New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-09
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
CHECKNATE'S UNEXPECTED DEFEAT.
BONNIE LIZZIE, TrAsKA, SPARK, FERIDA, wARFIELr
AND BERTHA THE WINNERS.

/ Dryer Brothers and the Shrewsbury Stable each
scoring a success. Mr. Nelson's fleet FLY Bon
ME Lizzie just barely beat the mighty Check
mate at treequarers OF mile at weight for age brill
liant achievement for the young 1lv, though Check
mates style Of running tells most at over mile,
and the Jerome Park does not suit him. The bet
ting was to l against the lilly. So close was the
finish that almost everyone expected the verdict
would be dead heat Pierre Lorards Itaska was first
in the twoyearOld handicap, with the top weight Mr.
Nelson's big colt Macduff second Macduf Will be heard
OF next year. and Itaska is Of the improving sort
In the handicap for threeyearols Spark showed how
vastly she has gained this autumn, while Greer land the
favorite, and Eoe showed that they were the mere
skeletons OF the racers OF last August.
Aella also in feeble state Indeed, it was lot OF
wrecks and shadows that Spark flashed away from In
that handicap. Wrecks and shadows Of former worth
followed home Ferda and Monitor in the handicap Tor
fouryearoIds and upward Ferida must be pet Of the
Handicapped He favored her cOnspicuOusy 1t Is true
that he took Off heaps" OF weight from the
Others except Monitor. but it makes little
difference how much weight one
takes from such Irish King, Edwin A. Mintzer
aud Mary Anderson unless such strong stannch animals
ms Ferda get heavy imposts The kind Of things that
Irish King Edwin A., Mi1tzer and Mary Anderson are
now appears from the fact that in this race Monitor gave
Irish King % pounds Nary Anderson u pounds Mint
ger 80 pounds and Edwin 4. less than 40 pounds,
and yet he beat them all except Edwin A.. and
with him he made dead heat for second place, Fcrda,
Of course, coming IN first by ten lengths In the selling
the 81 rters quite such lot OF crpples
but Warded, with only 81 pounds up, ran away from
them all without d,dlculty Bertha good steeple-
chase and Day did fairly well, though he could not
beat Bertha. "a sbland Fling did not tarry long
He botcd from ihc course. This brute has out
lived his usefulness racccourses. He
should be presented position OF motive power in
n cart in the Street Cleaning Department Probably the
Alderman who has an interest in him get him a
berth which nc will enjoy more than stceplechasing
There good number 10 the grand stand and
other parts of the park The ladies' division better
flied than any previous day, and indeed the attend
altogether the best Of the fall meeting 1t was
warm day for October, but not hot to dis
comfort.
First Thrcequarter7 Of mile, for all ages; for
a purse Of $500 Three starters-WIllIamss geding
Checknate, by Glen Atho-Fu Cry IS years, 115 lbs,
ridden by Murphy; G. l.. Loriard's geldng Sir Hugh,
by Wayerley-Mlie j. @, 10. Costello and Nelson's
FLY Bonnic Lizzie, by Hurrah-BOnnic Kate g. ITO,
Fisher was reported that Checkmate coughing,
and known that the track, with its many turns,
yorabc TO his immense stride in shortrace but
he made great ayortc The betting being only to
against him. Jig 10 against Sir Hugh and to against
Bonnie Lizzie. The start was good and Bonnie Lizzie
promptly took the lead hard pressed by Sir Hugh Her
lead half length by the waterump threequarters
they ran ont OF sight Sir Hugh second as much be-
fore ChccKmatc. In the second quarter Bonnie
Lizzle's lead was cut down to n q Iarter length,
and M she ended the half mile she that
space better of than Sir Hugh. Checkmatc
still thrcc-quarters Of length behind Sir Hugh The
down the homcsrctch stirring. Checkmae gained
slowly hut Bonnie Lizzie and Sir Hugh stuck to their
work galantly. At the waterjump Checkmate was Mt
the lys neck. and Fisher piled the whip. An instant
later and Mlrphy also using the lash and working
his hardest Checkmate and Bonnie Lizzie crossed the
line apparently nose and Nearly all the specta-
tors thought It dead heat; few believed Checkmate
the winner. The judges AWARDED the race to Bonnie
Lizzie s.r Hugh third, length and half behind
TIE time was lis
Second race-Frce handicap sweepstakes for twoyear
old- S2j each with $500 add the second to receive
sI25; = Of mile. Five IT rters-snedeker's geldng
Yorkshire by Reform Yorkshire Lass 90 pounds ridden
nv NJ Douohucl r. Lorilards gelding Iaska by Saxon
Re,ty Washington 9G, Gnleyl Nelson's colt Macduf by
Macaroor Jersey Las Gl5. Fisher; Dayis's
FLY Virgo by Ahl-eLHader-Eoiipuc O2, UralD;
and PcttingiIs Ceiling Tonawandi By Reforn-Mundane
,s5 Rilcyl Betting Yorkshire 10 l. Itaska to =,
Macduff To Virgo ard Tonawanda II to l. The
Youngsters made a great FUSS and IL hard TO get
them or whenthey anay moved away Itaska was first
10y a little, Virgo sccou aud Macduh third hut no one
Of them was badly hot haste Virgo rushed % the
lead Tonawanda second, MacduH third. Itaska wait
and Virgo ran very fast and got three lengths away
from the Others but In the homcstretch they al took
leading slightly with Virgo second Yorkshire third. In
the nual furlone Itasku made his run and the others
", h.. sbonders Yorkshire wa. third two lengths be-
hind Mncluf and half aength before Tonawanda, virgo
Third racc~Frec handicap sweepstakes FOR hreeyenr
Odds 80 cacn WIN sooo naneu 5I :" T i
Eoc. by Eolus-War Song az pounds, Holloway; g. !.
Lorard's colt Greenland. by GlengarTy Nevada lO7,
Co-tclo and hy AelI, by Glenclg La Henderson 200,
UracD; CoaizNs My spark by LeIning"u- Mary clark
100, snnuer, and hcEmeel's colt General Monroe by
Tom Bowling Minnie T. MORAN 900, Riley. letting
Greenland sto5 sparG3 AeIIl to 2GGnera Monroe
t. / General Monroe RAJ. ~ Iront uhu,r PIu lor
Of the rst half mile Aclla close second Green
land third, Eole fourth ana spark last I9sslhg tle
stand the frat time Acla lei General Monroe py neck
but tie latter soon deprived ner OF his place ana sun
under pull led around the turn by the MI ana Out OF
sight. Aclla next, then GreeIhn,I' Eo,e iourdn
and Spark last. Before the final quarter ,onI was
r-t by a length by the last quarter post, Greenland
second Eolc third, spark close fourth. Spark was
proved an easy winner by length and half in the very
Slow time 81 2i2 Greenland Just getting second place
Monroe third two lengths before EoIc, Aca ast Eyi
IDENTITY Aclias long race Thursday last hurt her she
could not even make the pace properly.
rpui,n rnJ ,ny,r 40 each with $500 added the
second 10 receive $50; 10 miles. SIX starers-G h.
LOrlards gcling Monitor by Glenegl-NlhA ears rs
bs Costello and mare Fcrida, by GcielglA icndrr-
San n 100 Cpnuor Br,sons horse Irish King 10y Long
fcllowLttlc Fanny o. l06, j. Mclaughlin Cfeos MY
Cattyl; Ackerunn's gcldng Edwin by RevolNerSyreh
aged. ~, RcyD aud Harris horse Minher ny GlenelS-
Cruwnct agcd. -, f. Mclaughlin. ~ vac rHlcn.3ut
handicap Feriia was concerned Tue Iact that
she had been beaten IN two short races recently was no
for putting only lO9 p"unns IN ions rue on e
winner Of the Great Long island Stakes lour-ne hras
last year. and Of the best longdstHnce allnuls IN
the country. There race. IL was simply ftrld
first and the rest nowhere AL the way, Inc ony III
tcrest was IN the contest for second place. Edwin
A. was second from the start up TO the last lew strides
when Monitor overlook him aud the Two hnshcd heau
and head the Judges deciding it dead heat for second
place Irish King lay back In the nth place up 10 me
last half mile, when he moved up 10 thiId; MfIAuShln
abored with him diligently in trying TO force him nearer
Ferida but In vain, and be made poor finish. Mary
Anderson ran third NJ first then fourth being passed by
Monitor. Soon after going by the stand the FIRST
time ahe resumed the third place, Monitor railing
back fourth In the Last half she coud not retain
position The time very slow .: ana terlda
never had To hurry she by ten lengths, Monitor
and Edwin A. splitting second place, irish King next
lengths back them and two lengths before Mary
Anderson Miutzer last he had been all the journey
m. f.iln IN