The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-09
Fourth Day of the Second
a Summer Meeting. ~
Good Attendance and Great Antici-
iaan patiens for To-Day.
THREE CAPITAL CONTESTS.
Tom Bowling Wins the August Stakes,
Meteor the Robins Stakes and Al
buera the Selling Race.

LONG BRANCH, August 8, 1872.
Another day OF genuine light bright sunshiny
enjoyment has closed over the Monmouth Park
second summer meeting, and tomorrow's dawn
will usher in the closing day Of the series, when,
no doubt, an immense crowd will be In attendance
to witness the SPORT superb bill OF attractions
has been prepared, combining the most interest
ing features since the Longfell0w- Bassett en-
counters, in the steeple chase, and the
four-mile run, for which Kingnsher, Littleton
Nongfellow's half brother, Monarchist Alroy,
Arizona and other capital horses are entered. 1t
is not little fortunate for the present meeting
that the club has been favored with magnificent
weather, embracing the extremes Of brilliancy and
Of shadow. Saturday and Tuesday were both over
cast, cloudy days; Wednesday and to-day have
been favored with sunshine, and at no time has
the threatened rain interfered with the sport. To-
day all was animation, as usual. on the course,
and the lawn and the Grand Stand were
occupied by busting or admiring crowds The
contests were spirited throughout and in marked
contrast to those Of Tuesday, when the favorites
were all beaten. To-day the favorites in each race
proved themselves vctors. In order to make things
very attractive to locker on at these races it ia
best have all the favorites beaten at least one
or two Of them. Then excitement eliminates in q
grand rip-up, and men doubt their own
sanity, and swear that the winning horse Is
crazy, and that the thing was jockeyed,
and that the horse couldn't do 1t again and
all that sort Of thing. But they are sometimes
wrong In their opinions as they appear to have
been with Albuera, the victor, who made every
body wonder on Tuesday. This racer has won
more reputation in the last two days than she had
acquired in the rest of her fe and liz now about to
settle down and be comfortable.
The attendance to-day was fully as select as on
any previous day Of the present meeting, and the
Grand Stand was cheerful looking, though
not filled by any means. Among the
prominent gentlemen on the Grand Stand
and lawn were noticed General Van vliet,
sett, j. M. Post Mr. George Hoey, Mr.. Welsh, the
owner OF the famous bennington; William b. Dins-
more, Larry Jerome, Messrs. Colin and Lawrence,
Mr.. Bradley and others equally well known But 1t
Is Of no use enumerating all that were presents for
tO-mOrrow's display will eclipse any attendance
during the present week, and to- night the Branch
There Is quite large attendance OF fashionable
people here; among those whom have noticed
to-day being Mayor Stokeley, of Philadelphia; Mr..
William {. Rapes and wife, Sheriff William r. Leeds,
John L. Hill, Chairman Of the Republican State
Committee, Philadelphia; Hon Charles o'Neill Con
tune Club, with rod and tackle, en- route for home;
BENJAMIN Gregory and wife OF Jersey CITY ex-Judge
Dittenhoefer, Peter Widemsr, state Treasurer
OF the Erie Railway Company; Mr.. William McKib-
ben, Major Eckerson, OF the United States Army,
and others. The majority Of these were also
made every possible arrangement to ensure the
speedy transmission OF the throng Of visitors ex-
pected, and it Is very probable the Plymouth Rock
O'Clock in addition to her earlier trips Of the morn
ing.