The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-09

contrast with the surrounding landscape About
naif an hour subsequently Mr. Taylor. OF Mann
aroneck, drove up wuh his iour-in-napd and TOOK
position behind Mr.. Schermerhorn. These were tne
only draas on hand
on DoxxyBRooK HILL
On Mount Donnyorook the visitors by large ma
jsrty were wet 10 The SKIN, but, never
theless, happy as clans ~ hign
but il was only used 10 shelter some ten cent
pool seller the dignity Of whose ohce demanaeo some
sheht recogni,ion Beer ana clans .oSs,ner =. me
preference being better able 10 couneracs ing GA
terror moisture. Lots OF money changed nanas on
Denny brook Hil but one person Is oeievau "
have lost than quarter OF dollar. Con-
sidering the intensity OF the ram u must no rare
and slrong passion the amusement OF horse racing
that kept many people Ions on Donnybrook HILL
THE RACING.
Better running than that which took place yester-
DAY under such disadvan tageous circumstances was
never seen or an American course Tho rain set
heavy by and continued 10 fall until, at three
O'clock the OF starting the first race. the track
was very deep and heavy. II grew worse and worse
during tho afternoon slippery and dangerous
at the end OF day. Five came OF. The hrss
was the Woodburn Stakes. dash OF mile and haii.
which was won by Mr. Cabaugh's chestnut colt
Cloverbrook, who beat Cuba, Susquenanna, Zoo
Zoo and Frederick the Great. Mr.. Lorillard's
ana Mr.. Belmont's FLIES were the favorites,
tn0 former DeluR OaCko0 very Hcavuy W ASs'~
was considerable money laid between the two flicS
Zoo Zoo having the call The Baltimore colt made the
best and gamest race OF his lie, ana won we'll IN
hand. Cuba, who showed the way for two miles and
a ouarter also proved himself raoehorse OF merit
The other starter, Frederick the Great, found tho
tourney 100 long altogether and his managers here
after VIII II they conne hts racing exclusively
TO mile heats, where he is moro at home than ut
races of longer distance. Inc second race Inc
u ora nd av q nd
rene moerca by all who witnessed It. Ar. r. Lori.
lard started two Of his best, spartan and
the Duke Of Magenta, without an aido-dc-camp;
Dwyer Brothers, Brambe, wonderfully sood
Que; Brewster l. Co.'s Dlnichen, who WAS carrying
loads Of money whea he passed down to the mead
OF the Belmont he was looked upon ny certain
coierie that had been laying heavily on nm during
tho whole winter whsnevsr oookmaker could DO
found. Us "a winner beyond = peradventure. But u
proved yesterday what Burns discovered about cen
Jury ago, that the best LAID plans o. mice and men
gang aft agiey." The Duke vi Magenta won The race
in grand styie coming home through The mud with
ms DO " Or ui strides II lac liked me work Bran.
bic made u tine and stuck 70 tue Duke ike a
leech The end. spartan also ran WELL but be track
did not suit his long logs while Manhattan was
In company that he cannot ieol At home IN. The
third race was tw0-mc dash betw zen
q nvc-year-old. with ia lbs. in the sad-
die and lhree-y ear-old with So lbs up. This was
The only affair OF the day that Was not admired me
horses mile and ran Tue second the hve
year-oid winning easily Then folowei The memeers
race, which very interesting anair. One OF the
gentlemen, however, had The misfortune to break his
strrup just alter mounting anu before The starter had
taken his place, ard The horse ran away with MIN.
Tho animal never stopped until ne was entirely
pumped III 10 start IN thc race Tho sports
oi The aay closed with seepechasc that had the
usual .sspiiln but nobody was hurt ana Waller and
Mcauey carried of the honors and the spols IneloE
lowing are the details Of The racing;-
FIRST RACE
was the WOODBURY. stakes, fouryear-ods, 500 each,
half orfeIt with 900 ADDED; tue second horse to
There were tnirty-two nominations. I'VE OF whicn
came TO the post These were +. Loriiasd's bay My
Zoo Zoo, ~ Australian, dam Mszarka. W Asoa, pay
oil FREDERICK the treat. by Lexington, dam Mildred;
A. Belmonl's chestnut lilly ScsQuehanna, by Lean
ington, dam Susan Bean; +. V. sncdxer's chesnnt
colt Cuba. ny Lcaminston, dam Rattan, aud r a.
Ciabaugh,s Chestnut colt Covcrbrook, By Vauxaail.
oam Maudina. Zoo Zoo had the call IN the bettIng,
selling ut even money Susquchanna and CiovcrbrovK
with 8 to 1 against them, Frederick the Great 4
10 l. and Cuba 10 l against MN. Frederick
first away, Susqaehanna secon1. Cioverorook
third. Zoo Zoo fourth, Cuba NTH. The latter ran
through the horses he came up the stretch to
tnrsequarter pole, and passed that point nrst,
Cioverorook second Freaerck the Great third, Zoo
Zoo fourth SusQuehannn hith, tho latter trailing IN
r ia f. shoned way. When the horses came 10 the
scconc, Tour lengths ahead OF Freezer ok the GretL
VINO was length In advance OF Zoo Zoo, the latter
three lengths ahead OF susquehauna. cuba showed
the way around tho upper turn and ~ the quarter
pole passing that point MALI iengtn ahead Of Clover
brook, who MAS waiting ON him attentiveiy, the
latter tour lengths aneai Of FredericK The Great,
who WAS han isugth III advance OF Zoo
Zoo the latter nyo lengths In front oil Susquchanna
there was no change oil positions MS the horses
p.ssed around the bun AM cut oil SIGHT around the
LlIL When they came IN view on The ower turn CUBA
was two IN front OF CloverDrook tue latter
two iengtns ahead OF Zoo Zoo. VINO was neck ahead
oil Frederick The Great. susquchanna three lengths
away, SIM trailing. When the horses reached Inc
III pole Cuba Cioverbro0k tapped,
the leading, Zoo Zoo ihrd one length IN from
OF Frederick, Susquehanna tireo lengths behind As
the horses w quarter retch tuey closed up
tho lay liz each olhcr and as they passed The
stand Cuba mad nall length the best OF II,
CiovcrUTuoK second, one length IN front OF Z0o
Zoo. who was lengths ahead ol Frederick
tue Great, the latler leading ausquchanna half
lengtb. There change VI positions arouna The
ucr turp although The horses now began 10 do their
best and thcy passed the quarter pole they lett the
stand. Going under this uun there was RAPID move
menl on the part Of susquenanua, who from NTH
place passed thru. lhe horses went out oil sight
with Cuoa length anead OF Cioverbrook aud susque-
hanna VINO were even, Zoo Zoo fourth, Frederck the
Great hfin ana beaten. When the horses came ia
view on the there were only two horses IN
the race, Cuba and Ciovcr1rook. all the others
being beaten IN their run around the hiii while
course. Al tue three-quarter pole Clovcrbrook
was leading, half iongth In front VI Cuba
third. Clovsrbrook came steadily up Tho
hofnestrech and toe race by threo lengths Cuba
tue Great NTH Time OF The ,wo miles ana u man,
4:4Ta. The stakes amounted TO 81 $50. the foliow-
Ing are the previous
WINNERS THIS WOODBURY. STAKES.
Year. Winners. Subs. Starters Tine.
lS75-Aarou Pennington. Ia 4:36Ll
ls76--Cnesapeake. ............. Il A.
1o1i-Parolc ................... 10 4;J.ls
1s1S-Cloverbfuok ............. ~ 4:IA
RACE
the Belmont Stakes Tor thr.r year. olds; 500 en-
horse TO receive $500 Of lhe stakes Que mile
a hall. There we're forty-nine nominations, SIX Of
which came to the post. these wer0 Loriilards
brown colt spartan, by Lexington, dam Lulu Horton;