New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29
THE TURF.
RACING IN AMERICA DURING 1871.

esting The opened the south In March. with
the Spring meeting of the Metae Jockey Club, New
Orleans, and here that Mr.. Sanfords horse Mon
archist successfully began which destined
to close brilliantly. He won the Metarie Cup and
Club Purse. beating large fields OF good horses Capt
Moores gray colt London auspicously entered upon
bis three-yearod by winning the Minor Stakes
from field Of nine competitors The meeting OF the
Louisiana Jockey Club followed two weeks aferward,
and again did Monarchst establish his superiority by
winningl the Grand Inaugural Post Stake and the
Louisiana Stake. Cape Race by his victory Lon
don and five others in the Pickwic Stake gave promise
OF successful which he has failed fulfill, al
though at the Memphis meeting In the mouth, he
carried of the Trial Stakes without difficulty.
At the Lexington Spring meeting, Longfellow APP
peored for the first time after his defeat by elmbod at
Saratoga, and he had difficulty in beating his OPP
ponents in the Club Purse and Wooey Stakes. The
promising threeyearold fy Panetarium also appeared
at this meeting and both her engagements in such
time TO render her subsequent breaking down
matter Of regret she COMES sedy the best three
year-od hly that has been this season. At Nash
vie the little four-yearold ly Annie Bush, who had
both the four mile heat az NewOrleans won
three and twomile heats with such ease as
70 stamp herself of the best l0ngdisance horses
the turf Arizona, the fOuryearOd sister to Cape
revealed the possession OF great speed by beating
in two races such fast horses Quartermaster aud
Wasderer.
The gates OF Jerome Park next opened, and the
stable of Col McDanels showed its high quality by win
ming i've during the meeting Joe Daniels carrying
OFF tie rich Belmont stakes Harry Bassett the Westches
ter cup and twOmie heat purse and rubman the mile
and threequarter dash and me-heat purse in which,
after the most interesting of the meeting, he de-
feated John Harpers LytetOn Ort0lan, the eet half
brother Of Harry Basset the FOrdham Handicap in
field OF twelve runners, carrying the top weight, and
winning in canter, and Alarm by winning the mile and
.Fua1 i'm fiat
time gave indications OF great speed. At the Monmouth
meeting in July the McDaniels stable hitherto so
uniformly sui, encountered series OF heavy re-
verses for Joe Daniels whose winning was. down
a certainty was defeated by Meteor in the Jersey
Derby; Abdel Koree beaten by both Lytleton and
LOchiel in the mie-heat race and Harry Bassott
went down before the Kentucky turf CHAMPION
IOngellow in the Monmouth Cup after one OF the
most exciting races record The stable Of Mr.. Bel
mont won the Monmouth Oaks running first and second
with WOodbine and Victoria and the July stakes with
MedOra; the latter upsett1ng supposed certainty in
the Kentucky two-year-old, Tom Bowling Lonsfelow
added TO bis laures by winning the Jersey Jockey Club
Purse mile heats three 1--WE, but TO do Susan Ann
compelled him to run the last heat in the fast time Of
l3l AT the August meeting here the only noticeable
events were the victories OF Tom Bowling in the Thes
plan stakes in the fastest time FOR tie distance nlGi aud
threequarters Of mile) ever run by tvoyearold and
In the August stakes OF Ahuera in races OF Ne
mile race
The Saratoga July meeting was sigualzed by several
sensations the most exciting OF which the victory
Harry Bassett in the Saratoga Cup his previous
conqueror, LOngeIlOw. This cOnclusively estab-
shed the fact that Harry Basse and indeed the whole
OF the McDanels stable had been amiss at Long Branch
for the Cup race the fastest record, the winner
taking the lead at the start and winning by clear
length without ever being headed. LOngfeIow pulled
d lafaH nadf hiatt Tho
injury was done during the running opinions viii
always be divided, and the question OF relative gu
perority viii remain unsettled as LOngfeOw was with
drawn sfrOm the turf in consequence OF the break
down. In addition TO the Cup, Harry Bassett
won the sweepstakes for all ages, beating the three
fast horses Lyttleton, Victoria and Ortoan, aud the
threemile purse beating Lyttleton Joe Daniels re-
treved his lost laurels by beating Meteor and seven
others In the Travers Stakes and TuDnan won the mile
and quarter aud the twO-mie race. Tom Bowling won
the Flush Stakes and Catesby the Saratoga Stakes both
for twO-y ear-Ods Knghsher after being pronounced
hOpelpssly broken down, out and won the mile
quarter mile and mile dashes in the fastest time on
in both 1:l6 and 1424 respectively Al the
Saratoga August meeting Joe Daniels pursued bis VIC
tOrous career by adding the rich Kenner Stakes 70 his
BasseJt won the mile and tnreequarters and tue four
milo nurses silk stockings and Count dOrsay, Mr.:
se@9nts won r Two 5Rhsr Winners
were Experience Oaks OrtOan, Elsie HuDDaTd' London
The Jerome Park Fall meeting was sgnalized by the
double defeat OF Harry Bassett Dy Monarcnst Dom az
tree and four miles Bassett deieAt IN Ae Ist -
was attributed 20 his being short OF work, IN cOn
quence of having been INDUCED in his gops 10 expect
alton OF having easy task but In the second race ne
still decisvely beaten ana many were led 70
believe that he faint hearted IL may DC tlat nc
vas exhausted from constant entertaining having been
II regular work from the previous April without any
rest, while his opponent MOnarchls had done nolhnk
after his victories at New orleans IN the rpflnE' nj,
Lttel the three principal twO-year0d events WIN
Jerome ana Annual Sweepstabes Tubnan the Grand
National handicap and mile heat race and Basset Two
short dash OrtOan again displayed speed unuer
heavy weights by winning two handicap races beating
fields OF good horses ana sue Ky DouSh oacA 'oe
of her purchase money by earning two purses.
The meeting of the Maryland Jockey Ciu2 closed the
racing season OF 1872 The stable OF Col McDames was
again in the ascendant, for Hubbard and Joe Daniels
first and second IN the Dixie stakes, me richest race
OF the year; Tubman the PimhcO and Bowie STAKES
and mileheat purse and Joe Daniels the Consolation
Purse Monarchist won the three-me race Oat Dit. San
race for the Bowie stakes wich were Won " luohal
Catesby the Central stakes for twOyear OdS peat
ing Count d0rsay; Nevada, the free handicap; Mary
Louise the twOmile handcap Brennus the selling race,
and Arizona, the twO-mlle heat race
The popularity and Importance OF the racing interest
in the North may be judged from the fact that at tue
turf meetings at Long Branch, Jerome PARK
nc money, has been at risk. Inc stable OF Col Nc
Daniels a. Co has carried of the lions share, having
So, 800 besides piece OF silver plate worth 900
or this amount Joe Daniels won the largest share-
"a T5O Hubbard ranks next with $4,000 OF which the
Dixie stakes formed the principal moety Harrs Bias
set Ia third. with sl079O THURMAN next, with o,5SOi
while Sue Ryder and kaue Pease are credited with the
remainder Mr. BelmOnt's stable ranks second. with
s2I S6a. by WOodbine, Wade Hampton SIX Stock
inRs Count dOrsay and MedOra. Mr. 5anfurd's stable
wins S2OOso, which MOnarchist earned sl355d The
steepe chase stable OF Joseph DOnahue WINS ti0, and
the kentucky stable Of H. p. McGTath is credited with
ss2lO Won by his promising twO-year-Old ION lowing
and his susan Ann M A. L1ttell wins $500 with
s5Aa more with his three year-Old London Gov Bowie
Of Maryland wins s4Sjo with one horse, oaiesoy
Luna; and Carroll C0ar are indebted 10 Ortoah lor
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