The New York herald., 1879-08-31
MONMOUTH PARK.
Fourth nl Last Day Of the Second Summer Meeting o.
the Monmouth Park Association
SIX CAPITAL RACES.
Milan. Turenne Votumo Checkmate, Fe.
rda and Reddng the Winners.

The second summer meeting Of the Monmouth
Park Association closed yesterday afternoon with
good racing as has been any course in
America this season. The weather was delight
full and tho track in very good condition Six
races were on the card, and they Were
all run promptly and gave great satisfaction
to the spectators. The first race dash
of three-quarters Of q mile and it was won by Mr.
A. Taylor's bay colt Milan. Mr. G. L. Lorillard's
Annie Augusta second and Captain Yards Lillian
third. The second race was between four two-year-
olds. dash Of three-quarters Of mile. and
it was by Mr.. A. Belmonts colt Turenne,
beating Mr.. G. L. Loriards Rosalie, Mr. Clabaughs
Lucia and d. d. Withers' King ErnestTatoo
flly. The winner is a very finely formed son OF
kingisher and Toucques. and no doubt will be
heard of as a three-year-old. He outasted the
others and won handily. The third race was the
Atlantic Handicap, sweepstakes for three
Scar-olds, dash of mile and half
Ind it in gallant style by Vol
turno. with Bonny Carrie second and Mon
ltor third. The fourth race was dash of
mile and quarter. and Mr.. Williams Checkmate
won this in the easiest possible manner in capital
time Virgian second, Una third The fifth race
was a handicap. dash of mile and thrce-quar-
.ers which had seven starters. and was won by Mr.
T. L. LorillGrd's bay lly Ferida, who beat Genmoro
md Jericho. Glenmore disqualified for fouing
ericho the homestretch, which gave the third
lace TO Pilot. General Phillips and Governor
hampton were in this race but did not to the
abstraction OF their owners ana hackers. The start
was the worst ono of the entire meeting.
IND this probably had something to do
with the placing Of Of the backward
horses, but not with the general result.
Ferida. the winner eight lengths behind
Jericho. the leader, at the first quarter pole after
the flag fell. Sho ran game race and won with
something to spare. A steeplechase Terminated the
meeting. This was between Redding and Coronet.
1t was finely contested. mistakes made. and
Reddine won by length. The following were the
OFFICERS OF
JuDaEs-Messrs. Carroll Livingston, D. d. Withers,
A. Belmont Il NJ Simmons and j. Il. Purdy
TIMERs-Messrs. j. G. Heckscher and Lawrence
Kipp.
STARTER-Mr. Z. M. johnson; assistant, Mr.. j.
Wynn.
SEcRErARy-AIr. Charles wheatly.
The following are the details OF the racing
FACE
was for purse of $500; the winner to be solu ut
auction for $4,000 or if entered not to be sold to
carry lbs extra. If entered to be sold for 1900,
allowed lbs; il for $1,000. lbs; if for $500.
Is lbs. Three-quarters of mile. Six horses came
20 the post. These were Messrs. Ayres & Sutliffe's
uiy COit AfeNeur, ny OIlroy, uaL1 oeuulu, years
DID. to bo sold tor $1,000, 1lo lbs. Mr..
e. L. Lorillard's chestnut hlly Annie Augusta. by
bennington. dam Black Slave. years old. ST. 900, 95
lbs; Mr.. A. Taylor's bay horse Milan, by Mel
bourne, Jr., dam Aumina. years old $500. 1O3
lbs; Mr.. 4. Stearns DR. gray colt SURPRISE by AL
roy dam Dew Drop, years old. $500. 105 lbs.; j.
w. McMahon's bay fily scotilla. by Bonnie Scot.
land. Dam Juanita. years old. 1880. 100 lbs and
Mr.. l.. Yards brown hlIy Lillian by Harry Bassett
dam Wombat. years old. $780, SO lbs. Milan was
great tavorite. as the following pool sales will
show