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


Dublin had the best of the start, VisgOth sec
ond, Regardless third, Vandalite fourth, rice
rapidly down the backstretch and as they pas ed
the naf-me pole Dublin led two lengths, isigoth
second, one length in advance o. Regardless, the
latter one length ahead of Beatrice who was hall
length in advance 81 Vandaite the Ia ter one
length anead OF Aaron Pennington. Going ar und
the lower turn Beatrice ran into second place and
she had ns dlfliculty in gong to the front and
wlnn ng the race. She came home in front by a
length, Du lii second three lengths ahead OF VAN
Aaron PeDnin s a d ysgOih 8 szti s-' Tme
1I7h.
The Second ace.
PURSE $780, for all ages; $3.50 to TIE hrst 400 to
the second and $50 to the third horse; two mile
b. J. Bannatyne's CHI. h. stockwood, by Aste-
rod, dam Alabama, years old tliaZard).. l !
T. NJ. Hall's b. H. John Merryman. by Eugene,
dam La Rose, years old Il almer) 2
TIE BETTING
Stockwood. ......... SO 600 200 100 ESQ 155
John Merryman. 200 200 20 6o 100 100
THE RACE
First Heat. John Merryman had the best OF the
start by two lengths, and the horses went on their
journey very ieisu.eiy or furong. John then
started lor quicker work, and was Our lengths IN
front at the quarter pole. He was the sam, DIS
lance in advance OF Stockwood al the naIl-mlle
pole and at the tn ee-quarters; hut coming np @
honest. eJch otockwood moved up closer, and John
Merryman assed under the wire only two lengths
ahead. the FIRST mile was run in 1:t3h. .tuch-
wood then lay within two lengths OF JOnn Me n.y.
streIch to the halfmie pole, when he smut up the
daylight entirely. Stockwood mad his mead c,ose
up to Merryman as the latter entered the ntme-
fetch, and he lay there to tie iutOng pole.
Stockwood then moved up even with Merry man. and
Just as ey passed the mile distance stand Hazard
gave otockwOoi his head, and he dashed vav and
won by lie 9Th, making the last mile IN :5l "a,
aud tue heat in 3:45. .lIf
Second Heat lockwood was little in 'front.' at
the start, but he was soon taken back and John
Merryman aiiowed to 90 to the front around e
upper turn leading three len5ths to the quarter
pole. the same distance 10 the hal -,nie pole a d
also around the lower turn. AT the stand at The
end o. the hrst mile Jonn Merryman was still thu ee
lengths In advance, making the first mile IN :5l
Going around the upper turn Stock wood closed a
trine, leaving but one length visible, ana wnen
Merryman reached the half-mile pole Stockwood
was az his tal Stockwood then Tel hack q length
and lay there until near home, when he sprang
away ana won the race by two lengths, making the
last mile In :52H, and the heat IN 8 "a.
The Third Race.
LONG BRANCH STAKES value $500, added to a
sweepstake OF $50 each, play or pay, Tor al ages
to carry 100 bs. ; mares and gedngs allowed 3 lbs.
500 to the second and $50 to the third horse.
dam Bay Leaf, 8 years OLD ~. Lakelandj 80.
A. q. Franklin's b. IN. Arizona, by Lexington.
1o dam Zone one years old toanw,rSen
Dance, dam by Glencoe, years old tLvans) {
Time alloy. Io
THE BETTING.
Preakness. .....$700 500 $50 175 205 15t
A Mhzo9is; 22S lSs Field so 70 81
Arizona was away FIRST Wheatley second Freak
ness third. Gong down the backstretch Arizona
ran away from the others, and at the halt mile poe
was tea lengths in advance OF Wheatey, the latter
TWO lengths IN II ont or Preakness. On the lower
turn Arizona was fifteen lengths ahead, the other
running side and side AT the threequafter poie
Arizona was twelve lengths ahead OF the offers
VINO were still neck ana neck. As the mare passed
under the string at the end OF the mile she led
twenty lengths, wheatley being second, two
lengths In 'front.' o. Preakness. The way that Arr
iona was then running led many to believe tnat
Preakness was too FAR behind TO make up the gap
and that Arizona would the race AT the qua ter
pole Arizona was fifteen lengths IN 'front.' Preakness
neck In advance OF Wheatey. Preakness was
then started In earnest and faster running ms
been seldom seen. He shut up the daylight grad.
ually down the backstretch, and was ten lengths
behind at the hal-mile pole, but ten lengths In adj
vance OF Wheatley. Preakness then closed finely
around the lower turn and had he gap nearly
shut up at the three quarter pole, Arizona coming
into the homestretcn only two lengt = In front OF
him, the latter being twenty lengths ahead OF
Wheatley. Preakness took sides with Arizona Al
the mile distance stand, but he seemed to ha ne
there until he WAS within three lengths OF the wire
when, by two immense strides, ne won the race by
q little more than head. Wheatley was TWEEN "
lengths behind. Tine 3:15h.
And this closed the second day OF the second
Summer meeting.