New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21
LONGSTREET AND FIRENZI,
THE DIVERS GET THE STEVENS STAKES
raRENzr WINS THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FUTURE.
James Mclaughlin. Americas first and best Jockey,
he's left the Chicago Stable and Is now al Monmouth
Park Many Of his closest friends and most jealous
admirers were grieved and panied when he accepted
last sear employment with Chicago Spectators whose
career had been chiefly renowned for the manipulation
of the restless keno sphere the recalcitrant hazard
dice and the smbuatory roulette pellet rather than for
the highest honors OF the turf. Mclaughlin has not
been happy in his Chicago relations. There was a
greasy in the atmosphere andi the din OF the
slaughter house, with the heartrendDg squeals
OF protest sent up necessarily by unhappy
porkers whose too brief span of life had been UNI
timely snufed, was not altogether agreeable 10 East
The champion jockey might perhaps have
endured the Smells the sights and the sounds, of the
crude, coarse metropolis of Illinois II the methods of
the Chicago Stable had been altogether seemly and
commendable. But he found that his convictions OF
what was decent fair and proper In racing. did not
always agree with those Of the trainer Of the stable
He ionged for the East. and so dissatisfied did he
become with some OF the methods and practices OF
the firm which he served, that he asked for dis
solution of the contract. by the terms OF
that paper the sum of $4,000 would be due
him on July Is. He was told that he
had not observed the provisions of the con
tract, and that he could not get the $4,000 lie
asked ia what way he had violated its provisions
The reply that he had pledged himself 10 ride at
lis pounds and had not reduced to that weight Nc
Laughln calmly rejoined that he not required
by the contract to get down to that weight, ana
suggested that the language Of the document De
scanned carefully. His employers found upon care
ful reading of the provisions that they had bound
themselves not to require Mclaughlin TO ride below
lis pounds, but that no had not pledged himself
10 reduce TO that weight The contract had been
drawn up by A. II. Hummel, McLaughlin's legal adj
wiser, and when Mr. Hummel draws up con-
tract for q Jockey, actor or any one else,
his client is TO get the best Of IT, There 1t was
in conclusive English. The Chicago stable had signed
agreement not 10 require the famous jockey to ride
below l15 pounds, while he had not hampered himself
by any obligation TO WASTE down 10 that weight
The result was that compromise was made. The
Chicago stable paid Mclaughlin 5000 in settlement
of what was due him and released him He has not YET
signed new contract with any stable, but II is now
probable that he will ride for J. 4. Haggin for the
rest Of 1880, and will act trainer for Pierre Lori
lard in 1890, when his increasing weight Will compel
him TO leave the saddle for the management of great
stable.
The rain of Friday night made the track as sticky
a. a Tammany ofiice-seeker although it was as dry
as the Governor of south Carolina on top. The Port
land cement below the summit layer of dirt so de-
tanned heels Of the horses that the time was slow.
considerable company of spectators was present, III
Guiding many candid young women in shimmenng
robes OF lucent white, and some incandescent members
of the radiant sex in dynamic scarlet. Hot, close
and humid air kept the men busy in hopping their
ieveIberaiory brows, but the dazzling fairies
with daphanous costumes, VIII Oh lett 10
doubt as the texture of their necks, shoulders ana
arms, and disclosed the general tendency OF
thcir collar, bones looked cool as Loriard rcfris
orators or e. blocks of the Carara marble carved by
Cenova, or the Pentellcon nymphs upon which the
chscl of Praxitcles lovingly fingered.
The condition of the track caused many with
drawals and some Of the fields were small Specu-
isors who made Bessie June the favOrlte at even
money in the first race foolish, for Bessie June
had a hard race when she last ran, and she
can never carry heavy weight
as l1s pounds &c victory a heavy track Mr.
withers's Fiizroy with light weight. won easily, Sir
Joseph second ard Dcsolc June very bad third
John A. Moni, is holding remarkable hand of
two-ycar-old trmps, and Is winning an impressive
number of prizes for youngsters. In Cayuga he has
remarkable colt but he owns some good files also
He won the Lasse Stakes with Homeopathy, and
yesterday he took the Colleen Stakes with Starlight.
This fly won so easily with the full weight up as to
tend 10 confirm the opinion expressed at Jerome PafK
that she would prove TO be The best OF Mr'
Mouis's FLIES. Starlight IS a fine. power
full nlly by IroQuos-vandalite, and although
she Is far inferior Cayuga. she is worthy daughter
OF Iroquois who is rapidly getting name and fame as
successful stallion Starlight has been badly out OF FORM
snce she won al jerome Park, and has been running
so badly that the public naturally preferred her S'aDis
companion Homeopathy. But the latter was NcrI
much the worse of the pair yesterday Carrie l.
was The favorlte, and goi second place by SNORT
head after hard fight with Little Ella, but Starghts
great superiority 10 everything else in the race was
beNond question. Mr.. BcmOnts. pair, Leda ana
Phoebe. had some friends, but they ran shockinGly
and were beaten off a hundred yaIds. Mr.. Wthers's
Knicknack FLY looked WELL but showed no speed
Only three ran in the third race, Bella b. BesS and
Biggonelte Bella b. Was the favorite at TO on but
,hod he sta stumbled
I'm the race and was beaten Off BeSs could have won
easily, but little Spider Anderson. spoiled by conce
and with his dlmnutve head turned by his successes
tried TO draw gallery finish and win by short head
Biggonete was beaten by Bess at the futlong post but
TAYLOR perseveled with whip and spur and hard
riding and with tho help of Andersons vanity,
stupidity, apathy and careessnesS, got Biggonete
home the winner Pierre Lorillard, who was present,
often backs Tayor's mounts in these days, and won
$4,000 by Biggonettes victory.
The Dryers have at last learned how 70 handle
LongstYcet 10 the best advantage Garrison, who
rode him, instructed to go out, take the track
and set the pace all the way. This plan worked to
perfection Longsireet. it is now clear, is slayer
and he shook of Tomboy and Eric with startling
ease whenever they tiled 10 move up TO him. lie
was far better colt than in the Realization, Lor!lad
or stockton Stakes. while Eric was far worse one
Eric looked stale dry tucked up and withercd away
He has had too much racing. Yet his owner his
trainer his Jockey and all the friends OF the stable
were full Of confidence. But Eric never had the
slightest chance of the Dongsireet won as he
liked By three lengths, although Tomboy challenged
so strongly at the furlong post that Garrison was
COMPELLED 10 shake up the Dwyer colt
But Iongstteet is of Longfellow, and
the further he goes when in good condition, tie better
he goes. Tomboy good race, and did not swerve
or bolt Eric was soundly beaten before the last half
mile was reached. Sorrento was never in the race
lie also has had two much racing. His hcadstall
slipncd but he could not have got place even If no
accident had occurred. Both Eric and Sorrento
beaten of. The only semblancc OF was between
Iorgstreet and Tomboy. The time was fair for so
heavy a track-2 so. Michael Dwyer won handsome
sum By the success of Longstrcet but Philip Dwyer had
been disappointed so severely In the colt
A., nr.rtous races that he had little confidence in him.