New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-25
DULL DAY AT MONMOUTH.
SMALL ATTENDANCE AND SMALL FIELDs-sPLAsHINo
THROUGH THE MUD.

SMALL ATTENDANCE AND SMALL FIELDs-sPLAsHING
THROUGH THE MUD.
The rain and the mud caused number of
Withdrawals Of the horses entered for the Monmouth
Park yesterday and made the contests less attrac
tive than usual Before the afternoon was ended the
deep in mre, with pools OF water scattered
thckly It, The attendance was small frederick
Gerhard moved brsky about showing no traces OF the
sorrow which the parting OF the morning might have
caused.
The state of the track interfered somewhat
NTH calculations based on the previous form
Of the horses, but the fayorite, Thurles won the
first with much In the saplins Stakes the
suedeker ally Duchess probably carried more money
than any other though the odds in the books against
Blossom were little lower than against Duchess. 1t
only the second OF the sDedeker flly. She
seemed fairly reyel In the mud The Harvest Band-
cap fell 10 the fayorte Aea, simply through the care
less riding and overconndeace OF McXenny the Jockey
Of Blackstone The fourth and fifth races
were chiefly noteworthy for the complete collapse
Of the favorites Mendolssohn and Chickadee Neither
at home on q heavy track. Mr. Keilys FLY Bella
the Attn much 70 the satsfacton Of tie successful book
makers. In the steepeebase Jim MCGOWAN carried his
wsisSt '''0'A 0' NV p''''' A' II "''' ''A'A'
A BAD BEGINNING FOR PrNcUs.
First Race-Purse $780, for three years old and
upward that have never won race; special weight
conditions; mile Six startersWtherss lilly Cheer
fuby, stonehenge-Dawdle q. 100. McKenny); J. L.
Kely's colt Thurles, By Lisbon-Austria q,
l07, including over, Barbee); Appleby q
Johnson's fly Affair. 10y King Alfonso Nellie Wood
%, 100. Day; Kittsons fiiy Bric-aBrac,
MoIesayi and oSsns's seldins 2siyerten o. 1856.
Affair fhsriss s7o Ssa IS e
vsse Il % Is % TSs start aS TO
wrctcbed. Brio a-Brac being two lengths before
ui fsn and Affair 80 far behind as 70 be practically left
at the post Before furoD had been run Thures
could nsser get near hIm until he was pulled to csntef
IN the homestretch. He by two lengths IN 1:52%
Yeiyerton fourth, Cheerful fifth. Affair made effort
after the first quarter mile. and came In fnrong bs
ilnd The start had spoiled her chances Mutual pooh
DUCHESS AT EASE IN THE MUD.
Second race-Saplng sfAkes for two-year-olds, 500
EACH half forfeit with declaration conditions 00l
added $3.50 to second; masdens allowed pounds .
mile Six starters-snedeker's Ally Duchess, by King
fsher-Lady Biessington t107. W. Donohue,; Kelso''
ally Equpose, by. Misunderstanding qo7 Leary; p 2
ddssids any lossSn p h , q o
xss Ssesin g y uc7, ack Ss and T. Kelly
ss l Ssssss; go EEsSs'fs $50 s'' s''i
fsess rsstsf.y to n Tses % Sister
lotel An excellent start was obtained after some
ssss , s x s.Sss: sn ga
Hsses E7uipoise and led for hundred yards when
Sco3som shot BY her. But Blossoms dash was short
Doenese resuming the lead at halt mile post. and
Ss1Y easily 10 the end, winning BY four lengths In
eis2rS nosecm second tive lengths before Thackeray
we lengths before Equipolse fourth Sister nfth
~ 40 Ssn tssL Mutual pools $40. Duchess ran In
sne hksd Il better than dry track.
LOST BIZ BAD RIDING.
as hsee-Harvess Handicap. $50 each, half forfeit
~ WITH dsosratzon conditions. ZOO added. 300 20
~ nisa Five startsrs--o I. Lor.lsrd's mare
49, Glsnsls-IA Henderson, Is, ITO. Brsuusn),
4 -. sen Buekatons. By stonehen Mary Buckley
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