The New York herald., 1877-10-03

was handicap stveplechasc Tor purse OF 5000, OF
which 500 was to be gwen to tho second horse. n
trance free. Three horses, the property OF different
owners. TO Start or no race. Any number of horses
may be entered by the same owner. Over tho usual
steeplechase course. There were ten entries for this
event. OF which number the following 10 the post:-
Charles Reeds chestnut gclding Trouble, by Ul-
ov sans Sv aicd lo los MEANS
old, l54 lbs. A. d. Browns bay horse Coronet, by
Joncsboro-Garland, aged, 152 lbs; l. Harris chest
nut horse Redding by Harry OF the West, dam by 10
Stoncr, wears old, l42 lbs. George Ayres bay colt
Frcdercktown, " Pat Mailoy-katc Leonard years
old, $50 los. ana J. s. Caltunach's bay geldlng
Beucher by Brown DIck-Beneca, years
old, l25 lbs Trouble was the lavorte at oven
4rains, The, Inc ield to against Deadhead
to against Coronct and 10 to against Bencher
The start was good one Coronet leading Frederick.
town second trouble third, Rcdding fourth, Dead
head hlth Benchor sixth. The nrst impairment WAS
just behind tho judges stand the horses having been
started IRON under the blum ana run north Coronc
was hrst over the hurdle, Frcdcrickown second, Red
ding third, Trouble fourth, Deadhcad Gitn ,but
cll, and that was the end oi himl; Benther
SIXTH The horses then down TO the Of the
fractional track and then Jumped tho lcnce into the
north neld. Coronet showed the way, Frcdcrcktown
second, Reading thrd, Trouble iourth Bencher Nth
The horses circcd around the field, jumping two
hedges, ana then the regular track, ana
the foot OF tho blum there werc two hurdles close to-
gethcr--an IN and-outcr-whict passed first
oy Coronet, who led three lengths; next by Fredcr
'ck'own, who was two lengths ahead OF Red
! ding, the latter three lengths ahead OF
| Trouble Benchcr having stopped IN the field TO play
with his jockey, and that the last oil him. There
were thcn but 06r contestants In the raceehe horses
then ran INTO the south held where they Jumped
tver ra ence then cIrcled 10 the right and Jumped
hedge and dry ditch then to the iet and jumped
another hedge and ditch and still crcng TO the lelt
came to fence near the furong pole The horses
then ran up close to the quarter stretch fence in front
/ Of the grand stand and club house and took Tho
"watcr jump" Coronet was leading al that time tour
lengths, Fredcricktown second, three lengths
front of Trouble, the latter four lengths in advance
o Rcddng Gu went the horses down the lane be-
tween the fractional and regular tracks, Jumping a
hurdle, then out ana across the track and over to the
road icadilg to tho picnic grounds They Jumped
ditch before going up the h and the horses Kept the
same postons they held at tho water Jump They got
safely over the stone wall on The top Of
the picnic grounds among The trees, and
then came down the rocks, crossed the track
and entered the north fed, IN the centre Of which
was a stone wall As tho horses passed the wal,
Coronot WIS leading SIX lengths Trouble second two
lcngths ahead OF Frcderckown the latter one length
IN front Of Rediing Tho horses were running Their
the dGubs lump at tho loot oil the blum. Coronet
cleared The hrst hurdle, but Knocked down the second
one, wniIc Trouble, following. knocked down the first
hurdle. This gave Fredcrcktown and Rcddirg clear
path 10 follow them by, but tho race was evidently
between Coronet and Trouble the others seemingly
not being last enough for the niDh. Corone led over
tho icncc IN the south ned, aud followed by Trouble
quickly wheeled TO the right ana Jumped tho Two
ditchcs and then Icd out 10 tho regular track close
TO the thrce-quarter polo tour lengths ahead OF
Trouble. IL looked very much at this time as II tho
race surety Tor Coronct; but Meany Kept
Trouble up AT tho top OF his speed, aad tho
little horse seemed TO fairly ly as no cam =
up tho homcstrc'ch to the last hurdle, whcn was
the hurdle IrouUle even terms with him, an
they made their fight together, ana landed safely on
the oner side win their heads parallel. Thcn brill
liant finish eDsued, which ended ~ the judges stand
BY Trouble winning by the mastery riding OF Meany
by three lengths. Corone was ten lengths ahead OF
Rcddng, who was third tho latter length Ia front
OF Frcdcricktown. Time OF the race, 5.lT.
The following arc the
SUMMARIES.
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLuB--JKRoag PAaK--sEcoSD DAT
FALL MEErISG--iUgsDA, Ocr 2 -Flnsr
RAcE-rursc s4oJi winners Of $1,000 70 carry lbs.
extra; beaten maidens allowed, tour years old or
less, lbs. II fvc or more. I2 lbs Quo mile.
Starters
Carr a Co.'5 b. {, yiccrcy oy Gilroy.-Sistcr Of
Runc, years old, lis ib5............. (iiushcsl
+. Lvrillard's blk s. Diam0nd, Uy Leallngton---
Black Slave, years old, VI .(BArretu