The New York herald., 1871-08-03
LONG BRANCH RACES.
Second Day OF the August
Meeting.
Fine Racing and Delightful
Weather.
Malta the Winner Of the Thespian Stakes,
Idaho the Selling Race and Ecliptic
the Mansion House Stakes.

The management OF Monmouth Park s winning
golden opinions from the racing community and all
sorts of people besides, because of the capital
rangements everywhere noticeable for the August
racing meeting. II may be the reason OF being In o
very amiabie mood, but the grounds around the
track this morning never looked resher never quite
so virginia. In their summer beauty The weather is
perfection not too warm for walking riding but
sufficiently so to enable the ladies to wear their
prertiest and thinncst dresses.
cannot now think OF race course In the coun.
try whose approach embraces such variety OF
scenery. The New Yorker who disliSes to be away
from his home at nights can leave the city at early
business hours, and after enjoying sight Of the
ocean and witnessing several capital contests be-
tween first class horses can return TO his residence
in the hours Of early evening. The bulk Of the
visitors to Monmouth Park take advantage Of this
grand opportunity OF combining good deal Of plea
sure with little business and the steamboat that
leaves foot OF Murray street every morning at half.
past nine O'Clock is crowded with just this charac-
ter OF person. The scene on board the
Jesse Hoyt this morning was worth ON
hours study. Pool selling was very brisk.
To me IT was full OF interest. No sooner are the
lines cast on than there are many noticeable
men about Tommy JOhnson's bidding loud and
frequently for their favortes IN the races OF to-day
There are modest men and those that have not
first that strikes you Is the face Of one that has seen
every turf event Of interest in the vicinity OF New
York for the last fifty years. It's positive face, In
deed, ana it would seem by the manner In which
he Is preserved that In his youth he could take hold
OF an ordinary sized panther and toss him on his
back. Next TO him, and just this instant laying his
money on the favorite In the two mile heat
contest Is man from Williamsburg, gent
OF magnificent leisure and the owner OF wondrous
trio fftod
rather than the man himself say that he Ia good
looking, that he is well built, has auburn hair, and
all that but to the color Of the covering Of that
rather illshaped head Is q cross between mean
looking orange and a Philadelphia brick. And
everybody has the honor o. his acquaintance. BY
his side is professional sport and man of muscle
six feet more high He has chest like the trunk
or tree, and arms like seamppc OF an engine.
Hanging between heaven and earth, this fellow
could be cool as o cucumber and not show it. In
his clothes he Is. very neat, but you are
astOnIshed at the rib and breadth OF beam
which lie carries. Again. there Is drled.up specl-
men of the old turtle near the last named. Ais
features are familiar to all the sports and while he
bets In small amounts 1t Is done systematically, and
he goes for his winnings with good deal OF peril
nacty. They say this veteran Is very rich, but he
has been known to carry sandwiches In his hat for
luncheon Erect as an elm and 1.-THE as an cel with
| blue eyes and right soft hair, something like
Dane's there stands ono OF the most noted pro-
| fessi0nal betting men in Gotham Were 1t
| not for his fancy mustache and the i'm
| perial. you mgas consider him minister
whose constant duty Is to ego abont
| doing good" Other characters, some rough aud
rugged. are noted, while again there those that
| look enemnate, much like spoiled beauties, min
| Cling in the earnest crowds. The cry OF Johnson
"Well, first choice, how much9" Is heard above
'MaJor'-for this believe to be tho auctioneer's
title, but LOW he obtained 1t am not so well ad-
vised-is very earnest in his business, and some
times causes universal laugh by his eccentric ex-
pressiOns. In the midst OF the MAJORS "There's
$225 in that pool how much for the next chOicel"
the company on the bow Of the steamboat Is aug.
mented by the form OF President Grant, who is
hieing away to his cottage again at the Branch.
| He looks on the thrOng moment and think
smile fits across his features he contempla;es
| this mass Of humanity; but may be mistaken. lie
| pauses only an instant and walks quietly away,
while the auctioneer, In banterlng way baws out
10 friend. who Is endeav0rlng to out-bet another
ave are game"
Tne ride from Sandy Hook TO the track is not un.
| pleasant the ocean Is quet this morning, per-
feet calm reignng over the great sheet OF water.
ripple hardly dlsturbs It's quleiude and 1t has the
color OF the deepest indigo There is no delay, aud
forests and the fertile lands or MOnmouth-the richest
In agricultural wealth In the United States-and long
|
| By the brightness Of the grand stand beyond the
sun strikes turret and roof. little later the specta
dozen and hundreds. Still little later and from the
stables come the jockey boys in the decled oolors
to Se aas as al as oda IN sUs
| the winners and others the losers Now The ladies'
gauds Of woman's rrlppery for while distract the
| attention. moment more the pool sellers are
busy, then the bells ring the Jockeys to mount and
| has commenced.
fr0m Philadelphia, not seen yesterday; and there Is
| some of the strong-lninded element present. one
representative OF the medical fraternity being the
| most prominent. She Is stylish brunette, dressed
| In white, with black lace sack and straw hat
trimmed with blue velvet and black lace.
! Pretty and elegant costumes dot the grand stand
In profsion You see much that is exceedingly neat
| in white embroidered muslin worn over lavender
| Six; hats trimmed with MOWERS and covered with
light gauze veils arranged scarf fashion at the
back then there are suits OF imperial SERGE shaded
| i'm colors and trimmed with the darker shades Of
velvet and straw mats to match; others OF black
| gros grain, trimmed with black Grape, and ny
| know but little about-that is, OF the materials but
| all are elegant and made IN exquisite style.
| the carriages, dog carts and barouches In the
| the Ladies' Day at the oaks could not show more
delicate beauty or more intellectual iaces than these
which look Out from the sken Innings of the various
The excitement waved warm over the Mansion
House stakes. Betting men became excited, ana
| lars. The dark blue OF Preakness' rider first ap.
pears on the track and ! hear faint cheer from
|
quarter stretch. Then comes the blue and scarlet
OF Conductor, and then the orange OF Eclpc, which
| again to-day has scored magnificent victory.
| There Is short lull among the spectators white
| the horses being sent their preliminary gallops
soon the bell strikes determiDeily and orange and
blue scarlet and green lifted 10 their saddles
All this time the betting men are depostng thou
| sands In the pool box, and as look down upon
them it would seem that more than nalf are lt sub.
| jects for the lunatic asylum, The horses come up
| FOR the work, and are hailed with loud acclaim
| as they are summoned TO commence the struggle.
| All the way around these two long miles the inter-
estnever abates single Jo,, ana as horse alter
| another takes the lead hear brawny shouldered,
demonstrating fellow right behind me shout. "Oh,
| win and this same Drightfaced giant, with hun
drcds OF Others whose faces not so bright among
| them my friend who carries SANDWICHES In ms
| hat lump and yell with sheer delight The ladies
catch the injection, and as the orange nies by the
| stand and proclalms "0ld virginia. stock again
the victor, one or two embrace each other In the
| widest frenzy, while scores wave their handker-
| chiefs and shout with glec. 1t Is the scene Of the