New-York tribune., 1878-07-08

9Th Regiment
CLOSE OF THE LONG BRANCH MEETING.
SEVEN RACES RUN WITH GOOD ATTESDANcE-DANI-
CHEF WINS TWO OF THEM-lDALIA, RACHEL
KENNEY, sPARToN AND DAILGAsIAN THE OTHER
VICToRs.
The Monmouth Park Association closed a
very successful racing meeting of four days on satur-
day. with seven contests The attendance wasGood on all
Of the days and remarkably large July A. and some OF
the nehorses running in this country competed for
the stakes and purses association showed that much
exciting sport could be crowded into short ume-gVng
elk and even seven in four hOurstO the
isaeon Of the muludes that have been present at the
track G. L. Lorard the principal winner OF the
meeting taking S7.137 while his brother Pierre Loril-
lard came next with $67G5 principally due to the VIC
tories Of Spartan In the Jersey Derby and IN the match
with Bramble. On Saturday the weather was perfect
the number Of people present large, the betting brisk
aud the racing Of conspicuous interest.
Hattie F. caused little excitement in the first
race by pressing the leader. Idalia, near the end
but Idalla had run so far in advance soon after
the start that the result in little doubt. The
five starters were G. LOrillards Idala p10 pOunds
Bevins's Hattie f. QO9 pOunds), Gafney's Burgoo
Ql3 pounds) Bels Fugitive 400 pOunds) and Nelson's
Lady Savers Q1O pOunds and they crossed the line at
the end Of the race in the order named Idaa was the
favorite and her victory not hardly earned. The
race was free handicap sweepstakes OF $50 each not
declared out with S400 the second to receive 800 out
Of the stakes distance one mile and a quarter. The
time was 2I4l2. Mutual pool tickets Oh Idaia paid
$50 20 each.
The two youngsters in the second galantly,
and so closely that many people thought dead heat
r. Lorillards Rachel had nearly two lengths the ad-
vantage the start, which was very bad, but G. L.
Iorlard's Ferda made up the distance by plucky run
ming and the two dashed along for nearly
half mile, as IL in double harness, max
Ing very handsome spectacle. Then FeTida
uuckened her speed and her head appeared in advance
of that of Rachel But P. LOriards young fy did
came in front of the assembled thrOng Ferida was
slightly ahead, but Rachel sticking to her closer
Eng of the Rachel responded the better OF the twO
and inch bynch she reduced Ferda'slead BY crownng
exerOn with all the multitude ashOutng, she pushed
her head in front Of Feda and passed under the wire
winner by head splendid race" SAID every spec
three pounds The distance was five furlongs and the
time was equal to the best on record JOE ta asanee-
oids with selling allowance Rachel was put up at auc-
The diierence in the weights carried by the two
horses the third contest thirty pounds, and
that decided the race IaRelands Little Reb five years
old carried "a pounds. He had the handicaps
the first and second days Of tue meeting handsomely,
carving liz and lO9 pounds but he had chance IN
this race against Danchef, Puryear's stauneh three
was two miles purse of 5000 Danchef was urged
forward IN order that Little Reb might be Obliged to
ert himself and so tre under ms heavy weight Lake
land who riding Little Reb, probably thought that
back He was mistaken, for Danlchef ran evenly and
gamey, and Little Reb was never able TO close up the
lengths in front OF Little Reb. The time 3:4l.
Daniehef being the favorte mutual pool tickets on him
C. L. Iorillards Guy Cs6 pOunds led most of the time
during the fifth race, but IN rounding the final turn his
Of hm. But accident he seemed the probable
winner. Davis's Kenney l7 p0unds then went to the
front and won readily, five lengths before Ktlen'S
Thomas K Q09 pounds, Graham's shylock Ola
ma mi n half a o
Nobody wanted to pay for Kenney more than $1,000,
Davises still him. The time was 243& and mutual
pool tickets on Kenney paid ~ 10 each -
Danchef proved himself 10 be excellent colt by
winning two good races day. The starters in the
NTH race-one mile and eighth for naidens three
wears old fOr purse OF $4O0-were Puryears Danichef
uls pounds), p LorillaTds Bertha Ql3 pOunds), and
Crouses Msumee Q13 pOundsl. Maumee was strong
fayOrite the final betting She ran in front for mile,
ana after that failed entirely to meet the expectations
of her hackers Both Danichef and Bertha passed her.
and she came in bad third Danlehet easily outTan
Bertha, and won by three lengths In 2Oll9. Mutual
pool tickets were worth $29 90 % each: -, .,o .,.,,
Every one eagerly waited foI tHe opening OF the skin
race-the principal contest OF the day-a match for
yeaI-Olds Spartan and Bramble Spartan is owned by
Pierro LOrard, He is a wellformed bay colt by Lex
ti61 TIe MADE his mark as twoyear-oid but disap-
pointed his admirers in the for the Belmont stakes
race Duke OF Magenta came IN first and Bramble was
second But the Jersey Derby the first day OF the
in splendid style ana defeating Duke OF Magenta
and Danichef Dwyer Brothers Bramble is also bay
The Saratoga stakes two-yearOld defeating some
excellent racers, but he was beaten IN match race at
captured OF the great threeyeai-0d prizes put ran
second both for the Yithers and the Belmont He won
the handicap sweepstakes ON the first day OF the
The start was perfectly even and the two colts came
np TO the grand stand in superb fashion, running neck
aud neck at magnificent pace by the grand sand they
rushed 40 closely together ana eaping thoroughly in
accord that their riders might have clasped hands
For half mile this WAS kept mp, and tho excitement
among the spectators rose to high prch.
Spartan began to gain slowly, and p LOrards cherry
cTept by tic red and blue of Brambles jockey; But
Bramble stn cung to his WORK plncky, thOngH u was
plain that he not running with his usual freedom
aud power As the two approached me last nan nile M
Evans, who was riding BralnDle, raised MS arm anu te
lash fell Bramble was yet hanging at Spartans
flank but that blow OF the whip caused dismay among
oackers 1t showed that Bramble was out OF condt
tiOn, for when in good racing trim ne never needs ghg
10 make him exert himself, except in a hard finish.
Barrett had 20 ueed 10 Whi spartan LOT ne Ienlneu
front without pressing When an eighth OF mile more
Was evident to every one that he was a
beaten horse. He stu struggled along desperately,
horse in the home-Stretch Spartan two lengths
before Brambe when the line was crossed. The time
was poor for so fine hOrses-2l6 l2 seconds more than
Idaas time for tue distance IN the first raceDut
II Spartan had been urged IN the homestrelch ne could
have made IL lower Mutual pool tickets on Spartan PAD
The concluding race was a handicap hurdle for
a nurse of 500 mile heats over four hurdles. The
starters we're Woods Dandy 45 pounds the favorlte;
G47 ToshGs jennings Gallagher 40 pounds, How
land & co.'s Moorhen Q39 pou4dsl Filzpatricks WIG
aud Daley BEonsTs t LIZ Lizzie .a R 2l ,b bPou4fG fT.f
PSSdn snd vns OS never So passed lie won the heat in
I:54I4 wild Oats second. Gallagher third, frankie
fourth. Dandy fifth, New-Iork sixth, and MOQrhen and
Lizzie ID. distaneed In Inc second neat D9ugasIln
again took lead, but after some fine running was
pasSed by frankie. He drew up again, aud FRANKIE
Dailgasan and Gallagher jumped the last hurdle to-
gether. In the TO the line from that hurdle Gal
iaghr was the swftsst and IN first, Frankie sec
Ond and Daigusiau third Dandy fell at the last hurdle
but his rider was not hurt All the horses except Dail
Qaslan and Gallagher were ruled out after the second
heat for not winning heat. Dagasian won the race,
easily defeating Gallagher in the third heat the time De-
ing minutes.
COLUMBIA'S STUDENTS JUBILANT.