New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
NO OPEN BETS AT JEROME.
TIE POLICE ACrIvE AND vIGILANT.
Rad LUCK OF THE Dw,ERs-sIGGoNET WINS THE
WIrWHRS


ienting Whenever they saw any booK-"Shi"s
attempted they promptly made arrests aud nnno'r
of well known book maker. and their assistants were
taken into custody. All cash transactions anu ','
open records Of wagers we're broken up Du' "en WIN
whom the book makers were acquainted maze propo
sirons which accepted. the hsures oeinS Jo','"
down on visiting cards or loose slips oi paper se''o
nents 10 be made at Offices IN the ciy inS soi' Vi
brsires. however wss limited and unsatisfactory,
and the result was that melancholy soon covered the
grounds AS with a garment. Few men and not many
women care 70 90 the races without enjoying the
liberty of putting their preferences FOR the horses that
they fancy IN the form wagers OF SORT 1t VAS
q foIlorn crowd at Jerome
And vet the May sunshine touched daintly the
pretty knes the gentle slopes and the fair reaches oi
the most picturesque and beautiful of American racing
parks Everything fresh and fair. br'gh' ana
psy were the new silks of the jockeys jackets ike
satin ,hone skins Of the auniy thoroushbreds the
turf was glowing emerald; tNe opening OF the NEW
York lacng season vivid with color sparkling ana
radiant Two important stakes decided and there
was abundant for excitement and exhilarston
Yet in II midst of all entertaining and attract
I've dsrk faces and bitter words common, and the
Pohee DEPARTMENT the District Attorneys Office Dr.
5ys Society for the Prev cnton. etc. ard even the
smisble and accomplished Legislature at Albany were
spoken of iu terms unfit for repetition. Aia'' How
the perncious frenzy fo gambling on the speed OF
quadiupeds warps the conscience and perverts the
utier-nce.
The Dwvsrs and Mclaughlin opened the meeting
badly Two iavOrites Bankrupt and Portland, came
from the BROOKLYN stable and both failed wofullv.
Neither showed any speed and neither got even
pIicc 1t is singular thing that for three years the
fsvorte for the Withers has been Dwyer horse and
al :hree diseraced IL emseyes. Barton in 1854 Rich
mond in $50 and Portland in 1856 were all the pets
of the public ana one of them took even decent
part in the race. There no excuse for Portland
He seemed fit enough and be got an excellent start
He was always faint hearted. but never before did he
cover himself with disgrace so completely. Biggonet
was the easiest of winners in slow time AZ. with
Reparee second and Ileadlad third. Mink and Look
out found many backcrs but both worthless. A
dozen atartcd bat none of them gained any credit
except the winner. The eleven "a wretched lot
beaten in las!
The Fordhan Handicap fell TO Mr. Withers's unnamed
colt BY King Ernest. Mni other of Mikado. and a
handsome chestnut OF exceptional speed HIS victory
WAS brilliant ono. for carried ia pounds Nhree
pounds overweight. concedine weight to most OF the
other horses and running TO the end with much power
and pace Mr. Galway's Rupert ran second The
Pr.akness therefore second in both stakes
Mr W!thers iubilant the Mimi coltsays he IS
too lessy and light in tho HAMS. But the Master OF
BiookdsIe Is aways critic OF his stock
things. Mclaughlin 10 Drake Carter in tho Fordhan
but unplaced.
Ioek-an i.Rye surprised the experts by winning the
Opening scramble in which bankrupt showed the agility
and ambition OF a mud turtle
The attendance aIcc-anazingly so for a Wednes-
day anl with the uncertainty about betting. All were
greatly pleased with the improvements OF tho course
now vastly better thai ever before
Tho now starter AIr. Mcdowell was praised AL
sides.
Among those present were:
u. d. withers, A C. Monsoon John g. Iieoksher J;
o. Dcnner, skipwith Gordon. Phiip Dwyer Michael
nwye AdaI,oa ca raacs Wt,a Wiam H. SGIt O4re'
Lawrence, A. J. Cassatt. J. GALWAY James H. keene T.
Berry "ll r. a. maeiln % rn'isS Ms 13pd 9r
William NJ Conner. J. II. toster, = sands. T. G. La
ton Cay Alfred Post. Z. ID. Morgan. j. T. Williams,
Olen Bowie, IT,. Thomas Hi;cneocs Jr, "; H. I1"n.
Riley, IL o. Be-n.ri and P. T. Haton. The fonI-tn-
hand coaches OF F. r. Idvcs and William SANFORD ap-
pearSi on the lawn.
Following are the details Of the
FIRST E>cE-PuRsE 500, ALL ACES, SPECIAL WEIGHTS
81 NILE
r. Rwwaqcn. ch. C. Rock and Rye by vTsilian-Tccalco'
Emsl' ottSns Dry Monopoie iol b d
9anaaersb b e Avalon; ed ii9 . (TtsH9n ,c;,.,c.,
Garrison'' br Richded Syrs, ~ f oven raylora
h;;ns 1 n Ao0lpn' yrs 10 h. 'rl4yl0'4''.''...
@ 5ssSS to ivse Sis 9of Eye % 5!ln to
ieDtheT oroke and Y1pe1 ran away iOr
Sansr1pt sr.t Of to good start, nu. lost the
fOro Avalon two before Bankrupt
SECOND KACE-PURsE 5000, SPECIAL WEIGHTS, lie
witlers's Dr. h Puck stone by sonehenge. Mary
Dwyef Efou.ers b. colt Er4rnbieon. yrs. % lbs. %
Kittscn ch Refrain yrs. lO3lbs Is over Iender.
Betting 8 5. Refrain to l, BrawDeton
Blackstone pace the ars, bali mile tha,
ticuee BuckstSne was tnen els,d
wi" vino '1'.s'a was neck Ssfcrs Heia -' '-' WV
THIRD HAck-ForDHAM HANDICAP, $50 EACH. Sl.25o
ADDLDlA MILES
vither-s unnamed ch C by King rruestMimi yrs.
Pre.iness STAGES & rupert, io- lbs. cad.
Kelsos Manmee yrs, io5 lbs Fisher .........
Menon4d's h sam Brown 6yrs. llS lbs Arnold
Em.y q Cotons b. g Drake Carter yrS' llo u.s. n
summit saoes ch g hoy al Alch yrs, io7 lbs, Dono-
". /. stoit. q E-st Lynne. III lSs. MOatOn
Locust s,sb,e's ch Ii Kevener yrs III lbs, HuGhos
coz .s%a mann 9gG%p nS1. FgysI Aes
iynno . 'sS to Hsrsief to T. so%er 10 70
& G1rs . ed " FOR 0ns a5 ne eS, r s'r as NE pp
tIcop ne last h.i mile when TIE MINI colt The
:. Euper asssd icsId 4 n The & Tth III fine S d2,a
fS & s '1ssy h & O3 H e r'G & by os M ped
Value OF the stakes le the winner 81 80
FOURTH RAcE-wiTHERs STAKES. FOR THREE YEAI-oLDs.
800 EACH $1,000 ADDED. ONE MIE.
P1sne'. s'sp 81 lSssp' RsPsieo gsi
klttsons Ch losGSd BeTJeri
MltneTss &. SalnDurY tIenohue)
Ca Fisher
Appleby ions Lookout Hayward. ....... U
KIT sons Mink (fltzpatrckl
Monmouth stables br C. >a1ony lIaylor orl---.----....
Bros Inspector t'oofrey)
". IT, SCOTS Waiaway AeatOni
keIsnS LapsdOwnr l'a aldweiJ
Dwysr Brothers bk Portland tdoLaushln)....-.....
lime. AS.
Betting Portland @ 10 3. Biggoue TO l Mink 10 l. |
eaxOny 10 J. Lookout 10 l. RoDartee 10 J. Ahtgam 10
l. LaAs owne Inspector 10 - salisbury 10 10 l.
" Natsway 70 ~ ]. lead ad 20 TO ].
rho DIV, er pair PorIand Inspector had the best of
the Portland fell baCk while BiggOnct
began ngltine for the lead 81 Comet was
Irst clubhouse closely pressed Oy -Sxony /
and keparee. with INSPECTOR b. elose up. Port /
land middle division. Around TIE sOuth /
he'd Bggoaet was IN 'front.' and running 20 freely ha tae
her N0nc Of the OF ,Oud get near her
the honoretch and Without ON length.