, 1877-02-04
REVIEW OF THE TURF IN 1876.
4nscda{ Correspondence a The Tribune.

editor of the New York World. will next week
issue in book form condensed history and sum-
mary Of the American turf during 1876, giving
the winning horses, stables, and sires. From
advanced sheets the correspondent Of The Sun
nAY TRIBUNE is enabled tolay before Its readers
the most interesting facts contained In the pub
1ication. There were run last year III races, H.
cludinr Il steeple-chases aud hurdle-raccs, as
compared with 931 the year previous, and 1,n37
in 1874, the falling of being due to the reduc-
tion In the number of running contests at fairs
and rural meetings. Notwithstanding this, the
total amount OF money given was very little less
than it was in previous years, the figures being
s4s5,5oo as compared with 0,6is In 1875 and
s4a6.722 in 1874. The number Of horses
running was 67o, Of which 800, the get Of 1o3
stations, won first, second, or third moneys the
remaining sixty-one, the offspring OF thirty-slx
sires, contributing nothing to their owners
revenues. There also ran, principally at rural
meeting and short distances, PSI horses without
pedierees, 1Os Of them winning money. With
out doubt many Of these figure in the list OF
horses whose breeding is known, their identity
having been concealed for fraudulent purposes
There were very few frauds committed Oh
the turf last year, II we except the Washington
meeting, and those over the Richmond feter-
boro', and Norfolk tracks. Two e1pulsions
we're ch1onicled, Barton, of the racing firm OF
Barton 4 Meainger, by the Savannah Club, and
Ira PIatnet, Of the Chester Association OF Gin
ciuuati. Ono prominent turfman died, Col.
Thomas G. Bacon, Of South Carolina.
The dead hero, Lexington, disp1aces the in
ported bennington at the head OF the list Of
winning sires his earnings exceeding S9o,ooo,
and being almost. equal to the combined earn
iucs of the next three great number OF bis
sous also figure in the list OF sircs, such as sfaF
Dance, Asteroid, Norfolk, Kentucky, fau1hai1,
Pat Malloy, and Jack Malone, and any number
Of the mares from which winners were bred were
Lexington's. At distance the Lexingtons
swept the board; indeed, it is curious that none
of them won at less than milo. Among them
should not be omitted Foster, who, at the age Of
9, and after spending couple OF seasons at the
stud. Capt. Moore patched up SO that ne
could win the great four-mile-heat race
at San Francisco. Virgil, good horse,
but much neglected By breeders, Genes
second, thanks to the victories Of Vigil,
though his excellence is approved by the fact
4 that he had only seTen representatives on tue
track. five of them being Vigil, Vagrant, Fir-
ginius, Harry Hill, and Fair Play, who Won
twenty races. all the Virgils show remarkable
earueness bennington comes third on the llst.
his 3-year olds not having pcen aS Vs., successful
last season as in previous years. The Austria
lians did not do Us well as III other Seasons: and
$3.50 Of the $40, 900 winnings was obtained
through the running second in the Cal1ornia
four-mile-heat 1a>es Of Rutherford and alattie
i. The 2-ycar-olds Of 1876 give no promise Of
another sprinyhok or Joe Daniels. Planet drops
OF triae, and Phaeton, who won $50 10 1914,
and 81. .10u in 1873, advances again to Sl6,959,
the excellence Of his sons, Ten Brock,
King Faro. and st. Martin, M n'akng gso3aas 1h.s
tine horses death, anu ~ tne nefiSe' bim
literally calamity to the turt His son Ten
| Rroetk is probably entitled to be called the
crack of the year, his reducing OF the tour-mtlo
record from 7:l9lh4 to 7:l5ssz, though be carried
lie light Western weight If 1104 pounds, being
the sensation OF the season. War-Dance, sixth
in 1874 and 1875, is now seventh, Ills pest repre-
sentative beirg Clcmmie G., 3fr. A. kcene Rcl,-
! ards very good 3year old, while kedman, ID
the same stable, also performed very credltaoly.
1mnortcd Bonnie Scotland, most excellent
sira. % Who only earned 5000 in 1874 and $3.50
| in 1876, advances to over s11 ,ooo, number Of
excellent horses OF his get running successfully
| especially the 2-ycar-olds, Belle Meade, BON.
bast, Battegate, Belle isle, etc; ing ..as nIs'
and another in 1:44h Two. days Later,
carving 81 pounds. Old Spindrfft, as in 1871
| aud 1875, headed the list OF ageo horses win
ming Asteroid Is the i1sto tue Hfe-n5uFe WIN
ners his most distiuguished representative Del
the stout 3-year-old Crecdmoor, who, in hii
seven races, was first four times and second
| three ~,o nm
| Longfellov is new sire, and II ne mas many
such sous as Leonard he will be as dist'nguisheo
| at the stud as le was on the turf, Leonard
| thoueh suffering while On hts Eastern tour win.
| ming three out Of eight races, and being SECOND
twice. MONDAY comes to the front with Mollie
! MCCARTHY, q splendid 3year-old. who 'Eon ever.
race She ran for, including four-rnile heats II
1881, 7:53sl. Vanda1 drops about 81 per cent nt
and Fat aiailoy falls from S10,95 to s6,soO
owing to the death Of Usage, the TEN nDoraT5
! retirement of Gen. HarneF, and the breaking
down of Ozark. Gicnelg is another new SIRE
| lis 2-vear-olds, especially lhalia and Eva Si1ir
| lev. being promising lot. Mr.. Belmont's i'm
norted fiiIy Patience gives the English stallion
Parmesan a good rank, and the Texan horst
! Rebel again shows we'll. The last on the list 1
| Endorser with Is, contributed by -, a aast
| hrothcr Of The renowned Longfellow!
| The following table gives tho siTcs whose gel
won 5000 or over as compared with their win
! nings il 1875:
| Staft!on. ea5 1912: ~ so I9.2; e.
Lexington. 90 ~ ~
/ EtfYil..,..... st".s"*t' tSt SSS
| im1. Leamfngton. ..-.....-.. 5,a!S q, ~
| Imp Australian. -...''-.... S9'a4g 5,d<
| Planet. -----*.'-.--" 4T,E1
| Imp PhaGton..- .-..--..''-' '"' ~ eo0 c11 c11
! War Dance. -.s''"'. - G 3n1
+ Imp Bonnie scotland...'-''- sg3 ss3 4 ~ "a
! A4teFoid ~..ss-'s@" 1%s%1u ~ 60.