The New York herald., 1879-07-06
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JULY ls79-QUADRUPLE SHEET

little persuasion brought to the front. and COM
ing on like horse won by half dozen lengths
Kenny second length In front OF Pilot. Loulanier
fourth aud Belle NTH. Time 2:4l.
FOURTH RACE
was for a purse of $500; the winner to be sold at
auction for 500. II entered to be sold for $1,000
allowed lbs; If for $750. IL lbs if for $780, II
lbs II for $500 20 lbs Thrse,auarM,srs ter Of mile, mile
lards brown hlly Idler. by bennington. dam Lemon
ade. years old, to be sold for $1,000. carrying %
lbs; Mr.. A. Benont's chestnut gelding Lucky Hit
by Kentucky. kinghsher. or Count dOrsay. dam
Fluke. 8 years old, $780, % lbs; Messrs- J. g.
shsp dam asoa years. d y %
Mr.. w. Il. Babcocks bay hlly Janet Murray. by
anS naai9 Msasr san Taomas Pu.yesr bay gedns
Jackscrew. by Narragansett dam Pasta $500, 95 lbs
Idler the avorite. selling for $3.50; Jaekscrew
Leamington nliy 500. and kingston s55 The start
was good one. Jackscrew in front. ldler second.
GftG, the Emily Fuller hlly sixth. After running
quarter of mile Lucky Hit was IN
/ front by half length, Kingston second,
Idier third Janet Murray fourth. Jackscrew nth.
the Emily Fuller filly sixth. Lucky Hit was meek
homsstretcH. he the Emily FULLER hliy third Idler
fourth. Jackscrew fifth, Kingston sixth Lncky hit
kept in front until within twenty yards OF tne nis
when the Emily Fuller fly reached her ana sue
ceeded in winning the race by head Janet Murray
was third, Jackscrcw fourth Iiler firth. Kingston
sixth. Time. l:l9A. The MY was oousn' IL tor
5000.
was for q purse Of $500; winners or $1,000 to
carry s lbs extra; rnaidens allowed lbs. Mile
heats. The starters Mr. Oden Bowie's bay geld
ing ssyk BY Msa % Ssa Paryesr
bay gelding Brother OF Grinstead py dilroy, dam
Sister of Ruric. years old. ils lbs; Mr. D. j.
esnaSes aa% ssylisht Ias sl Years Old li5 lbs. Mr.
G. L. Loriard's chestnut Ally Annie Augusta. by
Leamington. dam Black Slave, years old. 1O2 lbs.
Mr.. P. Iorlllard's chestnut colt Baton Rouge. by
Bonnie Scotland. dam Blondin. years old 10a lbs.
and Mr.. +. stearns Jrs chestnut colt virginan. by
dam
Augusta the favorite before the start selling for
$500; Lazarus. $l65; Baton Rouge. s1so; skylark.
First Heat--Brother of Grnstead was first away
virginian second, Lazarus third. Baton Rouge
of Grinstead showed the way around the upper
turn. passing the quarter pole length in advance
Annie Augusta nfth, skylark sixth. Brother of
Grinstead kept in front down the backstretch
ana az Rs1en sne Ronas sacopd ns,f ,ensS in ad
of Virginian Annie Augusta fourth, Skylark
fifth, Lazarus sixth Brotherof Grinstead showed
the around the lower turn and led length the
three-quarter pole. Virgnian second Annie Augusta
third. Baton Rouge fourth. Lazarus ftth. Skylark
sixth. Brother of Grinstead led to near the seven
furong pole. when virginian came with a rush
and dashing past him led home an easy winner of
ond. Annie Augusta third. Skylark fourth Baton
Rouge fifth. Lazarus sixth. Time OF the heat. 147A
Second Heak-virginian was the favorite now.
Annie Augusta second choice, the others sold as
held. Virginian had much the best OF the start
Baton Rouge second. skylark third. Brother Of
sixth The horses sharply after Vrginian around
the upper turn. and when he reached the quarter
pole ne had only head the pest & OF IT, lazarus
Annie Augusta nth. Skylark sixth. but all so
close together that there was no daylight to
be seen between any of them. Running down
the backstretch, skylark showed in 'front.'
and was half length ahead at the
gusta third. Baton Rouge fourth. Lazarus fifth and
Brother of Grinstead sixth. Skylark kept in the
lead along the lower turn. and came into the home
atr atcb half n
Augusta third. Baton Rouge fourth. Lazarus fifth.
Brother Of Grinstead sixth Skylark drew gradually
away from Virginian the homestretch, and Annie
Augusta also passed him, and after most exciting
finish skylark won by length. Annie augusta sec
fourth. Lazarus fifth. Brother of Grinstead sixth.
Time, :48A.
the horses side and side the track the start
ing judge dropped the flag but neither of the riders
it fall and did not move OF. virginian moving
slowly away from Skylark and was half dozen
lengths ahead when the jockey of Skylark found out
that the start had been given. In moment he put
spurs to the colt and caught vrginian one hundred
yards away Then the horses had a neck and neck
race to the kalf-mile pole. when Virginian "threw
up the sponge" Afterward it was dollars to dimes
on Skylark. He went on steadily and came home
easy winner by three lengths in :53.
SIXTH RACE
was a handicap hurdle for purse of $4O0, of
which 800 to the second; entrance free; three
horses. the property Of different to start
starters were the Newport stables bay horse Prob
lem, by Pimlico, dam Mystery years old, 15s lbs;
MessrS
Mr.. H. schwsrtz's black colt Raven. by Mon
day, dam Camilla Urso. years old. l4s
ance. by Chillcothe. dam Matte G, 8 years
old 143 lbs. Raven was the favorite for this race.
turbance SPAS and Derby $3l5. The horses had
capital start from the halfmile pole and to the
frst hurdle, which was ON the lower turn. This
some OF the horses knocked down. but which one
of them .coulo not be sscertained: Problem took
hv narl, yhA rs rara nrO-
| gressed to be laying in. with Raven.
Problem and Derby raced head and head over
the hurdle the lower turn, then to the the
| ho1nestretch rs If yoked together. When Problem
and Derby passed the judges stand they were
located about eighty yards beyond the judges stand
| together, and dashed around the upper turn.
behind. running side and side. When Problem
reached the quarter pole he led by head he passed
the fourth hurdle which was situated nuer that
| place. Here he two lengths in front of Derby
and ut this point Derby retired, having performed
his part with Problem. and then Raven moved up
| for attack. At the hall mile pole Problem
clear of the Others and Little his rider, took pull
the horse for moment 1t WAS ut this time that
the California representative made his run. The
of mile OF fat work, during which time Raven
shut up much of the daylight on Problem. As
| the horses swung into the homestretch Prob
! lem led length. Raven second, one
length in front of Derby. who was leading Dis
stretch to the sixth hurdle the very
citing Problem and Raven jumped nearly together;
| but the immense leap tDat frOblem lnaue over the
brush gave him an advantage OF nearly length
after he landed. The black horse forced to the
top of his speed and he gradually closed
ON Problem until the latter passed under
tho wire at the stand he had
than u neck the best OF the race. The hackers
of Raven were quite astounded at the result They
did believe that horse could carry 1853 lbs and
run q mile and half in $3.50, but they knew that
Raven could carry 143 lbs. and do the distance in
about that time; hence the liberal manner in which
they backed their horse. Derby was good horse.
but Disturbance was never in the way during the
race. Time, 1850.
The following are tho
SUMMARIZES.
MONMOUTH PARK-SEcoND DAY OF FIRST SUM
MER MEETING, JULY 5-FIRsT kAcE-Purse $500, for
two -year-olds tho winner of any stake of value
of 81 .OUO to carry lbs; of two stakes of
any value, 10 lbs extra; nadcns allowed lbs. Half
u mile.
S0rtey9
G. l.. Lorilla. DIS b. c. Grenada, by King Alphonso
dam Matte Gross, 1V7 lbs. .(liughes)