The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-09

refused the fourth hurdle which threw be-
hmd and when ne reached the seventh NC ZANE e 70
efn colt struck the first hurdle Knocked IL over ana
threw his rider and went no farther In the race Inc
contest, however, was very close between JULIUS ana
Ves,ivius, and the result was very doubtful until the
last jump was made. Nesuvlus is fine hurdler, but
he IL too lightly made for weller weights with age
he may probably acquire strength and If he does
he Will be dangerous horse, either over nures OF
betting at sShs ODDS Sanford ana Climax being
stOutly backed by their respective admirers Both
these horses require more training over tlper pc
fore they will be able to compete with such horses
a. Oysterman or julius.
The second race was poor AFFAIR. and hardly may
he regarded n race, as there were but three en-.
tries, and two OF them might as well have remained
In the stable and allowed the other-Hemhold-a
but for The fact Of their being three purses to be
won, and, rs 'feed Is ris," they ran for oats anu
hay the three entries were W; X ba0cofSs Smesr
ID. j. CrOuses bay FLY Regards, by Australian dam
Ann Hardy, and John Boerum's back gehlng yer.
aid. Helmbod ran easily throughout the three
miles, and won hands down." Regards was Sec
Ond and Gerald third.
the Monmouth Sequel Stakes for which there were
twenty;seven entries and SIX starters hese were
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by Lexington; d. swigert's chestnut colt stock
wood, by Asteroid dam Alabama, ana John liar.
pcr's chestnut colt Express, by Endorser dam Nam
tnra. THIS was the greatest betting race OF the
meeting and larger pools were sold on t that
ever remember having seen on any race that ever
took place Tin America; one Of them amounted TO
$3.50. or this large amount Express brought S,t
$500, stocKwood $4,000, MSnarcaist $500 Ne Nellie
seen that Express, the half brother OF the great
Longieow ana his stable companion was the great
that he was the last horse In the race wnlle Stock
wood the second favorite and high priced one, was
ones eesng them @anaS in me Tase See
Ransom was the winner, Monarchist running In
suit OF the race fell ike thunder clap the heads
Of the hackers OF the favorites, and 1t was some
SIe the Nellie had it,
Such contounded set OF men as were the losers
were never seen, ana probably never such dsas-
trOus result felt before the turf IN this c0un
ury StOckwOOd and Express were not beaten by
"dark" horses, as Nellie Ransom has run several
races before, and has been beaten in every contest
previous 10 tins one. The iime too, was but fair.
and nothing like what would have been expected
from such famous horses as the two great favorltes
asked. Want OF condition, undoubtedly. They
have both either had too much work, or
not enough In their appearance, when brought
on the track, nothing could be discovered out of the
way: Their skin looked ike sailn aud they were
down the stretch previous TO the start their move
ments were as elastic as their most sangulne sup.
form The admiration OF all the spectators, while the
other horses were hardly noticed There must have
been, however, something radically. wrong with
both StOckWOod and Express. as there was the
other day with Preakness, which probably Will never
be explained; but we would advise the followers OF
the fortunes of the turf not to be led asray In the
future by believing that the performances of these
colts yesterday were fair tests OF their respective
merits. They are both horses OF the highest stamp
and this Will be seen at some future day.
But To the details OF the racing as 10 progressed
THE FIRST RACE
HURDLE RACE, Tor all ages, weller weights, two
miles, over eight hurdles purse $500; the IsE horse
TO $500, the second horse $780, and the third
horse $780,
d. McDaniels entered b. h. julius, by Lexington,
dam Julia, aged, los lbs .................:...
Galfney & Tally entered b. C. NeSuvius, BY Val-
dyke, dam Lazy Berry, years old, l4h lbs....
Joseph Donahue entered eli. h. Sanford, by Uncle
VIC dam Dolly Carter, years OLD. 1875 lbs.....
J. w. Weldon entered br. C. Astronomer by Aste-
rOid dam Miss Carter, years Old. $50 lbs. 4
r. shea entered br. h. climax by BairOwnle, dam
Jewel. aged, I5s los. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
John Brougham entered b. c. by Bulletin, dam
by Leviathan, 3 years old. $50 lbs .............
John Grluen entered Oh. 9. General Tweed, by
Censor, dam Mary Biddle years old, l4j lbs dir.
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