New-York tribune., 1870-08-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
TIE TURF.

THE LONG BRANCH RACES-TIIIRD DAY-OYs-
TERMAN WINS THE srEEPLE CHASE; THE
LIGHTNING FILLY THE WEST END HOTEL
STAKES, AND HELMBoLD TIE Two-MILE
HEAT RACE.
The weather was highly favorable, and the
attendance larger than the two preceding days. at
the Monmouth Park yesterday the third day OF the Long
Branch Race Meeting. The grand stand, capable OF
seating 1000 persons, filed TO its utmost capacity
The attraction OF the steepe chase sufficient TO draw
vast number OF the residents OF New-Jersey, so wei
known in times past as q raceloving people. lhree
races were on the programme, commencing with
steepe chase for purse Of $1,000 divided into sW
t2OO aud $780, for first second, and third horses Inc
ne's flying daughter of Lightning and sovereign
repeated her Saratoga stakes victory ey Wnnng VII
easily The two-mie heat race for purse or $1,000 was
won by the inyncble Hembold beating Leland & GeraG %
one who made the sembance Of a race with him.
THE sTEEPLE CHASE
handicap for all ages over three miles OF what was
termed fair hunting country with % jumps TO be taken
during the three circuits of the track The runners were
Bohalnon, oysterman jr and L96eha ODE eo In pools BO
tG5 LObela $500 The leaps were arranged in the cen
track and the fence Bohannon and oyscrman took the
lead and raced side by side over the hurdles and differ
en jumps for the first circuit Of the course, LObelia be-
hind. On the second circuit Lobea, while still in the
rear fell at the water jump aud although her Jockey l
mediately remounted her, the old mare had received
some severe injury and was unable TO continue the
The contest was now left TO Oysterman and Bohannon
the former ridden by Clement Aoway, and the latter by
Capt Elves his owner and most interesting struggle
was witnessed For nearly mile the horses ran side by
side taking the leaps simultaneously until Bohannon,
fusng one gave Oysterman commanding lead that
he came away and won the race by 20 lengths Time,
E2St.
PrRsr R.cE-SrBEPIR CHAsE HASDIcsPFOr all About
Tee miles far hunting course Purse so 5 hTsi horse
August l. We ghts morning of the 3D. and
J. Jana Thomson b. m Io6eia Bonnie Scotland CspOa 10
G Elves sT Joseph aie BohnnOn Simon kenOn Boa
MsD9e 4oyay, bh o,steHnan, jf aged oysternan, BY
I'M D'o"n' i'O imc S:2st
TIE WEST END HOTEL STAKES
was the and was for twOyearods $50 EACH
play pay with $1,000 added by the prOprietors of the
lbs OF the 81 entries, 1--WE ran, viz j. oDonnes
gray ly, by Lightning L. W. JOness chestnut fly by
George M A Littels chestnut illy Rattan; and f. Bis
sck's chestnut colt Abdel Korree. The Lightning ty
k5; and Richards. $40. The latter took the lead but
was quickly passed by the smart looking Rattan who
a. beT ST saddle Tt T and tb favorte in waiting on the
latter Turning into the homestretch, the Lightning
ally went up. and dsposing of the two leaders with
second, Rattan third, and JerODe's FLY, who got of
~Aadlr: last .Im,i l:49'
srGosD RicE-Tes El Hotel formerly stet.on Ious st,te'-
tu which second hor; s contribution Of Me''A
PIE Ss1s SsDfT r. c2 FIPG siS d da @fsy S nS Ene
Keene Richards b. by imp Knight Of st. George out the dam
4 'i14 as % Rattan BY
" B,seks Abd-el brother Of Abde Kader..
w. Jerome eh by Kent9ey-Gis
THE THIRD RACE
was for purse of ST. 900. tWOmle meats, which d four
runners-lIenbOld, Leland Wiley and Gerald, Helm
bOlds victory was regarded as $40 Il certainty that
there was no betho ,pt W Second place, for which
Leland h'-' lie call Helmbod won the first heat In
m and the second In 35lb Gerald being second in each
heat and taking second money, as Leland did the 500
for the third horse.
THRD RscE-Pprse : OO; for all ages; heats Of two miles First
bone, second horse $500 third horse, 800
John Bougbm b. Jerod by Mickey Free dam by Yorkshire
:
H. C. Loyd h. vy by Uncle Vic dam imp Silver Star
BalCOck, h HombOld, by Australian.
Weldon, Oh. @ Leland, Lightning dam imp Yorkshire
Tine, 3:4ii, 3:5lt