New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-28
RACING AND OTHER SPORTS.
To.DAY's PROGRAMME AT MONMOUTH.
THE sAPLING AND RARITAN STAKES TO BE DE.
ClDED.

THE sAPLING AND RARITAN STAKES TO BE DE-
CIDED
The weather at Monmouth Park last evening was
clear, although there light rains In this CITY, III
the track is dry and fast today as on Thursday.
brilliant time is and excellent finishes arc cor
tain, as number Of we'll known horses are entered
In the sapling, Rarian- and Scpd Stakes and the
other races. AS There twcnty-th entries IN
the Scud Stakes, the has been divided ana thcrc
viii be eight races I'm all Mr.. Caldwell VIII PROP
ably DO In his old FORM and no moro such pad starts
as that in the Navcsnk Handicap need be feared AS
stated many times in this column. he is by far the
best starter in America Most Of his work
is Of such excellence to be unapproachable by any
other starter. He could give Starter Whcatcy, Of
Saratoga, hundred pounds In q handicap and then
lose him. But when he does make q bundcr 1t is
big one, as was the case in the Navestnk, when he
gave Conncmara the race at the start. Every I'M
prcjudccd observer at the track agreed in this opin
ION But Mr. Caldwell was sick man that day from
severe stomach trouble. lie will repair his failure
then by still better work in the future.
Among the popular and wellknown horses that
will to-day Raccand the Faverdale colt. Swift,
Montague and Britannia. It's pity that more OF the
acknowledged "crachs' will not be seem Famous
horses draw great crowds. Thousands will 60 10 the
any day to The Bard rum even II they
certain that he will have victory. without
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heart and il to the outer gates. The
Bard is expected to appear again in the Freehold
Stakes on Thursday August q This was the race In
which he beat Troubadour for the second time last
year, although in the interval between The Bard's
first and second victories. Trouoadour. owing to a
peculiar combination Of accidents. beat him twice
Troubadour IS taking a gentle exercise and Is
likely meet The Bard at the September meeting OF
the Brooklyn Jockey Club, when there will be two
,ich stake in xvbf Pa at
while Troubadour Kingston, Terra Gotta. Fircnzi and
others may meet him with allowance Of five pounds
What that would mako! Secretary Mcintyre
believes in getting out the great horses any terms
Ard he is right The great crowds will be sure to
then.
IT is high time for Swift to win Serious
suspicion viii prevail II this fast mare continues
10 be beaten when a strong favor!tc and an invcSga
ton may follow. 1t will be we'll for the Jockey on
Swift do his best and It Will be well for the trainer
20 deliver her at the post in good condition. or there
may be trouble Swift has been too much Of hber-
tine the turf 1t is time for her 10 pursue
straighter course. Swift then, should win the first
race, F1ageoletta second.
The Faverialc colt is In better trim than when
he badly beaten last Saturday, and he ought TO
win the Saplng Stakes. Mr.. Wthers thought that
Fitzpatrick showed poor judgment in the Tyro Stakes.
lie expressed this opinion strongly 10 "Vigant,' OF
Tho Spirit OF The Times" who questions his language
In this weeks issue Fitzpatrick extremely
ious win, he had 5000 of his own money on the
Faverdale colt but he made the mistake Of going
out with him and running the first half mile in
heavy, sticky track in 10 seconds This ruined the
colts chances. When he won, the FaveN1ae colt
waited with and with a magnificent burst
of speed at the finish and that IS tho proper way TO
handle him. Mr.. Wthcrs said that Fitzpatrick rode
him contrary TO all orders. Probably Hayward will
ride him to-day, ard that should insure his success
unless rain fails and makes the track muddy. In
deep mud Sorrento could win, but dry track ne
Will have chance Winfield should get second
place, the Faverdale colt first.
Raceland is TO win tho Raritan Stakes. Charley
Drcux should get the place.
Montague should win the fourth race. Ten Booker
second.
The fifth race should fail to Coldstrcam Ban Cloche
second. Britannia has too much weight.
The sixth should be taken by the two-yearold
Marsac Rowland second
Following arc the lists OF probable starters
. 80 P. M.-FIRsT RACE-HANDICAP. SEVEN FUR,