The New York herald., 1876-07-02
A VERY FAIR ATTENDANCE.
A Good Day. a Fine Track
and Excellent Sport.
FOUR CAPITAL CONTESTS
Mettle, Meco, Bertram and Corone'
the Winners.

The hrst summer race meeting at Monmouth Park,
Long Branch, inaugurated yesterday under the
very suspicious circumstances OF splendid weather,
fine array OF notable horses and fair atendapce The
grand stand tasteful in it's rcdecoraions and flying
from its graceful urrets the broad banner OF the New
Jersey Jockey Club, contained fashionable assemblage
OF the visitors at the Branch, and by the conrlbu
tons from the city, by the morning boats and trains,
the ladies' portion of the stand brilliant
In summer toilets a parlerre OF flowers, while
the quarterstretch occupied by The usual
spcculations of tho race The display OF handsome
cqu'pagcs was very 1nc The track IN excellent
order and cool breeze from the made the occasion
particularly pleasant
Monmouth Park is one of the accessible
courses in the country 1t is beautifully situated in
he midst OF rich farming region, every side
charming woodland views with here and there
through the picturesque vistas bright glimpse Of the
sea. The drive OF three miles from the beach over
excellent roads, carefully wa,ered to prevent DUST and
hc accommodations at the track leave unsup-
plicd. From the city the trip down the bay at this
OF the year Is delightful Tho boats
com Portable, and the run, with slight
railway connection at sandy HOOK lands one
IN an hour and half right at the park gates with
out danger or the slightest discomfort At the close OF
the races each day tho trains pick visitors at tho
gates and them the city in dinner.
pleasanter excursion cannot be mag gned. The boats
leave from pier No. North River at quarter Seven
and twenty minutes to ten A. NJ, and from loot Of
Twenty fourth street at eleven A. NJ.
The programme OF the for the ng week are
Of much interest On Tuesday, July T. extraordinary
attractions offered, and there is no doubt a
large crowd will be attendance Nearly all IA
nous horses on the turf i'll training for this meet
ng, the largest number of stables In the country
assembled hero. the entries unusually numer-
Dus, and the stewards are gentlemen whose names will
guarantee the successful and popular management OF
!he meeting.
Four races came Off yesterday, the first being dash
Of mic the second mile heats the third Jersey
Derby, dash of a mile and threequarters, and the
fourth steepechase all of them being gallant
':ylc and were highly appreciated by the spectators
rhe fields rather light each contest, but tho
sloseuess of the finishes made amends the lack OF
plumbers Such good running always draw crowds
70 Monmouth PARK
THE FIRST RACE
was Tor purse of 1900 for all ages dash Of milc
the entrance money to second and third horses For
This event there i've entries, consisting of Jo
DonahGc's chestnut horse spindriit, by Bonnie Scot
and dam py Wagner, aged. carrying Ia lbs. A. T.
srecn's chestnut geldng Milton by Planet, dam Mil
ured, aged l2l lbs. @. L. Lorllards bay colt Lcander
by Enquirer dam by Bonnie scotland, years DID,
Yrs lbs. J. A. Grinstcad's bay colt Mcte, by Mel
BOURNE Jr, dam by Eclipse. Leandcr just previous TO
the start the iavorNe Metiic second choice SPIN
sriit the third and Milton tho fourth The gave
great dissatisfaction to the hackers of spindrift and
Milton; but there great necessity 1t, the
esut showed that both beaten considerably more
han they lost at the start In TACT old Spndrit had
,ery little run in him, he hin Sc f. and
his known many, as the following pools will
ihow. Had he been nrst rate condition he would
have been the favorc.