New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONTESTS OF THE TURF.
PECULIAR DECISIONS AT MONMOUTH

| The great majority Of spectators at Mon
| mouth Park will never be satisfied until
| the judges stand is removed TO the outer sido
| OF the course, where it is at Jerome Park
Until then the public aud the judges will very often
disagree as to the placing of bores and such disa-
greements lead TO bitter thoughts aud hard words.
and to the injury of the track. If the Monmouth
Park Association fully aware Of the extont
and intensity Of the dissatisfaction caused by sew
eral decisions this they would see the impor-
tance OF dong something to prevent its becoming
| still moro serious. Some thck-headcl persons
who can never be brought TO acknowledge tho
truth in such matters insist that this feeling
| fined to few disappointed losers. But it Is not
1t extends all through the grand stand and gentle
men who very rarely if ever criticised the judges
before have been very harsh in their comments OH
the extraordinary proceedings in placing horses.
Never any race track in the United
States have there been in single
son SO many decisions for which tho
spectators could reason. Monmouth Park,
with the daily rivalry of Saratoga, place IN many
respects superior for racing, cannot afford to irri-
tate and ALLEVIATE the people whose payments at tho
gate and support Of the betting keep the place
sound financial basis But there il stiff, unbcnd-
ing old Bourbon conservatism among some of tho
managers that SCOTS at all criticism and will not
yield a jot TO the wishes of the public.
1t is not likely that If the judges stand had been
the spectators side Of the track there would bavo
| been any cause for ill-feclng yesterday. But two
decisions did much wrath and soreness,
though there were no disgraceful hissngs or hoot-
| ings as on some former DAYS. These two
decisions were the giving Laura Glass the second
place instead of Sweet Home in the third
aud putting both GiroAa and Chcckmate before
Parole in the fourth race though tho old favories
head was in front of both at the fiaish. Some in
dignant people talked of dishonesty in the judges
stand. This simply ldIotic There are more
| honorable turfmen than those who place the horses
at Monmouth. But they certainly fall into errors
for it is rank nonsense to suppose that in
! all these cases of disputed decisions
| thousand spectators whose opinions have been
confirmed repeatedly by the statements Of the
timers, ere always in the wrong, and three men in
the judges stand with better eyes always in
the right.
The racing was interesting and the track fairly
| fast Pierre Lorilllrd's English colt Pizarro
| the rich August Stakes for two-year-olds easily
| enough, though carrying seven pounds penalty.
| When he and the Dwyer Brothers conquerng colt
! George Kcnney meet again there will he a race
| to remember. Pizarro was followed in By Magnate,
Jacobus Heel-lnd- FOE and Parhenia Tho Plunser
had fancy for Heel-aud-TOc. 1t was expensive.
Forester had only Duplex to defeat Tor the Jersey
| st. Leger, and under strong pull OutrIn him all
the way. The closing betting 10 to Oh Forester,
but Lucus Appeby his principal owner, succeeded
in getting 5000 against - 200 In tho handicap ofa
mile Strathspey, the faYorite, barely on the
post by nose He was the out
side of the track, and Sweet Home ran just
under tho judges noses close to the inner fence.
They seemed to overlook her and not 10 realize how
| close she was running to Strath3pey, for they gave
second place to Laura Glass H0spodar and Queen
| also ran.
| Interest most eager concerning the handicap
of i0s miles, for which Parole, Checkmate, Mont
| tor, GIroAa Priam. Clar:. d. and Mary Anderson
! took part. Parole was the fayorte, with Check
mate and Mary Anderson also heavily supported
in the books, willie Monitor comparatively
neglected But it is never safe 70 neglect
this in-and-out horse. lIo wins when least cx-
J pectcd. His running during tho last fortnight
seemed leave him out OF the altO- ther. but
he was in the right humOr, ran honestly and OBJ
stnatcly and won by a length. Parole, Girola and
Chrckmate made close contest for second place
| The public was sure Parole got il. The judges
gave Il o Girofa Not only that but Checkmats
| was put third and Parole made fourth Tbs could
| not be right but it stood ~ The oilcial placing
| Now Monitor. having won = really excellent FACE,
will probaolv prove rogue next tine and be beaten
by some such horse aS Fair Count or Priam
| An extra selling rae, five turlOngs, was won by
| Mr. Relmonts twO-year-Old FLY Felicia. She out
ran YORKSHIRE, ltaSka, Constantine. NemeAto, Crn5-
mer and Bdroeyt yon, and was 6ough' by r. Car;
| ter. The otcepi chase had only four stai ters ana
| Frank Short aftcra long series of defeats got
success with larry Cow ana Guy De-
hInd hun. John T., the favorlte broke down.
PIZALRo's MERIT PROVED AGAIN.
First racc-August Stakes twO-year-olds, $lOO
each halt forfeit, but only $50 If declared out by
January /. 1882, and $50 if decla,ed out by June
%. with . 1 900 added $3.50 TO the second winner
of a stake of the value of ~ 900 to carry pounds
extra; of two, pounds Of thr.e II pounds;
| distance three quarters OF a mile; % Nominations
| and vc starters Tho starters were !. H. rIards
pair dnconstant being Withdrawn the imported
| cnIt PZarro, by Adycnturer-hln' az unds
ridden bg Feakssl aud the lilly Partheua. by Alarm
| Walden ia Shauer; Kelse'a FLY Heal-ind-Toe,
by GIcncIc-La Polka ll07, Eyais; kcilys colt
jacobms by Ii-Usod-Neilie Jamee 4 70, dugbesD;
| and G. l. LoriliArd's colt Magnate, b. Glenelg-
| Mink 1l2, including ? pounds over-weiga',, Cos
| tl!ol. Povls-P LOnllaIds Dar SJO heel--nd-
| roc $lG field S13. BockS-Parth ga OTTO on,
| PizarrO 10 / against lleel-and-loe to =, Mag
| nate & 10 I, JacObus TO l. II took long tine
| and great pains TO get tie five OF; karciy has
| So "nch time been wasted on 30 sUall field. The
start was straggliag when 1t came. 1uc II dId nOt
| affect the result, for the winner oiu hos
get of well. MaGnate MAS ,irsl away,
| U@n.nnd- : Toe in The rear. SO quI,k were Magnate
| and Iaaobus that in less than tIrong they wero
"a1,Iv four engLls ia tho lead with JJoObns head
| IN advance. Ia the second iurlonS the iaYorl>s
\ got To work in earnest, but AT tie haiin!c post
! Jacobus W over tergth IN front, Magna'e sec
| ond q nook before Plzarro, be neck before Par
| tLenia On the lower tuIn Parthcna ran very last
and pressed Jacobus hand, cut she could not stick
| 10 IT. and FcaSes was forced 20 DrIng up Plzarro
| little ea.l,er than he intended 80 well did the
son of Adveuturer run iha at the head of the home
stretch lie was Ia The leaG, JIcoous 'econd Heel
and. Zoe third, Par heuia fourth and already uu,
| der the whip, and Magnate last. Inc pace hsd
been TOO lively for Maguatc, but he came asAin "a
the last furlSng and made good finish with
Jacobns gor second place. lizarro waS 50 iar tne
! Sast IN the race that he won, hard held,
% U1S' i.iss, ~ Magnato gained so much
ground IN the last ie" strides strides , tn1t
@ nc ~ Ioe ,yas fourth two lengths behind JaeoDuS
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