New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-21
RACING AT LONG RANGE
onrv,xc THE NEW MORRIS COURSE

tn. r.,s Morris course OF inc 49,, ,oor,o were
c,nn was opened yesterday, anu 90 ,he execu.
.r, MIR sands who is me- , on.r, renorted
presen" 49,. LID that the railroad COMPANY i'f ,n,.
tive commi''oo' -. 600 pcople TO the grounds AnA'
that II caineo ,ur,bss. for some hundreds moro
seems an nv other routes-on "hoos u ~
reachea ho ~" -, work New-HavN ana ha.'io'N
foot. IL tue .,sa that number on its Harlem n'roi
n"n'V'" accomplished remarhaoi0 a'a' re,
orsn'"' - :, used and its profits az " 0oA.o
means "." IND trip. we're of plump propOi~ons
w' -, .rd dusty ride and the ne" .'N a. Eastern
Is hot Anu .,torsble TO reach OF all the Eastern
tlle most uro ,ones that had been expressed |
courses -. move a cool place were disappointed
lhss wv" superheated spot yesterday anu
,a n the westchester County hiii' arc Sn. nv %
foe sor racing purposes IN Angus" Inv "De1
nse q, the seashore and OF the saratosa epr'ne,
porn0 more grateful opportunities nor .hs' sor'
do 49,, at this time Of year than are shorueu W u0
Gan. baked promiDences above the hor'ier" V0""N"'
o. the metropolis ,....s .vsrv thing IN =. pro.
-, ,o.,e In fact the general criticism was that
-. v,,s 100 much of II in many direcuons III d"
h r.oes the horses seemed 10 be so Tar OH that III
80, IN the contests was seriously duiieu' 1he DO"
course is one of enormous distances ius NsN' VI
nsrsions and It's telescope stretches, whch looh
like the tremendous starry spaces In the Dou'"eso
cher, may in time become genuinely popular, pu'
-,.ou 80. ooers have been accustomed TO see the
.n,.,6,nr ,boroughbreds near enough at hand 10
,.,ch the riding with intelligent attention. anu "
pote all the changes incidents and evointlos Oh 'no
battles OF the turf 1t novel experience 10 'non'
and one not at all enjoyable at first. to see horses III
race climbing a distant hill, so far away as 10 iooh
moro like Rocky Mountain goats than like the superb
specimens of animal grace, beauty and speed that theS
have been accustomed 10 admire. They may iearh "
like the novelty they may grow fond OF vt III time,
tey may yet press It to their sosoms, put theS uo
NOT get enthusiastic it yesterday.
And most of the jockeys, too seemed rather started
than charmed by the strange tanslollna
ton HON such tracks as those OF non,
mouth and Saratoga TO the ssuohon ,''n
orbits. with their portentous bgness, along whlch
,bev swung like JUPITER or Saturn like the almost
Invisible Uranus removed by wellPsgh unmeasuraois
irnmensities of remoteness from the central SUM-
Even so sklful jockeys Garrison and Hay"su "P
reared to be at 10 know when to call upon ou0
horses and when TO make their finishes WHO h'o,'
of the lass experienced and allie riders were as wildly
astfay In their calculations as were the H"Aoii'0
when thew nut on their ascension robes and srahsu
their ears to catch the notes Of GabrePs trump
Whesa they get thoroughly familiar win the Pecula
ties of the now the jockeys Will propspS ruo
rs we'll at westchester elsewhere, but IL VIII 'a~
no small period for them TO get well acquainou '"'
TO feel entirely at home.
Racing at this course. however must always DC
racing at long range and it doubtful if the general
public will ever become attached to 1t as they "ere
70 the simple domestic, old fashioned, ian'iiy SUN
Of sport which was close enough to them 10 be seen
and understood and not so remote as hardy 10 Dc
aiscernable without the aid Of an observatory.
There Will be plenty of room in the trains to the
track to-day.
In the first race Porter Ashc's beautiful graceful
and wonderfully fast FLY Geraldine, sklfuIy ridden
by Isaac Murphy, won by neck, With volunteer
second and Gladstone third. As matter OF course
Britannia very badly ridden, and came IN fourth'
although he did not bleed. Geraldine made new
record at five furIongs, one minute nat. kitty
pease's record of the same tune is doubtful and the
fastest pr,ious performance that Of Sam Harper
mn straight track al Jerome Park In one-quafter OF
second above one minute. NJ. Ashe Is passloHd'cN
fond of his exquisite pet Geraldine, ana VIII never
,llow whip or spur 10 be used upon her, except Iof
. mere touch in close finish. She IS oaihV
ratre indeed and one of the fastest sprinters ever
pTed in America.
The Dwver Brothers" colt Taviston won the second
:aee easily although by neck only. Miss Cody
getting second place by short head from Macaaiey
who was a head before Rhono
Mr. Caldwell sadly out of form and gave Il
number of struggling starts. Several horses got OIL
80 badly in the course oil the afternoon mat 'heS
never had any chance
The Judges at Westcbester officially announced the
distance between first and second and between
second and third horses.
IL was great day for the bookmakers. as every
isvorite was beaten.
Ruperta, who the LaTchmont Stakes by three
lengths is in the stable Of Edward Brown. owner
and trainer OF Protection. winner of the Junior Lha
pion Stakes.
Kingston was withdrawn and Hanover was made
the favorie for the New Rochelle Stakes. with Race
land second choice but both were def ated with little
difficulty by SenOrita This was startling upset.
But Rsceland did not run as if be We're at all him
.aIf laGA I'm
Taragon beat him. although there was third money
500, 10 run for. Raceland IS so delicate that ne
Is a most difficult horse ~ train . 49,,
chesapeake was an overw heming favorte In the
big field Of maiden two.year ods in the fifth race,
neck Chesapeake second Although FrOntenac had
run only one before, and that very poor one,
q to /. second choice, and his hackers were
out Of the ng ' Ss probably 'ns an
exaggeraion, but their gains were big. as were the
losses on Chesapeake. FrOntenac's trial must have
'' In the last race Tatter and Judge Morrow ran
head and head for nearly quarter-mlle and Tatter
Hamilton rode wen He was on senorita, and Tat, Tat
colored boys
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RACE-OPENING SCRAMBLE s25 EACH,
200 ADDED. FIVE FURLoNGs
r. P. Ashes ell. +; Geraldine. by Grinstesd1Cousn
p GGs eoyfsards B. b'i G. vogniS j. lGafiso1
J. T. saG T. Ii MC She:' SG Baas %i5eAif s5
(Little1eld) 0
S Sfffsss e. F TsS Aodi A a8sSeda
J. Kennedy Co.'s b. ClOntdH a. 122-.- lBergen)
TWe-l
Betting-Brtannie to ), Geraldine to l. Eolo IL to
J. Volunteer 20 to l. Tom Hood 80 70 l. Gladstone 60 to
L. Clontaff 80 TO l.
Plsce-Gersldne I TO q Volunteer 3 10 l.
Mutualst5eialdne straight SO 10, place s. 30 Noun-
teer place sl3
Sir Joseph and Oregon were Withdrawn. Al the
horses except Geraldine paa1e1 OF tho stand
Britanncs appearance NOcifclOusly aDplauded
compliment to the builder OF the Murphy walked
The post whittier Geraldine had been led, owing
sitnent 20 which colts are hot subject The start
prompt the nag railing at the first break. Britannia
slow IN getting
~ him ne long time IN coming through Gerald.
Inc and Gladstone raced In the for h1lf
mile Then Volunteer and Britannia Joined ana the
few strides Britannia seemed be winning hut he failed
stay and dropped back. Gladstone followed smit
and she resolved Itself into duel beiv Ce,idine
and Volunteer. The struggle desperate one The