New-York tribune., 1868-08-26
THE TURF.
pusT pUNNING MEETING OF TEE NARRAGAN-
sETT PARK ASSOCIATION.

rmsT RUNNING MEETING OF TIE EARRAGAN-
sETT PARK ASSOCIATION.
pRoy1pEECE, Aug. 25.-Tl6 initial running
meeting OF the Association was opened
at Crapston This afternoon and although The number OF
spe,taors did not fully reach the ancpanons OF its pro-
icctors tho aendante was very fair The race Tor the
uop,u stake for which there II entries was FIRST to
occur and th,s was for $50 each, half for
felt and s5cO added, distance hrecquaIters Of mile
The horscs appearing At ghe post were MorrSsbhy COLT
nv imported Eehpe cut Of Arlington Mare; NJ. H. san
fords bay fuy Jake, and ID. MoDaniels bay MY, by
Oakland out Of Leisure. The bay colt was the iaNOnle
and he won the race easily time, ll7i The interest IN
this race was cenered IN the contest Tor second hoho
vbi,b o,.Drrsd between The bay filly and Jake the
latter beating his competitor Ia le wire by hai lehgt
The second the important race o the day az the
entries 10 in number included several noted horses The
race was a handicap for 500 added 10 subscription oI
$50 each half forfeit, but only SlOn declared second
horse 10 receive sOO of the stake; distance two miles
The contending horses we're r. q. Moores stone"ah
Jackson r. B Forbcs's brown horse Climax, NJ. II. san
ford, brown flly Lute, and d. Mc~nlts nay my oalah
b. The race very exciting aud the rtsul surprised
everybody. stonewall jackson was the iav0rc. Ine
betting was 10 against Climax TO aEas lie, % a,i1
- TO against sarah Is, ana considerable money oahg'
TOOK ihe head Immediately after getting away
aud he closely followed, y, 'uuaN
Sarah H. third. StOnewall jackson eAchahEed pn'luos
with Sarah before the first quarter had been completed
but all the horses except Lite appeared 10 Dc lnnIns
they approached the thrccdnartcr pole and while max
ing tie turn 40 this point Climax broke rem lie re-
manned second all the way down, nevertheless ms nIrf
r1tdug him with right rein and the bit, ana dItctD
after commencing tie second mile he slipped past Luie
and took the lead. EtOuewall also exchanged the thd
for the second position, and after passing the quarter
mole was head aud head with Climax. lie then took a
lead of half length but retained u only few STRIDES
when Climax spuued forward and shot past him, taking
"a lead ol couple of lengths, ana stpucWal l"uhu u
impossible 10 reach the front again, climax winning
iu 3:Js. StOnewau jackson second, Luto thhd, ana
Sarah B. fourth.
The Providence stake for years. so each, p p ana
sco9 added WAS next for, the distance being mlc
and half OF % entries the following answered ihe
bucle talU McDOuuclIs harness chestnut cor, zen
Duke, Converse a Flaglcr's brown hllr, LEioh NJ H.
Sauf0rds bay hily, Ia Polka, p. Thonp-ouS brown to
by Eurc. and u. hcDauel,s chestnut MY Ia i"lS"
made sharp with Cen Duke during the nfrt hhc
but she then dropped tO the rear suddenly ana Cen
Duke came home 70 comparatively easy winner ln 2.f
Ia Polka second McDmris hliy third, and the brown
colt fourth.
Following the above was single dash 81 mile between
CamtrJn's hay gcldiug Berague and DE Hhul'NurS :
chcstuuL Content, gentlemen drivers aud IDS race
closed the days sport. Bcraguc led Content ii"m i"c
starting point 90 the close of the mile and com" nome
lcisurcIy in 1909 An interesting entertainment Is
promised for tomorrow.
THE NEW-JERsEY RACES.
SOHEEVIILE \. j., Aug. 2J.-IhC races at