The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BRANCH
FOUR WELL CONTESTED RACES IN MON
MOUTH PiRk YESTERDAY.
The Knowing Ones Betting the Wrong
uorses Hattie r. ut the Front Agatha
Remarkable Hurdle Hace-Dcrby Ahead.

The Knowing Ones Betting on the Wrong
Horses Hattie +. at the Front Agatha
Remark able Hurdle Race Derby Ahead.
The July meeting in Monmouth Park
closed yesterday with four well contested races
The fashionable world was largely represented
The track was in fine condition. The first race.
Il handicap purse OF 800. for all ages, $50 t.
the second horse. distance one mile and an
eighth. had ~ starters: W. b. Babcock's CHI h.
Egypt years. no pounds VI. A. Littlc's b. h.
Reform. aged. 40 pounds s. u. and w. II.
Davis's h. &. Kenny. years. los pounds J. q.
Bethuncs b. Z. Burgoo. years. los pounds JIG.
X lawrences r. H. Risk. years. LOG pounds:
J. J. Bevnss ch. +. Hattie L.. years. 90
pounds II. shea's b. e. Cyril. years. 90
pounds NJ. Donohues ch. 4. Waco. years 90
pounds. Average " pools Egypt. t25O Re-
form. 800: Cyril. 800; Risk. 800 Burgoo. $50:
and the field. $3.50. The start was in favor
Of Burgoo and Kenny, followed 10y Egypt and
Hattie f. Az soon IA they got fairly going,
Egypt led out and passed the quarter pole at
lively pace. Burgoo Il length behind. On the
stretch. Cyril crowded toward the front and
WIS soon In second place; Kenny changed
places with Reform. and on the turn toward the
tnlrd quarter the horses were all In ncap.
The struggle home was n close one. Brown. the
rider OF Hattie f.. was not long in deciding the
went away AMI won the race 10y length from
CYRIL with Burgoo third. Kenny fourth. the
The knowing ones lost large amount Of money
on the race. as AZ oi the entries were hnrked
heayily except Hattie f. TIE P,rls Mutual
The second race was the Robbins Stakes.
value 81 OOO added to u sweepstakes OF $50
each play or pay. for thr'e-y'nr ODDS, cots
thlrd horse 500 out " the stalks two miles.
THIS race Ind four runners. T.. L.orillargs p.
l4.f flAF IN -, al.
erick the Great, 10 pounds /. VI. Halls h. e.
Dick Sassccr 10 pounds; X. W. Sears b. g. 10y
Bombnst. $685. Frederick the Great 500;
TIA" field $50. the lot got Off together
Sasscer taking second place. Frederick the
| Great and Bombast four lengths behind under
pull. The leaders increased thnir advantage
Great 10y three lengths. Bomhast being length
behind. Down tne straight DICK Sass,er was
n,,b ot ,he w Wr.S' nf"wns uP wt YIN
| passed the stand Evans sent Fredcrirk the
Great along nj the quarter pole and passed the
| Lexington cot. On the lower turn rounding
| into the straight Frederick the Great and
| Bombast wcr. running side hy sid; IN Il
! few strd Frederick the Great began TO
! hlt"r. and Bomhnst took the lead and without
| much effort kept IN, front and won The race
| erick the Great second, The Lexington oolt
! beaten hyien len .tAS tn ri. III X Sussrrr bad
! fourth Nor" money changed hands on this
RI .e ;uHn ON amy during tho meetings.
Tn" nrNt event WIS The Consolation Purse Of
! $500 for braf"u horses during the two meetings
/ Tvs un,rs rv.luiedl; $50 toth" second. and t2j
ycarl los fs. :. h. SW Il. D,a',yss a. e.
/ g. knesand. yours aG n-. VI Dyrn-'- III.
/ o. King Be-, vars. lu3 =. Average uf
I9g6s' hi9ssihnd, s'.o' k2.nn,y s"5o: i'1:.
/ b." J.nif,r. AMI Romney lraIing; as thry
passed tun stand King BE- too, the lead: few
j strides further "a j "nt0r showed 90" way
/ round th" turn. AMI took "a cnWuuudiu. lead.