The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-16

Park yesterday. The track was good, and the
weather most suitable for fast time and ne racing
Four events were on the card, the first being
hurdle race, the second dash Of mile, the third
the Ocean Hotel stakes mile and three-quarters,
and the fourth mile heats.
The hurdle race was two miles, over eight hur
dies, and had for starters D. J. Bannatynes brown
geldiDg Duny, by Hunters Lexington, dam Ono
aged, ISL lbs G. X. Lawrence's bay colt Shylock,
by Lexington. dam Edith, years DID, l4s lbs. Jo
Donahue's brown horse Blind Tom, by Star Davis,
dam Margarine, aged, 1N lbs; 81. p. Nc
Grath's black mare Lucy Jackson. by En-
dorser, dam Lucy Fowler, aged. 161 Ibs.,
and w. E. Peet's bay mare, by Prophet,
dam Jessie Dixon, years old, las lbs. Duny
was the favorite Blind Tom the second choice, the
others selling for very low prices In the pools.
Duny won an easy race, Shyl0ck second. Blind Tom
third. shyl0ck ran much better yesterday than he
did In HIS hurdle last week, and with practice
may become . "cross-country" horse of nrst quail
tty, having good breeding and youth in hts favor.
The second race was dash of Q mile for oil ages
for purse, for which there were nve three-year-
Ulds entered These were b. p. McGrath's brown
colt Artist BY Asteroid dam Fairy; J. w. Wei
don's chestnut flly Quits, by Eclipse, dam Column
bia; J. r. Wilson Co.'s chestnut colt Mart Jordan
Date John Boulger). by Revolver, dam Matte c.;
Thomas Jones' bay flly, by Beacon, dam Maiden,
and J. w. Hunt Reynolds chestnut FLY Buchu, by
Planet dam Lavender. Artist was the favorite
over the field. He won . very easy race in very
fair time.
three-year-olds, dash Of mile and threequarters,
which closed with thirty-eight nominations. When
the ben rang for the horses to appear, four only
made their appearance. These were 7. II. Doswell's
gray ally Lizzy Lucas, by Australian dam Eagless;
H. p. McGrath's bay colt Tom Bowling, by Lexing-
ton, dam Lucy Fowler; =. D. Bruce's chestnut colt
witSeSs, imported bay A'c colt A The Minstrel );
Marsyas, dam Warehouses Tom Bowling was
the over 5e n S sSs oa ssss aSSt IS
July warranting even greater odds in his favor.
be easily done in q few words. He showed temper
as he came on the track In company with old Lucy
mile, it was thought by old Ansel that ne had BE-
come calm ana would act right. But o. soon as he
ao e. ts ne
towards the club house and Swim could not con-
troll him IN the least, after fight Of several
him, but still Tom fought big Marshall and another
powerful man. They backed the colt 200 yards by
ana he would break away from them and act like Q
brute. After half an hours exhausting work on
e q ws
he started. Iszy Lucas beat him in the race yet
the best three-year-olds in the country on the
Fourth Of July. He may become q sulky brute
and be OF no further use to his owner as race
horse, but the fact that he is the best formed and
the finest looking threeyear.od colt in the country
ts beyond contradiction. He will probably run
again with Lizzy Lucas and the others entered for
is NO, cnOisd before the drum taps, we think be
will Astcnish s0fne OF those who were foremost IN
RScsS Sspitsf racing any and has won three
very yaSseS {ASSs = ssses q ss2 - race
the last race Of the day vas mile heats for all
gamely to the post fEese were Thomas W. DoswelI's
NORA ureins, six years Old; Fred 4. wafson's bay
colt Valley Brook, by Jerome Edgar, dam Minnie
Minor, three years old; H. p. McGraths DAY nly
Jury, by Lexington, dam Roxana. four years old;
Dance, dam by Captain Beard, and A. G. Franklin's
bay colt GOlitZa, by Lexington, dam Schottische,
four years old Before the start for this race Jury
5000 apiece, Fadladeen bringing $780, Valley Brook
5000, Warlike 500. Valley Brook won the 1rss
heat and Fadladeen and Jury made q dead heat for
second place, and then some changing took utaoe
He won the race handsomely, thus making Tbfmas
w. boswell score two victories during the iay The
following are tue details OF the rurGhg:-
Tho First RsSe.
HURDLE RACE, purse $5oo. FOR all ages over eight
hurdles; $500 to nrst, s7atto second and $25 to
D. J. Bannatynes b.. 3, Duny. by Hunters Lex
lngton, dam 90 aged, 15l lbs. (Murphy)......
J. G. X. Lawredces, b. c. Shylock, dam Edith,
Jc s S S sind Tom BY Star Davis
dam. margravine, aged, 154 lbs. III. Gaffney)...
w. 3. Poets CHI. T. Maid OF Athens, by Prophet
dam Jessie Dixon, years old, 145 lbs Gones)
II. p. McGrath's Dix. IN. Lucy Jackson, by En-
dorser, dam Roxana, aged, l5l lbs. "a. bud.
lcy)