, 1874-09-05

anco entitled him, and brought Into tho turf
Augusta Belmont, hla friond. a correspondent OF
tho RothHohilds. who had previously, appeared
mont 10 commonly oallod tho foad Of tho turf in
America. On account OF hls position In tho
American Jookoy Oinb, which y tho rntinR In
f[uencc III turf-matters 10 the United statest aa
we'll aa BY hta llbornlity in tho purchase and I'm
rorsation Of tho bout thoronghbloda attainnblo,
both from kentucky anil England. ,loromo him
self mot With hoayy lossoa In speculation about
1867, which ncccssssatod tho playing Of COM
paratively inferior position upon tho turf.
Tho establishments Of Tho Saratoga and hron-
mouth Park C0.lrsna and nccoasofoa Of Joromo
Park transferred tho management OF tho turf
from tho South % tho rtb,--Kontucky ilaolf
becoming brootaing and baiyEpg-piaee for the
moie wealthy horHe-fanoorB Of tho Metropolis.
The following arc aome of tho great lighta Of tho
Amefacah turE aa ut present constituted:
AuGUgTE BELMONT:
ahigh"mottlod lIobrcw, probably Of French ex-
traction, uoGded to Caroline porty. tile brilliant
daughter Of Commo'oro Matthew perry a. 4, NGT t.
country ainco ha youth, and haa boon neRo,
tiator, barkor, ai.d patron Of art and physical
enjoyment, during noAriy tho whole 81 tnas
period. Lie las few Of ths features or fanciod
some time wns social loadey and boau IN Nov
nlnttor, h''' ho WAS ci,nfliiongod to agbt, .
anol. and was wounded tn tho foot, lau,inE hln
for life. Ha Is email, thick set dark,haltea ,
man Of engaging address, proud nostsal, MOD.
orato aud prudailt Of apooch. particularly whore
tho character of third parties IL discussed, and
Of culture on almost oil subjects, from lntor-
national politics aud political economy to mat
tors Of art. journalism. gastronomy, foMling,
and yachting. He has an interesting family,
atlpofb fortune, and IL ono Of tha metropolitan
lenders of Tho Domocratio party, while national,
and avon Republican, IN his support OF tho War
roeas.,gos as.d tue fattAfulaosa OF tho puhlo OBJ
Tn ia unbnfntfv At3nt1DHHH to In thu
American branch Of tho hoNso oe 1sothachtld.
Ho appears on tho turf In o amt Of white hhnno'.
with 3 fiold-gaus strapped around bis shouiuors.
Ills stables are ut babylon, Long Ieand.
yot without resontmout, backs hin own stable ut
times with oputance aud confidence, aud ia al-
most universally regarded as proEetvattve and
refining Influence npon tho turf. uo has had
fair SUCCESS, without being Regarded 81 yery
S5,000, bots not counted. Belmont 10 tho owner.
heliava, of tho aetubrAtod retired race r,
KentuokY.
Puco McGrntt, owner of Tom Bowling and a
1nrEe racing stable, is Il kuntuoHian, originally
d tallor At tho loose, like Andrew johnson.
Closo sl,rewd, dry, pocIl'ar. Ito became tue
fayorito Of men superior IN life aud position
and imbbcd their ,nsslgenca without their ro-
Anon,snt. no drifted nlopg 10 Now Orleans,
whoro llo bocamo tho partner Of tho colcbratod
gambler. .noundtroes, and, when tho city waa
captrod was threw, in JUL, nnd, 1t IN sni. path
510,500 to In released by Dutscr d 20. Nepair-
ing to Now York ut iimo OF untyordnl gambling,
when nr.ny ant navy 1non antl sutlers, and con-
tractors, ga,nbled like horsobaokod boGgars, Nc
Grath waB tahen IN by john Morfissoy for Ess
acquaintance, bueinosB-knowlet!ge, nnd dry
huinor. Ho left tho firm With abnut *eio o0t'.
of Which ho put portion to establish John
Now York, md afterwards at Long Branch:
From tho latter ostabtishmont, In rivalry Of
Morrissey' Is track at Saratoga, aprapg Monmouth
rark. McGrath il juat on npenklng terms Wlth
alorrlsHey. Ilo put the bnlk OF his money In
fine farm and krooding- -ssublo near Loxington,
where ho is nolghbor OF othor great stablonioi'.
a. Duford, urnstnt Alexander, Shoy. Ciay.
and others. Every Sunday ilo eutortaina mon
OF tho roplto at John O. 1]rockinridgo and james
asS ns n and 10 81 Is bnn arsnu IN e eoreso
etc. ots., sp' or ono no Of '' liz % prosioia ., oen:
John Morgan; business aaid to ylcld
tho iirnl not royenuo Of $4,000 por anillnl.
Alctsratl ii o,lo Of tho long hcaJa on tho tnrf
mlat,, who 1oyos q horse and tho money l1o can
Win 40 e,tna2ly that NO har1ly kuow whether to
consider hIm wholly OF half ,nercenary. Ills
associate. CIsaultcllaino, las not Kept worldly
1nticr suspicion Ms "a little moro than skin and
less than kind"
M. II. Sanford, O poreon whoae sagacity,
observation, n1oans aud rvapcctnbli1ty, hayo
Of tho camp-followors Of tho turf, is o retired
cotton-nnn,lfactnrer Of Connecticut, whoso
health hccau,o impaired, a.ta WHO was or
dorod by lis physicians to follow oltt-
oldo9f pn.sas; s. unxIms {d1. to ',sa nS '
turn. be resolved to take to; tho turf
aud 10 stocl-ralsng on 4 largo md comprehon.
Biro scale, having had somo experience in sport
ing life at New Orleans, whom ho WAS buying cot
ton there. H1 is, in Bo1no respects, tho 8ncccH-
aor Of Ten Droock OH tho turf, both hoing
Northern mon who imbibod the passion for
lprHcB in tue South
Sanford has brecdiug-farm in Kontucky and
an ERstorn farm near Patterson, N. j.. which ho
calls "Preakness, namo, also. Of lls tlness
horse, which was benton this yoar by McDanicl's
6pringbok. Ho has become merchant In thor
oughDred stock, pursuing tho busiiscss With the
otlieiohoy Of II Now highlander. This year, at
Saratoga ho was diHsatia!led with tho arrange
ine, md Withdrew somewhat In II pont. 1t is
often prcdictoa tlat ho will becomo tho leader Of
tho turf in Anlozica.
TIT: I0R1LLAnns.
Tho Lorillnr1s aro hereditary tobacconists, Of
acknowledgements extraction, who manufacture
Norfolk to Now York, anfl, seeing como bnalnosB-
connection between tho consumption of tobacco,
shi{1a, and sporting life, havo for some time
maintained very beautiful yachts, and ftnaly
unFQ IHAGH ~ tAD lutt.
porro Lorillard, tho bcst-kuown of these
| young men, is fine physical specimen ot mon,
| tall and sllapcly. lie and lis brothers hayo q
| stock-fnru,, / think in Nov Joraoy, near Tron-
ton. They l,ayo come upon tho turf with all the
momentum of tI,oir mime; hut have under.
stood that, 1osng race this year on which they
presumed they Ind q Bnro thing. thoso goutlo'
men Lost their equnnimlty. tnrno or toir tralno1
and jockey, and otherwise anorl cd aronltl In wny
mot wiAe for philosophers. Thoy probably
Thought they woro discharging crew rnthor tha'
leading tho "unhouaoo1. froo condition " ol
Tho turf, "put out OF oiscu1nscrlption aud con.
fine, "
s1'nAH1EL,
tho rnan who owned Harry BasBost, and with him
heat Longfellow. and by l'aaaett won fortune
which he kept, though with Eli i1l-grs~S showing
rage whon Monarclist bent Dassett, "A now the
owlsor Of Bomo Of tito best horses on rat. turf, al
tho liead OF whom Htands 6pringbois
Mcdaniel Is nnilve Scot, na = tlayo said
bottled worry long on tho Carolina border Of Vir
glnla, ana q prosperous eaye-tratler, Flo iB
1vllto-lalro1. red-lace1, hot-blooacd, old man
amiable enough in tho moment OF victory, a,,t
hot and profane III tho hour Of lofoat. II.
gives his personal attention to ovory animal h.
owns, watches a1l tho 1nnutin OF Ills hus,ncss
mikes OF Ills gEoomA and Jockeys loncl,mon nn]
taniliarH, and ia surrounded by turhulen
t