New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-25
RACING IN ENGLAND.
AMERICAN JOCKEYS STILL GET THE
LIONS SHARE
LORD DURHAMs CHARGES THE TOPIC ON
ALL ToNGUEs-sALE OF BRAKES
HORSES.


London. Oct 24-The Americans opened the races
at the Newmarket Houghton Meeting to-day with
three straight wins
The Wednesday Welter Handicap, OF 300 SOW
eregns. captured by Lord Harewood's Free
Companion, ridden by ]. Reiff
maiden lat entry) two-year-old race was
by ST. Colon, ridden by j. H. Martin. Second place
was taken by Austerlttz. with Maher in the saddle.
Cost was third. This race was of 100 sovereigns.
added to a sweepstakes of sovereigns each for
starters; distance the Briefly Stakes Course CAST
three-quarters OF the Rowley Mile)
The New Nursery Plate was won by Lord Ellis
mere's Encombe, ridden by Sloan. Water Violet
was second, and Sir J. Miller's Tannstcker with
Maher up. third. This is a lightweight
handicap, of 300 sovereigns for two-year-ods; dis
lance. the Rous Course (hve furlongs).
The race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes was
won by ]. c. Sulivan's four-year-old horse Ber-
r1ll NJ. Ephrussi's three year-old bay colt Codo
man, ridden by Tod Sloan, and A. F. Bassetts
tour-year-old chestnut gelding Good Luck, with
Lester Reih in the saddle finished second and
third respectively in a field of twenty-four horses
This race was a handicap Of 15 sovereigns each.
with 500 sovereigns added and 100 sovereigns for
the second the third to his stake, for three
year-olds and upwards. Distance. the New Cam
oridgeshire Course Last Mile and distance of
Across the Fiat"
Berrill made most of the running and won in
hollow fashion by three lengths. Four lengths
separated second and third horses The betting
was 20 to l against Berrill, 100 to against Codo-
man, to against Good Luck and to l against
The Reeve, the favorite, ridden by Maher which
finished fifth. Goldman, owned by Michael
Ephrussi, carried considerable money.
The time. 1854. constitutes record
An Al-Aged Selling Plate, Of 1O3 sovereigns, Cor
three-year-olds and upward, by Mr.. Nc
Creery's Beamphion, ridden by Maher. Red
Hand, with Sloan in the saddle. was second. and
Winsom Lad finished third.
Lord Durham's letter to 1.-The Times EXTRACTS
from which cabled to The Associated Press
last night, in which he says he never condemned
the style" Of American riding or American train
ing; that, the contrary. he Shared in the respect
which all Newmarket trainers feel for character
and abilities of Messrs. Higgins and Pincus, but
that he dsapproved of the methods of the Amer
lean jockeys and did not welcome the influx OF their
followers. who consider horse racing merely an
instrument for high gambling" is approved by
most of the great supports Of the English turf
who gathered at Newmarket to-day. from the
Prince Of Wales down Next to the Cambridgesh1re
1t the topic of the day. Disapprobation IS
stamped the methods of the small coterie OF
American Jockeys who. with their American back
ers. have discredited themselves and their more
scrupulous countrymen. While the stewards Of the
William Beresford. Prince soitykoff Lord Clonmei,
Patrons Of the turf take Lord DuThams view
at is clear" said Lord Clonmel that there is no
prejudice whatever in England against fair riders,
lovers Of sport support Lord D1rham's observations
regarding obnoxious methods
Lord Clonmel and others were careful to dis
fair Tiders': The fact that the, Prince Of Wales
quiet the talk on the subject; Sloan and Martin
have made reply to Lord Durham. Marcus
There is no desire In England to bar American
riders but things have 3GGHTsd oovs the Which 1S
have come running one London hotel and
would in time disgrace the Americans appearing
Many Of the Americans at Newmarket to-day
we're now convinced that his ACTION is the best
4 that e9ga jockeys ef f DurRam Said wha
he had not n9ng 10 b b9 a 10 but the Snd e
ings toward American riders and owners -.
I do now the best Letus hope there win not be
further cause to say more one way or the ot her
market this morning fetched $07e gaippeas and md
e6gs M Royal FLUSH has a TO Be
0a hf Of from the w ia Mr. %
ICED good!y fortune. There was & considerable
Duke Of York and Lord william Beresford were
among the interested spectators; Kings Courier
traTy to Expectations, Colonel Pepper did not bid
John A Drake. the American horse owner, whose
stable was sold at Newmarket to-day, closes his
career on the English turf owing to the recent
criticisms of American training methods Ameri-
can Jockeys and American betting men. He Is said
to have made about S1000,O0O recently on tha
English race courses. His horse Royal Flush.
ridden by Lester Reff Is to the English horse
Eager, ridden by Mornington Cannon. over the
Hurst Club course Saturday next as match
test of American methods against English methods.
Eager is owned by Mr.. .Neumann. The Hurst Turf
Club has offered a gold cup worth $4,000 for the
winner Of the race, and the owners OF the two
horses have each put up additional $500 to go
TO the winner.
The criticisms Of American racing methods are
generally regarded being based upon jealousy of
the startling successes of the American jockeys.
They do not receive the Endorsement of all the
English newspapers. Enoch Wishard, the trainer
of Mr. brakes horses, has been charged with
using electric girth straps, with carrying electric
batteries under his saddles and with all sorts or
other so-called tricks to make horses win The
whole trouble to be that the English trainers
are away behind the age. and that the English
Jockeys have much to learn from the American.
According to dispatch from London published
on Monday last Colonel James Z. Pepper was
much disappointed at the scratching of his horse
Kings Courier from the Cambridgeshire Stakes
run to-day at Newmarket 1t was added that
when the Colonel sold Mr.. Drake a half interest
In the racing qualities OF Kings Courier, a three
year-old, purchased from James r. keene he was
confident that the horse would to the stud with
this important English race TO his credit. Mr.
Drake was quoted holding the opinion that the
horse was not fit for such a trying as the
COMMUNICATIVE. Kings Courier is chestnut colt
by Kingston, out of Stylitene.
BASEBALL WAR.