New-York tribune., 1889-10-17
THE NEW TRACK IN JERSEY.
OPENED WITH MARKED SUCCESS.
THE DIVERS WIN THREE RAoEs-A GOOD At


TENDANCE.
The NewJersey Jockey Club opened its new track
at Ehzabeth yesterday with token of prosperity
and success Perfect Indian summer weather, large
attendance and interesting sport the features of
the afternoon. With short time for PREPARATION
much remains 10 lie done to get the place in tho
thorough order and completeness that Will be seen
next year. but wonders have been accomplished In so
brief space. Sonic wellknown Jockeys hesiiated 70
ride asserting that there were holes on the back
stretch that would put their precious lives in p'1i
But their fears without lust reason Ihe '@on
appears 10 be safe throughout and IL IS compue" oi
excellent material put together with conspicuous ',
A suitable grand stand Of ltudged propofuonS ""u
pleasing lines has been built, and 1t is more oono
and attractive than the grand stahus U" sun %
bigger and more prctendous tracks. part oi II Is
cot off for the clubhouse. and the
higb nlatform in front of this gives
a tempting position for viewing the races 90 en-
tensive was the attendance that the De'ls rle was
onr,tortab,v crowded. still larger crowds will be
rasept ON saturdays, and the betting ring ought TO
- .,arcad Fifty bookmakerS were doing brisk
business and filling the Golfers of the club with
portly revenue. one verdant and graSs-grown stand
called the Turf Book, managed by novces at the
business who showed their ignorance and stupidity
in many ways especially by Offering the most con-
fusing puzzling and contradictory Odds-such odds
indeed that the book lose and could not win ~
the end Of the afternoon these raw and green sim
pletons were in trouble, and were compelled
70 ask for time order to settle some of their bets
But no doubt, the matter will be satisfactorily adj
justed to-day
Among those present were Michael Dwyer, Phlip
pyyer President Hunter, of the American Jockey
Club: Leonard Jerome. president OF the Ncw-Iork
Jockey Club b. a. Haggin, General Whittier and
others Of influence and important position on tho
,urf Colonel simmons and Clarence Mcdowell were
The judges. Mr. Caldwell was the starter John
Kelly had charge the betting ring. Everything was
so well managed that all the people present left the
track with enthusiastic praise of the new enterprise
Nothing that was unproptous, no serious drawback
TO the diversion and enlvenment OF the afternoon
was discemibe. 1t glad and genial opening
In the first race, at five furlOngs Blue Rock,
ridden by Bergen, and Oregon. ridden by henderson,
were almost equal fayorites Henderson rode Oregon
poorly and almost fell out of the saddle at the
nnish. Blue Rock, well ridden by Bergen, won by
half length from Radiant
Gregory did not start in the second race ana II
was rumored that he had been delayed and had not
arrived at the track The Dwycr colt Cortland has
improved much of late, like his stable companion
June Day. and his owners backed him so freely as
to make him the favorite. He won easily. Tip Top
was crazy at the post and would not join the others
when the flag fell. He never in the race
Mamie p. got second place. as was TO be expected
in that field.
Cracksman and Come-to-Taw did not start in the
third race and IL was said that, like Gregory, uey
were tardy on their way TO the course and wero
not ready 10 run. Their absence left only the con-
emptible Carnot TO run against LOngstTeet. Michael
Dwyer bet with bOokmakcr 81, 800 TO win 500
on LongSreet, and wished TO double the bet but the
prudent and sagacious bOokmaker declined the Offer
OF it merely slow gallop for LongSreat,
who ran the mile and eighth in the marvellouSly
prolix time of 2 :09.
Fordham was the strongest Of favohtes at to
in the fourth race at six furongs but Murphy,
who rode him, made the finish with little energy
that Satan, coming with rush, secured dead heat
Of it. This off after the sixth race. Ford
ham was the favor1te at 10 1 and won in a common
cahter
On Monday at Jerome Park Badge the favorite
against J. a. b.. at TO 1. but j. A B. with
paralyzng ease. Richard Roche. Badges owner
put 5000 the colt to win 5000 Badges ghoSuy
collapse in that race was attributed by friends of
colt had been worked only mile in 80 for thP'
race. II that explanation Is true, what are people
Of average intelligence and common sense to think OF
trainer who prepares horse for race |
by can,erhg & nm m mde IN 90 ana tnen teiS so
foc such trainer II that story is correct? In Central
africa lighting 1ipptn dt lib TBS Pipe shonid say
for higher Office. But let us believe for the c-
of human nature that the story Is not trne, bt IS
merely of those wild rumors which make the air
hum, buzz and wbirr at race-trackS all tbs fine.
Certain II is that but for that epieptic at
Jerome Park Badge would have been very strong
favorite at odds OH in the fifth But that
was stale and they backed Lavnia Belle until she !
good favOrlte as Badge, and in some of the |
came home last Of all. Henderson did not have 10 |
saddle aud pulled Badge who ran all the way under
pull and won under pull Huntress came in sec
bradford is owned in the same stable with Badge. |
lie the favorite in the last race, but BETRAYED
not the fainest trace of speed and came in a very |
bad fifth, the second choice, Glenmond winning |
very easily