The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

AthoL Il Te.rasid, Yorh, citadel snd Csaahus
Han; GlsdiatsqE. IN. Kent Nsw%ls,tsr and
King Tom, al NewmsrEst; Rstapiap at TICK.
bill; seottish Chief, BY Lord Of The Islesi Sur
derbolt, Tim Whittier, Umpire and y,Oltigour.
can rival most Of them tO-dsyi -. ,,. ora
yesrlings engaged in the big subscription stakes
and the two-y year olds numbered oo5: Inc
more than ssvs SaS; 3 90 that assuming there are
500 hiEh.class aires Of performance located
e Ssrs eh IL ;,o o9,S 1--WE we behold SdDnl,s an U in0f tRSs q, the N,
that Backbiter, BY Gladiator or Don John; was
Bay Middleton s al o B%nebuS ~ atty eaineSs;
The Cossack. at Neasham. dftoOn sovereigns;
SoShIers 81 Sa at A AlltSsSHIrg paF Iii. sT fiyins Eqb5n aisS;;
mil, then commencing at Birch Farm. oswald-
began humbiy at live sovereiEns-aithough his
credentials included tho 1000 guinoas and
One might 20 SppcR to the Beginning of the
century 70 illustrate the historical growth OF
the big studs and their accompanying enter.
this ~sufices. 1t will be seen more forcibly with
these simple statistics before our eyes,, how
division api ; n as re Sssn afe h IN tSe or enr saS nnSsSn
and a survey Of the throe-year-old engagements
during the decades mentioned confirms this.
quality OF them which exc. cises the vital in
huenco ON Improvement. This might appear n
cent history Of the stud shows too clearly how
indiscriminate was the rush OF breeders, until
tho necessity Of Q moro systematic principle
was forcibly brought homo to them.
Now we find they really do devote much
thought to tho subject, and, the number Of
gree, &C., Is remarkabie compared to twenty or
even ten years back.
This has not been ono hour too soon, as dis.
natter would hnva fO1lnyvaH naplnfst In VlRw of
foreign rivalry. still, there are a great num-
ber of bad ones brod over hero. and much great
jority OF p,arcs have to improve greatly, Yet
we have both quality and quantity sufficient
to stock C e shs TS1id ab[d If a pSsSsss s,cyt,,,cs ara moro
sight appear. though not yoluminous. 1t is
Thought unfair to .enumerafe only the oxpen.
sively Engaged, seeing how small q PERCENTAGE
1 prisc a a6e 81 Srs sns au a1essF p5e ef merit siil In tf tSs Ho@t
looks and breeding. Tactics are changing as
frequently Ind close rivals on the course from
tho general division, stu. they govern the
classic events, and as a rule realize the high
rife eneaSements for ises are full of interest,
but some of the big prizes, notably the 10000
reasonably expect, considering the extent Of
our new enterprise. Besides the sires already
forward, old HAMPTON is still formida6ise; and.
though he stands only fifth Of our winning sires
this year, he may moro than sustain his great
prophecy, however. Two of our latest events
closing, by the way-the Doncaster Champagne
Stakes and the Doncaster St%akes-have each
exactly eighty.ive entries. Your enterprising
countryman, Mr.. Lorillard, is represented by no
less than i've youngsters in the former. Prince
soltykofi, another of our generous supporters.
and black cap is none too often in the van. BE:
sides these, tho straw jacket Of the Duke of
head Of the Grosvenors will be freouently seen
on our courses In the juvenile events next season.
They have had only moderate years. The
represented in the above events, one an own
brother to Xelas9uez, while a brother to Dono:
van is well spoken. Of. The young Duke Of
things. on the turf, though he has invested
strongly at Newmarket and has an extensive
stud 81 younTsters which bSa nay be remarked on
moderately good year, but Is stln buying and
selling at high figures
One of the most notable acquisitions to the
English stud and turf of recent years has been
the head Of the house Of Stanley, and the
Earl Of Derby has won golden opinions, appar-
srin%ypb sna Of pic sIas pr ,a,f .n no Tsy,vo o6 the Of hi %SaS
founded the Derby and won it. Indeed. he is
doing this, and the victory of Lord Stanley's
day was highly popular at Aintree. Knowsley
was as much en- Jete as permitted by tho gloom
cast over aristocratic circles by the loss in the
cession of coaches, with outriders and positions
much in the good old style, bore the guests to
the course. A little more elegance Of style in
the equestrians and eQuipagcs is being intro
duced in England. One sees this down in the
bunting districts, and the number of new drags
ing and turf gossip at the clubs, and there are
plenty of odd rumors flying about. The Gin
crack dinner comes of at York on Dec. z.
Some very spirited o~rations generally charac.
teriZe this reunion. OH.