New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-20
NOTES OF THE TURF.

The Monmouth Park management not content with
giving away the ST. $50 in stakes and purses adver-
tised in to-morrow's programme, has generously
added another race card in order that 1t may get
rid OF 5000 more of the enormous receipts OF the
meeting This is q handicap at five furlonss, the
distance that owncrs love. So there will be seven
races tomorrow, and they include the rich Choice
sakcs for and the richer Select Stakes
has been added to the programme for Tuesday, August
g. the last day of the meeting; purse OF Si;VUo ~
ior msoe ar TSUrday has been altered so that
frst race, handicap at mile, shall DO eAciusiveiy
for non. winners at this meeting, ana tho nlthl
sweepstakes at mile and quarter, shall DO six fur
longs Instead
whito-hat Mccarthy and his precocious son arc con-
spcuous features Of the quarter-srech at MONMOUTH
Before he t.came . millionaire, Mccarthy uscd TO pol
die watches and cheap 1ewelry among tho mining
camps uf the Sierra Nevadas. In the course OF nis
travels by the Marrowbonc stage over foothills and
hollows he came shaggy tile OF white beaver
and having an odd fancy forthwith adopted It, 1t 90
camo his trademark, and ere long the pedler was
from Oregon to California as McG lar
thy" Fortune smiled upon him, he stumbled INTO
possession Of mines and mlions-so rumor main "
and has continued ever since to cling 70 the wsnersDS
buckcyesbecause Of the luck 1t is supposed 70 have
against time and when the whiom pedlcr has gone
the way of all flesh, will descend, sound and In;
destrucble heirloom, to the owner OF C. Todd and
Sorrento.
"Jfm. tho Penman' writes IN " The London Sport
ing Times
Our home resources fortunately strong and sound at
present but all that much 80 but we can well
afford 10 welcome advent Of blood especially from
furrin parts Consequently rejoice to hear that we may
soon expect acquisition racing from the land Of stars
and stripes only hope that the newcomer may DO
as In his patronage OF the English turf as were
Mr. Pierre Lorllard the one hand and MI keene ON
the other. MI Morris, Of Louisiana Lottery fame IL
gentleman Of wealth, and obCerve that sundry
lots blood recently knocked down to the bid Of
Mr.. Edward weatherby now appear in his name Among
these the ny by Sterling, out OF Casustry IN own
sister Paradox who realized $50 guineas at the sale
Of the Yardley yearlings and hear that Mr. Morris
intends forming big stud OF thoroughbcds on this side OF
herring pond. Thus his patronage Of sport will
far differ from that Of the two gentlemen above mentioned
that whereas they were represented bred
horses. Mr.. Morris will depend upon purely English
blood.
Flcur dc Lis who made Donovan atretch hts neck
in the for the Ham Stakes at Goodwood IS two
year-old sister Of the mighty ormondc, being by
Bend Or out Of IDLY Agnes. The Duke Of Westminster
has great hopes Of her. She is said 10 be OF the
bride.
before August /.
Racegoers bestowed much attention and many smiles
on an italian who went 10 Monmouth day last
week He might have been one OF Congressman
Ford's prosecuted Immigrants dcchcd out for the
occasion. The first thing that struck the observer
was the attitude struck BY the foreigner. He was so
pigeontocd that ankle boots REQUIRED TO keep
him from Interfering being msnlfcsly Impossible
pasterns lie was shOd with beautiful patent esfhers
that had gorgeous russell tops and pearl buttons. His
trousers OF lavender hue, with grease decorations
between the knee and pocket, wefo cut low in tho
waist and high In the leg, displaying French flannel
The other vile e&ranse of green
wastcoat next burst upon the vision. The cru Piled
ends Of dilapidatcd red and blue butterfly crsva
srsyed rom the kinks Of a badlysponged ceiuiod
collar, which, having escaped from IT'S mOotings
reared and strutted Ike buciing mule his sack
coat was blue black, and from one OF the lower
PocEcfs twelve inches OF grass green handkerchief
DANCED This anthropological csricaturc was hand.
somely topped OIL with blue-bsnded hat OF yellow
straw The gorgcousncss Of his dress prevented a
careful Inspection OF HIS sallow parchment covcc ed
iaee adorned with ginletiy eyes and black droop-
ing mustache. None seemed 10 know him. but a
report got abroad that he was high roller from
the Esquline Hill ~
The sfakc3 OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club which
closed on Wednesday last obtained capital entry
In the First Special and Second Special there is q