New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-27

THE HoBOKEy SPRING MEETING-THIPD AND
LAST DAYS RACING.

THb HOBOhEN lnlFb AM
LAST DAYS RACING.
Thursday was the third and concluding day
Of the Spring meeting of the udBon County AssOcia
ton. The attendance exceedingly large, and the
great number of fashionable and elegantly nttired
ladies' who graced the stand specially reserved for them
and their attendant cayaiers gave additional 1ttrnc
ton to the assemblage Tie day beautiful. the
track in excellent CONDITION, and the entire proc, engs
OF the meeting productive OF universal satisac
ton Under continuance OF the present aMirabie
management, the IobOkcn Race Meeting may
safely be expected to take leading position among tie
great turf gatherings of the North. and thus indirectly
confer priceless obligation on the country by contrib
uting most materially 10 the improvement of our stock
Of horses by the Introduction Of the best strain OF
thoroughbred stock.
The first race was Consolation Purse OF $50 nile
and quarter dash with allowance OF ten pounds Tor
tries OF which Mr.. Bushs ch C. Lexicon; Bowie 4
Halls b. IN. Velvet Mr.. MOrrss b. c. Lord Monmouth
and Il. Snedikers b. r. Seacaucus started. Lexicon
was the favoriie bringing IN pools eleo to Lord Mon
mouth e54; Velvet slG, and Black Knight s23. The
result showed that the knowing ones IN reality pos
scssed better facilities for picking out the winner
than the meres tyrc for Lord Monmouth from the start
the running. with Black Knight second and the
fsvorite third those positions. beyond Lexicon on
the last quarter passing Back Knight remained unal
tered to the fnlsh Lord Monmouth, fnli OF running
winning the by ten lengths In 2:l5l the fayoite
second; Velvet third; Seacaucus fourth and Black
Knight last. The best mile was run In l:fef
The second event resulted IN walk over tor although
Fleetwing and Aldaburan were entered for u 500
purse three mile heats the former was 80 lame that he
could not DO brought out 10 contest the thus de-
privng the days racing OF great portion o! the
interest attached to IL. such unfortunate cOnre
temps could not be fOreseen. and Is one OF the
tantes " racing meeting, for 10 sensible would
expect 10 see owner OF valuable horse start him.
when his chance OF winning IL ont VI the question and
irremediable injury be caused by starting him
ly for the sake Of accommodating the public. Aide
baran, consequently walked over FOR the purse.
The third race free handicap; every horse that
had at tho meeting being weighted by the appointed
handc8ppers, and those alone starting who sats
fed with the weights aud in III condition 10 run.
These were Mr.. Bust iuiieme; Mr. MOrris's ThrOgs
neck and t. Snedkert SeGcaucus In the pools Luilcme
stood trst bringing 5000 to Tbrogsneck, SlOO, and
Seacaueus ssO ga wore the knowing ones taken
in m the evergreen lhrogsneck Jumped off with the
lead, and the hard track suitng him admirably. he
made the running throughout and came home winner
by six lengths IN f:il; Iuileme being only length
before Seacaucus who laid too far behind his hoes
throughout and Wien he did come with a rush be
too late and cond not quite got up and beaten iOf
second place by the above named distance.
In order - supply the place Of the thfcc.me
which wGs walk over tho Association gave - purse
for horses, nile leafs, which only Lord Monmouth and
"A Gray Eagle hy $50 termed but Incorrectly entered.
The latter had only been short time m training, aud
although fine slashng lilly the layers Of the long odds
of 500 10 go were fully Justified in doing So Lord
Monmouth, as was anticipated. won the race in two
straight heats In l5ll-2:0l. thus terminating q de
hghuu and vsry successful kprins meeting.