The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-05
ON THE COURSE At IoSo BnascH


Bad Weather. but Capital sport = Rain,
Mud, ana Cbsurih-Thc Fnvprftes Beaten
Lord Wodehouse on the Back of ~.
Patrick" How the Biascs could he Win,
with n Bloody saxon on HINT"
Yesterday was the fourth day Of the racing at
Long Branch The weather turned out abomnable
II rained before the commencement 1t raned in tor
rents during every race, and the was deep In
mud aud flowing with water Horses and jockeys
were masked In dirt 30 deep that neither could be
recognized. Still the sport was capital In oil the
races except the last the favorites were beaten And
Mr. belmonts fine colt, thought a nOnparoil, was
outpaced and out-lasted by Con BuiOrd's noble
bennington colt Enquirer
THE FIRST RACE.
This was the Robins stakes, two milce, for three
yearolds. There were twenty-five Subscribers. Only
three. however, came to start These were A. Bel
monts kinglsher A. Buford's ENQUIRER, and m
Halls Major In the betting King6sher and En-
quirer were alternately fnyoritcs, but Just ut the
star, In the hrst heat, 1t was Enquirer.s
TINE uuSMxe.
FRsT HFAr--Thc track was a bed OF mud and
the poured In torrents. When sent on, Enquirer
led. and kingfsber was pulled 10 the rotr. The
pace moderate. Enquirer led lenINh, and
Major was In front OF kingtshcr three longhtbs.
THUS the mile was run out in 202. In the second
mile the pace improved. On the turn Major went
Enquirer closed in on him, and the running was
sharp. KnUshcr In n few rods out paced both,
though Enquirer wns IN hand and led. Major began
fisher led TO the cnd, winning with apparent
The heat over, Kingnsher was distressed, but En-.
quircr was fresh und fun ofspirit Time, 3b5%.
q SECOND HEAT.-Betiing 3 TO Il on KinFfsher
and much done. On the seud-on Enquirer n
to the rear trailing. The horses settled DOWN o%'S
couple of lengths apart, and so lay all the first mile.
but the pace was better than In the hrst heat The
first half mile saw no change, but on the far turn
both Major and king1sher were brought up, and
on lao sped out the turn, but Enauirer lod al case
and went home nj ease by two lengths MAJOR second.
When Hennessey saw he could not force Kine6sher
into the lead he held him up and was four lengths
away from Major at the finish. lie was sadly dis
tressed. Time. 3:1i%.
InlIp ilEAr, betting to on Enquirer, and TO
thut kinghsher would be distanccd. Enquirer
went Of with tho lead ran all the WAY IN hand was
never lappcd, and though Kingfisher made n great
struggle, he could not rot up, and came home ali
abroad and sadly distressed Time. i0J.
Enquirer got frst money, Kinghslicr second, Major
third.
rnE sEcoKD RACE.
This was a race Of tLree.fourtlrs OF a mile, for
two.year.Old There were 1--WE entries Mckinney,
Richards's hily by Lexington. Rattan, Nellie Ran
som ind Jcromes hlly b! Kentucky In tile bet.
ting kichardss FLY was first ia,orite, and Rattan
second
1mr RuSNise-The start was at tie quarter pole
at the foot Of the back stretch thence the run up
the stand tbree-quartcrs OF mile. The start sent
Mckinney on four lengths in iront-a very unfair
one, but that was of no consequence. Mac went
riTh away with the race. headed all through, and
came home IN hand by more lead than he had at the
| onro, making q rushing rlco in rain and mud,
Richards Ally second Rattan third, Nellie Ransom
fourth. and Jerome's lilly last, badly beaten 1t is
due TO Nellie 10 say tat -be nad very bad start,
and ran up 10 good position. and had she been
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THE THIRD RACE.
This selling rice, one mile aud quarter,
with three horses IN 1t. VIZ. Il. b. Connolly. Zen.
nock's colt b. Norton, and Carroll Cour's colt bN
Donernic.t fcnnock's colt was fayOrte. Connolly
Won.
TnE RUsNISo.-Tt was pouring rain. The start
wa. at the bead OF the nome stretch, thence run
| up 10 The stand, and once around. The ofgo was
very even. The Doneraile colt led, and headed