New-York tribune., 1874-07-20
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE LONG BRANCH RACES.

CHESAPEAKE WINS THE AUGUST sIAhLo' HN'''''
TIE ROBINS STAKES, sTOCKMoRE THE coNso-
IAuoN PURSE, sHYLoCK THE hAlCh' AND
GEORGE WEST THE sTEEPLE CHASE
The Summer Meeting of the Monmouth
Park Association was brought TO oriant ana success
fnl close ON Saturday. The day was delightful, the
attendance large and the racing unusually close ana
3nterestipg The sport began with the August Stakes
for twoyearolds. dash Of ono mile. with 20 nomna-
tions at $50 each play pay, and $500 added, making
The stake worth $500 Seven youngsters were sadded
for the race: McGrath's Chesapeake, by Lexington;
Morriss Sweet Lips by Eclipse, who carried penalty
OF Eve pounds for winning the Thospiau Stakes Cham
berins Lizzie T.. by AstOr Reynodss Amelia, by Aus
traan; 2. Lorlard's vcnango by Vandal; Hairs Sill
vius, by Eugene and Lewis & Co.'S Victorious CueSa
peake was selected the favorite' ior' al
though this was his first appearance III pnDl'
81 was rumored that he was i"'ti
colt than his stable companion, Calvin inc
winner OF the July stakes. Sweet LIPS was 'aheu oi
second choice. As usual Lizzie K caused soluc us''S
IN the start by her factions temper nut OIL eo o W
gether when the drum was tapped except VICTORIOUS
VINO remained at the post Chesapeake nrs' apPe"reu
An front Of the Others with Amelia, Sivus, LIZZIE R
and yenanco next At the clubhouse turn Nehango
rnshed 10 the front and made the running until halfway
sonc the backstretch, when Chesapeake LED into the
straight ouarter with Auiea and Sweet Lips Tapped on
ms quarters Halfway up the homestretch 1t was any
hody's race for favone. Sweet Lips, Amelia, and
Lizzie r. were running abreast. At the lower end OF
The stand Swim let out Chesapeake and answering gal
Iantly he drew away from the others and won good
ana fast race by short length in l;i7s Lizzie H. beating
Sweet Lips by neck Tor second money. Value Of the
stakes, $500.
Robins stakes for three-year-olds, $50 each p p
with $lOO added two miles the next race, and OF
the 81 nominations four only to the post. These
were X W. searss chestnut colt Acrobat. by Lexingon
H. Y. MCGr3th's bay colt Aaron Pennington, 10y Up
rerary. d. D. Withers's chestnut colt MacaroOn, by
nd
Lexington. Aaron Pennington had won the ocean
Hoto stakes few DAYS before, beating Btisand saxon
and Acrobat the latter running good third to him,
and ne Wag consequently made the iavorte on TINS oc
cason alt nough many good Judges believed that bota
The distance and the weight he carried G1O pounds
would be found too much for Inn. A poor START was
second, Bauncrctte third, and me fayomte Last
each separated y CifaF cnetH' Sw p,rc nei Ban
ntrctte went ~ front, and made 1t iaster' l@eHl- @
ny nnrGs before Acrobat the time being 1859
Getting the whip sharply Banneretie are" 1ur'neI
nearest Pennington bong at the laitcTS iahRs' Sll
Macaroou close up on the backstreh me race Dtgan
were running abreast eicung expressions OF excited
aioH Penrnr,on was meek IN front Of Acrobat
Macaroon the saddle grths OF the latter ana Banner
nnd bennington raced head and head, and Macaroon
falling back beaten left the race 10 the two Turning
mo the straight McGraths horse was IN front nut Aero
lt w,- running straight that shouts already arose
sVImISd 10 rouse ms horse With whip ana spur, but
there was response, for Pennington was turing under
lower ana OF the stand Acrobat winning amid great
length in Si2 tle @ Lest ;S mf hayns been
Eanuclrttc fourth claim of foul riding 10y Penning
t0- lockcy against Spdrng on Acrobat was ovcrruvd
~ no indlcs The winner bred by Alexander IN
kruturky, sold when lcdrllnS 10 MI D. SWlSeTt,
vuo recently rcsOld him t. MI h W. Sears Of Boston,
foT $2?0 aud trained ny Charles Lloyd IL Is en-
eag,d m the Iravcrs and keuner Stakes az SdIa3Si'
and the jerome S,akes az f0ldhdm III the ran lie Is
not fast horse, bat very true ana holes runner ald
al second iine OF asking ne Id, got back for his
Tnc Consolation Purse OF S4JJ. handicap for beaten
i, rgGIrre-Bannaiync's stockwood, lO5 pound,
Cofrcs r. f. Carver l5 pounds; ana Gdnmel taIlDoo,
iroo also been entered ana on the strength ol TINS
fact the ormer entry had been heavily backed DoP IN
the rno. ir the ciy and the boats down the bay.
When n was found that CdrDOO, one OF the worst auI-
NIL. m traInIng would Ue the Ouy representative Of
innoiIncIs stable there a general expression Of
Indignation and charges were openly made tnat the
race was arranged for stocANooI 10 wan Ihe Judges
decided mat al the pools sold Oh Doudhuc were oil but
that all between StocN"1'% anG Gecse5 SVnges
placed TIE feldcls in a wreched pos lion,
ranb a. i @ t@y would WIN comparatively nothing all
their money virtually standing against St0ekwOOd
& s one Of the worst ever pronounced from the iudIes
ttu and all the bets ON the race ought to nave been
.,antiy a fraud. Sucn decisions. however, are TO be
tNluvnaff rytSn in,xperlcuced men are selected to
tArGcteI ncsitions ol Judges while ignorant OF the
duts OF tue office. la the bctthE Stock"oOd was tne
tv"rte al $500 To 5000 and be won the Face by length
H., rldcr OF i. f. Carver, hs only dangerous opponent
not only not making an e1oft TO Mln, Du p't,s niS
horse behind stocAWoOd III coming ZIP 'no honosIe'oH
TIE Slc.5 match between F. LoriIIard's yauliress
go ,t carving g. pounds aud Lawrence d LOIll-
fr. s,leck cans old, III pounds. iol $1,000 side,
was the fourth race lhe D'. IHS was ABOUT even ne
tUc.u them. first aud tLeu lie Othcr having the
m, ti, l..0i-. Waitress thc running
,,I.- Al, neu SayIotk EOt even terms with hcI,
ir,drd nor 5u YARDS from home, and won 10y half
length ~ j.4t.
Inc stteplechase for Of 500 Gus % which the
second or.e received So aud tie tuIu So. htd five
ruupers-Gcorge West Ward, Henrietta, NrsuvIus
hud Imu-,tulous Only O.c poo. W4S sod on Tie race
XDcn va, considered certainty for GcOrso West,
brought 50 10 The fields So, He ed throughout and
won ea-ly lengths u spts, Hcuuctta Winning
,ud money. aud wizard tnru. Nesuylus would nave
nt rae ~ cud uuc. for missing the water jump
l.. second tuc round. Imfecuulbu, f.h az tIr first
ump, threw her rider, McIcH!i, ana injured hIm Sc
Vcrrlt.
An txtsa race meeting VIII be Ecld az Monmouth Park
on Tuesday. Aug. Thursday, Aug n. aud saturday,
Aug DO Iue principal winning stables ~ the recent
luue Br.ucn race meetings have been u. i. McGratn,
-Ul: II. ". Sanford. <.12I; T. Morris $500 j. DJnt
Inc IS u45 u. A. Latch. $3.50; Lawrence u L'rllard
sZtp. l. Belmont. $2CU; W. COtlr. S2jJ1; Nv. sears
-. j Coffee. & 5U. and l. A Hitchcock, SiO4j.