New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
MONITOR WINS THE CUP.
EoLE BEATEN UNDER TIE EYE OF is YOUTHFUL
OWNER.

The interest at Jerome Park yesterday was
almost entirely In the for the westchester Cup
Eoe had not run this year. but 90 competent an an
ima last that there was general desire W SEQ
him test the best work OF Monitor and General Monroe
His owner Frederick Gebhard has paid little ateh'ioh
to racing this During the spring the young
mans fancy lightly turned to thoughts that
were not OF Eole. But yesterday ne
was on the course to his horse His every move
ment watched by curious spectators. who seemed
disappointed TO see that he was alone. He invested
modest sum In the books Eoe, but his example was
extensively followed by the general public IL was
widely known that the horse had been stopped In bis
work q few weeks ago, all was not right with him,
and he did not look he looked last year
fit for the hardest possible struggle. Moreover
william Donohue rode him. Donohue is a lightweight
jockey Of high reputation but he had 10 carry nearly
twenty pounds OF lead in the saddle make the weight
and that serious disadvantage. Then too Eole s
a big powerful sluggish horse that ought always to be
ridden by jockey of much muscle and energy, who
will never allow him to Lag. Such Barbee,who
rode in all his winning last year. Such one
ia not William Donohue shadow fell on Mr.. Geb-
hards phlegmatic face Eoe rolled in twenty lengths
last ofa. His great horse In poor trim and had
been badly handled, so carelessly, indeed, that
he was allowed to stumble five furongs from the end.
But in a minute the countenance of Eole's owner
cleared and frightened 1t had, perhaps, occurred TO
him that there consultations
Only two horses ran with Eole for the Cup, Monitor
and General Monroe. The latter well backed, but
Monitor the favorte and deserved to be- 1t still
takes a fine horse defeat Monitor over Cup
Let him toddle along front at the speed which suits
him (and pretty vigorous it is that suits the
old feow and when the homestretch is reached there
must be good deal of speed and a good deal
Of heart In the rival that him He led yes
terday from flag to finish General Monroe made
strong dash at him quarter mile from the end, but
Monitor nobly responded to Costellos call II was
very popular victory for Monitor and very popular
defeat for Monroe for race-gOers have lively con-
tempt for the tricky. in-and.out tactics which
have been pursued with Monroe. When George
l.. Lorillard starts horse every one knows
that lie will be run to win without bit OF sharp prac-
tice. owners like him and like unto the
equally straightforward owners OF the Bowie the Brook
dale and the Preakness stables the American turf would
be cleaner
1t was day of discomfort from warm showers and
hot air. but the attendance not scanty The
Dwyer Brothers bad strong fayorite beaten In their
handsome colt Burton In the race for twoyear-olds
Mr. withers's unnamed colt by King ErnestCyclone,
won cevery and is worthy OF name.
First raceFor two-year-olds purse $500, half mile
Five starters-Dwyer Brothers colt Burton, by Billet
Distraction Q10 pounds. j. McLaughn) p Loriard's
flly Blossom, by saxonBairgowrie Q07, Shauer) e. L.
Lorllards colt rhackeray by, Great Tom-Merose Q10.
Cyclone ulO. sparling,; and j. E. Key's unnamed ly.
by King Alfonso-Lerna 107, Fisher. Bettng-Burton
even, Blossom TO l, Thackeray TO l, the
withers colt 8 10 1. the Kelly FLY to /,
Tbackeray had the best OF fair start, the Withers
colt second the Lerna lilly third Thackeray remained
In the for furongwhen the wthers colt took first
place kept easily to the end All the others were
whipped in the final furlong, but with no avail, the
withers colt keeping right along handsomely and win.
ming by two lengths in 5o the Kelly ly second, half
length before Burton, he three lengths In advance OF
Blossom, Thackeray last Burton ran ILL., not showing
the speed no displayed in the Juvenile The winner will
be heard from again.
second race-westchester Cup, sweepstakes $50
EACH play pay, 1000 added; 800 10 second ga
hards horse Eoe, by Eolus-war Song % years, 123
pounds, Donohnel 1onEers staples morse gene5al
Fitzpatrick; and q. l.. Lorilard's gedlDg Monitor. by
Genelg-Minn laged, III, Gos.eliol. Bettmg-Monitor
laid out the work from the start IN the familiar
style that has won him 50 many races Ills lead, how.
ever, ntver more than two lengths For the hrst
mile and u half Eole second With General Monroe
sometimes a length, sometimes two length behind him
As they passed tho nrs quarter post ln tne hpa mile
General Monroe took second place Eoe was not at all
the EoIe Of last year ana then: too. he he was was
blud the north side OF the clubhouse nil, and
never In the race after that General Monroe gained
Monitor IN rounding the south Held and his partisans
began shouting But he was never able 10 get hts mead
BY Monitors ssdde-girth, and the OLD Gedns held
MIN vigorously but never had TO use w1p or spur
and the stout old racer crossed the line haf length
before General Monroei Eoe more than score
OF lengths in the rear The time for
the first quarter was 27A seconds. for the half 55ia,
for the first mile l:5l l2, III miles 2lI ll2 miles 244,
two miles 339i9, anu whole race 4:O7 The prize was
Third ce-Extra-Handicap for all ages, SIS each,
$500 added liz miles. Three starters-Appeby &
Johnsons horse Jack OF Hearts, by l.Used1Neliie
by War DaDce-Orphan Girl aged. l03 NJ. Donohuel,
and Dg1y's mare Baby by s,raenlnoIEeiPtic Iased
Fields to l, Baby TO L. Mamie Fields led up to the
quarter when Jack Of Hearts called up his reserves
and won in odner by length IN 2:02s Mamie Fields
second twenty lengths before Baby
Fourth race-Scing allowances, purse $500, Z mile
Eight startes-J. W. Bells gedlng Dan X. aged, l06
Donohue) r. Lorlards fy Inconstant g, So. 0lney)
c. L. Lorillards hlly Swift 49,, l02 Riley; Cooks geld
DnGy's geldng Perplex a. 96 Fuller Gebhards hlly
Ida "a, SS, Gallagher aud key's hlly Ida X %, ~
Ras BetngDIn % Swift * 10 %.ass
Porplex 10 to l, Ida IL TO 1, Ida X. 10
from start to nlsh swift I1consant, Constantine aud
Dan r. swift leo to The last quarter where COnstan
tina went to the 'front.' Donohue, on Dan H.. had been
I'll last furlong. Then II too late though he
only lost the narrowly Constantine winning by
aud half before constan Swift fourth AT
shoulders ana the Others beaten OF.
Fifth race-dandicap steepecnase short course, |
purse Si00, 500 70 second -Four starters-Bradleys
Lily Morson (ased, l62, Green NJ. j. Days pair,
the geldng Ranger "a, l4O. Henry and Imeda Is,
1885, Kinney Arthurs horse strychnne (ased 145,
walker) Betting-Rauger TO ., Imelda TO /, Lily |
Morson 10 l., Srychnne 20 l. Imoda ran first and |
Ranger second until they reached the south field |
ON their journey home where lmeldas rider |
went TO earth gracefully Rangers rider, "a colored |
entering the track All Things possible,
and nernaps these two socaed accdsn5s were unayod
able. But IL suspicious circumstance that both
Cured In the part OF the rurhest the judges
and where any fraud would readily escape notice
And IL Ia weknowp fact that Michael DAILY. the owner
Of the animals, strictly cash basis. Lily
Morson beat strycnnine without any dinculy winning