The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-19
TURF NOTES.

1t is probable that the $4,000 iour.mile heat race
will be the Bay District course in San Fran
CISCO on washington's Birthday The purse is divided
iollows$15, 900 to the FIRST So 600 TO the second
S. o0O to the third and 81 900 the fourth horse or
eight entries the starters are likely 10 be Revenue
Jr., Foster, Chance, Hook Hooking Katie Pease and
Golden Gate
Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, has been leased by Mr..
Robert steele, owner OF Happy Medium and Mr. r. F.
Galloway, Of Suerns n " for three years It is the
intention OF these gentlemen give several trottng
meetings during the coming season. Extensive i'm
provements being rapidly pushed forward. A
new hotel and several stables course OF
ton.
since for the purpose OF organizing new rotting asso-
and also TO take steps TO JOIN the Southwestern
trotting circuit now forming In Kentucky. The follow
ing gentlemen elected oflcers:-John Overton
President; NJ Cockrill and NJ Henderson Vice Pres
idents v. l. Kirkman, Treasurer and J. ~ Brooks
Secretary One Of The trottng tracks at Nashville will
be leased
Owners OF thoroughbred stock throughout the coun-
try arc again reminded that the following stakes will
close on the lst proN American Jockey Club
Centennial stakes, Centennial Cup, Fordham Handi-
cap Westchester Cup, Juvenile stakes Jockey Club
Handicap and Annual Sweepstakes Of 1877. Monmouth
Park-The Capitol, Hopeful July Monmouth SEQUEL
Thespian and August Stakes; also the Monmouth Cup
Saratoga Observation-Disclosures Tor an ages Flash
and sequel stakes, Summer Handicap for all ages
Sweepstakes for twosear olds and the Saratoga Cup
Louisville Jockey Club-The Alexander, Louisville
Louisville Cup anu the Calf House Plate Blood Horse
Association, Nashville, Tenn.-TLe Young American
OiConnor and Maxwell House Stakes; also the Nash
VILE Cup Chester Park CINCINNATI Oho-The Ohio
Derby Cincinnati Ladies and Burnett House stakes;
also the Cincinnati Cup. On the 18th of March the
entries for tho running meeting Point Breeze Park
Will close. The events are.-Inaugura Sweepstakes
Tor all ages a mile and half; Reform Club Stakes tor
three year old niles, mile and quarter; Grand Ex-
position Stakes for three year old colts and nes one
mile and half bennington Stakes for Odds
halfa miei Philadelphia Club Cup for all ages, two
miles and half; International Handicap stakes for all
ages, one mile and threequarters Association Stakes
for four year-olds two-mio heats Continental Stakes
for three yearods two miles ladies' Stakes for three
year-od niles, one mile and a half
IL Is proposed 10 hold a Breeders Centennial
Trottng Meeting at Philadelphia in the month
Of September next There will be two days
sport, the opening event being the Revolu-
ton Race for three ear-olds nile heats, in har
ness for purse OF 81 500 the winner to have 81 900
tho second horse $3.50 the third $500 and the fourth
$3.50 The second event will be the Independence Race
for nveycar Odds, mile heats three ave- In harness.
for purse Of ~ 500 70 be distributed before men
toned On the second day the hrst event will be tho
Republic Race for four ods for purse OF 81 900,
distributed as before mentioned: mile heats three IN