New-York tribune., 1870-08-05
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TITRF.


THE LONG BRANCH RACE MEETING-FouRIh
DAY-ENQURER WINS THE ROBBINS sTAkEs
-MKINNEY THE TwO-YEAR OLD PURSE,
connolly THE SELLING RACE, AND RAPTURE
THE GENTLEMANs CUP.
For the first time during the meeting the
Long Branch Association encountered unia''fauo @
weather yesterday for their fourth days racing. INC
couds looked lowering throughout the morning, put
about midday the sun broke out, and PROMISED soou
weather. That promise not realized Tor just
the horses were summoned for the first race hea''
storm broke oyer the track which was soon
a lake of liquid mud. Notwithstanding this 'neie
large attendance under the circumstances anu
were fully 5000 persons on the grand stand Inc icns
throughout was Of the most exciting charac.ei' a 49,
nnhonnded qualification 10 the spectators Inc hfs'
that NJ tomile heats for the Robbins Stakes so aeo
In commitment TO the President OF the Nc"o'iooy
senate who is also the President OF the Long n."n'
Racing Assocation brought out three OF the pes.
year olds In the country TO eonlenu ioi ' o.a .re
which was worth $500 net to the victor. iheSe "eio
Uiesbor winner of the Belmont and Travers stakes az
Jerome PARK and Saratoga and which MI Belmont, WIN
ON owe 20 this stake purchased OF Mr. Swzert Tor No;h h
after he at ssfstSgs on the s day Of this meeting
and Maor the winner OF the Mansion House STAKES, be ~
proved most most naarer he second and third The two
wear old race, thanks 70 fayoraDe p'ha,d Conoy
me last FACE for the Genteans oup gentleman
was won by Mr. Beresford on hap'uio' De"'e N
THE ROBBINS srhKEs, A.. -, .,vo ,ri,as
for year-ods carrying 100 Ii, heats OF Two Hes
naa 20 % ~ zoo given by tho Association, OF which the
Winner took a. 600 and the second ana thfd pt,
anu sIE sKinSssher MI Buford's b. Enquirer and MI.
Hairs ch c. Major Tho Kingsher up to hal ~ an h noas M
se e II was positively known Gen. Buford would
start Enquirer there was such rush among ohs s We nile
heats at lexington to back him. that he & hg S
fisher as favore. In one OF the last pools sou. o ao
brought $9lO against Kingashers $780, and Majors Soo
EnGurer and Major made the running in the first heat
for mile and a-ha when kingsaer, wnS ta 9ae
down Major made his for Enquirer and beat him 20
the string by length gn6 and aa G on IN JSSs KSscsheF
but Enquirer, who cooled off finely after the heat,
made the running S tarO1gout Maar e heating Rns
fisher who appeared 10 tire badly, for second place.
time S l. was now to S s5O 80 on $50 Eh9ef 10 bea Ens
fisher. Enquirer led from start to finish and
SON aSls lexington beat Major twenty lengths
pounds Tndsr saS.cTpo"' sscPp PuIe 5000
T hG5 s b Msc ip BY Easen. dam BY Claude Menoe.
D. ssigerfsb Kinafsber by LeIngOn-imp Kiham Lass
a. Du''fD : Il" . 'HS- Tme Ssh s:aI 400
THE Two-YEAR-oLD RACE,
for purse OF $780, hreequarters OF mile, was run lor
by Molly Ransom, Mckinney; Richards ch { by Lex
ngton; Jerome's Kentucky CHA my, ana . hasta id
erabie one, gave Mckinney such decided advantage
by four lengths from the fayorte. Tme-l:B
RcK-Purse 800 for twoyesr ods Ihreequaefs OF
mile The winner of Hotel Stakes I've pounds extra
r. BAbcocks Nelly Ransom by Jack Malone dam 'espe
MeGahs c MeKnney by War Dance dam koIana''''''
A K Richards ch Lexington dam Sally Lewis
s W Jeromes ci By Kentucky dam
Nj Liters eh Rattan.
Time, i:23
THE SELLING RACE,
for purse Of s6O0 II miles, had three rnners-Rchard
H. Connolly although he got off badly beating the
favorite Norton colt and the Doneraile colt
cleyerly by "a length. Time, 2:30i .
THfsp RicR-SELfIsG RAcKFor all $500; II miles,
The winner TO sold 0O)i catered to be sold Tor 800 70 De
allowed NJ for $780, 10 surplus stated selling price 10 go
TO second horse . ,p,.
VI PennoeEs b. C by Morton; dam Reheccs T. Phce ys
Carroll Cors by Doneraiei dam, Canary 3yrs $lOO..
Time, 2:30t
R,cxGeutlemans Cop for all ages We'ter weights gen
elegant silver bo~li
Lawrence Rapture by Lapihsi dam Parachute years
Gov o Bowie gr ST Patrick, by sonewnn 'sek'on oan
1dcauan