The New York herald., 1876-12-10
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Great Increase and Improvement in
Racing and Trotting Horses.
POLO AND COACHING.
Yachting. Boating. Base Ball. Foot Bal
and Other Games

Tho record OF sporting events in this country during
the past year exhibits great advance on preceding
years With the taste for outdoor and manly amuse-
ments has disposition among the best and wealth
est OF our citizens 10 apply their means AMI per-
sonal influence to orwara among the rest OF the noble
pasmes that OF racing, until it becomes fa-
mhar to the people as the Derby or the Newmarket
races in England. Horse racing the present, scale
Is comparatively 10 this country, but II is rapidly
attracting the interest and attention oil many of
most foremost citizens and II is such sport cnsts
the feelings OF the great majority OF men, and in
work -a-day world whatever takes away from tho
bid pursuit OF dollars and cents and gives US manly
and healthiu amusement should be greeted with accla
nation
rle year now drawing TO n close mas been .raught
with important outdoor sporting events Faster time
has not only been made by racchorses, both run
ncrs and trottcrs than before, but have them
In greater numbers New games have been introduced
and old ones improved; and 1t is evident that the
interest taken byihe youth OF the country IN manly
sports must be OF great advantage to them physical
development The sporting history OF America has
kept well abreast with the growth OF the nation 1t
needs no long memory 10 recall the birth and growth
OF every outdoor sport that is INDUCED in; yet
lew who gave in past years earnest thought the
progress OF manly sports on this continent would
have dared to predict the strides that have been
accomplished up to the present time. In short lfe
time a pastme formerly confined to few
States OF tho Union has como to embrace
nearly all, and The ennobling amusement of
Tho turf is now universally sought after by all classes
Of our people Together with the turf, both running
and ,roing, the polo and coaching clubs, devoted
peasurabe riding and driving have increased in
bers, and at the present time making acquis-
n thor cd ala dra1
ing rowing. football base ball. handball, pigeon
shooting, fox hunting and every imaginable sport
conducive health has been vigorously INDUCED in
during tho present year.
Among the many grand racing events the best by all
odds has been the great performance of Mr.. +. B.
Harper's bay colt Ten Broeck by imported Phaeton,
dam Fanny Hoon, by Lexington four years old. He
has beaten tho record Of Lexington that stood
at the head OF ias. Tor nineteen years four sec
onds and Feiowcrafts time three and three
Icconds making the tour miles, apparently with great
Ease. in 715a4. Besides the great per
orrance OF Teu Brock with Mr. Crouse's
,ay colt Add at four miles, he three
niles with the horse the week previous IN
i:26Js which was half second faster than the time
lad ever beer made in before. Ten Brock was, how
,ver, beaten once during the year. and that at
lexington at the May meeting, when Aristides, by
bennington dam Sarong, defeated him in a race Of
wo miles and eighth in the fastest time at that dis
lance ever made viz :-3:454. Aristides then
brought East, and soon acrward went amiss and It is
ycry doubtful ii he ever again appears on the turf
With Ten Brock and Arisdes Tom Ochrec's name
deserves place, he also has made his mark during
he racing season. He won many good races, and was
beaten hut lwice-once by Parole at mile and a
quarter and again by Add Ia OF mile heats
and in both instances Tom was certainly .'oTn His
nr IL
meeting at Jerome Park offered TO match Tom
Uchtrec against Ten Brock. for 80 900 side, dash
four miles the race 10 be run at an extra meeting at
Jerome Park, but Mr.. Harper refused the oncr and
Excused himself behind the silly pretext OF fear Of in
ury to his horse should he send him over the Ailc
ghanies to run the mach. Tom Ochitree has proved
himself a capital racchorse at all distances by beating
all the horses he has against with the exception Of
Add, and therc is no doubt tnat should they meet
,gain both WELL Tom 0cbiltree will prove winner
he was not himself when he ran against Add in
he The lest raco Of the year that 0chiltree
made for the Centennial Cup, at jerome Park
turing tho autumn meeting when he beat Acrobat,
Big sandy and D'Artasnan four mios IN a brg
yaop Acrobat had run good race Long Branch
II tour miles heats previously. distancng Colonel
Selngan and Busy Bee IN the first heat, and Chcsa-
2eake in the second very easily: but when he Tom
ochiircc he just easily disposed OF by the big
horse as the others were by him. Aaron Pennington
some capital races the early part OF the season,
bui he broke down at Saratoga alter beating Preston
twomilcdash, carrying III lbs. in 3351s.
or the three year-ods Vigil finished the racing
with the greatest ecia by winning the Breck
snrid2e and Dixie stakes at Baltimore and by beating
st Martins a. the extra meeting at Jerome Park tho
ast being one OF the gamest contests that ever
'un, TIE whole Of the last milo being driv ny affair,
nearly halt mile lie responded gamely 10 the per-
Suason and won the raco by head. Vigil, like Ten
Brock, began the without being up to tho
mark IN condition. ran himself into perfect order by
his several engagements and seemed to be unbeatable
At the termination OF the racing season. The other
real good three ycar.olds OF the year Fiddle
sticks by Lexington, dam Flligrce; Brother oil Bas
sclt BY Lexington, dam Canary Bird; Sutana by Lex
nston. dam Mildred; Berram, by Kentucky, dam
Bcrnice Algcrinc, by Audcl-Kadcr, dam Nina I;
creedmore, by Astcroid, dam Target; yugrant, by
-.rr dam Lazy Parole, by bennington, dam Maiden !;
Pcra, by bennington, dam Maggie B. b. Freebooter
by Kentucky dam Folucca; Mary, by Dickens, dam
Ny Maryland, May d., by Enquirer dam Florac;
Secy Hale, by Lexington, dam Miriam; Mottc, by
Melbourne, Jr, dam by Eclipse Clemmic g.. by War
Dance, dam Alexandria; Barricadc, bv Australian,
dam Lavender; Bazaar, by Jack Malone, dam by Aus.
iralan; Bombay, by Planet, dam Nora; Bullion, by
War Dance, dam Goldrihg; ccylon. by Asteroid dam
vandalia; Grit, by Melbourne, Jr, dam wagonette; !;
Harry Hill, by Virgil, dam Lark; Hcrctog, by Austria
Ian, dam Dixie; Janet, by Lightning, dam Kclpie;
Lady Clipper by Hunters Lexington, dam Carrie
Cosby Merclcss, by Eclipse, dam Barbarity Patience
by Parmesan dam patronrge Preston, by Planet. dam
Miss Morgan; Red Coat, by Australian, dam Sallic;
Romney, bv Cures, dam Poll; shirley, by Lexington
dam Miss Carter; sunburst by Planet, dam Be,tic
Ward yirgInius. by Virgil dam Late; Waco, by Mar
ragansett dam Jaetta, and warlock, by War Dance
lam Undinc
The year.olds OF hnc quality and the large
ieds for the stakes gave great interest and excite
nent 10 the lovers OF tbc.iurf The noteworthy
pf those that raced were Adonis, BY Kingdshcr dam
Adosiuda; Baden Baden, by Australian, dam Iavep-
der; Bathgato, by Bonnie Scotland dam sue Walton;
Belle Of the Meade, by Boanc Scotland, dam Wood