The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-10
LONG BRANCH.
The Races q, M.auss.th Psrk.


The Races N Msamssth Rark.
Loss BRAscH, July, ga more
beautiful day could not b, desired tor
the closing Of the Monmouth ark
meeting. A cloudlsss sky ,snd thrlsht
clear atmosphere. with the summer hest
tempered by cooling bseese ftam ths
ocean, combined to make, the DAY 2,
most enjoyable one for the thousands OF
visitors to the hapdsomest track IN
America. A more brilliant or fsshion'
able audience never entered the gates OF
the race course. The wealth And
beauty of the metropolis were gathered
together, attired in costumes OF oe~u'
dering beauty and endless variety. There
were, as usual, many we'll known tun
m en- present
The first race was hurdle race Tor
all ages, welter weights, two miles over
the hurdles. for $500; the arst horse
$500, the second 500 and the third
500. There were seven horses entered,
bu, only six started, John Gr'fins ca.
2. General Tweed being wihdrssn. ~
the pool selling julius was decided the
favorite and did not disappoint bis
hackers. At tn. tap OF the drum shv
wen, off together. Vesuvius msde the
frs, jump, clearing the hurdle .o'aua.
mlly' julius came up and VA 6rst
over the second, leading the rae, Yesn'
yius being hotly in pursuit. Passing
the frat halt mile they were neck ana
neck and continued in the same way,
;umpins the last hurdle together:
Making dash Tor home, JULIUS passed
under the string two lengths ahead OF
Vesuyius, who was twenty lengths
ahead of Sanford, Astronomer tapping
him Climax, who hsd refused 10 jump
over the third and sixth hurdles, wss le0
hall a mile behind. On going over the
6rst hurdle the Bulletin colt fell strlk'
ing against the fence, throwing hls rider
and injuring him severely; de was
Immediately taken of the track.
Time, Ait. -,
The second race was for q purse OF
$1,000, all ages, three miles. The first
borse received $500, second 800. third
$50 This was the chief event OF the
dsy Pools sold as follows: Hslm6oid
$1,000. Regards $3.50, Gerald $50. The
race was a walk over for Helmbold:
beating the others badly. Al the sigrA
,hcy went OIL slowly, Gerald leading the
, frsi half.mile, when Helmbold sud ke'
CARDS, who held together, went 70 'hs
front, passing the first half mile laPped:
:, Helmbold leading and Gerald falling Oh
, badly The same distance was kept on
. the second mile, Helmbold passing the
string ten lengths in advance OF Regards,
who was twenty-five yards ahead o.
Gerald, One hundred to ten was offered
on Helmbold, but found no takers'
4 Going for the last mile the same lis
lance was held by the respective horsee
. Hel,nbold winning easily. zoo yards
! ahead Of Regards, who was loO YARDS
h in advance OF Gerald. Time. 543.
= The third and last race OF the dsy
and meeting was Monmouth seqae
u stakes, volume 1000. addedto asweep
r stake OF $50 each, pay or play, for oo'u
n and fllies three years old the winner 0
le the Jersey Derby stakes, Harry Basset'
y TO carry five pounds extra, the secont
ID horse 10 receive 500 and the third = ~
re out Of the stakes. the distance W.
10 miles. This was very exciting race
le There were twenty.seven entries an.
ty only five starters. These were ID n
e, Ra6eock's chestnut Ally. willy Rsu
,e .om M II Saudford's bay colt, MOI
id arshist John Harpers chesiput COL
" Express; D Swigerts bay colt StocS
e, wood !: C. c. Parks bay colt Maths
10 O,ks Just before the race Erpre'
.s- was freely backed by the adu'rsr"
an Hsrpers Kentucky stock. They ps'
dearly for il, however, as the 'olloln 'ollowin
er. nool sale will show Express, A3V
on Stockwood, $500 Monarchis'' o1'
to Nellie Ransom, $3.50 Nathan VHk'
10 go The lucky winner Of this pool W 7,
in lanes Fish, Jr., who bought Nell
I'D Ransom lor $3.50. Many Of the kno,
sr inc ones were badly sold, one, cefts'
rec ,n,t;te lot-iue $4,000. The stsrr~i
ht a good one, Monsrcb:st leading 70 :, .
on half mile when Express went 70 y
re. front passing the first mile Express ie
al S,ockwood second, Monsrchist rhrr
The, kept in this position oil the VI
L .sco,d mil, TO the third quart
-W when Nellie Riasom pushed 70 !.
'front.' and came home winner by tb'
he lengths ahead Of Monatchis.t wi Who o., =
three lengths ahead of Nsthsn o.l
md S,oek WOOD, NEXT and Express, the IA
the rite, Tar 10 the rear time 3Aot. IN