New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-08
RACING ATJkR0MK PARE.

now W. l. HIGGINS, BAIL, ALBERT AND MlNEoLA
WON THE CONTESTS.
There were more people at jerome Park on
Saturday than any previous day OF the meeting but
the attendance fell far below the crowds OF previous
years The faces OF the managers still long, aud
tleytaked sadly about the effects OF the law against
pools In diminishing the number OF spectators and about
the financial failure OF the meeting The four contests
were fairly interesting, hut not remarkably brilliant.
". I. Higgins surprised the betting men az
the outset The result Of the principal affair
Of the day-the run for the Annual Stakes
too much OF foregono conclusion TO create
any excitement. BAIL won expected, and Prince
ton made a poor hght agains. Pierre Loriuards
big geding George /. Lorillards twO-yearolds cap
tured both first and second place in the race for the
Champagne Stakes thanks the starter whose deplor-
able laundering deprived Pierre Lorsrd of 100. and
gave It TO his boher. Paroles sister, Mneoa, ran so
steadily well last TO give some promise
OF approaching in time the Of hor famous Brother
Iluck clngs Mcdaniel, this year, closer than gar
His stable represented in every contest, aud
n the first his entry Lady Sayers wac the favorte,
but he could not score victory
The success OF W. l. Higgins in the first race, dash OF
one mile and eighth for all ages with selling allow
ances was due TO good riding and improvement in the
horses condition. lie did well as twOyear-od, bat has
been beaten In every in which he has started this
wear, up to SATURDAY. His competitors McDanies
Lady salyers. who was great tavorlte the bet
ing Doswell's Rappahannock, who was second
f froI and d@ ST% csraea hf Hsas
lightly weighted carrying only ninety-elght pounds
back tue and was never aflerward DANGEROUS
When halfmile had been run, Higgins took a lead
which he maintained TO the tnd. Lady Sa!yrTs undtr
the whip. made dcSperste effort 10 over,ake him IN the
last furlong but aed and Higgins proved the victor by
length in 20l Lady Sdlycrs second and Rappahan-
mock hiId. II gslus Was put up at auction aller the
race but was od III by MS Swnrr, Mt, Longstah o., c
out Of thirty-two subscribers Only Two started Tor the
splendid prize the Annual Sweepstakes dash OF two
for yeaI-Qlds in whlch the victory was worth
$4,000 BAIL TOOK me Jerome tlahCs 70 nthusOh.ly
week before that owners except Nc
$3.50 but the forfeit for hQrees withdrawn was only
800. Mcdaniel was expected TO start both Irinceton
and Major Barker but MAJOR baiher was Withdrawn on
day Of O. race flucetOh hes n'en aliing ana TINS
was bis first appearance in 1877 before the starter
confidence was ieit I'd ms abhy 10 peat BaIl anu the
betting was %1C0 to $50 the latter. Princeton
attempted to pass BAIL at the turn beyond the club
house hi but only succeeded in reaching his heels.
Bzis Jockey ted on hs horse ANA tue big geding
spunisd Wlth spirit ana won lnt race WIN sie3t ease oy
uoary i've lengths, IN 3:49i2 I. L"r.lIaId ap.
peed 10 the judges 10 rule Clara, the rider OF Prince
Tn of the course because BAH bad been by PrBce
ION IN hs nIud leg the TWO horses went around
t1t lie accident was much the fault Of BAIL as
Princeton, Bszrs Jockey turned him ia toward the
hiin Accordingly the judges took acton Mr. Loril-
ard feaI "a thai BAN would MOI be a0e to at Bdlti
the after the accident did not suare ths opnon
PIERRE Lombard takes very large part Of the rch
COS In the contests II the twO- eal-Jds usually
cut of the In bty his jockeys ct his yuunge
started even win the rest He had Pqu1 ana Hide
rc entered in the contest for the Champagne stakes
ior tW0year0lds 800 each, half fore 800 added.
Tlcre is 40 question: tnat Pque muCn tHe pest
entered, AID but for Tue fact that SHE car
red seven pounds overweight and got away
among the very last IN an exceedingly bad start, sue
would certainly have won. The etarters were O.. l..
Lorilard's Albert aud Mariana, McDanels ttMn, =:
Luri.ard's Pque and Hhucgarde Snll ines DtnlcncH'
Hunts AllcycUr and Reed's Bonnie Wood. IL toIk
long ~ start the hlenered younSs eIs' ana the
urtar.i WAS lriN "A
gtrde and Bonnie Wood being almost left at
he post Dauchef led for a quarter OF mile,
but q. J.. LOrUlard's Albert aud Mariana were
i'm front as the horses entered the hOmesrecn. Pique
made a gallant effort TO catch theml but she had TOO
much Disadvantage at the start % he able To overcome
IT, and crossed tue wire first IN 12Oai length
before Mariana, Fdwn third, Pque fOurtn, aud Dam
chef AlbeIt Bonnie Wood, and Hldrg,udc fulOwlu IN
h order named. q. l.. LoriArd tAus took Dcth fl 6.
ana money There were twenty our suDsciDcfe,
and the value OF MS victory was #2.lGO.
The concluding race was "a dash Oi mile Tor three
v.,r-old maIeu, colts carry 100 pounds and files
lortun his bacKer an any other morse OF the
having been made the iayorte IN several important
rae, in which Lis running proved 10 be complete ail
are WAS ranked first the estimation OF The betting
men, aud again gave them melancholy lesson. Be-
,is MiucUl, against whom the odds oi three 10 one
nd, showed ner competitors dnlmDle PAIR or hcels.
The We starters as fOOWs: BcnnODIs MneOla ul
sister TO ParOle; McDIuieIs Glen Dudley; carr Coz
RIFF; DWycr Brothers Vermont, and DOswolPs Dld-
msld. VcrnOnts jockey, Evans was caught mapping at
lne start which at tue isi tempt ana tnUugh
ms horse was nearly with the otnois ne by
u, aus under Roadway "h,n the "0II was gwen. ana
Immediately drOppei 10 the rear 6ien DudIo' look the
lead, and the lay between him and Mine
ola, or tue others getting near enough
10 the leaders at the end 10 mako the finish
exciting Vermont came up well in the hOmestrotch,
aud II he nad been ridden with more energy aud jung
en IN the fro part of the mile, would have had very
good prospect OF victory. MneOd won Dy two lengths
IN l4slo Glen Dudley second, Rifle third, Vermont
fourth. and Diamond nlth