New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-22
FIRENZI IN FRONT AGAIN.
EMILE NEXT IN THE HARVEST HANDICAP


receipts on saturday, July IA, wcrc $4,000. On
July they were far greater. Tho attendance and
interest do not fall away The ladies turn out in
bowi,ching lcgions and their presence in profuson
nsures the presence OF the most desirable class Of
masculine raccgoers. on the Fourth of July there
were l,5O0 ladies the grounds On Saturday,
July II, there COO and the number Yesterday
little below that The betting is maintained on
\ great scale. The bookmakers admit that they never
have known meeting at which specula-
ton was so lively and kept up
so brlsMy on every race. This certainly
Is by far tho greatest for the turf that this coun
try has ever known. while the wonderful prosperity
OF the Long Branch track is due TO the diversity fresh
ness and novelty Of the entertainment furnished to the
spectators. and to the general conviction that the
course is carried chiefly for the advancement Of the
interests OF the turf and that all the immense receipts
above the necessary expenses and above interest
on the capital invested. into stakes and purses
When the Coney Island Jockey Cub gets its Fuurty
Stakes fairly under way. with value ranging from
100000 TO $4,000 more. II NAV eclipse the rcDu-
taton of Monmouth but until then no association in
the world can fairly claim TO rival organization
which adds $4,000 TO each of three stakes and In all
us stakes and purses throughout two months OF
racing gives away larger sums in purses and stakes
than are Offered for competition elsewhere.
THE DIVERS GOING TO SARATOGA.
For the next fortnight at least the famous red and
blue of the Dwycr Brothers will not be at Mon
mouth All of the horses in training at Long Branch
have Teen sent to Saratoga Most of them needed
Change ard needed the nvigorating atmosphere Of
the Springs. All horses that go there from other
tracks arc refreshed stimulated and improved. Then
too, the Dryers have suffered from persistent i'll
fortune at Long Branch and have been disappointed
In many which they felt of winning Their
losses have been extremely heavy. The handicap
ping and the conditions of the stakes and the purses
not favorable to the success of their horses
tho ollC ho44 nolIcV
q holding back good horse, conccaling his merits,
and then bringing him forth suddenly, without the
public knowing anything of his form and trying TO
secure every dollar that be CLEANED from tic
betting ring. They make secrets Of the
merits Of their animals. They answer questions
freely. They do not attempt to hide the results of
.ralS. and in every way they manage their stable in
IN open and abovc-boald manner They rarely get
The best Of handcaps and when their horses win tho
odds against them generally short that tho
owrcrs have to put up large to gain anything.
Hence they have concluded to Try change of at
saratoga.
ERIC DISAPPOINTS THE LORILLARDS.
Picrrc Lorillard was at the course again, but
not favored with his good fortune of Thursday. He
thought that BIS sons colt Erie would capture the
Tyro stakes. and through commissioner
backed hm with every boohmaker who would
accept bet, but Eric's hard
the mud on Thursday, when both he and Harrisburg
were tired by their efforts IN The swamp that they
could hardly crawl Lad taken great deal out Of him.
Eric is slow beginner ard although inc start for The
1yro good. he got oil clumslly that lie had
great deal Of ground to make up Hayward did all
that possible with him, but he could get no
better than third place.
TIE WRITER'S CRACK PAIR BADLY BEATEN.
The great disappointment Of The race, however. was
Mr.. whcrss stable. Mr. Withcrs has told his friends
repeatedly that his Favollalo colt was the best one
ba Ia1 oil fcra Ito liz,
his last previous appearance in public that it gen
orally thought he would have easy success III the
Tyro and he backed accordingly Rlmors
aloat that the Cyclone colt in tho stable had
Brilliant trial, and he also
carried much money, both straight and place But
neither proved equal to his reputation. Fitzpatrick
rode the Favorable colt from the start but Green
Morriss TipstaG made hot race with him during the
first half mile hot indeed that they killed each
other off and neither in the struggle in the finish.
Captain Browns Reporter well ridden by Blaycock,
tamc with a rush at the cnd and easily with Mr..
Haggins Ransom second. Both Reporter and Ransom
we're outsiders In the betting.
Mr.. Withers said after the race that he did not OK
pcct much from the Favorable colt, who had done
vel! In his work in the last few days, but he dis
appointed in the poor running Of the Cyclone colt and
he added that he had almost made up his mind In tho
morning 10 scratch the Favorable colt.
Some ihous ands of people bcwalcd with
aching brains and empty pockets that
Mir Withers had not carried out his admirable and
excellent intention Of Withdrawing colt that he
himself hardly expected % win They could hardly
know that the thought poorly Of his chances,
and his public form lad been good they
justified in backing him. The b0ohmakcrs might
we'll have held s-mcetng and passed a cordial
and enthusiastic vote Of thanks TO Mr. Withcrs's
trainer for sending the Favorable colt to the post
their winnings by his failure to get place
broad and ample while the public dlsappont
mt bitter and severe 10 reach the In
lslty Of actual anguish.
HE FIRST RACE STARTED TOO PROMPTLY.
The O'Clock special parlor train on the Jersey
Central Killed cOlorcd man at Matawan on the way
down. The poor fellow stepped out of the way of
switching fresh; train 10 the main track just
the special came laundering down. lie was instantly
killed ard thrown a long way from the track. The ex-
press train stopped and the train men went back
bu nothing could be DONE the already
dead This accident somewhat dashed the spirits of
the race soors on the train. II also prevented their
seeing the first race which started with excessive
lomPness The management has been praised freely
and strongly for The quckncss with which it runs off
the races but there occasion for starting the
fst at tho exact second announced, when it
known that the train which carried the best
patrons Of the races, who go down
from Ncw-YcrI, Brooklyn and nefghboring cities had
not yet reached the grounds, and few minutes delay
would enable those on board to see the first race.
saxOny and some others were Withdrawn from this
race. Swift and Grover Cleveland were heavily
backed, bu, Mr. Wtherss Fitzroy nearly great
favoritc either and won easily. This is very
FAST colt al mile with light weight, but he did so
poorly Tuesday I'm the Midsummer Handicap that
many friends of the stable werc discouraged.
GARRIsON'S BRILLIANT RIDING OF FIRENZI.
Garrison Is now riding IN his best form, and the |
change for the better IS great relief to all who
forced TO ccnsure severely the careless, reckless |
STUPID manner In which he riding Mr. Haggin's |
horses In many races, both at sheersbead- Bay and
Monmouth. In number of these races he dsobcycd |
stable iniunciions I'm manner that was |
outrageous and inexcusablc, riding horses |
In way directly contrary the orders of the owner
and trainer and thus throwing away prizes which he
ought 10 have won for tho stable. He seems to have
seen now light and 10 have realized the errors Of
his course. No could possibly ride Firenz better
than she was ridden in the Harvest Handicap