New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02
MORE RAIN AT MONMOUTH.
RACING IN SHOWERS AND DEEP MUD.
sow rENNY RAN AWAY FROM EURus-eNA'
WAYS VICTORY.

WAYS VICTORY.
wh.n the Mesopotams Jockey Club openeo JUS
...oinoent race course some years ago at cohs"er
.sae 6fxtance from Mount Ararat rainy season sol
~ A nauiarch named Noah had just compietou al
exhaustive shipbuildng operation ana he SOM ou'
invitations to the officers and members OF the a'00"'
r.,in, association Of Asia Minor to take passage y"
80 -.-.eI He assured them iha, a great food was
,,,reuding and that the only means by whioh 'heS
could save their lives was by accepting mis- nosp"S'
a, his big ship. But the racing men Oh 'hs' uas
.rs NJ sceprcal and rcverent as the rscing men Vi
TO-DAY generally are. and they tered at the Venefsoe
,hnsnthsopist mockingly assuring him that they ala %
M, care to 20 In out OF ue "o"
,s the shower would not last long In
This frivolous and blssphemous spirit they re1eitea
tbsir opportunity. Every one remembers "hs' "aP
pened afterward. There was STEADY dowhpour ioi
forty days and forty nights, and the races were "n
,yoidably postponed, and they were never reSu"cu
as all the roughbreds of that time as Vol As all
the irreligious and wicked people who attended ana
~, an the Asia Minor handicaps and selling purses,
we're swallowed up in the food. Some hardened Ag
aosc may insist that there is no evidence that races
were run al the epoch when Noah built MS ARK
put IL stated authority that cannot be quesuoheu
that the people OF that period with the exception OF
NOAH and his family given over 10 every form
~ welcomes. IL is not at all likely then thst
n,r,,aca 60 addicted to diversified immortality c0ula
have neglected so easy tempting and fascinating
town NJ gambling as betting on trials OF speed De
tween horses. Try 10 imagine the feeNnes OF ohe
,oembers OF the MesOpOtama Jockey Cub as they ga"
,be rspd Disappearance of their costly racecourso
under the rising foods and. from the slopes OF
tbe peighboring hills, watched their grand
s,and and other buildings give way
and tumble into ruin tho angry waters rose.
Well. the officers of Monmouth Park have felt al
most as gloomy and desperate, as they have gazeh
upon the delugc of the last few days engulhhs tner
track They have moaned in misery and murm"'eu
As those without hope, as day after day has passed
ard mighty torrents have continued 10 pour from the
eaky skies Alas 'why is 1t that all this water whion
would be so welcome and of so inestmable vaue ana
use on the top floors of the tenementhouses o. Now
York should be worse than wasted ON a raceceulse'
where 1t works only damage and destruction
August opened with little moro peace ard comiop
for racesoers than ptlcss July had showh' me
air was not quite clingng in its violent he anu
did not remind sufferers closely of tho nrematoy
cercments which enfod the corpses that are uirusp
into the white retOrts at Fresh Pond for incihei%
ton. But it was dsagrceable enough, STICKY Close
and humid Occasional showers fell Tho Hach
was a groteSque eXpanse of pools OF wafer Nauc'
by broad stretches of mud Of the consistency OF m"p
syrup and the depth of the Dismal swamp. The at
tendance was not large. How could 1t be IN sucn
weather.
The most interesting race of the day was that for
he EaOntown Stakes. b. 4. Haggin Wisely CON
pected to win the Champion stakes on Tuesday next
and she might have slipped and wrenched herseh
she had run in such reacherous footing. Moreover
Tenny is so fast at mile and runs so well IN muo
that he might have beaten her If she had come out
Hamilton rode Tenny at 1o6. i've pounds overweight
Mr.. Pusifers colt strong favoriie, but Euios'
with his comfortable weight of ia and his exceptional
ability in deep mud had many friends ana conhaeh'
hackers. But Eurus was no match at all Tor the
flying hooded colt Hamilton took Ienny Instantly
10 the front. and the colt ran with such power ana
speed that Eurus could get near him, although
Hayward rode Eurus with all his force and skill
throughout the mile. Tenny is colt of marvellous
speed. His last must have convinced every
unpJejudlced turiman that be could nave won ue
Midsummer Handicap easily on July 18 If no fraud
FAD, Oe s1 or BY aasp S%e rot at
Ii may be that some stable boy watered or fed the
dres from the outside got at the colt and dTugged or
dosed him. But that some one was guilty Of stop
ANYTHING be ia racing and the matter should have
been searched TO the bottom by The employment Of
have been exposed and punished ,,.. ,,
Gregory. a Brighton Beacher. by Macaroon-Abun- !
dance formerly known the Abundance colt, shot
fonSl Stakes that h: quickly gained such a lead that
none Of the Others could ever get him. lie won
very easily, with Adamant second and Clvil service
that he could hardly stand His linghone has Pre-
vented strong work with him. and he was not dd II, for
60 hard race IN deep mud 9o GSOT T was SOFA as
Only SIX ran in the Optional Stakes, but dozen
with its 81, 500 added money. Drizzls. ridden by
Mclaughlin. The favorte. but made an aDlect
change of form from his excellent race on Tuesday.
The Cyclone colt. ridden by Anderson. got So long
lead in the first ouartermIe that It looked if he
might win as easily as Gregory won. But Anderson
pumped the colt out in the first halfme, ana onaway
won at his own gait Banquet getting second place Gy
1naw sSS He must be Treated with re-
he,aa in
a heavy track Ho belongs to +. q. Stanley, VINO is
Pusfss brOhernaT w.. an; and probably his partner
Badge found l24 pounds too much on heavy track
in The fourth race as Maidstone found l2S TO , m9S
ties, and both were ridden by Hayward. With Badge
lie rode a waiting race and was beaten length |
eversed this policy. went right 10 the 'front.' Dut
he heavy "a WIGHT o Soe .G ne s zach ne
and sluggard. zephyrus has recovered hi Jerome |
Park form when he beat Diablo, and he won easily |
Fortunately, Monmouth Park was spared the scandal
OF seeing Brynwood start in selling race. Grooms-
man was backed so heavily that tbs appeared 10
be practically over before it And yet |
Groomsman was last Of ALL running as il he had
An outsider. Theodosius ridden BY Barbee won
Easily. IT is so rare sight in these days to see
eyes in amazcmen.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-OPrIoNAL STAKES two YEAR
oLDs. SELLING SIX gURIoNGS.
ssttler's eb c. Gregory by ACKNOWLEDGING.
1oi n lslO0g..-. Giaylo2
ID. d. Withers's b. c. Adamsnt, l00-..... tBeTsen)
J. A. A. H. Morrfss b. C. Owl Service IL,
Dwyer Brothers. Dr. O. Congress, ILL., HaniltonJ
A. BelmonJs C. 81. James, ill.,. (Andeisoul
B. AcCellands b. Lord PoytOn, Ill Hayward
Tme-1 1S
Betung straight ana place-CiVU Service Y 70 ana 8
TO Adsmant and Lord Peyton and eVens each,
ST. james 10 and 70 Gregory and Congress 10 "
and 70 each.
Gayle O.. Raneecas Ralph Bayad. onaway, the Jennie
v colt Benefit henps nd and the La Favoria colt wte
wisodrswn because o. the going which bad rs rain
could make =. Adamsnt and 81 James daayea hs star
hefr jockeys had remOunted the fell and 2Assy the
Geld went. with Gregory going Ike rocket for the
lead and rail He got both aud went on s. let that
nothing approached HIN. and he IN a gallon by eight
lengths; Adamsnt seeond length before OWL Service
LORD Peyton last all the way being she 70 20
In mud The race procession and 40 exceedingly
undressing from 10 finish The winner was
bought IN by the owner for q, sos
SECOND RACE-EAT0NTOwN STAKES. 800 EACH