The New York herald., 1879-09-21
RACES At NEWPORT.
Eight Thousand Persons in
Attendance.
FASHIONABLE SOCIETY PRESENT.
Excursion Trains from Boston
and Providence.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

The second and last day OF the steepiechases ot
1879 was brilliant in weather as could be desired
The afternoon clear and cool. and as might have
been expected the crowd was enormous and the dis
play of fashion and beauty would have done credit
to Ascot. BY eleven O'Clock this morning there
signs that would be gala day. Crowds Of ex-
cursionists from the surrounding country and from
tho cities OF Boston and Providence poured into
town, and the streets were busy with livery turn
outs and people in holiday clothes. The hour for
the first race was fixed at fifteen minutes of three
o'clock. For full hour before that rime tho sand
Of the second beach had been worn into high
way by thousand wheels. and when the bell
rang there were moro than five hundred vehicles
within the enclosures. including seven drags. All
the people best known in Newport fashionable soci
ETY. were present and the general throng num-
bered not fewer than eight thousand persons.
It is o curious fact in connection with to-
days attendance that while the Boston ex-
cursion train brought fourteen loads Of
people and the various boats something like
thousand persons the1e but seventeen arrivals
at the Ocean House. including men, women and
children. and equally Insignificant proportion at
the other hotels. At the course the crowd was
stronger i'll numbers than in specializing proclivtes
Betting was an amusement but slightly INDUCED.
and except for grooms and coachmen the pool selling
would have languished.
The racing as u whole was fully as interesting as
that on Thursday last Six highly exciting events
came off. The first being a steepiechase Of two
miles for horses that won steeplechase. and
the Newport Stables bay flly Judith captured the
price, beating The Judge. Darnley and Puck
No. 2. This was capital contest, and
gave great satisfaction to the spectators. The
second race was q match between two polo ponies.
which was won by length by Mr.. Hallett's bay
pony San Antonio. beating the Newport Stables bay
pony Silly the latter carrying 10 lbs. extra weight.
The third race was q dash OF three-quarters Of .
mile, for gentlemen riders. and this was
won by the bay Hibernia. ridden by her
owner, Mr.. Perry Belmont. The judge rid
den by Captain Candy. being second. Mr..
Peters bringing Storm in third. The fourth event
was handicap race for polo ponies. and Silly and
San Antonio were the only starters. Silly won the
race this me the heavy weights they had to carry
suited him better than they did San Antonio. the
latter being only three-year-old. The Afth race
was quarters Of mile heats between Hibernia
and Chiquita. the latter winning in two straight
heats. The closing really the BEST in point
Of interest and competition Of any during the meet
ing. It two-mile steeplechase. with lour
starters, and Deadhead won it by length from Ju-
dith. Dandy third and Disturbance fourth. The
following were the
OFFICERS THE DAY.
JuDeEs-General II. B. Potter. Mr.. F. Rives and
Mr.. ]. II. Bradford.
srAnrERs-Mr. F. Gray Griswold and Mr.. J. G. K.
Lawrence. s,
ASSISTANT STARrEn-Mr. N. G.. Lorillard.
DISTANCE JUDGE-Mr. G. r. Fearing.
CLERK OF ScALEs-Colonel G. W. Dresser.
The following are the details of the racing-
THE FIRST RACE
was . steeplechase for horses which have never won
x1,o
miles; welter weights 5000 to the first horse 500
to the second and $50 the third. For this there
were six starters. comprising Captain Candy's
bay gelding The Judge. aged. carrying 15l
lbs. Mr.. r. Evelyn's chestnut gelding
Puck No. 2. aged. l51 lbs.; Mr.. Perry Bel
mont's bay gelding Darnley. by Astcroid,
dam Jenny. years old. 149 lbs.; the Newport
Stables bay flly Judith. by Glenelg. dam Madame
Dudley. years old. 143 lbs. and Mr.. w. Bassetts
bay Polly. aged. 14s lbs. Judith was . great
favorite over the field The horses had very even
start. and away to the north. taking first
wall. which they all passed nicely,
parnley leading. Puck No. second Polly third,
Judith fourth. The Judge ffth. The horses ran ON
200 yards further. and then had to jump hurdle.
Darnley showed the way. Puck No. 2 second. The
Judge third. Polly fourth. Judith fth. At the
jump Polly refused and stopped. and that was the
to the north turn. where they encountered
wall, which Darnley was first to jump,
Puck No. second. The Judge third. Judith bringing
up the rear. Two hurdles followed tho horses
wheeled down by tho water toward the people
Darnley showed the way. The Judge second Puck
No. 2third judith fourth. The horses then up
the hill to the water in front of the judges stand
and they passed over 1t The Judge was leading q
neck Darney second. six lengths ahead of Puck No.
2, the latter neck IN front OF Judith. The horses
then passed on to the south. whore formidable
stone wall at the top of the hill. Darnley was
first this by head. The Judge second. six
lengths ahead Of Puck No. 2. the latter head in ad
vance of Judith. The horses then made turn,
after jumping . hurdle. then WALL aud came
on. facing the stand again. On they rushed. Little.
on Judith. soon taking third place. She came on
rapidly and soon passed Darnley. and when 200
yards from home challenged The Judge for the
lead. with gallant burst Judith to the front.
and came homo an easy winner OF tho race by three
lengths. The Judge second. twenty lengths in front
of Darnley the latter about the distance In ad
vance of Puck. No. 2.
SECOND RACE
was q match for $500. dash the fat Of three
eighths of mile. between the Newport Stables bay
pony Silly and Mr.. Halleck's bay pony San Antonio,
the latter to have an advantage Of 10 lbs. Tho
horses wcrc started on the lar s1uo OF tho
track. nearly opposite the judges stand.
San Antonio took tho lead with tho fall
Of tho flag. but before they
hundred yards Silly had moved to tho front, and
quarter Of mile from home was leading three
lengths. Getting to the top of tho hill the south
turn. San Antonio was sent with rush. and fur
long from home passed silly. The race home was
very hne but the extra ~ lbs. gave great advan-
tago to tho smaller horse, San Antonio, who camo
home winner of the by length. Nancy rode
the winner and Little was on Silly.
THE THIRD RACE
handicap sweepstakes OF $25 each free for non-
starters; gentlemen riders; a dash on the Hat OF
three-quarters of mile. piece OF plato added tho
second horse to receive twenty five per per cent of
the stakes. There were four starters this event.
These were Captain Candys bay gelding The Judge, 6
years Old l!o lbs Mr. H. Evelyns bay geldng storm.
8 years old, lG5 lbs; Mr. p Bclmont's bay mare
Hibernia by Leamington dam Henrietta Welch 8
WARS old. lhv lbs. and Mr.. r. NJ Xnrn,a chnstnnt