New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19
GOOD RACING AT LONG BRANCH.
BoMBAST BEATS FEEDlElCK TIE GEEAT-nArrIE f.,
RoMNEY AND DERBY HE OTTER WINNERS.
The regular Long Branch racing season

ROMNEG AND DERBY liE OIiEh WHALES
The regular Long Branch racing season
closed yesterday with large attendance and wtlmoss ex
ctne sport The lades portion OF tue grand stand was
we. nIod, and the tendency among the occupants to
wa.or trIfes feminine apparel and "piu-money had
l scope The managers claim that The season mas Deeh
financial Success aud announce an extra days racing
On saturday. Tie track heavy yesterday. but the
sport was good close contests and the defeat OF
tnree fyotcs could make it, and tie weather was cool
and the SEASIDE air bracns Tue least interesting race
of the day was shelter Of the cars brisk shower
ovcrtang crowd, midway between the grand stand
aud the railway siding Among the minor incidents OF
ne day vas the purchase Of Denny brook brokenown
racer by Leonard Grover the autnOr OF our Boarding
House." lie paid 100 Tor horse, and discovered
stabe-bOy When he gave ld 800 by mistake III
stead 3d. taxing the horse To the purchasers Stable
One spectator the robbed OF $500 by PICK
pocket
AIarsc field well matched insured most exciting
.est in the first race, nIe-dndIu e.ghtn dash for
purse OF 5000 and the victory OF Hattie +. falling like
uomb-shcl among the betting fraternity, wrought un-
usual commoon the FIN al The successful racer
raed fourth in the poos at these n cures Babcocks
Egypt $780, Ldtte Re orm, 80; Bethunes Burgoo $780,
Bcyins's Hattie f. 500; LIwrcnces RISK, 80; the field
DouOlues Waco, Dayls's ktuncy, and shea's CyrI),
S75 Egypts victory Of the day before secured hun the
favor OF the betting men. Reform was regarded as
possible winner and but for his lmcness would
nave attracted the most favorable attention. Hitis
f. went 10 tie front well heated by vigorous
The horses were nervous and dc
aycd the start which was made at the urlOng pole,
swim with las usual touches getting Burgoo to the front
tine dag dropped, ana leading by length past the
Grand stand willie Egypt, Reform. Hattie and Cyril
were on ID line Egy pit, VINO had the rail, turned his pO
sition with an advantage tie Cub house, and
fOOed goo b. the quarterpoe. where Reform was
hId and Hattie f. fourth BurgOo shot forward to re-
Gain his lead followed by Hattie f.. and the two we've
running and neck with Egypt at the hafuile pole
On the lower turn, Hattie +. darted forward with
so vigorous pace that ut the tArcequsrter
pole Egypt was left two lengths behind with
Burgoo working hard for third place. loud
shout from tie grand stand greeted Hattie f. she led
the LONE stretch pursued by four close competitors
urged 10y spur aud whip Cyril came out OF the bunch at
the furong and cded in passing BurgoO VINO
whipped 10 the utmost but could Overtake Cyril and
Hattie f. The latter loudly cheered "a she crossed
the score a winner l,y three lengths in 2:O1a, C!rI
second and Burgoo third Holders Of mutual pool Lckes
on Hattie f. received 382 % for 50.
Bombast and Frederick the Great made magnificent
ru1 in the two-mIc for the Robbins Stakes for
thrce-y eaI-ols 1000 added to asweepstakes OF $50
each play or pay; there 81 subscribers swelling
the amount the stakes to $500. There were four
starters colt and Dick sasser running at Wild
venture and merely ornanentng the first mile OF the
contest by an ambitious pull between themselves. Fred
erick the fayOrte, the pools selling fol-
lows: w. Astor's Frederick the Great, $780, +. Lori
lards BOmbast, $3.50; Tie field 5earss bay colt ana
Halls Dick sassc 800. With fair start the Sears colt
by sudden dash took the lead, and followed by Dick
sasser set out away from BOmbas and Frederick
the Great kept together and at the hafmie pole had
allowed tie leaders TO get twelve lengths in advance
Swim who riding Dick SIsser, dashed past the Grand
Stand If intended to force the running and steal
the move the Colt following SIX lengths behind
and Bomoast and Frederick the Great engthenng their
STRIDE, winch brought them To WITHIN hall length OF
Dick Sdsser at the quarter poe. DICK sasser had then
done enough and showed distress, while BOmOast
and Frederick immediately TOOK the lead ana Kept close
together with constantly Increasing speed till they
reached the threequarter post, when Frederick could
maintain tine pace, aud by vigorous Whipping could
only be made 10 come within length OF bombds as the
latter crossed The score winner in BAG, Sears colt
third, ten lengths to the rear Mutual pool tickets pald
$40 30
completely kiugslnud failed Ill the thrd race,
mle-aud- three quarter dash Tor "consOlhon purse
Of $500 the contest bens limited 10 horses beaten dur
ing the two meetings There were fclr starters Geo H.
Lorrilard's Kingsand having 7-louud advantage
over his competitors, and selling in the auction pools
for $40, whie DaSiss Romney brought only $780, and
the field Nyrness Kns Bee ANA CarteI's Jeniier SO
The made nj the nrecqudrter pole, kingsand
stckl at Tie post when tho word was gwen and NOV
lug on If running Was distasteful 10 him Jenlfer
Coming INTO the hOmc-stIetch, King Bee Ienqushed
all claim the race, Kingsand made ID feint rcacn-
dashed past the Grand Stand, Jenfer leading with n
good strong pace On the opposite side of tne track,
Jeuifer ROmne and kiugsand ran tandem and Kin slnd
already needed the whip On the lower turn, Runney
up with Jenlier, and tue two from
Kngsland they turned into the hoIne-stetc Jenfer
stimulated b. severe foggng. kept pace with Ronuey
for a short distance and then qu kOmney winning
y by i've lengths III 3l2, Jener second and kngsland
third.
TINS was Derby Day, the gray steepechaser winning
astonishing victory IN the finest lsteeplechase
this SIX jumpers enlisted Derby ranking
last pools which sold brsky the following aver
age Browns CorOnet and Problem. Sl25 Dononue's
Deadhead .sl2o IawIences Iisk aud Resolute. s75
Lynch's Derby, $50 The horses crossed the field
Ia a bunch kesOlue being first at tue wall, Derby
ond and Deadnesd third Rsk was fret at the next oh
siacle, while Derby traed on eighth OF a mile and
remained there until the hus. Risk the
jumps closely pursued by Problem, who quickest
| al the Clubhouse wall aud showed the way over
every obstacle TIL the held circed, and
the again 10 the wateriump where
| Problem aud Risk sprang together Deadhead being
third The leader. almost wide OF the course which
cd neld Lut refined up W be n.t