The New York herald., 1874-08-11
HORSE NOTES.

An extra meeting at Monmouth Park will be
given the Goth. 9th and 29th OF this month"; and
the programme Is such that large fields may be ex-
pected TO compete. For the first day the opening
event is purse Of $3.50. for all ages. $50 to the
second horse; dash OF three-Quarters OF mile.
Then follows the Stewards Cup, $500 in gold, for
three-year-ods, mile heats, winners lbs. extra
and those beaten twice allowed lbs; 500 Of the
purse going to the second horse. Closing the
days amusement is hurdle race, purse Of $500,
of which $75 to the second and $25 to the third
horse. This is mile heats, over four hurdles, the
horses to carry welter weights On the second
day the ball Will be opened with purse OF $500,
for all ages, one mile and hail. the winner to be
sold for $1,000; II entered to be sold for 500 al
lowed lbs. for $780, 10 lbs. for $780, IA lbs, and
any surplus over stipulated price goes to the
ond horse. Then comes purse OF $500, dash OF
mile for two.ycar-olds, and following will be
four-mile-heat race, for purse of $1,000, OF which
goes to the first $500 to the second and 500 to
the third horse. The last days sport will include
nrst purse OF $500, for all ages, mile heats from
which winners are excluded; second, Consolation
Purse OF $3.50, dash OF one and q half miles, for
beaten horses, and, winding up the meeting,
steeplechase, purse OF $780, over the usual course.
There will De no entrance fee to the purses and
as ample facilities for reaching the and re-
turning early In the evening to the city will be ar
ranged large crow DIS may be expected at Mon
mouth PARK during the latter days OF TINS month.
To-day the third annual trotting meeting Of the
Utica PARK Association Will begin, continuing to-
morrow, Wednesday and Thursday The pro-
gramme Is q rare one, and the entries foot up the
enormous number OF eghty-slx. With pleasant
weather there will be enjOya times TINS week at
THIS fast and excellent track in the Valley OF the
Mohawk.
the inaugural meeting OF the Rochester Driving
PARK Association Also begins to-day, and con-
tinues tomorrow Wednesday and Thursday. The
new park Is admirably located within the city
limits. The buildings are new, elegant and CON-
mOdious, and the track, 1t s reported, Is In good
fx sale and likely TO be last. The purses TO be
trotted for have nlled with the finest and neetest
OF their respective classes, and exciting races
Alter years of quietude the management OF the
Narragansett PARK Association Providence, r l.,
have decided to again throw open It's gates LOT
grand trottlng meeting, which commences Oh the
| 10Th or SEPTEMBER and continues to the 1Sth This
| announcement will be received with pleasure by
| has q grand reputation and to-day STANDS uu-
| rivaed for excellence In every particular The
programme offered Is rare one, embracing seven
events divided as follOws:-F First day, purse OF
| 20 900 for 2:34 class, and next $4,000 purse
| for 2:2s horses. The second day opens with
| a three minute contest, for which $1,000 Is
| offered, and closes with $4,000 purse for
900 trotters. The last day has three events-frst,
So 900 purse for 2:3l horses then one oi similar
amount Tor the :38 class, winding up the meeting
With $4,000 purse for the clippers that have never
beaten 2:W 1he entries for this meeting will close
on the nth Of this month In Providence, and u IL
fair to assume that In number and character they
VIII be exceptionally grand
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