New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-29
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.
MONMOUTH PARK RACES.


The inaugural meeting at this new race
course which commences tomorrow and continues foF
a. days nro,,ses both In the show OF splendid horse
flesh and the amount OF money to be commended Tor
I'm the form OF purses and stakes to be one OF the most
important II not the most important ehhDions vi INC
kind ever witnessed in this country Inc track Is STU
otod about three miles from the sea-shore OF Long
Branch whence 1t may be reached 10y spienuiu u'0'
ar nersons from NewYork 60 direct to the course
he stoamer and railroad in an hour ana hai 10 WV
hours The depot Is only 100 yards IRON me gu s, u;
a ncosure Of the Association contains l2lt acres OF
land within which is mile track 80 feet WIDE am tho
most eommodous and elegant grlHd s.au .n w "n
ever seen at any race-cOuTse III VIII acconhoua.c ,,
fortaby about 1000 spectators, who Will have complete
view of the whole Course ana not nc eAPosou ~ a. ha
M any time during the day Much has been done M .n
rov ~ heaufyng the grounds, and much remains YET
10 he done In that direction. WITHIN the ncIosuie IN AZ
dition 10 the track and the Grand stand are spenuu
grove beautiful fish pond and large number SI con- u;
venient and elegantly Dult M e,1 horses at these
s arS ' Of August BELMONT Genes Telegram and Knher
4, Ssn BoOd bsoe sS embo POmpey Payne
G wat %no, ms0 s,;be Maggie B. b and coqu.e
Merh stable susan BAney Stone, serang Dudley hehen
h' bra n5P ID @ Bas and c1i;ss Nee
PeRnOcts stable Major Bob BSaa0 aDS 5o sn Mnd 0a
Thompson. stable: IoSefa aud Reed /, oo,,,,o-.,
Aiicssy L Mcdaniel. stable: FISHERMAN jr aud Wiley.
benson stable: Lexicon Hampton Meu' and Nsrr.
sA bacon. stable: Mamie Doug. and Lvnehburv
BoHs stable s, P1 R1 d L1i Leland sa ana Rattan
Boam's stable: Booster and Gerald
Jerome P,rt stable: Rapture .I AMI Gensay
s Saa.s .s sso e msISaser and Gray FLY yea old
Rcss: stable Sif BROTHER Of
According to the programme there are 10 De- aurIhs
the five days 6 races including hnrdleraSe, steeRie
chase handicap, and hurdle race handicap The nomiha
tons entries for these races number no less Una rs
horses upon the track the horse is frequently
for more than one race and many t nd
to s3i 900. n,,.,o,
phia patrons Of the Fall meeting are equally complete
and perfect those with Ncw-York From the number
stakes the sport is certain To be equal not superior 70
anything before witnessed on the American tgi,
and the Long Branch meeting will assredly take hSh
rank among the racing reunions OF the land -
CHANGING the first days programme OF SPOT, we
find the opening event Is hurdle race iOr puise vi
81 900 over eight hurdles, and two miles. The nperA
purse is to attract large held and although ' ~
entries not close until late this afternoon we nope D
see Bohannon, Oysterman, Lobelia Morris and others
take part in the race The above are all OLD opponents,
and victory hs alternately favored eaeh OF lne, on
cept the new debutant, Morris, who mace MS imst ae
pearance hurdle racer at the recent saratogs net
Ing The second race Is for the Continental oe, ~ &
for three year Odds only $50 each, play or pay, WIN o
added by Mr. Borrows the Proprietor OF thus hotel ar
which the stake is named There are n entries, InlIe
heats each carrying pounds, and tho following com
P pnTer rn ssSeeeg Susan Ann regards Maggie b. b.
Iynchburg and Pennocks colt by Norton, dam ReDecca
L. Price. The pubic running OF
and Maggie Il. b., entltle them to be regarded as t
most angerous horses in the aud OLD OF them VIII
doubtless be the actual winner. . -
The third is the Monmouth stakes, Tor all ages 90
EACH play pay, with s., 800 added two miles and hall
This race of and character as the west
chester and Saratoga Cup races and I'll nrstrse horses
have entered for it. Among them the probable starters
are Genelg NIAGARA General Yorke UclInboid The ban
shee Coquette Duffy, and SHUTDOWN although even some
of these frightened by the prestige OF the
seemingly lvincibe winner of the Westminster and sara
toga Caps namesake Of the famous broadway chem
st At all events the days programme or sport ~ one
OF the attractive issued and only rVaed by
tho equally tempting and liberal cards for the succeeding
davs af the meeting Great credit Ia due IN Mr. John
Chamberlin for the energy and uneIamped hberatS he
has displayed practically realizing the idea OF race
course and meeting at Long Branch, and we heartily
wish the he deserves for his enterprise