New-York tribune., 1873-07-01
THE LONG BRANCH RACES.
THE MEETINGS AT MONMOUTH PARK.

TRACK-FISE SPORT K6PECTKD.
iYRoA Tux SPECIAL CoRRLsPoSDENI oP TUE rRIBUSE.l
LONG BRANCH, June 30.-The races the
races Thsre hss been nothing talked about here dur
ing the past few DAYS but%he The subject IA IN
everyOOdys mouth-the old millionaire with his white
hair and black broadcoth: the fat man. with the Dig
watch chain and the thin with speotacles on
his nose the fast man. with red face, diamond pm,
and embroidered shirt the fashionable SWELL In short
coat Lavender kids, and fragile stick the young sport
with lewery the fashion OF horse-shOes IN MS Guns
on his scarf and hanging 70 his watch cham the
merchant the broker the contractor the Old ladies IN
| heavy silks and the young ones IA white dresses
with bue ribbons, Jew ana Gentile, great and
smar-there are exceptions; the races are the only
subject II follows 70 his meals he hears iton his
promenade 1t is abbered to him in the surf the omni-
bus "a as fun OF 10 il is Of passengers escaping from the
hot city t ostles ysu the depot and in the Office Of
the hoe IL is ever present 10 follows YOU to room
and buzBes you 10 sleep perhaps 70 dream that yOu are
small raes-track with all the horses in the country
trying get foOthoid YOU And this is 10 continue
getting hotter and hotter, until the end Of the season
With such prospect II behooves TO learn as soon a.
possible to talk "horse."
THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FIRST MEETING.
handsome little book violet print, Is before me-
aud learn that what called the First Meeting
will continue five days, the first day which Will be by
al odds the most interesting Of the meeting being
Friday, July There will be four on this day:
First the Long Branch Grand National Steepechase,
for al ages fair hunting course of about three
miles second Trial Purse. all mile heats third
ior purse Of 500 fourth (which WILL Of course. be the
Of the meeungl the Jersey Derby stakes one and
half miles, for The stakes this race will
amount 20 about OCO The second day OF the Meeting
Will be Tuesday July g. First race the Hopeful Stakes,
twOyearOldE. half mile second race for all ages
two mile heats purse Of 500 third the Monmouth
Cup value 115oO with sweepstakes that will more than
double the amount the distance being two and half
miles. The third day VIII be Wednesday July 3.
First will be a hurdle race two miles, eight
hurdles for all ages distance two miles, second, sell
ing race for all ages and quarter mess third
Monmouth Osk Stakes for threey earou nles. one ana
a half miles The value Of the stakes is Sl.OOO with
good round sweepstakes The fourth day Tues
day July TO- with three races. First July Stakes Tor
twO-vear-Olds. three-qUarters Of mile second the
grand sweepstakes the amount reaching nearly or quite
s. O0O for all Lges four mile heats; third. purse Of
5000 beaten horses Of all ages The hitR day Satur
day, July 70 viii have three races. First, the Long
Branch steepe-chse handicap for all ages. about three
miles purse Of S7Oe for all ages second, the Jersey
Jockey Club, fOr all purse iNO mile heats best
three III fve third CLOSING the meeting for the Mon
mouth Sequel Stakes value over 5000 for hree-year-
Olds, two miles.
WHAT OFFERED At THE SECOND MEETING
The second Meeting viii begin Tuesday, July -, on
which day there VIII be four First. hurdle race.
purse Of $780, for all ages two miles, over eight hurdles
second trial purse Of $780, for all one me third
the Ocean Hotel Stakes about 5000 for colts and Niles
foals Of 1870 u miles; fourth purse Of $3.50 for all
ages mile heats. The second day Will be wednesday,
y16 when there VIII be three First race. Thes
plan stakes about q 800 rhree-quarters Of mile for
twOyearOld colts; second race. purse 500. for all
ages two mile heats; third race. Long
Branch Stakes. about $1,000, for an ages. y
miles On the third day Thursday. July l. there Will
ne three The first West End Hotel Stakes. about
5000 for thrseyesr0ld hles 1i miles second race,
nurse Of $500 for all ages mile heats the third purse OF
ssOO for all ages three miles. on the fourth day, Sat
urday July 10, will De four races First, the
-teeple Chase Handicap. tor al three miles 500
purse second the August Stakes, about 4Oo for two
vearolds one mile third the Robins Stakes about 5000
threeyearod colts and fes, two miles fourth race,
the Consolidated Handicap for beaten horses, all ages,
Il miles This will close the at Monmouth PARK
FOR the season.
SOME "HORsE TALK" WITH 4 BLCEGRAss BREEDER
The little book gives much other information which
there for mere II gives the names 0f al the
entries their Dedigrees and all that but there ia kind
Of Information that can't De got IN books II don't teach
one how 10 "talk horse" and just at TINS time one
amounts 20 very little Long Branch ne don't know
the name Of every great grandfather aud fourteenth
cousin OF every horse that from the be
ginning OF time Old Henry McGrsth Of Kentucky IL
probably horse man as there "a ID the coun-
tv and owns and breeds good horses any other;
but 10 make the Illuminating acknowledgment, never
heard his name until within few days OF since the
talk Of the races was begun here. Now hear little else
discover that here IS man known Of
All others from one end Of the country 70
the other that ne Of the biggest stock farms
In the country and that he has eight Of his best horses
here al tins very ume and that they scarcely be
worth much less than t5OOO II did not take me long 20
make up my mind that If wanted 20 talk horse had
.FwrN N,rr.A anH ha
by no means such a wonderful man. had noticed him
for day OF two nodding his paper IN the ofce OF
the hotel he is far from 80 years Of age, and re-
sembles keen, welto-dO farmer, which he Is There
were no diamonds about him, and no swagger-lust
plainly dressed farmer IN black slOuch nat
He has a short. full wel-knit body, aud his pink
face is round and almost jolly. He wears spec
r,cles and really resembles the accepted ukcnesses
Of Pckwlck except that instead Of bald head he has
bountifu growth OF iron gray hair winch covers his
head the halr being short ana somewhat curly at the
ends His sharp and hls Ups thin aud firm His
Whiskers. winch clipped very close are perfectly
white and very thn. Altogether he has bengnant
face as Pckwck's. bur evidently less agility for his
motions are slow and heavy. An introduction 70 tins
noted horseman easy matter, but 10 TAX horse
70 MIN was a very difficult one, for fear Mr. McGrath
mas little patience with one who knows nothing Of
horses Where do you live, Mr.. McGrathP ventured
IN ask He looked IN his heavy way, his face and
ewes fun OF asOnisbment. But he told me with more
fortitude than ought have expected thai he lived
little way out of Lexington KY, aud that the Of
ms farm wac McGrathana.
what is the name Of your horse. Mr.. McGrath'' He
lcoked at me very strangely. though hr would like TO
discover whether 1 was a fool OF Joker BenS evi-
IDENTIFY satisfied that was not the S'teF ne answered.
have several, Sir"
But what is the name Of your best horse-ho one you
are 20 run here r. Not know Tom Bowling that spien
id bay colt sired by Lexington. too much even for
I'M. patient Old Kentucky farmer and his disgust
,pnaren in every feature After long silence he spoke
ytbout looking up. You don't seem 20 know enough
f rrlte about horses Why. Sir. have eight bOrses
here vlnc,, brought from Kentucky, and peel 70