The New York herald., 1872-10-03
THE RACING.


were remarkably last Six events came on during
the afternoon, the first being the Manhattan Handi-
can, one mile and quarter; tho second the
Jerome Stakes, for three year olds, dash OF two
miles, the third the Nursery Stakes, for two-year-
Olds, dash OF mile; the fourth, the Private
Sweepstakes, for oals OF 1868, dash OF four miles
the hfth, dash OF three quarters OF a mile for
purse, and the sixth, handicap steepechase,
about two miles and o half.
The Manhattan Handicap had twenty entries
nine OF which came to the post. These were John
dam Idlewild; d. Mcdaniel 4 Co.'s bay colt Tub
man, by War Dance, dam Lass OF Sidney; M. H.
Sanford's bay colt MOnarchist, by Lexington, dam
Mildred; Carroll & C0ars brown horse Ort0lan,
by DOneraile, dam Canary Bird D. Mcdaniel
Co.'s bay mare Sue Ryder by Knight of st. George,
dam Glyccra; Joseph Donahues bay colt Lord By
ron, by Kentucky dam Lady Blesslngton; J. w.
Wed0n's gray flly Mary Leuise, by Lightning dam
by Sovereign; John I. ChamDerns gray colt Bren-
nus, by Lightning, dam Brenna, and M II. San
ford's bay horse Preakness. Sanlords entries were
the favorites, in some instances selling for nearly
as much as all the others combined. The race.
however, was won by Fanchon, a Ally that was sold
in the field 'for a song" She was thought nothing
Of Notwithstanding that she was the daughter OF
the fastest iour-miie mare that ever ran in this
country-ldlewlld-whO has had a record OF :26E
Tor four miles with Northern weights up Fancaon
took the lead soon after the ag FELL and was never
headed In the race. She carried only ninety
five pOunds-ten pounds less than the regular
weight for four-yearold llies-and this advantage,
no doubt helped her home ahead OF the others, who
were more heavily weighted. Tubman, four-year-
old, carrying III pounds was second, and Mon
arch!st. also four years Old with the same weight
| and won on this race, outsiders, who bought the
field, getting it all. The time was good.
The second race, the Jerome Stakes, had origi-
naly siXty-one entries, but when they were called
to the post, only four responded. These were D.
Mate by Australian, dam Matte Gross; D: il. Har-
Maria Innis, and John +. GhanberIins bay colt colt
True Blue, by Lexington, dam Balloon. 10 Daniels
won very easy race the first part of which was a
mere hand gallop for all OF them They got to work
the second mile but the faster the colts ran the
more easily they were e, beaten by 10 Daniels. He
one on him over the field. This was good betting,
nevertheless, as it was NEXT to "a sure thing"
The third race was the Nursery Stakes, for two
year-olds, for which there were llty entries, four
teen OF which came to the post These were NJ. A.
w Motifs rTs chesnat ' cot Iong Branc by
Eclipse, dam Mollie Jackson Oden Bowe's bay colt
Catesby, by Eclipse, dam Katie; D. D. Withers' bay
Hunter & Travers' black colt Strachlno by Parme.
san, dam May Bell; John Coar's bay fy by Austria
4 lian, dam Zone; Isaac Pennocks chestnut colt by
| Planet. dam Rebecca L. Price; Hunter Ira
yer's chestnut colt Revller, by Censor, dam Jenny
cord, dam Mandina q. Bells bay hlly Luna, by AS
teroid dam Glenclitfe; L. W. Jerome's bay colt, by
4
by Breadalbane, dam Elermire, and d. Mcdaniel
4 Co.'S chestnut llly Katy Pease. The pool sales
u, Wild and ERE very for 1n
start, Belmonts entry sold for the most, Hunter &
Irayers' @ m ne5t while Bowe's Catesby was third
choice Mr.. Belmonts colt and McDantel's flly both
fell soon after starting being run down by the
others. and all moneys on the son Of Breadabane
and Katy Pease were lost before they had run fifty
yards. rhe boy who rode the colt, Hanmore, was
not much hurt, although he had narrow escape;
but poor little Shields, the rider OF Katy Pease,
/
Jumping on him wniie he was on the ground Mr..
Litte's colt Wilddle, son Of old Idlewild, won the
headed I'M in the ' and them BY Mr. e'
son OF old Mollie jackson, another OF the good old
| racers at long distances Mole's second
heat in a three mile race being 5:2sA,
the best ever made. odin Bowic's colt
Catesby was good third, and the others followed
IN excellent order. This iield of twoyear-ods was
the finest that ever came on a race track in this
country and 1t ls question II better lot ever ap
peared In any other.
The fourth race was walk-over by Mr.. withers
brown nlly Elsie by bennington, dam Bapta. This
race Was made some years since for colts and nics
foaed in lSds, to be run when they were four years
old. Nine gentlemen made an entry each but out
OF the lot some have died and the others have
/ ''gone to the bad"
The fifth race was for a purse, a dash OF three.
quarters OF q mile, for which there were nine en-.
tries, seven OF Which came to the post. These
werc:-D Mcdaniel Co.'S chestnut colt Harry
Bassett, by Lexington, dam Canary Bird; D. d.
Bapta; r. b. & W. X. Davis chestnut Colt Fada.
deem, by War Dance dam Nora Creina; W. r. Bab-
Scythian; John +. Chamberlin's chestnut colt
wheatley, by War Dance, dam Kilgour's dam; Clay
X Co.'s gray fily Nema, by Lightning, dam Cicily
Jobson A. faylors bay lilly Henrietta, by Jerome
Edgar, dam Minnie Minor. Harry Bassett. sold at
| three to one over the field. He ran behind for
some distance, then moved up and won in hand
gallop. Elsie was second Fadladeen third.
The sixth ana last event OF the day was steeple-
chase, Tor which there eight entries, but only
! four OF them put in an appearance when time was
/ called. These were Joseph Donahue's chestnut
geding Tammany. by Lexington, dam Liz Mards,
! ThOmpSOn'S
Lobelia, by Bonny scotland, dam Capltola, 147 lbs;
| Il. Shea's Drown colt Astronomer, by Aster0id dam
| Miss Carter, lab lbs, and H. Sheas bay gelding
1 King John, by Lexington, dam Tokay, 145 lbs.
| Tammany was the avorite in the majority Of the
\ pools Lobeia being second choice. He won good
race, Lobelia second, Astronomer third.
inc following are details OF the racing as 1t came
off,
The First Race.
MANHATTAN HANDicAP.-A sweepstakes OF $50
Y each, ha,f forfeit, with $500 added; the second
morse 10 receive 500 out OF the stakes; one mile
/ and quarter.
John O'Donnel's CHI f. Fanchon, by Australian,
dam Idlewld, 4years old, 95 lbs. (Hazzarl).. ;. /
d. MCDANIEL Co.'S b. C. Tubman, by War Dance,
:, dam Lass Of Sidney, years Old, III lbs (Roej 2
NJ H. san0rds b. c. Monarchist, BY Lexington,
1 dam Mildred, years Old, Ill lbs. (icM anlls).. 8
Carol COar's br. h. 0rtoIan, by Donerale, dam
canary Bird years old, 116 lbs. (Eme) ....... 4
d. Mcdaniel Co.'s b. & Sue Ryder by knight OF
-. George, dam Glycera, years old (Sparling)
! j. Donahue'sb b. c. Lord Byron by Kentucky, dam
Lady Lady Blessington, 4years old, lol lbs. tIal-
J. ". Weidons 3. Mary Louise, by lightning
| dam by Sovereign, years old, 9S lbs. (i.
JohnF. ChamberIn'sg g. c. Brennus, by Lightning,
dam Brcnna years old, 90 lbs. qIughes 49,.
dam Bay Leaf, years old, III lbs (Haywood) Q
Time, 2.l3.
THE BETTING.