Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-16
THE LONG BRANCH RACES.
Entries for the July and August


From the New York Tribune.
The entries for the stakes to be run for
at the two Summer meetings at Long
Branch closed Feb. l. The horses enter.
ed are the best of the American turf, and
represent nearly every State in the Union.
At the July meeting, the Jersey Derby
Stakes, for three year old colts and fillies,
one mile and half, has 81 entries, max
ing its ret value to the winner 81, 250, be-
side 5000 and 800, respectively, to the
second and third horses. La the list are
Hollywood, Madame Dudley, Mckinney,
Rattan, and Harry Bassett, all winners
last season, and very promising horses.
The Hopeful Stakes, for two year olds,
half a mile, worth 1880 to winner,
with second and third money, has IS en-
tries, among them the recently imported
English colt Buckden. The Monmouth Cup
has 10 entries, making its total value 3d.
25O, and can boast of such proved ely
ers" as Kildare, Helmbold, Niagara,
Preakness, LODgfellOw, LittletOn, Maggie
B. B., Hamburg, EdentOn, and Judge
Curtis. Such a brilliant field as this has
Iert ans never before been entered for any
race on the American turf. The distance
is two miles and half, and the second
and third horses receive $500 and $3.50
respectively. The Monmouth Oak Stakes,
like its Epson rival, is exclusively for
three year old FLIES, one mile and half,
has "a entries, and will he worth 81, 900
t. the winner, besides 5000 and 500 for
second and third horses. In the list are the
following winners attwo year old; Holly
wood. Madame Dudley, Mary Clark, Ra-
tan, Elsie, and Mary Louise, and the pro-
missing FLY SaucebOX, recently purchased
by W. COttrill of Mobile for $1,000. The
Long Branch Stakes, for all ages, two
miles, to carry 100 pounds, has IA entries,
worth 81 400 to the winner, and $500 for
second and third horses. In the lot are
COttriIl, Versailles (again in training
HelmbOld Finesse, Hamburg, r. B. Con-
molly, Judge Curtis, ana Edenton, the last
three in the same stable The July Stakes
for Two year olds, has Is entries, and
the Monmouth Sequel Stakes, for three
year Olds, 27 entries. The distance OF
the last race is two miles, and the winner
| of the Jersey Derby must carry pounds
extra. The net va'Ue TO the winner is
$4,000, with second and third money.
Saucebox meets here her twice cOnquerOr
Hollywood, as well as Mr.. Sanford's
grand FLY Madame Dudley, Rattan, Stock
wood (rumored to be another Kingfsher, }
Express, Elsie, snd others. Such a pro-
gramme of well filled stakes gives as
surance that the racing at the Long
Branch July meeting will be of an unus-
sually brilliant character.
The entries for the August meeting are
equally large. The Continental HoteI
Stakes, for three year olds, mile heats,
has twenty seven horses entered; the
Thespian Stakes, for two year Odds, has
nineteen, and the Mansion House Stakes
for four year olds, two mile heats, ha.
twelve, including the creeks Keidare,
Preakness, Maggie B. b., Harie, EcliptiC
and Midday; the West Eud Hotel Stakes
renewal of the Monmouth Oaks, two
miles, has twenty-five entries; Tammanl
Cup. for all ages, three miles, has six
teen entries; the August Stakes, for tw,
wear olds, one mile, fourteen entries; an,
the Robins Stakes, for three year dds
two mile heats, has twenty-five entries
The programme of purses at these meet
ings will shortly be announced.