The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-16
First Day of the Second Sum-
mer Meeting.
"A Fair Attendance and Brilliant
Sport.
Wild Scene On the Course on the Defeat
Of Tom Bowling.
-FOUR VERY EXCITING RACES
Duffy Won the Hurdle Race; Artist, the
Nile Dash; Lizzy Lucas, the Ocean
Hotel Stakes, and Fadla-
deem, the Mile Heats.

Hotel Stakes, and Fadla-
deem, the Mile Heats.
The nrst day Of the second Summer meeting at
Monmouth Park was inaugurated yesterday, and
An some respects was brilliant success. The day
was clear and beautiful and the voyage down the
BAY was ample compensation to the business man
for the loss Of hts tme to say nothing Of the treat
that awaited him when he reached the
park. The Jessie Hoyt, which left at
ten minutes to ten, was crowded down
TO the waters edge with passengers. votsries OF
pleasure and votaries Of sport. The Plymouth
Rock, which left at half past ten, also carried
Eoody number OF people, q large portion Of whom
remained at Long Branch without going to the
races.
Notwithstanding the attraction OF the race for
the Ocean Stakes, for which Tom Bowling was
entered, the attendance upon the course was
fair, the grand stand being well filed.
There was q thin sprinkling Of ladies, attired in
tasteful and some of them in bewitching costumes;
but there was nothing to compare with the con.
course Of ladies who have attended on previous
days. The crowd upon the course was Q varied
Dne There were the professional betting man,
whose sole business In life Is to nit from race meet.
lng to race meeting; the New York politician,
Vlittering with diamonds and smelling strongly Of
gin; the sporting man, who loved sport for its
own SAKE; the natty little jockeys, lean-boded
ana bandy-legged; and the crowds OF diminutive
stable followers, who swarmed upon the track, like
sparrows in Q city park.
There was brick trade done in gingerbread and
lemonade The demand for lemonade was appro-
pirate enough, but why gingerbread on raging
hot day 1t Is impossible to say. The wellkn0wn
voice Of Doc. Underwood was the first sound that
greeted the visitors their arrival ut the course.
He was selling pools on the hurdle race, and
large crowd was collected around him, eagerly
buying. The Paris mutual pools were also well
patronized, and it was evident that, II
the attendance was small, the amount
OF money on the grounds was large.
There was . good representation OF the beau
monde at the club house, the balconies OF
which were gay with the bright dresses Of the
ladies' There was noticeable absence at Mon
mouth Park OF the elements which 60 to make up
she a English race course There
were no mountebanks, n6$htmble men, no fortune
tellers, no ladies on horsebacx was methodical
and business Ike, The people came >see racing and
,tneZ did not Want to Sc amused in any c<aeS way.
Al the same time it might be wen to adopt ~ Jew
of the customs Of our cousins over the water, sS
they have done much to popularize the sport
wherever they have been introduced
A noticeable feature on the course yesterday was
ling. BY an almost total abstinence from food for
the past four or nve days he had reduced his body
10 the proportions of skeleton, and as he walked
around the course he looked 80 timber and limp
that you would imagine he was about to drop into
pieces There was cohesion in him, however, Is
his subsequent performance showed, but all
through the morning he seemed anxious about
the result OF the great race Of the day.
Jockeys, as a rule, are not the most hand
some and attractive Of men, but they manage
30 secure more attention from the ladies than
the most fastidi0us gentlemen, even the little
darkeys evOkng an enthusiasm that under other
circumstances would seem strange and unac-
countabe. AS they went about the course yester-
day with their spare joints. poor little faces and
hobbling gait, they were eagerly watched particu-
larry by the betting men, who knew that the fate
Of their purses depended In a great measure upon
their efforts.
There was very unwelcome innovation intro
duced upon the grand stand in the shape OF very
brassy band, which was sent fromthe Ocean Hotel
The performers, some dozen in number, ranged
n seats and before the tine ha OF me
melancholy and discordant music. Some OF the
more sentative persons stopped their ears, and there
the uhdaunted musicians went on in spite Of the
ec0wlng glances that were cast upon them. "Music
mas charms, - but the band had no charms yester-
day, for its audience did not wish to be played to
death without knowing the reason why. most
ludicrous circumstance happened when the iirst
the starting point the band struck up lively tune
The horses, unaccustomed to such delicate mark
,Sens. Mr. Bruce angrily. waved his hand at the
performers to stop, but they mtstook his gesture
louder. a hundred voices then called upon them
TO stop and they at length complied, looking
The great event OF the day was the race for the
Ocean Stakes but as Tom Bowling was considered
sure TO wtn there was not much excitement in re-
gard to the result. great many people thought
~ was no use to bet on this race, the odds being
so great that the amount OF money to be won
he made. however the horse showed signs OF OBJ
stinacy, and number OF cunning persons thought
rom. which they had no diincuity in doing besides
securing fabulous odds 1t was amusing to see
start - Two Q. tall darkies stood Ut his
mead ;, and backed Sd and nsgsd o,i o. him
ooRea ne a. ege No % ~ oOa not 81
1t all, but he was finally brought to the sticking
point and he shot Oh IKE an arrow. Look how
Judges stand, in aavance Of ali the others, there
there was great Cheering, although the other
horses were making gallant fight. Round the
stretched, and a thousand eyes followed them. and
when the last half mile was entered upon, and the
o0mns in nai os
p moment enter any ones mind that
Tom Bowling was going to lose. Bah"
said the knowing ones, "Bobby is only holding him
In wait till you see with what dash he will come
In the winner;" but when the horses came to the
homestretch with the gray oily leading the san
Ruine ones began to lose confidence and to ask,
s'what the devil does this mcan" Both jockeys are
now using whip and spur. The pace Is tremendous
and few seconds will decide the result. The
horses are running neck and neck, but the gray
gets Q little lead andcomes In winner by head,
bmid tremendous cheering. Bobby Swim alights
from the horse, looking heartbroken and dis
appointed, and Il is wondered whether ne or
fool he daft M
race was over. There was great revulsion Of
feeling against the unfortunate horse. The most
complimentary name given to him was that OF a
tsucker," and the men who had staked their
money upon him were wild with rage and misery
The persons who were fortunate enough to bet
against the favorite were deirious with Joy, and
the winning Jockey was overwhelmed with praises
Ind congratulations. The faces OF many upon the
platform were blue with Modification; but the
horsa had few frienda left who said AZ he had