New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-16
TOM BOWLING BEATEN.

THE MONMOUTH PARK SECOND MEETING.
FIRST DAYS RAcEs-DUFFY WINS THE HURDLE RACE,
ARTIST THE MILE DASH. LIZZIE LUCAS THE OCEAN
HOTEL STAKES, AND FADLADREN THE MILE HEAT
RACE -.
The second Summer race meeting OF the
Monmouth Park Association began yesterday. following
in close succession after the first Summer meetnE'
which terminated on Saturday last The attendance was
not large Of the previous days OF the fs'
meeting, owing probably TO o surfeit OF racing
sport. Notwithstanding the Introduction OF the
English system of free admission TO the course
il has not had the effect OF attracting large concourse
of spectators to the races This may be attributable to
two causes-the prevalence Of tho harvest season In
Monmouth County which keeps the majority OF tho ru-
raj population and the absence OF any shade or
means Of protection from the sury rays OF the mdsum-
mer sun, which yesterday poured down with great
Intensity on those exposed to its inhu-
ence The racing Itself was OF an interest
ing character the unexpected defeat Of the fayorite
Tom Bowling in the Ocean Hotel Stakes by Mr.. Dos
Wells FLY being the great sensation OF the day, pro
ducng excitement almost equal 70 that witnesseu ~
months ago on this course when the banner OF Harry
Basset the then inyncble McDaniePs eonfederacY
went down in the dust before the mighty Kentucky
racer LOngfellow.
The hurdle brought out good field OF horses the
five entered coming to tho post. Two of them, Duny
and Blind Tom, were old campaignersi Shylock had
only run once and unsuccossfuly, and the remaining
two, Lucy Jackson and Maid OF Athens, maue
their debuts in this description OF race
Duffy, as his previous brilliant performances
fully justified, was made the favorite by the
turf habltu6s and the confidence reposed In hm was
fully warranted, az he won with consnmmate ease
Artist was the selection OF the talent In the mile dash
and he won like the good honest racehorse he has al
ways shown himself to be. In the Ocean Hotel stakes
for three-year-olds. Tom Bowling the Jersey Derby
winner had such OF hackers that the odds OF 800
TO SO we're current all the course; the
betting men thinking II FINDING money" TO lay
such odds The "gEorious uncertainty" OF the turf
was never more srikngly illustrated. for the fayorito
was beaten after going o mile and half, and Lizzie
Lucas, belonging to the oil turfman, Major Thos. W
boswell won tho race clevery from the great Kentucky
champion, whose prospects of carrying of the rich
Tavers and Kenner stakes at Saratoga over the longer
distance of two miles, do look rosy ns they did "a
hours ago The race OF mile heats by that game
old horse Fadladeen Major boswell thus carrying
off two races in day.
THE HURDLE RACE.
This was the event OF the day and was for purse OF
$780, divided into $780, s5 and s25 for the FIRST second
and third horses. The distance two miles and over
eight hurdles The that entered and started were
d. j. Bannatyne's brown geding Duffy, carrying ISL
pounds; J. Donahue's brown horse Blind Ton, l@
pounds w f. Poets chestnut FLY Maid OF ns, liS
pounds; j. g. X. Lawrence's bay colt Shyock, years.
1as pounds, and H. p McGraths black mare Lucy Jack
son. aged, l51 pounds. In the pools, Dnfiy was the
favorite over the field, the suboined list will show
Enn