New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-06
HOLIDAY SPORTS.
RACING AT MONMOUTH PARK.

RACING AT MONMOUTH PARK.
TSE MONMOUTH CUP WON BY AARON PENNINGTON
BEATING BAIIANkEEL AND wlLDIDLE - PUR-
YEARS STABLE CARRIES OFF THE HOPEFUL
sTAKEs-BIG FELLOW TIKI WINNER OF THE TWO
MILE nEATs-A GREAT CROWD PRESENT AT THE
RACES.
The second days races of the first meeting
Of the New,Jersey Jockey Club at Monmouth Park fall
ing upon holiday and In the fairest OF weather, at
tracted very great multitude Of spectators The Grand
Stand was filed its utmost capacity, the ladies' half OF
The structure being especially crowded, and the brilliant
costumes contributed greatly to the gyety of the scene
The space about the judges stand the quarersretch
and other available places were filed with an
eager crowd, foot and in carriages, so
that the estimate Of 5000 persons present was
probably not a large one. large proportion
Of these came by special trains from New-fork
There crowding enough in going down. The man
ayers OF the NcwJersey Southern Railroad were put TO
their wits end 10 furnish transportation and the train
Of cars presented variety rarely seen In the sober COM
monweath of NewJersey. There were coaches new and
bright and coaches old and gray; smoking cars, emf
grant cars box cars, fiat carseverytng but Pullman
ears the Park every rush for the narrow gate
and six vainy endcavored to get through place
only big enough for one AMI then spoke in strong Ian
gage because they couldn't Once having squeezed In,
most Of the crowd with singular unanimty rushed for
the beer stalls and with the rothy beverage celebrated
the declaration Of American liberty.
Park as there were many persons 10 make msera
ble The cars were reached and crowded into by mass
OF persprng, uncomfortable humanity, the men thinking
and talking only Of the At the wharf on sandy
Hook Of the early afternoon were repeated ny
thousands OF persons who with an hour to get ABOARD
the Plymouth Rock firmly resolved to do 1t IN 1--WE
minutes. The result crush OF men, women, ana
children In narrow gangway which defes description.
Officers swore, did likewise. women and children
screamed, while nobody got where he wanted, ana no
body could stay still account Of the surgng and sway
inc Of the mass in which all individuality was lost in
great aggregation Of discomfort. But there was q
udicrous side to trouble when the officials attempted
70 take the tickets Of the crowd They got very few and
lust after started they through the crowd
gravey asking tickets and fares of those who had not
paid the gangway, but were not very successful AT
the pier New York there similar crush though
every effort was made to prevent it.
THE FIRST RACE.
large number OF horses were entered for the first
race which was for the Hopeful stakes, value $500
added to a sweepstakes Of $50 EACH for twoyearolds
The following started Iorlards black fny Faithless,
Cqabaugh's chestnut FLY Helen Donahue's brown lilly
Moe Carew, Belmonts brown colt Freebooter Puryear
Co.'S brown colt Pastor, Chamberlins brown filly
lone Bevin's chestnut Ally, Harneys chestnut FLY
Lille Belle, Lewis Co.'S chestnut lilly Lady Clipper,
Purdy's chestnut FLY Parapline, and McGraths brown
colt Dalgasan.
After provoking number Of false starts they finally
got away al O'Clock, DOnahues Moe Carew taxing the
lead but keeping 1t for only few rods, being speedily
overtaken by Freebooter Lady Clipper and Others leaving
the fayorite Lorard's FathlesS, far behind But two
thirds Of the distance had been passed. when the relative
positions of the horses entirely changed Pastor
was ahead Lady Clipper had passed Freebooter and
Fathess had caught well up that many had hopes OF
her winning but disappointed for she gained nothing
more and the race by Pastor with Lady Clip
per one length and Freebooter two lengths behind
Bevinss ly was far in the OF all the others. The
time was 5sii seconds The French pools sold on this
race were In the aggIega!e as follows: