The New York herald., 1877-09-02
Last Day of the August Meeting
at Monmouth Park.
FOUR EXCITING RACES.
A Fair Attendance for the Clos
ing Day.


four other events were well contested. The weather
was very pleasant, as rather doubtful looking morn
ing turned out magnificent day aud by two O'Clock
p. II. all fears OF rain had vanished There was not
very large crowd OF people on the $3.50 A. NJ. boat
from New York, most OF the people preferred wait:
ing for the Empire State, which did not leave until
10 A. NJ. The boat carried quite a crowd and the
Saratoga party mustered very strong. As racing
finished Thursday at that inland watering
place there was general rush to take the last day
ut the Branch. During the trip there good deal
OF talk about the meeting at Saratoga. and everybody
appeared TO agree that IL was the grandes
ing ever held In the United States. They had twenty
one days racing, and the eghty-6ve events brought
out the finest lot of horses the country The fresh
salt breeze apparently had invigorating effect
these codntryme- fresh from the Congress Springs,
and they cvidenth enjoyed their sail down the bay
The Empire State usual on time at Sandy Hook
and the passengers quickly transferred to the
cars. The road was little dusty until they reached
the Branch, but after they had taken few
passengers at that depot they started OIL and in
minutes were saiely landed at the track
THE BRANCH.
The people at the Branch were very much excited
over the races today, aud the young laGlcs
did not waste much time In the water as they
had to make their toilets and go TO lunch before
they started for the track. There a rush
ragcs yesterday race parties mad been made up at
all the different hotels, and about hall past the
people Desan 10 mako for the track The dill
ferent carriages made quite a lively the old
fashioned way they ratified through tho streets,
and the antiquated tolkeeper had youthful
assistant on hand helping him to collect tho
tax. There were some few handsome carriages
tho line that was fling oil tho direction OF the
track, but the most of tho teams from Long
Branch livery siauos, and were not remarkably
attractive The dust was very annoying and rose in
dense clouds behind each carriage and as there
no wind to carry it to one side OF the other those in
the rear did not have very pleasant drive
TIE GRAND STAND
Monmouth Park looked very attractive yesterday as
the horses the track start in the Grst
race. There were several hundred people scattered
about the quarter stretch paying TO the gentle.
men selling French pools, and the others standing
in group round the auction pool stand and list ening
TO the melodious voico OF Mr. Tommy Johnson, " ho,
having sold Egypt for 500, expatating very
strongly the respective merits OF Yorkshire Lass
King Bee and the other starters in the Mingng
In with tho New York spectators a number OF
Jersey farmers had turned out to see the races
that their croSs were safely harvested These
\gentemcn did not bet very much but appeared i'm
mensey pleased with the stceplechase The stand was
tolerably we'll filed, and the south end, where the
not been well represented at Monmouth Park for
aood long time.
inc track was In very fair condition. but not fast,
ana the horses which the events that came
oil made very lair t,me The racing was very salts
factory Until tho last one-the steep Iechase-took
place. aud that endod in such a suspicious manner
that people left the course in great doubt of its lair
ness. Tho following the details OF the racing as 1t
came off,
THE RACE
was for purse OF 500, the first have 75 and
the second horse S25; tnreequarters Of milc all
ages; maidens allowed II three years old, lbs !; If
four years old or upward, II lbs There were five
starters for this race comprising George Iongstans
bay lilly Yorkshire Lass, by King Of Trumps-Rona !
years old, l1a lbs j. r. Gibney's chestnut dily Love
chase, by Lean ngton--Henrietta Welch 4 years old
los los !; j. H. Raceys brown colt bennington H., by
leamngton--susan Bean, years old, lis lbs W. K.
Babcocks chestnut horse Egypt, by Panet-Iady
Barry, aged l22 lbs, and }. q. Bethuues bay horse
King Bot, by Lexngton--Eltham Lass, years old
lZ2 los. Egypt was tue iavorite seD. for sos York
SHIRE Lass, Sal Love Chase, $Il: the field including
King Bolt and bennington H., so. King Bolt jumped
away with the lead. Lean Dgton H. second Love Chase
tnird, Esy pit fourth Yorkshire Lass nth King Bolt
showed tie way down the. backstretch, and led u
length at the haiti pole, Yorkshire Lass second
Egypt third, Love Chase fourth, I,am,ngion III. nlth
hing Bolt maintained the lead around tue lower turn,
YORKSHIRE Lass second, Egpyt third, Love Chuse
fourth, bennington H. aith. As soon as the horses
IL homestrctcu Egypt rushed TO the front
and coming away laiioped home easy winner by
four lengths, King Bon second ono length ahead OF
Love Chase: me latter two lengths M advance OF
IeainingIon H., who was SIX lengths ahead OF York.
SHIRE Lass. The latter was puIied up Us her
rider discovered that she couid The time Of
the three quarters OF u mile was 1:lSs..
THE SECOND
was Tor purse OF 5000; tho hrst horse to receive
quarter, Tor ali ages Horses ente, cd be sold ur
$1,000, 10 carry their proper weights; for $780,
allowed . lbs for $500, 10 lbs; ior $500 l5 los
There i've starters for this race, consisting OF
Jeier WaIden'a bay gelding Cyril, by P,anet-Falry
Lonss,Ds bay horse snyioss by iexiyr,opEon Uu ~
ngcd Ss5J, 19 lbs j. J. Bevius chestnut diy Hattie
T., uy Leamnston-Bonne Doom, years old, $500,
los lbs NJ Byrnes chestnut colt KING Bee, by Ham
burg, dam by j. C. Breckenridge, years old $500
los lbs W. X Babcock's bay coli WOODLAND, by
Brown DicR-Woodbne, years OLD, $500, lO3 lbs.
5hylock tue iavorle over the ied at 100 $50
The start was very good one Hast,e l.. cut
lock following, King Bee THIRD, Cyr our,h, Wood
land nth. When the horses passed unoer .he ut
tue jud gcs' stana Hattie f. led neck ShyocK second
lour lenglhs In front King Bee tne latter neck IN
advance ol Cyril WHO was length ahead OF
Woodland. Gong around the turn Old shyiocK wen,
to the front and showed his head IN advance OF Hattie
r. at the quarter poe the latter Two lengths front
Of King Bee. VINO was mall iengtu ahead of Cyri,
WoodlanI bringing up The rear aud Practically out OF
Inc tace ut tnis point Shylock drew clear OF tho
Others the backstrelch aud showed the way by |
length at the haii.mie poie, Cyri! ond, half
length front of k,ng Bee Hattie +. fourth, Wood
laud loug way oehlnd. shylUck had ne race |
hand, ana he Kept II. ~ Ihrce-quarter pole
led lengths Cy second, the DINERS spread out,
King Bee tnird, hattie i. fourth Woodland nIih. |
snylocK galoped easily up the homestre,ch, and
tho uy lengths, cyril second, iour lengths
front King Bee, who twelve lengths IN front Of
hattie f., the latter about the same distance ahead OF
Woodland. Time oil the mile anu quarer, 2:l4.
was handicap Tor purse of $40, the 1rst horse 10
receive sl.o and The second 500, half ior
ali uges. Entered wcrcJ u. Bethune's bay geld
iJg Burgoo, by HurrahEmma BOWLING, aaed, carrying
llUlps George LongsIan's brown morse Partnership,
by Asteroldkatona, aged, ia los. George Barbce's
chestnut colt AuUurn, by Rcvolvcr-Regards, years
old, l05 bs ana W. Cotrilfs bay lilly Aunt Betsy, BY
Lcngleow--lille Ward, years DID, IS iUs. FARMER
snip was the avortc, selling Tor Sl2O; Auburn, $50;
Aunt Betsy, SI0 and Burgoo 500 The horses had
good start, Partnership rst, Aunt Bes second Bur
goo third Auburn fourth. Gong around tue lower |
turn Partnership led neck Aunt Betsy second, our
lengths ahead oi Burgoo, who was neck In advance
Auburn. The horses reached the threequarter pole
IN tbis order turning into the quarter stretch Aunt
Betsy went 10 the front, and up to the |