The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-14

| Dopahue's cnes,. rur gelding rammany. ~ Lexipg
ton, dam LIZ MarA's. FISHERMAN. Jr. ana Julius
were great favorites fore the start 100 10 20 being
| onered without taxes Oystermsn, Jr., won
. very excellent race, BY two lengths only,
from Tammany. the lsttes proving himself q
capital hurdle and steeple chese runner ana jun
per. There was no reason for |Cuius 70 make rum
| ming in any part the struggle rs Oysterman Jr,
never made a mistake in any OF nis Jumps, and he
Iammany and Julius botn acted verv nnely. ana
took tile leaps with much gracefulness and courage.
tire race, and they leaped over the wall and
water In front OF the grand stand they greatly
The second race had four starters-Mr. Thomas
". Dos welI's chestnut silly Ecpc, by Eclipse d,vn
sanford. BY Uncle VIC, dam Dolly Garter; d. MeDan-
| tels bay colt Belmont, by Lexington dam Alabama,
BY Claude MSnoe there Hss very SsaVy
| betting ON this race. Ecnptc having the cah
coc the and SenE the .oS
very low rates. Ecnpttc won the race ov half
length Sanford second, Belmont 2 very poor third
ridden In this race, her Jockey driving her from the
start, instead OF keeping her bottled up for the
from the others on the rst haii.ms, when there
was no occasion for H. as the hlly had speed enough
Of the race. She won. however. and that
was Gil her Ell thusastic hackers wanted. Sanford
mont ia,ied to please those Who posted their money
on him. Tor was entered In this race merely for
ana his owner wanted to ascertain by this race
whether II would be prudent to 60 on training him
viii MN ns fssa hs &
the s last rsSs Q, the ay were ;,
flly Felicity ny Eclpse. dam Fidelity, J: A. Grim
& y sot as ;, s
cot Precedent, by Censor OF jerome Edgars, dam
Planet 1tss Eb bay lily Ms aa
the iavorIte before the start the Grinstead lilly being
taken for the second choice, and Ortoian tne tlrd.
| OrtolAn took the lead after running quarter Of
mile, aud the race was never In DOUBT afterwar
He won capital race IN very excellent tim time Fs'
! The following are tue details OF the racing as IL
! progressed
1 STEEPLE CHASE, for all ages; about three miles
over fair hunting course; weitcr we,ghts $500 to
tho winner and 500 to the second horse; entrance
d. Mcdaniel entered b. h. Oysternan, Jr, by Oys-
Joseph Donahne entered en- 8. lamnany, by Liy- .
iagston, dam Liz Mardls. four years old, 1913 lbs Q
u. MCDANIEL entered b. h. Ju!lus, by Lexington,
dam JULIA aged LAG lbs...... .................. 8
! Time, $3.50.
Mcdaniel. s nas ' 400 400 500 GOO 700
Tammany. ....... 20 90 50 95 Ito 1l6
The start was from The back of the Judges stand
the horses running In an casterly direction. One
hundred yards from the stand they met their first
! obstacle, which was 4 stone wall. TINS was taken
| FIRST By iammany, then Oysernan with Julius fol-
loving lelsurey. One hundred yards further on in
the same direction they met brush fence. which
they passed gracefully over TammanY leading, oys.
ternan second. julius third. They then conrscd up
towards the half-mle pole, and then wheeled to the
LETT, where was another brush fence. Oysterman was
! nrst over 1t, Tamnany second julius third thirty
yards behind. Tney kept close to the inside fence
around the farther turn, Were they haa another
brush fence to surnount, FISHERMAN still leading.
Tamnlany second. julius third. The horses then ran
1 tOwarta the mole. and thence laced
| the 30 th, running towards the grand stand. On
ner way tney met s.e %s ana fr nen ~ Grq 1
big pine tree 10 tue centre o! the Held From thence
taey ran and jumped the north section OF the wall
second, julius third. They then bounded over TWO
| hedges and into the South field. wncre they had
formidable stone wall to 60 over FISHERMAN. Jr,
| was first over 1t. 1ammany second, julius third.
The horses then ran across the field toward Hunter
dropped into the low ground in the outside lieid.
From thence they crossed eastwardly toward Mr..
! 90 over. ana Immediately a,terward q large stone
! wall. Oysterman cOnnued to lead, 1ammany
seived OF 10 IRE and IN
nortneriy direction taxing brush fence near the
TWO leaps over hedges. across the fractional track,
into the north field, where, nearly midway OF tho
neid they jumped brush fence and ,. wheeling
the beginning Of the homestretch. They then came
up towards tine grand stand ana Jumped big stone
I second, julius third. The norses then bore SOUTH
ery and. jumped the south section Of the
oysterman, Jr.. atiu. leading two ienaIhs
They then jumped two brush fences across tho trac
onai track, ana again entered the south held,
where, in the very GENRE Of 1t was erected stone
Tanlmany second, length ahead of julius. They
southwest curve. where they bounded over a brush
fence, and afterwards over hedge and ditch on me
wheeled towards the grand stand, without changing
| positions, and jumped stone wall. Then running
~ brush isnce and s stone Wa Title fur
Their on. AT this time Oysterman, Jr., was three
lengths ahead OF Wno Was X sneIns IN
fence into the regular track where they leaped over
hurdle at the further turn From there to the end
on the homestretch, one-eighth OF mile nom the
finish. Tsmmany msdo vigorous g., e1 mort TO
hurdle they were side and side. They made the
| last leap together, but when over Oysferman Jr.,
having something LETT IN him, came away from ram.
many and won the race by two lengths. julius wa:
the most interesting steeple chases ever run, as
! there was not single mistake made oy any OF the
beautiful and elected the plauds Of tue vast assem-
| blage OF spectators,
THE SECOND RACE.
Purse 5000, for all ages. to carry 100 pounds; one
and three-quarter miles.
7. w. boswell entered ch. +. Ecliptlc, by Eclipse,
Joseph Donshde entered CHI h. SANFORD, by Uncle
| Vic dam Dolly Carter, years old. 2
, D. Mcdaniel entered b. G. Belmont, by Lexing-
ton, dam Alabama, years old. ..........:.
| +. NJ. Hall entered ch c. Eugene, dam Claude
Melnotte, years old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4
Time, 3:10K.
TIE BETTING.
Ecliptic. ............. $500 400 $50 400 500 600
Belmont. ....,........ 210 800 $50 200 40 500
Major. IT'S 100 14D 80 $50 20
Sanford. ............... $50 $50 100 20 100 40
THE RACE.
The horses were started on the fractional track
and got away nicely together, Sanford nrst Eclpiic
second, MAJOR third, Belmont fourth. When they
swung into the regular track at the hafinle pole
Ecupiic led, sanford second, Major third, Belmont
several lengths behind. Going around the lower
turn Ecliptlo opened four lengths OF daylight on