New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-17
BELVIDERE AND EURUS.
STIRRING FINISHES AT MONMOUTH.

kTIRKING FINISHES Al mONMOOAh'
GAKRIsoN's BRILLIANT RIDING ON BELvIDERE-
The heat at Monmouth Park yesterday was dolorous'
Yet the attendance was large the racing good and The
interest well sustained. So spacious has been the
prosperity Of this racing season at Monmouth mat tne
Association has decided TO add still more money 10
the prizes for the few remaining DAYS ana some extra
races may be given. This association iaV'shes "o'o
money in its offers than any other racing
ration in the world and It proposes 10 be even
moro generous next year and to increase the added
money in stakes and purses some Soo'ooo. INC
management has been highly successful IN pressing
the public The judging is admirable and the startns
deserves cordial praise. Thcn too, the betthe r'hg
Is managed by the representative OF the Assocaucn'
John Kelly In q way that makes the relations oetwecn
tho bookrnakers and the public smoother more agree
able and with less friction than ever before. Ihero
are mono OF the annoying controversies, disputes ana
claims of bad treatment that occurred In previous
wears Tho public has we'll sustained the generosity
ana enterprise OF Monmouth Park The attendance
and receipts have been much larger this year than
ever before.
1t is indeed surprising, when the enormous proper
tons which racing has reached arc considcreo ana
when 1t is taken into account that 1ocKeysmp mas
become immensely profitable, and that competent
boys can earn large incomes by riding horses win
anything like tolerable skill, that there are so Few
Jockeys in this country OF any merit whatever. Inc
rumber Of those who seem TO be OF the slightest as
sistance to horse, who have the least approach 10
Judgment Of pace, force at a hnsh' does ho1
roach Dozen and among the llghtweigh's there are
few who give promise Of succeeding to the ranks OF
the older men-McLaughln, Hayward Murphy ana
Carrison-when these riders get so heavy that ~ -
impossible for them to reduce themselves 10 the coh
temptibly light scale Of weights on American courses
There no business in the world at which ooS OF
fair Intelligence. defines in the use OF his hands
skin in the saddle, and ability to handle horse
Ia
tockeyship and yet the list Of candidates for
the great places is amazingly small, ana
Of amazingly poor quality. The only waS 10 improve
the poor riding which is almost universal on this side
of the Atlantic is for rich, liberal and publcsplrted
owners like Mr.. withers. Mr.. Haggin Mr.. belmont
Mr. Cassatt and others select intelligent boys OF the
right physique and to train them thoroughly In the arr
OF riding horses. In that alone can the increas
Ing demand for honest and skful Jockeys be met
Telie Doe was a strong favorite for the first race
and Garrison, her rider backed her heavily. as did
her owner and HIS friends. Lote Wall was also mnch
fancied. But although Garrison did everything that
Jockey could possibly do with horse 10 get Tele Doe
up, strideaway and Britannia ran so fast at the
finish that she could get them. strdcaway
got the best Of tho start and led all the way Britannia
almost caught him in the last stride stidcaway getting
the race by head This will help the sale Of all Mrs
George J.. Lorlard's horses in training. which will
take place at Monmouth Park Saturday and Stride
away showed such speed winning the race n IA that
he ought to brn: good price.
The track very fast, and all the time was good
Sorrento little fancied for the second race. as his
previous performances. except IN deep mud, had been
poor but he won with startling while the favore
Fidcs, could only get third place. Eccentric Nc
Carthy and his volatile cut all sorts of queer
capcrs and antics after the victory Of Sorrento
They won over 10000. The odds opened at 90 to
/. John DAILY Co., the bookmakcrs. also won
heavily Sorrento
The Orange Stakes fell to Green Morriss flly
Ocean, who failed to win a selling the other
day. But her victory was due to the poor judg
ment and clumsy riding Of Spider Anderson on
George Oyster. The Spider" shot In the thigh
a fortnight ago and this was his first mount since
then. Lack OF practice and probably some trouble
from the wound handicapped him badly. He kept
George Oyster behind the field down the lower turn
last OF all. He rode him hard In the homestrctch,
but too late. The colt made up much ground but
was Just beaten by Ocean, who was ridden brill
family by Barnes. George Oyster is fast
sprnter and properly ridden must have won. All
must admit that he is Of higher class than
Ocean, whom the Dryers sold for song as castout
from their stable not many weeks ago. Aurelia and
Bradford carried big heaps Of money, but Aurela has
been eased Of late and needed hard run TO fit her.
She could do better than to get third head before
Fitzroy Bradford has lost hts form entirely at
present, and all Hayward's skill could not get him
the front.
The boolmakers won handsomely by tho failures Of
but most OF them were hit hard by Ban Yam in tho
fourth race. Mr.. scully, Ban Vans owner, James
Mahoney, the boohmaker, and all their friends put
all the money Ban Yam that the ring would take.
and forced him down to odds And yet 1t was
close shave Benedctine. ridden In foolish style by
Spider Anderson went out fast for the first half
mile that at time he leading by fully SIX
lengths This killed his chances and he died away.
Taylor,on Kaloolah scared by Benedctine's Ions
lead, and called on the mare too soon. Yet
in tho homestrech she forced Ban Yam TO the whip
first and II all that Barnes could do TO get Ban
Yam homo the winner by head. So desperate was
the finish, furious and long the struggle that the
plungers on Ban Van hardly dared to breathe until
his number up. Most Of them however, were
old, seasoned betting men. II they had not been they
would have been frightened into fit OF paralysis.
Tho Delaware Handicap was duel between Belvi-
dcre and Earus, first and second choice. Belvidere
was ridden by Garrison with power, energy
and skill which lie never surpassed.
Eurus swerved badly at the finish Hayward could
not possibly keep him straight, could any other
Jockey that the world ever saw. The pressure was
too strong. This beat Eurus, and Belvidere won by
a halflength Some critics thought that II Garrison
had been Eurus and Hayward on Belvtdere, Eurus
would have won, but they we're wrong No one can
ride Euus better than Hayward does. Garrson's
riding was superb, but he the better horse al
the weights and the distance, as Eurus will always
swerve in a severe finish.
Anderson rode Lucy II. TO victory in tho selling raoe
With Malaria favorite, close second. Anderson's
riding of George Oyster and Benedic,ino had been
miserable, but he handled Lucy H. we'll
but II a good Jockey had been Malaria she would
have Won Armstrong Jay TOO far back with her IN
the first half mile. This boys riding has been Sc
verely criticised In all parts Of the country and he
has lost many races for Nj Baldwin by bad bnngllng.
The owner OF ST. Valentine intended 10 Withdraw
him. and fed him But tho notice OF withdrawal was
sont wrong place, and the Judges rightly sent
the horse the post. Martin had been engaged, but
wheu he learned that the horse had been fed he de
clined TO ride. Then the trainer engaged Church, but
Church reported to have said that he had 1900 or
Malaria Moreover, he acted as If he were drunk
Church good lightweight jockey and rode
WELL but drunkenness the curse OF many other Jockeys
has almost ruined him. and he never I1des Ndptaii
Browns horses, although he va engaged as the rcgu
lar Jockey for that stable.