New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-08
MONMOUTH AND SARATOGA
LITTLE M1NCH WINS AT LONG BRANCH.
A SMALL FIELD BEATEN EASILY ON SLOW

4 SMALL FIELD BEATEN EASILY ON A SLOW
TRACK.
Although at any other track yesterdays attendance
at Monmouth would have seemed large, IN comparison
with the crowds of previous days this year " appear"
small The air was hot and heavy, ana many f'O
gocrs are evidently waiting for Champion Day oar |
ur,ay August H. which Is expected TO Dc inc pest
of the season at Monmouth. But the 'haihpo"
Stakes Is likely now TO prove prac'cai waioVc' ~.
Fircn,i with the only contest for second place IL
i certain that The Bard viii not start as his OH hnd
leg is still badly swollen, and he Is very ia"c IL
IS possible that he may not run again TINS year ier"
Gotta Is not expected from Saratoga for th's racc'
while Elkwood is retired by lsmcness Kingston may
run. but he never was Of much ac-
count AZ any distance over milo anu
a quarter Eurus, surinam, Conncmara and one or
t,ro others NAV perhaps, run in the Champion ior
.ccond money but nothing Of Fironzfs class, al
mile and a. half will meet MI
uaggin's great FLY. The Junior 0hamP'o",
however, will make ameDds. The Dryers VIII sc"u
down Oregon, who is doing fast work at sara'osa'
the western wonder, Proctor Knott Will take par
the Brookdalc Stable will be represented by "r'
wthcrss best, and Mr.. Belmont will probably run
LADY Margaret The field will include Green Soi-
ris,s Tpstaf tho best Of Captain Browns io anu
something from Montana Morfissey's STAPLE ai.hous"
unfortunately French Park was never en'ereu
The work OF the starter tho Handicapped the Judges
and the management generally was adn'rao" ,e
tcriay. but the spectators saw much VIC ro'ns-
shauer on shotover I'm the first race and Chemse
in tho second. Donohuc on Bradford In tho uHo
and Crcnader I'm the 18th; Lntcfeld on Lazy frin-
,osc in the EatontoWp,. and Ekc on Favor I'd 'io
fourth race, conspicuous ior i'n Va
sense and skill. With few honorable eHoop'o",
American Jockeys are the denscst lot OF oiui'u''"
boobies that ever got enormously excessive leS ioi
utterly unintelllgcnt and incompetent WORK II wa,
q nroaahlc day for the betting ring the booKnahers
pockets being filled by the errors ana Diunuoi y, n
Jockeys The first race fell to an OUTSIDER WIN "s"
weight, Niagara, with the favorite Ielc DOC WEB
ridden BY Carlson in second place. nho'oNcr "oU'D
have had great chance II well handled II mas Dccn
said that Telic Doc cannot run in mud Perhaps inns
o,nains her defeat The track dusty on top, Out
heavy and sticky Just below the surface and all e
time very SLOW =. -
In the second race Mr. wtlerss fny Chemse was
much fancied by the shrcwdest judges OF form ou'
sbauer forced the pace with her so fast IN the hr'
half mile in the heavy track that she had nothing iei'
for finish, and Mr.. Higgins RANSOM pr'iii'i''H
ridden nv Garrison won easily. while shauer even
throw away the place with Chemise, Eli barnes
getting II by head. Raccland ana AurciIa WIZ
withdrawn from the Eatontown Stakes, anu L"lo
Mlnch was the favorite. The judges properly accueu
tina, this iIl-tempcred and vicious though extremely
fast horse should not be allowed 10 decay INC s'a'
unrcasonaby, interfere with the chances OF inc o'hci
horscs AMI exhaust the patience OF the pubic, 50
they announced on the official blackboard that Ll'lic
Mnch should have four fair trials, and then II no ul
not move off should be loft at the post lor'ahs'cN
the third effort MAS successful, with all the horses
well In motion Volunteer showed the way LOT NAH !"
mile. with Bradford running second and EaruS thlri'
Little Minch living back, but In the home
stretch Covlngton brought up Little Minch at
the furiong post with such an elec'ric rus"
that he had the field souhuS O0"''"
IN an instant and was enabled to pull the horse to
Tho lima .icfO
was ridden by Garrison, as Applcby d johnson h%'
intended 10 pni Hayward Bradford, but he coud NOT
waste 10 the weight, and they engaged Donohue who
seems TO have lost all the skill, energy ana courage
which he oncc possessed. His riding was p'iu''
fittlefcld docs much good worh, but he maze az
bad a mess with Lady Primrose as could be- ih'
eyperts believed that she would run second at leaS
and hacked her next TO Little Mtnch In her last
prcyous race which brilliantly successful she
led all the way and won easily Lttlchch' win
incoucevable idlocy, in the Eaton'own puneu
her back violently far behind the hed'
choking her, breaking up her s'fiuo'
and giving her no chance TO get anywhere near the
,, :, ~ ,,na I'm the race What
In the world could have been the mat
ter with the boy This was no way TO ridc
This fast mare, as has boon shown score OF Times
She never saw the day when she could finish with
Little Minchs speed In the final hundred yards Hence
her only chance IVES TO 60 and take the lead and
III
Little Minch and trying to beat him in the last hundred
yards was only fit for an occupant Of cell for the
violently insane Wards Island Garrison rode
EurlIs we'll The old rogue sweved badly at the finish
but up to about his usual FORM lie never couiu
compete in speed with little Minch in short race
II Little Minch had kind temper so that he could DC
easily placed and easily handled. and was always sure
to start kindly he would be Of the best horses In
the world mile or less for his speed IS enormous
and he any kind OF track 90.
In tho fourth race Favor was the iav0rte, Dht am
byses and Arctno were heavily backed. both straight
and place. II Mclaughlin had been at MONMOUTH iI
never do justice 10 this suiky and Giraffe horse.
Mclaughlin always knew exactly how 10 time his run
with Favor. and could get more speed out OF n IN
than any other Jockey could hllke began riding
him %%GS too SDe ea SS and ne rfG m C & haa
seen in publ c only once before this year, In the
B5S and Io9y GO ard cgc had w sa him nj
perfect condition, and although he was overlooked by
owners. trainers and the general publ G he won a
handsome race with the unlucky Cambyses second
While Littencld had hidden Lady Primrose wildly
Minch ably, but no t:ied ride Are;ino Is if Aciin,
Little Minchs immense speed. lie Is raicr and his
only chance IS in Keeping up strong pace from INC
start But Covington pulled him behind the field
and then tried to come with rattle IN the home
stretch, making a ridiculous failure. ont of seycr
three ran first and second
There hea pSngns S on in the be s5(
Jonah Donohue, in the saddle. who rod.
him II he had Just escaped a1'cl
three days residence In the whale
belly, and still sick al bis stomach So Grcnadie
failed oven TO get place Some severe critics smiled
the air and thought they detected strong Odor OF
something dead ana rotten but perhaps IL was Only
the ancient and ashke smell thai chung to Donohuc's
garments after his summer visit for recreation to
The interior of the whale. But the smell became
noIsome and awful In The scoplcchase. It IS no
likely that these pcs;.fcrous denominations will be per
mittcd at Monmouth Park after this year. Retribu
tion was strong favoriie but tho wld-cyed Elphii
concluded to Straight and won easily lie could
not have won easily. however,, even II be could
have won at all, II the fellow who
rode Mcntuorc had done his duty. II was amusing
10 watch this mans tricks. While he was riding II
front Of the judges at the water jump he made 1
tremendous show Of hOCging, riding and forcing hi
horse but when at a distance from them he loaff'
and loungcd along and DISCOURAGED every ch0rt o
the horse when he had got Men tmoio nearly FUR
long behipd the frat horse and only short distance
remained TO run no began 10 make show OF 'ryln
IN rpt up But careful observer through rac
glasses could that his pretended whipping was