New-York tribune., 1871-07-08
THE TURF.

MONMOUTH PARK RACEs-FOURTH DAY-HUB-
BARD WINS THE JULY STAKES, CHILICoTHE
TIE AMERICUS CLUB PURSE, AND CONDUCTOR
TIE TWEED PURSE.
Tie fourth day of the Long Branch races
was as enjoyable predecessors, and the attendance
was the largest Of the meeting except that the open
n day. This may be attributed TO the presence Of the
Amercus Club in fun uniform accompanied by Graful-
as band, the fourth day being specially de-
voted to that Club, which gave the valuable
purse Of $500 to be for. and, after
the races was Hospitality entertained at grand clam
bake 10y the managing spirit of the Association, John
Chamberlin. The was rather heavy. In conse-
quence the rain Of the previous evening" but it rapidly
dried mp under the fervd rays of the July sum- St 1t
has not fast track at this meeting, for large
amount fresh soil has been laid on it this Spring, and
smother Winters frost required to render perfect as
q track for fast time
The racing yesterday was unusually interesting every
event being productive of great excitement In the first
race the Western turfmen met with their first defeat at
this meeting for Malta, the FLY by Gen. BufOrds IA
yorte horse Marion which had fairly away from the
hed Of horses opposed her in the Hopeful Stakes
by Col McDaniels colt Hubbard, which had only
able gain fourth place to her in that race That
the winner not up TO the mark in the
Hopeful Stakes is very evident, for he run
very differently yesterday the longer distance.
thrcequa Of mile aud beat his previous cOnqueror
very ceverly 1t is true that Gen. Buords fy carried
8 penalty Of 10 for winning the Hopeful, but good
Judges Of opinion that he gave her more than
EB beating. Hubbard's owner Col. McDaniels, had
gone 10 Saratoga the day before with the great crack
Harry in the Traver ndKenner Stakes,
and therefore not present TO witness the victory
Of his favorte colt but the gentleman in whose charge
be had left his stable, Mr. Bassett at elegraphed
the welcome intelligence OF the result, dOubly accept
abe for the aftcr Hubbards nglorOus perform
ance the day before thought that something ailng
the colt He tried and found him 10 be exraordi
oIt only elo bpf n ly
feared be had chance of beating the Western fly The
race proved that Hubbard not himself on the Hopeful
Stakes but had run himself into condition by that
long odds laid a,nsi hin in the pools show the want
Of judgment that exists among leading turfmen, who.
carried away by their feelings aud Preigdiees created
BY his solitary defeat jumped to the Conclusion that he
vas an overfated colt and bet against him accordingly.
The race for the Amercu Club purse, of the most
interesting ever witnessed, odashioned race OF
se heats best three in five, such is never seen on
the programmes of short dashes at Jerome Park OF
Saratoga, and IS only to be met with On southern OF
Western race tracks Although there were only four
horses entered their high quality made ample amends
for the lack OF numbers LyttletOn, the stable
companion of Longfelow. sharing the reflected
reputatonEof the latter, installed favorite
against the field, and, after he had won
the first heat in apparently easy style, 2OO to 5000 was
laid his winning the He laid up IN the second
heat allowing susan Ann, Hamburg and Chilcothe to
Ann but st the followers of the Harper stable did not
dream Of defeat ancyng he had not gone for the heat
Chcothe, however, opened their eyes, when
he the third heat which sent Hamburg
back TO his stable. The prevalent impression
that the grandOOking brother to Judge Custis is not
sageT must have been eectualy removed by this, for
CmcOhe won the next two heats and he in style
which stamps him thorough Tace-hOrse and worthy Of
his fine lineage. Last year the Americas Club pruse
productive OF capital race. Judge Curtis being the win
ner but the contest this far surpassed it,
The July stakes, value $500. with $500 added
three-quarers Of mile dash. The Malta,
Hubbard. Experience Oaks and King Lear fIlvMalita
selling for $3.50. Hubbard and King Lear 1y SPAS each,
nnd Experience Oaks SO Malta got of in front but
Hubbard and Oaks got even terms before reaching
The quarer-pOe, and after fine struggle up the home
stretcb Hubbard won the by length from Malta
oaks beating saDford's fly two lengths. Time, l22
PRsT RAcX-The Jaly stskes-Vsue 800 aided sweep
tNOyesroh colts and hhs; the
the Hopeful lbs extra the second to receive 800
Of the stakes hreequaters Of mile
A. Bufori eh Malta Marion dam Susan Harms BY Rrenue
L. H. Psrkss b. Experience Oaks by imp Bonnie scot
land, dam b. Lexington.
1 H. Sanods eh BY King Lear dan by iHp
nme-l:ZZ III. t. ,,.o -
The Americas Club purse OF $500 mile heats three IN
five lad four runners LyttletOn, Hamburg IhlcOthe
snd Susan Ann. The betting wac even on LyttletOh
against the field. lie the first heat very easily IN
J474, but Susan Ann took the second IN l;8yj ana Ch
eOthe the tLe ard in 1913, I4s, 1850 dnDuIg
ruled out after thli neat Tor not winning neat