The New York herald., 1873-09-10

Liverpool was first away, Galway second, Maid
of Orange third CaraDoO fourth, Quits NTH. The
horses ran close together around the lower turn,
and when they swung into the nOmestretch Liver
pool led two lengths, Maid OF Orange second Gal
way third CaraboO IOurtn, Quits fifth. Liverpool
showed the way up the homestre ch and was l,ad-
ing two lengths at the stand, Maid OF orange and
Galway side by side, CarabO0 iourtn Quits filth.
Going around the upper turn Caraboo ran to the
front and led a length and a half at tne quarter
Liverpool, Maid OF orange fourth, Quits several
lengths behind. Going down the backstretch Cal
Keeping in front until twenty yards from home
when Maid OF orange came on HIM with rush and
beat him to The stand by half length, Uaraboo. q
neck urtner on, third, six lengths ahead OF Liver
pool, Quits fifth. Time, 2:44la.
The Fourth Race.
HURDLE RACE for all ages; welter weights;
purse $500; $500 to the first and 500 to the sec
Ond; two miles, over eight hurdles.
ENTRIES.
j. Boughrum's ch. q. Revenge, by Revenue, dam
j. X LawreLce's ch. h. village Blacksmith, by
vanda. dam Cholera, aged, l54 lbs. (Midgey)
Joseph Donahues br. h. Bind Tom, by star Da-
Wis, dam Margarine, aged, 154 lbs. III. Gafruey)
Thomas Jones' b. n. Harry Booth, by Lexington,
dam Blonde, aged, 154 lbs. Clark ............ 4
Time, 1854.
BETTING.
Village Blacksmith sos slS 400 SS SoS 3 JSs JSS 5SS
Field .............. rs 200 100 rs 10 ~
THE RACE
first hurdle as II running away. He gave the top
rail OF the hurdle a tip as a reminder. lie was
followed by BIND Tom ana village BlaCkSmltn, VINO
went over the hurdle clean and clear. Then came
Harry Booth who knocked the hurdle over, and
this horse Knocked The second and third hurdles
down also, that there was no jumping to be
done for e-quarters at least OF the race. Re-
venge opened big gap TO the quarter pole, Blind
Tom and village Blacksmith paying no attention
to hiu, they supposed that the race lay between
them only. Revenge was ten lengths ahead OF
Blind Tom at the second hurdle, the latter
one length in front or Village Blacksmith,
| who was ten lengths In advance OF Harry Booth.
| Revenge increased his lead to twenty lengths
to the nall mile pole little beyond which was the
third hurdle. Village Blacksmith was three lengths
| behind Tom, but twenty ahead OF Harry Booth.
When the horses passed the stand at the end OF the
first mile Revenge running strong, leading
| ten lengths, Blind Tom second under the whip, a
! length ahead OF Village Blacksmith. The latter
| made q dash around the upper turn and passed
Blind Tom who was then doing his BEST Village
Blacksmith ran so well around the upper turn that
| every behoder supposed that he would overtake
| Revenge. The latter led over the hurdle at the
! quarter pole about four lengths, Village
| Blacksmith second, two lengths ahead OF
| Blind Tom, who was twenty lengths
| in 'front.' of Harry Booth, who seemed to be per-
feet "dufYer In the race, although as well bred
horse as there is u America to-day. Village Black
smith ran down the backstretch as II he was sure
| to overtake Revenge, and those who had money
bet on him seemed delighted with his chance, as
they were sure at this time that he had Blind Tom
beaten. The seventh hurdle beyond the half mile
pole was topped by Revenge first, who led two
lengths, the Blacksmith hammering away after
him to the delight OF his hackers, who still seemed
In ecstasies, ~ they could not believe that Revenge