New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-20
KINGSTON'S GREAT RACE
WINNING THE SELECT STAKES BY HEAD
A wrIL-roucHr CONTEST WITH MR.. nAGGIYs

In the final days of a long race meeting some
owners and trainers need sharp watchins'
There something lingering and humorous
about MARYLAND and War Eagle ut Monmouth
Park yesterday. 1t may be that the owners trainers
and Jockeys of these abide in the odor Vi
anetity and vet there was aged andlfsbke smell III
the vicinity OF the two veterans Markands receh'
running been good that he was expected 10 no ~
favoriio at the course But to their amazement Tue
tors TO the betting found the bookmaKers ohef'nS
ten TO against him. 1t was ~
ported that he was amiss and 'nS'
his trainer had asked leave withdraw him. whoh s
Judges refused, rs the application came TOO ia'" ~
the horse looked well, and he ran easily up WIN W
leaders for six furlongs. but in the homes'rc''"
dan sat like a craven image. Possibly inc Jo' =,
thoughts were on his Sunday school lessons Du' "
was queer. - -,
So was the riding Of ]. Caldwell on war E'eo.
The betting against War Eagle opened al . 10 2. A"'
steadily grew holder, until odds OF D 10 "e'o Nu
For the first half mile the boy seemed anxious "
IA behind as possible, and in the homesre'o n ,n
est and retiring disposition was moro co"'p''
commendable. n .hock
spch performances as these womb snooA
the seven Sages OF Greece ~ 49,
the reflective calculator with tue .nousu' ,a"s ',an
pleasure and profit in the study OF loTAi''"'"' W
an. secentrcitics OF racehorses ana the'r rue's'
' ~, 49,, 10 unmarked right there that the running
III rIagc,o,. Hdsgo at Saratoga aud Monmouth has
heen of a sort that sows wrinR'es III 'ne
brow OF youth and causes the miho Oh 'o''eri"s
ace 70 wayer and wander In England tne stewards OF
the Jockey Club question noosman as quickly
and a. sharply as q commoner II his horses run III
r,,,nsar style But few American racing officials are
inquisive
Mr. Haggin owns In King Fox twotyear-oio Col. VI
marked talent for getting over ground lie Is Dig
powerfu handsome. ee-sridns son OF King Ban ana
Maadc Hampton King Fox royalty at Saratoga
AVID In a trial at Monmouth on Wednesday morning
Il for o
that he was sky .scrapug fsvoe in the Select Stakes
But In Kingston the long sweeping son OF Spehu
Thrift and Kapanga. Mr.. Cushinan owns
younrs.er hard surpass to equal when ire
mont counted out 1t was an imperial battle between
King Fox and Kingston, the King making tho pace
wonderfully fast from the fall OF the flag. The hrst
hanile was gone In AZ As seconds But fast AS
King Fox ran Kingston kept pace with him'
and the two fought 1t out tn the homestrech unuer
whip and spur. Kingston carried i've
pounds Fox ard this difference told IN the
iasi strides, Kingston winning by mead ~ "as
Of the best races OF the year from every pU n,p
view and the time was amazing-li4N NO octter Per
Torrance has been seen on any American oour en a
grows that such racehorse Kingston was beaten WIN
such case by fremont This shows the snperlatlvve
Iaert OF light OF several Thousand candle
poser But race goers likely TO see the young
ihunderbo OF the turf again thus year There is oane
fremont Would nave been In the select Stakes there
WAS penalty Hanover is apg too B%t nnd
Il n Hanover fremont Ssa large ys:'s9Say.
After the Mr.. Haggin, who was 10 the timers
stand. a rucful some columns OF figures 10
his betting book. lie had poured money on KING FOX
Why yO we're cOd.r.sm and La FsrOnaee
fun for the ribald mutitudei The betting
,csens spS had to as small chance win city
lain WINS would have of getting an elective once IL no
William Donohne muddles Dry Monopole JIG does
not seem to understand the colt disgace,nny pa.
race TO Preciosa when Dry Monopoe should nave WOE
It, naa nand dav aS c S. rsn 100 long Dry
M0nopole could not have been beaten with MARYLAND
Dry MonopoIe has no wonderful of speed but he
Is plccky. steady rater. and can always wear uown
the pace But Donohue has an idioc fashion oil
~S9s wn co al last W" won 'D race at
with Montrose. Mr.: Wihers's Juetts cor shoWea IN
expected speed but both Montrose anu queen oi G"S
beth beat him at the finish. - .. ...u,,
Ruperts success in the fourth race was supremacy
easy as he hello a decisive lead all the way.
Peekstin outolassed the other selling -paters. ,
rS Sn IN rss y
worss-of his rider who allowed Paanoa 10 Set 50 ih
TiNsr RAcr-m.sprcr sos EACH s7soA2oEp. one Nm.
j. b. Higgins b. Preeiosi by Gleneie stamps o
Fmcry Cotton. b DIV Monopoe s. iO7tw Donomej 2
Heansrs b h. Mainland g. ll9. ,;,....-... Sheridan,
IsTiaA stables Dr. tval Sea io2 iogU cAa 5s,sa
Preaknss. stables ch sapphire 4 lOi..... (Btnde} Q
" E Elliott T. Miis%aT s CdTimthj
Betting Dry Mencpoe 10 rrcsiCsa to 2 sapphire
Xsh o 10 ra rs1 Sys 10 10 ~
RScksicne. sa1ony. Mute Caera and Mink with
Dry Monopoe showed temper at the post and Donohge
%oTess beast ra@aI Spoiled two eoc ssrb refusing
ar ana nny the nSS e P we''n Mr&SS a The
S % 81 o gas and p a MS"SOS the T rear S e
FOR hall mile with reciosa second under an easy
oaaeT mile while yssea lrocie.a and MHTs1nd %ee
Setch While 50 iar could sheridan made effort
% s% S Sa MY Mc% s and stupid oy had
taken Too much out Of HIM ws rIeeos1 bad had "a y
o S no Dry MSRG Gss s~0 Lengths
SECOND R.cn-h .xplcAr FOR Two-Yg.a oLDs. s26 EACH
VS. narne, c. IS Mon5ross 6y Duke Of Monto.e
NV W. iSS ;G Queen d E7sssS liz . s'ss5''
E. D %iiIers. C by King Ernest Jaiieii.. :.
N. kiitsons cl ittiiaia loo Bende
Fa,riaI e o M5Iss sis,
1r ss.d e. t F9ss'ep i iG2 sSS
lrvc n-Ss1G ssa.en .S c Amy tsaaR%s
H. lvggslcn. Oh se%inoIe i65 DAVIS
fsrnci,ne Stud Fai~s 81 CUPID didsley'
1i%y do oq %s of rlA al
ia@ to g na 10 to the Iu 10 colt IL to False
Ionrose was drsi OF oddamme second the Julicta colt
S AVIAN Smay o @ sSn pas 9S 'ss along s
and down The lover turn lho hr,t hs ,ne
tiose qua mile eased
sSrd Eersna, fell Sacl in the ho%es,rcich but Iillaa
e1sS struggle o rone sm the g uos colt drew
away bnt ibis ms furious half milo had
Lascd his speed and when the DIXIE OF MOntIOse ana Quen
Elizabeth with rush the last hundred yards he
had nothing left MOntiOse by length Queen OF Eliza
beth second head before the Juetia colt who length
ttala Bender who roto ittaa complained that he
bad shut and foued by Moutrose the Juea colt and
Queen Of Elizabeth. but the complaint was dismissed
THIRD KACK. SELECT STAKES FOR Two YEAR OLDs 500
Each. $500 ADDED srEcIAI WEIGHTS >. MILE.
4 SuedekeI a Co.'S br C. Kingston. by Spcndthr1ft,
k1ldhK<. llV u AM DOnOhuei
J. Is nasglDs c. King FoI by King Ban Maude Hauip -
ll5 Spelluian)
J. Is Jisggins b. C. Alcalde los LteheD 8
PTeaknoss Stables Belyedere llO--- tblayOckl o
Dryer b. Louise lO2 Rafferty, o
W l. T. FiageOlet&. lO2 lWiisuis) o
Fernc!ine stud Stables cl Coldstream lib, over
FcrncliGc Stud stables Oh La Farondele lO2 (AIatnj
Time ll4i
Hettng-Kng Fox 2 to on Kingston TO ! against, AL
ralde 10 Louise is 70 l. Belvedere. 20 10 l. 100 10