New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-30
TO-DAY'S RACES AT JEROME PARK.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE wIrHERs STAKES

| CHANCES OF THE COLTS.
As year by year racing becomes more p0pu
lar and the attendance at Jerome Park on Decoration
Day becomes more numerous, so the programme deve.
ops In interest," importance and variety There ST,
for to-day, the final OF which is steepechsse
over the short course Chief in the list Is the famous
Wltbers Stakes for threeyearOd which brings together
the crack colts Of the Eastern stables for the first time
OF the racing year. aud therefore exces the most
attention
Seven VIII in the Withers oil well known from
their performances last year They the Dwyer Bro
Tiers Burton, the Prcakness Stables Himalaya,
ID. d. WithePs Pampero. N. w. Kitson's PaniqIe,
George L. LOrlard's Thackery. James K. Keene's
Dutch Roller, and L. c. Bruce's yocalic. On last
seasons running the race seems extremely doubt
l. Burton has been the ayOe in the betting for the
last fortnight and first in the pools sold at Coney
Island last evening But Panique defeated Burt on hand
somoly Saratoga and BOns running last autumn was
good In fact the basis OF the contests OF last fall
TIE race should lie Hmalaya and Pampero both
Of whom ran exceently But Thackeray some capt.
tai victories Monmouth Park Most OF the trainers ana
experts think that Burton will win and say that he has
made a faster mile in his training at jerome Park than
any OF the others, though 1t IL said that
Panpero went the course In l4o Win IWi
weight up-a performance OF uncommon merit. 1t
known that the Dwyer Brothers satisfied with Bur-
ton and they bear themselves confidently that the
men who follow that stable would be quite at ease IN
spite of the small Of the colt II II not for the Inn
mense mistake made by the Brooklyn brothers over Bob
Miles for the Kentucky Derby That blunder has shaken
The belief IN their infalliby, and their followers are
forced to that they may be laundering about
Burton also.
Hyland says quietly that Himalaya is really it, The
course was heavy yesterday morning but Hlmalaya
went through the mud with perfect ease III the course
is heavy to-day his chances ought to be excellent Pam
pero labOred in tho mud heavy track viii be
against him. and against Burton also. James
Lee says that he make excuse II Panque does not
wn for that horse is all that he could wish, and Is
not afraid OF mud Thackeray is not what his
friends would like to him, and has been
outrun several times by Trafalgar, the four
vearold OF George LOrilard's, entered In the
FOrIham SandOval Of the Clpsana Stable, fur nishe
Yesterday similar line for YOcac The latter 0ud not
stay with SandOyal at all through the mud IRIS I'M
proves the prospects OF SandOya FOR the Fordhan and
also for the suburban e backed during the winter
long odds to win the latter Dutch Roller has
shown any speed since he TO Jerome Park, so
that the Withers may probably prove duel between
Paniquc and Hndaya, with advantage to the latter II
the track Is heavy.
For the Forlhan Handicap there will be ten starters
The Dryers will not the heavily weighted George
Kinney Barnes Miss WOOdfOrd bur will put their trust
in Checkmate with Hartford a body guard. Some
shrewd observers fancy IeeandrOe for the Fordham.
The full list probable starters for all the races is as
follows: