The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-21
RAND ARRAY OF LAD. As AND TURTLES.
The Hurd11 Race the Great
Attraction.
GOOD AUNNlMo AND CAPITAL SPORT.
DC. DC. &c.

day But 10 looks asd nanncrsis was the same
rHs LADIES
were present In force ae Of New jersey whose
political antsoedenss may have been rather eQuivoca
oannos b denied -. paternity Of many pretty faces
New Yerk.ss whs IN he damsss 10 the manor bord'
In the minority, and the painted checks and arti6ciay
were nos - noticeable - on . Parisian
race courss. there was an abundance Of
features city bces alone entitled TO be Of
But Jersey City and IL environs arc not much further
ming sods were as frequently TO be admired or cried
down in the netgbborng State . in the Empire CITY
Tho fashionable bonnet reduced 70 the smallest possible
sze and in fact scarcely aught but uf Of flowers and
crcle Of gossamer lace, the Derby the Chevaer and
hastily the Watteau fitting close to tho head and shading
the grand stand by the way-were generally aud as
jauntiy the local beauties by their cousins Of
organdies whose orcs are on the wan were as scarce
as the coal scuttle bonnets which we vaguely re-
member as having been among the things Of the past
Somme tosse there goodly gathering OF
the fair the IL has been for some
time the privilege OF its admirers TO mingle WITH and
unless, evil minded morass will say, the gentler
class OF society looks upon displays Of equine feeness
with interest because Of the danger attendant upon the
participants, the constantly increasing assembages OF
iadiesat is proof that they approaching
and more the never-tobcover estimated healthful re-
suits Of outdoor sports
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAT
commenced betimes, and little knots Of the interested
and initiated were holding converse the grounds
early ten O'Clock As each successive trainand they
many and SLOW and all c0mfortess for the lack OF
proper accommodation Of the passengers-arrved the
main stand received continual acccssons to It's tennny
and towards noon, while an ascent TO the up
permost seats would have been perilous, q de-
scent to the green below would have involved
the endangerng Of many high hats that casting out
or rather pitching down. OF the ven,uresome mortal
would have been an incident OF certain occurrence.
Meantime while the occupants OF stand perused
densatory powers were by that time fully tested, the
sporting men on the sward made up their books and
rh~ taAa audi VIM fnrtl thafr -
Issues OF the race. The pool dealer from his tribune
invited the gaping crowd TO invest thor Treasury notes
the horses and show the actual esteem In which the
nags held and, while the betting heavy pre-
vious to the contest during the intervals that elapsed
by their il-fortune, dealt more heavily than before
with the banker OF an hour AT length, after long
pee = broush, o an rush Is made
the railing where the noble steeds could be submitted to
a more critical examination few moments eapse
and some lads, with blue caps and crimson silk jackets
appear and leap upon the backs OF their horses An-
other moment and they IN line, the judges being
An instant more and al the tap Of drum, scarce audi
bic for the arising from the dense mass Of
ators the sprung forward while half suppressed
cheer sped the riders on their way. Little clouds OF
dust thrown up by flying hoos rolled around the course
emerged horses and jockeys who fitted past the
judges urged to greater heetnoss by q yell OF
delight and waving OF cambria from the less demon
stratve but no less enthusiastic occupants OF the main
stand TO skim the turf until the shouts Of
the winners friends and the triumphant OF
juvenile rider proclaimed by whom the
This the enacted yesterday IL has been wit
messed hundred times before and will be glad sight
II bcheld hundred times again. The leaping Of hur
dies the throwing II jockey, the discontinue Of IA
vorite horse the triumph Of screw, the fluctuations
of finance, all many incidents which ever to
be chronced because interesting, though ever recur
ring.
THE FIRST RACE.
This q handicap hurdls race, in which wero
tered Zigzag General Williams, Mamie Craddock and
ssade ths % having TO to is5 % he
second 100 lbs and the old mare 162 lbs. Nsghtock
treated very favorably, lss lbs being all that he
obliged 70 carry Zgzag, the pool selling during
the morning was the favoriie at odds against the eld
| but when the selling commenced the race course,
just previous the sold for more than Zgzag
bringing the last pool sold $780, while Zigzag brought
SlO0 General Williams $50 Mamie Craddock $50 As
the horses beng sadded front Of tho stand they
closely scrutnzed by those who PROGRESSED TO be
dyes Of horse nesh, whO without exceptions, pro-
nounoed Ill OF them IN the moe capital condition Tor the
work they had before them When all the prcminares
ss a the came " well together for the
stand zgz.s and General Williams going over together
the nrs, jump an easy one for NshtiocE who followed
HIM, Mamie Crsddock keeping IN the Of zgzag.
| around the turn Nightock overlook him, and when
they came to the second hurdle, which was n the
Of Yightl,ck narrowly escaping tumble, a. he vent
the shoulders OF the HORSE anS quite evident
General Williams was four Or Ave leugths ahead q zig
rag this tnc who was few lengths ahead Of Naanie.
the pace bsng rather TOO fast forier the two ls,er
however, made their jump very gracefully, and were
4 splcndhly ridden by Dennis Ready and Mr.. Pesper.
Nishiiock and Generd Williams raced Al very np,d
rate down che bscsstresch sDd q they came y tie
and Ss Ss hsrs nicely ss ss
pns Instantly Gsnsrs wiians cane over shs hurdle q
top OF Nghtiock, whdh unseatsd his rider but did
snd s Sso sa' he O.
them back In the right rlaccs BY this accident Night
w.ams wont on with ne lead for short time but ths
jar se received BY striking Nghock had taken the edss
on hs running and s.as was =, his bead q the thss.
fourth hurdle side and side and made the jump DO
se.hsr. General Williams again. struck the top
being unable 10 assist him In bis jrmps Mamie.
Craddosk ". a ihi: vine eighty yards bsnind
terms although the latter seemed to Be laborns more
than the other and his rder who had not yet recovered
They The hurdle in ons Of the sana sossshcr
General WiHan knocking the hurdle entirely over and
making clear road for Mamie should her ids. b IN
marc up 70 tho highest par OF the hurdle, and
she went over clean and clear amid the shouts
the gentisr SCI. Going Int the seclnd mile,
General Williams began 70 drop Of, and when ziszag
clear length ahead Both horses got over nicely and
rsoed down The bAckstretch, Williams trying % make
90 ssogs n. sSsaS S"r. %ss n and
was tive cngths front at that place Ola Mamie then
began closing but the leaders Increased their spscd on
vas thres lengths ahead 81 the last hurdle and ppfing
spun came In winner by Ave iengthl. making the
two miles In 1:08 Mamie Crnddock about eight
lengths bshnd General wiliamA The following ID w
snmmAy:-
FI0r RACE Hurdle mcc, . handicap premium n
500 for al ages two mile dash, eight hurdles
I'VE per cent 70 20 TO the second horse
Dennis Ready entered Dr. b. zigxag, 1oS lbs. mana.
Mr. Clark entsrcd br. h. General Williams, 100 lbs.
Mr. Pepper entered CHI Mamie Craddock, 162 lbs.
NJ 4 Buckley entered CHI b, Nshtock, is2 lbs....
Tme-z06
THE SECOND RACE.
The second . dash Of two and quartss milss
for which there were i've enrics comprising Mr. Wat
scu1 ,. h Captain Moore, Measre Bowie Halle Z q
RIchncnd, Mr. sandfcrds ch- n Earring NJ. McDan.
kls en- m LADY sisssinGson and n kssran's sh 9
Csas ssvorite, notwithstanding that his owner
Told svsy person who inquired about the con-
disSon OF the horse that he Wa vegy lama
and shas he had no confidence In him,
and would sCs rsk dollar the result In ths pools
ring SSs, and Richmond SIS tivs hundred 70 three
hundred vas suFrtps q the ssart The horsss were
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