New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
RACING FOR THE PEDESTAL
4 BENEFIT DAY AT snEEPsHEAD BAY.


90 Tho Conev Island Jockey Club yesterday, and
rro,eb eags were flying the buildings while 'he
,,oonv of the grand stand decorated with the
oo,ors Of the great Republic of Europe. The racing
80. far the benefit of the Bartholdi Pedestal fund'
md the hberality OF the club WAS appreciated anu ~
loved by the people. The attendance was large ann
the day in every respect successful AS the unu
great favore with the public, it was only CONSISTENT
that the favorites in the races should win-anu 'ney
did six out of seven Some OF the bookmakerS s"eieu
severely but they were consolcd by the conVic'ion
that they had only lent the money to the winners ior
short time.
The officers of the Isere and La Fore were hVieu W
,be course as the honored guests of the club. Ihey
went down in Austin Corbns private car anu Woio
entertained lunch in the club house. Among 'noso
,res.pt at the lunch were Admiral Lacombe, Captain
DE Same Commander Pariait, Lieutenanls Dae'ino'
Daubanel De Chamofen, de st. Perm ana ouiseo"
Pouvercau, Chief Engineer Galatrie and Miesnp'nen
Guerin Duviyier Kerros and Scenes OF inc ,Ienon
shins. Commodore Chandler and family beu'en'i'
Tmory and Mrs Emory Lieutenant j. calhoun L Lt
amt ] ID j. Kelly. Ensign X; T. schWern, S" h "
A.. and Assistant Surgeons Henrcberger ana H. f.
Ames and Assistant Engineer >. koach, on Iio D G
Ign Navy Yard General Merritt 81 me VS., s,onc Cen
oral ingalls, of Governors Island; General oiHo
oral Siskles Judge Brady General Buttehe'u .: -.
Bradforl j. q. X. Lawrence, r. T. LIVINGSTON sI
Sanford and W. X Vanderbilt. the six last panleu
be;pc members OF tho Executive COMMITTEE o. 'he
Consy Island Jockey Club. Speeches were mac Try
Admiral IacOmDe pnd Ge3tldl DuttcinOi"'
French officers were obliged to return to Their yeses
before the racing in order 10 prepare Si ne
dinner given them at Demonico's BY The Chamoer u
The hand from Governors Island played between tho
races. If the club had good band playing deN ,hs
music would crafty the winners ana cneer 'H0 '"u-
The racing was excellent and it conveyed several
lessons Ii George L. Lorillards heatn peIoies an ~
The public and himself to investigate Bayieck sus
pcious riding of his FLY Louisete and u ne hsGs Inat
4 hata Gala
shonld never ride for an honorable owner again.
Blayocks ridingwas so singular that the )uag1s 9'1
TONED him sharply He excused hlnSciI as ues. 10
cond but was warned that any riding OF mat SORT
hereafter would involve him in serious trouble. p,.,
The easy victory of Mr.. Walton's imported colt Mon
nod IN The SIKH race against Jim Renwick. Little
Minch homage Mammonst and other last ones THROWS
flood of light his defeat by Ncoase ana lnache s
the other day when the betting was two 10 one on PIN
Ricbmonds tremendous speed in short race has re-
neatedlg been noted in these columns. Why shouiu
the colt win easily when not fayoIlte ana ioSe e"s'
The betting was 10 to on George Kinney in the
fourth race but il should have been to /. Bt was
Frst in canter Both his forelegs bound in cloths
indicating that he nay give way at any time hut ne
seems to retain all of his old speed lie Is great r"co
That old cripple Marsh Redon stunped 10 with
amazing speed ia the first race lie vii, not last nuoh
longer but now only clnker can heat I'm. 49,,
Onebee aud jim McGcwan did some neat and
effective jumping in the second and seventh races.
Mclaughlin snatched the third race our o. VIZ in e ~
mastery finish with Inspector b. httsons Caiera was
left at The post bit made up the gar at great Pee
and might perhaps have won If she had not poltea
Though there races the sport was over Ia
good season. and the people got home early -,
The days sport added $40 TO the fedcs'ai fnu'
DETAILS OF TIE CONTESTS.
The first race was a selling affair OF seven furlongs,
for purse Of $500. Eleven ran-Brannsn's geldng
Rico q years 90 younds ridden by Wheatley) Iarpers
mare Solitaire (aged. ILL., shauer DwyeT Brothers colt
Executor (3ll2. McLaughlin); W. C. Daley hly En-
logy a. lOs. 8 pounds overweight, Whybornl; Wilson'S
horse Black Jack %. HOB, Walker; Medngers gel0ihg
~ HOpSO1's geldIng VIII Davis
taged, 100, shendan); Pates geldng Embargo a. lol'
wethers) McCormck's gelding Pope Leo Rged' lo' W.
Donohue); Newton's Geding Marsh Redon
&C. III, BlaylocN; and Harris horse Frank
E. o. ia, Fitzpatrick. Pools-Marsh Redon
500 Rico $40 Frank E. 500 Executor $50, field 500
Books-larsh Redon Ito s. Rico 10 l. Solitaire to l.
Exccutars 70 Eaa,,5sS to-i5 0to against the
others.
After long delay several breaks, fair start was
pven foral except VIII Davis who waseft at the post
which he deserved as he had spoiled several starts
Executor Rico and Pope Leo were conspicuous Tor nall
ame out Marsh Redon went to the front al MS leisure
and won in canter by three lengths in $780, RICO second
three lengths before Black ack, who was neck before
PoDe Leo Marsh Redon entered to be sold Tor
$1,000 He was bought in for 81 .O5o Mutual pools
$l2 45. ,,-
seven ran for the hurdle the grass handicap
at s25 EACH $3.50 added. They were Excelsior Stables
g sSea $50 NJ Kenney sheldss Redine Baly Msed
i3s c. Lynch; Ryans horse Carlyle u22 oyer weiSh
=, 's5t II Nancy; Ganioys colt Judge Griffith a.
127 p. Lynch; and Hopson's geldins sun star 'ased
PcoIs~Quebec $780, Echo $50, West Wind $50, Bally
$50. field $50 Books-Qnebec even, Ecno 70 Il west
Bay bolted the second hurdle cho iSa up 70 the
final hatmile. when Quebec passed nm hSu ae iensp
In coo Echo second length before Judge Griffith Who
was twenty lengths before star, Carlyle bad NTH
West Winds rider. j. Nancy, got bad fall at me last
jump when the hy was near the leaders, anu ne wa
stated on the card at about two miles, but the tme
tl,o II
The third race was for two-yearolds special weight
conditions 81 mile, for purse OF 500 ILe seven N @t
ton, and fly Shamrock QO4 Green; Ranc0cas stables
colt A n1o B Nsys roi h co Inspector as
McLanghin); w. l.. SCOTS hly Faun uOH Lewsli
Pools-Iaspcctor B. $40, Ariel s75 Fay $50, Kelso's
pair $50 field 81 3. Books-lnspector - to = ArIel
10 l. Caera to J. Faun to l, Fay u l. shamIocKe
to l. Tho Bard lot l. ,,.
Calera moving when the flag fell and the 9th
ers were dozen lengths In front OF her In HASH But
s e,rctrc sneed size made up the gap in hesecOnd fur
long and might but she bOted 10 the oter ran
ass Ia AVN shamrocE second Ariel third The Bard
went TO the the lower turn aud Shamrock joined
fhe LAST furong passed the Keso pair and seemed on
the point of winning when Mclaughlin brought up In
finish got the Dwyer colt home by neck. Faun second,
two lengths before Shamrock. who was neck before
The Bard, Ariel NTH, the OILERS puIeu up lino ilos
Mutual pools $40 TO-
Next came a heavy weight sweepstakes Ia pounds
ah,ve lie scale with allowances for horses that had not
wen Tins year entrance Sl5 each 5000 added distance
H % Eve BTSns horse horse S SsHsc
see o. 124, Arnold Mnlkey's mare Iopsy aged Up
Mayard Murphy Cos gedlng Biae reer To- ~
paoIs@George Kinney $780, walcnsee 500 Topsy
$50 field SIS Books-Gecrgs Kinney to 10. wallsn-
see l. Topsy TO 1, Blizzard 20 10 l, Blue Peter
blizzard led sufcranco for seven furlSngs
with TOpy niSs esS9a c S 10 hf fhe aa
thev hOmeStrctch