New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
LONG BRANCH RACES.

LONG BRhNCH RACLS'
GOOD ATTENDANCE, But CONTESTS OF LITTLE IN
TEREsT-IDALIA, sHYLOCK, TOM oCHiLiREE' 3D.
MARTIN ASD BULLET THE WINNERS.
A large number of people sought relief from
the excessive heat and noises Of the Fourth OF July eee-
braon in the city by taking the gailydecked steamers
for Sandy Hook and ride along the ocean beach 10
Long Branch Yesterday. There was On entire ab-
eepee Of the rushing and crowdng for seats IN tue
steamers and On the cars which mas Deeh ah oo-
iectional feature Of q Fourth OF July excursion 10
Long Branch In former years great majority ol inc
passengers going TO to the Monmouth farh races
Many ladies' were in the Grand Stand aud on the CuO-
bopse balconies but the spectators did not include so
many persons auspicous in official and fashionable HE
as heretofore An exceptionally attractive programme
was provided by the racrs associations bue of se'ei
reasons the racing, with the exception OF the s'eePe
chase was OF uneyentful and uLexcithg chaface''
One OF the avorites contested bfavcy against defeat
but without avail The other ay0r,es took the prizes
without effort.
The baif-me dash FOR the Hopeful Stakes ENLISTED
large field IL woyear ods starting out of % nominal
tions The stakes valued at $500, with goo adeu
FOR each play or pay the second horse Receiving SiVo
out Of the stakes and the third horse $50 Usually tue
halfme dashes of the youngsters ere the most interest
ING events on the programme aud excite great deal OF
speculation at the pool stands This year The " nope
fuls" had to meet four promising competitors
from tLe stables of Pierre Lori!laid. lhcy were
so great favorte5 that the interest In the race d so
what subsidized before the horses went - the posi- IN
the auction pools y. Lorillards ldaliH, DIAMOND bon
ba5t and Zoo Zoo sold FOR 5000; Bcmonts Adons ana
IIibcrnia Cor $780, PuTyear Co.'s hay lilly i'r Fi,'
Maris's Eclipse for $780, Hchcocks chestnut colt iof
sIIo G. T. Loriard's Lucifer and Ladyke FOR s75, and
acGra,h's Frank Jones for $50. The horses
got away in u buuch, Diamond having the al
vantage and supported by his stable companion iuaa
Adons third, and Puryears bay 1ily fourth Az Tue
homo stretch most OF the field had fallen back, nut the
hoy Hl,y followed by Iherni1, improved Gcr pace am
before the iurlons pole reached overlook Dlinoin
nae" with The latter who won easily by three lengths. In
l9a4 seconds the bay fy second, Hibeinh thru ala
The selling race, III miles. was well contested, but
shyotk mantanct MS reputation with iie IcIhs hi en-
lows: ga nnHc,cs p"stor $50; JCrdsn'. The
H Ts $50; coa%e's Donnybrook, 49, Browns
Au.tlh s32 sh59Gx WTs Ken ho,seS start@d
nj the head OF the honctrech rettng of wen toseer
Pastor setting lively pec, at The on,stt h,he! geo
Tor and the HoaXer NJ the nalfnlc post shyiOck was
given his head, gained RAPIDLY OH Eis competi'.s ana
soon Discouraged al hIt ROmue! who disputed the way
to the homcsrech shylOck crossing the score an eaHy
winner by three lengths ia Z:l5, Komnoy second al"
DI The acs v, mile and half race Tor Monmouth
Cap virtually walk over Ac'ohat anu oIIiF" na
matched Stampede 10 compete with the great Tnm
Orldree In INK pools $3.50 on The latter would feGn
last quarter and then took the race by eisht lengths IN
| 41Si2 Muiua! pool tickets paid cJ.NO .,
mo two milo race Tor q purse % $500 n walk
over for GrnstsaLs c. Martini the interest III the races
| az this point being - ow ebh.
The steepechase redeemed the waning sport OF the
day, aud a success The hye contestants were
~ follows I'm the pools CcttrilPs Col. Michigan, 300;
SatrIin's Bullet $500 the Held HictcDcks Busy, Bee
and Donahue's Wease and stanford Ss3. Weasel missed
a stone wall near the start, Busy "" banked a. TIE
water lump and Stanford icll behind, lcyng TIC nhFb,
i superb contest, 70 NeiIig;n aud By3et; INC t|2
Jumped the hurdle together, and under the Wild lh
energetic riding aborcd strcnuousy To te score a'ie'
| wriElug by "a neck. Mutual pool tickets pad - DO
Thursday July G, will be the tri day oi the meeting
The fiI-t race VIII ne for Jockey Club iUr-e OF 300
for All ecI mile heats best three IN I'VE, :" 10 lioW't
NV the Monmouth oaks for hies, ere nie and Lai'
rhc Oaks ig worth II 1000, added 10 sweepstakes o! 80
each NAV or PAY and thcr" 40 nominations. hakhs
inc rle worm a. the winner Amoug those on
.rrd are Pera Dauntiess, Adelaide. Patience" Aahces
CycIauc. lGtorf SprngnOk Tic great cnNt' II hc
day will be the recmic race of ne four year cta ior
added IL announced that Saturday July >, ION
Ocnutrrc Acrobat, Ascension aud ChcsGpcaso VIII
probably start ia the great foUEmiic race