New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-05

TO cover $50 ,225 square feet Of ground. modest
structure strong enough TO withstand the SHOWS OF
February and the storms Of March could not be built
for less than 81 20 square foot. Tho outlay re
CURED therefore, place jerome Park in active com
petition with Clifton and Gutenberg will be
SO. 074,670. The cost Of a new pool bin permitting
winter investments in contests Of speed and endur-
ance for the wholesale Improvement Of the thorough
bred cannot be less than $4,000. Pool bills come
high So we have TO begin with an expenditure OF
s3.1o4.e7o Morris Park having captured
Jeromes dates under the existing law rae
ing under glass VIII undoubtedly be
restricted to the months of November December,
January, February, March and Apnl-about $50 days
of celebrating dollhouse sport. An attendance Of
1900 regulars may be relied upon each day at
81 80 apiece-s2 900. Twenty bOOkmsbers az $50 a
day and 3 per cent Of the 81 900 invested in the
mutals will turn In 81. $50 more The sale Of
privileges will add another $50, giving grand Total
of $3.50 as the receipts of each day. This sum
for 100 days amounts to SG47 800 With daily
programme Of six races-two stakes and four over
night handicaps and puIses-the added money VIII
be $1,000 or for the season, $4,000, leaving neat
deficit Of S1O3,O Ten thousand dollars for a
presideDt 80 coo for secretary and g. 500 for as
sistants increase the sum TO $119,5O0. VIII there
he a scramble 70 get on at this raie! Really, Mr..
Iorard has pcrperated the best joke Of the season.
much interest by the announcement that The Bsrd Is
not 10 20. Higgins could not get him ready. Fl
reuz therefore will meet only Los Angeles Eurus
and possibly Raceland. The Dryers may decide at
the last moment 10 send Hanover down from saratoga
IN try conclusions with thc peerless little mare IL
IS impossible TO look beyond Firenz for the winner
She is perfectly fit and the race IS at her favorte
distance.
Can any one tell where Swollager's gomez Paddock
and betting ring know him no more swoLaSer was
the prince of touts. He a rusty blScA negro
and had for a confederate white fellow VINO poie
slight resemblance TO Captain . SAM Brown. Inc
TWO worked together IN perfect harmony ana mllVeu
ss the wicked ever thrived. Swoagers ways were
his own invention. I remember him WE'LL ana III
my minds eye can see him now leaning against
most in the betting ring at Monmouth, looking very
disconsolate, very hungry and very humble no
chants softly TO himself:
Ode bes' chalnce O. de yer. Ain nebber seed sch
afo' LAX pickn' up money, en- yer is soVr ioO
UNI run loose Des pckn' it up, da's wut u.s.
Haysced, looking for good thing happens !"
drink in every word. What's picking up money
he wonders. lie listens eagerly, as the chant con
tlnues:
@Ef only he'd MIST walton Yer wild Is pile Iud
mex lin barI O stuff Ten one too, On nobody
aim onto it."
whats goin' ter wln?' says Hayseed turning
suddenly SwOl2geF lie can SlAlu tHc S"9P''''
no longer. Swollager puts on look OF supreme
contempt ... g Ain,
Cap'n Browns boss O. cose" he mutters AN
nuth'n' else in de race" . . -
(Which Is Browns horse!7 HaySecd wants 10 Know
He has swallowed the bait NJ,
Miss Mouse; up dar de top o dc slate. Zen
Think its a good thins:'
swo.iacer whispers softly. and pluchng Hayseea
l,v lie sleeve leads him M 20 his cOnfedeIaUe e..
Cap'n Brown" says he, wut yOu recKnS g"lh +
Win? ne Mouse got eny chauce " , -,
My lilly Will win in walk, Sw0llager' 20 plo9
her The = CaDfa!nD replies. not noticing HaNseedr
Da's Cap'n Brown" swollager informs Haysced' as
he leads HIM away, Hear wat q say
Oh YES Hayseed has not missed word: Up goes
$40 ON Miss Mouse 81 10 10 !. Before leaving inc
in- Te hack OF his coat is decorated with big q:
coaref nut IL there with piece OF chalk Whlle Ms
victim pushed his way through the crowd II was
lone for lie purpose OF Identification in case Miss Mouse
should win Other fish get into SwClagers net IN
The same way. each being steered on dIAefenI morse
and challI-markod accordingly. No Nins-'aeEa
SwullaCer finds TWO men with No. On ufIr cOals ann
corgratulates them. Each gives him So -iulId
approaches Captain Brown" the owner OF Caiofa'
thanks him for the tip and hands him $40.
Excuse me.7 thunders the Injured captain Il
don't went YOUR money. Give II 70 Swollager'
Swoagcr does not decline H. Eve minutes latet nc
and the Captain 20 of in dark corner and whacK
ut Is said that this able confederacy
once received fee Of $1,000 for putting
man on the right horse, 40 10 shot YET S"olaSef
seems have departed these coasts