The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-31
THE LONG BRINCH RACES.
Handicap Heats OF Mile and an Eighth
Also Handicap Hurdle Heats.

LoNG BRANCH, Aug. 3o.-The racing in
Monmouth Park to-day was To- have commence
with three-quaftrrs Of n mile for two-ycar Odds.
but three colts with different owners were not
ready to run. and. under the rub requiring ut
least that number. the race was given NJ. Hand
leap heats Of a mile and an eighth for $500
and 800. therefore h gan tho sport. The horses
were Berthnne's Dalgaisan. Byrncs's King Bee.
Babcoek's Woodland. and Bevins's Hattie F.
Tn. betting was spirited and erratic. Dalgaisau
and King Bee alternating H. fdvoriies. The
first heat was run IN 2.O3r. Immediately aii,r
a good start Hattie took the lead. and the three
others went abreast clos" to herheels. for about
half n mile. Then they fell into sir.le file. in
this order: Hattie. Woodland al.aisan. King
Bee ON nearing the three quarter pol" th"r"
WAS a closing w and aqui k"nlng of sp""d, So
that n"lthcr's advantage WIS dls.ernllle when
they turned into thr hom'str u. Nithih a
very short distance. however. King Be" ran out
IN front. ana finally won rs mV.rh lensth, i1al-
gHi-an was second. and HAITI" th!rd ! 'te
weights carried were; los pounds hy Woodland.
lo5 ~ Hattie. - by DalGMsan. and " by h'n-
Bee.
The betting before the second heat was 3 10
on King BHe against tho HriI DalEaisan WAS
urged INTO strong Mort o. win. II" took ne
lead from the start, and held II more than half
WAY around. but King Be- PASSED him when il
came t. u real struggle between them. ng
Bee ia 'reas.d his lead steadily. until at the
clos IL was ilSe or slA lengths. pAlgalsan was
srroui and Woodland third. Hattie WAS far
b hind throughout the heat. ana Wac dlStunced
Th-tlm" OF th" winner wa, 2.uiA.
\ hnnilrap hurdle race 81 mile heats. for
$500 and 500. wis next run. B"rihunr's Derby
carried l4j pounds. LaWrcncr's Risk. lJ2 and
VI Cures New York. 1870. Risk WAS q 'uNorlt'
at heavy odds against the field. Tn" first heat
had an excellent start. hut AZ the first hurdle
Derby had fallen behind. and i SIX and New
York Jumped simultaneously. New York was
flret over IN" second hurdle. but he was Tapped
10y RISK and Derby WAS dropping further and
further a. the rear. The running 10y the lend
ing pair was close and exciting They cleared
the third and fourth hurdles together. and raced
toward the stand ~ their h.-t; but Risk was
being whipped. while New York ran at will.
Mar the end NV York WAS IA neck ahead. and
rapidly Increasing il TO over u length, he won
b, that much in 564.
New lorks success in the first heat did not
shake connden'e mu'h in RISK. and a new lot
OF pools were sold AT tln on the latter against
$50 on the field New York wa- ckiest IN an
uneven start. The first hurdle was kicked
down. New York retained the lead over the
second and third hurdles, very closely pressed
by r.hk and at the latter point Derby, und.r a
free use Of spurs closed the gap between him
aud the leaders. Derby passed Risk, Tapped
New York. and made u handsome run down the
homrstrrtrh, hut WIS not able Ia get lead.
New York won the heat IN .Ji% thus gaining
thu rarc.
Tho meeting IL 10 close on saturday. with n
selling race If mile and AN eighth, n dash Of
thrc"-uuartcrs 81 a mil" with maiden allow
an 'rs "A handicap Of ylil" and half. iour-
mile heats, aud "a -tecple''hase.