New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-06
SMALL FIELDS AT MONMOUTH
NEARLY ALL THE FAvORTTEs BEATEN

Tho track deep In mud and water NJ Mon
mouth Park yesterdny, and tho attendance in
comparison with the gront host Of Friday seemed
| snn But the grand stand IL big that the
number present must go far mp into the thousands
10 seem anything but scaniy 40 many horses
we're Withdrawn TINT the fields were mengro. oddly
enough In each Of sx races. there four sarcrs
Tho hurdle rncc had seven ~ coir'o the time WA
GLOW, on good track The results Of several races
would have been different Every layoritc failed but
Mnrmndukc
An nmusing little incident of tho afternoon was the
long drop Of the lower jaws Of Jom,s H. Kelly, tho
boolnakcr. aud Al" Smith, The proc sonal gambler
nnd manager of the swndling rluggcr Sullivan, when
! u hickman who bad driven them over from Long
! Bmnch demanded 80 for his scrviaca Tho driving
wns like roughing through the Dismal swamp. aud
Mr. Smiths share Of the profits Of the recent fraud ut
Madison square Gnrden wa blk enough To permit him
10 indugc In Injuries. But be- objected. Tho oblcc-
ton WINS otcrrilrd.
licrro Iorlnrd .ai through of his rare sessions
the Judges stand with Mr. Wlthcrs mud Mr. Laird 10y
his side Being somewhat of heavy weight himself
aud having natural compassion for horses forced to
drag themselves through miro, Mr.. L0rlllard took out
all his entries.
The Dryer brothers held the timing watches.
Captain Jcx Blake in tall boots and and white
tions with q slight Hungarian accent
Plungcr" Waltons colors, first seen on an Ameri-
can racecourse were victorious WOodnOwcr in the
opening dash. Felowplay losing the race through the
bursting of blood vessel in his head The coors are
white body, with scarlet braces and cap. OF course
Billy Donohue wore them and grinned broadly over
his success for his old friend and patron, who backed
his mare freely Hardly any knew until the track
was reached that Mr. Walton owned the mare, as
she has not for long time, and she was almost
overlooked in the French pools though not in the other
forms of betting.
The Plunger was reported to have won 50, 600 on
Woodfower and to have lost large sum on John X.
The queer riding of Chnrlemagne Friday by Pep
per was explained yesterday when it was learned that
the rider Pepper was than seventy years of age
Charlemagne's trainer has been warned not to employ
Pepper again. The old did the best he could, but
it in reality fraud TO put such an old cripple
Oh the horse
Nimrod has broken down. Fridays unsettled
his foundations.
If brennan had ridden Souc with more yigor in the
last furong of the second race, the WestbrOok hy
would have won. Bat he confident that he
turned to smile at Kin,mans jockey, and just then
Souci sulked or tired that she almost stopped and
Kinsman beat her. With sick horses and careless
Jockeys, George L. Loiasd is indeed in i'll fortune.
eau equal and surpa,s him in soud-ofs for
small fields.
Tolu ran W, Z at Baltimore and Washington. but al
most anythi1g-eyen Glenulen-could beat her at
shcepshcad Bay. Mud suits her, however and she
the third race cleyerly.
W L. SCOTS colt, Greystone, winner Of the Coney
Island Derby must be only common animal after all,
for he was wholly unable to run with Chantceer in the
fourth race at a difference Of oaly twelve pounds
ChauticIeer by a dozen lengths III extremely slow
time. No excuse could be made for Grcystone on ac-
count of the heavy track, for he his single great
victory on just such track. Perhaps his collapse
due to that he allowed the pace
long yesterday beng soon deprived of the lead, while
he made the running suit himself at Coney Island.
Bat the yagaries and ecceutrictes of form among
the three car-olds this year surpass all precedent
There g., not q single consistent performer among thcm
and they must be- rated as % poor lot.
Chanticcor4 success was the second of the day for
Wyudham Walden, who ought neYcrto r1n his animals
in anything but Long Branch mud That they can win
in. At Concy Leland they lnger.
Little Mcaton rode three winners, Knsman, TOlu and
Chandelier.
"lIr. Pelham" won the Wctcr Grip with Marina
duke, who could have taken mp "a stone and |
beaten everything I'm the race with casc for soricr
hacks than the ohor5 could be found If all tho ear
ear stables I'm thc city We're 'rchrd for specimens.
mndp hi4 ir- iuu over hurdles I'm the last race, aud
won after a sharp finish with Bonatctm. lie has the |
size. shape aud strength, and sufficient speed iOr |
stccplccussng.
Ar.. NALroN8 COLOgs Ar THE PEAK.
Tho opening r1cH was dash 81 = milo for purse Of |
5000 with sporll weight allowances -Four 3tartcrs-F.
r. Walt,nH mtre WO1lhowcr 4 yc1r'. 100 pounds. rid
den by W. Douohuol. Morris " pattpns godlug Follow
play 90. III Mclaughlin, O, l.. LoullJrlb niiy Glide
away g. -, j. pouohucl DAVIS lIalb any Ioetc @.
o. Adams. Bottns: Boolo -lc.lowploy 10 10. wood.
flower u j. Roiiero to 1, Glilrawly to /. Pools
Fellowplay 800 woolloSor 3d. ROsicr3 So, Gli1o.
away SO
The start was struggling but did not affect tho result
for the winner was last FeIlowpny led ~ % tho head
~ the homcstrctch, whore the blood began 10 stream
from hi. nose and he fell back RosIcrc and Woolhowcr
had a sharp struggle for few rods, hut Mr. Watons
marc was easily superior and Wood1owcr won by three
lengths In :l0ls kosiere second dozen lengths before
Ghdeaway, FeuOwplay far back Mutual pools $50 90.
THE RESULT OF BRENNAN's CARELESS RIDING.
The next race was for twoyeirolds. for purse OF
$500; weight aowances Distance q mile. Five start
-Barness flly Mecca by Billet-Leon lO2 J. Dono
hue, g. L. Lorillards lilly Souci by Eous Sans souci
III g. Brennan) Whers's ly, by Maccaroon- Belinda l02
McKenuy), Atehelds geding Prescott, by strathmore
Zephyrus (lO2 Eyans Kelso's colt Kinsman, by Mon
archist- Kit UO5 Meaton). Books-Benda FLY TO p
Soucl to l. and > to l against the others In the
pools souc and the Belinda lilly aternated favortes.
The start amazingly bad for small hed, SOuci
being four lengths IN front, Mecca second \lns-
man third the Wlthers lilly and Prescott sew
eral lengths back. SOucl kept her lead up
to the last few strides. except at the half
mile post whore Prescott appeared front for a few
yards. up the hOmestrcch with such a lead
hat her seemed sure. Brennan did not hurry
her, for knsmIn. the second horse not gaining. But
suddenly dozen strides from the line, SOuc almost
stopped. she either tired badly IN the mud or suke1
Brennan then used his whip, but too late kusnan get
ng the victory by short head in lli nouc second
Dad fourth and Mecca last. Mutual pools 80 %.
ToLU'S SUCCESS AFTER MANY DEFEATS.
The third a free haadioap sweepstakes $50
Zach, 5000 added, 500 to second Distance nils.
Four starters-Wliam Donohuas colt john h. %. %,