The New York herald., 1866-09-15
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Hobeken Race.-.I.a.t Day.

uOboken Races-I.ast Day.
The hfsl fall meeting Of the Hoboken raoes cosed In
very satisfactory yesterday with three good
contests; the first being steepIe chase, with twenty
eight jumps; dash OF two miles and half which was
closely contested, between Mr. Bevins bay Lady
Dan Bryant and DR.. wedon's bay colt Knghthood
and very nne race between Richmond ard Black Brd
al mile heats The attendance was very large, the
iahies stand being crowded. while the other available
Spots 70 witness the sport wero full 10 overnowing
FIRsr RACE.
al s.eepe chase for handicap premium OF 5000. Tor
xioo ABOUT three miles, over fair hunting country
There live entries
Mr. Pepper entered ch. m Mamie Craddock, 16S lbs
MT Anscy entered br b. General Williams, las lbs.
Mr. Snodeker entered b. h. Seacaucus, fI6 lbs....
Ca;o ar; Ready entered b h zg1ag, le5 lbs -, dr or
Colonel hoDaneis entered blk. Lady Wolf ll6 lbs dr.
Time, 1871
Mamie Craddock, General williams and Seacaucus
came TO the post when called for Zgzag being with
drawn ON account OF the heavy weight imposed on him.
and Lady Wolf IRON the of rider The three wero
started ssa nlcoly and all went ovor the hurdle IN
jumping high enough TO clear a Hvebarred gate.
He soon ran to the front, and In his haste passed
the opening Ia th enclosure the track 20
the quarter pole, leappg the hurdle there In fine style
but as nc WA tho wrong road his chances Tor the
purse this early stage or the performance.
and Mamie Cnddock and General Williams had the race
TO thems yes The old led into tho enclosure and
t99k the brush fence few lengths ahead Of General Will
ns but her rider seemed To be rather unsteady n his
seat and no 'botheredh the mare considerably, ana
General Williams pas cd her and went tho post and
anl tnentle 0itsh ute lengths In 'front.'
he kept the lead unil tho twentieth jump when
ho struck the top rail Of the fence aud staggered the
mare gong up and pass ng him before ho recovered
Mamie then kept In front until tho last jump In
tho ncnsurc was taken but In going this fence she
swcrved and took IL obquely which twisted her ridor
out Of hs her neck the saddle going down
her side aud the rider losing his siirrups Williams then
oos the lead and went u the track 10 fin s tho rae
having only three jumps moro 10 make bat at the nrs
hurdle 10 cane to grie aud before he got up the old
mare Vas quarter OF milo ahead OF him. General
Wl,iianH rider ~ ked huiseli up az soon as possible
aud, mounting rode 10 The other hurdles and took
tn'm spiendidly, The Old mare won by two hundred
ysrds mas ng The dislance In 81 Seaosncds got into
ditch aicr bis lrst mistake. but neither horse nor
rider was Injured.
premium for si0o Tor eil agas Two and half nil
Dr. Weldon entered D. G. Knighlhood by knight Of st.
George dam By Glencoe, four year, old. ..........
f. Y. SDedsker en'ered b. IN. Lacy Dan Bryant, by
Lexington, dam Fanny a., by Margraye. ..........
Iohn Hurst entered en-. m. Victoria, pedigree un-
coanc, SS aapSuels Su entered julius 5y Lcln9tcn
dam Juiia by Glencoe -four years old. DIR
Time, 4:13I.
Indy nan snon TO the front. although her saddle
slipped hcr whcrs At the start She kept the lead
Tor nearly mile and half whon Rnighthood passed
her and beal her two lengths at the lnish. after a
gallant struggle. Victoria beato, half mile.
The frat hail mile was run In seconds tho next
milo 10 80, and the last mile IN 149,1
THIRD EAcr
prenl of $50 or beaten horses a; this meeting,
Robert Ansey entered Z. g Richmond by Two
Bth nfli tAith Dy inltHO HAfotd. Il
Colonel McDsnicls entered blk b. Black Bird, by TIM
ported AIb on, dam BY imported Ainderby.
L. Y Snedeker entered b u. Lady Dan Bryant
pedigree above. ......................... J
Time, 1 fS h--.1 90.
Firs U,n. Black Bird got away FIRST Lady Dan
second. Richmond last though well up and passed
tbs Black Bird led iengih W the quarter polo
and little 10 Tho half On tho lower turn tho
weight-twcaty pounds more than on Rlchmond-bcgan
10 tell, and Richmond al his tail ~ tho three
quarter pole Half way up the hornsStrotch they
bead and heas bar hf'y yards from the stand tho
went TO Tho front and won BY length pni half. Lady
Dan six lengths behind Black Bird. Time, ash
S.c9ad Hs1t--Bieax Bird nrst 01, Lady Dan
next, RlchmoDd close up Going into tho turn Lady
Dar and Richmond c0hd.d and tho shortened her
stride consequence Black Bird led length 20 the
araTtcr polo Richmond second, -four lengths ahead OF
the AZ the hall. milo pole the black
lengths ahoai of Richmond hut the iatLor vlosed up
around the lower turn, and coming the homestretch
collsrcd Black Brd and then leaving him won by
lcngh la 90. lad Dan was about sf dozen lengths
behind.