New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-07
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
FOUR OF THE FAVORITES SUCCESSFUL.
GoDIvA, CHECKMATE, MONITOR SWEET HOME AND
TROUBLE THE WINNERS.

TROUBLE THE WINNERS.
There was fair number OF spectators ao
Jerome Park yesterday. but the racing was 81 less VIZ
riey interest thar previoua days The cuh can
not be blamed this for It's offers are liberal enough 10
bring out good fields, the number OF racehOrses IN
training is not sufficient to extensive demands
OF the many meetings this year The fact IL tDaV 'ne
American turf. when depleted by the sending OF some
Of best abroad Is not strong enough Tor such
an almost ubroken series Of races IA has been III pro
gress in the East middle OF May Many horses
have been run OF form broken down. and many
others are coughing With few exceptions they were
feeble lots that faced the starter yesterday In the rS'
race for two year-ods only Godiva, Blenheim ana III
imported colt by ST. Mungo-Miss Mecaf came CUT lp'
lasnamcd brute should be exported instantly If Il ey
have any more like him in England America dots not
want them. lie is arraut as ever stared stupdy
through a bride while ciOdIva and Benbeim are ols-
tincty anything but precious In the secohi race INC
almost inyncible Checknate carried 1913 pounds. and
sported with that weight If it were ninety. elr
Hugh made a fair finish with him in appearance
but Chpckmae could have left him In the lurch II he had
been urged Behind these two WildmoOr, Mintzcr and
Bounce tailed in Wdmoor's proper place iS Brighton
Beach He has no claims to a place on Track WHERE
fast horses run Mntzer was once racehorse; nc"
ruin. Bounce was all amsE. In the Grand Nailcnm
Handicap. Costello on Monitor watched and waited
came up in the homestretch and won easily in slow
time having only Sly Dance 20 beat Feakcs on Parole
also watched and waited, but so far behind that ne
might az well have viewed the race from tho grahd
stand. Apparently Parole was wholly unable TO carry
his weigh-124 poundsa any respectable pace for 50
long n run-twO miles and quartcr-and II was pam
full SPECTACLE to old hero labOring hopeessy along
far behind all the way. Monitor was strong ta'oe'
hut he has been doing 80 very I'll OF Iate anu
civ Dance very wei that many looked 10 the My 10
win The distance seemed too great for her as for Pa
role Aela was the only other starter and she was in
merely to force the pace which she did for mile and
half afTac In Dances
speed in finish In selling the once good war
field strong first In the betting, hut weak 1ourth
in the run. the imported dly Sweet Home winhihS
neatly with Governor Hampton second and Oden third
Only three part in the steeplechase Trouble Frank
Short and Kate Long They got all the Jumps hut
Trouble was so immensely superior the Others that
they could hurry him l. was perfect October day
and Jerome Park well worth visiting in such nvigo
rating air and amid such attractive surroundings even II
there tad been racing
First neutrality-suspicious. Of mile, for two-year-
olds with selling allowances FOR a purse OF 500
Starters Pierre LOrillards tlly GcGiva s2 pounds
ridden by Onley). Dryer Brothers geding Blenhcm
90 F. McIaughlin and somervines imported m
named colt by 81. Mungo-Miss Mctcaf uOO' UraID
Betting-Godiva 5, Benheim 10 s, St mnngo colt
TO The unnamed colt had slight lead for furlong,
and then Blenheirn went first place. He Vas length
before Godva at thrce-qUarers with the St. Mungo
colt now far back GodIva was better than Bcnheim,
outrunuing him In the last quarter aud winning ny
ouarter-engh in 1905 the ST. Mungo colt last, half
furlpng behind Blenheim. Godva was bought IN Tor
5000 having been entered at $500.
Second race-Free handicap sweepstakes OF S25 each
with $500 added, the second ~ receive $l23
distance, 1as miles. Five starters-"lIlhmss
ge,dine Checkmate g. 1875 Murphy, Win
ters's FLY Bounce g, So. Mckinney. q. l..
Iorjllards eeIding Sir Hugh g. 93, UralD Llys GedIng
WDAmoor (5 49, f. McLaughia), and iIarrs horse Mint
ger taged. lO5 Taley) Betting-CheckmatG 7 to TO-
Bounce TO l. Sir Hugh Ia l. Wildmoor 10 to /, Mint
ger Is Bounce showed the way for three furonss
with Wldmoor in close attendance, Sir Hugh third
Checkmatc fourth and Mntzer last. After passing IN"
stand wdmoor disputed tho lead with Bounce for half
| a mile the two running side nv side now having
| slight advantage aud now the other qudricrnllc
from the end Wildmoor was length before SIR ilnsh
Checkrnate third half length back OF Sir Hugh Bounce
had fallen back SO badly as to show thai .he wac IN
wretched condition. for generally she IL last enough
| Sir Hugh ran well in the hOmestretch but Checkmaie
ran better winning by by ahalf length In 2:27A. SIR
Hugh second, two lengths before "lidmor MnlI'F Ten
lengths worse of than Wildmoor, and Bounce last:
slO0 each, nall forfeit or only $50 Il declared by
| September 90 with $500 added, the second To
nations Of which 7 were out September 30; total
value. $3.50: Four starters, representing only
starters were Pierre Loriilarfs geding Parole, by
Leamington-Maden aged ia poHnd's leakrs'' ana
Shauerj g. /. Loriard's geldng Monitor, by Gleneg-
s n1 1 M Io3 GfaB BrnsMo9itor even sly
Dance to 2, Parole to Aeiis 10 to l. To Aea wac
given the task Of leading the and sbc started of at
| strung out for long distance, Sly Dance
running second, Monitor third and Parole lat
| They moved in that order up to the final hall
| mile. when Aea's work vas done AMI she dropped
back to third place. Parole was las from start 10 Dhs
and never got the others Plainly the distance and
the weight did not please hun at al ny Dance LOOK the
lead which Aela relnqusbed and kept up TO the last
fnrlong, but with Monitor gaining ut every stii9r.
Dance second, twenty lengths before Aeha Parole lat
four lengths behind Aella II was pity 10 bring out
| Parole TO make wretched show Of himself
Fourth race-Onc mile and one eighth for purse OF
| $500 selling allowances Eight starters-Dwyer
brothers gelding Waricd Co. lOJ, f. Mclaughlin som
eryles imported Ally Sweet Home g. 3d. Riley, liar-
beck's geldng Marathon %, o. NJ. DOnohue), CrOsss
horse Governor Hampton taged' ,, ~ OnieSb Sla-
mans horse Edwin A. aged, lol Slaner), "ltheIss
colt strathspey 81 81 Leary ana BaDeocEs ge G
cut the work but was molly pressed was pretty
srbt az thew passed the stand the first time for Oden
only led by ahead with Edwin A. second, head before
Stratbspey he a neck only before Pawnee Around the
turn ard by the quarter post Odens 'cad Whsa quarter
length which he made length at the club house Edwin
A. being still second and Warhed now tlrd. Oden ed
| into the hoI1estrecb where sweet Home showed her
speed and won by a length ana baIi III wv" minutes
alter rafting flush, Governor Hampton second nan
length before Oden, he half length before Warheld,
Marathon fth half length back OF VARIED ana twenty
lengths before Strathspey Edwin a. seventh dPaWhec
Fifth race--Handcap stceplechase, short course, for
purse of $500 800 second. Three sareTsReeds
geldng Trouble aged 100 pounds, neanyl , ~ Dae{
nlly Kate Long a. 1lS, Morris and W. G. DaIeyo geld
ing Frank Short o. 40, walker Bettlhg- dtOuDlc
70 A. Kate Long 10 l, Frank Short 10 l. There was
nothing ike contest from first To last Old trouble, us
fresh and frisky a two-y earpld instead Of
dating back 10 a remote and uncertain antiquity merely
| PLAYED the others, winning all the way under
double pull At the end he first by four lengths IN
327 Frank Short second Kate Long last by nail lur
long All three ran ali the way that order rather
| Trouhle ran While the others rawed Kate Long
extremely unanbit1Ous. Plainly she wants rest ana
wants badly. The racing will DO continued Saturday
| LAST DAY At FLEETWOOD.