The New York herald., 1877-09-14
A. 7. Stewart, Young Sentinel, Steve Max
well and Hannis the Winners.

season win an exceptionally brilliant performance.
He won the IN three straight heats, but peculiar
decision OF the judges required fourth to settle mat
ters satisfactorily The attendance fair and tho
track heavy with dust that proved bothcrsome to the
performers OF the day.
POSTPONED s'FoRrY'' PURSE.
Tho ''iorty'' purse on Wednesday, had fvo heats
marked against it, and when called Yesterday the bay
gcldings A. 7. Stewart and Vnewood only made their
appearance, the other horses remained in the
bic under the rule The word given to Vinewood's
disadvantage out he had too much foot for the
sake of the deceased dry goods prince, and at the
quarter pole was half length in front. There
merry struggle from this point to the lower turn,
when Stewart lett his feet, and from this on vine-
wood had no trouble in leading the way. He was i've
lengths the best OF IL at the head of the straight and
without extra exerton won the heat by two lengths.
Time, 241 Stewart was the avorte before the heat,
$a5 to $22 In the seventh heat the horses
level until well into the turn, whom vinewood left his
feet and at the quarter pole Stewart three lengths
ahead Aided by vinewood again going into the air
Stewart was seven lengths in front the half-mile
pole At this t,mc it seemed gift for Stewart but
the lower turn he broke badly, and Vinewood having
still some steam left was almost on easy terms with
pushed and urged, and Just had enough in hand to
finish head in front, giving him the race. Time,
243l4.
POSTPONED 'TwENrY-EoUR' CLASS.
Four heats of this event were trotted on Wednes-
day, Planter and Young Sentinel each having two to
their credit The word was to struggling start for
the fifth heat, Gray Chief having the worst OF the
the summons. On tho turn Planter and senti-
mel lett their feet but at the quarter pole Planter
tineI SIX the best Of Gray Chief Along the back
Planter 'hesitating,' the half mile passed with
Planter only neck and shoulders in advance of Bry
and cray CHI cns fl now only four lengths away Bryant
showed his in front at the head OF the stretch,
and coming on succeeded In going under the wire half
work down the stretch) with Planter third the same
distance away, and Sentinel two lengths further
in the rear. The quarter was in asa4 seconds, the
half in 1;16 and the mile in 233jl. The pools
before the heat averaged-Panter, $685. held, s21 The
sixth heat lett Gray Chief in the stable not having
or but at the quarter polo Bryant was head 'front.'
Planter three lengths lne best OF Young Sentinel At
length, and Sentinel was moving up on Planter beng
only one and half lengths away. On the lower turn
Bryant Lett hs feet when ,rnaa Pans'rs ,s. driver YER
stretch ono length IN advance Of Bryant,
sentinel still length and half iurther away. An
eighth Of mile from the wire Bryant into the
air. and Planter. TO be consistent also, lively
jig, and both ran nearly home. During this msnnu-
vrng Young Sentinel was moving aloGg in steady
manner, and they shot under the wire Bryant was
hall length tho best OF Young Sentinel with Planter
well up The judges gave the heat to Sentinel making
him the winner Of the Planter received second
money and Bryant third. Time 2:361s. The lnal
pools were:-Feld, $25; Bryant, $40
THIRTY THREE" RACE
A fair send OIL at the sixth trial, with the pools
brskly moving-Field, $55; Steve Maxwell, $25. Lady
to Mary Lamb, she reaching tho same distance ahead
Of Maxwell Lady Annie fourth Elevator last. The
half was reached by Lowe four lengths tho best OF
Lamb the positions Of the others before. though
strung out TO greater degree Maxwell, Annie and
Lamb LETT their feet on the turn but both settled with
Maxwell dropping to tho rear. With 9 brush
up the stretch the wire was reached, with
Ma ns ey aa in
advance OF Lady Annie, the two ahead of Elevator,
with Maxwell looling along thirty yards away limc.
belonging near Long Branch--gathered around the
pool box and as a copsequsnce the average sales
were-Feld $27; Elevator, S22. Lady Lowe rushed to
the when the word given, and the quarter
was one length ahead, Annie second halt that distance
IN advance Of Mary Lamb with Maxwell fourth and
halt but past this mark Lowe went all to pieces,
and Maxwell. whose driver was looking for such
an opportunity. went like rocket through the
contending forces, and we'll into the had the
mand and two lengths to spare. Lady Lowe dropped
last Maxwell was sent along in business way, and
reached by him three lengths the good,
Lady Annie second, two lengths ahead OF Mary Lamb,
she one length IN from. oil Elevator and Lowe last.
Time, 2:34. The pools before the thiro heat
averagea-Maxwell, $S5; field. s22 Lamb, jump
ing IN the liveliest imaginable manner, was
third, Maxwell fourth and Elevator afth Lowe
wrested tho post OF honor from Lamb on tnc.back-
stretch and Kept until tho .hreequarter pole was
through the field and 10 the stretch showing tho
way. He continued steadily, ana Notwithstanding a
brush made by Lamb finished one length the best of
her. Lady Lowe third Lady Annie fourth, Ele-
vatOr fifth. Time, 235H. harry Lamb
placed last Ss anr When the sorss wssd was
we'll together but Mary Lamb at once left feet and
Lowe assumed command, which she retained to the
with Maxwell third, Lamb fourth and Elevator nth.
From the head of the stretch Maxwell commencod his
work in earnest, and without much difficulty landed
the winner OF the heat and by lcpgth. Lowe
came next three lengths in front OF Lamb with Lady
Annie fourth and Elevator last Time, 2:S64. Lady
Lowe was gwen second money, Lady Annie third and
Mary Lamb fourth premums:-
'TwESrY ONE" PURSE.
Richard and Prospero were drawn from the five
tries leaving three clippers to contend for the prcmi
ums. These were the chestnut stallion Hannis bay
marc May Bro and bay mare Adelaide The numerous
caused the pools 10 ruieHannis, $lO0 Nay Bird, $25
Adelaide, SIS. Adelaide had the best OF the to
be away, Hannis next and May Bird well his wheel.
The quarter pole reached by Adelaide leading half
length with the other competitors level terms.
Along the stretch Hsnnis shot 10 the 'front.' and the
half mile was nearly length the best Of
1t, moving like piece OF exquisite mecha-
nism. From this point on Hannis WAS never troubled,
though May BIRD did excellent work and placed the
heat to his credit by one length, Adelaide fully fifty
yards IN the rear. Quarter, 40s. half, lit; mile,
2:29 Tho second heat was called with the handsome
HannIs greater iavorito than before. Adelaide
the quickest away and the stallion last though the
latter at the quarter pocyas haf length IN front of
May BIRD andAdolade one length in the Hannis
maintained his position by the half and thrcequarter
poles and in turning into the stretch was clear OF May
who driving Haonis, made wide sweep the
turn ut the head of the stretch for the
purpose Of finding harder footing, ana May Bird
following him they were well on the stretch when
the straight entered. The stallion when in
position on the homcward journey came on like an
and without swerving an inch, and the heat
by little than length in 226 very fast lor the
track Adelaide was seventy five yards away. Walker,
the driver OF May Bird, complained that Turner
ried him TO the outside, when tho judges, Messrs
Johnson and Guerin, gave May Bird tho heat and
placed Hannis last TO the intense disgust and astons-
ment oil the friends Of the stallion who claimed the
decision unprecedented and wholly erronc-
Gus. Quarter, 39hs; half mile, IN. Hsnnis
the same great iavorto before when
the horses were called Tor the third heat tho
betting being very spirited. Hanns nimble as
a cricket at The Start He led half length Al the
quarter polo In 80 seconds Que length at half
:l2, three lengths at the threcquartcrs when May
Bird was pushed for the lead and gayy responding
she Tapped Hannis bali way down the stretch, and
stuck there, but the stallion finished the Of the
heat by head the rather extraordinary tho
heavy going oi 225 Adelaide was seventy yards or.
HannIs $50 and tho field S1s before the
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