New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-04
THE MONMOUTH SEASON.
ONLY TWENTY DAYS RACING THIS YEAR.


THE ooNEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB YIELDS ONE
nay TO THE. wEsrcHEsTER PEOPLE
A. J. Cassatt, president of the monmouth h tuiN
Racing Association, spent several days ~ Vnio
- Iss+ xveelr discussing with d. d. Withers
~, - 81. che coming season at the Long Branch
p.snS r. has been positively decided that the
,,on.,ro shall begin on Thursday, July a. ana
go an saturday. August IL. This will give
sooson Of twenty days, with racing three times
a vOeel,-Tuesdays Thursdays and saturdays.
THE last two weeks of August, hitherto claimed
bu this association, have generously been con-
,sdsd IN the Nev-York Jockey Club for summer
,neetine at the Westchester tracls. Thus mon
mouth loses five days, loss, however "hicn
will result in gain TO the public Inc cufVa
ment will require rearrangement Oh tne oro0i
~ stakes bv means of which the programme
win no greatly enriched Instead of one or two
valuable prizes each day, there Will oe ILrce
or four The fat Omnibus Stakes the "esO
End Hotel Stakes the Criterion STAKES lhe
Select Stakes. the Monmouth Handicap and the
Home-bred Produce Stakes must be advanced
two weeks, which means dropping OUT OF
purses and overnight handicaps monmouth
nod moi regret the change. It is desirable
in every way, and ultimately will rebound 10
the advantage Of the association The chances
in a season of twenty days than in one of twenty
Ave owing to the additional attractions, while
the doubling or treb1ng of the number OF stakes
on each days card viii insure an increase Oh
entries and an improvement Of class
Mr.. Cassatt returned TO Chesterbrook on frlosy'
leaving an excellent report Of The BARD, VINO
is in perfect health. 1t is the sincere WISH VI
every turfman TO see the champion at the posi-
HfS
oninion that he will train again. All America
s'PnnI6 rejoice TO see him win the Suburban, anu
No sane person doubts that he could 40 IL WIN
80 pounds up.
The Nsw-York Jockey Club announces highly
attractive programme which VIII ps preSent;su
az : meeting that viii last twelve days begin a
n;ng on tuesday August 20, and ending on SaV
urdav. August 81 Such is the spirlt VI a,. n~
mony and goodwill exsu1 re- a hean renouished
in favor of the new organization by the NO 19I
isand neople who in consequence tnereoi n niii
not begin their fall meeting at Sneepsne"~ 10y
until Labor Day. Monday, September D.
rho orlv conflict in sight is that between the
ArerScsn 90 and Brooklyn Jockey clubs. both OF
Sbicb claim Decoration Day. Neither shows
disposition to yield.
Satisfaction with the weights for the Suburban
and Rroolzlvn Jockey Club handicaps Is expresses
on ali sides Turfmen have always found , mueh
20 nrase and little to criticise IN the brllhahC
Iandicapping done by MIR. Lawrence anu u, t the
Mcintyre Their present work Is quiS up i ~
standard Of former years ana tine oly craoio .es
heard IS an expression OF surprise IN some quarters
that the top weights were not ncres s So Hca d
" s o,nected nv many that Mr.. Lawrence would
81 rv @' me Bard l35 pounds and that Mr. MelnSEe
Who believes in lower impost, would give MN
1an Rut il must not be forgotten IhIe suoH
horses &c The Bard. Hanover, Kingston, Egmont
and ESwood arc under suspicion. Inc nero oo Ol
Cbesterbrook is an extremely delicate morse SUn
s+;ittntionaliv while each Of the others menu9heu
stI mOrs OF less patched up in his feet or legs
After an it may turn out that that superb 6un Sas
o. s3l na. " +bc WEIGHTS Perfectly sound ana
IoesaseS Of indomi,able courage, supplying speed
and ability to haadle weight thus mare Will 0.S
a doe nonn1s nm would make race with any porse
ono eapy pIhn' ne Bard-wel The Bard must be al
his best to beat her.