New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-14
ERIC WINS THE BELMONT.
y CLOSE FINISH WITH DAMo'
=, csp or THE JEROME PARK MEET1Ne-sUo>
u., arm ,,opRIs,s STARLIGHT.

crcs OFF Mr. MoRRIsiS STARLIGHT
a.. .m.r,csu Jockey Club closed the most SUCCESS
-, n.stipe In its history at Jerome faFA 'eo'e'NSS
-, n,rfeot weather a very large attendance anu
-, enthusiasrn The track was IN inc "oIet P'SSr
~. condition from the recent rains ana hsu ',o
am. persistent unyielding qushS " sV0u o
-, c.ousr,s glue u was an honest uSch
:, 's,oe IKE belladonua plaster or like Tammany
-. .uh,r, an Office So Of course the umo
" go an an the races But horses OF good cl&ss
..n IN races of exceptional interest No'nme Hioio
So ,ha, is desirable to make racing tha1 VIII DC to
msmbered. u,s IN. n.,mont
The great feature Of the cay was ns Doiiou
esskes and there was lively 'ufnu: w. ',.o
e. rt,,ns,rck Mr. withers's first JOCKEY Weisneu
i'I = ~. ravsrdsle colt without the permission
oa' 80, Retting went on merriy Tor TIME
"a x.Alo ths fayorte, Eric secona cnoi'o ano 'ne
,.-.,s.,. eelt comparative outsidor euuoehiS
~. w,t.rs stepped to the front lie insisted on us
-.xh, IA withdraw the Faverdaie oot' 10 NO %o'oi
ty.n a.rmss,on 10 his trainer or 9ocheS 10 e' 'no
o,.mn,on az Brookdale. II was wen KNOWN 'ha' 'no
s.ss.,. ool. WAS coughing and had not oesn WORK
ssVsrus,' ~, m,,h.,s never intended to run him,
Ss..A~..,,h INNS misunderstanding Fitzpatrick put
~ the black Jacket ana went 10
On .o,,s. Mr. withers = very properly
,nsssed upon his right to control MS own property,
and AFTER some delay the judges admitted this anu
.uowad thu withdrawal Of the FaVerdale cott' All
batting before the withdrawal OF tho BrooKoao colt
,~.s declared Of and ample time was given fer new
.r.,,s,..,on Attsr Mr. wfhers retired to the
Itshls was q stronger favorits than before; but Mr.
c.ns.tt and all the Philadelphia party, including
every tond at the great Chesterbroek stables aver
had vsre Wild with certainty that Eric would win.
Well. Esfo did win, but only after furious finish
and after swsyytng all over the track No Jockey
In Amsrcs; but Hayward could have got the awkward
bru,s home first Hamilton rode Diaelo, and rode
,,,t paed nm hast
Of IA, hfe He set the pace with Eric, and logged
the sprsslins, staggering, bluudering beast all the
vsv down the homestretch. Never was the Belmont
son BY SO wretched q creature. With the gait OF
q giraffe, the appearance Of mnd'scow, and tho
action Of crocodile, this slow seven-cornered, lop
sided, diagonal and top-heavy QuadrIped carried of
the great contest Of the meeting at mile and half
Never was q clumser, a more uncertain, worse
wobbler started for a great stake in any country.
ANY street car horse the Belt Line moves
with reader impulse and smoother action than this
degenerate son of the Duke of Magenta At even
weights Diablo would have walked in. But with q
track In worse condition than the Roman Empire
under vtelllus, with seven pounds the better OF
the weights the unspeakable and incomprehonsible
Egyptian mummy Eric slumped in few
snches before Diablo. All credit TO Hay
ward. A great Jockey he a contemplate package
Of bunried Fan River seszy print cloth Eric!
!! This was one Of those deplOrsble affairs like the
Derby victories of the selling platers Sir Bevys and
ist. Rlaise. No racing man can explain such things
S1hsy simply surpass all reason and common sense.
The character Of the was shown by the fact
tAat Zephyus of the poorest Of all thoroughbreds
tn the country at mile and half, was close TO Ero
and Disblo at the end. 1t was wretched from
every point Of view. Pray give some good horses
hereafter Let see the Faverdae colt Salvador and
fresno run for rich prize, and not let every
sense be offended by the victories won by such
q sprswling miseonstruction Of racehorse as Eric
TO good horse with good action all praise that he
merits. To such ungainly, shutte,liko weaver as
Eric no word Of oommendauon. No true turfman can
tolerate such action as HIS But seven pounds counts
track stiff and holding as the Connecticut blue
Jaws. So Hamilton found on Diabo.
wyndhan alden for the Morris stable started three
sor the Maximum Stakes, and won easily with Star
light very fast FLY by Iroquos Yandalte, that has
been suffering from pinkeye. Starlight is the host
two-ysar-old Mr.. Morris owns She ought to be from
her breeding. She far back for half mile that
she seemed 10 DO out Of tho race, but she came
with marvellous burst Of speed in the homestretch
and made the fsvorite, Maximus. look like q bod
RIDDEN invalid hopeeSsly Frustrated with taal
disease.
Only Fenelon ran against Raceland In the second
race and the Suburban winner Of 1850 won under
septupls PUN exactly as he liked. Some hasty and
,hortsi sighted people thought Rsceland did not run
we'll because Garrison pulled him back TO Feneion TO
arouse tho spectators at the finish. Such scsptes
should GO TO soc the Suburban next Tuesday. Then
they will learn something
Volunteer is now an amazingly feet Splinter. lie
an away from fast field in the fourth race aud sct
svery one gaping with establishment he Is such
iyer now that no could give even Britannia sharp
contest At half q mile.
Ben Harrison, Guarantee and J. A. b., tho winners
,f tho last three races, all well backed and ali
won easily.
DETAILS OF THE RACING.
FIRST RAoE-MAXIMUM STAKES. Two.YEAR
obDs. sloo EACH. 81, 500 ADDED FURLoNGS.
]. A. & A. H; MOrsss bf. (. Starlight BY II9,
w. Z. SCOTS ch g. Maxinus, ia HAYWARD 2
H H. Norris &Sis. b s. c C. S SiSI ssv 1
Manhattan Stable. CHI 6 EetalpA :.Doanoj Q
saeisae t 70 and iU eysnS Ngeiage 70 and .
Service and 70 sass ppa Il 70 % e IS
IS S 81 m' HS%a B2 %s. y S IN To fair start Civil
service MqesFe ss Ths ..d layer sa 1 ~
liable eomp sSf held i the head q 6Smesr
Ss him Maed In s ssa S sus e e ns
IeP length
SECOND RAcE-rURsE $780, SPECIAL WEIGHTS
/ Is MILES.
A. Belnonss. b: 9. Racelana, by Binet-oalOm.L
w. ' snyssss 5;. EsasS &, is~~j}iaipa1iaR
Betting Eaeelsna e 80, Tsneion IL to L
Tbs Bourbon, chemlse Bohemian and J.. A. B. were
RsceIand opened gap Of dozen lengths
nc won at bis leisure. Garrison pulled him almost 70
WALK st the Finish, snd Fitzpatrick, thlnklpg the
.sus pper' asleep tried slip up him Garrison
tms3 hinsel y nicely tEat Raceisnd passed the post
ust as Feneen reached his saddle.
cHIRD RACE-BELMoNT STAKES. THREE YEAR.
oLDs. sleo EACH. 5000 ADDED. l1.2
MILES.
|, J. Cassstts b. c. Eric, by Duke o. Magenta
,astie stabSs b. G Dls6io, .tHaniltonj .
L Beimonrs b. ZephyTuS l1s tGsFrisonJ
- Tme-2: i7 IL
BETTING straight Only-Dabo 70 8. Eric TO o.
straight paid sl2 rs place IS So DsblO
.sDa.Ses weighed out ride the Fayerdae colt and
is name was hung UP on the telegraph board The
a,,,ng w.s Diablo 70 S. Eric to B the kSNerdale colt
to ZsphyTus 8 TO Mr.. withsrS Insisted that he
n. infention starting his horse that The Jockey
Nv xithout INSTRUCTIONS from the stable and the
49, hsreupon consented 20 the Feyeroae eeiGs with