New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
THE GROUNDS AND THE RACING.

oi Manhattan Beach, opened yesterday with agreat
multitude of spectators aud racing OF unusual merit ana
interest The grounds of The club very extensive;
they are fayOrably situated and well LAID out and the
buildings are large. handsome and convenient There
broad slope between the grand stand and the track
ofordiBg room for thousands and on this are some
hundreds o: chars which used as seats between
the races and pedcstals for fulength figures during
tic exciting moments when the thoroughbreds are
strainDg every muscle to outdO each other. The
prvate In the grand stand are novelties on tnls
Bdc OF The Atautic and they arc certainly attractive
novelties when of their occupants are pretty and
prettily ait red was the case yesterday. A
great thr0Dg of people filled the stands the
spaees IN front Of them, the section allotted to
the pools and the fools who patrOnjze pools. and
the ghh0rloOd of the s1ddng paddock and lined the
rails near tie ais. PO0Scliug went on actively, Doth
M aucti0n and the French mutual plan. the mutu-
plity OF which Is all side and ccnsiss-ds in most
forms gambl whether by machinery or Otherwise
the Enrichment of the professional manipuatoIs of
the machines and the depletion of the unprolessIonal
sGeeulaors. wellknOwn irm OF turf gamblers has
bought The right to sell pools at this couse curing the
season for large sum, and attempt was made TO III
teifere with traffic by legal proceedings yesterday
The bookmaker almost altogether wanting, and
made little noise instead OF being Ubiquitous ala
siridulOus al Jerome Park.
Keen interest shown in the racing, and 1t deserved
1t. d " w,icil included the meeting of such noted
racers as LAKE, Blackburn, Grenada and Km0all, dis
plavs the renal kale speed OF the two young lilies
spuaway and Branbaetta another of the long series
Of singlc cCD.bats between that singular pair Milan
and warfed zone of which wins daY and the other
the uext with amusing regularity and stecplechase,
IN which riders thrown or lost control or
their uuruly brasts-such n day as this is certainly
noteworthy racing Tile results seemed to indicate that
Luke Blackburn is match and probably an over-match
for any the best American three yearolds that spna
way and Bramb ilcta have brilliant careers before
Them that stecpiechaSes not always TO the swift ana
that hospital for Jockeys and horses that nave any
thing do with stone walls and watcriunps may not
be out OF pacC-and other morals too numeious 10 NEIL
tion. The management yesterday wGs excellent, and
gave no ground for complaint The only serious draw
back the enjoyment of the spectators was the perva
rive, cngng, irritating dust with which the air was
filed. AS the track. it safe, but NOT FAST and
needs the Improving touch Of time.
The first race was lively scramble of fivc furlongs
with eleven starttrS-C. l.. Lorard's colt Harold a
years. ZIG pounds), Nelson's mare Lady Middleton %
years IO7 pounds), Mace & Halls Nellie ID. Is
years. 100 pOHnds, Evauss colt Buster (3 years. 50
pounds) Prccs liy SCOTIA "a years. 107 lOunds Bah
cocks mare Janet Murray % Years, 1O1 pOnnds) and
the owners BuckdenEthel spragne geding "a
years. pOunds). NorcToss's gelding Vanderdeckcn
q years s5 pounds), OConnor's geding Mosquito g
years. 90 pounds), Bunhams iily Bramhaetta & years.
s5 pounds),~ and BelmOnts colt Democrat
t3 years, 90 pounds Harold was the favOrite
at SIS. ana Babcock's entries were second
at $40, Brambaletta bringing $50, Lady Mid
dleton $685. scotila $780, and the rest in the field $I5
After one ,eakaway Captain Simmons gave the signal
10 a fair start, Janet Murray having long lead with
Harold second Scatia third. Nellie d. fourth and the
rest strung out. Janet Murray kept first place for
couple Of furlongs hard pressed by Harold and then
Brambaetta the front easily and was never
disturbed in her position, winning by length In 103l2
Harold second q head before Janet Murray, Lady Md
detop fourth, ScOtila fifth and the rest Struggling ill.,
The race was handicap sweepstakes Of $50 each, with
$3.50 added, second to receive $l00 French pool
tickets paid $26 49,
The most important contest OF the day the second
that for the Tidal Stakes for threeyear-Ods 500
each half forfeit with 81 600 added the second to
cciye 5000 distance mile Out Of TWENTY-FIVE entries
there were four starters6 L. LOrard's colt Grenada.
Dwyer Brothers colt Luke Blackburn. COttr's colt,
Kimball, and Morrls's fy Kitty j. Grenada has won
Potomac Pfeakness Belmont and Lorillard Stakes
this year. all with great but he had not before met
Luke Blackburn and the recent running OF the
latter at Jerome Park had been so good that he was
made commanding favorite In the pools Bringing 5000
10 S455 for Grenada 1885 for the Others coupled IN
wss q very handsome one. Blackburn shot to the front
IN the first few strides, but the rest Kept close at his
in advance, the others being exactly head ana head'wh
Grenada the insde ia Ia. the thee next nd
got t. LIKE Blackburn's neck. Grenada running
third Grenada made desperate rnfn fOr the race s
stretch, but it accomplish nothing. Lnko Biacshurn
neeter
rivals. by fOnr lengths in l45, Kinba second
and Kitty ]. third Hughes who WAS riding Grenada,
took Grenada In hand aud dropped back to the last
place. Grenada did not run in way at all up
inferior rer-norse yesterday the Grenada that
the Lorlrd Stakes with pounds penalty on his back
him. Kinball at the oIening Of the year was thought by
great ma9y ,ursn to Sa the best cot OF ms ms "S ,
the Kentucky Derby. when Kimbal was beaten by
and the running Yesterday have painfully shown Tne
amount of tho Tidal stakes and added money was
Iu the Foam stikes for twoyear-Olds, sweepstakes
OF $25 EACH play OF pay with u 900 aided by Pierre
Lorilards two entries the fv spnaway and the geld
Ing SIR npso S,NSS T2oT e9l car y
$780, and witherss King Ernes Revolt colt $75. The
fought h,rd FOR lead for three furIongs spnaway
moving easily and Graeeiuy IL the third place, Sir
hind spinaway rushed forward IN the homestretch.
and Se s@sce e with Sansr ETs wTn by c,s
g 30 each Tse FL a%ount of the stakes and the
pass res @ 'f r3s s
Ssidiug W1rhed Is 1ol pognds were at even lg
%Se s L Lloyd tho sroRS ssdps 'rBSns BSn Hi lO
years, lOi poundsl was quoted Ct so and
q yeafs aTo ioi pCand Ferss colt s;arte q ycarS %
pounds). and Jenpings's geldng Buoher q years. 90
Ma asd Waped the rest not being able to run
with them. Bueher led for five furlongs, with Milan
on the outside up the first quarter post and then he
passed after another until at the hatme post be
and Mlau began 10 race IN earnest Head and head
Ting pace Then Milan gained. and the whip was used
plentifully on warned without helping the matter;
Milan the victor by two lengths in 2:l3l2 Warheld
second, sfartle bad third and tho rest strung out.
Milan entered to be sold for 5000 aud a. no one
would pay more for him he remained the property OF
James Kelly. the bookmaker. runs him IN the name
Of his trainer "Touy" Taylor French pool tickets
. paid e15 65.
TIE steepechase was for purse Of $3.50, and was
over the full Nine horses started but only two
reached the end without ipishaps These Reeds
horse Disturbance 20 years 15e pounds aud Engemans
mare Katie r. laged 130 pouuds) Disturbance led the
betting at $40, with W.. c. Daiys L,zze ID. %
years 100 pouods) second choice at &105 Katie third
et 1885, and the remaining six In the field at &S5.
These ak were Irying's gelding All Right (6
years, 140 pounds). Keeey's geldlng Bay Rum
faeed 1876 pounds), GOttechak's gedinR Skyscraper
t5 iss) Prce's eelding Glengariae a. 1907 DOnahue's
seidine RaIeigh aged. 1901 and NJ DalYe hllY Fiddle