The New York herald., 1874-08-14
THE RACING.

Threatening clouds overnung the race course
during the morning, and the consequence was
tnat the attendance was not as large as on many
other days Of the meeting Happily, however, BE-
fore the hour OF starting the sun peeped out be.
tween the clouds and 1oveiy weather took the
place of the sOmbre and dull condition OF the early
morning. The track was in most excellent
condition, and capital racing and fast time
was the result. Three races were on the
card-the first dash Of three-Quarters
OF . mile py two-year-0ds, the second
dash OF mile and ope-eighth, for three
ycar-olds, and the third dash Of TWO miles
and quarter for all ages, all OF which came OF
with great promptness and gave general satisfac-
ton TO the spectators who left the course In time
for dinner.
The opening race of the day was a renewal OF
the struggle between some Of the crack twO-year-
0lds OF the year. at distance Of three-quarters of
Q mile, winners OF races the value Of which was
over $1,000 being penalized i've pounds The
starters for the race Mr.. Belmonts blsck colt
Rhadamanthus, by bennington, out OF Nemesis; !;
G. Rice's Volcano, by vandal, out Of Iodine (;
Hunter Travers' bay colt King Bolt, by Lexiug-
ton, out OF Ethan Lass; Struggled 4 Company's
gray colt Enlister, BY Enquirer, out OF Crownlet;
each OF whom carried 100 pounds. The only winner
OF the lot being the brown colt Calvin, out OF Lucy
Fowler, who, for winning the July stakes at Long
Branch, carried los pounds. KING Bolt was the
favorfte in the pools, Mr.. Belmont's entries being
second in demand, Calvin the third choice, at the
In the sales on the track to-day King
Bolt was great fayorite, Mr.. Belmont being
amounts at about even figures. KING Bolt won the
race. Mr. Beimont's colt second, Volcano third.
great satisfaction to the spectators.
The second race, dash OF mile and an eighth.
allOWancaa- nFOuQht a Quapt
neld, as ollows:-Captain Cottrill's bay geld
Ing Bay Rum. BY Bsywood. ont Of Goneri
newly purchased chestnut colt Botany Bay,
BY Australian, out Of Bonnet, by Lexington, with
Leamington out Of Jessamine Porter. by Austria
!ian, with 90 lbs. Governor Bowie's bay colt
% ~ y sedns
ONei,, by Lightning out Of Zingara, BY Star Davis,
with % lbs. tONei has been known heretofore
colt Grinssead, BY iIroy out Of sister to 70
Rnbrlc, by Sovereign, with 100 lbs.; Colonel
By hses Des
and his bay illy, by Red Dick, out OF Eta Snppen,
by breckenridge. The last. but not the least Of
the lot, was Mr.. Belmont's bay nily Countess, BY
Kentucky, out Of Lady BlesslngtOn, by Eclipse.
with 30 pounds Grlnstead was tie favorite
in favor McDaniel's two third choice. Madge
won very easy race, in most excellent time,
The third race was dash Of two and q quarter
miles. Tor all ages, with seven pound penalty on
the winner OF the Saratoga up, which kept the
winner Of that event-Spnngbok The
starters were George Rlce's aged horse Wanderer,
by Lexington, carrying ia lbs A. NJ Burton's
Iour-yearold cotJack Frost, by Jack Malone with
los lDs.; A. s. Cages fouryear-Old filly Katie
Pease, by Planet, with 100 lbs., this being
her first appearance under the cOors and
management OF the parties who have bought
her running qualities until January ], 1875; Colo
mel McDanlels' iour-year-od cot Galway, by Con.
cord with l0S pounds, and the speedy ioury year-od
. colt Fellowcrait, by Australian, also with los
pounds. Just before the start Wanderer became
the layorlte. He won most capital race with the
greatest apparent ease, showing the way ior
nearly Two miles. Feoycrait ran in second and
Jack Frost third. The time made by Wanderer
was never bealen but once and then by Harry
Bassett, which was $3.50, Wanderer being second
and a haf slower.
The following are the details Of the running as
1t came off,
THE FIRST RACE.
THIRD RENEWAL OF THE Tw0-YEAR-OLD SWEEP
STAKES, at 500 each, haI forfeit, with 500 added:
second 10 save his stake Winners OF $1,000 to
carry lbs. OIL $780, lbs. OF $4,000, 10 lbs. ex-
ira. Closed with thirty-fve nominations. Three
quarters OF mile. The following were the
STARrERS:-
Hunter Travers' b. C. King Bolt, by Lexington,
dam Ethan Lass, 100 los. (Mlgan) .......... !
A. Belm0nt's ok. c. Rhadamantnus, bv Lea
mington, dam Nemesis, 100 los. (Evansl ......
G. Rices b. C. Volcano, by Vandal, dam Iodine,
100 lbs. tWiliamsl .......................... 3
Owners br: c, Gavin, by npperary, dam Lucy
Fowler, 105 lbs. (owm) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Struggled A Co.'s &. C. Enllster, by Enquirer,
dam Crownet, l00 lbs. (C1ark) )................. s
Il