New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-19
GENERAL OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TIRE.

I'M iUhIs
| PROGRAMME or rO-DAY'S RACES AT LONG BRANCH
HITTING IN TINE CITY AND At LoNG BRANCH.
To-day is the fourth and final day of the
second Summer meeting at Monmouth Park. The ex-
pertinent OF holding the two Summer MEETINGS the
month has not proved successful anticipated
for nne days racing I'm two successive weeks produces
surfeit OF sport which only tho enthusiastic turf
man can relish An interval between meetings reqi
site for the public thoroughly enjoy racing and the
Monmouth Park Association may find IT to their interests
TO rearrange their date Of meetings for another
TheIe are four races on the programme to-day the
first being steeplcchase for purse Of $780, for which
the entries are only two in number-J Wadens bay colt
Victor Hugo four years OLD by Uncle Vic, and j. DOna
hues chestnut GIdng George West, four years old by
Asterod The latter has several times successfully
TINS season; for although Mr. Donahue emily purchased
him OF Mr.. Grouse 40 the Baltimore May meeting for
$780, nc has made rapid progress in his new line Of
business, hurdleracng and steeplechasng having run
second TO Duffy at Jerome Park twice at Utica
won the steeple chase Monmouth Park the first
day OF the meeting, and second to Duffy IN the
stecpe chase here the last day. Victor Hugo had
ony won once race the first days steeplo chase nc
Jerome Park, when LOchle fell ard Duffy mado mis-
take IN the course His chance Of beating George West
today Is poor The second for the August
stakes value $780, added sweepstakes Of $50 each,
p. p Tor twO-year-0ld colts and FLIES, mile.
There are 10 entries for the stake, making it's value
$3.50 out Of which the second horse receives $780, and
the third $50. Tho starters, A. Bemonrs bay colt
scratch, by Kentucky dam imported Fluke; p.
Lorilards imported brown colt Saxon, by Beadsmsn,
dam imported Girnso By English Asteroid; George
Ayress chestnut colt Erastus Cornngby Lightning dam
Nora Creina; and Lewis & Co.'s bay FLY Vandlitc, by
yandal out of Yesper Light, the dam Of Nellie Ransom
and Ethel Spraguo. Saxon is remarkab bly, racinglke
colt and unexceptionaby bred, but the July stakes
over threequaers Of mile. be showed lack OK staying
power which will operate against him over the longer
distance in this race. Erastus Corning and Vandalite
have boJh been beaten twice at this
meeting, and the winner will doubtless provo
10 30 Mr.. Bemonts colt Scratch, by Kentucky, who
second 10 his stable companion, King Amadeus. in
the July sakesa position he could, wanted, have
yrscd rs he ia unquestonaby tho better horse OF the
pair The third race is for tho Robbins Stakes. value
slOO9 added 70 sweepstakes OF $50 each, p. n, for
three -yearold colts and Files two miles. There
BIZ entries, making tho value Of the stake S9jO ont OF
which the second receives 300 the third sO0.
the probable starters are Tom Bowling, Galway Alice
Mitchell and Lizzie lucas.
Tom Bowling will to-day be afforded a chance OF re-
rievng the dshonOr brought upon him by his defeat in
Ocean Hotel Stakes by Mr. DoswePs gray 1y Lizzie
Lucas His friends that no was beaten before he
started, for no was tired out with his pungng and
jumping about tho track when hs rider tried to get him
Join the other horses az the startngpOst. He Will
they stouty maintain, show himself 20 be widely dif
icrcnt horse 70 what he showed in the Ocean Hotel
Derby was no tuke but true rim race He has how
some formidable opponents to encounter, for Capt
COttr runs ms fine lilly Alice Mitchell, who won
the West EndIIotel stakes Thursday; Major boswell
starts Lizzie Lucas who beat him IN the Ocean Hotel
takes the other day. and her rioDds confident can
DO IL again; Mr. WithcTs runs Minstrel, who ruined
Tom BOwlngs chance OF winning The other day, by in
turf pallance racing his head On;" and Mr. Morris
starts Long Branch, who beat Tom in MS twOyGlrOld
form over TINS course. To-day will therefore be momen-
one in the OF tins famous horse, Tor II de
ftated he viii siuk into ObsCury and II successful VIII
lend additional interest his meeting with SpringbOk
and Count DOrsly at Saratoga in the Traycr5 stakes
next week,
Tho aCccptanccs In The Consolation Purse for beaten
horses II miles are \. c. Fraukiin6 bay colt, Gotza,
Handicapped 10 carry 100 pounds j. wilson Co.'S
chestnut colt, Mart Jordan, years, 90 pounds s. ID.
Bruces chestnut colt, Galway, years, 50 pounds Dr.
WedOu3 chestnut colt, Warke years 50 pounds Al.
r. McGrats chestnut FLY, Tdbitha, years, 80 pounds
j. COECcs gray colt, Oy Lightning years, 81 pounds;
his bay MY, by Beacon, out OF Maiden, 20 pounds
This Will prove an interesting race, ana the weights APP
pear 10 be impartluy adjusted.
Tue followl4s pools were sold at Chamberlin's last
night:
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belmont $50 $50 SO SO 43j $50 s35 s85 SIS so $40
4 .o4 80. 80 - - Is 10 10 10 10 81 10 Is
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