New-York tribune., 1877-07-13
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT LONG BRANCH.
YORKSHIRE LASS, FREDERICK THE GREAT, KESSEf
AND DEADHEAD TIE WINNERS.

A clOudless day, and dry, pleasant ar,
with the fantest possible kind Of breeze, rendered the
Monmouth Park Races peculiarly agreeable 10 'nc
who went Long Branch yesterday afternoon
10 watch them There was si much more room than
company In the Grand stand which Is the chief position
OF observation at Monmouth Park. and the betting Ha
ornity was by great odds in the majort brt the aen
ance was better, both Quantity ana quaiHy lbah Oh
Tuesday The customary number Of carriages was @ra"i
up at the ncrhon end Of the fence and
email group Of ladies' and gentlemen collected upon the
veandah OF the clubhouse. The people present were
unusually quiet, and scarcely any applause was gwen
during the contests Betting very heavy the first
two races.
The chief interest in the racing was ccntered in the
mile dash and mile heats contests. Although the fields
were smaller lad been expected the runners were
good and 10 hopcd-as 1t proved, yanly-that the
av0rites would find their matches among their cOnpct
tors The third attractive aud exciting a six
horses ran in bunch from the start almost to the close
n the steepechase course had been half nile S0r'er
Rosolute would have had q chance OF winning the last
contest lie tired ont before he could run nome
after last jump had been made IN every ono oI the
four races the fayorite was the winner.
The first contest was dash OF mile Tor purse OF
$500 $50 to go to the second horse j. d. Withers's
ChanOs, imported George LOngstafs Yorkshire Lass.
imported; Richard sheas Cyril, and Moris's Falhless
were the starters Each horse carried ll3 pounds except
Cyril who carried 1lj. Among the betters Yorkshire
Lass was the favore selling $50, Sl2j, SO Faith
less was second choice at $3.50, $40, S73 and Chamois
and Cyril third and fourth respectively at 30, So SD
and SO. SO 80. Faithess got good staft length
and half 10 advance Chamoi5, Yorkshire Lass aad 'yrl
following IN bunch At the balfmile post the horses
were strung ont with ChaIno!s length ahead Yorkshire
Lass and Fhless side by side. ana Cyrl following The
horses punched at tie third quarter, coming around the
tnrn wei together Chamois then improved her pace
and promised make good run home, but suddenly she
stumbled and fen behind the Lass and Fhthless' who
raced home, the former winning ~ half length IN
1i7Is Faithle,s came in second Chamois tAird. and
Cyril las exactly in the order Of tI'r c1oice ~ Tie
pool booths French pool tickets paid $40 i5
In the second OF mc heats for 1900 with $50 to
second horse tnerc four starters, foiows j. O.
Beri4uues Bursoo, III pounds weight; Andrew BeiIs
Caraca lO2 William Astors Frederick the Great lo2;
and Mr. \ Lf.tol, Reform Reform had Dot been named
among tho probable starters, and the entry did NOT appear
on tie official card Frederick the Great the drst
choc, az heavy odds, selling about in the average OF
$500 20 Clracaa's Sl6O, Reforms $50 and Bmgoos
$40 The betting the very heavy, the bsck-
es Of Frederick the Great being exceedingly eager 10
stake their money upon him. After some delay the
horses got away with Bmgoo at the 'front.' Reform AM
Frederick the Great following very nearly together
Frederick quickly went tho fore going around the first
turn neck and neck with Reform, BurgOO next
aud gaining upon Reform. Bursoo and FredereK
raced at the half mile aud TO The third quar-
ter when the fayorte took the led easily
al uI j r
clntar Frederick wOn the Ecgt in l:t7, by ab0nt five
lthstl,; i'"rih 5S,.'ii 5SI.'i - 49,, ,' ~, 90 LIZ
the last r''i" snouc.t ts1'" i,'lisoo' Ni"H i-lVI
vus uuwajchiu and e0c third position by few inches
Refcrm was Withdrawn from tie sAcnd heat, on ac-
count o. lsueness No ono would bet agan, Frederick
the Great and pools sod on BurgoO and Caracaia
t t14 .ac,ud POSITION the former bringing 500 o. ne
oinels 800 BurgoO tooG the lead with Frederick tac
Great la abe second place. The Hvore then rushed for
ward ior te first position an9 ltcrd WIN buIs9} To the
h,fa,.lo pos gradually ean.ne BItsoo steadily los;
Fr,Grli.E auI ntlc IN OF Carella Tho victory
was au ot enc for the tayQrie, who caneIoI home
ah1u- Six lengths ahead of BussJoj CIrlcIiia ost
THt tiri race was handicap for horses Of al ages
Plr,c s2Dj $50 10 tie second hors distance mile
1iI "tt a 95 bounds wcict: George L. i1rilird's
%. ole. 90: r. T. am " T. Dly,'s Keuncy los: An
dt,, Ben /, Caracl a 100. N. BunSs King Bee, 100;
r. Ctnry' I,yo chase: %. In the pool, the horses
o. NJ ~. fillovng figures :Keuuey. slIo Hattie H.
= IT, Oioc $50 CaIaca Ia $50. King Be and Love Chase.
L",s Ecstae close together and stug2n, dogscdly 10
The finish aud the iIst three horses coming in tapping
one another Al the start tA' horses Wert hunc1ed but
at the judges stand, Carca4 lad obt imed slight
behind INN, Hattie r., hiug Pee ana Love Cha,e
f1. owed IN the order named. On The Straight
stretch the horses punched a-aw WIN helney
H,iincv cot slight advantage winch De Kept 10 tho
close 1ne WliD- us q n soon ls tAe mo strric
,a, reached, ami ic 4un1s did helf bcst To the &e,
Teuury Winning '} tti" more th3u nftA @ld KING
See taun, the second position nom Hattie r. only by
tir hardest work. OOlc fourth, CtgIcail dith and
Love nase last. Time 2:0i. French pool tickets were
Tbo Long Branch steeple-chlse. for pnrse o $780,
500 10 the second and 50 10 the tird horse, had The
f,'L,,yne contestants NJ Dona1ues', jrs Dcadlcad.
IJ5 pounds, j. G.. X. Laurcnce's Risk ll3i j. q: X.
,urrnrt- ResUlufe, l4~; \. u. BfOWHs Problem, I2S;
n p tfrcaus Don Victor. 1872 Dcadnead was the first
choice averaging $40, O Risks Tl43, ald $40 Tor the
uci Thc race was beautiful one, thr long AMI difficult
our-p giving he best horse chance 20 snow ms power
of upng running and staying tO their uttym0st. The
horses ,ot away in an easy gaiop, RISK at te head ANA
DeaIi cad Problem, Don Victor, ReSolute stuneme
ou behind Five jumps we're taken without trouble, aud
Tnen the water jump passed the ho@ses maintained
substantially the same relative positions rs al the start
T.u esoiie the front, aud hsh 'OO6 the third
"A iriu D.aahead still being second. once !-alu az thc
water Il ,solute r he ding and Don Victor fhrd. ANA
ti. D.thflt made "a rush ANA came up neck and neck
vim p.soI,tc. Together they jumped the next rails.
ana together thcy jumped the last WALL then ,adhcad
nus l ahead looking flesh us when De first started,
and soon led ,Oie by couple 0f lcngth6. Dcadhcad
won IN J:i- a. i'sOutr CIud ana Problem, Don NctOr
1. .L..l-, .ll-.I IN ftll mr.. ~ LII ILDl