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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-MONDAY, JULY 18, 1881.
10 lbs. fora 3 year old, and his con- nections, having won a ton of money, thought they might as well make a clean sweep before sending their almost invincible son of Ventre St. Gris back to la belle France. Poor Joe Dawson, who has since gone over to the majority, was not slow to give M. Aumont and Harry Jennings the opportunity they desired, and Prince Charlie at 8st. 10 lbs., to the three year old's 7st. Illbs., R. M. 500 p. p. were the terms agreed on. Thousands upon thousands of spectators journey- ed to Newmarket that Saturday after noon to see the international contest between the pride of France and Blair Athol's flying chestnut, and the betting between the pair was except- ionally heavy, the Frenchmen, already on velvet, literally piling the money on their representative; but they got tired out at last, and when the horses were on their way to the post 2 to 1 were freely offered on Prince Charlie without takers. How the race ended is a matter of history. Peut-être led until coming out of the Abingdon dip, with the big chesnut lobbing along at his quarters, where Chaloner, who carried a pound over- weight to ride the Frenchman, raised his whip, but it was no avail, as Parry, sitting as still as a statue merely gave "Charlie" one shake, and he cantered in the casiest of winners. This was Prince Charlie's last race, and his victory was a fit ting termination, to an exceptionally brilliant careor. Another most ex- citing contest was that in 1875 be- tween Lord Huntly's Lowlander, 5 years, 9st, and Prince Batthyany's Galopin, 3 years, Sst 21b, for 1000 vs aside, R. M. The betting was 6 ed out of it a hundred yards from to 4 on the Derby winner, who seem- home, but staying better than Dales- raan's son, landed all out by a bare half length. We question however, if either one of the equine heroes above alluded to, could have lived with the two champions, whose splendid struggle at Epsom is de scribed in the London Sportsman, in the following manner:- The EPSOM GOLD CUP of 500 sovs, added to Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 5 ft.; weight for age, with certain al- lowances. About one mile and a half.
28 subs., 5 of whom declared forfeit. Lord Alington's ch e BEND OR, by Don-
caster-Rouge Rose, 4yrs, 9st. > 3lb..
......F. Archer 1 Mr. C. Brewer's bo ROBERT THE DEVIL, by Bertram-Cast Off, 4 yrs, 9st 31...........T. Cannon 2 The horses were at the post some time be- Betting: 6 to 4 on Robert the Devil. fore the starter arrived, owing to that
three year olds, that no reasonable amount of weight could bring them together; but it seems certain that they are the wonders of the century. When the telegram arrived in Hong- kong announcing the victory of Iroquois in the Derby, we expressed our opinion to an American friend, who is also a sportsman of some ex- perience, that the winner of the English Blue Riband was only second rater, and that he must have defeated a very inferior field. Our friend disputed this view, and said the time test would prove that he was correct in believing Iroquois to be a first class horse.
We are now in a position to prove to his satisfaction, by the time test, if that is his idea of guaging racing form, that Iroquois, at weight for age, at Epsom was some 200 yards slower over a mile and a half, than Bend Or and Robert the Devil, and more than a hundred yards slower at even weights than Thebais, winner of the Oaks. The Derby, Oaks, and Gold Cup are run over the same course and distance, and as the weather was the there is anything in the time test, same on the two soparate days, if there can be no difficulty in estimat- ing the respective merits of the per-. formances of the horses referred to. The time occupied by Troquois to cover the Derby course was 2 minutos 50 seconds; Thebais won the Oaks in 2 minutes 16 seconds, and Bend Or, and Robert the Devil finished neck and neck for the Gold Cup in 2 minutes, 40 seconds. Iroquois and Thebais each carried Sst. 10 lbs, but whereas Mr. Lorillard's colt was ridden clean out to win by half length, Mr. Crawford's filly won, pulling over hard held, by three lengths, after whole of the way. The two four her opponents the year olds carried 9st. 7 lbs. or 6 lbs. less than weight for age; but then they labored under the disadvantage of having to make their own ruu- ning. Bend Or and Robert the Devil covered the same distance, on the same course, in 10 seconds less time than Iroquois, and 6 seconds less time than Thebais. It may however be stated that Bend Or's 2.40 is three seconds faster than has ever been accomplished on this course, and Blair Athol 243 in 1861. Blue Kettledrum occupying 2.43 in 1861, Gown's time in 1868 was 2.43, and Kisber comes next in 1876 with 2.44. Thebais's 246 in the Oaks Saxon's Brown Duchess (241) in has only once been beaten, by Joe 1861. This would appear to firmaly
ing through of the Juvenile Selling Stakes. the three year olds this season are at work, but was immediately pulled back, a long way removed from first class, When the fing did drop Bend Or was first
striding gallop, which soon showed him exceedingly fortunate to win the and Robert the Devil went away at a nice and that our American friends were with a lead of some three clear lengths. Derby with such a moderate race- They ran thus to the top of the hill, where horse as Iroquois on his most brilliant what decreased the favourite's advantage, form undoubtedly is. Unfortunately tho pace was improved and Bend Or some- but in going to the turr. Robert the Devil for Mr. Sterling Crawford, Thebais once more widened the gap to its original is, not entered for the St. Leger; extent. When fairly in the line for home but should St. Louis get over his Bend Or gradually lessened his opponent's recent lameness in time to under- he had him nicely tacked down." Can- go lead, and by the time the Bell was reached
a thorough preparation for non made a strong effort on the favourite, Doncaster, Iroquois will have some but he could not hold his own, and without trouble to follow up his Epsom the semblance of an effort Bend Or collar triumph on the far famed Town Moor. ed him opposite the reserved lawn, and ment such as has seldom if ever been won by a neck, amidst a scene of excite- equalled even on Epsom Downs. Time, by Benson's chronograph, 2min 40sec.
sures.
may receive a warm reception should permission to they be disposed to try forcible mea-Tramways along the following routes, construct and work
viz.:-
1st. From tho Yang-king-pang along the Chekiang-road to its junction with the Hoopeb-road, thonco along the Hoopeh-road to the Mnloo, and thence along tho Chekiang-road to the Soo- chow Crook, 2nd.--From the North end of the Honan-road Bridge along the North Soochow-road to the North and of the Garden Bridge, and thence along Broadway to the Ningpo Wharf, found necessary for the construction and to give such facilities as may be and working of such Trainways.
A rifle match has been arranged to teams, composed of the Police and civil- como off early in August between two ins of Hongkong on the one side, and the Royal Laniskilling Fusiliers on the other, and we are told that from these the best shots will be selected to fire against the Shanghai Volunteers, who it appears have expressed a desire to try conclusions with the picked marks- selected are 200, 500, and 600 yards. men of Hongkong. The distances
By late American papers to haad wo learn that Mrs. Garfield, wife of the President of the United Statos, is seriously ill and not expected to re- cover. The shock occasioned by the attempt on the President's life would no doubt tell severely on que not naturally of a strong constitution, and the gravest fears are entertained for the lady's
critical condition.
Wo learn from the Catholic Register home from this colony has been ap- that Dr. O'Brien who is now on his way
the XIII, a Knight of the order of St. pointed by His Holiness, l'ope Leo Grogory the Great, Civil Class, in
consideration of the valuable services he rendered to the Roman Catholic Mission in Hongkong. With his well koown liberality Dr. O'Brien took ined- ical charge of the three convents here which included over six hundred or- phans, without any remuneration what.
.over.
and after a powerful opposition from This was seconded by Mr. Wetmore, Messre, F. B. Forbos, David Brand, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Wainewright, sud others, was adopted by 143 votes against 82,
payers, forming the opposition to the A large number of rate- scheme then left the room, and two matters of detail, were carried without other resolutions embodying certain
Chairman concluded the business of any difficulty. A vote of thanks to the the mooting.
CORRESPONDENCE.
opinions expressal by Correspondents].
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
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"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." In re the Wei Sing Lottory business,
Sir,-Notwithstanding the well mer- our morning contemporary is adapting ited robako administered to the China a admirable style. Ou tho 14th instant journal still persists iu prodicting the
himself to circumstances in most
Mail in your issue of Saturday, that
different offers of one million and fifteennessy from the Governorship of this the Daily Press announced that four near departure of Sir John Pops Ien-
the monopoly, and that there was good harping on this string for now three thousand dollars had been made for Colouy. Tho China Mail has been reason to believe that there would be years, and there is no doubt that if be that it would be handed over to the degree of accuracy, which will be some- no second auction of the Farm, but keeps on, he will some day arrive at a wretched Chinaman still in custody at thing unusual and refreshing to find Macao, at the original price, who in his columns. It is only a matter would transfer it to four different of time, and he is bound to be correct syndicatos; and a good deal more of at some time or other, and it is only We ridionled at the time our contem. after having strained every conceivable inane speculation in the same strain.
fair to expect that he should be so porary's improbable conjectures, and circumstanco that assorted that unless Mr. Pitman's prove
turned up friends secured private arrangement, the second auction augury from the visit of the comet; anticipatious, even the privilege by drawing consolation and a happy.
taken place, and as only $640,000, were would assuredly take place. It has though how in the name of wonder the comet in any way indicated the Govern- offered, and as the competition lay bet-
or's approaching departure I cannot ween two opposing factions only, our
understand. In your leader of the 5th morning contemporary has drawn in instant you treat us to a disquisition his horns considerably. The four part-
on the flight of the comet, but you ios who made the separate offers of one utterly failed to notice what the Mail million and fifteen thousand dollars, was able to divine, that the advent of brain of our inspired contemporary, the history or social well-being of this must have existed only in the fertile that celestial body was a prognostica- tion of any sublunar event affecting Hongkong, who were to secure the colony. Sir Henry Irving bears a and to numerous syndicates from
myth. As the Press observes the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Farm at all costs, proved equally a high roputation in the office of the
ive to the Wei Sing Lottery monopoly is praise as has been bestowed on him by news received yesterday from Macao relat.
but such falsome and unnecessary most unsatisfactory." The auction has been postponed until to-day, but it seems doubtful if $700,000 will be reached, and we trust that H. E. Go- vernor Graga to whoso weakness the whole of the recent troubles must be attributed, will decline to be ofit to be a gigantic swindle. The whole business has been wretchedly managed co-erced into what appears on the face
The Epsom Gold Cup run for on the Oaks day appears to have caused more excitement on the famous Downs than any race of modern times. The interest exhibited in the Derby was comparatively lukewarm, and the excitement anent the Oaks completely dwarfed, when compared with the meeting of two such giants as the respective winners of last year's Derby and St. Leger. A correspond-official not having been advised of the fall-establish our former opinion that ent who witnessed the race, informs us that nothing so intensely exciting has been scen since Voltigeur in the "white, red spots" of Lord Zetland, met the Flying Dutchman in their great match at York for 1000 guineas aside in 1851, when the tartau jacket of the Scottish Earl was borne to glorious victory after a desperate struggle amidst the acclamations of countless thousands. We have wit- nessed many important matches be- tween the greatest equine celebrities of the age since the Dutchman's last appearance on a race course, and we remember there was a lot of
money lost and won when Lord Glasgow's General Peel conceded 7 lbs. and an eight lengths beating to Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Paris, over the two middle It will be remembered that Bend miles at Newmarket in 1861 for 500 Or beat Robert the Devil in last year's sovs. p. p. When Lord Lyon left Derby by a short head, and that in Rustic vainly struggling twenty the St. Leger, at Doncaster, and the lengths in the rear for 1000 sovs.
Second Great Foal and Champion aside, over the Ditch In, in 1866; and Stakes at Newmarket, the scion of Hainan has changed her American flag was held at the Shanghai, Municipal We observe that the steamship pA Special Meeting of the ratopayers when the 2 year old Lady Elizabeth Bertram and Cast Off completely for a British one, having recently been Council-offices on Monday July 11th short-headed the Cesarewitch winner turned the tables on his Derby cou-purchased from Mosses. Russell & Co., for the purpose of considering the Julius, at a difference of only 8 lbs. queror. It is also noteworthy that by Mr. Afong, the well-known photo-question of the proposed introduction for the year, over the Bretby Stakes each of these two horses should have grapber of Queen's-road. The Hainan of tramways into the Settlement. Mr. Course in the following autumn, the won important handicaps under left yesterday for Hoihow, under the P. J. Hagues, Her Majesty's Consul in enthusiasm of the spectators, and the almost impossible weights, Robert command of Captain Speechley, lato Shanghai presided, and opened the pro. immense stakes at issue raised both the Devil winning the Cesarewitch Boarding Officer in the Harbour Mast coodings with a fow introductory re- winners to a high place in the temple as a three year old under 8st. 6 lbs. of fame. The most excitement we whilst Bend Or landed the City and saw över a match was in Suburban almost without an effort, 1874 when Prince Charlie, met the carrying the welter of 9st. By the Trough colt Peut-être, over the book it would appear from the por Rowley Mile. The Frenchman hadformance of these two racers in the easily won the Cambridgeshire, carry-Epsom Gold Cup, that not only are ing the respectable steadier of Gst. they so far removed from this year's
ever
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
round from Aberdeen Docks yesterday The steamship Belgic was towad forenoon. The Nelson undocked early this morning.
er's Department.
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the rice-pounders at the Police Court As things may be a littlo lively with to-morrow morning extra constablos have been ordered to be in attendance, and all mon at the Central Station not a moment's notice, so that the guild on duty are to be hold in readiness at
hitherto; but a decided course of act- ion might yot bring the Chinese to reasonable terms. That story about the the monopoly at one million and fifteon four different parties wishing to have thousand dollars, was rather too ab- sard, for oven a Chinaman to believo.
marks. Mr. J. J. Keswick, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., proposed the first resolution which was as follows: the proposed Shanghai Tramway Com. Resolution T.-That in the event of paay being formed and subject to such reasonable conditions as may be agreed authorized to grant to the Company upon, the Council bo and is horoby
the China Mail on more than one occa- sion displays a want of taste which is not at all creditable in any public
journal in this the latter end of the nineteenth contury.
AN IRVINGITE, Hongkong, 18th July, 1881.
The City Hall Museum.
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The following lotters relating to the City Hall Museum have been placed at our disposal for publication :---
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 8th July, 1881. Sir,-As Mr. Keswick is no longer
31st March, 1881, respecting the race that that gentleman's memorial of the in the Colony, I am to acquaint you
distinction in the rules of admission to the City Hall Museum has been re- ceived and considered by the Earl of Kimberly, but that his Lordship sees no reason to alter the division already communicated by me to Mr. Keswick, namely, that Her Majesty's Secretary
of State cannot sanction the continued... expenditure of public money on any
ratepayers in the rules of adinission, institution of the kind in which a dis.... tinction is made among the different although his lordship would not ob ject to admission afternately free and by payinent.
The Governor having roferred to my