New-York tribune., 1879-08-27
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT LONG BRANCH.

4 DULL DAY AND A MUDDY TRACK-MONITOR WINS
lHE JERSEY ST. LEGgR AND SENSATION THE
CRITERION sTAKEs-USA, DANICHEF, ERASTUs
CORNING AND REDDING THE OTHER WINNERS.
Clouds and frequent showers made attend
ance at the Monmouth Park Race Course at Long
Branch yesterday rather uncertain pleasure. The
grand stand sheltered few enthusiastic ladies, who
shivered while their escorts kept warm watching the
pools. The track very heavy, and near the pole
along the home-stretch the horses flushed through
six inches OF semi-hqud mud George L. Lorillard's
stable won the first three events including
the Jersey ST. Leger for three-year-olds and
the Criterion Stakes for twOyear-Olds. The juds
ment of the auction pools sustained In four In
stances and upset in the remaining two. Tho time was
Indifferent, owing to the state OF the track.
In tho opening only three started for purse OF
$500, distance one mile, with selling allowances
These three A. TaYlOrs geldmg Pilot a 2ears 103
pounds &. L. Lorard's fly Una g years 93 pounds)
and p. LOrllards Pique q years, 90 pounds Una
and Pilot ltOrnated first choice In the pools before
the race, which started promptly at p IN. The
horses sent of at the first attempt Una having
rather the of It, At the quarter Pilot and Pique
were terms. half length behind Una. Going
half Purcell forced Pque TO the 'front.' and pass
ing that post she had a lead OF bali length, with Pilot
two gths the This only suf9Iance for
Una when called passed swiftly 10 the front at the
;hree-quarters and galloped under the string eight
a foul was claimed by the rider of P!que against
Una for cTowding her the first turn. but was
promptly dlsallOwed. The distance made in 1:5O3
Pool tickets paid IS 90. The owner bought in the
winner.
The second the principal event OF the day.
II was the Jersey st. Leger sweepstakes for three
yearolds, $50 each play pay, with 81 200 added
tho second TO receive 500. Distance one mile and
threequarters. out OF twenty nominations making
the stake 3D. 200 five horses ran. These G. l.
LOrfllards Harold Q18 pounds and Monitor QlO
pounds), p. Lorillards Boardman QOS pouudsl, Ca-.
baugh's Rochester QI3 pounds and withers's Report
QI5 pouudsl The g. L. L0rllard pair sold as ayorites
the pools $780, against $40 for Report 500 for
Boardmau ana $50 for Rochester. Little time was
wasted before fair start given, with Rochester
first and Harold last, evidently waiting to what his
stable companion, Monitor could do with The
field. Before reaching the balfmile post Rochester
yielded the lead Monitor, with Report third
followed by Boardman and Harold two lengths OF.
This order was maintained until after the grand stand
vos reached on the first round, after which DDnanue
sent Report forward and challenged Monitor for the
lead while Harold improved his position OF observation.
The two leaders raced along thu blcksrech, and
time the black coOrs OF Report seemed likely 10 go
the front but coming around the turn into the home
stretch MOuor increased his speed and passed the flu
ish clear lengths ahead OF Report the same distance
separating the latter from Harold Rochester came
trailing In last. two lengths behind Boardman The dis
lance made 3:25i2 and mutual pool tickets paid
IS IS. The winner was bought in by the owner.
The estab ished superiority 0f g. L. LOrillards two
entries Sensation ana Grenada, IN the next race. de.
priyed II Of all interest IL for the Criterion
Stakes twoycar0lds OF $50 each, play pay, with
SSOO added $I75 TO second, threcquarers OF mile
course. Sensation carried five pounds extra for having