New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-20
CONTESTS OF THE TURF.
FIVE FAvoRlTEs SUCCESSFUL.


CRITERION sTAKEs-A SINGULAR sTEfPIECHAsE.
The racing at Long Branch yesterday was
not so enjoyable ON the previous days oi the
week Continued bad weather made the hummer
present small and the withdrawal OF sheh
entries as Monitor Glasgow, MeGento ana others
that had been announced as probable starters
caused mach grumblng The chief race o The DAY was
spoiled In this way only Warhcd being left III to meet
Parole lac could not hurry tic old horse But to-day
win make amends The beet series Of contests OF the
messing has been arranged. Gennore, Parole and Mon
itor tn mile and quarter each carrying 100
pounds These three, with Checkmate, are I'M
donbtedly the best race-Gotses III the country
over the age three years Each will have host of
supporters who will be unable to how their cham
pon possibly lose until after tile is Parole
is running well. ard the distance fit Tor his
greatest speed that il Will lie big undera bing TO beat
him. But Genmore ard Monitor do it If ang horse
except uindOO and Checknate now can Then. too the
match between Pierre Loruards unbeaten fills Hiawasse
and q. L. loTllards excellent FLY Memento will excite
interest And the hurdle has the best Jumpers
in it. Altogether it should be noteworthy day.
Yesterday favored the fsvortts. Forester, Thora,
Parole Duke OF Montrose aud shadow Dance all first
choices i'll the betting, Kept HE OF successes broken
the sixth by the defeat OF Mr. WitherSs Stone
henge-J ulietta colt by Pierre Lorard's Wyoming
Withcrs has good colt but he could give Wyoming
pounds. In the steepechase Derby and Strych-
nine, laden with nearly all the money in the POOLS fell
before they had crossed three jumps, leaving the de-
spised Lizzie ID to win al her The starting
cellent, il been every day since Mr.. simmons
tired and Mr. sheridan took the Tag The improvement
is really immense.
First raeeMoet and Chan1on Stakes for twoyeaI-ods
$50 eaeh play with $500 added by Messrs Moet
Chaudon, 800 to the second; weight penal
ties and allowances. starterS-Appleby's colt
Forester by The U-Used-WOodbine ul0 pounds,
Evans), Withers's unnamed colt by King st-Mmi
QO4, including pound overweight, McLaughlin), 7.
Lorard's FLY Flight by Alarm China OO7, Shauer)G l..
Lorards FLY Vousia, by Pat MaloyVandalia u03,
Costeho and Nelson's colt Macbeth, by Macaroon-
Jersey Belle QO3 Fisher Pools-Forester 800, the
Nthers colt $780, Flight $575, Volusia $3.50, and Mac
beth $12O Books--Forester to ., Fight ., the
Withers colt to /, Macbeth to l, Volusia to l.
The flag fell at the first attempt with the Wlthers colt
half length before Flight, Forester third and Macbeth
last But Macbeth quickly ran through the group and
al the end OF furong FIRST three-quarters of a
length before Flight the withers colt third the
mile post Macbeth length in front, Flight still
second and the Withers colt third In the quarter
Flight fel back On entering the hOmestretch Macbeth
led by length the Withers colt second quarter length
before Flight wtd the favoTte Forester last Macbeth
led up the pool stands when Forester rushing
up at speed that instantly settled Macbeths chances
sccond Sa length before Voasa third sh MiE ETe
lengths before the Withers colt fourth with Flight last,
Withers youngster bore the burden of great expeca-
many persons Unhappy Mutual Soos e sla 80 yane
of the prize, 1925 Forester was bought from the Bel,
day. He as fine turn IF speed, and Appleby has
second raceHwes Enc Hotel Stakes for three-year-
fa Wss s End eafh s play or pay yin added by
winner OF threeyearold stake carry pounds extra;
81 tw8 No, pounds maideRs al"wed pounds distance
Am Am ,m1s pounds Don3hgcl and Bells Bona
F1ilette was expected to run but withdrawn. No
animal as Bona Eide agains! such rapid ones Hindoo
all the way under strong pull allowing Bona Eide iI to
finish within dozen lengths OF hor Time, 252al
with $lOOo added, $3.50 10 the second; distance,
run, end the between Monitor and Parole was
looked on as one OF the best features of the day.
gedms Parole !aged, 10 pounds. Feakes), and Dwyer
PoOs-Parole 500, warfcld $50 BooEs-7 to On Pa.
role, to against Varied Parole promptly took the
tsadde-srtn Almost all the rst nile Parole led by
length alter running E The old f horst
i however, had him at his mercy all the
last aifiqie Winning by four lengths under pun in
Fdnr yI rare u De Tu r aor - q Zoo s ~
sgesi %it , I.1g allowance ST
gsSGl6nss L sa9 So lToP Ronoaae( DTyer
IS Zoo n eco S1d M0arose $500 Lance wood
agsihst Duke Of Montrose, to against quito /
aSa s 4en,so@Gist aud to against Lneewood
in the trs quarter but before reaching quarter post
the favorte had gone to the 'front.' ana kept his lead
the end Ventri1guist ran last in the last quartcr,
Dukes shoulders ou he was no match for The fayore,
Duke OF Montrose winning by "a length in La Ven
%,
lengths before Lancewood Mutual pools, Is so. No
Fifth race-Mirage stakes, handicap sweepstakes for
gentlemen riders 20 each, play pay with $500
STARTERS Pelham stabes geding SHADOW q Dance 'ii
100, ridden by Arthur HGnter) Ackernans geidin9
Ohio Boy aged l65; ridden by Belmont PurdV) and
FlinterJ Poos-ShadOw Dance 800, OHIO Boy $50
Sweet Home SD Books-Shadow Dance to
Dance led from start to finish wingin~ nv
two lengths in 1916 Ohio Boy second six lengths before
Sixth race-Criterion Stakes tw0-year-olds 300
each nall forfeit but only so declared by Jaui-
1881, with $500 added; the second to receive
$500 the winner Of stake of the value
zpounds OF three II pounds extra; maidens allowed
pounds tree-q uarters OF mile 81 entries and
inc AFTERNOON. starters-"thers's unnamed colt by
stonehGnge-Jnett9 (l17 Roaud, ridden by Donohue);
by The IlLUsed-Feucca QO3, ridden by EvaIsl.
by McIaHgbinJ. Pools-The TtheTs colt stoo S8S9
Myomins $40, 500. Bandit no, 500 ANA j. o. Nay
against j. o. Nay The starr came tie first attempt
Myomln@ being half length before the Withcfs c6lt
banuit trd ana Nay asst Sn&uer made the his
advantage. aud urged Wyoming along AT a hot pacc
AZ the end OF a hiriong Wyoming was half Il
length before the Withers cot, Bandit half Ienth be-
hind the latter and j. O. Nay already haIf {; dozen
teng'hs Dtch, wyoming had gained little after
length the best OF It, with Whers colt hail LENGTH
there was half length OF daylight between Wyoming
and the Nthers colt. Bandit being now half a dozen
lengths back OF the unnamed colt, with j. Nay wholly
out Of the affair At the head the honesfetcn ne
Withers celt was again only a Tenth back Of Wyoming,
ahu AZ we ItOng post he had cut down NyOmings
10 han length. But the difference weight tod in
me ia5t iuronS ana wyoming won by length in 1916.
Inc WtefS colt second six lengths before Haudit j. o.
Nay last by twenty lengths.
wSSong hsd started i've times before this race, four
OF these al saratoga lie was second To Ruymbde for
small purse on July "a, was fifth in the Saratoga