New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-08
RACING AT MONMOUTH.
A GOOD DAY FOR FAvoRITEs.

A
& ONLY ONE OF THEM DEFEATED-THE GREAT STAKES
TO COME.
The news of the defeat at Saratoga of the
DIVER Trothers noted Mig Miss woodford by Governor
Bowie's Empress made no small stir Monmouth Park
yesterday The surprise general Nearly all turf
men had Thought Miss Woodiord could give any FLY In
1he ceuy dozen pounds. The defeat Of George
xinney by Drake Carter and the failure OF Miss Wood
ford make the Dryer stable less formidable In
the great stakes than before but the Brooklyn brothers
have siill their fne colt Barnes 20 rely on, and
animal from any other stable has been able to get TO
his head this year. There three great stakes TO be
decided at Monmouth the three successive Saturdays,
August IL 18 and 49, and the prospects OF the Dwyers
for winning all OF those have been much discussed on
August IL will be the Champion Stakes $3.50 eaen
$1,000 added. weight for age without penalties le
miles Eole, Monitor Barnes and George Kinney are In
the list Miss woodford is not nor Is Leonatus Neither
Barnes Kinney has ever met Eole or MONITOR auu
some turfmen think the old horses can peat
tho th,ee-year-olds. Others are confident
fbat Rarnss IA better than Eole at that
distance II s not yet known whether the Dryers Will
try TOR the Champion wait for the Omnibus on August
Is The Omnibus is for threeyear-olds, Sloo eaeh
$4,000 added, Ia miles The best known IN tne long
list Of 104 entries Lsoaatus Barnes George Kinney
Pizarro. Drake Carter. Empress and Kingike. MISS
Woodford was not entered. There weight penalties
for winners OF big Leonatus aud Barnes must
carry I25 pounds EACH while Pzarro VIII have llS KING
Ike 49, Drake Carter u.s. and Empress ll3 III barnes
comes down from Saratoga in good condition. the betting
on this race will be fast and furious. III
viii be the East against the West, for Leonatus
s. the pride of the turf not having met In all
the many has this year single horse that
could push him his highest speed. But some watchrui
tursmea feel sure that the race will be confined
TO Barnes and Lecnatas. They say that WITH seven
pounds advantage Pizarro may win
However the Omnibus Stakes may result the interest
in the Monmouth Stakes, August 25 will be intense
In that race the weights will be pounds above the
scales and roquos and Eoe must carry III each Mon
,tor 1885, Leonatus Barnes and Pizarro liz eao, ana
Mics woodford 107. But for Miss Woodfords
defeat by Empress many would fancy her chances but
now friends OF the Brooklyn stable will probably pin
their faith to Barnes Hours Of talk the prospects OF
the In these three stakes are spent
by turimen, the Monmouth, although farthest on en-
xagng most attention Leonatus shows no III effects
from his runaway last week and appears in fine form In
his daily exercise. AS to Eole, Monitor and Pzarro
they have all been on tho In public this week and
every one knows all about them. There can be no
sooret either, about the state that George Kinney
and Miss woodford in. Barnes has not
n in pubc since he won the Travers Stakes oaner
but all the reports about him favorable Iroquois
mot In as forward his friends would like, but
there Is still than fortnight for him to get into
form.
The racing was Of much interest yesterday although
some OF the fields small The ATTENDANCE was
GOOD Though there were some close finishes there
was no difference Of opinion between spectators and
Judges Since the management gracefully made the con-
ccsson which public desired and put the judges on
the right side of the track there has not been murmur
of discomfort unpleasant incident
In the the fayorte Rica won neatly, though
abe was only neck before Matte Rapture Old Check
mate was the pet OF the professional gamblers.
who thought he not sent to WIN the day before But
his speed to be gone. He could only get third
place. The Camden Stakes for twoyear-olcs fell TO A.
xha md
and is the owner Of Rica. 60 be won
the first two races. He had both Water Lily and Equi
poise in the Camden, aud Hayward rode the latter
most Of the betting men thought she would win But
some of the tables had the "tp" that Water Lily
had shown excellent trials and backed her In preference
70 Equipoise The latter never conspicuous, while
Water Lily deity though Leo proved hard TO shake
of for time There seems to be danger, however.
Leo viii do much honor to his great sire, Duke
Of Magenta Of the best racehorses America ever
produced.
Pierre Lorillards colts Pizarro and Gonfalon walked
OVER for the Trenton Stakes seeming superb
running order and mis- action beng OF the sm0othest
effective sort Monitor, Parole and Aella ran
for the handicap of one and fvs-eighths miles Aea
made the pace for Monitor and Parole could never get
up to the westbrook geding. Costello. now grown
stout that he cannot ride at less than l2o on Mon
ior He has handled the horse for years. and get
moro out Of him than any other jockey
Parole and Aea made dead heat for second place
captured the purse and all Brighton Beach exultant
The hurdle uncommony interesting Macbeth,
for the rst time In Jumping race ran and eaped well
until be was almost the winner when he gave 1t up In
the cowardly that has become second nature with
him. leaving Rochester the victory.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
First Race-Free handicap sweepstakes, S25 each ),
$500 added 800 TO second; lie miles, Seven starters
Kelsos lly Rica "A yrs, Ill lbs, Lesry); willisms's
eelding Checkmate tagged ia. FishDurn); Rosebud
hams geding Haedou g. o. WALKER; r. Lorillard's
my Rattiedore q, 90. olney); @. L. Lorards colt
Trafalgar %, co. J. Donohue); and W. O.
Days colt Red Fox a, IS, Haggerty). Pools
Bsca SIS. Checkmate $40, Matte Rapture $50; Battle
dore $15 $40 each for the others Books-Rica even
Checkmate l. Matte Rapture to J. Battledore TO
10 TO against any other. After many breaksways
Bassdore causing much trouble, struggling start
given. Hsledon frat Rica second, Trafalgar third Red
left at the post Leary did not wait with Rca this
time and she front close to The front all the
way. On the backstretch Hsedon was first by head
but Rica soon resumed the lead In the homestretch
Matte Rapture dashed up and Lesry forced to
hts whip and ride well hs knew how. Rica won by
neck in 1864, Matte Rapture second four lengths
before Checkmate third. he q length before Haedon
fourth, Trafalgar and Battledore pulled up Mutual
pools S12 %
Second Racc-Camd Stakes. two-yearolds. $50 each
for starters 500 added $500 to second weight pen
alties for winners and allowances for nonwinners;
mile. Ten stsrtersKelsos of nies, Equpose, by
Enquirer-Bandana (107, Hayward), and Water Lily by
KING Alfonse-Liy Duke Zoo. Leary); j. I. wiliamss
lilly Laura Gould, by Pat Malloy-FanchOn
no4 W. Donohue}; Lorilsrds colt Leo b Duke Of
Perlious, by AlrmDelgnt u03. Hughes), and tine hiy
AiDia BY Alarm-Eastc AGO. Barretp; q. l. Lorillards
colt King Arthur by Genyon-Loulaner u03, Bren-
uang Withers's Ally Paradox. by yaoar0on-Maxm
600. McKenny); Appleby & Johnsons colt Orator, by
liz Used-Oliipa (103 Days and Keilys unnamed colt,
BY KING AIfVnso-Britsmsrte n03 Fisherl Poos-
Kelsos pair 800, Leo $50 Kfttson's pair $50, Laura
Gould 800 yl5 each for ,ne others. Books-Equipose
TO j, Leo TO 2, Water Lly ], Laura Gould i,
PcriiOus TO ], 10 TO against any other IL was
ported ct first that Leo would not start.
not cold IN French poos To q fair start Perous