The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
RACES IN MONMOUTH PARK.
A HIGHLY AMUSING sTEEPLECHlsE
CLOSES THE MEETING.
How the Second, Third, and Fourth Purses
were Not Won-uorscs that Would Not
Jump-Thousnnd of Spectators Laughing, |


How the Second, Third, and Fourth Purses
were Not Won-Norscs that Would Not
Jump-Thousand of Spectators Laughing.
Lone BRANCH, Sept. Tho Monmouth
Park races were brought TO a close to-day. and
pleasantly. notwithstanding q threat OF bad
weather. morning shower served to dampen
the track and prevent dust rising from IT, with
out making ii heavy. First there was run OF
three-auartcrs Of n milo for $500 by Longstaf1's
Yorkshire Lass tho favorlte In the bcttlng).
Gibney's Love Chase. Raccy's bennington,
Babcock's Egypt. and Bethunes King Bolt.
The latter got lead Of two lengths soon after
the start, but the rest overlook him. and finally
his place in front was taken by Eeypt-the win
nor in l:lsI. King Bolt was second and Love
Chase third. The favorite was last
selling race Of n mile and a quarter, for
5000. brought together Longstafrs Shylock,
selling In an average pool at $50; Wadens
Cyril. Mt SEQ: Byrne's King Bee. Mt t35; Bah
cocks Woodland at t16; and Bevin's Hattie f..
sl5. The race was not very close beyond the
point when the hard struggle began. Hattie +.
had been leading. but she was displaced by Shy
lock after n quarter Of a mile Of neck and neck
running. Then Cyril and King Bee successive
" passed Hattie T. and pressed Shylock hotly:
in,2;lt. Cyril was. second, and King Doe third.
~ handicap OF a milo and half for 1926.
staS Parners6ip III Barbees oAau absrh G ios
and C2ttrill's Aunt Betsy. 90; The betting was
slightly y favor , q Parnership az against Al,
race Justified the ratio Of the pools. Me four
horses ran once around The track in pairs. like
Betsy making the forward span. The pace was
s,ow until the entrance to the last half mile.
Then there was tast running and struggle for
positions; but Pnrtnerehtp was at no time out
Of the. lead, although Auburn. passing Aunt
Bsatsv. Tapped him and seemed likely to win.
out the cffect Of altering the relative positions.
Pa55'ncr1hin w9p in 2:i5h. Auburn was sec
Tho four-milo heats. lacking three entries
The s,ccpicchase that closed the sport afford
ed an immense amount OF amusement. Ii was
ndierors; TIE hors S were ps ponahppcs Dead
ting: Derby. s27O Dealhead, $500 New York.
500; and lcld. $50. The start, was bad. Tor
Derby was ,soy two lengths ahead when the flag
fell and before the third obstacle. a stone wall
was reached. he had increased his lead TO ten
dumped together. with New York leading them.
In that way they made circuit OF the field un-
x H wHy cq baG To the waeT f., IMP ne rench by
the. grand stand. Derby Jumped handsomely.
and sped away toward the next obstaclc-a stone
and stopped. His rider spurred him. but lac
would not lqmp Hi bolt seemed to set AN tx.
ltr inc liTtP unTstN AT MS HctlS, anu
one OF them would jump Their jockeys urged
them, and their owners and trainers gathered
around them. shouting; but they only stuck
their heads over the fence and looked placidly
at the trench The spectators laughed and
yelled. After strenuous efforts. Dnlgnisan
and Benchcr jumped over. Then New York.
made frantic 10y the spurs. broke through
the fence and walked deliberately into and
out of the trench. Deahhead went through
the breach made by New York. In the mean
time Derby ran steadily. jumped every obstacle
without hesitation, and was about mile ahead
when the other horses got past the trench.
But the fun was not over. The horses were
scattered over thc field, at various points Of the
prescribed course. The spectators. Of whom
there were ncnrly 5000. could look in almost
any direction and see n horse running-or bolt
ing. New York = Jockey guided him Ia "a wrong
hurdle. and the race WIS thus lost To him: vet
he kept on. Beneher ~ so crratic and vicious
that he seldom fails Ia throw his rider: but this
time unable 10 do that. he refused to Jump
wall. dciging around the ends Of il in u comical
way that caused screams Of laughter. BY the
time he WAS induced 10 jump the wall his rider
had forgotten his route. and consequently went
astray. Dalgaisan also took wrong course
Derby WAS the only one Of the five that ran the
course core 'tly. He jumped everything in his
way. and won the first money. 1900 in 6 SO. The
distance is uncertain. The rest did not stop
coming in for five minutes longer: and rs none
Of them had gone over the course properly. the
$500. t75. ana f25-scrond. third, and fourth
moncy-werc not awarded.