New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-04
sfoNSfOUTHSAND SARATOGA
RACE1AND TO RUN AT LONG BRANCH.
THE RED, BANK AND rALIsADE STAKES TO BE
DECIDED


DECIDED.
Thre viii be some good racing at Monmouth Psrh
so-day. In the Palisadc Stakes, Raceland al i2o
pounds viii meet Badge and Taragon at III ana
Speciality at 16o In the Red Bank STAKES Tor TWO
Odds a poorer lot will than have been meeting
recently In tho twoyesrold stakes al Monmouth
but there Is enough speed I'm the fed 10 FURNISH i
race In the first race several smart spr'h'erS VIII
come together. All in all there Will DC no iacA Vi
variety and interest in the days sport.
II britannia does not bleed in the head (Which must
.,wavs ne a matter of uncertainty with this horscl,
n. sbould win the first race, while ohotover has
shown such speed in his recent running that no should
cot second place. and Ftzroy must be marked danger
Gus.
Ransom has shown so much speed IN pr
vate form that he ought to defeat the rather "eaA
field opposed to him in the Red BANK, espc''any -
he win have the benefit of Garison's vigorous riding
Mr. Caiway's Stephanie, who showed promise inc
other day, ought TO get second place
Racelsnd should win the Paisade Stakes. Badge and
Paragon will make good fight for the place, While
Speciality may also take look at IT, Badge however
viii probably run second TO Raccland.
Mr.. Gaiway's fine three-yearold colt Motagu
curbt to win the fourth race, with Boaz second al
though Senator Hcarst's colt SuIfnam VIII haho
bold bid for the place.
The fifth race, welter weights ought 10 go u .o
unlucky Geraldine, with the equally unihcRy sirius
away in second place. and yet the result must dcpcnu
nm the riders as we'll as the start II Geraldine does
nat get of we'll and is not we'll ridden she can hsruy
win. and strdcawsy must have some arlily III 'no
saddle and fair start have chance OF the place.
Turfmen are stu discussing with eager IN
terest the great race between inc baru
and Fircnzi on Thursday. The feeling grows
stronger every hour that this meeting by II" means
settles the question Of superiority between inc TWO.
The Bard has wol eight magnificent victories TINS
L Hanover,
uidalro Favor Exile Volante, Elkwood and nearly
ryery horse of any speed merit I'm the county eN
cept Emperor of Norfolk and Terra Cotta' whom no
has not met. But there is no reason to DccVo 'hat
Terra Gotta at his best could have run such mile
and half as Fir.nz ran on Thursday flrcnH mas
run ten races this year, OF which she won lour anu
lost six She ran one of the best races ever seen III
America on Thursday, but she has been beaten not
only by The Bard, Kingston and Terra Gotta put
also BY Elkwood, Eurus Connsmar,. and some DINERS
IL is no answer to this 10 ~ that she met thesc
horses In handcaps on such terms that their 'h"'es
were better than hers. Her career, brilliant as IL Is
IS far below that OF The Bard IN impressive ana over
whr!nins merit. People ": o nv l" dtlrecIate 'h's
horse and misreprcsent his qualities constantly
ignore the way in which he lett SO
good horses as IIdalgo, Favor. Exllc'
Linden. Kingston and others of their class
far in the rear when he really began to run
His victory over Hanover in the Brooklyn handcap
was not difficult and Hanover no matter wnai
he has become since a good horse then. tHthE
must show record of victories as brilliant ana GaA
cling as those The BARD before she can he rahheu
as his equal No ono victory, even as STRIKING one
as that OF Thursday, can put her on level Win MI
Cassatts great horse. ,,..,
II was learned last night by tccgraphlc dispatch
from John Kelly twin went TO Saratoga, a. stated IN
The Tribune yesterday, with the hope OF aiIahgihg
great raco between The Bard, Kingston. Terra Cora
frcnz and others al mile and Quartor al mon,
mouth Park after the Champion stakes tha' no' ny
had vet been settled Much depends on The result ol
todays race for the Merchants Stakes at saratoga III
which Kingston and Terra Gotta arc expected 10 mccl
again. II is by no means Impossible th9t INC gIHal
sensatanal race which Nir. Kelly Is try Ing 10 bring
about will take place If II does 1t VIII excite as
much interest as aroused by the memorable mcei,
ing of Iroauois. Monitor. Eolc, George Kinney ana
Miss Woodord IN the famons Monmouth Special stakes
at Monmouth some years ago.
N alter Gratz. the owner of Ekwo0d, SAID yester
day morning Saratoga that Willie his horse had not
vet broken down, as reported, he was likely TO give
way nj any moment lente Ii docs not now seem
probable that EkwoGd will run any more hard races
this year. .. -. ~,
mouth Park: