The New York herald., 1876-07-13
Second Day Of the Second Summer
Meeting at Monmouth Park.
FOUR INTERESTING RACES.
Fine Weather, a Good Track and
Excellent Running.
Romney, .FiddIesticks, Waco and Bullet
the Winners.

Tho racing yesterday at Monmouth Park capital
every event being run in splendid manner and in
excellent time. Tho attendance nos as large as on
other days OF the meeting but those who were at tho
track and witnessed the sport left fully satisfied with
all they had seen. Four took place, the first
dash Of three-quartcr Of mile, between very
equally matched horses, and they made q capital race.
The avorto was beaten and this gave appetite to the
spectators for the that to follow Tho
ond that has for years been considered
important one, It being the Ocean Hotel Stakes for
threo year-old colts and hlies When first run, and
the following year, tho race was mile heats but
aflcrwari changed to mile and threequartcr dash.
The frs. year, 1870, the race was won
by General Buford's Enquirer, after Lynch
burg had run into the fence and dis
abed himself he having taken the first heat gallant
style, Maggie b. B. beng second at the finish. The
second year, 1871, Salna the. stakcs, Saucebox
being second. In 1872, the having been changed
to mile and threcquarters, Mate, carrying ITO lbs,
won the stake in 3:15 Extract second, and in 1873
Lizzie Lucas, carrying lO7 lbs, beat the great Tom
Bowling in 3:12H. The weights for the race again
underwent a change and II was decided that colts
should carry 95 lbs. and fies % lbs until 1873. In
1874 Aaron Pennington the race in S:1o beating
Brigand aud two Others and last year Ozark the
race carrying 81 bs beating Aristides in 3:1oal Fid
destcks could have reduced the time made by him yes
terday many seconds had II been necessary but his
trainer gave his jockey orders to make waiting race
OF it, and when the flag fell the lad pulled tho colt to
stand still while the other away the top of
his speed In quarter OF mile Fiddlesticks was
beaten fty yards; but this he made up tho next half
mile, showing most wonderful turn OF speed II will
not be too much to say that Fddlcstcks at present
the fastest horse of his age in America at tho distance
he this occasion. Tho third and fourth races
closely contested and gave great satisfaction as
will be seen by the details below.
RACE
was for purse OF $500, for all uges entrance money
to second and third horscs tho distance threequar
tcrs of mile. For this thero seven start
crs, comprising J. r Gbney's chestnut nliy Love
Chase, by bennington, dam Henrietta WEIGH, years
old 102 lbs j. f. Bovlns' chestnut hlly Hattie F. by
bennington. dam Bonnie Doom, years DID, 102 lbs. ;
7. B. Il W. H. Davis chestnut colt Romney, by Curcs.
dam POLL years old, lO7 lbs j. II. Raccy's bay colt
bennington I'd, by bennington. dam Susan Bean,
years Old 107 lbs; p. Lorillard's black
ally Faithless, by Leamugton dam Felicity,
years old. lO2 lbs; ~ McIncry's chestnut
goding Durango by Jack Malone. dam Fannie
Barrow years old, 1o4 lbs, and G. b. Morris chest
nut colt Osseo, by Eclipse dam Olata Faithless
great favore, but beaten badly. This nlly has
been in poor form the whole of the season. since sho
given trial before Mr. Lorard sent his horses to
Louisville The ly not SENT after her trial she
went amiss. and sho Is not right vet