The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
RACING AT LONG BRANCH.
JOCKEYING THAT WAS FOLLOWED
BY SHAME IND PROFANITY.
A Question Raised as to Square Races
Cbesapeake's Failure and Acrobats vic-
tory-Tlob swim's Snd Misunderstanding.

tory-Bob swim's Snd understanding.
The closing Of tho first meeting of the
Long Branch racet yesterday whs exciting and
intensely interesting. sporting man whose
hair has grown white through the agitation OF
race tracks, stood on the quarter stretch and
shouted Nv In the shade. Great Cesnrs ghost,
what day" Then he dropped on one OF the
hardened benches in front of tho grand stand,
and continued, square races. did you says
Psrdner, there's few OF 'em now. Did YOU ever
know OF any square racing In Monmouth ParkI
Do you hear my gentle voiceS' The bell rang,
and the stewards, Mossrs. William q. Fargo, l..
X. jerome, Carroll Livingston, Ogden Bowie,
George G. Potts. Washington Booth, q. ship-
with Gordon, Gen. Stewart Van vliet, and John
Hoey. famed themselves with their straw hats,
and the porter sbopk up the ice In the bowl.
The attendance was the largest OF the season.
Much complaint was made against the New Jer-
sey Southern Railroad Company, whose time
table seemed to have been cast aside by the
conductors and engineers. The roads to the
race course wero thick With dust, and the at
mosphere was sweltcriDg.
fayorites were heavily backed. The first race of
three quarters Of mile had FIVE entries, Lonng-
Zoo-ZOo and Leonard sold close In the pools.
Bobby swim, tire well known Jockey, rode Leo.
nArd Mr. Henry y. MCGrath, the Kentucky
turfman and owner Of tho horse, we.ered
dent '-t to % ali the the sSeeisiors at the S' Start tart
had not Swim bllndsicd or deliberately worked
70 lose H. On the tuin down the home etret.ch
was crowded by Zoo Zoo, and he twirled Leon
ari on the outside Of Zoo Zoo and lost the race.
Mr. MoGrath was excited, nnG when swim dis-
Bobby, was betting on my horse With DR..
Lorillsrd while you were on the track. My God,
this Is shameful" and the jockey exposed bis
c. relessness or wickedncss by asking, "Why
didn't you let me know that YOU were bettins 9
so much money on the horssi' Mr.. McGrath
Tho next race Of mile and an eighth created
much dissatisfaction. At least ten false starts
were made, Partnership at each time OBTAINING
Tie other horses from fair start. Burger, who
sold in the neld In the pools, won the race. The
lho entries were, ,McGra,h's Chesapeake,
sears's Acrobat, Hitchcock's busy Bee,
s"S %ss the Vt iayorise in The poos. The 6orss is
noted as "a ttrong. stayiDR one, yet Chesapeake,
ridden 10y BOBBY swim, bad many backers, prin-
Inc trst heat was gnllantiy won by Acrobat. and
the sporting mep tride to hedge. but tn: oppoI-
Chesapeake was dstsnced. and Acrobat
ran under the wire amid terrible cheers.
/ ;he bar, as he had done many times dIrils the
| day, and drank With his cnuins. Chesapeake
was nearly broken down, end his tanks were
| dripping with blood. Swim had spurred him
until little life left In the brute. fne Chesa-
pcake crowd, as the hackers Of the horse were
/
| Ine fourth race seemed something like a walk
over for Cottrll's Ascsnslon.
| The fret race was for the July stake value
900 added TO a sweepstases OF $50 sscp, p. D.,
| for two-l ear-o!cs; the winner of the Hopeful
| stakes to carry i've pounds extra. the second to
receive $luo, aud the thiid horse $50, out OF tile
| stakes: three quarters Of n mile. The six
starters were q. 4. Loriisrd's B.. c. Lounger and
o.e. Lottery, /. Loriilare - b. T. Zoo Zoo. august
Belm monts b. (. Hib.ruia. rhos. Puryear & Co. q
b. I. by Narragansett, and Henry p. McGrath's
GratG. G $50 F. Lofiilafc. q ooo; Paryesr, SIS
| q. Loriliard, $40 Belmont, tlso Inc horsei
got got away ys1o well ,osellner' together leonard In tn.
punched. Al tho head OF the stretch Zoo Zoo
wss In front, niternia hard pressing ner Pur
front tnioughout, and won by = length from
! lurysar's liy, VINO beat Hin ernia length snc
half; time. l:lsA. The Paris Mu,ulls paid
Ihe second race. purse 500. for all ages, one
| and sn eighth miles, ntTaAce money TO second
and third horses had as starters G. L. LoIillara
b.. Ambush. L. h. and W; H. Davs's en-. {
Ma, ~ a: y rfown'' B. h. pi,saa:, pslaSie, 9de9
Hurgoo, +, Lorlllard's Tx. {. faitnless
i;ie6sel Ncinerny's ca: 9. Durango. c9arle:
poois, Mei'lo $3.50, Mary $500, Ambush also
narsoo az, f,,hle.. goo Parios,r,shi.
farInerhip and MsttIe forced the run
| nng. and 1t the head OF the stretch Faith
les led, bat could not keep up her stiids after
| going male, bdreoo going to the front wot
| nauGily by hall - length, hettle second, May ID
third. length in trout of Ambush, the res
p%d ssG'E s5l55 ~ ''H'' -'''" 'D' DlD'D--
In ihe third race, for the grand Centennial puks,
OF t5'cO for all pges, four mile nsa!s, tloo en-
Trance. play Of pay; post stake, s3tu to the win
6Sr.s 66ST . H. MsssstSs Me- S au csssspsaks @ @
seerss Gu. {. Acrobat, W. Cottrlll's b. b. Col
Neilican, and l.. A. Hitchcock's eh. IN. Bus
roo; CHESAPEAKE. 81. 800 Field ssio. Mr. Nc
GrstD, by ouying he above pool, caused the be;
,ns T. SeS1ts ..s S.as iss,:'SsSe s';sa IN
Field, sloO Busy Bes went ahead an'
g.. S., the rns.inT sa.,eS but bat AsrS an'
order named. L. this way they passed the b 81
n lie, and entered the home stretch on the nrs
Acrobat quicken.d his p zee, and as tnev pass e,
the judges stand there was clear length be
BEHIND Al sad OF the Isy econa s'
| aC.,sNot opened gap Of six lengths, Chesa
peaGe leaelnt NfIlisin Ns9v s4Sths' BEn,
IN: .ssS I& & Stssa 81 to bss sSs RSt ct
two lengths, and IN tbs way they crossed th
score on the third mile, Michigan and busy Be
home stretch. full. ave lengths in front; Swim
drew Chesapeake up inside the distance post
| and Acrobat crossed the score winner Of tn
heat by ten ien1.hs; time 7:i3S; Michigan an'
| Dasy Hee disianced.
In the second heat tho pools were Acrobat
$500; Chesapeake, sso when the mag fell Chesa
peake was In front, but at the half mile Aero
| bat look the load, and at tue end Of the hfs
uile was ten laps in advance. Al the secont
mule he was nfteen lengths ahead, and at tn
third mile they were twenty yards apart. A
| the head Of the stretch Acrobat made rus
and reached home an easy winner OF the hea
and race In SION chesapeake dlstanced
Acrobat by distancing BUSY Bee, Col. Neiiisau
and Chesapeake won the total amount OF tn
| purse.
| 1hs fourth race, purse $3O0, for beaten horses
| all ages, those beaten once allowed ns., twic
| III bs., three times II ms. entrance money L
| second and third horse one and half mile
was won by Cottrill's ch. b. Ascension 10 aSA5h
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