorillard and
Wishard horses are STABBED. is the great
est ace-horse town In the world. Every
thing about II bears some relation to the
thoroughbred horse. Everywhere one
turns 600 any part Of the place. and at
any hour Of the day, race-horse -
pretty sure 10 be In sight. All the men
Boo the town seem to be jockeys or eS-
jockeys 30 one talks about anything but
horse. lexington Ky, is not TO b. COM
pared with Newmarket in this respect.
The finest racing stables in the world
are located there. and some OF them seem
dne enough 20 shelter Rothschild.
ITS FAMOUS RACES.
Newmarket Is annually the scene OF
many famous races. In the course OF the
year there are eight race meetings al
Newmarket-the Craven, the First, ana
Second Spring the First and Second july
the First and Second October and the
Aght0n. nj which the principal stakes
run Tor are the 1900 Guineas, the 1000
Gulncas. the Princess Of Wales Stakes,
The Ccsarewitch Stakes. the Middle Park
Plate. the Cambridg,shire Stakes, and tue
DeWhlrst Plate.
AT English racing authorities like 10
ay that the development OF Newmarket
ind ~ horse racing In England are one
ana the same. The history OF English
iorse racing Is interesting, because Ameri-
IAN horse racing was first established on
DEE same line. One English writer says
30 this subject:
In this country the history OF horse
racing may indeed. be said TO be one
with that Of Newmarket. The records OF
rs earliest infancy are difficult 10 trace
with certainty, and II IS likely that there
were good horses I'm these Islands long
before the blood OF Eastern s!res had
gwen them their courage, and the stud
book stamp Of quality. both OF which
nave doubtless been derived from that
spufce only though the speed, which now
has made our horses famous over the
world is far more likely 10 have come
lV"n 90 them from their British ances-
.0rs
In the reign OF Henry VIII. va
nous laws We're passed about breeding,
ana IN that OF Edward VI the steal
.as OF horses was made a capital offence.
-"elv does not seem 10 have been very
n.eh Interest taken in the matter during
,'e reign Of Elizabeth. but no sooner had
S"hs /. succeeded TO the throne
nan II at once began to show itself again.
~ Is on record that he was the first TO
establish race meetings al Newmarket,
~hlch he also attended IN person. and we
MO" mat he built stables there. which
were subsequently enlarged and added
10 by lis luekless successor. who also en-
outraged the races there.
Needless 10 say that under Cromwell
'hs new amusement WAS like every other
recreation OF the people, promptly stop
PED and. equally. OF course. when
Nhafles III, got his own again
The pendulum swung back, and racing
was restored along with all the other
sports and pastimes OF Merrie Eng
and' The Orange Prince was a good
patron OF what had then become the
national spot. anG so also was Queen
Anne, ~ whose reign Il was that the
most ioportant event In the history OF
the British stud-book. and the great
foundation OF its present excellence, took
sfee, when the barley Arabian was
fled into this country.
that day forward cur breed OF
y. on improving steadily. and