The New York herald., 1876-10-04

throwing food OF golden light upon The many tinted
leaves What contrast to the night before, when
the moonbeans shed their pale rays upon returning
visitors and the myriad lamps flashed through the
matted branches liko nrsnies a summers night
THE EVENTS DECIDED.
Timsrs-Nss.rs. costriiI, Belmont and Lswrsnes.
sssrssS.c iss spisin William Y Conner
Tho programme liberal and finely arranged and
natural that horses should be attracted by the solid
Inducements OF cash Even this, however does not
at all times and this occasion q nt COM
panion piece 10 the opening day in the OF sport
and the attending incidents Of surprise. Tho warm
sunshine had well done ts work and the track was
much better than on Monday having something OF the
sale nature that caused trainers be afraid OF
sending even the tolsrabIy sound-lmbed along ut .
racing pace whon the bell rang for the Introductory
event nine responded for tho purse OF S400 or
ono mile. or these Pierre Lorillard's Courier com
manded the most attention al The pool boxes and the
appearance OF tho Star Davis colt seemed 10 justify
the the ornSn nn;a na. % be .s worth soms'hng
sail SET But thero four.year-old
in the ned that bad failed to mako impression
with the majority Of tho fraternity, and sho proved
teaser Lowest IN the speculation one, her i'm
mediate friends stood under the shadow Of the
toncer and quietly laid their money. with the hope
thcy might not DO disappointed their estimate
OF her worth. This Norton's Janet Norton, and
enc possessed just enough csiore % keep al nsr
bv head The issue startling 10 the
friends OF the tavorile, and tho surprise excited
more than the usual comments, even under the most
distressing and trying back handed financial blow.
Doswe's outcast stood second IN tho betting, with
much confidence In Longstan,s Partnership while Dom
ahue's Waco. McDaners Sister OF Mercy Raeey's
bennington H.. iibney's Love Chase and Aedingers
I.bbie l. ali had their irends Courier managed TO
save his reputation by obtaining place YET he lacked
both the speed and ing qualities for winner The
weniytwo fortunate owners Of the Antue tickets sold
Norton pocketed the handsome sum Of 1884 10 for
each S. invested
The Hunter Stakes, for three -year-od nles, now
came tdpts, and with Hayward dressed Tor Bel
monts Sultana and Feaks for her stable companion
tho imported Patience, there was the welI.grounded
suspicion that the maroon and red lncant To capture
the event. IL plain pikestan that grounGs
for the support that these lilies received
OF the forty three nominatons-seven than the
stakes before hadhero only spor,ed silk against
the above Reeds Abilene, Bowe's Mary and Carter,
Browns Explosion who were purchased in tho pools
in the order gwen, though Sul,ana and Pa
thence stood them all two As
the time came for hor to make play Suitana demon
strated that she IN something like her July FORM
when the Travers Stakes Saratoga fell TO her owner
she away like and captured 1t by four
lengths The dainty Patience second tho event,
pleasant fact to chronicle for stable while Ath
ene obtained place. but the others were badly beaten
OF and never were OF much account Il is evident that
the winner will always be At homo in first class
society. Xr. Belmont won this stake last year with
Olitipa-
spred the ndherens OF such methods OF speculation
to turn hopefully 10 the third event the cardthe
Maturity Stakes, TOR our-ycarolds, dash of three
miles The prido OF place the quotations. readily
yielded to G. L. Lorlllards Tom Ochiltree and the
pungers had to regret their couhdent choice
This was the first appearance Of this noble son OF
Lexington and katona since his victory in the Saratoga
Cup in july, and no was sent to the post ht
in the controversy were McGruth's chesapeake,
McDaniels Matte A. and Reeds Gray Nun. None Of
these three, who punched a field In the
sales seemed TO have lost their bloom but they
failed have ieet with this genuine
The supremacy OF Ochiltree in the market was never
once IN DANGER and, although fault can be found
with Chesapeake the distance didn't suit with Tom be-
once during the fight, the last mile, when Matte
moved up and passed Tom for m instant somo OF tho
less sanRuins thought they were In Queer street." yet
lad ehnoA foaN
quickly dspeiled He tn Just II had been
planned for him 10 capture, hat s with lots In hand,
went past she judges eyes length TO the good.
Mattic A. stuck with some troublesome pertinacty TO
put hor short neck behind him at the finish; Gray
Nun was of no account being 100 yards down st the
straight when the timers finished their work. The
last year, when won BY Countess
The LOSERS wanting TO forget Ochiltree, turned to
the dash OF ono mile and haf for which three mum
bers only were hoisted the telegraph board Nc
Daniels Vigil was compmented with tho choice and
% o soSS won cy length ry Sran
race. Rumor was busy with the merits OF Vests
Preston and ,hero were sv. many y who s,,,dsi fell
when his cspabii,les were greatly extolled. Ho
made gallant naht but II iorlorn hope when
work. snd ntth,ng there could have ssopped him In.
voice was not disgraced in the scrmmagos that oc
cured, though no two lcn9ths away when the
stand was reached by the blue and rod.
The afternoons amusement which had opened in
earncSeue0S.
spirit and zesI That II did not 10 no fault OF the o
cias the handicap steeplechase Of $500 presented
charm for tho Jumpers. and liberM entry was the
result Six started tho nbsentees being Resoiute and
Trouble. TIE nrst to mako SutclHe's Bullet
the vorte, and he continued TO be warm nrst choice
until tho nag dropped. As raco y was failure
Apart from the antics played by tour Of the
performers early 10 the struggle matters
there was spi and but two got around without DIS
playing great ciumsncss, and there was also dispo
siton to shlrk the Jumps Donahue's team, Deadhead
and ford wall nf ipU
IN the poois while Reeds Doubtful Murrays Captain
| Hammer, and Calahan's Bay Rum were ''nelders. F"
failure. and they made the journey together
lively, and so consciously did each dis
boadhesd after spirited and determined battle landed
| the winner by short !hree-quarters Of length,
there were merry times among division who think
Donahues stable in steeplechase, II IS represented
| Il good thing remember. The rders OF Desdhead
| and Bullet wero chesred they finished. Doubtful
tho jumps, the sooner he takes leave OF his present
| vocation the bottcr for all parties concerned.
DASH OF ONE NILE
| JERoxs PARK. NKw YoRK, Tuesday October 8. 1876
| SECOND DAY FALL RAcISo MEETING
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLuh-FiRsr RAcs-Purse $500,
beaten maidens allowed. four old less, lbs
II i've more, II lbs entrance five per cont, the
| amount going TO second horse One mile.
| L. 4. Nortons b. m Janet Norton, years, by
bennington out OF Carrie Atherton, los lbs.
George Langstan's br. h Partnership, years, by
As,eroid, out Of Katona, l24 lbs. Baroee)
| Pierre LoriIIard's b. C Courier. years, by star
Davis dam BY Lexington, 9S lbs. .(SparlinR)
II. Donahus's ch. <. Waco, years. by Narragan-
setL out Of Juetia, l02 lbs. .iHughes)
D. McDxnieis' CHI. Sister OF Mercy, years. by War
Dance, OF Sister Of Charity, rs lbs. .(spIman)
| Thomas W. Doswcll's b. c. 0uteast. years by
Leamington, out OF 0riana, 98 lbs. (Swm)
J. H. Raceyis br. Lcamington H., years, by
Leamington, out OF Susan Bean, los lbs Matthews)
J. h Gibney's ch Love Chase, years, by Leam-
ington out Of Henrietta wclch, 05 lbs. .........
George Evans) o
C W. Medingcr's CHI Libbie l., years. by Bay
Dick, dam by Joe Stoner, l0a lbs. ..... .(wakerj o
Time :43,s.
Average Of Pools-Couricr, s275; OutcasI, $145;
Partnership, $3.50; Waco, sS3; Sister Of Mercy, $50 ;
bennington H., SOS; Love Chase, $50; Lbbie L., $50
Janet Norton S35 Al the hrst attempt the signal
given and Waco having Jumped away with Partnership,
former at rushed TO tho 'front.' and the
was leading Courier one length Leamington H. next
order, Sister OF Mercy fourth and the others In