The New York herald., 1879-03-15
THE TURF:
THE STAKES WHICH CLOSED MARCH L.


sociaton upon the successful hing of the numerous
stakes for the spring and summer meetings. While
| we anticipated liberal number of nominations. we
agreeaby surprised by the large aggregate. 637.
of which 100 the four stakes of the American
Jockey Club, 141 for the ve stakes of the Monmouth
Park Association aud s7 for the twelve stakes Of the
Saratoga Association. The horses entered are owned
| in New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Maryland.
Virginia. South Carolina Tennessee. Kentucky. Ohio
Illinois. Missouri Mississippi. Louisiana. Connec-
ticut California Canada &C., and they include about
all the good ones in America.
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
For the Fordham Handicap, at Jerome Park
always popular race there no less than forty
six entries and these include horses Of all grades
presenting ample scope for the exercise OF the skill
of the handicapping committee. Tho distance is
| mile and q quarter.
The nominations for the Jockey Club Handicap.
two miles, number twenty-one including several
prominent cup horses. The cracks will of course.
be called upon to give considerable weight to those
less famous but weight will tell especially IN races
distance of ground. The weights for the above
two handicaps viii be announced by the LIST of May.
For the Juvenile Stakes for wo-year-olds. twenty
eight have been entered representing the best racing
strains of the country. As none Of them have vet
been introduced to the public the will be quite
lottery.
The entries for the westchester Cup. two and
quarter miles are Mr.. G. L. Lorillards Loulanier and
Balance ALL Mr.. Reeds Bonnie Wood Messrs. Pur-
year Co.'s Danicheff and Clifton Colonel Bruce's
General Phillips. Messrs Dwyer Brothers Bramble
and wareld. Mr.. p. Lorillards Spartan. Bayard and
Bertha; Major Doswclls Bushwhacker, Mr. Withers'
Invermore and Governor Bowie's Belle Each stable
to have reasonable ground for hope Of success
and the public familiar with the performances
of all will not attempt to foresall opinion by sug-
gesting favorites
MONMOUTH ASSOCIATION.
For the Long Branch Handicap. one mile and
quarter, there forty-four entries. and for the
Shrewsbury Handicap one mile and three-quarters.
there are twenty-six The material is good for
brilliant for these hsndicaps and the weights
are not to be announced until June II the develop
ments OF the racing at Jerome Park will enable the
handicapper to assign equitable weights.
For the Monmouth Cup, two and quarter miles.
eighteen nominated follows Mr. G. L. Loril.
lards Louanier and Wilful, Mr.. Reeds Bonnie Wood.
Messrs Dwyer Brothers Bramble and warheld.
Messrs Puryear Co. Danichef and Clifton. Colonel
Bruce's General Phillips Mr. p Lorillard's BAIL.
Spartan. Bertha, Bayard. Cedric and Zoozoo; Gov
ernor Bowies Belle. Major Doswells Bushwhaeker.
Mr.. Withers' Invcrmore and Mr.. Schwartzs Lottery
(of California; The winner Of the westchester Cup
over the list Of possible winners Of that event. 1t is
difficult to select able to take the penalty though
light and defeat the others for the Monmouth Cups.
For the Ocean Stakes twenty-one nominated
Monitor Idler Terror. Bramble Warfeld Bulwark.
General Phillips. Spartan. Judith, Pique. Bertha,
Pequot. Boardman. LancewoOd, Donalbain, Susque-
hanna vagrant, Bonnie Leaf. Oriole. Report and
Belinds-a very speedy lot.
For the great Champion Stakes august meeting),
one mile and half there will be fresh contestants
from the West in addition to representatives Of all
the prominent stables Of tho East The thirty-two
entries are:-asrold Monitor. Idler. Brsmble. War
field. Spendthrift. Dan Sparkling General Phillips.
Spartan. Bertha. Bosrdman. pawnee. Cedric. BAIL.
Lakewood. Susquehanna. Mulrooney. vagrant.
Manhattan. volturno. Bonnie Oaks. Belle. Report.
Belinda. Leveller. Trinidad. Tripoli. Cammie f..
vender. Vera Cruz Lottery and Mark L. The large
number of stables represented will numerous
starters and hne race.
For the sweepstakes for all ages. one mile and
quarter (which is always terrible rsce). Monitor.
Idler. Bonnie Wood erafPhilips. Bramble. War
Aeld. Bulwark. Spartan. Pique. Bertha Boardman.
Hattie F.. Lancewood. Susquehanna, volturno. Bon
ME Oaks Oriole, vagrant Montezuma. Lottery and
Mark L. are the twenty-one nominations. Look out
for-the winner.
Stakes with thirty nominations; the Windsor Hotel
stAkes. with thirty-seven, and the Day Boat Limo
Stakes. with thirty The nrst is half mile. the
second ve furlongs and the third threequarters Of
milc The entries include the best colts in the
East and number IN the West
For the Saratoga Cup. two and . quarter miles,
there twentyone entered. ~ follows Loulsnier.
wilful Terror. General Phillips. Bramble. wsrfied
Danichef. Clifton Maumee. Spartan. BAIL. Bayard.
Bertha, Cedric. Bushwhacker. Belle, Invermore
Leveller. Dave Moore. Lottery and Aspinwall-a fa-
nous lot; and. there arc no penalties or allow
ances. "may the best horse win. and the devil take
the hindmost."
The Sequel Stakes. for three-year-olds, one mile
and threeq quarters. has twenty entres-wilful Star
tie. Pswpsw Grand Master. Bulwark. George McCul-
Tough. Peter Hynes. Pawnee. Sioux. Boardman. Pc
quot. Donalbain. Lord Lytton. Loudon. Rochester.
Mulrooncy. Lulu. strsthmorc. Kinkora and Dell.
The winner of any threeyear-old stake is to carry
lbs extra and maidcns allowed lbs.
The nominations for the handicaps are numerous.
For the Summer Handicap. ono mile and half thcre
are thirty for the Grand Union Prize. one mile
and three quarters there hftyone; for the Peo-
ple's Line Stakes (handicap). two miles. there
forty -four. and the nominations como from all
tions Of the country. The weights for tho Summer
Handicap to be announced by July is. but those
for the Grand Union Prize aud the Peoples Line
Stakes not to be announced until August 1. CIV
ing the handicappers the benent Of the results at
Jerome Park. Monmouth Park and the nrst Saratoga
meeting. skiful handicappers should be able to Sc
cure great for these prizes.
The United States Hotel Stakes is for three-year-
olds, mile and . half. and for it there
are thirtyAve nominations. representing the stables
of Mcssrs. q. l. Lorillard, g. Reed. Thomas
Puryer Co.. Hyncs Brothers. G. W. Med
niger. P. Lorilard. James Mccullough. J. G.
Nelson Co.. August Belmont y. Powers & Son
ullinois). Governor Bowie. L. A. Ciabaugh, D. d.
withers. L. Hart louisiana. II. b. Durham & Co.
(Tennessee. S. johnson Co. Crennessee), y. Ecker
(Missouri) John Lloyd Co. south Csroiina), II. p
McGrath lKentucky). ID. swigcrt (kentuckyk George
tucky). David McDaniei Jr (New Jersoy), and Will
lam Astor. II will be valuable stakes. and the
starters will doubtless be numerous.
The Clarendon Hotel stakes is for FLIES three
old. and for Il there twenty nine nonina