The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-01
The Victory Of Gebhardt's Eole.

NEW YORK, August 2o.-The third
race was for the renewal Monmouth
stakes for three.y year olds and up.
wards, at $500 each, half of the forfeit
with $500 added, of which 81 ,O0(
went to the second; one and a nal
mile race. The starters were F. Geb'
hardt's b. b. Eole, by Eolus, dam
War Song, years, 129 pounds, W.
Donohue. Dwyer Bros b. c. George
Kinney, by Bonnie Scot, dam, Kath.
leen, 1l2 pounds, +. Mclaughlin
u. Lorlllard, ch. g. Monitor, by Glen.
eIge; dam, Mink, aged, I25 pounds,
w. H. Award. p. G. LOrillard, b.
g. Drake Carter, by Ten Brock, dam
Platina, 3 years old, 100 pounds; J. I.
Shauen. P. Lorillard, b. h. Iriuuois,
year, by bennington, dam, Mag
gle, 127 pounds: time, 2:36!. Loril-
lard's pair were the favorites, selling
in the pools for $500; George Kinney,
$3l0; Eele, $3.50; Monitor $40. In the
books there were to 5 against P.
LorNlard's pair; to 5 against George
Kinney; 3 to against Eole; and to
l against Monitor. Mutuals paid $50.
EOle was the first away; George KIM
ney. I'd; Monitor, Sd; Drake Carter,
4th; Iroquois, 5th. When the horses
passed the five furlong pole Monitor
was leading by a head. Drake Car
ter second nd one length ahead OF
George Kinney. Time of quarter,
263 seconds. Going around the up
per turn there was no change in the
position of the horses and as they
passed the quarter pole Drake Car
ter was one length in front of George
Kinney. The latter Was three-quar-
ters of length in advance of Moni-
tor, and he half length ahead of
Eole, who led Iroquois a length.
Time of the three-quarters, l:2O.
Drake Carter kept in front of George
Kinney at the three furlongs, but at
the half mile pole he only had his
nose in front of him. Kinney was
length and half ahead of Eole, the
latter in advance Of Monitor, and
he was three lengths ahead rf Iro-
quois. Time of mile LAS. The horses
at that time were doing their best.
George Kinney passed Drake Carter
as he entered the lower turn and was
a neck in front Of him at the five fur
longs pole and length at the three
quarter pole. Time Of mile and one
quarter, 2:1Oa. A more exc ting race
up the home stretch was seldom wit
dessed. Billy Donohue brought Eol-
up with a rush as soon as he got into
straight running and coming on at a
gallant pace led one length It the sew
IN furlongs pole George K nney, ID;
Monitor, Sd; DIR Ike Carter, 4th; Iro-
luois, 5th. Eole was forced along as
ne did not seem to be running kind
y as he swerved to the inside Of the
rack, but did not interfere with any
If the others, and he won the race !
~ length and half; Geo. Kinney,
I'd, a length and half head OF
who was third; Drake Car
er, 4th; Iroquois, 5th; time of mile
,:462. The unexpected defeat of Ilo-
luois on Saturday, has increased the
interest in his appearance, especially
IS LoriIlard was willing and anxious
o back him against his conquerors
or lare amount. The contest has
low passed into history and those
Who had an abiding faith in the Win
Ter of the Derby are crestfailen at his
.
ime. His performance to-day seems
nexplicable, for he was out paced
rom the beginning to the end, not
selng able to get within striking dis
ance of others, while his stable conf
paniOn, Drake Carter, made a sorry
how also. All this looks unaccount-
lble and no excuse can be made to
* xplain away the second disas er to
he Rancacus stable. The shrewd.
st turfmen were deceiv-d aud more
70 than Lorillard himself, who
hould certainly have known the
OF his horses through his
rainer. Those who saw the race
did not hesitate to back
-roquois and he became favorite,
70 much so that four to one was free
Y offered against Drake Carter who
lad conquered both the Dwyer
racks While only eight to five
vas offered against IroquOis, it was
aid in extenuation that the favorile
having been trained and run upon
he turf he could not run upon our
|irt tracks, but to-day Iroquo
Ould not extend himself at all. On
he contrary both Zoe and George
Kinney showed magnificent form,
specially Eole, whose performance
ore out the assertion that had DonO-
ue been strong enough to ride the
orse in the pr ceding race he would
ave beaten DOnOhue. DOnOhue's
was wisely saved to-day for
e did not ride in two preceding
aces and he was able to do justice
9th to horse and himself. Although
be time made was half a second
lower than in Saturdays race it full
= met the expectations under the