New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-23
A GREAT DAY FOR THE DIVERS
THEY WIN FIVE RACES AT MONMOUTH.

NJ.
Fortune heaped her favors high on the
n..~s,. NJ Monmouth Park yesterday. They won hve
ont NJ Che eight races, and the triumphs OF for'
,a IN tina great ycarold and OF Richmond IN
the Long Branch handcsy were exceptionally oriian~
The races were run in atmosphere OF sitting neat in
tho presence OF large crowd. LAO
Nothing can be nobler than the splendid sel-sacrn'o
n, Mr. Wthers chief proprietor manager and drector Oh
MAMMOTH Park in resolving hot to win any races y"
his own track Mr.. withers once had an excehe saoo
He now owns Of the choicest collecuohs oi Dl'"
w,nded. weakened. sag-backed cripples III
America lie should clear out his stable ana ge' NC"
,ock Even when he has chance Of victory MS tVaner
ruts In sueh vretched riders that the chance Is los"
Is truc that Mr. wthers has wen one h''ie race
at Monmouth with the ' "sss. an4
but that was Hfn"ii III.
dd NO, connt Yesterday Blackstone wSs ridden padiy
and his bride slipped. A.. ..oo
rtss could have got second place in the first race
which was won easily by the favorite Panque, pu' he
o,,d mot ride out Rca. Mr. Feakes is so naughty ana
agniacd that IL lie cannot get first place he VIII no' ~
second: so his usual position is In the rear gnarc.
Electric was a top favor1te for the Hoherprou ~
me- Stakes and an easy winner in 1:1o%, win lahs
downe SECOND and Salisbury bad third. Eiec.fio
fast and stays well. but he has been the uniuches
vearold on the American turf. having iost iar oro
through accidents and bad starts than any othe
Tho DIVERS have In Richmond Vastly pe''ei
.o,t ,h,n seemed possible at Jerome farR
last spupg where he wretchedly lie Is
now apparently almost the equal Oh any
three-year-old in the country having won tue OiiDu
and the Choice Stakes and the Monmouth Hahuieap a."
nj a mile and a half all rich prizes, and all "i'nou'
hrsak II was supposed that he was rank gutter
tbopyb a colt of great speed, but yesterday ne
ran right away from iase "'
when the pace was strong all the journey ana won IN e
ceilent Time Lousette ran second ana war Easio 'ii
Iousetes perform lnce, with the weight ana ~ 'ne
time made. was a fine She was well backed sowas
rars Carter but his running about as bad as couiu
he He seems TO have become snAy
rogue of the sort and will not try Lousete was
interfercd with of her ankles was cut Du' sno
could not have won anyway. Richmond was 100
feet o., A..
Mclaughlin rode his third winner OF the day Tor the
DIVERS II, the selling race for two-year-ods' "non
Lulu captured In a canter
The DIVERS protested against Mr.. Haggins
starting both Ban Fox and Prec'osa III INC
specim twO-yesrold race. They hela 'ha'
under the conditions of the race he could start ohy
Preciosa as Chinn aud Morgan, from whom MT hassh'
bought Ban Fox few days ago, originally entereu nun
Int Mr. withers decided that Mr.. Haggn clearly nau 'ne
right to run Both Pierre Lorrards fine colt Cyciops
and Commodore Kittsons fast lilly Luminous were WIN
draNpleayng only Portland to run against laggns par'
But Portland equal to the emergeney, ana R Bon
by ,scsnS Portland sls kes small s bet
ter than big ones When exactly I'll he has exeepuohai
speed and he wsS OK Portland and he
on the Dryers horse Barnes the ,.cs winner so
one Jockey riding for one stable five races in one
This feat mas no ID 1Ir oI par
Of the credit must go to Captain C9ster VINO ast De
flushed Min pSe apdcap IN one day 50 that they
were all captured by one stable Mr Lawrehce VI
Wheailey could never approach TINS sublime pe''orn
verdict Of mT%sn at the SSse 81 Se
sna CANAAN Townsend as q starter shine on an equal
plane OF excellence.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
g.. xaoa hundicap at and One-stx-
teeptb sos EACH $500 added Seven ran: Kelsos mare
Rica t6 years. Ii2 pounds ridden by Feakes; Dwyers
Bros, Panique "A, 113, Mclaughlin; Woodfords geld
ing Barnum 6. l1s, GARRISON; McDonalds colt Lenox
g. 1O6 Arnold; witherss horse Blackstone To- 100
Green; snedekers colt Lord Beaconheld q, 93' Ger
hardy; and HaGgin's mare Nellie feytoh w. w.
Meaton. go
Pools-Panique 500, Rca $50. Barnum $50, Lord
Beaconsold S40 field $50. Books-Panique to o. Lord
Beaeonsfeld TO l. Rca to l. Barnum to l, Lenox
to l. Blackstone to L, Nellie Peyton 10 10 l.
Blackstone and Lord Beaconsfield raced each others
heads OF In front for over half mile. Then the others
closed up them and both quit badly and Panique TAX
ing the lead came steadily and won with ease by
length IN l:5Ol4 second, two lengths before
Ienox who was four lengths before Rica. Blackstone
WINS a poor fifth Lord Beaconsheld sixth Nellie Pcyton
last Feakes on Rca did not make the slightest effort In
any part of the furong When Panque got the lead
he made up his mind that his marc had no chance ana
pulled her up, but she could have won second place
pools. $40 10
The second race was Homebrcd Produce Stakes
for two-year-olds, $50 EACH half forfeit with $500
added, special weight conditions; distance three
quarters of mile There were sixy-seven nominations
aud the value OF the stakes to the winner was $1,000
Three rap-G. l. Loriards geldng Electric QO2 pounds,
ridden by Olney) d. ID. witherss gelding Salisbury
uO2 Green and Keso's colt Lansdowne Q02, Meaton).
Pools-Electric 800. Lansdowne $25, Salisbury $50.
Books-Electric to q Lsnsdowne to l. Salisbury to
l. The start good with Salisbury aii'tie IN 'front.'
and Lansdowne second. Green hurried up Salisbury,
vhie Oluey shook up Electric The fist quarter was
run at great pace 24is and the half in 49 Electric
passed Salisbury the lower turn and keeping de-
cisve lead all the way up the homesretch easily
by length In LISA LansdowDe second, six lengths be-
fore Salisbury. French pools. 81 49,
The third for the Monmouth Handicap, 300
each 81 500 added $500 to second distance 2 miles
the value of stakes si,I4o Ten ran-G L.
Lorillards pair the y Louisette "a years. ZIG pounds
ridden by Olneyl. and the colt ThackerayH, H. Duy
Rarcocas Stables pair the geding Drake Carer5, 49,
uayward and flly Unrest g. 81, Gerhardy); Rowc's
horse War Eagle (5 100, W. Donohuel; Kellys horse
Cqonmel Co. 100, RAFFERTY,; Dryer Brothers colt Rich
mond g, no. McIAughins Rye's colt Bob Cook a, 80
and Xelso,s colt Longyiew q. o5. Meatopl. oo
sr S ed o sar eo
s. Drake Carter to 2, Louisette 10 l. Thackeray
7tol War Eagle IL TO l. Unrest II to l. Is to against
The start was extremely unfair as rule
-i little consequences, but Mr. Townsend's stupidity
fent the horses long time at the post and then he
cropped the flag when Richmond was two lengths In
front OF Longyiew, with Thackeray third, the Others
being well strung out and tho Rancocai
pair being last LOngyew at =. first took
ip the running ana led for half mile
Mclaughlin taking easy pull Oh Richmond after his
splenGid and keeping him within short distance
OF the front exhaustng him by making the pace
Tacoma dashed into the first place they passed the
stand the first time. and kept the lead uutll they
entered the last half mile, when he
fs back last place Mclaughlin called on Richmond
and he shot OF the group with amazing celebrity and
led easily TO the end, winning without difficulty