The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-20

three O'Clock the huge stand, which looms up HAe
an obese and overgr0wn pagoda, was crowded
with visitors, Q very large proportion Of whom
were ladies, and as the time drew near the most
intense excitement agitated the throng. inc
people had placed all their interest In the last race
and the preceding races though well contested,
caused little enthusiasm. The great two-nhe
heat race. in which Noore's famous London
and jennings, Silent Friend were to dispute for
the laurel entirely engrossed all speculation, poth
theoretical and pecuniary The night before these
Ttans had monopolised the pO0lseling-only one
small pool being sold on the other races, while
$40 600 could hardly cover the amount knocked
down by Trombley ON these two favorites, for so
they rated up to the start Village Blacksmith and
Mary Louise being the shortest kind Of horses The
former sold at the rate OF about $685. and the lat
ter at $50 to $1,000. On the track betting was at
first very light all seemed anxious to get the two
initial events out Of the way. For
THE FIRST RACE
Blind Tom ruled about even against the field; but
when he trOtted out, evidently lame in the fore
leg, his hackers began to grow weak. Tom Corbett
and Pelham both looked well. The former had to
carry 131 and the latter 100 lbs, while Blind Tom
was weighted with 100 lbs. At the drum tap oil
got away ct good pace, Tom leading about
length. At the turn Corbett went to the front and
Pelham dropped out OF the cotillion. 1t was hardly
order taking the hurdles ieisurely until the last
half mile, when Tom made laundering essay to
close the gap but without success UTDe rn ea
second and Pelham somewhere In the backstretch.
Time, 4:Oh.
THE SECOND RACE
was more spirited and much more closely con-
tested one. 1t was mile heat for three year olds
~ sps
Barnabel's King Lear, Lexington colt owned py
md Inv CTR
H. beautiful my sired By Harry Harry, Of the
against the field. It was only after several
sent o With Alice anu Meta Struggling neck and
neck for the lead, the rest all punched in the rear
On the back stretch, the nsck scattered ct . rat
Ting pace Adams, who was trailing the field behind
him, coming up in gallant style. He passed Meta,
who quilted the race and caught the favorte at the
head OF the homestretch. The run in was superb
one, and made the sportmen's blood tingle. Nip
and tuck they had it out. Adams held the advan-
gs up to Within thirty rt yards Of the
him. ana ne thus lost the race to the favorte Alice
Mitchell, by q. neck. Barnabel was third, and the
THE THIRD RACE,
the great event OF the day. now vnS came I'm, on
itself into the paddock 10 inspect the nags and buzz
the stable boys. Then it swarmed out on the quar-.
ter stretch, where 1t proceeded to tax loud and
bet wildly. London and Silent Friend were still
iavorites at even rates. As Tor the other two
horses, everybody pooh-poohed Them. They were
short-hsrns, buffers, and not worth mentioning.
At last the Judges bell rang. and then the throng
retreated back to the stand, and amid the loud
noise and excitement the horses were brought out
for the
TwO-MILR HEAT RACE.
First came LondoI.a very tan small,nar , ,
horse in America to-day: then Silent Friend,
smaller but more compact and delicately proper
Louise came; and lastly the somewhat ungainy,
but strong and sturdy old Blacksmith. No trouble
was in obtaining gooa sendo
Blacksmith third Mary, Louise fourth. With;
the first mile in TAG, and into the second,
where London "made an effort" and incontincntly
the Friend home mel, in beautiful STYLE Very slowly,
but very surely, the rather wide gap was closed
UNTIL coming under the string, she snatched the
smith was good third, and poor London dis
tanced. or course an enthusiastic yen went up
long rush into the cooling ground to inspect the
horses The mare had come ont humping
10 na the Friend ,se Saay
iresh and betting quickly revived to to ! in his
favor against Mary Louise and even against the
for with intense anxiety. At the tap all got of
together at q lazy stride, Blacksmith in the lead,
order in the rather deliberate time OF 2:ll Enter
ing the second mile all went In for work. The gal
to the turn, where the Blacksmith coared
her. The drive home prettily done. Head
and head they had it to the score which the
Time, 1868, silent Friend not having won heat.
being exiled to the stable Both remaining horses
came out tired for the third heat. The mare
looked the better Of the two, but the Blacksmith
was the favorte at very long odds They got of with
so1a start at the TAP the aa
mailing distance. They went i'll this order
round the first mile in 2:2l, but, entering
who rode Mary Louise, laying back for the finish,
let her out IN the last turn, when they came home
with rush. The mare did her level best but fell
short or the old veteran by half length thus CIV
ing the heat and race to Village Blacksmith. Time,
4:l6h. The excitement manifested upon the re-
suit which enriched the felders lavishly, almost
beggars description, and the large attendance
soon melted away and whirled home In perfect