New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-05
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
soME RESULTS THAT WERE UNEXPECTED
.,vo r.von,rrs THAT WERE sUccEssFUL-BoURKE
cocvR.N OPENS THE SEASON BADLY.


IA eooture of the snort at jerome Park
.s,eraav was the difference of opinion between 'uo
,, "a tho bookmakers as 20 the prospects OF bouiA
sS.,ran IN the hurdle race. The pubic lei' sui0 Nv
Uonld win The bookmakers we're sure he "o rn,
The public piled money on the great steePio'noS os
booknakers took it all eagerly and the more "V enc
offered the better odds they gave "e , a.,
hest horse in America over hurdles. Inc e"Po -
80, 90 ,he hootnakers was cear-after the race uiAo
<,dcrran came in third and his conscientious anu up
right rider Patrick Meany worea look Oh uaAAh"e
sorrtv A bearse was seen lowering about the PARK
MANY people thought its gloomy presence eAu '.,
significant and wished they could have the seioo' y
the occupant But any suggestion that Dou'Ao mr.
WAS moi ont 10 win was, of course, preposterouS. M
rseor Of his owner both in politics and on the turf "
snowy whiteness in fact his purity is d the ices' pos
sible sort and Patrick Meany is the most oeNou' ~
cleanhanded OF riders II is true that the morse ~
character is a little doubtful But can an owner OF
,chev he blamed for Bourke COekrans deylatlohs Ho
rectitudef A.. ,,ost
West Wind the hurdle race ehe WINS WV ~
welcome Of breezes to the bookmakers-
Some people think Jacob Pincus mas ou'.' w noa
fitness as a starter. They are mistaken. he never w
any, Jacob is not useful. He is mgniy .s. 49,.
and Ia generally looked as the leading aO Che
furf II was the joke OF the season wc M Dnte NJ
horses of in the second race WIN enwick Little
Minch Brookwood and Long knight had no 40 doaTs
whatever aud The people who lest % So comica
ny Ine ht nor Ia be- allowed longer to start horses
should lcse no time IN seeking ae of Australia
For pure, unaduerated iun yesterday SUI h nSe Of
The prsyions DAYS of the meeting IL was ich JOKE 81
xcock,s when he succeeded in convincing tnrimen ina.
Electric was worthy son of Sensation anu ,d hoa
kneed musoe-bound hack Free Gold win anolner o sen
ing race when he knows IN his heart tne n,s viii,
the flesh taken of his distorted Skeleton nIo,roe
highly diyerting to see hsnt rTns I" run against
Duchess, whom snedsker had turned OUT 'i"'"'N
T.t II was still funnier to Mr.. saportas try 10
ride Guitar for the Members Cnp; 1u o anaioTd
Busch OF Hoboken-each of whom weighs 4oo poaneS S
had been his back Probably no morse ss % when
ridden worse IN America except Hobsons Choco Wneu
Stanley Mortimer rode him the other day MT rii
and MI Mortimer should hereafter corne 'he
IN. the towpath OF the Erie Canal Ther .,,
coursers could be controlled with the aid o. ne
line. Guitar and Hoosons saaS1e Who KNOWS the
horses head from his tail.
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
The first race was for purse of sou for t"oyeH
ods one-half mile. Seven ran-G Ia LOrilaro seuns
Electric Q12 pounds. ridden by BlaylocK' h'tson
colt Mink Is, FitzpstrckD Dwyer Brothers cot nun
10 Is McIaughlin); BemOnts colt Gil Bias (lio nay
ward; Kelso's FLY Mystery ul2 Feakes); L. W:
prxor's colt sarony as Hggsl; and Kellys unnamed
colt by Glenelg Peru Q15. Rafferty,. Betnng-Eeolrc
70 & Mink to l. Buffalo to l, Gil Bias 6to l. saxony
6 to 1, Mystery 10 to l. the Kelly colt IL to l.
There was long delay and Electric showed much tenn
per
Electric was in front. Saxony second MINK
third Buffalo fourth Gil Bias last Electric showed no
speed and was outpaced all the way Mink eo INTO 'ne
home stretch Buffalo taking second place with inc reru
colt close up. By driving Buffalo TO the utmost MO
yauchlin got the Dwyer colt home a winner by
onarter of length in 52ls seconds Mink second nearly
two lengths before the Peru COLT Electric iour'n' 'ho
others pulled up. 49,,
TWAS a poor in poor time. won by colt tha'
certainly cannot yet be considered OF high class Only
McLaughlin's fiery energy carried of the prize
The second race free handicap nj lnile' 80
each $500 added 500 second The nine starters were
McDonalds geding Long Knight o. $780, McLAushhni
Buchanan's geldng jim Renwick aged. liz. r. Duny)
Blohm & Co.'S horse Little Minch 70, ia snerldshl
Kelso's colt Brookwood %, lob. Meatonl; "itherss
lilly homage a. 100, GTeen) jennings mare Fareweh
t. Jos. w. Donohue) Beaeonsheld Stables mare
Wosdfover Is, 95, EVEN Clipsiana Stables eoH DUKE
OF westnoreland a, 81, Rivers); and G. r. MeLaugn
Inns colt Ntot "a, 81, RAFFERTY,. Betting-Jim Ken"ex
3 10 g BroOkwood TO l, Little Mlhch W l. bons
Knight TO homage 10 TO i, Farewell lV 10 DuAe Vi
Westmoreland l. WOodhower 20 to l. NIlot 20 10 l.
\ Mr. Pncus gave the signal when homage was three
ianctbs in front and at full speed Duke OF
secopd two lengths before Brookwosd, who stahung
still Meaton expecting the nag 10 ihil L'ue nen
was far in the rear Little hurried homage so that
sne was leading six lengths at the END Oh INC rs ha
mile Duke westmoreland second the rest ALREADY out
Of the race on account of the start Nonage short
homestretch and Duke OF westmoreland passed her.
winning the by length in 1:454 Nonage second
six eugths before Long Knight who was third nan
length before Brookwood Meaton had ceased urging
Brookwood the furlOng post when he saw that there
was 10 hope Of catching homage and Duke of Wetmore
land.
The third race was the westchester Handicap, 500
each half forfeit $1,000 added, $3.50 to second; l's
miles. Seven ran-suedskers mare Duchess a. 10 w.
Uaryey) McDOnald's horse Wallensee Co. lof, L: Cu
W Rowes horse War Eagle Is, l07, sheridan kelys
seIdine Euclid o. 81 Mccarthy and Kelso's mare Rca
g. 100. seaton BettingYDIchsss 70 War Tc Eogs
10 10 /, Rica 10 to 1, Clonmel IL TO l.. ,,n,,,
Duchess first off, but was pulled nlca sa
then first for a short distance, giving way 10 Enchd
move M with duchess until the homestretch was
reached then she had hard task Al the inTions
roe and wsiiensee were all Of her. and Dono
hue whipping and riding desperately put her COLI
in The race. and she went to the front in
the last furlong and won by length IN go,
head before Euclid. The others were Tar BACK pulled
The fourth race was for the Members Cup handicap
sweepstakes $25 each; $3.50 added; gentlemen riders
Se Te p Iorar MY Nenenn g. 1885, Mr. Pei
ham ana Love's colt Guitar a. l45 Mr. sapoftas1 ,a
etoi Guitar led for quarter mile when Mr. saPoEss
seee lsnrths in twinking MI Pelham o9trode Mr.
Thorne down the home stretch, and Nenetzn won by
half length in l:5o. wahower second, SIX lengths be-
fore Guitar.
For the selling race SIG miles. the four starters
were Good win's horse Free Gold o. 49, McLaughtn)
T. W. Wsldens gelding Chanticleer "a, lO4, Evans
Trench's ally windsai g. 81, mccarthy and Roberts,
marc GlrOna (agsd, 102. W. Donohue). BsttiDg-Free
Gold to q Windsail to g TO against the. others
Free Gold won easily by "a length in 207 Grohs second
o half length before WindsaL No bid for the winner
Five ran for the handicap hurdle lA miles for
purse OF $500 They Nolsus geldng Bourke Cock.
ran (aged, 168 y. Meany) Delaneys geldng Marshall
{6. I54, Delaney Harris gelding Paterson (5 13s.
kenneyl George Works geldng Pawnee, (aged, l35,
Joehman); Howards nly Vest Wind a. lbs, j. Meany).
Betting-Marsha to 8, Paterson TO l, Bourke Cock
rau 10 ], Pawnee to l, West Wind 10 10 1.
Paterson was prominent. west Wind and
Pawnee were the leaders for than @ mile with
I'LL flaI Int hut