New-York tribune., 1873-07-05
LONG BRANCH GALA DAY

or THE MILE DASH KATIE PEANE "iNN"" WI
THE MILE HEATS, AND TON BOWLING VICTOR IN
TuE JERSEY DERBY.
Ten thousand people on the grand stand
AZ many more in held-such the audience yes
terday which witnessed the Jersey Derby as the Mon
mouth CLUB mOdestly calls it, Twenty thousand people
on forty-scre field did not look TO be much but Wheh
the same number are crowded into railroad train or
put upon steamboat, even though 1t be monster IKE
the Metropolitan which brought the great multitude
from and to NewIOrk again. It's immensely grows upon
You There could have been less than 20OO0 people
at Monmouth Park is probable than an accurate census
would have made 25.OOO The hcgia to the racecourse
began on wednesday afternoon, when the Long Branch
boats were crowded To excess tnat was weI-ngh cN-
hausting to many on board On Thursday the Empire
State, going the same destination, carried not less
than 1900 excurslOnsts and peasnrc-seekels' "ho
sought Long Branch aud Monmouth Park simnltane-
ousy the one for fashionable and the other
for the grand for the Derby stakes Yesterday the
boats were doubled number, and their capacity at
least trebed OF the extra boats put on was
monster size. The first boats carried down al least
1000 people trip aud there were several OF these
trips.
From Long Branch az early as 10 o'clock, coaches, ON
nbuses private carriages and special local trains con
viewed lnruse crowds the hotels 20 the track and
from II in the morning until o'clock the driving ROAD
from Long Branch TO the park was as busy as ever ocean
ave was seen, the highway from London TO the
English Derby Along the route curious scenes idhiil
10 every visitor TO the English Derby, were witnessed
but OF course on smaller scale. Along the route the
various farmhouses turned out their enthusiastic popu
aon and at almost every in the road, certainly at
every grocery OF the Jersey highway the demon
straons Of patriotism heard and responded TO Dy
the passing enthusiastic peasuresee The Jersey
countrymen OF an economical turn OF mind had gath
cred in force along the road and dispensed ali KINDS OF
drinkabes aud edbles offered ali manner of service
which they thought procure reward from the city
folks who made country road for the day being,
their pleasure drive.
The irst train from Eew-York did not reach Mon
mouth Park until y O'Clock some trouble-possbly the
greatness of the crowd-having delayed the trains aud
for while the field looked The first train must
have brought least 1000 people, but when they had
scattered the Held ia little groups they appeared
lost aud the field really looked If there nobody
upon IT, Two other trains followed IN quick succession
and the which they brought soon along
tue route which had been Laid out for the steepe chase
The eutire course lined by the felders before u
o'clock and looking from the grand stand IL appeared
difficult TO conceive how the horses were "a run the
course laid for the steepe chase As It happened
the crowd was replty great that during the race
they had driven from the track two or three times
and when ot the horses broke from the route aDd
avoided the gap he fell not only over his rider bur
half a dozen spectators, who were crowding so close
to the zap o. to endangel themselves Fortunately no
enc seriously hurt.
grand stand not as well nled as on former oe
casons as for instance. when Longfelow aud Basseu
ran IL is great horses, rather than great races winch
| the American people admire. L0ngfcllOw and Bassett
nred larger Gro to the grand stand than the free
race on this occasion attracted Tue excess OF numbers
YESTERDAY or the day OF LongellOws vCtogy, was IN
the field and In the grand stand. Yet the aggregate
Of the crowd larger than any previous occsl0n
Tue small crowd in the grlud staod may be accounted
for 90 some degree by the fact that double price for ad
/ fIfa inn IN Int Ia
manded at the .ine LougfeloT and Bassett reni but
! Notwithstanding, the grand stand, during every
| race was Giled IN every particular; hardly
| scat was empty, aud the various en-
| frances were 70 crowded that admission
from the quaterstretch 10 the stand was only obtain
able by severe exercise ana persistence. When the
Jerse, Derby wac about 10 be the individual who
bappened 10 be unfortunate DO the quarter
stretch had stay there he could not by posi-
enity reach position Of comfort ON the grand stand
Notwithstanding the numbers I'm the field looking from
the grand stand it appeared almost barren The fences
around the whole track literally lined 10 rows
deop with people bus the center field was decorated
only BY the booths which had been put up for
the and rented excessive prices by The Asso
eiatiop but from the field the grand stand meS
nncent sight Empty, II Is the haest structure OF the
kind in the country but crowded with human beings
intent and eager for the sport which they anticipate II
presents one the magnificent sghts whicA II "a
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was filed 10 every part and hardly standing room was
! 10 be found on the piazzas overlooking the track.
THE RACING.
! Four more spirited or exciting probably
never crowded into a single afternoon. The entries ani
starters in each larger n numbers than there was
reason o. anticipate The steepe-chase WAS varied by
the usual mshaps to riders, the boitiug Of vicious
horses the mistakes 20 che improvised course and
finally the race was gwen the horse which was fairly
beaten. Tie second surprise TO everybody,
one OF McCraths horses whose speed and prowess hi
no, been suspected carrying of the prize. This besu
tiful young colt starting last IN the OF the
very worst tapped and on the
outside" OF the six starters, actually ran around the
! whole bunch of racers, including the favorte, Gray
| Planet and came easy winner by two lengths.
Artist had sold very low in the pools, aud those who
bought her on account OF their confidence
! iu her trainer and owner made large win
! uings The third was carried on by
Katie Peaee In heats OF not extraordinary time. She
was the HvOre from the first, and pools on the race
were not large. But this otherwise dun was meds
Interesting by the cspncOus conduct Of Business, who
was finally ruled out but could not be driven from the
track. The last race easy victory for Tom Bow
ting but re sprngbok had been the favorite in the
| betting and hopes entertained that even Bel
mout's Count D'Orsay might display some pluck, the
race was very exciting from the first Probably the
most excited person the field wac the owner or Bow
ting No person uninterested in horses unfamiliar
with racing can conceive appreciate the excitement
| under which Mr.. McGrath the owner OF Tom Bowling.
| has labored for tue last week He carly
conceived the that his animal was 10 win this
| race Coming from the May meeting at Baltimore, he
said 10 "A friend "You can't describe my horse. Whom
you gee him win the Jersey Derby you say he is the
nnest horss alive" Notwithstanding tho confidence
thus expressed McGrath week ago became extremely
nervous and anxious about the contest 0n Wednesday
night, louugng on the piazza Of Cbanberlin'e club
house At the Branch, half asleep, he aterAsted bis
boasts about the speed his with dreams Of VIC