New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-09
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
,,vp or THE sHEEPsHEAD BAY RACES

..,...r. ar THY COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THE GROUNDS.
r,ho Iovcrnors of the Couey island Joche!
,,, nsite about one hundred and fifty friehas w w.
sh..pshesd Bay yesterday and see wha' o"S"t
h.en made TO the ground and the course Two 80,
,,ow oars had been provided for the guests WHO" W.,
The Long Island city depot at 1880 n M Among IN
invited were ,bert C. Livingston, W. T. iaouss'
nan Jane. g. Dusr George Peabody Wetmore' iN'"
v1ght G. rellowes Lawrence Kip, Enoch Cove, lS"
rYsher Charles sayes. Frederick May MAJOR ~ " r.
A Wright Sanford. |. Barclay. wlhe wharton ,he
Wit NJ Van Buren, J. Breslin. Count "a
Hon Mr. sandys Captain Conner, l. n Lans.S =, Tho
n Bradford. They were received ~ -, "~ aud the
grounds by the president Leonard W. 'eIo horors
1890 a. L Lawrence, who proceeded 10 40 'ho "'
,ith cortial hospitality aud easy hlehuHi'e -, -,
,vas lacking lis pretiest- All the woodWorA u" ~ a.,
the grand Il and. the fencing. the covered 'ilA -
,,ns So. had been newly painted. Inc grass We, -,
reen az an emerald and its green hue was oeepo"'u ~
,bs reflections from faultlessy blue SKY i -
- al 4, the sulendor OF their foliage; orioles n'Vou
,,, nopyh 20 boneb and little green birds, yelo" ha
roer. and scarlet tanagers dared through tue ar lin"
living Jewels
CAPTAIN LYNCH PROMISES FAST TRACk'
Twenty men and bcys were ulOh tHe Wv"
engaged in picking up stones under '"o
..,,, ava ~ Captan Lynch. THE TRIBUNE re-
or,er asked him he though; the track would DC u
usually fast He replied: 81 nope 1t will be- tnhk j."
will be- What's more know 1t VIII De- IL on I'M" $40.
the mile OF the Tidal stakes ia not run IN te us. WIZ
,.n tbe ewes a, every why I'll eat my pest spun
Duies and think tue world Of them After Tue SGR
The quarters for the bookmakers ana pe,;hH Jer
Visited Those among the visitors VINO had Oee9 a, S0
ONE PARK ON Decoration Day. and had molrhsu JOE D
tons wrung of their coats 10y the pIsss ON n"xt Deco
could not help formulating the wish that on hv1' &C.
ration Day the racing business might ne NV % ,,tn
wandering about the concrete o. and then the
grand s5qoa Scep rnshod with comfortable chairs
Here the the TSSc mSeS lay before them from
TAT 70 an nhis furlons in length shaped IKE
with the to the stand iattenea MT b d
a. ha the night hand OF tht EI'iu
stand which is at such angle that the horses run ~ %
vanishing curve until they Te Sto tine srgSt The
OF the visitors roved with complaeehcy Over tr S
stretches 81 aTS Tent back to the distance where
haze rested over the of tho ocean, where macs Va
white foam and belt OF yellow s"nd "'i' '''"-'' -
ceptIDle
A PLEASANT REMINDER OF ASCOT.
The cooling breezes swept in from the mighty Wa'er-
and tossed the branches of the old trees ana
one comfortable appetite for the lunch that """i'cu
them in the clubhouse. Here table gorgeous "ith
dainties had been spread In the new dinng-room' \
snlen cid saddle of cold roast lamb at end co
roast ribs beef at the other ccd Hu1
arstociacy declared that had not been Tor ne son
shell crabs and the pickles. be should nave 'h"Sl. nm
seIf NJ Ascot tChalnpagnc OF different brands popped
incessany There was Perrer- Jouct for the bold bt
ons who like their wine extra dry fomnery SgG io
Tncterhnc Kcrs Moet and ChaudOn for coSlnOpohlis'
and the Widow for the genuemen OF me oOuth VINO
like their wine little sweet After me uhci u! 'iiis.
comfort until an enthusiast rose NJ ana c1ed on!
Here tine Dwyer string coming along me StIh5"L
with Jim Mclaughlin on George Kinney at tie bead
stable boy Detective IN the centre; anu V y95,j
Frank Mclaughlin on the beautiful M5s M%o ~ ~
coming along swcetly and smoothly at the eid OF W.
string" SO It was and what moro, IN niue Wme
another string appeared. that OF Commodore hllson
with the swift ST. paul in the lead The reporter Was III
formed that all the BrqfPa sefS Would be-
plete before the day was over
pAvoR1NG THE DIVERS FOR THE SUBURBAN
Talk then turned irresistiby toward the sdbu1ban'
md the chances Of different horses. Captain
Common an old racing file. former owner Of the swift
Ghdeia and now proprietor of the ST. James Hotel
said: In my opinion, and IN the opinion OF all Win
whom have talked on the subject the will 90 the
Dwyers Its Prize worth having Tor II calhot ne ess
hnrses than 50 net think that they VIII capture II
with George kinney and viii have Miss MoodioF1 Tor
nut i'm opposition IrbquOis. Parole and IIzirio Inc
faler not Ike distance over nlle ana nc 's 10
carry I2l nounds prefer the chances OF Parole FOR
the distance him. and he is in at 40 pounds only
Sun II the Dryers are beaten by morse CARRYING e3
WEIGHT II will probably be by lroquOs regard iIIn
ms Leftcr AZ the weights than Parole even Now about
The chance Of high; weight ! think the better tue
that reason do not believe light weight VIII WIN: Im
the track SEEMS TO Inc to be perfect bnt II hsHt
weight do the trick, should look iOf the winner
either in Burch. War Eagle, or Wallh0wer
The Foam Stakes will be tremendously cXciiii- race
W. really in spite of jerome Park, know very NIUE o.
the Youngsters. In the Foam STAKES uleie VIZ trS
sx entries. and the best stables have reserved men l
for thi- race Pierre Lorllatd grand Mof,iner' WIZ
make their first appearance, ana t4ey are sdIa 10 "
wonderful The WestbroOk stable, am ioid contains
certainly and perhaps tN0 better tEh II'Hn' nt
Sensation colt winner OF the juvenile Stakes III lac
the Fbam stakes the genuine send of for the crack
iwo-y OF the racing world IN the East VINO VIII
be the IL is impossible 10 say Nehf IllOh MOI
Detective happen 10 he In it, and II prolhy VIII re q
great surprise Depend upon II; next luesu3y W." Dc
an exciting day for owners and trainers ana -ol ulc
racing public"