New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-23
SPORTS OF THE TURF.
nor MILES SET BACK AT LONG BRANCH.
npooKwcop FIRST rs IRE eAriiNG srAEts--ruE
STEVENS GIVES 10 TlIACEERAr.

Geor.c T. iotillsrd. Tho president of the Monmouth
Park As.ociauon, moro fortunate yesterday 'han
on any previous day ths year. for he took the h''h'
stake, vi'h 1baclctpy ond won a purse with Icon
omy Two rnocs In one day made mo- eutp-ing success
r,t the great Wo.hook stable n the timo oi tie pide
mud power but In thoao degenerate days ono race
month for u hps become boon u vas pity that TIE
hovcna Wa mnrrrd hv clam Of onl and tho dlaluan
nrntou IT tho colt TINT camc IN litat lhA WIS non
Mil,s ridden by tarbcc Ito ctmo up tho homo'itctof
with ~ biz lead bat aWcryci IN front Of lhacbcml,
lie Wa tlcn no Tar ahead however that Ihacboiey
was not impcdcd or lnDcrlcrcd with There wan plenty
Of dnyll,ht hctvccu hom Stll tho ladgcs from their
stnnd could not seo th4 Tho incident occurred NJ such
a point la tho homoriotch that they could not note the
distance between the colts, which was plain to the
press stand,
The first raco was for horses that had won and
of coure tho Ave starters were poor lot Mr.
Withcr-'s unnamed FLY by Macaroon-iJon
made her first courtesy to the public She Is
pretty but showed no speed, though stories Of a
wonderful trial were whispered about and she wa
made a big flyorite. William Donohue rode her, and
the money of the Plngcr' who seems TO have taken
gIcat fancy 10 tAo Brook lalo stable, went with
William. Bernard Riley ought TO remember the
proycrb about two in a bush 1t Is likely that lhe
astrte Edgar, whose surname is Johnson the >am VINO
appears among the prophets with wild predictions OF
Cleycland's majority in Ohio also had a soft place in
his heart for the Bou y, for just after the race Mr.
Walton walked mp to the judges stand and Vinked
mysterious wink at the OHIO to which an equally
mysterious sign was returned. George l.. Lorillards
flly Economy on public form far superior to the
Others. and it was not necessary even to tide her out
The favoritc was last SO much for the combined
wisdom of the Plungcr and the Prophet.
When A. j. Cassatts handsome littlc black colt
Brookwood son of Billet and Brock, won the july
Stakes at an advantage of live pounds in the weights
TIN Tntnr.NF said that ne was fleet enough TO win in
the best company weights. So it proved yes
terdav He outran Pierre Lorard's MoIter er colt
Cholua honestly and gamely and won the Sapiing
Stakes in fast time. Choula is good colt but Brook
wood is better. st. Augustine and Grenadier were
both conspicuous until the last quarter was reached
when they retired but the Peruvian prodigy Goano The
property of H. o. Bernard tho Little Plunser, being
favored by the weights, barely squeezed into second
place. Brookwood IA entered in tho English Derby
and if he continues to TO we'll may be sent over to try
hi, chances the blue ribbon
H. O. Bernard has matched his FLY East Lynne by
Springbok- Easter Planet against Aprleby y Jonsons
FLY Cricket to three quarters Of mile toInorro"
for II 900 side. The general impression il that Mr.
Bernard has been rash as Berry wall was III his
match with Lord AbcrcromJ.e, bat Mr. b. was never
noted for caution on the turf
Arpleby Il johnson. gelding Turk fell lame and
wa. withdrawn from the stevens Stakes Those enter
pri,iug owners have had a series of mshaps this year
The King Erne-t-Mimi colt seems to be much the
best of Mr. Wihcrss thrcc- carolds He won the mile
and thrcc--ytceu,hs handicap with much to spare ID
good time
An amusing incident occurred after the selling race
Tho Dwycr Brothers had put in Hartford ut $1,000.
lly f. "A
he was bought in The Brooklyn butcher boys were
red with rage at being forced to pay rlOlO to keep
their horse and one of them turned to Charles Little
field Who had been the persistent bidder, and Missed
out Yout better pay Us that 500 you owe us To-
meat bcf re- ~ou bid horses Bat their wrath
was wholly uroa -onabe. They had entered 'hc horse
much below his true value and should have expected TO
pay we'll to keep him
There we're no accidents in tho stecp'cchase, which
Charley Epps Won
DETAILS or THE CONTESTS.
The first race was for $500 for mtl,I3; distance, oaa
mc Five .J.rttrs-G. L. Lorlllrt- nils Economy %
yag.. 100 pounds. riddle. by J. D5ur.ue); l. c.. Bruce,
-c.Gine Yorktown %, I02, RoloVJ; Mr. Keso's hl.y
Ecn' p, 100 N"ItonI; u. ID. WhcI- FLY hy Macaroou
-i.;ipu c, 100, ". Donohnel; j. h. hey's M.zn&' col
g. no BaIae-j Mr. Withar,'s oily carried five pounds
coli carried me suno extra weight 10 give Btrb.e tAc
mount. Hrtlnt-Hiiou lily to > economy 10
lr'dt 10 l. i@HILNd COT > - i, i''N'pNt ~ l" T.
Pon~-biou iih so, Economy SO. Lcat -, Iazurkl
colt $50. Yorktown -. Economy Won 1' thr way with
briug pushed She came in AZ her ease. c1sh be
fore Er,at, she two lruztrs before the Malukt colt
Time. l46. Mutual pools 81 -.
Tir second rae. Wa, i,r the Saplng stakes two
ye,Io 500 each. haii forfeit II 900 added. $50 TO
second: stance turec-quar Of mile. Eight starter
p-iaua hlss colt Gpuo 10y spin sbokGcurya los
Garrison. suetlEor's colt Greualcr ~ Glrueic-A.l'
1893 v. Donohue, Keilys cot by Glrnelg-StarQs 10"
Brennan, g.. l. Lsitltds colt - Augustine ny klng
All0n-J-Cruchx 1913 Fisher, Keiso's colt BroohwoOd
by Bct-Bro .ck no Fakes Wijher~'S colt by stone
/ Nc 4.
lie by Mortcmer-Second Rand Il 10, Oney, and ChoG.a
| 10y Aoriemer-Fannv Ludlow no. Hayward Books
T. I0rlll rd'- PAIR 10 2 BrOokwOOd to l. adler
To i 10 sg2iuSt the oth"rs PO,lsP Lori.laids
pair 90 BrookwO0d So, Fan-.an COLI rlj, Gcenadlor
! SO field 50.
the start cool and reasonably prompt. Go2np
va, first with thoiu his neck DrophwOod clo'-