The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-25
MONMOUTH PARK RACES.

The races st Long Branch win commence on Sat
urday next and there IL every reason to anticipate
an immense success, as the best horses in the land
are now there ready to run. The meeting will be
inaugurated with ''rhe Grand National Steeple
Chase" for all ages, about three miles, over very
fine steeple-chase course many Of the jumps being
qute difficult, which viii try the jumping powers Of
the horses engaged. We have at present some cap
ital "cross-country' horses, half dozen more OF
which win be in this race, such as Blind Tom, Tam
many, Lochiel, Lobena, Jim Tisdale, Astronomer,
Vesuvius, and perhaps Dick Jackson The winner
will be difficult to select out OF such q field The
second race is mile dash, for all ages, and there
are at least twenty horses at Monmouth Park
that are fit to run in it. The third
race on the first day is the Jersey Derby There
forty entries for this stake the best Of which we
think are ID. II. Harness. chestnut colt Meteor, by
Asteroid, dam Maria lnnis; W. X. BabcOck's chest
nut llly Ethel Sprague, by Jack Malone, dam Vesper
Light; d. McDanies two chestnut colts 10 Daniel
and Hubbard, the former by Australian the latter
by Planet; d. Swiger's bay colt ShylOck, by LcXing-
ton, dam Edith; John M. Clay's bay colt True Blue,
by Lexington, dam Balloon; A. Belmont's gray colt
Gray Planet by Planet, dam Eagless; and Hunter
and Traver's bay colt Buckden, by Lord Clfden,
dam Consequence. Mr.. Belmont's Gray Planet will
make his first appearance this season on this occa-
sion, and great hopes are entertained of his win
ming. Large amounts of money are pending be-
tween him and 10 Daniel, the winner of the
Belmont stakes at Jerome Park, on the result, as
they booked for first and second places In the
race by the knowing ones;" but 1t would not sur
prise us much to see OF the others named pass
under the wire first at the finish.
The second day OF the meeting will be Tuesday,
July 2, when the Hopeful Stakes will be run by two
year olds, half mile dash. This will bring together
eight or ten youngsters of the first quality. Then
win come race on mile heats for purse; and after
that follows the great race OF the meeting, the con-
test between the famous horses Longlellow and
Harry Bassett, for the Monmouth Cup. There win
be other horses in the race, but they will not be
sidered IA contestants. When the two turf giants
are stripped for the struggle there will probably be
more spectators than ever before witnessed race
in this country. When the great match between
Eclipse and Henry took place in 1923 it was esti-
mated that fifty thousand people were on the Union
Course, and at that time the population Of New
York and it's suburbs did not number over half a
million in a circuit Of twenty miles. In
what proportion should we then estimate the
crowd that will be gathered at Monmouth
Park on July 2, when in the same radius we have
population Of two millions, great proportion OF
whom are lovers OF fast horses. Betting is about
this great race, although the Bassett party
are the "callers." They, however, hesitate to
wager odds on the result at present, but 1t Is
thought that before the drum taps Harry Basset will
be the avorite at 100 to 10. John Harper and Colo
mel Mcdaniel, at the present time, proclaim their
horses condition perfection it is possible
to get them; and should no unforeseen mishap oc
cur between this and Tuesday next the greatest
race in point OF speed that ever took place this
continent will be run.
On the third day OF the meeting, the Sd Of July
there will be four races; and on Independence Day
there will be three. The July meeting closing on
the 9Th with three races, comprising hurdles, a
three mile dash and the Monmouth Sequel Stakes
for three-y ear-olds.
All that is required by the managers OF the meet
ing to make this succession Of successes is to
provide steamboats, and railroad cars enough to
convey the crowds to the grounds and return them
in safety to their homes each day.