, 1876-07-02

,UNE:> SUNDAY, JULY 2,
S1eeRy Geo5ge Seepy GeoTgs rs the tavo.tte
field. though Sucker State sold OF one time as
pluck and bottom. The horses were
fastened aan!na positions On IN the :: order above
were started for the, first heat, shaEe;i1
Boy leading of, with Sucker State next, .Nellv
Gray third, Sleepy George fourth, and J. H,
steiner tagging back. ln this position they
passed the first quarter, when Steiner concluded
turning back, and he returned, leaving the other
! four animals to finish the heat and race At tie
half-milc pole Sucker State went we'll IN and
exchanged places with Shaker Boy, who retired
Nelly Gray about two lengths behind, they I
going well together. Sleepy George was saving
himself, for when he ncared the third quarter
he forged ahead and led the quartettc
about half length, which gap he widened
wire in 2:2t, the half-mle having been
| made III :0S4. The horses came In in the fol-
lowing order; Sleepy George, first; Sucker
State, second; Nelly Gray, third; Shaker Boy,
| fourth. Steiner was distanced.
The four horses started we'll together for the
! second heat, with Sucker State in the lead,
Sleepy George next. Shaker Boy and the mare
!! behind. At the first quarter Sucker State made
fine burst, and got fully three lengths ahead
Of his competitors. The same position wasI,eld
but Sucker State had lost ground, aud at t6ee
thrcc-quarter Sleepy George again came to the
Gray thisi, @ sri' and s5aEer @ boy Boy 1say !sst.
Sleepy George held his position
Sucker State SECOND, a length behind, Nelly
| Gray and Shaker Boy back fully three lengths,
the latter just escaping the full Of the tag.
Poolse1lfng after this heat was failure, for tie
field found ao tSs?;ers, everybody wanting to put
The third heat was but d repetition Of the
! second, the horses holding about the same uo-
| sitions, Sleepy George having started way be-
! hind, but taking the lead before the halfmile,
which he made in lit, aud coming in in 1884
the entire batch following in order exactly as in
the SECOND heat.
Following is a summary Of the race:
SAME DAf-pacing race, best three in five to har-
ness, open to al a!l PAGERS, fos purse Of 81 900;
fourth: Judges, Richard h9wett Thomas sunder-
Wajis1s T. S@Is t. b. sscSaf & sseggy gate
Col Diekeys b. :. shaker .':9
49, Tine. .2::224 ri :20si 2:33!!s.
To-MoRKow's SPORT.
The programme for Monday includes three
races for which the entries are as follows:
Stake race for two-year-olds, s44-mile dash, Sam
Powers b. t. Princess aud b. I. Fawn; T. s.
O'D;,nnon's b. f. Bcrta A1ay; aud George Hakes'
ch. c. John Campbell.
For the mile running and repeat open to all
ages, R. Hopson, ch L. Canada; F NJ. Lilly, b.
Ii. Jack Hardy; ]. Forbes, br- b. Bill Bphcc; A.
Harki1ls, b. f. Lady Malcolm.
For the 111-mile dash there arc the following
entries: ]. Forbes, til. b. Viclssburg; J. g.
Murphy, b. r.. War Jig; II. Hebbcthwaite, Oh.
h. Douglas; E. Harrison, b. Il. Falmouth; A.
HanlSins, b. c. The Nipper.
For Tuesdays steepfe-chase there will be five
entries, and at least tour starters. The distance
will be about q miles, over twenty jumps. Its
not often that there arc so many starters in a
steeple-ch:sc, and the novelty will LII doubt be
tho means Of drawing large crowd ,
LONG BRANCH.
LONG BRANCH, July 1.-The races began to-
day with inc weather and a last track. 1
The first race was for the trial purse, ! mile,
and was won by Metal; Leander second, Spend
thrift third, aud Milton last. Time, 1:47.
The second race W:ls for u purse Of $500, all
ages, nine heats. The first heat was Won by
Meco; James 4. second, and Egypt third. Time,
1:45H. Meco nlso won the SECOND heat and
race Time, 1:49 .,.-
The third race WAS for the Jersey Derby
stakes, TX miles. Bc1monts stable Bertram
and Fiddlestick were first aud second, Kappa
hammock third, and Fugitive fourth. Time,
2:4i5<.
The last race was the Long Branch grand .aa-
tional stceple-ehase, about miles, over fair
hunting-course- Coronet won By half a length,
Col: Nelligan second, Derby third, and !
Busy Bee fourth The Weasel lid net go over |
the course, refusing the fifth jump. Time, 5:57.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Terra haute Qnd.) Trottins Association
have been Obliged to abandon their summer
meeting, on account of insufficient entries. |
They hope for better luck next fall
Mr.. Hcbblcthwait, who is now Mt Dexter Park |
with his stable, offers to match MIR. John /
Reber's +yeur-old colt Douglas, BY imp. Hur- |
rail-, to run mile, carrying full weight, over |
the Peru Course, in III, for s1,ooo a side
Goldsmith Maid will make another trial to |
beat her oxn record, at Beacon Park, Boston, !
July !. Her owner is confident that she can
knock second of Of 2:14, and will continue to
attempt the feat, as long as she Keeps In such |
superb condition as she now is
Wiltes Spirit says: "a report has come to
our ears, entirely believed BY the gentleman
ted short time ago, on Dr. Hcrr's truck, full
milo in 2:0931. That story is lArge enough for
hot weather, but now comes the indianapolis !
People and cclipscs it, by tcl1fng Of Blue Bull
colt, 2y days old, which trotted in 2:4o.
Wlew!"
Previous to the first heat in the free-for~all
trot at Mystic Park, on Friday, June Is, 1t was
Ill Commonwealth. When the fact became
Known to Mr. Comee, the owner Of the gelding,
le removed the driver, Carroll, and PLACED the
'eins in the hands Of Mr.. j: J. Bowen. This
prompt action OIL the part Of Comce's owner
3ayc great satisfaction to the spectators. Not
the change, Gomez was only en-
.bled to capture the first heat Commonwealth
Winning the second, third, and fourth handily.
The Indianapolis Journal says: "After the
conclusion Of the pacing race at the Peru 1nd.)
Driving Park, the Indiana fayorite, Red Cloud,
vas brought upon the course and driven half
nile in :12. This, considering the heavy state
II the track and the fact that there were no
'ther horses going with him to urge him for
Yard, WAS regarded as fully equal to his best
irnc. When he came in the ladies who we're |
,rcsent decorated tue gallant horse with hand
ONE wreath Of flowers. Red Cloud is still n !
title weak in the tendon OF the leg which went
amc two years ago, but his owner Is confident
hat by the time the fall races for which he Is
ntcrcd) commence he will be Is sound as ever"
BILLIARDS.
THE CUsuIoN-cARoM QUESTION.
TIE TRIBUNE has been asked several times I
late why it was that something WAS not done
onccrning the emblem Of the bllinrd suprem-
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