The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07
THE RACING.

very slight sprinkling Of rain falling just previous
to the start laid of the dust and improved the
going tribe. Fast time was anticipated by the
spectators, ana they were not disappointed, par
ticuarly In the first Four contests were run,
the first by twoXear-olds for the Thespian Stakes,
dash of three.quarters Of mle the second, SELL
ing race ola mile and half, with the usual allow
ances for the low prices that the horses were to be
sold for The third event was the Long Branch
Stakes, two miles, with 100 lbs up, and the fourth
race, mile heats, best three in five, which had un-
fortunately only two starters. The racing, apart
from the two-year-old contest, was very inferior,
the time being miserably slow. In the two-mlle
dash particularly, where there were four rafting
fast ones, they made very unsatisfactory affair OF
it in point OF time, as each horse seemed too
anxious for the welfare of the other; and when
running began Alroy seemed to take the affair In
way to suit himself and his owner, but not his
hackers It may be-and probably the thing will
show itself before the week Is out-that AlrOy did
not do his best on this occasion; and should this be
the case, we hope the owner trainer, rider and all
concerned may feel happy II they are lucky; yet,
STILL they will find in the long run that policy will
not be found to be the best honesty. Aroy will run
to-day in the three mile dash with Preakness, and
we think he will present different appearance
from his mode or running yesterday Midday beat
Preakness by head In this race and we are in
ming in the first mile he might have galloped
home an easy winner, provided the owner Of Alroy
had not interfered with the arrangement.
In the first race the Thespian stakes-there
were originally twenty-three nominations, but
when the buge sounded five only responded to the
CALL These were Mr.. Belmont's bay FLY Medora,
by Kentucky, dam Camilla; Fl. P. McGrath's bay
colt Tom Bowling, by Lexington, dam Lucy Fowler;
CLARK; W. J. Bacon's chestnut flliy Dolorosa, by
Exchequer, dam Tribulation; Zeb Wards brown
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the pools but at the close MedOra had 1t at slight
ODDS. Tom Bowling caused great deal Of delay
he soon showed daylight to the others, and came
home an easy winner, making the quickest time
100 lbs. zeb wards colt was good second, Me.
The selling race had seven entries, comprising
Zeb Wards bay FLY Cynthlana by Tfpperary, dam
50 lbs; Joseph Donahue's chestnut horse Sanford
Taylors bay FLY Henrietta, by Jerome Edgar, dam
Minnie Minor, $500, IS lbs; II. G. DawsOns bay
mare AbHera BY Jetr Davis dam N W1 $500 1ol
Lexington, dam Tokay, $500, lo1 lbs; John +.
Cham6erain's bay geldlng lmpecunious by Tippe-
Bonghram's black gelding Gerald, by Mickey Free,
dam Rosette, $500, 1O1 lbs. Sanford was the first
third AlbHera, who sold in some pools last night
for So IN $500 pool won the race. Sanford second,
King Henry third, This was great victory for the
feeders, the favOrites being thus far defeated.
In the Long Branch Stakes there were sixteen
entries and only four starters. These were Thomas
W. Doswelrs bay flly Wine Sap, by vandyke, dam
Ninette M. Ii. Sanford's bay horse Preakness, by
Lexington, dam Bay Leaf, and Joseph Donahues
chestnut colt Aroy, by Australian, dam Nellie Gray.
Preakness was the favOrie over the field, D0swells
two being second choice and AlrOy the third. This
was very curiously run race for good horses like
Preakness and Alroy. They allowed Wine Sap to
lead several lengths through the first mile on little
better than hand galiop, and did not really 60
into fast work until they were rounding the
upper turn on the last mile, when Preakness
and Midday set to work in earnest. AlrOy
either could not or was not allowed to
follow the others to the end, but Jagged behind
badly, coming in last In o very mean contest the
time being contemplate for horses OF this calbre
The fourth race mile heats, best three In five, for
the Schell Cup, had but two starters These were
H. p McGrath's bay mare Susan Ann and John +.
Chamberaln's gray colt Brennus. Susan Ann won
the race in three straight heats very handiy, In
most ordinary time.
The following are the details OF the running as it
came OIL
The First Race.
THEsPIAN STAKES, value $500, added to sweep
stakes OF $50 each, play or pay for two-year-ods,
the second to receive 500 and the third 800 out or
the stakes three-quarters Of a mile.
ii. p. McGrath's b. C. Tom Bowling, by Lexington,
Zeb Wards br. C. Asteroid, dam Fairy Graves
A. Belmonts br. Medora, by Kentucky, dam
Camilla CWaiker) neutrality-suspicious.. 3
W. J. BacOns CHI. I. DolOrosa, by EXchequer dam
Tribulation (Mller) 4
L. W. Jerome's b. C. by Lexington, dam Kitty
Clark (Lakeland) Observation-Disclosures. 8
Time, LICK.
THE BETTING.
Belmont. ."......"...slOO 1850 $50 100 245 $40