The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-20

Vesuvils dam LIZZIE Berry; ID. J. Bannatyne's bay
geding ny, by hunters Lexington, dam OlIo; ID.
j. Bannatync's Chestnut horse Me3an. by MIckey
Free dam by Wagner; ]. X. Lawrence's nav horse
Jim Tisdae, by Revenue, dam Louisa Jordan; j. w.
Wedon's brown colt Asteroi, dam Mss Carter;
d. McDaniers bay colt Earl OF Richmond by
Asterod, dam Minerva Anderson, and r. snea's
bay horse King John, by Lexington, dam Tokay.
vesuvius great favorire in the race selling In
the pools for nearly as much as all the others COM
hincd. He the race In good style; but the re-
suit might have been different had no, the jockey Of
A astronomer fallen or when he had a commanding
lead half n mile from home. Astronomer, after
his jockey iell of, ran on and. jumping the
last hurdle pretlly, came In first. the race
gave great delight to the large aSsemblage Oh
ladies and gentlemen present. King John
should not been started In the race, IA he had
not recovered from the injury that he received Ia
The steepe chase day before yesterday.
The second event was for purse of $500, for all
ages, two aud threc-quarter miles, but when the
purse closed YESTERDAY afternoon there was no other
entry IN the box nut that Of Mr.. Harpers Long
fellow. The owners OF other horses having ascer.'
tanned the fact that i.ongfeiow run for the
purse wouh not enter teir hLrse5 against him,
and this wonderful son OF bennington mad 10 gal.
Top over for the money alone. fne norse was much.
admired AZ he moved lesurey around twice, ana
many declared thai ne was TIE pra DIES. specimen
oil race horse mat ever appeared ca the turf In tails
country.
The third race the card was for a purse for all
ages to carry loo pounds, the oD,eCG oeing give
the aged horses an opportunity uT conn stlng With
younger ones. There we q lou. starters. comprising
G. w. Stewards chcSnut morse Barney Williams, by
Lexington, dam Nol9a; Il. Sheas brown horse Gil
max. by BalrOwnie, dam Jewcli; thomas W. Dos
wells cnesrnut hlly Midday, by Eclipse, dam
Nlnelta. ana Caro- < Coar's Urown coll Ortoan. by
DoLerae. dam canary blrd. Midday wastne iavorite
until just before the stare, wnen Barney Williams
backeEs advanced To tue front and ne was taken Tor
choice. Climax ana Urtoan SOLD Tor small amounts
compared with tue others. Barney Wlllains won q
capital race very easily, Climax being second anu
MIDDAY third.
Tho time race that Harry Basset had on hand to-
day was pos puned until Monday next. Ne VIII
then STAR to run nile In Ia 10 dec DC the wager
pending between iona Hun er and lie nard w.
jerome.
FIRST RACE
HURDLE RACE--A handicap for all ages, Two
miles, over eght hurdles; s5UO to the winner, 500
To the second horse.
Carney " Tu,ly entered b. h. Vcsuvius, by Van
DYKE, dam Lazy berry, 4years Did, AZ lbs 80.
d. McDan el entered br. C.. Eail Of Richmond, by
III lOS.............
d. j. Bannattnc entered en-. n. Mncsian, IVY
Mickey Free, dam by Wagner, years Old,
/ J. X. Lawrence entered b. II. jim TtSdale, by
Revenue, dam Louisa Jordan, aged LIS ibs....
J. W Weldon entered Or. Z. Astronomer, by Aste-
ruid, dam MISS Carter, wears Cd, IL; los 0
r. Snea entered b. II. King JOAN by Lexington,
dam rokay, years old. l4I lbs. q
ID. j. BanoaJyne cntered b. g. Dury, By hunters
Lexington, dam Olo, years OLD, IA lbs. ......