The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-04
TIE RACING.

IKE RACING.
The track was In excellent condition, but not
remarkably fast. The weather was most delight
ful, and the spectators were highly pleased with
ell the events that came or during the afternoon.
The nrst race OF the day was called the Trial
Purse, TOR which there were thirteen entries, COM
prlslng j. I. Wilson L Co.'s bay colt Jack Tweed,
three years old; W. jennings chestnut colt Verdi
girls, three years old; ". Cottrlls chestnut colt
Harry Felter. tour years old; W. Wynch's bay
mare Mary Long, i've years old; Charles Fawn's
brown geldlng Wizard, ave years old; A. Taylor's
chestnut mare Minnie Mac, dve years old (;
Thomas PurYear CO.'S bay colt Leader
three years old; George Langstan's bay My
Countess. 4 years Old; K. W. Cameronis bay nlly
Inspiration, Jears old; John Conee's brown oily
lda Wells, years old; A. b. lie wis Co.'s brown
oily vaRdalite, years oldi 10 Donahues chest
nut cot Dublin, years old. and Robinson. Nor
gan Co.'S bay colt Searcher. years old. Verdi
girls was the favorlte, Countess the second choice
ana Dublin che third. The race was a most excel
lent one the nnlsh being excltiDgly close between
searcher Countess and verdigrIs. The others
were beaten on. searcber, the winner OF the
race, 1t Will he remembered, made o
great great run I'M, At LIE lexington IS Ia the early
ran, out after that he was beaten at Louisville
and again az Jerome PARK, winch caused his Iol-
lowers TO have little faltn his chances OF win
nlng yesterday, as the most ne ietcnei In pool
OF over $1,000 was $50. he showed me populace
however On this occasion that ne IL fast at MS ds-
tance, ana that In short races he viii be hard 70
beat. he Is q very lar2e colt, with an immense
stride. and d., he gathers as rapidly as pony.
fore he goes back to Kentucky.
The second event was race at hea's, for which
year 4 Co.'s bar colt Grinstead, J. A. Grinsteadis
gray colt D'Artasnan, 10 Donahue's chestnut
esrss sp,narIs ,Onn SOees black horse B. F.
Grinstead sold highest In the pools, Splndrft sec
ono, Piccolo next In favor, out az small dgures.
D'Artagnan won he nrst heat in very excellent
time In a struggle with B. Y. Carver, the others
contenting themselves with dropping inside the
distance dag. rhe second neat was won by Grin
stead, and all the horses which had not won heat
were sent to the stable Grinstead won the third
heat and the race. Spindrilt did not come up TO
tRe expectations Of his hackers, as he proved TO
be entirely out OF form. Grlnstead Is a hard
horse 90 beat at mile heats, as has been demon
strated both at Jerome PARK ana at this place.
Inc third race was considered the great event
OF the DAY and me OF the important races OF the
meeting. II was the JERSEY Derby stakes, valued
At ST. 500 added TO swee pstakes OF $50 each, play
or pay the second horse 10 receive $500, the third
sios out o. the stakes 200 the ~ whole value o. Ine
three nominations nine came TO the post. These
were H. Z. McGratn's two colts, Calvin and Chesa-
Harvey John f.. chsmDeriin's brown colt
James A. Ro6iSson Morgan CO.'S brown colt
BOB WOoley, K w. Cameron's bay colt Baym,n-
sser ana inomSs Puryear Co.'S bay colt War.
the aeld a. four 70 one. Tney came In nrst aud
second, Vtator being placed third. There was
unfortunate collision on the upper turn as tue
colt were nearing tho quarter pole. General
harneV In being puled out from the fence, ran
into and upset. warwick so much that he threw
bis rider, AZ which time Bayminster was struck so
severely on the leg that he could barely hobbe
homo. He Is not fortunately, permanently IN
jured, but Win not run again for some tune. Great
expectations were formed OF Warwtck's chances
~ those IN the interest OF tue stable, and they
were greatly mortified at the result
The closing, event OF the day was eteeple-
chase. with TOUR starters. These we're A. II. Tor
rence's chestnut geldlng Trouble, Lawrence 3
Loriliard's chestnut Redng Bullet, 10 DonaDues
bar horse stanford ana Jonn aanagan'a bay geld