The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-06
RACING NOTES.

The Prospect Park Fair Grounds Association made
an offer, few days ago, to the owner Of the cele
brated race horses Longtellow and Harry Bassctt
for q over their track. The offer was pre-
MUM Of $40 900 to the winner OF dash Of two miles
ana half, the race to come Off Immediately after
the Jerome Park races. Mr.. Harper, the owner OF
Longfcllow, declined the OFFER on the ground OF pre-
viOus engagements. LOngfcllow has to meet Harry
Bassett at Long Branch on the I'd Of July, and it
will take all the intervening time to get him over
his railroad trip from Kentucky ana give him the
"grana preparations for the contest with Lexing-
toms greatest and best son, Harry Bassett.
Kinghshcr seems to have recovered from his late
injuries, and is taking his gallops with the other
horses at Jerome Park. We hope he may reach the
form he was in before he fell lame.
Eolus has gone wrong, and will be let up in his
training He will not run at the present meeting at
Jerome Park.
Several of Mr.. NJ. II. Sanfords horses have been
attacked with pneumonia. Salina is in very dan
gerous condition.
Colonel McDaniels chestnut FLY by Julius has
been turned out OF training.
Mr. Belmont has been very unfortunate with his
horses this spring. Glenelg, Gray Planet and Wade
Hampton have all gone amss
new race track Is being laid out at Louisville,
Ky and the first meeting will be held In the fall.
1t will be under the control OF a jockey club to be
styled the Falls City Association.
from the Sportsman, May 25.1
DEATH or "OL.Dn jon MARsoN.-On Monday last,
at Beverley, Mr.. Job Marson the Oldest trainer in
England, and who for very many years was fami-
liarly and afyectionately known as .Od Job,n died
within d few days OF the completion of his eighty
fifth year. Mr.. Marson was remarkable man. and
always bore an irrcproachable character. AS
very little boy he entered the training establish
ment OF Mr.. Shepherd, then well known trainer
aud Jockey at Nation, ana he rode as eight
weight" for that stable until he was about nine
teen at which age he appeared in the "pigskin,n
and brought down the scale at five stone. After
that period he became "head lad' or foreman to
Mr.. Akroyd, who then occupied Whitcwall House,
OF Mr. John Scott. few years later he
commenced the business OF u trainer on his
own account at Sutton Cottage, In the vicinity of
Nation, and from that place he removed to Belle
Vue, q residence which he occupied for many years,
and which is separated but by small field from
whitehall House, thus being next door neiglb0r Of
Mr.. John Scott for long time. Here, on Langton
void, he trained for the Marquses OF Quecnsberry
and Banford, the Hon. G. Pelham, the Count Bran
denburg, the Hon; II; Butler, SIR Matthew White
Charles MOnck, Baronet; Captains Cooper, Rey-
nard and Littedale, II. h. Peters, NJ. FOWLS Rich.
ara Watt g. Lane co F1x S Lane woT w A Re
erley, N King, W. II. Brook, p. Richardson, 7. Glib
bison, W. Garforth, T. Hudson, john Miner, John
Uppleby, Henry Jadis W. +. Hobson, John Grim
ston, G. Barkworth and c. Beardshaw besides q
number Of other first class men. Towards the close
OF the year 1S47 job Marson removed to Beverley,
and as consequence in the summer OF the follow
ing year the races Of that town, which had long
been IN allegiance were revived. Here he attained
perhaps his greatest triumph In the training OF the
noted mare Nancy, Tho was the wonder OF the year
1851 Among the best animals which he trained at
Nation Fleur de Lis, Melbourne, Orelia, Mnna,
Brownlock, Robin Hood. Malgrade. Cinderella,
the celebrated jockey, generally styled "Young
Job,n and his brother Frank, a promising rider,
also deceased, were sons of the subject Of this no