The New York herald., 1876-11-05

front and showed the way around the upper turn, St
Martins taxing SECOND place sss'n,us e'ss W
second half length ahead Of Nre.n.us. As the
Larse passed under tho blum Vigil Was four lengths IN
OF ST. Martins, the latter Two lengths IN iront
OF virginiux They passed OF sight this order
When they appeared again the lower turn Vigil was
leading three lengths ST. Martins second. one length
in front OF virginius 81 Martins moved up little
tho lower turn and at tho three quarter pole vigil
was about two lengths I front. Coming up me quar-.
the stand at the end OF the first mse-time. l:52-
he evcn terms with Vigil, virsinius
half dozen lengths behind. As Vigil and ST. Martins
lett the the next milo they racing their
best, and. alter fine struggle ST. Martins showed his
head In at the quarter pole ana. coming
the OF the blum had his neck and shoulders the
lead Both dong their best around the hill 81
Martins carried length the best OF out OF sight
Appearing again on the lower turn no Was two lengths
in 'front.' OF VIGIL The latter getting the whip rather
vigorously. The colt responded TO every persuasive
entered the homeslrelch had his head on ST. Martns
hips Getting into the h0mcstretch Haywood was no.
ticed nourishins his whip with hs lett hand, and
The The Hanks Of 81, Hsr.ins Vigil V,si evidently
crowdins him unpcassntly. Then moment alter
ward both jockeys were seen plying both whip and
spur and Vigil on even terms with 81 Martens At
the crossing place on the track, anu then the affair
became more in doubt but after the nnest finish
witnessed Vigil passed under the wirc winner by
neck and shoulders amid the loud cheers Of tho multi
tude IL was some moments before the people began
TO discuss the affair." but all agreed that they had never
seen a better race The time 3:A0. The Paris
mutuels paid 81 20 The stake worth 81, 700,
tiglfs WINNINGS Ocfng 81. 2D
Tho winner, vigil, was bred by Nr NJ. H. Sanford az
his rreakness stni Farm in Kentucky. He Is by
Virgil lson ofyandsl ana Hymenia, by imp, York
shrc dam Regar, by Lexington; second dam Lorette,
by imp. Sovereign; third dam Nary Ogden. by Thorn.
hill ison OF imp. Glencoe and imp Pickle, by Emius;
Parrot, by Randoph's Roanoke; sixth dam Paroque.,
by imp. Merrydeld; seventh dam John kandolphs
mp mare BY Popnjay, OUT OF Bouro0ns Gam, ~
sale IN 1874 by Mr. James A. Grinstead. for $40 Ho
subsequently sold him IN 1875 for 5000 10 Colonel d.
Hassett. 10 Mcssrs r. Dwyer Brother Tor $2a.Oou
Vigil began his winning career al Saratoga, In mile
ana quarter dash Tor maidens wnen nc peat Courler
up by winning tho summer Handicap, = nile and
tnreequarters. when, with VI lbs nc beat Matte A.,
wears old at l07 lbs Invoice 4years old, as lU lbs,
and Warlock years Old, at 81 lbs. He next
be ten twice, once by Burgoo and by Rhada-
manhus when he had the worst Of he weights, after
which ne won mile and thrcc-quartcrs in SOL, when,
with 102 lbs he beat Abilene, years old, al 90 lbs
Lelaps years old, at III lbs. and ,ne Grey Num- :
meetingihc won mile and half from Invoice aud
Preston at weights for age, IN 2:4e, which he fol.
miles and quarter in All, when with 100
lbs up, he beat james A. years old, at los lbs. ;
s fcoo Old la a. lis S and sunSars
years old, at 90 los This established hls ability TO
go distance and as he backed that performance up
by winning atwo-milc dash at weight for ago from
Athenc Fddlesiick ana Preston, 10 $40, he ut
became the iavori,e lor the Breckenridge Stake at
Basse.s s would win q the bixs stake How Vigil won
that event is well known Vigil has won tor his
ers since last season over $l5, ,OO0
THIRD
was for purse OF $780, beaten maidcns allowed lbs
mile heats Five horses came 10 The post Tbese
Charles Reeds chestnut lilly Ath cue, by Put Malloy
dam Anna Travis, years DID, 81 lbs; r. Dwyer Il
Brothers black borso Rhadamanthus. by Leaminglon
dam Nemesis years old lis lbs; W. X. Babcock's S
chestnut horse Egypt by Planet dam Lady Barry, 3
years old, 124 bs A. Grinsteads bay colt Mcttlc, by
Melbourne. Jr., dam by Eclipse, years DID, los lbs,
and D. McDaniel's chestnut mare Madge, by Australian
dam Alabama, years DID, 121 lbs Rhadnmanthus was
the iavore Tor this large Odds Aettle being
well backed. probably account Of his stable com.
panon, St. Martins, having made such gallant run
with Vigil, and Madgc also thought we'll Of The
other in the had sanguine friends
they backed the horses Tor what they thought tncm
worth rs foloXs:-