, 1877-09-02

= c1o"Q made kick, and the first rider ot nnii;o
was ordered to mount tbat anio,ai pea ea Gl p9ie
! he did, the fourth heat neinr To- ~, a, = alcn
D.; Boy in 3:3S Then the crn,rG ";1., ~ y ousket
the judges, wanted to haze tha ncole y oite ot
oil, but after considerable wranelng tber .rs1s
very properly allowed tn stan,1 81 taFs me!S,
goes to show that either the a1;enc, ~ th, %'s ~
tend races ia Pi,t,burr or tha ..a..Ss .n11 u.
/ the track, need reform;no rorr haaiu. u
RACING sttSs 0''
In recent number of Trrs~,,. 11,><u
peared an article re1atire to tha e1on, ~
expressions in use On Tho EnnI;eI, 1,.t ..! 4no
brief summary OF the nnre ;H,r@s+os.' .ust' anu
may be OF interest to American lorers of 9rI
sports, most Of whom are arsnl>, u .oTt-
the slang used il racing c;rc1cs ba-a % "isn
article above alluded t6' + an,ansa r'o!n lne
ting circles five shIin@s Is t1as' "a pet-
pound is known as "a ouid. whi1e l. dpnEe },
and "tenpers" arc five md tan nrno ,,n,.I nse1s
"a pony" IS turEsanr for e ~ h;; g4nn9 T. notes
tnrv'' signifies El0O, Ind ia nsan sen
The odds are represented bv the fisl,frs. oo
against the chances OF horse anI fhe nrnn ivs OF
turfmarket is in London. md ;s o ona .e Psneipal
large building in Wellington strcet an dtI' ~ ra
tersaIVs It is the Biz bnok.n.t.rs ~ - M. NJ
tie market, THAT is liz the rata ~ ~ ~
which at times are not at III coznzaeasurate t to
dead un, aud ia horse IN the n cart ~, .-o -
sa1nc and signify that the animal 20 ;l.s;a1atsi
| will not take part in The rn.n 80
| will be struck out at the az n,nl wus
mint: IT, "Milking'' is laying odds against
II frCF Fblf+te ~
aut and profitable noetn,n 'rhs 'esy pteas
0. p. i better is said IN lave q sc;nna5 ~
lamb y when his book on any particular event is
So arranged that be caunnt Tnse n smar;aa
this is called having race s:de.t1 tn rinhts -
phrase borrowed from nolicc circles nT,,, ~
the most expressive phrases in thc yocah,1,arv
Of the turf is 4'hcdciue' - ana the ariog, No
one. The explanation Of hedcing is - as f,nlrs ,as
Suppose man backs partir,lnT horsa to ~ %i,:
Cezarcwitc1I at hundred 10 one he5are tba n o,e
tries are due to that race, and thai The hnrss i
entered, farorab1y weighted, and arcr1,ts r. ;s
then pretty certain to corn.. f., s5ortar <sas
It may be assumed that ,he .ia: Mi ~. o.Is.
more than ty to one Witch amnnnt ouuS 1h a no1 oe
Of the first bct will lay to SOM, person. H. tj,er
s5o II the horse becomes fayorite Is ti,r dug
oi the raee draws near, aud at1ains
man may hedge G,5 mare ~ nf f'''l II:
hundred at that price, in which cuse he is said
bound to win, no matter how the race tnrm,n.
ates. II the horse wins he will win IS: or so
hedging; they never stan to hc sh,t ua;S1 ~ @ o.
begin to helue win ai1 tho;s ;,,;ah.
as soon as an onnortn6;tv is rraean+', ~,
ups and downs OF the turf are ', ~ nrn,t an5
the horse that is first favor+o o+ ;.f.4: 49, ,
uay be- struck mt nj t6a rae. i,aToso ,'.; .si!e
flence tho maxim, which iii tnor;n.r $500,
adhere to: "No bet is rood til It !. wtii heI11
I'll to'"
THE KENTCckY DERBY FOR 1879.
,ot5 nIa iles $50 p D. With sls added 70
rack. closed Au.. with fnrr-snrer ."e Aoass.e nI
iens t1f rhcsa ,;v nro h., ~ hein1na-
.nuaI number ~ R,Eron r.".,s;le at1o an
+ ~ s +st o mavGFly Is represented by four
ounce, By three each; Pat Moiov Lraminoton MIN ~ r.
Australian, and Planet. two ane, rh;Ia 3:, :n'., -
ltloi GjcDelv Neil Rrea-b;ft Astaro;J sf
rcIist, aud West Rovhnrr bas. om -noh- ah p]
'he West Roxbury colt is n Mi hrntbo. 49,, ~
tart4e anu trump | d,
LONG BRANCH RACES. IL
. dash of thrce- ~ ,a ss taec Ioaay
-xas won he Eyvnt hr t,r i.. ~. ~ .sIs II
iur Bolt, who was = 1enoth hafcrs lnvaofn1a
inc, 1:1S3z. a. a.
The second and selling race. ont aud quarter II
les, was won BY shylock, Cyril second. King B
&C third. Time 3:14. -
,rtnoruh; "t tt @ @nauocap, a1 ages was won by til
mr . 1p1 .15t1 ~1ooo' sceon0' aunt bessey third.
r., h,,r>j;., .,ao J.
rond NV Vr, "ae "9u o!r~OeEoy, hencneF m
ater jump dozen times. Deadheau did nnt ~
the course. g.;
THE MAcoMB RACES. iS'
Specfnl Uisp4tcA to Tie Tribune. -. =
nAGoNn, :a.;cS ~, sSpt. 1.-The races were we'll
Ie,ueu . so-aas' ne only event OF Importance tr:
- LUG lEee-1or AL, which resulted US follows Ci
!, nt; .1a. Iaek co:
u t!oad. 2 ! ! err
.. Is. ritot ''"- '-"-'---''"'a ="
Time-2::227,Hz, a:2GA, .:.s, a:3UM,
rhe race ff,r . oveor.ot,1 c,t+e hal1 tnean
resulted as follows: ' l'- wv sn'''es' \
.u.,, ,,,o,. @''0"s' \
&c Gray ......:.......-....... ....l 49,
i1nse-i :oo'=, l:49a, 1:ia oc
'yerfth'ng wound up satisfactory to all, and con