New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-06
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
FERNCJJFFE WINS THE JERSEY DERBY.


crowded Yesterday and generous share OF It's space
was occupied ladies from tne Long Branch hotels M"
cottages. so much beauty ~ feature, figure ara 'ss
met the eye in gi1nc'ug over the tnfonH az
to compel the conviction that Ncwfors an"
other cities had sent many OF tker loveliest
women TO Ire New-JcrseY shore tAis year. ahh
that a good proportion OF these fair representatives
of fashionable society took interest In racing
Though there was not great a host o. spectators
present ~ on some holidays in previous years the mum
ner ran well up in the thousands. They were eon''ofT
able thousands til the rain oFihk breeze pre-
vented any thought heat, and the racing had enough
surprising aud stirring IN II TO make the time pas
swiftly Moreover, the management pushed on events
fast and liberal IN the extent and variety Oh
the sport that the afternoon seemed al 100 SNORT IL
was over fuli Of animation and eujoyment Bui the
rain was uuwelcome. Everyone thought that II was
needed hut everyone wished that had not come
just tneD.
As TO the actual merit Of the racing will not soon DC
forgotten The track was better than SATURDAY. and
the running swifIer. Twice the most experieeeu
turfren and general cloud OF witnesses were mnch
astoushed Very few thought possible thai Grehaos
could bug prize OF the day, tue Jersey Deroy
But he did IT, and the victor proven himself good
race horse. The only incident in the career OF Fern
cliff GfenAda's eonqueror. which drew notice to him
Lass year WAS running second TO Sensation at Jer
Park Ia the Autumn. and his forcing thht maShm
then do his best for the first and last time
that year. Fcrnclifc at that time was owned by Wilhelm
Aston When Mr. retired from the turf Feineihe
was sold at auction, aud bought by Ba0cock Co.
for $500. Many people thought that sum was much
above his true value The result Of the jersey DERBY
showed that "a Fcrncl hes only previous
success was IN the Wilhers Stakes at Jerome, when
the judges declared him the wnaer though most OF the
spectators thought Grenada had beaten him by head
The prevented the defeat OF the iavorite III TIC
first race by giving him decisive lead over the others
whose speed made them at all dangerous to MINI The
second the Jersey Derby, the decision OF
which has Just mentioned In the third tie BEST
tae favori'c cOui do second place HE IOth
was walk over" In the fifth a fly little thought OF
was first at the end and her fortunate
hackers in the French pools got return of nearly
twenty for one TO- their investment The tayo7te cap
tured the Weller Cup and the last two races were also
taken by horses that stood highest the opinion OF the
Spectators.
HOW TIE STARTER sETr1 ID A RACE
Colonel simmons outlid himself III the hrst race. II
he kegs on in present. he will soon earn the
uroud position OF TIE worst starter enragcd
owners aud srec prs On American race-track.
fair start IN "a short race Is with him the exccp-
ton and not the rule and yesterdays opening enort
was one Of the IN MIS- long list OF hlu'ders.
Seven ran the opening Ave tur!Ongs dash for two
year-od- purse $500. with penalties for winners
and owanccs for unsuccessful h0rses. They were G
l. I1rilsrd's gelding sir Hue Gl0 p0und') Iaylors
filv Gossip OO7 pounds; LOyds Virgil Blunder hliy
0Oi pouuIsr Rurnham's Ally Bride Cake dO1 p0undsl
Pierre Iorillards fly Bliss 0C4 pounds; WitherSs
King Ernest Revolt colt 900; and AeGraths hiiy Lucy
Wilser dO4 pounds SIR Hugo n cous ant iavolie
"a, eIro G. ..ip bringing 500 Lloyd's VrgBlundor oily
I'D Bride Cake SO and the IN the Id $50 The
hackers OF -If Hugh their bets bY the ala OF the
stsrter aud the wariuess OF the jockey Hughes VINO
very rarely gets e worst OF start As air y slated
II was one of tie most unfortunate OF ai Colonel en-
mnus's mistakes. lie dropped the fag when Bliss
Of IftH.r Nn
lengths in front Of Gossip, she length before
Bride CAKE. the lAoJd lily aud Lucy N"!tci N'Al luI
inc WIfhers colt behind theih all where H. ranfI"ed
he rud. S-r Hugh Cniy hhi 70 chlrh bss aIG o-t
run Ger That easy enoughand tn start settled "c
rest The LLOYD illy showed good speed ard Nv iiae
rush the last imlOng almost got mp % Sir iigi 1hr
Inter won. however, bY quarter ifEgth III IVi", .Lc
Riis- at BRIDE Cakes nrek, GOSSIP hfib. Lucy ker
sixth ard the Withers c 10 lat. TIE runHnl showed
Win sir Hugi 49, would 'ay. beat HIM az the weights.
MU: Ia. poo tick - paid T." 20.
Row FERNCLFFE Won THE DERBY.
Tie Jersey Derby generally supposed to be AT Tie
mercy Of George LoriorPs famous cot Grenada the
winner OF the Potomac. Preakucss Belmont ana Lor-
lizard stakes and the Coy Island De By. His only
connection was Bahcocrs cJit FemclGe, aGd as ere
NADIA he'd eit him behind IN the Belmont and the Lor
Hard although the latter Grenada WAS giving
him ) pounds. Lot many turimcn had confidence in
Hlbcock's colt. Tue pools ran 80 and s4iO On Gre
oIa 10 500 on Feruclf and in the French pools Gre
NADIA had great lead. II handsome and exciting
| race Grenada moved in front fof q nile
| With Fernchfe lust at his heei', sticking
/ closer than "a b:o;her. When mile had
been ruu Grenada tried 10 shake of rival but Fern
c oDstinatey retus Il 10 De al lkcn of he stili nIid
tain position at Tie becs 81 Tue lea"ef anu Ia
! steld Of falling back lainCd steadily but SLOW y.
o.,rI.r OF q M .e f. IA the emit ne WAS Only ha Length
| nebu, Grenada aud stl gaiDiLG gradually. Now few
voices mere and there raised shout moment lat'r
HugAea was whipping GrenaGa. and the sA"nllpg N@s
nui iul into storm 0t cheering as fercAHe ha-en
over line easy victor IN Z;41-gooi une lut nc
track AMI wegnts-ttreUada labJrlnE three enguls ne
mind under whip ana spur The race showed tat Ferh
! 81 il Rad improved greatly siuce ne rah at ytfOue
Park and il dangerous ci- IL any company Mheh
favoiiic goes down ne srtat bass Gi sPeco
Is ALWAYS excited ana administrative s'' ie s'vc ~
FcrncliRe made a lively sur French pooi ueAe'" Paiu
~ fb,, Iersey Derby which Fer1cl,ffe CALAMITY
"a sweepstakes for three year ods $50 each play Gr
nav wI,n II 200 uided. the second to receive s2yV
Iere we're iorty ,u9-crrs and two Starters and the
toGi amount OF stakes ond added money was $500
| UxCAs RUNS SECOND TO REPORT.
The Shire SsbI,y Handicap was good race to bet on
an, 4 good race to see. Il sweepstakes 500
each half forfeit and only $20 If declared rs July 2
VIM s75o added the second 10 receive $3.50; distance,
10, mites out OF twenty four appeared on the
track with Pierre LOrard's colt Uncas a years, III
nourds) the fayorite 500; Puryears Sedine Daut
chel 5 l0Ol second choice at $3.50; Witherss Stldng
Report a. 1861 third choice. az $500, and G. L. Loril-
,ars lilly Fcrida q. 1901. last. at $50. DlnicAef
Wa NOT announced a starter until snort time before
the see A. he won a race saturday after having lone
uoiYg but suA isad 81 rk and fail TINS ear BIS Z amer
q q
Rat ne WIS sadly nIst ken. DGnichef has become u
confirmed rascal and Will not Wotk Ior lis O4ls. lic
Fef AZ tie start and refused to move wueH the otlrt
rois,a 20 way, bat ySoteaS usc OF thc SDuf-
0rll, .,.cpJ him run. lie ~ nom luet ~ uraL
N. cr IN tnrctuartcrS " MILE Frr!fa having iaksn
.e as, position AZ the opcnuS ana Kept IL uhil Hu'
,r. Vat io D.uichcf. heU0It ran second INA UhC;ls
third uuu DanirEs passed the'n, Is tae four wen by
| the s,lnd tho first nne DaieIei wa Aeau 10
/ T,,,uf OF Feriia, Two lengths before
! R.nor- and he two l-DCths ~ G1FGhcc
| al Uara-. udr1ee Uulcjs udinE waiting r"cc As
uual Dame t-f kcpt the etd or L1ii mule "a 'ea
| re-, rlsl ID To krIida. Report ans butas were no."
! rp,uuG ~ AMI swiftly reducing fe-lda- "cF|i''-t.
| Wen tnr ho,aesIctch was Reached % was ctdr thht
Fer.ta anL DaHlChtf had 40 chtucc. Report was hc
to- IN g horse tHtu CucfS IN L." aTt quarter, &C. ah
success as not dIcii. lie heur Chcas ~ Two iehstab
ia Size good Tine, tuc so slow ifark oi "l-i2 -l
t,r, ana Dunc..t i4~t Reports trutrPd a. Rrr"Ic,l
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