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REMEMBRANCE OF LITTLEFIELD AEB0AD. In tia brief notice- which have appeared of the Career of the late Charles Littledeld, a famous American jockey and trainer of last century, who died a fortnight ago in the States. 1 have seen no reference to his training for Mr. Saaford in this coiintiv in tin- -seventies." Yet he was over here in charge of thai gentleman- suing from the end of 1ST.". I i Isys. and he came near to wiunihg tie Two Thousand Guineas in ls77 for his employer with the Am. ii-an bud colt. Brown Prince, which ran sec, ml to the French colt, Chamant, with Silvio which siib-e,pi,niiy won the Derbyi a good third Mr. San ford was an American sport-man o! the name type as Messrs. LorrUlard an 1 Keene. and he brought over here, amont-sl Hi,!-. - vera! - d sous of tin meat American stallion. Lexington. In tbe string wen la.il.ic-- aid Baj Final, both of them by Lexington Bay Leaf, in addition to Brown Prince, which wa- out of a Flying Dutchman mare named Britannia, one of ..hi Joha Osbornes breeding. Tin- present Middleham trainer appropriately enough rode Bt urn Prince in the Derby, bat he was unplaced to Lord Falmouths Silvio. Brown Prince and Preakm aa resmined in Ihla country, asd the bitter became the sire of Fiddler, with which tbe Duke of Hamilton upset Hie odds laid oa Foxbal] for the Alexandra Plate at Ascot Mr. Keenes American e.dt bad WOB tiie GoM Cup tweliM foill hours earlier after a hard race, in which he osly caught the Duke of Beauforts outsider. Fangb-a- BallSgh, Close home, and 1 Iddler had an easy task. Possibly lie- best horse slrtd bv Brown Prime was Shillelagh, with which Captala Macbell broagbt oil one of his coupe in hi- favorite race, the Boyal Hunt cup:--viiiie BkmraaKt-jear be won good races for Mr. Warren a la Roe. In IB ilrrliei da - as a Jockey LittleBeM was associated with tbe late Mr. Ten Broeck iluria hi- Oral invasion of the English inii. ami rode some of his boraea here at the close of the titties, when that wellkliown American Kportsman had the Cesarewitcb winner Prioress, Starke and I mpire in his stable. — "Vigilant" iu Loudou Sportsman.
