New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-18

BARNUM AT MISS wOODFORDs HEAD.
THE STAKES DIvIDEp-sUCCEssFUL FAvoRirEs Al
sBETPsHEAD BAY.
M.In unhlin kaan Miss w 0OOIOIu

under pull the lower turn AMI thas give p''n"'
chance to make dead heat with the peerless mar
That ia the question which puzzled thousanos vi Sc
tors on the grounds at sheepshcsd Bay yeser"y' us
turbcd their medtalions last evenins ana Yep. many "
them tossing sesplesslv on their beds last nisht o
three ran for tho Coney Island Cup. MISE "oodiof''
Rarpum and role The hardened sccptics who douotc"
the great mares ability 10 ouiruh mo ot'fs "eo '
In number and lmid in their talk The Detuhs was
TO one on the mare: tint s to VIII thonsau "oi'S %
backer of Miss woodfori must put up six thousapu'
Eole never had any chance Tho others 1911 III" i'
bebnd from the start led by length Tor over
mile with Miss Wood ord running easily undcr Gun ~
his heels Then McLsughlin siackenen HIS grip "''o
and allowed the 10 20 mp to fa'nu'n u"so' o'
would not give free play Or permit her 10 ~
at full speed Evidently he desired to entcr'aih anu ca
cite tho pu Dlic with close race aud Victoy Ny i
,cbss So the two entered the homestretch nose ana
pose but Garrison Was riding furiously ana lash'ng
Bsrnum. while Mclaughlin was sitting suii Na.ur"'i'
after Miss WJodfords magnificent triumph III the Echpsc
stakes at ST. Louis last week. the cunning Jockey le
ure that he hal only give the mare her own way ana
encourage her little when she would instantly dart
awav from Bsrnum But the Archer Of America waitef
too long Barnum made OF strrner stun than he had
thought At every stride he looked to ace Barnum iar
and fall ack But Barnum has stout heart lungs OF
leather ana muscles OF toughest hors NOT morse ol
marvellous speed he slayer OF the highest class anu
sticks to his work with the grip of Democratic office
realized the danger too Barnum kept his strid
under the whip without least falling of or waverns
six strides from the line the singing lash fell on the
TANKS Of proud beauty of the turf She sprang IKE
startled dove Barnum she shot over the line the
reorle thought that the mare had the race by head
But the Judges decided II lead heat.
Revopd conjecture or suspicion Miss Woodfort would
have been an easy winner IL Mclaughlin had urged her
on the lower turn Then she could have come away
from Barnum and left him hopelessly beaten. Nc
Laughlm lost his opportunity by over-confience.
The Dryers did wish to send the great mare on an
other Journey of mile and threeuaters through the
deep mud though she fresh and strong after the
race She is valuable piece of horsefesh to run the
risk OF breaking her down. though the chances were
oil in her favor in nof. Barnum Is an Old eeldhs
that cannot he expected to last much longer ana when
his turf career he is almost worthless But Miss
woodford is likely win many more races and when she
reres she will be of great value as brood mare and VIII
brng a high price. So the Dryers and Mr.. W"odford'
the owner of Barnum, agreed to divide the stakes Ihs
decision made the hackers Of the gnasn thcif teeth
by betting rules dead heats occnr only half OF the
toll OF the put up by the hackers OF the horses
aI the bookmakers is returned 10 the backers Ihs
man who nut up $4,000 on Miss woodford to win $1,000
cot back only half of 5000 that Is, $1,000, ana
thus the dead heat cost him - 800 OF his own money
Trou badour did not for the Cup. Captain sam
Brown said Tuesday, reported in THf TRIBUNE
that he would not start the suburban winner Tor the
Cap unless the track should he in good condition We'll
tile track was bog. rhe rain between and O'Clock
was extremely heavy and made the course deep mud
with frequent BIC broad pools Yet thousands of people
went TO tne races solely because they hol 90 to see
Ttoubadour and Miss Woodford meet. But 1t Is not
likely that Troubadour could equal Barnum at mile and
three quarters Toubadours best distance IA has been
repeatedly stated is mile and quarter and he Is not
great staye., w1iie Bainuu can run all day
Why tue owner OF Biefonet allows ner 10 nc az ms
used she Is now Is past guessing Day htr nhl sue
has at sheeished Bay IN terilbly nara Races
when neither her cond ION nor that OF the track
suit ible Burch is ruirDg fine lilly by running her
when she las chance OF Winning In the Nithers she
ran brilliantly. Yesterday she was piti,9e object
Bersan cannot peat "a moderately agile COW on me
ming him the turf colrse Is ni sery. on a COOL
track Bersan is one 81 the best four year-olis IN
America on tue turf he Is one OF Tue worst auu Lbs
stable ,ompauIOn Favor Il like unto hlin
Three favortes Yesterday busy little Dry Mono
" revels in mud: the uuapprOachabe fremont,
home anywhere AMI everywhere; and that ex-
ceient fy Banlala, who proved veIilaDe mermali IN
lime. Following are the details;
rns4y s2 Dry No SF!S
" y %aIden ms en- c oci:and: 3 Dcnqhqe
Dwycr Brothers b. BramOIeon' g. io carIel Xix
Heaner's b. h MARYLAND, aged lso....: Sheridan
a RaSefe Stables Tr s eh h. rocrt aged 1paicE
g. ". Jennings's Aelnora s....--- Garrison
netnr-,Dry Monopois to lrsmOIeton to- Rock
and.ye 10 MaAand " Alcnora 10 to l. Herbert AZ
lie siar was prompt and COOL MARYLAND clumsy
lew stGdes when pulled back. and Herbert Brambe
Herbert was 9eilen ana ar the iuri2nT 9st IN IA, no mo
by Sonopoe and he cissey ny nees heeA and rye
i lcEsas before HSns MarIanl
srcosO. HAcErApDock STAKES FOR Iwo-yyr.noLDs
rJU EACh, ii 30 ADDED. SPECIAL Weighs. a NILE
Dwyer Brothers DIX. c. fremont by Vrs,i'Ann flef
w. IL conncrs b. Iaiuive 100 NV Doaoae
Betting-l5 to l on fremont II to again i IaJuive
1n lasse S Hpn e sa po,s a 'n0
I &
Stables Ten Boxer by Ten Brock. Nellie
J. e,TieTs = h AT'% o g. 10; III o
Apple0y Johnson br O. Attorney. 96. on oldnsk)
l'sy' hassi a" T. les 9s ~
FTea .ss or stable. Sapphire ,t!sSsI@
q b. MOTIFS e Bersa aasd
Betting Bersan to ]. lest to ATTORNEY to- Ernest
PsasGs 10 20 l. General Monroe y to sapphire 10 to t.
WheaficS and toano were withdrawn Pegasus led
urons out sapphire art BY the stand win Pegasus
BerSan lei to the rear wnlc up and bold
Monroe ,ed get nsar e front On the turn bur bis
as edn Ds SooHeG ana
tan IL en- Booker won handsomely BY length Aretno
lengths before Attorney. Others struggling
FOURTH RACE, coSEy ISLAND cur SPECIAL ENTITY coSDI'
Dwyer Brother pr IN. Miss wOolford by ballet Fancy
H. "J' wccaIords b. g larnum by Bonnie ' seofand
Charlotte thompson ased. izo tGaIisonl
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Ilme-}.n7i4
BetDg-6 TO on Miss MOodfOrd. 10 against Barnun,
10 TO against kOle
Troubadour Withdrawn ami only these three ram
Eole had part in tne bang much slow
He started only third and lumOere around
far the Barnum lei BY length for
anu head 70 1 fuIons posi- IN tn. homestrech McLlu in
sitting stil calmly confident while Garrison urging
Barnum and began whipping him AT the head Of
stretch SIDE by side the up the stretch. Nc
Laughln making no movement trusting implicitly the
periOr seed Of his But Bainnms Bonnie Scotland
blood made him sCker and he pucsly under whip
The mare did not gain IN the last hundred yards Nc
Iaug,ln Npectci and he began riding
strides usc his whip Most OF spectators thought that
the hy head but the judges decided II a
FIFTH RACK-MERMAfD STAKES. FOX THRRR-YEsg FIJI
LES. 800 ZACH sl.2jo ADDED Is Mills.
Richmond stable S. ch Baniala by King Ban Mamie
heiso ous'eIy 10
X. W Nhlden's b. LcTItIa. ll3 w DOhOhuc 3
w. T. Burch b. Biggonet .tMaynardl
kcrnaghans Dr. Jennie B ItLpairck)
DwJ Bros d. Lydia cIaug hlin
Tme-20l.