New-York tribune., 1879-06-02
ANANGRY CROWD AT IHE RACES.

THE BEST HORSE NOT ALLOWED TO WIN.
JAMES r. KEESE's DAN SPARKLING TAKES THE
wIIHERs STAKES At JEROME PARK. WHILE
sPFNDTHRIFT Is HELD BACK-THE OTHER RACES.
Not for years at jerome Park have wrath,
disgust and profanity been prevalent and prouse
on Saturday. For months George l.. Lorlard's
splendid colt Harold has been backed freely TO
win the Wthers Stakes. the principal race Of
the day. After he captured the PreaSuess Stakes
at Baltimore, week before last with the utmost
case, the confidence In him was mucn increased,
and there was rush to the bookmakers put money
on him. James II. Kcenes colt Spcnd;hrIft. winner Of
every race he started last year, when he owned
by Daniel Swigert has also had host Of supporters.
indeed up the time Of HarJds success at Baltimore,
Spendthrft the favorite and all through the Win
ter and Spring had the first place in the quotations.
The rage disgust OF the admirers Of these two noble
race-hOrses knew bounds when an incompetent
starter ruined the chances Of OF he and The other
was deliberately held back to allow his stable com
panion TO win In this way every cent bet on Harold
and Speudthrft lost aDd a colt far inferior to
either of them was permitted carry of the prize.
The attendance at Saturdays races was good though
not nearly as great the previous day. Ten iOur-
INLAND coaches-those OF Colonel Kane, Leonard Jor-
ONE, Theodore Hayemcyer. Fairman Rogers, +. r.
Iayes. jr., Pierre LoIrard, F. Riyes sr ". T. Doug
las j. " Parker and Mr. Schermerhorn-added much TO
the aracvenes Of the spectacle in front OF the club
house. The Duke Of Beaufort president OF the London
Coaching Club who starts this morning for Canada on
salmon-Gshing trip with L. A. sothern and W J. Flor
encc the wei known actors. rode out Mr.. Douglass
coach The air was very hot for May. but clouds les
sened the ferceness or the SUMS rays, and bestowed
few drops of the dusty track in the latter part
of the afternoon The first tATeGquIrtcIs Of
mile for purse Of $780, won by Charles Reeds
FLY Bonnie Wood a years 113 pounds, G. L. Lorr-
ard's ny Una q years, % pounds being second and
j. W. Bells gelding Dan X g years. 110 pounds, the
fayorite third Bonnie Woods victory was a very easy
one and the time was 1913. Lady Middleton, Surprise,
Manhattan Judith and Janet Murray also ran but they
did very poorly.
For the second race. the Fordham Handicap Sweep
stakes $50 EACH half forfeit, but only $40 declared
out by May 30 with $500 added ten started Bruce's
horse General Phillips (j years, III pounds being
most prominent in the betting G. L. Lorrllards slcn-
der FLY Fcrda @ years, 91 pounds) took thc lead i'm
mediately and with her light weight able 10 run
fast enough TO keep IT. She won BY half length in
2:l2a,, the distance being mile and quarter.
General Philips second. Astors gcldng Vagrau 6
years Ill pounds third, and Bayurd, Mariana, Kcb-
buck susquchauna, sarte. Yiceroy Orioe and George
Mccullough crossed the line in the order named
The third contest for the Withers stakes which
keen interest was felt. especially by the parsans OF
Harold and spendthrif These two notedcos had never
met before and the question of superiority was hotly
disputed by their admirers. When Mr. Keene bought
spendhr last Autumn for S5 900 and 25 per cent OF
his winnings this year he highest price paid for
racehorse in this country with exception the colt
had won every race that he started in so handsomely
that many good Judges racing predicted that all the
great three-yeaI-Old stakes Of 1879 would be at his
mercy Betting on him for the Withers, Belmont and
other stakes active six months But Harold had
also been remarkably successful last yearand the
who believed in HIM proved their faith By their purses.
MI Keene bought another colt afterwaId Dan sparng
He did not have a brilliant record having been defeated
in every race but IN which he bad taken part He
.bowed promise however and improved In appearance,
srant and action during the Winter and Spring Some
time ago II whispered about among turfmen that
fan STARRING would 10 win every In which
he should start II be could and spendthrift would only
be called on DO his best Dan sparng should not be
Setins on Dan Spsrins than spendthrtt. for much
SGSs SS1d r sse p,e WOSd 20 to Mr.