The New York herald., 1876-10-03

THE NURSERY sTAKEs
SANE DAy-THIRp RAcE.-TnE NrRsxRY srAxEs
for two-year.oids, OF 500 cach malt forfeit with
ST. 600 added; the second horse $500 out oil
the stakes; closed August l5 1875 with forsythrec
nomnas,ons % One mile Value Of stakes, $500
McGra.ns & br: 9 oa Leonard ", by Lonsisllow,
E. % c4ssusss c ssS S sS % coVsr6rooi, we BY vaSssaii
on. Of n..dna 100 J.;
out OF Susan Bean, 81 los tBrown)
Pierre Lorillard's b. g. Bombass BY Bonnie scot
D. McDan,el's b C. Princeton, by Oakland. out of
g. noa.ls. lSS Ss Ss Iucsr By e.niaso
OF Lady Motley. 100 iSa lsni,hj
Thomas Puryeal Co.'S ch G Kingssnd, BY Mar,
raganset., out Of Maidstone. 100 bs lMatthsws)
william oo.sr,ir. eS. & Adventure, BY Daniel
Boone out OF Maggie T,. e. = los ..-..conner)
Brrr,xs-s ssusqush.naa, $3.50; Leonard, $3.50; Bonn
sss sss iss.ps ;sS scion . :iss 'o Top
After four iailurss- Mr. Conner was enabled
to give tho signal. when susqueh.nna
Leonard and the others not tar behind. On the
turn Kngsland fell to the rear as Top near the quar-
ss1 n.p 'ns Leonard ous somps nso soua
cracking pace showed tho way around the
sun, closely attended by Top, susque-
ruck. Around the lower turn Top again Tor in
slant a. tho post Of honor. and al the head OF
stretch Brown sent Susquehanna all he could, who
thence forged to the front, but IN . few strides
Leonard again disputed The way and led into lhs
straight work short half length. Stride for
stride they came along but at the distance
Cloverbrook, who took third place at tho three
quarter pole, became keen dsputant Tor nrs honors,
and coming along with rush went up to Leonard and
these mad q bitter eight 10 the end, Leonard finally
winning by short head. Susquebanna neck bo
came Bombast fourth, Princeton dith, Luclier sixh
Kiagsland seventh, Top eighth and Adventure ninth
Time, 1:5OH.
THE wISNER-LEoNARD.
Ia oY Innu tell md Cntla RAJ In h0
property of his breeder Mr. H. p AcGrsth. and, being
OF tho drst get of Longellow, he reflects great
brown in color with white fore foot and star From
HIS running this year. the inference Ii that staying is
aucs nnd - ns Sy f.s the
winter he will undoubtedly strip OF the finest
thrcey next year and give the best
OF his opponents all they san do TO keep him company
when he gets into his great raking stride. Leonard
has now started eight times and has been successful
on three occasions His first essay in tho Juvenile
Stakes az Jerome Park spring meeting won by Idalia
with Hoernia and Zoo Zoo second and third. Al
ohadslphis he won the bennington Stakes, p Lorll-
lard supplying second ana third with Darnley and
Diamond, and i've wore unpiaced. In tn Q
July stakes at Long Branch Zoo Zoo and
ME Minor nlly third Kingsiand got between him aud
victory the August Stakes, the being good ono
,h s hs%,s Ts.h SA " osn1na Inc
enough tor him, and Zoo Zoo, for tho third time,
In ahead OF him. but such good ones the Nsrragan
yers and Ladyhke wcro behind the pair. Leonard
was better suited with the extra quarter of q
mile In the Saratoga stakes, and he got
the verdict In hts favor by a length. over
Bomoast, Hibernia third, and Baroness Kingsland
and Lucifer among the eight who had 90 put up with
ducks eggs So much hard work apparently told upon
. colt OF his build and Il hIte wonder that a lew
days later he failed to get place In tho Kentucky
Stakts, which won by Susquehanna, Bombast,
whom he had previously beaten, being second and
Cloyerbrook third The he has since had enables
him TO turn tables upon those who beat him his
last race and moro he the first catch tho
Judges eye in race Of very trying description.