The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-04
Third Day or the August
Meeting.
-FOUR INTERESTING CONTESTS
Grand Array Of Beauty and Fashlon-GOcd
Track and Exquisite Racing Weather.
Milesian the Winner Of the Gentlemen's
Cup, Wine Sap the West End Hotel
Stakes, Nellie Gray tho Purse
VI $3.50, Mile Heats,
and HolmbOld the
Tammany Cup.
LONG BRANCH, August 8, 1871.


LONG BRANCH, August 8, 1871.
I mot old Jim Sanford this morning, on the
steamboat Jesse Hoyt going TO the races Jim has
come North from the land OF orange groves and
bweltering weather to more genial cline, that he
may shake OF bad cough as he would have con-
Nuered pugnstic opponent years ago. 1t Is plea
pant look at this veteran and study his quiet de-
meanor. In the days gone by, when 1t meant some
bling to stand in the ring, and prize lighters
honor not altogether myth, and plckpOcket
caught at u sparrlng exhibition would have been
thrown out OF the window as you would a mad dog
Dim was stop sawyer OF them all. His victories
record the leaves In Valambr0sa and hts faults
but few. He Is over seventy now, and that game
tnan yet loves to look at struggles and contests,
whether OF men, chickens or horses. Approaching
This Mace or his day and looking into eyes which,
despite the nnrmitles OF age, still sparkle like
uamonds, I extended the compliments of the morn
Ing, and though an enemy worse than he ever be-
fore encountered is Juggling for his life, the grasp OF
bis hand Is like that Of vice and he is very genial.
"Yes, am going to the races felt very Ill yester
day and leg weary, but am better to-day, and the
Excitement OF the race course Is better than medi
Cine for me-"
'What 90 think OF Monmouth Parkr'
'Well, It's great spot, but can't get used to this
mile dash business. faint exciting so grand as
khe one two three and four mile heats Don't you
Iand the old man extended his hand, that has made
20 many hard heads rattle as II steam hammer
bad smashed tnem), don't you see, there's great
Judgment great nursing qualities, great diplomacy
bhown In such races, and love lem; l amt used
30 the small business"
"Mr. SANFORD. the old boys Of your period have
hearty all gone-how do you feeLwlthOut themW
81 sometimes feel lost, my dear boy; those were
&ood old days; we had some honor among us them
but (and the old man sghed there's none Of 1t now
there's too much rascali;y anoat; the meanest
'beats' are around, and we are going bacK-going
back to the dogs, my dear boy"
And Uncle Jim SANFORD Is right, and am
klad we net going to the races. His "head was
always level"
It's high noon on the quarter stretch. the silver
NAPLES on Wolf Peak are tipped with the golden
rays Of the burning sun. OceanpOrt sits as II upon
p throne and her village spires are like columns Of
silver. sail now and then gldes through the
frees as its hull rolls to the swell Of the sea- This
fhe quiet before the excitement OF the day One BY
bne the owners Of the IN the stables beyond
make their appearance. At their heels the little
higgers or their bigger brothers skipping along
hs do favorite coach dogs. All the molasses faces
hre peculiar and worth moments notice
put yonder comes genius or the contra
band persuasion. 1t Is Bose the ebony
bued trainer OF Babcock. Now this speci men could
make his fortune, II he only knew It, outside of the
Ptabe. He Is most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS darky,
hnd to see him once is always TO remember that
form and that face Bose never dresses like one OF
black saratoga exquisite, but his costume looks
bis business and for all that smells OF It, THIS Bose
bow Is very heavy he is broad In the beam, deep
IN the hold and his cargo carrying capacity in the
packet snip. Now Bose has a peculiar figure mead
end r ne y not o rugged for speed lie carries
wonder
VIII ever Ill away, or whether he has dropped his
Ia e Bose o Is Of much value for Two
end no mortal man ever knew better feeder. To
PEE nm ay 9s head to plate Of hash would cure
pc Is scientific, a two-handed performer; and when
nose S s his can go
krstle And this Is one Of the enlightened trainers
the age TO me to-day Bose ooKs troubled and
flon. IL Is That AFFAIR OF yesterday. whom Ec1ptic
e. the two mile heat race cut down his favorte Con-
swung by an eightfoot PaIagonian on that head Of
bls. would have been sweet compared 10 the pain
Ehat pierced his heart when Ecliptcs plate slashed
Conductors hind leg. After the INJURY was done
ehe only outward emotion visible on Bosses part
fam: It was the only way ne could get chunk" ana
eppease his great grief: I approach Bose with
.;sose how are you this morulnss"
CLOVIS Conductor todayr'
''He's pooty BAD OIL"
'Dat ar cut down. Don't talk bout dat wilma
nous ting: aI, COT, Dress i'm would have won
& BnS %em Is nS stole 1t from
HADN'T any opinion about the matter, and Bose
lacked aud soon was hull down on his way to the
stable This Is why Bose felt so badly, and when
tell you tnat Nashville gave him birth leave my
charcoal friend and BabcocK's intelligent trainer to
MS appreclative acquaintance with one other re-
mark. Later In the day Bose was more buoyant. 1t
was when Heimbold won the three mile dash. Soon
hs the judges announced his victory Bose was seen
shuffling around the track with grin that, had 1t
been extended, would have made the top OF his head
I The attendance was larger than on any previous
Gay. The spacious galleries VI the grand stand
Eell filled with representative gentlemen ana la
die3-the latter appearing TO much advantage IN the
beauty OF well selected toilets Many minors were
present in great numbers, and their joy at times
hen were pleasantly drowned in childish glee.
the race for the Gentlemen's lup-an exquisite
chamberlain $780, by whom IL was ordered for pre-
tentatlon TO tho winner-was OF much interest
Enthusiasm was at the right pitch to fully appre-
Qiae the contest that followed, the West End Hotel
siake e., dash OF TWO miles, Inc horses look SO
OF the band so charming, and Underwood and Nc
Gowan, the pool sellers, so busy with their friends
that many OF the more excaDle cried aloud with
gee before the tap OF tile drum sent the contestants
away. II proved a race warranting any amount Of
knthusiasni 1. was MP and MP all the way from
Start to hnsh And wnen the beautiful Ally Wine
Sap scored the victory saw more than thousand
handkerchiefs aud hats In the air.
4 On the grand stand and wandering about the
lawn nouced many gentlemen OF note Those
fhat ! remember now are John McKeon, Governor
Bowie, General Van Welt John Purdy, ex-Judge
Dodge, Lawrence r. Jerome; Mr.. Williamson, Of
Mobile; Boudinot Colt Theodore Moss, Inspector
Tho spectators were greatly pleased to note that
Nellie Gray, the easy winner VI The third race, was
run In Mr.. Leonard w. Jerome's elegant coors-blue
Tomorrow (rrldaJ) win be the great day OF the
Se IL invited sns Ss N.Y. ., be pes
aud the officers have accepted. Jhe fourmile heat