The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
MONMOUTH PARK RACING.
THE MEETING ENDING WITH -FOUR
SPIRITED CONTESTS.
Barricade. Papermaker, Coronet, and Par
years Colt the Winners-A Hot Day, Good
Attendance. aud Satisfactory kport.

Barricnde. Papcrmaker, CorOnet, and Pur-
years colt the winners-A Hot Day, Good
Attendance. aud Satisfactory sport.
The horse racing at Monmouth Park yes
terday closed the second OF this years meetings.
The attendance was large, aud the heat was
lessened by q breeze from the ocean. The racing
was satisfactory II began with mile dash for
two-year olds, With the following runners: Pur-
years chestnut colt by NarraRansett, McGrath's
Leonard, 2. Lorillard's Bombast and Orion, and
@. l. Jorllard's Lucfer and Lottery. In pool
p. Lorlllards entries sold for t1,lb0, LeoDard's
for $500 Puryesrs for t135, and G. Lorillards for
e65 After a tedious delay, caused by the
uneasiness Of the horses, the nag fell
to an even start. Leonard went to the froot,
followed by Lucifer, Orion and Puryear's ally,
the nrst-nsmed being a length In front OF the
other three, aud running very fast. In going
around the quarter. Puryear's colt drew clear OF
the Others. Leonard dropped IN the reer after
half mile. As they came into the straight they
could not be noted until they arrived at the
seven eighth mile post There IL was seen that
Puryear's colt and Leonard were ahead. Pur-
years colt won ny n length. Bombast was third
and Lucifer, Lottery and Orion were strung out
In the order named. The time was l:50 The
Mutual pools paid 80. 30 on each winning ticket.
The second race was sweepst ikes for foas
OF 1875, the distance being two miles. The start
ers were Il. Lorillaru's, Datricadc, Doswel's
Rappahsnock. and Littels Cornucopia. Barri-
| cade was the favOnte In the betting. He took
/ the lead, ana ran fast lie wing happlhhnOck.
| Then Rappa hannck reduced tho lead TO a cOu-
pie OF lengths. Cornucopia was thirty yards In
the rear on the 0rst mile. Barrie de maintained
the lead, with Rapp Ahanock endeavortng to
| overtdke him, and In doing SO he exhausted
himself. B,rricade was keot at hi. hest speed,
| and made to win by SIX lengths In 3:4. Kappa
| hanock was second, and CVtuucupia pulled up,
| badly tired.
| The third race was mite and half for the
| beaten horses 81 both meetings. Gibney's Love
| chase, Davis's kenney. Mullins Papermaker,
| Ross Alton, aud Bevns's Nattio f., were the
| runners. Pduermaker was he iavotite. They
| were started cauit lily. Lpvechase ran IN front
| for a few strides, but her rider allowed kenney
! hind. The rest were eca tered half a dozen
| lengths In the rear. As thcy passed the mile,
| LOveChas- led, clOsel, pressed by kenney. hen
| paucrmaker got INTO company with Lovech, Sc
| and kenuey on the ok stretch. and Lovechase
| began 20 give out. Papermaker Drew up even
as they turned In the stretch, and keuney weak
eued. A few strides tu' tner on, Paper IN All er
was Ioosed, md he won easily by a length from
| Kenney. Lovechase was third Hate L. fourth,
| and Alton "A Dad attn. lime. 245..
| "A steeple- Chuse for all ages, ABOUT three miles
over a fair hunting course, closed the racing.
The starters were Browns CorOnet, lawrence
Kcsolute, and Donahue's Weasel. Coronet was
the fsvorite. Resoiute led over the fret two
| jumps, followed by CorOnet and Weasel, but at
the third, a stone wall, he bolted, and allowed
Coronet to take his place. Cor met made all bis
stand. was first over. Weasel VS. then second.
They rau In that order to the back Of tbs field.
and at the sixth obstacle, Coronet, still
in advance, made the jump successfully.
refused, aud was passed by Resolute.
| Soon Resolute was beside CoTonet, and they
simultaneously jumped a hurdle. They alter
nately led ON the track al the back. AT the last
hurdle, however, Coronet was first over and
then he opened length, crossing the score q
winner by two length. Time, sac.