New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-10
RACING AT IT'S HEIGHT.
MISS woopFoRp THE CnAMPIoN.
WANDA THE BEST or THE observation-disclosures
MArKABLF CONTESTS AT MONMOUTH.

| WANDA THE BEST or TIE lNo~l hAH-O+-Dt'--1''1-
MAnKABLE CONTESTS At MONMOUTH.
When the agile Skipwith Gordon tripped
lightly around among the bcOkmakers at O'Clock yes
ter sy wary turfInen knew that FserFc Lorilard
backing his lilies Wanda and Chmera for the Champion
Stallion stskcs. lie hot 10000 through this accom-
plshcd and Comey ssloner. When the stately
Wanda strobe home in front Of the strong field Mr. Cor
don and Mr. Lor irs banrd each other and all tho
world And wei they might. The great prize was worth
than s20,0OOthe biggest Of American stakesand
over $1,000 Of this went 10 Mr. LOrillard
the owner Of Wanda and OF Wandas
sire Mortemer. thin. slow. gray-bearded man, whom
tie winds OF "a iiorna hal withcred, did not sme hut
with little motion OF the lips II some bitter had
touched them rned away from the spot where he had
seen three great Maltese crosses CLEAN for ment
only to grow dim under the shadow OF the cherry and
black bar. OF Rincpcas This was Lucky Baldwin,
who had brought Voante. Verano and sson Belle
the mountains from the Pacific slope 10 do battle for the
tempting twoyesr-old DONORS OF the East Tall, stout
youngsters they all three. looking older than their
years. They have shown high speed. too, in
California, Chicago AMI Saratoga Perhaps If
they had dlne less travelling tlis year and
had lad more to grow accustomed to tho air and
the wafer OF Monmouth Pax, thy might have been
near-r Wanda 20 the end. Rut few Who have watched
carefully tie exploits or III great daugte Of Mortemer
n believe thai any racer OF her age America out
her.
People r1bscd n. IT EYES in wonder when they saw
Goano ct the second pac. Il seemed an mpeletrape
mystery { such animal could come IN before the
Ctl lorsia crac - q for Br,okwpod and 'him'ra
How he ft little GgTc Of Mr. Bernard. owner Of Goano
ana ~ Sprng5ok. his sire. quiycrei with sa;!'iacto1
There has been GOOD dc q, Of losing among ia ncn a.
tho eIp-nse OF Goaao. eprE-b X and Bernard. There
Wi n less hereafter
Public opinion tad rated Chimcra ms the best ~ M
Lorll4rds Mortmers This race showed her far inferior
to Uatda Mr. Eal win saws that botn verno and
Mission Belle better than yolan Yet yoante out
th,m. + puzzles racing 'ra coui tioss.
Mis- Wo'dfoid retired to herr st last night with tho
proud Of being the mque-tIoned exemption
OF he American turf II can be doubted longer that
her pace Is in tie top rank Of the great names
Of the turf-wih Lexington. Harry Bls-
sett, Longf How. Hludoo Luxe Bl.okScm and
the other famous flyers whose achievements sTe recorded
letters OF gold be brightest pages Of American turf
.bc s {r n. e.s,s.t rI as The most b.spt' M H.
oughbred in this hemi phere. II George Kinney Free
l.nd, General Monroe, Ra apI1n. any aud all of
h nd met her ye,iorlay they would ave bcn put to
ut and diSs rous rout on an extremely sticky, uin-
champion stakes in 24Oli returned t. tae paddock
wthou mark on er The BODY, seemingly
IS c,h ~ when she started Drake c. ter. M0nito
FIda and EOe all ran bind hrt cy could n0t Do said
to with her SIC Ell them FAR b,bild 80 easily
gr ~ deal Of money was lo.t on 20 =, VINO proved |
the poorest horse in the race. When the cam put
on he ol apsed 60 npeeIy I'm, proves ths he has MT
what oli leaders of tn d were TIE TN rtters who
hold IT ,kes The truth that Sncd'ker ras not dared to
wJlk hin hard les! his lex should give way, and |
L lie requires an nm nse amount OF work !
to 60 him IT. Drake Carter rna Hike a |
tn ghly 40 rscc-hO so. hat he viii never b.
cham Ion the Of Miss WOOdiOrd Old Monitor |
not dtgra q himself. IA he suffering recently |
itucncss but ~ mercy 10 Elle ma In ply |
10 the pubu' Mr. Gebnari should not Iun Eulo again !
until he covers ~ form.
The upiul, II which Mr. Wthc~s really holds Of Pincus
W9, Illus rated by the fact that lie DID ,ot
thc hundc TO start tho horses The two great
sttoc-, bu. a-k,d Edgar VI. job u sGko he |
sh.rp lccture ANA So. ur'd pro uut asa p s-qnaby |
TAR star Puu1s would nave pit he people waning |
flr II an hour and thcn given he 1 na " IA McItuch-
NJ al d1Itn lcpghs in from ami Ia So. stru u |
ont for 4 lon space knowing IlIrI.s mis- rADl IN
I ,tc IA .Hts vii Mr. " IA cOntinu to
,hic. pubic ami .e ow :, VII nj buI gin = {
Atter the s,oue- OF such Ii t.o-" for the /
IuI AVID champion ~t-lioI -.thc-. TO- otner
So small % 100 ~. T. trt.i wol .I. tr,t p,c I-"
~ am va ted 100 10 with water LII, The iouI.h
f-I To iut o. H." nf rue b.,t Cd. q RILlfuA
over go ..1 30 o. Doc diDdl f. hcLI elll -sv- iae .
.,ok arIs aud- ilc su 10, pulIu Up tt'r. Ell aud
l...- ij g. taa, second utcr in tIr lsioc at-
ItJ ht Won t.c sling .cr. VT and NaI f. al, a.
p led FIR tla- purpose, .Hd Al air waa hr-t toe
s,ccp'e- acc Mar Ill belu- 49, i1cncd' as he FREE
uu-uty e.. Gi. ne's nr-t race r cr turn Iom
i.D-I "a .ot -ur 70 hue ia I'd .nI - d,
The ar'I u.- was c-dia"iy large, fu- ~ crcst I
and EMO. s.i~u ser overio N x, ard o.. b tf w.,
ex .reuc.y lively. Mis- Nof.Ie.d AID N.u.d were .
el ID ialirou- shout. ard no ncIf.i.1 fGmIa GOA
ha, been o." ou r.c course tn. ear t-- tL4t 'sACd
On .fU i-4ts.