The New York herald., 1879-07-08
MONMOUTH PARK RACES.

| Six races will be run to-day over the Monmouth
Park course and judging from the character of the
horses entered for the several events trip down
the bay or by the Jersey Central Railroad to witness
the sport will be excursion that will not be
forgotten The fields good and numerous. for in
all forty -one horses have engaged to The first
race dash of mile for maidens. with allowances
for age will have Janet Murray t5). carrying
los lbs. Bulwark (3). 104 lbs; Surprise l3).
l0a lbs; Lancewood 3). 1O2 lbs.; Tennessee Cs %
lbs; wissahickon (S). 81 lbs; Avenger t3). lot
lbs. The second event is the July Stakes for two
yesr-olds. ave furlongs. The stakes closed with
forty-one nominations, of which number eleven or
twelve will come to the post. These will be Mr..
G. L. Lorillard's brown colt Sensation by Leaning
ton. dam Susan Beane, the same gentlemans bay
colt Grenada. by King Alphonso. dam Matte Gross;
Mr. r. Lorillard's bay Ally Ethel, by Saxon. dam
Second Hand; Mr.. H. p. McGrath's chestnut Ally
Duplicate by Tom Bowling. dam Crescent;
the same gentleman's black aliy Lucy George, by
Tpperary. dam Lucy Fowler; Mr.. A. Belmonts
chestnut colt Turenne by Kingnsher, dam Toncques;
the same gentleman's chestnut filly Beata. by The
nl-Used, dam Beatrice; Mr.. w. Astor's chestnut
colt Ferncliffe, by Leamington dam Nellie Ransom;
Mr.. d. d. withers' bay colt by King Ernest. dam
Echo; the same gentleman's chestnut flly by Maca-
roon dam Castagnette. and Mr.. F. Morris bay hlly
by Battle Axe. dam Slasher Barbarty The third
will be the Jersey Derby sweepstakes for three
year-olds. o dash OF q mile and half which closed
with twenty-tour nominations. and will probably
have only three starters but these about the best
in America-Spendthrift Harold and Wilful. Should
Harold come to the post in good temper and get
away without fretting grand race viii be seen
between him and Spendthrift. Such grand colts
these worth q trip to Monmouth
Park merely to look at. but to see them ex-
tend themselves in is something grand.
The fourth will be selling affair, with
allowances for low prices; dash of q mile and
quarter. Eight have been entered for this event.
These Mamie (5), carrying 1O1 lbs; virginian
C 90 lbs Pilot a. 81 lbs; Startle t3. 81 lbs; Gal
lagher t6), LOG lbs. Kingston (3), SO lbs; Milan (5
100 lbs. and Loudon t3) SO lbs. The ffth race is
free handicap sweepstakes of S25 EACH If not declared
out with $500 added the second to receive $125 out
of tho stakes one mile and Ave furlongs There are
eight entries comprising Mr. P. Lorillard's bay dy
Bertha ~, to carry 105 lbs.; the, same gen.
tleman's chestnut colt Baton Rouge (S, 90
lbs; Mr.. G. L. Lorillard's chestnut flly
Una (3), 81 lbs; the same gentleman's chestnut
gelding Monitor (3). 100 lbs; Mr. d. J. Crouse's
chestnut colt Jericho (S) 100 lbs. Messrs. T. Pur-
year Co.'s chestnut colt Danicheff ~, ia lbs; ;
Mr. schwartzs black colt Raven AZ. ITO lbs. and
Mr. E. A. Clabaugh's bay colt Rochester (3), SO lbs
The sixth and closing event Of the day will be
handicap steeplechase. for which four horses have
been entered. These are the bay horse Problem (6)
to carry l57 lbs; gray horse Derby (aRea) 141 lbs
chestnut horse Disturbance t5). 1876 lbs.. and bay
gelding Bencher (aged). 134 lbs.
The following are some Of the pool sales on the
events which took place ut Long Branch last
evening"
Janet Murray. 10S lbs $15 Bulwark. 103 lbs, SIS;
L. L. 100 lbs, $l3; Surprise, 102 lbs, 81; Lance
wood, 1O2 lbs, $25 Tennessee. 81 lbs, S15; Wissa-
hickon. 81 lbs. s1l Avenger. 102 lbs, $40.
JERSEY DERBY, for three-year-olds. One mile and
ha.-Spendthrift, 500: G. l.. Lorillard's entries.
$40.
HANDICAP SwERPsTAKEs.--One mile and hve-
eighths.-Rochester, s.; Bertha and Baton Rouge,
81; Una and Monitor. $25; Jerico. 81; Raven, $40.
In another pool G. L. Lorlards entries sold for $50
against 500 for the field.
Observation-Disclosures. $50, Derby. s16 Dis
turbance, $40; Bencher, SIS.
The bidding opened very slowly. The attendance
light and the weather threatening. The sales
closed at nine o'clock P. NJ. for want Of bids.