The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-17
THE RACING.

The track was In very good order Yesterday and
the day most delightful for the sport Three events
were on the card, the FIRST Seing the Thesplan
Stakes, three-quarters of mile for two-yea
the second, two mie heats. and the tnru, the Long
Branch Stakes-a dash OF mile and three
quarters.
Twenty-tnree two-year- olds were entered for the
Thesp.xn Stakes, which was valued at $500, added
toasweepstakes OF $50 each. play or pay, Tor two
yearolds the second horse to receive 500 and the
third $50 out OF the stakes; three quarters OF a
mile. Five came to the post These were August
Bemonts bay flly Beatrice, by Kentucky, dam i'm
ported Bernice; J. Camp, Jr.'s chestnut colt Dub.
lin. by Kentucky, dam Zaidee; A. b. Lewis Il Coz
bay flIy vandaite by vandal, dam vesper Light;
f. Morris bay Ally Regardless, by Eclipse, dam
Barbarity; John F. Chambern's bay colt vIsi-
goth, by Asteroid, dam Vandalia, and H. p.
McGrath's brown COLI Aaron Pennington,
by TIP rary, dam Lucy Fowler. Mr. Belmont's en-
try was the lavorite over the field. His flly did
not get as good start some OF the others, but
she ran through them all and won capital race.
Dublin was second, vandaite third. Beatrice was
the winner Of the Hopeful Stakes at the last meet
ing, and Is "A real good one. Ut
The second race was for a purse OF 5000, for all
ages $3.50 to the first 800 to the second and $50
the third horse; two mile heats There were but
natynes chestnut horse stockwood, by Asteroid,
dam Alabama, and F. N. Halls bay horse John
Merryman, by Eugene, dam La Rose, both fveyea
Odds. StOckwood was the favorite at TO /.
He won very lair race. John Merryman led the
running and led throughout each heat, until few
lengths from home, when Stockwood would leap in
front and win by length. Very little money was
won or lost on the result Of this affair.
The third and last event OF the day was the Long
Branch Stakes, value $500, added to sweepstakes
OF $50 each, play or pay, for all ages to carry 100
lbs. mares and gedings allowed lbs 500 to Sec
ond and 5 o to third horse; one mile ana three
quarters. or fourteen nominations three only
came to the post. These were M. H. sanford's bay
horse Preakness by Lexington, dam Bay Leaf; A.
G. Franklns bay mare Arizona, by Lexington,
dam imported Zone, by The Cure, and John F.
Chamberlin's chestnut colt Wheatley, by War
Dance, dam by Glencoe. Preakness was the favor
lite at to l over the field. He came very near
losing the race by the folly OF his Jockey who held
him back In the first mile at least fifty yards. TO
make this up on mare like Arizona, with 81 lbs.
on her back, Is not an easy matter in
OF a mile. and PIeaKness found 1t so. for he just ac
complished the great performance and won by half
a neck. Many or those who had small pools on Ari-
iona and stood to win decent pile tried I'd to
imagine that the mare was ahead at the finish but,
to their dIsmay ,he lpdses gave the correct daci-
The following are HE details of the racing
The First Race. M
THEsPiAN STAKES. valne $500, added to a sweep
sta OF sS1 each pay or Pay or olds
the stakes. Tnree-quarters OF a mile. 'f nov
A. Bemonts b. T. Beatrice, by Kentucky, dam
beTnlce (EVanS) j
j. Camp, Jr.'s en-. c. Dublin. by Kentucky, dam
A. g. Lewis "cc Co.. b. vandate By vandai.
dam Vesper Light (Hazard) ................... 3
F. Morris b. I. Regardless, by Eclipse dam Bar
H. oprl Mcts sparns c Aaron Pennington +; rim
perary, dam Lucy Fowler If. MarsnalD 49,. 6
j. +. Chamoerlns b. c. VisgOth, by AsterOid,
dam Vandalia "A. Lakeland) ..................
Time, 1:l7h.