New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
DUCHESS WINS THE LADIES' sTAKEs-GENERAL
NoNpOEa TpITyPU.

| DUCHESS WINS THE LADIES' sTAKEs-GENERAL
| MoNROE's TRIUMPH
The racing Mt Jerome Park yesterday was
well attended tho contests being extremely attractive.
Burton again disappointed his friends in painful way
General Monroe won the Great Metropolitan Handicap in
the fast time OF 242l aud scattered the five horses OPP
posed to him. Tho Ladies' Stakes proved tame affair
Not for an call upon Duchess for
great effort when she moved to the front the race was
over Duchess suffered greatly In the beginning OF the
spring from mud fever but snedcker brought her TO this
perfect condition. Never has thoroughbred re-
heced credit his remarkable skill and sagacity
trainer. Duchess IL magnificent brown
daughter Kin ghsher OF Lady Blessngton and was
bred by Mr. Belmont at his Nursery Farm,
near Babylon, Long Island. Her racing lines mar
velousy fine and her is fauess. In beauty and
speed she vol worthy rank with Thora and Miss
wOodford the lovely leading ladies' of the American turf
in recent years. In 1888 Duchess proved herself Of
merit and her flights OF speed were dazzling The animal
that conquers her must be racehOrse Of the highest
class
The first for two-yearolds, half mile, for
$500 weights according the SCALE pounds for
colts with sex allow There were eight enter1es-
Dwyer Brothers Elmendorf Ql5 pounds, ridden by
Mclaughlin, Appeby & Johnson's Conessa az. Hay
ward, KitsOn's Pardee, Ql5, Fitzpatrick, keso's
Mystic Ql2, Feakes, 6, L. Lcrillards lDshla g12,J
Donohue), Ittlefeds Tecumseh t1l5, Evans, Kelys
Genelg icuotrope colt l5, Barbeel. Wallis Spectator
1l5, Fishep. BettDg-ElmendOr to D. Pardee to ],
! y 4, - -
tho first urong Pardoe led followed by Key's and
Elmcndor Mystic and Contessa close behind. Coming
into the straight Mclaughlin sent Emendor to the front
and he in easy winner in 504 seconds followed
by Kellys colt and Mystic second and third. 80
The second handicap, $50 each $500 added,
distance Us miles. There were five startcrs-keIlys
Bella Years I3 PTnsM aen by w fes d DTbg T
King Ernest-Mmi %, 1Oi, Evansl Appleoy Johnsons
falon a, III, W. DonOhue Betng-Buron ITO 5, Jack
OF Hearts 10 l, Bella to l, King Ernest colt to l,
GOniaOn 10 to l. GOnfslOn went away IN the lead fol-
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ing In the homesrech he was akon by llayw
to the outside, and coming in very fast easily Con
falon retained his lead the others so the last the
Mimi colt remaining close behind him and coming In
The third was the Ladies' Stakes for thrceycar
old llies 500 each half forfeit, but with declaration
conditions ~ 900 added; distance one mile and half
Three out OF fortyeight original nominations. The
three d. d. wlthers Nouage q pounds ridden by
G. l.. Lorillnrds Economy Q13 Fzpatrcl In the bet
ting duchess was an Immense IaVorlse odus OF nVe 10
two being given on her the ODDS against homage were
three % and against Economy five to This re-
ers, and partly because me duchess party supported
their fayore heavily Mr. Withers never BETS and hts
victorious Loulsete made hackers OF the blue and
orange suspicious. II could be interpreted either that
known by the stable TO be inferior to Duchess.
During the first mile Economy led by length, Duchess
Duchess moving with perfect action and was ready
to move up as soon as Doaohne wished lo Just
Tn went Ft5patrics Whip and the westbrook iy was
punished all me way to the finish nut without avail
finding useless abandoned the whip and spur and
In quietly three lengths behind Economy the latter fin
ishing length and half behind the beautiful Duchess
The run IN 2l6
cap $50 each, declaration conditions, $1,000 added
ont OF thrtyseven nominations six sared-G L. LOril
lards Trafalgar years 10l pounds. ridden by j. Dono-
hue) McEhnee's General Monroe t6, 1l9, W. DOno-
hue McMahon's Marshall o. 9s, sheridan; Robertss
Girona 90. 100 Cunnngham IbompsOn's H. Murray
Is, 81, HendersOnl Dwyer Brothers Hartford IT, ll3,
j. McLaughin). Betiing-Gencral Monroe 8 to D. Mar
shall to ., Giroa to J. Hartford 10 l. Trafalgar
to 1, H. Murray % 70 l. The withdrawal
OF George Kinney and the substitution OF Hartford had
depressing effect upon the hackers OF the Brooklyn stable
the Hartford led GrOha second Trafalgar third
II. Murray fourth, Marshall fifth and Monroe last Passing
the grand stand Monroe moved to fourth place Hart
ford still Leading Trafalgar Agar , ana N GTGia
went to the front and the people cheered
General Monroe cantared In four lengths aneal OF Hart
ford, who three lengths ahead OF Trafalgar. The
fourth u. Murray, six lengths behind Trafalgar Mar
sadly thu tail OF nhe procession Time, 422 When
General Monroe came to the judges stand there was
great cheering.
PopeJ, Hampstead stables Tom Maven (i2ed, 40. W.
Lynchl, Dry Sdulc's Echo aged, $780, NJ Lynch, Duhys
Major Wheeler 90, 49, Grccn). LarObcS Wooster Jagged
130 Kcnney) II ynes's Toragcr (G. $780, Hurley Betting
Maven TO |, Wooster 10 /, Echo TO l. Pasha to l.
Going up hill fdyoritc FOrager, bOltcd when in
the lead. the double jump Major Wheeler came 10
grief striking OF his fOrccs badly that he nped
third, Pasha fourth Echo hen went to the front AID
won easily the rest coming ia as named.
TO-DAY's CONTESTS.
This IS day NJ Jerome Park, Some Of the races
promise we'll Here is the lst