The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-13
THE RACING.

The track was very heavy from the deluging rains
OF previous day ana night and The tine made in
the races was In consequence slow. There we're
three events the card. the first being Travers
Stakes, for three year Odds, which closed with eighty
three entries the second a sweepstakes, for all
all ages which had entries. and the third
race was the Flash STAKES for two year olds which
had twenty -one entries.
In the 1rst race seven only came to the post when
the bugIe sounded, comprising ID. McDanieis chest
nut colt Harry Bassett, by Lexington, dam Canary
Bird; Messrs. Jerome h Buford's gray FLY Nelly
Gray, by Commodore, dam by Sovereign; ]. A.
Grinsteads chestnut colt AlrOy by Australian, dam
Nellie Gray; Thomas Doswens bay colt EOlus, by
bennington, dam Fanny washington: George p.
Netmore's bay colt, by Breckenridge dam
Sophia; Dennison Il Crawford's chestnut colt,
by Censor, dam Julia, and A. Belmonts
chestnut colt BY the Sea. by Thormanby.
dam Bernice Harry Bassett was u great favorite
previous to start 100 TO 80 being wagered his
winning. He did win the race and in the same easy
manner that he won The Belmont Stakes at Jerome
Park, and the Jersey Derby Stakes at Long Branch
that is by taking the lead the Hrst hall mile and
showing the others the way to the end. Harry Bas-
sett may considered the very best three year
old on the American turf and it is very doubtful il
there Europe that could beat him the Derby
distance Nellie Gray ran a good second, and Alroy
u
at the finish, as the heavy condition OF the TRACK
pumped them out during the journey
The second race was for q sweepstakes, mile
and quarter, and OF seventeen entries there were
only four willing to start. These Strlnpned Il
S;anhopes bay colt Frogt0wn, by Bonnie Scotland,
dam unknown; Taylor Pages bay colt Hamburg, by
Lexington, dam by Alexander Churchin; d. j.
Crouse's brown colt Chlllicothe. by Lexington dam
Lila and A. Bemonts chestnut 1y Flnesse. by
Lexington, dam Filligree. Chilllcothe and Flnesse
were the first favorltes in this race, the betting
alternating first in favor Of one and then
the other, while Hamburg and Frogtown
did not bring over ten dollars apiece in
o hundred. FrOgtown, however. won the race,
and the bettors OF long odds botn Finesse and
poor condition for contest with such horses she
had neither speed nor endurance to carry her
The third race had twentyone entries, but only
four OF them put IN an appearance at the summons
OF the bugie to saddle; These were Messrs. String
Clcuy Jobson; A. Belmon;s chestnut flly Victoria,
10y Censor dam Camilla A. Buford's chestnut nly
Keliy's bay lilly Molle Mcintyre. Malta was the
favorite in the pool sales. she was beaten
mad very poor start as her jockey was 10 the act
OF pulling her up when the nag fell, not thinking
that the start would be given. Malta had been or
her feed since her last race and was not IN fit
diton for the contest. The betters knew this how
ever yet still they persisted IN backing her, beiiev
ing that even IN her present condition she could
beat anything that could be brought against her
half q mile. Nema, the winner, Ia a very fine
formed FLY. and will beyond doubt MAKE racer.
the following are the details OF the running as 1t
progressed
THE FIRST RACE.
THE TRAvERs STAKES, Ior three yearo,ds. $50 en-
trance, play pay 81. 900 in money added by the
association and $500 IN plate by W. X. Travers,
President one and three-quarter mile.
d. McDaniel's oh. C. Harry Bassett, by Lexing
ton, dam Canary Bird. .............. /
Miles Kelly entered gr. Z. Nellie Gray, by CommO-
QOre, dam by sovereign .-,................. =
J. 5. Grinstead entered CHI. c. Alroy, by Austria
liam, dam Nellie Gray
Thomas w. boswell entered b. c. EOiuS, by Lex
ington, dam Fanny Washington ............ 4
George p. Wetmore entered b. {. by Breckin.
ridge dam SOPHIA, by Bonnie Scotland ....... 5
Dominion i Crawford entered ch. c. 10y Censor,
dam Julia, by Glencoe. Observation-Disclosures. 6
A. Belmont entered cn. G. BY the sea, by Thor