The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-13
RACING AT LONG BRANCH.
TRIALS or SPEED THST WE'RE IN
TEREsTIN0 YESTERDAY.
Tive Of tho Pour Favorite- Berteu- II omney,
Fiddicst,cks. Waco. and Bullet winning
An Exciting struggle over the Hurdles.


TIVE Of tho Pour Favorite- Bentou--R II omney'
FiddIesticks. Waco. and Bullet Winning
An Exciting struggle over the Hurdles.
The second day Of the summer meeting
IN Monmouth Park was pleasant one. oool
sea breeze ten mpered tie suns rays comfortably.
Tho attendance was fair. The opening raoe,s
dash OF three quarters OF a mil . was won BY
". H. Davls's oh. Q. Komnoy, beating faithless,
the fsvofite, and a hne neld Of horses cleveriy.
Tine second race was triump oh for Mr. A. Bel
mont's br. o. FiddlestioGs. His chances were
jeopardizod at the start by losing one hundred
yards; but by making a terrific rush at the
nnish he won Q silly. Third rae, purse 5000. for
all ages was won unexpectedly by Mr.. DJna-
hue's oh. Woo. The handlo1p hurdle race
was one Of the best contests ever seen at Long
Brancn. Bullet won by length.
In the first rdCe, purse kJOO, for all ages, en-
trance money 70 seooud AMI third horses, three
quarters Of a mile, J. n. itaceys b. c. Leaning
ton 81, Mlchael Mcinerny's oh. e. Durango, T. y.
Oh. T. LovechAse, j. Il. Devinss ch. 1. Hottie, y.
Lorili rd's blk. 8. fathiess, and q. - morris's
SO; Romney, go; Hattie r.. s25; osseo, $40 I;
lowed by Faithless, Hattie +. third, the others
in n heap. At the head OF the stretch. Romney
went up very fast, and making a splendid race
won by half a length rom bennington. Hattie
Y. third the others TITLED on with Durango
bad seventh time, lis. The Paris Mutuals paid
fSj for f5 on the winner.
The second race, Ocean Hotel Stakes value
81, 600 added to swoe oepstakes OF $50 each D. D..
pounds, the second TO receive 400 and the
third horse 800 out Of the stakes, one and
| three. quarter miles, had as starters August Del
monI's Dr. c. Fiddlestlcks and Thomas Dos
wells ch. c. Ramp hammock. Average OF the
pools Fiddes'isks & SEQ hsp2ahs1.oss' pn,s' sis9
| and opened gap OF one hundred yards before
Fiddlestcks had 20; under way. But after few
ID hat haa aAIfI fIafft
| N ever been equalled, closed rapidly ON his ad-
versary. and, before the Judges stand was
| reached, passed Rappahannock, end won easily
| by three lengths In 3l3x. The Paris Mutuais
| paid % rs on the winner.
The Third race. purse $500 70, All ages en-
| mile heats, did not oil, and 40 extra race was
substituted for purse Of t2Ts, for all ages, one
Waco, N. McInnerys ch. g: Durango. t. u. and
w. X. Davis's ch. q. Capt kennev, DR.. Weld
mans ch. b. Coupon, and NJ. Jour ans ch. g.
Oath started. Aver ge OF the pools Durango.
tl35 Renney. $50; Waco. t4s Gath. t57 Cou-
| and Kenncy forced the pace, and were soon six
lengths In front. As they went up the back
stretch thev led the party by four lengths. At
| the top OF the stretch Durango shot his bolt,
the others Numbered up the straight line, each
doing hts level oest the rider Of Waco forced
by a length Coupon Ihird, Durango fourth,
and Gath nfth. Time, 2;o4. The Paris Mutuals
The efourth race was the handicap hurdle race.
purse tJ00. over eight hurdles ttOOto first, $5 to
/ fecOnd, aud fS5 to the tnlrd horse two miles
rhe starters were George sutcline's cb. C. Bul.
let, JOS Donshue's b. h. Stanford and ch. =. Tne
Weasel, NJ. JOrdan's sr. c. Bill Munday, ID.
Bsnnatyne's b. 9. Emwood, and A. p. Greens
cb. Z. Milton. Average OF the pools Ballet
t2s5; Donohue, ais Field, $s6 lhe Weasel wa'
the frat away, SANFORD second, Bullet third,
Elmwood fourth. At the second hurdle
Emwood run past Weasel and Stanf ford
Bullet taking his jumps In good style
AT the fourth hurdle IN the south Geld Wease
passed Bullet and jumped nrst, tut he did moi
| keep the lead, as Stanford went to the fore and
| crossed the hfth hurdle about half length II
front Of Weasel and bullet, who were side b,
aide. Bulls, was thea let out, and with gre,l
stride took tue lead, and jumped the
nrst, with Stanford second, and wsnsei clos,
up Eimwood had stopped At the third hurdle
| The race seemed to be between Bullet, Stan
ford, and Weasel. They ran across acid and ou
on the main track. At times they were b eaS
and head they advanced and recedej alter
nately Al the seven eighth post they wer'
even, and rose In the air At the same instant
every nerve and muscle was strained, the whip
anu spurs were freely used, the flders lifting tn,
horses and using all their skill. As thev neare,
the end Bullet. with great effort, forced to tn,
| front ana won by length Il ON STAFFORD. VII,
was half a length in advance OF The Weasel
Milton n good fourth, and Bill Munday last
Time. 4:00l.
| The first race TO-DAY is the selling race, on
and quarter miles the second. the Ihtspial
stakes, three-quaTters Of mile the third race
the West End stakes, one mile and three quar-
tefs; fourth race, for all ages, mile heats, bes
three In nye.