New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-15
FINE CONTESTS ON THE TURF
THE OMNIBUS FALLS TO Mr.. wITHERs
HIS MIMI COLT IN RARE FoRM-G L" LoRiLlAhp'
THREE VICTORIES.

no
lover of the turf had sounder for satisfaction
than Yesterday at Monmouth Park when Mr. Nlthers
won the Omnibus Stakes and the blue and orange o'
George L. Lorard flashed by the judges three times IN
front So generous. honorable and high-mindef sup
porters of racing deserve rich rewards Mr. winners
has not had his fair share this year. while the successes
of George L. Lorillard can almost be counted on tno
fingers of ono hand Monitor Trafalgar, boulseue,
Economy and his other horses have Jailed again anu
again. while he has had the worst OF luck WIN '7 Nv"
vearolds But now his stable Is getting back TO io"
and the brilliant colors of Westbrook will probably DO
often in the
Tho great race of the day was for the rich Omnibus
Stakos Commodore Kitsons colt Rataplan was "
strong favorte but the weight l25 poundsl sctten HIS
chances after he had mile. The pohcy oi m"N"s
the pace with him although tho pace was Slow VII"
ho, ocbt was Of doubtful wisdom.even though 1t was
ordorcd Inv the sagacous Major Hubbard, the manager
Of the Kttson stable Perhaps Rataplan will not run
waiting race But he certainly cannot stand forcing
with 12b mounds on HE back Not only the Mimi colt
outran him in the last half mile without being put 10
bis ton speed but oven Bob Cook got home before him.
The Mimi colt ran in n way that might have scared 81
Saviour at his best any race-horse OF DIS ago !"
Aforementioned he well as to mako IL see'n
likely that he would have defeated Ratapan ~ even
weights Mr. Withers will have strong claim TO
every race in which he starts this colt hereafter
Ceoroe l. Lorard's first success with that for
lorn hope St Augustine, who has been running III '"o
big twoyear old stakes with highly unsatisfactory re-
suits But he prevailed over eleven other t"o-ye"-
o,d tho, al never scored success Not great lot
and not great colt. His FLY Economy with only 0o
mounds in the saddle slipped in first in the second race
so unexpectedly that mutual pools pald 9lfo or 49,
while the betting in the books 20 to against her
H.. for oh weight. BuCkstOnc
uas second a middle weight. Heel and Toe. close
third with another high weight. Herbert. ut leeand
Tool. head In the fourth the Westbrook My
Lousete got in lightly because, although she was the
host of the two-yeqr-ods in 1883 all OF her running
tbi. wear has been contemplate. She will he treaou
with rc,pect hereafter for she easily left the hylhs
Aranza and the long -striding Barnes behind
The III fortune Of the Brooklyn stable was as con-
n;cuous rs the good luck Of Westbrook At Saratoga
the sl4 600 colt Parique, whom the Dryer Brothers
bought at jerome Park was beaten by PailnnrnS
cast off from their stable, whom they sold Ior
song 70 George b. Bryson. That was quaint case 'i
turf Judgment So the running OF Hartford ana
Barnes when both were short Of work from recent
lameness that they di-graeed Themselves What mas
become Of the keenness OF the Brooklyn Brothers ana
their trainer
Alas. Door Plungcr! Ii was BAD day for thee
Thy once reorle.s marc Grofe could not run fast
enough 70 make it worth while for any one to wa'cl
her While the entries in thy little betting book showed
Have the piercing eyes Of the Monmouth judges ever
noted how well Dan X runs when an honest boy such
~ SAKE is, ride, him and how he 'asS when hanei.9
or Purcell is ON his back Can the judges ara" an III
ference ,,
The fast Glly Duchess burst a blood vessel IN her
gallon in the morning and may not be on the track
! one Of the combination bookmakers drew crowd
I IL, ~ II
aud third in the Omnibus Stakes There was rush 10
hcap money in his tin box. The venture was prohta
| BILE one 10 him.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
The frs race wa To- purse Of $500 Tor maiden two
veorolds 3. mi O. Twelve startcrs-d. LOrlards colt
ST Angus he 10 rounds, ridden by lila ward; Freak
nes- sta ,le- fl Bonnie 1O7, Brenna y, Cliosana
! stables Ally East Lynne G07 Hugnesl, W DOnohues
| col Ectn 40, owucrl. +. LOiilards My Hcva l0H
Shan p, Kely's Gl,nclgAnn.e Bush fl ly 107 NJ Dom
| bue, X ttson's If v Elizabeth nO7. sheridan. RyA"S
! geltipe Adops Ioz OLonry). K~lso's colt Lo 2v''w
! 40 Feake-D, Trylo's 1lly Dahla uO7. h hysIopt
wituer-'s Macar ,on BE linda hlly uOH Mra'oh' ana
nv,,r Rr, hers colt Executor QlO. ii zpar icsl Poo
-Benaa flly 800. Elm $50, H"va so. Elizabeth go
Fast LYNNE $50 field S65 Books-Be ldi illy 3 20 l..
| Elgin t. l, Heya to l, East Lynne q
| 10 l. Elzab,th Z to l. Executor to l. 10 TO
20 10 aga the OF The { IT was bad ono for
IN Beiud, Il y aud kli-abe h. Tie lat r. wa lot al
30 T. Uut most IA ,oungstc.- got of vel tog tncr
+. e Ann Bu tlly took the lea aud hr uuul "C
! "
tat col throug near hc : hiu a. o-I ~. noun.
/ " ryed b ner the fin 80, u ward by I2Or'ns
| e,t Ann Bu h M, coud ierg tcfo e
! lint iri Inng,ieN f,u.t,. East Lynne Giih. Bonn
! stren.I ut Tuue IIGlq Muua p ID 81 o.
| re .econd was handicap go ach - added,
n c,'.t6ncn IA W ponohue), Dwye Bro her &c ding
II ruo.o o. 10. trzPaiIcN T. 10 arl,, morse hc[-
o. hu.chJ llcMAhO IS gcding Lytton g. 100 Nakeri
Enbcocn'. Nv LzZi, OK q o. H. llsOD; q. l.. Lor-
a a q G.,
aro-Ioc a, los Mealonl J nnlugss Il kem-mbet g.
Rooks-B ckston 8 2, herbert 7 2, ieeand- 49,
k Fcon Mac? % io tn s% n" mocr q si 10
mart,ord and Herbert wer tr't on. Passing the
ana Toe second. Buck in the rear DIVISION.
when he run down tne "ackstreto9 WIS begun IN
! meni but Don fell back and Hcfher was again first
The ru up he hOmestre. en- was thrilling There was
general closing up and a free use 81 o lp Buck
zone rged nh ad a iur rom the wire and seemed
winner bu Ecorom, rushed up on the outside aud got
her head IN IRON as they passed over me Buckst nc
af eBgt be ore lie land oe ira, Herbert close
fonrtu Lytton hfth, testrln 1th. Lac Mack Soy
onth, HartoTd aud member come distance back
| lime 1851. Mutual Sl45.
The Third race was for tae gct Omnibus g o takes for
ne 900 second $1,000 tue nou instOr II win e
and 800 h9 On, Soi 50 oI hs
| 1903 entries had originally been made The five wero
XII sons cot EH spaa 5d ny AZ AF or Eo orLs
| unnamed colt, by KING r e,tmMlml as y. Dononue
| q. NJ. Hye's colt Bob COOK, lie Is ecA-Jen e u.s.
Murphy; p. LOrilllrd cot E idynion. ~ Ten Bro ok
Molly nOgers pls. shaurIE anG g. L. Lorllards
waidJ Pool,-aataplan $500, Mimi colt $780,
Bob Cook $40 field $40. Books-Rataplan even, the
Mimi cola to 8. Bob Cook to l, Thackeray 10 t. l..
| Eudyuion 20 to l.
Rtapan took lead at the start the pace being slow
| Around the first he leadi Z The MINI cIt a
neck Tnarkeray only half length back b ook and
Emo ,mion bringing up the rear u der pull There
no change tie and the hat mile In 81 q
Rataplan 81 ii ~ irO T. two lengths before
tne Mint colt second tn ckeray third Bob Cook fourth
Endymion last a post on be held during the
! race The positions materially chan 10 u I'll
he starting point reached, whcn IN c. beg tell
| upop the heavily weighted favor u, and ns
| RI, b Cook got his nose mp to Rata plan 8
there was tremor In Ratapans stri e