New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-29
LIE TURF.

TIE MONMOUTH PARK TROTTING MEETING-fIRS1
DAY-sT. ELMO AND COL. RUSSELL THE
WINNERS.
The first trOtting meeting of the Monmouth
Park Association commenced Saturday, over their
new course and will be continued tomorrow and
Wednesday. The weather delightfully."- pleasant,
but the attendance, although large great
tbe capital sport aud liberal purses warranted the
ayers IN anticipating. Those who were present were
highly graied excellent trottng and remarkably
~ with the decisions Of the Judges Notwithstanding
the establishment Of National Turf Congress and the
government OF the sport is an acknowledged fact that
the tUtng turf has this witnessed some of the
that have been perpetrated and this
Goo, as at Buffalo, with the SANCTION and concur
Earragansett and Boston alone appear to have main
iaWs aeipch%ey for thew have APPOINTED as indees
Of character honor and intelligence who were not
afraid enforce the rules. Trotting rules, however
good they may be- utterly useless unless strictly OBJ
served, and unless Associations take care TO select men
70 act as Judges thoroughly comprehend duties
and have personal pecuniary interest horses
engaged there little hope Of the reform OF the trOttng
viii pursue the same course Of straightforward high
toned policy which has distinguished the kindred Assoc
sOns Of Boston and Narragansett and thus unite with
them in eevang trotting by the example they show to
Others OF equal pretensiOns but far less honesty.
The first rOt for purse OF " 800 for that
had beaten 1885, mile heats, best three in five,
VIZ - Elmo, Thos Jefferson, Lazy Wells, Lady Lam
bert q. W Patterson, Nelly MOiTeU, Unknown, LizZy
Keller. Sdllle ana EcNCuut- BEFORE the start Lady
Wells vas the fayOTe in the pool selling bringing 500 10
Izzy Keller's S6O, ST. Elmo $s5, and the field so.
long time was wasted in getting good send of, but it
VS. Al last effected Unknown winning the FIRST heat by
I lengths in PSI with Jefferson second and Lazy Wells
hind stl Jefferson better fayOrlte than the win
peT Of the heat for brought $50 10 UnknOvns $780,
LADY Weiss s2Ie field So Lizzie Keller won the second
hesf by meek ONLY from Lady Wells and she Ia turn be-
esmf tho favorte although Lady Wells sold TOR nearly
a. much A change ensued when Thomas Jefferson took
t third heat hollow style for be brought ro to the
neld's ss Ct Elmo the fourth neat easily from
Jefferson became first chOce selng Tor $3.50
agajusf the neld's lie the nth heat, made
dead heat of sixth with Jefferson and decided the
race y winning seventh and decisive heat Win JET
fersoD second TDe-2Sl, ASA, GSs &sSt, GSoa &JSs
E3cA 800 o.. o.,o
The second race for purse OF 400 f9f 2:SO
horses, mile heats three 10 I'VE in harness. Elk hIhes
Entered and FIVE started-COL Russell Edna, MARY,
SfbsTley Green and Carroll Harry ID. was Withdrawn.
NJ pools Col Russell had the call, selling for zoo msIy
siI6; Charley Green s65; field s96 Edna won me nIst
heat and became strong fayOrle, bringing 70 10 me
felo's as Col Russell the second heat, Edfa Inc
fby aud Col Russell the fourth, nth, and sixth Nats,
and RAGS. IIne-2:29l, Z3Os, 2524 EdJt, 2.Sd
,so..o,.s PARK Corssy-TE0rrIsa MsKrSG-Krn DstPuTs
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